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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PTIONAL FORM NO.10 5010-:06 UNCLASSIFIED DATE 12/19/07 BY 60324 UC GSA GEN.REG.NO.27 BAW/STP/KJ UNITED STATES ERNMENT Memorandum Callahon Conrad Evans Gale To Mr. DeLoach DATE: 3-26-65 Sullivan Tavel Trotter M. A. Jones Tele. Roon FROM Holmes JAMES FARMER, CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY SUBJECT: HOSEA WILLIAMS, STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE b6 BACKGROUND: b7C Office of Congressman George W. Andrews (D-Alabama),. contacted your office yesterday regarding captioned individuals and in your absence spoke to inquired as to whether or not we could give him. any guidance concerning the background of captioned individuals, particularly/that of a public source nature.. INFORMATION IN BUFILES: James Farmer, National Director of Congress Of Racial Equality (CORE), was born in Marshall, Texas, on 1-12-20. He received his B.S.' degree in chemistry from Wiley College and later enrolled in the School of Religion of Howard University, Washington, D. C., to prepare for the Methodist ministry. He allegedly received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity in 1941, but declined ordination. He is an0 advocate of nonviolent resistance in racial matters. He was one of the 13 Freedom .^ /os~3yQ14C*O in the past. Late in November, 1964, Farmer made a demand with other Negro civil rights leaders that the Director resign his position because of his alleged vendetta, against civil rights groups. Farmer has also been irresponsible in some of/statements regarding FBI jurisdiction. While making a speech at Hollywood, Florida, in July, 1964, he claimed that he and other civil rights leaders were on an assassination list and that the FBI had undertaken to protect him and some other civil rights.crusaders in their travels through some areas. This, of course, was not true as-Farmer has been informed many times by you, Mr. DeLoach, that the jEBI.cannot offer him protection ECOADEDCOY and we haveyneyer donesthis for him in the past.. !1 :3 mAPR 12 1965 R Ubd aCR s /In connection with his unfair criticism in November, -1964, you DeLoach, :..mret him on 12-1-64, here at FBI Headquarters regarding some ojthe 1 - Mr. DeLoach 1 JMM:car (5) Qv Continyed' - Over.