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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== Adaac 004,100830012 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 Class'ickjign MOceSINc Acfsi DISFATCH L/67~r To Chjef Sqy_Bloc _Divi_Chief Far_East_Division X 22 4202IC "{0ZId (3FQ Only QAUFGD 023 Chief WOMOSE/ICG CAK JUDGE InDExDG FRo rhief 0f Btetzon Toko WicroeILy Q@EC}} RYBAT ,MPASHA REDTOP Beheiren and the Four U.8 _ Navy_Deserters actnr RZQUIRDd RE7E2*cB5 JOEYO , 7263 As noted in reference , forwarded herewith is a copy Of the sub- ject memorandum_ Please note tbat the information in the memorandum Paragraph B, 4. b) 18 particularly sensitlve and Should only be given properly restricted dissemination . Mark J LIDGERWOOL ATTACEENT Memo dtd 27 Nov 67 Distribut_on V C/SB Div w/1_ Cy attach 1 C/FE w/1 Cy attach C/ROMUSE /ICG w/1 attacb Ossric 7on :MEww Cetuded O _[2 :0Z6 042 WPDF Q Bob0525 63 CBPY 8603 Tos Ra77r6*E To Olpatch SYMBoL N Qiuvber Date 24t:' #33 # nrr 70873 Ee FJTA-53626 GericL DEC 6 CUSSIAICAT1OH MS File Number EGXE MNBH UNKNNOWN bes Q mJ 1967 ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== 14-00000 5EC KE I4 , 27 Novepber 1967 LEMOBANDO_ EOR_TEE RECORD: SUBJBCT:' BBHEIREN and tbo Kowr 0.8.' Ravy Deserters 4 Orzgte gnd Develornent %f BEHEIREKS 1 Roundiog: BEHEIREX (Jpan "Peaco Xor Vietnam" Coz= @fttee) gas or ganlzed I0 ApriI 1965, Tontuatly 313 2 tICalky Inaependont €roup 0f intellectule and cultured pereons ghose Pufpose Ms to restore peace In Vietnam . " Actually, 1t i 2 loosely organized eouP Of OX-JcP. @eeberB progressive IntelJectuals lcftist cultured persona end leftwing studente banded togetber in tbo nere o2]OPposItzon to tbe Vietoam Gar by tro ConmOD doponinators, dedicated anti-Aericanism and refusel to be donfnated orcontrolled by tbe orthodor Jepan' Conrunlet Party. 3 Hard-Core Secretar:et: Tho real force bebind tho orgenizazon Of BEEEIREF riebt grom the begionlog to tbe present , bas been 2 briliiant Conrunist paned YOSHIEAEA Yutcht ~ wboso conbpiratortel organ:zattonal sk1l1 bavo Becp_perbaps tbe _ost_Aad-spensible Ingredlente _n]EEEEIRCR 'e developrent. YOSHIKARA 7n8 expolled fror Tokyo UnIversity for bls role 28 4 ZEiCAKURIN Zeader io the 1960 0.8. /Japan Securlty Treaty Tiots Eo tben went Lnto fulltime JCP mas5 novedent prOfeselonel work, beconing the Secretariat offIcial I0 cbarge Or international reletfons for the Jepan Peace Connltteo YOSEIXAHA broke WItb tbe JCp I0 Jato 1964 , followieg tbe Fupture In reletions betreen tbe JCP and CPSu in Lay tbat year The Insptration {or BZEEIRER sprIngs ip Jarge neasure frop YOSHIKAKA '8 personal deglre to u80 bts organizational talents 1n countertng the JCP and 4ts Japan Peace Connittee_ YOSEIEATA , in addition to bofng 3 ve2l quaL fZed Bpgllsh Ninguist hinself 1 yeare. ag0surrounded binself with e Smell follovine Of sf0-larly quallfied Ifcutenants , eboa be broucht along Jnto BEDEEIREI to give bin the necessary depth andexper_ence to run thls nev organszatlon. _ YOSHIKABA functlons 30 : BEEEIREN'6 Gecretory Ganeral. $ E € R E T PolI belp ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== 14-00000 $ E e R E T ~2- 3- Respectabze Zutellectuel Eront: FollOvicg furda- Bental Cmnunlst pr= 4nCnR1CS Eor Dags movement cork (better tban tbo JCP itcolf follows those tenets) = tbe ex-JCP organIzers of BLEEIREN kept thengolvos In tbe beckground and ILned 4P 2 pucber O2 proninent Japanese" progress_ve Intelloctuals end Jeftist cultured persong to front for BEEEIREN _ Tbe choce Of QDA_Uekoto 0x-FulbrLghter and populer youne novelist, to b0 7be cbief front can _ E Cbair- 4an wag an extrerely Iucky stroke for BEIEIREN ODA bas taken to thss grand-Btanding 9 front work IIko 3 duck to water _ It has Biven bi0 2 cbance to ubridled vent to ble O5. Jatent antt-Anerican ROolInge 1 puEfed hln up to the extent tbat bo bas been dubbed "the enperor" by ether ECHEIBEN activibta_ 0 end gZvon hkm at long Zast en #deological nission to pursue_ YOSHIKANA bas perforned naguff-cently In feeding OD4 6 ego neads aad in #fusing andIndoctrloating ODt 60 tbat bjg words and actiona takro On suIf-cently viruleat anti-Acerican overtones _ ODb bas served anothor VItal function for BEIEIRE? recrusting 2 Bjzeable nunber Of fellon Intellectuale to Join tbe reoks O1 BEEEIREN actIvists _ (Attachrent 1 18 0 IBtiog Of a bucber Of thoso Japanese cbo bve been Jdentifted as Qctive BEESIREN supporters Or ayopa- tbizers .) 