Originator: FBI
From: CG
To: HQ
Document date: 1964-01-09 00:00:00
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/6/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90157-10110

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : CR 105-112046-24

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

CG

TO: HQ

TITLE:

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

66000 Date: 11-03-2021

DATE: 01/09/1964

PAGES:

26

SUBJECTS :

ANDREW L. KONDICH

LOUIS KUTNER

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF USA

COMMENTS:

RPT, REFERRED TO USA

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FD-263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

CHICAGO

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

CHICAGO

DATE

JAN 9

1964

MADE BY

FAR CAROLD R. FITZGERALD

ANDREW L.

KONDICH, aka.,

Adria Kondich, Themistokles

Papas igst

Andrija Kondic

lassif

15668KLрEN

Declassify

(JFK

HARACTER OF CASE

JFK

9-5-975

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SIDES

(866 SO 20/4-55x)

REFERENCE:

Report of

SA GAROLD R. FITZGERALD dated

FALL INFORMATION CONTAINED 3/14/63, at Chicago.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWM

APPROPRIATE

AGENCIES

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

3/15/63 - 12/20/63

TYPED BY

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TO

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AND/DR,

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CIA INFORMATI

HAS NO

DECLASSIRO

RELEASE OF

IN THIS DOCUMENT

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ADVISED

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CHICAGO

DATE

3101

AT CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS. 1) Will through established

sources determine nature of subject's employment and circum-

stances surrounding obtaining of same at the Croatian

Catholic Franciscan Monastery, 4851 South Drexel Boulevard,.

Chicago. It is to be noted that subject reportedly

action

obtained a position in the print shop at this location and

that the Croatian

Catholic newspaper, "Danica", is published

_Copy to.

by routing

info

at this location.

It is to be further noted that this

newspaper is more or less regarded by Yugoslav Communists

as the headquarters of the extreme nationalistic pro-German

or Ustashi faction.

subject, being of Serbian descent,

da

obviously could not obtain employment at this location

if

SPECIAL AGENT

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Chicago (12212720)

(RM)

(Return Receipt Requested)

New

York (105-57421) n10) (Ri)

Washington Field (105-49253)01

(Info)

(RM)

3 - Chicago (105-13149)

DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT A T

NOTATIONS

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CONFIDENTIAI

World United Formosans For

Independence Also Known As

United Formosans In America

For Independence

New Haven, Connectieut (06504), through which post office box

he handles correspondence.

CHEN advised that Trong R. Chai is the president

of the organization and operates out of his home, 110-39

64th Roads Forest Hills, New York (11375)•

CheN advised that Louis

utner is the legal counsel

for the organization and he is located at 105 West Adams Streets

Chicago, Illinois (60603):

CHEN stated that Jeremiah Me Kenna, an attorney

from 10 East 40th Street,

New York City, has

been retained

relative to the shooting in New York City on April 24, 1970 for

Peter W. Huang and CHENG Tru-tsai.

CHEN restated thet

the organization of which he

Is secretary for external affairs, had nothing to do with and

was in no way involved with the shooting in New York City and

in this regard, he made available a flyer captioned

"World

United Formosans for Independence" dated April 25, 1970,

"for

release to all media."

This tlyer read as follows:

"The World United Formosans for Independence

is In no way associated with or responsible

lor the unfortunate and aeplorable event which

occurred at the Hotel Plaza, New York City, at the

hour of noon on April 24,

"As an organization passionately committed to

justice, human freedom, hunan rights, and human

dignity,

World United Formosans for Independence

can oniy deplore and renounce acts or violence

and

the syndrome of political assassination.

CONFIDENTIAL

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his background was known to officials of this newspaper.

2) Will maintain contact with established

and to determine if he is engaged in intelligence type

activity.

3)

Efforts will also be made to further identify

contacts of subject mentioned in this report in an attempt

to learn significance of such contacts. U

The Legat at Bonn is being requested by separate

letterhead memorandum to contact the Bundesamt fuer

Verfassungsschutz (BfV - West German Federal Agency for

the Protection of the Constitution) for information

esired pertaining to subject as set forth under the

aministrative section 5

4)

Chicago will report results of above contact

when received.

ADMINISTRATIVE

One copy of this report has been designated for

One additional copy of this report has been

furnished the Bureau in the event additional dissemination

should be desired. U

One copy of this report has been furnished to

the Inmigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Chicago,

for information purposes in view of the citizenship status

of subject.

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SECRETY

Instant report is being classified secret because

it contains information furnished by CG T-6 and CG T-7

in order to further protect the sources of this information. U

it is to be noted that on September 19, 1965,

VF 1373-Sjwas contacted by a representative of the Washington

Field office but this source

was unable to furnish any

information regarding subject. Chicago had requested

that this source be contacted to determine if information

was known to this source which would be pertinent to this

investigation.

Inasmuch as the information is negative,

the results of this contact have been placed in the

Administrative Section.

Information is set forth in instant report

pertaining to Attorney LEUIS KUTNER.

It is to be noted

that Attorney LDUIS KUTNER mentioned in the report is

identical with Former CG 5973-C and background information

pertaining to KUTNER in this connection has been furnished

to the Bureau (Bureau file 137-1601).

IN

Attention is directed to the fact that under

the caption

"HANS REICHEL, RACIAL MATTERS"

• Chicago

file 100-4672, information has been received from Legat,

Bonn, reporting that the BIV as of September 10, 1963,

furnished information which they had received concerning

HANS REICHEL.

