Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 9/11/57
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

124-90143-10065

HQ

100-370750-241

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Tased:0N 54460 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE :

FBI

LA

HQ

DATE: 09/11/1957

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

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 :

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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56)

GIR

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CONFTDENTIAL

Date:

9/11/57

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AIR MAIL - REGISTERED

(Priority or Method of Mailing)

ALLINFORMAZON CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNADASSIFIED

EXCEFT WERE SHOWN

OTHERWISE

Mr. Tolson.

Mr. Nichols_

Mr.

Mr.

Boaraman.

Mr.

Mr. Parsons_

Mr. Rosen

Mr. Tamm

Mr. Trotter

(Mr. Noase..

(Tele. Room

AMr. Holloman_

Miss Gandy_=

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FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, LOS ANGELES (100-21198)

JOHN HOWARD

LAWSON

IS - C

• CINAL

6-1

RE :

1201

classed by

Dsciassity os:

OADR

VIRGINIA HOUSER, PaneL Source, advises that JOHN HOWARD

LAWSON has scheduled a series of eight lectures to be held each

Wednesday evening beginning September 11, 1957, through October

30, 1957. The title of these lectures is

"American Life - Yes-

terday and Today" and will concern the social pattern of American

culture as expressed in books, plays and films of the recent past.

These lectures are to be held

at the Ruskin Art Club, 800 South

Plymouth Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, admission charge $.90

The 1952 annual report of the House Committee on Un-

American Activities discloses that LAWSON has repeatedly been

identified by witnesses in sworn testimony beföre the. House Com-

mittee on Un-American Activities as a Communist Party member and

leading figure in the Communist Party organization In the film

Industry in past years.

DECLASSIFIED BY 5668:520/nde

2-2-95

Bureau (AIR MAIL - REGISTERED)

1 - San Francisco (Info.) (REGISTERED)

EFR

LOS Angeles

Los Angeles

(100-23392) (CINAL.)

WNP : DMM

RECORDED-98

(6)

100-39.075

Belmont

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

*HEREN IS UNS!

SS.EO

DATE4-29-79

48Y 9145

15 SEP 13 1967

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CONDENTIAL'

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Sent

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Special Agent in Charge

64 SEP 1 9 1957

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