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i] OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 ~ 501106 6 Gea GEN. nO. NO. 27 é ™ Tolson <a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT peimont Memorandum Br ¢ ee TO : Mr. Mohr DATE: 3- ~10- 65 tne pe! Trotter Tele. R FROM : ©. D, DeLoach Va Holmes Gandy SUBJECT: SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY (D. - MASSACHUSETTS) REQUEST TO HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MET Want é -f ] BY SPECIAL AGENT IN BIRMINGHAM, 3-10-65 fi : \/ ‘ Mr. [ aidé to Senator edy, called ‘ he my office this afternoon and spoke with Leinbaugh. advised that the pic Senator had just called him from Boston and told him hé was sending his aide, to Selma, Alabama, /to"see what assistance he could give to a Reverend Reeb whorwas badly injured during the recent civil rights incident. ae 07 Mr. [___Jadvisea that the Senator had checked with the . Department of Justice to see whether a Department attorney could meet» . plane this afternoon in Birmingham and lend him assistance. Sénator Kennedy was told by the Department that their attorneys in Alabama were deeply involved and they could not be of any help. The Sen told] to check = with the FBI and see if an FBI Agent could meet Sine ee in Birmingham 4. and lend assistance to him was questioned as to what kindof assistance Senator x Kennedy" s i nim, [Tuas aus frankly he did no hether it was a transportation problem or if there might be a feeling that| frould need some sort of protection. The Senator's aidewas to arrive in Birmingham a at 5:13 p.m. this afternoon, Washington time. _ et Mr. [| _]was told that our Agents in Alabama have been bé literally working around the clock that they were fully committed in wl bic the’Selmazincidents and there was just no way we could plan to meet Mr plane. ~ Mr. [_|saia he fully understood and appreciated our position, that he realized the request from Senator Kennedy was a little vague and he felt sure the Senator would realize our inability to be of service. ia VS Gu ~ om, The above is for informah}.402 77 bIC : 12 MAR 16 1965 1-Mr. Rosen «. 1 - Mr. Jones ~~