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@ meeting with the Boston NAACP on February €, Q9E6, as a result of o protest against election procedure. 4 Gsgmmntst supported Joactton had been elected and the defected conegroative faction wos protesting. Marshall erploined thot he had mot come to Boa- ton to settle the natter but simply to ect es arbiter for the two factions and to report to the National YWAACP, New York, con- cerning the dispute. b7T The Cleveland Press on March 13, 1946, stated that the Cleveland branch of the NAACP and o Citizens' Connittee were sponsoring a protest mass meeting agatnet the "ugly race situation” tn Columbia, Tennessee. The meeting was to be held on March 15 and among the speakers was Thurgood Mershall EE (reported Communist Party member Communtat Party sympathizer), of the Communtst Party, and others. On April 10, 1947, ET ate a Special Agent in Austin, Tezas, that he was trying to set up a NAACP chapter at the University of Teras, and thot certain individuals who fol he Communtst Party line were trying to get control of tt. ontacted Thurgood ¥Yoraehall, who said that tf any offtce of a NAACP chapter was held by a Communist the chap- ter would be withdrawn. A confidenttal informa of the New York Office ad- vised on August 22, 1947, that of the » Daily Yorker, sent the following telegram on August 21, 1947, to Thurgood Larshall and numerous other parties: "Have you seen QE brief in@EP cose cand will you comment for publi cotion tn our paper?” 4 confidential informant of the New York Office re- ported thet Marshall ita a pood friend of Var Yergon, Erecutive Director of the Council on Afrtcan affaires, President of the National Wegro Congresa, and a key ftgure in known Communtat etreles. The same informant termed Morsholl as a "fellow traveler" and added that he moy posstbly be a member of the Communtet Farty. IYI. CHRARSES ACAINST TRE BUREAU EL Allegation: The Departnent of Justice files contain a letter dated January 30, 1942, from Thurgood Marshall, lambasting the Department for fetling to prosecute tn this ease. Varsholl stated in Ata letter "the reason there is no evidence ts Bite - ga