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Name: HOWARD ZINN

Aliases:

Residence Address: 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

Business Address: American Labor Party Headquarters

207 Hart Street, Brooklyn, New Yvrk

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working an organisation to assist the WALIACE Third Barty
1948,
liovement. On the night oi liarch 2&#39;7, he intended to attend a
which
rally in Brooklyn sponsoring the T.IAll-ACELfovement, at time he was
supposedto give a report on the picketing of the White House in A
Washington. interest
ZHTN expressed his with regard. to the Third Party
Eiovement,indicating that the CommunistParty was 100?; behind this Iiovement. L,
. The records of the Bureau of Special Services and Investiga-
tions, City
HevrYork Police Department, reflect the following information
H ?i&#39;IAP.D
ZIITN, 1023 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, I-FewYork,
was a delegate to the American Peace Mobilization in Chicago, Illinois,
representing the Ridgewood Peace Council.

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HOIIARD ZINII and twenty i cur members of the Ans
Veterans Committee assisted in piclceting butcher shops on Delialb Avenue
from Throop to Sumner Avenues, and Ifarcy and Hart Streets, Brooklyn,
1946.
on July J18,

HCTJARDZIHWS 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
1947.
July 23,

HUs T.éLRD
ZIi921I President
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City
spoke at mass meeting on March 10, 1946, and at Council Hearing
1948.
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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
30
Committeeon February 16, 1947, BC15}*,CCLDI2ER,
ocean Parkway, and
ZINE,
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I-IevrYork

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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<ee
Office to the Atlanta dated
Office June 14, 1947, regarding Coznrmnist
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elec-Jeo. metoofficeof Vice-Chairman
of the American Veterans Committee.
of theKings County
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speak at 1

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New onConference
York, 8, Progressives,
February of
1947. Saint
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Brooklyn, L4 I
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Kings County
Committee, American
Veterans
1 Committee,asigner
was in support
of position
taken by
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letter tothe Editor
oi theNew York
Times carried
1 in thisissue. Enis
be seated
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in placevacated by
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that ai
Communist,1 8112011
Councilman, PETE
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that HOZTARD
ZINN was
The June
a member
4, 1948
of the "Daily
issue Worker , reflects
of theSteering Committee
[/
of the Veterans
Committee against
the Liundt-Nixon
Bill. ZIIQNwas among
the group of 1
/ the National
Veterans Caravan
Washington,
to D.., on theanniversary 1
oi D-day, June 6, 1918.

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Worker June
of 6,
1948, reflects
that HOWARD 1
ZII~1I~I"/
as a member
oi the SteeringCommittee the
of NationalVeterans Caravan
to
Washington,
to
remain
was in Washington
lobby against the
to I£undt I¬:ixon Bill.;
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Brooklyn, Iiew
York,
1
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was aas
Shipfitter from September
18, 1940
F to Hay
6, 1946.These recordsalso reflectthat ZII~TH
was on
military leave
during which
time heserved inthe United
StatesArmy
Air Corps from_ -L / -
2£ay$, 1943to
liovember 30, 1945.
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81 ? Park Street, Brooklyn
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1023 LafayetteAvenue
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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.
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inquiry, under suitable
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Street, Brooklyn, New York.
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Brooklyn, 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,/.___
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information;
at Veterans Administra--

A Name HOFIARD ZEHTI

1 Date of August 24,
Birth 1922, Brooklyn, New York
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August
1950
FROM
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Howie &#39;Zinn
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Reference is made B au letter to New York dated March 30,

1949 andto the report of SA August
dated 21, 1953at New b6 4
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York, captioned as above.
Please beadvised that investigation was completed inthe above
case before it was ascertained that ZINNwas
attending New YorkUniversity,
Washington Square, New York.

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conducted
at the above
University after it was
ascertained through the Registrar&#39;s
office that the subject was
in attendance at that
institution, and it
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SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: SubjectbornAugust2h, 1922,

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NewYork City. Currently at-
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DEIAILS: The
title of this reportis beingchanged
soasto include
the
name
of HOWE
ZINN,
inasmuch
asthe subjectis known
bythat
name
to Confidential Informant T-2.

Citizenship
Therecords of the Bureauof
Vital Statistics, Brooklyn, New
York,reflectonCertificate
number
34.407 thatncweazo
ZINN
wasborn
on August
24,,l922,at
Brooklyn,
NewYork.These
records
disclosed
that thesubject&#39;s
fatEe¥§&#39; was
EWTborn
N,
in Austria
andthathismother,
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neetRi§BBINQNl@Z,
was born in Russia.
Residence

Thecurrent1950telephonedirectory ior
Manhattan reflects
that HOWARD
ZINN,890East6th Street,Manhattan,
NewYork,subscribes
to
telephonenumberAlgonquin 4-8325.
ConfidentialInformantT-l, oi known
reliability, advised
thatthesubjectandhis family,whoformerlyresidedat 926Lafayette
Ave-
nue,-
Brooklyn,
NewYork,now
residein Apartment
5"G,890East6thStreet:
Manhattan, New York.

Mr. M. STUTMAN,
AssistantManager,
Lillian WaldHousing
Project,New
York CityHousing
Authority,
54 Avenue
D,Manhattan,
New
York,
made
available
records
reflectingthat HCWARD
ZINN
hasresidedin Apartment
5-Gat 890East6th Street,Manhattan,
New
York, the Lillian WaldHousing
Project,New
York CityHousing Authority,sinceAugust22, 1949.
Enploygent
MissM. SMYTHE,
Recording
Department,
Registrar&#39;s
Office,
New
York University,Washington
Square,
Manhattan,
NewYork,made
available
recordswhichdisclosedthat HOWARD
ZINNof 890East 6th Street, New
York
City,is currentlyenrolledasa full-time student,underthe G.I- Bill,
at theWashington
Square Collegeoi rts andSciences andisa first
semester senior.

Mr. M. STUTMAN,
Assistant Manager,Lillian Wald Housing
Project,
NewYorkCityHousing
Authority,
54 Avenue
D,Manhattan,
New
York,
advised that recordsat this office revealedthat the subjectwasemployed
part timeat the LernerWarehouse, 3544th Avenue, New YorkCity.

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Kr. W L. BOEGE,
Personnel
lfanager,
LernerShops,35!.;nth
lt&#39;~V¢1
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YorkCity,
111 made
1> available
records
"whichrevealed
thatthesub-
ona part-tizae
jecti5;I&#39;ese11"c-ly
employed basiswiththiscompany
andhas
beenemployed
withtheLerner
Shops
sinceAugust
17,191,9,
as3 Shipping
clerk
Communist
Party Activities
known
OnJuly lb, 19b8,ConfidentialInformantT-2, of
reliability,advised ZINN wasbelieved
thatHOWIE tobeoneofa groupof
individuals Party
selectedfromthe6th A.D., KingsCounty
Communist a
as
fraternaldelegate York StateGonvention
to theNew of theCommunist
Party.
011Hwcmber
29, 19143,
Confidential
Informant known
T-3, of
reliability,advised
thatHOKYAEH!
ZINN York Council,
of theNew American
VeteransCommittee,
139East57thStreet,New
YorkCity, hadwrittenan
articleentitled,"Se]J: --Supporting
PublicHousing
-- Planto Easethe
HousingCrisis in NewYork -- Now."
Theabovearticle discusses
in detail the housingproblem
andwhatshould
be doneto supplyadequate,
low-renthousing for veterans
in
and non-veterans York
New City.
It is
to be notedthat Confidential
Informant
T- , oi known
reliability,stated
onNovember
, 19116
thattheSteering
Committee
oi the
Metropolitan
Area.
Council
oi theAmerican
Veterans
Committee,
whichis
composed
oi all thechapters
in theNew
York
Cityarea,
hasbeen
dominated
by Communists.
OnDecember
l9, 19b9,Confidential
Informant
T-5, of known
reliability,advised
thatHOWARD York City,
ZINN,890East6thStreet,New
of a group
wasone of individuals
who to file a
filed noticeof intention
claimagainst theStateoi New August
Yorkasa resultof the"riots"on
27,l9!i9andonSeptember
Li,19149 York, at theso-called
at Peekskill,
New
PAULROBESON
concerts.
It should
be notedthat Confidential
Informant known
T--6,oi
reliability,advised
thatthe"Peekskill
disorders"
ofAugust
27,19!-L9
and
September
11,,
19349
in thevicinityof Peekskill,
NewYork,resultedasan
outgrowth
ofconcertsplanned
byPAUL ROBESON
in thatarea.ThisInformant
stated
thattheaboveconcerts
wereheld.
undertheauspicesoi theHarlem
Division of the Civil RightsCongress.
It is furtherto be notedthat the Civil RightsCongress
has
a
beendesignated
Coxmunist
organization
by theAttorney
General
andcomes
within the purviewof ExecutiveOrder9635.

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Goniidential Infomant T-&#39;7,

known
of reliability, advised
that EOSLIT;3INN of926 LafayetteAvenue, Brooklyn,
New York,was oneof a
group ofinividuals who had
solicited signatures
to the New York
State
Communist Party
Nominating Petitions
in l9h6, in Lewis,Oneida, and
Otsego
Counties»

On April 5, 1950, Confidential InformantT-3 stated that

rt I 5 no"»:ng>4f1m,
East
890
sen
Street, new
Iork City,was on
the 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 Book
Shop isan outlet for Communist
Party literature. According tothis Informant, it is a self-supporting
establishment, operated
by a Communist Party
member, and
an 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 members of Lodge1450 ofthe International Workers Orderandhave
been memberssince May 19746-
Itis to be noted that the International Workers Order
has beendesignatedaCommur1ist
organization bythe Attorney General and
Q within
comes the purviewof Executive Order 9335.
Confidential Informant T-<3 advisedon March31, l9h9 that
HOWARD ZI192I92I,
telephone number
GLenmore 2-19214,
was oneoi agroup of
individuals who was believed by this Informant to be a Communist Party
11161111381 :

Itis to be noted that

the 19h9 "Brooklyn telephone director IY
reflected that HOWARD ZINNof 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York,
at that time subscribed
to telephonenumber GLenmore
2-l9Eh.
Mr. "ti. STUTKEAN, Assistant
Manager, Lillian Wald Housing
Project, NewYork City Housing Authority,574 Avenue
D, Manhattan,New York,
advised that he had no knowledge of Communistic activities interest
or in
Communism onthe part of the subject,

The following
had no information regarding the subject:1&#39;ni ormants,of known reliability,
Confidential
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Mr .M. S i UTUAI92I, Lillian
Assistant Erfanager, WaldHousing K
Project,
NewYork
CityHousing
Authority,
5!.;
Avenue
D,Eianhattan,
NewYork,
that
advisedrecords reflectedthat HO?fé.RD
ZINN,Apartment
S-G,890East
6th Street, New York City, resided
has above
in the &#39;
apartment since August

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have
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22&#39;,
two
chlildren
--T iand
these
1914.9. According to records, th gibigz OSLYN
and his wit

disclosed
It was further that the subject was formerly en-
ployedas a clerk at a grocerystore at 936I-Eadison
Street, NewYorkCity.
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 EDWARDZ1231;has been attending New York University
that
since February 19b9, he
he was born on August 214, 1922, and that former-
ly resided at 926 Lafayette Avenue,Brooklyn,lieu York.
These records further disclosed that the subject attended
19141
BrooklynCollege, Brooklyn,NewYork, from June1939 to June and that
he _1 . ormerly
attended the ThomasJefferson High School. These records also
disclosed that the subject was a Second Lieutenant in the United States
ArmyAir Corpsin World,War I, frny serial number0786515,and that he was
issued United States Veterans Administration claim number G- T-3405-61.12. 1
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According to Ziiss SEZYTBE,
if the subject continued at the
nomal rate ~:>;f.&#39;
advanceient, he woulc complete the requirements of the
Jiachelor of Arts degree by June 1951.

L. . BOEGE,Personnel Manager, Lerner Shops, 35!; hth

151&#39;.
Ya
ZINE,
Avenue,NewYork City, advised that records reflect that HOWAILD who
has been employedwith this companysince August 17, l9h9, and ona 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
a
York and was Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Corps from Yrfay
Z1211?
19113to December1945. Lir. EOEGEadvised that has been issued iocial
Security number06$-16-SE65.

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1-fr. . i.L. EOEGE advised that the above records reflect that
the subject was formerly emplo yed ty the following concerns:

1. Associated 612.;
Transport, &#39;.&#39;iashing;ton
Street, Her; Yorl:
City, from July 19L-,3to July 19b9, in the position of
a shipping clerk<

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2. New York City Housing Authority, Park Row, New York
City, from Aug1stl9h6 to July 19148.
3. Stutz Textile Company, Leonard Street, Manhattan, New
19hO
York, from October to Kay 19343,in the position of
a shipping clerk.

The records of the Board of Elections, Manhattan, New York

reflect that H0&#39;NAT.D East
ZIIIH, 890 6th Street, Manhattan, lieu York, registered
for the 19349elections 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 employedat Lerner&#39;s
Warehouse,hth Avenueand
26th Street, Manhattan, NewYork, and that he had last registered in the 19h8
elections from 369 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

i The subject&#39;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 2?

she was 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 VernonAvenue, 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.

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SA| |dated AUG 21 kju ,at New York
are asfollows:

T-l Apretext call made by

the writer to Mrs. EDWARD
ZINN, Apartment 5-G, 890
East 6th Street, New York
City, Telephone number
Algonquin 4-8325.

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1946 New York State Communist
Party Nominatin &#39;
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and R.
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COMPTON of the
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Albany office, from originals

file
on at the office of the
Secretary oi the State
of New .b6
York, Albany, New York. Ib7C

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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 Shipping
Dept.!
351; hth
Avenue, N.Y.C.

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INDUSTRY OR
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by reason 0 his birth i the U.$. He graduated from New York
University A ith aP A degree in June, l9:l LIT" served in the
U.¬. Army
A ir from
Corns 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 loyment is
w unknown He resides at 890 East 6th
Street, New York City

OMPUNI°T ?AETY ACTIVITY

I n19h6 and l9h7, ZINN was active in American

the
Veterans Com mittee, and March
in l9q8,he was reliably renorted
to be a me
m er of the Communist Party, attending party

meetings an
nb
Z
roximately
five nightsaweek -»
selected fr
INN in
19MB was believed to be one of agrout
om
tne Sixth Assembly District, Vings County V,
Communist P arty as afraternal 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

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KY 100-90892

On 12/19/#9, ZINE was reported to be one of agroun

of individuals who had
filed Notice ct Intention to file a
claim against
the State of Hew York as aresult of the "riots" at
Peekskill, New&#39;York,
in August and September, l9hQ.
In February, 1952 aneighbor 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 asubject 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 adiscreet distance
from his place of residence, he will
be contacted in adirect
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.

