AGENCY INFORMATION ~*~ AGENCY: RECORD NUMBER: RECORD SERIES: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: FBI 124-10131-10121 DL 105-1717-25 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: INMAN. LEE R. TO: DIRECTOR. FBI Peleased under the John . Eennedy TITLE: WSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Nate). ases#: NW 54463 Date: WO-12-2017 DATE: 11/25/1958 PAGES: 36 SUBJECT: MRP, BKG, RELATIVES DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW _DATE: | 12/06/1996 STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: HW 54463 Docld:322780592 Page 1 NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: — 01/25/2001
e722 cr) od i id é FORM No. 1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED aT Les ANGELES mre FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |. poet eee ee oan wee ee FILE No, esince Nanee mati anseaee momma REPORT MADE AY DATE WHEN 9/15 ;10/3-6.8, REPORT MADE BY . MADE ° 3 aNGh 2? Ao eo INL as LOS aliGELES Nov] 28 19608 | 10-23,2h311/20/s5 LEER. INN  p TITLE ‘Zs ~ CHARACTER OF CASE CAMED: GEORGE LYMAN Pate, JRey WaSe, . wiltain Pierce INTERNAL SECURITY -JFG rere PsN? and wife were both reportedly m at least 1946 until the Johnson-Fores “orkers Party and subsequently left t Torin their own Separate organization. PATuE considered to be a membeaf of ‘the Los Angeles Local Johnson-Forest Group during 19523 known as | merber of the "Organization" during 1952 and 1953. In May, 1955, a vove was taken and passed that PAINE should no longer take an active part in the "Organization" to enable him, Pals, to study the "Organization® ss from an impersonal view. PAINE considered one of the leaders of the Johnson Faction = Johnson~Forest Group in the U.S. as of September, 1955 and considered to be the chief financial contributor to that group. _PAINE considered a member of the Regional Working Conmittee and National working Committee of the Johnson-Forest Faction as of July, 1953. PAINE considered to be a member of the organization of the Autobiography Club and Owl Club in 1952 and considered a national leader of the Johnson-Forest Tendency in 1952 and 1953. Financial contributions, attendance at Johnson-Forest Group functions, end statements made by PAINE set forth, PAINE considered to be the legal orner of the pyblication "Correspondence" as of September, 1955. oo OO a A ee 7: -P. °° ‘ ' . ' The title of this report is berger if sdiehanged to ¥éeTlect— the name LIMAN PIERCE, a name by which PAINE ‘was iown in 1953 and 195. | APPROVED AND \; i FORWARDED: a an embers of the Workers Party from t Faction joined the Socialist hat body in August, 1951 to helps ne ae a er rte ee ee : can SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE COPIES OF THIS REPORT ; . ah . Bureau (100-0929) (REGISTERED) 7 Vi 3 - Los Angeles (100-3728) atta 44 U/ ae ae gee pe ge ee CO ARE REM WAL EAE Thies confidential report and its contents aresymaned to-you by the FBI and-are not to i, distributed outside of agency to whic: loaned, : 4 ‘ . © GB. GOVERNMENT Printing OFFICE 16—60637-1 { , HW 54463 DBocld:322780592 Page 2?
LA 100-3728 Date of Activity —. Agent to” > File Number Identity And/or Description _ Date whom - . | where of Source of Information -Received Furnished © . Located | APOLONIV Thumbnail, Auto- --1/30/53  JUDSON J. Oral BONIFACIO biography Club | HODGES SANDOVAL Oo - | 349 N. Indiana Position re. © 7/17/53. JUDSON J. ~——S—«Orrall Los Angeles LYMAN PAINE |. -. -. ~——-HODGES, CLARK . (Former LA 3617-8) . ons S. SHOAFF, & . THOMAS Ro Do COTTER JFF National = 7/31/53. JUDSON Jw.” oral Convention  =—s - HODGES & 1/3-1/53 ee DONALD Fe , * ALBAUGH Meeting, 8/3/53  8/U/53 “DONALD Fz. Ss V3~192A~72 _  ALBAUGH Meeting, 82/3 8/20/53 Jw = a ey 7) Meeting, 8/21/53. 8/25/53 =" _ 80 Meeting, 8/26/53 8/27/53 8 81 | | Meeting, 9/2/53. 9/u/s3. : mo os mom 2g3 Meeting, 9/9/53. 9/10/53 can a 1 8h | Meeting, 10/7/53 10/15/53, ey a ~86 . " Meeting, 10/18/53, 10/22/53. 0 on on 289 | ' chaired meeting fo ae - . and statement | Meeting, 10/28/53 10/29/53, om SM 0 292 Meeting, 11/4/53 * 11/8/33 mt ogg Meeting, 11/6/53 (11/13/53 " a 7 " on 97 | ADAENT STRATIVE PAGE 54463. Docld:32280592 Page 4
LA 100-3728 Date of Activity ~ .. Agent to “File Number Identity And/or Description ~ Date whos} ss where of. Source of Information Received Furnished .  _ Located T-8: (conts) Meeting, 12/11/53 11/13/53 bowaLD Fe —) 13h-192-98 oe oe . ALBAUGH re rrens Meeting, 11/18/53 12/3/53 me of 299 , Meeting, 11/20/53 | 12/3/53 7 " oe on ‘2100 , Meeting , 1/12/Sh 1/15/54 oan a a4 W109 Meeting, 1/14/5h 1/15/5h. on a mm 2110 Meeting, 1/26/Sh.1/27/Su 8 ag Meeting, 1/28/5h .2/3/sh | _ 7 i mon ly - *. Meeting, 1/31/54 2/3/5b me 7 mon us “Meeting, 2/25/Sh  3/1/Sh no ww aig Meeting, 4/15/5h. -L/16/Sh CLARK Sn , CS OSHOAFFo _ Picnic, 5/16/5l.- .5/18/sk : w . a W -=1h3 Meeting, 7/8/5h = 7/13/5h m4 “2160 | Social, /16/Su 1/28/54 er er ss Type of function, 7/28/Su 8 rad Yeeting, 8/3/Sh — 8/9/5h SAMUEL ¥. re 13h-192A-168. | oe NORTH, JRe a oo T=9: OT a | a TRA PETKER Johnson-Forest = § 12/16/5y JOHN A. ERWIN 1100-13983 113l3 s. Tendency membership. - & CLARK S. . Menlo Ave. & national leader- = = | SHOAFF Los Angeles ship of PAINE ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE - 32 = 54463 Docld: 32280592 Page 5
a : : . , o-) ‘ e au J LA 100~1,3728 Date of f Activity "Agent to -. Pale Number ° Identity And/or Deseription Date whom.) | where - of Source of Information Received Furnished .. _ Located’ 7-10: ot re FLORENCE Y. Position of PAINE  6/10~1h/5) LEER. INMAN --100-l,836-1a GRAY, re Autobiography . ee ar 21164 LaSalle Club & Owl Club i Ave, Los oe Angeles Pals 7 Bg Pe - ANAMAE Contribution of . 1/14/55 JOHN A. ERWEIN 13h-379A-117 SANDOVAL . LYMAN & : Do | : 339 North... FREDDY = —s_ as | Indiana of 1/55" Ave., Los Angeles (Former LA 3717-S) ‘Vote re PAINE . .6/2/55 . GHARLES Ie MM 2137 | 5/31/5500, CARTER ~ Meeting, 8/26/53 8/27/53 DONALD Fn =" way : ne ~  ALBAUGH. - . “Meeting, 8/28/53 9/ W/53 M en “17 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE ‘Docld: 32280592 Page 6 . e By ve “a * . ERIS tian