Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 06/19/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/13/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90144-10064

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-370750-322

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LA

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE :

06/19/1964

'PAGES:

84

SUBJECTS :

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidentia!

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS:

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/21/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

RPT

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Flecords Collection Act of

1992(44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW

59262 Date: 09.22-2022

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D-263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

CONTANTAO

• FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

LOS ANGELES

TITLE OF CASE

JOHN HOWARD

LAWSON

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

LOS ANGELES

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

6/19/64

3/20 - 6/16/64

REPORT MADE BY

GILBERT G. BENJAMIN

CHARACTER OF CASE

ALL INFORVATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSiFIED

EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

SEARED

SECRET

giệc

TYPED E

SM - CA

• ST

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Declassity on: OADR

(JFK)

REFERENCES:

Los Angeles report of SA GILBERT G. BENJAMIN

dated 5/6/63.

6126/64

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8--3

7/3087

Classified

pa 33

ADMINISTRATIVE

Declassify on: DABR

Pursuant to previous Bureau instructions, five

copies

of instant report are being furnished to the Bureau.

127-

8914

Bureau Form 5-127, dated 4/10/63, Indicated infor-

CIA HAS NO OBJEGTION TO

DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR

RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION:

mation from Bureau Informant 200 noted LAWSON was in contact

with one LEON QUAT, 259 Broadway, New York 7, New York.

New

THIS DOCUMENT MHA

726/98

York letter to Bureau dated 5/13/63 contained characterization

Of LEON QUAT.

None of this information is being included in

details of instant

report pursuant to Bureau instructions.

Capers

del: 660011.21

Classifled by 9IL

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Declassify on: 0

4..130-31

APPROVED

= COPIE

5 MADE:

WGG ragp

SPECIAL AGENT

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

LA 100-21198

310250-330 REG58

*COPIES (See B Cover Page)

114197

14 JUN 23 1964

CLAS

4-7616

DECLASEIFT ON: 254

J79

SECRET

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

Notations

Agency

RAO

Request Recd

CIti

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Date Fwd.

7/13/64

713/64

1/13/64

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CONNI

ENTAU

SEGRET

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LA 100-21198

SA GILBERT G. BENJAMIN determined that LAWSON was

present at the home of FRED RINALDO on the night of June 28,

1963; and SA JOSEPH P. MC MAHON determined that a Chevrolet

automobile observed at the RINALDO residence on that occasion

was being rented by ALBERT MALTZ. SA'S BENJAMIN and MC MAHON

conducted the surveillance which resulted in observing Mr. and

Mrs. LAWSON depart from Los Angeles via Southern Pacific train

for Chicago In September, 1963.

Identities of confidential Informants and sources

contacted by Detroit were not included in Detroit letter to

the Bureau dated 10/15/63; and are not known to the reporting

office.'

Appendix page characterizing the Friday Night Forum,

Newark, was furnished Los Angeles by New York letter of 12/2/63.

Details as to the person to be issued subpoena duces

tecum for production of records from the Bank of America,

San Francisco, is known to the San Francisco Division and

riginal Fl 302 covering intormation set out in details

maintained by the San Francisco Division. Data included in

this report is merely a summary of information relating only to

LAWSON.

One information copy of this report is being furnished

each of the following field divisions, as it contains information

relating to activities of LAWSON within the territory covered

by their respective offices: Chicago, Detroit, Newark, New

York, San Francisco.

INFORMANTS

SOURCE

LA T-1

PORE A 3402-56 V4

(request)

SECRET

COVER PAGE

LOCATION

Being channe ze

134-21A-1739A /@SU

100-21198-3090,

3100,

3108,

2932,

100-21198-1a

2946

294

CONF-PENTIAL

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LA 100-21198

INFORMANTS (continued)

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134-2061-934, 93074(4)

100-3158

134-844A-887,

948,

961,

980,

872,

134-844B-192,

889,

892,

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860,

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COVER PAGE

CONFENTIAD

SECRET

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CONNIENTAL:

DEARER

LA 100-21198

INFORMANTS (continued)

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134-1277A-369, 3776(44

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LA 100-21198

INFORMANTS (continued)

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LA 100-21198

INFORMANTS (continued)

LA 1-39

LA 4125-S

IA T-40

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LA T-41

PSI WILLIAM H. NORTH

LA I-42

LA 4322-S

LA T-43

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LA T-44

PSI HOWARD G. HARRISON

LA T-45

PSI JAMES GRÁVES

Newark

LA I-46

NK 2277-S

LA I-47

Panel Source HARRY

TRUMPER, Newark

LA I-48

PSI ALVIN KEARNEY

Newark

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INFORMANTS (continued)

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PSI BEN WASSERMAN

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HENRY KRAUS, JI.

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LA 100-21198

INFORMANTS (continued)

LA T-64

LA 3709-S

IA T-65

LA 3513-S

LA 1-06

LA 3655-S

T-67

€ 554-s C

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Montgomery Street, San

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used to

characterize

RICHARD MORFORD

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