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From: Director, YE ALL INFORUATION CONTAINED GEKMOWN suBsECT HEREN LAY TRIE VRKMOWH VICTINS;” arm s/t MUSLIM MINISTER. MALCOM X, - CIVIL RIGHTS ( my Rncloeed herewith are two copies of Departnental ! memorandum dated 2/27/63, requesting a prelixinary invest gation, <n Also enclosed is a copy of the enclosure, a telegram the — Attorney General Fron hascon X whioh in selfvexpianatory. Conduct the preliminary investigation requested by the Department. Advise appropriate officials outset and persons intervowed that the investigation is being conducted at the est of Mr, Burke Marshall, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U. &. Department _of Justice, Washington, DBD, C, Your investigation should inolude interviews of | victins, subjects, available witnesses and a thorough check of pertnent arrest and nodical records, It is noted that this incident has received considerable publicity in the nowspapers. Any inquiries ~ received by your office from the press concerning our investigation should be ansvered to the effect that our investigation is being conducted at the request of Mr. Burke Marshall, Civil Rights Division of the Departneat ef Justice, Ko further comet should be nade, a Surep within seven days of receipt of this sirte2 | = Belmont setting forth reaults of your ingut ry and indicating in the Canper report that it is a preliminary investigation. Include in your report the opinion “hy the USA as te: pe wee of the case. Callahan paeriae rH tal ut! ave! S__ : DATE rece fH ie ‘eee SWE; en RY tiolmes —sf MAIL ROOM By YPE UNIT [_] d FEB 2 8 1963 DeLoach __.__