4 We must obtain the legal evidence...
(Continued from Panel)
“1. A determination that a
dispute or controversy existed
between the U.S. -and North
Vietnam.
“2. That there was in
tercession, unauthorized and
with intent to influence by sub
jects or a determination as to
what, under a similar in
tercession, constituted an at
tempt to defeat measures of the
U.S.
“3. That the subjects are
citizens of the U.S.”
The directive offers further
instructions to the agents.
“Published material relating to
subjects’ plans prior to departure
must be obtained and furnished
Department. Press conference
held upon their return must be
covered by all offices and efforts
made to corroborate statements
made at these press conferences.
“New York should develop
sources who can advise of sub
jects’ return and insure that 1)
any press conference held in New
York City is covered and 2) that
Bureau, WFO (Western Field
Office) and interested cities are
promptly advised of their
return.”
The following page of the file
contains some biographical in
formation on Eachus including
his educational background; that
he had completed required
classes for a Bachelor of Arts
Degree, majoring in health
physical education-recreation,
with a minor in journalism.
It also includes his military
service record, noting that he
was classified 1-Y as of May 19,
1970, for physical reasons. The
memo continues, “Eachus has
indicated that he could not in
good conscience submit himself
for induction into the armed
forces and has indicated ttiat he
was opposed to the Vietnam war
and would not participate in nor
support the war.”
The confidential memo also
discusses Eachus’s arrest record
saying, “On November 9, 1970,
the FBI Identification Division
advised that no identifiable
identification record was located
for Ronald Lee Eachus, based on
the information furnished.”
The memo does make note of
one mar on Eachus’ record.
“Records of the Eugene, Oregon,
Police Department reveal that on
September 27, 1969, Ronald Lee
Eachus, born August 17, 1947,
was given a warning ticket by a
patrolman of the Eugene Police
Department for driving with no
brake light. Eachus was driving a
1965 Chevrolet panel truck,
Oregon license CCA-272.”
The next section, labeled
“Activities,” quotes at length
from numerous newspaper ar
ticles and delves into Eachus’
political philosophy and actions.
It quotes from an interview in
the Nov. 27, 1968, issue of the
Eugene Register-Guard in which
Eachus expresses generally
favorable views of SDS. It notes
that Eachus said he supported
civil disobedience in some cases
and expressed opposition to the
military draft.
The section also makes note of
his activities in student strike
activity during May of 1970 and
his request to University faculty
members to send representatives
of their classes to a meeting
discussing an ant:-nerve gas rally.
It quotes from an interview in the
Nov. 27, 1968, issue of the Eugene
Register-Guard in which Eachus
expresses generally favorable
views of SDS. It notes that
Eachus said he supported civil
disobedience in some cases and
expressed opposition to the
military draft.
The section also makes note of
his activities in student strike
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A page from the FBI’s Eachus file
activity during May of 1970 and
his request to University faculty
members to send representatives
of their classes to a meeting
discussing an anti-nerve gas rally
in Portland. (The rally was
concerned with the proposed
shipment of nerve gas to Oregon
in 1970.)
The file also draws heavily
from an extensive interview in
the June 24, 1970, issue of the
Emerald Empire, Sunday sup
plement to the Register-Guard.
Among pertinent information
the FBI notes that Eachus’
hometown is Molalla, where his
father is a construction worker
and his mother is a school
teacher.
“His grade point average is 3.1
and he carries 13 hours this term.
Eachus, a bachelor, lives in a
rented house with seven other
students at 1158 Mill Street,
Eugene," the file continues.
The interview, which is quoted
in full, is followed by a number of
articles from the newspapers
previously mentioned. The ar
tides concern Eachus’ pending
trip to Hanoi, his activity in the
anti-nerve gas rally, student
strikes, and anti-war demon
strations.
The articles also cover Eachus’
election to ASUO President and a
column, X 1836, that Eachus did
for the Emerald, is also included.
This group of articles is
followed by a three-page report
which was apparently done by
FBI agents themselves. The
report is attributed only to "First
Source and Second Source,” but
the memo’s style suggests the
information is of the first-hand
variety.
It deals with a January 20,1971,
appearance by Eachus at Por
tland State University as part of
their speaker series, "Decade of
Decision.”
The report notes the size of the
crowd, ‘‘approximately 300
persons,” and that Eachus talked
at length about his trip.
“Eachus mentponed that while
traveling in North Vietnam they
met the Prime Minister of North
Vietnam, North Vietnamese
Minister of Higher Education and
the Minister of Trade and
Finance, each of which used the
discussions for North Vietnamese
propaganda purposes.” the
report states.
The report also notes the
question and answer period
which followed the speech. It
quotes Eachus as saying that
“civil disobedience” would be a
tool of the National Student
Association.
“Another asked Ronald Eachus
if he would join them on the 24th
of April (a peace march was
scheduled in Portland on that
date), and Eachus responded he
did not know where he would be
by the 24th, he said maybe he
would be burning something that
day,” the report continues.
The report notes, “Another
from the audience shouted that
possibly he should consider
burning the local draft board.”
Two appendices to the report
tell of characterizations of the
Student Mobilization Committee
and the National Peace Action
Coalition. A brief report of a
meeting of the Portland Peace
Action Coalition at which plans
for an anti-war march were
formulated is also included.
The file is completed with more
newspaper articles, much like
the ones that appear earlier in the
file. One article is the Emerald
Empire article of June 24, 1970.
It contains interviews with
three “campus activists,”
Eachus, Jim Howe and John
Luftus. Both Eachus and Howe, a
member of the SDS, expound a
more radical viewpoint, while
Luftus represents a more con
servative outlook.
In the interview, Eachus is
asked, “Who are the political
figures that best represent your
views?”
“There are quite a few I can
identify with — Lenin, Mao Tse
tung, Eldridge Cleaver. I can’t
identify with anyone in office. I
had a lot of respect for Wayne
Morse.”