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struction and in looting and rioting and causing confusion within the
community and that it has no relation to civil rights. I think that we
in the governmental community have an obligation to do as much as
we can possibly do to cure the conditions that make civil unrest. But
I think our present activities in this regard should be directed to the
areas where the people are conducting themselves lawfully with re-
straint. Take the City of Baltimore, for instance, where nothing has
erupted. I think that this should be applauded and recognized, and
we in the governmental sector should move to be certain that we are
meeting the problems and the challenges in Baltimore. I don't think
that we should react by promising, by attempting, to resort to unusual
measures in an area where riot is taking place. This is only an en-
couragement to other riots. Even the bystander might be tempted to
say, "We don't approve of rioting but it did get action. " Let's be
sure they get the action where they are lawabiding, where they are
entitled to get it.

Q. Governor, in view of what you said about incitement for these
groups that do rebel or do cause riots, do you think there are any
forces outside this country such as communism or anything else, Gov-
ernor?

A. I have no way to make a judgment on that at the present time,
but I have some information that we are presently pursuing that does
indicate that the Newark riots and the Detroit riots had a similarity
in organization in the placing of snipers in key positions, in disrup-
tion of police communications and interception of police messages.
We're presently looking into that with the assistance of federal author-
ities. But I will not of my own initiative pursue it, as it does seem
to be a national measure. I'm simply providing the Federal authorities
with the same sources of information that I received.

Q. Was there some of this pattern in Cambridge?

A. I didn't see it in Cambridge.

Q. This was information that came to you?

A. That's right.

Q. Governor, I would like to get back to Rap Brown. He is in the
custody of Federal authorities. What will be the State's next step now
that he's in custody?

A. Well, we are going to prosecute him. Obviously, he is in our
opinion guilty of breaking the law, and he has to be prosecuted and
he should be punished.