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& ® 4 Mreector potated out that the Burecu was endeavoring te ecnduct an tnvestization tnto the case tnyolutag the aseault upon Saaae Toedard, Jr., by the chief of polfce at Satesdurg, Contr Caroling, and that Foodard, a Yegro, when taterviewed by Far Agents, declined to furnish any trformatton to the FRY on the grounig that Franklin i. ‘!lltaxe, Counsel for the Yattonal Asecetation for the Aduancenent of Colored People, had instructed weodard tot to tal® to the °F e-cept is kllfiams’ presence ond wofth the perstesion of "illians, Voodard alleged taat #illionus, tn referring to the FSI, stated, “hey ore nok oa your side - they sre on the stde cf the soverament.” The restriettons pleced upon Foodard by the YAAC" representative reaulted ta considerable needleaes delay fn the itnvestt{ caticn of thts cose. Yt afohkt be noted that the Uatted States Attorney filed an tufermation against Chief of 7ollce Shull on Septamber 28, 1946, and the ochtef woo released under 42,000 dSund. Te wea teied in Federal Court and acquitted ca Noveaber 5, 1946. Mi seo Allegation: Under date -f Vay 10, 1946, Murshall wrote the Director chargiag steconduet on the pert of Speotal Agents ef the Surean tn ecndueting carer Envelving Teoroes ond taterviewtap Yegrces. Faets: The Direetor wrote to Yarehali on Vay ld, P46, Geeurtng Atm that Ag would not tolerate any cete of ai econduct on the part uf FRY Agente and tast he would conduct oh tanew~ diate ednintatretive tugutry inte the charrwa tf Marstell would furnieh the namea of the perecns anking the corpleints eoutnet the Far Agents. The Director went te some length tn kte letter ef Vay lath te mrshall to explain that "atriagent discot pltnery action te taken agatast any Special Agent whe, by any act, prefudtoes the Aurean's progrom of ecnduecting thorough, trper- ttel and eatirely etalecl and legal tnveasti nations cf all cases.” Desptte the Arector’s request for tdenti fytng data whtch would permit hin to make tnoesttontion intc Merehall'a charges, end despite the Iirector's assurance to Verehall thet dtect plinary setton would be taken where Justified, Marshall never enawered the Director's letter cf May léth or furnt shed any information whtok would perult the Director te tnueeti vate the cherges node. Tre gonuecttoan with charges wmode anpatnast the Burecs by Marshall, on Jonwary 13, 1947, the Dtredtor wrote to Falter White, Secretary of the TAACK, aad potnted out to hin the