Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: OLNEY, WARREN III
Document date: 04/28/1954
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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'Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 141 Use 210) Muter.

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

6/15/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10283-10279

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 100-30067-2ND NR 59

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI

TO: OLNEY, WARREN III

TITLE:

DATE: 04/28/1954

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

JOP, AFFIL, CP, EMP, ASSOC, OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/02/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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

DATE: 11-14-2017

Assistant Attorney General

Warren Olney III

Spr: 88, 1954

Director, PBI SECRET

DR. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

INTERNAL SECURITY

Tolson -

Ladd

Nichols.

Belmont.

ClegB.

Glavin-

Harbo

Rosen

Tracy

Hohr

Trotter

Winterrowd -

Tele. Room -

Hollomen.

Miss Gandy

51 M

In u nemorandur to the attorney General da ted

Aprtl 87, 1954,

It was related that Oppenne iner

tostiaony.

before the Atonic Energy Consission Personnel Securtty Board

had stated he had known John Pittnan, uno Oppertoiser stated

wrote for the People s Horld. "

Oppenhe iner otatad he thought

Pittnan and his wife were probably Coumunists.

John Pittnan is possibly identtool with John

Pittion who has been the subject of inuestigaton bu this

Coptes of reports reflecting resulto of our inuesti

gation of Pittan have previously been furnished to the

Recorda Adnintatration Branch under the caption "John Pittman,

Internal Security - C.

"Tor your information, one copy each

of the following reports concerning our inuestigation of

Pittman has been furntshed to the Atomic Energu Commission:*

Summary report of Special Agent

Wilbert H. Kehe dated December 13,

1946, at Son Francisco, Callfornio.

Report of Special Agent Cecil James

Fleming doted No elber 17, 1947, ot

San Francisco, California.

Report of Special Agent Joseph V.

Waters dated February 9, 1948, ot

New York, New York:

12-1394

betassity en: OADR/58K

Feport of Special Agent Albert F.

Chestone dated November 25, 1950,

at New York, New Tort.

Report of Special Agent Wilbert H.

Kehe dated December 16, 1953, at

San Franciaco, California.

Report of Special Agent Thornton M.

Hood dated October 16,

1953, at

New York, New Torte

100 - 300673

200-17008

NOT RECORDED

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Aot of 1992 (41 USC 2103

DATE: 11-14-2017

CONFINTiAL

It is observed that as of October, 1953,

was employed as foreign Editor for the "Daily Worker" and

"The Worker,

* having been so' employed since April 24, 1951.

He was previously, Associate faitor of the

"Daily Forker"

"The Worker.

reportedly attended a meeting in

Europe in 1946 with

Cullian d. roster and trench fontanies

leaders.

An alleged Comintern representotive also reportedly

attended this meeting.

Pittnan attended the 1950 convention

of the Communist Party

held in December, 1950, at lew Fork City

and he was elected to the convention's press Committee.

September, 1951, Pittron covered the San Francisco Japanese

pecoe treaty ganered a for she "daily forter" und the

"Daily People's

He has been an instructor for the

Jefferson School of Social Science since 1949 and hos written

por the publications "people's Voice," "Jewish Life," and

"Masses

and Mainstream."

He has been a specker at communist

Party meetings:

In view of pittman's close Communist afpiliations

over o period of years and his present employment with the

"Daily Norker,'

he would be cooperative. An interview with him at this time

is not contemplated.

The information in the preceding two paragraphs has

also been furnished to the Atomic Energy Commission.

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