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1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphin, Pennsylvanic 19102 . Phone (215} 24 LACET.CO OUI5WSCHNED June 2, 1976 CEPT.CF H: TICE F,- HAl ROOH .i. ARGH The Honorable Edward H. Levt 13 Attorney General Washington, D.:'C: .. 20530 Dear Mr. Attorney General:: The-American Friends Service Committee has been informed that the Canadian Government, through its"Embassy-in Washington, has approached the U.S. State Department to request an urgent investigation into the handling of the case of a Canadian citizen, Anna Mae Aquash, whose body was found on the Pine / . Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota Tast February. According to reports first declared dead of exposure but a later autopsy at the request of her family determined she had died of gunshot wounds. In addition, it was! -fingerprint verification,a procedure which can only be characterizea as? gruesome, _and one which raises grave questions about the procedure ysed.. The Canadian Friends Service Committee,. our sister Quaker organization in . Canada, has asked us to support Canadian Quaker initiatives in seeking a thorough U.S. investigation of the case and appropriate subsequent action, -- which might well include compensation to .the.family, for mistreatment of the deceased. :. :. - We earnestly support the Canadian Quaker initiative and urge your earliest effective response to the reguest transmitted through the Canadian Government. 'I's We' are sending identical Tetters to:. :. President Gerald R. Ford REC-94 FBI Director Clarence Kelley. 100-/15571 for and we would greatly appreciate your effort to do so.. 4 JUN 18 1976 Sincerely yours, OF. INY, ReceiveD Louis chneide DFPLC LwS:at 'JUN 1 0 1976 JUi: 7 1y76 CD CU FED. BU. OF INY