Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/14/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10331-10202 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: 116-165494-126 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HQ TO: TITLE: DATE: 05/01/1967 “PAGES: 22 SUBJECTS : GENERAL EDWIN WALKER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : v9.1 3 } DocId: 32313666 Page 1 t
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 US 2107 Hote;y. DATE: 11-14-2017 . 1 S . ) C) 7 % SUPPLEMENTAL CORRELATION SUMMARY rrelation Summary dated 7/1/64 filed as 116-165494-92) tn (a) ran) Main File No: 116-1654¢4 Date: 5/1/67 °— See also: G-H1563 0 Q-41686 . 163-11998 ; Subgect: Major Genera] Edwin A. Walker Date Searched: 7,/18/66 All logical variations of subject's namé and aliases were searcned and idehtical references were found AS: fe o . - \ (Ma jor Gener fgu in A. Walker \ /Edwin C. wWalkerJ7 Vy Pg walked i | . \ / Edwin Edison*yahwer - i) Edward Wabier"p — Sole ye if Edwin G. ‘Waite | Edward &.“Walkér OEE f A Edwin P. Walke /\ Edwin’Walker ~ nts iy Ted “walker “ / | Edwin A. Walker” : i / \ Jorm™ Waters / | Edwin Andersorr Walker ” fy 4 , . This is a summary of information obtained from a review of all "see" references to tne subject in Bureau files under the names and eliases listed above. All references under the above names containing data identical with the subject have been included except any indicated at the end of this summary under the heading REFERENCES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SUMMARY. * THIS SUMMARY HAS BEEN PREPARED ®OR USE. AT THE SEAT OF CVERNMENT AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION, IT IS DESIGNED TO FURNISH A SYNOPSIS O8 THE INFORMATION SET OUT IN EACH REPERENCE, AND IN MANY CASES THE ORIGINAL SERIAL WILL CONTAIN THE IN®ORMATION TN MORE DETAIL. Analyst Coordinator Juanita Casey Theda W. Duncan JC: jas AG - bl FOE: 2p Vie Sebiksie ma & (7K) o> we 7 May J 1957 ‘y ‘ ; if ¥ | ~ interes Docld: 32313666 Page 2?
VReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hoftr™ DATE: 11-14-2017 cae 8 U8 q be The following references indicate that according to TP-100-R, Oren Fenton Potito, National Organizer of the NSRP in 1962 - 1963, left | St. Petersburg, Florida on 9/30/62 for Jackson - Oxford, Miss. to assist General Edwin A. Walker in Walker's effort to block integration of the University of Mississippi. _Potito was detained by representatives of the Department of Justice and his weapons were seized on 10/1/62. According to Potito, Walker had appeared on television on 9/27/62. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 97-4196-64-58 p.26 -  (5¥ 157-418-11 p.1, 32,33 (11 Louis J. Nicoletti, Investigator,. Second US Army Industrial Security Field Office, Philadelphia, Pa., Lieutenant Colonel, US “Air Force Reserve, advised that he attended a Christmas party at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station on 12/15/62, at which time he became socially acquainted with a Mr. W.T. Caley (157-2828) of the Caley Research Foundation Wayne, Pa. Nicoletti stated Caley spoke of a “counter-insurgency" training program which had as its objective to hold down the American public. Caley said he had literature regarding "counter-insurgency" and this "“counter-insurgency" was related to Major General Edwin Walker of the US Army in Texas. Caley did not | specify the relationship between Walker and "counter-insurgency." Caley said he would make some of this literature available to Nicoletti, but Nicoletti, after departing the club, never heard any more from Caley. - 157-2828-2 p.3 (20+ | On 10/16/62, Detective Anthony Ulasewicz, NYC, PD, (protect | identity) furnished a leaflet published by the Nationalist Party (NP) (105-104038) which revealed that since the founding of the NP in . 4 September, 1961, the members and supporters of the NP had backed | Major General Edwin A. Walker, US Army (retired). Detective Ulasewicz stated that at a meeting of the NP on 10/13/62 at Arpad Hall, 323 E. 82nd St. NYC, Gilbert DeMiel, Press Secretary, NP, criticized the action of the US Government in Oxford, - Miss. and supported Walker's action there. Ed Weyel from New Jersey, © who was in the audience, stated he had heard Walker speak to the crowd in Oxford, Miss., and that he made no statements which could be consid- ered seditious or traitorous. ; (continued ) tern ee PAtescmnee ' Docld:32313666 Page 3
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Us¢ 2107 Hore DATE: 11-14-2017 . . tee 7 Le * (continued ) . Detective Ulasewicz advised that at a meeting sponsored by the NP on 3/1/63 at Adelphi Hall, NYC, John S. Sullivan, Chairman of the NP, reaffirmed the NP's support of former. General Edwin A. Walker, and defined the attempts of the courts to place Walker in an insane asylum as "another attempt of the Kennedy Administration to silence -true American patriots." 105-104038-53 p.14,16,17,27 (10418¥ TP-6-C (RAC) advised that on 3/2/63, a meeting of the Ridge Club 100, United Florida KKK was held at the home of J.R. Moses, Auburndale, Florida. During the meeting Alton Collie Smith (157-1388) Showed a poster announcing that General Edwin A. Walker would speak in Tampa, Florida on 3/4/63 under the sponsorship of the Florida’ Coalition of Patriotic Societies. 