JFK Assassination System Date: 6/15/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10286-10085 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-30067-132 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM:  KEHE, WILBERT H. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 03/16/1960 PAGES: 30 SUBJECTS : JOP, REL AND ASSOC, TRA, RES, BKG, EMP, CP ACT, SECURITY INDEX DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: —-1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 02/20/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: = INDEFINITE COMMENTS : et v9.1 10 Docld: 32304455 Page 1
! ve Q ' i, ots , . i © Report wey 5) x. + , ; . -D:263 (Revd S12 eey : 5 . - 2. =. and FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ea MCG Re Oe REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE S R draw an 310D . SAN FRANCISCO] SAN FRANCISCO MAR 16 1966 | 9/17/59 ~ 2/29/60 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY . WILBERT H. KEHE Lins JOHN ORION PITTMAN CHARACTER OF CASE . Is - Cc CLASSIFIED BY 6 Ubg Sidimee SLE INRORMATION cowTATHED | SYNOPSIS: (< REFERENCE: Report of SA WLLBERT H. KEHE, 10/2/58, San Francisco ~ pe - L i-pyu-4 biked t JISTRATIVE: Deciassify on: BAuin ADMINISTRATIVE: Declas no ON pe Stops have been placed with mm AEH, LE art Naturalization Service to be notified upon Subject's return to the United States. | (o-6-47 Eight copies of this report have been furnished to the Bureau in view of the fact that the Bureau may desire to furnish copies to interested Legats because of Subject's possible travel throughout Europe. It is noted that _the Legat.in Bonn (has alerted various agencies in Germany regardingLs J the possible travel of Subject in Germany. Also, th® Legat in London{has alerted British Security Service M1-5.) The CS J ah oor Le@ayt, in Paris(has been in touch with the Direction de la : Supveiliance du Territoire (Bs Jpeearding possible travel f the Shbject in Frances S . , SPECH E) es IN CHARGE ae Pi APPROVED DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW M004 20069+ | 2 \deeo-n COPIES MADE;,| i (Maureai (O0-30067) (REC) “l Los Angeies (Info; REG) 1 New York (Info;REC) | 3 San Francisco (100-1405) / wo? sup toon TROM _(U ie re to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. fat Docld: 32304455 Page 2?
f co \ n ce 1GG-1 WHK: LMR CG 5824-S* on 9/23/59 advised that JAMES JACKSON, a member of the National Executive Committee of the CP, USA | coumented on 9/23/59 that he had given JOHN PITIMAN some material which JACKSON had prepared on the Negro Question. JACKSON commented that this material was for the CP of Czechoslovakia and that PITTMAN would write a foreword ! to the document. By letter dated 10/15/59, the Legat, Paris, for- warded to the Bureau S7 photographs of material obtained from the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST), . French domestic counterespionage service, on 10/14/59. The DST obtained these photographs from an anonymous source which had access to the baggage of the PLTTMANS which was left in their Paris hotel room while cney visited London. The photographs indicated the PITTMANG left behind in their baggage the following :(S) 1) A list of names on a 1957 book calendar. 2) A small address book with names and addresses primarily of individuals in the United States with a few scattered addresses abroac, 3) A small alphabetical address book containing names and addresses primarily in Europe with a few ; scattered addresses in the United States. | 4) A large adéress book with calendars for years | 1956 ~ 1958 (probably a 1957 list). 5, A press card to the Conference de Paris as a (S) representative of "Chicago Defender". | 6) Correspondent's credentials issued to Subject, Gated 7/28/85 - 7/25/47. 7) A 1946 correspondent's credentials to Subject to "The Chicago Defender". 8) A 1951 delegate's credentials as representative of Newspaper Guild, Local 3, New york. B Docld: 32304455 Page 3
