Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Wsc 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 §/13/201 JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form “Agency Information | | f H t . AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10287 \ RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 100-370750-117 i Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 08/07/1947 *PAGES: 2 ° SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO ° v9.1 ' Docld:32336869 Page 1 A 26
weedy Assassinatio Records , Fettron _ Federal Bureau af fiyestigatiaa,-~ | DATE! 11-14-2017 PReleased under-the John iB : ( 3 = y Anita States i Department of Pasties lol ats : Los Angeles 13, California . tT, Crash by Sey | ewe 7, 19U7 XGarce Deciassify on; ADR (5 fi Doo ssliy j s f own | OTRERWT tem, pent Ath NFORESTON EBRTS HEREIN |S WOE Peele] : ©) HERE SHBWE RE: JOHN HOWARD LAWSON INTERNAL SECURITY ~ ¢ oom Reference is made to teletype, datéd May th, wast Drees oe Bureau that the technical surveillance on the above-named ndividual had — been reestablished. The Bureau is advised of the following circumstances ' surrounding this ‘surveillance: \( uy - on ‘approximately May 20, 19{7, the Subject left Los ‘Angeles on a i business trip and vacation, from which he returned to his home during the 5 § 7. .._first part of July, 1947. You will note from the enclosed Justification t. “form that the cost of this surveillance is considerable. However, due to et ., additional charges for reinstallation, it was believed at that time ad-. SS ‘ 4) visable to continue the surveillance rather than Pay. further high charges “t to reconnect it. A o) j For your information, Subject's home is located in San Fernando, ; NY which is approximately twenty miles from the Los Angeles office's Central f DV Plant, and the diffioulties encountered in connection with this surveillance { AY ‘have been principally due to the fact that contact must. be established and ' maintained through both the Southern California Telephone Company and the [trteananen! | California Water-and Telephone Company in San Fernando. The latter conoern i has furnished this service with great reluctance due to other difficulties — ' %  eneountered by them from the State Utilities Commission, It has, therefore, boos ‘been necessary for this office to expend considerable time to afford. 118 ve {7"> = surveillance all the necessary security precautions o i: Neacaay Sears | . Upon the return of Subject from thetiabeve-men ; dOned vacation it. I ; was ascertained that he did not use his telephone. Tests were imme diately " :-."". +s gonducted by the. sound men of the Los Angelés| offie@iwhich indicated that the service should be in perfect condition. After the above tests were made it was still noticed that the Subject did, not: se his telephone and attempts were made to reach reliable contacts previously: developed in the. California Water- and Telephone. Company, at which time it was ascertained that, ‘withy the, ¢ ezgeption of oné individual who was on vacation, they had . & w. Ls . OPIES* DESTROYED ae . fee = BIG7E5 0 MN? LN. og ait wif Ais a fs fe 28 ane 1963" acon i a —" a “AN CONF oe int 5 oma CON DENTAL 5 Cys A % (| Docld:32338869 Page 2 =