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Roy Wilkins — Part 1
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petnted exut thet eecerding ‘te ne neve article, oerte
Hegre ¢ittzena of Misstesipps tranenitted asf tdevtte te the
seer) ee ee ee —_— ee SS Se
T&aCP regoréing eeenente pressure Sreugas
dssectetion of Citizens Counctie.
Olney
petnted out that ihe
article indtoated that the asidavtts referred te might be in | ee
the possession of Roy Vilkine of the HAACP and suggested pana mr
eoptes af these affidavits be ebtatngd Uf poestble tu order te
eonplete tavestigation.
Olney's nene rea
March 15, 1955, ené the Vow York Office
FAACP for coptes of the asfitdevite referred t@-
t . .
CONTACTS WITH TRE BUREAUS
a,
wes coknewledged on
See (2 bd sii
ir
eee vat
fet :
Rey Filkins has had very 1tttle contact with the Duress.
in the absence of Balter. Fatte he did write te the Directer on
Septendber 10, 1947, 18 conncotion with "the se-called Robeson
fmatdané in Bearta Ti Pinata
Frwy Fees rw £2 UF -—— » Bee rrr ra
WN oencera tng thie actter,.
Bazelucod's letter had clready been referred te the Atterney General
ther aetion he deened epprepr tate.
for Ais constderation and any
matter, (100-12304-67)
We toek no further action ta
laaét dati . @ Mea satianstad iumestina
wtikins had recetved his taferaction fren
@ Mr. Marelvoced of Peorta, ITllinetse, a vice president of the Peorte
Chapter of the WAACP. Hazelwood had written directly te the
Bureau at on earlter date regarding thts astter. Wilkine' letter
BGs acknowledged on Septender 13, 1947, and he wae advised that
die
By letter dated August 24, 1953, Wilkine wrote to the
Director and merely acknowledged receipt
had wrttten on dugust 5S, 19539, te Falter
of a letter the Director
tte. Fijktas advised
that Mr. White would communicate with the Director “pen hie retura
, te his offtee. (61-3176-852)
> rote
By letter dated Jovenber a5,” 1954, the chtes Pest : office .
Inepector surntehed to the Bureau for further ection a letter .
dated Fovenber 5, 194, recetved by hia from Roy Filktne, Atteckes
te Wilkins’ letter was 6 mimeegrapa ef & copy ef an extortion
type letter wherein the writer signed hinee Yours for the NAACP, |
Rufus Tecunseh Washington III." -
1954, and contains scurrilous language and threate against .*54:: glen
Governor White of Missteetppt,.
fate letter ta dated September 8,*
Wilkine tu Ate letter tndteated
* that the NAACP had no connection with the nailing of the letter te~
Governor Fhite and that the letter had deen ainesgraphed ang.
distributed tn Missisatppt tn an effert te slender and discredit.
the WAACP. He requested tnvest
deta
detter through the natle.
atton
the distribution of thia
had resetved an eordier
i eae
tian
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