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FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

& Teletype

• Facsimile

_ Airtel

1751559

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

I Priority

X Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

I CONFIDENTIAL

ДЕЕТО

X CLEAR

Date

FEBRUARY 8, 1977

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FM MIAMI (62-6603)-RUC-

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) ROUTINE

CLEAR

ATTENTION GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, CIVIL RIGHTS

SECTION, CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS, BUDED: FEBRUARY 11,

1977.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1977.

MURKIN FILE REVIEWED AND NO MATERIAL RELATIVE TO

THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN DESTROYED UNDER DESTRUCTION OF

FILES AND RECORDS PROGRAM.

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9

(Mount Clipping in Space Below)

King Murder Bullet

To Be Tested Again

THE

HOUSE Assassinations

Committee announced that it will

conduct independent ballistics tests

next week on the bullet that killed

(Indicate page, name of

newspaper, city and state.)

28-A

MIAMI HERALD

phis police say bore James Earl!

Ray's fingerprints.

Chairman

Walter

Washington D.C. delegate, sartroy,

ballistics tests will be made by sep-

arate professionals and not the FBI.

MIAMI,FIA.

was sent off on an errand before,

King was shot.

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Date:

3-18-77

Edition:

Author:

Editor MARTIN LUTHER KING

Title:

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Character:

or

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Classification:

submitting Office MIAMI, FLA.

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Hollywood Police Department

VEHICLE HOLD RELEASE FORM

DATE/TIME 1210-76 2340

- COMPLAINT NO. 26- 6>81 6

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REASON FOR HOLDOBISUCTION

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GARAGE/LOCATION TOWED

5050 V/ursett st.

LUESt PAlMBEACh PD.

RELEASED TO

ADDRESS

WESt PAlM BEACh P$

RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY

DATE/TIME RELEASED

HOlD REQUESTEN BY WES/ PAlm BEHCh PD. TaBE

COMMENTS

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VEHICLE REPORT

HOLLYWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FORM 2.4

JUNE '59)

17. TOT. LOSS VALUE

18. DAY OF WEEK

19. BEAT

FRL

156

21. SENT BY

SERIAL

1. REGISTERZO OWNER'S NAME (LAS

WA/GREENS

3. REG. OWNER'S ADDRESS

R5T, MIDDLE),

DRING STORES

CITY

2. COMPLAINT NO.

76-67816

4. REG. NO.

483L PX

20. т.т.

MSG. NO.

5. PHONE-RES./BUS.

6. VEHICLE SERIAL NO.

STATE'

YEAR

W.9/4v687405

BOOY

TENNI

22. T. T. AUTH. AY SERIAL

23. VIDEO SENT BY

SERIAL

7. YEAR

MAKE

MODEL

OLOR

8. TYPE VEMEN

76

ForD

SEMi TRACtaR

TRUICK

24. DATE/TIMET.T.MSG. CAN.

25. CANCELLED BY

9, STOLEN OR TOHED FROM (ADDRESS)

10. DATE TIME STOLENITOMED:

25. DATE/ TIME VIDEO CAN.

27. CANCELLED BY

SERIAL

WEst telmBEAch.

12-18-76

0500

NATURE OF INCIDENT

28. DATE/TIME OWNER NOT.

29. OWNER NOT. BY

SERIAL

Anto thEst RECOvERY i

12. DATE/ TIME REPORTED

13. RECOVERED FROM (ADDRESS)

+2-70076

14. DATEI TIME RECOVERED

2508 n. 281 TERRi

12-10-70

2340

30. RELATED COMPLAINT NO.

JURISDICTION.

15. IF TQNED, NAME OF GARAGE

5. T.T. MSG. NO.

K5505b

LESt PAlm BEACh.

PAl Mat

31. IDENTIFY SUSPECTS BY NO.INAME-ADDRESS-SEX-DESCENT-AGE-HT-WT-HAIR-EYES-COMPLEX.-CLOTHING-IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS.

IF ARRESTED, INCLUDE

BKG. NO.

AND CHARGE.

(!)

(2)

STOLEN

VEHICLE

RECOVERED

NO.

OFFICER FARCHED TOENAL,NO IF CITIZEN, NAME-ADDRESSIRES, PHONE-OUS PHONES

OFfiCER

33, DESCRIBE LOCATION OF RECOVERY

34. METHOD OF THEFT WUMP WIRES-TINFOIL-IGNITION. LEFT OPEN. ET'C.)

BUSiNESS

35. DESCRIBE EVIDENCE OF STRIPPING, TAMPERING

KEVE iN EMit ON NAME OR FEASON NOT CALLEDI

SchumAchER

ADDITIONAL

SUSPEC

21 IDENTIFY WITNESSES BY

51/

37. NARRATIVE:

PHYSICAL

ARSA

AND

PHONES.

(3) DESCRISE

EVIDENCE

OR INCIDENT.

LIVERED TO

(5)

LIST

ANY

PERTINENT OR VALUABLE ITEMS IN GAR WHEN

TOWED.

GIVE

OFFENSE

PROPERTY INVENTORY IF

PROPERTY ROOM.

IF ADDITIONAL SPACE IS NEEDED.

USE SUPPLEMENT REPORT.

DE-

SEE Supp (TAPED.)

:VEHICLE INVENTORY REPORT

40. YEAR".

MAKE

BODY

MODEL

COLORIS)

FoRD

SEMi TrActoR white

43. STOLEN OR TOWED FROM (ADDRESS)

45. VEHICLE SEALED EY

SERIAL

ATÉIGNITION LOCKED 48, KEYS IN IGNITION

SA. HOLD PLACEO ON VERTIE

EYES

49. TRUNK LOCKED

I.I YES

HIT AND RUN OSTOLEN

56. PERTINENT OR VALUABLE ITEMS IN CAR

RELEASE. TO WESt PAlM BEACh P.D.

38. NATURE OFINCIDENT

AUTO ThEft RECOUERY

11. VEHICLE SERIAL NO.

39. COMPLAINT

26-67876.

42. REG. NO.

4836 PX:

IF TOWED, NAME OF GARAGE

STATE

YEAR

Palmotor 550 PlunKEHStITENA 76

VEHICLE OPENED I

50. SPARE TIRE IN CAR

[]YES

*XINO

54. RELEASE TO OWNER

EJNO

OR ANYONE AUthORiZED BY

51. RADIO IN CAR

52. BATTERY IN CAR

[J YES

SINO

XYES EINO

55. HOLD PLACED BY

SERIAL

W FAIRChi/S 16

Auth.

