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ro - Tg rennin ne ee nti eee ~ mre : u/ 900 Ezre Thompson Building, bs; Selt Lake City,Utah | - December 21, 1935. Director, Division of Investiseticn, U.S. Departuent of Justices, vashington, D.C. ‘Né, Dear cir: ~ x I have been infor.ed_ the ‘ the U<, Supreme . \ ourt has recently handed down cision in the cese cf X. bn >A Sunk -vs- U.S. treating ‘éf the competency of a Wife to'testif; for her husbend. IJ have n.t had an opportunity to read the decision, but refer the Division te the ease so ° thet it cen errense to have & study nade of the decisicn to , Sec if it is of any value to the field. It is ig: understauding ‘ that the gist of the decision is titt a wife can testify for & husvand. Ghe decisici. does net touch upun the com -etuccy of 2 hustiund cr wife to testify acsinet cach other, agen I pf also informed thet the lS. Supreme Court, / text in the case crevorto} ‘avez ‘and Jose }ariof havez, -vs- VA wis Usie, 24 « 470—401, {hes handed down a decision which vera treats offfindian country, which defines what constitutes indian pea terri ‘itory. I have not had an opportunity to read this rsen décibion but refer it to the Division for study for any velue ae . it may have to the field on a subject oatter wiich has always ban been more or less conplex, . 2 oe Very truly yours, ao) pare ae Of PAG JOT A. DOWD, pecial Agent in L RLOORDED & Di SC . on i : yb DDEXED _ DEC 27 1933 |