Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HQ
To: TP
Document date: 12/21/1964
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/4/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-90116-10296

RECORD SERIES: MM

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-4921-79A

Released under the John

. Rested son Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53074 Date:

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TP

TO: HQ

TITLE:

DATE: 12/21/1964

• PAGES:

3

SUBJECTS :

MINUTEMEN

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION:

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

08/10/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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DIRECTOR, FBI (62-107261)

12-21-64

ЗАС, ТАМРА (100-388)

"MINUTEREN"

INFORMATION CONCERNING

(IS)

(00: KANSAS CITY)

Remylot 12-7-64.

Enclosed to the Bureau, Miami and Kansas City

are one each of copies of the following items made available

by CARE V. JOHNSON, 11-24-64:

Copies of the outside manila envelope

maled fron Hiami Nov. 18, 1964 and addressed

#O CARL V. JENSEN together with the similar

Inside envelope bearing return address of the

Peace Foundation, P. O. Bos 800, Hollywood,

Fla.

2. Two page mimeographed leaflet captioned

Practical Security Measures

3. Two page application forn for menbership

in the "Minutemen" together with small

envelope bearing return address, Peace

roundation, gunned label "I an a card

carrying American" and Identification card

issuod by Anericans for Freedom.

Coples are not being furnished of the other items

made available by fir. JOHNSON,

inasmuch as it is belleved

the Bureau and interested offices may already have same.

2 - Bureau (Ene.

5) (RH)

2 - Kansas City (62-7797) (Enc. 5) (RA)

2 - Tampa

(7)

105-4951797

105-492/=

SCARCEDCAN

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 13/84_ BY SP8BTA/

211,026

Downing

JU 21 196

DONE 008

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on 12-10-04, Hit. JOHNsON made avallable for examina-

tion additionad material which he has recelved from the

"Minutemen,"

On 12-4-64, he received a carton approximately

6" by 10" by 4" postmarked at Kansas City, Missouri, no date,

with parcel post mailing label showing sender as P. O. Box

172, Independence, Missourt, and addressee as CARL V. JOHNSON

and

associates, ContinentaliCasualty Co., 109th ft., and

Central Ave., Tampa 4, Fla.

This box contained one mimeographed

sheet "Notes

on Recruiting," 50 copies of the leaflet "Join

the Minutemen," 20 booklets "The Minutemen-America's Last

Line of Defense against Connunlsh," and 10 membership applica-

tion blanks.

Another carton of similar size was received by

Mr. JOHNSON 12-8-64 and contained 50 copies of "Joini.;

the Minutemen" and 20 copies of above-mentioned booklet.

This carton was postmarked 12-4-64 at Independence, Missouri

and the mailing label showed the same return address but

carried JOHNSON's address as P. 0. Box 8313 Tampa 4, Fla.

On 12-7-74, Mr. JOHNSON received a manila envelope

post marked 12-4-64 at Independence, Missouri and addressed

to him at 402 E. 109th Ave.

This bore no return addross, but

an inside white

envelope showed return address of P. 0, Box

68, Norborne, Missourt.

It contained a letter from

ROBERT De

PUGH to JOHNSON welcoming him as a member and assigning him

the number 41,502 which he may use in correspondence

avold identifying himself. Also enclosed were 10 leaflets

"Join the Minutemen," one

booklet such as described above,

or money orders in connection with

Bulletin," two business reply envelopes addressed to Blolab

corp., Norborne, Missouri.

Оп 12-10-64, Mr. JOHNSON received a 5" by 10" manila

nvelope postmarked at Hollywood, fla or soote, with parcel

post label showing sender as J.

CARR,

HolLywood

Envelope was addressed to continental Casualty Co.,

CARL V. JOHNSON and Associates, District Manager, DisabilIty

Division, P. O. Box 8313, Tampa. 4, Fla. This contained one

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copy of the above-described booklet, one membership applica-

tion blank, one sheet captioned "To Prospective Members of

the "Minutenen," one copy

, "A Short History of the Minutemen,"

one booklet "Principes of guerilla warfare," one "Practical

Security Measures" "Ith red typewritten additions and Changes.

Hir. JOHNSON sald that since it is apparent he is

expected to try to recrult members, he is considering sending

in the names of two or three men who are related to his

wife.

If he does so, he will furnish this office with the

names of these people.

No attempt has been made to guide Mr. JOHNSON's

activities in view of bulet to albany, ll-6-61, which instruced

no active investigation shaid be conducted of captioned

organization without prior Bureau approval.

Bureau is requested to advise whether your instruction

still applies or whether Tampa should undertake to develop

ar, JOiNSON as an informant in view of his co-operative attitude.

In the latter event, tampa wild obtain appropriate background

data and forward in

the presertbed manner for requesting

authority to develop PSIs.

Bureau and Kansas City should advise Tampa 1f they

desire xerox copies of any of the above-listed material

received by Mr. JOHNSON in addition to the items enclosed

with this letter.

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