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v ray * . . e «TED STATES DEPARTMENT 6. JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION g ah eal In Reply, Please Refer New York, sis York cass AND ht. ~ fue Ne June 3,2 EXTER RS "be ETERS o aro i eiko-3 ah Tenis oe. . Bufile 100-438794 F FT mechs Ws! wi P08 4%, of. , CF UDATE OFF ON Pac | peti bhsaic Kit (GB. oo Sec de ee au 6 6 - OY ALL THPORLATION COTA LINED Southern Christian Leadership conference (SCLC) PUAN TSIMCLASSIFIMD | Racial Matters OTHERWISE ; A confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, learned on June 2, 1968, that, on that date, Bill Rutherford, Executive Director, *SCLC, and stanley Levison discussed the Poor People's Campaign (PEC) and its lack of militancy. Levison questioned whether the SCLC intends to hold any militant demonstrations and Rutherford explained that they have been spending more time trying to cope with the problems of operating the SCLC's Resurrection City in Washington, D.C. than dealing with actions. &f Rutherford stated that, in this connection, they held a couple of stiff sessions the previous week at which Jesse Jackson, SCLC Staff Member and then Head of Resurrection City, was - severely attacked by the entire SCLC staff. Rutherford was critical of Jackson for putting himself in the position of leading the action in Washington and for taking actions without consulting with the SCLC leadership. He added that Jackson is not an administrator although he has great appeal and is an attractive speaker. He also said that he was in agreement that they were not in Washington for a picnic and should get on with some action. He said it has been decided to appoint an action committee to formulate some action plans. ; Levison agreed with this because the entire operation . in Washington could turn into running Resurrection City and holding one mass demonstration on June 19, 1968. He was critical of the choice of June 19 for the mass demonstration in support of the PPC because it is in the middie of the week, when adults - Cs: hay old ‘APOT P TéT? AGEMCIBS AFD FIELD OFFICES -" - oem fr A ADVISED BY ROUTING -. SLIP(S} OF CAGSS DATE B+ This docurent contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ‘joo. “3894S. iL ae, Ket ie sea of the FSI It is the property Re of the FBI. on¢ is loaned to your a agency; it and its centents are gncio"G ed not to be distributed outside : : your amet pr ier it