Cointelpro New Left Philadelphia Part 01 Final

FOIPA COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT PHILADELPHIA 100-449698-37 FREEDOM ✓ INFORMATION FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION --- OCR Start --- 1 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. --- OCR End --- FD-36 (Rev. 3-21-64) FBI Date: 8/6/70 Transmit the following in AIRTEL REGULAR (Type in plaintext or code) (Priority) Via TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) FROM: SAC, PHILADELPHIA (100-49929) COINTELPRO NEW LEFT IS - NEW LEFT Re Philadelphia airtel 7/30/70. Hoot [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Enclosed are original and one copy each of the fourth part of the series referred to in our airtel of 7/30/70. The first section was prepared by the Washington correspondent of the "Bulletin" and explains what the Federal Government can and cannot do in dealing with the New Left. The second section is a brief rundown of some fugitives who have sprung from New Left activity. In providing this fugitive information to the "Bulletin", as authorized by the Bureau, we were requested to tell them exactly how many fugitives we had in this -category. Because of the obvious danger in the "numbers game", they were advised we did not wish to specify an exact number, but that it was in excess of 20. The "Bulletin" then elected to use the number 21. 2 - Bureau (Enc. 2) ENCLOSURE REC-33 100-497677-37-22 1 - Philadelphia WBA: VFH (3) CC anel 9221 18 AUG 8 1970 EX-100 INT SEC. 54 AUG 8 1970 Sent M Per Approved: Special Agent in Charge FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-43) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) The 'System' Also Shelters Radical Ideas Last of a series. By LAWRENCE M. O'ROURKE Bulletin Washington Bureau "Any people anywhere, be- ing inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new ene that suits them better." Washington - Though those words have the ring of revo- lution to them - and could fit, quite comfortably into the literature of groups like the Weathermen - they come from a man who fought to preserve the system. Abraham Lincoln made the mark in a speech to the U. S. Congress on Jan. 12, 1845. when he was a This document is a cover sheet for a Freedom of Information Act (FOIPA) request concerning COINTELPRO, specifically related to "New Left" activities in Philadelphia. It visually displays the title of the document, followed by the subject of the request. A graphic emblem consisting of the American flag and the words "FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT" is prominent. Below this is the designation "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION." The page is clean and lacks any handwritten notes, stamps, or specific operational details, functioning primarily as a title page for the declassified information. This page contains a standardized notice indicating that the best available reproductions of the document are being provided, and that some pages may be blurred, light, or difficult to read due to the condition of the original materials. The text is presented in a bold, uppercase font, with "NOTICE" prominently displayed and underlined at the top. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance charts, or redactions visible on this page. The overall impression is that of a formal disclaimer regarding the quality of the document's reproduction rather than active surveillance or operational content. lution to them - and could fit, quite comfortably into the literature of groups like the Weathermen - they come from a man who fought to preserve the system. Abraham Lincoln made the mark in a speech to the U. S. Congress on Jan. 12, 1845. when he was a representative from Illinois. Now some Americans are advocating that it is time to rise up and destroy the ex- isting government (smash the system, or words to that ef- fect, they shout). They say they want a new government that will not make war, a new system that Federal Outlook On Revolutionaries In this fourth and final part of a series on the new revo- lutionaries, The Bulletin's Washington Bureau chief, Lawrence M. O'Rourke, tells what the Federal Government can and cannot do to protect itself against the small hand- ful within the New Left whe would like to overthrow it through the use of violence. will not allow discrimina- tion because of race, poverty, hunger or illiteracy nor an economy locked in step with the Defense Department. The Government, naturally enough, disagrees that it is time for the people to exer- cise the right declared for them by Lincoln. High Ideals Ironically enough, it is the very system and the high ideals under which it was constructed which restrain the Government's power in dealing with those who want to destroy it. A century after the Civil War, Lincoln's words and the concept which they illustrate of the right of people to de- termine their