JFK Assassination System ° Date: 6/4/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-90129-10062 ‘\ RECORD SERIES: DL a AGENCY FILE NUMBER: _ 105-1280-61 ~ Document Information ORIGINATOR:. FBI FROM: PH TO: HQ TITLE : , DATE: 02/19/1964 ‘PAGES: 10 SUBJECTS : MINUTEMEN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: = 09/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT v9.1 14 HW 45880 DocId:32335671 Page 1
a Bes, ANT ce a> ORE Ak oS Pi Re A AE A NRC FD-36° (Rev: 12-13-56) Bee EC OQ FBI r Date: 2/19/64 “(Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) | : | Spun “RO. 4" “Director; FBI-(62=T07261) ~~~ > ‘FROM: sags Philadelphia (157-447) SUBJECT: "MINUTEMEN" INFORMATION CONCERNING INTERNAL SECURITY ‘Re Bureau airtel, 1/16/64; report of SA JOSEPH C. sows Sane BBARNEDY. 2/14/64, at Denver.. oct ae Paa ‘ Enclosed: for the Bureau are seven copies of a self-explanatory letterhead memo dated and captioned as above. Enclosed for Kansas City are three copies of letter- head memo, as Kansas City is office of origin. Enclosed for each additional designated office are two copies of letterhead memo . 1 7. letterhead memo is identified | mo as » self identified as National | OTHER 4 Chaplain for the "Minutemen. is. being , concealed in view of his proclaimed high position within "Minutemen" and the fact that he appears cooperative and — if information furnished by him is verified to, be factual, Philadelphia will. give consideration to his potential as an informant in. the racial field. | 6 / 3 - Bureau (62- 107261) Enc .-7) (RM) 3 - Kansas City (Enc.-3) (RM) /05-13, 50 SB a—-i Denver Ene .-2 RM Ae SERIALIZED - Springfield (Enc.-2) (RM)-  phiienae \, : 2 osm toot ee) a Zz 257-70 (GREET _-ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED | NG | HEREIN IS UNCLE ) | (18) DATE Lafiglex BYSPxer JOO Approved: a —“«‘«Seett WWM Per = t= Special Agent in Charge . Fa TR he aie Taga a “4 HW 45880 DocId:32335671 Page 2
lye per file on the "Minutemen" has been reviewed and persons identi- 9 This letterhead memo is classified "Confidential" a | inasmuch as information furnished from PH T-1 could logically 17° 7%  -yesult in his identification and compromise the future effective-; ness and usefulness thereof. Me ee For the information of the Bureau, Philadelphia's —_—~™ fied as having had previous contact with the "Minutemen" have — been reinterviewed and all have disclaimed knowledge of any  eurrent "Minutemen" activities or chapters within Philadelphia s—i=*s u Division territory. Likewise, all agents and resident agencies = were requested by office memo to contact logical sources and bie informants and were requested to be alert for any information 9 677 concerning the "Minutemen." All investigation to date has = met with negative results and no chapters of the "Minutemen" — ee or local members of the organization have been identified to = = date. . ee ear a An allegation that WILLIAM T. CALEY, Wayne, Pa. # = = (Philadelphia file 157-704), has a sizeable cache of firearms and ammunition in the basement of his home and is possibly = = | a member of the "Minutemen" has been received and is currently = | under investigation by the Philadelphia Office. Philadelphia = = will promptly report the results of investigation CONCOPRINE 6 CALEY in form suitable for dissemination. ee Inasmuch as no current "Minutemen" activities or = = | cells are known to exist in Philadelphia, no report is being = submitted in this matter at this time; however, upon the = = completion of interviews with[[______] @ll per- = ——— oTHER 4 tinent information received will immediately be reported in | form suitable for dissemination. Oo Ce Mae JAMES LEE BAUER, who received literature from the ~~ "Minutemen" while a student at Penn State University, State  ~ College, Pa., and who redistributed same in the State College area prior to his identification and interview by Bureau = Agents on 3/28/62, was reinterviewed on 2/17/64 by SA THOMAS J. DOLAN.- BAUER stated:he severed all relations with the  'winutemen" at the time of his above-referenced interview _ and has had nothing to do with the organization since then. = = | He noted that he has avoided all inflammatory news commentators, literature, and similar things that might re-excite his == interest in the Right Wing since that time. “BAUER 16’ now HW 458380 DocId:32335671 Page 3
