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Reference is node to the report of *A dsted "iarch 9, 1% ? and to your fem letter FD-122 of the some date reccmmending e Security Index card for this subject. " In view of the pest activities reported concernim; this subject :1 security index card is being prepared and youwill be advised of this by separate letter. However, in view of the limited infomation obtained con- cerning; this subject's membership in the Communist karty you are requested to conduct further investigation in an effort to obtain additional information Y concerning this subject's membership in the Communist Party or concerning . his activities in behalf of the gnrty. Particular emphasis should be placed on obtaining admizsible evidence. _
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You will prepare without delay a 5" x 8" white card cap- tioned as above and reflecting your investigative case file number for fiIing in your Confidential Security Index CardFile. In the event the above caption is not correct, the card you prepare should be correctly captioned, and the Bureau should be informed of the correct caption. The caption of the card prepared and filed in your Office must be kept current at all times and the Bureau immediately advised of any changes made therein in that connection. Ie > . ;= _ ee a 1 FT 3* /n : .mo$x¢u1ki1 L~ --M -= l$:~'o'!l 1$ Very * so t truly yours, W":T:'jdY'92l v an.» u"u-1!!/v } I ii - 2:1 1&9, ' /1 ! John EdgarHoover .1. I i 77 " z Director i *' ..1, 92924 W" . . ' .- _-__~_ ~~ ; 1/ _:'~::||1 ~~_"_;.i. /+ i if xi" * ,_s aw J . D W ~- ~ A ~ we :_ " _ . Y ~::'~';. = * . , ' ~- _ 1 FD-122 92.__ , _ .,._ V v _92 - 11- §}:"7 %,"¢ * uév L cnmr ~ A ~ zral ureau uf ihweatzgaiwrz BUY r-"P-.$2-'}§i'3 ;'-I I B0uN"l JS neieh éiaizeaa Eegartmentnf Ziwatice 92 AR %§y$;} $' New York , New York j d? £§¥ ~'q~92 7/5,? ,7 /1 1; av ' 92.r'K - 1 , * , IL ",u- r I 1NREPL.Y,Pl.EAs:-:Rs=ER'r0 / X Y I *Ir *1 . Q t /11¢? 92 March 9, 1949 1/ Director,FBI :f////atHOWARD ZINN 6,13» f, LC 14; I RE: SECURITY MATTER C I E "2 I /. Dear Sir- _ yr /{rt92_ I I It is recommended that a Security Index card be prepared relative to the individual named below: Name: HOWARD ZINN Aliases: Residence Address: 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Business Address: American Labor Party Headquarters 207 Hart Street, Brooklyn, New Yvrk __lL__ Native Born "_i_ll Alien l___i. Naturalized __2§__ Communist ______German A l____; Miscellaneous __l__l Fascist Italian! lll__l Japanese -_.-_._..___~____ "mi teaser? ammo Date of Birth Angst 24, 1922 __ 333; ", ii, L11¬xI2.P»LL99 r Place of Birth New York City ~ _@__ mwmedU.S. at _ e t}5°h5q9 q92Kg92g§ki35,,f,} , Naturalized date! "7 Naturalized place and Court! A , I 92> ¢ //,»" ",»$5 I _ ~ ,%_ ° l gt '3 §' Verytruly yours, 4 -.~t_~,~;Q@ V . r-- t ~ I '1 !. ;e. ' *, M, EDWARD sAE SCHEIDT.l! W éé _ *1£E1cS°_ x ! 1! "A: ', " ,2 - [.,_ / 4' 1 at»¢92§@., > ",3 1,! 1* Ti fr ; g92-,3?" i VLR JF$1 $_ I ¬9292:3~ V 3}. _ 3 Q. * Li+»»:/ea % _ _7A_~ r 360217 v:_r_;_;__& ., M"~ I 100l9o892 as 1}Ha RECORDED- 1 ~ 5 8its 121949 L-J 1* A .. ,_-_r .,- ~ nf » 1 "¥~92w P ! . I 3 a. _ - . _ J; .. fl . ; - ' » * , . - » 1:>rr;rL_=-__se;:1='I=;r.%-_1*rr:~zaurn z~*n.r;1z~z; _w'r1-1=:»;@.1r: - Q ~, FEII E-.TJ~ I'IIII-IS=.TI43@E~ECL§.55IFIII§Al ;EINI3T.TIE~E .» - 1* » p TE 1i|4 m1. 2|j10 K L 5 wsv rs ~1 _ 1 y __ ,~LJw-0 r __, , FEDERAL BUREAU 'OF INVESTIGAHQN931%? 1; ;,*y;g">-1ASE ORIGINATEDATIE ,. gotten YQRK 1 # NY .:mu FILElQ0_9g892 NO. J-F REPDRT MADEAT DATE WHEN MADE FERIQD FOR U REPORT MADE BY WHICH MADE i 20221: 3/ 9/49, b6 9/2l;10/20,.<¢'92 /49 I I b7C 1-rru=: _ _ __,,; , ,1 3 ~ '; , CHARACTER OFcase HOZTABD 1-, h.j:¥ ~ zmro A V ~?h ' "*-_' f ~4 A 13 - sscnrarz2.1»-.1*1"~n-1 - c E git}A 1- Q 1 4*l,;'; h,-Qhifj ' * T , um 1.» wenin:-la " E 3 1} i J edV l :, "£6 i_'! r_¢,;.- » - . :2,.~1- -,,- - -< 'x 1-¢;g§ifg.!;.%; <. ' £____ _. y=.' =- ;~/5&7?-»/Q ' -j»1;1.;;,_§;fF ~'I """-< , [Pl ~""' 1/,7; b sY~<>Ps=s<=FFm=. ' u=w-w 1.$éP/iM!as confidingEzxmreported in him by|:|in March, of Yiashington1948, Fieldthathe zzrm! Office H Q at . 3>¢~1".»M_ Muss» is a Cormunlst Party member and aimerzls Party meetings J/ five timesa week in s1~=><>1<1;m__.»§zI1n-;rlisted asVice- Chaimzan ofKings CountyCommittee ofAmerican U! SEE REVERSESIDEFDR Veterans Committee in November, 1946 issue of ADD, DISSEMINATION. Vets' Voice".ZINE served in U.- 3. Army from 6/9/43 * to ll/30/45. Army Serial -7} 0 '78%2515,readjustment __u "Y - !_ * :/ claim #7-405642. ZINE! presently employed at ALP xzq. ma:D ,l._.£é/_._seJ Headquarters, 207 Hart Street, Brooklyn, New York. 2.; 1, ~_< k_ Besides at Q26 Lafayette A~:e. Brooklyn. Description set out. Dis unable to concerning subject. L1 ; &»;~;,_4;J25/;i Z'»:4;.o--=* *'<~"r @/>2?»/2» /z r :¢,:2ZX -/ - /r REFl'IP..EE*I CE: J Washington Field letter, 5/3/48. DISTAIIS:J_; w7jInV8S'bi{§a't:iUn 1, in thiscase predicated was '/I or!-7 " } -1 ~ ' L 7 : < / 5 1n1ormat1onn -9 - . furnlshedI to the Kiashlngton- - I FleldOxflceibo n . l ; ' 3 ,Ls /3"»v~_ °/"L71/aLLon I This Infnrment27, eclvised 1948;by Harsh that Confidential 2112:: hadIn£orman*h|:|divulged the IbflD : J ,3 ~ 4 . -3._ _ ,7 2. y following- inmmationhim to on liar-2h 217, 1948:¢,§ ! 1 Q I _ I»,"" T":':1~»"~»--.- , J, . . ,== -,.'.... v .r_ 1 _,_ "'-ii?¢»: ;"h'el ped picke'by, 1/ * !_ "Ehe ¥i1ml ;*'-e -Iipi-__ ; HouseZINE"?on Ear-chcameto Tfashineton,26, 1548, in D. C.conne ctgon on Farch w"i c?n 25, and "hm 1' pic1»:ett$§;rrg1';sp»5n§ored the Amerioar1 Goxmnittéeto Profceci; the Jewislz Staie , and i »}}o,.}Y1';ii ». Ill 100-90892 He is working with an organisation to assist the WALIACE Third Barty liovement. On the night oi liarch 2'7, 1948, he intended to attend a rally in Brooklyn sponsoring the T.IAll-ACE Lfovement, at which time he was supposed to give a report on the picketing of the White House in A Washington. ZHTN expressed his interest with regard. to the Third Party Eiovement, indicating that the Communist Party was 100?; behind this Iiovement. L, . The records of the Bureau of Special Services and Investiga- tions, Hevr York City Police Department, reflect the following information H ?i'IAP.DZIITN, 1023 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, I-Few York, was a delegate to the American Peace Mobilization in Chicago, Illinois, representing the Ridgewood Peace Council. HOIIARD ZINII and twenty i cur members of the Ans rican Veterans Committee assisted in piclceting butcher shops on Delialb Avenue from Throop to Sumner Avenues, and Ifarcy and Hart Streets, Brooklyn, on July J18, 1946. HCTJARD ZIHWS name appears on letterhead of Brooklyn Citizens Committee for Right of Bani: Workers to Organize, formed in connection with strike of employees of the Brooklyn Trust Company, on July 23, 1947. HUs T.éLRD ZIi921I I, President of Tiilliaznshurg Veterans Committee, spoke at mass meeting on March 10, 1946, and at City Council Hearing in 1948. . ' HQTARD KEEN, of the Kings County Committee, American Veterans Committee, advised an ersployee of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee on February ll, 1947, that the American Veterans Committee was sending as delegates to the conference oi the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee on February 16, 1947, BC15}*,CCLDI2ER, 30 ocean Parkway, and HCYTMRD ZINE, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brobklyn, I-Ievr York ., ZINN1>was listed as a delegate to the American Veterans Committee National Convention to be held June 19-22, 194.7, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This information was contained in a letter from the 13:ll~¢:aul - 2 -s ' ' W can-"' * :~ e ~ _ e _= ~»<__»_===,. = $»;1, E -,._ J _ ._ ,, _:_,__= _ __ M, ______, ______, _ I 1 s_, 1 _ , ,- . V, _, _ £3 _ '92_J'i 2, ¬ ii . a {Q I § I 7 A 1 8 1 HY 1C0-90392 " 1 On November21, 1947, Confidential. In:E'ormant|:| MD.132 I 1 advised thatthe nameof I-IEXTARD ZIITN, 926Lafayette Avenue,Bro oklyn, New Yorlc,appeared ona list of addressogranhstencils at Corr? 't larty D 3' deadquarters,35 East 12th Street,New_|_ - York it? J1.U 9292 A 1 The ovember,1946 issueof the -QfetsVoice , anMerican Veterans Coznmitteeblication set, u o t th-ta E 1 C ."» A.:¢D 7 "" Zllu had. been 1 elec-Jeo. me to office of Vice-Chairman of theKings CountyCommittee 14 1 1 of the American Veterans Committee. 1 1 i The nameof HUTTARD ZIIJN, CountyCommander, American 1 1 Veterans Committee,appeared aon list oi panelspeakers tospeak at I the BrooklynConference Progressives, of Saint Hotel George, Brooklyn, L4 1 i Newon York, February8, 1947. 1 The January 12, 1948 issue of the "New York Times" I reflects that HCWAPJJ ZIHH,Kings CountyCommittee, AmericanVeterans 1 Committee,a signer was in supportof positiontaken by'1.'~.1ILLIZ£.£ JATZf'923GHIEE FLIIJ 1 in his" SCIiT.ElYFIII>I'S!letter tothe Editoroi the New YorkTimes carried 1 in thisissue. Enisletter requestedthat aiCommunist, 1 F.*~f; I13B.SCI'J 8112011 , be seatedin placevacated byCouncilman, PETEV;;~92.CAC }IICNE_, Brooldyn,1 Corrmunist. - 1 The June4, 1948 issue of the "DailyWorker , reflects[/ that HOZTARDZINN wasa member of the Steering Committeeof the Veterans Committee againstthe Liundt-Nixon Bill. ZIIQNwas amongthe groupof 1 / the NationalVeterans Caravanto Washington, D. ., on theanniversary oi D-day, June 6, 1918. 1 The DailyWorker Juneof 6,1948, reflectsthat HOWARDZII~1I~I"/ 1 as a member oi the SteeringCommittee theof NationalVeterans Caravanto Washington,to remain was in Washingtonto lobby against theI£undt I¬:ixon Bill.;, 1 1 Ihe recordsof the New YorkI-Taval Shipyard,Brooklyn, IiewYork, 1 reflect thatZ3111 employedwas aasShipfitter from September18, 1940 to Hay6, 1946.These recordsalso reflectthat ZII~THwas onmilitary leave F during whichtime heserved inthe UnitedStates Army Air Corps from_ -L / - 2£ay$, 1943to liovember 30, 1945. The f0l'_|_'ci':1ingresidence addresses appear in the subject's I 1 *11 1 =92 v f , ;___M4____. _;_,__ _ .'._-,=~__¢ _»_ 1 ;_._ ___ 92v .. ' Z We ' . '9 . //7 I I /QR' " A if * 0 ' 9292" » / 92 92 92 t 92 HY l0'9~99¬~92 »%Q ~3 9 record at the Navy Yard and are listed in chronological order; 24.9 Vemon Street, Brooklyn f 81 ? Park Street, Brooklyn 549 Bushwiclc Avenue, Brooklyn 92. 1023 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn /L-v" An inquirywas madeof the subject's sister,DC'B.IS&: _ZII92E-I, 926 Lafayette Avenue, under suitable prextext, at which time she advised that the subject presently resides at 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, and Z is employed at the American Labor Party Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York. The subject'semployment was verified through. an inquiry, under suitable 92 ft pretext, made of the receptionist at the American labor Party, 207 Hart L/Q, Street, Brooklyn, New York. % - 51 __/92 Hair The subject'sPersonnel File at New York Navy Yard, . 7/Brooklyn, l New York, set out that ZINE? served in the United States Army /_/ Air Forces from June 9, 1943 to November 30, 1945, being discharged with the rm}: of Second Lieutenant; his Army Serial linmber is O-788515; and his L,/.___ readjustment claim number is C7-405642, '. I 1 The subject'sreadjustment claim file at Veterans Administra-- 925,.| ~ 92 l Height A tion, New York City, refle cts the following information; Name HOFIARD ZEHTI 1 Date of Birth August 24, 1922, Brooklyn, New York 6:211 92¢ 170 lbs. 92 Dark Brown ,1!» Eyes Dark Brown 92 Marital Status Married on Ootober 30, 1944 92~ Wife - ROSLY£§§:SIiECHTEi>:/l§_i,1-r J M ¢<____ 9292 The followingConfidential Informantsadvised mej j ~ '-" I" *~ " "'"~~*-"~**?" * _, » 1 A FD-122 O i J6 Mém egldu i- UNITEDsnags eovERNI92IENT 0 19 49! To : Director, FBI DATE: August 2, 1950 mo_ @SAC, Ii w York e/ _, / " SUBJECT: HOWARDZINE, W8. SECURITYBufileNATTEE - #100-560217 c *4? K-<-" '4 '5717-ID " 51 -£74~..$a ALL IZb1E OB.?'.-TATIOTIOON TAIbIED DATEHE3I'5.EZ"ITUiTGLI u9EiIt' q§|g§gqI3'<_{Logg,j1m,sEP[ L3 It is recommendedthat aS ecurity 'Index Card ' beQ0 preparedthe on D9 ['6 L ! above captioned individual. ée The Security IndexCard on the captioned individual should be changed as follows: -Specii y_change only! NAME p ' ALIASES ,, /1/ ,._e T -n I 92 E RAGE I J SEX NATIVE BORN NATURALIZED ALIEN COMMUNIST SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTLEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS Specify! I TAB FORDETCOM . . TABEFOR coms a DATEBIRTH OF PLACE OF BIR@ Lillian W -4-IdH011SiIlg PI 0j6O b, 5G, V seo Eastem 1 Street,New York01%; ; J NewI§;'k BUSINESS Show ADDRESSof name employing concern address and _/L , Student Full-time!, Washington SquareCollege, New gork University, ' Washington Square,New YorkCity, NewYork /7 ___ . NATUREINDUSTRY OF BUSINESS OR Specifyfrom Strategic and VitalIndustry List.! . 4 II,+p wWM£;Yy RECQR-DED-45N T it Mp in "d p .1 @§@§gE,;,i1%3G3@:&§:§§,c'{EX.-95iee 3 ' _ / f i * I00-90892 »_ Qx; 2/ ' - O H N 0 19 49! O ice Memorandum - UNITED STATES GO VERNMENT : Director, FBI DA'I:B:21 August 1950 FROM SAC,NZ§York $UBJECT= HOWARD ZINN, we. SECURITY MATTER C /'T" '1 ~ *" , Q/<~ - e »- T1T_BITJ'£§D Bufile 100 3602l7 F ALL 13:35 I I D... glee K/TL_ i 06 5% It is recommended that a Security Index Card be prepared on the a.' bove captioned individual. X The Security Index Card on the ca ptioned _ individua l should be changed as follows : Specify change only! NAME p ALIASES A -C ; - Z2: -; !'.f¢ I F] RACE _p sEx_ I NATIVEBORN NATUBALIzEn_:______;_~_§X 6 "~in COMMUNIST SOCIALIS T WORKERS PARTY INDEPENDENT SOCI[~,_3;i.IS'1 LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS Specify! . TAB FOR DETCOM TAB FOR COMSAB7 DATE OF BIRTH PLACEBIRTH_/ OF RRSIDENCE ADDRESS _ J / ' *§usINEssADDRESS nameShow ofemploying coern and address! " Bill" Full tlme! NYU, :a 5A -Gk§;§jStudent in G.I. ' '* I 1 ' Jr J 8%., N.Y.¬f_N.Y k " Lerner Shops parttime-> 544th Ave,N6, I-TY shipping clerk ATURE OFINDUSTRY OR BUSINESS Specify from Strateg i 0and Vltal Industry Llst Y921-_. ~4 <4 Enos. ! R D EwwwVa I1 3&0 * 3.! 92 HCR:.100-132892 t _ 1 r " fig QT _ -=~»-~ Ant-E 222956 """" ' »~*n92 BX '6 5 92§kl21* N n O ce - UNITEDNKS ,;}OVERNMENT _ ~ * / To = Director, FBI DATB= -5018118521: 1950 FROM SAC, New York / SUBJEC HOWARD.Z-INN, vra., Howie 'Zinn SECURITY MATTER C /Ii 4 Reference is made B au letter to New York dated March 30, 1949 andto the report of SA dated August 21, 1953at New b6 4 York, captioned as above. Ib7C Please beadvised that investigation was completed inthe above case before it was ascertained that ZINNwas attending New YorkUniversity, Washington Square, New York. It is to be noted that no further investigation was conducted at the above University after it was ascertained through the Registrar's office that the subject was in attendance at that institution, and it is felt that no further investigation is necessary at New York University- I r 4 92"92 92*92 it 4 . ,92§';~A -1-. _ :,__J ___f ILZ M Y I _ Encs !. N 55.», ,/:, ;l 1 7: - ¢ $3 __-;'ia:rr1J_92,'7b_~2r92£'.92S;Y_ §;-:,t:Q_;S ,1 ,/t ;;:>*r~3_{.§_ep J7 ,7! ;_»,,! 92 M1=' $ 0 .92 _ 92 .. i " no?" - .¢¢/ii» 1/ y ° -it z L11 #»':92-2! ?! 100-90892HOR:HLV ,-V -_7_ 1 U I _ ~ ! 9292 J W I J .. -r e ,-Q & ' '5 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATICN Form T1-usCASE No. 1ORIGINATED AT 192}E , I YORK HY FILENO. lQQ,..9Q892 HLV _ DATE WHEN PERIOD FOR WH I CH MADE REORT MADE BY RE=ORT MADE AT .,- 2/PW"?/26 ii b rTEF.i York %1UG 2 1.1-J1 23 3 §1-8/i/50. we1 TITLE r CHARACTER OF CASE I-'1O . IAB.D znm, wa. , Howie Zinn SECURITY ?:iA I"IfER - G SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: Subject born August 2h, 1922, /1 Brooklyn, New York. Besides 2/ 890 East 6th Street, Apt. 5-G, New York City. Currently at- tending Washington Square its - "" College, New York University, C under the G.I. Bill. Comi- dential Informant advised on .. ..K ' 92'"92 ~ -0 . 1: ° ' ' t Y I /9' - .5 92L.f]:!_ 921, . ,/--e» July lb, l9h8 ZINN believed §!92"3/" '~. _.Ip _ v to be selected as a delegate c9 to the New York State Com- munist Party Convention, 8'16. reported to be a Communist . -A;->&-5'!-;?;.lParty member in l9,-l9. Sub- ject active in New York Council, American Veterans Committee, g _M _,_ ~33 l9h8. ZINN filed claim for '_,§.* ;J§f A sa 1;»; ~ ' r -, ~11 V;--ql_ ,2 A ~' "'§ '¢dL nproperty damage" against the M -* :2" State of New York, resulting 4 92&.»,; from "Peekskill riots." Sub- .l,-,...-q M, g, ~'_ 1; ject's wife solicited signatures ."1;:-r,-M: .' to New York State Communist an * .71 1,,4_!_ if Party Nominating Petitions, in },;- 1.1¢ ,7 .-I!: 4 . Q =- 19346. ZINN and wife members of .V.,1j / 9/L» ",,_m" / com: msmonui International Workers Order, /L ,_ _92_;53I 361 llll bl Brooklyn, New York, l9lL9. '1,-,2 1'»;-55; 7-" F /:5/1;/F. 1 h Background set forth. _ rr-eh! ~_//:~_}. .':;. JM-A 3 -9 iii 92msr _ '67 _C __ l svl/,»,Ll . ~ ;f~i " ,,,.,- ' * R°"E° AND ~ " - W - T ' = no N01 wm-rs nu Tnsss SPACES I N CHARGE v FORWARDED .--> >~¢- . ~ . 1 92 reg _ , | z l _ _ ». I V COFIE5 OF TH[$~REPORT ~__ |i V .,.V_,r. I '';__'@ f_,, ,. 92Q u '*T" =f92 f .;92_ . - -Bureau y h * w. l - Col. C. Somner?s¥~ Q X mw - New York :- -._ '92,» <1; -ost ,_ V. . ,.- > vs 1 ., w :V_ 92 . '. If ;.._ Pf 4 f' lg}: A i . T *~1:£1_,§< ;.~ i 'P ,_ ¢., E Loauén 103931 rs: mm Arie u'or T0 as Dl8TRiJ§Ul E{;3j=§'W.DEK $t'?1_;3;l92 . g OF K 3 < " I 'Q aw ' , _ k k- A J _ ~92 . .. 4 * .- _ P I Q x NY 100-90892 DEIAILS: The title of this report is being changed so as to include the name of HOWE ZINN, inasmuch as the subject is known by that name to Confidential Informant T-2. Citizenship The records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Brooklyn, New York, reflect on Certificate number 34.407 that ncweazo ZINN was born on August 24,, l922,at Brooklyn, New York. These records disclosed that the subject's fatEe¥§' EWT was born N,in Austria and that his mother, J§ NN,_ neetRi§BBINQNl@Z, was born in Russia. Residence The current 1950 telephone directory ior Manhattan reflects that HOWARD ZINN, 890 East 6th Street, Manhattan, New York, subscribes to telephone number Algonquin 4-8325. Confidential Informant T-l, oi known reliability, advised that the subject and his family, who formerly resided at 926 Lafayette Ave- nue,- Brooklyn, New York, now reside in Apartment 5"G, 890 East 6th Street: Manhattan, New York. Mr. M. STUTMAN, Assistant Manager, Lillian Wald Housing Project, New York City Housing Authority, 54 Avenue D, Manhattan, New York, made available records reflecting that HCWARD ZINN has resided in Apartment 5-G at 890 East 6th Street, Manhattan, New York, the Lillian Wald Housing Project, New York City Housing Authority, since August 22, 1949. Enploygent Miss M. SMYTHE, Recording Department, Registrar's Office, New York University, Washington Square, Manhattan, New York, made available records which disclosed that HOWARD ZINN of 890 East 6th Street, New York City, is currently enrolled as a full-time student, under the G.I- Bill, at the Washington Square College oi rts and Sciences and is a first semester senior. Mr. M. STUTMAN, Assistant Manager, Lillian Wald Housing Project, New York City Housing Authority, 54 Avenue D, Manhattan, New York, advised that records at this office revealed that the subject was employed part time at the Lerner Warehouse, 354 4th Avenue, New York City. -3- ' l 1 _ . 1 1 k 05*" ! v .4 J * .{ ¢. , a- re, , 92 _ _ . I NY 100-90892 Kr. W L. BOEGE, Personnel lfanager, Lerner Shops, 35!.; nth lt'~V¢1 111 1> iiew York City, made available records "which revealed that the sub- ject i5;I'ese11"c-ly employed on a part-tizae basis with this company and has been employed with the Lerner Shops since August 17, 191,9, as 3 Shipping clerk Communist Party Activities On July lb, 19b8, Confidential Informant T-2, of known reliability, advised that HOWIE ZINN was believed to be one of a group of individuals selected from the 6th A.D., Kings County Communist Party as a fraternal delegate to the New York State Gonvention of the Communist Party. 011 Hwcmber 29, 19143, Confidential Informant T-3, of known reliability, advised that HOKYAEH! ZINN of the New York Council, American Veterans Committee, 139 East 57th Street, New York City, had written an article entitled, "Se]J: --Supporting Public Housing -- Plan to Ease the Housing Crisis in New York -- Now." The above article discusses in detail the housing problem and what should be done to supply adequate, low-rent housing for veterans and non-veterans in New York City. It is to be noted that Confidential Informant T- , oi known reliability, stated on November , 19116 that the Steering Committee oi the Metropolitan Area. Council oi the American Veterans Committee, which is composed oi all the chapters in the New York City area, has been dominated by Communists. On December l9, 19b9, Confidential Informant T-5, of known reliability, advised that HOWARD ZINN, 890 East 6th Street, New York City, was one of a group of individuals who filed notice of intention to file a claim against the State oi New York as a result of the "riots" on August 27, l9!i9 and on September Li, 19149 at Peekskill, New York, at the so-called PAUL ROBESON concerts. It should be noted that Confidential Informant T--6, oi known reliability, advised that the "Peekskill disorders" of August 27, 19!-L9 and September 11,, 19349 in the vicinity of Peekskill, New York, resulted as an outgrowth of concerts planned by PAUL ROBESON in that area. This Informant stated that the above concerts were held. under the auspices oi the Harlem Division of the Civil Rights Congress. It is further to be noted that the Civil Rights Congress has been designated a Coxmunist organization by the Attorney General and comes within the purview of Executive Order 9635. ..3_. __ Q _,_. _ - Jé I, _ _ ' Q * . > Q . I _ NY 100-90592 Goniidential Infomant T-'7,known of reliability, advised that EOSLIT;3INN of926 LafayetteAvenue, Brooklyn,New York,was oneof a group ofi nividuals who hadsolicited signaturesto the New YorkState Communist PartyNominating Petitionsin l9h6, in Lewis,Oneida, andOtsego Counties» On April 5, 1950, Confidential Informant T-3 stated that rt I 5 no"»:ng>4f1m,East 890 sen Street, newIork City,was onthe 191;;- 19119 Mailing List of the Workers Book:Shop, S0East 13th Street, Manhattan, New York. On March29, 19117,Confidential Informant T-8, of known reliability, advised that the Workers BookShop isan outlet for Communist Party literature. According tothis Informant, it is a self-supporting establishment, operatedby a Communist Partymember, andan integral part of the Communist Party. On October 21, l9h9, Confidential Informant T-9, oi known reliability, stated that the subject andhis wife, ROSI- ZN ZIITN,are cur- rently membersof Lodge1450 ofthe International Workers Orderand have been memberssince May 19746- It is to be noted that the International Workers Order has beendesignated a Commur1ist organization by the Attorney General and Q comes within the purviewof Executive Order 9335. Confidential Informant T-<3 advisedon March31, l9h9 that HOWARD ZI192I92I,telephone numberGLenmore 2-19214,was oneoi a group of individuals who was believed by this Informant to be a Communist Party 11161111381 : It is to be noted that the 19h9 "Brooklyn telephone director IY reflected that HOWARD ZINNof 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, at that time subscribedto telephonenumber GLenmore2-l9Eh. Mr. "ti. STUTKEAN, AssistantManager, Lillian Wald Housing Project, NewYork City Housing Authority, 574 AvenueD, Manhattan,New York, advised that he had no knowledge of Communistic activities or interest in Communism onthe part of the subject, The following had no information regarding Confidential the subject: 1'ni ormants,of known reliability, T_6 e Q 1. *' -. - ,- ' ., S.» .. 92 F - Q; ~ l NY 100-903 92 Background 92 Mr . M. S i UTUAI92I, Assistant Erfanager, Lillian Wald Housing K Project, New York City Housing Authority, 5!.; Avenue D, Eianhattan, New York, advised that records reflected that HO?fé.RD ZINN, Apartment S-G, 890 East 6th Street, New York City, has resided in the above apartment since August ' 22', 1914.9. According to these records, th gibigz and his wit OSLYN ! l ,--T1 I , nee""SC'I-iECHTER, have two chlildren --T iand It was further disclosed that the subject was formerly en- ployed as a clerk at a grocery store at 936 I-Eadison Street, New York City. l .ss.S. S?iYl I~E, Recording Department, egistrars Office, ew Yorl: University, nashingiton Square College, tier; York. City, advised that records reflected that EDWARD Z1231; has been attending New York University since February 19b9, that he was born on August 214, 1922, and that he former- ly resided at 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, lieu York. These records further disclosed that the subject attended Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, from June 1939 to June 19141 and that he _1 . ormerly attended the Thomas Jefferson High School. These records also disclosed that the subject was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps in World, War I, frny serial number 0786515, and that he was issued United States Veterans Administration claim number G- T-3405-61.12. 1 J According to Ziiss SEZYTBE, if the subject continued at the nomal rate ~:>;f.' advanceient, he woulc complete the requirements of the Jiachelor of Arts degree by June 1951. 151'. Ya . L. BOEGE, Personnel Manager, Lerner Shops, 35!; hth Avenue, New York City, advised that records reflect that HOWAILD ZINE, who has been employed with this company since August 17, l9h9, and on a part- time basis since January 16, 1950, resides at 890 6th Avenue, Manhattan, I-for: York. According; to lir. , the subject was born on August 2&4, 1922, is married, formerly resided at 578 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York and was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Corps from Yrfay 19113 to December 1945. Lir. EOEGE advised that Z1211? has been issued iocial Security number 06$-16-SE65. ..5- i D . s- " 0 i, '9'!" no 92 92 » 92 7. ¢ - I i ET! 100-90392 1-fr. . i. L. EOEGE advised that the above records reflect that the subject was formerly empl oyed ty the following concerns: 1. Associated Transport, 612.; '.'iashing;ton Street, Her; Yorl: City, from July 19L-,3 to July 19b9, in the position of a shipping clerk< 2. New York City Housing Authority, 63 Park Row, New York City, from Aug1st l9h6 to July 19148. 3. Stutz Textile Company, Leonard Street, Manhattan, New York, from October 19hO to Kay 19343, in the position of a shipping clerk. The records of the Board of Elections, Manhattan, New York reflect that H0'NAT.D ZIIIH, 890 East 6th Street, Manhattan, lieu York, registered for the 19349 elections indicating a preference for the American Labor Party. According to these records, the subject indicated that he was 27 years of age, married, that he resided 27 years in the state, 27 years in the county, that he was employed at Lerner's Warehouse, hth Avenue and 26th Street, Manhattan, New York, and that he had last registered in the 19h8 elections from 369 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. i The subject's wife, BOSLYN ZINN, registered for the 191,9 elections and, according to the above records, also indicated a preference for the American Labor Party. She stated on these records that she was 2? years of age, married, that she resided 27 years in the state, 27 years in the county, and that she had last registered in l9h8 from 369 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. She stated that her occupation was "housewife." No record of the subject could be located at the Credit Bureau of Greater New York. -CLOSED- 4 ...¢>... it , _ .- I ' *4 _ Y vq 4 Inu . _,_ I .r NY 100-90892 ADMINISTRATIVE DATE. The r s of the Board of Elections, Manhattan, New York {b6 were reviewedby SE 137$ o the Credit Bureau of Greater New York were reviewed by SE 4 ..'Z.. _ I 1. .. "Q Qr I NY 100-90892 QON'E IDENTI5,I= INFORMANTS b6 The Confidential Informants mentioned in the report of fbvc SA| |dated AUG 2 1 kju , at New Yorkare asfollows: T-l A pretext call made by the writer to Mrs. EDWARD ZINN, Apartment 5-G, 890 East 6th Street, New York City, Telephone number Algonquin 4-8325. T-2 T-3 Former 0 ' al In- b2 T-4 forma" tacted 106 by SA. T-5 Ib7C who requestecrthat Ibr/D s name kept confidentiale T-6 " t cted by SA Te ? Photographic copies of the 1946 New York State Communist Party Nominatin ' ' obtainedY . b and R. C. COMPTON of the Albany office, from originals on file at the office of the Secretary oi the State of New .b6 York, Albany, New York. Ib7C '1 -8 contacted by WILLIAMsa . T-9 |:| 1 P ' I ' i , ' ' J , 1 g V NY 100-90892 CONFIDENTIAL Il92i?0R1iPJ921 TS on b'd.! T l0 qcontactedSA bf; I-11 I-12 qcoy tactedSA by Ib2 b6 13-13 Zbr/C F contactedbi SA Ib7D T-llv 4 T-15 Y S I ._?,1 swam* ' -2-61!mm I FD~122 1 0]7'iNlemommlum J6 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO =Director, FBI 00-360217! DATE: Mamh25> 1952 Q FROM =SAG,New York 00-9o89g!e SUBJECT:wa. HOW.l92_R1§E>INN, Cam U_'| _D 4/ SECURITY- 0 HATTER mnmeglxgrmoii 92 AZ/3/5_w§u A _ _ w @?¥~¢ WAAAAMA ~B*'<'*'~*~ §:;*; 11* qwgwQ ,Q yggsr/La 0 Q It is recommended that a. Security Index Card be prepared on the above-captioned individual. .._ % C: 2% X The Security IndexCard onthe captioned:Lnd.'i2!f>idual should changed as follows: Specify change only! -u-_ NAME 2* ALIASES! W _: NATIVE BORN NATURALIZED ALIEN COMMUNIST SOGIALIST woR MISCELLANEOUS Specify! TAB FOR DETCOM U TAB FOR COMSAB BABE SEX DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH BUSINESS ADDRESS Show nameof employing concern. and address! _ Lerner Shops ShippingDept.! 351;hth Avenue, N.Y.C. NATURE OFINDUSTRY ORBUSINESS Specify from Vital Facility List! t,-9* RESIDENCE ADDRESS , ' /I5 E if 50 "D * DBF:mat REQQRIJEDQ5;_ 112' $54" QQ0an Z MP8A 1252 an. Q-§=92 égv L -92 'j*'""**-Z-' _IY n MATI 'M67 077i 6ZZ£77ZsTAn=:§ UNITED GOVERNMENT TO = Directo , FBI 00-360217! DATE 10/12/53 FROM3 New27£; %AC, 00-90392!York SUBJE<>T=H0 ARDZIL 112:, we. Q ; _.Q SECURITY FATTER C FECURITY IFFOhHP T LOPRAi NE * YORY DIVI°IOT H JABD LIN has been selected for interview under the Security In '0ormant Program. A review of hi ca e file reveals the followi f 2 information concerning him 1-- _---| -an--_E CFGBOUND Z 1'1AN was bor on 8/2L/22 at Brooklyn, New lork He is marri ed to ROtTYL AIL he is white and a U.S. citizen by reason 0 his birth i the U.$. He graduated from New York University A ith a P A degree in June, l9:l LIT" served in the U.¬. Army A ir Corns from 6/9/h3 to ll/30/MS, being discharged in the rank I of Second Iieutenant. He was formerly emnloyed by the Lerner Shoes, 35h Fourth Avenue, New York City, until 2/21;/S3, wh fen this emnlovment was terminated His current emn wloyment is unknown He resides at 890 East 6th Street, New York City G OMPUNI°T ?AETY ACTIVITY I n 19h6 and l9h7, ZINN was active in the American Veterans Com mittee, and in March l9q8,he was reliably renorted to be a me mer of the Communist Party, attending party n meetings an b Z roximatelyfive nightsa week -» selected fr INN in 19MB was believed to be one of a grout om tne Sixth Assembly District, Vings County V, Communist P arty as a fraternal delegate to the New York aw State Conve ntion of the Communist Farty In 19 9 he was emnloyed at the Amer ican Labor Party headquarters in Brooklyn, Lew York ?L/ I nformation was also received that LO ARD ZIUF was on the 19h?-19h9 mailing list of the Workers Book Chop REGISTERED - n "1" L__ V -* »aI 1-|:| _,_ ~ ¢ b7D ~ E --_-._--aQ '* -4 1" Letter to Director, FBI KY 100-90892 On 12/19/#9, ZINE was reported to be one of a groun of individuals who had filed Notice ct Intention to file a claim against the State of Hew York as a result of the "riots" at Peekskill, New'York,in August and September, l9hQ. In February, 1952 a neighbor of the subject advised the New York Office that she believed the subject to be a Communist. Information received on 6/12/53, indicated that the subject was nossibly in contact with persons operating in the Communist Party underground. HOUARD ZINWis a subject of the Security Index of the New York Office. PLAN OF APPROACH It is contemnlated that the residence of HOWARD ZIHN at 890 East 6th Street, New York City, will be placed ~ under discreet surveillance. when the subject is observed leaving his residence alone, and when he is a discreet distance from his place of residence, he will be contacted in a direct manner by two agents assigned to the Security Informant Program. The interview with ZINE will be conducted in accordance with existing Bureau instructions pertaining to contacts under this program. Bureau authority is requested to contact HOWARD ZINE under the Security Informant Program. I -.2.-. 92 ._| I i -ma-0, *8», for? 00-90892! Decerber 17, 19.;3 Dwreotor FBI 00-36021, 2 '7 aecoanéu 94 aomzzn Zn" s GUIITY ".4TT;:z2 - 0 QEGUPITY I 0P"./iffi PFUGILQ. '13; YOIK DIPIQIU 1 <~ ! Reurlet iovewber 25, 1953. Authorztu zs granted to reeontact cqptzoned zndzvzaual under secure conditions away_fron hzs reszdence and employnent Advzse Bureau results. '2- ~_'§.s.. nmnmmmm ccrm rm NOTE ON YELLO»: ?@?f4,nmls§x Y¢S§L@QDz_¢».¢..z..i.Q,&~$EPIL =1 on r5'¢92o Zznn on the Security Index. GEU.1rs/ '¬"¬" T" §;T 0<,1?1.s:-A / Tolsou i =~* ' 1 Ladd *- L Geany ____ " '' K /| wzgmwd .._ 1 ¬» e _ f s'r .}92RDFoRMuo.64 V I 92 if -@] 66 .¢ i - UNITED STAT! GOVERNMENT I SEGURITY'INFORNBTION_- CONFIp NTIAL , TO = Director, FBI 00-360217! PAT- F¬.~1/25/53- Q5 Z D -. :7 ! D,Q 0M = sac, New York 00-90892! 9 11> 92 SUBJECT: HOWARD ZINN, wa .- A . . I SM - C I - SECURITY INFORFANT PROGRAI-¢,_.niM,,, 7 V I mmYCRK DIVISION. a"--?T*JE1 T / 1. .- ~= -----u»92A94.92:;,__, *1 , tasqn L ' ~92_ 5 ~* K ;~Ix ! ReNYlet to the Bureau, l0/l2/53. w ~ »»I On ll/6/53, the residence ' as ii ih .92 _ eet surveillance b SAS and 92 [72?f?:iiiij The subject was observe eav ng s ome and T L136K discree y surveilled from the immediate vicinity. He was ¢9292 Q§b7C contacted between Fifth and Sixth Streets and Avenue D, NYC, ~ 7* , by the above-mentioned agents. The agents introduced themselves j. to ZINN and advised him that they had a confidential matter to discuss with him. ZINN wasiadvised that the agents were contacting him in the above described manner because they desired W 1 .. 2 to avoid any possible embarrassment to him at his home or h_i employment. The Bureau's responsibil ities in the internal 92 , N- security field were noted to ZINN and he was advised that it was u , ' for this reason that he was being con tacted. He was told that 5 he was not being contacted with the i dea of intimidating or having him incriminate himself but for the purpose of determining 92_ F. . d States Government. It . _ , V his attitude towards aiding the Unite ._ .__ g §<;;was %veteran noted and that had he certain was a responsibilities citizenof this country, to himself, a parent his familyand . _._ and country. L4 '- He was advised that the Bure au had received informa- ition concerning his associations with the GP and was affording - him this opportunity to discuss it with agents of the FBI. s he ever a member of the >- j@92ZINN stated that he was not now or wa . -u 9, GP. He acknowledged that perhaps his activities in'the past "4 A Ihad opened him to charges that he was associated with the CP /MI . ;92as a member; however, he was not. He also denied that his N 92wife was or had been a GP member. He stated that he was a pZ 92liberal and perhaps some people would consider him to be a "leftist." ZINN said that he had par ticipated in the activities of various organizations which might be considnedCommunist xu $Fronts but that his participation wasmotivated by his belief t lk R f ai l ~ * ? 5z.?7b7D , $E 1 ? 2? ,3 '1 xv 45 **- * wLE=1/11-a ,:',j »'_-- EX-103 - /"*1 ,,_ r '» _ _ }é 3 ~ ;v/X 1 r1 , 1 //' SECURITY INE'QHI'1ATIONW- com? NTIAL £9 ? I "'" "in" ' e I Q s. - u_ Y C Letter to Director NY 100-90892 that in this country people had the right to believe, think and act according to their own ideals. He stated, however, that the individual right should not be extended to violate the rishts of others. He continued that he did not believe in the doctrine of force and violence and further that any individual or organization did not have the right to advocate or teach the overthrow of the Government of the United States by offorce persons or whoviolence. advocate ZINEthis stated principle that ifhe would he had advise knowledgethe FBI.advocate He said thethatuse of nzaneforce of or hisviolence. associates He toalso his stated knowledgethat we would advise the FBI if he observed persons committing acts of sabotage or espionage against the Government. Headvisedi that he would defend this country in the event of war against} any enemy including the Soviet Union. pg According to ZINN, he was not ashamed of his past activities and did not believe that he or his activities constituted a threat to the security of this country or our Government. ZINE acknowledge that perhaps some of the members of the organizations with which he had been associated might be CP members but he was also certain that not all of the members of these organizations were CP members. L4 During the interview, ZINN admitted that he was associated withthe AmericanVeterans Committeein l9h6 and! 19h? and had served in l9h8 as Vice Chairman of the Kings ' County Comittee of the American Veterans Committee. He also admitted that he was a member of the Steering Committee of the "Veterans Committee Against the Mundt-Nixon Bill in l9h8." He stated that he was associated with this Committee because he believed the bill was too restrictive and unusually harsh. He advised that it was possible that he had signed a petition or paperin l9h8 indicating supportof Communist SIFON W. GERSCN who was petitioning to be seated in the Counsel seat vacated because of the death of PETER V. CACCHIONE. It was noted that ZINN did not attempt to justify this support of GERSON. ZINN also admitted that he was employedby the American LaborParty in Brooklyn, NewYork,l during l9h9. He defended this employment by stating that he believed the American Labor Party was "truly a political party." He also admitted that he was today associated with the ALP. ZINE also advised that he had attended the "Peekskill -2.- ;l>>| I '41. . as _ V > . fl Y /ax !v s w U , Letter to Director NY 100-90892 ' Riots" andhad filed suit against the State of New Yorkas ,2 a result of the riots which occurred at Peekskill, New York, after a concert by PAUL ROBESON. ZINN stated that he had attended the concert given by ROBESONat Peekskill, New York, because he believed that in America a person should have the right to perform regardless of his political beliefs. ZINN admitted also that he was a member of the IWO but stated 1 that his interest in this organization was entirely:for the insurance benefits. L4 During the interview, ZINN again denied that he or his wife were ever GP members. He also denied that he had ever attended a convention of the NewYork State GP as aA/ delegate. LA During the interview, ZINN rather reluctantly advised that he was currently attending Columbia University studying for a PhD Degree in History. In addition, he stated that he was self-employed as a free lance writer. L,K In regard to the denials made by ZINN concerning his GP membership and his attendance as a delegate at a New Yo k convention, it will be noted that on lléil/ 7E::?7iffjadvised1_ of ad ressographstencils that ZINN's at GP Headquarters,name appeared35 on East b2a tnormant£;:;:;:::]made Stre-et mo. In addition, on information 7/15/L|.8,available Confidential HABVIE that -W ZINN was s e as a fraternal delegate of the Kings County GP to the New York St te conventi he GP. kit is also noteden route to ConfidentiNewthat York o 3/27/hB /lnformantE2:7i:fadvised thaton a ennsylvania=Railroad while train from Washington sat next to a young man who identified himself as HAMERD~ZINN of 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Subject, HOWARDZINN, formerly resided at 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York!. According to this , informant, ZINN advised during the conversation that he was a ' member of the CPand thathe wasattending GPmeetings five ! nightsa week in Brooklyn,New York§ ?!92,A! ZINN, during the interview, was courteous, friendly and willing to discuss his activities with the agents except - 3 - h_____t A .1 I* w * Letter to Director NY 100-90892 for the denials noted previously. He was reluctant,.however, to discuss o th erpersons were who associatedwith him.in the I various Communist front organizations. It is believed that ZINN should be recgntacted under the Security Informant Program.5 Z During the reinterview , ZIWN1 w ill again be questioned concerningV Z GP amhis bme ers h ip and concerning persons known /// to him as associated ' with the CP ~ bL Bureau authority is requested to reinterview ZINN. This interview will be conducted in accordance with existing instructions pertaining to contacts under this Pro gram. LL A report is not being prepared at this time but will beprepared forwarded and the atcompletion of the// interview with ZINN. L4 _q_ a7 "W. _ ,'- r--*r1' '-"":" I 7.'J 92 /- - .7 ' " I = - IT. T.'v1.§-3-'-92-"r--"" < ANDARD Fonnruo. 84 ~.92 - , . _ I __ - _ - I . » i 1* . " >~ ' -.a:w»nwh=- ..~ ' . _- __ _ . _ p _ . . fix. '1-1-.L_.;? 1s_ 1 .._ f ~ J . A V 1 _ _ ;_ ,4_"_ t ;,-3.1 1UNI'_l E'D_ STATES ____._.--"* O we Memomudzmz. ~ , _- '/.. 1 v' 2 '_.'L_-_v____v I . Y :_ 1. . _'- _' , _ - .1 I l > .1ji_.___ ;:" <-'- _3'_!,_?___..__1 Director, FBI 00-36021?! vipfnnnisg 2/QhZ§Q,'E;uQ{,;£§:::: PRO AC NY 100-90892! I . 4 __ , -» ~ s .. .- >= . ' ~4--¢"*¢~ ~Winterrowdi. 1 » JIEIIIHJIIL -,,¢._.,tr____.. Y 92¢~' '3 . 5UBJECT ONARD ZINN '92| R "111- - +-"l T ll01'm1n_.._ SECURITY INFORMANT PROGRAM ss Candy-- NEW YORK DIVISION '}V / 9/ 7 '.|, ReI92. Y1et 11/25/S3 and Bulet 12/17/53, Enclosed-. herewith are"'theX .792$ I A" .- - original and five copies of the report of SA WILLIAM La EDDX, dated 2/2h/Sh, ¢. & I; at New York. 1.:-<7 F fé". ~lr. .; 11» *- "" s - . ,' *92 ~.. i. ~ -.~- -<1. . " A ' On 1/27 and 29/5h, and 2/2,5,5 andi9/5h; the subject's residence - it I at 890 East 6th Qtreet, New York City, was laced*under¥discreet surveillance. ' Subject was not observed on 1/27, 29, or_2/S or S/Sh._ On 2/8/Sh; ZINNqW8S_. , observed leaving his apartment building,.but was not~observ§d under conditions "__ 1 permitting discreet contact On 2/9/Eh, ZINN§was agai .observed leaving his ' -"i [§nd_annLajZed apartment building on Avenue He was "Q",discreetly near East Sth surveilled Street, from New Zorkthe immediate City, by SAS nei ' vod v-Ins1" 'b c ,_k. . I _ y , : _- . -; , ; _ The agents greeted ZINN and he indicated i I that:he remembered the ]_%§; I * agents from the previous interview. He was courteous in his greeting and made- H - no attempt to avoid the interview The agents inquired of him if he had given ' - thought to the topics discussed during the initial interview. 'ZINN advised j that he had considered the previous interview, but¬that.hefhad nothing to add -7 , or subtract from his statements. It was again pointed out to the subject that .;~; ~ he was not being contacted for the purpose of having him incriminaterhimself;;3f ' or to intimidate him, but that the agents were giving him an opportunity to further discuss his former activ 1 t y w 1 th certain'subversiveforganizatipns. hHep 92was again asked concerning his CP membership, pointing out that during the p " 92initial interview he had denied that either he or his wife were members of thef ; CP ZINN hesitatedenuireplied that if he had been associated with.aIsubversive"§7 1 organization, that he would now have termdnatedJthts;association.""ConcerningI .1 I the information that he was a delegate to the New York State QP Convention in . ~i; 1July, 19b8, ZINN again advised that he could notirecall having attended the State ,9; Conference Conventionof He the also Joint stated Anti-Fascist that he couldinot Refugee Committee re'c'a]_.l-' having as a a_ttende d'~the representative.of19117 "I ? -»;'~ the American Veterans Committee. . - _ .._ _ I 'c_ L 1': .: Y _ znm again stated that he did notcbelievelin the-fp1¢inéi"pi'§';:'6f; its; 5 violence and knew f o no one who did advocate this principle He stated e did not consider himself or any of his friends to be a threat to the of this country He stated that under no circumstances would he or furnish information concerning the political Q~ Q ' ---opinions L of others._. '.~ _.-> _. I fa 13 we RE§QRE°"' at 0 U/if » it » * , 1; . _ .:;-'921;~»Cjw-assense -' H, I .. ,» N I4 ~I - U nu-I l 92 ' 0 . 0» I Q ' 92I ' 92 1 ' ' 1 1 . 1» 7* Letter to Director NY 105-6775 After approximately ten minutes, ZINN indicated that he had a previous appointment and commitment, and that he would be unable to continue the interview. The interview was terminated with ZINN with him shaking hands with both of the interviewing agents. 