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™~yY 8 ke The following is an excerpt from the broadcast of Boake Carter, vn _Beptesber Re, 28076 6345 Pome 1g wee “ Well, in the last week or eo there has been a growing editorial criticism directed against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and it 1a based in general upon these dines: That the FBI must be a pretty roor out fit if, after investigating the record of Mr. Justice Hugo/Black, they gave him « clean bil) of health and then to hava a norepsper man come along and make some Very startling revelations about the new Associate Justice and his alleged connection with they « That criticism has been based on absolute.y ‘Ro knowledge of facts. This was sade cleer today by Attorney General Cunzings - dn Washington. His attention ans drawn to these criticisms of the Department of Justice, but he flatly declared today that the Departzent of Justice had made no investigation of Hugo Black sither before or after Ur, Roosevelt nanceé the ex-Senator to the High Court, and this editor is in a position to kno be- yohd the gucstion of a doubt from other end equally reliable sources direct that whatever may heve occurred within the Attorney Gener.i's Office, at least no rejuest was over made to the Federul Buresu of Investigetion to exemine Hr. Black's qualifications, and as those close to the picture suy, tne FBI cannot be blamed for any negligence regarding Yr. Black, for it not only didn't _ Adnvestigate hin, but wasn't asked to investigate him, *bhatever the politics followed, the FBI is usually requested by the Attorney Geveral to cake a re- port on the candidates for Federal Judgeships, 0, 5, District Atty: TOYS Ue f. Marsuais, and other similar offices coming under tae Department of Juzricels jurisdiction, This has been a standing pructice for many years but it vould be the height of impertinence for the Departz ent of Justice to blenuly in- vestigate Suprese Court Justices, for the Suprene Court is an indesendint bocy with no comnestion whatsoever with the Departaent 6 of Justice. As ir. Cunrin:s pointed out, no investigations were ever made of any of the present serbers of the Supreme Court with the exception of the Associate Justice\Stone and only then when he waa a candidate for the Attorney Generalship anc not for the Court. Thus, in the light of the facts, 1+ becozes clear thet to blere tne FHI for not presenting the facts of Nr. Black's purported Klan connectiong is un- warranted and alsdirected for the reason that the F3I was not ever revues: ed to wake any such investigation in the first place. * # The recording wes very indistinct here and the first part of this santence "de not written verbatin, * —_ 4 “L ” tye ' na a end wd jf “— _. fy p . Fe ge a ee r —_— - =e STE Sar 8 _ a Take ag <a pe Sy St we ™ Ta AP Ee - me ee ie ye 6 gee ae tere wlan +. i ste Teen fee _— ea ™ tat. a Oi eS * cee at : pe * at rene *. -— -