ON December 22, 1967. , GENERAL INVESTIGATIV gpivIsION Attached relates jan or subjects to rob two banks in the Seattle area to obtain funds for the "Minutemen, " a secret paramilitary, anticommunist group based in Norborne, Missouri. The robbery plan is being presented for approval to Wally Peyson, assistant to Robert DePugh, National Coordinator of the "Minutemen. " Peyson and DePugh are presently out on bond pending appeal to 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in connection with a conviction under the Federal Firearms Act. Investigation being conducted to | establish possible conspiracy violation. Local authorities and bank officials have been notified of proposed robberies. This matter is being followed closely. ! | BLG:pah ay754 PM URGENT 12/21/67 Pal ue] 1 SEATFLE a F3I WASH DC FBI SEATTLE UNSUB (1). REDMOND STATE =. - y her . “as - MISC.” \ x 4 BANK, “REDNOND, WASHINGTON; PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, REDMOND BRANCH, f° , RE SEATTLE AIRTEL DECEMBER FOURTEEN geezer “MINUTEMEN,. REDMOND, WASHINGTON; SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, DES HOINES, Bank Robbery ‘BR CONSPIRACY. WASH., DECEMBER TWENTYSIX, NINETEEN SIXTYSEVEI rar -y FAS ADVISED THAT ACCORDING TO INFORNA~ 70 TION HE HAS RECEIVED, A GROUP OF HENUL eu WILL ROB THE PEOPLES VATIONAL BANK AND THE REDMOND start 5A REDNBND, OSA RrPB of DECEMBER TWENTYSIX NEXT IF THE PLAN wt UB, 5 HAWE ~OUBL IED IS APPROVED BY WALLY PEYSON, ASST. TO ROBERS\ DE PUGHazc 6 1967 ADVISES THAT SURJECTSLMTEND ae THE REDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT SO THAT THE POLICE CANNOT cereal THE BANK ROBBERIES, THEREAFTER ROBBING THE PEOPLES NATIONAL pan First ano romeprafGly!ra#hearten THE REDMOND STATE BANK, BOTH LocaTED Iv wey asi TBE Hy ‘A ‘SubURE oF SEATTLE. THEREAFTER, ACC DING TO AB LQ A968 fy" INTEND TO ROB THE SEATILE FIRST wat PRO2e egy A END paezoke xe80% MMR. DELOACH FOR THE DIRECTOR / - DEC 1987 reSE 91-"EW PAGE Two Police Deparment DES MOINES, WASH., AFTER TAKING OVER THE DES MOINES PBI" A SIMILAR WANNER. DES MOINES IS ANOTHER SUBURB OF SEATTLE, THERE IS NO BRANCH OF SEATTLE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN DES MOINES, WASH. HOWEVER, THERE 1S A BRANCH OF THE SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK IN THAT COMMUNITY. INFORMANT ADVISES THAT A MINUTEMAN, IS TO RECEIVE A CALL FROM PEYSON AT TELEPHONE LA TWO NINE THREE FIVE SEVEN AT BOTHELL, WASHINGTON, AT ELEVEN THIRTY AM ON DECEMBER TWENTYTWO NEXT, ADVISING WHETHER OR NOT THE PLAN IS APPROVED, IF THE PLAN IS APPROVED, THEN SUBJECTS ARE TO CASE THE BANKS, PLAN THE GETAWAY ROUTE ON DECEMBER TWENTYFOUR, PREPARATORY TO PERPETRATING THE ROBBERIES ON DECEMBER TWENTYSIX NEXT. THE TRIP TO BOISE, IDAHO, ON DEC. FIVE LAST, REFERRED TO IN RE SEAIRTEL, WAS TAKEN IN A CAR REGISTERED TO ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON. DESCRIPTIVE DATA RE SET FORTH IN RE SEATTLE AIRTEL. Police De REDMOND SB-aND DES MOTNES-BSHAVE BEEN ADVISED RE CONTEMPLATED Wi ROBBERIES, AS HAVE OFFICIALS-OF; THECREDNOND STATE BANK, PEOPLES re NATIONAL BANK IN REDMOND, WASH. END PAGE TwoSE 91-NEW PAGE THREE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH POSSIRLE CONSPIRACY IN ADVANCE OF CONTEMPLATED ROBBERIES. BUREAU ATTENTION INVITED TO LETTER DEC. FIFTEEN LAST FRON LITTLE ROCK TO KANSAS CITY RE NINUTENEN, WHEREIN IT APPEARS THAT INFORMATION RE TELEPHONE CALL TO BE WADE To[ pk THENTY- ACCORATE SECOND INST. IS GSEBORED, SINCE NUNBER FIVE TWO TWO NINE THREE FIVE SEVEN COINCIDES WITH THE NUMBER LA TWO WINE THREE FIVE SEVEN WHERE PEYSON IS TO CALL! THE BUREAU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED. AM COPY TO KANSAS CITY. END ee sw . FBI WASH DC i. PP STE ay C0 theme) mn uhcllares, CC-ME. ROSE- e é 12-27-67 PLAINTEXT TELETYPE URGENT TO SAC SEATTLE (91-2782) REC- 74 sah Frou pinnotor wet //-2. 7 F 7A— . TTAL; REDOND STATE BANK, ETC., DR — CONSPIRACY. REURTEL TWENTYSIX INSTANT, SEVERAL ARRESTS SINCE WARCH FOUR NINE, NEBRASKA, WASHINGTON, CHARGES, BREAKING AND ENTERING, BURGLARY, DRIVING VIOLATION. LATEST, POLICE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, JUNE NINE, SIX TWO, INVESTIGATION, RELEASED, COMPLETE RECORD FOLLOWS AMSD. | ow | : 2AL BUREAU OF yEsTIGA | aa it eon DEE mm Cu et % AAU in 888, chFBI WASH DC FBI SEATTLE 52 BO-OY LEM MLY-GEGEGEGCCCCCCCCCCCCOSSGEROEEEGEGEEsEScceSCESN 5239 @ wasn @ IEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE U8 bE i COMMUNICATION SECTION DEC2 61967 TELETYPE 4 PM URGENT 12/26/67 JDB DIRECTOR ATTENTION: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION } FROM SEATTLE (91-2732) CONSPIRACY. 00: SEATTLE ta gil fe }- FBI sume END Bem FBI WASH DC JAND THEREAFTER FORWARD ANSD COPY OF COMPLETE RECORD. 