Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, SF
Document date: 3/2/57
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/15/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10219-10456

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-30067-2ND NR 71

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

AssasSination Records

collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note! •

Case#:NW 53130 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

FBI

SAC, SF

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 03/02/1957

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

JOP, ASSOC, CP ACT, MEETING

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/24/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC LHM

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

FROM

: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-422004)

DATE: March 2, 1957

: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (100-35594)

S&BJECT : COMMITTEE AGAINST WATERFRONT ALL HORMATION CONTAINED

SCREENING

TEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

INTERNAL SECURITY ACT • C

DAT10: 6-14 BY SP& Mocked

INTERNAL SECURITY

ACT - 1950

ITENAN

Re Departmental memorandum to Bureau, dated March

13, 1957,

and Bureau airtel to San Francisco, dated March

18, 1957.

SF 1691-S is identical with T-1 in the report

dated 10/30/56.

5/10/56; and T-1 in the report of LEO F. TULLY,

former Sr 1720-S, GEORGE PECK, is identical with

I=2 in report of SA LEO F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

Former SF 1510-S, FRANK TOWNSEND,

is identical

with T-3 in report of SA LEO F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

SF 413-S is identical with

I-4 in report of SA

LEO F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

Former CSSF 2077-S is identical with I-5 in report

Of SA LEO F. TULLY, dated 4/14/56.

SA IBO F. TUEL, 0-5 d 2/14/52c92 with T-8 in report of

BENNIE MAGDOFF, a source of information, is

identical with I-l in report of SA LEO F. TULLY,

dated

3/29/56; T-3 in report of LEO F. TULLY

dated 5/10/56; and

•I-2 in report of LEO F. TULLY, dated 10/30/56.

FRANK MC CORMICK is identical with T=2 in report

Of SA LEO F. TULLY, dated 3/29/56.

1010-30067-1

_ MORRIS SHAW,

former PSI

is identical with I-l

in report of SA LEO F. TULLY, dated

3/29/56.

ENCLOSURE

•SEE PAGE 1A FOR COPIES

NOT PENARDED

IFT/* APR 1 1 1957

178 APR

9 1957

140)

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100-35594

LFT/am

53130

C.C.'S: 24

• Bureau

14200-12279 7 0 122004), (8061 - 24)

100-355910 (CHARLES COLLINS)

100-364477 (HAL DIFFERDING)

100-376760 (TOM MC PHERSON)

100-398781

(RAY STEWART)

100-277191

(WALTER STICH)

100-236416

(NILS LANNGE)

1622067 (JOHN PITIMAN)

(FORMER SF 1720-S)

1,

1

1

1

1

1,

1,

1

1

100-372192

• (FORMER SF 1510-S)

100-373513

(SF 413-S.)

100-338411

(FORMER CSSF 2077-S)

100-376224

(SF 1780-S)

100-254080

(FRANK MC CORMICK)

(MORRIS

SHAW)

100-370025

100-359083

100-362216

100-373426

100-363259

(S 1903)

(FORMER. SF. 1787-S)

(St 177308

1,

(USPH

202-S)

22 '

San

Francisco (100-35594)

1, 100-10323 (ERNIE

FOX)

1,

100. 28668

(CHARLES COLLINS)

1,

100-22464

1,

(HAL DIFFERDING)

134-54A

(TOM MC PHERSON)

100-10535 (RAY STEWART)

1,

100-20939

(WALTER STICH)

1,

100-15340

(NILS LANNGE)

1

100-1465

(JOHN PITTMAN)

134-537

1

(FORMER SF 1720-S)

134-24

(FORMER SF 1510-S)

1,

134-8

(SF 413→S)

1,

134-605

(FORMER CSSF 2077-S)

1

134-75

(SF 1780-S)

1

134-219

(BENNIE MAGDOFF)

1,

100-8653

(FRANK MC CORMICK)

1

134-1010

(MORRIS SHAW)

1,

134-1035

(SF 2292-S)

134-48A

(SF 1861-S)

1

100-30150

(LA 3930-S)

1

134-411

(FORMER SF 1787-S)

1:

134-44

(SF 1773-S)

(46)

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100-35594

LFT/am

SF 2292-S is identical with I-5 in report of SA

LEO F. TULLY

dated 3/29/56; T-4 in report of LEO F. TULLY,

dated 5/10/56;-and I-3 in report of LEO F. TULLY, dated

10/30/56.