4 Organtzatfona2 Dereloprent: In Its 3 1/2 year' history_ BTEEIREi Was Dot @pPTec EVly chanGcd Its orgnrIzatlonal fornit, elthougb 1t bas Doved Its orfice tbree tides and sodiEJed its 0276 epen oftener BEEIREN Is Dot 2 "mass organization" be- caueo it has bad no :stzcablo popular backing to tbe present tino _ Its bard core secretarfat organizetion j rw' by YOSBTKANA end bis lieutenants - Its public Icage intellectual Zront 18 led by and gLven body by 8 score Or 1tke-Dinded intellectual ErIends Of ODA and YOSHIKAZA _ 0 wbo .fort tbe Iooso body of BEBEIREN'6 activist Ioadersbip. Under tbis BMEIPEN Jeadorzbip superetructure 1ios a paltry base of only several hundred BEREEZREN "rank-and-f1le"-Gupporters, Zobtly young Japanese students_ Orcantzationally, EicHEIRBR bas w0 formal eezbership sybten, 80 Sts bage Of bupporters 18 fluld and not precisely Ecasureble_ Horever _ tbe base support for 'BEHEIREH ba5 deflnftely bcen Op tbe "pSRIng during 1987 and pade sucb noteble gtridcs dur: tbe post bumtmger that JC? Headquarters officiale fIpally folt copstratned to noto e1ta, conccrn tbat BGEEIREN 9a8 begiop:og to draln Off 0 eronize number 02 pro- greggive youth Fbo otherwiae vould' have been abeorbea Into tbe JCP'e own youth moverent: BEEIEIBEN leaders bave tried to belp thls Erorth along by eotting LP a youth sectlon, calllog 1t "Young BEHEIREN . 0 BERBIREN '8 InagInative actlons and publiclty conbclous prograne bave been reepons_ble for sts recent growtb, nad tbts period Of grorth scems to &8 Dow on S E € R E T TIve: by ODA , {dg ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== 14-0000 S E € R E I 73 tbe verge Of really plcklng up speed . and momontun . Ab a rcsult of Its role In the case of tho four doserting Bafiors BEIEIREN bag reaped bountiful publlcity, hag bucceeded In toucbing 4 delicate Japanese publlc nerve of sympathy and pacIflem open- Ing 4 floodgate of support for BCNEEIREN fron a11 Over Japan. Then tbls cabe fade8 fron tbe Iimelight, It 16 st1ll most likely that 2 fair percentage of curront vave of_populer support 80BEHEIREL%.lL8QLtdttr iato_pernanent 0a5s DackIngz g4ng BEE REN 50" the Itrat ttre 4 nen [EzU Da3e t0 eupporz It8 future acEIVTies , 5 _ Activitfeg and AccomplIshments: BEECIREN has engaged In 2 pumber 3r ropaganda ZctOns and participated In inter- national anti-Viotnam Var activIties. It bab tried to Cov operate Witb certain front actIvitles In Japan Controlled_by_ the JCP most notably tho Jepan Commtttee_ to_Invegtigate Ver Czines 10 Vietpan activitles , wbicb culuinated In tho TToEyo Court Of Tast Zugust, but bas been soundly and rudely rebuffed by the JCP_ In spite of this, BEHCIREN bes cburned along at itb OwD Pace = witb 0 continuing seriee o2 aot1-Vietnan war actlons most of then related In bome wey to tho Arericen pacifist dovement. In this regard, EEEIREN has succeeded i0 cornering a virtual ponopoly Op Japancse contacte WIth the 0.S_ pacifist movenerts and has. effectually capitalized on thls to promote Its Om action progran. Tbe cns0 Of the four deserting s81l0r8 sblle an sPparent lucky Windfall for BEHEIREF only points up tbe fact that BEECIREN tbrough past orgganizational work and pronotional activitie8 , was "jobnny-On-the-spot" ready andcapable (unlquo in Japan In this regerd) to take the ball and run vith It.a BEWEIREN rad all tho way i0 tbls case and scored it8 mobt notable bucCC88 bince Jt Wes orgenjzed . (Attachment 2 18 2 listfng 6f BEHIIREN'e more notable actIvitios since Its founding. Attachnent 3 i8 2 partial listIng Of Anerican and otber forelgn persons knor to bave been 1 contact WIth Or .Cooperated FIth BEEEIREN.) _ B. Ibe Cese of the Eour Satkor Degertese 2nd @EEEIREH 1; Hor It Sterted: The copscnsus O2 211 @Va_lable overt ned:o @aterzal_ with So recorded disseat, Indicates tbat the four SaIlora VolunterIly Jeft their shfo, went AFOL , and ended up Rallowing around Tokyo'8 bippie-land_ Prectsely vhat :pazsona} ertevances prorpted. tbe fou to epbark On this 01s-adventure 18 Dot knorn . But, 4p to thls point, the fopr could falrly be categorized ag nIsguIded ' youngatere gone astray 1n 4 forelgn Jand , end due to get Blapped back Jp IIno wIth tradstional Navy Justice wben {inally decided to etop tbe fun and: go back to the Bhipa S0 for thlo mad0 tbeir cabeb far from unIque . S E € R E T yet tbey ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 14-00000 S E6 BET 20 Eoz It Becece 22 Inctdcnt: But Instead 0f returuiug to tbalr ebp 87 tbezr 0m VOIItIOn or being epprehended by: the Sboro Petrol, tbe nade contact BItb BEEIIBEN eaders _ Apl B pro8s_zeports Indicate that thle 178 just a coincidencc_ {ear tbore ts no Pre-PlannIng by tbe four to contact BEIEIEEX . Toro ar0 po, avallable overt nor Covert reports tbat Indicate 0 tborvIse : But , once tbe BEHEIREN people Zade contact, rocomLzed tbe potentzal Iunedietoly and noved fast for tho MIl. (Attachacat 4 Je 4 Yonturt Nevopeper clIppiog 22 Nov- obr 1967 , tbat 13 both 0 representative and conprenensive eccount of tbie phase of the Cabo _ Even 11 tbis articlo ebould contaln sone ninor Inaccuraciog tbe basic IIne geeas Jectuel ad bao not boen. challengca cleewbere.) 