Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BROWN
To: DL
Document date: 04/19/1960
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90010-10026

RECORD SERIES: DL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-9734-663

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM: BROWN

TO:

DL

TITLE:

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased: NU 54463 Date:

10-12-2017

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

04/19/1960

2

AMERICAN G.I. FORUM

CP, USA NEGRO QUESTION

DOCUMENT TYPE:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/16/1997

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

v9.1

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

MEMORANDUM

Date: 4/19/60

TO

: SAC, DALLAS (100-671-11)

FROM : SAW. HARLAN BROWN

SUBJECT: CP, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

IS = C

On 4/1/60 DI 6-S, who has furnished reliable informa

tion In the past, advised saW.

HARLAN BROWN In a report dated

March 28, 1960, that on March 28, 1960, a Dallas Communist

Party meeting took place at the home of BILl LOWERY, 1123

Ballard St., Dallas, Texas.

Present were RUTH and BILL LOWERY,

JOE and MARGARET LANDIN and AUGUSTIN ESTRADA.

ESTRADA explained to the group that he wanted to quit

the party and would bring it up at the next Conmunist Party

State Committee Meeting.

He made this decision he said

because of his inactivity, and indicated that he wanted a

complete break off with the party.

ESTRADA thought this

the best thing to do concerning his absolute inactlvity.

JOE LANDIN reported that he had received a brochure

with excellent information on Negro school bond candidate

F. RHETT JAMES.

LANDIN said that he had given a $3. contribution

and had also given the Community Committee his permission to

use his name in a letter which the Committee plans

at a later date.

JOE LANDIN reported that he had talked

to. Mrs. J.E. CRAFT and had been asked if some of the Q.I.

Forum members would join in sit down protests if they were

to take place in Dallas.

LANDIN told her that they would not

and cited their most conservative record. JOE told the group

that if either AUGUSTIN or BILL would go with him in sit-down

1 100-671-11

1 - 134-1A-512A (Reports DI-6-S)

I - 100-7929 (B. LOWERY)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

1

- 100-10173 (R. LOWERY)

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

1

100-8001 (J.

LANDIN)

DATE 2-15-97BY5%01a8 SUD/SK

- 100-10177 - (M. LANDIN)

1

- 100-7995 (A. ESTRADA)

(JFK)

100-671-1 (FUNDS)

1) = 100-9734 (G.I. FORUM)

100-9234-662

1- 100-671-8 (POLITICAL ACTIVITIES)

SEARCHED

1 = 1073 1731a1, Dallasy Committee for Better Sch 85R APH

ÂPK1 9 1960

1 = 157-55 (Sit-Ins)

WHB/ JI°

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