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JFK Assassination System Date: $/13/201 Identification Form "Agency Information Released under the John Kennedy Wssassination Records AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10355 Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NW 54460 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: _ 100-370750-195 HOo-o4-2017 -RECORD SERIES: HQ Document Information ’ ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA ‘| TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 07/16/1951 * PAGES: 1 SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 - CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO ) ee v9.1 ‘ 14 1 AW 54460. Docld:32338937 Page 1
_ STANDARD FORM NO, 64 ct RR ar" nT | CONFIOENTIAL. | Office Memoviandum - “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT © ah | a . R TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ” DATE: July 16, 1951. - FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES . SUBJECT: JOHN HOWARD LAWSON =, GTA INTERNAL SECURITY - C a (Bureau File 100-370750) eat wie a I alc a a On July 16, 1951, Mr. DAVID KLEIN, 34.85 Wonderview, Drive, an | Los Angeles, California, advised that the subject of this case arrived in Los Angeles on July 15, 1951. The informant states that LAWSON is in Los Angeles to sell i his home located at 935) Burnet Avenue, San Fernando, California. . LAWSON has indicated that as soon as he sells his home he will return fast and possibly make his home on Long Island, New York, or in Con- necticut. ; ‘Home Speech’! at the Embassy Auditorium on August 3, 1951, under the ' sponsorship of the Southern California Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions. 4 | 7 CNDI LA 3512 has advised that LAWSON will make a ‘Welcome Po BMPs: JEM ~ 100-21198 .e¢: New York (100-80918) a) = So a (00 = -370750 ~ ap Jul 2¢ 20 1951 16, FLT? - | es 7 ne Qs 39 2S . oa Se Tm . ~N | AW 54460 Docld:32336937 Page 2
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HE an FROM LOS ANGELES | (7-16- sd. 10-41 PM OSes 4-41a : Treen eweoril (RECTOR _ DEFERRED / Z| JOHN nowa6l} avson, IS-C. DAYLET. DAVE CLINE, RELATIVE OF SUBJECT CONCERNING WHOM BUREAU ADVISED INFORMS THAT LAWSON ARRIVED LA YESTERDAY BY FRAIN AND PLANS TO SETTLE AFFAIRS HERE AND RETURN EAST WHERE HE INTENDS TO BUY COUNTRY HOME EITHER ON LONG ISLAND OR IN CONNECTICUT. CNDI LA THREE FIVE ONE TWO ADVISES HOLLYWOOD ASP 1S SPONSORING WELCOME HOME RALLY FOR LAWSON AT EMBASSY AUDITORIUM, f AUGUST THREE ! ID NEXT AT WHICH LAWSON WILL BE ONLY SPEAKER, ° ~ | NEO RMATTON CONTAINED - . GI. R. 10 — ) ners PTS UNCLA 'SSIPTED EXCEPS' HOOD WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE. RECEIVED: (7-1 "th 0, Me PeunonT | nora DooweY the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated | { | rrito'protiect the Bureau's /coding systems. | Cas of ey tear e thet reau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased ‘. in AW 54460 Docld: 3273389368 Page 2?
