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Pa Geen aver mn. OF - Office Memorundum *¢ UNITED STAT.2S GOVERNMENT : MR. 4. #. wage Bats: December 15, 2: : Vv. P. my yy ‘\ b a ‘on ¢ #errlmnAaAan 4DGrr arr < — ees PURO, SATO L ELL sate —__— wer ; — mre PURPOSE: a _. Attached for your approval ta a blind memo- me} randum for G-2, Dpartment of the Army, concerning Thurgood Marshall, Special Counsel of the National ? Association for the Advancement of Colored People (raslP} BACKGROUND: Reference ts made to my memorandum to you dated December 11, 1950, concerning the application of Thur hall for a passport to go to Japan. BIC G-2, has now aduised that the nGRe-check request on Marshall has been received and wi forparded to the Bevan. Ha alan “2408 Stat andgitiantia: aan ene SUPeCU. GE Glisd cConfidentiaiiy advised Liatson Section, that the Army would probobly refuse Marshall permission to go to Japan. If you approve, the attached blind memorandum will be furnished to Ge2. It reflects that Morshall wos enber af the Wattonal Lowyers Guild and the International Jug dt oes a both of whitch have been cited as *) Communtet Jronts by the House Committee on Un-American & Activities, and alao information from public source thot , sil Marshall appeared on the same speakers’ platform with ~a the Ohto State Chatrman of the Communist Party among othe There te also set ferth the more pertinent tnfornation aa favorable to Marshall. Other information to the effect © that, tn connection with his WAACP activities, Marshall has supported or dealt with tndividuals deacribed oe fellow travelers, etc., te not tncluded since the ney to e debotable. Informant has advised thet Marshall was > of mn eee travelerp and possibly o Communist Party menber; 52. 40 this ts not tneluded since tt ta not otherwise corroborated tn the Bureau's files and appears to be merely the _ H-T1e, of this informant unsupported by a £OCeU- RECOMMENDATION: RECORDED - 40 lar 16 1020 If you opproBa i attached memorandum should be returned to the piper Re Bection for, traonsnittal to G-2. Wo tnvesttgation has been conducted by the FAT _ Attachment ~UC LAT ml CONTAINED men PAL HOFORMATI WERENT 1S pA wok