Cointelpro Black Extremist Part 09

FOIPA COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) BLACK EXTREMIST 100-448006 SECTION 6 FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THE BEST COPY OBTAINABLE IS INCLUDED IN THE REPRODUCTION OF THESE DOCUMENTS. PAGES INCLUDED THAT ARE BLURRED, LIGHT, OR OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO READ ARE THE RESULT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. NO BETTER COPY CAN BE REPRODUCED. UNITED STATES RNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006) DATE: 12/12/68- FROM NI SAC, PITTSBURGH (100-15780) P SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS - RACIAL INTELLIGENCE (PITTSBURGH URBAN LEAGUE) (PITTSBURGH COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION) Re Pittsburgh letter to Bureau dated 11/18/68. Regarding the matter of the Urban League of Pittsburgh, and its request for funds from a Pittsburgh charitable foundation, discussed in relet. source advised [REDACTED] funds for the orpan League are actually contributed to the National Urban League and a portion is then returned to the local unit. The National Urban League has been advised that [REDACTED] funds from the Pittsburgh Foundation, in the amount of $450,000, will be delayed until the local unit submits a satisfactory proposal. Attached is a prospectus and a letterhead of the newly formed Pittsburgh Communications Foundation (PCF). As indicated in the prospectus, one of the objectives of the PCF will be study and research concerning the mass media and its relation to civil disorders. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 2 Bureau (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - Pittsburgh RIR:mtl (4) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 491 [REDACTED] 7 DEC 1968 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 5100020 1968 RACIAL INSECT. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan PG 100-15780 [REDACTED] He is of the opinion that the PCF will probably develop information of interest to this Bureau, and if so, he will promptly make it available. Source also advised [REDACTED] As of interest, one of the primary items to be considered by the PCF is the present method of paying news reporters on television by the amount of film footage actually shown on television newscasts. It is realized that this method of payment has resulted in inaccurate reporting and another method of payment will be sought. The PCF will be considered for possible future counterintelligence measures. - 2 - PITTSBURGH COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION P.O. BOX 24, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15230 - (412) 471-3113 Offcers John Troan, president William Block, vice president Edwin H. Seorten, vice president Thomas E. Morgan, secretary Milton J. Murach, treasurer This page appears to be a cover sheet for an FBI document related to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts, specifically pertaining to "Subject: (COINTELPRO) BLACK EXTREMIST, 100-448006, SECTION 6." It features the official seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, incorporating elements like the American flag and stars. The document is predominantly text-based, with no photographs, handwritten notes, or evident surveillance-related imagery. The information presented is formal and organizational, indicating its role as a title page for a larger file. payment will be sought. The PCF will be considered for possible future counterintelligence measures. - 2 - PITTSBURGH COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION P.O. BOX 24, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15230 - (412) 471-3113 Offcers John Troan, president William Block, vice president Edwin H. Seorten, vice president Thomas E. Morgan, secretary Milton J. Murach, treasurer Directors Edwin H. Seorten Pittsburgh Press William Block Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Edward E. Crandell Penn Progress Kenneth D. Eske, Pittsburgh Press Maurice H. Goren, Esq. Dickie, McCamey & Chickering, P.C. Paul M. Hauch Pennsylvania Power & Light Leonard T. Koloshnski U.S. Steel Corporation Thomas E. Morgan Courier-Journal & Louisville Times C. Scott Patmoseth Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Joseph Seupert Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Frank C. Strober U. S. Steel C. W. Storyett East Pittsburgh Division (retired) Donald W. Taylor U. S. Steel John Troan Pittsburgh Press Milton J. Murach United States Steel Corp. Dedicated to journalism, mass communication, and education in a changing society. ENCLOSURE 491 3 PROSPECTUS Project: a) Establishment of the newly-chartered Pittsburgh Com- munications Foundation as an effective arm of the mass-communications media and professions here, and b) Implementation of an initial significant PCF program: the creation of an Institute of Urban Communications as recommended by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. 