</s>124-10212-10337 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK Assassination System- Date: 5/1/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY : FBI FBI RECORD NUMBER : 124-10212-10357 RECORD SERIES : HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-401762-2ND NR 35 AGENCY FILENUMBER : Document Information ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM: CIA TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE : 02/02/1960 PAGES : 5 SUBJECTS : RCF, SHIF, EMP, BKG, Bkg, TRA, CP ACT, ADMIN, INSTR DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Secret RESTRICTIONS : IB: IC: 4 RESTRICATIONS : Redact CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 06/21/1998 06/21 /1998 OPENING CRITERIA : APPROVAL OF CIA, INDEPENITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO 9.1 13 NW 50953 DocId: 32294061 Page 1

Summary  
This document is an internal memorandum dated February 11, 1960, between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It discusses the activities of Susan Helligman Frank and Richard Frank, a U.S. citizen residing in New York. The CIA informs the FBI that the Franks may have traveled to Switzerland, France, Japan, and potentially Communist China, with possible connections to the Chinese Communist Party. The document notes that Richard Frank visited Bern, Switzerland, with his wife Susan in December 1959 (corrected from 1999 in the text), and inquired about flights to Prague or the Chinese Embassy. The CIA also mentions that the Franks may have traveled through Prague en route to China. The FBI is advised to monitor their movements and submit any relevant information, including FD-122 forms for tracking travel abroad. The document references legal attaches in London, Paris, and Tokyo for further investigation and notes that the Franks are on a security index due to potential Communist ties.  

Key People  
- Susan Helligman Frank (wife of Richard Frank)  
- Richard Frank (U.S. citizen, film technician, resident of New York)  
- John Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  
- Deputy Director (Plans), CIA  
- Legal Attaches in London, Paris, Tokyo, and New York  

Key Locations  
- Bern, Switzerland  
- Zurich, Switzerland  
- Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)  
- London, England  
- Paris, France  
- Tokyo, Japan  
- Communist China  

Key Events  
- Richard Frank's visit to Bern, Switzerland, with Susan Helligman Frank in December 1959 (text erroneously states "1999")  
- Inquiries by Richard Frank about flights to Prague or the Chinese Embassy  
- CIA referral of the Franks' activities to legal attaches for monitoring travel and potential Communist connections  
- FBI requested to submit FD-122 forms for tracking travel abroad  
- Mention of possible travel to Communist China and presence in China  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Legal Attaches (London, Paris, Tokyo, New York)  
- Swiss Federal Police

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