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QL SEP 151968 | F - Soe aw CONFIDAYEIAL ahs “<3 ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF &YSTICE eames FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Tet ee a a ae In Reply, Please Refer to WASHINGTON, D.c. 20535 File No. STUDENT NONVIOLENP“COORDINATING COMMITTEE ~ pectasstrry nt Sp.) At: |Z _STOKELY CARMICHAEL: ON_J2-30-$6 7 | There is set forth below a summary of current bey activity of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee vA and its leader, Stokely Carmichael. oo ney wad Possible Resignation of Stokely Carmichael from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee According to a confidential source, it is rumored that as a result of criticism directed at Stokely Carmichael in a recent staff meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Carmichael has submitted a letter of resignation to the Central Committee of this organization to become effective October 21, 1966. According to the source, the Central Committee 8 is holding Carmichael accountable for the current financial trouble of the organization, claiming it is due to the manner jin which Carmichael has handled public announcements and policies of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Since he has become its leader. The source further related that although the Central Committee has Carmichael's letter of resignation, it has made no decision as to whether or not it will be accepted. I ‘ Arrest of Three Individuals Connected with the Student Nonviolent coordinating Committee, Demopo is, Alabama, ugust 18, 1966 bIC On August 18, 1966, GD ace 22, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Qa ace 19, Grenada, Mississippi; and age 23, Selma, Alabama, were arrested by the Demopolis, Alabama, Police Department and charged with transportation of unlicensed pistols and carrying concealed weapons. At the time of the arrests, these individuals were in possession of a 1964 blue Plymouth four~ door sedan and were unable to prove ownership of the vehicle, Brown said he obtained the car from a rental agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Brown claimed he was a Federal employee working with the Poverty Program out of Washington, D. C., and was "sent‘on.a field trip tg look over poverty." Under A r BE. = & 2 6 x f aowngrediyg 2 J \ i 3