Mr. FRANK MC CANN, Assistant Manager, Crocker-

Anglo National Bank, Market and Jones Street Office,

Francisco, is identical with I-7 in report of SA LEO F.

SF 1861-S is identical with T-8 in report of

SA LEO F. TULLY, dated

3/29/56, and I-7 in report of LEO

F. TULLY, dated

5/10/56•

LA 3930-S is identical with T-9 in report of SA.LEO

F. TULLY, dated 3/29/56, and I-o in report of LEo fo TULLI,

dated 5/10/56.

CSPH 202-S is identical with T-1 in report of SA

LEO F. TULLY, dated 5/10/56.

SF 1773-S is identiçal with T-8 in report of SA

LEO F. TULLY, dated 5/10/56.

Former 1787-S is identical with T-5 in report of

SA LEO F. TULLY, dated 5/10/56.

This former informant is

presently in Chicago and the information required from him

would be concerning LA 3930-S, who is a current active

therefore, no lead has been sent to Chicago

to contact 178r-S as to his availability in accordance with

Bureau instructions as outlined in Bureau airtel to San

Francisco, dated 3/18/57.

Recised asemelch ore twentyalou copies of menorandan

regarding availabilig of bacommote

testify in edministrative

proceeding apuinst. Committee Against terirant Serening,

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

APRIL

2,

195?

ON

DECEASEIFIED AYS P8 Mac mdc

10-6-982

(SAR)

COMMITTEE AGAINST WATERFRONT

SCREENING

INTERNAL SECURITY ACT - C

INTERNAL SECURITY ACT - 1950

Re Departmental memorandum to Bureau, dated March

a moe and Bureau airtel to San Francisco, dated March

1937:

• Francisco T-2

as reflected in the report

of LEO Fo TULLY, dated May 10, 1956, reported on April

26, 1956 that the following took place at a meeting of

Waterfront Section

of the Communist Party, San Fran

cisco County,

held April 25, 1956.

present:

ERNIE FOX, identified by SF I-2 as organizer

of the Waterfront Section who acted as chairman; CHARLES

COLLINS, HAL DIFFERDING,

TOM MC PHERSON, RAY STEWART,

WALTER STICH, NILS LANGE, and JOHN PITTMAN.

Among the various items reported by SF T-2 con-

cerning this meeting was the following:

"WALTER STICH then gave a report on the Screening

of Seamen stating that the dance given by the CAWS had

coilected a good deal of money and enabled them to send

literature and letters to the screened seamen.

STICH

stated that he had been in contact with lawyers and since

Judge MURPHY

is out of town until next month it will be

two

weeks after he hears arguments before he will issue

an: injuno..o:

igainst U. S. Coast Guard and in favor of

screened seamer:

although the specific provisions of order

are not known,

attorneys feel certain of outcome.

Judge

MURPHY has not definitely stated so:

but has indicated

that J. S, Coast Guard has used law illegally and the

Feiral

Bureau of Investigation has stated they will not

ten over sources of information on which U. S. CG based

is screening which leaves USOG out on a limb."

vOr:

ENCLOSURE

FIAL

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WITNESS

T-2 in report of SA LEO

F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

To3 in report of SA LEO

F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

T-4 in report of SA LEO

F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

I=5 in report of SA LEO.

F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

T-8 in report of SA LEO

F. TULLY, dated 2/14/56.

T-1 in report of SA LEO

F. TULLY, dated 3/29/56;

T-3 in report of SA LEC

F. TULLY, dated 5/10/56;

and T-2 in report of SA

LEO F. TULLY, dated 10/

30/56 are identical.