‘leased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90143-10359 RECORD SERIES: HQ | AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-370750-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI | FROM: OT TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 04/17/1961 “PAGES: ] SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT | CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 ~ ‘ CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: RS : v9.1 ; 1 : Docld:32336941 Page 1
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‘ JFK Assassination System Date: $/13/201 Identification Form : Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-90143-10360 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: —_100-370750-277 Document Information ORIGINATOR: . FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 04/19/1961 ‘PAGES: 29 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 v9.1 36 NW 45838 Docid:32338942 Page i
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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10377 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-3 70750- 132 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA- TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 03/04/1948 “PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT:STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO - NL v9.1 Docld: 32338959 Page 1
ere 3% er aE _ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION *<: REPORTING OFFICE MIAMI TITLE OF CASE OFFICE OF quam INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD REPORT MADE BY JOHN E. MC HUGH CHARACTER OF CASE IS - CUBA REFERENCES:  Miawi letter to New York 11/19/62. New York letter to Mieni 12/20/62. - P- CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND/OS:, - LEADS - RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATIG IN THIS DOCUMENT. om ENT.2©5 Yor Ae OECLASSIFIED BY $ G42, SW/GcL_ Will recontact ERNESTO ARRIZURIETA FERNANDEZ, $25 Atlantic Avenue, Apartment 2, and attempt to ascertain subject's current address. fie should also be questioned regarding the statement that subject was in the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) detention quarters at Opa-lecka, Florida, in August, 196 check of INS records failed to support this allegation. U) SPECIAL AGENT APPROVED IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: TTT ..0.09090 0 I_— NOTATIONS | NW 45813 DoclId:32339147 Page 4
oe under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records an “Rot of 1997 Tit se Tse S10 Hotey. 14- 2017 ; DATE? FD-148 United States Department of Iustice warty Bureau of Javestigation March hy 1948 See ee JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL ns 3 yp hee, OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE ~ S72 31° RE: Title JOHN rowan ANSON Character of Case INTERNAL SECURITY - c i’ popisld ie mer. 105 Wee Angeles a ymbo ROA eet . Type of survoiliarce> sti rechnicel or. Microphone ) " — ay 1. Bubject's name and address: ; _ AD . JOHN HOWARD LAWSON .” U/ le 9354 Burnet Avenue co SO ae I Sen Fernando, California REE newyn ON CONTA iD _ 4 SEpulveda 74374. «HEREIN i. CLASSIFIED: : DATE aa 2s” te . , ‘ ‘ anaes i 2. Location of technical operation: ‘ oo jee > TON CONTATNED 16/23/46 hy cake or = iS UNCLASSIFIED BXCEPE ie: 1 0; c SHOWN OTHERWISE, Declas sity on: OADR ~ 5. Dates of initial authorization arid installation: or Garmary 6, 19445 reinstalled May 14, 1947] &) naa ..4, Previous and other inetallations on the same subject (with dates and places): ~ 4542 Coldwater Canyons telephone, SUnset 28485, toon fi Jenuary 6, Ce] >. 1944, to March 13, 1946.] His telephone number wes changed on : -_ “Angust 13, 19475, from SEpulved& 73562 to SEpulveda Py Gree - 13 ~ 79° 27 . | = - COPIES DESTROYED» ECORDEY “3 nak 25 eee a” - 28 MAR 23 1963 ext Po »; 7; § Specific valuable information obtained since previous report with — . indication of specific value of each ee and what use was made of each item of information involved ; This technical installation has been extrenely valuable in locating 4 i ' meetings held by Commmists associated with the motion picture industry. i, fOr creat ided in following the activities of the "Unfriendly 19" wit 3 gifs oonsed in October 1947 by fous com ‘Comnittee_on Un- rican activits 8 ra cs ed much information on p a" level regan wag MHUTT Ae on caren LF PEA te “peat A As  opreralal. DoclId:32338959 Page 2 ; \
