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The name J. 11. BOWEN, Building 600, Naval Air Experimental Station, United
States Naval Base, Philadelphia, appeared on a slip of paper which was found
in GOLD's room on May 22, 1950.
The personnel file of J. H. BO-JEN was briefly reviewed bythe writer at the
United States Naval Base, South Broad Street, Philadelphia, on June 5. 1950-
It was ascertained at that time that J. H. BUWEN is identical with J. initial I
only! HARPLEY BC7s'|'1=;N, JR., who has been employed as a Chemist at the Naval
Base since July, 1939. His personnel file reflected he was born December 26,
19111 at Camden, N. J. His present address is 1400 Cooper River Drive,
CO1li.ngsw0Od, N. J., and at the present time his pay grade is G.S. 13 and he
is drawing a. salary of $7,800.00 per year. On Mny 2, I950, he was reassigned
to the position of Technologist.1
Background information concerning his former residences_Jn:§-9_zr3>_l_o11n_ear{b_T_r;a__§_R£b-
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of known reliability, reported that Subject rec -ivedz Ycorrespondence on August 22, 1950, from ANN 11/ gees, 1201 J
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FLETCHER, J'R., and reporting agent Mrs. P1355 was advised .
that this office was conducting an investigation with Irespect to the Subject, and as it had been determ_in_hst I
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bearing on the loyalty and patriotism of Subject, as well as data
relating to Subjects associates. Mrs. PESS advised that she had
met Mrs. DANZIGER at Hunter College in New York City, which institution
they both attended during the late 1940s. She said that she considered'
both DANZIGER and his wife to be friends of hers and at the time added
that she did not believe she could give any information relating to
the DAHZIGERS which would be of assistance to the FBI. She was
asked if DANZIGER was known to her to be a Communist and she said
no. She was then asked if she had ever been aCommunist.> She denied "
ever having been a Communist and at this point, declined to answer
any fgrthermquestions. This interview was therefore"cohcluded at
2:35 p.m.
LOUIS PESS was interviewed at his office at the '
Bureau of Supolies and Accounts, Navy Annex, Arlington, Virginia,
at 3:10 p.m., directly after the completion of the interview with
Mrst PESS, PESS was informed that his wife had been solicited for
information relating to DANZIGER, but had declined to furnish any such
information other than that which has been previously set out herein.
PESS requested permission to telephonically contact his wife, stating
that she had endeavored to speak with him prior to the agents! arrival,
but had not been able to reach him. He was informed that there was
no objection to his making such a call and thereafter, he telenhonically
contacted a person he represented to be his wife. After concluding
this conversation, PESS stated that his wife had confirmed_for him
what had transpired previously with respect to the interview of her
by reporting agent and SA FLETCHER.
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for information pertaining to DANZIGER and DANZIGER was identified
fsrhim as the individual who had recently testified in the espionage
trial of MORTON SOBELL, JULIUS and ETHEL ROSENBERG, who were recently
convicted in New York City of conspiring to commit espionage on
behalf of the Soviet Union and against the United States. PESS
indicated that he was aware of DANZIGERS participation in this
trial and thereafter it was pointed out to him by reporting agent
that the government was interested in securing from him all avail~
able information he possessed relating to DANZIEER. PES8 then '
advised that he knew DANZIGER and had information relating to him,
but that a condition was present in his mind which he would have to
resolve before furnishin this information to the government.He exodained that DANZIG%R had been a friend of his for many years
and said that from his knowledge of DANZIGEH, there was no question
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this matter over the week end and thereafter inform reporting
agents if he would furnish information relating to DANZIG-ER or
if he would decline to furnish this requested data. After making
this statement, PESS said that ii the interviewing agents had
sought similar information relating to one or his former co---workers
in the Navy Denartment, he would mt have any hesitancy in furnishing
this data. PESS was thereupon asked if he was acquainted with
PAULIIIFJGOLD?-IAN, a former employee at the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts, Navy Denartment and who has been previously identified
in this investigation. PBSS acknmfledged. acqnaintanceship with
GOLDI~§.°_I92!; adding that she had worhd in the Bureau of 3upo1ies and
Accounts where he was also employed, but had resigned her oosition
after a conference with the Navy Security Officer covering this
hu:"ea.u.- PESS denied knowing the reasons why GOLDMAN submitted her
resignation after such a conference. PESS was then requested to
detail his association with GOLDEN during the period both he and
GOLD!- AN were employed in the Bureau of Supnlies and Accounts.
PESS then declined to answer this question, stating; that the same
condition existed in this instance as was nresent when he declined
to answer questions relating to IEEIZIGER. It was brought to his
attention that he had volunteered to furnish information relating
to any i:1dl'.'i iu.al in the Navy Department with whom he had been
empJ_oyed.. He thereunon &dm11;1;9d zigat by declining to answer questions
relating to GOLDMAN, he, in effect contradicted the offer he made to
furnish data relating to his co-workers. PESS was at a complete
loss to further explain this contradiction and the interview was
thereupon terminated. '
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PA1J1_,INE GOLDMAN was investigated by the FBI under
Executive Order 9835 during l9L+9 and 1950. Navy Department records
disclosed that GOLDE-{AN resigned mr position on January 19, 1951,
after failing, to resmond in writing to a questionnaire directed to
her by the Navy Department, which sought her exnlanation for the
inform.-=tion develooed during the SZBI investigation and which tended
to _O1"0V8 that GOLDMAN was not eligible -for federal employment under
the conditions of Executive Order 9835.
On July 9, 1951, PESS telephonically communicated
with SA FLETCHER at 11:15 a.m. 55558 advised that the information
he had regarding DANZIGER and GOEBMAN would not be of interest to
FBI or the Department of Justice. PESS was asked if he would furnish
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PES3 stated that he would not make the information he had available
to the FBI or Department of Justice for any purpose.
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FLETCHER, JR., and reporting agent. Mrs. PESS was advised
that this office was conducting an investigation-with
respect to the Subject, and as it had been determined that
she and her husband were acquainted with the Subject, the
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IDORTHAQI A1 ' on-z we-1&4 rnuoo run wmcn Mm: REPORT MADE BY : _
BALTI £0522B u _12/28/50
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a correspondent contact of D..3~.ZI13=..?., was -
born 7/15/ll, Cn$.cago, Illinois. he has
been an emplayce of the rlavy Dept. since
1936. be ms most recently employed at
Naval Ordnance Lab, -bite Gak, 1111., and
as a mechanical engineer, G312. he has
. security clearance far matters up to and
including confidential on nines and depth
charge material. Hm worked in guided
1::!.ssiles ciivisioa. n ll/2!;/50 he trans-
ferred to Bureau of Stemdarcis, Iiavy l}apc-.,
.:=sh., 13.6. He is unmarried and a resident
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Residence: 383.6 17th Place, Ii.ii,
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Residence phone: Adams S?-1:3 *
Business phone: Republic 7h0*;z, iixtension 62%?
Uirthdate: July 15, 1911, ziuic.-ago, 11!..
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. AT'lE1NTIO!¬: FBI LABORATORY
Reference is made to teletype fxma Albaiiy to the Director
dated August 8, 1950, advising that there had been located, arrong the
effects of the subject, a carbon copy oi e letter from him, dated June 2'1,
1-9&5, to the Navy Department, Bureau of Spa, Viashington, D. Ce, which
letter had been signed by the s~iz>3-est and nae the initials in the lowere o£j"AS/vo." The Alba * Office s12g5;es*ed that the "vs" may left corn r '1;refer to 'v'IVIA.>K3LASS}.1Al-I, another subject in the b
Albany advised iurther that tk letter of June 2?, 19b5, made,.
I-{arch 19, l9iz5- The Washington Field Office was requested to obtain theoriginal letters oescribed above fronvx/'the Ziawy Dwartment and have them _ "/gmpared rrith knovm typev-Titer specigns of typewz-_iters 0"-med_,by JULIUS'" sewage:-, VIVIAN oLAss:»::n', wIL1.1.e.'./ m, 1.-A2.-:.ILITChER,
en-gziiemovica, and the subject by the F51 Laboratory. 1:
r""""" '-lion are advised that the following material was made available
to the l:'ashJ'_ngton Field Office from the les of the Bureau of Ships by
Lieutenant Commander JOHN P. SI0.1'»'I!-X, United States I~.ary, _B-ureau of Ships,
and is being tranmnitted herewith to the Z-E31 Laboratory; ,1-L3-;~:_ ;;:,:._,_,.:.-7 3-_:5_,:__3v
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Ships dated March 19, 19115. Tizis letter bears SAR.IIT'S
f signature but does not cont-'-in any initials. The Laboratory
i is asked to ignozeadmirlistretive papers of the Navy De-
pertment attached to this letter, which letters were not -92_
7 detached in order to facilitate the Navy Department's ',"' *~'¬.;¬§j Qt refiling when the letter in question is returned to them.!
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Ships, dated ay 11, 19h5. Ibis letter bears e.1;+_:u~rr's 9292
signature, but no initials at any kind. It also contains . 3
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a three page typewritten enclosure. The Laboratory
is asked to ignore administrative papers of the Navy
Department attached thereto, which papers were not
detached in order to facilitate the Navy Department's
92 refiling when the letter in question is returned to
theme!
c! A photostatic copy of a letter from SARANT to the Bureau
of Ships, dated June 27, 1915. This two page letter
bears SARANT'S signature together with the initials
"AS/VG" in the lower left corner of the second page.
An exhaustive search has been made by sources at the
Bureau of Ships to locate the original of this letter92 without success. However, the search is continuing
for the original and if it should be located, it will
be transmitted to the FBI Laboratory. Ll
The FBI Laboratory is requested to compare the typewriting
appearing on the aforementioned letters with the known typewriter speci~
mens of typewriters owned by JULIUS ROSENBERG, VIVIAN GLASSEAN, WlLlIAE
PERL, MORTON SOBELL, MAX ELITCHER, MIKE SIDEROVIGH, and ALFREDSREANT
and furnish the results of such comparison to the Albany, New York,_Qleve-
land, -and ='»"'aslLington Field offices; "P'hotostat'i'c* ¢¢';5i'-3'5 at _tHes.eMletters
should also be prepared while they are in the Bureau's possession for
transmittal to the New York and Albany offices. !; t
Upon completion of the FBI Laboratoryls examination, the material
transmitted herewith shonld be sent to the Washington Field Office for
return to the Navy Department. 1 3 'I
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ES-PIOIEAGL. - R i_ INTEPd~F§.%§¬F.CURITY ACT or s""*""*"**t s6m;,p,~; time " i ' " ;i_
SYNOPSIS: §sbJ.s._c.t i>.om_ M15/1_B_,,rzc. Parents, AVON and '1-nus,
l both born in Poland. extended Stuyvesant High ~
School, NYC, and was graduated from CCNY, use,
19 8. Married srtvm 1_E..'RLICH, 11/27/35. Employed 3
intermittently at Bureau: of Ordnance, Navy epart-8 1 9/16 L19, _ _~." .'92t' /1""; ment, Washington, D. C., from ll/2/3 unti
when he was separated as e securitg risk under Public Law 80L ,
77th Congress. Subject and wife listed as members of washing on
Committee for Democratic Action and American Peace Mobilization.
SYLVIA DANZIGER member of CP at Los Angcles, June, 1911.3, mmtil
March, 19MB. Transferred her CP membership from Los Angeles
to Washington, D. C., 3/20/AS. Subject in filling out loyalty
data form in 191;? indicated he was a member of Consumers Union
_ In 19b8, subject was active member of Local Number 3, UPWA,
which informant describes as Communist-dominated union local. _
MAX ELITCHT-TR, a classmate of subject at CCITY and admitted ,
member of CP from 1939 to l9llB while employed by Bureau of
Ordnance, Navy Department, advised in 1950 that subject joined
Navy Department cell of CP shortly after D;.I!ZIG?R'S return to
Washington, D. C., from Nest Coast May, 19145, end wasstill
a rrember when ELITCHER left Washington, D. C., in August, 19248WILLIAM DANZIGER I
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GP at DA}-3ZIGER'S home. Information substantiated by ELITCHE-3RS 4 ~ -_ PIAX ELITCHER also advised in 1950 that JULIUS _/""*'
..»r¬ .=.. another classmate at CCHY and convicted espionage A --aggnt, ittcmpted on several occasioggs to recruit EZLIECHER into
. a ovie esoionage network. ELITCH...' also advised that RGSFNBERGr< had inquired of him on two occasions as to the work of WILLIAM-92,L>_, DANZlGER. subsequently, PILITCHER recalled another classmate at.Q_ com, MORTON SOBELL, a ¢onvi_<;1:lc¢L_,¢sg:snw.e agent, $130 made929292 I _ , 1-* ":' 92.' ' y *5! _&.?v
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SYNOPSIS Cont'd!: one inquiry of him regarding DANZIGER's
work; ELITCHER stated he never inquired of
DANZIGER whether he DANZIGER! had been
- approached by soestt or sosarssae for in-
formation. Subject initially interviewed
8/28/SO and denied CP membership. Denied
ever furnishing confidential information to
' SOBELL, ROSENBERG or anyone else. Admitted
receiving a letter which was purely social in nature from SOBELL,
who was in Mexico City at that time. FBI Laboratory concluded
that WILLIAM DANZIGER'S handprinting appears on a letter and also
on two envelopes which were turned over to agents of the Washing-
ton Field Office by DAVID LEVITOV, brother-inlaw
On 10/25/50, DANZIGER in presence of his attorney admitted he
withheld pertinent information through fear and confusion when
previously ouestioned by Bureau agents. In signed statement
dated 10/25/50 DANZIGER admitted acting as a mail drop for
SOBELL while SOBELL was in Mexico City, but denies knowledge
of espionage activity. DANZIGER testified as a Government
witness in the ROSENBERG-SOBELL espionage trial; SDNY, on
.3/16/51. Informant subsequently advised that DANZIGER had
-knowledge of activities of ROSENBERG and SOBELL. USA, SDNY,
MYLES J. LANE declined to take action regarding possible
prosecution of DANZIGER for perjury at the present time, but
desired that thc_metter'be he1d~in~abeyance»until-such~time~as~
a decision on the ROSENBERG-SOBELL appeal is made known. LANE
pointed out that DANZIGER was used as a Government witness
against ROSENBERG and SOBELL, and he did not wish to institute
any action on DANZIGER which might affect the appeal in these
cases.
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IN ORGANIZATIONS CITED AS SUBVERSIVE.............. 7
III. ADDITIOIZAL suavzasmz INFORMATION comczaxmrc
SUBJECT osumz-Wrn DUHZLNG 1%? AND 1<ms...... . . . . .. .10
A.INFORMATION CONCERNING SUBJECT'S
RELEASE ?ROM NAVY DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.... . . . .....16
IV. INFORMATION DEVELOPED IN 1950 CONCERNING
--~-»-CDMNUNIST PARTY-¥EEBER$HIP~GF~WILLIQM"~~.I* -P*-
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TO RECRUIT SUBJECT INTO ESPIONAGE NETWORH.........2O
VI. INITIAL INTERVIEW OF SUBJECT............. .. . . . ...2h
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D. IHFOHNATION CONCERNING SUBJWCTS
DENIAL OF COHMUNIST PARTY MEMBERSHIP...28
VII. INTERVIEW OF SUBJECT'S WIFE,
DA92I'?ZIG'7ARII|luO0oIgnllaplin page ll 0I0o¢3O
VIII. REINTQRVIEW OF SUBJECT........... . . . ...... . ...3l
IX. INFORMATION CONCTRNING A LETTER AND TWO
ENVQLOPES TURNED OVER TO BUREhU AGENTS
BY MORTON SOBELL'S BROTHERIN-LAW,
DAVIDLEVIT6vIIIlII".O.I..IIIIQIIIII I I I I IlIIOlI.32
X. INFORMATION CONCERKING SUBJECT'S ADMISSION
ON OCTOBER 2§, 19§O, THAT HE ACTED AS A
MAIL DROP FOR MORTON SOBELL . . . ....... . . . . . .......36
XI. PROSECUTIVE OPINION RENDERED IN OCTOBER,
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A. INTERVIEW OF MORRIS AND
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XIII. ADDITIONAL ADMISSION OF SUBJECT
CONCERNING VISITS WITH JULIUS HOSENBERG..........5O
XIV} TESTIMONY OF SUBJECT AS A GOVERNMENT WITNESS
' DURING ROSENBERG-SOBELL ESPIOEAGE TRIAL.....-....§2
XV. INFORMANT'S INFORMATION CONCERNING REASONS
FOR SUBJECT'S VISITS WITH JULIUS FOSENBERG.......SS
A. INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED IN AN
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IN YOUNG COBE-TJNIST LFIAGUF1 WHILE ET THE
COLLEGE OF EH53 CITY OF NEW YORK... . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
A. II-IFORIIATION OBTAINED FiOI921 OT!-I1-TI".
CCNY STUDE':92"1S CONCFRKIKG SUBJECT. . . . . . . .61
DOCIIMTZIETS SIGNED BY SUBJECT WIEILE
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NAVY DFJP11RTI'iE?-IT CELL, COIIMUNIST PIIRTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PROSECUTIVE OPINION RILINDERED IE OCTOBER ,
1951 , REGARDING UJILLI.-Xi»? DIU?-!ZIG'Z§H.. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 82
INFORIIZLTIOK CONCERNING LOUIS [J33
PESSI'IlIOlIOlIO I O I I I IIII Q I I Q D Q O O I O Q JlIlOIO..82
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r~'*c<~ 1. BACKGROUND
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The following background information was obtained from the personnel file of WILLIAM E&ZIGER at the Ravel
' Ordnance Laboratory, United States Naval Gun Factory, Washington,
f D. C.:
WILLIAM DANZIGER was born April 13, 1918, at New
York City. His father, AVON DANZIGER, was born on May 1,
1887, in Poland. His mother, TILLIE SCHICKMAN DAEZIGER, was
born on May 22, 1590, in Poland. Both were naturalized in
May, 1920, and reside at 699 Beck Street, New York City.
