. G 4 i . 5 woes . .. . UNITED STATES — ¢£RNMENT . , 4 Memorandum re to: DIRECTOR, FBI (100-106670) | pate: 6/21/62 & ‘ ‘ia ¢ SAC, MOBILE (100-1472) (RUC) - sugject: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. saarigiy CONTAINED K HEREIN | Vs ip BY Fyn . ReBulet 6/12/62. DATE Jo . , jy . EVELYN HAMM, Corporation Clerk, Office of the a Secretary of State, State of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala., ad- .. ® vised on 6/15/62, that the Southern Christian Leadership * “Conference (Sci¢} is not registered in Alabama as a foreign (out of state) corporation, or as a domestic (Alabama) profit- seeking corporation. Miss HAMM advised that there is no re- quirement that domestic (Alabama) non-profit corporations register with the Department of State, and that such a corpora- . tion may register with any of the 67 Probate Judges in the _ state and do business anywhere in the state. ‘ Lt, WILLIE B, PAINTER, NA, Alabama Department of Public Safety, Montgomery, advised on 6/19 and 20/62, that his investigations of racial matters type organizations have included investigations of the SCLC. He said that his files pertaining to this group include brochures published by SCLC which name the officers and officials of that group, but he . has not had occasion to receive a letterhead or other corres- pondence of SCLC. He said that the literature he has ootained does not include in any way the names of STANLEY DAVID. LEVISON In view of the activity of SCLC in Alapama in the past, and the likelihood of further such activity in the ‘future, New York is requested to furnish Mobile any informa - tion which refiects that LEVISON, O'DELL, or any other CP persons are influential in SCLC, Mobile has not been fur- nished with any basis for a Cominfil investigation of SCLC, -but if such information has been reported to NY, it is be- lieved that such an investigation should be undertaken. (i). Bureau (RM) (AM) “3S”. New York (100-136585) (RM) -c, 18 i to ps 2 - Atlanta (100-5586) (Rif) We Je te Jae Ofe -2) 2 Mobile (100-1472 von WED-Amd 100-1460 HS Oba (10) Geiss to JUN 25 1962 . ‘ ere Gis g0 Phis docuneit is prepured tn Ss tt agryour request_gyd.s not for dissemi- p 1S: nation outside your Committee. Its Seon Emited to offics rogeedinds by ey rt ¢3l if x f Convinittee aid the content may not be disclosed ry 3 ae lent ~ WU | FB eiirone the express approval of the FBI C* CO? HW 355091 Docldes2?989547 Page 114 “es Ns
-f 1 me . ‘ “ i so re ho .. } \ . . ‘ . 4 . mo - fe “ de " ee . 0 . ° - | aeetinesht) shai tiie meee a eet : LM. Fen srs i: j -Mr. Kitchens i oat, New York (100136585)  gune 12, 1962 Director, FAL (100-106670) + oe | NARPEN Later: Loree, JR. ALL NORA SSiFIED | ; (7 Bah P oss i dua @ é Hee py zal By Re New York letter 6-4-62 concerning Stanley | Bav vid Levison and New York letter 5-29-69 concermming Banter Pitts - O° Ge a y a Albany, Atlanta, and Nobile are requested te check g& eppropriate New York, Georgia, end Alabama State records ts §,8 © determine if the Southern Christian Leadership Conference sS'3 (SCLC) hus registered us a charitable orgenigzation. If Ase Yegistered, furnish Bureau pertinent information and two g a8 photostats ef registr ation Torus if they can be Cisereetiy ess obtained, The Bireal is parti cularly desirous ef obtaining reais § public Source information isdicatiag that G'dell and Levison See ate officers of the SCLC. For isformation of albany, G* dell Bes isa “key 3 figure of the New York Gffice and in charge of the Ne ; By & York office of the SCLC. © OS ee New | York, Atlanta, and Hobile are _ requested 0 a Sf setermine if SCLe Stationery lists either o'dell or Levisen ~* gsxy.88 officers in its letterhead, New York is reuested te ~ oS advise if the deer to the SCLC office has gtdeli's S nase ae £2 $> printed thereon uid if the telephone and city directories ~ S Be. ist him as an officer of the SCLc. i a - ess ; ‘ sg = > 4 All investigation conducted in this matter must , | BESS he handled in a most discreet manner to preciude the possibility — S829 Of disclosing the identities of inforaunts oF causing enbarrass- < | SORE ment to the Bureatt. N , — 8888 . - 22s. Subunit results of investigation in this matter. to a ses reach the Bureau within ten days of the receipt of this Letter, os S 3 * Lot ob a iJ at Sed8 2 Atlanta (109-5886) / G0: (ir LOE i. bt VG je 2 ae 2s s° 2» Albany Bp. 3] oe 2 - Mobi baggy: iy: . ; 62: oes Mohr —_ yy Callchon 1 - BwEile fo0“2452 (L evison) 49 JUN 13 18 Mt ad DeLeach- 1 - BufiAe }00-359716 (0' dell) a Rosen ———— % NOTE ra MAILED 4. T Bs evel . ; j > ' ro Bib) yn i JUN 2 1962 oy) 2. Room ‘ - ow ‘ HW 55094—Pocld, a79R AMC ce OMM-EBE wf
