Originator: FBI
From: MCINTOSH, RICHARD A.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/19/1967
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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File #:

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Serial Scope:

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Heleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992

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

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTI

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SECRET

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #e

Title:

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

1 - Secret Service, San Francisco (Class 3, 5-B,C) (RM)

RICHARD A. MC INTOSH

4/28/69

Ofice: SAN FRANCISCO

100-55929

PETER MIGUEL CAMEJO

Bureau File #: 100-431511

Character:

Synopsis:

SECURITY MATTER - SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY

PETER MIGUEL CAMEJO is a white male.

He was born

on 12/31/39 at New York City, New York.

He resides

at Apartment 9, 2030 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley,

California, and is unemployed.

The Subject is a former National

Secretary of the YSA.

In 1968 he was the organizer of the

OBB-SWP. He has served on the National Committee of the SWP.

Details of his positions and activities in the swe set forth.

activity set forth.

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DETAILS

I. BACKGROUND

A.

Birth Data

The files of the Passport Office, U.S. Department of

State, Washington, D.C., on May 1, 1959, were reviewed by

Special Agent ROBERT L. HOLCOMBE and disclosed that PEDRO

MIGUEL CAMEJO was born December 31, 1939 at New York City,

4/15/94 Sp8 MACIENT (JF

GRET

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Exclude

from automatic

DADR

downg

ading and

declassification

"his document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and Is loaned to

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

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SF T-I on March 25, 1959, advised that PETER MIGUEL

CAMEJO was born December 31, 1939, at New York City, New York.

On April 14, 1959, Dr. H.F. MOSSMAN, Principal,

Great Neck High School, Great Neck,

Long Island, New York,

• advised SA FRANCIS J. SANDIN that his records showed that

PETER CAMEJO was born December 31, 1939 at New York City,

New York, to DANIEL and ELVIA CAMEJO, both of whom were born

in Venezuela.

B. Residence

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The nrevlously mentioned racoräs of the Passport Orfice,

rovicwed on May 1, 1959, disclosed that as of Juns 23, 1955

and Fobruarz 13, 1958 PEDRO MIGUEL CANEJO's permanent residence

was 57 Valloy Vlew.Road, Great Nook, Long Island, New York.

sf T-*, on Fébruary 13, 1959, aavised that as of that date

PBIBR M. CHEJO was residing at Fast Campus Houge, also, known

aa Honros Houso, a Massachusotts Instituto of Tochnolozy (NII)

faclllty, located at 3 Amos Street, Canbridgo, Massachusetts®

Acoording to,SF. T-2., CAMEJOrg toma

addrsas was 57 Vallay Viow

Road, Great Neck, Long Island, Hew X0r.

ISF T-3, on Juro 5, 1959, advised that as of that dato carEdo

nas rosiding at the aoove East Carous Houso and was planning

to-travol to Vonezuels for hia Sumor racation and toen retura

to HIT 2n: tha Fall of 1959-

Recorda of the Information Offioo, MIT, reylowed by SA ALLEN

on Septembes 24, 1959, alaoloeod CAlIJO'3 hone address as

51 valley uil scad, Groat lock, dow Lork, and his local

addross as dA Souts Russell Street, Bostou.

(On Ootobos 21, 1959 SF I-4 advised that CARJO waa then

res1ding si Abastnent #7, 1318 Comnonwoalth Avonus, Boston,

Massacnusetts®

On January 19, 1960 SF I-5 advised that subjoat had thon

recontly arrived in new York Ciiy und intondod to romain

permanently In New Xorke. Accorcing to SF.I-s, subjoot had

terminatod his caucation at HIt and intonded to find employ

ment In the Nor Xorz erca.

On Jmuary 20, 1950 SF T-5 növined that aubject was thon

residing sanowhoro en long Island, New Yonk, was uncrployed

and intonded to obtain an anaringnt la leu Yorl city.

BJ TiGEN

of a.protoxt on Januiy 20, 1960 1t vas doiormined

that subjoct tms thon rociding at 57 Valloy Viow Poad, Great

Noci, Long Island, Nal Yoric, and was unemployede

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On February 8, 1960, SF T-5 advised that Subject

had returned to the Boston area reportedly on a permanent

basis.

On March 1, 1960, Mrs. SALLY PERKINS, Information

Office, Boston University,

Boston, Massachusetts, advised

her records disclosed that Subject was then residing at

1318 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts.

de, Subject March siding a AP ment ism 1510 that

Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts.

SF T-T on May 29, 1961, advised that as of that

date Subject was residing at 47 Linden Street, Allston,

Boston, Massachusetts.

SF I-T on September 19, 1961, advised that Subject

was then residing in Apartment 4

at 22 Buswell Street,

Boston, having recently moved to that address from 47

Linden

Street, Allston.

SF I-? On December 16, 1961, advised that he had

recently determined that Subject was

using "The Militant", a

weekly newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), as a

mailing address, but was residing at his family residence,

57 Valley View

Road, Great Neck, Long Island, New York.

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

On December 18, 1961, SF IT-S advised that Subject

was then residing

at the residence of his parents in Great

Neck, Long Island, New York and was unemployed.

SF I-8 on December 23, 1961, advised that Subject was

then resiang at 336 East Fourth

Street, Apartment 18, New York

City, New York.

SF T-5

on December 28, 1961, confirmed the above

information furnished by SF T-8, and further stated that Subject

was unemployed and,occupying his time assisting as a general

helper at the SWP headquaters, 116 University Place, New

York City, New York.

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As of February 7, 1964, the Subject resided at

Apartment 4J, 301 East 38th Street, New York City.

GENE TAYLOR, Superintendent

301 East 38th Street

New York City, 2!7164

As of October 2, 1964, the Subject resided at

Apartment

5-B, 606

West

137th Street, New York City.

Mrs. FRANCIS CLOW

Superintendent

606 West 137th

Street

New York City, 10/2/64

Subject resides at 1351-G Dwight Way, Berkeley,

California, and is unemployed.

SF I-9, 11/22/65

Subject resides at 2418 1/2 Roosevelt Street,

Berkeley, California.

Observation by a Special

Agent of

the FBI on 10/10/66

PETER CAMEJO resides at 3027 1/2 Shattuck Avenue,

Berkeley, California.

SF I-9, 3/13/68

PETER CAMEJO now resides at 1324 Grove Street,

Berkeley, California.

SF I-9, 4/8/68

PETER CAMEJO resides at Apartment 9, 2030 Ashby

Avenue, Berkeley, California.

SF I-10, 10/1/68 and 11/20/68

PETER CAMEJO resides at Apartment 9, 2030 Ashby

Avenue, Berkeley, California.

SF T-11, 4/12/69

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C. Employments

On June 25, 1962, the Subject was employed as a

general helper at

SWP headquarters, 116 University Place,

New York City.

SF I-5, 6/25/62

As of January 28, 1963, the Subject was employed

as a general helper at SWP headquarters.

SF T-5, 1/28/63

Subject is employed as a clerk by The Diners Club

Incorporated, 10 Columbus Circle, New York City.

JOSEPH TITUS

Vice President to

SA JAMES F. HEILLY

• February 9, 1965

Subject is employed as a clerk by The Diners Club,

10 Columbus Circle, New York City.

JOSEPH TITUS

Vice President to

SA JOSEPH E. FURRER

August 5, 1965

The Subject was employed by the Crocker Citizens

Bank, 2295 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California, as a

programmer trainee, from February 14, 1966 to March 25, 1966.

MICHAEL HAUGHTON

Employment Supervisor

Crocker Citizens Bank

1 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, 4/13/66

Subject is employed as a Digital Computer Operator

Survey Research Center, University of California, Berkeley (UCB),

California.

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JOHN WAGNER

Director of Non-Academic

Personnel, UCB, 10/12/66

to SA DONALD E. JONES.

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INGER Pinine Payrol section be dese tiat

the Subject had commenced the above employment on March 24,

1966, at which time he indicated his residence was 1321-G

Dwight Way, Berkeley, California. His Social Security Number

was

shown

as

JFK Act 5 (g)(2)(D)

PETER CAMEJO is presently unemployed.

SF T-11, 4/12/69

D. Education

On April 14, 1959, Dr. H.F. MOSSMAN, mentioned

previously, advised that his records showed that PETER CAMEJO,

o1 VaLley View Road, Great Neck, Long Island, New York,

ransferred to the Great Neck High School from the Ponce de

Leon High School, Coral Gables, Florida, on September 18,

1953

June

and was graduated

from the Great Neck High School on

20, 1958.

According to Dr. MOSSMAN, CAMEJO was very well

regarded by his instructors, was interested in mathematics,

science and music and was

an honor student.

SF T-I on March 25, 1959, advised that as of

September 17, 1958, PETER MIGUEL CAMEJO was a full-time

student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,

Massachusetts, expecting to receive his B.S. Degree in June,

1962.

se In on february 13, 1959, advised that PETER M.

CAMEJO was a first year student at the Massachusetts Institute

of Technology having registered as a freshman on September 22,

1958.

.oom

on sentenbor a4s 1959 a review of the recorda of the Information

OfTICO, iNC, bY SA RICHARD 1. ALTON disolosed What CAlEJO had

resistorod as a socond-year atudont los the acadenio Joar

1959-1960. A subsoquant rovion of thceo recordo by sa alli

had boen cancolled as of lovember 30, 195%e

On DecembOr 9, 1959 138. JUDITE GIDEONSE, Secretary to tho

Doan of studonts, lay, advisod SA ALl that CARTO had dropped

out of iIt as of Hovauber 30, 1959 and that his reason for

withdramal has not clear excapt that ho diû not wish to continue

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On March I, I960 MIES ORTILA SISHICK, Adninistrative Officos,

Colloge 01

Libaral arse, Boston University, boston, Massachu-

sotts, advised at Altar

that CArdO had sociatorod 1or tha

second semouter at tho collogo of Liboral Arta, Clasa of 1962,

on January 21, 1950 and that no was a curcant student at that

school, majoring 1n Economics.

A reVIGN of the resords of the Infomation Offico, Boston

Universiod on AnIlL 10, 1900, dioclozed tat CHinJO nas then

a second-ycan etudont at Boaton University.

Records of the Infermation Office, MIT, reviewer

on May 1, 1961, disclosed that subject was

a third yoar student

at that institution majoring in matheretics.

His losal addross

was shown to be 47 Linden Street, Aliston, Massachusotts, ard

his permanent home address 57 Valley View Road, Greaw Neck,

Long Island, New York.

on October

Massachusetts Institute of Technnlogy (MIT), Cambridge, Massa-

chusetts, because of poor marks.

Informant

advised that

subject made no additional comments in this regard.

MrS. JUDITH GIDEONSE,

Secretary, Dean of Students

Office, MIt, on October 27, 1961, advised

that. subject, on

October 13, 1901, had notified MIT that effective that date he

was terminating his education at that institution for personal

reasons, not further specified.

no information as to subject's future plans.

She advised that she possessed

PETER CAMEJO was admitted to UCB in January, 1967.

He was enrolled in the College of Letters and Science

as a

history major. He attended UCB during the winter semester

of 1967, the spring semester of 1967 and the fall semester

of 1967.

He was not awarded any degree.

KAREN KUHN, Clerk

Registrar's Office

UCB, 4/23/69

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Records of UCB reflect that in the fall of 1967,

CAMEJO was subject to dismissal

for academic reasons.

September 8, 1968, he was placed on disciplinary probation

for the remainder of any undergraduate work undertaken at

UCB.

SF T-12, 4/23/69

The "Daily Californian"

The octard uncle atone are pore tove sue ended.

articlerflected that on the previous day, PETER

CAMEJO had received

et premed

a supension notice from UCB Chancellor

ROGER W. HEYNS, for activities on the campus the previous

suspended from the viversity until

September, 1968 and the suspension was to become effective

December 18, 1967.

The article further reflected that as

of the notification, CAMEJO had been placed on disciplinary

probation through December 17, 1967.

E. Marital Status

The Subject indicated on an employment form that

he is married to DEBORAH CAMEJO and that this marriage took

place on October 17, 1965.

Sna Peler Miguelteredo

MICHAEL HAUGHTON

Supra

On September 22, 1966, it was reported that

DEBORAH CAMEJO was secretary of the Oakland-Al,r

Berkeley Branch of the SWP (OBB-SWP).

SE T-11, 9/22/66

The OBB-SWP is characterized in the appendix

pages.

On March 13, 1968, a source advised that the Subject

had recently separated from his wife, DEBORAH CAMEJO.

Source

could furnish no further details concerning this separation.

SF T-9, 3/13/68

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F. Identifiation Record

Captain JANES P. RADDY, Nassau County Police

Dopartmont, Fagsex County,

How LOrk; On Here 25, 2959,

suvused special AgGit SARDIN that the filos of his deparincat

contained to rocord for subjoat.

On Tina 17, 1959, personnel, Orfico of the Massachusetta

Carminsioner of Probation,

surolk county Courthousa, Boston,

Massachusetis, Malch 18 a osntral rovository for all criminal

conviction rocords in the Comonwaalth of Massachusetts, edvisea

that thoir t'lics contained no-roçord for subject

University of California Police Department

Case Number 44836 refers to the arrest of PETER M. CAMEJO.

He was arrested on November 21, 1967, at 9:45 a.m. when he

turned himself in to the University of California Police

Departmants: Room 2, Sproul Hall, University of California.

The arrest was based on a complaint filed and warrant issued

on November 21, 1967, charging him with violation of

California Penal Code Sections 242 and 148 (Assault and

Resisting Arrest, respectively).in an incident which occurred

on November 20, 1967, on

the campus of the University of

California.

The report sets forth the incident as follows;

At 1:00 p.m. on November 20, 1967

of Individuals assembled around the three Universitge crowd

of California flag

at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue,

Berkeley, California and tried to raise a "Jolly Roger" flag.

the United States, the State of California and

the University of California were flying Irom the poles..

As one person was trying to climb one of the flag poles,

Officer GORDON W. SMITH was in the act of pulling the person

down when he, Officer SMITH, was struck on the hand by a

person later identified as PETER

M. CAMEUO..

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Additional identifying data concerning CAMEJO,

in the University of California Police

Department report is

as follows:

Address

Birth date

Place of birth

Race

Eyes

Hair

• Height

Weight

Scars

1324 Grove Street

Berkeley, California

December 31, 1939

New York

White

brown

black

5'9"

130 pounds

1 inch scar on right cheek

A clerk, Berkeley-Albany Municipal Court, on

January 25, 1968, advised that Court records show CAMEJO

to have been found Guilty of Violation of California Penal

Code Section 415 (Disturbing the Peace) a lesser charge to which

the original charges were reduced.

He was sentenced to a

fine of $150.00 plus $40.00 in penalty fees and ten days

in the county Jail, jail term suspended.

He is also on probation

until March 5, 1968, on which date he is to pay the fine.

If he does not pay the fine, he is then to spend one day in jail

for each $5.00 the fine imposed.

On February 2, 1968, a review of the records of

the Berkeley Police Department,

Berkeley, California, by Investigative

Clerk ROBERT I. GIBSON disclosed the following arrest record:

PETER MIGUEL CAMEJO, born December 31, 1939, at

New York, Berkeley Police Department Number 23199,

was

arrested

on May 3, 1966,

for violation

of City Ordinance 2630.

On

July 19, 1966, this case was dismissed.

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PETER CAMEJO was arrested on October 24, 1968 at

the University of California, Berkeley, in connection with

disturbances at the University of California.

On November

8, 1968, he was charged with a felony violation of Section

182.1 of the California Penal Code (Conspiracy) and was

released on bail. He is due to appear in the Berkeley.

Municipal Court on November 27, 1968 to enter a plea.

Records, Berkeley

Municipal Court

11/22/68

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HINGION,

D.C.

20537

The following Fil record, NUMDER

251 760 G

SE

Inished FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.

Information shown on this Ialentification Record represents data furnished FBI by fingerprint contributors. WHERE

FINAL DISPOSITION IS NOT SHOWN OR FURTHER EXPLANATION OF CHARGE IS DESIRED, COMMUNICATE

WITH AGENCY CONTRIBUTING THOSE FINGERPRINTS.

CONTABUIOR OF

ARRESTED OR

FINGERPRINTS

NAME AND NUMDER

RECEIVED

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CHARGE

DISPOSITION

Police Department

Berkeley

California

Peter Miguel

Camejo

#23199

May 3,

1966

2630 NS

(illegal noise)

Police Department

Berkeley

"California

Peter Miguel

Camejo

#23199

November

21, 1967

242 Penal Code

and 148 Penal

Code ( Battery

and resist)

Guilty 415

Penal Code

(Disorderly

Person) $100

fine and. 10

days sus-

pended Narch &

1968

no action talic

on bench

warrant see

arrest for

242/148 Penal

Code

PD Berkeley

Calif

SO

Oakland Calif

SO

Oakland Calif

November

29, 1967

bench warrant

(booked for

University of

California

Police

Department)

Reter Michael

11-8-68

182 PC

Camer

(conspiracy)

#23199

• Residence:

1324

Grove Street Berkeley Calit.

Peter M.

Camejo

10-24-68

415,594, 602 PC

#68/12230

Residencé:

1324

Grove, Berkley, Calif.

Peter Canejo

12-13-68

182.1 PC

#68/14156

(conspiracy)

Residence: 1324

Grove St.,

Berkeley, Calif

7g2o0d

Notations indicated by * are NOT based on fingerprints in FBl. files but are listed only as investigative leads as

being possibly identical with subject of this record.

John Edgar Hoover

Director

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Alameda County Superior Court Action Number 43616

was reviewed on February 28, 1969, and disclosed JACI BLOOM,

PETER M. CAMEJO and PAUL CARI GLUSMAN were all indicted by

the Alameda County Grand Jury for violation of Section 182.1

Penal Code and three over acts (criminal conspiracy).

December I1, 1968, the indictment was filed.

On

Capis it

On December 13; 1968, CAMEJO entered a plea of not

guilty. On January 9, 1969, BLOOM and GLUSMAN entered pleas

of not guilty and the trial

for all three was set for May 26,

1969 at 9:15 AM in Superior Court Department Number 5.

G. Selective Service Status

SF T-1 on March 25, 1959, advised that PETER MIGUEL

CAMEJO, born December 31, 1939, New York, New York, residence

57 Valley View Road, Great Neck, Long Island, New York,

registered under the

provisions of the Selective Service

Long Island,

Number 303301558.

Tine fales of the 108th CIC. Group, United States

FIrst ArMy. Now york cley, refleot the following Informations

on November 17, 1961, the subject, a United

States Asmy pre-inductee,

after presentation of United

States Government DD form 98 (Armod Forces Security

questionnaire) refused to execute DD Form 98 stating that

"Execution was & violation of his constitutional rights".

At the Bame time the subject refused to excoute DD Form

393 (Statement of Personal History) and he refused to

be Iingerprinted..

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On September 12, 1062, subject appeared at

headquartors, 103th CIC Group, United Staten First Army,

New york city, in response to a requent for an interview

under oath.

When Infored of the specific questions to

bo covered during the interview, subject Innediatcly stated

he would refuse to discus any of his political affiliations,

organizational memberchip, or those of his associates,

basing his rofural on the provisions of the flrat and Fifth

Amonuments of the constitution of the United States. He

acknowlcaged using the silases, PEDRO CANEJO, PEDRO

VARCAS, Rnd PETE CAMETO, subject stated that he used

these alimes in order to proteot himselt arainot certain

cuban counter revolutionaries who might want to harm

him because of his loolang with sympsthy on the castro

revolution.

subject, after reading and stating that he

understood the Fifth Amendment to the constitution of

the United States and Article 31, Uniform Code of Military

Justice, wiate and signod a avori statement. In he

statement subjeat advised that he refused to comply with

the United States Army's;request to offer him an opportunity

to refute, mitigate or clarity information of a political

nature dealing with his personal and other persons political

activities and vious on the ground that such a request

18 in violent contramation to the constitution of the

United States of America and specifically to the First

and Fifth Anenments of that Constitution, He savised

that for the same reasons, he refused to comply tith the

•Unitod States Government's Forms DD 98 and DD 398.

On September 16, 1963, United States Army Recruiting

main suation, 39 Whitehall Strect, New York 4, New Yorks,

advised chat the subject was not acceptable for inductios

into une united states Armad forces for security reasons.

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H. Passport Data

The previounty-montioned rocords of the Pagaport Offico

disClOOd LaL FEDRO rICHEL CHEETO, bOm Decemasr 31, 1939,

dew honk d1oyy bugans, Hew York, way 1aJu0d Pagaport Rubes 41057

01 June 20, 1955 for a proposed trodonti trip to Venesuela for

the purpose of riulting hin faiacs.

In his Pacmort Appiication CAINTO act forth his parents as

£0170:188

Fathers DATIAL CARJO, bOra April 23, 1914 At

VOnSEN0L0, TOBIGInG In VEnOTUSLE

(not United Statoo c1t1z0n)1

Hother:

nosidenao 5? Valicy Vicu Road, Great Hook,

Her Ior's, born Caracas, Venezuola,

(not Unitod Statag citizoz)

CAlEJo's paosport folder choad that lils notnor had custouy

of the children in the family and that tho childron vigit

Dho fathos, uno mintains hia rosidence in Vonezuole, during

t01I Buenca vacatio

Tho foldor also 1100a0 & brothos as

This passnot record alad slowed that camell'a Fasipant.

Number 41857 was roneved by him on Fobzuary 13, 1953 at

How york city for a four month perlod for a proposed tris

one month In February, 1958 to Venesuala for the purpose

of travel Ya02ti0ne

Bia paseport folden furthor showed that In his 1958 applica-

ton he answored, "to" to queationg rolating to present or

past arciliation vith the communist Party and 1n Dia 1955 applloa-

#I ha70 nut been anturalized as a citizen of a

tion he atntod talen an cata, or made en sifirmation or other

formal declaration of allegiance to a lorolga stato."

The communlot party, UsA, has bean designatod by

tho Attoiney General of the United states pursuant

to Executiva Order 1104,50.

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On April 20, 1959 SIDNEY A. DAVIS, Assistant Chief, Records

Administration and Infomation Soction, linigration Eno

ank that his files containco no record ident1lia0la with

FETER MIGUeL CArSO on his father, DAVIRL CALEJO. Ho made

ALion Registration

"OIM GAGED NOTEMUS? 20, 1940 CIECLOZIN

that one DANIEL CAlEJO, M., born Cargoes,

• Venezuela,

December 23, 1937, son of an offiolal of & foreign Govern-

went, entered the

1SLO VIa the "SS SANTA ROSA",

United States at low York Clty on August 22,

Ho sat accompanded by his

rather, DANtes, his nother, ELVIA, end a brotbos, PRORO.

On December 11, 1968, MADELINE EBINGER, Clerk,

Passport Agency, U.S. Department of State, 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, San Francisco, California, advised that CAMEJO had

filed a passport application on December 6, 1968, under the

name PEDRO MIGUEL CAMEJO. He indicated the passport was to

be mailed to Mrs. ROBERI RATNER, 49 Windsor, Great Neck,

New York.

The following descriptive information was indicated

on the application.

Date of birth

Place of birth

Height

Hair

Eyes

Occupation

December 31, 1939

New York. City, New York

5'10"

Brown

Brown

Student

-JFK Act 5 (g)(2)(D) •

Social Security Number

The application reflected that he had previously had

Passport Number 2316857 but that it had been submitted for

In the event of accident or death the person

to be notified was Mrs. ROBERT RATNER, relationship listed

as mother, at 49 Windsor, Great Neck, New York.

CAMEJO indicated the following information con-

cerning his relatives:

Father

Place of birth

DANIEL CAMEJO

Barguesimeto, Venezuela

in April, 1914.

Not a U.S. citizen

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Mother

Place of birth

Date of birth

Citizensip

Maiden name

ELVIA GUANCHE

Caracas, Venezuela

May 15, 1917

•U.S. Citizen

Regarding his marital status, CAMEJO indicated he

was last married on October 16, 1965 to DEBORAH WIENSTEIN.

He indicated thi she was born on April 19, 1947. at New

York, New

York.

Regarding his proposed travel plans he indicated

that his approximate date of departure would be December 20,

1968. Countries to be visited were shown as England and the

proposed length of stay was indicated as two to three weeks.

The purpose of the trip was

shown as a vacation and the.

means of transportation was shown as "air".

On December 20, 1968, Mr. CARL J. ROSAPEPE, Chief,

Security Branch, Legal Division, Passport Office, Department

of State, advised that on that date passport J-1418295 was

issued to Subject at Washington, D.C., valid for five years.

The passport was mailed to the Subject care of his mother at

Great Neck, New York.

I. Miscellaneous Background

During te summer of 1963, the Subject visited Puerto

Rico.

SF T-7, 10/9/63

"The Berkeley Barb"

, a newspaper published weekly

in Berkeley, California, in its issue of March 15 - 21, 1968,

carried the

following article which described much of the

Subject's background and analysis of the position of the SWP

regarding

certain

issues.

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FREE HUEY

HASHIN

Despite tactical differences. he sald the,

FROM RICHES TO RAGS

Socialist Workers Party Is in fundamental

agreement with the platform of the Black

and fully gupports tho

Huey Newton'" position.

ON ROAD TO REVOLUTION

Camejo considers the Huey Newton case

a "typical frame-up," but emphasizes that

"even if he sneaked up from behind and

For the first time in a whole genera- jalist literature he could find, to learn

Camejo then began reading all the soc- shot the cop, we'd still be for freeing

him, because he would have been fighting

ion, the majority of the American peo- in detail what THEY claimed.

an oppressor.".

ole will. this

year be able to vote for an with that he observed. He was finally

"There must be a black revolutionary

openly socialist ticket and hear direct

party, organized, and, with strategy and

wi can or de us at an a the one a avoid eat at wore i rest

His first contact with "Trotskyists"' -_, tactics geared' to victory," Camejo said

In California,

"Such a party would destroy the Deno-

cratic Party, because it would lose them

the cities, and much of the labor vote

Two years later he was at the founding: would gravitate

rotes for him will count as an "official convention of the Young Socialist Alliance, black candidateg,""owards support of the

vrite-in" under California law.

Since he came to Berkeley in October

Part of Camejo's scepticism of the Peace

The ballots of twenty-wo states, includ- 1965, Camejo has been active in radical and Freedom Party Is that it does notseem

ng several of the most populous, will politics in

and around the University. He clearly divorced

from the ruling-class

nclude SWI candidates.

The party, which ran for the Berkeley mayoralty seat two Democratic Party.

s running Fred Halstead and Paul Boutelle years

just prior so his SWP Sena-

"The Peace and Freedom groups out-

its presidential

slate, styles itself as

torial candidacy, he was suspended from UC side California are going over to "Senator

"revolutionary.

for speaking at the Stop the Draft Week (Eugene) McCarthy,

and the same thing

"equal time" provisions, the

''illegal"' rally of 10,000.

could still happen in California."

jocialist Workers viewg will be broadcast

He traced the development of the West

o tends of millions

of Americans.

When police attempt to pick off the leaders Coast PFP from its inception, highlighting

in official write-in candidate,

of political actions, Camejo frequently finds moments when it played the liberal game,

if selectors, Camejo will be able to have

"I'm not toying with a King-Spock ticket when King

the media as super-afraid of going to jail for it (the Victory, was

supporting the suppression of the

onservative Republican Max Rafferty.

of socialism over capitalism), but i don't. Detroit ghetto uprising.

POT, BLACKS, PEACE

In an exclusive BARB interview, Camejo

yant to do it unnecessarily," Camajo says.

The relative caution and careful Marxism.

The reason the California PFP became

xplained his views on a number of topics

of the SWP has led many Berkeley ac-

more radical, in Camejo's view, is the

anging from pot and "hippies," to Black tivists to consider the party rather con-

split at last year's San Luis Obispo con-

'ower, the Peace and Freedom Party, and servative and old fashioned. Camejo argues

ference when the Communist Party dropped

le next American Revolution.

Ithat "it's just a matter of being intelli- out,

giving radicals control of the PFP

Pete Camejo was not born a radical soc- gent about tactics, so we can win--and machinery.

Until 1947 he lived in Venezuela we're seriously out to win."

Now that the Peace and Freedom move

ith his affluent family, which during the

Camejo points out that while the Peace ment has moved to the point of selecting

150's sometimes entertained leadingoffic- and Freedom Party was still in its ear-l a concrete platform, Camejo expects it to

Ils of the Perez Jimenez dictatorship for liest formative stages, with no clear stand shatter into dozens of factions, due to the

on the struggle for black liberation, the divergent views gathered under one fent.

It his party's campaign is successful, his

Socialist Workers Party was supporting

BARB asked whether the PFM could

wn political transformation may be re- black control of the black community, accept the Socialist Workers Party plat-

eated a thousandfold in American youth

form, with its strong stand for black lib-

"Basically, there are two wrong attitudes! eration and against the war.

In his early teens, Camejo admired Sens

taken toward militant black organizations.

"Our attitude,"' he said,

"is that we'd

or Joseph McCarthy and the archetype like the Panthers,"' Camejo said.

want them to accept our Socialist program,

awk General Curtis LeMay. He idealized

"It's wrong to oppose them, and it's wrong but we don't want to get inside the Peace

le USA hecause its people were evidently to think that the role of revolutionary and Freedom Party--because that

a much better off than those in other

whites is only to support black groups create confusion over power fights.

uncritically."

He said that several white

'We see a gradual process of dialog

His. schooling included standard textbook

Berkeley radicals

"patronize" the Black with them, in which we'll argue in a

the socialist

Panthers by taking the latter stance.

friendly manner, and we (SWP) will remain

Then he encountered a book

"We should work as equals for the same

hich defined socialism as

"production

goal, and to do that the black people musy tree to talk about socialism.

In all, he considers the PFM "a var)

not profit, and democratic con-

have their own organization, with a mass progressive sign which is getting a lot

ol of the means of production."

base in the black community.

of people thinking about the war and he

Camejo said he would like to see Huey black struggle,"

Camejo says he was startled by what

run for Congress as a write-in it to become the basis for a mass third

emed to be such "lies."

isn't what he'd hoon-faught.

Certainly it for the Black Panther Party, not for the party.

and Freedom Party, which "has

Turning to the less classically political,

ked a teacher about it, the reply was, no black base, no matter how many con- BARB

asked Camejo Ir"ne Smoked pot.

Oh, that's what THEY claim."