1B DEC 28 7 Bx. Toloom__— ‘Biz. DeLoech— aa jer AL; REDMOND STATE BANK, ETC., BR - gj a t78-2 BUREAU REQUESTED TO SUTEL SUMMARY OF IDENT RECORD FOR. ——5< POT"FEDERAL, BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U, §, DEPARTHENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATION SECTION DEC 261967 fs mash Do Fel SEATTLE ISIPI URGENT 12-26-67 HK TO DIPECTOR ATT! IDENTIFICATION DIVISION EASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE } FReM SEATILE (91-2732) RERVIE HEPDERS' CLEWDs PD STATE PAY, FIRST FATIONAL PAIK AF RECKOND, FEDMOND, WASHINGTON: SFATTLF TPUST ALD SAVINGS PAPY, DES MOINES PRAYCH, DES MAINES, VACHINCTON. RANK ROPRERY CONSPIRACY. OM: SFATTLE. aa ‘5 TDEPTIFICATINN DIVIEING REQUESTFD TO SEARCH FECORES RE b onsT Gi juirep| PORN UINNESOTA, WIA, SIX FRFT, ONE SEVENTYFIVE POU! *, FAIR COMPLEXION, PLACK HAIR, WA7FL EYES. fUTEL IDFYT RECCRD AND IF PHOTC AVAILAPLE, FCREVAPD €P ALONG “ITH TRANSCRIPT. WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE *IRNEDIATELY ConTacT aT OFFICF USCG COWMANPENT (VP = I, TRIRTEE" HUNDRED FAST STREET foley SRIPSTOR) AMD &\ CEPTAIN IF SHE HAg PHOTO OF CePy AND FOREWAPE Te SEATTLE EEIATFLY. | PLE HALD AWO Curis WEQ*- ° ° a 12/29/67 PLAINTEXT 1 - Mr, Huppert TELETYPE uRGEN? TO SACs LITTLE ROCK SEATTLE (91,2732) sinafBO" oraxcron nif * ]- a ev7a3 ET AL,, REDMOND STATE BANK, ETC., BANK ROBBERY - CONSPIRACY, 00: SEATTLE. REFERENCE SEATTLE TELETYPE TWELVE TWENTY-EIGHT LAST. LITTLE ROCK IS AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN] bs [rouse ‘THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY, IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, RECORDS MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH ESTABLISHED SOURCES PROVIDED THAT FULL SECURITY IS GUARANTEED AND BUREAU INTERESTS FULLY PROTECTED. SEATTLE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP BUREAU ADVISED IN ‘THIS MATTER ON A CURRENT BASIS PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO ANY PLANS ON PART OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY TO AUTHORIZE CONSPIRACY Fag Ut ee CHARGES AGAINST SUBJECTS. CCU GHIRTIONS. SECTION SDH: gong pFpe M967, a @) Thee NOTE: A reliable Seattle informant has advised tte of "Wiinutemen," a secret anti-communist group, hav: pen making plans to rob banks in the Seattle area to obtain’ f sos heii, -organiza~ tion, Investigation is being conducted to eer a eonepiacy violation. All appropriate local authorities and bj ani officials have been notified of proposed robberies. Tnvga tigation by Little Rock has revealed that several telephone callsywere recently made by an individual fietitiously registered at a Holiday Inn, Fayette- lle, Arkansas, Seattle believes this person may have been Walter Fal Peysody appistant to Robert De Pugh, National Coordinator of iy NOTE CONTINUED PAGE TWO... 1 Ped ‘4 ise iestimundl bo ¥ ( Mie. @ @ NOTE CONTINUED..... "Minutemen." Peyson and De Pugh are presently on bond pending appeal in connection with a conviction under the Federal Firearms. Act. It is desired that the identities of persons calkifrom Fayetteville, Arkansas, be determined in further efforts to develo; nspiracy case. Assistant United States Attorney Corerreod Seattle, believes successful prosecution for bank mSpiracy is possible and desires evidence be obtained of an overt act before authorizing such prosecution,=n. UREA OF IVESTIGA DERARTISENT OF JUSTI COMMUNICATION SECTION FBI WASH DC FCS Bigs? TELETYPE FBI SEATTLE 155P)t URGENT 12/28/67 JAd © DIRECTOR AND LITTLE ROCK FROM SEATTLE (91-2732) ot a 4 Ne Bg ET AL, REDMOND STATE BANK, ETC., BR ~ CONSPIRAGY. wv 00: SEATTLE. if 7 Me RE SEATTLE TELETYPE TO BUREAU DECEMBER TWENTYONE LAST AW! SPECIFICALLY TO LETTER DATED DECEMBER FIFTEEN LAST FROM LITILE ROCK TO KANSAS CITY RE MINUTEMEN, WHEREIN IT APPEARS THAT A SERIES OF TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL REGISTERED AS ROUTE ONE, BOX EIGHT ZERO, LAWRENCE, KANSAS AT HOLIDAY INN, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. ¢ 1 INVESTIGATION BY KANSAS CITY REVEALS NO SUCH INDIVIDUAL AT ADDRESS GIVEN IN LAWRENCE KANSAS. INVESTIGATION BY SEATTLE DIVISION REVEALS SUBJECTS UNDOUBTEDLY PLAN TO ROB INSTANT BANKS. AUSAl SEATILE, BELIEVES SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION FOR BANK ROBBERY CONSPIRACY POSSIBLE: HOWEVER, DESIRES EVIDENCESOF, OVERT ACT BEFORE, AUTHORIZATION, HE Us Ky Uae 2 ADVISES INFORMATION TO DATE WOULD TEND TO “INDICRTE: THtrt™ WAePER PEYSON IS INVOLVED TN CONSPIRACY AND COULD LIKSLYJANE GHASEBED. bre SINCE INVESTIGATION WOULD’ TEND TO INDICATE INDTVPDUAL_REGHOFERING AS MAY VERY LIKELY BE WALTER PEYSON, BUREAU IS REQUESTED DLR, SE TOG END PAGE ONEPAGE TWO TO AUTHORIZE LITTLE ROCK TO OBTAIN LIST OF TELEPHONE CALLS MAKE FRON TELEPHONE HILLCREST TWO NINE FIVE NINE ONE AT HOLIDAY INN, IN FAYETTE~ VILLE, ARK. BY IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE IDENTITY OF PERSONS CALLED BY CAN BE DETERMINED anypruer WAY SINCE IS OBVIOUSLY A FICTITIOUS NAME. LITTLE ROCK ADVISES INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ESTABLISHED SOURCES. SUTEL. END svw FBI WASH DC » _L senox DEG 1967 6 -fned] ArgFEDERAL BUREAU OF MVESTIGATION U.S, DEPARTHENT OF JUSTICE CORMUNICATIONS SECTION DEC24 1967 TELETYPE ; FBI WASH DC FRI SEATTLE 630 PM 12/24¢67 PUW To DIRED OR FROM: SEATTLE (91-2732) /3Xx2 PG/ & "CHANGED"; 8 ERSONS ~ (LNU); REDMOND STATE BANK, j y ETC.; BR - CONSPIRACY; 00: SE. oP ps 5 ¢ REMYTEL DECEMBER TWENTYTYO LAST. TITLE MARKED "CHANGED" TO ADD HENDERSON cum AS SUBJECTS. YESTERDAY AND TODAY. SURVEILLANCE BY BUREAU SA'S DISCLOSED SUBJECTS MEETING AT SEA-TAC AIRPORT AT ONE PM TODAY AND CONFERRING IN AIRPORT AND IN CAR REGISTERED TO IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT. SUBJECTS WERE TO MAKE DRY RUN ON BANKS TODAY, RUT IT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FQUR PI TOMORROW. URJECTS TO.MAKE DRY RUN OW POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF mye OR oe OFFICE SUB-STATION SEVEN AM TWENTYSIX PEXT. END PAGE ONE ay Smaau Serceelar ce get? 3aldeoSE 91-2732 PAGE Two be bre MANAGEMENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF REDNOND ADVISED RE CONTEMPLATED ROBRERY, AS HAVE COP REDMOND PD, DES MOINES PD, AND SHERIFF JACK PORTER OF KING COUNTY SO RE PLANS RE THEIR DEPARTMENT. FOR BUREAU'S rurorvarror | js WMA, BORN WASH., SSN } UNEMPLOYED}! IS WMA BORN MINN., RESIDES “ARLINGTON WASH, DESCRIPTIVE DATA RE HENDERSON BEING OBTAINED, AND FULL IDENTITY OF| LNU) ) BEING SOUGHT. