Cointelpro New Left Denver Part 01 Final

COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT DENVER DIVISION 100-449698-13 FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT NOTICE THE BEST COPIES OBTAINABLE ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPRODUCTION OF THE FILE. PAGES INCLUDED THAT ARE BLURRED, LIGHT OR OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO READ ARE THE RESULT OF THE CONDITION AND OR COLOR OF THE ORIGINALS PROVIDED. THESE ARE THE BEST COPIES AVAILABLE. DIRECTOR, FBI Confidemial SAC, DENVER (100-9553) (P) 12/8/70 STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS) WORKEP STUDENT ALLIANCE (WSA) IS - SDS COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT, Re Los Angeles airtel, 11/12/70. PSI who is a member of SDS (WSA) at Metropolitan State College, Denver, and who with others was in Berkeley, California, 11/3/70, has advised that he has not scen any copies of the position paper critical of the WSA local and national leadership and doubts that it has been circulated in the Denver area. JEPPITT APT ALVI ETIP (S) 1 DATE 3-26-75 RM RM [REDACTED] - Bureau (2-100-439048) (SDS) (RM) - Bureau (2-100-449698) (COINTELPRO) 2 - Los Angeles (1 - 100-66519) (SDS) (1 - 100-71737) (COINTELPRO) 2 - Denver (1 - 100-9068) (SDS) (1 - 100-9553) (COINTELPRO) DDA:sjk (8) Confidential Classified by [ILLEGIBLE] Exempt from CDS, C [ILLEGIBLE] Date of Declassification [ILLEGIBLE] 100-449678-13- NOT RECORDED 132 DEC 14 1970 54DEC211970 294. 11/24 AM DECLASSIFIED BY 6050204/A0 ON 3138L1 500-437947-13- FD-38 (Rev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: 8/11/70 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL (Priority) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) FROM: SAC, DENVER (100-9553) (P) SUBJECT: COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT [REDACTED] Re Portland airtel to the Bureau, 7/28/70 and Bureau teletype to Portland, Salt Lake City, Omaha and Denver, 8/4/70. Denver Division has mailed counterintelligence letter as authorized. Letter bears name of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Information furnished by him to the FBI via the has proven accurate. He is available to travel to the Jamboree at Bureau expense should the need arise. [REDACTED] will furnish any correspondence from the People's Army Jamboree, which will be made available to the Bureau and Portland. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] - Bureau (RM) 3 - Portland (1 - 100-11705) (2 - 100-11048) (RMUG 13 1970 1 - Omaha (Info.) (RM) 1 - Salt Lake City (Info.) (100-10351) (RM) 2 - Denver (1 - 100-9553) (1 - 100-10185) BDA/sip (9) REC-84 EX-116 100-11/7672-13-14 [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] Approved: [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] This page is a cover sheet for a declassified FBI document. The document's title, "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS," is displayed prominently, followed by the subject, "(COINTELPRO)", indicating the document pertains to this program. Below this, it specifies "NEW LEFT" and "DENVER DIVISION" with an identification number "100-449698-13", suggesting it is a case file related to COINTELPRO activities targeting individuals or groups associated with the New Left in the Denver area. At the bottom, a seal labeled "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT" is visible, reinforcing the document's classification and purpose. No photographs, handwritten notes, stamps, or specific surveillance details are present on this particular page. 1 - Omaha (Info.) (RM) 1 - Salt Lake City (Info.) 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DATE:11/26/69 Re Denver letter to Director 10/14/69. DN [REDACTED] and DN [REDACTED] have both advised they have learned of no inquiry as yet made by the Black Panther Party newspaper, Berkeley, California, to Denver Black Panther Party regarding referenced anonymous letter, mailed by Denver on 10/14/69. Denver will advise the Bureau if such inquiry is made. no need to clarify any. 1962 2-Bureau (RM) 1-Denver LDN:hg (3) 59DEC9 1969 REC-82 100-441118-13-25 This page contains the text of a notice rendered in all capital letters. The notice is in bolded, sans-serif font and appears to be underlined. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, logs, charts, or redactions visible on this page. The page is otherwise blank. as yet made by the Black Panther Party newspaper, Berkeley, California, to Denver Black Panther Party regarding referenced anonymous letter, mailed by Denver on 10/14/69. Denver will advise the Bureau if such inquiry is made. no need to clarify any. 1962 2-Bureau (RM) 1-Denver LDN:hg (3) 59DEC9 1969 REC-82 100-441118-13-25 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan OPTIONAL FORM NO.10 MAY 1982 EDITION SA FPMR (41 CPR) 101-11.0 UNITED STATES G INMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) FR SAC, DENVER (100-9553) DATE: 10/14/69 SUBJECT: COINTELPRO NEW LEFT Re Bureau letter 10/8/69, granting authority to make anonymous mailing of letter outlined in Denver letter of 9/26/69. Anonymous mailing completed 10/14/69. Com- mercial paper and envelope used. / ۶۷۱۱ 2-Bureau (RM) 1-Denver BDA:hg (3) REC 85 ST. 109 100.1000015-1 8-19-13-22 1.6069 AOCT 28 1059 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan FD-26 (Rev. 6-22-84) FBI Date: 9/26/69 Transmit the following in AIRMAIL (Type in plaintext or code) (Priority) Via AIRTEL - TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) FROM: SAC, DENVER (100-9553) Confidential COINTELPRO NEW LEFT Re Bureau airtel to Albany, et al, 9/8/69. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) informant in the Denver Division who is in the best position to oppose the Black Panther Party (BPP) position on community control of local police is DN [REDACTED] This informant is to be elected to the steering committee of the University of Colorado (CU) chapter in the very near future and has had good relations with the chapter members in the Denver area. He is being versed on the nature of the dispute and instructed to intel- ligently seize opportunities to voice opposition to the BPP position and thereby cause a rift between the two organizations, [REDACTED] It is to be noted, however, as set forth in Denver/ airtel dated 8/26/69 that the rift is not presently observable in the Denver area since cooperation between SDS and the BPP has occurred since the "Guardian" article and since the Denver BPP has been experiencing large organizational problems which have made them relatively ineffective at this time. The Bureau has been advised previously that since July, 1969, the BPP has been taken over by an out-of-town group mainly from BPP headquarters, Berkeley, California. The local members of the BPP have either resigned, or been expelled or suspended. DN [REDACTED] is the only local Black Confidential [REDACTED] - Bureau (RM) This page is a declassified FBI document, primarily text-based, with some official stamps and handwritten notations. A circled section highlights "COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT," indicating the subject matter. Official stamps like "CONFIDENTIAL" and "NOT RECORDED" are present, along with a date stamp of "132 DEC 14 1970." Handwritten notes provide routing information or addenda, such as "DATE 3-26-78" and a complex numerical string in the upper right possibly related to case files. There are no photographs or visual depictions of surveillance methods or targets, but the presence of multiple coded entries and organizational affiliations suggests operational details. Redactions are visible but do not obscure significant portions of the main text. The document is a declassified FBI memo, form FD-38. It features several handwritten annotations and markings that indicate administrative processing and potentially, field agent notes. Notably, there are substantial black redactions obscuring portions of the text, most prominently in the central body of the memo. Stamped notations and handwritten entries like "EX-116" and "REC-84" suggest a system of internal tracking and classification. The "Approved" field contains handwritten signatures and a date stamp of "56AUG 21 1970". has been advised previously that since July, 1969, the BPP has been taken over by an out-of-town group mainly from BPP headquarters, Berkeley, California. The local members of the BPP have either resigned, or been expelled or suspended. DN [REDACTED] is the only local Black Confidential [REDACTED] - Bureau (RM) - Denver LDN:pgr (3) 289 [REDACTED] 902 91D REC 9 1.3-14476 2 Classified by [REDACTED] Exempt from [ ] Category [REDACTED] Date of Declassification: Indefinite [REDACTED] 11/6/25 SEP 29 1969 Approved: 57 OCT 13 1969 Special Agent In Charge SENTED BY [REDACTED] POLENA ON 8/26/77 DN 100-9553. Confidential Panther that has a direct connection with this out-of-town group wHO is described by the informant as a very suspicious and clannish group. Also, the BPP group has not been accepted by the Negro community and has had very little contact with the SDS. However, this informant has also been versed concerning