JFK Assassination System Date: 10/1/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John RECORD NUMBER: _ 180-10078-10078 Lssassination Records : ollection Act of 1992 ases#: Nl 54653 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 009963 HO-—23-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: TO: TITLE: AMERICAN UNDERGROUND ALSO KNOWN AS MINUTEMEN DATE: 03/26/1965 PAGES: 21 SUBJECTS : AMERICAN UNDERGROUND GEORGE LINCOLN ROCKWELL PARTY ~ WALKER, EDWIN NATION.OF ISLAM SANCHEZ, FERMIN DE GOICOECHEA MINUTEMEN DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT CLASSIFICATION: Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 2 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/03/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: Tabbed 183-20. Box 183. v9.1 HW 54653 DBocld: 322746020 Page 1
aan were k ao MAF Ob PITY we” ia 2 UNITED es TATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSSICE - 3 “°. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i ‘ as, Texa _£ In Reply, Please Refer to - March 26, 1965 3 Fils Ne. 4 SKERICAN UNDERGROUND, @lso known as : . MINUTEMEN . ‘ _. - FORT WORTH, TEXAS wat The following information was furnished on November 19 and 24, 1964, by Dallas T-1: Dallas T-l advised that he is presently a member of ‘a group referred to as the "Minutemen" and "American Underground" . . and has been so since approximately 1962. Dallas T-1 advised that the organization is nationwide with approximately fifteen to thirty members in Tarrant County. Dallas T-1 stated that the name of the organization as such has only been used twice in two years and that proper nanes are seldom, if ever, used and that this makes it very difficult to determine identities of members. Dalles T-1 advised that the following are currently oo members_of the or ganization:— /i7 i ptt he a an StL oe : af : t/ aa Le mA a 43 fin lp. 7 Star} Bo1vard= ‘9707 Berryhill Drive, “Fort “Forth, Texes— a ° . Otto “(Duke )XK6ling ar and Shirley Bob? Renshaw, 23411 Harris Lané, Haltom City, — Texas, who lives with a ; Koling. _ ——"_-- , - ~ QML YE ih ACEI Bill Seals, employed at Montgomery Ward's and re- cently transferred to Montgomery Ward's, Houston, Texas van/Pollard, 3421 Hanger,_Fort-Worth,. Texas. ; SOS fa = pal EL: bp tee, serene YAR pie tales Ltr wD bAE YL ff fa + 4 ows ee ree, GROUT eins : jo and ither recommendations nor hae ; is the property of the and is losned to your agency, ian ita -antents are pot 2 beds tributed outside your eency. ae Lij6u 7 ’ “RAE ee EELS, ~ 9b HW, 54653 | “Docld: 32248020 “Page 2
sree eR, Tn SU i sn anton i ema n te BR  et k  eatnate MS BNHE Lint ca tn nt ED NE aA a ee oS ne nme at mate i tata Sins wo a sites f Sim th lee haee 3 ~~ CONrDEN GAL AMERICAN UNDERGROUKD, also known as MIX UTEMEN | PORT WORTE, ZEXAS. | . ; fir fe Fh ee, fer UEP a re ICr Me ad os ne cen . Closely associated with the organization ard perhaps “g member is_Richerd W.YDawson, wko lives on Highway 121 on the outskirts of Fort Worth and who has formerly lived in the _meighborbood of 2820 Kerthwest 23th in the early 1750's. Dallas Tel advised that an attorney whom members cf the group have vse’ Been advised to contact if "they get into trouble", is ®. Alfred - Hindate witb offices in the Ellis Building in Fort Worth. “= _ “Pallaz Tel advised he does not know whetber or not Windor7 © /% ” = is a member of the organization. *. OO Dallas T-1 advised the primary purpose of the organization is to fight against the present Federal control of national and local Governments and to fight for "States' rights". The group is supposedly national in origin and believes that the Federal Government is in the process of selling out to the communist# and that the group is the last line of defense against this sellout. he group secondarily is racial in that it believes in white supremacy. Dallas T-1 - advised that the organization suffered a severe setback oe because of the assassination of President Kennedy but now is. = attempting a full-scale reorganization. The group recruits basically from these wko do not have criminal records and is organized in such a manner that no one is supposed to know ad the names of other members in the organization. This is to ; a prevent effective infiltration by the Government. Ballas Ze-1 wee: Advised that the group has no imzediats plane for action, - but that severe2l times locally this group has cetermined to emmeemm> act on their own and this action: has been curtailea because — of orders relayed from higher authority in the org2nization. itmoaee, These higher authorities are unknown to Dallas Te1,, except soe that & perrecn by the name of Ray (last nams unkzoen) at the. ranch in the vicinity of Venus, Texas, appears to be in contact with the group's organizational leaders. EBay is described as a person2l and clae friend of retired General Edwin Waiker and about cne abd one-half to two years ego was apparently = Auplicated in some manner in the burning af a uerspaper an the -area of Midlothiaz, Texas. Ray is also apparently a. “Farehouse AE GRR = og eavea bane : Bupervisor in Dallas. . Dalles T+1l also advised he has been recently con- ; tacted by 2 man whom he does not know but eho apparently lives _ din the Fort Forth area, and this unknown mals advised Dallas ' f-1 te disessoctate himself from the small group he is now ~ . cu SFIDEK HAL "HW 54653 DocId:32248020 Page 4 .
