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Document date: 12/20/1955
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Heleased under the John F.

Kennedy Assassination

Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note].

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AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF

RECORD NUMBER: 194-10001-10282

RECORDS SERIES : DOD AFFILIATED PERSONNEL AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : C6013559P - PAGES 201-214

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TITLE : FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DATE : 12/20/55

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SUBJECTS : WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK

WILLIAM FEODOR ONICK

VALENTINA ONICK

VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI

DAILY PEOPLES WORLD (DPW) NEWSPAPER

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FORM NO:

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

REPORT MADE AT

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO

DATE WHEN

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DEO 2 0 1955

PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE

REPORT MADE BY

TITLE

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SA RALPH M. LINDSEY

CHARACTER OF CASE

WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK

aka. William. Feodor Onick

INTERNAL SECURITY - R

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

SECRET

WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK currently resides corte

Madera, California.

normants report that he has in past been active in RAS and was also

familiar with officials of Russian Consulate, San Francisco, where he

is reported to have attended receptions. ONICK'S daughter-in-law

reportedly formerly employed private secretary by SERGEI GRIGORIEVICH

LUKIANOV at office of Commerical Counsellor, Vancouver, B. C.

MS.

DETAILS:

This investigation is predicated upon data set forth

hereafter regarding WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK'S daughter-

in-law.

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RE: VALENTINA ONICK, nee BELOBRODSKI

(subject's daughter-in-Law)

SE_ T-1, a confidential source abroad, advised the FBI

that in July, 1955, VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI was then married to FREDERICK

WILLIAM ONICK and that they resided at 3717 - 26th Place, Seattle,

Washington. This same source also advised that VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI

was horn February 12, 1923, in Szerezow, Poland, of Russian parentage

and as employed as a private secretary by SERGEI GRIGORIEVICH LUKTANOV

in the office of the Commercial Counsellor, Vancouver, British

Columbia, from May, 1946, to February, 1947.

SF T-1 reported that VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI was inter-

viewed on March 31, 1950,

at which time she freely admitted former

membership and being on the Board of Directors of the National Council

for Canadian-Soviet

Friendship Society (Communist controlled) in

January, 1945. She also stated

at the time of the interview she

had been a member of the Federation of Russian-Canadians (Communist)

but held no office in that organization. She asserted that through

her membership in the Federation of Russian-Canadians she was able to

satisfy her musical ambitions as a member of the orchestra.

SF T-1 further reported that according to usually

reliable sources, VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI'S brother, WALTER BELOBRODSKI

is a member of the Labor-Progressive Party (Communist) and her parents

are members of the Federation of Russian-Canadians. MRS. VALENTINA

BELOBRODSKI ONICK told SF T-l that she had resigned from the National

Council for Canadian-Soviet Friendship, which was a forerunner of the

cities.

present Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society (Communist front), which was

not considered under open Communist control until 1947•

SF T-I stated that they had no record of FREDERICK

WILLIAM ONICK.

During the interview, BELOBRODSKI stated that she was

unable to furnish any pertinent information voncerning SERGEI

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GRIGORIEVICH LUKIANOV or PETR PANKRATIEVICH GAVRILOV, who was also a

member of the Vancouver Office,

The indices of the San Francisco Office of the FBI

contain no additional data identifiable with VALENTINA BELOBRODSKI or

WALTER BELOBRODSKI.

RE: CONTACTS OF WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK

WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF SOVIET CON-

SULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO

SF T-2, who is in a position to furnish reliable infor-

mation regarding Soviet personnel, advised on October 9, 1943, that

one ONIK (phonetic) contacted YAKOV MIRONOVICH LOMAKIN, an official

of the Soviet Consulate, San Francisco, and said that he had a lot of

clothing and asked if he should bring it to the Russian Consulate or

to the Russian War Relief. LOMAKIN instructed ONIK to bring it to the

Russian Consulate.

Shortly thereafter, on October 9, 1943, according to

Panel co Got a (phonetad at a Bud sham to bulate, see

empty boxes.

VASILIE IVANOVICH KUOZNETSOFF, 733 Fillmore Street, San

Francisco, advised SA ROBERT E. LANCTOT on August 8, 1944, that he saw

WILLIAM ONICK at the Soviet Consulate, San Francisco, in the company

of other members of the Russian American Society' (RAS) on one occasion

during World War II.

