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Document date: 07/27/1961
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RECORD NUMBER: 124-90146-10050

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AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-93072-30

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TITLE :

DATE: 07/27/1961

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SUBJECTS :

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

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BReL

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

CONFIDENTIAL

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON aK®

1794S0S MAC CAT

NS.8

DATE

7/27/61

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

5/8 - 717/61

TYPED BY

REPORT MADE BY

JAMES F.

HESKETH

gas

CHARACTER OF CASE

INFERNAL SECURITY

•CUBA:

ALL INFORMATION

MAINED

HEREIN IS UNGLASSIAY

EXCEPT

WISE.

malaini

N259 0n 3115-78

12,3

FERENCES

Report of SA JAMES F. HESKETH

at-

NX, dated

5/16/61.

Letter Legat Paris to Bureau,

dated 4/21/61.

NY letter

to Bureau, dated 5/16/61.

NY letter to Bureau, dated 6/2L/61.

to sure

WFO report of SA JOHN I. SPURGERS,

Jr.,

dated

6/28/61.

x22:3360

LEAS

ADMINISTRATIVE

AND

ADVISE

SLIP

without more 1dentifying Information, can be identified with

WILLIAM SMITH,

JOHN FLINt,

S1gnor CURZIO MALAPARTE, JANET

FLANNER, JOSEPH NEWMAN and J. MORRIS.

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

DÓ NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELO

105-93072-30

Agency

Request Recd.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

BY

Bureau (105-93072) (RM)

Cincinnati (RM)

Washington Flela (105-42103)

117 JUL: 28 1961

York

(97-1792)

FPOC-National)

New York

97-2120)

(FPCC -

-

NY Chapter)

1 - New York (105-42387)

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Notatio

• Copy ta: CIA State/RAB

ONIOSI /G2.

by routing

slip

for info.

Dufe.

1-31-0

ov..

66 AUG?

1961

LLA SA

CLASS!

DECLASS EYER

CONFOENTAL

Deleted Copy Sent STA

"by Letter Dated

10/1/63

Per FOIPA Request. LA Ne

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ADMINISURATIVE (CONT' D)

CONFIXE

Nilni

Concerning the white woman mentioned by CSNY l2129-S

having been observed

at the UN with the subject, he is married to

a white woman

Concerning JOY THOMAS to whom subject made out a check

for $10,90 on 6/23/61, It 1s to be noted that subject's name

1S RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON, his grandmother's name is SADIE E.

THOMAS and his wife's name 1s JOY MARJORIE GIBSON.

possibillty exists that JOY THOMAS 1s actually subject's wife.

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CONFDENTIAL

ADMINISTRATIVE (CONT'D)

Concerning S. BANKER and IRVING SCHWARTZ, Who

communicated with the

subject in March, 1961, a STEVEN

BANKER is a news writer at CBS, 485 Madison Avenue, NYC,

where the subject was formerly employed.

IRVING SCHWARTZ,

608 Wesü End Avenue, IIC, operates Schwartz School

Transportation from

that address.

From the above, 1t,

appears that the subject has routine contacts with these

Individuals. Therefore, no further investigation will be

conducted concerning them.

The New York Telephone Company has been requested

residence for the past three to six montns, and these

KEITH KERN, mentioned in the details of the report,

Is possibly Identical with KEITH KERN, 21 Allen Street,

NY, who made the FPCC tour to Cuba In December, 1960,.

(NY 105-46028).

ISOLDE DRECKMAN 15 possibly idensical with ISOLDE

DRECKMAN, sUbject Of NY file 105-4401, who 1s reportedly

closely associated with WILLIAM WORTHY.

o Legat *

aris in a letter dated 6/12/61, advised

that records of the Renseignements Generaux Surete Nationale

reflect that OLIVER W. HARRINGION, mentioned in the

Information proveded by him, Is currently residing ar

I Avenue Du General reclero, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

NY I-1

SOLOMAN KUTTNER

Where Located

Instant report by

SA THOMAS J. MC SHANE

US Mission to UN, NYC

protect

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INFORMANTS (CONT'D)

Identity of Soirce

CONFIDENTIAL

Where Located

Instant report to

SA RAYMOND E. BOULE

VY T-3

3164-S XC2)

Documentation of DANIEL WATTS.

NY T-4

PH 57,5-S

Documentation of Liberation Commiutee for Africa.

NY T-5

GUSTAVE SACHINE

Renseignements Generaux

Surete Nationale

Paris, France

NY T-6

CG 5042-5

Documentation of PEIER HUYN.

