“14-00000 i 5 Sept. 1950 To Boris Shmub $10 W.no S% Thanks for rocoipt. —They expest to have the photos ready tomorrows tnother arrangements are proceeding apace and in the suplest ooner. teo Thought you’d like to coe tids editorials 1 ncn-matermark 1, I 1 { ”
“into shape for the printer in April or May. "99". N-nmi ad: When this is written up as a Project, it will be a Sub-project unders-9-"0" EMFUNNY. KMFUNNY, approved long ago, includes a Recommendation (para 5)—."—* ".. that the sune of $40,000 be appropriated for the development”
“SECRET 18 May 1951 RE "STAI.HOTHOTO TOOK W.09323 (also KMUaNY Communist Zoo) SDS saw LUNSON from 11 to 12.40 09B09 A the rough review of the whole set-up. Munson stressed two points: (1) "The book must be locked up by July 31." Otherwise it couldn’t be printed in Sep”
“14-00000 -■ AIR. TysmTSoN 25 August I950 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT; Confaronca of, JBHI, Stab and Sine, Aug, 25. ra "STALIN". photo book. (1) Some 202 photos were examined; the best, about 67, obtained by Shub in NY, the others furnished by CIA Graphics; plus some ”
“captions. We should make a book that Molotov & Stalin would squirm when they road 16, and have no answer to. Then it will to good for publication enythero,” - (11) Slmb to move to ITYC Septoober 1.' WSS W.S.S. (12) Shub to pay inC associates $100 for the photos they havo ”
“14-00000 / b Letter.from Shub to Sims, 2 Sect, 1950: "... On the picture book: I an following your idea of trying to get a working draft done myself, with a clear story and a tentative & arrangement of pictures, before calling in a collaborator. I am going to need many ”
“14-00000 CONFIDENTIAL 30 Oct. 150 geoncy: 0209-2- IR, THOMPSON (1) X just phoned Shmub and asked him to got in touch mith you at the Biltmore around 9 a.n. Thursday, in re having lunch with you.• '(2) His phone in ACadony 2-0164, 510 Gest 110th St. N(3) To "STALL" PH”
“photos and captions, andi ho mente anything done down haro he will let so knoe. Iiadni Bmmb wrote ro, December 14. 3 .029 , - 23 "This 10 just a brief note to give you tho latest on man. the picture front. I won’t fill you in on the details because our mutual friend/ Juncon.”
“510 West: 110 Street New York 25, New York March 22, 1951 Dear Sill: Picture book now in high, gear as layout is beginning to take shape. New pictures of both historical and photographic pricelessness still coming in e.g. a shot showing a wildly cheering crowd of Russian p”
“14 (.- 1 Bill: Thi want Shubto be told that aw to complete his picture book hear that he is merelym promoting Choice. What are the fact $? When the picture book be finished? I also you to devise a system whereby we can check: Shub’s progress. Lastly, we Id never allo”
“contract as Agent comes up for . renewal, could be considered. At any rate, in the interests of keeping hiss morale up during the final phases of work on the book, I suggest the whole i matter should be handled not too brusquely.. RE "COlUNIST 200", and refusal of many US reta”
“. 2 - is a mador wor -a co-plete pictorial Hist y not only of the i, atb >n setting that produced his, Ie international ratifications at are 60 much a part or h life, is intriji-s ions. Zoxexzxoamkiexexen :dxxxx But what is even .t tures i ODC rijoins, we are reacting: e s”
“book that Molotov & Stalin would squirm when they read it, . and have no answer to. Then it will be good for publication anywhere," (1) Shub to move to NYC September 1.- W.SS. (V) Shmub to pay NYC associates $100.2 w.S.S.o for the photos they have already obtained,, plus $”
“14-00000 [ 1- 25 Sept. 1950 [To St] Ko you probably man in yesterday’s "II. Y. Times Book Revlow",, 1 sucos & SCHUSTER will bo the. publishers this fall of "The Life of FI in Photo raphe and Toxt" (ale) Stefan Lorant, and of LIFete Picture History of Forld Her 11% ,Al”
“approved in principle and a sum of $40,000 bo appropriated for the development and distribution of "similar photobooks a t the discretion of Chief, SP." LAnyhow, let’a got cm with the bool end, if noceo sary, amend RHFUNSI/Y or write up a new project, lator /. IA (5). Took to b”
“14-00000 -COPooct ?3 January 1951 Mr. Richards (Legal) phoned, on behalf of lr. Zelley, re the Contract between H plsYt CLA re disposition of royalties. He said Tr. Kelley had referred it to his, with soce such insacs message as: "SY to let it stand as it is, if appropri”
“14-00000 / Pi Fit COPY. September 2, 1950 o’ Roceivod from Robert y. Hoddley the sun of one hundred (100) dollars in as rirt payment for services in procuring photographs for f- the Stalin picture book project. W. J. Green —original given to. John Bischoff P 5 Se”
