JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 6/15/201 oe AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Agency Information Peleased under the John Kennedy WSsassination Records FBI 124-10219-10447 ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:iNW 53150 Date: mo-31-2017 HQ 100-30067-64 —_— ee eee et ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE :. DATE: PAGES : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI DIVERS, NEIL P. DIRECTOR, FBI . 07/08/1955 10 JOP, CP MEMBER, EMP, RES, TRA, SECURITY INDEX PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 02/24/1998 INDEFINITE INC MEMO eee v9.1 HW 53130 DBocld: 32297671 Page 1
~ STANDARD FORM NO, 64 red 8 bs cont ENTIAL. J \ ~ oS e  T hy Of b6¢ Mem. tandum UNITED Six <TES GOVERNMENT | | \ my TO: Director, rat tag 067); eng \ H dd ‘ ~ TY, \ 1 ROM: SAC, New York “(100288368) Oke 4 ‘ 2 47 : SUBJECT: JOHN PITTMAN | vad yo AN ae ? “ae \ Re SAC letter — 330 dated 4/12/55. Fy 07 XK nf 6 [sx yo Succinct Resume of Case q{r » CSSF 2140-S, who is in a position to furnish Cn reliable information, advised on 1/8/55 that JOHN (PITTMAN) had recently corresponded with WILLIAM SCHNEIDERMAN, Chaiéman of CP District 13. PITTMAN indicated that he would be leaving by automobile for the West Coast by 8/1/55 and brought up the matter of financial assistance to facilitate the change, CSSF 2140-S# advised on 3/3/55 that JOHN PITTMAN would take over as editor of the "Daily People's World" when the i present editor, a convicted Smith Act subject, goes to jail. HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPS ALD INFORMATION CONTAINED | TERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.’ G NY 779-82} who has furnished reliable 4nformation in the past, ddvised on 3/2/55 that JOHN PITTMAN, who is tem- porarily "Daily Worker" city editor, was scheduled in the near - future for permanent assignment on California on theesiatt, af "Daily People's World", a Ni The "Daily Worker" of 2/23/55, page 1#@tGaulinW WY tie reflected that the editorial board of the "Daily Worker", on & 2/2/55 announced that JOHN PITTMAN is taking over the duties of “Keo "Daily Worker" news editor after serving as foreign editor for : several years. The "Daily Worker" is an east coast Communist: \ daily newspaper and the "Daily People's World" is a west coast Communist daily newspaper. Gw 719- sHPavisea on 1/22/55 that JOHN PITTMAN was reportedly in ascendancy within the leadership of the CP and had been meeting with leaders of the CP in Ay months. ow ~e oO. Former ND 610-8: * ana NY 559-ss have ‘Puriished reliable information in the past, advised on 12/28/50 and 4/12/5: - respectively that PITTMAN was elected to the Press Commi ttee : at the national convention of the CP,USA which was hel@ on 12/28/50 at NYC. | z Om iG 28 PITTMAN registered yh ‘1938 and 1939 withathé 6) gO 3A JUL 11 108 | mS \ er LONE sbi vn a i 4 x NPD:cB AK eae ii 8 Cr encisco; P REGORDED - 63 MQ — 2006 ~ [,¢ 4 ~—e ; SERRE cones cece } _ trar of Voters, . San- Ey California, as affiliated Se 4 } 4 ; AL HW 331350 Bocld:32297671 Page 2? |
FEDERAL BUREAU: OF INVESTIGATION , Leys ne THIS CASE ORIGINATEDAT NEW YORK us NM aA be MN H Al REPORT MADE AT NEW YORK _ JON PITTMAN FTE URPORYATION CONTAIN SD HESTIUT 1S UNCLASSTFLED EXCEPS Seuorsisorracts: _” JOHN PITTMAN restaes et 628 W. 151st St., NYC, ana | ~~ | information, advised in April 1955, { that PITTMAN Planned to return 1955. PITTMAN conducted a 1 er" and "The 955 Spring and Winter catalogs of the Jeffergon School of Social Science, NYC, as an instructor, — (LA DETAILS: BACKGROUND AGENCY RE. REC'D Lag ' Residence naTE FoRW. £7 ee MY O° p3e7 “gee T-1, who was in a position ¢ furnish accurate “ 7 information, advised an On June’ lo, 1955, that JOHN PITTMAN resides at 628 West 15lst Street, New York City. ae _— i fe SE) aT A ra Tete oe ay hd ae y a Tr washed or. TAL RL ye Deniers i Li On April 1, 1955, 1-2, who has -furnished reliablex®. information in the Nez past, advised that JOHN PITTMAN of the "Daily a ie) Worker" jg still planning to go to the West. Coast but that the time .3 |) jis not yet set, . . T-3, who is ina post _ .