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and Avenue NYC,
by the above-mentionedagents. 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..
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to avoid any possible embarrassment to him at his home or h_i
employment. The Bureau&#39;s
responsibil ities in the internal
security field were noted to ZINN and he was advised that itwas 92
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for this reason that being
he was con tacted. was told that
being
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having him incriminate himself but for the purpose of determining F.
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noted
that
g %veteran
and he
had wasacitizen
certain ofth
is country,
responsibilities
a parent
tohimself,
and
hisfamily
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and country. L4

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ition concerning his associations with the
GP and was affording
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with agents of the
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statedthat he wasnot or was he a
ever member of the >-
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that perhapshis activities in&#39;thepast "4
A Ihad opened him to charges that he was associated with the CP /MI
. ;92asa member;however, he was not.
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N 92wifewas or had been a GP member.
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people
pZ 92liberaland perhapssome would consider him to be a
ZINN
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of various organizations which might be considnedCommunist
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that in this country people had the right to believe, think
and act according to own
their 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
force
by or violence. ZINE stated that if he had knowledge
of persons
who advocate
this principle
would advise
he the
FBI. He said that nzane of his associates to his knowledge
advocate the
use offorce orviolence. Healso statedthat 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 or
he his activities
constituted athreat 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 with
the American
Veterans Committee
in l9h6 and!
19h? and had served in l9h8 as Vice Chairman of the Kings &#39;
County Comittee of the American Veterans Committee. He
also admitted that he was amember 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 itwas possible that he had signed
apetition or paperin l9h8 indicating supportof Communist
SIFON W. GERSCN who was petitioning to be seated in the
Counsel seat vacated because of the of
death PETER V.
CACCHIONE. It was noted that ZINN did not attempt to justify
this support of GERSON. ZINN also admitted that he was
employed
the
by American Labor
Party in Brooklyn, NewYork,l
during l9h9. He defended employment
this stating
by 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

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of New York
as ,2
aresult of the riots which occurred at Peekskill, New York,
after aconcert by PAUL ROBESON. ZINN
stated that he had
attended the concert given by ROBESONat Peekskill, New
because
York, he believed that in America aperson should
have the right to
perform regardless of his political beliefs.
admitted
ZINN also that he was amember of the IWO but stated 1
that his interest in organization
this was entirely:for the
insurance benefits. L4
During the interview, again
ZINN that
denied he or
his wife were ever GP members. He also that
denied he had
ever attended aconvention of the NewYork
State GP asaA/
delegate. LA
During the interview, rather
ZINN reluctantly
that
advised he was currently attending Columbia University
studying for aPhD Degree in History. In he
addition,
stated that he was self-employed as afree lance writer. L,K
In regard to the denials made by ZINN
concerning
his GP membership and his attendance as adelegate at a
lléil/ 7E::?7iffjadvised
New Yo k convention,
ZINN&#39;s
that name appeared
it will
on a
1_ of ad ressographstencils at GP Headquarters,35 East
b2
be noted that
on

tn Stre-et mo. In addition, on 7/15/L|.8, Confidential -W

was
ormant£;:;:;:::]made
ZINN s eas a fraternal
information
available
delegate of
HABVIE
that
the Kings County
noted
GP to
Confidenti
that 3/27/hB /lnformantE2:7i:fadvise
the New

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on aennsylvania=Railroad
while he GP. kit also
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from
train Washington sat next to ayoung who
man identified
himself as HAMERD~ZINN of 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn,
New York. Subject, HOWARDformerly
ZINN, resided at 926
Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York!. According to this ,
informant, advised
ZINN during the conversation that he was a &#39;
of
memberthe CPand thathe wasattending GP
meetings five !
nightsaweekin Brooklyn,
New York§ ?!92,A!
during
ZINN, the interview, was courteous, friendly
and willing to discuss his activities with the agents except

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for the denials noted

previously. He was reluctant,.however,
to discuss o
various Communist
erpersons
th
organizations.
front
were
who associated
It is
with him.in
believed that
the I
ZINN should be recgntacted under the Security Informant
5Z During
Program. the reinterview , ZIWN
1w ill again be questioned
concerning
VZ
to him
GPamhis
bme
ership and
as associated &#39; with the
concerning persons
CP ~bL
known ///
Bureau authority isrequested to reinterview
ZINN. This interview will be conducted in accordance with
existing instructions pertaining to contacts under this Pro
gram. LL

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ill forwarded
interview with ZINN.
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11/25/S3
and
originalandfive copies
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report
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surveillance.
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was
not
observed
on1/27, or S/Sh._
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2/8/Sh;
ZINNqW8S_.
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observedleavinghis apartment
building,.butwasnot~observ§d
underconditions"__ 1
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permittingdiscreetcontact On2/9/Eh,ZINN§was agai .observed -"i
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agents greeted
The ZINN
and
heindicated
that:he remembered *
the ]_%§;
agentsfromthe previousinterview. Hewascourteous H
in his greetingandmade-
- no attemptto avoidthe interview Theagentsinquiredof himif he hadgiven &#39;
-
topics
thoughtto the discussed duringthe initial interview. &#39;ZINN
advised j
that he hadconsidered
the previousinterview,but¬that.hefhad
nothingto add -7,
or subtractfromhis statements.It wasagainpointedout to the subjectthat .;~; ~
he wasnot
being purpose
contactedfor the of having him &#39;
incriminaterhimsel
or to intimidate him, but that the agentsweregiving himan opportunityto
further discuss his former activ 1t y w1th certain&#39;subversiveforganizatipns.
hHep
92wasagainaskedconcerninghis CP membership, pointingout that duringthe p"
initial interviewhe haddeniedthat either he
92CP or his wife weremembers of thef ;
ZINNhesitatedenuireplied
that if he hadbeenassociatedwith.aIsubversive"§7
1 organization,that hewouldnowhavetermdnatedJthts;association.""ConcerningI I .1
1 the information a
that hewas delegateto the NewYorkStateQPConvention in . ~i;
19b8,
July, ZINNagainadvisedthathecouldnotirecallhaving attendedtheState ,9;
Convention
Healsostatedthathecouldinot
re&#39;c&#39;a]_.l-&#39;
having
Conference
of theJoint
Anti-Fascist
Refugee asaa_ttende
Committee d&#39;~the
19117 -»;&#39;
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znm
again
stated
and f
that
knew
hedid notcbelievelin its;5
the-fp1¢inéi"pi&#39
o no one who did advocate this principle He stated
e did not consider himself
or be
any of his friends to a threat to the
of this country He stated no
that under circumstances would he
or furnish information concerningthe political
Q~ Q &#39;---opinions
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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 statements
made ZINN
by have
been set
forth 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.

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znm is astudent at ceimibis University Graduate School obtaining a211.1!. 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 awar
1vith&#39;the SovietUnion.
He admitted past association with ALP,
the American Peace
Mobilization, American Veterans Conmaittee, IWO, and "Peekskill Disorders." De-
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writer
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On November
Columbia
ZINN that
Universi yGr
advised
was
he currently
16, 1953 and Februa 9, 1951;, during interviews with the
ua eool studying to 8.ards
W Ph.D. Deee
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in History. He also advised that he
is self-employed doing
writing. ,some,- §g,esJ,~"=-
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Recordstheof e strar&#39;s
Office, ColumbiaUniversity, NewYg itf
made availableto SA by Miss
on February" 15,9219511, so os
SGULIEI,
M. to Assistan
the
Registra
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Semester of1951;, -doingresearch work working toward aPh.D. Degree in History.
rhearegistraws records _;I: urther indicated that
ZINN has been enrolled
in the
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at
i oitmbia olUniversity since 1951,
July, and that he
obtained
his Master&#39;s
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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 ZINN
was 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 raise
to funds for the defense of the 19 unfriendly witnesses before
the Congressional Committee on Un-American Activities Yinvestigation of
Communist activityin Hollywood, 1O of whomwere indicted for contempt of
Congress. California Committee on
U11-.§1I@I iO3-1&#39;1
Rqnort,
Activities,
19148,
PP: and 35¢"
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On February
22, 1952,Mrs. MATTHEW
GRELL 890
East 6thStreet, We
neighbor the
HUHARD ZINN
of
subject,
mms bbeb
and Mrs. J"ULIUS SC , 0
she
Street,
th
considered
to be either
Communists orCommunist sympathizers. Mrs. GRELLstated that she had observed
copies of the "Daily Worker" in Mrs. SCI-IE]l£AN&#39;S
apartment and noted that
Mrs. SCHEHIAN was agood friend of HOWARD ZINN. Mrs. GRELLwas unable to
furnish any additional information pertinent to either Mrs. SCHEIMLEH or
HOWARD ZIMT.

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Communist
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INTERVIEWS WITH HOWARD ZINN
>5!
On November6 and February 9, 19511, HOWARD
znm was interviewed
the writer andSA During
by the interview on November
6, 1953,,
ZINN announced
that his ac 1 ies the past hadopened himto chargesthat 1%
he was
associated with
the Cozmmmist
Party asamember;however, he
stated br/C
that he was I1O&#39;b92_3.
Communist Party
member. ZINNstated that he wasalij siral

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people
and that perhaps some would consider him to be a "leftist." ZINN
he
Stated that 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 ownideals. 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
do
violence and that individuals or organizations not have the right to
overthrow
advocate or teach the of the government of the United States by
force and violence. ZINN stated that if he had knowledge of persons who
he
advocatedthis principle would advise the FBI. He said that noneof 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 sabotageor espionageagainst the government. He advisedthat he
woulddefendthis countryin the event of war against any enemy,including
the Soviet Union.

oi his past activities and

Accordingto ZINN, he was not ashamed
did not believe that he constituted a threat to the security oi this country
He
or our government. acknowledged
that perhapssomeof the members
of the
he
associations with which he had been associated might be GP members,but
was also certain that not all oi the members of these organizations CP
were
members.

ZINN admitted that he was associated with the American Veterans

Committee in 19146and 19h ?,and that he had servedin 1-9148
as Vice Chairman
oi the KingsChuntyCommitteeof the AmericanVeterans Committee-.He also
stated that he was a memberof the Steering Committeeof the "Veterans
Gommittee in
Against the Mundt-NixonBill" l9h8. He stated that he was
associated with the latter committee because he believed the Hundt-Nixon
He !&#39;Sh¢~
Bill was too restrictive and unusually h3. advised that it was
possiblethat he hadsigneda petition or paperin l9h8 indicating support
of 6. cnmur .st
SIMONW. GERSON was
who petitioning to be seated in the council
ZINN
seat vacated because of the death of PETERV. CACCHJEONE. also advised
that he wasemployedby the AmericanLabor Party in Brooklyn, NewYork,
during 19149. He defendedthis 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"

York
andhad filed suit against the State of New as a result of the riots
York,
whichoccurredat Peekskill, New after a concert by PAULROBESON. He
stated that he had attended the concert given by ROBESON
at Peekskill, New
York, because
he believedthat in. America personhada right to perform
regardless ZINN
oi his political beliefs. that he wasa member
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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 if
that he had been associated with asubversive organization
he would
now have terminated that association. He again stated he
that 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 ameeting of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee
Committee as arepresentative of the American Veterans Committee.

ZINN recalled that he made atrip to Chicago, Illinois, about

1911? or l9h8, and advised that it was possible that he could have made this
trip as adelegate to the American Peace Mobilization. He stated, however,
that he would not consider aperson athreat 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 agood 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 questioned
whether theGP was
actually a threat to the 92,
security ofthe United
States and
whether the
CP leaders
were justlyconvicted. /J
noting the minority opinion of the Justices of the SupremeCourt. ZINN con-
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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 that
above, HGWAHD ZINN
admitted
association with several Communist Party front organizations. These
organizations are documented below:

AMERICAN LABOR
PARTY

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 throughoutNew YorkState. They

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Labor Ifartybut outside of NewYork
City they havebeen 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 every
that CP member, with the exception
of a few labor leaders, enrolled in the American Labor Party. I-3 noted that
it is regarded as apolitical obligation and
by each CP
every member that
he
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 iscomposed 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 astory 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 WORKERS
ORDER 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 aconcerts 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.

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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 adelegate
of the Sixth Assembly District, County,
Kings 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
aweek Brooklyn,
in New York.

Informant T 7, oi known reliability, made available information on

July 15, 19148, whichindicated that HONIE ZINN a
was Fraternal Delegate from
the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County CP, to the NewYork 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, HGWARD
znw, 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 pursuantto Executive
Order 19150.

The followingphysical description of HWARDZINI was obtained

through personalobservation of the subject by and the
write the New YorkState Motor ec eureau 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,
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Physical Residence oi subject. 2/9/5h sea Instant

surveillance report J06
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Documentation of ALP

Documentation of American Veterans Committee

Documentation of "Peekskill Disorders"

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Fraternal Delegate HARRINGTON 10.83

from Kings County
GP, 6-bhAID, to NY
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Records of BSSI, NYCPDreflect HOWARD ZINN, 1023
Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, was adelegate to the
American Peace
Mobilization 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 shops
on
DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn,
N. Y.on
7/1 /us. Record-s also reflect HOWARDZINN, President of
Williamsburg Veterans Committee, s oke at mass meeting on 3/10/ho,
sand at
city council
hearing in
l9hE. Q43
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has reliable
information theinb7D
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u past, a vised on 11/21/h? that

the of
name HOWARD ZINN,
926
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ograph stencils at Communist Party Headquarters, 35 East 12th
Street,
A,
NYC.
The 6/h/#8 issue
of the "Daily Worker", reflects that
HOWARD
was
ZINN amember 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
anniversary
D-Day,
of 6/6/hB.
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past,
[;:;::; WFO!,has whofurnished
reliable informationin thek w
av se on 3/27/h8 that Howam znm told him of his coming ,
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to Hashim ton, D. C. on 3/25/H8 and helped picket the White House 3
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in connection
with thepicketing sponsored
the American
by
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Committee to protect the Jewish State and the United Nations. ZINN Z
indicated that he was a member of the Gomunist Party and that he 0
attended
92}"/ Party
meetingsfive nights aweek in Brooklyn. ;zf!. bE!
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DORIS ZINN, 926 Lafayette Avenue,
sister, contacted under pretext in
Brooklyn, who
early l9h9,
is the
advised
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|:|who hasfurnished
reliable
infornn tion in the
past, advisedon 7/lb/LB
that HOWIE ZINNwasbelieved to be
one of a group
of individuals selected from the 6th A.D.,
Kings CountyComunistParty as a fraternal delegateto the
New
YorkStateConvention
of the Comunist
Party. 11%} b2

past, av
whoe has
furnished
reliable
inform
onh/S/50that HOWARD
tionin the
ZINN,890East6th Street,
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NYC,was on the l9H7"h9 mailing list of the WorkersBook

shop,50 East13th Street, Manhattan,
NewYork. ,
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has furnished rd.iable informationin
the pas, mae available on 6/12/53 information from material
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apartment 10E, 226 East 12th
92 Street, NYC,indicating the name
HOWARD ZINNwason a list
entitled "Comm.
of 1000". GOLDSTEIN
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asa part
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HOWARD
zmmwasinterviewed
by
agents
of the NewYork
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 havethe right to advocate
or teach the overthrow
of the governmentof the United States
by force and violence. ZINNadmitted that he was associated
with the AmericanVeteransComittee in 19h6andl9h7, and
that he hadservedin 19h8as vice chairman
of the KingsCounty
Committee
of the American Veterans Committee. He also stated
that he was a member
of the steering cnmmittee
of the "Veterans
CommitteeAgainst the Mundt-Nixon Bill" in l9h8. He advised
that it waspossible that
he had signeda petition or paper
in 19h8indicating support
of Communist
SIMON W. GEHSONwhowas
petitioning to be seated in the council seat vacated because
of the death
of PETERV. CACCHIONE.ZINN also advised that he
wasemplo,edby the AmericanLabor Party in Brooklyn, N. Y.
during
1959
and
was
further that
he
associated withtheALP today.ZINN advised
had attended the "Peekskill Disorders" and filed
R suit against the State
of
which occurredat Peekskill, N;Y.,
after
NewYork as
a result
of the riots
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ZINN also admitted that he was

a memberof the International
WorkersOrderbut stated that his interest in this organiza-
tion was entirely for the insurance benefit. ZINN recalled
a
that he made trip to Chicago,Illinois, about19h?or l9h8,
it
and advised that was possible that he could have madethis tri p as
He
a delegate to the AmericanPeaceMobilization. questioned
a
whether the CommunistParty was actuall y thr eat to the security
of the United States and whether the Communist
Party leaders were
i
justl ZINN
y convcted. concludedthe interview by stating that
he wouldnot under any circumstancestestify or furnish informa~
tion concerning the political opinions of others.
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is full time
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both Atlanta,
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I.BACKGROUND

Residence

Apretext telephone call conducted by a Special

Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on January 15 8
1957, made to an individual at Spelman College Atlanta,
Georgia, revealed
that HOWARD
resides
ZINN at £4 Fourth
Avenue S.E., Atlanta, Georgia.
Former Residences

The Identification Record" for HOWARDZINN,

FBI #615 875 B, the
revealed following addresses:

1935-1937
1937-1939
1939-1940
19#O 2&9 Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn,
817 Park Avenue, Brooklyn,
5&9 Bushwick
lO23 LaFayette
Avenue, Brooklyn,
Avenue, Brooklyn,
New York
New York
New York
New York

Employgent
A pretext telephone call donducted by aSpecial
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
Spelmanvcollege.
at

Former Employment
Mrs. SALLIE TOWNSEND
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st Orange, New Jersey, advised SA
on May 19, 1955, that subject was a
Teacher-Lecturer Upsula
at College, 345 Prospect Street,
East Orange, New Jersey,
at that time.

Education

BEVERLY FORSTER, Registrar

University, New York City, advised SA
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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 aDoctor of
Philosophy degree at Columbia Graduate School in History.
He received his Master of Arts degree Columbia
at
University on 5,
June 1952.

Identigicaticn ecord

for HOWARD ZINN,

FBI
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Identification Record
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 Yard
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Army Howard Zinn 5 26 #3
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SubJect&#39;s army
serial number is A0 788515
Rank: Private

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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.

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who
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OP! membershipfrom about l9H8 to 1951 in the Manhattan-
Brooklyn, Nwe York, area, advised on October 4, 1956,
that HOWARD
ZINN was_,_g-E
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and is
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the sour¢e*haa 6ri lm:*-Ihrormant advised he could not "
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Evidence of CP Sympathies
records
The of the York
New City Police
Te by
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||on November 9,l9#9, revealed that :b7C
OWARD
369
ZINN, Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, New York,
Kings
County, witnessed aCP;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 inthe City of York.
New

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 addressed
was to the United
States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. The letter
stated, I respectfully urge
you to fulfil the traditional
rule of the Court asthe 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"

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The 19&9 report of the California Committee on

Un~American Activities the
cited "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 published
is weekly by
Weekly Guardian Associates, Incorporated, 197 East 4th
Street, New York City.