Letter. to New York ~ . | Re: Martin Luthe King, Jr. . 160-106570 NOTE ON YELLOW: King subject of current sectrrity investigation. Levison closely associated with King and is Associate Director of SCLC. Above investigation being conducted to obtain public ‘ ! ' gource information concerning Levison's and 0'dell's CP ;, background and their relationship with King. \, | HW 55091 Docld: 32969547 Page 116 :
ITEM 15 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED want ASSIFIED HEREZS UNELASSIE boy DATE infu fet By Aparna Sa WIE HW 55091 Bocld:32989547 Page 117
OS ON AE ERR I, SRR De CO ata oy aya PATTER RCRA? TRICE ROI RE RTE A ESS TR Or Tr enn eee a ern ee eee | ee Te NO eS reneeyy om ermeyee . eed ot Wt UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MEMORANDUM Re Memphis s airtel to Bureau, 9/26/61. al sou 3 AP STKSS who has furnished sexfable information in the past, (LEC TAMANANIX, C, ERICUINCOIN, HORACE M..BOND and “WILLIAM, Wee BENNETT, all sourcés “of information of the Atlanta ccitice, have no information regarding the SCLC Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn., 1d September, 1961. Qoavedrt4 a uv New York l¢@tter to the Bureau, a/ar/stih ens ivie "CP =~ TO: DIRECTOR, . FBI. Date: weve) JE you SAC, ATLANTA (100-5718) (c) . | Sed {5 /SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ed RACIAL MATTERS , 3Q2' USA, SOUTHERN REGION, Is- 9/24/61 that GEORGE southern Region, LUTHER KING organization. sr Cd Wf MEYERS . - qi states that =5* stated on self-admitted us of the CP - 44 AA, dad he es had nothing to do with the MARTIN Nt a v Individual Racial Matters where the SCLC may be involved ° are opened if warranted under separate case captions. There'‘is 4, n mmatvion 2.2 BO ee ee \ Racial Matters investigation < of tt the SCLC at CHIS” time. \ See PERMA E ATLL ARATE NS AME EIS UT AL Tt ; \ — RLLINFORMES IONSSIFED Le . WER REINIBY Ci BY fe “ Bureau (RM) pate. 12 i - Birmingham (info) (RM) - Charlotte (info) (RM) Jacksonville (info) (RM) Knoxville (info) (RM) Louisville (info) (RM) Miami Mobile ee) New Orleans eos Caan) Savannah (info) (RM) Tampa (info) (RM) ft bed at et et fd et Jet pt - Memphis (info) (RM) ~ Atlanta (14) 2 Bp NOV 26 wns -. ; renee t ~! & and t is n official ahh This document is wrepored in response to your .» nation outside your Committee. Its use tv? —~—Syoer Committee ard the conters may nut b* “a nel without the express apnyr ovel of the FLI fi Page 118 ' - Gil €. Z 3 s by Tdied to unauthorized person f f
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a t " y OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ‘ i " solo-ten : : UNITED STATE. , CVERNMENT Memorandum LZ. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100106670) pate: 3/6/62 aay FRoM : ‘SAC, NEW YORK (100~136585) (Pp) SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER‘KING, JRo.. . . SECURITY MATTER » CG | (00s Atlanta) Re Bureau letter to Atlanta, dated 2/27/62. oC. _ With respect to Bureau instructions set forth in above= “.peferenced letter to the effect that the New York report in above- captioned matter should contain all information originating in New York, it is to be noted that it is possible that some infore mation regarding the subject obtained from New York informants or .- sources may have been disseminated to Atlanta with no copy having” % been designated for subjectts. New York file, 100-136585. There» Wy for, if such did occur with no copy having been designated for ¢ New York file 100~136585, the Atlanta Office should report this 4) information, if pertinent, . a Tae attention of the Atlanta Office is also directed to io .New York letter to Atlanta, dated 1/5/62, entitled "MARTIN robe | LUTHER KING, JR.3 RACIAL MATTERS", and to tthe enclosure which ar accompanied this letter. If the enclosure is pertinent, Atlanta 5 ° ‘is requested to report tha informations fae . CONTAINED Sy ALL INFORMA OE SSiF| 7 HEREIN IS Ute Soy ES pate. 18 30 t& - (- Bureau (100106670) (RM) (06 — PAL LG hj 2 ~ Atlanta (RM) tees Ge 7o 27 1 - New York (100136585 ) 2MAR 1962 JIE 3 jJje (5) : . . ~ ~ a ‘ This docwnent is prepared in response to your request and is not for diggema ip naticn olsive vour Commitidgs } Iis ure 3 Lenvited to efficial proceegin bj GN 5 sour Co.zmetice and tire contin may nut be disclosed to unauthorizeg \pegson KI nel without thé express approval of the FBI . ’ 3 je . TN A ae t 4 Ase | MW .55091 DocId:32989547 Page 120 S$