It was stated that a source of unknown

reliability

had reported to the above mentioned BfV that

HANS REICHEL was active in extreme rightist organizations

in the United States and was attempting to establish

a group at this type of his owned

This information obviously pertains to HANS

REICHEL, Assistant Business Manager of "Abendpost", who

has been identified in instant investigation as one

of the subject's bitter enemies inasmuch as REICHEL

stood in his path in

respect to subject's objectives as

editor of "Abendpost". Investigation has disclosed that

subject has resorted to various means to discredit REICHEL

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and to identify him with extreme Nazi type German

organizations as a possible means of forcing REICHEL

out of "Abendpost"

Current information known pertaining

to Mr. REICHEL's activity in German organizations does not

substantiate allegations made by KONDICH.

Information

set forth in instant report will disclose that subject

was in correspondence with&

publishing house in East

Berlin during recent months G/It is to be further notec

that he formerly worked in West Berlin in the newspaper

field and reportedly had contacts in East Berlin.

In view

of these facts,, it would appear both possible and logical

that subject directly or indirectly was responsible for the

allegation made against Mr._ REICHEL to the above mentioned

German Intelligence Service siX

The Legat in Bonn by separate letterhead is

being requested to discreetly contact established sources

"In connection with BfV in an attempt to learn whether

their source, described as of unknown reliability, who furnished

the information concerning RelCHiL, is identical

with

subject.

In the event it can be ascertained that their

source;is not identical with subject,

than any additional

inquiries are being left to the discretion of the Legat

INFORMANTS

Source

Location

CG T-1

ZORAN KNEZEV,

1448 West Albion Street,

Chicago, Illinois

(Requested)

CG T-2

Mrs. ISABELLA PRZYSIEZNY,

who is known professionalyy

as ISABELLE ERBE, City Editor

of the "Abendpost", Chicago

(Requested)

Instant file

Instant file

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REGIOL

Source

CG T-3

Mr. HANS REICHEL,

1642 North Clarendon Street.

chicago, Illinois, Assistant

Manager of "Abendpost", Chicago

CG T-4

Mr. RICHARD SPERBER,

4720 North Lincoln Avenue,

Chicago, former Editor of

"Abendpost"

(Requested)

I-5 (g)

CG (6666-S(K) C

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CIA

CG T-7

U. S.

Army

Operations

and Research Detachment,

Frankurt, Main, Germany,

furnished by Bureau letter

October 18, 1963

CG T-8

CG 6264-S

CG T-9

CG 6265-S

CG T-10

Security Division,

U, S. Department of State

REVENED BY AOTA TASK FORCE

ON 10/2/57 cat

RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IS PART

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Location

Instant report

Instant report

()

112(2062 21122)

Instant report

105-13149-56

A) 134-1170-431

A) 134-1171-623

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FD-204 (ReY. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRET

ALL INFORMATION CONTAI

HERETN IS UNCLASSIFIED

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

Copy to:

Report of:

•Dates

Field Office File #:

INS,

Chicago (12-212-720) (Registered

Mail) (Return Receipt Requested)

SA GAROLD R. FITZGERALD

Ofice:

CHICAGO

119164

105-13149

Bureau File #:

105-114446

Tille:

Character:

ANDREW L, KONDICH 9-5-97

LASTED BY 5668

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X/

INTERNAL SECURITY • YU

6-13-99

Classified by 5068220F7

declassty one

DR JFK

56685060

JR -3048

Synopsis:

APPRO

AND FIE

ADVISED

SLIP (S)

DATE

Subject continues to reside 1450 West Albion Avenue,

Chicago, Illinois, and retained his position as

Editor of "Abendpost"

, a large German publication in

* Chicago, until

approximately the middle of November

of 1963, at which time he was fired from this position.

He is presently reportedly employed by the Croatian

Franciscan Monastery Print

Shop, publishers of the

Catholic newspaper "Danica" (Morning Star), 4851 South

subject's discharge from

subjecte sarage can belost nepalerated in

publication of a Serbian newspaper called "Yugoslav Herald"

which fact was stated to have been instrumental in

bringing about subject's discharge. This newspaper

ceased publication after the first issue following the

development of ill feelings between subject and Attorney

LOuss KUrNER, who collaborated with subject in the

publication of this newspaper.

Priot to subject's

dismissal from "Abendpost", he solicited Communist type

literature from a publishing outlet in East Berlin

and Communist literature was directed to subject at

"Abendpost". Subject was accused of disruptive tactice

among German organizations in the Chicago area and while

at "Abendpost" reportedly furnished information to

head of an extremely anti-Nazi organization in

Chicago•

TATE AGENCIES

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SECRET

This document contans neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.

It is the property

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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DETAILS:

The following

organization mentioned in this

report,

which has not

been designated pursuant to

Executive Order 10450,

is characterized in the Appendix

Section of this report. l

National Committee

Againet Nazl Criminals

and Nazism in Anerica,

formerly known

National Corittee Against Nazi War

Criminals and

Nazis In Anerica and

Comni tree

Against Nazi

Criminals and

Nazism in

AMerICa

BACKGROUND

Residence

CG T-1 on

December I1,

1963

, advised

I that subject

continues to reside at 1450

West

Albion Avenue, Chicago,

Illinois.

