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i... = -_ - te ar _— o¢ GG &é of tne type os t RUE STi GTI On mace oF. of Investigation. this case was reported to° Departrent of +. Justice in June of 1940. The FBI Agent at Frvestt gate the charge ogci net Gi talked to Gd Geen as they reach Brownsville and too a2 with them on thetr rounds to question witnesses. utte naturally the Megroes would not ‘talk' in front yy who had already killed ot least one Negro and run severad others out of town. This letter was ack- nowledged over Vendell Bergete signature on February 11, 1942, and atated in substance thet facts did not Juati fy prosecution, The letter did not make reference to the material quoted above nor wae the letter called tc the Bureau's ottenticn. a rederai Bureau Facta: On the morning of June 23, 1940, the body of a Negro named Albert Villiams was found floating tn a river necr Browne- ville, Tennessee. It appeared that prior to finding the body certain Negroes had gone to the electton officials to inquire about voting tn the 1940 elections. was the princi pal aubject, e Gllegations. On June 2¢, 1940, the Memphis’ office adut aed by teletype that the dsstatant U. S. at¢toarnan at Maankhi a had Perat pat Nenasrtwean tal tn ateundtions Jor Attorney at Memphia h ecetved Departmental tnetructicons an tnvestigation at Brownsville. The SAC advised that he would proceed unless advised to the contrary. On June 29 a prelintnar report was submitted and on July 11, 21940, the Department re-~ quested an Gctive investigation. In November of 1940, the UG. Se &ttorney at Hemphie stated that no additional inquiry was deemed necessary or practteal. Im December of that year the Departuent advised no further investigation was necessary. Cn January 23, 1942, the Attorney General's office advised the U. S. Attorney to close the case. All Agents working on the case dented that ccompanted them on the tnuesttga- tton and wv ecently tnteruiewed, dented he aeccompante Agents. On September 22, 1927, Marshall dirseted a letter te the Bureau on this eame case making the following charges: Allegation: Spectol Agenta tock aay 02079 with them while questtoning Negro ° . Facts: This te emphatically dented by oll Agents oncgagyy A