</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 Mpt.4120 /Rocks68 SITUATION INFORMATION REPORT 031 ACTIVITIES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THE FALL OF 1968 The "asterisked" items listed are either newly surfaced activities or are changed details on activities listed in previously printed calendars. October 10-27 *According to the London Times, Scotland Yard has uncovered a photo by the armed extremists to seize Government buildings and Vietnam war rally. The embassy during a planned anti- of American student's "draft doggers" in Britain who are backed by the foreign capital. Senior Scotland Yard was a major threat to the plot posed by Paris the potentially as violent as the plot declined. past spring. Scotland Yard officials declined comment when quired. The Times said simultaneous demonstrations were no connection to the organisation and Italy, the extremists have werely plan to act during them. "The aims of the extremists see to be to act authority and disrupt the administration, " the Times quoted a government source and sayings." Leaflets circulated in London last week were demonstrated to make grenades and fireflies and to assemble for a massive October 16-22 to make Grenades and fireballs. Week" beginning 16 October. *Los Angeles - Mass. A person will sponsor a "Stop the Draft October 18 Boston, Massachusetts - A person of unknown reliability has indicated that an organization called People Against Racism plans a dis- that the Boston Garden in the near future plans one of the President's Garden is in the Near Future plans for Although no Presidential candidate is known to have plans for an apparatus there soon, Senator Eugene McCarty is schilled Arnold Racism there soon. There are on the 18th. Rorortoy People in the ventilating system. "Waltham" (D.C. on the D.C.) on the 1st floor, K.M.K.Kirklin, C.Mirklin), C.H.Miklin, M.Kirwan, of Information of the BPP, is scheduled to speak al. Hexard University, On the 10th, he has another spanking argument. in Washington, the site for which is unknown. Stokely CARNICHAEL is also to speak at Howard University on the 18th.

Summary: The text contains a Situation Information Report dated October to December 1968, detailing planned anti-war demonstrations, civil rights activities, and related events across the U.S. It includes references to the trial of James Farlo RAY for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., scheduled to begin in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 12. Other entries mention protests against the Vietnam War, student activism, and political figures such as Richard Nixon, Eugene McCarthy, and Hubert Humphrey. The document also notes planned demonstrations by organizations like the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC), the Black Panther Party, and the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA). Specific events include a rally in Washington, D.C., on October 26 involving anti-war groups, and a trial of Rap Brown for arson and incitement in Maryland. The text references leaflets, marches, and coordination between activists and international groups, with some entries noting potential disruptions to elections and military installations.  

Key People:  
- James Farlo RAY (accused of killing MLK Jr.)  
- Dr. Benjamin SPOCK (invited speaker)  
- Rev. William Sloane COFFIN (invited speaker)  
- Mark RUDD (Columbia SDS leader)  
- Jerry RUBIN (YIPPES member)  
- Rennie DAVIS (NMC activist)  
- Rap BROWN (tried for arson and incitement)  
- Larry RUSSELL (New Mexico student boycott organizer)  
- Stokely CARNICHAEL (Howard University speaker)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee (RAY trial)  
- Washington, D.C. (demonstrations, NMC activities)  
- Los Angeles, California (protests, SMC events)  
- Boston, Massachusetts (demonstrations, CIA-related disruptions)  
- Chicago, Illinois (anti-Humphrey demonstrations)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (peace demonstrations)  
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (student boycott)  

Key Events:  
- Trial of James Farlo RAY for MLK Jr.'s murder (November 12, Memphis, TN)  
- Anti-war demonstrations and marches across multiple cities (October–December 1968)  
- Coordination of "National GI Week" activities to address military issues  
- Planned disruptions to election processes by anti-war groups (e.g., Jerry Rubin's statements)  
- Student-led protests at universities, including Columbia University and the University of Michigan  
- International connections for peace movements, including visits to exiled U.S. military personnel in Sweden and France  

Key Organizations:  
- National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (NMC)  
- Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)  
- Youth International Party (YIPPES)  
- Black Panther Party  
- Student Mobilization Committee (SMC)  
- Young Socialist Alliance (YSA)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee (NECLC)

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