Patte they sler with the Black Panther, "No." he said, laughing.

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what do „you

think of the

"hippies,""

"ree men," BARB asktd. are they

No. They show an allenation from an

uman society, but they

don't confront'

problems.

They try to escape as in-

iduals by doing what they want to do,;

offer no social solutions." '

But what about the hip communes? Aren't:

a catelyst in creating an alternative!

ciety?

That's

another kind of escapism.

You

sply cannot build a paradise within this:

stem. This sort of thing has appetred

every

society that begins

to

nejo said.

rot,"

*I think the chiopies" will nearly dis-

ear when the prospect of a real social

blution • appears , on the

horizon In

erica. That would give people a real

to bring about change, and the attrac

ness of being a 'hipple' will be less

1 being a revolutionary."

ABORTION

ut suppose ten hipples started a guer-

1 movement...

That would be very bad," Camejo said,

would be like confusing the first month

pregnancy with the ninth, and the only

ilt would be an abortion."

hat reply tells much about where the

alist Workers Party stands in respect

evolution. Whatever outbreaks against

"ession

occur in America,

noney can

§ about total revolution unless based'

I those

's of capitalism--the workers..

most directly caught in the

i this stage, by the SWP analysis, the

s for a revolution does not existe

• the Socialist Workers Party Itself

no mass support among the workers,

sugh it is visibly growing.

le chipple' scene, even if one imagines

• armed, is only a symptom of the basic

Egle to come.

it in the soclety of the future, as

¡ioned by Camejo and his party, mari-

l and

other aspects of the standard,

ulture would not be illegal.

Ve would get rid of all

anti-social

" Camejo explained, "no penal system

id have anthing to do with self-harm--

Ph we know marijuana is not harmful-s

use & person who harms himselt ob=

ily needs medical attention. In fact,

ntire concept of prisons is incorredt.:

Jusly, if someone tries to kill some-

he needs heip."

though the revolution may not be yet

nd, this year the followers of Ameri

Electronic media will have their minds

ided as the SWP candidates openly

ate socialism. Meanwhile the Demo

and Republicans will make their cus-

sounds, ringing more hellaw with

passing day.

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of

principal speaker at a Berke-

Jej memorial rally for Cio

Guevara. One Inunth later he

A Campus

was arrested on a bench war-

rant for assaulting a polite-

nian

daring the

"Jolly Ro-

ger" flag-raising incident on

Trotskyist

the Berkeley campus. He

dren

a

tell-day

suspended

sontence and a $190 fine.

Feter Camejo.

Fle ran

the 26 year

unsuccessfully for

dd firebrand behind the

mayor or Berkeley and in

Berkeley disturbances. is.

January filed

for

the UiS.

anurn to police

2s a Trot-

Senate, but failed to quality

Brist-Communist procession.

for reasons of age.

al agitator.

fIc

wrote

an

occasional

racinber

of

an

column, "Keep Left." in thei

riddla ciass Venequelan

Daily Cal, the student body:

mille cleis teneduelan

newspaper.

Fay. lie first appeared on.

7=41..

me ideal seane in

Mi cuing defeated as a 50.

ratist Workers Parly candi-

ate for the Naw York City

For a time he nas ein.

Byed as a computer

rammer for the California

tEre: Research Center

i= C.C. campus, while his :

Fie worked

as a typist at

ie W.C. Center for Higher

SUSPENDED

is a member of the Young

meinfist Alliance, the jouth

cron of the Trotskyist Sn-

air Workers Farty, he has

cer in the foretroni of prac-

¿: ll i every anti-Vietnam

üril-dratt demonstration

0: = 1050.

E. has taken a minimum!

ador of classroom units at!

C. in: urder to qualify as a

1a25t. Earlier Dis juar he

so Eleuted to the student

no but mas disqualitied

"T: 350n of being under 515-

es nü 30 a student.

Calajo was one of seralal

wants suspended last tin-

- dey sislating compus ree-

tous during Stop The

PETER

• CAMEJO

Firebrand

'CREPLEFT

asi October he was thel

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The October 24, 1968 issue of the "San Francisco

Examiner"

, contained the following article:

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1 Familiar Non-Student

lace in UC

Rebellion

• Arm upraisca, eyes blazing

sath the internal fres of a

Regardless of the seman-

leaot, the lean figure of Pe-

tics, Peter Camojo is. a lavo-

àr Camejo stands center,

lutionary who believes in tur-

tage again in the turbulent: moil for its own disruptive

Rama that is Berkeley.

I sale. He has ler demonsfra-

For almost lince vealsitions on bchali of peace, ra-

oi, shenerci touric has cial Justice, causes that

California,

'there

has

lamojo. the cheerleader off ings,, would find appealing.

tolence.

But he has tried to lear thie

Again this morning when campus apart on issues that

fore than 500 policemen had

a clear soremaing. strugg- tenl.

me prolesters from Moses

Yet.

all on the campus. Camijo evan a student at UC.

ras identified as one of the

caders.

•imum number of cow'ses to

31 HO IS NE:

cand? Where did he come sirocities and has never i'e-.

ah and what philosophy,

carolled

ers he espouse?

nil scene in 1906, arriving. grammer for the California

ore from New York after. Survey Research Center on

cing defeated there ás a So- campus. And it is significant)

alist Workers Party candi- that the demonstrators last

=te for ine city council.

night tricd to enter that

His parenis are upper mid- building - with its costly in-

e class

Venezuelans,

but struments.

eter - and his older broth-

•Daniel - long

ago

It is almost impossibie to

uned the vallies of their predict what Camejo will do

Sher and mother.

next. The end justilies the

Peter Cancis is known to means, he beiieves, and the

see is a Trotskylals end is anarchy.

mmunist mofessional asi

After last July's weck bE

lor. Nor does he sony it; rioting in Berkeley - largely

nie months ago, He told jed by Calnejo - the revoli-

caminer repurter Jerry tionary inct with city fathers

chitr that the neusmant and issued this statement:

a in leiciring to him as,

• CUD

Troiskvile." Said Care! "I don't want Telegraph to

he a battlestound. There was...

Fin & Trolskgist. I follow no intent by the Movement lo

philosoply ol trotsly. A make it one jast weok."

That's the came man 'who

il follusior of

he manold an overlow audience

asell."

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just before the riots started

i that:

...

"There has been no action

in Ecricley for a-long time,

and ire have to create some-

thing."

1 Year ago, Camejo was

the indir spoako! at a memo-

ria sally dor Clie Guevata.

baler, he was arrested on

bench garreut for assaultins

a police officer. He drew a

suspended sentence

and a $190 fine.

That same year, he was

thrown out of Mexico by au-

thorities who colisidered him

, an undesirable alion. He said

lawyer

for

his

brother,

he had flown there to obtain

Darici.

Danic and 12 other men

had baen arresisa in Mexico

sly as members oi a con-

spiracy working to overthrow

the afasican governcht - a

conspiracy Mexican

otticials

said

was financed by Red

China.

Right n017, Peler Camcio is:

regarded

as the nominal

leudor of the off-campus

Loung Socialist Aliance, the

"out crm" or ine Trotshyist

locialist Workers Party..

"C.

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP)

The SWP is characterized in the appendix

pages.

MEMBERSHIP AND POSITIONS

HELD IN THE SWP

On January 20, 1960, SF T-5 advised that Subject

had then recently moved to New York, that he had joined the

New York local SWP and that he was residing somewhere on

Long Island, New York, but planned to obtain an apartment

In New York

City.

SF I-7 on June 9, 1961, advised that Subject was

one of the members present at a meeting of the Boston SWP

held May 31, 1961. At this meeting informant advised Subject

was nominated to be one of the delegates

or alternate

delegates from the Boston SWP to the SWP's June, 1961 National

Convention.

Informant advised that final election of

delegates and alternate delegates was to take place at a

subsequent meeting.

Informant also advised that during the

May 31, 1961 meeting Subject stated that he planned to attend

the convention.

SF T-7 on August 10, 1961, advised that as of

August 5, 1961, Subject was a

member of both the YSA of

Boston and the

SWP of Boston and also was the chairman of

the YSA of Boston.

The Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) is

characterized on the attached appendix

pages.

of the New Yok septer, er L, Ju the Subject was a member

SF T-5, 9/27/62

As of April 3, 1963 and September 19, 1963, Subject

was a member of the New York Local, SWP.

SF I-5, 4/3/63 and 9/19/63

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Subject was elected an alternate member of the

SWP National Committee: (NC) on July 19, 1963, at the SW

National Convention.

SE 1-13,

7/19/63

SF T-14, 8/16/63

Subject attended the SWP National Convention on

July 18-21, 1963, at the Hotel Empire, Broadway and 63rd

Street, New York City, and on July 21, 1963, he was elected

to the

SWP NC as an alternate member.

SF T-5, 7/25/63

SF T-15, 8/12/63

On July 21, 1963, the Subject was elected an

alternate member of the SWP NC at the SWP National Convention

in New York City.

SF T-15, 6/15/64

NYL, SWP. As of April 8, 1964, the Subject was a member of the

SF T-5, 4/8/64

As of October 19, 1964, the Subject was a member of

the NYL, SWP.

SE T-5, 10/19/64

As of April 7, 1965, the Subject was a member of the

NYL, SWP.

SF I-5, 4/7/65

Subject was elected as an alternate member of the

NC of the SWP at the National Convention of the SWP in

September, 1965.

SF T-14, 11/19/65

A source advised at a meeting of the Oakland-Berkeley

Branch SWP (OBBSWP) held December 1, 1965, in Oakland, the

Subject who was not present, was approved as a member of the

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Executive Comnittee of this branch. The source again

advised on March 21, 1966, that the Subject was

a member

of the Executive Committee of the OBBSWP.

SF T-9, 12/10/66 and

3/21/66°

A source advised on April 25, 1966, that the

Subject is also known as PETER VALDEZ.

source further

stated that at this time the Subject continued his member-

ship in the OBBSWP.

SF 1-9, 4/25/66

On August 4, 1966, the Subject was again described

as a member of the OBBSWP and as

a strong guiding force in

the SWP.

SF T-9, 8/4/66

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On January 9, 1967 PETER CAMEJO was observed passing

out leaflets at the entrance to the University of California

in Berkeley.

These leaflets were campaign literature concerning

the forthcoming municipal elections in Berkeley.

Iiterature indicated that PETER CAMEJO was a candidate for

Mayor of Berkeley and stated in part the following:

*PETER CAMEJO, 27, former National Secretary oi

the Young Socialist Alliance, is at present an Organizer

for the Socialist Workers Party.

He was New England

organizer for the lair Play for ‹

Cuba Connittee, worker

fOr CLIFTON DEBERRY's Socialist campaign for President in

1964 and in a leading opponent of the Vietnam war".

article further indicated that CAMEJO's campaign was endorsed

by the SWe.

Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

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On February 10, 1967 Subject was reported to be

Organizer of the OBSWP and a member of the Executive Committee.

SF

I-9

2/20/67

..

Source furnished a leaflet on April 21, 1967 regarding

a class to be sponsored by the YSA on May 11, 18 and 25, 1961

at 1733 Waller Street, San Francisco.

The class would feature

PETE CAMEJO teaching about the topic of the "Communist

Manifesto".

CAMEJO was identified on the leaflet as a

National Committee member of the SWP.

ST': T-16

4/21/87

-.-....

On October 20, 1967, a source furnished a leaflet

regarding a Memorial meeting

; to be held on October 20, 1967

in Berkeley, California.

This was advertised as a "Tribute

to Che."

PETER CAMEJO, national committeeman of the SWP,

was listed as one of the speakers at this affair.

• SF T=17, 10/27/67

The Subject was present at the Twenty-Second

National Convention of the SWP held at the Empire Hotel,

New York City, October 26 - 29, 1967. At this convention,

the Subject was elected a member of the SWP National

Committee.

SF I-I5, 11/3/67

Another source advised Subject was present at the

Iwenty-Second Annual National

In new york city, October 26

unvention of the swp held

This source

advised that the subject spoke briefly from the floor, stating

that the SWP goes along with

"Black Militants"

on many

of their principles.

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On December 10, 1967, the OBBSWP approved a motion

that CAMEJO be paid $150.00 per month for living expenses.

SF T-19, 12/13/67

On August 1, 1968, it was announced that PETER •

CAMEJO had been instructed by the National Office of the

SWP to come to New York City at the end of his Mid-West

speaking tour on August 12, 1968, to attend discussions by

the Political Committee of the SWP regarding the Black

Panther Party (BPP) - PFP.

SF T-15, 8/23/68

CAMEJO is organizer of the OBBSWP.

SF T-11, 11/15/68

On April 12, 1969, SF I-ll advised that CAMEJO

is no longer organizer of the OBBSWP..

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D. SWP Meetings Attended

SE I-T on March 2, 1961, advised that a meeting of

the Boston Branch, SWP, was

hold at the Branchie Headquarters,

February 22, 1961, and

that

subject was one of the Branch

members present.

During this meeting, SF. I-T advised

, subject

gave a report of student FPCC activities and stated he was

scheduled to give a talk on cuba at mii on february 23, 1961,

at an open student FPCC meeting. He also reported that the

YSA of Boston was planning a Dro-LUMUMBA demonstration on

February 25, 1961, In Harvard Square, Canbridge, and that he

had been active In the planning.

SF I-T on February 27, 1961, advised that the above

planned demonstration was postponed to Narch 4, 1961, due to

inclement weather.

SE I-s on June 27, 1961, advised that the SWP's

national convention was held J'ine

21-25, 1961, at the Mountain

Spring Camp, Washington, New Jersey and

that subject was present.

A characterization of the Mountain Spring Camp, Washington,

New Jersey, is contained in the appendix hereto.

PETER CAMEJO was a delegate to the 22nd National

Convention of the SWP which was held in New York City Oct-

ober 26-29, 1967. CAMEJO spoke at the convention, stating

the 220d days

that the SWP

should give thought to a national student

strike. During a discussion regarding the Anti-War Movement,

CAMEJO stated that Berkeley students want

an illegal

lemonstration next time anc

"our purpose" is to teach

them how to have the defensive formulas. CAMEJO stated

that the

SWP can recruit by speaking to students in terms

they can understand rather than in Trotskyist terms.

SF I-20

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Between April 26, 1967 and December 10, 1967, the

Subject was in attendance at eleven meetings of the oB

SWP;

the first ten of these were held at 2005 Milvia Street,

Berkeley.

At one of these meetings held

on are 12, 2a he su te enge a spore reading

the situation at the University of California Campus in Berkeley.

He stated he expected to be suspended as a student for his

activities on the campus and that he expected that if this

happened, the students would begin

even more militant action.

no Young Socialist Alliance members would be permitted to

be arrested if at all possible and that if anyone was to be

arrested or suspended that he would be the one since he is already

about to be suspended and therefore has nothing else to lose.

At another of these meetings held on December 10, 1967,

the branch approved a motion that PETE CAMEJO be paid $150.00

a month for his sustenance.

SFT-19, 5/3/67-12/13/67

*****

PETER CAMEJO attended a meeting of the SWP NC

which was held in New York City May 10-12, 1968.

SF T-15, 5/31/68

PETER CAMEJO spoke at a SWP convention held at

: the

West Madison YMCA, Seattle, Washington, on September 17, 1968.

SF T-21, 9/20/68

Subject was in attendance at a meeting of the Los

Angeles Local of the SWP held on October 29, 1968, at

1702 East 4th Street, Los Angeles.

SF T-22, 11/5/68

The Subject was the main speaker at a meeting

sponsored by the Militant Labor Forum of the SWP, held on

December 13, 1968, at 1702 East 4th Street, Los Angeles.

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The Subject spoke on the topic "The Red University". He

defined the Red University as a term used by the

European left in attempting to analyze and give form to

what should take place on the various bourgeoise campuses

in Europe. According to the source, one of the points

brought up was the theory of instant revolution, that'is,

that revolution in the U.S. is imminent and that everyone

should arm themselves immediately and begin planning

to

take over the government. CAMEJO characterized this as

nonsense, since he felt that the overwhelming power in the

country is presently in the hands of the ruling class. He

stated that the ruling class numbered about 28,000, who

dictate and manipulate the lives of the remaining 200

million people in the country.

CAMEJO stated the the theory

that revolution could take place in the next few days was

completely absurd. According to the source, the crux of

his presentation was that the manner in which society will

be changed from capitalism to socialism will be feasible

only when the masses of people are indoctrinated and

educated into changing their minds about the present system,

and that this would take a long period of time.

SF T-23, 12/18/68

Between October 14, 1968 and December 9, 1968,

Subject was in attendance at

seven meetings of the OBBSWP

held at 2519A Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley.

SF T-11, 11/8/68-12/24/68

During the period from 1960 to 1969, the Subject

has been reported in attendance at numerous SWP meetings anc

affairs.

The majority of these meetings were held in

Boston, Massachusetts, New York City and the San Francisco

Bay area.

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on various dates 1960 to 196.

c.

Candidacy for Various Public Offices

The "Militant" issue of December 13, 1965, carried

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an article captioned, "New York Socialist Vote." This article

reflected that among

"the Socialist Workers Party City-Wide

Candidates," PETER CAMEJO received 4,303 votes for

President of the City Council.

A characterization of the "Militant"

is contained in the appendix.

1967, carried an article captioned

The wakeley capy one cane pops Change.

This article is set forth below:

"PETER CAMEJO, running for mayor on the

Socialist Workers Party ticket, sees Berkeley's

problens in a

state and national context

in keeping with his desire to see the entire

economy change to socialism.

"CAMEJO said Berkeley's problems are

discrimination,

and unemployment like

ait American dories,' and "cannot be solved within

city limits alone. '

"The University of California student said

his party is running

'an educational campaign,'

to raise the idea of 'independent political action

by working people who are not now represented by

the Democratic or Republican parties'

"He acknowledged the SWP is part of the

vorldwide Communist movement and is 'sympathetic'

to

Communist groups in other countries.

"'We are Communists in that we favor a communal

society'

CAMiNO said, a society he said, where

there would be 'political and economic equality."

"'We are also running as socialists to break

down

the stifling atmosphere in which socialist

ideas are taboo and because we want to discuss

the whole economic system, ' CAMEJO continued.

"He said the SWP call themselves 'socialist'

and not 'Communists' because 'there is

so much

confusion about the word Communists.'

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"If elected, CAMEJO would Institute

preferential hiring for Negroes 'to make up for

preferential treatment of whites,' would 'protect

everyone's civil liberties;'

and would hold a

referendum on the Vietnam war, which the SWP

opposes.

'Human Rights First'

"'Generally, we would use whatever means

are available at the city level to aid those

who

are worse off - in other worlds,

we would

put human rights over property rights,' CAMEJO

said.

"CAMEJO, 27, said he Joined the SWP when he

was 19. 'I've always been interested in science,

and I believe society should be organized in

a scientific way,' he said.

"CAMEJO studied at Massachusetts Institute

of Technology before coming to UC where ha is

majoring in history.

He is married and resides

at 2418 1/2 Roosevelt Ave. "

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A verified statement of the Subject relating to

his campaign as a candidate for Mayor of Berkeley in the

General Municipal Election held on April 4,

1967, was

subscribed and sworn to on february ?

AMPBELL, City Clerk of Bekreley. This statement reDYTHE

as follows:

"I, PETER CAMEJO, hereby declare that I am a candidate

for an elective office in the City of Berkeley, and make the

following statements, to-wit:

I. That my nate is PETER CAMEJO.

2. The office for which I am a candidate is Mayor.

3. That my residence is 2418 1/2 Roosevelt.

4. The place of my birth is New York City, New York.

5. My present occupation is Student.

6. I have held the following public offices: None.

7. I am a taxpayer in the City of Berkeley.

8. How can city problems be solved if the wealth

of the nation is being siphoned off for the Vietnam war?

"While the rich make new millions in war contracts

5,000 people in Berkeley live below the poverty line.

Working

people are threatened with a national 'war tax' and college

students are faced with tuition fees making it harder for

working people to get an education.

tducation and an end

to poverty must come before the profits of the rich. To

solve financial crises let Sacramento and Washington place a

100% tax on war profits.

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"The present Mayor and City Council have gone on

record in support of the brutal, racist war in Vietnam. They

refused my request and the request of others to allow Berkeley

voters to state their opinion on the Vietnam war at the City

election.

We should get out of Vietnam.

"A wealthy few profit from war, racism and

exploitation.

they controd thi

Democratic and Republican

parties.

Their politicians should be replaced by a government

representing workers, Negroes and other minorities.

For that

reason I favor the formation of a labor party and independent

Negro political action.

"Vote for a democratic, socialist America."

The April 6, 1967 issue of the "Berkeley Daily

Gazette" contained the

results of the municipal election in

Berkeley on April 4, 1967.

Of four candidates for the

position of Mayor, PETER CAMEJO finished fourth with 1,019 votes.

The winning candidate received 25, 224 votes.

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The "Oakland Tribune" issue of January, 24, 1968

carried an article which reads as follows:

Camejo to Run

For Senator

Peter Camein: Berkeley

leader in anti-Vietnam war

demonstrations, anncunced to

day that he will be the Social-

ist Workers Party candidate

- for U.S. Senator.

The party is not qualified

ffor the ballot but Camejo willa

campaign for vrite in votes.

• Camejo, a University of Cali-

"fornia student, is now under

suspension for participation in

anti-draft rallies. He was an

unsuccessfu

candidate for

nayor of Berkeley last year

produce profits for capitalists.

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"The Militant" issue of January 29, 1968, carried

the article set forth below:

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Senate Campaigns T

In New York State

and California

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan,

24 - 01

the

income

of

Berkelcy antiwar leader Peter Ca-

white family. If whites had their

nejo announced today that he will income cut by 48 percent there.

run as the Socialist Workers Party

would be more violence here than

there is in Vietnam."

sandidate for U.S. Senator from

California.

On the subject of university stu-:

Camcjo was suspended from the

dents, Camejo noted that they are

University of California at Berke-' about to face new tultion hikes

ley last tall for participating in

from the state administration. "At

the Stop the Draft Week rallies.

the same time, student demonstra-

Following the suspension,

tholl"

tions against the yar have been

sands of students disrupted the ad-

under increasingly sharp attack by

ninistration buildings,

protesting

police and by administration pol-:

the suspensions of Camejo

and

iticians. I'm running partially to

Reese Erlich.

make sure the student point ofi

Subsequently, Camejo led a rad-

view is heard.

cal antiwar siaté in the UC stu-

"I will use my campaign to win;

lent elections, winning first place.

support for the Socialist Workersi

Jamejo ran

as the socialist can-

presidential ticket

'of Fred Hial-

lidate for Mayor in Berkeley in

stead for President and Paul Bou-

1867.

telle for

Vice

President, and to

"The war in Vietnam," Camejo

support the socialist program of

icclared,

"Is nothing but a brazen

uncompromising opposition to, the

attempt by the United States to

Republican and Democratic. par:

prevent

the Vietnamese people ties."

From achieving their independence,

Last July, Camejo was deported

land

and other social reforms.

from Mexico for attempting to aidi

Injs war has awakened an ever

his brother, who is imprisoned in

larger number of American youth

Mexico City. The Mexican secret

to the inhuman values

ciety.

of our so

police arrested Daniel Camejo

• Guanche, Peter's brother, and heidi,

Human Rights

• him incommunicado

days. He is still in jail.

a for severa!

"The Democrats and Republi

After beating him and threat-

sans answer the demands of the

ening him with a gun, they forced

Afro- American

community for him to sign a confession that he

their human rights only with more. was a "guerrilla" who advocated

police. Whenever politicians call "the

violent overthrow" of the

for stopping violence in our cities, Mexican government. Upon hear!

they are actually calling for an

ing of his brother's arrest, Peter

increase, in the number of cops in

Camejo went to Mexico City to?

Afro-American neighborhoods.

seek legalaid. He was kidnappen

"The average - black family,"

Samejo said,."

receives 53 percent! by the police and deported.

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The "Militant" issue of February 7, 1969, carried

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Socialist slate

to run i

in Berkeley elections

By Lauren Charous

his antiwar and civil rights activity in the

BERKELEY - The Socialist Workers

Chicano community led to harassment

Party announced the candidacy of Peter

and loss of job. With the help of the Amer-

Camejo, Antonio Camejo, and Pat Wolf

Ican Civil Liberties

Union he was able

for the Berkeley City Council and Froben

to win his job back Most recently he has

Lozada for a seat on the Berkeley School

been teaching at Napa College, in addition

Board.

to his active role in the TWLF movement

Speaking for the candidates, Antonio

in the Bay Area.

Camejo told a Jan. 27 press conference

Peter Camejo,

an SIP candidate for

that the campaign would be used,

"to

Mayor of Berkeley in 1967, is a former

explain to people why it is in their inte-

•National Secretary. of the Young Socialist

rests, to support the struggle of black and

Third World people, and show how both

Alllance and a member of the national !

committee of the SWP.

the war and the state of our educational

Institutions are a direct result of the present

Peter Camejo, who is currently in Cuba,

¡ economic system which puts property rights

sent a message of solidarity to be read at

above human rights."

the press conference on behalf of the Cuban

The campaign will help bulld mass sup-

people to the black and Third World lib-

port for the current strikes led by the Third

eration fighters in the U.S.

World Liberation Front and American

Pat Wolf, 24, is a member of the Young

Federation of Teachers on the San Fran-

Socialist Alliance.. He has been active in

cisco State College campus and at the

the antiwar movement since its start, help-

University of California at Berkeley. It

ing to found the Vietnam Day Committee

will also aid in mobilizing support for

at the University of California. He was a

the GI-civilian antiwar march planned for

volunteer worker for the Delano grape

April 6.

strike and is an active member of the

Froben Lozada, who the Berkeley Ga-

American Federation of State, County and .

zette calls a "firebrand" in the TWLF move-

Municipal Employces Local 1695.

ment throughout the Bay Area, is a Chi-

Antonio Camejo, 27, is a longtime mem-

cano educator and activist. After obtaining

ber of the YSA. He was active in the Fair

his M. S. in Spanish he spent several years

Play for Cuba Committee, has toured Latin

teaching at Highlands University and the

Amcrica. Interviewing

revolutionary lead-

all-white University of Southern Mississip-

ers for The Mililant and other radical

pl. He was fired because of his civil rights

publications, and in 1964 he helped pro-

organizing among students at Southern

duce and direct a documentary film on the

Miss.

guerrilla struggle in Venczuela, "FALN."

/ He moved north and taught at the Uni.

He is a member of the Executive Council

Iversity of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, and in

of the Berkeley AFT Local 1078 and has

11967 went to South Texas where he was

been active in building the TWLF strike

employed In the public schools. Again,

on the Berkelcy campus.

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PETER CAMEJO, SWP candidate for U.S. Senate, was

the main speaker at a public forum sponsored by the SWP at

1702 East 4th Street, Los Angeles, California, on

February I6, 1968.

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The March 11, 1968 issue of "The Militant" contained

February 19-21, 1968.

"The Militant" is a weekly newspaper

of the SWP.

At a meeting of the SWP held in Los Angeles, Calif-

ornia on April 16, 1968, it was announced that PETER CAMEJO

had

recently spoken to 250 students at California State

College at Long Beach.

SE T=24

4/25/68"

on a campaign speech

given by CAMEJO at UCB on April 12, 1968.

According to the article, CAMEJO urged those present to support

FRED HALSTEAD, the SWP candidate for president of the United

States, and stated that a vote for HALSTEAD would be a vote

for immediate withdrawal from Viet Nam and for black control

of the black communities.

The April 30, 1968 issue of "The Pioneer", a publi-

cation of the Associated Students of Hayward State

college,

Hayward, California, contained an article captioned, "Liberal

Speakers Expose Views to Migrant Crowd." The article

indicated that CAMEJO had been one of the speakers at Hayward

State College during a "liberation week", and he spoke

against United States policies in Viet Nam. CAMEJO emphasized

that China has no troops outside its own territory, yet the

United States has troops in 101 nations and territories to

He stated that the United States

supports every tyranny in the world as long as that govern-

ment allows the United States. to invest

in that country.

CAMEJO also spoke regarding racism in the United

States and stated that it is bred into us subtly by such

institutions as Tarzan movies and the Lone Ranger. PETER

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CAMEJO was scheduled to represent the SWP at a California

Political Forum sponsored by the San Fernando Valley State

College, Northridge, California, May 5-11, 1968. CAMEJO

was listed as a representative of the SWP and was scheduled

. to speak at 2:00 P.M. on May 9, 1968.

1-25

5/21/68

PETER CAMEJO attended a SWP sponsored party held

at 1610 Wandering Drive, Morterey Park, California, on

April 13, 1968.

The purpose of the party was to raise mongy

for SWP candidates in the November, 1968 elections.

SF I-24' and SF I-26

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d. Speaking Tours and

Related Activity

Source advised Subject would tour the West Coast

for the SWP concerning the anti-war movement.

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The July 19, 1968 issue of "The Militant" contained

an article stating

; that PETER CAMEJO would make a nation-

wide tour organized by the YSA, speaking regarding the

Berkeley, California confrontation. The article sets

forth CAMEJO's itinerary as follows:

New York, July 17-21

Washington, D.C., July 22-23

Atlanta, July 24-25

Philadelphia, July 26=27

Boston, July 28-29

Antioch College, July 30

Kent (Onio): July 31

continuing Into the next month:

Cleveland, August 1-2

Detroit, August 3-5

Madison

(Wisconsin), August 6

Bloomington (Indiana), August 7

Champaign (Illinois), August 8

Chicago, August 9-10

Minneapolis, August 11-12

Bay area, August 13-18

Portland

(Oregon), August 19-20

Seattle, August 21-23.

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At a meeting of the SWP held at 1702. East 4th Street,

LoS Angeles,

California, on July 9, 1968, a report was

given regarding PETER CAMEJO's tour of the Los Angeles area

and his

itinerary was set forth as follows:

"July 11 at LACC 10:00 A.M.

July 11 at UCLA 12:00 noon

July

KHJ T.V. 3:00 P.M. on Tempo II

July

11 4:00 P.M. interview for Free Press Article

by

DELLA

July

11

Forum at headquarters 8:00 P.M.

July

12

Cal State LA meeting at 12:00 noon

July

12

LB State meeting at 3:00 P.M.

July

12

Y.S.A. Party after Summer School session

at MAREEN's home

July 13 Internal meeting at 10:00 A.M. at headquarters

SF I-24

7/17/68

At a meeting of the SWe held at 813 Broadway, New

York City, on July 17, 1968, PETER CAMEJO spoke regarding

the situation in Berkeley,

California.

