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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 Use 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90143-10389 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-370750-143 Document Information . ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 02/16/1949 ‘PAGES: 6 SUBJECTS : . JOHN HOWARD LAWSON JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential ) RESTRICTIONS: 1B. CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: MEMO - - a Se v9.1 6 | Docld: 32336971 Page 1 - f
Released under the John Fr. Kennedy. Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote} . DATES ran St MD ae dete e Petey =, ~ > and SSR se RE yA RE GREE ce ees a ae Docld: 32338971 Page 2? g i- 14- 2017 : . C* ae "1p ean rnmee, 66! CO ~ . FD-148 Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO + Director, FBI 9» Ut. UU FROM +: §AC, Los Angeles nen on SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR-CONTINUATION OF TECENICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEIL ANCE February 16, 1949 “N RE: Title JOHN H SON - Character of Case INTERNAL SECURITY (Cc) Field Office Los Angeles NF. wNi'f Symbol Number  =-__JO-1_ Type of Surveillance: (Technical or Microphone) 1. Subject's name and address: "ALL INFORMATION. CONTAINED ‘ JOHN HOWARD LAWSON HEREIN IS ANGLAE FIED. 2, Fy 9354 Burnet Avenue DATE ae Ce flee Sen Fernando, California on can “aA Telephones Empire 2-1648- " Ce ‘2. Location of technical operation: ae Rg A Central Plant . G.\ , ALT INFORMATION CONTATNED * ee ’ 3. Dates of initial authorization and installation: [Senvary 6, 1944; reinstalled lay 14, 1947] le) 4. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and Ai places): LA 4542 Coldwater Canyon, telephone SUnset 2-8485, from January 6, 1944. ce) to March 13, 1946.] His telephone number was changed on August 13, 1947 from SEpulveda 7-3562 to SEpulveda 7-4374. On August 7, 1948, _ telephone number was changed to Elpire 2-1648. . joo %709L O° (42 | a0 a _ RECORD + Clastifie by btef sch - uWEXED ae ‘Vas = Beclassify on: OADR (SFE) | 7 ayer 949 | oe Jag — 5. Specific valuable information obtained ete previous report with — vy” indication of specific value of each item and what use was made YF of each item of inforpflation involved: 8ee insert. HH 'SUPIES DESTROYED > ae be % MAR 29° Roni zo MAR 23 1963 read 6- “Tyme _ ) TA PEP Eg
JFK Assassination System Date: §/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: 124-90143-10390 tssassination FPecords , ollection Act of 1992 -RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: _ 100-370750-144 no-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 04/25/1949 C ‘PAGES: 15 . SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 | CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT < _ rr v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32338972 Page 1
LA 100-21198 INFORMANTS Source A T-1 LA. 3932-S EDO (Not ised) | ee ' ‘HW 54460 Docld:32339099 Page 4 Location -B- COVER PAGE -741 ents (alt | ; | ; Orally to SA MARCUS M. BRIGHT, dr., 4/30 and 5/1/62 100-21198-2898 100~21198-2899 ESP A ek a GUE ! S\N & ~N . ~
t | WW 54460 LA 100-21198 nice S2\ [Information received from the CIA station at Mexico » 4s furnished in letter from Legat, Mexico, to the Bureau ted 5/4/62, indicates that ALBERT MALTZ, one of the’so-called “Hollywood Ten," had furnished ROBERT NX HETHMON, Director, Wisconsin Center for Theater Ressarch, Madison, Wisconsin, the name of JOHNHOWARD LAWSON, and.that LAWSON had promised to cooperate with HETHMON. As CIAjhas requested that no dissemi- - nation of this information be made outside the Bureau, it has not been included in the details of this report. ‘The original is filed in LA 100-7905-1177-1B35. INFORMANTS: ADMINISTRATIVE: source Location Beall Biers, I@OYy A T-2 . / 134-21A- rep (uy (em: LA 3402-S . 