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M. A. Jones to DeLoach memo ; " -RATED CE BOSS" ° 2E: ARTICLE "KENNEDY TOP-RATED AS JUSTI cONFIgATIAL yrote several articles-regarding the Mallory Decision, and in 1957 another reporter for hat newspaper advised the Bureau that he and James Clayton had tried to convince their superiors that the paper's support of the Supreme Court in the Mallory Decision was = wrong. In July, 196i, Clayton called your office and requested information on the obtain- .ng of security clearances for a story he wanted to write; Clayton was advised the FBI joes not pass on the question of clearances and could not be of help, i ip bans TVD a oters In 11-62, in response to Department instructions that all possible witnesse= -o violence at the Universjty of Mississippi in the fall of 1962 be interviewed, the FBI nterviewed Clayton and he advised that he had not witnessed any acts of violence at that me. BTR peieiaet The 5«21~63 issue of The Post" contained an article by Clayton giving -redit to Kennedy for mobilizing the FBI against organized crime. The Director noted: “nother snide attack on FBI obviously cmuniting from the Dept.” JBENRVALIONDS: The captioned article by Clayton is obviously another attempt by the Department to claim credit for FBI achievements in organized crime and civil rights, at a bhe le A fr. ee Te Dea wants ei fam em Ati were Dns eee ee ihe same time making a snide attack on Mr. Hoover and the Bureaus-for political purpose:. & RECOMMENDATION: For information. \. —o ’ att ot f fsk ‘i via f¥ * 4 : i] CONEIDJNTIAL =2Za- ‘ fj rn a Lage c ra Cie -. te _—™ vt eS Wm wt ed = ad PO ay ee ee er ere eee Be ees cae : . weeee le - Loe ee ‘ et LOT ee . JT Shssteatl TTT PY PTE RA et