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a ad — + t ao “~ at yr Dy ce gta ld iT A ea gare Pate “ae sabi aA Ble qty gd GT hapa ee ro aap rade sens -* UNITED STATES GOV ‘NMENT iv : Mr. Mohr pare: February 25, 1960 C. D. DeLoach | ALL INFORIMATION CONTAINED be . HEREIN 1S UNCLASS:FIED Ux _ EXECUTIVE SECRETARY aw oe aie 7 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE a OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) ae 20 WEST 40TH STREET ye _ NEW YORK 18, NEW YORK Wi Pursuant to instructions, I met with Mr. Wilkins 2- ) desir: ‘ | tea ornraeaa hie answentatiang tn 4h. , ‘0 express nis appreciation to the FBI for the continuing good cooperation between t } Bureau and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAAC: 5 He asked that lis comments be conveyed to the Director and was assured that they would be immediately. Mr. Wilkins conceded there were a number of communists in the NA i He stated he could not prove this and actually was unaware of their identity. He str Ce emphasized that communists were not in control of any of their chapters and would) | , booted out’ if enough proof could be obtained on them. He pointed out that the RS Los Angeles NAACP branch was at present composed of “extremists” and that he fe * the activities of this group very much. He stated that administrative steps were bei: taken to rid the Los Angeles branch of this group of "extremists" and he sincerely = hoped that within the next several years conditions would improve. He advised he d : . not want to mention any names at this time but would keep in close touch with us in t go event this group became too strong in their demonstrations. § RAPA BR a _ I took the liberty of expressing the Director's appreciation to Mr. Wil : for his support of the FBI and the fact that he had mentioned us very favorably on a number of occasions in his apeeches. I told him the Director deeply appreciated the a very favorable resolution passed by the NAACP at its last convention in New York. *° |” Mr. Wilkins stated he and Irving Ferman had enginpered this matter. Be al Bere haha tt erreneg 4 , .. told Mr. Wilkins that as he well knew considerable pressure had be : | - ‘| put on thie PBI by minority groups to make available to the public FEI reports inthe _ Mack Charles Parker case. He was told that the FBI had withstood all types of — “=2ir_ | disadvantages in order to solve this case against great odds.. However ,not : oS [ this fact, we have never received adequate credit for the great work done. ‘ Mr. Wilkins that actually we had received a number of letters containing to o 5 : actions in this case and particularly as to why our reports were not made available t the public. at ee Sera Why It would be wigs WIE gem atic system of government to expose these reports. _, ~ mm DW gh 37% REL te MAR 4 1960 ere