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2 - oy . : ve . - . . . eo. i” aaa o ‘ ae "Ye Las fea vols. — Oe Memord bum “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT — perenne vs aan “y9. —_ Ta ' 19 - / Director, FBI (100360841) nce “DATE: ap oi . bey pete a _ a . (og i MMe BHI — _ C Sagssoan rons ivo64 cet . “ : Coe tas ar : FRO AC, NY’ (100290892), =” a Do Sap Ctter . : g Co: Be a a sintensowa.. . 1, f. Tog . : . canes Reon. . SUBJECT O#ARD ZINN wd pve RB. jloman— ; SiC ; : U3 i cigs Candy. : \ oo SECURITY INFORMANT Fron . ee h Poe NEW YORK: DIVISION . ‘A | . a nan Aes i. /- _-Renviet: 11/25/83. ‘and Bulet: 12/17/83. ‘Bhelosed. “herewith are the N ] /- original’ and. five, copies of the report of SA WILLTAM L. - ED, dated 2/2h/5y - Sh - - at. New York. | - 4 Ay. ~ wa - On 1/21 and 29/5 lip and 0/2, 5, 8 and 9/sh, the . subject's residence at 890. Rast 6th Street, . New York City, ' ‘was placed” under : discreet surveillance. Subject. was, not observed on 1/27; 29, or 2/2 or 5/5. On 2/8/54, 2ZINN-was observed leaving his. apartment building, : ‘but: was -not- observed under coridi tions a ‘permitting ‘discreet contact. On 2/9/5h, - ZINN: was again observed “leaving his , ‘apartment building. - He was discreetly surveilled: from the immediate nei od Pee — on- Avenue: | near Hast oth Street, New r York K City, by, SAS| bic . ‘The agents. greeted ZINN. ‘and he indigated ‘that: he remembered the _ ia agents . from the’ previous interview. . ‘He was courteous. in ‘his’ greeting and. made* -~ no attempt to avoid the interview. The agents ‘inquired of him if he had: gbven - i thought. to. the topics discussed during the initial interview. “ZINN advised | .-“that.he had considered - the. previous interview, . but. that. he, had nothing to add “= or subtract from. his statements.” It was’ again pointed out. to the subject that... he ‘was not being contacted:for the . purpose , of having him incriminate. himself, . or to intimidate him, but that. the. agents. were giving him‘an opportuni ty to “- further. discuss his former activity with certain subversive: ‘organizations. He was-again asked’ concerning his CP menbership, - ‘pointing out that during'the = * initial interview -he had. denied that either he or his wife were members. of. the ©. CP. ZINN hesitated.and replied that. if. he’ had-been. associated with .a. subversive’ te . organization, that he would now have’ termi nated. this: association. ‘Goncerning - ' the information that. he was a “delegate +0 the ‘New York State CP Convention ‘in. .- \ July, 1948, ZINN ‘again: advised that he could not* recall. having attended the State Convention,’ He also stated that he-could not: recall having attended-the 19h7 — Conference of. the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee. Comittee : as’ a. representative ¢ of oy j the American Veterans. Committee. ©. re i if “2TH again - ‘stated that he. did not. believe in the: principis of force : bnd violence: and knew: of no one who did. advocate this principle. . He: stated ihet he did not consider himself or any of his’ friends to, bea threat to the - security of: this’ country. He. stated. that under no circumstancés would: he testy or furnish information concerning: the political opinions of eer