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baw —_ al oo-6 _ . Tol Son de a + Belmont —-" __ a er. BeLoach OFFICE OF DISECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF IAVESTIGAT ION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Ve wr. McGuire ‘ Fr. Monr 3:43PM May HL. 1959 rh, oe ieee SS d © QP wr. tame o MR. THURGOOD MARSHALL of the "“"- Trotter National Association for the Mr. Jones ee Advancement of Colored People Mrs WoC. SuPMVan —. telephoned for the Director through re or Nomen operator and secretary from New Miss Holmes York City. When advised of the Wiss Gandy Director's absence from the office he consented to speak to Mr. Edwards in Mr. DeLoach's office Mr. Edwards has advised that Mr. Marshall was calling to advise the Director that he had been contacted for an appointment by a reporter of the New York Post concerning a story the Post is writing on the Bureau or on the Director. He wanted the Director to know that he planned to tell the reporter to either “put up or shut up” and he would demand to know specific cases and not generalities if they wanted his opinion of things. He stated he had learned this from t Director many years ago and he thought this was the best way to handle the New York Post. Mr. Edwards told him that obviously we couldn't advise him but that it was still true in the Bureau that we needed specific information in order to resolve any allegations, Mr, Edwards is preparing a memorandum. OSU, % bk ayeeteo CONTAINED AL pie wg seUeT i= coKSSIFIED pa a DATE a L Bes (4 - 2-5 F ue a Ae | oie bh - §2 may 15.259 ab oz way emg = We