“MR BRIAN- ■ 25 August 1950 MLORANOUL FOR RECORD SUBJECT Conference of JAIJ. SJaib ond ino. Sits, 25, ro "STALL" photo book. (1) Socio 20g /photos were examined, the best, about 67, obtained by Shub in NY, the othord furniahst W CIA Graphics, plus some magesino articles with”
“14-00000 "I 1&93 32nd St., B. W. i nov. 9, 1950 Doar Boris. 4 1 We are very anxious to hevo the photo-bock finished as fast possible.: Handled ps ,you along eon do 1s, this book will be end of the most effective shots that can bo fired and we need 16 0 • due i yrtaj”
“14-00000 ■ i 6, ■r LETTER TO BORIS SHUB Sopt. 11, 1950 Dick hopos to 000 you in poroon noct wookond. Voanshilo I entirely O to go ohood. The copyright should I all la your nomes Lay-cit assistant should bo offered only a fixed foe, —half domn. half on publication. Alo”
“progress, you have pado to date." "*.. "Again lot co onphasiso the great enthusiasm so have for the ,. s-photo-book, and our complete confidence that it will have your own “brilliant, informed and incisive touch when completed." 28 Peer PANE: 30 5. Simb replied eweetor 110.57 ”
“the 4g " o ra l 4AtiM 4 ceat19* / SECRET - file "STALIN" FHOTO-BOOK a 2 3 * h > F i t MlkRatite4. • 20 Feb. 1951 Re SHUB and BRAINWAVE.* At request of lir. linston I phoned * Shub (AC-2-0164) to ask 3 5 about progress on the Photo-book, and what is the earliest date”
“14-00000 #- 28 Aug. I950 BORIS Mrs. Poland is going to got the duplicates made just sa fast as sho can. She couldn’t give a time limit on it this a.A Incidentally, ro the 68 photos for which you got tho agonoios" bill of about $150 this morning, she says agonaion like t”
“14-00000 • . V8ss* CONTINUE# CONTROL 0. d) An envelope addressed to Dr. Eberhard PRUNING, Englisobod Dititut - Der Universitat Loipaig, Univorsitatatr. 3 - 5, Leipsif, C 1, oneloson a document in the Coman language. The document concerns an anand ont to a publishers’ ag”
“clearance is coming. It was requested Nov. 2 and should be ready, says John Shields, about 32 months from Nov. 2-.. Re "STALIN" PHOTO-BOCK. See Shub’s letter to Sims, Dec. 4, in: file. Munson also thinks it is coming well, and should be good, if the Life man *continues to pr”
“14-00000 ,4 otulrul 30 Aug. 150 Gave SNUB Amson’s file of magasije articles on Stalin (which ho doesn’t went returned), and Cranksham article of 25-6-50 in Sunday ...... NY Times" magasino "AGAIN TI ATLE FOR LESIN’S UNrLzn, marked "Please return to WSS when & if you can ”
“month, and much morelikely 2 or 3 months in actual. practice, wouldn’t you?) I have been keeping a file of everything done in the photo-book line, such as "Life’s Picture History of World War II" and . - . ep: - -% : - * 3 - s to produce *m the 1,000 photos of .. "The Life of”
“54-00000 Doo, 18,1950 Dear Boring. Swolst - - I’ve phoned our friend and will be seeing him tomorrow corning. _—I do hope senothing or other may bring so to How York —though-fe 8& there‘a noimodiate proapoot - of it— as it: would be grout fun to foregather, 3/1 — Incide”
“14-00000 3 /2 it J. it would be simplest to have them in yours alone from the start (or he could assign his to you), so that arrangements for foreign publication / perhaps by Swon_/ could be made with the minimi delay muoxbiga over the legal and security aspects. If I g”
“14-00000 P560 th SECRIS 17 April 1951 . eeng-T 1 FOR QUARTERLY RIPCRT 1 Ploaca change part on =STALIK= PHOTO COOK PROJECT as follomss a. Swon Publishing Company will publish and is mooting expanses. ' L Delete the rest of this para. - 1' o. Dock will consist of some 1”
“14-00000 1 30 August 1950 — Received from W. S. Sims $100 cash, for services in obtaining photographs to be used in a photo-book, under Robert M. Keadly project SGHUSE, later to be charged to ILUNN/Y. .I A. €”
“14-00000 / I 18 Oct. 1950 Air-mail to SHUB * OK Please don’t approach any publishers until you hoar roro. Another vory hopoful possibility has coco up. A - Adele is horo and says to send you her love. N As D-day approached to treut you are taking aspirin every hour ■ ”
“touch the nar and Peaco theme, which means so rich the world over. But the way to do it is to establish beyond doubt that the man is and always has been bad, ditto the regime: they both tolerate no opposition: therefore they are, in "self-defense" adpansionist. But let us do ”