wg? ) ; gp 100-1465 a ae WHK: LMR SN ceie 9) A New York working pres cara as & representative of the "Dally Worker", waieh expired 12/31/52. 5) “People's World" credentials, dated 1/1 to 12/31/55. 11) "Daily worker" credentials to United Nations valid to 8/12/55. | 12) "Daily worker" eredentiais to Japanese Peace con- | ference, San Francisco, dated September, 1951. | | | 13) A reporter's pass issued by Associated Negro Press, Inc.,; official news service for lle newspapers, which was good until G/1/KE. (S) 14) A press delegate's card to Gth National Conference of U.S. National Commission for UNESCO at San Francisco from 11/6 - 9/57 - 15) A press cara to sessions of UNCIO representing the "Daily People's world". Subject also nad a portion of a map of tne pittsburss California, area with "X" marked on several portions. A survey of the area failed to reflect any significance to tne markings on the map. (S) The nature of the foregoing material, which was in the possession of the Subject, some of it dating pack 14 years; indicates that Subject apparently 4s something of a “pack rat" and that he probably aiso accumulated the list of names over a tong period of time and that they may have no particular significance at the present time. In Bulet dated 12/30/59, the Bureau noted that many - of the names contained in PITTMAN 'S effects in Paris were, or had been, Commun: $% Party functionaries, and that this was to be expected ang not of any particular significance since PITTMAN has had a long nistory of Communist activities and associations. The Bureau further pointed out in Bulet to the Legat, Paris, dated 12/23/59, that many names could not be checked completely pecause some of them were illegible and pecause there was 4 jack of sufficient identifying data con- cerning a number of others. Both these observations were(S) G COVER PAGE Docld: 32304455 Page 4
Doeld: 32304455 Me¢ M&SKuRT Recaro ST SOTA oO SF 100-1465 WHK: LMR borne out by the search of the San Francisco indices on all the names. (¢) In line with the suggestion of the Bureau in Bulet dated 12/30/59, in view of the existing circumstances, the primary purpose of the. analysis of the San Francisco Office was to ascertain whether any of the contacts were with individuals concerning whom. there is reason to suspec that there is some subversive connection other than their normal communist affiliation. The analysis along this line reflected that the great bulk of the contacts were obviously only fellow communist associations. The only names which might: be identical with individuals who might have or have had some unusual connections were the following: San Francisco files reflect that one KURT ADLER in 1944 was attempting to get into Army Intelligence with the Army of Occupation, and that he. had met with. many Russian prisoners of war who were drafted into the German Army when it occupied §oqvietterritory,,, © according to ADLER's wife, FREYDA LER. DORISXGATTELL San Francisco files reflect that one DORIS CATTELL was one of the associates of DSM employees who could ,-» have been a possible medium through which DSM infor- Co fife ee mation was channeled, according to Lieutenant MARTIN WEBB, Office of Manhattan Engineers District, New Zork City. _PRANCESXDAMON san Francisco files reflect that one FRANCES DAMON was reported in the espionage case entitled FAVEL (CS VANOVICH FEDOSIMOV to have been the individual who possibly was requested by FEDOSIMOV to confer with him at the Consulate in New York on January 3, 1952) DAMON reportedly was Executive-Secnretany,.Ofw the...American Youth for a Free World and reportedly was in frequent Ce ¢ £. D =F SQVER PAGE Page 5
