a fc JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “A gency Information Peleased under the John 7 AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10041 Assassination Records ; -Pollection act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 100-370750-230 ~ , HoO-O4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI - FROM: LA - TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: — 10/27/1955 ‘PAGES: 4 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 : MEMO = | | f v9.1 | HW 44460 Docld: 32338623 Page 1
sd qnrgBreanene 2 ay Lit ‘e | Ojjce Memorandum ° UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To 5 DIRECTOR, FBI (300-356237) Dare: October 27,1955 SAC, LOS ANGELES (190-18 355) (mon On be ne SUBJECT: Savy ONAL COUNCIL OF HE ee ee. ARTS, SCIENCES AND PROFESSIONS Classified DF IS-C; ISA 1950 a. lawson and CJOHN BOW! aa sme f | wife were leaving for Ney York. Although & “prince tpal purpose of th o confer with his publishers, — the Nati 1 Council of the art 9 fences and Pro- fessi ons naasp) while the re (ka ihe following information wa S received from LA 3512-S on October 4, 1955, by SA MARCUS M. aatcnt, 7R3(Qf y(W/ e | Recent Correspondence from LAWSUN in New Hollywood asp Organization reveals that he and his wife were Steying at the Madison Square Hotel uch with MARVEL COJKE of the ASP w York, LAWSON wrote thet be had ob- considerable information about ASP hod of functioning, 8nd so forth; thet to meet with the ASP's Bvecutive New York to et & more complete p organization in Ne tained from COOKE problems, met ic ture No HE | he most important activity being plenne SEN the Hollywood ASP Organization et the present time Sate and &ppérerntly with the Cooperation of the ASP in New ON Yor » is & rether elaborate testimonial dinner honorin Ba: fN JQHN HOWARD:LAWSON to be Sponsored by the Hollywood Ns | ASP Chapter on November 12, 1955, Plans for this. os call for the preparetion of a brochure which wil | ‘Ben includé*g summary of LAWSON's Pe rsonal history ang aN achievemsnts, HASP has Slready sent out a great man Cc ons letters to what are considered important figures in the hay a .| United States ang abroad Suggesting that they send (' BBs Wick ge | ) 262 | “ans Encls, 2Eiyci.,, g'- yO A ee ot Pak Oo saat fo) -Rectsterep 87, EGORDED - 65° Gee Se 2 3a(f! Z US" MMBsope yp # aeons ot B A er ey RO ah pay ee ain a oe pinta eae Ce Rs | aw 54460 Docld:32336623 Page 2
LA 100-18355 | CON | NTIAL LAWSON subsequently forwarded to HASP both lists of names referred to in his correspondence « ( j\ On October 10, 1955, LA 3512-S temporarily fade available both lists, photostatic copies of which are being forwarded herewith to the Bureau and New York for information purposes. (t)(\)) List number 1 is the list of 500 individuals referred to by LAWSON in his correspondence of September 22 and September 27, 1955. The pencil notations L, A, M, and R indicated thereon by LAWSON himself designate respectively, literary, art, music and radi oLO) (Uy List number 2 is ths supplementary list of "Negro cultural and volitical leaders" typed up by SUE LAWSON at New York ASP. (OPY(U| Individuals appearing on both lists in the : Los Angeles area have been channelized or index in the | Los Angeles indices. The majority of the names appear to be in the New York area. 1 Other offices concerned will be advised by Los Angeles separately for information purposes concern- ing the comparatively few names in their respective territories. It should again be noted in regard to these . names that LAWSON himself does not feel that sll of them | would entertain any idea of sending him greetings; 3 however, apparently all of them are to be contacted for mess , ages | of greeting to be used for LAWSON's testimonial dinner (W¥)(Y) | | HW 54460 Docld:32336623 Page 3