13- Naeem banter ee et an ee ot pet ss a UECLASSIE | D vSAGE mi . eLASiitioa’ ioN Kafer XD A514 | oh US. INFORMATION SERVICE ° — USIS Ro a , Noe 67 oe _ ‘Oo: | USIA WASHINGTON © MESSAGE BQ 7 7 re fer TL : ee Hove 9 1964 Fs 4 wasect: Article in Vie Nueye attributed to + Dre Martin Luther King oo Jom peas sssi/isI8 MESSAGE . . poe cape The October 22 edition of Vie Huove; C3 “an “‘Ytatfan weokly magazind : POP owned by the Italian Communist Party (PCI), carried, an article — _+ attributed to Dr. Martin Luther Kinge The magazine, with a circulation 21 of 133,730, claims that Dre King wrote the article for ‘{ts exclusive vee ‘ publications . . ee if . na, .~ Tho article is entitled, "what Wo Negroes are Asking of the , _ President," and opens with a full page shot of Dre King talking to’ , at Bene President Johnson» There is a short statement, written by the magazina :, rn at the beginning of the article, which readst | ; ace: A SESE ne racial problem is one of the principal subjects which a Ste Me _ divides the United States in this presidential campaign. - This 07 “i ' article by Martin Luther King, which we are publishing as an : densiits exclusives. highlights the more dramatke aspects of the subject ~ “and gives voice to the demands which the colored population are placing before the entire natione It is a denunciation of ~* a ~~. unequal rights which goes beyond the century old racial questions ere NSeivaaten The statement, 'You must xe spect my person'is a demand which” te ralses the problem of democracy for everyones! a Se be, Drs King's artiele begins with his description of the disparity’. . between:the great. economic progress which the United States has mado “and the slow pmgress towards racial equalitys .A major cause of this| ee lag;! teh Di. Kings £3 the attitude of the southern states towards 7/7 V. .. ‘the Federal Governments He says that» these ‘states are almost ans wd { es oo DOCUMENT AS REFERRED TO SAB : ae Clearahces POL’ WiE raleigh an RISAEE ov/diKelLor tin WNGLASSIFtED |
13-00000 | toy . Le, ee Te ed eT i . - PAGE_.2_____.OF ae an ae UNCLASS UF IED ENCL. NO. ra Tpke pe | | | FRoM__U aia autonomous region in which the basic laws of the United States are not . |... Lae it °° But some progress is. being mado ovon in the South, he says, adding. - ogee iF - + that.the freedom marches and the non-violent demonstrations have been ~ a Ke _ the principal reasons for this succoss; the churches and the synagogues _ te ean contribute to this progress by bringing to the attention of the |) ..!: th ' "whole nation the injustice which. dally confront the American Negroe a, | Dr. King says that the recent riots in. some major cities have ° i “ss undoubtedly hurt the Negro causee At the same time, howaver, the © <3 1) +: Ro _ disturbing upheavals in the clties of the North. show many Northern fa " _. Americans, according to Dre King, that their prejudices are much more... '' Ni oe deeply rooted than they thoughte Co : Risen ar Dre King states that perhaps we are already emerging from the 9 30-7.) ‘Wdarkest moment which precedes the dawn,"but adds that “the xoad to aa - , progress will not be simple or straight." Ile further states that the ~~ Rt Negro revolution will not-be daunted; that Negrées will work harder to _ overcome the obstaclese Negroes will make their, influence felt through: uh ‘. + @conomic boycotts, through their participation in the labor force, and , through hon-vio lent demonstrations, ho addse “the last paragraph © of the article is aut of contexte In fact, ae we there seems to- be some misprint, whether. deliberate: or inadvertent, one Pag ‘the part of the “Magazince According to le Nuoves Dre King sayss the "Hegroes will choose. violence for conducting thetr struggles in | _the future. But thelt methods will underline the general success of peaceful methods for obtaining those social changes which produce tangible improvements .e! Comment: The Department. or USIA may want to infom Dr. King of the publication of this article and point out to him that Vie Iwove is owned by the PCI and regularly used as a vehicle for anti~Americanm propagandae ~.*: , If the decision is made to bring the.article to Dre King's attention; a - the Embassy would approcilate knowing his. reaction, particularly since we there 1s a good chance that the article was obtained by Vie Nuove under | false pretenses, or simply lifted out of another and publication and _| oS e 4 _UN LASSIF TED.
