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b6 b7C Date of transcription 5/16/91 4 | — telephonically contacted at his office and provided the following information: He knows and has known_him for several years. The basis of the association is that belongs to a paramilitary group loosely known as "OPFOR" which is a military acronym for "Opposing Force" or "Opposition Force". This group consist of approximately forty individuals and is led by a retired Army captain who is a VietNam veteran. This group normally "plays" the part of Russian soldiers during training periods with the Michigan National Guard and/or the U.S. Army Reserve. characterized as "out in left field" and stated that there was something strange about him but could not be specific. He also stated that | was intelligent and that he never made any racial or ethnic comments of a negative nature to him or to any of his associates. He further advised that the Michigan National Guard no longer uses this group as its "OPFOR" after it was learned that some of the members were only 16 or 17 years old and many of the older members had never been in the military. Concern was heightened when it was learned that these individuals were in possession of pyrotechnical equipment as well as semi automatic weapons of the type used by the Eastern Bloc countries. pointed out that these weapons were all legal in nature but it was felt that the best interest of the Michigan National Guard was not being served by using this group. also stated that most of the members of the "OPFOR" group are well respected individuals who have responsible jobs and that his feelings about[___] should not reflect negatively on the other members. [stated that he believed that [___]was in the Army Reserve in Livonia, Michigan but did not have any contact with Army Intelligence as he claimed. He also questioned as to why > Jai not remain in the Reserve but stated that he did not have any reason to believe that he left for negative reason. advised that he would obtain the name and telephone number of the captain in charge of the "OPFOR" group and make that name available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Investigation on 5/16/91 at Ann Arbor, Michigan File # 177A-DE-57612 by SA