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Mississippi Burning I FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ENCLOSURE COVER SHEET I1/Tr] ..I. SUETEOT: /&#39;l&#39;¬&&#39;r- _ _ FILE: $/sh .25700» ___ SECTION 5.7. OF 74° THIS SECTION IS COMPRISED OF 5-.1&#39;>&#39;,§PAGES WHICH WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS RELEASE. 1,31 PAGES ARE AVAILABLEFROM THISSECTION FOR RELEASE THIS ISENCLOSURE OFf 5 ENCLOSU&#39;BE S! 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"Vl_ +- It is noted that JAMES EDWARDJORDAN, in his 1 -. .sLi signed statement concerning the murder and burial of vat; 1§_»==ZtT the civil rights workers, stated that the individuals .,t; who came from Neshoba County to recruit citizens Of -4 &#39;*" , Q ._ ,.._, Lauderdale County to participate in the action against SCHWERNER, CHANEY and GOODMAN met at Akin&#39;s Mobile Homes and that BERNARD L; AKIN was there though he did not participate in the actual murders, He did have knowledge $#@ pr?». of the planning. =,-. <:E."&#39;-&#39;=-- g?-"f= HQRAC§ DOYLE BARNETTE in his signed statement Lg-7, __92§ E4? 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AICEN has been contacted on several occasions and .&#39;.92§ 1;-§-l questioned as to any information which he had. concerning the - i"4"."- -. murders, however, he steadfastly denies any knowledge concerning TL-&#39;5;the murders other than that gained through reading the _ 35- newspapers. " - :-T5 92 u -cw I92 =-§&#39; >r~&#39;*";?-.&#39;:= -&#39;&#39;5 =- ;-n%.,_,__ _:, . *-&#39;f&#39;b-&#39;3-7;: r 1&#39;-¢&#39;J-:* 1 | 1 0- F1;-£592. treesH -1&#39;-z.-»"l&#39;-5 ages; ." .--, ... .-&#39;;.._&#39;-r-__,_"_-&#39;_-,.>.7-&#39;-- &#39;11 -¢_&#39;-J|.. -.... _ I _ , ._, . :i.. -,_.i...:._..-.....;.._ _, .- - - -i L -92.1_..~.._.__J_...i-...--... _/V; rt &#39;<3.&#39;---&#39;.---"- i &#39;4-W;-f &#39;+.._. wi&#39;:-*1 _." 2. .- Iv 5-T»?-¬_-1?? ;,£?&#39;;**.-5*-.=~. .-1[- -&#39; ;_-9a,q~ &#39; 92-&#39;-&#39;- 1 ; E JIMMY ARLEDGE UN. with regard to the activities of JIMMY ARLEDGE on the 3 - night of June 21, 196%, the following information was furnished by JAMES E. JORDAN: Rig?-:5 &#39; _1 --._..-2§§:5q._-, -,- ARLEDGE was among the individuals who met at the rear of Akin&#39;s Mobile Homes at Meridian, Mississippi, and he %§g§V-. accompanied DOYLE BARNEETE, TRAVIS BARNETTE, JIMMIE SNOWDEN 4" - &#39;14-1 _ 1-&#39;-.+,&_._ and JAMES JORDAN on the trip from Meridian, Mississippi, to -1»"7 L7,"-_-._ 2.?--"--127* Philadelphia, Mississippi, in DOYLE BARNEI"IEs car. ARLHDGE was in the car at the time the group awaited the release of the civil rights workers from the Jail at Philadelphia and he accompanied this group to the point where the civil rights workers car was stopped by Deputy Sheriff CECIL PRICE, After ;sJ~>.=&#39;.&#39; &#39; Z» &#39;- the civil rights workers were removed from their car, :7 ve their stati .
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