the nature of the dispute between the SDS and BPP national and has been instructed to seize any opportunities to further the rift between the two organizations. -2- Confidential SAC, Denver (100-9553) REC-128 EX-106 Director, FBI (100-449698)-13-20 COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT 10/8/69 1 - Mr 1 - Mr [REDACTED] Reurlet 9/26/69. Authority is granted to make the anonymous mailing as outlined in relet. Take all necessary steps to protect the identity of the Bureau as the source of the letter. RHH:jes (5) NOTE: A split has developed between the SDS and the BPP over the question of community control of the police. In an effort to further this split, Denver suggested an anonymous letter purportedly from members of SDS at Denver to the editor of the BPP newspaper in Berkeley, California, which takes issue with the BPP's stand on the situation and condemns them for lack of support of SDS. It may be of value in furthering this split. [REDACTED] Tolson DeLoach Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tovel Trotter Tals. Room Homes Gandy MAILED 10 OCT 7 - 1969 COMM-FBI [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] 10-1969 TELETYPE UNIT [ ] OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION -- GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 201-11.0 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO FROM : SUBJECT: SAC, DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) DENVER (100-9553) COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT DATE: 9/26/69 [REDACTED] Re Bureau letter to Denver, dated 9/5/69. The following letter has been composed for trans- mittal to "The Black Panther," the BPP publication, upon approval This document is a memorandum from the FBI's Denver field office to the Director, dated November 26, 1969. Handwritten notations include corrections and what appears to be internal routing information such as "2-Bureau (RM)," "1-Denver," and "(3)." There are also stamps indicating "59DEC9 1969" and "REC-82" along with a coded number "100-441118-13-25." A small illustration of a soldier stands next to the date stamp. The document contains several blacked-out redactions, commonly found in the COINTELPRO collection, obscuring informant identities or sensitive information. FPMR (41 CFR) 201-11.0 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO FROM : SUBJECT: SAC, DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) DENVER (100-9553) COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT DATE: 9/26/69 [REDACTED] Re Bureau letter to Denver, dated 9/5/69. The following letter has been composed for trans- mittal to "The Black Panther," the BPP publication, upon approval by the Bureau. If approved, Denver will place it on commercially available typing paper such as college students use and will type it using a manually operated typewriter. It is felt that the usual four letter words found in most SDS expressions can be left out on the theory that the letter could be coming from some sincere college student member of SDS who is not part of the obscenity-using, hard-core group in SDS. [REDACTED] is a nickname by which [REDACTED] is known: Denver, Colorado (date) Black Panther Newspaper 3106 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, California, 94705 [REDACTED] Sorry we haven't registered sooner our disgust at the stab in the back you fair weather friends gave us in the August issue of the "Guardian," but we have been occupied with planning and carrying out revolutionary action - which is more than we can say for your group here in Denver. There are a lot of us in SDS in the Denver-Boulder area, especially in the Denver Collective, who take exception to, and outright resent, being called fascists and nazis, especially by representatives of a/ [REDACTED] fellow minority group which is supposed to have the same long-range goals as [REDACTED] do. REC 43 15 SEP 29 1069 2 1 Bureau (RM) Denver BDA/11d (3) Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan [INTELLIGENCE] SEC. DN 100-9553 The disagreement which brought on the unwarranted attack relates only to tactics and should never have been made public. It was strickly (purposely misspelled) an internal matter to be ironed out by the leadership of the two organizations, and as far as the dispute goes, there is much to be said for our position that control of white communities by white pigs only will end up increasing white supremacy. If we are right, neither you nor we want this. The point is, you should never have made a national issue of it, and in doing so, have driven