92 Additional pertinent statementsmade ZINNby havebeen setforth in a rerep. It is the opinion of the interviewing agents that during the second interview ZINE was courteous, but reluctant. He has admitted during the two interviews association with certain GP fronts, but has refused to furnish information concerning his GP membership, and has also refused to furnish information concerning other persons active in the GP or in GP front organi- zations. During both interviews, ZINN would not volunteer information, and the information obtained was the result of repeated pointed questions. It is believed that additional interviews with ZINN would not turn him from his current attitude; therefore, he will not be reinterviewed under the SI program, and this matter will be considered closed. His name will be retained in the SI of the DIYO. .. 3 .. c i a 1 ' 7 , i, ti , it { »-is -= - W f, ..- 1; ,,, K 4 I b - A ;Q o I > Q I 'FEDERAL BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION ITI II ELAE I F I CAT I IIlI~I ALTTHCI RITY[TI P.I'JEDE PJJH: F Fonn No. 1 FE I ATJT BEAT ICf D EII LABE I F IEIAT I I31-I GUIIJ E T1-us CASEORIGINATED AT NEW YQRK DATK '16-l 6-E01 El MXE R§°Rl'sisAT 2/as/51* DATnEA92ggEN MADE 1Z1,%9;2/23,5, N¬l.!E R§ORT MADEBY i TITLE I_ ,4 CHARACTEROFCASE, ... ..__ W " " e_ HOWARD wa:zmn, Hov:ie_Zinn;§, I [,*_,,__,.. - , sscurimr MATTERc - , A» 92.I I . _ _ a ' / r -7' &_" ,~ rm * I ' _.x'NoPsfsL¢/*1-./FACTS: /Cl: A -MI !. ii1 o|=7 92 v; _. I I If II_ / I I znm is a student at ceimibis University Graduate School obtaining a 211.1!. Degree in History. He resides at 890 E. 61-.nSt., mrc. znm interviewed on 11/:..6/53 and 2/9/SI4. He denied GP membershipand stated that he did not believe in the principle of force and violence and would defend the U.S. in the event of a war 1vith'the SovietUnion. He admitted past association with the ALP, American Peace Mobilization, American Veterans Conmaittee, IWO, and "Peekskill Disorders." De- scription setforth HM__w¢ M/4,%Ct M* 4// M4/___p ,6 s-::r~' : ~-- "92 , _. ...%/A;,_,,Q-»w¢:ig? 5§ EfHle~;;,/;.?é?!/ g . =» "rs" 7 DETAILS SEEDISSEIVIIIIAIION. EDD!I. 12:1 .-=.; FUR@/wj /<7Z;s*~s@.; ,§ ;,,Z»/x§3 é WI, '4 L ram/. BACKGROUND I _ ---- -- I I _92 b6 Educjatiyqnand Eknplgymnent : 92 I MC subjectOnthe Novemberwriter and by 16, 1953SA and Februa 9, ZINN1951;, during thatadvisedinterviewswas he withcurrently the a student at Columbia Universi y Gr ua e ool studying to W 8. ards Ph.D. De eegr in writing. History. He also advised that he is self-employed , doing some, - §g,esJ,~"=- free-lan e92 A Q3 _ Q§>**§ madeRecords availableto theSA of e strar'sby Office, Miss ColumbiaSGULIEI, M.University, to New Yg itfAssistanttheRegistrar, on February" 15,92 19511, so os a HOWARD ZINN has enrolled for the Spring Semester of1951;, -doingresearch work working toward a Ph.D. Degree in History. rhearegistraws records _;I: urther indicated that ZINN has been enrolled in the 'Graduat'Ree.Seho olat i oitmbia University since July, 1951, and that he obtained his Master'sDegree d June S, 1952. Z _ T APPROVEDV f ANDv_ - ' epzcuu.Q AGENT 7/ X i , I, _r W ' , _ _ FORWARD : K . M NCHARGE I 3 0 no-uorvumrs IN messsmc I 7 }aI&.-,,~;».»W,I ,__jj_ _'f:8;§ 1j }f92 - 92 ! 92, A wt V_ _ /, ' i ,_ ~ ~ _~ Q;- we3; ... REE} A. ,g~_ ;;.~ ,_{"', l_ Z_:;o¬i_1=;>'s: V¢,3;=§"92- u-z 1§ §1: T=or21" V, TQ§ _ E!d§§_,g ,- §151'é au 100 36o21?!I5so. RE em1! I" I? W DEXE - 2nd cs: Dist., usrs RM! - , i - New York " I 3.; , la?4 - I I - . _ . P I . J ,//Pf d 1 .. .. | M it 2 - £2 [y we ~ A I ' 9. . F03 , -~ ~'~ ' * 1 _ ~~ ~ ~ , ; 1 M " _" .,-=1: AGJPEF"YToI WHICH L!LoAHED'OF FBI TI-IIS Q C0I "'L TIAL IREPOIJ I "; u!s.'cgvé£;§IIr ANDITS4 7 CONTENT IL1"_ ARErnnrlmo LOANEDT016-59255-2YOU BY THE ornc: FBI ANDARE NOISTIIYBE DI$'I"RIBUfED 0UI$IDE 0 ,_ _ are _, _ ' v- fl 0 L -' _ , .F . ! .' , 92 0 0 4.» . s R. _ , Y 4 . NY lOO-90892 Residence On February 9, 1951;, information obtained from Informant T-l, of known reliability, verified that HOWARD ZINNresides with his wife and two children at 890 East 6th Street, New York City, Apartment SC. AFFILIATION WITH GOMMIJNIST MOVEMENT Association with Communist PartyFront Information obtained on June 12, 1953, from T-2, of known reliability, indicated that HOWARD ZINNwas associated with the "Committee of One Thousand." The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," prepared and released by the Committee on Un-American Activities», U. S. House oi Repre- sentatives, Washington, D. C. , May lh, 1951, contains the following concerning the Committee of One Thousand: "A Communist created and controlled front organization! which was created to raise funds for the defense of the 19 unfriendly witnesses before the Congressional Committee on Un-American Activities Y investigation of Communist activityin Hollywood, 1O of whomwere indicted for contempt of Congress. California Committee onU11-.§1I@I iO3-1'1 Rqnort, Activities, 19148, PP: and 35¢" Miscellaneous . 1 neighborOnthe February ofsubject,22, mms 1952,Mrs. bbeb MATTHEWGRELL she 890 East considered 6th Street, We HUHARD ZINNand Mrs. J"ULIUS SC , 0 th Street, to be either Communists orCommunist sympathizers. Mrs. GRELLstated that she had observed copies of the "Daily Worker" in Mrs. SCI-IE]l£AN'Sapartment and noted that Mrs. SCHEHIANwas a good friend of HOWARD ZINN.Mrs. GRELLwas unable to furnish any additional information pertinent to either Mrs. SCHEIMLEH or HOWARD ZIMT. p The "Daily Worker"is an East CoastCommunist daily newspaper. INTERVIEWS WITH HOWARD ZINN >5! On November6 and February 9, 19511, HOWARDznm was interviewed by the writer and SA During the interview on November6, 1953,, ZINN announcedthat his ac 1 ies the past hadopened himto chargesthat 1% he wasassociated withthe CozmmmistParty asa member;however, hestated br/C that he was I1O'b92_3.Communist Partymember. ZINNstated that he wasa lij siral ~2- roe g we 5.. 1 u ~ 2 v I I -I 92 r -1 r 0 Q 4 1 Q t NY 100-90892 I 1 and that perhaps some people would consider him to be a "leftist." ZINN Stated that he had participated in the activities oi various organizations which might be considered Communist fronts, but that his participation was motivated by his belief that in this country people had the right to believe, think and act according to their own ideals. He stated, however, that the individual s rights should not be extended to violate the rights oi others. He further stated that he did not believe in the doctrine of force and violence and that individuals or organizations do not have the right to advocate or teach the overthrow of the government of the United States by force and violence. ZINN stated that if he had knowledge of persons who advocated this principle he would advise the FBI. He said that none of his associates, to his knowledge, advocate the use of force and violence. ZINN also stated that he would advise the FBI if he observed persons committing acts of sabotage or espionage against the government. He advised that he would defend this country in the event of war against any enemy, including the Soviet Union. According to ZINN, he was not ashamed oi his past activities and did not believe that he constituted a threat to the security oi this country or our government. He acknowledged that perhaps some of the members of the associations with which he had been associated might be GP members, but he was also certain that not all oi the members of these organizations were CP members. ZINN admitted that he was associated with the American Veterans Committee in 19146 and 19h ?, and that he had served in 1-9148 as Vice Chairman oi the Kings Chunty Committee of the American Veterans Committee-. He also stated that he was a member of the Steering Committee of the "Veterans Gommittee Against the Mundt-Nixon Bill" in l9h8. He stated that he was associated with the latter committee because he believed the Hundt-Nixon Bill was too restrictive and unusually h3. !'Sh¢~ He advised that it was possible that he had signed a petition or paper in l9h8 indicating support of 6. cnmur .st SIMON W. GERSON who was petitioning to be seated in the council seat vacated because of the death of PETER V. CACCHJEONE. ZINN also advised that he was employed by the American Labor Party in Brooklyn, New York, during 19149. He defended this employment by stating he believed the ALP was "truly a political party. He also admitted that he was today associated with the ALP. ZINN also advised that he had attended the "Peekskill Disorders" and had filed suit against the State of New York as a result of the riots which occurred at Peekskill, New York, after a concert by PAUL ROBESON. He stated that he had attended the concert given by ROBESON at Peekskill, New York, because he believed that in. America person had a right to perform regardless oi his political beliefs. ZINN also admitted that he was a member -3- A In h~ _ _ YOI . . F1' I U 4 > , NY 100-90892 of the International Workers Order but stated that his interest in this organization was entirely for the insurance benefits. On February 9, 19514, ZINN was reinterviewed by the above-mentioned agents. He again denied that he or his wife were members of the CP. He further stated that if he had been associated with a subversive organization he would now have terminated that association. He again stated that he could not recall having attended the 19148 New York State OP Convention as a delegate from the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County. He also advised that he could not recall having attended a meeting of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee as a representative of the American Veterans Committee. ZINN recalled that he made a trip to Chicago, Illinois, about 1911? or l9h8, and advised that it was possible that he could have made this trip as a delegate to the American Peace Mobilization. He stated, however, that he would not consider a person a threat to the security of the country as a result of association with this organization, stating that it is some- times necessary for responsible persons to associate with organizations of this type hisbllave a good purpose. During the second interview, ZINN again advised that he realized that his past activities had opened him to allegation concerning his loyalty. However, he reiterated thathe was not a member of the CP and does not believe in the doctrine of force and violence. He again stated that he would advise the proper authority if he had knowledge of persons who were committing or had the intention to commit an act of sabotage or espionage against the a United States. He questionedwhether theGP wasactually a threat to the 92, security ofthe UnitedStates andwhether theCP leaderswere justlyconvicted. /J noting the minority opinion of the Justices of the SupremeCourt. ZINN con- /» cluded the interview by stating that he would not under any circumstances testify or furnish information concerning the political opinions of others. It will be noted, as set forth above, that HGWAHD ZINNadmitted association with several Communist Party front organizations. These organizations are documented below: AMERICAN LABORPARTY The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," prepared and released by the Committee onUn-American Activities, U. S. House of Representatives, Washington,1:. c., May 1h,1951, oootoioo tho following concerning the Amer-ican Labor Party: "1. For years, the Communists haveput forth the greatest efforts to capture the entire American LaborParty throughout New YorkState. They -1,,. _ +_,_ i_ _ _ a ' U _ _ Q , . 7 J § - P v NY 100-90892 "succeeded in capturing the Manhattan and Brooklyn sections of the American Labor Ifarty but outside of NewYork City they have been unableto win control. Special Conmittee on Un-American Activities, Report, March 29, l9h14, p. 7,8." "2. Among organizations that are victims of Communist domination. California Committee on Un-American Activities, Report, 19148, pp. 140 andbl." On October 18, 1950, T-3, of known reliability, advised that without question, the dominant force in the American Labor Party is the Communist Party. The informant said that every CP member, with the exception of a few labor leaders, enrolled in the American Labor Party. I-3 noted that it is regarded as a political obligation by each and every CP member thathe enroll and vote ALP. 1 AMERICAN PEACE MOBILIZATION The American Peace Mobilization has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 101450. AMERICAN VETERANS COMMITTEE Informant F-14,who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on November LL, 19146 that the Steering Committee of the Metropolitan Area Council of the American Veterans Committee, which is composed of all the chapters located in the New York area, had been captured by the Communists. The "New York Sun" for January 18, 19147, contained a story to the effect that the American Veterans Committee does not consider its<.Commnnist problem nation-wide, but that it admitted that the New York area Chapter was "Red Ridden." INTERNATIONAL WORKERSORDER IWO! The International Workers Order has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 101150.. "Pee_l:ski1l Disorders Inibrmant T-5, of known reliability, advised that the "Peelcslclll Disorders" of August 27, and September9, 19149, in the vicinity of Peekskill, New York, were the outgrorrth of a concerts given by singer PAUL ROBESON. The informant stated that the concerts were held under the auspices oi the Harlem Division of the Civil Rights Congress. -5- 1 ~ ~ at ~ W pin, _ , v H *1 ' i F .; 92 ~ " 1 § It 1 I- NY 100-90892 _ It will be noted that the Civil Rights Congressis an organization designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Ord r It will also be noted that ZINN denied GP membership and having attended the New York S1-,ate Convention of the Communist Party as a delegate of the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County, New York. 1 Informant T-6, of known,reliability, advised about May 3, 19118 that HUNARDZINN of 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, had indicated that he was a mbmber of the GP and that he attended party meetings five nights a week in Brooklyn, New York. Informant T 7, oi known reliability, made available information on July 15, 19148, whichindicated that HONIE ZINNwas a Fraternal Delegate from the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County CP, to the New York State Convention of the CP. 1 ZINN also advised that he couJ.d not recall having attended a conference of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee as a representative of the American Veteran; Gonmittee. Records of the New York City Police Department, Bureau of Special Services andInvestigation, reviewed about March,l9h9, indicated that HOWARD ZINN of the Kings County Committee,American VeteransCommittee, advised an employee ofthe JAFRCon February ll, 191; ? that the American Veterans Committee was sendingas oneof the delegates to the conferenceof the JAFRC tobe held February 16, 19h7, HGWARDznw, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. It is noted that the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Cozmnittee has been designated bythe Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 19150. The following physical description of H WARDZINI was obtained through personalobservation of the subject by and the write the New YorkState Motor e c e ureau reviewed Ib6 by Ib7C Name HOWARD ZINN Alias HOWIE ZINN Sex Male Race White Date of Birth 8/2h/22 Residence 890 East 6th Street, Apt. 5G, New York City -6- '. d 41 -z ' NY 100-90892 Q 0 Hei ght I I 1 " " " P . " ' > » A -§ v Weight* am»--+ .., --'~'":'»--; Build Hair Eyes 612a _ 613a 160 to 170 GomplexionTall; slender Dark Brown OccupationBrown Sallow Marital status " Children < axe a,-gm, 4 I » ~' Student,Urri.versi'by Columbia Graduate School; free-lance writer 1 § > 'i~' -"*7 Married - wife, ROSLYR=ZIkN l jb7cb6 ..g... />92k. ' 1- Er 4 c { ' ' '.. 92 Wk Wi, K ' ' 2 -1 - » f ' _ F NY 100-90892 QDl 192'IS l RATIVE PAGE INFORUANTS Identity of Date of Activity Date Agent to File No- Source and/ or Description Received Whom Where 9? In£9rmati9P_- in Located '1 -1 Physical Residence oi subject. 2/9/5h sea Instant surveillance report of subject, J06 2/9/5h Ib7C T-2 Knonymous Documentation of ALP Documentation of American Veterans Committee Documentation of "Peekskill Disorders" ZIENN admitted About Not known 100-90892-l OP membership 5/ 3/I48 gown; znm 7/15/he se J. A. 100-26603-1A Fraternal Delegate HARRINGTON 10.83 from Kings County GP, 6-bhAID, to NY ICE : State Convention of GP New Yorkletter to Bureau, 11/25/53. ' ~ » ' . I I FD-122 _s'rmvmnI'°RM~=»° Y Y <5-ll-53! o i e Memorandum4 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 'ro =_ADirector, FBI oo_seo21v! DATE: 12/25/5:5 92 n _ . . . ' _ 1{WM0 7' , - SAC,=New 00-90892!. York I_ q im mmwon. 1" ,1, 9292 gqB]B_ HOwéHD¬INN, ?l :wa- mum {i921§f§§§B§"92,I V°§bB¬q O a6 1i;~9"59/141'] 'J 4./>12». 5M",S . . -,1 U S? /027% 9-- ' - _ It is recommended that a Security Index Card be prepared on the above-capt ionedindividual . ' - I K The Security Index_'Cardon the captioned individualshould be changed as follows: Specify change only! - NAME A I ' IALIASES ' ' NATIVE BORN NATURALIZED . ALIEN ' . , COMMUNIST SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS Specify! TAB FOR DETCOM A TAB FOR CO1 /EAB RACE SEX DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OFBIRTH ' ~ BUSINESS ADDRESS Show nameof employing concern and address! 92,;;.*/_Jl }__&_4;/_,,; Columbia.University v-we»--"""'*"_< ><7__> _ sm¢5Z?!,NYC &M . Free Lance Writer J % KEYFACILITYDATA: ' ' S, 'GEOGRAPHICAL NUMBER REFERENCE H? iPONSIBILITY cg INTERESTED A AGENCIES | - RESIDENCE ADDRESSU,/ Q 4/ I r I ' 6/1/V Q" ' Y - 4Q ?;»1"3-»¬ »= !== ! ~ */-64* ' I ':_92p¢921' RFORDE ' ~ "ze F1F_C§~1'153 92If?/ § ;5';E?5=*Z . - ,-?¥:11- new wL§1:=wcw " am E I T- a _ 7' +-»-» a v ~.- . , _ 92 .- FF-vcARa|= n92~¢m- ; >,. V ? Q-~ 1 !- J 7rimI'1"ED8 ~.n.»21.Q ST1_iTES, QQVERNMENT T0 = Director, FBI 00-360217! DAT-E= 7/29/55 }!{7:! : SAC!N5" York J-OO"9o892! ATJTI-IIJRIT ? IIBECLE-.E1E1IFIl3ATID}I_, 17-4311'FRDH:H L Q}. f5¥E0.1vEi> é 92x SUBJECT: / ; s_ FBI I-:.T.TTDIvL¢s.TIIIDECLASEiIFIII.F*.TIIIII-I GUIDE HOWAIZDHZINN, 148.. DATE 00-10-2010 i Hewietzrnn 4 H a»i REFERENCE SAC letter #55-30,'4":-i u/12/ss.1 mSUCCINCTC C RESUME OF CASE~ e AUG 9 1955 C + Records of BSSI, NYCPDreflect HOWARD ZINN, 1023 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, was a delegate to the American PeaceMobilization in Chicago, Illinois, representing 92f the idgewood Peace Council. They further reflect subject and twenty four members of the American Veterans Committee assisted in gicketingbutcher shopson DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn,N. Y. on 7/1 /us. Record-s also reflect HOWARDZINN, President of sandWilliamsburg atcity councilVeteranshearing Committee, inl9hE. s oke Q43at mass meeting on 3/10/ho, [;::::::]who furnishedhas reliableinformation the in b7D b2 u past, a vised on 11/21/h? that the name of HOWARD ZINN,926 'e Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York appeared on a list of address- Street,ograph stencilsNYC. A, at Communist Party Headquarters, 35 East 12th The 6/h/#8 issue of the "Daily Worker", reflects that HOWARDZINN was a member of the steering committee of the "Veterans Committee Against the undt-Nixon Bill". ZINN was among the group of the National Veterans Caravan to Washington, D. C. on the anniversaryD-Day, of 6/6/hB.Lt!! [;:;::; WFO!,has who furnished reliable informationin theb2k w past, a v se on 3/27/h8 that Howam znm told him of his coming , LA . -; to Hashim ton, D. C. on 3/25/H8 and helped picket the White House 3 ' 1-_I on 3/26/Lgin connection with thepicketing sponsoredby the American §92 Committee to protect the Jewish State and the United Nations. ZINN Z 92}"/attendedindicated thatParty meetings he was a memberfive nights of the a week Gomunist in PartyBrooklyn. and that he;zf! 0 . bE! 92/» DORIS ZINN, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, who is the 1" 4 subject's sister, contacted under pretext in early l9h9, advised ,. that subject was employed at that time at the American Labor 3? Party Headquarters,Brooklyn, York. New g! / {_/3; . I $7 rim F . % ""RM 6? I REQQRD15 .-.0 wJ.H:VLG :2» P31 we / E1"-fr, ~ -H,l p V 92v ~ "M13;-», .,,_..-_, f V 0 Dee oiI2 o -/we ixl .-...... ,.. xi Ann.»v CO z' ;Q_E§92§T],A L . C ' IF" " . _}x"Q4~ WV __V_* » _ II W _ II _- ' + " I r Letter to Director,FBI NY, 100-90392 |:|who has furnished reliable infornn tion in the past, advised on 7/lb/LB that HOWIE ZINN was believed to be one of a group of individuals selected from the 6th A.D., Kings County Comunist Party as a fraternal delegate to the New York State Convention of the Comunist Party. 11%} b2 Ib7D past, who a v e on h/S/50 has furnished that HOWARD reliable ZINN, inform 890 East tion 6th in Street,the NYC, was on the l9H7"h9 mailing list of the Workers Book shop, 50 East 13th Street, Manhattan, New York. , 1 the pas [:;::::;::::]who , ma e available has on furnished 6/12/53 information rd.iableinformation from materialin r contained in ABE GOLDSTEIN's apartment 10E, 226 East 12th 92 Street, NYC, indicating the name HOWARD ZINN was on a list entitled "Comm. of 1000". GOLDSTEIN is regarded as a part of 92 the HENRY FARASH apparatus of the GP underground., §2 M4 Y On11/6/53 and 2/9/51¢, HOWARD zmm was interviewed L.» by agents of the New York Office and stated he was not a Communist Party member. He further stated that he did not believe in the doctrine of force and violence and that in~ dividuals or organizations do not have the right to advocate or teach the overthrow of the government of the United States by force and violence. ZINN admitted that he was associated with the American Veterans Comittee in 19h6 and l9h7, and that he had served in 19h8 as vice chairman of the Kings County Committee of the American Veterans Committee. He also stated that he was a member of the steering cnmmittee of the "Veterans Committee Against the Mundt-Nixon Bill" in l9h8. He advised that it was possible that he had signed a petition or paper in 19h8 indicating support of Communist SIMON W. GEHSON who was petitioning to be seated in the council seat vacated because of the death of PETER V. CACCHIONE. ZINN also advised that he was duringemplo,ed 1959 and by wasthe American associatedLabor with Party the ALP in Brooklyn, today.ZINN N. Y.advised further that he had attended the "Peekskill Disorders" and filed R suit against the State of New York as a result of the riots ii which occurred at Peekskill, N;Y., after a concert by PAUL BOBESON ll 92. Z21 " AL _ _, ._~ * 92 VI ,."' 92 u mm " * Q I v ,r Letter to Director,FBI NY, 100-90392 ZINN also admitted that he was a member of the International Workers Order but stated that his interest in this organiza- tion was entirely for the insurance benefit. ZINN recalled that he made a trip to Chicago, Illinois, about 19h? or l9h8, and advised that it was possible that he could have made this tri a delegate to the American Peace Mobilization. He questioned p as whether the Communist Party was actuall a y thr eat to the security of the United States and whether the Communist Party leaders were justl i y conv cted. ZINN concluded the interview by stating that he would not under any circumstances testify or furnish informa~ tion concerning the political opinions of others. / RECOMMENDATION ~ 1 ~ '.1 1 *~'_¥'._ It is recommended this subject be removed from the SI He does not qualify for retention under the critéria outlined in sec letter 55-30, 4/12/55. DETCOM TABBING 1. Subject not presently tabbed for Detcom. 2. Net applicable. not meet 3. requirements -Subject not of recommendedSAC letter for SS-12 Detcom A!,tabbi 2/l8§5S.as he does -. 3 - Q9»? i, " =#1:'rmr.' 4 7 SFANDAR "c*0 ¢ FD4l22 -11-53! 1%ce Memomml Z5772 - UNITED STYUEES GOVE IRIQLIE ITT AW?DIRECTO R, rs: 1oo 36o 217! nus: 6/ 2/ 55 SA0, NEW YOBK lO0 9Q892! 'bza;um::a:: . t92ll ?@U§ §E§W no =- W1Wnrlébm; Q "L EM ELIEB 92 SU§pT:/it E Q ,..__J1nn~:§:q , HOWAR :;&NN,8. w ou¬ 0 SM-c 6a . '5 ff B é !-0-GI /Z4! It is re comend ed that a S ecurity Index Card be prepa red on the abov e-captioned individual. X The Securit y'IndexC ard on the captioned individual should be changed a s follows: Specif y change only! NAME ALIASES A NATIVE BORN NATURALIZED ALIEN V COMUNIST SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY INDEPENDENT SOGIALIST LE AGUE . MESCELLANEOU Specify! TAB FDR DETCOM . TAB FOR COMAB RACE SEX______ IMTE OF BIRTH PLAGE OF BIRTH * U 92/éADDRESS SINESSow name of employin gSh concern and addre ss! Teach - er Lect urer, Up sula College, . 5 3h Prospect Street j East Orange , N.J. al so Working <92 for PhD.in History C , olumhiao Universi ty Grad uate Sch ool, NYU KEY FACILITY DATA: GEOGRMNHGAL REFERENC E NUMBER RESPONSI BIIITY *INTERESTED I AGENCIES 92A" RESIDENCE ADDRESS /<2%9" E??? A/'n§§f ;?. i = i Q I ?! moi ~Rsco mEm--"" 11 IQNL, . Q1955'V R I re .= mm.m...... <,..,.0 J ' - FD-122 -n-53! O ib? M67 0V 6Z%m- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT -m = Dire ct or, FBI 00-360217! nun: 5/13/55 t, 9292£92¬ROMSAC,York New 00-90892! = f-333!» 111Z.W<'.>1 :'=*;~»-=--Q, O Y-kit! SUBJECT: HOWARDZINN, wa % Q ox,gq 6 Us-ft U! ff?! 0 i¬a%>5ru-* é V Itabove-captioned is recommended individual.that Securitya' CardIndexprepared be the on X The Security Index Card onthe captioned individual should be "' changedas follows: Specify change only! NAME D, ALIASES , NATIVE BORN NATURALIZED ALIEN COMMUNIST SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS Specify! _ TAB FOR DETCOM TAB FOR CO1/BAB RACE SEX DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH BUSINESS Showo£92/emplzoying ADDRESS nameand address!______concern Unknown 1 KEY FACILITY DATA: GEOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY g INTERESTED AGENCIES " . 4 00 - L RESIDENCE ADDRESS Pzx. Tr92"92" , QIQTYTESVTWQIJ. Fl 92 ' J6 MAY -k 1955 ~; 1 ' I if RM f 92,-n W __._,;,&din-1 I» 3 J . TJG 24. A J 1»S ;§ ¬92Q"[92; 92» <3 , -._; ~ , 5TANDI92RDQ i éFORM NO. 54 - UNITEDSTIQES GOVERNMENT To , Director, FBI OO_36O21Z! DATE: 8/10/55 1,] SAC, NewYork ATTENTION: IDENTIFICATION Q, <1°°-90892! 4 7 DIVISION iii K I/97 A $UBJECT= HO -YARD zrma,we SH-C Re New York letter to Bureau dated 7/29/55 . By above relet, Bureau authorized cancelling the Securit I y n d ex cards formerly maintained for this subject at 92 New York. It is therefore requested that the Security Flash formerly placed _ f or this subject: in favor of the New York Office under FBINo. 92 7 761775875 B Z l 1 now becancelled. ' 6:7l 3-2¢<<._$57-; -/~ 65$-: -0* '5 ' 4 4 RM 0 2/ ,/~ _A L' J 4 - CLSZMXW 2 3 1 -T? K t* .,.6§-»-/ ' /I92» ' ° ~ U '1 " NW3 '92.'92 l " 522.11%* l 'r'1'4" i¬§'i5;"Ci!1 _92U~9JMu;t 1 -E-I; " @I '~mG:¬ §'iti:.g.5:-1.1i .92-92»92191<5* 592'"2 92 ;,b .;qQ"U1"! '}A M ¥EwRn£u;&/wt-51 I " /a,>;:>/7- 17 I,,!_lv';11 1 _*,: ,4?/ I 92J/9, ' V * 13% ! 92 V7 A . I - - ,5 ;- i 1 T RD-128 STANDARD FORMNO. 64 -4-52! O f ~M6 ¢07d 6Z%%- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI 00-3 60217! DATE 2/ll/57 ii/JFR M SAC Q! NEWYORK °°'9°892!Tali. mwommnom coma SUBJECT:Q, en-cHOWARD E ZINN wa ' Ed esI<>LAssIs-Ian T The captioned individual has been the subject of a security investie gation by this office. The Atlanta Division has verified the perma- nent presence of the subject in its division as residing and working at the addresses ].istedbelow. The Atlanta" Division is being considered the new office of origin. Residence Address:1Lil..F°111"1?h Avenue;$-E- Atlanta, Ga Business__ Spelman Address:College,n _* W} Atlanta , _Ga Checkfollowing the applicablestatements:R as D,,| u 7/Laclg»//*/ W/a/<2»2, » ", 3/ '4/ "1 _K_. This individual has been the subject, of a Communist Index Card. 1 This individual is the subject of a Security Index Card. L 1 The Bureauis requested to makethe appropriate changes inthe Security Index at the Seat of Government. The Division should affix the addresses reflected above and the appropriate case file number.! -1...- This subject was tabbed for Detcom, This subject was tabbed for Comsab. X 92" T! -1__ This subject was carried as a Key Figure or Top Functionary. __- Handwriting specimens have been furnished to the Bureau. --i A photographhas beenfurnished the to Bureau. ____ A; security flash notice has-been placed with the Identification Division. " The followingpertinent items are being forwarded to the newoffice of origin with its copies of this letter: , _ e ___ Security Index Cards 12500120513-31 l'~>> " ' i Serials specify! . b JD FEB 1 121957 11>?. Rep of SA Rep of SE1 . X} * Rep of Cancel Report follows. /21/50,0 0 192T.Y i l T: Q 1 WI:~ H i cc; Atlanta H Divjision /2%/ggteg 5;/29/55!J Y é * > . T t W ? :101:o.;_ - 7% seal; $95?! 00-Béus! /" R-92PBr II- D-263 -12-55! 5 8 -.. Form I ' II 7 . 4 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI ION REPORTINGOFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 7 NEW YORK? ATLANTA 3/29/57 1/2.6-18,21; 3/18, 19/57 nT1,g OI- ;A51é/ REPORT MADEBY TYPED BY WA H0 RD ZINN, wa EDWARD P. GRIGALUS mln CHARACTER OF CASE SECURITY MATTER -- C DE CLi-LSS I F IIIAT I UH ATJTHU P.IT'fI31RII E ED F 13.[IH: FE I AUT IIII-[ATI II I5 ECiLi'*.II-1 I F IIIAT 5 I [IN l"TTI]I~ E /I DATE ElF;'-~ll':'--Elilllll SYNOPSIS: HOWARD ZINN resides 411 Fourth Avenue S.E. and is a full time instructor at Spelmam College, both in Atlanta, Georgia. Subject _ _ reported as a CP member about 0 0 0 _ 1950"]-951 and ;al%a ' °P_...m2Il1h§l .n as of October, lg§6;- Ia signed a GP Independent Nominating _ Petition for the 19lt9 New York y;<~"" City Elections and subscribed I to the National Guardian"in 1* /:~"/92-W ,¢*f£";} L; _ 1953. ,a> ,¢,4;;: Q,/~L-;*A 2, Q ' '%;2+,:"ff;i% J @/ ié so ~ - RUG- _ J ¢. , = ' I Viééc-<4? z M To:n J 92- ggQTOREc'o.i7.<=>?$/-,. ; 92 /1 2///2/// j ,0 I Q J!-92f92z.z as92 -~ I /"P1: /ae'*/ ANS. B A / . QYQIQF 5.21241. APPROVEDQ / ¬PlE§ é }f;A%%%NQ.- PC 92,_P | <.> no L NOTIN WRITE SPACESBELOW comes MADE: W " _ I , * 92 /II 1'-~ '? } ;'.>/ /-mac RDEDas 1n-3 ~ Atlanta Bureau 00-36021;! 00-5643 RM! .5} RM!F 1 - New York oo~9o892!4;». *» ;:""* i :7 ~ xx 17 92 » PT trawlQ Y » 0 iz .,if? , I ruin II I _§p . .- if /sag _ 3 qq -3 *>a::~<=1 /A: '»~-3 3-W I453 . l:;'::h92s'~. -3 3 ii} I -_ RE ~ 14¢ fl AF; 'E ::.n£Y _ ""1 .- uJ Em.um rum. _m.... _.wm§qmm! ~ _ Q; I-IW $43 yvx ¬7*¬"Z7 I. 92/ 1 AN . 4:4 L7/U HOW FORW. q rzf IIBYSIN; 1 BY g ~ ' "'5: -~-Zl,é£____~ - BI:-Tl}is §"epZ2 131*"i§92l7 »3 la92to youby theFBI, neitherand it Qnednoriis contents cxtehe to distributed b'TL1-?L-92:£{outsidecg the ,,v¬1£h locmed Hflg Paoksais.Q L A ojgi § 92,"» W _ /I *5 4 R u. s. GOVERNMENTPRINTING OFFICE: was--O :sz1as 5®7788R . 9 _ . ,, 92 , 92i _ 0 , 1 7 .. 4. I ' 0 4' u I P n- ! t , . R 92 NY 100-90892 DETAIE§ I.BACKGROUND Residence A pretext telephone call conducted by a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on January 15 8 1957,Georgia, made torevealed an individualthat HOWARD at ZINN resides Spelman College at £4 Atlanta, Fourth Avenue S.E., Atlanta, Georgia. Former Residences The Identification Record" for HOWARD ZINN, FBI #615 875 B, revealed the following addresses: 1935-1937 1937-1939 1939-1940 2&9 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 817 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 19#O 5&9 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, New York lO23 LaFayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Employgent A pretext telephone call donducted by a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on January 15, 1957, made to an individual at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, revealed that HOWARDZINN is a full time instructor at Spelmanvcollege. Former Employment Mrs. SALLIE TOWNSEND, s '1:ecre ary t R o eg 1s 1:r r, a. b6 37C st Orange, New Jersey, advised SA on May 19, 1955, that subject was a Teacher-Lecturer at Upsula College, 345 Prospect Street, East Orange, New Jersey, at that time. Education BEVERLY FORSTER, Registrar University, New York City, advised SA on April 27, 1955, that their records reflect, as of ~' ' " 11 v 54 NY 100-90892 September 195A, that the subject resided at 890 East Sixth Street and was born on August 2%, 1922, at New York City. The records reflected that he received his Bachelor of Arts degree at New York University in 1951 and as of April 1955 he was working for a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Columbia Graduate School in History. He received his Master of Arts degree at Columbia University on June 5, 1952. Identigicaticn ecord The followigéis the Identification Record for HOWARD ZINN, FBI 1 15 875 B: Contributor of Name and Arrested or Fingerprintsp Number__ Beceived;o_Z Charge Insposition CS Comm Wash DC Howard Zinn FP Position: apprentice Residence: 9/16/HO shipfitter Navy 1023 LaFayette NY NY Navy Yard NY Ave stnot city& given! Birth: 2#-22 Army Howard Zinn 5 26 #3 #32961l83 NYC NY SubJect's armyserial number is A0 788515 Rank: Private The fingerprint files for this individual does not include a photograph The fingerprint classification: 20 L 16 U OOO I 8 W MMI oIaI~oJ¥FFZLIAToIo°N TEEWITH C°W F4'Nl$.T MOVEIAEN? CommunistHPartyoMembership, -3-. ,i,_,i _ "1-~>§ = A ~- 0 .'- 7 t / 9292 0 vi NY 100-90892 T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, adviseion August l9, 1953, that in August, 1953, HOWARDZINN, 890 East Sixth Street, New York City 9, New York, subscribed to the "National Guardian." III . MISCELLANEOUS Confidential infcrmants,who are familiar with the various phases of OP activities in the New York City area,were contacted in January, 1957, and after being exhibited a photograph of the subject, they were unable to furnish any information regarding him. l qqg M -5- 9 < ~.¢. ,2?U , Q ~ ' I ' F 1" L '4» NY 100-90892 T-l, who has admitted his Communist Party OP! membershipfrom about l9H8 to 1951 in the Manhattan- Brooklyn, N we York, area, advised on October 4, 1956, that HOWARDZINN was_,_g-EQ1?._,mem,ber_gp9;_;t g95_9;,-195,1,and is believed to be_afm§mber cur;entlyHdueftoQthe-past.know1egg 8 the sour¢e*haa 6ri lm:*-Ihrormant advised he could not " stssta iatsihnrre imgmpershig on the part o§ 2lENT t-1 xs ¬ EETmade available a photograph of ZINN taken in about igg hyhicha the Twelfth showedl instructingAssemETy DTSfI¬tT*C?* eadquarters,a clas§*iQ;§aghg§§5§§y§g 1 Breok1ynq~New York. o" * * Evidence of CP Sympathies The records of the New York City Police Te ewed by SA AUGUST J. MICEK and SE b6 | |on November 9,l9#9, revealed that :b7C OWARDZINN, 369 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, witnessed a CP;Independent Nominating Petition, pages 1564 and 1565, for BENJAMIN J. DAVIS for the office of City Councilman, Twenty-first Senatorial District, Borough of Manhattan, for the November, 1949 elections in the City of New York. Mr. THOMAS E. WAGGAMAN, Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, made available around October 1950 correspondence addressed to the Supreme Court urging that the Court review the case of The Trial of the Eleven." One>of these pieces of correspondence was a letter post marked August 18, 1950 and dated August 15, 1950, which was addressed to the United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. The letter stated, I respectfully urge you to fulfil the traditional rule of the Court as the watchdog of the Bill of Rights, by revoking the Court of Appeals decision of the ll Communist Leaders. Free speech is the cornerstone of a free America and it cannot be preserved unless the Smith Act is declared unconstitutional. "Howard Zinn" _ 4 _ ; x / 92h ' _ Q I @ 1 Y":- .1 . » :, _ A 92 ' i I " _ , -< "'92¢2uu 5 H1?! ' ' '-' ' *9- viii! fix :-l l 51 llama NY 100-90892 i AHEMEX "NATIONAL GUARDIAN"; C WEEKFY GUARDIANA§$0QI£TE5;cIN¢O3P9RATED The 19&9 report of the California Committee on Un~American Activities cited the "National Guardian" as publication, launched in New York in l9#8 aiming at national circulation, which it found to be from its inception notoriously Stalinist in its staff, writers, management and content. 949 report of the California Senate Fact Finding Committee on Un-American Activities, page 394-! The masthead of the "National Guardian, issue of May 14, 1956, reflects that it is published weekly by Weekly Guardian Associates, Incorporated, 197 East 4th Street, New York City. RUC- I Lg: .§,v_1g92I92<"""'_. .4Q H .¢. ____- am : a ,_r _,__ _ '_ 1-.--e», .__ »" A - '50- , 92L ' I ' I ' a 92 S A J _~A 92_i u I 1 NY 100-90892 INFORMANTS Identity Date of Activity Agent to File Numbr of Source or Description Date Whom Where of Information Received Furnishedo Located_ T- PS if .0 Careful consideration has been gven to each source concealed and T symbols have been utilized in the report onl y in those instances where the identities of the sources must be concealed inii? Informants contacted with negative results DATE CONTACTEDI INFORMANT |:| nag; 1/1/57 NY 9 - 1/17/57PSI lwas not Ef7jff?f::]Buletted in accordance11/30/56! wdated ons ADMINISTRAT IVE 5&3??? The pretext call on I/15 57, was conducted by SA b7c | | credit inquiry The Atlanta 1/21/57 Office is office of ori of subject'swife, ROSLYNZINN, Atlanta 100-5 REFERENCE FD 128, dated 2/11/E7 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE in the case NY 100-1o237n! 92 L sfauoahd FORMNO: 64 -0]7 Z66 M6 ¢§ d 6Z%m- UNITEDsTAGOVERNMENT ES A 7 1 4 TO : Director, FBI 00-360217! DATE, 7 3/29/57 SAC, Atlanta 00 -5643! SUIB_]'ECT: HOWARDLZINN,Wa. I sm - c Pursuant to instructions of Inspector A, T. HEALY as contained in Atlanta Inspection Report 3/18/.57, this case is being closed. 2- Bureau 00-360217! 1- Atlanta 00-5643! 92 C'I'H:me1 ! ESJ12. nzgomz/2310: :r: c2*;mn;':ZB x , ' A x " I" 1 ., - qbb bA ¢;%@1L67 aecommo- 23 *1 5149? __...._..;...___. A" / 3 13 APR 1 19 ?a I I -'Q0 ! c1Y>* 2 , 9203 :. §*$3 S V u ;92t:£!,,92, ¬ 92 5, , .,.§. , Q /' Q t9292a?:£92,Zy." ,2 t are S 92.§§f' _-c. -A $»=-92, 1 I r I 136 REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OFORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD b7 C NEW YORK ATLANTA 6/27/57 6/5-7,10-14,18/57 TITLE OI- CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY f | I ma HQWARD ZINN, wa CHARACTER or cass SECURITY MATTER - C SYNOPSIS 1??o:§Z »¢, Q K nag».R, iC'D!-.i ¢_-""1: W T-1 advised on 6/12/57 that subject was a , :,;;>,; ;~;§;" s; ;;_;*';_;' memberabout of the middlethe 01' from 1953of at least inNYC 1949 andtohad I M5 " D' A attendedor Section meetings duringthat period. It was informant 's impression that subject held a position in the GP Section, but informant was not able to be specific as to subject s position. Informant in 1956 , furnished a photograph taken by informant showing subject instructing a class in basic Marxism in 1951. Subject Chairman of AVG Ghapter 1946 and in 19/48 marched in May Day " I Parade. . , 5 Ame? "¢.=M to, -4 J / R55,DATE Fmv. ;p¢~" 5 " RUG" A B_Y_now5 % J Fo_,;w. V fj * 4; 7 j I _ _ f92 - Q9 APPFf°VF5 I 5 !A,.'{AQ%ENT ~ no RlTA¢I?92lSBELOW SPA coP|Eii"_,fRE=> IV . I I J . /in _,4/-=3 -=Atlanta 00-360217! Bureau 00-5643! } 6 /*' i".*l;~ 6'RM! 1 , f " ' 4%0 l - NewYork 00-90892L£f¢ v» it, Z i JZ;__ ' .._ CC. _/ / /.7-~-' no JUN 281957 ér corms nEs1'1£oYm;i;f." M iYZEQi§? 92ef?"19*:'"'"v@l.'3E05 EA X V -J _ E * 961 Ha 1.21953 I < 9 J2*1 Z AGENCYDi %E - 3, 3 'qV< . . 7,- _ _ ¢ 7 192"-""4"", -~-Wain-.-.»-~92~.~~ »-~»-~».---_~< I »~»m~»=~~~l - ~w -In . W4"v I'M*P;*|f 1I"F "H =1 ~ Q Q l 1 ~_ I ~' Q NY 100-90892 DETAILS: I. AFFILIATION WITH THE comromsr On June 12, 1957, T-l, who has admitted Communist Party OP! membership from about l9#8 to about the middle of 1953 in the Manhattan-Brooklyn area, New York City, furnished the following information regarding HOWARDLZINN: Informant was transferred to the Williamsburgh Section of the or in Brooklyn in about 1949. At that time, HOWARD ZINN was already a member of that section. Informant stated it was his impression that ZINN was not a new member, but had been in the GP for some time. - Informant stated it was also his impression that ZINN had at one time been a member of the Labor Youth League LYL!. Informant stated he had no proof of LYL membership on the subJect*s part and this information was merely his impression. The LYL has been designated by the Attorney General ofnthe United States pursuant to Executive Order 10 50. Informant stated he was a member of the GP until about the sumer of 1953. During this time, he was not a member of the same branch of the GP as the subject, but was a member of the same section. Informant stated he attended numerous section meetings with the subject between about l9M9 and about the summer of 1953, Informant stated these section meetings would be held approximately once every two weeks. Informant stated he would not be able to be specific as to the dates of any of these meetings, but such meetings were held fairly regularly. They were held either at the section headquarters or at the home of one of the members. Informant recalled that some meetings were held at the subject's home and at the home of one GEORGE KIBSHNER on Lafayette Street in Brooklyn, but he was unable to recall the location of any other meetings. - 3 _ 92 . - l . _ ' 0 -I on Iv 1 _ ~. NY 100-90892 As to subject's attendance at these section meetings during this period, informant stated subject may have missed some of these meetings, but as a general rule subject was present. Informant stated he was brought up on charges of "white ohauvinism" by the OB in about the summer of 1952. The meeting at which these charges were brought up was at the homeof GEORGE KIRSHNER on Lafayette Street in Brooklyn and subject was in attendance. Informant stated his own attendance at OP Section meetings was curtailed after this incident, but he continued to attend for about a year thereafter or until about the sumer of 1953. Informant stated subject was in attendance as before and he knew subject to be a or member until the time informant ceased attending GP meetings. Informant stated it was his recollection that during this period from 1949-1953, subject held a position in the section. Informant did not know what position subject might have held, but subject appeared to be a person with some authority within the section. _Informant stated he was unable to furnish details as to thet hte of any of the above meetings. On October 4, 1956, informant furnished a photograph of ZINN taken in about 1951 which informant identified as a photograph of2ENN instructing a class in basic Marxism at the 12th A.D. OP Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York. On June 12, 1957, informant advised that this class was in connection with one of the aforementioned section meetings of the OP. Informant stated he was present at this meeting and took the photograph. Informant stated he recalled the lecture given by subject Has on basic Marxism. Informant was unable to recall the statute of subject's lecture except that subject took [ii __ _ 92 1 L '~< Q NY lO0 90892 the position that the basic teachings of MARX and LENIN were sound and should be adhered to by those present. Qther than that this class was during the latter part of 1951, informant stated he was unable to be more specific as to date, nor was he able to recall subject as teaching any other class. Concerning other activity on the subject's part on behalf of the GP, informant stated subject would on occasion be present at the section headquarters in Brooklyn on Sunday mornings in order to distribute "The Worker" or to help organize attempts to obtain subscriptions to "The Worker" and/or the "Daily Worker." Informant stated this was not regular activity and he was unable to state how often subject night have been present. Inmmant explained that this was rather informal activity and frequently some people would show up only briefly and leave. The "Daily Worker" is an East Coast Communist daily newspaper, the Sunday edition of which is "The Worker." Informant stated he knew of no other OP activity on subject's part nor was he able to enlarge upon or add to any of the above information. IIM S . HI OELLAIIE OIS Records of the bureau of Special Services, New York city Police Department, as checked on June 7, 1957, by SA AUGUST J . HIGEK, reflect the following intonation; HOWARD ZINN, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, was a member of the Army Enlisted Personnel who marched in the May Day Parade in 1948. HOWARD ZINN, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, was chairman of Number 24 - Gung Ho Brooklyn Ghapter of the American Veterans Gownittee AVG!in 1946. Miss s. swarms, Reéistrar's Office, New York -b6 I e s t ton Square College, New York City, advised we SA in 1950 that prior to 1949 the subject ha res e a 6 Lafayette Avenue, lrooklyn, New York. raun- . 1 ,. ".,~~, u ~ NY l0O-90892 Informants of the New York Division, who have furnished reliable information in the past and who are familiar with various phases of 01'activity in the New York: area, were contacted, but advised subject was unknown to them. ..5.. I _ -x 5 V 1» -_ ' _ 92~ ,=-= 5 i. NY 100-90892 APPENDIX ,_..-¢-___.i- --_-_-- MAY DAY PARADE JOHN LAUTNER, former OP member forever twenty years, who at the time of is expulsion was Chairman of the New York State GP Review Oomission, advised on April 30, 1951, that the annual May Day Parade is a GP function and is sponsored by the United Hay Day Gomittee. The United Hay Day Gommittee has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450. -6- i_a 0 - ' 1» NY 100-90892 1' ¢eE3Ie°ANe VETE3AN3eee¢°W4ITT3§ A Confidential Source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised on November 14, 19%, that the Steering Committee of the Metropolitan Area council of the American Veterans Committee, which is composed of all the chapters in the New York City area, has been dominated by Communists. -RUG - .,W. f: m; h , -92r4=. T "7- A ' 0 < 1 , I Q w NY 100-90892 INFOBMANTS Identity Date of Activity Agentto F115 Number of or Description whom where Sources c of Information H Furnished 7 Locatedc? 