government - an idea to which America has devoted its men and bil- lions for years in Vietnam - were argued before the U. S. Supreme Court. In a five to four decision, the court accepted the Gov- ernment's argument that it had the right to pass laws and bring criminal charges under them against people who join together to rise up, with force and violence, against the system. In the case involving a Communist party member named Junius Irving Scales, the court upheld as constitu- tional a 1940 federal statute known as the Smith Act. Congress by the Smith Act made it a federal crime to (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) P. 4"The Evening Bulletin" Philadelphia, Pa. Date: 7/31/70 Edition: 4 Ster Laurence O'Rourke Editim. B. Dickinson Title: Character: Or Classification: Submitting Office: PH [ ] Being Investigated ENCLOSURE [ ] The document is a typed FBI airtel with handwritten annotations. It includes official stamps and routing codes, such as "REC-33," "EX-100," and a date stamp "18 AUG 8 1970." Handwritten notes like "@cottof" and "(2) ????? " appear in the margins, along with what seems to be a partially redacted section on the right side of the page. The form itself is an FBI internal communication form, with fields for "TO," "FROM," and "Date" already filled in. There are no photographs or visual evidence of surveillance methods, informant communications, or targeting directives explicitly depicted. Act. Congress by the Smith Act made it a federal crime to (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) P. 4"The Evening Bulletin" Philadelphia, Pa. Date: 7/31/70 Edition: 4 Ster Laurence O'Rourke Editim. B. Dickinson Title: Character: Or Classification: Submitting Office: PH [ ] Being Investigated ENCLOSURE [ ] VERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT. PURPOSE OF LAW The Smith Act was passed by a Congress trying to pre- vent subversion of the na- tion's defenses at the begin- ning of World War II. It had been tested before, and it survived. Each time the court drew a little more tightly the requirements which the Government had to meet to prosecute the de- fendant. Not since Scaler has the Government arrested anyone under the Smith Act. Some say that the govern- ment's lawyers recognized that the court in the 1960s may well have stricken the act, or reduced it-virtual- ly to ineffectiveness, because of its intrusion into the First Amendment right of free speech. So instead of once again risking a test on constitution- al grounds, the government, notably the Internal Security Division of the Justice De- partment, put the Smith Act into a corner on the top shelf where no one hardly ever looks. Now and then a member of Congress will rise up and in- sist that the Government act against Communists, or Black Panthers, or Weathermen, of Nazis, or some other anti- establishment group, under the Smith Act. Still Dusty The coming of the Nixon Administration and its stress on law and order on the streets has made no differ- ence. The Smith Act is dusty - some would say atrophied - Government lawyers, asked to discuss the Smith Act as it might be applied to any rebellious individuals or groups, made these points: "There must first be an or- ganization which has as its purpose the overthrow of the U. S. Government by force or violence. The organization must ad- vocate a specific action. It is not enough, said the Supreme Court, for the organization to teach Marxism-Leninism, spread Communist party lit- erature, conduct secret meet- ings, be sympathetic to a for- eign power. For is it suffi- cient to propound the abstract theory of revolution, The ques- tion that advoca. violent that should be tion is the one put before Se: Was overthrow of the Government is used in the bul- the advocacy, in vole or The image is a scanned newspaper clipping with handwritten annotations and official markings. The text is primarily from an article titled "The 'System' Also Shelters Radical Ideas," discussing revolutionary movements and their relationship to American ideals and the law. A notable handwritten annotation in the bottom right corner indicates "P. 4 'The Evening Bulletin' Philadelphia, Pa." followed by a date and edition information, suggesting this is a clipping from a specific newspaper. There are also handwritten notes on a form labeled "Classification: Submitting Office," with a checkbox for "Being Investigated." The visual content suggests the document is part of an intelligence file related to surveillance and analysis of political dissent. be sympathetic to a for- eign power. For is it suffi- cient to propound the abstract theory of revolution, The ques- tion that advoca. violent that should be tion is the one put before Se: Was overthrow of the Government is used in the bul- the advocacy, in vole or in part, aimed at building up a not an indictable offense unless sedition group and maintain- ing it in readiness for