JFK Assassination System Date: $/13/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI | . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10381 issassination Records ; ; Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USc 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  100-370750-136 noO-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI “FROM: — LA . TO: HQ ; . TITLE: DATE: 06/15/1948 “PAGES: 1 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 : MEMO © eee v9.1 2 HW 54460 Docld: 32338963 Page 1
age Federal Burean of sentir S . Pnited States Bepartment of Bustice - Los Angeles Californie . June 15, 19 Re: JOHN} 1 BOTARDLATSON, with aliases” =~ eae —SNTSEAL SacuRTIY (C) » . | Dear Sirs ONF. INE! qyDI LA Jn} has advised that serra oso son of JOH HOWARD LATSCN, 4s contemplating 4 tip to Europe this summere In order. to dtain an official birth certificate, J SFFREY Larson sent JOH: HOTARD oe LANSCN, who was then in Washington De Co, @ night letter on May 19, 1 The letter was sent care of san Tp GR, G02 Twentieth street, lie Wes Washo : ington, De Ceo fhis night letter Fe nested his father to £0 to the Department of Health, New York City, and optain an official certificate of his birth to. be sent to him as soon 4s possibleée The pur, ose, of the trip to Europe *Y JEFFREY LANSOW is not navn by CHOI LA JO-Le _ - _— Sh IN Ae NEL INET. Lx: 3210. “was interviewed, at which time he advised , a that several students at the University of California at Los Angeles were ~~ making trips to Europe this sumer, among hom. ‘wag JEFFREY. LATSONe .He fur= | ther stated that althouch he hed no snformation he “Pelieved that. Snasmch as oO JEETRET LANSOW is 8 track star he would possibly be attending the Olymple a ELENCRE poIc, Registrar “at the tniversity 0 of californié ane W/E at Los Angeles, gave the following description of JOFFREY LaTsOwE Residence | ae, San Fernando, alifornia .— ~— Father JOM: HOWARD: LAYSOB Ss Born 2/226, Hew York City wilitery Veteran, World Wear If Previous education North Hollywood High School; DAT ve! x. According to | pr LAWS JEFFREY LANSOU is PA nenber of the Four Freedoms Club’ $e the AYD in the Los Angeles arete i fe, & a She abe Ye is furnished for the informa tion of the Bureau. ; iy, by o> ae truly yours, /o0-B70758 136 # ““ 1, “ Re Be HOOD : ao ee . <o “‘% \ww | an INDEXED - 3 3 aot 26D a i BZ) HW 54460 DBocld:32336963 Page 2 heat As srrewal
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 3107 Hote; DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System - Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90143-10385 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  100-370750-139 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA ; TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 09/01/1948 “PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO eee v9.1 3 , Docld: 32338967 Page 1
a f MENe, | oor | Will contact MM 770-S, mm 801-s,L____—i >» PSI, and BERNARDO MARTINEZ, PSI, to determine | if the subject has taken part in pro-CASTRO activities in Miami. 2. Will check the records of the Cuban Refugee Center in an effort to determine subject’s local address. 3. Will contact the following individuals who, according to ARRIZURIETA, will be able to furnish information concerning the subject: FELIPE ALONSO Secretary of Acta del Forte 836 S. W. First Street Telephone FR 1-5901 836 S. W. First Street PURA GLORIA 1503 - 327 N. E. First Avenue - Apartment 1 Telephone FR 4-7745 | | ! | i | ROGELIO ROY | | | | HECTOR GONZALEZ | 115 S. W. 12th Avnue (Inspector formerly employed in | the same company with ARRIZURIETA) ~- ADMINISTRATIVE This report has been classified "Secret" inasmuch as it contains excerpts | from m [ac CIA communication 80 classified.
