(| WW 54460 _ 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 : Docld: 32336615 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information FBI Released under the John 124-90143-10233 Ff. Kennedy . Assassination Records HQ. Ollection Act of 1992 (44 U5¢ 2107 Note). 100-370750-68 ase#:NWU 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017 Document Information FBI SF HQ 05/31/1945 3 . JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT - Unclassified — 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE LET rrr rrp Page 1
‘ _tal Bureau of inuestigat— United States Department of Justice Suite 1729 - 111 Sutter Street San Francisco, California Vs unchacesy May 31, 1945  gxcer/imere snow ie e. Big so HOWARD ANSON, with aliases Jacoy Levy, Jacky’ Lawson ft Classified by om INTERNAL SHCURTDY _ Peclassify of 2 Ake , Dear Sir: Reference is made to the letter of the Los Angeles Field Division dated April 25, 1945, directed to the San Francisco Field Division in the captioned matter (Los Angeles file 100-21198) in which was set forth information that LAWSON, together with his ife, SID RMON, Los Angeles OWI Film Bureau representative, and one BOBMSHAW, departed from Los Angeles _for San. Francisco on April 24, 1945. For hé information of the Bureau this letter requested that any information obtained by the San Francisco Field Division concerning LAWSON'S activities be transmitted to the Los Angeles Field Division. = Yeontidential Inforyant SF “tee CIS. ad'on April 25, 1945 th C ETH. YTON, wife of REVELSAQAYTON, neg I@.official, contacted F ST, City ‘Bditor of the les World, and sta that it was very important that she contact JO TIMAN as soon as possible. She stated that JOHN HOWARD LAWSON was in t and wanted to see PITTMAN. It is to be noted that PITTMAN is. the Editor of the Peoples World. VAST stated that he would have PITTMAN contact LAWSON at the residence of ALMMMPIGGI sociate of known Communists . in the San Francisco area, at 20 Romold' Pace (ut On April 25, 194&(Confidential Informant. SF-1301 advised that . RG, musical composer the Los Angeles area, was in contact with — LAWSON, at which time HARBERG stated that he would attempt to obtain a -: thieket to the opening session of th ited Nations Conference for LAWSON'S Vjuse. At this time HARBERG stated that "HANNEGAN" told him to represent the sYWOOD DEMOCRATIC COMMI at the conference, with the added comment “that "it originates from $ LDWYN." LAWSON, indicated that he could b ‘reached at the offices of tHe ~at 1:30 Pat OF) \/ onfidential tafomany F-1425 reported on April 26, 1945 that DAVID INS irector of the Valifornia Labor School, advised LOUISE / DD, official of th unist Political Association, that LAWSON was up from the south and wanted to put on a Sunday broadcast. ZX oy 93 DESTROYED O15 COP} Tan SA WA EN AE PST 2 RT LS ae A To 28 WAR 24 Luu 2
ree wee a in a ve arn % fy ae ee, \ - . : a 7 whe ai oN 7 edhe Page Two: 7, ral a TNS. CS aa “San re Tao | | - Director: FBI et oe o es _ v8 ad “May: 31, 1945 | : av the. nature of this proposed broadcast, is: ‘not available. Ns % ~ i’ ; | . “On the. same ‘date Cont ential Informant, ‘SF+1301" reported hat.” roe | MAR LEXANDER indicated to ceo ‘musical composer and voc “from ‘ the Ds Angelés, area, that she Wwahted to ‘get HAZEL ROSSMAN, LOUISE NSTEN, ~ mo, JACK FRAY SON, and ROBINSON. together and have-ROBINS( \sing | for Mother. *BEOOR. | I ROBINSON stated that he hoped to sing for her at 8:00 P.M. that evening at. { ' Oakland, California, and that "they" ‘had arranged a tour of the city. that day with KENNY, the Attorney General ‘for the State of California. It ‘is'to bev noted that LOUISE BRANSTEN and HAZEL GROSSMAN are prominently identified with: Communist: activities in the San Francisco area. The source further advised - a that ‘a. dinner was to be héld for Mother BLOOR at 3829 Piedmont Avenue, - Oakland, California, at 6:30: Pelle, April 26, 1945 at which 150 to 250, persons, ‘ would be in attendance. (Wy ar he ~. On April 27, 19i-NConfidential Informiant ‘SF-613 advised that ‘Lawson oo. oo "Was having lunch on that daf wtth HARRY BRIDGES in an ‘effort to. get it 0°. +" "announced around". According to Informant: it appeared. that. the Auncheon was. a arranged as publicity for the Free: World Association (W an os . On the same date Confidential Informant sP-1301 advised that’ LAWS ON on stated to LOUISE BRANSTEN that he would leave word with ETHEL CAYTON at the — , CALIFORNIA LABOR SCHOOL _as to where he could be reached during the. day.” can ' BRANSTEN invy ed LAWSON to her home that evening for the purpose of*meeting - : os ‘It’is to be noted that YERGAN, a negro, isa prominent’ ~ leader in negro affairs, and is an associate ul humerous Persons } prominently wc “Cor with Communist activities. Q) (ul a EST ms N . an a Pfoonrtaentiar Informant SF-1301 reported on April 28, 1945: that. PAUL . - NS ifornia CIO Official, indicated a desire to contact saa — . pet Informant, /SP-1326 advised on this date that LAWSON woul@ be one | f the spedkers at t AeRBRAE WORLD ASSOCIATION meeting to be held April 29, 1945 at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. | On: April 29, 1 fidential * ay AbSEo 102 mn aatel(Z) (vs t vues had Spoken at the CALIFO NIA" == es - Informa ‘SCHOOL on an unknown date ra ‘ fy : Confidential Informant: SF-1425 reported that on April 30, 1945 cana California State President of the COMMUNIST POLITICAL ', ASSOCIATION, stated to LOUISE TODD, State Secretary of the. Association, that "he ‘thought JACK LAWSON made the best speech at the FREE WORLD ASSOCIATION . meeting the night before. In response to. this statement TODD stated that it a Was .good but. that he could have "done more." SCHNEIDERMAN replied ‘that. LAWSON — Hoo. and DAVE JENKINS had come over to his home "last week" with the Plans for the: Se ‘ meeting and LAWSON said he would make every effort to call it’ off.. The ae informant was unable to clarify the meaning of this statement YY Tnvtn’ regard to BOB SHAW who was ‘reported to, be accompanying LAWSON ' on his trip to San jranciscos fidential I formant 'SF-631A advised on: Apri 25, 195 that STE ON contacted GORDO UTAUS about the "union people" \ ‘WW 54460 Docld:32336815 Page 3