WEST PrIM BEACh

es

57. SIGN

FURE

TOM DRIVER

62. OFFICER RECEIVING VEHICLE FROM TOM COMPANY

64- STATUS (CHECK ONEY,

I CLEARED

_ UNFOUNDED

67. DATE/TIME VIOL, NOTICE ISSUED

59.

SIGNATURE OF TOW COMPANY/AGENT

RELEASING VEHICLE

60. DATE/TIME VEHICLE RELEASED

61. PROP. INV. NO.

63. SISNATURE OF OFFICER RELEASING VEHICLE:

SERIAL

SERIAL

66.

RVISOR.

SERIA

68. FOLLOW UP BY (CHECK ONE)

_ PATROL

I TRAFFIC

63. REVIEWER

SERIAL

FILE

CRIM. INV.

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SUPPLEMENT REPORT

HOLLYWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FORM 2.5

"65)

FORM USED AS CONTINUATION SHEET FOR CURRENT REPORT

7. ARRESTEE. COMPLAINANT. DRIVER 51. VI

2. ARREST NO.

OFFICER W. FAIRCHILD *046

3. COMPLAINT NO

76-67816

_ FORM USEO TO REPORT FOLLOWUP ISVESTIGATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

$. EXTRA COPIES.

PAGE NO.

6. TRAFFIC CITATION NO.

9. OFFENSE AND CLASSIFICATION

CHANGED?

YES

7. KIND OF REPORT CONTINUED

10. STATUS

UNFOUNDED

11. MULTIPLE CLEAR-UP?

XI OFFENSE

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

ARREST

FOLLOWUP OR

SUPPLEMENTAL

CLEARED

NOT CLEARED

"YES

(LIST OTHER COMPLAINT

NOS. IN NARRATIVE)

+NO

8. OFFENSE OR CHARGE

12. FURTHER POLICE ACTION & REPORT REQUIRED $ 13. VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED

AUTO THEFT (RECOVERY)

iyes

_ NO

S

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOLLOWUP

UNDER HARRATIVE. RECORO ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE SUBSEQUENT TO LAST REPORT. DESCRIBE AND RECCRO VALUE OF ANY

OR SUPPLEMENTAL USAGE.

PROPERTY RECOVERED. NAMES AND ARREST NUMBERS OF ANY PERSONS ARRESTED.

EXPLAIN AMY OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE.

CLEARLY SHOW DISPOSITION OF RECOVERED PROPERTY AND INVENTORY NO.

LOCATION: 2800 North 28th Terrace. (Denny's Restaurant)

RELATED COMP. #K55056, Jurisdiction; West Palm Beach Police Department.

DATE & TIME: 12/10/76 - 2340 hours.

While on a security check of the Industrial area of Hollywood, the

assigned officer observed a 1976 Ford tractor trailer truck that matched

BOLO that was read to toll call at 2200. Further investigation of the ve-

hicle revealed that the truck was numbered 172192, and that it carried a

Tennessee ta: 4836PX. The assigned officer then verified the vehicle as

beine a stolen vehicle with the NCIC operator.. The vehicle being stolen from

West Palm Beach on 12/10/76 at 0800. The assigned was also advised that the

driver of the vehicle had been abducted.. At. this time the assigned made, a.

check of the tractor to locate the driver, and found the tractor. to be un

occupied. The assioned then opened the rear door of the trailer to check for

the driver, and found the trailer empty also. The assigned was also aware

that the trailer cortained 8l to 90. 000 dollars in cigarettes, drugs, and

merchandise prior to the theft. At this time the assigned made a check ofi

Denny's Restaurant and located a waitress hy the name of Barbara Brown.

(Dob and address refused) who advised that she was at the restaurant at.

approximately 3:30 P.M. on 12/10/76, and stated that she was enroute to Wal-

greens, as the place to which they were enroute too. A further check found

the Assistant Manarer White female, TONYA. FARRANT. 5/30/52, who advised

the assioned that she observed the vehicle at approximately 1900 hours as she

waS

on her break and observed the vehicle through the north window of the

14. DATE/ TIME REPRODUCED-SERIAL

12/11/76

#783

1S. REFFICER W. FAIRCHILD 4046 Squad"#47 RY. APPOVING

SERIAL 117. REVIEWER

OFFICER

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SUPPLEMENT REPORT

HOLLYWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FORM 2.

г. '65)

FORM USED AS CONTINUATION SHEET FOR CURRENT REPORT

1. ARRESTEE. COMPLAiNANT. DRIVER $1.

OFFICER W. FAIRCH

2. ARREST NO.

#046

3. COMPLAINT

76-67816

FORM USED TO REPORT FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

*. EXTRA COPIES

5. PAGE NO.

2

6. TRAFFIC CITATION NO.

9. OFFENSE AND CLASSIFICATION

CHANGED?

YES

7: KIND OF REPORT CONTINUED

10. STATUS

UNFOUNDED

11. MULTIPLE CLEAR-UP?

LE OFFENSE

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

ARREST

FOLLGWUP OR

SUPPLEMENTAL.

CLEARED

NOT CLEARED

(LIST OTHER COMPLAINT

YES

MOS. IN NARRATIVE)

8. OFFENSE OR CHARGE

12. FURTHER POLICE ACTION & REPORT REQUIRED $13. VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED

AUTO

THEFT (RECOVERY)

¡YES

NO

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOLLOWUP

OR SUPPLEMENTAL USAGE.

UNDER NARRATIVE, RECORD ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE SUASSQUENT TO LAST REPORT. DESCRIBE AND RECORD VALUE OF ANY

PROPERTY RECOVERED, MAMES AND ARREST NUMBERS OF ANY PERSONS ARRESTED. EXPLAIN ANY OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE.

CLEARLY SHOW DISPOSITION OF RECOVERED PROPERTY AND INVENTORY MO.

NO

restaurant. Both the witness BROWN and FARRANT stated that they did not

observe any persons around the vehicle. at the time they observed the vehicle.

The assigned then returned to the vehicle: parked in the open field

just

north of the north parking lot of Dennys, and awaited the arrival of

I.D. Officer SCHUMACHER #811. The assigned then copied the odometer reading

of 033624.0 and. the hubodometer reading of 033425.2. NCIC operator then

advised that Detective ERTLE of West: Palm. Beach Police Department was ad-

vised of the recovery and that he advised to have the assigned put a hold

on the vehicle per his authority. At this time. Palm Motors towing arrived

and towed the vehicle to the compound at 5650 Plunkett. Street, Hollywood.

