Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, LO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 04/20/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10283-10484

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 100-401762-1ST NR 69

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: LEG, LO

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

04/20/1964

5

[Restricted]

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Top Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

03/19/1996

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

INC LTR

v91

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Released under the John T. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hate).

• DATE:, 11-14-2017

JAY

Director, FBI

Nur SLonel

4/20/64

Legat, London

SUSAN- ABILIGMAN FRANK

IS - CH

Bu111e 100-339235

Lont 110 200-2198

(RUC)

RICHARD CYRIL FRANK

IS - CH

Dutile 100-401762

Lonfile 100-1695:

(RUC)

ALT INTORMATION CONTAINED

DBZDTU :0 USCIASSIFTED

ARCHT RU.618 SHOWN

OTHERWISE

10/26/94

Classified by SPsmAz/cL

Deniassily an DADA (OFF)

sebulet c/l0/6s enclosing NY letters 1/21/05, 1/29/64

and NY LIM 2/18/64 (instructing London to contact sources;

request coverage be assured JACK PERRY and TANG Ming-chou;

ascertain contaots these individuals may have with Chinese

Communists, the. THANKS, other U.S. residents, and to be

sure the british understand the importance of the Bureau's

efforts to penetrate Chinese Communist. Intelligence.

London, by letter dated 2/27/64 to British Security

Service, MT-5, furnished a copy of New Yorks LIM 2/18/64 and

made known the desires of the Bureau.

Subsequently, this

matter was thoroughly discussed with RALPH WHITBY, NI-5

officer on the Chinese DestS)lAs a result of the discus-

sions,

WHITEY by letter dated 4/13/64, classified TOP SECRET,

furnished bis analysis and conclusions concerning all sub-

jects.

Three copies of WIITBY's letter are enclosed herein

to the Bureau.

has had direct

Washington representative regarding TANG Ming-chao and

ISRAEL IPSTAIN, however, London ?ties have been destroyed 3)

4 - Bureau (Ene. 3)

1 - Liaison (sent direct)

1 - London 100-2198

London 100-1695

London 105-1151

(Jack Perry) (P)

- London 105-1743

(Tang-MingOchao) (RUC)

1 = London 105-1744 (Israel Epstein) (RUC)

JiM: va

11004017621

NOT RECORDED

128 APR 23 1961

(10)

9h

TOP SECRET

ORIGINAL FILED IN

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Releasemander the Jon F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

London 100-2198, 100-1695

TOP SECRET

In view of this and MI-5's request (page 3, paragraph

9,

of enclosed letter) to treat its information with the

utmost discretion, the information in the enclosures has

not been incorporated in LiM form (S)

It is suggested that copies of the enclosure

be disseninated to the New York Office with a request

that the infornation be analyzed in conjunction with

complete information available to the Bureau and Now Yorit.

Any information developed as a result of such analysis

that would be of interest and assistance to this office

and MI Els hould be furnished in a form suitable for dis-

It is noted that MI-5 states its coverage of PERRI

to quite good but it is seeking ways of improving 1t.(T5,

For the Bureau'e information only, WHITBY orally and con-

fidentially advised he would attempt to have a mail cover

placed on PERRY and i1 successful, furnish this office

results of U.S.

interest. (s)

Since TANG-Ming-chao and the EPSTEINS are resident

in China and the FRANKS are in the U.S., Lendon files con-

corning then are being nud, to be reopened it Bi-s zurnishes

pertinent infornation regarding them.s)

pERRy's file remaine pending to be closely followed

with MI-S and the Bureau will be kept advised.

TOP SECRET

100-901162-

983-10130

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

TORAS

STREET

LONDON

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-1695

dear

Мано

ENCLOSURE

100- 401762

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DATE: 11-14-2017

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TOP

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (41 USC 2107 Hote) .

DATE: 11-14-2017

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