DANZIGER attended Stuyvesant High School, New York City,
from February, 1931, to January, 193k. He entered the _
1 College of the City of New York ccny! in February, 193a,
and was graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering _
Degree in June, 1938. nanzrcea married sYLv1a¥EsRLIcH
. ;;1NZIGER, who was born srtvxa SANDRAtEHRLICH, on January 3,
' 1919, at New York City,on November 27, 1938.
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DANZIGER was employed as an e1ectrician's helper with the
Commercial Electric Company, 160 Spring Street, New York City,from July to Segtember of the years 1936, 1937, and 1935. On
November 2, 193 , he was appointed Junior Engineer Electrician,
Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy Department, Washington,
D. C. In August, 19h1, DANZIGER resigned from the Navy Depart-
ment, and from August to December, l9ul, he was employed as an
electrician-inspector, Fire Department, New York City. On
January 1, 19b2, he entered on duty with the Industrial Depart-
ment of the United States Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, as an
Ordnance Engineer. He served in this capacity until April 2,
19h3,'when he was transferred to the United States Naval Dry
Docks, Terminal Island, Son Pedro, California, as an Electrical
1 Engineer. On April 17, 19h5, DANZIGEE rccoivcd the first
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commendation award ever to be presented at the United states
Naval Dry Docks, Terminal Island, California. This award
was given for DANZIGER'S suggestion concerning an index of
ordnance alterations. The award stated:
"DANZIGER has displayed outstanding initiative
and resourcefulness by contributing a suggestion, the adoption
of which has materially aided war production.
On May 1, l9h5, DANZIGER was transferred from
the United States Naval Dry Docks, Terminal Island, San
Pedro, California, to the Bureau of Ordnance, United States
Navy Department, Washington, D. C. DAHZIGER received an
intra-agency transfer on March 2, 19b8, from Gun Mount Design
Engineer, Bureau of Ordnance, to the position of Electrical
Engineer, Research Department, Acoustics Division, Naval
Ordnance Laboratory, Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. His position
was one of a supervisory capacity.
DANZIGER was released from the Navy Department
808, 77th Congress.. 929292i_september 16, 19h9, as a security risk under Public Law
IDANZIGER operated a radio and appliance store at
.631-Kennedy_Streat,~Weshingt0n,~D.~G;,fr0m-£pril7"19Q9;"unt11*"* *
March, 1950, according to information furnished by SYLVIA
DANZIGER the subject's wife, when she was interviewed onAugust 25, 1950, by SAS aoaear F. ROYAL and JOHN A. menses
of the New York Office.
DANZIGEH has been employed since March, 1950, by
the Academy Electrical Products Corporation, hB39 Broadway,
New York City, according to information furnished by DANZIGER
when he was interviewed by SA JAMES T. O'BRIEN and the reporting
agent on August 28, 1950.
Confidential Informant T-1, of known reliability,
advised in July, 1951, that the Academy Electrical Products
Corporation had moved from their former address, h8h8 Broadway,
New York City, to 38h2 Ninth Avenue, New York Eh, New York.
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The subject's personnel file at the Navel OrdnanceLaboratory, United States Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C.,contains Standard Form Number 8h, a request for report onloyalty data, on which form DANZIGER lists the following
1921-1938
1938699 Beck Street
New York, New York
1h66 Columbio Road, N
Washington, D. C.
1938~'*jo
1316 Delafield Place,
Washington, D. C.
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woshington, D. C.
19ho-19u1
2819 S Street, S. E.
Washington,-D. C.
19u1-1943
19u3East 178th Street
York, New York30h
New
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Pedro, California905
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Washington, D. C.
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1909 19th Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
19h?-1950Belmont Avenue
Beech, CaliforniaI
5501 Seventh Street, N. W. 1
Washington, D. C.
1950 to Present
12h Featherhed Lane
Apartment 3
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_ _ The latter two addresses were furnished by tho
subject while being interviewed by agents of the New York
Office as mentioned previously.
II. MEMBERSHIP CF WILLIAM AND SYLVIA
DANZIGER IN ORGANIZATIONS CITED
_*W_ AS SUSVERSIYE W_*4_ i WW
5 The House Committee pn Un-American Activities files
reflect that Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM%BANZIGER, 2819 S Street, S. E.,
Washington, D. C., were listed as'members of the Washington
Committee for Democratic Action.
It should be noted thrt the W*shington Committee
for Democratic Action is an organization cited by the Attorney
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General as coming within the purview of Executive Order 9835.
T-2, of known reliability,
and Mrs. WILLIAM DA¥ZIGER,
C., were active membersConfidential informant
advised thet in February, l9hl, Hr.
2819 S Street, S. E., weshington, D.
of the imericnn Peace Mobilization.
should be noted th"t the American Peace obili-
upon the German investion of Russia in l9hl became known
American Peoples Mobilization.It
zation
as the
The lmerican Pence Hobilizetion appears on thelist of orgnizations designated by the Attorneg General as
coming within the purview of Executive Order 9 35.
Concerning the address 2819 S Street, S. E.,
mentioned above, it should be noted also that DANZIGER in
filling out his loyalty data form indicated that he lived
at this address during lQhO and l9h1.
Confidential Informant T-3, of known reliability,
advised that SYLVIA DQNZIGER was e ceshicr working at the
American Youth Congress Annual Convention in Washington, D. C.,
on February 7, 8 and 9, l9hl.
It should be noted tht the American Youth Congress
appears on the list of organizations designated by the Attorney
General as coming within the purview of Executive Urder 9835.
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it should be noted that the Communist Party, USA, has
cited by the Attorney General of the United States as
subversive organization which seeks to alter the formabove,
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pointed out that, during the interview of SYLVIA DANZIGER on
August 28, 1950, by agents of the New York Office, she admitted
joining the Communist Party and using her mother's maiden name
of TUCKER on the membership card.
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advised that SYLVIA DANZIGER, with alias sYLvLcH?Ucxes, trans-
ferred her membership in the Communist Politicél Association
from the Long Beach Branch, Long Beach, California, to Washing-
ton, D. C., on March 20, l9hS. The transfer was mede on
Communist Political Association transfer card number 22318,
and the notation on this card in pencil read, "Book Number
h6h29."
111. ADDITIONAL SUBVERSIVE INFORMATION
concssmrnc SUBJECT OBTAINED DURING
e_i e_,_c_,,,iil9kT_ANDi1945 W ii ,e C,
The request for report on loyalty date Standard
Form Number 8Q dated September 29, IQQT, which form is con-
tained in the records of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory,
United States Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C., reflects
that DANZIGER listed that he is e member of the Consumers
~e» ~Union. ~ =~~*~ cw tree" e e "
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contained in the'Cuide to Subversive Organizations and
Publications" dated March 3, 1951, prepared and released by
the Committee on Un-American Activities:
"coNsuMsRs UNION
"1. Cited as a Communist front'heeded by the
Communist ARTHUEPKALLET whose prrty name is
sbwinn¥§nAMs!. sum GOLD and LOUIS WEINSTOCK,
both wdll known Communists, were also members
of the labor advisory committee of Consumers
Union. Special Committee on Un-American
Activities, Report, March 29, IQMA, p. 153.}
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"2. _Cited as a Communist front set up by SUSAN
JKUEBKINS, former employee of the Daily worker;
WADIER4T§UHBULL, who had been court-martisled
in 1952 and sentenced to s 26-year term as s
Communist attempting to bore from within the
United States Army; and ARTHUR KALLET.
California Committee on Un-American Activiti
Report, 19h}, p. 102.!
"3. Cited as subversive and un-American.
Special Subcommittee of the House Committee
on Appropriations, Report, April 21, 19b3,
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"A. lOn its labor advisory board were BEN GOLD,
an avowed Communist and leader of the joint
board, Furriers Union, * * * LOUIS
HQINSTOCK. e * *1 New York City Council
Committee investigating the Municipal Civil
Service Commission.!
"S. Cited as n Communist front.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Counsel before the
reviewing board of the Philadelphia County
W Bosrd»o£~Assistense,-Jenuarg_l9h2_J" * l
. It is pointed out that DAHZIGER was investigated
under the provisions of Executive Order 9835 while an employee
of the Ksval Drdnnnce Laboratory, Washington, D. C. There
are being set forth below the results of certain interviews
that were conducted in 19h8 while DAHZIGER was being
investigated under Executive Order 9835.
Mr. wILLiAM R. McDCNOUGH, Apartment L02, 1909 19th
Street, N. w., Washington, D. C., advised SA M. S. NALLACE
of the Washington Field Office in April, 19b8, that he hed
known DANZIGER and his family as neighbors for about two years,
and that he and Mrs. McDONCUGH until recently hsd taken csre of
DAHZICER'S children whenever tho DLUZIGERS desired to go out
in the evening. Mr. McDONOUGH stated, "I consider Mr. DAEZIGER
to be a left-winger or a liberal." Us based the above ststomen
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on the fact that DANZIGER is a member of the Consumers Union
and also subscribes to theew York City daily newspaper,
"PM." Mr. McDONOUGH said he considers "PM" to be a "liberal
newspaper" because he believes it customarily sponsors the
cause of the consumer and the working man against exploitation
by business interests. He also said he considers Consumers
Union to be "a liberal orgmmization." Mr. McDOHOUGH qualified
his statements later on by saying, "I definitely do not con-
sider him to be a radical" and "I do not believe DANZIGER
would have any part in any plan to try to overthrow the
United States Government by force or that he would consider
such a plan.
SIDNEY HERSH, Bureau of Ordnance employee, United
States Navy Department, wsshington, D. C., on April 13, 19hB,
furnished a signed statement to SA CALEB L. BATTEN of the
Washington Field Office, a portion of which statement is set
out below;
"I have known WILLIAM DAHZIGER since 1937, when
we were both students at the College of the City of New York.
I knew him only slightly then and became more familiar and
friendly with him during the two periods1938 to l9hl and
19h5 to l9h8 approximately!-~that he spent working in the
_Bureau_o£_Ordnanoe,Researchsand_Development_Division,-where~-~»-~v4e
I have been employed for the past ten years.
"Mr. DANZIGER is a member of the United Public
workers, CIO, in which he holds the position of steward,
Defense Branch, Local Number 3. He is also a member of
Group Health, Inc. I believe he subscribes to or is a member
of Consumers Union. I can think of no other organization of
which he is a member."
f HERSH in his statement also mentioned that he had
no reason to question DAWZIGER'S loyalty to the United States.
He also indicated that Mrs. DANZIGER was a member of the women's
Auxiliary of the UPW, C10, and that she was active in the Inter-
Racial Nursery School, to h she sent her young daughter.
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JOHN C. PHILLIPS, Chief Engineer, Bureau of
Ordnance, United States Navy Iepartmcnt, on April 12, l9h8,
furnished a signed statement to SA CALEB L. BATTEN of the
Washington Field Office, part of which statement is set out
below;Mr.
"WILLIAM DANZIGER, Ordnance Engineer P-A!, was
employed in the sub-section of which I am Chief from 1, May,
l9M5, to l March, l9h8. Through most of this period, Mr.
DANZIGER was under my direct supervision and I consider him
to be a very capable engineer. I know of no reason to question
his loyalty to the USA.
"Mr. DANZIGER has been staunch defender of
labor unions, particularly those of the CIO, and their
rights in formal office discussions. During the recent GSI
employee strike, he did not patronize the cafeteria and
suggested that othersin the office do likewise. I have no
definite knowledge as to his membership in the UPWA Govern-
ment Employees Union." _
Mr. CHARLES L. SAHDLER, Bureau of Ordnance,
United States Navy Department, Washington, D. C., on April
l2,»l9h8,~furnished~e-signod-statement-to-SAWCALEB-LT-BATTEN_~m_~__ii___
in which he mentioned that he believed DANZIGER is a member
of UPHA.
Mr. MAX ELITCHWE, 2h? Delaware Avenue, S. W.,
Washington, D. C., Project Engineer, Research and Development
Section, Bureau of Ordnance, Havy Department, was interviewed
in April, 19MB, concerning DABZIGER. ELITCHER advised that
he and DANZIGER were members of Local 3 of the United Public
Workers of America, Navy Department Branch, and attended
meetings of this organization together. ELITCHER at this
time advised interviewing agents that Hr. and Mrs. DANZIGER
were people of high character and unquestioned loyalty.
ELITCHER also informed interviewing agents that he knew of
no other organizations with which DANZIGER or his wife are
affiliated other than the one mentioned previously.
Concerning Local 3 of the UPWA, in which organi-
zation DANZIGER reportedly held the position of steward,
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Confidential Informant T-7, of known reliability, reported
that Local "umber 3 of the UPHA is a Communist-dominated
union local.
Confidential Informant T-8, of unknown reliability,
who is 0 Long Beech, Cslifornia, businessman and who has known
DAHZIGWR and his wife for a period of five years, on April 15,
1on8, furnished Q signed statement to SA LESLIE R. HALL of the
Los Angeles Office, portions of which statement are set out
below.
"I first became aqueinted with WILLIAM pmNZIGER
during April, l9u3, when I was transferred from the United
States New York Novel Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, to the
United States Novel Shipyard, Long Beech, California. During
our residence ct Long Beech, we were neighbors to DANZIGER
and his wife, SYLVIA.
"Inasmuch as the tract in which our residence
was located was a new development, there were no markets
so I decided to form a committee, consisting of local
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' "There was considerable discussion between the
members of the committee as to whether e cooperative store
could be started and, if so, whether it would be successful.
On one occasion,thc date of which I do not recell,I was
discussing the merits of n cooperative store with D NZIGER,
at which time DXNZIGER said that a cooperative store would
never work in this country because big stores don't went
cooperatives. DANZEGER said that cooperatives had been tried
by others and they were not successful. EEHZIGER said during
this conversation thet cooperatives would not work out under
our form of government. But, if cooperatives were formed and
all business was under government control like it is in Russia,
then they could be successfully operated.
"On one occasion, my wife and I attended a motion
picture with DANZIGER and his wife. The picture was showing
at a local Long Beach theater end was entitled, The Song of
Russia. The picture was bssed on n story of the war with
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advancement of education, working conditions, and conditions
in Russia in general. After having seen this show, DANZIGER
became very enthused and began explaining how much Russia
had done in five years and that it would have taken any other
country 100 years to accomplish what Russia had done in five
years.
"I took exception to some of the points DANZIGER
praised in connection with the show. During our conversation,
DANZIGER said that in Russia everything is done on the basis
of an individual's ability. He seid that,if an individual
in Russia displayed ability in c certain line of work,
the government would send him to school and allow him more
food, clothing, and better living quarters. DQNZIGER said
that in Russia everyone gets whet their worth and worth
what they get. During conversations my wife and I had with
DANZIG?R and his wife, I would talk ngainst Communism. Upon
these occasions, both DAHZIGFR and his wife would defend
Communism and would point out the advantages of Communism
over the form of government in the United States. They were
both very insistent that the principles of Gommunism were
right. Also, during these conversations, D NZIGEH and his
wife would try to prove to me that the Russian form of govern-
__F_ment_wes_bgtter_thsn_the_fonm_of,GovernmentHin_thelUnitedf___~e_~_H4»__~
States.
Confidential Informant T-9, of unknown reliability,
who is a Long Beach businesswomsn and who has known UANZIGZR
and his wife for a periodof five years, furnished a signed
statement on April l5, l9hS, to_SA LESLIE B. HALL at Long
Beach, California. Portions of this statement are set out
below.
_. "I first became acquainted with MILLIAN DQEZIGER
and his wife, SYLVIQ, during the early part of l9h3 after my
husband and I purchnscd a home at , Long Beech,
California. During our residence at , we were
neighbors to DAHZLGER ld his wife. My husbnnd end I became
well acquainted with DANZIGER and his wife and we visited at
their home on numerous occasions. During these visits, we
had many conversations. During these conversations, the subject
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"of Communism was broughtup. My husband and I would talk
against Communism. DANZIFR and his wife always defended
Communism and would explexthe advantages of Communism and
that Communism was bctterthan the form of government in
the United States. DANZEER and his wife also tried to
prove to me during our cmwersations that the Russian form
of government was bettor'than the form of government in the
United States. My husbsmiand I attended e motion picture
with the DANZIGERS_ The show was entitled, The Song of
Russia. The picture wasbased on the story of the war
with Germany and progressussia has made in recent years
in the advancement of edmmtion and living conditions.
"After we had seen the show, DLEEIGER pointed
out how much Russia hed dam for the Russian people and
that it would have tnken.sny other country 100 years to do
what Russia did in five years.
