◆ SpookStack

:| - - 1 - Mr. C. D, DelLoach 1 = Mr. A, Rosen 1 =Mr. C, L, McGowan » The Attorney General July 6, 1970 A . “Dai, W.-C, Sullivan Director, Fal 1- Mr. C, D, Brennan 1 —- Mr. G, H, Menzel tt nud others ie MOLT ION 3 CIVIL RIGHTS ~ FEDTRALLY PROTECTRD ACTIVITY; . - DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY | / et ‘ 4 Reference ig mado to my letter dated June 11, 1970, in this ratter which requested an early decision as to whother prosecutive action waa yvarranted concorning cortain subjects involved in the destruction of tha Reserve Offiecers' Training Corps building at Kent State Univorsity Mey 2, 1970, A representative of this Buronsu attended a meoting at Ravenna, Ohio, on June 25, 1970, with Mr. Jerris Leonard, colatant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, who advised ths at he had reauecsted this’ meeting on your specific instruction, Those attonding the moeting also included representatives of tho Portowro County, Ghio, Prosecutor's Office and the Ohio State Wiehway Patrol. My. Leonard pointed out that it had always beon thao policy of the Department of Justice in situations of this typo to defer to state authorities in licu of Fedoral prosecution, He advised that it had been decided to turn over to the Portare County, Ghio, Prosecutor's Office all evidence and information relativg to the invostigations of incidents at Kent State University betwoen Mny 1, 1970, and May 4, 1970. Nr, Ronald J Kane, Prosecutor, Portage County, Ohio, assurel Mr, Leonard that he would virerously pursue the evidence and information recoived and secure prosecution avainst any individual who has violated state lnws in connection with tho above inciden y lr, Leonard was advised during this mecfing that reports of 1}? investieation of these incidents by the Ohio State Hirhway * Patrol and tho Ohio Natiounl Guard are forthcoming and wil bo furnished to tr, Kane, , 4 pels) Fa ee EX-117, Som: ante” . _ REC 53 ee — («13) 7 He Ines tke wai BOOM] TELETYPE UNTO 9g “ JULZ=13 le ~ 810 srommemmmsmcmem etre Ea mee LA ee ee