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source concealed and T symbols have been utilized in the
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of subject&#39;s
wife, ROSLYN
ZINN, Atlanta 100-5
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in GP Section,
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as to subject s position. Informant 1956
in
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in
Marxism in 1951. Subject Chairman of AVG
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DETAILS: I. AFFILIATION WITH THE comromsr

1957,
On June 12, T-l, who has admitted Communist
Party OP! membershipfrom 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. time,
At that
HOWARDZINN 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

time
ZINN had at one been a member of the Labor Youth League
LYL!. Informant stated he had no proof ofLYL membership
on the subJect*s part and this information was merely his
impression.

LYL
The has been designated by the Attorney General
ofnthe
United
States
pursuant
to Executive
Order
10 50.

Informant stated he was a member of GP

the until
about the sumer of 1953. During this time, he was not a
as
member of the same branch of the GP 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 summerof 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.

that
Informant recalled some meetings were held
at the subject&#39;s
home and at the home of one GEORGEKIBSHNER
on Lafayette Street in Brooklyn, but he was unable to recall
the location of any other meetings.

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As attendanceat these section meetings
subject&#39;s
during this period, informant stated subject mayhave missed
as
someof these meetings, but a general rule subject was
present.

stated
Informant he was brought up on
charges of
"whiteohauvinism" 1952.
by the OBin aboutthe summer
of
these
The meetingat which charges were brought up was at the
homeof GEORGE
KIRSHNER
on Lafayette Street in Brooklynand
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 memberuntil the
time informant ceasedattending GPmeetings.
Informant stated it was his recollection that
during this period from 1949-1953, subject held a position
in the section. Informantdid not knowwhatposition subject
a
might have held, but subject appearedto be person with
some authority within the section.

_Informant stated he was unable to furnish details

as to thet hte of any of the abovemeetings.
On October 4,
1956, informant furnished a
1951
photograph of ZINN taken in about which informant
identified as a photographof2ENNinstructing
a class in
basic Marxism OP
at the 12th A.D. Headquarters,Brooklyn,
New York.

On June 12,
1957, informant advised that this class
was in connection with one of the aforementioned section
meetingsof the OP. Informant stated he waspresent 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 lecture except that subject took
of subject&#39;s

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the position that the basic teachings MARX

of 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&#39;spart
on behalf of the GP, informant stated subject
would on
occasion be present at the section headquarters
in Brooklyn
on Sunday mornings inorder 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&#39;s
part nor was he able to enlarge upon or add to
any of the above information.
IIMS . 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
GownitteeAVG!
in 1946.
Misss. swarms,Reéistrar&#39;s
Office, New
York -b6
I e st 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.

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Informants of the New York Division, who have

furnished reliable information in the past and who are
familiar with various phases of 01&#39;
activity in the New York:
area, werecontacted, but advised subject was unknown to
them.

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APPENDIX

MAY DAY --_-_--

,_..-¢-___.i- 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 April
on 30,
1951, that the annual May Day Parade is a GP function and
is sponsored the
by United Hay Day Gomittee.
The United Hay Day Gommittee has been designated
the
by Attorney General of the United States pursuant to
Executive 10450.
Order

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AConfidential 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 has
area, been dominated
by Communists.

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the source
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that
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hose was concealed at
his
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Dividn who were contacted with negative results are:

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contacted 6/13/57.
Gontacted 6/IQ/57.
Oontacted 6/6/57.
contacted 6/1%/57.
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ADMINISTRATIVE
The New York Offiee has no
additional information
regarding subject not previously furnished Atlanta.
Atlanta is office of
origin inthe 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.

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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 would
they not return
to the
above address. I

Mr. MIMS stated the family consisted of one boy

approximately age 7 and agirl approximately age 9, in
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Station,
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6/24/57 that
had left
HOWARD ZINN,HM ~Qth
aforwarding
s. PostOffice, be
rve,

during
address
S.E.,
Avenue, S.E.,
the later
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part of May 1957, which was recorded 6/21/57, of

Spellman College, Atlanta.

During the scholastic year 1956~57, ZINN was ,&#39;

employed as a full~time instructor at Spellman Cduege, ,
which is aschool predominately for Negro women. i

On 6/EA/ii
atelenhene
gall was
madeSpellman
to ,
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College by SA without identifying

self. Individual answering sta ZINN
ed was attending
school
summer
A at the Universit of Y Denver Den, -v e r,
Colorado, and could
be contacted by writing that
university c/o Pioneer The
Hall. individual stated
ZINN was expected to return to Atlanta for the beginning f
of the school
year 1957-58.

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HOWARD ZINN&#39;s
attendance atDenver University
and
ascertain ifsubject s wifeand familyare presently
residing with subject in the Denver area.
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It is noted subjects formerly resided in the New
York City area
prior to residing Atlanta 1956 and in
the event ROSLYN ZINN
is not residing in Denver with
her husband,she maybe residing with somemember of
her family in NYC. "

Photos of subjects enclosed to Denver.

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GPmember from .Z§50to 1951and wasbelieved by &#39;3
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due to his past knozclezige
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Be: Resign Jinn
Howard inn
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For}: Divisicn should then institute
I-investigation
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additional
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to
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substantiate
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prove theellegatzcns cf szz {.2 neres _ ND
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sucrz investigation to eaca cf the captzcnsl
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subjectsinreports suitaizle fordissemination.
The tlanta Division is authorised toconduct
asecurity investigation ofZlaward inn
in
accordance
with imstrazctisns
set forth in
section eve ofthe annual
of Instructions
governing individuals
holding ccaiezzic
positicns in
anznciitntien of learning-
Jizzultaneousl
y, acurrent security investigation
should conducted concerning
Eoslgyn iiinn.at
.
conclusion of
these investigations,
you snczfld
_suoz.;xt
your recsz=;:;endations
with respect to interviewing
both
subjects and
any TEl30¬T;I.i8?2¢you night
1G1&#39;i&#39;3
have concerningC¢?Z
the psszrible
inclusion oftheir names inthe tecnritgy
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The flewYcrh Bivisionsh dclearly understand be
that this instruction toreccntact with respect to ;b"/C
specific information
irnished by wenthe past does 1°79
net in any way countermrzcl the
instractiensin
Bureau
letter of ll-36&#39;-56 hethat
shouldmt be
consideredfor
developmentapanel
as source orsecurity informant.
NOTE
ON E&#39;LLOH/&#39;:
SI card
on The HowardZinn
was canceled
8-9-55. Zinn
was reportedly amember 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 membership
but admitted front activitysoe
.b7C

Roslyn Zinn
is not on theSI
and is the wife ofH Zinn. ib&#39;7D
Sole source of her past UP
membership isthat of She
was reported to be amember of American Women for eace Z72 _,
1950. Girculated and signed aUP nominating petition in New York
in1946 and memberof I570 in New York in1949.
Howard Zinnhas recently joined the faculty of Spelman Oollege,
aNegrogirls school inAtlanta"
an Z Q
He andwzfe arewhite.
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OFFICE O FFICE OF ORIGIN INVESTIGATIVE
DATE PERIOD
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CHARACTER or CASE

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Subject
scholastic year
employed
Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga.,
1956-1957, and presently employed
duringl r{:~.e,IfI,i_
as 5-. ; §"~¢~~.= f__;;
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Instructor in
History, Spelman
College, residing
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campus Atlanta,
Ga. Subjectattended University
of /,,/,,/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£__.;_
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DETAILS: On January 15, 1957, a pretext telephone was

call
made to Spelman College, 350 Leonard Street, S. W.,
Atlanta, Georgia. The individual answering the phone stated
that HOWARD ZINN has
been employed as afull time instructor
by SpelmanCollege since the beginning of the school
year on .9,-C
September 19, 1956. individual
This stated ZINN
that "a
is
currently residing his
with wife and at
family ll?-I Fourth Avenue, S, E. ,
Aa t, Georgia. ~

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The records of Southern Bell Telephone Company

"Information", Atlanta, Georgia, reflected on January 15,
1957, that HOWARD
44
ZINN, Fourth Avenue, S. E., Atlanta,
is asubscriber with telephone number DRake 3-9079.
106

EfE%f:¬2 th Avenue,
Ton Atlanta,
Mrs. JAMES

20,
February
1957,
that Georgia,
advised
D, MIMS,

the
subject, SAq@QU
and Mrs.

wi
s e,
JOE F. MOR b7C

and two children resided at 44 Fourth Avenue, Atlanta.

They
stated Mr. ZINN is employed by aNegro college in Atlanta,
unknown.
name

On June 24, 1957, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MIMS, 49 Fourth

Avenue, were recontacted, and advised the
that subject and his
family had
moved from their former residence at 44 Fourth
Avenue during latter
the part of May, 1957- Mr. MIMS stated
Mrs.
that ZINN advised him they
were "going back but
East,
would return next fall". MIMS stated that
he does not believe
they would return to former
their inasmuch
address as this is
rental property. He stated
the subject&#39;s family consists of
one boy approximately age and
seven, agirl age nine. MIMS
the
stated ZINN family were quiet living individuals, and he
had no reason to question loyalty
their 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, observed
he no unusual activity around their
home, and stated were
they 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 Atlanta,
Avenue, Georgia.
On Jung 24, 1957, atelephone call was made to
Spelman College, and the
individual answering the phone
stated the subject was attending school
summer the
at
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.

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Miss JEAN ARE SEMLING,Chancellor&#39;s Office,Uni ity

Denv e
of r Denver,orCol ad o, on Juy l 16,957,1 advised SA Effj
| orthat
op at
HOWARD
eUniversity
wasZINN
Denver.
of
attending
She stated
aTVZINN
- Seminary
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&#39;/C
Atlanta, Georgia. »

On August
ty
Denver,
of
27, 1957, DANFEDER,
Denver, Colorado,
D.advised SA of:Stndents:]
Dean
Eg if fjthat the subject his family had
and moved from Pioneer
Hall, University ofDenver, on August 26, 1957, leaving a
forwarding address Spelman
of College, Atlanta, Georgia.
On September 23, 1957, apretext 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 Spelman
of College.
The Spelman College Bulletin dated
April, 1957,
reflects HOWARD
ZINN is employed in the History Department
Spelman
of College, and
had received an AB, New
York University,
MA, Columbia University, and
was affiliated the
with Department
History,
of Spelman College, since 1956.

Confidential Informant T~2, who familiar

is with
some phases of Communist Party activity in the State of
Georgia, advised on September 25, 1957, that heis not
acquainted with the subject.

Confidential Informant T-3, who is familiar with

some of
the activities Spelman
of 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.

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The files of the Atlanta Credit B ta,

e ria checked
as by Investigative Clerk,
on.Apri1 19, 1957, reflect the subjec no
as
ere experience in Atlanta.
The records of the Retai, &#39; atiQn,
Denver, Colorado, checked
as by SE on
September 9,
l957, contained identifiable
no 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 ed
rcor
f or e hb 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 identifiable
no arrest record
or the subject.

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as well
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The pretext ca College l/15/57,

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was madeby SA
representing himself b6 J
to be conducting credit inquiry. b7C

o Spelman College 6/24/57 by A

was made without identifying 1
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se
, an mere y ma ng inquiry I

OK ,A ;subject&#39;s
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out of Atlanta,
from Ga. area./I * 4 ;-,,ll;;,:h~
9/23/57 to
representing self
Spelman College
to be a friend
by SA
of D

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techniques,
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and with 4 1//51
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A review of the Atlanta file concerning the subject A

fails to reflect any substantial derogatory information
has been developed since subject was interviewed
2/9/5 of subject was re orted by report j
/ of SA
at New York,
2/24/£4. Since
that ;
I&#39;d.
repor
JD §§§§gins
of PS
s, 3/29/57,
time, an

time,was this
he anot
a iles
shows
of the same
member
10/A/56,
on in which
contact
he b7D
a ib
reflect the New York Office by b6 f
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tii states HOWARDZINN was a GP member about 1950- l and l l
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is believed to be
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knowledge of ZINN. re interviewe
was , was ,1 »&
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6/27/57, New York, _
included in report 0
_,_
at wh itc me t """ " sa ee , was
L ,2 . iember of the CP until about t e summer of 1953.
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same section."iE:?f:2?stated
branch of
he
attended
the
numerous sectioesubject, but was amember of the

sumer
1953.[;;;;i]stated
of
meetings with
section
these
meetings
would
t esu ect between about 1949 and about the
be held approxima two
e y every weeks,
b6
i2:iish_sneQi£ic_dates_n£_th
,an ttendance was curtailed after
dur ng
this charge;
| ibr/C
esummer o

however, continued to attend meetings for about ayear

and aha
at that
, and stated subject
time, and
was in attendance at
the subject
meetings
to be a Communist
Ib7D
Party
untilTi:E?fTceased
member
meetings. .
attending
b
Communist
Party

E::::]stated it was his recollection subject held aposition, 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 acollege for Negro women
in the
City of Atlanta. It appears it would be extremely
difficult to locate the away
subject from the campus, and not in
the company of his wife, who is also asubject 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 interview
since in 1954 would warrant
additional interview at this time; therefore, no interview of
this subject sbei recommended. In addition, the subject
is notbeing §§;§§&§§
for inclusion
on the
Security Index
as
the great majority of his activity happened prior to 1953, tnmsilw
falling within the five rule
year the
in cr for inclusion l c
on the
Security Index.
As mentioned
above,tfifii]puts subject
b7D
in the CP during 1953, but this information has not been
corroborated other
by informants as contacted the
by New York
Office.

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Letter to Director, FBI, lO/2/57.

b2

ZINNin
August, 1953, according
to[:::::::::] 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 isnot 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
Ib 7D
9/13/57

-9/16/57
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9/ 12/57

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REFERENCE

Bureau Letter to Atlanta, 5/14/57

Denver airtel 9/3/57
Denver Letter 9/23/57

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In Reply,Please Refer
to Atlanta, Georgia
File No.
October Z, 1957

HOWARD ZINN, with alias,

Howie Zinn
SECURITY MATTER -c

mentioned
&#39; in the report of Special b6
Agent October
dated 1957,
2, Atlanta,
at ib"/C
Georgia, have furnished reliable information the
in past
with the exception of Confidential Informant &#39;1 l, whohas
access to reliable information.

This isbeing furnished for your information, and

should not be disseminated to any unauthorized persons or
agencies.
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SUBJECT! HOWARD
ZINN ° °¬q0 ....~ I/* , . l**/
I ATLANTA,
SPELMAN CQLLEGE
GEORGIA
, »/7/ Q_ L.J
The
M New YorkPost of11-16-62 carried
an articleentitled "The
FBI and"g1ge
Battle of
the South"
which related
toareportissued by
the Southern
Rggiqonalugouncilabody
SRC!,
of white
and Negro
southern leaders,
which reviewed
;the;Albany,
Georgia, racial
situation. This
report, which
was critical
of theFBI&#39;s
&#39;
civ}i&#39;l ;:ights1investigation
in Albany,
was prepared
by Dr.Howard
Professor
Zinn,
at Spéllnanf ollege,
Atlanta, Georgia.
The Director
on the clipping
noted of this
artic- le, "92R§ln_at
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do weknow of&#39;Tf ii&#39;?&#39;
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,aNegro
ais
£1_;Qf.QSS.0_r
ICQ1_l__e_g_,e,
which women&#39;sofishistory
Zinn and social
science
h0J111..8_
was Snelnian
at
I§I_ey
colle
§City and,
in that city
resided until he
employment with the
obtained Atlanta college
I in 1956.i Heserved
in the U..
S. Armyin World War Hand thereafter
attended
i New YorkxUniversity, receiving
a B.A. degree
in 1951.He thereafter
received
a
_M. A. degree
92 at Columbia
University 1952
in and
aPh.D. at
that school about
in 1956.

>
Dand{,informants
Zim
New York
been
from 1949
has
subject
have reported
that he the
asecurity
ofinvestigation
wasamember
to L953.He was
of
the the
Communist
also known
to have
in Bur
Party
been associated
with

H
viewed
inNew
inand
Agents
I communist
by
1953
York
in He
1954.
again
, the American Pace
mem
front groups
den
in New
York including
Mobilization and
the Communist
Party but
described himself
the International
the Committee

during the
of One»

interview a
as.
Workers ,&#39; !_rder
Thousand. Zimi
admitted association
was i er-
with communist
iront groups.
liberal interestedcivil
in rights
He
but
1, claimed that he.
would never
be involved
with anyorganization detrimental
the
to
, security ofthis country. It is to
be noted
that Zinn is white.
: &#39;-§ Ix
&#39;

92 " The SRCAtlanta,

of Georgia,
issued another
reportZimi
by concern
fQ
{the
Albany racialsituatidn;1in&#39
1962.
thisInreport,
, by this organization,
Zinn sets
inthe
as just
relea
one
out information iswhich
and
slanted in amaner
ed
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to Memo
RE: Howard Zinn

which is to be expected from an individual of Zinn&#39;s

background. 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.

