Cointelpro New Left Richmond Part 01 Final

FOIPA COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT RICHMOND 100-449698-41 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 1964 EDITION GSA FPMR (6) CPR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 5/29/68 FROM : SAC, RICHMOND (100-10658) - P - [REDACTED] FOCOINTEL PRO- NEWLETT SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ReBulet to Albany, 5/10/68. 100-44071- The only organizations active in the Richmond Division which can be considered as among the New Left are the University of Virginia Chapter of Southern Students Organizing Committee (SSOC) at Charlottesville, Va., and the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The membership of SSOC, including past and present officers, is about 20. The SDS was very recently denied status as an official campus organization at the University of Virginia, and its activities are practically nil. has been [REDACTED] The Key Activist in SSOC at the University of Virginia [REDACTED] In connection with SSOC at the University of Virginia, the Bureau Agent who has been following its activities, has worked closely with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is well aware of the potential dangerous- ness of SSOC. He has influenced the University of Virginia administration to the extent that [REDACTED] has publicly announced that he will not tolerate activities, i.e. sit-ins, on the campus of the University of Virginia that would be disruptive of normal school adminis- tration, classes, etc. 1-7982 2 - Bureau (REGISTERED MAIL) 2 - Richmond WBW/vlr (4) MCT N100-449698-44-12 REC 11 EX-115 JUN 3 1968 INT. [REDACTED] 3010-108 54 JUL 51968 Bay U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan RH 100-10658 [REDACTED] has advised that to date the activities of SSOC have been in strict conformance with guidelines laid down by the school administration. According to University of Virginia, at the University of Virginia, [REDACTED] has said that he has severed all relations with SSOC because he feels its program is ineffective. [REDACTED] expressed the opinion that the organization at the University of Virginia will go out of existence by the beginning of the 1968-1969 school year. [REDACTED] has also stated This page is the cover sheet for a declassified FBI document related to COINTELPRO. It features a large, official-looking seal that reads "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT." Bold, block text titles the document "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS." Underneath, it specifies the "SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO)" and provides location details: "NEW LEFT RICHMOND." A numbering sequence, "100-449698-41," is also prominently displayed. The bottom of the page identifies the issuing agency: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION." There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, or redactions visible on this page. This page is a scanned document with a prominent black band at the bottom. The majority of the page is filled with bold, black text that appears to be a standard notice regarding the quality of reproduced documents. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance schedules, operational charts, or visible evidence of surveillance methods. There are also no redactions visible on the page. University of Virginia, [REDACTED] has said that he has severed all relations with SSOC because he feels its program is ineffective. [REDACTED] expressed the opinion that the organization at the University of Virginia will go out of existence by the beginning of the 1968-1969 school year. [REDACTED] has also stated that at the present time the University of Virginia has a strong student council with considerable power of approval or disapproval of appli- cations for the establishment of campus organizations. This council has always taken a firm stand in opposition to organ- izations like SSOC and SDS. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, va., in April 1968 advised SSOC continued to seek official recognition as a campus group at this school. He pointed out that an appliation for this purpose that was submitted by SSOC was recently denied by the Student Senate. [REDACTED] continued that he considered [REDACTED] a professor at Lynchburg College as one of the "sustain- ing" individdals in the organization. The activities of SSOC in the Richmond Division have included infrequent meetings at the University of Virginia and Lynchburg College. Members of the organization have picketed Selective Service Board addresses on infrequent occasions in protest to the Vietnam War. To date it is felt the most effective means used to combat the growth of SSOC and SDS on campuses in the Richmond Division has been to maintain a very close liaison with school officials. This liason, which has been at least to some degree Instructive, has resulted in the development of a hard-core opposition in the student councils to leftist movements and activities. It is anticipated that this type of liaison will continue. - 2 - RH 100-10658 It may be, depending on local circumstances, pro- ductive for all divisions to consider the above as a counter- intelligence activity. In view of the sensitive nature of investigations on college campuses, it appears the Bureau may best exert its influence on the student body through the school officials - to-student council chain. In view of the relative inactivity of New Left Move- ments in the Richmond Division, no specific recommendations for counterintelligence activities are, at this time, being submitted for use in this division. There is every indication that not only are SSOC and SDS not growing or becoming more active at the University of Virginia and Lynchburg College, but there are indications these groups are losing their appeal, if in The document is a memorandum