COMIDENTTAE

D

DESCRIPTION

An individual who is pre-

ently serving a five yea

sentence which he receive

on 2/2/55 for conviction of

conspiracy to sell and

possess narcotics.

This wibness is deceased.

Current active informant.

An individual who furnished

information to this Bureau

on a confidential basis who •

does not desire his identity

be disclosed and who is un-

willing to testify.

Current active informant.

BENNIE MAGDOFF

Hotel Stanford

Room 518

251 Kearney Street

San Francisco

Telephone: GA 1-7670

MAGDOFF born 1/31/97 in Mintz,

Russia; Naturalized 3/19/27,

San Francisco; Education, grade

school; Marital Status, widower;

Military Service, Private British

1920 525 Tol gate on the,

SS Matsonia, 1945-1949 NUMCS

patrolman san Francisco, 9/49-

5/50 NUMCS Gulf Representative

at New Orleans. Presently un-

employed.

It is to be noted that Mr.

MAGDOFF

has a heart condition

having had two heart attacks

since 1948

and this is his

reason for present unemployment.

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CONF DENTIAX

WITNESS

T=2 in report of SA LEO

TULLY, dated 3/29/56.

T-4 in report of SA LEO

Fo TULLY, dated 3/29/56.

CONFI

DESCRIPTION

Mr. MAGDOFF had never been a

member of the Communist Party,

however, he advised the San

Francisco Office that in 1945

he attended two Seaman

Branch

meetings at 1402 Powell

Street

San Francisco and that

in 1946 he attended WILLIAM Z.

FOSTER's meeting at the Coliseum

Bowl, san francisco.

MAGDOFF stated that at the time

the attendance at the above

meetings were made mandatory

by the NUMCS and that if attend-

ance were voluntary, he would

not have gone.

MAGDOFF is willing to testify

to the information furnished

the fBi fIice, however, he

advised that he received the

information from an acquaint-

ance, as it is noted that he

never attended a CAWS meeting.

An individual who furnished

information to this Burean on

a confidential basis who does

not desire his identity be

disclosed and

is unwilling

to testify.

MORRIS LAMBERT SHAW

355 Victoria Street

San Francisco

Telephone: JU 6-4716.

SHAW is a self-admitted former

member

of the Communist

Party, San Francisco, from

Spring, 1947 or 1948

to Spring

of 1950 or 1951.

SHAW was born

on 3/30/00 at

Hamburg, Arkansas.

FBI Identification Division

record reflects that SHAW was

received at the State Peniten-

tiary, Little Rock, Arkansas

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CONFIPENTIAL

WITNESS

DESCRIPTION

on October 21, 1952 to serve

five years for Grand Larceny:

Mr. P. C. CROSBY

agent for

the Northern Pacific Railroad,

Hamburg, Arkansas, advised

on March 16, 1956 that he

knew SHAW for about eight

years from 1938-1945 and stated

that SHAW drank to excess,

that he was a person of no

responsibility,

and he would

not recommend him for a

position of responsibility.

He further stated that SHAW

had written bad checks all

his life, and when he made

any money, he would write a

check in a

surrounding town

and use the money to buy

whiskey.

CROSBY stated that

sometime in the early 1930's

SHAW got in a knife fight with

another Negro in Hamburg:

Arkansas and was placed ir

jail. CROSBY stated that it

was to his recollection that

the injured Negro died about

a year after the knifing,

however, ne ald not believe

that SHAW was charged with

the death of the other man.

Records of the Hamburg, Arkan-

sas Police Department failed

to reflect any record that

SHAW had been in jail in

Hamburg?

Arkansas, however,

Mr. WILLIAM HADEN, Chief of

Police at Hamburg, Arkansas,

advised March 16,

1956 that

he remembered SHAW had been

in a fight and had seriously

wounded another man in Hamburg

in the 1930°s.

SHAW stated

that he is willing to testify

to the information that he

furnished to the FBI.

CONTAI

ENTIAL

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