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cn LA oo eee eile mat at ey é . o's ; Dy ——e L 7? ATTORNEY AT. wv BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI Juhe 18, 1957 ~ Mr, Hoover-Page 3 decisions was to shield and protect communists in their endeavors .to SuUuvVvVueL & VLIT vVVTIOll tuvcLoONe WELW LUINUE i bile par UL Be LU vie laoe constitutes high crime, misconduct and misbehavior within the meaning of anplicable impeachment provisions of the Constitution." 6. Today over my teletype news comes the following stories: "The Nation's highest tribunal has freed five of 14 convicted California Communists on grounds of insufficient evidence that they | plotted to advocate the violent overthrow of the Government. The | Court ordered new trials fcr the other nine on grounds that part of their indictment was barred because cf a three year statute of limitations." "The Justices also reversed the contempt of _ Congress conviction of Illionis Labor Leader John Watkins. He balked at telling House Investigators about other people's past communist activities.” "The high bench has set aside the 1951 disloyalty firing of career diplomat John Stewart Service, who has been fighting to clear his name and get his state devartment job back, However, theCourt did not rule of the disloyalty question, itself." _ it —eeee —eeene Mr, Hoover, these decisions are most disturbing to loyal Americans and there is an air of insecurity abroed in the le know it must be disturbing to the Justice Department also. I mention these facts to you for whatever they may be worth and for no other. purpose, Sincerely yours, El TB/ch AY b 7—