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VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE
SEDITION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
IVEY, RICHARD CLAYTON.
ANTI-WAR LEAFLETS
BAY AREA PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY
YOUTH FOR JOBS
REPORT
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Copy to:
Report of:
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USA, San Francisco (RM)
G-2, 6th Army, San Francisco (RM)
NISO, San Francisco (^_^))
OSI, Travis Air Force Base (RM)
FRANK S. PERRONE
Office: SAN FRANCISCO
Date:
5/24/66
Field Office File #:
14-207
Title:
Bureau File #:
14-2943
VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE REVIEWED BY FEWFK TASK FORCE.
Character:
SEDITION
Synopsis:
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☑RELEASE IN FULL
RELEASE IN PART
☐ TOTAL DENIAL
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Source present at Berkeley Free Press during preparation of
"soldier's leaflet". FBI Laboratory has determined that eight
(8) additional copies of the "soldier's leaflet" were sent to
military servicemen serving overseas by RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY.
Witnessed handwriting specimens of IVEY obtained.
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DETAILS:
The Vietnam Day Committee (VDC), 2407 Fulton Street,
Berkeley, California, distributed a leaflet captioned, "ATTENTION
ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL." The contents of this leaflet are
essentially the same as the Xerox copies of the leaflet which
follows, and the first paragraph begins, "The following is
proposed text for a 4-page 8-1/2 X 11 leaflet."
A Xerox copy
of the "PROPOSAL" which refers to the leaflet also follows.
The above-mentioned leaflet will also be referred to as
the "soldier's leaflet".
In the "PROPOSAL", 0.A.T. refers to the Oakland Army
Terminal, Oakland, California.
DECLASSIFIED BY: 5668 SLD/GEL
6/12/96
JFK)
963
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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PROPOSAL:
The VDC publish the attached leaflet or one similiar to it specifically aimed at
soldiers.
2. The VDC publish a similiar leaflet aimed at prospective draftees which includes a
section on ways of getting out of the draft, andC. O. information etc.
3. One of the major themes of the 15-16 demonstration will be a position by the VDC
urging solders and potential inductees to individually and collectively oppose the war.
4. The the VDC, through its publicity, and through at least one public speaker make it
clear that at the O. A. T. we will go beyond merely stating that we urge soldiers and
potential inductees to oppose the war, but that we shall launch an active campaign of
attempting to communicate with soldiers and potential inductees, trying to inform
them of the criminal nature of the war and the reasons why we urge them to oppose it.
5. That the VDC publically inform intellectuals, liberals etc. that we are urging soldiers
to copes 'he war, why we are doing so, and urging them also to oppose the war by
refusing to pacipate in government programs, rejecting government research
grants, etc.
6.
It is understood that the above program does not rule out stressing other major themes
on the 15-16, or of launching other programs on that day.
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The following is proposed to... for a 4 page 51 x 11 leaflet. leaflet will also include
pictures, and at least 2 informational boxes. One of these will be divided into 2 columms.
The left giving definitions of war crimes and the right giving examples ofwar crimes.
"The other box will give information on the soldiers who have already refused to fight in
Vietnam. Other material will be added if space permits. The layout will be large print -
2 columns with frequent subtitles.
You may soon be sent to Vietnam. You have heard about the war in the news; your
officers will give you pep talks about it. But you probably feel as confused and uncertain
about it as most Americans do. Many people will tell you to just follow orders and leave
the thinking to others. But you have the right to know as much about this war as anyone
else. After all, it's you---not your congres sman---who might get killed.
WHY ARE WE FIGHTING IN VIETNAM ?
We are supposed to be fighting to protect democracy in Vietnam, and yet our own
government admits that South Vietnam is a dictatorship. General Ky, the latest military
dictator, is as bad as they come. Insert here quote about Ky admiring Hitler etc.
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General Ky doesn't mean much to us; we're not even sure how to pronounce his name.
But the South Vietnamese have lived under him and men like him for ten years. As far
as they are concerned, we are fighting on the side of Hitlerism; and they hope we lose.
WHO IS THE ENEMY ?
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U. S. military spokesmen have often said that their greatest problem is finding the
enemy. "The enemy" they say, "is everywhere. The old woman feeding her chickens
may have a stock of hand grenades in her hut. The little boy who trails after the America
soldiers during the day slips out to give information to the guerillas at night. The
washerwoman at the American air base brings a bomb to work one day. "It is impossible
says the military. "to tell who is the Viet Cong and who is the people.
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And so, because the whole Vietnamese people seems to be the enemy, the military
is taking no chances. They use tear gas---a weapon only used against civilian populations
never against soldiers. They order American troops to fire at women and children---
because women and children, after all, are firing at American troops. American fighter
planes destroy civilian villages with napalm; American B52s are flattening whole regions.
That is why the war in Vietnam is so often called a "dirty war.
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When the South Vietnamese people see you in your foreign uniform, they will think of
you as their enemy. You are the ones bombing their towns. They don't know whether
yor're a draftee or a volunteer, whether you're for the war or against it; but they're not
taking any chances either.
FREE ELECTIONS
The Vietnamese would dearly like to vote the foreigners out of their country, but
they have never had the chance. According to the Geneva Agreement of 1954, there were
supposed to be elections throughout Vietnam in 1956, But the U.S. government was
afraid that our man in Vietnam, Premier Diem, would lose. In fact, President Eisen!row
himself admitted that "Ho Chi Minh....80%" (Eisenhower quote). So we decided not to
allown any election there until we were sure we could win. Diem set up a political police
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force and put all political option---Communist and anti-munist--- in jail. by 1959
it was clear that there weren't going to be any elections, and the guerillas known as the
Viet Cong began to fight back. By 1963 our government was fed up with Diem, but still
wasn't willing to risk elections. Our CIA helped a group of Vietnamese generals to over-
throw Diem and kill him. Since then there have been a series of "better" military
dictators. General Ky---the man who admires Hitler--- is the latest one.
FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY
Win
Your job as a soldier is supposed to be "to win the people of South Vietnam."
them to what? Not democracy. We keep democracy for ourselves---they get, military
dictators. What then? The American way of life ? But why should they care any more
about that than we care about the Vietnamese way of life? We can't speak their language
or even pronounce their names. We don't know anything about their religion or even what
it is. We never even heard of Vietnam until Washington decided to run it.
You are supposed to be fighting to "save the Vietnamese people from Communism."
Certainly Communist influence is very strong in the National Liberation Front, the rebel
government. Yet most of the people support the NLF. Why? Many of the same people
who now lead the NLF led the Vietnamese independence movement against the Japanese
during World War II and then went on to fight against French colonial rule. Most Vietname:
think of the NLF leaders as their country's outstanding patriots. In fact, many anti-
Communists have joined the guerilla forces in the belief that the most important thing is
to get rid of foreign domination and military dictators. On the other hand, very few
Vietnamese support the official government of General Ky. His army has low morale and
a high desertion rate.
THE TOUGH GUERILLAS
The newspapers and television have told us again and agian what a brave, tough fighter
the Vietnamese guerilla is. Short of ammunition and without any air cover, he can beat
forces that outnumber him five or ten to one. Why do they have such high morale? They
are not draftees; no draftees ever fight like that. They are not high-paid, professional
soldiers; most of them are peasants who work their fields. They are not well-trained;
they can't even spare the ammunition for target practice.
Their secret is that they know why they are fighting. They didn't hear about Vietnam
in the newspapers; they've lived there all their lives. While we were in high school,
they were living under the Diem regime and hating it. Now American planes are bombing
their towns and strafing their fields; American troops have occupied their country; and if
they complain out loud, an American-supported dictator sentences them to jail or the
firing squad. Is it any wonder that they fight so fiercely?
CRUSHING THE RESISTANCE
The war in Vietnam is not being fought according to the rules. Civilians are gassed.
Prisoners are tortured. Our planes drop incendiary bombs on civilian villages. Our
soldiers shoot at women and children. Your officers will tell you that it is all necessary,
that we couldn't win the war any other way. And they are right. Americans are no more
But if you
cruel than any other people; American soldiers don't enjoy this kind of war.
are going to wage war against an entire people, you have to become cruel. The ordinary
German soldier in occupied Europe wasn't especially cruel, either. But as the resistance
movements grew, he became cruel. He shot at women and children because they were
shooting at him; he never asked himself why they were shooting at him. When a certain
town became a center of resistance activity, he followed his orders and destroyed the
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whole town. He knew that SS men were torturing captured resistance fighters, but it
wasn't his business to interfere.