7 T l Sub3ect*s GP Ins tant Report activity . eques 1:6 tCareful.consideration has been given to the source concealed and a T symbol was utilized in the report only in Ib7C that instance where the identity of the source must be concealed. Ib7D F______Ehe_in£nrm ntin documentingthe used AVGis[::::] hose identity was concealed at his request. The confidential informants of the New York Dividn who were contacted with negative results are: Gontacted 6/1Q/57 by SA :| [::::::::::] .b2 [ gfffffff Q/ll/57by SA:| Ib6 Con acted by6/1Q/57 SA Ib7C i %@ W57 by SA: Ib7D ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE : -3- .b2 b6 _ <1{7~ _ E _ " 92 v l I _7 I 4, 4- '-i .- . V > .L 4 - a 192 ¢ 92 ' I -, . 1- . NY 100-90892 ixnnjomaajmrs CON'1"D!_ Contaoted 6/10/57 by sa JOHN F. HIGGINS. b2 b6 Gontacted 6/1Q/57 by SA :| Ib7C %6 6 5" by SA Ib7D contacted 6/13/57. Gontacted 6/IQ/57. Oontacted 6/6/57. contacted 6/1%/57. PQ ADMINISTRATIVE The New York Offiee has no additional information regarding subject not previously furnished Atlanta. Atlanta is office of origin in the case of subJect s wife, BOSLYN ZINN Bufile 100-376498, Atlanta file 100-5644, New York file 1004023711!. REFERENCE Report of SA EDWARD P.GBIGALUS, 3/2Q/57, New York. Bureau letter to Atlanta, 5/14/57. Anmmrsmnamtmtman oc0Na'1"D_1 - 9 - >1 - . -. < STANDARD FORM NO.54 O i M677 6i% ¢- UNITEDsass GOVERNMENT, To Direeter, FBI -{1Q0-376?-£98} DATE 9/3°/57 inc-36021:?! FROM : SAG, Atlanta£160»-55111? I ice-:s61#33 SUBIM Roszsmznm 335C .- -~ I l£i0¥"IARD. 11 é i»Ed 1TCi§ ZIj1LT3.'-01'?mm; 1» *"c1g@ss1 3§;§au"J £C£IZ ~f~"i:is ~:.=~={ //' A f ' $ -;:.:-fj-"" """"' w@& 920 0 :5Y oQb §i q5 "E" Ep/L 5! Re Beaver airisel ta Atlanta 9/3/5?, and Denver letter he Atlanta, 9/23/5'7. Fer the infomnation Qf the Bureau, the abave captianed aubgeczts have 3.°¬_% I1I:. 1'l< .%C}. :6 the Atlanta, $2.. area, and 23.22::Qurrently reaming an Spelnian cllege Gampus, Atlanta, zshwe RQWABH ZINNis employed. as an instructor in the watery Bepartmant. Reparta in the amve matters w:13.l be promptly Bubmi.i:. ed¢ -/ * ;.l£..i- Blxreau 1<3Q--3 ?6~ ~!-98L RM! » 2 ~ Atlanta L1o<>~5s141@ Y" ~ 160-$6l¥3 C 6? A mail l_L___W..__- NOT RECORDED 162 om" 3 1957 Iixliq-ii .i- -~ 5 ?.i!CT7 .1957 1 2 f " niaacws ¬1oa~3;6n98§#3: ?;22/5? 10-3u02l7 DEQVEH GO»395l! oe~§62; Roam: mm » cxj 92 _ _, __°!'1 ?_,_f""_'f,'f* *P j" 3-=_»~F W ,_.=>"ifi'~*=~.=- A. H0:§£%3D 1121:: -P; H 3;U L an - Q 1*: : ;;.;..;_~,.1$.2>*1*:%;é%vj 4.5Q a I L9,7 106 ae Atlanta let er to punsau 5;2a;5q; 1b7C , r wasp a% the University er a nver, 92 n T lw * 5; hiss JQAX QJE Q HLFHQ Ghanvci o'*>~ _ L" ~ ' * niversitg §faha state enver, Denver, l w is residing Galoradu, at advised Apartment d #15, Linnea? Hall {Universityhat H é Q? Zi enven is Rasldence presently attending Hall} al%0 a§'~aem1nary%Quth_Hacv Qtrect, Beaver, with hia wiie aué two children, ages b and 19. uuu3e@£, an upglicatioa far HaiVer%l y housing, advised he is fram Qpallman Cellege, tlanba, Eeorgia. las s bI G advised the anurse in whiyh suhjeat 1% enraile& will be complateu an.July Ed, 195?, hcaaver, suujaat in iastea ta the Univeasity Q3 Qeqver hanging ur ice that h& woula 0% staging at the resideace hall all 3Q mGT¢ » KUQ # #,¥ rnreau£2~l0Q~3T6&9é£i § j K109?-36f52l'}'2 ~ iiewYer}: »-£1 1<>0-1023 21:2! 1 - 1c:Q-amsi Yi! 2 =1;» Atlanta {:2 ~ 100~5b&Q 100-»56143~ 2 ~ QenverEl~ lQQ~§D§1; l ~ 1QG»o0o2 . / 1/ LRH:maa ' il k IT;_ __ NOW T T*'§Wf92v:D 178 JUL27 1957 -L_-_i--in 1-iii * / *i1/i Q ¢ k 92 7:-925'*' '*§~F-AN927'ARkI¢0RM92, 64 . , Q NO. -- O ité A/I677Z01" 7¢6Z%772- UNITEDSTATES GOVERNMENT To =DIRECTOR, 2100-3g6498; FBI D~Hs6/26/57 100-3 0217 FR°MSAC, = ATLANTA£100-56A3; 100~564A SUBJECT : uh "'"' .etearaaxeorrxsn:a " HOWARDQ1913 gitINNH P£**4 $¥533u¥4B I5uUZT§¬&JL4l£5Y{I 5i;t7;I:3b 4* *i:1lg"Y Q ; n4! ,7 sM__C q b qo _,.!,6_'-5 x . w K A |* I Re Bureau letter to Atlanta dated 5/ll/57. On 6/at/57 Mr. J. D. Miws, A9 - 4th Avenue, S.E., Atlanta, advised HOWARD ZINN and his wife ROSLYN, who formerly resided at AA ~ Ath Avenue,had moved from Q that address during the latter part of May 1957. MIMS stated theyleft Atlanta together andinformed him I y Mrs. ZINN was "going back East but would return next H ~ fall. MIMS advised they would not return to the above address. I Mr. MIMS stated the family consisted of one boy approximately age 7 and a girl approximately age 9, in 92 addition to above subjects. A | |U. s. Post Office, be ' r ve, S.E., xgx'92,_ on 6/24/57EastwoodStation, that HOWARDBoulevard ZINN,HM ~ Qth EUI1i Avenue,advised S.E., D blc N * Atlanta, had left a forwarding address during the later part of May 1957, which was recorded 6/21/57, of Spellman College, Atlanta. During the scholastic year 1956~57, ZINN was ,' employed as a full~time instructor at Spellman Cduege, , which is a school predominately for Negro women. i F CollegeOn by SA 6/EA/ii withouta telenhene gall wasmade identifying Spellman to , self. Individual answering sta ed ZINN was attending summer schoolA at the Universit of Y Denver Den, - v e r, Colorado, and could be contacted by writing that university c/o Pioneer Hall. The individual stated ZINN was expected to return to Atlanta for the beginning f of the- Bureau school year 2 100-376A98- 1957-58. dgggifa RMu /,92/// - Denverhe Encls. -2'!; '.193 27Oi§153;2 JUND - NewYork 1_ 100-10237Q! Info!ERM§ ~~ 1 2- AtlantaE1- 100-56A3g - 100-90892! Info! RM #337-l__m' *"- Fe G ueluia_ At? J 9292 ~ 1 - 100-56AA i cra__ 1 ! ' 12_ __ _i - 1 LL E P1 v r 1 if i ___ _ 7 ______W" 7 ' ' ' ' " ""*|§ W ' 7 7 fwin 7 W W IWV L ~ 1 ~ 92ir; 2 I U I "3. 1! AT 100-56M3 100-56u# ~ j~ nThe_Denver¢Officeis requested to venfy subject HOWARD ZINN'sattendance atDenver Universityand ascertain ifsubject s wifeand familyare presently residing with subject in the Denver area. '2 It is noted subjects formerly resided in the New York City area prior to residing Atlanta 1956 and in the event ROSLYN ZINNis not residing in Denver with her husband,she maybe residing with some member of her family in NYC. " Photos of subjects enclosed to Denver. -v I I z .'-:e2== I /K i A . A I 1 _ ' _ 0ri ta Ib7C ' I :;;c, Atlanta £150»-5544! lea-sees! tag 14, zce? I ilirector, zeal rzce-emcee! ice-escez7} .Z3i'I LYET ~,.I.§vY -7 11.-SC UZII TY ..J c - Ib6~ "":;;'a ~ < -?~"'<. * ,~ > * .* v r . T"Y E ~I ~7 l';§ ;~=~»~e4 ~" 1,» '* " Fr. x92,...¢, 1 ~ .- _¢,.~» A~ ~ vi ad Q 92-~-:= ~ .~~~= ~ 92 A A /, i --. HZ j.L"J £412.?! -? W;;;g; i,_,i,t¢;';",ls;1t. aia.:¢...,.¬.'>"Li?" t, 4 U ; Q-.§»f2'¬iI?Ii"Y Z23 at qoo¬ o I Reurlet =2-£1;-f reiguecting authority to interview §b6 /'5 ...o-...Z ;ri 73 :3 ; .,.znn. "~' WD vb7C .?few York letter ta your office 3-25-57 ~ <~ jurnie?zed " information an from .20-ti-56 discontinued ta the effect Panel that iourcelibs gm eznn was »~:' mm to hiéi Q-'5 a C*es,@;nmz ct Party GP!Z261, -Z /1?? in the 92 6th ,;.:;::e1,;b13; ictrict of lvrocialg-ea, ;'31.:w I cr.~ :, in atcut .2951. 5£ hie Z'i 3fD7':,¢£Z1£iO:2 falls zsitfzie existing criteria 92a~ far ties: institution cf a security z /:zw;;z3i_q¢zticn wzcicr section 8??! of the ieanual of Instructions. Yea are 92§ . furtfzer reminded that prior to requesting authority ,fro.,; 1 !;92 the L -Iureau to interview ca security subject i t is necessary 3 to sui-/it cz current investigative report. 92- 1 5 L review cf the report ' of ~~ Qpecial gent L v3war=.:2 ' P I bei §T'i5~ .ZZ&S dated 3-SD-57 at Yuri : Git}; i case an ;b"/C "_ J Mimi reflects that alsc on 1C--;Z~-56 -b'7I1 t | | furnished information to the effect rza owe e ,b__ was a GP member from .Z§50 to 1951 and was believed by z '3; A "_*§ i_1I /aim to Ice a current azea;Z;er due to his past knozclezige cf Hozmrci aim. He admitted he could not substantiate this or F, r T 92 current membersizip on part of Jinn tut made available inB: gj _92 1 -. 3-.:: a phatcgraph of efinn taken in about .2951 which L215 alleged I, to shew Yfinzz instructing" a class in Lacie .Zarxicz> at the .2! £31'} J rle§ < 22th :Z:::s.*22~:.E>.Z;_,1 Qietrict, C ? Pzeadgzzcrtcrs, .Z'; r0oZ:1g;n, Ilsa-:' Fcris. E -;'» v '_ V A.Z2':kcug7z letter cf 1.2-.30-:?£¢ the 321.1 Zbris C fice in 9292 =~ cl to iaite no ;furtFzcr ccntactc zeitiz 116 ; ===* :=¢ ._.__ __,7 for time purpose of developin" WC ' mi as a ne , ew York should new recontact MD k r»A4 ca M : K . _ 92 ~ V Y Q3 . . ~* -' "1 U » .. ,~ , ' X._____ / ' K . letter to Atlanta Be: Resign Jinn Howard inn 168-3?649"8 its-sceezr :?Z>e ewFor}: Divisicn should then institute . additional, _ I -investigation , . , . effort to substantiatee ordis¢ _ b6M prove the~ ellegatzcns ' ~ '2d cf szzt *1: {.2 1:" ne res wits _ of ND C sucrz. - investigation~ Fl - - weaxI-'13 ewesres, w to eaca _ cf_ the captzcnsl subjectsin reports suitaizle fordissemination. The tlanta Division is authorised to conduct a security investigation ofZlaward innin accordance with imstrazctisnsset forth in section eve of the annual of Instructionsgoverning individualsholding ccaiezzic positicns in anznciitntien of learning- Jizzultaneously, a current security investigation should conducted concerningEoslgyn iiinn.at . conclusionyour recsz=;:;endations ofthese withinvestigations, respect toyou interviewing snczfld_suoz.;xt both subjects andany TEl30¬T;I.i8?2¢ 1G1'i'3 C¢?Z$you nighthave concerning the psszribleinclusion oftheir namesin the tecnritgy I?':'$$Za 2J7a The flewYcrh Bivisionsh d clearly understand be specificthat this instruction information irnished to reccntact bywe with n the past respect does to 1°79;b"/C net in any waycountermrzcl theinstractiens inBureau letter of ll-36'-56he that should mt be consideredfor developmenta panelas source orsecurity informant. NOTE ON E'LLOH/':SI card on The Howard Zinnwas canceled 8-9-55. Zinn was reportedly a member of the GP from1948 to 1951 and had past activity in the American LaborParty, the AmericanPeace laobilization, the American Veterans Jommittee and the International Workers Order. Interviewed in 1953 and l954,-he denied UP membershipbut admitted front activitysoe .b7C Roslyn Zinnis not on theSI and is the wife ofH Zinn. ib'7D Sole source of her past UP membership is that of She was reported to be a member of American Women for eace Z72 _, 1950. Girculated and signed a UP nominating petition in New York in 1946 and memberof I570 in New York in 1949. Howard Zinnhas recently joined the faculty of Spelman Oollege, a Negro girls school in Atlanta" He andwzfe arewhite. an Z L vQ continued on page 3 /e 92 /m92 / -5 , ' 1 . v. . - ; ~ " .*- V 1 ~ 92 92 1 an 92 92_ _» 92 A _, , ' 0- 92 i__-' ---~' -r " ~',;~. 9292 t > B ______Q 8 92 Letter to Atlanta Re: _Roslyn Zinn Hbward Zinn l 00-3 764 98 .2 00-36021 7 NUZE 0N'2ELLOW'continued. Ib7Cb6 Ib7D I Information furnished by 53m as been corroborated through other sources. - 3 - ReportI- orm . , V 92 FD-263 -12-215 -. < s ,, - 1 " v < 3.» ~ . FEDERAL BUREAU JQF INVESTIGATION 5 J r I I 7 ;i/F anti Zb7C "b6 I REPORTINGOFFICE O FFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ATLANTA ATLANTA 10/*2/57 '9/2325 , 27/57, TITLECASE OI- _/D ' nzeolrrMADE BY TYPED BY HOWARDWa ZINN, . | I MEL CHARACTER or CASE SECURITY MATTER C -_. 5 ms. " Subject employedSpelman College,Atlanta, Ga.,duringl r{:~.e,IfI,i_ 2§Z§,:,£ _ scholastic year 1956-1957, and presently employed as 5-. ; §"~¢~~.= f__;; ,i; .;_':2T'I_ '_'_; ?4;; Instructor inHistory, SpelmanCollege, residingon /44»-..+L.77,z4,,4*f 1~w'.$.IiU ¢1'~ campus Atlanta,Ga. Subjectattended Universityof /,,/,,/57 Denver, Denver,Colorado, duringsummer 1957.Subject /.9,;é7%,;Z unknown to Confidential Informants Atlanta and Denver. No credit rating Atlanta. No credit record Denver. AGENCY __@Z£__.;_. No arrest record located Atlanta or Denver. l l mi WP 6 .. . 2???? :3 g-31,5.'/ ; ~'?Y~a " C " »"""'-E BY DETAILS: On January 15, 1957, a pretext telephone call was made to Spelman College, 350 Leonard Street, S. W., Atlanta, Georgia. The individual answering the phone stated that HOWARD ZINN has been employed as a full time instructor by SpelmanCollege since the beginning of the school year on .9,-C September 19, 1956. This individual stated that ZINN is "a currently residing with his wife and family at ll?-I Fourth Avenue, S, E. , A a t , Georgia. ~ FROVED SPECIAL AGENT " 4 _ ~ A N CHARGE no NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW PIES MADE' ~ ' ' ' 92"»_. _ I §; t, " .-_'_._V_ _ 1?_ ~___ ~ :__ .~ __~___ -_ , /3 _', /yxdC /3!. If : _'4: / / £1 Bureau 00 :-§6'" " ""'"i '1 J2l'7 !Q'~ - rm RiV I'!" r';,3 ' » i ?e_A -. Q 1* 1. <-bug,M 9292J I I? 5,, i -gs eu§Y,1% ' 4.1.. " 15-0* L 1;? . Q0913S D ll £4_w§:@:*r: ii; ~ K4-QQJ » 1 ' 1,»- * . M ' 5Ki ;/' 5> E X -1 *7 _ ' ginw Lt Q ESTROYED *,n~1rr's:r§*.-;c~;.*2Té~ 1 , an ran1-was '= , jb 5* I ~ Aor 3,,,,Qrl»:¢~ * '°F ; ~K:;;'Ic if 7 ._1"!» VacIA ~,~ 92'QZ¬ "_/_,-- .'' - ;__ " :92:6:. ' J/ I i 60$?1% I55?R5 P}, 1 or s92l~ ' T"9292qa'i> @% am» OPERTYFBI -This OFis loaned reportto you-_, FKQ$'BI,géit 1-" 'J sF» V°ents to be .are distributed S czg youts1de e&92 9292 *towhich loaned. ../ AYE ~ » 7 u! ~'H . . a ¢ < 0 _ - -A : . Q " 4| 0* 1 2 ~= ' I AT 100-5643 The records of Southern Bell Telephone Company "Information", Atlanta, Georgia, reflected on January 15, 1957, that HOWARDZINN, 44 Fourth Avenue, S. E., Atlanta, is a subscriber with telephone number DRake 3-9079. 106 Mrs. JAMES D, MIMS, and Mrs. JOE F. MOR b7C EfE%f:¬2 Tonth Avenue,Atlanta, 20,February 1957, that Georgia, theadvisedsubject, wi sSAq@QUUii@ e, and two children resided at 44 Fourth Avenue, Atlanta. They stated Mr. ZINN is employed by a Negro college in Atlanta, name unknown. On June 24, 1957, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MIMS, 49 Fourth Avenue, were recontacted, and advised that the subject and his family had moved from their former residence at 44 Fourth Avenue during the latter part of May, 1957- Mr. MIMS stated that Mrs. ZINN advised him they were "going back East, but would return next fall". MIMS stated that he does not believe they would return to their former address inasmuch as this is rental property. He stated the subject's family consists of one boy approximately age seven, and a girl age nine. MIMS stated the ZINN family were quiet living individuals, and he had no reason to question their loyalty to the United States. He advised during the period they resided at 44 Fourth Avenue, which was from the fall of 1956, until the latter part of May, 1957, he observed no unusual activity around their home, and stated they were quiet living people with few visitors. Confidential Informant T-l advised on June 24, 1957, he had obtained information on June 21, 1957, that HOWARD ZINN during the latter part of May, 1957, had left a forwarding address of Spelman College, Atlanta, when moving from 44, Fourth Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia. On Jung 24, 1957, a telephone call was made to Spelman College, and the individual answering the phone stated the subject was attending summer school at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, and could be contacted by writing that university, care of Pioneer Hall. This individual stated ZINN was expected to return to Atlanta for the beginning of the school year 1957-1958, and was expected to be on the faculty of Spelman College. 2 §'*v~'v """ ____-_ _" 5 I » . __- 4 G4 <- 0 - _ C .: Q 1" Ij K p r >4 Q 4 I AT 100-5643 Miss JEAN ARE SEMLING,Chancellor's Office,Uni ity |of Denthatv e r Denver , or Col HOWARD ad o, on Jwasu y l 16 ZINN, 957,attending 1 advisedaTV- SA Seminary Effj or op at e University of Denver. She stated ZINN is residing in Apartment 415, Pioneer Hall, 2lAO South Race Street, with his wife and two children. ZINN on his application b6 for university housing advised he was from Spelman College, ib'/C Atlanta, Georgia. » On August27, 1957, DAN FEDER, D. of:Stndents:] Dean Eg if fjthat ty of Denver, thesubject Denver,and his Colorado, family advised hadmoved SA fromPioneer Hall, University of Denver, on August 26, 1957, leaving a forwarding address of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia. On September 23, 1957, a pretext telephone call was made to Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, and the individual answering the phone stated that subject, his wife, and children, were residing on Spelman College Campus in the Macvickar Hospital J and ZINN was employed on the faculty of Spelman College. The Spelman College Bulletin dated April, 1957, reflects HOWARDZINN is employed in the History Department of Spelman College, and had received an AB, New York University, MA, Columbia University, and was affiliated with the Department of History, Spelman College, since 1956. Confidential Informant T~2, who is familiar with some phases of Communist Party activity in the State of Georgia, advised on September 25, 1957, that he is not acquainted with the subject. Confidential Informant T-3, who is familiar with some of the activities of Spelman College, advised on September 27, 1957, that he is not acquainted with the subject. Confidential InformantsT-A, T-5, T-6, and T 7, who are familiar with Communist Party activity, and related organizations in the State of Colorado, advised during September, 1957, they were not acquainted with the subject. 3 I 1?. _ in, N 4 _ _. : - _ _, ; q I " D vs. .r A 3 .1 7 - 7 . _ 1 i A " >. AT 100-561:3 The files of the Atlanta Credit B ta, e r ia as checked by Investigative Clerk, on.Apri1 19, 1957, reflect the subjec as no ere experience in Atlanta. The records of the Retai, ' atiQn, Denver, Colorado, as checked by SE on September 9, l957, contained no identifiable credit record for the subject. b6 The records of the Atlanta Police Department, Bureau b7c of Identification, Atl cked April 19, 1957, ve Clerk, through Captain failed to reflect an iy iden iable - arrest r core d f or e h b su ec t . The records of the Denver Police Department, Bureau of Identification, and records and Traffic Bureau, as checked eptember ll, 1957, respectively, by SE contained no identifiable arrest record or the subject. - C - 4 V g l :NDARD'FO[-iMP$D-55, _,_§ ~ 92/ 1 M6 ¢0' éii - UNITEDSTATES GOVERNENT _ TO OI FROM' /SAC, Atlanta 00-5543! Q S BJE°" = HOWARDZINN, Wa. p 1" -1--7 Director, FBI 00-360217! RM! DATE 1°/*1 /57 _ V I 1 r~-§7/é7z.Q 92 _/r _ | 9* _ 5 51 {' > . uY J "I ~ I" Letter to Director, FBI, 10/2/57. branchsame of the section."iE:?f:2?statede subject, he attended but was numerousa member of the section meetingssumer with1953.[;;;;i]stated t ofe su ect between aboutsection 1949 these and about meetings would the be held approxima e y every two weeks, b6 i2:iish_sneQi£ic_dates_n£_the_meetiTgs.idur ng e summer o | , an ttendance was curtailed after this charge; ibr/C however, continued to attend meetings for about a year and a ha , and stated subject was in attendance at meetings Ib7D atParty that member untilTi:E?fTceased time, and the subjectattending to be a Communist CommunistParty meetings. . b E::::]stated it was his recollection subject held a position, b6 but did not know what position it was. He stated subject b7@ had appeared to be a person with some authority within the b7D section, but was unable to furnish details as to the substance of any Communist Party meetings. The subject is presently residing on, and employed on the Spelman College Campus, which is a college for Negro women in the City of Atlanta. It appears it would be extremely difficult to locate the subject away from the campus, and not in the company of his wife, who is also a subject of a SM-C investigation, for interview under present Bureau instructions regarding interview of Security Matter subjects. In addition to the above, it does not appear the derogatory information developed since interview in 1954 would warrant additional interview at this time; therefore, no interview of thisis subjectnotbeing s bei §§;§§&§§ recommended.for inclusion In on addition, theSecurity the subject Indexas the great majority of his activity happened prior to 1953, tnmsilw onfalling withintheSecurity the five Index.Asyear rule mentioned in the above,tfifii]puts cr for inclusion subjectl c b7D in the CP during 1953, but this information has not been corroborated by other informants as contacted by the New York Office. 2 - ér O | | ' . ; N ll Letter to Director, FBI, lO/2/57. b2 ZINNin August, 1953, accordingto[:::::::::] was a subscriber b7D to the "National Guardian". An anonymous source on 6/12/53 furnished information that one HOWARD ZINN was associated with the "Committee of One Thousand". It is not believed that the subject warrants inclusion on the Security Index at this time. Careful consideration has been given to each source that is concealed in this report, and T symbols were utilized only in those instances where the identity of the source must be concdaled. I106 T-l is| IU. S. Post Office, Eastwood b7c Station, 2Oll Boulevard Drive, S. E., Atlanta, Ga., contacted 6/24/57. 1 The following were contacted with negative results: Identity Date Of Name of of Source Contact Agent - 9/25/57 9/26/57 lb 6 Zb 7C 9/13/57 Ib 7D A - 9/16/57 9/ 12/57 - 9/16/57 3 f " Iv O E " _. 1+ " r 92 v ~ E u t I Q 5 v "0 - . ! - Letter to Director, FBI, 10/2/57. REFERENCE Bureau Letter to Atlanta, 5/14/57 Denver airtel 9/3/57 Denver Letter 9/23/57 # 1* r j~ E '-E ,-u ¢s°I-.~' V 1:*==~>0 °"'. 4,. UNITEDDEPARTMENT STATES STICE OF __"$ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Referto Atlanta, Georgia File No. October Z, 1957 HOWARD ZINN, with alias, Howie Zinn SECURITY MATTER - c ' mentioned in the report of Special b6 Agent dated October 2, 1957, at Atlanta, ib"/C Georgia, have furnished reliable information in the past with the exception of Confidential Informant '1 l, whohas access to reliable information. This is being furnished for your information, and should not be disseminated to any unauthorized persons or agencies. AGENCY .._J?EB___...... REG. REG'D one rs?2/0.__:.£ji:.£3__. HOW ma.41.4- BY _ 1 »'/ V 1;! Em!»& nwem.ac.:-mowconrmxm E PW ! W rm Bmwm b .801 iii as 28% E ENCLOSURE/ 61 ~:Z p /, , OPUONAI.FQIMIo NO ~ Tolson l; * UNITED STATESGOVER NT ,~ , f',§},'§ °" " 1 " Cos er 2 ; .T°Memorandum1 lVIr. DeLoach DATE: 11"27"62 F ~ _. ar v F FROMM. : AIEBTFGFI-EA??? Trotterigiiikgo: @ Nxgggg-lni925§ 92 92..3Yg6g.u<92»N"l¢e'U1~l'OLAS$B?ED, , L Z/r ;- cm Gdy i__ SUBJECT! HOWARDZINN ° °¬q0 ....~ I/* , . l**/ I ATLANTA,SPELMAN GEORGIA CQLLEGE , » /7/ Q _ L. J M The New YorkPost of11-16-62 carriedan articleentitled "The FBI and"g1geBattle ofthe South"which relatedto a report issued bythe Southern Rggiqonalugouncila body SRC!,of white and Negrosouthern leaders,which reviewed ; the;Albany,Georgia, racialsituation. Thisreport, whichwas criticalof theFBI's ' civ}i'l ;:ights1investigationin Albany,was prepared by Dr. Howard Zinn, Professor at Spéllnanf ollege,Atlanta, Georgia.The Directornoted on the clippingof this artic- le, "92R§ln_atdo weknow of'Tf ii'?' '-sf} , - W . " ,- 1' lNFO:§MATf¬&92I-_ ~ BUFILES: %92L~*/ A ,»,v@*§"'g IN _ 92 - VHowardxkinn , a £1_;Qf.QSS.0_rof is history and social science Snelnian at § CityI CQ1_l__e_g_,e, and,resided whichin a thatNegro citywomen'suntil is heobtained employment Zinnh0J111..8_ .2;4.=.2._2 with was theAtlanta I§I_eyvmS_{gr,lg,,{!;;.., collegecollege. at I in 1956.i He served in the U..S. Armyin WorldWar Hand thereafterattended i New YorkxUniversity, receivinga B.A. degreein 1951.He thereafterreceived a 92 _ M. A. degreeat ColumbiaUniversity 1952in anda Ph. D. at that school aboutin 1956. D {, Zimbeen hassubject thea security investigation of the Bureau by > and informantshave reportedthat hewas a member of theCommunist Partyin New Yorkfrom 1949to L953.He wasalso knownto havebeen associatedwith I communistfront groupsin New York includingthe InternationalWorkers ,' !_rder, , the American PaceMobilization andthe Committeeof One» Thousand. Zimiwas i er- Htheviewed Communist Agents inPartyNew butadmitted in associationand by1953 withYorkin communist He 1954.againiront membershipyin groups. deniedHe described himselfduring theinterview a as.liberal interestedcivil in rightsbut 1, claimed that he.would neverbe involvedwith anyorganization detrimentalto the , security ofthis country. It is to be noted that Zinn is white. : '-§ ' Ix 92 " The SRCAtlanta, of Georgia,issued anotherreportZimi by concerning ,f byQ { the thisAlbany organization, Zinn racialsituatidn;1in'January,sets out information1962.this iswhich slanted andIn report,as in the one ed justin a mareleased ner " - & .* A~ 7 f M-rip: - 1_ Mr.DeLo ~ . -'92 Q3.l .1;. Q; ' /mg:. 1* . -/_,.ll » :.Z/ /A WA l§;3 ELR:par/ 5 0¬ t 2§°i§§§!4 _ r~ 1 H A92.%f* 18DEC 13 1962 bl92° !a 5 1 at .1. A. I .7 '. I / I " . ox § 8 1 w - M.A.Jones to DeLoach Memo RE: Howard Zinn which is to be expected from an individual of Zinn'sbackground. He was also critical of the FBI in this report, stating that in November, 1961, Negroes had been ordered from a white waiting room of an Albany bus station, that this matter had been reported to the FBI and "there was no apparent result." Another incident related in this report dealt with lack of FBI action in December, 1961, when a number of persons were arrested by Albany authorities. It is to be noted that the 11-25-62 issue of "The Worker" makes reference to Zim1'srecent SRC report concerning the Albany racial situation. It reports that Zinn lashed out at the FBI because of its inaction in relation to various violations of civil rights of Negroes in that city. Files indicate that Zinn has been active in protesting policies of this country concerning Cuba. It was reported that Zinn was one of .a group of about 20 racially mixed individuals who walked the picket line in Atlanta on 10-24-62 and held a meeting, protesting the President s decision concerning the quarantine of Cuba. Also identi ed in thb group were three Security Index subjects, Dorothy Miller, Atlanta, Harry C. Steinmetz, San Diego, and Herbert Shapiro,, Rochester, New York, all Communist Party members. RECOMMENDATION: For the information of the Director. _ _ nu a ?-'4 .c.-.'=-2:.s gm ém 92" ~ * - 4.- 92. &@=>@"92*'*5flweawA 92ee Ba I -* /, _.z .2 92 M wiéw Q ' " " ",/. - l -2- Q _ 92 I or orgn * mom 04,9. Q 10 t _ ur;nr1"§1'5* sums covnxmmin-___, _ Mo$322" ii. ';_~____' M emomndum J, D:xl:. :ach Evans 1° = Mr. Belmon-kc ! U DATE: 11-15-62 gg $1U -i- ¢,, - Tove! .¬_.___ P ~ mom . A. Ros g W1 .1 My sinus . . ;°ime:____ ;°i f ;;:- .__ § GundY..__.._- SUBJECT} RACIAL SITUATION ALBANY, GEORGIA RACIAL MATTERS The Atlanta Office has advised that an article appeared in-the A "Atlanta Studyogj acial Constitution" Responsibility." on ll-l5~62 based The study on a was studywritten bycalled "Albany, Dr. Howar gginngmmho has been the subject of a security_investigation by this Bureau 00-360217!. Zinn was reportedly a member of the Communist Party from 1949 through 1953 and attended Communist Party meetings during that period. The study by Zinn criticizes the FBI, the Federal Government, and the administration of the City of Albany, Georgia. Zinn is a history professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and the study was published by the Southern Regional Council, a group formed to advance equal opportunity for all the South's people- The full context of the article is attached, The article in one section states: 9292§92 ~ "Albany Negroes, said Zinn, who is white, tend 92 K, to distrust local members of the FBI. The 4g v Spelman rights cases. historian urges the creation of , a ' , special corps of Agents to investigate civil § ¢ . O; I 92 "1 with all the clear violations by local police - of Constitutional rights, said Zinn, * the FBI 5 has not made a single arrest on behalf of Negro 925 citizens.'" ' 92 The Atlanta Office completely covered the activities at Albany,¬92 Georgia, and detailed memoranda were submitted to the Department daily. j The Department did not request the arrest of any persons in connection-9292 with the racial situation. h¢w,@ wm,asae= __ .. 1 Q, = ~ :2 I -¢ F- Enclosure . v 7; m9~;;g39@3 Q p 1l - Mr.Mrsnon} DeLoac h .,.,. Q I ¬D¬£h£i> / ii? é f RBL:cac 8!Q0 _, I-e.. - {l pa No-r Rizcoamzo '- - ,_ mm? néuv go 395:; 12% NO ! £38 :95? J ~_- _ J _'»{1_ .__, 7 7 W 7* V .7 V _~._, _,_.._ _, ___ ' _ _ -v. ~92 a l , -in 92, ' . t F 1 ~ . . - Memorandum to Mr. Belmont ~ RE: RACIAL SITUATION ALBANY, GEORGIA The report appears to be a slanted and biased document similar to a previous report written by Zinn on Albany. Again Zinn does not add anything to the clarification of the racial prablem in the South. ' ACTION ' -i -_1-- » Zinn should not be dignified by contact by this Bureau, and it is recommended that no action be taken in connection with him. W /W K/f {l.»;&;,,r~'#. I L _ 2 _ * -92 OPTIONALFORM NO- 10 5010-101 ' UNITED.N@mmnmhm2STATES GQMMENT Q 3 _ i Mr. Tolson_..._..--92 To- Mr.- Belmo DATE:, _ 2_/§/"62 1; Mr.Be1mon.t.__._. Mr. Mohr.._..._.__.- 1'11 ... Callaha i .FROM: A_ Ros;;:?}!Z_v;M? m@@ $%m . 3Mr?M1,; Co - . F"§ v.ms ...._... Q ./ 2m1m.l»;,Q4 1: 311'.;92Xalonr:_..... ei SUBJECT: SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL pMr. Rosvwn M.._._.- ii ' INFORMATION CONCERNING . l Mr. Su Iv:$nt ...... - I - Mr. Ta':c1.._.__._ 92 Mr. TrutL2r..'...... I /<1 Talc. Room...._...... The Southern Regional Council SRO! of Atlanta, Georgia,Mr. Ingram_..___.. Miss Gandy_...... 1! Ems published a Special Report, "A1bany,? by Howard Zinn dealing with the racial unrest in Albany, Georgia, during NovemberF ______.___..and if December, 1961, - vi /~ I A - The Bureau has conducted no investigation concerning the . V . 1 Howard Zinn is a professor of History and Social Science at SpelnTa'f"C6II§ge',"'-Art-lanta,Georgia, a Negro colleg s ' I I 1 1 1 1 L- 92~ * - 7""? i > 4 x! » h ~» f - f ' Q n. 92 l AT 100-56uu INFORMANTS Informants of the Denver Division who are familiar with CP activity and related organizations in the State of Colorado advised during September 1957 they are not acquainted with the subject. Atlanta T-7 who is familiar with some phases of 92 GP activity in the State of Georgia, advised on September 25, 92 1957 andNovember 1957, 8, heis not acquainted withthe subjec . . PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The following physical description was obtained from marriage records and observation: Name ROSLYN ZINN, was. Mrs. Howard Zinn, nee Roslyn Shechter Race White Sex Female Born 12/2/22, Brooklyn, N.Y. Height Approx. 5 6" Weight 120 to 135 lbs. Build Average Hair Dark Marital Status Married, husband HOWARD ZINN b6 Children ResidenceCoilege, [SpelmanLeonard 350 b /C St., S.W., Atlanta, Ga. Occupation Secretary, Spelman College, Atlanta; housewife -3- L fF' " " 92 Q F, ~ I AT 1 100-56Q4 ha St APPENDIX The following organizations mentioned in this report ve been designated by the Attorney General of the United ates as coming within the purview of Executive Order lOM5O: American Peace Mobilization American women for Peace Or Communist Party tn International Workers Order Re The following organizations and/or publications me ntioned in this report are shown in the'Cuide toSubversive ganizations and Publications" prepared and released by AMe Committee on Un-American Activities, U. S. House of 1.P resentatives, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1957: ERICAN LABOR PARTY "For years, the Communistshave put forth the greatest efforts to capture the entire American Labor Party through out New York State. They succeeded in capturing the Manhattan and Brooklyn sections of the American Labor Party but outside of New York City they have been unable to win control. Special Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report 1311 on the 2. March 29, l9AA, p. CIO!Political78. ActionCommittee, Communist dissimulation extends into the field of political parties forming political front organizations such as the * * * American Labor Party. The Communists are thus enabled to present their candidates for elective office under other than a straight Communist label." Internal Security Subcommitteeof the Senate Judiciary Committee, Handbook for Americans, S. Doc. 117, April 23! DA 1956. p. 91.! ILY WORKER 1. "The chief journalistic mouthpieceof the Communist Party * * * founded in response to direct instructions from the Communist International in Moscow. * * * The first issue of the Daily Worker appeared on January 13, 1924. -9... _ 1 w__.__ __ u _%_. 2-__~»-7'-]__~f-~ __-_--- 92 sé I V -92 c-' ~ ' __ .,__._____.. ,4 _ K L ~ |r ._'_ 1:__;_';_;§ !_*;¥_,_f%=s..' _...,92 .».f,:_§ ~.. ~ -1. -J .- -- ;'1'";-5:2- *3 I5 , »- %= " » »_1=<-A I AT 100-5644 * * * No other paper or publication of any kind in all American history has ever been loaded with such a volume of subversive, seditious, and treasonable utterance as has this organ of the American Communists." 92 Special Committee on Un-American Activities, House Report 1311 on the CIO Political Action Committee, March 29, 1944, pp. 59 and 60; also cited in Annual Reports, H.R. 2, January 3, 1939, p. 30; H. R. 1476, January 3, 1940, p. 7; H. R. 1, January 3, 1941, p. 14; and H. R. 2277, June 25, 1942, p. 4.! 2. "Official Communist Party, U. S, A., organ. Committee on Un»American Activities, House Report 1920 on the Communist Party of the United States as an Advocate of Overthrow of Government by Force and Violence, May 11, 1948, p. 44.! _ C _ . ;, i* Z.s 2'1:-:»x .{f :'1: '1:<. - . .. 11:.~.:r;-2-».-ta »=.¢:.a*1"-A "-$2- -'" .--~ ~=-2 u »5mm.-¢-1-»- :~ _._, ,§.._-92.92r - 10 - ¢ ' 7 C " * 92' a = 'JL-"'la I 4 4 . 1 " Y L» l 92/ / ls O SAC, Atlanta 00-5644! 5/29/63 b7c 92 1, J, Director, FBI 00-360217! 1 -|:| sncvnnry MATTER- c Di E Y -= " ~c 1SSn W »'°°*" "hSE » ?|Ls qng§ O L On 5/l8/63, the captioned individual participated 0 in a panel discussion on the occasion of the 20th anniversary meeting of the Capitol Press Club, an organization of Negroes I working in the communications industry. This discussion concerned the "future of the American Negro." Zinn, in his comments, was critical of the Administration, President, and Vice President concerning their position on civil rights. He also made the statement "Our Attorey General is callous and the FBI is incompetent to deal with civil rights problems." He has, on other occasions, written articles critical of the FBI. 1" A review of Bufiles indicates the last report r- submitted concerning Zinn was dated l0/7/57. Inasmuch as ' has been active in numerous front groups and was a known Communist Party member from 1949 through 1953, you are instructed to review your files, contact logical sources, and submit anup-to-date report suitable for dissemination. This + CD C53 report should include all pertinent public source information ma concerning the subject. - =1 NOTE : 92 Zinn is Chairman of the Department of History and Social Sciences at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia. He has been interviewed in the past and denied any Communist Party L connections. He has, on numerous occasions, made public Tolson _a Belmont __i_ remarks and written articles critical of the Bureau. 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He described himself during the interview as a liberal interested in civil rights but claimed that he would never be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of this country. On November 16, 1962, the "New York Post" carried an article, "The FBI and the Battle of the South, " which related to a rewrt issued by the Southern Regional Council SR6!, a body of white and Negro Southern leaders, which reviewed the Albany, Georgia, racial situation. This report, which was critical of the FBI civil rights investigation in Albany, was prepared by Dr. Howard Zinn. >- The SRC of Atlanta, Georgia, issued another report by Zinn con- I cerning the Albany racial stiuation in January, 1962. In this report, as in the November, 1962, report, Zinn sets out information in a slanted and biased manner which is to be expected from an individual of Zimr s background. He was critical of the FBI in this report, stating that in November, 1961, Negroes had been ordered L from a white waiting room of an Albany bus station, that this matter had been - 1- reported to the FBI and "there was no apparent result. " Another incident related 1 in this report dealt with the lack of FBI action in December, 1961, when a number of persons were arrested by Albany authorities. i It is to be noted that the 11-25-62 issue of "The Worker" made reference to Zion s SRC report concerning the Albany racial situation which reports that Zinn lashed out at the FBI because of its inaction in relation to various violations of civil rights of Negroes in that city. Zinc s comments concerning the situation were again reported by " The Worker on Sunday, 12-2-62. 92 It is to be noted that as a result of the articles which appeared in the "New York Post" and "The Worker, " Mr. DeLoach alerted friendly Georgia news- papers concerning Zinn s background. Zinn has also been active in protesting policies of this country concerning Cuba. It was reported that Zinn walked in a picket line in Atlanta, on 10-24~62, and held a meeting protesting the President s decision concerning the qnuantine of Cuba. Identified in this group were three security Index subjects, Dorothy Miller of Atlanta, Harry C. Steinmetz of San Diego, and Robert Shapiro of Rochester, New York, all Communist Party members. 3l??§@§~ tiENDATIQN? nor the information of an-. Toisoii. - 2 .. Fr ;-<3 ..- . ~ , 1 _&;3§>;mNO. 56 to éx A : umrsris'r<>.'r1~:s GOVEUMENT g§§s° 1_____ 1 Mo _._.__-.__ 'M emwandum R1111-1-" A S 7 - D0301! h - Gale '- /"4 ---"'Mr, BelmonY1AL@K/IDATE! 12/3/62 Escrrcen llv n _§J T0 T _i. ;g;%%§ Troller ii Telc. Room._._. RJFROM: ,A_Rose¬§§%§§ k /7.- $31137, ' / ! wn?"§ 1'6. »654 %b 2 it" Y . f_ » SUBJECT! gA_q;:A1.P §SITUATION A - i 923 ALBANY enoncm -, ,_ I /P RA,¢1A1- MATTERSnmommmon ALL conmnsmLn921 _ MW/ T U I 1.133 A "The Worker" of Sunday, l2/2/62, carries a two-page sprea captioned, "The Southern Mobsters and their Federal Friends." Memoranda have been written concerning the report written by. Howard Zinn, a professor of history and social science at Spelman College, K7Negro institution! in Atlanta, Georgia. "The Worker" has taken various excerpts from the report which, in general, is: 9,1 ~ ;¢ critical of the Bureau, the President, the Justice Department C -~. and the Albany, Georgia, city administration, re-92K < v I Ihe article is a typically biased article which could be 5" expected from "The Worker.", The article sets forth that there is . 92.- ~_"' a considerable amount of distrust among Albany Negroes for local members of the FBI, According to Zinn, a young Negro told him, ' "They're1a bunchof racists," Zinn states, "Whether true or not, this*ds the_feeling of many Negroes whohave had contact with the ~ FBI and,jéven if distorted, it is a general reflection of the ef icacylof the FBI's role in the area of civil rights." The full comments concerning the FBI mentioned in "The Worker" are attached hereto.- . ., . Information has previously been set forth that Zinn has been the subject of a security investigation by the Bureau and informants have reported that he was a member of the Communist Party in New York from 1949 to 1953. He was interviewed in 1953 and again in 1954 and denied membership in the Communist 3 Party but admitted association with communist front groups. He 5 described himself during the interview as a liberal interested in civil rights but claimed that he would never be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of his country. SouthernThe above Regional reportCouncil, by Zinn,also haswhich was been commented published by by the upon Reverend Martin Luther King. King went along with the general ~,92~ 3"$J ;/ov--A 31,»,at #3 ' Enclosureg-'11i Q '_13 NOT 33$,.'-%»*>_;. - _.____ Rn ' 9.-» -»{ii ¬, ,!,;Z _P , gL/ 5 §i§%E_é .-.3Mr,792», A~'- J -t175 ~<~',;,,~ lé ii Dec g3: _,~~ .m¢. *'92IE/I if Mr.£I01£r-e oa X ;_ _ 12$!X --_.___ %h<£-'-' Y,~ -W-41%? 0 "~ ism Mr. Evans§§L,cag U éi§%§§bX i_. Jsmmnnl.:929292- Mr. Sullivan 0! "" DEC 1431952 _ »i.,,.. ~_ _ _v-»_..¢_ - _-.-¢_ 1 92-§,.¢.. 7 all Q,- ,..-1, , .. __ , Ive:-I501-ln92>*92p< ~92¢hnb{-n¢~_A-§.:oQ-4n£;¢@.n_,....~.<.,- ,»-.__,., »..... 1 a. ,, u x P _ n , 4 .. 3 2* it Memorandum to Mr. Belmont RE: RACIAL SITUATION 5 5 ALBANY, GEORGIA C -I I theme of the article and stated, among other things, "one of the great prob1ems we face with the FBI in the South is that the Agents are white southerners who have been influenced by the § mores of their community, To maintain their status they have @- to be friendly with the local police and people who are promoting segregation. Every time I saw FBI men in Albany, they were with 1 the local police force." In this connection, it should be noted that of the five Agents assigned to the Albany, Georgia, Resident Agency, four are from northern states and only one is a native of Georgia. 4 In this connection, it should be noted that Assistant Directors Sullivan and DeLoach have made an attempt to contact Reverend Mr, King to straighten him out concerning the work of this Bureau and they are following the matter closely until such an interview can be conducted. ' 1 In all instances where allegations of civil rights 92 I violations were brought to the attention of this Bureau, 1 appropriate investigation was conducted and the information i was furnished to the Civil Rights Division of the Department ~ - of Justice. "The Worker" mentions that one arrest was made and this resulted when an FBI man was attacked near the site of a burned church. "The Worker" does not mention the arrests which followed the solving of the burning of two Negro churches in the N Albany, Georgia, area. - ¢-Q.--_--0-Q-nACTION: /5? ?For33/ information. F2 A 92 vs 4 t 1 5 'v >.- X K 0-92 v I . I 92 » '. 92 . 92 THE FBI Something needs to be said about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and then about the influence of the President of the United States._ There is a considerable amount of distrust among Albany Negroes for local members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1 "They'rea bunch of racists," a young Negro told me bitterly. Whether true or not, this is the feeling of many Negroes who i have had contact with the FBI, and, even if distorted, it is a 1 general reflection of the efficacy of the FBI'srole in the area of civil rights. FBI men appear to Albany Negroes as vaguely- 4 interested observers of injustice, who diffidently write down ~a complaints and do no more. With all the clear violations by local police of constitutional rights, with undisputed evidence of beatings by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, the FBI has not made a single arrest on behalf of Negro citizens. The oné"arrest made u p by the FBI in connection with the Albany situation came in early September, and this when an FBI man himself was attacked by a white man near the site of a burned church. 1 In its 1961 volume, Justice, the Commission on Civil Rights implied that the FBI may be fundamentally incapable of enforcing the civil rights of American citizens. _This is because of its natural attachments to local police of whom it is dependent for the solution of ordinary crimes, and because it is these same police who are the most frequent violators of the rights of Negroes in the South. The Commission suggested the posibility of "a new administrative . arrangement within the Department of Justice to ease the problem of FBI agents having to investigate police officers with whom they 4 7 work daily on other cases," I » 1 One solution might be the creation of a special corps of Q federal agents -- similar to the T-men used by the Treasury 1 Department -- for the sole purpose of enforcing federally 1 I guaranteed constitutional rights in many parts of the country where they are consistently violated. Such agents need not be "out-siders," for there is a whole new generation of young Southerners -- Negro and white -~ who are intelligent, courageous, capable, and genuinely concernedabout civil rights, and from whom such agents could be selected. The FBI is most effective as an agency for the solution of ordinary crimes, and perhaps it should stick to that. B ~ l El §CLQSURE 1 , 92$ . , 1. DE __ a. ...._.-_--._ » -.~_-.,.__.--4,... -,~-' , ,_,_ ,_,,._,,._.~.<- - Li h>~!Y;7_ __ -- I _ ,__ ,,_.. . A »...-__ _ .