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The Honorable Gelftin 5. Ball

Attoracy General of the united states

Departmant of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20305

Actention:

Mt.. Robert I. Feach

beputy Assistant Attorney General

Dear Mt.. Attorey General:.

Is connection with thic committee"s investigation into

che death of si, Martin Luther Ring, dã.. I uite to request

thet you mase the name of a focher security informant available

to the domittes so that the person might be intervieved in

order that cazious allagationg involving the Federal Bureau of

Inrestigation and the death of D

King may be roscived.

Committoe has had access to the relatani Baronu personnel and

the Beadquarters and Fielá Office Piles dE the informant, duly

excined to protect the incommants identity, and it =13o co

ducted extansive interviews among others who are also the subject

of this aspact of the Committee's investigation.

Whats the Col

mittee not desires is to determine it the pral testimony of the

Witnesses support or refute the writen zecord as vell as

intomation obtained during previous interviets

tas porton, whose identity the Comittee 509k5, 415 2559-

clated with the Invaders, a Black militant group in Haunbis.

"Terrassee during 1965, who vere apparently hamaved in the

violenca that occized in Neuphis ene sach prior to Dr. Ring'e

He was an oider person, anu he had apparently been s

Bureau source since 1958, Ad a recognised commnity leader, he

was able to move about freaty ritain the Bisct comunity -

The

Committee knows independently that in the carly months be 1958,

the Invaders wate attempting to obtain inFluence in that same

conmunicy, and they initially attented to do so, la part. by

approaching established arganisations.

They even want so far

as to invite special agents of the hemphis oftice to mest with

them early in 1968, as which time they delinested their goals

and objectives.

If the Furenu sought to shape the actions of

there Individuald in vays detrimental to Di. Jing in connoction

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"Che Honorable Cri

October 17, 1978

Fage

suit

B. BELI

with the counterintelligence program being maged against him.

it would appear that this particular informant would have been

= logieal vehicle for that effort.

As you knor, with sespaut to the king investigation, the

Committes 15+

in effect, parforming for the death of Dr: king

the same function that the Warrah Comission perforned for the

death of Freaident Fennedy=

One of the most frequent criti

cians of the Warren Conmasion is shat in attempting to Lesolvo

the iosue of whethos ot not bee Harvey Oswald was on faI

formant. the Commiasion eccepted sworn affadavies fron the

Bureau.

The Committea feels, theratore, that it would be

detalict to rely on anything leas thnn an opportunity to egarias

and cross-examine relevart witnessos on this ercial labus.

The Conmittee is soc unmandiul of the senaltive nature ot

Throughout the effort to resoive this lanue, the

Committoe has attempted ts nove with tastraint.

It was not

until our field interviews with former membats of the Invadars

and people ptooent in Momphis as the time er the March 22. 1968

inton revoared, I, that the invaders were in last a proximate

causs of the violence, and (2) that it is universally believed

that the Invades followers who caused the violence vere paid

FBI operatives,

that the Comittos requested secess to any

Informant tales

By that cime, the Gormittee had reviewed the Sanitation

Strike, Invaders,

King and soLe substantive files

It had also

-carioned the Memphis Polies Doparment files, and it had inter-

Trewed ita undercover operative within the Invader aiganisation.

The committes had initially hoped thas the ansvers it

sought could ba resolved by reviewing the informants deadquarters

and Feld Office files.

Subsequent interviewe with current and

former agents sevenlad, addicionally, (il that the Menphis Field

orsice had prior knowledge of the impanding violence la fact

memoraLiaod in Fat focuments) and (2) menpore dE the Invaders

were observed by arents of the faI exhorting the crowd and

readying weapons

Erom

signposte la fact testifiod to under oath

by tress agents)

Furcher, bhile the Cormittee has incirted that the Siles

os all five ot the informants said by the Departmene of Justice

so he lovalved with the Inaders should have been me availahle

to its ataff pursuant to the Memorandun of Understanding, It

made & good thith effort to work out & compromise proposal that

permitted ay exclusiva review of the

excised files.

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This Honorable Gratin B, Bcll

"October 17, 1978

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Conmittee has now reached a paint, howavet, where the balance

between maintaining the integrity of the Bureau's Informant

the resolution of this criticad issue must be struck

in saver of the Committoo's receiving the identity of that one

informant. A esquest in not being made for all five, and absent

new develoyments, this request should resolve the outstanding

ISSUEE+

The burden of the Committea's mandate is largely &

reflection of the desite of the American gublic to lenen the

true facts concerning the death of Dx. King. That Burden is

perhaps neter more apparent than in connection with the issues

that the Committee is now attempting to address here.

The claim

that an BBI/Invada: connection resulted in the violence on Aptil

28 and contributed to Di. King's death has now teceived nacion»

Wide attention

It is recounted in existing literature and was

broadeast nationally in & dramatis account ôl Di. Ring's life.

The Rey: Ralph Abernathy, close friend and succeaBor of DE. Ring.

testified in public under oath and before Members os the con

mitcee and the netical news media, thae ho recalled members of

the Invaders sokaowledging that they had caussa the violence

on March 28, In return for companaation From the FBI.

an individaal who was a recognized leader ot the 1968 santactor

Strike and mage the invitacion to br. King to come to Memphis,

is a lending exponent of the theaty that the fBi, through ita

Intomants, had a Airect role in De. King's arousination.

Finally, the Cormitteo's Investigation has tevealed that

the Bureau recommended that Informants be used with or without

their knovledge to implement countetintalligence proposals

directed againat DE. King, In 1968-

with this backdrop, it is

cleat that the Cormittee has no casice bnt so satisfy itsolt

concerning the evants which took place in Henphie.

The public

Intereat In the death of bi. king cannot be mer by less than a

Full investigation.

raleing witti this indivival is essential

to the fadx resolution of these nose serious questions.'

I would hope that it might be possible to secure the

Identity al thie informant, either through his consent or para

graph I. B. (I) of the Memorandun of Undetstanding betwen the

pepartment and the Committeo.

Nerartheless, I an authorized

to infoin you that the Cormitsee is preparad to seek this

Intonation through formal procesa if all othet avenues are of

no avail,

Finalit; I would note that this insue must he resolved.

weil before the resumption of the Committee's public hoarings

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• 7he honorable &;

FEin I. Bell

October 17, 1976

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in the king investigation, now acheduled to hegit on November

1978-

sincerely

G. Robert Blabey

Chier counsel and Director

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Mr. Bassett

D. Ryan

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

7/28/78

I - MI. Balley

1 - MI. Mintz

Attns

Mr. Heller

. 1 - Criminal Investigative

Division..

Attr:, MI. J.J. Jamai

I ~ MI. Foster

PURPOSE: Io furniah information regarding captioned

Committee's efforts to gain docess to Memphis Fiela Offico

files of five (5) former Informants and to recommend, In

accordance with a decision by the Department of Justice,

that excised copies of these files be made, available only

• to the ESCA'& Chief Coungel and Director.

SYNOPSIS: The HSCA Is trying to resolve allegation that

FBI informants reporting on the Invaders, a Memphis youth

gang, acted as "agent provocateurs" in Instigating violence,

causing King to return to Memphia where he was kiided.

HSCA

requested access to IBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) filas On five

informants reporting on Invaders.

This access was granted

to HSCA Chief Counsel and Director only as effort to

compromise with HSCA and asmint in resolving allegation.

HSCA than requested access to Memphis Flold Office files.

on the same informants.

This tequent was denied In Director

letter to Congressman Stokes, Chairman, HSCA, (copy attached)

primarily because it rould be datrimental to our informant

development program.

By latter to the Attorney General frow

HSCA Chairman dated 7/5/7,8 (copy attached) ,, a meeting with

the Attorney General was requested to resolve the зasue...

HI. Robart I. Reuch, Assistant Attorney Generate stated HSCA

plans to subpoena filas and that IBI should make files

avallable.

Informants vere contaoted, but refused tó

permit disclosure of their identitien to the isCA..

In

letter to the Director dated 7/24/78 (copy attached), MI."

Kouch adviaed that In hla Judgement,, as Special Counsel: for

the Attorney General, the ISCA should be given access to:

excised copies of these files primarily because the Committee's

logislative and Investigativa needs are not based on "pure

speculation* and to give accens to excised coples both

protects informant identitles and demonstrates

out coopetation

Whilo ta bellove it, laugh's decision 1s round

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U, S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA).

why files should not be made available were informally

provided him and

are outlined in this memorandum.

1/21/78, MI. Keuch state, our arguments are persuasive,

but he still belleved the decision in his letter of 7/24/78

was the best course of action in this matter. However,

he desired to use our arguments in responding to

Congressman Stokes' letter and asked this Information be

furnished him on a formal, basis.

that our action in this matter will have no bearing on the

Socialist Workers Party Iitigation In New York.

Congressional Inguiry Unit (CIU) believes that since copies

of these files will be excised to prevent compromise of

Informants' identities, We should agree with Mr. Keuch'.

position and make files available.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. That we foflow the decision of Mr. Reuch in

making excised coples of these informant files avallable to

the HSCA'a Chief Counsel and Director only.

2. If the above 1a approved, an appropriate

communication be prepared direating to MI. Keuch Information

he desires to use in his response to Congressman Stokes.

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Memorandum to MI. Bassett

RE:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

DETAILS: By letter to the Attorney General dated 4/12/78,

the ESCA requested access to files on our informants

within the Invaders, a Memphis youth gang.

This request

was apparently made after, a review of the

Invaders file at

FBIHQ which disclosed the Memphis Office had five iniormants

who were providing coverage of that organization.

Mr. G. Robert

Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, had advised Legal

Counsel Division that the usca is trying to resolve whether

or not the Invaders fomented racial violence to get king to

return from Atlanta to Memphis where he was killed and to

determine 1f

any of these, informants acted as "agent

provocateurs" In starting, this violence.

None of the five informants involved are currently

active. Only one informant actually became a member of the

Invaders and that was not until after king's assassination.

Memphis files on these informants total 47 sections.