FOLLOWING ORDERS
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As a soldier you have been trained to obey orders, but as a human being you must
take responsibility for your own acts. International and American law recognize that
an individual soldier, even if acting under orders, must bear final legal and moral re-
sponsibility for what he does. This principle became a part of law after World War II,
when the Allied nations, meeting in London, decided that German war criminals must
be punished even if they committed war crimes under orders. This principle was the
basis of the Nuremberg trials. We believe that the entire war in Viet nam is criminal
and immoral. We believe that the atrocities which are necessary to wage this war
against the people of Vietnam are inexcusable.
OPPOSE THE WAR
We hope that you too find yourself, as a human being, unable to tolerate this night-
ma: war-we hope that you will oppose it. We don't know what kind of risks we are
taking in giving you this leaflet; you won't know what risk you will be taking in opposing.
the war. Several GIs have already refused to fight in Vietnam and have been court-
martialed. They have shown great courage. We believe that they, together with other
courageous men who will join them, will have influence far out of proportion to their
numbers.
There may be many other things you can do; since you are in the service, you know
better than civilians what sorts of opposition are possible. But whatever you do, keep
your eyes open. Draw your own conclusions from the things you see, read and hear.
At orientations sessions, don't be afraid to ask questions, and if you're not
satisfied with the answer, keep asking. Take every chance you get to talk to your fellow
soldiers about the war. Demand to hear civilian speakers who oppose the war debate
military spokesmen.
You may
You may feel the war is wrong, and still decide not to face a courtmartial.
then find yourself in Vietnam under orders. You will have to do some fighting—but don't
do any more than you have to. Good luck.
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SF T-1 furnished a copy of the "PROPOSAL" and the
proposed text for the four page leaflet which would be
'specifically aimed at soldiers."
SF T-1 informed on May 3, 1966, that he obtained the
"PROPOSAL" and the proposed text for the leaflet from a table
during the VDC membership meeting in Room 204, Engineering Hall,
University of California, Berkeley, California, (UCB), on
October 5, 1965. SF T-1 remarked he did not know who wrote or
assisted in the preparation of the proposed text for the leaflet;
however, recalled the proposed text for the leaflet was read
aloud at the meeting by STEVE CHERKOSS. SF T-1 was unable to
recall any comments made by CHERKOSS during his reading of the
proposed text.
SF T-1 went on to say there were from 85 to 105
individuals also present at the meeting on October 5, 1965;
however, since this was the first meeting of this type that
he had attended, he only knew CHERKOSS who was introduced.
SF T-2 on October 10, 1965, furnished in-
formation which identified STEVE CHERKOSS
as a current active member of the Bay Area
Progressive Labor Party (BAPLP).
A characterization for the BAPLP is contained
in the Appendix Section.
SF T-3 reported on October 8, 1965, that on October
5, 1965, a VDC meeting was held at UCB, and among topics dis-
cussed at the meeting was the distribution of handbills for
soldiers. Decision was made at the meeting, that the hand-
bills would be given to soldiers at bus stations, at airports,
and also, if possible, at the Oakland Army Terminal.
SF T-3 related on May 6, 1966, that the above-
mentioned VDC meeting was a VDC general membership meeting,
and the meeting place was held in Room 204, Engineering Hall,
UCB. SF T-3 informed he did not recall if the proposed text
for the leaflet was read by anyone, or who had knowledge of
the contents of the proposed text. SF T-3 stated he recalled
the following individuals whom he described as members of the
VDC were present at the VDC meeting on October 5, 1965.
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STEVE CHERKOSS
DAVID FRIEDMAN
FRED GIBSON
HOWARD HARAWITZ
MORRIS HIRSCH
LARRY LOUGHLIN
MARILYN MILLIGAN
JOANNE PEYTON
JANET PUGH
JERRY RUBIN
VALERIE SILVA
STEPHEN SMALE
WINDY SMITH
LOUISE STAPLETON
SYD STAPLETON
JACK WEINBERG
STEVE WEISSMAN
Continuing, SF T-3 remarked that what he had prev-
iously referred to as handbills were identical with the leaflet,
"ATTENTION ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL."
SF T-3 also remarked he could not recall any specific
comments made by anyone during the meeting on October 5, 1965.
Inspector CHARLES O'MEARA, Intelligence
Unit, Berkeley, Police Department, Berkeley,
informed on October 12, 1965, that according
to information furnished to him, DAVID
FRIEDMAN was a member of the Steering Com-
mittee of the VDC. A protest demonstration
was conducted at the Sea Wolf Restaurant,
Jack London Square, Oakland, on February
12, 1965. This demonstration was sponsored
During
by the Congress of Racial Equality.
the demonstration, DAVID FRIEDMAN was one
of five individuals arrested by the Oakland
Police Department. He was charged with in-
terfering with a police officer.
charge was subsequently dismissed.
The
SF T-3 reported on October 25, 1965, that
on October 23, 1965, one FRED GIBSON at-
tended a Youth For Jobs (YFJ) meeting at
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59th Street and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.
A characterization for YFJ is contained in
the Appendix Section.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
FRED GIBSON as a member of the Community
Work Committee of the VDC and also a mem-
ber of the VDC Steering Committee.
SF T-4 reported in 1963 and 1964 that
during 1963 and 1964, HOWARD HARAWITZ
was a member of the Communist Party
Youth Off-Campus Club, Berkeley.
SF T-5 on November 15, 1965, furnished a
copy of a printed "Dear Friend" letter
issued by the VDC which called for funds
from the recipient. The letter identified
MORRIS HIRSCH as a Professor of Mathematics,
UCB, and also a member of the Finance
Committee of the VDC.
The name of MORRIS HIRSCH appeared as a
signer of a 1962 petition which urged
non-enforcement and repeal of the Internal
Security Act of 1950, which petition had
been circulated by the Committee for Con-
stitutional Liberties (CCL), San Francisco,
and had been submitted to the White House.
A characterization for the CCL is contained
in the Appendix Section.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
LARRY LOUGHLIN as a member of the Finance
Committee and Staff Member of the VDC.
A review of the records of the San Francisco
Police Department, San Francisco, revealed
that LARRY LOUGHLIN, also known as LAWRENCE
ROBERT LOUGHLIN (true name), was arrested
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by the San Francisco Police Department
on August 24, 1965, and charged with tres-
passing and resisting arrest. The charges
arose from a demonstration against General
MAXWELL TAYLOR at the Fairmont Hotel, San
Francisco.
After LOUGHLIN had pled nolo contendere,
he was sentenced on February 16, 1966,
to six months in the San Francisco
County Jail, Sentence was suspended
and he was placed on one year probation.
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SF T-3 on September 9, 1965 identified
MARILYN MILLIGAN as a member of the Commun-
ity Work Committee and Staff Member of the
VDC.
A review of the records of the Alameda
County Sheriff's Office, Oakland, revealed
that MARILYN MILLIGAN was arrested on
December 3, 1964, under Sheriff's Office
Number 641125 in connection with a sit-in
demonstration at Sproul Hall, UCB. She
was charged with resisting arrest, fail-
ure to disperse and trespassing. On
June 28, 1965, she was found guilty
of the trespassing and resisting arrest
charges and the failure to disperse charge
was dismissed. On July 29, 1965, she
refused probation and was sentenced to
$100.00 or ten days in jail on the tres-
passing charge, and $150.00 or fifteen
days in jail on the resisting arrest charge.
She has appealed the convictions.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
JOANNE PEYTON as a member of the Community
Work Committee of the VDC.
A review of the records of the Registrar's
Office, UCB, revealed the following in-
formation for JOANNE PEYTON, nee JOANNE
BARKER WARD."
White
Female
Born August 8, 1936, Cleveland, Chio.
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SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
JANET PUGH as Chairman of the Publicity
Committee of the VDC.
A review of the records of the Registrar's
Office, UCB, revealed the following des-
cription for JANET MARILYN PUGH.
White.
Female
Born December 24, 1939, Red Bluff,
California
Permanent Residence:
Street, Red Bluff
200 Cedar
In the August 9, 1965, issue of the "San
Francisco Chronicle", a San Francisco,
California, daily newspaper, information
was set forth that in the summer of 1964,
JERRY RUBIN traveled to Cuba in defiance
of a United States Department of State
travel ban. The trip was sponsored by
the Student Committee for Travel to
Cuba (SCTC).
A characterization for the SCTC is contained
in the Appendix Section.
