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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/27/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-90146-10108

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

105-93072-128 THRU 131

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1 992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

NY

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 06/28/1965

'PAGES:

21

SUBJECTS :

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Top Secret

RESTRICTIONS: Not Assassination Related

CURRENT STATUS : Withhold

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

12/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC 4 MEMO, LHM

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4-22 (FEv. 1-22-60)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Records Bram

- , 19.

Name Searching Unit - Room 6527

Service Unit - Room 6524

Forward to File Review

* Attention Musca

Return to Mullen

Supervisor

303KB

Room

Ext.

Type of References Requested:

Regular Request (Analytical Search)

All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)

Subversive References Only

Xonsubversive References Only

Main

- References Only •

Type of Search Requested:

_ Restricted to Locality of .

Exact Name Only (On the Nose)

Buildup

_ Variations

Subject

Drana Barnstein

Birthdate & Place

Address

Localities

PIod. -

Mart

Not

Lociled

_ Date

Searcher

i1-26 intrche mb

FILE NUMBER

105-93012-131

Diana Hermans

ST

Mermans,

Drana

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4-22 (R'év: 1-22-60)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Records Bran

:, 19.

Name Searching Unit - Room 6527

Service Unit - Room 6524

Forward to File Review

Attention -

Пасса.

• Return to

Mullins 303 k.B.

Supervisor

Room

Ext.

Type of References Requested:

Regular Request (Analytical Search)

All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)

Subversive References Only

Nonsubversive References Only

Main

References Only

Type of Search Requested:

Restricted to Locality of -

Exact Name Only (On the Nose)

Buildup

_ Variations

Subject

Robert Bonstein

Birthdate & Place

Address

Localities

Searcher

Prod.

_ Date -

il-26

FILE NUMBER

NRMt

28-214-4

10593122-131

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4-22 (Piev. 1-22-60)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Records Brai

, 19.

Name Searching Unit - Room 6527

Service Unit - Room 6524

Forward to File Review

4 Attention -

Lasca

2 Return to

Mullens 303RB

Supervisor

Room

Ext.

Type of References Requested:

Regular Request (Analytical Search)

All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)

Subversive References Only

Nonsubversive References Only

LMain

References Only

Type of Search Requested:

I Restricted to Locality of -

Exact Name Only (On the Nose)

Buildup

J Variations

Subject.

Danet Watts

Birthdate & Place

Address

Localities

Prod.

MIF

Date _

11-26

FILE NUMBER

105-96316

Searcher

Initials

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, 1 - Mr. Mullins

SAC, New York (105-42387)

11-15-65

Directer 101%

FBI (105-93072) - 130

RICHARD THOMAS, GIBSON

IS - CUBA

SECRET

ALL MODESTION COSTART

HEREIN IS UNCLASS GAGEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

Reurlet: 10-29-65. U

Prior to instituting action concerning subject's

removal from Security Index, Bureau desires a report or

memorandum be prepared for dissemination purposes to include

any unreported subversive activities on subject's part.

Submit promptly and you will be advised further concerning

subject's Security Index status.

RAM: bjs

(4)

NOTE:

Subject was head of Fair Play for Cuba Committee

at one time and is now living in London where he is connected

with some communist publications.

In 1962 subject offered to

serve as informant for Bureau solely for financial reasons but

we declined and told CIA of his offer.

In September, 1965,

CIA advised It is now directing Gibson's activities.

Prior tos)

removing him from

Index, it is felt a current report

memorandum should be submitted to interested agencies.

MAILED I

NOV 1 * 1965

COMM-FBI

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

G5A FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GI

"ERNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-93072)

ISSAC; NEW YORK (105-42387)

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

IS - CUBA.

DATE: 10/29/65

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINCU

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

SECRET

ReBulet, 10/22/65. U

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON 1s a SI subject of the

NYO.

ReBulet Indicates that CIA has advised in confidence

that

It Is operating GIBSON and has assigned the code

name SUGAR to

Although GIBSON's previous activities would

warrant retention on the SI, it is felt that inasmuch

as GIBSON has been debriefed by CIA and is presently

being operated by CIA, GIBSON no longer warrants inclusion

on the SI, and accordingly it is being recommended that

the

SI.

name of RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON be deleted from the

S

NY

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11-15-65

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tive supervisor

Mustins

SAC, New York (105-42387)

10-22-65

Director, FBI (105-93072)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

ALL. IFERUATION CONTANED

TOP SECRET HENEM IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

IS - CUBA

According to Bureau Source 6, on 9-21-65

Richard Gibson in London contacted Robert Williams in

Cuba and indicated he had received an unidentified message

fron Williams.