action other conditions are met. at a propitious time? But membership in an or- ganization that advocates the violent overthrow of the gov- ernment is not an indictable offense unless other condi- tions are met. There must be a clear and present danger to the Govern- ment. In other words, there weeds to be a likelihood that against the attempt at overthrow pos- es a real threat, and is not merely the dream of a person or organization lacking the in- tent or means to carry it out. Chicago Violence "Clear Proof" If the government wants to charge a person under the Smith Act, it must, in the words of the Supreme Court, produce "clear proof that he specifically intends to ac- complish the aims of the or- ganization by resort to vio- lence." The person charged must be an active member of the group and have knowledge of its purposes and a willingness to carry them out. "These conditions weight heavily on the Government. That's the way that the Supreme Court wanted it. In an opinion by Justice John M. Harlan, the court said that "the Smith Act offenses, in- volving as they do subtler el- ements than are present most other crimes, call for strict standards in assessing the adequacy of the proof needed to make out a case of illegal advocacy." Justice Hugo L. Black, a district constructionist, argued in dissent that the Smith Act invaded the right of free Evidence of the disuse into which the Smith Act had fail- len was the Government's use of the 1968 anti-riot statute to prosecute the Chicago eight, the alleged leaders of the vio- lence at the Democratic Na- tional Convention. Such anti-establishment vio- lence as smashing windows in storefronts, overturning cars, and disrupting traffic are not interest in classified as espionage or ab- was "free-otage. "Furthermore, even an act such as the destruction of rec- ords at a Selective Service office is outside the category. The Government This image is a scanned newspaper clipping, likely from the early 1970s, featuring several articles related to legal cases and government actions against anti-establishment groups. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, official stamps, or forms with filled-in fields visible. The clipping is entirely text-based, with column layouts typical of newspaper print. The visual content is limited to the printed text of the articles, which discuss legal interpretations of the Smith Act, the U.S. Government's approach to anti-establishment violence, and indictments related to bombings. Redactions are not present in this particular image. Na- tional Convention. Such anti-establishment vio- lence as smashing windows in storefronts, overturning cars, and disrupting traffic are not interest in classified as espionage or ab- was "free-otage. "Furthermore, even an act such as the destruction of rec- ords at a Selective Service office is outside the category. The Government has se- cured convictions for draft card burning and the destruc- tion of draft records under Selective Service law. Conviction Upheld Many in the Johnson Ad- The Supreme Court upheld ministration, including Attor- the conviction of David O'- ney General Ramsey Clark, Brien, who burned his draft had their doubts, about the card on the courthouse steps constitutionality of this mea- in Boston. The court avoided sure. It requires that the Gov- the symbolic free speech con- ernment prove that the de-stitutional question in that fendants crossed interstate case by relying instead on the lines with the intent to pro- right of Congress to specify voke a riot. what acts violate the national "Those convicted at the Chi- security. cago conspiracy trial have There is an historic reaso started along the appeals why the Federal Governmen route that could end up at the does not want to become in- U. S. Supreme Court. volved in prosecutions of Because the anti-riot statute those who engage in deliber- requires a crossing between ate acts of destruction and states for conviction, the Gov- violence not related to the ernment's powers under it are Federal interest. restricted substantially. Law enforcement in this The Government can rely on country has traditionally been other laws on the books when a local responsibility. That it the defendants have moved should remain so is one judg- from the idea advocation ment shared by Clark and the stage to action. present attorney general, John N. Mitchell. Detroit Indictments FBI's Role Last week a federal grand The Federal Government co- jury in Detroit indicted 13 operates with local forces. members of the Weathermen The Federal Bureau of Inves- for conspiracy to commit tigation, for example, collects bombings in New York, Chi- data on antiestablishment cago and Berkeley. groups and shares it with lo- The indictments were re-cal police. turned under a 1968 law Prosecutions involving the which requires the registra- First Amendment rights of tion of explosives and an ear-free