DISPATCH:MHCHAOS/TRANSMITTAL OF CONTACT REPORT
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To: CHIEF, EUROPEAN DIVISION
Document date: 07/11/1969
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Is a contact report on chAlemsky's & July meeting with

PETUNIA.

Paul K. Chalemony

Paul K. CHALEMSKY

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CONTACT REPORT:

PARTICIPANTS :

PETUNIA; CHALEMSKY

PLACE & TINE: Metro Duplelx; 8 July 1445; Cafe Datavia, 1445-1730

NEXT METING Cafe Batavia, 1730, 9 July

KEYPUNCHED

Contact established, eventho PETUNIA was standing on the wrong side of the

metro station and got his part of the recogition phrases wrong.

Explained that he

had been busy on the 3rd and thought it better to

stay where he was than

to meet CHALEMSKY.

Had prepared

notes on his contacts (had had initial difficulty

in finding anyone,

finally called Susan George and get reintroduced into

the circle).

2. Lassy COX:

Cox runs a hang-out it: Partiz for deserters, SDS activists,

resisters and casuals passing through garis, address is 3,

I. Cabrielle Jasserand

la Pantir (Paris suburb - this address figured in an UNDERBID report on the

some desarters for possession of drugs).

Did not know how long this

house has been in operation; sent is 1200 frs/mo [$240.].

Cox spends a lot of

time making the contributions circult to raise money to pay for the house - mentioned

Cox also gets support from Resist

reat as a form of support.

(No names mentioned in this context.)

very nodest support from the Monthly Review, most of it in the form of books and

periodicals for their political use (and presumably, sales - 1f possible). Mike

Spiegel of National SDS was in town this last year, Cox said (no date) and said he

would try to get them support from the States.

Cox himself first came to Paris to take French lessons prior to

assignnent somewnere in Africa with one of the church-identified international

voluntary service organizations. After 6 mos of languäge, he decided that he wanted

to remain in Paris and proposed to his sponsors that he be allowanto work here

anong deserters and draft resisters %the letter of proposal described this in social

work terms, but Cox said he didn't hide what he planned to do and in fact let his

sponsors know; he didn't expect them to approva it).

The group in effect turned

their heads to the political implications of Cox' work, and agreed to let him stay

in Paris on salary ($240, month); they asked for monthly reports, which he has not

sent them.

Of his $240, he contiibutes $40 to the food budget of the house.

There are 20 deserters/resisters who live in the house,

and

PETUNIA described them as a bunch of apolitical bums.. Most of the good, politically

minded deserters work in France to save money to buy false documentation and passage

to Canada, then leave.

Those who ramain behind aren't interested in politics and

aren't capable of much. ' From one girl who hangs out with this group he got various

anecdotes of life among the deserters:

one sends letters to Mao Tse-tung informing

him that 1000 men in Canada, 15,000 in Alaska and others In France who are preparing

to take over the US and are

In training at the moment ("math class from 9u10 this

mocning") and asking Mao to send some divisions to help the invasion; another went

on a starvation diet and saved. every penny he could find (to buy his way out of

France), then went off and bought a monkey ($40); another always pulls a knife on

to find someone to barkroll him, and went to Canada.

PETUNIA got

impression that this was under false documentation (which can

be bought for $300.):

No names or hints of where one cen get this documentation.)

Everyone displays the usual paranoia on

the subject of CIA. Larry

and others are positive that there is an agent in the house; they are very suspicious

of each other and play games trying to trip each other up.

They claim that within

24 hours after a deserter has arrived in France, the Emoassy knows everything. about

Cox has a Swiss fiancee who plans to join him soon in Paris; she

is studying educational psychology in Ceneva with an ill professor there who Cox

said was about to set off. a revolution in this fleld.