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING. --- SUBJECTS ARMED AND DANGEROUS --~ AM COPY TO KANSAS CITY. END xs FRI WASH DCDecember 23, "1967 ~~, ‘GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION Informant advised mer@@prs of the "Min~ | utemen, " a secret anticomm®inist group, planned to rob two banks in the Seattle ' area to obtain funds for the "Minutemen. " The robbery plan was to be presented for approval to Wally Peyson, assistant to Robert DePugh, National Coordinator of the "Minutemen. * Peyson and DePugh are presently out on bond pending appeal to 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in connection with @ conviction under the Federal Firearms Act. Investigation being conducted to establish possible conspiracy violation. Local authorities and bank officials have been notified of proposed robberies. The use of the panel truck appears justified to cover this meet. ‘ RIG Re Meeoeny, UREA OF mEsEATON 'S, DEPARTUENT OF JUSTICE : @ CONHUNICATIONS SECTION si FBI SEATTLE EC22 1967 Pa, PM URGENT 12/22/67 PJ DIRECTOR FRotf SEATTLE (91-2732) /2p46/ “CHANGED” Bigkinovin Subject - UNSUS (1); REDMOND STATE BANK, FIRST NATIONAL RANK OF REDMOND, WASHINGTON, SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK,7/DES MOINES, WASH. SEATTAE TWELVE TWENTYSIX SIXTYSEVENS CONSPIRAGY; 00: SE. 0 1 REMYTEL TUELVE TWENTYONE LAST, AND NY CALL TODAY. < TITLE- MARKED “CHANGED” TO INCLUDE FULL NAME OF TO REMOVE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, REDMOND BRANCH, AND REPLACE WITH’ FIRST WATIONAL BANK OF REDMOND, REDMOND, WASH., WHICH ot IS BANK TO BE ROBBED. [ RECEIVED CALL FROM PEYSOW TODAY AT ELEVEH THIRTY AN, AT TELEPHONE LA TWO RINE THREE wash FIVE SEVEN IN SEATTLE, NOT BOTHELL, id Sowevu.eD. JOBSERVED BY AGENTS AT PHONE TaKLype CALL. INFORMANT TO MEET WITH CARLSON ETAL ATER Fane wae Aw] cee ee A | PARKING LOT AT SEARS ROEBUCK CO. IN RENTON, WASH., TO discuss 5 OR gr PLANS. IN VIEW OF LOCATION OF MEET, ONLY FEASIBLE WAY TO Cover MEET AND PHOTOGRAPH IS TO USE PANEL TRUCK, IT APPEARS TRUCK CAN BE USED iors arises WITH FULL SECURTTY. UACB;"PRUCK"WILL BE USED TO COVER AND PHOTOGRAPH " SANS ese OTHER SUBJECTS, SIyCE INFORNANT ADVISES FOUR 16 B 968, ae used. af td apa 988 1 HB es rN) /, an END PAGE OnE at %SE 91-2732 PAGE TWO MANAGER OF SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, DES MOINES, AS WELL AS KING COUNTY SO ADVISED, SINCE DES MOINES PD RELIES ON KING COUNTY | SO FOR-HELP IN ANY CASE OF ANY CONSEQUENCE. MANAGER OF FIRST , MWTIONAL BANK OF REDMOND BEING ADVISED. =-- SINCE SUBJECTSKNOWN TO POSSESS FIREARMS, THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. --- INVESTIGATION CONTINUING. BUREAU WILL BE KEPT ADVISED. END _ CORRSPE-ES Seen I END MXS FBI WASH DCVv = a 12-26-67 PLAINTEXT TELETYPE ‘URGENT ~ 0 SAC SEATTLE (91-2732) FROM DIRECTOR FBI (LNU); REDMOND STATE BANK, FIRST NATIONAL r ND,.WASHINGTON; SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS. ~ BANK, DES MOINES pranon nes MOINES, WASHINGTON, BANK ROBBERY / eee / CONSPIRACY, L REURTEL DECEMBER TWENTYSIX. BASIS INFORMATION FURNISHED MAYBE IDENTICAL SAME NAME, FBI SIMILAR DESCRIPTION AND SAME BIRTH DATA, MARCH FORTYONE, SHERIFF, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, VAGRANCY, DISPOSITION UNKNOWN. APRIL FIFTYONE, STATE PRISON, WAUPUN, WISCONSIN, BREAKING AND ENTERING NIGHT TIME, ONE QO TO TWO ‘XEARS, RELEASED ON PAROLE APRIL FIFTYTWO, DISCHARGED NOVEMBER oS FIFTYTWO, OTHER ARRESTS FOR INVESTIGATION, DISTURBING PEACE, DESERTER DASH U.S.M.C., DRUNK, AND THEFT, LATEST ARREST IDENTIFI- CATION DIVISION FILES APRIL SWENTVPYYE FJBIVINREE, SLATE PRISON, ¢ STILLWATER, MINNESOTA, GRAND LARCENY FIRST Dates, Ofe 10 Sufi’ w=. —AND- ONE HALF YEARS, PAROLE JUNE Frrryrf¥E)"'compLifiz RECORD AND | —BHOTO BEING FORWARDED AMSD. te DEC 27 1867 y ‘= : FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION rs Rd 1, , DEPARTRENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATION SECTION - x . PER ER IR 5 ' i Za ry =—S7valiuiess fy TELETPE wax RooML] reLetyrs unery = 7 mang eed FEDERAK JREAU OF INV “ SATION - SEATTLE 4 SEATTLE 1/5/68 12/12/67 - 1/3/68 WILE OFCASE tp/ \ REPORT MADE BY ero er N_P, CO’ arm CHARACTER OF CASE - be a eee BANK ROBBERY - CONSPIRACY (NU) 5 _TNSUB., aka’ / Wreomorlt state Bank, Redmond, Washington; First National Bank of Redmond, Redmond, Washington; Seattle Trust and Savings Bank, / Des Moines Branch, Des Moines, Washington » a\ The title of this report has been marked "Changed" » to correct the first name of MERVYN EDWARD hich prc | was formerly carried as MERVIN, and t sa subject as well as adding UNSUB, aka ~aA- COVER PAGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLATNED NONE ——Jacauig] cascuar eam | conve [pove.] rue. Fines savines | recoveries | TALS | Pexowe over one vear ves oxjwo | { PEOVER SIR MON THO apenoves VrZ. SrRCIA. AGENT DONOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW | C)- Bureau (6428872) WA ni be Ff ee | 1 - USA, Seattle _——— ° onl |. 4+ Seattle (91-2732) Te JAN 8 1068" . 