Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LA
To: HQ
Document date: 2/11/66
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Date:

11/22/20

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER :

FBI

124-10330-10015

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-107261-1452

Document Information

ORIGINATOR :

FROM:

TO :

TITLE:

FBI

LA

HQ

DATE: 02/11/1966

PAGES:

41

SUBJECTS :

MINUTEMEN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS:

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/18/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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FD-263 (Rev. 5-1-59)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

LOS ANGELES

TITLE OF CASE.

"MINUTEMEN"

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

KANSAS CITY

DATE

2/11/66

REPORT MADE BY

C.

ROBERT STRANGER

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

7127165-212166

S00120g0-1175

1013-92 9803RDD/CAl

321.960

INFORMATION CONCERNING (IS)

REFERENCES:

Los Angeles report of SALLOYD O. BOGSTAD

lated 7/16/65.

Newark report of SA GERHARD P. HUNDT datec

7/26/65.

San Diego report oi SA WILLIAM S. OVIIT

dated 9/20/65.

Chicago report of SA JOHN P. O 'BRIEN dated

10/20/65.

-P-

ADMINISTRATIVE

Copies of this report are being disseminated

locally to ATTD, Secret Service,

and local military

Intelligence agencies.

One copy each of this report 1s designated for

Las Vegas and Phoenix for information.

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

TYPED BY

jmb

COPIES MADE: U

See Cover Page B

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

627101261-1452

REC. 50

DiatrisEs

EX 105

18 FEB 16 1966

Agency

Request Reed.

Date Fwd.

How Fwd.

By

Dissemination Record of Attached Report

3/2

22-46

Notations

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copies made

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for reviev at EBINQ by

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LA 62-5101.

Copies made:

7 - Bureau (62-107261) (RM)

- ATTD, LoS Angeles

(RM)

1

1

- Ost, Maywood

- Region 11, Pasadena (RM)

- secret Service, Los Angeles (RM)

2 - Los Angeles (62-5101)

Interviews have been conducted with those indi-

viduals associated with the Minutemen organization who

would most likely have had knowledge concerning the

whereabouts of KEITH GILBERT,

TO SEPH PAYWOND CAREY, JO, #3046 • A 3925, UPAR - ET, and

FUGITIVE -

BAIL JUMPER. GILBERT was recently apprehended by the RCMP

in Canada and CAREY is still a Federal Fugitive.

On 9/24/65 RALPH RUSSELL BLANCO, voluntarily

appeared at the office of the FBI Resident Agency, Santa

Ana, California, and was interviewed by SAs PHILIP P.

HANLON and JEROME E. MEINERT.

During interviews of reported Minutemen, RICHARD

CARLBORG (LA 4730-C) and DON B. O'HIGGINS (former PS1)

were developed as sources of information concerning the

activities of the organization. CARLBORG recently furnished

information resulting in the apprehension of GILBERT and

O'HIGGINS has been closed as a PSI due to his extensive

criminal background.

This report is classified confidentral as 1t

contains information furnishedky A*T=2, LA T-3,

LA T-6,

and LA I-T,

which could reasonably result in the

dIsclosure of confidential informants of

cortinuing value

and compromise the future effectiveness thereof.

-B-

COVER PAGE

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LA 62-5101

INFORMANIS

SOURCE

LA T-I

PsI, Kansas City

Office

LA I-2

OSLA 3971-5

LA T-3

NK 2545-S

LA T-4

LOCATION

62-5101-719

62-5101-672

679

134-2635-A

Not used

LA I-5

Former PSI

DON B. O'HIGGINS

(conceal per request)

LA I-6

LA 4485-R

LA T-7

LA 4730-0

62-5101-587

500

638

62-5101-576

623

689

'62-5101-615

618

691

Orally to SA 0. JAMES HOLBROOK

on 1/24/66

62-5101-620

LA T-8

HOMER MINER

Assistant Postmaster,

U.S. Post Office,

Buena Park, California

(conceal per request)

