Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: NY
To: HQ
Document date: 05/13/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

• 5/13/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

FBI

124-90144-10042

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-370750-306

Released under the John

*. kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#iN 54460 Date:

10-04-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

NY

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 05/13/1963

'PAGES:

4

SUBJECTS :

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/21/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

MEMO

v9.1

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104-01

UNITED STATES J INMENT

Memorandum

TO

TOT CONFI

ENCHAS ET

LIKE SAU

DIRECTOR, FBI Y

L8S154

-370750)

ROM

SUBJECT:

DATE: 5/13/63

SAC, NEW YORK. (100-80918) (P)

CONNNDENTIAL

HOWARD LAWSON

Declassify on: OADR®

Declassity on

Re Los Angeles airtel to the Bureau, dated 4/20/6g

and WFO airtel to the Bureau, dated 4/24/63.

10-36

LECTASCIFIED BY

10150

5

Mr. GALLETTA advised that their records reflected that there

was a C-13 type stop placed on the subject with expiration

date of April, 1964.

It is noted that a G-13 stop is to

obtain a correct passport number and complete United

States address to be furnished to INS, Central Control in

Washington for future reference.

Mr. GALLETTA advised that

he would take care of placing the F-1 top on the subject.

ON 7/9/98

FREITASS IT FULL

By letter to Mr. P. A. ESPERDY, District Director,

New York District, United States Department of Justice,

INS, 20 West Broadway, New York, New York, dated 5/9/63,

an emergency 90 day F-1 stop was placed on the subject.

A review of New York indices reflected New York

file 100-123034 captioned "LEONXQUAT; SM - C"

forth the following Information concerning QUAT:

which sets

CSNY 1541-S (Conceal),

who has furnished reliable

intormation in the past,

on 1/3/63 made available to

SA ANTHONY E. CONSTANTINO bank records concerning the

account of the Emergency Cyil Liberties Committee (ECLC).

This source's name is not/be

disclosed in a report or otherwis

unless it has been decided definitely that he is to be a

witness

in a trial or hearing.

Information herein 1s not

to be made public except in the usual proceedings following

2-

Bureau (100-370750 (RM:)

2-

Los Angeles (100-21198)

I- New York (100-80918)

RAS: cha

363,14

CHANEA

REC 69102-320250-306

8 MAY 161963

SUBIKONTROL

FELBASE IN PART

TOTAL DENIAL

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COADENTA

NY 100-80918

the issuance of a subpoena, duces tecum. The officer to

be subpoenaed is Miss SARA T. MALLOY, Senior Vice President,

Amalgamated Bank of New York, 11-15 Union Square, New York

City.

Original information is located in 134-042-2954,

ormat on 1

which reflects that LEON QUAT received $250.00 on 12/18/62,

from the ECLC.

A characterization of the ECLC is contained

in the 12/1/61 issue of the "Guide to Subversive

Organizations and Publications":

On 6/25/62, Dr. JAMES SLEVIN, Panel Source,

who has furnished reliable information in the past (conceal),

advised SA GEORGE EDWIN JONES, that at an ECLC party,

Great Neck, Long Island, on 6/23/62, it was announced by one

of the members that LEON QUAT had contributed $50.00 to

the fund raising appeal of the ECLC.

Original information

located in New York 134-2220-103) (4 (U)

On 5/22/62, NY 1286-S*, who has furnished reliable

information in the past, and who is unavailable for recontact,

contact with LEON QUAT regarding a legal matter.

ISIDORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN is characterized as

follows: (X)4

During 1957 and 1958, NY I-1 and NY T-2

furnished the following information concerning

ISIDORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN: (@DUA

NEEDLEMAN is a practicing attorney in

New York City.

He was formerly employed

by the Amtorg

Trading Corporation, registered

Russian trade agency in the United States,

in a legal capacity and he continues to re-

present this agency from time to time.

NEEDLEMAN

has represented current and former members

of the CP before Congressional

Committees and in the courts, and has served e

-2-

COASDENTIAL.

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