Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: FLYNN, DANIEL A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 4/3/67
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10277-10120

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-401762-145

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: FLYNN, DANIEL A.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 04/03/1967

PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

RCF, SHF, RES, EMP, POLIT AND SUBV ACT, CP, TRA, ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Top Secret

RESTRICTIONS :

1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

10/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v01

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Released ander the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (14 USC 2107 Note).

DATE?

3 (Rev: 9-17-65)

FEDERAL

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW YORK

OFFICE OF ORIGINS

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE

RICHARD CYRIL FRANK

DATE

APR

3

1967

REPORT MADE BY

DANIEL A. FLYNN

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

1/13-3/30/67

TYPED BY

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REFERENCE:

12/2919

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SHOWE

ROASTON

New York report of SA DANIEL A. FLYNN,

dated

1/13/67.

CIA HAS NO DRIECIAN TO 7PI OS WES 81)69

4 ON AND/OR

INFORMANTS:

RELCASE OF SIA IRFORMATION

IN THIS DOCUMENT.

Identity of source omp

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File Number Where Located

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SUSAN

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APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

one year

gap

Characterization of SUSAN H. FRANK

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SLOGCL

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X_CX(6L. /26/48

Yes

= No; Pending prosecution over six months

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No

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

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1967

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Released under the John T: Kennedy AssasSinatIon RecordS Collèction Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

• DATE: 11-14-2017

SECRED

NY 100-107383

INFORMANTS (Cont'd)

Identity of Source

NY T-3

NY 4047-5*

NY 5225-s 364,

File Number Where Located

Legat London letter,

1/30/67

Instant report

NY T-6

ALBERT SCHALLER

Credit Card Division

American Express Company

770 Broadway,

NYC

Characterization of WILLIAM F. ASH

NY I-8

BSS, NYCPD,

who furnished

information to SA. J.W.

ROBINSON on 8/26/66.

Original source of

information is an

individual working with

NYCPD with the under-

standing that it remain

confidential and source

be protected.

Characterization of JUDY VAN BUREN

ALBERT SCHALLER, Credit Card Division, American

Express Company, was contacted on 3/10/67, by. SA WALTER C.

ZINK.

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COVER PAGE

SECRET

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

NY 100-107383

SECRE

LEADS:

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Will attempt to develop

source who can furnish information concerning the subject's

activities.

NY 5225-S* is being directed to maintain contact

with the subject and his wife.

He is also being directed

to exploit his relationship with

the subject and his wife. Gu)

-C.

COVERASE

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

.: (Rev. 5-2-66)

NY 100-107383

1. X Subject's name is included in the Security Index.

2. X The data appearing on the Security Index card are current.

3.

Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and Form FD -122

has been submitted to the Bureau.

4. [X] A suitable photograph [X] is

[J is not available:

Date photograph was taken .

5. 1 Subject is employed in a key facility and

is

charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies are

6. IX This report is classified

Top Secret

because

(state reason) it contains information

which is classified "Top Secret"

5/14/62 and 6/28/62.

7. EX Subject previously interviewed (dates)

[X Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason)

subject is presently under investigation in regard

to Chinese Communist activities in the United Statcs.

An interview of

the subject may alert him to our

interest in him and jeopardize this investigation.

8. 0

This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter

has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the

Security Index card.

9. [y This case has been re-evaluated in the light of the Security Index

criteria and it continues to fall within such criteria because

(state reason) informant has stated subject is a staunch

pro-Chinese Communist (8/15/66).

10. IX Subject's SI card [X] is D is not tabbed Detcom.

[X] Subject's activities warrant Detcom tabbing because (state reasons)

subject is known to have been in touch with TANG

Ming-chou,

a suspected Chinese intelligence agent.

