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SITUATION INFORMATION REPORT 0 . Recent press coverage indicates @at Federal and local police 8 crackdown on Black Panther activitie&tihs seriously affected Uie organization's size, image, and recruitment possibilities. In Chicago for instance, not only is meager Panther membership reportedly between 20 and 30 Mrd core militants but th-rty has been unable to proselytize from eilher of the two prominent Negro r. street gangs (Blackstone Rangers and Black Disciples). Money is scarce in many chapters and recruitment restricted because the k t h c r s , deathly alraid of Miltration by police undercover agents, require candidates for membership to submit to rigorous tests. b % Syndicated columnist Victor Riesel reports present Panther strength as between 1500 anckcF djvided pmong 30 chapters. Panther members, says Riesel who murder without cause, steal without philosophy or go "pig hunting'l'without regard €or the final conflict - namely the overthrow of capitalism, are expelled. I I . . . . - 8 4' ' + --. ........... __ . --. ....... - . ,-. 21 t -