0S Sg ' v \ Discaninoton Record at Miachod Ronen Wetaions | ipa ? Request Reed. How Ba, BySE 91-2732 REFERENCES: Seattle teletypes to the Director dated 12/21/67, "2/22/67, 12/24/67, and 12/26/67. Seattle letter to the Director dated 12/29/67, Seattle teletype to Little Rock and Kansas City dated 12/26/67. Seattle teletype to Director and Little Rock dated 12/28/67. Bureau teletypes to Seattle dated 12/26/67 and 12/27/67. Bureau letter to Seattle dated 12/26/67. Kansas City teletype to Seattle 12/27/67. Little Rock teletypes to Seattle 12/27/67 and 12/29/67, Little Rock airtels to Seattle 12/27/67 and 12/29/67. Bureau teletype to Little Rock and Seattle 12/29/67. WFO airtel to Seattle 12/27/67. -P- ADMINISTRATIVE: who supplied the information on which this investigation is based, has advised he is willing to testify on this case should prosecution be authorized and the USA at { Seattle is aware of this fact. When the complaint is actually [ filed, as it is contemplated it will be when the USA at Seattle e| has satisfied himself that an overt act has actually been committed, it is expected that the identity of the informant will become known soon thereafter, and the informant expects this to happen. ,, Copies of the handprinted reports, which have been received fron and which do not identify the informant, are being made available by separate cover letter to the USA at Seattle so that he will have as complete a pic- ture as possible of this case on which to base his prosecutive opinion. -B- COVER PAGE |SE 91-2732 In addition, the aforementioned letter to the USA at Seattle will include information as set forth in Little Rock's letter to Kansas City dated 12/15/67, captioned, “Minutemen. IS - Miscellaneous. 00: Kansas City, BUfile 62-107261." This letter reflects that| Holiday Inn, Highway 71 North, Fayetteville, Arkansas, on December 1, 1967, advised that a secretarial-type notebook had been found in a public telephone booth which had some information in it concerning the "Minutemen" and had a message which appeared to be in code. An examination of the notebook revealed that it contained several pages listing publications and where they might be obtained, such as the "Christian News" and the "Don Smoot Report." This letter noted that on one of the pagps-of the — notebook, written in what appeared to be code, wa: had quit his job to work full time for the organiza’ @ is interested in banks; he has a little money; and a hide in Idaho; and he was to be phoned at 12:30 P.M. Seattle time >< at 522-9357; and that arrangements had been made to meet him =» near Boise, Idaho. The information as set forth in the following FD302 is not being made available to USA at Seattle. -c- COVER PAGED202 (Rev. 415-64) e@ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION pote Decerber 29, 1967 che pqD disclosed thatthe fal tessina ta}ophone calls Were nade from telephone munkor| on December 2, 1937. This is a pay telephone BE Eh] Fayetteville, Arkansas. According to telephone company officials, there is no way of determining the name of the person who made these calis. 1. Cali to ea cod Listed Fire Depart BR. 0. Box #5 Westville, Oklahoma (Duration of call: 3 minutes) 2. Call to telephone number, area code 801, 363-0614 Coin telephone listed to Tent-Bu-Conoco Service 280 West South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah (Duration: 17 minutes) i) 3. Call to telephone number, area code coin telerhone. Listed to _ Balt bake City, Utah (Duration of cali: 24 minutes) 4. Call to Listed ea code (Duration: 3 minutes) $. Call to telephone nunber, area codo| b7D = eS City, tion of cali: 28 minutes) | | on ew ock~axikan: Files 2 by. Dote dictated riniendations nor conclusion of the FBI. Iti the property of itibuted outside your egency. py COVER PAGE ba — loaned #9 your agency: ‘This document contains nel Wand its contents ore nat toIm the event the above infqmmation ia to ba wai individual to subpoona is -E- COVER PAGESE 91-2732 i ion regarding the telephone calls made fron| as set forth on the preceding page was de ava ‘on December 29, 1967. pointed our the telephone calls furnished to the Little Rock Office were all the long distance calls made from that pay telephone on December 2, 1967, and are not necessarily person named who registered at the| on that date. said there is no way of determining the exact calls made by this particular individual and these telephone calls could have been made by anyone. Contact on a continuing basis has been maintained with officials of the proposed victim banks in this case, as well as local and county authorities. -F- COVER PAGESE 91-2732 LEADS: SEATTLE DIVISION At Seattle, Washington (1) Will continue consulting with the USA to obtain prosecution. (2) Will continue close coverage of the actions of the subjects. - Gk ~ COVER PAGE,ro. thr. 260 ° ) Copy to: 1 - USA, Seattle Report of VERNON P, COYNE Office, Seattle Date: January 5, 1968 Field Office File # = 91-2732 Bureau File # 91-28872 Tae XO IKNOWN) ; SUBJECT, also known as b6 REDMOND STATE BANK, . » ZGRRERK REDMOND, WASHINGTON ; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF REDMOND, REDMOND, WASHINGTON ; SEATTLE TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, DES MOINES BRANCH, DES MOINES, WASHINGTON CHARACTER: BANK ROBBERY - CONSPIRACY SYNOPSIS: ‘This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the PBI. It ts the property of the FBI and s loaned to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION engaged in conspiracy to rob banks, Subject’ bserved Investigation instituted to determine whether_subjects receiving telephone call in public paens ct eve atte on 12/22/67, All subjects, except observed