SF T-6 reported on February 19, 1965, that
JERRY RUBIN had enrolled for the fall, 1964,
semester of the San Francisco School of
Social Sciences (SFSSS).
A characterization for the SFSSS is contained
in the Appendix Section.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
JERRY RUBIN as a Staff Member of the VDC
and also a member of the Steering Com-
mittee of the VDC.
SF T-3 reported on November 1, 1965, that
on October 30, 1965, VALERIE SILVA attended
a meeting of Youth For Jobs, 59 4th Street
and San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.
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SF T-7 in February, 1952, identified
STEPHEN SMALE as a member of the Labor
Youth League (LYL) at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The LYL has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
The LYL became defunct in February, 1957.
SF T-8 in January, 1961, identified
STEPHEN SMALE as the Faculty Advisor of
the Students Committee Fair Play for Cuba
Committee (FPCC), at UCB.
A characterization for the FPCC is contained
in the Appendix Section.
STEPHEN SMALE has been publicly identified
as a Mathematics professor at UCB.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965 identified
STEVE SMALE
as a Staff Member of the
VDC and also a member of the Steering Com-
mittee of the VDC.
SF T-9 informed on November 15, 1963 and
March 27, 1964, that in 1963 and 1964,
WINDY SMITH was a member of the Southern
California District Communist Party.
SF T-10 reported on February 25, 1966,
that WINDY SMITH also known as JOHN
WINDRIM SMITH, JR. (TN) was a transfer
to the Marin County, California, Communist
Party Club; however, had not attended any
meetings of the club.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
WINDY SMITH as a member of the Strategic
Research Organization Committee of the
VDC, and also a member of the Steering
Committee.
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SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
LOUISE STAPLETON as a member of the Com-
munity Work Committee of the VDC.
SF T-3 related on August 17, 1965, that
in his opinion, LOUISE STAPLETON was not
in sympathy with the VDC but was simply
looking for some excitement and likes to
demonstrate." SF T-3 added that LOUISE
STAPLETON was an employee of the Child
Care Center in Oakland and resided at
419 63rd Street, Oakland.
SF T-11 in October, 1965, identified
SYDNEY STAPLETON as a member of the Young
Socialist Alliance, Berkeley, and the
Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the Socialist
Workers Party.
Characterizations for the Young Socialist
Alliance, Berkeley and the Oakland-Berkeley
Branch of the Socialist Workers Party are
contained in the Appendix Section.
SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
SYDNEY STAPLETON as a member of the
Speaker's Bureau of the VDC and also
a member of the Steering Committee of
the VDC.
SF T-12 reported on October 11, 1964, that
on October 11, 1964, JACK WEINBERG attended
a general membership meeting of the W.E. B.
Du Bois Clubs of America, Berkeley Branch.
A characterization of the W.E.B. Du Bois
Clubs of America, Berkeley Branch is contained
in the Appendix Section.
WEINBERG was arrested at UCB in connection
with a sit-in demonstration at Sproul Hall
on December 3, 1964. He was charged with
trespassing, and resisting arrest%3B convicted,
and on July 30, 1965, he was sentenced to
serve 120 days in jail.
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SF T-3 on September 9, 1965, identified
STEVE WEISSMAN as Chairman of the Strategic
Research Organization Committee of the VDC.
SF T-8 has informed that STEVE WEISSMAN,
also known as STEPHEN MARK WEISSMAN (true
name), held a Bachelor of Arts Degree from
the University of Tampa and a Master of
Arts Degree from the University of Michigan.
He enrolled at UCB as a graduate student
for the fall semester, 1964. He was a
strategist for the Free Speech Movement
(FSM) demonstrations during the latter part
of 1964 on the UCB Campus. He organized
a strike of teaching assistants at UCB in
support of the FSM.
The FSM was an organization which evolved
at UCB out of a disagreement between students
and UCB administration of UCB policy regard-
ing campus organizations.
WEISSMAN, according to his academic file
at Tampa University, December 9, 1964,
had a history of self-admitted emotional
instability for which he had been under
psycho-therapy_treatment fro October, 1958.
to January, 1960. His father informed
in April, 1965, that his son was not a
Marxist; had no Communist leanings what-
soever and considered the United States
the best country in the world, but one
which still needed improvement.
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SF T-13 reported on November 1, 1965, that at a general
membership meeting of the VDC on October 26, 1965, in Room 204,
Engineering Building, UCB, there was a vote which was
subsequently set aside to distribute the leaflet, "ATTENTION
ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL."
A review of all information furnished by SF T-13 failed
to reveal any information indicating who conducted the above-
described meeting, or when, where or to whom the leaflets would
be distributed.
SF T-13 is currently employed in a foreign country, and
there is no information indicating whether he will return to the
United States in the near future.
SF T-14 reported on May 6, 1966, he was unable to
recall who conducted the VDC general membership meeting in Room
204, Engineering Building, UCB, on October 26, 1965, or if mention
was made when, where, or to whom the "soldier's leaflet" would be
distributed.
SF T-3 informed on May 6, 1966, that the VDC general
membership meeting which was held in Room 204, Engineering Building,
UCB, was chaired by SYDNEY STAPLETON. SF T-3 recalled that the
persons attending the meeting voted on a decision to distribute
the "soldier's leaflet"%3B however, the majority vote postponed
action on the leaflets until a later meeting. SF T-3 also
recalled that JACK KURZWEIL, BOB KAUFMAN, and (CONN) "RINGO"
HALLINAN informed those present that the leaflets should be
distributed to civilians rather than to soldiers.
or
SF T-3 commented he had no knowledge as to when, where,
to whom the leaflets may have been distributed.
SF T-15 reported in October 1965, that as of
September 1965, JACK WEINBERG was a member of
the Steering Committee of the VDC.
SF T-12 informed on October 9, 1964, that on
October 11, 1964, JACK WEINBERG attended a
general membership meeting of the W.E.B. Du
Bois Club of America, Berkeley Branch.
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WEINBERG was arrested at UCB in connection
with a sit-in demonstration at Sproul Hall
on December 3, 1964. He was charged with
trespassing and resisting arrest; convicted,
and on July 30, 1965, he was sentenced to
serve 120 days in jail.
SF T-16 reported on July 19, 1965, that on
July 10, 1965, ROBERT KAUFMAN attended a
Northern California District Communist Party
meeting in San Francisco.
SF T-17 reported on April 19, 1966, that as
of November 1965, CONN "RINGO" HALLINAN was
a member of a Communist Party (CP) Club in
San Francisco..
Sergeant DAHL informed on January 10, 1966, that he had
received a report from his previously described source that at
the VDC general membership meeting in Room 204, Engineering Hall,
UCB, 
on October 26, 1965, WINDY SMITH gave the majority report
and recommended the VDC approve and distribute the "soldier's
leaflet" 
to anyone, but mainly to U.S. servicemen preparing to
go to Vietnam. 
In addition, SMITH commented at the meeting that
4,000 of the "soldier's leaflets" had been sent to the National
Liberation Front, 6,000 had been distributed at Fort Ord, Cali-
fornia, 2,000 at a military installation at Point Mugu, Cali-
fornia, and many at the Army Intelligence School in Monterey,
California
.
SF T-14 related on May 6, 1966, that at the VDC general
membership meeting in Room 204, Engineering Hall, UCB, on.
October 
26, 1965, WINDY SMITH, who delivered the majority report,
recommended that the leaflets be distributed, and MIKE O'HANLON,
STEVE WEISSMAN and STEVE SMALE opposed the distribution, SF T-14
could furnish no 
additional information.
On January 5, 1966, Deputy Sheriff JOHN CRISAN,
Monterey County, California Sheriff's Office,
furnished some membership cards issued to
MICHAEL J. O'HANLON, which he had obtained from
a forest ranger at the Big Sur Park in December
1965. CRISAN stated he had no further
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information concerning O'HANLON, and assumed
the cards were membership cards signed by
O'HANLON for the Industrial Workers of the
World (IWW), Students for a Democratic Society
(SDS), and the VDC.
The IWW has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
"STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY is an
association of young people on the left...;
one bringing together liberals and radicals,
activists and scholars, students and
faculty. It feels the urgency to put forth
a radical, democratic program counterposed
to authoritian movements both of Communism
and the domestic Right.
Proamble, SDS Constitution"
During the 1965 National Convention of the
SDS, the Preamble of the Constitution was
amended to eliminate "counterposed to
authoritarian movements both of Communism
and the domestic Right."
