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©@ gs 44-1503 The Department's letter requested that if the victims or other persons in the premises at the time of the raid declined to be interviewed, Mr. JERRIS LEONARD, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, should be notified immediately without waiting for the completion of the report of this investigation. It is noted that the telegram of December 5, 1969, addressed to United States Attorney General JOHN MITCHELL reads as follows: We of the NAACP are extremely alarmed, concerned, and confused relative to the contra- dictory statements and facts in connection with the slaying of MARK CLARK and FRED HAMPTON by Cook County law enforcement officials on December 4, 1969. Pursuant to the same incident, we demand that an adequate, thorough investiga- tion and that the results of such investigation be made known to the public in order to alleviate a tense, anxious situation. We simply will not tolerate a modern day lynching; and should the results of your investigation prove a violation of civil rights, we shall use maximum resources to pursue the apprehension and punishment of those responsible. Upon receipt of the departmental letter on December 13, 1969, M. W. JOHNSON, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Chicago Office, personally advised United States Attorney (USA) THOMAS A. FORAN of the requested investigation. SAC JOHNSON informed JAMES D. CONLISK, Jr., Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, of on an Sine See Cain Ne Seca ha Te