SPE a ee GeO ee a he i ater Lane Leena . ; wld Had Ft A SE as ST 2a TT SE Tee tres stents Sat hb csatihe't hoe BC has ales aes . : : Pre” wit PBR IE Denk. eA ST EE aL ace AS i atte ay te «tate i ate fi ant sinh iN hue eA SE SMT TDI ene hoot ne ON © conser: ® Viti. # ath AMERICAN UXDERGROUSD, also krown as MINUTEVEN FORT WORTE, TEXAS attached to for the apparent purpose of moving into a position of more prominence in the organization. Dallas T-l advised that tks small group with which he has been associated is the lowest level in the organization and that their primary purpose is to do the "dirty work”. . Dallas T-1 stated that the group is also prepared, jn the event of a Kegro uprising in the Fort Worth area, to . take action against various Negro leaders including Dr. Flint, Dr. Fleming 224 Dr. Ransom, and a Fort Worth hoodlum named Wadison Hogan, whos is apparently a Nation of Islam leader in the Fort Worth area. Dallas T-1 advised thatthe only overt action tenta- - tively planned for the winter months is that the effect of a .30 caliber rifle on power transformers in the area may be tested. Dallas T-l further stated that the group apparently has a contact witb an individual in northeast Texas who goes by the name of "South" and that this contact may be utilized in the raiding of a nortbeast Texas armory during the winter months. The primary interest is obtaining mortars and mortar ammunition and automatic weapons; therefore, Dallas T-1 believes that the armory would probably be of a tank or infantry group. nt «- A mpi 2 ay Dallas T-1 advised that the group locally is a" attempting to g2in control of the Panther City Motorcycle sete Club for the purpose of gaining land apparently ownec by this club, in the area of Lake Arlington, Texas, and thereafter selling this land ard using the monies therefrom for purchases of the group. . Dallas T-1 advised that it has been learned the group has organizaticps in Stephenville, San Angelo, Italy and .  Brownvood, Texus. Dallas T-1 further edvised tnat Artaur _.. Pollard has in the past made trips to Alabama, Wyoming, g:~ Montana, Califcrnia, and that the group kas a contact with - “Fo 33 individual by the name of Jim Scott in Kansas City. Dallas . FL1 advised that be bas seen pamphlets from national Minutemen headquarters, but that these dealt primarily vith the fighting . of apy Kational Firearms Act which would involve licensing of private weapons. a HW 54653 Docld:322746020 Page 5
7a eS RTE ad sic tntneeett eS ith a kT TRE Cans AMI ECE cet aaa a mean, set SOAR I cit Boe See ot Saat nit a is ie Tie Son tine TEE CONTI bist a | ee vi %, AMERICAN UNDERSEROUED, also ‘knewn as oo. ; BIKUYEWORN - FORT BORTE, TEXAS Dalles T-1 advised that sever2l members of the group are personally acquafnted with General Edwin Walker ard he - -epparean atly has a camacity of being an advisor ke group GOCE EZOt apparently have any cornnectior with the éAnerican ‘ Bazi party or with the Ku Klux Kleen. ‘he grevp is organized into small cell-like bodies and themeetinge of theses are . mever h3l%4 92 @ regular basis and are gernsrally held in ' public places at night with from five to fifteen people vowmerot $y attendance, bBenbrock Lake Park and Eegle Yountain Lake area have been two placss where ths group has mst in the past, although often the meeting will ke 2 “moving ans" in someone's autonobile. The grours meetings are never planned