"My husband disagreed with D.;NZlGER about the
show. DANZIGER on that occasion said that in Russia, if
an individual displays ebity, he is given the opportunity
to attend school and his standard of living is raised by
allowing him more clothes end better living quarters.4
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The records cf the Office of Industrial Relations,
United States Navy Department, Pentagon, Room SE-811, washing-
ton, D. 0., contain s memorandum from Mr. CHARLES PIOZET,
Chairman, Navy Department Loyalty Appeal Board, to the Svcretary
of the Navy. This memorenmnn sots.forth that DANZlGER'S re-
moval from employment at the Nevy Department wes first con-
sidered undcr Executive Order 9635, but it was decided that
evidence furnished did not warrant his separation under the
Loyalty Program in view of the current standards ct that time
for removal for disloyalty. A recommendation ws, therefore,
mode for subject's removal as 2 security risk.Y
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19h9, DANZIGER was released from the Navy Deprrtmcnt as n
security_risk under Public Law 808, 77th Congress..b
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IV. IHFORMKTIOU DEVELOPED IN l9SO
COECERNING COMMUHIST PARTY
MEMBERSHIP OF WILLIAM AND
_ SYLVIA DnNZIGER_4¢_ k U
H3X%§LITCHEB advised SAS VINCENT J. CAHILL and
JQNES T. O'BRIEN of the Eew York Office in July, 1950, that
he was a classmetc of WILLIAM DANZIGCR at the College of the
City of New York CCNY!. ELITCHER stated that he was employed
in the Bureau of Qrdnence, Navy Department, from 1938 until
September 30, 19b8, when he rcsigncd from the Nzvy Department
to accept e position with the Reeves Instrument Corporation,
New York City.
ELITCHER admitted thet he had joined the Communist
Party sometime in l939.in Weshington, D. C., and was active
in Communist Party activities until ebout August, l9h6, just
prior to his coming to New York City.
ELITCHER advised the sme agents on July 27,
1950, that DANZIGEE had been e member of the Communist Party
from approximrtely, 1939, until the summer of l9h8. He
indicated that DANZIGER may still be s member of the Party.
ELITCHER said he based this information on personal knowledge.1
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on September 7, 1950, by SA VINCENT J. CAHILL and the reporting
agent, stated that WILLIAM DANZIGFR joined the Navy Department
cell of the Communist Party shortly eftcr his return from the
West Coast in l9h5. ELITCHER stated that DANZEGER probably
got into the Navy Department cell on his ELITCHER'S! recom-
mendation. ELITCHER stated that he vaguely recalled that
DANZIGER may have asked him to get him into ELlTCHER'S group.
He stated he had knowledge, probably from MORTON SOBELL, enoier
classmate of DANZIGER Pt CCNY, that DAHZEGEH had formerly been
a member of the Communist Party before he left Washington in
l9hl. ELITCHER further stated that it would have been necessary
for him to have mentioned this foct--th"t of DARZIGWR'S prior
membcrship-in order for him to be admitted to the Navy De-
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ELITCHER recalled thet DANZIGER joined the cell<§ C it C e
probably about six months after DANZIGER returned from the
West Coast in May, l9h5. ELITCHCR definitely recalled
attending meetings of the Communist Party, Navy Department
cell at the home of WILLIAM DANZIGER at the Southeast address
and also at the DANZIGER home which was located in the Northwest
section of Washington, D. C. when the addresses h3h2 Haley
Terrace, S. E., weshington, D. C. and 1909 19th Street, E. W.,
Washington, D. 0., were suggested to rim, ELITCBER definitely
stated that these were the addresses of DANZIGER where the
Navy Department cell meetings were '"ld and at which he was in
attendance.
The above information was substantiated by ELITCHER'S
Flushing, Long Island, Dew York, by SA VIFCENT u. CAHILL and
reporting agent on September 7, 1950.-1
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, Regarding her own Communist Party affiliations,HELENE%§£ITCHER stated that she hcd been e member of the
Communist Party from approximately the end of 19h} or
shortly after her marriage until the time she departed from
Washington with her husband to New York City. After joining
the Communist Party, she was placed in the Navy Department
~--ce1l"of*the'Communist Perty inwhich her husbnH wés elso"*
e member. Mrs.
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maternity leave
strution, wherr
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work until Janu4 .
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ELITCHER stated thet she was active in the
cell up until April, 19b6, when she took
of absence from the Office of 9rice Admini-
shn was then employed. Her first child,
during Hey, l9h6, and she did not return to
ry, 19h7. During this period, she did not
resume her Communist Perty activities in the Navy Department
cell. She worked again for the Office of Price Administration
from January to March, l9h?, at which time the activities
o£*the CPA were practically dissolved and she was dismissed
from her position. During this period from Jenuery to
March, l9h?, HELFN§HF$lTCHER stated that she possibly attended
one or two meetings'bf the Navy Department cell of the CommunistParty, but she was not sure. At any rate, she rccolled that
it was during this period from January to March, l9h7, that
she was transferred to a housewiv¢s'cell of the Communist Party, i if "L #0
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which cell appe cred to be set up on the basis of location of
residence in Washington, D. C.
Regarding the Elev] Department cell, Ll§.ENE
ELITCHER advised that at the meetings she "attended there
were generally six to eight people present on each occasion,
which comprised the cell. She stated that normally meetings
of this cell were held every two weeks and that each meeting
of the cell was held st a different home. She added that
members of the cell held meetings in their homes and
rotated in order. Rt each meeting dues were collected from
each member and were turned over to the Chairman. She ad-
vised the amount of dues collected was principally based on
the amount of money being earned by the person. She stated
that the Chairmen of the cell usually retained the position
for a period of from six months to a year, at which time an
election was held and another member of the cell generally
beceme Chairman. HELFTNE ELITCHER was unable to recall any
of the individuals who held the position of Chairmen over
her particular cell. HELFBEE ELITCHFJR did state that WILLIAM
and SYLVIA DANZIGF.R were definitely members of the §avy
Department cell of the Communist Party. She recalled that
WILLIAM and SYLVIA DANZIGER attended several meetings of the
Navy Department cell, at which meetings she and her husband
were also present. Mrs. ELITCMR remembered that her husband, _
I~IAX,"'stt ended meetings Wit" th e-"hofrTe 61 '1-;'I'LLIL-U@E_.':rTd~SlI;VI]l
DANZIGER at the Southeast address in Washington, D. 6., whore
the DANZIGERS resided for e short period after their return
from the we-st Coast. Mrs. ELITCHER could not recall the
exact address.
Mrs. ELITCHFIR further stated that it was her
recollection that sometime after April, 19146, SYLVH. DAPIZIGER
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HELENE ELITCHER on February 18, 1952, qualified
her statements concerning SILVIA DANZIGEP'S participation
in the Navy Department cell of the Communist Party to
SA VINCENT J. CAHILL. She stated that she was not positive
that SILVIA DANZIGER had ever become a member of the Navy
Department cell.
MAX ELITCHER informed SA VINCENT J. CAHILL on
February 18, 1952, that SILVIA DANZIGER'S name was submitted
by him for approval to Communist Party Headquarters in
Washington in anticipation that she would become a member of
the Navy Department cell of the Communist Party. He advised
that this was towards the end of l9hS. ELITCHEH also recalled
that there was a long delay in her case in receiving approval
and believed that the reason for the delay was due to the
fact that the Party was unable to decide whether SYLVIA
DAHZIGER should become a member of the Navy Department cell
or whether she should become a member of some other cell
group.
HELENE ELITCHER on February 18, 1952, had a
vague recollection that SYLVIA DANZIGER mentioned to her
that she had finally been picked up and had become a member
of a housewives group of the Communist Party in Washington,
D._CL_,HELENE ELITCHER_definitely statednthat_SYLVIA_DAEZIGEH
was not a member of the same housewives group with which
she was affiliated during 19h? and l9h8.
V. INFCRMATION CONCERNING POSSIBLE
ATTEMPTS TO RECRUIT SUBJECT
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In a signed statement dated July 20, 1950,
MAX ELITCHER admitted that JULIUS ROSHJBEHG, a former class~
mate at CCNL contacted him during the summer of l9hh at his
home in Washington, D. C., and attempted to recruit him into
a Soviet espionage network. ELITCHER stated that ROSENBERG
asked him to furnish reports and drawings on the work he was
doing at the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington,
D. C.
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ELITCHER advised that at this time he had access
to confidential information. ELITCHER said that he did not
flatly refuse ROSENBERG, but put him off with vague excuses.
As e result, ELITCHER advised, his relationship with ROSENBERG
continued from the summer of 19th until the spring of l9hB.
ELITCHER stated that he saw ROSENBERG approximately six times
during this period and on each occasion ROSEJBERG renewed his
request of ELITCHER for information.
It should be noted at this point that JULIUS
ROSENBERG and his wife, ETHEL ROSENBERG, and MORTON SOBELL
were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage by a
jury in the Southern District of New York on March 29. 1951.
On April 5, l9§l, JULIUS and ETHEL ROSENBERG were sentenced
to death. MORTON SOBELL was sentenced to 30 years.
During the course of interrogation of MAX
ELITCHER, extensive inquiries were made as to the identities
of other individuals who possibly were contacted by JULIUS
ROSENBERG in order thqt ROSENBERG could solicit information
from them and recruit them into a Soviet espionage network.
In this connection, MAX ELITCHER advised that,
in one of his earlier meetings with JULIUS ROSENBERG either
in-Washingtonor*New'York;*ROSENBERGintroduced"thensme 6f
WILLIAM DANZIGER to him, recalling that DANZIGER had been eclsgsmate of theirs at CCNY during the period from 193h to
193 .
ELITCHER recalled that DANZIGER went to Washington
with him in November, 1938, after their graduation from CCNY,
and further recalled that they both secured positions with the
Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.. ELITCHER
and DANZIGER resided together at 1316 Delafield Place, Meshing-
ton, D. C., for n short time after their arrival in Washington.
ELITCHER stated that ROSENBERG-asked him where DANZIGER was
working and generally expressed interest in DANZIGER'S work.
ELITCHER advised that he told ROSENBERG that DANZIGER was not
in Washington at that time, but was believed to be warking
somewhere in California. ELITCHER estimated that this early
inquiry about DAHZIGER by ROSENBERG was made either in the
fall of 19th or possibly as lete es the early pert of l9h5.
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ELITCHER advised that on one other occasion,
possibly in 19h5 or l9h6 after the end of World wer II,
ROSENBERG again inquired of him as to DANZlGER'S whereabouts.
ELITCHER stated that at this time DANZIGER had been trans-
ferred from California to the Bureau.of Ordnance, Navy De-
partment, Washington, D. C., and was employed as en Urdncnce
Engineer. ELITCHER emphasized that he did not know whether
ROSENBERG ever contacted DANZIGER or whether anyone ever
contacted DANZIGER at ROSENBERG$§rvqucstL He indicated,
however, that it was his impression from BOSENBERG'S attitude
and from the fact that inquiries had been mdde twice about
DAHZIGER that ROSENBERG possibly had DAHZIGER in mind as Q
potential recruit for his espionage network.
MAX ELITCHER recalled during subsequent .
interviews on August 9, September 7, and September 13, 1950,
by SA VINCENT J. CAHILL that in addition to the inquiries
made of him by JULIUS ROSENBERG concerning the work of
DANZIGER, MORTON SOBELL made one inquiry regarding DAHZIGER'S
work. ELITCHER placed this inquiry as about the time DANZIGER
was transferred from the Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.,
to the Navel Ordnance Laboratory, white oak, Maryland.
DANZIGER'S personnel file, Naval Ordnance Laborcto TY 9I
-ref1ects"that-this"trsnsfer"wss"made-on'Merch"2j"i9&2
ELITCHER stated that he saw DAHZIGER frequently
while they were in Washington, D. C., but never inquired of
him as to whether ROSENBERG or SCEELL had ever approached him
for confidential informstion. ELITCHER stated that he did not
consider it cdvisable to inquire of DANZIGER whether he hcd
been approached since it was none of his business end, further-
more, ELITCHER said he recalled MORTON SOBELL'S anger at tho-
time he ELITCHER! mentioned to SOBELL that ROSEEBERG had told
him that SOBELL was cooperating in furnishing information.
ELITCHER stated that he did not wish to create the possibility
of another occurrence of the same type taking place and,
accordingly, never mentioned SOBELL'S inquiry to DANZIGFR.
Regarding MORTON SOEELL, MAX ELITCHER recalled
that he was o classmate of SCBELL at CCNY from 193M to 1938.
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According to ELITCHER, SOBELL also went to Washington in 1938
about a month after ELITCHER and obtained a position as an
engineer with the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department. This
time SOBELL lived next door to ELITCHER, who was then residing
Ht 1316 Delafield Place. Sometime prior to April, 1939,
ELITCHER indicated that he and SOBELL took on apartment
together at h925 Seventh Street, Washington, D. C. They
lived at this address for about one year and then moved to
2225 N Street, N. w., Washington, D. C. They remained there
together until about September, 19b1, when SOBELL left to do
graduate work at the University of Michigan in electrical
engineering.
MAX ELITCHWR admited, ns previously set forth,
that he joined the Communist Party some time in 1939 in
Washington, D. C. ELITCHFR explained that he was induced
and persuaded to join by MORTOQXSOBELL. SOBELL told ELITCHER
some time in 1939 that he, himself, was a member of the
Communist Party. .
ELITCIEFIR stated that, in the letter part of mm.
SOBELL purchased 2 home near ELITCHER'S home in Flushing,
New York. Shortly after SOBELL'S arrival in New York City,
, SOBELL also obtained employment at the Reeves Instrument
CorporetiQn,ghere ELL CHTQ i employed. _ _ _ , __.-.~
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ELITCHER further stated that WILLIAM DQHZIGER
' visited SOBELL in the fell of 19h? at SOBELL'S home in
Flushing. According to ELITCHER, the visit took place shortly
after DANZIGER was discharged from his position at the Bureau
of Ordnance, Navy Department, Hnshington, D. C., on loyalty
grounds.
Regarding HORTON SOBELL, the records of the
American Airlines, Le Guerdin Field, reflect SOBELL left for
Mexico City on June 22, 1950.
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VI. lNITIALiI§lERYlEW or SUBJECT
WILLIAM DANZIGER was initially interviewed con-
cerning this matter on August 28, 1950, by SA JAMES T.
O'BRIEN and the reporting agent at the New York Office.
DANZIGER stated that he is not now and never has
been a member of the Communist Party. He stated that he did
not know whether or not MAX ELITCHER or MORTON SOBELL are
or ever have been Communists, stating that he had no in-
formation on the subject. He stated that his wife was not
now and never has been e member of the Communist Party under
her true name or under the name of SYLVIA TUCKER.' He stated
that he was familiar with the name SYLVIA TUCKER only because
the allegation had been made during the course of his loyalty
hearing that his wife had used the name for her Communist
Party membership.
A. INFORMATION CONCERNING
T__AJQLIQ§ ROSENBERG _ N
with reference to ROSENBERG, DANZIGER stated that
he remembered him vaguely from school et CCNY but stated that
' he had not seen or heard from ROSENBERG in any way since they
s-__-~had_graduated_in.1938._LHelwas unebleLto_supply_any"in£prmatiQn~
concerning ROSENB¬RG'S political sympathies, associates,
. or activities while at CCEY or subsequent thereto.
DANZIGER emphatically denied that he had ever
been approached by ROSGNBERG, SOBELL or any other person with
any proposition that he should make available information of
any kind either for the Communist Party, for Russia, or for
any other principal. DANZIGFR denied that he had ever furnished
information concerning his work to anyone.
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Regarding SOBELL, DANZIGER stated that he was a
classmate of SOBELL at GCNY and also in high school.
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when pressed for information concerning SOBELL'S
political sympathies, activities or associetes, DANZIGER
stated that he was "en ncqueintaince" of SOBELL. DANZIGER
stated that SOBFLL hnd such n pGCU1iQP personality that he
did not make many close friends. However, DANZIGER considered
himself to be more ecqueinted with SOBELL than most persons.
DANZIGER related that in the fell of 1936, just before he
went to Washington, D. C., he married SYLVIA EHRLICH. In
Washington, D. C., they moved in with n group of CCNY graduates
who were bachelors in a house located at 1316 Delefield Place,
Washington, D. C. Some of the other members of this groupthat DANZIGER recalled were SIDHE%%E?RSH ph.!, MAX ELITCHER,
EDDlE%lLLMAN end MORTON SOBELL. After n few weeks, DANZIGER
and his wife locsted an apartment of their own and they moved.
DANZIG h continued to see ELITCHER and SOBELL
at the Bureau of Urdnnncn, Navy Dcprtment, until August,
l9hl, when he left Washington, D. C., to work in New York
City. After his depnrture from Washington, DANZIGER stated
that he may have received en occrsionnl communication from
SOBBLL,but stated he had no specific recollection of same.
After his return to weshington, D. C., in l9h5,
DANZIGER related that SOEELL and his wife paid them a brief
visith.iDANZIGER-could.not place-the_time o~this-wisit~sny-4~4
better than sometime between l9h5 and l9h9. He was unable
to recall whet was discussed or whether or not the SOBELLS
were accompanied by their children, the time of day or the
time of year when they visited, nor what sort of work SOBELL
was doing or where SOBELL was living at the time.
DANZIGER stated thnt, after this visit, he did
not see the SOBELLS egcin until the spring end summer of 1950.
DANZIGER recalled that he moved into his present apartment
about May 8, 1950, and es best he could recall he visited
SOBELL and his wife one evening about two weeks after May 8.
The visit was purely social in nature; however, SOBELL
mentioned to him thet he wos plnning s votion trip to
Mexico. DA ZIGER st"tcd thwt SOBWLL mentioned nothing more
specific about the trip to Mexico other than that it was going
to be a vacation. DANZIGFR said the rest of the visit was
purely social in nature.
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SOBELL was a few weeks later,
for him to borrow an electric
SOBELL over the telephone andthvt his lest contact with
at which time it was necessary
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explained he wanted to borrow
the drill, at which time SOBELL told him to come over to the
house end pick it up that very night. DANZIGER stated that,
when he arrived at SOBELL'S home, SOBELL was in the process
of pecking for his trip to Mexico. SCBELL told DANZIGER that
he was tired and needed n vacation. Present in the home
on this particular visit was SOBELL, his wife end children,
and his sister-in-law, whom DANZIGER recalled as EVE or ANN
or some similar name.
