JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form Peleased under the John Kennedy “Agency Information - AGENCY: FBI Lssassination Records RECORD NUMBER : 124-90143-10314 Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: HQ ase#:NWU 54460 Date: ; 1O-O4-2017 AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-370750-170 Document Information ; ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LADD TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 04/19/1950 ‘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 - v9.1 5 HW 54460 Docld:32336696 Page 1
'STANPARD FORM NO, 64 al , . * Office Memorandum "* UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : THR DIRECTOR j , DATE: April -19, 195 } FROM : OD. M. LADD FORM INTERNAL SECURITY - © Nease. 'Gonference Organizing Committee" of a “conference to strengthen American sand i" + ~ : : Y. [ | | f To advise you of statements ws by captioned subject before a | ! soviet relations! held at Los Angeles on February 5, 1950. BACKGROUND: | | . ; ; _As you know John Howard Lawson has been a long-time leader of Comminist activities in the Hollywood area. He is one of the "Hollywood Ten" and has been convicted for contempt of Congress because of his refusal to testify before the House Committee on Un-American -Activities in 1947.. His case has been under appeal to the Supreme Court, however, the Supreme Court, on April 10, 1950, refused to review the case. He is considered a - key figure in the Los Angeles Division and our investigation of him continues. | los Angeles has advised thet on February 5, 1950, a "Conference Organizing Committee" held a "call to a.conference to-strengthen American- Soviet relations" at Parkview Manor in Los Angeles, on February 5, 1950. This,-meeting ‘has been reported as having resulted in the formation of the/ {Southern California Council of American-Soviet Friendship." LA~3287, a paid and reliable informant, advised that subject. spoke at this conference. Among the statements made by Lawson were the following: He said that American Imperialism started in 1918 and that William C. Bullitt was in thet year sent to Russia. He stated that it was worthwhile for everyone to read United States Diplomatic Correspondence of 1918 entitled "Russia! wherein one could find such correspondence as 'Russia is in the hands of a few men --mostly Jews," signed Winston Churchill. In the same correspondence Hoover wrote to Wilson in 1919, "The time has arrived for us to analyze Bolshevism, being formulated by the Jews." Lawson said the forces of évil,roynd J- Edgar Hoover brought the Palmer Raids and _ terror reigned across the land. He’ said that, the die which was cast has not changed very much -as:there are still .tso, ‘men reigning terror across the land and both names are Hodver:-- Hetbert Hoover and J. Hdgar Hoover, doing hatchet jobs on- people's rights. He said J. Edgar Hoover was an apprentice in 1919 but now he is a-full seasiaea hatchet man. A 20 ww fo ba = LP fom, S v1] : es ae ” The above 1a genes to you for eel statements concerning “you. 2A a Dale on Lawson submitted by Los Angeles. attachea heresrith ig a letter to Los . Angeles pointing out that such informAffion shotiléfipe submitted to the Bureau : promptly by more expeditious means. ~- Ar 4 1L00-24499 , i Attachment A 3a . Ugh ig sce:vab nb’ J PSMA 1950 229 _ | | WW 54460 Docld:32336396 Page 2 ' ae ‘J ; . : Tolgon Mea : SUBJECT: JOHN HOWARD Lawson, was., . GAIL ; Men ——— LEANFORMATION CONTAINE ave bo | . HEREIN fS UNCLASSS hae | RPOSH: | Ys we B Sy aN steppes DATED 6-26-95 Si Tele. Room poe tion ‘in view of Lawson's - P : + EVE th . we This was included! ima wemmasmoavestigative report-. - rat! . fry ¢ a — oo { 4 i i