Itis to be noted that the 11-25-62 issue of "The Worker" makes

reference to Zim1&#39;srecent SRC report concerning the Albany racial situation.
Itreports 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. Itwas 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.

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SUBJECT}
RACIAL SITUATION
ALBANY, GEORGIA
RACIAL MATTERS

The Atlanta Office has advised that an article appeared in-the

"Atlanta Constitution" on ll-l5~62 based on a study called "Albany,
A
Studyogj acial Responsibility." Thestudy waswritten
by
Dr. Howar gginngmmhohas 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 SpelmanCollege in Atlanta,

Georgia, and the study was published
by the Southern Regional Council,
a group formed to advance equal opportunity for all the South&#39;s
people-
The full context of the article is attached,
The
article
inone
section
states: 929
92
~ "AlbanyNegroes,said Zinn, whois white, tend
92 K,
to distrust local members of the FBI. The
4g v rights cases.
Spelman historian urges the creation ,a
of &#39; ,
¢
specialcorpsof
Agents to investigatecivil §
. O;
I92 "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.&#39;"
&#39; 92

The
Atlanta
Officecompletely
covered
theactivitiesat Albany,¬
Georgia,anddetailedmemoranda
weresubmittedto 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=
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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. &#39;
ACTION
-i -_1--
&#39; »
Zinn should not be dignified by contact by Bureau,
this
and it is recommended that no action be taken in connection with
him.

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NO- 10
FORM

UNITED
STATES GQMMENT
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5010-101

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To-Mr.- Belmo DATE: 2_/§/"62 ,_

i Mr. Tolson_..._..--92
1; Mr.Be1mon.t.__._.
Mr. Mohr.._..._.__.-
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SUBJECT: SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL pMr. Rosvwn M.._._.- ii
Mr. Su Iv:$nt .......- I
&#39; INFORMATION CONCERNING . l
- Mr. Ta&#39;:c1.._.__._
92 I
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Mr. TrutL2r..&#39;........
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The Southern Regional Council SRO! of Atlanta, Georgia,
Mr. Ingram_..___..

if
Gandy_........
Miss
Ems
published aSpecial Report, "A1bany,? by Howard Zinn dealing

vi
the
with racial unrest in Albany, Georgia, during November and
F _______.___..
December, 1961, -

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-The Bureau has
.
conducted no investigation concerning the
V .
1
at
Howard Zinn is aprofessor
SpelnTa&#39;f"C6II§ge&#39;,"&#39;-Art-lanta,
of History
Georgia, a Negro colleg s
and Social Science
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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 and
November1957,
8, heis not acquainted with
the
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,
[Spelman
Leonard
350
b /C

St., S.W., Atlanta, Ga.

Occupation Secretary, Spelman College, Atlanta;
housewife

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APPENDIX

The following organizations mentioned this

in report
ve been designated by the Attorney General the
of United
ates as coming within the purview Executive
of Order lOM5O:
American Peace Mobilization
American women for Peace
Or Communist Party
International Workers Order
tn
Re The following organizations and/or publications
me ntioned this
in report are shown in the&#39;Cuide to
Subversive
ganizations and Publications" prepared and released by
AM
e Committee on Un-American Activities, U. S. House of
1. resentatives, Washington,
P 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 the
of American Labor
Party but
outside New
of York City they have been unable
to win control.
Special Committee on Un-American Activities, House

2.
Report 1311
29,
March p.
on the
l9AA,
CIO!Political
78.
Action
Committee,
Communist dissimulation extends into the field of
political parties forming political organizations
front
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 Subcommitteethe
of Senate Judiciary
Committee, Handbook for Americans, S. Doc. 117, April 23!
1956. p.
91.!
DA
1.ILY"The
WORKER
journalistic
chief 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.
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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. January
R. 1, 3, 1941,
p. 14;
and H. R.
2277, June 25, 1942, p.
4.!
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2. Communist Party, S,
U. organ.
A.,
Committee on Un»American Activities, House Report
1920 on the Communist Party of the United States as
Advocate
an of Overthrow of Government by Force and
Violence, May 1948,
11, 44.!
p.
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L On 5/l8/63, the captioned individual participated 0

in a panel discussion on the occasion of 20th
the anniversary
meeting of the Capitol Press Club, an organization of Negroes I

working in the communications industry. This discussion

concerned the "future of American
the Negro." Zinn, in his
comments, was critical of Administration,
the 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 deal
to with civil rights problems."
has,
He 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 &#39;
has been active in numerous front groups and was a known
Communist Party from
member 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 Party
Communist
L connections. He has, on numerous occasions, made public
Tolson _a
Belmont __i_ remarks and written articles critical of the Bureau. He
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Party butadmittedassociationwith communistfront groups. He describedhimself
duringthe interviewas a liberal interestedin civil rights but claimedthat he would
never be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of this country.
OnNovember16, 1962, the "New York Post" carried an article,
of
"The FBI and the Battle "
the South, which related to a rewrt issued by the
SouthernRegionalCouncil SR6!, a bodyof white andNegro Southernleaders,
whichreviewedtheAlbany, Georgia, racial situation. This report, whichwas
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 cerningthe Albanyracial stiuationin January, 1962. In this report, as in the
1962,
November, report, Zinnsetsoutinformation
in a slantedandbiasedmanner
whichis to be expectedfrom an individualof Zimr
s background.He was critical
this report, statingthat in November, 1961, Negroeshadbeenordered
of the FBI in
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from a white waiting room of an Albany bus station, that this matter had been
1- reportedto the FBI and"there wasno apparentresult. " Anotherincidentrelated
1
in this report dealt with the lack of FBI action in December, 1961, when a number
of personswere 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 concerningthe 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 concerningthe
situationwere again reported by " The Worker on Sunday, 12-2-62.
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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
a picket line in Atlanta, on
concerningCuba. It was reportedthat Zinn walkedin
10-24~62,andhelda meetingprotestingthe President s decisionconcerningthe
qnuantine of Cuba. Identified in this group were three security Index subjects,
DorothyMiller of Atlanta, Harry C. Steinmetzof SanDiego, andRobertShapiro
of Rochester, New York, all Communist Party members.

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captioned, "The Southern Mobsters and their
Federal Friends."
Memoranda have been written concerning the report written by.
Howard Zinn, aprofessor 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 ;¢
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members of the FBI, According to Zinn, a young Negro told him, &#3
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of 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 ageneral reflection of the
ef icacylof the FBI&#39;s rolein the of
area civil rights." The
full comments concerning the FBI mentioned in "The Worker" are
attached
- hereto. . ., .

Information has previously been set forth Zinn

that has
been the subject of asecurity investigation by the Bureau and
informants have reported that was
he 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 aliberal interested
rights
in civil but claimed that he would never be involved with
any organization detrimental to the security of his country.

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Council,
The above report by
Reverend Martin Luther King.
also
has
Zinn, which
was
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commented
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prob1ems we
great face with the FBI in the South is that the
§
Agents are
white southerners who have been influenced by the
mores of their To
community, maintain their status they have
@- to be friendly with the local police and people who are promoting
segregation. Every time Isaw 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 anative 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.
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instances where allegations of civil rights
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1 appropriate investigation was conducted and the information
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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. -

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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 aconsiderable amount of distrust among Albany
Negroes for local members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
1 "They&#39;re
abunch of racists," ayoung 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&#39;s
role in the area
4
of civil rights. FBI men appear to Albany Negroes as vaguely-
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 has
FBI not made
asingle arrest of
on behalf Negro citizens. The oné"arrest made
u pby 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.
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its
In 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 itis dependent for the solution
of ordinary crimes, and because it is these
same who
police 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 7work daily other
on cases,"
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1 One solution might
be the creation of aspecial corps of
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federal agents -- similar to the T-men used by the Treasury
1
Department -- for the sole purpose of enforcing federally
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 awhole 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 ~

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for Peace1950.
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October 30, 1944, inBrooklyn, 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
JENNIE
MOther RABINOWITZ

Name ROSLYN SHECHTER

Race White
Address 317 Vernon Brooklyn,
Ave., 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 office
that 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.
ZTNN__nee_Shenhter__ha
and BQSLTN chir .b
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On January 15, 1957, apretext 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 afull-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, Atlanta.
S.E.,
Mrs. JAMES D. MIMS and Mrs. MORRIS both b6
49 Fourth Avenue, Atlanta, advised SA on 37¢
p February 20, 1957, that HOWARD
ZINN, 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 has
wife no outside employment.
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On June
2%, 1957, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MIMS, #9 Fourth
Avenue, were contacted and advised HOWARDZINN 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, aboy 7,
age and agirl
age 9. He stated the ZINN family were quiet living individuals
and he hadno reason to question their loyalty to the U. S.
Mr. and Mrs.
MIMS advised during the period the ZINNS
resided
Fourth
on Avenue, which was from the fall of 1956 to the
latter part of 1957, they observed activity
no unusual around
their home.

On June 2A, 1957, atelephone call was made to

Spelman College and the individual answering the phone
stated
"HOWARD ZINN
is attending summer school at
the University of
Denver, Denver, Colorado, and can be contacted by writing
that university care of Pioneer Hall."

On July 16, 1957,

Miss JEAN ANN SEMLING, Chan
OPS
Of ie ty of Denver,
Denver, Colo., advised SAifij
t HOWARD ZINNattending
0 enver
was University
the
and stated ZINN is residing Apt.
in 415, Pioneer b6
Zbr/C
2lAO
Hall, South Race Street, with his wife and two children.

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 aforwarding address of Spelman
College, Atlanta, Ga.
On September 23, 1957, apretext phone call was
made to Spelman College, Atlanta, and the individual answering
the phone stated ZINN and his family were residing Spelman
on
College campus inthe Mac Vickar Hospital and ZINN was employed
on the faculty of that college.

Mrs. HENRY SHORTER, 998 Westmore Drive, N.W.,

Atlanta, advised November
on 15, 1957, she had formerly been
employed in
the President&#39;s Office of Spelman College from
195A to 1957, and was acquainted with HOWARD and ROSLYN ZINN

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on aprofessional basis as well as alimited social acquaintance-

ship.
She stated HOWARD ZINN was employed during the school
year of 1956 and is presently employed for the school year of
1957, as aprofessor of history. She advised they presently
reside in apartment
an in Mac Vickar Hospital or Hall. She
stated that ROSLYN ZINN
ispresently employed ona"part-time
fill-in basis" the
as 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. SHORTER the
stated only other employment Mrs.
ZINN has held while in the City of Atlanta was for afew weeks
a
as secretary for an unknown office in the City of Atlanta
during 1956 or 1957. She stated
the ZINNS havetwo young
residing
children 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 Bureau,

Credit 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
through Captaing;:::;%;:;;::::;]
record identi a
ew
failed toreflect any
esu ject.
arrest Ib&#39;7C

The records of the Denver, Colorado, Police Depart-

ment, as checked September 13, 1957, contain no arrest record
identifiable with the subject.

AFFILIATION WITH
COB192/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
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Vernon Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. She listed her occupation as

that of a"housewife".

reviewed copies
On an
unknown
Communist
of
SAs
date,
Party
and
omina
ing
R. 0.COMPTON
Petitions for
of
the State New York in l9M6, the
in Office of
the Secretary
State,
of 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 ZINN
926
of Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn,
N.Y., at that subscribed
time 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 October
on 21, 19M9 furnished information
that ROSLYN and HOWARD
ZINN both born in 1922 were members
ofuthe
19 9.
International
Workers
Lodge
Order, M50,
asof
October
On September 25, 1950, Atlanta T~3 furnished a
3X 5 card obtained from the office the
of 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&#39;o"fEa.s1;
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ADMINISTRATIVE, Lillian Wald Peace comm

"Do you favor the formation of

a national
permanent American
Women for Peace?
Yes :X :No : :

"Do you wish to receive information future

of activities of
the American Women for Peace?

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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. that
At time HOWARD ZINN
was already amember of that section. T-H stated itwas his
impression that ZINN was not anew 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 amember of the CP and he attended Party
meetings five nights aweek in Brooklyn.

Atlanta T~6 on July 15, l9#8 made available information

which indicated HOWIE ZINN was afraternal delegate the
from
Sixth Assembly District, Kings County CP, to the New York
State Convention of the CP.

On Novemb er
, 61 9 and on Februa Y9 1955
ZINN was interviewed by SAs and
Du in
r gin the t erview
&#39; 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 aCP 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. stated
He he did
not believe in the doctrine of and
force 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.
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ZINN advised he would defend this country inthe
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 constituted
he athreat 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
Vof 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 believed
he
the ALP to be "truly apolitical party". ZINN admitted he
was amember 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 atrip to Chicago, Illinois,
about 19A? or 1948 and stated it was possible he could have
made this trip as adelegate to the American Mobilization.
Peace
He stated, however, he would not consider aperson a threat
to the security of the country as aresult of association
with this organization, stating it was sometimes necessary
for responsible persons to associate with organizations of
this type which have agood purpose.

During the interview on February 9, 195%, ZINN

questioned whether the CP was actually athreat 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.

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18,1963, Washington, reported
that Berl92I.
Bernhard, Director
Staff of the Commission on Civil Rights, predicted that
the racial disturbance Birmingham
at would
be followed byagreaterconflict in
other cities. He was one of three panelasts who addressed the 20th anniversary
meeting the Capital Press
of Club, an /organization Negroes
of working
in the
communications industry,
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HerbertBlock "The
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of and Professor Zinn,,<§.
?§I;Ioward
History, Department
ChairmanSp
of zlman College,
Atlanta. Zinn
was
oncivil rights.
Heto
Iincompetent stated,
also
the Administration,

deal with
civil Attorney
rigyts "Pur
Mr."is callous,
General
and,the~
the President and the Vice President concerning th8lI"pO§l_iT10n_

problems. Tolson
noted, "What
do our 4

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of an J7
Social Science at Spelman. College, Atlanta, Georgia. Zinn, who is white, was
born August
Z41,
1992,atBro/oklyn,
NewYork,of
Austrian and Russian
born parents.
He served
in theUni =Yd*S t"a&#39;t=§si 25Ir Hegraduated
Iy"fr 6&#39;f 179713&#39
from
New York University with aBachelor of Arts degree in 1951,
received aMaster of
Arts d gree from Columbia University in 1952 and was awarded aPh.D that
from
schooliin 1956.
about Dr.
Zinn was
employed
SPGHQQQE,
by C,oJlege";
1nS,t;it1i3iOI1,
in 1956.
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the JUQ1953
asecurity
ofves 4:
igation
by Bureau
the
Eff»; d informantshave reportedthat he was amember ofm,t_l;§..Commu i s&#39;t&#39; P
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

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Mobilization and the Committee of One Thousand. Z_inn~wa<sinterviewed by
Agents in
New York
1 - Mr. DeLoach
in 1953
and.l.9 4.- He_denied,,membership
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association
withcommunist
frontgroups.Hedescribed
himself
duringthe
interview as a liberal
interested civil
in rights but
claimed that he
would
never
beinvolved
withanyorganization
detrimental of
tothesecurity thiscountry.
On November
16, 1962,the "NewYorkPost"carriedanarticle,
"The FBIand
the Battle
of South," whichrelatedto
the a report issued
bythe
Southern
Regional
Council abodyof white
SRC!, Negro Southern
and leaders,
which reviewed
Albany, Georgia,
the racial report,
situation.This whichwas
of
critical civil
theFBI rightsinvestigation
Albany, was
in prepared byDr.
Howard Zinn.

SRC
The of Atlanta,Georgia,issuedanotherreportby Zinncon-
cerning the
racial
Albany sguation In
in January,1962. this report, asin the
November, 1962,
report,Zinn
sets in
outinformation a slanted
andbiased
manner
kof
which be
to isfrom
expected
this report,
theFBIin stating
individual
an that in
of s
Zinn background.
He
November, 1961,Negroes
wascritical
hadbeenordered
fromawhite waiting
room of an
Albany busstation,
that this matterhadbeen I .
FBI
reportedto the result.
and"therewasnoapparent " Anotherindidentrelated
I this report
in dealt withthe
lack of FBIaction
in 1961,
December, anumber
when
of persons
were arrested Albany authorities.
by _
I It isto
be noted
that11-25-62issue "of
the made
TheWorker"
reference s
toZinn SRC report Albany racialsituation
concerning
the which reports
R that
Zinn
lashed
out FBIbecause
atthe of itsinaction
inrelation
tovarious
of civil rightsofNegroes
violations city.
inthat s
Zinn comments
concerning
the
situation
wereagain "The Worker"on
reported
by Sunday, 12-2-62.
It is to
be noted
that asaresultofthearticles
which appeared
inthe
York
"l92l¬W Post"and"TheWorker,"
Mr. DeLoach
alerted
friendly
Georgia
news~
papers concerningZinn
s background.
of
Zinnhasalsobeenactiveinprotesting
policies this country
Cuba.
concerning It wasreported walked in
thatZinn a picketlineinAtlanta,on
10-24~62,
andhelda meeting
protestingthePresident
s decision
concerningthe
of
quarantineCuba.Identifiedthis group were
in threeSecuritysubjects,
Index
I Dorothyof
Miller Harry
Atlanta, C. Steinmetz
of Diego, andRobert
San Shapiro
of Rochester,
New York, all Communist
Party members.

