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"UNITED STATES GC URNMENT g Seemie Memorandum i \ ‘To =: «Mr, DeLoach baTE: July 16, 1965 \ ‘boom : MA jgfes/” | Ce sugjecT: JUDGE THURGOOD MARSHALL SOLICITOR GENERAL BACKGROUND: . © pe Pursuant to Mr. Tolson’s request, the following is a resume of information in Rurean files dealing with Tndaea Maechalite aritiniem af tha Buesan — a eee wae eos VERSES WF UNE STEELS FES GF WE EAA LAL DD. eau ‘ in connection with civil rights matters several years ago. —_ INFORMATION IN BUREAU FILES: / ye — en During the 1940's, Marshall m made péveral charges against the Bureau and the Department concerning civil rights cases. Most of these were in the form of letters to the Department of Justice from Marshall where either the Denartm ent or the FRI wae the subiact of Marchalite eritiaien ee SS Gee Tear Ww heatiicmmel” Maeciinatihndl Wh HAG SS FH ws ob EL - By letter dated 1-30-42, Marshall criticized the Department for failure ks prosecute in th case, He stated the reason there vasno evidence in the eoce THcheraicse of the type of invaech eatan mada he tha FUT Mina gllezation ane ob eT! 2 oy GG A Ah. Nad be we Beever Imade by Marshall was to the effect I :° who allegedly ! illed a Negro in Tenneseet fecompanied by FBI Agents in the course of their investi- gation of the case where was the chief suspect. All Agents working on the eace denied that Amr } arfomnaniad tham an ¢h On tember 24, 1947, Marshall directed a letter to the Bureau regarding th ase and also alleged that the FBI could not locate a certain witnesr that Marahall had no diffieulte in Anding Tt wan davalnnad that while =e ——— SS SS Se SS Sy SE EAS SES or We VE FSS eS Bae eee were attempting to locate this individual, prior to finding him, the U.S. Attorney directed the FBI to hold its investigation in abeyance and, consequently, the attempt to locate the witness was discontinued. On 12-27-46 Marshall wrote to the Attorney General stating that he, ; Marshall, agreed to bring to the Attorney General's personal attention matters which effect Negroes in connection with the Department of Justice. In this letter, Marshall stated that the FRI had done aennd inh oRpeonage in the South, but with this exception - " Barer ger See PS ree eee = the record of the FBI in investigating cases involving Negroes "had been notably one- | i sided, He we, pote Attonpey Frets suty of emmys complete ¢ t 1 - iif, road 1 - Mr. DeLoach 77: “ru 29 1865 // © | \ a een 3 R65 (Continued next-page. ..)—— Loy wm te be be Fa ene rim aR reine at SEE deere triple taimaanaenn fri ceca Ae RS