By Mr. Ryan to Mr. Bassett memorandum dated

4/27/78, It was approved to release FBIHQ files on these

informants with all informant identifying data excised. It

was hoped these files would satisfy the HSCA that informante

were not responsible for violence. This action was taken

primarily as a "compromise" to demonstrate cooperation with

the Committee.

Any additional afforts by the iSCA to review

field office files of the informants or to determine informant

identities would be opposed. Access to FBIHQ Informant files

was limited to MI. Blakey, since some starf members were

familiar with substantive, file on the Invaders and to allow

staff access could jeopardize Informants' identitles.

As reported in Mr. Ryan to Mr. Bassett memorandun

dated 5/19/78, MI. Blakey, reviewed excised copies of all

five FBIHQ informant files on 5/17/78, in the presence of

two Agents of the CIU. Following a review, Mi. Blakey stated

he found no avidence

that any of our informants acted as

"agent provocateurs." He furnished FBIHQ 15 pages of notes

which he took during review and desired these notes be kept

at FBIHl for possible later use in constructing a paragraph

in the final uscA report to the effect that he found no

evidence that any of these informants instigated violence.

Following this review, Mr. Blakey made no verbal request that .

field office files of these informants would be needed.

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Hemorandun to HI. Bassett

BES

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U, S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (USCA)

By latter to the Attorney General dated 5/23/78,

MI. Blakey requested access to Memphis Field Office files of

these same five informants.

risis lotter statad that the

procedure used for raview of PIll files was unacceptable and

contrary to the Memorandum of Understanding, but could be

utllized again.

In response to this request, a letter frol the director

to Congressman Louis 3. Stokes, Chairman, USCA, dated 6/13/78,

was sent denying access to these flles.

A copy of this

letter and the letter transmitting it to the Department of

Justice are attached to this memorandum. Our denial vas based

primarily on the overall detrimental effect this access could

have on our informant developuent program and, as this letter

pointed out, the lives and safety of our Inforwants could

be placed in joopardy.

This latter also stated that our

decision to make the PBIll Informant files avallable was not

meant to serve as a precedent for the EscA to request fiole

office files for the same informants. MI. Robert I. Reuch,

Deputy Assistant Attorney. General, concurred with our position

in the absence of additional information Iron the HSCA bearing

on the allogation that our informants acted as "agent

provocateurs® in instigating the violence in Memphis.

On 7/12/78, representatives of the CIU and Legal

Counsel Division net with Mr. Keuch, at which time MI. Reuch

furnished a copy of a letter Irom Congressman Stokes to the

Attorney General dated 7/5/78.

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attached to this memorandun.

This letter sets out in detali

the basis on which the usch feela it has for requesting access

to InfOIMant LIOld OLIICO ILLeD.

This letter appealed to the

Attorney General to resolys the matter of the intormant riles

and seguested a meeting with the Attorney General to disouss

the issues involved.

Mr.. Keuch advisad that the ESCA was

prepared to subpoena these files. In his opinion, sir. Kouch

bellaved the Department would lose a court decizion over

the files and it would be in the Bureau's best interest

to comply with the ISCA Taquest of 5/23/78 and allon accoss.

MI. Keuch ballaved the letter fion Congressian Stokes

contained additional information bearing on the allegation

against the bureau in that the Committee's own investigation

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had established a need to review the field office informant

files and the request was not based on irresponsible allegations.

Mt. reuch reguested that the iBl reexamine lis position ano

• advise li the illes could be made available to MI. Blakey

only.

On 7/13/78, MI. Keuch advised that if files were

not forthcoming, the ESCA planned to issue a subpoena for

12e ASCA,

them, an action to commence 7/17/78.

At a meeting with representatives of the CIU,

Mr. Bassett and MI. Bailey on 7/13/78, MI. McDermott

directed that all five informants be contacted to determine

If they have any objections to their identities being disclosed

to the HSCA. If any did not object, then a signed waiver

would be obtained authorizing release of their files to the

RSCA.

Subsequent to the meeting, MI. Keuch was telephonically

advised of this action..

On 7/17/78 and 7/18/78, the field advised that

all five informants had been contacted and refused to allow

their identities to be disclosed to the HSCA. On 7/18/78,

Mr. Keuch was telephonically advised that all five informants

objected to their identities being disclosed to the ESCA.

By letter to the Director dated 7/24/78 (copy attached),

Mr. Reuch outlined the basis which he, as Special Counsel to

the Attorney General, believed that excised copies of these

Informant files should be made available to the ESCA. In hiB

opinion, Mr. Keuch believes the ESCA's legislative and

Investigative needs for the files are not based on "pure

decision regarding subpoenas, access would be broadened

and informants' identities.coula be disclosed; the nature of

the Conmittee 1s "that the Bureau and Department of Justice

aLe

targets or subjects of the investigation" and we are

obligated to be as cooperative as possible; and, that "if

and when we reach the ultimate confrontation over the possible

disclosure of Informants"

the we nate

" our position will be strengthened

by taking cooperative steps consistent with our needs to

proteat informants' identities.

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Memorandum to Mr. Bassett

RE:

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U, §, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (USCA)

Subsequent*

to receipt of thia letter, Mi. Keuch

was informally furnished by the CIU a list of points against

making these files available to the HSCA.. These points

wera derived as results of discussions by Interested

divisions at FBIHQ and a review of Congressman Stokes'

letter to the Attorney General dated 7/5/78.

While it was

belleved Mr. Keuch's position in this matter is sound, we

also desired he be made aware of our arguments in opposition

to making these informant, files available.

These points

given to Mi, Keuon Informally are as follows:.

1. As stated in our letter to Congressman Stokes

dated 6/13/78, If It becomes general knowleäge that FBI

Informant files are being opened to outside parties, informant

privilege is threatened and our Informant development

program can be severely hampered.. Despite the HSCA's statement

In the letter from Congressman Stokes that it is not seeking

the informants' identities at this time, this is not the

central asue in point.

The central Issue 1s the principle

of opening a field office informant file to outsida partios.

The HSCA was providod.access to FBIHQ files

concerning informants who reported on the Invaders.

Although the HSCA feals these were administrative in

nature, the polloy of the Bureau at that time reguired that

ald intormation oi a substantive natura be turnished to iiiia.

Data such as informant's travel, amount of paymente and a

mummary of background material are examples of such infor-

mation provided to FBIHQ..

Therefore, FBIHQ feels that Its

files contain significant Information concerning the operation

of any informant.

3. All Information of substance concerning the

Invaders organization furnished by these informants would be

reported In the Invaders file at FBIHO.

The 'ESCA has had

accoss to this file since December, 1977. The HSCA has

shown no interest in reviewing the Memphis Field Office

file concerning the Invaders, a file which would contain

all reports from informants covering the Invaders.

It

would appear logical to examine this file in detail prior

to pressing for files of informants, none of whom were

even members of the invaders at the time oi or pIloI to

King's assassination.

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Memorandum to Mr. Bassett

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U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

4. Review of FBIHQ Informant files was restricted

to Mr. G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ESCA,

and not to his staff because, since the staff had access

to the Invaders file at FBIHQ, their knowledge of the

organization could possibly result in identification of

informants through a cross checking of the files. Subsequent

to MI. Blakey's review of the informant files, the FBlio

Invaders file was delivered to the HSCA on 7/6/78. NOw

MI. Blakey himself has acess to the substantive Invaders

file, and similarly, his

possible new knowledge could result

In source identification if allowed access to field office

files.

5.

On 7/17/78"

and 1/18/78, all five Informants

were contacted to determine if they would permit disclosure

of their identification to the HSCA.. All declined.

6. Pollowing his review of FBIHQ files on

5/19/78, MI. Blakey told agents present that he found

no evidence that any of our informants acted as "agent

provocateurs."

He furnished notes taken during his review

to FBIHQ and

reguested the notes be maintained by the FBI

for possible future use in writing into his final report a

paragraph to the effect he had found no evidence that any of

these informants had instigated violence.

He made no reguest

at that time to review field office informant files. It 18

possible that Mr. Blakey Is satisfied with the review of

FBIHQ Informant

files.

7. The FBI desires to maintain consistency

with regard to our position in this matter. In our letter

to Congressman Stokes

dated 6/13/78, access to these

files was denied.

This position was decided upon after

careful deliberation between interested divisions in the

FBI and in our view the MISCA has provided no basis to cause

a change of this position.

8.

Providing the HSCA access to field office

Informant files, although excised, could serve as an

undesirable precedent for other outaide groups to review

Buch files.

9. Because of the large number of excisions

In these files to protect the identities of informants,

it is unlikely the uSCA will be satisfied with its review,

if granted.

It will probably ask for fewer excisions and/

or the identities of the informants.

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Memorandum to Mr. Bassett

RE?

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ASCA)

10.

Finally, the letter from Congressman

stokes dated 7/5/78, has been analyzed at FBIHQ and,

generally, It le not belleved it contains additional infor-

mation giving substance to the allegation that our informants

acted as "agent provocateurs."

specifically, the following

points are noted:

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The letter states (pages I and 4) that the

ISCA had access to relevant Bureau personnel and has

conducted extensive interview among those who may also

be subfects of this aspect of the Committee's Investigation.

The Committee claims need to review the files to determine 1f

the wiltten record supports or refutes the oral testimony

on the relevant questions. However, the letter offers

no specific results of interviews of personnel or

others concerning the basic allegation. It has not identifled

any specific individual who has furnished Information

bearing on this allegation.

• *.

The letter states (page 4) that based on

field interviews with former members of the Invaders and

people present in Memphis, at the time of the march, the

"Invaders were in fact a proximate cause of the violence."

This is not new Information.. The FBIHO file concerning the

Invaders, media reports issued then and more recently verifies.

the Invaders culpability regarding violence during the march.,

The letter also states (page 4) that "it is universally

followers who caused the violence

belleved that the Invader. The FBI considers this statement

were paid FBI operatives..

a sweeping generalization and again the Committee offers

no specific identities of Individuals who belleved those

causing violence were FBI Informants:

Other than artioles

appearing in "Newsday" magazine in 1976 and more recently

statements by Mark Lane and possibly former members of the

Invaders, who else shares this ballets the letter iron

congressman stokes identsiles no one..

c. This letter states (page 4) that the "Hemphis.