134-21B-144Quy Conceal per request) Ei a él u [r34-115a-2168, acELy A Ty f ~  100-36540-680 p. 2 [zs 3536-8 NM Used to characterize BETTY ROTTGER T-5 x [éssF 2316-s* yu) > LEADS: NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICES ' One information copy of this report is being fur- nished each of these offices, which have outstanding leads as set forth in referenced Los Angeles airtel. LOS ANGELES OFFICE ee ‘At Los Angeles, California: Will réport further pertinent information: regarding LAWSON as developed, and.will-. promptly advise Bureau (in form suitable for dissemination) upon .LAWSON's return to thegeLos Angeles area. . | oR DoclId: 32339106 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy. -issassination Records. CoLléttion Act of 1993 (44 Se 2107 Hote). DATES 11-14-9017 Sachs os % “art must not go unchallenged. We urge you not only to boycott & this picture but to tell your local theater manager and Republic ze Pictures why you are doing so." a MI SCELLANEOU s GNDILA 3127 ‘advised “FARK that the south Alvarado “4 Commnist Club held a meeting on Jamary $1, 1949 at 31 North Reno St., 4 Los Angedes. At this meeting Mr. NA IELD stated that JOHN HOWARD LAWSON had the best knowledge of Marxisy Leninism of anyone in the area and everyone should hear him talk at every opportunity. CNDILA 3251 advised that the Third Convention of the American- Jewish Labor Council was held at the Exbassy Auditorium and the Park Manor Auditorium, on February 5 and 6, 1949. During this meeting greetings were read from JOHN HOWARD LAWSON WHO was unable to attend the meeting. CNDILA JO-1 advised on March 10, 19,9 that LESTER COLE asked LAWSON and his wife to come to his house on the following Momay night at 6:00 p.m, for dinner, LESTER. COLE stated that a meeting would be held following the dinner. apy On March 25, 1949 CMDILA « Jo advised that GREGORY ‘S}DUBOFF had written an article for a science magazine and wanted the sub to review, the article before it was submitted. According to CNDILA 3200/'GREGORY ~~ 8S. DUBOFF has been a member of the: CP for 11 yearBe He is. a cheniste o, a / On May 9, 199, * ‘CNDILA JOn1 advised that JOHANNES STEELE, news commentator, told LAWSON about a luncheon at the Ambassador’ Hotel to be held at 1:00 p.m, on May 11, 1949. LAWSON said that he would there early, “go they could talk", The meeting was to be held at bungalow Non SA at the Ambassadors : » Ow ' CNDILA JO-l advised on June 5s 1949 that JEFF WSON and MANDY WSON, son and daughter of the subject, -were taking a Europe for the summer, The tour was sponsored by the Hational Student Association and it was expected that the students would visit Poland. The group were to leave the continent from Quebec and arrive back in the U. ‘8. at the Port of New York. The informant stated that ae of Los Angeles was accompany= ing the two LAWSON children on this trip.’ The informant stated that this a European tour was being sponsored by the Committee for International ~~ Student Cooperation, Uj) Bleakser Ste, New York. “ - PEWDI4AR8G~- {DocId: 323536960 Page 5 . Trost le c 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Use 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 a JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER: —124-90143-10400 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-370750-150 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 07/19/1949 ‘PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : . JOHN HOWARD LAWSON ° JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OF MICROPHONE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO -_—— LE v9.1 1 Docld: 32338982 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 UsC 2107 Hote). DATE: “da-14- 2017 — ie + Seip mee emeeypinte arming emake Cc? CE ee a cE a BoD te mentee Conte Re gE Hen ortttn memnmaye mera hte gabe =e meRpeTap 2S if it: TO AS gga RAE ATL BS Re ees co er Oo eet apes 3. Docld: 32338982 Page 2? See insert a OD a Mor RMP AB ln nESTROYBD done oh a, | Office Memorandum - “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT “+ Director, FBI CONFIDENTIR pate: July 19, 1940) ) : BAC, los Angeles SUBJECT: JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE RE: Title JOHN HOWARD Ensox Character of Case INTERNAL SECURITY - c Field Office Jos Angeles - Symbol Number JO-1 = f Type of Surveillance: ( or _Mterephone) Subject's name and address: _- & JOHW HOWARD LAYWSON 9354 burnet Avenue : eo W2z i Sb San Fernando, California r - eeu ee: Telephone - EMpire 2-1648 - 4k ef Detiassiiy vi; VAR “a . Location of technical operation: . : Central plant “ALL SRFORMATIN CONTAINED | | . HEREIN 1S RCSD, ae Le DATE got pt REE Dates of initial authorization and ‘installetion: [January 6, 1944; reinstalled May 14, 19477] () Previous and other ingtallations’ jon the same subject (with dates and om places): - 4542 Coldwater Canyon, telephone SUnset 2-8485, from (January 6, 1944 cop to March 13, 1946,/ His telephone number was changed on August 13, 1947, from SEpulvedsa 7@35562 to SEpulveda 7-4374. On August 7, eR eae uumber was changed to EMpire 2-1648, (09-279 FSO0 | RECORDED - 127 es BT £3 , oF Bpecific valysbio” information obtained ‘since ‘previous report with indication of specific value of each item and what use was made of each item of information involved: “ CONF IDENTIAL Ret As oeuceatal’
FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10402 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — 100-370750-152 ‘ Document: Information | . ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 08/31/1949 ‘PAGES: 54 SUBJECTS : ; JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 _ CURRENTSTATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: - RPT v9.1 | HW 54460 AGENCY : DoclId: 32336964 JFK Assassination System Identification Form “Agency Information Page 1 Date: 5/13/201 Released under the John Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date:
SN te ater Smee tte NERA EI lis RON NERS SR eT IR REGIS 2’ e263 (Rev. 5-1-59) : 7 “. _ FEDERAL BU REA : OF INVESTIGATION LAIN it 7 i tad - LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES 6/19/64 3/20 - 6/16/64 ‘ | TITLE OF CASE . gy mero TTB BY G. BENJAMIN TYPEDE _ JOHN HOWARD’ LAWSON N CON TAINED L INFORVATIO eepEiN I IS UN CLASS L ¥1ED Excert WHERE SHOR Los Angeles report of SA GILBERT G. BENJAMIN dated 5/6/63. oF — Aver e Ava on Aa Bureau Form 5-127, dated 4/10/63, indicated infor- | ya2". mation from Bureau Informant 200 noted LAWSON was in contact: f with one LEON QUAT, 259 Broadway, New York 7, New York. New - yS ° York letter to Bureau dated 5/13/63 contained characterization i of LEON QUAT. None of this information is being included in ©) details of instan  feport pursuant to Bureau instructions. | SS jl aS OY ve C ’ SPECIAL AGENT __ CHARGE |. MADE: LA 100-21198 : y 2 Ff 6 Mi! *COPIES (See B Cover Page) ORM H g, 7h CUMENT S Do IN TH @: 28 oz oS 2S O oY ane Bo <2 oa «bass 9 ox Chad | bu id a9 Dissemination Record of Attached Report “| Notations Agency EMO |S | ALF TUS7A | "ESS yaae eee isee ished © EUR a 7 oo ere eis {eis Rs RLY ; Ainentiat Ae ot NW 45838 DocId:32339129° Page 2
JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90143-10403 ssassination Records ollection Act of 1992 RECORD.SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#: NW 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: _100-370750-NR 4 o-04-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI , - FROM: HQ TO: TITLE: DATE: 09/08/1949 *PAGES: 1 ‘ ~ Q SUBJECTS : ‘ JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Confidential . RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO, DATE LOWER LEFT CORNER v9.J HW 54460 DBocld:32336985 Page 1
