</s>104-10074-10403 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 1. HESTECTED HANDLING MESSAGE! 2. DO NOT EXCERTYPWRITTEN -WARRACTERS PER LINE, INCLUDING SPACES. N. T BE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO SPECIAL IAL CENTER. 2. NOT EXCELLING YPYERWITTEN .WARRACERS PER LINES, INCLUING SPACE. A. QMGT QRIG: FR:J:J5 FR:Y:J3 RESTRICTED HANDLING OMGK UNIT: CIT/50 EXIT: 1758 04 September 1970 CLASSIFIED MESSAGE EIVC DATE: CLASSIFIED MEASAGE Copy OMBF SECRET (CLASSIFICATION) (DATE AND TIME FILED) (CITE HEADQUARTERS 056. TO 555-SECRET (15-10) (DAT) AND TIME FILE) ATHENS' (EYES ONLY PLOTKA) CODMICA 358-AMAND (EYE'S ONLY PLOTA) (12-9) (12.9) (22-CAIRO (EYES ONLY RINAKER) (02 z Sep 7) (22.2) (Eyes ONLY RINAKER) (2.2 Z SEP 7) (12) 305-INFO: (BEIRUT) (EYETS ONLY CROWN) RYBAT MICHAOS 1. FYI LINERO SOURCE REPORTED THAT ORGANIZATION OF ARAB STUDENTS IN U.S. REQUESTED ISHAEL FLORY (201-327809) (2. FY1 INU.S ., REQUESTed ISHAELS FLORY [201- 327809) CPUSA OFFICIAL IN ILLINOIS, TO SELECT 5 YOUNG BLACK AMERICANS TO GO ON TO TOUR OF MIDDLE EAST ESPECIALLY JORDAN AND U.R. PURPOSE OF TRIP ON PROPAGANIZABLE ARB POSITION AMONG BLACKS IN U .S. 2. GROUP WAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE CHICAGO, ILINOIS ON 24 AUGUST 1970 VIA OLYMPIC AIRLINES FLT 420 WHICH STOPPED MONTREAL, CANADA BEFORE PROCEEDING ATHENS, GREECE WHERE FLIGHT TERMINATED. NO FURTHER. TRAVEL INFO AVAILABLE PRESENT TIME. TICKETS FOR GROUP HAD BEEN SENT PRE-PAID FROM AMMAN BUT ARRANGEMENTS BEING HANDLES IN CHICACO <loc_164><loc_802><loc_164><loc_803>3. GROUP IDENTIFIED AS:

John F. Kennedy, assassination, investigations, related individuals and events:

* August 24, 1970: A group of 5 young black Americans, selected by CPUSA official Israel Flory, were scheduled to leave Chicago on Olympic Airlines Flight 420 for a tour of the Middle East.
* Purpose of trip: To propagate Arab position among blacks in the US.
* Travel arrangements: Tickets had been sent pre-paid from Amman but were being handled in Chicago.
* Group members:
	+ Identified as James Dillard, Christine Johnson (possibly Mary Christine Claybourne Johnson), Joe Howard, and Joe Walker (possibly Joseph Danforth Walker).
* August 7, 1970: A message was sent to Athens suggesting a query be made about the travelers without coordinating officers releasing officer.
* September 4, 1970: A classified message was sent from CITE Headquarters regarding handling of messages related to this group.

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