JFK Assassination System . Identification Form Date: 5/13/20} 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 124-90143-10315 HQ 100-370750-171 Document Information FBI LA HQ 05/17/1950 15 JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Released under the John Kennedy Wss5assination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NWU 54460 Date: . fO-04-2017 rr re v9.1 HW 54460 Docld: 32338897 Page 1
Sear ” FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘... Form No. 1 Nees rare & ae _ THis CASE ORIGINATED AT Los ANGELES | me \eice “NOE TE 100-2 98 ; REPORT MADE AT . . DATE WHEN MADE per OO ee REPORT MADE 5 m wr LOS. ANGELES 5-17-50 ~.. (24, 31/50 SA BERNARR M. PTACEK CHARACTER OF ieee me y OHN ae > Laws IN, WAS. ~ Jacob" ‘Levy Jack ‘Lawson INTERNAL SECURITY- cs ’ Tabet bye) 3 Perias ny ——— Saat 3 SGoun, HOWARD LAWSON sea Angeles on March 31,,. 1950,” (ge : for New York City where he will make a speaking tour #°* in behalf of the "Hollywood 10" and remain: © until about June 15, 1950. In New York City he resides SHO at 344 E. 45th Street, though his permanent address Ny _continues to be 9354 Burnet Ave., San Fernando, Calif. Nt A confidential informant has advised of LAWSON's ‘membership in the Communist Party. Informant advised that LAWSON was quoted "with reverence” at Hollywood af} - Communist Party meetings. Supreme court refused to hl? review convictions of DALTONMERUMBO and subject on . Contempt of Congress charge. The court was again | } petitioned to hear case on basis of "an individual is *# <3! not compelled to testify before a government body if het HN '.pelieves he will incriminate himself and laws of i.e California where both men live permit. them to refuse Ns! to state their political affiliation." LAWSON is ae a member of the Board of Directors of the newly cE aes! formed Southern California Council of American--Soviet #~= Friendship. The American-Russian Institute of Souther California now displays a red ceramic bust of LAWSON . which is about two feet high. He wrote an article in thle April 1950 issue of the "Masses & Mainstream" entitled >, ‘Myth and Money"... LAWSON is a delegate tothe National] . Arts, Seiences and Professions Council Convention in - - New York April 28, 1950 and attended a gathering .-. honoring Dr. HARLOWSSHAPLEY, retired chairman of the Le - National Council of Arts, Sciences and Professions. a5 Physica description set out. Y A avs We -_ 108 $390%s0- 17/ TAS LAL LR cia. Raa . DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES COPIES OF THIS REPORT win@3- Beans (100-2499) 2 - New_York (100- 80918 ) 3° - Los APBERES. pare HW 54460 DocId:32338897 Page 2
L A 100-21198 s ’ a a i t i INFORMANT PAGE ~ Symbol Informant Date a Furnished T-1 cD-49 3-29-50 SE George C. Lowry T-2 CD-60 5-8-50 SE EARL F. DUDLEY ! oo. 3-21-50 a " . a 3-24-50 SE STANLEY E. COUPE fpenN3 3-27-50 SE DONALD R. BELMONT To} CNDI LA 3200 pas ey, [gH SA BERNARR M. PTACEK T-4 LOUIS F. BUDENZ i Ih a New York Agents ~ T-5 JOHN ALLEN DUNKEL. 4-12-50 SA MERLE L.PARKE T-6 [onnt Lan2gswonKen Jan, 1949 SA MERLE R. ADAMS Rou oe T-7 GENE HAGBERG 3-24-50 SA BERNARR M. PTACEK / 6404 W. _Nollywood - [oe 1727 1-26-48 . Newark eens HOY ND Bos 538 - 10-2-48  . Boston Agents of CNDI LA 3287. ~  3-3-50. SA BERNARR M. PTACEK | CNDI LA 3234 —. 8-2-49 SA LESLIE F. WARREN (( p12 [cror 1a 3258 | May 1947 SA GEORGE THomson Jif | T-13 CNDI LA 3379. ‘4217-50 - . SA IRVING T. WEEKS F-14 CNDI LA 2900. ” iad “3 SA FRED G. DUPUIS ‘j REFERENCE: Report of SA BERNARR » M. PTACEK at Los Angeles dated of -7- ; 4 -14- | ] ™~ sarc f | AW 54460 Docld: 323386897 Page 3 »