"Release under the John F. _ Kennedy. Sassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 7i0y Hotey. DAT ad 14-2017 8 Sa 7 ne oo . j e . % ° : ~ ~ . | . i! wpe = \ wy ‘ es Departmento. ~*- \  ewsas Bureau of Investige a i Los Angeles, California = —~ 3 : September 1, 10,8 PIRI CE ‘ (ON FIDENTIAL 229 JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTIRUATION OF TECHNICAL Me OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE Lod Ste: Title © JOHN HOMARD LANSOM Character of Case INTERNAL SECURITY (C) Field Office 8 . ngeles .. RE Symbol Number JO-d tet. Type of Surveillance: (T hnical ors Microphone) A, 1. Bubject's name and address: . ‘ ’ 1 er oe JORS HOARD LAWSON RL fie , 935), Burnet Avenue - - eee, San Fernando, California eo Empire 216);9 i 2. Location of technical operation: Central Plant 3. Dates of initial authorization and installation: gs sanuary 6, dallas reinstalled May 14, ait]? —— ae 4. Previous and other installations on the game subject (with dates and places): L542 Coldwater Canyon; telephone SUnset 28485, from (January 6, Cc ae 1944 to March B, 1960) His telephone number was changed on August 13, 1947, fran SEpulved& 73562 to SEpulveda 737he . On(August 7, 1948; telephone number was changed to Elpire 21649. oo nan .# . + otlag lk by Seok 7) AIT, INFORMATION CONTAINED n: OADR HEREIN TS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPS Declassify 0 GERE SHOWN OTHERWISE... ek SDemnein ss ~ te 5. Specific valuable information obtained since previous report with : indication of specific value of each item and what , US HAS B made / t of each item of information involved: Se 439 sa Ae, . rn . . - bY / MM pn Galego cen | pe LA 5 jena tele Go (COPIES DESTROYED RECORDED 138 i} ao ~—S Ler -* 1AR 23 1963 a . oS 28 iv See nese ANDEXED - 138 10 SEP Docld: 32336967 Page 2 —TReat As | oreinal 9198
NO 105-2070/mh On October 31, “1963, ‘FELIPE ALONSO, 836 S.W. -First Street, Miami, | ‘stated most. emphatically that: the. individual in the photograph, who was CELSO MACARIO HERNANDEZ MACHADO, was not identical with CELSO. SALVADOR - HERNANDEZ MEDINA. He stated that. he had been acquainted with HERNANDEZ MEDINA since 1948 and had worked with him. for a number of years as a fellow employee at the Allied Bus Cooperative in Havana, and was certain that CELSO. SALVADOR HERNANDEZ MEDINA and CELSO MACARIO HERNANDEZ MACHADO are not ome and the same individual.’ He also advised HERNANDEZ MEDINA is a. much younger man than | HERNANDEZ MACHADO. It should be ‘noted that the names of the. two -- individuals are different as well as their. general ‘back= ground, Another indication they are not one and the same individual is the difference in | ABS. On December 18, 1963, ERNESTO ARRIZURIETA FERNANDEZ, 467 State Street, Brooklyn, New York, was. interviewed at his place of employment as elevator operator at 39 West 67th Street, age York City: He furnished the following information: 5) >. When he first came to the U.S. in 1962, he personally saw an individual at Opa-Locka, Florida, in August, .1962,known to him as CELSO HERNANDEZ. He knew \ no other name of this individual. -He knew this individual to be a Communist. who had joined the Oxthodox Party in . Cuba and that he was employed by the Allied Base Syndicate as a driver in Cuba. He also knew that this individual . ‘had a son stUdying in Russia. . He described this individual as being approximately 42 years of age, 5°5", 185 pounds, . black wavy hair, black mustache and constant. smoker of cigars. He has since received letters from. friends of his in Cuba informing him. that this person whom he saw. in Opa- , Locka, Florida, in August, 1962, is presently in Cuba. and’. \ HW 54464 Docld:32339164 Page 9
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Us 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: §/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90143-10388 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-370750-142 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA . TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 01/28/1949 ‘PAGES: 18 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 : v9.1 DocId: 32336970 Page 1 RPT