SF I-3, who has furnished reliable information in the

past, advised that WILLIAM ONICK and his wife attended a reception

given by Soviet Consul General MICHAEL VAVILOV at the Soviet Consulate,

2563 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, on May 15, 1946, in honor of

the Russian-American organizations.

The ONICKs were included among

18 persons from the RAS.

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SF I-3 also advised that WILLIAM ONICK and his wife were

included in a group of RAS members who were entertained at the Soviet

Consulate, San Francisco, on the night of January 8, 1947.

SE I-2 advised on May 21, 1945, that VICTOR ARNAUTOFF

contacted VASILI IVANOVICH KHRAMEEV, Second Secretary, Soviet Consulate,

San Francisco, and gave him a list of the "Ruling Conmittee of the RAS

to whem invitations should be sent." The list of ten persons included

WILLIAM ONICK, 2952 Jackson Street, San Francisco.

SF I-3 advised on May 4, 1955, that VICTOR ARNAUTOFF

SF I-4, who has furnished reliable information in the

past, reported that on November 6, 1947, VICTOR ARNAUTOFF was a member

of the Executive Committee of the American Russian Institute (ARI).

SF T-3 advised in October, 1954, that VICTOR ARNAUTOFF

continues to be active in ARI affairs.

SP I-3 advised on Aprii 4, 1955, that VICTOR ARNAUTORE

was President of the RAS and had held that position since its inception

in approximately i941.

The ARI and the RAS have been designated by the Attorrey -

General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

on March 4, 1947, a Special Agent of the FBI observed

two men visit the Soviet Consulate, San Francisco, from 10:42 a•i. to

11:11 a.M.

They arrived at the Consulate in a red Dodge coupe, Calif-

ornia License 26F553. An unidentified woman remained in the automobile

during the visit of the two men to the Consulate.

One of the men

was observed to carry a small metal suitcase.

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Records of the California Department of Motor Vehicles,

Sacramento, California, reflected that License 26F563 was registered

to WILLIAM ONICK, 2952 Jackson Street, San Francisco, California.

SF T-3 advised that WILLIAM ONICK of 2952 Jackson Street

and also of Rocklyn Court, Corte Madera, California, attended numerous

meetings of the RAS from December 27, 1943, to March 14, 1947.

SF T-3 advised that "A. ONICK," the subject's wife,

attended 25 meetings of the RAS from November 10, 1944, to March 14,

SF T-3 advised that WILLIAM ONICK was elected as a member

of the Executive Comrittee of the RAS at the January 24, 1944, meeting.

At the March 6, 1944, RAS meeting, according to SF T-3,

ONICK asked that all RAS members pledge $10 each to send to the Soviet

Children's Hospital in Noscow.

SF T-3 advised that ONICK was elected Chairman of the

RAS Spring Ball at the April 3, 1944, meeting. The same informant

reported that ONICK was Chairman of the RAS Ways and Means Committee

in July, 1944.

SF T-3 advised that MR. and MRS. ONICK were included in

a group of RAS members who attended a meeting at the Civic Auditorium,

San Francisco, on October 20, 19L4, at which the principal speaker was

ROBERT MINOR, National Communist Political Association (CPA) functionary.

The CP and CPA have been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

SF T-3 advised that ONICK was nominated for the office

of treasurer of the RAs at the January 18, 1946, meeting, but declined

the nomination. SF T-3 then advised that ONICK had moved to Rocklyn

Court, Corte Madera, California.

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At the July 12, 1946, RAS meeting, according to SF T-3,

ONICK was included on the omittee to locate a new building for the

RAS.

On November 4, 1955, SF I-3 advised that WILLIAM ONICK

was active in the RAS, San Francisco, during World War II and was then

pro-soviet.

The informant advised that ONICK dropped out of the RAS

shortly after the end of World War II due to personal differences with

VICTOR ARNAUTOFF, who he reportedly despised.

The informant reported

that he has had no contact with ONICK since he left the RAS and has no

information regarding his subsequent activities.

RE: INFORMATION REGARDING SUBSCRIPTIONS

_ TO "DAILY FEOPLES WORLD" (DW) NEWSPATER

The DIW is a West Coast Communist newspaper, published

in San Francisco.

SF T-5, who is familiar with the activities of the CP

and Communist front organizations in the San Francisco area, advised on

November 23, 1955, that he has no record regarding WILLIAM F. ONICK,

ANISIA NICK or FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK.

