Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, FBI
To: SAC, NY
Document date: 7/12/78
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

6/15/201

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

FBI

124-10282-10227

HQ

100-30067-196

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, NY

DATE: 07/12/1978

PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

JOP, CP MEMBER, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Secret

RESTRICTIONS: 1B

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/27/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS: INC LHM

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- Mr. M.

J.

Steinbeck

SECREE

JUL 1 2 1978

ADIC, New York (105-New)

Director, FBI (100-30067)

_JOHN ORION PINTMAN

FCI-R (I) (CC-NC)

FULL INVESTIGATION

(Titiated 8/17/9%, (5)

Reurlet/IN1 8/24/77.

Department of Justice personnel reviewed your

IF (at FBIQ) and approved continuing the (full ECI investi-(S

Insure annual summary Ill is submitted prior to

8/1/78.

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WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE,..

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

CONF DENTIAL

New York, New York

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

AUG 2 1 1977

John Orion Pittman

Internal Security

- Russia

Full Investigation

(a2 ave 1721/071 (5)

ATE INFORMACION CONTAINED

HERETN IS UNCLASSTETED EXCITE

office of Origin: New York

WUSRE SHOWN OIHERWISE.

Date Investigative Summary Prepared: AUG 2 2 1977

11-1-94

assified by 88 May pu

Basis for Investigation:

Declassify On: DABR(SFK)

Investigation is based upon authority of the Attorney

General to conduct full counterintelligence investigations

of leaders of the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) pursuant to

the Foreign Counterintelligence

(FCI) Guidelines. 189(5)

The Communist Party: USA (CPUSA) is an

arm of the international communist move

ment dominated by the Soviet Union. (U)

Investigation to Date:

Since February, 1974, the subject has resided at

Thakurova 3, 116-16, Prague 6, Czechoslovakia.

He is the

CPUSA's representative on the editorial board

of the

"World

Marxist Review"

, the theoretical journal of the international

communist movement headquartered in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

One of his main functions on the editorial board is to prepare

CPUSA activity reports for the Kremlin. Ler(4)

He was elected to memberships on the Central Committee

(CC), CPUSA, and the National Council

(NC) , CPUSA,

at the

National Convention of the CPUSA, held June 26 - 29,

1975, In Chicago,

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Illinois. JerU

approved

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This documoat. contains neither recommendations nor

conclusions of the 73?. lu is the pronorty of the

FBI and is loaned to your ogency; it and its contents

are not to be distributed outside your ageney.

ENCLOSURD

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John Orion Pittman

SECRET

His foreign travel includes visits to Bulgaria

during the summer of 1974, the Soviet Union in July.

1975, and trips to

and from the United States (US) in

1975

and 1976. u

The March 30, 1974 issue of the "Daily World",

an

Union for peaceful coexistence!

social progress, and

socialism"

Following the Soviet line of propaganda at

a meeting of the Utah District, CPUSA, in November, 1976,

Pittman stated, "The CPUSA must warn fellow citizens that the

Pentagon is searching for a doomsday weapon in order to

reverse the balance of power and that thermo-nuclear war

was a danger." (W

Pittnan's party activities include attendance

at a

meeting of the Utah District, CPUSA, on November 22,

1976; a meeting of the Central

Committee held November 19 -

21, 1976, In New York City, and a meeting of the Political

Committee, CPUSA, held May 5, 1974, In New York City:

information has been developed that he is active at the local

club level or that he has

made any public appearances on

behale of the party. (olu

objective:

Will continue to confirm and assess the leadership

policy-naking role of Pittman in the CPUSA. V2(Ul)

wiil remain alert to develop any information in

dicating clandestine intelligence activities, foreign

travel, espousal of propaganda, and contacts with Soviets

or other criteria country nationals on the partof Pittman. S

which information might tend to confirm his continuing role

in the spread of the international connunist movenent. y

CONFILENTIAL

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