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S01O161 FORM NO. 10

UNITED. STATES

VERNMENT

--Memorandum

TO

:

SAC (100-111180)

DATE:

4/17/64

FROM :

SA JAMES M. KIRBY (414)

SUBJECT:

STANLEY LEVISON

IS-C

DOWNGRADED TO

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Date

ballel 201

On 4/9/64, NY 694-S* made the following observations

with regard to the CP suatus of STANLEY LEVISON:

LEVISON has been an important Party member for

many years and never at any time differed with the party with

respect to the party line.

His only difference with the

Party has been with respect to the fact that in his opinion

the party was not sufficiently "militant" in defending

Negro rights.

In this respect, he has been to the "left"

of the party. LEVISON's differences with the party are merely

"tactical."

He has never criticized the Party, except with

• respect to the party's handling of the Negro question.

fact that he does not accept domination by the party with

regard to the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement should not be

construed to mean that he has broken with the party in all

respects. The Party today is as anxious to reestablish friendly

relations with LEVISON as it was in the past.

It should be noted that LEVISON never has been

officially "drummed out" of the party, nor has anyone ever

criticized

him for being opposed to the party's general

principles.

It further should be noted that according to

the CP Constitution, it would require formal expulsion of

LEVISON to state that he is officially out of the party.

LEVISON never has said anything reflecting that

he does not continue to le a CP member.

It should be noted

that it would be in the interests of the MARTIN LUTHER KING

movement, with which he is associated, if he would publicly

repudiate the

Party, which he has never done. It should be

further noted that in an effort to renew friendly relations

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NY 100-111180

with LEVISON, the Party designated BEN DAVIS to contact

LEVISON. LEVISON had always expressed the opinion that

BEN DAVIS was the only CP functionary who had a sufficiently

"militant attitude" as regards CP activities in behalf of

the Negro movement. The fact that DAVIS and LEVISON as yet

have not met should not be construed to mean that LEVISON

has refused to confer with DAVIS.

As NY 694-5* understands

the situation, DAVIS has been awaiting contact by LEVISON,

and LEVISON similarly has been awaiting contact by DAVIS.

Each of these individuals is sufficiently egotistical to

expect that the other would make the first move in an effort

to establish contact.

Ny 694-S* believes that probably the

reason why DAVIS and LEVISON have not met is that arrangements

for their meeting were to be made by LEM HARRIS and

HARRIS has not made the proper efforts to effect a meeting

between LEVISON and DAVIS.

NY 694-s* has never obtained any information re-

flecting that LEVISON has changed his thinking with regard to

Marxism. Even though his present estrangement from the Party

might be construed as reflecting he is no longer a CP member,

there is no reason to come to the conclusion that LEVISON is

no longer an ideological Communist.

JACK talked to LEM HARRIS yesterday who said he

contacted STAN LEVENSON by phone and was given a cordial

hello which was a change from the past when he was cool.

LEM said he had not seen LEVENSON, tried to call him

and would like to see him immediately to which LEVENSON said,

"I would like very much to see you but I don't have the time

now. I'm leaving and packing for a trip. I will be glad t

see you in six weeks."

LEVENSON implied that he was going to Eclador but

LEM doesn't know why. There was no anger shown, ald LEVENSON

will see LEM when he returns in six weeks.

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FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1862 EDITION

GSA GEN. REC. NO. 27

• UNITED STATES GOY

INMENT.

Memorandum:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-111180)

DATE:

7/26/63

SA FRANCIS I. LEONARD

STANLEY DAVID LEVISON

IS-C

The following is being subnitied as a revisea

characterization of the sunject:

STANLEY LEVISON is & secret member of the

Communist Party, United States

of America (CPUSA).

July 16, 1963

NY I-

is NY 694-58

A three by five caro has been prepared containing

the above

characterization and will be filed in the library oi

the NYO.

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FBI

Date: 6/13/63

Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

(Type in plain text or code)'

Via

REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

100-106670

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-166670)

FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (100-136585)

ISE SACRET

SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

SM - C

(00: ATLANTA)

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

er C48W57102>

Date.

Extreme caution must be exercised with respect to

dissemination of the information herein inasmuch as, by

as auture informant, as the source.

said information tends to identify NY 694-S*

ce. Unless this informa-

tIon is obtained from a source other than NY 694-5s it

should not be included--even in paraphrased form--in the

investigative section of a report.

101-106670

7 - Bureau (100-166670) (RM)

157-286)

2 -

Atlanta (100-55861 (MARYN LUIHER KING) (INFORM)

(1 - 157-

5n 0980 14 24-465-97:3 (N80) (R)

(MARTIN LUTHER KING)

100-111180

NY

(STANLEY LEVISON) (414),

100-91330

NY

100-111203

HUNTER PITTS O'DELL) (414)

ROY LEVISON) (414)

100-7650

LEM HARRIS) (414)

NY

157-026

1

MARTIN LUTHER KING) (412)

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NY

100-136585

(412)

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Special Agent in Charge.

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NY 100-136585

On 6/13/63, NY 694-S* furnished the following

information to SA ALEXANDER C. BURLINSON:

On 6/12/63, LEVENS HARRIS, CPUSA Reserve Fund

functionary, told NY 094-S* that in a recent meeting with

STANLEY LEVISON, the latter furnished him the following

Information:

The IEVISONS, particularly STANLEY, are st1ll

MARTIN LUTHER KING's "brain trust"--now more than ever before.

This is so despite the fact that at a meeting of STANLEY

LEVISON, ROY LEVISON, HUNTER PIITS O'DELL, MARTIN LUTHER

KING and

"the Attorney General's chief assistant"

Attorney General's

assistant, pointing to the LEvISoNS

and HUNTER PITIS O'DELL, stated to MARTIN LUTHER KING,

"These men are Party members; watch out for them."

MARTIN LUTHER KING did not "bat an eyelash" upon

hearing the Assistant Attorney General's remark, and after

the latter left the meeting,

those in the group

, smiled at each

other. STANLEY LEVISON said to KINGs at this:üime,

"I

congratulate you on the way you acted regarding his warning.

You are a real Marxist-leninist. This is how a true

Marxist-Leninist acts."

hearteãly. KING also wholeheartedly accepts the advice of

LEVISON A

HUNTER PITTS O'DELL as regards matters within the latter's

local jurisdiction.

MARTIN LUTHER KING was asked by a group of newspaper

reporters whether he takes

KING's response was that he took orders only from God.

the Party has done little, fat

By reason of the fact that the LEVISONS feel that

Iittle, if anything, to assist the fight

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attitude,

nas lost prestige, they will no longer permit the Party

to dominate or control their activities in the MARTIN LUTHER

KING movement.

iinancially

and in a disciplinary way, from the Party.

They are severing themselves the LEVISONS

and O'DELL are still Party members, but do not desire to be

openly "linked up"

with the Party. Although they are "dis-

enchanted" with the Party, they are not quitting the Party.

With respect to the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement, they will

act on their own initiative, and will not accept instructions

from the Party.

LEM HARRIS then advised that the Party, however,

still would like to control the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement.

BEN DAVIS has been assigned to be "liaison or intermediary"

with the LEVISONS and HUNTER PITTS O'DELL.

Whether or not

the LEVISONS and O'DELL will maintain liaison regarding

matters concerning the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement is a

matter for them to decide.

• In view of LEVISON's statement

with respect to advising MARTIN LUTHER KING independently

of Party instructions, it would seem that DAVIS may not have

any success in maintaining liaison with the LEVISONS and

HUNTER PITTS O'DELI. The IEVISONS and O'DELL are awale of

the fact that BEN DAVIS has been given this assignmens

by the Party.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, according to LEM HARRIS, is

In the Party, the report is that MARTIN LUTHER

KING is following a Marxist-Leninist line.

NY 694-S* advised that he asked LEM HARRIS whether

or not, to the latter's knowledge, MARTIN LUTHER KING WaS

a member of the CPUSA. LEM HARRIS replied that he cid not

know.

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TOR SECALL

8/30/62

б/ 3.1.

SAC, NEW YORK (100-111180)

SA FRANCIS T. LEONARD (425)

STANLEY LEVISON

IS-C

The following characterization is being submitted

fos approval with respect to the subject:

NY I-

who has furnished reliable information in

che past, advised on August 20, 1962, that STANLEY INVISON

secret menber of the Connunist Party, United States oí

America (CP, USA), and contributes. funds

to the CP. on a

regular basis.

NY 1-

1s NY 694-5*.

NY 134-91-INV.

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7/3.

FBI

DATE: 2/12/62

Transmit the following via AIRTEL

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100 -

EVOROT

SAC, NEW YORK (100-136585)

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SM-C (00: Atlanta)

Extreme caution must be exercised with respect to

dissemination of the information herein since, by its nature,

it tends to identify NY 694-S*, a valuable informalit, as the

source thereof. Unless this information is obtained from a

;.-.

On 2/12/62, NY 694-S* advised SA ALEXANDER C. BURLINSON

as follows:

In a recent meeting with LEMENT HARRIS, CPUSA

functionary associated with the CPUSA Reserve Fund operation,

the informant was told by HARRIS that shortly before GUS HALL,

CPUSA General Secretary, went to the west Coast, HARRIS trang-

mitted to HALI a "confidential verbal report" on Dr. MARTIN

LUTHER KING, furnished to HARRIS by STANLEY LEVISON, KING'S

attorney and advisor, who is a secret member of the CP and a

regular contributor to the CPUSA Rserve Fund. LEVISON'S

report was as follows:

4-Bureau (100-

-B-rea-392452) (STANLEY LEVISON)

1-Atlanta (100-

DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.) (RM)

CENY 134-91

(INV

(41))

I-NY 100-111180

STANLEY LEVISON).

(415)

(1-NY 100-7050

LEMENT HARRIS)

(415)

i]-NY 100-84994

1-NY 200-136585

GUS HALL) (415))

(412)

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NY 100-136585

When Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING was invited to address

the AFL-CIO convention some time ago, KING, on LEVISON's ad-

vice, first obtained approval to do so from A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH,

negro labor leader, who, If he had not been consulted in the

matter, might have felt

that KING's making a speech at the

aforesaid convention was a blow to RANDOLPH's prestige.

KING delivered a remarkably effective speech at the

AL-CIo convention, and, asa result, received invitations

from numerous labor leaders, including "MC DONALD of Steel,"

to address their respective

unions.

As the outstanding

champion of negro rights in the country, KING is a powerful

political influence, recognized as such

by the higher echelons

of the Democratic Party.

