◆ SpookStack

} FD-36 (ev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: 10/2/72 Transmit the following in Type tn plainieal oF code! i AIRTEL Vic £ = (Priority) ae eee ee e+ Lo--_--- TO: ACTLAG DIRECTOR, FBI (105-165706) 4 ine 4 Phy SAC, CHARLOTTE (157-6171) (P) Moe 7 F . “ sunseer Diack PANTHER PARTY (BPP) XC CUARLOTTE DIVISION a; is EJ +f For information of Bureau ie TAN advised of the following on Tas % BPP presently has some rifles and pistols stored at BPP Ieadquarters, 1333 Il. Patterson Ave., Vinston- Salem, Tl C. Other weapons are stored in houses in close Q proximity to BPP Ieadquarters. The intent of BPP is Ny unknotm as no discussions have been held resardin; any ~ specific assignments which would require the use of s weapons. » _— 6 BPP recently received correspondence from the National Headquarters at Oakland, California, which instructed the local party to defend the Headquarters at all cost. The local party was admonished for allowing police officers to search the "eadovarters last year and directed the locals nevypx fo a low this to happen again. secuastegs i 08 — [65 706 -9—-U78 Discussions’ have recen y been held at “the BPP Neadquarters at 'inston-Salem rezarding, the possibility of institutin> a firearms traininy prosram; however, there was no indications that this program would be established in the near future as no comrete proposals were made nor was there any indication that additional discussions would be held in this resard. —- <2> Bureau (Rit) - San Francisco (157-2861) (Rh) 3 - Charlotte (2 - 157-6171 16 OCT 6 1972 ZTL:kfb Approved: — Sent LM Per Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574