“satirical captions, in many languages_/ be approved in principle and a sum of $40,000 be appropriated for the development and distribution of. Bird!ar photobooks, a t the discretion of Chief. SP." L Anyhow, let’s get on with the book and, if noces sary, amend KMFUNNY or write”
“to the Agency, two of the twelve photographs, other than the one already published in the Warren Co mmission report. (It is these two that he has published in The New York Review of Books article which Mr. Belin attaches to his memorandum.) I 7. It seems to me that whoever makes ”
“14-00000 To Shed 29 Ang. *50 1 IFrranS & TIkIsON 200 Madison Avenue See Kenneth Littauer so & SCHIST A published "The Baby 2 & "The Frenchman" & “Happy Holiday" DOUBLSDAY & CO, published the "Coo" books ‘ 1 Se x 196( address LONI Book "I am not crazy enuf to want a ”
“publication in Jeutnh Currents an article or travel letter about any one of Ua countries he visited recently. 0) Letter fron Ceienne & Society, 30 East 20th Street, Nov York 3, D.Xe, dated 2d September 1959 and signed by T. E. 11.TOP, recrotary. { wolfsh press cuttings will ”
“NHHIATYH MEET 11:71790 / eCPTEi JVikl liov. 17, 1950 INSON PHONED FROM NY. , 10 b.m. .He will phone Shub now. Terhaps they can lunch together. Munson "definitely wints" the photo-book. Is agreeable to whatever w-size, etc., we think it should be.—Told him I had suggest”
“its efforts, a photo book on nlperia, photo books on the 4 various regions and problems of algeria. Concurrently, he will be doing publications DEL- on Black African subjects, ta ing many, long swings through A-rica to gather the. inforation andphotos. He said, "You will be”
“Our ' friend will f 111 you in on the rests what remains to be done, how-to do it, etc. xitacx Of onia thing you , may be sure: If my collaborator stays with the project and if no act of God intervenes, the final product, wi11 be.the picture. boox of all time. He wants to see”
“Don’t throw it . away. Wait & see. A number of his drawings appeared in Life a year or two ago, I»vo 6000 them, but there no clue to the date, so you’d have to ask Life.- Important: J says "Ask Listener to toll Jenson about it". Of course Littcuor will know to what extent yo”
“Dunson’s absence.. Shmb 11. CONCLUSION. Depending on (a) how much time the Lito ran can give to it, and (b) how Fast Dunson’s printer can handlo it]he is just starting in on the printing of ETUIY Animal photo-bock / book should, with lnok, bo roady about 6 or8 wool” from 8 ”
“14-00000 3 simplest to have the actual copyright in your name alone (ho could acsieh his share to you), 30 that are arrongerzents for foreign rublieation could be made with the minimum delay over the legal and security aspects. If I got it right, as of July 31 you had a”
“0 0 0 9 9 2 C 1 T 2 0 0 -9 - ZL May 1951 If you decide you really need any of these, ploane let me know promptly, citing the XYZmxber, so I can got the necessary permission. Colt shouldn’t be too difficult to got perminh, especially for M NW ***20 082, 3,6,47 There are ”
“A l l whone ahs 4AA SECRET 30 March 1951 h "WSAAXTM N in g SIMs phoned SHUB, 1200 To ask him to see Jack Morgan (IA) (on an LA job). Samb said he will be in town both Tuesday and Wed., and that Morgan can always reach him in the mornings, anytime.” 97 . ir 0.3 gy - -— ”
“Inon,A 2101 Stanlay Tilln rive, Ton Anr ripa 13, Calfrnin. (A 1tocisientidna 4.2.10201-5239 •) In an envelope postmarked 16 September 1757 Philip STtVff'OS sends Subject a copy of a memorandum dated 14 Doptoaber 1959 which STEVECON hadasent to ly ANZEL. 5T..NVENSO2 is sending”
“And (b) in they usoji my photos from Life’s files, as mall as from agoncios. he will have to got permission for that too. should all be if Stab koops up his.cover as private citison. uss CCs hr. Winston Stalin" photo-book file. SECRET”
“14-00000 fey QUARYTLY REPORT ------ 6 Oct. ‘50 SECEt. KMFUR:IY: This project la to prodico a book of animal photon with satirical anti-Comunist captions for publication in Franco, It in boing developed with the assistance of Clarence A. Barnes, author of the best- celling ”
“14-00000 asio 4FA9 07 File STALIN FHOTO BOOK uuuup. From CPU’s LOG, 2. May 1951 Bill Kintner has suggested that Mr. Burris Meyer consult with’lir Boris Shub in New York tomorrow on themes for black PT against the USSR, rinky and I see no objection to this meeting, and I”
“14-00000 SECRET/NOFORN CNTNUED CONTROL -10• 15. Correspor tonee pidtrosni to Subject at Yarto 14, San Angel, a) Letter from Kindler Vorlog, Lucile-drain-Ctrarse 37, Munich 8, Derany, dated 15 September 1959 and signed by Dr. 7. 3. RAIRATZ. IMVDT acknowledges receipt of ”