with "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" and "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" at the top, and "Memorandum" prominently displayed. Handwritten annotations are present, including what appears to be a signature and a typed subject line. There are also official stamps with dates and routing codes. Some sections are blacked out, indicating redactions. Additionally, there are handwritten notations, including what looks like a case number and a date stamp. A small illustration of a soldier is in the lower left corner. counterintelligence activities are, at this time, being submitted for use in this division. There is every indication that not only are SSOC and SDS not growing or becoming more active at the University of Virginia and Lynchburg College, but there are indications these groups are losing their appeal, if in fact they had any, for the general student bodies of these schools. It is noted that establishment of a SSOC Chapter at Lynchburg College is being successfully opposed; as noted above application by SDS to establish a chapter at the University of Virginia has been denied. Investigation of SSOC is continuing and maintained in a pending status in Richmond, as is the investigation of SDS. The Richmond Division recognizes the potential of the New Left and its leaders to inspire activities detrimental to the maintenance of law and order and the crippling of institutions that are necessary to the maintenance of an orderly society. This matter will continue to receive close attention by the Richmond Division. - 3 * ```json [ {"box_2d": [7, 140, 20, 266], "text_content": "OPTIONAL FORM NO. 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There are only 20 members, in-\ncluding past and present officers, in this chapter of SSOC and\nno information has been developed at any time concerning any\nunusual or immoral habits and living conditions.\n"}, {"box_2d": [682, 257, 703, 621], "text_content": "Action by College Administrators\n"}, {"box_2d": [688, 198, 700, 213], "text_content": "3.\n"}, {"box_2d": [713, 136, 782, 899], "text_content": "On 3-29-68, approximately 200 students at Virginia\nUnion University (VUU), a predominantly Negro college in the\nCity of Richmond, staged an orderly demonstration and presented\n52 demands to college officials. 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This group had their own marshals who maintained order on the campus and no damage was done to any of the buildings. The students' demands were of such items as abolition of a minimum score requirement on National Teachers Examinations, exemption from English examination for any student with a grade "B" or better in first three college courses and three meals on Sunday instead of the usual two. There were no racial overtones in this demonstration. On 4-6-68, the school officials obtained an injunction against any further demonstrations on the campus and the in- junction was to last to 6-6-68. At this time, 40 students The image is a scanned page of a typewritten document, likely a report or memorandum. There are several black redactions, most of which obscure names of individuals or organizations, and some larger redactions that likely conceal sensitive information. The document features standard formatting with a header "RH 100-10658" and a page number "2" at the bottom. There are also what appear to be small, dark circular ink stamps that are difficult to decipher. The text itself discusses the activities and perceived threat of organizations like SSOC and SDS, with mentions of universities and student councils. The document page contains primarily typewritten text, with some evidence of its age and handling. Several dark circular holes, likely from a three-ring binder, are visible at the top of the page. There are faint, irregular dark smudges and speckling throughout the page, consistent with aged paper and photocopy reproduction. There are no photographs, handwritten notes, forms, wiretap logs, or explicit surveillance methods visible. One circular stamp with "3*" is faintly visible at the bottom center, and a partially obscured stamp also appears at the top left. The overall visual presentation is that of a scanned, aged official document without specific annotations or visual surveillance materials. three college courses and three meals on Sunday instead of the usual two. There were no racial overtones in this demonstration. On 4-6-68, the school officials obtained an injunction against any further demonstrations on the campus and the in- junction was to last to 6-6-68. At this time, 40 students were expelled. The school later reinstated all but eight of the students and these eight may return to classes in September, 1969. -: The obtaining of the injunction by the school broke the back of the demonstration and shortly thereafter, all students, other than those expelled, returned to classes one of the expelled students, was arrested for trespassing on the campus of the University. The extent of outside influence in this matter was minimal and approximately six faculty members mingled with the demonstrators initially, but according to school officials, these faculty members devoted most of their time to attempting to influence the students to be orderly and to return to classes. The action of the officials at VUU was commented upon very favorably by local news media. 