He has access to Attorney General

ROBERT KENNEDY and President KENNEDY, who, politically, need

KING, particularly in the south, where in cities llke Atlanta

and New Orleans the negro vote now constitutes the balance of

power, and where KING controls the negro vote.

JAMES HOFFA, Teamsters Union "boss" appreciates

the political power of KING, particularly the fact that KING

can

influence the 90,000 negro members of the Teamsters

Union. HOFFA invited KING to address the Teamsters Union,

and KING accepted the invitation.

Knowing that KING is being

deferred to by Attorney General KENNEDY, and President KENNEDY,

HOFF'A requested KING to contact the Attorney General in an

effort to influence the latter "to lay off" HOFFA. KING was

inclined to do as HOFFA requested, but LEVISON convinced him

that to do so would be politically unwise, inexpedient, and

likely to be a "boomerang," since the Attorney

General would

never accede to such a request, particularly in the case of .

HOWFA.

LEVISON had to steer KING away from another politi-

cally hazardous situation.

Some months ago OTTO PREMINGER,

Hollywood movie director,

entered into negotiations with a

KING representative for KING to play a part in a picture

which PREMINGER woulddirectifast, easy money" for kIndle

Although PREMINGER's offer was

"tempting," since it meant

organization, LEVISON realized that for KING to accept the

offer would lower the latter's prestige.

After convincing

KING of this fact

telling him that

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What LEVISON particularly wanted GUS HALL tO KnAW

is that "KING is a wholehearted Marxist, who has studied

1t

(Marxism), believes in it, and agrees with 1t, but because

of his being

a minister of religion, does not dare to espouse

it publicly."

GUS HAIL, according to HARRIS, was "elated" to

receive LEVISON's report on

LUTHER KING.

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TOP SECRET

TO:

DIRECIOR, FBI (100-3-102)

3/16/61

FROM:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-128861)

DOWNGRADED TO

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SUBJECT:

CP, USA FUNDS

er C98U57B>

(RESERVE FUNDS)

Date_

e6/20L

IS in Ca

on 2/20/01, NY 694-S*, who has furnished

reliable infornation in the past, advised SA ALEXANDER C.

BURLINSEN that the secret finance committee, composed

OI ISADORE WOFSY, LEMENT HARRIS and JACK CHILDS, Operating

the CP, USA National Office reserve fund, met on 2/16/01,

in NYC.

A report was given to the committee by ISADORE

WOrSy concerning 1900 income of above. fund:

probable

1961 income, and a statement of reserve fund assets as

of the beginning of 1961. Ihis report is summarized as

follows:

2- Bureau (100-3-102 RM,

1- Boston

(100-17116) (DOROTHY DOUGLAS) (RM)

2- Newark

1-100- 35161) (LOU ROBERTS)

(1-100-2974) MARTHA STONE)

1- Philadelphia (100-30295) (CP FUNDS) (RM)

I- Sar: Francisco (100-2247) (GRACE MC DONALD) (RM)

N

ew

I- New York

1- New York

1-

100-780721

(100-19679) ISE SOSY 415)

NEW YOrk

1-

New

York

1-

New

York

New

York

1-

New

York

1-

NEW

York

1-

New

York

NEW

York

1-

New

York

1- New York

100-111180)

100-111203)

100-47632)

100-68229)

100-107164) (BENEDICT WOLF (412)

100-8048) MARTIN POPPER (352)

100-93787)

(PAUL ROSS) (424)

(100-128861) (415)

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DOR SPORaT

Nev

NeW

1- New York

1- New York

1- New York

I- New York

I- New York

1- New York

I- New YOrk

I- New York

I- New York

I- New YOCk

1- New YOrk

1- New York

1- New York

(PHILIP JONES) (424)

(EDWARD BARSKY) (425)

(BOB COE) (41)

12ch-13th Realty Corp, 111

(100-134501)

(Dutchess Realty Corp) (415)

(100-79725)

(Wingdale Camp) (41)

100-31769)

Prompt Press)

100-58757

DAVE FREEDMAN 1525

(F&D Printing Co.) (41)

100-47211)

(STEVE NELSON) (424)

575 oth Ave. Realty Corp.) (41)

(ALES TRACHTENBERG) (415

(International Publishers (415

(100-103949)

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2960 DONATIONS

• STAN and ROY (LEVISON

FRANCES DAMON

MrS. SMITH (DOROTHY DOUGLAS)

GRACE Of California (GRACE MO DONALD)

LOU ROBERTS

VICTOR RABINOWITZ

BOB COE

Wall Street GrOUp

BuIlding at 35 E. 12th St., NYC

Richardson Mortgage

Rental from Wingdale Camp

ESTIMATED 1961 DONATIONS

STAN and ROY (LEVESON)

FRANCES DAMON

Mrs. SMITH (DOROTHY DOUGLAS)

GRACE of California (GRACE MC DONALD)

LOU ROBERTS

VICTOR RABINOWITZ

WOLE, POPPER, ROSS, WOLE ANd JONES

EDWARD BARSKY Group of doctors

Building at 35 E. 12th St., NYC

Richardson Mortgage

Rental from Wingdale Camp

$12, 000

3, 200

3, 000

3, 000

300

3,000

3, 000

3,500

2, 000

200

6, 000

800

2, 500

$42,500

$8,000

5, 000*

3, 000

3, 000

2, 000

2, 000

3, 000

nio

3.500

9, 00

: 800

2,500

$38,800

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NY 100-128861

* A court decision is pending, due to be rendered

this year,

involving a large sum of money for DAMON. If

the decision is favorable, DAMON may give

"very large"

donation to the Party.

ASSEIS AS OF 1/7/61

35. E. 12th St., Building, NYC

Prompt Press

Wingdale, Ny Camp

April Farm (Pennsylvania)

TOM RICHARDSON Home

US Government treasury bond in escrow

with Attorney DAVID FREEDMAN on sale of

P%D Printing Co.

Bail bonas (US Government

Treasury bonds: MAX WEISS

case-

$5,500; MARTHA STONE case

$2, 000;

STEVE NELSON case $1,500)

Equity in 23 W. 26th

St., Building

$225, 000

75,000*

100, 000

10,000

9, 000

5, 000

9, 000

31,000

$464,000

*Includes inventory and machinery of Knickerbocker

Bindery as well as properties

of New Union Press.

NY 694-S* noted above listing of assets did not

reflect funds held by ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG from the sale

of the Jefferson School of Social Science. building, nor the

assets of International Publishers or Imported Publications

anú PIDáUEtE.

NY 694-s* added that, according to WOFSY, BILL

• ALBERISON is making an inquiry on the instructions of GUS

HALI, with regard to International Publishers with a view to

reorgenization. TRACHTENBERG is resisting this move,

GUS HALL is determined that changes should be made,

but

especially

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to remove TRACHTENBERG from sole control of this

organization.

NY 694-5* also pointed out that henceforth

GUS HALL is to be considered a member of above mentioned

secret committee, and will be in constant touch wiüh the

other three members.

PHIL BART, present CP,

, USA National

organizational secretary, is to have no further connection

with this committee.

Extreme caution must be utilized in handling

and reporting the information set forth above in order to

fully protect NY 594-S*.

No dissenination of this

information shoula be made outside the Bureau without

careful paraphrasing in such a way as not to disclose the

source.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-3-102)

SAC, NEW YORK (100-128861)

CPUSA FUNDS

(RESERVE FUNDS)

IS-C

(00 :NY)

DATE: 10/19/61

on page two thereof,

serve Fund for 1961.

on 10/17/61, NY 694-S* advised SA ALEXANDER C.

BURLINSON that accoraing to GUS HALI.. CPOSA General

Secretary, he recently conferred with PACE ROSS of the law

fIrm of Wolf,

ropper, Ross, Woll, and Jonos regarding the

said law irm's making contributions to the CPUSA Reserve

3-Bureau (100-3-102) (RM)

(1-100-341652) (ISADORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN)

C1-NY 134-91

(INV.) (41)

I-NY 100-111180

(STANLEY LEVISON (115)

I-NY 100-111203

ROY LEVISON (415)

I-NY 100-122751

DOROTHY DOUGLAS

. (412)

1-NY 100-107164

1-NY 100-8048

BENEDICT WOLF

MARTIN POPPER

(358)

I-NY 100-93787

PAUL ROSS), 1424

I-NY 100-116966

HENRY WOLF

(424)

I-NY 100-82558

PHILIP JONES) 424)

1-NY 100-78633

ISADORE GIB3Y NEEDIEMAN) (33)

I-NY 105-30019

WOLE, FOLFER, ROSS, WOLE AND JONES, (331)

1-NY 100-84994

(GUS HALL (415)

1-NY 100-19679

(ISADORE WORSY (415}

I-NY 100-128861

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the insignificant contributiuns of his firm to the Party,

ROSS, who was aware that the CPUSA was displeased with

and

of the possibility that the Party might influence the soviets

not to do business

with the firm in the future,

made the

following proposalack-ball" the firm with the soviets, the

If the Party would refrain from

any attempt to

fIrm henceforth, would contribute $10,000 annually 10

Party.

HALL agreed to ROSS' proposal

the

and it was then further

agreed that ISADORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN should be the inter-

mediary between the Party and the aforesaid law firm for

collection of contributions of the firm to the Party.

During HALL's conference with ROSS, the latter

stated that he personally has been contributing $5000

annually to the Party. HAul knew nothing of this alleged

contribution, but did not question ROSS about It since to

do so might lead to the Party's being embarrassed. (NY 694-5*

commented that he too had no information regarding ROSS'

alleged contribution).

HALI stated that NY 694-5* should instruct ISADORE

GIBBY NEEDIEMAN to investigate the aforesaid alleged con-

tribution of RoSS.

on 10/17/61, the informant contacted NEEDLEMAN at

Beth Israel Hospital, where the latter is currently con-

LIned Ior a possible

operation for the removal ofkidney

stones. NY 694-5* bried NEEDLEMAN regarding HALL'S dis-

cussion with PAUL ROSS and NEEDLEMAN agreed to investigate

the alleged contribution of ROSS as soon as he should leave

the hospital.

NY 694-5* further advised that on 10/16/61, he

had conferred with ISADORE WOFSY who reported that within

the past few days he had received from STANLEY and ROY LEVISON

a $5000 contribution to the Reserve Fund, and from Mrs.

SMITH DOROTHY DOUGLAS a contribution of $3000 to the said

fund.

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1/1/62

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-308452)

SAG, NEW YORK (200-171300)

STANLEY LEVISO!!