SF T-5 reported, however, that according to his records,

one "M. ONICK, 2952 Jackson Street" was a subscriber to the DIW on the

following dates:

February, 1938

September, 1939

september,

1941

June, 1942

August, 1943

It is not known if "M. ONICK" is identical with the

subject of this case, however,

as it will be noted elsewhere in this

report, the subject resided at 2952 Jackson Street, San Francisco.

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Records of the Voters Registration Office, City Hall, City

and County of San Francisco, as reviewed by SA WAYNE K. WELCH on

october 20, 1955, reflect that WILLIAM REODOR ONICK, husband of is.

ANISIA ONICK, registered in 1936 while residing at 2952 Jackson Street.

He was born in the USSi, date not shown; was employed as a painter and

had been naturalized in San Francisco on January 8, 1934.

ANISIA

MARY ONICK was born in the USSR, date not shown; and was naturalized July

I, 1940, at San Francisco.

These records reflect that WILLIAM ONICK'S

registration was cancelled for failure to vote in 1946. ANISIA ONICK'S

registration was cancelled in 1946 upon receipt of information from

the Registrar of Voters, Marin County, California, reflecting that she

had registered in that county on April 22, 1946.

Corte Nadera, Calif-

ornia, is located in Marin County.

The 1944 San Francisco City Directory reflects that

WILLIAM F. ONICK, a carpenter, resided with his wife, ANISIA, at 2952

Jackson Street, San Francisco.

The 1954-55 Marin County Directory reflects that WILLIAM

ONICK, a carpenter, resides with his wife, ANISIA, at 26 Rocklyn Court,

Vadera. The Information Operator, Pacific Telephone and Tele-

graph Company, San Franciseo, advised SA WAYNE K. WELCH on October 20,

1955, that WILLIAM F. ONICK is the subscriber to telephone number Corte

Nadera 448R, Marin County, California.

Records of the San Francisco Retailers Credit Association,

reviewed on October 19, 1955, through Supervisor of Files FRANK J.

MCAULAY, disclosed no record of WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK.

The January 20, 1939, issue of the DiW, Fage 5, Column

1, contained an article captioned, "Dollars for the Voice of Democracy,"

which listed a group of members of "Russian Brigade" which contributed

a day's pay to a sustaining fund for the DPW. Included therein was

"W. ONICK o... $10."

It is not known whether this W. ONICK is identical

with the subject of instant case.

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1955, that the records of his office contained no additional pertinent

information regarding WILLIAM ONICK.

RE: FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK

(Subject's son)

On October 21, 1955, SA PAUL F. SHARKEY caused a check to

be made of the Marin County Credit Association, San Rafael, California.

These records reflect a report dated December 20, 1949, on WILLIAM ONICK,

wife ANISIA•

This record reflected the ONICKS"

residence as Rocklyn

Court, Corte Madera, California, since September, 1945.

The record

reflected ONICK'S occupation as a building contractor, employed by

himself.

The same record reflected a report dated April 18, 1955,

on FRED WILLIAM ONICK, wife formerly VERA ORLOFF, whom he divorced

April 1, 1949•

This report also reflected that as of that date FRED

WILLIAM ONICK resided at 26 Rocklyn Court and was employed as a Field

Director for the Red Cross with an office at the 13th Naval District

Headquarters, San Francisco.

The report reflected that ONICK married

VERA ORLOFF on October 7, 1946.

By communication dated September 26, 1950, the San Fran-

cisco Office of the FBI was advised by the 19th District, OSI Office of

the Air Force, of certain information concerning one CHARIES D. GNECCO,

of 232 Willow Street, Corte Vadeta, California.

According to this

communication, one S/SGT. KERMIT C. THOMPSON, Headquarters Sqaudron,

4th Air Force, residing at 530 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, California,

advised that GNECCO was a close associate of WILLIAM C. ONICK, 26

Rocklyn Court, Corte Madera, California, who was alleged to be affiliated

with the CP movement.

communication also stated that ONICK is

known to be a close associate of H. LUCCA and JACK BELLTRONEY, both of

Summit Drive, Corte Madera.

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Regarding the aforementioned H. LUCCA, SF I-6

who was in

a position to furnish reliable information, advised on October 4, 1943,

that SUMBERT LUCCA, Summit Drive, Corte Madera, California, was then

a member of the CP.

