9715165)?pg?i? A .Qg i OFFICE OFFICE or omem DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIIEB SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO 11/30/67 9/18/57 11/28/67 ATITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE: BY TYPEDB . WEI SKIRCH rl - BOBBY GEORGE SEALE . CHARACTER OF CASE ?y SM .- RAM Jr REFERENCE: Report of SA WILBERT J. WEISKIRCH, San FranciscoADMINISTRATIVE This report is classified confidential because normation furnished by SF T?l through SF if disclosed cou possibly result in the loss of confidential informants of continuing, value. A plemental symbol was designated for ?g ?2496?8 for the limited purpose of describing his . I connections with the organization and characterizing him; because of the t0p level position of this informant this ?io?mj additional designation is necessary to insure gig/?w?? i D- 5 5? use. ,??%?I%Iahfai?l/ Mu ??274th i se 10; been: over one ye I: Yes No,- Pending prosecution over six months Yes No I Do NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW 05: My? A3 74 g3 .. 334.5 pf '93: - Secret Service, San Francisco r? DEC 4 1957 I (Class f. a 3 San Eranc1sco (100?53950) Dissemination Record of Attached Report 3w a rat a; urn Request Recd. Date F'Wdo How Fwd. I, i FM ht:- new US Mil-nu lows! :3'33 .7 .1 ll :2 :aIdentifY?bf?Soubce(?"tt 7_ra/Intelglgenceq m,w .r -. 1, 7? V. an. vh"1e.Oakland, CalifopnlaAi;l . A r- ,3 . "in Turn?Police Depar meat1J5, s? 7 3r r3: -, ?zh. 3?9? .44vw4Lu?*3!?ue ?e SF 109453950 . l. Subject?s name is?included in the Security Index. 2. I: The data appearing on the Security Index card?are current. 3. Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and Form has been submitted to the Bureau. 4. suitable photograph is is not available. . . Date photograph was taken 1937 . 5. Subject is employed in a key facility and is . charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies are 6. This report is classified WW because (state reason) ?nf?ormation furnished by? SF 113-1 through SF 'Efd?sclosed, could reasonably resit in the ide?tificiion of>confidential informants of continuing value and compromise the future effectiVeness.thereof. [ELSubject previously interviewed (dates) I 0/11 /55 13] Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason) "of his hostile attitude toward law enforcement officers and threats of violence. m? 8. This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Security Index card. 9.. This case has been re-evaluated injthe light of the Security Index criteria and it continues to fall within such criteria because (state reason) 7 a Subject is Chairman of the an organization which advocates use of guns and violence in it. political?program. I ?2 10- El subject?s SI card is [33 is not tabbed Detcom. .. .[Xj Subject?s activities warrant Detcom tabbing because (state reasons) ofhis propensities for violence as evidenced by his arrest record, FBI and the fact that he is chairman of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense - PSD). fc- COVER PAGE Ann-ins FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i I I A Gmym= Secret Service, San Era: _'11 SS Rew?d= WILBERT J. WEISKIRCH om?