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f 2 1 \ ornowat ( _ One 80. 16 noe <_< UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT felmapt 1 - Mr. Belmont Collahas Memorandum | 1+ Mr, Belm 4 to : Mr, Belmont pate: September 16, 1964 $e 1 - Mr. DeLoach + From : A. Rosen 1 - Mr, Evans / Tele. Rose 1 - Mr. Rosen Genty. 1 - Mr, suBject: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; - jJ-Mr b7C. MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER, 1 - Mr! JAMES EARL CHANEY - VICTIMS (DECEASED) CIVIL RIGHTS Katzenbach asked that I come to his office. He wanted to straighten out a few matters in connection with the above-entitled case } which he said was going to be presented to a grand jury beginning on | the 21st of fep tember, I went to his office, at which time he advised me that just as soon as the grand jury was convened this would become a matter of public knowledge and, secondly, he felt that the newspapers would hound the Department, as well as the FBI, with speculative questions as to the purpose of the grand jury. He was concerned about this because he knew Tne that anything that might be said could be distorted, I advised him that a | insofar as the Bureau was concerned we intended to make no comment = es any kind and I was sure we would hold to the firm position making ef absolutely no comment in answer to any inquiries relative to the grand an jury and its purposes, ” Katzenbach said insofar as the Department was concerned he felt that it would be highly undesirable to speculate and although newspapermen could not be stopped from speculating, he was going to discourage it. He said he would take the position if he were asked any | questions that insofar as the Department of Justice is concerned it ail would be highly improper for it to make any comment and he was going to try to indicate to anyone inquiring that it would be most improper for them to speculate as to the purposes of such a grand jury. bee wpe He raised another question concerning the ‘évidencé and \ wanted to know whether any of our evidence was tainted, I told him that insofar as I knew I could assure‘him‘that any evidence which we have produced has not been obtained through tainted means andthat = : elke, 2 ; "4 on ’ nn re F ~ AR-ige a i CONTINUED ~ OVER ~ seme ee ee Tees 1 ne te eee ee snamepanmam ae cami 6 AE POE en ar etcetera sen femane RT ees tA