CAMEJC stated that

the Berkeley coalition was

"totally, completely, and absolutely

led by the YSA." CAMEJO stated that the Berkeley YSA now

recruits youth around actions rather than by ideology.

stated that the main strategy in a street demonstration is

now to get the police to attack first.

By doing this, the

demonstrators will be on the defensive and thus win more

support.

SF T-20

8/28/68

CAMEJO was the main speaker at a public forum

sponsored by the swp at 873 Broadway, New York City, on

July 19, 1968.

CAMEJO spoke regarding the situation in

Berkeley, California, and stated that he believed the

United States las entered the first step into a revolutionary

situation. He also spoke regarding strategy for demonstrations

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and stated that the demonstrators could have several "issues"

but should have only one "demand" which has

a firm legal base.

He stated that it must seem that a basis exists to either

meet the demand of not, but that not meeting the demand will

result in violence. He stated that groups demonstrating must

'be united through a central coalition which is to be manipulated

Dy the IsA. He stated that in order to quiet a dissident

should be forced to present their issue in

view to the majority for defeat by a vote. The minority can

then be integrated into the majority.

He stated that in

handling the press or persistent questioners, the questions

should be inverted and that specific questions

such as

"do you favor revolution in the United States?"

should not

be answered.

SF I-28

7/31/68

PETER CAMEJO vas the main speaker at a public meeting

sponsored by the yA at Houston al 23, Iver Ey of Peensylvania,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July

CAMEJO spoke

regarding planning demonstrations.

He recommended that each

demonstration has only one or two focal points.

He recommended

that demonstrations be nonviolent in nature.

SF T-29

7/24768

PETER CAMEJO was the main speaker at a public forum

sponsored by the SWP/YSA at 9801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,

Ohio, on August 2, 1968.

CAMEJO gave a chronological report of recent demon-

strations in Berkeley: California.

He stated that news

reporters would ask him If he was

a socialist revolutionary

that believed in CHE GUEVARA. He said he would haye. toube*

careful how he answered them because they were out

to get

him on any charge.

He stated that he told them he was only

going by the confitutional guarantees of free assembly.

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He stated that the SWP and YSA make up the biggest revolution-

ary party in Berkeley and they are recruiting more members

all of the time.

He stated he was a member of the SWP and

is a socialist revolutionary wanting to get rid of capitalism

and alyone who wants to join the SWP should do so.

SF I-30

8/6/68

PETER CAMEJO was the main speaker at a public

forum sponsored by the SWP at 3737 Woodward Avenue, Detroit,

Michigan, on August 3, 1968. CAMEJO spoke regarding the

recent Berkeley disturbances. He warned those present to

be aware uf anyone who wants to do things for you and stated

that you must do things for yourself.

SF T-31

• 9/4/68

PETER CAMEJO was the main speaker at a "special

program" sponsored by the SWP at 3737 Woodward Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan, on August 3, 1968. CAMEJO spoke regarding

the Berkeley disturbances and used charts detailing the

situation of the Berkeley disturbances and indicating the

tactics used by the

police. He indicated that the Berkeley

Police attacked citizens who were nerely standing by observing.

He stated that the entire series of provocations to the

violence which occurred was organized, planned, and started

by the police themselves.

CAMEJO listed a set of ideas which

were important when considering such revolutionary activities

as support for the French riots and demonstrations in general.

The first important

step is to know when to stop.

He stated

that you stop and give the police the right to make fools

of themselves. He stated that you should be concise in

everything you say and do and never back down.

stated

that demonstrators should always expect the police to use

red-baiting tactics against you. CAMEJO explained the meaning

of Red Flags as carried

in Berkeley, some of which were dis-

played around the room. He stated that the

Red Flag is not

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a communist flag but it has come to mean a solidarity symbol

to the protesting student movements and protestors throughout

the world.

It is a symbol of the rebellion of the

people and should become a symbol for the struggle for free-

dom.

He stated, "once the police shoot, you can do little.

Do your thing against the police and revulutionize now. You

will stand with millions of others world-wide, ready, willing,

and able to overthrow oppressors. "

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The August 6, 1968 issue of "The Wisconsin

state Journal", a newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin,

contained an article indicating that PETER CAMEJO would

The article described

CAMEJO as a former national chairman of the YSA and currently

the SWP candidate for U.S. Senate.

The article indicated

that the talk was sponsored by the YSA.

PETER CAMEJO was the main speaker at a

meeting sponsored by the YSA at the University of public

Wisconsin,

Madiscon, Wisconsin, on August 6, 1968. CAMEJO used a

blackboard with diagrams of Berkeley streets to explain

Berkeley strategy and tactics used during recent Berkeley

demonstrations.

He stated that in advance, demonstrators

should obtain all possible permits.

He stated that the

demands must be clear.

He stated that great stress must be

placed on the word "convince" with some special meaning

attached.

As an example, he stated that they way to convince

the City Council is to have banks and large businesses find

their windows broken. Then they eo to the chamber of Commence

who in turn convinces the Mayor who convinces the council.

He stated that the demonstrators will be blaned for starting

the violence but they should point out that there was. no

violence until the police came in.

CAMEJO instructed those present on how to construct

barricades.

He stated that you must be willing to fight

for your rights and should never bluff. He indicated

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that police officials knew the demonstrators were not

bluffing so on the fourth day they gave in.

SF T-33, 8/9/68

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Berkeley Activist Camajo

(2) For a successful movement

to take place, the public must not

only be convinced of the cruse,

bul convinced to mobilize as well.

(3) Student movements

Recaps Summer Revolt

learn to cope with

ared bating

inctics of the authorities.

erms "communists" and "social'

This police action strengthenei

ists"' are wielded against the mcve-

By BERT PENN

the determination of the students (›

ments to promote public disfaror..

Inst Tuesday,

Peter Camejo,

Exercise their right to assemble

se public must be educater toi

student activist leader in Berke-

and though the city council agai

look upon

the movements lit a

ley, described last summer's stu-

denied this right, a mass rolly was

{lear and unbiased manner.

dent revolt that led to four days

of the worst violence the white,

panned for the following night.

4(1) We must be willing to light

Tils time

the students prepareds

far our rights even in the face of

middle-class Berkeley neighbor

hood had ever experienced.

thamselves by barricading the ra!-

al opposing establishment. "witha

ly cite.

Yet police again moved

ojit thus, we can accomplish nethe

Camelo Is a former joung Soc-

in do break up the rally,

callsing

4p6 and will always be suppressid.

talist Alliance (YSA) national sec-

such an embittered battle that a

retary and is presently a Social-

state of emergency was declared,

Ist Workers' candidate for the

i and students decided to call out ;

V.S. Senate from California. He

the demonstrations until an agree-

has been the leader of varlous

ment could be reached between Car

student movements in Berkeley and

¡ mejo and the city council.

was arrested several times dur

Ing the demonstrations.

With Camejo's pleading of the l

siudents' case in

the press and ;

The Berkeley problem arose

when Camelo, planning a rally in

support of the French solidarity

police brutality during the cur-

movement, was denied the right

of assembly by the city council.

tew, publie sympathy turnedtoward

students

and their right. to

The student leaders viewed this

demonstrats.

an untair. act since many leading

Camejo spent the next two days

U.S, presidential candidates had

meeting with the Mayor and city

previously staged rallies in the

area without even applying for an

The st. dense reacted seacheds

assembly permit. Though suchpo

another meeting with a gatherin

Iticians

as Richard

Nixon and

of two thousand participants aid:

Bobby Kennedy had made spontane

declared that they would rally at the

Culls appearances. attractin,

dubated cite on July 4th (two days !

hoards of spectators and blocklig

later regardless of the city coun-

saific, no action was taken 3

cil's decision). The eity council

gainst them.

held an immediate

emergency

On these pretenses, Camejo de=

meeting and voied 5 to 3 to let

cided to carry out the rally. Though

the students rally.

it was made knowm to the city

council that it was to be an cra-

on the fourth,

, Camejo led She

demonstration of 4,500 people at

i derly, peaceful demonstration, tso

the

cite they had been fighting

hundred Berkeley poiice were or-

dered to moullize at the rally

for. The raily was orderly, peace-

cite. Soon after the rally began

„ful and "victorious."

the police, "for no just reason,"

Atter discussing the incident,

ordered the rally llleral and mousd. Camejo stated that there were sev.

eral lessons to belearnedfrom the

" to break up the demonstratlo!!

The act ignited a bitter stucent.

' Berkeley student uprising:

• (1) A student movement must :

police battle that invelved rock ang

bottle throwing, the use of tear-

clarily and unify their demands i

as, and the beating of many de

before they can successiuliy deali

with the opposing authorities

monstrators as well as non-de

Though many issues ere brought.

monstrating observers. 'The pol-

1c' even entered a church where

•up during the rallies,

the light.

lor right to assemble was the one:

a first ald station was set 19,

e:pelled tear gas boinbs la 'the

lisue that unilied the gruups and

presented a legitimate case to the

church and billyclubbed a minto

city councis.

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On August ?, 1968, PETER CAMEJO spoke at Room 109,

Pallentine Hall, University of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana.

CaMbuo spoke on the riots in Berkeley and the tactics that

were used by the rioters.

CAMEJO condemned the Communist

Party (CP) and stated that it is better to throw rocks and.

stones than to shoot bullets.

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The August 9, 1968 issue of "The Courier", a

daily newspaper published in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois,

contained an article indicating that PETER CAMEJO spoke on

August 8, 1958 at the Illini Union, University of Illinois,

on the "Battle of Berkeley."

stated that persistence

and willingness to fight during the student-police confront-

ations. at Berkeley forced a change of public opinion toward

the students'. cause and capitulation by the Berkeley City

Council on the legality of student demonstrations.

stated that there are two types of people in this

country,

those who run the country and those who think they run the

country. He stated that the ruling class, which is interested

only in

profit and personal property can continue to rule

only as long as the others belleve the country is run by

the people.

CAMEJO stated that the ruling class must be

taught by

a mass movement for reform.

Although not yet

socialistic, he said that student movements across the

country and

throughout the world are pragmatic, empirical

and increasing the people's understanding of their society.

PETER CAMEJU was the main speaker at a public forum

sponsored by the SWP at 302 South Canal Street, Chicago,

•Illinois on August 9, 1968.

CAMEJO spoke regarding the Berkeley

demonstrations and accused the Berkeley Police of brutality and

stupidity.

He indicated that pressure was brought on

•businessmen in Berkeley

through threats to damage their

property in order to gain support for the demonstrators at

City Council meetings.

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"The Militant" issue of January 1, 1968, carried

an article captioned, "Over 1,000 Protest Napalm in

L.A. Dow Demonstration".

This article reflected in part:

"About a thousand demonstrators converged on

nearby Torrance Dec. 17; to protest both

the war and Dow Chemical Company's gruesome

contribution to it.

The Dow plant in Torrance

manufactures napalm."

The article went on to indicate that the demonstrators

the University of California at Berkeley.

writings of the Subject

The May 31, 1968, issue of "The Daily Californian",

a publication of the

Associated Students of UCB, contained

the following article:

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si column

lalsology and the French Revolution

• by vere camejo

: ENTATS LE FRANCE have caught the stu-

ift in the United Stales ideologically unpre-

The

so-called New Left has

rejected the

Lions of the

"old left" that workers would

i in a general strike, wave red flags,

arid

"ow capitalism. To most American

student

§ such

Marxist contentions

are out-dated

socialists who still believe in

worker-

capitalism theories are doginatic, ideological

its froin the ninetcenth century.

Berkeley Barb's columnist, George Kaufman,

id lo get every conceivable misunderstand.

o his column' on France. "France; a revo

without a cause ... especially

Marxists

he point... Marcuse's One Dimensional

5) the Second Manifesto ... the first exis.

st revolution in the history of man." Kauf-

ids that "students (in France) ... couldn't

ss regarding changes in property relations.

inan couldn't have been further from he

First of all, the student actions were organ-

d led precisely by the students who beliure

; working class is the "motor force" of social

fon and that a change in property relations

scerequisite fo: the human values they seek.

JEL'NESSE COMIMUNISTE Revolutionnaire

the French equivalent of the Young Social.

ince, initiated the struggle, along with inde-

is such as Daniel Cohn-Bendii, and has been

forefront of all the confrontations with the

Secondls, the general strike triggered by

Ment actions is more than any specific strike;

political weapon. A general strike makes

the class divisions-workers' poser versus

posser-and relegates the specific demands

es. hours, etc. to a secondary position.

for instance, the common illusion that it

racy" like the United States or France i;

Nough majority will. even if indirectly. "

strike just toars that myth apart. With

are thie French strikers negotiating? The

and their families constilute the over.

ls inajorits of France's 50 million people.

or isrand "democracy" why grould the

hare to negotinte? France is another con-

n of the Slarsist contention that bohind a

bourgeois democracy's facade, there is a small

ruliaz class.

Most students do not understand how close

France is to a • socialist revolution. The major

block standing belween the workers and state

power in France is the bureaucralized trade union.

leaders organized under the name of the Commu-

nist Party. The Communist Parly is attempting for

the third time in 32 years to save French capital-

ism. Whether a revolution will occur or not de.

pends on the relative strength in the coming strug-

gles between the CP and the JCR.

/ BUT EUROPE WILL no longer be the same re.

gardless of the immediate outcome. For one thing,

the idcology of radical students is now undergoing

P rapid change.

The London Observer noted in

reference to a meeting of Berlin students that "tha

philosopher Herbert Marcuse,

who preaches that

the traditional working class has been so deeply

'integrated' that it will never rebel, met angry

criticism this week..." from the same "sidents

nourished on Marcusian doctrines in the first year

of their revolt."

Students at

first rejected Marxism as part of

their rejection

of.the Communist Partias in Zu-

rope and in Russia ut are now having serious sec.

ond thoughts. They are expressing a new interest

in Marxism and Leninism for their revolutionary,

egalitarian content. The trade union and Russian

bureaucrats, parading themselves under the name

communisin have turned Marxism into

Chism, a dogma, in order to use it as a demagosic

tool to cover up for their own privileged status and

betrayal of working people.

The student rebel in Europe is discovering: his

most powerful ideological explanation of these bu.

reaucrats and his most effective weapon against

them comes .from Jarxism. Thus today portraits of

Che Guevara and Icon Trotsky are part of every

student demonstration.

THE INP.1CT Oi this process on American stu.

dents will undoubtedly be delared by the distance

from France and the lack of sncialist trailitions

among the organized workers. But 1 urge

all of

you who cast in learn how to end Mansin Viet-

nain. American imperialism, racial oppression and

poverty to take a close look at France..

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The July 19, 1968, issue of "The Militant"

contained the following article:

Some

ome lessons of the

Berkeley fight

By Peter Camejo

The council vots also established an im-

Peter Camejo is a leader of the move portant precedent which it will be hafu

mint in Berkeley, and is the Socialis|to erase, although one can be sure le

Wetkers Party candidate for senator fron city council wil try to move back towarils

Carfornia.

the oid situation as quickly as possible.

BERKELEY -What made the Berkeley In a similar way, the university administra-

city council finally vote 5 to 3 to grant thetion has whittled away at the gains won

south campus community the use of Teleby the Free Speech Movement of 1964.

graph Avenue on July 4? Was this really! But the Berkeley campus still has the now-

a victory?

insututionalized right to use the Sproul

The closing of Telegraph Avenue is a Hall steps area and the right to set up

symbol. Taken in isolation, the closingliterature iables, both won in that struggie.:

of the street July 4 was oflittle consequence. This is not much, but it is still important.

But in the context of the struggle waged Most important of all is the education of

in the days preceding the council vote, thousands through such struggies.

The Need for Unity

this was a clear victory for the young There are a couple of lessons of the fight

people who lought for their rights against.

all attempts by the city governinent andirhich the whole sadical movement fif

the police to abridge those rikhts.

The 5 to 3 vote in our favor reflected.

Once the police attacked un Friday, Jure

thê culmination of a process which had 28, the battie which resulted belonged to

made the position of the city authorities No specific group

or viewpoint. It

less and less tenable- a process which a battle between the dissident young people

folced the city council io accede to our! that community and the city's ruling

demands or face the prospect of even

more massive opposition to their actions.' No serious struggle can be waged with-

The vote itself was a direct admission

out being organized., But the organiza-

• of the Justice of our demands. And, to the tional structure of a struggle must reflect

thousands who participated in the actions

the people involved and must be fitted

leading to the capitulntion by the council, to the immediate lask.; The bey to this

It was living proof that the way to win struggle was to involve the largest possible

number of people in direct actions.

reforms in the present system is through The dally press immediately sought-

direct action, through essentially revolu-

tionary activity.

and seekg-to put labels on the striggle.

For

three years every "due process"" They seek in throw in an element of cun-

method had been tried to get the council fusion or red-baiting. I: Is crucial that

council meeting voted to close Telegraph nizational advantage from such a movi

and the police were kept completely Out ment. For instance, cher. therecent Coium-

of sight.

.bia University strugg': broke out, SDS,

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had taken the initiative in the action,

Winning the "Public"

* encompass all the people engagea?

loyer every legal argument. The PLP should

When liberals speak about winning oves study how Lenin spent endless hours thin'k-

i struggle. Insofar as the struggle

be labelled an SDS action, it was

public opinion, they mean they want you ing out ways to explain to workers wty

bed, since general agreement with

jo water down your program and your their strike struggles were legal under

tactics. Watering down your program and Czarist laws. It is not a question of getting

vas confused with agreement over

your tactics is the surest way not lo winhung up on legalisms, but of presenting

yes involved in the concrete struggle.

Berkeley a similar situation arose

public sympathy. Every time you water a true picture-of placing the blame for,

d the Young Socialist Alliance. How-

down your demands, the liberals will only violence where it belongs, in this case

pressure you to give in some more; because on the police and city government:

he YSA immediately sought to create

ed effort of all the groups and indi-behind the liberals' demand for "reason-

In Berkeley, for instance, the question

opposition to strugglearose as to whether we had a permit

Is that supported the struggle.

the ruling class for the original rally. We had the only

se kinds of actions tend to createin the last analysis is just and will also permit necessary, and thus our rally was

, united action committees which re-be "reasonable."

a perfectly legal one. The press continues

the actual participants

But how the mass of the people see a to refer to it as an illegal rally, but we

e most effective in fighting. In suchstruggle is part of the relationship offorces explained that was not so.

tions, there must be no exclusion and cannot be overlooked. In fact, what is;

What revolutionaries should understar, d

one who supports the struggle.

known as "public opinion" can be decisive is that the ruling class is not the slighteit

Berkeiey, the local Alameda Countyin a struggle. It can determine which is sit concerned about whether the rally was

ng committee of the Peace and Free'going to be more costlyto the ruling class - legal" or Illegal." They are concerned

Party did not understand this. Theyto attempt to crush the struggle through over the consciousness of the mass of the

sat PFP represents the movement"-force and run the risk of creating even people who hear about the struggle.

herefore the actions should take placemore massive opposition; or to give con-

The war in Vietnam is illegal, Laws

i their organizational banner. With-cessions, hoping to placate an awakening are violated every day by the ruling class

consulting any other group or indi-mass consciousness.

in every city in this country. But their

is working in the action, the PFP.

Therefore, any revolutionary must take understand the importance of how peopli:

ag committee issued a leaflet calling the question of public opinion seriously, see any given struggle. The revolutionary

meeting in its own name to plan

How to Win Public Opinion

must take it just as seriously,

P rally right in the middle of the There are three basic rules to keep in

The third factor to keep in mind is

gle. Fortunately, the PFP steering mind. First of all is clarity in your de decisiveness, determination and combati-

ittee agreed to go before the regular mands. People must be able to under-vity. It you stand firm and make it clear

meeting laking place each day. A stand why you are struggling. The issues that you will fight rather than forego

meeting voted to include any PFP must be presented clearly and concisely, principle, people can respect you. •

cers within the planned, over-all July Secondly, use defensive formulations.

But without defensive formulations and

Many people are confused by whatis meant without clarity in your demands, detpr-

tarianism and organizational fac-by "defensive formulations." Actually, de-

' mination and combativity will only isolate

lism in the middle of such struggles fensive formulations are simply statements' you and permit the ruling class to victimise

that reflect reality. It is the police and the you.

Mass Micetings

i ruling class that are oppressing people By Wednesday, July 3, we had achieved

at has become known here as mass and creating violence. The ruling class all three factors to some degree. Over and

ngs is absolutely crucial in these has always tried to make the people think over again we had explained the issue:

i of struggles. They are really much that the poor, the oppressed, those whose our constitutional right to assembly. Over

than just decision-aking bodies. rights are being infringed upon, are the and over again, on radio, television, and

meeting of over 1,000 people before cause of violence. They portray the govern in the papers, we had repeated our key

ity council on July 2 was in effect ment and the police force as simply trying demand: assembly.

ass meeting, probably the best in

io maintain "order" and "peace."

We explained how we did not want vio-

" way's. Here speaker after speaker: Insofar as the ruling class can succeed lence, that the violence was caused by the

nented the reality of the police occupa- in creating a distorted image of reality, police. We were willing to apply for all

and any permits. We went before the city

of Berkeley. This meeting made the they can cut off sympathy and support council, etc. All our explanations reflected

s much more clear and increased. for a struggle, whether it be of workers;

ciousness of the justice of our demands. Afro-Americans or students.

reality. They were defensively formulated.

ss meetings reflect the sentiment, the

¿ of those involved In the struggle.!

The Question of Legality

& And, last but not least, we stood firm.

After the city council voted us down

ass meeting makes it possible to in- massadynamics in this respect. A leaflet

Legal questions can take on important, 4 on July 2, a mass meeting of over

e people and to get the necessary by the Progressive Laba-Party (PLP) 2,000 voted to return to Telegraph Aven'ze

on July 4-regardless. We had alrcady

mation to everyone. At Berkeley we attacked the Berkeley YSA for its concern proven on the streets that we could fight.

six mass meetings in five days. The

est numbered 2,000; the smallest about

• That meeting of 2,000 represented some 10

so 15 thousand—at least — who would be

here July 4 in support of the right of as-

sembly. Millions of others would under-

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ruling class chose ta concede. Telegraph

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Hidden behind our victory is the prise

te paid. Some 35 young people still faie

linprisonment, some under felony charges,

The fact that we were no strong enough

•to get the charges dropped shows the

amit of our victory. We must not forget

those facing trial now. Both a political

and a legal defense must be mounted

for these young people.

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The August 2, 1968, issue of "The Militant" contained

the following article:

Moss achion

By Peter Camejo

terrorismi

The ultra-lenlists

favored organizing in

In a previous article in The Militant Small groups, as opposed to mass demon-

(July 19), 1 outlined thetactics and strategy Sirations. Each small group, according

to their conception, should engage in some

There were three key factors which con sort of disruptive "guerrilla" action. They

opposed any leadership which presented

ment. The first was making the issues an alternative approach or organiza.

and our demands cicar and concise. Theitional structure. They were particularly

second was establishing that it was the hostile to the mass meetings where the

juling class through its police force which people involved in the actions voted and

was responsible for violence, not thedecided what to do.

demonstrators, who were demanding their The ultraleft groupings are attempting

rights. And third was our willingness tolto present their views as representing "the

fight for our rights-our determination, people." They Imply their views were held

combativity and decisiveness.

by a snajority in the Berkeley movement.

All three points were crucial because The position advocated by

the Young

¿hey helped to win mass support and to Socialist Alliance is presented as com-

nvolve the largest possible numbers in pletely unpopular. Asaers are picturço

as "self-declared leaders," selling out to

Organizationally, I emphasized thethe mayor and city council, riding rough

value of mass decision-making incetings shod over the masses; and trying to con.

and the establishment of a united actionirol and curtall the struggle. Naturally,

vorking-commitice as the best organiza-YSA is doing this "for its own ends."

ional forms at this stage of the movement.

This overall approach adopted by the

Mass Meetings

Berkeley movement has come under sharp

The first problem the anti-YSA critics

attack by

some who fell the movementface is trying lo explain the mass meet-

was being "sold out" by "moderate"leaders, ings. There were five declsion-making

especially myself and other spokesmen mass ineeting8. At each of these the posi-

for the Young Socialist Alliance. Some-lion supported by the YSA carried ovcr.

times referring to themselves as "anarch-whelmingly.

ists" land always thinking their views to

The turnout at these meetings was the

be "new"), these uitra-lefts gradually co-largest ever for such meetings at Berkeley

alesced into several grouplets and spüt lo understand the distortions of the ultra-

irom the mass meetugs.

Meit critics it is importent to briefly revier

Although small in numbers, their viewsthe decisiong taken by the mass meetings::

reached a large audience - especlally after:

the struagle-through a series of articles

in the "underground press" and such pa-

pers as the Village Voice and the Guurdian

Thege articles present a variety of views

about what really happened in Berkeley.

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" Meeting of June 29 (Saturday), with

Beautiful?

le stillena tee Ye urged e er ine San a sin rebi Times, who actually were engaged in the pople

who actually were engased in the battle

ve that night by mass action and toland in the New York Village Voice, en-, Gerson goes on to explain what "really"

rough all legal forms, including go gages in some tricky acrobatics. He makes happened:

before the city council, to get Tele-it clear he wishes no mass mectings or?

"They (the ultra-leftists) believed in a

h closed for a rally on July 4. Thisleaders existed: "Think how beautiful it different form of organization suggested

osal passed unanimously.

would have been," explains Garson, "ifpy the strange phrase 'alfinity group.'

I Meeting of June 30 (Sunday), withno self-appointed

negotiators had come"ou get logether with people you under-

to 1,000 present: The Y'SA proposedforward, if no mass meetings had beenstand, whose heads are in the same place

arch down Bancroft, out of the arcaheld, if no votes had been taken, if thereas yours: a family of sorts; you become

h had been declared under curfew, andhad been no one to Issue a permit to."

'a tight-knit, functional working unit with

monstration back toward the curfew! If you aren't yet enthralled by this beau-a speclalty of your own, something you

later. Passed almost unanimously, tiful image, listen to his conclusion: "THEN do well; then you go out and do it."

y Meeting of July 1 (Monday), withlf the city council had backed down we'

Politica of Despair

O present: The YSA urged thaldemon-would have had a free street lo celebrate

As for the accomplishments of this "new"

ions be called off until July 4, tharJuly 4th and the celebration would have organizational concept, Garson goes on:

yone atlend the next day's city councilbeen Joyous instead of sodden." Precisely "This theory of organization is especially

ing to demand the closing of Tele-why the city council would have capitu-attraclive now because it inevitably gets

oh on July

4, and that we concen-lated without the demonstrators going credit for the series of successful and highly

• In the next three days on claritying ,000 strong to the cily-council meeting popular bombings of the electric power sys.

views and winning over public sup-and having the "self-appointed" leaders tem from mid-March, when the lines lead-

• Passed at Icast 15 lo 1.

demand that the street be closed for theling to the Ilvermore Radiation Lab were

) Meeting of July 2 (Tuesday), withrally, and without the massive milltant nocked down, lo June 4, when on the

10 present: We urged rejection of the actions, is not clarified by Garson. Nor morning ofthe Callornia Primary 300,000

council's decision to deny us Telegraph can he explain why the events in Berkeley homes in Oakland were cut off; the dy•

nue on July 4 and to offer us a park-occurred generally (from the demonstra- namiling of a bulldozer engaged in urban.

lot instead. We also advocated hold-lors' side) in accordance with the decl-renewal destruction of Berkeley's funkies

no demonstration that night or Wed-sions made at the mass meetings.

block; three separate bombings of the

lay night, but instead building toward' Garson goes on to explain that people Berkeley draft board; and, finally, last

nassive action July 4 lo assert thereally didn't go to the mass meetings. Tuesday night (July 2] the dynamiting

t of free assembly on Telegraph, reWriting in the Village VoiceofJuly 11, Gar of the check-point kiosk at the westerr!

dless of the city council's decision. Our.

rosal includad acting as a mass on

in shas chas the first to can rememerg enfess tee anderso ea us i boxe

, 4 and not in small groups. Passed'when participants in a movement delib-like structure where a campus cop checks

ost unanimously, with the ultra-leftists crately boycolled the mass meetings, orbarking stickers and gives informalion

sing, a walkout of 100.

(came only in order to mock ..."

to visitors.

i) Meeting of July 3 (Wednesday) with

Randy Furst In the July 13 Guardian, Garson's irresponsible praise of these

present: The cily council had backed

nt he The oi tre pian e mated our a date i tea a are online eling the police of

on and granted us Telegraph Ave. Other writers simply avolded mention frustration. Such politics is embraced ba

July 4. The YSA proposed to hold &ing that the mass meetings look place. lou those who have given up any hope of

bination rock dance and political

can have your choice: mass meetingy never

winning the mass of people to the struggle

• In celebration of the viclory from happened; the people boycolled them; or to change society.

noon lo 10 p.m. Passed overwhelm- some went to heckle (apparently these No progress can be made without the

Is, with the ultra-leflists holding a sep-were liberals who then sold out).

ta meeling of 50.

Imass of people, without, in our country;

" When the YSA supported the decisions'the mass of workers and students ano

he problem for our left" critics is how of the mass meelings and actually helped lAfro-Americans themselves intervening, ar

urn the rajority into a minority and carry them out, it is porirayed as opposing the historical process and fundamentally

actual minority Into the people."

"the peopie." Rundy Furst states in the altering it. This is the lesson of all great

"Guardian,

Peter Camejo for negotinting with the city

council..

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Role of YSA.

he mass of pople at ope are to The sacis of the matter are that the re-

cent Berkeley struggle ivas one of the

strengthen tire hand of the ruling class

ind to open the movement for social most, if noi the most, militant actions of

change to victimization and isolation.

the student movenient to date. It was also

Such tactics shift the blame for violence a victory.

from the ruling powers (where it belongs).

The YSA deserves the respect it has

onto those struggling for a better world. won among the serioua deinonstrators for

What these ultraict groupings reflect its initiative, its consistency in the strug

is deep cynicism. They have given up try-gle, and its intelligence in projecting a

ing to win the average American over lapolicy which won massive support, both

revolutionary activity through the build-fin lerms of the number of people willing

ing of a mass revolutionary movement, to engage in direct action uno in terms

however difficult and prolonged that taskof the active sympathy shown by a wide

maybe i send o seek effel a setion demands ulate en den demon -

dividual actions.

strators. This

policy

maximized the

A Case in Polnt

strength of the movement and minimize

Garson's own political evolution is casualties for the demonstralors.