157-1388-2 p.4 (lly On 4/6/65 Judy Leigh Crockett, 530 E. 84th St., NYC advised that during one of her brief contacts with Jack Grant Wilson (65-68902), he mentioned he had been in contact with Edwin Walker, former Major General in the US Army. He did not disclose to her the nature of his association with General Walker. She stated that in April, 1963, Wilson was President of Inter-Continefital Services, Inc., Van Nuys, California; that he reportedly had been in contact with an unknown man in Alabama in the Spring of 1963, who loaned him microfilm of component parts of missiles and aircraft, for which Wilson allegedly payed $10,000. This contact was believed to have been arranged by Walker (details set out). 65-68902-3 p.2 (157 SL 1210-S advised that a protest meeting sponsored. by the St. Louis Freedom of the Press Committee (SLFPC) was held on 3/18/63 at 2851 North Union Ave., St. Louis, Mo. The purpose of the meeting was to plan a demonstration against the appearance in St. Louis of Major General Edwin Walker, who was to speak at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis on 3/19/63. (continued ) - Docld:32313666 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 sc 2107 mer DATE: 11-14-7017 aa pn C . ( (continued ) The serial indicated that the SLFPC was organized for the purpose of. increasing the circulation of the "Daily Worker." 100-427631-13 p.6 (167 | This reference sets out information concerning a rally at the East Denver High School, Denver,, Colorado on 3/26/63, at which formerl'Ma jor General Edwin A. Walker and the Reverend Billy James Hargus were to speak on the question of communism. The meeting, pro- moted by "Operation Midnight Ride" met with opposition by peaceful demonstrations of numerous organizations. 100-442529-289 p.12,13,36 (57 PD 497-S advised that on 5/16/63, Sheila Rae Van Hyning (100-441742) was among those participating in a protest demonstration Sponsored by Students For Civil Liberties outside the Portland Civic Auditorium, Portiand, Oregon, during the so-called anti-communist meeting at which Major General Edwin Walker spoke. 100-441742-2 p.5 (167 _ MM 639-S advised that Gerald Patrick Hemming (105-86406) left Miami, Florida on 7/3/63, and arrived the following day at Dallas, Texas, where he conferred with Edwin A. Walker, former Major General in the US Army. Walker told Hemming he did not want to participate in Cuban affairs because he did not want to back any specific cause, but rather would be available to fight communism all over the US. , 105-86406-18 p.24 | (oy The following references in the file of Lee Harvey Oswald set out data relating to Oswald's attempt to murder General Edwin A. Walker in his home in Dallas on 4/10/63. Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (céntinued ) ’ Doel d: 32313666 Page 5
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 Use 2107 Hot@)™ C C) fl Ps (continued ) REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 105-82555-3678 p.1,2 (8Y - 3686 (8 -3769 encl.p.6104 (8F ~3802 encl.p.6190, 6203, 6204 (8 - 3892 . (8 - 3963 aC -4036 9 -4052 18F -4107 encl.p.1-4,6-9,11-18, 21-26, 30-32 oP (Photos of Walker's residence attached) -4174 p.8 fuer -4218 p.1,2 oon xe -4354X p Q1- 94,97,101,103,105,109-111, 713, 115, 116, 118- 122,124,125, 129-134, 136, 213,260,261, 263 -4422 encl.p.1-4 (9 -~4431 1 -4555 encl.p.1,2 94" -4601 encl.p.2 13y - 5447 (9x On 12/16/63 NO 1223-c (RAC) advised that’Ned Touchstone, Editor of "The Councilor," publication of the Citizens Council of Louisiana, Inc., who resided Bossier City, La., advised he had recent- ly visited General Edwin Walker in Dallas, Texas, and that Walker had shown him the bullet hole in his home where the sniper fired at him a number of months ago. NO 1223-C (RAC) advised that Touchstone, a member of the Original Knights of the KKK, claimed the Klan had documented poof that President Lyndon Johnson was formerly a member of the Klan in Texas ; during his early political career. Touchstone said this Klan group was organized in Fort Worth, Texas, and he was not sure if this was the name "Hykers" or whether it was the initial "H.Y.K.E.R.S." Source was of the opinion Touchstone obtained this information from General Walker, since he. talked about it at the time he talked about visiting Walker. 157-5-12-8 (18F | Doeld: 32313666 Page 6
[Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 US¢ 2107 Hot" DATE: 11-14-7017 Ns . NL? é (continued ) 11721 Dorchester, Dallas. Dr. Baker said she was not registered as a student at SMU. This serial indicated that the address of the SAC was PO. Box 2794, Dallas 21, Texas. 62-0-65714 encl.p.2 (27 Bureau memo dated 8/10/64 captioned National States Rights Party (105-66233) advised that information received from a confidential source of the Tampa Office revealed that Dewey M. Taft, Florida State Chairman of the NSRP, indicated at a recent meeting that he was in the process of preparing an issue of the "American Digest." This issue was to "headline the fact that Bobby Kennedy had his brother, John F. Kennedy, shot, that Ruby* and Oswald** were in on the deal, that they tried to kill Retired General Edwin A. Walker before assassinating the President." The serial indicated that the "American Digest" was the NSRP publication printed by Taft at Tampa, Florida. 105-66233-1308 (5¥ *Jack Ruby ~ **Lee Harvey Oswald According to JN 59-R (Prob.) on 9/30/64, B.L. Akin (157-2238) had sometime in the past told him he was affiliated with Ma jor General Edwin Walker. On that occasion, Akin stated that Walker had 100,000 men in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and possibly New Mexico and Arizona. He stated that the followers of Walker were going to revolt and Walker would lead an insurrection if Lyndon B. Johnson was re-elected President of the US. 157-2238-3 p.22 , : (207 * Doeld:32313666 Page 7