Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 5/7/47
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/13/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90143-10274

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-370750-106

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Recorda

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note) .

Case#:NW 54460 Date:

10-04-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LA

TO :

HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 05/07/1947

'PAGES:

10

SUBJECTS :

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C; 4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

RPT

v9.1

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Form No. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT

REPORT MADE AT

LOS ANGELES

CONFIGENTIAL

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

LOS ANGELES

SECREL

FILE NO. 100-21198

DATE WHEN MADE

5/7/47

PERIOD FOR

REPORT MADE BY

31/27 МАОБ

BERNARR M. PACEK

1/2,72/17=

MAW

CHARACTER OF CASE

TITLE

JOHN HOWARD

FAWSON, was

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

18/10/9 52 51520)

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

FORMATION CONTAINED

RETAPS UNOLASS116D

CEFT WHERE SHOWE

THERWISE

The first issue of the new Marxist literature

quarterly WAIN STREAM' contains an article

by LAWSON and also indicates subject to be an

editor Surveillance reveals subject a member

of Board of Directors of Communist dominated

PEOPLE'S EDUCATIONAL CENTER in LOS Angeles.(CLfMI/

He is no longer on editorial staff of Hollywood

Quarterly. LAWSON signed CIVIL RIGHT'S CONGRESS

petition against "shameful prosecution of German

anti-Fascist GERHART JETBLER." "SMASH-UP" a new

movle with script by subject now on display at

theaters. California State Senator JACK TENNEY

labels IA"SON "California's outstanding Communist."

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REFERENCES

Bureau File 10221499.

DETAILS:

seport od ed rest PET ALL MATAN CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

9145 Je

Lode we he stadea at well son be in aced

months been busily engaged in writing a Marxist approach to American History

entitled "UNITED STATES IN WORLD HISTORY,

date this

source has been unable

to report completion of this endeavor.

CORIES DESTROYED

28 MAR 23

1963

"MAIN STREAM!

The forthcoming publication of the literary

9803°

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGES

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES

COPIES O

5-Bureau

1-New

Kork (info)

3-Ios Angeles 1.

скін

THIS REPORT

180-370750-106

30/7 0 93/91

B2/-9L5

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INDEXES

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JOPY IN FILE

5-2-

CONEIDENTIAD

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CONIDENTIAL SECKEL

L A 100-21198

INFORMANT SHEET

Source "A"

Source "B"

Source "'C"

Source "D"!.

Source rig

Source "F"

CONFIDE

CONE. INBEN KADISH

CNDI LA 2900.

0.

NDI LA J0-1.

(ONDI LA RD-27

CNDI LA 1138.

GLENDA SULLIVAN

IAL

(requested anonymity)

(requested anonymity)

CONFIDENTIALA

BEEN SURE SECIA

Severior

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