SDS Worklist No. 14,
7/28/65
When O'HANLON was stopped by a Highway Patrol
Officer on February 18, 1966, in Ocala, Florida,
O'HANLON had a membership card for the W.E.B.
Du Bois Clubs of America (DCA).
A characterization for the DCA is contained
in the Appendix.
The FBI Laboratory informed on February 17,
1966, that fingerprint examinations revealed
MICHAEL J. O'HANLON was identical with
FRANCIS GEORGE MEDAILLE, FBI Number 874 775C.
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In the March 20, 1966, issue of the "San
Francisco Examiner", a San Francisco,
California, daily newspaper, information
was 
set forth that FRANCIS GEORGE MEDAILLE
was arrested in 1958 on a homicide charge
in 
New York for throwing a six-year old
girl from the roof of a building.
MEDAILLE was sent to a mental institution
until May 5, 1963, when he pled guilty to
a manslaughter charge, first degree. He
received a five-to-ten year suspended
sentence 
and was placed on five years
probation.
RICHARD D. CALLAHAN, Special Agent, Chief of Special
Operations 
Section, 
115th INTC, Presidio, California, on
January 7, 1966, 
made available a file pertaining to the appear-
ance of the leaflet in the 
vicinity of Fort Ord.
the file 
revealed a report concerning an interview with A. C.
A review of
COULAPIELES, 
Lieutenant, U. S. Navy 630 Security Officer,
U.S. Naval Postgraduate 
School (USNPS), Monterey.
COULAPIELES 
informed on October 26, 1965, that during the morning
Lieutenant
hours of October 23, 1965, 
members of his cleanup detail at USNPS
informed him that a number of 
VDC leaflets addressed, "ATTENTION
ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL
" had been scattered at various points within
the USNPS area. The 
report related a subsequent inspection of the
area by the cleanup detail indicated 
leaflets had been dropped
from outside the 
fence line at various points.
informed that 
the number of leaflets dropped was small.
The 
report further
Mr. CALLAHAN related inasmuch as the investigation
revealed the leaflets were dropped from outside the fence on
military property
, no further investigation was conducted by the
military authorities.. 
USNPS is approximately three miles from
Fort Ord.
In addition, Mr. CALLAHAN recalled information
indicating copies of the leaflet had been reported as appearing
on the cement divider 
on the main highway between Marina and
Monterey, California
. Mr. CALLAHAN added that part of this
highway runs 
adjacent to Fort Ord.
EDWARD MURPHY, NISO, 11th Naval District, San Diego,
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informed on February 2, 1966, he had received no information
indicating that the "soldier's leaflet" had been distributed at
Point Mugu.
He added if the leaflet had been distributed at
Point Mugu, he was certain his office would have received informa-
tion concerning the distribution.
SF T-18 informed on May 16, 1966, that he remembered on
one occasion during a discussion of the leaflet at VDC headquarters
2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley, JOHN SELTZ remarked that he, SELTZ,
was one of the passengers in a speeding automobile from which
leaflets were thrown at Fort Ord and the Presidio at Monterey.
SF T-18 commented he had no knowledge as to whether any of the
leaflets were actually picked up by soldiers. SF T-18 believed
the discussion took place during the last quarter of 1965.
JOHN CLIFFORD NORDEEN, 9125 Marmora Avenue,
Morton Grove, Illinois, a self-described friend
of JOHN PETER SELTZ, had informed that SELTZ
served under one ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ, leader of
an anti-Somoza Nicaraguan revolutionary group,
on the Honduras-Nicaraguan border during May
and June 1960.
SF T-3 related on May 6, 1966, he recalled there was a
discussion regarding leaflets which were supposedly distributed
to soldiers at Fort Ord%3B however, he could furnish no specifics.
Sergeant CARL DAHL had related on January 10, 1966,
that according to his previously described source, at the VDC
meeting on October 26, 1965, in Room 204, Engineering Building,
UCB, STEVE WEISSMAN made the following remark:
"Our lawyers have informed us if we stop now
distributing this leaflet it is less likely
any of us would be prosecuted, but if we
continue, we are asking for arrest for
sedition."
SF T-14 related on May 6, 1966, that he recalled STEVE
WEISSMAN making the above-quoted statement at the VDC meeting on
October 26, 1965.
SF T-3 informed on May 6, 1966, that he could not recall
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STEVE WEISSMAN making the above-quoted statement at the VDC
meeting on October 26, 1965.
SF T-18 related on October 25, 1965, that on October 23,
1965, the VDC Anti-Draft Committee held a meeting at VDC
headquarters, 2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley. SF T-18 related that
at the meeting, STEVE CHERKOSS admitted being a "Communist" and
stated those active in the organization should face up to the
fact and accept that Communists were in the anti-draft movement
on a national scale.
SF T-18 related on May 16, 1966, that he recalled WINDY
SMITH and JOHN SELTZ were also present at the above-mentioned
meeting. SF T-18 went on to say that SMITH left the meeting
early. SF T-18 did not recall that anyone at the meeting of
October 23, 1965 mentioned the Oakland Induction Center
specifically as a distribution point for the "soldier's leaflet.“
SF T-18 was unable to recall the names of anyone known to him
at the meeting of October 23, 1965, who led and/or took part in
any discussion concerning the undermining of the morale of U.S.
troops or anything said by any individual at the meeting in this
regard.
SF T-18 did recall that the "soldier's leaflet" was
distributed at the Oakland Induction Center one morning. He
believed this occurred in October 1965, but was unable to recall
the exact date. SF T-18 recalled STEVE CHERKOSS was present and
was distributing the leaflets at the Oakland Induction Center on
the morning in question. SF T-18 added he was also present at
the 
Oakland Induction Center on the particular morning%3B however,
he did not distribute any of the leaflets.
A review of the printed leaflet, "ATTENTION ALL MILITARY
PERSONNEL" indicated it was printed by the Berkeley Free Press.
SF T-18 informed on May 16, 1966, that the Berkeley Free
Press did, in fact, print the leaflet, "ATTENTION ALL MILITARY
PERSONNEL." SF T-18 went on to say he was present at the i
Berkeley Free Press, along with two other individuals and a
couple of printers from the Berkeley Free Press who were unknown
to him when approximately 30,000 copies of the leaflets were
printed. SF T-18 added that he helped cut the paper at the
Berkeley Free Press for the leaflets.
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Sergeant CARL DAHL had related on January 10, 1966,
that according to his previously described source in the VDC,
the "soldier's leaflet" was primarily the work of MARVIN GARSON
and JACK WEINBERG, and had been proofread by ROBERT SCHEER.
SF T-11 reported during April 1963, that
MARVIN THOMAS GARSON had been active in the
Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) in Berkeley,
while attending UCB, and had served as an
officer of the organization.
SF T-11 further reported that GARSON had
become dissatisfied with the YSA over a
factionalist dispute and had resigned from
the YSA in Berkeley in February, 1963.
The December 12, 1961, issue of "The Daily
Californian", UCB Campus Publication, con-
tained an article captioned, "Fair Play For
Cuba, which was signed by two individuals,
one of whom was "Bob Scheer, Grad Student, Econ.,
member, Fair Play Exec. Comm."'
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In the May 22, 1965, issue of the "San Francisco
Examiner. a San Francisco, California, daily
newspaper, there appeared an article captioned,
"The 'Camp' Meeting at Cal." Among other
things, the article identified ROBERT SCHEER
as Research Director for the FPCC and
informed SCHEER had visited Cuba in the summer
of 1964 in defiance of a U.S. State Department
ban.
ROBERT SCHEER is the Foreign News Editor for
"Ramparts" .magazine.
"Ramparts" is self-described as the "catholic
journal of political opinion.
F
The February 23, 1966; issue of the "Berkeley
Daily Gazette", a Berkeley, California, daily
newspaper, informed among other things, that
"SCHEER, an outspoken critic of the JOHNSON
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Administration policies in Viet Nam" was
"presently" touring South Vietnam and
Cambodia, the latter country at the
invitation of Prince SHIANOUK.
SF T-18 related on May 16, 1966, he could not recall who
told him, but he had the distinct impression he was told that
MARVIN GARSON was the main author of the "soldier's leaflet."
SF T-18 added he had not heard anything linking JACK WEINBERG ·
with the preparation of the leaflet or that ROBERT SCHEER had
proofread the leaflet.
SF T-3 reported on May 6, 1966, that he had no
knowledge of who actually prepared the "soldier's leaflet";
however, he vaguely recalled that the leaflet was at least in
part the work of SIDNEY CHERPITEL. He could furnish no specifics.
