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cee een cena ces eRe eS cence ee ttc OCR, tt ee Ae ai be wc pec mn een met ALR act RT BT I M. A. Jones to Wick memo RE: STOKELY CARMICHAEL He was asked about a statement he had previously made that the Negro should not be fighting in Vietnam. He replied by stating that the black people should not be fighting in Vietnam for another people's freedom when they (Negroes) do not have such freedoms at home. He declined to state that he would urge a mass desertion |by Negro troops, but felt that this question would have to be decided by each individual. In connection with his statement that all court houses re Mississippi should be burned down, Carmichael stated he meant this "literally" and not'figuratively."" By this he claimed he meant that the old "red neck sheriffs" in Mississippi should be cleaned out. The interview closed by Carmichael giving the reasons why he and SNCC representatives did not attend the recent White House conference on civil rights. He mentioned the following as some of his reasons: 1. Racism was being conducted by the whites in America and not the blacks and so there was no reason for Negroes to attend this conference. 2. President Johnson's image was at it lowest ebb and he, Carmichael, felt the President was just using them (Negroes). In reply to an inquiry concerning this last statement, Carmichael noted that this White House conference was a "phony." RECOMMENDATION: For information. . \/