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Document date: 5/1/67
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JFK Assassination System

Date:

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Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10331-10202

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 116-165494-126

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

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TO:

TITLE :

DATE: 05/01/1967

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SUBJECTS :

GENERAL EDWIN WALKER

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SUPPLEMENTAL CORRELATION SUMMARY

(See Correlation Summary dated 7/1/64 filed

as 116-165494-92)

Main File No: 116-165494

See also:

9-41583

9-41686

163-11998

Date: 5/1/67

Subject: Major General Edwin A. Walker

Date Searched: 7/18/66

A21

logical variations or

and identical references were

subject's namé and aliases were searched

found as:

Major General

Eqwin. A. Walker

walker,

Edward

walker

Edward A. walker'

Edwin Walker

Edwin A.

walker

Edwin Anderson Walker '

Edwin C. Walker

Edwin Edison walker

Edwin G. "Warker

Edwin P. Walker-

Ted Walker"

John waters

This is a summary of information obtained from a review of

all "see"

references to tine subject

in Bureau files under the names

aliases 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 FOR USE AT THE SEAT OF

GOVERNMENT AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION.

IT IS DESICNED TO

FURNISH A SYNOPSIS OF THE INFORMATION SET OUT IN EACH REFERENCE,

AND

IN MANY CASES THE ORIGINAL SERIAL WILL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION

IN

MORE DETAIL.

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ren Fenton Potito, National

Potion reference indicate 5 a 190 + 153, 0-

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

157-418-11 p.1,32,33

(5%

(117

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

Nillow Grove Naval Air Station on 12/15/02, 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

"counter-insurgency" training program which had as its objective to

hold down

"counter-insurgency" and this

the American public "counter-insurgency" was related to

Major General Edwin Walker of the US Army in Texas. Caley did not

specify the relationship between Walker and

Caley said he would make some of this literature available to Nicoletti,

but Nicoletti, after departing the club, never heard any more from

Caley.

157-2828-2p.3

120%

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

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.

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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 NI, 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

(10,187

TP-6-C (RAC) advised that on 3/2/03, a meeting of the Ridge

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.

157-1388-2p.4

(117

65-08902, 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-Continental 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 (SLEPC) was held on 3/18/63

at 2851 North Union Ave.

was to plar a demonstrati st. Louis, Mo.

The purpose of the meeting

against

appearance in St. Louis of

Major General Edwin Walker,

who was to speak at Kiel Auditorium in

St. Louis on 3/19/63.

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The serial indicated that the SLEPC 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

former! Major 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

15%

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, Portland, 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

allas,

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

The following references in the file of lee Harvey Oswala

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

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REFERENCE

105-82555-3678 p.1,2

- 3686

-3769 encl. p. 6104

- 3802

enc1.p.6190,6203,6204

-3892

-3899

p.92,95,248-260,263,349,438,445

-3963

-4036

-4052

-4107

enc1. p. 1-4,6-9, 11-18,21-26,30-32

(Photos of Walker's residence attached)

-4174 p.8

-4218 p.1,2

-43541 p. 91-94,97,101,103,105,109-111,

113,115,116, 118-122,124,125,

129-134,136,213,260,261,263

-4422 encl.p.1-4

-4431

-4555 encl.p.1,2

-4601 encl.p.2

-5447

SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER

(8}

9

18÷

197

(18)

1900

(18%

190)

197

18+

On 12/16/63 NO 1223-C (RAC) advised that Ned Touchstone,

"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

nad shown him the bullet hole in his home where the sniper fired at

him a number of months ago.

note tie enter are ee

NO 1223-C (RAC) advised that Touchstone, a member of the

Original Knights of the KKK, claimed the Klan had documented proof that

President Lyndon Johnson was formerly a member of the Klan in Texas

Touchstone said this Klan group

was organized in

the name

was of the opinion Touchstone obtained this information from General

Walker, since he talked about it at the time he talked about visiting

Walker.

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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

127

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

"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

157

*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

Major 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

valker were roine to revolt and

Walker would lead an insurrection if

Lyndon B. Johnson was re-elected President of the US.

157-2238-3 p.22

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It. Frank Heimoski, Chicago PD, advised that Walker was

The purpose of this convention, which took

place without incident, was to lay the groundwork for a

third political

party.

62-110141-3 encl.p.1

(15%

SI 62-110141-A "Washington Post and

Times Herald"

(no

nate given.

stamp

date, 5/6/65

H0-1195-R advised a meeting was held on 5/11/65 at 2215

Bellefontaine, Houston, Texas, for the purpose of

attempting to set up

an organization of conservatives.

It was decided the group would call

itself the Dixie Council.

It was announced this group was planning to

speakers come to Houston during the summer, including former

General Edwin Walker of Dallas.

157-5-19-13

(199

The

following references in the file captioned "Racial Matters"

pertain to a "Rally at Independence

hard, philadelphia,

Sponsored

By American Opinion Forum, Delaware County, Pa., 6/19/65,

Principal

Speaker General Edwin C. Walker.

Former General Edwin C. Walker,

Us Army was to be in Philadelphia on 6/10, 19/65.

One of his appear-

ances was to be at the Independence Hall Rally, 6/19/65, and the other

, to be a testimonial dinner and dance on 6/18/65, at Alpine Inn,

Springfield, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb. Background information on

Walker as contained in the Dallas Office files was included.