Revolutionists will succeed in the United

testimony lo this slate of mind. Once & States only by learning how to avoid sea

member of the YSA, Garson left In the

early 1960s in protest agalast the YSA's arianism and ultra-leftism in all its forms;

,by learning how to win the mass of people

support of the Castro-Guevara leadership to a genuinely revolutionary movement.

of the Cuban revolution, Seeing the Cuban

While the ultra-leftists froth at the mouth

revolutionists as sellouts like the YSA,over the mass meetings that voted them

Garson then jolued the Independent So-)

down, the weakness in the Berkeley move-

malist Ciub, & third camp" group which mert-li anytting -was lis still low level

opposes the Cuban revolution as no betterol orgarization. We need grealer mast

than capitalism. They oppose the National

decision.

Liberation Front in Vietnam as a futuremaking, not less, and a greater sense of

"ruling class." The ISC even holds thal revolutionary discipline in carrying out

Che Guerara's guerrilla movement in democratically-arrived-at decisions.

Bolivia was the embryo of a new exploit

The future of the movemant lies with

ing ruling class.

Ithose who organie and struggle in a

Continuing his "Teft" motion, Garsonsoon disciplined and serlous manner - not with;

discovered the American working class dis-organizers and grouplels engaged it

to be permanently degenerate and incaptads of desperation and frustration...

able of ever struggling for social revolu-!

tion. Now, he has taken a further step

along this same road by irresponsibly

applauding and

encouraging stupld,

meaningless acis of individual terror by

'affinity groups."

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The August 3, 1968 issue of the "National Guardian"

contained the following article by PETER CAMEJO:

OPHION

Berkely:

"Fresh look needed"

In the recent street battles in Berkeley,

different approaches

developed

among the

demonstrators,

eventually

reading to & split. The Guardian's repor-

tage on this development was rather

inacrurate..

One view was commonly associated

with the Young Socialist Altance (YSA).

The YSA position emphasized making the

issues we were fighting for concise and

clear. It hold that we were fighting for a

reform, not a revolution. The battle was

in defense of free assembly and for the

right of the South Campus community io

have control over its own streets. The

YSA viewed the struggle for a reform as a

means to build a revolutionary move-

ment.

The : YSA

favored making every

effort to clanty the fact that it was the

police and the city government which

created the violence in berkeley.

she. Yon took these positions pre-

cisely in order to set mass actions in the

structs and mass popular support. Open

mais meetings to make all decisions and

the bringing together in united action

people of differing views was also con-

sideled essential. In my opinion the activ

ists achieved all of the puints mentioned

above through our actions ir. the streets

and our public demande before the city

council (in froni of over 1,000 activists).

For'the present stuge of the movement I

sthank..thal stratogy and organizational

concepis

were. corroct, and were respon-

sible for the city council reversing their

vote and granting us Teiegraph Ave.

desire to light throus snares suerrilla

groups. They tended to object to mass

meetings and refused to abide by their

decisions. They eventually walked out of

the mass mecting July 2.

We held five mass decision-making

meetings. At each of these, the positions

supported by the YSA passed overwhelin-

ingly. They were the following:

Saturday (600 attending)-Go back

onto Telegraph that night to fight for ol

righls and also announce our intentions

to go through all "due process," including

applying for permits to get the Avenue

Sunday (1,000 attending)-warch out

of the curfer area and then demonstrate

approaching the curfew area.

Monday 11,500

attending)-Call off

demonstrations to focus all attention on.

our request before the city council to

. close Telegraph Ave. July 4. Everyone

would try to go to the next day's city

• council meeting where we would make

our demands.

Tuesday (2,500 attending) - The city

council retuses us Tulegraph. At

this

meeting we call for taking Telegraph Ave.

- July 4 by the most massive possibile

action. Ultra-leftists walk out with abrut

100 supporters.

Hisdnesday (400 arsending) - The city

iata

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•Guardian renders are encoureged to subinit their own

opinions on controversial sublects- between 300 and

500 words.

council reveises its vote. Thus the meet-

¡ to rebel," the Guardian claims, "against

ing was only to work out final plans ior

the self-appointed rio: leadership, made

July 4 and also a general discussion was

up mostly of members of the Young

held. Ultra-eftists held a meeting outside

Socialist Alliance-Socialist Workers Party

with 50 people attending.

(SWP) working in cooperation with the

What amazes me is the Guardian's

old members of

sympathy for the views of the ultra-

Movement (FSM),, the '64 Free Speech

leftists and the distortions of fact and

I think the Guardian really missed

omissions which give the impression the

some rather significant aspects of the

ultra-leftists were a majority.

recent events in Berkeley. This was the

For instance, Randy Furst, a Guardian

tirst time a curter was used agaigst

staft correspondent, writing in the July

residents• of a white community, The

13 issue, refers to the "100 dissidents

actions which you incorrectly referred to

(who) walked out" but fails to mention

as a "riot" were conscious actions-theis

how

many (2,000) remained behind.

i fore, we had the ability to maneuver in

Referring

to those remaining,

Furst

order to force the powèr structure into.

states,

"The liberais had won." Liberals

making concrete

concessions.

calling for a mass confrontation with the

I think your staff needs to drop some

police? Some liberals!

cid notions and take a tresh look at the

iThe Guardian implies that my presen-

•Young Socialist

movemen:

in this

tarion to the city council was unpopular

country and its counterparts in Europe--

among the radicals. According to Randy

especially the JCR (Revolutionary Com-s

Furst, "Radicals chided SWP leader Peter

munist Youth) in France which led the

Canejo for negotiating with the city

recent heroic struggles. DeGaulle's regime

council...

" Anyone present at the city

has made the JCR the center of its vicious*

council meeting will recall the standing

repressions. That's why the whols thing

•ovation I received from the 1,000 or so

occurred in Berkeley to begin with. The

activists present when I finished my

YSA was trying to hold a rally in support

presentation. To my knowledge no "radi-

cal"

of the JCR and the other young peopie

except the Guardian

writer ever

being victimized in France when the

"chided" me for that presentation. But

even worse, the Guardian attacks the rank

police attacked is.

¿ Peter Camejo

and file Young Socialists who throughout

- Socialist Workers Parry candidate

faithfully carried out the decisions of the

for U.S. Senate fron Califuria

muss meetings. "Political mititants began

dr ?

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Guardian" is contained in the appendix

pages of this report.

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III.

YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE (YSA)

a.

Membership and Positions

Held in the YSA

The January, 1959 edition of the "Young Socialist",

under a section headed

"Corresponding Editors", in part set

forth the following:

"Boston - Pete Camejo"

The "Young Socialist" is characterized

in the appendix pages.

SF T-5 on October 27, 1959, advised that Subject

was a

member of the YSA in New York City, but had returned

to MIT. According to SF T-5, Subject had

expressed his

desire to forward his future

dues and obligations to the YSA

in New York City, where he wished

to maintain his membership.

SF T-5 on November 23, 1959, advised that an East

Coast Youth Encampment was held November 20-22, 1959, at the

Mountain Spring Camp, that Young Socialist Supporters Clubs

from Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York participated

in this encampment and

that among those present from Boston

was Subject, sho gave the area report from Boston.

According to SF T-5, Subject in his report, stated

there were ten individuals in the YSA in Boston and that

approximately 25 were expected by February, 1960.

He stated

that plans of the YSA in Boston were to contact the various

college campuses in the area in an effort to establish Young

Socialist Clubs.

He further stated that the YSA in Boston has

been holding study groups concerning the Communist Manifesto

and intended to hold similar groups in the future; that the

current YSA in Boston is the militant element or the

revolutionary core of the United Socialist youth organization

which formerly existed in Boston.

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SF I-5 further advised that it was reported at

the above encampment that Subject, a member of the YSA

in Boston, had then recently joined the Boston Branch of

The SWP.

On Novenber

2, 1959 SF: I=s advised that ho had determined on

October 31, 1959 that subject had thon recently orgenized the

YSA of Boston and In viow of this had resigned his membershiy

In tho YSA in How Torks City.

under a sociion boadcas

, 1n. part

set forth - "Boston - Pete Camojo"

The Novombos, 1959 lanue of "Young Soolalist" also set forth

-Cho f01z0uing undor a heading, "Young Socialist Club Liat":

*parton 7023800 at And 1320 Comeonearth Aveaue,

As notod proviouatz, this iu tha residenco of subjeot.

On Febmuary 8, 1960 SF. I-5 advlood thai tho subject lnd

rotunned to tha Boobon, Massachuzotor arca reportedly on a

pornoont basis, and that at tho Ichraay 6, 1950 busineig

xecians or the 1sr, hold in low took Caiy, it waz roportod

that subjeet nas boing droppod from tho rollo duo to his

dapartmo 10r 302401°

SF T-5 On Apr11 22, 1960, advised.

that a National

Conference of loung Soclalist Supporters,

aiso kriown as the

Founding Conference of the Young Sociallst Alllanca (YSA),

characterization of which is contained in the Appendix-hezeto,

was held April 15-17, 1960,

at Philadelphia, Peursylvania.

According toSE I-5,

subject attended as a delegate from Boston.

SE -I-5-also advised that during this conference, subject presented

an area report concerning Boston

in which he gave a history of

the YSA of Boston, a characterization of which is

contained in

the Appendix hereto.

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SF I-14 in December, 1960, furnished information

that as of September, 1960, Subject

was a member of the

National Committee of the YSA.

SF I-T on July 21, 1961, advised a meeting of thé

leadership of the YSA of Boston was held July 17, 1961, at

Dorchester, Massachusetts and that Subject was present.

Infornant advised that it was reported at this meeting

that Subject had been elected chairman of the YSA of Boston

at the July 11, 1961, meeting of the group.

SF I-T on Septumber 25, 1961, advised that a

meeting of the YSA of Boston was

held September 19, 1964,

and that Subject was one of the YSA of Boston members

present. According to SF I-7, at this meeting Subject was

• elected

one of a five-member

executive committee of the YSA

of Boston.

sF I-5 on January 5, 1962, advised that the YSA's

Informant

advised that subject served

on the nominating committee which

selected the slate for the YSA national committee until the

next convention. Informant also advised that subject gave

the majority resolution on Cuba which was a one hour defense

of the Cuban revolution and the CASTRO leadership and the effect

of the Cuban revolution in the United States and Latin America

Subject attacked

Cuban working class and said that the Trotskyists in the United

States could learn from the CASTRO leadership because 1t had

made a revolution. Informant advised that following subject's

report and the report on the minority resolution, subject

summarized the majority's position.

Informant further advised

that during the convention subject

was elected a member of the

YSA's National Committee and National Executive Committee and

the new YSA National Secretary.

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SP I-l on January 10, 1952, advised that at a

meeting of the SWP Boston held

January 3, 1962, a report

was presented concerning

the YSA national convention by one

of the Boston

delegates to the convention.

According to informant,

It was reported that subject was elected a member of the YS'A's

National Executive Committee and was the new National secretary

of. the YSA.

"The Militant" in Its January 22, I952 edition,

•carried an article entitled "Young Socialists Chalk Up Gains

Nat'l Parley"

• The article, reporting on the above-

mentioned YSA national convention, stated that among new

national officers selected was PETER CAMEJO as National

Secretary of the YSA.

On February 25, 1962, Subject was elected to

the Executive Committee

of the

New York Branch of the YSA.

SF T-5, 3/13/62

An undated letter entitled "Open letter from the

Young Socialist Alliance" was signed "PETER CAMEJO, National

Secretary for the YSA".

SF T-14, 5/4/62

Subject is a member of the YSA NEC.

SF T-36, 1/17/63

The minutes of the YSA National Committee Plenum,

undisclosed location reflect

and a member of the NEC at this plenum.

SF I-37, 10/16/63

subject is a member of the YSA, NC.

SF T-36, 10/4/63

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Subject attended the Third National Conference of

the ysi on August 31-Septembor 2, 1963, in Chicago, Ill1n018.

on septchber 2, 1903

subject save the organiautional report

of the conference which outlined the progress of the YSA

since the last conference.

Subjeot was alao elected to the

YSA, I1C.07 September 2, 1963.

-SF I-9

September 10, 1963

SF I-38

September 12, 1963

The minutes of the tina National Conference of

the ySA held August 31-Septenber 2, 1963, reflect that the

subject was in charge of seating the delegates and he

presentod the organizational Report.

SF. T-37

October 4, 1963

Subject is the National Secretary of the YSA

in New York City.

SF T-37, 1/3/64

The Subject is the National Secretary of the YSA.

SF T-37, 2/20/64

Subject is a member of the YSA NC.

SF T-37, 2120/64

The Subject is a member of the YSA Executive

Committee.

SF T-39, 4/7/64

On January 6, 1965, at a meeting of the NYL, SWP

at 116 University Place, New York City, a report was given

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concerning the YSA and the Subject was identified as the

National Secretary of the YSA.

SF T-5, 1/11/65

Subject was elected National Secretary of the

YSA at the YSA National Convention at Chicago, Illinois,

January 1-3, 1965.

SF T-7, 1/19/65

Subject, as of January 22, 1965, was a member of

the National Executive Committee of the YSA.

SF T-14, 1/22/65

As of May 14, 1965, Subject was identified as a

member of the National

Committee of the YSA.

SFT-40, 5/14/65

As of October 7, 1965, Subject was dropped as

National Secretary of the

YSA because he was going to

Berkeley, California.

SF T-20, 10/7/65

On August 4, 1966, a source advised that the

Subject is organizer of the Berkeley YSA.

SF T-9, 8/4/66

On May 8, 1967, a source furnished a leaflet

captioned "Socialist Calendar". This leaflet reflected that

YSA would be given at 1733 Waller Street, San Francisco, under

the auspices of the SE YSA. The topic would be Fundamentals

SF T-41, 5/8/67

b. Speaking Tours

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The YSA, NEC In a conmunioation dated October 5,

1902, stated that the subject tan to make a nation-tide

spealing tour to tell the truth about cuba.

The purpose

of the tour was to counter the mountain of 11es and

slander flooding the country and defend the right of the

cuban people to live under any system they choose without

interference from tha united states.

SF 1-31

Ootober 11, 1952

On October 21, 1962, the Connecticut Branch,

SWP, (CB, SWP) sponsored a moeting under the name,

"student

Discussion Group" at the young Men's Christian

Association (YMCA), 52 Howe Stroot, New Haven, Connecticut.

subject was the featwed speaker at this meeting

and pas introduced under the name PEDRO VALDEr, & member

of the YSA, SWP, and ond who had traveled extensively

1n South America and Cuba.

Subject defended the CASIRO revolution in Cuba,

Bumarized the corrupt regime of BATISTA 11 Cuba prior

to the cAsaRo revolution, the role of che united states

in supporting BATISTA and claimed the United States policy

In South Amorica, particularly Cuba, nas to support a

dictatorial government for prafit and selfish purposes.

of the United States.

subject stated the important factor in the Cuban

situation 1s the aid furnishod by the soviet union to cube

and that without the sale of sugar to tha soviet union,

the rovolution might possibly have been lost as a rosult

os the united states cutting oil 1ts sugar quota.

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subjoct claimed that throughout South America,

where the United States has the coononto weapon, the

existing governments are tending more and more to become dictatorie

because rovolution is on the upswing in all of South America.

subject concluded by stating that 11 the United

states tolerated conditions in the south such as wites

killing negroes without being prosecuted, that the United

States has absolutely no business in questioning democracy

In south American countries.

October 23, 1962

SF T-43.

October 22, 1962

Subject rave & speech on October 22, 1962 at

Brosn University, Providence, Rhode Island.

subject's

speech ras an attemot to place FIDEL CASTRO In & favorablo

Jight at the exponse of the United States.

ROBERL D. HILL,

Assistant Deade,

Brown University,

Providence, Rhode Island,

October 23, 1962 to

SA EDWARD J. DUNN, JR.

of the FBI

On October 24, 1952,

the subject attended a

meeting of the Boston Branch of the SWP at 295 Huntington

Avcnue, Boston, Massachusetts.

subject gave a spoech at

this meeting on the national membership of the YSA.'

SF. I-I-

october 30, 1962

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subjeot gave a speech on October 26, 1962,

at Cohen Hall, Tuits Univarsity, Mediora,

Massachusotts.

The title of subject's speech pas advertised aa

"In

Defense of Cuba".

Chief WALTER DE VERNE,

SeOurIty POLICE,

Tufts UniVOrSitY

Medford, Massachusetts

tO SA ARTHUR V. SULLIVAN, JR.

On November 6, 2962

. SF

November 1, 1962

Subject spoke at Harvard University, Cambridge,

Massachusetts on October 26, 1962, at a meting aponsored

by membera of the ysA from Boston, Massachusetts.

SF T-7

November 1, 1962

on November 2, 1902, subject spoke at & meeting

sponsored by the San Diego Branch,

SWe, at 5243 San

Bernardo Torrace, San Diego, California.

subject spole

on cuba and Latin Amerios and stated he was certain that.

the United states nould invade Cuba.

He said that 1f

the invasion of Cuba 1s successiul, the leftist groups

a11 over latin Amerioa will bocome aisheartened, reeling

that 1l they start a revolution the united States tili

move much faster than it did in Cuba to foll their efforts.

SE+1-44

November 74. 1962

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subject attended a mecting of

'the san Franciaoo

Branch of the SWP at 740A Shrader Street, San Francisco,

Callfomia on November 14, 1952.

subject gave & speech

at this meeting on the national membership of the ysa.

*SF 1545.

November 15, 1962

subjoct was the featured speaker at a pubilc nceting

sponsored by the Seattle Branch of the swe which was held

at StiP headquarters, 1412 18th Avenue, Seattlo, Washington

on November 17, 1962. Subject cave a speech on the Cuban

revolution in which he stated that the cuban people had

been kept virtually in a state of slavery by American

Imperiallats untad freed by cAstro.

He stated that BATISTA,

Ike the rulers in a32 of south Anerica, was kept in power

by American arms. subject stated that the reason cuba 13

so inportant to the United States 1s that they mon that

the south Americans realize that 1f the Cubana could do 1t,

there 1s hope for them.

By stamping out Cuba, the united

States mould make the little poople

fees that it was

vaeless to try, alalmed the subjeat.

SF T-46

December 3, 1962

On November 27, 2052,

subject participated and

spoke at à panel discussion hold at the Murcum of Natural

History auditorium on the campun of the University of

Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The topic of the

pancl discussion was "How can ve end the cold war?"

M can ve end

subjoct, who was introduced as the National Secretary

of the YSA, stated that there is an integral need for

var in the capitaliate or profit nalding systen.

end the cold war he stated, the common of Horling people

must sweep into power, throw out the monopollstic war

makers of mar-profiteers and thus the danger of the

cold sar becoming hot will have passed from the atage

of human development and a1l mankind can 11y0 1n peace.

SF-1-47'

December 21, 1962

SF T-48

November 29, 1962

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On November 27, 1902, subject attended a

meeting of the Minneapoils Blanch o1 the swe at sui

hendguarters, 704 Hennepin Avenue, Room 240,

Minneapolls,

Minnesota and gave a speech on his tour of the country

and the national membership of the YSA.

SF T-49

December 21, 1962

The characterization of the Minneapol18

Branch of the SwP 1s contained sithin

the characterization of the rwin Cities

Branch of the swe which is contained In

the Appondia hereto.

On November 28, 1962, subject attended & meeting

of the Twin Citles Branch of the SWP at 704 South 4th

stroet, Minneapolls, "linnesota and gave a report on his

nation-wide tour aúd the YSA national memberonip.

SE T-50.

December 21, 1962

On November 30, 1902, subject attended a meeting

of the Minneapolis Branch of tho SWP at 704 Hennopin

Avenue, Minneapollo, Minnesota, and gave a speech entitled,

"In Dafenso of the Cuban Revolution".

SE T.-50

December 21, 1962:

On December #, 1962, the subjeot, using the

nama PITER VALDEZ, spoke at an open forum sponsored by

the Chicago Branch of the SWP at SWP headquarters, Room 210,

302 South Canal Street, Cnicago, Illinoid on the topio,

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"In Defense of Cuba". Subject attempted to establish that

it was necessary that the U.S. smash the Cuban revolution

in order to discourage any other Latin American countries

who are viewing Cuba as an example.

SF T-51, 12/5/62

SF T-52, 12/12/62

On December 16, 1962, Subject attended a meeting

of the Detroit Branch of the SWP at 3737 Woodward Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan

and gave a speech on his national tour

for the

YSA and the national membership of the YSA.

SF T-53, 1/2/63

Subject attended a meeting of the Detroit Branch

of the SWP on December 23, 1962

at 3737 Woodward Avenue,

Detroit, Michigan.

SE T-53, 1/2/63

On December 27, 1962, Subject attended a meeting

of the Chicago Branch of

the SWP at 302 South Canal Street,

Chicago, Illinois.

SE I-51, 12/28/62

The Subject was chosen by the YSA National Executive

Committee (NEC) to make a nation-wide tour and speak in

defense of the Cuban revolution:

The tour was to commence

in October, 1962 and terminate

in December, 1962.

SF T-37, 10/11/62

a en cara

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on March 8, 1981,

a source furnished a leaflet

AdVErtISINg a talK tO De gIVEN Dy PETOR CAMEJO In Seattle,

Washington on March 5, 198%.

1, 067.

This leaflet stated in pazi

as fOllOws:

"The People of the state of Califomia

RONALD REAGAN

An analysis of the meaning and effects of REAGANS election

on Califomia by

"People's Prosecutor

"PETER CAMEJO

Sociallat Wonkers Party

Candidate for Mayor of

Berkeley, a leader of the

Bay Area

anti-war protest

"Former National Secretary of the Young Socialist

Alliance"

"Designated by the San Francisco press as one of the

fen 'nost dangerous off-canpus radicals in Berkeley'

SP.1584! :

i

3/6/67

C. Miscellaneous Activity

SE. T-s5 On Tobruary 13, 1958, ruriaood Information that

PSIER CARNOS S7 VOLLOY VON HORO, CrEAt NOCK, LOng 1S1a10,

Now yorks bad, in saruery, 1950,

obtaincd a sir-nonth

subecription to tas "Jouz, Socialiat"

s a cinsacterization

of which appears in tbe Appencis horeto.

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SF T-56 on January 20, 1959, advised that the minutos of a

"loung Socialiat" Haltorial Board nooting, hold Decomber 14,

1953, statod in paze,

"the Bonton situation is one of the

new aroas oponing to us in the wools country.

The koy

person wonicing los us thore is fobo lo, a mghly energetic

froshman au rai. le hold a speclal riceting with leadia?.

"soolallat youth In tho area to aro interested in a left ving

socialist youth organization built around the Young Socialist',

They included Pete and a friend from HIt, to peoplo fron

Harvara, Including the Vico President of tho carvera group,

and one fron Brandeis."

Se T-Ton October 4, 1961, advised that the YSA of

Boston sponsored a meeting in the Community Church Center,

Boston, on September 29, 1961. Informant advised that this meeting

consisted of a talk by subject, speaking under the name PEDRO

..- VARGAS, and the showing of a f11m entitled "Invasion of Cuba"

According to informant, both subject's talk and the movie were

pIo-CASTRO in nature.

Subject attended 10 mootings of the YSA Noc at

undisclosed locationa between January 10, 1963 and November 5,

1903. At a meeting on septever 17, 1903, subject cava a.

report un a triy he had mude to fuerto Rico whera he was an

Invited suest at the third Conference of the MOVILANtO PRo

INDEFTIDONCIA DE PUERTO RICO(INI). Subject aloo cave a report

regarding defense plans for a group of students who had visited

Cuba during the surer of 1903.

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On October 6, 1966, a source furnished a leaflet

captioned Young Socialist Alliance presents a

1 A 11an

forum series.

The leaflet indicated this series would be held at the Gallery

Lounge, San Francisco State College on various dates at 12 noon

under the auspices of the San Francisco State Young Socialist

Alliance on September

28, 1966.

The topic would be

"The

Colonial Revolution." The speaker was listed as PETER CAMeJO,

former National Secretary of the YSA, and member of the Steering

Committee of the United Committee Against the War (UCAW).

SF T=55'

10/6/66

A forum sponsored by the YSA was held on April 10,

1967 in the Gallery Lounge on the San Francisco State College

Campus. PETE CAMEJO was the speaker and according to the

source, CAMEND stated many times during his talk that the

purpose of the SWP is to build a socialist revolutionary cadre

that will be able to lead

a revolution against the government.

Also, he repeatedly stated that the SWP's gpsition is that the

only way to achieve peace and equality throughout the world

is to overthrow all capitalist ruling class governments.

SF F-58

4/10/67

A YSA rally was held at San Francisco State College,

san Francisco, California on September 26, 1967.

There were

about three hundred persons present at this rally. PETE

CAMEJO was one of the speakers at this rally.

In his talk,

he claimed that socialism was the only source of justice

for Negroes in America and the SWP was the only left-wing

organization capable of winning.

In discussing the recent

Negro riots, he said that the Negroes who were looting were only

stealing property which was theirs.

He said that they had

worked for poor wages for so long and productivity was taken

out of their sweat and that they

were thus justified in

stealing.

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A conference on revolutionary socialist politics

was sponsored by the YSA November 1-3, 1968, on the campus

of the University of California at Los Angeles.

The Subject

spoke during this conference and his topic was

introduced

as "Prospectives for a Socialist Revolution in the United

States",, or "How

to Overthrow the United States Government".

CAMEJO's talk primarily was aimed at answering the question

of when a socialist revolution would occur in the United

States.

He stated that the revolution would be based on

two important factors which he declared were - 1.

economics

(a great depression) and 2. political repression.

SF I-60, 11/12/68

Subject was in attendance at the 8th Annual

National Convention of the YSA held in Chicago, Illinois

November 28-December 1, 1968.

SF T-60, 12/9/68

SF T-10, 12/26/68

During the period from 1959 to 1968, the Subject

was in attendance at numerous meetings and affairs of the YSA.

The meetings attended were held primarily in Boston,

Massachusetts, New York City and the San Francisco Bay area.

SE T-5, SE I-T, SE T-9,

on various dates fron

• 1959 to 1968.

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IV. FOREIGN TRAVEL

SF T-5. on July 8, 1960, advised that anSWP meeting

had been held July 1, 1960,

at 116 University Place, New YOrK

City, New York.

At this meeting, sF T-5: advised, it was

reported that the ysA was planning to send a youth delegation

to Cuba for the National Youth Congress scheduled to be held

there on July 26, 1960: SFT-S advised that it was reported

that among the representatives of the YSA scheduled to go to

Cuba was subject.

The July 24, 1960, edition of "Combate," published

In Havana, Cuba, carried a photograph on page 1 of subject

and three other

Individuals, all of whom were described as

visiting young Americans.

The article below the photograph

stated that these individuals were visiting Cuba to learn

the truth about the Cuban Revolution and that all were members

of the YSA of the United States.

SE I-l on October 27, 1960, advised that on Cetobez 23,

1960, a class sponsored by the

YSA of Boston was held at the

SWP Headquarters, Boston.

St I- advised that subject spoke

at this meeting on the topic "Cuba" and stressed the following

points:

(1) people were free In Cuba, (2) the Anerican Govern-

ment has blackballed CASTRO only because he hurt the capitalists,

(3) the American press lies in lts articles concerning Cuba

and 1s a tool of the capitalists and imperialists.

subject

stated that he was aware of the true cuban situation as he

had been in Cuba for the July 26, 1960, celebration.

1=7; also advised that following his talk, subject

answered one question,

"The thing we must de now is to learn

all we can about what to expect in the fuvure and the future

revolution and in the event of a social rovolation, we must

be ready to take command and give leadership.

This is what

we must train

and learn and walt for."

APAT

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The "Berkeley Daily Gazette" issue March 24, 1967,

on page ten, carried an article captioned "Strictly Political".

This article under sub-caption "CAMEJO for Mayor" stated the

following:

"Peter Camejo, Socialist Woeners Party

candidate for Mayor here, is spending a week in

Mexico City where he has

been invited to address

students in political science and economics at

the University of Mexico.

"The invitation is related to Camejo's

work as one of the leading

• Bay Area spokesmen

and organizers against the war in Vietnam.

"A Canejo campaign release said the pur-

pose of the trip is to inform Mexican students

of the anti-war movement in the U.S. and

establish closer contact between the American

and Mexican socialist movements.

"The bilingual Canejo was born in the United

Statez but his parents are from Latin America."

SF T-61

, a confidential source abroad, advised as

follows on July 24, 1967:

DANIEL, CAMEJO GUANCHE was jailed by Mexican authorities

on July 17, 1967, and charged with invitation to rebellion,

sedition and other violations. DANIEL CAMEJO is a Venezuelan

citizen and had been in Mexico for some time and had been engaging

in illegal activities with Mexican Trotskyites. I-61 advised

that PETER CAMEJO was then in Mexico City ostensibly to visit

his brother, DANIEL CAMEJO.

Subject was residing in Room 401

at the Hotel Del Valle on Calle Independencia 35, Mexico City.

According to I-3, the Subject was in possession of United States

Passport #2316857.

On July 25, 1967, SFT-fi advised as follows:

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The Subject had been able to visit his brother,

• DANIEL CAMEJO GUANCHE, in prison.

The Subject had also been

In frequent contact and had associated with MANUEL AGUILAR

MORA, a very active Mexican I'rotskyite in

. Mexico.

to T-68, AGUILAR's brother, DAVID AGUILAR MORA, was a Trotskyite

who had traveled to Guatelama some months ago and had joined

Guatemalan guerrillas fighting the Guatemalan government

and was

subsequently killed. I-61

stated that the Subject continued

to reside at the Hotel Del Valle.

On July 28, 1987, I-SH'advised that the Subject

had been arrested and deported from Mexico aboard Braniff

Flight 150 destined for San Antonio, Texas:

MeXICO at 3:00 p.m.

I-61 stated that the Mexican Immigration

Service under the Secretary of Government had expelled the subject,

KnOWn aS PEDRO MIGUEL CAMEUO GUANCHE, Inasmuch as he was a

laws.

