Cointelpro New Left Detroit Part 01 Final

The page is a cover sheet for a document titled "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS" concerning the subject "(COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT DETROIT DIVISION." It includes a case number "100-449698-15." In the lower center of the page, there is a circular seal or logo that incorporates elements of the American flag and the text "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT." The page appears to be a digitally scanned document, with no handwritten annotations, stamps, or other visual evidence of active surveillance or operational details. COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT DETROIT DIVISION 100-449698-15 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. FD-26 (Rev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: 11/20/70 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL Via (Priority) TO: FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, DETROIT- SUBJECT: STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS) WORKER STUDENT ALLIANCE (WSA) IS-SDS DEfile 100-36603 BUfile 100-439048 (P) COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT DEfile... 100-35108. BUfile1100-449698 (P) ORIGINAL FILED IN Re Los Angeles airtel to Director, 11/12/70 enclosing LHM regarding "DEMONSTRATION SPONSORED BY WORKER STUDENT ALLIANCE FACTION OF SDS AT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, 11/3/70"; Detroit airtel and LHM, 11/10/70 captioned "STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, ELECTION DAY DEMONSTRATION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 11/2-3/70". Los Angeles directed that offices receiving copies of referenced LA communication furnish to Los Angeles any comments reported by informants concerning the effect of a position paper which was previously mailed to individuals reportedly in opposition to the national leadership. Los Angeles further requested that offices submit the names and addresses of any WSA faction member who is known to be critical of the national leadership. (4)- 2 2 4 - Bureau (RM) Boston (RM) (1 100-35472) (SDS) (1 - 100-33580) (COINTELPRO) Chicago (RM) (1 100-50005) (SDS) (1 100-45316) (COINTELPRO) Los Angeles (RM) (2 - 100-66519) (SDS) (2 - 100-71737) (COINTELPRO). 2 Detroit CRO/njn 66 NOV 131970 NOT RECORDED 45 NOV 24 1970 Sent M Per cial Agent in Charge U. S. GOVERNMENT PRITING OFFICE: 1900 0-246-030 (11) -2- OPTIONAL FORM NO. 1 MAY 1962 EDITION BSA PPMR (A CFR) 101-11.0 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : Director, FBI (100-449698) FROM SAC, Detroit (100-35108) JJK SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM NEW LEFT DATE: 11/2/70 Re Cincinnati airtel 9/24/70 and Bureau airtel 10/1/70. Office Department, Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan, was consulted regarding the feasibility of reviewing rented post office boxes as outlined in the counterintelligence program. The [REDACTED] advised that very few boxes, possibly fewer than 3%, have been rented during the recent past due to the high demand for these boxes. However, to determine which of these boxes represent the turnovers Postal Forms 1091 would first have to be reviewed to locate the dates of recent applications. Secondly, that very few boxes, possibly fewer than 3%, have been rented during the recent past due to the high demand for these boxes. However, to determine which of these boxes represent the turnovers Postal Forms 1091 would first have to be reviewed to locate the dates of recent applications. Secondly, the applications themselves would need to be reviewed for the necessary intelligence. [REDACTED] advised that the Detroit Metropolitan area representing an estimated population of four and one-half million has approximately 15,000 to 20,000 boxes in use. Each post office station maintains its own boxes and rental records so that there is no central record depository regarding box information. Detroit does not believe that a general review of the post office boxes is feasible. However, if intelligence is received indicating that a post office box in a given locality is actually or suspected of being utilized by persons connected with the Weatherman underground, then this program might prove worthy of the necessary effort to implement the program. REC 70 (2) Bureau (RM) 1 - Chicago (Info) (RM) 1 - Cincinnati (Info) (RM) 1 - New York (Info) (RM) 1 - San Francisco (Info) (RM) 1 - Detroit CRO/CC NOV 670 NOV 13 1970 NOV 5 1970 INT. SEC. 999 304-105-45 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan ```json [ {"box_2d": [16, 623, 38, 830], "text_content": "1 E. Manning"}, {"box_2d": [45, 287, 87, 732], "text_content": "ROUTE IN ENVELOPE"}, {"box_2d": [105, 692, 124, 789], "text_content": "10/23/70"}, {"box_2d": [133, 128, 183, 207], "text_content": "airtel"}, {"box_2d": [181, 47, 250, 108], "text_content": "PTT"}, {"box_2d": [226, 133, 248, 497], "text_content": "To: SAC, Detroit (100-23103)"}, {"box_2d": [244, 341, 275, 660], "text_content": "BEC-48(100-44098)-15-43"}, {"box_2d": [258, 417, 291, 496], "text_content": "EX103"}, {"box_2d": [260, 137, 280, 330], "text_content": "From: Director,"}, {"box_2d": [288, 133, 312, 392], "text_content": "COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT"}, {"box_2d": [336, 259, 357, 823], "text_content": "Perfairtel 10/22/70 and Bureau oirtel 10/20/70."