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| | ) , nmeeren vee wo ts | | att 7 Lac o Office Memorandum. « onrrep stares GOVERNME é a ( SUBJECT: THURGOOD MARSEALL To 0: MR. L. ¥. BOARD vo mame Dec rr. " ee bP mom + 4. F, artyosr h _ The Bureau hos received o letter dated 12/4/56 fron . ALT ag pe CI Tiara) Notional Conference of Bar zoatners, Denver, Colorado, Oo requested any auatiable tnforac: [reer concerning Thurgood Mershall, Special Counsel, for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (WAAC. connection with hie Gpplicatton for adnission to the Bar of New ] The Burecu has not inves tigated-Wershal1. Our files P |pudiiec source tnforaction reflecting both derogatory and favorab; concerning him. Spectfically, Marehall has been affiliated with Internottona] Juridic§al Association, ae national committeenan 1 and with the National Lawyers Guild as a speaker in 1948 and exe: board menber in 1949. Both organtzations are cited by the Zouse on Un-Anertcan Activities. Ee was also a sponsor in 1944 of the Federation for Constitutional Liberties, designated by the Attor: On October 28, 1943, Marshall received a check for £247.75 fren Senjantn J. Davia, Jr., to help fight "Jim Crow.” Davis is one « “notional leaders of the Conmunist Party, US4, who were convicted October, 1949, tn Wew York of conspiracy for advocating the overt the U.S. Governnent by force and violence. M Other public source 1 indicated st since June, 1943, Marshall hes publicly criticiszec condemned usl subversive organizations, the Communtset Party and ¢ ttself. He hos worned the Negroes against comnuntst infiltration thetr groups. 48 recently cs June, 1956, Marshall in his keynote before the MAACP national convention at San Francisco, Colt forntc June 26 to July 2, 1956, warned the Association's membership agai conmuntemn ond the Communist Party. He urged the desoctation to -c resolutions making tt clear that the WAACP wos strongly opposed 1 Bunter, which the Assoctation did. Marshall has long advocoted ¢ “known communists” will be a member of the WAACP. (62-86660-5; 61 605; 6/28/56 tesues "San Francisco Bulletin” and "San Francisco We 61-3176-4) (jt — L In the past the Bureau has foliowed the policy (with th f the 2ttorney Generai) of cooperating with tae FSational Confere (Bar Frontners ravehtng MD ea source and Jead dato 1% th =P :: “54; £6 Bo oh r. Nichols RECORDED - 5¢ ~ — 1Z * Mr. Boardyan 1 - Mr. Selacnt dl = Section tickler 1 - Mr. Young ey-103 Eaclosure 62-86660