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FOIPA COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT MINNEAPOLIS 100-449698-43 FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 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. OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1963 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.4 UNITED STATES GOVERMENT Memorandum TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (100-14155)(P) SUBJECT: DATE: 8/1/68 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT Re Bureau letter dated 6/7/68 authorizing anonymous mailings of copies of "Time" magazine article concerning On 7/19/68 anonymous mailings pertaining to this matter were made to the following individuals: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] These letters were mailed anonymously, typed on paper obtained from a local source, and the envelopes were obtained as regular stamped envelopes through the U. S. Post Office, being mailed from the University Station in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 100-444698-43 Submitted herewith is a sample xerox copy of the anonymous Note and a copy of the "Time" magazine article. 2 - Bureau (Enc.: 2 - Minneapolis WPE/bab (4) SEC ENCLOSURE AUG 14 1968 REC 47760-447699-31 1 AUG 5 1968 L.P. SEC. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan TO WHOM IT SHOULD CONCERN Persons affiliated with the SDS group on our Campus Herbert Maccuse plans to have privately stated that visit with them in the near future. Attached is an article which recently appeared in Time magazine concerning : him. Let us not permit the type of situation which recently plagued Columbia University. : A CONCERNED Gopher 101-449698-43-6 ENCLOSURE COMMUNISTS Russia Wooing Who was that gentleman ta. much like a Super-European? Jean Monnet? Paul Henri-Spaak? Not at all. It was none other than the foreign edi- tor of Pravda, the official organ of Russia's Coinmunist Party-a man whose words and ideas could reason- ably be expected to reflect the latest thinking and policy ambitions of the Kremlin. Last week, vacationing in The Netherlands, Yuri Zhukov spoke to the Dutch political weekly Haagse Post about what Russia has in mind when it comes to Europe, East or West. His ob- vious message: After soft-pedaling for the sake of détente their desire to re- place U.S. influence in Europe with their own, the Russians are This page is a cover sheet for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document related to the COINTELPRO program. It features text indicating "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS," the subject "(COINTELPRO)," and specific case details: "NEW LEFT," "MINNEAPOLIS," and the case number "100-449698-43." A circular emblem with "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT" and an American flag motif is prominently displayed. The bottom of the page identifies the issuing authority as the "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION." There are no photographs, handwritten notes, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance schedules, operational charts, or visible evidence of surveillance methods on this particular page. Yuri Zhukov spoke to the Dutch political weekly Haagse Post about what Russia has in mind when it comes to Europe, East or West. His ob- vious message: After soft-pedaling for the sake of détente their desire to re- place U.S. influence in Europe with their own, the Russians are once again busily out to woo the Europeans. EDITOR ZHUKOV (IN THE NETHERLANDS) No peer since Peter the Great. Zhukov, 60, assured Europeans that they need not be scared by the "dire pre- dictions" of French Journalist Jean- Jacques Servan-Schreiber that U.S. business may one day dominate the Continent's economy. "If all Europeans, that is you and we, pull together," he said, "we can soon be boss in our own house." Then he cracked: "The Amer- icans, with their strange habit of liq- uidating their leaders, should turn to their own neighbors, Canada and Mex- ico, for cooperation." Dismissing NATO as "a completely useless affair," Zhukov admitted sport- ingly that the same might be said of the Warsaw Pact. "We must dissolve the two blocs and organize a system of European cooperation, economically, scientifically, culturally and even po- litically." For a start, Zhukov backs a Belgian project calling for a "Pan-Eu- ropean orientation conference," at which parliamentarians from all Eu- ropean countries would voice their plans for collaboration. Fleas & Elephant. A united Europe is bound to emerge as the world's lead- ing power, predicted Zhukov, making it clear that Russia ought to be includ- ed in the family. Even before the birth of the U.S., he said, "Dutch merchants traveled to St. Petersburg and Peter the Great came to Holland to learn a trade." This type of cooperation, he feels, continues today in such enter- prises as the French Renault and Ital- ian Fiat auto plants in the Soviet Union. Charles de Gaulle's vision, in which the Continent is also divorced from the U.S., calls for a Europe from the At- lantic to the Urste Zhukov's view does not stop at the Urais: "Russians are Eu- ropeans, no matter what side of the Urals they live on." Yet Russia obvi- ously considers De Gaulle an ally in its European policy, so much so that even his recent fulminations against Com- munism in France do not bother Zhu- kov in the slightest. "That's election talk," he says. Nor does he think much of the student radicals who have lately upset The page displays a block of text underlined by a horizontal bar at the top and bottom and features a prominent "NOTICE" heading above a paragraph explaining the quality of reproduced documents. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, or any other visual elements besides the printed text and the bars that frame it. The page is entirely composed of this informational text regarding the reproduction quality of the document. obvi- ously considers De Gaulle an ally in its European policy, so much so that even his recent fulminations against Com- munism in France do not bother Zhu- kov in the slightest. "That's election talk," he says. Nor does he think much of the student radicals who have lately upset De Gaulle. Comparing Rebel Leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit with Left- ist Guru Herbert Marcuse of the Uni- versity of California, Zhukov said: "Cohn-Bendit is a flea and Marcuse an elephant, although I strongly criticize his ideas too." Little Hope. The Russians, who two years ago proposed an all-European se- curity conference to disband the Con- tinent's military pacts, are looking next door again with renewed interest. While the Viet Nam war persists, they foresee little hope for enlarged trade or other accords with the U.S. Instead, they seem ready to make new overtures to West- ern Europe, with its increasingly so- phisticated technology. Moreover, with the U.S. preoccupied elsewhere, and with some Europeans wary of U.S. in- fluence in their countries, Moscow may now feel that it has an outside chance to impose its own political formulas on the Continent. WEST GERMANY Conversation in Berlin In addition to imposing strict travel control over passenger and freight traf- fic between West Berlin and West Ger- many, Communist Boss Walter Ulbricht has solemnly decreed that no senior of- ficials of the West German government may set foot on East German territory. Last week Ulbricht's law was flouted by his closest ally. After secret arrange- ments worked out by the Soviet Union through Swedish intermediaries, a black Mercedes with a Russian driver called for West German Foreign Minister Wil- ly Brandt in West Berlin, whisked him past East German checkpoints without even bothering to stop, and drove him to a suburban villa in East Berlin. There, with only three aides present, an extraordinary confrontation took place. For eight hours, Brandt, the au- thor of West Germany's policy of con- ciliation toward Eastern Europe, talked with the U.S.S.R.'s ranking authority on German problems, Pyotr Abrasimov, the Russian Ambassador to East Ger- many and a member of the Commu- nist Party Central Committee. What did they talk about? On his re- turn to West Berlin, Brandt was un- usually closemouthed about his meeting, refusing to answer newsmen's questions. But, after talking with many of Brandt's Socialist and Cabinet colleagues, TIME. Correspondent Herman Nickel pieced together what The document is a memorandum from the FBI, dated August 1, 1968. It is a heavily redacted document, with numerous blacked-out sections obscuring the names of individuals and specific details of the operation. The memorandum appears to be related to the "Counterintelligence Program," specifically "Internal Security" and "Disruption of the New Left." There are several official stamps, including "ENCLOSURE" and a date stamp that reads "AUG 14 1968." Additionally, there are handwritten notations, including a number series "100-444698-43-6." The bottom of the page contains a printed message encouraging the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. This page is a typed letter with handwritten annotations and official stamps. It is heavily degraded with numerous black spots obscuring portions of the text. At the top of the page, two partially visible ink stamps are present. A handwritten name, "Herbert Marcuse," is written over a redacted section of text below the salutation. Further down, a handwritten numerical code and the word "ENCLOSURE" are visible near the bottom of the page. There are no photographs, forms, logs, or visual evidence of surveillance methods present. of the Commu- nist Party Central Committee. What did they talk about? On his re- turn to West Berlin, Brandt was un- usually closemouthed about his meeting, refusing to answer newsmen's questions. But, after talking with many of Brandt's Socialist and Cabinet colleagues, TIME. Correspondent Herman Nickel pieced together what happened in East Berlin. His report: First over coffee, then at supper on the terrace, and later over Russian co- gnac, Brandt tried to impress on his Soviet host the fact that, as he put it "the East German measures are dam- aging and place a burden on efforts to reach a détente." Despite the good per- sonal relations between the two men (they met five times while Brandt, was still West Berlin's mayor), it was a tough session. Though he issued no blustery warnings, Brandt made it clear that Bonn would not allow itself to be