FBI
Originator: FBI
Document date: 04/13/1956
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Released under the John F

Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

Case#:NW 64954 Date:

11-14-2022

Date

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11/04/98

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF

RECORD NUMBER: 194-10001-10279

RECORDS SERIES : DOD AFFILIATED PERSONNEL AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : C6013559P - PAGES 178-185

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : FBI

FROM

TO

TITLE : FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS

DATE : 04/13/56

PAGES :

SUBJECTS : WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK

VALENTINA ONICK

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : SECRET

RESTRICTIONS : 1B, 1C, 3, 4

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 11/02/97

OPENING CRITERIA : COMPLETION OF REVIEW BY FBI

COMMENTS : COORDINATION WITH FBI HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND

DETERMINED TO BE RELEASABLE, PER MEMO DTD 5

NOV 1997.

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Report

FD-72 (5

46-05)

SECRET

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

SAN

TITLE OF CASE

FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO

DATE

APR 1 3 1956

REPORT MADE BY

WAYNE K. WELCH

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

3/22,23,28:4/10/56

TYPED BY

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WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK, aka

SYNOPSIS:

INTERNAL SECURITY - R

5-7-96

DECLASSIF ON SSAS SAISE

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X_

SECREI

ONICK interviewed 3/22/56.

Advised

born 12/18/94, U.S.S.R.

Immigrated to U.S. 1913 and naturalized 1934. Employed

carpenter; resides 20 Rocklyn Court, Corte Madera,

California.

Advised active in RAS, San Francisco, during World War II for

purpose of aiding war

1946.

Nas in contact with members of Soviet Consulate,

San Francisco,

in connection with the delivery of clothing to U.S.S.R. ano

attended Soviet-sponsored social functions.

Had no indication

of espionage activity by Soviet personnel and was unable to

recall ANDREI R. CRLOV. ONICK stated his son, FREDERICK

WILLIAM ONICK, was loyal citizen; never been member of sub-

versive organization; and that he had no knowledge of organi-

zational affiliations of son's wife, VALENTINA ONICK. Stated

never been sympathetic to CP

or Communist Government

of Soviet Union.

EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC REGRADING;

DOD DIR 5200.10 DOES NOT APPLY

APPROVED

SPECIALAGNE REF

IN CHARGE

COPIES MADÉ,

Bureau (Registered)

(1 - FREDERICK WILLIAM

ONICK,

- VALENTINA ONICK)

1 - G-2,

Sixth Army, Presidio of

San Francisco (Registered)

2

- Seattle (65-3458) (Registered)

(1 - DIO,

13th ND)

* - san francisco 12 - 105-3907.

1 - 105-3945) 105-3689

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This is an FBI investigative

report and makes no recommendation

for clearance or disapproval.

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PROPEROPERTY OF FBI, Thig re-roaned to you by the FBl, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned.

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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DETAILS:

WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK, 26 Rocklyn Court?

Corte

was interviewed

on March 22,

950, 00

advised that he is presently employed as a carpenter by the

Crown Development Company,

California.

that he was born December 18, 189k, in the U.S.S.Ro and

• He stated

immigrated to the United States from the U.S.S.R. in 1913.

He initially resided in the Seattle, Washington, area, and

was naturalized in 1934.

ONICK stated that he was never a member of the

Communist Party and that neither he nor his first wife,.

ANISIA, had been approached to join the Communist Party.

He stated that he was not acquainted with any persons whom

he knew to be past or present Communist Party members. He

observed that he had never been affiliated with any organi-

zation which could be construed as pro-Communist or pro-

Soviet with the exception of the Russian American Society.

He stated that following the death of his first wife he

married MARY ONICK, nee Sokolacko, in 1952, and that she

nas, to his knowledge, never beer

affiliated with any

organization of a subversive nature:

Russian American Society (RAS)

San Francisco I-I, who has furnished reliable

information in the past, has advised that WILLIAM FREDERICK

ONICK attended numerous meetings of the RAS from December

27, 1943, to March 14, 1947.