Gibson assured Williams of his personal

loyalty and solidarity in "the struggle." Gibson also said

As you are aware, Central Intelligence

Agency

(CIA) has advised in confidence that it is operating

Gibson and the message would indicate that CIA is attempting

to have Gibson re-establish contact with Williams.

that CIA has assigned the code name. SUGAR to Gibson and

originating with him will be attributed to that code

CIA's operational interest

an Gibson must

be

maintained in strictest contidence. Bureau source

6 data (S)

is for lead purposes only and must not be included

In

communications prepared for dissemination.

1 - London (100-2611)A) information nem

1 - Foreign Liaison Unit

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who fled to Cuba to

avoid a kidnapping trial and is now a

Bureau fugitive.

Gibson

was formerly head of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee but has

claimed to be repentant. We were in tough with him in 1962

at which time he offered to serve as informant purely for

financial reasons without showing, any, allegiance whatsoever

to the U.s

May, 1965

ale advised CIA of his offer to cooperate and in

make

contact with Gibson in London where he

now resides

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F.

i, OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

9010-197

MAY 1962 EDITION

EGSA GEN: LEG. NO. 27

UNITED, STATES GOT INMENT

Memorandum

TO

- DIRECTOR, FBI (105-93072)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

DATE: JUN 2 8 1965

SECRET

FROM

SAC, NEW YORK (105-42387) (0)

SUBJECT:

RU

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

IS - CUBA

APPROPRTATE ACTACIES

AND FLEA

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HELPIN

ReLegat, Londonlet, 4/26/65. 1

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Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are 10

copies of a LHM dated and captioned as above.

is requested that one of the copies be furnished by

the Bureau to Legat, London as requested in re

Legat, London letter. u

(S)[is cIA as contained in relet, 4/26/65.

NY T-1 referred to in the memorandum

NY T-2 is NY 4964-S*.

NY T-3

NY 3164-S who is used to characterize

RICHARD GIBSON.

MrS. JAY SAPIENZA,

Superintendent at 45 Carmine

Street,

NY, NY, was contacted by SA JOHN EDWARD HEGARTY

on 6/3/65.

The records of BSS

ana BCI, NYCPD, were

Exosip! 1:om CD

reviewed by SA AUGUST J. MIC

on 5/31/05.

Driao! Declass:!.

The records of

Credit Bureau of Greater

Ny were reviewed by IC

Bureau (Encls..

New

York

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NY 105-42387

SECRET,

By letter dated 4/30/65, Legat, Mexico, advised that

the Mexico City Station of CIA, by memorandum

2/10/65, captioned

"American Communists' Contacts in

Mexico City" which was classified "Secret" with instructions

that the information not be disseminated outside the

Bureau, furnished information indicating that a leading

member of the National Liberation Movement, a pro-Cuba,

anti-US Communist front,

FRANCES KELLY,

"Monthly Review" were in Mexico. According'to

memorandum, HUBERMAN and KELLY were interested in discussing

the possibility of publishing English translations of the

writings of DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS, a well known Mexican

artist and a member of the Central

Committee of the Mexican

The memorandum also indicated that KELLY arrived

in coate ah lean count an Mexico.

The enclosed IHM is being classified "Secret"

as it contains information furnished by CIA which was

classified

"Secret"

(5)

- 2-

SECRET

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

Bureau,:

New York

TED STATES DEPARTMENT O

jUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

New YOrK

New. York

June

28,1965

SECRET

105-93072

105-42387

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE

b+gpr8419304955

Richard Thomas Gibson

Internal Security - Cuba

On April 20, 1965, NY I-1, another Government

agency which conducts

intelligence investigations, furnished

information indicating that on April 2, 1965, an employee

of the Cuban Embassy,

London, England,

had furnished

Richard Gibson the telephone number of a girl who was

going to stay in the United Kingdom and who wanted to

Frances

see Gibson. NY I-I noted that the girl is evidently

Frances- Kelley of the "Monthly Review"' of New York.

