. JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification. Form Agency Information | Beleased under the John ; . Kennedy AGENCY 5 FBI Wasageination Records RECORD. NUMBER : (124-90129-10247 ollection Act of 1992 . ; (44 050 2107 Note). RECORD SERIES: DL ase#:NW 45880 Date: wi-i6-2017 AGENCY FILENUMBER:  105-1280-200 ~ Document Information . * ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HO TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 03/08/1965 “PAGES: 13 SUBJECTS : MINUTEMEN. DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICT IONS > 4;:10(a)1 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 09/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: “INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9 ‘HW 45880 Docld: 32335856 Page 1
L Ls 4 SO a _ e 45550 Docld: 323335856 Page 2 , : : > : ene - HO 62-2802 “yecords concerning ROYCE KERBOW, JR.; 3311 Thornwood, after. which interview of KERBOW will be considered. , for information ‘concerning captioned organization. after consider interviewing DRENNAN . "identify JOHN L. OVERTON, 7916 Baltimore, and thereafter | ' will consider. interviewing. OVERTON SOROS foes OST UNA camera yen eer tea nenctrartnars saree mmrre SPST SERED AUD OM git i owl” Ar. PASADENA, TEXAS : Will ‘make current: check of credit. and arrest. AT HOUSTON, TEXAS: _ 1. Will interview HAROLD A. BOUNEBERG;, 2606 orammerey, 8, . will conduct additional investigation to. further. . identify ROBERT WAYNE DRENNAN, 5503 Gaston; and will theres.” 3. Wild conduct: additional investigation to further Dey Ay Will maintain contact with Confidential Informant HO Ta2 and will report further contact or correspondence. _ between this informant and the. "MINUTEMEN . " ae Information copies of this report. ‘are being fur- nished to Dallas and San Antonio in view of overlapping in«. vestigation and past travel of individuals of possible interest to this investigation between those cities. ADMINISTRATIVE Houston. has opened a new 170 case concerning SIG K,. WARNER, identified as HO T-2 in this report, inasmuch as WARNER Voluntarily offered to join the. "MINUTEMEN" in order to develop information for the FBI; and it is noped he can - " Likewise be used in. connection with. an investigation of the . ‘United Klans of America, Inc. -C- COVER PAGE VWYS- \OBAN
4 HO 62-1802 | INFORMANTS Tasntity of Source HO ‘T=1 yo. .. FORREST THOMPSON foo) Postmaster Cl “Richmond, . ‘Missouri Pe HO Ta? . a «SIG K,. WARNER | Bs Racial -Informant _fergvationary). a . (Under investigation) = Die. PRET anes i tate STEEN EAE ANE ES EO, ers File Number. 9). Where Located 6en1802-58 6201802266, 69 170-104 © = De wat a u ASS” WOES : HW 45360 bBocld: 32335656 Page 3 oe _ COVER PAGE
Qn Jeboter 30, 1964, Patrolman Investigator A». J. GEPFERT., CriminaL “Intelligence Division, Houston,. Texas, Polics Department furnished the following. information: on October 29, 1964, Secretary of State DEAN RUSK. was a guest at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, while he. was in Houston tc make a speech before a local organization. ROYCE KERBCW, IJR., and one JAMES MILTON PARROTT were stopped by’ police officers as they attempted to enter the suite occu~ plied by Secret: PARROTT stated at that time they were supporter: "Senator BARRY GOLDWATER and did not like the administration in Washington, which they considered to be communist-centrolled. Police officers determined that KERBOW had a large Dladed knife in his pocket and this was taken from him. Neither KERBOW nor PARROTT was arrested but they were escorted from the hotel. While the above incident was Occurring, other offt- ears. of the Houston Folice Department observed three other individuals in an automobile in: front of the Houston Club Building where Secretary RUSK was scheduled to speak. These individuals claimed to be friends of KERBOW and PARROTT. They had in thei ROS session various placards bearing such slogans as "Stop Sellout", "How About Castro", and "Traitor to Freedom, ® faoh ta tee PERT reported all of the above individuals ‘séemed jo. to want to get arrested for some reason but none of ‘them was —— areasted.. GEFFERT learned that ROYCE KERBOW, JR., resided at 7 S84 Thornwood Strset., Pasadena, ‘Texas, ‘and was employed as a gunsmith, KERBOW's father is a merchant seaman employed. by ‘the Marine Division of the Sinclair OL1L Coporation. GEEFERT stated his investigation ‘disclosed ROYCE KERBOW , TR 5 Was ‘born March 27; 135s at New York, New York, and caine to E sadena, Texas fa fin - SFK Law 1 10(a 2) | GEFFERT also reported he had learned from a Houston 27 gun shop that. on ‘January 29, 1964, KERBOW had traded. that. gun fe os shop two .22 ealiber pistols for a 20mm. tank. gun. _KERBOW Pree, also attended a gun.show-at the ShamrockeHilton Hotel in... i. Houston in January, 1964, where: he had a display of numerous , SUNS o Tm, Di fo. 5-/2$0- 200 ” HW 45360 DBocld:32335656 Page 4
HW 45360 The postmark on this envelope was partially illegible. ee : Sn? HO 62-1862 On March 1, 1965, records -of the Harris County. Sheriff's Office were chécked and no record idéntifiable with ROYCE KERBOW, JR., could be located. (It is noted Pasadena, Texas, is located in Harris County adjacent to. Houston, Texas.) 1965, Confidential Informant HO. T-2. reported he had.-recentiy vecsived Literature published by the Nn NOTE MEN in’an envelope postmarked at Houston, -Texas. This was a olain white envelope bearing no return address. - and informant's name and address appeared. in handwriting. infermant. said he has a resutation in the Houston area as oo being very conservative in his views, and he. had. recently written @ Lecter puolished in one of the Houston newspapers which was critieai of the present Govérnment in Washington. informant believed this literature may have been mailed to him by someons who read nis letter. Gn February 1, . HO T-2 stated upon reviewing the "MINUTEMEN" . | literature he. was shocked to think anyone would send it to him, and after reading this literature he believed this organization to be very radical and a threat to the internal. . sscurity of the country. He noted this literature invited inguirias te be sent to P. 0. Box 68, Norborne, Missouri, and to 61% East Alten, Independence, Missouri.. Informant, stated from the general tenor of this literature it appeared this organization sought to act outside the laws of our Goverament in an effort to “protect us from: ourselves." on February 3, 1965, HO T-2 reported he had writ- ten to the "MENU TEMEN at each of the above addresses in an effort to Learn. more ‘about the organization. | | On February 25, 1965, HO T-2 furnished the follow- ing informations Trformant: exhibited an envelope and the enclosed .. which he had recently received from the - "MINUTEMEN.. " The’ city where it was mailed appeared te be Lexington and the state appeared to bs "Mo.", although informant. noted’ the . _ latter was not clearly legible. oot material s The contents ‘of this envelope were wrapped in a sheet of opaque paper containing 2 notice to the. Postmaster nar or "Dead Latter Office," announcing the contents. were oo on -~6« Docld: 323356856 Page 5