Field Offloe had prlor knowledge of

Impending violence (a

zact memorialized in FBI "documents) :"

This statement

Implies the FBI knew of violence because Its Informants

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Memorandum to MI. Bassett

RE:

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U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ASCA)

were instructed to instigate violence. However, as shown

in our files, FBI knowledge of impending violence was based

on Information from various informants and officials,

resulting from a tense situation brought about by the

Sanitation Workers Strike, all of which made knowledge of

Impending violence rather, obvious.

d. The letter states (pages 4.and 5) that "members

of the Invaders were observed by agents of the FBI exhorting

the crowd and readying weapons from signposts la fact later

testified to under oath by these agents).". A revlew of the

Invaders and informant files at FBIHl disclosed that none

of the Informants were members of the Invaders at the time

violence occurred. Only one of these five Informants was

ever a member and that was subseguent to the assassination.

The letter

states (page 5) that "Professor

Blakey's review of the files revealed that at least one

Informant subsequently joined a more violence-prone

organization."

It is assumed this statement is to demonstrata

the Informant's propensity for violence.

However, the fBI

believes that King's death and the rioting that followed

Intensified racial feeling and tended to make some organiza-

tions more violent. Therefore, it is logical that whatever

organization our informant was redirected into, It would be

more violence prone.

On 7/27/78, MI. Reuch telephonically advised a

representative of the CIU that he reviewed our arguments

and found them persuasive, but still he belleved the decision

as outlined in his letter of 7/24/78 was the best course

of action in this matter..

He stated, however, that he

desired to use our arguments in responding to the letter

from Congressman Stokes and asked that this information be

furnished him on a formal, basis. Mi. Keuch also stated

he had contacted the United States Attorney In New York

handling the Sociallat Workers Party case and had received

clearance that our action in this matter mould have no

bearing on that litigation..

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Memorandum to Mr. Bassett

RE:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Y. Sa HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

OBSERVATIONS: The CIU belleves that since coples of these

Files will be excised to prevent compromise of informant.

identitles, we should agree with Mr. Keuch's position In

this matter and make excised copies available to the HSCA'e

Chief Counsel and Director only. These files, consisting

a brote one:

•of 47 sections, have been furnished to FBIHQ,

copied and

returned to Memphis Field Office In anticipation of this

need.

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do repsestad that you furios tha enclarad latter to Contreaten stokes.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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Lemmiantiana (ASCA), dared HAY 23, 1978, VULCh BORESTES DO the IRCA'A

2110s Walch Hs. Blekey sonsenal en May 17, 1978. Tirese 121es Lomalre

88va Lalorators el Che Mosphlo Olllco 0l the ISI Ubo furalabad 1al0 verlos

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0l Marila Luther Klas, 88. « Loclullas laformation abour the Invaders, a.

so. 818k0Y 18 8180881 ACCRRs tO lAse 1110s DeRod oR the

XICI'S ROqUARE Ol Ap11I 12, 1978.. Other EDAR BUREINS AS LARETORE dA COA

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ISCA'S REAd tO SEVION CRAZO LAPOTRADE 8L1OB, HOMAPeS, DARed DA a

(SecResion bAtes HI. Blakey and a septemalalive al isa Tal'a Lagal

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BLe JARLA AS PO MACHOT OT SUI lLA INVALETO SONTALAS TACIAl MIOLENCO LO

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any al our taloradata actod as "agest pronacatesTo" La LeAtLAtIAs tele

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onoras te LoN1s 8. 880k0s

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a sin oze, Ae Alaciorod la Ebe TAl'a lile on Che INMadoTO, tx1o allegarles

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ma no orllence tbar tha sCtIVilles al tasA InfoTMAnta JALArOS ta ILA3

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daLA exeloRd. Tula declalon MA lbe peTi ol tha fufeRu MRA DOS MADR to

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LA MA PATAIILOS ACROBA SO TUILI INPOTONDR PUlCS MA MRCCAprAble. IE

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'anorablo Londo 8. Brokes

Inseloro, los the conellerarions outilaed abore, it. Makey'

JOGUANI LOT ACCORA LO ISARA SLALA O!IICA LAPOTARDI ELLAS La denIAd.

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ALLOTROy CASeSAl, (ALARrel DITLALOs, DOPATERODY Ol SABRICA, MI. Lench

ArLee tbai, la tha abraca al adiltlonel lalormation fron the ISCA

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та та са.

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DIIACTOR

NOTE: By Lynn tO MI. Bassett assorRadua dated 4-27-78, 1t vas approved

CO ALLON ALAKOY ACCOSE tO IL1CS OL IDIOTARITA UDO IUTAILOS IRPOTNATIOR

conceralag the lavaders. Tole action vas takes 1n bope of 8st1slyla8

the HSCA &bAT OUT IDIOTRANtS NATA DOE reSpORsible lOT tolence volch

occurted during the Sealtatlon Workers Strlke. In Mexphia. After Hr. Blakey

serlared these 111es, As repOrted In RYAN tO HI. lASseTI ANDOraDdU

dated s19-78, Blakey slated be found so enidence that any of our informante

actad is "ijent provocatoura," tourer, Le folloned vith an additional

roquest to see the lalorenta lleld Olfice f1le8.

Representarires of the Confressional Inquiry Valt, the lazal

matter and that H. Blakey.'o request abould be denled. H. Leuch concurtad,

based on discussion 1Ch D. O.. Coulsos, Lazel Commsel DiVIslOR, 0R

3-30-78.

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the above, Lased on his knoulodge of the situation, Heaphis vould be

villag nad capable of subaltilog a mora affidavit concerning thro

allazarlos.

TaLo lerter compleces response tO ESCh'a request dated

3-23-78.

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(702) 227-1626

:

Select Committer on Assassinations

7.80. House of Biepresentatitess

8031 HOUSI OFFICE GUILDING, AXREX:

WASHINGTON, D.C, 20515

July 5, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

ATTI DORIATION CONTAINED

VERDIT IS INCLEEDIN

LATE 718-01 03 60290 BeE/dey/S

Dear MI. Attorney General:

+4271176427113

In connection with the Committee's investigation into

the circumstances surrounding the death of DI. Martin Luther

King, JI., I write to request that you make certain field

office informant files available to the Comnittee so that

serious allegations involving the Federal Bureau of Inves-.

tigation and the death of DI. King may be resolved. The

Committee has already had access to the relevant Bureau

personnel, and it has conducted extensive interviews among

those who

may also be subjects of this aspect of the Com-

mittee's investigation.

The focus of the Committee's

effort now is to determine if the written record supports

or refutes the oral testimony on the relevant questions.

These files have been denied to the Committee by the Director

of the Bureau by letter dated June 1l, 1978, with the con-

currence of the Criminal Division. I write this letter to

ask that you give your personal attention to resolving this

serious matter.

On October 7, 1977, you and I signed the Memorandum

of Understanding between the Department and the Select Com-

mittee. As you will recall, it was intended that the

Memorandum should cover what materials the Department of

Justice would release to the Committee, (I.A.C.).

In a letter dated April 12, 1978, Professor G. Robert

Blakey, the Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Com-

mittee, confirmed an oral request in which he asked for

"the informant files on all informants in the Invaders

(a Black militant group in Memphis, Tennessee) during 1968

and provide the Committee with access to these files."

(see 11. B.) Apparently, this group was involved in

the

violence that occurred in Memphis when Dr. King was there

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

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in 1968.

The files were to be examined in a form in which

only the identity of the informants had been exercised from

• them.

The letter also expressly noted the "Committee ...

reserves the right to reguest...the identity of all Invader.

Informants during 1968 should the sanitized files and agent

interviews be inconclusive on the issues to be resolved by

the Committee." (See I.B. (1))

During the week of May 14, 1978, the Bureau, in partial

response to the April 12th request, permitted only Professor

Blakey to review the duly excised FBI Headquarters informant

files. The staff of the Committee was denied access to the

files. Professor Blakey agreed to this form of limited access,

reserving the right to insist that the terms of the Memorandum

of Understanding be complied with.

In a letter dated May 23, 1978, the Committee then

requested "that the Memphis Field Office files for these

same informants be prepared for access by the staff."

The

Headguarters

files contained basically administrative data;

it was felt that the Field Office file might be more en-

lightening.

The letter also observed, "While the Committee

feels that the procedure by which... (Professor Blakey) was

permitted access to the first set of files was unacceptable

and

contrary to the Memorandun of Understanding, pending

further discussions to arrange to broaden access, this pro-

cedure may again be utilized."

It should be clearly understood that the Committee's

request for these files, as well as the other informant

files, is predicated on the precise language of the Memo-

randum of Understanding.

Section I.B. (2) of the lemorandum sets out the

"Specific Rules"

by which access to materials may be ob-

tained. Section I.B. (2), in pertinent part, provides:

Where.. requested materials reveal the

identity of FBI sources who are or were

informants...The D(epartment) of Justice)

will appropriately sanitize, including ex-

cising.

if necessary. information identifying

such operations,

sources or informants.

Emphasis

added.)

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1.

The Honorable

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Griffin B. Bell

of access.

Under I.Bnial" the only matter at issue is the terms

of access is not contemplated. Blz

clearly allows

access to the files at issue, subject. only

to proper sanitization. Nothing else is asked for here.

The Committee is fully cognizant of the issues raised

by the Bureau in its letter of June 13, 1978, in response

to our request.

It is, of course, recognized that a measure

of confidence in the Bureau's informant program would, in

fact, be eroded should it become general knowledge that

the FBI identified its informants in anything but extra-

ordinary circumstances, where, under the prevailing view,

they must be identified. See Roviaro v. United States,

353 U.S.

53 (1957).

Nevertheless, all this is premature;

the Committee has not requested, as yet, that the identity

of these informants be revealed.

