</s>File #: 62-116385 Serial Scope: 14260- EBF Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 992 (44 USC 217) Case:N.W. 50000 Date: 03/18/2021 MW 86608 Docid: 329898583 Page 1

Summary  
The documents detail extensive FBI surveillance operations targeting radical leftist organizations in the United States during the 1960s-1970s. These include monitoring of the Black Panther Party (BPP), Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Young Lords Party (YLP), Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM), and other groups associated with militant activism, communist ties, or threats to national security. Surveillance focused on tracking financial activities, internal communications, leadership changes, and potential violent actions such as bombings, sabotage, and armed confrontations. The FBI sought authorization for telephone and electronic surveillance to gather intelligence on these groups' operations, including their international connections and alleged plans for revolutionary upheaval. Key targets included BPP chapters in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Oakland; SDS members linked to the Weatherman faction; YLP activities in New York City; and radical Marxist-Leninist organizations like the Progressive Labor Movement (PLM). Surveillance also extended to individuals associated with these groups, including Eldridge Cleaver, Huey P. Newton, Mark Rudd, and others, with some cases spanning multiple years.  

Key People  
- **Eldridge Cleaver**: Former BPP leader, fugitive in Algeria, associated with the BPP-CF and Al Fatah.  
- **Huey P. Newton**: BPP Supreme Commander, later expelled from the party; monitored for leadership changes and ties to radical networks.  
- **Mark Rudd**: SDS leader linked to Weatherman faction planning guerrilla warfare.  
- **Bobby Seale**: BPP Chairman indicted in connection with a murder; surveilled for internal conflicts and violent activities.  
- **John Edgar Hoover**: FBI Director overseeing surveillance operations on radical groups.  
- **Denise Roberts Oliver**: BPP associate linked to Eldridge Cleaver, subject of prolonged surveillance.  
- **Lawrence Plamondon**: WPP/YIP member, fugitive; surveilled for ties to anarchist and revolutionary activities.  
- **John William Washington**: BPP-CF member with alleged connections to Al Fatah; monitored from 1972–1978.  

Key Locations  
- **415 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles** (BPP headquarters)  
- **1370 Boston Road, Bronx, New York** (BPP East Coast Office)  
- **1103 East 63rd Street, Chicago** (SDS national headquarters)  
- **1678 Madison Avenue, New York City** (YLP national headquarters)  
- **248 West 102nd Street, New York City** (Denise Roberts Oliver’s residence)  
- **336 Lenox Avenue, New York City** (PLM headquarters)  
- **1520 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan** (WPP/YIP headquarters)  
- **8505 East 14th Street, Oakland, California** (BPP national headquarters)  

Key Events  
- **Surveillance of BPP chapters**: Monitoring of financial operations, newspaper distribution (*The Black Panther*), and travel plans for leaders.  
- **Internal conflicts within the BPP**: Leadership disputes, expulsion of Huey Newton, and tensions over ideological shifts toward violence.  
- **Weatherman faction activities**: Planning of underground paramilitary groups and sabotage campaigns linked to SDS.  
- **YLP militant actions**: Church occupations in Harlem and Bronx, alleged ties to Puerto Rican independence movements.  
- **Surveillance requests for radical groups**: Authorized from 1963–1972, citing threats to national security from subversive plots or violent resistance.  
- **Alleged ties to international terrorism**: BPP-CF linked to Al Fatah and other revolutionary groups; WPP/YIP associated with anarchist networks.  

Key Organizations  
- **Black Panther Party (BPP)**: Organization promoting armed resistance against systemic oppression, with international communist ties.  
- **Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)**: New Left group affiliated with the Weatherman faction planning guerrilla warfare.  
- **Young Lords Party (YLP)**: Puerto Rican nationalist organization linked to militant activism in NYC.  
- **Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)**: Radical group associated with bombings and civil disobedience.  
- **Progressive Labor Party (PLM)**: Ultraleft Marxist-Leninist faction influencing SDS and WSA activities.  
- **White Panther Party (WPP)/Youth International Party (YIP)**: Revolutionary group linked to anarchist and anti-war movements.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted extensive surveillance on these groups under national security justifications.

JFK Declassified Files

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