SF T-13 reported on November 4, 1965, that
SIDNEY WILLIAM CHERPITEL on November 3,
1965, considered himself a Communist, but
was not a member of the CP.
SF T-14 reported on May 6, 1966, he
possessed no information concerning who
prepared or assisted in the preparation
of the "soldier's leaflet"..
SF T-13 related on October 13, 1965, that on October 11,
1965, at approximately 7:30 PM, MIKE O'HANLON and his girl
friend, MIRIAM GOLOMB, described by SF T-13 as very active in
the VDC, went to the Greyhound Bus Depot, 7th and Mission
Streets, San Francisco. SF T-13 commented their purpose for
visiting the Greyhound Bus Depot was to ship three (3) parcels
of leaflets to be distributed to soldiers. The leaflets were
captioned, "ATTENTION ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL", and were
addressed to J. PARISOT, C/O Department of Literature, University
of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
On May 4, 1966, C. A. TELFER, Greyhound Terminal
Manager, San Diego, California, informed that the bus bill for
the shipment of leaflets to J. PARISOT on October 11, 1965, if
such shipment were made, would be located at the Accounting
Department of the Greyhound General Office, Market and Fremont
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Streets, San Francisco. Mr. TELFER commented all bus bills were
furnished to San Francisco at the end of the month and they
would contain the name of the person accepting delivery of the
package.
EDWARD J. BASILE, Greyhound Bus Lines, 371 Market
Street, San Francisco, furnished the following information to
SA JOSEPH T. QUIGLEY on May 6, 1966.
Collect Bus Bill Number 520851, dated October 11, 1965,
revealed three (3) boxes weighing sixty-five (65) pounds were
sent 
to J. PARISOT, University of California, Department of
Literature, La Jolla, California. The contents of the boxes
were described as books and leaflets. The shipper was listed
as the VDC, 2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley. Express charges were
$4.40. 
No signature was shown on the bus bill to record the
name of the recipient.
DISTRIBUTION OF LEAFLET TO MILITARY SERVICEMEN SERVING
OVERSEAS
As of April 10, 1966, the FBI Laboratory,
D.C., had determined from handwriting comparisons, twenty-seven
Washington,
(27) 
leaflets sent to military personnel serving overseas had
been sent by RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY.
PATRICK M. AYMAR, EM 3 E Division
USS KITTYHAWK (CVA)
FPO San Francisco
WILLIAM BAGLEY, 9142978
B Division, USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG 5)
FPO San Francisco
KEN CRAIGIE
USS PAUL REVERE
APA 248
FPO San Francisco
A 3/c WARREN E. HANSEN, AF 19791037
481 TFS (Rote), 33 Tactical Group, Box P
APO San Francisco, 96601
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STEVE A. LINDQUIST,
FA 7782253
M Division, USS DUNCAN 874
FPO San Francisco, 96601
G. L. RAPALEE
MM 2 A Div.
USS KITTYHAWK (CVA-63)
FPO San Francisco, 96601
PAUL J. THOMAS
USS MOUNT MC KINLEY
(A6c-7) COMPHIBGRJ-1
FPO San Francisco,
CURTIS R. WESTLAKE,
96601
7782535
USS MONTROSE (APA 212) B.C.
FPO San Francisco, 96601
Sergeant CARL DAHL's highly placed source in the VDC,
SF T-14, SF T-3, and SF T-18 on May 4, 6, 6 
and 16, 1966,
respectively, were shown photographs 
of IVEY, and they 
informed
they did not know him nor had they 
seen him at VDC headquarters
,
They commented that if an
Berkeley, nor at any VDC activities
.
individual desired copies of the leaflet, they were available to
anyone at VDC headquarters, 2407 
Fulton Street, Berkeley.
Inasmuch as investigation to date had revealed that
RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY had sent thirty-five (
35) of the
"
soldier's leaflet" to military personnel serving overseas, the
following investigation was conducted 
for the purpose of
obtaining witnesses who could testify 
to IVEY's handwriting
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
5/19/66
MR. ROBERT F. LEVERONI, Chief Clerk, Exchange Bank,
Main Office, 4th and Mendecino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California,
advised that he personally checked the open and closed accounts
of the main Exchange Bank's master indices on the name FICHARD
CLAYTON IVEY, and he could not locate this name in the records.
MR.LEVERONI also checked the following branches of the
Exchange Bank, for an open or closed account in the name of
IVEY, without results:
Montgomery Village Branch, Santa Rosa
Roseland Branch, Santa Rosa
College Avenue Branch, Santa Rosa
MR. LEVERONI advised that when he checked the Rohnert
Park Branch, Rohnert Park, California, he was advised by JAMES
W. HARRIS, Manager, that he personally opened up a savings
account in the name of RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY and DORINDA D. IVEY.
The account number is 28-04474. HARRIS further advised that
he was personally acquainted with RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY and was
the person who witnessed IVEY's signature.
5/13/66
Santa Rosa, California
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at
File #
SA MERLE R. ADAMS/pae
by
386
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Date dictated
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your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
اجرای محمد
5/20/66
Date
JAMES W. HARRIS, Manager, Exchange Bank, Rohnert
Park Branch, Post Office Box 1008, Rohnert Park, California,
advised he personally opened a savings account, number 28-0447-4,
on September 14, 1965, in the name of RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY
and DORINDA D. IVEY. He said he personally witnessed the
signature card and this card carried Social Security Number
562-50-8925, which number was given to him by RICHARD IVEY
and was for the purpose of identifying this individual with his
signature card.
MR. HARRIS was exhibited a photograph of RICHARD IVEY,
which was taken March 18, 1963. This photograph is an excellent
likeness of IVEY as determined by SA ADAMS when IVEY was con-
tacted for interview on March 24, 1966. MR. HARRIS advised
that the person in the photograph was RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY
and identical with the RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY who had savings
account number 28-0447-4. MR. HARRIS said he also had three
withdrawal slips from the savings account, and these slips
carry the signature of RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY. MR. HARRIS advised
that he could testify to IVEY's signature as it appeared on the
signature slip and on the three withdrawal slips. MR. HARRIS .
made available copies of the following items:
1. Signature card number 28-0447-4 in the name
of RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY and DORINDA D. IVEY.
2. Savings Account withdrawal receipt dated
March 1, 1966, in the amount of $25.00,
with customer's signature RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY.
3. Savings withdrawal slip dated January 10,
1966, in the amount of $54.66, with customer's
signature RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY.
4. Savings withdrawal slip, dated January 3, 1965,
in the amount of $150.00, with customer's
signature RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY.
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Rohnert Park, California
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SA MERLE R. ADAMS/pae
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your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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MR. HARRIS further advised that the records of his
bank revealed that RICHARD IVEY, 7314 Lynch Road, Sebastopol,
California, was issued a bank draft in the amount of $10.00,
drawn on the Chase National Bank of New York City. This draft
was issued on October 25, 1965.
The above-listed records of the Rohnert Park Branch,
Exchange Bank, are confidential and can only be produced through
the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum, addressed to MR. JAMES
W. HARRIS, Manager, Rohnert Park Branch, Exchange Bank, Post
Office Box 1008, Rohnert Park, California.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 5/20/66
RICHARD CLAYTON IVEY, 1955 Chestnut Street, Berkeley,
California, on March 18, 1963, applied for a California Driver's
License at the Berkeley Office of the Department of Motor
Vehicles. This individual was described as born April 13,
1941, and he received driver's license number G645401.
MR. MARSHALL TURNER, Manager of the Department of
Motor Vehicles, 999 South A Street, Santa Rosa, California,
advised that on March 18, 1963, he was the Manager of the
Berkeley Office of the Department of Motor Vehicles. He stated
that he can testify that it is departmental policy and strictly
adhered to by him, that when a person applies for a driver's
license background data such as full name and address and date
of birth is typed in on Form DL-1, by a clerk. The applicant
is then given examination questions. When applicant completes
the examination, he takes it to an Examiner. The applicant
is then photographed. The Examiner then witnesses the applicant's
signature and the identity of the Examiner appears on the
reverse side of form DL-1. MR. TURNER stated that the Department
of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California, could supply a
certified, true copy of the driver's application with the name
of the Examiner who witnessed the signature.
MR. TURNER advised that the proper person to produce
this record in court is MR. THOMAS BRIGHT, Director, Department
of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California.