IN-C

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

Per

C98W57e2a

Date

462016

Fatagne caution must ve exercised rat sennect to

DESERTON o

HOTO:: 99132 11107

even

aD 0he

E3270

37701

3571-

Baction or a

ion 1/4/62, NY 004-29 advisod sA ACE C. HON

that curing a contact on the furosaid date with readors korey,

CroSs Reserve Fund functionary, WOrSY stated the folloing:

STANIAY LUVISON IS dOING Important vori for the CPUBA

In illo role of advinor to tho Douthom negro loader its

¡VISON VIOLO tO spceCiL MCERE dolivored at tho fi-CIo

convosition in Florida. Ho in sotive in MIld's "right to vote

movesent" in the South, and ino inotrumental in raining 4200,000

for the sald novonent.

By reason of his accoclation with INDRO, rVISON hag

acceno to the brite loune • lc ian boon in couract with fresi-

dchit

mumor, Attornoy Concret

and importent

Icairo of tho ArL-CIO. llo aiso has contact with umerous

poople in overment,

In nocordance last his proviona comicat to. do

co, ¿VIDI contributed 4l2,oud. do We COOl Moilosoi Office.

anna loud..

3-92 694 1243-3224-93 SER

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]=.".

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109-76

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'SECRET

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SAC, NEW SORK (100-128861)

4/20/62

--,.

SA ALEXANDER C. BURLINSON

CPUSA FUNDS (RESERVE FUNDS)

IS-C

On 4/19/62, MY 694-S& advised that on the aforesaid

date ISADORE WOFSY furnished the following information to the

informant:

STANDY LEVISON recently contributed $2500 to the CPUSA

Reserve Pund, the said sum representing the first partial payment

of what he intends to contribute during 1902.

FRANCINE DAMON (TRANCES DAMON VILLIAMS) recently

contributed $1000 to the Reserve Fund.

The 12th-13th Corporation has contributed $500 as a

periodic contribution to the Reserve Fund.

According to WOFSY, as a result of the ra-financing

of she mortgage on the building at 35 I. 126h Sü. (125h-13th

Corp.

a separate fund of 443,000 of mortgage money is being

set up as

"a reserve within e reserve."

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

Ta 98451 B00

Date

L-HY

134-91

LaNY

100-47632

FRANCES DAMION WILLIAMS (425)

I-NY

100-19579

(ISADORE WORST) (415)

I-NY

100-131380

(STANLEY LEVISON) (415)

I-NY

100-70308

(12t2-13th St. cone.) (41)

1-HY 100-128851 (415)

ACB: Une

(6)

133-21-9/90

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Dato of Declassication Indel nite

62-116335-1077

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5/3

5/3/62

ENCODE

TELETYCE

URGENC

COP SECRET

TO:

DERECTOR, FBI (100-105570)

SAC, АРМУРА (109-5500)

SAC, HEW ORLEANS

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

FROM:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-136585)

Datc L/le/206

SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SM-C

(00:ATLANTA)

REPAINTEL, MAY ONE, NIMIZEN SIXTY TWO, CAPTIONED AS ABOVE,

RETIZCRING THAT THE CPUSA HAD SENT "AN EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL,

SEORCE ORGANIZER" TO NEW ORLEANS TO ASSIST THIE MARTIN LUTHER

KING GROUP THERE IN

IT'S FIGHT FOR

POLITICAL SQUALITY OF NEGROES.

ON MAY SECOND, NINEND SINTY TWO, MY SIX HIND FOUR DASH S

ASTORESK ADVISED SA ALEXANDER C. BURLINSON AS FOLLOWS:

CIT MAY FIRST, NINETED SITY TWO, LENIENT HARRIS, CPUSA

RESERVE FUND FUNCTIONARY, INCONNED NY SIX NINE FOUR DASH S

ASTERISK THAT THE SECRET CP ORGANIZER SENT TO NEW O-ZEANS TO

ASSIST TILE MARTIN LUTHER IING CROUE IS HOSEA HUDSON (BUFILE

ONE HUNDRED DASH TVO FOUR FIVE FOUR EIGHT) • ACCORDING TO HARRIS,

I-SUPERVISOR #41

_10134-91

INV. (41)

10100-7058

LETENT HARRIS (415)

I-IX 100-111180 SIANLEY LEVISON

1-100-01330

(415)

HUNTER PITTS

1-100-3317

O'DELI. (415)

HOSEA HUDSON (422)

1-103-130505

(412)

AGB: Une

1. 91-31

SEARCHED.....

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Exempt from CDS, Category

IN D508+1/400396529898357 frage 21

Daic or Declassilication Indofinite

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5/3/62

TELETYPE

ENCODE

URGENT

D2 ...

PAGIE TO

HUDSON, A NEGRO, WILL ACTUALLY OPERATE IN BATON ROUGE, AND WILI

BE ASSOCIATED THERE WITH ONE "SARGEANT CAULFILID," WHOM HARRIS

DESCRIBED AS "A VERY POWERFUL POLITICAL FIGURE."

HARRIS INDICATED THAT HUDSON WILT. REMAIN IN THE NEW. ORLEANS-

BATON ROUGE ARFA FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.

HARRIS MADE A FURTHER CONHENT TO THE EFFECT THAT SPANLEY

LEVISON, BY REASON OF HIS ASSOCIATION WINE DIE MARTIN LUTHER

KING MOVEMENT, "IS DOING IHE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN THE CE

TODAY." HARRIS ALSO REMARKED JUBILANTLY THAT BY REASON OF

THE ADVINISTRATION'S BEING FOLIDICALIY DEPENDENT UPON THE

BARTEN LUTHER KING NOVENENT, WEICH CAN "SWING" THE BALANCE OF

POWER IN THE SOUTH, "THE PARTY HAS THE KENNEDYS IN ITS POCKET."

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3/21/63

TO SECRE

AIRTEL

ROISTERED NAIL.

& DIRECTOR, FBI (100-332452)

WHOM & SAC, MEN YORK (100-121130)

SUSJECT.

STANLEX DAVID IRTISON

IS - C

(002 17)

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

• C98Y5180₴

Date_

Extrem caution must be exarclood sith respect

to dissemitation at u1a alibroadon felt EMaiLen E

F.01010

-Oran du paraphased com - in

on 3/20/03,

Ny Ggast furnished the following

inormation to SA MAAHTER C. EURLINSON:

On 3/20/63, the Informant net with lEM HARRIS

and ISADOR SCrOY, and INM FARRIS atated that on tho previous

day he had corterred with STANLEY LEVISON,

who told him that

ho and "his croup" had becone "assenchanted" with to! CPUSA

for a ramber or reasons.

Accoraing to the intermant, Worsy

Acked FAERIS whether or not the LEvIsah "rous" did not

Includo 11 people.

HARIS replied that It d1d.

5 • Buraau (100-392452) - (Enc. 1)

(ROT)

16 • 130013231

(LAN HARRIS)

(Enc. ])

3 = 100030102

(OPUSA « FUNDS (REGERVE FUNES)) (Enc. 1)

NY 134-31 (INV.) (41)

iX 100-111203

(ROX INVISON) (414)

NY

100-7859

(LEM HARRIS) (414)

NY 200-729961

(OP,USA • FUNDS

(RESERVE FUNDS)) (414)

NY 100-19079

(ISIDOTE WORSK) (474)

+17 100-111180

(434)

134-91 - 3 tri%

Classified by 2116

SEARCH!

(12)

1 - Sup $414

Exempt from GDS, Category.

SERIALIZE

MINDSEL

Date or Decles Gration Indefinite

311653

BI - NAY YO

TW 600211164305399107 Ztage 23

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H8 100-111130

HARRIS, according to the informant, thea

handed

to iZ 694-5° a menoranius wnich be had prepared reflecting

the incomation furioned to him by unvisci with respect to

the reasons wy he and his "croup" had legsto "disenchanted"

mith tho CPuSA. MARRIS stated that he intended to subuit

the dotally of the sold torendun to dis FAlL and to surget

to HALu that the latter confer with STANLeY LavIsON in order

"soup"s" severing relations

witti tis crush.

NY 69434 stated that althoush the senorandus,

does not reflect the raied, MARlIs told hin that it reflected

the details of the conversation which he had had nith

STANTEX ILVISON on the previous day ina infomant stated

that, undoubtedly,

LavISCis romaris sore intended to

Inolute the sentinanta of his brother, roy, and very likely

those of STANLey's anl Rol's vives.

Tha infomant was undols

to fumich any information with respecè to uno the other

In the LuvISCh "group" night bo.

Inclosed are three xerox contes of the venorandun

prepared by ISM lARTIS rodlecting the Intormation furnished

to him by STANLEY LEVISON.

-NO arill follow this matter closely and kong the

Bureau advised of any new developments.

At this time the Mio la unable to identify the

remalning seven Irdividuals montloned by HArAIs.

has been alerted to the nood jon obtaining thia inforoation.

However, it 1a logical to assune that these Irdividuals

are those clonely associated with the LEvISONS in bair

business and/or soolal activities. Probably arongut tris

Group are:

JOE FILNER • Plütaburgh

HARRY MILLER • CHICaEO

ALICE LOBI - NEW YOrk

VICIOR LUDWIG - CHICAGO

MY INORSOLI, - Her York

Ino 170 will continue contact with informit in

an attempt to Ideitfy these pooplo.

i 2.

SECAR:

TAL SECK'T

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AINTEL

•7/70/53

REGIETERED MAIT

631 ..

70

FHOM

:

SUBJECE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-3-75)

SAC, NEW YORK (200-00640)

CRUSA-TIGORO QUESTION

IS - C

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

в с98U5 1₴

Date,

to disserination or are

c. 161033 Poi

Die devastative scotion or a agorE.

0n 7/10/03, HY G94g* furniahed the follouing

InCONTIATION tO SAS WILLIAN O. CURRALL and ALEXANDER C.

BURL INSOlis

on 7/9/03, GUS MAN, CRUBA Goneral Socretary,

ptatod that no regardn the "current regro revolution"

the

C3USA 13 vory nuch Lnvelocd in all of tho activities

of the legro groups seeiing integration.

tie stated that

the CP 1a plasing a particilarly important and influential

rolo in arranging the "Nogro narches."

no said that

3 • DEARO (100-3-75) (Rº1)

D= Sir 134001

• сс:00 (134-40 100

5024-9* (711)

(INY) (419

• 1X 200-7023

CONCEIL-JAACP) (41)

• 1X 100-01004

HE 100-111180

(FRAMIDE ELVIDON) (41)

MY 100-111203

(RCY LEVISON) (414)

•it 100-30540

(434)

ACE: IVO

(12)

Classified by

2116

•Exempt from GDS. Category

Date of Declass Mention Infrile

1311-91-3811

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NY 100-80640

nover In the history of che slACk has the relationshin

betrcen the Party and the MACP bocn so good.

he noted that

the Party's relationg with noy wiltins, HAACe leader,

are particularly good.