¢:-,. many 92 f»4 O '1. v ReportFor.Y;0. E I ' H , rr~1zcLA FIIIATICJH ALTTHDNITY If-EE!.I'JED FRUH: » FD-" 2. " 55> t 8- *1 B~ATE z|11o FBI: TII_. DECLA£iEiIFIIIJ1TI92I|I-I " GUIDE I in FEDERAL _ BUREAU OF . INVESTIGATION DATE % IINVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ' ATLANTA ATLANTA NOV 2 3 195 l0/10 ;11/8,13-15,19/57 T|Tl_E QF A55 REPORT MADE BY TYPED Eb 6 mJm .b 7 C RQSLYN ZINN, waS_ CHARAGHROFCA% Mrs. Howard Zinn, neeR°S1yn 9j_1fe°h_ter SECURITY MATTER - 0 M I SYNOPSIS: G92 Subject born 12/2/22 Brooklyn, N.Y. and married to_ _ A IZINN 10/30/A4 Brooklyn according to marriage records. Subgect ~92N presently residing with husband and children on campus of 92 ii Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga. Subgect presently employed on Ki} a part-time fill-in basis" as secretary to Dean of Women, ¬} Spelman. College. Subject's husband employed as professor of 1 York history,City Spelman and subscribed College. to Subject Daily Worker registered during ALP 19 £948 8. _ gag t u jec _ 92 reported as a member of the IWO as of 10/A9 and according a to informant, had some connection with the American Women s for Peace in 1950. E _.Q_. DETAILS : BACKGROUND The records of the Marriage Bureau for the Borough b6 5 of Manhatta k, were checked August 28, $§_ b7c 1957,by SA and reflected under oertiriee exq- No. 28357 that HOWARD ZINN and ROSLYN SHECHTER weremarried _ APPROVED Iv .3 K sP $:;A,_'fAQ%iNT no NOT WRITEIN SPACES BELOW comes MfAnz-:= n92 >l ..._._-.~»._~ 1*" " Q11 H" """ I _ ' 1 I 5/; Bureau 00-376!+98! - 100-360217! I 1 - New York 00-102374! 3/ *7 / * ' A -Atlanta 00-561m! - lOO~56lI3! W3 :3, DEC "77&nmD 3 Z957. ,1 - -- 92 *~§§ 7 "92 /7 "A §%§g%£2 &s¬§§§sAe '* 92 / 1/ Z W?/fM¥¢~%/ /1'Ml . 7 3 R " 1 W DEG A == Q5 A D ~92.. lssemm ION. A PROPERTY OFI H H FBl. - This I If report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neat 'he r it nor: ts contentsareto bedistributed outsidetheagencytowhichloaned. I u. s. sovsmmsur PRINTING orncs 16--60637-4 , L A , E Z 92 92 92 92 . 92 I ' I AT 100-5644 October 30, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York. On the marriage application the following information was noted: Name HOWARD ZINN Race White Address 56 North Oxford Walk, Brooklyn, N.Y. Born 8/24/22 Brooklyn, N.Y. Occupation "AAF, Bombadier" Father EDWARD, born Austria MOther JENNIE RABINOWITZ Name ROSLYN SHECHTER Race White Address 317 Vernon Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. Born 12/2/22, Brooklyn, N.Y. Occupation Stenographer Father JACOB, born Russia Mother ROSE PLATT, born Russia During 1950, exact date unknown, Mr. M. STUTMAN, Assistant Manager, Lillian Wald Housing Project, New York City Housing Authority, 54 Avenue D, New York, New York, advised the records of that office reflected HOWARD ZINN, Apt. 5G, 890 East Sixth Street, NYC, had resided in above apartment since August 22, 1949. According to these records, b6 r2lNN_ana_hls_wi£e.' ' andZTNN__nee_Shenhter__haye BQSLTN chirdren, i.b 7C two On January 15, 1957, a pretext telephone call was made to Spelman College, 350 Leonard Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia. The individual answering the telephone stated HOWARD ZINN had been employed as a full-time instructor by Spelman Cd ege since the beginning of the school year September 19, 1956. This individual stated ZINN is currently residing with his wife and family at 44 Fourth Avenue, S.E., Atlanta. Mrs. JAMES D. MIMS and Mrs. MORRIS both b6 49 Fourth Avenue, Atlanta, advised SA on 37¢ p February 20, 1957, that HOWARDZINN, his wife, and two children reside at 44 Fourth Avenue, Atlanta. They stated Mr. ZINN is employed by a Negro college in Atlanta, name unknown, and his wife has no outside employment. _ 2 _ A S __ _ ,4 - Q 92 Q D < 1 I AT lOO 56#4 On June 2%, 1957, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MIMS, #9 Fourth Avenue, were contacted and advised HOWARD ZINN and his family had moved from AA Fourth Avenue during the latter part of May 1957. Mr. MIMS stated Mrs. ZINN advised him they were "going back East but would return next fall. Mr. MIMS stated the family consists of two children, a boy age 7, and a girl age 9. He stated the ZINN family were quiet living individuals and he had no reason to question their loyalty to the U. S. Mr. and Mrs. MIMS advised during the period the ZINNS resided on Fourth Avenue, which was from the fall of 1956 to the latter part of 1957, they observed no unusual activity around their home. On June 2A, 1957, a telephone call was made to Spelman College and the individual answering the phone stated "HOWARD ZINNis attending summer school at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, and can be contacted by writing that university care of Pioneer Hall." Of ie On ty July 16, of 1957, Denver, MissDenver, JEAN ANN SEMLING,Colo.,advised Chan OPS SAifij 0t enver HOWARD and stated ZINN is ZINN residing attendingin Apt.was 415, PioneerUniversity the b6 Hall, 2lAO South Race Street, with his wife and two children. Zbr/C On August 27, 1957, D ER, Dean of Students, Uniersity of Denver, advised SA that ZINN and his family had moved from Pioneer Ha , niversity of Denver, on August 26, 1957, leaving a forwarding address of Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga. On September 23, 1957, a pretext phone call was made to Spelman College, Atlanta, and the individual answering the phone stated ZINN and his family were residing on Spelman College campus in the Mac Vickar Hospital and ZINN was employed on the faculty of that college. Mrs. HENRY SHORTER, 998 Westmore Drive, N.W., Atlanta, advised on November 15, 1957, she had formerly been employed in the President's Office of Spelman College from 195A to 1957, and was acquainted with HOWARD and ROSLYN ZINN -3... 4 FF . ._.______f , 1 . r r 92 r ' AT 100-564% on a professional basis as well as a limited social acquaintance- ship. She stated HOWARDZINN was employed during the school year of 1956 and is presently employed for the school year of 1957, as a professor of history. She advised they presently reside in an apartment in Mac Vickar Hospital or Hall. She stated that ROSLYN ZINNis presently employed on a"part-time fill-in basis" as the secretary to the Dean of Women at Spelman College. This employment is only scheduled to last a few weeks until the regular secretary returns. Mrs. SHORTERstated the only other employment Mrs. ZINN has held while in the City of Atlanta was for a few weeks as a secretary for an unknown office in the City of Atlanta during 1956 or 1957. She stated the ZINNS havetwo young children residing with them on the campus and enjoy a good reputation in the college community. She stated she had no reason to question the loyalty to the U. S. of either the subject or her husband. The files of the Atlanta Credit Bureau, Atlanta, Georgia, as checked on April 19, 1957, failed to reflect the subject has had any credit experience in Atlanta. The records of the Retail Creditmens Association, Denver, Colorado, as checked on September 9, 1957, contain no identifiable credit record for the subject. The records of the Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta, b6 Georgia, Bureau of Identification, as checked April 19, 1957 Ib'7C recordthrough identi a Captaing;:::;%;:;;::::;]e w e su ject.failed to reflect anyarrest The records of the Denver, Colorado, Police Depart- ment, as checked September 13, 1957, contain no arrest record identifiable with the subject. AFFILIATION WITHCOB192/lVIUN,IST MOVEMENT The records of the Board of Elections, Manhattan, New York,as reviewedduring 1950, reflect that ROSLYN ZINN, 890 East Sixth Street, Manhattan, N.Y., registered for the 1949 elections indicating a preference for the American Labor Party. Subject stated on these records she was 27 years of age, married, had resided 27 years in the State, 27 years in the county and that she had last registered in l9#8 from 369 _4_ L I I v I 4 AT 100~56HH Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. She listed her occupation as that of a "housewife". On anunknown SAs date, and R. 0.COMPTON reviewed copies of Communist Party omina ing Petitions for the State of New York in l9M6, in the Office of the Secretary of State, Albany, N.Y. These records reflect ROSLYN ZINN, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., solicited in Lewis County signatures to the 1996 New York State Communist Party Nominating Petitions. It is noted that the 19H9 Brooklyn telephone director V reflected that HOWARD ZINNof 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., at that time subscribed to phone No. GLenmore 2~l92H. Atlanta T-l on October 22, l9H8 furnished information that ROSLYNZINN, 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn 21, N.Y., subscribed to the Daily Worker for one year in l9H8. Atlanta T-2 on October 21, 19M9 furnished information that ROSLYN and HOWARDZINN both born in 1922 were members ofuthe InternationalWorkers Order, Lodge M50,as of October 19 9. On September 25, 1950, Atlanta T~3 furnished a 3 X 5 card obtained from the office of the American Women for Peace, Room 125, 1186 Broadway, New York, N.Y. This card contained the following: "REGISTRATION "NAME, Roslyn Zinn AL H-8325 ADDRESS 89'o"fEa.s1;Stdreedtz eftn gt D Df ADMINISTRATIVE, Lillian Wald Peace comm "Do you favor the formation of a permanent national American Women for Peace? Yes :X : No : : "Do you wish to receive information of future activities of the American Women for Peace? I Yes :X : N0 : : "UOPWA 16" , _ 5 _ r " t T W U _ L '| u- AT 100-56AM j@@_MISCELLANEOUS HOWARD ZINN On June 12, 1957, Atlanta T-H, who has admitted Communist Party OP! membership from about 1948 to approx- imately the middle of 1953 in the Manhattan-Brooklyn area of New York City, furnished the following information regarding HOWARD ZINN: T~H was transferred to the Williamsburg Section of the CP in Brooklyn in about l9#9. At that time HOWARD ZINN was already a member of that section. T-H stated it was his impression that ZINN was not a new member but had been in the CP for some time. Atlanta T-5 advised in approximately May l9#8 that HOWARD ZINNof 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., had indicated he was a member of the CP and he attended Party meetings five nights a week in Brooklyn. Atlanta T~6 on July 15, l9#8 made available information which indicated HOWIE ZINN was a fraternal delegate from the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County CP, to the New York State Convention of the CP. On Novemb er , 6 1 9 and on Februa Y 9 1955 ZINN was interviewed by SAs and Du inr g in the ' t erview on November , 1953, NN announce b7C that his activities in the past had opened him to charges that he was associated with the Communist Party as a member. However, he stated he was not a CP member. ZINN stated he was a liberal and perhaps some people would consider him to be a "leftist". ZINN stated he had participated in the acti- vities of various organizations which might be considered Communist fronts but his participation was motivated by his belief that in this country people have the right to believe, think and act according to their own ideas. He stated he did not believe in the doctrine of force and violence and that individuals or organizations do not have the right to advocate or teach the overthrow of the government of the United States by force and violence. _ 5 _ -4 0 It v I~ . AT lOO 56MH I ZINN advised he would defend this country in the event of a war against any enemy including the Soviet Union. According to ZINN he was not ashamed of his past activities and did not believe he constituted a threat to the security of this country or our government. He acknowledged that perhaps some of the members of the associations to which he belonged might be CP members but he was also certain that not all of the members of these organizations were CP members. Among other activities, ZINN advised it was possible he had signed a petition or paper in l9H8 indicating support V of Communist SIMON W. GERSON, who was petitioning to be seated in the Council seat vacated because of the death of PETER V. CACCHIONE. ZINN stated he was employed by the American Labor Party ALP!, Brooklyn, N.Y., during l9M9, stating he believed the ALP to be "truly a political party". ZINN admitted he was a member of the International Workers Order but stated his interest in this organization was entirely for the insuran C¬ benefits. On February 9, l95H, ZINN was re-interviewed by the above-mentioned Agents and again denied that he or his wife were members of the CP. He again stated he could not recall having attended the l9H8 New York State CP convention as a delegate from the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County. ZINN recalled he made a trip to Chicago, Illinois, about 19A? or 1948 and stated it was possible he could have made this trip as a delegate to the American Peace Mobilization. He stated, however, he would not consider a person a threat to the security of the country as a result of association with this organization, stating it was sometimes necessary for responsible persons to associate with organizations of this type which have a good purpose. During the interview on February 9, 195%, ZINN questioned whether the CP was actually a threat to the security of the U. S. and whether the CPJeaders were justly convicted, noting the minority opinion of the justices of the Supreme Court. ZINN concluded the interview by stating he would not under any circumstances testify or furnish information con- . cerning the political opinions of others. I 2 '7" 92_-1-T, W_ >'_ *~* .- , Ii i,, 92_92 _ _ , ~: -K § 92 ' . 92 ' .92 $3-5 § QPPONAI.fOl.92AI0 NO. _ w i Tolson i-_;i___. Belmont ° UNITEDSTATES "oovER1y.Nr Mohr i Casper ii. Callahan _i__ Mem0ran ¢1,'z Conrad ____i DeLoach E T0 1 Mr. DeLoach DATE May 21, 1962 atsen ullivcm Tav8 1 Txotter P Tale. Room S FROMM : 3/ MEI -£1;A1,;nwommmozr msezrmnF YL ° 9&4 /N~L5'92 / - 6...;/ HO, cozmmm v 7/ SPELMANCOLLEGE ,, ' .. a -.~»~~-~ ~~ em % r... Z251 n /4, * L !{lll ¢;' ,'i2 /Z / 6¢ L I"_!/!~ - 9- _ 1*-in _ t.-I _::~_- _ . _~;-- , -1-1-:"::::~:~.:_r-:nsQ§;;~ -;@§@:,_a, II//.:_,/1 ' '__ = !_ On May18, 1963, UPI, Washington, reportedthat Berl92I. Bernhard, Staff Director of the Commission on Civil Rights, predicted that the racialdisturbance Birmingham at wouldbe followed bya greater conflict in other cities. He was one of three panelasts who addressed the 20th anniversary meetingof the Capital PressClub, an/organization Negroes of workingin the communications industry,on thefutur~'e of the American Negro.mOthe_r§included Plllit-?;.e1 Cartoonist] Pi'.1Z:.6Herbert Block "Theof WashingtciijPost"Lerone .; Bennett, SeniorEditorof the "Ebony" magazine;and Professor ?§I;Ioward Zinn,,<§. History, DepartmentChairman Sp zlman of College,Atlanta. Zinnwas the Administration, the President and the Vice President concerning th8lI"pO§l_iT10n_ I incompetentoncivil rights.dealHe towith stated,civilalso rigytsproblems. Attorney "PurMr. " isTolson noted,callous,Generaland,the~ "Whatdo 4our FBI files shofw~'onZinn?" 11' ]192IFORM1 l§{Z!3fIONBUFILES:/ REG 91 /M,I $2/,3 INQ / 7% Doctor Howard;Zinn isChairman of the Department ofwHistoryan J 7 Social Science at Spelman. College, Atlanta, Georgia. Zinn, who is white, was born AugustZ41,1992, at Bro/oklyn,New York, of Austrian and Russianborn parents. He servedin theUni =Yd*S t"a't=§si 25Ir Iy"fr 6'f 179713'tb Hegraduatedfrom 1945. New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951, received a Master of Arts d gree from Columbia University in 1952 and was awarded a Ph.D from that schooliin 1956.about Dr.Zinn wasemployed SPGHQQQE, by C,oJlege";= 'a" Negro 1nS,t;it1i3iOI1,_,* . in 1956. JUQ1953 4: Eff»;___ . d informants Zinnhave reportedbeen hasthat subject he wasthe a membera security of ofm,t_l;§..Commu i s't' Party ves igationby Bureau,the in New York from 1949 to 1953, He was known to be associated with communist front groups in New York, including the International Workers Order, the American ' PeaceMobilization and the Committee of One Thousand. Z_inn~wa . .~':»/ 92}!,/ @F§3§ t?§i@,i0V" if 1'1,= ab1 if 4 . . , _ _ l 92 , . / . .4 M. x A. Jones 4." to ! DeLoa. Q RE: HOWARD ZIINN - Party butadmitted association with communist front groups. He described himself duringthe interview as a liberal interested in civil rights but claimed that he would never be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of thiscountry. On November16, 1962,the "NewYork Post" carried an article, "The FBI and the Battle of the South," whichrelated to a report issuedby the Southern Regional Council SRC!,a bodyof whiteand Negro Southern leaders, which reviewedthe Albany, Georgia, racial situation. This report, whichwas critical of the FBI civil rightsinvestigation in Albany, was prepared by Dr. Howard Zinn. The SRC of Atlanta, Georgia, issued another report by Zinn con- cerning theAlbany racial sguation in January, 1962. In this report, as in the whichNovember,to be isexpected from1962, report, Zinn setsan individual out information inof Zinn s background. a slanted and He biased was criticalmanner k of the FBI in this report, stating that in November, 1961,Negroes had been ordered from a white waiting room of an Albany busstation, that this matter had been I . reported to the FBI and "there was no apparent result. " Another indident related I in this report dealt withthe lack of FBIaction in December, 1961, when a number of personswere arrested by Albany authorities. _ I It is tobe noted that the 11-25-62issue "of The Worker" made R that referenceZinn lashed to Zinn s out SRCatthe FBI reportbecause concerning of its the Albanyinaction in racial relation situation whichto various reports violations of civil rightsof Negroesin that city. Zinn s comments concerning the situationwere again reported by "The Worker" on Sunday, 12-2-62. It is to be noted that as a resultof the articles which appearedin the "l92l¬W York Post" and " TheWorker," Mr. DeLoach alerted friendly Georgia news~ papers concerning Zinn s background. Zinn has also been active in protesting policies of this country concerning Cuba. It was reported that Zinn walked in a picketline in Atlanta, on 10-24~62,and held a meeting protesting the President s decision concerning the quarantine of Cuba.Identified in this group werethree Security Index subjects, I Dorothy Miller of Atlanta, Harry C. Steinmetz of San Diego, and Robert Shapiro of Rochester, New York, all Communist Party members. RECOMMENDATION: Forthe information of Mr. Tolson. J /I .1 A 4% 92'* u 92,,92 _g_ _ m H. . O I 4* T'* _ ,' L L 7 92"~ I 0'-2|!. Rev. _10-15-6?! ' __ . _.... . S-n, ' o V/ _ ~'92 FVi * L - Ph n -1 _ _ . 92 I --4§ .. _ I 4 I, 1 , . ~'dK Cqspfo¬ ;;, 1§=> . Cu ahun _ Conra DeLo c W WW I J f __:______R Gale ,_ I gm. 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RQBERT FRANEIN WILLIAMS I | "E ~=4 ~l ' I 7 | |c@ve:zre em» » covnn PAGE .1 v~ x I AT 1@@=l5s4~s' IDE§TZ@Y GE SQWRQES FILE WHERE QEIGINAL f-*nf"r.~ Y 12:21» Chara@t@ri2ati@m @£ i ~=-9 ml l / HARRY CHARLES STEINMETZ b6 Zb7C Th@ s@urce r@£®rr@d t@ in the r@p@rt as b@ing @@mtact@d Q 7/22 and 24/63, whw ar@ familiar with s@m@ security matt@rs Ib7D in the Atlanta am@a are id@mti£i@d as £@11@ws: J06 1b /C Ib7D All ab@v@ p@rs@ms c@mtact@d @n 7/24/63, .b2 [:::::::::]@@mta@t@d @m7/22/63° Ib7D ADMINISTRATIVE - E%@ @bs@rvati@n @£ th@ picketing at Hurt Park @n l®/24/62 [email protected] r@£@rr@d t© in this rep@rt was d@m@ by SA EQBERT R. NECHQLS. Th@ 1@af1@t r@f@rred t© as b@img @b@aim@& by an Ag@mt @£ th@ FBI was SA RGBERT R0 NE©H@LS;~* I Ta@ imfwrmnu mm ¢@L fmrth im thg m@@@mt W@S @bt@im@d fr@m an ED 302, th@ @rigim&1 @£ which is l@@at@d in b6 Savammah°s £i1@ 1®5=573° Ib7C =@= @©VER PAGE T r I . r v~ AT 100-5643 This report was classified coniidential since information reported from AT T-2, T-3, T-7 and T-8 could reasonably result in identification of confidential informants of continuing value, the disclosure of which could be detrimental to the national defense. b 2 "D-* COVER PAGE _ _ _ _ _ it h { FD-204 Rev. s-a-say 1 " 2 0- if A v ' ~ Q11":-:0 STATESDEPARTMENT c. ;us'r1cE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copyro= SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS Atlanta, Ga. Rqwr! <>f= Qffice: ° '== 7/31/as Office #3 ,/ Bufgqu F e #3 Tille: EDWARD ZINN " "°" " srcunmr MATTER em- Synopsis: Subject dismissedfrom position at SpelmamCo1lege ahd is reported to be teaching at Ursula College, East Orange, N.J! or colmmhie Hniversity; NewYork City,* His'£orwardingaddress wasrgivehas care sf McGuire, 600 W. 115th Street, New York 25, New Yorko In 1958, a oroman at the Lerner Shops, New York City, said that ZINN had e _ reputation of being a Communist while working there about 1956. ' ZINN was in charge of Non-Western Studies Program, Spelmah College, and OWENLATTIHORE of John Hopkins University and WILLIAM WORTHY, Reporter ;9r Afro-American, spokeduring a lecture series in 1961 and 1962. One source described WORTHY,as pro-Castro/and said ZINN appeared to be in agreement with WORTHY!' ZINN was also a sponsor of the Student Peace Union group at Spelman in l962¬'ZINN'was - reportedly trying to recruit students to attend the Eighth World youth Festival in Finland in l962f"He was host at Spelmah College for a soviet youth delegation in 1961? ZINN, his wife, and daughter participated in public protests oi the President s request in October, I962, that soviet missiles be withdrawn from Cubaf'ZINN has heeh active in civil rights matters in AtlantaJ' Sources familiar with certain security matters had no derogatory iniormation in this r§gard.'At1anta CreditBureau shows satisfactory rating and APD had no records es. - Q <» "' ' . l - - 742 DETAILS I ${,3' ~/ e P_ -~ m.» . : -.'..__ - .92- a y ,. . » Q <'r/213% s r i dunngnudumg-and d!U§u!!!T!UE%mon IT-ECLA.lE1E?IFICATIIIlI-I ALTTHEIRETYI-ERIRFEIJ FREIH: FBI AT;T'E;!j4f§-I¢] fu[§1§Eh§Qn-tg§§Lq-1f]§1:f_fx-[egf giendcxtlons norconclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is locmed to DETE Iingyoluédgaris y; and it itscontents notare tobe distributedoutside youragency 92 :26 T I I 4 I 1 ; . ' . ' r Q I A AT 100-5643 AT ATLANTA, ssonem c A news article in the Atlanta In uirer, a Negro weekly newspaper, Atlanta, Georgia, dated Eune T, l963, entitled Spelman Professor Dismissed" sets forth that Spelman College President ALBERT E. MANLEY had arbitrarily relieved Dre HOWARD ZINE, a professor of History of all his duties effective June 3O, 1963. The article reported that ZINN had been active in trying to lessen the alleged tyrannical atmosphere and increase the academic freedom of students at Spelman College. Article said that ZINN had reportedly long been in disfavor with President MANLEY and that ZINN had been given no reason for the termination~of the contract. A year's salary was offered to him although no duties are to be performed. Ehe subject, according to the article, had recently been elected to'the Executive Board of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee SNCG! and this organization had protested the professor*s dismissal. Atlanta Tel stated on July 5, 1963, that HOWARD ZINN, former Head of the History Department at Spelman College, was one of two adults recently selected to serve on the Executive Committee of the SNGG. . On June ll, 1963, WILLIAM M. N1X, Director of Personnel Office, Morehouse Gollege, advised that he heard that ZINN received his release from Spelman'Co1lege on the last day of school for the 62»63 school year. NIX thought the reason for ZINN'srelease was because he had too much influence over the studen§.body leaders and at the same time had been opposin5_the Spelman College Administration too_vigorously on many different issues. On July l JOHNSONA , , LEE' P Dean at S elman 1 CollegeCollege, at East Orange,SAi::if;E:::?§f%¬%]that advised ew ersey during this was sumer. She teachingat statedUpsula ESQ ZINN 1 that ZINN was relieved of his duties because Spelman "could not operate with two Presidents." . On July 22, 1963, Miss OLARESSA HIGHTOWER,.Secretary to the President, Spelman College, advised that she believes ZINN is teaching summer school at Columbia University as a History Professor. She stated that ZINN's forwarding address was "care of 1 McGuire, 600 W. 115th Street, New York 25, New York." . D2 B 1 1 ' ' l AT 100~5643 v Queens, New OnYork, June made 26,1957,available ROBERT to LUDWTG_KELLERi_3lll_11Ih_Sirejt, SAs and l cho WARREN G. JOHNSON material which he found at Camp Midvale, New Jersey on June 23, l957. This material consisted of three white folders containing typewritten and handwritten memoranda which bear dates from 1947 to 1953 regarding application forms for membership in the Communist Party and information concerning certain individuals. ' One item is captioned "Bronx-Long Island Section - Distributive Region." This item concerned RAMON ACEVEDO. The item regarding this individual stated that he has shown fine positions on many questions in the shop and Union, adopting militant positions. HOWIE Zr and JERRY K., who work in the same department with him, felt he was a good prospect for the Party. He was discussed in the club covering his department and he was accepted as a member in the Party in September, 1953m _ Be nrtngmt,_Lgrm§r_§hnmf, On July 8, 1958, 354 FRED 4th J. syenue, FOX, foreman, Nemmyorh Shipping City, advised p36 SA that QQMQNMKCEVEDO was employed in the b7c Shipping Department at hernerls and that two former employees, HOWARD ZINN and JERR¥%K TLER, had been close associates of ACEVEDO. FOX stated that'KCEVEDOIfZINN and KUTLER had the reputation of . being Communists. FOX had no specific information regarding these individuals which caused them to have this reputation except that they were always active in any labor disputes and were active in the local union in the Shipping Department at Lerner*s, which FOX had heard was a Communist dominated union. ' reportedIt is to be noted that the subject was previously as having been employed on a partetime basis with Lerner Shops at354 Fourth Avenue, New York City. It was reported.in 1950 that the suhiect had been with Lerner since August 17, 1949 as a Shipping Clsrk. ' ,. .. Q R -2. ; H ».92 *f._ Iv , " n -3- _ v'92 _I 1 . 1 ' 4 " I AT 160-5643 A news.item in the "Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution dated April 17, 1960, entitled "Zinn oi Spelman Gets Study Award" sot out that Professor HOWARD ZINN. Chairman of the Department of History at Spelman College was one of five liberal arts college professors recently awarded Harvard University Fellowships in West Asian studies for 1960-1961. > WILLIAM M. NIX, Director of Personnel at Morehonse College, advised on May 16, 1962, that Atlanta University is participating with other institutions in a non Western Studies Program of which the subject is the Director. He said the program is financed by $200,0001grant~jron_theAEQrd.Foundation for a period of three years and would be devoted in l962 to the tndy of China and in 1963 to India. mx said that Professor owEn;92fnArT1noRE /. ' or_qqnn_g@piin§__92 92 U niversity i ix opened the lecture series on . October 20, 1961 speaking on "China, Russia and America." - ~ AT T-l advised on May 14, 1962 that he was not fully / acquainted with the Non Western Studies Program, but had heard that one WILLIAM WORTHY, a reporter for the Atro Anerican newspaper / and who had visited in China, is scheduled to lecture in the future. H 3&9? m; m§IM°RE //// "Who's Who"in 1960~6l described OWEN LATTIMORE ' as a Professor at John Hopkins University who formerly did field work in_ggngolia_and research in Peiping under the Institute of Pacific Relations from 1934 to 1935. He was also described as Editor of "Pacific Affairs" from 1934 through 1941. The characterizations or the Institute of Pacific Relations and"Pacific Affairs" is included in the Appendix or this report. _4= 92 92 . "H1 O O AT 100-5643 RE WILLIAM WORTQY 92} M{/QT T 2 advised on January 4, 1962 that_§1LLIAM ¬5i_ THY was the main speaker on Cuba at a meeting 92 stonsoreu by the Fairplay for Cuba Committee on Prf' December 28, 1961, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvenia,_ _,/* AT T 2 said that WORTHY was sympathEtiE"to tHe istro cause. A characterization for the Fairplay for Cube Gommittee is included in the Appendix of this report. '-. On August 8, 1962, WILLIAM WORTHY, through his attorney, requested the U. S, District Judge or U, S. District Court, Southern District of Miami, Florida, that trial by Jury be waived, This request was granted by the Judge and WORTHY was iound guilty on August 8, 1962, of entering the United States without e valid passport in violation oi Section ll85B, Title 8, UOS0 Code, The court deferred sentence pending conpletion oi investigation by the U. S. Probation Officer and WORTHY was released on $5,000 bond. 0n may 22, 1962, Professor RICHARD L. WALKER, Department of SAJInternational Studies,University |that he had received of South an Carolina, invitationadvisedand he attended e seminar on "American Policy Toward China" at the b6 Atlanta University Center on May 9 nnd 10, 1962, Professor Ib7C WALKER said that the organizer of the seminar, HOWARD ZINN, Protessor ut Spelnnn College, received a grunt from the Ford Foundation to enable the seminar to take place. One of the seminar spenkers, WILLIAM WDRTHY, described by WALKER &S n pro=Custro reporter for the Negro newspaper "Baltimore Airo= American" spoke favorably of the "Black Muslims," praised _ROBERT FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, u fugitive being sought by the FBI, and denounced U. S, policy touard Cuba, Professor WALKER stated that ZENN appeared to be in complete agreement with WORTHY. z5= 1 l AT 100-5643 - 1 _ _ gt ROBE§T FRANKLIN WILLIAMS RDBERT FRANKLIdk§;lLlAwS, former President oi the National Association for the Advancememt,of Color - People, Monroe, North_Q§§@lima, and Editor of "The Crusader," was indicted on August 28, 1961, by the State Grand Jury at Monroe, North Carolina, on a kidnapimg charge, which grew out of racial unrest in Monroe. Investigation by looml police deters mined he had fled the state, U. S, Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, authorized on Unlwful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and a warrant was issued ; August 28, 1961, with $10,000 bond recommended. AT T-3 stated on Qotober 6, 1961, that WILLIAMS was currently in Havana, Cube. CONRAD LYNN, New York Gity attorney, om Ootoher l0, l96l, advised that the Cuban Government helped WILLIAMS to flee to Guba and that WILLIAMS had told LYNN telephomiomlly that he was mttmehed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba, AT T~4 advised on February 6, l962, that he had seen e letter from the Stmdent Peace Union, 6029 University Avenue, Chio&g@» Illimois. The letter stated that students from all over the United States would eomverge on Washington, D, C, Febrmaty 16 amd_l7, l962 to demomstrote in £ront*of the White House for the ending of all nucledr testing and termination of the Civil Defense Program. AT T=4 said that the sponsors for this group locally were HOWARD ZINN and STAUGHTON LYND, who are history professors at Spelmom Qollege, J ~ eR§_SL§§U@H1 @_1i§¬YP-S12 , AT T~5 advised in Deeember, l95392that he heard_ / . I 4 that STAUGHTON LYND had been a Communist Party memben. " l~/' while at Harvard University, £T'T~5 m@mbtet'tt¢t LYND had been a Communist Party member, but was of the belief that he had been active in the John Reed Sooiety and Ameriean Youth for Democracy at Harvatd, c?iT9 ¢/_w . »P¥1/ , ti /;W1>*/ ;f' 1 ? . =5= 1 < 'I l I ' AT 100-5643 ' - 4 1 AT T-5 advised on June 8, 1954, that LYND had 92 never been permitted to join the Communist Party while at Harvard because he could never seen to make up his mind that the Party was worthwhile. AT T-5 further advised on June 8, 1954, that the" ' , Harvard Chapter of the American Youth for Democracy and the'John Reed Society were organizations which in the late 1940's became completely Communist dominated and controlled by the'¬ommunist Party, American Youth for Democracy has been designated by the U. S. Attorney General pursuant to Executive Order 10450 AT T=6 stated on March 7, 1963, that the Spelnan Peace Committee was a legitimate campus organization at Atlanta, Georgia, and that to the best knowledge of T-6, it was not affiliated with any other groupo T-6 advised that the Spelman Peace Connittee conducted discussions on disarmament, nuclear testing and peace. T~6 further advised that the committee met in the on~canpus apartment of SThUGHTON LYND and that LXND and %lNN were very active in this committee, 0n may 21, 1962, AT T»? said that subject was trying to recruit students to go to the Eighth World Youth Festival in Finland the following sunnerb A characterization of the Eighth World Youth Festival is included in the Appendix of this report. " On November 20, 1961, AT T-1 stated that four members of a soviet youth delegation visited in Atlanta from November 3 through 8, 1961. This visit was sponsored by the Young Adult Gouncil of the National Social Welfare Assenhly, New York City. AT Tel said that on the night oi November 3, 1961, the delegation had dinner at the Student Gaieteria at Spelnan College where the subject served as host. W7- In A [ l _ 1 L I AT 100-5643 - AT T-1 stated on October 24, 1962, that DOROTHY MILLER, a former employee of the Southern Regional Council, Inc., ' Atlanta, Georgia, and who formerly resided in New York City, had been recruiting to demonstrate against the current U. S. policy in the Cuban situation. A demonstration was to'take place at Hurt Park, Atlanta, Georgia, at 4 or 4:30 p.n., Oetober 24, 1962. The Atlanta Police Department report regarding the demonstration at Hurt Park stated that the picketing started ,at 4:30 p.m. and lasted ion approximately 45 minutes. There were about 25 people picketing, including HDWARD ZINN, white male, age 40, residence Spelman Colleg ' hite b6 female, fesidenoe Spelman College; andi I Ib7C of HOWARD and ROSLYN. Also listed in the I I ,1QLa// _ ip r men report as being on the picket line were Lalllii-1- pt mac : , ILLER, white, female,,,_-3222__';1elhnrstl§treei=,»_l§.2. »...'Z..?. 1 _§$lanta,_Qeorgia Street, Spelman College'Professgir£1Qr;li{.; ;f4*i&¬ and STAUGHTQN LYND, white male, 350 L 1,*. ;Z§ .nard 4 ls! H F [.1 §L_,J,: 4 -_ / _,, / gr!/, _1:fnARRY cf§*§ Tn1NnETZd," white':hai§e, s55_nair..stneet.,..r> _ , _,l,a-- ,origina1ly from San Diego,$Eali ornia, andvhis wife,*DQ3;S %§§$unggtz, white female with the sane address were also on the picket line. " The above individuals, who were listed in the Atlanta Police Department repent, were reoognized along with others on October 24, 1962 by a Special Agent of the FBI holding a meeting at Hurt Park about 4~p.n. and later walking with signs on the "picket line. An Agent of the FBI also obtained a leaflet which was being distributed by the pickets which dealt with the Cuban situation. This leaflet reads as follows: 1 "WHY WE ARE HERE "We are disturbed by the President's decision to blockade Cnba. "If it is true that the Soviet Union has eomnitted -I/ the criminal folly of stationing long range missiles in Cuba, this.noes not necessarily Jnstiiy the President's hasty and pnoweeative response. ,$8 :- _l 1 l - ~- - 1 AT 100~5643 "No attempt was apparently made to exhaust the' usual oiplomatic procedures for protesting a hostile act, ' nor to involve our Latin,Ameriean neighbors as the Rio Paet, mentioned by the President, requires! in formula ting a hemi~ spherie plan of action. In saying that 'We are a peaee£u1 people, the-President seems to have forgotten that thus far the prinoiple,aggressor in Cuhan=Aneriean relations has been the United States, which aunittedly trained and finaneea the invasion of Cuba in 1961. "Cabell Phillips, a New York Times reporter, writes iron Washington Atlanta Constitution , 6Et 23$ that the President's action will 'hE?¬EEe ¬TT¬ot, at least momentaril of countering the most telling political attck Republicans have been making against his administration, and adds that it was generally accepted in Washington Monday that politics playea 'more than a minor part in the President's decision. Are We risking nuclear annihilation so that the Democratic Party ean win an election? cn< anun~m4nac:n- "We are a group of individuals, representing only ourselves, who have cone here toaay to evidence our coneern about the uhan crisis. We wish to make a public witness to urge peaoe nl means of settling international disputes == insteaa of hloekades, threats, and nissilesc - "WHRT YQU CAN D0 "SEND TELEGRAMS to President John F. Kennedy Secretary of State Dean-Rusk your eongressnen "WRITE LETTERS T0 THE EDITQR "CQLLEGT noney tor local advertisements" =9= E v 1 ' 7 AT 1@©=5643 RE EQRQTHY RDGHELLE MILLER an ass advised en December 5,, 1961 that noaozrnr HELLER was a member at the Ferbes Cenmnnist Party Club in New York City at that time¢- = This senree stated en Jane 6, 1963 that the Ferbes Clnh meeting ef the Lewer'Eastside Communist Party Seetien was held en Jane 5, 1962 at 226 East 12th Street, New Yerk Gity. It was annenneed at this meeting the vietin was dewn in the Senth werking but ne details eencerning this werk were revealed» , ' This senree said en July ll, 1963, that a Ferhes Glnh meeting was held en July 10, 1962, at 226 East 12th Street; New Yerk Cityo A repert was given at this meeting en dnes statns'ef each clnh menbero It was annenneed that the vietin had been delinqnent in her dnes sinee 1966 er January, 19610 Hewever, it was stated in this repert that where a» nenher is werhtng ent ed the eity, he was net required te pay dnes nnless reassigned te anether elnh in the area where he was werhingo at naaar e.,_ srarunrrg ~ AT TBQ on Deeenher 22, 19529 advised STEINMhT% was a nenher ef the Cennnnist Party, San Diege,' Caliternia, senetine daring the peried 1933»1945° T=9 identi ted STEINMETZ as being tren San Diege while attending tennnnist Seetien meeting eenprised et wardens leeals et the Aneriean Federatien et Teaehers Unien in Pale A1t@9 Qali ernia. the aneriean hederatien ef Teaehers was designated by the Caliternia Gennittee en Un=aneriean Aetiwities 1943 repert, page 115 te he a Cennnnist rrent erganiza= tien fer the Teachers et Anerieao =1@= 92 II N1 ~ ~- 0 0 AT 100=5643 The June-20, 1954 editien cf the San Diege Evening Tribune stated that the Third District Geart ef Appeals en that date had unahimeasly upheld the cehstitutienality of the discharge cf STEINHETZ irem San Diego State Cellege. He was fired fer refusing te say whether he was or had been a Cenmunist. a"°" said 29 that 2 L@ he 'ha met HARRY C. STEINMETZ; b6 a Professor at Hcreheuse Cellege, abeut a year age at the heme Ib7C Efféfg i ZINN,said the occasion aprofessor was of the ZINNSHistory were at Spelman giving Cellege,a ceffee social an a at ene dezen er se peeple were present_£rem the _._ Atlanta University Center which includes Spelman and Mereheuse Colleges. _ * A Tel en December 4, l962 advised that the sahgect had written a repert eh the Albany, Geergia racial sitmatieh fer the Seathern Regiehal Ceuheil, lnc,, Atlanta, Geergia. T l said that this repert was entitled "Albany, A Study in National Respehsibility," It was released by Southern Regional Geuncil in-November, l962 and indicates that ZINN was present daring ' the Albany racial demenstratiehs in a reporter capacity. A news article in the Atlanta Jeurnale enstitatieh newspaper, dated April 14, 1962, tltled "Civil Eights leaths Study Strategy Here" by.FRED PQWLEEGE related seae ef the mevents taking place at the anneal cenference ct SNCO, which was held in Atlanta, Geergia free April 12-14, l963,- The M article stated that abeut 300 yemhg peeple, eneethird er them r white, attended the three day cehterence. = The article described a highlight e£ the April 13th sessieh as a speeeh given by the subject. Accerding te the article, he teld the greup that the answer te prehlems ef discriaihatieh and censervatism in pelitics cahhet be directly selved threagh the ballet. The subject claimed the ahswer_ was te create centers cf peter emtside the ermal structureet gcverhmeht and te use these centers ef peter te exert pressure; ~ on the geverhment. The-sahgeet described SNGG as this kind cf ' center ei peter, The subject, accerding te the artiele, criticized -11= L I I 1 ,1 1 " n , , ,1 1 : > AT l00=5643 President m1~mEn>Y'sstem em Givil Rights, Saying that mere: had ene just enough te keep his image-from collapsing in the eyes of twenty milliem Negreeso A: A mews item frem the Atlanta Jeurnal and Qamstit tiem Q dated May 20, 1963, stated that feurtanti-segregatie z e emstraters pieketed Leb s Restaurant at the corner of Fersyth and Lmekie' Streets on that day. The article related that a fifth persem, Prefesser HOWARD ZINN ef Spelman Gellege, passed eut'1eaf1ets aski E8 the recipients te call the restaurant ewner and tell him, "Yen will net patronize his restaurant until it becomes eivilizedo" On Jmly 22 and 24, 1963, Cemfidemtial semrees whe are familiar with some security matters in the'Atlanta, Geergia, area, were eemtaeted and advised they had me iafermatiem regardiagaaetivities of the subject of a security mature. b6 Department, ldentitieatienfV j0a Jm1y22, V 1963§! s ea; a vlse |At1amtafPelieethat she?leeated Zb'/C re reeerd.©£ the subjeet er his wire. - em emly22,, 1963,,-1 mEi_|At1am1ta Credit Bureau, furnished credit reeerd fer su eet. s reeerd stews subject and his wife, RQSLYN had their file established Maren 1, 1957a The reeerd indieates they resided 350 Leeward Street, S. W. since L957 and were formerly free New Yerk. They hare peem in Atlanta simee £856 where he was empleyed as a prefesser at Spelmam Cellegeo There was methimg umfaverable in the reeerd an their eredit rating is earried as satisfaetery. §= ' ==12.=. J ""'Y"7""~ .'-K i* "4 '> ' __ '_' """"" 1_ ~ 92 1 v n 1 APPENDIX l FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York Times" newspaper contains a full page advertisement captioned "What is Really Happening In Cuba," placed by the Fair Play for Cuba Committee FPCC!. This advertisement announced the formation of the FPCC in New York City and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate "the truth about revolutionary Cuba" to neutralize the distorted American press. "The New York Times edition of January 11, 1961, reported that at a hearing conducted before the United States Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on January 10, 1961, Dr. Charles A. Santos-Buch identified himself and Robert Taber as organizers of the FPCC. He also testified he and Taber obtained funds from the Cuban Government which were applied toward the cost of the afore mentioned advertisement. On October 3, 1960, a source advised that the Socialist Workers Party SWP! in New York had become active in the FPCC, and that SWP members, in an FPCC election, had been able to remove several Communist Party CP! members who 92 were on the Executive Board of the FPCC and gain control of the organization. A second source advised that an announcement from National Headquarters of the SWP was made on September 24, 1961, to the effect Richard Gibson had fired the secretary in the FPCC Headquarters and was trying to break the SWP influence in the FPCC. Column 2, Page 8, of the February 22, 1962, edition -of "The New York Times" contains an article captioned, "Castro Backer Resigns, which announced that Robert Taber had resigned as Executive Secretary of the FPCC and as President of the Institute for the Improvement of Inter-American Relations, | Incorporated, which had organized the FPCC in April, 1960. | i On May 17, 1962, a third source advised that National Headquarters of the FPCC is located in Room 329 at 92 i 799 Broadway, New York City, and that the FPCC is operating under the direction of Richard Gibson, Acting National Executive Secretary of the FPCC. r E The SWP and the CPUSA have been designated by i the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450. & 1 13 T 7 ""7 ' * &"~ ~"* """* * """"' " ~"""* 92 , 92 /" 1 v " _ I | 9 ' _ I l, APPENDIX Ii INSTITUTE . 7 OF PACIEIQ 7* 4 RELATIQNS_AND .' '1 . YPACIFIG . AFFAIRS" Sente Judiciary Committee, Report on the Institute of Pacific Relations, Report #2050, July 2, 1952, pages 13 and 142 sets forth the following: ' ?Paci£ic Affairs" =ean international quarterly which served as the organ oi the Pacific Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations IPR!, _ Pages 223 and 225 of above report state: f ?U_ _w The IPR was a vehicle used by the Communists to orientate American for eastern policies toward Communist objeetivesl Members of the small core of officials and staff members who controlled IPR'were either Communist or proeCbmmnnist. The American Communist Party and Soviet officials considered the organization "an instrument of Communist policy, propaganda, and military intelligence," 1% 1 _ ._ _i_» i _.____ - Y _ 3 __ l »~ 1 , -7 . ' ~ * e . . _ I . _ 2 g - "~A§L 'k 75§§'*92u APPENDIX THE UNITED STATES FESTIVAL CQMMITTEE, INCORPORATED 6 Eighth Wor1d"Youth Festival! 