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meme ee i ee acer. Se er. , DIRECTOR fs a. ee _ ae” ae . “ ———/ JSANAEDGAR HOOVER, ee _ Dw, a | no OS ae P : __., Hederal @urean of Investigation < wa United States Department of Justice : Washington, A. a. i January 10, 1947" rd y ye ee | Re: COMPLAINT BY THURGOOD MARSHALL. ph j REGARDING CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS I am returning herewith the letter, addressed to you under f date of December 27, 1946 by Mre Thurgood Marshall, Special Counsel . 7 OF thewWational Association for the Advancement of Colored People, ri a MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY| GENERAL fem i e¥ é ; Nee easy treats taste -- ana aine peeeneeey tear Sag tina ea - Legal Defense and Educational Fund, in which Mr. MGT SHELI- Ts” erttical of the work of the FBI in } tnvestigating “Cases involving - RegroeSe. In order that you may be fully | advised concerning the facts | jf). with reference to individual cases referred to in Mr. Marshall's 3 ail h letter, I am setting out hereafter information. concerning these ee , Sttuattons and I am, in addition, attaching hereto a suggested reply ah to Mr. Marshall's letter. I must state, however, that I franitly do not expect Marshall to accept any factual explanation of the situations about which he has complained, because I have found from: | 8nd. fact deglings with him that he ts most careless as to the truth . - A jand facts in the charges which he makes against the FBIy, Indicative \Q of his attitude, I might point out that under date ‘of.May 10,: 1946, A 3 Mr. Marshall addressed to me a letter in which he “eNarged misconducy Me fy, _, on the part of Spectal Agents of the caeene in conducting cases. (os ' tnvolving negroes and in interviewing the charges made by 4% b60-~] Se Marshall were, tf true, serious ! “ee! By letter dated May’ 14," * 1 odb tanteles <a = sires Eos, o assured him that I would not tolerate any acts of™nisc’dhduct.on the... a part of Bureau agents and explained to hin the Frew gerconduct an immediate administrative -inquiry into the charges ma ely py «tm: tf . {V\ he would furnish the names of the persons naking shel aes uplaints.. against the Bureau agents, in order that I.could det tne the — ‘ es of the agents allegedly indulging in misconduct. I went ' See ee ee at Se to some length: in my letter of May 14th to explain te Mr. Marshall ~*~ thet "stringent. disciplinary action is, taken against any spectal? ee ,. [agent .who, by any act, prejudices the Bureau's program of conducting © 4% thorough, impartial and entirely ethical and legal investigations of ali cases", Despite my request for ‘tdentifying data which would ' permit me to make investigation into Mr, Marshall's charges agains’ - 7 Bureau agents and despite my assurance wo him Pe Re oo Fs gCey LEED “HER : as : “y we l | el Pier ch (mee, p . i FOR: ay me rayct eae | tp L8 1947 oy, 4& NOV 20 1964 bos nae