pro- voked into abandoning its policy of improving relations with the East bloc- a policy whose moderate success in Bucharest, Prague, Belgrade, and Bu- dapest obviously seemed to Ulbricht and his Soviet backers to be a dan- gerous flanking operation. In a cool ploy, Brandt openly mused whether the East German moves were indeed serving the best interest of the Soviet Union. He explained that Ul- bricht's aggressive actions only encour- aged the rise of right-wing extremism WILLY BRANDT (AT 1967 NATO MEETING) No relaxation without relations. - 6 100-449698-43-6 ENCLOSURE TIME, JUNE 28, 1968 20 MP 100-14155 [REDACTED] This new development presents a great threat at the University of Minnesota and potential for a counterintelligence attack. It should be noted that in prior years there has been little or no rebellious or dissident political activity among students at the University of Minnesota. Almost all student political action groups have ceased to function during the summer months, therefore, it is questionable as to whether there will be any significant organized New Left activity, with the exception of the information previously stated. 2. Pending Counterintelligence Action Pursuant to Bureau letter dated 6/17/68, no contact will be made by the Minneapolis Office, as previously indicated, with [REDACTED] Attempts will be made, however, to obtain necessary information relating to the identity of the key persons involved in continuing the current status of both [REDACTED] on the campus of the University of Minnesota, so that these persons may be indirectly furnished information in such manner to negate The image is a declassified FBI document page containing a newsprint article. It features two photographs of men, identified as "EDITOR ZHUKOV (IN THE NETHERLANDS)" and "WILLY BRANDT (AT 1967 NATO MEETING)". There are also handwritten annotations in black ink, including numbers and what appears to be a date, as well as the word "ENCLOSURE". A stamp reading "CONFIDENTIAL" is visible at the bottom left corner of the page, and another at the bottom right corner indicates "TIME, JUNE 28, 1968". The text discusses Soviet and West German political matters, with some words and phrases appearing to be redacted. with [REDACTED] Attempts will be made, however, to obtain necessary information relating to the identity of the key persons involved in continuing the current status of both [REDACTED] on the campus of the University of Minnesota, so that these persons may be indirectly furnished information in such manner to negate or nullify the actions of both [REDACTED] on campus. Likewise, attempts will be made to es ablish the identity of key persons who are seeking or who are in a position to block of Minnesota. The above information will be solicited in an indirect manner, possibly through the normal course of other business conducted on the campus of the University of Minnesota. An item appeared in the 6/28/68 issue of "Time" magazine, on page 20, referring to comments of Editor YURI ZHUKOV, who is a foreign editor of Pravda in the Netherlands. In this article ZHUKOV is quoted as follows: [REDACTED] MP 100-14156 That's election talk, he says. Nor does he think much of the student radicals who have lately upset De GAULLE. Comparing Rebel Leader DANIEL COHN BENDIT with Leftist GURU HERBERT MARCUSE of the University of California, ZHUKOV said: COHN-BENDIT is a flea and MARCUSE an elephant, although I strongly criticize his ideas too. Bureau authority is requested to make anonymous mailings of this news release in Time magazine to key persons on the high administrative level who may be in a position to block the [REDACTED] University of Minnesota Tangible Results There are no known tangible results under this program to date. SAC Minneapolis (100-14155) REC-12 Director, FBI (100-449698) 100-449-98-43-3 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW-LEFT ReMPairtel 6/28/68. 7/8/68 1 - Mr. C.D. Brennan Authorization is granted to make anonymous mailings of copies of the "Time" magazine article concerning Dr. Herbert Marcuse to key administrative personnel at the University of Minnesota. You should attach the article to a brief anonymous note to the effect local SDS members have privately stated [REDACTED] plans to visit with them in the near future and the attached article is to alert responsible official[] to his background and likely future violence by SDS as a result of his visit. You should obtain paper from a local source and insure material prepared is not traceable to the Bureau or Government, Furnish a copy of the letter to the Bureau after mailing. Results of this counterintelligence operation should be promptly furnished the violence by SDS as a result of his visit. You should obtain paper from a local source and insure material prepared is not traceable to the Bureau or Government, Furnish a copy of the letter to the Bureau after mailing. Results of this counterintelligence operation should be promptly furnished the Bureau. MAILED JUL-8 1968 COMM-FBI MLS: jes (6) NOTE: Tot ten Loach F [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] 57 JUL 18 1968 MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT The 6/28/68 issue of "Time" magazine quotes Yura Zhukov, foreign editor of "Pravda" in the Netherlands as follows: "COHN - BENDIT (French leftist student leader) is a flea and Marcuse an elephant, although I strongly criticize his ideas too." It appears alerting University of Minnesota officials to [REDACTED] radical background and association with [REDACTED] warrant] and could lead to its blocking his appearance there. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 7/68 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] COMM-FEI SAC, Minneapolis (100-14155) Director, FBI (100-449698) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRA INTERNAL: SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW-LEFT 7/3/68 1 - Mr. C.D. Brennan [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Reurlet 6/14/68 which reports that several individuals active in the New Left movement smoke marijuana. Your. letter points out that an informant suspects these individuals of being addicted to narcotics. You should alert the informant to advise you promptly when he receives information that these individuals are having a party where marijuana will be used. You should promptly report this information to the police department upon your receipt of it. The informant should also be alert to any of these individuals being in possession of narcotics. If the informant can determine that any of them possess narcotics, an effort should be made to determine its location. Your contacts on the police department should be immediately advised so that the narcotics may be seized and the individuals involved arrested. 100-449698-43-4 Obviously, no action should be taken which will compromise the informant. Keep the Bureau advised of any action contemplated. BAW:jes (6) REC-3 JUL 8 1958 EX-10-3 NOTE: Bulet to all offices dated 5/23/68 requested all offices to advise the Bureau of evidence of immorality among the New Left elements. MP has adised that three of the New Left leaders in the MP area smoke marijuana and may be addicted to narcotics. A MP criminal informant has The page is a scanned document that appears to be a memo or report. Heavy black redactions obscure significant portions of the text throughout the document, affecting multiple lines on each page. A stamp with "MP 100-14155" is visible in the upper left corner. There are also circular markings that suggest holes punched in the paper, possibly from a binder. The document is dense with text, indicating it is a detailed report or informational item. No photographs, handwritten annotations, or other visual elements like charts or forms are present. The document is a high-contrast, black and white photocopy of a typewritten page, heavily degraded with age and poor reproduction quality. No photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, or filled-in forms are visible. There are significant dark, irregular redactions obscuring portions of the text in the lower half and toward the-right side of the page, suggesting sensitive or classified information has been removed. The page appears to be a report or memorandum, with a document identifier "MP 100-14156" at the top. The text is largely legible despite the poor image quality, discussing political figures and organizations. NOTE: Bulet to all offices dated 5/23/68 requested all offices to advise the Bureau of evidence of immorality among the New Left elements. MP has adised that three of the New Left leaders in the MP area smoke marijuana and may be addicted to narcotics. A MP criminal informant has said these individuals smoke marijuana. If these individuals could be arrested while doing so or be found in possession of narcotics, they would be completely neutralized. MP is being instructed to furnish this type of information to the police department which we should do in any case. 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Bishop"}, {"box_2d": [842, 328, 853, 413], "text_content": "REQ REC'D"}, {"box_2d": [846, 371, 867, 530], "text_content": "7/10-68"}, {"box_2d": [854, 548, 862, 575], "text_content": "DATE FOR"}, {"box_2d": [855, 169, 868, 204], "text_content": "EC"}, {"box_2d": [864, 392, 882, 505], "text_content": "4575"}, {"box_2d": [866, 721, 893, 827], "text_content": "INT, SEC"}, {"box_2d": [870, 59, 900, 253], "text_content": "F.B.L MINNEAPOLIS"}, HP 100-14155 MP T-3 MP T-4 MP T-5 MP T-6 The letterhead memorandum is being classified "confidential" since it contains information from confidential informants of continuing value the disclosure of which informa- tion may tend to jeopardize their future effectiveness. As previously explained to the Bureau, the current informant coverage on New Left organizations and activities" in the Minneapolis Division appears to be satisfactory. coverage concerning the Afro-American Action Committee. Additional information concerning activities of: Additional coverage in this organization is currently being sought. It is felt, however, that other racial informants may move into a position to enhance our coverage. The activities The current coverage on this organization appears to be quite satisfactory. In respect to an evaluation of the potential for violence on campuses within the territory of the Minneapolis Office for the coming year, there appears to be no real expectation of any extensive violence. On the basis