3 BEIEIREK Tntez Qvez: Fben tbe four cade contact @Itb BEBEIREN, Tt Eudde5Iy bocaro an entarely d-fzerent bollgare_ BEHEIREX baa everytbing needed to capitalize On tblg: veteran actIesst Ieeders wbo a@ experLonced enougb to recogn:ze tbo ~Lodfall tbat bad coze tbefr Gey; en apparatus that could provide biding_placee for tbe four Jong gtand-ng.Ltazeop contacte Ritb Sopfet Eababey 0ffIctgla Ror UB6 {0 plenopng orIt Irox Japan; BolAd contacts WIth relleble Acerican PAcIfssts FIth wboa tbe bopa fides Of tho four 821l0rs coeld bo checked; poney and organLzetion to capltalize On the propaganda potentiel (sucb as preperfog 8 Dovie {1 for tbo IIt_el BEBZIREN presb conference_announcIog tbe desertzon, prepared Roro IIkely tban not by BEHEIBER stalwart ELEED Eednogukey a0 independent fiLr producer)% and EnglIsh speating activists Capable Of sycpithielng, encourag_ng , soothing, or REIteting tbe Iour young 5a1lorB , b0 that there woula ba J0 tupsng beck. Ihe BEEIREE Apparatug 4t Qosk: Rhtle nany 08 tbo BPRll Pfeces O2 2blg puzzle 9 SbTCb 7ou1d tbe wbole Crso 13 proper detetled chronologicnl order and el_uluato speculetzon On nlpar point8, are 8t112 uisb1n6, enough Ja knawn ror, tbroueh overt and covert BourCes , tbat the picture 02 BZHEEIEEY'8 adept bendling Of tble CaBo] chlpes througb clearly. Tbe follOv- Ang elopects 7 a11 Part Of tbe BEEEIRER epparatud_ cake . CP tbo bulk 01 tbe pIcture: 8) Eide_out= Wbez EZEEIREX bold 0 the four on sbout 26' October Zhes bad to be hidon out for tbe apprortatc tro wcek pertod unt1l tbetr exit fron Japen could be erranged Tble presented BBHEIREN no great LogtstIcal probler: 4 Junber 02 the BEEISIREH actIvist Jeaderb bave horles voll susted to barborkng Iugit-vee 0 Tor @zarple BEREIRER activigt leader QEASAKIL Elteusada bas 8 VIlla hidden avay In Chifesaki, wbicb pas osed OD tbe ntght 0f 12 Septerber Eor 2 roeting 02 ibout 20 EEEBIREB Jeaders, and %a:ch vould be htehly suitable S E B R E I four ttey put got top ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 14- TTTZ T 5 for biding tbo four deborters. Other Private-drelliocs bc- Jongujzg; to EEHEIREN Icaders and loyal supporters , ae scattered througbout botb tho Kanto and Xansai areas _ 6) BEIEIEEH Govzet Ltateop: EELEIREN Secretary Generad YOSHIKARA bac camtaincd DerHOdIc contect with Soviet Zubassy OffIcfale {or yoarg: BELEILER Chalrnen OpPA bas met Sovtet Reace Conmitteo O2ficials in Kobcow , Tbo Oxact Beans or bow thjs_HAatcon wag Acconpl ebed In tbts Case 10-precieely-Ktom Eroa a cover t pbono tap.04 tbe Sovlet_Enbassy 3 lip6_ 3 8 full; transcrtpt_ 18 avaIlable Of tro phone calls rade on 30 Octobor {#rst by Brtan_Victorsa 'to Cblef Press 'Attacbo Ktkolay V_ Va8tlycvt@h and gecond by YOSHKAVA to First secrotary 8ezoy D: Znisiroz,urgently requesting a private neeting nater tbat to dtecusg Wan extrerely A@portant, extrezoly delieete @tter 4 WIebo4t_3o462 ipe Cab0 02 tha _Qw Balora c) BEEEIeEWu 8_ Pacsgtet Ltedeop: BEEEIREN contacted Dertnouth UuIVerGty profo3sor Erno5t P , Young wbo 2lew to Japen oh 8 Rovcrbor apparcntly helped BEEEIREN Jegdors chock tbe bona fJdeg of che degerters and returned to tbe 0,8, On 11 Novoaber; (attachaont 5 IB:tho translatton 0f 2 Senkel Sbtebun article, dated 21 Novesher reporting an interview Fiea] Yourg; Givzng his version of hts role In €hze Cage. ) 5: Egcene to Hogcor: Tho four desorterg turzed up In MOBCOV, 6520)' Toveaior The press Has Speculetcd Ridely and ucaoinously tbat tbe Rour Jert Japan On tbe Soviet passenger sblp Bafkal On 11 Novembor Agato, there 19 no dissenting opiator overt nor Covert. The only ByBtery concerning thig 2inal pbase 0f the Jaranese portton of tbtg Cnse concerrs tbo pecbanlce of bow thc four boarded tho Bafkal acd Fho assisted in tbls Banezuver But wItb the 6a11408 o* tbe Bafkal from Yokobaea EEEESIBEN conpleted its Dobt bighly successful and beautifully @zecured activity Jo Its 2 1/2 