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James Leonard Farmer Michiaan advised that b6 b7C have continued to be very good friends.. She described Mr. Farmer as a loyal American of excellent character, b7D morals, and associates, and said to her knowledge he has type" organizations. stated that Mr. Farmer is motivated by a desire to assist members of his race and that his life has been spent in that effort. She. said he adyocates nonviolence in obtaining his goals. recommended Mr. Farmer for a position of trust with the Government. Miscellaneous Court records in New York, New York, disclosed. that on May 25, l965, Thomas R. Giliigan filed a suit in the amount of three million dollars plus costs against Mr. Farmer and the Congress of Racial Equality for alleged slander. In this suit the following statement was attributed to Mr. Farmer: "James Powell was shot in cold blood. Lieutenant Gilligan must be arrested and charged with murder." A motion to dismiss this suit was denied on November l, 1965, by Justice Joseph A. Burst of the Supreme Court of New York.State. Following an appeal by. the defendants on April 29, l968, the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department, New York, New York, affirmed the order of Justice Burst. This matter is presently pending. Lieutenant Thomas R. Gilligan, New York City Police Department, fatally shot James Powell, a Negro, aged 15, in July, 1964. According to articles in the press, this shooting was said to have been a