The vehicle was also sealed by the assigned prior to the towing of same.

15. OPTICHREW. FAIRCHILD 4046 Squad #4 SURRY-APPROVING

SERIAL 17. REVIEWER

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SUPPLEMENT REPORT

HOLLYWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT FORM 2.5 (=9T. 65)

1. ARRESTEE. COMPLAINANT, DRIVER S1, VICTIM

Walgreen Drug Store.

2. ARREST N0..

3. CONFLAINT NO.

76-67816

FORM USED AS CONTINUATION SHEET FOR CURRENT:

PORT

•. EXTRA COPIES

5. PAGE NO.

6. TRAFFIC CITATION NO.

1

FORM USED TO REPORT FOL;

NUP INVESTIGATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL INFORHATION

9. OFFENSE AND CLASSIFICATION

CHANGED?

YES

7. KIND OF REPORT CONTINUED

10. STATUS

UNFOUNDED

11. MULTIPLE CLEAR-UP?

1X OFFENSE

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

ARREST

FOLLOWUP OR

SUPPLEMENTAL

CLEARED

NOT CLEARED

YES (LIST OTHER COMPLAINT,

NOS. IN MARRATIVE)

8. OFFENSE GA CHARGE

12. FURTHER POLICE ACTION & REPORT REQUIRED? 13. VALUE OF PROPERIY RECOVERED

Auto Theit (Recovery)

YES

NO

$

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOLLOWUP

UNDER NARRATIVE, RECORD ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE SUBSEQUENT TO LAST REPORT. DESCRIBE AND RECORD VALUE OF ANY

OR SUPPLEMENTAL USAGE.

PROPERTY RECOVERED. NAMES AND ARREST NUMBERS OF ANY PERSONS ARRESTED. EXPLAIN ANY OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE.

CLEARLY SHOW DISPOSITION OF RECOVERED PROPERTY AND INVENTORY NO.

NO

Location: North of 2800 N. 28th,Terr. (Denny's Resturant)

Date & Time: 11;40PM -- Dec.10,1976

This writer responded to the above location and contacted Officer Fairchild

and Sgt. Hobbs and found that Off. Fairchild had located a tractor and trailer

that had been stolen,when the driver had been abducted, in West Palm Beach.

AlSO

the I.I, message stated that the trailer had contained approx. $80, 000.00

worth of cigarettes and drugs.

Upon my arrival, it was found that the vehicle was parked just north of Denny's

Resturant, in an open field also that the truck trailer was now empty. west

Palm P.D. was contacted at 655-3211 and informed of the recovery. I then spoke

to a Sgt.Ertle and he advised that the driver was found in Dade County and

that Dade Public Safety and the F.B. I. were also investigating this incident..

The sergeant requested that we process the truck and trailer and then have it

towed. A short time later. Agent Roberts of the Miami Divison of the E.BaI.

contacted this writer and he was advised of the situation. He stated that

Agent Lawson would come to our station in the Al to continue their investiga-

tion,

NOTE: West Palms case number is K55056

_see Officer Fairchild's revert.

14, DATE/ TIME REPRODUCED-SERIAL

15. REPOEN OFFERTO SERIAL

It Robert L. Loos

DATE/TIME

18. SUPERY. APPROVING

572 Dec. 11,1976

SERIAL 17. REvIEKER

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TO ATLANIA (ROUTINE)

BIRMING HAM (ROUTINE)

CHICAGO (ROUTINE2

LOS ANGELES (ROUTINE)

MIAMI (ROUTINE)

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

ST. LOUIS (ROUTINE)

BT

CLEAR

62-6403+ (1027)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS; BUREAU DEADLINE

SEPTEMBER 23, 1977

THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA),

WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY

AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., HAS REQUESTED ACCESS TO INVESTI-

GATE FILES OF THE ABOVE FIELD OFF CE FILES CONCERNING OUR

SEARCHED

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MURKIN INVESTIGATION (ASSASSINATION OF KING) .

AT A MEETING WITH HSCA OFFICIALS ON AUGUST 16, 1977,

CHIEF COUNSEL ROBERT G. BLAKEY AGREED THAT, TO AVOID DUPLICATION,

IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR HIS STAFF TO REVIEW ONLY THE

FIRST PAGE OF ANY FIELD OFFICE DOCUMENT WHICH WAS DIRECTED

TO OR RECEIVED FROM FBI HEADQUARTERS OR THE MEMPHIS FIELD

OFFICE (FBIHQ FILES HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND MEMPHIS FILES

ARE CURRENILY BEING PROCESSED FOR THE HSCA) • THIS FIRST PAGE

WILL PROVIDE THE HSCA A CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNTING OF ALL

SERIALS IN THE FILE. ALL SERIALS NOT DIRECTED TO OR

RECEIVED FROM FBIHQ OR MEMPHIS WOULD HAVE TO BE REVIEWED IN

THEIR ENTIRETY®

THE HSCA ALSO DESIRES TO SEE ALL NOTATIONS IN THESE

FILES UNLESS THE NOTATIONS ARE FOR INDEXING PURPOSES OR

GRAMMATICAL CORRECTIONS• THEREFORE, IF A FIELD NOTATION

APPEARS IN OTHER THAN THE FIRST PAGE OF A SERIAL THAT

EXISTS IN THE FBIHQ OR MEMPHIS FILE, COPIES OF THAT PAGE

WILL HAVE TO BE REPRODUCED AND FORWARDED IO FBIHQ.

EACH RECIPIENT, EXCEPT MIAMI, USING THE ABOVE CRITERIA,

FURNISH FBIHQ TWO XEROX COPIES OF YOUR MURKIN INVESTIGATIVE FILE.

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PAGE THREE CLEAR

FILES SHOULD REACH FBIHQ BY SEPTEMBER 23, 1977. IF YOUR

FILE CONTAINS ANY EXHIBIT, PHOTOGRAPH OR DOCUMENT WHICH CANNOT

BE REPRODUCED, SET FORTH A DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF THAT

ITEM IN THE COVER PAGES OF YOUR COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTING

THE FILES TO FBIHQ•

ALL COPIES SUBMITTED SHOULD BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND

SHOULD BE SENT REGISTERED MAIL, MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF

THE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION.

ANY QUESTIONS CAN BE RESOLVED BY CONTACTING SUPERVISOR

• J. I • ALDHIZER, EXTENSION 3685.

