JFK Assassination System Date: 4/14/20] Identification Form ; Agency Information AGENCY: FBI | RECORD NUMBER: —124-10330-10021 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-107261-1145 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: PX TO: 0) HQ ) TITLE: DATE: 06/30/1965 “PAGES: 10 SUBJECTS : MINUTEMEN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: . 4 CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 05/27/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : rr eer v9.1 9 | Docld: 32313410 Page 1
3-263 (Rev. 5-189) a O wea, Se _FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION EPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD PHOENIX KANSAS CITY 6/30/65 3/24/65 -— 6/23/65 TLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY : SA JOHN F, SHEIK CHARACTER OF CASE O "MINUTEMEN" INFORMATION CONCERNING ake ep neers _ cles _ (INTERNAL SECURITY) aaTed aod REF ERENCE _ Report of. SA JOHN F, SHEIK dated 3/19/65 at Phoenix. “. “4 Phoenix letter to Bureau dated 3/20/65, forwarding to Bureau Vy eight copies of LHM incorporating information regarding "Minutemen", Kansas City (62-7797) (RM) TED er ae po Phoenix (105-12: Ax COVER PAG eee Ses we se RUC # | ADMINISTRATIVE | The Tucson PD, Pima County SO, and the OSI Office at DaviS=-Monthan AFB have been advised of information in this case, INFORMANTS . Identity of Source File Where Located PX T-1 is PSI IAN MICHAEL Inquiry re Instant File STEVENS a Subject Organiza-. . LpROVED wy SPECIAL AGENT T DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW SPIES MADE: v ae €/ OLE ’ Ci» Bureau (62-10726¥) (RM) L2 Jo To ~ G2, Presidio of San. Francisco (RM ~ OSI, Kirtland AFB, N.M. (RM) — - ONI, Phoenix (RM) es SY - INTC, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. (RM) 65.50. - Secret Service, Phoenix (RM) . q JUL 2 1809 Dissemination Record of Attached ‘Report - ane | yu: Notations | . lency LOE Oo S#) EF LAO, ATT" Bo Sol a Rd ES ee 1 2quest Recd. ite Fw. {while LS ae wy Fwd. Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Unit, Phoemie—(RM)— sare >| ____ TYPED BY ebt Docld: 32313410 Page 2?
onn O. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION... FD-204 (Rev. 9-23-58) » G2, Presidio of San Frarcisco (RM) OST, Kirtland AFB, NM, (RM) ONI, Phoenix (RM) INTC, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona (RM) be et pe 9 8 8 8 Copy to: Secret Service, Phoenix (EM) = Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Unit, Phoenix (RM) -  Reportofi SA JOHN ¥, SHEIK Office: PHOENIX Dats =» /30/65 | - FileNumber’ = DX 105=1226 Bufile #: 62-107261 Title: "MINOTEMEN'? LN Character: INFORMATION CONCERNING (INTERNAL SECURITY) . Synopsis: Tnformation was received from an additional source that DEL MYERS was a leader of the “Minutemen” in Tucson, Arizona, in 1962-63, but that MYERS was dropped by ROBERT B, DE PUGH, National Commander of the 'Minutemen”, due to inStability. Tueson, Arizona newSpapers in June, 1965, news Stories, claim a “Minutemen” cell active in Tucson area and training with firearms in Cochise County area. it. WILLIAM GILKINSON, head of the Tucson PD Intelligence Unit, and quoted in the newSpapers as the Source of the reports, advised 6/23/65 that he was misquoted in the newspapers and that he has no knowledge of any current activity of the "Minutemen” in the TucSon or Cochise County areas. DEL MYERS on 3/27/65 volunteered information to the Phoenix Office of the FBI regarding @lleged communist activities in the TucSon area and he stated at that time he was a member of the "Minutemen" in 1962, but waS not a member at the present time. MYERS indicated that a number had been assigned to him by the "Minutemen" but he could not recall. MYERS further related that the "Minutemen" organization is non-existent in Tucson at the present time. Other investigation also indicates subject organization no longer in existence or knewa -te--be operating in Arizona. _This document contains neither recommendation: « :: conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, and is a loan fo your agency, ; it and/or its ~ fs are not fo be distributed outside your agency. eet, woes afew DocId: 32313410 Page 3 St ter ereemgen cape Battin tere ony eet pe ney cae glatite wultann'y “tine we A
DETAILS: PONG AT TUCSON, ARIZONA “On Mareh 24, 1965, ROBERDYMC CARTHY, 6020 North 21st Avenue, Phoenix,. Arizona, a self~admitted member of \ the “Minutemen”, 1962-64, and Arizona State: Coordinator | Nof the "Minutemen", 1963-64, advised that he had been given “the name of DEL MYERS as the man to contact in Arizona’ with regard to the "Minutemen". MC CARTHY advised that DEL MYERS had the number of 13056 in the “Minutemen” organ ization. MC CARTHY had corresponded with DEL MYERS at ‘Tucson, Arizona, in November of 1962 up until early 1963 ‘when due to differences between them, he no longer heard Onn MYERS, MC CARTHY was Subsequently advised by ROBERT _ DE. PUGH, Noxborne, Missouri, in September, 1963, that = =~ > MYERS” had been dropped | ‘due:to instability and that he was — becoming active in the American Veterans Against Communism, MC CARTHY was of the opinion that the break of DEL MYERS with the "Minutemen" was a real Sincere one and no. doubt was due to the difference in personalities between MYERS and DE PUTH, On Mareh 37, 1965, DELS IYERS appeared in the TucSon Resident Agency and turned over material which he Stated related to communiSt Sympathizers and Supporters in the TucSon, Arizona area, He made available a copy of the Congressions ecord of August 20, 1964, Which set forth a telegram to Senator WAYNE MORSE, which telegram Supported cessation of the Viet Nam War and which was Signed by approx- imately 60 Tucson, Arizona perSons. MYERS also made availa- ble an alleged report of the organizational meeting of the Tucson Chapter of CORE of April 10, 1964, at which meeting MYERS claimed he had a source of his in attendance, MYERS also made available for study 3 x 5 cards on which was information concerning TucSon individuals deScribed by MYERS 48 communist Sympathizers. During the foregoing contact, MYERS orally admitted that he was a member of the "Minutemen" in 1962 but had dropped out, become interested in the American Veterans Against Com-= munism, a California organization, and that he was not a mem-= ber of ‘the "Minutemen”™ at the preSent time. He further admitted that he had a number assigned to him but that he could not = Qo * Docld:32313410 Page 4 ed ett