a large wedge between cooperative efforts of both bodies. If you are sincere in your revolutionary goals as they have been stated to us, make an effort This page is a memorandum from a Denver FBI field office. It contains handwritten annotations, including a signature at the top right and several lines of text at the bottom left, possibly indicating routing or internal notes related to the subject matter. Official stamps are visible, such as "REC 85" and "ST. 109", along with a date stamp that reads "16 1969". There are no photographs, wiretap logs, operational charts, or specific details about surveillance methods. The document appears to be a business letter form with typed entries. nor we want this. The point is, you should never have made a national issue of it, and in doing so, have driven a large wedge between cooperative efforts of both bodies. If you are sincere in your revolutionary goals as they have been stated to us, make an effort to publicly bridge this chasm you have dug - or else step aside and let some truly dedicated people get the revolutionary job done. This letter can't be said to be an official statement of SDS either nationally or regionally; therefore, it will not bear our signatures, but you can bet your ass it expresses the private and group feelings on the matter in this part of the country. All power to the people. cc: NO, SDS SDS Denver-Boulder Area Of course, Denver will not be sending a copy of the proposed letter to the National Office of SDS, but if the impression is left with [REDACTED] that such action was being taken, it might give more weight to the credibility of the letter. -2- SAC, Denver (100-9553) Director, FBI (100-449698) - 15- 19 REC-1520 COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT Reurairtel 8/26/69. 1 - Mr. Fulton 1 - Mr. 9/5/69 The recommendation made in reairtel that a letter over the 'signature of [REDACTED] to the Black Panther Party (BPP) in Denver complaining of the "stab in the back" given Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) by the Black Panthers is not being approved. You should, however, promptly submit a proposed letter which could be directed to the editor of "The Black Panther," the BPP publication, in San Francisco and signed merely SDS, Denver, and written in such a vein that it could be from SDS in Denver complaining of Black Panther criticism of SDS. Following approval by the Bureau, this letter should be sent anonymously to the offices of this publication in San Francisco. RHII:jes (5) ji NOTE: Field offices have been canvassed as to what action could be taken to widen a split between SDS and the BPP. By reairtel, Denver suggested a letter be sent to the BPP in Denver over a facsimile of a signature of the Denver SDS leader complaining of the Panther's treatment of SDS. It is not felt this would have the same repercussions as a complaining letter sent directly to the offices of "The Black Panther" newspaper. Tolson DeLoach Moht Bishop Cosper Callahan Conrad Denver over a facsimile of a signature of the Denver SDS leader complaining of the Panther's treatment of SDS. It is not felt this would have the same repercussions as a complaining letter sent directly to the offices of "The Black Panther" newspaper. Tolson DeLoach Moht Bishop Cosper Callahan Conrad Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Ro Gare MAILED 9 SEP 5 1969 COMM-FBI CDD 54-SEP-1-2-1969rire '75 BP 57SEP 171009 [ILLEGIBLE] TELETYPE UNIT F167 D-36 (Rev: 5-22-64) FBI Date: 8/26/69 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL-- (Priority) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) FROM: SAC, DENVER (100-9553) COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT ReBuairtel 8/20/69. waffles It is to be noted that the current relationship between members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Black Panther Party (BPP) in the Denver area appears to be much more friendly than outlined in reairtel. The Denver BPP, combined with the Denver area SDS membership to пога а rally at the City-County Building, Denver, Colorado, on 8/6/69, for the purpose of demanding the freedom of Black Panther Party members HUEY NEWTON, LANDON WILLIAMS and RORY HITHE, and former SDS affiliate SUSAN MARIE PARKER. Then, on 8/8/69, the Denver SDS and BPP member- ship again joined forces for a rally and march in Denver to voice several additional demands. Since the BPP campaign, which the SDS refused to join, commenced in July it would appear that these two groups in the Denver area have overcome their differences on the matter. It is also