They both want to go to the

States, and Cox talked about going there when she finishs in Geneva.

work in a factory and get Involved in organizing within the movement.. Since he has

refused induction 3 times, he expects legal action to be taken ggainst him when he

returns (and vondered whether'they' would also get him for alding and abetting

dasestion within the army). He described his major work here as dealing with

deserters and resisters, trying to educate them and get them Involved in the movement,

and 1n working with GIs In Germany, encouraging them to desert. A few GI's on RER

have stayed at the house in Pantin

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Described life & tires in Paris as tough, but getting a little

batter now.

Most of the deserters want to leave and none of those here are here

for political reasons.

Cox made a trip to Sweden last winter (by microbus), and

wet the ADC there.

Said nobody likes Sweden (lousy weather, no work, lousy

people eventho they get a warm reception).

2. Ed DUBINSKY:

• Former math prof at Tulane (got fired for taking part in some

protest - on the racial issue?).

Was in Warsaw earlier this summer for an

aternational nathematician's conference, came to Paris and plans

embridge and then to Canada where he has a job offer (in Montres, ip go tr

While FAu LAL,

in Warsaw, met a Polish woman (age 32, Andreajea B-; married, three children;

forner funcationary of the PZPR but forced out because of Jewish origins), and

he is considering marrying her.

She has asked him to come back to Warsaw and

He mentioned a strong possibility that he would be invited to teach or

do research at the Úniv of Warsaw (apparently something of a center for higher

nath), and said for personal and professional reasons he'd love to go - this

would be sometime around 1970/71.

Thinks of living in the UK or Israel with

his new Polish wife after that; probably UK.

Dubinsky was quasi-invited to

a reeting here with the Viets, which is why he was in Paris.

Before leaving

the States he got letters of introduction from Rohert Greenblatt and Mel Raish

Rothenberg to Mne Than Van Phaw.

contacted by Dubinsky

about a meeting of mathematicians with the Viets "to discuss the state of

higher math in Vietnam and life in general" [this apparently said with a straight

face!], which he billed to PETUNIA as an apolitical meeting "to prepare for

American-Viet relations after the war".

Dubinsky was supposed to meet Greenblatt

in Paris, but he can't find himad can't find anyone who knows him...so he's

taken to sitting in cafes in hopes Greenblatt with walk past! If Greenblatt

and the meeting don't show up soon, he's going to leave for Cambridge.

reluctant to contact the Viets directly despite the two letters of introduction

since he says he'd not give the time of day to anyone who just appeared at his

door - with or without letters.

(His position was reinforced by Susan George,

who agreed; George added that she didn't know Than Van Phan.]

3: Martha BULTMAN:

Met on 20 June (address: 4, ave. Hoche; tel CAR 42-84). Said

her father John Hess had just written a book on de Gaulle and his foreign policy;

was rather proud of his father.

Said "my. father would be considered to be

extzeme left in the US, but actually he 1s cautious if even a conservative in

many ways." Said her parents were zazizy very suspicious and had always told

always to be careful since you never could tell when someone works for

the CIA.

Described her father as having a tremendous amount of knowsedge about a great

many things, which is reflected in his writing.

lie can easily argue an opposing

vievpoint, and does in social conversations fox the fun of it.

whey travel a

good deal,

using Paris as hose.

Last year, her parents went to Amsterdam and

Switzerland and are planning to go to Ansterdam again. Hess started out in

Latin America, twenty of so years ago. At one time he worked in Cuba making

that's a direct quotel); speaks Spanish perfectly.

cigars co enching, coulse he at ezy yupathette to ape radical youth and the

Martha commented:

revolutionary novement in general, but has a critical spttit."

He supposed to

be very strict about not imposing on people he knows, and would never send one

friend to contact another.

had dinner one night (apparently recently); with

Mazy McCarthy and husband (chez Hess)• Cormented IcCarthy is very bourgeoise;

her husband is quiet and looks like Clay Shaw. McCarthy feels that the NVNese

have handled their propaganda rather badly on the war, and Hess agreed (no

elaboration).

Martha 1s sympathetic towerds the deserters and resisters

1a Paris, says there are 13 or 14 who are the real coumitted ones,

but about

60 who are in the Paris

'soverent group'.