NY I-I advised that Kelley had a letter of introduction

to the above-mentioned employee of the Cuban Embassy,

FA 9

London, England, from

Leo Huberman with whom she had

worked in New York SIncial Seeunit

++ 043-51-2909

MEXiCO

A characterization of "Monthly

Review" is contained in the appendix

hereto.

On March 1, 1965, NY T-2, who has furnished

reliable information

in the past,

furnished information

indicating that Frances Kelly, who is originally from

SECRET

classisted ty

Gracipe trom CDS, Co

Co'no! Declassiles

GROUP

Excluded

iroM

automatic

12/30/94

downgrading and

SpSmACGAT

declassification

Declassify on:

ADRoR This document contains neither recommendation,

nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property

of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it

and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

105-93072-128

ZILLOSURE

at

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SECRET

Righara Thomas Gibson

England and who recently returned to England, was employed

by the publication "Monthly Review" in New York for several

jears. Ny I-2 advised that while residing in New York,

she resided at 45 Carmine Street, Apartment 25, New York,

New York. NY I-2 advised that Frances Kelly is the sister

i lante 1a2 aunted the For do 5 securaty number

is: 043-51-2909.

NY. 1-2 further advised that in June, 1964,

Frances Kelly directed correspondence on.

behalf of

"Monthly Review" to the Ghana Mission to the United

Nations indicating that she had done some research

work

regarding a cumulative index for the party book

shop in Accra,

which had been requested by the Ghana

Mission to the United Nations. #(U)

The March, 1964 issue of "Monthly Review" on

page 623, contains a book review by Frances Kelly in

which she is identified as an assistant to the editors

of "Monthly Review"

On June 3, 1965, Mrs. Jay Sapienza, Superintendent,

45 Carmine street,

New York, New York, advised that Frances

Kelly resided at 45 Carmine

Street, for approximately

two years until January, 1965, at which time she indicated

that she was going to make a trip to Mexico and then return

to England. Mrs. Sapienza stated that she believed that

Frances Kelly originally came to the United States from

England as she had an English accent. Mrs. Sapienza

stated that Kelly is in her early 30's and was a journalist

who worked for & magazine in New York, New York.

Mrs.

Sapienza stated that during her residence at 45

Carmine

Street, Frances Kelly was an excellent tenant.

SECRET

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SECRET

Richard Thomas Gibson

The records of the Bureau of Special Services

and the Bureau of Criminal Identification, New York

City Police Department, were searched on May 31, 1965,

and no record identifiable with Frances Kelly could be

locatedl

The files of the Credit Bureau of Greater New

York were reviewed on May 19, 1965, and no record identi-

flable with Frances Kelly could be

Located. 4

Concerning Richard Thomas Gibson, NY T-3, who

has furnished reliable information in the past, has

advised that Gibson was the former Acting Executive

Secretary of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.

United States and

went to A, era where he remained until Apolidentistes

The March 19, 1963 issue of "Monthly Review"

Gibson as

the English Language Editor of "Revolution

Africalne"

, a new weekly created by the Political Bureau

of the Algerian Covernment. U

A characterization of the Fair Play

for Cuba Committee is contained in

the appendix hereto.

rat.

SECRET

3

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SECRET

1.

APPENDIX

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York

the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC). This advertise-

and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate

; "the truth

about revolutionary Cuba" to neutralize the distorted

American press. u

"The New York Times" edition of January 11,

1961,' reported that at a hearing conducted before the

United States Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on

January 10, 1961, Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified

himself and ROBERT TABER as organizers of the FPCC. He

also testified he and TABER obtained funds from the Cuban

Government which were applied toward the cost of the afore-.

mentioned advertisement. U

On May 16, 1953; a source advised that during

the first two years of the FPCC's existence there was a

struggle between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers

Party (SWP) elements to exert their power within the FPCC

and thereby influence FPCC policy. This source added that

during the past year there had been a successful effort by

FPCC leadership to minimize the role of these and other

organizations in the FPCe so that their influence as of

May, 1963, was negligible.