Santa Rosa, California File # SF 14-207
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5/13/66 at
by
SA MERLE R. ADAMS/pae
289
Date dictated
5/16/66
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
5/19/66
MRS. ANN BEACH, Deputy Registrar of Voters, Sonoma
County Court House, 2555 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California,
advised that according to the records of her office she registered
a RICHARD C. IVEY, 7314 Lynch Road, Sebastopol, California, on
November 3, 1965, for voting purposes.
She stated that she can testify that her signature
appears on the Affidavit of Registration, No. B75888, and that
she personally witnessed the Affiant's signature.
She stated that the usual and accepted practice in
registering an individual is as follows:
The registrant comes to the counter in the Office of
Registrar of Voters. He asks to be registered. He is questioned
about his former registration, which in this case was Alameda
County.. He is then asked for his height, birth place and birth
date. In this case the height was listed as 5'8", birth place
as California, and birth date as April 13, 1941. The next
question he is asked is, "Can you read the constitution in
the English language?" If the Affiant states in the affirmative,
he is then asked for his full name, address, occupation,
and the name of the party with which he would like to affiliate.
He is then asked, "Do you swear that all statements are true
to the best of your knowledge? If the Affiant states in the
positive, he then has placed before him the Affidavit of Regis-
tration, which he must sign in the Deputy's presence, and in
this matter the Affiant signed the name "RICHARD C. IVEY, 7314
Lynch Road, Sebastopol.'
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MRS. BEACH, after witnessing the signature, in the
proper column entitled, "Subscribed and Sworn Before Me, she
affixes the date, signs her name in full and enters the precinct
number.
MRS. BEACH stated that the proper person to testify
to this long and accepted voting procedure in Sonoma County,
California, is the Clerk of the County Court.
On 5/13/66
at
Santa Rosa, California
File #
SF 14-207
by SA MERLE R. ADAMS/pae
990
Date dictated
5/13/66
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your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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In this matter, the person who can so testify and
produce the original Affidavit of Registration, is MR. EUGENE
D. WILLIAMS, County Clerk, Sonoma County Court House, 2555.
Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California.
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BAY AREA PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY, aka
Bay Area Progressive. Labor Movement,
Bay Area Progressive Labor,
"Progressive Labor"
The masthead in the February 8, 1965, issue of "Spark"
reflects it is published by the Progressive Labor Movement of the
Bay Area, P.O. Box 73, Station A, Berkeley.... page 4 of this
issue of "Spark" carries an article describing MORT SCHEER as the
"West Coast organizer" of the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM).
A source advised on January 7, 1965, that MORTIMER
SCHEER, following a press conference in San Francisco, California,
on January 7, 1965, related that he was the West Coast Organizer
for the 
PLM and National Vice Chairman. PLM was started about
three years ago as a national organization located mainly in the
New York and Buffalo areas, and he has been here since last July
striving to organize PLM. He stated PLM has several publications,
including "Progressive Labor", a monthly, and the "Marxist-Leninist
Quarterly.
"
The April 19, 1965, issue of the "San Francisco Chron-
icle", a daily San Francisco newspaper, carried an article which
related 
that the Progressive Labor Party (PLP) was officially
formed April 18, 1965, after a four-day convention in New York.
PLP was formerly known as the Progressive Labor Movement and MORT
SCHEER 
was elected as one of the vice-presidents of PLP.
A second source advised on May 6, 1965, that the Bay
Area Progressive Labor Party (BAPLP) has no headquarters.
MORTIMER SCHEER, organizer for BAPLP operates out of his residence.
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PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY (PLP)
PROGRESSIVE LABOR MOVEMENT (PLM)
A source advised on April, 20, 1965, that the PLP,
formerly known as the PLM, held its first national convention
April 15-18, 1965, at New York City, to organize the PLM into a
PLP. The PLP will have as its ultimate objective the establish-
ment of a militant working class movement based on Marxism-Leninism.
"The New York Times," City Edition, Tuesday, April 20,
1965, page 27, reported that a new party of "revolutionary
socialism" was formally founded on April 18, 1965, under the name
of the PLP. The PLP was described as an outgrowth of the PLM.
Its officers were identified as MILTON ROSEN, New York President,
and WILLIAM EPTON of New York and MORT SCHEER of San Francisco,
Vice Presidents. A 20-member National Committee was elected
to direct the party until the next convention.
According to the article, "The Progressive Labor Movement
was founded in 1962 by Mr. ROSEN and Mr. SCHEER after they were
expelled from the Communist Party of the United States for asserted-
ly following the Chinese Communist Tine."
The PLP publishes the "Marxist-Leninist Quarterly," a
theoretical magazine; "Progressive Labor," a monthly magazine;
"Challenge," a New York City newspaper; and "Spark," a West Coast
newspaper.
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The June 1, 1965, issue of "Challenge," page 6, states
that "This paper is dedicated to fight for a new way of life
where the working men and women own and control their homes,
factories, the police, courts, and the entire government on every
level."
The source advised that the PLP utilizes the address of
General Post Office Box 808, Brooklyn 1, New York, but also utilizes
an office in Room 622, 132 Nassau Street, New York City, where
PLP publications are prepared.
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(CCL), aka Citizens Committee for
Constitutional Liberties
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San Francisco
A source advised on June 19, 1961, that MICKEY LIMA,
Chairman, Northern California District, Communist Party (CP),
reported on June 15, 1961, that the CP, USA, in response to
the 
Supreme Court decision of June 5, 1961, relating to the
Internal Security Act of 1350, had decided to create a committee
known as Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties (CCCL)
22 East 17th Street, New York City, and that a local committee
would 
be organized for Northern California.
This source advised on June 26, 1961, that a meeting
was held on June 18, 1961, at the home of ROSCOE PROCTOR,
member of the National Committee, CP, USA, for the purpose of
formulating 
plans for the CCCL in Northern California.
A second source advised on September 14, 1961, that
the CCCL had opened an office at 942 Market Street, Room 401,
San Francisco, California, and that some of the furniture for
this 
office had come from the CP office on the same floor.
A third source advised June 22, 1962, that Dr.
HERBERT PHILLIPS announced that he had closed down the head-
quarters of the CCL at 942 Market Street, San Francisco.
A fourth source in November, 1962, advised that CP
officials in Northern California have been active in promoting
the 
CCL.
This same source advised in November, 1962, that the
CCL was active in the fight against the Internal Security Act
of 1950, under which. the CP and its officials were being
prosecuted.
A fifth source on May 2, 1963, furnished the names
of the officers of the CCL in San Francisco as Dr. HERBERT J.
PHILLIPS, Chairman, and WALTER STACK, Treasurer.
Dr. HERBERT PHILLIPS testified in open
court in 1953 to CP membership since
1935.
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A sixth source advised in April, 1963,
that WALTER STACK is a current CP member
in San Francisco.
One of these sources advised February 13, 1963,
WALTER STACK stated on February 8, 1963, that the officers of
the CCL were holding of temporarily on further activity
on the advice of MICKIE LLIA, District CP Chairman.
A seventh source advised that Dr. HERBERT PHILLIPS
stated in August, 1963, that the CCL is defunct in the San
Francisco area.
The fifth source above advised that the CCL bank
account at the Bank of America, (1 Powell Street, San Francisco,
was closed August 16, 1963, because it was "n longer needed".
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CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
LIBERTIES (NEW YORK CITY)
The Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,
revised and published December 1, 1961, prepared and released
by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States
House of Representatives, contains the following on Page 42
concerning "Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties
(New York City)":
1. "On the basis of its investigations and
hearings to date, the committee concludes that the
National Assembly for Democratic Rights and a co-
ordinating and organizing group in support thereof,
titled the 'Citizens Committee for Constitutional
Liberties, are communist fronts. Created, dominated
and controlled by members and officials of the Communist
Party, the National Assembly for Democratic Rights and
the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties were
organized as propaganda devices for the conduct of
'mass activity' in support of the avowed objectives
of 'reversal or nonapplication' of the Supreme Court
decisions of June 5, 1961, which upheld the constitution-
ality of the registration and disclosure provisions of
the Internal Security Act of 1950 as applied to the
Communist Party, and the Smith Act membership clause
making punishable active and purposive membership in
the Communist Party."
*** The long-range objective of the Citizens
Committee for Constitutional Liberties is to serve as
the vehicle for concealed communist participation in,
and direction of, propaganda and agitational activities
aimed to nullify the Internal Security and Smith Acts."
"*** Committee investigation disclosed that the
Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties was
formed on or about June 12, 1961 ***."