All that is requested is

access to the files, in order that serious allegations

Involving the informants and the Bureau be resolved.

The Director's letter of June 13, 1978, offers instead

of access to the relevant files, sworn

affadavits denying

the Bureau's informants acted as "agents provacateurs".

The

Committee feels that this procedure for resolving this issue

would be unacceptable.

As you know, with respect to the Ring

investigation the Committee is, in effect, performing for

death of DI. King the same function that the Warren Commission

performed for the death of President Kennedy. One of the most

frequent criticisms of the Warren Commission is that in at-

tempting. to resolve the issue of whether or not Lee Harvey

Oswald was an FBI informant, the Commission accepted sworn

affadavits from the Bureau.

The Conmittee feels, therefore,

that it is unacceptable in this instance merely to rely on

sworn denials without an opportunity to examine and cross

examine the relevant witnesses-ánd to examine primary source

documents. Our investigation must command the confidence of

the American people it it is to achieve its goals.

quently, it will not be possible for the Committee to accept,

• not to posite d

Conse-

as the Director suggests, that this issue be resolved by the

taking of affadavits from the Bureau.

After noting that the allegation that the Bureau of

persons employed by it instigated violence is not new, the

Director's letter of June 13, 1978, denied the Committee

access to the files, referring to "overwhelming evidence

disproving the...allegation."

In support of that assertion,

the committee is told that

"The Memphis Office advised that

these informants did not advocate nor take part in the

planning of any riot."

Next, our attention is drawn to the

Department of Justice Task Force's conclusion, stated in two

sentences of their report.

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The, Honorable Griffin B. Bell

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"There is no evidence that the activities

of these informants related directly to

DI. King.

Moreover, there is no evidence

that would suggest that these informants

were connected in any way to the assassina-

tion of DI. King.

(HQ 134-11867; 170-1841;

170-1922; 170-2530, and 157-4885)."

From the Connittee's perspective, this "evidence" is

hardly overwhelming.

But that is largely beside the point.

Without access to this evidence, it cannot be evaluated.

Mere denials and conclusions cannot be accepted in lieu of

records and sworn testimony. The Committee has completed

the compilation of an oral record of the events that trán-

spired in Memphis during March and April, 1968.

This record

consists of interview notes, testimony under oath before the

Committee, and witness depositions.

It is now imperative

that these witnesses'

current recollections be compared with

the contemporaneous written record, particularly that con-

tained in the Iciciant informant files.

Throughout the effort to resolve this issue, the Com-

mittee has attempted to move with restraint.

It was not until

our field interviews with former members of the Invaders and

people present in Memphis at the time of the March 28, 1968

march revealed:

that the Invaders were in fact a proximate

cause of the violence, and 2) that it is universally believed

that the Invader followers who caused the violence were paid

FBI operatives that we requested access to any informant files.

By that time, the Committee had reviewed the Sanitation

Strike, Invaders,

King and Southern Charter Leadership Con-

ference files.

It had also reviewed the Memphis Police

Department files,

and it had interviewed their undercover

operative within

the Invader organization.

The Committee had initially hoped that the answers it

Lusought would be contained in the Headquarters files.

are, as noted above, largely administrative, containing only

general information

on informant reliability, payment of fees,

and justification for continuing the informant's status. They

do not contain agent instructions; they do not reflect in

detail the working

relationship between agents and informants.

From the Committee's perspective, therefore, the information

contained in the Headguarter files proved inadequate.

Sub-

sequent interviews with current and former agents have also

revealed that: 1) the Memphis Field Office had prior know-

ledge of impending violence (a fact memorialized in FBI

documents) and 2)

members of the Invaders were observed by

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

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agents of the FBI exhorting the crowd and readying weapong

from signposts la fact later testified to under oath by

'these agents.) Professor Blakey's review of the files

revealed that at least one informant subsequently joined

the reasons why access to the files, duly excised, is es-

sential.

I feel that this is a matter that can best be resolved

by our discussing the issues involved. Since the Select

Committee's investigation is in its last stage - our public

hearings will begin in August -- I suggest that you give me

a call this week and we can meet as soon as possible to dis-

cuss this matter.

Sincerely,

,?

LOUIS STOKES

Chairman

LS: rbd

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FROM

SUBJECT:

OPtOMAL PORM NO. 10

SULT ROTS BOSTION

08A 49H8 468 CPHI 1008-8826

UNITED STATES GOV

& MENT

Memorandum

JUL 2 4 1978

The Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DATE:

mbert I. Keuch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

'House Select Committee on Assassinations

Request for Memphis Field Office Files

RLK:mal

By letter dated July 5, 1978, directed to the Attorney

General, the Select Committee has

repeated its request for

access to the Memphis, Tennessee, field office informant files

concerning informants in the Invaders, a black militant group

It is my judgment, as Special Counsel for the

Attorney General, that it is necessary to provide access to

excised versions of the requested files to Committee Chief

Counsel, Professor G. Robert Blakey. I have made an oral

request to have the files processed and this is to reguest

that this task be completed as soon as possible and that

Professor Blakey be provided access to the processed files.

As you are aware, we haä, by letter of June 13, 1978,

previously refused

• the request of the Committee. I

concurred

in that action and believe it was correct based on the fact

that, in our view, the only need demonstrated by the Committee

for access to the

field office files rested on naked allega-

tions which had been denied in the past.

In the Committee's

latest demand, presented by the July s letter, the Committee,

on pages 3, 4, and 5 of the letter, outlines in greater detail

the justification for its request.

While it may be our judg-

ment that the information set forth by the Committee is not

sufficient to substantiate the allegations made about the

55427160

activities of the informants at issue, it is equally clear

that we can no longer take the position that the Committee's

legislative and investigative needs are based on pure specula-h

tion and/or naked allegations.

That being the case, the

limited access outlined above should be granted in response

to the Committee's request.

I am, of course, aware of the deep concern held by the

Bureau concerning any indication that we are willing to

disclose informants or release information which will lead

to their disclosure.

I share that concern and my decision

in this matter has been reached only with the greatest

possible consideration of that concern.

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cc: The Attorney General

Keuch

Calhown

DEC•2: 1978

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In addition to the further justification submitted by

the Committee for their request, I believe there are other

factors which support my conclusion that we should provide

the limited access discussed. An important factor is that, :

if the response to the Committee's latest request is a complete

refusal, the Committee will issue subpoenas for the informant

files.

The only way we could respond to such subpoenas other

than by providing the requested information would be to seek

to have them enjoined by a federal court.

While

this type

of confrontation may ultimately be necessary during the course

of the Committee's proceedings, it does not appear wise to

take this step without first offering limited access. This

is so for two reasons.

First, in contrast to the limited access we will offer

the Committee, a subpoena would request access to the informant

files by the entire staff thereby increasing the possibility

that the informants could be compromised through the knowleage

of the members of the staff who have studied the other files

In the matter in greater detail and, in any case, would broaden.

the number of individuals who could

learn the identity of the

informants.

Secondly, if we are to prevail in the litigation, a

possibility which, in my judgment, is remote given the subject

matter of the Committee's inquiry and the allegations and

Information that formed the basis of their request, we can

only win if we show a reasonable posture to the court. An

absolute refusal to comply would not do that.

An attempt

to meet the Committee's needs while protecting our interests

by providing limited access to excised files would do that.

Further support for the procedure of providing Iimited

access stems from the very nature of the Committee's investi-

gation. Unlike the normal Congressional investigation and/or

lawsuit, the Bureau and the Department of Justice are targets

or subjects of the investigation.

Under such circumstances

our obiigation to be as cooperative as reasonably possible

with the congress is obvious. The public conception of our

cooperation is going to be a very important factor in the

acceptance or lack of acceptance of the Committee's efforts

and determinations in these investigations.

To put ourselves

in a posture of confrontation with the Committee over this

particular issue without first attempting some accommodation

of competing interests would only serve

¿ to revive all the

allegations and criticisms of us and our actions concerning

the assassinations.

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•3.

It is regrettable but inescapable that the timing of

this demand by the Committee makes our decisions much more

subject to public comment and criticism. The present interest

in, and repeated stories related to, the allegations in the

case of Mr. Rowe makes this one of the worst times to come

to .a.point of absolute refusal in the face of the justifica-:

tions advanced by the Committee. If and when we reach the

ultimate confrontation over the possible disclosure of

informants, our position will be extremely strengthened by

any steps we can take consistent with our needs to protect

our informants to provide the Committee with necessary

evidence and information.

That balance, at least at this

stage, is best struck by offering the limited access under

discussion.

Since the Committee's last request was directed personally

to the Attorney General by the Chairman of the Committee, the

Committee is preparing for public hearings in the near future,

and has delayed issuing subpoenas for these materials based on

my representations that we were making immediate efforts to .

respond, we should not delay our response to the committee.

Therefore, I am sending a copy of this reguest to the attorney

General.

If the Bureau disagrees with my determination and

decides

not to comply with my decision, your response should

be directed to the Attorney General so this matter can be resolved

quickly.

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TO

OPTIONAL PORM MO, 10

JULY JOTS KDITION

Q8A YAMA (AS CPRI 108-188

¿ UNITED STATES GO

.MENT

Memorandum

The Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

JUL 2 4 1978

DATR:

FROM

SUBJECT:

Habert i Keuch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

House Select Committee on Assassinations

Request for Memphis Field Office Files

RLK:mal

By letter dated July 5, 1978, directed to the Attorney

General, the Select Committee has repeated its request for

access

to the Memphis, Tennessee, field office informant files

concerning informants in the Invaders, a black militant group

It is my judgment, as Special Counsel for the

Attorney General, that it is necessary to provide access to

excised versions of the requested files to Committee Chief

Counsel, Professor G. Robert Blakey. I have made an oral

request

to have the files processed

and this is to request

that this task be completed as soon as possible and

that

Professor Blakey be provided access to the processed files.

As you are aware, we had, by letter of June 13, 1978,

previously refused the request of the Committee. I concurred

in that action and believe it was correct based on the fact

that, in our view, the only need demonstrated by the Committee

for access to the

field office files rested on naked allega-

tions which had been denied in the past.

