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NR . St Net - aA of 7 pee arte I or. 4 POPEYE - 13 None of the charges against Popeye could be proved. and his Parole Officer reluctantly recommended that his parole not be violated. The board over- rode him and violated Popeye even though they had no reason other than some traffic tickets. It ig not unusual for the board to ignore the Parole Officer's recommendation and they did not like Popeye. Perhaps it was his politics, 197? was a big yenr. Carl: “After he broke off with the regular Prisonersa' Union, he didn't have too many members. He would come up with big signs and support other peoples! ‘a protests. I think that's how he first started making himself visable." Hie was very visable to Alexander Jason, undercover police agent. Alex infil- trated all the radical groups in the Ray Area including, finally, Venceremos. "Venceremos, I was very interested in... and Popeye was secretly Minister of . Defense. JI recognized him when I went under cover... I knew he would be a big leader... because he had the background, the credentials. ile was black, he was tough... and all the attention in revolutionary circles was in prison- ers being the most politically conscious." ! 1 ! The House Committee on Internal Security talks about Venceremos: "22. members... have gathered firearms and explosives and have trained members in their use | under anticipated guerrilla warfare conditions. ‘Included in their organization | is a secret apparatus intended for completely illegal activities: assassina-= tions, robberies, and sabotage." Weapons instruction was piven by the Minister of Nefense. What was Venceremons into at that time? Alex: “Mostly training, study groups,