year history. Not only did BEHEIRER s5ear the Anerican Govornnent 8 inag8 in Japen, not Oaly dxd BEEEIREN gafn 2 Vast erount Of priceless publicity tbat v1II swell the rankg Of 1t8 suprortere ar4 be InpaIvable Ip Zuture activities but BESEIREN doubtlessly even @ade 8 DrOzit, fAnanc ally, on thls 1o1 budget Operatjon donations are gt11] pour into BEEEIBEN Beadquartors froa a11 over Japan to help' and protoct 0.8. deserters"_ S E € RET day out Ing ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== 14-00000 $ Ec R E T Attacbacnt No. 1; Jpanege Eho Bave Bccn Identfficd 29 Active DEEELREW Supportcrs_Or_Evepath-zerg 1 SOSEIAEA Xutoht (BEHCIREN Secrotary Genoral) {Oruer JCp deQbor_ 2 ODA _Wakoto (BELEIRCN Chefrean) popular povellet_ 3 EAIRQ icn Akuteeava prize vinning povollst_ 4. KUBO XeLnosuke f0 producer and director 5. TSUROKT' Sbunsuke n Dosbisha Oniversity professor 6 TSORONI Kazuro slgter of Sbunsuko (tboir father Jb the Late PbIloxopb6r Yusuke) FORUAIA Yozo bigh Gchool toacber _ 8: %uTo To Echixo ex-JC? (trled to trovel to 0.S. to represent at October 31 deronetzations thle year _ but 1as denied # vica to enter the 0.8a) 9, Yawda Ateushh: ex-JCP , 10. TUEUDA_Yobhiyukt pleyeriter 11_ TOUIINAGA Icbiro cartoouist, 12J FOEASAI #Ltsusada professor: 13, AWAZU Eiyoeht Eepblc deetgnor_ 14= Takado Kaapnc Ch-Lstfen Leader_ 15. YOSHIDA Eiju fJlu director_ 16 . UKIRAEA Sbun WrIter 17 , HASEEOrO H:neo Euddbfst prfcst. 18, JUTA_Yoshte govelist, 19 _ GOO Dtroyukf scientist_ 70, EUEAB4?4 Takeo profebsor a€ Kzoto University. S E € R ET ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== 14-00000 S€ & RR E:T 21 _ JAEAHOrO Yoshikazu Assistant profeegor At Tobyo UnIvoreity: 22 _ BIDAEA Bokuo PrOfcAtor @t Tokyo Unfvcrsity. 23_ HL_Lqno griter 24- TSWRIu_Yoshiyuk1 employed at International House' Ja Tokyo 25, TERAI KJnako 26. ANYAI Yud= 27 _ NASD M483420 28. WATSUUOO Icblju 29 FOK TO4I. Sctsuo 30. KUIEARA YurIo 31 _ etc? ANDO Jiabol, CMIDA Hido_ SCAFA_Teku TOJII Nittetsa BARIY Aobtro, KOSHINQ Yenuseburo , ICHII_Seburo, Ieobyar4 Juro, ISIDA Takesht , TAMAI Yosbtko: EASAI Seftcbf, KATAGZRI Yuzuru , KA7O Shufchi KAZAIA.Utchitaro, WATSUWRR Sozo [ KIDOEORO Kagec, KITAKOJZ_Eatoshl, KQBHAYASHI_Shoichiro, EQUATSU 8ekyo, {OBAYASBI Ton] _ KWno Oaa3u (Sbu) EURorA Eidetosbi, EABUYAYA Kasao, KIDQBIcARA _Toruy_#IZUSARA_Yana KORITAnTZchiro, HUCWAIQSetbyo_UUBA#ATSU_Etro_NISIQ_Noboru, NQMURA Koichl, OGOSEI Tezuc, QESOEQTSU yoshiko, SERIZAMA Tae. SBIRAI] Sblwpel _ SHMIIA_Takeea: SHISHIDO Iirosht, 87GIwrA #itbho, SUGIYAHA Tatbwbzr4, S0EUKI Xasabtra [ TAEEUCHT Yo3httozo, BAda Kagehisa YAlADA Hupepltsu YAHADA_Tosh:o, YANAGUCHT_Fosatu,_YAMANsnT E4Acbf ZASLDA Tekeshi , YOSHINO Goreburo, YOGHIEARA Kolcbfro, OKAIIODO_Taro, HATSUHOIO Seicho,. EI Rokusuke IZUHI AwAYA Nortko, FATQ XoshtroaSuIROgIMA Saburo,_ZaraaSrI Taketoao , ODAGIRI Eldeo OKQKA_Utnozu= S4Q_Kenjty SU2UKI Hichibiko, EUBATA #apya , S8RHARA Setet, BABUFAMA {unfo, 3 E € R ET ibike Takl " ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== 14-00000 8 2b @E 1 TJTRDSITMA Sotsures, RURO Kenji, XOMAKA Yotaro, SAKABOTO Yesblkazu , SAITO Masahiko, ctc. COHHBNI Although Qot recordcd bere , naDy Of tbe abovc porsons ArG 0Z-JCP Bombers;- $ E C R E T ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== 14-00000 $ E € R E T Attacbrent No. 2 Sone BEEEIEENActu tzes_and_AccozpLAebeents 1_ Hegular odce-per-Ronth demonstratlons at 3 public,park in Tokye , consisting Of anti-Arcricon speeches aa4 followed by streot Garches_ 2. An #11 nigbt IV "teach-Ia" Vith EEEEIREN activist leadorb, elong "ith spectal guest 0. S. pacifIst Carl Oelesby (Chaizran cf tbe Students fOr 2 Deaocratic Soctety.) 3. R ful2 pago aGvert:serent i0 tbo Nev gork Ttues (16 Noveaber 1965) folloned by anotber Iull Dagc ad Jn tho @@@ZECon Pogt (3 April 1967} appealing to Anoricaus to stop tbe wt 10 Victnad 4 4 "Heet In Corference Of Two Rations Zar Peaca 1n Vietnzn I1 bold Lp Tokyo &n Auguet 1966 and attcaded by EZBIIRE activises and Beven 0,8. pacizist Icadere {inciuding Dave pell EECD and obsorvcrs Eron Frarce Baglend, Canada, tbe OSSR_ 7ae1zta5, and #ongolia. 5. A 4256 dectIng 40 Tobyo $n October 1966 Guest speakers 02 wbIcb were Erench paciriets, Jean_paul Sartre and Siqone de Beauvoir. 6 Nattonwide tourb Of Japan for lectureb and peace rallieg for such ontf-Vzetord war pacifists <5 Professor Howerd %ipnapd the Jate ALs Hiuate 0f the Unitca Statee, ClaudG Bouraet 07 France, ena Taici Nbat Baah of Soutb Vietnan, 7, 4 0as8 Rleeting tn Tobyo In Jannery 1967 spanbOred by JEEGIRCM a0d featuring U.S, folk singer and paciziet Jotr Baez 8. 