Subject was described as follows:

Name

Sex

Race

Birth

Height

Weight

Build

Hair

Eyes

Occupation

Residence

PEDRO MIGUEL CAMEJO GUANCHE

Male

White

December 31, 1939, New York, New York

5'10"

135 pounds

slender

brown

brown

student

San Francisco, California

On

August 2, 1967, the Subject's mother, ELVIA RATNER

GUANCHE, appeared at the Protection Section of the American

Embassy

in Mexico City.

She said that she was then lodged at

the Hotel Hilton, Room 608, in Mexico City and had come to

Mexico to attempt to have her son, DANIEL CAMEJO GUANCHE,

released from prison.

She stated that DANIEL was innocent.

Further, she complained that when the Subject was deported

from Mexico the Mexican Police had been harsh with him.

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The 'bakland Tribune" newspaper, published daily in

Oakland, California in the issue of July 30, 1967

carried the following article::

Camejo Ousted by Mexicol

A former leader of Berke- not allowed to give him cloth-.

ley's Vietnam Day protest has

ing he needed.

been

expelled from

Mexico

He said that when he

after visiting his brother in

at-

jail.

tempted to get a lawyer for

his brother he was told he had

Peter Cameio, 27, of 241844

broken Mexican law and vio

Roosevelt Ave., said his broth-

later tourist etiquette.

er Daniel is among 13 men ar-

He was taken to the Mexico

resfed earlier this

month in

mexico and charged

with

City airport Friday and

placed aboard a Braniff Air-

being

members of

a Red

line jet bound for Houston.

Chinese financed attempt to

An Interior Ministry spokes-

overthrow the Mexican gov-

man in Mexico City said Ca-.

ernment.

mejo had engaged in activi-

Camejo said that he was al-

ties not authorized by his tow:

lowed to visit his brother last

ist entrv permit to Mexic),

Sunday for an hour but was

but declined to elaborate.

On January 3, 1969, BILL GORMAN, Reservation Supervisor,

TWA, New York City, New

York,

advised that CAMEJO departed New

York City on December 25, 1968, via TWA Eight 900.

He was

scheduled to arrive at Madrid, Spain December 26, 1968. His

ticket was economy class, one way.

Cils

On January 6, 1969, a source advised that PETER

CAMELO was among a group of ten persons who were then touring

in Cuba.

According to the source, CAMEJO and HARRE RING,

members of the National Committee of the SWP, were extended

personal invitations to visit Cuba for the Tenth Anniversary

of te Cuban Revolution. The invitations were in the form of

letters

signed by FIDEL CASTRO.

The source further advised

that while in Cuba CAMEJO would be writing a book on the Cuban

Revolution wich would be published by University Press, which

was not further described.

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,. issue of January 10, 1969, carried

the following article:

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Young Socialist

idelegation on

visit to Cuba

NEW YORK-A delegation of

14 Young Socialists from various

parts of the country are among

the North Americans invited to

Cuba to join in the celebration of

the 10th anniversary of the revo

lution. Coming issues of The Mili-

tant will feature reports by various

of these Young Socialists on their

experiences in Cuba.

The 14 are Joel Britton, Los

Mareen

Jasin,

Philadelphia;

Evelyn Kirsch,

Maisel, Chicago; Paul McKnight,

San Francisco; Derrick Morrison,

New York; Derrel Myers, Minne

apolis; Lew Pepper, Madison;

David Prince,

Reissner, Seattle; Dan Rosenshine,

New York; Stewart Singer, Boston;

and Linda Wetter, Atlanta.

A Jan. 2 cablegram from one of

the Young Socialists said:

"Over a million revolutionary

Cubans assembled today in the

Plaza of the Revolution to com-

memorate the tenth anniversary of

the revolution. Fidel stressed the

• achievements in agriculture and

paid tribute to the Vietnamese, 1969

was named Year of Decisive Effort.

Large

contingent of American

Youth present. More later."

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1969, contained the following article:

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2 Camejos Plan

Council Race

Brothers Peter and Tony Camejo were among four

candidates: taking out filing papers yesterday who will

apparently run as a slate, endorsed by the Socialist Work-

ers' Party and the Young Socialist Alliance.

Others on the Trotskyite slate are Patrick L. Wolf,

2418½ Roosevelt Ave., and Benjamin Lozada, 1962 Uni-

versity Ave., Apt. 2.

The Camejo brothers,

revolutionary activists in their Municipal Election.

own right,

háve: patched cam-

paign hais into the city council i presently in Cuba

political battle.

WOLF IS also seeking a coun-

is also engaged in editing a

cil seat

and

Lozada,

sidered a

"firebrand"

con- jook of the collective speeches

in the

Uf Fidel Castro and the late

Third World

Liberation

Che Guevara for the University,

movement throughout the Bay of Indiana.

Area,

seeks

election to

the

Hig brother Tony, a Berkeley

sonool board.

school teacher, has been active

Also taking out filing papers

in

the

San Francisco State

yesterday was incumbent Coun. College demonstrations.

cilman

William

T.

"Zack"

The SWP-YSA coalition has

Brown of 1047 Mariposa Ave.

who has announced he will run

Monday

Mondaya pres introducene on

introduce

if endorsed by the Democratic

nominees and probably outline

Caucus.

the slate.

Thus far eight persons have

OTHERS WHO have taken Aut

taken out papers for the four,

Papers for the council posts)

long-term council seats and in-

cumbent John Swingle has his

papers for the 2-year short-term

nis,

2315 Jefferson St.; Fred

spot.

E.

Huntley, 972 Grizzly Peak

Six potential candidates have Blvd. and

Charles Scamanorn,

taken papers for the two schoo? 2235 McGee St.

board

seats to be vacated in

Papers for the school director

April by Dr. Sam Schaat and

seats have been taken out by

attorney David Nelson,

both

H.

Monheimer,

1146

whom have announced they will woodside

Road;

Fred

E.

nos seek re-election.

•Huntley, 972 Grizzly Peak Blvd.;

No one has returned papers,.

George

S.

McClellan,

1008

' Maripasa

nominees in

the running.

Deadline date for filing papers Capistrano Ave.

Markowitz,

is Feb. 6.

PETER CAMEJO has long

been on the Berkeley scene and

was an

unsuccessful candidate

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"San Francisco Examiner"

, newspaper published

daily in

San Francisco, California, issue of January 27,

1969, carried the following article:

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Camejo Letter

UC Agitator in Havana

Paler Camejo. irobrand!

The letter was produced at, ica" and concluded:

litator facig

a conspiracy, a press contorence by the so-

"Patria o muerte. Vencere-

ial for his part in the Moses i

cialist Workers Party, 2519-1

mos. (Fatherland or death.

all seizure at University of

Telegraph Ave., Berkeley,

called to announce the pai-

We shall win.)"

alifornia. is in Cuba, it was!

tv's four candidates for the

isclosed today.

'CHECHLEADER'

Berkeley City Council.

Camejo, American born of

Elis friends liere produced

RUN FOR COUNCIL

Venezuelan parents, has

letter writen from Flavana

They are Camejo himself, [been called the "cheerleader

raising

the Cuban society

this brother Antonio,

27, an

nd sending "fraternal greet-

American Federation

of

of violence" at UC; police

ngs"

to the Sun Francisco

Teachers organizer; Pat

describe him as a Trotsky-

itaie College strikers.

! Wolf, 24, a UC employe, and

ist-Communist professional

¡Froben Lozadia,

WORLD STRUGGLE

35.

former

agitator.

Napa College teacher.

He was a part-time student

Inc 23 year old revulution-

Antonio said Peter had

at Berkeley for a short time

at's wrote to lie militants at been in Cuba since the airst

was suspended but continued

Siate:

oi the year. He did nọt say

his militant activities.

"Yours is part of a world! how, his

brother got there,

Ile was accused of conspir-

struggle against

the

ruling nor whether he intends to

acy to trespass, to. commit

chess

ot tho Enried States.

stay.

malicious mischief and to in-

Tour vicion will be the vic-

The letter was headed "Ho-terfere with police during the

sory oi oppressed people iel tavana

• Libre,

last

around the norkd."

(Cuba, Territorio Libre Amer-/ Oct. 24.

Hall disruption

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FROM CUBA.

TO THE COMRADES

rete Camejo, 29, of the Social- gof the United States which in the

Workers Party

recently an-

past brought only poverty

and

iced his candidacy for the Ber-

y City Council elections in Cuban people.

misery for the majority of the

1l. His brother Antonio is also

it has been hard to adiust to

indidate for the City Council.

Ived from Cuba.)

THE BERKELEY COMMUNITY

Hotel Havana Libre

Havana, Cuba

Territorio Libre de America

I Friends:

he first thing that strikes you

• you have been in Cuba for

o only a day or two is the

tastic feeling of international-

i which permeates the people

most as fast as I have asked

scions about the situation down

• 1 nave been deluged with

Iries about the struggle at

state.

The Cubans identity

1 the struggle of Black

and

Id World people for self-deter-

la for backy, the states they

est of the working people of

ja without the outside control

and by law may not use force in

making an arrest.

They must

convince you to come with them.

There are, of course, people with

guns in Cuba, but these are the

Cuban masses themselves, armed

through the militias at the fac-

tories, schools, and farms.

Workers can be seen standing

guard at every factory to defend

them from CIA attempts at sa-

botage.

To the Third World Liberation

Front convey my fraternal greet-

ings and those of the Cuban people.

We encourage you to continue your

struggle for the right to determine

and control your education in you

own interest.

Yours is but pact

of a world struggle against the

rüling class of the United States.

Your victory will be the victory

of oppressed people around the

world.

Patria O Muerte

Venceremos

Peter Camejo,

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Peter Cameio's

Gloving Report

on Cuba

By BOB KROLL

Gazette Staff Writer

gy, hung on to no the bay chose rente

hospitals, clothing and food to

Commenting

breakthroughs

"humanitarian"

in

the Camejo, whose brother ran an

effort of the unsuccessful campaign for the

Castro regime, Berkeley radical Berkeley City Council on

Peter Camejo painted a glowing

Socialist Workers Party ticket,

picture yesterday of Cuba hav-

told the three hundred student

ing just returned from a two

audience that the U.S. was en-

month tour.

couraging

Cubans to hijack

pianes to this country until

Ife here in the US and that armed guards were stationed

in Cuba," Camejo told a noon on board Cuban planes to pre-

rally crowd on the UC campus vent this practice.

yesterday,

"is in

the concept

"CASTRO DOESN'T mind

of 'getting ahead'. The Cubans having planes hijacked

to

do not permit anyone to get Cuba-he gets $20,000 per plane

ahead of anyone else equality from the US governemnt.

is a way of life."

don't recommend sk

_ A guest of the Castro govern. jacking a plane, because thaßs

ment, Camejo toured factories, 'illegal, and I never recommend

schools,

prisons,

farms,

and anything that violates the law,"

many of the governmental agen- Camejo said,

crowe that id, is chiding with

"CUBA HAS

built

220

hospitals

and

hundreds

of

conspiracy to incite a riot. "But,

if you do try to get to Cuba

polyclinics

which

serve

people free

of charge,"

Socialist

the in this vamprisonment it you

crime."

leader, now on trial, with Paulj Camejo said that whle She

Glusman, and Jack Boom on: was in

felony charges stemming from I Funt, of the "Candid Camer?"

the Moses Hall sit-in of last

TV program.

Funt

October. "I had a wisdom tooth family were on one of the planes

plaled while I was there."

which changed course in mid-

e said people in Cuba are air and arrived in the Cuban

stil hungry,

not because of capital, to the chagrine of many

neglect on the part of the Castro passengers.

government, but because

the

"Funt

was afraid that he

States is still doing would be beaten or brain-washed

everything it can to hurt the by

the Cubans. "Ketually

economic development.of Cuba. Camjo reported, ay Americans

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who make Gie ravana Storer,

are treated with the best ac-

commodations the government

has to offer.

CAMEJO WAS impressed wit

the form of criminal justice An

Soba. He said that Cuban polici

no weapons

are

forbidden by law to inflict any

physical harm.

with

crimes

"counter-revolutionary") carry

sentences to work farms.

"The work farms are ad-

ministered by the criminals. On

lesser

security farms, the

namates

are permitted to go

home for the week-ends, anc

some may sleep actually sleep

a home day out report i

work at the prison."

Camejo said crime is

longer a problem in the small

socialist

country, because al

commodities are available on

an equal basis.

"Neighborhood block associa-

at the end of his speech, and,

familtar faces, wryly admitted

hep was glad to be back i

the States.

missionist been

there.

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in Berkeley, California, issue

of April 4 - 10, 1969, carried

the following article:

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'AMEJO'S

JUBAN

ZAPER

IT BLOWS

THE MIND

by Phineas Israeli

someone else.

Cuba has gone far toward creat-

"In Cuba the police

are

on

ing a classless society.

our side," Pete Camejo said.

It's hard to get adjusted."

can's go Pete out the maey

an use,

After nine weeks in Cuba, Pete

mum

salary for all jobs is 8S

eturned to Berkeley last week.

esos a month. Medicine, school

uesday he gave BARB an opti-

& and sporting events are all fe

istic rap about where the Rev-

and next year rent will be free

ution is at in Cuba.

also.

First Pete mentioned the *'cul-

Quotas allow people to get en-

ral shock or cultural barrier"

ough clothing and food, which are

at you go through when you get

priced very cheaply. All workers

Cuba. Most obviously in the

get a month's vacation,

se of the police,

during

"everything's

which most go to resorts which

iversed."

Pete described as both beautiful

Cuban cops now go unarmed and

and cheap.

olicemen must convince the per

so Pete found Cuba to be a

in they arrest--if they can'icon-

society in which no worker is

ace him, they can't arresthim."

• weapons are present at trials

her, except at those involving

e very serious offenses. For

unterrevolutionary crimes, like

wing up a factory, in particu-

r, armed police are used.

Pete was given carte blanche to

anyplace on the island, and of

urse, Spanish is his language.

Camejo went to a trial at which

arl was accused of changing

yed the numbers

ok.

in her quota

don't understand how it could be

A trial like this one, 'he

otherwise.'

id, "Is

an attempt to convince

The

practice of armed self-

• accused of the justice of what

defense is very visible throughost

happening."

the island.

Workers take turts

At the trial Camejo attended,

standing guard, with rifles or sua-

girl was found guilty and sen-

machine guns, at every factory and

iced to several weekends of la-

important building;

r. The court, he said, did not

Pete says that US agents and

other counterrevolutionaries are

to put back into the economy

still trying to fuck things up.

at she had unfairly taken out.

Fairly recently the only factoryi

extra pair of shoes held

ten meant one less pair for !

in Cuba which produced chickent

feed was blown up and this im

mediately cut down emaryone's ego

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important innovation that guards struggifs in Vietnam,

wont shoot at a prisoner trying to

against, the Portugese in Africa

Cubans are also quite hip ic

escape. Pete learned that they pre- what's happening in America."

er, to catch the prisoner latei

instead of killing him. The Jaruc

The

recent Third World strikes al SF

prison averages

one escape a

State and UC Berkeley wereck se-

month, and almost every escapee

ly followed by the Cuban public.

s gaugnt in the end

Camejo also found that the pesple

uring the second stage of his

of the island are very interested

prison term, the prisoner gets to

in the black liberation struggle in

visit his wife or girlfriend every this country, and are hip to the

30 days, at which time he can

Panthers.

All Cubans do two years of mil- screw her or otherwise relax.

"The social revolution is very

itary

service,

and this is now

He also can have visitors each

deep, very democratic,

and very

being combined with University ed-

week,

and the visitors

are not

powerful in Cuba. But they have

ucationi. Cuba has a aifferent con-

searched because the prison auth-

not developed institutionalized de-

cept of the University than Amer-

orities believe that "searching is

mocratic forms. The government

ica does, one in which you'd never

degrading".

is eight people,

the party's never

reagy leave college

but

con-

In the third stage of the prison

held a congress." This, Camejo

inue

your education throughout

term the prisoner can stay with

said, is his

major criticisra

of

you life if you wanted to:

his family or chick every weekend.

the Revolution's development.

Bhe Cuban Revolution has also

By the fourth stage he can live

He quickly

added that Cuba is

brought about radical changes in

with his family on a farm, work-

by no means a totalitarian state.

the structures of prisons. In Jar-

ing until his time is completed.

"There's no priviliged layer like

uco, Camejo visited one of the is-

Pete repeated several times to

in Russia,"

nor does he

land's few prisons for counterrev-. BARB

think

that things in Cuba are

such an elite class will develop

olutionaries. There he found the at-

justifiably turned upside down. It

on the island.

titude of the prison authorities to

you volunteer for extra work to

, Furthermore, local government

be "based on humanism, to try to

increase production, what you're

is very democratic. Block com-

convince the prisoner to integrate

doing is really contributing to the

mittees, whose membership adds

himself into the society rather than

good of all the workers.

Here,

up to half the adult population,

punish him."

Camejo pointed out, if he saw a

democratically decides most mate

Prison life comes down in four

worker doing that he'd consider

ers of local policy and practice

stages.

"The first stage is a

him a company man kissing ass.

prison likeowe know it." On the

And "the highest morality

All' the workers in a given ras-

All the workers

average, a prisoner does only a

Cuba is the sent to some other.

ory hord a mass meeting to de

month's time there. The second

country to fight"'. Cubans arepar-

cide many questions,

and thei

stage is like a barracks, with the ticipating in armed revolutionary

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in the managemeng of the factory.

samejo belleves

that what he

considers to be the overcentral-:

zation ol national political power !

is caused by the

ubans "tre-

mendous lear of having the revo

ludon divided." 'He sees. Cuba as :

experimenting now with different:

formns and institutions of democ-

racy and socialism, but does not?

foresee any heavy changes occur- i

ring soon.

"They won't move to-

ward a kind ot Russian bureau-l

racy, and they won't soon become,

he kind of worker's democracy!

i favor.

he crush reped a hippie mout

ment in Cuba. He said the hippie

movement was

an

"attempt by;

some people to live at a highl,

standard of living without work-

ing." He also said the Cuban hip :

pie chicks were engaging in pros-

ritution with foreigners. To crush

the movement, all the hippies were.

rounded up and sent to farms to fi.

The justification for this mové,

Hete said, was offered by Castra

"nobody's gonna

Camejo also told BARB

that

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DLOILI

SF T-63, another government agency which conducts

intelligence type

investigations advised on March 13, 1969,

that PEDRO CAMEJO, U.5. Passport Number J-1418295, arrived

In Madrid, Spain from Cuba (date not specified), en route

to Puerto

Rico.

The March 17,

1969, edition of "The Morning Star",

Communist Party of Great Britain publication, carried an

item reporting that Subject "of the American

anti-Vietnam

War movement"

spoke on March 16, 1969. Subject's speech

was in connection with a demonstration organized by the

March Vietnam Mobilization Committee to demand immediate

withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam and an end to

British complicity in the war.

On April 2, 1969, SF.T-64, a confidential source

abroad, advised as follows:

Subject arrived in London, England from Brussels,

Bagium, on March 13,

1969, and was due to return to the U.s.

on Merch 18, 1969.S

visit he was in contact with members of

the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, the International Marxist

Group and the "Black Dwarf"

an underground-type newspaper.

He was also in contact with

TARIG AET and ERNIE TATE, both CAl l

leaders of anti-Vietnam type organizatios and movements.

On April 2, 1969, the source advised that PETER

CAMEJO had recently returned to Berkeley, California from

his trip to cuba.

SF T-65, 4/2/69

"The Militant"

, issue of April 25, 1969, carried

the followig article"

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BERKELEY, Calif. -Peter Camejo, a

spokesman for the Socialist Workers Party

who just returned from a three-month visit

to Cuba, addressed an overflow meeting of

250 at Dwinelle Hall at the University of

California here April 4.

The discussion at the meeting centered in

large part on the SWP's disagreement with

the Cuban leadership on the invasion of

Czechoslovakia (which the Cubans criti-

cally endorsed and the SWP opposed) and

on the SWP view on the need for the de-

velopment of structured workers' demo-

cracy in Cuba. From the lengthy discus-

sion, it was apparent that the great major-

Ity favored the SWP position of supporting

the Cuban revolutionary government while

presenting its own independent and, in some

cases differing, views on various issues.

The previous day, Camejo spoke on the

achlevements of the Cuban Revolution to

a rally of 500 students in the Sproul Steps

free-speech area. Every Bay Area TV sta-

tion and several radio stations covered this

meeting.

On the initiative of the Young Socialist

Alliance, the Berkeley Independent Socialist

Club, which holds that the Castro regime

is reactionary, has agreed to an open de-

bate of the Cuban question. The debate will

se held on May 9 at the University

of

California. .

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PARTICIPATION IN DEMONSTRATIONS

AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND

CITY OF BERKELEY, 1967 - 1968

"The Daily Californian", issues of November 14,

1967; November 29, 1967; January

12, 1968; and November 30,

respectively, carried the following

articles:

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Viernam, Polirical Freedom

Topics of Yesterday's Rally

The spectre of political suppres-

and the chancellor and his deans

sion sweeping over the nation in

as prosecutor, judge,

and jury;

the wake of impending escalation

without due process of law for the

in Vietnam was discussed at jes

student.

• terday's noon

rally, when

one

Camejo,

speaker likened the

persecution

a senior in history,

speaking to those

who attended

of war

thyis Protestors to "neo-JIcCar-

the Oct. 16 anti-draft rally in

Sproul Plaza, said, "there were

Two rally speakers, Jef Lustig

ten thousand

and Pete Camejo spoke, ostensibly

these eleven

of. you there wheir

people

spoke. Are

colcerning the recommended sus-

pensions of eleven cited students,

you goins to leave them hanging.

but in reality about the larger is

He urged that Berkeley rise up

sue

of political freedom on

col-

against political suppression. on

lege campuses

throughout the

this campus as an example for the

country.

anti-war movement across the na-

. Each claimed that the proposed

everywhere eise, at Harvard, and

punishment of the eleven students

The inpending suspensions at

resulted not from the violation of

Berkeley, the expulsions at the

campus rules concerning the use

University of Wisconsin, adminis-

of "illegal" sound equipment dur-

trative consultations between Har-

ing Anti-Draft Week, but from an

vard and Berkeley, and the news

attempt to "kick anti-war politicsi

blackout of the recent UCLA dis

off campus."

turbances were all.cited as exant.-

Liustig and Camejo also criti.

ples of a nation-wide conspiracy

cizid the "arbitrary" proceedings,

to suppress anti-war activity on

of-ädministrative hearings, which _college campuses. .

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Two Protesters

Suspended

One Year's Probation

For Other Nine Cited

In Draft Week Action

BY CARLA LAZZARESCHL According to a six page explin.

DC Staff Writer

atory statement released

Two students received suspen- Heyns,

"Under the terms of the

sion notices from Chancellor Rog. 'suspended

sentences,' they (the

er W. Heyns yesterday for their five students)

may

continue as

activities on campus during Stop students under

a strict form of

the Draft Week last month. Nine probation

effective immediately

others

were placed on disciplin- until Sept. 6, 1968, with the ex-

ary probation.

'press provision that for any fur-

The

two

students suspended ther rule

violation during that

Erun the University until Septem-period they will

necessarily at

ber 1968 were Peter

Camejo,

a least be suspended for three quar-

senior in history, and Reese Er-.ters."

The fve students receiving sis.

Chancellor Heyn's state-

ment explaining his deci-

sion on the cited students

is reprinted in part on

page 9.

pended

sentences

and

"stridt"

disciplinary probation are: Frahk•

Bardacke, a graduate in politidal

science; Harold Jacobs, a grad-

uate in sociology; Charles Capper,

a graduate in history; Marion Co-

hen, a senior in social science;

lich, a junior in political science.

and Paul Glusman, a junior in

Their suspensions are effective

history.

Nec. 18. As of their notification

In the cases of the four remain-

yesterday and through Dec. 17, ing students,

the Dean's recom-

they have been placed on disci- mendation of suspension was re.

plinary probation.

duced to disciplinary probation.

Five of the remaining nine stu.

These students are Patti liya-

dents received suspended

sen. ma, a graduate in comparative it-

tences. The Dean of Students' sec- erature slorgan Spector, a sopno

orimendation that they be sus. more in L&S; David Kemintzer, a

pended from the University was freshman in L&S; and Jeff Lustig,

acepted by Heyns, but he decid. a graduate in political science.

ed "to withhold the operatiou of The 1l students faced suspen-

the penalty."

sion for participation in on-cam.

..pus rallies which vialated the

"time, place, and manner" rules

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makes the existence of a normal

record, the likelihood of serious

university impossible."

violations in the future, and con-s

In his statement

Heyns

lan-

of the University. Students used tributions and commitment to the

swered charges of political "sup-

sound amplification and violater University as a self-governing;

pression," saying "To say that a

ime and place rules during the academic institution."

student cannot receive immunity

rallies. Rallies may legally be!

Of his suspension Erlich assert-

from campus rules is obviously

held only between noon

and fed, "The Chancellor has clearly

not to oppose the anti-war move.

p.ITi. without special permission.

shown that he is suspending stu-

ment, let alone to 'crush' it."

Kallies

were held on campus dents for political activity. These

Robert Cole, special assistant

after the Alameda County Board

particular suspensions smash any

to the Chancellor, commented on

of Supervisors

obtained a court image of legitimacy of the Chan-

Heyns' action,

"What the Chan-

injunction against the use of Uni- cellor's rules. Neither Camejo nor

cellor has done is to make a judg-

versity

facilities

for

meetings'I have

ment based on the seriousness

held in opposition to the Selective

Service Act.

, University before."

ever been cited by the

and number of violations and on

the effectiveness of different types

In explaining his action Heyns

Camejo noted, "Suspensions

of discipline in getting the indi-

cited each individual's violations.

and expulsions are now

taking

vidual student to stay within

his past disciplinary record, the place throughout the country and

those minimum restraints which

likelihood of serious violations in

only an autocratic mentality such

make it possible to have an aca-

the future and contributions made as Heyns' could believe that stu-

demic institution.

to the University.

dents all over the country are vio-

"I think the Chancellor tried to

Heyns elaborated, "In review. lating campus rules. This whole

find a basis for keeping people

ing the Dean of Students' recons matter is obviously political.?

here. In two cases the students'

méndations... I have tried to

Camejo added, "The problem; behavior showed that the

anly

tale account of the relevant and and confrontation could be solved

way of getting them to live within

reliable circumstances bearing on in the Chancellor would establish

those restraints is to have ape.

me quality of each individual's

democratic due process, such as a

violations, his past disciplinary jury trial. His refusal to do so . cluded

ried of separation," Cole fun.

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Suspended Political Leaders

Adopt 'Wait and See' Artitude

campus

political leaders,

Erlich claimed he is academi.

suspended last month for break

cally qualified for any

of these

ing campus rules during October's

schools and he said if anything it

Stop the Draft Week, have adopt-

will be his political record which

ed a srait-and-see attitude.

will discialify him.

Both Pete Camejo and Reese:

Erlich remarked

that there

*is

Berlini will work on the ASUC.

a definite tic-in between his ac-

Serate during their three quarter tivities last quarter and his ma-

suspension

period ponding fur. for, which is political and social

ther University action.

1 change.

"It's an individual major

Their first wait will be for a which I've nicknamed revolution."

Jan. 18 hearing for activils in

He said he received no credit

the Sproul Hall mill-in. At this

for his participation in either

time their suspensions

Stop the Draft Wease. the mill-

extended •or they

muy be dis-

Although he has only two quar

tars to go before graduation,

mejo declared, "I have no plans

go to any

university."

Camejo attended

Institute of Technology for two

and one-half years before work-

ing for 5 jears to come to the

Whiversity last year.

He has no worries about the

draft. Camejo tried to join

Agmy, but "they rejected

calse l'm a Red, a Socialist."

He ran for mayor of Berkeley

on the Socialist ticket last spring.

In the interim Canejo plans to

work in the Socialist

Marker's Party and to Mll his seat

=nuiris clected Aste sena-

Erlich will also fill a post as an

ASUC Senator.

• "During

suspension I plan

to continue in campus politics and

to worl during the next Stop the

Draft Week," he said:

. He'is now writing three articles

on the alovement Against Politi-

cal;Suspensions (MAPS), the Tou

•Coins and stop the Draft Week

fori "Liberation Magazine."

things dun't go well Jan. 18

ánd my suspension is extended

or it I'm dismissed I'll apply to

schools back East and in London.

I'r: consilering Harvard, M.I.T.

• Columbia ard the Lendna School

of Economiss..

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elude to Sproul Mill-In

Allorney

Blasts Student Arrests

"This is a significant and

con- you're standing heads higher than

By BARB COWAN

mass move- (Sproul Hall."

ment rapidly becoming a major:

Frank Bardacke, a graduate in

t a noon rally preceding yes-force in American society," he political science and

ay's Sproul

mill-in, stated.

live given a "suspended, suspen

LP.S. leaders outlined disrup-

"Those of you who today con-ision," began to

discuss: specific

tactics and reported the ar-sider yourselves

moderates may tactics for the mill-in.

of two students who partici-well end up as radicals. in a few,;

Bardacke conceded

that Chan lIn

d in last week's Jolly Rogershort years."

gale incident.

he resenting the American Fed Chl antewar inovement to has ne

lex Hofiman,

an attorney gration of Teachers (AFT), the succumbed to numerous pressures

king for Mike Smith and Pe. I.A.'s union local 1570, David Mc-ito repress the anti-war feelings.

Camejo, described the arrest Cullough expressed firm supporti

He predicted "Heyns will go to-

se two at 3:30 a.m. yesterday for University disruption in gen-the Regents' meeting Thursday

eral and the mill-in specifically,, and say

"here are two heads-I

bese students were picked

am cleaning my own house so

& their respective homes and

He reported that the AFT is in-ileave me alone."

med that their bail had been stituting official grievance pro-d

eased to $5,000 each," he said. cedures against the University Bardacke

concluded

sith's original bail was set atand has called for a membership price of those two heads is that

Camejo's at $500. Both were meeting today in 155 Dwinelle to this University — currently this.

ised last week after the feesplan further action.

