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\ oT) Bis hs DET OMAL MOGan pat 2 aoe $oea PDT { * . Gbe Gin we om. aF 1 . mont UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT coe ra ] - Mr, Mohr pannel oa Memorandum 1-Mr. DeLoach (sry ane . Mr. Belmont pate: September 24, 1964 ez Tavel 1-Mr. Belmont [%"%5. : A. Rosen 1- Mr, Rosen Holmes 1 - Mr; bIC . UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; 1 - Mr, MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER, 1 - Mr, ANDREW GOODMAN, pic ; bre. JAMES EARL CHANEY - VICTIMS (DECEASED) PTT Drews Roh ¥ SBF CUTIE 2 With reference to the subpoenas which have been issued for certain of our Agents to appear before a State Grand Jury which is convening on September 28, 1964, Inspector Sullivan has been in touch with County Attorney Raiford Jones of Neshoba County. Attempts were made yesterday to talk with Judge ¢ ©. H. Barnett, who — « @ is a brother of the former Governor, He is the State Circuit Court _ Judge who will handle this case. They were not able to meet with the » Court yesterday inasmuch as he was in session. Sullivan is to talk / with Raiford Jones today inasmuch as Jones had communicated with him and indicated he wanted to talk with him, me Qur understanding as a result of personal contact with | Burke Marshall of the Civil Rights Division is that we are to tell the local authorities that with reference to the subpoenas for stat appearance, we would be unable to testify before any grand jury at this time in state court inasmuch as we are under subpoena in a Federal court in connection with the presentation of material before a Federal Grand Jury at Biloxi, Mississippi. In talking with Sullivan today, it was indicated to him that every effort should be made to get to the Judge today if at all possible baa) hivh we nereceoarile heave tn follow in areroardance to explain the position Wiilil We NeCesSarisy Gave tO 20u0W i aCcorcance with instructions received from Burke Marshall, - LT also talked with Burke Marshall concerning the present - ; procedure and he affirmed the fact that this was the procedure which -y should be followed and that if this was not satisfactory he would take whatever action was necessary to insure that the above proc@dure. was “] 2 /9 ‘adhered to. ard be RAY) Y - a5 7ie- oa ys 417 SEP 30 1964 ook 78 OCT 1 ~ 1964 CONTINUED - OVER —— —_—