Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: BS
To: HQ
Document date: 12/10/41
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/13/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90143-10139

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

100-370750-NR

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

CaseR:NI 54460 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

BS

HQ

DATE:

12/10/1941

• PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

HERBERT BIBERMAN

JOHN HOWARD LAWSON

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

10/09/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

RPT

v9.1

: 14 54460

DocId: 32338721

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Form NO. 1

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT LOS ANGELES, RALIFORNIA

REPORT MADE AT

BOSTON, MAgS.

DATE WHEN MADE

18/10/11

PERIOD FOR

11/4/91

TITLE

JOHN HOHARD LAWSON

FILE NO. 100-5594

REPORT MADE BY

do H. FOLEY

CHARACTER OF CASE

INTERIAL SOURITI • R

LAT?

SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:

Dotalls,

APPROVED AND

FORWARDED:

EDTARD C. CARTER ArrIVOd BOStOn 10130 PH AMOSiONa AltIÍnOs

frOm MYC - Foglatorod Coploy Plasa Hotal, cocuplod loos S0T1

IC advised survalilanso donirad. Hatrazoo nado tato roon of

Sabjoot at Coploy Plasa Hotol, to roone avallablo duo to

Anariosa Surgeons Convention, In ordor to proporly surrolllasoo

Subjact.

Correspondanoe Indloated bo had bees saber of

President's Committoo to Soviot Unian. Auronu advisad no

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

AT BOSTON,

Os Hoverbor 4, 1941

of How York City

called asting "psoial Agent in Chargo 1. J. NEST and inforand

that the Subjoots HERBERI BIBERHAN ANd JOHN HOWARD LAWSON had

boon aszoolatod vith an EDNARD C. BARTIR, that all three mere

quito activo 1n Ruasian War Rellor, Ine, In and about Now York

Olty. CARTER at the present, It mas stated, la assoolated with

tho American Russlan Instituto for Cultural Relationa with the

soviet Unlon. How York City had placed a survelllanco on

CARTER. That survelllance had been very unproductito becauso.

of the notions of CARTER who apparently folt ho as under

survelllans and, therofore, would odensionally double-bael on

his tracks and do other thinga for the parposo of ancortalring

whether or not he was being follown,

How York Osty Offlee tolophoned the Bureau and rovoived Intoria-

tion to spot shock him. It was ascertained by dew York city

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

100=

DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES

370750-

N

ORIGINAL FILED

COPIES OF THIS REPORT

(§ - Bureau

2 • How York C1ty

8 = Los Angolos

2 - Boston

IS GOVERNWENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1941~~0 - 281888

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The writer proceeded to the lobby of the Copley Plaza and observed

EDWARD C. CARIER.

He was a man about 5'7" tally dressed in black

coat, gray suit, thin, wears pince nes glasses, blue oyes, light

gray hair, distinguished features and walked quite rapidly.

The Bureau informant at the Copley Plaza Hotel stated that due

to the American Surgeons Convention which was being held at the

Copley Plaza at that date there were no rooms available where

agents could properly surveillance the activities of Subject.

Arrangements were mado with the Informant at the Hotel to keep

record of all telegrams and telephone calls made by Subject from

the Copley Plaza Hotel.

The writer reported innediately to the Boston Office and a call

was placed to the bureau advising them of the fäct that Subject

was apparently a member of the President's Committee to the

Soviet Union which committee was known to the writer; that he

had been in lussia shortly after hostilities occurred between

Ruesia and Germany.

The Bureau stated that they had requested

New York City not to place a surveillance upon Subject and that

New York City Office would be advised to ascertain more fully the

background of EDWARD C. CARTER prior to making further surallance.

The Informant of the Bureau at the Coply Plaza stated that EDUARD C.

CARTER placed the following telephone calls::

American Air Lines

Professor Samuel Cross, Harvard University

It: was ascertained that one telegram was sent by Subject at 11:00 PM

on November 3, 1941.. This telegram was addressed to Dr. Percell,

Central Hotel, Ill East 46th St., New York City. This telegram

stated Richards phone

does not answer. Another telegran was sent

to Miss Harriett Moure, c/o Phillip Moor, Winnetha, Illinois.

telegram

Russell"

advised that"Samuel Cross is sending to you Clarence

Tjis

/8/ E. CARTER. This tolegram was sent at 2:30 PM On

November 4, 1941.

Confidential Informant MDB 52, whose identity is known to the Bureau,

stated that on Novenber 15, 1941 that the Russian War Relief has become

quite active in Boston and he has been approached by letter from

Russian War Relief, Inc. to act.as a representative in this area.

and has been quite active in committee for defending Anérica by

aiding the allies.

REFERRED UPON COMPLETION TO OFFICE OF ORIGIN

3-

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