Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: WILSON, BIRL
To: SAC, BU
Document date: 2/5/65
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10073-10475

RECORD SERIES: BU

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-4467-124

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

WILSON. BIRL

SAC. BU

DATE: 02/05/1965

PAGES: 4

SUBJECT:

JFK, ASSA, OPINION, WORKERS WORLD PARTY

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

09/03/1996

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

06/08/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

DocId: 32141138

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United States Government

MEMORANDUM

TO

: SAC, BUFFALO (100-16691)

FROM

: SA BIRL WILSON

SUBJECT:

WORKERS WORLD PARTY

IS - WWP

Date: FEB S

1965

1 - Charlotte (100-9734

3 - New York (InfO) (RM, MONROE DEFENSE COMMITTEE) (INTO) (RM)

(1 - 100-137309,

WWP)

1.- 100-69367

[2 = 100-193674, MARK LANE)

Buffalo

1 - 100-11222, ED MERRILL)

1 - 100-14168,

JEANETTE MERRILL)

100-10837, MILTON NEIDENBERG)

100-10281, ROSEMARY NEIDENBERG)

100-14425, JIM JOHNSON)

100-14763,

100-14723, BOB STERLING)

134-1042,

ANN STERLING)

100-18520, _CIRM)

100-7803, JIM CONNER

100-9714, TED BAINES)

-

105-4467, LEE HARVEY OSWALD

1

134-25A)

105-4467-174

Searched

Indexed.

Serialized

Filed

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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BU 100-16691

Source

Reliability

Concea]

Material

Date of Activity

Date of Report

Date Received

Agent Receiving

Location

BU 248-S

Has furnished reliable

information in the past

Yes

Oral

report reduced to

writing

and

1/25/65

authenticated

1/8/65

1/12/65

1/12/65

SA BIRI WILSON

134-25A-748

BU 248-s furnished the following:

"Buffalo, New York

January 12, 1965

"On January 8, 1965, a Buffalo

Branch, Workers World Party meeting was held

at headquarters, 831 Main Street, Buffalo,

New York.

Jeanette Merrill was nominated

Chairman.

"Bob Sterling spoke regarding a

recent debate between Mark Lane and an

individual named Ball (phonetic) at

; an unnamed

university regarding the involvement of Lee

Harvey Oswald in the assassination of President

John F. Kennedy.

Sterling said that the

opinions of Ball relative to Oswald being the

assassin were absurd.

He said. Lane's arguements

prove Oswald was not the assassin.

"Ed Merrill spoke regarding the

dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia. He

said the United States will probably become

involved in this dispute because of being an

ally of the British.

He said the British are

endeavoring to protect their interests in

Malaysia and that war could develop. He said

that any war in Asia will involve China.

"Milton Neidenberg spoke regarding

the forthcoming national election of officers

of the United Steelworkers Union of America.

He said the rank and file will support I. W. Abel,

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