"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 — , - NY 10088368 sense of things. PITTMAN's financial account, which was part of this report, reflected that he spent a total of $110 on the tour in addition to the price of an airplane ticket to Indianapolis. : On July 18, 1947 Confidential Informant T=1 furnished SA Herbert P. Larson with a memorandum dated July 15, 1947 submitted by JOHN. PITTMAN and HOWARD BOLDT to the Editorial Board of the DAILY WORKER, This memo- randum outlined their proposals to increase the circulation of the SUNDAY WORKER. They suggested mass subscription drives in trade unions plus mass organizations, and other groups, and a program in which Communist Party leaders would implement this drive with the DAILY WORKER printing stories of their efforts. There was also suggested a number of journalistic improvements, such as an increase in features and human interest stories and improvement of the "Fun Page" of the SUNDAY WORKER. On-Jiily 18, 1947 T+] furnished SE J. O'Shaughnessy with a pey envelope of/fREEDOM OF THE PRESS,..INC...which publishes the DAILY WORKER. This envelope was made out to PATTERSON, presumably the subject, indicating th a weekly salary of $70 with a net payment to him of $59.10. From information . previously furnished by this informant it may be assumed that this was the weekly salary of JOHN PITTMAN. ; aris  Cérifidential Informant ND#*183 on August 7, 1947 reported that _JOHN PITTMAN was then working for thé DAILY-woORKER with _BOWARD>BOQL On November 2, 1947 ND-183 advised that JOHN PITTMAN was residing : at 370 Manhattan Avenue, New York City, apartment 5G, telephone Monument 2 8643, and that PAULA PITTMAN was residing at 66 West 69th Street, New York City, telephone Trafalgar 7+1700. According to the Telephone Directory Monument 28643 is listed for §.0.;RUTHERFORD who, according to the election records, is more fully ¥ identified as SEPPIMUS-\KUTHERFORD. _  SEPTIMUS RUTHERFORD was mentioned in copies of the PILOT dated March 21, 1946 and December 3, 1946 which described him as a candidate for the general elections being held by the National Maritime Union in that . year. According toNonfidential Informant ND=399 RUTHERFORD ran for Field “Xo Patrolman and was defeated. ND=399 has stated that RUTHERFORD was a member of the Communist Party until about 1942, when he dropped out. - Doclda: 32303615 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 usc 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . NY 100-88368 The DAILY WORKER of January 4, 1948, page 11, Section, features . ee a review of the Book "Russia's Europe" by HRMAN. This review, eas written by JOHN PITTMAN, denounces LEHRMAN's book as "more grist for the — warmongers! mill" and PITTMAN declares that LEHRMAN'S book is filled with misstatements. PITTMAN ends his review with the statement of regret that "a LEHRMAN rather than a HENRY WALLACE, is typical of what has come to be _ known as an American Liberal”. Confidential Informant ND-183 advised that on January 26, 1948 JOHN PITTMAN dispatched a telegram to CLAIRE GRAHAM, apartment 63, 244 Kearney Street, San Francisco, California, “reading as follows: "YOUR DECISION WISE. YOU WILL PULL THROUGH EVEN IF NEXT SHORT PERIOD - Is TOUGH. WRITING SPECIAL DELIVERY TONIGHT. TAKE IT EASY TIL GET OKAY FROM ME. | /s/- JOHN " ; Inasmuch as the nature and extent of JOHN PITTMAN's activities in connection with the Commnist Party have been determined, and his employment and residence address established, no further investigation is being conducted at this time. ~ REFERRED UPON COMPLETION TO THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN = Doclda: 32303615 Page 5