In the Committee's

latest demand, presented by the July 5 letter, the Committee,

on pages 3, 4, and 5 of the letter, outlines in greater detail

the justification for its request.

While it may be our juag-

ment that the information set forth by the Committee is not

sufficient to substantiate the allegations made about the

activities of the informants at issue, it is equally clear

that we can no longer take the position that the Committee's

legislative and investigative needs are based on pure specula-

tion and/or naked allegations.

That being the case, the

limited access outlined above should be granted in response

to the Committee's request.

I am, of course, aware of the deep concern held by the

Bureau concerning any indication that we are willing to

disclose informants or release information which will lead

to their disclosure.

I share that concern and my decision

in this matter has been reached only with the greatest

possible consideration of that concern.

ALL FET INSOLENCH CONTE

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Keuch

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In addition to the further justification submitted by

the committee for their reyuest,

I believe there are other

factors which support my conclusirn that we should provide

the limited access discussed. An important factor is that,

if the response to the Committee's latest request is a complete

refusal, the Committee will issue, ubpoenas for the informant

files.

The only way we coul?

anund to such subpoenas other

than by providing the reques. . information would be to seek

to have them enjoined by a feieral court.

while this type

of confrontation may ultimate y be neressary during the course

of the Committee's proceedings, it does not appear wise to

take this step without first offering limited access. This

is so for two reasons.

First, in contrast to the limited access we will offer

the Committee, a subpoena would request access to the informant

files by the entixe staff thereby increasing the possibility

that the informants could be compromised through the knowledge

of the members of the staff who häve :tudied the other files

In the matter in greater detail and,.1 any case, would broaden..

the number of individuals who could learn the identity of the

informants.

Secondly, if we are to prevuil in the litigation, a

possibility which, in my juagment, is remote given the subject

matter of the Committee's inquiry ind the allegations and

information that formed the basis of their request, we can

only win if we show a reasonable po:ture to the court. An

absolute refusal to comply would no: do that. An attempt

to meet the Committee's needs while protecting our interests

by providing limited access to exciscd files would do that.

Further support ior the procerire of providing limitec

access stems from the very nature of the Committee's investi-

gation. Unlike the normal Congressional investigation and/or

Milawsuit, the Bureau and the Department of Justice are targets

or subjects of the investigation.

our obligation to be as cooperative as reasonably possible

with the congress is obvious. The public conception oi our

cooperation is going to be a

very important factor in the

acceptance or lack of acceptance of the Committee's efforts

and determinations in there irvestigations.

To put ourselves

in a posture of confrontation with the Committee over this

accommodation

to revive all the

allegations and criticisms of us and our actions concerning

tie assassinations.

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It is regrettable but inescapable that the timing of

this demand by the Committee makes our decisions much more

subject to public comment and criticism. The present interest

in, and repeated stories related to, the allegations in the

case of Mr. Rowe makes this one of

the worst times to come

--

to .a.point of absolute refusal in the face of the justifica-

tions advanced by the Committee.

If and when we reach the

ultimate confrontation over the possible disclosure of

informants, our position will be extremely strengthened by

any steps we can take consistent with our needs to protect

our informants to provide the Committee with necessary

evidence and information.

That balance, at least at this

stage, is best struck by offering the limited access under

discussion.

Since the Committee's last request was directed personally

to the Attorney General by the Chairman of the Committee, the

Committee is preparing for public hearings in the near future,

and has delayed issuing subpoenas for these materials based on

my representations that we were making immediate efforts to

respond, we should not delay our response to the Committee.

Therefore, I am sending a copy of this request to the Attorney

General.

If the Bureau disagrees with my determination and

Bureau diso

decides not to comply with my decision, your response should

be directed to the Attorney General so this matter can be resolved

quickly.

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Mt. Robert L. Keuch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

Direötor, FBI

August 4,

19,78

"?:.

1 - MI. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Heller.

1 - Criminal Investigative

HOUSE SELECT COMMITICE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

Division

Attn: Mr. J.J. Jamar

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

Reference is nade to your letter dated July 24, 1978,

captioned "House Select Committee on Assassinationg Request

foI Memphis Field Office Files."

In rexponse to your request in referenced letter,

Memphis Field Office Illes of five informants, who reported

on activitias of the Invaders, are being processed by the

Congressional Inguiry Unit (CIU), Records Management Division,

FBI Beadquarters (PBIHQ). As indicated in referenced letter,

excised verzions of these files will bo made available only

to MI. G. Robert Blakey, Chiei Counsel and DirectoI, iscA.

You will be advised when file processing is completaa.

Elles Involved total 47 sections.

In referenced letter, you advised you shared the

FBI's concern regarding the release of these files.

Based

on this concern and belleving your position to be sound, a

representative of the CIU, subseguent to receipt of referenced

letter, informally furnished you a list of points against

making these files available.

On July 27, 1978, you advised that you revlewed our

arguments and found them persuasive, but stili bellevea the

decision as outlined in referenced letter was the best course

of action in this matter.

However, you desired to use our

arguwents in responding to letter to the Attorney General from

Congressman Louis B. Stokes, Chalrman, ISCA, dated July 5, 1978.

You asked that this information be furnished you on a formal

basis.

In accordance with your request, the following points

derived from decisions at FBIHQ and a review of Congressman

'Stokes' letter datea July 5, 1978, are submitted:

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Mt. Robert I. Keuch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

=.

As stated in our letter to Congiessman Stokes

dated June 13, 1978, 11 It becomes general knowledge that FBI

informant files are

being opened to outside parties, Informant

privilege is threatened and our informant developuent program

can be severely hampered. Despite the ESCA'& statement in

the letter from Congressman Stokes that It is not seeking

the informants' identities at this time, this 18 not the

central issue in point.

The central lague 1u the principle

of opening a field office informant file to outside parties.

2. The USCA was provided accass to FBIHQ files

concerning informants who reported on the Invaders.

Although the ESCA feels these were administrative in

nature, the policy of the Bureau at that time rogulred that

all information of a substantive nature be furnished to fBIHQ.

Data such as informant's travel, anount of payments and a

summary of background material are examples of such infor-

mation provided to FBIHo.

Therefore, FBIHQ feels that Its

files contain significant information concerning the operation

of any informant.

3. All information of substance concerning the

Invaders organization furnished by these informants would be

reported in the Invaders file at EBIHQ.

The uSCA has had

access to this file since December, 1977. The ESCA has

shown no Interest in reviewing the

Memphis Field Office

file concerning the Invaders, a file which would contain

all reports from informants covering the Invaders.

would appear logical to examine this file in detall prlor

to pressing fox files of informants, none of whom were

even members of the Invaders at the time of or prior to

King's assassination.

Review of FBIQ informant files nas restricted

to MI. G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ESCA,

and not to his staff because, since the staff had access

to the Invaders file at FBIHQ, their knowledge of the

organization could possibly result in idantification of

¿niormants through a cross checking of the ílles.

Subsequent

to MI. Blakey's review of the informant files, the FBIKQ

Invaders file was delivarad to the lisca on July 6, 1978. don"

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HI. Robert I. Kauch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

MI. Blakey himself has access to the substantive Invaders

file, and, similarly, his possible new knonlodge could result

In sourco identification if allowed access to field office

files.

on July 11 and 18, 1978, all live Iniormante

ware contacted to determine it they would permit disclosure

of their identification to the HSCA. All declined.

E. Following his review of FBIHe files on

May 19, 1978, Mr. Blakey told agents present that he found

no evidence that any of our informants acted an "agent

provocateuis."

He furnished notes taken during his raview

to FBIHQ and requested the notes be maintained by the FBI

for possible future use in writing into his final report a

paragraph to the effect he had found no evidence that any of

those informants had Instigated violence. He made no reguest

at that time to review field office informant Illes. It is

possible that MI. Blakey is satisfied with the review of

FBIHQ Intormant filas.

7. The FBI desires to maintain consistency

with regard to our position in this matter. In our letter

to Congrossman Stokes datad June 13, 1978, access to these

files was denied. This position was decided upon after

careful deliberation between interested divisions in the

IBi and, in our view, the HSCA has proviued no basis to cause

a change of this position.

Providing the uscA access to iield office

informant files, although excised, could serve as an

undesirable precedent for other outside groups to review

such files.

9. Because of the large number of axcisions

In these fides to protect the identities or intormants,.

It is unlikely the HSCA will be satisfied with its review,

1í grantaõ.

It will probably ask for fewer excisions and/

ot the identities of the informants.

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MI. Robert 1. Kauch

special Counsel to the Attorney General

P. *

10. Pinally, the lotter from Congressman Stokes

dated July 5, 1918, has been analyzed at EBIla and, generally.

it is not believed it containg additional Intornation giving

substance to the allegation that our informants acted as

"agent provocateurs."

specifically, the following points are

noted:

a. The letter states (pages 1 and 4) that the

#SCA had access to relevant Bureau personnel and has conducted.

extensive interview among those who may also be subjects of

this aspect of the Committee's investigation. The Committee

claima noad to revlew the files to determine if the written

Iecord supports or refutes the oral testimony on the relevant

questions.

However, the letter offers no specific results

of intervions of personnel or othars concerning the basic

allogation.

It has not identified any specific Individual

who has furnished information bearing on this allegation.

b. The letter states (page 4) that based on

Liald Interviens with former members of the Invaders and

people present in Memphis at the time of the march, the

"Invaders were in fact a proximate cause of the violonce."

This 18 not new inforuation.

The FBINQ file concerning the

Invaders and sedia reports issued then and more recently verily

the Invaders culpability ragarding violence during the march.

The lettar also states (page 4) that "It 18 universally

balleved that the Invader followers who caused the violance

Mera paid PBI operatives." The FBI considers this statement

a swasping generalization and again the Committee offers

no specifio identities of Individuals who believed those

causing violence were FBI informants.

Other than articles

appearing in "Neusday" magazine in 1976 and, more recently,

statements by lark lane and possibly former nembers of the

Invaders, who else shares this bellet?

