</s>A-P-B-E-N-D-I-X 1 NATIONAL KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, INC. (NKKK) A source advised that on May 22, 1960, the National Grand Council of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan met at Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss consolidation of the Klan's unit of effort and activities to establish a National Fund and a National representatives of the Federation of Ku Klux Klans, Alabama; Association of Arkansas Klans; Arkansas, Florida Knights of The Ku Klux Klan, Florida; Southern Knights of Ku Klux Klan, Klans, South Carolina; Dixie Knights of KU Klux Klan; the Tennessee; and Kykos Klan, Texas. This source advised at a consolidation meeting at Atlanta, Georgia, September 2-5, 1960 , at which the North Carolina and Texas Klans were represented by the National Klan. and passed that KU Klax were held during the period 1960 to 1963 A second source advised in March, 1964, period several meeting of Klan groups were held prior to the 1963 in an effort to unite the Klan groups under a single leadership. The organization granted a charter in DeKalb County, Georgia, November 1, 1963, under the name National Knights ofthe Ku Klux Klan, Inc ., as a patriotic, secret, social, and benevolent order!" A third source advised In December, 1963; that the organization had issued a statement of its program which indicated the organization to be anti-negro, anti-Jewish, anti–Catholic, and anti-foreign born. The third source advises in August, 1964; that he organization has headquarters in Tucker, Georgia; and the day-to-day operations are under the direction of JAMES R. VENABLE, Chairman. 201 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document details the formation and activities of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (NKKK), Inc., established in DeKalb County, Georgia, on November 1, 1963. It outlines organizational efforts to consolidate various Klan groups under a unified leadership between 1960 and 1963, including meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, and the establishment of regional chapters such as the Federation of Ku Klux Klans, Alabama; Association of Arkansas Klans; Florida Knights of the Ku Klux Klan; Southern Knights of Ku Klux Klan, South Carolina; Dixie Knights of KU Klux Klan; Tennessee; and Kykos Klan, Texas. The organization’s stated program in December 1963 included anti-negro, anti-Jewish, anti-Catholic, and anti-foreign born positions. By August 1964, the NKKK had headquarters in Tucker, Georgia, with daily operations managed by James R. Venable as Chairman. Additional content describes the formation of Klavern #14 in St. Louis, Missouri, under the National States Rights Party, with its first organizational meeting held on November 30, 1965, at 2806 North Grand Avenue. The group was later associated with James R. Venable, Imperial Wizard of the NKKK, and operated from rented halls in St. Louis by August 1967.  

Key People  
- James R. Venable (Chairman of NKKK, Imperial Wizard)  
- Unknown speaker at National States Rights Party meeting in Missouri (identified as a Klan organizer)  

Key Locations  
- Atlanta, Georgia (meetings and consolidation efforts)  
- Tucker, Georgia (NKKK headquarters)  
- St. Louis, Missouri (Klavern #14 meetings and operations)  

Key Events  
- Formation of NKKK Inc. in DeKalb County, Georgia, November 1, 1963  
- Consolidation meetings of Klan groups in Atlanta, Georgia, 1960–1963  
- First organizational meeting of Klavern #1, Missouri, November 30, 1965  
- Establishment of NKKK’s anti-minority program statement, December 1963  
- Operational activities of Klavern #14 in St. Louis, Missouri, by August 1967  

Key Organizations  
- National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (NKKK), Inc.  
- Federation of Ku Klux Klans, Alabama  
- Association of Arkansas Klans  
- Florida Knights of the Ku Klux Klan  
- Southern Knights of Ku Klux Klan, South Carolina  
- Dixie Knights of KU Klux Klan  
- Tennessee; Kykos Klan, Texas  
- National States Rights Party (Missouri)  
- Klavern #14 (St. Louis, Missouri)

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