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Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

CN613 Date: 03-18-2025

Date

Page

: 21/20/98

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF

RECORD NUMBER : 194-10002-10091

RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

:PAGES 274-370

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : FBI

FROM : [ RESTRICTED ]

TO

TITLE

DATE

PAGES

SUBJECTS

: ( RESTRICTED ]

: 05/31/67

: 97

: FROMER, DAVID R.

FROMER, IRVING RHODES

COMMUNIST PARTY ACTIVITIES

AMERICAN- RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF SAN FRANCISCO

CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES

FLYNN, ELIZABETH GURLEY

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE

FOREIGN BORN

SAN FRANCISCO CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE AMERICAN

FREEDOMS

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED

RESTRICTIONS : 3

CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS

DATE OF LAST REVIEW

: 10/12/97

OPENING CRITERIA: COMPLETION OF REVIEW BY FBI

COMMENTS : COORDINATION WITH FBI HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND

DETERMINED TO BE RELEASABLE, PER MEMO DTD 17 OCT 1997.

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AGENT REPORT

(FM 30-17)

1: NAME OF SUBJECT OR TITLE OF INCIDENT

FROMER, David Reed

SSvc Registrant

DPOB: 21 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois

4. REPORT OF FINDINGS

2. DATE SUBMITTED

31 May 1967

3. CONTROL SYMBOL OR FILE NUMBER

7129-6003

564-58-8137

(U) (LOCAL AGENCY-SUBJECT'S FATHER) On 23 May 1967, files of the San

Francisco Office (SFO), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 450 volden

Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, were examined regarding Irving fromer

for any information subsequent to l February 1962 by a representative of

Source who furnished the following:

The representative furnished a copy of a report, SFO FBI, dated 27

March 1962, Field Office File No: 100-33836, Title: Irving Rhodes Fromer,

classified CONFIDENTIAL, which is attached as EXHIBIT III. This report

contains information regarding Fromer's communist activities.

(e) The representative furnished a copy of a report, SFO FBI, dated 29

March 1963, Fiezd Office File No: 100-33836, Title:

Irving Rhodes Fromer,

classified BONFIDENTIAL, which is attached as EXHIBIT-VIT.

This report

contains information regarding Froner's comnunist activities.

te* The representative furnished a copy of a report, SFO FBI, dated 30

March 1964, Fiedd Office File No: 100-33836, Title:

Irving Rhodes Fromer,

cLassIfied CONFIDENTIAL, which is attached as EXHIBIT IX. This report

contains infornation regarding Fromer's conmunist activities.

(of The representative furnished a copy of a report, SFO FBI, dated 30

March 1965, Field Office File No: 100-33836, Title: Irving Rhodes Fromer,

classified CONFIDENTIAL, which is attached as EXHIBIT-&

This report

contains information regarding Fromer's sommunist activities.

(0) The representative furnished a copy of a report, SFO FBI, dated I4

March I966, Field Office File No: 100-33836, Title:

Irving Rhodes Fromer,

classified CONFIDENTIAL, which is attached as EXHIBIT I •

This report

contains information regarding fromer's communist activities.

(6) The representative furnished a copy of a report, SFO FBI, dated 28

March 1967, Field Office File No: 100-33836, Title: Irving Rhodes Fromer,

classified

CONFIDENTIAL, which is attached as EXHIBIT XII.

This report

contains information regarding Fromer's comunist activities.

AGENT'S NOTE: Exhibits are attached to the original only of this report.

СОНЕТ БЕЛА

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DECLASSISEO BY 5668 SLD,KSE

4-19-96. JEH

5. TYPED NAME AND ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL AGENT.

SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT

EUGENE J. POWER, 115th MI Group (I)

Engene pua

DA ARS.

341

* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1962.0F - 656140

REPLACES WD AGO FORM 341, 1 JUN 47, WHICH MAY BE USED.

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EXHIBIT COVER

SHEET

Exhibit Number:

SUBJECT:

FROMER, David Reed

SSve Registrant

DPOB: 21 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois

File Number:

7129-6003

564-58-8137

Preparing Unit: 115tr. MI Group : ! I )

Agent Report Dated: 31 May 1967

Description: Report, SFO FBI dated 27 March 62 reSUBJECT'S father

REVIEWED BY FEIJFK TASK FORCE

10/13/91 cct

THIS IN PAST

Classification

275

ICGP-F Form, 2-25

(Ret 25 Mar 66)

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FD-201 (Rev. 3-3-59)

ENTIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

SA FRANCIS T. DAVIS

3/27/62

Field Office File No: San Francisco 100-33836

Title:

IRVING RHODES FROMER

Office: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIPORNIA

Bureau File No.:

200 - 365779

Character: INTERNAL SECURITY • C

Subjeet resides 881 Clayton Street, San Francisco, and In employed

as an architectural draitsman through American Institute of

Architects, 47 Kearny Street,

san Francisco.

suoject reported to

be member Lincoln Club, SFCCP and reported in attendance at

SFCCFAF, CCCL and ARI meetings.

REVIEWED BY FEIJFK TASK FORCE

10/15/92 do

ASE LA PULL

"CORIN PAST

Dies GaMeL

DECLASSIF LL BY 5668 5LD/KSP

IN ..4-14-96 (TEK).

276

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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DETAILS:

Residence

I. BACKAROUND

The Subjeet renides at 881 Clayton Street, San

Francisco.

ME. E. A. PAULSON

879 Clayton Street

San Franciaco on

3/15/02.

Employsent

The Subject 1s employed as an architectural draftenan

for various architects and conatruction projects in the San

Francisco area obtaining his employnent through the placenent

service of the American Institute of Architects, 47 Keaxny

street, San Franciseo.

MrS. EWEL SHITH

Executive Director,

AIA, on 3/22/62

II. COMMUNIST PARTY CP) AND RELATED ACTIVIITES

San Franeisco County Communist Party (SECCP)

The subject 1s a member of the Lincoln Club, Stout,

and although ho has recently moved into the area whien

encompasses the members of the sunset club, sacer, he has not

as yet effected a transfer into the sunset club.

SE T-1 - 3/15/62

American-Fussian Institute of San Francisco (ARI)

The ARI has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

The Subject attended the 30th Anniversary celebration

of the ARI, which was held at 150 Golden Gate Avenue, San

rencisco, on November 19e got. The purpose of this meeding

was also to celebrate the

Huth anniversam of the Russiar

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revalution and the lith blithdry of the seoretary ai the ArI.

ons of the speakeng at this metlitt told of lla trip to few

Dolal and the soviet inion. He sald the soviet thion, cuba.

and china have been asousad of suppressing rights, Ineedon,

neligion sod ssoech.

Hle said that thit nas not trre.

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coustries ds not mant sonp box oritlclaws but they respoot the

brander right of the najorlty snd mnrtinas individual Mighte

nave to givo nas to the Ideits of the iafouit.

The guest apoaior at this mieting las DIII NIRAyEY,

uno was introcuoed as a culturar Attacho u1th the sovlet

H3 saLO IMns1A MANtE PaACe

ausd that the U.8, and Fusais fought tagather durlug the war

ara st111 tanl to 1rlends but taz1 elonente In Carmiany aIt

belns supported by the U.S. Goverasent.

He ba1d FuBniA WOuld

ainarn 1t dinaraacnt could be agreed upon but nou the u.s.

has rearied derany ant they haye the pecoud larzest aray in

burope with noctrts, tanles, and atoulc neapors.

He seld tha

FuBnIana are rnady to defand thals hoceland agajast tho teruana

snd felt that they had to do sonetidug to dromatize theii

readlness to defand theunelvos ao they resusad atonde tentine.

$F 7-2 - 11/20/51

The sabject attonded a roception aponsored by the

ARI and bold at the shoraton-Palace Hotol In SaI FrARCIICO, où

Jalsuazy 20, 1952.

Tais rooeption honored a sroup of vialtors

IIom the soviet Iaion.

HOLIAND ROBERIS, ProAldent di the ARI, and 1, M.

DOIHACHEV, a nembar af the HoRrd of th Inatitute of soviet -

Anertosn RelAtions, snve speaches whioll atrossod oultural

exchange and Irlendahlp.

S: 1-3 - 1/22/52

Citizens Corndttee for Constitutzonal Ilbertien (OCCL)

see Appendir page.

The subjeat attendeù a meetine apontored by the occI.

held at 150 dalden date Averue an Decenber 12, 1961..

At this

metlny a nonolagis was poesented antitied "Are IOu HoX Or Heve

YOU EVEr DORn A Ilorda Iiiel', kilch vas a settre ou the

FicGazzan Act.

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A skit was then presented to represent the petition

of the Comunist Party before the Suprene Court in regard to

the registration provisions of the Macarran Act.

After the

disit, INCkY LIM was Introduced as Chairman of the Northern

cazifornia Dietrict of the CP, who would present his vlews on

the registration.

ITMA read a statewent in which he said that

the CP 10 good conscience could not and Hould not register

because to do so would violate the law of self-incrimination.

If the cP regintered, they would aûnt to being spies,

saboteurs, ond agento of a foreiga pomer.

f200d01.

If the present trend contimes,

later attack the labor unions and the National Asgociation

for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

the ruling

party in the coverment will be able to get any group they

1sh to register.

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subject attended a meeting sponsored by the cact

hola at 150 Golden Gate Aveme, San Francisco, on January 24,

1962. The Charman of the useting save an opening statement

of the purpose of the occi and the purpose of the meetings.

le mentioned that the Bill of Rights 1e under attack and that

the military forces are controlling the Goverment and the

press and that civil rights arc being repressed.

he said that

these thingy are of concern to the comittec and they have

asked GUS HAli to present hie views of the current situation.

HAlL then spoke and said that ho is presently on a

locture tour all over the country presenting the vleus oi the

He mentioned that he had requeste to speak at schools al1

lie said that the CP 18 being prevented

by law and by control of the press from expressing their vieNe

and that they only want the right of free speech which 10 being

denied them.

HALi said that at a recent prese conference he las

asked to give his position in the party both non and prior to

June 6, 1951. Ile told the prese at that time that he could be

reterred to as an authoritative spokesman for communi si.

HALL sald that the people don't really Imon what

the necarran law means.

When the law went Into effect he was

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supposed to regiotar, I has born Indlatad already and 15

vosier possible sentence of 500 Jenra la 1811 and 54, 000, 000

Pire. HaLi went on to say that he sent to jall under the

swith hot and that for thirty years the dovermaut has tried

to prove that the ce has been advocating the violent

overtaron of the loverruent and that all coummixts art agente

of a forelga pover and are espionage agent ete, but has ralled

to do #0.

ACcordinE to RALL, the ICarIan lot cane into

being during the locarthy era when the Achinistration was

being pressured to prosecute commuiete.

The Attorney General

sold the doversent couldn't prosecute them an they did not

BIVe the DeCAssaTy evidence.

congress decided to get arouná

the courta by legislative anaotuent, They appointed a political

committee and presented a lot of 1ziegal and Unconatitutional

evidanse and came un with a finding that the communits are

agonts of a forciga power and sp1a8 and saboteuro.

this said that, according to the Attorney deneral.

me Inesent dot 11 slaply & 1sg1atratlon statute sinilar to

1BE1SLIAE1O8 DI IOXH1ERATA, VOTEIN, DALETS II BACUMEOS,

etc.

honeyers a surent decision of the suprene tourt bold that it

1s not moessary to be a card carrying member of tbe CP or do

an act mich 18 generally attributed to commulats but 1t 10

only DecoRanTy to have a etate of ulud and be in sympathy

with any of the obtectives of commnism and you could be

probeauted under the lan.

HALi sald aseming he did regiater, he rould have

to raginter each afficlal and member of the farty and 11 be

didn'te thay mould be Ixguirod to regiater or be liable to

410, 000 fine and ten years imprisorint for each day they

falled to regluter.

He would alno be required to register ary

conmunlat organization or ary association or organixation that

han affiliation with the de.

He runt also Ilst every typeuriter,

nameograph machias, phatontat machins, and painting press ly

serlal zainber.

Halt nald that you can begin to see the

alabolioal threat of fascian which in baguntug to bacone real.

de said that 1n addition to these penaltion, he can receive

the death penelty In Texas, & I1f9 sentende In atber states

and santances of 20 to 0 years 11 other states.

Fe 14 a1a0

prohibited fron obtaining Veterans on soverent housing,

employment in the teaching profession, frOm nuiSag MovIes In

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Hollywood, or playe on Brosoway under this Act.. In sala

that coummlaty cantt even work in doverment atonle plants.

HATI said that Califomia has more native right-ving

support than any other state and 1t 1s the idoa of certain

right-wingers to unito these organtzations under one group.

He sald that is hon lazion came about and they non't stop with

the CP. HAlL sald that the reason the right 41ng 15 making

such an onslaugat is beazure a different social system

1s overtaking capitalisn and many of the older people f17a

it difficult to accent the new philosophy of life and they oppose

CP 1-2 - 1/25/62

SPArIsco citizent Camittee to Preserve American Freedons

see Appendi Pago.

me subject attended a fund raleing party aponsores

by the SECCA fOr FRANK VILKINSON beld at 9:9 Aanbury Street,

SAn FrANOLACO, On February 17, 1962.

WIIKINSON gave & speach in which be denounced the

doverment and the suprene Court for the decisions they have

banded down outlawing the CP. lie predicted that an Irate

populace would s00n force the supreme Court to change 1ty

position on these terues.

He spoke of his jail experiences and condemned the

Government for segregating the staffs of the federal prisone.

SE 7-4 - 2/20/52

In an artiale in the "San Frapciaco Exantner!"

neispaper or tren zu, 1904 it Has noted that WILKINSON Was

convictod of conteupt of congrens for refusing to state before

the House committee on Un-Anerican Activitles shether be had

over been & mamber of the CP.

