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14-00000 ‘UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT UF judtive FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘ : uo WASHINCTON, D.C. 20535 - fa Reply, Please Refer to . Ny ’s 3 File'No. a -. ‘) January 5, 1968 DEMONSTRATIONS PROTESTING UNITED STATES INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM . : oat The Communist Party and other organizations are ‘.° continuing their efforts to force the United States to ; change’ its present policy toward Vietnam. .There is, set ". orth below a summary of current and planned future act bivity through whith ‘they hope to accomplish this: end. . ’ ' * + ° Pr a er a rs sk fi ew Be nee se ret eee HERE EE ne qougtzeet sane = “ COC 8645. Jeannette Rankin Brigade a : _ SO i NOR Oting ‘Rankin Brigade, a nationwide group of women who are opposed to the war in Vietnam, will sponsor a demonstration in Washington, D,. Ce, on January 15, 1968, abo petition Congress to end the war in Vietnan. ae” Oo  -#t was previously reported that the Jeannette . oa a ' - §& source who Has’furnished reliable information in the past has advised that the members of the Brigade from . San Francisco. had tentatively. chartered a plane to transport its members to this deménstration., These plans have been canceled as the San Francisco group was unable to obtain enough individuals to attend the demonstration to justify a ° ‘chartered, Flight. | , ; . Lee “Ses . cma eee bt 2 Sra (Ciena, Drucknan ‘and Hazel Grossman, both residents of the Sati Francisco7area and wao nave been “identified as “Communist Party members in the past, have made arrangements - to participate in this demonstration, © ‘Vivian Hallinan, also a resident of the San Francisco aregy and.Executive” Secretary —- of the Brigade, will participate the demons tration. ‘Terence Hallinan, the gon of Viviayi Hallinan who is a member “of the Communist Party, Northern Digtrict of California, stated in October, 1962, that his/mother would be willing to - join the Communist Party if her husband would also join, Bs af REVIEWED BY FBILIFK ‘TASK roRce «CONF EDENTTAL an </< ; i Group 1 ONS t y _.. Excluded from automatic n RELEASE IN FULL downgrading and declassification _ RELEASE-IN PART a ‘HAG Dea Cs) .
14-00000 a | «picket.-the Seminar on a daily asis to voice opposition the House of Representatives as the ‘first order of pasanese ' the Seminar. ‘DEMONSTRATIONS PROTESTING UNITED STATES , INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM . - a This source further stated that. the demonstrators would present a petition to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. and request that he present the petition to when the Congress reconvenes. urs (Nandy, S. Pendergrast} the Atlanta, Georgia, coordinator for’the-Brigddé;“has advised that the Brigade will hold a workshop on the evening of January 15, 1968, in Washington,-D. C., at which time they will make plans for the next day's activities which will include contact of their Congressmen, Surs Coretta » mae the wife of. Reverend Martin” ,vUther Kin: ; “Ire -and~a~national sponsor of“the Brigade; is? ee etna or join Jeannette Rankin as part of a 50-woman | national delegation to attend the. openihg day of Congress... Other Demonstrations or "mt, ee E A San Antonio, National “Security Seminar is scheduled to be held at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, between January 8-19, 1968, conducted by the Industrial College of ‘the Armed Forces, Washington, DB. C. Military sponsors for the Seminar” are the Fourth Air Force Reserve Region, Fourth United States Army, and the Eighth Naval District. Governor John Connally of Texas is “scheduled to give the keynote speech at the opening day of: 7 nat ate tet Ants —_ . ittee.to.Stop..the,,] War in «Viétnan, at~a-meeting held Dédember 28, 1967, agreed to. to present United States folicy in Vietnam. Pickets will not demonstrate on University property for fear of arrest’ but will conduct their demonstrations near the University. The San Antonio Committee to Stop the War in Vietnam is a group in opposition to United States policy in Vietnam. CONFIDENTIAL w= 2a
14-00000 “ -e 0. CONFIDENTIAL — “DEMONSTRATIONS PROTESTING UNITED STATES 9 - . INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM _spokegman for the group, announced that the” On January 3, 1968, “approximately 40 individuals - gathered in front of the United States Courthouse, Foley ' Square, New York, New York, carrying signs and placards protesting the war in Vietnam and announcing “April 3-~ the next day of draft card turn-in." The demonstration was sponsored by; The Resistance, a group which opposes the draft, . During the demonstration, several participants ._ burned papers which were alleged | to be Selective Service i ... documents. on oe : ae vend cadisal : fatarice” ana a emonstration stated was going C. Linonara ‘broay a member of “thé Ras was held in support of Alan Haifley who he ' on trial in Denver, Colorado, . for refusing induction into the armed forces. a - On January 35 1968, ‘10. youths demonstrated in front of the Federal Courts ‘Buildingy. Minneapolis, Minnesota, - This group carried placards* reading ‘End the Draft" and ie Support Alan Haifley.+ During .the demonstration, two L, ‘N Assistant United States Attorney J, Earl Cudd with a statement of the participants entered the building and presented which supported Haifyey. One of the Signers of this document - ‘was: Frank Verrall, _Jr., who before his resignation in "y March, “1967, was a member of the District Board, Hinnesota— “Dakotas District, Communist Party, USA. os oe : CONFIDENTIAL So /\