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wa? (3-39-55) , . Ofc Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT om fas irector DATE: QjJA/). j 3, 1958 o SuUByscT: The Congressional Record eae a le ne ‘or ¥ . t — Pages A218- A227, Congressman Gathings, (D) Arkansas, “ extented : hig remarks to include an article written by the Honorable H. Ralph Burton entitled Integration Its Ultimate Effect.'' Mr. Burton in commenting on authorities cited by th Supreme Court in handing down certain decisions stated "Among those so-called modern authorities on psychology cited by the Court as its authority to change and destroy the constitutional guarantees of the people of the United States are a number of individuals whose public expressions | and activities show clearly the influence of Communist contacts and reflect sympathy ies with that ideology..... No attempt is here made to give details about those whose Te feria appear as authorities of the books cited by the Court as such data is - oe available in the files of the Un-American Activities Committee, of the FBI,‘ gnd numerous other public records, .....'" Mr. Burton made reference to the NAACP —, and the Communist associations of its members. He included excerpts from the . Congressional Record of February 23, 1956, as follows: "Mr. Gathings. Mr. Speaker, on February 3 the Memphis Commercial Appeal carried an article} _ written by Paul Malloy quoting from an interview with Thurgood Marshall, Negr ' special counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Color Memphis NAACP the article it was stated—-and I quote: 'The meeting sponsored -by the NAACP chapter heard Marshall angrily deny claims his organization is Original filed in: LE-SA wt Comment i, Marshall said: “Edgar Hooyer, boss of the FBI, says we are not oer e. Our conventions have been addressed by Harry Truman and Prasident Bis ower and Vice Preatdent"Richard Nizon. nen — , ch -A VIGGEN LE ED _ “a JAN @1831958" z_ rr /. mf ro 63 JANS 11990 oe In the original of a me orandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional Record for /- / bp was teviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that portions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed in appropriate Bureau case or subject matter files, P2