JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 5/13/201 Peleased under the John Kennedy “Agency Information EL 4 v9.1 ‘HW 54460 Docld:32338806 AGENCY : FBI Assassination Records RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90143-10224 ollection act of 1992 ; (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: HQ ase#:NW 54460 Date: 10-04-2017 AGENCY FILENUMBER: _ 100-370750-61 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 03/24/1945 ‘PAGES: 57 SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/09/1998 . OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES 27-31 Page 1
HW 54460 “oo Le a LA 100-21198 | CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES: CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE A: CNDI L.A. 2900, who, on February 26, 195, furnished the complete membership records, and 19) Communist Political Association card numbers, 195 Communist Political Association registration cards, and 195 cultural and miscellaneous group assignments. Infor- mant obtained them from ELIZABETH GLENN, former ‘organizer of the Northwest Section, who appears to hold a similar capacity in the new miscellaneous and cultural group set-up. Photographic copies of these records are maintained in Los angeles file 100-1887l-1a. : Gantd wo we uy , . AY CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE Bs <éot ase ord, pod CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE C: NDE D or ae ae 0-1 | ae ef Saft ol (Y ) CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE D: eet LeAc 139 CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE EB: Ye crane Fees, -  “Preshenty Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, who requested that his name be kept confidential. i . mo > t CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE F: w BOLTON, Head of the Publicity Department, Columbia Studios, who requested that his name be kept confidential. Ae rm, a, vvg Se § L CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE le CONDI L A. 26 Temporary symbols have been given cofifidential informants to further protect their " identities. conrn nAC DoclIda: 32338806 Page 3
HW 54460 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Forn: No, 1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT LOS ANGBLES FILE NO. 100-21198, REPORT MADE AT 1 DATE WHEN MADE re one REPORT MADE BY LOS ANGELES | 3/2u/us -|10/1B,19; «| JOHN R. VICARS “Time i? 210 phdel3, | CHARACTER oF case JON HOWARD LAYSON, 1812/1822 Slias Jacob Levy sft SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: béect held 1944 CPA membership card 141850 and was sasigned to club , ied; Northwest Saction. On Dec. 10, 19h she registered for 1945 CPA aenborehip and was assigned 1945 CPA menbership card #47275. He 18 currently aselgned to Special Croup,also known as Croup /9,an exclusive group in the Les Angeles co. Communist Political Association, and one of several cultural groups set up when the Northwest Section disbunded in December, 194. Subjeet is a mem- ber of the Commission, belieyed to be the Cultural Commission, governing. body of the new cultural groups,[and held a meeting of this group on Jan. 13, -19k5, at his home. He was also observed in attendance at the organisational meeting of many of the new cultural groups in January and February, 1945. Subject is. & member of the five-man fxecutive Committee of the People's Bdueational ‘Center, | and taught @ ten session course at its fall term. He has led the fight for the tollywood Democratic Comittee syainst the National Citisens Political action | vounittee, which latter organisation desires to control the HoDeC. As one of the representavives of the [.J.C., he conferred with SIDNEY HILLAN Aa. Jee | Angeles on Jan. 17, 1945, but considered the conference « failure | velleves HILLMAN is centrolled by the local "Social Democrats”. | one of those who led the move in the H.D.C. to get Presidential act | the deportation of HARRY BRIDGES. He recently endorsed Mayer FLE 7 us candidate for re-election in Los ingeles; advised others to do. 5 @ eo | cbteining CPA approval. Subject returned to employment as sercen wrk! a at. | COLUMBIA STUDIOS, Hollywood, on Jan. 17, 1945, after a three weeke!. ve i. | ie is under contract at that Studio at a eslary of §1000.00 a. wack, | | | ! | { | | | guarantee of 20 weeks of work a year. kis most recent pleture, COUNTER-ATTACK" is completed, but has not been released yet. Bank aecount reflects. that: gub- ject continues to contribute money to reported Communigt 1: dominated organisations. “SPECIAL AGENT IN CHarGE pines eee eae ne ~ | COPIES OF THIS REPURT R 5 3URUAU | NaS ances we 1 #°% YORK (INF.) eo 3 10S ANGELES Ones Docld: 327338506 Page 4 G. 8 UGTRANMENT PRINTING OFFICE Po tS
LA 100-21398 CONFIDE IIT EAL SOURCES : CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE Az GNDI L.A. 2900, who, on February 26, 1DUS » furnished _ F the eemplete membership records, and 19h: Comiunist ~ ' Political Asesciation card mumbers, 1945 comauniat I _ Political Association registration ecards, and. 1945. : ‘ Gulturel and miscellaneous | group assignments. Infor= . oo mant obtained then from ELIZAARETR GLENN, former ae : ' organizer of the Nerthwest Section, whe appears to i! hold a similar capacity in the new miscellaneous and “| cultural group set-up. Photographic copies of these records are maintained in Los . sngelos file 100-1587h=1a. | COMFTDENTIAL SOURCE Bs [oxox Lede EEL 1 CONFIDENPIAL SOURCE Cs: [om Lehe sont | & (Ww CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE Ds [cum Lele asst 1 CONFLDINTIAL SOURCE KB: Y. FRANK FREZHAN, President, Paramount Studios, Loa Angeles,. whe requested that his nane be kept confidential. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE F: W. BOLTON, _Head of the Publicity Department, Columbia Studios, whe requested that his name. be kept confidential. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE Q: GNDI I Lele 28 _ Temporary symbols have been given confidential informants to further protect their identities. HW 54460 Docld:32336606 Page 5