It is pointed out that Mrs. EDITH%ihVITOV,
SOBELL'S sister-inlaw, has admitted to Bureau agents that
she has resided with the SOBELL family at Flushing, New York.
DANZIGER related that, after he picked up the
drill and visited with SOBELL for c short period of time,
SOBELL packed his bags in his own_eutomobi1e and told
DmiZIGER that he was leaving for Mexico City on that very
night. DANZIGER definitely stated that SODELL told him that
his sister-in-law would bring the SOBLLL ctr beck to their
home in Flushing after the SOBELLS hrd left for Mexico City.
DANZIGER~definit¬ly~stated-thet he-scw~SOEELL_drivc"of£_with__w_l_____
his wife, children, and SiStGP-lnflw apparently to the nirport.
At this time, DANZIGER stated he drove back to his own home.
DANZIGER recalled that e short time after SOBELL'S
departure for Mexico, he received en air mail, first class
letter from SOBELL at his residence, 12h Festherbed Leno,
Bronx, New York. The letter,
purely
SOBELL
that iaccording to DANZIGEH, was
social in content. DANZiGER could recall only that
mentioned that he had e pleasant trip despite the fact
_ t was necessary for him to hold his baby on his lap allthe way down. The letter stated that the SOBELLS were "having
a good time or "having a good rest or words to thnt effect.
when asked if he still had the letter in his possession,
DANZIGER stated that it might be around the house.
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with reference to JOEL BARR, STANLEY RICH, and
wlLLIAM PERL, other possible associates of ROSENBERG,
DANZIGER stated that he recalled them as classmates at CCNY,
but that he had not seen or heard from them since their
graduation in 1933.
DANZIGER was shown pictures and given the names
of the following persons and in each case stated that he
had never seen or heard of them:
ANN and MIKE SIDOROVICH
VIVIAN GLASSMAN
LOUISE and ALFRED SARANT
DAVID and RUTH GREEHGLASS
EHHEL ROSENBERG.
DANZIGER stated that he has known MAX ELITCHER
~o__illsince their college_deys at-CCNY_andistated_that_helheslseen~_______
him on several occasions at work at the Bureau of ¢rdnance,-
Washington, D. C., after his return from California in l9h5,
and also that he and his wife and visited the DANZIGERS
on a few occasions sinte 19h§.
After the interview on August 28, 1950, the
interviewing agents nccompsnied DANZIGER to his homo. Upon
arrival at home, DANZIGER mede e search for about five minutes
and advised the agents thht apparently the letter from SOBELL
had been thrown away. He refused to execute a waiver of
search, stating that he had no material of any kind which
would bc pertinent to this investigation and ho could not
"see his way clear" to have a group of agents "rnnsack"his
home especially in view of the fact that his wife was quite
nervous. DANZIGER made evailnble his Remington Five portable
typewriter so thnt specimens could he token.
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Concerning DANZIGER'S statement to Bureau egents
that he is not now and never has been a member of the Communist
Party, MAX ELITCHER subsequently furnished considerable in-
formation concerning security regulations set up for the
Navy Department cell members of the Communist Party. This
information was furnished to SA VINCENT J. CAHILL in 1951.
ELITCHER stated that all of the members of the
secret cells of the Communist Party in Washington, D. C.,
were either Government employees or had close connection with
Government employees, which made it necessary that n strict
set of security regulations be edhered_to to prevent dis-
closures regarding the existence of cell systems and the
identities of Communist Perty members.
The structure of the cell itself in one perticular
Government agency to a great extent precluded one cell member
from knowing of the identities of other cells in the Govern-
ment since they had no contact with them es Perty members.
Each cell member in e particular Government agency necessarily
by his membership knew the identities of the other members of
_¬______.._..__,'his psrticuler"celIT 'Tho members uere urgednevérto divuIge
that such cells existed in Government agencies in Wediington.
If a member was leaving Washington, D. C., he was instructed
not to divulge thrt such en organization existed whether he
was being transferred to e Communist Party group inside or
outside of Government employment.
ELITCHER stated that there wss little or no
knowledge of the secret cell Party work by any Communist
Party members outside Washington, D. C. Basically, the cell
members were instructed never to admit that they were members
of the Communist Party or members of any SBCTmt cells or even
that secret cello existed. In addition, no membership curds
were ever issued to Communist Party mnmb0PS and Government
employees. This precluded the possibility of disclosure
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through the loss of the card. ELITCHER stated that to his
knowledge the fsct that no membership cards were issued
only applied to Communist Party cell membership in Government
agencies. -
Individual cell members were instructed never to
mention in the presence of anyone who was not e member of the
cell thet any meeting was taking place at a designated time
or place. In addition, at each meeting of the cell the date
end place of the next meeting was set and sometimes the date
and place of the meeting after the next one was set so that,
in case anything prevented the next meeting from being held,
the members would know when end where a subsequent meeting was
to take place. Members were urged to be very discreet in
their conversations over the telephone.
Furthermore, the members of the Navy Department
cell were instructed thst.in the event they were questioned
by Government investigators during the investigation of them-
selves or other members of the cell regarding membership in
the Communist Party, they should deny that they were members
of the Communist Party and should state thet they hed no
knowledge that the individual wes e member of the Communist
- Party. It we: impressed upon them that this procedure should
- be strictly followed since no record existed which could
"*-"-ever beutilizedbys"Governmnntngencyrto"prove'mcmbership"' 'r**""
similarly instructed that all members
of the Party working for the Government were also issued the
same instructions and that each member should feel secure in
this knowledge.. in the Party. They were
nointcd out It is again
interview of DANZIGER on August 28,
sequent interviews by Bureau agents,
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1950, and during all sub-
DANZLGER denied tht he
the Communist Party.
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SYLVIA DANZIGER was interviwed also on August
28, 1950, at her home, 12h Fetherbcd Lane, New York City,
by SAS ROBERT F. RQYAL and JOHN A. HANISCH.
SYLVIA DANZIGER admitted membership in the
Communist Party while residing in Los Angeles. However, she
claimed her husband, WILLIAM DANZIGEH, knows nothing about
her actual membership. She denied being a member of the
Communist Party after returning to Washington, D. C., in IQQS.
She denied knowledge of any letter her husband received from
MORTON SOBELL from Mexico City.
SYLVIA DANZIGER was reinterviewed by the same
agents on August 29, 1950. She advised that her memory
had been refreshed and she now recalled that her husband
had received e letter from MORTON SOBELL from Mexico City.
She was unable to recall whether she had reed the letter
herself or whether her husband had rose it to her. However,
she related later that she must have reed it herself since
she recalled the letter was handwritten and signed "MORTIE."
She claimed that this letter was social in nature. She
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However, Mrs. DANZIGER related that on the morning
of August 29, 1950, both she and her husband, WILLIAM DANZIGER,
went to her uncle, MORRISQEHRLICH, who is an attorney and who
is also her husband's employer at the Academy Electrical
Products Corporation. while there, her husband told her uncle
that he had answered this letter from SOBELL, but she stated
she did not know whet he had written in his reply. Since
her husband had not previously told her about answering this
letter and since the morning visit to her uncle, she had no
chance to discuss the matter further with her husband.
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The subject was reinterviowed on August 30, 1950,
by SA ROBERT F. ROYAL and tho reporting agent.
Upon being confronted with information furnished
by his wife, SYLVIA DAHZIGER, to the effect that he had written
to SOBELL in Mexico Citv DAHZIGER stated that his memory hadbeen refreshed and thatJho now recalled having written to
MORTON SOBELL at a Mexico City eddress."Howexor, the only Bart
f th dd h _ al1.d 1 th- - d C d C d .gANZIgE§ dgigd gazing tie eiectpnggiess ii higrposggsgign.
He also admitted possibly receiving two letters from SOBELL
while SgBEL%hwa§ égB%¬¬igoi tge elsodaggittgd hgtthe goisibly answere o o e ers an e e e ype is
answer on his own typewriter.
SOBELL
went to
tooThe first letter DANZIGER received from
arrived in'Ncw York City about one week after SOBELL
Mexico and DANZIGER stated that he did not answer it
promptly. DANZIGER could not recall the contents of the
second letter he recieved from SOEELL. He stated that the
letters were purely social nd personal in nature and he
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that SOBELL did not ask him to do anything in these letters.
' The records of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service ct Laredo, Texas, reflect that MORTON SGBELL was
deported from Mexico by Mexican authorities on august 18,
1950, whereupon he was arrested by SAS LEWIS C. TAYLOR,
JACK B. PEDEN, REX I. SHRCDER and JOHN N. LEWIS.
As pointed out previously, JULIUS and RTEEL HOS
and MORTON SOBELL were found guilty of conspiracy to commit
espionage by a jury in the Southern District of New York on
March 29, 1951. On April 5, 1951, JULIUS and RTHEL ROSENBERG
were sentenced to death. MORTON SOEELL was sentenced to 30
years.
DANZIGER further advised tht he considered
contacting NORTON SOBELL'S attorney to sec if there was anything
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he could do for SOEELL. He stated, however, thet he had no
desire to get involved in any of SOBELL'S trouble. DANZIGER
stated that he believed in SOBELL'S innocence. However, J
should SOBELL be found guilty,he did not went to have anything
more to do with him.
on August 31, The subject was again interviewed
agent. DANZIGER 1950, by SA JAMES T. O'BRlE¥ and the reporting
could recall nothing more about the letters he received from
SOBELL or those he wrote to SOBELL in return. He stated that he
had searched again for the letters in question end epperently
they had been thrown out since he could not locate them any
place in his home.
It is to be pointed out that DANZIGER claimed
he hed not visited with the SOBELL family from the time of
SOBELL'S visit to the DAHZIGERS in weshington, D. C., until
after DANZIGER returned to work in New York City end had
subsequently visited SOBELL st his home.
when confrontcd'witH the fact that he DRNZIGER!
and his family were observed visiting the SOEELLS in the fell
of l9h9 in Flushing, Eew York, according to MAX RLITCHER,
DANZIGER stated that his memory hed now been refreshed and
that he P§9@ll@¢_heo%né[email protected]§_§2niLv_§r0v@_uperrom__
Washington in their new jeep stetionwegon to visit the SOBELLS;
DANZIGER thought this visit took place in July, l9h9, since
he was still employed ht the Bureau of Naval Ordnance, Washing-
ton, D. C.
IX. INFORMATION CONCERNING A LETTER
kND TWO ENVRLOPES TURNED OVER TO
BUREAU AGENTS BY MORTON SOBELL'S
3 7W4BROTHER:l§-LAW, DAVID LEVITOV
On July 2h, 1950, DAVID LEVITDV, brother~in-law
of MORTON SOBELL, 2135 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia, turned
over to SAS CARL E. GRAHAM and LEWIS E. GLENN of the Washington
Field Office a letter dated July 8, end two envelopes. At the
time LBVITOV furnished these envelopes and the letter, he stated
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one of the envelopes. He mentioned that, if the letter was
not contained in either one of the envelopes, he was not in
possession of the correspondence which hoe been sent in the
envelopes. '
The letter mentioned above is set out as follows:
"Ju B '
></" "Miss E; Levitov 2135 Lee Highway
' Arlington, Va.
"Deg Edie & Rose & Davie
"elon is away at the movie with Syd. So I'll
write. All is well and we are comfortably located -- maid M
and all. Mark is walking - Helen's well & so is Syd. i
"If you haven't transfegpd the car title then don't Q
do so until I let you know further. '
"Hope you got thing straightened out at home - as
well as could be. >
A *1 M l "Dolftl b';I'+5<>*o* aaaeérefa. For :F.re_are not, i i " * * "
"Having Q good rest, hope you are all well - much I
love to you nll. We're having lovely weather hero and all
of us are are relaxing and t2king it easy. You know us Mom, j
easy, going impulsive birds, so don't worry about us we'll
make everything come out ell right. Syd & Pipsy are doing ,
very nicely Pip*s says 'aubt' moaning out' and 'ot'
meaning 'hot.
7 "Much love to_you all, i
"Your Helen
"P.S. to Edie - You know all the things I wont to toll
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- LEVITOV, 2135 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginie, at the top
of the above letter is hnndprinted. The ssiutotion and _
first four paragraphs are written in script handwriting ;
whereas the balance of thr» letter is hnndprinted and signed f;"H"-LFZrI." i, Y
. on August 111, 1950, the FBI Laboratory advisedthe script handwriting in the above letter was compared
with the known handwriting of NORT-3Z~. SOB"1-L end the ;
conclusion was reached that MORTON SOBELL Lcsd written ~
the salutstion and the first four prragrepts of- the letter. .
Concerning the two envelopes pentioned previously, L
which envelopes were furnished by DAVI1!}¢LliZ"111£CV, one envelope .
is postmarked July 2, 1950, High Bridga-:'ststion, New York, g
New York, and addressed to EDITH LTEVITOV, 2135 Lee Highway,
Arlington, Virginia. It is noted that the writing contained - '
on this envelope is hondprinted.
The other envc-lop: is postmcerized July 16, 1950, .
High Bridge Stotion, New York, New York, and is also addressed
to EDITH LEVITOV, 2135 Lee Highwray, Arlington, Virginia. This
address contains both hnndprinting and hamizsriting.
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Qn October Ly, 1950, the FBI Laboratory advised
' that the handprinting on the envelope dated July 2, 1950, K
was compared with the known hnndprinting of WILLIAM DANZIGER -
and the conclusion was reach-:d that D.»'iNZIGE.R had hendprinted 1
. this address.
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Chief ixssistrnt to the United United Attorney 1
MYLES J. L.-XNE, Southern District of New York, when advised
of the results of the LP.ooretorj~r e>:e.min<aticn, stated on
October 9, 1950, that he would again subpoena WILLIQM and .
SYLVIA D5".NZIG92?.R before the ¥~'odern.l Grand -Jury and question
them in more detail regarding the above-to-zzztioned letter end
envelopes.
It should be noted that ..'ILLIZsi DANZIGER when
reinterviowed on August 30, 1950, by SI; ROEEHT F. ROYAL and
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the reporting-agent was specifically questioned regarding
the letters he admitted receiving from MORTON SOBELL while
SOBELL was in Mexico City. DANZIGER at that time stated
definitely that SOBELL did not request him to do anything
for SOBELL in these letters.
On October 15, 1950, Chief Assistant to the
United States Attorney MYLES J. LANE turned over to the re-
porting agent handwriting end handprinting specimens of
WILLIAM and SYLVIA DANZIGER. Mr. LANE explained that these
specimens were given voluntarily by WILLIAM and SYLVIA
DANZIGER in the presence of the Federal Grand Jury for the
Southern District of ew York on October 18, 1950.
Mr. LANE stated that specimens consisting of
six small white envelopes contained the hsndprinting and
handwriting of WILLIAM DAUZIGER marked with the date and
initials of LOUIS BUTSON, Court Stcnographer. Also, four
long white envelopes containing the handwriting and hand-
printing of SYLVIA DANZIGER were obtained. These envelopes
were also marked with the date and the initials of LOUIS, _kT§@SON and BENEDIC1%DeBUPN, Court Stenographers.
By letter dated October 18, 1950, the above
__specimens_were_forwerded-teethe-PB}eborntoryT' Sp¬clTiE¬I1y,
the Laboratory was requested to compare the known specimens
mentioned above with the handwriting eppeering on the envelope
addressed to EDITH LEVITOV, which envelope is postmarked
July 16, end also compnre the known specimens with the hand
printing appearing st the top of the letter dated July Bwhich letter was turned over to agents of the Wnl1ngtOn,
Field Office by DAVID LEVITOV. .
By report dated October =0 1950, the relLaboratory concluded that WILLIAM onrilésn printed the address
of Miss E. LEVITOV, 2135 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia,
which appears at the top of the letter dated July 3.
By report dated November 9, 1950, the FBI
Laboratory advised thrt the hhndprinting and handwriting
appearing on the envelope addressed to EDITH LEVITOV in
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was compared with the additional hendwriting and hand-
printing specimens of WILLIAM DQNZIGER which specimens
were obtained by the Washington Field Office and forwarded
to the FBI Laboratory by letter dated November 1, 1950.
The conclusion wes reechcd that WILLIAM DANZIGER also
addressed the envelope to EDITH LEVITOV postmarked July 16,
1950.
In summing up the above-mentioned examinations,
the FBI Laboratory concluded that D£NZIGER hendprinted the
address of Miss E. LEVITOV rt the top of the letter dated
July B, 1950, and that DA§ZIGEB else wrote the name and
address of EDITH LEVITOV in Arlington, Virginie, on both
envelopes postmarked July 2 end July 16.
x. INFORMATION comcennimc SUBJECT'S
ADMISSION on ocreeen 25, 1950, THAT
HE LCTED LS e MAIL DROP FOR MORTON
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_ Chief Assistent to the United States Attorney
MYLES J. LANE, Southern District of hew York, advised that
on October 25;"195O;WILLIAH-DQFZIGEE accompanied"by"his'"*"*rrrr~
attorney, MORRIS EHRLICH, conferred with Mr. LANE, et which
time EHRLICH advised that DLNZIGWR, through fear and con-
fusion, had withheld pertinent information when previously
questioned by Buresu agents. EHRLICH told LANE that on his
advice DANZIGER had decided to cooperate with the Government.