6 6 The magazine "World Youth," third issue, 1961, a bimonthly English-language publication of the World Feder- ation of Democratic Youth WFDY!, contained an article entitled "8th Festival in Helsinki." The article set out that the first meeting of the International Preparatory gggmitgee0 prepare tgok IPC! or piacge ig i tHe%si¬§i,h or You Fes Figlandé ivaFegru ryh w ic was tobe held in Helsinki in 1962. Thearticle set out_that the IPC elected a permanent commission composed of representatives of a number of countries including Canada or the United States as well as representatives from the wrny and the International Union of Students IUS!. The IUS with headquarters in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and the WFDY with headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, are cited as communist organizations in the "Guide to Subversive Organi- zations and Publications" dated December 1, 1961, published by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., pages 91 and 177. A source advised that in April, 1961, Danny Ribin, National Youth Director, Communist Party, USA, advised that Communist Party districts should concentrate on getting broad groups to sponsor the United States Festival Committee USFC!. A second source on February 27, 1962, made available a pamphlet issued by the USFC describing the program for the Festival. The pamphlet set out that the USFC was organized by students and youth leaders at a founding conference at Chicago, Illinois, October 15, 1961, and the USFC was organized to publicize and encourage participation in the Helsinki Festi- val. The pamphlet set out that the USFC had been recognized by the IPC, the sponsoring body of the Festival, as the United Stat GS Committee to administer US participation in the Festival. The pamphlet set out the address of the USFC as Room 807, 460 Park Avenue South, New York 16, New York. 15 ,1 L , 1 92 I | ~ _ W _92 K '.~ I V I .,ni!!!!§!!!!!!El!IlmiqL APPENDIX y ' 7 P .- .~" | } The second source made available information on May 23, 1962, that the USFC reportedthat the dates of the Eighth World Youth Festival had been changed from July 27 - August 5, 1962, to July 28 - August 6, 1962. . The Manhattan, New York, Address Telephone Directory L dated June 5, 1962, lists the USFC at H60 Park Avenue South, 1 New York, New York, telephone MU 6-0182. > L I 92 16* 0-EFF !-E-5'5"!-!Ii!§iL 92 I 4 1 I H ,92 V vi .-4.-p--__--e w We ¢~ 92 92 I I ~ _ >~~ _ " v F _ l ' __ x I 29 _ - 92 - - "Z UNITED smcrns DEPARTMENT on JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION I" REP? P"=°=° Ref" ° Atlanta, Georgia ; , meme July 31, 1963 TITLE HOWARD ZINN CHARACTER SECURITY MATTER - C REFERENCE Repert of SA RQBERT R. NICHQLS, dated and eeptiened as abeve A11 seurces except any listed below! whese identites are concealed in referenced cemumicatiem have furnished reliable iniermatien in the past. This deeement eemteins neither reeemmemdatiens ner eemelusiens ef the FBI. It is the preperty ef the FBI and is leaned te yeur agency; it and its eentem s ereimet te be distributed eetside yeur agency 1 _ _; OPTIONALFORM NO. I0 -' 5010-104 ,~' ' 'tUNITED STATES so 1924677 l07 6l7 l6ZU7 I lNMENT ' TO ~ 1 mancwon, FBI 00-360217! DATE, s/14/as FROM ; s c, NEWARK 00-40670! nvc! SUBJECT: W S& H-BA. a ,9292 - R8 report Of SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS dated 7/31/63 at Atlanta. On 8/12/63 a telephone call was made to Upsala College, 345 Prospect Street, East Orange, New Jersey, at which time SA BERNARD J. CONNELL spoke to the switchboard operator. No identification was needed, nor was a pretext utilized in making the call to seek the subject. r The unidentified switchboard operator stated there was no Professor HOWARD ZINN on the faculty for the second session of summer classes at Upsala College; however, Professor ZINN did teach during the first session of summer classes at Upsala College which ended in mid July, 1963. The switchboard operator also contacted the office of the Dean of Studies and ascertained that the only address A- the college had for the subject was 600 West 115th Street,_ New York City. ~» "-*--"" W""-~ _ 1 ,-.____.----- ,/w_/ I I- ,._ ans. ~ mg °R1°m¢ § ;1§'sm¢°§WAmm , 6 3 , 2* Q 6 sqb $7, - x b6 I if Ib7C /" _-> I J - Bureau RM! - Atlanta 00-5643! RM! 23/ - New York 00-90892! RM! ¢&.'<3 i . - Newark * ! 12g< ===a-S 1,1 AUG 151953t» I 3 B J -11 92 J 53 AUG QM I 4r "' OPTIONAL FORM NO.IO _ 5010-106 b MAY I962 EDITION l 1 - 92 GSA GEN.REG. NO.27 , UNITEDSTATES G FRNMENT p '} M emara ndum ' 3 %/ DIRECTOR, 00-360217! 8/16/63FBI DATE i I SAC, NEWYORK 00-90892! P! »3 HOW sUm£cT= AR¬:Q ZINN aka 141%§/ U SM - c p 0: -ATLANTA! Q Rerep of SA ROBERTR. NICHOLS dated 7/31/63, iv at Atlanta. On 8/in/63, | niversity, NY, NY, advised anIC that erning subject. her files failed to reveal be ib"/c I I */92 .'0'residedirectorigs at 102211 OO W=__3.-Q1-5.th..S.ta.that revealed elephon'e/# MO50!. 6- Severafattemptsto , make telephonic pretext call at MOhawk 6p!-L850 have met with negative results. 92 LEAD : 92 f- NEW YORK . J At New York City, New York / Willresidence at 600 attempt W. 115th St.,verify NYC, to care subject's ofr {Sic 92 C2,_2 - Atlanta Bureau 00-56u3!RM!92REC_ M! ==e.¢,,___m _ f2 R * ,1, 2 - New York sea. J'EW:efk ! G19 9 AU T"; .553 » , %§_ b6 Q 92 Eb"/ C L r.-WI OHIONAI 1902 snmouNO. 10 SOIO-I06FORM - . GSAUNITED GEN.REG. NO.17 GQNTJRNMENT STATES M emora ndum To DIRECTOR: FBI loo-360217! DATE: QQT3 '- T353 A 1? SAC, NEWYORK 00-90892! RUC! 92'}$UBJE<=T=, O ZINN HOWARD aka 'gLL§1@!E 011MA rI6N' c<>N"'1BI§@ sM~c 533213: IS u1~r~vLé$» § 1 m -'1941!!!»-! ms oo.. ATLANTA! 92 ma 92 qobqqo 'Re report of SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS dated 7/31/53, at Atlanta. For the information of Boston, the Atlanta Division requested that subject's residenceand employment be verified inasmuch as Atlanta is considering recommending subject for reserve index A Section. On 9/25/63;| |6oo w.115th Street, NYC, advised that he sublet his apartment located at 600 W. 115th Street, NYC, to HOWARDZINN and his family h 9292f during residing Juneat 45 and Chap July, 1963. n 'He Centersaidthat ZINN Mass. 59, is currently telephone X ~- number LA 7 A335!. a dedd t t ha ZINN 1 s currently-A working on a book and that he is not aware of other employ» ment on the part of ZINN. b6 Ib7C LEAD: BOSTON AT BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTSwill attempt to verify subject's residenceat 45 Chapin Road, Newton Center 59. Additionally attempt to determine if subject is currently employed. {§}Bureau RM! 2-Atlanta2-Bo on RM ' 30-56L+3! RM! '1f , #= I ~~ . 92 nusnzszn 1_Ne§} York A R53. A1/ '%t';@5 §?"? %*e?:§'§° Q |"-mnsniin hnannu l v JEW:tmm ! {L 12~ -3»,OCT.4 -» 1963 as N = ° 1;-ls¬: l92 §"%'92 61?A- V 1 ~** 92'~$ 9292"~ U ii l ~ ' 2§2§§@§:: o " 4 UNITED STATES G 'RNMENT Memorandum ' ¥ ' TO . Director, FBI 00-360217! DATE; 11/5/53 sac, Boston 00-35505! RUG! T/ JEC sm-0Howanlpzlmv, aka 0: Atlanta! Re New York letter to the Director, 10/3/63. OnOctober ll, l963,| |Postal 92 Carrier, Newton Center Post Office, glxel/gtp_r;,%Massachus§;tY§§ Protect identity! advised Special Agent DARREL B. CURRIE that a family named ZINN had recently move at 45 hapin Road, whichthey were renting from 1 f @- Bureau 00-360217 ! -Mm nm°m% P 1 - Atlanta 00-56L13§ mamas: ~*1_5§p192ii U DBC/svc1 - Boston 00 355o5 Y£$% I "3 1 I 4! 92 °3 0 b 5% U 92 R .F-E55,. " ' /_ J a NOV 121963 E 7, Li s-53*" _ QM i E-....., ""' . cwt, ' be 1. 5 Q 1 8 G S;§'~1 . ibvc ': Rev. 1-Z1-53! - ND. I0 5010'-I06 MAY EOIIION H GSA GEN. IEG. NO. 27 1| p -UNITED STATES G RNMENT Memorandum T0 Director, rm Bufiie- 100-360217 ! DATE: 11/ 13/ 63 SAC ATLANTA 00-5643! BJECT C p ALL nmonr;-snort 1- P 1 ooxrmnann* HOWARD SM-CZINN Y ° ; =.» U»;~Lr_ss1:m:D = " R""32" q0LS5D I The captioned individual has been the subject of asecurity investigation by this office. The Boston Division has verified the permanent presence of the subject in its division as residing and Working at the addresses listed below. The Division is being considered the new office of origin. Residence address --45-Chap-in-Road ------Newton Center, Newton, Massachusetts Business address Self employed writer Check the following applicable statements; This individual is the subject of a Security Index Card. TheBureau is requested to make the appropriate changes in the Security Index at the Seat of Government. The Division Should affix the Gddresses indicated above and the appropriate case file number.! This subject is tabbed for Detcom. This subject was carried as a Key Figure or Top Functionary. Handwriting specimens have been furnished to the Bureau. A photograph has been furnished to the Bureau. A security flash notice has been placed with the Identification Division and a copy has been designated therefor The following pertinent items are being forwarded to the new Office of Origin with its copies of this letter; Security Index Cards Serials specify! Photograph of subject check appropriate item listed below! X3 ewsxxxsmeewzeewxaaxanmxsxxrsxeszassnsnzsx 4 P1101105 Qf III None available. subject , wife and daughter . E Previously furnished. Registered Mail R U C a , _ .,__._ ! Enclosure s! i"- 59,! J 92 i A_2-' Bureau RM! / 2 ___ 3 K ; ./1 /3..- 2- Boston 00-35505! Enc ' 16! RM! ""§§ ~ *¢.1.: =-*~: *<~ ~ 91;;. 1- Atlanta it 4'72" 'H RRN/elt REC-31 s Nov i9 ii:~33 <5! _ ----F1" 1 " __..e.Jb6 _'»§ 9292/ 1 g I /.. ~~ Z2 J % 1 1- Hi - i¢" '! "t: ~.- c;,92 wt"- 92.' - a and t '.2-*'"~'° ! r .,. a ,4/' I 'u.7 Serials enclosed: i|| New York t anta dated ll/30/56. A Report of dated 3/9/49 at New York Report 8 21/50 at New York. Report dated 2/24/54 at New York. Report of - dated 3/29/57 at New York. Report dated 6/27/57 at New Report a e 0/7/57 at Atlanta. Report ofof dated ll/28/57 at Atlanta. Atlanta letter to Bureau da ed 11/28/57. Bureau letter to Atlanta dated 5/29/63. Report ofof SA ROBERTR. NICHOLS dated 7/31/63 at Atlanta b6 of Zb7C York. of _ 2 _ 7 11* I 1.; l FD-122 Rev. 4-17-63! l l , Ba onT_§m92Lno. rem 92o sofa-10¢ '9 wur1902 znmou '~ GSAIGEN. NO.IE6. 17 ' UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT mtromtwrgozr com-An<:m M emom nd um °i0¢92 :T'92O > DATE: January 10, 1964 gow. We1/, ¢_1;Z:;¢% z~Fc31 Bufile- 100-350217 . / ERROR LETTER SENT at I79 =sAC~ Boston 00-35505! Carda Ssefiled g /Z pg»wt it Q ' "' SUBJECT: HQWARD IN-N '91!-/1-41 if é%L SM C / SQ /=1 "-l F./D/zen i |:| It is recommended that a Security [:1 The Security Index Card on the Index Card be prepared on the captioned individual should be above captioned individual. changed as follows specify - change only!: Name HOWARD ZINN Aliases [3] NativeBorn [:| Naturalized [:] Alien E] Communist [:| Socialist WorkersParty C] Independent SocialistLeague [:3 Miscellaneous specify! 4» 1'Y J. -W _ 1,3,,63¢/K, .. Race Sex :1 Tab for Detcom white lj Male [:| Female Date of Birth Place of Birth 8/24/22 Brooklyn, New York Business Address show name of employing concern and address! Se1f emp1oyed writer from residence Key Facility Data esponsibil d _ Geographical Reference Number 1 R§GI§ l %R gDll92!IgL}g5% D-36 v-.r2-13 -_:»6! iw ' 72* ,, _§ / K F . 1 FBI <. Date: 1/6/an 2 Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT Mr. Ty p.pl.e m am text or code! B AIRTEL AIRMAIL I Mr. Y Via 4 Priority or Method of Mailing! To1sun...... -- p Mr.Be1mont...--- TO: DIRECTOR, FBI 00-360217! 'Mohr...... -.-.-1 4 Bi ;»;.-,{§@1 »...... - mom: SAC, BOSTON 00-35505! 1i I-IXSSG3-!ld$' - 1 49 ¬ 9 - ~ < 1 21* ' mm it 0: BOSTON!Jgzggm g,92§,q92_ i§" 1._5_921 §gyaxaQ '1NLS Callahan...- 3 °s o I» O Com:ad_.....__.1 Criticism of the FBI t;;;Z,/- //"r DeL0ar:h._..-- There is enclosed for the Bureau the original and two autostat copies of a clipping from the "Boston Globe" Iii! - E-:c.ne...._--- newspaper on 1/Q/64, entitled "Justice Department Oriticiz TJr92 authored by WILLIAM J%{LEWIS. One autostatic copy is bein Mr.Ga .~2...... -.--- forwarded to Atlanta and Mobile for their information. Mr. The article states that Dr. HOWARD ZHN, former Mr. professor of Political Science at Spelman College, Atlanta Illa rvn Ga., in a speech before the American Jewish Congress at Y ._Si1!l3m921 72 Franklin St., Boston, Mass., was critical of Attorney 511: . 'i a92*e1--- General ROBERT KENNEDY for his failure to prosecute civil I Mr. '£ro k2:er.._.... rights violations and to protect the negro againstrwhite 'Tele. Roam.....- violence. - K92Elias 1I~i1mcs...l: The speaker also cited a case in Sylma, Qiabama, attorneyslast October when stoodby onFBI the agents sp p igfaand Justice federal Department# courthouse 1- A%§§§1§aB 100-360217 . ioo-5s44!!?£§3§¬Fi% %-?:|:£r<>?> RM!Eavllsj 21 - Mobile Boston 100-35505!gencl. l!Info.! RM! * * ". Y DBC " mab62"'37L!-O! » - I-92,92 iI' RETL43 - / 2' 5 " <1 ? jg K ,7; . 7% b___ _t3 92 F. I -M . - r " AVI edn, 1/-.'1/ ' M! W- -' *'"a»»>},,j4 P 8 JHW-/8'¢:..e4 Q/ + , /7; g /it _l . 1, - ~ 1 , VQ; i ' / v r_ fa Q 0 is BS 100-35505 and watched as local officials arrested two negro students on federal property, then dragged them through the streets because they sought to register to vote. The speaker appears identical with Dr. HOWARD ZINN who was dismissed from his duties as a professor at Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga., on l/BO/63. i t 4 Dr. HOWARDZINN isnow residingwith his family a 5 Chapin Rd. Newton Center Mass. He is se1f employed engaged inwriting a "historical survey". It is reported l thgt hecame to the Boston areaaround thefirst of October, 19 3 to take advantage of library facilities which would be helpful in his writings. Boston indices contain no information identifiable with WILLIAM J. LEWIS, author of the article. I In the event Atlanta and Mobile have additional x information regarding the allegations relating to the FBI by the subject, not previously reported, it is request~ F ed that the Bureau and Boston be so advised immediately. It is suggested that the Bureau may desire to 92 respond to the allegations relating to the FBIkby means of a letter to the editor, VICTOR JONES, of the Boston Globe". _ 2 _ 92 FD-36 Rev. 12-13-56! 1 . , . 92'1 . F B I l Date: H Transmit the following in Q _ TypeLi ? plain texto[ code! - , * A. i ' » 92 * Via 3 _ l _ l l fPnority or Method of Mailmg! ' ______. 5 ¢ . .~ V L A I .; . *~ E 4 - l r~ _92 Q 92 ' ..4 n 1 4, v 0 92 k : > *-»~ . 1 - x , ,: r1 =». , 92 - I :1 1 . 92 v l ¢ 92. 4. , ' . n%I v. . 7 ~ 5.1 A F rx _ . 92 ~, _ _ 92 _ . .1 ;.», °Ks92 _ .. | _ -- 1 __': - 92 092> i, ' 1 »~. 92 e '¬ - ,- ' ~. .- " -92 - .. H_ 1 _ __ __r l > .. 92 1 _ ~ _ _92_,___ -, ~_ ~. l 0 0-11-19-61! Rev.' {-5 Z, /2'5" uuman srms GOVI-IRNMEM 92 j Memorandum ' /J /0 TO: SAC,/l Your i 7'3 le /gq..925"5 DATE: 5/_j /0»r FROMDirector,. :~ f 3 é ilaltQZ /"71 Q !X ll ' 1i Q SUBJECT: Zitrm/QLULMTJi --.._._.,....,,@.r.§l-1;. . ' % /W,l l/ 5/>2- c i Em. msoawunoneomautm We EEBEnl!I§¢92l§c M%§{"R5 !!oQl/92 l:l Bu les1., DATE thisll indicateis 0;» case5"92bdelinquent.Give l~ >'92 reason speci cdelinque for/ -92/ l i U sto ¬//5 _p92 e M7l s $ &92 Q pr.:.'*92l92//927 ElDare 2.l:l letter U [lreportl:lwi1l submittedsubmitted be l 92 , e W willIf submittereasonvalid be ll not repogbmittinexistsfat thigtimestate reasréci cal 9.' and/Z_ it-.report whec2 /8'2__9 475174 Wejfgéj.. . ff ___./.1 1. 4. -.7&7 I , _ , '4. I 9 L r/L46-151 m'°9 "v"~ "'*"'°-Z5?-' '-' i>wt0"92~/l '¢1 1 %/BI: 4.Status of l:l Appeal El Inquiry El Investigation1 l:l Prosecution El Sulet-by El 5.l:|Surep to t _ _a__a_ Place replyhereon returnandto Bureau. Notereceipt aclmmuledgmem and top serial inon rare le! seq 926341 ' H--~ ' _ I . FD-asp. .92§~e.v.T-is-es! ¢ I § v r I , 1 * i 4 ; Mount Clipping in Space Below! Justice Dept. Criticized By WILLIAM J. LEWIS * "~<~* ALL 1I92TFOP»1t£.Fs'i IOl923 CONTAINED Character; HEREIN IS UT? LASSZPIED O! _ EPlL >"92 C1assification:}-l-!-l-- q D b 5 Submitting O£ficeBCSTON [:1 Being Investigated 92 /ea I 560.;/f7WgQ§£Z 0Q ». _. ». ~, crnciwu. mmNb. no ,7 sow-10¢ * " * *'MAY I962EDITION , 4 *- ssA om. a ass. 21no. K 1:03 -Q3.» 92 , » UNI-TED STA I ESG NMENT 1 B 3-5*/» I 5' sper _i. Callahan M emogzdum C TO = Mr_Bqgmg t DATE L/9/54 §§5§gé%%§va _ Tavel 4 1 ARow? A @:=::> Trotter __i__ rt 0 92 1 I 9 Q _ z Gandyii 7 -B3E°T=sncmuw MATTER - - c Q ° anEP'L"'92 Q HOWARD~ ' The BostonOfficesubmitted has article an which ' appeared in the l/4/64 issue of the "Boston Globe," entitle- ,fr;~~* "Justice Department Criticized." The article states t hat " Dr. Howard Zinn, former professor of political science, in a speech before the American Jewish Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, was critical of the Attorney General for his failure to prosecute violations of civil rights and to protect the Negro against white _ viglence. , 'r 9 /M ? Zinn also cited a case in Selma, Alabama, last October T ,,alleging that FBI Agents and Justice Department attorneys stood by on the steps of a Federal courthouse and watched as local officials arrested two Negro students on Federal property, then dragged them through the streets because they sought to register to vote. l respondThe to the Boston allegation relatingsuggests to Office the FBIthe by means Bureau may that of a letter to desire to,theeditor of the "BostonGlobe." ;;2L. - Dr. Howardhas been the Zinn subject a security of j* investigation by this Bureau 00-360217!. He was reportedly a 3 member of the Communist Party CP! from l949-é-1953 and attended CP meetings during that period. He was recently a history professor at Spelman College Negro! in Atlanta, Georgia, and published two studies on Albany, Georgia, both of which appeared to have been slanted and biased documents. The incident described by Zinn appears to be one of the two incidents which occurredwon 10/7/63 at Selma. Bureau Agents observed that three pickets were arrested on the steps of the Federal Building, Selma, Alabama, by Sheriff James G. Clark, Jr., and Chief Deputy Sheriff L. C. Crocker. The Negroes arrested were carrying signs urging voter registration. This information was Q/b furnished to the Departmentin a memorandum datedl0/9/63 and; ° A investigation =ec?_lZ§S':J~:d.- é-%Thi1-=3'p Z was g§i.!t-S.» wig 5 g k 1- Mr Mohr» '1/7 EX ' ~ mm. 21. //W 1 *3 3;, ,5 1 A-=Mr: De'~Loach 1l4,;L A ;§,J" A . ~ , . - - Q ,,t {My 1 ._. EvansSullivan ,._92' , 0% 3* 1* IV{~.45"7/§_1 '~ {{} 3 J; Q;/_ RBL: ca8¬E?10!1 1*! § ! er 4 . ""45 3 0 A Memorandum to Mr. Belmont RE: HOWARD ZINN with demonstrating on Federal property. They were not §dragged through the streets and motion pictures taken of Qthe arrestby BureauAgents werefurnished tothe Department. ;::;:;:::]Thewho were arrestedincident otherby the Ala ama invo1ved[;::::;::;::::; ig way atroland on [::::] k b610 7 63 at Selma, Alabama. James Foreman, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee leader, and James Baldwin, notorious b7c Negro author, on l0/7/63 asked Sheriff James G. Clark if they would be allowed to serve food to Negroes standing in a voter registration line at Selma. The sheriff refused stating that *peop1e standingin such aline were not to be moles ter toence, serve Negroes Foremaninstructedin the line withtwo sandwicthe Negroes,Ei2:::::]and es. ey attempted to and were arrested by the Alabama Highway Patrol In the process of the arrest, one Negro dropped to the iground to lie down and the second Negro tripped over him and fell down. The second Negro was immediately pulled off the ground by state troopers and taken to a waiting bus. The first Negro began struggling and kicking at the state troopers. He was struck about the arms, legs and shoulders with the ends of pnight sticks by the state troopers and it was necessary for the troopers to bodily carry this Negro to the bus for ftransportation to the Dallas County Jail. oEe1maAgents observe towere on activities the the scene daily uponspecific during this instruction time atof b7@ 56 he Department. A preliminar investi ation was conducted by t her eauBu concerning' the[:::f:::Land[?::;:::;]case a report and dated 10/ll/63 was furnished to t e Depar men . In addition, efforts were made to locate films of this incident from newsmen abut no films were ever located. "BostonIt should Globe"carried be noted a report that the of a speech ll/14/63 made issue of ll/13463on the byarticle William contained S. Coffinseveral,false Jr. Chaplain ofdistorted Yaleand University. stgtements he by Mr. Coffin such as the Director is "one of the igges segregationistswe have in this country," that the Negro _ Lreceives "no support" from FBI Agents in the South in asserting Q.-2."Q 92. ,__ J . _'9 u » K 1 ' 3 _> 92. .1 Q Y ' r I Memorandum to Mr.Belmont RE: HOWARD ZINN his rights, and that Mr. Hoover could easily prevent "the things that are happening there" but he "couldn't care less." Mr. Tolson by letter 11/19/63 wrote to Victor 0. Jones, Executive Editor of the "Boston Globe," setting the record straight. R ECOMMENDATION. This is the second time the "Boston Globe" has published distorted articles concerning the FBI, even though they are second hand, without consulting the FBI concerning the facts contained therein. It is not recommended that a letter be addressed to the "Boston Globe" but that the Crime Records Division attempt to set the record straight through other friendly news sources in the Boston area. ACTION: That this memorandum be forwarded to the Crime Records Divisionkin order that friendly news sources in the Boston area may be contacted concerning our role in civil rights matters. - _ 4 .-"' / MW §$*@ A1 _ 1 92 ._ V J I . V. > ; '' __- E 1,'- - I - =.. -3- § ?'C. '@ I gléy " .ZQn¢*»¢taZZasa@:;!¢g3a4as am£F?Z u~q¢&b¬4fah, nau4AQxsoZk¬,¢4.A§k@¢¢¢4£{kJ 44%::;Qf@5c¢amAsrs%%3£3,/¢r é%%f. 92 sees oI * 4He 4%,. 92 _ ll l Mr. Horner 92E ai 1/10/64 : ,'-1'3! . bl I 92_; '1" "I 9 . ~ Cf Airtel .~0§_q_ '1 $11 - 3" " } x'1 1 . d'°. Sent n/»»J ' if To: sac, Boston 00-35505! Fro:gg9Birector, l00 360217! FBI H0"srcunrnz ZIHF EINED nmrrnn- c 'AL1.nmQgM~§'£I<>?£§§%?D YDAL -5 EPW»! Reurairtel 1/6/64. "W" '° ° Subject's namebeing included in Reserve Index, Section A, since he is a professor and writer who has a background of known membership in the Communist Party GP! and has continued to demon trate procommunist and anti~United States sympathies. Cards being forwarded separately. NOTE: civil rightsZinninvestigations has been repeatedly in and criticalspeech of January, Bureau concerning 1964,before- iZ/ y American Jewish Congress in Boston made additional inaccurate statements concerning Bureau's civil rights investigations in Georgia. Active CP member 1948-49. In 1952 he was described as procommunist. In 1953 his name was linked with CP underground. = Although he denied CP membership in 1953 his denial not supported ,1l by facts. In 1956 a former CP member was of opinion Zinn .* probably still a CP memberthen. In 1961 he attempted to , recruit students to attend 8th World Youth Festival and was described as pro Castro in 1962. He publicly protested United States demand for withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba » RHH/meat &__ » 45REC 9/M f J i K0 1 ' 37 my f F /7 I! T ... ;°:s°". ! c:eh___ __._.iCallahan ___ 1 X 92" 6 1 ___ vans 1 , Aw §:::,. - Sullivan ___ 3 "Z. 1 @? Tuvel __.i Totte Tfale.Gundy Holmesffnf -_~ A _i,,..1 ._ ,,H '1!u , MA1'L.Roo:vr ., gioomJ , /TEILEZTYPE . /60%uN1T|:92 $1,, {W/_S~ X 7/3 ,3 ff 95 ' w- D-,§ !Rev5-1-sg! ' é92 - 4 A ~FE1:>ER_ BUREAU OF IN FSTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE OFFICEOF ORIGIN DATE - INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD BOSTON BOSTON 2/18/6L¬ 247-14/an TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY I TYPED BY O DARBEL B. CURRIE bbr HOWARD ZINN, aka CHARACTER OF CASE ALL nztovrwrzcrrcomummn SM-C 1m¢nt»m!sL_ 1&em;1u'z:_r1;. t.;..;.=;;.*.».mD6 W v§"92° W"! » a-/Z3/L/Q ./ B /..»-c*.6 ~,,,;;1 v1-4-=14-¢v,92 ,._-_-'3 -_» REFERENCE: _"'_'___Bulet QC to Bostondated 1/10/6. 10'. P7,?-'9-"' P __C __ nil. .92X X333 INFOBMANTS ms. __ , ' B l -- ' Identity of Source Location "'92 b6 BS T l is| I/Instant report, page1 _5___J_,;';/07¢ PostalCenter Carrier, Post Office, Newton /4' "" 7¢_ é/J / I s/ " Newton due Mass. position!to 7 a C,.»=...,,,..'> ; 7%D//Z7 /P Other informants contacted in February l96L|. were : * b2 contacted 2/10/61.1. by SA DARRE B cu E b6 contacted 2/lL|./61.1.by SA -bi; contacted 2/lL|./6L|. by SA //'92 _ APP r_ _ ' SPECIAL AGENTIN CHARGE no NOTWRITE IN SPACES at-:|_ow c'P ADE: g , ,e . '4> » by/ I ii T " Z /' R77 t i"- - BostonBureau 00-3602l7!TRI/I! 00-35505! g 0 1 a FEB 24 1264 m I 1 -'7 I? T": , 92 a 92 . * 1% 11¢ d :L E > I DlSSEMlN%92TlQN ~o|='* I Rzgonn§EF6§1 q .»:TC?§14./ATTACHED: I ' / oN°f I A " "" ° -ll AGENCY__K_ i_§.r______I ______$__: ______._N~.0_V__9:_ _:_ I ,. >9 CD ______AI_1_::______4 If _I ' I - :::UjmQV¢$@£Lé"%£Q£mmmI%%é£Zimaéi agjHOW ______FWD ._Q_: :_Q.I. ._-._..5_-- ...----.----. - ...... -- ,7" ' - ~ L"I§%:Z_ ,,,/» ' BY ...... ...... u.s.rnmnuc .-r}-Wcovzmmzur16-7632-1-1 ornc: 7 -I YWI I '_ I -. 1 k A .1 ' ~ BS 100-35505 ADMINISTRATIVE The pretext used on February ll, l96h, was a telephone call to the subject's re dence in the guise of a televi- sion survey by SA DARREL B. CURRIE./ The subject resides with his wife ROSLYN ZINN Bufile 100-376h98! and their two children at AS Ghapin Road, Newton Center, Mass. Information concerning subject'scriticism of the FBI as reported in the "Boston Globe" and set forth in this report, was previously furnished to the Bureau in a letter dated January 6, l96h. On OctoberIfurnished30, iesgj concerning information E é .b6 Ib"/ C Ib7D The above information is not to be made public [a exceptsubpoena in theduces usual proceedings The tecum. following personto subpoenaed thebe issuance of l is The above information was not included in the details of this report since there is no Bureau approved characterization of the LOUIS M. RABINOWITZ FOUNDATION, INC. _ B _ I --_------ -_COVER PAGE /___ _ svi I am ,""' I , 1- a-305.149-22-so!92 . v~ A » ,9 _» /_ . 92__=: Bs loo-35505 L E] Subject's nameis being recommended forinclusion in Section Cl A or U B of the Reserve Index. 2. EX Subject'sis name included in Section EX] A or El B of the ReserveIndex. 3. E3 The data appearing on the Reserve Index Card are current. 4.. E] Changes on the Section A Reserve Index Card are necessary and Form FD-122a has been submitted to the Bureau. 5. DQ A suitable photograph [El is Cl is not available. 6. E] Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed and T symbols were utilized only in those instances where the identities of the sources must be concealed. 7. ubject is employed in a key facility and ______i is charged with ecurity responsibility. Interested agencies are . 8. This report is classified because statereason! a CE Subject was not reinterviewed because state reason! he was previously interviewed ll/6/53 and 8/9/Sh when he denied he had been a member of the GP. Interview not being conducted at this time because of subject's status as a writer. 10. III This case no longer meets the Section A Reserve Index criteria and <1letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Section A Reserve Index card. I 1L E3 This case has been re-evaluated in the light of the Reserve Index criteria and it ll continues to fall within such criteria because state reason! of his 5 -l;a1;u_g as a professor and writer who has a background of known membership in the Communist Party UP! and who has continued to demonstrate pro-Communist and anti U. S. 92 sympathies. A ... C:,;- .. COVER PAGE 92 I ' 1-- - __t._; " TED STATES DEPARTMENT JUSTICE I FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy lo: Rqw d= DARREL B. CUBBIE Mme Boston, Massachusetts Dale: Fneld OfficeFile No.:]_ !Q-BSSQ5K Bureau File N0.: lOQ-360217 / TM : HOWARD ZIN192l' % , l ,'"W NE5 "'¬§§ ,FzaiwsC~i==I 1. L=. :;'i l0'.§1' B rs$317 ; 233 Q,g_.,a» l H Es EplL"'§ ¢h<='<=c*¢'=MATTER SECURITY - c °92°'* 3g&3Ql3SQ¢L~t**igq Synopsis: The subject resides at N5 Chapin Rd., Newton Center, Mass.T and is a self employed writer from his residence? Subject in speech before American Jewish Congress at Boston, Mass., in 1/an was critical of Attorney General ROBERT KENNEDY and the FBI concerning civil rights matters. Informants advised in 2/6h that they did not know the subject and could furnish no information concerning him. / _ C _ DETAILS 2 I. BACKGROUND Residence and Employment BS T l on February ll, l96h, advised that the subject was still residing with his family at N5 Chapin Road 7 Newton Center, Massachusetts, wha ahe has lived since early October 1963 and that he appeared to be doing research and writing from his home. On February ll, 196E, by means of a pretext, it was ascertained that subject is still residing at A5 Chapin Road and that he is a self employed writer from.his residence '20 'I. h1s documentcontains neitherrecommendations norconclusions ofthe FBI. It is the property ofthe FBI and isloaned toyour agencyzt and xts contentsare not to be distributedeoutside your agency. N Q V i - , r _ J V 1 92- ~ T , 1 .'__ ,j. v BS 100-35505 II. MISCELLANEOUS The "Boston Globe}'a Boston,Massachusetts, daily newspaper, in its issue of January h, 196A, carried an article authored by WILLIAM J. LEWIs entitled "Justice Department Criticized." The article reported that Dr. HOWARD ZINN, a former professor of Political Science at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, had given a speech before the American Jewish Congress at 72 Franklin Street, Boston Massachusetts in which he had been critical of Attorne y era Gen l R O B ERT KENNEDY, for his failure to prosecute civil rights violations and to protect the Negro against white violence. The article also reported that the speaker had cited a case in Sylma, Alabama, last October when FBI Agents and Justice Department attorneys stood by on the steps of a Federal court house and watched as local officers arrested two Negro students on Federal property, then dragged them through the streets because they sought to register to vote. Informants contacted in February 196k having knowledge of some phases of Communist Party activity in the greater Boston area stated they did not know the subject and could furnish no information concerning him. - 2* - P Ill - i 6- ' . F283 11-29-61!,Rev.,q I ' ___ , -Q ~_ '¢'92ya --_..', ' :- T 92 * 4 4* 0 W '__ ITEDY STATES DEPARTMENTI: JUSTICE é,J FEDERAL BUREAUINVESTIGATION OF 0 _ 0'»» In Reply, PleaseRefer to Boston, Massachusetts File No. February 18, l96L|, Title HO WARD Z INN Character SECURITY MATTER - C Referenw Report of Special Agent BARREL B. GURRIE at Boston, Massachusetts, dated and A captioned as above. All sources except anylisted below! whose identities are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable information in the past. 'ALL nmorazcmonrcom am-E..m.92.a1b.A.sszas U '¢%&°S1.m W5 @911- vv-3 1.» °92 m b 5 This documentcontains neitherrecommendations conclusions of nor the FBI.It is the property of theFBI andis loanedto youragency; andit itscontents arenot tobe distributedoutside your agency. <1 l I $__ _ 1-1111 . Rushing -3... a ,_. -5,. SAC, Boston 90-35505! , 5/19/64 Y .jf- 1_ 1u ;"o/ J w O Vzmils so 6- t; y Q,r_! 'i f 5 / if /A é /r HOWARD ZIKF . Director, SECURITY IATTER ~FBI 00 360217! C Cm bdf; $mF%_k,;¢@_n1@; @M1? The publication "The Ration" in its Hay 18, 1964, issue contains an article by Zinn captioned "Incident in Hattiesburg." A footnote to the article describes Zinn as a teacher in the Department of Government, Boston University. The last report in this case dated February 18, 1964, describes Zinn as a se1£ emp1oyed writer from his residence. Verify subject's presence at Boston University. A review of the file in this case has been made and the Bureau is of the opinion that subject's name should be included in the Security Index because of his past affiliation with.the communist movement and more recent support of the Cuban regime. Security Index-cards are being.forwarded under separate cover. Upon receipt, destroy the Section A§3Reserve Index, cardsbeing maintained by you. I I -~ ix. -§J ,--- ~" »- ~ 5-mm» v. L '* . : ~ P 0*? "'92 .' é M Y 7_ l r <:D '. l ' r,i I -___L= §2.:<1<:s...92»L92'~"1 92M'*92 ,;[email protected] !"7q Ru, Ho Q5; Memorandum Bland to W.,C.SuIIivan 5/18/64 in the 1 Zinn case indicated that the above action was being taken led $321;/mea P UP ., My '%MED2_ - A 1 1964 . WA, 5 / ? -3402/7/23! n __ g3; :;lt'i H 9 '1 M.13». hi] J I ' Irwin 1.Y » 2-:-was-2 ,1 ¢:i;;i.i,n ,1 , iFB' re MAY 221964 Conrad ii Q6 9 _. > ~ -1 DeLouch Evansii i L ,, 1; , v, _ 1 8 """-' W, / ! G-"19 Rosenin i- J *~* E, _92 6' 334/"V Sulllvun it , Tuvel I _ ._, 3:1;-§ "" N/l.Y 281 *1 W 4 *0 , _ 1 1 t o **"I Gcmdy i -i MAIL ROOM TELETYPEZ uun" E1 H ._ - 1 / '' 5 -" 2 » _; X . V D M . ~~ 1 4» ~ '3 . _ . __} ' 3'g lON;l.'?O';M 10 5010-106 NO. 1 I . * K£12111} " UNITED i Zé ."L 1>.STATES G'&1NMENT =7 /' ' n£@' - - ,U Memorandum ,» Iuhun ,- 1/ DeLouc WZ/ 1 Evans __i_. 92,T0 =Mr. W. C. Sullivan1% Gale - DATE . Rosen May , Sullivan _i_ i_ 92»J°¢,»/ Tavel ii. FROM : Mr. J.F. Blang . ~ Mr . Belmont §l Ii ?;;-"_ Mr . Sullivan §§:.'§§S______Mr. Bland SUBJECT: now./-uin znm Mr. Rushing /~ SECURITY MATTER - c l umg f§i_J mm nmomgmon' 480350 comm X -/M ; Memorandum from Mr. Jones to Mr. Deloach datedL "*7 5/l4L§é._-" captioned "'TheNation, a 18, 1964, analyzes an t 1 writtenZinn by captioned%%ncident,__ _in W, _ar 1c e Ha. askedin "The Nation"Zinnis why publica nameis not io . included e irector in theAttieshggg ;which and Security Mr Tolson appears Index.g220 ygwa v A securityinvestigation Zinn of wasconducted E5 in F 1949 based upon information 92 of the Washington Field Office providedto by the effecta confidential that Zinn hadinformant L indicated to him that he, Zinn, was then a member of the Communist Party OP!. Investigation at that time did not develop any evidence to corroborate the matinn_was developed regarding aboveZinn's information participation although in infor- the affairs ofhseveral communist front organizations in the New York area 0 lincludéd,: Basedthe inupon the Security Index information3/23/49. developed, Zinn s name was f In 1950 additional information developed did tend to corroborate the original memberéhip in the CP, as well information as continued regarding activity in subject's certain communist front organizations. "_P _ In November, 1953, Zinn was interviewed by Special Agents of the New York Office. He that perhaps his activities denied membership in the CP, acknowledged that hewas associated with the in the CP as past a member, had opened stated him that to charges he ,% ,hadmight participated consideredbe in the activities communist fronts,of various adding rganizationsthat his particigg ion which was motivated by his belief right to believe, think and that in this country people have as ! provided such did not violate theact according rights of-others. to their own He ideals disclaimed is any belief in the doctrine of force and violence, adding that if he had knowledge of persons who advocate this principle he would adviselthe Bureau. He admitted association with certain * specific communist front organizations but refused to discuss others. 100-360217is:, K R5Q_-J2- I 92'- H Q5" - is " £7 Q} Lit 3 é V 92 _ E _ f / " $2?/mmM 92 Q ' N ' ' <33 __ i __ .< 7 * 7 Y"-vA ' W *~; '>I' 7 " I '7 7" ; 7 *' 'I.'-" * P .0 ' 1 l . ,9 w ' Memorandum for Mr. Sullivan RE: HOWARD ZINN 100 360217 .- Subject's name was deleted from the Security Index in July, 1955, under the Security Index Review Project then in force because of absence of evidence of CP membership within the past five years or evidence of substantial active participation in communist front organizations within the prior three years. In October,1956, L1 llself-admitted member of the CP from 1948- , advised that he knew oward Zinn b6 to be a CP member about 1950-51 and believed him to be a CP member as of October, 1956, although he could not substantiate ib"/C sourcethis belief. recontacted Followingwas receipt more of thisfor specifics allegation,at which the time[:;:E:] bo e Ib7D claimed that Zinn was a CP member from at least 1949 unt about the middle of 1953, his knowledge being based upon the fact that although not in the same CP club as Zinn he was in the same section and attended CP meetings with Zinn. Inves- tigation at that time failed to develop additional evidence of CP membership. Subject's continued demonstration of procommunist and anti U.S. sympathies appear to stem from his activities at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, where he was employed as a professor from 1958-63 and involve the following: Zinn organized a seminar in Atlanta, Georgia, on "American Policy Toward Cuba" which was held in Atlanta, Georgia, 5/9-10/62. William Worthy, the pro Castro reporter for the Negro newspaper Baltimore Afro American," was one of the speakers and denounced U.S. policy toward Cuba. According to a source in attendance, Zinn appeared to be in complete agreement with_Worthy. In February, 1962, Zinn was one of a number of sponsors calling for a demonstration in front of the White House in that month by students from all over the United States demanding the ending of all nuclear testing and -termination of the Civil Defense Program. In May, 1962, it was reported that Zinn was attempting to recruit students to go to the 8th World Youth Festival to be held in Finland in the Summer of 1963, In November, 1961, subject was a host at a dinner held in the studentcafeteria at Spelman Collegein honor of four members of a Soviet delega ion then visiting s -2- _ W W JP? . rrr ~ r 17 -Q ' , . - . __, AA * I 5 T v ' 92 .y. I Memorandum for Mr. Sullivan RE: HOWARD ZINN l00 3602l7 in Atlanta. On 10/24/62 Zinn was one of approximately 25 individuals who conducted a demonstration in Hurt Park, Atlaxta, Georgia, to protest against U.S. policy in the Cuban situation. ' Zinn moved from Atlanta to the Boston area in the early Fall of 1963 and the case was last brought up to date February, 1964, at which time no information was developed indicating any affiliation with a subversive movement. In his public statements and in his writings he has been critical of the Attorney General for failure to prosecute violations of civil rights and has been critical of the Bureau concerning its roll in civil rights matters. OBSERVATIONS: Because of lack of evidence of membership in a basic revolutionary organization since 1953, subject's namewas included in the Reserve Index, Section A, rather than in the Security Index. The Reserve Index represents a special group of individuals scheduled to receive priority attention with respect to investi- gation, interrogation, or detention under theYterms of the Emergency Detention Program following invoking of the Program and arrest of all Security Index subjects. Section A, Reserve Index, cases are brought up to date annually. Subject's activities makes this a close case as to whether he belongs on the Reserve Index or the Security Index. He can, ~ho weve'r, includedbe on the Security Index under the criterien iacts have been developed which clearly and unmistakably depict the subject as a dangerous individual who might commit acts inimical to the national defense and public safety of the United States in time of an emergency," and such action is being taken, ZSecurity Index cards are being forwarded to the Boston . '- _ Ml; ~~?: 'i"'*"' ~_; :~:": : : ' ,:=r::;::i I A _ ___:._.__:_§:;_;;<- _,...;.e:_;~~-- _._;;-1: ACTION: _ ,~u Q, For information. 92/ » 7M W W» l l A _ w w j t S 10 ornorm. rom no. 10 SOIO-I06 1! /1 V y C mw no: emnou L 9 I GSA UNITEDSTATEScm. ass. no. :7 ERNMENT~, i ; Memorandum * TO = DIRECTOR, FBI 00-360217! DAT!-I: 6/5/64 SAC, BOSTON 00-35505! JECT HOWAPJOZINN A '2;zsmF¢P1=*- mm P] @1453 L5? SM C J Q ReBulet to Boston 5/19/6#. Personnel Services,On 5/28/sullo I ston University, Boston, Mass., advised that in March, 1964, the subject received a b6 faculty appointment in the Department of Government, b7c Bogzon University, to become effective September l, 19 , [:%::::::::::]advised that it was her understanding that subjec is presently a self-employed writer. On the basis of the above information subject's Security Index canishould continue to reflect self- employment until September 1, 1964, when an FD-122 will be submitted to show employment at Boston University. J2 subject for A letterheaddissemination memorandum is to Secret Service, being prepared in accordanceon this 1 with Bureau instructions of 4/13/6M captioned "Travel of 9292 the President in the United States and Comonwealth of Puerto Rico," 4: <§Q§§ CE}Bureau RM! §s1;5 ZZ;i° * gen-31 /$1/>-.%M-{Z;35 8JUN 3 92964 C!/ snij Q Qp, K =%aauN 1%% ¬§ :__92 i .» m 92u-%f¬ -. r t -" oinorm. ram no. 10 5010-I05 R P; 1 9292 MAY 1902 EDIIION U 4'" lUNITEDon sen. ass. NO. STATES27 G lRNMENT . f 92 92 Memorandum TO = DIRECTOR, FBI 92 D-"*'1"'3= 6 /9/614 v r FR V SAC, BOSTON 00-35587! mmoagmwggrgmw l : CT 2 'TROPUS Y 9/L ?¢92 6 g, 55¢ , , 1 Re O-*- T from Bureau 5/22/67-L, requesting preparation >0, of lettergead memorandum for dissemination to Secret Service 1 i on I-IOWA INN BSfile 100-35505; Bufile 100-36021?! .5, = Q I Enclosed are four copies of a letterhead memorandum captioned "HOWARD ZINN," dated 6/9/64, at Boston, Massachusetts. Dissemination of the enclosed memorandum to Secret Service locally will be held in abeyance pending instructions from the Bureau in this regard. " 4? ,..,» ,,-x~Bure au lzgcgwm 1-Boston i ______/ 7~/zu/,6, Y? 1 3 cc T -_ _ . _ <9 /0. Q» REQ RE<>'@.2..11ao1z >, ANS Q um; 30 I3/UW . M re JUN 10 196 -35 id , - 5»... ,_ ,_;,.,! /0 11- .-.".{§ 0-2/7 51/ ! ~ 92 __.@L ' >~ _ - ' ' x $53? Q _ t O it v, ULQED DEPARTMENTSTATES OFQISTICE FEDERAl.BUREAU'OFINVESTIGATION 1hR@@,mmwR¢ww Boston, Massachusetts File N0. June 9, 196% HOWARD ZINN Howard Zinn, also known as Howie Zinn, born August 2Q, 1922, at Brooklyn, New York, formerly a Professor of History at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, now resides at 45 Chapin Road, Newton Center, Massachusetts. He is presently a self-employed writer from his residence. Zinn was identified as a member of the Communist Party, USA, from l9#9 to 1953, in New York City, and since that time he has continued to demonstrate pro-Communist and anti-United States sympathies. Zinn was organizer of a seminar on "American Policy Toward China" held at the Atlanta University Center May 9 and 10, 1962, while employed as a Professor at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia. One of the seminar speakers was William Worthy, described as a pro-Castro reporter for the Negro newspaper, "Baltimore Afro-American, who spoke favorably of the Black Muslims," praised a fugitive being sought by the FBI and denounced United States policy toward Cuba. Zinn appeared to be in agreement with Worthy. William Worthy was found guilty on August 8, 1962, of entering the United States without a valid passport, in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, which judgment was subsequently reversed and Worthy was discharged. The "Boston Globe," a Boston, Massachusetts newspaper, in its issue of January A, 1964, carried an article entitled Justice Department Criticized." The article reported that Howard Zinn, a former professor of Political Science at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, had given a speech before the American Jewish Congress at Boston, Massachusetts, in which he had been critical of Attorney General Robert Kennedy for his failure to prosecute civil rights violations and to protect the Negro against white violence. ..~.- ~¢<-:¢.~:r IQ ? Y; -/- w.* xi. _ 1 - _;__ hf, yL " ,923xaa92<<¢92-1~K oi-57$ I W *-"~°3 *§,-7"w~ 5E l 3 y *3 92 * ° $" - 4, . l :- 5 ~ Dd n HOWARD ZINN The following description was obtained from investigation: Sex: Male Race: White Height: 6' 2" - 6'3" Weight: 160 - 170 pounds Hair: Dark brown Eyes: Brown . Complexion: Sallow .,~*" Marital Status: Married; wife, Boslyn zinn -5» FBI Number: 615 875B ;7*" ;~ 45 ' I/1» ~':¢ :4-.4:-4¬4.l£!r;£l**L*- ;,*j Ehis document contains neither recommendations nor 1 conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ,/- J, * rl 4" .{VV' V 1:» ~ K ' 92 924 92 F r ~ l z Y 1 I ..2.. W J 0-4. - 7 , FD-122 Rev. 4-11-ea! OPTIONAL NO.SOIM I0 5010-106 MAYI962 EDIYION GSAGEN. REG. NO. 17 UNITED STATES GG *ERNMENT T ,fl i_/ TO Memorandum Dire<=wr,FB1 F » SAC, BOSTON 00-35505! G! Gard . S UT 1» 2,21221%0 Ga/I138 zrmv,£iI:n.m0R~.~.:»_mzo:~r Se . D00 comzmwma 1-mean:Ih=1'1I-"Pe§??? 3»*"m as v ;~!_5QP DATE 5 a Y-¥ 9~§-'----'tsh '0"W L" '92 |:| It is recommendedthat a Security ,Z,:| TheSecurity Index Card on the Index Card be prepared on the captioned individual should be above-captioned individual. changed as follows specify change only!: Name Aliases Ix U < ~ [:1 Native Born :| Naturalized |:| Alien I3 Communist [:| Socialist Workers Party [:1 Independent Socialist League [I] Miscellaneous specify! Race Sex [:| Tab for Detcom [:] Male [3 Female Date of Birth Place of Birth i 1 *1 Business Address show name of employing concem and address! . 1- ; - Professor, Department of Government, Boston University, 755 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Key Facility Data / -new j~* Geographical Reference Number Resg_gg_s,ibi,1i§y,,______-___ NOT R.eco:%~:1 :i;Ti' Interested Agencies / _ me um 5 n;:g4.*/ < Re sidence Address . F ! . 24 George Street, ---- Newton Center,Mzss. ~e ,7 *_ _ _ l _ ;*d;_;. - DBO/hw ! -_,~.;~~/ ~ ,ga», '; REGIST, Riv'MAIlL'i -g} ta F I W A T _ FD-3sis s-s-sq! - I hlil,y"'° ~'.,_Q A¢ UNITESTATES DEPARTMENT JU:>i'mE OF : %@*9 g FEDERALBUREAUINVESTIGATION OF , _...-"' Boston, Massachusetts In Reply,Please toRefer 0C -boner'., 1 1'10 -Q 1 File No. 751$* -" 0" " !'e,nv HP . L 922 SUBJECT: n0.v1/1:212 zrrm ;|;a ;35° e1 5" 92 EpIL 0 REFERENCE; FBI memorandum dated June 9, 1.964 *3 Referenced communication contained subject s residence and/ or employment address. A recent change has been determined and is being set forth below change only specified!: 1 1 Residence: 2-=4 George Street, Newton Center, Mass. Employment Professor, Department of Government, Boston University, 755 C ommonwealth_/1ve., Boston, Mass. > L i V /J17- ii/~/ A E V '/' 9 I __ _ ,__.»