Serje King, date of birth: October 5, 1928, known aliases: Baba Oseijeman Adeumi and Jeman Adefumioser. Lives at 123 West 142d Street, New York. It is believed that this man originally came from Detroit. However, he has no record of arrest in our city. He was formerly the minister of culture and education for the RNA. He is a leader in the Yoruba Temple.

George Samuels, date of birth: May 20, 1924, of 67 Kosciusko, Brooklyn, N.Y. Member of RAM. Subject was arrested for conspiracy to commit criminal anarchy in New York and is presently out on bail awaiting trial.

John W. Smith, Jr., date of birth: August 24, 1933, of 1338 Bushwick, Brooklyn, N.Y. He is the cab driver whose arrest sparked the 1967 Newark riot. He is not known to belong to any organization, but attends meetings of various militant organizations as a celebrity. FBI No. 794027-C.

Samuel Smith, date of birth: February 18, 1944, of 826 Hancock, Brooklyn, N.Y. Attended the National Conference of New Politics in Chicago, Ill., in 1967, NYPD B No. 549924, FBI No. 703043-E.

Arthur Williams, date of birth: February 19, 1932, of 1317 Prospect Avenue, New York. He is a former member of CORE. He at one time was an officer of CORE on the local level. He was also on the steering committee at the National Black Power Conference in 1965. NYPD B No. 555634, FBI No. 703504-E. Pleaded guilty June 18, 1964, to assault third, received a suspended sentence, Bronx County Court, docket No. 1572.

Jeral Williams, date of birth: August 8, 1950, 124-14 155th Street, South Jamaica, N. Y. He is a member of the Committee for Community Education in the County of Queens. NYPD B No. 731857.

Joseph Williams, date of birth: July 15, 1932, of 616 West 48th Street, New York. In 1967 he was the leader of a military-type youth group, funded by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth Unlimited, a Government poverty program.

The following is a list of others from the New York area arrested at the Linwood-Philadelphia incident who we do not have background information on at this time.

Fabunmi Adefdefunmi, date of birth. June 19, 1939, alias Mary Cooper and Mary Sitton, of 168 East 2d Street, New York City. NYPD B No. 436132 and No. 503337, FBI No. 178753-D.

Majile Adefunmi, date of birth: September 20, 1945, of 123 West 142d Street, New York.

Oscar Allen, date of birth: June 22, 1940, alias Lukman Abdur Rageeb, of 31 Leonard Street, New York, N.Y.

Hollie Coles, date of birth: February 24, 1942, 393 Dumont Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.

Roxieann Lavern Cromer, date of birth: November 29, 1948, 114 Dewey, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Maurice Erwin, date of birth: August 18, 1939, alias Awolowa Akinyele, of 2305 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Former minister of information, Harlen People's Parliament.

Calvin Vernice Handerson, Jr., date of birth: June 24, 1930, 227 West 122d St., New York City. FBI No. 320949-B. Also known as Calvin Vernon Hendricks. Arrested five times since 1947 in Tallahas

see, Fla.; Biloxi, Miss., Georgia and Kansas. Two-year sentence for desertion. Air Force No. AF 12-289-872.

Betty Hunter, date of birth: September 17, 1941, 246 West 150th Street, New York.

Maxine L. Johnston, date of birth: February 9, 1950, of 195 Willoughby, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Williard Vernon Kelly, date of birth: September 27, 1925, 613 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Winston Salem, N.C. PD No. 32966Rd. Fred McCummings, date of birth: October 15, 1948, 1106 Morris, Bronx, N.Y. West Palm Beach, Fla. PD No. 40757.

Robert Morris, date of birth: May 16, 1938, 168 East 2d Street, New York, N.Y. PD B No. 409207, FBI No. 836-845-C. (Shot in New York a couple of weeks ago.)

Abdullah W. F. Spencer, date of birth: July 6, 1940, of 548 Bainbridge St., Brooklyn, N.Y. NYPD B No 731200.

Rafael Viera, dae of birth: July 24, 1948, of 56 East 125th Street, New York City. This subject was identified as the one who fired the fatal shots at Patrolman Czapski on March 29, 1969. On April 9, 1969 warrant A-152598 was issued charging him with murder.

Ronald McCoy, date of birth: unknown. He is a juvenile 14 years of age, 547 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.

