JFK Assassination System ; Date: 6/15/20] 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 Released under the John 124-10284-10114 - Kennedy Wsc5asgsination Records HQ oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). 100-30067-25 ase#: NW 53130 Date: mo-31-2017 Document Information FBI FALLAW, LEE M. DIRECTOR, FBI 02/28/1946 10 JOP, RES, TRA, EMP, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, CP ACT, REL, FOX, PAULA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 01/07/1998 INDEFINITE v9.1 HW 53130 Docld: 32303602 Page 1
HW 53130 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Form No. 1 _. | THIS CASE origiINATED aT SAN FRANCISCO 3 CALIFORNIA Fite No, LOO=11,65 PERIOD FOR, : | REPORT MADEBY >>, ay Spy HICH MADE | yo: cote ty /2h25;28-31/tb; LEE" wap 2/28) TITLE f Y ‘ SOHN'PITTMAN des -SECURITY-O%- +>. Moe -THPEPNAL SYNOPSIS oF Facts: Subject active in Communist ‘press in connection with’ UNCIO.at mae a ‘San-Francisco’ April through ‘June, 1945. Attended: numerous ** / = po Aer, COmmunist- Party State Board- meetings 1944 and 191,53. Adheres: | : rictly to Party line; readily abandoned revisionism when Party me changed. Elected to Communist Party State Committee . Past 19, 1945 and was re-elected to Communist Party State despite criticism for self-confessed false in leadership. ct desires to leave San Francisco and visit Europe. Remains ve member Communist Party's Fillmore Club, holding’ Party: eard g 42180 and fills many Speaking erigagements. Still resides 405 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. - -~ Pe. REFERENCE: Report of Special Agent LEO ANTHONY SCHON deted April°10,: 1945 at San Francisco, California, DETAILS: AT SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA a VALOR NLA UNCIO ACTIVITIES Confidential Source A- advised that the CPA issued invitations for an "institute on world security" to be held March 29, 1945 in the ‘ italian Hoom of the St, Francis Hotel, The invitations carried JOHN PITTMAN as a Vice President of the CPA of San Francisco, ne ; ee ” Associated Nesro Fress offered subiect a job as correspdndént for the According to Source B durine march, 1945 CLAUDE-A pe Associated Necro Press during the United Nation's Conference on Inter- national Organization which convened’ at:'San-Francisco from April 24, t tsa a} , Bo 1945 untitg i PITTEAN is known to have sent copy to thee APPROVED AND 7 Ss Te amc = ~ FORWARDED: 4 / ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACE: Sah ’ RECORDED : a COPIES OF THIS REPORT ; 5 - Sureau Pe yy 3 > San Yrancisco v , bs . . COPIES DESTROYED Z2'9M oe DoclId: 32303602 Page 2?
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