보 -2- TO DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449698) DATE: 7/2/68 FROM SAC, RICHMOND (100-10658) - p - SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT ReBulet to Albany, 5/28/68. Enclosed for the Bureau are 45 copies (15 each) of LHMs regarding the New Left Activities at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., and campus disruptive activities, at Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., and Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va.. Sources used in the IHM regarding Southern Students Organizing Committee (SSOC) and Students for a Democratic Society. (SDS) at the University of Virginia are: Source 1 is [REDACTED] Source 2 is [REDACTED] Source 3 is [REDACTED] Sources used in LHM regarding campus disruptive activities at Virginia Union University are: Source 1 is [REDACTED] 100-444648-41-3 Source 2 is [REDACTED] Sources used in LHM regarding campus disruptive activities at Virginia State College are: ENCLOSURE Bureau (Encl. 45) (REGISTERED MAIL) REC-35 JUL 5 1968 Richmond 44ce destroyed. - (2 - 100-10658) (1 - 100-10677) (Investigation of New Left) (1 - 100-10342) (SSOC) (1 - 100-10252) (SDS) 350 907 9.40 INT/SEO Bay U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 5344L 251968 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR ( CPR) B1-1L4 UNITED STATES GO MENT Memorandum AGENCY: ACSI, ONL, OSL, SERV. DATE FORWARD: 7-8-68 HOW FORWARD: BY: RLS/ [ILLEGIBLE] WEW/vir [ILLEGIBLE] ce destroyed. [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] The document is a carbon copy memorandum on United States Government letterhead, dated June 12, 1968. It contains official stamps and handwritten annotations. Handwritten notes in ink appear in the margins and across sections of the text, including numbers, initials, and what seem to be file or case references. There's a small drawing of a person with a hat or helmet in the lower left corner. Several official stamps are visible, including part of a "Bureau (REGISTERED MAIL)" stamp with a date. The document discusses the "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT," and its content is divided into numbered sections reporting on allegations of police brutality, immorality, and actions by college administrators. Redactions are not visibly present on this specific page. 9.40 INT/SEO Bay U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 5344L 251968 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR ( CPR) B1-1L4 UNITED STATES GO MENT Memorandum AGENCY: ACSI, ONL, OSL, SERV. 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Second source is [REDACTED] State College, who requested [REDACTED] IDENTITY BE PROTECTED. Third source is [REDACTED] who requested [REDACTED] IDENTITY [REDACTED] BE PROTECTED since [REDACTED] Fourth source is [REDACTED] Virginia State College, whose IDENTITY IS PROTECTED at [REDACTED] request. The files of the Passport Division, Washington, D.C., were reviewed by [REDACTED] The source coverage of SSOC and SDS at the University of Virginia includes [REDACTED] The Richmond Division has had for sometime a program of developing confidential sources on college campuses who are in a position to furnish information regarding student-activities, of the Passport Division, Washington, D.C., were reviewed by [REDACTED] The source coverage of SSOC and SDS at the University of Virginia includes [REDACTED] The Richmond Division has had for sometime a program of developing confidential sources on college campuses who are in a position to furnish information regarding student-activities, visits to college campuses by foreign Nationals, etc. These sources, though primarily within faculties, have included some students. It is anticipated that this student coverage will be expanded in the future but on a very selective basis. It Is noted that sons and daughters of Bureau personnel are often students at pertinent colleges in the Richmond Division and would be very helpful in furnishing the desired information. [REDACTED] Further, in the future, consideration will be given to those persons on pertinent college campuses who are members of Military Reserve Units and to upper classmen who are members of the ROTC. It is felt that permanent military personnel who operate ROTC programs would be in a position to suggest higher caliber students enrolled in the program and who may be agree= able to assist the FBI in this regard. [REDACTED] - 2 - RH 100-10658 This program of expanding coverage of SSOC and SDC at the University of Virginia and any other New Left organizations that may become active in the Richmond Division will continue to receive close attention in this Office. It is felt, from an analysis and study of past activities on college campuses in the Richmond Division and in light of continuous conversations with college officials, faculty and students, that there is little or no reason to expect violence to eruptt on the campuses of these institutions during the forth- coming school year. There has been no information received to indicate that extremists who might promote violence are or will be in attendance at any college or university in the Richmond territory during the 1968 - 1969 year. There is reason to believe that the spirit of cooperation, mutual respect and mutual desire to maintain an orderly campus society that exists between school officials and the mainstream of student bodies that has done much to prevent violence in colleges in the Richmond Division in the past, will continue. In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UN [REDACTED] STATES DEPARTMENT OF [REDACTED] ICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Richmond, Virginia July 2, 1958 NEW LEFT ACTIVITY VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY Virginia This document is a declassified FBI file page, indicated by the "RH 100-10658" identifier and the dense, typewritten text characteristic of such reports. The page contains no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps (other than the identification number), forms, wiretap logs, charts, or evidence of surveillance methods. The only visual anomaly is a significant black redaction that obscures a portion of the text in the lower half of the page. The page is primarily textual information presented in a formal report format. student bodies that has done much to prevent violence in colleges in