forthcoming book on the culture of the -. United States. Informant advised tha sub= ject attended a meeting of the Los ‘Angeles — County Camunist Party Secretariat in 1943- : or 19h. Informants advised that on August ~ 6, 1952 LAWSON was a featured speaker.at.a- Civil Rights Congress mass meeting in Lo Angeles, called to protest the convic: Form No. t THIS CASEORIGINATEDAT JT,0S ANGELES. REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE REPORT MADE BY a > LOS ANGELES 12/16/52| 5 10/17512/1-3519) | ayprew JOSEPH Deora, a ame TITLE a oe _ CHARACTER oF: CASE. ; : | JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, WAS. ' INTERNAL § SECUR a ie Pron ATION CONTA TS Po ereert whe SHOWN oo SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: OTERWI Si i. A JOHN HOWARD LAWSON currently resides at = id 1 935 Burnet Aveme, San Fernando, Cali- ype E ; ab fornia, Informants advise that he con- 9% ~~ me “ tines to derive his livelihood from lee=) oy B. oo : oy tares given under the auspices of the. | @. 2 “OM Hollywood Arts, Sciences and Professions 2, | ae : Council, and that he recently commence a Se my series of six weekly lectures based on 4 : under the Smith Act of 19h0. Informants. advised that subject was a featured. speaker at a mass rally held in Los Angeles. on- Sep-.. tember 12, 1952, under the auspices. -of the. Los Angeles Committee to Secure Justice® ‘in the Rosenberg Case. Informants. advised’ the during the past six months LAWSON. has spoken”. before, or otherwise participated in, the funo- tions of the California Labor School ‘at ; -_ Francisco, International Workers Order, Mornin COPIES DESTROYED Freiheit Association, Independent Progressiv 4 1MAR 27 1963 APPROVED AND @. we / oe. “4 citar _ bo NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES aN eS /_ Bureau (Reg) (100-370750) “J - Los Angeles (100-21198) » COPY IN FILE. “ ay an ‘¢ gipredr F ginin REPORT AND ITS CONTENTS-ARE-LOANED-10.YOU-BY..THE.FBLA ENCY tO MHIGH Lo eee ioe wr US. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: ‘igsd 2O-2i06i6 - Bed? cad 2°: HW 54460 Docld:32336597 Page 2?
LA 100-21198 In view of JOHN HOWARD LAWSON's continued activities in behalf of . ©: Commnist dominated organizations, it is recommended that he be retained —= on the Security Index. Los Angeles Division will contime to consider } LAWSON a key figure. . - nane: Los Angeles Office 7 OO So: : . ; ; At Los Angeles, California: Will contime to follow and report the pertinent ac activities of LAWSON in behalf of the Communist Party and Lo -. Communist’ dominated organizations. . INFORMANTS ~ | ee . —_ , Date and/or Nature Date - Agent a . . Sources of Activity Received Receiving Location | i T-1, Re subject's resi- | 12/ 3/52 ANDREW J. DECKER,JR. Orally ae DAVID KLEIN dence and employ- roe | | ment ‘ _ 257 6/14/82 | 6/16/52 BERNARR M. PTACEK  66-32891239. | LA 3512-8 8/6/52 _ 9/12/52 ANDREW J. DECKER, JR. 66-3289A279 ; 9/11/52 10/28/52 BERNARR M. PIACEK 134—115415 9/29/52 10/ 6/52 BERNARR M. PTACEK  66~3289A328 11/5/52 10/28/52 BERNARR M. PTACEK 100~21198-891 | | 11/5/52-12/10/52  / 6/52 BERNARR M. PIMCEK = —-100-21198-893 | 73, Re IACCP Secretariat 3/31/31 JOSEPH T. JALBERT | 100-21198-1A61___ Do, LA 3555-8 Meeting, 1943 or et al | Po 19h Toh, : af 6/52 oo 8/15/52 WILLIAM J. NOLAN, _ ) ° LA 3,02-S IR. 66-18598-20h | | : . 10/22/62 1i/ 5/52 " " 13y-210-7 MCL 9/12/52 9/26/52 " 8 (6601859A—-221 [AN | 8/27/52 9/ 3/52 " a ‘66-18598-217 KY) | 10/ 5/52 10/16/s2—i8 " 13h-21a-h = [r* | | 10/ 8/52 10/14/52 " " 13h-214-5 | 75, 8/ 6/52 8/19/52 BERNARR M. PDACEK  66~2226A-206 | LA 3457-8 ‘ i ee CoN AL In 1 ‘ ™ m . / i WR AAS | beh arti _ — _ _ - — — (AW 54460 Docld:323368597 Page 3