SINCE MIAMI PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED A COPY OF ITS MURKIN

FILE DURING REVIEW OF THE KING CASE BY THE DEPARIMENT OF

JUSTICE TASK FORCE, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO REPRODUCE

YOUR FILES IN LINE WITH THE ABOVE. HOWEVER, FILES SHOULD

BE REVIEWED FOR PAGES NOT PREVIOUSLY FORWARDED FBIHQ

WHICH MAY CONTAIN NOTATIONS. ADVISE FBIHQ RESULIS OF YOUR

REVIEW, FURNISHING TWO COPIES OF ANY PAGE CONTAINING NOTATION

AND CLEARLY IDENTIFYING SERIAL INVOLVED.

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N90077 2390905

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•# 180116E AUG 77

PM DIRECION

TO ATLANTA, CROUEINES

GIRMINGHAW (ROUTING)

CHECAGE (ROUTINES

LOS ANGELES CROUTINE?

MIAMI GOUTINE

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE) -

AT. LOUIS CROUTIOC)

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3NIMOVAG AURANA ESMORIVNISSVSSY NO ABLITANGO 1O3TES D00C%

SEPTEMBER 23, 1977

".

1": THE NOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS

ChocA) o

WHECK IS, INVESTIGATING IRE ASSASSINATIONS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY

AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, URES RAS REQUESTED ACCESS TO INVESTI-

GATE FILED OF THE ABOVE FLOLD OFF CE FILES CONCEROING OUR

(SEARCHED

SERIALIZE

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TRUENED

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AUG 1 • 1977

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VURMIN INVESTICATION CASSANGI NATION OF KINGDO

" AT A NGETING WITH NSCS OFFICIALS ON AUGUST. 16, 19773

CHEF COURSEL ROBERT LA BLAKEY AGREED THAT, TO AVOID DUPLICALION S

I WOULD DE NSCESSARY, FOO KIS STAFF TO REVIOW ONLY THE

FIRST. PARE OF AHY FIELD OFFICE, DOCUNGHT WHICH WAS DIRECTED

WILL PROVIDE THE MACA A CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNEING OF ALL

SEBIALS IN THE FILGA ALL SERIALS NOT DIRECTED TO OR

ROÓSIVED FROM FOIHO DE MEMPHIS WOULD HAVE TO BE REVISUED IM

THEIR ENTIRETY.

THE NACA ALSO DESIRES TO SUE ALL NOTATIONS IN TREGE

FILES: UNCOS THE: NOTARZONS ARE. FOR. INDEXINO PURFOSES OR

GRADATICAL CORRECTIONS A

THEREFORE, IF A FIELD NOTATION

APPEARS IN OTHPR THAN THE FIRST PASE OF A SERIAL THAT

CXISTS' IN THE FBING OR MAPHIS FILES COPIES OF THAT PAGE

WILL HAVE TO DE REFRODUCEO AND FORUANDED TO FBIMA;

DACH RECIPIRNT, EXCEPT MIANE, USING THE ABOVE ONITERIA,

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FILES SHOULD REACH FEING BY SOPIUMER 23%

197%

IF YOUR

FILE COMAINS ANY EXISIT, PHOTOGRAPH OR DOCUMENT WMICH CANNOI

BE REPRODUCED, SET FORTH A DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF THAT

ITEN IN' THE COVÉR PAGES OF YOUR COMSURICALION TRANSMITTING

THE FILES TO FBI!Q.

ALL COPIES SUBMITTED CHOULD DE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND

ENGULD DE SODE RECISTERED MAIL, MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF

THE COCRESSIONAL: JEONIRY UNIT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION.

ANY QUESTIONS CAN BE RESOLVEE BY CONTACTING SUPERVISO

SO. T. ALDHIZERY EXTENSION 3605.

SINCE RIADE PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED A COPY OF ITS, VURKIN

FILE DURING REVIEY OF THE KING CASE BY THE DEPARIMENE OF

JUSTICE TASI FORCE, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY IO REPRODUCE

YOUR FILES IN LINE WITH THE ABOVE

HOWEVER & FILES' SHOULD

BE REVIEWED FOR PAGES NOT PREVIOUSLY FORWARDED FBIHE

WHICH MAY CONTAIN NOTATIONS, ADVISE FOIHA RESULTS OF YOUR

REVIEW, FURNISHING IVO COPIES OF, ANY PAGE CONTAIMING NOTATION

AND CLEARLY IDENGÉRTING SERIAL XAVOLVED I

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3/31/77

20:

DITUCTOR, FEI (62-117220)

TRO!!:

SaC, MINISI (G2-G603)

(C)

SUEJICE:

LOUSE OLDSCI COLLINITE

O1 ASSASSINATIONS;

LUTEAU DENDEIIE 9/23/77

Ro L'urcau colotyro to Mimi dated 3/10/77; Miani

airbul to the Luroau dacca 9/3/76.

Pursuant to inctructions in refcronced Eclotyso,

the surcau 13 boing Lurniched herewith two eroy copies each

ai pagos of sorialo vich notations not previously tortarded

to the Duranu in the liami oftico file captioned, " ruNtill,

Civil Rights (14-1454)," as vell as the agcascination of 'lARZI!!

LUVULN MING, JR., Racial Maicors, file 157-2434 as indicated

2C10u:

for ease of identification the first page of the

alpropriaio serial is also included.

Those arc as follows:

Mioni 11-1051 Voluno 2, Sorials 152 page 3, 175 page 2,

751 at 201009 Lag can 2, Volue 3, Scrial 432 page 2,

In addition, the following firct pagco of scrials

not previously sent to the bureau by lliari Division are encloscu

for the burcau wich comunicationg are in Burcau {ileo:

Miami 44-1354, Volure E,

scrials 774,

775, 776, 732,

70G,

757, 780, 790, 791 pages 1 and 2,

el sio 152 23% scrials 13, 1715 26.

304,

013,

315,

316.

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MIMI 62-6603

Also the following sorials ars onclosed in their

entircty inasmuch as they have not boen previously furnished to

the Burcau ard are not in the Durcau files:

Liant file 64-1850, Volune 6, Serial 777, 775, 779,

700, 701, 733, 784, 785, 790, 793, 794, 795, 796,

797, 798,

300,

801, 102, 305, 306, 807, 303, 809,

810,

811, 312.

S14, 317, 313, 29, 320. The total nunber of sorials are 5o.

i rovict of the oxhibito containod in the aforementioned

Lilos did not discone any notations.