ees or Owens-Corning Fiber Glass in Pld ere, : noted that the alias of JOHN PARKER used by him when he was active with the "Minutemen" was chosen by him inasmnich ee as =e was the name of one of the original Minutemen. a on January 22 and February 10, 1964, PH 632-0 gayines SAs PAUL W. NOLAN and MASON P. SMITH he had no | information concerning "Minutemen" activities or persons | known to be members of the "Minutemen" in the ania di os. area. ce Inasmuch as Philadelphia is considering the po- ‘tential of [Jas an informant, all offices receiving copies of this communication are requested to immediately =| ¥ furnish Philadelphia any information concerning the pee le _ ground, reliability, weaknesses, or other matters of interest  \y to Philadelphia and having a bearing on (H____l usefulness and capabilities of direction. noted that Philadelphia . has had several contacts with in the recent past and he has appeared sincere and level-headed and has furnished ee ' general information concerning the "Minutemen." He has denied knowledge of identities of any members or chapters of the oo organization within the Philadelphia area. Future extensive interviews are arranged with at which the organizational — set structure of cells, and identities of members known to will be thoroughly discussed with him. ‘These inter- ce views will be conducted away from the Theological Seminary wht e he is currently employed as head of the kitchen and peace will be taken to afford the utmost security, both as requested — byL___ ana as indicated by the nature of the investigation, On 2/18/64 [_____] furnished SAs MASON P. SMITH and | ~~ C*OTHER 4 JOHN R, WINEBERG, in addition to the information referenced in oe : enclosed letterhead memo, his personal copy of the “Minuteme untitled manual of instructions. This consists of numerous sections, mimeographed in blue ink,concerning personal | survival, -° Various topics of Guetilla Warfare, The Underground, First ce - Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense; and Booby ‘Traps, — (complete with three pages of diagrams on instruction, A vbdligen lg _@tc., of booby traps) bound in a flexible Pine PS tush a a . means or removable brass fasteners. " OTHER 4 NW 45880 DocId:32335671 Page 4
[ __Jaavisea that the latest editions of this. oe aré now put out in a hard-bound book form. The manual is 8 1/2" x11" in size and will be made available to the a ie ‘Bureau in the event the Bureau so requests and/or has not previously received copies of this manual. It is ee Ten ‘tained in Philadelphia file 157-447. y Se Referenced Denver report sets out a lead for Phila- ‘deiphis to interview JOHN BOYD also at Faith Theological - Seminary, where[__ is employed. Philadelphia is holding lead to interv in abeyance in view of the possibility of developing as an informant and interview of BOYD at this time might prejudice this development. In this ‘pegard — itis further noted oo worried about security and — ve on 2/18/64 indicated he had been assigned a chauffeur, who was Math ata — [| bigest _ OTHER 4 es and who was biggest securit, <.% MOPYPY . explained that he om occasion blacks out and | it is for this reason he was assigned a chauffeur. He did ‘not | © indicate whether or no uffeur was assigned by the "Minutemen" or by the and whether or not his chauffeur was a member of the "Minutemen." = Referenced Denver report further reflects c—: FeGOTHER 4 & reputation among his fellow associates in Denver of lying. a lee i In this regard, Denver is specifically (—— furnish | Philadelphia all information’ bearing on reliability and veracity. has made reference to JOHN ROBERT HARRELL 4 OTHER 4 the fact that he has been contacted by the FBI in the past i | concerning HARRELL and his possible whereabouts. He stated he | will continue to endeavor to ascertain this information. | On 2/18/64 stated that members of the "Minus men" are never identified Im correspondence or telephonically | He stated even though he holds a preferential position in the | "Minutemen" and has spoken on various occasions before var groups, the only way he can ascertain the identities of members in the Philadelphia area is by word of mouth upon his return ce to Norborne, Mo... snd in face-to-face conversations with ys ROBERT DE PUGH. advised that all members 1 : standing who have beén investigated and cleared are a number. <Any correspondence between members is signe: their number if it ae to: ——— activities. OTHER 4 ie NW 45880) Docld:32335671 Page 5
a cel nd recruits as many as plore up t mine persons, to be members of his cell, No « | National Headquarters would be aware of the id e gens! men in this cell. stated he was originally in comiete Minutemen" but has determined that they are out.’ He opined that, for example, a number of the g ot qualified to be in possession of firearms. He : opined that other far Right splinter groups in some accord with the "Minutemen" have personal axes to grin ems Soeetiene of becoming National leaders. : The Bureau and. all interested offices will “apprised of all pertinent information furnished every endeavor will be made in future contacts to specifics hata ced ees organization, identities of FROHBOSE HW 45880 DocId:32335671 Page 6