4 - . ie FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (100136585) (P) | are (2) - Bureau (100-106670) (RM) B MAR 12 1962 3 Atlenta (RM) HW 55091 a x OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 . UNITED STATES ee | ‘ @ : _f i Memorandum Jo am | TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-106670) pate: 3/8/62 _ suRjEcT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JRe - Oo | | SECURITY MATTER + C 7 (00: Atlanta) “Re-mirsan letter to Atlanta, dated 2/21/62, and New York letter to Bureau, dated 3/6/62 4 The attention of the Atlanta Office is directed to New York ‘letter to Atlanta, dated 8/1/61, and to Mobile letter to Atlanta, dated 12/5/60, both entitled "MARTIN LUTHER KING, dR.3 RACIAL MATTERS." Both of these letters enclosed information - pertaining to subject. The Atlanta Office is requested to > Report this information, if pertinent. CON ALL neon’ OR SsiFteD L ny sie al BY OATE Oe presses mrerserenct | 1 - New York (100~136585) a pocecmect | : Se JIE: jje x 8 a OMAR 3 LS cht a: @y woe This doer: ent is ercoped ‘ed in, response to 7 ie quest and is not for dissemi nation ov"-'de yeur Commits, Tle usei Treited to official proceedings by your Conimniitee and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized verson- nel without the express approval of the FBI . = DoclId: 32989547 Page 121 éi
. ' . . - 2. Mr. McGowan ‘ 7 J ~ Mr. Kitchens Fi Co 1 ~ Kr. Forsyth : SAC, Atlanta February 27, 1962 : chi ys pirector, FB FSI (200-106676) ~ 2b : REC- 29 ; MARPIN LUTHER KING, JR. | SECURITY MATTER - CONTAINER HEREIN! UN ; o | GFFICS OF GRIGIN: ATLANTA ALL INFORMATION ee ReRYairtel dated 2-12-62. The referenced airtel set forth information fron ih : shich indicates Martin Litther King, Jr., is a "whozebe 3 “WHO Who has, studied Marxisn, believes in it, and agrees REE: th it," i in view of this information, ‘idespread use of the supject!: ame by communist frent groups, his membership in front groups and his constant association wita Communist Party (CP) members, New Yors and Atlanta are instructed te review their files and prepare a report suitable for dissemination which will include all inforsation of a security nature plus complete backsround data. [t is not desired Fe . oceedings by ost and is not for dissemt« d to official pr osed to unauthorized person-~ roan <5 ee er ennanpe stghetien mete sees 6 mS 3.3. that an open investigation be conducted concerning the subject and ssSe any inquiry should be confined to contacts with established sources. _ sok Ft should be borne in mind while preparing this report that the ‘ Se8g report should contain only information of a subversive nature as gees eppesed to information which relutes exclusivel ly to racial matters 1 §R§s and the subject! S atteupts to achieve integration. The New York iS Ss report t should contain ait information originating in New York und ©SS8 any infernation that might not be in the possession of Atlanta. SEs Atlanta should report a all other information including that which 3 S Ss originated in any other field division except New York. , : FS 3 ses In order to assist in preparation of this report there are “S88 included hereinafter the results of a review of Bureas files ; ie “se pertineny, to subversive connections and activities of the subject, : seas 7 > ony Ae ; S288 HO’ 1925 who has furnished reliable information in the past 8 5.3} advised on 1-30-66 that a meeting of the Montgomery Club of the CP USS was held on 12-27-59. Louis H. Beane, honorary member of the Cp, C8 Sj made a few remarks at the nee ting indicating the sorrew ef the ; S&Se Negrees of Nentgonery, Al abalia y because -Reverend Martin Luther King was moving to Atlanta, | Georgia,” \ Gusev on 5-6- 60 we hod ce [who has furnished reliable information in the past advised the mi hae. assiimdd outstanding CP members te xork ¥uil time in conmeeee Reece lasS meeting BAe | be held in; / 7f é — ~ Rew York fo FEB 2 6 1962 wea fb 4h. La? 4 i hi 1 . Conrad Tavel 7 fy . Trotter a Ne y, COMM-£BI Tele. Reams: SAP WERE ‘cad, Hea s o). CL see note on yellio o ave: ingra lo age thfee Gandy Zo’ Shae ROOM LW] sebertbe | yart LI 3 i ‘HW 55091 Docld: 32989547 phwea 5S