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United States
Department of
Agriculture

Office of
the Secretary

Office of
Civil Rights
Enforcement

Washington, D.C.
20250

CONFIDENTIAL

TO:             James Gilliland
                   General Counsel
                   Office of the General Counsel

FROM:       Lloyd E. Wright
                   Director
                   Office of Civil Rights

SUBJECT: Carpenter Case

JUL 10 1997

This is a reply to your memorandum addressed to "File and for Interested Parties" dated July 7, 1997, concerning the Carpenter case. This memorandum is clear documentation showing how you, in a very malicious way, are misinterpreting the facts. Also other memorandums that have been written by J. Michael Kelly and others from the Office of General Counsel(OGC) have been designed to distance the OGC from decisions that weere made that you or your office fully participated in the development of and approved prior to implementation. Further, it is very clear to me that I cannot trust or depend on OGC for any assistance in dealing with civil rights issues at USDA. Also, it is very clear to me that OGC will do everything it can to discredit me personally and professionally and to obstruct any effort to improve civil rights at USDA.

cc:   Dan Glickman, Secretary
       Richard Rominger, Deputy Secretary
       Pearlie Reed, Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration
       File and for Other Interested Parties

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER