Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: DL
Document date: 02/14/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90129-10054

RECORD SERIES: DL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

105-1280-53

Released under the John

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

i44 USC 2107 Note! •

Cases: NW 53074 Date:

05-30-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

DL

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 02/14/1964

PAGES:

11

SUBJECTS :

MINUTEMEN

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/15/1998

OPENING CRITERIA :

INDEFINITE

COMMENTS:

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-104

UNITED STATES GOV *NMENT

Memorandum

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (82-10726 01

DATE:

2/14/64

FROM

SAC, DALLAS (105-1280) (P)

SUBJECT:

"MINUTEMEN"

INFORMATION CONCERNING

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(00: KANSAS CITY)

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Rebuairtel 1/16/64 to SAC, Albany.

A review of the files of the Dallas Office, and

investigation conducted to date through informants, sources, and

reliable contacts, has revealed no evidence of any unit or

organized

activity on the part of subject organization in the Dallas Division

either currently or in the past.

As a consequence no report is being submitted at this

time but investigation is continuing in this case, and in what

may be related cases as mentioned hereinafter.

There follows possibly pertinent information gleaned

from a review of the Dallas files and current investigation which

will serve as a basis for continued investigation to determine

specifically whether captioned organization is active in any manner,

or has any adherents of moment in this territory making effort,

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if conducted, will be appropriately reported and followed

intthe "Minutemen" file.

On 9/3/63, Mr. DONALD G. KEMP, 10047 Lake Highlands

Place, Dallas 18, Texas,

(protect), advised SA JAMES P. HOSTY, JR.,

on a highly confidential basis that EDWARD C. SCHWILLE 18 a

leading member of a secret organization similar to the

"Minutemen"

Mr. KEMP advised that SCHWIll keeps large

amounts of ammunition and weapons secretly stored in his

house and that he, KEMP, has seen this ammunition and weapons

which included a sub-machine gun. KEMP advised that ASHLAND

FREDERIC BURCHWELL, (Bufile 152-40, entitled *ASHLAND FREDERIC

BURCEWEL, Switchblade Knife Act,"OO; DL, Dallas file 152-2) who

was arrested by the Dallas Police bepartment with

a large

amount of ammunition in his car allegedly destined for oxford,

Mississippi,

to assist former Major General EDWIN A. WALKER,

had obtained this ammunition from the residence of SCHWILLE:

BURCHWELL also had in his car papers indicative of some type

organizational structure or operation, but he sald these

belonged to a friend whom he did not care to identity, and

he disclaimed knowledge of their significauce..

KEMP advised

that SCHWILLE is the leader of this group that BURCHWEll had

the membership cards for.

is subject of Bufile 100-439412 and bears caption:

ORGANIZATION OF DALLAS, TEXAS PATRIOTS, INFORMATION CONCERNING -

INTERNAL SECURITY"

ASHLAND F. BURCHELL waS interviewed on December

17. 1962, and reinterviewed on December 26, 1962. Results

-of.

those interviews were sent to the Bureau in the case

captioned "DESEGRATION OF UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI - IDWIN

A. WALKER," Bufile 157-401,

The following information was obtained during these

interviews:

The members of this organization, in addition

to

other security precautions, use code sames

and not

their true

names when attending meetings, and exercise extreme security

precautions. From the interviews of BurcheLL,

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appear to be extremely fearful thai

I that the United

States is

in imminent danger of a communist take-over either directly

or through surrender of the United States surrendering its

armed forces to the United Nations.

These fears appear

to be based upon information being put out by the American

Eagle Publishing Company of

Dallas, Texas,

owned by former

General EDWIN A. WALKER and based upon the State Department

document

"Freedom from War." All of these individuals insist

that they have no intention of overthrowing the United States

Government at any time, however, admit that if this organization

came under the control of an unreliable person it could become

& possible danger to the United States. It was noted that in

recent interviews with these individuals they appeared to be

somewhat redieved by the strong action taken by the present

administration in Cuba and are no longer as firmly convinced

that the present administration is preparing to betray this

country.

It was admitted byXBOTELLO and BURCHWElL that this

organization at one time had considered affiliation with the

"Minutemen"; however, they are no longer connected with this

organization but are acting independently in the Dallas area

since they were not satisfied with the leadership of ROBERT

DE PUGH.

The Dallas file in the case entitled "UNNAMED

ORGANIZATION OF DALLAS, TEXAS, PATRIOTS; INFO CONCERNING

(INTERNAL SECURITY); 00: DL; Bufile 100-439412, Dallas file

105-1475, 1s being

reopened for a determination of the present

status of this group and a reintervier of DONALD G. KEMP

and others as warranted and appropriate. Any information

pertinent to instant investigation which is obtained will

be reported in the instant case, as well as in the Unnamed

Organization file.

On 11/16/61, WILLIAM JAMES LOWERY, JR.j a member

or the communist Party from 1943 to 1963, and who furnished

information to the FBI during this period *and DI-16-S, U

advised SA W. HARLAN BROWN that they had no information

concerning the "Minutemen" organization and that this

organization was unknown to them.

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On 11/27/61DL-6-S as contacted by SA W. HARLAN

BROWN and reported no knowledge of the

"Minutemen" organization

operating or organizing in this area.

