Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: JOENSEN, PAUL A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/19/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10212-10328

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-401762-33

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: JOENSEN, PAUL A.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 06/19/1959

PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

RCF, RES, EMP, TRA, SHF, CP AFFIL, SUR

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/12/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

" DATE: 11-14-2017

SECRET

NY 100-107383

Informants con't

Identity of

Source

NY I-2

Mr. J. A. Cradock,

British Security

Service MI-5

NY T-3

NY 1086-S

File Number

Where Located

100-107383-86

134-469-1470

Documentation of SUE WARREN (FRANK)

The informants listed below were contacted on the

dates shown with negative results:

Identity of Informant

Date of Contact

NY 367-5

5/1/59

NY 384-S$

5/4/59

NY 972-5

5/5/59

Contacting Agent

SA JAMES P. HALTERON

1t

1t

NY 646-5

NY 779-5*

NY 1086-S

NY 1991-S

NY 2009-S

NY 1045-S

NY 2214-S

NY 2101-S

5/19/59

5/19/59

5/20/59

5/18/59

5/18/59

5/26/59

5/26/59

5/12/59

SA JOHN A. HAAG

SA DAVID RYAN

SA JOHN P. „DIMARCHI

SA PAUL A. JOENSEN

COVER PAGE

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SIDEA

SECREN

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Released under the John E. "Kennedy AsSassination Records' Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD-305 (Rev. 10-14-58)

NY 100-107383

8X0M6

1.

2.

Subject's name is included in the Security Index.

The data appearing on the Security Index card are

current.

Changes

on the Security Index card are necessary

and Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau.'

4

5.

A suitable photograph I is 1s not available.

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed and I symbols were utilized only in those

Instances where the identities of the sources must

be concealed.

6.

subject is employed in a key facility and

is charged with security responsibility. Interested

This report 1s classified Classiried: •

(state reason) It contains Information furnished bJ.

and the unauthorized disclosure. of this

Iaormant a identity would compromiso his ruture effectiveness.

Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason)

of his position in the News and Public

Affairs

Department of the Columbia Broadcasting System, NYC

which could conceivably lead to a measure of embarrassment

to the Bureau.

9.1

10.11

This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria

and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recom-

mending cancellation of the Security Index card.

This case has been re-evaluated in the light of

the

Security Index criteria and it continues to fall

within such criteria because state

wubtect attended a CP meeting on 5/3/51, at Adelphia

Hall, NYC. (NY report of SA EARL W. BAKER, 4/25/58)

11.

Subject's SI card

His activities

-*

X] is not tabbed Detcom.

do not warrant Detcom. tabbing.

COVER PAGE

• Br

SECRET

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

-DATE: 11-14-2017

CONFIDENTIAL

NY 100-107383

Foreign travel

On October 2, 1958, Special Agent PHILIP

H. WILSON reviewed the

passport file of RICHARD FRANK

at the Passport Office, Department of State, Washington,

Do Co It was ascertained that FRANK applied

on July 11,

1958

for renewal of his passport #42431, issued

. May 7,

1956.

In his application, FRANK did not answer the

questions relating to present and past membership in the

Communist Party (CP). He stated he was born August 22, 1922,

at Rochester, New York, and resides at 110 Christopher

Street, New

York City.

He furnished his travel plans in

which he contemplated departing from New York city in

mid-August (year not given) via air for a one to two

months visit in England on motion picture business.

The Passport Office renewed FRANK'S passport

on August 22, 1958.

The Communist Party (CP) has been designated

by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

NY T-2, a confidential source abroad, advised

on February 4, 1959, that FRANK arrived in the

United

Kingdom at London Airport from Paris on May 3, 1958, and

departed for New York from London Airport on May 7, 1958.

According to NY T=2, FRANK stayed at the Stratford Court

Hotel, London, W. I, while in London. (X)(s)

II. AFFILIATION WITH THE COMMUNIST

MOVEMENT

Miscellaneous CP Activities

On February 4, 1959, NY I-3 advised that

SUE WARREN was contacted regarding a subscription to 'the

"Worker" and

she said that she does not have a current

subscription because she does not want to jeopardize

her husband's present position.

"The Worker" is an east coast Communist

weekly publication.

= 44 is

- 4 =

CONFIDENTIAL

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Released under the John/F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 Use 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

CONFIDENTIAL

United States Department of Justice

Federal Burean of Inuestigation

New York

21, New York

NY 100-107383

June 19, 1959

Re RICHARD CYRIL FRANK

Security Matter - C

Reference the report of Special Agent

Paul A. Joensen dated and captioned as above at New York.

utilized in this report may be character.

¡zed as being in a position to lumish rollable intormation.

NY I-2 is

confidential source abroad. Cys;

NY T-3 and those Informants who were unable to

furnish information relative to the subject may be

characterized as having furnished reliable information in the

past.

0":

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI,

and is a loan to your agency; It and/or its contents are

not to be distributed outside your agency.

CONFIDENTIAL

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

FD-305 (Rev. 10-14-58)

NY 100-107383

1

2

Subject's name is included in the Security Index.

The data appearing in the security Index card are

cürrent.

Changes

on the Security Index card are necessary

Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau.

4

5.

suitable photograph [X

Lis

_is not available.

Careful consideration has been given to each source

concealed and I symbols were utilized only in those

instances where the identities of the sources must

6.

be concealed.

subject is employed in, a key facility and

is charged with security responsibility. Interested

agencies are

This report 1s classified Classified

because

(state reason) it contains information furnished by

NY 1006-S, and the unauthorized disclosure of this

informant's identity would compromise his future effectiveness.

8:

Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason)

of his position in the News and Public Affairs

Department of the Columbia Broadcasting System, NYC

which could. conceivably lead to a measure of embarrassment

to the Bureau.

9.

10.

This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria

and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recom-

mending cancellation of the Security Index card.

This case has been re-evaluated. In the light of

the

Security Index criteria and it continues to fall

within such criteria because (state reason)

subject attended a CP meeting on 5/3/57, at Adelphia

Hall, NYC. (NY report of SA EARL W. BAKER, 4/25/58)

11.

Subject's SI card

His activities

XI is not tabbed Detcom.

do not warrant Detcom tabbing.

COVER: PAGE

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Released under the Johy F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act öf 1992 711 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

..%.

NY 100-107383

Informants con't

Identity of

Source

NY T-2

Mr. J. A. Cradock,

British Security

Service MI-5

NY T-3

NY 1086-S

SECRET

Hile Number

Where Located

100-107383-86

134-469-1470

Documentation of SUE WARREN (FRANK)

The informants. listed below were contacted on the

dates shown with negative results:

Identity of Informant

NY 367-S

NY

384-5*

NY 972-S

NY 646-5

NY 779-S-(4(5)

NY 1086-5

NY 1991-S

NY 2009-S

NY 1045-S

NY 2214-S

NY 2101-S

Date of Contact

5/1/59

5/4/59

5/5/59

5/19/59

5/19/59

Contacting Agent

SA JAMES P. HALIERON

SA JOHN A. HAAG

5/20/59

5/18/59

5/18/59

5/26/59

5/26/59

5/12/59

SA DAVID RYAN

SA JOHN P. „DIMARCHI

SA PAUL A. JOENSEN

COVER PAGE

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