CG T-2

December 18,

1963,

advised that subject

had unlisted telephore nunber

76426350

Employment

CG

I-? on December 18, 1963, advised

that subject

subsequent

to his discharge from "abendpost"

• * large

German newspaper printed in Chicago,

obtained employment

in the print shop of the Catholic

Croatian Franciscan

Monastery newspaper "Danies"

(Morning Star), 4851 South

Drexel Boulevard,

Chicago.

Additional Background

Da ta

On May I, 1963, SA

EDWIN D. KUYKENDALL reviewed

the original papers of

divorce involving subject's wife,

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case number 57184-D,

at

MRL

the office

of the District County

Clerk, Dallas

Dallas, Texas.

It was noted that

by PATRICK

DROUGHT, PlaIntifi,

as defendant.

Attorney

• for the

plaintilt was c. C.

RENFRO, Repubide Ban

Building,

Dallas

and attorney

for

the defendant was JOSEPH WARREN MATTHEVS, Ji. 01 DaLIaS,

Texas,

who was appod

ated

by the court.

The petition

alleged that PATRICK

DROUGHT then was

Stationed at Great

Falls Air Force Base,

Montand,

kut had previously resided

at Dallas County,

Texas,

From 1939 to June, 1942, and that

he is a native of Texas. While stationed at Casablanca,

French Morocco, Africa,

he married JELENA ANTONOVIC

who was

then living with a sister

In Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

This marriage was by proxy.

He alleged that they had

not lived

together since Septerber 15, 1949.

The grounds

for divorce

was alleged as extrene cruelty.

The defendantis

last known address was shown in the petition as Frankfurt,

Germany, but alleged that she had returned to Yugoslavia.

PATRICK DROUGHT's address of June, 1952, was 709g Second

Avenue North, Great Falls, Montana.

He requested at that

time that a certiried copy of the divorce record be

furnished.

Records show

that no children were born

to this marrlage and no community property was involved.

These records disclosed that & letter had

been received by

PATRICK DROUGHT frOM SELENA DROUGHT postarked Paris,

France,

October f, 1959.

In this

letter she spoke about

her coming

death and she mentioned

that,

rrhese are the

last days of her life".

These records also include a

statement of WILLARD M. COLLINS,

Corporal, U.S. Air

Force, AF 14247312, as of March

10,

1950,

who stated that

PATRICK DROUGET during 1949 displayed great anxiety concerning

his wife's actions.

colLins stated that he had previous

knowledge of SELENA

DROUGht's attempt at suicide in

February, 1949. Divorce was granted in the 95th District

Court, Dallas County,

o June 17, 1952.

On July 18, 1952,

Attorney P. I. WALDECK, San Antonio, Texas, requested a

certified copy of the divorce record.

It was also noted

that FRANC ZUGEl, described as Consulate General, Yugoslav

Consulate, 188 West Randolph Street,

Chicago, on

December 9,

1953, requested

a copy of the

divorce judgment be certified.

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ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS

Publication of "The

Yugoslav Herald®®

CG T-3 on November 12, 1963, furnished the following

information:

It was stated that it had been learned that

subject as Editor

and Chief under the name ANDREW L. KONDICH.

The publisher and managing editor was listed as DUIS KUTNER.

The first and only issue of this publication was dated

October 1, 1963, and was printed in the Serbo-Croatian

language•

It consisted of eight pages. It was stated

that this paper was reportedly printed

at 448 West Barry

Avenue, Chicago, the headquarters of the Dusan Silni

Club, which was stated to also print a newspaper called

"Serbian Struggle" It was explained that Mr. KUTNER iS

a prominent Chicago attorney who has been active in

such organizations as B'nal B'rith and the Anti-Defamation

League of Chicago. It was stated, however, that subsequent

to the publication of this paper, KUTNER and KONDICH

had had a violent disagreement.

As a result of this

difficulty, KUTNER will now have nothing to do with

KONDICH and no additional issues of the paper are to be

printed. The opinion was expressed by CG T-3 that KUTNER

probably financed the paper under the belief that it could

be profitable.

It was stated that a copy of this publication

had been made available to the owner of "Abendpost" in

which location subject was employed as editor.

time

the owner, Mr. REYnOLDS,

of seeking

a replacement

for KONDICH and the knowledge of subject's

activity in publishing this Yugoslav newspaper further

angered Mr. RSYNOLDS.

a replacement for KONDICH could be selected, KONDICH

was to be fired and

vacate his office. Mr. REYNOLDS has

at to geolas hes

It was stated that just as soon as

to be given orders to immediately

stated he would

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pay the subject to the termination of his agreement but

his presence at the newspaper will no longer be tolerated.

The opinion was

expressed that this would take place

within a week.

It was pointed out that subject as editor of

"Abendpost" had continued to take every means to prevent

articles from appearing in "Abendpost" which would reflect

unfavorably on Communist issues.

An actual example was

described in which an article from another German newspaper

was furnished to KONDICH to be printed in the "Abendpost".

This article gave factual data concerning incidents

involving TITO's Partisan Army which fought in Yugoslavia

and which forces killed American airmen who were forced

down in Yugoslavia.

After this article was given to KONDICH and it

was noted that it was not printed, a thorough search of

the printing room was made by the printer and a member

of "Abendpost" in an effort to determine where this

article had been placed.

When the article could not be

found, subject was confronted and after a little search,

made the article available.