/ “ C, ; , bo — | SF 100-1465 cat : contact with Captain OREST¥SHEVTZOV, a representative ss . BR GARR EG REAPER RETO of the Youth Anti-Fascist.ccommittee of Moscow, who RAVES Bee toured the United States in 1945, HARRY HAYWOOD is an alias of HAYWOODSHALL, who, according to"CNDI LA iC-<, was a graduate of the Lenin School in Moscow, USSR... HAYWOOD also reportedly in a session of the HCUA in San Francisco on 12/1/53 was identified as an individual ” yf, trained in Moscow in the Lenin School who wrote the senihemete Communist position on the Negro Question. San Francisco opis reflect that aanrAgavwoon GEN ASINSKT | San Francisco files“refléét that one EUGENE VICTOR JASINSKI in a NewYork report, dated 5/28/47, captioned in that name was identified as the General..Secretary of _the..Polish-Ameri-can=haboer.Council and as an individual attached to the staff of OSCAR LANGE, Polish Ambassador to the United States. (S J.P Sones San Francisco filé8 reflect that this individual, may be identical with J, PALINMIONES, Educational (fey p's Consultant..and..Tutor, 100..Kiswich..Road,..Shanghaig~and 2O_JInverleath...Gardens.,..adinbureh.,,.WJnited,Kingdom, The name of this individual was located in the effects of one oo oye OVE CH a suspected Russian respionage agent in 1947. GEORGE NICHOLASIMARTIN 9. pvp ~ San Francisco indices reflect that ‘this individual may be identical with an individual who sent a telegram to BORIS MsMORROS in the COMRAP Case in 1943, bath ohh ALEX YRIZOV ‘San Francisco indices reflect that this individual may be identical with one whose alias was the same and COVER PAGE Sp Docld:32304455 Page 6
| commee@“ne EDWIN JOHN¥SALTER or JOHN EDWINZSALTER, born... DoclId: 32304455 SF 100-1465 sence whose name actually was ALEXANDER piurrenygazors This individual was employed by the United Comhittee, of - South, Slavic,.Amereans™ineNew.York, City, according to a report dated 12/15/44 in the. COMRAP case. ¥RIZOV reportedly was expelled from the United States\pecause of his Communist activities and was an outspoken, enthusiastic Communist while in Bulgaria. Ajex J. BZXBALTER : . San Francisco indices, reflect that this individuai may be identical with JOHNMSALTER, a British citizen '% and bank correspondent in Geneva, who may have been an “wi Te V_intelligence agent. The indices alsg reflect that She [Fa 3/19/92 in Great Britain, may have@been identical with theagent of the Swiss netwerk of Rote Kapelle*who used the alias SALTER, (a ESTHER SHIELDS ~ San Francisco indices reflect that one ESTHER SHIELDS in 1945 was the Assistant Managing Editor of the Tass News Agency in New York City. The information in the San Francisco Office on the foregoing individuals is only fragmentary, but it is not believed the appearance of the names [in the effects of CS) the Subject isjof sufficient significance to warrant further attention at this time. LEAD: SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF, Will continue to follow the activities of Subject and remain alert for his return to the San Francisco area. PF COVER PAGE i Me aR ff aN Ho, ¥en e wage > Gaeeece : me PEL | Page 7?
. tor eek : é : . yl ' ry | , eS OF 100-1405 100-1465-811 WHK : LMR SOURCES: Identity of File Where source Located | aitish Security 2005-803 | fort MI-5 O ~2 - (ber, Paris }(S) SF T-3 - 100-1465-840 U.S. Embassy, Department of State, Moscow, USSR | SF T-4 - 134-114 SF 1189-S SF T-5 - 134-8094 SF 2153-S ! oF 6 NY 134-70-1065 TG - NY 646-S SF T-7 - 100-1465~-815 CS SF 2148-s* SF T-8 - CG 5824-S* SF T-9 - 100-1465-807 SF 2357-S G COVER PAGE Yoo pdlhiel DoclId: 32304455 Page 6