speech, press, religion lier law which makes it a and assembly are among the crime to send explosives most difficult it with lo- The indictments were re-cal police. turned under a 1968 law Prosecutions involving the which requires the registra- First Amendment rights of tion of explosives and an ear-free speech, press, religion lier law which makes it a and assembly are among the crime to send explosives most difficult and delicate in across state lines to damage American law. property. Advocating an idea is no The Government does have crime, said Justice Harian in the right under federal law to the Scales case. bring sabotage and espionage A generation earlier, Justice charges against those who de- Oliver Wendell Holmes made stroy facilities and materials a simple, yet profound, de- necessary to the national de-fense of the right of Amer- fense. icans to think, write, and speak freely. Every idea, said Holmes, is not an incitement. FD-350 (Rev. 7-18-43) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) U.S. Is Looking for 21 Fugitives In Bombings or Conspiracies Jane Lauren Alpert, 23, Na-Swarthmore, she enrolled at Colo.,. is on the FBI's "te tional Merit Scholarship win-Columbia University for a most wanted list. ner honor graduate at master's degree in Greek. She He was graduated from Swarthmore College, ex-resi-dropped out in November, Hempfield High School dent of Uniontown, Pa.,. 1968, and five months later, Greensburg, Pa., and dropped Ronald Fliegelman, 28, son became an unpaid staffer for out of Penn State during his of Mayfair osteopathic physi-RAT, a New York City un-freshman year. cian, ex-student at Goddard derground newspaper. He is accused of dynamiting College, brother of member of Fliegelman, of Bennett rd: four transmission lines that second Venceremos (We Shall near Mellon, Wyncote, was supplied power to the Rocky Win) Brigade... among 13 Weathermen named Flats plutonium plant of the Silas T. Bissell, 28, member in indictments returned last Atomic Energy Commission of carpet-sweeper family. po-Thursday in Detroit. The near Denver. et, member of Weatherman charge: conspiracy to commit The FBI said that Bishop bombings in four cities. was active in SDS, expressed Federal agents charge that a desire to live in Cuba and last March 3, Fliegelman plac- believes that social reforms ed a telephone call from can only be secured through Barre, Vt., to a townhouse on, violence, W. 11th st., New York City. Bissell's wife, Judith, a Penn graduate, member of, Weatherman, former resident of Powelton area.. Cameron D. Bishop, 28, for- Three days later, the town- Seattle Explosives er Penn This page is a newspaper clipping from "The Evening Bulletin," Philadelphia, Pa., dated August 31, 1970. The clipping is titled "U.S. Is Looking for 21 Fugitives In Bombings or Conspiracies" and details individuals pursued by the FBI. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, or visual evidence of surveillance methods present on this page. It is a straightforward newspaper article with some textual information about the individuals being sought. a telephone call from can only be secured through Barre, Vt., to a townhouse on, violence, W. 11th st., New York City. Bissell's wife, Judith, a Penn graduate, member of, Weatherman, former resident of Powelton area.. Cameron D. Bishop, 28, for- Three days later, the town- Seattle Explosives er Penn State student, ex- house blew up, killing three skunk holding mirror on right people. New York police said forearm. the building was being used Federal Fugitives as a Weatherman "bomb fac These five people have tory." three things in common-all Fliegelman's brother, Marc, are members of the New Left, 18, returned from Cuba last all have been named in fed-April. eral warrants charging bomb- Bishop, a native of Pueblo, ings or conspiracy to commit bombings and all are fugi- tives. They are among 21 white revolutionaries being hunted throughout the U. S. on charg- es of anti-Government acts. Miss Alpert, a Greek major at Swarthmore College, plead- guilty May 4 to charges of conspiring to bomb Govern- ment property in New York City. She failed to appear for sen- tencing and, on May 13, a bench warrant was issued for her arrest and her $20,000 bail was forfeited. Authorities said the bail represented the life savings of her parents John and Corinne Alpert, of Forest Hills, N. Y. While the family lived in Uniontown, Miss Alpert skip- ped from the fourth to sixth grade because she was so bright. She entered Swarth- more at 16. She was one of 34 New York high school stu- dents to win a national merit scholarship. After graduating from (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) P.3 "The Evening Bulletin" Philadelphia, Pa. Date: 8/31/70 Edition: 4 Star Author: Editor: Wm. B.Dickinson Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Being Investigated PH Bissell and his wife, the for- mer Judith Emily