REFERENCE

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157-6-37-1217

- 1320

-1353

- 1369

-1424

(227

(19,22 )

(22%

110

(10%

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NO 1324-R (PROB) advised that on 7/4/65, a rally of the

"Citizens Council of Louisiana" (105-44536) was held at Baton Rouge, La.

The rally consisted mainly of several speakers that seemed to be con-

cerned with segregation of the races, and who also had some adverse

comments about officials of the Federal and State Governments. One of

these speakers was US Army General, Edwin Walker, retired, who was

mainly concerned with Lee Harvey Oswald and his accomplices.

The rally

ended with a march of all partiéipants from the Capitol Building to the

Governor's Mansion, Baton Rouge.

105-44536-35 encl.p.1,2

(167

SI 105-44536-34 encl.p.1

15% (Circular put out by Citizens

Council of Louisiana, made

available by Chief Deputy

Davis Brown, Sheriffs' Office,

Ninnsboro, Ia.)

SI 157-6-33-3129

110% (Observed by SA's of the FBI)

Los Angeles teletype dated 8/10/65 captioned "Videm"

(105-138315) advised that according to a source, who had furnished

reliable information.in the past, a demonstration* held at woodrow

Wilson High School.

Long Beach,

on the pasto a demona

California on above date where

General Edwin P. Walker spoke, was peaceful and without incident.

105-138315-1403

(24}

SI 105-138315-1402

(247

*Protesting US action in Vietnam

The following references in the file captioned "Minutemen,"

set out information concerning former General Edwin walker, retired,

oI Dallas, Texas, during the approximate period March, 1963 - 8/28/65

in California, Texas and Iowa.

Walker was reportedly considered a

very important person within this group, and apparently was an advisor.

He

was reported to be personally acquainted and in contact with

numerous important men

in the organization. It was indicated that on

3/22/63 he addressed a

meeting in Des Moines, Dowa which was sponsored

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by Woodrow

P. Bell, owner and operator of Beco Electronic's, Des Moines,

and Robert Dilley, a leader of the John Birch Chapter in Des Moines.

On 8/28/65, during a Western Regional Field Training Session held by the

Minutemen in San Diego near the Mexican border, US Air Force training

films were shown as well as a film on the subject of communism which

was narrated by Walker.

REFERENCE

62-107261-269 p.7

-283 p.4

-592 p.5

- 638 p. 2,3

-680 p.3

-753

- 1217

-1264 p.4

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(147

27

27

(157

15%

154

(15%

DI 119-R advised on 8/4/65 that a meeting of Klansmen was

held near Bivins, Texas,

on 6/13/65 for the purpose of making plans

for a Klan rally which was held at Pine Bluff, Ark. on the night of

6/19/65.

General Edwin A. Walker (retired) was not present, nor was

he discussed during the course of the meeting.

no or a to tyre.

SV 391-R advised that at a meeting of the "National Knights

of the KKK" (157-168) on 9/5/65 at

Stone Mountain, Ga., P.L. Morgan,

Route 2, Coushatta, La.,

a delegate to the meeting, proposed uniting

all Klan groups under one head. He expressed his preference

as Walker.

157-168-510 p. 7,8

(11,194

Greenville,

on 9/14/65 James B. Ryerson, Manager of Radio Station nuD:

Sc. furnished the following information regarding

Threatening Telephone Call Made to Radio Station WMUU Greenville, S.C.

9/14/65. "

(92-8671).

Shortly after noon on 9/14/65, a telephone call, apparently

local, was received at

the station by Miss Suzanne Wright in the News

Department inquiring if the station was carrying anything on General

Edward A. Walker. Wright informed calling party that station was

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Bureau Memo dated 3/24/66 captioned "University of

Mississippi" (157-401) furnished a volume of photographs which included

one of Edwin A. Walker with descriptive data.

Photograph enclosed

-157-401-2911 encl. p.77 (photo)

Correlator's Note: It was believed that the photographs

were submitted in connection with the enrollment of James

Meredith (157-401) at the above University.

Dallas letter dated 5/12/66 captioned "American Deterrent

Force" (ADF) (105-140101) mentioned

a General Edwin Walker who appeared to

se identical with former Major General Edwin A. Walker, a resident of

Jallas, who had received a great deal of national publicity in con-

nection with his segregation sympathies and activities in the South.

105-140101-97

(10, 18%

Correlator's Note:

Serial 85 of aforementioned file in-

dicated that Dan H. Brown II, 47 Forrester St., S.W.,

washington, DC, who had several mail order businesses,

had carried on

correspondence with Walker in Texas.

It

was indicated that Brown possessed the criteria to have

been the perpetrator of warnings mailed by Adf to military

establishments and other organizations.

NO 1436-R advised that a meeting of the Bastrop Unit of the

UKA, Knights of the KKK was held on 5/23/66 at the Bastrop, La. Klavern,

The main topic of discussion at this meeting

concerned a rally to be sponsored by that Unit.

It was decided that

themmain speaker at this rally should be either Barry Goldwater,

General Edwin Walker, or Jack Cannon, Grand Dragon of the UKA in the

State of Texas.

157-5752-1p.4

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