meeting at Seattle-Tacoma Airport on 12/24, eaving the airport in same car; parking together for extended period of time in $ame auto; and then breaking up and, Se On 12/26/67, individual believed to be| nd two other individuals observed by Bureau agents while riding around Redmond, Washington, in vicinity of captioned banks and the Redmond Police Department in an autg to subset fn Meetings between subject HENDER- SON’ also. by FBI Agents in Renton, Washington. ALL SUBJECTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AS THEY ARE KNOWN TO POSSESS VARIOUS WEAPONS. -P- bi bi: e #8 | SE 91-2732 DETALIS: Investigation was instituted in this case to deter- mine whether captioned subjects were engaged in a conspiracy to rob banks in the Redmond, Washington area and in Des Moines, Washington.FD-902 (Rev. 4-15-64) e FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION L Date January 3, 1968 On December 22, 1967, at approxima) :11 PM a black Jaguar sedan. bearing Oregon license was observed to enter the parking lot of the QFC Grocery Store located in the vicinity of N.E. 66: 12th Avenue N.E, At approximately 12:18 PM }ras observed leaving this car. He walked past a public telephone booth located in the parking lot and then turned.and walked back to the booth, entered, and either made or received call. The telephone number in this booth is LA 2-9994,~ At approximately 12:20 PM left this tele- hone booth and walked to the QFC Stofs.—Hé remained in ‘the store approximately one minute, then came. out and walked” to Roosevelt Avenue. crossed Roosevelt Avenue and entered the Seattle First National Bank at the corner of NE. 67th and Roosevelt. He cashed Check No. 765 dated December 19, 1967, in the amount of $10.00 le to land ‘signed by| dawn on ‘Ounty Bank, Port Orchard, Washington. . At approximately 12:28 PM left the bank and walked back to the QFC parking lot. He got into his automobile and drove away from, the parking lot, proceeding north on 12th Avenue N,E. At approximately 12:38 PM, in a public telephone booth located jas obsérved n the parking lot of the 711 Store in the vicinity of 82nd Avenue N.E, and Bothell Way. The Jaguar automobile was also observed in the parking lot.at that time. a telephone be bre be on 22/22/67 SAs and by ].. PBC:mm Seattle, Washington File ¢ SE_91-2732 Date dictated 12/29/67 ‘This document contains ncither recommendatidns'nér conclusions of the FBI. “It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be disteibuled outeide your agency. 3FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION bi Date ___1/2/68 ce fis on December 22, 1967, Special Agent served, reel standing by the ‘ont of the Seven Eleven Store located at Bothell Way Northe: lortheast 82nd Street, Seattle, Washington, peas wearing a dark blue jacket, gray pants, and no hat. Thereafter, Special Agent| jwalked in the immediate vicinity of the above Seven Eleven Store within a two block radius in an attempt to observe a black automobile bearing Oregon State License plates | which is reportedly owned by but this ~ automobile was not observed. At 11:22 a.m., Special Agent returned to the above Seven Eleven Store and entered it, and at 11:26 a. the front window of the store, observed nter the public telephone booth in en Store. He also was observed by Special Agent| looking through the telephone book within the public telephone booth. At 11:29 a.m, vas observed by Special Agen’ to pick up the receiver in the above-mentioned . teiebmoneoa oth, which has number LA 2-9357. :33 a.m, was observed by Special . Agent 0 replace the telephone receiver mentioned - above, and-Was observed to look down at the open telephone book. :34 a.m was observed by Special Agent © leave the above telephone booth, and to again Stand by the above- ed ice machine, At this point, Special Agent| iscontinued his observation. On 12/22/67 4 Seattle, Washington File # SE 91-2732 Be Pee - by SA fal ____________nate dictated 12/26/67 ‘This document contains noither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.2 SB 91.2732 Through observation, Special Aj determined’ . the following physical description: for| Sex Male Race Caucasian Height Approximately 6" Age Mid-40s Weight Approximately 180 pounds Hair Blond, balding on back of head Eyes Color unknown, squints, wears. on occasion: Peculiarities Dress avy or dark blue jacket, gray pants, not hatFD.902 (Rev: 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2 Date __1/3/68 on. ae 22, 1967, at 11:11 a.m., Special Agent was on offical business and arrived at the ntersection of Bothell Way Northeast and Northeast 82nd Street. On a corner of this interse: sa leven Upon arrival, Special Agent oted| standing by an ice machine n the property of the Seven Eleven grocery store. as noted as wearing a dark blue jacket and gray pants. At 11:28 a.m., Special Agent| lobserved in the telephone booth, which fs in front of the Seven Eleven Store and that this observation way from Bothell Way Northeast, while Special Agent| was on foot in the area. At 11:29 a.m, Special Agent| entered the Seven tore and walked by the teTepnone booth in ‘ which was noted as being in. At 11:34 a.m, Special Agent served from the window of the Seven Eleven Store, leaving the telephone booth and proceeding on BotheII Way Northeast. At 11:35 a.m, Special Agent feparted trom the Seven Eleven Store and proceeded to Follow and immediately upon leaving the Seven Eleven Store noted tanding by the ice machine on the property