DANZIGER was reinterviewed on October 25, 1950,
by SA JAMES T. O'BRIEN and the reporting agent in the presence
of DANZIGER'S attorney, MORRIS EHRLICH. WHRLICH identified
himself as being DiNZIGWR'S uncle and employer et the Academy
Electrical Products Corporation, in addition to representing
DANZIGER as his attorney.
DANZIGER informed interviewing agents that, as
he stated previously, he went to SOB"LL'S home to pick up
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an electric drill the night SOBRZLL left far Mexico. DANZIGEXR
denied th:-t SOBELL gave him may indiccticr that he was leaving
on anything but n brief Vrcntion. He again stated that
SOBELL gave him no instructions of any kind regarding receiving
or forwarding mail. lie did not mention he was in eny difficulty
or wcs fleeing, nor did he mention the trrnsfer of his cor,
the sale of his house, or the request for 2 loan of money.
DANZIGER admitted thet he reteived two letters
-from SOBELL while SOBELL was in Piexico. lo. the first letter,
DANZIGER wos re.-quested to forward one 1+:-tiet to his sister-
in-law in Washington end to forward another letter to SOBELL'S
parents who live in the Bronx. D£iI3.ZIGER -also admitted that
he was requested to edivse oncP'fs1.S_Ijg3_NR£ of £glh2 Li2nd Street,
Long Island City, New York, of SOBELL'S Mexico City eddress
and also of SOBELL'S alias, which DANZIGER 1.-rrsew to be
M. SOWELL. D.a1~2ZIGER was advised of this alias in the letter
from SOBELL.
when questioned by Bureau r-ig-_=r"_,=.s es to whether
he did not thin}: it strange that ho should it requested to
forward enclosed mail for SOP-ELL, DANZIGEB stated thet in
SOBELL'S letter he mentioned that he would explain to SOBELL
why he was meking the-so requests the next time he ssw
DANZIGJEZR. -_ DANZI GER "R1156" m ent ion-ed -the-t -tohir; e1':"olanz'§t'i'on
was sufficient fer es he was concerned to carry out the
requests oi SOBELL.
DANZIGFTR stet-2-d thnt, shortly sftcr the receipt
of the letter, he placed the enclosure for f£;DITH LEVITOV
in en envelope and mailed it toher st 21352 Lee Highway,
Arlington, Virginia. DANZIGER stated that he delivered the
letter personally to SOBF3LL'S parents by going to their home
in the Bronx, New York. He could not rccail the exact address
o.{_.SOBELL'S parents. _¢__. 1~ .
It is to be noted that LOUIS sj nosE§5eELL
reside at 600 Trinity Avenue, Bronx, New Ycric.
DANZIGER stzxted thet, upon orri.~:.sl at the apartment
of SOBELL'S pnrcnts, he found no one home m he placed the
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this letter stating, "I will cell you later in the week
Bill," or words to that effect. DAHZIGER stated that he
subsequently celled SOUELL'S pnrcnts but they were not at
home and
DANZIGER
sheet of
and thenhe has not spoken to them since.
with rcgord to the message delivered to PASTERHAK,
ndvised that he wrote the following message on a plain
paper:
"E~IOPTO}92J SOBELL my he reached as M. sowF:.r.L" '
added SOBFLL'S Mexico City address.
DANZIGEP stated that he enclosed this note in
a plain envelope end nddressed it to PiSTERNAK. He said he
carried the letter around with him for approximately two
weeks.
DANZIGEROne night in about the middle of July, 1950,
drove alone in his car to hl-Q2 h2nd Street,
Long Island City, New York. He recalled the address as
being a large apartment house and he was able to locate the
PASTERNAK apartment by looking either on the bell or the
mail box in the lobby. DANZIGEE was definite that the
"epertmont*wns"Ioorted on thefourth*floor; po5sibly"épert= **"_-"'"-
ment h-E. He stated that he rnng the bd.l at this apart-
ment; but, when he received no answer, he slipped the
envelope underneath the door and departed. He stated that
he did not know PASTRRNAK and thet he has never heard from
him since.
DANZIGYR further relsted that on or about the
fourth of July, 1950, he sent e letter to MORTON SOBELL
using the name end vddress indicrted in SOBELLS letter. He
stated thet this letter was socirl in content and mentioned
the fact that he hrd received SOBRLL'S letter. DAHZIGER could
not recall making any mention of the request contrined in
SOBELL'S letter to him.
About two weeks later after the receipt of the
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letter again addressed to him at his place of employment.
DANZIGER recalls thnt the return address on this letter
bore n completely different nnns and address than that
noticed on the first. he believes the street address on the
second letter was
similar word. It
second letter was
was definite that
DANZIGER stated that the second envelope containedsomething like "Cord" or "Cordove" or some
wcs his belief that SOBFLL'S alias on the
LEVITOV, but DANZIGER was not certain. He
the letter was postmarked from Mexico City.
n very brief letter to DLNZIGER remarking that SOBELL had
moved to new qusrters and was enjoying himself. On s separate
slip of paper SOBELL requested that DANZIGER forward an
enclosed letter to EDITH LEVITO¥ at the Arlington, Virginia,
address. DANZIGER stated that the note also informed him of
a new name and address for SOBE%L.
DANZIGER stated thst?u:forw2rded the second
letter to EDITH LEVlTOV ss requested and he sgnin wrote to
SOBELL using the name and Mexico City address which were
contained in the second letter. He mentioned that the second
letter to SOBELL wss again social in nature and did not
_ mention the request that he had received from SOBELL or
comment in any way upon the unusual method of communicatingI
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SOBELL in Mexico City was sent air mnil on ordinary white
stationery and was typewritten an the portable typewriter
which he has at home. Ho stated thrt he was not certain
whether the second letter to SOBELL was typed or handwritten.
The admissions by DAHZIGER that he acted as a
mail drop for SOBHLL were reduced to n signed statement on
October 25, 1950.
L// It is pointed out thrt DANZlGEH'S attorney,MORRISXEHHLICH, was present while the statement was bCing
tsken.' EHHLICH requested 0 copy of the statement. However,
he was ndvised that it is not the policy to furnish copies
of signed statements. EHRLICH, mmnfors, took notes on the
content of the signed statement.
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of certain phraseology in the prcorwtion
which requests were adopted by DANZIGER.
course of the tnking ot the stntcment, DAN9
and was granted pcrmission to have an interview with MORR
EHHLICH alone.
The signed statanent is set forth below.
"U. S. Court House
Foley Square
October 25, 1950requcstcd the use
of the statement,
Twice during the
ZIGER requested
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"I WILLIAM ulwzrcss make the following Shite-
ment voluntarily to JAMES T. O'BRIEN
who have identified themsolvns to me
the btderal Bureau of Invcstigrtion.
promises have bccn made to me. I kno
make e statement vnd any statement I make may
me in a court of law. I have bccu advised of
counsel.No dure
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days. when I returned to New York City in March of 1950,
. I MORTON SOBELL and I resumed our acquaintances hip"
visited with him several timcs after March 1950 at his home
on 73rd Ave. in Queens. - ~
"One night in thw latter part of June, I
telephoned MORTOE SOBELL for the purpose of borrowing an
elsctric drill from him. At this time SOBELL told ms he
was leaving that night for e vacation in Mexico and that if
I wanted the electric drill thnt I should come over and get
it. I knew SOBELL had an elnctric drill because on my
prcViOUS visits I sew the drill in SOBELL'S workshop in the
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SOBELL'S home in my own cer on
the same night. I arrived about 9:00 PH. SOBELL,told
me he was leaving by plane for Mexico. Besides SOBELL,
there were present in his home, SOBELL'S wife, his two
children, and a young woman named EDITH or ANN who has sincc
been identified to mc as
SOEELL'S. I remained in
just long enough to pick
few minutes conversationEDITH LEVITOV, a sister-in-law of
SOBELL'S home about 15 minutes
up the electric drill and have c
with those present. I returned to
my cor and drove off. when I left, SOBELL'S car, e 1950
Ford, was in his driveway and ell of the persons I have
mentioned above were getting into SOBELLS Ford ready to
leave. I was under the impression that EDITH LRVITOV was
not going to Mexico with
SOBELL oer beck from thethe SOBELLS but would drive the
eirport. I em unable to recell
definitely st this time what geve me the impression that
EDITH would drive the err back. Thnt was the lest time _
I saw the SOBWLLS. I sow EDITH LEVITOV once since then rt
Mr. LlHE'S office.
"About one week after SOEELL left, I received
an sir mail letter eddressed to mo at my plece of employment,
Academy Electrical Products Corp., hdhd Broadway, New York
City. There was a return address on the outside of this
envelope. My_b0st_recolleetion_wes_thst_tho_retnrnlsddpggs
was M. SOWELL in Mexico City at e street address I don't
recall. Inside this envelope, there was s brief note end
to the best of my recollection it wes addressed Dear Bill
and signed either 'HORT' or 'MORTY.' To my best recollection
the letter mentioned SOBVLL had 2 pleasant plans trip and
that he was making nrrengwmcnts for lodging, etc.
"Cn c scperetc sheet of paper, SOBELL requested
me to deliver or forward 0 letter addressed to SCRELLS
parents beginning Dear Mom and Pop end n letter beginning
'D§r Edie & Rose and Davie. I believe that the address of
EDITH LFVITOV in Arlington, Virginia, was at the top of the
letter.
"On the some note SOFELL requested that I advise
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"PASTERN1K'S first nnmc is MAX and his nddruss is kl-h2
h2nd St., Quepns. SOEELL gnve his name & sddrwss on this
note which I remember as M. SOWFLL, Mexico City. I cannot
recall the street address but believe that this was the
some ns the return address on the envelope.
"A day or two later I placed the letter for
EDITH BEVITOV in n plain envelope and oddressed it to her
at 2135 Lee Highway, Arlington, Va. and mailed it.
"I personally took tho note to tho home of SOBELL'S
parents on Trinity Avenue in the Bronx. Since thay were not
at home, I olaced tho note under their door. On this note
to SOBELLS parents I wrote that I would cell them later in
the week and signed my name BILL. I attempted to telephone
them several times but there was no answer.
"In accordance with the request contained in
SOBELL'S letter I wrote out a note which to the best of
my recollection was as follows: - '
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giving the street address in exieo City which had been
contained in SOBELL'S note to me. I put this notv in a
--ploin*cnvelope-ond oddrtssod'it*to~?:STWRHiK"$t"tho'¬ddress
supplied to me in tho note. I cnrried this envelope around
- for about two weeks before I got around to delivering it.
One night about the middle of July, 1950, I drove alone in
my car to the address givcn on hnd St; in Queens. This
address is a Ierge opartnunt house. I arrived Ht about 9
or 9:30 in thc nvcning. I locntod tho apartment number of
PASTERNAK from thc doorbell or the mail box. The apartment
was on the fourth floor possibly QR. I received no answer
when I rang so I placed the nnvclope nddresscd to PASTRRNAK
containing the note dcshribed above under the door.
"On or ohnut the fourth of July I sent 2 letter
to SORELL using tht nnmc end eddr2s: lndiceted in SOBFLLS
letter. This letter was purely social in content end I
mentionvd the fact thot I hnd received his latter. I don't
recall maxing any mention of tho rcqusuts conttined in his
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"About the middle of July 1950 I received
another letter from SOBELL addressed to me at my place of
employment. I am quite sure that the name on the return
address was not SOWRLL or SOEELL but was a decidedly different
name possibly LEVITOV although I may be mistaken. There was
also a different street address and to the best of my re-
collection the name was Cordoba or Ccrboda in Mexico City.
"Enclosed in this envelope was a brief letter
addressed to me mentioning that SOEELL had moved and some
personal references to his family. On a separate note
SOBELL requested that I forward an enclosed letter to
EDITH LEVITOV in Arlington, Virginia, and gave his new
address. As I recall it, this was the name possibly
'LEVITOV and the address contained on the envelope.
"Shortly after receipt of SOBELL'S second
letter I forwarded the letter enclosed for EDlTH LEVITOV
to her at the Arlington, Virginia address. About the
same time I sent another letter to SOHELL in Mexico City
using the name and address furnished by SOBELL in his
second letter to me. This letter was brief and social in
content. I did not refer to the feet that SOBELL was using
other names to receive mail nor did I mention the requests7.... _ ,- '>;e__..._- -<_ -___.
SOBELL"had_made ofime in either_lettans._e - l a _
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SOBELL said in a separate note contained in the first letter
that he would explain to mo when he saw mo.
"I believe I typed_my first letter to SOBELL
on my personally owned typewriter. The second letter was
either typed or handwritten. _Both letters were sent air mail.
; "I have read the above ton and one-half page -
statement of facts. All statements and facts herein set forth
are according to my best recollection and knowledge at this
time and I believe them to be true. n
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During the interview of DANZIGER on October 25,
1950, he again denied that he is or ever has been a member
of the Communist Party. He denied that he ever was a member
of any kind of a Navy Department cell of the Communist Party
or any cell which may have been controlled by the Communist
Party. He denied flatly that he had ever been a member of
the Young Communist League at CCNY or any group or unit
affiliated with the Communist Party. DANZIGER emphatically
stated that all of his activity in Washington was confined
to union activities. Re denied any knowledge of any Com-
munist Party membership on the part of his wife under the
name SYLVIA TUCKER or any other name. DAHZIGER stated that
he was aware that it was alleged during his loyalty hearing
in Washington that his wife had been a member of the Com-
munist Party under the name TUCKER. However, he stated that
he, himself, had no knowledge of her membership in the Com-
munist Party or in the Communist Political Association.
XI. PROSECUTIVE OPINION Rrmnmamn
IN OCTOBER, 1950, REGARDING
_. so _ _1'JILLI_A;1,DAEITZ_IGER_ in
Chief Assistant to the United States Attorney
of the additional information furnished by WILLIAM DANZIGER
during the interview by Bureau agents on October 25, 1950.
LANE stated that, although it is evident that DANZIGER is
not furnishing all of the information in his possession, he
LANE! will not seek a perjury indictment against DANZIGER
at this time in connection with.DANZIGER'S denial of Communist
Party membership before the Federal Grand Jury, August 29,
1950. LANE stated that, after the MORTON SOBELL - JULIUS
ROSENBERG and related cases were tried, it would then be
the time to consider seeking an indictment against DMIZIGER
for perjury. LANE also advised that he intended to use
DANZIGER as a Government witness against MORTON SOBELL.
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with regard to the PASTEEEK residing at Ml-M2
h2nd Street, Long Island City, New Yuk, to whom DANZIGER
stated he delivered a note from SOBEEQ it is pointed out that
the current tcle hone directory for Ea York City reflectsthat a Ftohu-1cE§§;»sTerm;ui resides at this address. The 1%!
Telephone Directory for New York Cityindicated that MORRIS
PASTERNAK resided at hl~h2 h2nd Streéh Long Island City,
New York.
Confidential Infonnant TQB, of known reliability,
advised that MORRIS PASTEREAK had beezective in Communism
for many years and had served on predhally every lending
committee in the State and Notional qgaratus. The informant
also advised that PASTERNAK had atten the Lenin School
in Moscow from 1930 to 1932, and thetzn his return to New
York City he worked at the State Offhw.of the Communist
Party as a "leader." The informant retted that I_¥aS'IEIH1JAK
was in charge of the Communist Party Egining School at Camp
Beacon, New York, in 1939, and that helater was removed
from this position. The informant ragrded PASTERNAK as
"vicious and unscrupulous in his Commzist work."
92The informant also statethet PASTERNAK'S wife,
FLORENCE, attended the same Lenin Schm.in Moscow as is
mentioned above. The informant idented MORRIS PASTERNAK
at the brother of z.ozr1s,>-fisrtnzxxnuc, tlrezszinoger trite-imp Unity,which is located et Win'gd@1e_, New York. ' " ' '""
MAX ELITCHER, previonslyientifiod, advised
SA VINCENT J. CAHILL in September, l%£; that LOUIS PASTERHAK
is the uncle of MORTON SOBELL and thatSOBELL during his youth
had been employed by Camp Unity.
ELITCHER described Camp Ety as e Communist-
operated camp.
The records of the Bonrdz Elections for the
Borough of Queens reflect that MORRISzmd FLORENCE PASTERNAK
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have both registered with the American Labor Party for the
years 19h} through l9h9.
The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and
Publications," dated March 3, 1951, prepared and released
by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States
House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., contains
the following concerning the American Labor Party:
"American Labor Party
"1. For years, the Communists have put forth the
greatest efforts to capture the entire American
Labor Party throughout New York State. They
succeeded in capturing the Manhattan and
Brooklyn sections of the merican Labor Party
but, outside of New York City, they have been
unable to win control. Special Committee
on Un-American Activities, Report, March 29,
l9hh, page 78.! _
"2. Among organizations that are victims of
Communist domination. California Com-
19h8, pages hO and hl.!"
Q The Board of Elections records list the occupation
of FLORENCE PASTWRNAK es being bookkeeper for the International
workers Order, 80 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
It is noted that the International workers Order
is an organization dvsigntnd by the Attorney General as coming
within the purview of Executive Order 9535.
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SA JQMES T. O'BRIEN and the reporting agent
contacted Miss MARY LOUGHRAN, hand of personnel and payroll
supervisor at the Liquidomnter Corporation, on the morning
of November 7, 1950, and e request use made of Miss LOUGHRAH
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which the interview of MORRIS PASTERNAK could be conducted
by the above-mentioned agents. Accordingly, Miss LOUGHRAN
introduced the aforementioned agents to Mr. HARRY T; CULLIHAH,
Vice President of the Liquidometer Corporation, wno readily
furnished a room for the agents to conduct the interview of
MORRIS PASTERNAK.
