Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: NY
Document date: 09/20/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/29/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90120-10077

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 97-4196-862

Released under the John

*. kennedy

ssassination Recoros

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NIT 53074 Date:

15-25-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: NY

TO:

HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

09/20/1963

FPCC

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

08/28/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE.

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FD-36 (Rey 12-13-56)

FBI

Date:

9/20/63

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AIRTEL

Via

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (97-4196)

(105-96362)

FROM:

SAC, NEW YORK 191-1192)

(105-46848) ₽

FORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJECT:

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

RA - CUBA

IS - CUBA

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REASON

DATE QUE

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VINCENT THEODORE LEE aka

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7/8/97-2FK

THERWISE

On 7/31/03, NY 3134-S advised that TED LEE

remarked on 7/19/63 that the FPCC was on the ropes, and

because of a lack of funds, it could not carry on its

work of publishing speeches and pamphlets on Cuba.

He added that the Trotskyites had almost ruined the group

by pulling out.

On 8/5/63 NY 3367-Stadvised that on 7/28/63

TED LEE talked about the grave crises in the FPCC and

asked for

better"

"help, any kind of help, and the sooner the

On 8/21/63,

NY 3229-S advised that on 8/17/63

TED LEE remarked that the finances of the FPCC were at an

all time low and were 80% below normal.

LEE stated that held

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(3-105-96362)

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CONFIORCTIAL

NY

NY

97-1792

105-46848

was only able to draw #34.00 weekly from the funds of the

vational Office.&

On 9/3/63 NY 3467-S advised that on 8/25/63,

TED LEE stated that Progressive Labor members had

approached him and informed him that they in effect desired

to take over the FPCC and that to LEE was not interested

they were

the Fielde antone a sina canton leaving

Informant stated that LEE was

worried about this development. (c (W)

on 9/19/03, NY 3467-S advised

that TED LEE was

completely

"fed up with the whole works" and has prepared,

'but not released, a letter in which he resigns as National

Director of the FPCC.

In this letter LEE states that he could

tolerate the pressure from the right wing party in the United

States,

but when the left wing parties start to tear into

him, it is too much, and time to bow out.

LE indicated

and also

Indicated that he was considering leaving for cuba com (ul

New York is closely following this situation and

will promptly notify the Bureau of any

pértinent developments.

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