Re’ "“MINOTEKEN" together agszin and build up interest in the organization. That they had been somewhat quiescent since November of 1963 and the leadership desired that they become active again. SUBJECT 'G' took the position of leadership within the group and told them that the group was working on a plan to set up various points throusut Tarrant County where the members Yould meet. That a password would be given each member and uae. Changed monthly. The reason for this reorganization was ieee aaa given 2s the inzbility of individual members being able to name co-conspirators if apprehended by the authorities during or following acte of sabotage inasmuch 25 members unknown to each cther would be assigned to each reporting point. SUBJECT 'G' told the group that they would be advised Sot es when the details were worked out. SUBJECT 'G' also talked - { ~  . about what the INFORMANT referred to as ‘the usual stuff a they tell us about the government being Communistic'., The »;, INFORMANT recalled that SUBJECT ‘G' told them that the *. government said that there were only 20,000 Communists in the United Stated but that the MINUTE MEN had 60,000 under surveillance - hénce the government was trying to conceal the strength of the Communists in this country. That there were many negres among the Communists and that these negros were arming themselves with 30/06 rifles, .38 caliber revolvers, and 12 gauge shetguns. That in the event of a - negro uprising, the government would tzke the side of the negro and would support them against the whites. maa "SUBJECT 'G' told them that they would not be able =" to use the farm any longer inasmuch as Federal Officers had » .it under surveillance. de said that ‘they' had caught &@ man * on the farm (apperentiy recently} end searched him. That “: be had F.B.F. tdentification on his person, That 'they'. ~ have also noticed a brezd truck perked on a hill eoverlocking the farm several times. That there were two men in the truck and one wzs seen cbserving the farm with field giasses. That groups from Dzllss had been meeting and firing at the farm and it w2s pessible someone had been follcwed from Dallas q. to the farm. SUEJECT 'G' ask each cne at the meeting to operate tTY to locate a safe place in the country where they could were oes Meet and fire weapons." -2- ce ASTER TUITE A 4 70 a ile : .: ar ak re Rael ok ado Led bee §4653 DocId:32248016 Page 3 FR aemecy ee ke "The purpose cf the meeting was to get the members Behe Ot sit, dB ai a eo bewine Ba: eek ea pane oo ah oF aro + M4 Cf oe te Obey Veotts edit + é ~
POTENT ere ag , ge % tw aa oe fel “MINUTEMEN" Tee ‘Dalles 7-1 advises that in his opinion this would | ae be a possible means of infiltrating the group with a federal oe agent. The informant said he would consider meeting another. : : government agent for this purpose so long 28 he were not a... Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent.” ee Dallas T-1's report continues as follows: ae "SUBJECT 'G' agak the INFORMANT to join the Fort. a Worth Gun Club. As a member he could take guests to the range and teach them to shoot. SUBJECT 'G' told them that the organizaticn was starting a membership drive. That they co especially wanted men from among the business and professional oe oa men. That they did NOT want any men with criminal records .. wom. -- ‘OF who were likely to get into any trouble with the authori- “-- .. . ties, SUBJECT 'G' ask_ the INFORMANT to act as pistol coach oo for the new members and told him to get ready to begin giving we ae pistol training shortly. The INFORMANT ask that the govern- ment provide him with $18.00 to pay the yearly dues at the Fort Worth Rifle Club. He also ask that the government arrange for the use of some ranch or farm land not too far from Dallas or Fort Worth so that the MINUTE MEN will have a place to train. He also pointed out the obvious advantages to the government of being able to observe the various men he teaches pistol shooting to at the Fort Worth Gun Club, to be able to observe the MiNuTE KEN during their fi@ld training in the country, and especially of infiltrating a federal agent into the organization, "The INFORMANT stated that the MINUTE MEN have provided him with approximately 10,000 rounds of .38 caliber . ammunition to use in training Minute Men in pistol shooting. That about half of this emmunition is reloaded and balf ~ military ammuniticn., He stated that he has also been supplied with some 700 to 800 rcunds of .30 caliber machine gun ammunition. The INPORMANT stated that SUBJECT "G* gave him _ 1,000 small pistol primers during the meeting to use in -. peloading .38 caliber pistol ammunition. : “The INFORMANT also said thet SUBJECTS 'A' and 'G! . Bave told him that they want him to demonstrate the use of. | rea area : : > was Pr tL os oe ae . UU ita bie mia tae ee Oa + . _ Hi $4653 DBocld: 32246016 Page 4 tac ce LT pe mange et EE ae Pam mT aaiea pe 7) / ob -dbh a rhar N Lv we ne oty te Kiss vy tsa bubs bo endi. DA as betty Hy whe
