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This file documents FBI monitoring and coordination concerning the Hells Angels and related outlaw motorcycle gang activity. Records from June 1965 describe the Heirs Beach riot in Laconia, New Hampshire, during motorcycle races, including police responses, arrests, injuries, and FBI reports to the White House and Justice Department. Other records cover 1967 reports on Hells Angels or Devils Disciples members arrested in Lowell, Massachusetts, and a Griffith Park disturbance in Los Angeles. Later material includes 1979 and 1980 dissemination references and 1985 nationwide FBI communications seeking information on Hells Angels members in support of ongoing outlaw motorcycle gang investigations and planned enforcement activity.

FBI file number: 94-1420 | Documents span: 1965-1985 | Released in 6 parts
Names in this file: Marvin Watson, Pete Lessard
Subjects: Hells Angels, outlaw motorcycle gangs, Heirs Beach riot, FBI intelligence, law enforcement coordination