-D*-

SECRED

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

DATE: -21÷14-291-591

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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NICE

ATT. INFORMATION CONCATNES

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OTHERNISE

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

1 - Secret Service, NYC (RM)

DANIEL A. FLYNN

APR 3

1967

100-107383

RICHARD CYRIL FRANK

Office:

New York, New York

Bureau File #: 100-401762

Character:

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 So/caL

INTERNAL SECURITY - CHINA

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X CJ6)

(JFK) 1/26/98

Synopsis:

Subject resides at 110 Christopher Street, NY, NY,

with his wife and is employed as a free-lance assistant

director working out of the Directors Guild or America.

Subject arrived in the US from London on 1/14/67. WILLIAM

ASH of London, England, reported to have made arrangements

for the subject to contact:

China News Agency in LondonS Subject in contact with

JACOB ROSEN

and JUDY VAN BUREN of the Progressive Labor

Party.

Subject reported to supply films to be shown at

Progressive Labor Party meeting.

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DETAILS:

12/29/94

Classi

Declassify on°

Residence and Employment

ANDREW SERKANIC,

125 Christopher Street, New York,

New York,

advised SA DANIEL A. FLYNN. On March 3Q, 1967, that

the subject continues to reside in Apartment 30, 110

Christopher Street. New York. New York, with his wif

SUSAN FLY FRANK

Tens Richard Capilinank

chine

Susan Yearrin

o EReCiA HAS NO OBJECTION TO

DECA

XM.

moroce

RELEA

LATION AND/OR,

CY CIA INFORMATION Excluded peronate

*IN THIS DOCUMENT. 09.3 P3

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9-30-971

SLD KSR

2-14.98 (J7K)

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

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

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

TOP SEGRET

NY 100-107383

NY I-3 advised on February 10, 1967, that the

subject continues to be employed as a free-lance assistant

director in the film business

working out of the Directors

Guild of America.

Travel

Records of the Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS), New York, New York, reveal that the subject

entered the United States on January 14, 1967, on Flight 10_,

Pan American World Airways, from London.

NY I-4 advised on February 14, 1967,

that on

January 26, 1967, the subject and his wife tola him that

they had recently been on a trip to North Africa and

Europe and that this

trip was entirely recreational.

NY T-4

saza that they desoribed to him tountet a In morucco

and a visit to an art gallery in Paris.

NY I-3 advised on January 15, 1967, that on that

date RICHARD FRANK said that he and his wife spent most

of their time recently in Marrakech, Morocco.

NY I-6 advised on March 10, 1967, that on December 17,

1966, the subject had been at Churchill's

Club, London,

England.

Contact with the New China

News Agency

It is to be noted that the

New China News Agency is the

official Chinese Communist

Government news bureau.

NY T-5,

a confidential source abroad, advised

on January 23, 1907, that RICHARD FRANK arrived in Londor

La December le southe stayed ere the wor ode tot nis

wife on December 21

1966.

They were both in London on

the following day.(3)

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Tur SEUKET

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DATE: 11-14-2017

TOP SECRET

NY 100-107383

Eng

NY T-5 advised that a reliable source reported

that RICHARD FRANK was in touch with WILLIAM ASH who made

arrangements for the subject to contact a representative of

the New China News lAgency in London. ASH assured the New

China News Agency representative of the subject's reliability.(TS)

NY I-5 did notknow whether FRANK and the New China

News Agency man subsequently met. (TS)

NY T-5 advised that the subject and his wife left

their hotel on December 25, 1966, and it is possible that

they may have departed from the United Kingdom on that date (g5)

NY T-7, another government

agency

that conducts intelligence

investigations, advised on

March 15, 1966, that SUSAN FRANK

while in

Europe in january, 1960,

contacted one WE ASH and some

Don a decle ved are salet

for Ango-Chinese Understanding,

a British organization which seeks

to promote Iriendship

and contacts

with communist china.

Contacts with JACOBX

*(u)

ROSEN NY

NY T-3 advised on

January 16, 1967, that on that

date JACOB ROSEN contacted the subject.

The February, 1964 issue of "Progressive

a publication of the Progressive

Labor Party, lists JACOB ROSEN as the

Southern editor of this publication.

The Progressive Labor Party (PLP) is

characterized in the Appendix pages

to this report.

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TUr JUNET

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