The letter fxom

Congressman Stokes identifies no one.

c. This letter states (page 1) that the "Mamphis

Fold office had prior knowledge of impending violence la

fact memorialized in IBI documenta)."

This statement

Implies the FBI knew of violence because its informants

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MI. "Robert L. Keuch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

vero instructad to instigato violence. However, as shown

In our silas, IBI knowledge of impending violence was based

on information from varlous informants and officials,

resulting from a tense situation brought about by the

Sanitation Horkers Strlko, all of which made knowledge of

Impending violence rather obvious.

The letter states (pages 4 and 5) that "nembers

of the Invaders were observed by agents of the FBI exhorting

the crowd and readying weapons from signposts la fact later

testified to under oath by these agents)."

A Iaviow of the

Invaders and informant files at FBIlll disclosad that sone

of the informants were nambers of the Invaders at the time

violence occurred. Only one of these five informants was

ever a member and that was subraguent to the assassination.

The letter statos (page 5) that "Professor

Blakey's review of the files revealed that at least one

informant subraguently joined a nore violence-prone

organization.*

It i8 assuned this statement 18 to demonstrate

the informant's propensity for violence.

However, the FBI

belleves that king's death and the rioting that followed

Intensified racial feeling and tended to make some organiza-

tions more violent.

Therefore, it 18 logical that whatever

organization our informant was rodirected into, it sould be

more violence prone.

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Mr. Robert L. Reuch

Special Counsel to the Attorney General

NOTE: This matter concerns HSCA request to review Memphis

Field Office files of five Informants who reported on

activities of the Invaders,

a Memphis youth gang. The HSCA

Is trying to resolve an allegation that our informants

Instigated violence which caused King to return to Memphis

where he was killed.

We granted access to Headquarters

Files of the informants to Mr. Blakey only, but denied hí:

subsequent request for similar access to field office files.

In letter to the Attorney General dated 7/5/78, Congressman

Stokes requested a conference to resolve the issue.

Mr. Keuch' s

letter of 7/24/78 stated his position, which is to provide

per his request.

Full background and details regarding this matter

were set forth in D. Ryan to Mr. Bassett memorandum dated

7/28/78, which recommended a letter to Mr. Keuch be sent

listing our arguments against release of the files.

This

memorandum has been approved

• by the Director.

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airtel

11/24/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATIN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

TROM:

SUBJECT:

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COIMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HERE IS UNCHAOSTE

BUDED: 11/28/78

DATE 218-02 SY 60299p6/6y/(6S)

+427112147-7143

Re Bureau teletype to Memphis dated 11/21/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are four itens containing

information re CHARLES LAVERNE CABBAGE.

The enclosed items represent retrievable

information maintained by the lemphis Office re CHARLES

LAVERNE CABBAGE for the period 3/1/68 through 6/1/63.

Memphis indices contain a reference on the name

CHARLES CABBAGE, Memphis file 41-1937-Sub-B-502D.

This

is the LURKIN file which was sent to the bureau in duly,

1977.

It is suggested the bureau may desire to review

this reference in connection with captioned matter.

66-2192-89

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FBI MEMPHIS PRIORITY

ALLIRFOIRMATION CONTAINCO

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

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• UNCLAS EFT'O

HOUSE SELECT CONFITTEE ON ASSASSINATION (KSCA)

• DUDED 11/26/70

ÖY LITTER DATEO 11/14/7E, THE HSCA, IN COUNECTION

WIN IIS INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER.

KING, Jo, HEQUESTED DELIVENY OF ALL INFOKMATION IN POSSESSIOI

• OF THE FBI CONCERNING AND/ON RECEIVED FROM: CHARLES CASAGE,

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, DURIG THE PENIOD WAÄCH I, LOGO IHROUGH

JUNE, 1j.L960.

FBI HEAUQUAKTENS FILE 100-448131 AND MEMPHIS FILE •

100-4586. DISCLOSED CHANLES LAVERVE CALEAGE;

BORN 4/0/44,

66-2197-88

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PARE INO DE NO GUÓS UNCLAS E E I O

ILOPHIS, TENNESSLE, WAS INVESTIGAIED FROM 1967 IO 1972. CABBAGE

•WAS A MENDER OF THE INVADING, A HELPHIS YOUIN GANG WHICH HAS

BEEN THE SUSJECI OF HSCA INGUIRY CONCERNING THE KING ASSASSINA-

TION INVESTIGATION•

MEMPHIS PHOMPTLY REPRODUCE ONE LEGIBLE COPY OF EACH

FILE AND SERIAL RETMIEVABLE CONCERNING CABDAGE FOR THE PERIOD.

MANCH

1, 1968 THROUGH JUNE I, 1968. ANY ITEM CONTAINED IN FILES

WHICH CAN NOT BE READILY REPRODUCED SHOULD DE FULLY DESCREED

IN THE COVER PAGES OF AIRTEL TRANSWITTING MATERIAL.

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TRANSMIT VIA:

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CLASSIFICATION:

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• SECRET

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED NOVEMBER 13, 1978

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO MEMPHIS AND OTHER OFFICES NOVEMBER

8, 1978.

A SEARCH OF INDICES AND REVIEW OF FILES OF THE MEMPHIS

OFFICE REVEALED NO INFORMATION IDENTIFIABLE WITH JAMES COOPER

GREEN, AKA, JIM GENOVESE, BASED ON INFORMATION SET FORTH IN

RETAL.

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TO FBI CHICAGO (IMMEDIATE)

FBI KANSAS CITY (IMMEDIATE)

FBI MEMPHIS (IMMEDIATE)

FBI NEW ORLEANS (IMMEDIATE)

FBI SPRINGFIELD (IMMEDIATE)

FBI ST. LOUIS (IMMEDIATE)

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UNCLAS E FT O

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED NOVEMBER 13, 1978.

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 6, 1978, REQUESTED THAI ALL

FBIHQ AND FIELD OFFICE FILES BE PROVIDED ON THE FOLLOWING

SUBJECTS:

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A) JAMES COOPER GREEN, AKA JIM GENOVESE®

DOB: JANUARY 7, 1947

ADDRESS: ROUTE 2, CARUTHERSVILLE, MISSOURI 66 - 2197-84

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B) DALLAS BARR, AXA JERRY MILLER

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DOE: FEBRUARY I, 1928 OR JANUARY 1, 1555 7956 NI

FBI NUMBER 5 041 866

ON NOVEMBER 8, 1978, MICHAEL EBERHARDT, HSCA, ADVISED THAT

THE COMMITTEE WANTED THE FIELD OFFICES IN CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY,

SPRING FIELD AND ST. LOUIS, CHECKED FOR MATERIAL ON BARR.

EBERHARDI REQUESTED THAT THE FIELD OFFICES IN MEMPHIS,.

NEW ORLEANS AND SI. LOUIS BE CHECKED FOR MATERIAL ON GREEN.

ABOVE-NAMED OFFICES SHOULD REVIEW INDICES AND ANY MATERIAL

FOUND IDENIIFIABLE WITH JAMES COOPER GREEN OR DALLAS BARR, IN

THE APPROPRIATE FIELD OFFICE, SHOULD BE DUPLICATED AND ONE COPY

FURNISHED BY COVER AIRTEL TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

MANAGEMENT DIVISION, FBIHQ, BY NOVENBER 13; 1978. ANY POTEN-

TIAL PROBLEMS IN COMPLYING WITH DEADLINE SHOULD BE TELE-

PHONICALLY RESOLVED WITH CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT.

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166:

HOUSE SELECT. COMMITTEE ON. ASSASS INATIONS (HSCA)

AS YOU ARE AWARE, IN ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSI

NATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING; JR., THE HSCA IS ATTEMPTING. TO

DETERMINE THE POSSIBLE DIRECT OR INDIRECI RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY.

• ORGANIZATIÓN, INCLUDING THE FBI. IN THIS CONNECTION, THE HSCA.

IS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ALLEGATION THAT PAID FBI INFORMANTS.

REPORTING ON THE INVADERS, A MEMPHIS YOUTH GANG, ACTED AS"

"AGENT PROVOCATEURS"" AND INSTIGATED VIOLENCE IN MEMPHIS DURING

THE SANITATION WORKER'S STRIKE, WHICH CAUSED KING TO. RETURN

TO MEMPHIS, WHERE HE WAS KILLED.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH PREVIOUS HSCA REQUESTS, FIVE (5) FORMER

MEMPHIS INFORMANIS WHO REPORTED ON THE INVADERS WERE CONTACTED

BY YOUR OFFICE IN JULY, 1978, TO DETERMINE THEIR WILLING 7197O 8

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BE INTERVIEWED, DY THE HSCA. ALL DECLINED. IN RESPONSE TO.

COMMITTEE REQUEST TO REVIEW INFORMANIS FIELD OFFICE FILES,

ROBERI L. KEUCH, DEPUTY ASSISTANI ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL

DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, RENDERED THE OPINION THAT FILES

SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ONLY THE HSCA'S CHIEF COUNSEL AND

DIRECTOR, G. ROBERT BLAKEY. INFORMATIoN IDENTIFYING INFORMANTS

AS WELL AS THEIR IDENTITIES WAS TO BE EXCISED. ON OCTOBER 6,

1978, MR. BLAKEY COMPLETED HIS REVIEW ÓF THESE EXCISED INFORMANT

FILES.

BY LETTER DATED OCTOBER 17, 1978, IO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

(COPY FURNISHED MEMPHIS BY FACSIMILE ON. OCTOBER 24, 1978), THE

HSCA REQUESTED THE NAME OF ONE OF THESE INFORMANTS BE PROVIDED

IN ORDER THAI THE HSCA COULD INTERVIEW HIM TO RESOLVE "SERIOUS

• ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND

• THE DEATH OF DR. KING.". BASED ON INFORMATION IN THIS LETTER,

INFORMANT IN QUESTION IS FORMER ME 338-R (MEMPHIS FILE 170-70).

