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DETAILS: AT DALLAS, TEXAS On October 1, 1956, the Bureau advised Assistant Attorney General WARREN OLNEY, III, Criminal Division, had requested interviews with plaintiffs in BELL versus RIPPY, Number 6165, Northern District of Texas, (integration suit scheduled to have been heard before United States District Judge WILLIAM H, ATWELL, Dallas, October 1, 1956, postponed to November 14, 1956), who were questioned by State officials, as well as those plaintiffs who, not previously questioned by State officials, were brought before a Court of Inquiry at Dallas on September 29, 1956. At 11:25 AM on October 2, 1956, the San Antonio Division advised that Mr. DAVIS GRANT, First Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Department, State of Texas; Mr. JOHN OSORIO, Administrative Assistant to Governor ALLAN SHIVERS, Governor's Office, State of Texas, and Colonel HOMER GARRISON, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, Texas, were advised on the morning of October 2, 1956, of the facts of THURGOOD MARSHALL's complaint and that interviews were Lor being conducted by the Dallas office with plaintiffs who had 7 /U been questioned by State officials and those brought before the Court of Inquiry at Dallas on September 29, 1956. . Thereafter, on October 2, 1956, JOHN _SHEPPERD, Texas Attorney General, communicated telephonic y with SAC WILLIAM A, MURPHY, stating he was in receipt of information which had been supplied to his office. He volunteered to furnish a copy of the transcript of testimony at the Court of Inquiry a _Ratliang Qantamhae AS 9nec -_ mad @ tee a tamm nm a. Adie 4 Dallas, September 29, 1956. He said he plans to have aacitional Courts of Inquiry, Dallas, either October 3 or 4, 1956, and would welcome the presence of a Bureau representative at such inquiries. . bacw On October 2, 1956, Texas Rangers, Dallas, advised SAC MURPHY that when two Assistant Attorneys General appeared in Dallas, the ot_have ttapamartation and he assigned Rangers and 4a . to provide transportation for them in conducting “Ehelr interviews, : ober 2, 1956, ef reviewed records of BELL versus RIPPY, Number 6165, in the office of the United States District Clerk, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Texas, and obtained names of _ a A eed ternal RS Re RR TEES telnet He ©