: “Location Receiving H. EDWARD WHITE 134-36A-2 7H. a 13h~38A~7_ HARVEY G. BERKEY 66~3338a-85 } THOMAS W. CRAWFORD 66-36034-1) — ROBERT W. HOUSEAL, “Yh DONALD B. BOYER i). a nt A SF Office  «— 109-21198-880 } ‘) ss sssurat KO) Ww WILLIAM L. McDERMOTT DONALD B. BOYER = 66-1) 74A~-15 ROMNEY STEWART 66=3023A-107 BURL P. MIDDENDORP é6-1a794-5 saRIARR M. PTACEK 66-3591A-6 PAUL W. GIBBS VINCENT T.K. STACEY LA. 100-21198 | payee) ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (Cont? Be Date and/or Nature eo ptr Sources of Activity _ Received aby 8/6/52 9/25/52 2 TA 3390-8 9/12/52 10/ 9/52 be T-7, 8/ 6/52 8/19/52 fe A 3521-8 . + “\LA 3630S 9/12/52 si6/2 3 Ts 8/ 6/52 8/ 8/52 LA 3633-8 , | 9/12/52 9/18/82 . 40/8/52 10/13/52 i 'rel0,). -—='10/19/82 —s ‘SF 1828-5 | oie BaD (onz/se 9/18/52 (LA 3507-8 “WPn22 y 9/12/52 9/18/52 . Ae 3537-S - 5 Ped, 9/12/52 9/19/52 ae, “ODA 3463=S co, i ma, 9/12/52 9/18/52 SS ae - PS HELEN A. LEWIS — Dl. meas, 9/12/52 9/16/52 |) ~. SWILLTAM NATHAN WILSOH : 1973 Minoru Drive Alt adena, California i -16, 9/12/52 9/35/52 pete eB ge 9/12/52 9/22/52 \e Te i 3hates i HW 54460 Docld:32336597 Page 4 ~
‘ZA 100-21198 Sources CRATE TD - ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (Cont'd). Date and/o. or - Nature of: Activity _ T-19,° 9/12/52 LA 3582-8 | _ T-20,°... 9/12/52 PS MARIE HUGHES LA 3436-5 _ 22, . 912/52 LA 3533-8 a ea 912/52 LA 3513S 2h 9/12/52 “PATRICIA AKERIEY 10/ 8/52 T=-25, — Documentation re LA 3251-S. -“Morning Freiheit". i 26, - B/2h/82 <28, IA 3637-8 Ee 353s Foes ‘ 295L-5 Docwmmentation re IPP Documentation re APC 10/13/52 - 10/2h/ 52 Documentation re LACPFB Documentation re HASPC Date ~ Received 9/12/52 9/2/32 9/19/82 5/ 2/52: 5/18/82 9/16/52 10/14/52 3/26/52 8/29/52 3/21/51 3/28/52 10/16/52 10/25/52 3/25/52 2/20/51 -13- Agent — Receiving JOSEPH 0. SMITH WILLIS W. WALL ICEALIUS A. -HALL HARVEY G. BERKEY SIDNEY M. WOLF THOMAS W. CRAWFORD n : t ROMNEY STEWART SIDNEY M. WLF H. RAWLINS OVERTON H. RAWLINS OVERTON, et al. WILLIAM G. CARPENTER ae H. EDWARD WHITE MARCUS M. BRIGHT ty La 3473-8 “t “ ‘ i 2-31, . . + as ort AW 54460 DoclId: 32336597 Page 5 ~~ oralay mst a Location 100-H1648~18 Iali-bBAL 66-N215A~6A 66-N)2154-12 orally Orally “WILLIAM G. CARPENTER 13)-55A-6 a \ Orally Orally 66-34281-21 ff vk | sess [QP
Sources T-32, LA 3627-S Tx 33, LA 3550-8 LA. 100221198 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (Cont'd) Date and/or Nature ay, 2 * : we Pamphietzentitled, "Let's Not Have a Dreyfus Case in America® CP membership, SOPHIE DAVIDSON , CRC, 1951 Report of SA ANDREW JOSEPH DECKER, JR., Date Received 10/20/52 5/15/52 12/ 3/52 9/ 4/50 1o/ 1/52 Agent ROYCE C. PULLIAM SIDNEY M. WOLF MAICOIM M.. RINK VERNON D. JENSEN KENNETH R.MERRILL - 100-168-214 -f \N Ny AWN MAS Location 13-200A-2 66~3677A~31 A . ! AW 54460 Docld:32336597 Page 6 x