The RAS has been designated by the Attorney

General

of the United States pursuant to Executive Order

10450.

ONICK stated that he initially became affiliated

with the RAS shortly after the beginning of World War II,

and that his action was motivated by a desire to aid the

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American-Russian war effort.

He noted that his wife was

active in the U.S.O. during this period.

He stated that

he terminated his affiliation with the RAS at the end of

the war, probably in about 1946. He advised that he had

no personal knowledge of any control or interference of

the RAS by representatives of the Soviet Consulate, San

¡rancIsco

to the RAS by the Consulate.

ONICK observed that during most of the war years

he served as a member of a four-man committee which examined

RAS records approximately every two months and that nothing

came to his attention indicating financial support of the

RAS by the Communist Party or Communist Party support by the

RAS. He noted that he served on an entertainment committee

of the RAS on one occasion wherein his principal function was

purchasing liquor for a reception. ONICK stated that the

RAS membership at the end of World War II consisted of persons

who were interested in political affairs and inasmuch as he

was not concerned with political matters he did not wish to

continue his association with the RAS. He stated that he

has subsequently received no invitations or literature from

the RAS and that he is not acquainted with present RAS members

or the activity of the RAS.

Contacts with Personnel of Soviet

Consulate, San Francisco, California

ONICK related that he visited the Soviet Consulate,

San Francisco, with his first wife and son shortly after the

end of World War II to attend a reception or similar cele-

bration, the specific nature of which he could not recall.

He advised that this social affair was attended by the Mayor

of San Francisco and numerous prominent persons and that he

attended as a represent ative of the RAS.

He recalled that

he subsequently attended a party sponsored by the Consulate

at the St. francis Hotel shortly after the end of the war.

During the war,

according to NICK, he was in contact

on several occasions with members of the Soviet Consulate

in connection with the delivery ofjold clothing to the Sor

eti

Union.

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ONICK observed that during his contact with Soviet

personnel nothing had come to his attention indicating

intelligence or espionage activity on the part of soviet

representatives, or others, and that no approaches had

been made to him or to others, to his knowledge, of a

nature which would indicate possible espionage.

Re: ANDRET ROMANOVICH ORLOV

San Francisco T-2, who has furnished reliable

intormation in the past, advised on December 3, 1945,

that ANDREI ROMANOVICH

ORLOV, an employee of the Soviet

San Francisco

was then

T-2 advised that the

apartment was for GUDKOV (phonetic),

and ORLOV agreed to contact ONICK. This source provided

no additional identifiable data regarding GUDKOV or ONICK,

and it is not known if the aforementioned ONICK is identical

with WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK.

It is noted that the 1945 San Francisco Street

Address Telephone Directory reflects that WILLIAM ONICK

then resided at 2952 Jackson Street, San Francisco, telephone

Fillmore 7859.

ONICK advised that he was unable to recall a

Soviet representative identifiable with ANDREI ROMANOVICH

ORLOV, and he was unable to identify a photograph of ORLOV,

was exhibited to him.

Re: VERA ORLOFE

in the RAS during World War II and that he recently heard

from a source, whose identity he could not recall, that

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the ORLOFFs are presently active in the RAS.

He

stated

that animosity has existed between the ONICK and ORLOFF

families for several years and that he has had no contact

with them since his son's divoice from VERA ORLOFF. He

advised that he had no evidence of Communist Party member-

ship on the part of the ORLOFTs, although he was aware that

they had been extremely sympathetic to the Soviet Union.

T-2 has advised that ALICE and JOHN ORLOFF were.

known to him as members of the RAS in 1955 and that he

had known VERA ORLOFF to be an RAS member in 1944.

Re: "Daily People's World"

ONICK advised that he had been approached by a

whose identity he could not recall, prior to

perld war If to subscribe to the "Daily People's World, "

a newspaper which this person described as a "working-

ONICK stated that he had thereafter

to this paper lor one or two years, but that

he had never been impressed with the publication.

was unable to recall the

specific dates of his subscription

but expressed the belief

that he probably took the paper

about 1939 - 1940.

san francisco I-3, who has turnished reliable

information in the past, advised in 1955 that an "M.