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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 to
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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&#39;£orwarding
address wasrgiveh
as care
sf McGuire, 600 W. 115th Street, New York 25, New Yorko In1958, a
oroman at the Lerner Shops, New York City, said that ZINN had e _
reputation of being aCommunist while working there about 1956. &#39;
ZINN was incharge of Non-Western Studies Program, Spelmah College,
and OWENLATTIHORE of John Hopkins University and WILLIAM WORTHY,
Reporter ;9r Afro-American, spokeduring alecture series in 1961
and 1962. One source described WORTHY,as pro-Castro/and said ZINN
appeared to be in
agreement with WORTHY!&#39; ZINN was also asponsor
of the Student Peace group
Union at Spelman inl962¬&#39;ZINN&#39;was
- reportedly trying to recruit students to attend the Eighth World
youth Festival inFinland inl962f"He was host at Spelmah College
for asoviet youth delegation in
1961? wife,
ZINN, his and daughter
participated inpublic protests the
oi President s request in October,
I962, that soviet missiles be withdrawn from Cubaf&#39;
ZINN has heeh
active incivil rights matters inAtlantaJ&#39; Sources familiar with
certain security matters had no
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A news article in the Atlanta In uirer, aNegro 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 that
said 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&#39;s
salary was offered to him although no duties are to be performed.
Ehe subject, according to the article, had recently been elected
to&#39;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. .

June
On ll, 1963, WILLIAM M. N1X, Director of Personnel
Office, Morehouse Gollege, advised that he heard that ZINN received
his release from Spelman&#39;Co1lege on the last day of school for
the 62»63 school year. NIX thought the reason for ZINN&#39;s
release 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.

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College,SAi::if;E:::?§f%¬%]that
advised
College at
July
On
was teaching
East Orange,
atUpsula
ESQ
ZINN
l JOHNSON
A,

ew ersey during this

, LEE
P Dean
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sumer. She
elman

stated
1

that ZINN was relieved of his duties because Spelman "could not
operate with two Presidents." .

July
On 22, 1963, Miss OLARESSA HIGHTOWER,.Secretary
to the President, Spelman College, advised that she believes ZINN
is teaching summer school at Columbia University as aHistory
Professor. She stated that ZINN&#39;s forwarding address was "care of
1 McGuire, 600 W. 115th
Street, New York 25, New York."

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26,
Queens, New York, made available
LUDWTG_KELLERi_3lll_1
to SAs
ho
and l c
JOHNSON
WARREN G. material which he found at Camp Midvale, New
Jersey on June 23, l957. This material consisted of three white
folders containing typewritten and handwritten memorandawhich
bear dates from 1947 to 1953 regarding application forms for
membership in the Communist Party and information concerning certain
&#39;
individuals.

One item is captioned "Bronx-Long Island Section -

Distributive Region." This RAMON
item concerned 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 a
he was 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

On July 8, 1958, FRED J. FOX, foreman, Shipping p

Be nrtngmt,_Lgrm§r_§hnmf,
SA
354 4thsyenue,
Nemmyorh
that QQMQNMKCEVEDO
City,advised
b7c
was employedin the
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Shipping Department at hernerls and that two former employees,
ZINN
HOWARD andJERR¥%K TLER,
hadbeencloseassociates
of ACEVEDO.
FOX stated that&#39;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
in
that they were always active 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 &#39;
union.

reported
It is to be noted that the subject was previously
Shops
at354 Fourth
as having a
been employed on
Avenue, New York
partetime
City.
with
basis
It was reported.in
Lerner
1950
that the suhiect had been with Lerner since August 17, a
1949 as
Shipping Clsrk. &#39;
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A news.item in the "Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution

April
dated 17, 1960, entitled "Zinn oi Spelman Gets Study Award"
that
sot out 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 a
in non Western Studies
Program of which the subject is the Director. He said the
by
program is financed $200,0001grant~jron_theAEQrd.Foundation
a
for period of three be
years and would devoted in l962 to
the tndy of China and in 1963 to India.
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mx saidthatProfessor
opened the lecture
owEn;92fnArT1noRE
or_qqnn_g@piin§_
. October 20, 1961 speaking
series on
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
a
oneWILLIAM
WORTHY,
reporter for the Atro Anerican
newspaper /
and who had visited is
in China, scheduled to lecture in the future.
H
3&9? m; m§IM°RE
//// "Who&#39;s
Who"in
1960~6l
described
OWEN &#39;
LATTIMORE
a
as 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.

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onJanuary
1962 that_§1LLIAM
4,
¬5i_ THY was the main speaker on Cuba at
a meeting 92
stonsoreu by the Fairplay for Cuba Committeeon Prf&#39;
December28,
1961, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvenia,_ _,/*
AT T 2 said that WORTHYwas sympathEtiE"to tHe istro
cause.

A characterization for the Fairplay for Cube Gommittee

is included in the Appendix of this report. &#39;-.

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
WORTHYwas released on $5,000 bond.

0n may 22,
1962, Professor RICHARD
L. WALKER, Department
of International Studies,University of South Carolina, advised
SAJ
he attended e seminar
|thathehadreceived
on "American Policy
an invitation and
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
_ROBERTFRANKLIN 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.

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the
RDBERT
FRANKLIdk§;lLlAwS,
National
former
President
oi Association for the Advancememt,of Color
- People, Monroe, North_Q§§@lima, and Editor of "The
Crusader," was indicted 1961,
on August 28, by the
State Grand Jury at Monroe, North Carolina, on a
kidnapimg which
charge, 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 6,
on Qotober 1961, that WILLIAMS
was currently in Havana, Cube. LYNN,
CONRAD New
York Gity attorney, l96l,
om Ootoher l0, advised
that the Cuban Government helped WILLIAMS to flee
LYNN
to Guba and that WILLIAMS had told telephomiomlly
that he was mttmehed to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Cuba,

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AT T~4 advised on February 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 eomvergeon 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 ZINN
were HOWARD and STAUGHTON LYND, who are
history professors at Spelmom Qollege,

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AT T~5 advised in Deeember, l95392that he heard_
I 4 that LYND
STAUGHTON Party
had been a Communist memben.
" l~/&#39;
while at HarvardUniversity, £T&#39;T~5
m@mbtet&#39;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&#39;1 ?
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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"

&#39; , Harvard Chapter of the American Youth for Democracy
and the&#39;John
Reed Society were organizations which
in the late 1940&#39;s
became completely Communist
dominated and controlled by the&#39;¬ommunistParty,

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 3
in Atlanta from November
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.

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a former employee of the Southern Regional Council, Inc., &#39;
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&#39;take
place at Hurt Park, Atlanta, Georgia, at p.n.,
4 or 4:30
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 There
45 minutes.
were about 25 people picketing, including ZINN,
HDWARD white
male, age 40, residence Spelman Colleg &#39; hite
b6
female,
fesidenoe
Spelman I
College;
andi Ib7C
and ROSLYN.Also listed in the I
of HOWARD I ,1QLa//
_ ip r men report as being on the picket line were Lalllii-1-
pt ,
mac : Spelman
ILLER,white,
Street, female,,,_-3222__&#39;;1elhnrstl§treei=,»_l§.2.
College&#39;Professgir£1Qr;li{.; »...&#39;Z..?.
1,*. ;Z§ . ;f4*i&
1 _§$lanta,_Qeorgia and STAUGHTQNLYND, white male, L
350 nard
ls!H F [.1 §L_,J,:4 -_ / _,, / 4
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gr!/,from_1:fnARRY
,origina1ly
cf§*§ Tn1NnETZd,"
San Diego,$Eali ornia,
s55_nair..stneet.,..r>
white&#39;:hai
andvhis wife,*DQ3;S
,_,l,a--
%§§$unggtz,white female with the sane addresswere 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
about
at Hurt Park 4~p.n. and later walking with signs on the
"picket line. a
An Agent of the FBI also obtained leaflet which
was being distributed by the pickets which dealt with the Cuban
situation. This leaflet reads as 1
follows:

"WHY WE ARE HERE

"We are disturbed by the President&#39;s

decision to
blockade Cnba.

"If
it is true that the Soviet Union has eomnitted -I/
the criminal folly of stationing long range missiles Cuba,
in
this.noes not necessarily Jnstiiy the President&#39;s hasty and
pnoweeative response.

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"No attempt was apparently made to exhaust the&#39;

usual oiplomatic procedures for protesting
a hostile act, &#39;
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 &#39;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&#39;saction will &#39;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 &#39;more
than
a minor part in the President&#39;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
meansnl 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"

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an ass advised en December5,, 1961 that noaozrnr

was
HELLER 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&#39;Eastside Communist
Party was
Seetien 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» ,&#39;

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&#39;ef each clnh menbero
It was annenneed that the vietin had been
delinqnent in her dnes sinee 1966 er January, 19610
Hewever, itwas stated in this repert that where a»
nenher is werhtng ent ed the eity, hewas 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,&#39;
Caliternia, senetine daring the peried 1933»1945°
T=9 identi ted Diege
STEINMETZas being tren San
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, 115
page te he a Cennnnist rrent erganiza=
tien fer the Teachers et Anerieao

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The June-20, 1954 cf

editien 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"°" 29 &#39;
2 L@C.
said that he ha met HARRY STEINMETZ; b6
a Professor at Hcreheuse Cellege, abeut a year age at the heme
ZINN, i aprofessor
Efféfg ofHistory
atSpelman
Cellege,
said the occasion ZINNS
was the were giving a ceffee social
Ib7C
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 &#39;
present daring
the Albany racial in
demenstratiehs 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 PQWLEEGErelated seae ef the
mevents taking place at the anneal cenference ct SNCO, which was
held in Atlanta, Geergia free April 12-14, l963,- M
The
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_
cf
was te create centers 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 &#39;
center ei peter, The subject, accerding te the artiele, criticized

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stem em Givil Rights, Saying that mere:
had ene just enough keep
te his image-from collapsing in the eyes
of twenty milliem Negreeso

A: Amews 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&#39;
Streets on that day. The article related that a fifth persem,
Prefesser HOWARD ZINN ef Spelman Gellege, passed eut&#39;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&#39;Atlanta, Geergia,
area, were eemtaeted and advised they had me iafermatiem
regardiagaaetivities of the subject of a security mature.

Vj0a Jm1y 22, 1963§! |At1amtafPeliee b6

Department, ldentitieatienf V s ea; a vlse that she?leeated Zb&#39
re reeerd.©£ the subjeet er his wire. -

Bureau, furnished
em emly
22,, 1963,,-1
credit reeerd fer su eet. s
mEi_|At1am1ta
reeerd stews
Cre
subject and his wife, RQSLYN had their file established Maren 1,
1957a The
reeerd indieates they
resided 350 LeewardStreet, S. W.
since L957 and were
formerly free New Yerk. hare
They 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. §= &#39;

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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

The April 6, 1960, edition "The

of New York Times"
newspaper contains page
a full advertisement captioned "What
is Really Happening In Cuba," placed by the Fair Play for
Cuba Committee FPCC!. This
advertisement announced the
formation the
of FPCC in New York City and declared the
FPCC intended to promulgate "the truth about revolutionary
to
Cuba" neutralize the distorted American press.

"The
New York Times
edition January
of 11, 1961,
reported that a
at hearing conducted before the United States
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on January 10, 1961,
Dr. Charles Santos-Buch
A. 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 the
of afore mentioned advertisement.

On October 3, 1960, asource advised that the

Socialist Workers Party SWP! in
New York had become active
in the and
FPCC, 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 the
of SWP was made on September 24, 1961,
to the effect Richard Gibson had the
fired secretary in the FPCC
Headquarters and was trying to break the SWP influence inthe
FPCC.

Column 2, Page 8, of the February 22, 1962, edition

"The
-of 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 the
of
Institute the
for Improvement Inter-American
of Relations,
| Incorporated, which had organized the FPCC in April, 1960.
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On May 17, 1962, a third source advised that
National Headquarters the
of FPCC is located in Room
329 at
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i 799 Broadway, York
New and
City, the
that FPCC is operating
the
under direction Richard
of Gibson, Acting National
Executive Secretary the
of 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.

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INSTITUTE
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7* 4 RELATIQNS_AND
.&#39;&#39;1 . YPACIFIG
. AFFAIRS"

Sente Judiciary Committee, Report on the Institute

of Pacific Relations, Report #2050, 2,
July 1952, pages 13
and 142 sets
forth the following:
&#39; ?Paci£ic Affairs" =ean international quarterly
which served as the organ oi the Pacific Council of the
Institute of Pacific Relations IPR!,
223
_ Pages 225
and 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 staff
and who
members
controlled IPR&#39;were
either Communist or proeCbmmnnist.
The American Communist Party and Soviet officials
considered the organization "an instrument of Communist
policy, propaganda, and military intelligence,"

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APPENDIX

THE UNITED STATES FESTIVAL CQMMITTEE, INCORPORATED

6 Eighth Wor1d"Youth Festival! 66

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

gggmitgee
0 prepare tgok
IPC!
or piacg
e igi tHe%si¤i,
hor You Fes Figlandé
Fegru
iva w ic ryh
was tobe heldin Helsinki in 1962.
Thearticle set out_that the IPC elected apermanent
commission composed of representatives of anumber of countries
including Canada or the United States as well representatives
as
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, published
1961, by
the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States House
of Representatives, Washington, D. C., pages 177.
91 and

A source advised that in April, Danny

1961, 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
apamphlet 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 afounding conference at
Chicago, Illinois, October 15, and
1961, 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.

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May 23, 1962, that
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Eighth World Youth Festival had been changed from July 27 -
August 5, 1962, to July 28 -August 6, 1962.

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L dated June 5, 1962, lists the USFC at
H60 Park Avenue South,
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TITLE HOWARD ZINN

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REFERENCE Repert of SA RQBERT R.

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A11 seurces except any listed below! whese identites

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R. NICHOLS dated 7/31/63 at
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On 8/12/63 atelephone was

call made to Upsala College,
345 Prospect Street, East Orange, NewJersey, at which time
SA BERNARDJ. CONNELL spoke to the switchboard operator. No
identification was needed, nor was apretext utilized inmaking
the callto 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
College
Upsala which ended inmid July, 1963.
The switchboard operator also contacted the office A-
of the Dean of Studies and ascertained that the only address
the college had for the subject was 600 West 115th Street,_
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inasmuch Atlanta
as is considering recommending subject for
reserve index A Section.

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Street, NYC, advised that he sublet his apartment located
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Additionally attempt to determine if subject is currently
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Residence address

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Newton Center, Newton, Massachusetts
Business address
Self employed writer

Check the following applicable statements;

This individual is the subject of

a Security Index Card. The Bureau is requested to make the appropriate
changes in the Security Index at the Seat of Government. The Division
appropriate
Should affix the Gddressesindicated above and the case file number.!
This subject is tabbed for Detcom.
or
This subject was carried as a Key Figure 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 acopy 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!
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Name

HOWARD ZINN
Aliases

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WILLIAM
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He contended that the Zinn recommendedas a spur j
eral governmentis reluctant to desegregationa stepping-up
to do this, and Justice De- ROBERT KENNEDY of Federal expenditures in A CEIRISTIAN SOIEl92 C15
partment of cials refuse to publicareaswhere laws pre-;
arrest local o icials whom
vent discriminationin hiring. &#39;3 MOMHDR, ~
Robert Kennedy, he contin-. Healso proposed thatAmer-1
of
they observe in the act ued, is not enforcingcivil, Boston, M%SSo
of
violating the civil rights rightslawswith the samedili- icanbusinessplayamajor role
in solvingthe nation sracial, RECORDMAEEIGAN
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Negroes. gence as he pursuescrimesproblemsby endingdiscrimi-, Boston, Mass
Appointmentsto the Federal such as bank robberies and
District Court bench in South- mail thefts. natory practices and agree-
ments that violate fair play to:
ern states by the Kennedy ad-
ministration are notoriously In discussing what he termed all color and ethnic groups.
He
,bad, Zinn asserted. the Executive responsibilityin Even stockholders in corpo-
was
of
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Atty. Gen.civil rights matters,
Kennedy appearing in the sistedthat the only difference persistentlyvoicingtheir pro-&#39;
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of
named
judges his late brother South with regard to segrega- bias in every area life, Zinn
Date:1/Li-Z6!-L
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to the district courts.
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Dr. Howard former
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was critical of the Attorney General for his failure to prosecute
violations of civil rights and to protect the Negro against white
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T ,,alleging that FBI Agents and Justice Department attorneys stood
by on the steps of a Federal courthouse watched
and as local
officials arrested two Negro students on Federal property, then
dragged them through the streets because they sought to register
to vote.

