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" UNITED STATES .VERNMENT tpises + Memorandum ~— Tro +: Mr. oul, DATE: 6-13-67 (i — rd from W. V. Clevelani()]/ suwect: THURGOOD MARSHALL SOLICITOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED 8TATES My memorandum of 6-13-67, advised that John T. Dufiner, Executive Assistant, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, had requested = a name ee ee ee Thurgood Marshall, Solicitor General of the Uni Ss. Duffner confidentially advised that Marshall was being considered as a replacement f6r Tom Clark on the Supreme Court of the United States. It is noted that at 12:08 p.m. on 6-13-67, the | news ticker carried an announcement of Marshall's appointment by the President to the Supreme Court. os My memorandum also pointed out we had previously investigated , __ Marshall in 1961 and 1965. The results of these investigations have — b7e previously been furnished to the Department. a Bureau files show no additional pertinent information veo concerning Marshall since our 1965 investigation. However, it will be recalled that Marshall as Solicitor General filed a petition in the Black case with the Supreme Court of the United States over the objections of the FBI. In this connection it is noted that in June, 166 n a highly confidential basis advised Mr. DeLoach in connection with the Black case that Marshall as Solicitor General had ineptly and inadequately presented the matter of electronic devices to the Supreme Court gi MERE, ommented upon Marshall's inept and stupid presentations to the Supreme Court regarding the general matter af confessions. A It will also be recalled that in the 1940s Mars when Special ° Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was critical of the Bureau and made several charges in connection with civil rights cases, which were unfounded. In July, 1965, the Attorney General was also advised of these unsubstantiated charges by Marshall. ,, _ a {5 . Sn ave Enclosure 22S 6-~/3 69 2 ypc .14 Wo/ceiice 1-Mr. DeLoach p G a _ : ‘ ne F VUNIINUEL = eee ee