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et AN ge, 0-19 (Rev. 0-7-56) ( . wt b roy VE i NE / en ‘Law Enforcement 4 ratte? CLA ort J Pathe Te ease Attorney, General Brownell on K Tele. Room ' Jected a note of urgency into thy appeal | . Helioman te Congress to “olarify" wanan aewannn * aay aVWweha le Cour decisions bearing upon the ad-! tainistration of Justice in the Federal: courts, Mr, Brownell had particular . ; reference to the rulings in the Jencks. _. - t case, opening FBI files in some circum-< , Stances to criminal defendants, and to. ” the Mallory case, which resulted in the. _ Yelease of a rapist because he had not: " been forshally charged soon enough after his arrest, The Attorney General, in a televi-* sion appearance, said that the Jencks decision has resulted in a “real crists ing + |} /) . law enforcement,” and that the Mallory f 4 vp i Gandy, wr RGA” eu 4 , ; ruling “has arouked a great deal of con- 4 " troversy.” He added that “we would like - to see a congressional committee study : 7 , this whole problem-and come up with a | - , Solution so that the police and law :: (G2 PSPS 6 enforcement .officers over the country, ? “when they have to deal with Federal | NOT RECORDED | ; laws, would know exactly what their 141 AUG Bii957 _ authority was and what the limitations : on thelr authority are.” ~ — ae This certainly is a restrained and \ittuation.. statement of a very serfous situation. For these rulings, In our | judgment, néedlessly threaten the pub- lic interest in effective law enforcement, ‘The court was trying to safeguard the rights of actused persons, in itself a Jaudable objective. But this can be done without crippling the processes of in- vestigation and prosecution, It can be ‘done, that is, {f Congress will enact legis. lation to remove the confusion created /by the court’s rulings. Perhaps it is too late for action at this session, but we hope that the needed correction Wash, Post and Times Herald Wash, News Wash, Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journal- American N. Y. Mirror N.Y. Daily News WI TAVE Thigh priority whee Congress N.Y. Times 5 POCONVENES, oo eto Daily Worker The Worker - New Leader ——~______— Bo _—— Date OER S 1957 ne a a a