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9/23/77

TO:

DIRECIOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTN.:

SUPERVISOR JAY ALDHIZER

FROM:

SAC, HIA'II (62-6603)

(C)

SUBJECI: HOUSI SLLICI CONMITTED

OIL ASSASSINATIONS:

DUDED: 9/23/77

Re Miami telephone conversation with the Burcau

on 9/20/77; Miami airtol to the Dureau 8/31/77; Burcau teletype

to Miami dated 8/18/77.

Pursuant to Bureau instructions, enclosed herowith

are two copies each of the following listed serials from

Hiani Office file captioned,

"MURKIN, CIVIL RIGHTS (44-1854)",

which are not contained in Bureau files:

Scrials 297, 360 and 737.

2. - Lurcau (Enc. 6)

3. - Miami

(1-62-6603)

(1- 41-1854)

(1 - 157-2434)

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FD-36 (R6v-7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

[ Teletype

• Facsimile

• Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• CLASSIFICATION:

[ Immediate

• TOP SECRET

8] Priority

I SECRET

• Routine

I CONFIDENTIAL

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Date

JANUARY 13,

16

19/78

FM MIAMI (62-6603) RUC

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) ROUTINE

BT

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (USCA) , BUREAU DEADLINE

JANUARY 13, 1978.

RE BUTEL DECEMBER 27, 1977.

FOLLOWING IS NUMBERED PARAGRAPH REPLY TO REQUEST OF MIAMI

SET OUT IN RE BUTEL:

1. "MURKIN". SA DAVID N. JELLISON, ASSIGNED APRIL 8, 1968;

NUMBER 5 SQUAD; IMMEDIATE PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS INVOLVED BLACK AND WHITE

EXTREMIST MATTERS AND CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS. SA LEON E.

FISH; ASSIGNED AUGUST 10, 1972 (RUC AUGUST 28, 1972) ; NUMBER 2

SQUAD; IMMEDIATELY PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS MAINLY CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGA-

TIONS; SA JOSEPH T. O'LEARY; ASSIGNED JULY 30, 1976 (RUC AUGUST 3,

1976), FBIHQ ADMINISTRATIVE REQUEST; IMMEDIATELY PRIOR ASSIGNED

APPLICANT INVESTIGATIONS, SRA JOHN S. ATWATER; ASSIGNED JUNE 3,

1977 (RUC JUNE 6, 1977), SINGLE INTERVIEW; WEST PALM BEACH RA;

- Miami

FEG:051

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(Time)

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FD-36 (Rëv+7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

• Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

CLASSIFICATION:

[ Immediate

O TOP SECRET

• Priority

• SECRET

• Routine

O CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

• CLEAR

Date

PAGE TWO MM 62-6603 E F T O

IMMEDIATELY PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS GENERAL CRIMINAL AND SECURITY.

2. A. "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.; SM-C. "SA RAYMOND L.

O'KELLY, ASSIGNED 1965 THROUGH 1968; NUMBER 3 SQUAD; IMMEDIATELY

PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE NATURE, INCLUDING LOCAL

CPUSA GROUP.

B. "COMINFIL OF SCIC; IS - C." SA RAYMOND I. O'KELLY,

ASSIGNED 1965 TO MAY 2, 1968; NUMBER 3 SQUAD; PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS,

SEE PRECEEDING PARAGRAPH.

SA JOHN C. MENTON, ASSIGNED MAY 2, 1968 THROUGH DECEMBER 31,

1968; NUMBER 5 SQUAD; IMMEDIATELY PRIOR ASSIGNMENTS INVOLVED BLACK

AND WHITE EXTREMIST MATTERS AND CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS.

C. "COINTELPRO; BLACK EXTREMISTS; RACIAL MATTERS." FILE

OPENED MARCH 7, 1968, ASSIGNED SA JOHN C. MENTON, STILL PENDING TO

MENTON DECEMBER 31, 1968; NUMBER 5 SQUAD; IMMEDIATELY PRIOR ASSIGN-

MENT SET OUT IN PRECEEDING PARAGRAPH.

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...

The reing serials were smit

137-363-802

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807

810

812

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817

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3/22/78

TO:

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISIO)

SAC, MIAMI (62-6603) (C)

SUBJICT:

HOUSE SELECT COrMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

BUDED: 3/24/78

Re Bureau teletype to Miami, 3/14/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are 75 serials gleaned

frOM WILLIAM SOMERSETT's informant file at Miami.

Enclosures may or may not have been in Bureau

informant file.

Prior volumes of informant file were intratori

destroyed.

Miami indices nogative regarding WILLIAI AUGUSTUS

SOMMERSETT OF SUMERSET, SUMERSET, SUMERSETT, Or SUMMERSETI.

Indices contain one index card regarding WILLIE

1. SOMERSEI, Miami file 157-2354-66. This serial is a

letterhead memorandum regarding Washington Spring Projeci

dated 2/27/68 sent to Bureau file 157-8428 by Birmingham

airtel, 2/29/68.

A review of this serial did not roveal

the name SOMERSET.

Indices contain one index card regardng WILLIE A.

SOMERSETT, Miami file 173-249.

This file has been descroyed

per Manual of Rules and Regulation

I- Miami

EJIT: dich

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FD-36 (Rov. 7-27-76)

FRANSMIT VIA:

[ Teletype

_ Facsimile

• Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

I Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

I CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

DELEAR

Date

MARCH 28, 1978

EM MIAMI (62-6603) C

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) ROUTINE

BT

UNCLAS

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

VHOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS.

RE MIAMI AIRTEL TO THE BUREAU, MARCH 22, 1978, MIAMI

TELEPHONE CALL TO THE BUREAU, MARCH 28, 1978.

IT IS NOTED THAT THE INFORMANT FILE ON WILLIAM SOMERSETT,

FORMER MM 607-C (RAC), WAS CLOSED NOVEMBER 22, 1961. SOMERSETT

CONTINUED TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS WHICH WAS

DISSEMINATED AND INDEXED TO APPROPRIATE FILES. EVEN THOUGH

INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM SOMERSETT AS LATE AS MAY, 1969,

INFORMANT FILE WAS NEVER REOPENED. THE ENTIRE FILE SHOULD HAVE

BEEN DESTROYED PURSUANT TO BUREAU LETTERS TO ALBANY, AUGUST 15,

1977, AND OCTOBER 28, 1977, CAPTIONED DESTRUCTION OF FIELD FILES

AND RECORDS. SOMERSETT'S INFORMANT FILE WAS DESTROYED PURSUANT

V - Miami

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Indexed

Serialized I go

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FD-36 (Rav. 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

I Teletype

• Facsimile

• Airtel

F*BI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

I SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

ДЕЕТО

I CLEAR

Date

PAGE TWO MM 62-6603 UNCLAS

TO INSTRUCTIONS IN NOVEMBER, 1977. VOLUME FOUR OF THE FOUR

VOLUME FILE WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT DESTROYED AND CONTAINS

INFORMATION FROM INFORMANT FROM DECEMBER, 1962, TO MAY, 1969.