1. History & Purpose: Pittsburgh Communications Foundation The Pittsburgh Communications Foundation was chartered April 22, 1968, by Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County as a non-profit public entity. Broad-based with 46 incorporators, the Foundation is strongly rooted among printed and electronic Journ- alism leaders, educators, government and community heads. Among the founders are editors and publishers of Pittsburgh-area news- papers, general 'managers of nine radio and television stations here, the Mayor, a County Commissioner, several public relations heads, seven past presidents of Sigma Delta Chi professional journalism society, the national SDX executive, two U.S. Senators, four U.S. Congressmen, and deans of four journalism schools. The Governor is an honorary founder. The idea of a Pittsburgh Communications Foundation was conceived in the Sigma Delta Chi Pittsburgh Chapter in 1963, when a study committee was appointed, and received great impetus in 1966, when the National SDX Convention held in Pittsburgh netted an unprecedented $7,000 profit--turned over to this fledgling Foundation by the convention committee composed largely of the local communications media. Pittsburgh Communications Foundation officers and directors are listed on the covering letter. They are representative leaders of the mass media and communication in Pittsburgh. The need to The page displays a stark, white background with large, bold, black lettering. The text is centered on the page and conveys a disclaimer about the quality of the reproduction due to the condition of the original document. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, or other visual elements present. The page's sole content is the printed disclaimer, which is presented in a uniform, sans-serif font. This page is a memorandum from the FBI's Pittsburgh field office, dated December 12, 1968. The document is heavily redacted, with large black censorship bars obscuring significant portions of the text and imagery. Handwritten notations, including what appears to be an agent's signature and a subject's name or code, are visible. Several official stamps and routing marks are present, indicating the document's handling within the FBI system. A handwritten numerical annotation "491" and a date stamp "17 DEC 1968" are also visible. The bottom of the page contains a printed statement "Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan," which is likely a standard footer unrelated to the memo's content. in Pittsburgh netted an unprecedented $7,000 profit--turned over to this fledgling Foundation by the convention committee composed largely of the local communications media. Pittsburgh Communications Foundation officers and directors are listed on the covering letter. They are representative leaders of the mass media and communication in Pittsburgh. The need to be filled is long-overdue foundation-like attention to, and concern for, the role of journalism and mass com- munication in our changing society. To this broad aim, the Pitts- burgh Communications Foundation is dedicated. The PCF nopes to harness the forces of journalism, mass communication, and education in Pittsburgh and beyond. To translate aims into action, founders and others have come forth with a portfolio of suggested projects including: a) Institute for Urban Communications; b) Pittsburgh Journalism Archives; c) spécial scholarships in journalism--a ne- glected field; d) communication benchmark lectures; e) schoolboy development--projects to encourage greater interest of bright young high school students in communications as a career; f) public edu- cation--to promote greater awareness and understanding of the func- tion of journalism and mass communications; g) arts and communi- cation; h) journalism library in the Press Club; i) aid to authors; j) pioneer research--using Pittsburgh as a pilot laboratory to ex- plore legal-journ, social-journ, business-journ, cultural-journ problems of national import and impact. And others. Communication is a vital realm of our society that is little understood. Through an independent approach, the PCF aims to create projects, research (more) 4 4.11 PROSPECTUS--add problems, employ vision, muster resources urge action, chronicle trends, chart new paths in public communication attitudes, actions and awareness that may be unprecedented in this nation. II. The Proposal: Establishment and Implementation To operate effectively, the Pittsburgh. Communications Foundation needs an adequate financial base. To provide this key initial impetus, the PCF respectfully asks that the principal private philanthropic foundations of Pittsburgh consider this pro- posal: Provide the seed money for a) two years of operation, and b) an initial worthy pilot project. This seed planted by the en- lightened local foundations will be the encouragement needed by the PCF officers and directors to prove the premise, build the program, broaden the scope, seek other funds nationally and locally, become successful, become the catalytic agent ent to create many significant, needed projects. A 2-year budget is included herein. III. The Pilot Project: Probing Urban Communication in a Volatile So The PCF wants to set up a Planning Conference to The image contains a typed document with several