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rd ee ck ae ame lene meee so ee get mt pe ee —_ one . —~ OPTOMA PUM A, 10 s 3010-108 aa wat 1887 FOTO. . f . Gia IM MEG. NG 27 fon. . ° UNITED STATES GUvtRNMENT ao . 1 - Mr. C. D. DeLoach tae Memorandum 1 - Mr. A. Rosen ie l= Mr. W. C. Sullivan ro : Mr. W. C. Sullivan DATE: June 19, 1970 oy 1 - Mr. C. D. Brennan FROM *: C. D. Brennan l1 - Mr. G. H. Menzel ETER ES BLEIK; G} DOUGLAS CHARLES CORMACK; RICK FELBER; THOMAS GRAYDON FOGLESONG; ? JERRY RUPE ° q ‘ + hy ‘Le SABOTAGE; SEDITION; CIVIL RIGHTS - { aint ¢ FEDERALLY PROTECTED ACTIVITY: ye DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY The purpose of this memorandum is to advise as to the status of local prosecutive plans concerning the burning of the Kent State University Reserve Officers' Training Corps f, (ROTC) building on 5/2/70. 7 ee The Criminal Division of the Department by letter 6/15/70 requested it be determined what prosecutive action has been taken locally in connection with this situation and what action is contemplated. Carl Belcher, Attorney, Criminal Division, on 6/18/70 telephonically advised that in explanation of this request he did not mean to indicate any reluctance with regard to prosecution in this case. He stated that since no action has been initiated by local authorities in over 45 days, he made this request to support his position that Federal prosecution may be warranted as to violations under his super- vision, such as Destruction of Government Property and Antiriot Law violations. In connection with this request, the Portage County Prosecutor, Ronald J. Kane, on 6/18/70 advised he had not received any investigative report on which he could have or will initiate prosecution. He stated that when such is received he desires to present violations to the Portage County Grand Jury hopefully by about the middle of July, 1970. Kane also claimed he had requested FBI Headquarters to furnish him reports in this case; there is no record of such a request by Kane, and he was advised as to the confidential nature of these reports, He stated that he understood and added that he has an appoint- ment on 6/25/70 in Qhio with Jerris Leonard, Assistant Attorney - |General, Civil Rights Division, when they will discuss local ‘and Federal prosecutive plans. a wee en Enclosure <+@—~¢ 6-22-74 ‘ke AAD 4on° 14. ca 98-46479 J: -t- —— — GHM:pab erry (6) a CONTINUED ~ OVER none RS TE Sem pe a nn a en orc ere eres ee ee ere Le em cnn eet me