in advance as far as Dallas T-1 knows, inasmuch es Dallas “vse Beh {5 always notified personally by scneone in the group generally within ar hour to thirty minviss ahead of 2 meeting time, and is then picked up and taken to the meeting place. wwe Bany of the members of the group have valkie-talkies although ; some members do sot. oa Dalles Tel advised that it is suspected that a. =: Dallas gunsmith by the name of Jobn Thonse;Masen is at TE a a least sympathetic to the purposss of this’ gF ous although “be is not known by Dallas T-1 to be a rember of the organi- zation. This belief ts based on the fact that Dalles T-1 hes in the past seen Masen in the company of Bill Seals. won nee On Kovember 19, 1964, Dallas T-2 and Dalles T-3, a. Sources which have knovledge of Nation of Islam activities gu. et Fort Worth erd Dallas arezs, individually advised that they ( bad no informaticn concerning the cemrection of a Kadison ; -s« Hogan with Kation of Islam activit es ip tae Fort Worth- FREER yy . Dallas area, On November 19, 1964, Lieutenant B. F. Popkins “é-and Vv. T. Simmens, Int elligence Unit, Fort Worth Police «Department, aaviced they had so informa: on concer m2ARE activie bacs of a Minutemen group or of a group fimilaerly inclined yaeers eat in the Fort Worth area, jee 0. Page 6
ete we Hb a Saba wii Rt iar Mme ean osm 8A NN tanh ARI ta hb Str Sia BE ie Sih tc Mas cme as ti norco ent - ne En ae ee ee TO ne ee ee oe ee ‘ _ © “ of , hee - S 7 . we en . , “F p* < RONRIDERTIBL ae AMERICAK USDERGEOUND, also knova es MINUTEVEN | ; PORT WORTH, TZXAS BACEGROUXD RE ISDIVIDUALS ALLEGEDLY WEMSERS OF ALLETAD MINUTEMER GROW On Noverter 6, 1964, a check of current Fort Worth directories reflected no information corcernizg a Otto Koling or Bill Seals. On Fovembsr_ 6, 1964, Operator 28, Fert Worth Retail Fercharts Credit Azsociation, 508 Commerce, acvised that agency hed no record re Otto Koling. Operator 98, advised, hovever, that the following infcormatior pertained to an Arthur ’ Austin Poliard, married to Betty Jane Noles, previously ; married to Lillie. His nearest relative is Mamie Gaines, ; 3432 Earger Street. Arthur Pollard was born September 15, 1934, and served in the United States Marine Corps troz guly 25, 1952, until July 24, 1956, during which tins he lived at 41F. BAVAR Bovsirg, El Tero, Santa Ana, California, US¥C, and vas last employed by Exchange Fare, Fort Werth, is the assembly eection. ~ — -.” ee aaa a ee r - ffm So et - he On Kovernber 6, 1964, Operator 38 furnished the followirg re Shirley Bob Renshaw. Wife Marion Helen, previously carried to a Helen Sullivan. In September, 1963, + Benshaw e2s the aseistant manager of Szy Hobby Shop and “F aoparently is now exployed vith "Abe Ferrall". In March, = 1964, he lived at 2341 Barris Lane, kaving moved there from 2603 Gorm2n in Waco, Texas. Renshaw apparently moved to = Waco, Texas in Septentber, 1963, returning March, 1¢€4 to “" Garris Lans address. Renshaw formerly was empicyed with Cromer Ace Company, Fort Worth, Texas, and is approxinately 32 years of ege. ‘ : On KFovenbsr 6, 1964, F. MB. Alexandss, Identification — wa oivision, Fort Worth Police Department, advised ks had no memearey 7 0COTd Sdentiiiable with Bill Se2ls or Otto Koling. _ EOE On October 28, 1964, G. Blasingame, Identification Divisicn, Fort Worth Police Department, advised he kad no "“secord re Arthur Pollard or Shirley Bot Rerep28. wn