JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 ° | Identification Form AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: ‘PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : _ Agency Information FBI , Peleased under the John 124-90143-10242 . Kennedy kssassination Records HQ ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note}. 100-370750-78 ase#:NWU 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017 Document Information FBI LA HQ 09/10/1945 . ~ 13 - JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Confidential 1B; 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE RPT v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32336824 Page 1
~~ i rn cara ae | i . i FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION nae '/ porm No.l a, iy THis CASE ORIGINATEDAY LOS ANGELES Ase? PUES } if 7 FILE NO. Go0-21198 | . Vv . REPORT MADE ar . . DATE WHEN MADE . : eRe ADE REPORT, MADE BY | Los ANGELES 9/10/45 8/19, 313 o/s) JOBN R. -VicaRs uf! Fy Q a rte CHARACTER OF CASE , {/ JOHN HOWARD LAWSON , with aliases | INTERNAL SECURITY - C¢ \ : \CTS: Subjedt was reesneeRis _ Los Angeles County but apparently still retains leadership of | ; CPA in cultural field here, He continues to play a leading Wee role in the Hollywood Writers Mobilization, Hollywood | Independent Citizens' Committee of the Arts, Sciences and | tanga y, Professions, and in the motion picture strike, In the Ro Asta’ ‘ “latter he recently organized the Hollywood Joint Welfare Pate Committee to raise a prjivate fund for white collar strikers, 7 > oe ‘He is pushing EVANS /PafCARLSON as U. S. Senatorial candidate ae against nantcetesTasfOODY, editor of the "Los Angeles Daily News" Subject's bank account reflects continued payments to reported Communist dominated organizations. INFORNATION CONTAINED at § UNCLASSIPLED RECEP. P mo -~ PERGNCH 3 “Report of Special Agent JOHN R. VICARS Los Angeles, California, August 7, 1945 "Letter from San Francisco, May 31, 19h5 DETAILS: eayep’  ComfuNEst POLITICAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES vera” | CGPIES DESTROYS aaa aan os mt MAR rally d did not atténd the eT Politics Ass Oo. 98 Stat IX7SO~ 7 i aR 23 _ 1963 Representatives of the cultural groups in.the Los Saat, . & ntion [ APPROVED AND . Em, ie call & DO NOT WRITE IN THESE 5 spaces QE 7 FORWARDED: j enna ' is : Bre i Lit vat ‘ooo FIT a 2h , COPIES OF THIS REPORT 5 ' \ , oe | co: fue Bureau { = NewYork (Informati mene rete nn a one 4 = Los ggetes | ere me 73 : “ a vu. Bu tae eXENMED orth ENTINGS een Not 2034 : ws “4 SS A ee , WW 54460) Docld: 323936824 Page 2
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r | HW 54460 ce Prather ot ce RE tn Pte ‘ = °  CONMDENTIAL | i Op ent nae nn a a a ae FEDERAL BUREAU O Form No. 1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT ‘REPORT MADE AT. LOS ARGELES. TITLE | te Ve ‘es _ DETAILS: JOH HOWARD LANSON, with aliases - Professions, F INVESTIGATION =. LOS ANGELES OM MU TAL FILE NO 100021198 DATE} WHEN'MADE:, -,|, PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY. © . , a 9/10/45 | 8/19,31s O/y,|} JOHN R. VICARS A | CHARACTER OF CASE INTERNAL SECURITY = ¢ [> erring ALL INFORMATION coNtaTwED ‘. HEREIN IS:UNCLASS IFIED EXCEPQ' WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE’. - 6. oS Subject was recommended for. consuré by cultural groups in. Los Angeles County but apparently still retains leadership of CPA in eultural field heres. He continues to play 4 leading role in the Hollywood Writers Mobilisation, Hollywood. Independent Citisens' Committee of the Arts, Sciences and and’ in the motion picture strikes In the latter he recently organized the Hollywood Joint Helfare Committee to raise a private fund for white collar strikers. Ho is pushing EVANS P, CARLSON as Ug Sy Senatorial candidate - against MANCHESTER BODDY, editor of the "Los Angeles Daily Newe"g. Subject's. bark account reflects continued payuents to reported Communist dominated organizations,’ ‘ f Report of Special Agent JOHN Rs VICARS Los Angeles j-California,’ August 7, 1945 feletype to the. Buroaii, (august ‘Uys aghdd Letter from Sari. Fransises, August 20, 1945 3 etter from San Franciseo, Way 31 COMMUNIST POLITICAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES Representatives of the cultural groups in‘the Los Angeles area generally did not attend the Comuunist Political Association State Convention, APPROVED AND SPECIAL AGENT | ” . . FORWARDED: IN CHARGE DO-NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES iM Pa « . COPIES OF THIS REPORT ‘ - . Me we —— . ; | @ Bureau. ; - Hew York (Informatio 3 «= Los Angeles - DoclId: 32336824 c RICE . 0D, &, GUVRRNMENT FRENTING OFFICE 72034 Page 4