FBI FILES ON JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY AND ITS ASSERTIONS

MY JBS REPORT

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As of January 26, 2012, my 157-page Report on the John Birch Society consists of 9 chapters as follows:

Chapter # / Comment / URL

1 FBI Evaluations of Robert Welch and the Birch Society –including an introduction to Mr. Welch’s book length “private letter”, entitled The Politician

FBI HQ instructions to FBI field offices regarding Welch, the JBS, and incoming requests for FBI publications from JBS representatives are discussed in three "SAC Letters" reproduced in this Chapter.
http://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/jbs-1

2 FBI vs. JBS on Internal Security Status of United State
(URL same as above)

3 FBI vs. JBS on Alleged Communist Infiltration of Clergy and Religious Institutions
(URL same as above)

4 FBI vs. JBS on Alleged Communist Infiltration of the Department of Health, Education, Welfare (URL same as above)

5 FBI vs. JBS on Alleged Communist Sympathies of Harry A. Overstreet, author of the 1958 book, What We Must Know About Communism
http://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/jbs-2

6 FBI vs. JBS on Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Includes discussion of:
• Communist strategy regarding “Negro Soviet Republic”
• Alan Stang’s 1965 JBS-published book, It’s Very Simple: The True Story of Civil Rights
• Highlander Folk School described by the JBS as a “Communist Training School”
• Gary Allen’s article in the JBS magazine (American Opinion) on the August 1965 Watts Riot – entitled “The Plan To Burn Los Angeles”
• Birch Society Comments About African American Civil Rights and Labor Leader A. Philip Randolph
http://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/jbs-3

7 FBI vs. JBS on Persons Whom JBS Claims Are “Experts” on Communism – includes discussion of former FBI Special Agents and FBI informants who endorsed the Birch Society and often were speakers under the auspices of the JBS Speakers Bureau – such as Dan Smoot, W. Cleon Skousen, Julia Brown and Lola Belle Holmes, plus material on David Gumaer, Matt Cvetic, and Karl Prussion (URL same as #6 above)

8 Right-Wing Critics of Robert Welch and the Birch Society
http://sites.google.com/site/ernie124102/jbs-4

9 Documentary History of John Birch Society
NEW! Documents generally not previously publicly available – including private correspondence between Robert Welch and JBS National Council members
https://sites.google.com/site/ernie1241/

This 157-page report explains why J. Edgar Hoover and senior FBI officials within the Bureau’s Domestic Intelligence Division concluded in FBI memos that the JBS was “extremist”, “irrational” and “irresponsible”

FBI on John Birch Society

2005-10-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

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Purpose of Conspiracy Theories

2005-02-11T02:08:00.000-08:00

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Prologue

2005-02-10T16:12:00.000-08:00

The John Birch Society [JBS] is, arguably, our nation's most successful purveyor of conspiracy arguments. In its 47 years of existence, the JBS has attracted the support or endorsement of numerous wealthy and prominent individuals and it has adversely impacted communities all over the United States.

This blog is devoted to sharing information about the JBS, and its arguments, which generally has never been available before. Starting in 1981, I began submitting Freedom-of-Information-Act requests to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, military intelligence entities, the U.S. Justice Department, and other government agencies to discover what data was contained in their files pertaining to the Birch Society and the allegations which the JBS disseminated about numerous persons and organizations. I now have acquired about 400,000 pages of government documents.

In addition, I have acquired a substantial amount of documents contained in private papers collections archived at various universities which pertain to the JBS.

Anyone desiring more information may contact me at: Ernie1241@aol.com