Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 3/4/48
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotel.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/13/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

FBI

124-90143-10377

HQ

100-370750-132

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LA

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 03/04/1948

'PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Confidential

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: MEMO,

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 711 USC 2107 Hote):

DATES -IX-14-2017

FD-148

CTO

LY, PLIABE RIDIR TO

Arited States Department of Hustice

Hederal Bureau ot Inuestigation

CONFIDENT Los Angelos, CalIfOmia

Harch 4, 1948

JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL

OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE

3,7231

RE: Title JOHN HONARD LANSON

Character of Case INTERNAL SECURITY - C

Los Angeles

Type of Surveillance:

Microphone)

(Technical or

1. Subject's name and address:

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

9354 Burnet Avenue

Sen Fernando, Californda

SEpulveda 74374:

ALL THEMESTION CONTAINED

HEREIN _ INCLASSIFIED

DATE A

2. Location of technical operation:

Central Plant

6/27/95

ALO INTORMADION CONTATNED

Cincined by 5668-541/mde

HORSIN IS UNCZASSIFIED EXCEPT

Declassity on: OADN

LODE SHOWN OTHERWISE

(JEK)

3. Dates of initial authorization and installation:

Gamary 6, 19443 reinstalled May 14, 1942

4.Co

Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and

places):

45L2 Coldwater Canyons telephone, Sunset 28485, Brow/Jemuary 6, (S,

1944, to March 23, 1940. His telephone number was changed on

August 13, 1947, IrOn S5pulvedã, 73562 to 5500320758-1322/31

RECORDED

31 MAR 25 $94?

COPIES DESTRUYED

28 MAR 25 1963

INDEXED

5.

Specific valuable information obtained since previous report with

indication of specific value of each

of sach item of information involved eland what use mes unde

This technical installation has been extremely valuable in locating

meetirgs held by Communists associated with the motion picture Industry.

jos

Greatly piped in folloring the activities of the minfriendly 19n wit

• MA perses Jugroenaed in October 1947 by. House Cornittee

revealed much information on posket naking level regardarican activit

CONFIDENTIAD

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