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- SPamet vow wo. 16 ores one-180-01 wt UNITED STATES GO" ‘ERNMENT aa AAomnransrhim Co ” AVLOMLUI ULM 1K x TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (44-10894) DATE: onary a pe ATTENTION: CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION = “Wt TRAINING AND INSPECTION DIVISION; - a ( ROM SAC, DALLAS (44-739) as (ee re ( Mos ce - SUBJECT: INTEGRATION IN DALLAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS n - CRS yi tai} a -“ aw the Bureau is aware, the Dallas Independent’ School-Syste=z was successfully desegregeated on 2/6/61, with no incidents of any consequence. Up until 9/6/61, the Dallas Independent School System was the largest independent school system in the United States that was- not integrated. The Bureau was fully advised of the ae p¥ogram during the critical period. “t cy I feel that and the Dallas Police Department have done an outstanding -. job in connection with the planning and subsequent successful ‘control of this critical problen. oe Li Ss ditorials throughout the nation have been “highly compi imentary relative to the work done by the citizens, ee schan) scfficials and law enforcement officials in connection <> witk This“éntire matter. For example, the newspaper “The _ Atiedits Cdistitution” carried a feature article which was repPinted n the "Dallas Morning News" which stated, “Dallas haseproviged an exanple of leadership in the probles of race Swhich is Heartening and inspiring. The businessmen of that city have brought off a plan of statesmanship which is so practical and so unanswerable by the peddlers of prejudice and false promises that it merits a round of applause on aa a national basis." ws > The Syracuse, New York, “Herald Tribune" carried an article which was reprinted in the “Dallas Morning Nevs" — 8/9/61, complimenting the Dallas business leaders for their - areenaie Yanadawabin as eeeave OU Bubs Beeps b7C The Bureau bas previously (beer Kirnished a booklet entitled, Bribes at the Crossroads’, ‘and also a.film bearing the bh show the tremendous amount of _ Planning Pet, Be i\4 ad ca} & that Gent on *300 may montis ‘prior toa)tEe Bus eusiui ’ integration : - Del lest’ Cc. - ‘i= Dal "ae ‘Wa. 2 " PA, we Gear PEST * v4 thee. ” ger NOV oT Hig oft Hye ONO *