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s Office Merger NAW + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL TO : Director, FBI (100-360217) DATE: 11/25/53 Pt aie : Sac, New York (100-90892) a SUBJECT: HOWARD ZINN, wa \ STASARD FORM NO. 64 _ ’ \ nq ° {os F SM -C SECURITY INFORMANT PROGRAM... | NEW YORK DIVISION. ¢ STB ESS 209 ls eplyy 4265 46 ReNYlet to the Bureau, 10/12/53. On 11/6/53, the residence ied as piace eet surveillance by SAS and The subject was observe eaving Ss home and discreetly surveilled from the immediate vicinity. He was contacted between Fifth and Sixth Streets and Avenue D, NYC, by the above-mentioned agents. The agents introduced themselves to ZINN and advised him that they had a confidential matter to discuss with him. ZINN was advised that the agents were contacting him in the above-described manner because they desired to avoid any possible embarrassment to him at his home or employment. The Bureau's responsibilities in the internal security field were noted to ZINN and he was advised that it was for this reason that he was being contacted. He was told that he was not being contacted with the idea of intimidating or having him incriminate himself but for the purpose of determining his attitude towards aiding the United States Government. It Avs noted that he was a citizen of this country, a parent and veteran and had certain responsibilities to himself, his family and country. LA Mp He was advised that the Bureau had received informa- jtion concerning his associations with the CP and was affording him this opportunity to discuss it with agents of the FBI. (ZINN stated that he was not now or was he ever a member of the CP. He acknowledged that perhaps his activities in the past ihad opened him to charges that he was associated with the CGP as a member; however, he was not. He also denied that hths 7 \wife was or had been a CP member. He stated that he was a 2™liberal and perhaps some people would consider him to be a "leftist." ZINN said that he had participated in the activities of various organizations which might be consideredCommnist fronts but that his participation was motivated by his belief DESTROYED. 4 Za ~ \ OPIES SH 10 nov 27 wa 2 oo ae : dias _ nae — cy WLESMER jeer EX- 13 YZ mee : re a 0y) SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIMBNTIAL 5,”