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Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 8/3/60
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/13/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90143-10092

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 100-370750-261

Released under the John

т. Kennedy

Assassination Recorda

Collection et of 1992

144 USe 2107 Notel.

Case#:NM 54460 Date:

10-04-2017

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DATE :

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SUBJECTS :

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JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/09/1998

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SUBJECI:

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

Declassif. or- DADp

LA 3932-S orally advised SA THOMAS W. CRAWFORD 8/3/60

that at a section meeting Professional-Cultural Section,

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Southern California District, Communist Party, on 8/2/60, JOHN

HOWARD LAWSON, Hollywood film writer and one of the "Hollywood

, stated that he had a written invitation from an official

charge of the film industry at

Havana named ESPINOZA (ph) to come to Cuba because his

professional

servics wereneeded, "to come soon, and stay long"

CONTAIXED

because LAWSON's work was well known to Cuban

authoritles and

his held was needed at this time on a pala basis. ou

Source advised that LAWSON had earlier volunteered

This services to the new government in Cuba. LAWSON does not

plati to go to Cuba at once but will suggest to Cuban f1lm

officials that he initiate a one week survey of the Cuban

f1lm industry with the prospect of a 3 to 6 month stay in that

country in advisory capacity,

to result in a proposed program,

for the cuban fllm Industry. (U

LAWSON also Indicated he has plans thereafter for

a

lengthy visit in Czechoslovakla, presumably In professional

f1lm and other cultural pursuits.

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