}, {"box_2d": [373, 137, 469, 894], "text_content": "Bureau appreciates Detroit's suggestion concerning\ncounterintelligence against Students for a Democratic Society\n(SDS)/Worker Student Alliance (WSA); however, it is believed\nthat the anonymous mailing would be ineffective at this time.\nSuggestion by Boston concerning disruption by rank and file\nmembers of SDS/WSA, it is believed, will be far more effective.\nTherefore, no letters should be distributed by Detroit."}, {"box_2d": [499, 139, 517, 404], "text_content": "- Boston (100-33580)"}, {"box_2d": [515, 139, 534, 416], "text_content": "1 - Chicago (100-15310)"}, {"box_2d": [532, 139, 550, 391], "text_content": "1 Miami (100-15950)"}, The page contains the full text of a "NOTICE" regarding the quality of reproductions. It is printed in bold, all-caps text, with "NOTICE" underlined. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, stamps, forms, logs, charts, or redactions visible on this page. The bottom of the page has a thick black bar, suggesting it may be the end of the document or a separating line. This page is a form titled "FD-26 (Rev. 5-22-64)" for transmitting information within the FBI. It features handwritten annotations, including a date stamp "45 NOV 24 1970" and "NOT RECORDED". The text indicates a subject related to "STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS)" and "COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT". A list of locations and associated file numbers is provided, along with a signature line for a "Special Agent in Charge". The document also contains marginalia such as "ORIGINAL FILED IN" and a series of diagonal lines on the right side. There are no photographs or visual evidence of surveillance methods. disruption by rank and file\nmembers of SDS/WSA, it is believed, will be far more effective.\nTherefore, no letters should be distributed by Detroit."}, {"box_2d": [499, 139, 517, 404], "text_content": "- Boston (100-33580)"}, {"box_2d": [515, 139, 534, 416], "text_content": "1 - Chicago (100-15310)"}, {"box_2d": [532, 139, 550, 391], "text_content": "1 Miami (100-15950)"}, {"box_2d": [547, 139, 565, 475], "text_content": "1 - New Orleans (100-17859)"}, {"box_2d": [563, 139, 581, 487], "text_content": "1- San Francisco (100-60268)"}, {"box_2d": [603, 146, 638, 232], "text_content": "JEN:acs\n(9)"}, {"box_2d": [653, 143, 672, 202], "text_content": "NOTE:"}, {"box_2d": [682, 143, 780, 944], "text_content": "National council meeting to take place of SDS/WSA\nNovember 1-3, 1970, at Detroit. Detroit sent in anonymous\nmailing which was suggested be mailed from various offices to\nSDS leaders in every city. Previous instructions set out\nby Bureau and Boston call for disruptive tactics through use\nof informants attending national council meeting and demonstration."}, {"box_2d": [779, 41, 789, 80], "text_content": "Tetson"}, {"box_2d": [789, 40, 800, 142], "text_content": "Sullivan________"}, {"box_2d": [800, 39, 809, 57], "text_content": "M Uhr"}, {"box_2d": [810, 40, 820, 79], "text_content": "Bishop"}, {"box_2d": [819, 40, 828, 84], "text_content": "Burneau. (I.."}, {"box_2d": [830, 40, 839, 77], "text_content": "Callahen"}, {"box_2d": [839, 40, 851, 179], "text_content": "4 NOV4 1970"}, {"box_2d": [852, 40, 861, 79], "text_content": "Felt"}, {"box_2d": [861, 40, 870, 74], "text_content": "Gale"}, {"box_2d": [871, 39, 881, 73], "text_content": "Reneu"}, {"box_2d": [871, 307, 929, 404], "text_content": "14y"}, {"box_2d": [878, 203, 898, 238], "text_content": "PIY"}, {"box_2d": [882, 40, 892, 77], "text_content": "Tavel"}, {"box_2d": [893, 40, 902, 78], "text_content": "Walters"}, {"box_2d": [902, 40, 912, 78], "text_content": "Soyers"}, {"box_2d": [912, 40, 921, 140], "text_content": "Tele. Room________"}, {"box_2d": [920, 40, 931, 99], "text_content": "Holmes"}, {"box_2d": [929, 40, 941, 107], "text_content": "Gandy"}, {"box_2d": [939, 39, 951, 73], "text_content": "Gandy"}, {"box_2d": [941, 161, 951, 240], "text_content": "MAIL ROOM"}, {"box_2d": [941, 291, 951, 386], "text_content": "TELETYPE UNIT"} ] ``` FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) ; FBI Date: 10/22/70 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL (Priority) TO: Director, FBI (100-449698) FROM: SAC, Detroit (100-35108) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM NEW LEFT Re Boston airtel 10/16/70, captioned "STUDENT'S FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS); WORKER-STUDENT ALLIANCE (USA), IS-SDS", 00: Boston. NO [REDACTED] Referenced airtel pointed out information provided by nd other sources within the SDS (WSA) indicating a significant situation occurring within the SDS/WSA indicating arising opposition developing among the San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleans chapters of the national headquarters in Boston. This dissension basically revolves around the role of the National Interim Committee (NIC) information provided by nd other sources within the SDS (WSA) indicating a significant situation occurring within the SDS/WSA indicating arising opposition developing among the San Francisco, Chicago and New Orleans chapters of the national headquarters in Boston. This dissension basically revolves around the role of the National Interim Committee (NIC) in the organization. It being pointed out that the above three cities' chapters are arguing that the rank and file members within the SDS have little if any opportunity to determine policy for the organization via National Council and National Conferences arguing that the NIC of the SDS is playing the major leadership role in the organization by setting policy for SDS and that these NIC policies are extremely undesirable within SDS because they are thwarting the SDS from becoming the mass-based anti-war revolutionary organization and that the reason for SDS current struggles is that its rank and file members have not been formulating the national meetings as in the past. ENCLOSURE 2 - Bureau (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - Boston (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - Chicago (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - Miami (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - New Orleans (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - San Francisco (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - Detroit REC-48 00-4:1-15-43 EX-1[ILLEGIBLE] B OCT 24 1970 INT. SEC. CRO/CC (14) Approved: 4/21/7/k Special Agent in Charge Sent M Per U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1968 0 - 284-6-5 (11) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The document is a memorandum from SAC, Detroit, to the Director, FBI, dated November 2, 1970. It discusses the counterintelligence program concerning the "New Left." There are handwritten notations, including what appear to be initials and a marking next to the date the memo was sent. An official stamp "NOV 13 1970" is present, along with a smaller stamp "NOV 5 1970" and "INT. SEC." There's also a small drawing of a person with a flag and a note "CRO/CC." Several sections of text are redacted, appearing as black ink bars, obscuring specific names or details. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] DE 100-35108 Enclosed for the Bureau, Boston, Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and San Francisco are 2 copies each of a letter from hypothetical members of the SDS/WSA in each of those cities proclaiming their discontent for the way in which the national office is handling SDS matters and demanding that the mass meeting called for on November 3rd had better listen to the rank and file or withstand the results of another split within the SDS. The Bureau is requested to approve the anonymous mailing of these letters, one each to be mailed to the SDS leaders in each city, with one copy to the National Office. : Offices take no action until approval received from the Bureau. All offices insure Bureau protected as source of this letter. i The Bureau is requested to expeditiously notify recipient offices to insure letters will be received prior to November 3rd demonstrations. -2- i Brothers and sisters, We are a losely organized group from the rank and file membership who find that we are united in our growing resentment in the high-handed measures in which the NIC members are conducting the business of the SDS. The NH is reminded that when we were a large organization of many thousands on many campuses we were able to meet and hash out arong ourselves those policies and ideas orginating with the ordinary membership. Factions forming within the SDS nearly shattered it at the Chicago convention June, 1968. Since the idiot Weatherman and RYM have withered and died the NII has continually formed elitist attitudes with respect to