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Allegations Victor Rotnem and Wendell Berge. stated that the FBI could not locate a witness named Johnny Outlaw and that he, Marshall, located Outlaw without difficulty. Facts: t is true that we attempted to locate this individual wi th negative results but we could and would have located him had we not been told to hold the investigation tn abeyance by the UW So Attorney. Allegation: The FBI could not locate a witness named Jack Alien and that he, Mershall, went to Brownsville and ascertained that Jack Allen was actually Jack Adams, who was residing in Chicago... Marshali said he went to Chi cago and found Adams without difft- culty.. Facts: A lead: had been set out to obtain the address of Jack Allen but apparently due to the'normal delinquency in the Memphis Office, the lead was: not covered. It would have been had the tnuestigation not been terminated by Department orders. yr! On October 6, 1947, the. Director sent a letter to Marshall pointing out the matters noted above concerning the Tip Hunter case and defending our position and denying his alle- gations, In this letter the Director suggested that in the future, complaints received by Marshall concerning the FBI should be ‘ called to the Director's attention so that an appropriate inquiry can be made. . The Director stated, "I believe this will be ef- | fective in getting results wht ch t am sure both you and I de- sire.” ; L Monroe, Georgia, Lynching 3 Allegation: On December 27, 1946, Marshall wrote to the Attorney General pointing out that he, Marshall, agreed to bring to the Attorney General's personal attention matters which affect Negroes tn connection with the Department of Justice. In this letter, Marshali stated, "the Federal Bureau of Investigation has done a good job on peonage in the South. With the erception of peonage, the record of the FBI in investigating cases involving Negroes has been notably one-sided. The inability of the FBI to ~ ~6-