It stated also that the Party 1s no longer

concerned about the fact that sinley and ROY INVISOl have

sovercd themselvoa fron the Party discipline.

According

to finle, the LEVISChS have been using innill LUrIN KING

and hide novauont for their own personal gain. le also

statod that the Party will nake an investigation to

icteraine how much money - actually belonging to the

Party - has boon collectod by the LEvisold wring the

past 10 or 15 yeart..

We SECRE

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7/31/53

AIRTEL

REGISTERED

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (200-106670)

FROl : SAb, NEW YORK (100-136585)

SUBJLCT: MAKEIN LUTHER KING

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

C98457122

SM • C

(00: Aclauta) '

LCINEME GAUTION MUST BE EXERCISLD WITH RESPKET TO

DISSIMIRATION OF THE INTORUATION HEREIN INASUCH AS, BY ITS

NATUL, SAID INFOSNATIOS TEEDS TO DENTIFY NY 694-59, 4

VALUELE LEONT, AS SHE SOUKEG, UNCLES TULS INFORNATLON

IS QUIALILD FILE A SOURCE OTILK THAN MY 694-54, IT SHOULD

NOT BE LOLLUÄL-LVEN IN PALAFAKASED FORGIN TIE INVIGTIGATIVE

SLCTION OF & ELPDAT.

Restairtel dated 6/13/63, captioned as above, which

statEs that rIAiLeY and RuY liVIsui, partIcularly IANLEY,

are still ikTIN LUTHER KLNG's "brain trusc."

MY 694-5* advised SA WIlLIAM G. GUNRALL ON 7/31/53

that he had beca informed by isavor. Horsey, crusa keserve fund

fuctionary, on 7/30/53, that ROY and STANLEY LAlISON are defi-

litely vorking their way ouc fida under farty dircipline.

ine

LEVISORS wish to "run' MARTIN LUTHER KING indeperdently, wichout

3 - BULLAU

(100-106670) (801)

(LU0-5500) (LATO) (R41)

NY 134-91

1 - NY.

1vJ-111130

1 - 11Y

100-111203

1 • MY 100-19079

1 • MY 100-7053

1. = NY 100-133585

•(INV) (41)

(STANLEY LEVISON) (414)

(RUX LEVISON) (414)

(IS WONG HOFSLY) (414)

(LEM HATRIS) (414)

(412)

Classried by

2116

RIQimsb

Exempt from CDS, Culegne?

• (12)

Date of Declassication to definite

G0 stle 3951 Hsis Alase de - SUP. 412

NUR SECRET.

1340

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NY 100-136585

any interference fron the Party; hovever, che LEVISONS wish

to "renain Party people."

The

: CP is in touch wich the

LEVISONS through Worsay ninsel. and through LunNI kARkIS,

another CrUSA Reserve Fund functionary•

:

YESBORE

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Date:

9/16/63

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

REGISTERED

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-392452)

FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (107-111180)

SUBJECT:

STANLEY LEVISON

SM - C

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

098457670

Per

Date

EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED WITH RESPECT TO

DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN INASMUCH AS, BY ITS

NATURE, SAID INFORMATION TENDS TO IDENTIFY NY 694-S*, A VALUABLE

INFORMANT, AS THE SOURCE. UNLESS THIS INFORMATION IS OBTAINED

FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN NY 694-S*, IT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED -

EVEN IN PARAPHRASED FORM--IN THE INVESTIGATIVE SECTION OF A REPORT.

ReNVairtel to Bureau, 6/13/63, captioned MARTIN LUTHER

• KING, SM - C, which states that BEN DAVIS has been assigned to

be "liaison or intermediary" with the LEVISONS and HUNTER PITTS

O'DELL with respect to the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement.

3 - BUREAU

1 - ATLANTA

1 - CHICAGO

- NNY 134-91

1 • NY 100-111203

1 - NY 100-84994

I - NY 100-91330

1 - NY 100-144189

1 - NY 100-7658

1 - NY 100-131666

1 - NY 100-23825

1 • NY 100-111180

(100-392452) (RM)

(INFO) (RM)

(131-46) (INV) (RM-AM)

(INV) (41}

(ROY LEVISON) (414)

(GUS HALL) (414)

(HUNTER PITTS O'DELL) (414)

(FREEDOMWAYS) (414)

(LEM HARRIS) (414)

(CPUSA - SOUTHERN REGION) (414)

(BEN DAVIS) (414)

(414)

woe suit

(16)

Classified by

2116

Exempi from GOS, Catrrory

Date of Declassification Last!:

134-81

13788

SEARCHEC

•SERIALIZEL. 7

SEP 1 4133,

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sett

TOP SHORITY

NY 100-111180

NY 694-9* advised SA ALEXANDER C. BURLINSON on 9/13/63

that he had been informed of the following by GUS HALl, General

Secretary, CPUSA, on 9/12/63:

With respect to DAVIS' liaison function as noted above,

STAN LEVISON has not yet met with BEN DAVIS. The CP is not

happy with STAN LEVISON. In the event STAN LEVISON does

contact BEN DAVIS, the following proposition will be put to

SIAN LEVISON by DAVIS:

STAN LEVISON and his brother ROY are to undertake to

open a branch office in Atlanta, Georgia, of Ireedomways, which

branch office is to be headed by HUNTER PITTS O'DELL. The

LEVISONS are to finance this branch office. This office will

be a bona fide branch office of Freedomways, but it will also

be the headquarters for CP work in the South. In the event

STAN LEVISON refuses this undertaking, the Party will then know

where he stands.

RUE SBORE

-2..

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WE SECRE

10/18/63

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-3-116)

SAG, NLW YORK (100-151548)

CPUSA - AEGRO QUESTION

COMUNIST INFLULACE IN BACIAL MATTERS

IS • C

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

098W57B22

Per.

Date

ReBulet lu/7/6j, reflecting that there is an urgent

and imperative need to dutcrmine factually ine extent of

Conaunast influence in the lagro movenent and the reed to take

positive steps to counter, of otherwise disrupt, these subversive

endeavors.

kelet requested that ly 694-5% be incorvieved with

a vict to eliciting fron iiia nard, fini, documented facts re-

lating to detinite, important, specific results of accomplishnents

which

the Coumunist Party (UP), collectively or nenvers irdividually,

have achieved wien the merican legro since January 1, 1903, as

contrasted to and separated fron their activities, programs,

plantungs and efforts to influence which have not attained

their coals, and, two, a sumary of all significant denonstrable

and documented facts known to nim in the past and present bearing

upon the extunt of successful Communist iufluence In legro matters,

including date in this sumary, if relevant, even if previously

reported.

NY 094-S* was

interviewed at length regarding the infor-

mation required by the Buzoau, and the following zepresents the

information furnished by six 694-5% In this regard.

2 - BURLAU

1. - CHIGAGO

NNX 134-11

1 - iX 157-205

1 - HX 100-151548

(100-3-115) (RM)

(134-410) (60 5824-58) (AM)

(INV) (41)

(MARCH ON WASHINGTON) (412)

(414)

TO SECRET

(ü)

134.

1927

Chested by 2116

Exempt from GDS, C'alegor

Date of Ducia saration lo lolinite

42-116-375-1873

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NY 100-151548

I.

Conmunist Influence on the hegro

Movement since Januazy 13 1963

4. Influence of STANLEY and ROY LEVISON and

HUNTER PITIS O'DELL On MARIIN LUTHER KING

and the leite Movement

NY 694-Si recalled that in June, 1963, he had been

inforned of the following by IMENT HARRIS, GPUSA Reserve Fund

functionary, who stated that he had received this inforation

in the course of neetings that had taken place shortly prior

to thet tune between LiMENT HARRIS and STANLEY LIVISON:

The LEVISONS, particularly STANLEY LEVISON, axe still

MARTIN LUTIER KING's "brain-trust"' . more than ever

beforE. At

& meeting between the LEVISONS, HUNTER PITTS O'DELL, MARTIN LUTHER

KING, and the chiet assistant to the Attorney General (identity

unknown to if bya-sy, the latter, pointing to the LEVISONS and

HUN ILE PITIS O'DELL,

said to MARTIN LUTHER KING, "These men are

Party members, watch out for them." KING did not "bat an eyelash"

upon hearing this remark, and after the meeting, LEVISON said to

KING, "I congratulate you on the way you acted regarding his

warning (the Assistant attorney General's); you are a real

Marxist-Leninist. inis 1s how a true Marxist-Leninint acts."

As reported to HARRIS by LOVISON, everything KING does, he first

discusses with SIANLLY LEVISON and accepts the lattur's advice

wholeheartedly. KING also wnoleheartedly accepts the advice of

HUNTER PITTS O'DELL as regards matters within thelatter's juris-

diction.

By reason of the fact that the LEVISONS fuel that the

Party has done little, if anything, to assist the fight for civil

rignts for legroes, and further, since they feel that the Party,

as a result of this "do-nothing" attitude, has lost prestige,

they will no longer pernit the Party to donate or control their

activaties an the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement. They are severing

themselves, financially and in a disciplinary way, fron the Party.

SECRET

- 2 .

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Joe SECRet

NX 100-151543

The LEVISONS and O'DEll are still Party members, but do not

desire to be openly "linked up" with the Party.

although

they are "disenchanted" with the Party, they are not quitting the

Party.

With respect to the MARTIN LUTHER KING movement, they

will act on their own initiative and will not accept instructions

from the farty.

Inasnuch as the Party would like to continue to control

the MARTIN LUTHER KIG movement, BIN DAVIS has been assigned to

be "liaison or intermediary" with the LiVISONS and HUNTER PITTS

O'DELL.

Whether or not the LEVISONS and O'DEll vill maintain

liaison regarding matters concerning the MARTIN LUTILE KING

movement is a matter for them to decide. In vacw of the LEVISONS'

statenent with respect to advising MARCIN LUTIER KING independently

of Party instructions, it would seem that DaVIS may not have any

success in maintaining liuison with the LEVISONS and HUNTER PITTS

O'DELL. The LEVISONS and O'DELL are aware of the fact that BEN

DAVIS has been given this assigment by the Party.

