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SY é Yew eaten Yee" wa he « "FD-16 (ev, $+22-64) FBI t ! I 1 I | I I 1 Date: i I | Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext ot code} Via (Priority) I CE 157-6171 a on So ee ee that approximately 250 black people attended the trial set for LARRY LITTLE and other Black Panther P. bers at the Forsyth County Courthouse on 3/19/73. EE these individuals were quite vocal and were in good spirits after it was determined that the trial would be over in vj plea bargaining arranged by the defense attorneys. stated that immediately after the adjournment of the Court, LARRY LITTLE, Head of Black Panther Party, called a news conference on the steps of the Courthouse and indicated to those assembled that he, CORNELL, mor! FULLER had pled guiky to any charges, but they had sim ly decided not to fight this issue in view of the fact they had no faith in the judicial system in North Carolina and was even more convinced of the fact that black people receiving justice after the trial of another Black Panther in Wilmington, N. C. LITTLE stated that he and his comrades had dedicated their lives to the black community and that their function in that community is too important to risk merely to prove a point in Court. LITTLE stated that the Black Panthers would continue to probe into the judicial system and attempt to expose its injustices and that the Party would continue to operate its survival programs which involved giving food, clothing, and help to poor people. ~2- Approved: —_ ss Sent LT Per Special Agent in Charge U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574