Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEDBETTER, LESTER M.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 06/21/1957
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD. NUMBER: 124-10131-10118

RECORD_ SERIES:

DL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-1717-28

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LEDBETTER. LESTER M.

TO:

DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

(44 USC 2107 Note).

Case#:NW 54463 Date:

10-12-2017

DATE: 06/21/1957

PAGES: 12

SUBJECT: MRP, BKG, RELATIVES

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

01/21/1997

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

01/25/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

LOS ANGELES

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

LOS ANGELES

GEORGE LYMAN PAINE, JR., Was.

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

5/27, 28;6/6, 7,10,

REPORT MADE B'Y

13/57

LESTER M1. LEDBETTER

CHARACTER OF CASE

INTERNAL SECURITY - JEG

TYPED BY

LFI

SYNOPSIS:

PAINE 1s reported to be the principal leader of the Johnson

Faction - Johnson-Forest Group (JF-JFG) in the Los Angeles area

and is considered one of the five national leaders of

JE-JFG in the United States: JI-JFG functions attended by

PAINE are set forth,

and his activities at these functions

are reportea.: PAINE's reported financial contributionsto the

JF-JFG are set forth.' PAINE is reported owner of Correspondence

Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan.

-p* -

DETAILS:

All Informants designated by I symbols in this report

have furnished reliable information in the past unless otherwise

indicated.

The Johnson-Forest Gruup (JFG), also known as Johnsonites,

has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States

pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

APPROVED

COPIES MADE:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

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011/8193

Bureau (100-404929) (Registered)

Los Angeles (100-43728)

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LA 100-43728

Identity

of Source

T-6

NY-1013-5

Date of Activity

And/ 0b: Description

of Information

Correspondence

meeting on East

European events

3/6/57

Agent to

whom

Furnished

File Number

where

Located

100-43728-532

100-43728-547

REFERENCE

Report

of

SA LEE R. INMAN at Los Angeles dated

12/26/56.

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