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 : NY 100=88368 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS ediatahieeckatantahieadessinarensiiedisclconasehiariad Confidential Informant T-1 mentioned in the report of SA Joseph Ve Waters dated February 9, 1948 at New York, N.Y. is: T=1 [GGceicontien Informant. ND-42: M being designated by: & temporary symbol to further protect his identity. Docld: 32303615 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107-Hete). DATE: 11-14-2017 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT gA 9 PRAN elses ' . , REPORT MADE AT TITLE SOHN PIETHAN DATE WHEN MADE REPORT MADE BY | ous PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE | CHARACTER OF CASE THPRRNAL SECURITY ~ ¢ SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: Informant BO-188 advisad - dGHE PITTHAH ia presently enpleyed by the DAILY WORKER at UYG as a writer and he reaides at $70 anhattan Ave., NYC. PITEMAE hag written o series of articles oa his 1846-47 Burepean teur. These articles appeared im the BAILY WORKER and PEOPLES VOICE in the firet port of 1947. in April and Yay, 1947 PITTMAN made a apeaking tour of Indiana and Ghicage on - behalf of the Hducational-Organisational Pept. of the GFUBA, = BUS - Report ef SA Cecil James Pleming, Sen Francisco, 11/27/47 £ Ia a report dated July 21, 1946 Confidential Ghat JOHN PIT?MAY woe going everseas ehortly as & correspondent for the GAILY WORKER, and on September 13, 19466 he advised shat PITTHAS wae going to travel te africa via Hoseow, fa efurther report dated November 1d, 1946, this informant sdvigod thet PITTMAN was thea in Paris, France and had requested money ef the DAILY WORENE im order to go te Eoutania to repert on the elections in that country. . ALL INFORMATION COMTAMIED APPROVED AND SPECIAL AGENT | IN CHARGE | FORWARDED: . COPIES OF THIS REPORT ‘6/ Bureaa - S gan Praucisco (100-1485) $$ Yew York Doclda: 32303615 Page fF FFIi— 1 K—7;14-47-—-800M~~4525
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| Released _ under the- John F - ‘Kennedy Assassination Records Celleetion Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107, Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 : “ Be " in J ee. John Pittman, correspondent of the "People tg n. World, ‘9 Gove & report at a special Conmuntet B arty mooting in 8 an Francisco . on hie trip to Suro} At . John Pittman, a Sagro>. Was. bern at Atlanta; deorgie, on septenbér" 5 w 17, 2905 6 : P¥ior to going to. BUTOPS» - John Pittman served as Executive Editor: : nis) 4 of tha "People ts World", West Coast Goumunist dominated REWEpaper» a | i % at mc fe naa -- Jolin Pittman told the Comunist Party functionaries in San Francisco oO hall that hé had visited in England, Prance, Poland, Rumania, Bubgarday Coeches or -shovaltia and Hungary on hie recenb, iwip *o Buropee < Ww Pittman indicated that he was going te write a book and, regardless - of whether or hot the book brings a profit. from the sale, it would be worth oy putting out. Ho stated that the great interest of progredsive Americans in e} the coming months would tend more and more to create a market for this book fo and the receipts ‘from same may be sufficient to cancel the debts - “brought about By by his. ‘trips . oh ~ 7 hat while in 1 Bnsland he was able to- talk to Harry, ; +: va “Hee Vigatin of the MoPe Pittman stated that WiLLian oN —f see aw eo “ ‘ woe an) * frapée Pittman was able to se Jacquegfusies and Mouricd Thoret, tp a a eI B the editors off i.tHumand te" and other. Party members engaged in other ‘aetivaties. C N 8 25 \ fe In. Czechoslovakia Fittman said he gaw the head of the Party there, = 3 <= namely Glonsiy - (ph). He said that he would have seen. KLenents Sovtwald ce EQS except that "hs was ill at the time and had gone away f: Fi Tie erty OR 8 as #8 7 & vacation. Pittman eaid that he talked to the people of; foo Dunk. _Exavlo" (ph) a | z “3 and other comrades in the Information Ministry and ether “places. Xe 2. R sek th Poland. FAlttman stated that he was able to telk te Jeleisiffarman if die and other trade union leaders who were in the Party, patOaiy , ST Ue ‘PSP ore, * to the sresident of the Republic who is a oneParte officlally,* i) - and to many comrades in the various espects of the Polist nce © yee pat f wat? At e a A E ck In Rumania Pittman stated he saw racsraiata? woh \ \ ur. Toison ure el glevar a nt ee 4 mia —EneBe Secretaries of tha Party. He also. talked WER the tive rf ig verty he? i" Ss tranaylvensa, the whole Executive. Committee, the press By hota ee he We, Qense Oa of the. trade union movement andy : ‘gonerallys. “thany* Aa comrades » , ‘ re — ~— Mr. Lada . 8 : : ouinn arn “OCs o ; i ' poTedoy Roum, oreign Service Desk ee a ‘ R a) 2p - Ye uths/oake EOS BHT w i _ ‘gt et : nore i . af h 7 nosey 4 ao Doclda: 32303615 Page il