| al a Mr.,Cal&ahan 1 -#Mr. Deegan ee 448, 3701-73) Mr. glams 1 - Mr. Tansey aon * Mr. © W. Moore ow uel send ell noel eel eel itt!tttt Mr. Mintz ALL INFORMATION ro Mr. Wannall HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFi5 Mr. Helgeson DAL : Me ieee Bivision INFORMATIVE NOTE . Date__L/31/76 You were previously advised of the activity of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) investigations probing charges that the FBI prompted guerrilla-type warfare against blacks and political dissidents in the San Diego (SD) and Los Angeles areas during the late 1960's and early 1970's. SD City Councilman Leon Williams advised a Senate investigatér: of his attempts to mediate a feud between the Black Panther Party (BPP) and US S. members on UCLA campus in 1/69. Williams also claimed he was informed by two SD city officials that the FBI told them BPP planned to assassinate \ Williams. Both city officials denied makihe such statement. Attached from SD indicates that a file review reveals that on 5/29/69, a sourc advised that at a meeting of the US on 5/25/69 there was a discussion that community leaders, including Williams and George Sevens (black militant) had called on BPP Headquarters, SD}. to see what could be done to make peace between the BPP and US but were-run off. by.a, group of BPP members, one of whom had a machine gun. In addition, source reported on 6/4/69 that he received information that Williams, Stevens and V.J Fontenette (leader of US group) were on the BPP assassination list. TAK:mj g CONTINUED - OVER ARS
Stevens recently appeared on local TV station stating he tried to mediate a settlement between militant factions and that his life was threatened. He stated that the Director of the FBI in SD advised him of the threat. SD Agents have no recollection and there is no indication in pertinent files as to whom was advised concerning the assassination list. On 1/30/76, it was announced that the SD Council has ordered a six months investigation of the SD Police Department to determine whether or not they were connected with any of the BPP or Secret Army Organization activities of the FBI and whether they violated anyone's civil rights. SD Chief of Police designate Kolender was quoted as saying he would give the SD City Council 100% cooperation in this investigation. wer- j Ane oP ESS Paty S==
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION et Y COMMUNICATIONS SECTION WR16 SD PLAT, Ext. Affairs _— : Files & Com. — j Gen. Inv. — : S556Pri JyMUARY 27, 1976 UacinTl Rb Laboratory _._. §f Plan. & Eval — § Spec. Inv. Training @ Legal Coun. -_. § Telephone Rm. — § TO: D IRE CT UR "BRON : fai DIEGU (66-1714) Darr (arr us yao. ~A\D LEGAL COUNSEL & NSPUDY 75 we Re BUREAU TELETYPE JANUAR Y 21, 1976, f AS THE BUREAU IS AWAKE DURING THE PaST week MICHAEL MADIGAN AND LESTER SEIDEL, STAFF MEMBERS UF THE SecWaATE SELECT ~ COMMITTEE, WERE IN SAN DIEGO AND INTERVIEWED SAS Cc. JWUDAW NAYLOR ND EARL M. PETERSEN ALONG WITH FORMER AGENTS EUGENE F, OLSUN AND UBERT S. BAKER. LHS REGARDING THOSE INTERVIEWS BEING FORWARDED TO THE BUREAU. THE EVENING TRIBUNE PAPER OF SAN DIEGO DaTeD JANUARY 26, 1978, CONTAINED LARGE HEADLINE, "SENATE TEAM APPEAR TU PR UBE Fi ACI IONS" AND ADVISED THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HAS DISPATCHED TWO INVESTIGATURS Tu SAN DIEGO Tu PRUBE CHARGES THE FI PROMUTED GUERRILLA TYPE WARFARE AGAINST BLACKS AND POLITICAL 3L5 RIM od - Ege | DISSIDENTS HERE DURING LATE 1968S° AND EARLY 1970S, THE agTicde ADVISED THE INVESTIGATURS ARE TO SPEND AS LUNG AS TWO WEE KSedeN oa... ~~ SAN DIEGO TALKING To Law ENFUR CEWE WD UFFICIALS AnD UT HERS ag t tl sie 00 8 4 FEB 23 i976
a . . "PAGE TWO D 66-1714 | | INVOLVED IN TRKUSE ACTIUNS, AND LivG.UWWE EX-POLICE CHIéF RAY HOUBLER , SAC RONALD MALEY AND RICHARD HUFFMAN UF THE DISTRICT ATT OR WEY'S OFFICE. THIS aiTICLE aPPARENTLY DUES NOT REFER Tu MADIGAN AND [SEIDEL WHO WERE HEHE REGARDING THE Sé (RET ARMY ORGANIZATION, BUT ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATORS LOUKING INTO CUINTELPAO AS IT RELATED LOCALLY TO TWO RIVAL BLACK GROUPS, THE BLACK PANTHERS AND US. | THE Sai) DIEGO UNIUN NEWSPAPER OW JANUARY 27, 1978, OOWTAINED A SIZEABLE ARTICLE BY STAFF WRITER PATRICK DILL OW WHICH QONTAINS A GUOD DEAL UF INFURMATION APPARENTLY FUR NI SHED BY MICHAEL ADIGAN BASED UPON INTERVIEWS HE AND SEIDEL CONDUCTED WHILE Liv SAN DIEGO. THE ARTICLE ALSU ADVISES THAT WHEREAS SeIDEL AWD MaDIGAN ARE DEPARTING SAN DIEGO, ANUTHER SENATZ SELECT CUMMITIEE .” | WEMBER NA Wie D ARTHUR JEFFERSUN IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGU ON JANUARY 27, 1976, TU PRUBE INTU FBI ATTEMPTS TO ENCOURAGE. WAR FARE liv 1969 BETWEEN BLACK NATIONALIST Fa CT IONS HERE. AND IN LuUS ANGELES.
D 66-1714 THIS ARTIG@E DOES NOT INDICATE WHETHER ARTHUR “JEFFERSON IS (TO BE ACCUWPANIED BY ANOTHER PANEL MEMBER. NOR DOS IT IND ECATE. WENTITY OF PERSONS HE INTENDS TU INTERVIEW. 7 ‘TO DATE, SAC, Sal DIEGU, HAS NOT BEEN CUNT ACTED BY JEFFERSON AW THIS 1S BEING FUR NI SHED: To THE BUREAU FOR INFORMATION, SHOULD JEFFERSON CUNT ACT THIS UFFIG@., THE OFFIce OF LEGAL COUNSEL WILL BE CUNT ACTED PRIOR TO ANY INTER VIEWS BE ING CONDUCTED BY JEFFERSON OF BURE AU PERSONNEL. ENO. DLA FBIHQ