on e Seven Eli eis located, Special Agent proceeded by| and continued on Bothell Way Northeast. ' At 11:38 a.m. was observed by Special Agent| in the vicinity, on foot, of Bothell Way Northeast and 19th Avenue Northeast, and at this time surveillance was discontinued. On __12/22/67 a, Seattle, Washington Pile # SE 91-2732 by —_SA Juan 6 Date dictated 12/27/67 ‘This docuiiont contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It i the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and ite contents are not to be diatributed ottelde your agency.FD-302 (Rew. 415464) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date_____._1/3/¢g At 12:51 p.m., I arrived, in a Bureau automobile, at the Seattle - Tacoma Airport and parked in the parking lot off the south concourse of the airport, and the parking space in which I was situated was south of the baggage pickup entrance on the south concourse. At 1:23 p.m., I observed, while sitting in the parked Bureau automobile, three men go up the stairs to the observation deck at this airport. My attention was drawn to these three men because of receiving vadio messages from foot-men who had been watching these people while these people were inside the building. 1 observed these three men go up the staircase whereafter they were joined by three other persons and I could observe the upper half of these persons bodies and saw that all six men seemed to be conversing in this group, During most of the period, these Six persons were on the observation deck; there was no one else on that particular deck, The conference between these six persons lasted for approximately 10 to 15 minutes before it broke up and the individuals went in different directions and some of the individuals stayed on the observation deck longer than the others. At 1:58 p.m. these same three men whom I had . observed going up the: stairs to the observation Platform and conversing with three other men, came back down the steps and walked through the parking lot and gathered together near a parked Chevrolet station _w: which station wagon bore Washington State Lasers The trio. of men stood near this station wagon, which station wagon had a salmon be or copper tone bottom and a light top. I observed that one bre of the trio had red hair and a small red mustache; he did not wear a hat; he was wearing a brown leather jacket; and he appeared to be in his early 20's, : i further observed that another member of this group was a man approximately 40 years of age, who had a , full head of hair, black and gray in color, which was worn | in a duck-tail fashion, and this man wore a car coat with a On 12/2.4/6' at Seattle, Washingt: File # SE 91.972: by _SA_VERNOW P_ COVNE/ere 7 nae dictated 12/27/67 ____ ‘This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and ite contents are not to be distribuced outide your agency. nsSE 91-2732 fleece lined collar. i knew that the third member of this particular grodp wasl At 2:10 p.m, the three before mentioned individuals left the’point where they had been standing near the station wagon and went back into the south concourse building at the airport. . At 2:30 p.m, six men arrived at the Chevrolet station wagon in groups, inéluding the three members of the aforementioned: group who had previously gathered near this same station wagon. The other three men who came to the station wagon were not seén clearly enough by me so that I could identify them, Hot All six: men’ entered .the station.wagén and exited from Sea-Tac Airport through the main entrance and proceeded south on Highway 99. I observed this departure of this automobile containing the six men from the airport area and I further observed them going south on’ Highway 99, and this observation was made by me from my point of vantage on an inner road’ at Sea-Tac Airport. At 3:25 p.m, I, observed this same station wagon, from an observation point west of Highway 99 on South 188 Street. At this time, the station wagon turned the corner from Highway 99 eastward to South 188 Street and traveled for approximately two blocks before I lost sight of it. At 3:28 p.m. I observed this same station wagon entering the main entrance’ of Seattle ~ Tacoma ‘Airport. and driving to @ point outside the circle in front of the main entrance before I lost sight of the station‘ wagon. My next observation of this station wagon occurred at 4:37 p.m, when I observed this‘ automobile parked in a parking lot of the White Front Store at 130th and Aurora Avenue North in Seattle. At that time, I parked the Bureau automobile in a space separated from the station wagon by only one parked auto- mobile, and at that time I observed the men whom I had previously observed, standing near the station wagon at Seattle - Tacoma Airport, who had a full head of hair, which was combed in:duck- tail fashion, and who wore a car-coat, and when I observell this -man at 4:37 p.m, he was,standing outside the ‘station wagon and I observed Him closely as he walked back and.forth, before I drove. away from this parking lot,FD-302 (Revs 415-64) zt FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date ___ 12/29/67 At 12:30 p.m. on December 24, 1967, I entered the -main entrance of the Administration Building at the Sea-Tac Airport and positioned myself in the vicinity of the Continental — j« Airlines ticket rin that building. At 12:58 p.m. I ob- BIC served recognized from a photograph which I had been given, who was dressed in a dark colored jacket and dark colored Slacks was pacing around in the vicinity of the Continental counter and was observed carrying a portfolio under his arm, - = At 1:06 p.m. I observed a man, approximately fifty to fifty-five years of age, balding with some light brown or greying hair in conversation with| ‘This man wore glasses and was ‘dressed in dark Patil pe then to be rumpled and dirty, “» cs He talked briefly with jand then left the immediate area, = 7° (On December 26, 1967, T observed this same man in the working area of the Mercer Island Post Office at about identified to me as MERVYN EDWARD HENDERSON by| Assistant Postmaster, Mercer Island U.S.’ Post Office.) At 1:07 p.m., December 24, 1967, jand a man dressed in a dark jacket with a fleece 1ii ollar and wearing wk trousers was observed talking to the vicinity of he Continental counter. This man was heavy set, had thick dark hair (greying) and appeared to be in mid-forties. He conferred + briefly with land left immediate area. I have since ob- served a mug -PROTO—o: dl Seattle Police Department No. and it is identical with the above mentioned man with the fleece Tined collar. At 1:08 p.m. I observed a man wearing a dark colored hat, dark car coat, and dark slacks eared to be forty to forty- five years of age, talking oe the Continental ticket counter. .They conversed brie jalked part way down the soutit.\) se at the Sea~Tac Airport where they were joined by is ea Jand entered the mens' restroom located at the north endo: @ South concourse. After a few minutes, they came out of the 12/24/67 & Mercer Island, Washington & On 12/26/67 __ Seattle, Washington File # SE 91-2732 by _SA_JAMES H, SANDUSKY/bib Date dictated 12/27/67 ‘This dociment contains neithor recommendations nor conclvaions of the FBI. It ia the property of the FBI and is loaned to Your agency; it and ita contents are not to be dietribuled ottalde your agency.4s 91-2732 e e , into the baggage room located under the concourse. . At 1:15 p.m. the man with the dark hat and| feturned up the stairs from the baggage room and left that immediate area. : At 1:20 p.m, I observed land a red headed youth in his early twenties in conversation in ve the baggage room under the couth concourse. The man with red v7 hair had a small red mustache and was wearing a rust colored suede jacket and was slender in build. These three left the baggage room and walked out into the parking lot adjacent to the south concourse where they conferred briefly. At 1:23 p.m, and the red head male ascend the outside stairway up to the observation deck just south and adjacent to the main administration building of the be .Sea=fac Airport. When I again observed them they had been joined by| the man with the dark hat, and one other individual whom I now know to have been MERVYN HENDERSON. These six indi+ viduals were observed in conversation with each other on the observation deck. At 2:10 p.m. I observed the man with the red hair and mustache starding in the south concourse near the baggage room Stairs in conversation. They are looking out the window towards the east. | At 2:30 p.m. the man with the dark hat, a JHENDERSON, and the man with the red hair, drifted out of b7C the South concourse area into the adjacent parking lot where they entered a 1960 Chevrolet station wagon, cream top over salmon colored body. This car drove out of the main exit.‘to the terminal and headed south on Highway 99. At 2:40 p.m. the aforementioned station wagon was observed parked in the Swept Wing Inn’parking lot headed west. I saw six individuals in the wagon. At 3:40 p.m. the aforementioned station wagon, with two” _ occupants, was observed proceeding north on Highway 99, passing they Hyatt House. This vehicle was followed and was observed to” travel east from the Duwamish junction to the access to Interstate 5 where it entered the freeway and proceeded north to the exit ramp at 130th Street where it turned off and proceeded west on 130th, to the Whité Front Store, located at 130th and Aurora where it parked in the White Frort.lot at 4:30 p.m. The man with the dark hat got >. out on the driver's side and went into the White Front Store. He returned to his vehicle at 4:45 p.m. and drove out of the parking lot.D302 (Rev. 4-18-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date __2/2/68 a At approximately 12:30 pm on December 24, 1967; I was on duty at the front door of Seattle-Tacoma national Airport. At approximately 12:58 pm I saw jat the south end of Continental Airlines ticket counter, He was carrying a large, folio with a ribbon tied around it. I recognizedt | trom a photo- graph which I had been shown prior to this. was tall, had blonde hair, wore a blue nylon jacket with snap buttons, dark pants, black shoes and walked with his toes pointed out. He was very nervous, whistled quite often and put candy or other food into his mouth quite often. At approximately 1:05 pm I sav| talk to an Older man who was short with graying hair-and_partly bald in back. He appeared to be in his 50's, wore!glasses and appeared unshaven. ‘ On December 26, 1967, I observed the same man working in the Mercer Island Post Office at approximately 5:30 pm. He was identified to me as MERVYN EDWARD HENDERSON. At approximately 1:07 pm I saw two men enter the front area of the terminal and approach One man was tall, had a raincoat on which was like a carcoat, and wore a dark hat. He was dark in complexion and kept his hands in his coat pockets. The other man was short, about 5'7", with long