JFK Assassination System Date: §/13/201 Identification Form : ‘Agency Information. Peleased under the John ' AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90143-10340 Lssassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 100-370750-185 ; 1O-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 09/07/1950 ‘PAGES: 12 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 SSS v9.1 13 HW 54460 Docld:3233892> Page 1
.. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION "THIS GASELORIGINATED AT" 10S ANczrzs |= «YY FILE NO-100-21198 __ 9/2/50 | 8/23/50 BERNARR M, PTACEK MAR wire AD aga rmypMa on CONTATSER Soe WSON, -was.., Jacob Levy sapry ry UNCLASSIFIED See EXCEPT WAERE SHOW SECURITY MATTER = c | - OTHERWYSS ", On- June 9, 1950, Federal Judge EDWARD CURRAN, United States District Court of the District of Columbia, sentenced the subject to serve one year in jail and pay fine “of $1000 on his conviction of contempt of Congress. ubject is: now incarcerated at the Federal Correctional stitiite, Ashland, Kentucky, where he will serve his entence. . ‘A confidential informant, formerly a COMMUNIST ARTY ‘member ‘in Hollywood, said that the subject was a f:the COMMUNIST PARTY movement in Hollywood. D1 Janothér informant, who was a COMMUNIST PARTY mem- er in'-Hollywood, described LAWSON as the “great white “father -of the Communist movement in Hollywood. He ated that. LAWSON deals directly with the National OMMUNIST:“ PARTY Headquarters in New York rather than os Angeles. County COMMUNIST PARTY Office. | “toofree the ten" is now active in Hollywood. . ewest literary effort is entitled "HIDDEN abe “About this book, LAWSON Says, "It is a Sorindem loving, and angry book. It is about =the magle: herf®ags of culture. that is threatened by p the knavish pétiticians and pettifogging lawyers, who = want 8 rewrit§ history in the image of their owm ~CQmupbion. ==} may be the book will be published ectn in jail. “the enemies of the people think son-ideas by putting “people behind bars. |’ answer." - Disposition Sheet enclosed. "[ ” FoRwarben: “ Paary a “COPIES OF THIS REPORT Yo 6 Bureau (100~24499)(Encl.) : “< | I New. York (10080918) (Info. ) Sf 3 Los Angeles ot? w pee cs an on a 4 A ote . : tie. GuVERHMENT PRINTING OFFICE ww aTase “54460. Docld: 32338929 Page 2
TA 100-21193 T-1 T-2 Ted, T-8 qT9 T-1O T-11 REFERENCE ¢ Report of SA BERNARR M. California. : t A { ay ae i AW 54460 Docld:32336922 Page 3 “INFORMANT PAGE POOR RATE AIS ges buat Nail CNDI LA 29545 who so advised Sh wus R. ADAMS in January, 19496 CNDI IA 3234, who so advised SA restTE F. WARREN on August 2, 1949. ERNEST PHILIP COHEN, Beverly Professional- Building, Beverly Hills y» California, who sO advised oli MARCUS M. BRIGHT on April 22, 1950.- - Lous F~BUDENZ, New York city, who so advised Sh WILLL. MJ. McCARTHY of the New York Office on April 4, 1950, and June 23; 1950. CNDI Li 3404, who so advised Sh MARCUS | M. BRIGHT on July 26, 1950.6 SF 1723, who furnished information to ( Special Agents of the San Francisco Qffice in January, 1950. ' [SF 1696, who so advised SA R. J. McMULIEN | of the San Francisco Office on November 9, 7 6949. . CNDI IA 3103, who so advised SAK MERLE L.. PARKER on May By 19500 CNDI Ih 3265, who so advised Sh VERNON D. 3¢5) JENSEN on April 10, 1949. CNDI LA 3251, who so advised SA ROMNEY STEWART on June 30, 1950. ; CNDI IA 3379, who so advised SA IRVING LT. WEEKS on June 29, 1950. PTACEK dated May 17, 1950, at Los Angeles,