blacked-out redactions obscuring portions of the text. A header at the top left reads "PG 100-15780." Numerous dark splotches and ink marks are present throughout the page, some appearing to be deliberate markings or smudges. Near the bottom center, centered, are the characters "- 2 -" also appearing to be typed or stamped. A faint handwritten symbol resembling a lowercase 'g' is visible in the bottom right corner. The document discusses information related to the "PCF" and methods of payment for news footage. program, broaden the scope, seek other funds nationally and locally, become successful, become the catalytic agent ent to create many significant, needed projects. A 2-year budget is included herein. III. The Pilot Project: Probing Urban Communication in a Volatile So The PCF wants to set up a Planning Conference to explore the creation of an Institute of Urban Communications. This im- portant project is recommended by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. "What effect do mass media have on riots?" Research is needed on media coverage of riots, and ghetto reaction to; research on better ways of communication, and on the need for more black journalists. Such an Institute would a) sponsor training and education of journalists in urban affairs, b) recruit, train and place black journalists, c) study police-press relations, d) review media performance on riots and racial issues, e) research the role of media in race relations. The Planning Conference, in Pitts- burgh, will draw selected leaders of communication. Seed money will pay for the Planning Conference. This initial project of the PCF can have vast national significance in mass communication and urban problems. IV. Related Research: a) Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Dutton-New York Times, April 1968), particularly Chapter 15; b) Charter and by-laws, Pittsburgh Communications Foundation; c) Reports of Pittsburgh civil disorders, Pittsburgh Press & Post-Gazette, Carnegie Library, and in film news libraries of KDKA-TV, WIIC-TV, WTAE-TV. V. Methodology: What We Plan To Do Enabling grant from philantropic foundations; establishment of PCF office and executive; pursuit of other worthy pro- jects in journalism, mass communications, education; ob- taining of grants from companies, individuals, other foundations; establishment of regular contributing pro- gram--individual sponsors, patrons, contributors; im- 5 PROSPECTUS--add mediate call to media leaders nai mally or regionally to participate in Planning Conference on the pilot Institute; Planning Conference to be held, and its recommendations made; Institute of Urban Communications to be established as a separate spin-off from the PCF. VI. Budget: a) 2-year support for PCF: 1) Salary of executive @ $500/month 2) Expenses of executive $100/month $12,000 2,400 (meetings, lunches, travel, etc.) 3) Salary of receptionist-typist 0 4,800 $200/month 4) Bookleeping expense @ $20/month 5) Post office box rental, 2 years 6) Supplies (stationery, postage, 480 36. 5,000 zerox, etc.) 7) Rent (in C. of C. Bldg., or other) 2,400 8) Phone @ $50/month $100/month 1,200 9) Consulting fees and committee The image is a scanned document that displays a letterhead from "PITTSBURGH COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION" with an address and phone number. Below the letterhead, there is a list of officers and directors, with names and titles. Handwritten annotations are present in the upper right corner, appearing to be a numerical code or identifier. A stamp that reads "ENCLOSUR" is visible near the bottom of the page. Additionally, there is handwritten text and numerical markings scattered across the page, which may indicate field agent notes or internal routing information. The overall visual impression is that of an organizational directory or roster, with some supplementary administrative notations. etc.) 3) Salary of receptionist-typist 0 4,800 $200/month 4) Bookleeping expense @ $20/month 5) Post office box rental, 2 years 6) Supplies (stationery, postage, 480 36. 5,000 zerox, etc.) 7) Rent (in C. of C. Bldg., or other) 2,400 8) Phone @ $50/month $100/month 1,200 9) Consulting fees and committee expenses 9,000 10) Contingency fund 6,000 $43,316 $43, b) Planning Conference expense: 1) Honorariums to participants to $ 2,000 prepare papers 2) Travel expenses of participants 2,000 3) Meeting room rental and lodging 500 4) Duplication of materials, postage, 1,500 supplies 5) Long-distance phone 200 6) Meals for participants 500 7) Contingencies and residue as seed for first Urban Communications Institute 9,000 $15,700 $15. $59, -30- Respectfully submitted, PITTSBURGH COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION John Troan, President Thomas E. Morgan, Secretary October 31, 1968 6 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 18 MAY 1972 EDITION GSA FPMR (1 CFP) 101-11.0 UNITED STAT VERNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006) DATE: 12/13/68 FROM BAC PITTSBURGH (100-15180) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM - BLACK NATIONALIST RACIAL INTELLIGENCE (BLACK PANTHER PARTY) HATE GROUPS ReBulet