His sentence of one jear 1n

Jait was upheld by the united States Supreme Court.

"'People's Norld" (PW)

The ph is a vest coast commutat newspaper

published in san Franciaco.

cris

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The subject attended a fy bazaar through the period

December 8 - 10, 1961.

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CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS

A source advised on May 4

• 1960, that the

Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms (CCPAF) was

organized in Los Angeles, California, In January, 1uoz,

for the announced purpose of supporting a number

individuals from the medical and

legal professions who had

been subpoeraed to appear before the House Committee on

Un-American Activities.

Since its establishment,

the CCPAF, in extending

its scope, has worked for the abolition of all Congressional,

activities local committees investigating subversive

and in the latter part of 1954 became very active

in opposition to State and Federal legislation directed

at the Communist movement.

FRANK WILKINSON, Executive Secretary of the

behind the organization.

is described by the source as the "brains and energy"

Another source advised on September 17, 1952,

that FRANK WILKINSON was a Communist Party member as of

september, 1952.

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SAN FRANCISCO CITIZENS COMMITTEE

TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS (SFCCPAF)

A source advised on April 7, 1960, that a San

Francisco affiliate of the Citizens Committee to Preserve

American Freedoms (CCPAF) had been established at a meeting

held in San Francisco on April 4, 1960.

The source advised

that the San Francisco affiliate,

to be known as the San

Francisco CCPAF, would carry out in Northern California,

the program of

the CCPAF.

Source

advised

Francisco

on May 15, 1961, that the San

• CCPAF

is active.

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CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL

LIBERTIES (HORTHERN CALIFORNIA)

A source advised on June 19, 1961, that MICKe

LIMA, Chairman, Morthern California District, Communist

(CP), reported on June 15, 1961, that

no rese to the internal security not 0 50 5-30 had

decided to create

a committee known as Citizens Committee

for Constitutional Liberties (CCCL),

22 East 17th Street,

New York City, and that a local committee would be

organized for

Northern California.

This source advised on June 26, 1961, that a

meeting was held on June 18, 1961, at the home

of ROSCOE

PROCTOR, member of the National Committee, CP, USA, for the

purpose

of formulating the CCCL for Northern California.

A second source advised on September 14, 1961, that

the CCCL had opened

an

office at 942 Market Street, Roon 401,

Francisco, California, and that some of the furniture for

this office had come from the CP office on the same floor.

A third source advised on September 25, 1961,

that MICKEY LIMA (Supra) had indicated

no further organizational

efforts would be expended on the CCCL in Morthern California

until the local CP resolves its policy with regard to this

committee.

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CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL

LIBERTIES

A source advised on June 11, .19b1, that

a meeting

of the National Executive Commattee (NEC), Communist Party,

USA (CUSA), was held on June 10, 1961, at CP headquarters,

23 West 26th Street, New York, New York. According

to the

source,

the main topic of discussion at

this meeting was

s plans in regard to combating the June 5, 1961,

decision of the United States Supreme Court, requiring

CP to register with the Attorney General of

the United States

as a communist-action organization pursuant to the provisions

of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 and the

Court's decision of the same date upholding the April 21,

1955, conviction of Junius Scales under the Smith Act

provision covering membership in the CP.

This source further

advised that during this discussion a special CP defense

committee was formed and it was decided that this committee

would have an office, which would be managed by Miriam Fried-

lander who, according to the source, is a member of the CPUSA

Another source

advised on June 14, 1961, that at a

meeting of the CPUSA National Board and invited guests held on

that date at CP headquarters, New York City, it was announced

that the CP defense committee would have an office at 22 East

17th Street, New York, New York, under the name of the

Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties (CCCL).

A third source advised on July 20, 1961, that at a

meeting of the CP defense committee held on that date at CP

headquarters, Hew York City, the purpose and scope of the CCCL

was discussed. It was stated that this committee has been set

up to serve as

a national coordinator and service center for .

every effort being made by whatever source to repeal the

McCarran and Smith Acts.

In addition, it has been set up to

the Supreme Court's decision of June 5, 1961, or secure

an indefinite stay of any enforcement of the law by

the Department

of justice.

It is to engage in generating a popular defense move-

ment to mobilize legal assistance of any organization or

individual whose "democratic rights are infringed upon by

these laws."

This committee wants to encourage the creation of

local organizations or groups to work in support of any one of

the above-stated objectives.

The committee will also serve as

an exchange center of material and provide speakers for any

local organization.

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FD-323 (3-28-60)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No. 100-33036

Title

IRVING MINDS MOMEN

Character

INIETUME SECURITS - €

Reference

owvts dated and captlored no alove at sa Elance©.

All sources (except any listed below) used in referenced

communication have furnished reliable information in the past..

FTD/rew

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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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741

EXHIBIT COVER SHEET

Exhibit Number: Kl

SUBJECT:

FROMER, David Recd

SSve Regâstrant

2l July 1942, Chicago, Mlinois

File Number:

7129-6003 564-56-8137

Freparing Unit: 115tr. MI Group : ! I )

Agent Report Dated:

31 lay 1967

Description:

Report, SFO FBI dated 29 March 63 re SUBJECT'S father

REVIEWED BY FEUJFK TASK FORCE

Di!

10/15/91 cot

A PULL

"HEN PART

DECLASSIFIEU BY 5668 SLD/KS

3N4-19-96 (JEK).*

Classification

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ICGP-F Form 2-25

(Rev 25 Mar 66)

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FL 04 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

SA FRANCIS T. DAVIS

3/29/53

100-33836

IRVING RHODES PROMEN

Ofice:

Bureau File #:

SAN FRANCISCO

100-365779

Character:

Synopsis:

SECURITY MATTER + C

Subject renides 881 layton Street, Son Francisco,

and 19 employed as au architectural draftman through

American Inatitute of Architects, 47 Kearney Street,

san Franoiaco.

subject reported to be a member of

Lincoln Club,

sicce and in attendance at public

PH, FPCC, and No.

DETAILSE

resent

5668 SLD/KS

19-26 (SEEL.

BACKAROUND

A. Residence

The Subject resides al 581 Clayton Street, San

Franciaco, california.

REVIEWED BY FBIJFK TASK FORCE

Gil 10.12.92 cct

RELEASE IN FULL

RELEASE IN PARI

• TOTAL DENIAL

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

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B. Euploynent

The Subject 1s employed as an Architectural Draftsman

for varlous architects and construction projects in the

San Francisco area, obtaining employment through

the Placement

service of the American Inatitute of Architects, 47 Kearney

Street, San Francisco.

(Mrs, ETHEL SMITH,

Executive Director;

AIA, 3/15/03)

II. COMMUNIST PARTY (OP) AND RELATED ACDIVINIES

A. San Irancisca County CP (SPCOP)

IF I-2, a self admitted former member of the CP 1n

the San Francisco ares duzing the period from 1952 to 1957,

advised

on November 5, 1952,

that she knows IrvING pRoMen

and his wife as members of the C? in San Franciaco during

that period.

At a meeting of the sunget club, secce,

held aù 1235 4aod Avenue, San Francieco, on my i5, 1952, a

aracussion was held regarding IRVING PROMoR and hia wife.

It was noted that the FRomers had recently moved to the area

covered by the sunset Club. HERB NUGENT, Chairman of the

SFCC? and a member of the sunset Club, remariced that the

PROMERe are in the Lincoln Club, SPCCP, and that they are needed

in the Lincoln club.

He Beid,

however,

that the PRoMErs do

not contribute much to Glub life and this 1s one of the

problems of the Lineoln club.

He said that the Iincoln club

had agreed to neet at the pRoMsrs house, and the PRoMErs

didn't even arrive to attend meetings held at their on home.

NUGENT said that both of the PRovers are active in ccher

mass organizations.

(SP I-3: 5/10/52)

IRVING FROMER 16 a menber o1 the Lincoin Club, SPCCP.

(SF T-3, 3/1/63)

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The Subject attended a May Day meetiog held at 150

Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, on May 1e 1902, aponsored

the San Francisco Free Speech Forun.

The Free Speech Forum

was act up by the SPOCP to hold public meetinga,

WALTER STACK, a member of the SFCCP, was charman

of this meeting and spoke on the meeting of fy Day as a labor

holiday.

ARCHIE BROWN, a menber of the SFCCP, discussed his

conviction under the landin-Griffith Act, He said it is a teet

case to see 1f the act is constitutional. They noted that he

was elected to the Executive Board of Local 10, International

Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (INU), by memberg of

the local and it would make no difference if he resigned from

the C2 because the Landun-Gratfith Act saye

a perdon must not

have been a nember in the past five years.

RALPH IZARD, a member of the SPCCE, Gave a speech

on the subject of governent and monopolies.

He said the

should apend money on the unemployed, the sick,

and the i11-housed instead of spending money trying to dominate

former colonial countries trying to establish independence.

ELIZABETH OURLEY FLYNN, Chatman, CP of the United

States of Anerica (CRUSA), was the featured speaker. She

said that things were different today for communisco under

indictment than when she was indicted under the Salth Act.

She said at that time all doors were shut to them, but now

alt doors are open

She said that GUS hAuL and BEy DAVIS,

Communist funotionaries, have been speaking so studento at

over the country.

She said that the government lancwo tart

that she is the Chalmnan of the CPUSA but so far has not been

able to prove that she is a member of the CP.

She said that

Stace Dapartment 16 trying to take avay her passport under

the Mccarran Aet.

She also said that she had visited the Soviet Union

as a fraternal delegate to the Congress of the U,3.5.R. and

gave the Rusatans the creetinge of the American peonle.

also vioited some of the Sootal Democracies and found no

unenployment there.

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She said that capilalion cannot solve she problems of

the people but the develogment of Socialiam can.

(SP T-3, 5/11/32)

Subject's attendance at this meeting was verified.

(SF I-4, 5/2/32

5/3/5₴

SP T-D, 5/5/02)

The subject attended a public meeting aponsored by

the CP held at 150 Golden Gate Avenue on December 5, 1952.

MICKEY LINA, Chalrman of the Northern District of Callfornia

CP, was Master of Ceremonies at this meeting.

He said that

he need not be introduced as evezyone knew what his political

views were. He introduced JOHN APT, Legal Council for the CP

and Defense Attorney for CP menders victimized by the McCarran

Committee.

JOHN AFT spoke of the complexities of the McCarran

Act and how it had been used betore in an attempt to convict

MICKEY LIMA and others, and he told how the government had

reversed the conviction on LIMA and the other's because they

lacied evidence to prove their charges.

1s crying to get these people to confens to sonething that they

had failed to prove the first cine.

APT atated that: President TRUMAN vetoed the McCarran

Act on the grounds that it would put the governnent in the 10ll

ct a dietator.

He also spoke of the concentzation campo scattered

throughout the country and noted that anyone could be placed

in them 1f the government felt they were a danger to the

national var crisis.

He spoke of the flexibility of the MeCarran Act,

which he said could be used against any citizen for any given

reason and at any given time.

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ELTZADETH OURLEY FLYNN 2ld0 spoke and said she felt

slighted because she was not indicted for failure to register

along with GUS HALL and BEN DAVIS, however, she had some

satistaction in that the government was trying to take her

paasport from her.

(38 I-7, 12/5/52)

Morthem California Committee for the Protection of the

Foreign Boro (NCCPP3), and Cormittee for Constitutional

Liberties (CCL.) (See Appendix Pages)

The subject attended a conference sponsored by the

NCOPE and Coh held at 739 Page Street, San Francisco, on

September 93, 1962.

JEAN KRAMER, Chairman of the conference,

opened the neeting by atating that 1ts purpose ta to discuss

the WALTES NCCARRAN Act and the California

"Wittle McCarran

Act" (Proposition 24 on the California Ballot)

KRAMOR read a imitton speech which had been prepared

DY LOOND NG MURLAY Civil Liberties Attorney, who had planned

to attend the meeting but was unable to make it.

MO MURRAY 'E

speech dealt with the Chinese Confession Program which was

set up to give Chinese no were Illegally In the country

protection if they cane forth and told their real identity.

The main glot of the speech was condenning the Trigration

Service because of their polley et sending illegal

The "San Pranciaco Call Bulletin" issue of

Novenber 18, 1957, carried an article which stated that

JEAN KRAMER had been ordered deported as an alien who

belonged to the CP. Tho article stated that she came

to the United States in 1933 and was a CP member fron

3933 to 1948.

LLOYD IC MURRAY was an active nember of the OP

En San Francisco from 1946 to 1950.

(SE T-8, 6/23/55)

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LAURENT FRANTZ, Introduced as an expert in

constitutional law and a writer and publisher, spoke on the

Walter MoCarran Act and sald that the security of the nation

15 hampered by this act.

The "New York Gulld Lawyer"

, volume 20, March and

April, 1952, a self-described publication of the National

Insgers Cuild,

ILsts LAURENT FRANTZ as a member at large

of the National Executive Roard, National Laywers Guild

(NIC). (See Appendix Page for NIA),

ROSE CHENNIl, Introduced as the Executive Director

of the Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Bom from

Los Angeles,

said that the conmittee is fighting the walter

McCarran Act and will not regioter as a communtat front group.

Other speakers who spoke in favor of a repeal of

the McCarran Act ineluded ROSCOE FROCTOR, HEREERT PHILLIPS,

and

FRANK WILKENSON.

WILKENSON also unged for the abollshment of the

House Committee on Un-American Activities and the defeat of

Proposition 24 on the Californio ballot..

HERBERT PHILLIPS is Chairman of the CCI.