According to LEM HANRIS, MARTIN LUTHER RING is referred

tọ by such top Party functionaries as GUS HALl, BEN DAVIS, JAMES

JACKSON, and CLAUDE LIGHTFOOT as "a true genuine harsist-Leninist

from the top of his head to the tips of his toes. In the Party,

the report is that MARTIN LUTHER KING is following a Marxist-

Leninist line.

NY 694-S% recalled that he had been informed by GUS HAll,

General Secretary, CPUSA, on 7/9/63 that the Party is no longer

concerned about the fact that STANLEY and ROY LEVISON have severed

in all of the activities of the Negro groups seeking integration.

. He stated that the CP is playing a particularly important and

influential role in arranging the "Negro marches." He said that

never in the history of tize National Association for the Advauce-

ment of Colored People (1440P) has the relationship between

the

Party and the NAACP been so good.. HAll said that the Party's

relations with ROY WILKINS, NAACP Leader, are particularly good.

TOP SECRET

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ARESLUREN

NY 100-151543

NY 694-5% recalled further that on 7/30/63, he had

been informed by ISADONE WOESY, CPUSA Reserve Fund functionary,

that NOY and STANLEY LEVISON are definitely working their way

out from under Party discipline. The LiVISONS wish to run.

MARTIN LUINER KING independently, without any interference from

the Party; nowever, the IVISONS wish to renain laxty people.

The GP ic in touch wich the LVISONS through worsy himself and

through LEM HARKIS.

NY 694-S recalled that he had been informed of the

following on 9/12/63 by CUS Fib: •Wich respect to the liaison

funccion of bi DAVIS wich the LEVISOliS, LUITER DITTS O'DELL,

and the MARTIN LUTHER KING noveinent, LEVISON has not yet met

with DAVIS. Ine CP is unhappy with STANLEY LEVISON in view of

the above.

Further information concerning the LEVISONS will appear

hereinatter with respect to their activities prior to 1/1/63.

B. March on Washington,

- August 28, 1953

NX 694-S recalled that GUS Hall had raturned to Now

York from lashingion shortly excer 1:00 p.m. on 3/25/63, on the

cate when the March on Washington took place. Hall inforned

MY 694-3$ that an his opinion there were a quarter of a million

people in the March.

HALt said that one-quarter of the people

in the March were white and that he, CUS Hall, and the Party

could take credit for there having been so many whites in the

March.

HAll said that the Party "had a great deal to do wich

this," and that the Party played a major role in many of these

white people going to kashingon.

NY 694-St stated that in an interview on 10/14/63

with ARNOLD JOHNSON, CPUSA Legiolative Director, the latter

told him the following: GUS Hail estimated that at least 5000 CP

members participated in the March on lashington. HAth, according

tO JOHNSON, stated that the farty played & very important role in

inducing people to attend the said March. he notesethat in the

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Boston area, 100 CP members were responsible fos having induced

4500 people to go to Washingion to attend the said March. Hall,

according to JOHNSON, further stated that similar activity took

place in all the important cities throughout the United States,

Party menbers exerting considerable influence in inducing people

to atcond the March on Washington. According to ARNOLD JOHNSON,

important trade union leaders, such as HARY VAN ARSDALE,

acknowledged that the Party was instrumental in having induced

many people to participate in the March on washington.

Wich respect to how the Party was instrumental in

influencing the March on Washington movement, JOHNSON stated

that before the March, JAMES JAGKSON, member of the Kational

Comnittce of the CPUSA and editor of

"The Worker," conferred

for eight hours with JOll LaVIS, Chaisman of the

Student Non-

Violent Coordinating Committee, Also, according tO ARNOLD JOHNSON,

BEN DAVIS, Mational Secrctary of the CPUSA, woried closely with

lithe co-chairman of the March" with respect

to working out details

of the said March.

JOHNSON noted thas two CP members, to wit, OZZIE DAVIS

and AUBY DEE, were nembers of a "subcommittee" of the March on

Washington. JOHNSON further advised that before thesctual warch,

there was & mecting of tno entire March on washington committee,

and that the question arose whether one or the other of the March

leaders should eulogize W., E. B. DU BOIS at the senorial service

connected with the March.

According to ARNOLD JOHNSON, ROY WILKINS

insisted that he be permitted to deliver the eulogy. JOHNSON noted

that despite/that

was a publicly known fact that W. B. B. DU BOIS,

before his death, had espoused the Conmunist cause and became a

CPUSA member, there was no reference made to this fact on the part

of the committee when it was being decided who should eulogize

DU BOIS.

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LOR SELL.:

"Freedonways," & Quarterly Magazine

Published by Ircedomways Associates,

Inco 799 Eroadney, lew York City

On 1/17/61, GUS Walk stated that the Crusa had allocated

$2,000 for the establisimet of a proposed Negro quarterly publi-

cation, and that he had given this money to ESTLE JACKSON, wife

Of JAMES E. JACKSON, Editor of "The Worker."

According to JAMES JAGKSON, on 2/17/61, the CUSA

would begin publication. or a hegro quarterly magazine in april,

1961. ESTIER JACKSON was to be the Business Manager of this

publication.

According so CUS kuli on 5/21/61, the magazine

"Freedonways" was set up by JAMES JACKSON for the CruSa, with

• the approval of the Central Conmittee of the CP of she Soviet

Union (CG6PSU), GUS HALl stated that thus far, this publication

had received $7,000 from the GPUSA.

NY 696-s* advised on 10/15/03 that the CPUSA is

furnishing money to "Freedonways" from funds made available by

the soviets at the annual rate of $20,000.

On 9/12/63, GUS HAll, stated that a proposition was to

be presented to STANLEY INVISON bY BENJAMIN J. DAVIS as follows:

STANLEY and NOY LEVISON should open a branch office of 'Freedomways"

in Atlanta, Ga., this branch office to be headed by HUNTER PITTS

O'DELL.

The LEVISONS should Linanse this branch office, which

would be & bona fide branch office of "Freedomays," but which

could also be the headquarters for CP work in the South.

(In

the

event SINLEY LEVISON should refuse this undertaking, the Party

would then know where STANLEY LEVISON scood.)

On 10/4/63, ARNOLD JOHNSON stated that "Freedonways"

is "one of the CP's biggest achievements," in that the aforesaid

publication is now reaching the intellectual and middle-class

had been printed, 10,000 copies were made at its last printing.

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NY 694-9% noted that he personally has observed

Negroes on subways and trains reading "Freedomays."

D. CPUSA Influence on Trade

Union Activity in Detroit

ARNOLD JOHNSON stated on 10/14/63 that in Detroit

there is a "Negro trade union conmittee," the Icader of which

is COLEMAN YOUNG, a member of the CPUSA. According to JOHNSON,

this group is influential in municipal politics in Detroit and

also in politics in the State of Michigan, He stated that this

group had considerable influence in the last election in Detroit.

E. CPUSA Trade Union Delegation to the

"May Day" 1053 Celebration in Moscow. USSR

NY 694•3* recallcd that the 7-member: trade union dele-

gation sent to Moscow, Ussa, for the May 1, 1963, "May Day"

celebration included five legroes.

F. Greetings fron the CPSU to BENJAMIN J.

DAVIS on the lecasion of his 60th Bisthday

NY 694-S* advised that upon the instruction of US MALI,

a request was sent to the Central Committee of the CPSU in

Septenber, 1963, asking the Soviets to print "ercetings" in

"Pravda"

on 9/8/63, on the occasion of BENJAMIN J. DAVIS' 60th

birthday. The CCCPSU was requested to describe DAVIS as a

proud son of the American working class, an outstanding leader

of the legso people, and as a person who had been devoted to

Marxicm-Leninism and the ropagation of Marxisn-Icninism in the

USA for the past 30 years.

Ine CCCPSU was requested to further

refer to DAVIS as a leader in the struggle for the Negro and the

white woriser, a leader in the struggle for labor unity, and a

National Secretary of the CrUSA.

GUS HALL On 9/12/53, expressed gratification by reason

of the tact that the Russians

had printed birthday greetings in

"Pravda," which greetings followed the lines suggested by hall.

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(The 9/8/63 issue of "Pravda," official organ of the

CCCPSU, did contain an article laudatory of BENJAMIN 3.

DAVIS,

which article was responsive to the request of US HAll.)

G. Reaction of Atlanta Negro Bar

ASSOCiaLiDE ED BENJAMIN J. DAVIS

On 10/14/63, LET HARRIS stated that then BEN DAVIS,

several. months ago, went to Atlanta, Ga., to observe the Negro

situation there, he attended a testimonial dimer given in his

honor by the Negro Bar Association of Atlanta. Fzesent on this

occasion were a number of logro members of the State Legislature

of Georgia. DAVIS was given a most enthusiastic reception by all

the Negroes at the dinner, who expressed themselves as being

particularly pleased to be able to honor a man such as BEN DAVIS

who had done so much for the Southern Negro.

II.

Connunis: Influence on the Negro

140.

-overent becore Januial 1903

* influence of StANLEY and ROY LEVISON and

HUNTER PITIS O'DELL On MARTIN LUIUER KING

and the Nearo Movement

On 1/4/62, ISADORE WOFSY advised as follows: STANLEY

LEVISON is doing importans work for the GPUSA in his role of

adviser to the Southern legro leader MARTIN LUTIER KING. LEVISON

wrote the speech which KiNG delivezed at the AEL-CIO convention

in Florida. LEVISON is astive in KING's "right-to-vote movement"

in the south, and he was instrumental. in raising $200,000 for

this movement.

In early Februury, 1962, LEM HARRIS stated that shortly

before that time, he, HARRIs, transnitted to GUS HAth a "confidentia)

verbal report" on DI. MARIEN LUTHER KING fumished tO HARRIS by

SIANLEY LEVISON, KING's attoney and adviser, tho is a secret

member of the CP and a rogular contributor to the CPUSA Reserve Fund.

When MARTIN LUTHER KING was Invited to address the ATL-CIO conventio:

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some time ago, KING, on LEVISON's advice, first obtained approval

to do so from A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, Negro labor leader, who, if he

had not been consulted in the matter, might have felt that KING's

making a speech at this convention was a blow to RANDOLPh's

prestige. KING delivered a remarkably effective speech at this

convention, and, as a result, received invitations from numerous

labor leaders, including 'NO DONALD of Steel," to address their

respective unions.

as the outstanding champion of Negro rights

in the country, KING is & powerful political influence, recognized

as such by the higher echelons of the Democratic Party. Me has

access to Attorney General ROSSRT KENNEDY and President KENNEDY,

who, politically, need KhiS, particularly in the souch, where in

cities like Atlanta and New Orleans the Negro vote now constitutes

the balance of power and where KING controls the legro vote.