FD-96 (Rev. 12-13-56) FBI Date: 2/19/64 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) Pe : io) t@ahuetasimratian Se ee (Priority or Method of Mailing) i _) 90 << @areccer, Foi (62-107261) i= = = os se FROM : SAC, Philadelphia (157-447) | "MINUTEMEN" E INFORMATION CONCERNING : Lo INTERNAL SECURITY , ! 3 nsas y ‘Re Bureau airtel, 1/16/64; report of SA JOSEPH C. seraneuien 2/14/64, at Denver. <n Enclosed for the Bureau are seven copies of a self-explanatory letterhead memo dated and captioned as above. Enclosed for Kansas City are three copies of letter- head memo, as Kansas City is office of origin. Enclosed for each additional designated office are two copies of letterhead memo. H T-1 in enclosed letterhead memo is identified | — identificd as National OTHER 4 Chaplain for the "Minutemen." is. being concealed in view of his proclaimed high position within "Minutemen" and the fact that he appears cooperative and — if information furnished by him is verified le ke factual, Philadelphia will give consideration to his potential as ee ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED Bureau (62-107261) (Enc.-7) (RM) DATE _lahzlics BY ¢ Kansas Gity (Enc.-3) (RM) Pl, IPG Dallas (Enc. 3 a a oP Denver (Enc.- 5 0 - St. Louis (Enc. ~2) RM) SERIALIZED ......, auPILED Philadel og Se A a ane 2 - 15T- FEB 2 3 1964 1 - -Llgeatl FBI DALLAS OTHER 4 1 - 157-704 (CALEY Apptoved: oo Sent Per Special Agent in Charge aw 45860 DoclId:32335671 Page 7
| a ‘PH 157-47 ae - This letterhead memo is classified “Confidential” =~”  4nasmuch as information furnished from PH T-1 could logically = | + result in his identification and compromise the future effective- = ness and usefulness thereof. eT ee For the information of the Bureau, Philadelphia's a file on the "Minutemen" has been reviewed and persons identi- - fied as having had previous contact with the "Minutemen" have _ peen reinterviewed and all have @isclaimed knowledge of any eurrent "Minutemen" activities or chapters within Philadelphia Division territory. Likewise, all agents and resident agencies were requested by office memo to contact logical sources and informants and were requested to be alert for any information concerning the "Minutemen." All investigation to date has Lee met with negative results and no chapters of the "Minutemen" or local members of the organization have been identified to oe - date. ee Hea An allegation that WILLIAM T. CALEY, Wayne, Pa ee Ds eae (Philadelphia file 157-704), has a sizeable cache of firearms and ammunition in the basement of his home and is possibly = a member of the "Minutemen" has been received and is currently  —s. under investigation by the Philadelphia Office. Philadelphia will promptly report the results of investigation concerning = CALEY in form suitable for dissemination. oka eee Inasmuch as no current "Minutemen" activities or = cells are known to exist in Philadelphia, no report is being submitted in this matter at this time; however, upon the = = completion of interviews with [________] all per-———s or 4 tinent information received will immediately be reported in «| form suitable for dissemination. ee oy JAMES LEE BAUER, who received literature from the = "Minutemen" while a student at Penn State University, State = College, Pa., and who redistributed same in the State College area prior to his identification and interview by Bureau Agents on 3/28/62, was reinterviewed on 2/17/64 by SA THOMAS — J. DOLAN. BAUER stated:he severed all relations with the "Minutemen" at the time of his above-referenced interview j= = and has had nothing to do with the organization since then, = = He noted that he has avoided all inflammatory news commentators, = literature, and similar things that might re-excite his = ~~ interest in the Right Wing since that time. BAUER is now  -2- HW 45880 DocId:32335671 Page &
con i iaine « ‘at 405 Penn Street, Huntingdon, Pa., and is an + employee of Owens-Corning Fiber Glass in Al elon a He. -  moted that the alias of JOHN PARKER used by him when he _ + was active with the "Minutemen" was chosen by him inasmuch as that was the name of one of the original Minuten on January 22 and February 10, 1964, PH 632-c_ es advised SAs PAUL W. NOLAN and MASON P, SMITH he had no information concerning "Minutemen" activities or persons mown to be members of the "Minutemen" in the Phaladeiphia interviews are arranged with ae area. oe. Inasmuch as Philadelphia is considering the po- es tential __ — as an informant, all offices receiving eo) (EG OTHER 4 copies of this communication are requested to immediately oF furnish Philadelphia any information concerning the back- — ground, reliability, weaknesses, or other matters of interest _ to Philadelphia and having a bearing on[_____—_—si'ds usefulness — and capabilities of et