(SP T-4, 9/25/52)

ROSCOE PROCTOR attended meetings of the CPUSA

Ratienal and District Loaders neld in New York C1oy

June 22 to 24, 1952.

(SP T-9, 6/29/62)

FRANK WILKERISON, according to an article in the

"San Franciaco Examiner!

of March 20, 1951, was convieted

it contenpt of congress and relusini

to state before the

touse Commattee on Un-American Aetlvities whether or not

he had ever been a member of the cP.

His sentence of

cos year In ja11 was upheld by the united States supreme

(3F 1-5, 9/24/02, SP T-10, 9/20/02,

SF

9/25/62,

SF T-5, 10/3/02,

SP T-11, 10/1/02)

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Subject attended a meeting of the srcophy which

was held at 750 Sanchez Street, October d, 1952, Chasman Ot

this neeting was NORMAN LEONARD, and a discussion was held

regarding the activittes of various individuals and groups

who were Lighting for the defeat of Proposition 24 (proposed

anti CP registration) on the Califomia ballot.

(85 T-20, 10/11/62)

NORMAN LEONARD do a currently active member of

the NLe:

(SP T-I, 3/22/52)

OD November 10, 1952,

subject was present at a

party held aù his residence, 081 Clayton Street, to

celebrate the defeat of Proposition 24.

(S0 1-12, 11/75/52)

D. American Russtan Institute (ARI)

The ARI of San Prancisco has been designated by

the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

Subfect attended a public meeting sponsored by the

ARI held at the Pallace Rotel 1r

San Francinco on November 30,

1952.

JINGENT HALLINAN was one of the speakers and he told

of hie recent trip to Europe, including Hungary.

He gave

some of the history and background and culture of Hungary and

said there ras no denocratic government in Hungary until

after the war.

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HAILINAN said that the Hungarian people had sone

legitimate complaints undor STALIN and the revolution in

1950 was somewhat justitled, but the facists took over almost

Immediately and they were responsible for the hanrings and

other atrosities that occurred.

(SP T-11, 12/5/52

SH

T-5,

12/3/52

SP 1-13, 12/352)

VINCENT HALLINAN was candidate for president of the

united States on the Independent Progressive Party Elcket

In 1952 (See Appendix Page).

B.

"People's World" (P)

The fW i8 a test coast communist newspaper published

In San Francisco.

The Subject attended a dinner for the beneflt of

the Fw held at 81 Clementina Street, March 15, 1952. At

thie dinner the Business Minazer of the tw announced that those

present should sign petitions asking the president not to

enforce the McCarran Act. lle also suggested a telegram be

sent to the President to protest the arrest of dUS Hali and

BEN DAVIS under the McCarran Aot.

(SP I-4, 3/19/52)

The Subject attended a social affair for the benefit

of the tW which was held at 606 2nd Avenue, Sao Francisco, on

March 31, 1962.

(SE T-5, 4/3/52)

This soclal affair was sponnored by the Teansters

club,

SPCCP, for the benefit of the fi.

(S7 T-14, 3/52)

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A meeting of the committee to organize a book

salt. ion the beneilt of the li was held at al Clementina

A Business tanager of the in

announced that Invind tronal had agress to contact paintera

of recognized ability to display their work at this book fair.

(SP T-S, 5/211/52)

The subject attended an art bazaar sponsored by the

PW held at 31 Clementina Street, San Francisco, on June 22,

1952.

(SP T-15, 7/3/62)

The subject attended a bazaar sponsored by the PW

held at Pi offices at 8l Clementina Street, San Pranciaco,

December 8 and 9, 1962.

(SP I-3, 12/10/52)

I. Pa1x PLay Por Cuba Committee (FPCC) (See Appendix Page)

subject attended a meeting of the FPCC held at

625 Polk Street, San Francisco, on December 1, 1952.

MARJORIE MORRAY, WIfe of JOSEPH P. MORRAY, a Stanford

Professor, told of her experiences in Cuba in 1950 and 1961.

she said she was a supervisor for English teachers in Cuba,

and her husband was engaged in research at the University of

Havana.

She said the United States State Departnent policy

on Cuba was bad as it prevented good relations between the

tHo countries.

She asked for contributions to send medical

suppiles to Cuba.

The "National Guardian" (NO) (See Appendix Page),

insue of November 29, 1952, I1sts JOSEPH P. MORRAY aS &

Quardian correspondent who

spent tho years in Bavana.

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WILLIAM WORTHY also spoke at this meeting, and he

described himself as a reporter for an Afro-American neuspaper

1D Baltinore, Maryland.

He 881d he vas sentenced in

September, 1952, to three months in Federal prison for entering

the United States uithout a passport. He sald he had lost

his passport when he traveled to Red China several montho

PrEVIOUB.

couble spot in the world, particularly way counter entere

WORTHY branded the United States as an imperialistic

nation determined to undermine latin American countries and

bleed them of their natural resources.

He said that Cubs 15 showing the world what

socialism can produce without the help of imperialistic

countries.

(S7 T-4, 12/10/52)

SP T-12, 12/12/52)

G. National Quardian" (NO)

subject attended a meeting sponsored by the NG which

waG held

at u2s Polk Street on November 15, 19J2.

the purpose

of the meeting was to hear a report on cuba by JOSEPH I. MORRAX

and SAUL LANDAU.

INNDAU told of viaiting universities throughout the

count and speaking of recent events 1n duba: he said he 10uno

itted in the eyes of the students and felt at times as thougl

they wanted to lynch him.

He said that many educators feel

that the right wing 1s getting control or the universitles.

He also diecuased 11fe In Cuba as he observed 1t

during his stay there.

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SAUL LANDAU 10 editor and publisher of Studies on

the Left (See Appendix Page).

(SP I-15, 1902)

JOSEPH P. MORRAY described himself as a former

officer in Naval Intelligence, a lawyer and a torer professor

in Havana.

He sald that when

the revolution in cuba was

started, the CP was against it and told CASTRO it was 111-

advised, 111-timed, however, CASTRO went ahead with the revolution

and when

the cormunist saw he was aocepted as the national

leader, they joined forces and accepted his leadership.

NORRAY Bald the tirat president after the revolution

was a conservative who demanded that CASTRO kick out the

Communists and close the Communist papers. He also wanted

appropriate compensation to be paid lot land and lactories

which were nationalized.

Morray Bald that GAstro agreed onty

to pay the value which had been declared for these properties

in their tax returns.

MORRAY aaid thai CASINO 10 a Leninist and disagrees

somewhat

with Communists,

He said that the Cuban people are

proud of being socialists and thai CASTRO 1e 11 Cuba to stay.

le sald he Has Suencioa about MuBaran MisSiLes Dein

n Cuba and decided that the Rucsians were srying to build

nuclear wall between Russia and Cuba.

(S5 T-4, 11/23/32)

III. HISCELLANEOUS

On October 27, 1952, the Juject was present at a

demonstration held in Civic Center Plaza, San FranclacO,

California, to protest the blockade of Cuba by the United

States Navy.

(S7 1-4, 10/29/52)

Subject was observed at this demonstration by

Special Agents of the FBI.

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At a nocting of the San Francico County Committee of

the SPel, it was brought out that it was the duty of the cP

menbers to Infiltrate church activities, and all Farty people

were ursed to take part in the activities or the Friends

Service Committee:

IRVING PROVER and h18 wife,

KAy, are

active participante in the Friends Service Committee activities

and in a Unitarian Church Crouy which partsoipated in past

1a3009,

Thir church group at one time had the sponsorship

of the Unitarian Church, but this sponsorship nas later

withdraw.

The FRONERS are active in there setivities as part

of the mas work for the GP,

(sp 1-3, 6/14/62)

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COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES

(CCL), aka. Citizens Committee for

Constitutional Liberties - San Francisco

A source advised on June 19, 1961, that MICKIE LIMA,

Chairman, Northern California District,

Communist Party (CP),

reported on June 15, 1961, that the CP, USA, In response to the

Supreme Court decision of June 5, 1961, relating to the Internal

Security Act of 1950 had decided

to create a committee known as

Citizens Committee for Constitutional Llberties (CCCL), 22 East

Ith street, New York City, and that a local committee would be

organized for Northern California.

nis source advised on June 26, 1961, that a meeting was

neld on June 1o, 1961, at the home of

ROSCOE PROCTOR, member of

the National Committee, CP, USA, for the purpose of formulating

the CCCL for Northern California.

A second source advised on September 14, 1961, that the

CCCI, had opened an office at 942 Market Street, Room 401,

San Francisco,

california, and that some of the furniture for

this office had come from the CP office on the same floor.

One of these sources, in March, 1962, advised that CP

officials in Northern California are active in supporting and

promoting the CCL and in disseminating its literature.

A third source, in April, 1962, advised that correspondence

and literature emanating from the CCL 1s aimed at the non-

enforcement and repeal of the Internal Security Act of 1950

(McCarran Act). Some of the literature disseminated is

purchased from

the coch, New York, New York.

The two officers of the CCL in San Francisco are

Doctor HERBERT J. PHILLIPS, Chairman, and WALTER STACK,

Treasurer.

Doctor PHILLIPS testified in open court in 1953 to CP

membership since 1935. WALTER STACK is a current CP member in

San Francisco.

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CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL

LIBERTIES (NEW YORK CITY)

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and published December 1, 1961, prepared and released

by the Committee on Un-American

Activities, United States

House of Representatives, contains the following on Page 42

concerning

"Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties

(New York City)":

"On the basis of its investigations and hearings

to date, the committee concludes that the National Assembly

for Democratic Rights and a coordinating and organizing group

In support thereof, titled the 'Citizens Committee for

Constitutional Liberties, ' are Communist fronts,

Created,

dominated, and controlled by members and officials of the

Communist

Party, the National Assembly for Democratic Rights

and the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties were

organized

as propaganda devices for the conduct of 'mass

activity' in support of the avowed objectives of 'reversal or

nonapplication'

of the Supreme Court decisions of June 5,

1901, which upheld the constitutionality of the registration and

disclosure provisions of the Internal Security Act of 1950

as applied to the Communist Party, and the Smith Act membership

clause making punishable active and purposive membership in

the Communist Party.

"* * * The long-range objective of the Citizens

Committee for Constitutional Liberties is to serve as the

vehicle for concealed Communist participation in, and direction

of, propaganda and agitational activities aimed to nullify

the Internal Security and Smith Acts."

"* * * Committee Investigation disclosed that the

Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties was

formed on

of about June 12, 1961 #**

(Committee on Un-American Activities, Report

and Hearings on Manipulation of Public Opinion

by Organizations Under Concealed Control of the

Communist Party (National Assembly for Democratic

Rights and Citizens Committee for Constitutional

Libertles), House Report 1282, Part 1, October 2

and 3, 1961, pp. 137, 143 and

144.)

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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE, BAY AREA CHAPTER

also known as Bay Area Fair Play for Cuba

Committee (BAFPCC)

The "New York Times" newspaper on November 20, 1960,

carried an article captioned "Pro-Castro Body Reports U.S.

which reported that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee

no mattered ten easters at 199 Broadway,

New York City, New York, and had chapters in other cities, in-

cluding one in San Francisco.

A source advised in March, 1961, that the Bay Area

Chapter of the FPCC (BAFPCC) began to be formed in San Francisco

in November, 1960, under the direct guidance and leadership of

ASHER HARER, who the source identified as a member of the San

Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and a

member of the National Committee of the SWP.

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

A source advised in May, 1962, that the BAFPCC 1s

currently active in the San Francisco area and includes members

in san Francisco and surrounding counties.

He advised that the

BAFPCC has no headquarters but receives mail through Post

Office Box 2615, San Francisco 26, California, which is a box

maintained by ASHER HARER.

stated that the

announced aims and

purposes of the BAFPCC are to "spread

no pose to tenta " the truth about cuba and

A source advised in March, 1962, that in the recent

elections of the BAFPCC, the SWP continued its influence by

having SWP members elected to the Executive Committee.

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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE (FPCC)

The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York Ilmes"

newspaper contains a full page advertisement, captioned "What

Is Really Happening in Cuba,

placed by the FPCC.

advertisement announced the

formation of the FICC in New York

City and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate

"the truth

about revoluntionary Cuba" to neutralize the distorted American

press.

"The New York Times" edition of January 11, 1961,

reported that at a hearing conducted before the United States

Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on January 10, 1961, Dr.

CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified himself and ROBERT TABER as

organizers of the FPCC. He also testified he and TABER obtain-

ed funds from the Cuban Government which were applied toward the

cost of the aforementioned advertisement.

On October 3, 1960

a source advised that the

Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in New York had become active in

the FPCC, and that SWP members, in a FPCC election, had been

able to remove several Communist Party (CP) members who were

on the Executive Board of the FPCC and gain control of the

organization.

A second source advised that an announcement from

National Headquarters of the SWP was made on September 24, 1961

to the effect RICHARD GIBSON had fired the secretary in the FPCC

headquarters and was trying to break the SWP influence in the

FPCC.

of "The New York Times

ance and ten care tan

Backer Resigns" which announced that ROBERT TABER had resigned

as Executive Secretary of the FPCC and as President of the

Institute for the Improvement of Inter-American Relations, Inc.,

which had organized the FPCC in April, 1960.

On May 17, 1962, a third source advised that National

Headquarters of the FPCC is located in room 329 at 799 Broadway,

New York City, and that the FPCC is operating under the direction

of RICHARD GIBSON, Acting National Executive Secretary of the

FPCC.

The SWP and the CP, USA, have been designated by the

Attorney General ofesthe United §tates pursuant to Executive Order

10450.

