Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEG, OT
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 08/15/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/4/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER : 124-10278-10143

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-339235-304

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LEG, OT

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

08/15/1968

5

SHF, ASSOC, OPINION, POLIT ACT

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Secret

RESTRICTIONS:

1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

09/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

INC 3 ENV, LTR

v91

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1995

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2107 Hote).

DATE: 17-14-2017

FD-36 /Rev.

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Transmit the following in

Via

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AIT, INCOM ETON COTCATHED

22 :

FBI

i.+

Date: August 15, 1968

('Type in plaintext or code)

AIRTEL

(Priority)

TO

SUBJECT

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-339235)

LEGAT, OTTAWA

(105-2499) (C)

SUSAN HEILIGMAN FRANK

IS-CH

Rebuairtel, 8/7/68•

Request in rebuairtel was discussed with Super-

intendent Howard Draper, Directorate of Security & Intelligence,

RCMP Headquarters, on 8/13/68 following which a typewriter

was rented from Office Appliances Limited, 268-270 Queen

Street, Ottawa®

This typewriter was a Royal standard,

SN HHP11-5137195• Paper and envelope were obtained from

Tamblyn Drugstore in Ottawa and described as Tamblyn

•Society, Kid Finish, No. 487, for paper, and No. 488 for

envelope. A second copy of the letter prepared in accordance

with Bureau instructions is enclosed prepared op

Same paper, and copy of envelope also enclosed.5

An office typewriter ribbon was utilized and

destroyed by burning following preparation of the letter S/

The letter was delivered to Supt. Draper on

8/14/68 with envelope stamped with proper airmail postage,

25f, and he will have it sent by their courier by hand to

Vancouver for mailing.

Vancouver was selected as a review

of RCMP files indicated the Canadian group who visited Peking

in 10/66 consisted of one from Toronto, one from Montreal

three from

Vancouxer area.

This letter will be in the

mail on 8/19/68./2

Bureau (Enc. -1)

1 Liaison Direct

I New York (100-42479)

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Released under

the John F: Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USe 2107 Note).

DATE: / 11-14 42017

(s)

11/25/917

Classited bv

SP& mac/ace

adoly 6: 522i (51)

Tạng Ming Chao

Vice Chairman

Chinese People's Committee

on World Peace

Peking,

China

SECRET

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

SEC 75

Dear Comrade,

I was one of the fortunate group of individuals from

Canada who were afforded the privilege of visiting your country

in October, 1966.

Perhaps you will not remember me, but I had the

pleasure of meeting you in Peking during our visit when you

and other members of the Chinese People's Government greeted

and allowed us the opportunity to present questions regarding

your country.

At that time, I expressed some concern at, what

appeared to be, excesses of the Cultural Revolution

and wondered

whether some of the people who had suffered violence and

at the hands of the Red Guards might not in fact be innocent.

Your reply was that as a result of

over enthusiasm it was always

possible to make mistakes, however, they would be rectified

in time.

My púrpose in writing is to express my concern and

that conveyed to me by a friend from NY, SUE, a loyal Maoist, and

acquaintance of yours, over the fact that recent reports have

indicated that long time friends of the Chinese People's Government,

ISRAEL EPSTEIN and his wife and MICHAEL SHAPIRO had been arrested

for espionage; SIDNEY RITTENBERG had been purged from his job with

Radio Peking

and ANNA LOUISE STRING had been condemned as an

"imperialist agent." We are deeply concerned regarding the treat-

ment of these friends of the Chinese People's Government and

wonder whether the abuses which I previously mentioned are con-

tinuing in spite of your statement the mistakes would be rectifled.

If these rumors are true a serious mistake has been made and we

appeal to you as afriend to intercede on behalf of the friends

of the

Chinese People's Government.

You can well understand my reason for not signing the

letter or Identifying SUE, for to do so could conceivably disclose

our identities to the authorities.

(S)

11/25/94

Cleashlied by

SPons/Gee

A Friend

SECRET

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