{{information, advised on April 8, 1955, | . ‘ ? tion to furnish reliable that JOHN PITTMAN and his . \ 4 DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES ante? 200 6 COPIES OF THIS REPORT @® ~ Bureau (100-30067) (RM) 1 - San Francisco (Info) (R 3 = New York (100-88368) DPETROVED. 2. ”, ps + RECORDED ” OY sl dn Hy vf i i | a: “ TY 9 J PROPER F gt ak ae. TT “SERCY TO WHicH Loris CONFIDENTIAL REPORT AND ITS CO: ff j i ; a rar” THE FB! AND ARE N U. @. GovERaag eT eR . . HAs gram tes SUTSIDE OF tJ Q U aM, jpn 53130 DoclId:32297671 Page 3
NY 100-88368 oe \: ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE “ INFORMANTS Date of Activity Identity and/or Agent to File # of Description of Date Whom Where Source Information Received Furnished Located Tl Residence 6/16/55 SA NEIL P. Instant Pretext DIVERS Report telephone call to the 628 W. 151st St. Corp Tel, AUdubon 3-h28 -2 ) 1/1/58 4/1/85 NY 779-S# 2/21/55 2/21/55 3/2/55 3/2/55 T-3 4/8/55 4/8/55 CSSF 21h0-S# Tel PITTMAN, speaker 2/10/55 SA WALTER A. St. Louis SL 94y-S on 2/3/55 at | HILGENDORF 134.-23-A&@75 St. Louis T-5 Speaker at meet- 2/17/55 SA GROVER C. Chicago CG 5972-S ing of Illinois THOMPSON 13.-257-A-50 Committee for Free- dom of Press, 2/4/55 at Chicago, Illinois Speaker at meet- 2/7/55 SA JOHN E. Chicago Wy 2-6 W CG 5890-8} ing 2/4/55, Hotel KEATING 13l,-190-A-106 ~ 53130 Sutherland, Chicago, Tllinois ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE WU Ni Nw les 4 7? 7 DoclId: 32297671 Page 4
NY 100-88368 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (GONT'D INFORMANTS (CONT'D) Date of Activity Identity and/or Agent to File # of Description of Date Whom Where Source Information Received Furnished Located Te7 Speaker at Wis- 2/17/55 SA WALTER L. Milwaukee MI 217-S consin CRC meet- ROETHKE 134 -123-A-61 ing, 2/7/55, Mil- waukee, Wisconsin T=-8 Speaker at meet- 2/15/55 SA MICHAEL 100-88368-388 MP 2288-S ing of Minnesota J. FOX Committee for Free- dom of Press, 2/9/55 Minneapolis, Minnesota T-9 Speaker at meet- 2/16/55 SA JOHN L. Detroit DE 515-PSI ing to celebrate SHELBURNE  13h-265R-25 Negro History Week 2/11/55, Detroit, Michigan T-10 Speech 2/11/55 2/21/55 SA ROBERT A, Detroit DE 467-S Detroit, Michigan MOFFATT 13-184 R-182 tt Careful consideration has been given to each source concealed and T symbols were utilized in the report only in those instances where the identity of the sources must be concealed. MISCELLANEOUS The following Chicago informants also attended the 2/L,/55 meeting at the Hotel Sutherland, Chicago, Illinois, and furnished substantially the same information as reflected by T-5 and T-6 in this report; however, for reasons of security, they are omitted from the details: ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (CONT'D) ~6< \ \ \ HW 353130 Docld:32297671 Page 5
Me 200-08388 cower ADMINISTRATIVE PAG (conr'D) MISCELLANEOUS (CONT'D) . CG 5042-s° CG 5609-S CG 5735-S CG 5826-8 © CG 5871-S CG 5885-S CG 5942-8 CG 5956-S CG 5969-S CG 5981-S CG 5982-S Se JOHN PITTMAN is included on the Security Index and data appearing on his Security Index card is current. — LEADS | ‘NEW YORK At New York, New. York Will follow subject's activities and be alert for any information regarding his travel to the West Coast. © _ SAN FRANCISCO (INFORMATION) One copy of this report is being furnished the San Francisco Office inasmuch as PITTMAN is expected to be assigned to the staff of the "DailycPeoplats World" in the near future. REFERENCE Report of SA ROBERT B. JENKINS, 12/30/54, New York. + ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (CONT'D) e ict FUL BeBe DoclId: 32297671 Page 6 ,