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Roy Wilkins — Part 09
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DeLoach to Mohr h.-mo, 11/27/64
Re: Roy wilkins, Appointment 11/27/64
FBI Headquarters, Washington, D. C.
Wilkins stressed the fact that he was not seeing me as an smissary..
stated he had some influence on King but not much. He added that there were other
within his movement who had greater influence and that perhaps together some pres.
could be brought on King. Wilkins then added that.he hoped that the FBI would not
expose King before something could be done.
I interrupted wilkins at this point. I told him that the Director, of
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course, did not have in mind the destruction.of the civil rights movement as a whol
I told him the Director sympathized with the civil rights movement as exemplified l
Director's supervision of the FBI's many brilliant accomplishments in this field. ]
added, however, that we deeply and bitterly resented the lies and falsehoods told b
King and that if King wanted war we certainly would give it to him. Wilkins shook I
head and stated there was no doubt in his mind as to which side would lose if the FF
really came out with all of its ammunition against King. I told him the ammunition
was plentiful and that while we were not responsible for the many rumors being init
against King, we had heard of these rumors and were certainly in a position to.
substantiate them.
I told wilkins that inasmuch as he was attempting to hold out the fe lt.
of peace he should know a few positive facts of life. He asked what I meant. I to .
him my point was that he was attempting to prevent the FBI from exposing King,:
certain highly-placed informants of ours had tipped us off to absolutely reliable ij.
mation that King had organized a bitter crusade against the Director and the FBI..
told Wilkins
these long-standing and well placed informants had advised us that B.
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