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY - SAN

FRANCISCO DIVISION

A source advised on August 1, 1960, that the San

Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) was formed

approximately in the early part of 1938 and the Oakland Branch

of the Swp was formed in the latter part of 1938.

not ere sue in or on ged 10 %, that the

A third source advised on April 9, 1962, that the

San Francisco Branch and the Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SWP

follow the policies and directives of the National SWP with

whom

they are affiliated.

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney General

of the United States pursuant to Executive Order

10450.

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INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE PARTY

The 1955 Report of the California Committee on

, stated, "The Independent

the communists, and by the time the Wallace for President

campaign had swung into high gear was being operated lock,

stock, and barrel by the Communist Party of California.

after time the committee in questioning witnesses

threughout the State discovered that the leaders of the

Communist Parties in various localities were identical

with the leaders of the Independent Progressive Party in

the same area.

It Is true, of course, that in the Inde-

pendent Progressive

Party there were many sincere liberals

who, because of dissatisfaction with the two major polit-

ical organizations registered as Independent Progressives

and continued their affiliation until the true control of

the I. P. P. became obvious.

These people invariably re-

signed, many of them having given the benefit of their ex-

perience to various official agencies interested in the

exposure uf subversive activities.

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STUDIES ON THE LEFT (SOTL)

.....

"Wisconsin State Journal," a daily newspaper published at

Madison, Wisconsin,

scholarly magazine,

a historical review

dedicated to the leftist point of view, edited by present and

graduate students

at the University of Wisconsin (UW),

but having no connection with the UW itself, would begin

publication soon.

Records of the Wisconsin Secretary of State reflect SOTL was

Incorporated under laws of Wisconsin July 16, 1959 as a non-

stock, Ich-profit corporation with headquarters P.O. Box 2121,

Madison, Wisconsin.

Three issues were published during the

perzod December, 1959 to November, 1960.

The first issue

contained a policy statement of the editors stating SoTL was

primarily a magazine for national circulation designed to give

younger men with radical views a place to voice their opinions.

Publicly listed members of SOTL's Editorial Board SAUL LANDAU,

JOAN BROMBERG, STEPHEN SCHEINBERG, MARTIN J. SKLAR and JAMES

WEINSTEIN have been identified by

sources previously as having

participated in the

activities of the Labor Youth League (LYL);

while Editorial Board members DAVID EAKINS and MATTHEW CHAPPERON

have been identified as active members of the Communist Party

Another source has identified LANDAU and EAKINS as

handling the finance and business affairs of SOTL.

The Communist Party, USA, and the Labor Youth League have been

designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant

to Executive Order 10450.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE

FOR PROTECTION OF FOREIGN BORN

The "Daily People's World," now known as the "people's

World," a west Coast Communist newspan article entitled,

of November 2, 1950,

Northern california dommittee for Fore asn Be Peanned." Inis

article stated that plans for the organization of a Northern

California Committee for Protection of Foreign Born would be

made at a meeting on November 6, 1950, at 150 Golden Gate

Avenue, San Francisco, California.

A source advised on April 25, 1962, that the Northern

California Committee for protection of

Foreign Born, although

an independent organization, carries out a program of activity

in Northern California which coincides with the aims of the

American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born (ACPFB).

The source

further advised that the Northern California

Committee for Protection of Foreign Born continues to be active

in defending the foreign born in deportation proceedings and 1n

securing support for the repeal of the Walter-McCarran Law.

The ACPFB has been designated by the Attorney General

of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

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"NATIONAL GUARDIAN"

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

ne the on else -emener Activities, unit a staleased

House of Representatives, contains the following on Page 193

concerning

"National Guardian":

"established by the American Labor Party In 1947

as a 'progressive' weekly * **.

Although it denies havin

lIllation with the Communist Party, it has manifeste

Itself from the beginning as a virtual official propaganda arm

of Soviet Russia."

(Committee on Un-American Activities, Report,

The National Committee to

Secure Justice

Sobell, August

E5, t95l se bergs and Morton

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NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD

SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER

source advised on April 19, 1962, that the

san Francisco Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, which is

affiliated with the National Lawyers Guild and follows 1ts

policies and directives, was

organized in the Summer of 1937,

and is currently active

San Francisco,

California.

APPENDIX

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970/75

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and published December 1, 1961, prepared and released

United States

1. Cited as a Communist front.

(Special Committee on Un-American Activities,

House Report 1311 on the CIO Political Action

Committee, March 29, 1944, p. 149.)

Cited as a Communist front which "is the foremost

legal bulwark of the Communist Party, its front organizations,

and controlled unions" and which

• "since its inception has

never failed to rally to the legal defense of the Communist

Party and individual members thereof, including known

espionage agents."

(Committee on Un-American Activities, House

Report 3123 on the National Lawyers Guild,

September 21, 1950, originally related

September 17, 1950.)

3. "To defend the cases of Communist lawbreakers,

fronts have been devised making special appeals in behali

of civil liberties and reaching out far beyond the confines

of the Communist Party itself. Among these organizations

are the * * * National Lawyers Guild. When the Communist

Party itself is under fire these offer a bulwark of protection."

Handbook for Americans,

Doc. 117, April 23, 1956, p.91.)

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1

SAN FRANCISCO CITIZENS COMMITTEE

TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS (SFCCPAF)

A source advised on April 7, 1960, that a San Fran-

cisco affiliate.

of the Citizens Committee to Preserve American

Freedoms (CCPAF, had been established at a meeting held in

San Francisco on April 4, 1960..

The source advised that the

San Francisco affiliate,

known as the San Francisco CCAF,

would carry out in Northern California, the program of the CCPAF.

Source advised on April 17, 1962, that the San Fran-

cisco CCPAF 1s active.

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59 100-33535

PRO/ZI

1.

CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and

or the Committee on un-American, 1061, prepared and released

Activities, United states

House of Representatives,

contains the following on Page 43

concerning

"Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms":

1.

party's front operations in the

Southern California District

"The (Communist today are * * * confined to four

major organizations," which include the Citizens Committee to

Preserve American Freedoms.

"The Citizens Committee to Preserve

American Freedoms

* * * specializes in propaganda aimed at abolishing the Committee

on Un-American Activities and discrediting the Federal Bureau of

Investigation.

Created in Los Angeles in 1952, the front

organization is run by Frank Wilkinson, an identified Communist

who recently resumed the full-time, paid post of executive

secretary after approximately a year's leave of absence to assist

in a similar campaign by another front in New York City, the

Emergency Civil Liberties Committee.

"When the Committee on Un-American Activities held

hearings in Los Angeles

September 2-5, 1958, to inquire into

the nature of the party's recent reorganization in California,

the Citizens Committee

to Preserve American Freedoms sponsored

a series of public meetings to protest the hearings and the

very existence of the committee. Communists subpenaed as wit-

nesses were guests of honor.

"At this time, leaders of the party's Southern

California District were mobilizing Communists in the area for

participation in an intensified campaign to abolish this

committee of Congress.

How the Citizens Committee to Preserve

American Freedoms served the party in this effort was revealed

by (Communist Party) District Chairman Dorothy Healey in a

report to the party's Southern California District Council on

September 21, 1958.

Mrs. Healey declared that the party preferre

public protest meetings to be held by the Citizens Committee to

Preserve American Freedoms rather than under party auspices because

Communists could attend without danger of being exposed as

members of the party.

She also noted that Communists scheduled

as congressional committee witnesses could not appear beforehand

at openly Communist rallies without creating the impression

that the party was conspiring with witnesses

to withhold informa-

tion from

the committee."

(Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report

259 on the Southern California District of the

Communist Party, April 3, 1959, pp. 7 and 8.)

313

25*

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.. FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Tranel00s+

March 29,

2953

In Reply, Please Refer lo

File No.

Title

TIVING RHODES FROKER

Character

Reference

OSCURITY MATTER -C

Deport of Special Agent FRANCIS

1, DAVIS, dated and captioned as

above, at san Iranoiaco

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

314

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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EXHIBIT COVER SHEET

Exhibit Number: IX

SUBJECT:

Pazzy David in:d

Save logistrant

DOOBs 21 July 1942, Oldcazo, Ilinosa

File Number:

7199-6003

564-58-9137

Freparing Unit: 115th. MI Group : ! 1)

Agent Report Dated:

31 fay 1967

Description:

Report, SFO FBI dated 30 far 64 re SUBJECT'S father

REVIEWED BY FBiFY TASK FORCE

10/12/37-dc

I NO CASE IN FULL

• PELEASE IN PART

I TOTAL DENIAL

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE4-14-46BY.5668SL0/KSB

(JFK)

Classification

315

ICGP-F Form 2-25

(Rev 25 Mar 66).

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FD-201 (Rev. 8-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

SA FRANCIS T. DAVIS

March 30, 1954

Field Office File No.:

100-33836

Title: IRVING RHODES PRONER

Office: SAN FRANCISCC

Bureau File No.: 100-365779

Character:

SECURITY TATTER - C

Synopsis:

subjoot rasides at 881 Clayton street, Sen Francisco, und

In employed 18 an architaotural drastanan through the

AmrIann Instituto of Arahitoats, 4Y Xearny Street, Jan

ITANANDO.

subject attonued of sponsored May Day neating

and ARI affairs.

i taught alass on Harxian and Art at

SAn IraRO1B00 iSi,

He attendod PW bazaar, Hetional Guardian

arIair und fiin sponsored by sPcerar.

Attonded mass neeting

In san Ixanoisor sponsored by curt and took part in peace

walk In san Frunolato.

Also attendied meatings sponsorad

by the contimations committoe of World Congrats on donoxal

Dinarsent and 1e400.

DITAILS:

DECLASSIFLED BY S.6LE SURLISE

04 4-1496 (JE().7

I. BACEGROUND

A. Residence

The subject rosides at 881 Clayton Street,

Francisoo, Callfornia.

REVIEWED BY FENJFK TASK FORCE

ON 10/12/57.c0

O RELEASE IN FULL

L

RELEASE IN PART

• TOTAL DENiAL

CHARLES TERSHSY, 217

Frederiok itreet - 3/4/64

GROUP 1

Excluded:

automatic

ing

and

sassification

316

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. Tt 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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ST 100-33836

F70/n1

B. Explorent

sibleat continues to be employed as an

architectinal draftaman in the can Franciseo area,

obtaining employsent through the placement service of

the American. Institute of Arohitects, 47 Kearny Street

Can Francisco,

ITS, EPIEL MITIG

Executive Dlreator,

AIA

#3/20/54

II.

COMMUNIST PARTY (CY) AND RELATED ACRIVITELS

communat Farty

The subject attended & liay Day nesting sponsored

by the jan Frencisco Free Speech Forun held at 150 Holden

date Averue, Son Ixancisco, an May 4, 1963. MARDRIT FITIMAN

actod as chalien of the mating and noted that sie hau

celebrated fuy Day last Joar to Mascox.

she sald ahe

regarded this a privilego and honor and said that May Day

11 Moscor was celebrated in e spirit of good vili and

fraternity and should be calebratod in a 1lka manner in

this country.

she sald that some day avezqone would 11/€

under socialian and there would be no nore nar and everyone

would be friends and brotheru.

ARCLIL BROWN, Introducad an a vell loser labor

leader and progresAlVe, gave a spaech eritical of the

elty administiation in

san Francisoo, and cialed that the

alue claurance progras drove under- privilagod poople iron

one siu area into marginal unca shich then beaara aluas.

CARL BLOICE and sararal others then put on an

entertatment skit prior to the introduction of HYMAN LUNER

as a leatured aponker.

Illit kas introduced as en historian

and ecohondat and a Taft-Hartles votin.

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FTD/2B1

unca disoursed the unemployment situation in the

Unitad states, and said memployment mas incrating because

of autouation and he sala the unions are nottied and noted

that resant strties vere for job sonuolty rather than

Inoranted bennilts.

He sold that 1f the Unttod States

had a planned poonomy and traded with sovlot netions,

most of tise 1118 of namploysant sould be cured.

He 2100

spots bilatty on repx0sx1vz

busting 10gd81at1077.

we the gone tent to sparen

antitrust provisions to unions and there 18 a v101uzs

prosecution if labor leaders.

In said these acts are the

produats of the cold mar and rasation.

A ranolution to the besident and the Attornoy

teneral tan pusand at this mating which requested the

sovertment tale astion agaluat the AlTAlAchAn Pollce Depart-

mant for polloe brutality.

At the pressestion of IRVINI

PROKER, they had a condemnation of the soverment for past

inactivity to the resolution.

SP

1-1

- 5/3/63

SP 1-2

- 509/53

5P13

- 5/5/63

57 g1

-5/6/53

This san Francisco FIve SpRech FOrEs Is

a save uned by the jan Iranalsoo County

oramlat farty irver to prosent "

WHite Man M0Hl0 not so

pralialy tith the ci-

58 9-5 - 511/52

MARGEIT FITTHAN 1E & DANDer Of the SECCI.

SE 5-6 -5/63

ANCHIS BROWN 15 & mumber of the sPOCr.

SE 5-5 - 5/63

-3=

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FFD/181

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CARL BROICE 18 a names of the sECCE.

SE T-7 - 5/69

AXNAN LUHER bas been lintad as the

editor of "Folitioai Alfalia"

unif-described theiratica: organ of

the CF, DSA, sinos tay: 1963-

Be

Aneziuai fussian Institue of san francIsco (ARI)

The All has been acaignated by the

Attamney deneral of the United States

procesent to Excoutive Order 10450-

the jusject attended s recaption sponsored by the

ARt held on April 26, 1963, at the beraton Palace Hotel

1n San FIaSa1A00, In honor SE VICTOR ARNAUTORE.