mais rrr Tea EE pe Se ee _ A =. ~ ; L a je c oe - . . (" ed ' 4 ° o at Office of Security Department of State i» Director ,  , . Central Intelligendé Agency” © Attention: Deputy Director, Plans i - Assiatant Chief of Staff for Intelligence Bepertment of the Army Attention: Chief, Security Division — i 1 = Office of Special Investigations } f ‘NOTE BOR SAG, MIAUT: oe | BeBute? 7/1/59 entitied “Padro Lutes Diag Lane, Internal Security - Cuba” uhich revealed that, Dias) Lanz, who resigned a8 Chief, of the Cuban Air Porees (yas! - en route to Plorida. | In event. Diag Lanz is interviewed CR) (U1) by your. office, he“Should be questioned concerning the signifieance of hic statement coneerning El Cor ei jo farm. } The source of the information contained in this letter is Roberto M. Lands, sales manager Cine Revista Magazine in Havana. Legat requested that this indipidual's identity be protectea.( ' , epartment of Navy reported on u 6/30/59 that Diaz Lanz~Teft Cuba arid..is’ en réuté.to Plorid he itami instructed by tel 7/1/59 to arrange to interview Diaz Lanz if he enters U.&, ar ~ Docld: 32340855 Page 3
Se Db ag (18. JOHN HOWARD ua We HTT icin authorismured G/6, 1 nn  -:9354, Burnet Avenue, San Fernando Latest authorisation 9/30/47 EMpire 2-14,8 Latest re-installation 12/20/\8 © — _ wittegtly since 19lls Lawson is considered a top functionary of the Communist Party in -Los Angeles and his activities as leader of the cultural Communist Party group have long been a subject of investigation. For many years, other Communists . engaged in the motion picture and allied industries have taken their problems t Lawson for solution and this surveillance has proved invaluable in this. regard. Hannah Dorner of the National «rts, Sciences and Professions Council, discussing the "Bill of Rights Conference" to be held in New York City in - July, 1949, asked whether anyone in Los Angeles could "get next to Charlie -. Chaplin to attempt to insure his presence at this Congress." dawson stated . . that he would ettend to this. et La es During the same month Herbert Biberman reported to Lawson from New ' York City that Paul Robeson was organising @ "Committee of non~partisans to defend the rights of Commnist leaders.": on made his name available as ' @ sponsor of this organisation, . ot! ; ; Qn July 20, 1949, it was learned that Robert W. Kenny, former California Attorney General and now eandidate for the California State Senate, opposing Jack B. Tenney, Chairman of the California Senate Commi ttes on Un-American Activities, was holding a meeting to map his campaign. ‘Kenny's , candidacy was the subject of discussion between George Pepper of the Hollywood Arts, Sciences and Professions Council and Lewson, and according to Pepper, ——~""Kenny wished to meet with them to map his campaign and it was indicated that. Kenny wanted and needed their advice. Lawson suggested that Communist Party = os Attomey Ben Margolis also be present at this meeting. It was further learned fi hat Allen Metcalf was being considered as Kenny's campaign managers iA wengry gerwee nn omaeeters AO ee recent a = ~ ie So Ane me ge te - Spee me Reb int ci y Throu,h wus surveillanog information was developed regarding a 2 ., Fesolution draw up by Herbert Bibersan to be read at the West Coast "Cultural. (end Scientific Conferénce for World Pyace," as well as a statenent, also ~~"““grawn up by Biberman, condeming ‘the California Un-American Activities Comittee and the FBI, = «_—ié#;s we SO re oe As the subject is the top figure in the Commmist Motion Picture. ° “ Group thi sustels t.on has been of unquestioned value having provided - drportant information which could be obtained in no other way. Itis | s _ ~secormended that it be continued. . PG r on ’ FC ALI INFORUATION CONTAINED oe a HEREIN IS UNCLATS ES CEP? - | WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE. 3!” foo 3 075 on t s. oy) bfeger “tee oe uf? ra _ a ) { ja i“ - WV DAA a eee : =a rane Z / / - 55 23 1949 eu DY lassify- Ck, Dee 7 4 ~ Le x LO rae ears if \ Se Cte mesa iA Sets ay ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED. . . ae —_ Cr) CONFIBCA HAL a Treat AS ORIGWAL | HW 54460 Docld:32336985 Page 2?
JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form 5/13/201 ————— eee AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: ‘PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : ‘COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 54460 > FBI DoclId: 32336994 “Agency Information Released under the John 124-90143-10412 Kennedy Assassination Records HQ Pollection Act of 1992 (44 U5 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: * 10-04-2017 100-370750-NR Document Information FBI NY HQ 11/23/1949 1 JOHN HOWARD LAWSON NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE ARTS, SCIENCES AND PROFESSIONS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO Page 1
HW 54460 on C co) UNITED STaTES OOVERILEDT — - that while tne USSSA - —[S=== OFFICE MHLORANDUL < DATE: KOvember 23, 1949. TO : Director, FBI Dal SACs, ‘New York SuBIIDTs NATIONAL COUNCIL CF THR ARTS, SCIE'CES AMD PROFESSIONS; CINTENAL SIOURITY - C » (Buresu File 100-356137) / R On November 16, 1949, Confider.tial Informant ND 418 attended a meeting of approximately 150 persons at the Hotel Suttor: in New York City at €:30 Ps on that dete. The me:ting was sponsored by ASP. according to MD dle, there were three speckers and the thene of their speeches cor.cerned the prosecution of tne "Hollywood 10" arid the opposition was vwaker up. This prosecution is a direct attack against all scree: actors ind writers who were not afraid to speak tne truth. JOHN HONARDMLANSCHN was tne principal speaker and he Said there is collaboration in Hollywood tnat never existed before. He said that Wall Street is not responsible for ne produc-icr of pictures which comply with their purpose of "blood ard destruction." He said that progressive pictures are rarely made but when they are the laree chain theatres refuse to accept then. wpa - Accordirg to ro.ele, LAMSON nade tne obsérv. tion that ore writer in Loscow has cnarged chet in swerica, the movie indistry is not making a single picture waicn speaks of peace. LAWSON bnen said that tne charge of this hussian writer is true and noted that in.ime USSK tnere is a picture io being snow throughout the lend, whicn is an appeal for peace. He concluded a wants peace, Well Street and the Anerican moriopolists w, want wor. He appecled for the organization of: a strorg progressive movement © ' in ASF which will always be willing to help and cooperate with any other la progressive organization. The foregoing is beirig furnished for your irfcrmation. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED co nes gree ° DATELZARIS BY Sel SL ne s ‘ iweles . (SFE 62-9059 (e &o ORIGINAL COPY FILED’ In “OO - 35f/ 27— <9 100~93553 -- - Ce ee Od R¥ ¥CORDED aoe 4 DEC 6 1989 RASS Treot As Obie A Docld: 323338994 Page 2
JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: $/13/201 ~ Agency Information Peleased under the John Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#: NW 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: _ 100-370750-NR Ho-o4-2017 ‘ Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PH TO: HQ | TITLE: . DATE: 12/12/1949 I * PAGES: 6 i ‘ I. SUBJECTS : / COMPIC i . JOHN HOWARD LAWSON _ DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified - RESTRICTIONS: . 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/09/1998 ; OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE | } : COMMENTS : MEMO v9.1 ‘|HW 54460 DoclId: 32336999 rr Page 1
