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WY 100-7629 The article clso sets forth thrt ROY L Exccutive Sceretary of the NAACP, denounced the frecusa tion made by Attorney Genernl BUGENE Cook of Georgie thet the NA.CP was ¢ "subversive" org nizction or of the Communist conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. Government." WILKINS stated that COOK's speech, which was mode before the Annual Convention of Gcorgic Pence Officers, was roperently pert of o conspirscy ty some Southern officirls to combnt tne Supreme Court!s order to desegrestite the public schools by cherging ths NAACP witn being subvursive. In :ddition, WILKINS cherge@ that "Tne real suboversives frre those who ¢ufy the Gonstitution of our country cond openly Geclnre they will not obcy it, or who scheme to cvade it end counsel others to do Llikcwise, "Sock said thet the Suvreme Court ruling on segremetion in public schools should not tu obeyed. He hes nédvised on wavs end cvacns of clreumventing it. It is hs, not we, who ars seckint to unccrminc the Government of the U.O. There is nothing subversive in demanding cqunlity under th. Constitutien. The Constitu- ticn prescribss equrlity for citizens, Those who deny thet cauplity sre subverting the Constitution." The "Daily Worker," issue cf Octob.r 25, 1555, on pece 1, column 1, contrins sn erticle wntitled "Rastland Threetons Witehhunt Prebe of NAACP Supporters." This article stetes that JAM'S O. BASTLAIT, Mississippi's national weanon in the fight to retein segremetion, indicated thei ho will ctitempt e witch- hunt "investigrtion" of the NAACP. accor ding to the article, £ASTLAN?: cherzed thet the NAACP is "“heevily infiltreted" with subversive persons. The statement by E'STLAND was made in Jackson, Hississippi, the dry after Georgie Attorney General EJGENE COCK announced his proposal to have the NAACP olrced on his statets "Subversive List," bid bea