The Invi»

tation to this atfair noted that ARHADTOFF Wed bOMa 11

fusala, and had lived and nortoni in China, Mexion, and

the Inited states, since 1920, lie vas described an a

member of the sepertant of Art at stanfor unlveralty

since 1917, and 1% sas soted that he nas laaving for a

juar at patuting exhisitions and meitural Hork in the

soviet Earlon.

Among thare listod as elving greetings and

recognition i his mask yes IRVINi YRONER, artiat ard

chairuan of the arapale Arts workabop.

and by Jat woOD.

9F 1-8

ST

SP

VICTUA ARNAUICED 11 = Denber of the

wan iranclass county comanist Party.

4/29/63

4/29/63

591-5 - 5/53

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SE: 100-33433

FTD/201

JAMs HOOD is a nerDer sa the Ge in

the Horthern District is Callornia,

3 T-I1 - 5/21/53

The ubject attendes aifair sponsored by tita

ARI holú at the sheraton Palace Hotel on Novenber 24,

1963г

This attair celebrated the 30th anniversary of the

establishsent it V. s, and Und diploratic palatlone, as

wed as the recunt blamine i! the Leat tan vigaty.

of the seating and somented on the assasalration of

Fresident XEllY, which he stated was a deliberate plar

of the extrene right forces, thase forces apposed to

Re Introduced the councelors of the USsh Babassy

sIs Hashiragton, D.C., nho conveyeù the condolenaos of tho

soviet Ambansador and mavere of the simbassy to the

sudianoe in the death of Freaident saHnaDy.

The main speaker st the evening, JOHN BOdAAD

IAKSON, said that he had speut the part the jears la

the soutet indon, there he rote a book and participated

in the valing of movies.

He made # cOMpArisOn batisen

the noral dscadenas of united states youth and the honitry

spirit of sortet Jouth lle alas txied to convey the

imprenatos that the lAte Exesident Killily had bors slaln

by forods apposed to pazes.

SE I-9 - 11/29/63

JOIN JOHARD LAWSON 18 a SAnDer of the

or in the los Angelee, callfornia area.

SE: T-15 - 12/4/63

ROLLAND ROMATS lE 2 menber of the cE

It Falo Alto, California,

S 7-10 - 1n 1953

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FTD/281

La Feapias Jazza (PH)

Ine in 1a a nost donat commulat neva

paper published in sen Franciaco.

the tra teet attenied a batarr sponsored by the

Pli hold Decesher 6 - 3, 1963, at Bl Cleventina itreet,

san Franciaco, california.

SP T-3 - 12/12/53

D.

en Paneston School of detal delences (sid

(see appendix)

The fall, 1963, builatin of the sisso liated

IRVINO IRONER AR AN INItIUOSOr IN 1 ALARE On ARIDE

and Art hold on Honday evenings fron 8:45 P.M. to 10:15 F.k.

at 345 Franklin Streat, San Frantieso, starting on

cotober 14, 1953.

152-9 - 10/30/63

Ct: Potober 14, 1963: FROMER concueted a olane

on Marxian and Art and reonmended the class road & boule

on art and social lite by fLucovoy shon he describod al

a thearotical kIstan af VArIlit :0C1u11sn.

mended stier liberuture by Sovlet saltera.

SE T-12 * 10/23/53

subject conducted diase on tarsion and Art on:

Dotober 21, 1963, at shion he discursed objeotive and

HO ZINO dIscUssed HALI WALTHAN aE a palnter.

In renariod that the Aniziean Art Isard 18 composed of

reactionarion IkE ROCKEPSULEti and CARNETLE.

37 1-1 - 10/28/53

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PTD/1981

Subjoot acnauated a class of Marxian and Art

on October 23, 1963, at Miah alaus he shorad at111

mildes ot varlous art norks upon which he cormented

 1-1 - 10/30/53

on Hoverber 20, 1963,

& seeting of teachere and

class reprosentatives of the studs vas held at 345 Franklin

street, jan Pranelaco, to dinces the program of the

school and plans for the future.

The sub foot was not

present at this meeting; horever, his art ciasa was

widely alecusand and 1t vas stated that there wore inly

four studenta left in the advanced class. It sui desider

that the couzee would bo dropped In the noxt seester

because of tle lou attondande and the fact that tha

courte had nothing to do Witti tarala.

SP 7-2 - 11/21/63

On beganber 19, 1953, TEERINCE BALLINAM,

viroctor uf the spass, announced that the school had

ceased alasses until the and of Jaruary, and rescaled

that IRVINI FROMER's Art ClaRa Mould be sencelad duo

to 180k ot attendance.

SP T-13 - 12/20/53

Es Nattunal Quardian (500 a.

Ine jub jeet attendad a falt song fazturce

#DOnOrEd by the National Puardian held at 309 Forrth

Avenue,

Jan Prana1s00, on Harch 23, 1963, The subJectes

10As JOd FRoMor, Mas anone thase who provided the

entertaintent.

SE 1-4 - 3/26/63

San Frunalaco Altizens Committoe to Preserva

Antoni can FIsC

(SPECIAN) (see eppendix)

The imb ject attended a tila showing spondared by

the scorAr hold at the Halt of Plovers, doldon date Lark,

= 7322

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ETD/mel

"The Un-AmericanaD Aril 1e,

San FrantiaGE,

1903. The filo was captioned

and depicted scenos fron the san Francisco

nots heid in the Olty Hall during an appearance of the

House Comtited on Un-Amerious Activities (HUA) .

At this affalr, INK VILINSON spoke on resent:

billa union more introduced into congress attempting to

do anay with the House Comalitoe on Un-Anerican Activitles.

He said the

Strat bills were worked on by only sit people

and at present they have a arling force of 86 Congre

nen who are attempting to abolial the lCJA.

3F T-2

w. 4/18/53

0F 7-1 + 4/22/53

See appendix on

SPOOLAE fur characterin

of FRAK WIT ISON.

G.

Continuatione Coumittee of the World Congress it

GERATEL DLAI

manent and inace (CCWCODP)

subjoct attended a speting sponsored by concaDe held

at Jutiv Than 5031181

400 Mortu loint utreet, san Franciago, on

Kay 7, 1963.

whe tearned sposter was former Briradier

General WUGH B, HESIER, who sald that after World war It,

the United Utates of Amerion ratured to negotiate with the

other four big powers on the disposition of Berilli.

eald now the big tsave In the world 1s Berlin, and

1e shoula be declared a fron ilty under the unitaú lationa

when & treasy guaranteeing the right to come and go thronsh

Find sald that he was in Bzst terrant the poe

Vious jear and the East German's are willing to nake

concestione for the untfication ct a11 dermans.

HESTER &1B0

said that 11 the Unlted Statos mould take the trouble to

uncerstars thin, they would find that there la nothing

wrong with that nation.

He sald that Chin should bo t

nenbor of the United Nations and the United Stator anould

trade ultit nina.

SP 1-44

- 573/53

SP Ih,13 - 5/23/63

ti 22 mis

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SB 100-30930

9TD/031

The June 3, 1962, 1auue of the New Yori

Tines contained an advertisement re-

voaling that the Wield Faace Council

sponnored the World Congress on General

Disarnament and faave hold in loscoN,

22 July 9 - 14, 1902.

The June 15, 1963, Isave of the bulletio

of the world Peace founell reported that

the Continations committee of the ricade

had been founded by l.u, delegates to the

jose congrens in baueer.

ses appendix for characterization of

Tense reace Congress

Connaited in Uphold the laht to Travel (CUTT)

(Leo appardt.)

At & meting of the Steering Comittee of curt held

in san Iranzisoü,

on August te, 1963,

the 11st of uponsors of

CURT was annotnced and includod among the namee ci apondore

DES IRVINe PRotor,

0F 7-14- 8/14/63

in septenber 21, 1S03, the subject attendod a

demonstration hold at the elvie Conter Plaza 1n van Irai-

casco, bancalis students who had recently raturned from

she dononstration was aponsored by tuit and Beyeral

nunents spoke proteating tha rovernment's curtailiant di

e riant la tavet to ruda.

one of the students spoke and

sald the zuvernment should sond troupe to Birninghan Instead

o1 trying to prevent people trot going to cuba.

No 8250

noted that the sapitalistic press had lled about Cuba, and

the conditions were different than had been zeportod.

SF T-J - 9/24/53

an. 32

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PID/MAZ

The lubfact was observed at the above meting

by special Agents of the FBI.

KLAgULlAneOUs

The subject took part in a peace walk held ou

April 13, 2963, fros the Giule Center Flaza to Goiden

Gate Fari, dan Irrencisco.

1-13%

1/8/83

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COMMITTEE TO UPHOLD THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL

A source advised on August 1, 1963, and October 4,

1963, that at a meeting sponsored by Progressive Labor and beld

on July 3i, 1903, at Stiles Hall, Berkeley, California, it was

recided that a committee be formed in behalf of the San

Francisco Bay Area students who had traveled to Cuba in June,

1963, in defiance of the ban by the United States Department of

State on travel to Cuba.

The name decided upon was the Committee

to Uphold the Right to Travel (CUET).

The same source and a second source advised that

CURT, a non-membership organization, has as its principal

and main purpose the directing of publicity toward the thought

of freedom to travel.

In the event of the prosecution of the

students who traveled to Cuba, CURT will become a committee to

aid in their defense.

The first source advised that of the twelve officers

elected, five are currently members of the Socialist Workers

Party and one was a member of the Socialist Workers Party until

July, 1963. The current members are :

SUE MATTINGLY, Recording Secretary

BRIAN SHANNON, Steering Committee

HAROLD VERB, Educational Director

TOM SANDERS, Steering Committee

RICHARD AOKI, Steering Committee

The former nember of the Socialist Workers Party is

JAMES PETRAS of the Student Committee.

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BAY APEA PROCRESSIVE LABOR, aka

"Progressive Labor" '

A source advised on. December 12, 1962, that in the

latter part of 1962 a group of former members

of the San

Francisco County Communist Party (SFCCP), who had split from

the SFCCP during 1960 over

a factionalist dispute, had

grouped

together to support and further the aims of "Progressive Labor"

and reportedly had allied themselves with the Progressive Labor

Party, which reportedly has been organized nationally.

The masthead in the September, 1963, issue of "Progressive

Labor," Volume II, No. 9, reflects "Progressive Labor" is

published monthly by the Progressive Labor Co., G.P.O. Box 808,

Brooklyn 1, N.Y....San Francisco address listed....P.O. Box 843,

San Francisco 1, California....West Coast Editor: LEE COE.

A second source advised on February 28, 1963, that

leaflets

and invitations

invitatione mere or

were distributed in San Francisco,

California, by the above-mentioned group during February, 1963,

under the name Bay Area Progressive Labor (BAPL), P.O. Box 843,

San Francisco, California, along with the name of LEE COE as one

of two signatures appearing thereon.

4 third source advised on Movember 1, 1963,

that LEE COE

1s active in BAPL activities ir

the San Francisco Bay area and appears to be

one of its leaders.

APPENDIX

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PROGPESSIVE LABOR PARTY;

PROGRESSIVE LABOR MOVEMENT;

"PROGRESSIVE LABOR"

A source advised on July 2, 1962, that Progressive Labor

groups held a conference in New York

City

on July 1, 1962,

where

MILTON POSE! acted as chairman. He read a statement at this con-

ference setting

Leninist Party in the United States.

in the the rea

forth their intention to form a new Marxist-

ROSEN stated that a more

formal organization was

necessary,

one which would provide a

Framework for all who wanted to join in a united effort to build

an American vanguard.

The functions of this new organization

are to consolidate all existing forces

around Progressive Labor

and organize additional forces; expand and improve political

activities; win additional forces to an outlook of Marxism-

Leninism and increase the open advocacy of socialism; develop a

significant Marxist-Leninist program for the new party; and

organize a collective organization of leaders and members.

"I The worker,"

an east coast communist

newsDader, issue of January 1, 1902,

page 10, column 3, reported the expulsion

Of MILTON ROSEN, former labor secretary

of the New York

State Communist Party,

from the Communist Party, USA.

A second

and third source advised in February, 1963,

that this new Marxist-Leninist Party had not yet been organized on

a formal basis but that Progressive Labor groups had been formed

in several localities in line with proposals of MILTON ROSEN:

The

sources advised as of February, 1963, that the leaders of this

group were referring to it as the Progressive Labor Movement.

The "Ansterdam News," a daily New York City newspaper,

dated July 2?, 1963, Dage 22, set forth that the "progressive

Labor

Party 1s a new political formation based on Progressive

Labor Movement, a Socialist organization with aroups in all darts

of the United States.

The organization publishes a monthly

magazine called Progressive Labor."

The July-August, 1963, issue of "Progressive Labor" set

forth that it is published monthly by Progressive Labor Company,

6. P. 0. Box 808, Brooklyn 1, New York.

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

A source advised on August 1, 1960, that the San

Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party (SHP) was

formed approximately in the early part of 1938 and the Oakland

Branch

of the SIP was formed in

I the latter part of 1938.

A second source advised on October 26, 1959, that the

name of the Oakland Branch of the SWP was changed to the

Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SUP.

A third source advised on April 30, 1963, that the

San Francisco Branch and the Oakland-Berkeley

Branch of the

SWiP follow the policies and directives of the National SWP with

which they are affiliated.

The SWP has been designated by the

Attorney General of the United States

pursuant

to Executive Order 10450.

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"NATIONAL GUARDIA!"

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and published December 1, 1961,

prepared and released

by the Committee on Un-American

Activities, United States

louse of Redresentatives, contains the following on Page 193

concerning

"National Guardian:"

"established by the American Labor Party in 1947

as a 'progressive'

weekly***.

Although it denies having any

affiliation with the Commurist Party, it has manifested itself

soviet russiaming as a virtual official proparanda arm of

(Committee on Un-American Activities, Report,

Trial by Treason:

Ine National Committee to

Secure Justice for the Rosenbergs and Morton

Sobell, August

25, 1956, po 12.)