On 11/30/61, former W07-C and former PCI (RAC)

EARL E. HARVEY, advised SA JAMES P. HOSTY, IR., they had no

information to the effect that there was any organization

known as "Minutemen" in this area.

Both advised that in

the event information of this kind was obtained it would be

transmitted to the Dallas Office of

the FBI.

On 12/6/61, JACK REVIL, Intelligence Unit, Dallas

Police Department, advised SA JAMeS P. HOSTY, JR., bis office

had no record of

"Minutemen" and knew

of no branch of that

organization operating in this area.

Lt. REVILL stated that

an article appeared in one of the Dallas daily newspapers to

the effect that an organization had been formed in the Los

Angeles area, but that no information had been received that

the organization was operating in Dallas.

On 8/23/62, former DI-18-S was being interviewed

in connection with an applicant investigation by SA JAMES P.

HOSTY, JR., at which time he volunteered 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. Alu

Former DL-18-S advised that he was able to determine

that ROBERT DE PUGH of Missouri was in contact with the NIC

on several occasions attempting to solicit the aid of

that

organization and to recruit members of the NIC to his group.

He indicated that the leadership of the NIC did not want to

have anything to do with DE PUGH and refused to cooperate

with him; however, some individuals, whose names he did not

care to divulge did indicate a

According to former DL-18-S, most of these 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

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this nation is in imminent danger of invasion by the soviet

States will attempt to surrender this country to communisi

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in turn would give this country over to the communists, and

they intend to resist this.y(u)

According to former DL-18-S, most of these people

even feel that Senator BARRY GOLDWATER is too liberal, and

they are mostly anti-Semitic. These individuals insist,

however, that they will not violate the constitution of the

United States, but are merely attempting to protect the United

States from communist enemies from within and outside the

United States:

It would appear the above information is probably

with regard to some of the same groups involved in the

"Unnamed Organizations of Dallas, Texas, Patriots" and

will be considered with respect to bringing that investigation

up to date as mentioned hereinbefore.

On October 20, 1962, CAROLYN SUE EASTMAN furnished

the following information to the Dallas office.

EASTMAN resides 769 East 70th Terrace, Kansas

City 32, Missouri, telephone DE 3-9825. EASTMAN

is first assistant and secretary to ROBERT DE PUGH,

National Chairman, "Minutemen" All business is

conducted from EASTMAN's apartment. EASTMAN IS

also National Coordinator of Anerican Freedom

Riders and a member and worker for the NIC.

FASTIAN advised that the organizations operating

from her apartment are taking an active part in

politics and are holding numerous rallies in the

Kansas City area. EASTMAN stated DE PUGH had

been interviewed

on numerous decasions by agents

and that she would be willing to furnish any

information which her files contain to the FBI.

EASTMAN's purpose for contacting the Dallas

Division was to determine if there was any

information available regarding any threats

against

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a news reporter of the "Dallas Times Herald" who inquired

of him as top existence of a group in Dallas know as

"Minutemen.

On 1/4/64, DL-119-R, reported that BILL WILLIAMS,

Texarkana, Texas, Grand Dragon, Association of Arkansas Klans

of the Ku

Klux Klan, had been asked by one CHANDLER of the

Arkansas State Police for an up-to-date list of active Klan

members so that these could be considered in the police

auxilliary known as the "Minute Men."

i Cothin.

On 1/22/64, DL-119-R,) advised that the organization

associated with the Association of Arkansas Klans of the Ku

Klux Klan' is not affiliated with any other organization except

the Klan In Arkansas even though it is known by the name of

"Minutemen." (DL-119-R) stated that this group had no affiliation

or association with any other organization of the same name,

and he stated he had never heard of the organization in

Missouri•

On 2/6/64, Lt. JACK REVILI, Intelligence Unit,

Dallas

Police Department, advised SA RICHARD 1. WIEHL, that

he had no knowledge of any "Minutemen" organization in the

Dallas area. He advised, however, that on October 17, 1963

two individuals were questioned in reference to a quantity

of narcotics found in their possessiou.

These individuals

advised they were delivering the narcotics as a part of a

medical build-up of "Minutemen" supplies). They advised they were

en route from the western United States

and making pick-ups

of these supplies en route to Florida.

No details were obtained

from these individuals regarding point of pick-up or location

of final destination.

It. REVILL identified these two above listed

individuals as LORAN EUGENE HALL aNd WILLIAM HOUSTON SEYMOUR.

HALL iS subject of Bufile 105-78016, entitled "LOREN EUGENE

HALL, INTERNAL SECURITY - NICARAGUA,

REGISTRATION ACT

NICARAGUA," Dallas file 2-68.

Communications mentioning SEYMOUR

have also

been directed to the Bureau in the HALL case.

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Will report results of inquiry being made through

established sources and reliable contacts throughout the RA

territories as to the existence of any units or known

adherents of subject organization 1a

those areas.

Will correlate information obtained through checking

the current status and activity of the organizations on which

Dallas files are being reopened, and report this as pertinent in

instant file.

to possible activity of subject organization in Dallas Division.

I will reinterview DONALD G. KEMP for

any ney infor

mation he may have and any information available to enlarge

upon that previously furnished by him.

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