JFK Assassination System Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form SSeS Agency Information Released under the John F. AGENCY: FBI ennedy Assassination RECORD NUMBER: 124-901 16-10070 ecords Collection Act of 1992 (44 USc 2107 Note). ase: NW S3074 Date: RECORD SERIES: NO AGENCY FILENUMBER: 62-3395-175 | BC | Document Information | ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HEARN TO: NO 1 TITLE : DATE: 07/08/1965 ‘PAGES: 9 SUBJECTS : MINUTEMEN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/10/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO eee v9.1 31 F HY 53074 Docld:32334364 Page 1
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 4010-—108-05 MAY 1992 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. z7 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO > §AC (62-3395) DATE: July 8, 1965 FROM : Jean B. Hearn, Clerk SUBJECT:  *MINUTEMEN" Information concerning (Internal Security). a A national organization headed by ROBERT DEPUGH, Norborne, Missouri. The following is a summary of the pertinent details found in the New Orleans Office files under captioned organization. Ali references listed under the above organization containing data identical or possibly identical with subject organization have been included herein. 62-3395% 61-87 12/39}. Is file entitled,"THE SILVER SHIRT LEGION OF AMERICA, INC. WILLIAM DUDLEY PELLEY, ETAL, IS-G SEDITION." 61-87-1 page #46. Is a copy of SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, block stamped 12/h/1939. Page #46 of in- stant serial reflects in part the following information: "MINUTEMEN OF 1936 "This organization held a meeting at the Hollenden Hotel in Cleve- land, Ohio, under the sponsorship of Miss SUSAN STERLING, ‘of the Associa- tion of Leagues, who resided at 16211 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. Dr. DORAN, of Cleveland, is very active in the German-American Bund and also in the instant group. He maintains an office with MARTIN KESSLER, German-American Bund leader in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. DORAN was also associated with PELLEY's Silver Shirts. This organization is extremely anti-Semitic." 61-87-1 page fee further reflects in part the following information: IRTS OF AMERICA "This was a WILLIAM DUDLEY PELLEY organization of Asheville, North Carolina, which allegedly operated in San Francisco and, together with the German-American Bund, spread under-cover anti-Semitic dissension in the re- tail department store strike in San Francisco." | ALC INFORMATION CONTAINED RE REIN IS UiWCLASSIFED \ DATE tA&/S? BY Seg wr d/o) Sl, 34 [Ser WF HY 53074 Docld:32334364 Page 2?
"MINUTEMEN" (continued) (62-3395). | Harlingen area since 1957 and he had no idea where ROGERS could be found, ROGERS worked for MEDDERS in 195 and part of 1955 dusting crops in the Republic of Nicaragua. MEDDERS described ROGERS as being unstable, untrust« worthy, nervous to the point of having seizures, that he was alcoholic and was too rough on the Company's equipment. MEDDERS said that in Nicaragua pilots were allowed to carry side arms and that ROGERS went armed with a pistol. ROGERS was deported from Nicaragua for taking some shots with his pistol at personnel around a local airport. "MEDDERS stated that he had formerly known a duster pilot named B. OLSEN who fit the general physical description of SHAND's source. MEDDERS said that OLSEN was even more unstable than ROGERS and had worked in the Harlingen area for several years. MEDDERS stated that OLSEN was in an advanced state of alcoholism, that he lived around Wichita Falls, Texas, and that about six months ago he heard that OLSEN was working in Oklahoma." 105-1057 (Bufile 100-71801). Is file entitled,"ORIGINAL KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, RM." 105~1057-10254. Is FD-306 Cover sheet for Informant report, which reflects that received 12/19/63, received O 1223-C (RAC), received by SA DONALD R. BELMONT, original of which is filed in Sub A Section, 137-760, brief degcription of activity or material: "ROYAL V. YOUNG, SR., Imperial Dragon, OKKKK, to attending meeting night of 12/19/63 in Miss., possibly Gloster, , Miss., with dissident members of OKKKK. (FNU) HAWKINS, Secretary-Treasurer of Minute Men, also to be present." Instant Informant report dated 12/19/63, Shreveport, Louisiana, reflects the following information: "ROYAL V. YOUNG, SR., Imperial Dragon, Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (OKKKK), is leaving at 10AM today, December 19, 1963, to attend a meeting in Mississippi to be held tonight. Location of the meeting is not definite, but YOUNG mentioned the name Gloster, Mississippi. YOUNG is to travel to Monroe,La., and then to Vidalia, La. in his.Cadillac. He may pick up JACK FULLER in Monroe. In Vidalia, La., he is to be picked upby a private airplane which he claims will be flown by the chief deputy of the Mississippi State Police, accompanied by a sheriff of one of the Mississippi counties, and they will be flown to the area of the meeting place in Mississippi. "YOUNG indicated this meeting is to be with persons in Mississippi who pulled out of YOUNG's organization last week, and he will try to bring them back into the organization. YOUNG also indicated he would try to get rid of DOUGLAS BYRD, a leader of the rebellious group in Mississippi, and then place a man named SAMPSON is in charge. YOUNG also said the Mississippi people are unhappy with J. D. SWENSON and do not want him to come over there anymore. One reason given for this is that SWENSON has not obtained their klan robes for them yet, although he has already collected their money « "YOUNG also <-stated that. a man named HAWKINS who is reported to be secretary-treasurer of the Mintte Men of the United States, and who lives some- / where in Mississippi, is supposed to be present at this meeting." | 105-1057-1019. Copy of instant serial follows. HY 53074 Docld:32334364 Page 3
\ OPTIGNal fO®m NO, 10 3010108 MAY bEO7 EOITON . Gta GEN. SEG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum , | "MINUTEMEN" (continued) (62-3395) age #6. TO SAC (105-1057) DATE: 12/19/63 FROM SA JACKIE L. ACKLIN SUBJECT: OKKKK | RM . Orn 9/19/63, NO 1223(c) (RAC), telephonically advised as follows: \ \. He Said ROYAL YOUNG is leaving Shreveport, La. at 10:00 a.m., going “to. Monroe, La. for the purpose of seeing JACK FULLER. From Monroe, ‘he is going to Vidalia, La. and “isto "bé, at“the Vidalia Airport by 4:00 p.m., where a private plane from Mississippi is to meet him. The head deputy of the MHSP ‘and a high sheriff from some Miss. county are | supposed to meet him and fly back to the State of Mississippi | for the purpose of conducting a meeting tonight. They are to have a meeting with HAWKINS tonight for the purpose of trying to get a group that left YOUNG'S \ membership back and for the purpose of trying to get HAWKINS’ if ‘ | group, "The Minute Men", to come in with them. \The meeting is also held for, “the “piirpose of trying to get BYRD. \ He said he did not know the name of the\town in Mississippi where the meeting was to be held, but ‘thought perhaps it might be in Gloster, Mississippi, but he could not be sure. He advised that he did not know about the type of plane picking YOUNG up or the names of the Deputy police- man or the high sheriff that is supposed to meet him. He stated that the meeting could be held in Clarke County, Miss. He said that YOUNG is supposed to return to Shreveport, La. tomorrow morning and is of the opinion he will drive his own car to Vidalia, La. % A check of the New Orleans files on ROYAL YOUNG indicates YOUNG's car is 1963 Cadillac, light tan, 4-dr. sedan, bearing La. license 390— 8455 “YOUNG also has a white | C25 New Orleans pectin ‘ . A JLA:sw on - VL 7 les PAGE 9 of "MINU N" memo for file 62-3395 - a HW 53074 Docld:32334364 Page 4