On another occasion a letter

was received from a customer of "Abendpost" setting

forth extensive information taken from the Congressional

record of October 14,

1963, indicating opposition to

the visit of President TITO of Yugoslavia.

After complaints

were received pertaining to the final printing of this

article, it was determined that subject had deleted

everything from the original article which opposed Communism

or denounced the visit of TITO to the United States. In

respect to the visit of TITO to the United States, subject

was heard to express pleasure over the fact that TITO

had been invited to visit the United States and expressed

hope that he would have a pleasant stay while here.

In

the course of conversations with subject concerning TITO

and Communism, he again pointed out that it was foolish

to oppose Communism since it was bound to come into force

anyway and cited the fact that even the president of the

United States welcomed TITO, a Communist, to this country.

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CG T-4 on November 15, 1963, furnished the

following information:

It was stated that subject had been discharged

November 15,

from his positios as editor of "Ahendpost" on or about

The exact basis of dismissal was not

known but it was known that he was told that he should not

report back to "Abendpost" at all and that his services

no should a

were completely terminated and he was paid the balance

of his pay period.

On November 12, 1963, CG T-4 advised that

information had been learned that subject and his wife

had printed a Serbian language newspaper during the

night hours at 448 West Barry Avenue in Chicago®

This

address was stated to be the Dusan Silni Club, a Serbian

organization which had the reputation of being anti-Communist.

It was stated that subject was listed as editor or this

publication and an attorney by the name of 1 DUIS/ KUTNEH

was listed as publisher and managing editor.

The name

I's

of the newspaper was stated to be "The Yugoslav Herald".

A copy of this paper was made available by CG T-4 and it

was noted that the masthead of the paper set forth that

the paper was

the voice of 500,000 South Slavs in the

Midwest.

The issue was dated October 1, 1963.

The paper

set forth that it is published weekly and that the general

office was at 105 West Adams Street,

Chicago 3, IllinoIs.

Subscription price for one year was $5.00. It was noted that

the paper was written in the Serbo-Croatian language ang

contained advertisements of various

Yugoslav companies

as well as English firms.

an article

concerning the managing editor whose name was

listed as t LUIS KUTNER and the article

i 20 tho

It was noted that there was

and photograph

appeared on page 5, columns I and 2.

The article set

forth background information pertaining to KUTNER which

described him as the author of a plan for a "World Habeas

Corpus" in connection with the United Nations. He was

described as

a well known Chicago attorney, a

Counsel of the American Senate

of Guatemala in Chicago as well as a former professor at

Yale College. Another article on this same page described

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KUTNER as Legal Counselor for the European Claims Center

also located

105 West Adams Street, Chicago, which

was described as furnishing aid to victims of Nazism and

persons

having claims

were urged to bring them

to this

location.

associate of KUTNER in this respect was listed

as DI. GEORGE I.

MARTENS, General Director of the European

claims Center

page

* of this issue, columns 3, 4 and 5,

there appeared

an

announcement from the paper setting forth

that this paper intended to publish news articles of

interest to Yugoslav people from a neutral standpoint.

It was noted that on page 6, column I of this issue, there

appeared an article captioned "Miss Helen Speaks"

and a

photograph of a woman appeared at this point.

It was stated ›

by CG To that this woman was the wile of subject.. On

page 6 columns and 3, there appeared an article

and

picture of GUSTAV LIKAN, a prominent Yugoslav painter.

According to CG 1-4 la review of this article disclosed

that the article was complimentary to LIKAN and set forth

background Information pertaining to him as well as

views on a number of questions pertaining to both art and

living conditions in Chicago and in Yugoslavia.

i seasona

CG T-4

explained that it had been learned from Mrs. LIKAN that

this article pertaining to her husband had been published

without the knowledge of either her or her husband and that

subject did not have authority to print the article

although it was not derogatory in nature. It was learned

that she had requested additional copies of the newspaper

frOm Mr. KUTNER,

who is her attorney.

It was also learned

that Mrs. LIKAN

had contacted representatives of the Serbian

Publishing Company of 448 Barry Avenue where this paper

was reportedly printed in an effort to learn something

about the paper, and she was informed that no information

was available concerning this publication.

Tay further advised that

it had also been

learned that

since the publication of this newspaper,

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KUTNER had been contacted by a representative of some

U.S. Goverment agency and had apparently decided he

wanted nothing to do with the paper.

In addition,

he reportedly became involved in an angry argument with

subject and

accused subject of misrepresentation and fraud

and ordered him out of the office.

As a result, no

additional issues of this publication were to be printed.

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

CG 105-13149

GRF : cmb

DECLASSIRCATION AND/OR,

SECRET

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT: KP 3-19:98

CG I-5 on November 15, 1963 furnished the following

information pertaining to events

surrgunding the publication

of the newspaper

"Yugoslav Herald".

He advised that on a Sunday

evening about 10:30 several sundays previous, one MIODRAG IVANOVICH

called at

his home for the purpose of delivering a copy of "Yugoslav

Herald"

it was explained that CG T-5 had never ordered this

paper and

in fact never heard that such a paper was to be published

It was explained that IVANOVICH conducts travel service for

Yugoslav.Individuals-desiring-tostravel to

Yuroslavia and nas

the

reputation of being in

Croquent contact with representatives of

the Yugoslav Consulate General in Chicago.

distribute

iterature to Ch 1-5 that was published in rugoslavia s)ca I-5 (U)

advised that upon reviewing this issue of the aforementioned paper,

he noted that it was printed in the Serbo-Croatian language and

was described as more or loss neutral in respect to reporting news

items of interest to Yugoslav people. He noted in the paper that

subject was listed as editor, and the

address of the paper was given

as 105 West Adams Street,

Chicago.