_--enL §jf-jf{~';=;=:<;o F 4. . 51 _ LN}! Q W- _< .--- 1 _, ii > * AGENCY A R£f1.REC'D ._ -__! _~ , ,1-' r A __.._. 92r I FD-122 DETACHED bmzHOW 3w_ /....§__§-J ronw.4/ -65 ~yg ; ' N V 1 {N92 I A ' z i: 7 e I g I : |>92 I /.92 i 92'- fa-1:. /7 923'9 ', _ * n in/ ,_; l{If_his document coni éinsneither recommendations nor conclusions of theFBI. _1t is theproperty the of FBIand is loizriéd to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outs zdeyour agency. -_ = _ __ ¢ _'V ;~ '$; ~ ' ' ' * y * """"' "* ' "' 7 *7 ' W"/7 ""7 ,_ Q} Q N Q Q $.../Ii -1 ! 1 Q - ~ ,. - in ""* mnscwos, max 8/7/64 SAG, ATI-ANYEA ! 4 4 e 92 w GIEI-1 Bureau file 100-3-116 Atlanta file100-6520 92 '! HOWARD ZINN .! SM-C Atlanta file 100-5618 + The subject has been identified as a former member G! ofAtlanta the Office; Communist however,Party. Boston is was Heformer currently .a office subjectof of theorigin in this matter. .L¢ Enclosed herewith for the Bax-eau, Boston and Memphis is one copy each of e news article from the "Atlanta. Daily wor*ld", a Negro daily newspaper. The article is entitled "Dr. Zinn Goes to Mississippi Under Foundation Grant. This article appeared in the 8/1/64 issue of the World. This is beig submitted for information purposes. 92 92 I 92 92T92 K ,,4T92 » 3-.tsm.~eeu 3-100-3-116 0. 1! RM! #109-HO¥~Iainn! _ 2- Boston -l0O 1! 7 1- 100-Howard Zinn! 2- Memphis --100-CIBH! Ene. 1! RM! 2- Atlanta le -100-6520; 10.0-Howard. Zirm! - 100-5643 elt en. as mvom u1:em:~:tzmort rmwm mien Q vow u6 9260 Mat! NLf6éP]!.,¢n~! " ~ ,, " F 1 / H NOT RECORDED y 172 AUG 11wee» ~ / ENCLOSI-EB ,_ 92 ~n-u-- 92-cu|na_.q~n-_-nun-q tV;¥~F i.,. -.. _,,.,,,_ - _ _ ..t'; -cs--J'___.W;_.s....§ T - FQ-350 Rev.7-16-63! _ /'92 I I > t ,* -4 .1 :. _ '- -I l , .~ .r~ J .4.u .92 #3" , AF k L fl?Clipping in Space Below! ---1_ ___ 921_1 . v ~: J :2 ?- ';:.~='1. ..» - ibi Toe human rights 'pz;o;z1fa.mof the ~=_7:<:.=~a0r., Roosevelt M¬mori"=.l_ ii, Pozxzdation Is designed to carry on Q?-i iii 4! Mrs. Roosevelt's.lite-work, and to do so by enlisting the help 0!; A !2=3Wl}'-&pp0lnf8d'p: D f8SS{7foi? young people. teachers, community; =;o-rernrnont at, Boston University} leaders. scholars and ot-hers to. mil leave for Mississippi this v:eek- it wort-: directly on fhe problems 01': end re establish a unzque ed-.::s- ~ znequality. ciiscriminat-ion and vio-i tzezzsl program to ryoung iations of human rights whereverf rights workers in the South. they may be found. i Individuals selected for awardsfi according to the Foundation, arc; those who have already shown by: Indicate page, name of their work, :,hei'.'and interests their 11; newspaper, city and state.! talents that they have 'a contrib11-5; Prof. Howard Zinn, former tion lo make to the solution QIW ch:-.i:'man theoi hisl-oz-_v depart-N; problems in human rights and bu-:1 #1. ' ' I ' ...r;:.._., _;, ;.; 1"! meat at Spelman College, a pre- ' ' 92 1':. s cl-:-nzznantly Negro instiirution roan relations. The ll ssiwlpjli :_a:ic:-1. Ge...will unciermlze theji . grain under an : -. I /F v . 7 -92 ! D» REPORTING OFFICE OFFICEORIGIN OF DATE ' {I I ./ INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD Boston Boston ' - 2/12 - 17/65 REPORTMADE BY I TYPED BY DARREL B. CURRIE CHARACTER OF CASE 92 6 HOWARDZINN, aka 'S _fnu. nmomtmo<1 ip; f§;'t_?92I,'An¢'%Q 5F %p W} SM - o /IDQ D S5 S, I *¥ 1t@~*~t*" *92» > ~Y~YE/n~..! F Fae» BBBEALQgg k-§5%%¬§§§% ; Bh*]/M "HA§» REFERENCE: Reportof s1-92. DARREL B.o'uRR1:E, BOS1=<>n-2/18/64, / /,__,t2 Iyv .. ... INFOBMANTS ~ Identity of Source Location ._--1--n-1-- BS T lis| I 1°°"355°5"37 ""1-l.___,§?56I Postal Carrier,Newton Centre, , b7%L Mass , , 4 U 4 I BS T-2is| f Instant Report -;Eage 2 Postal Carrier, Newton Corner Newton, Mass. 2/ 15/gnforman 5 by SA andontacted FeTf2iff::if55 in contacted 2[:;::;g::lcontactedi§ 15Wore: 5 Y inn SA DARREL B. CURRIE. ,/ iovn / / gilu -'I 7 sPF,,?'§|_'fAQ%iNT no NOTwarn:IN SPACES BELOW ~17-T1151 ADE: I I 92 ;I ; _ 92 ;?£' I/I7 aw -__/I @- Bureau loo-360217! / RM! t. E .92 3 - Boston 00-35505! I 92 7"?! %/i_st 92 Q FEB13¢.. v M 4 » .__.._.....I ,7 /tees-,1 - _ X-:0»/.:51 f7"92~¢,_ ga9"§?' ékyf . I."';;;:.::::1 .- -ii , . &. a C; /.v ,=.~¥ ~ 92 DISSEMINATION RECORDOF ATT5 HEB Rs, oR:g AGENCY g 92 Q,-,I k R7 Q3iv E 5. ._ 92_~_' OTATIONS. I _-v 1- REQUEST :-:.f._.--:-}i-RECD :-"" .°:::: ..-.I::i:§_Q one ...... FWD_ §I'..ZI'.,_é: ._§._ .é _'. .z.1'.é_ _.2_£.§_'.._-___<.~{4&_, Z ...... -_ , - BY HOW______...... - Fwn .Q=~.-.é.I.:I{I§_;.-2: is...... - ______._§.;;;-__,_.______ u s covzmmzurrnmrms ornct 16-76324-1 { ,7 i Q 1 a i w s ; we - ' ns Rev. 3-11-64! ,_ ._; __ § ¢ . I . ' I _ ' BS 100-35505 l. |_?_| Subject's nameis included. in the Security Index. 2. C] The data appearing on the Security Index card are current. 3. E] Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau. 1;. [:1 A suitable photograph [:1 is [:1 is not available. 5. |:| Subject is employed in a key facility and is charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies are , 6. [3 This report is classified because state reason! 7. [73 Subject previouslyinterviewed dates!11/6/53 " 2/9/54 -> [E] Subject was not reinterviewed because state reason! 4! in previous interviews he was uncooperative and denied he had been a member of the GP. An interview is not being recommended in view of subject's status as a writer on 92. civil rights matters and because he is an assistant Professor at Boston University. I11- 1- 8. |:] This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending ~4- cancellation of the Security Index card. 9. 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! of his status as 8. Professor and writer who has a background of known membershi J in the GP, and who has continued to demonstrate pre- communist and anti United States sympathies. T .3 lO. Subject's SI card |:] is is not tabbed Detcom. |:| Subject'sactivities-~warrant Detcom tabbing because 924 state reasons! _ 3* _ COVER PAGE 4 '1 l I _ _ _ _ I E , 4 » 4 J > u * 1: 4*"--AFD I-20¢ Rev.s-3-59! » ,_-' Je _92 " if O n qci u»-I-Q . . a __ _ , p UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF J CE I FEDERAL BUREAU o1= INVESTIGATION Copy to : . . Rwmtd: DARREL B. CUBRIE Mme Boston, Massachusetts Date: HddOmwHhbbe lOO 35505'// Bmwu kbbs 1QQ_36021Y / Tme HOWARD ZINNT ¢wwde= SECURITYMATTER - 0 / SWTWT Thesubject resides at 24 George St., Newton, Massffand is employed as an Assistant Professor of Government at Boston University.* The "Boston'Traveler newspaper on 6/2G/64 reported Professor HOWARD ZINN of Boston University was a leader in a civil rights demonstration at Boston that date. The "Atlanta Daily World" of 8/1/on reported that Professor HOWARD ZINN was to leave for Mississippi to establish a program for civil rights workers. Informants advised in 2/65 that they did not know the subject and could furnish no information concerning him. T ... !.. DETAILS: I. BACKGROUND Residence and Employment BS T-1 on October l, 196% advised that HOWARD f ZINN, formerly of M5 Chapin Road, Newton Center, Massachusetts, was then residing with his family at 24 George St., Newton, Massachusetts.w nsninsoanmnnsrcsfgpnsn., 1 92 B ' :C»LI °*liF"*'5 Qaim&_"t£HJe_.Q92 Wot§¬Osetting:-:.§4s@P/L>>~92 .M= ~ /it Q This documentcontains neitherrecommendations norconclusions ofthe FBI. It is the propertyof the FBI and is loanedto youragency; itam! its contentsare not to be distributed outsideyour agency. . ' . I I 2Z .. - . , _ I -H; , . -_ 1 _ . , - k ~:--n 9 °' 92- . _ L 92 _ , BS lOO 35505 BS T 2 on February l5, 1965 advised that the subject wasthen residing at 2# George St.,Newton,?-.,r:, Massachusetts.' be l Personnel Services, bvc Boston Uh versity, Boston, Massachusetts, advised on February 16, 1965 that the subject was then an assistant Professor in the Department of Governmentat Boston University with an office at 236 Bay State Road, Boston, Massachusetts II. MISCELLANEOUS The "Boston Traveler", a daily newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, in its issue of June 24, 196A carried an article entitled, "Hub Pickets Urge Marshals for Miss." In this article it was mentioned that "fifty demonstrators demanded in Boston today that 1,000 U. S. Marshals be sent to Mississippi immediately to protect civil rights workers there." It was also reported that a spokesman for the demonstrators said that seventy students from Boston University were among the 800 or so due to spend the summer in Mississippi working with civil rights groups there. The article reported that the groups participating in the Boston demonstration were the Boston friends of the Student Noneviolent Co-Ordinating Comittee, the Nbrthern Student Movement,the Massachusetts Freedom Movement,the SouthernCongress of Racial Christian Equality,Leadership the Boston Conference. ActionIt wasGroupreported and the thatI one of the leaders of the demonstration was Professor HOWARD ZINN of Boston University. The "Boston Traveler of June 25, 1965 carried an article entitled, "Continuous Picketing Voted Here." In this article it was mentioned that demonstrators hadpicketed the Federal Building in Boston throughout the night and vowed to continue until something was done about protecting civil rights workers in Mississippi. The "Boston Globe", a Boston daily newspaper in its issue of July 2, 1964 carried a letter to the Editor entitled Simplya Sign of Negligence", signed byHOWARD ZINN, Associate Professor of Government, Boston University. The letter was as follows: _ 2 _ 4 Y _ Jig? _f i ',_J ,1 i » 4 .1 _ _, In " 9: 5 » *.;. -1* ~ 1* a = _ Q BS 100-35505 "The disappearance of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia, Miss., has brought from the Department of Justice the same denial of its own powers that it has made again and again these past three years while murders, beatings, and other violations of constitutional rights have taken place in Mississippi and elsewhere in the deep South. "Constitutional experts have pointed repeatedly to the flaws in the Justice Department argument, but now there is a special urgency in the demand that the government begin to act. "Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall have constantly denied that the Federal government can act as a police force, or that it can take effective preventive action against violence in places like Mississippi. "But the Constitution specifically gives the President the responsibility to see that the laws of the nation are faithfully executed, and since l§86 these laws include provisions Title 18, Sections 2H1 and 242! which made it a Federal crime for either an official to wilfully deprive a person of his constitutional rights, or for private parties to conspire to do so. "That the Federal government in the past has not been behaving like a policeman in enforcing these laws is simply a sign of negligence, not of lackkof legal authority. "Messrs. Kennedy and Marsall need to be reminded that the lhth Amendment c anged the relationship of the Federal government to the states and ended the virtually absolute authority of local police forces. "It was precisely the intent of the l th Amendment to create Federal rights, enforceable by Federal action. "Would Kennedy or Marshall claim that officials of the state of Mississippi are successfully protecting the constitutional liberties of civil rights workers or Negroes generally! there ? - 3 an i r .r___ _ . I. J n »L'-p n _ : n - ..' Q , s - " 1' BS 100-35505 "If, as we all know to be the case, the state is failing to protect these rights, it is the i responsibility of the President to take such measures as he considers necessary for such protection. "It is shocking that the Justice Dept. is unwilling to stand behind an action so strongly supported in law and so desperately needed out of sheer huanity, "As far back as 1879, in a decision that has never been overturned, the Supreme Court ex parte Siebold, 100 U. S. 7! declared: " It is argued that the preservation of peace and good order in society is not within the powers confided to the government of the United States, but belongs exclusively to the states. We think that this theory is founded on an entire misconception of the nature and powers of that government. we hold it to be an incontrovertible principle, that the government of the United States may, by means of physical force, exercised through its official agents, execute on every foot of American soil the powers and functions that belong to it.'" The "Atlanta Daily world", a Negro daily newspaper at Atlanta, Georga, carried an article on August 1, 1964 entitled, "Dr. Zinn Goes To Mississippi Under Foundation Grant The article reported Dr. ZINN, a newly appointed Professor of Government at Boston University, would leave for Mississippi to establish an educational program for young civil rights workers in the South. The article stated in part that ZINN, a former chairman of the History Department at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, would undertake the program under an award from the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation in conjunction with its human rights program. The article also pointed out that Dr. ZINN had been writing on civil rights for sometime, and that his book "SNIC: The NewAbolitionists", would be published this fall. -1.}... 92 1 4 . - 4 Q < g p Q ' r- » 1 '0 . .92 Q, ~ I ~ v l _ p . - BS 100-35505 The "Boston University News , a campus newspaper aIBoston University, in an article dated September 23, 1964 entitled, "Zinn Helps Program Establishment For Civil Rights workers in South" reported in part that Dr. HOWARD ZINN, a newly appointed Assistant Professor of Government at Boston University, had in August, 1964 under an award from the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, helped establish an "in serviceeducation" program for young civil rights workers in the South. The article also quoted Dr. ZINN as saying "An ideal education combines academic work with intense involvement in the lives of people with problems." Dr. ZINN in this article cited as the main achievement of the entire Mississippi summer project contact with the outside world" which it affords the Negro comunity. Informants contacted in February, 1965 having some knowledge of certain phases of Comunist Party activity in the Greater Boston area stated they did not know the subject and could furnish no information concerning him, -5-X-_ We7 '> : i.....,..____...... ;_ » __ s . v 0~:_r§*~ ~ ., 3 Rev. 11-29-e1! ' . Iv ., " 921 __ ~ " 1 u UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT JUSTICEOF FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION 11'I} éé P'I Boston, Massachusetts InReply, PleaseRqferto February 18, 1965 FileNo. Title HOWARD ZINN " Character SECURITY MATTER- 0 Reference Report of SA DARREL B. CURBIE dated 2/18/65 at Boston. All sources except any li-sted below! whose identities are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable information in the past. IALL IBIFO1 92l*.L/3.'1 T. - . ggljmr* 1"3}*» 1L3>3-_92Q_'j§131 :l:w¢1'§f§ IS '0 ;I! Wis 1, 8 92 A I .1 I ofTh1 tie d gcgllmjnd t sontcnns'neither recommendationsnor conclusions of the FBI. It is theproperty n s loaned to your agency; it and 1ts contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, E J r M I I M ' '" MA '" Mi" wm"'" " " »'M" ' Tm 92 I FD-122OPTIONALFORM NO. I0 4-17-ea!$010-I06 Rev. / Q GSA MAYUNITEDI962GEN. RIG.EDIIION 27 L; GO STATESNO. "RNMENT 9292J_. ,92 92 3 Qh v i Memorandum 1 TO Director, FBI Bufile- 100-360217 ! DATE; 92 » F SAC, Boston 00-35505! gigs UT1!_ B Sent 1 3 /1 s 11201" I! = I-IOWARDXZINN, aka { I SMC -$1,; - n1FOBM_P~.TIOiT$8 cog mm I 1! A Y T3E?!L$ 92 1-I5 {} F3I_£i§"3IF - *- q 9 u § 920 '1 [:1 It is recommended thata Security E] The Security Index Card on the in Index Card be prepared on the captioned individual should be 92 above-captioned individual. changed as follows specify change only!: Name ; Alia S88 I I 7 [I Native Born |:] Naturalized - I:| Alien r [:1 Communist [:1 SocialistWorkers Party [:] Independent SocialistLeague |::] Miscellaneous specify! V > Race Sex [:] Tab for-Detcom |:| M818 E] Female Date of Birth Place of Birth ' t Business Address show name of employing concern and address! 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Boston University, 755 Commonwealth Ave. , Boston, Massachusetts 4 : Key Facility Data Geographical ReferenceNumber Re$P°1"1$ibi1itY is Interested Agencies Psr .h,J 7 Residence Address i D ZgggglcrA , ' Jf92/_m_:a_5 , ~' m *iE3S iiiE§1965 92st I '$ B" ~<92'i"J e , ,,...-¢-_, aw Q omomu. rum ho no 5010-106 Ma,~ I96 rumor:2 on can asc-no 21 B ont _L_ UNITED STATES GL, r RNMENT r ii eLoach l___ Cusperi Culluhun Memorandum Conrad Felt Gale $1 osen '- Mr DeLoach DATE 11- 5- 65 Sullivun *3 Taveli Trotteri Tele.Room v * / / ALI. ]I1FOB.92 ¬A'I"I01 =Tcomnn Holmes 3 M/V4? S HEE§.BlI¬ISUi¢Gan W "' Gundy m w Ygmggu1 N 8 I SUBJECTHOWARD ZINN 4 6 973° BOSTON,BOSTON UN IVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS @;,Q J ~*i BACKGROUND1 @92 /Z.1 ! if / In connection with an article entitled Don'tll Students C Communists" by captionedindividual whichappeared in the 10-24-65 issueof the Boston Globe," the Director has inquired as to what do we have in files on Zinn / INFORMATIQN IN BUFILES M M _:,____5/ k [Z1/92_.__.. Dr I-IowarH Z~inn is an Associate Professor of Governme nt Boston UwIl1V6I"S1lZy , -- Massachusetts, Boston, was who forinerly Chairman the_Qepartment of ofHistory and Social Science Spelmanat College,Atlanta, Geprgia> Zinif, who is white, was born August 2fl,__1922,_ atBrooklyn,qNew York, of Austrian and Russian born parents' He served in the United StatesArmy from 1943 to 1945 §He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951*; received aMaster of Arts degree from Columbia University in 19 52 and was awarded a Ph D from that school inabout 1956 Dr Zinn was employed bySpelman CollegejmaNég°'ro institution, in 1956,and byBoston Universityin 1964 ff -4. _ .1 U Zinn has been the subgect of a security investigation by the B.ur"eau,. and informantshave reportedthat hewas a member of theCommunist Parity in New Yorkfrom 1949 to 1953 He was known tobe associatedwith commigistfront groups in New York, including the International Workers Order, the American =9 Peace Mobilization and theCommittee ofOne ThousandZinn was interviewed Agents in New York in 19 53 and 1954 He denied membership in the Com" iunis§t- Party but admitted association with communist front groups He described hinfiself during the interview as a liberal interested in civil rights but claimed that he would never be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of this country. While with Spelman College, ghe was quite active in racial matters and information we havereceived indicatesthat hecontinues be to involved in various civil rights ma erstt H e is curren tl thy on e ecurity S Ind ex o four Bo-s~te»n- C-!f-f- 1&¬ " , $ 11 - Mr M1" DeLoach Tdson 25 REG B /0 *livi919s5N >923> 1'71% 1 Mr Sullivan 1 Cont1n.ii.ei:1.0nnext_pg,ge! 92- A § _ JCF lcm - ~- --- COP1 E1El92lTl ;={ 2_;!;3 l n?®EI ll in V' """" _'>< ~ 1» I K W.6 92- . 1 I t l " I 1 o '1 0 g 92 92 M. A. Jones to DeLoach Memo RE: HOWARD ZINN Zinn has written many articles criticizing the Director and the FBI in the past, some of which have appeared in The Nation. " "The Worker" has also given wide circulation to many of Zinn s public criticism of the FBI. 1 90l 238! l00 3602 1'7!Zi1m's currentactivities includeparticipating in demonstrations, such as "teach-ins, "protesting U. S. policy in Vietnam. Zinn's continueddemonstration of pI'OCOII1I1 1l1I1iStanti U. and S. sympathies appearsto stem from his activities at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, Whidlinvolved such activities as; organizing a seminar in Atlanta, Georgia, on "American Policy Toward Cuba"at which one of the speakers denoimced U. S. policy toward Cuba; calling for a demonstration in front of the White House in February, 1962, by students from all over the United States demanding the end of the nuclear testing; attempting to recruit students tofgo to the,8th World Youth Festival to be held in Finland in the Summer of 19 63 and being host at a demonstration held in the student 1 cafeteria at Spelman College in honor of four members of a Soviet delegation then visiting the U. S. 00 360217-32! ' RECOMMENDATION: For Director's information. % 6;; W l ; z _' FD-éso liev.7-16-63! -_ M 92 _.__ t _ p Q ,,s.- -* Q - > J 4 " ~ nrmrzorr somnmnn idmgtmniiis oi": ssrsmo W __ c Moun+,_Clippingnm Yin Space 6¬7lL%jBelow! q O ! . / i z -_.>.. . /,1, 1.. L/',._. ._-15;. ' mi»!-aka»-e-? w ,. __..-I ae enii ll ' ,.._ hi, .i.____._~ 92 1-'§4;ems;ame the First Wp rld___92l_[ar. Randolph Bourne, crippled of Fo y, - 1-,1 92 brilliant of mind, who had studied un- _ _ M .. lug!,-- Silmlsnts; vder John Dewey and Charles Beard at i _ . l I Columbia University, wad one of many 0 troubled by what they saw as hypoc- 92 risy: the pious talk about making the M Communists world safe for democracy, the swift- newspaper, *'£ Tale. Items = ,.... ness and sheepishness with which the w .4-l'.a..--. i ,1 7- HGWARD By ZINN population fell in line. Bourne wrote: ! y .n~Il5S ~.~_.l.l; £ 92Gantl,-pa. F - The moment war is declared . . . £ Associate Professor oi Government, . the mass of the people, through some Indicate page ;-n ame£of=- - : ": '* ' Boston University city and state.! spiritual alchemy, become convinced i that they have willed and executed the -deed themselves. They then with the The young man who burned his draft exception of a few malcgg1ients.xpro- BOSTON GLOBE Fcard last week, and now faces ve years ceed to allow themselves to be regi- Boiiron, Mass. in jail, gave the nation only one more mented, coerced, deranged in all the en- l BOSTON HERALD sign of that de ant spirit swirling vironments of their lives, and turned through our college generation these. into a solid manufactory of destruction Bolton, Maps. past few years. toward whatever other people may BOSTON ~. ~ Only a minority is involved, but it have, in the appointed scheme of MMWWW is vocal and in uential.things, come within the range of. the Boston, M&I$e " ""~*? i"£'=~i;'-'» st t_ The de ance takes government s disapprobation. crm1s $IAN scmm many forms: Leavi_ng'When the war ended, with millions Mormon ' school and family to -3 Bolton, MBJQQ r ' ' L1 » 4 o£'corpses in fresh-dug graves, and the ~ 1*?» 1* , -B l? work with the- civil a/sir ~,-,-,~'. $;§ Z£':: Z" I .v in . § t 1 1 .». 1 ~ n z - * V 92'. . i T W H l *1 I Z ff > _ r 92 ,§ I " " > ~ __ .; 1 t.-, . -tow T - 4 - » :-". a , : n. _ »- -s 0 x r " ~¢. , Z §£>:a ?e»i$>?.<>;* ;.r»* *f"' ' ,'~'% ;é." § ¢*T:£?.; » . i» t 281.".-:< ;,92z ~a=r*~ ~eea;i - . ._ , v.7¬ age-2,-_R"* ,: ,; ~§92_,, _92~§,.{lit * M A92 W 5; rs -§¢~ - ,~~ t "'1." .@>:1:i.§g;s.=:?z-~ 'i,,<-:- ., .§*_;,{»;33~/-92 ; i;~3e»2s*.§'.?:~. ~1s;l§ &'.,_e. .. ;4,'g, ° i*?:§?3 .9. .... 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X» »1.92_~v g» ; . 5_ ,,. , '»92 < , * . »~ ,3,,-_ Most college radicals of this genera- in _.t . 92~¢_¥%;_,k¬§_ ;_ Wk!" :_ _ _ _./4,, s .~- _- .,.;u,;;.,~;- av. L» ' _ _ . 3' .4-.~-. ¢ . we 92 . ~ tion have no_ illusion about the purity of , - . ¢e"92"-:¢ 92 F.£' 1* R. " ' -., In-hi.:L. _ _~' "$2.3-érggg ' ' I $13 mar . _ .~ any nation, any system. They have seen. . Stalinism unmasked, by Khrushchev . 4 himself; They have watched aggression, x subversion and double-dealing engaged in by all sides, West as well as East, 4,.!*6- ght ill any war, and it spread around free wor1d" as well as Communist i the world. Students in the United States world. _ 1 117/ and elsewhere conducted brief strikes They are very much aware oi Rus- i totlramatize their desire toiend all war. sian aggression in Hungary, Chinese re- . ' r I i 1» *. " =- PD-zeuigqav.92 L . Q-1 -7-=$ g¢ 2 / A FED ERAL' BUREAUOF §CI>|VE.bTlGATION. ~s"M~ I"3/ L REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DA E 0 INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD C Boston Boston 6 1/$3 - 3/1/66 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADEBY TYPED BY DABREL B . CURRE CHARACTER OF CASE @ HOWARD ZINN, aka SM C REFERENGE: Reportof SA DARREL CURRIE,B. 2/18/65,Bostgn. Q , I W92 ! _ ' INFOBMANTS <1~ cc Rm"re:, ..iSi1.6£.....;,.i R£C,g"'5i:Q2" - SEP 13 {$67 '=. 92 __--,, Identity of Source Location ANS BY: I, 7 I Hf *~~ T-lBS is |:| 100-35505-48 l, BS T-2is | | 100-35505-LL8 102 BS T-3132_ » // 1:6 mo Llisisl T-1+ I | 1oo~355o5_57, / 92 at His request ! F ALL nmommmowcomimm 4 UNCLASSIFIED » ?1=92-mYm?, ;£L&5e"|<5 v 6 5 -'10 ~ 1 "'92 Case _s been: Pending overone yearU Yes |:] No; Pending prosecutionover six months. |:] Yes [:1 No , / . APP;, . l SPECIAL ,___/ IN CHARGE AGENT . Woo WRITENOT SPACES IN snow _ comma: ~ 1 ~!92 I - Bureau92 §!$ C $6¬w'f- 0 It J , .» §%£O?,6O2l7! , $!, __, $5 BM! - SecretService, Boston H53 /Q,3 - Boston 4//.1: '{1 / I ;,7, "7 ~/ 00-35505!/I /;a5Z:y%],_ $3 3'9 ~ " ,_ Dissemination I§e:;io gH v-of'AH;u::_|'5edRgpiki;-1}§;. Zi;.":- 2-_ Notations A AgencyRequest !9- Reed. ._1I.:-.?Tr_-" "' "11 {iii-3; f _, " r?é _ Lsdgi ' B Date Fwd.55 fl;H1 Pf < _":§}§§,§§.,=1.;W~ »>= -'** *Q How Fwd.V y u w W 7 : $ B, " //.6 Z.é; L _ 4_.A 1'' I If ?' '* I III If i} - , + "2: I _ ~ Q 4;* s k Q § ~ , Q _ -92 BS 100-_ IHFORMAHTS C0nt.! Identity of Source Loe tion B - S| _ I 100-35505-5? b6 Harvard Unlverslty Q nls request! Ib"/C ° '*0 100-35595-5? 1b7D arvarc n1vers1c< ummer c1oo_ at his request ADMINISTRATIVE Enierwants I I " °/55 1 P-- contested On 2/u/Db by and contacted 2/28/66 by SA DARREL B. U BRIE. _ b2 Ib6 Ib 7 lb 7C D _ 3 _ COVER Pl- F -D-305 R<.v_.-3-11_@.;_! .7 ? < in 92.» 0 r 1 Q - 92 BS 100- 35505 l. Subject's name is included in the Security Index. 2. The data appearing on the Security Index card are current. 3. [:1 Changes onthe Security Index card are necessary and Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau. ll-. A suitable photograph [Z] is |:| is not available. 5. |:| Subjectchargedemployed issecurity witha keyinfacility responsibility. Interesand is M n ; I7 ar G . 6 . This State report reasml!classifiedunauthorized is disclosureof information becauseGU//EV!? |'b 7v° 1/fa furnished by BS T l, BS T 2 and BS T-3 could reasonably result in the identification of informants of continuing value, compromise their future effectiveness and thereby adversely affect the defense interests of the United States. 7. [E Subject previously interviewed dates! 1146/53 and 12/9/51L Subject was not reinterviewed because state reason he was uncooperative during previous interviews and no information has been received that he would be,, cooperative if interviewed at this time. Also an interview is not recommended because of his status as a writer on civil rights matters and because he is presently an assistat professor of government at Boston University. 8. C] This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a. letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Security Index card. 9. ' 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! of his paszb affiliation with the OP 950!, his support of the Cuban regime 962!; his activities in civil rights matters in Atlanta, Ga. l963! Report of SA ROBERT R.NICHOLS, T/31/63,Atlanta!, and l96M his continuedand1965! demonstration éReportsof SA DARREL of anti-U.S.B. CURRIE sympathiesdated 7/18/65 and 3/7/ 6.! A I 92 lO. Subject's SI card [:1 is [E is not tabbed Detcom. |:| Subject s activities warrant Detcom tabbingbecause state reasons! _ 9* _ COVER PAGE -L xi A §Rév*. 1142-.65! .--A--.. . i -.1 0: Q _ ' ¢ ifgrmglx ' TATES1 DEPARTMENT J IcE,_ -r , .~' OF %4£%!4 - .:.RALBUREAU INVESTIGATYQN OF 001$ :»*..- . In"v~,_ Repplme .04 Refer WASHINGTON, n.c. 20535 FileN... 3/7/55 Director United States Secret Service Department ofthe Treasury RE: l HUN-ARD ZINN Washington, D. C. 20220 MATTER C Dear Sir: The information furnished herewith concerns an individual who is believed to be covered bythe agreementbetween the FBI and Secret Service concerning Presidential pro- tection, and to fall within the category or categories checked. 1. |:| Has attemptedor threatened bodily harm to any government official or employee, including foreign government officials residing in or planning an imminent visit to the U. S., because of his official status. 2. |:| Has attemptedor threatened to redress a grievance against any public official by other than legal means. 3. [35] Because of background is potentially dangerous; or has been identified as memberor participant in communist movement; or has been under active investigation as member of other group or organization inimical to U. S. 4. 1:] U. S. citizens or residents who defect from the U. S. to countries in the Soviet or Chinese Communist blocs and return. 5. [:1 Subversives, ultrarightists, racists and fascists who meet one or moreof the following * criteria: a! [:1 Evidence of emotional instability including unstable residence and employment record! or irrational or suicidal behavior: b! [:1 Expressions of strong or violent anti-U. S. sentiment; c! 1:] Prior acts including arrests or convictions! or conduct or statements indicating a propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order and government. 6. {:1 Individuals involved in illegal bombing or illegal bomb-making. Photograph E] has been furnished E] enclosed :1 is not available :1 may be available through Very truly yours, . .~ 54-u =rv John Edg oover Directo_ 1 - Special Agent in Charge Enclosure s! 2 U. S. Secret Service_, BOS'l .OI1 Enclosure s! Upon removal of classified enclosures, if any, this transmittal form becomes UNCLASSIFIED.! RM g g _ _A g_ 7 92 cowgénrma.- T ~ r I I V J ' N GD STATES DEPARTMENT OF J -TICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 - Secret Service, Boston RM! DARREL B. CURRIE Qm",IBoston, Massachusetts 3/7/66 F e lOO 35505 BwwuFne#,lOO-360217 HOWARD ZINN SECURITY MATTER C The subject still resides 21; George st., Newton, Mass. / and is employed as an assistant professor of Government. at Boston University.»/The subject denounced U. S. policy in Vietnam in speechat Boston Uniyersity, 2/l9/65,L// at a rally on the Boston Common 3/27/65,vet an all night teach-in at Harvard University on 7/14/65, and at a Boston University teach-in on lO/15/65./ Informants in 2/66 advised they had no information concerning any activity on the part of the subject./, _ Q _ DETAILS: I. BACKGROUND Residence and Employment On January13, 1966,] Iadvised that suA b6Ject b7C continues to reside at EH George Sta, Newton, with his family, and that he is a professor at Boston University. Q ! HQ: Q §92> h 92;929292{$2 9 ,e1@~" f Qp /7 , _41; Z9 X5 ff<:§wiif!d§:ua!a§¢ainnWe ' ° _ at v,/¢/raw ,3 Q yourThis document agency,it contains andits neither contents recommendations areto not distributedbe nor conclusions ofyour the FBI.outside agency. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned 3 to I L 1' .- R , _ _ _ . _ _ :1 _ I Q > . < , r . - 1 Y s 92 . - < 1 . H 92 92 tr r 100-35595 1 On Januaryl3, l956,L I be [:::::::::]College of Liberel Arts, Boston University, bvc Boston, Massachusetts, advised that the subject was then employed es assistant professor of Government at P Boston University with en ofiice st 236 Bay State Rd., Boston. II. ELLANEOUS The Boston University News , a campus newspaper at Boston University, edition of February 2%, 1965, carried an article entitled, ProfessorsCondemn Asian Combat; Fear Escalation, Nuclear Weapons. This article reported that five speakers, including three members of the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts st Boston University, had denounced United States policy in Vietnam st s Boston University rally on the previous Friday evening, February l9, l965. The article reported that Government professor k HOWARD ZINEand the other speakers spoke to some l5O i persons end that on the platform was e representative of . the Young Socialist Alliance YSA! end the Chairman of Harvard Students For a Democratic Society SDS!. In his speech ZIHN said he was uncertain and unhappy when he hears friends speaking about the need to reconsider our Vietnem.policy because the United States is losing. He E stated that the administration has not reoriented its thinking to accept the very diverse, complex World, dominated by neither Communismlbr Capitalism. Professor ZINE cited s "long tradition of American protest and asked that citizens carry it on by writing letters and speaking out against the administration's conduct in i Vietnam. ! Characterizations of the YSA end the YSA of Boston appear in the appendix of this report. On Iiierchz 26, 1955, es '1:-1and es T-2 advised that local adult peace groups, including the Massachusetts v Political Action for Peecc MPAP!, the American Friends 92 Service Committee AFSC! and the Women'sInternational League for Peace and Freedom WILPF!, were planning to hold on Saturday, March 27, 1965, a peace march calling for negotiation rsther than war in Vietnam, According to 0 , . ¢ _ ' . . . . - _ . r , . , . r ES 139-3R§J§-I Hor?ord R?dcliE£e ehipter of EDS. 7 Chatter, understo function durinr the l@7F S his undo th't in list of es r-t stote d thst the Herv?:- R'de_1i;e [~-|i HarvardSDS s.3 the 0 nlv -4student ._» orwen_:ation which, he ed, had been approved by Htrvord authorities to .1 J.- or? tier" " ~cnool* S " session. It who . . . studentrctsndinw that».-V Her ord officials hed insisted _ .' order to Eunot ion, the grouo should orovioe 5 in thecindividual me bers or i the SDS Willing to petition Ior euthoriset ion function as a Harvard approved orgsnixation comprised or duly registered students 92 the orge U. 1 1 GL lJ*§ S L11 L'i'1"?G I school session. Together with this, "" r rooultynizotion nos re uiredA-92 to submit the name Ol e :Em@GE willing to serve as s faculty sdvisor. The or;2ni":tion met these two b$S1C requirements and was duly }§}¬§%ET$,rceoreip ed by Horvrrd TeochingFellowUniversity. Government,ESin T-M stated MAhTlNHarvardUniversity, Y " DGCZ71"lCfthe faculty sdvisor of the group. > >1 /,;'Q / ,4 The stated o urpose of the "teach-in , according to the article in the Harvard Summer Hewsi was to dispel public ignorance of our policy in Vietnam and in the Dominicen Republic, end to encourage democratic debate on those crucial issues are the purposes of this teach-in . es r-6 on July 16, 196A, advised that he hed heard some of the speahers, including HOWARD ZINE, and he felt that they had all been more than vehement in their I denunciation of American policy in Vietnam and in the 7 Dominican Republic, and had been especially vituperetive v in their comments concerning President JOHNSON'shandling of these emergencies. The eggggdSummer News ,issue orAugust 19s5, 5, reported that JOHR _§Rand HOWARDZINE would discuss The Role of Law in Remedying Deninls of Civil Rights" at the second Lew School Special Sumner Program on the following evening at Herrera University. The article pointed out thst BOAR wee assistant ettorney general in charge or the V Justice Department's civil rights division and had been the princinel TOVGT EH¬ representative Pt the racial crises i in Selro, Alehele_and Bogsluss, louisi, _ no,e - u end. stetels n -iu tho > SIHK, e professor of Government at Boston University, had critioired the Justice Department's procedures in civil rights oases in his book entitled SNCC: The Hen Abolitionists 4 - ,. 1¢ - ~ - n__ 1 4 _ . ' O b - . - ~ . , I 1 r 92 _ I . . I -. BS IOQ-35505 BS T-1 and BS T-2, one section of the croup planned to 1 Corn on the Cambridge Common, Cemridge, Mossschusetts, 1 and nerch to the Boston Common, Boston, Lnss chusetts, I to meet for a rally with enotter section of marchers who 92 will hsve marched from the Prudentiel Center, Boston. BS T-l and BS T-2 turther edvised that the really woe 4 scheduled to feeture talks on United Stetes policy in Vietnam and proposed chenges. BS T-2 on March IQS5, advised that the rally at the Common held March 19b5, previously mentioned, was nded oy approximately individuals and listed from approximately 1:30 p.n, to 3:00 p.n. He stated thot among the speohers et the rally nos HOWARD ZINE, e professor at Boston University, and that all the speakers spoke cgvinst United States policy in Vietnam, and to a degree on the current racial situation. A characterization of the WILPF appears in the v appendix. 1 92 BS T-3 on April 2, 19s5, made ovcilable infor- mation concerning the American Institute for Marxist Studies AIMS!, 20 E. 30th St., New York, New York. 92 Included was information that HERBERQQAPTHEKER, Director of AIMS, was planningto meet HOWARD timein Kansas City on an unspecified date in April, 1965. A characterisation of AIMS appears in the appendix 0? this report. >- The July l2, 1965, edition oi the arn Summer News , which is published weekly under the auspices of the Herverd University Summer School, contained en article captioned "12 will Lecture At Teach-In'. The article stated that the speakers would rehe the Johnson Adninistrrtion over the cools in an all-night session et Senders Thecter , Fsrverd University, July l , 1955. Aron: the speshers scheduled wis HOWERD ZINE, cssictsnt PIQ?% B@? of Government at Boston University. On July 13, 1e35, es r-Q end ts T 5 Pdviscd that the prime initio""" of the scheduled teach-in was the '"'92 -J!- <- > ~¢ - I Y - . . ' '92 ' P . - 1 4. BS 100 - " On October 1.5, 1965, Secu1'i"t3* Officer, Boston University, advised that the Boston University Students for Peace, a student peace group, had scheduled a teach-in tor 3:00 p.n. to 6:00 p.n., that date in protest 05 the war in Vietnam. He stated bf that Dr. HOWARD ZIHH,Boston University Government b'c Department, was among the speakers scheduled for this teach-in. On October15, l955,[;::::;:;::]§urther advised that ~- * the above mentions u¬cCl 1H ~ was he ld from 3:OOp.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the ballroom of the Union at Boston University, and that the audience Sherman from under lOO to not more than 200 persons. He statedvaried that the speehers, including Professor HOWARD ZIHH, ell spoke in protest of the involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam. Informants familiar with some phases of Communist Party activity in the Greater Boston area advised in Februery 10663 / that they had no information concerning any activity on the pert of the subject. F § -. _ - I I II I 92 92 _ l -92 APPENDIX l. AMERICAN INSTITUTE FQR MARXIST SIUDIES_ A source advised on April 9, 1963, that on April 7, 1963, at a meeting of the New England District Committee, Communist Party, United States of America CPUSA!, held in Boston, Massachusetts, Herbert Aptheker stated he was developing an 0rganization.ca1led American Institute for Marxist Studies AIMS!, which would eventually legalize the CP. He stated AIMS would publish literature on histqry, science, physics, archeology, and other subjects which would be put out quarterly with various supplements. A second source advised in December, 1959, that Herbert Aptheker was elected to the National Committee, CPUSA, at the 17th National Convention of the CPUSA, held in December, 1959. A third source advised on June 7, 1963, that on June 3, 1963, Herbert Aptheker spoke at the CPUSA, New York District Board meeting concerning AIMS. Aptheker stated that AIMS would unite and strengthen the CP although the CP would not be connected with it. He stated AIMS was being formed to operate within the scope of the McCarran and Smith Acts and would legally bring Marxist material and opinions to the attention of American scholars and the general public. A fourth source advised that as of May 7, 1965, AIMS was located at 20 East 30th Street, New York City, 6 K ¢ 0 ,. < 92 .. .. I A 92 ~. " BS lOO 35505 -___.i-____..APPENDIX 1. WOHEN S INTERHQTIONALLEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM The July, 1950 issue of Four Lights published by the homen's InternationalLeague for Peace end Freedom WIL! stated that this Qrgenigution was founded in 1915. It aimed at working through nonviolent means to obtain peace and freedom. The NIL advocates the prohibition of all forms of mass destruction, regulation and reduction of armaments, the admission of more displaced persons to the United States, the elimination of national, religious end political discrimination. A source advised on September 17, 1951, that Jane Addams founded the NIL at The Hague and for twenty years was the International President of the NIL. Anouther source advised on December 13, 1956, that there were about 30,000 members of the WIL in the United States. _ 7 _ 7 77 777 77 7 4.4 ?|n-¢=Iw- . A?» ~ * - * ~-- ---" t -~'- ~ a e ~ - 1 I, l ll APPENDIX YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE i The May, 1960, issue of the "Young Socialist" "YS"!, page 1, column 3, disclosed that during April l5-17, 1960, a hetiehei organization entitled "Young Socialist Alliance" YSA! was established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This issue . stated this organization was formed by the nationwide supporter clubs of the publication "YS." The above issue, page 6, set forth the Founding Declaration of YSA. This declaration stated YSA recognizes the Socialist Workers Party swP! as the only existing political leadership on class struggle principles, and that the supporters of the "YS" have come into basic political solidarity with the SWP on the principles of revolutionary socialism. A source advised on May 7, 1965, that the original YSA was an organization formed during October, 1957, in New York City, by youth of various left~socialist tendencies, particularly members and followers of the SWP. The leaders of this group were the guiding forces in the establishment of the national organization. The source further advised on May 7, 1965, YSA is dominated and controlled on a national basis by the SWP through having SWP members comprise exclusively the National Executive Committee NEG! and through an official SWP representative at all YSA NEG meetings. The YSA, in reality, is the youth and training section of the SWP and the main source of new SWP members. The headquarters of the YSA is located in Room 631, #1 Union Square West, New York City. The SWP has been designated pursuant to Executive Order lO45O. 8 '1______,,____,,_ __ ,___w.__._.___.__._.. ___ __ 1. W" PWY ->__ ~~---- - ---M -»-~M-~»-~-~- --.|-» ----~- ~~'§|_~g W"-" , A A @@NB¬£NT@ _h APPENDIX YOUNG SOOIALIST ALLIANCE OF BOSTON A source advised on October 30, 1959, that at a closed Socialist Workers Party SWP! meeting held on October 29, 1959, at SWP headquarters in New York, New York, it was stated that a youth organization named the Young Socialist Alliance YSA! of Boston had just been officially formed. The publication "Young Socialist" of May, 1960, reported during April 15-17, 1960, a national organization entitled YSA was established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Boston was reported as one of the cities represented at this founding conference. A second source advised on May 21, 1965, that the YSA of Boston continued to be active and that meetings of the YSA of Boston were regularly held at the headquarters of the SWP at Boston, Massachusetts. This second source further advised that the YSA of Boston is the Boston affiliate of the national YSA and follows the aims and purposes of that group. 1 The Socialist Workers Party has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order lOH5O. 9% >,;u ," ,;; n *ai 1. " '_.w?_ ';" r :". ~ l _e_e_el_ is c *"""'-'-"- . - . '4 .4 , ll» _ F'D-323' Rev.l-1-29-61! _ ' I I r 0 F V > 92 -lin. o ~' 4 ~ * 1:- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION u Boston, Massachusetts In Reply,Please w MarchRefer . O 7 1/O6 File Na. Title HOWARD ZINN Chara-C1181 SECURITY MATTER C Reference Report of SA DARREL B. CURRIE dated and captioned as above at Boston, Ma ssachusetts . All sources except any listed below! whose identities are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable information in the past. dzlarcsuamenéneither contains recommen-dcrtions nor conclusions of theFBI. Itis the property 6 cm is loaned to your agency; 1t and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. If _ , i I ' v ' - h 4 1 _ 1 FD-205 Rev.1-10-ea! 'i . i UNITED STATES GC /TENT '.92 F Memorandum . TO =Director, FBI loo-360217 !DATE= 2/2h/es =SAC, BOSTON 00--35505 ! 4 BJECT: HOWARD ZINN SOG ACTIONI SM - O {Records Branch! ' r HON SIFIBD ceirmmm, » Po t* and, destr *ERm neT§||f&%§%mgmpYtsa__.£é~ " M910 W»!fl! gig: Oy This case will be delinquent. Date of Bureau deadline: 2/18/66 Reason for the delinquency: Agent to whom case assigned at In-Service training for 2 weeks. Date the report or necessary communication willreach the Bureau: 3/15/66 AEC zone designation; e. g., OR, CH, etc.: p This applies only to 116 cases.! No administrative action necessary. , w T go, or» DE IILAB E I F ICAT I UH ATJTHCI 17!.IT'1' D E RIVER ,;I»T|3|:£1~a§:|N~o.1@ _ 5,,,,,<,H, - FBI 31T_TTIII~!'_E1I IC IIEIILAS IFICATIEIN 00100 ;,§§ GE,,_REG_N,,_,, UNITEDI STATESG5bRNMENT - Wm DATE05-11-2010M ' M emamndum. T0 Director, FBI é; .5 °;;;10/26/66 6 EX Legat, Tokyo 05-M019! BUG!92_/1»-7~7"~5'..-,<',;,:c§I 1,; _j<<92_.. .5/*1 ' @ _:.°f i:fZ;T5 1 . 4- 7 >i: ,.'i;,: / A 92 5 . / SUBJECT! PROFESSOR HOWARD ZINN 1-C-l3;E ;:1Iil' ; 1-15.49;-,_r»;i ,1» ~;»'= 1:" _ 1.._.