"The executive committee campus - remains

"cannot in any way handle

would like to

take Chancellor (stifle) an anti-war movement."

cording to Hofiman, the five Heyns' statement in

emen who escorted Smith to Californian to a rational adminis- and collected in an attempt to aid

and the seven who accom-trator, to compare it with Zel- those who might get arrested and:

ed Camejo had bench war nick's brief, but right now we meed bail.

i calling for arrests until the can't find anyone,"

said McCul-l

the rally ended Bar!

ased bail was paid.

fdacke said "this is why I'm going

McCullough admitted "it's get-and why I want you to go:

2 p.m. yesterday both stuiting hard to be reasonable." Hel

"The immediate political

i were arraigned after the informed the crowd that the mat-treason—we must show the admin-

O fees were reduced to theiter of legal channels has become istration that political suspensions

nal amounts set by the court.la matter

of referrals and pro- won't work;

ffman called Wednesday'Slonged channeling - something

"The long range interests of

nstitutional" and charged which "cannot be tolerated."

the UniversityChancellor Heyn's

made no compromise by suspend

eley-Albany Municipal Court When Jack Bloom, chairman ofing only two of the eleven recom.

e George Brunn with employ the meeting, read phone numbers mended for suspensions; and

"preventive detention" — alto call in case of arrest, the crowd

: said the arrests were ac-lose them."

? to prevent Smith and Ca-

He then told students "if you Sproul Hall on the anniversary of

from making appearances stick your necks out one inchilast year's student strike.

sterday's mill-in.

inz Schurmann, professor of

y and sociology and chair-

of the Faculty Peace Com-

g. spoke next on behal gi

nti-war movement.

PROACT

неінтно

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The "San Francisco Examiner"

, a daily San Francisco

newspaper, in its

issue of January 3, 1968, carried the

following article:

arie, a trades

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st.

Fines for

6 Cal Wai

hearings were omitted

for

the "mill-in" defendants be-

cause, as CC atticials,

"We

Were so directly involved as

witnesses."

$190 FINES

Camejo, already suspended

Protestei

as a history student becayse

of his participation in illegal

Tallies during Stop the Diait

The series of autumn!"ees, was fined 5190 and

igiven a 10-day suspended jai

anti-war disruptions at sentence by Judge Talbott.

the University of Califor-

In the incident, the six stu-

nia in Berkeley led today dents were accused by cam-

to fines for six campus pus officials of assault and

• battery and resisting arrest

demonstratol's and the during a scuffle when they

news that 69 students attempted to raise a skull.

have been cited for disci,

and-crossbones flag on

plinary action.

pole outside Sproul Hall.

the

In Albany-Berkeley Munic.

Other sentences: Artur

ipah Court Judge Floyd C!

Mannino, $190, 10 days us- :

Talbott sentenced Trotskyist pended; Albert Cardwell,,

leafer Peter Camejo and five

$100, 10 days suspeuded;

others who pleaded guilty to

Jamies Wessner, SL25, 10 days

a reduced charge of disturb-

suspended; Arthur Canill, I

ing the peace in the Nor: 2015100, and Jack "Eson," ses.

"Jolly Roger" incident on the

In Sproul Hall on the CC

campus, a spokesman for the

Dean of Students disclosed

that citations for possible dis-

ciplinary action have been is-

sued thus far to 31 partici-

pants in the Dow Chemical-

CIA recruiting demonstra-

tions and to 35 in the subse-

, quent "mil-ins" in campus

"SUSPENSION'S"

Of these, it is reliably

known that at least live stu-

dents have been recommend.

ed for suspensions.

The deci-

sion is up to Chancellor Rog-

er, TV. Heyns.

The students cited in the

anti-recruising

demonstra-

tions will face informal hear-

ingy by the Dean of Students

olice; the others will ao.

pear, if they choose, before

the Faculty-Student Commit-

tee on Student Conduct.

Assistant Dear-oi-Students

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The July 2, 1968 issue of the "San Francisco

Chronicle"

, a daily

newspaper published in San Francisco,

California, contained the following article:

13

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Berkeley Activists

The Quiet Mens

Revolt

Ky William Thomas

They are very polite

oung men, soncihat in-

but not offcisives

n, and they paricipate in

pe politics of confronta-

on irith an air of apologs..

The leaders of this move-

sent which does not even

are a name, to say nothing

i an executive

structure,

ase managed to turn Berke-

y into an arted camp of

olice.

Tneir headquarter's

is. a

air of second-floor offices at.

519 Telegraph avenue near

le University of California

ainpur.

CFFICE

Tie furniture is flimsy but

man in this

offica

the

oung Socialist Alliance,

hich also operates a neat

bokstore sereral doors up

ie street.

The loung Socialist Aii.

her is led by Peter Camejo,

slight 28-jear-old who has

cen

active in left ring

auses for at least eight

par's.

But he makes clear that

is movement is a potcourri

¡activist groups. About

ail, he estimaies, are siu-

ints at the liriversity of

alitornia. 'The rest are not.

Caricjo

sail thiet the dis-

ute which has

shaken

creley began as a veryl

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tion of ans unc.

Soup. All te

called

want is to nave

rally

a political; at this moment.

any single leadership

at this location.

le

It was Camejo who tried to

think the city government is!

get the Berkeley City Council

playing politics with us."

to conduct a referendum

Yet those who appear to be

the war in Vietnam.

prominent in this latest

At present he is a Socialist

struggie, all have a bistory of candidate for the Uniled

activism..

• States Senate. Planks in fis

i There is painter Derreki

i platform include:

thorities accused his brother

Myers, 25, a leader of the So-!

se deirocratic, socials-lof planning to

calist workers Party, who

!! tic America.

ence sat in at the Atomic En-

o support of the Viet

rilla warfare."

start

"guer-

The brother remains in

ergy Commission headquai-

namese National Liberation jail, but Camejo was deport-

ters in Berkeley.

Piont.

• Black control of the

FLAGPOLE

black community.

MODERATION

Jack

Bicom, a Graduate

• Inmediate

withdrawal

At a rally on the Berkeley

student in sociology, was one

of L'.S. troops from Vietnam.

campus yesterday, Camejo

of five students arrested for

He was born in New York

spole for moderation, for an

lappeal to the Eerkeler Citv

PETER CAMEJO

hoisting the skull and cross-

Cily. of Venezuelan parents,

A simple request

bones on the UC flagpole. He

Council ioday for the right to

and in ISha — while altending

is a leader of the Independ-

MIlt - he became the New

hold the rally.

At the same time he was

simple request to close down lent Socialist parly.

England organizer of the

a Telegraph avenue intersec-i

Another leader is Reese! Pair Play for Cuba Commit-

planning a meeting to esta)-

tion for a rally in support of Ehtlich, a

21-year-old

SUS.

itee.

ilish an executive committee

for the mew movement.

striking French students.

¡pended political science stu-

JAIL

As another leader,

Fall

The Ecrkeley. City Council dant. Both ne ana Canelo

In 1966 and 1967 lie was ac-

Glussman,

an expelled UC

sulgested a nearby warking

were elected to the sludent

live in anti-war demonstra-

student

said.

"We have to

lot but Camojo said the inter- senaie last year, but neither tors,

bring arrested

seition

was more

suitable

I was allowed to take office. as

once.

consider nely ways of organ-

Ilis election - by the highest

and the city fathers had no they had been suspended margin of any candidate

izing, possibly without mass

demonstrations, in order to

eight to turn him down.

¡from school,

to the student senate had to build a new movement

Thal Vas because they had i be celchrated in jail because

MOVEMENT

"We go out for catiarsis,"

participated in unauthorizer

The rally was held. nolicelrallies

during

he

was airsted for demon-

Glussman lamented.

Stop.

and

strating in the university ad- then we zo home lu sleey."

roke it up. aur by Sunday i the Draft-leet in Octobeì.

ministration building.

Whether

Camejo and his

ight t00 police patrolled the!

Unquestiorably. Camejo is!

Camejo was also arrested fellow radicals will be able to

treets of the city.

"Events have

the most interesting of thej that year in Mexico when he/unify

thei

movement, and

made this activists, although he seemsiment there to rescue his chat direction it will take,

movement."

Camejo to share lie icadership with brother. Darist" Cameio probably not ever mey Enow

aid. "No longer is li the ac- 'Bloom — if there car be Gaunche, The Mesican

al at the moment,

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, issue of July 3, 1968,

carried the following article:

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rotostors, Leaders Discuss New Plans

Although Pute Camejo, spokes.

•Udinsky, graduate in economies,

ni for the Young Socialists Alli-

had been allowed to speak oppos

= (aSA), appears lo bo the

ing the

proposals to close Tele-

leclared leader

of last

week-

lis

graph arenue.

But after he had

demopstrations,

there

15

finished, he continually interrupt.

Bless dissent in the majorits of

ed

subsequent

speakers.

T'he

• demonstrators.

crowd demanded his remoral. He

it a raily

on Student Chion

was carriud

of aru put

on the

za Monday, 500 demonstrators

sidelines

where he continued to

& semipathizers mot to formu.

speak to a small audience of his

• plans

for the immerliate

own.

are. Bit the rally was often

Pete Camejo, YSA spokesman,

red with disunity and fic.

Icd Friday

night's

rally

which

ot micrroptions from the of-

preceded two nigits of conflict le-

* rustless crowd.

tween demonstrators and police.

lians discussed at the mecting

The eye of this weekend's hur-

Ted froin the suggestion of

-she

Panther

representative

xianin Robinson

to

"pick up

is guis and kill the pigs" to

suggestion from a member of

audience to

"start

treating

E police like people."

The meeling was held without

nd equipment since Berkcley

por Wallace Johnson had can-

"ked

ail sound permits for the

mation of the declared state of

iergency. According to informal

r..

tia-i Jack Bloom.

Independent

rialis! Party member, the meet-

= isas hold outside because the

as unable to procure a

on cither on campus or off.

After

little

discussion

and

rich shouting votes were taken

a the propusais. The group de.

ded to attend Tuesday morning's

i8 Councl inceting in mass and

demand

that Telegraph

Are.

se bu closed from Dwight to

astroll on

July ith and

that

¿ city side curtow be ltrea.

one heckler was torcibly eject

fruit, Tie

meeting; Jerald®

did i....

PETER CAMIO T

"Long-tire Activist

.......

of

V...

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ricane on Taleguanh Are.. he is a

27-Jear-old

off-and-on

sludent

here, well experienced in politicai

activism.

• Camejo was one of the tiro stu-

aents suspended by Chancellor

Roger Herns for anti-draft activ-

its on

campus during the first

Stop the Draft Week last October.

Still on suspension, Camojo is

a. senior

in

history.

Ho. also

attended the Alassachusetts Insti-

tute ol Technology for to and a

half years, then dropped out fur

scleral ycars.

In spite of his suspension, Ca-

mejo ran for ASUiC

Senate list

January which

started

another

coltroversy,

concerning whother

• a student under University disci-

• pline may

serve on the

Senale.

After special deliberations by the

Student

Judicial Committee, it

Mas decided that he could,

¿ Camejo lost the election.

Camejo's record for activism at

the University

goes back to 1916

when he filed suit against the Uhi-

versity asking that the admistra-

tion direct the Alamedia Co. Su-

perior Court to give the Vietnam

Day Committee (VDC) a hearing

after the group had been denied

permission

to register as a stu.

dent organization.

As a result, the VDC was regis.

tered as an official student organ

ization.

¿Camejo has also been politically

aqtive outside the campus. He rain

unsuccessiully for Major of Berk

eley last jear, and is now a candi.

date for the IS, Senate with the

• Socialist Workers Party.

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PETER CAMEJO, stating that he representec

coalition of ten organizations, appeared defore the berkeley,

California City Council on June

• 25, 1968 to state that a

rally to protest "opposition against our movement in France"

would be held on June 28, 1968 on Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley•

CAMEJA stated

that interference by police would inevitably

result in a riot.

Refusal of the Berkeley City Council

to condone the demonstrations resulted in three evenings

of rioting on June 28: 29, and 30, 1968. Throughout the

unrest, CAMEJO acted as one of the college spokesmen for

the demonstrators and although not a member of YSA, repre~

sented. himself as a spokesman for the YSA.

•SF T-10

715-9/68

Berkeley City Manager, WILLIAM HANLEY, declared

the city of Berkeley a civil disaster area on September 2,

1958 after several disturbances erupted into violence over

the weekend of August 30-September 1, 1968. The proclamatior

Issued Dy the City Manager banned public assemblies anc

loitering on the streets of Berkeley.

Persons violation this

ban were subject to arrest.

PETER CAMEJO was one of the

leaders of a group of approximately 150 people who formed

a picket line

in front of the. Berkeley City Hall on Sept-

ember 6, 1968. CAMIJO addressed the crowd and spoke in

opposition to the curfew imposed by the city of Berkeley.

Observation by a

Special Agent of the

FBI

The October 10, 1968 issue of the "Berkeley Daily

Gazette"

, contained

the

following article:

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City Manager Accuses

Camojo of Trying to Stir

Telegraph Ave. Incident

By MINE CULBERT

Gazette Executive Edilor

Berkeley City Manager William Hanley said y'esterday there have been "reprimands

& dismissals in investigations of alleged police brutality cases herc, but repeated his

arge that guilty parties in Berkeley's summer of turmoil were radical activists.

In a face-to-face panel at the University of California yesterday, the city's top official

ectiy accused Trotskyite Communist Peter Camejo of "seeking to contrive" the June :

28 incident on Telegraph:

Avenue which kicked off!

months of activism, vio

lenge and demonstrations

here.

Ho: also attacked ideas of!

implementing a neighborhood or?

ward system of government in!

Berkeley

as

heading

toward separatism,"

back

HANLEY WAS clearly the

chief target as activists and city

officials met head-on to

discuss!

community

relations. Most

the two-hour session, however,

was spent on

details of the.

June 28 incident and in. sweeping

political concepts.

Answering

a question from;

the floor, the city manager said

that the

city had receiver 16

,complaints of police brutality,

as an outgrowth of policing gu.:

ing the June 25-July & Violencei

'and curiew and added

thal!

investigations

are

continuing.

tHe did

not saj hors many'i

reprimands of disilissais

ofs

police viricers had occurred.

SEA

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august du-scot. 3 troubles a

• "stale of civil disasier here as

evidence of an

"citective,

propriate, restrainted" cily

policing policy.

Aiter listening to scathing at-

tacks on the city, its officials

and hinself by Trotskyite leader

Peter Camejo and Independent

Socialist

Club

activist

Jack

10.00m, Manley said:

•THE ISSUE is not a street.

but whether Telegraph Avenue

land the South Campus environs

sill be some group's turf

wnere the written jurisdiction!

of the city doesn't run."

Hanley, denying Camejo's fre-

quent assertions that the police

lard

generating

were

at

fault in

incidents on

Telegraph Avenue, and in ren-

idering a point-by-point rebuttal

of

Camejo's

assessments

of

istreet-closure, policies,.

said:

"I don't krow what Mr. Ca-

mejo's record for veracity is in

other issues, but I don't believa

neither he or I were present dur-

•ing 1966" - when, Camejo al-

fleges, "Nir. Hanley over there"

lordered police to "attack"

a

¡Vieinam; Day Commitice march

did Mir. Nixon appear

*here in 1950" - When Camejo

says Barkuley closed down a

street for a Republican raily for

the presidential contender.

"ASHBY AND Sacramenio

were rot closed for Te? Ken-

nedy" las suggesied by

Ca-

¡mejo) and "Nir. Camejo dia roi'

appear asking for the coopera-

¡tior. or the (City) Courcil.

Carrejo's appeararce before

the

City Council meating

• Tuesday, June 25,

dealt

with

the Trotskyite's assertion that

he and ris groups had ise right

10 shut down the sirect

that city council

and

regulations

regarding the same

"would not

be

flowed," Haricy in'd

an

audience of acri

jin she auditorium cane t

Warren Legal Center on the

, Lú campus.

The city

manager charged

tizat Camejo

did

not

accept

aliernative siles for the rally

jhis

and

10

other

radical

organizations wished to sponsor

ibreause

"Camejo was

not al

all interested

in

lie

content

lof the rally. Frankly, neither'

Issas I - I don't care what

idcological clapirap comes

ibrousa tre micreanone ...

Incrisied

Iin where the raily would be

neid because whore it might

seid might generale the kind

- controversy he was interested

ONE or the panelists,

Rev. Raymond Jennings. of First

Baptist Church and

Frae Church,

¡Hanley why Camejo had not

assembly if the reason police

against persons

ducting the June 23 rally was

because of violation of unlawful

assembly ordinances.

"There was no action by Mr.

Camejo himself that containcd

elements of unlaviul

assembly,"

himself from an illegal position.

the situation

"Mir. Camejo was

secking to contrive" obtained,

said Hanley, "Mr. Camejo split

The Rev. Jennings and Bloom

suggested during their presen-

tations before the Boalt Mali

Assa.-sponsored

"speakers' forum" parel as did

la speaker from the aloor, tbat

city government might be more

appropriate

recrganized

(Rev. Jennings) - orl if city

goveramient mighi even be a

,reflection

"workers' councils' or

HANLEY REJECTED

both

approaches and suggested that

if the idea of self-governed,

iself-policed. neighborhood units

were carried out do is logical

extreme it might stop at tbe

block level.

"Berkeley is

viable!

economie, social and political

write we hope the day will

harmonious unit. When Berkeley

reads back for separatism, for

separate Telegraph Avcuue or

. .

communities,

that day comes let me!

know because I don't want to

be any part of it."

Responding to Bloom's Mars.

suggestion

"Soviet" system of national as

well as local governmeni, and

business

mingrity" runs the nation.

well as Bericley.

„Hanley)

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nse in unis is that it Leon

svesty had not been bouti

out

The Soviet Union bil

Joe

there would have

been Nirvana achieved on carta eul

"I reject that view. It is

an unrealistic view of history."

After lisiening lo a Sloom-

Camejo attack

on American

socicty

as it exists,

reminded

that

"the

Hanicy

United

States represents the one al-

tempt on the face of this globe

to build a multi-racial society

on

a

democratic

basis

representative government..

"IT IS imperfect, it has

ter-

rible flaws, but it represents

the one aifort.

The Fev. Jennings, who said!

"clubs were swung at me" andi

his fumily during the first wave

loi Berkeley summer

disturbances,

argued

that!

smaller governmental units

might be necded

"so people!

may actively participate in the

decisions

control

their

lives" and asked for a "specific,

clear-cut"' city policy on street

closures.

*It tie Anierican Legion can

close a street for a gathering

the

Young

Socialists ought io

be able to do the same without

regard to how wie feel about

their politics."

City Social Planning Dirertor

Paul

Williams, stressing that

¡Amcrican society has become

"tremencously

complex"

but

that somehow the

"town-hall

concept" should be retained li

its political structure, sai

it

virtually

irrelevant

to

discuss sweeping changes in

local goverument without first

tackling such structural changes

at the national level.

'CAMEJO SAID Berkeley has:

"political police,"' is run byl

la business clique,

"keaps peopic

lin cages,". accused Hanley ano

the police of a "crude attack"

on

demonstrators

June

25.

claimed Police

Chief

William

Beall - who had been invited

to the panel but was

unable

1o appear - had "violated tec

law,

and assailed the

"utter

inhumanity of the whole setup"

- ie, the American social and

¡political structure.

siating

fice is

sloon illegal."

"Hanley's of

asked for a

"popular reicrendum" type of

city

goverumen.,

and

under

questioning by moderator end

aw professor robert H. Col

said "It isn't slent in my maind"

nor the actual methodology ar

implementation of a

"soviet"

Isystem of governent would

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The October 26, 1968 issue of the "Berkeley Daily

Gazette"

a newspaper published in Berkeley, California,

contained

the following article:

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trel of this group of hard-line's

vamaju,

29,

ning

the rally did' not want and chaired

several meetings

him.

in which the

group agreed lo

ig. Nora

LIKE THE professional

be arrested Whell the police

is, however,

he stuck it outicame, accepted Camejo's sug-

and when the time was right,

gestion that

no one

Mario Savio

he took command in loses Hall| (Camejo feared

allowed to join the greup insice

and generalled the confrontation

•police

which. appears to have danlagents"), and nearly

adopied

BY BILL C. RAIGHOUD

a death biow to the effort linia plai of resisting police from

gei academic credit for Socia! the roof.

and

Analysis 139X and has left he! Familiar

militants including

TERRY SPLIAROS

• Gazelle Staff Writers

university bitterly divided

Micnael Smith, Reese Chrlich

Camcjo assuined leadershiy of and Karen Leiberman passed

ams people talls about con. the by then highly militant prolin and out of Moses to talk

nia and others i test only after students his am

arlish it noss holy lo ac-chosen an irrevocabic path of;Glusman

confrontation by entering and Glusman was a leader iii last

espercier

Universily

of disrupting Moses Ha'!.

year's Sproul Hall "mill-in" and

ifornia

• Berkeiry aradiate:

"If sre want io involve the Bloom, a close friend of Came-

scut and leader of tha Young other 20,000 students on thispo, las very active in the

tailst Alliance Peter Carejo campus we must take a stand Berkeley confrontations

this!

" Camejo told students.

meie one breames to studentstly SMITH WAS friendly and sup:

wick in bes loses Hallis.ructurcd

seniences

Camein portive but admitted

20: er.

articulated what few frustraledito "stay out of sight" because!

" lin stretch of the imagina- students wanted responsibilityjof recent run-ins

with

"the,

could anyone claim that for suggesing: a barricade untili Estabiishment,"

notably

29-ycar-vid Camejo is a the police came.

thel

October

and April

168;

fent - leader comparable to

NO ONE had bothered to Oakland Induclion Center ITO

Fio Sarin. He has neither check with Social Analysis 139X tesis.

charis.na nor

the cause students, jailed the night before

One of Camejo's major and

do Free Specca Morement.

in a peaceful Sproul Mall sil-in, immediate concerns was draw.

ciner

could

anyone to understand whether or notling up a list of demands which

song's clam that Came- they sanctioned, or. desired, would legitimize the Moses in-

doctrinaire Troiskrite line ¡violence.

cident and provide a justifica.

real lor so.g per

Afte: Moses Hall was bar-tion for its participants.

! of l'e's slident body.

ricaded and vandalized only 75

While students roamed the

He proved this of the original 300 invaders were corridors

Camejo told

Jack

* that one does no! have left to defend

tkei.

Tudor Bloom any statement released

acrepied leader or

fortress.

"must

incluce racism as an

ruise a popular doctrine to l Camejo immediately took con-'issue."

ciculit: in organizing the

per riced.

lidhedag's Spro: Hall

rally in which students

Galsisis and Jack Bloom

"the

pile-tio

pitch

venes which set up the crowd

ultimate takeover if

* Hall, Camejo was in tre

shriously

scusing"

student riced of frustration

lack of rirection.

have

never wanled to

sk At a rally more in my

"Camejo said lo a friend

he paced nertously behind

• fact.

he did noi speak,

rently because those run-

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PETER CAMEJO

Post-teenybop Trotskyite

il want this on the wi

right away." Camejo said.i"I

want the b'ack community to

krow

them." this protest

involves

The racism plani of Camejo's

demands

was a demard for

implementation

of American

Federation n. Teachers. local

guidelues on U.C. hiring

and

admissions.

Wasting no time, Camejo sins

reading

the

demands

to

nawsmen before a neeting 'of

those inside had sean or ic-

proved them. They included am-

nesty for 19% studenis arrested

the night, before,

approval

IOX for eredit and a rescinding

tien

i the Soul. 20 Reen te

J•C :

instructors.

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The "Berleley Daily Gazette, issue of November 9,

1968, contained the following article:

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Trio in Moses Hall

Takeover Charged:

With Felony Counts

Three of the 72 persons state prison and-or a s5, 00o line.

arrested in the Moses Hall

Current ellorts on the campus

takeover at the University a Democratic Socicty an others

of California-Berkeley were

Lawporting 139X to gencrale a

charged with felony con-

truinipus-Widle

strike

haye

stitered for the second timo

spiracy to commit mall-i in to seris.

cious mischief yesterday.

There appears to be lillie

Suspended student and Young:

#it any response by the staent

Socialist Alliance activist Peter

sily.

Camiejo,

and

students Jack

The interim suspension of the

Bloom and Paul Glusman were i

* U'C-Berkcley students

al-

also charged with trespass and

Trisied in Moses Hall has been

delaying and obstructing public ludlied until the disciplinary

officers in the discharge of their

lichrings now in progress have

duties.

turn completed.

STUDENTS may

attend

All three are already free... ses and use the library until

on $1,500 bail each for previous su scarings are over, although

charges of malicious mischiel, ihe ron-academic restrictions of

disturbing the peace

tempting to disrupt and trespass: Suspicion are still in forcc.

over the Moses Hall incident.

i cases is made up

THE STUDENT barricading studonls and five faculty

of the building Ort. 23 ras the

members.

climax

in a student, faculty; ;

administration, Fegents'

Dcan

of Students Arleigh

troversy over Social Analysis williams has recommencied to

139X, the course featuring Black the committer, that all students

Panther "Minister of: Informa-

be dismissed or expelled. And,

tion" Eldridge Cleaver in

lectures.

10

¡Chancellor Roger W. Heyns has

¿also

taken a strong stand on.

complaints againsti

disciplining the students.

The chancellor will make his

clusman and Bloom allege they lecision on cich case after the

irged students at a Sprou

a bulling ally to take evel

, commilice has

completed ils

building and that Camejo

Tearings and mate itstrecom-

was a leader in the meetings: mendations.

VITt

seld in Moses Hall.

Camejo was the nain speaker

it meeting in the hall when,

it

his

encouragement,

the

lecision was made to barricade

he building.

CONVICTION OF felony con-

ipilacy could seed in sentencing

it up to a year in the county..

ail, or up to three years in

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The "Berkeley Daily Gazette", issue of December 28,

1968, contained the following article:

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Moses Hall

Sit-in Case

Continued

ÖAKLAND - Peler Camejo's

when.-Bloom and

entering their

pleas so

University

was eontinued yesterday to Jane could

9. when date for trial will be

set.

CAMEJO, REPORTED out of

Superior

Judge

Folger the county, was absent from

Emerson set the new date so the courtroom yesterday under

the charges against Camejo, 27, a new law permitting a desen-

leader of the Young

Socialist

dant to waive court appearances

Alliance, can

be tried at the pending trial.

sarie time as the case against

Glusman is represented] by

iwd co-defendants, Jack Bloom, attorney Albert

Bendich,

who

and Paul Glusman, Camejo hastyesterday

te m po rarily

pleaded innocent.

The others, represented

have not entered picas.

Bloom

as

well.

Bloom's

Bloom,

of

the

Independent

attorney for the trial

will be Richard Hodge.

Socialist Club,

is

an

ousted

Camejo,

a non-student, and

teaching assistant in sociology.

the two others are charged with

Glusman, a student, is a widely

urging a crowd

at a

known activist.

Hall rally to invade Moses hall

h THRed surrendered

protest denial of academic

Des. 13 aiter being

indicted

a

course

•by the Alameda County Grand

among others by Eldridge

Juky on charges of conspiracy

Cleaver, now vanished minister

to trespass, to commit malicious

of inforntaton for

the Black

mischies and to interfere with

Panther Party.

police.

vinlations raises the case freen

misdemeanor to felony status:

turties

have bad

....AI.

!

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"The Militant"

, issue of April 25, 1969, carried

the folling

article:

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"Conspiracy"

trial pushed

in Berkeley

BERKELEY, April 12 - The March 27

acquittal of the Oakland 7 on felony charges

of "conspiring to commit a misdemeanor"

was an important victory for the antiwar

movement. What was involved was the de-

feat of a-law deviously contrived to stifle

the rights of free speech, belief and assem-

bly.

In spite of this favorable ruling, the Ala-

meda County District Attorney, J. Frank

oakley, is now preparing to use the same!

law against the Berkely Three— PaulGlus-.

man, Peter Camejo and Jack Bloom. Onl

May 26, the three, who are representatives !

of the Students for a Democratic Society,

the Young Socialist Alliance, and the In-

/ dependent Socialist Club respectively, come

to trial under charges arising from the

October 1968 Moses Hall sit-in at the Uni-

versity of California. The sit-in was aimed

at the board of regents' refusal to grant

credit for a faculty-approved course in

which Eldridge Cleaver was to be the main

lecturer.

During the three days of protest, 198

• people were arrested, 76 for the occupation

of Moses Hall. The Berkeley Three were

singled out and charged with "conspiracy

to commit a misdemeanor," which is a

felony with a penalty of three years in jail

and a $5,000 fine. The other 195 were

found guilty of trespass with a maximum

penalty of 10 days and a $300 fine. The

actual acts cited against the three defen-

dants are speeches at a mass public rally,

and the chairing of an open meeting.

According to the conspiracy law, if a

misdemeanor is committed during a dem-

Constration, the leaders of that demonstra-

tion can be indicted on a felony charge-

" conspiracy to commit the misdemeanor."

The "conspirators" do not have to havead-

vocated committing the misdemeanor, nor

do they have to be present or commit it

themselves. All that is necessary is thatthey

organize or help organize the demonstra-

tion.

The Kerkeles Three Defense Committee

has been formed to raise funds and solicit

support for the Berkeley Three. The Com-

mittee, headed by Professqr Franz Schur-

mann, chairman, and Professor Troy Dus-

ter, treasurer, has already enlisted a large

number of sponsors in support of the dea

Kense.

Contributions can be mailed to the Berk-

eley Defense Committee, 2158 Emerson St.,,

„Berkeley, Call. 94705.

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VI. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

A. Fair Play For Cuba Committee (FPCC)

FPCC is characterized in appendix pages.

ST I-T on October 27, 1960, advisod that FARRELL DOBS

was the featured speaker on October 19, 1950, at a meeting hela

at the headquarters af the Boston Branch, SWP, and that subject

was one of the YSA of Boston members present. SF T-7 advised

that DOBBS in his talk concentrated on three

topics: (1) the

1960 presidential candidates, (2) Cuba and (3) Japan.

SF T-7

further advised that at this meeting subject

as the Chairman of the YSA of Boston. SE Ty had been Introduced

also advised

that subject was reportedly working in an attempt to set up

a Student Council, Falr Play for Cuba Conmittee (FPCC), a

characterization

of which is contained in the Appendix

hereto,

in the greater Boston area.

_SF Isin January 1961 furnished information that

on October 20, 1960, subject had advised the YSA's National

Executive Committee, that a Student Council, FPCC, Steering

Committee consisting of six individuals, three of

whom were

members of the YSA of Boston, had been set up

recently.

Subject had further stated that he was Chalrman of this

committee.