4 contIotinz Progtar 02 direct distrfbutiox Of paxpbiets to 0,8, troopb stationcd in Jepan , snd those coning to Jepan on varsbips , ad for rest or hospitalizatfon Iron Viatnar: 9 Participation by t00 BZEEEIREE ectivist leaccre (Kyoto Universtty professor KUAA Takeo and International Eousq 8tafzer Tsuzuu Yoshubyutt, tarmg advantgo 02 0 trip to the 0.S, to attead 3 Don-PoTIEIca1 Japar-L=e5tc: Conszes8 04 Celtural Problcrg} in enti-Vietnan war Epecch TaITTeS auC dezonstratiOd5 7E Daztzoutb Unlversity In early Xiay 1967, fOLlowed ' by_a2] QosuCCes8f4l attempt K0 iovite Casstus to vieit Japan 02 boblf ,pf EEBEIREN 10 = Cont_nuine Offorte to bring to Japaa for 3 natfonulde $ E & R E T claz ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 14-00000 EC R ET specch 'touir On bobalf Of BFNECIREN, Soviet 'poet Ycve Yevtusheako An effort tbat bas pot roxchca frultion but `15 StIII 7or7763 11 participatlon In tho Stockholu July 1967 mForla Conferecco on Viotnad by sendins tvo BIIEIBEN activist leadere AS delegatcs. # 12 _ Cooperation Vitb the #.S: Quakers pecifists and carlc Roymolds. 10 sending the yacbt "Phoeniz" Wltb sodical aia first to Eaiphong, thon On $ gccona tripi In tbe Fell Df 1887 secking but fn1llog to' $ind landgall to deliver nadical ajd to eitber North 0r South Vietzan . 13 _ Atteapted, but fallod : duo to to Obtain 0.S. visa , to Bead Q BEEEIRE activist leador (O_ 373611,8 to tbe 0.6. to particspete in tho 21 October 1967 ent1 7Viotuan Wat dedonstrat_ons, 14: Currently carrying Out 0 fund ralsing canpaigu to gend a e1d sbip ta.Nortb Vietoao Iu tbls, and Other activitiez > BEBIEEX leaders arg @inta nlng evor closer IJa1son coutact nitb tbelr counterparts abroad, such 85 tbo French"Couite Vetnan Ratfonal." Io a1 cffort to gererate public slspport zor TEb1E a1a 561p uua releing Cerpaign EEDEIRZX succeoaed {0 Is6ul0€ 4 publlc appeal under tbc #ndorsing Eigpatures 0f Toiyo Governor KNOBE and Yokohana [ayor ASUKNTMA Echzo, 9s Foll 46 tbe usua1 Tztellectuals buppottID DEIEITET. 1S _ In Otober 1967 _ EELGIREN solicitcd @pprOval to bold a*tl_ Vietoaa War demonstrations in {ront 02 thc 0.8. Eabaesy In Tokyo, expecting t0: be aenied end then Intending to make tbis @enial 8 court test CRae . Instoad, BEEEIREN 5as Bived thbis' pernission, en0 conducted tvo orderly end voli-Qublicized denonstratiora ip front Of tbo Ancrican Eabassy grver128 0 largcr public turn Out 0f participeots tban Lx edy_previous. BEECIBEN-sponsorcd'dononstration- 16. Asgtsted end abetted tho defection to tho OSSR 0t four AmerIcan ga1lors {ron the 0.8, carrjer Intrepid. Folloving this bucccsb, DEVEEIRTN'5 nost effcctive activity to date_ DEECIREN leaders aro prgunielng a pertanent "underground ralIwayt 02 Jepanese- {ctell- ectcals Gbo 011z volunteer thotr bozcs 88 pocbible stops" for hding future U.S. @IZstary deserters tbet BEEEIREN nov bopcs to Induco . Connent: For Other detatls, see (Totyohintelllgence reporting: 2J3-21547, 31 1356 1 22046 , 14 October 1956 37l12630, 10 Mey 1967 317,2851, 3 July 1967 335-13081, 8 September 1957 34t-13154, 27.Septenber 1967 {i-13308, 22 Novorber 1567 A1sO, (033-6790, 1l July 1967 S E € R ET gen4f yet Byosicbi Navy "eay Yay ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 14-00000 'SE GR ET ATTACHHEN' @ Pertdel Lieting %f Aneftca. 2nd Othor Dore-m Bergong Enew te Jare Been $n Coutact Watb @ Cooperatcd Wtth DIIEIREI Aperzcang- 1 8teughton Lynd (ez-Yele professor) 2 Horman Uaflor (novelsst) 3 < Dave Dellinger (Edstor 0f _tberetkon) 4 Boward Zinn (Boston U. professor) 5. Donald Keyes (Nattonel Cortttee Eor _ 2 SBane Buclear Po2TC;) 6. Davad EcReynolds (Chafrean, Mar Besjeters Loague) 7, 4 J Kuste (nov doceased) 8. Kar)_Heyer 9 E1JIded Davidson 10: Bradford Lyttlo 11 Cborlotte Thurber 12J (4tss) Quontin Dogsett (Students Ror 2 Dezocratic Boclety) 13 _ Hurray 'tevin (Boston . 