¢l_:,;;§*-/- ~ 1 9 /,4 pg ,-' _; =ES --*5-A-PAN .5 » Q» Date of Dea1§l;{iLCh. |Qi'! 1-~&3 H"Y'- * [,1/',.5,"/-/=-A /7?, / J 1" Enclosed for the information of the Bureau and Bostén are .1 *2 copies of OSI report, District #46, Fuchu Air Station, Japan, dated October 14, 1966, setting forth information concerning the Japanese organization, Beheiren, a Vietnam Peace Group. Included in this report /1, /is a list of American participants in its activities, among whom is a HOWARD GIN ph!, Boston University Professor, believed to be sub,ject.; L , »_ _ , < 1 American Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, Consular records contain a |d list of participants in an international meeting or rally, not further described, which included "Professor HOWARD ZINN, Professor of Boston? University. Though not actually named, the meeting was believed to g, be the 21st Atomic Bombing Anniversary,and World Conference Against A V Bombs, Hiroshima, August 5-7, 1966. g * * 1 = 1 b7D * 1' Y so V V V , _ _ _ ,_ _ _ ,_ _ _ ' ' < ' ' ' '" ~ 92 - ~ ¢ 7.. '~ ui? Pi - i.- I _ 92 .~ It is noted that by letter captioned "Japan Peace for Vietnam Y Committee, aka," dated September 22, 1966 BUfi1e 105-1ll8307!, TOKfile 105-3698!, information was forwarded to the Bureau, Boston ggnd New York, representatives,during concerning the activities of their stayHOWARD ZINNin Hiroshima and RALPHon June FEATHER$I ONE, 1O, l966. S_NC,C, _ rg p 1 The Bureau and Boston / will be £13-»nished prompri?-~%},7 any addit'i ona'3.,._ 5 information-/Bureau V! concerning E1;192c92:~.§'ji 2 $ ks 1,1. ,1-, " ZINN/which iv: may Secti0$!.»92 beglgade ,92,_/0'4? available ? 1 __ E I J <9 "3 é'[ t'l5§i s 4 pi! ' /1 I _,,v /r.¢_,;" *' 't ~lU§"f-iaison : _.' 7 y . - Boston! ,1! Enc. =.__,.~.-0,2»-~;, 131,1 R. 1 ' "1 1 - Tokyo,§::."' 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BS '1 -2is LQ . 92> ?92 > 30 L %@1;{2 4&6 BS isT 3 'b'/C. gs T ll- is 7 j 100-35505-98 f} 1b'7D BS T-5 | J is ' 100-35505-98 K Z, W7 t _ s ho been: Peniingover oneyear [:1Yes |:| No; Pendingprosecution overslx months C] Yes [:1 No APP SPECIAL / N CHARGEAGENT " _no' NOTWRITE IN SPACESBELOW _ co&em~sau. oo ,36o217! AE =" . /7I ' """"" RM! '5 mg MAR10 xssv L "1-Secrjet Service, _Boston BM! v 4: ./ J 3 Boston 00-35505! .17 1., %@/-» ~¢»¢ i2¥~é- .~, I -"' . -_,, ,_.-, ,...» ...-.-=-"- 5- he /% 1r//74 . _ >F5~l';'éj:-.: r V Notations ~ ~s.»' 4,? Q Djss/e,mi;1uHonof AttachedRecordRepogt / . ' 2 .-1 ~;:sc>1 §»~ 4 - _ 9» ' 1 6 , e .1 1 'G 92v .~_ - .~ 2 ~ - »* '92, 1g~1en¢YRequest Reed. i £15 4»/-,: eio =_ ¢,,<92Q;/" r -~ *1_'§_92 $ l g - F Q __ , -1 vs ! "2 ' Date Fwd. 74 . :7 03- Q E 92= U? i .~:;'~»fs-»- "$1 92 51%.! £3M Z1! How_ 357F wd.;!_ 021441- ml 92_ x'>s iT-2--é /_BY Q .1 . 21/ :. , .-'.r;é-/ rvfjf' " / >< i i ' S .7- .- i ? Q Q Q i Q Q K I as 1'2:-35505 0 ,._,. IdentityW "17 Source of ",~~92.7't__- p;? §Qf£" 7;* ---:1- 1' Location bl as T ¬:7 100-3 '- Other informantscontacted in February 1967 were: c<1; ntacted *4! on 2/23/67,by s,a b2 cxontacted on 2/27/67, by SA asst B. curate - Ib7Cb6 Ib"/ D - 2DI- ZINIS TRATIPE In a report dated §/23/66, the OSI advised that a usually reliable source provided essentially the following information relative to a Japanese anti Vietnam war organiza- tion and its activities: On 8/ll~l3/66, the Federation of Citizens and Cultural Organizations for Peace in Vietnam Betonamu Ni Heiwa O Shimin Bunka Dantai Rengo! BEHEIREN!, sponsored a Japan U. S. Citizens Conference for Peace in Vietnam in Tokyo with about 20 foreigners and 50 Japanese intellectuals participating. There were approximately 200 observers at the conference. During the conference, an appeal calling i on the United States to cease its hostile activities in Vietnam was drawn up. i On 8/14/66, the organization sponsored an anti- Vietnam war mass gathering with about 1500 individuals attending. Among those in attendance was one HOWARDGIN Ph!, T Mmerican!, Professor, Harvard University. During this I gathering a Japan U. S. Anti-War Citizens Agreement was signed between Japanese and American participants. This agreement advocated non cooperation in the development and use of napalm bombs and nuclear, chemical, bacteriological and other massacre weapons. The report also sets forth detailed information regarding the inception, past activities, future activities and finances of BEHEIREN. In conclusion, the report states that the HOWARD GIN listed in the summary had been identified as HOWARD ZINN, a Boston University professor. The report also stated that BEHEIREN is a leftist oriented, but as yet non Japanese Communist Party JCP! controlled peace front; that it is _}3_ COVER PAGE 92 8 ; ~ » 4 ' 1 Q ,_ "'1 "1 - »_v " J - ' u a ~ 1 I i BS loo-35505 4» ..; pLi?. interested in furthering its cause, especially in the U.S., by placing anti Vietnam war advertisements in the U. S. newspapers. It was also stated that the organization also hopes to attract international interest to its cause by co- ordinating activities with similar anti Vietnam war groups and individuals in the United States and acting as a clearing house for such groups and individuals when they visit Japan. It was stated that BEHEIREN could easily slip into communist control; some information indicates that the JCP is beginning to take note of BEHIREN activity and effectiveness and is sounding out BEHEIREN*s Secretary General, an ex JCP member, about returning to the JGP. It reported that in any event, the type of activity supported by BEHEIREN serves to further leftist interests in that it discredits U. S. activity in Vietnam and plays on anti war sentiments in Japan in an effort to create anti U. S. feelings among the Japanese. The above information is placed on the administrative page because of instructions from OSI that this report not be repgoducedgiven Zr additionaldissemination exceptas authorized by .FR l2%~ . The agent who observed the subject on ll/6/66 at arvard University was SA DARREL B. CURRIE. a "O" i COVER PAGE K 92 i . I 513-305 , . ev. 3-17-34!, . _ _ 92 - xi ! ' . . ~ '4 » Bs'1o0 355o5 U ' i J ~ l. Subject's nameis included in the Security Inde . 2. The data appearing on the Security Index card a e current. 3. D Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and 92 _Form FD l22 has been submitted to the Bureau. 1;. A suitable photograph is is not available. 5. [:] Subject is employed in a key facility and is charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies 6. [EThisare reportis classified because stateltas the unauthorize 'sc1osure of informa- tion furnished by BS T-2, BS T-3 and BS T-A could reasonably result in the identification of informants of continuing value, compromise their future effective- ness, and thereby adversely effect the defense interests of the United States, 7. E Subject previously interviewed dates! ll/6/53; 12/9/514. Subject was not reinterviewed because state reason! he was not cooperative at the time of previous interviews and no information has been received subsequently that he would cooperate if interviewed at this time. Also, it is not recommended that he be reinterviewed because of his status as a writer and lecturer on civil rights matters, and because he is presently on the staff at Boston University as an Assistant Professor of Government. 8. U This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Security Index card. 9. g 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! of his pas-[3 affiliation with the Communist Party 950!; his support of the Cuban regime 962!; his activities in civil rights matters in Atlanta, Georgia l963! report of SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS, 7/31/63, at Atlanta!; his continued demon- stration of anti-U. S. sympathies l96A and l965! reports Of SA DARREL B. CURRIE, Y/18/65 and 3/7/66 at BOStOn!; and his sponsorship of the American Institute for Marxist 10. atiéész%§.%4§6@a§. ia 1a1s§§£=D2»¬..§.%°°P~RIE= 3/Y/6' lj Subject'sactivities warrant Detcom tabbing because state reasons! ._ Dee .. ' COVER PAGE c.0:=92 @'~:T1_Al. _ _ A y i J i 92 92.Z"'92 iRev.11-12-65! '7:92l.J P Ylili j P W ' ' _.4§. ' J " ,1 U .1 L mi" _lLQ;. Q!" 1 ' fl UNI - ~STATESNT OF DEPARTMJU E , ¬ ¥ < FEDERAL BUREAIUINVESTIGATIQN OF V or V F v. " -v WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535 1 In Reply,Please Referto FileNo. March 7, 1967 Director United States Secret Service Departmentof the Treasury Re: HOWARD ZINN Washington,D. c. 20220 SECURITY MATTER - 0 Dear Sir: The information furnished herewith concerns an individual who is believed to be covered by the agreement between the FBI and Secret Service concerning Presidential pro- tection, and to fall within the category or categories checked. 1. Q Has attemptedor threatened bodily harm to any government official or employee, including foreign government officials residing in or planning an imminent visit to the U. S., because of his official status. 2. Q Has attempted or threatened to redress a grievance against any public official by other than legal means. 3. Because of background is potentially dangerous; or has been identified as member or participant in communist movement; or has been under active investigation as member of other group or organization inimical to U. S. 4. Q U. S. citizens or residents who defect from the U. S. to countries in the Soviet or Chinese Communist blocs and return. 5. Q Subversives, ultrarightists, racists and fascists who meet one or more of the following criteria: a! Q Evidence of emotional instability including unstable residence and employment record! or irrational or suicidal behavior: b! Q Expressions of strong or violent anti U. S. sentiment; 4 c! Q Prior acts including arrests or convictions!. or conduct or statements indicating a propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order and government. 6. Q Individuals involved in illegal bombing or illegal bomb-making. i Photograph [I1 has been furnished Q enclosed Q is not available Fl Q may be available through _ If ./ ,__/ ii Very ,1 M w 1., '_H,_,'92 Fi_9 truly yours, .-V Q u -,f .l} 92 K " >. .1_ 3 Q JohnDEilrdeg3tooover [1 4-1 1- SpecialAgentCharge in Enclos|i1 s! U. S.Secret Service,Boston R_M!< 92 T i ~ Enclosure s! Uponremoval of classifiedenclosure , fany, this transinittclzlrform becomes UNCLASSIF ED.! 4 V ' _ 7 ,, DEILASSIFIEATIDHAUTHURITT runs; DERIUED . F _2O4 Rew.3_$6ai y §' J=*4 &_ FBI QPTUHATICnE0Liss1F10iTr0m.su10E . l . 92:~e ~17 , *4 L ,~ I" < " * DATE 05-11-2010 .1. ' - '. #*¥* 't. rs . _' uung STATES DEPARTMENT ' OF JU&E wen92 $41 El _ W -l99292ql92 FEDERAL BUREAUOF INVESTIGATION ' M. D Q I " 0ac0 ~.ss1F101- ~ I *T'=' °92ou§f920 , j, ,1 ~ ---- ¢<>=»w<>= 1-steam SERVICE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS BM! Rqw d= SA BARREL B. CURRIE 0 w= Boston, Massachusetts Date: 3/'7/ Field Office File #2 Bureau File #2 Title: @ HOWARD ZINN "' u; . _ __.Q_/ Character: /y eié;3;i§¬1#1~r¥%@af-43£a"7".?/ SECURITY MATTER - C Synopsis: The subject resides at 2% George St., Newton, Mass., and is employed as an Assistant Professor of Gorernment at Boston Univ. Informant advised that subject was a sponsor of a testimonial dinner in 4/66, honoring HERBERT APTHEKER and the second anniversary of the American Institute for Marxist Studies AIMS!. Subject denounced U.S. policy in Vietnam in appearances at Boston U., 2/16/66, and at Harvard U., 3/23/66 and ll/6/66; attended teach in at Western Reserve U., 5/8/66; was sponsor*6f,A1exander Defense Committee ADC! in 7/66; supported the ll/5 8/66 National Peace Mobilization; was sponsor of National Student Anti War Parley held in Chicago 12/66. Informants in 2/67 advised they had no additional information concerning any subversive activity on the part of the subject. C _ xe - ~ ~ F Details:I BACKGROUND *~' - -- k " § ' " " " 4 II'92Ci? A. Residence and Employment | On February28 Q 1967_,J | advisedthat subject ib /5b7c I H | _,; 1,. I _n/92___ --!-4;- 1 ,_ " T, Le. ."'wee, _, ~,V, 92_ K' 1 ',r~e a-._~ -'/., -/¢.?.,a5»e ,< 3 Cw, ,~ _ .as ~ "1 r _. ~» 92."~,~A,'-J é___-T Ia 4 ' K's?W H» .1 ::>1 _ , 1 _ 92, 1* x ' , ~~* ~ . ~1' i 'llei_Q*/e.£4 i ~ 1 ;-.§__ > Siv-VJ_ Q __~l This document contains neitherrecommendations norconclusions ofthe =1 isthe PTO = Y Of the FBI Cm is '¢11'Ted T° " " your agency;it andits contents are tonot bedistributed Your qgen outside . I 1 J V ; KK?-Q / 1 = ¬ I <§ ~.,;4' m' @a£=. L _ I ,1 V . '_ 5 _ - I . = QI I -*' "Z92 *~~" 1. r v9292 /~a ~ . '- -92 - Q __ is .92_ ;__; 92;'; f ; *1no " ' z Vi BS 100-35505 _ was then residing at 2% George Street, Newton, Massachusetts; with his family, and that he is employed as a Professor at BostonUniversity.<}4! b6 Ib7C Officer, Boston On March University, 1, l967,LB oston, assachuse E%Securitys, advised that the subject was then employed as an Assistant Professor at of 236 GovernmentBay Stateat Boston Road,Boston.University, and that he had an office II. ACTIVITY A. American Institute for Narxist Studies AIMSL BS T 1, on March 30, 1966, made available an invita- tion to a testimonial dinner honoring HERBERT APTHEKER on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday, the publication of his - twentieth book, and the second anniversary of the AIMS, to be held April 28, 1966, at the New York Hilton Hotel, New York City. The invitation set forth a list of sponsors, about 200 in number. Included in the invitation was the name of Professor HOWARD ZINNas a SpOnSOr. =21/_~,§$.. *5u;." =T ? _ , » __ -""1u1*_ __ *7 I ,"'T:y I |"'i>~ - I is 1;» F 7 _ _ A I - - __ , ~ Q ' gt ~ j;0 Y y *< §.a = 4;: _»gl _ as 100-35505 1~"~#>~~ 13. University, who criticized United States policy in Vietnam. According to this report, ZINN in his speech questioned the sincerity of the United States peace feelers". He pointed out that the pre-conditions and demands made by the United States regarding settlement of the dispute were unreasonable. He claimed that the United States fears a coalition govern- ment in Vietnam, and therefore intends to continue the "butchery untilthat the theUnited Vietcong , isStates defeatedwith militarilits enormousyfire . ZIHH concluded power,can win the war in Vietnam but that she would never conquer the people of the nation by such means. The Worker , in its issue of May 8, 1966, in an article entitled "Hundreds at Peace Teach-In at Western Reserve University", reported in part that an audience of 3595 had attended this teach-in opened by NORMAN THONSS, who castigated Vice President HUBERT HUHPHREYand Secretary of State RUSK for their positions on Vietnam. The article reported that the teach in attracted many educators, including Professor HOWARDZINE ofBoston University. Q4 ! "The Worker"is an east coastcommunist newspaper.<%A BS T-2, on June 10, 1966, advised that on May 26, 1966 a meeting was called at Socialist Workers Party SUP! headquarters, Boston, Massachusetts, as a memorial to LEO BERNARD, anSWP memberassassinated in Detroit on May 16, 1966. BS T-2 stated that at this meeting a letter was read from Professor H. ZINN of Boston University, in which he said the murder of LEO BERNARD was the result of the "kill the ! commie" ideology that has become so popular in America. Professor ZINN was not present at this meeting. q4} A characterization of the SUP, Boston, appears in the appendix ofthis report.QL;! The Socialist Workers Party has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450.§gJ! "The Militant", a weekly newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party, in its issue of June 13, 1966, printed a letter from HOWARDZINN, Professor of Government at Boston University, y >4 1' , ,6 P . " . _7_ _._ I _ <_ ' u I Q PI _ - . 0 _,.. .-vn ,_..v*ff921.:* _3~ Q . - r in connection with a memorial for LEO BERNARD, previously mentioned, in which ZINN stated in part that he wanted to and his voice to those who had gathered in memory of LEO BERNARD. ZINN stated he and the two other students who were wounded are victims of the fanatical anti communism which has been so deep a pa t of the psychology of this country for a long time." II The * Militant - v H, in its issue of July ll, 1966, in an article entitled "SDS Leader Backs Up Africa Aid Committee", reported that CARL OGLESBY President of Students for a Democratic Society SDS§,had agreed to become co Chairman of the Alexander Defense Committee ADC!, which committee had been ordered by the United States Department of Justice to register as an "agent of a foreign principal". Included among the sponsors of the ADC was the name HOWARD ZINN. lhe article reported in part that funds were needed for the Alexander Defense Committee and for the support of the eleven families of the imprisoned victims, and that the ADC had undertaken the legal defense of other South African blacks facing political attacks by VERWOERD's white racist regime.62J BS T-3, on March 12, 1965, furnished informa- tion indicating that the ADC is a non membership organization formed to publicize and provide funds for the legal defense of Dr. NEVILLE ALEXANDER and his associates convicted for crimes against the government of South Africa and to focus public opinion against apartheid policies of the South African Government. at On September 9, 1966, the 108th Military Intelligence Group, Boston, Massachusetts, made available a'copy of a letter dated September 1, 1966, addressed to "Dear Colleague" and stating as follows: U ;@~ """k * ¢~ 1 ?~ " ~1 1 » v'9211 - 7, 1 ~ _ V . 1 "The Editor of the B. U. NEWS plans to make ROTC at Boston University a major issue in the first paper Sept. 21!.¢j ' "We want to support this effort. We invite you to join us in signing the statement below. This as statement,an open with letter signatures, in the B.U. willNEWS, be: and l.! 2.? ublishedsubmitted, -4- A ~. - 7 , 1 . . DI1»2 . - - Q1?Fj . -wag? K ' 3 1 5'1 4 _ w _; 1 lets ~"* - BS lOO 3§505 through the senate council for appropriate faculty discussion and action."%L One of the signers of this letter was HOWARD ZINN.Lg "The Militant , in its issue of October 3, 1966, in an article entitled Noted Figures Support Nov. 5-8 Peace Action", stated in part that a number of prominent individuals had added their names to the list of sponsors for the November 5-8 national mobilization for peace in Vietnam, economic zationjustice and human wasHOWARD rights.ZINNof One Boston of the University. sponsors 6A92of this mobili- BS T-# and BS T-5 and a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, observed that Professor HOWARDZINN of Boston University was one of the featured speakers at a rally at the Sanders Theater at Harvard University held November 6, 1966, with slightly over one hundred in attendance, approximately twenty of whom were members of the SWP, Boston, and the Young Socialist Alliance of Boston. The speakersall protestedthe Vietnamwar. Cgis A characterization of the Young Socialist Alliance of Bostonappears inthe appendixof this report. él! "The Militant", in its issue of November 21, 1966, reported that in response to the November 5-8 Mobilization. 550 people picketed the White House, marched to DuPont Circle for a rally; and proceeded to Secretary of Defense ROBERT 1 MC NAMARA'shome where they picketed for an hour. Speakers at this rally included ProfessorHOWARD ZINN. <}A! "The Worker", in its issue of December ll, 1966, in an article captioned "National Student Anti-War Parley in Chicago Dec. 27", reported a call to a national student conference to plan a national campus action in the Spring against the war in Vietnam would take place December 28 and 29 at the University of Chicago. The article reported that representatives of student groups and organizations as well as infaculty planning membersthe action. all over Among the country sponsorsthe were invited HOWARDwas to join zINN. '§A! ...5._ F7; i , . ______Q. v 1 - Q {i f" S S '5 15: ~.y>92' "1 .. 92¢_/ 92¢=.¢aura, Lu BS loo-35505 my 1:11.TI-mvsLIr1JAP.w 1-~; 4 55555555 5 Mw%>X< bl | earned_< in early Septemoer, p _ I§6b, tha [advised her neighbor she Professor am Aad ROBERT ZINN, 2% George Street, Newton, Massachusetts, a member L6 of the Boston University faculty, and his wife, had made a trip b7@ to Japan during the past summer where Professor ZINN attended a conference. She stated she was not sure as to the period when they were in Japan as they had visited friends enroute to California before going to Japan. She stated that she believed they returned home about August 30, 1966. She had learned of their trip from Hrs~ . ZINN' on her ret ' urn f rom apanJ a that Mrs. ZINN had brought her a Japanese kimono. advised that she had no other details concerning the trip or the conference itself. M} _ 5 _ A 1; > - -. C . 1. I ""1 Fe. , NH .7;! -v-grv/L gé 9292 HQ ~ BS 100-35503 The Boston University News", a campus newspaper at Boston University, in its edition of October 5, 1966, carried an article entitled Levin Notes Asians Fear of United States" which set forth an interview of Professor MURRAY LEVIN by a Boston University news staff reporter. The article follows: LL; 92_ "'Whatnoticed I most was a deep disgust and fear of the US as a dangerous and irresponsible giant, said CLA government Prof. Murray Levin, who has returned from summer peace conferences in Japan sponsoredby peace groups there. NISO advised that Professor ZINN and RALPH FEATHERSTONE visited Hiroshima on June 10, 1966, at which time they were interviewed by the press and radio and attended a symposium at Hiroshima University. The lectures and interviews were marked by a critical view of American policy in Asia and emphasized the subject of racial discrimination in the United States. This report stated that in the symposium held at Hiroshima University entitled "The Conscience of America and Japan", ZINN expressed his views regarding the conscience of the people of America and Japan substantially as follows: , ' "' r;§:;"¢_4-" I.il*§ i';" 92~~ »--~:.;l I Q .1 5;, 9. ss 100-35505, "The people of the world are forgetting about the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Everyone knows that U. S. aircraft are flying over Vietnam daily, killing and slaughtering people and yet students are calmly attending school and others are commuting to work as usual. There is something wrong with the present system of education. Education is drawing us away from the present and taking us somewhere. Educa tion must enable a person to experience the hardship, sentiment and animosity that is carried on in a foreign land. One does not have to kill a person in a nearby area. A section of the great machinery will faithfully do the killing. Why do Americans support the Vietnam war under such a situation? They are not taking such a calm attitude towards criticizing communism, but are very much frightened and do murder on impulse. Then they give a reason to the murdering. The nation is clever in finding a reason. A person in such a frame of mind will not be moved even when people are murdered. However, there is a movement to oppose l war. A minority group of people have been continually shouting for justice. Demonstrations of non-cooperation with war have been conducted in various areas by people centering on the intellectuals. Mr. EEATHERSTONE is the first person to be sent overseas for this cause. It is necessary to have the support of the entire world in order to change the policy of America. It is necessary for the Japanese people to look to the past. This will become the great center of the peace movement. All of the Japanese people are against the Vietnam war. By showing this energy in activities and having the Japanese, Americans, all Buddhists from South Vietnam and the people from various lands cooperate, we may perhaps be able to stop the war." Following the lecture, the symposium was opened for questioning. In answer to a question, "What are the limitations of protest? , Professor ZINN answered, "It is the difference between a fascist and a free nation. In a free nation, a person can say what he wants to but it is also up to the government to ignore what one demands. It is free to go on a teach-in, but JOHNSON will talk to the people of the entire country by television. To criticize the nation's palicy in a capitalist country means that one will risk his job. 8 Q4 I W ' I ; I ' 1 7 Q - ' git "- ~. J *1" f, ,v= -,3 1 l < , vr92 n~ , - " Q; : v »-% 92,»i-._ ,.;3Q BS 100-35505 92 ~ > ~~.7,| It is against the law to occupy a building in a 's t-in and one faces a penalty of five years in prison if he iere to burn or otherwise destroy his draft card. In spite of this, students occupied buildings and burned their draft cards. In answer to the question, Is it permissible in America for one to have in his possession books such as Marxism, etc.", ZINN answered, One can acquire books as he pleases; however, the greater majority of Americans from the material aspect consider Marxism unnecessary. In answer to the question, "Why do the free nations, in the course of pursuing profit, make an attempt to acquire profit at the expense of the Vietnamese?", ZINN answered, "If I had the power, I would like to change the point of view of pursuing profit tomorrow. Even where capitalism does not exist, there are other causes of war. We must stop war before altering the economic system. However, it is possible to establish a planned economy based on the harmony of the entire society in order to eliminate war eternally. . NISO reported that Professor ZINN and RALPH FEATHERSTONE were received with normal Japanese courtesy but that persons attending the lecture meeting did not seem particularly impressed. NISO further advised that Professor HOWARD ZINN was interviewed on June 10, l96b, on the radio program Women'S News entitled Conscience of America and Hiroshima", at Radio CHUGOKU ROG!, Japan, sponsored by "Pora Cosmetics". This was a question and answer program at which the radio announcer, one THNAKA, questioned Professor ZINN as follows: "Hr. HOWARD ZINN, I understand that you are endeavoring on the movement of anti;Hegro discrimination and I would like to ask your reasons for also being critical to the issue of Vietnam war." ZINN replied, A new idea of revision and revolu- tion is taking place on both occasions and at the same time, there is a power working with the attempt to crush this. This power with violence is attempting to suppress the move which endeavors to gain civil rights and oppose discrimina- tion of Negroes and it is also attempting to suppress the Vietnam issue with military force. l I . T 7 ' ~92§??5 §@§§§ ' 'f 92¢@%§e* 5 I B3 lQT"355Q5 ,, p!? nn-,p In answer to the question, "According to the Gallup poll of America, 46% of the people are in support of the Government1s policy. I would like your opinion con- cerning this matter. , Professor ZIHN "nswerzi The Americans, on the average, support the war. This is from the superficial reasoning that because the Government is staging it, we support it. I think in the United States presently, the protest movement to oppose war is conducted on an unpredecentcd grand scale. With more Americans understanding the true 4 situation of Vietnam, there will be more people opposing e92 war. At first, only a part of the intellectuals opposed I the war but presently, the people who are conducting move- ment to gain civic rights are opposing the Vietnam war. 1 Consequently, it is natural that the percentage supporting the war decreased." In answer to the question, "Professor, you are teaching at the Boston University and I would like to know the students relation with military service", Professor ZINN answered, "This is an unwise policy even from the standpoint of the people as a whole. The students who did not make good marks on the periodic test for conscription have to join the service. Therefore, students who do not get good grades must study 4 harder. This will lead to where students from wealthy families 4 do not have to join the service and this is bad for the instructors, also. This will tie learning with war. There I is a tendency that the learned and middle class people are rising for security of peace." In answer to the question, "What do you think about 3 the trouble in Vietnam", Professor ZINN answered, "In my opinion, the Americans should get their hands off Vietnam, withdraw her military forces and let the Racial Liberation United Front or Vietnam establish its government". NISO further advised that"he Hiroshima press, 1 following an interview of Professors ZINN and RALPH FEATHER- STONE, on June lO, 1966, at Hiroshima University, Japan, reported in part as follows: As the anti war climate is mounting among the citizens in the States, many groups are being 92 engaged in peace efforts. The SNGC one of the 1 influential peace organizations detailed two V representatives HOWARDZINN, £2, advisor to this ...]_Q._ P" s 1 1 v -.'| w l L _ ~ 0 O F . ~ " ,' . I B5 199-35505:g;;;¬?§g;;;;: ~929292z¬ organization, is a professor of Politics in Boston University and RALPH FEATHERSTONE,24, is an executive. Both are now making a lecture tour throughout Japan accompanied by the members of the BEHEIREN. when visiting Hiroshima to attend the symposium on the theme The Conscience of America and Japan , they ?J¬I ¬ invited by the Hiroshima press to discuss the current state of the American peace movement. The following is a part of their conversation: "The SNGC movement grew out of the sit down protest that eight Negroes started out at a restaurant in a small town in Horth Carolina in 1960. The group, which started off with a mere sixteen standing committees, has developed into a powerful organiza- tion which is now made up of 150 standing committees with its: appropriation running up to $800,000. Professor ZINN, thinking much of the movement of this nature, has voluntarily made himself an advisor for this activity. Professor ZINN said, As our movement went, we were deeply impressed that what the Govern- ment was doing is so hypocritical, we stared with critical eyes on the Government policy and naturally that ZINN led into our war criticism. " havestated further, " It is quite recent that we come out in the open with our anti war policy ¢ that brought about serious issues.' In answer to a question ! "How do the feel about the war? H , Professor ZINN replied, "I believe it is a problem to be solved between the North and the South. They have been provided ciothes, food and housing by a few whites who had brought them under an illusion as if it were a conflict between the West and the East and the war between the races; on the contrary, the fact is that it was a conflict aimed at the*re~ distribution of wealth. " IV. MISCEIJANEOUS Informants familiar with some phases of Communist Party activity in the greater Boston area advised in February, 1967, that they had no information concerning any subversive activity on the part of the subject.Cq! as »11- p p L ,.._ 7. _ J. .., W ___ _ .... 1 I ~ I 4 ' - I. -0 * L 1 100-35505 9 . ,1 APPENDIX Q l. r* W ' .1- I AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MARXIST STUDIES, Also Known As AIMS ;A source advised on April 9, 1963, that on April 7, 1963, at a meeting of the District Committee of the Communist Party, United States of America CP, USA! of New England, held in Boston, Massachusetts, HERBERT I APTHEKER stated he was developing an organization called American Institute for Marxist Studies AIMS!, which would eventually legalize the CP. He stated AIMS would publish literature on History, Science, Physics, Archeology and other subjects which would be put out quarterly with various supplements. i -A second source advised on June 30, 1966, that , » HERBERT APTHEKER was elected to the National Committee, CP, USA, at the 18th National Convention of the CP, USA, held June 22-26, 1966, in New York City. -4. A third source advised on June 7, 1963, that on June 3, 1963, HERBERT APTHEKER spoke at the CP, USA, New York District Board meeting concerning AIMS. APTHEKER' stated that AIMS would unite and strengthen the CP although the CP would not be connected with it. He stated AIMS was being formed to operate within the scope of the McCarran and Smith Acts and would legally bring Marxist 2 I material and opinions to the attention of American scholars and the general public. » A fourth source reported on August 29, 1966, that AIMS was located on the fifth floor west of 20 East 1 30th Street, New York, New York, and issues a""Newsletter h I every other month. This source made available the informat ion! F that AIMS issues publications and holds symposiums concerni Marxism. ngx ~ I i ~12... 41;, L %_ _ i_ 7. w Q ! M <4 I . 5 a , _' 92 A '10:. 92_, J I 1 ' 92 I q I K BS 100-35505 " APPENDIX . l- - § SQCTALIST WORKERS PARTY BOS£ON,,MASSACHUSETTS. A source advised on March 13, 1961, that the Socialist Workers Party, Boston, Massachusetts, was formed in the latter part of the 1930's. This source stated that as of July, 1958, this group was the Boston local of the Socialist Workers Party. L4 A second source stated that as of May 29, 1966, the Socialist Workers Party, Boston, Massachusetts, is the local affiliate of and follows the aims and purposes of the national Socialist workers Party, ~ The Socialist Workers Party has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 1©H5®. _ 13 _ sf '~_ Qa 92n~ 92.: »' / is " ' - W am-* '~"fs-*'~~>->-'- s ~ ~~ - ~ ' ~~- - ~~~-~ --~- -~~~ - W-»~~ », .. q / .. _ - B9160-35505A .Cé * §§ 3 Q5. 4, A 96 REY? APPENDIX 1, ' cm nswv~ YOUNG SOCIALISTALLIANCEBOSTON OF ! u A source advised on October.30,.l959, that at a closed Socialist Workers Party SWP! meeting held on October 29, 1959, at SWP headquarters in New York, New York, it was stated that a youth'organi;ation named the, § Young Socialist Alliance YSA! of Boston had just been "dfficially formed. A A n The publication "Young Socialist" of May, 1960, * reported during April 15-17, 1960; a national organization entitled YSA was established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boston,was reported as oné'ofthe cities represented at this founding conference. ' K A second source advised on May 20, 1966, that the y YSA of Boston continued to be-active and that meetings of the k YSA of Boston were regularly held at the headquarters of the SWP at Boston, Massachusetts, This secohd source further advised that the'YSAof Boston is the Boston affiliate of the national 92 YSA and follows the_aims and purposes of that group, The Socialist Workers Party has been designated by the Attorney _ General of the United States- - pursuant to Executive Order 10450, _ 14* _ % M1! E;_~..u92: u Q/';' Ann ~f hi 5 1 *1 * L . . - v ii ' $4 * Iv 92 .H>ID I-r :- I ' fqr.W 1 . 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'92 I DearMr Hoover; J t WhileI was visiting Dentist my Michigan in Oityaindianaa unmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmt Qis a DOVE oa1l,andnot HOOKa haveoalihhe ahad number of ethnic Groupsnoove intoour areain the lest fewyears; We inare awar}. it and doesem like this pamplet will help . our Oorerrerfos..obie@iirsisi-ii. loot;71 ' _'_ 1 I thankyou fortaking yourtime inthis matters * Res eotfu11 i La _ ,b7C F47 W /9,!$45,»;/ 7~ It O if _ ~ _, , .EX10l P I it 4: 3' '3 E'P'1'9 195 7' >1/1 ha 1 t O , , 35'» N N9~ Wm A , ,'m mFo O mrnonoozunntuoone-SSEIF13_.,q,...is¢9lgosaesg euot A s§f!-§},§ L-92 /L 3' . * 1 ml; @wL_F92w numu>m/my}. r~ , , THE LOGiC OF WITHDRAWALBY HOWARDZINN 0 . - l _This articleis reprintedfrom theCleyelapd PlainDealer, whereit was _ publishedas oneof three articles presenting different positions on Vietnam. .The other two wereone by Rep. MendelRivers favoring escalation and another by Sen.William Fullbrightfavoring de-escalation.Readers werethen askedto vote on which positionthey favored. The results,out of 9000 votes,were 5606 for withdrawal, and 1800each for escalation and deeescalation. HOWARD ZINN,Professor of Government atBoston University, is the author of Vietnam:The Logicof withdrawal,published by the Beacon Press.His previous booksinclude SNQC:The NewAbolitionists, TheSouthern Mystique,New é92Deal' _JanThought d'LG_ a uardia in" Congress. of '5 He hasalso T ~ written ' " forT HarpertsA Q magazine,The Nation;The NewRepublic, Commonweal,The American Scholar, and other journals.He earnedhis Ph.D»at Columbia, and hasdone reseanchegnAsian A:§Q;affairs§ a Fellowin Eastas Asian studies at Harvard,as directorandof the V N __on western studies. program1 at Atlanta. . r . University» _. ' ************$************ - . . d Last-January, areporter for Life magazinewrote: "After nearly two months in Vietnam I find this the most hateful war we have ever fought. Surely we never would have gotten intoit if we hadknown howdeep wasthe well, but_we arethe _victims ofone tragicmiscalculation afteranother< wefind ourselvessupporting a governmentof-mandarins withlittle basis of popular support, fighting for an E army that has little inclination to do its own fighting." when youhave blunderedinto a terrible situaticn and surely historianswill record the Vietnam waras oneof the great blundersin Americandiplomacy! it makes nosense to say that you must continuein your foolishness. The challenge ~¢ of communismin the world must be metwith~wisdomg nothysteria. Europe's + strongest anti C0mmunist,Konrad Adenauer,when asked what he would do if he were Ed Lyndon Johnson,said: "I would getout of Vietnamu Thiswouldn't be the first war broken off in the middle. You can t get out by going on more strongly. If_I take a road and find myself goingin the wrong direction, I see no purposein continuing along it. I take another road." = » ~ There are times when one must be willing to give one s life for a good cause, for every such timein history there aremany moreinstances where people have been led into devastating wars,and alwayswith sincere, high-sounding explanations. Recently Gen.David Shoup,former commandantof the U.S. Marine Corps, saidin criticism of our VietnamPolicyt "I don't thinkthe whole of-Southeast Asia, as related to the present andfuture safety and freedomof the people of this country, is worth the life or limb ofia single American." - One manhas thepower toturn us back towardssanity: LyndonJohnson. But this requires some courageon his part, the courage tosay to the nation; "Too many havedied already. Too manyhave suffered. We refuseto continuethe pretens that weare'defénding'-Vietnam, it is now because clearthe Vietnamesethemselves have nodesire tofight for the government-weare supporting. It is time forus to leave, and let the Vietnamesesettle their own affairs. Whatever the,consequenc they will not beworse thanwhat is going on today, whichis the acre by;acre destruction of that land and its people underthe most concentrated barrageof bombs anyeountry has ever endured." u The idea of withdrawal disturbs many people, who say: "Let!s negotiate our ' wayout." But this hasnot worked._If we wait until all parties find exactly the right conditions fornegotiation, wemay go on for yearswhile-the deadpile up. A voluntaryU.S. withdrawal has theadvantage requiring of noone's consent, no one'sdecision butour own. with the Americanarmy leaving,the present governmentSaigon in wouldundoubtedly giveway toa newone, whichwould negotia- te with the Viet-Cong'sNational Liberation Front Something thepresent govern- ment hcs,beonunwilling andthe [email protected] reluctantto do! for an end to the hostilities ani the establishment ofa coalition government inSouth Vietnam. ,1 J I ~ ~ Q, omvEVITHDRAVI? we we By_Howard_Zinn E g c - ., _ . ! . Withdrawal can take place gracefully, even proudly, with the United States explaining to the world that we=dbn't.haveto withdraw,.but we choose to do so, voluntarily, because we think that would be in the best interests of the people of the United States- F and, 1 the1 .. people of Vietnam. * - In my " ' book, Vietnam: The_1_ -Qei9__<.>.¬ -Withdrawal--....-.7 I have written a speech for LBJ to deliver over-national television, explaining to the American people why we should withdraw. Here I can only briefly answer someof the common objectionsto this'proposal:l..Don§t we have a commitme; .! to defend Vietnam against aggression? Yes. But Vietnam is not the victim of and attack from outside. This is why the analogy with Czechoslovakia and the-Munich Pact is false: Germany at that time was trying to take over another country; the Viet Cong-today are trying to take over their owm country iwhat we_havehere is a popular~revolution that started inside South Vietnam,against the dictatorship of Diem. The United States, just as it had helped the French in their war to keep control of Vietnam, supported Diem, and then Ky, in fighting the rebellion. None of the regimes we supported has-been popular in Vietnam; that is why the merican Army has had to take over the war, ~ w ~ - ' NorthVietnam has never supplied more thanfa-small fraction'of theimanpower for this rebellion; 80% to 90% o£'the VietCong are South Vietnamese peasants; Wh< the North-Vietnamese sent their first battalion 00 men! _into the South to §oin' lQ0,000 South Vietnamese rebels, the United States already had 55,000-soldiers in Vietnam.- when Hanoi had lh,000 soldiers in the South still less than 10% of the rebels! the United States had 170,000 soldiers there, according.t0 Majority Leader! Mansfield'sreport to the U.S. Senate. The "other side" consists of South Vietnamese whosemain interest is nationalism, not communism; fighting to subdue . them is a force largely American. To most Vietnamese, Americans have replaced_ , the French as:an occupying power in their~country.».Wouldn't we feel the.same resa ment if we were in their position»? - ' * _ e, .- ' 2. But arenlt the Viet Cong Communists%-~.Undoubtedly manyof the leaders: are. But most are ordinary Vietnamese peasants who,will follow anyone'slead 9- Communist or not ~ against a regime controlled by wealthy landlords and supported by foreign soldiers. Remember, these Communists on the other side are Vietnamese Communists - not Russian or Chinese or any other kind.w They are fighting in H their own country, and with a good deal of popular support. .~ , A recent scholarly.study by a U.S. Information Agency man in Vietnam describe the Viet Cong as the most effective grass roots otganization-in Vietnamese history Must we not recognize that in some areas of the world, at certain times, a Communi led movement may be more popular than the people we are trying to keep in power? And if this is so, do we-have the right to impose there a government the people don't wantbecause we prefer an anti-communist government? Why cannot we-get along with a Communist'governmentin Vietnam, just as we are beginning to get alor with Poland, Yugoslavia, and even Soviet Russia, * - 3. hut if%yietnam_goes Communist, will this not lead to the victory of communists in the rest of Southeast Asia, and in other parts of the world?W This argument is based on a misunderstanding of Communist ideology, and a mis reading of history. Marxist theory asserts that it is the-internal and social and economic conditions that will produce in any country a Communist revolution, that it cannot be exported by arms from one-country to.another, This does not rule out the idea of helping a domestic revolution, but this is commun to all revolutionary situations; in the American Revolution for instance, the colonists received heavy aid from the French.! Communism cameto Russia, to China, to Yugoslavia, to Cuba because of internal grievances, not from the outside. This suggests that the best way to prevent communism from spreading is to help people in various parts of the world build stable, free, democratic societies, and where we fail to do this, military forces will not help. Q. .3 "In FACT,there is not any better way to guarenteethe growth of communism than to create war conditions in unstable countries. -Look how the_Viet Cong has- grown from a force of 60,000 to a force of.260,000 just.since we_escalated the war in Vietnam. Look how Communist guerrilla activity in Thailand has grown _ ,, __ 7 * K e-kg R p u » 4 n . J cm?1 x~1E"v? rTHDR,-w Pagan By Howard Zinn ».-/ since American forces were increased there. On the oth hand, look at Burma, which has a thousandemile border with Communist China, which has no American troops protecting it no alliance with the United States and which is main taining its independence'as a noép cmmunist States 4. Don't we needZto,pontain ¬hina§_All large nations tend to want to influenc- the nations on their borders, and China is no exception. But Ho Chi Minh does not want China to dominate Vietnam; Communist countries eve ywhere' at lookYugo- slavia! have a fierce determination to run their own affairs. Ironically, the more troops we pour into Vietnam, supposedly to contain China, the more we make Hanoi dependent on China. And another irony follows: it may well be that the 4- strongest guarentee against Chinese domination of Southeast Asia is a Vietnam united under Ho Chi Minh, who is a national hero to many Vietnamese as the leader of their independence struggle against the French. If American soldiers would » leave Vietnam, the Vietnamese, no longer needing Chinese aid, could stand on their own feet. IT SEEMS to me we must recognize two profound truths of this century» The first is that the great problems afflicting two thirds of the world-- poverty, disease, tyranny - cannot be solved by war. The second is that so long as such problems exist, people in Asia, Africa, Latin America, will revolt, and the most useful thing we can do is not to crush these revolutions by force, but to use our great resources in creating conditions where both communist and non-Communist countries can move gradually toward mote prosperous, more free societies. F S Q / 9292§ 1 -§ :" >/ / / ..