Claudia Jones — Part 9

117 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1955 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Claudia Jones · 116 pages OCR'd

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sions paw 4 C , - . UC Office Memorandiy UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1 Tetece? TO : MR. BOARDMAN a’ ALL TITPOTMAT TON i CONTAINED Date: April i, 1955 ree From 1 = ee eis Ss ofl {To £ ' 2 ace at ay Ee Sizoo SUBJECT: CLAUDIA JONES, with altases pe) Vistenow INTERNAL SECURITY - ¢ ncattN tS ‘5 thcwassia | rl | PATE (2-15-33 BYsears, , This morning Edgar Ford of the Admintatrative Dtiuviaton of the Department called to adutse that Andretta had told hin to contact the Captain of the Guard in the Building to arrange Apr for addittonal guards @, in_view of a ) Attorney Genera) or Assistant outs orney “General 1 Tompkins. Ford asked if I had any information én thts. I told Mr. Ford that by memorandum dated March 23, 1955, to Assistant Attorney General Tompkins we advised that the Daily Yorker published an article on March 18, to the ef, that two Negro women publishers were attempting to work up a delegation to come to Washington to see the Attorney General to protest the imprisonment and "Jin Crow" prison conditions re Claudta Jones, convicted under the Smith Act. JI told Mr. Ford that the question of additional guards was, of course, matter for the Department to decide. I talked to Attorney Kevin Maroney of the Department as Ford said he had further information. Maroney said that about ten days ago Halots M. Robinson, Secretary of the Nattonal Committee to Defend Negro Leadership, had written to the Department asking for an appotntment with the Attorney General or Tompkins. The Department replied on March 29, that the Claudta Jones matter was pending tn court and it would be ¢ inapproprtate to discuss it. This morning the Department {, recetved a telegram expressing indignation at the Department's reply and stating that the delegation was coming anyway. ACTION? This ts for your tnformation. <A copy ts directed to Mr. Ntchols so that this sttuation can be considered relative to tours on Monday, April ae - ; PT t. ~." On March 28, we alerted the New York Office to the Proposed delegation to the | Abtorney General and inatructed that m 299 /6¢ CC - Mr. Boardman yo hy S wicedit > PR G 1955 i¢ tia Mr. Belmont HERE SHowy Bi A ‘ ‘ tS “ ISE ’ —« 60 APR 13 ; Bbingaraner " wee co BIO

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sions paw 4 C , - . UC
Office Memorandiy UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
1

Tetece?
TO : MR. BOARDMAN a’ ALL TITPOTMAT TON i CONTAINED Date: April i, 1955 ree
From 1 = ee eis Ss ofl

{To £

' 2 ace at ay Ee
Sizoo

SUBJECT: CLAUDIA JONES, with altases pe) Vistenow

INTERNAL SECURITY - ¢ ncattN tS ‘5 thcwassia | rl

| PATE (2-15-33 BYsears,

, This morning Edgar Ford of the Admintatrative Dtiuviaton

of the Department called to adutse that Andretta had told hin

to contact the Captain of the Guard in the Building to arrange
Apr

for addittonal guards @, in_view of a
) Attorney Genera) or Assistant

outs
orney “General 1 Tompkins. Ford asked if I had any information
én thts.
I told Mr. Ford that by memorandum dated March 23,
1955, to Assistant Attorney General Tompkins we advised that

the Daily Yorker published an article on March 18, to the ef,

that two Negro women publishers were attempting to work up a
delegation to come to Washington to see the Attorney General
to protest the imprisonment and "Jin Crow" prison conditions

re Claudta Jones, convicted under the Smith Act. JI told Mr.
Ford that the question of additional guards was, of course,
matter for the Department to decide.

I talked to Attorney Kevin Maroney of the Department
as Ford said he had further information. Maroney said that about
ten days ago Halots M. Robinson, Secretary of the Nattonal
Committee to Defend Negro Leadership, had written to the
Department asking for an appotntment with the Attorney General
or Tompkins. The Department replied on March 29, that the

Claudta Jones matter was pending tn court and it would be ¢
inapproprtate to discuss it. This morning the Department {,
recetved a telegram expressing indignation at the Department's

reply and stating that the delegation was coming anyway.

ACTION?
This ts for your tnformation. <A copy ts directed to
Mr. Ntchols so that this sttuation can be considered relative
to tours on Monday, April ae - ;
PT
t. ~." On March 28, we alerted the New York Office to the
Proposed delegation to the | Abtorney General and inatructed that

m 299 /6¢
CC - Mr. Boardman yo hy S wicedit > PR G 1955 i¢
tia Mr. Belmont HERE SHowy Bi A ‘ ‘
tS “ ISE ’
—« 60 APR 13 ; Bbingaraner "

wee co BIO