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I on 8/31/60 on 8/11/60 i -; UNiTED STATES GOVERNMENT DlflEC1'OR, Fill DATE! 8/31/60 SAC', l'iEW YORK (105-42122) I~ STElIAR&'EERT IS - R (OO:liY) Michigan of on 8/31/60 JaM•• Madison High School, , NY, made available a recc>rd University ~'hi. record "HI.ct. that S'I'E')f,RT 12/4/39 at Hanhettan, lITO, attended the above highLibrary, school fl'om 9/54 to 6/57. at "hich time h. I'l'adunted. His residence i. listeu as 2148 B. 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY, and his parents are MROLD alld HOSE hLB}J1T .. A copy of his school record has been furnished to Pace College, St. Johnls UniversityCollections School of Co~erce, the Bank of .America and Lehman Brothel's., all in l~YC. Credit, crimin01 Specialond BIN, ~!YC, are negative re subject , &rid his. rQn11~y. ifY indicesin are negative also. , l , ' On 8/11/60, -;;x.inin~d the records of the B02X'o. original of Brooklyn a.nd oeterl'll1u(;d thatfrom HAHOLD ROSE ALB2:riT ' 8: perJll8:nent ,; regis tration to vote in 19.57. This record reflects that EIAROill ~L!;JjRT >Ias bOl'Il..-9/2/02. is a US citizen and is .,"played in tho i,.City Hecords iJectlon,Copied {;ityof NY, Hunicipal Eld,3., j YC. !t_qt.~_" --.:..ALB1:.:H'l\f sage 1s not recorded but sbe was born in the US IlIH1 is . O· housewife-. lJ:'he ALB.EH'l's indicated that they resided at 2148 E. 29th Street~ Brooklyn, HY tor 17 years prior to this regls­ t;rGtio.'1. For the' yenrs 1945 through .19:;9, tho AWla-:'rs registel~ed \ ,~ - Bureau (HH) \', 2 -f,'-19Shing ton }'ield (Ri';) I 1 - Jew York " RI,,'H sli ' (5) 1". r $EP fl Ir::::11 . '. L I' NY '-05-42122 a p~Etl'enee for one of' the two L18:jor political parties. lio reg tratlon for the subject was l·eeorded. A check of the filos: of Selective Service !-!endque:rtersj i NYC, indicAted that subject has not reGistered under the I Selective Service Act of 1948 in llYC. j·lhil. it is possible that subject has registered eLsewhere, UY realizes: that a possible violation exists and this question will be resolved by interview of the subjeot at a later date, if interview~d only for this I! .PUl'po••• : A( I H?'O \"rill, at the .Passport Dl.vlsion" U. S. De;>nrtmcnt ot ,?4-. state, detel"rnirJe if a passport has been issued to the subject ,77 and furnish beckSl"otmd informatIon,. Michigan :TY will expeditQ investigation of subject1sof backGround , E:.nd activities and will submit a report, together \-lith recommed­ !\,~ _t ations as to interview of subj act" at an early date. J ~ . ~y 1 . University Library, Collections .. Special in original from Copied ·2­ • I11­ , , ~.... ' .... --­ , t 40 . Office Me11wrandum . UNITED SlATES GOVERNMENT TO !)JHEC'fOn., F;}I DKr£.: 9/20/60 SAC, liFO (105-36585) 'f} 01}7 i , S'ffii'l,t.nT AL;:n;nT i',;/ . IS - It (00: NY) llo NY airt"l to Director and Tiro dated 3/31/00 requesting 7iFO review passport file of subject at U. S. Department of state. On 9/15/ that there was for the f)ut>ject t $ states DopnrtJ:lcnt a the l?asr;r-01+t Office United Michigan of Gtatc, ,lashington, D. C • of .llVe {2)- J3ureau University 2 - ;tew Vorl:. (105-42122)(Rm ~ 1 - rlFO \ Library, TCJ:teb (5) Collections Special . Ii7 SfP 2.11900 in original from Copied ...... ".' . .. , ' . '.... '~ ,~'. " ','.... """:.~ ··h '~""."'~'~' ,'. -"~ ", FEDcRA.. BUREAU OF INVES" JGATION ~~~~~~~.I~:::'-... , ,i h.