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Re: Communist Party, a United States of America - ; Negro Question Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Security - C Levison said "we" feel that William Higgs, who is now a lawyer in Washington, D.C., is the right person to make this offer as Higgs was a civil rights lawyer in Mississippi efore he was forced to leave the state. Levison indicated that Higgs would most likely know a "stool pigeon” who would talk for money. Levison said "we" felt that it must be so Jones who should approach Higgs. meone like Jones told Levison that he had a better idea, which he related as follows: ‘ i “Alfred Bingham, Jonathan Bingham's brother (reform Democratic candidate who defeated Congressman William Buckley in recent Bronx New York primary)" contacted him recently to find cut the political leanings of the Council of Federsted . Organizations (COFO) group of which Jonathan Bingham's daughter is a member, because Jonathan was concerned about her membership becoming a political issue. Jones related that during his conversation with Alfred Bingham, Bingham mentioned that a close friend of his wes @ judge in Jackson, Mississippi, and a member of the mite Citizens Council in that city. Jones said it might be a Aa «ta - ++ hd lat aa Boa icéa to contact him (the Judge) about this idea. Levison said Jones' plan sounded cvod to him and that he would let “our friends" know about it right away, but added that Jones must remain in the picture. Jones indicated that the gucge in Jackson known to Alfred Bingham was a law school friend of Bingham’ -. : wort Ae ey TN ee ee ee