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SZederal Bureau of Investigation Mnited States Bepartiment of Sustice Springfield, Tllinois Cetober 15, 1943 Director, FRI Re: JOHN L. Yewrs, ET AL, CIVIL RIGHTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Transmit j the Bureau's copies of the report £ Special Agent dated at Springfield, Illinois etober 15 ° recent occasions Special agent iD and have conferred with United States mey DCYL: 2 S request. These conferences were in the nature of informal conversations concerning general aspects of the case. Om one occasion Lr, DOYLE advised that while he was in Washington, D. ©. about two weeks ago the Attorney General informed him specifically, in the presence of various attorneys of the Lepartment, that this was DOYLE's cass and f that he was entirely responsible for the nm en ’. hevertheless it appears that any action DOYLE my’intend to (\ take will be contirgent upon instructions he receives from the Department (Cn October 11, 1943 DOYLE advised that he had received a letter over the Signature of FRANK COLEMAN, Special Assistant Attorney General, advis- ing that COLEMAN would be in Springfield on October 12th or 13th to assist DOYLE in proceeding with prosecution, However the letter indicated that Col SEMAN was te have = final eorference with TOW CLARK. Aesi stant Nal Nat adel nd wa 6 Pe UR Kh Kh ee A Watt bb g ed of oe OF Attorney General, before leaving Washington and DOYLE telephonically contacted CLARK on October llth to ascertain the results of this conference, He stated CLARK informed him that the case was still under discussion in the Department and they were trying to arrive at a conclusion as to whether the evidence warranted proceeding with prosecution, DOYLE said that CLARK suggested to him that he discuss with Agents of this office f the statements which had beer made under oath concerning tnese statements. sey, ue se $ ¢/eREcorn ea , , kb ld sd Pay Ree Mr. DOYLE has not thus far requested this office to investigative steps in this matter but in the event he should mak#-any E3 requests for investigation he will be informed that instructio§™> fur-2; ; nished this office require that requests for investigation be cleared through the Bureau headquarters in Washington, D. C. al “y GoPin? 2.lTROYED - (ys —_ “4 | R422Jan Ly ve ova" Liv 1° a ch a Ae ot — {i ue _ > 7, af ahat hos pe we . weote sR te et tet uN a ry act ape ott ts A discussion was with DO 7 a] —