Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 10/16/1941
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/13/201

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-90143-10128

HQ

100-370750-6

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

issassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Cased:NI 54460 Date:

10-04-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LA

TO :

HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 10/16/1941

'PAGES:

5

SUBJECTS :

HERBERT BIBERMAN

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO; ENCLOSURE

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October 26, 1941

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ALL INYCKUATICN CONTAINED

SUACLAS3171M

HERE SHOWN T

DECJASSAZYSD B

JOIN NONAND LAPSON:

OH.

DAMERICAN COUNCIL. ON SOVL

RELATIONS:

Po heve just received a teletype iron the boa Angeles ofa

fice indicating that Herbert libernan and John Kosurd Lawson, concern-

ing whoo you have been prevsouely advined, held a secret, conference

today with Thonse lo ferris, National Secretary of the Anertean Council

on Seviet Relationa.

The subject natter of the conference betrean these

three men concerned an intensivo ergenteational drive to establish locals

of the Anörteen Countl on Soviet Relatione in verious Loy cition of

he linited States,

for the purpose of distributing propagends and the:

One of the important itens of the conversation dast etch she

nocessity of providing cone sponsorehip of bussten propagande Ln the

United States, nich, In a deceptive manner, #112 attract in Quential?

persons of national and Local proudience. (= (U)

The Los Angeles office has advised that it has obtained docu

FILED

ARTETHAL

mentary Wence posatias out that a program 1o to be erranted 13701/50 - 6

"Participation will be no martialent to people ho

RECORDED

hare to be careful of their positioag."

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVSSTROTION

Incomation in the possenason of the los angeles orface Alicates 194)

That Corlise lanont, the son of a Morgan partner,

w121 make

In varlous citles of the United states where organsentlonel pus

perfooted.

Too docunent referred to by the los Anecles orsice is alged by

- Minne Lo Harre and le addreased to Smeet Dewon, e preminent Communtot a

Los Angeled,

conceming whon the los ingeles office has decumentary

oviden

Or his nonbership in the Commurdot Party.

Originel cannot be located

and is not

an racord.

Whon

crigiaad is roceived

in files

Drasion it will be tied

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CANNENTI

Memorandun for the Mirector

Information is available to the offect that Dawson traveled in

the Soviet Union and the document, referred to above, indicates that

Thomas L. Harris met Hr. and Mre. Dowoon in the Soviet Union. The Los

Angoles office has adviaed that the entire contents of the document

clearly disclose that the Americen Council on Sovet Rolations is a major

front orgenisation.

The Burau's files disclose that Thomas I. Farrie nas a forner

He has been asscolated with

the anti-Wtler novenent in the United States and spoke at a "Snach Hitler"

rally in Indison Square Garden on Fednesdey evening, June 25, 1941, at New

York City. He is the National Secretary of the American Council on Soviet

Relations. Turing the hoydoy of the American Peace Mobilization, he wes

on the roster of the Speakers Fureau of the National Committee of the

Americon Peace Mobilization. [le is reported by Confidential Informant

anna Accason,

who 1a Mies hdriane Duffy, as uprobably a member of the Con

munist Party. TeNu

During the Spanish Civil Tar Thonas I. Farrie vas on the Phila-

delphia Cornittee of the Anerican Friends of Spandsh Denocracy. In his

work on behalf of the ineriean louncil on Soviet Relations Harris has been

identified with such outstending radicals as

Theodore Drieser

Anna Louise Strong

Morrie Engle (forner President of

Connonealth College)

Corlies Laront

Jessica Smith

Franklin Tolson

and others.

holy paleria , the on doro a made of bo do so i lot o

Farrie to the editor of a pro-soviet monthly publication styled

"News Survey," the official organ of the American Council on Soviet Rale-

CONRENTIAL

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