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— —- PD-36 (Rev. 12-15-56) DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM: et Yv . FEI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION CUUIDE . “0 METE 08-23-2011 “ +e FBI Date: 7/20/61 he. (Type in plain text or code) Via _____ATRTEL REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) N Transmit the following in TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-428091) | ~| . . y FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (100-134637) oy fee suBJECT { “SOLO | nagh Enclosed herewith for the Bireau are 7 copies of a letterhead memorandum reflecting that the political line of GUS HALL, General Secretary of the CPUSA, has been endorsed by the Presidium of the CP of the Soviet Union. The source mentioned is NY 694-S*, who furnished / this information to SAS ALEXANDER GC. BURLINSON and GEORGE EDWIN JONES on 7/17/61. . Information contained in the letterhead memorandum is classified "Hep Secret! because, by its nature, it tends to disclose NY 694-S* as the source thereof. This informant provides extremely high-level intelligence information, and cohtinued acquisition of this information is vital to the national defense interests of this country. To give added security to this New York informant,} 1, "the letterhead memorandum is being given a Washington, D.C. \ i .dateline as was suggested by the Bureau in their letter of \ / “11/2/60, captioned as above, with respect to information 4 ; se furnished by CG 5824-S*, J 1 LLG ih 4 Us ) a ree en ore | A sO een } y NG | Pee er the . er GU BT 783 3 ~ BUREAU (100-428091) (Enel. 7) (RM) HRD ia “L - CHICAGO (134-46-Sub B) (Encl. 1) (RM) @ ° --— — | Ll - NY 134-91 (Inv) (41) ; 1 - NY: 100-134637 - (41) ey) mene ACB:GES:mfd (#41) (44 : EX ad | \ approved: Cert LL UMOCOC~Perr Special Agent in Charge le c a Yoo