MORRIS PASTERNAK advised that ho was the uncle
of MORTON SOBELL. However, due to a family quarrel, he had
not been too friendly with MORTQN SOBELL or SOBELLS wife for
the past three years. Ho stated that he did not know much
about SOBELL and further that he did not care to know anything
about him.
when asked the question, "what
the note you received from HORTON SOBELL?",
answered that he destroyed the note because
from the contents that MORTON SOBELL was in some kind of
trouble. He stated the note just did not look right to him
and he, therefore, wanted to have nothing further to do
with SOBELL. MORRIS PASTERNAK stated he discussed the note
with no other person; however, he admitted that he bed shown
the note to his wife FLOBU¢CE PASTEHNAK, before he destroyeddid you do with
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approximate time or date that he found the note under his
door at his home address, he stated that he remmnborod finding
the_note when he returned one night from work. He thought
probably the note was found sometime around the middle of
July, 1950.
PASTERNAK explained that all of the employees
at_the Liquidometcr Corporation get two weeks vacation at
the same time and he recalls that the pest year all of the
employees had their vacation from July 17 through July 31,
1950. He stated, therefore, that the note probably arrived
just before he went on his vacation.
It is to be noted thnt WILLIAM DAHZ1GER stated
that he slipped the note under PASTERNAK'S door approximately
in the middle of July, 1950.
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PASTERNAK denied discussing the note or the
contents of the note with any of SOBELL'S relatives or
with any of his own close relatives.
PASTERNAK admitted that he went to Camp Unity,
Wingdalo, Now York, during his two-week vacation from July
17 to July 31, 1950. PASTEEHAK admitted that EDITH LEVITOV
ws at Camp Unity and he indicated that she had been in the
camp for some time prior to his arrival. He denied again
discussing the note with EDITH LEVITOV or discussing MORTON
SOBELL'S flight to Mexico with her.
MORRIS PASTERHAK also denied that he discussed
the note with his brother, LOUIS Pisrrvm-1.*&;, who is the
head of Camp Unity st Wingdelc, New York, and who is also
the uncle of MORTON SOBWLL. MORRIS PASTERNAK stated thst
he and LOUIS PASTERNAK did not discuss MORTON SOBELL at all.
Regarding the note containing SOBFLL'S Mexico
City address, MORRIS PASTWRNAK recalled that the note wes
in n plain white.nnvelopc; however, he could not recall what
address was on the outside. He remembered that the note was
not postmarked. He recalled that the note was hnndprinted,
the print being large, square letters; however, he could not
recall whether_the n9te_yg;_written_in ink_or pencillalthough__;____
he distinctly recalled it we: printed and not typed.
PASTEHNAK admitted that the note contained on
address and c different neme for
be reached in Mexico City. It we
recollection that the name where
in Mexico was different from theSOSELL where SOBELL could
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SOBELL could be reached
nemc MORTON SOBELL althoughPASTEHNAK could not recall the different name. he indicated
that he might remember the name if he henrd,it egain. The
names 1~z.~;'_14;xL'1*m"<, Mrsiwns, r~s.!»jsoRRELL, Mrf'$»O-,92!ELL and M."**SOJEI.L
were suggested to him; however, he stated that they were not
familiar to him.
MORRIS PASTERHAH admitted that he was formerly
employed by the Communist Party for about ten years at the
New York Headquarters on 12th Street; however, he claims he
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resigned from the Communist Party about ten years ago.
questioned further regarding his Communist Party activit
both past and present, PASTEHNAK stated that he thought
questions were improper and he felt that, before he coul
answer questions any further, it would be necessary for
to consult an attorney.
MORRIS PASTWHHAK admitted that ho owned 2
typewriter and he recalled it is probrbly e Remington
Portable. when PASTERAK was requested to allow intervi
agents to take specimens of his pcrsona1lyownnd typcwri
PASTRRNAK asked if he might telephone his wife at home i
order to see if it would be permissible for agents to go
home and take the specimens.
when FLORFHCW PASTERHAK was contacted by hn
husband, she advised thet it would be permissible for sg
to come to her house et 2:00 p.m. on November 7, 1950.
explained that it wss necessnrj for her to take her chil
to the doctor on this particular morning and, therefore,
she would not arrive homo until about 2:00 p.m.
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for the Eastern District of New York reflect that MORRIS
PASTERNAK was served with n subpoena on November 7, 1950
returnable the following day on Hovcmber 8, l9§, at l0:
s.m. before the Federal Grand Jury, Southern District of
Now York. .
when FLORENCE PASTEHFAR, hl-h2 h2nd Street,
Long Island City, was contacted by SA JAMES T. O'BRIEN n
the reporting agent at 2:100 p.m. on November Y, 1950, s
admitted the agents into her apartment but then stated t
she did not know nnything nbout HORTON SOEELL or about h
activities and further that she wns not going to nnswor
questions the interviewing eqonts Skcd her. FLORENCE
PASTERHAK also declined to make available the personally
owned typewriter of her husbnnd, HQRHLS PASTEENAKI
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Following thc interview of FLORFNCE PASTERNAK,
Chief Assistant to the United States Attorney MYLES J.
LQNE was advised of the results and he stated that FLCRENCE
PASTERFAK was to be served with a subpoena returnable before
the Federal Grand Jury, Southern District of New York.
The records of the United States Marshal's Office
for the Eastern District of Few York reflected that FLORFLCE
PnSTERHiK was served with n subpoena on November 7, 1950,
which subpoena was returnable November B, 1950, at 10:30
a.m. before the Federal Grand Jury, Southern District of
New York.
XIII. ADDITIONAL ADMISSION OF
SUBJECT CONCTRNING VISITS
w _ _HIT QQLIUS ROSENBERG 1
It is to be pointe out at this time that DANZIGEE,
when initirlly interviewed on August 28, 1950, by Bureau agents
and on each interview by agents thereafter, was specifically
questioned regarding knowledge of or his contacts with JULIUS
ROSENBERG. In eech instance, DAEZIGER cmphaticolly claimed
that he could not rccall seeing JULIUS¢RCSEBERG since theyD
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' WILLIAM DANZIGER was questioned during P pre-
trial interview by United Status Attorney IRVIRG H. SLYPOL,
Assistant United States Attorneys ROY M. COHN, HYLES J.
LANE, JAMES P. KILSKEIMEF, and SAS JOHH A. HARRINGTON and
WILLIAM F. HORTON, JE., in thc'presence of DANZIGER'S attorney,
MORRIS EHRLICH. Inasmuch as DAHZIGWR was to be used as a
Government witness in thc RGSEBERGSOBLL 0SpiOu trial,
the purpose of this interview was to determine what DANZIGER
would testify to for the Government.
DANZIGEH rvpontod in substance the information
previously given to Bureau agents. It is to he rtmembored
that a signed statement wvs taken from DAHZIGER regarding
his activities with SOBELL on October 25, 1050, by Bureau
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in May, 1950, he told MORTON SOBELL that he hed some machine
work that had to be done in connection with his business,
the Academy Electrical Products Corporation. SOBELL told
DANZIGER that ROSEHBTRG, through the Pitt Machine Products
Company, Inc., did sub~contracting work. DANZIGER stated
he went to the Pitt Machine Products Company, lnc., to
contact ROSEEBERG regarding this sub-contracting work.
However, ROSENBERG was not there. DANZIGER was advised at
Pitt Mcchine.Products Company, lnc., that ROSENBERG could
be reached at a stamping machine company.
DANZIGER stated that he went to this company
and met ROSENBERG there. DANZIGER was very vague and evasive
regarding this stamping machine company and he could not
recall the name, address or location of this company.
DANZIGER stated that he talked about giving ROSENBERG some
work, but eventually the sub-contracting work was given
elsewhere and not to ROSENBERG.
DANZIGER stated that in the early part of July,
1950, he was in Menhettan near Broom Street at about 3:00
in the afternoon to attend the funeral of MORRIS ALSCHER,
who was the brother of MAX ELITCHER. DANZIGER advised that,
osince.the_funeral.perlor weslonly"cishort_distance_£rom ,,_i
the Pitt Machine Products Company, he stopped in to see
ROSENBERG. DANZICEH stated that he only stayed a short time
with RCSENBERG and they tclkcd about the sub-contracting
work that had to be done for the Academy Electrical Products
Corporation. DANZIGER wondered if ROSENBERG was in a position
to accept same. ROSENBERG informed DANZIGEH that he would be
unable to handle any additional work as his shop was completely
tied up. DANZIGER advised that, after he discussed his
business with ROSENBERG, he left the Pitt Machine Products
Company and went to the funeral of MORRIS ALSCHEH. D;NZIGER
indicated that he has not scan JULIUS ROSENBERG since that
time. .
DANZIGWR was closely questioned ns to why he
did not toll this information to agents prior to this time.
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did not recall these incidents. DANZIGER also stated that,
since his memory had now been refreshed, he alma recalled
that he either saw or heard that JULIUS ROSENBERG was in
Washington, D. C.,some time during the period 1939-l9hl.
As has been pointed out previously, MORRIS
EHRLICH, the subject's attorney, was present during this
interview end, at the conclusion of the interview, he
asked if the United States Attorney would want DANZIGER
present again for cross-examination purposes before the
start of the HOSENBERG~SOBELL espionage trial. EHHLKCH
was advised that, before DANZIGER would be given another
pro-trial cross-examination, DQNZIGER should decide to come
back and tell the agents of the FBI the entire and truthful
story as he knew it. As they left, EHRLICH stated that
he would confer with DANZIGER and would call Bureau agents Z
for another interview if DAHZIGER gave him any additional 3
information concerning his activities in this matter. '|
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GOVERNMENT WITNESS DURING
ROSENBERG~SOB§LL ESPIOHAGE
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WILLIAM DAHZIGER testified as e Government witness
in the JULIUS and ETHEL ROSWWQERG - SOBELL espionage trial in '
the Southern District of New lork on March 16, 1951.
DAHZIGER was led in direct examination by
Confidential Assisted: to the United States Attorney ROY M.
COHN, Southern District of New York. DANZIGER testified ,
that he was graduated from the College of the City of New
York in June, 1938. Ho knows MORTON SOBELL, having attended
both high school and college with him. He met JULIUS ROSFNEERG
at the College of the City of New York, but had more frequent
contacts with SOBELL than with JULIUS ROSEHBERG at CCHY.
After graduation, DANZIGER worked at the Bureau
of Ordnance, as did SOBELL. After DANEIGER left the Bureau
of Ordnance, he corresponded with SCBELL. In March, 1950,
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with SOBELL and visited him in Flushing, Ree'York. DANZIGER
testified that he was employed in New Yorkzt the Academy
Electrical Products Corporation. In May; EESO, DMNZIGER
told SOBELL about his employment and the tgw of business
it was, that is, designing electrical promts. SOBELL
mentioned to DANZIGER that EOSENBEEG was bathe machine
shop business. DANZIGER pointed out thatiw had not seen
ROSENBERG since college. DANZIGER tcstifisithat for business
purposes he asked SOBELL for ROSEHBERG'S bmness address and
received it.
In the latter part of May, 193% DANZIGER went
to ROSEHBERG'S place of business to see ht; but ROSENBERG
was not there st that time. DANZIGER succaed in contacting
ROSENBERG away from RCSENBEBG'S place of mzdness on this
occasion. He also saw ROSENBERG in July, lE§O, at POSERBERG'S
place of business. DANZIGER testified thatthis was a brief
visit and that he had come merely to sec IZlUS' shop
facilities. JULIUS told DAHZIGER at this tm that he could
not accept work for some months and that DEZIGER should
contact him at some later date.
About June 20, 1950, DANZIGERtestified that
he-telephoned SOBELL-st the lottcr*s~homee2desked~to ~
borrow on electric drill. SOBELL said he mm leaving for
s vacation in Mexico and that, if DANZIGEH=zumed n drill,
he would have to come and got it right sws?. DANZIGER
went to SOBELL'S home. There he saw NORTEI and HELEN
SOBELL and HELEN'S sister, EDITH LEVJTOV. BANZIGER testified
that packing was in progress and that valims were standing
about. SOB¬LLS car was in the driveway uilthe trunk open
and there were valises in the car.
DJOIZIGER testified tn;-1; sossu. told him he
was flying to Mexico City for a vocation. IQUZIGER left
after a stay of about ten minutes.
DAHZIGER continued his tcstimxy Stting that
about one week later he rcceived n lvtter wm SOBELL post-
marked Mexico City and nddrnssed to DlNZIGEint DlNZ[GER'S
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The return address on the envelope was M. SOWFILL, street
address not recalled, ixzkfaxico City. DANZIGEH admitted that
he never know SOBELL to rs-e the name SOWELL. The envelope
contained a letter to D2251-.IGI-IR and several enclosures.
DANZIGER testified that his letter was social in nature.
There was also e note which said, "Please forward the
enclosures and Ill explain to you when I get beck." There
were two enclosures; one ass to EDITH LEVITOV; the other
was e note to SOBEZLL'S ysrents.
DIINZIGPTR testified that he placed the letter to
EDITH LEVITOV in en envelope and mailed it to her at an
address in Washington, It C. DMIZIGER further testified he
was also directed
that SOBELL could
address in Mexico
was a relative ofto give i¬AX,k'P.lSTPJRNAK :2 note to the effect
be re:-.*:;hed'es "M. SOWELL" at ex particular
City. DQQIZIGER testified that PASTEFLHAK
SOP-ELL::n-d that he delivered the note
containing SOE.TiLL'S other mane end address to PASTERLL92.K.
D.'1.I~IZIG.'-JR replied to SOBFFL'S lettcr by writing to the
address in Mexico City uzzier the name "M. SOwT~JLL."
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after he received the first letter he received another
~-I ett er from 5OBT.<TI,L -sat hisqrl a ce' 'o'f't»'u*si'n'es s . '"'Ihisl'ett"c- IT-'
came about the middle of July, l95'O. The letter w-rs also
' postmarked Mexico City. It hed I~'IORT »1-I SOBELL'S }1r>.ndwriting
on the envelope. The r-emu address on the envelope was
either I/4. or F-iOR'f1Z'YL.fIj_{_I'l*If at r_~ Cordove or Cordoba address
in Mexico City.
D.l!3ZIUER testified that this envelope contained
another social letter forD.1NZIG.$R -end an enclosure for
EDITH LEVITOV end a note to forward it to EDITH LEVITOV.
The note taid that SOBELZE would explain later. IJAIJZIGET11 did
forward the enclosure to EIITH LEVITOV. DIiI92ZZIGl7§P testified
that he has not heard from I-101-ITOI-E SOBELL on any subsequent
occas ion.
It should be noted that the defense s-.ttorneys
declined to cross-examine sILLI£xM DMIZIGER.
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XV. INFORI-i.~92N'I' S IlTFORi-l';IOI¬
CONC?-RTIING REASONS FER
SUBJEC'I S VISITS
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Confidential Informant T-11, cftnknown reliabil
but who has furnished information concernin;3ILIUS ROSENBERG
in the past, advised that ROSE1iBE'RG montiomi that WILLIAM
DANZIGER came to ROSENBERG'S shop, the Pittmhine Products
Company, Inc., on two different occasions. 5% informant was
unable to furnish the dates or the approximsn time of these
visits. The informant indicated that on theiirst visit
DANZIGER told ROSFJ=IBI>'RG that he had quit his job wi th the
Government because the FBI was invostigstinghim.
On the second visit, DANZIGER iniormed ROSENBERG
that SOBELL wunted word in Mexico us to whoa to go and
what to do. ROSENBEZRG intimated that DANZIF.£%l1ad complete
knowledge of what was going on because ROSEEERG told
DANZIGER that there was nothing he could doihr SOBELL at
that time and at that distance. HOST-,NBEBGr*.ls0 told
DANZIGER at this time that it was dangerous Zcr him to
come to the shop and he should not cull theszagain.
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Concerning DANZIGEH'S testimongst the ROSENBERG
SOBELL trial for espionage, it should be poied out that
on the initial interview of WILLIAM DANZIGEEhy Bureau agents
DANZIGER steadfastly denied that SOBELL in rm letters from
Mexico had ever requested that'DANZIGER do sgthing for him.
It should also be pointed out lzst DAN'jIG§ZR
reluctantly admitted performing the task fo:56BELL that he
testified to only after the FBI Laboratory mm able to
definitely prove that DANZIGER'S writing dieppear on the
enclosures from SOBELL.
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A. INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED
IN AN EFFORT T0 VERIFY
pi RBOVE iHFORNANT'S_INEORM$TlON
In an effort to verify the information furnished
by Confidential Informant T-11 regarding DANZIGER'S visits
with ROSENBERG and the actual reasons for these visits, the
following former and present employees of the Pitt Machine
Products Company were contacted:
DAVID GREENGLASS, self-confessed Soviet espionage
agent, was interviewed by SA JOHN A. HARRINGTON regarding
DANZIGER with negative results. GREWMGLASS could not identify
DlNZIGERS photograph and stated that ROSENBERG never mentioned
the name of DANZIGER in his presence. GREENGLASS also could
not suggest the name of a stamping machine company where
DANZIGER was supposed to have visited ROSENBERG.
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BERNARD and ROTH GREEHGLASS, brother and wife
of DAVID GREENGLASS, were interviewed by SA JOHN A. HARRINGTON
and the reporting agent at the home of RUTH GREENULASS, 265
Rivingtcn Street, New York City, on October 16, 1951.BERtARn<t§ssNcLAss was associated with JULIUS ROSENBERG in
theiPitt Machine Products Company from the fell of 19h? until
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photographs were exhibited to both BERNARD and RUTHXGREENGLASS
with negative results. Neither could verify DANZIGER'S visit
with JULIUS ROSENBERG at the Pitt Machine Products Company.