black hair with some gray streaks in it. It was combed straight back and had a high wave. He wore a fleece lined jacket which was dark in color. He was in his late 30's or early 40's. These two men talked with in front of the airport on the south side of jntal ticket counter. This was on December 24, 1967. I have since observed a mug p| [-—] Seattie Police Department number| and it is identical with the above described man fleece 12/24/67 & . On 12/26/67 _ SEATTLE, WASHINGTON File # SE_91-2732 li : by SA. nsw, Date dictated 12/27/67 ‘Thie document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the ptopetty of the FBI and is loaned tp your ageney; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. °2 SE 91-2732 At approximately 1:12 pm I saw| the man with the hat, and proceed past Braniff Airlines ticket counter going down the south concourse. They went down to bé the baggage room, a: was descending the stairs, the bre nan with the hat andl rere ascending she stairs” I continued down the s nd looked for but he was not in that area, At approximately 1:25 pm I saw Jana scend the stairs to the observation deck after Teaving the baggage room. At approxi the wan with the hat, IERYYN-HENDERSUN, and a man with red hair, a Fed MUSTACHE, who was short,. young, and about 135 pounds, with a brown rough sudde jacket on, con- ferring on the observation deck. th At approximately 1:58 pm, the group dispersed and descended to the south concourse area in separate groups. At this time the man with the hat and walked . along the parking lot of the south concourse, got on the. sidewalk and proceeded south to a parked 1960 Chevrolet station wagon with a white top and salmon colored bottom, They did not enter the station wagon at this time but walked back across the parking lot.to.the baggage area. 7 At approximately (0 pm the six men emerged’ from the south concourse baggage.area in separate groups and proceeded across, the south concourse parking lot separately, converging on the 1960 Chevrolet. station wagon, white on top and salmon.colored on the bottom. All six men got into the’ station wagon and proceeded to the main exit of the terminal and headed south on Highway 99. At approximately 2:40 pm I observed the 1960 Chevrolet station wagon with six individuals in it parked \ in a parking lot of the Swept Wing Motel, 188th and Highway 99. The car was parked facing west, near the Swept Wing Motel sign, in the road nearest to Highway 99. At approximately 3:40 pm I observed the 1960 Chevrolet station wagon pass the Hyatt House on Highway 123 BE 91-2732 99 heading north. The man with the hat was driving, and.one passénger was in the car. The car proceeded to the Duwamish Intersection and then turned to get onto an entrance ramp to Interstate #5 heading north. The car then proceeded north to the 130th Street exit, got off Interstate #5, and went west on 130th Street to the White Front Store parking lot, Aurora Avenue North and 130th Street, which they reached at 4:30 pm. At approximately 4:32 pm I observed the man with the hat walking through the parking lot to the White Front Store after leaving the station wagon. i At approximately 4:45 pm the man with the hat returned to the station wagon and drove away from the park- ing lot. izFD.802 (Rev. 4-15-64) 6 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date __142/68 At approximately 12:30 PM on December 24, 1967, I was on duty at the Seattle - Tacowa Airport, Seattle, Washington, standing near the Continental Airlines counter, and at approxi- mately 12:57 PM I observed| walking in front of the Continental Airlines count TH the main terminal of the Seattle ~ Tacoma Airport. was _carrying a legal size portfolio, dull red in color, as Wearing a dark blue Jacket, no hat, and dark work-type pants. At approximately 1:00 PM, I observed lmeet and talk with a white male with red hair and a Small mustache and both were standing just south of the Continental Airlines counter at the Seattle - Tacoma Airport. This white male with red hair appeared to be in his early twenties in age, and wore no hat, was wearing a brown leather jacket. After talking for about two minutes, this individual with red hair left be and walked toward the men's room and in the direction of the south concourse of the airport. ximately 1:30 PM, I observed six individuals, inc and the person with red hair mentioned above, and Iso included were the following: A white man wearing a dark felt hat and a dark brown jacket; a white man wearing a dark grey jacket with fleece collar and he had a full head of dark hair.with a little grey and combed back in duck tail style; and one other individual, When observed at this time, all six persons. were standing.on the observation deck just south of the main terminal of the Seattle ~ Tacoma Airport and were in a group. together. At approximately 1:58. PM the group of six persons on the observation deck dispersed and left in small groups in different directions toward the south concourse and the south baggage room of the airport terminal, At approximately 2:11 PM I observed. be man with red hair, man with dark felt hat, and man will full =) head of hair in duck tail fashion, conversing in a small group 12/24/67 Seattle, Washington SE 91-2732 at File # 2 SA H, EDWARD MC NULTY: Ipt 12/27/67 Date dictated contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. Te ie the property of the FBI and ie loaned to ‘and ite contents are not to be distributed ottelde your agency.