Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: MM
Document date: 2/12/65
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90116-10313

RECORD SERIES: MM

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-4921-95

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53074 Date:

05-30-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

MM

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE:

02/12/1965

'PAGES:

12

SUBJECTS :

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

RESTRICTIONS:

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

MINUTEMEN

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

Redact

08/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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FD-283 (Ret J-1-38)

REPORTING OFFICE

MIAMI

TITLE OF CASE

"MINUTEMEN"

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

KANSAS CITY

1? 1? 1955

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

12/10/64 - 2/9/65

REPORT MADE BY

JAMES H. DOWNING

CHARACTER OF CASE

INFORMATION CONCERNING

(INTERNAL SECURITY)

TYPED BY

neb

REFERENCE:

Report of SA JAMES H. DOWNING dated 10/30/64, at

Kanna City letter to Byreau, 12/18/64.

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•ALL NORMATTON COME MiTES

HEREIN-IS UNEIASTFIED

EXCSPI WHERE SHOWA

7.2=9

MIAMI:

50799

AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Will report results of interviews with HAROLD E. COMPTON

and CURTIS B.

JAYNOR, Sr., both West Palm Beach, Florida.

APPROVEU

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

CoPi MA bureau (62-107261) (RM)

- Secret Service

Miami (RM)

- Kansas City (62-7797) (RM)

- Jacksonville (info) (RM)

Tampa (info) (RM) (100-388)

Miami (105-4921)

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DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT

AGENCY.

REQUEST RECD.

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MM 105-4921

CONFIDENTIAL

ADMINISTRATIVE

One copy of this report 1s being furnished.

locally to U. S.

Secret Service

due to their interest

in the "Minutemen" organization.

One copy of this report is being furnished

Jacksonville and Tampa for information to apprise these

offices re the "Minutemen" in the Miami Field Division.

This report is classified CONFIDENTIAL, since

the disclosure of the identities of the informants

contained therein could be detrimental to the security

of this country.

In an attempt to determine the activities of

"Minutemen" in the Miami Field Division, Miami has opened

psI investigations on two individuals in the West Palm

Beach area who have received this organization's

literature unsolicited and have so advised this office.

As the Bureau is aware, Miami received authority by Bulet

dated January 7, 1965,

to have MM 639-S correspond with

the national headquarters of "Minutemen."

The above

individuals have been instructed that our sole purpose

is to identify any possible local units of "Minutemen",

and no attempt will be made by them to regruit.or..

institute a unit of this organization.

As noted in relet, "Minutemen" literature

was also directed to ROBERT

G. BELL, Sr., 1700 N. W.

1963 or 1964.

determined that BELL moved from the above address on

No further

investigation

apparently is not currently receiving this

literature.

organization's

THOMAS C. BENNETT, Sr., upon interview, ini-

tially stated all he knew of the

"Minutemen" was

what

he had read in the newspapers and heard over the radio.

в.

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CONE

AL

He subsequently admitted receiving literature from the

organization's headquarters regularly.

Although he

was not hostile, he was not overly friendly, and

appeared to resent being questioned about the organization.

EDWARD JAMARILLO, Jr., during interview,

appeared to be a highly excitable and extremely talkative

individual.

He stated that the large majority of his time

was spent reading "conservative literature."

He appeared

to be extremely disturbed that the Communist element and

the United Nations were about to "take over the United

Stateg."

• KLESMER E. LOWRY, during interview, seemed to

resent being contacted regarding "Minutemen"'

and inquired

why the FBI would investigate such an organization.

He

remarked that Vice President HUMPHREY, during his recent

campaign speeches, made several unfavorable references to

LOWRY was told that the Agents were unaware of any such

in his assumption.

It is not felt at this time that any of the

individuals interviewed possess informant potential.

INFORMANTS

Identity

MM T-1 1s PSI CARL V. JOHNSON,

402 East 109th Avenue, Tampa,

Florida

Location

TP 100-388

Superintendent

MM T-3 Is FORREST THOMPSON, Postmaster,

Richmond, Missouri

105-4921-82

KC 62-7797

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