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UNI.<D STATES DEPARTMENT OF .uSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dallas, Texas March 24, 1961 INTEGRATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS b>) b72 DALLAS, TEXAS On March 23, 1961, aD who has furnished reliable information the past and EEE Eee who is advised that sometime during the middle of April, 1961, exact date unrecalled, a Federal court order to integrate Dallas public schools in Septenber, 1961, will become final. ———_ explained tha ia min eaere 25 & Ginety day period after the court order during which the Dallas public schools could appeal the order of the District Court in Dallas. However, according to it bas been decided by the Dallas School Board and the Dallas city officials that there will be no further criticizing of integration and the Dallas city authorities are prepared to accept integration in September, 1961. GEER further stated that the Dallas newspapers Ten 4 Cr. me dl din have agreed to say nothing about the Dallas integration suit until it becomes final and that all of the Negro leaders in Dallas are also maintaining strict silence on the matter and are attempting to prevent any furtber sit-in demon go as not to jeopardize Dallas school integration. emphasized that the Dallas city authorities are determined that there will be no violence in September, 1961, when Dallas school integration will begin. This document contains neither recommendations nor eonclusions of the PBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ENCLOSU.. YY -1OF9