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* DeLoach to Mohr Memo, 11/27/64 =" Re: Roy Wilkins, Appointment 11/27/64 “FBI Headquarters, Washington, D. C. "had contacted people in various parte | of the United States to get t them to send telegra: to the President, the Attorney General, and the FBI asking for Mr, Hoover's retira- & Wb 2 weet. sew = ee aw Se 2 eS ee SS Soe “ment or resignation, I told Wilkins that King had also encouraged telegrams to be sent advising the FBI of laxness in the investigation of civil rights matters, Tasked Wilkins how in the hell could he expect the FBI to believe his offers of friendship, and request for peace when King was at this time attempting to ruin us. Wilkins aed hung his head and stated he had no idea that King was carrying on such a campaign, _ stated that this upset him greatly and made him all the more determined to initiate action to remove King as soon as possible, veh at ‘ f i tere * 2 subject of the conversation to spend so: € in explaining that he had also noted communist influence in the civil rights mov ment in Mississippi. He stated that the cry of "Down with the Proletariat" was getti to be the battlecry of the militant Negroes in Mississippi and Alabama, He mention: the same thing was true with respect to Negro allegations of laxness on the part of tJ hm Ta. Pacem ee ra -™ ~ Fo. He mentioned that the Negroes have been led by Kir Hing and Bayard Rustin to ts believe that the FBI could do nothing right; consequently, FBI solution of civil rights cases made little impression upon some Negroes in the civil rights movement. m_ Wilkins stated he was wrong in his criticism of the Director. He add that he was attempting to accomplish, in a mild manner, a division between the battl of the Director and King and any phases of the battle which would reflect upon the ci' rights movement. He stated he has a hard time’ controlling his 32-man Board of Directors, pariicuiariy since King is a member oi this board, He then added, "we" hurting, “ and something must be done. Wilkins told me that he will be lecturing in California most all of nex week. He stated that before he leaves for the coast he will attempt to see King, alo with other in any battle with: FBI He stated he may not have any success in this pegard, however, that he is convinced that the FB can easily ruj I told Wilkins this, » Was up m; ever, I wan reiterate once © again most strongly, that if King: wanted war we were prepared to gi