4)

Shortly after receiving this publication he went to the

address on ADas in an effort to contact KONDICH to discuss this

publication.

de was directed to the office of Mr. LUIS KUTNER,

who was described in this

publication as publisher and managing

editor and his name was listed as LUIS KUTNER in the publication.

At the office of Mr. KUTNER, & secretary and receptionist of Mr:

KUTNER, advised CC I-5 that Mr BONDICH, was not available at this

location but could se roached by telephone and she put through a

telephone call to Mr. KONDICH and made & telephone available to

CG T-5 to spesk with Mr. TONDICH.

CG T-5 congratulated Mr. KONDICH

on the publication out Mr. KONDICH rather excitedly inquired as to

how CG T-5 learned of the

publication

No specific information was

furnished to subject in answer to this inquiry. This conversation

was carried on in the Serbo Croatian language. After the completion

ot this conversation with

ME. KONDICH

the receptionist informed

CG I-5 that she had in her

possession & letter from Belgrade,

Yugoslavia, which was in the Serbo-Croatian language and she

answer this letter.

She stated that she had been instructed to

cancel the order mentload in this communication inasmuch as the lu)

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"Yugoslav Herald" would not be published any longer. Inasmuch as

she had noted that CG T-5 spoke Serbo-Croatian, she asked him to

translate this

letter for her which he did.

It was noted that

this letter was from Belgrade, Yugoslavia in answer to an inquiry

pertaining to the

cost of receiving a rather large amount of literature

and publication material from Yugoslavia.

Included in the literature

requested were all of the back issuesof the publication "Politica"

which were printed in Belgrade starting in 1946 to

The cost

of the literature requested was approximately $1,000

(u)

CG T-6 during October, 1963, made available the following

information pertaining to the publication "Yugoslav Herald"

During September, 1963, Mr. LUIS KUTNER requested

financial support fron CG I-G, an agency that conducts intelligence

and security type investigations, in the launching of a newspaper

to be circulated in

the middle west and to be known as "Yugoslav

Herald"

It was learned that Mr. KUTNER would be the publisher

and ANDREW

KONDICH, described as Yugoslav national, would be the

editor.. The post of managing editor was to be held open but

Mr. KUTNER was confident that a candidate would be found for this

job.

On this occasion KUTNER spoke in some detail of neo-Nazi

sentiments and neetings in the Chicago area and

hinted that KONDICH

had wide sources for iniormation in this field

(u)

Correspondence with bast

German Publication sources

CS I-T during October, 1963, furnished the following

information pertaining to correspondence on the part of subject

with a publication located in East Germany

It was learned that

the typawritten airnail letter, postmarked at Chicago, Illinois,

on jeptember 25, 1963, was addressed to An die, wiga fuer

Voelkerfreundschaft,

Berlin 8, Thaelmannplatz, 8/9, Germany.

It is to be noted the above addressee is translated,

International frizndship". This letter was sigred, Andrew Les

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Kondich, The Abendpost Company, 223 West Washington Street,

Chicago

6, Illinois.

KONDICH was described in the letter as :

editor and chief of the Abenapost-Sonntagpost and Milwaukee Deutsche

Zeitung.

KONDICH

in this communication confirmed the receipt of

the illustration "Berlin" and congratulated the addressee for the

wonderful contents and the good technical appearance. KONDICH

requested that he received regularly some large

daily newspaper

from Berlin and also "Cultural and Theatrical Publications".

KONDICH

stated that, "We are interested in the publication and 'problems

of peace and socialism' and similar literature." KONDICH stated

that he would be especially grateful to receive

the address of

the Encyclopedia Publishing House in Leipzig O

CS T-4 on December 16, 1963

made available a portion of

a wrapper from a package which had been sent to subject addressed

to the Abendpost in Chicago.

The contents of this package was

determined to be a book captioned, "Red Snow" written by GEUNTHER

X HOFE .

CG T-3 described this person as a communist author who

Tis presently imprisoned in Western Germany and the East German E gz

communists are trying

to obtain release of this person.

This book

has been retained in the possession of the Abendpost.

It is noted

that the

wrapper was addressed to "The Abendpost,in care of Andrew

L. Kondich"

with return address

"Arbeitskreis zur Pflege der

deutschen Kultur und Sprache, Berlin W 8, Mauerstrabe 45. 1

It was further stated that another book has been sent

to subject in care of the Abendpost captioned "Communist Party

in West Germany".: This book is also being retained by The

Abendpost.

German-American National Congress (DANK)

CG I-2 advised that a meeting of the German American

National Congress was held on September 16, 1963 at which time

speeches were made which were considered by CG T-? to be strongly

pro-German.

CG T-2 advised after attending this meeting he

related lacts pertaising to the meting to subject, (December 18, 1963)

CG T-4 during August, 1963 advised that in respect to

German organizations, subject made the boast that he had been sent to

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Chicago by a "secret" organization to hunt down Nazi individuals

and with the aid of this "secret" organization he would be able

to destroy any such organization:

It was learned that subject

had been made a member of the Sudaton American-German organization,

described as a social group, and CG I-4 made the comment that this

was most unusual because membership required German ancestry, and

furthermore to be a member one should have been active for many

years in other German organizations.