SFiT-7, on November 21, 1960, advised that a meeting

to found a local chapter of the

National FPCC in the Boston

aree was held november s, 1960, at the do Hancock Street,

cambriage, Massachusetts, apartment of BARRY SHEPPARD. SE

-I-7..

advised that there were nineteen persons in attendance at

this meeting, Including subject; thirteen of whom were already

members of the National FPCC. SFT-y also advised that four

members of the YSA of Boston and five members of the Boston

Branch, SWP, were among those present. The meeting was

brought to order by JAMES CRRISTIANSON who announced that the

meeting had been organized by ARNOLD TRACHIMAN, & member of

the Boston Branch, SWP, subject and CHRISTIANSON himself.

MASS

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SF I-T on April 22, 1961, advised that a meeting

of the Boston Branch, SWP, was held April 19, 1961, at the

Headquarters of the Boston Branch, SWP, and that subject was

• advised that lt

Invitation to speak at an FPCC pro-Cuba rally.; In New York

on Apr11 21, 1961.

"The Militant," a weekly newspaper of the suP, in

According to this

article, five thousand people had met in Union Square, New

York,

on April 20, 1961, at an FPCC rally lto protest the

invasion in Cuba.

of the speakers, "PETE CAMEJO of the

Young Socialist Alliance," the article reported, stated "Not

a single congressman nor

to my knowledge a single elected

official in this country spoke out against the invasion.

Let's face 1t, It was a mistake for any friend of Cuba or

of peace to have voted for Democrats or Republicans and 1t

Is time we all united to do everything in our power to give

the voters a real alternative."

St T-660 July 6, 196i, advised that PETER CAMEJO

was the student representative from MIT at the FPCC national

conference held July 1 and 2, 1961, at New York City.

• *=

SF T-67

on October 12, 1951, advised that a meeting was

Carolina defendants.

, one of the Monroe, Norti

Informant advised that subject attended

this meeting and during the meeting subject aiscussed the

problems of the Negro people in the

ROBERT WILLIAMS case.

south including the

It Is noted that ROBERT F. WILLIAMS has been

charged with interstate flight to avoid

prosecution for the crime of kidnapping

during racial riot sccurring in Monroe,

North Carolina on August 27, 1961.

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on October 5, 1951, confirmed the above

informasion furnished by BS I-l2 concerning the September 9,

1961 meeting and also identified subject as New England

chairman of the Student Council FPCC.

The Student Council FPCC is characterized in

the appendix pages.

B. National Conference For New Politics

On August 22. 1966 Mr. JOHN DENTON.

710 Windsor

Boulevard. Glenview- Illinois.

furnished a brochure received by him

through the mail

from the National Conference

for New Politics (NCNP). 250 West 57th

Street. suite 1528. New

York. New York.

According to this brochure which was unsolicited

by Mr. Denton, the NCNP was identified as

newly formed

group which was created to work

for peace, civil rights. and to end poverty.....

The brochure also indicated that the NCNP

was emphasizing as part of its program.

a protest policy against the United States

intervention in the war in Vietnam.

The Subject participated in the NCNP convention

held August 29. 1967 - September 4. 1967 at Palmer House

in Chicago. Illinois.

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C. Spring Mobilization Committee

The Spring Mobilization Committee to End the

War in

Vietnam

(SMCEVW) was an ad hoc organization

composed of several anti-Vietnamwar and peace

groups which organized mass rallies and marches

in New York and San Francisco on April 15, 1967,

to protest United States involvement in the

Vietnam War.

The SMCEWV is now known as the

National Mobilization Committee to End the War

in Vietnam (NMCEWV).

The Western Mobilization

Committee Against the War is the West Coast

counterpart of the NMCEWV.

The National Conference of the Spring Mobilization

Committee to End the War in Vietnam was held in Washington,

D. С., May 20 - 21, 1967.

The Subject was

•present at this

conference and was

a faction floor lader in the orkshop

on political action.

SF T-62, 5/24/67

D. Student Mobilization Committee

SMC 1s an anti-Vietnam War organizat10n

formed on college campuses throughout

the United States to protest the Vlet-

nam War.

It later combined with the

Spring Mobilization Committee Against

the war In Vietnam in forming April

15, 1907 mass marches and rallies against

the Vietnam War.

The Subject was present at the Student Mobilization

Committee (SMC) National Conference held May 12 - 14, 1967

in Chicago, Illinois.

He acted as a workshop floor leader

at this conference.

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Subject was present at an SMC National Conference

held January 27 - 28, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois and acted

as a faction work shop leader.

SF T-62, 2/1/68

The "Oakland Tribune" issue of January 25 plan."

carried an article captioned "Worldwide Student Strike

This article stated in part:

"A delegation of University of California students,

headed by anti-Vietnam activist. Peter Camejo,

headed today for Chicago where a worldwide student

strike will be planned at a weekend conference of

the Student Mobilization Committee.

The strike will be one of a series of demonstrations

scheduled for the last week in, April in

protest against U.S. policy in Vietnam.

"Camejo told a press conference in San Francisco

yesterday that Stop the Draft and other mass

action protests will be conducted in conjunction

with the strike.

"*I believe the whole intellectual community will

join in this way of expressing hostility to the

war,' he said.

"Student committees will be set up on every major

university campus to conduct the strike and their

operations will be coordinated by the Student

Communications Network (SCN), a nationwide 'Tel'ex'

system now being developed, he said.

"Camejo's disclosure of student strike plans coincided

with his announcement he will be a write-in candidate

for U.S. senator representing the Socialist Workers

party. a

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"At 28, Camejo is two years below the minimum age set

by the

Constitution for

¡I don't expect to win., " U.S. senator, but observed;

"He said he will accept support from the newly

qualified Peace and Freedom Party, but will not run

as its candidate.

"'I agree with many of its planks,' he said, 'but as a

Socialist I can not subordinate my views to

any other

party.'

The Socialist Workers are not qualified

for the California ballot.

"Camejo said his party believes that Moscow

Communism no longer represents the people, that

'Peking

is right in disagreeing with Moscow,'

but it is Cuba's Fidel Castro who is 'really moving in a

democratic direction.'

"Camejo, former U.C. student, is now under suspension

for participation in anti-draft demonstrations.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of

Berkeley last year."

E. United Committee Against The War (UCAW)

UCAW is characterized on attached appendix

pages.

1 Baner entitled,

"The Activist" which is published

nonthly by tho united Comitree Againot the lar in voLune 1e

the Temporary Steering

Tomer, Septem eated conleted Against the war which had

been alected August 25, 1966.

Asong those litted was PETER

CAMEJO.

F. United Socialist Students of Greater Boston (UCCGB)

USSCGB is characterized in appendix pages.

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SF T-3; on April li, 1959, advised that a nootheg. of the tasce.

was held In Room 200 of. the Calnabor Bulldingy Boston, on

studget, vas chairman of this mooting ana that the discussion

at this

nestine, lor tos most part, dealt with tua posalblc

preambles containing the seneral principles of the group, ons

prepend a camero, and enochor the Broug would be an active

orconization or merely a disouasion broug. SF T-3. adtised

that no docision uns reachod concoming & preamble but thai

It was decided that the group would be a diacussion group

although 1t would sotivoly support such inzusa ag a narch for

peRce or integration.

SF T-3

,y on Again 1h, 1959, Elso sothed that Volung I Mmoes 2

Burobin of the 03593, was distributed at the April 12, 195.

Mooting Acoording to

'SE T=3, this bullotia costainod the

minutes of a resting of the croup held liarch 22, 1959 aù Boaton

wich showed that LIbR CANETO presided over tho

• Maroll 22, 1959

meeting and var chosen as a temporary offiner at large at the

neting.

the bulletin also carried the following aricle,

"Idone fouarda & produle by PEID CANIJO":

TWO

tho mambons of tha United Socialist Students of

Greatar Boston do heroby declare thai wa find no read

solution to tho oxisting world probloris of exploita-

tion of nan by man, the alicnation of run fron his

notleby, politloal, rollglous and racial dircriminatios

and oppeccion, unemploymant, starvation, continual

snotabill by or

coonontes continual perlodie doprossionus

contimal wors and throat of total devastation,

and the

rain of humona resourses and labor for tho crontion of

a moans to cho dentia, with out the transiomation of

sociuty fRed privato to the ucorona omership and

control of the roans of production,

fron mroduction

for aroilt to production for uno, reon haphanard

i to

to tho duacradle control mid milo of the majority.

throsghout the world.

so find in tho United Staton today a socioty hero

although proquetivity is the hlaneut napkind has

carierio ano tuslich of the lober force lo momlayed,

million coo living in poverty and 500 Pomilica bava

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"tho aconomes noalth that would tako a nett paid industrial

vorker over alI milling Jaers to auquire theough his

labor, there continued ssiontillo process and autoration

bocones & factor of additional oppresaion on the orkins

alans instead of froeing workors from nschanical Labor

ox cuteing thair sages hours of wori, where a man is

denied tho right to live decently and partloipate on an

equal bangs in bla socioty duo to his raco, unora a mall

shite has within 1ts pouor. the only means of survival of

millions of workers boüh in Anarica and throughout the

world, here while millions starve la the world fannors

are paid not to produce 1000, mure uno political ano

allitasy forcas continue by thair support to allow the

opprossion of boring people in couniriss throughout the

world.

"although we find in the sovlot Union a plannod aconory

more automation loads to the bestermant of the workers,

whora thore con not axist doprescions nor uneuployuent

Wa DO Dot find the

moans of production undor the contro1

of tho toziring c1293.

On the contrary wo find an oppression

of tho working class by a bureauoracy.

"Ho find tho United States, Soviet Union and all of the

othor powers in s strugglo for the markets of the world

that under tho prosont sconoulo syaton of the United

Statos i1l1 unquestlonably rasult 11 ror, In the useless

murder of Anacioun yout and the youche of otbor countries

for the solo inverests of oconomia intercots of a mall

minority

two thorofone find it Iposalblo to amport any ariating

•political force encope that of the worlsing clase. Ha

atond in 1ull simont of tho colonial pooglos atrugglo

egainst imeatellas, in full support of tho Hero

poople man dolo aruccle fos canality in bis s0010ty.

in full

cupport of the vorling class ovarriore in the

sorld wiero thry atrucgio for bottes sording conditions,

battor pay and for dalocracy.

"Ho stand In susport of noves towards disarmamont auch

as tho Inmoilato cassation of nuclear toats..

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*No lanor the transformation of sociaty as previously.

montioned in the noat peacerul winner possible and only

under the condition won the overholning majority of

the working class have unquestionably expressed thoir

dostra for tho transfomation. No arfim the worcera

rignt to celend their decision by forco in the caso

WherO fOrCe Is used to suppresa. 1t."

sr. T-3, on May I2, 1959, advised that a meting of the USSGB

was hold May 10, 1959 at room 200 of the Gainsboro Building.

which location,

SE I-3 advised, ho had dotermined was tho

headquarters of the 1002l SW? Branch. SF I-3 advisod that

PIN'S CAJO was Chairman of this resting, and during the

moting was ond of the individuals nominated to bo an officer

of the group, specific poaition not desidca. SI I-3 advised

that the final alection vas scheduled to taso place at a

•later date.

SF I-3 advised that part of the dlacussin at the May 10,

•1959 meeting concerned a possible preambls for the group

and

whothsr the use of the words force and violence should be

Included in the prcamble. sP

I advised that three of the

Individuals prosont vore againat advocating force and violenco.

or similar langungo in the preanble wich night make eny

GOVErLIDE EgOROT COnSIdeT thoir group BubversIve and that

CAPITO had statod that overthrow of the Govorment by peaceful

adans, in his opinion, was impossible as the controlling Govern-

mont force would not sivo us 103 control vibhout a fichu,

thai cuna mould havo to bo usod und that ho was "perfootly

willing to uno then including machineguns".

G. Vietnam Day Committee (VDO) .

The VDC is characterized in the appendix pages.

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"The Daily Californian" newspaper publiahed by

Associated Students, University of California, Berkeley

Issue of October 21, 1966 carried an article concerning a VDC

-..

noon rally held on the campus the previous day. According

to the article this raily was addressed by Phil CAMaJo who

was identified as a member of the Steering Committee of the

VDE. According to the article, CAMEJO accused President LYNDON

JohNsON of being "the number one outlaw in the country"

for

permitting the imprisonnent of a soldier convicted of disobeying

orders to go to Vietnan and also for the Vietnan war effort.

The "Militant" issue of May 2, 1966, carmied an

article captioned, "Day of Protest Planned for Hay 21 in

Berkaley."

Inis article referred to the fact that PETER CANEJO

hed basa

elected to the Stearing Committes of the VDC which was

planning a canonsination for May 22, 1968, which vas described

es the anniversary of the founding of tha

VDC.

articla concerning

The "Militant" Issue of June 6, 1966, carried an

Berkeley.

the May 21 teach-is held by

the VDC at vc,

The article reflected that "PETER CAMEJO, a lember

of tha VDC stesring connittee, read the VIC's Daclaration of

Barkeley:

Declaration beinge,

"We colennly pledge to the Viernanese people," tha

"who at this vory ment face mutilation

• That

death by the ediat of President Lyndon Bained Johnson,

we shall continue our efforts to halt this van.-

The "Oakland Tribune,"

newspaper publiched daily

in Oakland, California, on September 13, 1986, carried an

artiala captioned,

"VDE Sues for Righi to Rally," This article

statod in part as

follows:

"The Campus Vietnan Day Committee has sued to vin

back the right to use University of California facilities

for railles.

*Petor Casaja, a VDC Officer of 2418 112 Roosevelt

Ave., Berkeley, brought the action against the V.C. Regente

in Alaneda County Superior Comè."

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H. Miscellaneous

The February 13, 1968 issue of the "Daily Califor-

nian" contained an article indicating that PETER CAMEJO

was suspended from the University of California for three

The no can tien

quarters for his actions in the October, 1967 "Stop the.

Draft Week" activities.

The February 21, 1968 issue of the "Seattle Times",

a newspaper published in Seattle, Washington, contained ar

article captioned, "Public Invited to Viet Nam Teach-In."

The article announced a teach-in at the University of Wash-

ington, Seattle, on March 1, 1968, and listed PETER CAMEJO

as one of the speakers.

PETER CAMEJO was one of the main speakers at a rally

held at Pauley Ballroon, Student Union Building, University'

of California,

Berkeley, on April 1, 1968, in support of

the National Liberation Front of South Viet Nam.

CAMEJO stated

that there was a conspiracy in Washington, D.C. who called for

those present to stand on their feet against

the capitalist

ruling class.

SF T-g

4/1/68

The April 15, 1968 issue of "The Militant" contained

an article reporting a gun battle between members of the

Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Oakland, California Police

Department in April, 1968.

The article reponted that BOBBY

JAlES HUTTON, a BPP member, was killed in the gunfight.

The article quoted PETER CANEJO as saying, "It is very clear

that BOBBY JAMES HUTTON was assassinated by the Oakland cops.

This is a case of vut-and-out murder, just like Dr. KING's

murder in Memphis, only in this case

it was done by the cops.

HUTTON's murder clearly demonstrates the immediate need to

remove all cops from the ghettos

and to replace them with

democratically controlled, deputized ghetto residents, who

would protect instead of brutalize Afro-Americans."

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VII. DESCRIPTION

Who following descriptiva data vas obtained fron SF T-1 and

"SE I-6

the records of the Passport Office,

T. S. Depzrtrait

of Stato, Boston Univoralty, Boston, lansachusetts, and from

personal

obsorvation In Decenbor, 1959 and January, 1960:

RECES

salta

SEx:

Birth Data!

Mala

Height:

Bono,12/31/39, Mow Tor's City, MoJ.

Weight:

130103.

Eyes!

Eair:

Cocrolezione

Builds

Scens and laurles:

Solcotive

Service

1UTID61S

ROsidenCE:

BI'OWA

Med1um

Slender

sear on sight check

303-301-558

Apartment

9,

2030 Ashby Avenue,

Berkeley; California.

Occupation:

Relativoss

i.

Unemployed

ProB ved.

Fathor:

57 Valloy Flow Road

Gront Nool, Long Idland, NT.

DILTINE CALAJO

Rostocress Venozuala

Social Security

Number

Passport Number

Brochors

803Z 12/23/37

BrUthor: AMONIO CA-DJO

Born 2/1/112

JEK Act 5 (9) (2) (D)

J-1418295

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San Francisco Division

A source advised on August 1, 1960, the San

Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) was

formed approximately in the early part of 1938, and the Oak-

land Branch of the SWP was formed in the latter part of 1938.

A second source advised on October 26, 1959, that

the name of the Oakland Branch of the SWP was changed to the

Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SWP.

A third source advised on April 16, 1968 that

the San Francisco Branch and the Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the

SWP follow the policies and directives of the National SWP with

which they are

affiliated.

The SWP has been designated by the

Attorney General of the United States

pursuant to Executive Orden 10450.

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SEUKET

"GUARDIAN," FORMERLY KNOWN AS "NATIONAL GUARDIAN";

WEEKLY GUARDIAN ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED

The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications,"

revised and published as of December 1, 1961, prepared and

released by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United

States House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.,

contains

the following concerning the "National Guardian":

"1.

... 'established by the American Labor Party in

1947 as a

"progressive" weekly...it has manifested itself from

the beginning as a virtual official propaganda arm of Soviet

Russia."

The February 3,

•1968, issue of the "National Guardian"

announced that as of the

issue

of February 10, 1968, the "National

Guardian"

would henceforth be known as the "Guardian."

The February 10, 1968, issue of the "Guardian" is

self-described as an

"independent radical newsweekly" and is

published by weekly Guardian Associates, Incorporated.

The

'Guardian" lists its address as 197 East Fourth Street, New

York City, New York.

The February 12, 1968, issue of the "New York Times"

carried an article entitled "Radical Editors Say Their Job Is

In 'Movement'

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This article stated that the first issue of the

"Guardian" was dedicated by the paper's staff "To those heroic

Liberation fighters who last week began a major offensive

against

American Imperialism

in South Vietnam."

This article quoted one of the editors as saying that

"Our job is to build a radical movement.

To quote the Cuban

revolutionaries, we are not only to write about it, but also

to move along with it--we are movement people acting as

journalists.

"The 'Guardian' takes a strong left position, but it

is not identified with

any organized group because it believes

that an American left ideology is still in the making. One of

its purposes is to break away from the cliches of the left

ideology of the past."

This article concluded by stating that the "Guardian"

is considered the largest radical weekly in America.

АЛАНА

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"THE MILITANT"

Socialist Work Mi Part"S a weekly newssaper of the

The SWP has been designated pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

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YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE

(known in San Francisco Bay Area as

Bay Area Young Socialist Alliance

also known as

Bay Area Committee of the Young Socialist Alliance,

Bay Area Committee for the Young Socialist)

A source advised on May 16, 1960, that the Bay Area

Young Socialist Alliance (BAYSA) was formed in February, 1958,

as the Bay Area Committee for the Young Socialist (BACYS). At

a later stage in its development prior to adoption of the name

BAYSA, the organization was known as the Bay Area Committee of

the Young Socialist Alliance (BACYSA).

The source advised that as a result of

a national

convention held April 15-17, 1960, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

the BAYSA became a branch of the national organization to be

known as the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) and will carry out

in the Northern California area the policies of the YSA.

The source advised April 18, 1968, that the BAYSA

is currently active and is composed of two locals: The San

• Francisco YSA and the Berkeley YSA.

The source advised on April 18, 1968, that the

BAYSA, although ostensibly an independent organization, is ir

reality controlled by the San Francisco Branch, Socialist Workers

Party (SWP) and the Oakland Branch, SWP..

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United

States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

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YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE

the May, 1960 issue of the "Young socialist" (YS),

page 1, column

3, disclosed that during April 15-17, 1960, a

national organization entitled "The Young Socialist

Alliance"

(YSA) was established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This

issue stated that this organization was formed by the

nationwide supporter clubs of the publication Ys.

The above issue, page 6, set forth the Founding

Declaration of the YSA.

This declaration stated that the YSA

recognizes the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) as the only

existing political leadership on class strugole principles

of revolutionary socialisn.

On March 10, 1967, a source advised that the YSA was

formed during 1957, by youth of various left socialist

tendencies, particularly nembers and followers of the SWP. The

source further advised that the YSA has recently become more

open about admitting that it is the youth aroun of the SWp ara

that an SWP representative has publicly stated that the YSA

is the SWp's youth group.

The National leadquarters of the YSA are located in

Rooms 532-536, 41 Union Square West, New York City.

on october 31, 1967, a second source advised that 2: ra

22nd National Convention of the SWP held in New York City fron

October 26, 1967, to Detober 29, 1967, it was stated that the

YSA remained as the main recruiting pround for new SWP memberi.

The SWP has been designated pursuant

to Executive Order 10450.

A characterization of "Young Socialist"

is set out separately.

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"YOUNG SOCIALIST"

The "Youns Socialist" is a magazine published

monthly, except during the summer, by the Young Socialist

Alliance.

The October, 1964, edition, the initial edition

utilizing the magazine

succeeds the "Young Socialnst" relates that this marazine

newspader in an effort to

provide "more facts on more general issues than a small

newspaper can".

The "Young Socialist" newspaper was formerly described

as the officiai organ of the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA).

The "Young Socialist" maintains office space at the

headquarters of the YSA, Rooms 532-536, 41 Union Square West:

New York City, and has

mailing

address of Post Office Box

471, Cooper Station, New

York, New York 10003.

A characterization of the YSA is set out

separately.

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STUDENT COUNCIL FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

The initial publication of this organization, "Student

Council, Fair Play for Cuba," Volume 1, Number 1, dated November

4, 1960, states that "this bi-monthly publication will be usec

to publish accurate information about Cuba, analysis of current

events in Cuba and Cuban - U. S. relations, and for reports of

the progress and activities of the newly-organized Student Council

chapters."

A confidential source advised on January 11: 1962, trat

RICHARD GIBSON, then National Executive Secretary, Fair Play for

Cuba Committee

(PCC), advised on january 16, 1962, that

Dined edition of the frce pubiications,

"Fair Flay" and "Student

Council," published on October 28, 1961, was the last publication

issued by the FPCC.

In vanuary 15, 1961, a second scurce advised

WOHLFORTH, National Chairman of the loung socialist Alllance

man 0 te

that TIM

(YSA) hadcommented that the YSA had been singularly successfui

in assisting in the formation of the FPCC Student Councils

throughout the country and active within those councils.

A third scurce advised on May 11, 1960, that the original.

YSA was an organization formed during October, 1957, in New York

City, by youth of various left Socialist tendencies, particularly

members and fcllowers of the Socialist Workers Party (SP).

the

leaders of this group were the guiding forces in the establishment

of the national organization.

The SWP has been designated pursuant to Executive Order

10450.

On April 17, 1963, 2 fourth source advised that V. I.

LEE (VINCENT THEODORE LEE), Direator,

National Office, FFCC, at

a joint board meeting of the Seattie

FPCC, Adult and Student

Chapters: held on April 14, 1963, stated that the Student Council,

Fair Play for Cuba Committee (SC, FPCC) was never actually

formulated.

LEE stated that the difficulty with the Student Councils

was that they viere not permanent organizations.

He said there

were then asproximately forty Student Councils.

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Matt.

On May 20, 1963, a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau

of Investigation, by means of a suitable pretext, interviewed

TED LEE, Director, National Office, FPCC, Room 329, 199 Broadway,

New York, New York, and information was

received disclosing that

there was then no acting head of the Sc, FPCC.

The December 28, 1963, edition of the "New York Herald

newspaper, contained an article on page

stated that VINCENT THEODORE LEE, National Chairman, FPCC,

submitted his resignation and that the organization was due to

disband.

FIDEL CASTRO is the Prime Minister of Cuba.

•On February E, 1964, a fifth source advised that Let

had stated that the FPCC was dead and that there were no plans

to organize another

• similar organization.

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UNITED COMMITTEE AGAINST THE WAR

aka United Committee,

United Committee to End the War

in Vietnam

The December 1, 1966 issue of the "Activist," self-

described

as newsletter of the United Committee Against the

War (UCAW), advised in an article that UCAW was formed on

August 11, 1966, at Berkeley, California:

The article further

advised that "the aim of the

United Committee 1s to bring to-

gether activist independent committees (anti-Vietnam) while

at the same time coordinating with all groups for major anti-

war projects...

In October and November, 1966, three sources identified

UCAW as an organization in the San Francisco Bay Area whose

activities were directed toward protesting United States' policy

In Vietnam and which is controlled and.dominated by the Socialist

Workers Party (SWP) and the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA).

The SWP has been designated by the

Attorney General of the United States

pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

In May 1967, the same three

sources advised that

UCAW's last activity

was the sponsoring of an anti-vietnan

demonstration in the

San Francisco Bay Area on November J-8.

1966.

The sources stated that UCAN gradually became defunct

in early 1967.

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prent

Sions,

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UNITED SOCIALIST STUDENTS OF GREATER BOSTON

A source advised on January 19, 1959, that at a

meeting of the Young socialist Alliance held January 17, 1959,

In New York City, New York, It was stated that members of

the Young Socialist Alliance were planning a pilgrimage to

Boston on a Saturday in February, 1959, to help launch' an

Intercollegiate socialist club which would operate along the

lines

as the Young Socialist Alliance.

A second source advised on February 24, 1959, that

on February 22, 1959, 15 individuals, mainly college students

from Harvard College, Massachusetts

Institute of Technology,

• Boston University and Brandeis University, met in the Gainsboro

Building, Boston, Massachusetts, to organize a socialist

group which would seek to educate its members in the concepts

of socialism and which would seek likewise to present the

philosophy of socialism to as many students as possible.

The

source stated the group was to be known as the united socialist

Students of Greater Boston.

A third source advised on April 14, 1959, that at a

meeting of the United

Socialist Students of

Greater Boston

held April 12, 1959, at Boston, it was decided that the group

would be a discussion group rather than an action group

which, however, would actively support such issues as a march

for peace or racial integration within the United States.

This same source, on May 12, 1959, advised that

JIM CHRISTLANSON, KnOWn tO

the source as a member of the

Socialist Norkers. Party in the Greater Boston area, stated

Greater Boston in an effort to have the group permit socialist

Workers

party speakers to address the group, but had been

unsuccessful up to that time inasmuch as members of the group

had indicated to him they did not desire to hear these

Socialist Workers Party speakers.

This same source, on September 29, 1959, stated that

JIM CHRISTIANSON, in September, 1959, stated that the memoers

of the United socialist students of

Greater Boston were just

"a bunch of college kids blowing off steam but getting nowhere."

The Socialist Workers Party has been designated by

the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

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CAMPUS

VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE,

formerly krown as the

Vietnam Day Committee (VDC)

Berkeley

A source advised in May, 1965 that the VDC was founded in May,

1965 to organize the May 21-22, 1965 cormunity "teach-in" on the

University of California, Berkeley, California

(UCB) Campus.

Public literature distributed by the VDC revealed that the

purpose of the VDC was to mold public opinion to force withdrawal

of the United States from Vietnam and to utilize dramatic, large-

scale demonstrations in increasing public alarm about the

Vietnam

war.

A second

source advised on June 24, 1966 that at a meeting of

the san Francisco Brauch of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in

San Francisco, California on June 22, 1966, KIPP DAWSON, whom source

identified as a member of the Branch, commented among other things

that

with our help,' the VDC was

finally recognized as a political

power and was under

our control.

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United

States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

A third source related on September 29, 1966 that as of

September 29, 1966, the VDC was controlled and dominated by PETE

CAMEJO. Source added that the VDC was no longer under the control

of the old stalwarts of the original VDC and there was no continuity

between the orizinal and current VDC.

A fourth source on October 27, 1966

identified PETE CAMEJO as a member of the SW.

Third

source informed on April 18, 1967 that the activities

of the VDC had been taken

over by the Campus VDC, and there no long-

er was an off-campus VDC in Berkeley. Source related Campus VD

1s a registeren on-Campus organization with UCB.

Source added that

for the time being, Campus VIC is

expected to remain dormant. How-

ever, its name and

skeletal organization would be kept alive by the

Young Socialist Alliance (YSA)

as

a "standby organization" to be

used only when necessary.

Third source identified JANICE FRANK as Treasurer of the

Campus VDC and stated those active in the Campus VDC when it func-

tioned included CARL FRANK and JACK SANDERS who consulted with SWP

and YSA leadership regarding Campus VDC operations and activities.

Third sourcr on April 24, 1967 identified

JANICE FRANY. and JACK SANDERS as members of

the Berkeley Branch of the YSA.

Third source on February 6, 1967 identified

CARL FPANK as a member of the Berkeley Branch

of the YSA.

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APPENDIX

MOUNTAIN SPRING CAMP

WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY

A source on May 15, 1959, advised that the

Mountain Spring Camp, Washington,

New Jersey

owned and

operated by the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) for SWP

members and

associates.

SECKE

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CONTESTL

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SF 100-55929

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SF T-2 is

-LA 4000-

LA 134-1050A-1346

LA 134-1050B-569

134-1929A-454 through 502

SI 1-3 1S

• (SF 2496-5)

I-4 is

SF

134-188A-332 through 544

LA 134-720A-1010

4032-S

(IT 4253-5

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2012-S)

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685-5)

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$ 2820-57

SP T-12 is

(SF 2988-5)

SF T-13 is

LEROY HENRY,

JR

PSI

NY 134-9382A-832

134-3211A-127 through 322

134-429A-2711 through 2739

SE 134-513A-1482

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LEAD

SAN FRANCISCO

Will continue

to follow

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PD-305 (Re'. 5-2-60)

• SE 100-55929

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1. La Subject's name is included in the Security Index.

2.

[& The data appearing on the Security Index card are current.

CONFIDENTIAL

3. 1

• Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and Form FD-122

has been submitted to the Bureau.

4. EX A suitable photograph [ is Dis not available.

Date photograph was taken -

- 1966

5. 1] Subject is employed in a key facility and —

is

charged with security responsibi..ty. Interested agencies are

6. I This report is classified - CONFIDENTIAL

(state reason)

because

information furnished from SF I -1 through SF I-13 could

reasonably result in identification of confidential informants

of continuing value and compromise future effectiveness

thereof.

7. [ Subjec previously interviewed (dates) -

E Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason)

he is an extremely active, militant member of the SWP and

it is felt certain he would not be cooperative.

8. [ This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter

has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the

Security Index card.

9. [& This case has been re-evaluated in the light of the Security Index

criteria and it continues to fall within such criteria because

(state reason)

-

on 2/10/67 and 5/16/67 Subject was identified as Organizer

of the Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SWP.