policy, meetings, conventions, etc. It is also extremely evident that the FL domineers SDS now and is trying to completely run this organization to the detriment of all other members. The NH is also reminded that it was the PL block within the SDS which actually is responsible for the fractionalizing of the SDS due to its regimented and undemocratic participation in all proposals presented. Ve are going on record demanding that at the November 3rd meetings at Oakland and Detroit that we have a formal meeting wherein This document is a memo with official stamps and routing information. It includes a "ROUTE IN ENVELOPE" stamp indicating passage within the FBI. Handwritten annotations are present, including "airtel" and a scribbled note next to "From: Director". Numerical codes with office identifiers are visible, such as "(100-23103)". A date stamp "5 4NOV4 1970" is prominent. Several lines list field office locations with corresponding numerical codes. A section titled "NOTE" contains typed text. There is no photographic content, but there are numerous handwritten notations and markings that suggest internal communication and operational details. This page is a declassified FBI document, likely a memorandum. It features official FBI letterhead and standard fields for TO, FROM, and DATE, with the date filled in as 10/22/70. The document includes a significant amount of typewritten text detailing a "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM NEW LEFT" and a list of enclosed documents from various cities. Notable handwritten annotations include a number inside a circle (likely indicating an enclosure count), a stamp reading "ENCLOSURE," and a date stamp of "OCT 24 1970," along with "REC-48" and what appears to be a signature or initials. There are also several prominent black redactions obscuring specific names or information. At the bottom, there is a pre-printed "Approved" field with a handwritten signature and title. The overall appearance is that of an internal FBI communication document. the PL block within the SDS which actually is responsible for the fractionalizing of the SDS due to its regimented and undemocratic participation in all proposals presented. Ve are going on record demanding that at the November 3rd meetings at Oakland and Detroit that we have a formal meeting wherein anyone who wishes to speak is given every opportunity and that all proposals be presented so that they may be fairly considered by all present. In addition, we want this letter to be read to the plenary session so that everyone will be aware of this growing condemnation of the NC, particularly [REDACTED] an outright PL, and all the rest who side with him. We were recently informed that we are $5,000 in debt and we continually hear cries for donations for this or that. Much of our financial distress can be overcome by an open and free organization untainted by dictatorial clicks which we blame for the decreasing volume of dues paying members nationally. See you At Oakland and Detroit where we will either become a healthy growing viable democratic student organization or continue to be the Suckers and lackies of the PL. "The true Spirit of SDS" [ILLEGIBLE] 116 4. 1.5 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1942 EDITION BSA PPMR (1 CPR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GO_NMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) DATE: 10/23/70 FROM : SAC, DETROIT (100-35108) SUBJECT: COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT ....... .......... ReBulet, 10/23/70. Reference is also made to Detroit letter, 10/13/70, captioned, "Counterintelligence Program, IS - Disruption of New Left". The Bureau is requested to please destroy the Detroit request. This project does not have my approval. No such project is contemplated by this office. Correspondence with the Bureau in connection with this matter is regretted. 2 - Bureau (RM) 1- Detroit NJW:MMR (3) REC-43 EX-113 r OCT 28 1970 ;1 NOV 2 1970 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan EX-110 REC-120 SAC, Detroit (100-35106) 100-449698-15-41 Director, FBI (100-449898)--- 1 - Mr. [REDACTED] 6/17/70 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT Reurlet 5/30/70 wherein you requested Bureau authority to anonymously mail a copy of a newspaper article by K. Ross Toole, Professor of History at the University of Montana, to. father of leader of a group in the East Lansing area that follows weatherman politics. Bureau authority granted to mail copy of article by Toole to Insure authority to anonymously mail a copy of a newspaper article by K. Ross Toole, Professor of History at the University of Montana, to. father of leader of a group in the East Lansing area that follows