tage Te ~ lL - Legal ewunsel Division (Attn: Mr. R. Heller) i - Mr. H, N. Bassett ; . i - Me. wo. Ryan Assistant Attorney General Ll- Mr. G 7. Foster Ur iminal Division - January 9, 1979 Attentions Mr. Robert L. Keuch Director, FBI O eer AT: GOVERNMENT HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) ma. x Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated December 20, 1978, which, in connection with the HSCA's investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther Ring, Jr., requested deliv very of certain material from files of FBI Headquarters. Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in response to referenced letter. It is requested that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memo~ randum tq the HSCA. f CENCLOSURE Enclosures - 2 62-117290 Paths 165 ‘K (7). a i: A EX17 11g RECS bP SAY PO —f' Y/ 4 vena ‘NOTE: Serial 100-106670- 4045" attached a working paper F i listing FBI actions taken to discredit and neutralize ‘King. This list was furnished the Department of Justice in ‘975, following a review of the King matter oy the Senate Htelligence Committee, which Gesired ail information NSN ossctcooum meetin egarding King disseminated by the FBI outside the Execu- Bve Branch of Government. Since the HSCA requested PS Ah te sara Flivery of the King security file only to 5/1/68, this q@ecument was not previously made availaodle to tne Commiteeey cure saan, Assoc. Dir, __. SA Aldhizer of the Congressional Inguiry Unit, during a con- ~ Dep. AD Adm. Ference with the HSCA regarding its final report, suggested pasts Me Aedes the Committee review this document to verify’ that mos Adm. Servs. COINTELPRO-type activities against King. occurred during rane Ie 1964-66. father than 1967-68, the Latter of which was the intell, __._ Se EE ig) period of interest to the HSCA. This discussion Loboratory was ™M on the HSCA initial draft o£ its final report Pog inp wh rated the FBI, through its COINTELPRO efforts ag Rec. Mgat. _._K Lg reatefl the atmosphere in which King was assassir Tech. Servs. ‘ Ei Rains Fe N NOTE CONTINUED PAGE 2 Public -Affs, ao Sa i oi ae : j Telephone Rm, —___ e Director's Sec'y —— MAIL ROOM BW \& “2 Yemen FBI/DOU
Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch NOTE CONTINUED: For record purposes, the following is noted. An analysis of actions against King recorded in the memorandum of 12/18/75, plus those carried out against King, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Poor People's Campaign, and the Sanitation Workers Strike, under the Black Extremist and White Hate and CPUSA Counterintelligence Programs revealed the following statistics: In 1962 one COINTELPRO-type action was carried out against King, none in 1963. From 1964 through 1966, there were 28 actions approved. From 1/1/67 through the assassi-~ nation, 4/4/68, only eight actions were taken. Following the assassination through 1971, there were only nine actions taken. Seven of these actions concerned the Poor People's Campaign. The Committee desired the alphabetical and numeri- cal listing of official and confidential files of former Director Hoover to determine which, if any, of these files would be of direct HSCA interest. This matter was coordi- nated with Mrs. Lottie Martin, Special File Room. The Committee was previously provided, from the official and confidential files, a file concerning King and the personal files of former Assistant Director Sullivan, whose personal files were incorporated into the alphabetical and numerical listing. OUR
Legal Counsel Division (Attn: Mr. R. Heller) - Mr. H. N. Bassett Mr. G. J. Foster Mr. D. Ryan January 9, 1979 bee! i i feed ft i HOUSE SELECT COMMITTER ON ASSASSTNATIONS uv. S&S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT IVE} (HSC s) Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from G. Rober t Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated December 20, 1378, which, in connection with the HSCA's investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., requested delivery of certa material from files of FBI Headquarters. This memorandum is to confirm that, in response to Item 1 of referenced letter, a copy of FSI memorandum dated December 18, 1975, serial number Read Oe pekinese was delivereé to HSCA representative Paul FT. Golden on Decem~ ber 20, L378. Regarding Item 2, a copy of an alphabetical and numerical Listing of official and confidential files of former Director J. Edgar Hoover was delivered to Mr. Golden on Decemoer 20, 1978. On December 26, i378, another copy of the numerical Listing of these files was aelivered to HSCA representative Alan Housman. On this copy, the estimated number of pages contained in each file was indicated. Where information is not provided, it is either not retrievable or is not being furnished pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding. 62-147290 ORIGINAL AND ONE DELIVERED TO ASSISTANT nae ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION, COTA: 1£3] ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH —_ Rx" Dep. AD Ad —— NOTE: See letter to the Assistant Attorney General, Asst Dic: Criminal Division, attention Mr. Robert L. Keuch, Adm. Sevs.__. from Director, FBI, Gated January 9, 1979, captioned as Crim. Inv, above. Ident, intel. Loboratory Legal Coun, Plan, & Insp. Rec. Mgat. —____ Tech. Servs. Training _. Public Affs. Off. —_ ye “ Telephone Rm. Director's Sec’y MALL ROOM met/pos
NEP CMe SAMUEL L. DFINE, OHIO AVALTER E. FAUNTROY, o.c, STE: ARY B. MCKINNEY, CONN, ) YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF, CHARLES THOF “BR 7 CHRIS.CPHER 107.000, CONN. HAROLD S, 8 MICH. Cc’: 4 , L U HAROLD £, FORO, TENN, * ’ . id ( n . . a attons / \_ FRBPO 3. emt, ino —— Select Committee on Assa’_. ~~ (202) 225-4824 GS. Wouse of Representatives {w—- arl- iv ’ — y 3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2 ~ WASHINGTON, D.C, 20515 “ December 20, 1978 7 L oe The Honorable Griffin B. Bell pe Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Attention: Robert L. Keuch Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division, Room 2113 Dear Mr. Attorney General: ° In pursuit of its continuing investigation of the assassination of Dr. King, you are hereby requested to prepare for delivery, on an expedited basis, the following two items: (1) Memorandum from J.D. Deegan to W.R. Wannall, dated 12/18/75, serial no. 100-106670-4045 of the Martin Luther King Security File. The memo is a working paper summarizing actions to discredit and neutralize Martin Luther King, Jr. (2) A copy of an alphabetical and numerical listing of official and confidential files of former Director Hoover, together with an approximation of the volume of material contained within each category of material. This request will supplement the Committee's former requests of 8 May 3, 1978 pertaining to personal files of Mr. Hoover, * and of February 15, 1978 pertaining to personal files of x - Mr. Sullivan. 2 Sincerely, Re y ~< ‘ ENS 2 G. Robert Blakey z Chief Counsel and Director . & Le GRB: pbn a oe f be g fm ws , Yh _ ib : LA RIPE PNET DS {7 EN bee beef LA