« §731/49 | 3/18/47-6/15/49| BERWARR M. PTACEK **: <n ee, _MEBERSTIP TM, AND APPILTATION WITH, fp‘... . Pel, an informant of unknown reliability, was interviewed on - ae ee arch 18, 1947, by 8A FRED G. DUFUIS. At the time ef this interview, = 2.6. f-1 admitted that be had formerly been a member of Branch A-3 of the re ey Borthwert Section of the Los Angeles County Commmist Party, up to 73 % - pe Se! woos fy epproximtely one year prior to the interview. The informant stated = = <. ‘that he had ceased attending meetings but had never, to his knowledgs,... .:. Egbeen officially dropped from the Party records. T-1 was asked regarding = _ the Communist Farty membership of mumnerous persons. He was asked specifically , ecacerning JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, to which he stated that LAWSON would show . ya  t quite frequently and seemed to have an amzing vitality. He nodded - affirmatively when asked if LAWSOR was ue. | |. The Los Angeles Even'ag Gerald Express, & local poten Ee .On Wednesday, dune 4, 1947, carried en &fttole ex tled “pita proe, A pares Red Cunning.® In the article, Mr. daMZS GUINESS, an exeor {¥ Producer at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and founder of the Motion yjPicture Alliance, is reported to have given a speech before the Yale .. pi Piu> of the University Club. In his spesch he stated that the aim of "7 © Communist; International was to destroy capitalism, In his speech ¢ . JAE the fodiding and the growth of the Bcreen Writers Guild. / re * * ao) . f. 8 tos a 5 , rt yh ete it age AE was one of the founders of the Guild and’ discovered . I had helped elect as its first president JOHN HOWARD - - N, one of the most indefatigable Party workers in the ">" SEES Os 900 3707 Lt (FQ fe HW 54460 Docld:32338984 Page 2
- _ bh 100-22196 ‘ "Tel 4s BEN RADISH, 6186 Marelthon Stragt;' Los Angeles; California,” ... j T-2 is New York idformarit ND 426. | i T-3 is DALE CARTER, 6302 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys, California, : T-4 is CHDI LA 2954... | ‘ T-5 is CNDI LA 3244.; ; 1-6 is CNDI LA 3200. . eo is CGII 2081. | : T-8 is Special Employee. ‘BASES ees : | T-9 is GEYE HAGDERG, 6404 Hollywood Boulevard; Hollywood,’ T-10 is €¥DI LA 3250, 8 | a T-11 4s CNDI LA 2900.- : ‘Pp To12 is CIDI LA 3251. a a | ov T-13 is CGII 3104, T-14 is CNDI LA 3234. T-15 is CKDI LA CL-l. 1-16 is Detroit informant BA 21. T-17 is \‘RION COWSER, 15129 Fesby Street, Sherman Oaks, “Cal ifornia. - “ T-18 is CNDI LA 2319. T-19 is CNDI iA 3295, T-20 is CNDI LA 1138, - 48 - . . . * HW 54460 Docld:32338984 Page 3 Tratat Ca Oget
quai is Hew York informant -q-22 is New York informant ND 392. T-23 is CHDI LA 35287~ 7-24 is CXDI LA ll. PMT Es 7-25 is CEDI LA 2718. | 7-26 is CDI LA 3164. 1-27 is AVIS WEGNER, 1351 Fairview Street, Burbank, California; 7-20 is CNDI LA 312 lex LP HW 54 . : / & : 460 Docld:32338984 Page 4 neot Gey Crg—L |
“et notes! ta pay, : a DAI RTI OT SUBS RAL . HW 54460 - La 100-2198 ' T-21 is New York informant NY 429, T-22 is NewW°YOFk' informant’ MD 392, T-23 is CNDI LA 3287, « T-24 is CNDI LA ll. T-25 is *G¥DI LA 2718... T-26 is <CNDI*LA 3184s a page MR PERE. . T-27 i8 AVIS WEGNER, 1351 Fairview: st¥eet, Burbank, California, T-28 is CNDI La’3127. T-29 is information received by fiail covers placed on the - subject through the Postmaster at the San Fernando, California, Fost Office. ‘of . “y 6 , ne / e ‘ Pa - 49 - . ; ‘ i Docld: 323389684 Page 5