IV. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

In addition to the aforementioned Detroit convention, most of the programs and activities of the organization have been concerned with recruitment of members, publicizing the organization and raising of funds to implement its purchase of land.

Activities by the organization in New York City have been as follows:

July 5, 1968-Organization held a recruitment and publicity meeting at the Harlem YMCA, 135th Street, New York City.

August 17 and 18, 1968-Held a convention at the Hotel Delmonico, Park Avenue, New York City. This convention was sponsored by Esquire magazine, who published a feature story on the organization and its officers in its January 1969 issue.

Senator GRIFFIN. You say this convention of the Republic of New Africa was actually sponsored by the Esquire magazine?

Sergeant COURTNEY. It is our understanding it was sponsored by Esquire so that they could get material for a feature article.

Senator GRIFFIN. Can you give us any more information beyond what you have said here? Can you elaborate?

Sergeant COURTNEY. I am afraid not, Senator. I think the article will be offered in evidence at the proper time.

(At this point Senator Javits withdrew from the hearing room.) Mr. ADLERMAN. Do you know who paid for the convention at the Hotel Delmonico?

Sergeant COURTNEY. No, sir.

Senator GRIFFIN. How can you say they sponsored it?

Sergeant COURTNEY. From reports that I received from detectives in the New York City Police Department who spoke to the people at the hotel.

Senator GRIFFIN. That is the best evidence at this point?

Sergeant COURTNEY. At this point. I could perhaps supply more.

Senator GRIFFIN. Does their article concede or admit that they sponsored the convention?

Sergeant COURTNEY. I don't recall, Senator. I read the article, but I don't recall.

Senator GRIFFIN. I wish you would get a little bit more information than just the flat statement here. It seems to me that there ought to be some documentation.

I think this is a very important item because there is a great deal of concern generally about the impact of the news media-publications, television and so forth-on much of this activity: the fact that sometimes incidents, even riots on a small scale, seem to be instigated or generated for publicity purposes. Sometimes the publicity is wanted by the people who are participating.

Then we have had insinuations or charges leveled from time to time that various news gathering agencies are actually generating some of the activity. I think it is a pretty serious charge and it ought to be backed up, if it is true.

Sergeant COURTNEY. We will see that the material is provided the committee, sir.

The CHAIRMAN. Secure and provide for the committee any documentary or supporting evidence you have. If you don't find it, make a statement for this record that this is all you have.

Sergeant COURTNEY. Very well, sir.1

September 22, 1968: Organization had a meeting at the East Wind Motel, East 125th Street, New York City, to recruit members and inform group on purpose of organization.

October 8, 1968: Four members of the RNA were arrested by New York State Police at Oneida, N.Y., for carrying hand guns and one M-1 rifle, traveling in a Mustang from Detroit, Mich.

1. Dorothy Sanders, female, Negro, date of birth, December 14, 1945.

2. Warren Galloway, male, Negro, date of birth, August 30,

1942.

1 Based on information given in testimony by Sergeant Courtney and other information provided subsequently by the New York City Police Department, the subcommittee, on July 2, 1969, issued a subpena to the general manager, Delmonico Hotel, 502 Park Avenue, New York City, calling for the production of certain records relating to a conference held at that hotel by certain officials of the Republic of New Africa on or about August 17 and 18, 1968. In response to this subpena, the hotel provided documentation and information which showed that Esquire magazine, 488 Madison Avenue, New York City, had made arrangements for room accommodations for certain individuals, identified in testimony before this subcommittee as officials of the Republic of New Africa. Payment for these rooms was made by Esquire magazine under a "due bill" arrangement, whereby the hotel deducted the cost of the rooms from any moneys owed Esquire for advertising by the hotel in the magazine. Bills for the following individuals in this party were paid for by Esquire magazine. 1. Wilber Grattan, August 17, $29.40.

2. T. R. Kenyatta, August 17, $32.00.

3. Obaboa Alowo, August 17-18, $59.80.

4. John Taylor, August 17, $35.05.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henry, August 17 and 18, $101.50.

6. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Henry, August 17 and 18, $286.51.

7. Mae Mallory, August 17, $29.80.

8. Mr. and Mrs. O. Adefunmi, August 17, $30.39.

9. Miss Joan Franklin, August 17, $101.13.

10. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sklarz, August 17 and 18, $110.00.