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SAM! FRANCISCO SCHOOL DE SOCILI SCIENCES, aka

San Francisco School of Social Science,

San

francisco marxist study Group,

Sen Francisco School of Marxisn-Leninism,

San Francisco School of Marxist

I source advised on February 6, 1962, that the first

class on the San

Francisco Marxist Study

Group (SFuse), was

held on February 5, 1962,

California, and that the

the main purpose of the SFUSe was to train young people for

the starvator.

.at 345 Franklin Street, San Francisco,

instructon of this class stated that

leadership of the people in the event the U. s. wakes up to the

advantages of communism.

A second source advised on February 6, 1964, that the

San Francisco School of Social Sciences (SFSSS)

known as the "san francisen School of social sciention isa been

Francisco Marxist Study Group," "San Francisco School of

Marxism-Leninism,"

concluded its Fall 1963 series of classes on December 19, 1963,

and would

be commencing = ney! series of classes in the near future

The second source furnished the Fall 1953 Bulletin of

the SFSSS on

netober 17, 1963, unich reflected that TERENC

HALLLEAN waS Director, and KAROL BURKETT, Secretary, of the SFSSS.

The source

advised that HALLINAN controls the policy under which

the SFSSS

is run and consuits an advisory board of class

representatives only as to suggestions for future courses and

opinions as to current cres.

A third source advised on October 17, 1963, that

TERENCE BALLINAN was in ettendance at a meeting of

the Communist

Party, Northern District of California, Youth Commission held

October 14, 1963, at 100 Broderick Street, San Francisco:

The third source advised in December, 1963, that KaROL

sUkkaTT was in attendance at a ioint meetine of the San Francisec

Communist Party Youth Club

connunist Party Youth Club hold in San Francisco in December, 1963.

Chun sai

the Berkeley.

California, Off-Campus

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CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and published December 1, 1961, prepared and released

by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States

House of Representatives,

contains the following on Page 43

concerning

"Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms":

1.

"Ihe (Communist) party's front operations in the

southern California District today are * * * confined to four

majer organizations, "

which include the Citizens Committee to

Preserve American Freedoms.

"The Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms

* * * specializes in propaganda

aimed at abolishing the Committee

on Un-American Activities and discrediting the Federal Bureau of

Investigation. Created in Los Angeles In 1952, the front

organization 1s run by Frank Wilkinson, an Identified Communist

who recently

resumed the full-time, paid post of executive

secretary after approximately a year's leave of absence to assist

in a similar campaign by another front in New York City, the

Emergency Civil Liberties Committee.

"When the Committee on Un-American Activities held

hearings in Los Angeles September 2-5, 1958, to Inquire into the

nature of the party's recent reorganization in California,

the Citizens Committee

to Preserve American Freedems sponsored

a series of public meetings to protest the hearings and the very

existence of the committee. Communists subpoenaed as witnesses

were guests of honor.

"At this time, leaders of the party's Southern California

District were mobilizing Communists in the area for participation

in an intensified campaign to abolish this committee of Congress.

How the Citizens Committee te Preserve American Freedoms served the

party in this effort was revealed by (Communist Party) District

Chairman Dorothy Healey in a report to the party's Southern Californi:

District Council on September 21, 1958. Mrs. HEALEY declared that th

party preferred public protest meetings to be held by the Citizens

Committee to Preserve American Freedoms

rather than under party

auspices because Communists could attend without danger of being

exposed as members of the party.

She also noted that Communists

scheduled as congressional committee witnesses could not appear

beforehand at openly Communist rallies without creating the 1m-

pression that the party was conspiring with witnesses to withhold

information from the committee."

(Committee on Un-American Activities,

House Report 259 on the Southern

California District of the Communist

Party, April 3, 1959, pp. 7 and 8.)

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SAN FRANCISCO CITIZENS COMMITTEE

TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS (SFCCAF)

A source advised on April 7, 1960, that a San Francisco

affiliate of the Citizens Committeé to Preserve American

Freedoms (CCPAF) had been established at a meeting held in

San Francisco on April 4, 1960. The source advised that the

San Francisco affiliate, to be known as the San Francisco CCAF,

would carry out in Norther California, the program of the CCPAF.

A second source advised on May 9, 1963, that the San

Francisco CCPAF 1s active.

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VORLD PEACE COUNCII

The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and publi-

cations" issued December 1, 1961, by the Committee on un-American.

Activities, U.S. House of Representatives, page 179, contains

the following citation regarding the world Peace Council:

Cited as having been formed at the conclusion of the

Second World

Peace Congress

in Warsaw and which was heralded

by the Moscow radio as 'the expression of the determination

peace. peoples to take into their own hands the struegle for

(Committee on Un-American

Activities, House Report

378 on the Communist ! Peace

originally released April 1, 1951, p. 38)

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FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No. SP 100-33330

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAn FrAnalROo, Ca11I0rn1a

March 30, 1964

Title

IRVING RHODES YROMKR

Character

Reference

SECURITY MATTER - C

Fiapart of sA FRANCIS I. DAVIS,

dated March 30, 1964, at wan

8x3701800.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

SF 100-33836

FTD/ms1

(7)

335

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

your agency.

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EXHIBIT COVER SHEET

Exhibit Number: X

SUBJECT:

Demany David head

8uve Ragdotiat

2l tuly 2912, Cicago, Dinese

File Number:

7129-6039

50450:0197

Freparing Unit: 115tr. MI Group : ! 1 )

Agent Report Dated:

• Foy 2967

Description:

Report, SFO FBI dated 30 Mar 65 re SUBJECT'S father

REVIEWED FY FOZUFA TASK FORCE

3: 10/12/2007

I BELEASE IN FART

_TOTAL DENIAL

DECLASSIFIED BY 5668 SLO/KER

nN 4-19-96

Classification

336

ICGP-F Form 2-25

(Rev 25 Mar 66).

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FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

.:i:

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

SA FRANCIS T. DAVIS

3/30/65

100-33836

IRVINO RHODES FROMER

Character:

Synopsis:

SECURITY MATTER - C

Office:

Bureau File #:

San Franciaco,

CalIfornIa

100-365779

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

- DE 24519-45 3468 SUD/KSR

254 butter It,

$.0:

(JFK)

Subject resides at 881 Clayton St., San Francisco, and 16

employed as an architectural drarushen unrough the mers can

Institute of architects, 47 nearny St., san ¡rancIsCo.

The

Subgect attended publle

meetings sponsored by the

'National Guardian"

attended CP and

'"Peopie's World" (PW) spontored social af-

fairs. Subject was arrested during racial demonstration

at Sherator-Palace Hotel, San Franciaco, on 3/1/64.

Не наз

also observed in a ploket line at a noeting of the Citizens

CouncIIa of America.

REVISED BY CRUDER TASK FORCE

• 01

19/12/517 dict

DETAILS:

I FoRGE IN FELL

O ACAOS IN FART

I. BACKOROUND

• TOTAL DENIAL

A. Residence and Employment

The Subject resides at 881 Clayton Street,

San Franctaco, and 18 employed as an architectural drafts-

man through the American Institute of Architects, 47 Kearny

Street,

San Francisco.

CHARLES TERSHEY, 217 Frederick

Street, San Franciaco, 3/23/05

337

This document contatns 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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II. CONMUNIST PARTY (CP) AND RELATED ACTIVETIES

A. Communist Actsvities

The Subject attended a lay Day meeting held at

150 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Which was sponsored

by the San Francisco Free Speech form on May 2, 1964.

The san Francisco Tree Speech Forun 1s

a name used by the CP of San Francisco

to hold puble meetings.

STEVE MURDOCK, editor of the "pw" reviewod the

activities of the

"pwis

for the past year and pointed out

that the

"Pw"

offered its readers news from the vier-

point of the working class and Negro people and really had

something to offer and this had enabled 1t to survive.

ROSCOE PROCTOR also spoke on the problems of

the Negro people In the capitalistic society and noted

that only aocialtam offered the Net any chance wasolein

his problens.

PROCTOR said that the President's

Against Poverty" was simply a political scheme to attract

votes.

The fcatured speaker was ROBERT THOMPSON, a men-

ber of the er committee, who discussed the split between

the Soviet Unton and chine and sale that 1t would soon be

healed over.

THOMPSON told the audience that they should

support the

Denseratic Admintatration while at the same

time put pressuro on the Democratic Party to end defacto

segregation in echooln throughout the country.

noted that public school systema would have to be integra-.

ted in order to survive.

SE

I-1,

5/7/64, SP T-2,

5/4/64,

SP

1-3,

5/7/64, SP T-5, 5/4/64

the

"pu'" is a lest Coast communiot news-

piper published in San Francisco.

2

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ROSCOE PROCTOR attended a meeting of

che tr, USA, national and alstrict

leaders, held in New lock tity on

June 22 - 24, 1962.

SF T-t, 6/29/62

On June 27, 1964, the Subject attended a social

affair sponsored by the Maritime Club, san francisco Gis

at 1021 Bnussela street, san Frane:500.

Proceeds of this

social affair went for the ocherit or the

SP I-5, 7/2/64

On Septerber 25, 1964, the Subjeet attended a

publle meeting sponsored by the

San Francieco FSP held

at 150 tolden tate Avenue, saA tranciaco.

The purpose of

this meeting was to hear HENRY WINSTON, a member of the

CP National Connittee, speak.

WINSTON Identified himself as a communist and

told of hio imprifonment by the Federal loverrment.

He

said that because the government would not treat him for

his 11lness, he became blind.

He said the reason for tho

govermentio refusal to treat him was because he was a

... ^

Negro and a communist.

WINSTON pointed out that the Republican Party

must be defeated even though he did not completely approve

of fresident cOnsoN and the venocratic rarty.

WINSTON

also discusaed the civil righta movement and said that the

Negro must got his rights before everything in this

country would be all right.

SP

T-2,

9/29/64, Sp 1-5, 10/2/64,

SP T-6,

9/28/64

B.

"People's World"(PW)

On April 12, 1964, the

Subject attended a din-

ner held for the benefit of

Street, San Franeisco.-

the

"Pw"

at 1581 Masonic

3P T-5, 4/13/64

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c.

"Natioral Guardian" (NO)

A characterization of the NG 1e contained

in the appendix pagen.

On February 8, 1964, the Subjeet attended a

publle meeting sponsored by the NG held at 625 Poli

Street, Son Francisco. The futured speaker at this

meeting was MARK LANE, an attorney for the mother of

LEE

HARVEY OSWALD.

LANE discussed the background of the assasal

nation of President KENNEDY and stressed the fact that

ballas was a very reactionary eity and for that reason

It 1s easy to understand why Dallas had been selected as

the place for the President to be assassinated.

LANE

discussed briefly the background of LEE HARVEY OSWALD

and noted that he was a drifter without any ties who had

spent some time in the Soviet Unton.

LANE tried to esn

tablish a link between Oswald and the Fly and indicated

that OSWALD was the victim of a traneup.

He said he had

a reputation of being an unstable character and a past

association with left-wing groups.

IAHE sald that 117

spite of this he did not belleve

that OSWALD was the

actual assassin of the President.

ST T-1, 2/12/64

D. H.E. B. Luscan club of san Francisco

A characterization of the W.E.B. DuBois

Club of San Francisco is contained In

the appendix.

On August 20, 196%, Subject attended a meeting

sponsored by the H.E.B.

DuBoie Club held at 1007 McAllister

Street, San Francisco.

The mesting has a panel discussion

on the question of norle peace.

One of the speakers took

the viewpoint of the Chinese Marxist and said he belleved

In revolution because this was the only way of eliminating

capitalist enterprises and capitaliat economy, He ofted

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such areas as Suba, Vietnam, the soviet union and chine.

He said that all of these countries are socialist campa

of one form or another and all are working for peace.

UL RICHNOND, the edator of the "PW", took the

position that peaceful co-existence was a possi le way

to make some procress for peace without changing the

economy of the country.

One of the other panel menders spoke in support

or peace

but not in favor of any kind of violence

pointed out that the left wingers comprising the

er, the

Trotskylte Party, and the Progressive Labor Party looked

tovard revolution as an alternative for peace; however,

he did not think that peace would ever be won by revolu

tion.

S L-8, 6/35/64, 8: T-3, 8/27/64

On Detober 16, 1964, the Subjeet attended a

panel discussion sponeored by

the DuEsis Club hold at

625 Folk Street

San Francisco.

The three panel members

wEre DOROTHY HENLEY,

Chairman of the Southern California

CP, VINCENT HALLINAN, & San Francioco attorney, and JOHN

BURTON, a Califomia State Assemblyman.

The Subject of the discussion was on the forth

coming election and what part progressive

forces ahould

play in the election.

VINCENT HALLINAN took a strong pro-Democratic

Party attitude and pointed out that he, himself, had can-

paigned on a national ticket for a minority party and

the

result had been alcastrous.

He said they had wasted their

time and money and energy and polled so fen votes that he

did not receive even one electoral vote.

He stressed the

fact that the Republican forced represented a step toward

fascism and that at all costs, all decent people and all

good left-wing people muat vote the Democratie slate.

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DOROTHY HEALEY generally agreed with HALLINAN

but pointed out the Communist Party's specifie obligation

to the working clase to provide good leadership. She

said the Cr had anly one chance of acting as a

vanguard

of the working class and that was to be right in its sup

port of political candidates.

REALly also said the people

should support the Supreme Court and particularly the Court's

recent decision to reapportion state legislature.

JOHN BURTON said thie was the first election in

!

the DuBols Club for supporting him and he thanked the per-

sons on the left including the Socialist workers Party,

the CP and others for their support.

