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RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-401762-2ND NR 35

Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO : DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/02/1960 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS: RCF, SHF, EMP, BKG, TRA, CP ACT, ADMIN, INSTR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: IB; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : APPROVAL OF CIA, INDEFINITE COMMENTS: INC MEMO

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  • Mr. Floyd

100-339235 100-401762L Date: Debruary 11, 1960 Fron: Director Central Intelligence Agency CIA HAS NO OROTION TO DECLAR OR RELEGENSATION, IN THIS DOCUMENT. EVEept Brackers Jm 10-6-97 Attentions Deputy Director, Plans Subject: SUSAN HEILIG FRANK SECURITY MATTER 10/12/92/SP8MA/GCL Classified VICHARD CYRIL FRANK Declassiyon CADE(JPL) SECURITY MATTER - C

ALL INFORMATION CUP Α HEKEIN IS UNCLANSAN LED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE Reference is made to your letter dated February 2, 1960, concerning the captioned individuals, your file CSCI-3/758,444. (u)

Provided the following change is made, dissemination of the data set out on page two of referenced memorandum to (the Suiss Federal Polichopill not interfere with the intelligence and investigative responsibilities of this Bureau. The last sentence on page two of the memorandum should be changed to read as follows:

YELLOW DUPLICATE FEB 11 MAILED "He is knoun to have received Communiet literature; We believed to have made financial contributions to the Communist Party in the U.S., and there is informa- tion to indicate Communist Party membership on his Aert as late as 1957.

This matter has been referred to the Legal Attaches in London, Foris, and Tokyo to alert appropriate security services concerning possible travel of the Franke in England, France, and Japan.

2 - New York (100-42479)(100-107383)(Enclosure) 1 - London (Enclosures - 3) See note Legats, London, Paris, 1 - Paris (Enclosures - 3) ToRiome, and SAC, New York, page, 1 - Tokyo (Enclosures - 3) 1- Foreign Liaison Unit (Route through for review) NOE ON YELLOW, PAGE 3. WHF:1mk 11-13-97 CLASSIFIED DY 5668 SLO/NSR 53 FEB 181960

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Director Central Intelligence Agency (4)

It would be appreciated if your Agency would furnish this Bureau any pertinent information received concerning possible travel of the subjects to Communist China and concerning their presence in China. Should your Agency receive information that subjects plan to travel in England, France, or Japan, it would be appreciated if you would advise the appropriate Legal Attache in London, England; Paris, France; or Tokyo, Japan. Qu

ATTENTION LEGAL ATTACHES LONDON, PARIS, AND TOKYO, AND SAC NEW YORK: •92(4)

A Photostat of referenced Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memorandum is enclosed for all. It is possible that Paris may receive inquiries regarding the subjects through Swiss sources. In referenced memorandum CIA did not identify its (official Swisss) source. This identification subsequently given to Bureau via Liaison. The Bureau approved CIA's furnishing this information to the Swiss Federal Police inasmuch as CIA had conducted active investigation regarding subjects in Switzerland(s)

Also enclosed for each Legal Attache are one copy of a memorandum dated 11-26-58 concerning Richard Cyril Frank and one copy of a memorandum dated 1-26-60 concerning Susan Heiligman Frank. In view of reported plans of subjects to travel in England and France, and since it is anticipated that they may travel in the vicinity of Japan prior to their return to this country, the Legal Attaches at London, Paris, and Tokyo should alert sources in England, France, and Japan concerning the Franks' contemplated travel in Europe and their possible plans to travel in China. Background information concerning the subjects set forth on page two of enclosed CH letter, as corrected in paragraph two of this letter may be made available [to your sourcessis deemed advisable. For your additional information, both subjects are on the Security Index.

New York remain alert in this matter and submit any information received concerning the subjects in a form suitable for dissemination. If not already done, New York submit FD-122's tabbed "Out of the country. NW 50953 DocId:32294061 Page 3 SECRET

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ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE/0/12/94 BY S 15/10/12/940/pmse TO: Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich FROM: Deputy Director (Plans) SUBJECT: Susan and Richard Frank

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CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLARONGOR RELEGENSATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. Im 10-6-97 EXCEPT BRACLETS IN HAND WRITTEN NOTATION SUDJILSR 6-16-98 (JFL) 1. In response to your 22 December communication (File No: 100-339235, 100-401762) we wish to inform you that we have received the following from an official Sviss source:

"Richard Frank (born 1922), U.S. citizen, film technician, resident of New York, arrived at the Hotel Savoy in Bern with his wife Susan on 10 December 1959; they stayed there until 12 December leaving for Zurich. Frank inquired for a flight ticket to Prague from Zurich. While in Bern, Frank had contact with the Chinese Communist Embassy on two occasions; he or Mrs. Frank having called at the Embassy. No information is available on the nature of these contacts, nor do we have more detailed personalia."

  1. We have observed that persons desiring to travel to Commmist China from Switzerland frequently fly via Prague.

  2. The following summary has been drawn from material which you have provided us on Subjects (see NY 100-42479, NY 100-107383 and Bureau 100-339235). Please advise if we may pass this summary to our Swiss source, but without revealing that your organization supplied the information contained in it:

(5)["Swiss source" is Seveso Federal Policj-per Coris with mis Roman, Ca 2/9/60

1100-401762 NOT RECORDED 128 FEB 14 1960

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