UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1-SECRET SERVICE, NEW ORLEANS (RM) 1-ICG, NEW ORLEANS (RM) 1-ONI, NEW ORLEANS (RM) Copy tes 1-OSI, BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE (RM) Report of SA JOHN J. HALLERON Office: NEW ORLEANS Date: JULY 8, 1965 Field Office FileNos 62-3395 Bureau FileNo. 62-107261 Tut « "MINUTEMEN" Character: INFORMATION CONCERNING (INTERNAL SECURITY) Synopsis: Attempts to locate LORET JANES ROSS, at Natchitoches and Shreveport, Louisiana, negative; credit and criminal checks on ROSS at Natchitoches and Shreveport, also negative. Wife of ALBERT B. JOY advised, 7/5/65, that he had a heart condition and preferred not to be interviewed at this time. Attempts to interview BEULAH F. MOORE, negative. Sources have reported that the "Minutemen" groups in Bogalusa have now digbanded and that no informa- tion has been developed indicating these groups are connected with the National organization. Investi- ‘gation continuing. ‘co DETAILS: A characterization of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (OKKKK) can be located in the appendix section of this report. ; The following investigation was conducted by SA DAVID V. BUCKLEY at Natchitoches, Louisiana, on March 17, 1965: Mr. HAL TOWNSEND, Housing Director, Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, Louisiana, made available an application for housing by MR. LORET JAMES ROSS, which indicated the following: | ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE iS aalk 2 BY S20. A) I: Ako This document containg neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. Tt ls the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; It and ita contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. HY 53074 Docld:32334366 Page 4
NO 62-3395 JJH/ pad , On May 17, 1965, NO T-1 advised that on May 11, 1965, @ meeting of the "Minutemen" was scheduled to be held at the DAV Hall, Bogalusa, Louisiana. Only four members showed up and so no formal meeting was conducted. The meeting consisted of an informal discussion among the members who indicated that it had been several weeks since any acts of harassment had been conducted against either BASCOM TALLEY or LOU MAJORS. The members indicated that in the future they should again start these acts of harassment. On May 26, 1965, NO T-1 advised that there has been only one group in the Bogalusa, Louisiana, area known as the “Minutemen” which has been meeting in the past.This group is no longer active and no longer meets due to the lack of interest on the part of the members. This "Minutemen" group was organized to conduct acts of harassment against LOU MAJORS, the editor of the Bogalusa newspaper, BASCUM TALLEY, local attorney, and RALPH BLUMBERG, the owner of radio station WBOX. AT SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA On April 14, 1965, NO T-3 advised that on that date, CHARLES CHRISTMAS stated that he is considering joining the “MINUTEMEN', which he described as an action group and indicated that this was the reuson he wanted to join them. He said he had seven men who would join with him but he did identify the other seven men. On April 8, 1965, NO T-4 advised that a man named GUTHRIE, (FNU), Ferriday, Louisiana, has reportedly tried for sometime to join the "Minutemen" and has recently been tentatively accepted for membership. AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA On April 19, 1965, NO T-2, another government agency which conducts personal and security investigations, furnished the following information: On April 19, 1965, about noon, a man who is employed in the division of Vital Statistics, Louisiana State Board of ~J~ HY 53074 Docld:32334366 Page 5