-."I'm sorry that I ever started beating you over the head, and I know that it's wrong; but, now that I'm commited to this course of action, you can't expect me to just pull out." ...._'»-*~~l-». . ""'1 ""__ _* _ ~~-_»-_.._..- . ~ '1.--»....,.. """ _...._...v...... ---....-»_..-. .. _ ~- .,. 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R 4 I 1 - SecretSQPYICB, Boston RM5 g MAR1J w58 ..____-_--_ /' 3 _ Bos63?92§;00-35505!/265;: ;7@6A2? K ~"1~~:F Lmiii i ution '1-Q 4 / % &~,v,e_J|92 r£.,"_ ,"i :;."."' <~"~ Record" K Attached ' of . K Q';7r~//V Nota ons Report' I AV " gzfill /9'5 //5 '01 S66 15';p- e 5 c/ s * % ,0 /@-~=:1 ~>.*~-i>*'¢~ / °2_5',£;Q=;o-J -'5W *" - . *1 Request Read. Q ' . ""'w - pf ./l.L¢~o£~:92?'§'/ Date F":92.'ri.'F f; i *> vé$'1§L?f§~;g, Tr§ r-92-_92_ ;:»f:>?!é?' I-low Fwd, is 1 ~, /Q . "4 . ' r I 0'/4/7' -41/1= *;=/~ Bi : "/ ~ ¥ ,<'=¬! *=rl> x - e - 'J;- ,. s.v ' ? */i"¢?;' - *- Q ~4 ca _ aW§> *§§1L§Z §i 4- L - wr _ v .. . ~ , 4 " ""1=' »~ BS 100-35505 ' Ii" §NFQRsM9:NT,3 s _sQ°1l§:s!_ BS T-6is cs|:| 100-35505-200 .b2 BB T-7is 100-sssos-209 Ib7D Otheri ontacted in 2/68 were: [:::::::::] cted 2/29/68 by SAs and ARTHUR V. SULLIVAN, JR. b6 lb /C respectively. a ADMINISTRATIVE The Special Agents of the FBI who observed ZINN's participation in the public anti-draft meeting on Boston Common, 10/16/67, are identified as follows: JOHN F0 NOONAN ARTHUR V. SULLIVAN, JR. rRI£HARD_Hi_BLAS ER ARTHUR F. HODGENS b6 | | b7C The Agent who reviewed files of the Passport Division, epartment ofState > identifiedis S as WFO - B _ COVER PAGE -, 9292 .._--» »--Q-s _ ...,---Q. . ,_ _ » ,- 7> ,- > . ' x . 1=1>_-;o's¢!z-es! ' Rev. 7- ' 1 .:,r*~ ' BS 100-35 1. Subject s name is included in the Security Index. 2. [2 The data appearing on the Security Index card are current. 3. U Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau. V 4. A suitable photograph is |:| is not available. Date photographwas taken . 5. 1:] Subject is employed in a key facility and in is charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies are 6. {E This report is classified because mawawamm! the unauthorized disclosure of information furnished by BS T 1 through BS T-7 could reasonably result in the identification of informants of continuing value, compromise their future effectiveness and thereby adversely affect the defense interests of the United States. ~ 1 7. [3 Subject previously interviewed dates! [3 Subject was not reinterviewed because state reason! he was nO'lZ cooperative at time of previous interviews and no infor- mation has been received subsequently that he would cooperate if interviewed at this time. Further, it is felt subject should not be interviewed at this time because of his status as a writer and lecturer on civil rights matters, his position as a member of the staff at Boston University, and the fact that he has actively participated in anti-draft and anti-Vietnam activities. 8. [:1 This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Security Index card. 9. |:§'I hiscase has been re-evaluatedin the light of the Security Index criteria andit continues to fallwithin such criteria because I ¢W1@a m! of his past affiliation with the CP, l950; his support of the Cuban regime, l962; his activity in Civil Rights matters in Atlanta, Ga., 1963 report SA ROBERT R._ NICHOLS,° AIMS! 7/31/63, 5/67 Atlanta!; as shown his in report continued of support SA[::::::::] of b6 anti= U.S., anti-draft3/7/68, Boston. and anti-Vietnam activities report b7c 10. u SA DARREL _]¬ClI s I cardB. CURRIE, [:1 is E] is 3/7/67, not tabbed Boston Detcom. and instant report!, and his association with the American Institute for Marxist |:] "Subject s activities warrant Detcom tabbing because state reasons! _ cs : ... COVER PAGE w 92 S _' F _ , 1 .. M ,_ / - "'~'~'r_ " L ~. M;l-154 I.I 4- Rev. 11-12-65! U ED STATES DEPARTMENTOF7 _TlCE P '; FEDERAL BUREéU OF INVESTIGATIQN .'§v"i~ In Rep1y,p1emRqerm * wasnmc-row,n.c. 20535 File No. a / 7 / s s Director United States Secret Service Re! HQWARD ZINN Departmentof the Treasury SECURITY MATTER C Washington, D. C. 20220 _ _ _ _ E~ECL5-.t:11:1IFIlIATIL1H AT_TTI-IEIP.IT fIi-EEITJED FILUH: Dear Sir. rs: _wr~:=1~rnr1:: I>ECLi- s.SEiIFIET.- 1.TI92III-I earns DATE as-11-2010 The information furnished herewith concerns an individual who is believed to be covered by the agreement between the FBI and Secret Service concerning Presidential pro- tection, and to fall within the category or categories checked. 1. Q Has attempted or threatened bodily harm to any government official or employee, including foreign government officials residing in or planning an imminent visit to the U. S., because of his official status. 2. Q Has attempted or threatened to redress a grievance against any public official by other than legal means. 3. Because of background is potentially dangerous; or has been identified as member or participant in communist movement; or has been under active investigation as member of other group or organization inimical to U. S. 4. Q U. S. citizens or residents who defect from the U. S. to countries in the Soviet or Chinese Communist blocs and return. 5. Q Subversives, ultrarightists, racists and fascists who meet one or more of the following criteria: a! Q Evidence of emotional instability including unstable residence and employment record! or irrational or suicidal behavior: b! Q Expressions of strong or violent anti-U. S. sentiment; c! Q Prior acts including arrests or convictions! or conduct or statements indicating a propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order and government. 6. Q Individuals involved in illegal bombing or illegal bomb making. Photograph Q has beenfurnished [j enclosed Q is not available Q may be available through . Very truly yours , 92 "j": 1 John Edg oover ., I Directo Q xi:3 P. 3 I - 1 - Special Agent in Charge Enclosure s! 26 I U. S. Secret Se 'c Boston .. i~ rv1 8, Egg»I » ?i l7 .-' ?$F =1»=-i~J hi I ...-1r;r1'E';, 1~ . , - JL Enclosure s! Uponremoval of classified e losures, if any, this transmittalform RM becomes UNCLASSIFIED.! i Y 92 92 $94 'l 92 I , .1=D-2o4= =.ev.s-a-59! , ""~* - - » - E . V . 92";'i/ ?"~1 H ~ 4,.T"; _j: w' _ -.*' 3;: ¥15 -. .~ . ~ ' §§n92.¢:»~s.;-»~;'iE . ii.. }';_§% A NITED STAT D YXRTMENT JUST CE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IT'3III|ASSIFIC: -s.TIIIlI~I ALTTHCIRITYEIEEIKFED FPHIIH: FBI AUTDHATIC DEIILELSEIFICATIIJI-I GUIDE [FATE [II-5-11.-Z lllll guy , l - Secret Service, Boston RM! * W"° THOMASD° MANNING Om ; Boston, Massachusetts Dale: 3/7/58 Fmuonw¢Fn.n 100-35505 BwuwF e#: 100-360217 rim HOWARD ZINN _ j »9292 92 92 i CLASSIFIE~ ~»~|.s 911;»! Character: SECURITYMATTER __Q ADECI A NIQSX - °bs o UMW ubject resides 24 George St., Newton, Mass.and is employed as an Assistant Professor of Government at Boston University /YCBU!, Boston,Mass. TheMarch-April, 1967issue of "AIMS" Newsletter listed subject as featured speaker for an AIMS- Kj SDSSeminar tobe held at HarvardUniversity, 5/3/67, on I the topic "Marxism and the New Left." Information concerning - subject's participation in anti-draft and anti~Vietnam r / % rallies set forth. Subject departed U.S. 1/31/68 with Rev. DANIEL BERRIGAN, S.J. for Hanoi, North Vietnam where he assisted in arranging for the release of three U. S. pilots Q from a North Vietnam prison camp. Background information _ 92 re ZINN obtained from the Passport Division, U. S. Department r of State, set out. Informants in 2/68 advised they had no 92 /A /3 a 92M; onadditionalthe partinformation ofsubject. concerning QM any subversiveactivities ; I _ Q _ ., g-1 "Q25. p 35 /, _ _ rmn921z092~ J!, DETAILS. gt!_A _ am: _n~,_<, =~= mus;PEPE. I. BACKGROUND b bé Ib7C l .. I A» Iissiéeses _e12 92* ,..__'Y __ ~ _. 4. $.- . ¢_ l92..1=../_. K/-_ v l I 4 ~< . ,< 4 . -b@, ~ ! 4 '1 Q T>92 ~ > .. BS 100-asses 92@g§,~ residing at 24 George St., Newton, with his family, and that he is employed as a Professor at Boston University BU!, Boston, Massachusetts. pl! _ On Marchs, 1968,] _ I Security_ b6 b7@ Officer, BU, advised that the subject was then employed as anhad Assistant hisoffice Professor at236 of Government BayState Road, at Boston. BU, and that E!he II. ACTIVITIES , A» Amara»C?ai11§ si s.11 Ee_f<>I' 1 I ~,~W __--~:,,,, $ 2s _ 2 _ 1 >r'92 -_-a .1 Y /-W/T hf, g _-~» a . -51 4', ~,92 xssss~__ % . xv I I 1 -< 1 - 4 BS 100-sssos " rJ A/k§Ji*L#g@.¢%t3» w 7.A3/?fC ? . v:?,-/,,92 . F / U/1:446!! "A Vietnam Teach-In sponsored by the MIT Committee to End the War in Vietnam was held the evening,of February 9, 1967, in the auditorium of the Center Earth Sciences Building. An overflow crowd of a or 1 t 350 ~¥ attended and heard, among others, Professor N0 CHOMSKY of the Department of Linguistics, MIT, and Prof sor HOWARD ZINN of Boston University speak on the fundamental issues of the Vietnam war. According to this article Professor ZINN, author of a book on the war, spo k Oe on the "logic of withdrawal." "One measure of the bitterness of the war and our conduct is its meeting of the worst communist Since the start of the cold war we have come more epithets. to live up to communist expectations of us." The continued "Professor ZINN's adjective for the war andmore The Mexican and Spanish-American wars article was crass . ma y have been somewhat crass, he said, but they were not like this. There has been no such vigorous analysis of a situation since MC KINLEY" said Professor ZINN, "MC KINLEY waited for the word of God to enter the Philippines, now we are waiting for the word of God to get out. This can be very worrisome what with the present talkabout Godbeing dead." l£!92 By report dated April 12, 1967, the Naval Investigative Service Office NISO!, First Naval District, Boston, Massachusetts, advised that an anti-war rally was held on the steps of the Student Center, MIT, Cambridge, from approximately 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. on that date, and that among the featured speakers at this rally was-Professor HOWARD ZINNof BU. The rally was attended by a maximum of 200 individuals, mostly of college age, and many of whom heckled the speakers interfering with their talks. Some of the audience carried placards reading: "End the War", "Stop BombingNorth Vietnam","Resist ghegrg t", "Bring Troo Ps Home ~r¬ :="tl"1. l : !,§'i Now." U, pe~ IJV if ¢i°~C"? d kV"> H V? '_ Professor ZINN spoke in opposition to the war in Vietnam. - On April 17, 1967, BS T-2 advised that a rally was held at the United Nations Plaza, New York, New York, on April$0 15,End the 1967, War insponsored Vietnam, byAccording the Spring Mobilization BS toT-2, featurzg Co ittee _ 3 _ ;;i'Tv1Q 4 ;M¥~* * 77' " "" $""' "' ' ' ' " " " ' '*''3 n" ""' < I . X s, _ . K ' ..,.. ' _ _._ I, 92 92,,_,, BS 100-35505 speakers at the rally included Dr. BENJAMIN SPOCK, Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING and Dr. HOWARD ZINN who called for support of the "Vietnam Summer Project." ZINN told of plans to organize high school students, as well as college students throughout the country during the summer of l967 to protest the war in Vietnam. He mentioned that the program had been outlined in literature and that this literature had already been distributed to some college students. ZINN in his remarks was critical of the President and thewar in Vietnam in general. 42! "The Worker", an east coast communist newspaper, in its edition of May 7, 1967 carried the following feature article entitled "Urge Peace Rallies, Back Delegates g Visit to LBJ." This article reads in part as follows: Q4} "Spokesmen for the Spring Mobilization Committee * SMC! announced last week that their May 17 delegation to the President would remain in Washington beyond that date if JOHNSON refuses to see them, JOHNSON has not yet acknowledged the two SMC telegrams requesting-a meeting to deliver theSMC mandateto stop the killing in Vietnam."éé Included in the delegation of speakers was HOWARD ZINN,' be Professorof Government, BU. Ll! On October9, l967,| LBoston, b7C Massachusetts Police Department, furnished to t e Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! a printed "throw~away leaflet" which had been received by the Boston Police Department through the United States mails entitled "Resist October 16."Page 3of this leaflet readsas follows: U! "The Resistance begins on October 16. "On that day a few thousand young men across the country will make a complete break with the draft system. They will détroy their draft cards or send them back to the government, and they will write one last letter to their local boards telling them what they have done. Prom that day on, they will work to disrupt the operation of the Selective Service and the armed forces until the 4 92@" §1§§ w Y ._7-'. <5 ? Qkséw 7..., , 1 1 1 e * 0 -FfQ 5;"- E,'92 .- ' 1 - ' J .1» . w {'33 9292L Q Q;K . BS l00>35505 United States withdraws from Vietnam. No matter what their government threatens, members of the Resistance will work together, confronting the government as a bringing community,to working a halt tothe makesystem of their communi war, FLA? y row, "BOSTON October 16 Boston Common ll a.m. RALLY: Howard/Zinn, BostonUniversity Noam »omsky, MIT Nic gleson, SDS _, " 577,} D/ :1./7'5F! /{,1-*/ /M. :1/~ ./7;; The "Boston Su ay Globe", a newspaper published atl T Boston, Massachusetts, in its edition of October 15, 1967 printed an advertisement entitled "Faculty for the Resistance" which advertisement outlined the following information: 92 - 5 _ 4 I ¬ ..."E 1s 7-» "'* >.-_.. s é V ,.. 1,»aL- i a,, 1 7 ", , 'Ls l_.~..l-.2 Le 1 3 ~. 4 _,92F"I °' 92 .._ 33? ' " | 1 '; , 1 .. , 1: BS 100-35505 "As their teachers, we feel an obligation to let these young men know that we stand with them, ready to help in any way we can. We cannot share the risks that they are taking. But we can, and do, pledge them our total support. G9! "We wil 1 bew ith t emh on Octob r e Q: 3 16."/" . Following this advertisement was a list of names of individuals with their academic affiliations which included the nameHOWARD ZINN,BU. @4Q ~ 1 On October 16, 1967, a public anti-draft protest demonstration took place on the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts with an estimated 4000-5000 individuals, males and females, in attendance. This protest demonstration commenced at approximately 11:20 a.m. and terminated at 1:00 p.m., and was observed by Special Agents of the FBI. Among the speakers appearing at this demonstration was Professor HOWARD ZINN who was introduced by the Master of Ceremonies as a Professor of Political Sciences at BU, Boston, Massachusetts. J M The morning edition of "The Boston Globe", a daily newspaper published at Boston, on October 17, 1967, page 1, carried an article captioned "67 Burn Draft Cards in Boston - 21% Turn in Cards, 5,000 at Rally." This article in part stated: 6}! "Two hundred and eighty-one anti-war demonstrators burned what they said were their draft cards or handed them over to clergymen at the Arlington Street Church Monday as part of a nationwide student effort aimed at disrupting the draft and ending the Vietnam War . "Sixty-seven youths burned their cards at the church's altar. Another 21% gave their cards to Protestant, Jewish and Catholic clergymen. The cards will be taken to Washington Friday and turned over to U. S. Atty. Gen. RAMSEY CLARK.C?! _ 5 _ l. r=* '.. K». E-a L X ~ ¢ @92 . 3 ;i 1' 5; BS 100-35505 . "The mass burn-in, turn-in ceremony followed a morning rally on Boston Common attended by some 5000 anti-war '1 ,- and anti-draftdemonstrators. E4! "Students, faculty members and clergymen from many New England colleges, universities, churches and seminaries applauded vigoriously as nine rally speakers assailedthe war in Vietnam. éf! "'The men who went to war most often and died most frequently were the people who had nothing to gain, e said B.U. Prof Howard Zinn, an outspoken critic of U. S. Vietnam policy." 6?! The "Brockton Enterprise", a daily newspaper published at Brockton, Massachusetts, in its edition of November l8, 1957, contained the following paid advertisement which reads as follows: {Q} "VIETNAM! VIETNAM! } An Invitation To All Interested Citizens Boston University Professor HOWARD ZINN <9, Nationally KnownLecturer, // c.< Author Authorityand on éh Southeast Asian.Affairs SPEAKING ON THE WAR IN VIETNAM! HEAR Prof. Zinn express his opposition to the war, and be questioned by Brockton area student editors and leaders. NEW JERUSALEMCHURCH ' 34 Crescent St., Downtown Brockton TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 3:00 P.M. NO ADMISSIONCHARGEDONATION OR 4% AT THE DOOR! " _ 7 I , in 1 »~< i I .. Lbs i LiV 7» I 1 _ 92 r='*- Jw-<.;r 92v , " "@'. 5 i V p'- 31¢_ ~ l ski , in, ~ » J BS 100-35505 The "Brockton Enterprise" in its edition of whichNovember readsas 1967,20, follows: contained the followingadvertisement QH! "THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH Announces THAT IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE for the advertising appearing in Saturdays Enterprise for a meeting _ to be held at the church on Tuesday, Nov. 21, where Professor Howard Zinn would express his opposition to the war,area student and be questioned editors and by leaders. Brockton 64! THI§WME§TINGiWILLIN0TiBB_HELD E"'_"* *'QE§RCH* "' AT '"' ' " $33Z " The New York "Daily News", a daily newspaper published at New York City, New York, in its edition of December l, 1967, contained the following featured article captioned "Defection of the H: Call From Japan to U. S. Prof". This article reads in part as follows: Z4! "Shortly after four young American sailors went absent from their aircraft carrier, the Intrepid, anchored in Japanese waters, Prof, Howard Zinn received a telephone call in Boston. 64! "It was from a member of the Japanese peace move- _ment known as Beheiren. The caller said that the four sailors had approached Beheiren asking for help. Could Zinn suggest the name of a representative of the U. S. peace movement who would be willing to travel to Tokyo to act as an observer inthe case?éx! - 32; J *» Q91» 1*' ' ' ' ala' =--1amnrY ;Q:am:II¥"' ' ' ' 't"*=u|nar-->>>|:#'-'1'- ~*-*~"-~' '-- ' I -n, 1'47'> 92 BS 100-asses _'i V _ "Zinn, a professor of government at Boston University, and a member of the Faculty Committee Against the War in Vietnam, had spoken in Japan at rallies against the war in the summerof 1966. Q?! _v "He recommended an assistéhiiprofessor g§_£ar 3 §Eas_ rn_hi§tery~at_Qartmouth_CQll§g§_in New Hampshire, Ernest Jr _B¢{ggung, who speaks Japanese. Young also was a member of i t e Faculty Committee. @// "Zinn later described Young as a very earnest and sincere teacherwith a great interest in people'swelfare. f¢! "Zinn telephoned Young, who agreed to fly to Qapang to see the sailors. There is some confusion surrounding A the payment of his fare. Zinn said later that he understood the Japanese peace movement paid it. on the understanding , that it was to be a loan. Young says the money was lent to him by Liberation magazine in this country, although he is vague about the circumstancesof the payment."é;J JO December 1, 1967, BS T-3 advised that the ,_eh§iren ,_apan;KPeacegfor VietnamQ_Committee! is a loosely K organized group of egfgapan CommunistAParty JCP! members, pr§gréssivepintéllggggalgg and lgfti§ts.which refused to be 'controIled by the JCP and which is dedicated to opposing the Vietnam War and anti Americanism. Membership is not a 1 formal thing and individuals who sympathize with Beheiren L merely send a small amount of money, less than a dollar, to UJ~Mw aaaaaaaaaaethelorgani;ation,and can consider the selves a "member" or || " supporterof the """"""" organizat1on.G?i§§ . , < ¬ 1 L _ o W 4 V: '!*'==" 1 ' ' We H - ~ ~ ~@-wi ~---~» ---1--r-MW»;--»vvvv ~-=»=------~-.- ;uy- »..=-»-=-.--;-. a~»~_-.»---- ~~»-- I '' . - . ,, - _ ,,._, ..v:1 = =., 5";J! 1. M P-7.13 . v "53; -~33I-" A: x . 3 h 92i"{;,$92.92w-. j BS 100-35505i On January 5, 1968, a Federal Grand Jury at Boston, Massachusetts, returned an indictment charging the Reverend WILLIAM SLOANE COFFIN, JR., MICHAEL FERBER, MITCHELL GOODMAN, MARCUS RASKINand Dr. BENJAMIN SPOCK with a continuing conspiracy to aid, abet and counsel violations of the Selective Service laws, namely a violation of Title SO, United States Code, Appendix Section M62 a!. The indictment alleged a conspiracy calling for a nation-wide program of resistance of the operations of the Selective Service System including the counseling, aiding and abetting of Selective Service registrants to resist the draft, the counseling, aiding and abetting of registrants to surrender Classification and Registration Certificates and interruption of the induction process at induction centers throughout the _ country. ii! On January 29, 1968, in United States District Court, Boston, Massachusetts, all of the above named five individuals pleadednot guilty to thesecharges. 6&4] 92 On January 19, 1968, BS T-H provided a leaflet entitled "STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR: Benjamin Spock, Michael TheFerber, William statement reads Sloane Coffin, follows:as Marcus Raskin, Fax Mitchell Goodman." "We stand beside the men who have been indicted for support of draft resistance. If they are sentenced, we, too, must be sentenced. If they are imprisoned, we will take their thisplaces and war to will ancontinueend. %! to use what means . we can to bring "We will not stand by silently as our government conducts a criminal war. We will continue to offer support as we have been doing to those who refuse to serve in Vietnam and to those indicted men and all others who refuse to be passive accomplices in war crimes. The war is illegitimate and our actionsare legitimate." I Among the signers of the above statement was the name HOWARD ZINN.é ! I According to BS T-H, this leaflet was sponsored by an organization calling itself "Resist", 763 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts02139. Q?§ _.]_Q.... ,,,_,~= _ . ' my-nI92': f'f""",4* fr '3 Q92;_,'e1. I 92 - 5 1* * ' "ff BS 100-35505 On January 31, 1968, BS T~5 advised that a press conference was held on that date in the lobby of the I International Arrivals Building, John F. Kenne_ ' nter- . national Airport, New York, New York, by DAV;_ELLINGER, self I identified as Editor*gf_1Liberation" Magagj_e,_5"Beekman St., .N2ElZ2£Ei.HsWl¥9rk5 a dalso being ass0qi§tsdlwiih,Iheu U i National Mobilization Committee;to_End;the War in_Vietnam, According to BS T-5, DELLINGER announcedthat he had * d received a telegram from Hanoi on Sunday, January 28, 1968, from the Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, inviting him to send two representatives to Hanoi for the release of three American pilots. DELLINGER stated that the two representatives who were going to depart that evening were Reverend DANIEL BERRIGAN, theJesuit Priest, and Professor HOWARD ZINNof Boston University. DELLINGER advisedthat these two individuals would travel to North Vietnam for the purpose of securing the release of three American pilots being held prisoner in North I Vietnamescort and themoutof the country.<:F4! DELLINGER announced that the two individuals would be leaving between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m., January 31, 1968, by Scandanavian Airlines System en route to Copenhagen. From there they were going to_Qenmark, Bangkok and from there by commercial airliner to Vientiane, Laog, where they would be met by repres ntatives of the International Control Commissionwho, ld arrange theirflight to Hanoi b / '/ ;Z§- ,4,3,»J/5*/4,C .i/"0'i'i F'eB'iT1ér-y.*iE iI . ,'_/ff/?.~] .,, 1, 1968,as T-6 /Jjf?/@_/./1/5advisedQ/35 >1» that. Y. the Rev. _DA_I_92I_l§.,fBf§1§__I_GAN_Professor HOWARDZINN and departed the i J'i~Ti'£'ed States ViE'Scandanavian Airlines System SAS!, flight 912, at 7:45 P$m6 onJanuary 31, 1968. According to BS T-6, this flight was scheduled for arrival in Copenhagen, Denmarkat 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 1968. Both individuals were then scheduled to take connecting SAS flight 985 from Copenhagen at 10:00 a.m., February 1, 1968, for Bangkok, T hai '1 and . CM! The "Boston Herald", a daily newspaper published at Boston, Massachusetts, in its edition of February 1, 1968, carried the following article entitled "BU Professor Priest_ Going ToHanoi toGet Flyers,"This articlereads as follows:92 . LL - . ~¢ > ; =§*@ ,, n 1 7" * i E l l BS 100-35505 *0 " "Prof. Howard Zinn of Boston University and the Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.S.J. flew out of New York last night on the first leg of'a flight to Hanoi where three U. S. captured flyers will be turned over to them for returnto the United States.@4§ "The identities of the American go-betweens were not revealed until shortly before the pair boarded the plane at KennedyAirport. @a92 "Both men have been closely identified with the opposition to Vietnam. They were chosen for the journey by the Committee for Support of Released Prisoners, which announced Sunday it had received a telegram from Hanoi asking the committee to send representatives to receive the three who were being released because they had shown a repentant attitude during the periodof detention. Qy! "Fr. Berrigan, an instructor of religion at Cornell University, gave the chief address in Boston two days ago at a draft card turn-in demonstration following arraignment of Dr. Benjamin Spock and others in federal resistdistrict court the draft law. on charges g4!of urging draft age youths to The three men that North Vietnam_has nounc it is willing to release re Air Force_Majo orri iller of Westmyirginia,and NavyBnsign P¬'!92MEtheny E9 e_§aptiU655 AirCi ! Da;i§§§¬;a:f of_lgdian_.f_ ignnessee7 "The BU News", a weekly college undergraduate newspaper published at Boston, Massachusetts, in its edition of February 14, 1968, carried the following article captioned Movement.""Zinn and Berrigan ThisArrivearticle reads in in Hanoi; part Telegram asfollows: Sent to Gg!Peace "Howard Zinnis alive and wellin Hanoi! é m "The CLA government professor, along with Father Daniel Berrigan of Cornell University, arrived in North Vietnamese capital last Friday. The pair traveled to Southeast Asia as representatives of the American peace movement, delegated to receive three American pilots being released by Hanoi in celebration of the Lunar NewYear. Gk! -12.. */a%r3§§$wa _ L ?l W l.._l___ ._.__._ __WeW.._._.____._..l__W...... -l».....___l._ W_,_.:ll___,."Ws_.. »-_l.,l__....l..,_a_,...... l...e I - ~ ~ '7 . Y I f is fry FF. Q VJ- i " _. 92 :A92 1 "V L, _ Li... 1.V BS 100-35505 q92 3% "The NEWSlearned exclusivelyMonday nightthat at the American pilotswill be put in custody ofZinn and ~ Berrigan this week, and that all five Americans will leave Hanoi on Friday. lowE,!.,;_:/:. ;q! nIna related development,zthe%Vi;;ham_Bea9e_ Qgmmittee in_HanQi,sent a telegram '»o theAmerican peace movement Monday, a copy of which was supplied to the NEWS . by Liberation NewsService in Washington. Qg! "The message from Hanoi recalls that the US has carried out aggression against South Vietnam for more than a decade, and that in recent days, US authorities have again made the peoples indignation more acute by their obdurate attitude refusing the humanitarian policy of the NLF onthe occasion of the Tet festival truce." Q4! The "New York Times", a New York City daily newspaper in its February 16, l968 edition, on page 3 carried an article datelined Washington, D. C., February 15, 1968, entitled "American Pacifist Says Hanoi Will Free 3 Today." The article stated that DAVE DELLINGER, on February l5, 1968, advised that he had received word from Hanoi that the North Vietnamese would free three captured American pilots tomorrow. DELBINGBR, it stated, said he had received a telegram *' from Dr. HOWARD ZINN of Boston University, and the Reverend DANIEL BERRIGAN, a Jesuit Priest, both of whom are in Hanoi to receive the three American pilots from the North Vietnamese. The telegram, it stated, said they would fly to Vientiane, Laos, on theInternational ControlCommissionsaircraft.<}4! 1» 1~ ~ff 0 ,,pt The article identif°d the piiété as"JoHN,p$¬s lcK, ,;f_/ LieutenantThe Defense Department,reportedlyj.g.!, DAVIDA§¢? %§HENYand declined MaigriNQRRISto give t gmhome M §6V§RLY." L !/, towns ofthe three men. GA} The "Boston Globe", a Boston daily newspaper, in its February 19, 1968 edition carried an article captioned as follows: "Hub Man Who'HelpedFree POWs Raps U.S. Handling of Flight Home."This article reads in part as follows: _ 13 _ ..@~ 1 in _ Aw vb-" 4 ? 1 1 .- H ' I 92' BS 100-35505 "The U. S. government has jeopardized the future release of American war prisoner s by its dangerous, inept and cold blooded mishandling of a recent prisoner release, it was charged Sundayby two pacifists who had arranged the release of three fi lers. Q4! ' "boston University Prof. Howard Zinn and the Rev. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., of Cornel l said the U. S. had violated the spirit of the prisoners release program by flying the hree captured pilots out of Laos in a military aircraft. M! n "Prof Zinn0 and Fr c Berrig ' uan ret rned Sunda y from North Vietnam after arranging for the release of three fliersduring Tet,the LunarNew Yearcelebrations. "Zinn and Berrigan wer e asked to go to Hanoi by 5 David Dellinger, editor of Liber Dellinger receiveda cable grgm a n magazine, after VietnaIIie_r5.e_.p§_§1»Q.~?~_8I19up!esti iet req Peace, A North sent there to arrange the releas ng thatrepresentatives be "The two held press co nferences at Kennedy Inter- national Airport, and Prof. Zinn at Logan International Airport Sunday after they return ed. ¥492 "'It was callous of th e United States to take any risks that might affect future r eleases,'said. Zinn lJ92 "Although the releases were unconditional and . there was no pre-arranged agreem ent, the North Vietnamese had expressed a felling that taking these men off in a military plane would not be in the spirit of the release Zinnsaid.@A3 "Zinn said he was told Sullivan in Vientiane that the U by U. S. Ambassador William the men return on U. S. military .S. governmentaircraft. L43 preferred "Zinn also challenged President Johnson's statement that Hanoi was not ready for pea ce negotiations. 1% I 92 Q Pusi-_ _ » e ~ ------~ ~ - - - '~ ------ -----~ Y--- -~ -~--~-~------~---- »@1- --~ ------~ ---~---~» er ------!~»- ~ ~ ~----»- 1 v » -92 BS 100-35505 V "'Fr. Berrigan and 1 were told by Premier Phag ZJ5gDong of North_Yietnam! that they are ready to talk Ehd talk serionsly if the ué&$ unconditionally stopped the bombing. él! - » "'The premier made it plain that they would talk seriously and indicated that there would be no significant time negotiations lag between the B.U@the bombing proressor added. halt and;the 4;!beginning of "Zinn said he asked the North Vietnam se premier specifically what would be the role of they tiQpal_ Liberation Front if the North Vistnames government and the TE@C*begin negotiations 6§92 "The premier replied that the N.L.F. would have to be present 'in any matters that atfected them. "'What the Administration doesn't make clear is that North Vietnam can only negotiate what deals with them. Our government has created a certain degree of mystification by doing this, Zinn said QQQ "The government proiessor said that there was a offensive lot of feeling against of victor? thecities in uanoi' inSouth during Vietnam the Viet 6%f§Cong Tet "'The impression I got was that the caliber of leadership in North Vietnam is immensely superior to the caliber oi leadership in Saigoni It's like two different worlds, he fut?-Lid o "Zinn and FPQ Bertl zn, both members of the National Mobilization to End the war in Vietnam, said that Sullivan tolied pressure by infer" or th three that the government r fnei '»" 69$, Pv "ilitary aircraft.éQJ 7I f§r?-oi,» " he L » . 1| I _ I ¢ 4 _ .4 .. » < I , » .' ,1 9292 BS 100-sssos "Although the o§lo * agreed to return on military aircraft, tney did 'reluotantiy,' said Fr. Berrigan, because thev iearo they might jeopardize the well-being oi the natrid I they were leaving behind.'" L4. On February199 i&u~,| I Supervisory Immigrant Inspector, Immigration and Naturalization _ Service INS!, John It Kennedy International Airport, advised b6 that Professor HOWARD ZLNN,aooompanied by the Rev. DANIEL J. b7c RLRRIGAN, arrived at John 8. Kennedy International Airport, . New York, at noon on Fooruurv L3, 1968, via Air France flight 015from ?iris,i"ancs M 92?'ordin~ _ Q to E;::::;;;:] ZINN, holding Passport #%Z85s" b w l;sting '1 his ome a ress as 1% George St., Newton, Massachusetts, had left the United States en January 31, l96s§ trot How iork City to Copenhagen. On February 1, 1968, he lvlu Cotannapen en route to Bangkok and Vientiane, Laosw On Esiruxrv 3, 1958, he left Vientiane en route to Hanoi, north vie@n¢n92 , ' On February ZU, 1908, the "Boston Herald" carried a feature article entitled "Zinn's Books Held by Customs, _ BU Prof. Brought Ho Chi Minh Diary from Hanoi." This article reads as follows: UL "Prof. Howard Zinn of Boston University charged vesterday that U. S. Customs officials confiscated photos and books given him last week in Hanoi. L4 "Zinn pane the lul;1f. or Revs Daniel rerrigan, S.J. :- Cornell Universitx. mien was lightened considerably Sunday qhé they landed in New zorkr L4, fne professor and the priest spent five days in Hanoi oranging ior the release of three U0 S. pilots from a North 'Ietnar prisono e4 "Zinn told a >u 1 W: iIiom class and reptrters that tome of the ihotosq taken my K wnotographer who went around with us showed bombing damage bk I The confiscated books, he said, were in English, ; iinoluded the Prisoner Ulg-Y oi Ho Chi Minn and some nietzriss of Vietnam! ;L > . -e 4? Z a . , t,, l _, , iv;-"" L . m w $- L =?--e~» _ ivvm _ _ | 2 I 7 r . . .. ~ ' 92- " R ~- #, w. 92 ' BS 100-asses "Later yesterday. D. F. Cardoza, Deputy Regional Commissioner of U. S. Customs, said in New York that the so called confiscation was purely routine and that the books and photos had been released. L "'Whenever someone comes in with materials such as books and photos, and indications are that they came from North Vietnam, we have experts on Communist literature who look them over, Cardoza said. U "'His Zinn's! material was detained for that purpose, he said. bk "During his talk to the students, Zinn, who looked somewhat haggard, repeated his earlier charges that the " handling of the prisoners release by the U. S. government was inept and cold-blooded with dangerous implications for future releases." bL III. g;§cELLANs0us On January l2, 1968, BS T-7 advised that the name of HOWARD ZINN, 2% George St., Newton, Massachusetts, is on the mailing list of the National Mobilization Committee to End theWar in Vietnam. 6X} On February 2, 1968, the files of the Passport Office, U. S. Department of State, were reviewed by a Special Agent of the FBI and disclosed the following information: HOWARD ZINN was issued passport #F285869, at Boston, Massachusetts on April 26, 1965 for proposed one year travel to Germany, France, Italy, England, Yugoslavia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Greece, Switzerland and Spain to teach in a BU program. In his application dated April 22, 1985, at Boston, ZINN stated he intended to depart from an unnamed port via air about august l, 1965, not by organized tour. He stated that he expected to take another trip abroad within five years. This passport was valid for three years travel to all countries except Albania, Cuba and those portions of China, Korea and Vietnam under communist control. ZINN's passport file further revealed that he was born on August 24, 1922, at New York Citv, and that his birth certificate had been seen by passport authorities. He gave his permanent _ L7 .. .4 -_=;, . Li... ' - i ¢ $ 92 . 1* I » ~ '92*~¢{ ~"*5 l BS 100-35505 Qresidence! _ and" _ mailing _ address 4l Eli§Q:?fp¥Z1::A/ as 24 George St., ewton, hL%_, Massachusetts.He listed his fatheras EDWAR92 NN, born 4/" Ag§tgia_in1899, andhis motheras Q§§§§#f§NOWITZ bozn ,jg;Bq§§ia1 dicate in_}§98,a __ Qboth lasts United marrieStates on itizens. October 30; Té%§fio Hei" j7Z? MRi: W#5//!af/ §3S;;§f§%E%g$;%% %%in @%'mariage not terminated. 'InNew_YQrK?@ity the event of death or accident Qn_December_2J_1§gQJ at ,¢f3'requested he J§§§§zZ¬N i that brother, his notifiedbe at _l5O gdgars Lane£_Ha_;iggs-On-Eggson, New York. This passport file contained no validation for travel to North Vietnam or request for same. The following description appears in the file: Height: 6'2" Hair: Dark brown Eyes: Brown Occupation: College Professor Informants familiar with some phases of Communist Party activity in the Greater Boston area advised in Februar 1968y, , t h at they had no information' ' concerning any subversive activitieson thepart of the subject. 92 _ L3 _ _-__ r j L .-92 92.>» 8Q .4»-k Q1 » vi T L b A 1 . _,._ 1 ..$], I L fl Y H <. *7 ' '15. _ 1 I '92 Zak Y yZ ~r - ,ARmmm1x I AMERICAN INSTITUTEFOR MARXISTSTUDIES_ 1 r A source advised on?April 9, 1963, that on April 7, 1963, at a meeting of the District Comittee of the Comunist 92 > Party CP! of New England, held in Boston, Massachusetts, Herbert Aptheker stated he was developing an organization called American Institute for Marxist Studies AIMS! which would eventually legalize the CP, He stated AIMS would publish literature on History, Science, Physics, Archeology, and other subjects which would be put out quarterly with various supplements. A second source advised on June 30, 1966, that Herbert I Aptheker was elected to the National Committee, CPUSA, at the 18th National Convention of the CPUSA held June 22-26, 1966 , in ' New York City. A third source advised on June 7, 1963, that on June 3, 1963, Herbert Aptheker spoke at the CP of New York District Board meeting concerning AIMS. Aptheker stated AIMS wbuld unite and strengthen the CP although the CP would not be vs . connected widh it. He stated AIMS'wasbeing formed within the scope of theiMcCarran and Smith Acts and would legally bring Marxist material and opinions to the attention of American scholars and the general public, A fourth source reported on August 29, 1966, that AIMS issues a "Newsletter" every other month. This source also made available the information that AIMS issues publications and holds symposiums concerning,Marxism. . ~. A fifth source advised on May 9, 1967, that as of that 7 date, AIMS was located at 20 East 30th Street, New York City. . _ a 92 ~/7> n ! _/ Y T»!! i - 11 '' f 1- SYL. I 1 I . 1 . > I I ' I n . A 31-9 $3,? ,/_ '3, 1 * i ~W* Hvg . . -r, HQ ~ L ._Q 92 1 92 fil-1- 31_ ¥E-.15 >1 l. r L ,$TUDENTS 4 FOR'-A DEMOCRATIC SQCIETY' The Students for a Democratic Society SDS!, as it I is known today, came into being at a founding convention held at Port Huron, Michigan, in June, l962. The SDS is an k association of young people on the left and has a current program of protesting the draft, promoting a campaign for youth to develop a conscientious objector status, denouncing United States inervention in the war in Vietnam and to "radically transform the university community, and provide for its complete control by students. Gus.Hall, General Secretary,' CommunistParty, USA, when interviewed by a representative of United Press International in San.Fnancisco, Galifornia on May 1%,1965, described the SDSas a,part of the "responsible 92 left" which the Party has "going for us," At the June, 1965 1 SDS National Convention, an anticommunist.prbviso was removed from the SDS constitution. Innthe Ostober 7,,L966, issue of "New Left Notes", the offiéial publicatien of¢SDS,»an sns spokesman stated that there are some communists in SDS and they are welcome. The national headquarters~of this organization 1 as of April 18, 1967, was located in Room.206, 1608West 3 Madison Street,Chicago, I111nois. .. 0" RxI 4:§ UN ED STATES D;=EPARTM:ENTOF'1 ]'l1CE :i® 5 ;~i _ FEDERALB'URE.:§I§INVESTIGATION or .'.M. -'<" '.- . 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"92 92-1.,_ 92 . H 2 Ga ' ______li _ I 1 i . , ¢ , <| -92 2- . I . %§ . I _ .._..._..--_-_ . '§~¢r3 1 Mt? »92A e,- 92,1,,~ ~,: 1, 1.1 - ;1 " -. '" ." 1 * :1 ~..:>r.,,"_ :.'-1 . .- ,-- 4&1A U= v 1_.... .2. ¢92.~»...,._C. L _;; L; ' Q? ;tn>mu92i ntiaio or ;N7i:TIGATION ' liew:';'o:-'.;, 2'9;-1~: 112,2; §§$ Feoruary i, i905 t Q,6§&§_$9 $9=5» e° q929292 92 $e 3 Y > Class. 0 >9/5 ? /& Ext.B $Y-_|?16./[email protected]. t X5, 43> Qi$ &$ - . Reason - FCiM. ll 1 '4; § ;"a""'"' t»' iqt £5tr» " Date ofRevlew YK. "' .. £g§§$ National Qobilizatioh CCZ ;t3c To End the War in Vietna; .3 0omrr.i't'tceSupport Released To mgeggkb On ganuary imericah 31, Prisoners . Y 3-1eral Bureau of Investi gation 92ra£!, by means o an individual, who idenw O92'1 p;,te:t,ascertained from f a Swlt&pic Q +-| - . | tified herse eehnan Street, New York, New York, that a PresON §§ _ H ;v a staff member of "Liberation" Magazine, I/gab vi scheduled on_January1953,31, 1968,a Special at 6:00 Agent 3N, SA!at s Conference of the lf Kennedy International Airport, .- . /~ -~.- to announce the id .,~ -_-- <9 fa two individualswho wereleaving thatevening forJohn F. ' 57 Vietnam, in connection with the release of three entities 4§f! pilots from NorthVietnam, of ,r I 1 North b6 Q! _. --o,_ - - _ b7C 1 '§g1xnseinoiviouais wouidnot L: divulged oefore thAmerican =-fe:-ence at f -.=1~-t¢~s"~ 0 --1-O stated that the identities of e Press 92dI'L - J5 A source, who has furnished reliable in 4'5! yr - ! formation in "1' . ,ss Sonference held at John F, Kennedy Airport, tnW. t cvening,past, advised on and it was Januaryannounced 31, 1968, that twothat he men,had attended a J n, ; Professor from Boston University, and Rev ¬'";:."»:;IlNew York Ci ,oJri@L;, a Jesuit Priest, were leaving New York namely Homer ,Q0 ;_d 8:00 PM, for North Vietnam, for the purp Daniel qr, iuriig the release of three American pilots bei City between Q ose of ,-~» -I--92 . ng held ~ X v.../lU....J O _ .r_sonersNorthand inVietnam themescortofthat y%Ydvk 92 out 1 , .3_3I. It is the property g ~ -.. .31 ;.;.:'_is loaned to your 1' ~ .L..1,. ;..';; ..-*1e;.;;t 24:1 contains its contents are is neit n;;- 9292}92 92 _ ' " 0-""~---" ' W . . to so d;.:,':'.I lb1l'C8dLa.t;;;2sconclusionsoutside nor - - -- --" " " ' '"° J Q, r.:: agency, F st Q/J./"'5 " - r I s ., e-*'!Hu ~sL 92JL921.U.1. .:..: ..___ --_-_--.-..-___.._...._... 9 92 ;;UiQRQl Mobilization Committee - T: 3nd the War in Vietnam Cc nittee To Support Released America: Prisoners It was also announced that the two men would travel _-.,'- .1... on New York City to Copenhagen, Denmark to Bangkok, and the fl .... O5 commercial airliner to Vientiane, Laos, where they would .~ ,_ nil ! met by representatives of the International Control Ccmmission, who would arrange their flight to Hanoiq source, who has furnish ed reliable nformation in th¬_p&$ , and who is self-admitted Communist Party GP! ;ember, from about 1958 t o about the midde of 1953, in the Ran hattan ~ ' Brooklyn area, New York C ity, stated on June 12, 1957, that sometime in 1919, he was transferred to the Yilliamsburg Section of the GP, Brook- 92 lyn, New York, and that Howard Zinn was already a member of that Section. The source stated that it was his im- pression that Zinn was not a new mam; her, but had been in the CP for someti me. he further stated that he was a member M... the CP until the Summer of 1953, and while he was not a member during this time, of the same Branch of the C? as Zinn J he was a member of the same Section. y rhe source also stated he attended numerous Section meetings with Zinn between the years 1949 and the Summer of 1953, V. _ 2 - ______.__'Z___._.__------GiiiiEEWiiii , a Q < - . O I O 1 ,n__ _li_.______; I I ciohul Mobilization Committee L- End the War in Vietnam IV JiQMi@3¬¬ to Support Released Lmerica: Prisoners The " N Cityyew York Times", a daily New York newspaper, August 15, 1967 issue, Page29, identifies Reverend Daniel Berrigan as a "Jesuit Poet, Essayist, and Theologian, who h ad been a relent less critiq,of Americ an policy in Vietnam". Reverence Berrigan was also described as an Associate Professor at Cornell University and an organizer of the interfaith "Clergy Concerned about Vietnam", A third source, who has furnished reliable infor- ihtion in the past, advised on January 31, 1968, that he had re- C@;V¬C information from reliable sources, who had also attended the Press Conference at John F. Kennedy Airport, that the Press Conference had been conducted by Dave Dellrnpr, who identified himself as being associated with the National Mobilization Committee to End the war in Vietnamo Dellinger was assisted at the Press Conference by Thomas Hayden,_who' was identified as being associated with the Committee to Assist Released Prisoners. _ it the conference, Dellinger stated that they had rc;ei:ad a telegram from Hanoi, Sunday, from the Vietnam 2e;ce Zomnittee, inviting them to come to North Vietnam for the rtlease of three American pilots. Dellinger advised that the last names of the pilots would be given out to the press later in the evening _ 3 _ CQ§§iiiiiiii 1 »