SECURITY APPRAISAL ON WILCOTT, JAMES B AND WILCOTT, ELSIE LOUISE
Originator: CIA
From: GREENE, WARD K, APPRAISAL SECTION
To: CHIEF, APPRAISAL SECTION
Document date: 07/14/1965
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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WILCOTT, James B.

WILCOTT, Elsie L.

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1. GLK, an interesting employee

case on which we've been rather

stymied because Subject got away from

us. I frankly feel that a member of

PSD might better do the interview, but

It doesn't look as if it will work

out that way.

Tom Cole has had the

case before, I think.

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Culei, Mopraisal Section

1. 4 JUL 1955

Ward K. Greene

Appraisal Sectlon

WILCOTT, James Bernard, Jr.

1109301

WILCOTT, Elsle Louise

T109300

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The Subject persons are man and wife- James Wilcott is currently

assigred as & stall Agent, GS-OT, to DDI/Wi at INAVE. His wife vas ea-

ployed by this ageacy under contract lype A clearance at tag Tosto) Statior

during 1900 and has held past staff employment but does not, appear to be

currently employed.. The Chief, PSD has requested that an overall rerley

of the Suoject persona' records be nade in light of iniornation which bes

recently ceen developed.. Such infomation Indicates that tares Wiicott

has had contacts with poasible snown. Camunists and with individcals is.

volved in the integration noverent.

2. A review of the file of Janes Wilcott reflécta tnst he Is 33 years

of age, carried, ard natlve-born of navive-boma parents.. Le graduatad

from high school in 1948 and from 1948 to 1.952 served in the United States

Army- Iron 1953 to 1957 be attended college, being privately enoloyed duing

the same period. On 4 March 195T, Janes Wilcott entered on duts with this

Agercy. During polygrapa intervier at thai, time,

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favorably re-polygrapeed in 1958. His sevurity Ille reflects no derosstoss

Inforation fron 1958 to the present, with the exception of Amy redical

records revieved in 1956 nica Indicated that he "complaired cortizually

of backache, but that medical examination revealed no organic cause.

Conference with his Company Connander revealed an 'extremely peor adjist-

rent' to milltary life and indicated that he continualiy used his allezed

medical disabllity in order to get out of work and built such a tall around

himself that his Compaay Carmander felt that he was of no use to bis sutili."

3. A review of Elsie Wilcott's Ille reflects that she is 30 jess

of age, married, and native-born of native-born parents. She etiezzed

college until 1954 and from 195+ to 1956 was privately employed. Is la-ca

oi 1957 she entered on duty with this Agency as a Clers-Irpist, GS-oi,

having been favorably polygraphed.

In Septenber of 1958 she resizzed to

continue her education. In 1960, Elsie Wilcott was issued security 27-

proval for contract type A erployment at the Tokyo Station. (She ar

James Wilcott vere narried in September of 1954) 13-3

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4. On 5 April 1965, James Wilcott advised a representative of EAB

that while visiting with members of an integration movement, he had come

in contact with an individual who professed to be a member of the Communist

Party. Although the reasons for his contacts with these individuals are

not entirely clear, a review of Subject's statements reflects the follow-

On 10 April 1965, James Wilcott, hereafter referred to as Subject,

was in contact with one Ray Robinson Junior (NR-OS Indices), a representa-

tive of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Robinson asked

Subject to come to 1618 Corcoran Street, Washington, D. C. to meet a number

of integration movement people. According to Subject's statements, when

he arrived at this address a group of about eight people were sitting around

"drinking and smoking marijuana."

Among these was one Alex Passikloff

(NR-OS Indices), a self-admitted Communist.

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After various discussion with members of the group, Subject agreed

to drive Passikloff and one Alfred Smith, a student at Howard University,

to New York City. They arrived in New York City about 5:00 a. m. on 11 April

1965, and went to the apartment of friends of Passikloff,

identified as

Joseph A. and Betty Rotandi (NR-OS Indices). The Rotandi's are also de-

scribed as dedicated Communist Party members. During this day, Subject,

Passikloff and the others visited an individual identified as Blyden Jackson

(NR-OS Indices) who is the head of a new organization called Council for

Jobs and Freedom of New York (NR-OS Indices). Subject and others also

"ended up" at the West Side W. E. B. Dubois Club in New York City. (The

W. E. B. Dubois Clubs are well identified as a new National Marxist organi-

zation, branded by J. Edgar Hoover as "spawned by the Communist Party,

U. S. A.")

6. There are a number of questions currently unanswered in the case

of the Subject persons.

Among these are: How long has James Wilcott

been involved in the SNCC movement?; Where was Elsie Wilcott during the

trip to New York City; and Why did James Wilcott allow himself to become

involved in this matter to the extent of going to New York City with these

persons and visiting other individuals who are allegedly self-admitted

Communists?

7.

Subject has apparently reported to his station at JMWAVE. How-

ever, it is believed that his involvement with the aforementioned individuals

is extremely serious, for the most part because of unanswered questions.

Therefore,

it is considered that he should be interviewed in depth as soon

as possible regarding his involvement in this matter. It is recommended

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that the Security Officer, JWAVE be briefed on this case and asked to

conduct a comprehensive interview of Subject.

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