the Richmond Division in the past, will continue. In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UN [REDACTED] STATES DEPARTMENT OF [REDACTED] ICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Richmond, Virginia July 2, 1958 NEW LEFT ACTIVITY VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY Virginia Union University (VUU) is an institution of the Baptist Church located at Richmond, Virginia, with an enrol- ment predominantly Negro. There are no New Left organizations on the VUU campus. On March 29, 1968, [REDACTED] advised that approximately 200 stu- dents at VUU staged an orderly demonstration and presented 52 demands to university officials. Within two days, the number of students participating had been reduced to 50. These students began to occupy Administration Buildings of the school and also took over the school switchboard. This group had their own "marshals" who maintained order on the campus and no damage was done to any of the buildings. The students' demands were for such items as abolition of a minimum score requirement on national teachers' examinations, exemption from English exami- nation for any students with a grade "B" or better in the first three college courses, three meals on Sunday instead of the usual two, and a tightening of campus security to prevent thefts. There were no racial overtones in this demonstration. On April 6, 1968, [REDACTED] VUU, advised that school officials had obtained an injunction against any further demonstrations on the campus and the injunc- tion was to be in effect to June 6, 1968. At this time, 40 students were expelled. The school later re-instated all but eight of these students and they were advised they may return to classes in September, 1968. [HANDWRITTEN ANNOTATION - ILLEGIBLE] 235 [HANDWRITTEN ANNOTATION - ILLEGIBLE: 100-449698-11-3] NEW LEFT ACTIVITY VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY The obtaining of the above injunction broke the back of the demonstration and shortly thereafter all students, other than those eight above who were expelled, returned to classes. that [REDACTED] ___, one of the expelled stu- dents, was arrested this date for trespassing on the campus of the univer- sity. He, subsequently, was sentenced to 90 days in jail but appealed this conviction. On May 7, 1968. [REDACTED] advised that on May 5, 1966, a protest rally and march was held in Richmond, Virginia to protest the expulsion and arrest of [REDACTED] This march started at about 2:30 p.m. with approximately This page is a redacted FBI memorandum dated July 2, 1968, concerning "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM INTERNAL SECURITY DISRUPTION OF THE NEW LEFT." The document features densetypescript text detailing enclosures related to New Left activities at various Virginia universities. Several black redaction bars obscure specific names or information related to sources and sensitive details within the text. There are also numerous handwritten annotations, including a signature and what appear to be file numbers and dates, such as "100-444648-41-3" and "JUL 5 1968." Official stamps like "REC-35" and "INT/SEQ" are visible, along with a clear "AGENCY: ACSI, ONI, OSL,SERV." notation. The bottom of the page contains a printed advertisement for U.S. Savings Bonds. subsequently, was sentenced to 90 days in jail but appealed this conviction. On May 7, 1968. [REDACTED] advised that on May 5, 1966, a protest rally and march was held in Richmond, Virginia to protest the expulsion and arrest of [REDACTED] This march started at about 2:30 p.m. with approximately 240 students, who marched from the VUU campus to Monroe Park in downtown Richmond, a distance of about one and one-half miles. During the rally at Monroe Park, all the speakers were expelled VUU students who indicated that the protest at VUU was one for all university students throughout the world since it appeared all students were being persecuted and are unrepresented. At the rally, a petition was circulated among those present, asking their support to have the university withdraw the court injunction barring the expelled VJU students from coming on the VUU campus; also, to have authorities withdraw the trespassing charges for which [REDACTED] had been convicted. [REDACTED] withdrew his appeal in connec- tion with his 90-day jail sentence and the sentence was suspended for a period of 12 months, dependent on his good behavior. The administration at VUU has agreed to make certain changes in accordance with the demands of the students. These changes involve agreement to serve three meals a day on Sunday instead of two, to tighten campus security in an attempt to prevent thefts, etc. The Faculty also adopted a resolution requiring that a student who was put on academic probation a second time would be suspended for a year. Under previous rules, a year's suspension would be ordered if a student were on proba- tion for two consecutive semesters. The students had demanded dismissal of such a student. -2- NEW LEFT ACTIVITY VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY In connection with outside influences during this incident your advised that Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), was one of two persons in charge of the above march and rally by VUU students on May 5, 1968. A characterization of the SSOC is attached hereto. The files of the Passport Office, U. S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. when reviewed on December 13, 1957 revealed that In an application for the above passport dated Other background information contained in this passport file revealed This passport file further revealed that on November 1967, that office communicated with had been revoked under provision of the Passport Regulations of the Department of State. This document contains a significant amount of black redaction, obscuring substantial portions of th