Secret Army Organization
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This article is about the American anti-communist organization. For the French terrorist group, see Organisation armée secrète.
The Secret Army Organization (SAO) was a short-lived right-wing paramilitary organization in Southern California, set up in 1971 in the aftermath of the breakup of the Minutemen group by local law enforcement. The ACLU has claimed that the organization had FBI support.[1]
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Abbreviation | SAO |
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Predecessor | Minutemen |
Type | Paramilitary |
Legal status | Dissolved |
Headquarters | San Diego, California |
Region | Southern California |
Membership | 12–30 |
Key people | Jerry Lynn Davis, Howard G. Godfrey, John Rasperry |
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