.PDy-2 04 (Rey . Copy to: Report of: Date: Field Office Title: Character: Synopsis: Docld:323504455 Page 9 3-3-59) ion STATES DEPARTMENT OF \...STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 NEN TAL ( SA WILBERT H, KEHE Office: SAN FRANCISCO MAR 16 1960 Fite 00-1465 Bureau File #: 1060-30067 JOHN ORION PITTMAN ©? (ele Slusies i LA DEC ASSIFY ON. 2a4 ~ INTERNAL SECURITY - C ig > Subject, his wife,and two children, reportedly are residing in Flat 8, 9 Gorky Street, Moscow, USSR. Subject reportedly is engaged as a Moscow correspondent for"The Worker" and "People's World" newspapers. His assignment probably was handled by Communist Party national leaders without con- sultation with the editorial staff of "The Worker". Subject reportedly may remain in Soviet Union for three years. og -p*- DETAILS: AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION SF T-1 on October 1, 1959 advised that JOHN PITTMAN, his wife, and two children arrived at London Airport on a flight from Paris, France, on September 30, 1959 at 11 p.m. While in the United Kingdom, Subject and his family resided at the Mitre House, 180 Sussex Gardens, London. Subject and his family departed London via Air France en route to Paris on October 4, 1959 at 10 p.m. The passport of Subject and his wife contained no Soviet visas. /6) CONF NWWENTIAL We This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
5 9 SF 100-1465 WHK : LMR SF T-2 on October 14, 1959 advised that JOHN PLTTMAN, his wife, and two children registered at the | Hotel Gallic, 14 rue de l'Arcade, Paris, France, on September 24, 1959. They departed on the evening of September 30, 1959 for London, and returned from London on October 4, 1959, at which time they returned to the | Hotel Gallic. They left Paris on October 6, 1959 by air for Moscow, USSR. The visa applications for PITTMAN and his | family enabling them to travel to Moscow were handled per- sonally by the Soviet diplomat IOURI ZOUEV an attache of the Soviet Embassy. While in Paris, France, PITTMAN was in contact with one MARCEEYXPRETECEILLE, a reporter for a French Communist newspaper (5) — _—— SF T-3 on December 1, 1959 advised that JOHN PITTMAN and his wife, MARGARETE PITTMAN, vere registered at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, as reporters for "The Worker” newspaper and the "People's World" newspaper, | Subject and his wife had with them their two children, ages 8 end 6, PITTMAN has Passport #1741922, which reflects that he was born September 17, 1906 at Atlanta, Georgia, Mes, PITTMAN bears Passport #1741921, which reflects that she was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 7, 1919, [  sF T-4 on December 1, 1959 advised that BETTY WINTER, a Communist Party member in San Francisco, stated on December 1, 1959 that she had received a letter from JOHN PITTMAN showing his return_address as Flat 8, 9 Gorky Street, Moscow, USSR. The letter reportedly advised WINTER that PITTMAN had been employed as a correspondent for "The Worker" and for the "People's World” newspapers since November 1, 1959. 4D SF T-5 on December 4, 1959 advised that JUANITA WHEELER, a member of the Communist Party in San Francisco and an employee of the "People's Worlc" newspaper, stated that she was corresponding with PITTMAN and that PITTMAN would probably stay in Russia for three years. WHEELER commented that the PITTMANS were having trouble placing | their children in school in Russia and that they had leased their house in San Francisco, Nd Docld: 32304455 Page 10
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to 422 Feder l Office Bla. of VEE e ~ 1 * A . ° \ a jn id rhe & File No. 1 00-1465 San Francis¢g, Galifornia he must: a wr! ; re ae MAR 16 1960 JOHN ORION PITTMAN INTERNAL SECURITY - C Sources SF T-1 through SF T-3 are (confidential Cs] sources abroad.) SF T-4 through SF T-9 havé furnished peliable infofmation in the past. These sources mentioned in eveport of Special Agent WILBERT H. KEHE, dated and captioned as above at San Francisco, This memorandum is loanec to you b: the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. wo Docld: 32304455 Page 11