SF I-?, who has furnished reliable information in the past,.

advised on August 13, 1953, that HUMBERT LUCCA was then a subscriber to

the DPW.

Regarding the aforementioned CHARLES O. MECCO, 232 Willow

Street, Corte Madera, California, Second Lieutenant KERMIT C. THOMPSON,

325th All weather Fighter Group, McChord Field Air Force Base, Wash~

ington; on January 8, 1951, advised that while he was attached to

Hamilton Air Force Base as

Technical Sergeant, he learned through con-

versation with CECCO and from observation, that GNECCO and ONICK were

neighbors and friends.

He knew ONICK only by sight, and advised that

he had no reason to believe from his personal knowledge that either

CNECCO or ONICK were connected with the CP or any subversive group.

SA WAYNE H: WEBB was advised by Mr. H. I. ROLFF, 235 Willow

Avenue, Corte Madera,

California, that he had resided across the

street from CECCO for the past two years and had been acquainted with

him as a neighbor during that period.

He stated that he had never observed

anything which would reflect on GECCO's loyalty to the United States

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but that he would not be able to comment on his loyalty because he was

not closely acquainted with him. He stated that the residence of

WILLIAM ONICK at 26 Rocklyn Court, Corte Madera, was located immediately

behind the residence of GNECCO and that so far as he had observed,

ONICK and GNECCO were merely over-the-fence neighbors.

NR. C. H. NAEHIER, Insurance Broker, 224 Willow Avenue,

Corte Madera,

advised SA WAYNE H. WEBB that he has resided next door

to GiCCO for the past two jears and is well acquainted with him. He

advised that there is no question whatever in his mind concerning

GNECCO'S loyalty to the United States and that GNECCO has expressed to

him on several occasions his dislike for the policies and philosophies

He stated that WILLIAM ONICK resided in a house immediately

behind that occupied by GNECCO; that WILLIAM ONICK, SRo, was a man who,

because of his Russian birth, had a strong sentimental attachment toward

He stated that he had never observed on the part of WILLIAM

ONICK, SR., any statements or activities which would cause him to ques-

He stated that GECCO had

mentioned to him on one occasion that he had become acquainted with

WILLIAM ONICK, J., during their school days. He stated that there is

no close association between ONICK and GNECCO and that he has never

observed any association other than casual neighborhood conversation.

San Francisco indices contain no identifiable informa-

tion regarding the aforementioned JACK BELLTRONEY.

Records of the Seattle Credit Bureau, Seattle, Washing-

cong contain a credit report dated April 21, 1955, from the Credit Bureat

at San Rafael, California, which also includes date from the San Fran-

cisco Credit Bureau.

This report reflects that FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK,

age 32-33, had formerly been married to VERA ORLOFF.

They were married

October 7, 1946, and she obtainedia final decree of divorce in April,

1949. VERA ORLOFT was identified as the daughter of JOHN and ALICE

ORLOFF, 3667 - 18th Avenue, San Francisco.

FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK

was identified as the son of WILLIAM FREDERICK ONICK, Rocklyn Court,

corte Madera, California.

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Credit records disclose that FREDERICK WILTIAM ONICK

had been employed as a salesman for Walton W. More Company, San Fran-

cisco, in December, 1946; had previously been employed for four month

y the Madison and Burke Company; and previously served for four year

in the U.S.Army.

Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) , Seattle

Washington, reflect that FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK in

September, 1955, was employed as a Field Director of the American Red

Cross in the 13th Naval District, Seattle. A financial statement

executed by ONICK Listed his total assets as $37,925.00.

INS records

reflect that MRS. ONICK entered the United States at Blaine, Washing~

ton, on August 21, 1955, for permanent residence, having previously

resided at 3919 Alice Street, Vancouver, british Columbia. She was

described as 515", 118 pounds and of the white race.

Records of the San Francisco Retailers Credit Associa-

tion, as reviewed

October 19, 1955, through FRANK J. NCAULAY, supervisor of Files, reflected

that a credit report dated April 20, 1950, showed that FREDERICK WILLIAM

ONICK resided at Rocklyn Court, Corte Madera, California.

employed since December, 1946, by the Walton il. Moore Company as a sales-

man and indicated his marital status as single.

SF T-3 advised in 1949 that VERA ORLOFF was known to him

in 1944 as a member of the RAS, San Francisco.

