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ee me UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer tu Charlotte, North Carolina File No. February 25, 1975 BLACK PANTHER PARTY CHARLOTTE DIVISION EXTREMIST MATTER - BLACK PANTHER PARTY On January 21, 1975, CE T-1, whose reliability is;) unknown, furnished the follow ng information: The National Episcopal Church (NEC) headquartered in New York City, New York, has tentatively approved a grant to the Black Panther Party (BPP) at Winston-Salem, North - Carolina, for use in the continuation of the BPP sponsored Free Ambulance Program, The NEC previously gave the BPP in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, $35,700 for implementation of a free ambulance service and unconfirmed report sets the present request of the BPP at $42,000; however, the approved figure is far less than the amount requested by the BPP (the .» exact figure not known at this time). A recommendation from the Bishop of the North Carolina Diocese is required by February Tse 1975, for final approval of the grant from the NEC. The Bishop of the North Carolina Diocese will make a recommendation after receipt of a committee survey in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, of the present ambulance service operation. Additionally, an nvestigator from the NEC, in New York is presently in Winston- Salem for evaluation of the ambulance program. is NEC investigator, EARL ALBERT \NEIL, appears closely associated with the BPP and particularly LARRY LITTLE, a present member of the BPP and former leader of the BPP in Winston-Salem. «+! THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS NEITHER RECOMMENDATIONS NOR CONCLUSIONS OF THE FBI, IT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE FBI AND IS LOANED TO YOUR AGENCY; IT AND ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE YOUR AGENCY. Source whose identity is concealed herein has furnished reliable information in the past except where otherwise noted. . i iy