JFK Assassination System. ; Date: §/13/201 Identification Form _ Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10259 issassination Records : ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note}. ase#:NWU 54460 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: _ 100-370750-94 no-o4-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 05/03/1946 *PAGES: 2 SUBJECTS : JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO + v9.1 HW 54460 Docld:32336641 Page 1
. (General, Bisvoune af Jrovstigattba v8 BM Boies “‘Mutied States Avpartinent uf Sustice : P20 South. ‘Spring § Street, Room. 900°: - ‘ Los Angeles A3y ‘California. | ; _IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO . a ; ne 4 Beats i 100=21198B nara FILE NO. pwns eed Mr. Egaa ltl... if Ite. Gurnga ew. wee | “JOHN HOWARD ‘LAWSON, , WaSe } a fp INTERNAL. SECURITY, -¢ 7 ay. Quen fb kuhinti hn aes i : i me i Be : oD. oe, Reference is made tos ny - teletype cated) neh 19; GLE ra which the Bur “eau was advised that CNDI: ‘LA “JO-1 has beét reemploys we s7X letter is to advise of fhe progress of this informant’ Prom that ‘date iy until ey, is 1b. 7 te - ‘According “to this i {formant Lane Son has. ‘been. ‘urlisually S busy rewriting. a script for. “WALTER (ANGER inasmuch ag the production date . has been set Ups It appears that "LAWSON, retains his position.of: leader-' ship in. the Communist movement in the motion picture industry. _ This, °., _ informant has reported that, LAWSON is’ still’ consulted regarding the - . policies and programs of. such Communist front organizations gs’ Educational’ Center and theWiollywood Writers! Mobilization. eer rename sptiecsies peaceniesats "tcl, “ yee EAN CRETE ARATE EEE sete Hes ES 5 vies Cana on March , 28, 196, informant reported that, Ghidenti fied woman ‘contacted ‘LAWSON and enlisted his’ support for RUBEN OROUGH oa « dandidate: for Congress from the 20th Congressional. ‘District, and LAWSON:  - | NY a Hs gereed! to.see ‘NEDYGPARKS, President of: the: Los Angeles Coustt: ist. oo | Sp Party: Yoo and secure: "through SPARKS the support. of the CIO.. icin Be r A re elie. Roa KP . - ~ i ~ ‘ ee s 7 “This informant has. also disclosed that ‘LAWSON has: sugbested:. Sins to “pinreaic Communist and Executive Secretary of :the Hollywood © a ‘' Writers. Mobilization, that this organization send a.mesSageé to-the: Soviet ! Film Industries asking that more Russian pictures: be shown -in this country. ae ; - According to this informant, . LAWSON has also discussed. with LAUBER the. >" - oo possibilities of -arousing-a real interest in.the Negro movement... based _upon the: national publicity which the National Negro Congress. whieh. will be no held Jin. ‘Detroit on May: 30; will: attract. \(u} a “on March. 28,: aghb; " is, informant Advised ‘that Lamson would AHELICREN ; 7201 Mansfield; to. work. attend a “meeting: at. the home of :NORAY | with a (Committee on american — Sovie elations", and meet with two - 9°. . Russian ‘foreign correspondents. who: are presently in: Los Angeles. ° HELLGREM: | is a-Comrap suspect ahd this inforination’ ‘enabled. Agents of the office. to : woe cover THiS meeting at wiigh bine several -other: Communists | were present. y N. ‘had beer. Adenti fied. ie 4 oe Wine a r COPIES DESTROYED “28 MAR 2S 1983 PON t i i _ aw 54460 Docld:32336341 Page 2