OFFICIALS AT FBI HEADQUARTERS. (FBIHQ) AND MR. KEUCH: HAVE

CONCURRED THAT THIS INFORMANT'S IDENTITY SHOULD NOT BE REVEALED -

TO THE COMMITTEE, BUT, TO AVOID CONFRONTATION AND POSSIBLE

CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENA FOR HIS IDENTITY, ANOTHER EFFORT SHOULD

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BE MADE TO CONTACI INFORMANT AND DETERMINE IF HE WOULD BE

WILLING TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE HSCA. MR. KEUCH REQUESTED THE

HSCA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS REGARDING CIRCUMSIANCES OF THE

INTERVIEW AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMITTEE MAY DESIRE

THE INFORMANT BE FURNISHED AT THE TIME OF FBI CONTACT. THIS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED IN HSCA LETTER TO THE .

ATTORNEY GENERAL DATED OCIOBER 19, 1978, A COPY OF WHICH WAS

FURNISHED MEMPHIS BY FACSIMILE ON OCTOBER 24, 1978.

IN SUMMARY, THIS LETTER CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING POINTS

WHICH SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO INFORMANT'S ATTENTION UPON CONTACT:

(1) THE HSCA IS TRYING IO RESOLVE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS'

INVOLVING THE FBI AND THE DEATH OF KING AND HAS EXTENSIVELY

PURSUED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE INVADERS:

(2) THE HSCA HAS HAD ACCESS TO HIS INFORMANT FILE WITH

IDENTITY EXCISED> AND NOW NEEDS TO DETERMINE IF HIS ORAL TESTI

MONY WILL SUPPORT THE WRITTEN RECORD.

(3) HIS INTERVIEW MAY CORROBORATE OR REFUTE INFORMATION

THE HSCA HAS RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES.

(4). THE HSCA IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO CONCERNS OF. THE

FB I

IN PRESERVING HIS CONFIDENTIALITY AND APPRECIATES THAT MOST

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INFORMANIS DESIRE TO REMAIN UNIDENTIFIED.

• (5) IF THE HSCA LEARNS HIS IDENTITY, IT WILL BE ONLY USED

AT THE CURRENT TIME TO INTERVIEW AND PERHAPS DEPOSE HIM:

(6) INTERVIEW WOULD TAKE PLACE IN WASHINGTON, D. Go, AND

WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIG..

67) HIS IDENTITY WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO EVERY MEMBER OF

THE HSCA STAFF.

(8) THE MSCA HAS NO DESIRE TO HAVE INFORMANTI'S IDENTITY

NEEDLESSLY PUBLICLY EXPOSED AND, ABSENT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUM-

STANCES, THE COMMIITEE WOULD NOT DIVULGE, IN ITS HEARINGS OR

FINAL REPORT, THE NAME QF. THE: INFORMANT.

• (9) THE HSCA IS MANDATED TO CONDUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE

INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION OF KING AND HIS ITERVIEW

IS ESSENTIAL TO ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO FULFILL ITS LEGISLATIVE

MANDATE AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

(10) IF INFORMANT REFUSES, THE COMMITTEE IS PREPARED TO

SEEK INFORMATIÓN (HIS IDENTITY) THROUGH FORMAL PROCESS

(SUB POENA.)

AND SUCH LITIGATION COULD EXPOSE HIM PUBLICLY.

THEREFORE, HE MAY DESIRE TO CONSENT TO INTERVIEW TO AVOID

UNNECESSARY DISCLOSURE OR PUBLICITY.

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•IT SHOULD BE STRESSED TO ME-338-R AT THE TIME OF CONTACI,.

THAT THE ABOVE POINIS ARE REASONS THE SCA DESIRES HIS IDENTITY

AND INTERVIEW. HE SHOULD BE TOLD THE FBI IS NOT ENDORSING ANY

OF THESE POINTS AND WILL IN NO WAY ENCOURAGE OR RECOMMEND HIS

COOPERATION: OR LACK OF COOPERATION WITH THE HSCA. IT IS

ENTIRELY HIS OWN DECISION.

IF INFORMANI AGREES TO INTERVIEW, HE MAY DESIRE TO INITIATE

TELEPHONIC CONTACT WITH THE HSCA, DISCLOSE HIS IDENTITY AT THAT

: TIME AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERVIEV.. THIS COURSE OF. ACTION

CAN BE COORDINATED THROUGH FBIHQ. IF. INFORMANI AGREES TO

INTERVIEW AND PREFERS THE FBI FURNISH HIS IDENTITY TO THE HSCA,

THEN A SIGNED WAIVER SHOULD BE OBTAINED, WORDED SO AS TO

AUTHORIZE THE FBI TO DISCLOSE HIS IDENTITY TO THE HSCA.

IF INFORMANT AGAIN DECLINES TO INTERVIEW WITH THE HSCA, HE

SHOULD BE TOLD THE FBI WILL DO ALL WITHIN IIS POWER TO PROTECI

HIS IDENTITY, HOWEVER, HIS FILE COULD BE SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA.

OBTAIN FROM HIM WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, IF ANY, - WOULD'BE ACCEPTABLE

TO. HIM FOR INTERVIEW BY THE HSCA. IF HE STILL PREFERS NOT TO

BE INTERVIEWED UNDER ANY CONDITIONS, OBTAIN THE BASIS FOR HIS

• CONCERN AND ADVISE FBIHQ IN ORDER TO ASSISI THE DEPARIMENT OF

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JUSTICE (DOJ AND FBIHQ IN RESISTING DISCLOSURE.

• ON OCTOBER 26, 1978, MR. KEUCH ADVISED THAT PRIOR TO

INFORMANT CONTACI, HE DESIRED TO TRAVEL TO MEMPHIS AND. MEET

CONTACTING AGENI AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEMPHIS PERSONNEL TO

DISCUSS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE HSCA'S POSITION

IN THIS MAITER, IIS RULES AND PROCEDURES, AND CIRCUMSTANCES

SURROUNDING

INTERVIEW OF INFORMANI IF HE AGREES TO SAME.

MR. KEUCH, AS SPECIAL ASSISTANI. TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HAS

SERVED IN LIAISON CAPACITY WITH THE HSCA SINCE ITS INCEPTION

AND IS THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

WHICH EXISTS BETWEEN THE

HSCA AND DOJ,

MEMPHIS REVIEW MATERIIAL CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND INSURE

APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL AND INFORMANT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE

• DURING WEEK OF OCTOBER 30, 1978, MOST LIKELY, OCTOBER 31, 1978.

IN YOUR CONTACI WITH INFORMANI, DO NOI DISCLOSE TO HIM THE

NATURE OF THIS MATTER PRIOR TO MR. KEUCH'S ARRIVAL IN MEMPHIS.

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TRANSMIT VIA:

EX Teletype

• Facsimile

• Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

D Priority

[exRoutine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

BEF TO

• CLEAR

Date _9/25/78

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FM MEMPHIS (66-2197)

(P)

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) ~

ROUTINE

BT

UNCLAS E FIO

ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED SEPT. '26, 1978

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO MEMPHIS DATED SEPT. 19, 1978.

A SEARCH OF RETRIEVABLE INFORMATION AT THE MEMPHIS OFFICE

AND INQUIRIES MADE WITH PERSONNEL WHO ARE NOW ASSIGNED TO THE

MEMPHIS OFFICE AND WERE SO ASSIGNED DURING MARCH-APRIL, 1968,

FAILED TO IDENTIFY ANY FBI PERSONNEL NOT ASSIGNED TO THE MEMPHIS

OFFICE WHO WERE IN SHELBY COUNTY, TENN., DURING PERIOD MARCH 16,

1968, THROUGH APRIL 4, 1968. THIS SEARCH ALSO FAILED TO REVEAL

ANY MATERIALS OR COMMUNICATIONS GENERATED BY FBI PERSONNEL NOT

ASSIGNED TO THE MEMPHIS OFFICE DURING THIS PERIOD.

BT

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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 7-18-02 BY 6029002/029/681

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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 7-18-02 BY 40290/BC4/deg/SS)

+42-71121427113

BUREAU DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 26, 1978.

THE HSCA, WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATION OF

JOHN F. KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., REQUESTED BY LETTER

DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 1978, THAT THEY BE PRÒVIDED THE NAMES OF

ALL FBI PERSONNEL, WHO MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT (THAT IS, ALL

PERSONS NOT ASSIGNED TO THE MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE) IN SHELBY

COUNTY DURING THE PERIOD COVERING MARCH 18, 1968, THROUGH

APRIL 4, 1968. THEY ALSO REQUESTED THE FBI PREPARE FOR

DELIVERY ANY AND ALL MATERIALS OR COMMUNICATIONS GENERATED BY

ANY SUCH PERSONS AS DISCUSSED ABOVE. TO DATE, A SEARCH OF

RETRIEVABLE INFORMATION AT FBI HEADQUARTERS HAS FAILED TO

ASCERTAIN ANY FBI PERSONNEL OTHER THAN THOSE ASSIGNED TO THE 6-2197 - 80

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MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE IN SHELBY COUNTY DURING THE PERIOD

COVERING MARCH 18, 1968, THROUGH APRIL 4, 1968.

MEMPHIS THROUGH REVIEW OF FIELD OFFICE FILES ATTEMPT

TO RETRIEVE ANY INFORMATION MEETING ABOVE CRITERIA.

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Alrtel

9/5/78

TO:

FROM:

SUBJEST:

DIRECTOR,

FBI (62-117290)

ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIEY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, UNAPHIS (66-2197) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Re Bureau teletype to Memphis dated 8/30/78.

Enclosed under separate cover to the Bureau are

3 Ltaus containing ferox coples of serials from Nemphis

I1les 157-109 and 157-1022 regarding the Student Hon-Violent

Coordinating Committee (SNCC) .

The enclosed 1tems represent retrievable infornation

maintained by the Menphis office regarding SNCC for the

period 1/1/68 - 5/37/68.

