Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, NY
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/23/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10182-10418

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-21381-762

Released under the John F.

Kennedy Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992 144 USC

3107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54046

ate: 08-23-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: SAC, NY

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 12/23/1963

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT: JFK, LHO, OPINION, ML, ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Confidential

11/03/1998

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10-

MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-106

GSA, GEN. REG. NO. 27

TINITED STATES GC

RNMENT

Memorandum

CONTUDENTIAI

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-21381)

DATE:

12/23/63

FROM

SAC, NEW YORK (100-48033)

SUBJECT:

-IRVING POTASH

IS-C; ISA-50

WEEKLY SUMMARY (12/16-22/63)

CINAL

(00: NY)

12/17/63.

25 C Headquarters, NYC, on

On 12/16/63,/ an informal discussion was held at .

or headquarters, Niceana IRVING POTASH participated. It

Nas stated that MARK,LANE, former New York State Assembly-

man, has prepared a

brief that will knock holes "in proof

that (LEE)

JOSWALD was

guilty"

GEORGE MORRIS said the

TERAS prime thing to do was to prove he (OSWALD) was not a Marxist.

POTASH said "The New Republic" has an investigator trying to

155154

prove he

(OSWALD)

"was linked to the uitra-right..."

NY 2745-5

(Details regarding above sent Bureau by airtel

dated 12/18/63, with letterhead memorandum captioned,

"CUSA-

MORGANIZATION; IS-C; ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY:")

On 12/19/63, the CPUSA held an enlarged National

Executive Committee,

CPUSA meeting at the Hotel Woodstock,

NYC, and IRVING POTASH attended.

The main report was

President KENNEDY's assassination.

HALL engaged in a vitriolic

attack against the FBI and particularly against Director HOOVER

on Communists.

no come chare 559s 4524-3*).

"the big lie tactics"in his attacks

(Details of above meeting sent Bureau by teletype

12/20/63, captioned, "CPUSA-ORGANIZATION; IS-C.")

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2-Bureau (62-21381) (RM.)

1-New York (100-48033

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DDO: rmv

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REC- 39

€ DEC 24 1963

CONCH

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$ 4 JAN 381

1964

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COM X. 191

NX/100-48033

On 12/20/63, the CPUSA,

NEC met at the Hotel

Woodstock and POTASH attended.

Discussion was held

regarding

report of HALI, the previous day. ANY 3903-5 )(u)

5824-S**(€()

Details sent Bureau by teletype dated 12/21/03,

captioned,

"OPUSA-ORGANIZATION; IS-C.")

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