a CD) C7 is) tii} UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . _ e - : . % 422 Feder 1 Office Bld:. : In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 1 00-1465 San Francisco, California a vd WAR 4. 1960 JOHN ORION PITTMAN :. INTERNAL SECURITY - C +” Sources SF T-1 through SF T-3 are confidentia: C$3 sources abroad} SF T-4 through SF T-~-9 havé furnished peliable inforflation in the past. These sources mentioned in report of Special Agent WILBERT H. KEHE, dated and captioned as above at San Francisco, This memorandum is loaned to you b, the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be'distributed outside the agency to which loaned. DoclId: 32304455 Page 17 oe ee
— Repost | Fown | ° \ : FD°263 (Rev, 5-12-55) C) CD 8 2 ORE bo REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE a) wi Repo A 2 | SAN FRANCISCO] SAN FRANCISCO | MAR 1-6 960 it W/1T/59_ ~ 2/29/60 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY WILBERT H. KEHE dour JOHN ORION PITTMAN CHARACTER OF CASE IS - C N CONT TAINED : : SLFIED EXCEPY WERE SHOAN OTHERWISE. REFERENCE: Report of SA WILBERT H. KEHE, 10/2/59, San Francisco tt ~~ ARE TNFOSMATIO tt SYNOPSIS: ADMINISTRATIVE: Becks Stops have been placed with rAiZ4& eerie act, po fem Naturalization Service to be notified upon Subjéct's return <.pKSE to the United States. /b“b-97 : Eight copies of this report have been furnished (JF#) to the Bureau in view of the fact that the Bureau may desire to furnish copies to interested Legats because of Subject's possible trave] throughout Europe. It is noted that the Legat in Bona{has alerted various agencies in Germany] regardingl SJ the possible tfavel of Subject in Germany. Also, the Legat in London(has alerted British Security Service M1-5.| The CsJ Legat in Pevis(has been in (pst raza the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST arding possible travel of the Subject in France, 6) AG APPROVED SPEC! E) IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: . | ¢8/Bureau (100-30067) (REG) 1 Los Angeles (Info; REG) 1 New York (Info; REG) 3 San Francisco (100-1 465 ) SERRE PROPERTY OF FBI.—This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. Docld: 32304455 Page 13
WHK : LMR Docld: 32304455 Page 14 SF 100-1465 | a member of the National Executive Committee of the CP, USA commented on 9/23/59 that he had given JOHN PITTMAN some material which JACKSON had prepared on the Negro Question. JACKSON commented that this material was for the CP of | Czechoslovakia and that PITTMAN would write a foreword +9 the document. O O So FG ane a eB EU EA | ) Boca b ! CG 5824-8* on 9/23/59 advised that JAMES JACKSON, By letter dated 10/15/59, the Legat, Paris, for- warded to the Bureau 97 photographs of material obtained from the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST), French domestic counterespionage service, on 10/14/59. The DST obtained these photographs from an anonymous source which had access to the baggage of the PITTMANS which was jeft in their Paris hotel room while they visited London. The photographs andicated the PITTMALS left behind in their baggage the following: (6) 1) A list of names on 2 1957 book calendar. 2) A small adcress book with names and addresses primarily of individuals in the United States with a few scattered addresses abroad. 3) A small alphabetical address pook containing names and addresses primarily in Europe with a few seattered addresses in the United States. 4) A large address book with calendars for years 1956 - 1958 (probably a 1957 list). 5, A press card to the Conference de Paris as a (-s \ representative of "Chicago Defender". Correspondent 's credentials issued to Subject, dated 7/25/46 - 7/25/47. A 1946 correspondent's credentials to Subject to “The Chicago Defender". A 1951 delegate's credentials as representative of Newspaper Guild, Local 3, New York. B COVER PAGE gooey gem wD ‘ones ‘ Sh CEP DE] TY oben!
