FBI Letter Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee Hiroshima-Nagasaki Demonstrations, FBI (Record, September 1969)
Credit
Credit to Douglas M. Charles, FBI historian and author of "Hoover's War on Gays: Exposing the FBI's Sex Deviates Program".
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Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (SAS, FBI), observed the following demonstrations and events in New York, New York (NY), during Hiroshima-Nagasaki Week, sponsored by the FAVPCC:
The broad purpose of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Week was to protest war, racism, poverty, and their inter-relation:
August 4, 1969 (Monday)
On August 4, 1969, a demonstration primarily co-sponsored by an organization named "Avoid Vietnams In Latin America (AVILA)", protesting United States domination of Latin America was held at Rockefeller Plaza, Fifth Avenue, between 49th and 50th Streets.
At approximately 4:05 p.m., about 25 persons commenced a picket line demonstration at the above location. The number of participants increased to approximately 75 during the demonstration.
Some of the signs and banners displayed by the demonstration were:
"Gay Liberation Front"; "The Third Sex Supports The Third World Struggles-Gay Liberation Front"; "Free Puerto Rico, Recall US Troops"; "US Out Of Latin America"; "Stop Murder of Priests and Students in Brazil-United States Latin America Justice Committee"; "Abolish Prisoner Camps in Peru-US Latin America Justice Committee"; "End the Blocade of Cuba"; "Free The Panthers-Political Prisoners-American Servicemen's Union (ASU)".
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
New York, New York
September 8, 1969
Bufile 100-445548 NY file 100-156835
Re: Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee (FAVPCC), Hiroshima-Nagasaki Week Demonstrations in New York City, August 4-9, 1969