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In Reply, Please Refer 80

File No.

62-6603

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Florida

March 28, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SPECIAL

- AGENT LEONARD C. PETERSON

On March 24, 1978, I, Leonard C. Peterson, former

pecial Agent of the Miami Office of the Federal Bureau o:

1am7 011

nvestigation, was interviewed by Peter G. Beeson, Staf:

Counsel, Richard C. Wrose and Mark Speiser, investigators

for the

House Select Committee on Assassinations at the

Airways Motel, Miami, Florida.

I furnished general information about my Bureau

career, offices of assignment and arrival in Miami, Florida,

office in April, 1960.

Shortly alter arriving in Miami, 1

took over as the principal contact for William Sonmersett,

a highly placed extremist source, in the Miami Division, and

continued in this assignment until the Fall of 1961.

related the following information to the investigators to

the best of my recollection.

Sommersett was discontinued in late 1961 for his

personal safety and possible embarrassment to the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

Sommersett was characterized as a

source who had furnished reliable information in the past

and, in addition, had furnished information which could not

be verified or corroborated.

Sommersett's work for the

Federal Bureau of Investigation covered a span of twelve to

Iourteen years, having started out in New Orleans Division

where he furnished information on White Slavery and local

police corruption. He later worked out of the charlotte

DiVision Iurnishing Intormation on criminal matters and

Klan activities in the eastern part of the North and South

Carolinas. Following his work in the Charlotte Division,

Sommersett came to the Miami Division where he furnished

some criminal information, possible violations of labor

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI

and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not

to be distributed outside your agency.

;

Searched

Indexed

Sericlired

Filed

Nehls-

spel

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SPECIAL AGENT LEONARD C. PETERSON

matters and principally worked during the last two or

three years as a source on extremist matters covering

the southeastern section of the United States.

Sommersett

made some fourteen or more trips out of the Miami Division

to various states in the southeast including Georgia,

Louisiana, lennessee, Mississippi and North Carolina,

reporting on Klan organizations

Groups.

and leaders of White Hate

After Sommersett was discontinued, he continued

to furnish information that he felt was of interest to

the Federal Bureau of Investigation even though he was

never reimbursed for this information.

Contact with the Federal Bureau of Investigation

was initiated by sommersett and as time passed he initiated

fewer and fewer contacts. After Sommersett had been dis

continued he notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation

about a group responsible for the bombing at the home of

Donald Shoemaker, Editor of the "Miami Herald". This

information was furnished to the Miami Police Department

and Sommersett was placed in contact with the Intelligence

Unit of the Miami Police Department who continued the

bombing investigation, utilizing Sommersett and other

sources.

This later resulted in the prosecution and

conviction of two individuals involved in the bombing.

The Miami Police Department continued to use

Sommersett on extremist matters, including trips they sent

him on to other states. The extent of the information

developed by Sommersett and subsequently furnished to

the Miami Division is not clear.

Some information was

furnished; however, there was a

feeling that the Miami

Police Department was reluctant

• to furnish information

developed by Sommersett since they were utilizing him

outside of their jurisdiction.

The investigators were primarily interested in

information developed by Sommersett on or about April 3,

1968, in washington, D.C., to the effect that Martin Luther

King was to be assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. I do

2.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SPECIAL AGENT LEONARD C. PETERSON

not recall having received this information from the

Miami Police Department or Sommersett.

I vaguely recall

that something to this ellect did come up later, but 1

am unable to put it in any time frame and why I only

exhibited to me a memorandum, dated April 25, 1968, from

Sergeant Sapp of the Miami Police Department

Headley of the Miami Police Department. This memorandum

related a call from Sommersett to Sergeant Sapp on or

about April 4, 1968, reporting on Sommersett's trip to

Washington, D.C., where he learned of a plot to assassinate

Martin Luther King. The memorandum goes on to state that

the Miami Police Department sent Sommersett to Atlanta,

Georgia, to make contact with White Hate Groups in an

effort to develop additional information on the assassination

of Martin Luther King•

I do not recall having previously

seen this memorandum or if a copy was furnished to the

Miami Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Following the interview, I was advised that I

would be notified in the event I am needed to testify at

an open hearing in Washington, D.C., before the House

Select Committee on Assassinations.

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x

3/28/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATIN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

PRON: JAC, ITARI (62-6603) (C)

RE:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Enclosed for the Bureau are five (5) copies of an

IHM re interview of former SA LEONARD C. PETERSON by staff

counsel and investigators of captioned committee on 3/4/78.

2 - Bureau (Encs-5)

1 - Miami

EUN: B

(3) 0

Spardied

Indriod

Sarialised

Filed

62-6603-47

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T

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

62-6603

Miami, Florida

April 12, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF

SPECIAL AGENT DAVID N. JELLISON

On March 29, 1978, I, David N. Jellison, Special

Agent with the Miami Office of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, was interviewed by Richard C. Wrose,

Mark spelser, and Wendy Collins, investigators, and

Peter G. Beeson, Staff Counsel, for the United States House

of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations.

This interview took place at the House of Representatives

• Select Committee Office Building, Washington, D.C.

At the outset, I identified myself as a Special

Agent of the federal Bureau of Investigation and I alsoed

names and titles of the interviewing officials.

furnished my date of birth, Social Security Number, and general

background information relating to my FBI career to date.

specifically furnished the date I commenced my assignment in

the Miami Division as June 1966. Upon arriving in Miami, I was

assigned to the investigation of civil rights and extremist

matters as they

existed in the Miami Division at that time.

In this regard, I was assigned to handling the Martin Luther King

murder investigation as leads developed in the Miami Division

in 1968 ::

I was asked to comment on any contact I had with

discontinued prior to my arrival in Miami due to his unstable

behavior and to avoid possible embarrassment to the Bureau.

