er  — — —  EEESEESFSFSSSSSSSSSSSSmmMshFesesesFsssSSSSmMMMsseseseseseses AGENCY : “ RECORD NUMBER : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : " CLASSIFICATION : (" RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : A DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 | HW 53074 Docld: 32334590 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE : DATE : * PAGES: JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-901 16-10296 MM 105-4921-79A Document Information FBI TP HQ 12/21/1964 3 MINUTEMEN PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/10/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO Page 1 Date: 6/4/2015 Released under the John Kennedy Was5assination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ases#: NW S3074 Date: 5-30-2017 i I SS |
DIRECTOR, FBI (62-107261) . 12~23-64 SAC, TAMPA (160-388) “MINUTEMEN" INFORMATION CONCERNING 1s (00: KANSAS CITY) Remylot 12-7-64. eee ee 3 . . 1 Enclosed to the Bureau, Miami and Kansas City are one each of copies of the following items made available by CARL V. JONSON, 11-24-64: ae 1. Copies of the outside manila envelope : maied from Hiami Nov. 18, 1964 and addressed ty» CARL V. JENSEN together with the similar fo inside envelope bearing return address of the ; Peace Foundation, P. O. Box 800, Hollywood, Fla. 2. Two page mimeographed leaflet captioned. Practical Security Heasures 3. Tfvo page application form for membership | in the “Ninutemen” together with small envelope bearing return address, Peace Youndation, gummed label "I am a card ; earrying American" and identification card issued by Americans for Freedon. Copies are not being furnished of the other itens made available by lr. JOHNSON, inasmuch as it is believed the Bureau and interested offices may already have same. 2 - Bureau(Enc. 5) (RH) Beet C)- Miami (105-4921) (Ene. Ss} (RM (RM) 2- Kansas City (62-7787) (Enc. 5) (RE) | 2 - Tampa a — LOS- A f1A : cnpeant = AS. |. ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED fas en ge | /»  HEBEIN IS UNCLASSIFIED arene ae DEC 2 2i 1964 DATE Lo]. BY SPS 679/05 Hie | _ HW 53074 Docld:32334590 Page ?
—— HW 53074 ‘Division, BP. O. Box 6313; Tampa 4, Fla. This contained one TP 100-388 On 12-10-64, Mr. JOHNSON made available for examina- tion additional material which he has received from the "Hinutemen, " On 12-4-64, he received a carton approximately 6" by 10" by 4” postmarked at Kansas City, Missouri, no date, with parcel post mailing label showing sender as P. 0. Box 172, Independence, Missouri, and addressee as CARL V. JOHNSON and Associates, Continental) Casualty Co., 109th St., and Central Ave., Tampa 4, Fla. This box contained one mimeographed sheet "Notes on Recruiting," 50 copies of the leaflet "Join the Minutemen," 20 booklets “The Minutemen-America's Last Line of Defense against Communism," and 10 membership applica- doo tion blanks. ~ Another carton of similar size was received by Mr. JOHNSON 12-8-64 and contained 890 copies of "Join:..; the Minutemen" and 20 copies of above-mentioned booklet. | This carton was postmarked 12~4-64 at Independence, Missouri and the mailing label showed the same return‘address but carried JOHNSON's address as P. O. Box 8313 Tampa 4, Fla. On 12-7-74, Mr. JOHNSON received a manila envelope post marked 12-4-64 at Independence, Missouri and addressed to him at 402 E. 109th Ave. This bore no return address, but an inside white envelope showed return address of P. 0, Box 68, Norborne, Missouri. It contained a letter from ROBERT De PUGH to JOHNSON welcoming him as a member and assigning hin the number 41,502 which he may use in correspondence to avoid identify ing himself. Also enclosed were 10 leaflets “Join the Minutemen,” one booklet such as described above, one mimeographed leaflet "Practical Security Measures” with a pink slip inserted cautioning against use of personal checks or money orders in connection with "Minutemen" activities, one copy of “Minutemen Training Program," one copy of "Progress Bulletin," two business reply envelopes addressed to Biolab Corp., Norborne, Missouri. On 12-10-64, Mr. JOHNSON received a 5" by 10” manila envelope postmarked at Hollywood, Fla., no date, with parcel post label showing sender as J. CARR, Box 800, Hollywood, Fla. Envelope was addressed to Continental Casualty Co., CARL V. JOHNSON. and Associates, District Manager, Disability ~Qa HOPE WSS DoclId: 32334590 Page 3
HW 53074 £P 100-388 copy of the above-described booklet, one membership applica~ tion blank, one sheet captioned "To Prospective Members of the "Minutemen," one copy "A Short History of the Minutemen," one booklet "Principies of guerilla warfare," one "Practical Security Measures" with red typewritten additions and changes, Hr. JOHNSON said that since it is apparent he is expected to try to recruit members, he is considering sending in the names of two or three men who are related to his wife. If he dees so, he will furnish this office with the names of these people. ’ No attempt has been made to guide Mr. JOHNSON's activities in view of Bulet to Albany, 11-6-61, which instruced no active investigation shaid be conducted of captioned organization without prior Bureau approval. Bureau is requested to advise whether your instruction Still applies or whether Tampa should undertake to develop fir, JOHNSON as an informant in view:'of his co-operative attitude. In the latter event, Tampa will obtain appropriate background data and forward in the prescribed manner for requesting authority to develop PSIs. . Bureau and Kansas City should advise Tampa if they desire xerox copies of any of the above-listed material received by Mr. JOHNSON in addition to the items enclosed with this letter. {2 PMYA9S 5,0 fe DoclId: 32334590 Page 4