The SWP has been designated pursuant to

Executive Order 10450. U

On May 20, 1963, a second

I source advised that

VINCENT "TED" LEE, FPCC National Office Director, was then

formulating FPCC policy and had indicated that he had no

intention of permitting FPCC policy to be determined by

any other organization.

This source stated that LEE

belleved that the FPCC should advocate resumption of

diplonatic relations between Cuba and the United States

and should support the right of Curans to manage their

revolution without interference from other nations.

LEE

dià nos advocate supporting the cuban revolution per se.

SECRET

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Roused

b3on

SECRET

2.

APPENDIX

FATE PIAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

The November 23, 1963, edition of "The New Yolk

Times" reported that Senator THOMAS J. DODD of Connecticut

had called FPCC "the chief public relations instrument of

the CASIRO network in the United States."

It is to be noted

that Senator DODD was a member of the senate internal Security

subcommittee which twice conducted hearings on the FPCC.

The December 27: 1953, edition of "The New vork

World Telegram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-

CASTRO FPOC was seeking to go out of business and that

its prime activity during its jifetime had been sponsor-

ship of pro-CASTRO street ralliee and nass picket lines,

and the direction of an active propegande mili nighlighting

illegal travel-to-Cuba canpaigns.

Ite comparatively brief

span of life was attributed to mounting anti-CASTRO American

public opinion, the 1962 Congressional hearings which dis-

closed FPCC financing by CASIRO's United Nations Delegation,

and ultimately; the bad publicity which the FPCC received

from disciosure of activities on 1ts behalf by suspecied

presidential assassin, LEE H. OSWALD.

on February 6, 1964, the previously mentioned

second source advised that v.

T. LEE had recently remarked

that the free was dead and that there were no plans to

organize another similar organization. U

On April 13, 1964, a third source advised that

there had not been any FPCC

activity in many months aud

that the FPCo had been dissolved.

SECRET

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SECREL

MONTHLY REVIEW

A source advised on March 24, 1953, that Monthly

Review, Inc., was incorporated in the State of New York

on October 19, 1951, and the corporation papers reflected

it succeeded the individual business of LEO HUBERMAN at

66 Barrow Street, New York, New York, which operated

since 1949 under the title, Monthly Review Press.

The publication is "An Independent Socialist

Magazine" with editorial and business offices at 333 Sixth

Avenue, New York 14; New York, and mailing address at 66

BarrOW

Street, New York, New York, according to the March,

1961,'

'issue of "Monthly

Review."

Its editors are listed

aS LEO HUBERMAN and PAUL M. SWEEZY.

LOUIS F. BUDENZ, former editor of the "Daily

worker," an East Coast Communist newspaper which suspended

publication on January 13, 1958, advised on June 23, 1950,

that LEO HUBERMAN was a member of the CP in 1945. U

Another source advised on November 2, 1954, that

PAUL M. SWEEZY was known as a Marxist, but not as a Communist

Party (CP) member.

The same source stated that the CP hard

core had been critical of SWEEZY because of his independent"

application of Marxist theory.

According to the source,

SWEEZY was used to advantage in many ce front activities

in the 1930's. 1)

The CP has

been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executave order 10450. y

SECRET

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

Bureau

105-93072

New York 105-42387

TED STATES DEPARTMENT

JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

New ne 28, 1905

New York

June

SECRET

ALL INFOREATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE

Richard Thomas Gibson

Internal security - Cuba

agency which conducts

on April 20, 1965, NY T-l, another Government

intelligence investigations, furnished

information indicating that on April 2, 1905, an employee

of the Cuban Embassy,

London, England,

had furnished

Richard Gibson the telephone number of a girl who was

going to stay in the United Kingdom and who wanted to.

see Gibson.

NY I-1 noted that the girl is evidently

need teeth a let on roduction

above-mentioned employee of the Cuban Embassy,

London, England, from

Leo Huberman with whom she had

worked

in New York

A characterization of "Monthly

Review" is contained in the appendix

hereto. U

On March I, 1965, NY I-2, who has furnished

reliable information in the past, furnished information

indicating that Frances Kelly, who 1s originally from

Declassity on:

OADR

SECRET

GROUP 1

Excluded from automatic

downgrading and

JFK

declagsification

document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property

of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it

and its contents are not to be distributed

outsido your agency.