Siff, 24, were arrested last November, accused of planting explosives under the steps of the Air Force Reserve Officers Train- ing Corps building on the Uni- versity of Washington campus at Seattle. They failed to appear for trial Jan. 18 and forfeited $53,- 800 cash bond posted by Bis- sell's parents. Miss Bissell received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Penn in May, 1967. A native New Yorker, she lived on Powelton av., near 36th while attending Penn. She and her husband were members of SDS in Seattle. COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. JUL 31 1970 The document appears to be an official teletype communication from the FBI. It features handwritten annotations, including initials and what may be a signature at the top right, as well as a red stamp at the bottom left indicating a date of "58 AUG 4 1970". There are also numbers and lines written in red ink in the upper right and middle of the page, some of which appear to be routing codes or case numbers. Black ink redactions are present near the top right, obscuring some text. The document is densely typed with several paragraphs of what looks like operational instructions or intelligence summaries. cash bond posted by Bis- sell's parents. Miss Bissell received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Penn in May, 1967. A native New Yorker, she lived on Powelton av., near 36th while attending Penn. She and her husband were members of SDS in Seattle. COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. JUL 31 1970 TELETYPE/ 81 Mr. Subje Mr. Mr.' Mr. C Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Tle. H... Miss Miss NR003 PHICODE 12:13 PM URGENT 7-28-70 KLY TO DIRECTOR (100-449694) FROM PHILADELPHIA (100-49929) lengel O COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, NEW LEFT. 5 RE PHILADELPHIA NITEL JULY TWENTYSEVEN. RONALD DAVID FLIEGELMAN (BUFILE ONE HUNDRED DASH FOUR FIVE SEVEN-FIVE EIGHT SIX) INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY, DETROIT JULY TWENTYTHREE, SEVENTY FOR VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BOMBING AND GUN CONTROL STATUTE IS CURRENTLY FUGITIVE ON ISSUANCE OF BENCH WARRANT. FLIEGELMAN BORN AND RAISED PHILADELPHIA AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN WYNCOTE, PA. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOGRAPH REC-39 107-449679-37 ALSO BEING FURNISHED FOR PHILADELPHIA "EVENING BULLETIN" ARTICLE RE FBI FUGITIVES WHO ARE WEATHERMEN OR ANARCHY CONNECTED. END -116 1k JUL 30 1970 WJM FBI WA 5 m ( 223 58 AUG 4 1970 21 Cointelpro New Left Philadelphia Part 01 Final [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Jane Lauren Alpert Silas T. Bissell Cameron D. Bishop ```json [ {"box_2d": [0, 799, 35, 915], "text_content": "Mr. T. 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BOUDIN, BISSELL AND WILKERSON were all educated here in Philadelphia at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Swarthmore, respectively. This, of course, has an excellent news potential here and displays these This document is a memo from the FBI, dated July 14, 1970, and addressed to the Director from SAC, Philadelphia. The memo concerns "COINTELPRO NEW LEFT" and discusses fugitives with "Weatherman or other similar New Left background." There are no photographs of individuals or events. Handwritten annotations include a signature on the right side, a stamp indicating "REC-3" and a date of "JUL 15 1970" with some redactions, and a stamp reading "RESEARCH SECTION." The document also includes form fields for "TO", "FROM", and "Approved" with the date "5 1 AUG 4 1970" filled in and a typed "Agent in Charge" note. There are also two circular stamps with what appear to be holes punched through them at the top. The ARL fugitives out of Chicago, for examples: CATHY WILKERSON, KATHY BOUDIN and SILAS and JUDITH BISSELL. BOUDIN, BISSELL AND WILKERSON were all educated here in Philadelphia at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Swarthmore, respectively. This, of course, has an excellent news potential here and displays these persons in the proper light - fugitive criminals. REC-3 100-876-537.19 KX-117 [REDACTED] Bureau Philadelphia A:VFH (3) JUL 15 1970 [REDACTED] RESEARCH SECTION Sent M Per Approved: 5 1 AUG 4 1970gent in Charge [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] PH 100-49929 Bureau authority is requested to provide these reporters with information concerning these subjects which can be attributed to the FBI. Inasmuch as they are currently in fugitive status, there appears to be no reason why this material should not be attributed to the FBI. If Bureau authority is granted, it is requested that appropriate available material which can be disseminated be furnished this office, excepting such material as is already here such as identification orders. -2- OPTIONAL FORM NO. 18 MAY 1943 EDITION GSA DEN NO. 27 5010-104 UNITED STATES GOVER E