JOHN PITTMAN; MARGARETE ADLER PITTMAN.
Agency: CIA
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To: CHIEF, WE
Document date: 10/1/59
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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October I, 1959

JOHN PITTMAN;

MARGARETE ADLER PITIMAN

Reference is made to letter from our headquarters

dated September 17, 1959, to the Office of Security, Department

of state, a copy of which was designated for your beadquarters.

PITIMAN, a male Negro, born September 17, 1906, at

Atlanta, Georgia,

his wife, MARGARELE ADLER PITIMAN, White, born October

an old-time Comunist Party Officlal'1, 1919,

at Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany, a naturalized citizon, are

travelling with their two children and appear to be en route

to Moscow, where it is believed he intends to serve as corres

pondent for the

"Worker", East Coast Communist publication,

She, Ilkewise, has been an active Communist.

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Information has been obtained from reliable sources

In Parls that the subjects arrived in Paris on September 23,

1959, and are presently staying at the Hotel Gallie.

they

departed Parte on the evening of sentember information has

for London

and Intend to return to Paris on October 4.

baen received that they intend to depart for Moscow on an

unspecified date shortly after their return to Paris.

You

will be furnished any additional Information received regarding

their plans to travel to Moscow.

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