JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form 6/4/2015 Agency Information Released under the John F. AGENCY: FBI Records Collection Act of RECORD NUMBER: = 124-90129-10014 (44 USC 2107 Mote). asef#:HW S3074 Date: RECORD SERIES: DL Boobs AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-1280-14 ~ Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DL TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 09/06/1962 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : MINUTEMEN DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/15/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE COMMENTS : MEMO HW 53074 Docld: 32335623 Page 1
- DIRECTOR, FBI (62-107261) 9/6/62 toy. “MINUTEBEN" ”. ENFORMATION CONCERNING (INTERNAL SECURITY) orqscsney 95 G8, Sn fet ree) = KANSAS CITY GIN: Ie: ° 972 os Re: TE Qn 8/23/62, former DL-18-8, who had furnished reliable information in the past, was being interviewed in connection With , an applicant-type investigation by SA JAMES P. HOSTY, JR., at d which time he volunteered the information that he had been in contact with the National Indignation Convention (NIC), which has bean idegtified as being affiliated with the John Birch | Society. &(U) Were aT This former informant advised that he was able to determine that ROBERT DePUGH of Hissouri was in contact with the NIC. on several occasions attempting to solicit the aid of that orgenization and to recruit mombers of the NIC to his group. This former informant indicated that the ieadership of the NIC did not want to have anything to do with DePUGH and refused to cooperate with him; however, some individuals, whose names this former informant did not care to divulge at this time, did indicate a desire to ferm an organization similar to the "MINUTEMEN". DoPUGH indicated that there were individuals sympathetic to the "IINUFENEN” in the Houston area. dK(u) t | , According to this former informant, most of these i} individuals are either members of the John Birch Society or | | former members of the John Birch Society who have become disgusted with merely writing letters and similar type activities, and they feel this nation is in imminent danger of invasion by the Soviet Union, and they wish te be prepared to resist such an invasion. They also fear that traitors within the United States will attempt to surrender this country to communism by turning this country over to the United Nations Which in turn would give this country over to the communists, and they intend to resist this. WW) | | | 2 = Bureau (RU) G 75855 2 ~ Houston (RH). &@ 76856 2 - Kansas City (sa-7787) Crary B%° - San Anton), 67 SF _. Gr DeaktalittM 2, C56 JPH 3pm | fe: (10) ; HY 53074 Docld:32335623 Page 2? r if i ay a BE 1. \ ea Meg N a SA ae Was wx My
— we a ( ff NS DIRECTOR, FBX (62-107261) 9/6/62 SAC, DALLAS (105-1286)(P) — _"MINUTPEHEN" INFORMATION CONCERNING CINTERNAL SECURITY) OO — KANSAS CITY fn 8/23/62, (sormer ncas-a)oés © had furnished reliable information in the past) was being interviewed in connection wth an applicant~-type investigation by SA JAMES P, HOSTY, JR., at which time he velunteored the information that he had been in contact with the National Indignation Convention (NIC), which has been identified as being affiliated with the John Birch Society. ACS) farts {gorner infornan} advised that he was able to determine that ROBERT DePUGH of Missouri was in contact with the NIC on several occasions attempting to solicit the aid of that organization and to recruit uembers of the NIC to his group. { ormer inform: indicated that the leadership of the RIC did not want to have anything to do with DePuGH and refused to cooperate with him; however, some individuals, whose names this former informant did not care to divulge at this tine, did indicate a desire te form an organization similar to the "MNINUFEMEN”. DePMIH indicated that there ware hfs » «old ROHERWISE, a oe individuals sympathetic to the “HINOTEMEN” in the Houston area. According to this (former infermant,) most of these individuals are oither m Ys of the John Birch Society or former members. of the John Birch Socioty who have bocomo disgusted with meroly writing letters and similar typo activities, and they feel this nation is in imminent danger of invasion by the Sovict Mion, and they wish to be prepared to resist such an invasion. They also fear that traitors within the United States will attempt te surrender this country to comuunisa by turning this country over to the Uited Nations which in turn would give this country over to the connunists, and they intend to resist this. wu) 2 - Bureau (Ri) on si97. Ate ht 2 Kansas City (2.7797) (ra) cre a ee 5 ~ Ban Antonio «aay Aevnee _ Bacisssiiueg tt ~ Pallas Bald maze ae JPA sym Index ‘ . HY 53074 Docld:32335623 Page 3