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‘Memorandum to Mr. Belmont: - cae RE: HEARINGS CONCERNING RACIAL SITUATION, m8 USTATE ‘OF * RISSISSIPPI Ie _ Testimony . S Be 5 » a | | "es. “plizabeth Allen, the wife of Louis Allen, a Negro who 4 “had been killed on 1/31/64, testified that when Louis Allen asked the - FBI for protection on one occasion, Agents told hin that "different ones would help him." | es nr : irs. Elizabeth ate BO _ Be Negro active in ‘voter yo selephonically advised that ceived that Alien was to be kil d the local . >ived in tie plot to kill Allen.” did not for’ Allen nor were 2DY other requests for _The information from ighyay Safet atroL since the vuerite was Crepedly involved. The venpone ibility for paitaiminge Taw and ordér -ists with state and local law enforcement suvporaeness and tue Bureau dues not provide such - protection. oo, Si) | | With regard to the killing of Louis Allen, | on 2/1/64. the Civil Riehts 2: asion requested that we. conduct _imited i inquiries into the shootiaz of Louis allen to_ ascertain i the shooting ng could _ Jave heen be yaSed on his voter régistration activities. No information was developed that the killing was connected with Allen's voter registration activities -«.d completed results of our inquiries were furnished to the Civil Rights Division on 2/11/64. No further = investigation | was S_Feqnesteds fe - 2 a , ot os Beteipeing to. ‘tvalentes: out Raymond, Guyot or irs. Allen since it is obvious: thet they had ample. opportunity to advise our offices or the Bureau ‘of <..y shortcomings they may have felt regarding our. handling Jef civil rivchts matters but chose to use a public forum to make Such unfounded a::2 unwarranted allegations. (00 gel 0028 _ aapiise