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OL :MR. A. H. BELMONT DATE:June16,1959 Tolson Belmont FROM: MR.F.J.BAUMGARDN Mobe Pacsons Roseo SUBJECT SOLO INTERNAL SECURITY C Tele.Room Hollomon Gondy Reference is made to my menorandum to you dated 6-5-59 (attached) in the above-captioned matter. Referenced nemorandun discussed the possibility of hauing Ny 69s-S*, one of our top informants, obtain a valid and. current passport so that he would be in a position to accept c courier assignment without delay for trauel abroad for the Communist Party (cp),. USA. Ly memorandum reconmended that Liaison Section check with the Passport Office of the Department of State to determine the present status ofthe John Willian Fox file, it being noted that informant obtained Passport Nunber 52l459 on 6-11-32 fraudulently under this name, and to The Director noted, "o.k. H.". Mr. Bartlett of the Liaison Section requested Mr. Robert Johnson of the Passport Ofpice' to pull the Fox file so that it could be reuiewed. The reguest was made on 6-l0-59 and inasmuch as this old Jile was in dead storage, it was not available for review until 6-l6-59. A review of the ayg bugdnaq Op-6I-E paqnp yunpudaouau Iosnfady p p9soIosap aI1f xou Fraud Section. Recordsof Horld Tourist, Inc., show that this person's transportation was charged to the account of the, Cp." The file also shows a handwritten memorandum disclosing that Fox is also known as Jack Childs, the informant's true name. Without being reguested,. Mr. Johnson, who has been extremely cooperative with the Bureau in the past, said that he would insert a piece of paper on the top of the file reguesting that the file be referred immediately to him'in the event the file shows up in connection with a passport application. Mr. Johnson aduised that if this happens, .he will inmediately.get in touch with ur. Bartlett of the Liaison Section. OBSERVATXS: ENCLOS It is to be noted that our relations with Mr. Robert Johnson who. handles communist passports for the State Departnent are such that we.will be able to obtain c passport for NY 694-Sx without any risk-to the infornant It should be further noted that through arrangenents with Mr. Johnson in Enclosures REC- 23 100-428091 100:42 8o9 I - ur. Belmont 1 - Mr. Baungardner 1-Mr. Donohue r JUN 181959 I - ur. Decker ALL INFORMATIONCONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED OHB:AJD/med j DATB7-zy=QQ BX SAybSA<4L3 (6) #F-90631s