dated 10/28/68. Relet authorized contact with [REDACTED] Racial Liaison Source, in connection with counterintelligence regarding the Black Panther Party. As the Bureau has been advised, the Black Panther Party has not been successful in its organizing efforts in Pittsburgh. No activity in this regard has taken place since September, 1968. [REDACTED] has not been contacted regarding this matter and it is not believed he should be contacted in view of the failure of the Black Panther Party to organize. If the situation changes, this matter will again be considered. It is known that [REDACTED] is against violence and it is believed he could be approached without fear of embarassment; however, it does not appear that any purpose would be served. (2)- Bureau (RM) 1 - Pittsburgh RIR:rmr (3) REC 58 192 17 DEC 16 1968 RACIÁL INT. SECT. 4 DEC 26 1988 U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 7 OSA FPM 141(3) 101-11.0 UNITED STATES CONMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006) DATE: 12/13/68 FROM : SAC, OMAHA SUBJECT: (157-272) (P) COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS RACIAL INTELLIGENCE (VISUAL AIDS) Re Bureau airtel to Albany 12/6/68. Omaha has no such material as described in referenced airtel available. However, it will remain alert for such material and furnish same to the Bureau on receipt. Bureau Omaha GDW:cjw (4) 2010-108-03 17 DEC 10 This page is from a printed document, likely a report or prospectus, with some handwritten annotations and markings. At the top, "PROSPECTUS" is printed, followed by "Project:" which is underlined. There are several handwritten marks, including a dark splotch, and possibly a name written as "411" in the bottom right corner. Some small, dark ink marks are present in the margins, which could be related to internal routing or review. The majority of the page is filled with printed text discussing the Pittsburgh Communications Foundation. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, or evidence of surveillance methods visible. PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS RACIAL INTELLIGENCE (VISUAL AIDS) Re Bureau airtel to Albany 12/6/68. Omaha has no such material as described in referenced airtel available. However, it will remain alert for such material and furnish same to the Bureau on receipt. Bureau Omaha GDW:cjw (4) 2010-108-03 17 DEC 10 1968 RACIAL INT. SECT. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 8 MAY 1942 EDITION GSA FPMR (61 CPR) NO1-11.8. UNITED STATE RNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI. (100-448006) FROM : SAC, WFO (157-1292) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST - HATE GROUPS RACIAL INTELLIGENCE ReWFO letter dated 10/15/68. DATE: 12/12/68 [REDACTED] In accordance with instructions set forth in Bulet dated 3/4/68, the following data is submitted: I. OPERATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION (1) [REDACTED] (2) It is noted that the Black United Front (BUF) is attempting to establish an office with a full-time staff to coordinate BUF activities. Consideration is being given to placing a source on the office staff in the event such an office is opened. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] :jgp (3) [REDACTED] 2 DEC 15 '000 23 DEC 1968 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan [REDACTED] 9 WFO 157-1292 (3) A publicity campaign to discredit STOKELY CARMICHAEL among Black Panther Party (BFP) members is being considered. However, in view of the fact that CAR- MICHAEL has apparently moved out of WDC and has indicated that he plans to leave the United States in the near future, it is deemed advisable to hold this consideration in abeyance until such time as the plans of CARMICHAEL become known with more certainty. II. OPERATIONS BEING EFFECTED WFO is not currently effecting any operation under the counterintelligence program. III. TANGIBLE RESULTS As a result of information received from sources that CAPMICHAEL was planning to leave the United States, WFO recommended to the Bureau that this data be made avail- able to appropriate news media contacts. A number of articles appeared in local WDC newspapers indicating CARMICHAEL's plans to leave the United States, and further indicating that CAR- MICHAEL might, in fact, be running away from the problems of his less fortunate "brothers" who must remain behind to face the new administration which promises sterner measures to effect "law and order". IV. DEVELOPMENTS OF A COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTEREST As the Bureau is aware, according to information in possession of [REDACTED] STOKELY CARMICHAEL recently arranged for shipment of his household of his less fortunate "brothers" who must remain behind to face the new administration which promises sterner measures to effect "law and order". IV. DEVELOPMENTS OF A COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTEREST As the Bureau is aware, according to information in possession of [REDACTED] STOKELY CARMICHAEL recently arranged for shipment of his household goods and personal possessions to Conakry, Guinea, in care of SEKOU TOURE, the President