JAMES HOFFA, Teamster Union boss, apprcciates the

political power of KING, particularly the fact thut KING can

influence she 90,000 membess of the Teamster Union.

What LEVISON particularly wanted GUS HAil to know is

that "KING is

a wholehearted Marxist, who has studied it (Marxism),

believes in it, and agrees with it, but because of his being a

Minister of religion, does not dare to espouse iù publicly."

JAMES JACKSON, on 3/7/62, remarked that an article in

a recent edition of "The lacion," ostensibly written by MARTIN

LUTHER KING, J., was actually written by HUNIER PITTS O'DELL.

(It is noted that the 3/3/12 issue of "The Nation" contains

an article attributed to MARTIN LUTHER KING., Jr, entitled

"Report on Civil Rights--Funbling on the New Esontier," which

Is a criticism of the KENNUDY Administration's efforts on behale

of civil righis.)

02 5/1/62, LEMENT HARRIS commented to the effect that

'STANLEY LEVISON, by reason of his association with the MARtIN

LUTHER KING novemert, "is doing the most important work in the

CP today." HARRIS remarked jubilantly that by rcason of the

Administration's being politically dependent upon the MAkTIN

LUTHER KING movement, which can "swing" the balance of power in

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the South, the Party has the KENNEDYS "in its pocket."

CUS Hall stated on 7/23/62, that HUNTER PITTS O'DELI

is still representing the CPUSA and that he is still on the

National Connittee of the CPUSA. HALL further sonarked that

O'DELl is a "brain-truster" for MARTIN LUTHER KIG and is

doing an excellent job.

B. CPUSA Influence through

_W. E. B. Du BOIS

JAMES E. JAGKSON stated on 11/17/61 chat the next

edition of "the Worker" would give considerable space to

reporting that W. E. B. DU BOIS had become & membes of the

CRUSA. DU BOLS waS then chick politicalmentor to LiKRUMAH of

Ghana and KAMAl was arzunging that DU BOIS live in & palace

in Ghana.

ACCOrdiNg tO JACKSON, DU BOIS' joining the CPUSA was

part of an important "political build up" of NKNIAl, who

intended to be the first "social democrat" in Africa to

introduce "socialism as such"' on the African continent. With

DU BOis, an Internationally known Negro, and now a Communist,

as his chief adviser, NKRAl expected

to make is position in

Africa similar to that of castro in Cuba and Sukazne in Indonesia,

both of whom had leading Communists as their chies adviers.

NKRAM, who first secured KHRUSHCHEV's approval to bring DU BOIS

to Ghana in the latter's role of political mentor to NKRUMAH,

expected that people throughout Africa would be greatly impressed

by the fact that an internationally-known Negzo like DU BOIS

had assumed so important a post in Ghana.

C. Miscellaneous

NY 694-S* stated that with respect to the following

information, he, at this tine, is unable to subnit specific

sources and dates. He states, however, that he did learn, as

a result of his Party associations, that the farty had influence

with regard to the following:

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"People's Voicel

"People's Voice' was a Negro publication controlled

by the Party to the extent that the Party furnished money for

its maintenance and CP mombors controlled the policy of the

said paper.

NY 694-S*, at the direction of the CPUSA, gave to

MAX YENGAN and ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, who were then in control

of "People's Voice," $150,000 o€ CPUSA funds for the mintenance

of said paper.

Council on African Affairs

The Counsil on African Affairs was a Party-controlled

organization in that the orgonization was concrolled by MAX VERGAN,

who was then a ce member

MAACE

The NAACP, in the 1940's, had among its top leadership

such CPUSA leaders

aS JAMES FORD and PAUL ROBESON. To the extent

that those individuals and others like them could direct policy

within the NAnCh, the said organization was influenced by the CP.

"Our World"

"Ous World" was a legro magazine which was financed

during the 1940's and 1950's by RAY INGERSOLL, who at that time

was a crust donor. This magezine at the time was controlled by

JOHN DAVIS, who was a menber of the National. Connittee of the CPUSA.

BEN DAVIS, as Nes Yock Councilman

The CPUSA has always considered it an outstanding

achievenent of thelarty that BEN DAVIS was able to become a

New York Gity Councilman.

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ADAM CLAYION POELL, as Congressman

The CPUSs also considered it an achievement of the

GPUSA that ADAM CLAYTON POWEl was elected to the Congress of

the United States.

III. Informant's Own Views, Opinions, Interpretations

and Evaluations of the Information Fumished Above,

along with an Estimate of How Many Negro Comnunists

• Active Party Menbera as Of October, 1953

With respect to the interpretation that should be

placed upon the fact that the LEVISONS no longer accept Party

discipline as regards their Influence over MARILY LUTHER KING,

the informant advised as follows:

It must be noted that the LEVISONS still want to be

considered members of the CPUSA. There is no intomation available.

reflecting that they do not continue to be ideological Communists.

A distinction must be drawn between control by the UP per se and

othemise. From a practical standpoint, the distinction here is

one morely of tactics. As ideological. Communists, the LEVISONS

presumably will continue to influence the Negro movement in

accordance with set Marxist tenets. It is to be noted that

their disenchantment with the CPUSA is due to the fact that the

CPUSA, in their opinion, has not done enough to influence the

Negro

movement, has not seized the offensive whereby the Party

could assume its vanguard sole with respect to the Negro drive

Eoc civil rights. It should ba kept in mind that the Party is

all agent ottool of Moscow and that not to take instructions from

the agent does not necessarily mean that there will be any

deviation from the policies of the principal,

Wich regard to W. E. B. DU BOIS, NY 694-5* stated that

the fact that a man of DU BOIS' stature in the Legro movement

became a CPUSA member necessarily must have a tremendous influence

on the Mogro population in general. The fact that such an "eldes

statesman" in the Negro Movement had espoused the Communist Party

might well cause Negroes outside the CP to lend a sympathetic ear

to the CPUSA.

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NY 694-s* thinks that the fact that the CPUSA sent

five Negroes to Moscow as members of a 7-member delegation would

create a favorable impression upon the Negro community.

He also considers that the Soviet recognition in

"Pravda" of BEN DAVIS' bixthday likewise would have a very

favorable effect upon the logro community, indicating that

the Soviets are aware of the Negro struggle for civil rights

in the USA and of BEN DAVIS' pre-eminent position in the Negro

movement.

NY 694-s" called accention to the fact that the direct

circulation of "Freedomways" does not necessarily reflect the

actual number of readers uno could be exposed to the ideas set

forth in this publication. It is fair to assume that more

people read this magazine than purchase it.

NY 694-S* stated that it would be futile Eor him to

estimate the number of Negro Communists active as Farty members

as of October, 1963. He stated he has no information in this

regard and suggests that possibly Ce 5824-5%, who attended a

recent NEC meeting in New York where the Negro situation was

under discussion, might possibly have such infomation.

IV, Party Plans for Increasing

Such Activities

NX 694-s' called attention to the proposal to be put

tO SIANLEY LEVISON; namely, that a "Freedomways" branch be

established in Atlanta, Ga., which office could be used as a

headquarters for CP work in the South.

NY 694-Si also noted that possibly CG 5324-st is in

possession of current intormation regarding Party plans fox

infiltration of the Negro movement inasnuch as there was

discussion in this regard at the recent NEC meeting held in NYC.

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V.

Suggestions for the Development of Further

Factual Infornation to Determine the Extent

of Communist Activities

VI. Moans by Which the Bureau Might Counter or

Otherwise Disrupt the Party's Efforts Relating

to Racial Matters and the Negso

NY 694-S% stated that by reason of his assignment,

which is concerned primarily with apparatus work, he is not in

a position to offer constructive suggestions, or suggestions

which have not already been considered by the Burcau. He

coumented that it is obvious that whatever sources. the Bureau

should be alerted and extended to cover Communist activities

and influences in the Negro movement.

Observations and eccommendations of the No with

respect to countering the Party's efforts in sacial matcess

have been set forth in N70 let 10/14/63, captioned "OPUSA -

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY, IS • C."

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SAC, NEW YORK (100-74560)

SA GEORGE EDWIN JONES (#41)

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA - FUNDS

IS - C

11/20/62

DOWNGRADED TO

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Per

C98W57622

Date

116/206

Extreme caution must be exercised with respect

to dissemination of the Intomation herein inasmuch as, by

be incluced--even in paraparased fom--in one invesutcative

section of a rajort.

On 11/19/52, NY 694-S* advised SA GEORCE EDWIN JONES

of the following:

On 11/19/52, NY 694-5= met with LEM HARRIS and

the latter salised that on the arternoon of that daïe, he,

HARRIS: nadAa

meeting with STANLEY LEVISON, Who was to give

HARRIS $5,000.00 for the CPUSA.

LEM HARRIS further advised informant that the

financial situation at Prompt Press is in vory bad shape.

As soon as Prompt Press cets some cash available, the Internal

Revanue Service people seem to arrive on the seone

money.

A few days ago, they had $1,500.00 in the

the Internal Revenue Service demanded $1,900.00. No sooner

they paid that when another Internal

arrived on the scene demanding $3,400.00. LEM HARRIS stated

that he borrowed money from every possible source so that

the latter anount could be paid off, and then. another Internal

Revenue Service man demanded $1,700.00 from New Union Press.

'I-NY (134-91) (INV) (41)

1. NY

100-121130)

(CPUSA Reserve Fund

(414).

(STANLEY LEVISON (414)

I-NY

I no NY

100-7653)

(100-160 2 0 3505) (42)

134-81-93425

SEALANCS:

CEJ:Id

(6)

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21/6

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Date o. tie...

0 1962

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LEM HARRIS further stated that the landlord in

the premises formerly occupied by Prompt Press has demanded

between $7,000.00 and $0,000.00 to get the premises back

in shape.

Informant noted that apparently damage was

caused by moving the heavy printing presses of Prompt

Press.

LEM HARRIS further advised informant that he was

advised by STANLEY LEVISON that the scrap metal business in

Pittsburgh is going bankrupt. LEVISON allegedly stated that

had realized some profits from the business,

but this year "they" will be lucky if they get off at all.

HARRIS advised informant that prospects for acquisition of

money for the year 1963 looked bad. Last year they got

the year 1963 may be one-hali of that which will be acquired

for 1962.

