13-00000 ,enee- held at Fiumicino Airport after the audience KING said,.. 0 020: . "The Pope will shortly make a public. statement on racial seg- " Fegation”. We have no other information at this: time. — ScAe ETE | ‘DISPATCH BYMBOL AND NUMBER CONTINUATION OF . _ DISPATCH , 3. . Given the source of the nbove. report, we view it with -— some reserve. In this connection, we noted the 19 September a issue of L'UNITA, which reflected an article on KING‘'s private - ‘audience with Pope Paul held the preceding day. According to 8. L'UNITA, Immediately after the audience, in St. Peter's Square, ’ KING st: Stated that “Pope Paul was most clear on the fact that both Se he, personally, and the Catholic Church support the cause. of ee i Civil rights". The article also states that in a press: confer— a copy of the report. ‘which we: “have pas sod — } xepresentative. So, -
13-00000 SEER aT arial A Wabtee te ae ree ie ek ene Ree me ee ume eee tne Primi et ete nen ete eats igen Aaah ot es : 7 VIA, acon 3 roucn a ee POND _ a ee WAEVED FC FCR IN INDDRING pene oe ee mee a ee ene KX__, | NO WdDUNG REQUIRED. - > Toney QuatinitD HEADQUARILES OLSR CAN IVEGE INDEXING iPOM ~ RS. ABSTRACT _. SS MICROFILM - nee ee —— SS “UBJECT Meeting of Dr. 1 Martin: Luther KING with Italian Leftist 7 . ACTION REQUIRED - ~ REFERENCES ae | “personaliticts™ —— For Your Information. - ee ae Following is a translation of a report on the subject: . -"The Mission of Luther KING with the Italian Lert", dated 28 September’ 1964 | oo received . the report on 1 October 19644 ao “Luther. KING, noted Protestant negro Pastor and ‘leadSe! of the anti-racist movement in the United States, meéf with various leaders of the Italian Communist Party~(PCI) and of. ‘the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) on_18~Séptember in Rome. In particular, KING confer with’PCI Senators Velio SPANO) and Ugo BARTESAGHI, with SI Deputy Lucio LUZZ&aTO, and with fh. Senator Paolo VITIORELLI heItalian § Socialist Party, of—'T Proletarian Unity. - KING discussed with the ‘above-named ‘iG politicians the program of demonstrations against segrega- tion in the United States, which are to be organized in Italy during the months immediately’ ahead." | (Continued) a “Attachment: h/w. . , Copy of a report — | Distribution: DATE TYPED . DATE DISPATCHED 16 Oct 64 DISPATCH SY CROSS REFERENCE To [APPROVED FOR RASEASE. pieAbovanrehs smite Nurer fT CLASSIFICATION (38
* : 13-00000 | seein ween oars «ow ne SU ana ION mr were ne me “DILMAGi wyMnoL AND HORTON ° CONTINUATION OF ; oe DISPATCH . ° we . noted the 19 September issue of L' UNITA, which reflected ‘an article on KING's private _ audience with Pope Paul held the preceding day. According to L'UNITA, immediately after the audience,’ in St. Peter'’s Square, | -he, personally, and the Catholic Church» support the cause of . Civil rights". The article also ‘states that in a press confer-. -ence held at Fiumicino Airport after the audience KING said, . "The Pope. will shortly make a public statement on racial Seg _ Fegation™. We. have no. other information at this time. ae 4. Attached is a copy of the report! . a a oo
13-00000 wef - ee - a a - ee eee eee _ ot . VIA COURIER FOUCH i PROCESSING . _ CLASSIFICAL SN tangiee ! AMET ET : 3 P AT C H iiedikeeHin: | | Chief, WE Attn: Chict, WE/4 ame td : ; : ; a ony aa | Chief of Station, Bone ————— ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES For Your Information. 1. Following is’ a translation of ‘a report. on the subject: ‘The Mission of Luther KING with the Italian Left", . 28 September 1964 and attributed to DEPLENARY/7, from . from information coming into the editorial offices ae of L'UNITA. The Station received the report on 1. October 1964. stat , Cee - “Luther KING, noted Protestant negro Pastor and "leadér' of the anti-racist movement in the United States, met with. ' ‘yarious leaders of the Italian Communist Party~ (PCI) and of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) on_]8-Séptember in Rome. In particular, KING conferred with PCI Senators Velio SPANO _ and Ugo BARTESAGHI, with. SE Deputy Lucio LUZZATO, and with Senator Paolo VITTORELLI | e Italian _Socialist. Party..o£f-— ian Proletarian Unity. KING discussed with “the above-named. politicians the program of demonstrations against segrega~ ‘tion in the United States, which are to be organized in Italy during the months immediately ahead. " a Ze The same report was ‘also received from DEDICATOR/4. who’ \\ has access to the DEPLENARY establishment and thus it is not }, considered as confirming the DEPLENARY/7 information. Ccontinet) Attachment: h/w. . . | 7 aw Copy of a report passed to local ODENVY rep. CONFIQEHTIAL a Distribution: : Downgraded to —goreeT : ‘S-C/WE, w/att. by authority of e cyan i . date . FOAL TEXT COPY =~ DO HOT peices a 2 ‘OCT 20 1964 — _ [16 Oct 64 DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER x OIRT - 06733 eisai
13-00000 CLASSIFICATION — DISPATCH GYMBOL AND NUMBER ' CONTINUATION OF srs" | BONRDENTA OIRT - 06733. 3. Given the source of the above report, we view it with - some reserve. In this connection, we noted the 19 September issue of L'UNITA, which reflected an article on KING's private audience with Pope Paul held the preceding day. According to L'UNITA, Lamediately after the audience, in St. Peter's Square, KING stated that “Pope Paul was most clear’on the fact that. both ’ he, personally, and. the Catholic Church support the cause of civil rights". The article also states that in a press confer- - ence held at Fiumicino Airport after the audience KING said, a "The Pope will shortly make a public statement on racial seg- - regation". ‘We have no- other information at this time. 4. Attached isa. “copy of the report. which we “have | passed to the. local ODENVY representative. lf 1. ub Anh -RANDOLPST A. MEDEORD“
13-00000 “occerro: " FONTE: “Attendibile/uU ‘del movimento antirazzista degli Stati, Uniti, La missione di ‘Luther King presso le sinistre italiane _ VALUTAZIONE: Ottima J ated -Luther King,. noto pastore protestante negro; e "lea -der" si é incontrato il Ps) settembre ue ,Se a Roma - con diversi esponenti. del P.C. Ie e del P. SI. ‘In modo. particolare il. King ha conferito. con. il Sen.. Ve= lio Spano, della. vice pre »sidenza della. Commissione Centrale di Con -trollo del P, Cc. Ie, con Lion. Ugo Bartesaghi (P. c. I. » con 1"0n. Lu "cio M. Luzzatto del P. S. I. U, P. @ con il Sen. Paolo vittorelli del | “Pe ‘Se Te Tl pastore King ha discusso con. i predetti upmini: polité ci il programma di miani festazioni. cont-ro il segregazionismo negli . Stati Uniti, ‘che si dovrebbero | organizzare nei |" prossimi mesi in asso )talda.