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PEACE CARAVAN, 1969 AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE Source one also advised that Victor Smith had put out a letter which he mailed to various Memphians on the letterhead of DRum, P. O. Box ll643, Menphis, Tennessee, stating that DRum was a newly formed organization at Memphis composed of dedicated and courageous persons opposed to the Vietnam War and to the Selective Service System; that DRum was dedicated to the education and involvement of the comnunity for an anti-. Sugllasunos ay sen uaabuos owgad s.nnng jeys pue luayedues Jen of young men about the alternstives and resistance to the draft laws endeavoring to make both the Vietnam War and the draft a public and community issue, The letter continued that DRum was some opposition from reactionary elements not further described, and that DRum.was lacking in publicity because of the opinions. and attitudes of the local news media, and above all that DRuM had considerable difficulty soliciting financial support from Aytnnlqnd Jo yoet ayt ot anp suaiuoddns aq.Pinom pue saezrygedwns and because these possible supporters feared reprisal. from reactionary forces, It continued that DRum must live and.has pledged itself to that purpose tecause it is the only organization in the ent ire Memphis and mid-South region which had the con- viction and courage to take a public.stand against the Vietnam War and the draft. It solicited the support of the recipient and was signed Victor A. Smith, Jr., Chairman, DRum. On August 6, l969, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation observed the Federal Office Building as well as the First National Bank Building and Court Square, Memphis, Tennessee. A small group of individuals neaded by James Earl Gaylord met in front of the Federal Office Building shortly before 12 noon and walked a distance of some eight blocks to the entrance of the First National Bank Building where they were observed to join a small group of demonstrators headed by Victor A. Smith, Jr.; supported by Harry Eugene Sayle, mentioned above. This group remained in the vicinity of the Plaza in front of the First National Bank, l65 Madison Avenue, until approximately 3 p,m. - 6-