0, profesbor) 14 Robert Ockene (Veterang_gnd Reservdste_ to End {n0 tr Feb53 15, Cezl Oglesby (Chatraan; Students for 2 Denocretfc Bociety) 16 _ Berbara DenIng (Absoctate editor 01 #beretzop) 17 Joen Baoz (olk s1nger) S E € R E T 31 ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== 14-00000 S E € R E T 18: Ira Morris (Parie expatriate) 19. Ot1o Nalean (pbodetlc, Iev York Clty peaco actlvist) 20, Barbra acd 'Eerle Reynolds (divorcod but scparately ective Jope-time reszdonts L0 Japan) 21 J K{llsad R. Cbr _stensen (an Anerzcnm pacffist drifter wbo gave BETEIREN itz firat- oxperiorc6 In tbe ssuer of 1866 1n explolting for pro- Pagande L0 Jepan, asd then in' Rrrancing the onward Journey of an AmerAcan who wanted to defect to tbe OSSR) 22; Brien Victorta (head-haved pacifist and "converted" Buddhlst priest, Enow to be s reguler coutact ultb tbe Soviet Snbasey In Tokyo) 23 _ Mr . VAllowby (#ny, phonetic "cbtef o2 tbe Quaker' Jbaco Action novement In tbe 0.8') 28; An untdent1gled "Ancrioan 0f ' Jepanese descent, Iron Eavall, wbo {8 currently 3 student at Raseda Univoreity 35. Kosaku Yaneguohi (reportedly bord Ln D0.S., prosent citjzensbip Btatus @nclear} (formerly FAs 8 professor at Lonoyare UnLverslty tn Osake, but bag Dcen teacbto/ @t tho Unfvergity Of CalLfornta 14 Berkolcy Jor 8o50]tLce) B; OtheE Torezeerg 1, 8:kha1l Kotov , DSSR (Soviet Peaco Connlttee) 2 Claude Bourdet, France (Trerch Cotntttee to Support to Vetranese Reop2e) 3 Pegey DuEf, Great Brltain (Canpa.gn for_Nuclear Dis- 33372qd Jeres EndIcott, Capade (Korld Peace Counc4l) 5 . Felz AbredHetz, Pakistan 6 Gabita Huslepov , . USSR SE € RET ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== 14-00000 S E € R E T 7 Hrg , Erdenebet Ojon, Mongolfa 8. Konstantin Shugnov , U5SR 9; Francs Xarcol Kehn; Rrance (Conite " Vietnam National) 10. Joan-2aul Sartre" and Simone de Beauvotr Erance 113 Thtcb Nhat-Henb, South Vtotuan OOMIEE: Tbfs i8 not, by any mCans 2 cozplete Ltsting, Jor docs It pocessar ly Ist BEEEIREY'8 nost importent activist coatacts abroad. But tbis Jist J8 ro~ prosentatfve I0 aboring the breedth 08 BEHEIREE ilal001 abroad, partlcularly Fith the Aner{can "ner Jeft"_ $ E € R E T ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== 14 ATACIEN. 4 THE YOMIURI 32 Wecinescc} @ US Deseriers Possibay Lefa Japoin:Aboard; Boikol visioo fopedeeceersalcd he Us aircraft currier_Intrepid who made & dramatic tele- @Ppearance Moldey in Moscow are believed to have lcft Japan by the' . Soviot_ Waikal which lett:" Yokohamg % November _]1 for irregularly' Soviet port of Nakhodko. the. Far East Sourccs In the Mctropolltan | Lest agalnst: the; Vietnam When he : first Not Worricd Pollcc Deporlment Bold ` ; uues at. & met the deger- Aday that the' four" 'Americans Press: conference held No: were practlcallv could have boarded ,the vembcr , J3: In Tokyo; penniless but appcared a speclal gangway o shoviee Yoshlkawa Baid that the de ; unconcernea, sald. Govcrnment officlals: Soviet Berters frst wanted lo JIve He said the desertcrs . apR Japanese' watchmen weriton [Beeceeneiren ei ,'8iRnd ana asked Bvegeo %n" CRfoyed hlpple Jie; guard at anothcr gangway tor | Jn whlch Zhec; Acouidery Neobo '" and drlnk such Japanese , food} i5dcdar" Dasgengerers whcn 222 thelr Englleh profclency:: (noodles) and elcochuls udon digtod: Anerleagers, Jncludtng Behelren told them' that He said thc four Americans YUICH) Jiner ' before "7#redepoieded the | they could not - Ilve: in ' Japan wanted to:Jve in and YOSHIKAIA sec: hama at 1i,50 Yoko | without being 'founa: by the Jf 'posslble in Tokyo. Zctry-gencral Of tic "Japan The 'atcomaen Noojmbeolice/duparese polce %u38,Guitahe_ Nalto and hls fricnd . Yamao, Peacc-For-Vietnam- Commlt that dld " not told pollce authoritles_ gooner; or o declded to ask thc help o the tee ` (Behctren) , tells; "81 Pfess' son who Yas 7Ot sce the per: |shikawa: sald - Beheiren and dellvered the_ conference' Tuesday Jlhat the; benger "lst . 'boara the Bhlp Lived Like ' Hippies - cound neovetberhz Beheiren four' desertere:Or-te 9s war hrougn the ordinary Bangway HlromL_Nalto ' 20 a painter Nalto sald he bedeved that- shlp_ Intrepid hoped "to ; stay clais wae slearned that 17- ofi- Of Tokyo, lld The Yomiurilau the 'four Amerlcans were- In Jepen but atne: ' Bonelren slade o Gheloovier EToavo' S dfien6 n that he and hilhot; communiats .end that' . they mlsslon' In Tokyo and Saneet - Yemao; hlpple had no . Interest Jn communist could_nothelp thcm: touo 80. Ecores of , vlsltore boarded the poet and member of the [deology 007 Baikal through the' specla: | Behelren;. actea 28 go-betweens He Gaid the four' muse 7'F gangway: the_ deserters 'and the | declded to g0 to . somc "seu;] 4Tos Police eourcee Gald that Behetter: tald he country via the Sovict _ Unjon Posslble" that the met two ofiafter learned that; thcx Sovlet authoriuics . In ar thc {our deeerters_Airman could not . Jive In Japan: rangcd 'the . deserters' exie_ Dick DyBalley _ 19,,and Airman A spokesman . for lhe , Justlce Beheiren MikeZ Eidner; '19 at a zhip-| Minlstry