SF T-1, 10/20/64

VINCENT HALLINAN Nas candidate for President

of the United States on the Independent

Progressive farty (Lit) ticket In 1952.

The

IPP was formed in California In 1948 and

ceased to exist in 1954 when 1t falled to

get sufficient votes to remain on the

california Ballot.

A characterization of the IPP appears in the

Appendix.

E. American-fuasian Institute of San Francisco (ARI)

The ARI has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

On November 20, 1964, the Subject attended a

public meeting sponsored by the ARI held at the Jack

Tar Hotel, San Prancisco.

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HOLLAND ROBERTS, President of the ARI, spoke

about the great work being done by the USSR and the

spired when he wielts these countries and hears of their

achievements to bring about peace and he is always dig

appointed on returning to the United States to find the

war mongere holding the upper hand and keeping the people

obsessed with the idea that they have to stay prepared

for war against the communists.

ROBERTS said the United

States was constantly on the side of the landlords and

money lenders of small countries throughout the world

such as South Vietnam. He said thee people only aspire

justice for themselves and an opportunity to live in

peace and comfort.

However, they are ground down ruth-

lessly by native oppressors

with the help of American

troops and American support.

CARI, BLOICE, a reporter for the "w"

• also

told of a recent trip

he made to Bastern Europe.

said he found the East Germans conteerated to the task

of being a socialist nation and cooperating fully with

the Soviet Union

BLOICE said that Last terrans now

claim that Americe has succeeded to the position once

held by fascist Germany of being the most reactionary

and most milltant country on earth.

BLOICE said that

communist nations now were in a position to defeat any

non-communist countries in the event of military attack

but he said this was the poorest way he could think of

to bring about communian and he would prefer to see non-

communist nations become communiet through the means of

logic.

F.

SE T-1, 11/30/64

An Voc Committee To End V. 3. Intervention

A characterization of the Ad Hoe Committee To

End U. S. Intervention In Vietnam 1s con-

tained in the Appendix hereto.

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on Nay 9,

1964, the Subject attended a meeting

sponsored by the Ad Hoe Committee to End U. S. Interven-

tion In Vietnam held at the Hall of Florers in dolden

tate fard, san iranelsed. The chairman of the meet ng who

stated he was fron Vietnam clalmed

• that the war In Vietnam

started with the French Goverrment

supporting an attack by

South Vietnam against North Vietnam.

He said the American

military has taken over from the French in supplying arms

and armunition to the south Vietnamese.

He urged the

United States to pull out of South Vietnam and let the

country be untried.

The flin was shown entitled, "The War In Vietnam"

made by the National Liberation Front of the South

, Vietnamese.

Among other things, the film showed American

helicopters being shot down and picket demonstrations in

North Vietnam protesting American intervention.

SF F-3, 5/12/64

III. MISCELLANEOUS

On March 1, 1964, the Subject was one

of 123

persons errested picketing

• the Sheraton-Palace Hotel in

San Franciseo for alleged discrininatory practicos.

the

123 pickets who were arrested were charged with contempt

of court,

These charges were disuissed on April 3, 1964,

by Municipal Judge JOSEPH G. KENNEDY because the restraining

order which they were accused of violating was faulty.

"San Francisco Chronicle"

newspaper, 3/3 and 4/4/64,

and San Francisco Police

Department Record of Arrest

Number 1901586.

On the evening of October 28, 1964, the C1tizens

Counciß of America held a meeting at the Masonic Auditorium

in San Prancises which was picketed by numerous individuals

on the sidewalk and entrance way to the auditorium.

Among

those observed in the picket line was the Subject.

Observation by Special Agents

of the FBI.

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"NATIOTAL CUADIAN"

The cuide to Subversive Arganizations and Publications,

revised and published December

1, 19519

prepared

by the Cormittee on Un-American

Activities,

United States

House of representatives,

contains the followins on Pace 193

concerning

"national ruardian:"

"astablished bu the merican Labor Party in

1947 as 7

'progressive' weekly*".

ilthough it denies having any

affiliation with the Cormunist Party, it has manifested itself

sovietusseing as a virtual official propaganda ars of

(Committee on Un-American ictivities, report,

Trial by Treason:

The Mational Committee to

Secure Tustice for the Posenbergs and Morton

Sobell, August 25, 1956, 2. 12.)

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W.E.B. DU BOIS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO,

aka Dubois Youth Group, San francisco

DuBois Club, San Francisco DuBois

Youth Group, Student-Labor Alliance

A source advised that on January 31, 1963, the W.E.B.

DuBois Club of San Francisco held its first general meeting

at California Hall, Polk and Turk Streets, San Francisco:

California, at which time the aims of the

lub were sut forti

as follows

by TERENCE

"KAYO" HALLINAN:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Alleviate the Negro problem in the United States.

Promote peaceful co-existence between the United

States and Russia.

Promote and

encourage Marxist doctrines and to

bring about a socialistic government in the

United States.

A second

source advised in March 1963 that the DuBois

Club was both conceived and originated by TERENCE HALLINAN.

A third source has advised that TERENCE HALLINAN

attended

a Communist Party Youth Commission

meeting in San Francisco in October 1963.

in the eter lose a propose statement of rant to ran ee

forth in which the club's aforementioned

aims were elaborated

upon.

In the same issue the lead editorial in part described the

San

Francisco DuBois Club as "

...a group of young people who

are convinced that Sociaism is the only answer to the many problems

of our time and so find philosophical rapport with the life

nd

thought of Dr. DU BOIS, nevertheless, we are weighed with

humility

in comparing our goals

ambitions with the genius of his life

As a source of inspiration, the figure of W.E.B. DU BOIS

is unequaled in Américan history, but

as a standard and example,

we seem miserably lost in his shadow.

We can only resolve that

we do his name no dishonor, and whatever we may accomplish should

be recognized as a supplement to his life work."

"People's World,

newspaper published in san Francisco,

contains an article on page 12 reflecting

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that W.E.B. DU BOIS joined the Communist

October 1, 1961.

over ter applying for admission unist

In May 1963, the first source informed that the

"San Francisco News and World

Report," although written and

edited by members

of the club, was run off on

a mimeograph

machine located in the offices of the "People's World;" however,

in March 1964, this source advised that the newsletter was no

longer mimeographed by the "People's world" because of the

unreliability of the machine and, in addition, the name was

changed to "The Insurgent" upon recommendation of one of the

ciub officers who felt the new name sounded more militant.

The first source has also stated that commencing in

May 1963, the DuBois Club had no permanent headquarters and

used to hold its meetings at 307 Page Street, Apartment 3,

. California. In March 1964, this source advised

San Francisco, is currently active as a membership organization

its headquarters at 1007 Mc^llister Street, San Francisco.

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IWDEPENDENT PROGPESSIVE PARTY

The 1955 Peport of the California Comrittee on

Un-American Activities, Page 46, stated,

"The Independent

Progressive

Party in California

was quickly captured by the

cormunists, and by the time the

Wallace for President campaign

nad swung Into nich gear was being operated lock, stock, and

barrel by the Communist Party of California.

Time after time

the committee in questioning witnesses throughout the State

discovered that the leaders

of the Communist Parties in various

localities were identical

with the leaders of the Independent

Progressive Party in the same area. It is true, of course,

that in the Independent Progressive Party there were many

sincere liberals who,

because of dissatisfaction with the two

major dolitical

organizations registered as Inrependent

Progressives

and continued their affiliation until the true

control of the I.P.P. became obvious.

resigned, many of them having given the benefit of their

experience to various official agencies interested in the

exposure of subversive activities."

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COMMITTES TO END U. S. FOREIEN INTERVENTION, aKa

Conmittee to End U. S. Foreign Aggression,

Committee to End American Intervention in

Viet-Nam (Ad Hoc),

Committee to End United States Intervention

in Viet-Nam (Ad Hoc?,

Committee to End United States Imperialism

This Committee was organized as the Committee to End

American Intervention in Viet-Nam (Ad Hoc), March 29, 1954, in

san Francisco, California, at the instigation of and

by members

of the w.E.B. DuBois Club

Francisco, a Marxist youth group,

which has promoted the organization's activities among the various

groups in the San Francisco area interested in peace and disarma-

ment.

Its announced

aims have included American withdrawal from

Viet-Nam, self-determination for the South Viet-Namese people and

adherence

of the United States to the 1954 Geneva Convention.

Demonstrations along

with the distribution of and exhibition of

propaganda comprise

its program.

A flyer advertising a forum of

September 15, 1964, in San Francisco on "World Wide Movements--

for Freedom"

referred to "Cuba - Harlem - Congo - Viet Nam" and

listed the Committee to End U. S.

Foreign Intervention as sponsor.

One of the two sources which provided the

information on the

Committee's organization has advised that it is the same committee.

According to this source,

on October 9, 1964, this Committee's

proDer name is "Committee

to End U. S.

Foreign Aggression," but it

is a loose-knit organization and exactness of title or name is of

little concern to the officials and members.

The other source

advised on June 28, 1964, that an Executive Committee of five

members was

elected in June, 1964, but no new officers were other-

wise elected.

Another source advised on September 17, 1964, that the

were JOHN ?. THOMAS, Chairman;

BEVERLY D.

RADCLIFFE, Treasurer, and MARGARET DRIGGS, Secretary. The

signature of two of these are still required for checks written.

One source mentioned above currently advises that no

headquarters is maintained by the Committee; meetings are infrequent

and poorly attended, ranging from eight to twenty members.

The last

reported membership total was approximately twenty in June.

196.4.

APPENDIX

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2.

JOHN THOMAS attended meetings of the DuBois

Club of San

Francisco on May 10 and 31, 1964.

When interviewed by Special Agents of the FBI

on October 1, 1964, THOMAS indicated he was

of the W.E.B. DuBois Club and

not join any group until he found one

that really helped

the Negro people.

BEVERLY RADCLIFFE In April, 1964, was a member

of the DuBois Club of San Francisco.

MARGARET DRISGS, when interviewed by Special

Agents of the

that her activities

began in the middle 1930s during the

depression

in Tacoma, Washington.

She and her husband

moved to Seattle, Washington, and were members

there

of the CP and the Communist Political

Association (CPA). As a result of open criticism

of Party functionaries on her part and on the

art of her nusband, she and her husband were

expelled from the CP in 1946 with the provisc

that after six months they would reinstate.

She

said that they did not seek reinstatement.

The CPA has been designated by the Attorney General

of the United States pursuant to Executive

Order 10450.

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FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

".

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francises, Californte

March 30, 1965

TItle

IRVING RHODES FROMER

Character

Reference

SECURICY MATTER - C

Report of SA FRANCIS T. DAVIS

dated and captioned as above.

All sources (except any listed below whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

FTD/evs

(7)

351

in an..

his ocument contains neither recommendation on online distribute to e

saned to your agency: it and its contents are not to be distributed outsid

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EXHIBIT COVER SHEET

Exhibit Number: XI

SUBJECT:

= 00v24 e 1

3 vo deletrant

8.06:

11 noy 1962y Micago, 1211p0se

File Number:

7203003

S4S8n2137

Freparing Unit: 115tr. MI Group : ! * )

Agent Peport Dated:

12 3ay 1967

Description: Peport, SFO FBI dated I Mar 66 re SUBJECT'S father

ALL FEI IRFORITION CONTAINED

124 14 98637668510 /KSR

JFK;

REMANED BY FELLEK TASK FORCE

Mie de

WENFULL

#ALAGE IN PART

C. TOTAL DENIAL

Classification

352

ICGP-F Form 2-25

(Rev 25 Mar 66)

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.FD-2.04 (Rev. 3-3-591

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

1 - Secret Service, San Francisco (Class 3) (AH)

LED A. SCHON

3/14/60

100-33836

IRVING WHODES FRONTR

SECURITY HATTER • C

Office:

San FrancIaco,

California

Bureau File #: 100-305779

REVIEWED BY FSIUSK TASK FORCE

Dil 10/12/517 dat

IN FOLL

:! PART

Character:

Synopsis:

Subjeot at1ll resides 881 Clayton Streat, San Francieco, and

1s employad 2s an architect-draftanan through the Anariean

Institute of Architects, 254 Suttor Street, San Francisco.

No inforustion has been raceived reflecting that Subject

cubject

was present at lay Day aceting of the GP beld in May, 1065,

and in has supported activities of the san Francisco CCPAN

and fonen For Peace and he has participated in & number of

demonstrations sponsored by the WDC and acted as chalinan

of a meeting of the laight-ashbury Vie.

= C

DECLASSIFIED BY 5018 SC0/KSR

DETAILS:

IN 4-19-96 (JFK)

I. BACKGROUND

Residence and Exployment

Subject st111 rosidea at 801 Clayton Street, San

Francisco, and ta employed an an architect-crafteman through

tho American Institute of Architoets, 254 Sitter Street,

San FrAnCiNCO.

353

+ ta

3/4/66

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to

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

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So 100-33836

LAS/se8

It.

COMMUNIST PARTY (CP)

AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

A. Communist Party

When contaeted in March, 1905, confidential

Inforkints who are conversant with various phases of

sottvities of the oP in the area oi San Francieco in shich

Subject resides were unabie to furnish any information

reflecting that Subject has been active in the CP during

the pant year.

Subject, howover, vas in attondance at the annual

May Day meeting sponsored by the San Francisco Frce Speech

Forun held at 156 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, oR

May 1, 1905.

The San Francisco Free Speech Foran 1s

* name used by the San Francisco County

CD to sponsor public neetings.

The principal speaker at this mooting mes GUS

inha, teneral secretary of the co,ust.

