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Black Panther Party — Part 26

97 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Dec 7, 1972 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Black Panther Party · 88 pages OCR'd
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5i 8 1 , 3 2- -'5 . 5?: ,,. :1 -s § 4% is £5 § CE 157-6171 On June 20, 1972, information was received that as of that date, 210 East Fourteenth Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was occupied by a member of the BPP Chapter at Winston-Salem. As of that date this residence contained no fortifications or protective devices. On June 12 and 26, 1972, information was received that BPP Headquarters located at 1333 North Patterson Avenue, had no fortifications or Erotective ' devices at this address. No weapons were 0 served in BPP Headquarters and no material was Observed that could be, capable of being utilized-to manufacture explosive devices or incendiary devices. A member of the BPP Chapter acts as the Officer of the Day and stays in BPP Headquarters at all times; however, this duty officer is unarmed. Also, there was no indication of any escape tunnels being present in any of the above three locations. Sources: 4 On September 29, 1972, information was received that the BPP presently has some rifles and pistols stored at BPP Headquarters, 1333 North Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem North Carolina. Other weapons are stored in houses in close proximity to BPP Headquarters. The intent of BPP is unknown as no discussions have been held regarding any specific assignments which would require the use of weapons. The BPP recently received correspondence from the National Headquarters at Oakland, California, which instructed the local party to defend the Headquarters at all costs. The local party was admonished for allowing police officers to search the Headquarters last year and directed the locals never to allow this to happen again. Discussions have recently been held at the BPP Headquarters at NinstonSalem regarding the possibility of instituting a firearms training program; however, there was no indication that this program would be established in the near future as no concrete proposals were made nor was there any indication that additional discussions would be held in this regard. 12
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