sald Tuesday that Yuichl Pledge ' ple Hangoue Jn Shinjuku] there wab nothing Jegally Yoshlkawa, ,Becretary: 'around 'October 20. wrong:' In the four Americans Vieeran % eral %f:the Japan PeaceFor He Gald both Amerlcans leaving Jopan because the ad:_ Commlttee: (Beheiren) wore leacher Jackets and other ministrative agreement "In the told 3 Press , conference Tues' | Jformal clothlng which tney ' Japan-US_Securlty . Treaty gua; that the commttee could safd borrowed from thclr rantecs US ; milltary 'personnel not disclose thow: "the our | Japanese hlppie friends heng-.the_rlght to come; to stay in AmerIcans left becaulsle It hiad around tne Shinjuku' area: or_leave , Japan promlsed , not to do 60. end " Llndner and the He said he understood , that He nelther afirmed 'nor ' dent other two_Alrman John MAthe four Americans were tech: ed the report ' that 'the Amer- | Berule 20, and Alrman Ap-nically stI)l enlleted US mili: Ican; Tett Japan by the"" Balkal benen: C7rol IAnderson; personncl on November , J1 around In palre; Furthermore; JE thelr exit It was the' Behelren' ' Whlch | Naito Baid:' took on- November '12, "announced' for aret tme Natto caid- he let Bailey'" and Iv28 Befoce J6 US aulhorities Ithe_desertion 02_the; Zour creve Lindner ' Btey Overnlght .t his , made an .Oficlal 'request to the Eerbezz; 6 % shetlnt DeepiceiPg /hovre Jn Heyamlyacho;; Nert;i Japanese pollce to search {or maxuiGrom_October: 2 t9 25.{lhcm,, he addea al80 eaid there. were 'no Japanese Jaws ollowing charged Ito be preferred egainst the {Beheiren oficlals and 'Othcr Ja- ipaneee pcople Who' " protected Ttne Americans 'n' Japan and helped their departure t the {Sovlet ' Unlon; ~liner _ war; ters; they quite Naito cheap The Japan;,. "ater; thcy any pas: for they Tokyo day they InBalley taiyy the : He:' ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== 14-00000 SANKI (Full) November 21, 1967 ProfYOUNG Says Four American Degerter_Seamen Not' in' Japan More Went:_to_Tokyo_and_Tried to Dissuade Them; Frobably Escaped Erom Japan on the 12th or the 1ath 6 4 (New York November' 20 _ Coxrespondent Tadashi ONODERA) Professor Emest EiYQLNG0f Dartmouth College in the U.8: "consented to an 'interview With. this reporter on the question Of the four Anerican Beamen who' deserted from the U.S : aircraft carrier Intrepid. At .the interview held o. the 19th , Professor .YOUNG clarified that the-Peace for' Vietnam ` Association '(Beheiren with Makoto ODA acting &8 its representative) contacted an anti-war organiza- tion in the U.S., and at this Professor YOUNG hiriedly Visited and "meeting tha four seanen in a room in an apartment ,house in Tokyo On the 9th 'and 1Oth; tried to persuade -them to returo.. In regard .to" 'the pres ent where- F'abouts"Of these ,four seamen , .he made the noteworthy statement that "those fou were still in Japan, Up.until the night: 0f' the Hltl, henj- nefzJapan- but aro probably: no:lopger ;n ' Japan pow: E io-n;x?wvi "jj CusMceTci 226 08660204 Cj: "- " mq Vex+(t? Pen6AWR#cT Beni-es_Pexplexed rs #863y 3y 1} The questions &nd,an6wers exchanged With.Frofessor' YOUNG are as"followa 5ij" 4 #MM; 2: Eo;- { 3c did ;you go to Japan? Professor Beheiren contacted 'Davia DEFRINGER, a pacifist activist in the U.S; ; asking him to "Isend someone to Japan to hear the stories of the fou seamen and announce them in the 0.S," I have been in Japan twice; and I also once . Berved as special assistant to Ambassador REISCHAUER . During that' tjme I became friends with Beheired' representative' ODA" ana: vother intellectuals in Japan: It was for these reasons that I was gived this assignnent. I personally have pever Participated actively in the Of anti-Vietnam war movement ' s0 far AHIN, j 0o, 5 J} Tc When' did you ip;japan, and' Where did' youmeet the. four; seanea? Jsuk C; Professor I arrived, in Haneda on November; 8, and met the four seamen Sgo the 9th and the. 1Oth_ The, place %f interview was i6 an dpartment house' in Tokyo but [ `cannot 8ay at; this time where' that ,apartment; house was ana who owed ito Howevera on both days, [ talked fully with:; these. four seamer, 26 for mOre than, three hours on each occasion (according.to an" investigation made by the public security authorities Professor YOUNG arrived ' in; Japan toward' the evening 0f the 8th, and stayed at Hotel Tanakanwa"in' Shiba, 5$ Minato-ku, util: the morqipg Ofthe;Llth)_ DTs_ Timro What were the motives for :these fou5,,weamed'8 'desertion? jii Professor: Tbe desertion was , completely