v9.1 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Docld: 32304462 Page 1 JFK Assassination System . Date: Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10286-10092 HQ 100-30067-137 Document Information FBI KEHE, WILBERT H. DIRECTOR, FBI 03/29/1961 15 JOP, ASSOC, CORRESPONDENCE, RETURN TO US, REL, CP ACT, EMP, SECURITY INDEX PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret « 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 02/20/1998 INDEFINITE 6/15/201
- mea Wu Caucus GN iQ DECLASSIFICATION ANO/OR, i ne “AL l 7 Approved ‘ QS” a FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIO Reporting Office SAN FRANCISCO ‘TITLE OF CASE Office of Origin SAN FRANCISCO VM % Investigative Period WAR 2s i961] 3/16,17/61 Report made by so, . WILBERT H,. KEHE Is - ¢C Typed By: jew OHN ORION PITTMAN REKIEKK ye REFERENCE: Report of SA WILBERT H, KEHE dated y 9/16/60, at San Francisco, S -Pp*. - RS Glaseitied by (SQ ify on: ADMINISTRATIVE : Declassily ‘Stops have been placed with INS to be notified upon subject's return to the United States, OF CIA INFORM: IN THIS DOCUMENT, Eight (8) copies of this report have been furnished to the Bureau in view of the fact that the G Bureau may wish to furnish copies to interested Legats in Me ed LS Europe because of subject's possible travel throughout = i Europe. It should be noted that the Legat at Bonn has (S) alerted various agencies in Germany) regarding the possible y? ra ravel of subject in that country. Also, the Legat in / fF. LOT do j has(alerted British Security Service MI-5) and the / ( & (sy Special Agent Do not write in spaces below in Charge Copies made: 3 - San Francisco (100-1465) as Bok LOO aes 7X = 5 ra" | _ «COPIES DEsTRovED|. C97 | “* Copy to KAO SATE OA, , 7 a, STROYED)|, GY } SEGKEL | 4 f v4 / “*Sperty of FBI — This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. -. oo a RE Aon ta cass | om & g MA nm bok TSE? W U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1956 O—385319 Docld: 32304462 Page 2?
~ : CEASE SF 100-1465 PY hi WHK: jew . | ©) Iegat in Paris has been in touch (with the DST) régarding the possible travel of subject in” those countries, By letter dated August 29, 1960, Chicago advised that CG 5824's* on 8/25/60, advised that JAMES JACKSON, CP National functionary, left some material on the Negro question with JOHN PITTMAN in Moscow when JACKSON visited Moscow in January and February 1960, By letter dated 8/31/60, Los Angeles advised that LA 2954-8 on 7/25/60, indicated that visitors to the Soviet Union had seen JOHN PITTMAN ,identified as a representative of the "London Daily Worker", - By letter dated 2/27/61, Chicago advised that CB 5824-S* on 2/20/61, reported that ELIZABETH .GURLEY FLYNN, a Vice Chairman of the CP, USA; commentéd that she had learned that JOHN PITTMAN expected to leave Russia in the near future. FLYNN also indicated that PITTMAN had made inquiry of her regarding a possible replacement for him in Moscow and that she intended to correspond with PITTMAN for a clarification of the matter, - By letter dated 3/16/61, Chicago advised that CG 5824-S* on 3/13/61, stated that FLYNN had received a communication from JOHN PITTMAN wherein he had noted that he had not intended to indicate in prior correspondence that he wanted to leave the Soviet Union immediately but only that he desired that the Party be cognizant of the fact that he would be returning to the United States in the Fall of 1961. FLYNN indicated that PITTMAN had indicated to Party officials that he desired to return to San Francisco and resume tenure with the "People's Worl@" newspaper, LEAD SAN FRANCISCO AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ee VE UN Will continue to follow the activities of Subject and remain alert for his return to the San Francisco area, Hic. ‘ye a Neo, NRT PE -B- She COVER PAGE ene) - Docld:32304462 Page 3
SF 100-1465 WHK: jew INFORMANTS : Identity of Source SF T-1,- NY 1869-s* ein’ (Bo SF T-3,- SF 21i4-s SF T-4, Mr. IRVING FISHMAN, Deputy Collector & i. iy MAM ay tay Me of Location 100-1465-~955 134-698A-1149 100~-1465-966 Restricted Merchandise Department Bureau of Customs New York City, N. Y. (By request) SF T-5,- CG 5824-S* -C-. COVER PAGE Docld: 327304462 Page 4 res . ogy NE ads
a ‘ fo ‘ . ‘ ‘ Report Form . a . te “ eo. FD-263 (5-12-55.) a wel , 3 eo FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION , é Reporting Office Office of Origin Date — Investigative Period we b w we i % Re a SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO MAR 29 1961 3/16,17/61 TITLE OF CASE Report made by Typed By: | WEILBERT H, KEHE : jew CHARACTER OF CASE JOHN ORION PITTMAN Is ~ ¢ 38 CONTAI SED REFERENCE: Report of SA WILBERT H, KEHE dated ~ 9/6/60, at San Francisco. ~Pe. [0-f8-44 . . wok * 3 ADMINISTRATIVE : Stops have been placed with INS to be notified upon subject's return to the United States, Eight (8) copies of this report have been furnished to the Bureau in view of the fact that the Bureau may wish to furnish copies to interested Legats in \ Europe because of subject's possible travel throughout C ‘6 Europe, It should be noted that the Legat at Bonn has (: alerted various agencies in Germany |\regarding the possible travel of subject in that country, Also, the Legat in | . London has(alerted British Security Service MI-5]and the LS Do not write in spaces below Special Agent _ Approved pecial Agen . in Charge f Copies made: 7 8 yl Bureau (100-30067 ) (RM) ) 3 - San Francisco (100-1465) Ad & sof ‘ty of FBI — This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. | | wv U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1956 O-~-385319 la Docld: 32304467 Page 5