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SAC, Charlotte (157-6171) 2/17/69 an Lb 1 - Mr. 5 Director, FBI (105-165706: Sub 8)— 1 = Mr. 1 - Mr. BLACK PANTHER PARTY (BPP) CHARLOTTE DIVISION RACIAL MATTERS Reurairtel and LBM 2/7/69 and urtel 2/10/68. Enclosed is one copy each of Buairtel to SACs, Albany, et al, 12/3/68, captioned "Black Panther Party, Racial Matters" and a letter from J. Walter Yeagley, Assistant Attorney General, Internal Security Division, Justice Department, dated 11/20/68, captioned "George Mason Murray, Kathleen Cleaver, Bobby George Seale, Joudon: Ford, Racial Matters = Black Panther Party; Leroy Eldridge Cleaver, Racial Matters —- Black Panther Party." Since re communications indicate that there is now an active BPP chapter in the process of being formed in Greensboro, North Carolina, the instructions in the enclosures should be followed during investigation of this organization.and its members. Continue your penetrative investigation of this group. In the event you do not submit an airtel or teletype containing significant 2- intelligence information within any two-week perio@ of your .- investigation, submit at the end of that two-week period an airtel summarizing the significant dévelopments during that period. Also consider the counterintelligence possibilities during your investigation, submitting any coukterinfelligence ures to the Bureau for authorization before implementing ” ee ee ae Your investigation of BPP activities in Greensboro s the value of having informant coverage in a position eport on black extremist activities at their inception. should continue this commendable informant development utilize this instance to illustrate to your Agent jie ~—-~ petisonnel the advantages, desirability and necessity of the U [ "> development of adequate informant coverage. x cv) Enclosures - 2 ¢ yt SEE NOTE PAGE TWO ! ee re een