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Septe er 15, 1971 GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISTON Attached teletype reports that a group of approximately 30 people professing to be American Indians who formerly occupied Alcatraz Island appeared at the San Francisco Office accompanied by their attorneys on. 9/14/7l. A spokesman for the group advised they appeared to express support for three subjects, also Indians, who are awaiting trial on Possession of Stolen Government Property charge. An attorney in the group produced 12 signatures of Indians who claimed to have been present at a meeting in early June, l97l, on Alcatraz and voted in favor of selling the copper on the b6 Island to help support their qroup. b7C I8 Aq T/tT/9 uo pasaxe ne Agents in San Francisco for Possession of Stolen Government Property. The subjects sold approximately 1600 pounds of Government copper wire valued at $6oo to a local San Francisco metal dealer. The copper was obtained from cable lines at Alcatraz Island which at the time had been occupied by American Indians for the previous nine months. U. S. Marshals invaded Alcatraz Island on 6/ll/7l, and evicted the remaining Indians. Facts pertaining to the 9/14/71, demonstration were discussed with an Assistant U. S. Attorney, San Francisco, who requested an investigative report regardinc the incident before a prosecutive opinion would be rendered. Aggressive investigativ action is being conducted by our San Franciscc Office. DFB/jak