to be noted that the BPP in Denver is in a definite state of flux since the arrival of several BPP leaders from California. All of the old members of the Denver BPP have been suspended, including DN [REDACTED] (although he remains on friendly terms with the California Panthers), some of the old members have been expelled, and some have submitted their resignations. The California group in Denver, which is responsible for this situation, REC-15 Bureau (2-100-449698) (RM) (2-100-448006-Sub- 13) 1-Chicago (Info) (RM) --2-Denver (1-100-9553) BDA:hg (1-157-199) (7) 9/5 AUG-29 1969 13-11 Approved: Sent M Special Agent in Charge ПРЕС. DN 100-9553 now runs the BPP in Denver, which consists mainly of young black sympathizers, and apparently has no formal membership at this time. There is some indication that without the support of the old members who were the black militants in the Denver area the BPP This document is a standard FBI form with multiple handwritten annotations and official stamps. The top section includes fields for "Date" and "Transmit the following in," with "AIRTEL" and "AIRMAIL" filled in. Below this, "TO:" and "FROM:" fields specify recipients and senders, with "SAC, DENVER" handwritten. There are several official stamps, including "CONFIDENTIAL" and a date stamp. Handwritten notes appear throughout the document, including a signature and further agency markings. Redactions are present on the page, obscuring specific names or details. The document also includes handwritten lines that may represent internal routing or classification codes. in Charge ПРЕС. DN 100-9553 now runs the BPP in Denver, which consists mainly of young black sympathizers, and apparently has no formal membership at this time. There is some indication that without the support of the old members who were the black militants in the Denver area the BPP in Denver may suffer a severe setback or even extinction. Denver is doubtful that a counterintelligence maneuver directed at the dispute arising out of BPP petition campaign described in reairtel would have the desired effect; however if the Bureau so desires a letter over the facsimile signature [REDACTED] being one of the prin- cipal leaders of SDS in the Denver area can be prepared for mailing to [REDACTED]. Such letter would indicate withdrawal of support of SDS in the Denver area for Denver BPP activities due to the "stab in the back" given SDS by the Panthers when the Panthers indicated that the SDS were national socialists who were attempting to dictate to the Panthers, as per the recent article in the "Guardian." Such a letter, to be effective, would have to be mailed very soon since the "Guardian" article has been in print for ten days already. Denver sources and informants reporting on SDS who are presently in the Denver area during summer vacation are not at this time in a sufficiently influential position to spread dissension among SDS membership regarding the BPP statements. 2 SAC, Denver (100-9553) REC- 123 Director, FBI (100-449698)15-18 EX-115 COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT 7/31/69 1 - Mr. [REDACTED] LR MAILED 11 JUL 3 0 1969 Tolson DeLooch Mobr Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Gale Hosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy Reurlet 7/23/69 captioned as above and urtel 7/28/69 captioned "Students for a Democratic Society, IS-SDS." Referenced letter states that due to campus inactivity, your office has developed no information relative to New Left activities on college campuses in the Denver area during the summer and, therefore, the opportunities for counterintelligence activity have been limited. Referenced teletype, however, advises that the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) sponsored a rally on the campus of the University of Colorado on 7/28/69 following which individuals invaded a building leased by the Institute for Defense Analysis and disrupted its activities. It is apparent that this rally was not spontaneous and must have been in the planning stage for some time. From the foregoing it does not appear The document is a typed page from a declassified FBI file. The top of the page features a file number, "DN 100-9553," and a handwritten annotation underlined in cursive that reads "Confidential." The text of the document discusses connections between certain groups and informants. Near the bottom of the page, the number "-2-" is typed, followed by a handwritten, cursive annotation that again reads "Confidential." There is consistent scattering of black ink specks across the page, indicating