-nv • I ' I i INTERNAL SECURITf -R . "_. i - '. -­ j ~~-.'''~"', .."' ..­ ,'__ t: . ','.'- ~ ~, ;'. ,", .... ,. '. -'. ';, - - ., .. - - . ,- - -.-. ,', ..,. ,,' The title is marked "Changed'" to reflect the ~. - I .' subject's full name as recorded on his birth certif1cate. REFERENCES i ,I;; Michigan WFO letter to Bureau dated 7/13/60.of l/If/' NYlet to Bureau dated 8/31/60., . NYlet to Albany dated9/l9160 (lnter~ofricel. i :K./., , , . .' , -,',' " , . .­ University \ ~'\' - p - ' "', \ ADMINISTRATIVI;;. Library, NY indices conta1n no identifiable subversive • _~ererences tor the subject'S relatives o~ ~ssociates. -, I• . Collections - -, ... " ' , Thelnformat10n regarding subject'S attendance at Pace College, NYC, was "received from an established source< Special or the NYO. in . "­ - original from Copied -' .. ­ ,'-',! .. , ':, -,;' - i'· " - ~,' . " " • • . ' ,I , . " .; DMINISTRATIVE COHT'D " :" r "," l. ': .: . , '.' . " , ..', ,. .. , . A check or the tiles at Selective Service . Headquarters, NYC, indicates subject has not reg1stered under the Selective Service Act of 1948 1n NYC, as STEWART ALllERT or STEWART EJ)!:{ARD ALllERT. ", ",: Relet to Albany requested, that div1sion to .' " ',,detemine at Selecti"e Service Headquarters, ,Albany ,NY,,:.. :,~:' 1t subject regl;stered under the Select1veServ1ce Act of,,' 1948 in the State of New York; if he 1s 80 registered ' w1th a Local Board within that d1visIon, Albany was also requested to review hiS f11e and furnish pertinent back­ ground information. Michigan of University j Library, Collections Special Careful considerat1onin has been given to the sources concealed and T symbols were uti11zed'only 1n those instances where the identit1esoriginal of the sources must be concealed. LEADS from ALllANY Copied AT ALBAN~, NEW YORK One copy of this report 13 deslgnated for the Albany division inasmuch as that div1sion 1s conduct1ng invest1gation in this case. COVER PAGE - (B) , , t>. , " .', N'l 105-42122 '; " ,; .. ' I I i\SHINGTON'FIELD r AT WASHINGTON, D.C._ One copy of th1s report 1s designated for WFO at the request of that office. , , ­ I , " , " NEW YORK ,,':' \ . -." '\ ,I AT NEW 'lORK, NJi:W' YOR!C... - .. ', Wl11 upon receipt of determination by Albany as to subject's registration under the Selective Service Act I\ of 1948 in New 'lork state, submit recommendations to the ~ Bureau regarding interview of the subject. Michigan of PLASSIFICATIOl! i , : .­ .- ~ , ' - , University \ Library, Collections Special in original from .' Copied -... .; COVER PAGE ~ ~- -. ,,:. (e)* , -·'.1 ". i - j ".,'r..• , , . '. .) ~ .', :. '" -' " .' ,. -,. .. .~. , ' II: BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT , . " - ,.. -' .. On September 16, 1960, IC exam1ned the subject's birth record ,"'. ,. Statist1cs (or the Borough of Manhattan, New York City. I 'This .record reflects that on Dece~er 4,.1939, STEWART EDWARD ALBERT was born to HAROLD and ROSLBERT ne~hwartz, at ". j Lenox Hill Hospital, 1l.e!L¥£!:K cn. .:,'. " "," . ,- ..,­ Relatives On September 12, 1960, lIIIIIIIadv1eed that the subject's registration at Pace College, 41 Park ROW, New : York City, reflect. that the subject listed Michiganhis parents as HAROLD ALBERT, 2148 East 29th street, Brooklyn,of New York, occupation, City employee, and ROSE ALBERT, hOuzewlf~,same address. The subject indicated'that he has no brothers or sisters and he listed AB~ISHER, uncle, ?:J.'17 .E..Bst ,_29th ' Street, Brooklyn, New York,'as the personUniversity to be notified in"th'f cas'" of an emergency. The subject also noted that AVR1JM)'JlREENFIELD, 17~6 52nd Street,Brooklyn,Library, New York, a relst'ln, had attended pac,,"College • . ~.i>\:- .' Resldenee-·-'~ '," ,. Collections , , i.