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» | eee 2” cor fu October 4, 1965 Son’ te Grlesas Division bic ~ Directer, FBI oe ~ ir, Sullivan O ~ ir. UNITED STATES VERSUS ORIGINAL ~ Mr, KNIGHTS OF THE KU ELAN ~ Mr crvit & , RIGHES ACT ar -196¢——— =~ Mr, —_— Reference is made to your mesorandunm dated 8/13/65 and Bureau letter dated 8/27/65, relating to :njunctive proceedings against the Klan and sinilar organizations, As-you are avare, current Buresu regulations ferg intelligence-type investigations ef Klan and hate group ‘organisations and their leaders cover the general field you mentiened, As an example, the Hanaal ei Instructions requires that informatien be developed concerning the charters ef incerporation papers ef guch organisations although actual cepies need not be ebtained, It is felt that obtaining exemplified espies of these papers at the present time would be ef doubtful value since there is always the possibility of challenge by defense atterneys rere weeng= Sa wae Saw, Se Se er ee ee ee = Enjunctive proceedings by their very nature are 2 sot as s clear qut ag to evidence needed to establish the facts as in the trials ef ether violations within the te jurisdiction, In such proceediags, it is to be eted that the Bepartuent will exanine afd pertinent 1 and will pinpoint that pertion needed for evidence, investigation by the field in Elan and hate group dnveptigations can alleviate some last minute problems but sine®:the Bepartaent draws frou a variety of reports and j ue jetterhead neneranda qubeitted in many cases, it dees not appear that all] preblens cozld be anticipated er elininated, - fhe Bureau hag eontinuaily exzphasized the need for comprehensive, aggressive investigation. 4s in all ‘eau investigations, the rol field ig required te sheck out as makh as possible, information Beinent___/otained on a cenfidential basis and te tely preserve vet date whi M apy DO: th qvidentiary. value at ES ai S~ 2 1 1953 CON -FBI