Instant report to Legat

Paris, France

NY T-T

Records, Office of

Security

Department of State

American Embassy

Paris, France

DOS

REVIEVED BY BUJFK TASK

ON

3/19/98 mg /ds

I RELEASE IN FLAL

I RELEASE IN PART

• TOTAL DEMAd

Documentation of CLAUDE BOURDET.

T-8

3264-S *

1080(41

NY T-9

CSDE 794-S

Instant report

Instant report

D

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INFORMANTS (CONT'D)

Identity of Sounce

NY 5-10

IA 401570

NY 5-11

SD 830-3

NY T-12

SD 809-S

N4 1-13

ROMP

Ottava, Canada

NY 1'-14

SS 2011-5

NY I-15

FLORENCE KEYINA

Panel Source,

NY I'-16

›POROTHY IRENE CAPASSO - PSIX

NY I-17

NY 1924-S

NY I-18

NY 3144-5

NY T-19

NY 2917-S

NY I-20

TROL SO TRACIN

XPanel Souzace

((u)

CONFIDENTIAL'

Where Located.

Instant repor

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report by

Legat cusawa, Canada

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

Instant report

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INFORMANTS (CONT' D)

Identity of Source

T-21

NY

316-37041

THOMAS FRANCIS KEATING

Old rown Road, Levitton, Ny

(former Treasurer of the TWU of the CP

NY 1-23

CG 6464-S*

CONFIDENTIAL:

Where Located

Instant report

Documentation of Suddeny FAULKNER

NY I-24

Anonymous

Documentation of SIDNEY LENS.

NY 7-25

CG

6259-S

I-26

A HARPAY

shicago PSI

Instant report

NY

CG

T-27

5933-S

Instant report

NY

CG

I-28

5792-S

Instant report

Instant report

XED V. DAY

Los Angeles PSI

24(4)

NY T-30

CG 6082-S

Instant report

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INFORMANTS (C

"D)

Identity of Source

T-31

*1286-S**

(8/40

I-32-

1537-S*

NY

T-33

700)

INY

694-s* x

T-34-

3227-S*

SECRET

Where Located

CUT PANTIAL

NY

I=35

Na11

Cover

105-42387-134

-

NY I-36

JOHN F.

MULLADY

Credit Department

105-42387-134

Chase Manhattan Bank

49th Street

and

Rockefeller Plaza, NY

(By Request)

NY

NY

3186-PSI

Instant report

NY T-38-

NY 3245-5*| :

NY T-39

100-41674-72

Headquarters, US Army Communications

Zone, Europe, Office of the Director

of Security

EVENED BY ASK TASK FORGE

NY 1-40

418/18d6

THOMAS P. MONAHAN, Jr.

NCLEASE IN FULL

Monahan Brothers,

Incorporated

535 Gravier Street

I RELEASE IN PART

New Orleans

By Request i Louisiana

I TOTAL DENIL

NY T-47

NO 886-S

100-3906-209

Careful consideration has been given to each

source concealed and T symbols have been utilized In the

report only in those

must be concealed.

Instances where the identities of the source

Confidential source who furnished Information

concerning the subject's bank account Is JOHN F. MULLADY, Credit

Department,

Chase Manhattan Bank, Rockefellen Center Franchs

49th, Street

and. Rocknfelden Condor, MISs

SEE

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INFORMANTS (CONT' D)

CUMNIVENTIAL

Confidential source who furnished information

concerning the subject's wife's bank account is T. E.

SMITH, Jr., First National City Bank, 96th Street and

Broadway, NYC.

Confidential source used to characterize WARREN MILLER

IS WILLIAM HOWARD DUFF, whose identity 1s concealed by

request.

• Confidential sources set forth in the characterization

of the FPCC arenVy 711-S andCG 5824-S*-1%

Confidential sources set forth in the characterization

of the Socialist Workers Party are NY 1013-s and NY 711-s

LEADS

CINCINNATI

At Columbus, Ohio

Will attempt to determine the nature of the contact

by Nationwide Insurance,

246 North High Street, Columbus 16,

Ohio, with R. GIBSON, 788 Columbus Avenue, NYC, on 3/28/61,

(as set out in NY report of 5/16/61) •

WASHINCION FIELD

At Washington, DO

Will attempt to determine the nature of the contact

had by the Treasury Department, Chicago, Illinois, with

on 4/12/61, (as

NEW YORK

At New York, New York

1. Will await results of

attempts by Legat London

to identify (FNU) CLAYMAN and a G. KAYE, who communicated

with the subject from England during April, 1961-%(Q

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LEADS (CONT' D)

CONFDENIIAL

2. Will monitor the bank account of Mrs. JOY

GIBSON, wife of subject, at First National City Bank,

NYC.

