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Oia Gem. ato. wo. 27 * al . he : Tolson = - _ UNITED STATES GC “3RNMENT _ DeLoach ¥ . Wick Memorandum a ——— To : Mr, Widis, DATE: 6-8-6. ‘ Ze FROM M Jaros ho SuyjecT: LETTER ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON ADVISING OF \ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW io SOVEREIGN STATE | . Previous memoranda have Set forth the particulars regarding - a letter which was sent to the President indicating the writers were establish-~ ing a new sovereign state.. Subsequently, limited inquiries-were made by an > Agent of the FBI and an Agent of the Secret Service who identified the writers as three 13-year-old youths in Sewanee, Tennessee. There was Sare publicity, thereafter, criticizing the handling of this matter indicating the youths had been browbeaten and interviewed extensively even after it had been resolved C Y. that-the letter had been written aS a prank. These allegations have been > gy resolved to be completely unwarranted, oo \. - mM > The Knoxville Speci ~ WN k e Knoxville Special Agent in Charge has now foraparded a “NY | Copy of a letter which apparently has been sent by Senator Albert Gore. N 9 RS (D - Tenn.) to some of his constituents relative to this incident. In this i aN; letter, Senator Gore obviously blindly concurs in the allegations apparently. NS SS =. . . « : 2 . ~ 4 4.| written to him by his constituents in that he Says: "It surely seems, however, 2s) | that after the identity and age of the writers became known to the agents, } E>=S that in the exercise of good judgment, they should have recognized the letter es == 0} |for what it was and acted accordingly, In any event, there is no excuse for * * --..... 3 | verbal abuse and threats in the interrogation of anyone, much less a teen-age. “= Senator Gore also concludes his letter stating that he hopes that all Federal agencies will exercise discretion and restraint in the use of their authority Zs and, as a member of the Senate, he will do what he can to jppure that this objective is achieved. ‘G —-—ZVhag— eee NOT PREORDERED It is noted that Senator Gore's lette OXVi i nfidential basis by hattanooga, Tennessee, open letter to Senator Gore in the May 22nd issue of his publication in which y1@ : he attempted to set the facts straight in support of the FBI regarding this bID | investigation, and the Director Sent him a letter of appreciation on 6-1-66, , i1-Mr. DeLoach . ORE —_—— sy , ane 3 Be UN ° ae | 14 JUN 16 1p Dr cane 6) ge on meee .CONTINGED - OVER -