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13-00000 Adin ce —_ 4 HLnes Co Settimanale fondato da Palmiro Togliatti ON 42 - anno 21 - Sabato 24 ottobre 1964 -L..100 Lotta di classe e riunificazione ‘politica Inierviste con VYeechietti Lombardi it ___oret Dany Lend, | SEL! Lath Le decisioni di Mosca. per Vimportanza del- - Pavvenimento. per il pésu che esso é chiamato ad - avere nelle prospettive della vita sovietica e del movimento operaio internazionale. non potevano noo suscitare interrogativi. non diventare argo- mento di riflessione e di dibattito ben oltre le -feonticre dell’Unione Sovietica. La procedura di quelle -decisioni e il. modo contraddittorio, tale da laseiare ancora vaste:zone d’ombra, col quale sone state eomunicate. heano certo determinato ; b pprenerapbentenn tam. A ‘i sione. una Poll i¢aehe ci someone é che Palanno della erisi del centro-sinistra e del -naufeagio delle sue prospettive politiche im- pedisce a certi democratici-e a taluni socialisti di guardare al di la dei voti delle prossime elezioni raunicipali, anche quando ai tratta della prospet- tiva mondiale. Con il risultato, crediamo. di oon veder chiaro né quello che pudaccadere nel mondo, né quello che accadra nel municipio. A noi speta ribadire, ‘anyXe in ques Mea ede ee ‘ nasejla: a. 3 Ri s ~ OWT CB 7e2 re for mientahgents rye
13-00000 “ROM: @ ‘  USIS Rome . | ° | eg . 0. 0 A 9 05.. Noe: 6 ro: - . _usIA WASHINGTON ~ MESSAGE NO- BATE : SUBJECT: Article ‘in n Vie Nuove attributed to ee — Dre Martin Luther King \\ STION | ‘ ‘ ; oo DO Nor TVPS IN THIS reed 4 ‘qh. 8 ' . uo"! te : ee UNCLASSIF 1: ‘D , a : aJ— op has SHE CLASSIFICATION a i © OS. INFORMATION SERVICE bie bea’ et JOINT r piBasst SIS MESSAGE | om — —) "The October 22, edition of Vie Nuove » an Italian weekly inagazine ' | _ owned by the Italian Communist Party (PCI), carried an article =~ * ' attributed to Dre Martin Luther Kinge The magazine, with a cixculatio T/R -. |.. Of 193,730, claims that Dre » King wrote the article fox its exclusive - mS |.“ Publication. . | ee 1oP/G° | — Oe ne TOP/IM Gea ws ‘The article is entitled, "What tle Negroes. are Asking of the — President," and opens with a full page shot.of Dre King talking to -» President Johnsone There is a short statement, written by the magazine : at the beginning of the article, which reads iowthe racial problem is one of the principal subjects which ‘|. divides the United States in this presidential campaign. This a. “article by Martin Luther Kings. which we are publishing as an hh exclusive » highlights the more dramatic aspects of the subject ~ and gives voice to the demands which the colored population: are placing before the entire nations It is a denunciation of | - unequal rights which goes beyond the century old racial. questions +2 The statement, "You must res spect my person'is a-demand which a raises the problem of democracy. for everyones" a Dr. King's article begins with his description of the disparity’ | : between: the great economic progress which the United States has made. * | sand ‘the slow (Progress. towards racial equalitys .A major cause of this” oe lags! ish}s Die Kings id the attitude of the southern states towards. _ the Federal Government. He ‘Says that these states are almost an. ( ee, “EEE TX CORY - Did NOT RECEASE pres cet POLs WiE raleigh ye. , SAP] ey/JNKellertin _ UNGLASSIF TED"
13-00000 Se my Sos ne an ae ae an PAGE2 OF ss. pote ; UNCLASSIFIED . ENCL. NO. nes a CLASSIFICATION FIELD MSG, NO. es avienosous region in which the baste laws of the United States are not” espectads |. « But soine progress: is being ‘mado avon in the South, he says, adding - that ‘the freedom marches and the non-violent demonstrations have been a '. the principal reasons: for this success; the churches and the synagogues: _ ean contribute to this progress by bringing to the attention of the - -- who le nation the injustice which. daily confront the American Negro. we ote, Dre King says that the recent riots in some major cities have’ " ‘undoubtedly: hurt the Negro causee At the same time, however, the © _ disturbing upheavals in the cities of the North: show many Northern : “ Americans, according to Dre King, that their prejudices, are much more a deeply rooted than they thoughte - Dre King states that perhaps we are already enierging from the. os "darkest moment. which precedes the. dawn,"but adds that “the ‘road to ; : a progress will not be simple or straight.". He further states that. the os oo Negro revolution will not:be daunted3 that Negroes will work harder to’ - . overcome the obstaclese Negzoes will make their, influence felt through : “st * @ceonomic boycotts, through their participation in the labor forces. and = a "+" “through non-violent demonstrations, he addse —— a oo The last paragraph of the. article is out of contexte ‘In’ facts a there seems.to be some misprint, whether deliberate or inadvertent, on: the part of the magazince According to Vie Nuove,y Dre King sayst eee "Negroes will choose violence for conducting their struggles ‘in. the futures But their methods will underline the. general success of | Ihe Ss peaceful methods fox obtaining those social changes which produce \ oo tangible Amprovements +" 5 : meee t oo a oe " E- Comment’ The Department or USIA may want to infomn Dr. King of the | | ' publication. of this article and point out to him that Vie Nuove is owned |. | an by the PCI and regularly used asa vehicle for anti~American propagandae wort. - ly so the decision is made to bring the-article to Dre King's attention, 9° =") | the Embassy would appreciate knowing his, reaction, particularly since =... Ik . there 1s a good chance that the article was obtained by Vie Nuova under i _ false _pretenses, or simply lifted out of another ard publication and oj ti fe UNCLASSIFIED.
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