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lto,the Boston
respond to
suggests
Office
of the "Boston
editor
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may
that
to
the allegation
Globe." ;;2L.
des relating to the FBI by means of aletter

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Howard
this Bureau
been
Zinn
has thesubject
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of
was reportedly a
j*
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meetings
CP during that period. He was recently ahistory
professor at Spelman College Negro! in Atlanta, Georgia, and
published two studies on Albany, Georgia, both of which appeared
to have slanted
been and biased documents.

incident
The described by Zinn appears
to be one of the
two incidents which occurredwon 10/7/63 at Selma. Bureau Agents
observed that three pickets arrested
were on the steps of the
Federal Building, Selma, Alabama, by Sheriff James G. Clark, Jr.,
and Chief Deputy Sheriff L. C.
Crocker. Negroes
The arrested were
carrying signs urging voter registration. information
This was
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with demonstrating on Federal property. They not

were
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and motion pictures of
taken
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Agents were
furnished tothe Department.
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Foreman, Student
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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 avoter
registration line Selma.
at The sheriff refused stating that
*peop1e standing
in such aline were
not to be moles ter
ence, Foreman
to serve
Negroes
instructed
twothe
Negroes,Ei2: inthe line with sandwic es. ey
attempted to and were
arrested the
by 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 awaiting bus. The first Negro
struggling
began and kicking the
at troopers.
state He was
struck about
the legs
arms, 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.
Agents on
were the scene
daily during this time at 56
oEe1ma observe
to activities
the uponspecific instruction
of b7@
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Bu concerning
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he Department.

dated 10/ll/63
A preliminar
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was furnished
was conducted

to t eDepar
by

men . In addition,
efforts were made to locate films of this incident from newsmen
abut no films
were ever located.
It should noted
be that the ll/14/63 of
issue the
"Boston Globe"
carriedareport of aspeech
made ll/13463
on
by William S. Coffin Jr. Chaplain of Yale University. he
article contained
Mr. Coffin such as
several,false
the Director is
distorted
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by
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have in this country," that the Negro _
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his rights, and that Mr. Hoover could easily prevent "the
things that are happening there" but he "couldn&#39;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 aletter 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 memorandum
this be forwarded to the Records
Crime
Divisionkin order that friendly news sources in the Boston area
may be contacted concerning our role civil
in rights matters.
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civil rights
American Jewish
investigations
Congress in
in and
speech
January, 1964,
Boston made additional inaccurate
before- iZ/
statements concerning Bureau&#39;s civil rights investigations in
Georgia. Active CP member 1948-49. In 1952 was
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facts.
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probably still
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1961 attempted to ,
recruit students to attend 8th World Youth Festival and was
described as pro Castro in He
1962. publicly protested United
States demand for withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba
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ADMINISTRATIVE

The pretext used on February ll, l96h, was a

telephone call to the subject&#39;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 AS
at Ghapin
Road, Newton Center, Mass.

Information concerning subject&#39;scriticism

of
the FBI reported
as in the "Boston Globe" set
and forth
in this report, was previously furnished to the Bureau in
a letter dated January 6, l96h.

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The above information is not to be made public

subpoena
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except in
person
to subpoenaed
be l
the usual proceedings following the issuance of

The above information was not included in the details

of this report since there no
is Bureau approved characterization
of the LOUIS M. RABINOWITZ FOUNDATION, INC.

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8/9/Sh when he denied he had
been amember of the GP. Interview not being conducted
at this time because of subject&#39;s status as awriter.

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been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Section A Reserve
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continues to fall within such criteria because state reason! of his 5 -l;a1;u_g
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The subject resides at Rd.,
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and isa self employed from
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in speech before American Jewish Congress at Boston, Mass.,
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in was critical of Attorney General ROBERT KENNEDY and
the FBI concerning rights
civil matters. Informants advised
in 2/6h that they did not know the subject and could furnish
no information concerning him. /
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I. BACKGROUND

Residence and Employment

Tl
BS on February ll, l96h, advised that the
subject was still residing with his family at Road
N5 Chapin 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.

February
On ll, 196E, by means of a pretext, it
was ascertained that subject residing
is still at A5 Chapin
Road and that he is aself employed writer from.his residence

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The "Boston Globe}&#39;a Boston,

Massachusetts, daily
newspaper, in its of
issue 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 aspeech before the American
Jewish Congress at 72 Franklin Street, Boston Massachusetts
in which he had been critical of Attorne yeraGen l ROBERT
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 acase in Sylma, Alabama, last October when FBI
Agents and Justice Department attorneys stood by on the steps
of aFederal house
court 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.

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sources
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"The Ration" 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.
in
The last report this case dated February 18,
1964, describes Zinn as a se1£ emp1oyed writer from his
residence. Verify subject&#39;s
presence at Boston University.
A review of the in
file this case has been made and
the Bureau is of the opinion that name should be
subject&#39;s
in
included 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
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1949 based upon information
Zinnofwas
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to the effectaconfidential
by that Zinn had
informant
L indicated to him that he, Zinn, was then amember of the Communist
Party OP!. Investigation at time
that did not develop any
evidence to corroborate the
matinn_was developed regardingabove
Zinn&#39;s participation
information in
although infor-the
affairs ofhseveral communist front organizations in the New York
area 0

,: Based the information developed, Zinn s name was

lincludéd inupon
the Security
3/23/49.
Index
fIn 1950 additional information developed did tend
to corroborate the original
memberéhip in the CP, as well information
as continued
regarding activity insubject&#39;s
certain
communist front organizations.
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_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 inthe CP aspastamember,
opened statedhim
had that
to he
charges
,% ,had participated in the activities of various rganizations which
might considered
be by his belief communist
was motivated
fronts, adding
that his
particigg ion
to
right believe, think and
provided such did not violate the
that in
rights of-others.
this country
He disclaimed is
people have as !
act according to their own ideals
any belief in the doctrine of force and violence, adding that
if he had knowledge of persons who advocate this principle he
adviselthe
would Bureau. admitted
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Subject&#39;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.

member of
In October, 1956,,advised
the CP from 1948-
L1 that he
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knew oward Zinn b6
to be aCP member about 1950-51 and believed him to be aCP
member as of October, although
1956, he could not substantiate ib"/C
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sourcerecontacted
was more
this belief.

claimed that
forspecifics
at which
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Zinn was aCP

of this

member from
allegation, the

at least 1949 unt

bo e

about the middle of 1953, his knowledge being based upon the
fact that although not in the same CP club as Zinn he was
the
in same section and attended CP meetings with Zinn. Inves-
tigation at that time failed to develop additional evidence
of CP membership.

Subject&#39;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 aprofessor from 1958-63 and involve the following:

Zinn organized aseminar 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 asource in attendance, Zinn appeared
to in
be complete agreement with_Worthy.

In February, Zinn
1962, was one of anumber of
sponsors calling for ademonstration in front of the
White House in that month by students from all over
the United States demanding the of
ending all nuclear
testing and -termination of the Civil Defense Program.

In May, 1962, itwas reported that was

Zinn attempting
to recruit students to go to the 8th World Youth Festival
to be held in Finland in the Summer of 1963,
In November, subject
1961, was ahost at adinner
held inthe studentcafeteria atSpelman College
in honor
of four members of aSoviet delega ion then visiting
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in Atlanta. On 10/24/62 Zinn was

one of approximately
25 individuals who conducted ademonstration in Hurt Park,
Atlaxta, Georgia, to protest against U.S. policy inthe
situation.
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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 asubversive 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 rollin rights
civil matters.

OBSERVATIONS:

Because of lack of evidence of membership in abasic

revolutionary organization since 1953, subject&#39;s namewas included
the
in Reserve Index, Section A, rather
than in the Security Index.
The Reserve Index represents aspecial group of individuals
to
scheduled receive priority attention with respect to investi-
gation, interrogation, or detention theYterms
under of the
Emergency Detention Program following invoking of the Program
and arrest of all Security subjects.
Index Section Reserve
A,
Index, cases are brought up to date annually.

Subject&#39;s activities makes this aclose case as to

whether he belongs on the Reserve Index or the Security Index.
He can, ~ho weve&#39;r, included
be on the Security Index under the
criterien iacts have been developed which
clearly and unmistakably
depict the subject as adangerous 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
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HOWARD ZINN

Howard Zinn, also known as Howie Zinn, born

August 2Q, 1922, at
Brooklyn, New York, formerly aProfessor
History
of at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, now resides
at 45 Chapin Road, Newton Center, Massachusetts. He is
presently aself-employed writer from his residence.

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of Communist
Party, USA, l9#9
from to 1953, in New York City,
and since
that he
time has continued to demonstrate pro-Communist and
anti-United States sympathies.

was
Zinn organizer of aseminar on "American Policy
Toward China" held at the Atlanta University Center May 9 and
10, 1962, while employed as aProfessor Spelman
at College,
Atlanta, Georgia. One of
the seminar speakers was William
Worthy, described as apro-Castro reporter for the Negro
newspaper, "Baltimore Afro-American, who spoke favorably
the
of Black Muslims," praised afugitive being sought
by the FBI and denounced United States policy toward Cuba.
Zinn appeared to bein agreement with Worthy.

William Worthy was found guilty

on
August 8, 1962, entering
of the United
States without avalid passport, in the
United States District Court, Southern
District Florida,
of which judgment was
subsequently reversed and Worthy was
discharged.

The "Boston Globe," aBoston, Massachusetts

newspaper, inits issue of January 1964,
A, carried an
article entitled Justice Department Criticized." The
article reported that Howard Zinn, aformer professor of
Political Science at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia,
had given aspeech 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.

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Race: White
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Weight: 160 -170 pounds
Hair: Dark brown
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reported Professor HOWARD ZINN of Boston University was a
leader in acivil rights demonstration at Boston that date.
The "Atlanta Daily World" of 8/1/on reported that Professor
HOWARD ZINN was to leave for Mississippi establish
to a
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2/65 that they did
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MISCELLANEOUS
II.

The "Boston Traveler", adaily 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 itwas 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 aspokesman 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
inthe Boston demonstration were the Boston friends of the
Student Noneviolent Co-Ordinating Comittee, the Nbrthern
Student Movement,the Massachusetts Freedom Movement,the
Congress of Racial Equality, the Boston Action Group and the
Southern Christian
one of the leaders
Leadership Conference.
of the demonstration was
ItProfessor
was reported
HOWARD
thatI
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", aBoston daily newspaper in its
issue of July 2, 1964 carried aletter to the Editor entitled
SimplyaSign of Negligence", signed byHOWARD ZINN,
Associate Professor of Government, Boston University. The
letter was as follows:

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"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 the
in Justice Department argument,
but now there is aspecial urgency in the demand
the
that 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 aperson
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 asign 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 that
claim officials of the
state of Mississippi are successfully protecting the
constitutional liberties of civil rights workers or
Negroes generally! there ?

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"If, as we all know to be the case, the state is

failing to protect these rights, it isthe 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 adecision that has never

overturned,
been 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. hold
we it
to be an incontrovertible principle, the
that
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.&#39;"
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, for
would leave 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 rights
human program. The article also
out
pointed that Dr. ZINN had been writing on civil rights for
sometime,
and that his book "SNIC: The NewAbolitionists",
would be published this fall.

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aIBoston University, article
in an dated September 23, 1964
entitled, Helps
"Zinn Program Establishment For Civil Rights
workers South"
in reported in part that Dr. HOWARD ZINN, a
newly appointed Assistant Professor of Government at Boston
University, had in August, 1964 under from
an award 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 the
in lives of people with problems." Dr. ZINN
this
in article cited the
as achievement
main 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 of
phases Comunist Party activity the
in
Greater Boston area stated they did not know the subject and
could furnish no information concerning him,

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from York University with aBachelor of Arts degree in 1951*; receivedaMaster
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Parity in
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was known tobe associated
with commigistfront
groups in New York, including the International Workers Order, the American =9
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Peace and theCommittee of
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Agents in New York in19 53 and 1954 He denied membership in the Com" iunis§t-
Party but admitted association with communist
front groups Hedescribed hinfiself
during the interview as aliberal interested in
civil rights but claimed that he would
never
be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of this country.
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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
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Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau.
ll-. A suitable photograph [Z] is |:| is not available.
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was
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no information has been received he
that would be,,
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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.
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with 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 his continued demonstration of anti-U.S. sympathies
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1965! éReportsof
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Director
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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 inor planning an imminent visit to the
U. S., because of
his official status.

2. |:| Has attemptedor threatened to redress agrievance 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 more of
the following *
criteria:

a! [:1 Evidence ofemotional instability including unstable residence and

employment record! or irrational or suicidal behavior:
b! [:1 Expressions of strong orviolent anti-U. S. sentiment;
c! 1:] Prior acts including arrests or convictions! or conduct or statements
indicating apropensity for violence and antipathy toward good order
government.
and

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

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yours,

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Directo_

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The subject resides

still 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 inspeechat
Boston Uniyersity, 2/l9/65,L//
at
a on
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all
teach-in at
Harvard University on 7/14/65, and at
a Boston
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advised they had no information concerning any activity on the
part of the subject./,
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I. BACKGROUND

Residence and Employment

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13, 1966,] Iadvised that suAb6
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continues to reside at
EH George Sta, Newton, with his
family, and that he is a professor at
Boston University.
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Boston, Massachusetts, advised that the subject was
then employed es assistant professor of Government at
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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 the
on previous
Friday evening, February l9, l965.
The article reported that Government professor
k
HOWARDZINEand the other speakers spoke to some l5O
i persons end that on the platform was erepresentative 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 losing.
is He
E stated that the administration has not reoriented its
thinking to accept the very diverse, complex World,
dominated neither
by Communismlbr Capitalism. Professor
ZINE cited s "long tradition of American protest and
asked that citizens carry it on writing
by letters and
speaking out against the administration&#39;s conduct in
i Vietnam.
!
Characterizations of the YSA end the YSA of
Boston appear the
in appendix of this report.

On Iiierchz 26, 1955, es &#39;1:-1

and 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&#39;s
International
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
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to serve
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as s faculty sdvisor.
requirements
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and
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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&#39;shandling
of these emergencies.

The eggggd
Summer News
reported that JOHR _§Rand HOWARD
issue ,or
August19s5,
5,
ZINE 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&#39;s civil rights division and had been

i
the princinel TOVGT EH¬ representative Pt the racial crises
in Selro, Alehele_and Bogsluss, louisi
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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 March
on IQS5, advised that the rally at the
Common held March19b5, 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 time
in Kansas City
on an unspecified date in April, 1965.
A characterisation of AIMS appears the
in appendix
0? this report.
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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&#39;. 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.

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the prime initio""" of the scheduled teach-in was the

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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 protest
in 05 the war in Vietnam. He stated bf
that Dr. HOWARD ZIHH,Boston University Government b&#39;c
Department, was among the speakers scheduled for this
teach-in.

advised that
October
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Boston University,
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ballroom
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the audience
of the Sherman
from under lOO to not more than 200 persons. He stated varied
the
that 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 1066
3 / that they had no information concerning any
activity on the pert of the subject.
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APPENDIX
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE FQR MARXIST SIUDIES_

A source advised on April 9, 1963, that on

April
7, 1963, at ameeting 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 would
which be put out quarterly with various supplements.

Asecond 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.

Athird 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.

Afourth source advised that as of May 7, 1965, AIMS

was located at 20 East 30th Street, New York City,

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WOHEN S INTERHQTIONALLEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM

The July, 1950 issue of Four Lights published

by the homen&#39;s International
League 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.

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YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE

iThe 1960,
May, issue of the "Young Socialist" "YS"!,
page 1,
column disclosed
3, 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 set

6, forth the Founding
Declaration of YSA. This declaration stated YSA recognizes
the Socialist Workers Party swP! as the only existing political
leadership on struggle
class principles, and the
that 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 controlled
and on anational basis by the SWP through
having SWP members comprise exclusively the National Executive
Committee NEG! and
through official
an SWP representative at
all YSA NEG meetings. The YSA, in reality, the
is and
youth
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.

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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 ayouth 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, anational 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
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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 inVietnam 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.
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On 8/14/66, the organization sponsored an anti-
Vietnam war mass gathering with about 1500 individuals
attending. Among those in attendance was one HOWARD
GIN Ph!,
T
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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 sets

also forth detailed information
regarding the inception, past activities, future activities
and finances of BEHEIREN.

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GIN listed in the summary had been identified as HOWARD
ZINN, aBoston 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

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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 BEHEIREN
that could easily slip
into communist control; some information indicates the
that
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 the
to JGP.