ee ™ >) ate Sy ore Chae ei, wae ~ . te PTR = EE EN TT RNR ee erat ceermeetetnetmaeir rat mm ey te AR ey met roe a oO HW 54460 Docld:32336999 Page 2? . “Me, . . of = ec - Los angeles , 100031535 (CHC) 100=23949 (Phila. Council of arts, Sciences & & Professi faa} oo 10033492 (Subversive activities in colleges having ROTC untsay, vas Da van as qe “NR 162 December 12, 1949 \ ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED fae : XNTGRNAL SECURITY - C HEREIN I$ UNCLASSIFIED (Bureau File 100-13874) LT BE sik Re Los Anceles lett r to the Director dated Hovember 10, 1949 and Butel to Philadelphia dated November 30, 19496 On Wovember 15, 1949 Confidential Informant an of known reliabil~ ‘ty, advised Special Exployee RICHAND J. ABBEY that the Civil Rights Congress in Philacelpnis was holding a "reception for fighters for civil liberties" at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philsdelphia, on November 29, 1949. Tickets were to be 3ol4 at $2.00 each and JOR HOTARO@LAYGOW was to be a featured guest. — fhe Daily worker of November 24, 1949 contained an article in Column 5 of Pace 7, which was captioned "Philadelphis CRC to Hold Reception” and was 3 datelined Philadelphia November 23, 1949. It stated that notables in the movie, : professional and trade union fields would be gueste of honor at a reception which { the Civil Rights Congress was sponsoring at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel on November 29, 1949, It listed JOHN HOARD LANSON, novie writer, as a speaker, On Decenber 2, 1949 Special keent WILLIAM EB. HUGHES dnterviewed 4 Confidential Informant P25,6£ know) reliability, who supplied him with a typé~ written report dated November 29, 1949. reflecting his attendance st CRC banquet re given at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel on November 29, 19494 This report ino dicated that there were approximately 300 people present and that JOHN HOWARD oF LAON was one of the speakers sitting on the Platforme g Tne following is quoted verbatim from this informant!s reports 7 “JOHN HOARD LANSON, a writer and one of the Hollywood Ten, who was up before the Un-American Activities Comittee on subversive charges, related the story of what took place in that court room in Washington. He spoke of the court room atmosphere and of the spectators themselves who were actually sick | at the rotten Hitler-like manncr in which the whole affair was conducted. JOIN spoke of the jury who could never actually know re,of t ase, under the circumstances a jury who hearc the beginning % a8 aaa PER: who didntt gee thee enymore until near the end of a case, JOU warned the people o se teat bs ‘ORG mpl
sa") “BEGIN F PAGE THREE | | “FROM THE MIAMI AREA ON FIVE ONE SIXTY ONE AND THAT ‘CUBANS. NEEDED. ‘PERMISS: “ION FROM INS OR THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN ORDER TO TRAVEL TO CUBA. ; _ THE INFORMANT AGREED WITH BRITTON. THAT THIS OF COURSE COULD BE A POSS~ “IBILITY BUT WAD NO INFORMATION THAT WAS ACTUALLY TRUE. MM FOUR NINE TWO DASH S STATED HF DID NOT MENTION UNIDAD REVOLUCIONARTAS ME ADVISED WHE DOES NOT KNOW THE IDENTITY OF HIGHJACKER HOWEVER, WOULD ATTEMPT To ASCERTAIN HIS IDENTITY. THROUGH . SOURCES AVATLABLE TO HIM: IN THE Us Ses AND INSIDE CUBA, BASED UPON THE ABOVE, It 1s, BELIEVED ‘THAT. THE, QUOTE JOURNAL AMERICAN QUOTE STORY IS MERE SPECULATION on THE PART OF SOME | S “REPORTER PROBABLY BRITTON, TO CONFIRM THIS BELIEF IT IS, RECOMMENDED: THE BUREAU AUTHORIZE NEW YORK TO ENDEAVOR. THROUGH ANY CONTACTS IT Mice HAVE WITH THE JOURNAL AMERICAN OR FOR MIAMI. TO INTERVIEW BRITTON 1 WE CAN BE LOCATED IN THIS, AREA’ TO. DETERMINE THE “SOURCE OF. THE STORY s BFOR INFOR NEW YORK SUBJECT PURCHASED FOR CASH: ONE AY TICKET FROM — MIAMI. ‘TO KEY WEST FLORIDA MAY ONE. LAST UNDER NAME ‘ELPIR: COFRES! ATA- - SEVERAL, HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE. OF NAL FLIGHT THREE THREE SEVEN. = ® | ¢ (HW 54462 Docld:32339674 Page 4