COVER PAGE

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LA 62-5101

SOURCE

LA T-9

Mr. W. ANDREWS,

Postal Carrier,

LOCATION

62-5101-620

LA T-10

Former PSI

THOMAS SKEELS

(conceal per request)

62-5101-621

LA 'I-11

62-5101-649

JOEL M. TAYLOR,

Special Agent,

Ca Litornia Bureau

of Criminal Identification

and Investigation,

san Diego, Caliiornia

(conceal per request)

-D*

COVER PAGE

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FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DARENT

003C 09 4400Es.

and can he 084h6

1

- ATID, Los Angeles

(RM)

Copy to:

] - Region II, Pasadena (RM)

1 - Secret Service

Los Angeles (RM)

Report of: C.

ROBERT STRANGER

Date:

@iss Angeles, California

2/11/66

Field Office File 162-5101

Bureau Fi62#=107261

Title:

"MINUTEMEN"

510-13.92

9803RDD/CL

321.960

Character: INFORMATION CONCERNING (INTERNAL SECURITY)

Synopsis: JAMES J. HIGGINS, also known as Jim Hart, reported

as Coordinator for the Minutemen in area of Los

Angeles County North of Long Beach, California.

HIGGINS receiving bulk subscriptions of Minutemen

publications from National Headquarters, Norborne,

Missouri, and apparently recognized by national

organization as leader Los Angeles area. LLOYI

EDWIN PULLEN, self-described as Minutemen Coordinator

in Long Beach area of Southern California. PULLEN

recently indicated Long Beach group of Minutemen

discontinuing affiliation with National Minutemen

Organization. As of December, 1965, 28 individuals

in the Los Angeles area reported receiving literature

from National Headquarters. Meetings were held in

Los Angeles in June and July, 1965, however, were

discontinued upon arrest of National Minutemen

Coordinator, ROBERT DE PUGH, on local kidnapping

charges in Missouri. Minutemen groups in Long

Beach and Santa Ana

continue

so ha a meetingo

areas of Southern California

to hold meetings at residences of members

at Irregular intervals.

Sources advised no head-

quarters or office maintained in Los Angeles area.

Finances, stated objectives and activities set forth.

NAN DEN

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minea pronautonetic

downgrating and

reciassirication

declan, pral$/8/75

This document coctains neither recommer da ions nor canclusions of the fal. ll la the property of the arent el

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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LA 62-5101

Above records reveal that DENNIS PATRICK MOWER,

23136 Vanowen Street all, Dos Angeles Pollee Departments

California, was

arrested by the Vice

on August 6, 1965, for lewd conduct.

LA I-6 (7/27/65)

On above date the source advised that he was

recently contacted by NORMAN TALLAKSEN, who source

stated resided with Dr. WESLEY SWIFT in Lancaster,

California. An application for the Minutemen was

filled

out in TALLAKSEN's presence and $5 was collected as an

application fee.

A copy of the application was not

allowed to be retained by the applicant.

TALLAKSEN

advised that he had recrulted seven other persons for the

Minutemen In the Lancaster, area recently.

IA I-6 (4/71/65)

Reverend WESLEY A SWIFT, as of above date!

was Pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ

Christian in Los Angeles. During 1963, SWIFT'S

residence, 44616 North F1g Street, Lancaster, Calif

served as

headquarters for an organization

called the Christian Knights of the Invisible

Empire and he was a leader of a group called the

California Rangers in 1963.

on July 20, 1965,

an automobile bearing California

tags was obseryed at a meeting of the Minutemen which was

held in Las Vegas, Nevada.,.

Records,

Department of Motor

Yehta 8/25/05l

Records of the above agency indicated that the

registered owner of this vehicle was one CURtIS HO JOINER, 111,

JOINER was des-

', born October 6

1941, 200 pounds, blond hair and blue eyes:

Nevada.

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