(Committee on Un-American Activities, Report and
Hearings on Manipulation of Public Opinion by
Organizations Under Concealed Control of the Communist
Party (National Assembly for Democratic Rights and
Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties), House
Report 1282, Part 1, October 2 and 3, 1961, pp 137,
143 and 144.)
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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE,
BAY AREA CHAPTER, also known
as Bay Area Fair Play for Cuba
Committee (BAFPCC)
The "New York Times" newspaper on November 20, 1960-
carried an article captioned "Pro-Castro Body Reports U.S.
Gain," which reported that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee
(FPCC) had 5,000 paid-up members in the United States. The
article declared that the FPCC had headquarters at 799 Broad-
way, New York City, New York, and had chapters in other cities,
including one in San Francisco.
A source advised in March, 1961, that the Bay Area
Chapter of the FPCC (BAFPCC) began to be formed in San Fran-
cisco in November, 1960, under the direct guidance and leader.
ship of ASHER HARER, who the source identified as a member
of the San Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party
(SWP) and a member of the National Committee of the SWP.
The SWP has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
This source advised in March, 1963, that in the
recent election of the BAFPCC the SWP continued its influence
by having SWP members elected to the executive committee.
This source advised in May, 1963, that the BAFP.CC-
included members in San Francisco and surrounding counties.-
He advised that the BAFPCC has no headquarters but received
1 mail through Post Office Box 2615, San Francisco 26, California,
which is a box maintained by ASHER HARER. He stated that the--
announced aims and purposes of the BAFPCC are to "spread the
truth about Cuba and to prevent U.S. intervention in Cuba.".
A second source advised on January 10, 1964, that
at a BAFPCC meeting in Berkeley, California, in December, i
1963, it was decided to dissolve the BAFPCC.
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The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York Times"
newspaper contained a full-page advertisement captioned
"What Is Really Happening in Cuba," placed by the Fair Play
for Cuba Committee (FPCC). This advertisement announced
the formation of the FPCC in New York City and declared the
FPCC intended to promulgate "the truth about revolutionary
Cuba" to neutralize the distorted American press.
"The New York Times" edition of January 11, 1961,
reported that at a hearing conducted before the United States
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on January 10, 1961,
Dr. CHARLES 
A. SANTOS-BUCH identified himself and ROBERT TABER
as organizers of the FPCC. He also testified he and TABER
obtained funds from the Cuban Government which were applied
toward the 
cost of the aforementioned advertisement.
On May 16, 1963, a source advised that during the
first two years of the FPCC's existence there was a struggle
between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
elements to exert their power within the FPCC and thereby
influence 
FPCC policy. This source added that during the
past 
year there had been a successful effort by FPCC leadership
to 
minimize the role of these and other organizations in the
FPCC 
so that their influence as of May, 1963, was negligible.
The SWP has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
On May 20, 1963, a second source advised that
VINCENT "TED" LEE, FPCC National Office Director, was then
formulating FPCC policy and had indicated that he had no
intention of permitting FPCC policy to be determined by any
other 
organization. This source stated that LEE believed
that the FPCC should advocate resumption of diplomatic
relations 
between Cuba and the United States and should
support the right of Cubans to manage their revolution without
interference from other nations. LEE did not advocate
supporting the Cuban revolution per se.
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The November 23, 1963, edition of "The New York
Times" reported that Senator THOMAS J. DODD of Connecticut
had called FPCC "the chief public relations instrument of
the Castro network in the United States." It is to be noted
that Senator DODD was a member of the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee which twice conducted hearings on the
FPCC.
The December 27, 1963, edition of "The New York
World Telegram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-Castro
FPCC was seeking to go out of business and that its prime
activity during its lifetime had been sponsorship of pro-
Castro street rallies and mass picket lines, and the direction
of an active propaganda mill highlighting illegal travel-to-
Cuba campaigns. Its comparatively brief span of life was
attributed to mounting anti-Castro American public opinion,
the 1962 Congressional hearings which disclosed FPCC financing
by Castro's United Nations Delegation, and ultimately, the
bad publicity which the FPCC received from disclosure of
activities on its behalf by suspected Presidential assassin
LEE H. OSWALD.
On February 6, 1964, the previously mentioned
second source advised that V. T. LEE had recently remarked
that the FPCC was dead and that there were no plans to
organize another similar organization.
On April 13, 1964, a third source advised that
there had not been any FPCC activity in many months and that
the FPCC had been dissolved.
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SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, aka
San Francisco School of Social Science,
San Francisco Marxist Study Group,
San Francisco School of Marxism-Leninism,
San Francisco School of Marxism
A source advised on February 6, 1962, that the first
class of the San Francisco Marxist Study Group (SFMSG) was held on
February 5, 1962, at 345 Franklin Street, San Francisco, California,
and that the instructor of this class stated that the main purpose
of the SFMSG was to train young people for leadership of the
people in the event the U. S. wakes up to the advantages of
communism.
A second source advised on April 23, 1964, that the San
Francisco School of Social Sciences (SFSSS), has been known as the
"San Francisco School of Social Science," "San Francisco Marxist
Study Group," "San Francisco School of Marxism-Leninism," and "San
Francisco School of Marxism."
A third source furnished the Spring, 1964, Bulletin of
the SFSSS on October 14, 1964, which reflected that TERENCE
HALLINAN and J. P. MORRAY were Co-Directors of the SFSSS.
A fourth source advised on April 9,
1965, that in April, 1965, TERENCE
HALLINAN advised that he was not a
member of the Communist Party (CP),
but considered himself a communist
and intended to join the CP as soon
as he passed his bar exams.
A fifth source advised March 1, 1963,
that HERBERT APTHEKER, a member of the
CP, USA, National Committee, advised in
February, 1963, that he was to be the
East Coast Chairman and JOSEPH P. MORRAY --
the West Coast Director of a new organi-
zation being promoted by the CP, USA, to
teach and propagate Marxist theories.
The third source further advised on January 26, 1966,
that due to the failure of the SFSSS during its Spring, 1965,
term to raise support sufficient to continue all of its scheduled
classes, no classes were organized for a Fall, 1965, term. The
SFSSS no longer exists.
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
A source advised on August 1, 1960, that the San
Francisco 
Branch of the Socialist 
Workers Party (SWP) was formed
approximately in the early part of 1938 
and the Oakland Branch of
the SWP was formed in the latter part 
of 1938.
A second source advised on October 26, 1959, that the
name of the 
Oakland Branch of the 
SWP was changed to the Oakland-
Berkeley Branch of the SWP.
A third source advised on April 2, 1965, that the San
Francisco 
Branch and the Oakland-
Berkeley Branch of the SWP follow
the policies and directives of the 
National SWP with which they are
affiliated.
The SWP has been designated by the Attorney
General of the 
United States pursuant to
Executive Order 
10450.
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STUDENT COMMITTEE FOR TRAVEL TO CUBA
"The Columbia Owl," weekly student newspaper of Columbia
University, New York City, December 12, 1962, issue, page one,
contained an article entitled "Students to Visit Cuba During
Holidays." This article stated in part that the Ad Hoc Student
Committee for Travel to Cuba was formed October 14, 1962, by a
group of students from New York City universities, the University
of Wisconsin, Oberlin College and the University of North Carolina,
who stated that as students they would like a chance to see and
evaluate the situation in Cuba for themselves and had received an
offer of transportation and two weeks stay in Cuba from the
Federation of University Students in Havana, as guests of the
Federation. The Committee accepted the offer and applied to the
State Department of the United States for passport validation
which was refused; however, over fifty students planned to defy
the State Department ban and go to Cuba.
A source advised on December 6, 1962, it was learned the
Ad Hoc Student Committee for Travel to Cuba had recently been
formed by the Progressive Labor Group.
A second source advised on September 13, 1963, that during
the Summer of 1963, fifty-nine individuals traveled to Cuba; the
leaders of the group were members of the Progressive Labor Movement;
and the trip was planned and organized by Progressive Labor Movement
members.
A third source advised on October 9, 1963, the Student
Committee for Travel to Cuba was utilizing Post Office Box 2178,
New York, New York, as its mailing address.
On March 12, 1965, Philip Abbott Luce, 504 West 55th Street,
New York, New York, a self-admitted member of the Student Committee
for Travel to Cuba Executive Committee and the Progressive Labor
Movement National Coordinating Committee, advised as follows:
The Student Committee for Travel to Cuba (CTC) was formerly
known as the Ad Hoc Student Committee for Travel to Cuba and the
Permanent Student Committee for Travel to Cuba.
