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mt ee eed ee ee Memorandum +=onrrep = ae ITEC BIATRS GOVERNMEN ; we oe ee ee ir. Roseh’ vee ee rae mgm emt : Sipsom «Mr. price AYP a THURGOOD ‘MARSHALL INFORMATION CONCERNING This is to record that on the afternoon of 2/9/ me Supervisor; of the Civil Rights Unit went to the Pa! Soon estaurant Tor lunch. Upon entering the restaurant he was observed by Mr. A. ENCaldvell, Chief of theCivil Rights Dept Section, Criminal DivisTon, who celled for QB to join a Pred, him which he did. After they had been eating for some time ' wvsCie Caldwell observed Mr. Thurgood Marshall of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who had entered the restaurant. Caldwell, being acquainted with Marshall, invited him to the table and Marshall accepted tt invitation. Marshall partook of a cup of coffee while and eli finished their meals. Caldyell oduced as being with the FBI and in charge of the Civil Rights Unit. ~ During the course of the conversation Mr. Marsha! . fadvised Caldwell that a conference would be held in — Washington on the 4th and 5th of March by the National Asseciation for the Advancement of Colored People. He Wtated that a resolution vould probably de seeposeé whigh would be eritical to the Department of Justice. Mave d that he suspected (probably would be at the conierence. He ow what outfit eB «ou represent robably would de ahie to find some Association for the Advancement , of Colored People to list him as a delegate. He stated . that is very outspoken and would nndoubtedly to piers up some resolution criticizing the Department of (..1' eo ~ Just 7. stated ne but that he, branch of the Nati =~. ce. Caldwell advised Marshall that he believed’ a there would be some action by the Department prior to — roh 4, 1956. In his remarks, Mr. Marshall indicated wo ea that he was not sympathetic to 7 . ~ » MMEppRDEY = %o FEB 14 1956 63 FEB 24 8 ae i TOTAL F.@2