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 : v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32338827 “Agency Information FBI Released ander the John 124-90143-10245_ - . Kennedy Assassination Records HQ oOllection Act of 1992 (44 U5 2107 Note). 100-370750-81 ase#:NWU 54460 Date: 1O-O4-2017 Document Information FBI LA HQ | . 10/31/1945 28 JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Page 1
CONFHIENTIAL _FEDERAL BUREAU! OF INVESTIGATION ; RM ATION CONTAINED “THis CASE nna AT “LOS ANGELES FILE NO. 100-21 198 "REPORT MADE at : DATE WHEN MADE OFFH 10/1 A5. Fa * REPORT MADE BY MADE, 9/ip 216, 18,22, JOHN R. VICARS eiye 10/9,11, 16," 25,26, 29, 30/6 INTERNAL SECURITY - ¢ CHARACTER OF CASE Subject continues leadership in motion picture Communist activities. He has been active in the ». formation of an independent organization to spon= _. sor Colonel EVANS F.XCARLSON's candidacy for U. : S. Senator and arrarked and participated in a . meeting to plan Soviet-American ‘film panel for | UCLA conference. Subject. walked:picket line at _ -Warner Bros. Studios during. rec otion picture ~ strike and was discharged from ¢ umbia Studios AS 8 result thereof. pe in the alleged police brutality at Wa and signed telegram. provestine 1 : .. tality. Bank account reflects inued pay= : ., Rents. ‘to alleged Communist controlled organizations. eport of Special Agent JOHN R. VICARS, Los oe “Angeles, September 10, 195. ‘Teletype’ ‘to. San Francisco, September 28, 19)5. Letter. from’ San Fransisco, October, 12, 19 ‘ide tial sources A ‘and B have advised thet during the rt LAWSON has continued his activities as leager Ay DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES . 1 New York (Info. ) 3 Los Angeles oI MAR CNW ‘$¥460° DovId:32338827 Page 2 ,OYED
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HW 54460 “cer CO:{OENTIAL FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Form Ne ORIGINATED AT LOS ANGELES “FILE NO. 19021198 DATE WHEN MADE 10/31/45 ; TITLE ee t 10/3, 11,16, ane 7 SOR, RB. " Les 25 570529530 REPORT MADE BY REPORT MADE AT PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE 6/12, 16,18,22) JOHN Be VICARS HA CHARACTER or CASE SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: Subject continues leacership in motion pioture Communist activities. He has been active in the formation of an ince pendent organisation to gpone sor Colonel “VANS F. 2ac1SON's candidacy for ¥. S, Senator and arranged and participated in a meeting to plen Sovioteamerican film panel for CCLA conference. Subdject walked picket line at Warner Bros. Stucios ruring recent motion pictur: strike and was discharged from Columbia Studios ag a result thereof. le has been active in the leadership of the Citizens Committee for Notion pemp icture Strikers and active as observer of Tag cote "alleged police brutality at farner Bros. strike S wgCbASSLF LEP and eigned telegram protesting this alleged bri- tality. Sank account reflects continued pay= — ments to alleged Comaunist controlled organizations. Yoh veport of Special ‘gont JOHN fl. VICARS, les anzeles, Septenber 10, 1915. “sa, September 26, 1915- cisco, Getober le, 195. . Tetter from San PPR pn mene Confidential sourevs eid 8B have advised thet urbas mock Le ant yeoort LAWSOK hee eonrinued his activities as leacor of AK doy,{l } Ss AGENT APPROVE AND Fee CHARGE : DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES SJ | _ 4 . SS COPIES OF THIS REPORT \ SOP SS wi po) \ > Docld:32338827 Page 4