FAte accused the

administration of President JOHNSON of being dangerous end

trigger hapry, statios

that our foraign polley is s cold-

blooded war anchine shich would turn back history.

stated that Merines had been sent to the Dominican Republic

on the pretext of protecting Aneriean Lived.

the v. S. foreign policy as being imperialistic and said

that the President is not receiving full support for his

invasion of other countries and the U. B. will never be

successful in these undertakings.

SP I-2,

SE T-3,

ST T-3,

San Franeisco Citinens Comittee

to Freserve American Freedons (SPCCAF)

The SICCPAP is charactertzed in the

appondis hereto.

5/4/65

5/4/65

5/5/65

4975

354

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SE 100-93836

LAS/sea

Subjoct attended a public moeting, sponsored by

the STCCPAF which was hold at the First Ualtarian Church,

Franklin and Geary Streets, San Francisco, on May 7, 1065.

EF I0J, 5/13/65

c.

Temen For Peaco

355

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SF1 0•0 - 33836

WOMEN FOR PEACE, aka

Women Strike for Peace

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette," a daily newspaper of

general circulation published in Berkeley, California,

contained an article in

when concern

mounted over radioactive fallout

nuclear testing, a group or women in

Washington, D. C. started Women Strike for Peace.

The idea suread rapidly throughout the country

and now embraces 900 grouds, including women for

Peace groups in the San Francisco Bay

area.

These groups support programs to achieve goals

such

as:

(1) Continued disarmament negotiations.

(2) A strong and flexible United

Nations.

(3)

Planning now

at state and

national levels

for conversion to deace-time economy and

positive efforts to ease world tensions.

The women act as individuals and as a group, with

specific actions suggested by individuals and

groups from all over the world.

Decision to

participate jointly on any given suggestion is

democratly arrived at by members of the

Coordinating Committee.

Effective cooperation

with other peace groups is encouraged.

Monthly

Coordinating Committee meetings and general

meetings,

as warranted, are open to all and

announced in mailings to members.

There are no

dues or membership forms nor conditions for

membership.

To stir an awareness of the need for peace,

Women For Peace

encourage public education in

peace obiectives at local

schools and sponsor

Deace-oriented demonstrations and public meetings,

newspaper ads, billboards, and candidates for

public office.

On the national level the group

attempts to influence government officials by

letters and conferences.

356

4

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G7 100-83836

LAS/502

A public meeting sponsored by Temen For Peace

at which Subject vas in attendance was hold at California

Hall, 625 Polk Street,

San Prancisco, on August 1, 1965.

SP T-G, 8/4/65

D. Vietnars Day Connittee

357

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VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE (VDC)

A booklet published by the VDC contained the

following policy statement of the VDC adopted

by the general membership, June, 1965:

The Vietnam. Day Committee is a group of stucents,

taculty and other members

of the Bay area

community opposed to American intervention in

Vietnam, the Dominican Reputlic and wherever

else it

may occur.

revolutionary struggles

for self-determination are sweeping the world

American

suppression of these move-

nents, we believe: is immoral and a threat to

the peace of the world. The Vietnam Day

Committee is organizing non-violent direct

actions, teach-ins, door-to-door organizing

and other educational activities to oppose

American intervention.

We believe that the

struggle for self-determination in other

countries is related to the struggle for

democracy in America--a democracy in which the

people have the facts and the power to make

decisions for themselves. The struggles in

America against racism, poverty, and bureau-

cratic conformity are part of the

same move-

ment as the struggle against American militarism.

We must build

a New America and join with those

people in Asia, Africa and Latin America building

a New World.

358

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SP 100-33836

LAS/ses

Subject was observed participating in a picket

line of the VIC engaged in picketing General HASHELL TAYLOE

at the Fairmont Hotel, San Irancisco, on August 25, 1965.

Observation by

Special Agente of

FBI on 8/25/65

Subject war in attendance at a rally sponeared by

the VDC protesting J. S. intervantion in Vietnam which was

hold at (1vic Center Plaza, San Francisco, on October 17, 1995.

Observation by

Special Agent of

FBI on 10/17/65

He was also obsorved present at another denonetration

of the VDO held in protest of U. S. polfoy in Vietnam at

DeFrenery Part, Cakland, Califorzia, on Novenber 20, 1965.

Observation by

spaciaL Agent of

FBI on 11/20/65

Dabject acted as chairman of the Haight-Ashbury

Vietnan

Countttoe naeting which mas held at 22 PaInessus

Street,

San Francisco, on December 1, 1905.

Sabject did

most of the taleine at this neeting

and explained how the

ver in Vietnan started.

Ile claimed that the y. S. had

offered the French the atonio boub to use against

Vietnanese during the french Vietnanese Far.

FACHER

stressed that if the war had not ended in six months it

would lead to World Var III and Involvenont of Chins and

the U. S.

He said that it is up to individuals to bring

pressure on the goverment to stop the var in Vietnan.

SP T-I, 12/2/65

the

• Itaight-Ashbury Vietnan Connittee

has headquarters at lumber 8, Rivelt

Street, San Francisco, and is self

described as a neighborhood organization

with the purpose of opposing U. S.

involvenent in Vlotnam.

7

359

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ST 100-33836

LAS/sea

In December 3, 1965, Subject took part in another

demonstration sponsored

by the VIc which was held in protest

of u. s. intervention

in Vietnam by pickoting the Fairmont

Hotel, San Franeisco, when Vice President NUMPHREY ras

registered thore on thet day as a guest.

Observation by

Special Agent of

FBI on 12/3/65

Subject attended a public meeting held under the

sponsorship of the Haight-Ashbury Vietnan Comulttse at

Nource Hall,

Tranklin and Hayes Streets, San Francisco, on

Januazy 14,

1966

SE T-S, 1/30/66

IRVING FRONER participated in deconstrations

sponsored by the Haight-Ashbury Vietnan Conmittee protesting

the var in Vietnan held in Union Square and in front of

the Federal Building, both San Francisco, on February 5,

Observation by

Spocial Agent of

FBI od 2/5/66

360

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SF10•0-3Ü888€

SAN FRANCISCO CITIZENS COMMITTEE

TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS

A source advised on April 7, 1960, that a San Francisco

affiliate of the Citizens Committee

to Preserve American Freedoms

(CCPAF) had been established at a meeting held in San Francisco

on April 4, 1960.

The source advised that the San Francisco

affiliate, to be known as the San Francisco CCPAF, would carry

out in Northern California the program of the CCPAF.

A second source advised on April 27, 1965, that the

San Francisco CCPAF is active.

361

APPENDIX

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SF1 0 0-33836

CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and published December 1, 1961,

prepared and released

by the Committee on Un-American

Activities, United States

louse of Representatives,

contains the following on Page 43

concerning "Citizans Committee to Preserve American Freedoms":

1.

"The (Communist) party's front operations in the

Southern California District today

are *** confined to four

major organizations, "which

include the Citizens Committee to

Preserve American Freedoms.

"The Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms

* * * specializes in propaganda aimed

at abclishing the Committee

on Un-American Activities and discrediting the Federal Bureau of

Investigation.

Created in Los

Angeles in 1952, the front

organization is run by Frank Wilkinson, an identified Communist

who recently

resumed the full-time paid post of

executive

secretary after approximately a year's leave of absence to assist

in similar campaign by another front

in New York City, the

Emergency Civil Liberties Committee.

"When the Committee on Un-American Activities held

hearings in Los Angeles

September 2-5, 1958, to inquire into the

nature of the party's recent reorganization in California,

the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms sponsored

a series of public meetings to protest the hearings and the very

existence of the committee.

Communists subpoenaed as witnesses

were guests of honor.

"At this time, leaders of the party's Southern California

strict were mobilizing Communists in the area for particination

in an intensified campaign to abolish this committee of Congress.

How the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms served the

Party in this effort was revealed by (Conmunist Party) District

Chairman Dorothy Healey in a report to the Party's Southern

California District Council on September 21, 1958.

Mrs. HEALEY de-

clared that the party preferred public protest meetings to be held by

the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms rather than

She also noted that

Communists scheduled as congressional committee witnesses could not

appear beforehand at operly Communist rallies without creating the f

impression that the party was conspiring with witnesses to withhold

information from the committee."

(committee In Un-American Activities,

House

Report 259 on the Southern California

District of the Communist Party, April 3,

1959, PP 7 and 8.)

APPENDIX

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## Page 91

FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

87 100-33836

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Exancisco, Callfornia

Maxch 14, 1966

Title

IRVING RHODES FROKER

Character

BECURITY HATTER - C

Reference

Report of SA LEO A. SCHON

dated and captioned o

abovo at Ban FIanCIACO,

Cal110rn1s

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

SF 100-33836

LAS/sea

(9)

363

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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EXHIBIT COVER SHEET

Exhibit Number:

SUBJECT:

FROMER, David Reed

SSvc Registrant

DPOB: 21 July 1942, Chicago Illinois

File Number:

7129-6003

564-58-8137

Freparing Unit: 115tr. MI Group • ! I )

Agent Report Dated: 31 May 1967

Description:

Report, SFO FBI dated 28 March 67 re SUBJECT'S father

"St FORGE

FAR!

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

BAEY. 94605668.305/152

(JFK

Classification

364

ICGP-F Form 2-25

(Ret 25 Mar 66)-

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FD -204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

1 - Secret Service, San Franoiseo

(Class 3) (Regiotered Mail)

JOSEPH T. QUIGLEY

3/28/67

100-33836

IRVING RHODES FRONER

Ofice: San Francisco

Bureau File #: 100-365779

Character:

Synopsis:

SECURITY MATTER - C

Subject resides 13 Rhonda Way, Mill Valley, California,

enployed as an architoot for Hertaka and Knowles, 32 Fremont,

Francisco, Calliornia.

During 1966,

Subjeot attended

"People'& World#

functions, one

• Free Speech Forun and

"National Guardian" funetion.

i DERALLSO

DECLASSIFIED BY SUKE 510/ISE

1-19-96/21 Cyr

PARNAE BY MORE TACK

FORCER

18fz/9n des

ARE TROLL

365

I TOTAL DENAL

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SF 100-33836

JTQ: j1

I. BACKGROUND

школі ковипісннс

Residence

In October 1966, Subjeet reportedly had moved from

his residence on Clayton

Street in San Francisco to

Mill Valley, California.

3P T-1

00 10/13/66

On March 15, 1967, Subject's

i current residence

at 13. Rhonda lay, Mill Valley, California, was verified through

the use of a suitable pretext

interview with an attendant

at a Shell Service Station, Reed and Miller Avenues,

Mill Valley, California.

This protent

interview was conducted

by a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation®

B. Employment

Records of the San Francisco Retail Credit

Association reviewed by Special Employee GERALD E. ROSS

on Harch 21, 1966, refleot Subject employed as an architect

for Hertzka and Knowies,

• 32 Fremont, san francisco, California.

in March 21, 1966, through the use of a suitable

protest telephone cal. to the office of hertaka and knowles,

at the above address by a special Agent of the Fedcrat

Bureau of Investigation, it was determined that Subject is

currently employed here as an architect.

al an anan

II.

EVIDENCE OF SYMPATHY

FOR THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CP)

On February 19, 1966, the "People's World"

sponsored a 2ith anniversary celebration at the ded habb

Townehouse, Eighth and Market Street, San Francisco,

California. There were approximately 800 persons present.

The main speaker was HERBERT APTHEKER. Subject was

anong those present.

SF T=2

on 2/24/66

366

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JTQ: 12

SP T-3

on 2/24/66

SE T-9

on 2/19/66

"People's World" is a West Coast

Communist weekly neuppaper published

in San Francisco.

HERBERT APTHEKER is a member of the

National Committee CPUSA.

SP T'-5

on 1/17/66

On September 25, 1966, there was a reception

held for hike sold, who was leaving his job as a columnist

for the "People'sworld". The reception was held at the

#Sun Reporter" Building, 1366 Turk Street, San Francisco,

Caliiornia. Subject was among the approximately 65 persons

present

SE I-3

on 9/29/66

in detober 1966, Subject took out a year's

subscription to the "People*s World".

He gave his

addres at that time as 13 Rhonda Way, Mill Valley,

California.

SF T-6

on 10/27/66

On April 30, 1966,

May Day meeting was held at

the International Longshoremen's Workers Union,

Santa Maria

Hall in San Francisco, under the sponsorship of the

San Francisco Free Speech Forun.

Subject was anong

approximately 80 persons present at this

meeting.

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SP 100-33836

JT0: 11

The nane San Francisco Free Speech

Forus is

the name utilized by the

San Francisco County Communist Party

to sponsor its public meetings.

SP T-iT

on 10/2/64

Subject was among approxinately 200 persons

present

"National Guardian" festival held November 20, 1966,

at the Peace Center, 55 Colton

• Street, San Francisco,

California®

SE T-2

On

11/25/66

Tor characterization of the

"National Guardian"

see appendix

- 4 .

368

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"NATIONAL GUARDIAN"

The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,

revised and published December 1,

1961, prepared and released

by the Comnittee on Un-American Activities, United States

House of Representatives, contains the following on Page 193

concerning

"National Guardian:"

1. "established by the American Labor Party in

1947 as a 'progressive' weekly**".

Although it denies having

any affiliation with the Communist Party, it has manifested

Liself from the deginning as a virtual official propaganda arn

si soviet

Russia."

Report,

Tral by Treason:

Secure Justice for the

Rosenbergs and Morton

Sobell, August 25, 1956, p. 12.)

APPENDIX

369

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FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

March 26, 1907

Title

IRVINE RHODES PROVER

Character

Reference

SECURITY MATTER - C

Raport of SA JOSEPE I. QUIGLEY,

dated and captioned as above,

at san franoisco.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

370

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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