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repeated efforts on the part of Thurgood Marsimll to embar- rass the FRI and to dtecredit its tnvestigattens, particularly Re { tn oases involving ctutl rights of Negroes. Whe Director esia <=. that he was parttecularly concerned because the attorney General had brought to Ate attention a letter dated December 27, 1946, 1 tn which Marshall eritte the work of the Bureau. the " Director potnted out to hh snc he had endeavored through the years to administer the work of the FRI tn a judietal and tmpaortial manner. The Director potnted out that misconduct on the part of an tadividual agent would result in drastic admintatrative action and noted that Thurgood Marehall refuses to accept the fact that the Bureau tries to do a thorough job tn tte tnvestigqative work regerdless of the identity of the persons tnuolved. He noted that Thurgood Marshall and his iassoctates tn the Legal Branch of the MAACP had not rendered ‘full eooperation and further that Thurgood Marshell's attitude .adtd not measure up to the etandards of cooperation which had deen set > Ai On January 24, 1947, GREP scknovledged the Director's detter and atated that he discussed the notter with Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Varshall hed toid 7 that the Attorney General had requested him te bring to a attention any natters — which affect Negroes tn connection with the Department of Justice. Further that Morshall had requested of Mr. Clark an tment tn order to dtsecuss the criticisma face to face. acid thot he believed thet a great deal of good could be Gone if the Director and Marshall eat down and discussed the actter frankly. I¥. OTHER RECENT CASES IN YHICH MARSHALL HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST Arreat of Marshall] itn Tennessee Cn December 4, 1946, Marshall wrote the Asatatant r enerol, Theron L. Caudle, to the attention of gay oncerntng on tneident tn Columbia, Tennessee, “OnNEDEAET Te 1946, The letter indicated that Marehall was arrested on the charge of operating an automobile while in- toztcated, ond that he wos subsequently discharged by a Justice of the Peace, J. J. Poague, of Columbia. Harshall atated thot ot the time of hia arrest he was accompanied by of Nashutlile, Tennessee, and anooga, Tennessee, ond QP « ( or the pat ly Worker of New York. * Marshall's letter indtcated that at the time his auto- mobile was stopped, three other Gutomobiles containing law enforcement officers were on the scene. It appear hota Regro informant told a constable that Marshall, nd - lil - sate Mbt ten seca emma