McCarthy apparently has pretty

good contact with the covesant, and is ai least in contact with some resisters;

said that she'd mentioned Cox's sane once.

Martha works for SDS In New Orleans, but is tired of their

inetoric; she can't stand Pli people. Mentioned Sue Munaker (another PETUNIA

contact) had written a 40 page essay oa the lomen's Liberation Movement to

be published in some forthconing bcon oz the student left. Martha knows

Dubinsky.

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Susan GEORGE:

Met Susan Geosge on 24 June (address 42 r. du Cherche-Hidi;

phone number LII 48-01). Discussed banning of PACS last October:

she said

leader of the MPL (Claude Bourdet suggested that PACS members joinss the MD;

thear had been no little hesitation after the French had tossed Croyell out but

people wera row gravitating toward the Moph which 1s composed of individuals

from almost every political grouping.

The MDPL's basic issue is of course

Vietnam, though at base the moverent is connitted to an anti-imperialist, anti-

capitalist position. George described it as a very flexible organization with

no structured leaders or administrative comittees so in it can avoid the

bureaucratic indecision of old PACS leadership groups., MDPI members are

developing "political consciousness" and have passed the point of regarding

the Vietnam war as just a 'mistake'.

George, herself, was working at the American College at in

the Registrar's office; said there were about a half dozen radicals in the

College, she knows them and is sympathetic toward their efforts. Claims the

schools administrator is a "paranoic dictator".

She resigned after the

principal of the school accused her of "conspiratorial counseling".

done translating work, but puf prefers more

"active" and less "confining"

jobs. She has received an advance fron Beacon Press to write a book on

Americans deserters in France. When PETUNIA asked her where he jacome really

came from, she replied thit she lives off her husband!

The tone of the conversation with her, PETUNIA commented, was

very pro-wese; she said they have offered "nagnanimous gestures to work with

the lAnericaz people after the war is over".. Feels that they are handling

the war and the negotiations brilliantly.

She frequently sees "her Vietnamese

friends", and they have told her they are very satisfied with the progress of

i the struggle and its certain outcome.

Mentioned that she would see her friends

the next day to get their reactions/approval to a circular prepared for

discribution advertising the 4 July meeting. Also said she had just talked

with her friends last sight about the meeting. and was sure that they would

approve the circular.

she nade a tape for Pacifica Corp on "the war and

resistance, you know...".

said that a Paris law student his is giving legal

help aad draft counselling to resisters in Paris (!); nâme not mentioned.

said that last year she was mostly tied up with PACS and didn't work with

"Marxist Studay Groups". Plans to go to the US 17 August to visit her mother.

John XX INU:

Deserter from Army whom PETUNIA met in the Luxembourg by

Chained he was in security in the Army and was one of two who had

broken a Russian code; because he had. a German gilfriend and had gone off

foI several weekends with her (AWOL), he was thrown in jail. Left about &

year ago, he said, and has been in France for 7 months.

Has no money and

few possessions; is looking for ways to get $300 with which to buy papers to

go do Canada where he wants to settle.

Whice in France, he has been Living

off rich old women. Was living in the ADC house in Pantin but got thrown

out because he was an acid-head and was bringiag pot home. (PETUNIA conmented

you have to be pretty bad to get throwa out of that house.) Claimed to be

fron Cleveland, originally.. Säid that some French novie actress puts up

the money for the deserters' house and cortributes to their funds.

described his as a real crackpot and potentially dangerous.. Has no plaçe

to stay in Paris and is thinking about going south for a while; mentioned

that "we" have a couple of colonies in Toulouse.

6. MariE iOLAS:

Met on 2 July.. Jolas asked about the movement in the States

and concluded that the radicals can't afford to bicker like children (with

reference to the SDS/eLP split. Said she thought the PL position with respect to

the iNese and the war was ridiculous - made no other comments on the American

movement.

Said that what happened to "Max" was regrettable, but that

his tactics were deplorable. He virtually snubbed his nose at the French

police.