I am of the opinion that for some years prior to 1966,

Sommersett had furnished reliable information to the Bureau

relating to both extremist and criminal matters. Any direct

Scarakod

Indexed

Settlized.

Essard

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT DAVID N. JELLISON

contact I had with Sommersett was initiated by Sommersett,

and any information developed as a result was accepted at

face value and either verified or discredited, as the case

may have been.

1 on one know to

To my knowledge, Sommersett was not paid

for any information he furnished to the FBI during my tenure

handling extremist matters.

Whatever contact the Miami Police Department had

with Sommersett is unknown to me with the exception of a

bombing matter which fell under the jurisdiction of the Miami

Police Department and of which Sommersett apparently had

direct knowledge.

I was shown a memorandum by the House of

Representatives interviewing officials which was allegedly

written by an Officer Sap of the Miami Police Department on

April 25, 1968, to Chief of Police Headley, wherein Officer

Sap stated he had developed information from Sommersett on

April 3, 1968 indicating that Martin Luther King would be

killed in Memphis, Tennessee. I never met Officer Sap and

never saw this memorandum.

I do not recall Sommersett or

any Miami Police Department official relating any of the

Information contained in this memorandum to me.

Prior to the conclusion of this interview, I was

asked about several names which were unknown to me and was

interrogated about any knowledge I might have regarding an

FBI "Cointell" (phonetic) Program as it pertained to the Miami

Division. I have no knowledge of this program in the Miami

Division or anywnere else in the Bureau.

At the conclusion of the interview, I was advised

that I would be notified of any further inquiries in this

matter wherein my presence or testimony would be necessary.

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4/12/78"

AIRTEL

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

AIT: DAN COULSON,

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEVENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (62-6603) (C)

RE:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Enclosed for the Bureau are five (5) copies of

an IHM re interview of SA DAVID N. JELLISON by staff

counsel and investigators of captioned committee on 3/29/78.

Per Bureau request, no property statement is being

placed on enclosed LHM.

3 - Burcau (Enc. 5) (RM)

I - Miami

DNJ :s]

(4)

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Indered

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TO FBI MEMPHIS PRIORITY

FBI MIAMI PRIORITY

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BT

UNCLAS

62-6603

65-5910-1312

89-35-449

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED MARCH 27, 1978, REQUESTED THAI A

NUMBER OF RETIRED AND CURRENT SPECIAL AGENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE

FOR INTERVIEW BY STAFF OF THE COMMITTEE. INCLUDED IN THAT LIST

PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE ARE SPECIAL AGENTS RICHARD W. KAISER,

MIAMI; AND JOHN W. BENTON AND HOWELL S. LOWE, MEMPHIS.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO INTERVIEW THESE AGENTS AS

FOLLOWS: BENTON - TEN A.M., APRIL 19, 1978; LOWE - TWO P.M.,

APRIL 19, 1978; AND KAISER - IWELVE NOON, APRIL 21, 1378.

INTERVIEUS WILL TAKE PLACE AT HSCA OFFICE COLD IDENTIFICATION

62-6603-57

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BUILDING) , SECOND AND C STREETS, SOUTHWEST, WASHINGION, D. C.

PRIOR TO INTERVIEW, A REPRESENTATIVE OF LEGAL LIAISON AND

CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS UNII, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION, WILL

PROVIDE LEGAL BRIEFUNG TO AGENIS.

AGENTS NAMED ABOVE AND ASSISTANT SPECIAL AGENTS IN CHARGE

OF MEMPHIS AND MIAMI OFFICES HAVE BEEN TELEPHONICALLY NOTIFIED

OF HSCA'S INTEREST IN THE INTERVIEW.

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FM DIRECIOR FBI (62 117290)

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FBI ATLANIA

FBI BALTIMORE

FBI BIRMINGHAM

FBI BOSTON

FBI BUFFALO

FBI CHARLOTTE

FBI CHICAGO

FBI CINCINNATI

FBI CLEVELAND

FBI DENVER

FBI DETROIT

FBI HOUSTON

FBI INDIANAPOLIS

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FBI JACKSON

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FBI KANSAS CITY

FBI LOS ANGELES

FBI MEMPHIS

FBI MIAMI

FBI MILWAUKEE

FBI MINNEAPOLIS

FBI MOBILE

FBI NEWARK

FBI NEW HAVEN

FBI NEW ORLEANS

FBI NEW YORK

FBI OMAHA

FBI PHILADELPHIA

FBI PHOENIX

FBI PITTSBURGH

FBI PORTLAND

FBI RICHMOND

FBI SACRAMENTO

FBI SAN DIEGO

FBI SAN FRANCISCO

0085 UNCLAS E

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PAGE THREE DE HQ

0085 UNCLAS EF TO

FBI SEATILE

FBI SPRINGFIELD

FBI ST. LOUIS

FBI TAMPA

FBI WASHINGION FIELD OFFICE

BT

UNCLAS E FI O

*12/22

89-85-449 1176)

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED JUNE 12, 1978.

RE: BULET

157-2414 * 3148

ALBANY, ET AL, AUGUST 25, 1967, CAPTIONED

"COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALIST-HATE GROUPS,

INTERNAL SECURITY" AND "BUAIRTEL IO ALBANY, ET AL, MARCH 4,

1968, CAPTIONED "COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATION-

ALISI-HATE GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE".

THE HSCA WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATION OF

JOHN F. KENNEDY, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., NOTING THAT

REFERENCED COMMUNICATIONS ASKED RECIPIENT OFFICES TO MAKE

PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE BUREAU, HAS REQUESTED THAI RECIPIENT

FIELD OFFICE FILES BE

SEARCHED AND ALL REPORTS, LETTERHEAD

MEMORANDA, AIRTELS, LETTERS AND TELETYPES CONCERNING

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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., OR THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SCLG) SUBMITTED PURSUANT IO REFERENCED

COMMUNICATIONS UP TO AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 1968, BE

PREPARED FOR DELIVERY.

THE HSCA REQUESTED THAT OUR RESPONSE IN THIS MATTER BE

GIVEN TOP PRIORTY OVER ALL OTHER ASPECIS OF KING INVESTIGATION.

FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQ) FILES HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY

PROCESSED IN RESPONSE TO A SIMILAR REQUEST, BUT TO INSURE

COMPLETENESS AND THOROUGHNESS, EACH RECIPIENT OFFICE FURNISH

FBIHO TWO XEROX COPIES OF ANY COMMUNICATION MEETING ABOVE

CRITERIA. COPY SHOULD REACH FBIHQ BY JUNE 12, 1978.