=San Francisco,California Date: HadOHManeg: 100-53950 . anqune?z 105?137683 BOBBY GEORGE SEALE iv? Mi 1 2 SECURITY MATTER RAM Synopsis: BOBBY GEORGE SEALE presently incarcerated Graystone Annex, Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center,,Alameda5 CountyiSheriff's Office, Pleasanton, CalifOrnia. SEALE is one of the founders of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, Oakland,Calif.,? a black militant organization Which advocates the i use of guns and ?ibaenes, in its political program to end oppression of the black race and to combat police brutality. On was one of those arrested in connection with armed invasion of the California State Legislative Assembly, Sacramento, Calif., while in session. SEALE has, actively participated in gun carrying "defense patrols" and, other incidents of SEALE has been the Chairman of the and captain of the North Oakland Branch of that organizationitn/E I A 5:3 Group 1 gig Excluded gm automatic dongrading and 13? declassific tion Elm if i ht 53 a (30? a This document contains neither recommendations not conclusions is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. .;N?l a lie:i?f;3??iv71rgf?g??559 3 ix;? Egon - ?jgz?Alameda_Cuunty a '?y:thaf GEORGE SEALE answer on a;qha?g?n ?g1;;pf-V1olatlng38gctiqn 1 5 pr?sengly-ineardefafed in th?fGnayaio?egiv ?i C?iifonnia,? SEALE is schedpl?d;tofap??ab? 'h Superior 0n Dec?mbg33Ig?19623? . h? ., 7-511? . T: . killiioj?n?w?n t6 ?hapges;" ,2 "v . - was paying . Califqnnig,?m timEfto his? Fr iis; :?glsf?vihgreu in" the" 11-3 slam}; ma :Ehii? rep-grim 4 i? A iwf r4 frh'e_ nglayndf Belice Deparim?ni5 as Of Mg? 10% 19% 12di?016? that?duging f1 wt? hi F??ggy;?i?th?ypering I?ESi?d?id, gain 8?09; a Gals?la?d?. am; iwasie'nxpihf?a: ?is: :5 ma- 9 I In M??s 19613 SEALE was fired fr?m {hei?boy? 39b? . ?akwh?nii??was age?rtaine? tha? h?Lh?dfcl?imed mar]: "an ?13231 L205: fWaSqoh?fchaft ?l?ateiiehgafg?e?' :75. f? i ?H?y??gr 535??g??gil as? -MA4p: ?i?r;u i?aalffi?fgt?3 n- ?4 . . ?gfv- 1? 1 Gj?i?gx?" 'l 3* v4 'i 9f the Ini?lligEnCe; ifg?gg?i?ng.BQlL?? aparkmen A?E'stan??l" ?MiIl?an; In 2-2 512,195 r? ?f}7 f?"k k? w?iv??h; w? I fJ-vi? f? 3 - 9+ 3 scn, MALIK NKRUMAHESEALE was 13Fritz, in" ifglp-ff: 53';fo 1?3: . 2 mos-saw? Jim" a 1; k/ v? 1? litatidn Center; ?55245Grovgastpeefggu?wn; 4 I: 1 ?7317's77x33V: ?qgj?ii' . ;_5fat athat 19, Was er? in California: and Ar' ;:Tthat he? hquan?; BOBBY 292'residing a; 899 in A;3*Streetg Hgg??m ?i priof to August; 13?7?gwhen.SEALE? at ahd?gbmg?ikms,Martdr?stree .IAI . two-r- AVIS 1?7,7. 7 ?7 I _7\7 ,7 7 I 7 777A33ast?izi?IBaYafa I I 8,99 :57thg?871?meetx, gamma?; ?(Human7Rehp?r?es?f?gnfg ?905i 55?hl$tr??t3 Oakl?ib'dTJ" .9953 TI. 5 21??fo 1 179.62%? heir?" HERMAN LLANjgs?WalS-w 913115 10373961 1 at; b6 ., ii?olgat?I-II. 77-43 p? . I. 31, Eerkeley,?a?teh?ea that i??titutiQh from ?i . '3 I77 x7?to* 7 7 7:77 34.777: I 7 7777?: 7:3; I C77I7777- IV . 7; :7 A .733:77; @771, 17:77Igj7n7: I 57:27; I7 7277'; 7 Data; a ;?7k7a}? 5 77f::, ".514; :3 r7 77? 73"; 7? VHand-s 1:7: 77 .I7I ?a 1.157?'7?77 7? 37?77 .711 7.7? 7:77; 7 umber va?cRece1yeduI7Chavgegu ?ayu?? ?7 xv} wa?7if*L*i?Fl*InIrma; If - 7 ?7 4.?use Oakland 39*Bobhxx-M 4x10A10/66 ,zus R.G,sxz; yr 77I7777uwwSeals.?17 g. 1 #56499304737 .A 5? ff7?jf7R?Sid?hCQ;wHQme Address 809 :57th38t3 .F 35?377Sacramento Bobby 75/2/61 w?7182vl PC ?=z=SeewSu lament Itw77v\n?7. eop.e~vq n~ . 7 7 r?e, 747WU1477 37:?n'uswmu . an? Mn7757 II7,,3-.114.ae- 4.I a 7? ?7 1.1: 76-: 4? 7'77 2 ?4 - n, A. 7. . - ,{-Ofi?J3 *sUOf?: :a?q .. . 2? Dis?dsifib?? gii ??i?ri??l??fofanswef . j?weapon) fd#6, Oakland?; _n - a I #192#5*? . . .Ww, .?r?