> :., , > '>., ~n sept"';'ber- ~2;'l960, '-also advised that the Pace College records rerlect~ject's residence as I 2148 East 29th Street,Special Brooklyn, .New York., in The current Brooklyn, New York Telephone Directory reflects that HAROLB ALBERT, 2148 East 29th Street, Brooklyn, New York,original ls the subscriber to telephone number DE 2-3825. from . The records of the Board of Elect~o- for the CopiedBrooklyn, New York, examined by August 11, 19bO, reflect that n ~ ~ • East 29th Street, B1'00klyn, New York, made a permanent registration to vote ln 1957 at; which time , ~'.; . .: _'';-.c' - -2 - .: .' , ' .. ' . \ _" .. ' ~, ..4: at' 'the, abo,:,e "" ,- .. n August 31, 1960, , James Madison High S~~~;!~iel;:~~~~'~ .. ' .-_ uen n oad" -BL"Ooklyn,_ New York,,' '~ 1 ;'. of thesubJec~' s school attendance. This record reflect$ . ',", that STEWART ALBERT, 2148 East 29th street, Brooklyn,New I York, born December 4, 1939 at New York City, attended the school from September, 1954 to June, 1957 at which time he was graduated. A notat1on on this record reflects that copies of this record were sent to Pace College, New York City and to St. Johns University School of Commerce, Brooklyn, New York. Michigan of j , ' , On September 12, '1960, .",' advised that the subJect.s the rollowing in1'ormation: i University STEWART EDWARD ALBERT, 2148 East 29th Street, Brooklyn, New York, born December 4, 1939 at New York, New Library, York, u~~arried, was admitted to Pace College on September 24, 1957. He withdrew for personal reasons 1n the spring , " term of 1958 but re-entered for the fall term of 1958 and ,J" 1s presently a day student major1ng 1n Marketing, pursuing , ' a Bachelor of Business AdministationCollections degree. _.'.' He graduatedSpecial from James Madison High School on June 23, 1957. with anin average of 79.2. While in high school. ALBERT was president of the Weight Lifting Club, a member of the Service League, the Honor Guard and the Late Squad Guard.original According to information reoeived from the above high school, ALBERT had an IntellIgence Quotient of 106 (P1nterfrom Intelligence Scale). Copied 10, Johns , Brooklyn, New advised"" thRt she could locate no record ~the 3 ­ · NY 105-42122 - l-r: >­ ,", ~ -~' -' ~.' -~ ~: , .... - I~PIOyment~n A~ust 31,: . .J, _ made available the s .::~~~ ~refle¢ts that copies of the ~ were sent to the Bank of America and to Lehman Brothers, both in New York C1ty. ", On SePtember.12,1960,__lmtloned above,", ,,;. · advised that subJect listed past employment as follows" ."-, . · when register1ng at Pace College: . Loew's Oriental Theater - usher - June to September, 1956. Bank Of America - messenger - June to September, , Michigan 1957. of Assoc1ates On September 12, 1960,lIIIIIIIUniversitymen tloned above, adv1sed that the subject's recor~e College reflects that he gave as referenceS,PAU~!EB~RMAN, 2139 East 29th street, Brooklyn, New Yor~ and ~u~~OWN,Library, 2174 E~~t 29th...§Ilr"l'! ~ .I:l!,ook.!yn~_ .~e~~~k.
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