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FBI

Date: 2/13/64

Transmit the following In

(Type in piain text or code)

Via AIRTEL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-3-116)

FROM:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-251548)

SUBJECI: CPUSA-NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN

RACIAL MATTERS

IS-C

(00: NY)

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

Per C98/57B22

Date

Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are seven copies of

a letterhead memorandum dated 2/13/64, and one copy is enclosed

for Atlanta.

The source used in this letterhead memorandum is

NY 4099-5*.

Sources used in the characterizations are as follows:

5 - Bureau (100-3-116) (Encls, 7) (RM)

( COMINFIL SCLC)

{= 100-106670) (MARTIN LUSHER KING)

1 - Atlanta (200-5586) (NART.IN LUTHER KING) (Enel. 1) (Info) (RM)

- New

York

- New

York

(200-732394) (GARENE SONES (424)

100-73250)

- New York

100-136585

(VARTIN LUTHER

1 KING )

(474)

"L.

- New

York

100-111180

STANLEY LEVISON) (414)

- New

York

100-

• New

York

100-152510)

(ALEY ROTE) (423)

- New

York

100-45729)

(BIYARD RUSTIN) (414)

1 - New York

(100-151548) (414)

JCS: gmd

(15)

Carsi 3, 2 /16

2...

Daié...

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

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Characterization of SAUL MILLS - LOUIS F. BUDENZ.

Characterization of STANLEY LEVISON - NY 694-S*.

Characteriration of CLARENCE JONES - ALBERT BROWN,

Cadetan o? Columbia University LyL in 1954.

This letterhead memorandum has been classified

"Secret" because it contains Information from Ny 4099-s*,

This source has furnished highly sensitive information with

respect to the racial situation in the New York area and

Communist infiltration thereof. It is felt this classification

is necessary in order not to jeopardize the valuable position

of the informant in furnishing information of this nature.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

Bureau 100-3-116

SECRET

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE •

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

New York, New York

February 13, 1964

UP? SECRET

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

Per (984)57822

Date

Re:

Communist Party, United States

of America - Negro Question

Communist Influence In Racial Matters

Internal Security - C

On February 11, 1964, a confidential source, who has

furnished reliable information in the past, furnished information

which indicated that Stanley Levison contacted Clarence Jones on

that date.

Levison told Jones that they should get the lists

(of contributors) from Ruth (Bailey, who is an

employee of the

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLO) office in New

York, as soon as possible, and Levison mentioned that she has

the names of all people "over $20.00".

Levison said he does not

Iike the list being in her possession because of "the

uncertainty"

Levison told and Jones replied that he would get the list.

Jones to bring the list to him either at his

office or at the Gandhi Society office. According to Levison,

Adele (Cantor, who was

recently employed by the SCLC) would

complete the necessary work on the list. Levison mentioned that

he would like to get the list before Ruth learns of the change

which is to be made, and he suggested that Jones tell her that

Atlanta (office of the SCLO) wants the list.

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of

the fBl. 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.

Clascified by _

216

Escript froa GDS, Ferry

SECRET

Group I

Excluded from automatic

downgrading and

declassification

Searched.

Serialized

Indexed

I SECRET

Filed.

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Re: Communist Party, United States

of America - Negro Question

Communist Influence

In Racial Matters

Internal security - C

With respect to the foregoing information,

it is to be noted that the New York office

of the SCic is In the process of being

reorganized. Adele Cantor was recently

employed to work in the SCIC office.

Levison instructed Jones to tell Ruth Balley that

in the reorganization there would be no job for her and that

Bayard (Rustin) is to take over one aspect of the work.

Levison told Jones that he should not mention to her that

Rustin is to have a secretary.

Levison suggesied Jones tell

Bailey that Billy Rowe might have a job for her when he gets

some project going.

Billy Rowe is a public relations man

In New York City, and has been given

the task of fund raising for the SCiC.

Jones told revison that Saul Mills is working with a

"in a direct mail appeal outfit"

and the man wants to do

something for the civil rights movement and for King (Martin

Luther King). Accorcing to dones, this individua. is Locatec

at 375 Park Avenue (New York City). Levison Indicated he was

pleased with this and instructed Jones to set up a meeting

before he (Levison) and Adele "go south". Levison said that

to heil have to get "a mailing out soon and the guy may be able

• Levison remarked that they will use their own lists

from "The Nation"

and the Committee for an Effective Congress

for a 60,000 mailing.

A confidential source, who has furnished

reliable information in the past, advised

In May, 1950, that Saul Mills was one of

those persons whom he lonew to be a concealed

Communist.

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Re:

fommunist Party, United States

of America - Negro Question

Communist Influence In Racial Matters

Internal Security - C

A confidential source, who has furnished

advised

Stan.ey Lerison was

secret member of the

Communist Farty, United States of America

(CPUSa).

The "New York Herald Iribune" Issue of

August 14, 1903, page 1, column I, con-

tains an article

captioned,

"Thurmond

Assails A Leader of March"

• The article

stated that, in answer to charges by

Senator Strom Thurmond, Bayard Rustin

admitsed joining the Young Communist

Rustin aiso

reportedly stated that he broke completely

The YCL has been designated pursizant to

Executive Order 10450.

The "Dally Worker"

• issue of February 25,

1957, page 1, column 1, contained an article

which stated

the! Bayard Rustin, Executive

Secretary, War Resisters Lengue,

was one of

eight non-Communist observers at the

Communist Farty National Convention in

1957.

The "Daily Worken" was an East Coast

Communast newspaner which suspended

publication on january 13, 1958.

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SECRET

AR SECRET

Re:

Communist Party, United States

of America - Negro Question

Communist Influence In Racial Matters

internal

security - C

Clarence Jones is the General Counsel for

the Gandhi Society For Human Rights: 15

East ith Street, New York City.

A coraldentla. source, who has

furnished

reliable informacion in the past, advised

on February 26, 1957, that he had identifiec

a photogranh of Clarence Jones as a person

whom he knew during late 1953 or early 1954

to be a member of and in a position oi

Leacershir in the Labor Youth reague (LYL.

The IYL has been designated puzsuant to

Executive Order 10450.

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det SCORES

FBI

Date: 2/18/64

Transmit the following in (Type In plain text or code)

Via

AIRTEL

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

TO

: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-3-116)

FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (100-151548)

SUBJECT: CPUSA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE

IN RACIAL MATTERS

IS-C

(00: NY)

DOWNGRADED TO

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•Per_C98W57 B22

Date

216/201

Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are seven copies

of a letterhead memorandum dated 2/18/64; copies

are also

enclosed for Atlanta, Honolulu and Los Angeles.

Sources used in the letterhead memorandum are as

fc.110WS :

1. NY 4092-5*

5-Bureau (100-3-115) (Encl. 7) (RM)

1-100-136670 (CARTANTE SCER

MARTIN LUIHER KING

l-Atlanta (100-5506) (MARTIN LUTHER KING) (Encl. 1) (Info) (RM)

I-Honolulu (100-

(MARTIN LUTHER KING) EncI.

1)

(inio) (FM

1-Los Angeles (100-

) (MARTIN LUTHER KING) (Encl. 1) (Int'o) (RN)

1-New York

1-New

York

. I-New

York

I-New

York

(100-73250)

STANLEY LEVISON) (414

(157-1036) (BOYCOTT DEMONSTRATION AT NYC PUBLIC SCHUOLS)

(412)

I-New York (100-151548) (414)

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Charittel v 2116/20-1111

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ROR STORMY

NY 100-151548

2. NY 4099-5#

(It is to be noted that NY 3810-s* furnished the

same

information as NY 4092-s*).

sources

used in the characterization are as

follows:

Source used to characterize STANLEY LEVISON -

N: 694-57

Source used to characterize CLARENCE JONES -

ALBERT BROWN, Chairman of the Columbia

University LYL in 1954

This letterhead memorandum has been classified

"Secret" because it contains information frrin NY 4092-5*

and NY 4095-S*.

These sources have furnished highly

sensitive information with respect to the racial situation

in the New York area and the Communist infiltcasion thereof.

It is felt that this classification is recessity in erder

not to jeopardize the valuable position of the informant

in furnishing information of this nature.

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In Reply, Please Refer 10 Bu 100-3-116

File No.

SECRET

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

New York, New York

February 18, 1964

SEr*

Re:

Communist Party,

United States of America

Negro Question

communist Influence in

Racial Matters

Internal Security - C

Information which indicated that Stanley Levison contacted

Clarence Jones on that date.

They discussed the mailing

1ist for the southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

and Jones promised that he would go to the SCLC office

(in New York) and get the list. Jones said that Adele Cantor

(a new employee of the SCIC in New York) could pick the list

up at his office.

Levison told Jones that this would be a

• good time for Jones to tell Ruth Bailey (an emnloyee of the

SCLC In New York, that she is no longer needed and to obtain

a door key to the office.

Levison asked if Jones nad a sty

to the salety deposit box for the scLe, and Jones replied

that he did not have a key.

Levison stated he could srovably

have a key made because he paid the box rent himself and

was one of the signators on the box.

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FBI. It 1s the property

of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; 1t

and Its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

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7k20

Date

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GrOup I

Excluded from automatic

downgrading and

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rdexed...

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Re: Communist Party,

United States of America

Negro Question

Communist Influence in

Racial Matters

Internal security - C

Jones stated that he and Ann (his wife) "have to

serve as a trustee along with him. Jones stated that this

concerns purely personal affairs. Levison said he would

think about 1t.

Levison stated It was very important for Jones

to get in touch with Martin Luther King regarding the

article coming out in "The Nation" concerning the boycott

(of New York City Public Schools before it goes out of

date.

Jones said he would contact King who is in Los

Angeles.

On February 16, 1964, a second confidential source,

who has

furnished reliable information in the pait, furnishes

Information which indicated that Clarence Jones contacteu

Martin Luther King at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Los Aéles

on that date. Jones asked King if he had received the articie

for "The Nation" concerning the Senate filibuster.

said "they"

wanted King

; to mail the article immediately

it will be timely and so they will be able to obtain 'The

Nation's' mailing l1sts in exchange for the SCLC mailing

Iist"

King mentioned that he was getting ready to preach

at Reverend Tom Kilgore's church. Jones asked King to tell

Kilgore (who is an official in the SCLC) that he (Jones) has

nailed the names and addresses of people who might b

considered in staffing the SCLC office in Los Angeles

King further stated that he was going to Hawaii from Los

Angeles and would not return until February 24.