It reported that in any event, the type

of activity
supported BEHEIREN
by serves to further leftist interests in
that it discredits U. S. activity Vietnam
in and plays on
anti war sentiments in in
Japan an effort to create anti U. S.
feelings among the Japanese.

The above information is placed the

on administrative
page because of instructions from OSI that report
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7. E Subject previously interviewed dates! ll/6/53; 12/9/514.

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he was not cooperative at the time previous
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interviews and no information has been received
subsequently that he would if
cooperate interviewed
at this time. Also, it isnot recommended that he
be reinterviewed because of his status as awriter
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 aletter has been directed to the Bureau recommending
cancellation the
of Security Index card.
9. g This case has been re-evaluated in the light of the
Security Index criteria and it continues to within
fall
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 SA
of ROBERT
R. NICHOLS, 7/31/63, at Atlanta!; his continued demon-
stration anti-U.
of S. sympathies l96A and l965! reports
Of SA DARREL B. CURRIE, Y/18/65 and 3/7/66 at BOStOn!;
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Director
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Washington,
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Sir:
Dear

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 categories
or 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 agrievance against any public official by other
than legal
means.

3. Because background ispotentially

of dangerous; or
has been identified as member or
participant incommunist 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! irrational
or or suicidal behavior:
b! Q Expressions of strong
or violent anti U. S. sentiment;
4 c! Q Prior acts including arrests orconvictions!. or conduct or statements
indicating a propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order
and government.

6. Q Individuals involved inillegal bombing or illegal bomb-making.

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was residing at 2% George Street, Newton, Massachusetts;
with his family, he
and that is employed as a Professor at
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that the subject was then employed as an Assistant Professor
of Government at Boston University, that
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II. ACTIVITY

A. AmericanInstitute for Narxist Studies AIMSL

BS T 1, 1966,
on March 30, made available an invita-
tion to a testimonial dinner honoring on
HERBERT APTHEKER the
occasion of his fiftieth birthday, the publication -
of his
twentieth book, and the second anniversary be
of the AIMS, to
held April 1966,
28, at the New York Hilton Hotel, New York
City. The invitation set forth a list about
of sponsors,
200 in number. Included in the invitation was the name of
HOWARD ZINN
Professor asa SpOnSOr.<P4§
A characterization of AIMS, including a characteri-
zation HERBERT APTHEKER, appears in the appendix of this
of
report.
B. Other Activity
By report dated March 2,
1966, the Naval Investiga-
tive Service Office NISO!, First Naval District, advised that
a Vietnam symposium sponsored by the Boston University Students
for Peace, an approved student peace group at Boston University,
held
was 1966,
February 16, at which a four-member panel
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discussed the subject "What is Wrong with U. S. Foreign Policy
Professor ZINN,
HOWARD who was reported be
to a member of this
panel, accused the United States of being the main aggressor
in South Vietnam. The report stated that approximately fifty
students attended this symposium.

By report dated April 7,

1966, NISO, First
Naval
District, advised that a symposiumon Vietnam was conducted
at the Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1966,
on March 23, by
and attended about 125 students,-at which
there were three guest speakers HOWARD
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According to this report, ZINN his
in 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 acoalition govern-
ment inVietnam, and therefore intends to continue the "butchery
until the Vietcong , is defeated militaril .ZIHH concluded
that theUnited States
with its enormousyfire 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 HOWARD
ZINE ofBoston University. Q4 !
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is aneast coast
communist newspaper.<%
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 amemorial to LEO
BERNARD, anSWP member
assassinated in Detroit on May 16, 1966.
BS T-2 stated that at this meeting aletter was read from
Professor ZINN
H. 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 has
Party been designated
by the Attorney General of the United States
pursuant to Executive Order 10450.§gJ!
"The Militant", aweekly newspaper of the Socialist
Workers Party, in its issue of June 13, 1966, printed aletter
from HOWARD ZINN, Professor of Government at Boston University,

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with memorial for LEO BERNARD, previously
which
mentioned, in wanted
ZINN stated in part that he to
those
and his voice to of
who had gathered in memory LEO
BERNARD. ZINN stated he and the two other students who
were wounded are of
victims the fanatical anti communism
which has been so deep a pa tof of
the psychology this
country for a long time."
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The Militant of
, in its issue 1966,
July ll,
in an article entitled Up
"SDS Leader Backs Africa Aid
CARL
Committee", reported that of
OGLESBY President
Students
for a Democratic
Society SDS§,hadagreedto become
of Chairman
co ADC!,
the Alexander Defense Committee which
committee had been ordered by the United States Department
of Justice to register as an "agent
of a foreign principal".
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Included amongthe sponsors ADC
the was the name HOWARD
ZINN. lhe article reported in part that funds were needed
of
for the Alexander Defense Committee and for the support the
of
eleven families the imprisoned victims, ADC
and that the
of
had undertaken the legal defense South
other African
blacks facing political attacks by VERWOERD&#39;s
white racist
regime.62J
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on March 12, furnished informa-
tion indicating that ADC
the is a non membership
organization to
formed publicize and provide
funds for the legal of
defense NEVILLE
Dr.
ALEXANDER and his associates convicted for
of
crimes against the government South Africa and
to focus public opinion against apartheid policies
of the South African Government. at
9,
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108th Military Intelligence
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"The Militant , its

in issue of October 3, 1966,
in an article entitled Noted Figures Support Nov. 5-8 Peace
Action", stated in part that anumber of prominent individuals
had added
their names to the list of sponsors for the November
5-8 national mobilization for peace in Vietnam, economic
justice and
human rights. One of the sponsors of this mobili-
zation was
HOWARD
of Boston University.
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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 with
6, 1966, slightly over one hundred in
attendance, approximately twenty of whom were members of the
SWP, Boston, and the Young Socialist Alliance of Boston.
The speakers
all protestedthe Vietnam
war. Cgis
A characterization of the Young Socialist Alliance
of Boston
appears in
the appendix
of this report. él!
"The Militant", its
in 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 arally; and proceeded to Secretary of Defense ROBERT 1
MC NAMARA&#39;s
home where they picketed for an hour. Speakers
at this rally included Professor
HOWARD
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ZINN.
"The Worker", in its issue of December ll, 1966,
in an article captioned "National Student Anti-War Parley
in Chicago Dec. 27", reported acall to anational student
conference to plan anational campus action in the Spring
against the war in Vietnam would take December
place 28 and 29
at the University of Chicago. The article reported that
representatives of student groups and organizations as well
faculty
as members all
over the country were invited to join &#3
in planning
the action.Among sponsors
the HOWARD
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of the Boston University faculty, and his wife, had made atrip b7@
to
Japan during the past summer where Professor ZINN attended
aconference. She stated she was not sure to
as the period
when they
were in Japan
as they had visited friends enroute to
California before going toJapan. She stated that she believed
they returned about
home August 30, 1966. She had learned of
their trip ~.
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University,
Boston in its edition of October 5, 1966, carried
an article entitled Levin Notes Asians Fear of United States"
which set an
forth interview of Professor MURRAY LEVIN by a
Boston University news staff reporter. The article follows: LL;
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I most was adeep 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 Japan
in
sponsored
by
peace groups there. <g492
"Levin, who attended the conference with Profi
Howard Zinn, also of the government said
dept.,
the 120 delegates from 28 countries attacked the
US policy in
Vietnam, portraying the US as apredatory
invader. 6;!
"Conferences were held at both Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, comemorating the 21st anniversary of
the nuclear bombing of Japan. Both cities have now
been completely rebuilt, the
with exception of one
war-torn building left as areminder of the nuclear
holocaust.". ?3
In areport September
dated 13, 1966, NISO advised
that HOWARD ZINN, aProfessor of Political Science at Boston
University, and RALPH FEATHERSTONE, amember of the Executive
Committee of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC!, had visited Japan in
June, 1966 under the sponsorship
of the Federation of Citizens Cultural Organizations to
Secure Peace in Vietnam BEHEIREN! and volunteer university
professors from Hiroshima and Yamaguchi universities.

NISO advised that Professor ZINN and RALPH

FEATHERSTONE visited Hiroshima June
on 10, 1966, at which
time they
were interviewed by
the press and radio and attended
asymposium at Hiroshima University. The lectures and
interviews were marked by acritical 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
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"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 aperson to experience the hardship,
sentiment and animosity that is carried on in a
foreign land. One does not have to kill aperson
in anearby A
area. section ofthe great
machinery
will faithfully the
do killing. Why do Americans
support the Vietnam war under such asituation? They
are not taking such acalm attitude criticizing
towards
but
communism, are very much frightened and do murder
on impulse. Then they give areason to the murdering.
The nation is clever in finding areason. A person in
such aframe mind
of will
not be moved even whenpeople l
murdered.
are However, there is amovement to oppose
A
war. minority group ofpeople have been continually
shouting for
justice. Demonstrations of
non-cooperation
with war have been conducted in various by
areas people
centering the
on intellectuals. Mr. EEATHERSTONE is the
person
first to be sent overseas for this cause. It is
necessary to have the support ofthe entire world in
order to change the policy America.
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the
for Japanese people to look to the past. This will
become the great center the
of 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, may
we perhaps be
able to stop the war."

Following the lecture, the symposium was opened

for questioning. In answer to aquestion, "What are the
limitations of protest? , Professor ZINN answered, "It is
the difference between afascist and a free
nation. In a
free nation, aperson can say what he wants to but it is also
up to the government ignore
to what one demands. It is free
to go on ateach-in, but JOHNSON will talk to the people of
the entire country by television. To criticize the nation&#39;s
palicy in acapitalist country means that one will
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the law occupy a building in a &#39;s
t-in and
a
one faces 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
ZINN
Marxism, etc.", acquire
answered, One can 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, an
make attempt to acquire
profit at the expense of the Vietnamese?", ZINN answered, "If
Ihad the power, Iwould like to change the point of view of
pursuing profit tomorrow. Even where capitalism does not
exist, causes
there are other 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 RALPH
ZINN and
with
FEATHERSTONE were received 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&#39;S
News entitled Conscience of America and Hiroshima", at
Radio CHUGOKU "Pora
ROG!, Japan, sponsored by Cosmetics".
This was a question and answer program at
which the radio
announcer, one THNAKA, questioned ZINN
Professor 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 to
also being critical
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,
a
there is with
power working the attempt to crush this.
This power with violence is attempting to suppress the move
which endeavors to gain civil rights and oppose discrimina-
to
tion of Negroes and it is also attempting suppress the
Vietnam issue with military force.

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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 TheAmericans,
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 92
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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
4
harder. This will lead to where students from wealthy families
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:

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citizens in the States, many groups are being
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SNGC one of the
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V representatives HOWARD ZINN, £2, advisor to this
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Both are now
making alecture tour throughout Japan
accompanied by the members the
of BEHEIREN. when
visiting Hiroshima to attend the symposium on the
theme The Conscience of
America and Japan , they
?J¬I ¬ invited by Hiroshima
the press to discuss the
current state the
of American peace movement. The
following is apart their
of conversation:

"The SNGC movement grew out the

of sit down protest
that eight Negroes started out at arestaurant in a
small town in Horth Carolina in 1960. The group,
which started with
off amere sixteen standing
committees, has developed into apowerful organiza-
tion which is now made up of 150 standing committees
with its: appropriation running up to $800,000.
Professor ZINN, thinking much the
of 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

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led our war criticism. "
havestated further, " It is quite recent that we
that brought
come out in the
about
open with
serious
our
issues.&#39;
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the feel about
H
the war? , Professor ZINN replied, "I believe it is aproblem
to be between
solved the North and the South. They have been
provided ciothes, and
food housing by a few whites who had
brought them under an illusion as ifit were aconflict between
the West and the East and the war between the races; on the
contrary, the fact that
is it was a conflict aimed at the*re~
distribution wealth. "
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IV. MISCEIJANEOUS

Informants familiar with some phases Communist

of
Party
activity in the greater Boston area
advised in February,
1967, that they had no information concerning any subversive
activity on the part of
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;A source advised on April 9, that

1963, on
April 7, 1963, at a meeting of the District Committee of
the Communist Party, United States of America CP, USA!
I
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.
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second
-A 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 in
22-26, 1966, New York City. -4.
Athird source advised on June 7, 1963, on
that
June 3, 1963, HERBERT APTHEKER spoke at the CP, USA, New
York District Board meeting concerning AIMS. APTHEKER&#39;
stated AIMS
that 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,

AIMS
that 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!
that AIMS issues publications and holds symposiums concerni
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A source advised on 13,
March that
1961, the Socialist
Workers Party, Boston, Massachusetts, was formed in the latter
part of the 1930&#39;s. This source stated that as of July, 1958,
this group was the Boston local of the Socialist Workers Party. L4
Asecond source stated as
that 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
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aclosed Socialist Workers SWP!
Party meeting held
on
October 29, 1959, at SWP headquarters in New York, New
York, it was stated that ayouth&#39;organi;ation named the, §
Young Socialist Alliance YSA! of Boston had just been
"dfficially formed.
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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&#39;ofthe cities represented at
this founding conference. &#39; 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
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, THE LOGiC OF WITHDRAWALBY HOWARD
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l _This articleis reprintedfrom theCleyelapd Plain

Dealer, where
it 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 were
then askedto
on
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they
favored. The results,out of 9000 votes,
were 5606
for withdrawal, and 1800each for escalation and deeescalation.
HOWARD ZINN,Professor of Government at Boston University, is the author
of Vietnam:
The Logic
of withdrawal,published
by
the Beacon Press.
His
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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 intoitif we hadknown how deep wasthe well, but_we are the
_victims ofone tragicmiscalculation afteranother< wefind ourselvessupporting
agovernment of-mandarins withlittle basis of popularsupport, fighting for an
E army
that has little inclination to do
its own fighting."
when you
have blundered
into a terrible situaticn and surely historianswill
the
record Vietnam waras oneof the great blundersin Americandiplomacy! it
makes noto
sense saythat
you must continuein your foolishness. The challenge
~¢
+ of communism
in the world
must be metwith~wisdomg not
hysteria. Europe&#39;s
Ed
strongest anti C0mmunist,
Konrad Adenauer,
whenasked
what he would
do if he were
Lyndon Johnson,
said: "I would getout of Vietnamu This
wouldn&#39;t
the first war
be
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 whenone mustbe willing to give one s life for agood cause,
for every such timein history there aremany more
instanceswhere
people have been
led into devastating wars,and alwayswith sincere, high-sounding explanations.
Recently Gen.
David Shoup,
former commandant
of the U.S.
Marine Corps, saidin
criticism of our VietnamPolicyt "I don&#39;t think
the wholeof-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 towards sanity: LyndonJohnson. But
this requiressome courage
on his part, the courage tosay to the nation; "Too
many havedied already. Too manyhave suffered. We refuse to continuethe pretens
that weare&#39;defénding&#39;-Vietnam,it is now
because
clearthe Vietnamesethemselves
have no
desire tofight for the government-we
are supporting.
It is time forus
to leave, and let the Vietnamese
settle their own affairs. Whatever the,consequen
they will not beworse than what 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 ofwithdrawal disturbs many people, who say: "Let!s negotiate our
wayout." But this hasnot worked._
&#39; If we wait until all parties find exactly
the right conditions fornegotiation, we
maygo
on for yearswhile-the dead pile
up. A voluntarywithdrawal has theadvantagerequiring
U.S. of no
one&#39;s conse
no one&#39;s
decision butour own.
with the American
army leaving,the present
governmentSaigon
in would
undoubtedly give
way toa newone, which would negotia-
te with the Viet-Cong&#39;s
National Liberation Front Something thepresent govern-
ment hcs,beon unwilling andthe U@S.government reluctant to do! for an end to
the hostilities ani the establishment ofa coalition government in
South Vietnam.
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Withdrawal can take place gracefully, even proudly, with the United States
explaining to the world that we=dbn&#39;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 the
1.. people of Vietnam.
* - In my book, Vietnam: The_1_
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--....-.7 I have written aspeech for LBJ to over-national
deliver television,
explaining to the American people why we should withdraw. Here I can only briefly
.!
answer someof the common objectionsto this&#39;proposal:
l..Don§t we have acommitme;
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_have here 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 iswhy the merican
Army has had take
to the
over war, ~ w ~ -
&#39; North
Vietnam has never supplied more thanfa-small fraction&#39;of theimanpower
for this rebellion; 80% to 90% o£&#39;the VietCong are South Vietnamese peasants; Wh<
the North-Vietnamese sent their first battalion 00 men! _into the South to §oin&#39;
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 than
less 10% of the
rebels! the United States had 170,000 soldiers there, according.t0 Majority
Leader! Mansfield&#39;sreport to the U.S. Senate. The "other side" consists of South
Vietnamese whosemain interest is nationalism, not communism; fighting to subdue .
them is aforce largely American. most
To Vietnamese, Americans have replaced_ ,
the French as:an occupying power in their~country.».Wouldn&#39;t we feel the.same resa
ment if were
we in their position»? - &#39;
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2. But arenlt the Viet
Cong Communists%-~.Undoubtedly many
of the leaders:
are. But most are ordinary Vietnamese peasants who,will follow anyone&#39;s
lead 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 agood deal of popular support. .~
,A recent scholarly.study by aU.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, aCommuni
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 agovernment the people
don&#39;t want
because we prefer an
anti-communist government? Why cannot we-get
along with aCommunist&#39;government in 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 inother of
parts the world?W
This argument is based on amisunderstanding of Communist ideology, and a mis
reading of history. Marxist theory asserts that it isthe-internal and social
and economic conditions that will
produce any
in country a Communist revolution,
that itcannot be exported by arms from one-country to.another, This does not
rule out idea
the of helping adomestic revolution, but this is commun to all
revolutionary situations; in the American Revolution for instance, the colonists
received heavy aid from the French.! Communism came to 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
fail
we to do this, military forces will
not help. Q..3
"In FACT,there is not any better way to guarenteethe growthof 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
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since American
forces were increased there. On the oth hand, look at Burma,
which has a thousandemile border with CommunistChina,
which has
no American
troops protecting itno alliance with the United States and
which is main
taining its independence&#39;as
a noép cmmunist States
4. Don&#39;t
weneedZto,pontain
¬hina§_Alllarge nationstend to wantto influenc-
the nations on
their borders, and China
is no exception. But Ho Chi Minh does
not want
China to dominateVietnam;
Communist countries eve ywhere&#39;
at look
Yugo-
slavia! have a fierce determination to run their ownaffairs. Ironically, the
moretroops wepour into Vietnam,supposedly
to contain China, the morewemake
Hanoidependenton China. Andanother
irony follows: it may
well be that the 4-
strongest guarenteeagainst Chinese domination of Southeast Asia is a Vietnam
united underHoChi Minh, who
is a national hero
to manyVietnameseas the leader
of their independencestruggle against the French.
If Americansoldiers would
»
leave Vietnam,the Vietnamese,no longer needingChineseaid,
could stand
on their
own feet.
IT SEEMSto me we must recognize two profound truths of this century» The
first is that the great problemsafflicting two thirds of the world-- poverty,
disease,tyranny -cannotbe solvedby war. Thesecond is that
so long as
such
problemsexist,
people in Asia, Africa, Latin America,will revolt, andthe most
useful thing we can do is not to crush these revolutions by force, but to use
our great resourcesin creating conditions wherebothcommunist
andnon-Communist
F
countries can
move gradually toward mote prosperous, more free societies.
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within the category or categories checked.