Luce was a leader and participant of the 1963 trip to Cuba
and an organizer of the 1964 trip to Cuba and both trips were
sponsored by the SCTC.
By the Spring of 1964 the Executive Committee of the SCTC
was considered to be members of the Progressive Labor Movement.
No trip to Cuba or China was being planned by the SCTC
for 1965.
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W. E. B. DU BOIS CLUBS OF AMERICA (DCA)
A source has advised that on October 26-27, 1963, a
conference of members of the Communist Party (CP), including national
functionaries, met in Chicago, Illinois, for the purpose of setting
in motion forces for the establishment of a new national Marxist-
oriented youth organization which would hunt for the most peaceful
transition to socialism. The delegates to this meeting were
cautioned against the germ of anti-Soviet and anti-CP ideologies.
These delegates were also told that it would be reasonable to assume
that the young socialists attracted into this new organization
would eventually pass into the CP itself.
A second conference of over 20 persons met in Chicago
on December 28-29, 1963, for the purpose of initiating a "call"
to the new youth organization and planning for a founding convention
to be held in June, 1964.
A second source has advised that the founding convention
for the new youth organization was held from June 19-21, 1964,
at 150 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisci, California, at which
time the name W. E. B. DuBois Clubs of America (DCA) was adopted.
Approximately 500 delegates from throughout the United States
attended this convention. The aims of this organization, as set
forth in the preamble to the constitution are, "It is our belief
that this nation can best solve its problems in an atmosphere of
peaceful coexistence, complete disarmament and true freedom for all
peoples of the world, and that these solutions will be reached
mainly through the united efforts of all democratic elements in
our country, composed essentially of the working people allied in
the unity of Negroes and other minorities with whites. We further
fully recognize that the greatest threat to American democracy
comes from the racist and right wing forces in coalition with the
most reactionary sections of the economic power structure, using the
tool of anti-Communism to divide and destroy the unified struggle
of the working people. As young people in the forces struggling
for democracy, we shall actively strive to defeat these reactionary
and neo-fascist elements and to achieve complete freedom and
democracy for all Americans, thus enabling each individual to freely
choose and build the society he would wish to live in. Through
these struggles we feel the American people will realize the
viability of the socialist alternative."
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The constitution further states that this new
organization shall be a membership organization open to individuals,
or if five or more people so desire, a chapter can be formed which
shall in turn be guided by the policies and principles of the parent
organization.
As of October, 1965, the headquarters of the DCA was
located at 954 McAllister Street, San Francisco, California.
Over the Labor Day weekend, 1965, the DCA held a conference
in Chicago, Illinois. According to a third source, a new slate
of national officers was elected at this conference, which included
Chairman HUGH STERLING FOWLER, II (who, according to the third
source, attended a CP cadre encampment held at Camp Midvale, New
Jersey, in June, 1965, and following his election as Chairman
of the DCA, attended another national CP cadre youth conference
held on September 9-12, 1965, on a farm located in Northern
Indiana, according to a fourth source); Director of Publicity
CARL ELLENGER BLOICE (who was elected to the San Francisco County
Committee CP in April, 1964, according to a fifth source);
Educational Director MATTHEW "DYNAMITE" HALLINAN (who in June, 1964,
was stated to be the Youth Representative on the Northern California
CP District Board, according to a sixth source); Organizational
Secretary TERENCE "KAYO" HALLINAN (who, according to a seventh
source, met in June, 1965, with the District Staff of the Illinois
CP to discuss the proposed DCA Midwest Summer Project), and
Treasurer SUSAN PHYLLIS BORENSTEIN (who, according to an eighth
source, has attended meetings of the Youth Club of the CP of
Illinois during 1965 in connection with the DCA Summer Project).
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YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE (known in
the San Francisco Bay area as the
Bay Area Young Socialist Alliance, aka
the Bay Area Committee of the Young
Socialist Alliance,' Bay Area Committee
for the Young Socialist)
A source advised on May 16, 1960, that the Bay Area
Young Socialist Alliance (BAYSA) was formed in February, 1958,
as the Bay Area Committee for the Young Socialist (BACYS). At
a later stage in its development prior to adoption of the name
BAYSA, the organization was known as the Bay Area Committee of
the Young Socialist Alliance (BACYSA).
The source advised that as a result of a national
convention held April 15-17, 1960, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
the BAYSA became a branch of the national organization to be
known as the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) and will carry out
in the Northern California area the policies of the YSA.
The source advised August 19, 1965, that the BAYSA is
currently active and is composed of three locals, the San
Francisco YSA, the Berkeley YSA, and the San Jose YSA.
The source advised that the BAYSA, although ostensibly
an independent organization, is in reality controlled by the
San Francisco Branch, Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and Oakland
Branch SWP.
The SWP has been designated by the
Attorney General of the United States
pursuant to Executive Order 10450.
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The May, 1960 issue of the "Young Socialist" ("YS")
page 1, column 3, disclosed that during April 15-17, 1960, a
national organization entitled "Young Socialist Alliance" (YSA)
was established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This issue stated
this organization was formed by the nationwide supporter clubs
of the publication "YS".
of YSA.
The above issue, page 6, set forth the Founding Declaration
This declaration stated YSA'recognizes the Socialist
Workers Party (SNP) as the only existing political leadership on
class struggle principles, and that the supporters of the "YS".
have come into basic political solidarity with the SUP on the
principles of revolutionary socialism.
A source advised on May 7, 1965, that the original YSA
was an organization formed during October, 1957 in New York City,
by youth of various left-socialist tendencies, particularly
members and followers of the SWP. The leaders of this group were
the guiding forces in the establishment of the national organization
The source further advised on May 7, 1965, YSA is dominated
and controlled on a national basis by the SUP through having SUP
members comprise exclusively the National Executive Committee (NEC)
and through an official SUP representative at all YSA NEC
meetings. The YSA, in reality, is the youth and training section
of the SWP and the main source of new SP members.
The headquarters of the YSA is located in Room 631, 41
Union Square West, New York City.
The SP has been designated pursuant to Executive
Order 10450.
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Youth for Jobs Committee
A source advised in July 1963, that several recent
graduates and dropouts of high schools in Oakland and Berkeley,
California, had on April 17, 1963, attended the organizing meeting
of Youth for Jobs (YFJ) in Oakland, California, in response to:
letters prepared by ROSCOE PROCTOR and DOUGLAS WACHTER. At this
meeting, WACHTER gave reports on the unemployment problem among
youth and the need for an organization of this type. PROCTOR also
spoke at this meeting.
In May 1963, a second source advised that
ROSCOE PROCTOR attended meetings of the
National Executive Committee of the Communist
Party (CP), USA, during May 1963, in New
York City.
In January 1963, althird source identified
DOUGLAS WACHTER as the Chairman of a CP re-
cruiting class held in January 1963, in
Berkeley, California.
In May 1963, the first source advised that in May 1963,
a 12-page pamphlet entitled "Youth for Jobs Aims and Purposes"
was distributed. This pamphlet described YFJ as an independent
organization of young people working together to find solutions to
current vocational, social and recreational problems; it specified
that YFJ is not affiliated with any other organizations, but would
fully support the labor movement and any other organizations striv-
ing to combat unemployment and to increase job security for all
employees.
In June 1963, the third source advised that at a meeting of
the Political Committee of the CP of the East Bay Region (Alameda
and Contra Costa Counties, California) held in June 1963, VIRGINIA
PROCTOR, member of that Committee, gave a report on a draft docu-
ment read before the National Committee, CP, USA, by GUS HALL, mem-
ber of the National Committee, CP, USA. In connection with the
portion of the report dealing with youth, PROCTOR said "A report
from this area on the activity around Youth for Jobs organized by
ROSCOE PROCTOR will be included in the final document, as one of
the signs of the Party work in organizing the unemployed.
"
On May 3, 1965, a fourth source advised that ROSCOE
PROCTOR has promoted and guided YFJ since its inception and contin-
ues to do so. The source stated that meetings of YFJ are held at
the YFJ Club House, 1095 59th Street, Oakland, California, and
at homes of individual members.
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In Reply, Please Refer to
File No
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
San Francisco, California
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May 24, 1966
Title
VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE
Character
SEDITION
Reference
Report of FRANK S. PERRONE,
dated and captioned as above,
at San Francisco, California
All sources (except any listed below) whose identities
are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable
information in the past.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions
of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to
your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed
outside your agency.
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