Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, SF
Document date: 11/7/45
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10284-10113

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-30067-23, 24

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 199:

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO:

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, SF

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 11/07/1945

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

JOP, TRA, PASSPORT, POLIT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/07/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC RPT

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DocTd: 32303601

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Form No. 1

VE THIS CASE ORIGINATEDAT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

REPORT MADE AT

DATE WHEN MADE

WASHINGTON, D. C.

1/29/46 14/20/45;1/16/46

TITLE

JOHN PITTMAN

WFO FILE NO. 100-2907

REPORT MADE BY

EDWARD C. KEMPER

CHARACTER OF CASE

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

ECK : cw

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

Records of Passport Division fail to reflect

that JOHN PITTMAN has ever applied for or

received a passport.

Division.

Stop placed with Passport

- RUC -

REFERENCE:

San Francisco letter to the Bureau dated November 7, 1945.

DETAILS:

AI WASHTNGTON, D. Co:

*Confidential National Defense Informant 5-20, whose identity

to the Bureau, advised that a check of the records of the Passport

Division of the State Department failed to indicate that any JOHN PITIAN,

born in Georgia, ever applied for or received a passport.

K

On January 29, 1946, a

letter was directed to the Passport

Division of the State Department requestinge that the Washington Field

office be advised should the subject apply for a passport.

- REFERRED

UPON COMPLETION TO THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN -

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

SPECIAL, AGENT

IN CHARGE

wid

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES

00

430067

Bureau

3 - San Francisco

2 - Washington Field

PIES OF THIS REPOR

COPY FIE

4-4-46

PR4 - 1946

COPIES DESTROYED

7-23-58

U. 3. GUERNMENT rAINTINg

7-2034

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Form No. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

REPORT MADE AT

DATE WHEN MADE

PERIOD FOR

WHICH MADE

WASHE NGTON,

D. 0.

1/29/46

11/20/4531/16/46

TITLE

JOGN PLITAN

WEO FILE NO. 100-2907

REPORT MADE BY

EDWARD C. KIMPUR

CHARACTER OF CASE

INTERNAL SECTRITY - C

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

Records of Passport Division fail to reflect

that JOHN PITTHAN has ever applied for or

received a passport.

Stop placed with Passport

Division®

RED ERDUCE :

San Francisco latter to

• the Firaan dated Novenber 7, 1945.

INTAITS :

AT MASHINCION, D. Co3

Confidential National Detence Informant S-90, whose identity

1s known to the Bureau, advised that a check of the records of the Passport

Division of the State Department failed to indicate that any JOEN PITIAR,

born in Georgia, ever applied for or received a passpor

on Jamary 29, 1946, a lotter was directed to the Yassport

Division of the State Department requesting that the Fashington Field

offica be advised should the subject apply for a passport.

- REFERRED UPON COMPENCION TO THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN •

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES

COPIES OF THIS REPORT

50 Bureau

3. = San Francisco

2 - Washington Fiold

J. S. GOYHRNMENT PHENTINO OFFION

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Nemorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

:Director, FBI

GEROM : SAC, San Francisco

SUBJECT: JOHN PITTMAN

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

DATE: 11/7/45

85382

-Confidential Informant SF 674 has advised that on October 4, 1945,

the above captioned subject informed him that he intended to go to France

in order to be present in that country when "the great upheaval takes

place".

The subject stated that he is absolutely opposed to General

DE GAULLE and that he is a friend. of FRANCOIS-BILLOUX, Communist French

Minister of Health who was a menber of the French delegation to the United

Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco this

summer.

The Washington Field Division is requested to make inquiry at the

Passport Division of the State Department-to ascertain whether. PITTMAN

has applied for a passport to leave this country. If there is no record

- of such application to date, a stop should be placed in order that the

San Francisco office and the Bureau may be advised should PITIVAN apply

for a passport in the immediate future. PITTMAN is the Negro managing

editor of the

Communist daily newspaper, the "People's World!", 590 Folsom

Street, and resides at 1405 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Dalifo mia.

LMF : Imr

- 100-1465

ce Washington Field

End.

RECORDED

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