It was pointed out that in

respect to activity on the part of subject among German organizations,

subject had had violent arguments with Mr. HANS/REICHEL of the

Abendpost staff. In the course of these

in the course

arguments he threatened y

REICHEL, making the comment that he would get even with him some

day

It was stated on this occasion that it had been learned

that subject is a member of the

Sokol in Czechoslovakia.

This

organization was described as athletic in its general background

but extremely nationalistic and anti-German.

The opinion was

expressed that subject was admitted to membership in this group due

to his slavic background.

It was further explained in respect to

this organization that when the communists took over Czechoslovakia

the communists alsc took over this Sokol and permitted it to exist.

It. was further learned that subject, during the course of conversatio

with an employee of Abendpost, disclosed that he possessed detailed

knowledge in respect to restaurants and landmarks In Prague,

Czechoslovakia.

Subiect on one occasion admitted that he had been

in Prague but he did not explain how or why.

CG T-4 pointed out that

Prague has

the oldest German University in Europe where it would

be the logical place to study German. U

CG T-3 during August, 1963, advised that subject continued :

his disruptive

tactics both at the Abendpost and among German

organizations in the Chicago area. He continued to exhibit a pro-

communist attitude in the selection of

space to such news items as KHRUSHCHEy news articles and gave much

and other iron curtain

country leaders, but refused

to print news of local interest to

Abendpost readers.

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It was stated that subject has reportedly made the

statement to members

or the Abendpost that he would

control

all German organizations in Chicago or he would destroy them. l

CG T-3 explained in respect to subict's attitude toward

DAnK, that he is violently orposed to this organization and has

stated that he will soon expose the organization as Nazi.

CG T-3

further explained that in respect to the aforementioned

meeting

of DArK, subject made every effort to encourage REICHEL to attend

this meeting which,

Nazi in nature.

CG T-3 pointed out that subject undoubtedly desired

to associate REICHEL with such *

meeting as a means of discrediting

him and possibly forcing him to lose influence in connection with

the "Abendpost"

In respect to this intense

hatred on the part of subject

fOr REICHEL, CG T-3 pointed out during August, 1963 that subject on

occasions exhibited & violent hate toward rEIChEL, made threatening

remarks and made the comment that REIChel would regret his actions.

On several occasions richel was actually afraid that subject would

take physical violence against him.

It was further pointed out that

subject had used the nane of rEICHel in articles printed in'Abendpost'

pertaining to German organizations without the permission of REICHEL

which tended to discredit RICHEL in the eyes of his associates, and

to cause dissension and ill feelings among German organizations.

CG T-3 has noted that more and more people are beginning

to make inquiry about subject's backeround.

Included among persons

making such inquiries was a representative of the German Consulate

in Chicago.

In this respect, Mr. MOIT of the German Consulate

implied that he had knowledge

that subject had actually traveled

from Last Germany

to West Germany

and he did not believe that subject

had a German background.

He reportedly made the

comment that-it

was

easy to obtain travel papers

desired in East Berlin.

It was pointed out that

subject was continually working

to get his

select group of friends

into leadership capacity in

the

German organizations.

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CG T=5 further advised on November 15, 1963, that

on sunday, November 10, 1963, while walking in Lincoln Park,

he was approached by subject and it appeared to be a coincidence

that he would meet subject at this

location

Subject stated

that a group of Nazis are holding a celebration in honor of a

prominent German individual at the location of a statuette in

the park.

It was stated that this

statuette was in honor of

one SCHRIBNER (phonetic).

Subject asked CG T-5 to accompany

him to this affair explaining that he had to keep close watch

on the Nazis. He instructed CG T-5 not to speak any language

except German at the affair so as not to disclose their Yugoslav

background. Subject stated

that

publicity in the "Abendpost"

U)

CG T-3 on November 12, 1963, in discussing subject's

activities among German organizations, pointed out that subject

kept himself well-informed pertaining to meetings among German

organizations of interest to him, and was considered by CG T-3

as the logical person to furnish information concerning the

meetings to representatives of

the Chicago press.

It was pointed

out that it had been learned that subject was a member of the

Press Club in Chicago which membership includes most of the

leading newspaper reporters in the Chicago area.

According to

subject, membership in the Press Club costs $2000. However,

CG T-3 has learned from other sources that the membership fee

is only $700 Nevertheless, CG T-3 questioned subject's

financial ability to afford

membership in this club regardless

of the price. It was pointed out that "Chicago Daily News"

reporter TONY WEITZEL on occasions recently published extremely

pro-Nazi type Information which CG T-3 suspected had been furnished

by subject. It was pointed out that subject will take any means

to brand individuals whom he dislikes or

desires to remove from

his path, Nazi supporters.

It was stated that

resorted to every available means to so brand

Mr. REICHEL of the

"Abendpost" since he would like to remove this individual from his

position at "Abendpost". u

It was pointed out that officials of the German Club

in Chicago, a social German

organization, now desired to get rid

of subject, but were hesitant to expel him. They have taken

means

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to discourage his attendance at the club.

CG T-4 on May ?,

1963, advised that a letter dated March 21, 1963, was sent

to WILLIAM C CLANCY of the University Club of Chicago who

ILL

was also chairman of a public affairs committee of the

This letter was signed ANDREW I.