the decision.8f these four j persons It seems that,the : four . Beanen' decided not 'to return to.the ship, 1 when .the Intrepid 'entered, Yokosuka Port on October.17, and they, Nere' per J0 mitted to go ashore for rest for one week My ' impression.on meeting these Wfour seamen was that wera definitely not 'deserting for the Purpose 0f Cp self-advertisement or that were giving_false reasons I an convinced that deserted really. out of doubt about.the ;Vietnam war: Lii- What were the movemedts 0f,the: four after; they' deserted? Professor= On the night 0f the 23rd, two daye before the" Intrepia was ' dua to ,bail the four Went to Shinjuku, and told the people whom met at & bar they happened to vicit, that "we are fed up with war I1 The Japanese who heard them Bympathized with them,' and.at' one time, the. four lived with some hippies (according 'to this paper '8 investigations ; they include Mr _ X. a 6tudent Of Tokyo 'University'8 Liberal Arts Department and vanguard artiot A,, who gathar at Fugeteudo iu Shinjuku.) Finally Any Tokyo _ they Whyt ' Li} arrive" they they_ they. they ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== 14-0000Q they were taken ' .t6 Beheiren by & student 'who spoke English (according to this paper'$ investigation this was Mn _ S, a Raseda Univer 8ity student) After that _ rere hidden by Beheiren. I cannot Gay where they Were #8= hidden _ 35 7296on Zoe; 6 L'_ 2 "e}; OsigI x Mexe tle fotir firaly determined: to debert? At Professor= My Purpose in 'visiting Japan was to dissuade .the; four I explained to. then Wlat the results 0f their desertion Nould be_ I even told then that they would never again be permitted to Btand.op American 8oil_ stheir fatherland . At.the tiwe I met-them it was still atxa; etage where they' would only receive}Light punishment if reported back immediately _ saying that they "had missed their ship_ Hoxever_ their determination was firm; and my persuasion-had no effects _ KTa:= boaw" n The four seamen '8 desertion was: announced in.the ,form' Of a :pregs interview given by Beheiren; Were there,no facts 0f their having been forced to" desert _ during.that period? Professor: I:ascertained that' point tOo However 'they firmly denzed any fact Of their having: beeb forced, Baying that they had voluntarily consulted Beheired as to whether they should pubLicly announce thc_ intention to desert , &nd if 80, in what forw thie should be made _ Whera are the four 8eamen. nOw and where ere planning to Professor: I am certain that the four '6f"them ,were still in Japan, up Wtil the Ilth, the I left for home, However_ already knew fully well that it was not possible for them to obtain asylun' in Japan _ They even said that will prabably have to g0 to soe third nation, which i8 neutral." (The public security euthorities judge that the four seamen left Japan imediately after Mr_ YOUNG '& persuasion, and consider that probably were smuggled %ut %f Japan-after :the 1Oth% and before the evening ,0f.the 13th , when Beheiren.annoupced .their desertion-at .a press conference, However Mr_ YOUNG saye that the :four Beamen were in Japan UP Wtil the night 0f the Zlth; Therefore, the, possibility ;i8 strong tnat 1' were smuggled out %f Japan by-bhip between :the 'night of the Jlth ,&nd the 2pr evepixg Of the. J3th .) Cwsiv wZF? The films . bhow= the four Beamen were Shown pubiicly;ip .the U.S. b too What-were the reactions 'in the U.S,2 # Professor = When the films were. publicly show,theze was bigt' excitenent, with rows and rows 0f :television and press : cameranen . I thought I would be_ exposea to persistent questioning by the EBI and the CIA; after I returned home but: S0 far I have only been,questioned: bnce :by: the Navy's Intelligepce "Section about the circumatances 'It seemg that; American ,Authoritiee con- cerned do not Want to make.too big,a fuss over the matter { What do.the parents think 9f,this action.taken by theis 8on5? #? 0 4 Professor: A certain television 'station-asked ,the mother;of; one 0f the four ,men ;about her son 8.life_ Thi9 mothor .wab completely:Perplexed; saying: Son is' a most: average American youth) His j8chool ;records Kere quite ordinary and he: liked 8ports rjust:like: any. other Student _ I cannot;'uderstand ,why; he acted ,in Buchia;way:l+: 6} 21 VvSNGq PofXeau 0-37 66s;t6 62786 XH Xd "}" IEZZE446 0E iYOZ; ~ENu *ri}+ 4ska Jaikw;;; JIC 78 Taej @"a3 they they they g0? day they _ Ilwe they: they ipg 'My

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