age or damage to the paper. No photographs, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance schedules, or operational charts are visible. There are no visible redactions. This declassified FBI document page contains official routing information and handwritten annotations. At the top, there are several stamps and markings, including a date "10/8/69" and what appear to be routing codes and initials. The header includes "SAC, Denver (100-9553)" and "REC-128 EX-106." There are handwritten notes and a scribble that may indicate a signature or initial. A section labeled "MAILED 10 OCT 7 - 1969" is prominently stamped, suggesting operational communication. There are also lists of names, which could be related to informants or targets. Large black redactions obscure portions of the text, likely to protect sensitive information. the University of Colorado on 7/28/69 following which individuals invaded a building leased by the Institute for Defense Analysis and disrupted its activities. It is apparent that this rally was not spontaneous and must have been in the planning stage for some time. From the foregoing it does not appear that the Agent to whom this program is assigned has sufficiently grasped its aims and objectives. The objectives of the program are not limited to college campuses as seems to be the point stressed in the referenced letter. This program's objectives are to seek out and neutralize the New Left not only on college campuses but elsewhere as well. The fact that colleges are on a summer schedule is not sufficient reason to curtail your efforts to successfully implement the program. You will be expected to thoroughly review this program in your Division to assure that its objectives are fully known to the Agent to whom it is assigned. The Agent handling it will be expected to pursue it aggressively and with imagination to insure that opportunities for neutralizing the New Left, whether it be on or off campus, are not missed. He should seek to develop advance information regarding rallies and similar activities and devise counterintelligence measures where appropriate to negate the plans of the New Left. A lackadaisical attitude toward this program will not be tolerated. Your office will be expected to devote more attention to it in the future. RHH:lis [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] 55A065 1969 TELETYPE UNIT SEE NOTE PAGE TWO JR SAC, Denver RE: COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT 100-449698 NOTE: In its quarterly letter, Denver advised there. was no activity in the colleges in the Denver area in the summer and, therefore, no opportunities were presented for counterintelligence action. This is not consistent with a communication received from Denver subsequently indicating that SDS at the University of Colorado had, in fact, disrupted the offices of the Institute for Defense Analysis following a protest rally held on the campus. -2- OPTIMAL FORM NO MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR ( CPR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GO NMENT Memorandum TO : Director, FBI (100-449698) 1 DATE: July 23, 1969 FROM SUBJECT SAC, Denver (100-9553) (P) COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT Re Denver letter to Bureau 5/27/69. In view of the fact there has been no activity in the colleges in the Denver area during the summer vacation, the Denver Office has no Director, FBI (100-449698) 1 DATE: July 23, 1969 FROM SUBJECT SAC, Denver (100-9553) (P) COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT Re Denver letter to Bureau 5/27/69. In view of the fact there has been no activity in the colleges in the Denver area during the summer vacation, the Denver Office has no information to provide concerning above-captioned subject at this time; however, Denver will remain alert and when the school term resumes this fall, any information coming to Denver's attention in this matter will be promptly reported. 2- Bureau (RM) 1 Denver - LDN:mf (3) (REC-10 af .. 25 1969- JEO Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 18 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1963 EDITION GSA FPR(W) (41 CFR) 101-11.5 UNITED STATES GOVERNENT Memorandum TO : Director, FBI (100-449698) FROM SAC, Denver (100-9553) (P) SUBJECT: COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT DATE: May 27, 1969 ReBulet to Denver dated 5/13/69, and Denver letter to Bureau 4/29/69. The "Rocky Mountain News," Denver daily newspaper; in an article captioned "Allott Rips SDS Bomb, Sex Documents," dated April 30, 1969, reported