weatherman politics. Bureau authority granted to mail copy of article by Toole to Insure that care is taken that this communication cannot be traced to the Bureau. Keep Bureau advised of any tangible results of this counterintelligence matter. WNP:1mj (4) [ILLEGIBLE] (i NOTE: Article by Toole has been reprinted in several publications including the Congressional Record. Article is captioned "Behave, or Get Out!", which generally states that a firm policy towards campus revolutionaries should be followed. folson c.o. oach Dalters Mohr Hishop asper [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] d MAILED 4 JUN 17 1970 COMM-FBI [ILLEGIBLE] 1970 ROOM [ILLEGIBLE] TELETYPE UNIT [ILLEGIBLE] OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1988 EDITION SSA FPMR (41 CPR) 801-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVANMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBJ (100-449698) FROM : VISC SAC, DETROIT (100-35106) SUBJECT: COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT DATE: 5/30/70 Enclosed for the Bureau are two copies of an article captioned "Behave, or Get Out!", by K. ROSS TOCLE, Professor of History at the University of Montana, that appeared in issue dated May 3, 1970, of the "State Journal", a daily newspaper of general circulation published in Lansing, Mich. Bureau authority is requested to anonymously mail a copy of this article to [REDACTED], East Lansing, Mich., the father-of [REDACTED] Security Index subject who is the leader of a group in the East Lansing area that follows Weatherman politics. If Bureau approval is received, care will be taken to insure that this communication cannot be traced to the Bureau. 2 ENCLOSURE 2- Bureau (Enc. 2. ) (RM) Detroit (1-100-35577) (COINTELPRO-HQ) (1-100-34084) [REDACTED] TSK/Jig (5) REC-40 10 JUN 3 1970 [INT. SEC. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 1 Behave, or Get Out! The following article, which first appeared in the Billings, Mont., Gazette, since has been reprinted in sev- eral publications, including the Congressional Record. By K. ROSS TOOLE Professor of History University of Montana I am 49 years old. It took me many years and considerable anguish to get where I am - which isn't much of anyplace ex- cept exurbia. I was nurtured in depression; I lost four years to war; I am invested with sweat; I have had one coronary: The page displays a typed document with what appears to be a reference number and body text. There are several small, dark circular marks scattered across the page, along with some smudges and a larger dark circular mark in the upper right corner. One section of text in the lower right corner briefly flashes pink and then disappears, indicating it corresponds to the pink highlighted text in the provided crops, possibly flagging a sensitive section. The text on the page discusses "SDS/WSA" and "mass meeting" and mentions "COINTELPRO," suggesting a connection to surveilled political organizations. At the bottom of the page, a page number "-2-" is visible. The overall appearance is that of a declassified document, with some visual noise and potential redactions or sensitive markings. of Montana I am 49 years old. It took me many years and considerable anguish to get where I am - which isn't much of anyplace ex- cept exurbia. I was nurtured in depression; I lost four years to war; I am invested with sweat; I have had one coronary: I am a "liberal," square and I am a professor. I am sick of the "younger generation," hippies, militants and nonsense. I am a professor of history at the University of Montana, and I am supposed to have "liaison" with the young. Worse still, I am father of seven children. They range in age from 7 to 23 - and I am fed up with nonsense. I am tired of being blamed, maimed and contrite; I am tired of tolerance and the reaching out (which is always my function) for understand- ing. I am sick of the total irrationality of the campus "rebel," whose bearded visage, dirty hair, body odor and "tactics" are childish but brutal, naive but dangerous, and the essence of arro- gant tyranny - the tyranny of spoiled brats. I am somewhat disturbed that I may be incubating more of the same. Our household is permissive, our approach to disci- pline is an apology and a retreat from standards - usually ac- companied by a gift of cash or kind. A LIMIT TO OUR DEBT It's time to call a halt; time to live in an adult world where we belong, and time to put these people in their places. We owe the "younger generation" what all "older generations" have owed younger generations - love, protection to a point, and re- spect when they deserve it. We do not owe them our souls, our privacy, our whole lives - and above all, we do not owe them immunity from our mistakes, or their own... Society, "the Establishment," is not a foreign thing we seek to impose on the young. We know it is far from perfect. We did not make it; we have only sought to change it. The fact that we have only been minimally successful is the story of all gener- ations - as it will be the story of the generation coming up. Yet we have worked a number of wonders. We have changed it. We are deeply concerned about our failures; we have not solved the racial problem but we have faced it; This page is a scanned document, appearing to be a typed letter discussing a political organization. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, or official stamps visible on the page. One black redaction is present in the middle right section of the document, obscuring a portion of the text. The bottom of the page features a horizontal line, possibly a separator or part of a footer, with some faint, illegible markings. is the story of all gener- ations - as it will be the story of the generation coming up. Yet we have worked a number of wonders. We have changed it. We are deeply concerned about our failures; we have not solved the racial problem but we have faced it; we are terribly worried about the degradation of our environment, about injus- tices, inequities, the military-industrial complex and bureauc- racy. But we have attacked these things. We have, all our lives, taken arms against our sea of trou- bles - and fought effectively. But we also have fought with a ra- tional knowledge of the strength of our adversary; and, above all, knowing that the war is one of attrition in which the "uncon- ditional surrender" of the forces of evil is not about to occur. We win, if we win at all, slowly and painfully. That is the kind of war society has always fought - because man is what he is. Knowing this, why do we listen subserviently to the violent tacticians of the new generation? Either they have total victory by Wednesday next or burn down our carefully built barricades in adolescent pique; either they win now or flee off to a com- mune and quit; either they solve all problems this week or join a wrecking crew of paranoids. Youth has always been characterized by impatient idealism. If it were not, there would be no change. But impatient idealism does not extend to guns, fire bombs, riots, vicious arrogance, and instant gratification. That is not idealism: It's childish tyranny. The worst of it is that we (professors and faculties in particu- lar) in a paroxysm of self-abnegation and apology, go along, ab- dicate, apologize as if we had personally created the ills of the- world-and thus lend ourselves to chaos. We are the led, not the leaders. And we are fools. SCHOLARSHIP FOUND WANTING As a professor I meet the activists and revolutionaries every day. They are inexcusably ignorant. If you want to make a rev- olution, do you not study the ways to do it? Of course not. Che Guevara becomes their hero. He failed; he died in the jungles of Bolivia with an army of six. His every move was a miscalcula- tion and a mistake. Mao Tse-tung and Ilo Chi Minh led revolo- tions based on a peasantry and an overwhelmingly ancient rural This page is a declassified FBI memorandum, formatted as an official "Memorandum" form. It contains typed text detailing a directive to destroy a project related to the "Counterintelligence Program, IS - Disruption of New Left." There are handwritten annotations, including scribbles near the "FROM" line and a circled "2" next to the "Bureau (RM)" designation. Official stamps are visible, such as "REC-43 EX-113" and a date stamp "r OCT 28 1970". There are no photographs of individuals or surveillance targets, nor are there any graphical representations of surveillance methods. The document is a typed FBI memo with handwritten annotations and official stamps. Redactions are present at approximate locations for names and potentially sensitive information. Visible elements include a header with routing codes (EX-110, REC-120), a date (6/17/70), and an official "MAILED 4 JUN 17 1970 COMM-FBI" stamp. Handwritten notes include file numbers and designations. There are no photographs or surveillance logs. Of course not. Che Guevara becomes their hero. He failed; he died in the jungles of Bolivia with an army of six. His every move was a miscalcula- tion and a mistake. Mao Tse-tung and Ilo Chi Minh led revolo- tions based on a peasantry and an overwhelmingly ancient rural economy. They are the pattern-makers of the SDS (Students for a Den- ocratic Society) and the student militants. I have yet to talk to an "activist," who has read Crane Briton's "The Anatomy of Revo- lution," or who is familiar with the works of Jefferson, Washing- ton, Pain