re id ~¢s ves Re: "MINUTEMEN" "the Thompson submachine gun to some ‘very important people." This is suppesed to take place at some later date. The SUBJECT stated that he used to be expert with this weapon but had net fired it for quite some time. "MONDAY, Oct. 19, 1964 : At about 8:00 p.m. SUBJECT ‘At came to the INFORMANT's house. SUBJECT ‘A' and the INFORMANT went in the INFORMANT'S car to a point (inter- section) on the Randel Mill Read, and at that point under two large trees, they found a car waiting for them. The car was a late model blue Oldsmobile or Buick sedan, Five men were inside. The INFORMANT had seen only one of these men previously. (This man was the one referred to as The Speaker in the report of Oct. 6, 1964.) SUBJECT 'A' did most of tle talking. He went over some of the sime subjects discussed by the group the previous night and told the men that a meeting was planned later. That the meeting would be at either Benbrook Lake of Fisherman Paradise (in Johnson County, Texas). That they would be notified when and where later. The INFORMANT staed that these men were all armed with .38 caliber revolvers. The meeting lasted about fifteen or twenty minutes. , "TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 1964 : At about 8:00 p.m. SUBJECT 'D' came to the INFORMANTS house and they went, in SUBJECT 'Dts' car, to Eagle Mountain Lake. Near an excavata4 area for a new spiliway, they met a 1959 Ford | sedan, black with gold trim en the rear fenders. There were four men in the car. As usual, no introductions were made. SUBJECT 'D' repeated pretty much the same information ag SUBJECT 'A' had the night before, This meeting lasted about twenty minutes. The INFORMANT stated that all of the men were armed with .38 caliber pistols." Dalles T-1 advised that informant stated he has heard the organization referred to as both the 'MINUTEMEN"’ and the “American Underground.” Informant stated that normally the group was not named as such when talking among themselves inasmuch as they all knew what it was. Dallas © T-1 queried informant as to whether the group was the same all over the country and informant seemed surprised that anyone would think there were several such groups. Informant -~ 4 Gms neers wee aes ee ee — : ~- _HW°34653 “Décldls2746016 Page 57 a wy 2 MAG os hha ple ote b-ball iets) fds re oe anes ee dae a hee.
Rey “MINTTEYEE" oe atated thet frecus rention 22 mide about the OTELLIZE III ‘elsewhere, ugusiiy to impress somecnet with how large and powerful it is. Dalles Tel gdvised that infermant has disclesed the mare of Subject "E" 2 Ovte “Duke! Koling, 2341 Harrie Lane, Haltem City, Texas. a! Dalles @-1 advised the remainder of the information originally reported by this informant is still correct as far as he knows. ; “PRIDAZ, Oct, 23, 1964 : At the INFOREANT'S request Dallas T-1l met vith both he and his wife. He had ask me to do this at the last nesting inasmuch as ene had become frightened about his working as an informant for the govern- ment. He felt that she needed assurance from somecne besides himself that his werk 45 an informant was of importance %*o the government and was worth the personal risk all of them were taking. I tried to do this and, up to a point, think Iwas successful. Esth the 'NEORMANT and his wife brought up the subject cf ths tei1elshone again, They both discussed the danger to thezselves in waking contacts at either their bome or the INFGRMANT’S place ¢f employment. They again spoke of their inability to pay the $53.00 themseives. oan ea "They did t211 me that about six weeks prisr to Rovember 22, 19€3 ene cf. the members ef the MINUTE MEN (they paid they cculid not secall who) came to their house about 9:30 p.m. He cams to ¢he front deor and tld the IMFCRMANT'S wife that be wanted some ammunivica. A win vas with hir. Both men stayed in tne vrard and did not- enter the house. The INFORMANT got the ammunition and it to them, Neitner B a i=] Ly thought any move about it until mber 22, 19€4 when ney Say a newspeper photergraps of Lee Harvey Cswald. Both noticed a close reserblance between Oswald and the man who was with ths MINUTE MAN 2 fey weeks before, Esti were ‘afraid that he waz Csv2ld ard were afraid to eay anything. Both said they felt tne MEXUTE KEN were involved in the — assassination aistheuga ney claimed that very little was said by members they kas fellcwing tat assassination except to express satisfactiaa that i¢ harnened. I told the INFORMANT I hed sozreons in Drllas I wanted him to ses and 4. ge arranged to do 20 en Oct. Z&th. Jenene ee nates te a § ow . plead doedcdga cla “HF S¥OUS DOCLa:3224b016 ~ Page 6 DTT ee ee fee ae ettttenmat ae ememce een mT seqgoul abe. tat pine, te eer ®