‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act o sc - DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System . Date: 6/15/20] Identification Form I Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10283-10279 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-30067-2ND NR 59 eee Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI | TO: OLNEY, WARREN III TITLE: DATE: 04/28/1954 PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : JOP, AFFIL, CP, EMP, ASSOC, OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: = 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 02/02/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: = INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee v9.1 7 Docld: 323032767 Page 1
i 992 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. ‘the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1 { rere. Released under e Jo . e .~ «4 ~ | Asa istant Attorney General —_ . Warren Olney III ee . Directory rer SECR “om DR of the following reports n Pittman has been furnished he “Atonico a - Summary “report of ‘Special “Agent — i / i «fe Vilbert H. Kehe dated December i kPa Co . Og 1946, at San Francisco, California. a a \ “a. Heport of Special Agent Cecil James | . 7 oa Fleming dated No: - 1ber 17, 1947, at : ON San Francisco, California, 9 wien 2 - Report of Special Agent Joseph ¥. cy Waters dated February 9, 1948, at et New York, New York, - Keport of Special Agent Albert F. g Chestone dated November 25, 1950, a at New York, New York, ne 2 Report of Special: Agent Wilbert-H, | | Ke he dated December. 16, 1953, at San Franctaco, California. ae oo Tolsoa , a 2 ries - Nites — _Heport of Special Clegg _” Wood dat Habe New York Trey 1960-17828 matt “Cc - 100-30067 Tele. Room HEW 2 DOL, Holloman —__ : fe Niss Gandy — h Ww U é Se ge j DocId: 32303267 Page 2?
' R&Teaséed under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 210 DATE: 11-14-2017 - 7 . ee . CONFIREN PIAL wo, ~ 3 It is observed» thet as of Cctober, 1955, Pitiman was employed as Foreign Editor for the "Daily Worker” and "The Worker," having been’ so’ enployed since April 24, 1951. He was previously Associate Editor of the "Daily Forker" and "fhe Yorker.” Ge reportedly attended a meeting in 5 4 Europe in 1946 with ‘William 2. Foster and French Gommunis jeaders. An Glleged Comintern representative also reportedly attended this meeting.) Pittman attended the 1950 convention of the Communist Parti held in December, 1950, at Hew York City and he was elected to the convention's Press Committee. In September, 1951, Pittman covered the San Francisco Japanese Peace Treaty Conference for the "Daily Worker” and the "Daily People's World." He has been an instructor for the Jefferson School of Social Science since 1949 and hes written for the publications "People's Voice," "Jewish Life,” and "Hasses and Mainstream." He has been a speaker at Communist Party meetings. in view of Pittmen's close Communist affiliations over a period of years and his present employment with the "Daily Worker," there appears to be no reason to believe he would be cooperative. An interview with him at this time is not contemplated. The information in the preceding two paragraphs has also been furnished to the Atomic Energy Commission. 100-17828 Docld: 323032767 Page 3