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SECRET

Richard Thomas Gibson

England and who recently returned to England, was employed

by the publication "Monthly Review" in New York for several

NY T-2 advised that while residing in New York,

she resided at 45 Carmine Street, Apartment 25, New York,

New York.

NY T-2 advised that Frances Kelly is the sister

• Southwest 10,

En Lan keY ree duvased the nex Social Security number

18 043-51-2909. 1

N I-2 further advised that in June, 1964,

Frances Kelly directed correspondence on behalf of

"Monthly Review" to the Ghana Mission to the United

Nations indicating that she had done

some research

work regarding a cumulative index for the party book

shop in Accra, which had been requested by the Ghana

Mission to the united nations. u

The March, 1964 issue of "Monthly Review" on

page 623, contains a book review by Frances Kelly in

which she is identified as an assistant to the editors

of "Monthly Review". 1

On June 3, 1965, Mrs. Jay Sapienza, Superintendent,

45 Carmine Street, New York, New York, advised that Frances

Kelly resided at 45 Carmine

Street, for approximately

two years until January, 1905, at which time she indicated

that she was going to make a trip to Mexico and then return

to England. Mrs. Sapienza stated that she believed that

Frances Kelly originally came to the United States from

England as she had an English accent.

Mrs. Sapienza

stated that Kelly is in her early 30's

was a journalist

who worked for a magazine in New York, New York.

Sapienza stated that during her residence at 45 Carmine

Street, Frances Kelly was an excellent tenant.

SECRET

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C

SECRET

Richard Thomas Gibson

The records of the Bureau of Special Services

and the Bureau of Criminal Identification, New York

City Police Department, were searched on May 31, 1965:

and no record identifiable with Frances Kelly could be

located.

The files of the Credit Bureau of Greater New ...

York were reviewed on May 19, 1965 located.

and no record identi-

fiable with Frances Kelly could be

Concerning Richard. Thomas Gibson, NY T-3, who

has furnished reliable information in the past, has

advised that Gibson was the former Acting Executive

Secretary of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. In

The March 19, 1963 issue of "Monthly Review"

Gibson as the English Language Editor of "Revolution

Africaine".

, a new weekly created by the Political Bureau

of the Algerian Government.

A characterization of the Fair Play

for Cuba Committee is contained in

the appendix hereto.

SECRET

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Richard Thomas Gibson

SECRET

1.

APPENDIX

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA CONNLITES

The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York

ment announced the formation of the FPCC in New York City

and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate

"the truth

about revolutionary Cuba" to neutralize the distorted

American press.

"The New York Times" edition of January 1l,

1961,' reported that at a hearing conducted before the

United States Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on

January 10, 1961, DE. CHARTES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified

himself and RÖBERT TABER as organizers of the FPCC. He

also testified he aná TABER obtained funds from the Cuban

Government which were applied toward the cost of the afore-.

mentioned

• advertisement,

On May 16, 1963, a source advised that during

the first two years of the FPCCis existence there was a

struggle between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers

Party (SWP) elements to exert their power within the FPCC

and thereby influence FPCC policy.

This source added that

auring the past year there had been a successful effort by

FPCC leadership to minimize the role of these and other

organizations in the FPCC so that their influence as of

May, 1963, was negligible.

The SWP has heen designated pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

On May 20, 1963, a second source advised that

VINCENT "TED" LEE, FPCC National Office Director,

was then

formulating FPCC policy and had indicated that he had no

intention of permitting FPCC policy to be determined by

any other organization. This source stated that Lit

belleved that the FPCC should advocate resumption of

diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States

and should support the right of Curans to manage their

revolution without Interference from other nations.

LEE

did not advocate supporting the cuban revolution per se.

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2.

APPENDEX

FATE PLAY FOR CUBA COMMUTEE

The Novemher 23, 1963, edition of "The New Yoik

Times" reported that Senator THOMAS J. DODD Of Connecticut

had called FPCO "the chief vublic relations inatrument of

the CASTPO network in the United States."

It is to be noted

that Senator DODD was a member of the Senate internal Security

Suhcommittee which twice conducted heurings on the FFCC.

The December 27, 1953, edition of "The New Yorks

world Telegram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-

CASTRO FPCC was seeking to go out of business and that

its prine activity during its lifetime had been sponsor-

ship of pro-CASIRO street rallies and inass picket lines,

and the direction of an active propaganda initi highlighting.

iblegal travel-to-cuba campaigns.

