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"As Harrington and others like him moved out, men with histories cf Communist activity moved in. Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle -- in all of these cities many Fair Play chapters were run by - left-wing elements. + + * "BY THE WINTER OF 1963, TABER WAS IN CUBA working for Castro, and his successor &s executive secretary, Richard Gibson, was in Switzerland, Investigators could find few if any financial records. A withdrawal of $19,000 by Taber for a group trip to Cuba could not be further traced. "In charge of the organization was Vincent Thecdore Lee in New York. In December 1963 Lee laid the skeleton of Fair Play to rest forever. With the electric bill peid through the month, he put a lock on the headquarters at 799 Broadway and took a vacation. "Final comment is offered on the life and death of Fair Play for Cuba by Dr. Santos-Buch: tT could understand why a man with the emotional probiems of Lee Harvey Oswald was attracted to this organization in 1963, but somehow I don't think he would have been interested in 1960.! A characterization of the Emergency Committee for Disaster Relief to Cuba appears in the Appendix attached hereto. R347, i * ss oe oe - 40 - ates wee Tye