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i™ - §AC, Cleveland €98-2140) 8/25/71 ; 1 = Mr. T. J. McNiff if Director, FBI (98-46479) ( _—_—i 7G SABOTAGE; SEDITION; DGP; CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1969; INTERFERENCE WITH FEDERALLY PROTRCTED © FACILITY De Furnish Bureau with communication concerning status of local prosecution involving 25 individuals indicted as a result of violence occurring 5/70 at ' Kent State University, No active investigation is to be ' Gonducted if this matter but requested information should be obtained through public source material and contact with established sources, TJM:cae Od 4) <=" NOTE: The Cleveland Office conducted an extensive sabotage investigation concerning the burning of an ROTC Building at Kent State University 5/2/70. As a result, 9 individuais were identified as having reportedly engaged in acts in violation of \w > several Federal statutes, The Department, after reviewing the = reports, deferred prosecution in favor of local authorities. QQ . a Subsequently, local grand jury indicted 25 individuals as a ”q ~ &] result of this action, Last information in file indicates that am 20 of these individuals were arrested and 5 others were fugitives aS <x It is felt that this matter should be followed,’ matt i in the event local prosecution is dismissed, so that this matter could then be re-presented to the Department for an opinion regarding Federal prosecution, In view of the recent decision of the Department not to conduct additional inquiries concerning on.‘ ‘the shooting by the National Guard on the Kent State University --.. Gampus 5/4/70, Cleveland is instructed to obtain the desired information in a manner not designed to initiate controversy.or speculation, com i ot 27/0 Mo Po, ® AUG 25 197} \t es GOAUG 30 Ig ij | a — \