Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: DL
Document date: 12/22/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90129-10172

RECORD SERIES: DL

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

105-1280-168

Released under the John

Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53074 Date:

05-30-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DL

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 12/22/1964

PAGES:

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:

LHM

v9.1

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Iri Reply, Please Refer to

File: No.

CONFIDENTIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Dallas, Texas

December 22, 1964

RE: "MINUTEMEN"

This letterhead memorandum is supplemental to

letterhead memorandum of this same caption dated December

17, 1964°

On December 21, 1964, DL T-l advised that the

local Minutemen group

has apparently no activities scheduled

in this area in the near future, and

the group appears quiet

at present.

DL T-1 furnished the following description of

Grady R. Turpin whom be

described as a member of the local

organization:

Race

Sex

Nationality

Age

Height

Weight

Build

Remarks

White

Male

American

Approximately 38 years

5 feet 9 inches

220 pounds

Heavy

Bald; generally armed with a .38

caliber pistol believed to be of

a British make:

Turpin's function in the local group is that of

a photographer.

Turpin is presently employed by the

Container Corporation.

Serlalize

DL T-l advised he met Nolan South only once about

live years ago and could describe him only in that he is a

Index:

white male American, and his features were characterized by

very large protruding ears.

DL T-l stated that be has not

File.

yot been able to determine south's exact relationship with the

organization and does

not know whether he is a member

Search

ID - Bureau (RM)

This

document contains neither recommendations

2 - Kansas CIty (RMhor concLuszons Of the fBa t 18 the property

- Houston (RM)

of the ubt and is loaned to your agency; It and

San Atonio (RH) its contents

are not to be distributed outside

Secret Service (R)

agency

2 - OSI

• (RM)

CONFIDENTIAL

DECLASSIFIED BY SP&BTO CE

INTC

ON.

121583

(RM)

SIl, 326

Dallas

- 105-1280)

134-338)

GROUP: 1

Excluded from automatic

R;t11

downgrading and

declassication

1051280168

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No:

CONFIDENTIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Dallas, Texas

December 22,

1964

RE: "MINUTEMEN"

This letterhead memorandum is supplemental to

letterhead memorandum of this same caption dated December

17, 19640

White

On December 21, 1964, DL T-l advised that the

local Minutemen group

has apparently no activities scheduled

in this area in the near future, and the group appears quiet

at present.

i Ruraland tho

DL T-l furnished the following description of

Grady R. Turpin whom he described as a member of the local

organization:

Race

Sex

Nationality

Age

Height

Weight

Build

Remarks

Male

American

Approximately 38 years

5 feet 9 inches

220 pounds

Heavy

Bald; generally armed with a

..38

caliber pistol believed to be of

a British make:

Turpin's function in the local group is that of

a photographer.

Turpin

is presently employed py the

Container Corporation

- Scrialize.

Index

File

•Se

DL T-l advised he met Nolan South only once about

five years ago and could describe him only in that he 1s a

white male American, and his features were characterized by

very large protruding ears.

DI T-l stated that he has not

yet been able to determine South's exact relationship with the

organization and does not know whether he is a member

10 - Bureau (RM)

This document contains neither recommendations

2 - Kansas CIty (RIl) nor conclusions of the rBI.

1 - Houston (RM)

It is the property

1 - San Antonio (RM)

of the fBI and is loaned to your agency; it and

2-Secret Service

its contents

are not to be distributed outside

2-OSI

your

agency

2-INTC

CONFISENTIAL

DECLASSIFIED BY SKY BIG

ON 215/85.

3/- Dallas

- 1051280)

2113260

(1 - 134-338)

GROUP I

RLW: t11

(23)

Excluded from automatio

downgrading and

declassification

105-1280-168

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