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OPTIONAL FORM NO.10 5010-106 GSAGEHREG.NO.27 Tolson UNITED STATES G RNMENT DeLoach Memorandum Callahan elt r :Mr. DeLoach DATE: November 21, 1969 1 - Mr. DeLoachSullivon. 1 - Mr. Rosen favel A. Roser FROM Tele.Room SDO 1 - Mr. Malley Holmes 1 -Mr. Shroder Gandy SUBJECT 1 - Mr. Schutz ALCATRAZ ISLAND 1 - Mr. Bishop SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 1 - Mr. Sullivan AsAC James Moreland, San Francisco, telephonically advised this afternoon that the-acting United States Attorney (UsA) at San Francisco, Richard Urdan, had requested representatives of our San Francisco Office accompany him to Alcatraz Island to confront a group of Indians who had taken possession of the island. Mr. Urdan was to requestthe Indians to leave and, if they refused to do so, he wanted them forcibly removed. ASAC Moreland stated last week 15 American Indians of various tribes took over the island, which is administered by General Services Administration (GsA). At the request of GSA, they left. Yesterday, approximately 130 Indians went over to Alcatraz. GSA asked them to leave and some did. The majority, however, have indicated they intend to stay and hide out on the island. GsA has given them until noon today to leave the island. The take-over of Alcatraz by the Indians last week and yesterday. has been the subject of considerable publicity.. AsAC MoreIand advised that acting UsA Urdan has contacted the San Francisco Office and advised that if the Indians did not leave at noon today, San Francisco time, he planned to go over to Alcatraz and confront the Indians, order them to leave, and in the event they refused, have them to accompany him and, in the event his demands were not met, to assist in the forcible removal of the Indians. 70- 5/20/- ACTION: This appears to be a function of the United States Marshal's Office rather than the FBI. ASAC Moreland,was advised that we should not accompany the acting USA. . If-he wanted to go to Alcatkaz and demand that the Indians Ieave, that was up to him, but we should not get involved either in the demands. or the forcible ejeckion of the Indians from Alcatraz. ASAC Moreland stated he would so advise the acting USA.. REC-35 RJG:jny DEC22 1969