of previous activity, it is questionable as to whether any violence can be expected. Of significance, however, is that individuals can be expected to appear on the scene and the prospect for disorder and violence becomes questionable. -2- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER AS FILE NO MP 100-14155 BI 100-449698 Minneapolis, Minnesota July 5, 1968 CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED BY The declassified FBI document contains typed text and handwritten annotations. Official stamps visible include "MAILED: JUL-8 1968" and "COMM-FBI", indicating its routing and processing. Handwritten notes in the margins appear to be editorial comments, with "REC-12", "100-449698-43-3", and "MLS: jes (6)" being examples. Redactions are present in dark blocks, obscuring specific names or details. The document also includes a stamp for "JUL 18 1968" near the bottom, possibly related to final processing or filing. This page is a typed FBI document with handwritten annotations and official stamps. There are no photographs of individuals or events. Notable visual elements include a date stamp that reads "JUL 8 1958," official routing codes like "REC-3" and "EX-105," and a typed header "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL: SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW-LEFT." Redacted sections are present, particularly on the right side of the document, obscuring names and potentially sensitive information. Handwritten notations are scattered throughout the page, including a scribbled numerical sequence and what appears to be a signature or initials. A partially visible form at the bottom includes fields for "TYPE UNIT" and a date, with some handwritten entries. however, is that individuals can be expected to appear on the scene and the prospect for disorder and violence becomes questionable. -2- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER AS FILE NO MP 100-14155 BI 100-449698 Minneapolis, Minnesota July 5, 1968 CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED BY 2046 ON 9/20/27 EPG TC NEW LEFT ACTIVITIES UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA The following is a summary of New Left activity at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota New Left Organizations There are three organizations operational at the University of Minnesota which can be classified as New Left organizations. These organizations are the Students for Democratic Society (SDS), the Afro-American Action Committee, and the Minnesota Mobilization Committee. 7 VMINN L In regard to the SDS, the University of Minnesota Directory of Student Organizations for 1966-67 compiled by the Student Activity Bureau states that the SDS at the University of Minnesota has as its stated purpose the following: "Seeks to create a sustained community of educational and political concern, one bringing together liberals and radicals, activists and scholars, students and faculty. Maintains a vision of a democratic society where at all levels the people have control of the decisions which affect them and the resources on which they are dependent. Seeks a relevance through the continual focus on realities and on the programs necessary to effect change at the most basic levels of economic, political, and social organizations." CONFIDENTIAL GROUP 1. Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification. 100-449698-255 ENCLOSURE MP 100-449698 1 NEW LEFT ACTIVITIES UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, CONFIDENTIAL On June 4, 1968, MP T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that the SDS group at the University of Minnesota during the fall quarter of 1967 was a relatively small group consisting of about eight to ten core members and additional persons who were sympathetic. The organization was completely ineffective and influential as a campus political organization. For all political purposes it became defunct and ceased to exist during the winter quarter of 1968. On May 16, 1968, MP T-2, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that, early in May, 1968, the SDS at the University of Minnesota was reorganized. The group held its first meeting early in May, 1968, on which occasion approximately 75 persons attended. There is no regular membership currently in this group; however, about 30 to 40 people The document appears to be a memo from the FBI, dated July 3, 1968, concerning "Counterintelligence Program Internal SecurityDisruption of the New Left." Visual elements include official stamps, routing codes, and handwritten annotations. There are several redacted areas across the document, primarily blacked-out sections of text. Other visual cues include handwriting in the margins and on top of the text, possibly indicating approvals or additional notes from field agents, along with the signature "BaM" and "P". Enclosed are copies of a memorandum titled "New Left Activities--University of Minnesota," with specific informants identified. The presence of the redacts suggests sensitive information that was removed during the declassification process. in the past, advised that, early in May, 1968, the SDS at the University of Minnesota was reorganized. The group held its first meeting early in May, 1968, on which occasion