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° i OerOseal rome 2G ko SiS ee meat 1887 EDs tg { Sas bie REG OG FP Teison UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Belson * Cosper gh Memorandum ris = agch Gale TO ' Mr. Belt baTE: September 24, 1964 fez: a Tove! ~~... ' an Jj Trotter 4 From : A. Rosen 1 ~ Mr, Belmont Keine | - ? i - Mr. Rosen Gendy lL ~ Mr. 7d. SUBJECT: UNKNOWNS SUBTECTS: 1 ~ Kr. 1 = “ MICHLILV/SCHUERNER? Mr. ” BDRE) GOODMIN: IMTS BLAL CHENEY - VITYTIMS (DECEASID) CIVIL RIGUTS b7e “Mth reference to the Federal Grand Jury at S3iloxi, Mississippi, Departmental Attorney Robert Owen of the Civil Rights Division is hancling the presentation of evidence. Owen is well thought of by Burke Lershell and John Doar of the Civil Rights Division. U. S. Attorney Sobert Heuberg is also present at the proceedings. t talked with Sullivan concerning the developments and he said that we do not kmow the attitude of the jurors as a result of personal o>servation as we have no one in the orand jury but insofar as the attorneys are concerned, the croup in Biloxi are diligent and we cennot complain about the quality of their effort. They are workince late end ed are "really crinding out the work." They are carefully interviewing a OEE witnesses beforehand and seem to be trying to do a good job. a k . * Bekes sarshall today, he stated —, nad had made a very also testifr yesterday and hela up well. p2 I inquired ag to the attitude of the grand jurors. He said ‘ehat some of them, of course, were resistant and had the attitude that 'you couldn't believe anything that a Negro said. He felt that some of the grand jurors thought that a spectacular development would be presented to them the first day, and that, of course, this was to be expected with all the speculation which was taking place. Marshell felt phat tzking everything into consideration, it was moving along as well as could.be expected, 7 we | REC- dy p2706" Ir2/7 5 wy . . oo b7e aes - git 17 SEP 30 1964 CONTINUED - OVER wm 79 OCT 8- 1964