KONDICH. According to CG T-4 the contents of this letter

were slanderous and a defamation of character of Mr. RICHARD

XSPERBER who has been active in German organizations

Chicago area and an outspoken enemy of subject.

.. KONDICH in

this letter did not specifically refer to SPERBER as a communist

but pointed out that SPERBER had submitted an article for

publication to a publication in which well known communists

reportedly regularly write. CG T-4 pointed this incident out

as a direct effort on the part of subject to neutralize anti-

communist activities among German organizations.

It was

anticipated by CG T=4 that KONDICH would become involved in

a law suit as a result of this matter.

CG T-8 on December 18, 1963, advised that subject

had attended meetings of the organization, National Committee

Against Nazi War Criminals and Nazism in America.

It was

further stated that subject furnished information concerning

certain German organizatons and individuals to Rabbi YAMPOL, head

of the above mentioned organization.

CG T-9 has advised during

December, 1963, that it was his beller that subject had furnished

information pertaining

• to German organizations to Rabbi YAMPOL

whon this source described as a person who was anti-communist

in his political views but would accept aid from communists

11 it served the purpose of opposing Nazism.

Miscellaneous

Knowledge of Yugoslav Matters

CG T-S on Nov. 15, 1963,

advised that in the course of

contact with subject/sit was noted

that subject? knew the

entire background off CG T-5 Including the identity of persons,

with whomCG T-5 had been associated in Belgrade, Yugoslavia:

Subject was well versed pertaining to political events which

had taken place in Yugoslavia as well as Germany during the

last war.

This source on this occasion expressed the opinion

that the type of detailed information known to subject would not yas

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ordinarily be known to the average person unless tha

person

ad been briefed on the background offcG T-5.*CG T-5 o

April 29,

1963, advised that he had noticed publicity in

the "Abendpost" which set forth that subject was working part

time for the Commercial National Bank in the German Department

as an advisor.

CG T-5 on this occasion pointed out that he

had noted that there is a great deal of activities among

West Germans

at this time in the purchasing of real estate.

He also pointed out that he has noted that the Communist

Party is very. interested in financial transactions, on the

part of German individuals active in West Germany.

CG T-5 on September 11, 1963, advised that he had

noted publicity in the "Abendpost" which announced that a

meeting of scientists from all over the world would meet

during November, 1963, at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Subject

was listed as a person who would also attend this meeting.

CG T-5 further advisedson this occasion that subject in fre

course of contacts had urged source to join German clubsen

Chicago stressing the fact.

meetings of the German Clubs hat many prominent efficials attend

join the German Club stating that the membership was $150.00

per year-and that he

subject,

would vouch foy

there would beno problem in joining the club CG T-5 advised

November 15, 1963, that in the course of recent, contact with

subject, subject took him to the Conrad Hilton Hotel at which

location a (convention or meeting was being held attended by

representatives of many Scientific organizations throughout

the country (ubject commented that he was the only person

in attendance who was not a citizen of the United states 3)

He had a badge on his coat lapel which gue him admittance

to the affairs However,

while at the hotel, subject did not

questioned CG T-5 in detail for any information he could

recall pertaining to individuals known to him who were

in various organizations and publications at that

time. He attempted to develop specific information about

these individuals and other political background or any

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information

Co I-5 could recall.

*Subject expressed

interest

addresses of these

IndIviduaLsi

conversation took detailed

notes in

rather business like procedure. Gafter having

conversed conceruins lugoslav organizations

and individuals

hours subject then

took Co 1-5 to the St. Clair Hotel on

the

car north s10

of Chicago and

ent To the cresE

Tubblocated on a

upper

loor at this hotels It was

noted that this

was a luxurious

type club and

KONDICH waS

familar

with this place.

At this

location KONDICH again engaged CG

T-s in a long, detailed

conversation

concerning individuals known to CG T-5 En

Yugoslavia?) CG T-5 pointed out

that on occasi

ns when he,. co, les,

was

readily furnish this inforation indicating that he possessed

union this to

dates and so forth. )subject would

detailed

accurate knowledge

of (extensive Yugoslav matters)

which had

Taken place lin Yugoslavia

during the past ten years

On this occasion

underground

Jugoslay border attempted

by

group of

individuals who left from Austria Js)

He pointed out that they

immediately apprehended by the

Yugoslav

intelligence

norsics expressed a desire to know

what part one

VORASEN

PEROVICH played in this incident yugo

xplained that

ParovICh was known to him as a rugoslav

refuged but no significant information was known concerning

his

background.

CG Tos again commented on the fact that based

upon

subject's obvious knowledge of practically every political

event

identities or backgrounds ot innumerable Individuals

in Belgrade She

was describedas alnost a

genius due to his

ability

to

retain all this type infornation.

6G 1os expressed

the opinion based upon contsets had with subject and the nature

subject's

inquiries that subject is fan agent

organization

type

Intelligence Service

(ome (5)

ieved by source

Yugoslav

August 29,

1963, pointed out in respect

subject's peculiar activities that it had been learned on

occasion

through

check was

subject

short-wave

recently

received

' a check for $1,000

while at

"Abendpost" but the sender ofthe

identified.

It was further pointed out that

recently

purchased a very expensive portable

receiving

radio set.

