JFK Assassination System Date. —-5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information ‘ AGENCY: FBI Released under the John RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90143-10034 - Kennedy ; Assassination Records RECORD SERIES: HQ , Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). AGENCY FILENUMBER: _100-370750-227 _ pases NW 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 04/22/1955 ‘PAGES: 11 SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT * CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4, CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 01/21/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT rr re v9.1 17 HW 54460 Docld:32338616 Page 1
—SHIGATION FILE wolff ae ~ GES per oP aos ae M7 | foxy shed t \ BAS ” Class IN GA DR He | KT LA, Ly L. “Dectassity. a es vi ‘PRANK TUTTLE and- ROBERT ROSSEN, film directors and fdrmer | . ‘members of. ‘the. CP, both have identified LAWSON as.a fellow mem i the- CP in Hollywood during 1940's. LAWSON continues to. ‘be a. very. important figure and Executive Board member. | ‘Of =the: ‘Hollywood Arts, Selences, and Professions Council, slocal ‘chapter. of National-Council of Arts, Selences, and '- Professions, Which has been cited as a Communist front by. the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He was present | at'an all-day conference against. Brownell-Butler bill sponsored by Citizens Committee. to Preserve American Freedoms on - a 12/4/54 at Los Angeles. lite has been rect oot a "Certificate of.Recognition" from Civil Rights. Congress a reception was held “ 4n°his honor on 11/5/54 for benefit of Los Angeles Committee . -for Protection of Foreign Born, of which he is reported to bea sponsor .- LAWSON stated. that people in United States are tired of the. hysteria. of the Red. menace" and referred | Oo: the. United States Government as fascist. In January, 1954; dssue of the Soviet publication: "Literary Gazette" LAWSON: was one of ten Americans list d as smpressing friendship for: the. Us Se Ss eRe. "05 asl “eae FA ne US EA. ee) royting stip for’ . pee. P% — REQ. REC'D SS a _ DATE -FORW. 3 HOW FORW. _ - "SPECIAL AGENT — APPROVED AND ne : ou. 1} IN’ CHARGE: (D- we “(oo- 370750) (REG, yf Bo = . Los. Angeles. “(100- 21198) ‘COPIES. DESTROYED “4 MAR 27 1963 ; = . i ee ROPERTY OF yes confidential report ‘and its contents are loaned to you by the FBI and: are ‘not to be a 2. MAY Ayes tose outside of agency to which an us. GOVERNMENT PRINTING oFFice, 16—600a7- ‘1 octd: 40338616 Page 2
LA 100-21198 ADMINISTRATIVE ... LAWSON is the subject of a Security Index Card at Los Angeles tabbed for Detcom and the SI data is both current and accurate. , In view of his continued importance in the HASP organization and his interest in other pro-Communist groups, it is recommended that this SI and Key Figure status be retained at this time. ‘LAWSON's wife, SUE LAWSON, is currently the subject of an SI Card at Los Angeles (Bufile 100-390999). LAWSON has been personally observed by an agent and a photograph of him is available in the file, Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed herein and "Tt" Symbols have been utilized only in those instances where the identities of the sources must be concealed. INFORMANTS Date of Activ. and/or Descrip,. ' AW 54460 Docld:32336616 Page 3 £ Agent to ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE a: ee Informant of Info. Date Rec'd Whom Furn. Location T-1, | 1/19/55 | CS: LA-3803-s* 3/17/55 T-2 ASP Bd. mtg., 4/4/55 MARCUS M, Oral ~3512-S 3/24/55 BRIGHT ~HASP Bd. mtg., 11/22/54 IRVING T, 134-115A-528 11/18/54 WEEKS HASP Steering 1/24/55 MARCUS M,. 134-115A-242 Committee mtg., BRIGHT 1/18/55 CRC certificate 12/14/55 " 100-21198-1A
o LA 100-21198 Date of Activ. --and/or Deserip.. Agent to Informant of Info. Date Rec'd Whom Furn. Location 7-2  — [Thumbnail HASP 5/5/54 MARCUS M, _— Oral (Cont. ) BRIGHT Hy " - [Residence & 4/4/55 m " occupation ; T-3, 9/3/54 9/3/54 CLAUDE E, 134-21A- “s02) a) LA-3402-8 WILLIS, JR. ore, — 12/4/54 1/4/55 IRVING T. 134-141A-31 aay LA-3536-S os WEEKS T-5; 11/5/54 11/12/54 ROYCE CARTER 134-275A-278 TA. 368h- S oo \ PULLIAM T-6, “Literary 1/11/55 .+  N¥ 100-80918- Foreign Gazette” Oe 146; Service LA 100-21198- ~ Dispatch —— . 1396 . No. 237 from U. S. Embassy, Moscow, dated . 1/12/54 to State Dept. ~ | T-7, Thumbnail CCPAF . 5/6/54 MAX H, 100-41016 CS LA-3184-s FISCHER T-8, Thumbnail LACPFB 5/18/54 JOHN E, 100-1783 LA-3473-S | GALLAGHER, JR. ROBERT Subj.'s past 5/7/53 ~ HCUA NY 100-80918- | ROSSEN, CP affiliation - testimony " L463; Film LA 100-21198- 4 Director~Producer 1396 ~~ FRANK Subj.'s past 7/12/54 ELLIOTT w. 100-21198-1380. TUTTLE, CP affiliation AMON, et al Director, 312 South Roxbury Drive, ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (CONT. ) Beverly Hills ~9- : t N , HW 54460) DoclId:32338616 Page 4