Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, NY
Document date: 05/22/1973
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10282-10215

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-30067-1ST NR 180, 2ND NR 180, 181, 182

Document Information

Released under the John

F. Kenned:

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel .

Case#:NH 53130 Date:

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

SAC, NY

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 05/22/1973

PAGES:

13

SUBJECTS :

JOP, REL, DESCR, BKG, EMP, TRA, CP MEMBER, RACK AND

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/27/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC 2 LHM, MEMO, 2 FORM

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FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1982 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES

Memorandum

JERNMENT SECRET

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-30067)

DATE:

JAN 3 1 974

ALL INFORKATION CONTAINED

SAC, NEW YORK (100-88368) (P)

HEREIN IS UNCLASS-PIED EXCEPT

THERE SHONN OTHENSE.

JOHN ORION

PITTMAN

11-94

SM-CPUSA (NATIONAL COUNCIL)

Declassily On GAIN JFK

ReNYlet and IHM, dated 1/11/74.

Enclosed are six copies of an LHM reflecting travel

on the part of the subject from Prague, Czechoslovakia, to

NYC in January, 1974.

The source utslized in the IHM IS(NY 2705-s.J(XC4

The enclosed

LHM is classified "Confidential" to

protect NY 2705-5. 5 U

LEAD

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK,

NEW YORK. Will follow and report the

activities of the subject, including his projected permanent

assignment to Prague, Czechoslovakia.

DECZASSIRIED 5Y5TLe8-SLD/nide

1100/9

(FIC)

REG-16 100-30067-182

D-17 to Ny (NONSUE)

12B; 14E

(SEE ATTACHED)

LUB/umB 2/8/76

INCROX 922 ENCLOSURE 6) COM)

Bureau (Encls. 6)

New York

DHL: baf

2. Dept (iSS+Ges)

(3)

1-55;

STATE; CIA:

84, By R/s (info)

2/8/74

SECRET

5 I FEB 15

U.J. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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3 FEB 4 1974

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OUTIONAL. FORM NO. 10

* MAY 1882 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101M1-8

UNITED STATES G

ERNMENT

Memorandum

SECREZ

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-30067)

FROM

:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-88368) (P)

DATE: JAN 1 1 1974

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIOD EXCEP?

WORE SHORE OTHERWISE.

SUBJECT

JOHN ORION

PITTMAN

SM-CPUSA (NATIONAL COUNCIL)

SPS-Macrie

Declassify on: OADR OFK

Enclosed are six (6) copies of an LHM reflecting

U travel on the part of captioned subject to Prague,

1} Czechoslovakia, 1/3/74.

This investigation is based on information

which indicates that captioned subject is engaged in

S

DECLA

activities which could involve violation of Title 18,

USC 2385 (Advocating Overthrow of the Government),

2383 (Rebellion or Insurrection), 2304 (Seditious

Conspiracy); or Title 50, USC 781-798 (Internal

Security Act of 1950 and

the Communist Control Act

of 1954).

N

•CATE INFO

ADVISE CORRECTIVE ACTION OR SUBMIT

<-73/ WAit

PAGES.

ACTION

AMENDED

Daily World"

coast communist newspaper, was then also a member stant

on 12/19/73, LNY 2705-S advised that JOh

ORION PITTMAN, Co-editor of the

the National Committee, and also amember of the Politicall

Committee, CPUSA.

The CPUSA has been designated by the Attorney

General pursuant to Executive Order 10450. The CPUSA

was

described on 5/28/42 by the then Attorney General

•from the time of its inception in 1919 to the

present

time, is an organization that believes in, advises,

advocates and

teaches the overthrow by

of the Government of the United sates, "force and violence -Deptsi

The CPUSA waS/SS. STATE; CI

12/4/47 and 9/21/48 by the then Attorney

General

"subversive" organization which seeks

• the form of government of the United States by

unconstitutional means."

There has been no evidence that

the primary aims

and objectives of the CPUSA have changed

over the years.

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New

York

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96 JAN 14 1974

New

4137025 WORLD, MARXIST REVIEW

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New

York

100-26603) (NY DISTRICT CP)

New

York

Do

not dissernate

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NY 100-88368

"World Marxist Review"

also referred to as

the enclosed LHM, has been subject to past inquiry in

Bufile 105-71639 and NY 100-137025.

CG 5824-S advised

on 11/15/73 and on 12/15/73

and nis wile

(NY 100-12959), recently returned to NYC from Prague

where he represented the CPUSA on the editor board of

"World Marxist Review"; that JOHN PITIMAN, who might

now be seriously ill, volunteered for the job

since it

would give him an opportunity to secure expert medical

aid in Prague.

Further, that his wife, MARGRIT PITTMAN,

wants to go with him, but she wants to live in Berlin,

Bast Germany, only

a one hour flight from Prague, where

she could act as

"Daily World" correspondent.

CG 5824-S advised that the CPUSA is apprehensive

about MARGRIT PITTMAN'S

"petty bourgeoise nationalistic"

feelings for the East German CP which cause her to put

the CPUSA. Further, that the CPUSA feels that she

must be restrained from

dominating her husband, and that

if she goes to East Germany, that Party, must be told

that she is not a representative of the CPUSA in East

Germany.

CG 5824-s noted on 1/3/74 that MARGRIT

PITTMAN, a naturalized US citizen, born in Germany,

has strong feelings favorable to the East German CP;

Germany.

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NY 100-88368

The above information, primarily secured

from CG 5824-S, is not set forth

in detail in the LHM,

since because of its very nature it would tend to

identify this sensitive source.

The enclosed LHM has been classifed "Confidential"

to protect the identity of Ny T-1 through Ny I-5.

Informants utilized in the LHM are as follows:

Source

Location

NY T-1

CG 5824-5

Instant LHM

CG 134-46A-11007

100-88368-1166

Instant LHM

(34-39124-4678] (u)

NY T-3

Cax 2705-5$4

NY T-4

Instant LHM

Дли 1, 17134.

NY T-5

413

NY 2010-571504

LEAD

Instant IHM

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

will follow and report

the activities of the

subject including his projecte

permanent assignment in Prague.

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