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Neuwerbass

дек,

Contacts

13.3-18-00

FRANCH F

CG T-3 on September 6, 1963,

advised that among subject's

recent contacts was a person

by the name of FRANZ.

recently arrived in

the United States from Germany.

knowledge of CG T-3 this individual was reportedly, travelling

about the united States

visiting the cities of Detroit,

Michigan,

Cleveland and Akron, Obio and Los Angeles, Calitornia.

reportedly was in contact with Serbians and Croatians in these Ozeu

locations.

It was stated that this individual had been in the

United States on several previous occasions.

guan the decapion

it was stated that he was accompanied by one Dr. TRISCHLE.

*The following information

pertaining

• to one FRANZ HAMM

was learned from CG T-10

on october 15,

1963:

Б.

Crock

It was learned

that FRANZ AM and his wife ANNAHAMM

and

their 12 year old daughter had filed the necessary papers

during March, 1951, in requesting permission to come to the

United States from Germany.

However, at that time the papers

U.5A

pertaining to M.. and Mrs.

HAM! had been mislaid and they were.

ohid

not accepted in the 54,000 quota refugee program. During 7952

applications for admission to the United States on the part

of Mr. and Mrs:

Ham were filed under the provisions of the

displaced persons act which expired

June 30, 1952, and they

failed to receive visas due to administrative difficulties and

they had hoped to receive visas under the German or Czech

quota.

Applications filed by the HAM family under the displaced

persons act disclosed that Mrs. HAM! and children were born

and raised in crechoslovakia.

It appeared that Mr. HAud was

also from Czechoslovakia:

His address in Germany at that time

was Mettenheim Schulhaus bel Nuhldorf am Inn I3b Oberbayern, U.S.

Zone, Germany.

Their

sponsors were Mr. and ursPAul

Navarre, Ohio.

It was noted. that urs.- Hama was employed by the

military government in Germany from 1947 to 1952.

It was noted

that

by letter dated February 13, 1954, Mr. MILLER agreed to sponsor

FRANZ HAMM in order that he could work on their farm in Ohio.

It was noted that Mrs. HAMM had gone to school in Canton, Ohio

with Mrs. MILLIR for a period of four years but returned

Czechoslovakia at the time of her mother's death.

The family

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consists o1 FRANZ HALL, ANNA HAN and HILDEGARD PILSAK, a daughter

by a former marriage.

3. in Cacau

On November 1, 1963, IC THOMAS J. WHITE determined that

the records of the Central Office, Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS), Washington, D.C. contained the following information

pertaining to one FRANZ H.F. HAME:

This individual was described

as a German citizen, bearing

German Passport Number B3925466, born March 18, 1900, in

Neuwerbass. His United States address was listed 'as

in care of

Mr. PETER\WAGNER, 1625 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, New York.

According

to these

records HAMM entered the United States at New York

on August 3, 1961, and departed from the United States on

September 19, 1961.

He again entered on August 23, 1962 and departed

on October 10, 1962.

He then entered the United States August 15,

1963, and departed September 17, 1963. On each occasion he was

in possession of a B-2 Visa which is a temporary visitor type

visa for pleasure.

CG T-3 on this occasion further advised that subject

had a very close friend by, the name of GESCHWIND. This person

was described as an employee of the Hamburg Atlantic Line, a

German shipping company.

According to CG T-3 subject and this

person were almost constantly together until rather recently.

It

was pointed out that this person travels extensively, apparently

in connection with his position.

He was described as age 40-45

years, 5'6"'-5'7", 150-165 Ibs.

hair blond, eyes blue and build

medium.

The current telephone directory for Chicago lists the

above shipping company as having offices at 35 East Wacker Drive

in Chicago, phone number CE 6-9060.

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1.

APPENDIX

NATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST NAZI CRIMINALS

AND NAZISM IN AMERICA,

Formerly known as

National Committee Against Nazi War Criminals

and Nazism in America, and Committee Against

Nazi Criminals and Nazism in America

A source advised on February 11, 1963, that at a

meeting in chicago on february 1o, 1903, a group o1

former

members of the Chicago Anti-Adolph Heusinger Committee (CAAHC),

recently disbanded, together with representatives of several

other nationality groups met and formed a Committee Against

Naz. Criminals and Nazism in America, subsequently renamed the

National Committee Against Nazi Criminals and Nazism In America.

This organization's headquarters is in a private

residence. It is a non-membership organization and reportedly

represents some 15, 000 persons from various nationality groups. l

Its aims and

purposes are to seek out men who committed

war crimes in Europe, apprehend them, and force their return to

the countries in which their crimes were committed. The President

of this committee is Rabbis. BURR YANPOL who Is anti-communist,

but would accept aid from communists if it would serve his

purpose. JACK KLING has played a leading role in the formation

of this committee and is preparing the "fact sheet" setting out

the purposes of this committee.

A second

source advised between January, 1963,

and

April

23, 1963, that four of the five vice Chairmen of

this

committee are Communist Party (CP) members and that in April,

1963, JACK KLING, a leading CP O1 Illinois District functionary,

instructed these vice Chairmen that he did not want the committee

as communist, and therefore they should arrange for

replacements

further

remove the possibility of identifying

the

committee

as

communists

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DATE OF

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

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105-13149

Title

ANDREW L. KONDICH

Character

INTERNAL SECURITY - YU

Reference

Report of Special Agent Garold R.

Fitzgerald dated and captioned

as above at Chicago, Illinois.

All sources (except any listed below) used in referenced

communication have furnished reliable information in the past.

CG T-2, who has furnished insufficient

information to afford evaluation.

This 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

outside your agency.

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