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION cA ay oy REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD . LOS ANGELES _ LOS ANGELES 9/17/62 4/1 - 9/12/62\ TITLE OF CASE: REPORT MADE BY \. | TYPED BY : : Nene” i t JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, aka MARCUS M. BRIGHT, JR. ~~ | DHA CHARACTER OF CASE. Is -c \\ ALL INFORMATI OR CONTAINED wt i REFERENCE: — Report of SA MARCUS M. BRIGHT, JR. dated . 3/28/62, Los Angeles. _p. & ADMINISTRATIVE: Dec! dssify on: ADR T* -LAWSON' s wife, SUE LAWSON, Bufile 100-309999, is on q the Security Index and is currently in Moscow with LAWSON. 4 -On 9/25/61, a stop was placed with the Immigration and Naturalization Service against LAWSON's return to the United Declassify on: States, BoA Xe NERS _ At 10s ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Will report further pertinent) information reg ng as developed. CO? UNDEVELOPED LEAD: Classified by LOS ANGELES \o APPROVED SPECIAL AGENT RGE DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW p7 40 SEP 28 1962 our eS oy 4} Bureau (100-370750) (REGISTERED) 3- Los Angeles (100-21198) /0 -A- G2 TLC: CF e i. : DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTASHED REPORT NOTATIONS 1 rome CO (CC Od ee Ce ie. VEO IKE UST A | Fi A 2 a6 | se ene Serene eit Aenean ainda tania rite teen . 7 y : i DATE FWD. _._.._|__ LOL 7 on Ae / OFF 0. > ; : ; TOW IMLEDS Gia HOW Fwo. ..0 2/2 Qc tM | Oe. | a aon Cm t S “ ; ban ty pe BECO BY... Ld {AL ao tet LICE LTP an. VO: “ ¥ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—76324-1 } eHW 54460 DocId:32339099 “Page 2 “ 2 3 iy
LA 100-21198 INFORMANTS: "SOURCE — = LOCATION y LA T-1 4 134-844a-70 LA 3932-8. \- -723 (a (l \ -741 |X f\ A T-2 o, Orally to SA MARCUS M, 5/1/62. LA T-3 — \ Per/Bureau letter to Los Bureau Informant 200 Angeles dated 4/19/62 \A00-21198-2889 [Ne 3354-3% &/ (vt WN aN ae \ t. eee eee eee oN (HW 54460 Docld:32339099 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 Use 2107 Hotey. DATE: ,11-14-2017 . a wee. . ° \ 4 we — a : . ’ ¢ : , a, 14 1009-21198 oe 7% ‘ nM a Based on information received from PuBBaCD-Slig’ SA FRED G. - i DUPUIS conducted a surveillance at 320 South Sherbourne in Los Angeles on the evening of august 25, 1948. According to the informant, the meeting was arranged by Lr. SIDNEVJSERNSTEIN with alias SID/BENSON, although the ‘informant did not know the exact purpose of the meeting. Si DUPUIS obeorved automobiles bearing California licenses 1 R 8528; 67 D 70li; 6C oe Laure eon Sa at, Se ce gn s Net ot he tered to MsRY/SALT, 1221 North Kings Road, Los ‘ngeles. She is a member of RYpSuin, 122 of Motor Vehicles reflects that 1R 8528 is regis- ' the Communist ‘Party, according to CHDI Li 2900. aan rN ta \ 67 D 70h is registered to JOHN HOWARD LATSON, 9354 Bonnet: avente, San Fernando, who is a member of the Communist Party, according to CNDI LA Bevan 6 C 3364 is registered to LEONA CHAMBERLAIN, 137-¥. L8th Street, who is a member of the Communist Party, according to GOI TA 2900. “ade + eae CNDI LA CD-51 reported that a meeting was scheduled at the home of ALBERT '4,LTZ, 6526 Lindenhurst, for the evening of September 20, 1918 on behalf of the "Hollyvood 10", that is the ten men who were indicted for contempt of Congress as an outgrowth of the investigation by the House wis. American \ctivities Committee. Accordingly, SA E. BRUCE RYDER ani FRED % z G. DUPUIS, contucted a surveillance at the MALTZ residence and observed ~,/ af mumerous persons in attenlance who, according to informants, are members r* of the Commnist Party. The full list of those in attendance will be - found in L.*. 100-21198-367. The agents comiucting the surveillance - observed JOHN HOWARD LASON in attendance at this meeting. | er ee CNDI LA JO-1 advised on December 15, 198 that ,ILRRY’ROLFE of the -rts, Sciences and Professions-told LAWSON that ‘7A ISNEY had repudiated the black list and was dropping proceedings against any of the "Hollywood 10." IAWSONesaid he would call a mecting at his house in - regard to DISNEY's action. ROLFE said that this was the first local aid they'd had and they mst dct quickly to take advantage of it and release the news to the press. LAWSON said, "I'l11 call PAUL JARRICO ami tell him, it's womerful!" In this connection LARR¥Y#MOLFE and PUL JARRICO are both members of the Communist Party in Los Angeles, according to CNDI LA 2900, On September 1h, 1948, SiS JULIAN BLODGSTT and ERNEST J. VAN LOON were advised by CNDI LA 2718 that approximately a week or ten days previously DALTON TRUMBO, in the. presence of JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, approached a friemi of hers who has known TRUMBO for years ani asked this friend / _ meta Vereen et RI IFN dio Tie) sept 1 a «15 - Docld: 32338970 Page 6