11. Mr. L. Simmons, August 17, $49.31.

3. Selina McCutchen, female, Negro, date of birth, February 18, 1939.

4. Leroy Wilds, male, Negro, date of birth, August 30, 1942, two revolvers and one rifle.

October 18, 1968: The organization is mentioned in an article in the New York Times of this date as being connected with an investigation by the board of audit in payments to Mt. Addis Abbaba, Inc., a camp site in Parksville, N.Y., owned by Audley (Queen Mother) Moore. (Minister of health and welfare of RNA).

November 17, 1968: Approximately 60-70 persons attended a meeting at 236 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., sponsored by RNA to elect new cabinet members.

At this time I will offer as an exhibit my exhibit No. 8.
The CHAIRMAN. What is it?

Sergeant COURTNEY. It is a New York Times article dated October 18, 1968, entitled "Why the Board Canceled Summer Camp Program.' It goes into references to the Republic of New Africa.

Moreover, investigators said the camp owned by Audley Moore is used as a meeting place for militants working toward the formation of New Africa in the U.S. The CHAIRMAN. Let it be received.

(The document referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 541" for reference may be found in the files of the subcommittee.)

Sergeant COURTNEY. January 13, 1969: An unknown individual who was a self-alleged member of organization spoke at a school decentralization hearing at Board of Education office, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn. The meeting group supported separatism in the New York City school system.

April 14, 1969: Members of organization held a meeting at Junior High School No. 271, Brooklyn, to discuss and inform the community on the Detroit incident (gun battle) at the organization's convention. In addition to the above activities, there was a concerted campaign waged in Brooklyn by members of RNA, led by Herman Ferguson, minister of education, to claim the Ocean Hill-Brownsville School District, Brooklyn, as the first RNA-controlled school board.

I wish to offer my exhibits 12 through 19, 10 and 21 at this time, which give evidence on the statements I have just made. The CHAIRMAN. Let them be received at this time.

(The documents referred to were marked "Exhibits Nos. 542, 543, 544, 545, and 546" for reference and may be found in the files of the subcommittee.)

Sergeant COURTNEY. Also in connection with this, an election was held on Friday, March 21, 1969, at which the community was asked to vote for independence for Ocean Hill-Brownsville and to make it a part of the Republic of New Africa. Results of this election were never announced. The national headquarters of RNA issued statements declaring that the independence of Ocean Hill-Brownsville was receiving top priority in its campaign. They claim the following as schools of the RNA: The Green Lantern School of Science and Culture, Queens, N.Y., and the Yoruba Academy, West 116th Street, New York City, operated by Oserjeman Adefunmi (minister of culture of RNA).

V. FINANCES

The organization's finances are a matter of secrecy and no public information has ever been made available. Reported source of income expected by the organization are:

1. The reparations in the sum of $400 billion being demanded from the U.S. Government.

2. A 2-percent tax from those members willing to be taxed, with the only allowable deduction being $600 for dependents. 3. The sale of $100 bonds.

There is also the possibility of money from Red China and Cuba to finance any guerrilla activity. It is estimated that no more than about $10,000 has been raised in the United States from their campaigns. They also propose a Black Power Exposition to open April 2, 1972, to raise funds.

VI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The aims and objectives of the organization are separatism from the U.S. Government and the establishment of a free, independent black nation governed and controlled by blacks as stated in the pledge of allegiance and declaration of independence of RNA. These aims and goals are to be achieved by any means necessary. If not achieved by negotiation with the U.S. Government, then they will resort to guerrilla-type warfare waged by their black legion which they report is growing. They reportedly see their role as leader of the black revolution in America and as a member of the third world.

VII. SECRECY

Very little secrecy, except as to finances and strength of their alleged black legion, has been maintained by the organization. They have, though, on occasion, barred persons without proper credentials from some of their meetings. The use of fronts, code names, and cover names is not known. The only cover names could be the African names assumed by many of the members.

VIII. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DOMESTIC ORGANIZATONS

They have allied themselves with other black nationalist groups on occasion, such as the Black Panthers, US of Los Angeles, Black Caucus, Black Student Unions, Black United Front, and so forth. It is felt that they will work with most black militant organizations, but none of these alliances have any established permanent relationships.

IX. RELATIONSHIP TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS

No known relationships to foreign governments have been uncovered, but through its president-in-exile, Robert Williams, it is assumed they have ready entrance to Red China, Cuba and Tanzania. They have also expressed their willingness, on many occasions, to establish relationships with any foreign governments willing to aid them in their goals.