Neither could recall ROSERBRRG ever mentioning the name
WILLIAM DANZIGER.
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CHARLES BOZSIK, who was formerly the foreman of
Pitt Machine Products Company, Inc., from September, 19h9,
until September, 1950, was interviewed at his present plsc
of employment, the Moramoc Screw Machine Products Company,
2395 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, New York. he likewise
failed to identify the facial end surveillance photographs
of DANZIGER and hc also failed to recognize nnnz1ens's nomc.G
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one other person et Pitt achine during the period May to
July, 1950. This individual was namedq DANNY, last name
not recalled. He did not know whether DANNY was still
employed by tho owner who purchased the Pitt Machine
Products Company, Inc., after ROSENBERG was arrested in
July, 1950.
/DANIEL v.'92LmsT11m?92'L.-Yimizlo, 2516 East lhth
Street, Brooklyn, New York, was interviewed at the Richie
Machine Products Company, 370 East Houston Street, New
York City. LAURIZIO advised that the Richie Machine
Products Company is the new name of the Pitt Phchine Pro-
ducts Cumpeny and that he has been cmployed by the new
owner ever since ROSENBERG was arrested. Ho failed to
identify facial and surveillance photographs of the subject
and he did not recognize DADZIGER'S name. He also advised
that, as best he could recall, he had never seen this
individual around the Pitt Machine Products Company.
XVI. INI~ORI~IA£lOI~1' DEVELOPI-ZD IN .
1950 AND 1951 CONCERNING
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SOBELL and DANZIGER at CCKY, was interviewed at Hartford,
Connecticut, on August 28, 1950, by SAS LEO H. FRUTKIN
and JOHN A. HARRINGTON of the New York Office and SA EDWARD
R. NHELAN of the New Haven Office.
_* RICH admitted that, like many other young students,
after entering CCHY in 1933 he soon become engaged in "leftist
activities. He admitted participnting in mnny student rallies,
such as rallies advoceting aid for Loynlist Spain and main-
tenance of academic freedom. e admitted once specking at a
rally for Loyalist Spain, which rally was conducted by the
Young Communist League YCL!.
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student at CCNY whose feelings he described es being similar
to those of MAX ELITCHER, with whom DANZIGER was e close
associate, as well as being a close associate of HORTON
SOBELL. RICH stated that DANZIGER was definitely a leftist
and attended meetings of the YCL, although RICH was unable
to state the exact number of meetings he attended.
It is noted that the Young Communist League is
an organization designated by the Attorney General as coming
within the purview of Executive Order 9835.
RICH also recalled that he was one of the
students who graduated from CCNY and who travelled to Hashing-
ton and obtained employment with the Bureau of Ordnance,
Navy Department, in 1938. He also recalled that he resided
at 1316 Delafield Place with WILLIAM DANZIGER, MAX ELITCHER,
BENJAMI]$792LZUCKF.R!-hill and EDWARDQKHILLMAII.
On September 5, 1950, RICH was reinterviewed
at his own request by SAS WILLIAM H. BOOTH, JR., and
EDWARD R. WHELAN of the New Haven Office at the Hartford,
Connecticut, Resident Agency.
In addition to the information previously furnishe
RICH stated that he wished to advise that, while e student at
CCNY, he became a member of a group known as the Steinmetz
a great engineer whom RICH described as a well known Socialist.
The club, according to RICH, participated in left-wing move-
ments end sponsored rallies parallel to the Communist Party
line, such es nid to Loyalist Spain, improvement of student
conditions, and ncsdemic freedom. The organization sub-
sequently became affiliated with the YCL and becvme a
unit of that organization. RICH attended several meetings
of the QTOUP, some in the nature of open meetings and others
closed admitting members only. -
RICH at this point stated that he desired to
explain that, unlike the Communist Party, one did ndshave
to be a Communist to be a member of the YCL, but merely had
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new members were given to understand that they did not
have to subscribe completely to the doctrines of Communism,
but merely retain on open mind on the subject.
RICH at this point denied ever having joined
the Communist Party.
RICH stated that he recalled in attendance at
closed meetings of the YCL the following individuals whom
he, therefore, presumed to be members of the organization:
JULIUS ROSENBERG
NORTON SOBELL
MAX ELITCHER
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In connection with the nbove information,
RICH also furnished a signed statement. However, this state-
ment is not being set forth.
MAX ELITCHER was
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furnished by STANLEY ROBERT RICH. He stated that the Stein-
metz Club soundcd very familiar to him, but that he hnd no
recollection of such a club being an organization on the
campus of CCNY.during the lest two years of his attendance.
ELITCHER stated that the Steinmetz Club was probably the
nnme of a YCL unit end, in this connection, said that,
while on the campus about Januari, 1938, he was solicited
to join the YCL. ELITCHER stated that it was his recollection
that STANLEY RICH and possibly JULIUS ROSENBERG both spoke
t0~him about joining the YCL. ELITCHER stated that he had
no recollection of having formerly affiliated himself with
the YCL, but he did remember attending one or two meetings
of the YCL at some hell in Downtown New York. .interviewed on September 13,
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as to the membership of ST£§f3LE7>-PZICH, JULIUS ROSWIIBERG,
MORTON SOBELL, WILLIAM DAPIZIZ-$2 or L-JILLLM PERL in the YCL.
It will be recalled that S'Iu"£92§LE'Y RICH mentioned
that N."-.TH.-"-1.1% SUSSl~E.';N attend eé closed meetings of the YCL while
a student at CC!-Y.
N;;THA!~Z SIISST-RN, shen interviewed at the New York
Office on I-iarch 17, 1951, b1'SiS TICK-EFT F. ROYAL and BE}?/1' S.
TAYLOR, furnished considerable information concerning Branch
16-B, Industrial Division oi the Commznist Party.
SUSS}-i.-"-.N edmittsz? that he was e member of the
above club which was prixnnr§3;1' composed of federal Civil
Service employees in the T-es York area during the period
from 19142 to 19L1J.|.. He also advised that this was the
same coll that ROSE!-IBERG belmged to and further that meetings
were held at the apartment cf JULIUS RDST~.?~.B.?3RC- at 10 Monroe
Street, New York City.
SUSS?/Ell! .'_=.dvis<:'3tI12t he met JULIUS ROSENBERG in
approximately 1935 in connection with a drafting class which
both attended at CCNY. He sis-t-:d that earlier in 193$ he
had joined e neighborhood cl:-.'-ix of the YCL. in East Flatbush,
Brooklyn, New York, and that EDSFEEEERG h: discussed with
him the changing of his Y_CL-.1212-I~IbCIShip to the main branch at
CC-NY. ----He r=:-cal-led that as-=:.s-sees:-LL~,92».11tL1z..~z-ms-z-LessMAX ELITCHER and :.JILLI;.§}'&FE?ib were members of this YCL
group which he joined ct C0131... tie stated that the YCL meetings
were held at the Karl Marx Esme near the CCNY campus on s
weekly or semi-monthly basis- lie also recalled that some of
their meetings were later held at hell near the Academy
Music Theater on East lhth Street.
SUSSIJAN was reitzterviewed by SJ; BERT S. TAYLOR and
the reporting agent on July 15, 1951. STISSMAT: identified the
subject's photograph as 2 follow student at CCNY. He also
stated that DAIIZIGEP was nzslher of the YCL 92-fnilc he attended
CCI-KY. The basis for SUSS}=IM3"5'statement was DM-IZIG'5l~2'S attends
at various meetings of the on the campus -at CCNY.
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recall ever seeing WILLIAM IHNZIGER since they are graduated
from CCHY in 1938. He stated definitely that PiElGER was
not a member of Branch 16-E, Industrial Divisions? the
Communist Party, and definitely that DAHEIUER near ettundcd
any meetings of this club st the apartment of JEZES ROSENBERG,
10 Monroe Street, New York City.
Concerning WILLIAM PEEL, mentioned.£mre, he is
presently awaiting trial on n perjury indictmcnt;m four
counts which wes handed down in Mnrch, 1951, by £2 Federal
Grand Jury, Southern District of Few York, whid1§EY was
inquiring into the espionage activities of JULIUS&Q5EEBERG.
The indictment alleges that PERL committed pcrusin denying
acquaintance or knowledge of the activities of JEEFS ROSENBERG
and others.
On the basis of additional informstim furnished
by NATHLN SWSSHAN regrding YCL membership of M11355 PERL
and DANZIGEP, DLFZTGRR wcs reintcrviowcd on June§,19S1, in
the presence of his attorney, MORRIS EHRLICH, atis place
of employment, the Acddcmy Electrical Products Ccgerution,
SO25 Brondwy, New York City. It is notrd that HEEIGH is
also DAHZIGER'S employer.
DAEZIGER stated that he recalled PEE£as a
' fellow student at CCNY, but alleged he could not:small cnythin
_-_-enofwhis-activities~onthe~cmpus. ~DANZiGER-denietzyrkncwiedga
of YCL activities and specifically could not reci the Stein-
» meta Club, the Karl Marx House, or any similar grass. Ho
stated that he, DANZIGER, was c member of the Ammccn Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineering, but could not rrcl any other
individual who was also 0 member or attended mesings.
DANZIGER also stctcd that he has not seen PERL size graduation
from CCNY in 1938. He again denied membership intte YCL while '
at CCHY or any other time.
A, INFORMATION OBTAIUED FRCN OTHER
N CCEY STUDEHTS CONCERNING SIQJBCT
EDWARD HILLMAI, BMOQ Tnncg Rood, Bnmuw,
Maryland, was interviewed on October l , 1950, b;5&S JESSE C.
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HII.LMz3.IZ advised ho was born Decombor §,
1911;, at New York City, and rm: he ttcnded com" from 1931
1?0_l936,__rc.-ceiving 9. I/{tasters Degree in Enginec-ring.
HII,LI"i.-G? recnlled ti-H; he first became acquainted
with ST.-'d-ILEY RICH, ..'ILLI-3-"I DA!-IEGIEIZ, BE?'kZUCl'IERF'LiI=I and MAX
ELITCHER when he E-Cceptscl a position an Junior Engineer in
the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy DE;2:.'I tIPOI'1t, Washington, D. C.,
about May, 1938. He advised ttst all of tho above individuals,
including himself, agreed to rent r1 house at 1316 Dolufield
Place on a cooporrttivo basis. About month or two nfter
they rented this house in 1938,?7OhTO§.92T SOBELL crime to work
for the Navy Depnrtmcxit Bureau -:1 Qrdn-once and he also
moved into tho house with them. HILL!-"1.-X11 st:=.tcd that 11¢; did
not know SOBELL while ott-;nding ECEY. HILLIM}-F stated that
all of the !§bOV¬ individuals resided at this house for three
or four months, at which time EZLLMAI-I moved to another
address.
I-IILLE-L135 stated th*»r~t,:?mong, those who resided with
him at 1316 Delafi-21d Place, ii; wrs his opinion that MORTON
SOBELL, WILLLKM Did-YZIGBIR and SZi?*?LE!1 RICH were Communists.
He stated that he based his opiaion on the fact that these
three continually defended the £1-"ommunists, always followed
the Communist Party line, and never overlooked an occasion
to discuss Communism. Later, mien he visited in the homo
of D.-LHZIGFJR in Washington, IJANEGER always steer-ad tho
conversation nround to a discussion of Communism. HILLMZAN
emphasized that he had no persczzsl knowledge that SOBELL,
DAN ZIGER, pr-_ RI C.L1__w<:_re - CPTD-'Q1-111 2L-"-3 Pcmtzr l"§_1I'l3@IL§§_1l92?l'°i-,Y@1 .
because of their conv or-sstion, so considered them to be
Communists at tho time. He furiher recalled that either
SOBELL, DANZIGER or RICH showed him o membership c:-rd '
pertaining to the YCL; however, ho cannot now rocnli which
one of those men showed him this card. HILL192iAI~! ndvisod that
none of the above persons solicit-vd him to join th- Communist
Party and he had no knowledge oi any Communist Pcrty meetings
which they may have attended.
.' In connection with the above information,
HILLMAN furnished a signed stat-zmcnt to interviewing agents.
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" *' ABE FEDERING, 1h?9 Mncombs Foad, Bronx, Few York,
was interviewed by SA HQRTIN F. CAREY at his place of employ-
ment, the Electronics Depertmcnt,Bui1d1ng 77, Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
FEDERING stated thst he knew the following indi-
viduels during his attendance at CCNY:
WI LLIAM PERL
WILLIAM DANZIGEH
MORTON SOBELL
MAX ELITCHER.
FEDERING stated that ho know all of them,withne exception of SOBELL, as being pro-Communist. He assumed
hat all of the four know each other since they were all
members of the some class. However, in this regard, he did
not know specifically of any closer friendship existing
between any of the group. FEDERIUG stated that he was not
too friendly with any of these four and stated that the one
he knew best was WILLIAM DANZIGER. Beyond knowing DAEZIGER
as he know the others, that is, as members of his class, he
also hnd the opportunity on several occasions to walk to the
subway after class with DANZIGER. This was the extent of*"* "the'edditionnlfrIendshipwithDRZIGEF7 '* * * * **c'**t
' FEDERING mentioned that he was aware of the fact
that the YCL existed at the time he went to CCNY. He did not
know if any of the aforementioned persons belonged to it. .
He said thst he had never been approached by any of this
group or by any other of his classmates to join the YCL.
He indicsted that he had not been lectured by any of them
concerning the advantages of Communism, although it was
previously mentioned that he was aware that three of thom
were pro~Communist and they did not keep their views secret
around the school. FEDERING denied any Communist sffiliation.
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BENJAMIN zncxesnxg 1102 Turner Avenue, E
WP!namessn, New Jersey, was cont-enter} at E5 Bea"-ch 67th
Street, at the home of e relative in Fer l3oclcm:aY, 1-'ew York,
by S;-1 FR.[d§K P. 92'J.ILL1-JTT13.
ZUCi92TJI~?M.-'".?~I reported thet he did not know D.-92I~I7.IGF1I%
at CGNY. Ile met him for the first time in J-'1shin@_:ton, D. 0.,
when they were both employed by the Eurc-au of Ordnance. He
stated that he did not like D.';!»3ZdI -R and he did not know what
DiQIZ.IGERS political 1or.~.nin;;;s we're. He stated, however, that
he was doubtful about DQIZIGEY-S wife, SYLJIA. ZTECYZERE-LE3
recalled that he had an argument with D1'd2ZIL}F.E3'S wife one 1
day in which she claimed "our history books were slanted and
distorted."
ZUCKE.'BI~'L-W I-dmitizing living at the address 1316
Dclafield Place. However, he cozild not rec-ell seeing
DANZIGER since the time they knzsz each other in Washington, .
D. C.
reliability, Cc.~r*.{*I.dc,ntin1 [nfommt T-l2, of imo
furnished additional ir1.£orrr.r:i;i-an regarding DIJZZI
, The in1ormr:nt :1r}vis=rd th-ct in about 19143 he and '
one IEPIEIAZ-i-*Bf1Ni£S, e member -of tine Communist I-ertj-' end union
steward of/the Fed<.r:".tie-n of Architects, Engi.neers., Chemists
and Technicians I"ATJ . I! -'-.t the %ol~:lj;r1 Navy Yard, were .
attempting to recruit S-l'D2~I'=I£*?§:U' R into the union. During Zthe '0 onve-rs eti on ,"';"i;':?"?.¢iS me n¬c~ra'eF.:"t 1"f:':*n "6 f' "BILL D?;Z? ZIGER ""* * ""f
as e person B.iJ.?.3-T knew in the United Federal Evorkers of 2
American in weshington, D. C. i"?£- informant st.~.t.;<;- that
the conversation" indicnted that .:J.F¤92IS knew DANZLGER and that
possibly D.&I92YZIGfIi?_ hed sug_{:<:sted to BAEIBLS that r3.1.{ElE might '
be recruited into the F.1r3Ci. 'ih=.- informant advised the: he I
never met DAIJZIGEP. and knows nothing; further about him. f
However, the informant indie.-ated he knows Bid-I1aS end B.2nEP-I 1
very well. *
-' Con1 id-'.~ntiul inforrxmt T-13, of 1010'.-1Y1 reliability,
advised in 19h? that the P.-'JTCT, CEO, in the New Ye!-k Novel ,
Shipyard was completely controlled by 2 smell {group of individuals
who accepted the terms of the Cdzmuliist Per-ty under the guise of
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Confidential Informant T~l3 advised that BANKS
employed at the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn,
a metallurgist and that he had been formerly a
shop steward for the Navy Yard dew York Chapter of the FAECT.
He resigned his position with the Navy Yard on September 25,
19b7, to return to school.1., .-_
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Concerning EPHRIAE BANKS, Confidential Informant
T-l2, mentioned above, advised that BANKS and his wife,
LlBBY>KOHQf3ANKS, were members of the Carlson Cluh Number Two,
Communist Party, as of the summer of 19h7. The informant
advised that this particular club was functioning in the
Brooklyn Navy Yard and was composed of professional and white
collar workers employed at the Navy Yard.
Confidential Informant T-lh, of known reliability,
advised that EPHRIAN BMJKS was attending Brooklyn Polytechnic
Institute, 85 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York, and that
he was a full-time student working toward a Degree of Doctor
of Philosophy.
In view of the Communist background of BANKS
and his attendance at Brooklyn Polyteeh, he was not interviewed
regarding DANZIGER.
SIDNEY BAKER, 2885 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, New
York, was interviewed by SAS DANIEL F. O'CONNOR and WALTER P.
