Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 12/4/46
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 744 USC 2107 Note)?

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/13/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90143-10269

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-370750-101

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LA

TO : HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 12/04/1946

'PAGES:

3

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

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"Released under the -John F. Kennett

Assassination Hecords Collection Act

DATE: 11-14-2017

CONFE

MAL.

United States Hepartment of Instid

Hederal Bureau of Anuestigation

Los Angeles 13, California

December 4, 1946

IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO

FILE NO.

66-119

JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL

OR MICROPHONE SURE ANCE

111/46

1992 444 USC 211

FD-143

VICTORY

STATER

WAR

BONDS

HERSIN

THERE SHO

ORMATION CONTAINEL

INCLASSIF TED EXCEPT

OTHERRISE.

RE:

Title

ker. ficers

Mr. Trecy

Mr. Carson -

Mr. 2863

Mr. Hradon..

JOHN HOWARD LAWSONg Wa

lạ-24

-95

95y Susan

Character of Case

INTERNAL SECURITY aS:@-

Field Officer Pe Los Angeles

Nior Gandy.

Symbol Number "

CNDI LA J0-1

Type of Surveillance:

(Technical or

Microphone) Technical

1. Subject's name and address:

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

9354 Burnet Avenue

San Fernando, California

ALL INFORMA

TION CONTAINED

HERENT IS UN

MASSIFIED

DATE +101

808y9145. Jec

2.

Location of technical operation:

Central Plant

622/95

Cussino by 5668S4

STI. INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSTSTED EXCEPT

Declassify on: CADR

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

3.

Dates of initial authorization and installation:

ALL WA

PACE IS CUSHI

c)

Canyon, North Hollywood

4.

Previous and other installations on

the same subject (with dates and

places:

From January 18, 1944 until March 19, 1946

at Lawson!s present address.

В фиван ра

Declassify on:

COPIES DUSTKOXEU

100-370750

28 MAR 28 1963

5.

Specific valuable information obtained since previous report with

indication of specific value of each:item and

What use was made

of each

item of, information involved:

As LAWSON is the real leader of the Communist movement in the

motion picture industry, this installation has continued to make available

valuable information regarding both the Communist movement and Communist

front organizations in the motion picture industry.: This informant has

DEC 3 1 1946

CONFIDENTIAL' CONFDENTIAI

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