ONICK, " 2952 Jackson Street,

San Francisco, was

subscriber to the "Daily People's World" in 1938, 1939,

1941, 1942, and 1943.

ONICK advised that his first wife, ANISIA was also

known as MARY ONICK and that the "Daily People's World

subscription might have been in her name.

Re: VALENTINA ONICK

San Francisco I-4, a confidential source abroad,

advised in July, 1955, that VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI, born

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had been employed as a

Private Secretary

February 12, 1923, y SERCAT GRICORIEVICH LUKIANOV in

the office of the Commercial Counsellor, Vancouver,

B.C., from May, 1946, to February, 1947.

I-4 advised that VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI advised

upon interview on March 31, 1950, that she had formerly

been a member of the Board

of Directors of the National

Council for Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society in January,

1945°

She stated that in 1950 she was a member of the

Federation of Russian-Canadians.

This source advised

that the aforementioned society and

federation were

Communist-controlled organizations.

ONICK advised that he initially met VALENTINA

in April, 1955, in Seattle at the time of her marriage

to his son. He observed that he visited in Seattle on

that occasion and that his son and daughter-in-law visited

him in Corte Madera in the fall of 1955. He related that

he recently received a letter from his

son, who is employed

by the American Red Cross in Seattle, wherein his son advised

that although he had a deep desire to ellect a transier

His

son advised he was unable to understand the denial of his

clearance and ONICK inferred that his son was unable to

He advised that his son had always associated with persons

of satisfactory character,

that his son had no bad habits,

an excellent military recora,

and that he was at a loss to.

understand the Navy's refusal to grant his son a clearance.

ONICK stated that he was not really well acquainted

with his son's wife, VALENTINA, but that he knew nothing oi

a derogatory nature

concerning her. He stated that he hao

no knowledge of any past or present organizational

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affiliations on the part of VALENTINA ONICK.

He recalled

that VALENTINA had worked for the American Can Company

Canada, for about ten years prior to her

marriage te his son but that he had no knowledge of any

other employment on her part. He stated that the had

never heard of SERGEI LUKIANOV•

ONICK observed that during his visit to Seattle

and Vancouver, Canada, at the time of his son's marriage,

VALENTINA was

residing with her elderly parents. He

observed that VALENTINA had two brothers, whose names he

did not know, who also resided in the Seattle - Vancouver

area.

He recalled that the marriage of his son was held

in a

hall in Vancouver,

Canada, and that he had been told

by a person, whose identity he could not recall, that the

hall was owned by the "Russian Colony" but that the person

supplying him with this information did not identify the

individuals or organizations who actually owned the hall.

ONICK advised that he had no indication of

Communist or Soviet sympathies by VALENTINA ONICK or her

relatives and that he personally believed that VALENTINA

was a plain, unsophisticated girl who was not interested

in political matters.

Re: VICTOR ARNAUTOFE

ARNAUTOFF was President of the RAS,

RAS in about 1941.

from 1950 to 1955. ONICK stated that he initially met

VICTOR ARNAUTOFF during the early part of World War II

while ARNAUTOFF was President of the RAS.

He adyi sed

that his association with ARNAUTO? was limited to contact h

with ARNAUTOFF at RAS functions and that he was not t

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socially acquainted with ARNAUTOFF•

He stated that he

did not know if ARNAUTOFF was a member of the Communist

Party and that he could provide no information concerning

ARNAUTOFF's present activity inasmuch

as he had not been

in contact with him since about 1946 - 1947•

ONICK stated that he is not now and has never

been sympathetic to the Communist Party or the Communist

Government of the Soviet Union and that as a loyal citizen

he wished to cooperate with the FBI at any time in any

possible manner.

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GROUP I

Izcluded fron automatio

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declassificatione

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