Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: KEHE, WILBERT H.
Document date: 12/16/1953
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/15/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10283-10277

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-30067-59

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

i44 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53130 Date:

05-31-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

KEHE, WILBERT H.

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE: 12/16/1953

PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS:

JOP, PERSONAL HISTORY, BKG, REL, AFFIL, CP, EMP,

ASSOC

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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INFISENTIAL

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FORM NO. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

NEW YORK

FILE NO:

REPORT MADE AT

SAN FRANCISCO

DATE WHEN

DEC 11DE 1958

PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE

12/1/53

TITLE

REPORT MADE BY

CHARACTER OF CASE

SA WILBERT H. KEHE

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JOHN

PITTMAN

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

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MERLE NANCE PITIAN was awarded a final decree of divorce fron JOHN

PITIAN in Superio, Court, San Francisco, on lerch 25, 1946, for extreme

cruelty.

No record of marriage of PITTMAN to PAULA FOX in San Francisco.

FI TIMAN attended Cormunist Party meetings at the University of California,

Berkeley, California. He registered as a Conmunist voter on June 15,

Reportedly was sent by CP to Europe as reporter for "DEN", West

Coast Communist ne paner, in 1947.

One dork futiman, possibly identical

with subject, anplied on 2/2/47 for U.S.S.R. Citizenship through the LS W

Consulate General of Ui.S.S.R. in San irancisco PIl'IMAil covered the

Japanese Feace Treaty Conference in Sen Francisco for "Daily Worker"

and "DIw" in 1951.

He addressed May Jay meetings in San Francisco and

Berkeley on liay 3, 1953.

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SF 100-1465

Identity of Source

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Communist Party, USA"

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PD-78

(1-10-49)

FORM No. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

REPORT MADE AT

TITLE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

NEW YORK

ACRET

FILE NO:

DATE WHEN

MADE

PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE

REPORT MADE BY

SAN FRANCISCO

DE6 1 6 1953

12/1/33

SA WILBERT H. KEHE

CHARACTER OF CASE

JOHN FITTYAN

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

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SECURITY INFORMATION - COMFIDENTTAI

MERLE NANCE PITTAN was awarded a final decree of divorce from JOHN

PITTMAN in Superion Court, San Francisco, on larch 25, 1946, for extreme

cruelty. No record of marriage of PITTMAN to PAULA FOX in San Francisco.

FI TIMAN attended Cormunist Party meetings at the University of California,

Berkeley, California. He registered as a Communist voter on June 15,

Reportedly was sent by CP to Europe as reporter for "DW", West

Coast Comrunist newspager, in 1947. One JOHN PITTMAN, possibly identical

with subject, applied on 2/2/47 for U.S.S.R. Citizenship through the L

Consulate General of U.S.S.R. in San irancisco. PITTMAN covered the

Japanese Feace Treaty Conference in San Francisco for "Daily Worker"

and "DIW" in 1951. He addressed May Jay meetings in San Francisco and

Berkeley on May 3, 1953.

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DETAILS: NEURE SHOWS

AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALTFORNIA:

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