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Re: Communist Party,

United States of

America

Negro Question

Communist Influence in

Racial Matters

Internal Security - C

Jones stated he wanted Adele Cantor and "a

person in New York" to come down

to Atlanta and get

together with Ed Clayton (who is Director of Public

Relations for the SCLC. Jones said he did not want

them to come down until King was in town.

On February 14, 1964,

the second confidential

source furnished information which indicated that

Clarence Jones contacted

• Ruth Balley at the SCLC office

In New York on that date. Jones mentioned that he had been

talking to Ed Clayton and that he was interested in the

status of the

"so called gold carat list."

jones asked if

there was such a list.

She stated that there is a "gold

carat list"

and that it is maintained at the :ffice, and

she indicated that the list 1s made up of peor.s who will

•contribute $20.00 and.up. Jones indicated that ta would

like to come to the office and go through the list.

The boycott of New York City Public

alleged

racial imbalance in the New

York City Public Schools.

With respect to the information

concerning Adele cantor and "a person

going to Atlanta to

meet with Ed Clayton, It Is to be

noted that the source on February 11,

1964, furnished information which

indicated that Levison and Adele were

to "go south."

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Re: Communist Party,

United States of America

Negro Question

Communist Influence in

Racial Matters

Internal Security - C

A confidential source, who has furnished

reliable information in the past

advised

In July, 1963, that as of July 16, 1963,

Stanley Levison was a secret member of

the Communist Party, United States of

America (CPUSA).

Clarence Jones

is the General Counsel for

the Gandhi Society For Human Rights, 15

East 40th Street, New York City.

A confidential source, who has furnished

reLiable intormationin che

advised

on February 26, 1957, that pashad identified

a photograph of Clarence Jones as a person

whom he knew during late 1953 or eary 1.954

to be a member of and in a position of

leadership in the Labor

•Youth League (LYL). •

The LYL has been designated pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

DOE SECRET

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. Is

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-104-01

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

'Memorandum

TO

SAC, NX (100-111180)

DATE:

4/3/64

BAR SECRE

FROM

SA ALEXANDER C. BURLINSON (41)

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

SUBJECT:

STANLEY LEVISON

SM - C

Per (982U57R22

Date.

2ea016

On 3/31/64, NY 694-S* advised that he had talked to

LEM HARRIS regarding the latter's contacting STANLEY LEVISON fOI

the purpose of determining whether or not LEVISON is a member

in good standing of the CPUSA.

According to NY 694-S*, HARRIS stated that he had made

several attempts to contact LEVISON, without success, however.

HARRIS said that he eventually made telephonic contact with LEVISON

and requested that LEVISON confer with him regarding an important

matter. LEVISON replied that ordinarily he would be happy to do so

but at the moment he was preparing to go "on a trip," from which he

would return in 6 weeks. LEVISCN further stated that on his return to

New York he would be happy to confer with LEM HARRIS.

LEVISON, according to LEM HARRIS, implied that he was

going to Equador, but HARRIS stated he did not know anything further

regarding LEVISON's plans.

NY 694-S* advised that in view of this situation, he

does not expect to obtain any information regarding LEVISON's CP

status until after LEVISON's return to the United States, at which

time LEM HARRIS again will attempt to confer with LEVISON regarding

the latter's Party status.

EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED WITH RESPECT TO

DISSEMINATION OF INFO HEREIN INASMUCH AS, BY ITS NATURE, SAID INFO

TENDS TO IDENTEY NY 694-S*: A VALUABLE INFORMANT, AS THE SOURCE.

UNLESS THIS INFO IS OBTAINED FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN NY 694-S*,

IT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. EVEN IN PARAPHRASED FORM- IN THE

INVESTIGATIVE SECTION OF A REPORT.

1 = NY 134-91

NY 100-7658

NY 100-111180

(INV) (41)

(LEM HARRIS) (414)

a..1111

SEARCHED

10

11404

(41)

FILED

1964

NEW YORK

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Ches (3)y 2116

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IPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-101

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

DOR SECRET

TO

:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-111180)

DATE:

4/20/64

FROM

SA JAMES M. KIRBY (414)

SUBJECT:

STANLEY LEVISON

IS -C

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

Per

Date

C9845102

on 4/7/64, NY 694-s* made the following comments

regarding STANLEY LEVISON'S

status with the CP, USA:

What the Party thinks of LEVISON's:

I#VISON has criticized the Party for not being

militant enough in the civil rights struggle and that the Party

had played no role in the civil rights struggle. This criticism

was conveyed to the Party thru LEM HARRIs.

This was many

months ago.

HALL, JAMES JACKSON, BEN DAVIS and LEM HARRIS

discussed this.

In the criticism LEVISON mentioned that not

only the Party did nothing but the "Daily Worker" did nothing

and the only one he respects in the Party for having conducted

some token fight for civil rights was BEN DAVIS. It was

decided that BEN DAVIS be in contact with LEVISON's and in

all that time they never made any attempt to contact DAVIS;

made no attempt to contact HALL Or WOFSY or anyone else in

Party.

HALL's opinion is that LEVISON's are oppo-tunists

who, now that they have milked the Party dry (have no further

opportunity to make money on the larty have no use for it.

They are opportunists in the sense of being ultra leftwingers

who disagree with the Party line on the question of civil

rights.

They are opportunists in the sense that tiney want to

control and keep MARTIN LUTHER KING, using him poiitically for

their own personal gain.

HALL is convinced these people are

no good.

There is very little, in his opinion, which would

convince them to come back but

the door has been eft open

thru DAVIS. But they didn't contact DAVIS and nothing was done.

4-111140-144

StRIALIGED. du

1- 100-111203 (ROY BENNETT)

JMK : mvI

(2)

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HALL has discussed this with NY 694-5* about four times when

their names have come up for some reason or other. HALL Of

opinion they absconded with building on 73rd St. which HALL

throughr belonged to the CP; with money after WINER died. They

enriched themselves first and gave the crumbs over to the Party

but should they come baci: HALL would accept them providing

DAVIS is in contact with them. DAVIS has made no contact.

ca 5824-S* is also of same opinion as he knew them at one time

and dealt with them both politically and financlally and was

inscontact with them during the underground days before WINER

dogmatic, were axe men.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (100-442529)

9/23/64

SAC, NEW YORK (100-153755)

CIRM

I$-e

DOWNGRADED TO

SECRET

Per

Date

C984057802

Re Chicago letter to Director dated 8/h/si, captioned

XTREME CAUTION KUST BS UTILIZED IN RINDLING AND

REPCATING

THE SCEDONING ENORINTIL SINCE MS A BRY NATURE

HIS 15

IL BITLEY A SCASTELVE AND HIGHLY PLACES TANORIENT.

Ine follewing concerning SEANLAY LEVEL's

relationship vien the cormunise Party and MARTIN LUTHER

KING, dr.,

was derived from Ni 064-3" on 1/18/44.-i13

Information vas recelved from LM MARRIS on. that date;

wno stated that he talked to hiison anortly before ie

went to Russia on August it, 1944:

LaVISON, in relating why he left MANCIN LUTHER KINO,

Jr..

3&id

that when the article by columnist dOJEPH ALcOP,

exposing his reintionship with KING, appoarco in too preas,

KInG colo him that he was

of no value to jim a3 ne lad been

the past, and said it se was to remain with nim, nis association

would nave to be open and above board.

furthernore, KING said

H-Bureau (100-442525) (FM)

(1-100-10. 010) MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JT.)

(1-103-1352452 CSTANGLI LEdOM

1-Aclanüs

(100-÷J00) (MARTIN LUTHER

KINO,

Jr.) (I1(0) (R$)

I-jer Ycrk

(103-150383)

Inew Yurn

(100-111180

CRATES LATHER KING,

Jr:)

(42)

STANLSY

LEVL301) (42)

T-Hew

Tork

(100-/058) (LEY HARRIS) (42)

1- Hew Yarr

(10Ü-135753) (12)

• (9)

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he Wanted LEVISON to be an ardent and honest foilover; and

stipulated that for LEVISON to remain as an adviser, he

(LEVISON) would have to make a publle repudiation of Communism

and be a "non-Communist"

'", whien he refused to do. His refusal,

LEVISON said, resulted in his dismissal by KING,.

wilth respect to the fact that LEVISON nas kept away

from the Party, LEVISON said he had done so to improve nla

position of Influence end strength in the Negro movement.

LEVISON continues to be critical, of the Party, MARRiS said.

This criticism arises over the Party's failure to ald in the

Negro movement.

In reply to a question oi HARRIs as to kny ne did not

see BENJAMIN J. DAVIS (alluding to DAVIS' position da

intermediary between LeVIsov and the Party), LSVISON gave

no answer, but commented ingteau, that. ne felt the Party

way not doing enougn in the racial fiela.

With reference, to his working back into the raclal

field following nis dismissal oy KING, LEVISON said ne

to the National Jewish Committee and sold them un the lica

of a small businessmen's comnittee.

The cumnictee, LEVISON

said, is composed of whites and Negroes whose

purpose is to

aid Negro people to get Into small businesses. The Committee

1s neaded by LEVISON and has an appropriation of $100,000.

According to NY oS4-g*, HARRIS opined Unat LEVISON

Is not anti-Party, and leels that LEVIsON should 'be given ar

opportunity to try to regain his position of

strength in the Negro field.

NY 694-g* 19 01 the

opinion that 1l Livlich

desired to "count himself out" (to completely disausociate

himself), he would nave refused to see iRRIs; furthermore,

he would

not nave spent approximately two nours wiin nim.

NY 094-5* is of the opinion that LoVISON ig hanging on because

he nas no influence as an individual, but must have an

organization behind him to give him strength.

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Furthermore, the source said, "I do not think

LEVISON shuuld be-dismissed. (discounted completely) although

It 1s positive that he his nut siven any money 1n the

recent

past."

- Referenced Chicago letter reported Information

derived from CO e824-g* on 1/29/u4, concerning & alscussion

with LENA SCHERER.

she told ot a recent contset with lun

HARRIS and ISADORE WOrSY, during which time they considered

Party finances.

She was

told by HARRIs and wousy thet

STANLEY LEVISON and his brother ROY (ROY BENNETI) wore

not contributing so the Party, but inscead,

might be

contributing to MARTIN LUTHER

dr, or some

elvil rignus movement.

"The LEVISONs

are far: removed from the Party."

In view of the patent ambiguitles in the information

received from CG 5824-j* and NY 954-3*, no effort 1g being made

at this time to update the characterization of Levison.

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