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. 4 susjecr: HEARINGS CONCERNING RACIAL SITUATION, 5 bass | * UNITED STATES GOVERN] &NT + erent enirgametainainmnition ge a Siena ne ashy oe mnie a oe : . ornonal 26% NO. 10 / Memorandum To 8: Mx, Belmont e. Belmont (NOC DATE: June 22, 1964 | FROM > OA “ay TC, ‘STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, | x. MNATIONAL THEATER, JUNE 8, 1964. A “CIVIL RIGHTS ~ RACTAL MATTERS At the request of cone sesemat William F. Ryan (Dem.-NY), the testimony of witnesses before hearings held by a panel of . ~ educators, writers and lawyers at the National Theater, Washington, A D. C., on 6/8/64 on the racial situation in Mississippi, was entered Ny into the Congressional’ Record on 6/16/64. Several of these witnesses ; made references to the manner in which the FBI and the Department A handle police brutality matters. They indicate that when they A inquired of Agents as to the disposition that will be made of af] Gx particular case, they are advised that the information will be furnished to Washington for consideration and they have not been, .§ , informed of the ultimate outcome < of the case. The witnesses did noe A) indicate whethér they-had made any further “inquiry into the oH if natters, ' rely , It is noted that since the determination as to what — : prosecutive action will be taken relative to a civil rights complad t is strictly within the province of the Civil Rights Division, » pursuant to this policy_of the Departmen:, persons inquiring as to/f.. g such action aré courteously informed that the results of our inve ti~ gation are furnished to the Civil Rights Divisicn, and if the per on q has any further questions, it is suggested that he may desire to” communicate directly with the Civil Rights Division, Washington, D. Ce 5 SPECIFIC ALLEGA"ONS OF POSSIBLE IMPROP: ER HANDLING BY FBI AGENTS _ George Raymond “ eh Les - George amaons ‘ a wi 7 YE Yo J Ms Feseenc: Geozge Raymond, a Negro who has been ae in 3 er registraticn activities, was asked whether FBI Asenis called him * as "Mister" and ue replied th: t-the ones who are not familiar with. yous do. Es indicated that Agents treat him with respect to his face, | 1le- Mr, McGowan 1 = Mr. DeLoach 1 = Ur, 1 - Mr. Caliaban l= Mr. ohr — :