JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 6/15/201 Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY: FBI Kennedy RECORD NUMBER : 124-10283-10277 issassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). aan asef#:iNW 53150 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-30067-59 Ds 34-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR : FBI FROM: KEHE, WILBERT H. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/16/1953 PAGES: 10 SUBJECTS : JOP, PERSONAL HISTORY, BKG, REL, AFFIL, CP, EMP, ASSOC DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : Secret RESTRICTIONS : 1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/02/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee v9.1 HW 53130 Bocld:323032765 Page 1
¥FD-72 (3-10-49) FEDERAL BU REAU OF INVESTIGATION THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK FILE No. REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE REPORT MADE BY | sax FRavotsco PEC TS" 195 12/1/53 SA WILBERT H. KEEE ) TITLE CHARACTER OF CASE rans AT TMAN JOHN FETT SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: : MERLE. NaNCE PITTUAN was awarded a final decree of civorce from JOHN PITTMAN in Suverioz Court, San Franci sco, on March 25, 19h6, for extreme cruelty. wo record of marriage of PITTMIN to PAULA FOX in San Francisco. PETMAN attended Commnist Party meetings at the University of California, Berkeley, Cali i1fornia, He registered as a Communist voter on June 15, 1923 Reported]. vy Was Sen*® py CP to Europe as reporter for "DFW", West ast Communi st nevsparer, in 1917. One JOEN PITTMA LN, possibly identical | ; with subject, anplis Sed on 2/2/h7 for U.S.S.R, ci tizenship (through the cy of Consulate General of U.S,S.R. in San #ranciscot\ PITTMAN covered the Japanese Feace Treaty Conference in gan Francisco for "Daily Worker" and "Drw" in 1951, Ho addressed May Da; meetings in San Francisco and ? Berkeley on May 3, 1953, RUC DETATLS: :: DATE FORW. ors }HOW FORW I. BACKGROUND BY ¢ fa) Citize enship Status: ae “ c NS enmen *FORWARDED. a aes Anon? DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES a0 +2 7 hecoRDED-t } y a INDEXED-| | COPIES OF THIS REPORT (5)— Bureau — Peer) “3 - New York (100488368) , DEC 32 1983 / 2 - San Francisco (100-165) eed PROPE OP IF {Nis Hide tial report and its contents are loaned you by the FBI and are not to be C ¥ 3 i Ri stribated gutside of agency to which loaned, 4 COPIES opernowes eset i 08 SENERNIET PRINTING OFFICE 38800572 ae) DENT TAL ® way a HW 53130 DBocld:323032765 Page 2?
. ch ”~ y "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FORM No, 1 . ah THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT NEW vork . La a hel fh be RG FILE NO; REPORT MADE AT SA WILBERT H, CHARACTER OF CASE JOHN PITTMAN INTERNAL SECURITY - ¢ ' Spice ipig inn, Ea 0 Z A, hd ee Ad 3 SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: ON ~hhoett i 2 = a 2 . : esi, en ce nent neat MERLE NANCE PITTA was awarded a final decree of divorce from JOHN PITIMAN in Superior Court, San Francisco, on larch 25, 1946, for extreme ernelty. No record of marriage of PITTMAN to PAULA FOK in San Francisco. FETPMAN attended Commnist Party meetings at the Universi ty of California, Berkeley, California. He registered as a Communist voter on June 15, 1953. Revortedly was sant by CP to Europe as reporter for "DPW", West Coast Commmist nevenarer, in 1947. One JOHN PITTMAN, po lemen, nthe CSE (uy with subject, applied on 2/2/h7 for U.S.S.R. citizenship ough the Consulate General of U.S.S.R. in San Hrancisco. PITTMAN covered the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco for "Daily Worker" and "DPW" in 1951. He addressed May Vay meetings in San Francisco and Berkeley on May 3, 1952. ALT, THROF) PATTON CONTATSED avi RUC AT SAN FRANCESCO, Gattrorsra: — Classified by =P I, BACKGROUND (a) Citizenship Status: SECURE TY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL APPROVED AND ; SPECIAL AGENT FORWARDED: IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES renter COPIES OF THiS REPORT ‘bie Bureau 3 = New York (100-48368} 2 - San Francisco (100-165) _ PROPERTY OF FBI—This confidential report and its contents are loaned to you by the FBI and are not to be distributed outside of agency to which loaned. wg ¢ ge oy fe pee: i U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE  16—60637-1 ») C K C i HW 53130 DocId:32303265 Page 4