Released under the John F. Kenedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). ee ees AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10173-10489 RECORD _ SERIES: TP AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  62-455-177 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: GENTRY. GLYDE B. JR. . TITLE: DATE: 11/24/1963. PAGES: 5 SUBJECT: JFK, CONTACT, KKK DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified - , NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: — 09/24/1997 UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2001 STATUS Redact | RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: Docld: 32171670 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hobe k. ” _ DATE: 11-14-2017 cover _Shéet for Informant Report or ee Ff-306 (3-21-58) Date Teceived Received from (name or symbol number) | Received by 11/27/63 SA GLYDE B. GENTRY, JR. Method of delivery {check appropriate blocks) “ 7:4} in person [by telephone aa by mail | orally | - Cy recording device xo written by Informant Date of Report 11/24/63 Date(s) of activity If orally furnished and reduced to writing by Agent: Date 4 Dictated to Transcribed ' Authenticated by Informant 11/23/63 Brief description of activity or material __Public rally of UFKKK, Highway 92, Plant City, Fla., 11/23/63. Grand Dragon names File where original is located if not attached Cc. L. BENEFIELD, Grand Klaliff. TP 137-6A-546 Remarks: . : ‘ COPIES ACTION TI” Yndex into 157-162: FBI Jacksonville (RM) _ (FNU) POPE 157-162 (Plant City) . LARRY FOX -157-281 (HOGUE) ; (FNU) BUTTRUM 157-433 (LUMLEY). J. T. OGLE 157- -259 (JACK BAKER) a _ -2. Index to 157-165: 35. (DAN WOODS), _ SCOTT KELLY, Fla. Senator i ft Toi BE) Sh Ge - “1572274 (HAWKINS) 15 =254 (PULLIAM) ALL INFODMATION CO} NTAINED pee ee it rae = tes: 282 (Gt. GASEA , ie HERE]; 3 ine a OA SSEPIEL weds! “(v. GASHAW): DAT= 1-27-93 MLLER LY, HOV 457-504 (A, TEMPLE). : ee, = 137-765 | . | | TF - 157-381 (MC LEAN) ~ 157-894 (TURNER) - . | ~- 62-455 (KENNEDY ASSASSINATION) oe Block Stamp 1 ~ 137-89 (COPIES CONTINUED PAGE 2) 2 —L apg cue SERIALIZE 7 FILED ate ECE? 1963. Le" FBI — TAMPA USE REGISTERED MAIL \ pocra: 32171670 Page 2
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Released under the John Ff. Kennedy Assazsination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 27107 ‘Hote}. | DATE: 11-14-2017 NOTE: Informant's report is set forth herein exactly as received except for corrections in spelling and grammar. Lakeland, Fla. November 24, 1963 On November 23, 1963, there was a public klan speaking and cross burning two miles east of Plant City on Highway 92. Be Ce, This rally was sponsored by the Plant city unit of the United Florida Ku Klux Klan. There were about 350 present at this rally. There were about 50 robed klansmen at the meeting. ; Those recognized were: From Plant City ALL INFODM TION CONTAINED GARY HOGUE HEREIN io. ASSIFIED H, V. LUMLEY | DATELLLO-3 B12 DE MI Yo9 a NG. HAWKINS | . (& “} FNU POPE , ‘ WAYNE HICKEY ALTON PULLIAM (Formerly of Tampa ) MORRIS TAYLOR (Also) W. O. RYALS (Also) From Lakeland O. V. BOATWRIGHT H. B. O'STEEN J. T. OGLE C. L. SHEFFIELD From Haines City | MARLIN GASHAW VIRGIL GASHAW ALBERT TEMPLE From Dade City LARRY FOX Docld: 327171670 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assazsination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hobe}. DATE: 11-14-2017 kK wrod FNU BUTTRUM _ FNU DEFBAUGH From Lake Wales. - GENE MC ‘LEAN EUGENE TURNER CARL CAPPS From Auburndale, Fla. A. C, SMITH .C, 0. HENDERSON JACK JOHNS HERCHEL JOHNS JAMES SUTTON DEWEY HICKMAN JACK WATKINS JASON KERSEY (Grand. pragon) AL MASSEY. FNU NOUCE (PHONETIC) Known as "The. Crusader" » J. L. HARRISON, of Palmetto, Fla. FNU O'PRY. The rally was opened with a prayer by O'PRY. There. were three speakers and three crosses were burmd. The first to speak was 0' PRY and he said the klan needed everyone to hip with the fight to keep Negroes from mixing with the white children and mixing of all kinds. He told of. chasing a Negro from a store near his home until he (O'PRY) was through buying his groceries. He challenged any preacher to face him and tell him it is God's will to integrate. O'PRY introduced FNU NOUCE as the next: speaker. NOUCE has spoken at several klan rallies.and he said he understands the way the Southern people feel about mixing. There was not much said about the death of JACK KENNEDY, but it was said the klan was not to run him down, but his stands on integration would be talked about. JASON KERSEY. told the group the United Florida Ku Klux Klan is a part of the real klans and is not an outlaw DoclIda:327171670 Page 5