Said that she felt the Americar movement had largely forgotten

the war and that more work against the war was being done in Paris than in

Mentioned the Paxis movement was pretty well coordinated and ready

to go with coordinated demonstrations to time with those held in the US, last

fall; but the MoB simply failed to keep in touch with them. Said that this

was no fault of Dave Detllinger's, whose credentials were impeccable, but he

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does need an organizational secretury behird him.

Nevertheless, she lamented the

fact that many people from the old PACS were frightened away after the French

banned it (afraid of losing passports or being tossed out), and not everyone had

joined Bourdet's butfit.

7. Anti-Vietnam Meetings:

Os 24 June, a group collected at Claude Bourdet's home to use his

address file to send out invitations to the 4 July meeting.

Bourdet's address

file comprises approximately 1,500 names and addresses; Bourdet cormented that he

hed a separate file for Freach communist paity members.

Working at the meeting

were Susan George, Dean Savage, Ralph Fischer and Elizabeth INU [Adler?]. Fischer

Sasuge is a physics teacher at & JI. College in Brooklyn; visiting Paris.

is married to a Yugossav girl; he writes for the Guardian, about 25 years old,

clean shaves, bright but cold.

On others, see above.

On 3 July, another group collected to work up posters for the

Involved thea were: Cox, Dubiasky, Elizabeth LNU, Susan George, Jolas,

a deserter, a resister and 2 girls. No names for the latter four.

picked up the info that the deserter was from Vietnam, he held a factory job,

his father is a good friend of Westnoreland's.

On 4 July, the meeting took place:

it alternated speakers and

texts:

one hour, someone read the names of American war dead; second hour,

soreoie read from texts provided by the Vietnamese. On the latter polit, there

was a last minute change of tactics by the Viets.

The original idea had

a political wake for the American dead and for those in Vietnamese villages

bombed by the Americans.

the names of the war dead and the names of

bombed villages would be read out.

At the last moment, the Viets told Susan

George that the nanes of bombed villages had non. "political significance", and

Instead they'd rather the meeting read aloud from material marked in red by

the Viets.

George want along with the idea, though Jolas among others didn't

like it since it altered the purpose and impact of the meeting.

Nonetheless,

the Viet alteration was accepted. Very few people attended the 4 July neeting;

PETUNIA wasn't impressed at all. Everyone signed two books open in the back

of the room:

one called for an end to the war; a second was a peedge of support

to the Viets.

Evergone signed, and the Viets took this book back with them.

Three Viets appeared during the day, sat quietly in the back of the room and

said little to anyone other than themselves, and left not long after they'd

arrived. One of the three returned that evening to collect the signature book.

After the meeting was over at midnight, everyone went their separate ways.

8. Julle Herve leight

Anecdote from dublasky.

Dublasky said he first metzEstyer in

chana (where dubinsky was for a while doing social work).

While there he also

met someone else he described as, at the time, his best friend. Later he heard

fron trigarzierve that his friend had been the one who killed Richard Wright.

Dubinsky did not mention the name, but said the episode is described in the

beography on Wright.

He at first refused to belleve Julia Herve's

but later became convinced of it. His friend never denied the guilt, and

did admit to being a cla agent.

Wright was killed by the CIA because he had

just finished a manuscript on the use of american blacks abroad by the

goverument.

9.

Other?

From his girlfriend, reTUNIA leaned that Rene Mayer has

"disappeared"; he has apparentzy left France and no one knows where he si.

bo

The Lancaster family virom PETUNIA met last time 1s now in Brazil.

Co. Asked me to check on Barrio = nobody answers at their phone number.

do raised the problem of his hernia and draft status - see cable.

schedule agreed to:

he'll be back on or about the lst and will

let he know via postcard (innocuous and wish you were here variety, scribbled

signature) what date he'll be back. Site and time of meeting arranged.

f.

Said he was about out of money; agreed to get together very

briesly the following day so I could give him some money.

Paul: K. CHALEMSKY

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