ALL COPIES SHOULD BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND SHOULD BE SENT

REGISTERED MAIL, MAILED IO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL

INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENI DIVISION, ANY QUESTIONS CAN

BE RESOLVED BY CONTACTING SUPERVISOR RICHARD C. BUSCHING,

EXTENTION 3685•

RECIPIENT OFFICE

S HAVING NO COMMUNICATION MEETING CRITERIA

ARE TO SO NOTIFY FBIHQ.

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XX_ AIRTEE

6/9/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTN: CONGRESSIONAI INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS BANAGENENT DIVISION)

FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (62-6603) (80G)

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HCSA)

BUDED 6/12/78

Re Bureau teletype to Albany, 6/5/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are two xerox copies each of

five airtels dated 4/2/68, 4/10/68, 6/26/68, 8/28/68, and

11/29/68, which were previously furnished to the Bureau by

Miami captioned "Counterintelligence Program, Black Nationalist-

Hate Groups, Racial Intelligence", Miami file 157-2414.

The enclosures are furnished in response to a

request in referenced teletype for copies of communications

in Miami's Racial Intelligence file which refer to MARTIlI

LUTHER KING, JI.,

or The Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCIC) between the dates 3/4/68 and 12/31/68.

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FM DIRECTOR FBI (62-117290)

TO FBI ATLANTA IMMEDIATE

FBI BIRMINGHAM IMMEDIATE

FBI JACKSON IMMEDIATE

FBI KNOXVILLE IMMEDIATE

FBI LOUISVILLE IMMEDIATE

FBI MEMPHIS IMMEDIATE

FBI MIAMI IMMEDIATE

FBI NEW ORLEANS IMMEDIATE

FBI ST. LOUIS IMMEDIATE

FBI WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE IMMEDIATE

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UNCLAS E FT O

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTE E ON 'ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

+ 62-4608742746

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED JUNE 12, 1978, REQUESTED THAT THE

FIELD OFFICE FILES ON THE SOUTHERN STATES INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL

FOR THE PERIOD 1956-1978 FROM ATLANTA,

RUINGHAM, JACKSON, 62-6603-57

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KNOXVILLE, LOUISVILLE, MEMPHIS, MIAMI, NEW ORLEANS, ST. LOUIS,

AND WASHINGION FIELD OFFICE, BE PROVIDED ON A PRIORITY BASIS.

RECEIVING OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO SEARCH FOR ANY FILES

OR REFERENCES ON THE SOUTHERN STATES INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FOR THE

PERIOD 1956-1978. ANY MATERIAL LOCATED ON THIS SUBJECT SHOULD

BE DUPLICATED AND ONE COPY FURNISHED TO FBI HEADQUARTERS,

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT

DIVISION, BY

CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE

19 9 1978.

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DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) •

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANTA, ET AL, DATED JUNE 14, 1978.

SEARCH OF MIAMI INDICES JUNE 15, 1978, FOR REFERENCE

TO SOUTHERN STATES INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL PRODUCED NEGATIVE RESULTS.

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TO DIRECTOR ROUTINE

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU, THE MIAMI OFFICE

HAS BEEN BEEN CONTACTED BY LORNE NEWMAN, 3810 S.W. 31ST

COURT, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA, TELEPHONE 981-7366, WHO FURNISHED

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

HE IS THE FORMER OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NEWMAN AND NEWMAN'S

RADIO AND T.V. REPAIR, 1807 N.W. 79TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA.

WHILE OPERATING THAT BUSINESS, HE HAD OCCASION TO FREQUENT

HADDIE'S BAR, 1801 N.W. 79TH STREET, WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS

OWED AND OPERATED BY CHARLES PETERSON.

APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TO NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MURDER

OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, HE SAW AN INDIVIDUAL STRONGLY RESEMBLING

JAMES EARL RAY IN THE

BAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HE DID NOT

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KNOW RAY BY NAME AT THE TIME AND AT THIS TIME AFTER SEEING

HIS PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFY HIM AS RAY, BUT

IS FAIRLY SURE HE WAS IN FACT RAY. THIS INDIVIDUAL

OPERATED A WHITE MUSTANG VEHICLE, REGISTRATION UNKNOWN.

HE NOTED THAT THE UNUSUAL THING ABOUT THE VEHICLE WAS

THAT IT HAD A VERY BRIGHT WHITE FINISH WHICH ALMOST

APPEARED TO BE AN ENAMEL TYPE FINISH.

AT ONE TIME DURING A CONVERSATION AT HADDIE'S THIS

INDIVIDUAL ASKED NEWMAN TO INSTALL A POLICE RADIO IN HIS

CAR. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS TO PROVIDE THE RADIO. NEWMAN

RECALLS THAT DURING THE PERIOD THIS INDIVIDUAL FREQUENTED

HADDIE'S HE WAS TOLD BY PETERSON THIS INDIVIDUAL TRAVELED TO

NORTH CAROLINA TO PARTICIPATE IN A KU KLUX KLAN RALLY AT

WHICH A CROSS WAS BURNED SOMEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS

INCIDENT REPORTEDLY INVOLVED A DISPUTE INVOLVING AN AMERICAN

IN NORIN CAROLINA.

INDIAN GROUP THERE AT.. THIS IS HIS ONLY WAY OF BEING AT ALL

SPECIFIC CONCERNING THE DATES THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS IN MIAMI.

MR. NEWMAN INDICATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED

THIS INFORMATION TO THE FBI. MIAMI INDICIES NEGATIVE REGARDING

NEWMAN.

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NEWMAN INDICATED HE WAS FURNISHING THE INFORMATION

THAT

HAS BEEN

BEING INTERESTS IN THE KING ASSASSINATION WeS REKINDLED

WITH THE HOUSE HEARING THAT HE FELT IT WAS PERTINENT THAT

THIS INDIVIDUAL WHOM HE BELIEVES WAS RAY PARTICIPATED IN

KU KLUX KLAN ACTIVITIES. NEWMAN COULD FURNISH NO FURTHER

INFORMATION REGARDING THIS INDIVIDUAL OR THE PRESENT WHEREABOUT'S

OF MR. CHARLES PETERSON.

THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BEING FURNISHED TO THE BUREAU

SINCE NEWMAN INDICATED THAT HE MIGHT PERSONALLY CONTACT THE

HOUSE COMMITTEE REGARDING THE ABOVE.

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