Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 USC 3107 Hore: DATE: 11-14-2017 o (continued) © Lt. Frank Heimoski, Chicago PD, advised that Walker was among those scheduled to appear at the "Congress of Conservatives Convention, Chicago, Ill., 4/29 - 5/1/65" (62-110141) at the Shératon- Chicago Hotel, Chicago. The purpose of this convention, which took place without incident, was to lay the groundwork for a third political party. 62-110141-3 enel.p.1 (157 SI 62-110141-A "Washington Post and (57 Times Herald" (no date given ; stamp date, 5/6/65) HO-1195-R advised a meeting was held on 5/11/65 at 2215 Bellefontaine, Houston, Texas, for the purpose of attempting to set up an organization of conservatives. It was decided the group would call itself the Dixie Council. It was announced this group was planning to have speakers come to Houston during the summer, including former General Edwin Walker of Dallas. 157-5-19-13 ; (197 The following references in the file captioned "Racial Matters" pertain to.a "Rally at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., Sponsored By American Opinion Forum, Delaware County, Pa., 6/19/65, Principal Speaker General Edwin C. Walker." Former General Fdwin C. Walker, US Army was to be in Philadelphia on 6/18,19/65. One of his appear-- ances was to be at the Independence Hall Rally, 6/19/65, and the other | was to be a testimonial dinner and dance on 6/18/65, at Alpine Inn, | . Springfield, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb. Background information on Walker as contained in the Dallas Office files was included. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER ! 157-6-37-1217 (22° | ~1320 . (197eey7 -1353 (2277 -1369 ; (1 -1heh (10 \ -15- seen nee eee : - ee ee - — a - a ~ L ' Docld: 32313666 Page &
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 1S “ee DATE: i1- 14-2017 a NO 1324-R (PROB) advised that on 7/4/65, a rally of the "Citizens Council of. Louisiana" (105-44536) was held at Baton Rouge, La. The rally consisted mainly of several speakers that seemed to be con- — cerned with segregation of the races, and who also had some adverse comments about officials of the Federal and State Governments. One of these speakers was US Army General, Edwin Walker, retired, who was mainly concerned with Lee Harvey Oswald and his accomplices. The rally ended with a march of-all parti¢tpants from the Capitol Building to the Governor's Mansion, Baton Rouge. 105515 30-35 encl.p.1,2 1 ( | ST 105-44536-34 encl.p.1 (5¥ (Circular put ovt by Citizens . Council of Louisiana, made available by Chief Deputy ’ Davis Brown, Sheriffs' Office, Winnsboro, La.) SI 157-6-33-3129 (10¥ (Observed by SA's of the FBI) Los Angeles teletype dated 8/10/65 captioned "Videm" (105-138315) advised that according to a source, who had furnished reliable information.in the past, a demonstration* held at Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California on above date where General Edwin P. Walker spoke, was peaceful and without incident. , i 105-13315-1403 (2 SI 105-138315-1402 (24y *Protesting US action in Vietnam The following references in the file captioned "Minutemen, " set out information concerning former General Edwin Walker, retired, of Dallas, Texas, during the approximate period March, 1963 - 8/28/65 in California, Texas and Iowa. Walker was reportedly considered a { very important person within this group, and apparently was an advisor. i He was reported to be personally acquainted and in contact with numerous important men in the organization. It. was indicated that on 3/22/63 he addressed a meeting in Des Moines, @owa which was sponsored (continued) | DocId: 32313666 Page 9
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USc 2107 Hoter™ DATE: 11-14-2017 toe tg (continued ) by Woodrow P. Bell, owner and operator of Beco Electronic's, Des Moines, and Robert Dilley, a leader of the John Birch Chapter in Des Moines. On 8/28/65, .during a Western Regional Field Training Session held by the Minutemen in San Diego near the Mexican border, US Air Force training films were shown as well as a film on the sub ject of communism which was narrated by Walker. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 62-107261-269 p.7 14h -283 p.4 2 ; -592 p.5 2 ~680 p. 13 32 -753 15 -1217 ‘ 15 -1264 p.4 tie DL 119-R advised on 8/4 £85 that a meeting of Klansmen was held near Bivins, Texas, on 6/13/65 for the purpose of making plans. for a Klan rally which.was held at Pine Bluff, Ark. on the night of 6/19/65. General Edwin A. Walker (retired) was not present, nor was he discussed during the course of the meeting. SV 391-R advised that at a meeting of the "National Knights of the KKK" (157-168) on 9/5/65 at Stone Mountain, “Ga., P.L. Morgan, Route 2, Coushatta, La., a delegate to the meeting, proposed uniting all Klan groups under one head. He expressed his preference as Walker. ‘ 157-168-510 p.7,8 (117194 | ! On 9/14/65 James R. Ryerson, Manager of Radio Station WMUU, Greenville, SC. furnished the following information regarding "Unsub: Threatening Telephone Call Made to Radio Station WMUU Greenville, S.C. 9/14/65." (92-8671). | | Shortly after noon on 9/14/65, a telephone call, apparently local, was received at the station by Miss Suzanne Wright in the News Department inquiring if the station was carrying anything on General Edward A. Walker. Wright informed calling party that station was (continued ) -17- | Doeld: 32313666 Page 10
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hot@?™ DATE: 11-14-2017 , ei @ GC. Oo Bureau Memo dated 3/24/66 captioned "University of Mississippi" (157-401) furnished a volume of photographs which included one of Edwin A, Walker with descriptive data. Photograph enclosed eee “487-401-2911 encl.p.77 (photo) 1 Correlator's Note: It was believed that the photographs were submitted in connection with the enrollment of James Meredith (157- #02) at the above University. Dallas letter dated 5/12/66 captioned "American Deterrent Force" (ADF) 0540101) mentioned a General Edwin Walker who appeared to be identical with former Major General Edwin A. Walker, a resident of Dallas, who had received a great deal of national publicity in con- nection with his segregation sympathies and activities in the South. 105; 140101 -9T (10718Y Correlator's Note: Serial 85 of aforementioned file in- dicated that Dan H. Brown II, 47 Forrester St., S.W., Washington, DC, who had several mail order businesses, had carried on correspondence with Walker in Texas. It was indicated that Brown possessed the criteria to have been the perpetrator of warnings mailed bj: ADF to military establishments and other organizations. NO 1436-R advised that a meeting of the Bastrop Unit of the UKA, Knights of the KKK was held on 5/23/66 at the Bastrop, La. Klavern, North of Bastrop, La. The main topic of discussion at this meeting concerned a rally to be sponsored by that Unit. It was decided that i thermain speaker at this rally should be either Barry Goldwater, . | General Edwin Walker, or Jack Cannon, Grand Dragon of the UKA in the - State of Texas. a . 157-5752-1 p.4 (21x -Pip- a a ee ag = oe ee — : ee ee wee = ' DoeId: 32313666 Page 11