of the country. Although CARMICHAEL indicated that the possessions were to be given away, [REDACTED] Sources indicate that CARMICHAEL is now living in New York City. -2- 10 WFO 157-1292 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is reported by [REDACTED] sources to be trying to re-establish [REDACTED] former connections and may be plan- ning to try and reopen the WDC, SNCC office. To date, no action has been taken in this regard. [REDACTED] Colonel HASSAN JFRU-AHMFD BEY, Commander of the Blackman's Volunteer Army of Liberation, on 11/24/68, announced the establishment of a Moorish Republic pro- visional government in the U.S. At a press conference, in the organization's newly painted headquarters at 1624 Newton St., N.W., HASSAN said that he would go to the State Department to seek diplomatic recognition for his military regime. HASSAN said that the Moorish Republic to which every black man belongs, owns 2,000 acres in several African countries. WFO sources report that HASSAN's group consists of only himself and about ten to twelve followers. The New School for Afro-American Thought (NSAT) recently was involved in an internal power struggle for control of the school. 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REC. NO. UNITED STATES NMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006) DATE: 12/12/68 FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (157-1751) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST-HATE GROUPS RACIAL MATTERS (BLACK PANTHER PARTY) ReBulet to Atlanta and other offices, 10/30/68. With regard to the Bureau's plans to circulate a slogan to cause friction between the extremist Black Panther Party (BPP) and the extremist Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), as The document is a black and white scanned image of a memorandum from the FBI. It is a standard memorandum format with fields for TO, FROM, DATE, and SUBJECT. The memorandum is dated December 13, 1968. The 'FROM' field contains handwritten scribbles. There are official stamps including "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" at the top and a partially visible stamp at the bottom that reads "DEC 26 1968 U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan". There are redactions of varying sizes throughout the document, obscuring names and specific details. There is a small drawing of a person at the bottom left, holding a rifle. Handwritten notes and codes appear in the margins, including "REC 58" and "RACIAL INT./SECT.". ANGELES (157-1751) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST-HATE GROUPS RACIAL MATTERS (BLACK PANTHER PARTY) ReBulet to Atlanta and other offices, 10/30/68. With regard to the Bureau's plans to circulate a slogan to cause friction between the extremist Black Panther Party (BPP) and the extremist Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), as well as to ridicule and help neutralize the BPP to its followers, the Los Angeles Office advises as follows: 1. This technique would not affect BPP-SNCC relations in the Los Angeles Division, inasmuch as SNCC is a small, ineffective group which is in a state of decline and not considered a threat to the BPP. 2. This technique would not have any affect on BPP recruiting. 3. There are no news media sources available who are in a position to publish such an item. 4. Los Angeles has an informant who could possibly circulate the slogan, however, SNCC is not of sufficient stature in the Negro community to have any influence. 5. Trusted BPP informants could make statements to other BPP members that they heard SNCC members make statements containing the slogan. No counterintelligence action will be taken by the Los Angeles Office without Bureau authority. 2 Bureau (RM) REC. 23 2 - Los Angeles LWS/8W (1-157-1618) (BPT) (4) 51D E C 20 1968 4971 18 DEC 16 1956 13 UNITED STATES GOYINMENT Memorand. um 11) TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006) SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (15)-601) SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS RACIAL INTELLIGENCE (BLACK PANTHER PARTY) Re Chicago letter 12/4/68. DATE: 12/13/68 San Francisco has received no information indicating that US is attempting to or has expressed an interest in establishing a branch in Chicago. Information relative to the strugge between the BPP and US has emanated from Los Angeles, US not being active in the San Francisco area. (2)- Bureau (RM)/157-2209) (RM) 1 - Chicago ( RM) 1 - Los Angeles (RM) 1 - San Francisco APC/jr (5) 61DEC 20 1968 REC-23 2 DEC 16 1968 -498 RACIAL UNT SECT! 19 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1963 EDITION GSA FPMR 141 (CPR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES • ERNMENT Memorandum TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006) FROM:[REDACTED]AC, ATLANTA [REDACTED] (100-7182) SUBJECT: COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM - PLACK NATIONALISTS - HATE GROUP RACIAL INTELLIGENCE DATE: 12/11/68 Re Jackson letter 11/20/68, requesting Atlanta to advis0 of feasibility of making telephone call as outlined in Jackson letter 10/30/68 to the Student Nonviolent Coordinati