GAVINJ_ ii_l_li__i __a__ Tf1' as- a_e_ _i_ ___ tree-i
- BAKER advised that he has been employed as a
Mechanical Engineer at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from l9hO to
date. He stated that he has known WILLIAM DAEZIGER since the
seventh grade in grammar school. BAKEN said that he moved
to the Bronx about 1930 and did not see DANZIGER from the
time they attended junior high school until they got together
at CCNY. BAKER attended day school at CCNY in 193M and 1935,
and night school at the same college from 1935 through 1938.
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' BAKEN stated that he knew DANZIGER as a fellow
student at CCNY. He again met DANZIGER in Washington, D. C.,
about the end of 1939. Early in l9hO, at DANZlG¬F'S invitation,
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BAKEN rode from Washington, D. C., to New York City and returned
in an "old jallopy" car owned by DANZIGER. BAKEN
returned to New York City on various weekends and
rides offered by DANZIGER to save expense. BAKEN
he does not recall meeting DANZIGER subsequent to
trip together from Washington, which was in about
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ever tried to recruit him into the Communist Party. He ad-
mitted that he was a member of the FAECT in l9hh and 19H5.
BAKEK advised that he has been employed in ventilation re-
search at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He said that his work is
not regarded as secret. BAKEN declared that he has never
been approached for information by any unauthorized individual.
Although numerous other CCHY graduates were con~
tacted in this matter, the above-mentioned interviews were the
only ones in which pertinent information was obtained.
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It is pointed out that DAEZIGER, during his
federal employment, signed many documents in which he denied
or omitted to state membership in the Communist Party or
other subversive groups. These documents are contained in -
DANZIGER'S personnel file. In connection with DANZ1GER
being~used as~a Government witness7"officielsofthe~Haval~-*-
Records Management Center, United States Navy Supply Depot,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, made available DANZIGER'S
personnel file for photostating. The proper person to
subpoena to produce the original file in court is JOSEPH
WERTZBERGER, Director, Naval Supply Depot, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania, or his authorized representative.
4 The forms referred to above in which DANZIGER
denied or omitted to state membership in the Communist Party
are listed hereinafter.
1. Form 3T5 of the United States Civil Service
Commission dated December 20, IQAO.
2. Stcndnrd Form #h7 - Personnel Affidavit
dated June 26, l9hl.
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3. Standard Pom =#h.7 - Personnel Affidavit
dated December 1, l9hl.
M. Form 375 of the United States Civil Service
Commission dated December 30, l9hl.
S. Form l2&B - Field of United States Civil
Service Commission dated April 9, 19h2.
6. Form 375 of the United States Civil Service
Commission dated September 1, l9h2.
7. Standard Form #5? - Application for Federal
Employment dated April 8, l9U3.
B. Standard Form #57 - Application for Federal
Employment dated March 8, l9h5.
9. Standard Form #§7 - Application for Federal
Employment dated January 23, 19MB.
10. Standard Form 61a - Oath of Office Affidavit
dated March 2, 19A8.
DANZIGEH also signed a document captioned
three of this document, DANZIGER agreed to preserve strict
secrecy as to Government affairs and agreed not to disclose
confidential information.
The above fonns were forwarded to the Bureau on
May ll, 1951. .
XVIII. INFORMATION CONCERNING OTHER
' MEMBERS OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
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As has been previously mentioned, MAX ELITCHER,
a former employee of the Bureau of Urdnanee, Navy Department,
Washington, D. 0., admitted that he was c member of the Navy
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Department cell of the Communist Party in Washington, D. C.,
from l9h2 until the spring of 19hB. ELITCHEH stated that
DANZIGER joined the Navy Department cell of the Communist
Party shortly after DnNZIGER'S return to Washington, D. C.,
from the west Coast in l9hS.
It should be noted that DAHZIGER was transferred
from the Navy Yard, Long Beach, California, to the Bureau of
Ordnance, Washington, D. C., in May, 19h5.
ELITCHFR estimated that DANZIGER started taking
active pert in the affairs of the Navy Department cell of the
Communist Party approximately six months after DANZIGERS
return from the west Coast in May, 19h5.
DANZIGER was admitted to the Communist Party cell
upon ELITCHER'S recommendation and after approval had been
secured from Communist Party Headquarters. ELITCHER stated
that DANZIGER was an active member of this cell as of
September, IQQB, when he ELITCHER! moved to New York City.
It should also be noted that HELEFE ELITCHER
also identified WILLIAM D3HZIGER as a member of the Navy
Department cell of the Communist Party.
~A~ e ~ ~ On~August~25;Hi9SO7D§HZIGER*wre'inttrview§d_hy
SA JAMES T. O'BRIEN and the reporting agent at the ew York
Office. In the course of this interview and all subsequent
interviews by Bureau agents, DANZIGER categorically denied
that he is now or ever has been e member of the Communist Part
It should again be briefly pointed out that
ELITCHER has stated that membership in the United Federal
workers of America provided excellent cover for the secret
cells of the Communist Party in Washington, D. C. The union
was set up by branches which existed in the vnrious rgencies
of the Government. The influx of Communist Party members into
the United Federal Workers of America served u two-fold pur-
pose in that it imedietely incrvesed the union membership
and also pieced within the union e nucleus of Communist Party
members who worked for controlling policy and directed the
activity of the union. The cell members were instructed
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never to admit thst they were members of the Communist Party
or members of any secret cells, rather just individuals
active in the union movement.
A remark of DANZIGER during the initial inter-
view of this person appears to be significant at this point.
when questioned on August 28, 1950, concerning ABE¬SUROVELL
and PAULINEJSOLDHAN, DANZIGER stated that he had no informstion
as to whether or not they were Communist Party members. e did
make the comment that he detected e "pattern" in the names
of persons mentioned to him. when requested to elaborate
on this statement, he said that all of these persons hsd been
very active in the unions in Washington, D. C.
As MAX ELITCHER mentioned previously, ELITCHER
also related that the members of the Navy Department cell
were instructed that, in the event they were questioned by
Government investigators during the investigation either of
themselves or other members of the cell regarding Communist
Party membership, they should deny that they were members of
the Communist Pcrty end should state that they have no '
knowledge that the other individual was e member of the
Communist Party. It was impressed upon them that this
procedure should be strictly followed since no record existed
which could ever be utilized by a Government agency to prove
' ""membership"in'theP£rty. Thoy"wbre adv1e6d "*thtall
members of the Party working for the Govcrnment were also
issued the same instructions and that each members should
feel secure in this knowledge.
In addition to naming WILLIAM DLNZIGER as a
member of the Navy Department cell of the Communist Party in
Washington, D. C., MAX ELITCHER also identified nine other
individuals as members of this particular cell. Information
concerning other members in this Communist Party cell, as
well as the results of interview of eight of the nine
individuals, is being set forth below.
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ELITCHER stated that SUHOVELLS membership in the
Navy Department cell began in 19h2 or 19b3, and said that
SUROVELL was still en active member of that cell at the time
QLITCHER departed for New York City in September, l9h3. He
noted thet SUROVELL'S party membership had been interrupted
by Navy Military Service about 19hh or l9h5.
1950, ABRAHAM'J¢SUHOVELL, 1102 héth
D. C., was interviewed at the
Washington Field Office by SAS ROBERT L. SMELTZER and LEWIS E.
GLENN. Mr. SURGVELL at that time was a member of the firm
of Segster, Surovell Associates, Inc., offices at 1129 Vermont
Avenue, N. N., Wcshington, D. C.0n August 28,
Street, S. E., Washington,
SUROVELL said he graduated from Brooklyn College
in June, 19b0, then wont to weshington, D. C., where he took
a national defense training course in drafting at McKinley
Tech High School. In July, l9hl, he obtained e position as e
mechanical draftsmcn with the United States Office of Edu-
cation, where he rcmcined employed until February, l9b2. He
then secured e position with the United States Navy Hydro-
graphic Office as n cartographic drnftsman.
-+<- ~<{nNovember; 19h2;~he'en&istedin~the-United"States
Navy and was honorably discharged from the Navy in Februwry,
19b6, During the time he served in the Navy as en enlisted
man, he remained at the Hydrogrephic Office as a draftsman.
He said thet in the summer of 19¢? he was laid off due to a
reduction in force, but wcs subsequently called been to work.
He resigned from his position on June 30, lGh7, end became
associated with his present employment.
SUROVELL advised thct he was a member of the same
union as QLITCHER, and that much of their association together
was in connection with union activities.
On the same dnte, SWROVELL advised the agents thst
he bed known MAX ELITCHER since August, 19h}, end know his
wife, HELENE, prior to that time, having met her in l9hO or
l9h1. He stated thwt he was not ct that time end had never
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been s member of the Communist Forty, and added that his wife
was not and had never been e member of the Communist Party.
SUROVELL also added thet to his knowledge MAX ELITCHER wns
not a member of the Party. He stated that none of his friends
or acquaintances were members of the Party to the best of his
knowledge. He also remarked thet he had never attended a
meeting of the Communist Perty.
SUROVELL stated thet sometime between 19h2 and
19h6 he became a member of the Weshington Bookshop, which
was located on 17th Street, between I end K Streets. Be
said he joined the Bookshop because of the discounts to be
obtained by being s member. However, he could not recall ever
having made any purchrses qt the Bookshop. e said he wrote
to the Bookshop and requested that his nsmc be removed from
its membership list since he had read in the newspaper that
the Washington Bookshop was o Communist organization.
SUROVELL also recalled attending 2 meeting of the
American Youth Congress sometime in l9hO or l9hl. This
meeting was held ct the YNCA on 17th end K Streets in the
northwest section of weshington. He said he did not attend
as a delegate or es an official, but merely at the invitation
of someone whose name he could not recall. He edied thvt he
was never a member of the American Peace Mobilization or any
.other,orgenizotion-of;thisukindsos£ar~as-hecouldwrcmembenr---
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porated into the form of c statement, ond r. SSROVYLL advised
that this statement was correct to the best of his knowledge,
and that he did not desire to sign the statement until he had
an opportunity to consult en attorney. He said thet his
attorney had advised him not to sign anything.
On September 21, 1950, SUO¥FLL woe interviewed
by SAS DON}LD WLLTWR and LEWIS E. GLENN of the Washington
Field Office. He identified photographs of UILLl£M DLEZIGER
es a person he had essocieted with in connection with union
activities in the Navy Department.
As noted from thw above informotion, SUROVFLL
has not been 0 government employee since rpproximotcly
June 30, lUh7.
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MAX ELITCHER advised that ESTHER SUROVELL had
been a member of the Navy [bpartment cell of the Communist
Party, but was not active in thet cell at the time ELIQCHER
moved to New York in September, l9hB. It is noted that
ELITCHEH was unable to furnish any specific periods of time
during which ESTHER SUHOVELL was active ith this group.
Under date of October 6, 1950, the Washington
Field Office advised thrt ESTHER SUROVELL had been interviewed
by Agents of that office, but stated that she felt there was
nothing she could add to whet her husband had said. She
referred the interviewing agents to her husband, and stated
that she did not desire to be interviewed.
ABE SUROVELL was thereafter contacted by the
agents, at which time he strted that he had discussed the
entire matter with his attorney, Hr. WEISBRODT, who advised
him that there was no apparent nccd for further interview
of the SUEOVELLS.
It is noted that ABE SWROVELL reportedly said
_ that he desired to cooperote with the FBI, but felt that
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MAX ELITCHER stated that MARY GRIER hnd been a-
member of the Navy Department cell of the Communist Perty
for approximetoly two goers, but hod terminated her associ-
ation with this call sometime in l9h7, approximately e year
before ELITCHER moved to New York. He could not recall why;
GRIER'S relationship with the cell wws terminated, but said
he was under the imorossion that she was either fired from
her job, or else loft her job voluntarily as e result of a
Loyalty investigation.
. . .. »> On September 19, 1950, Miss MARY CATHERINE GRIER,
2123 I Street, N. W., Apartment 809, wns interviewed at the
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GLENN. Miss GRIER stated thrt she wss at thet time an
employee of the Arctic Institute of North America, which she
described as c Canadian-American Research organization,
with its main office locsted in Montreal, Cenedn. She said
that this is e private research organization, but that it is
engaged in some research work for the United States Government
She said she is presently working on c project which is being
done under e contrect with the Office of Navy Research.
GRIER was born'on February 5, 190?, at Deep
River, Iowa. In 192O,she moved to Seattle, Washington,
where she lived and worked until coming to Washington, D. C.,
in l9h3. She attended the University of Washington from
1923 until 1930, receiving a B. S. Degree in 1929 and n
B. S. in Library Science in 1930. She wes employed in the
library at the University of Washington until November, l9h2,
and was thereafter employed by the Loeing Aircraft Company
in Seattle from November, 19b2, until Jenuary, 19h}. After
arriving in Washington, D. C., she was employed by the Air
Force for a period of five months, beginning in February,
19h}. She seid tht the unit in which she was employed was
then transferred to the Oceanogrephic Unit, Eavy Hydrographic
Office, where she remained employed until June, l9h7.
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of the United Public workers of America end its predecessor
organization, the United Federal Workers of America. She
stated thet she wes acquainted with the following individuals:
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result of her activities in the above-Miss
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Miss GRIER steted that she was not and never has
been e member of the Communist Pnrty. She said that she
could not recall ever having attended any meetings or
gatherings she knew to he Communist Party affiliated. She I
said that, while she worked and resided in Seettle, Heshington, 2
she undoubtedly attended forums end similar types of meetings r
at which Communists orobnhly spoke, but said that she could '
not recall any specific instances of her ettendance at such
meetings and could not recall any associations on her part
which would indicate that she had ever been e member of the
Communist Party. She admitted membership in the Washington
Bookshop Association, the Southern Conference for Human welfare,
end said that she had contributed to the Joint Anti-Fascist
Committee and had subscribed to the publication, Soviet
Russia Today." In addition to her statement that she was
not and never had been 2 member of the Communist Pérty, she
stated that she knew of no Communist Party activities on the -
part of any of the ebovementioned individuals with whom she
associated in the course of hcr union activities.
It is noted from the above that MARY GRIER has ,
not'been"employed"hy"the~Governmentsince-npproximeteiy--~~*Yj
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MAX EL£TCHER has stated that PAULINE GOLDMAE was
. e member of the Navy Department cell of the Communist Party
from about l9h5 or l9h6, up until the time that he discontinue
his activities in the cell and moved to New York.6 .
on August 29. 1950, Miss P.-wtim cots;-um, an
employee of the Navy Deprrtment, Bureau of Supplies and lccoun
was interviewed at the wcshington Field Office by SA ROBERT L.
SMELTZER and LEWIS W. GLENN. Hins GOLDHXN st that time wos
residing at 2812 Quarry Road, H. w., Washington, D. C. She
ststed that she wns born on Jpril F, 1917, in Argentina, and
came to the United States when she was four years of age,ts,
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and lived in New York City and Long Island until coming to-
Washington, D. C.,in the letter pert of February, l9h2. She
secured a position in the Navy Department, Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts, in February, l9h2, and is still employed in the
same Bureau,
She stated that she met MAX and HELENEELITCHER '
about e year or so after coming to Washington, and said she
associated with them occasionally
activities only. She stated thatr92
in connection with union
as far as she knew MAX
and HELENE ELITCHER were never members of the Cemmunist Party,
and she stated that she is not en d never had been a member
of any organization which had been described as n Communist
front orgenizetion. GOLDNAE, while not mentioning the name
of the union witn,which she was affiliated, was undoubtedly
referring to thelnited Federal Workers of America, C10,
with which the ELITCHERS wereeff
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she left the Navy Department.activities and moved to New York City. He
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that JEANETTE KAPLAN was residing
but had been married and that her
Baltimore.elso stated that to allJsszsr-Ts/;-:.aPLmi}r11@o was not /smpl
that time.in Baltimore at that time,
marriage name was FINO.
intents and purposes -
eyed by the Government et
f On the date of S0ptCmbCP 27, 1950, the Bureau
stated that in view of other ecti vities in which JEANETTE
KAPLJ{ FINO was then engrgcd within the Baltimore urea, it was -
not deemed advisable to interview her Pt that time. Accordingly, ;
KAPLAN has not been interviewed t
allegations made by MAX ELITCHEPo dete concerning the .
of her membership in the
Navy Department cell of the Communist Party.
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MAX WLITCHER has stated that one IRA KLAFTEH had
been e member of the Navy Department cell of the Communist
Party for approximately one year, and was still active in
that cell at the time RLITCHER left for New York at the end
of September, 19MB. ELITCHER was of the opinion that KLAFTER
was employed either in the office of the Secretary of the
Navy, or in some branch of the Navy Depertment dealing with
industrial relations.
i, On September 18, 1950, IRA KLLFTER, else known as
ISMARQKLAFTER, of 1203 Trenton Place, S. E., Weshington, D. C.,
was interviewed at the Washington Field Office by SAS C.
EDWARD NICHOLSON, JH., and LEULS E. GLENN.
KLAPTER was born on June 16, 1913, in New York
City, attended CCNY from 1929 until 1931, and thereafter '
attended the University of Indiana from 1933 until 1935,
when he graduated with an A. B. Degree. In the summer of
l9hl, he came to Washington, D. C., and in September of
that year became employed in the Research Division of the
WPA. In December, l9hl, he was inducted into the United States
Army, and was honorably discharged on August 17, l9h5. He
spent three yenrs in the Asiatic Theater of Operation. In
~i~»»»0etober;l9h5,~hefsecured~employmentin~the-O£ioo10$-Industrial~Y~*-Q
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