that Philadelphia — has had several contacts with he has appeared sincere and level-headed and has furnished | _ general information concerning the "Minutemen." He has denied knowledge of identities of amy members or chapters of the | in the recent past and organization within the eb pe 8s Future extensive — ae t+ which the organizational trusture of cells, and identities of members known to will be thoroughly discussed with him. These inter- Le views” will be conducted away from the Theological Seminary where” he is currently employed asl———bf the kitchen and precautions wil nm to afford the utmost security, both as requested by and a2 indicated by the nature of the investigation: on 2/18/64 ____]furnished Sas MASON P, SMITH and [OTHER 4 JOHN R. WINESERG, in addition to the information referenced in enclosed letterhead memo, his personal copy of the “Minutemen” untitled manual of instructions. This consists of numerous = = sections, mimeographed in blue ink,concerning personal survival, various topics of Gu¢erla Warfare, The Underground, First Aid; Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense; and Booby Traps, (complete with three pagés of diagrams on instruction, placing, © etc., of booby traps) bound in a flexible blue DL vauil samme le méans of ‘remevanle brass fasteners. ie NW 45860 DoclId:32335671 Page 9
: pee advised that the latest editions of this’ OTHER 4 manual are now ‘put out in a hard-bound book form. ‘The manual ‘ ds 8 1/2" x11" in size and will be made available to the — Bureau in the event the Bureau so requests and/or has not previously received copies of this manual. It is aon re- er. in Philadelphia file 157- AT , ee _—s—s«dReferenced Denver report sets out a lead for Phile- i deiphia to interview JOHN BOYD also at Faith Theological — OTHER 4 | ]is employed. Philadelphia is holttin is ee this time might prejudice this development. In this regar -- 4¢ is further noted that (____} is worried about security and om 2/18/64 indicated he had been assigned a chauffeur, who was — with him at the Seminary and who was [| biggest security | worry: [7] explained that he on occasion blacks out and | it is for this reason he was assigned a chauffeur. He did not |. > dndicate whether or not his chauffeur was assigned by the ~~ "Minutemen" or by the Seminary and whether or not his chauffeur — was a member of the "Minutemen." ee Referenced Denver report further es OTHER 4 @ reputation among his fellow associates in Denver of lying. | Lak | In this regard, Denver is specifically requested to furnish | i Philadelphia all information’ bearing gc | and veracity. ee Cee made reference to JOHN ROBERT HARRELL ‘ad a “OTHER 4 the fact t @ has been contacted by the FBI in the past u concerning HARRELL and his possible whereabouts. He stated he will peat inus to andeavor to ascertain this information. Le On 2/18/64 [__} stated that members of the yinut OTHER 4 men" are never identified im correspondence or telephonically ee | He stated even though he holds a preferential position in the | "Minutemen" and has spoken on various occasions before various groups, the only way he can ascertain the identities of members | in the Philadelphia area is by word of mouth upon his return _ i to Norborne, Mo., and in face-to-face conversations with Par ROBERT DE PUGH. advised that all members in good |, . standing who have been investigated and cleared are assigned |.) @& number. Any correspondence between members is signed with .. their number if it. Pail maces to “mavenen’ bahaihetlaragse He ae HW 45880 DoclId:32335671 Page 10
noted the utmost security is utilized in all commmnicat ions. : [| stated when a person becomes a member he BOTHER 4 Sevan a cell and recruits as many as possible, up to eight ut or nine persons, to be members of his cell, No one else ‘othe than National Headquarters would be aware of = identities 4 OE. the other men in this cell. ee ne [a indicated that a definite chain of wan THER 4 ae ae establ sne oughout the entire strutture of the "Minutemen" fa Fane — organization is conducted in a very military fashion. oe : Cd stated he was originally in complete sympathy THER 4 with. the "Minutemen" but has determined that they are “too far — 4 out." He opined that, for example, a number of the groups are “not qualified to be in possession of firearms. He further -@pined that other far Right splinter groups in some degree of - accord with the "Minutemen" have personal axes to grind and/or personal aspirations of becoming National leaders. as, The Bureau and all interested offices wil ) oo apprised of all pertinent information furnished by : OTHER 4 every endeavor will be made in future contacts to de ine ae specifics concerning organization, identities of nanan s ete. FROHBOSE i HW 458380 DoclId:32335671 Page i1