(JV 1,.lrc . . ., n.1w, H, ontlnued ?sxl u? ~da-a ?w:iralsog?**? iidebBy?* fimgzlof?7iq,1192?0wPC?1' jprisoner ?iconspiracy?ro; n} . Scale 732?~195 g'a? xviblat??6?vi? . Hf ll FIVE'Q?udsfcit?irr . . Triq*ii'xv .;745 _v ?3?1v*?Pr*nv? Res?dencai1 gas ?EVth Si?oakland*qall?g I a Jail 1 Disruptlong" 5f30a11f yggi?iativg 39 ym. i ?5 .71ink? II: i" i I 2 Departme g?deprPD ?3 ?j 3 gh?iggkl??g.P?lECg?D?partme?i ;m *?A?cb?di t? theSe wasi-hel? fox} v?~mJa?swer in?Muni?ipaleouhtV#6i October 2 1967afganhis frigl?i, ?5 . . -, rib-IV 1? a th?303kland ?nger? :1 i - p?19??Jayr?sti#192963Tdis?lgs? fh?t on may l9?11 violating ?anearmsI daadly_weap0ns, ex?h?ives into the Pnison>;\ SEALE waS?held to answer wCourt?#53l09tbber was confihued,toiL D?mp?? :5 ?jx? - Sentenced foi?erv?190,day? in and?51?ag? r, Ir-, :qu?r'x, ,1 7' . r' 4 7 777777.777 777177:7777 for violation of 7,17?~ 7- ??zs'7p7h- :ls-r. J7 U7, . 7 7 7.77 'Ju 7V 4 4-7" 7 (A .77 7 .71777 4 7 77 f_77777:7: tzvi 7* 377 3. *771'35?: ?-'777 -7 A 7:37 7.5; 5 a militantibl?bk?iLV' 4 797?: t?g?nite?hiliiant {25' communities andfto?edugate the 73f 7:?wa? originated in Degemb?n, 1966;,hy PERCY NEWTON andfj7m at?! ?gvaj J-A- i? In fheir.? Organizatid? in n}?ml 7/l1/533.: Of thefb?gahih?tid? was i?spir?? by the??g: 7 5 5? 7: Er?gdo?'?rganiiat?Qn bf a >as the Bl?Ckaanth?rTPa?yy 7 . turn *7 7.17377 :77} x. 7 7? ?74-777- 1 ?7:1:?77777, 7 77 ?3.37 . Av in la?ilafhet ?7 7 QQKI 6f Berkeley; alSd a {15777377;;kn?wg?ogl t6.bega schol?r?Qf?t??f?iassi? writings onixeydl?tip?fg fjg? t_ of legd?nship5in'thef7 $7 ;37.1 j? and organizafipnx? gi?ig g777 - gelle?i?g?nontnihpti?ns?f5?7 =77:7, County ?47777.?hfi 777? 37 :5 7777 ?lure P77 . Ii100?53950 ci;w;unwJW/r-HrrRICHARD A J. A 5? A a? ?re81 ned from the SWP anvt x??f Qommittg??ih' tshi?f?, in parthWaTd??elqp the ?g3 7 6 must have? 4- !*1y75? 9* tq??jAvg?ara?tgfization bi t?gfs ?thY Ag; 3 fou?d?? ,i*n??iyf g?thif?heiappeqding?gesai ?g?iif ,ngg??;g I?A?ghafgqterizati9n,of MALCOLM {ET'gii'r'gk?t 9f . ,1x1,5;. 3233 a. A :ii?acampus -g .J, nugh? a ,6 a? .1 ?gs3:51.: "Pr-x. a" 33w Meet'ngg Wereiheld on awweekly basis at 4r00;PM,on u?mh1?~31. farmallch? ?Va; 0 77 9 ?7 ?L?i re "a-?wru- ?~Ft .3 . a . ~I,hrvl i a . The leaders of arg BOBBY \gm at, OakIa?dgrandiHUEY BER vr.? 4.3: a - . xlii:ax;?i -egisting:1?w3?angihdhe3 rar? ?a SF 10/67??' In.rra r4, ?9272?. - '74A?kilg - ., - . .mt,? 2.: .?MyY-. ?oweNEWTON dgring the papidd?bf ?w ,ftvi VaquJun3335?19671 through r33; 196?: ,Tra? .WfArr?sied? 2; *Qf, 3?7 a4::1? ?Disgositiqn' ., 4 tinfresi?tuyg?f, Ty; is regall?f?=* .L PEPC . arrest - P-?"Newton llaqu].?NEWtongm,if ?dist peace) ngunipipaval~1re"Ifch3a?If,tda ?ur mw.w:.upf . . ym(AVJV - .., dan erous?t?yweapon crux 11artlnez ercy - . . . - Newten ?531745djby the G?ahquu 2 A HUEY s~been indicts T?w**routine My? m. wracx' swiliraffiQ?Vin?tiP? ca?:?topixa??vlie?" ?4 ?sv b: mm, slam: mu BOBBY: I 9.7; Hepkel?y, and kak? 5243 ?r a ?akirigg? :5 I 5 pe*r I a ;Wszr;k I. I ~?ri I - ahd amm?nition of the f*f; rS?ALBmade the zg= I 50 N?g?o?sxarmedfand,?eady for'gqtion:ylIri'f; tIi?f7Q??ig;t- 3 I was_the ijectio to amth Q?Negrolcommunitygfo 3 of ba?kipg ?ail play? for ihe? v? Eggnq Oakland and ?an Francisco 1 iIga A55 f? :2 i I 4? {gri? var?c?rg Ag cf Jdiy; 06mmitte? bi the Qf?Ch??hmaniandwaj:?y4an IIangn Capta of the?Northfoaklagd