3.

Will continue reviewing subject's checking

account at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City.

4. Will obtain a list of toll calls made from

the sut out necess the past few months.

5. Will continue to follow and report the

activities of the subject.

6. W1ll check CSNY-I

order to further

Identify MARC D. SCHLIEFER.

CLASSIFICATION

This report is being classified "Secret" Inasmuch

as information from the RCMP, Ottawa, Canada,

As classified

"Secret" by that organization. In the event this report

1s declassified; it should then be classified "Confidential"

Inasmuch as it contains information from highly confidential

sources, the disclosure of which could compromise the sources

who are of continuing value.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALL IUFORMATION CONTAIRED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSISIED EXCEPT

SECRET

WHERE SHOWN OTHERUISE.

Copy to:

Report of:

JAMES F. HESKETH

Date: 7/27/61

Field Office

F1l= No.:

Title:

105-42387

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

OfFICE: New York, New York

Character:

Synopsis:

CLASCITED BY 5668 SLO/GEL

DCCLASSIFY ON: 25X (1)(6)

6/9/98

DIES

Bureau: 1051928722 MA/GATFK

INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

DATE DE MOMEN

sele

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON resides at 788

7p903,13,14,4

Columbus Avenues NYC, fridals Acting Executive

Secretary of the National Orfice uf the

Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FFCC). He

1s also employed by "Revolucion"

, a Cuban

newspaper, as a UN correspondent. He is also

of the Liberction Comnittee for

the subject is set out, as weil as concermation

concerning subject's bank account and his wife's

bank account. Also set out are she results of

subject's travel throughout the us and canada.

and his attendance at meetings or the FPCCJ*

Subject testified before the Senate Internal

Sacurity Subcommittee on 4/25/61, and 5/16/61.

Portions of this testimony are set out. Also

set out are results of a check of persons who

communicated with the subject during March and

Aps1l, 1961, as well as a description of the

subject.

apopus

-P-

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and 1s loaned to your

agency; it and Its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

Clarified by

1959 an 3715-78

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GD

Date of doclazatio

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Personal Background Information

a, conf1dens332

source abroad,

and his activities while in France

*Gibbon

MYS: RICHARD THOMAS-GIBSON,

born May 1.3,

1931, at

Los Angeles,

March 24, 1956, to JOY MARJORIE KAYE,, British citizen,

two children,

on April 18,

04

the State of Ohio, GIBSON came to Europe in 1952 and resided

in Rome, Italy, until February, 1953.

After fulfilling his

military obligations in the United States, he spent a short

time in west Germany and came to France on December 15, 1954

In Paris, GIBSON resided successively at 15 rue

Delambre, 31 rue de Seine and 93 rue Belliara, prior to

purchasing a small house at 10 Allee des Pommiers, Rosny-sous-

Bois, near

Paris, on November 9, 1957k

When he first came to France, GIBSON was

enrolled at the College of Letters of the

University of

Paris and at the Ecole Superieure de Preparation et de

Perfectionnement des Professeurs de Francais a l'Etranger

(Advanced School for Preparation and Improvement of Foreign

french Teachers), 46 me St. Jacques, Paris

In August, 1955,

having become a

• professional

journalist, Press Card number 15,401, he went to work for

the Agence

Francaise de Presse as a translator, art and book

another American journalist...

a complaint against

GIBSON was "X'

• This matter is summarized as follows eli

Oliver/tarrinetones

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HARRINGTON, who was away from Paris for several

months, had allowed GIBSON, who was then single and living

in a hotel, the use of his apartment.

Violent arguments

took place between the two men in connection with the

apartment, and GIBSON resolved to seek revenge by trying

to bring about the expuleion of HAFRINGION from France.

For this purpose he sent to a weekly American publication

and to the British dally "The Observer"

•over the signature

. HARRINGION, violently anti-French articles which were

rinted in these publications and were of such nacure that

they could have brought about the expulsion of their

author from France

Upon being informed of the publication of

these articles of which he was not the author, HARRINGTON

located proof of the very probable guilt of GIBSON and

The resulting investigation, which

was conducted by the Polise Judiciaire (Criminal Police)

Surete Nationale, quickly led to the confession of

GIBSON, who admitted having tried to bring about the

expulsion of HARRINGTON, to whom he apologized

and who accepted the apology before withdrawing his complain'

Although the Agence France Presse did not

so specify, it appears logical that it was as a result of

this incident that GIBSON ceased working for that agency g

The investigation in connection with the

above matter, in addition to reflecting GIBSON's lack

of principles, also developed the following additional

deta11s g

It was learned from a source in the Agence

France Presse

that GIBSON was the animator of a group for

aid to cuba.