SF 100-1465 WHK : LMR 9) A New York working press card as a representative of the "Daily Worker", which expired 12/31/52. 10) "People's World" credentials, dated 1/1 to 12/51/56, 11) "Daily Worker" credentials to United Nations valid to 8/12/55. 12) "Daily Worker" credentials to Japanese Peace Con- ference, San Francisco, dated September, 1951. 13) A reporter's pass issued by Associated Negro Press, Inc., official news service for 112 (Cs \ newspapers, which was good until 9/1/46, | 14) A press delegate's card to Gth National Conference of U.S. National Commission for . UNESCO at San Francisco from 11/6 - 9/57. 15) A press card to sessions of UNCIO representing the "Daily People's World", Subject also had a portion of a map of the Pittsburg, California, area with "X" marked on several portions. A Survey of the area failed to reflect any significance to tne markings on the map. ('S) The nature of the foregoing material, which was in the possession of the Subject, some of it dating back 14 years, indicates that Subject apparently is something of a "pack rat" and that he probably also accumulated the list of names over a long period of time and that they may have no particular significance at the present time, In Bulet dated 12/30/59, the Bureau noted that many of the names contained in PITTMAN's effects in Paris were, or had been, Communist Party functionaries, and that this was to be expected and not of any particular significance since PITTMAN has had a long history of Communist activities and associations. The Bureau further pointed out in Bulet to the Legat, Paris, dated 12/23/59, that many names could not be checked completely because some of them were illegible and because there was a lack of sufficient identifying data con- cerning a number of others. Both these observations were ('S\ ohoa.tt. COVER PAGE Docld: 32304455 Page 15 7 C
\ O O SF 100-1465 WHK ; LMR Loyh\u tha dy borne out by the search of the San Francisco indices on all the names. (5) In line with the suggestion of the Bureau in Bulet dated 12/30/59, in view of the existing circumstances, the primary purpose of the analysis of the San Francisco Office was to ascertain whether any of the contacts were with individuals concerning whom there is reason to suspect that there is some subversive connection other than their normal communist affiliation. The analysis along this line reflected that the great bulk of the contacts were obviously only fellow communist associations. The only names which might be identical with individuals who might have or have had some unusual connections were the following: KURT ADLER San Francisco files reflect that one KURT ADLER in 1944 was attempting to get into Army Intelligence with the Army of Occupation, and that he had met with many Russian prisoners of war who were drafted into the German Army when it occupied Sovietterritory, according to ADLER's wife, FREYDA ADLER. DORIS CATTELL San Francisco files reflect that one DORIS CATTELL was one of the associates of DSM employees who could have been a possible medium through which DSM infor- mation was channeled, according to Lieutenant MARTIN WEBB, Office of Manhattan Engineers District, New York City. FRANCES DAMON San Francisco files reflect that one FRANCES DAMON (was reported in the espionage case entitled FAVEL C § IVANOVICH FEDOSIMOV to have been the individual who possibly was requested by FEDOSIMOV to confer with him at the Consulate in New York on January 3, 1952.) DAMON reportedly was Executive Secretary of the Ameri¢an Youth for a Free World and reportedly was in frequent D COVER PAGE Docld: 32304455 Page 16
ne 2 | SF 100-1465 X . WHK : LMR wnose name actually was ALEXANDER DIMITER RIZOFF. This individual was employed by the United Committee of South Slavic Americans in New York City, according to a report dated 12/15/44 in the COMRAP case. RIZOV reportedly was expelled from the United States because of his Communist activities and was an outspoken, enthusiastic Communist while in Bulgaria. J, SALTER san Francisco indices reflect that this individual may be identical with JOHN SALTER, a British citizen and bank correspondent in Geneva, who may have been an intelligence agent. Tne indices also reflect that one EDWIN JOHN SALTER or JOHN EDWIN SALTER, born 3/19/92 in Great Britain, may have been identical with the agent of the Swiss network of Rote Kapelle who used the alias ee) u) ESTHER SHIELDS San Francisco indices reflect that one ESTHER SHIELDS in 1945 was the Assistant Managing Editor of the Tass News Agency in New York City. The information in the San Francisco Office on the foregoing individuals is only fragmentary, but it is not believed the appearance of the names (in the effects of the Subject isjof sufficient significanc Oo warrant further (S) attention at this time. LEAD: SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF, Will continue to follcw the activities of Subject and remain alert for his return to the San Francisco area. F COVER PAGE Docld: 32304455 Page 138
