Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 06/21/1961
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/27/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90146-10044

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-93072-27

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: NY

TO: HQ

TITLE:

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note) •

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DATE :

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

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Memorandum

TO

WENt

DIRECTOR, FBI (105-93072)

DATE:

6/21/61

• FROM

SAC, NEW YORK (105-42387)

SUBJECT:

RICHARD THOMAS GIBSONY INFORMATION CONTAIN A

1198/61.

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Re Bureau letter to NY, dated 6/5/61, requesting a

review of filès and contact with logical informants in an attemp

to contradict Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS)

testimony of the subject concerning a list of subscribers to thee

publication

"Fair Play" and membership list of the Fair Play

for. Cuba Committee (FPCC) •

A review of the files of the NYO, specifically the

of the FPCC, the file on ROBERT TABER, RICHARD GIBSON and

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Also, contact with the following logical informants

failed to uncover any information specifically contradicting

these claims:

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(THOMAS M. TREACY - PSI

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while not specifically

contradicting GIBSON, does have a bearing hid To MAe)GAT CrK)

NY 3245-S*furnished material obtained from the offices

of the National Headquarters of FPCC,

199 Broadway, NYC,

or 5/22 and 22/61. No membership list as such and no as mi

In: DABR 3158085

Bureau (105-93072) (RM)

New York (105-42387)

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subscribers to the publication "Fair Play" was included in

this material. A voluminous mailing list was included in

this material but there was no way to determine

whether a

code system is being used on this list in order to designate

members or

subscribers.

Among the material furnished by the informant was

a list of names entitled,

"NYC, FPCC Committee Members Monthly

Pledges. "

This was a list of approximately 50 to 60 names

and most of them had a committee designation next to the name,

such

The informant also furnished a list of names of members

of student groups.

This was a list of approximately 80 names

and appears to be the name of the head of the student group

at different colleges throughout the country.

he heard

)NY 3164-Faavised SA JAMES M. KENNY on 6/5hey wouta

STANLEY FAULKNER, FPCC attorney, say that

never turn the membership list over to the SISS.

THOMAS M. TREACY - PSI advised SA ROBERT C. BURNS on

5/5/61, that t a meeting of FPCC on 4/27/61, RICHARD GIBSON, .

Chairman of the Meeting, suggested a vote be taken on a motion

to permit other organizations to join FPCC. Discussion arose

concerning who should vote and it was decided that only members

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should vote.

was a member was that everyone voting was to show his membership

card. After some discussion on this procedure, the entire matter

was referred to the FPCC Executive Committee to report on membership

at the next meeting.

NY 1286-S*

advised on 5/3/61, that STANLEY FAULKNER

informed ISADORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN (Attorney for Amtorg Trading

Corporation in many matters) that a hearing for FPCC had been

held in Washington, DC, during the week of 4/24/61. He said

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FPCC was supposed to have produced certain records.

He mentioned

that the Committee wanted

a membership list but would not get

it as there was none

CG 6464-s* advised that at a meeting of the Executive

Committee, FPCC,

GIBSON was in attendance. He stated that the organization wanted

to protect anyone who is a member or a sympathizer with FPCC.

in attendance.

Chicago Chapter, held on 5/20/61, RICHARD

stated that the National Office destroyed all its membership

lists 'in January, 1961, and the only list in the whole world

concerning membership in the FPCC as of January, 1961, is in the

personal possession of ROBERT TABER, who is now in Havana,

He said that insofar as his area was concerned, membership

cards were the cue

to membership and that such a card

requirement for voting privileges at FPCC meetings.

LCG 6259-S advised SA RAYMOND E. MOOMEY, on 5/23/61g

that at this same Chicago meeting on 5/20/61, GIBSON mentioned

that the National Conference of FPCC will be

held almost certainly

in NYC.

One vote will be allotted to every 100 persons in the

covered by the chapters and either one vote or à vote will

be allotted to each student chapter.

Any FPCC member (as decided

by presentation of

membership cards) may attend any of

sessions but only authorized delegates may vote. The Henry

Hudson Hotel was considered to be a likely site

for the sessions.

GIBSON pointed out there would probably be more

names on each

area's mailing list at the National Office than

there are members

but that this cannot be helped.

Inasmuch as the above information does not specifically

contradict the testimony given by GIBSON, no attempt at determining

willingness of the sources to testify to

this information is

being made.

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