10. EJ Subject's SI card is D is not tabbed Detcom.

[ Subject's activities warrant Detcom tabbing because (state reasons)

he is a Key Figure of the San Francisco Office.

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FD-323 (Rev. 11-29-61)

SECRE

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED -TES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

April 28, 1969

Title

PETER MIGUEL, CAMEJO

Character

Reference

SECURITY MATTER - SWP

• San Francisco Report of SA

RICHARD A. MC INTOSH, dated

and captioned

as above.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

!

PROOFT

Third or end i lone i your agoney; i che te comer are not to o flaribu are te

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F'1)-376 (Rev. 11-12-65)

OD STATES DEPARTMENT OF J

ONLICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.G. 20535

In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

Director

United States Secret Service

Department of the Treasury

Washington, D. C. 20220

Dear Sir:

CONFIDENTIAL

May 19, 1967

The information furnished herewith concerns an individual who is believed to be

covered by the agreement between the FBI and Secret Service concerning Presidential pro-

tection, and to fall within the category or caiegories checked.

1. • Has attempted or threatened bodily harm to any government official or employee,

including foreign government officials residing in or planning an imminent visit to the

U. S., because of his official status.

2.

Has attempted or threatened to redress a grievance against any public official by other

than legal means.

[x) Because of background is potentially dangerous; or has been identified as member or

participant in communist movement; or has been under active investigation as member

of other group or organization inimical to U. S.

4. DU. S. citizens or residents who defect from the U. S. to countries in the Soviet or

Chinese Communist blocs and return.

5. L Subversives, ultrarightists, racists and fascists who meet one or more of the following

criteria:

(a)

• Evidence of emotional instability (including unstable residence and

employment record) or irrational or suicidal behavior:

[ Expressions of strong or violent anti-U. S. sentiment;

[x] Prior acts (including arrests or convictions) or conduct or statements

indicating a propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order

and government.

6. [Individuals involved in illegal bombing or illegal bomb-making.

Photograph [X] has been furnished

[ may be aväilable through

• enclosed CJ is not available

Very truly yours,

John Edgar Hoover

Directo

1 - Special Agent in Charge (Enclosure(s) (1)

U. S. Secret Service

San Francisco

CONFIDENTIAL

(Upon removal of classified enclosures, if any, this transmiual form

becomes UNCLASSIFIED.)

Enclosure(s) (1)

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i.

A STATES DEPARTMENT OF JOTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

CONTENITAL

Copy to:

1 - Secret Service, San Francisco (Class 3, j D, C) (RM)

Report of:

Date:

RICHARD A. MC INTOSH

5/19/67

Field Office File #: 100-55929

Title:

PETER MIGUEL CAMEJO

Office:

SAN FRANCISCO

Bureau File #:

100-431511

Character:

INTERNAL SECURITY

- SOCIALIST WURKERS PARTY

Synopsis:

The Subject resides at 2418 1/2 Roosevelt Street, Berkeley:

California, and is a student at the University of California,

Berkeley.

On 5/16/67 Subject was identified

as Organizer

of the Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SWP and a member of the

Branch Executive Committee.

Subject attended the SWP National

Plenum held in New York City in November, 1966. Subject's

attendance at numerous meetings and affairs of the SWP during l'.e

the Fall of 1966 and Spring of 1967 is set forth. Subject

attended meetings of the United Committee Against the War,

including numerous meetings of the Steering Committee in the

Berkeley area during the Fall of 1966. Subject traveled

to

Mexico City in March, 1967 reportedly to "inform Mexican

students of the anti-war movement in the United States and

establish closer contact between the American and Mexican

socialist movements." Subject was a candidate for Mayor of

the City of Berkeley in municipal election held on 4/4/67.

• 41944

TIP BY SOX MAC 6HT

CONFIDENIAL

Excludea. from automatic

downgnaging and

declassification

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned tol

your agoncy; It and its contents are not to be distributed ouisido your agency,

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DETAILS:

I. BACKGROUNE

A.

Residence and Employment

Subject resides at 2418 1/2 Roosevelt Street,

Berkeley, California, and is a student at the University of

•California, Berkeley.

SF T-1

5/15/67

II.

ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH

THE SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP)

The Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SWP

(OBSWP) and the San Francisco Branch of the

SVP (SFSWP) are

characterized in the

appendix pages.

A West Coast Vacation School (WCVS) was held at

Laurel Glen Camp near Laurel, California, from August 21,

September 5

The WCVS was sponsored by the SWP and the

Young Socialist Alliance (YSA). The Subject was

in atteñdance

at least part of this WOVS:

SF T-1

9/7/66

SF T-2

9/27/66

A characterization of the YSA is contained

in the appendix.

Subject attended a Bay Area Conference of the

. OBSWP: SESWP and Bay Area YSA (BAYSA), held November 1.3,

1966 in Stiles Hall, Berkeley.

SF T-1

11/18/66

1...

rare sent

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The Subject attended ar ther conference of the

SEWe, OBSWe and BAYSA on November 21, 1966, at 1030 buchanan

Street, San Francisco.

At this meeting the Subject reported

on the

recent SWe plenum held in New York City and reported

on the discussion of the

international condition of the

Trotskyist movement.

SF I-1

11/30/66

Subject attended meetings of the OBSWP held at 2005

Milvia Street, Berkeley, on March

a report on his recent trip to Seattle and

noted that the

YSA was the largest socialist group at the Universily in

Seattle.

SF I-1

3/13/07; 4118,13/67

Subject was

in attendance at the SWP National plenum

held November

18, 19, 20, 1966 in New York City.

SF T-2

12/13/66

On February 10, 1967 Subject was reported to be

Organizer of the OBSWP and a member of the Executive Committee:

SF T-3

2/10/67

Between September 18, 1966 and April 4, 1967,

subject

was in attendance at 14 meetings of the OBSWP, 13 of which

were held at 2005 Milvia Street, Berkeley and one of which

was

held at 2427 Mc Kinley Street,

Berkeley.

A one ne these meetinge held on September 25, 1986, A

the Subject presented a report on anti-war activities in the

San Francisco Bay Area and also presented a task and perspectives

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report.

He stated that because the SiP had no real roots

in the

wuring class on Negro novenents, it must continue

its policy of focusing on the campuses for dissemination

of its propaganda and recruitment of nen members.

At this

meeting of September 25, 1966 nominations for the Executive

Committee of the Branch

were also held and the Subject was

included on the seven man Executive Committee.

At one of

the meetings on December 4, 1900 the subject presented

report on student strike activities at the University of

California. At one of these meetings held on February 19, 1967

the Subject presented the Organizen's report in which he

recommended that the Executive Committee be enlarged to nine

members.

At one of the meetings on March 14, 1967 the Subject

was elected to the new Executive Committee.

At one of the

meetings held on April 4, 1967, the Subject presented the

Organizer's report in which ne

stated that since SiP election

campaign activities were terminated in berkeley, he proposec

that thosemembers of the branch who had been active in

election campaign be transferred to the anti-war fraction to

aid in building up support for a fortncoming demonstration.

SF T-3

10/12/66 to 1/6/67

In

addition to the abovementioned meetings the

Subject was in attendance at an Executive Committee meeting

of the OBSWP held on April 3, 1967 at 2005 Milvia Street,

Berkeley, at which the discussion centered on a forthcoming

da ton enter e

protest regarding the Vietnam war.

SF I -3

4/6/67

On May 16, 1967 the Subject was identified as

Organizer of the OBSWP and a member of the Executive Committee

of this Branch.

SF T-4

5/16/67

Between September 25, 1966 and April 4, 1967, the

Subject was in attendance at 2i

meetings of the OBSWP

all of

which were held at 2005 Milvia Street, Berkeley.

SF' I-4

10/18/66 to 4/13/67

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Subject was in attendance at a meeting of the S''P held

report on anti-war work in the San Francisco Bay Area.

SF T-5

12/12/66

Subject was in attendance at an affair described as

an SWP plenum social which was held at 873 Broadway, New

York City, on November 19, 1966.

SF T-6

11/23/66

Subject attended joint meetings of the SESWP, OBSWP

and BAlSA, held on November 13, 1966 at Stiles Hall, Berkeley

and November 27, 1966 at the Buchanan Street YMCA in San

Francisco.

At the meeting on November 13, 1966 anti-war reports

were given in which it was stated that the YSA had an

unchallenged control of the anti-war movement in the Bay Area.

YSA and

would no longer support a political party just because it

worked outside of the Democratic Party. In

order to receive

support such a party would have to be a socialist revolutionary

At the meeting on November 27, 1966 reports were given

on the swi National plenum.

The international report was

given by PETE CAMEJO and centered around the SWP interpretation

of recent defeats of "colonial revolutions".

SF T-7

11/14/66 and 11/28/66

Another source has advised that the Subject was

in attendance at the above meetings held November 13, 1966

and November 27, 1966 in Berkeley and San Francisco.

SE T-8

11/17/66

12/1/66

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Another source advised that the Subject was in

attendance

at one of the above-mentioned meetings held

November 27, 1966 on

Buchanan Stadet, San Francisco.

SF T-9

12/2/66

On March 6, 196%, a source furnished a leaflet

advertising a talk to be given by PETER CAMEJO in Seattle,

Washington on March 5, 1967, This leaflet stated in part

as follows:

"The People of the State of California

vS.

RONALD REAGAN

An analysis of the meaning and effects of REAGANS election

on California by

"People's Prosecutor

"PETER CAMEJO

Socialist Workers Party

Candidate for Mayor of

Berkeley, a Leader of the

Bay Area anti-war protest

"Former National Secretary of the Young Socialist

Alliance"

V

SF T-10

3/6/67

III. ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE YSA

On October 6, 1966.

a source furnished a leaflet

captioned Young Socialist Alliance presents a forum series.

The leaflet indicated this series

would be held at the

• Gallery

Lounge, San Francisco State College on various dates at 12 noon

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•under the auspices of the San Francisco State Young Socialist

Alliance on Septembe,

colonial Revolution.

• 28, 1966.

"The

The speaker was listed as PETER CAMEJO

cormer lational Secretary of the YSA, and member of the Steering

Committee of the United Committee Against the lar (UCAW).

SF I -8

10/6/66

See

appendix page for characterization of

the UCAW.

1.

on october 6: 1966 a source furnished a leatlet

captioned "Calendar" distributed y campus YSA.

The leaflet

indicated that during the fall quarter of 1966

the YSA would

be conducting a series of classes to be held on Monday,

wednesday and friday nights.

The Subject was scheduled to

teach the classes to

be held on October 3, 17 and 31, 1966.

The class to. be held on October 31, 1966

to be on the

topic "The Permanent Revolution"

and it was indicated that it

would deal with the relationship between the revolutionary

Africa.

SF T-8

10/6/66

On October 2, 1966 a public meeting of the YSA

was held at 1733 Waller Street, San Francisco.

The Subject

spoke at this meeting on the topic "Coalition of Politics"

SF T-8

10/6/66

At a meeting of a YSA new members class held in

Berkeley on November 6, 1966, it was announced that PElL

CAMEJO had prepared a reading list for the YSA, which each

member was expected to read and understand.

SF T-1

11/10/67

U

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YSA classes were held on December 4, 1966 and January

•8, 1967, at 2005 Milvia Street, Berkeley.

The Subject presented

lectures at each of these classes and his topic for the class

of December

4 was

"Revolutionary Socialism in the Soviet Union

and its effect on the rest of the World" ald at the class on

January 8, 1967 his topic was capitalism.

SF T-1

12/21/66

1/18/67

subject wals in

attendance at a meeting of the BAYSA

held Decender 4, 1956

at 2005 Milvia Street, Berkeley.

this meeting BETSY 3ARNES, National Secretary of the YSA,

presented

a repont.

CAl,

SF T-1

12/21/66

Subject presented a lecture at

a YSA contact class

held on March 19,

1967 at 2005 Milvia Street, Berkeley.

SF T3

4/6/67

A forum sponsored by the YSA was held on April 10,

1967 in the Gallery Lounge on the San Francisco State College

Campus. PETE CAMEJO was the speaker and according to the

source,

CAMEJO stated many times during his talk that the

purpose

of the SWP is to build a socialist revolutionary cadre

that will be able to lead

a revolution against the government.

Also, he repeatedly stated that the SWP's position is that the

only way to achieve peace and equality throughout the world

• is to overthrow all capitalist ruling class governments.

SF T-7

4/10/67

On April ?1, 1967, a source furnished a leaflet

concerning a socialist conference to be sponsored by the YSA

and the SWP in

Berkeley on April 28 through April 30, 1967.

One of the topics to be covered on April 30, at Stiles Hall,

Berkeley, was listed

as "Dynamics of World Revolution". The

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,speaker was listed as PETER CAMEJO, former National Secretary

of the YSA.

SF T-7

4/21/67

Source furnished a leaflet on April 21, 1967 regarding

a class to be sponsored by the YSA on May I1, 18 and 25, 1967

at 1733 Waller Street, San Franciser.

The class would

feature

PETE CAMEJO teaching about the topic of the "Communist

Manifesto". CAMEJO was identified on the leaflet as a

i on the sie

National Committee member of the SWP.

SF T-7

4/21/67

IV. ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED COMNITTEE

AGAINST THE WAR (UCAN)

The Subject was present at a demonstration in

protest of the United States policies in Vietnam, which was

held on september 20, 1966 at the San Francisco Opera House

in conjunction with a

visit of Mrs. LYNDON JOHNSON. This

demonstration was sponsored by UCAW.

Observation by Special

Agent of the fBl

9/20/66

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette", a newspaper published

in Berkeley, California, issue of September 29, 1966, carried

an article captioned "Organizer Says New Outburst Brewing

at Cal". This article quoted PETE CAMEJO concerning potential

problems which might occur at the University of California,

Berkeley. In the article CAMEJO was characterized as a leader

of the UCAW.

Subject was in attendance at a UCAW meeting held

September 29,

1966 at Stiles Hall, Berkeley.

He also

attended Stering Committee meetings of UCAW

held on October

18, 1960, at 108a Carl Street, San Francisco, on November 1,

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1966 at 2001 MIlvia Street, Berkeley and on November 29, 1966

at 2001 Milvia Street, Berkeley.

SF T-7

10/3/66

10/18/66

11/3/66

12/1/66

Eetween September 26, 1966 and November 29, 1966,

Subject was in attendance at five metings of the Steering

Committee of UCAW held in

• San Francisco and Berkeley,

California.

SF T-1

9/29/66 to 12/2/66

V. ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE

VIETNAM DAY COMMMITTEE (VDC)

A characterization of the VDC is contained

in the appendix.

Subject attended four meetings of the VDC held in

Berkeley,

between October 20, 1966

and November 10, 1966.

SF T-1

10/28/66 to 11/17/66

Subject was reported in attendance at the VDC

meeting on October 20, 1966 by another source, who advised that

on the University of California

Campus and the Subject acted as Chairman.

SF T-11

10/24/66

"The Daily Californian" newspaper published by

Associated Students,

University of California, Berkeley

issue of October 21, 1966 carried an article concerning a VDC

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noon rally held on the campus the previous day. According

to the article this rally was adinessed by PETE CAMEJO who

was identified as a member of the steering Committee of the

VDC.

According to the article, CAMEJO accused President LYNDON

JOHNSON of being "the number one outlaw in the country" for

permitting the imprisonment of a soldier convicted of disobeying

orders to go to Vietnam and also for the Vietnam war effort.

On February 23,1967 a noon rally sponsored by the

campus VDC held on the steps of Sproul Hall at the University

of California at Berkeley.

One of the speakers was PETE CAlEJO

who called for an end to all investigative agencies in

interference ai University of California campus.

Officer ROBERT HULL

University of California

Police Department

2/24/67

VI. MISCELLANEOUS

As of February 7, 1967 the Subject was identified

member of the Steering Committee of the Spring Mobilization

• Committee to End the War in Vietnam, a group organized to

plan demonstrations to be held throughout the United States

from April

8 to 15, 1967.

These demonstrations were to

culminate

in massive demonstrations in New York City and

San Francisco, California on April 15, 1967.

-SE T-12

2/15/67

Subject was in attendance at the Students for a

Democratic Society (SDS) National Council Meeting held

December 28, 1966

at the University of California, in Berkeley.

SE T-11

12/30/66

A characterization of the SDS is contained

in the appendix.

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Travel to Mexico

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette" issue March 24, 1967,

on page ten, carried an article captioned "Strictly Political".

This article under sub-caption "CAMEJO for Mayor" stated the

following:

"Peter Camejo, Socialist Workers Party

candidate for Mayor here, is spending a week in

Mexico City where he has

¿een invited to address

students in political

science and economics at

the University of Mexico.

"The invitation is related to Camejo's

work as one of the

leading Bay Area spokesmen

and organizers against the war in Vietnam.

"A Camejo campaign

release said the pur

pose of the trip is to inform Mexican. students

of the anti-war movement

in the u.s. and

establish closer contact between

the American

and Mexican socialist movements.

"The bilingual Camejo was born in the United

States but his parents are from Latin America."

On April 1, 1967, a public meeting was held at

Apartment 12

of this meeting were not announcedsan

Francisco.

Sponsors

At this meeting PalI

CAMEJO gave a talk regarding his recent trip to Mexico.

SF T-13

4/ 4/67

VII. INFORMATION REGARDING SUBJECT'S

CANDIDACY FOR MAYOR OF BERKELEY

daily in San Francisco, issue of January 5, 1907, carried

article captioned "Trotskyites and Politics in Last Bay"

The article indicated that six Trotskyite candidates had

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announced that they planned to run for office in the East

Bay (Alameda County, California) during the Spring on a

peter a diete and we are invitated e their

The article indicated that

PETER CAMEJO would run for Mayor of Berkeley and that he had

come to Berkeley in 1965 as an Organizer for the YSA.

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette" issue of April 1,

1967, carried an article captioned "Socialist Proposes Change".

This article is set forth below:

"PETER CAMEJO, running fc mayor on the

Socialist Workers Party ticket, sees Berkeley's

problems in a state ana national contexi

In keeping with his desire to see the entir

economy change to socialism.

housing,

"CAMEJO said Berkeley's problems are

unemployment like

all American cities,

discriminatiand 'cannot be solved within

city limits alone.'

"The University of California student

his party is running

lan educational campain,

to raise the idea of 'independent political

action

by working people who are not now represented by

the Democratic or Republican parties'

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"He acknowledged the SWP is part of the

worldwide Communist movement and is 'sympathetic'

to Communist groups in other countries.

"'We are Communists in that we favor a communal

society'

Cambuo said, a society he said, where

there would be 'political and econonic equality.'

"'We are also running as

socialists

to break

down the stifling atmosphere in which socialist

ideas are taboo and because we want to discuss

the whole

economic system, ' CAMEJO continued.

"He said the SWP call themselves 'socialist'

and not 'Communists' because 'there is so much

confusion about the modd Communists. '

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"If elected, CAMEJO would institute

preferential hiring for Negroes 'to make

up for

preferential treatment of whites,' would

'protect

everyone's civil liberties;'

and would hold a

referendum

on the Vietnam war, which the SWP

opposes.

'Human Rights First'

"'Generally, we would use whatever means

are available at the city level to aid those

who

are worse off -- in other worlds,

we would

put human rights oves property rights,' CAMEJO

said.

"CAMEJO, 27, said he joined the SWP when he

was 19.

'I've always been interested in science,

and I believe society should be organized in

a scientific way,' he

said.

"CAMEJO studied at Massachusetts Institute

of Technology before coming to UC where he is

majoring in history.

He is married and resides

at 2418

1/2 Roosevelt Ave."

On January 9, 1967 PETER CAMEJO was observed passing

out leaflets at the entrance to the University of California

in Berkeley.

These leaflets were campaign literature concerning

the forthcoming municipal

elections in Berkeley.

literature indicated that PETER CAMEJO was a candidate for

Mayor of Berkeley and stated in part the following:

"PETER CAMEJO, 27, former National Secretary of

che Young socialist Alllance, 1s at present an Organizer

for the Socialist Workers Party. He was New England

Organizer for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, worker

for CLIFTON, DEBERRY's Socialist campaign for President in-

1964 and is a leading opponent of the Vietnam war".

The

article further indicated that CAMEJO's campaign was endorsed

by the SWP.

Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

1/9/67

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A characterization of the Fair Play for

Cuba Committee is contained in the appendix.

A verified statement of the Subject reiating to

his campaign as a candidate for Mayor of Berkeley in the

V

as follows:

"I, PETER CAMEJO, hereby declare that I am a candidate

for an

ele tive office in the City of Berkeley, and make the

following statements, to vit:

1. That my name is PETER CAMEJO.

2. The office for which I am a candidate is Mayor.

3. That my residence is 2418 1/2 Roosevelt.

4. The place uf my birth is new York city, lew York.

5. My present occupation is Student.

6. I have held the following public offices: None.

7. I am a taxpayer in the City of Berkeley:

8. How can city problems be solved if the wealth

V

of the nation is being siphoned off for the Vietnam war?

"While the rich make new millions in war contracts

6,000 people In Berkeley. live below the poverty line.

Working

people

are threatened with a national 'war tax'

and college

students are faced with tuition fees making it harder for

working people to get an

education.

[ducation and an end

to poverty must come before the profits of the rich.

To

solve financial crises let Sacramento and Washington place a

100% tax on war profits.

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"The present Mayor and City Council have gone on

record in support of the brutal, racist war in Vistnam.

They

refused my request and the request of others to allow Berkeley

voters to state their opinion on the Vietnam war at the City

election. We should get out of Vietnam.

"A wealthy few profit from war, racism and

exploitation.

They control the Democratic and Republican

parties.

Their politicians should be replaced by a government

representing workers, legroes and other minorities.

For that

eason I favor the formation of a labor party and independeni

Negro political action.

"Vote for a democratic, socialist America."

The April 6, 1967 issue of the "Berkeley Daily

Gazette" contained the results of the municipal election

Berkeley on April 4, 1967.

Of four candidates for the

position of Mayor,

PETER CAMEJO finished fourth with 1,019 votes.

The winning candidate received 25,224 votes.

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The pretext used to verify Subject's residence

on 1/20/60 was made by SA JOHN

J. TUCKER, who used pretext

of being a salesman.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

SF T-1 is

HELEN K. ROAKE, ClerK

Local Board #3

Great Neck, Long Island

New York

SF T-2 is

JAMES KELSO

Executive Assistant

to the President, MIT

SF T-3

is

BS -694-5

SF T-4 is

FREDERICK J. FOLEY

USPO, Cambridge,

Massachusetts

SF T-5

IS

NY

711-S

SF T-6

is

JOHN CLIFFORD, Carrier

USPO, Allston Branch

Boston, Massachusetts

SF T-7 is

•YBS 808-S*

SF T-8 is.

C6 6416-S

SF

ÍsF

T-9

is

2496-5)

File Where Located

100-55929-40

100-55929-42

100-55929-42

100-55929-42

NY 134-69-1030 to 2787

100-55929-42.

BS 134-729A-9 to 337

100-55929-47

134-1929A-350 to 567

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Identity of Source .

SF T-10 is

SF 3176-5:

SF T-11

is

•SF 2050-S

SP T-12 is

Mrs. PATRICIA JOHNSON

Secretary to Vice Chancellor

in Charge of Student Affairs,

UCB, (By Request)

SF T-13 is.

(NY 4076-S*)

SE T-14 1S

NY 2440-S8

sr 1-15 is

sA 4000-51

SE 1-16 15

(SF 2906-S)

SF T-17 is

HEDWIG S. JENNY

5 Alamo Avenue

Berkeley, California

(Deemed Advisable)

T-18

is

1106-S

SF

(SF

T-19

2963-5j

is

T -20

NY

4253-S

SE 3-21 is

SE

File Where Located

134-4272A-19 to 45

134-188A-792 to. 832

Instant report

• .

LA 134-1050B-245 to 734

134-3211A-127 to 322

• 100-55929-734

SF 134-213A-555

134-3390A-203 to

309

NY 134-9382A-509 to 1197

SE 134-1051A-627

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Identity of Source

SF T-22

is

( LA

4861-51

SF T-23 is

CSLA

1 4243-5)

SF T-24

is

LA 3983-5

SF T-25

TÀ 4490-5

SF T-26

SA 4015-48

I 1-L1 15

VY 4719-5*

SF T-28

is

CHARLES PROCTOR

Panel Source

SF 1-29 1S

STEVEN WAXMAN - PSI

SF T-30 is-

694-5)

SF T-31 is

DE 1138-5).

SF T-32 is

Set.

STAN KOWALSKI;

Intelligence Bureau

Detroit Police Departmen

SF T-33

is

SLILLIAN GUSTAFSON

(Panel Source

SF T-34

is

IP 3315-5)

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VAOr

File Where Located

LA 134-1055A-31 to 60

LA 134-1650A-874

LA 134-1043A-1020 to 1028

LA 134-2199A-1306

LA 134-1094A-1126

NY• 134-15721A-8

PH 134-1546-Sub A-14

CV 134-1292-5A-384.

DE 134-1767R-110

DE 100-29805-475

MI 134-750A-26

IP 134-832A-21

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SECRES

SF 100-59929

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Identity of Source

SF T-35

is

CG

6372-S

SF T-36

is

NY 3748-

SP 1-37 1S

CSNY 3748-S1

SF

T-- 38

is

CG

6654=5

SF

T-39

is

3989 - SH

SF

T-40

NY

4664-5

SF

T-41

(ST

2517-S:

SF T-42 is

NH 405-37

SF T-43 is.

WH 429-57

SF T-44

S I046-8

SF T-45

is

(SF 2011-57

SF T-46 is

(SE 507-57

SF T-47

is

MP

2396-S)

SF

T-48 is

MP

2389-PSI

File Where Located

CG A) 134-1338A-466

CG A) 134-1805-35

NY 134-8414A-53 to 128

134-2030A-128

NY 100-137560-712

NY 100-137560-272

SD 134-609A-92

134-429A-2140 to 2739

SE 134-13A-1176

MP 134-418-SI-112

MP 134-464-Sub 1-55

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Identity of Source

SF T-49 is

MP 2254-"S0

SF

T - 50

MP

2202-S4

C6 5926-

15

5926-S8

SF

T-52

(CG

is

5933-57

SF T-53

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is

692-5

SF

T-54

is

685-57

S.F

T-55

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SF T-56 1

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496-5

ST 2556-35

2906-57

SF

SF

T- 59

is

2878-59

SE T-60

is

LA 5017-57

SE T-61 is

FERNANDO GUTIERREZ BARRIOS

Diretor, Federal Security Police

Mexico

File Where Located

MP 134-24-SI-278

MP 134-2-SI-609, 610

CG A) 134-259-1483 to 1495

CG A) 134-236-799

DE 134-567R-246, 247

SE 134-513A-1482

BS 100-32944-11

DE 134-1147-72

NY 100-133479-3671 to 4492

134=3211A-127 to 322

134-3267A-107

LA 134-3189A-122, 132

100-55929-559

(S)

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Identity of Source

SF

T-62

I5

7027-5

SF

T-63

(CIA

is

File Where Located

100-55929-1195

(GA) 134-2454-264 to 569

100-55929

100-55929

CG

BS

SF

BS

T-65

3188-5

T-66

6474-38

T-67

638-S

T-68

is

665-5

100-55929-1250

CG A) 134-1635-35

BS 134-19A-766

BS 134-103A-420

LEAD

SAN FRANCISCO

AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA:

follow and report Subject's activities.

will continue to

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FD-306 (Rov. 91-2-681

SECRET

1. 18 Subject's name is included in the

[X Security Index or [ Agitator Index.

2. [] The data appearing on the [ Security Index Card DJ Agitator Index Card are

current.

3. EX Changes on the X Security Index Card [ Agitator Index Card are necessary

and LA Form FD-122 D FD-397 submitted to the Bureau.

4. [X] A suitable photograph [X is C

J is not available.

Date photograph was taken _

1966

5.

[J Subject is employed in a key facility and

_ is

charged with security responsibility. Interested agençies are -

6. [X This report is classified

(state reason)

SECRET

- because

4/2/69, which was classified Secret.

Subject previously interviewed (dates)

Subject was not sointerviewed because (state reason)

there is no indication he would be cooperative

and he would probably attempt to embarrass the

Bureau through adverse publicity if interviewed.

8.

• This case no longer meet the • Security Index [ Agitator Index criteria and a

letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation.

This case has been reevaluated in the light of the [ Security Index [ Agitator

Index criteria and it continues to fall within such criteria because (state reason)

SF 2050-S advised in November, 1968 that Subject

was organizer of the OBB-SWP.

10. LJ Subject's SI card is [J is not tabbed Detcom.

[ Subject's activities warrant Detcom tabbing because (state reasons)

PRIORITY I

= H%

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FD-376 (Rev. 4-25-68)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

April 28, 1969

In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

Director

United States Secret Service

Department of the Treasury

Washington, D. C. 20220

Dear Sir:

SECRET

The information furnished herewith concerns an individual who is believed to be

covered by the agreement between the F'BI and Secret Service concerning Presidential pro-

tection, and to fall within the category or categories checked.

1. • Has attempted or threatened bodily harm to any government official or employee,

including foreign government officials residing in or planning an imminent visit to the

U. S., because of his official status.

2.

• Has attempted or threatened to redress a grievance against any public official by other

than legal means.

3. [X] Because of background is potentially dangerous; or has been identified as member or

participant in communist movement; or has been under active investigation as member

of other group or organization inimical to U. S.

4. D U.S. citizens or residents who defect from the U.S. to countries in the Soviet or

Chinese Communist blocs and return.

5. [81 Subversives, ultrarightists, racists and fascists who meet one or more of the following

criteria:

(a)

Evidence of emotional instability (including unstable residence and

employment record) or irrational or suicidal behavior:

(b)

L Expressions of strong or violent anti-U. S. sentiment;

(c)

[X] Prior acts (including arrests or convictions) or conduct or statements

indicating a propensity for violence and antipathy toward good order

and government.

6. [ Individuals involved in illegal bombing or illegal bomb-making.

Photograph [ has been furnished

• may be available through

• enclosed [ is not available

Very truly yours,

an afgover

in Edgar Hoover

Director

1 - Special Agent in Charge (Enclosure(s)-1

U. S. Secret Service, San Francisco (RM)

Enclosure(st1

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Upon removal of classified enclosures, if any, this transmittal form

ecomes UNCLASSIFIED:

SIERET

7447743964

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