Its comparatively brief

span of life was attributed to mounting anti-CASTRO American

public opinion, the 1962 Congressional hearinga which dio-

closed FFCC financing by CASIRO e United Nations Delegation,

and ultimately: the bad publicity which the FPCC reccived

fron discosure of activities on its behalf ky suspected

presidential assassin, LED H. OSWALD.

On February 6, 1954, the previously menüloned

second source advised that V. T. LEE had recently remarked

that the PPec was dead and that there were no plans to

organize another similar organization.

On April 13, 1954, a thira source adulied that

there had not been any FICO activity in many months aid

that the FC had been dissoived.

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MONTHLY REVIEW

A source advised on March 24, 1953, that Monthly

Review, Inc., was incorporated in the state of New York

in October 19, 1951, and the corporation papers reitecte

it succeeded the individual business of LEO HUBERMAN at

66 Barrow Street, New York, New York, which operated

since 1949 under

the title, Monthly Review Press.

The publication is "An Independent Socialist

Magazine" with editorial and business offices at 333 Sixth

Avenue, New York 14, New York, and mailing address at 66

Barrow

Street, New York, New York, according to the March,

1961,, issue of "Monthly Review."

as LEO HUBERMAN and PAUL M. SWEEZY.

LOUIS F. SUDENZ, former editor of the "Daily

worker," an East Coast Communist newspaper which suspended

publication on January 13, 1958, advised on June 23, 1950,

that LEO HUBERMAN was a member of the CP in 1945.

Another source advised on November 2, 1954, that

PAUL M. SWEEZY waS known as a Marxist, but not

as a Communist

Party (CP) member.

The same source stated that the CP hard

core had been critical of SWEEZY because of his independent

application of Marxist theory.

According to the source,.

SWEEZY was used to advantage in many CP front activities

in the 1930's.

The CP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

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Nir. Krupinsky

'• Anderson

(11) 205-110270

Dato:

July 23, 1068

Tos

BY LIAISON COMPANED

ALL UNEC

HEREIN IS DECLAS

WHERE SHE ONESE

HED EXCEPT

7X018

Subjects

Central Intolilgance Agaroy

Attention: Deputy Director, Plant

Jona Bazar Hooves, Director

UNKNOWN SUBJECTS

Sovertoon Anorican Negroes

Tratning in Nansing, China

INTERNAL SECURITY * CHINA

Driao: Dealiss ir

Intormation has boon recoived Iron a coniidentias

source abroad that according to & South Airioan who mis

trained 1a guerrilla visaro at the Manking Military School

1n Chins 1n 1903, there soro soventeen Anorican no, Toes also

sraining at this school.

the source further atated that thia

ma nos tho flaut troup ol Anorican negicos to recolve such

training there.

No additional information has bean developed corrobo.

rating the above allegation.

However, & raview of our 21les

indicates that a source of your Agency, who uthiases too

cryptonyn "Sugar, " evidently has & wide acquaintanceship in

Afriess nationallot movenenta and therofore may ho in a positiOr

to farnish intormation concoring this matter.

lore requented that "Sugar" be contaoted

it to thore

to may be able to turninh in his regard

ANy INfOTREELON

OFIGINAI

- 105-93072 (Richard Thonas Gibson)

LLA: amf:lcr (7)

Declassify on

DADR JFK)

NOTE:

Original information in this matter was furnishod by MI-6.

it in possible the narroos referrod to are fron south or centrai

America, 11, in fact, they are inoricans.

Logical investigation to

date has fallod to dovelop any additional corroborating data. Sugar

referred

to above is Richard Thomas Gibson, formerly Involved with

the Falr Play for Cuba Committee, and well-known to the Bureau.

1s presently on the Security Index.

Fia

CIA has recently Initiatod

contact with him in Turope and plans to operato him as a sOurce.

Elo Inftial debriefing by CIA indicates ho should be contacted

concerning captioned matter.

This letter classified

"Secrat" sInco

it ropesta data from MI-G memorandun so classifiod.

SEMITT

5930721

GROUE

NOT

ECORDED

RUS AUCK11985

Excluded from automatio

48 JUL 27 1965

lowngra

ding and

reclassification

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