This report confirms another, received from

an American source,

to the effect that GIBSON was chairman

of the New York section of a crypto-Communist organization

called "Fair Play for Cuba Committee" which had as its

purpose astiation in lavor a the ChaIRo regime in cuba g

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OLIVER W. HARRINGTON, the complainant in this

matter, appears to be

identical with the American Negro,

OLIVER WENDELI HARRINGION, reported as being left wing,

If not communist g

This report fits in with a portion of the

statement made to the french police by GIBSON in which he

claimed that HARRINGTON was a friend of a

KATUKY, Was was

Both GIESON and HARRINGTON have been reported

as favoring the Communist Party (CP)S

The various persons interviewed in connection

with this matter, including RICHARD WRICHT, the American

Negro writer who recently died; WILLIAM SMITH, an American

journalist with the Agence France Presse, with whom GIBSON

took sides with HARRINGTON, praising his neutrality.

also affirmed

GIBSON's neutrality, although they did not

approve of his behavior in this matter

GIBSON left his residence

at 10 Allee des

Pommiers, Rosry-sous-Bois, in the late summer of 1958,

claiming

that he was returning to the United States, where

his grandmother was very seriously ill.

His wife, departed

in the spring of 1959, after having sold their house

A characterization of the Fair Play for

Cuba Committee (FPCC) appears in the

Appendix of this report.

NY I-6 advised on March 16, 1961, that a

PETER HUYN, LoS Angeles, was Chairman.

of the March 15th meeting of the National

Convention of the American Peace Crusade

held in Chicago, Illinois.

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Recent Travel of the Subject

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N/ I-S advised on May 5, 1951, that RICHARD

GIBSON was

scheduled to leave New York üity for Chicago,

Illinois on May 19, 1951, and is scheduled to travel to

San Francisco on May 30, 1961.eu

NY T-9 advised on May 13, 1961, that RICHARD

GIBSON, Acting Executive Secretary of the FECC and Executive

Secretary of the ICA will speak In Friday, May 25, 19019

26409 ven Mate he omen betrote, ducation Censertair

13 held under the auspices of the Metropolitan Detroit Chapter,

FPCC.gU)

NY I-10 advised on May 15, 1961, that on May 10,

1961, at a meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter of the SWP

1t was reported that RICHARD GIBSON was to be in California

in June, 1961, and would spend one week in the bay area

and one

week in Los Angeles and San Diego.&U

NY I-11 advised on May 25, 1961J that CIBSON was

to speak on May 31, 1961, at the San Diego State College,

San Diego, California u)

NY I-12 advised on June 1, 1961, that at a May 24,

1961 meeting of the San Diego Branch, SWP, 5243 Sän Bernardo

ferrace, San Diego

also announced Mus the May 31 speecn of RICHARD GIBSON was

NY I-13, a confidential source abroad,

advised

on May 26, 196i, that at a rally of the FPCC following a

protest march in Montreal, Canada, RICHARD GIBSON was the

main speaker.

During

the speech, he condeinned what he called

any possible trend towards Communism in Cuba, but noted that

the present conditions in Cuba are the direct result of

shortsighted and imperialistic United States policies.

The

Informant also advised that GIBSON spoke at a banquet held

on April 29, 1961, at the United Jewish People's Order Center,

Montreal, Canada, which was sponsored by the Friends

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of Vochenblatt Association

(Communist.) to delebrate

the closing of the Vochenblatt Campaign.

During this

speech, GIBSON stated that everyone was calling his group

a front organization oi the ci.

He said that his group was

not communist but was fighting for the truth against exploitatio.

colonialism and for independence for cuba.

KNY T-14 advised on June 1, 1961s that at a

San Francisco Chapter, FPCC, announced that GIBSON was to

Fair Play

was to stay at the St. Francis

A press conference

Cuba Commit was scheduled for the next day for GIBSON.

He stated

Ca

He was to remain

In the Bay area from June 2, 1961, to June 6, 1901. (V)

NY T-15 advised on June 9, 19613

GIBSON, Executive Secretary,

FPCC, would speak on the topic

"Lessons of Alabama and Cuba" at a public meeting on

June 13, 1961, at 604 University Strellis to be sponsored

Seattle, Washington.

The informant advised that the meeting

by the FPCC. (M)

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