Vietnam Veterans Against the War organization
also: Buffalo VVAW Chapter, the VVAW, Veterans Against the War, veterans group, Vietnam Veterans Agamst the War, VT W, VVAW, VVAWV, VVAW WSO, VVAW-WSO, VVAW/WSO, Winter Soldiers Organization
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Federal Bureau of Investigation spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“Other informants had reported that the Vietnam Veterans Agamst the War (which was itself the subject of an intelligence investigation because it was thought to be subject to communist or foreign influence) mighty try to "control the confere…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.192
Ms. Cook member_of
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“For example an FBI informant in the VVAWVhad the following exchange...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.210
Mary Jo Cook member_of
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“The first case study involves a former FBI 'subversive' informant in the Vietnam Veterans Against the War Mary Jo Cook…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.239
FBI spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“In August 1971 a full investigation of the VVAW was opened on the basis of reports that Communist youth groups were infiltrating the VVAW…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.241
Vietnam Veterans Against the War did_business_with
Vietnam reported
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“Sources had provided information that VVAW was stockpiling weapons VVAWhad been in contact with North Vietnam officialsin Paris France…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.241
Vietnam Veterans Against the War did_business_with
Belgian Communist Party reported
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“VVAWwas receiving funds from former CPUSA members…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.241
Doc Cook member_of
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“Cook stated 'it was a very democratic process [in the VVAW] so that there was no way that I could .. fulfill the request of the FBI without actually becoming elected leadership in the chapter'…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.243
Doc Cook spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“Cook testified that she was to report virtually everything about the VVAW and its members…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.242
Vietnam Veterans Against the War operated_in
Buffalo documented
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“Report concerns a meeting of the VVAW/WSO Women's Group held November 5 1973 in Buffalo New York…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.243
Federal Bureau of Investigation spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“Letter to all offices dated 8/3/71 instructed each office to initiate a survey to determine existence of VVAW…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.540
Vietnam Veterans Against the War did_business_with
Communist Party USA reported
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“This action was necessary in the light of increasing indication that the VVAW may be a target for infiltration by subversive groups such as the Communist Party USA and the Socialist Workers Party and their respective youth groups…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.540
Vietnam Veterans Against the War did_business_with
Socialist Workers Party reported
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“This action was necessary in the light of increasing indication that the VVAW may be a target for infiltration by subversive groups such as the Communist Party USA and the Socialist Workers Party and their respective youth groups…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.540
Federal Bureau of Investigation spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“Our hearing today will focus first on the roles actally played by two informants ... another who infiltrated Vietnam Veterans Against the War…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.118
Mary Jo Cook spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“Ms Cook The Vietnam Veterans Against the War Winter Soldiers Organization (VVAW-WSO) He took me to a meeting After we returned from the meeting we discussed in more detail how he felt about being an informant what he did why he did it and w…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.120
Mary Jo Cook worked_for
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“My assignment was Vietnam Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization (VVAW/WSO) the Buffalo chapter…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.124
Ms. Cook member_of
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“back before I joined the organization in 1973…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.130
Ms. Cook spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“you concluded that the aims of this Buffalo chapter of Vietnam Veterans Against the War had as its aim the ending of our involvement in Vietnam…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.129
Ms. Cook's partner linked_to
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“He had connections with the veterans club on the campus who had many members of VVAW WSO…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.132
Ms. Cook member_of
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“that work in political defense was fully within my participation in VVAW WSO as an organization…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.133
FBI spied_on
Vietnam Veterans Against the War documented
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“In your judgment did the FBI have an exaggerated concern about this organization as far as it being a threat to the United States…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.136
Vietnam Veterans Against the War operated_in
Vietnam reported
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“They were going to North Vietnam and meeting with the Communist forces…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.145
Vietnam Veterans Against the War operated_in
Paris reported
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“They were going to Paris attending meetings paid for and sponsored by the Communist Party…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.145
Communist Party USA funded
Vietnam Veterans Against the War reported
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“They were going to Paris attending meetings paid for and sponsored by the Communist Party…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.145
Revolutionary Union targeted_for_regime_change
Vietnam Veterans Against the War reported
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“She is most concerned about efforts by the Revolutionary Union to take over the VVAW WSO…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.159