Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SMITH, ALLEN H.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/30/1949
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

4/16/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10220-10162

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

CR 101-6762-50

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SMITH, ALLEN H.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

11/30/1949

4

WOVSCHIN, FLORA DON, ASSOC, MSH, CP, MEMBERS

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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der the Johf F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote)

ND-73 P

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIÓN

Form No. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

NEW YORK CITY

REPORT MADE AT

LOS ANGELES

DATE WHEN MADE

11/30/49

FILE No..

65-4908

'ITLE

PERIOD FOR

WHICH MADE 8/S, 12 REPORT MADE BY

15,16,18,19,26,

29,30:10/3,5,7

11, 12,17;11/2,

CHARACTER OF CASE

3, 4/49

ALLON H. SUITH

LORA DON FOYSCHIN, was ((S0VS)

ESPIONAGE-R

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

E3.G T

FORE!

INTON COMMA

IS UNOBASSTTITO LE

SSOWN OTHER

JIG

UCINIE DONN TISHAN now married to HYMAN R. ROGOSIN

and both menbers Communist Party in 1947. BUGENIE

formerly active Peoples Educational Center, Council

for Civic Unity and Los Angeles Council-American

Soviet Friendship. In 1936 possessed U.S. Passport

for intended trip

• USSR.

-P-

CLASSIFIED BY 5668 SLA md

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X

REFERENCE:

Report of SA JOHN R. MURPHY, New York, dated 7/28/49

5FK,

100 oh Norman 1 17 10 20 1o 6130, that a good resen

in Apartment 1308; that she had a lot of Communist literature, Including the People

World, books about soviet Russia; that she also hed alot of foreign stamps and

envelopes showing they came from Russia,

Mr. BOHAN said that liss WISHAN was

originally from New York and was formerly a member of the WIC; that she was employ-

ed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, and that she appeared to

be very active in the

Council for Civic Unity.

On April 25, 1944, Confidential Informant

of known reliability

stated.

that the bookshelves of Miss WISHAN's apartment t

were well lined with Communist literature and books about

the Norwood Apartments.

Russia and by Russians:

Informant further stated thet Miss WISHAN had a large manila envolope stuffed with

popers regarding the Council for Civic Unity;

that contained in this envelope were

several books of blank checks made out to the council, lists of names of women who

had apparently neted as usherettes at the council mass meeting held April 24, 1944

at the Philharmonic Auditorium.

Other material in the envolope was in the form of

telegrams from soveral people expressing regret for not being able to attond the ma

meeting.

Informant

APPROVED AND

said that liss WISHAN had arranged the ushering at the moating

FORWARDED:

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES

COPIES DESTROYED

RECORDED - 45

204 MARI RZ: 196dOPIES OF THIS REPORT

"New York (65-15033) (Encl.)

& Washington Fiold

COPY IN FI

INDEXED - 45

DEC 5 1949

2 Nowark

4 Los Angeles (1-100-21845) (1-100-24955)

diss

DEC 74

U.S. COVERNMENT PANTING A 40 37O 1

SECRET

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Released under the Jon Fi Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote)

DATE: 11-14-2017

LA 65-4908

INFORMANT PAGE

I-1 Anonymous

I-2. CNDI IA 2529-Information furnished SA SIMON E. LOCHER 12/16/43

T÷3 CNDI LA 3244-Information furnished SA BURNARR M.. PTÁCER

T-4 ONDI IN 3242-Infornation furnished SA BURNARR M. PLACEK

I-5 Anonymous

I-6 CNDI IA 3067-Information furnished SA, JOHN M. CASHEL

T-? Anonymous

T-8 ONDI LA 3200-Information furnished SA MARCUS. M. BRIGHT

T-9 CNDI LA 3011- Photo exhibited by sA a. BRUCE RYDIr

T-12 ONDI IA 100

I-13 CNDI LA 1433-Information furnished SA'S FRANK H. TOWNSEND ond

CHESTER C. ORTON.

1-14 New York CI ND 426-Information obtained by SAÉ.K. DEANE and SE

MOE. FALDIR

T-15 N.A. BUSTRÜM, Assistant Cashier, Security First National Bank, 6th

and Spring Branch, Los Angeles

T-16 H. BAGLEY,

Assistant Nanager, Security First National Bank, Santa

Monica and Western Branch

T-I? TED BALIVER, Assistant Auditor, Security First National Bank, Head

Office

I-18 R.C. SNODGRESS, Assistant Cashier, Bank of America, Sunset & Cower

Branch

T-19 CNDI LA 1357-Information furnished SA JOHN R. VICARS

T- 20- CNDI- LA CB-I

T-21 CNDI. IA 2901-Information furnished SA E. BRUCE RYDER

T-22 Anonymous

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Released under the John. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of: 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: • 11-14-2017

SECRET

• IA.65-4908

INFORMANT PAGE

7-23. ONDI IA 2900-Infornation furnished SA MARCUS M. BRICHT

T-24 ONDI LA IAJO-1

I-25 MARTIN MCONEY

T-26 CNDI IN 2900-Information obtained by SA's DAVID A. McCULLOCH,

ROBERI W. HOLIMAN and JOHN R. VICARS.

I-27 CNDI. Is. 3000-Infornation obtained,by sA's IRVING C. SHEPHERD and

FRED, GO DUPUIS

T-28 ONDI IN 2900- "Information obtainéd by SA MARCUS M. BRIGHT

•T-29

ONDI LA 3200-INFORMATION obtained by SA MARCUS M. BRIGHT

T-30

ONDI LA 3063-Information' obtained by. SA VERNON D. TENSEN

T-31 CNDI I1 3061-Infornation obtained by SA VERNON: D.- JENSEN

T-32 ONDI: IA CB-1

T-33

CNDI, In 2722-Information obtained by SA's JOHN J HORCANE:

ARTHUR

Di. RHYN and NARCUS M. BRIGHT

I-34 'Anonymous

T-35 CNDI LA 2900-Information obtained by Si's FRED G. DUPUIS 'and

ROBERI W. HOLTIAN

I-36 GII. LA 2-Information obtained by SE GUNE BURGE

1-37, OGIT LA 4331-Information obtained by SE GUNE BURGE

I-38 CNDI IN 3183-Information obtained by S. SIDNEY M. WOLF

I-39

Mail Cover

T-40. Anonymous

I-A1' CNDI IA 2529-Information obtained by SA EMMET J. SCHNEPP

T-42

ONDI LA 2529-Information obtained by SA JANES W. CORCORAN'

T-43. - ONDI IN 2898-Information obtained by SA ARNOLD V. ANTOIA

SECHEA

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