</s>104-1056-10224 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 13 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1983 Memorandum SECRET CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM TO Deputy Director of Security for Personal Security DATE: 31 August 1965 FROM : Deputy Chief, Personnel Security Division JEK ACT SUBJECT: WILCOME, James Bernard, Jr. #0990301 RELEASE 1. Tab B presents the results of an interview of the Subject conducted at Miami, Florida and Tab C directs that certain checks be accomplished prior to the polygraph of Subject. 2. The FBI has furnished extensive information concerning Ray Robinson, James Monsons (Mononsons) and Reta Betty Rotondi. 3. Monsons and his wife, Lenore Gensburg Monsons, have participated in racial picking and James Monson's President of the National Christian Federation. James Monsonson's in December 1964, according Christian Federation, James Mononsons in Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Washington, D.C. and several well known CP members were connected with SNICK or visited SNICK in December 1964. 4. The FB FBI conducted a copy of an investigation concerning Reta B. Rotondini conducted an October 1964 and revealed that an informally retorted Betty Rotonda, is self identified as a GP member in June 1964 and in August 1964 as one of two OP members who worked in CORB as task force leader. Informant made avall- in Florida in February 1964 and registered a preference for the ALP CP Club in February 1948 and including 1954. Betty Rotordi received a GP in 1916 and were set forth associates were set Forth 5. Ray Robinson, - participated in the Quebec- Washington, Guantanamo Walk for Peace sponsored by the Committee for Nonviolent Action and on 19 November 1963 was arrested by the polling. Maynard, Maynard and maynard were extremely interested in the ordinances. Ray Robinson was an extensive record dating back to 1954, which included assault with a deadly weapon intox- cation, possession of narcotics, armed robbery, etc.

Summary  
This document is a memorandum from the CIA Historical Review Program dated 31 August 1965, addressing James Bernard Wilcome and his associations with various individuals. It references FBI investigations into Ray Robinson, James Monson, Reta Rotondi, and others, detailing their involvement in civil rights activities, arrests, and connections to organizations like the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNICK) and the Communist Party (CP). The text notes that Monson was a president of the National Christian Federation and had ties to SNICK in December 1964. Reta Rotondi is identified as a member of the General Political (GP) organization, with records indicating her involvement in CORB task force activities. Ray Robinson has a criminal history including assault, narcotics possession, and armed robbery, and was arrested during a peace walk in Quebec-Washington-Guantanamo in 1963. The document also mentions Alex Passikiloff’s police record, arrests for disorderly conduct, and mental health treatment at Creedmore State Hospital. Recommendations include polygraph testing of Wilcome to assess his associations with these individuals and coordination with the WH Division for examination logistics.  

Key People  
- James Bernard Wilcome (subject of investigation)  
- Ray Robinson (arrested in 1963; criminal record including assault, narcotics possession, armed robbery)  
- James Monson (president of National Christian Federation; linked to SNICK and CP members)  
- Reta Rotondi (GP member; CORB task force associate)  
- Alex Passikiloff (arrested in 1964 for disorderly conduct; mental health treatment at Creedmore State Hospital)  
- Blyden Brown Jackson (police record dating to 1958; arrested in 1965 for Felonsville assault; Bellevue Hospital psychiatric records)  

Key Locations  
- Miami, Florida (interview location for Wilcome)  
- Washington, D.C. (arrests of Wilcome and Ray Robinson, Jr.)  
- New York City (Passikiloff’s arrests and psychiatric records)  
- Jersey City, New Jersey (Passikiloff’s 1964 arrest during a race riot)  

Key Events  
- December 1964: SNICK activities in Washington, D.C., with CP members involved or visiting the organization.  
- 19 November 1963: Ray Robinson arrested during Quebec-Washington-Guantanamo Walk for Peace.  
- August 5, 1964: Passikiloff arrested in Jersey City during a race riot.  
- January 1965: Blyden Brown Jackson arrested by New York City Police Department.  

Key Organizations  
- Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNICK)  
- Communist Party (CP)  
- General Political (GP) organization  
- CORB (Committee on Revolutionary Activities, possibly referenced as task force operations)  
- U.S. Secret Service (mentioned in context of security escorts for the President)

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