Doclda: 327304455 Page 19 SF 100-1465 WHK : LMR SOURCES : Identity of Source SF T-1 - British Security A Service MI-5 SF Tee - (87, Paris (2) SF T-3 - U.S. Embassy, Department of State, Moscow, USSR SF T-4 ~ SF 1189-S SF T-5 - SF 2153-5 SF T-6 - NY 646-S SF T-7 - CS SF 2148-s* SF T-8 - CG 5824-S* SF T-9 - SF 2357-5 G COVER PAGE File Where Located 100=1465-~803 | 100-1465-811 100-1465~840 134=114 134-8094 NY 134-70-1065 100~1465-815 100-1465-807
‘ PD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) Copy to: Report of: Date: UniTED STATES DEPARTMENT or JStice FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SA WILBERT H, KEHE Office: SAN PRANCISCO MAR 16 1960 Field Office Figate: 1 00-1465 Bureau File #: 1060-30067 Title: Character: Synopsis: JOHN ORION PITTMAN \1}( 0147 Rew Bas? fas? ms ROPy CAL Arye 1) INTERNAL SECURITY - C DECLASSIFY GN: 25a 7 Subject, his wife,and two children, reportedly are residing in Flat 8, 9 Gorky Street, Moscow, USSR. Subject reportedly is engaged as a Moscow correspondent for"The Worker" and "People's World" newspapers. His assignment probably was handled by Communist Party national leaders without con- sultation with the editorial staff of "The Worker". Subject reportedly may remain in Soviet Union for three years. -P*- DETAILS: AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION SF T-1 on October 1, 1959 advised that JOHN PITTMAN, his wife, and two children arrived at London Airport on a flight from Paris, France, on September 30, 1959 at 11 p.m. While in the United Kingdom, Subject and his family resided at the Mitre House, 180 Sussex Gardens, London. Subject and his family departed London via Air France en route to Paris on October 4, 1959 at 10 p.m. The passport of Subject and his wife contained no Soviet visas (S$ CONF INENTIAL sECREL This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Docld:32304455 Page 20
Docld: 32304455 - O OY SF 100-1465 WHK : LMR _ SF T-2 on October 14, 1959 advised that JOHN PITTMAN, his wife, and two children registered at the Hotel Gallic, 14 rue de l'Arcade, Paris, France, on September 24, 1959. They departed on the evening of September 30, 1959 for London, and returned from London on October 4, 1959, at which time they returned to the Hotel Gallic. They left Paris on October 6, 1959 by air for Moscow, USSR. The visa applications for PITTMAN and his family enabling them to travel to Moscow were handled per- sonally by the Soviet diplomat IOURI ZOUEV an attache of the Soviet Embassy. While in Paris, France, PITTMAN was in contact with one MARCEL PRETECEILLE, a reporter for a French Communist newspaper. /s) SF T-3 on December 1, 1959 advised that JOHN PITIMAN and his wife, MARGARETE PITTMAN, vere registered at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, as reporters for "The Worker" newspaper and the "People's World" newspaper. Subject and his wife had with them their two children, ages 8 and 6, PITTMAN has Passport #1741922, which reflects that he was born September 17, 1906 at Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs, PITTMAN bears Passport #1741921, which reflects that she was born in Frankfurt, Germany, or October 7, 1919, SF T-4 on December 1, 1959 advised that BETTY WINTER, a Communist Party member in San Francisco, stated on December 1, 1959 that she had received a letter from JOHN PITTMAN showing his return address as Flat 8, 9 Gorky Street, Moscow, USSR. The letter reportedly advised WINTER that PITTMAN had been employed as a correspondent for "The Worker" and for the "People's World" newspapers since November 1, 1959, SF T-5 on December 4, 1959 advised that JUANITA WHEELER, a member of the Communist Party in San Francisco and an employee of the "People's World" newspaper, stated that she was corresponding with PITTMAN and that PITTMAN would probably stay in Russia for three years. WHEELER commented that the PITTMANS were having trouble placing their children in school in Russia and that they had leased their house in San Francisco. ho Page 271