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& (ier, Ul. “ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF .—STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION bac Report of: p30) er Ofie: Washington, D. C. Doete: . Field Office Flie Nos = 77-72488 Serecy File No.: Tile: THURGOOD MARSHALL Character: DEPARTMENTAL APPLICANT U.S. CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SECOND CIRCUIT Synepek: . Files of the Security Office, State Department, disclosed _ €@pplicant attended the Kenya Constitutional Conference ; held in 1960 at the request of certain African participants, and that he was designated by the President of the U.S. in 1961 to attend ceremonies celebrating the independence of Sierra Leone. These files contained no additional pertinent information. CIA files contained no derogatory information concerning the applicant, -~ RUC - DETAILS: AT WASHINGTON, D. C. The files of the Security Office, Department of State, as made available for review-pa September 20, 1961, Gisciosed the applicant, at the request of certain African participants, attended the Kenya Constitutional Conference held in 1960 at London, in a private capacity, as a special advisor to the African Constituency Elected Members of the Kenya Legislative Council, In April, 1961, the President of the U.8. designated Mr. MARSHALL, as his personal representative, with the rank of Special Ambassador, to attend the ceremonies incident to the Celebration of the independence of Sierra Leone, within the British Commonweaith, which were held at Freetown beginning April 24, 1961, .