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than legal
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under the
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"AIMS is delighted to be able to tell its
Newsletter readers a
of very significant seven session
Seminar on "Marxism and Contemporary Problems," which,
together with the Students for aDemocratic Society SDS!,
it has been conducting at Harvard University. All sessions
are held
Wednesday evenings
commencing
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HOWARD ZINN,Professor Government
of at,BU was
listed as
the featured speaker
3, 1967, for session #7, May
and histopic was
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Massachusetts
of Institute Technology
of MIT!, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, published Cambridge,
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February 14, 1967, carried the following feature article
entitled "Vietnam Teach-In Draws 350." This article in
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February 9, 1967, in the auditorium the
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attended and heard, among others, Professor N0 CHOMSKY of
the Department Linguistics,
of MIT, and Prof sor HOWARD
ZINN of
Boston University speak on the fundamental issues
the
of Vietnam war. According to this article Professor
ZINN, author of abook on the war, spo k O eon the "logic of
withdrawal." "One measure the
of bitterness the
of war and
our conduct is its meeting the
of worst communist
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of cold war we have come more epithets.
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was crass .
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crass, he said, but they were not like this. There has
been no such vigorous analysis of asituation 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 talk
about God
being 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 the
of 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 amaximum 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
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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 remarks
his was critical of the President
and thewar in
Vietnam in general. 42!
"The Worker", an east coast communist newspaper,
its
in 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 in
remain 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 mandate
to stop the killing in Vietnam."éé
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ZINN, Professor
of Government,
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BU. Ll!
October
On
Massachusetts Police
9, l967,|
Department, furnished to t e Federal
LBoston, b7C
Bureau of Investigation FBI! aprinted "throw~away
leaflet" which had been received by the Boston Police
Department through the United States mails
entitled "Resist
October 16."Page 3
of this leaflet readsas
follows: U!
"The Resistance begins on October 16.

"On that day afew thousand men

young 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 will
they write one last letter
to their local boards telling them what they have done.
Prom that day on, they will to
work disrupt the operation
of the Selective Service and the armed forces until the

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October 16 Boston Common ll a.m.

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printed an advertisement entitled "Faculty for the
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information: <E&92
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from colleges in New England will sever their relation-
ship with Selective
the Service by turning in individual
statements of non-cooperation to local
their Draft
Boards. In Boston, the resistance will begin with a
rally
on Boston Common, starting at 11:00 a.m. The
pattern of direct action in which these students will
participate will be repeated throughout the day in
major
other cities across the country. Z41
"These students, at great personal are
risk, protesting
the inequities of the present Selective Service System.
More fundamentally, however, they are directly
challenging the authority of the present administration
to conscript yet more bodies as it pursues an illegal,
immoral and tragically wasteful war in Vietnam. They
will add voices
their to an ever-growing chorus made up
of men of good will throughout the world who demand an
immediate end to the brutal and senseless killing of
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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!
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individuals with their academic affiliations which included
the nameHOWARD ZINN,
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On October 16, 1967, apublic anti-draft protest
demonstration took place on the Boston Common, Boston,
Massachusetts with estimated
an 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.
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Professor HOWARD ZINN who was introduced by the Master of
Ceremonies as aProfessor of Political Sciences at BU,
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newspaper published Boston,
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carried an article captioned "67 Burn Draft Cards Boston
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"Two hundred and eighty-one anti-war demonstrators
burned what they said were their
draft cards
or handed
them over to clergymen the
at Arlington Street
Church Monday as
part of a nationwide student effort
at
aimed disrupting the draft and ending the Vietnam
War .
"Sixty-seven youths burned their cards at the
church&#39;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.
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New England colleges, universities, churches and
seminaries applauded vigoriously as nine rally
speakers assailedthe war in Vietnam. éf!
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"&#39;The 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", adaily newspaper
published at Brockton, Massachusetts, its
in edition of
November l8, 1957, contained the following paid advertisement
reads
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Boston University Professor

HOWARD ZINN

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SPEAKING ON THE WAR IN VIETNAM!

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questioned by Brockton area
student editors and leaders.
NEW JERUSALEMCHURCH &#39;
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TUESDAY, NOV. 21, 3:00 P.M.

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to be held at the church on Tuesday,
Nov. 21, where Professor Howard Zinn
would express his opposition to the
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published at New York City, New York, in its edition of
December l, 1967, contained the following featured article
captioned "Defection of the H: From
Call 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 atelephone
call inBoston. 64!
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_ment known as Beheiren. The caller said that the four
sailors had approached Beheiren asking for Could
help. Zinn
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movement whowould be willing to travel to Tokyo to act as an
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of at Boston University,
and a member of
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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 a
was member of
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sincere teacher
with a great
interest in people&#39;s
welfare. f¢!
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fly Qapang
to see sailors.
the There is some confusion surrounding A
the payment his
of Zinn
fare. said later he
that understood
the Japanese peace movement paid it. on the understanding ,
it
that was to be a loan. Young says the money was lent to
him by Liberation magazine in this country, although he is
about
vague the circumstancesof
the payment."é;J
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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 aviolation Title
of SO,
United States Code, Appendix Section M62 a!. The indictment
alleged a conspiracy calling for anation-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 registrants
of to surrender Classification
and Registration Certificates and interruption the
of
induction process at induction centers throughout the
_country. ii!
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in States District
Court, Boston, Massachusetts, all the
of above named five
individuals pleaded
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On January 19, 1968, BS T-H provided aleaflet
entitled "STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR: Benjamin Spock, Michael
Ferber, William Sloane Coffin, Raskin,
Marcus Mitchell Goodman."
The statement
reads follows:
as Fax
"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, will
we take their
places and will continue to use what means we can to bring
this war
to an
end. %! .
"We will not stand by silently as our government
conducts acriminal war. We will continue to support
offer
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 actions
are legitimate."I
Among the signers of the above statement was the name
HOWARD ZINN.
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organization calling itself "Resist", 763 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Massachusetts02139. Q?§

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conference was held on date
that in the lobby of the
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also
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i National Mobilization Committee;to_End;the War in_Vietnam,
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that had *
d received atelegram 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 advisedthese
that two individuals
would travel to North Vietnam for the purpose of securing the
release of three American pilots being held prisoner in North
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Vietnamescort
and them
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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 the
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at 7:45 P$m6 onJanuary 31, 1968. According to BS T-6, this
flight was scheduled for arrival in Copenhagen, Denmark
at
a.m.
9:00 on February 1968.
1, Both individuals were then
scheduled to take connecting SAS flight 985 from Copenhagen
at 10:00
a.m., February 1, 1968, for Bangkok, Thai and.CM!
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Boston, Massachusetts, in its edition of February 1968,
1,
carried the following article entitled "BU Professor Priest_
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last night on the first flight
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three U. S. captured flyers will be turned over to them
for returnto the United States.@4§
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of American go-betweens
were not revealed until shortly before the pair boarded
the plane at KennedyAirport. @a92
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opposition to Vietnam. They chosen
were the
for journey
by the Committee for Support ofReleased Prisoners, which
announced Sunday it had received atelegram Hanoi
from
asking the committee to send representatives to receive
the who
three were being released because they had shown
arepentant attitude during the periodof
detention. Qy!
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of at
Cornell University, gave the chief address in Boston two
days ago at adraft card turn-in demonstration following
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newspaper published at Boston, Massachusetts, in its edition
February
of 14, 1968, carried the following article captioned
"Zinn and Berrigan Arrive in Hanoi; Telegram Sent to Peace
Movement." This
article reads
in part asfollows: Gg!
"Howard Zinnis aliveand well
in Hanoi! é m
"The CLA government professor, along with Father
Daniel Berrigan Cornell
of University, arrived in North
Vietnamese capital last Friday. The pair traveled to Southeast
Asia as representatives the
of American peace movement,
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Hanoi in celebration of
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Hanoi
on Friday. lowE,!.,;_:/:. ;q!
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arelated
Qgmmittee in_HanQi,sent
development,zthe%Vi;;h
a telegram &#39;»o the
American peace
movement Monday, a of
copy which was supplied to
the NEWS
. by Liberation NewsService in Washington. Qg!
"The message from recalls
Hanoi that the US has
carried out aggression against South Vietnam for more than
adecade, and that recent
in days, US authorities have
made
again 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 newspaper
daily
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 3
Free Today."
The article stated that DAVE DELLINGER, on
February l5, 1968,
advised that had
he received word from Hanoi that the North
Vietnamese would free three
captured American pilots
tomorrow. DELBINGBR, it stated, said he had received atelegram
*&#39; from Dr. HOWARD ZINN of Boston University, and the Reverend
DANIEL BERRIGAN, aJesuit Priest, both of are
whom 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 Control
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men. GA}
The "Boston Globe", a Boston newspaper,
daily in its
February 19, 1968 edition carried an article captioned as
follows: "Hub Man Who&#39;Helped
Free POWs Raps U.S. Handling of
Flight Home."This article reads in part as
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"The U. S.
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release of American war prisoner s by its dangerous,
and
inept cold blooded mishandling of a recent
prisoner
release, itwas charged Sundayby two pacifists who had
arranged the release of three fi lers. Q4! &#39;
"boston University Prof. Howard Zinn and the Rev.
Daniel Berrigan, of
S.J., Cornel lsaid the U. had
S.
violated the of
spirit the prisoners release program by
flying the hree captured pilots out of Laos in amilitary
aircraft. M!
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Berrig &#39; ret Sunda
rned y
from North Vietnam after for
arranging release
the of
three fliersduring Tet,
the Lunar
New Year
celebrations.<Ef
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and Berrigan wer
5 easked to go to Hanoi by
David Dellinger, editor of Liber a nmagazine, after
Dellinger received
acable grgmiet Peace, A North
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sent to
there arrange the releas ng that
representatives be
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nferences at Kennedy Inter-
national Airport, and Prof. Zinn at
Logan International
Airport Sunday after they return
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States take any
that
risks affect
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was
there no pre-arranged agreem ent, the North Vietnamese had
expressed a felling that taking these
men off in amilitary
plane would not be in the spirit of the release Zinnsaid.@A3
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he told
Sullivan in Vientiane that the U
by U. S.
Ambassador William
government
.S. preferred
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Ehd talk serionsly if the ué&$ unconditionally stopped the
bombing.
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premier made it plain would
that they talk
seriously and indicated that there would be no significant
time lag between the bombing halt and;the beginning of
B.U@proressor
negotiations
the added. 4;!
"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
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be present&#39;in
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Hanoi to hide the idea that the N.L.F. a
is force in its
own right. The Administration would have us believe that North
the U.S.cannegotiate
Vietnam
and theendof thewar.QM
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doesn&#39;t clear is that
North Vietnam can only negotiate what deals with them. Our
government a
has created certain degree of mystification by
doingthis, Zinnsaid QQQ
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lot of feeling of victor? in uanoi&#39;
during the Viet Cong Tet
offensive
against
thecitiesin South
Vietnam
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leadership in North Vietnam is immensely superior to the caliber
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Supervisory Immigrant Inspector, Immigration and Naturalization _
INS!,
Service John ItKennedy International Airport, advised b6
that Professor HOWARD ZLNN,aooompanied by
the Rev. DANIEL J. b7c
RLRRIGAN, arrived atJohn 8. Kennedy International Airport,
.New York, at noon on Fooruurv L3, 1968, via Air France
flight 015
from ?iris,
ZINN, holding
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February 1, 1968, lvlu
he Cotannapen en to
route Bangkok and
Vientiane, Laosw On Esiruxrv 3, 1958, left
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On February ZU, 1908, the "Boston Herald" carried a
feature article entitled "Zinn&#39;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. Revs
or 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 aNorth
&#39;Ietnar prisono e4

told
"Zinn a >u 1 W: iIiom class and reptrters that
tome of the ihotosq taken my Kwnotographer who went around with
us showed bombing damage bk
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he in
were English,
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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
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as books and photos, and indications are that they came from
North Vietnam, we have experts on Communist literature who
look themover, Cardoza said. U
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purpose, he said. bk
"During his talk the
to 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

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On January l2, 1968, BS T-7 advised that the name
of HOWARD ZINN, 2% George St., Newton, Massachusetts, ison
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, reviewed
were by aSpecial
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 aBU 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&#39;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

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file contained no validation for travel to North Vietnam or
request for same.

The following description appears in the file:

Height: 6&#39;2"
Hair: Dark brown

Eyes: Brown

Occupation: College Professor

Informants familiar with some phases of Communist

Party activity the
in Greater Boston area advised in
Februar 1968
y, , t h at
they had no &#39;
information &#39;
concerning any
subversive activities
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A source advised on?April 9, 1963, that April
on 7,
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Party CP! of New England, held Boston,
in 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 History,
on Science, Physics, Archeology, other
and
subjects which would be put out quarterly with various supplements.
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A second source advised June
on 30, 1966, that Herbert
Aptheker was elected to the National Committee, CPUSA, at the
18th National Convention of the CPUSA held June 22-26, 1966 , &#39;
in
New York City.

A third source advised June

on 7, 1963, that on
June 3, 1963, Herbert Aptheker spoke at the CP of New York
District Board meeting concerning AIMS. Aptheker stated AIMS
vs .
wbuld unite strengthen
and the CP although the CP would not be
connected widh it. He stated AIMS&#39;was
being formed within the
scope of theiMcCarran and
Smith Acts and
would legally bring
Marxist material opinions
and to the attention of American
scholars the
and general public,

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on 29, 1966, that AIMS
issues a"Newsletter" every other month. This source also made
available the information that AIMS issues publications holds
and
symposiums concerning,Marxism.
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on 9, 1967, that as of that 7
date, AIMS was located at 20 East 30th Street, New York City.
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August 1967
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Reverend Daniel
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Vietnam". Reverence Berrigan was
also described as an Associate Professor
at Cornell University and an organizer
of the interfaith "Clergy Concerned
about Vietnam",

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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 F.
John Kennedy Airport, that the
Press Conference had been conducted by Dave Dellrnpr, who
identified with
himself as being associated the National
Mobilization Committee to End the war in Vietnamo Dellinger
was assisted at the Press Conference by Thomas Hayden,_who&#39;
was identified as being associated with the Committee to
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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

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