SF T-8, who was familiar with various activity on the part

of VERA ORLOFF during portions of the 1940s, advised in 1949 that VERA

ORIorr had been active in social activities sponsored by the RAS and

other Russian groups in San Francisco.

He advised that she and her

family were acquainted with representatives of the Soviet Consulate

in San

Francisco prior to the closing of the Consulate in the fall of

1948.

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SF T-8 advised that he did not believe that VERA ORLOFF

was a member of the CP or particularly sympathetic to Communism or

that she was particularly interested in any form of government. He

observed that he believed that she associated with Russian groups

because of her parents' association with these organizations and that

they had developed friends among the Russian people in the San francisco

area mainly because of their common background.

He observed that

VERA ORLOFT'S parents were both born in Russia and that her parents

enjoyed their association with other Russian people and in speaking

the Russian language.

SF T-8 stated that based upon various conversations

which he had with VERA ORLOFF 'S. father, he had concluded that her

he was unable to recall the exact state-

ments of JOHN ORLOFT, but advised that JOHN ORLOFF was continually

upholding Communism and the Soviet form of government. He advised

that he had never seen a CP membership card in the possession of JOHN

ORLOFF.

One of the principal reasons for VERA ORLOFF'S divorce

from FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK, according to SF T-8, was the great influence

over her by her parents. He

explained that VERA ORLOFF was married to

ONICK for five or six months; that ONICK was a veteran of World War IT;

that ONICK continued his National Service Life Insurance with ONICK'S

parents listed as beneficlaries.

ONICK had planned to have his berefi-

claries changed, but VERA ONICK'S father made an issue over the matter

and had given ONICK a definite period of time in which to change the

beneficiaries.

SF I-8 advised that ONICK resented this attitude by

his father-in-law and refused to change the beneficiaries at that time.

JOHN ORLOFT thereupon instructed VERA ONICK to leave ONICK, which she

did, and she shortly thereafter instituted proceedings for

divorce.

SF T-8 advised that there were probably other differences between VERA

ONICK and her husband which might have caused them to separate but he

expressed the feeling that if VERA ONICK had defied her father on that

matter, there would have been no divorce.

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SF T-8 advised that VERA ONICK had been instructed to

obey her parents without question and that she had never questioned

the instructions of her father.

This source expressed the opinion

that if her father requested her to obtain confidential data from the

United States Government, she would probably act upon his instructions.

He advised that VERA ONICK separated from FREDERICK

WILITAM ONICK in May, 1947, and filed for divorce in August of that

yeai•

He advised that the

ONICKS had a daughter, born December 4g

1947•

RE:

JOHN ORLOFF

(FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK'S

former father-in-law)

SF T-3 has advised that JOHN ORLOFT, VERA ORLOFFIS

father, has been active in the RAS, San Francisco, from October 11,

19L3, until December II, 1953, and that ®RLOFF served in various offi-

cial capacities during participation in RAS activity

SF T-3 advised that in July, 1947, a meeting of the CP

faction within the RAS had been held in San Francisco and that it was

recommended that JOHN ORLOFF be recruited into the CP. All Party members

present at the meeting, with one or two exceptions, had concurred in

this recommendation.

SF T-3 advised that JOHN ORLOFF subsequently

declined the invitation to join the Party, stating that he performed

the work anyway and that he did not have time to attend meetings and

participate in other direct Party activity.

SF I-9, who has provided reliable information in the

past, advised in 1948 that JOHN ORLOFF was elected President of the

A11 Slav Council, San Francisco, California, on January 28, 1948.

ORLOFF was elected as a delegate to the Fourth All Slav Congress to

be held in Chicago, Illinois, on September 24-26, 1948.

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SE I-3 advised in July, 1955, that JOHN ORLOFF and his

wife, ALICE, were present at an Executive Board meeting of the RAS held

July 8, 1955, at 321 Divisadero Street, San Francisco.

This source

advised on February 1, 1955, that ALICE ORLOFT was then a member of

the RAS.

On November 28, 1955, SGI. EDWARD KENNEDY, G-2, 6th

Army, Presidio of san Francisco, advised SA WAYNE K. WELCH that his

recolas contain no unfavorable information concerning FREDERICK WILLIAM

ONICK, born July 4, 1921, Serial Number C6013559.

F T-3 advised that he has no information indicating

i or front group activity on the part of FREDERICK WILLIAM ONICK,

subject's son.

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