3 - BureZU

(1 - Package) (Encs. 3)

1 - Memphis

BFJ :a5p

(1)

mop

CONFIDENTTAL AND SECRET

INFORMATION ATTACHED

46-2197-78

FRANCHED

STRIALIBEDUBC

IRVEXED

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 278-02 BY leagoßee/dey s

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HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HSCA REQUESTED, BY LETTER DATED AUGUSI 23, 1978, THAT ALL

MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE FILES PERTAINING IO. THE SIUDENT NON-VIOLENT

CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (SNCC) FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1968,

THROUGH MAY 31, 1968, BE PROVIDED.

MEMPHIS IS REQUESTED TO SEARCH INDICES FOR ALL FILES AND

REFERENCES PERIAINING TO THE STUDENT NON-VIOLENT CO-ORDINATING

COMMITTEE (SNCC) FOM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PERIOD. ANY MATERIAL

LOCATED PERTAINING TO THIS SUBJECI SHOULD BE DUPLICATED AND ONE

COPY FUKWVISHED IO FBI HEADQUARTERS, ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONVAL

INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS

SEPTEMBER 6, 1978.

BT

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2-18-02 BY Le240 peE/dez/s

#4271121427113

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Airtel

9/1/78

TO:

DIRECTOR; FBI (62-117290)

ATIN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (P)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (ESCA)

Re. Bureau telephone call to Memphis 8/30/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are. six items containing

information regarding ANDREW J.. YOUNG.

A search of indices and revier of pertinent files

revealed the following serials from Memphis files contain

information regarding ANDREW J. YOUNG, for the period 3/1/68 -

6/1/68.

Item 1 - Two Xerox coples of Serial 96 from

Memphis file 100-4105 entitled

"MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.; SM - C"

Item 2 - Iwo serox copies of Serial 95 of

Hemphis file 100-4105 entitled

"HARTIN LUTHER KING, TR.; SH - C"

Item 3 - Two Xerox coples of Serial 201 of

Memphis file 157-166 captioned

"COMINFIL. OF SCIC; IS - C"

Item 4 - Two Xerox coptes of Serial 263 of

Memphis file 157-166 captioned

"COMINFIL, OF SCIC; IS - C"

2-Bureau (Encs. 6)

C-Hemphis

BFJ: WP

SECRET MATERIAL ATTACHED

46-2197-

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ALL INFORMATICN CONTANED

MERCIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

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Item 5 - Two Xerox copies of Serial 265 of

Memphis Iile 157-166 captioned

"COMINFIL OF SCLC; IS - C"

Item 6 - Two Xerox copies of Serial 11 of

Memphis file 157-1168 captioned

"RACIAL SITUATION - MEMPHIS;

RACIAL, MATTERS."

in addition to above serials, there was one reference

on name ANDREY J. YOUNG listed for Memphis file 44-1987-Sub-A,

The Bureau is therefore requested to

reproduce this serial.

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8/21/78

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECI:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATIN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGELIENT DIVISION

SAG, JACKSON (62-544)

HOUSE SELECT COlITICE

6666-2157

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Re Jackson teletype to Burcau, 8/18/78, captioned

as above, concerning BILL WILSON®

States House of Representatives

#427112/427113

(Info)

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In Reply, Please Rofer 10

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARIMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Jackson, Mississippi

August 21, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mississip the Jackson off on August 17

gation. He advised that on August 17, 1978, one of his

telephonically requested that he

Therearter, he and Mrs.

Gladen met wiison at their card and gift shop located in

Ocean Springs.

Mr. Wilson told them he had killed Martin Luther

King.

He talked for one hour concerning the details of

the plan to kill King and stated the sheriff, Memphis,

Tennessee is the only person to whom he will

surrender.

Als09

he said he is to meet the sheriff at the Holiday Inn,

Biloxi, Mississippi, the morning of August 18; 1978.

Mr. Wilson further advised Mr. and Mrs. Gladen

he is sorry for the expense he caused them in setting up his

watch repair business but he had to get this off his chest.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIPIED

DATE 7-18-02 BY 60290/BCE/dez/3b

+487112/427113

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.

66-2197-74

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xented Mr. a la paradised that to establis, a ac

repair service.

Mr. Gladen described Wilson as a white male,

46 years of age. He stated that Wilson is a very intelli-

gent man and although he was drinking at the time of above

meeting he thinks Wilson is serious about the murder of

King.

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0-9 (Rev. 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

Airtel

PRECEDENCE:

CLASSIFICATION:

DATE:

7/26/78

To:

- SAC, Memphis (66-2197)

From: Director, FBI (62-117290)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

(This line for LEFT MARGIN.)

Reference your airtel dated 7/19/78, which furnishe

full description of files and subfiles delivered to FBI

Headquarters (FBIHQ) on 7/20/78.

This airtel is to confirm that three boxes containing

Memphis files 170-70, 170-117, 170-1019, 170-1022 anc

170-1040 were reproduced at FBIHQ on 7/20,21/78. Files were

returned to Memphis accompanied by SA Buryl Johnson,

aboard American Airlines, Flight 552, departing National

Airport at 7:00 p.m. and

scheduled to arrive at Memphis

7:58 p.m. on 7/21/78.

Enclosure

Do not type BEYOND

THIS

MARGIN)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE - 7-1802 BY 60290/300/eg/3SJ

+427112/427113

(Do not type below this line.)

46-2197-13

SEARCHED-

INDEXED-

SERIAL ZENSE FILED BE

JUL 3 1 19/8

FBI/DOJ

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to orde

7/19/78

TO:

FROM:

SUSJECT;

SAC, HEAPHIS (66-2197) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

H3926.720621

1se2d

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HISCA)

-7-18-02 01 62290000/1/14

Re Bureau teletype to lemphis dated 7/18/78.

+4271121427113

Enclosed for the Burcau under separato cover

are three boxes containing all volumes, sub sections,

I-A exhibits and bulky enclosures of Hemphis files

170-70, 170-117, 170-1019, 170-1022, and 170-1040

currently availablo to the leuphis Office.

Menphis file 170-70 has a total of 20 volumes

categorized as follows:

170-70-1A

170-70

5 volumes

170-70-5ub

I1 vOlUmes

Henghis file 170-117 has a total of 3 volumes,

caterorized us follows:

170-117

2 volumes

170-1,17-Sub

I voluma

Memphis i1le 170-1019 has a total of 13 volumes,

categorized as follows:

170-1019-1A

170-1039

170-1019-51b

I volume

3 volumes

9 volumes

64-2197-22

1-Fureau

(3-packages) (enc. 47)

@Hemphis

BEJ/ngy (6)

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NE 66-2197

Hemphis file 170-1022 has a total of 5 volumes,

categorized as follows:

170-1022

170-1022-Sub

categorszet as to file 170-1010 has a total or & volumes.

170-7040

170-1040-Sub

2 volumes

3 volumes

2 volumes

4 volumes.

are as folDe distribution of the files in the three boxes

BOX #1

170-70-1A (êxhibits)

170-70

170-70-Sub

volume 1

volumes 4,5

volumes 1-14

Box #2

170-70

170-117

170-1040

170-1040-Sub

170-117-508

volumes I-3

volumes

• 1-2

volumes 1-2

volunes

VOLUmE I

Box #3

170-1022

volumes 1-2

170-1022-5ub

volumes 1-3

170-1019-1A (exhibits)

volume 1

170-7019

volumes 1-3

170-1019-Sub

volumes 1-9

The files are to be transported to the Burcau

via American Alrlines flight 90, departing Memphis International

Airport on 7/20/78 at 9:10 a.f., arriving Hashington National

Airport, 7/2777, at 12:28 p.n.

The files will be returned

to Memphis on 9/21/78 departing Washington National Airport

via American Airlines flight 552 at 7:00 p.I. and arriving

Memphis 7:58 p-t.

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FM DIRECIOR FBI (62-117290)

TO FBI MEMPHIS ROUTINE

UNCLAS

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

REFERENCE IS MADE TO BUTEL TO LOS ANGELES AND MEMPHIS

DATED JULY 14, 1978, AND BUCAL TO MEMPHIS DATED JULY 18, 1978.

THIS IS TO CONFIRM REFERENCED BUCAL WHEREIN YOU WERE

ADVISED THAT THE MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE FILES OF THE FIVE INFORM-

ANTS IDENTIFIED IN REFERENCED BUTEL WHO FURNISHED INFORMATION

CONCERNING THE INVADERS BE FLOWN TO FBI HEADQUARTERS WHERE

COPIES OF THESE FILES WILL BE MADE. XEROX THE FRONT COVER OF

EACH SECTION OF THESE FILES AND MAINTAIN A LOG CONTAINING THE

NUMBER OF SERIALS IN EACH SECTION. FILES SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED

BY A SPECIAL AGENT OF YOUR OFFICE.

ADVISE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT

46-2191-71

DIVISION, OF THE IDENTITY OF AGENT WHO WILL ACCOMPANY FILES AND

SEARCHED LUM INDEXED

SERIALIZED 2UE FILED SiT

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE -2-18-02 BY 40290 peE/deg/te

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

JUL 19 1978

+427812/427113

FBI - MEMPHIS

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• TO FBI LOS ANGELES IMMEDIATE

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UNCLAS EFTO

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2-18-05 BY 6602-90 CE/dry/68

#4271171427113

46-2199

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

IN ITS INVESTIGATION, THE HSCA IS AITEMPTING IO DETERMINE

POSSIBLE DIRECT OR INDIRECI RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY ORGANIZATION,

INCLUDING THE FBI, IN THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHEN

KING, JR. IN THIS CONNECIION, THE MSCA IS IRYING TO RESOLVE

THE ALLEGATION THAT PAID FBI INFORMANIS REPORTING ON THE

INVADERS, A MEMPHIS YOUTH GROUP, ACTED AS "AGENT PROVOCATEURS"

AND INSTIGATED VIOLENCE IN MEMPHIS DURING THE SANITATION

WORKERS STRIKE, WHICH CAUSED KING TO RETURN TO MEMPHIS WHERE.

HE WAS KILLED.

BY LETTER DATED MAY 23, 19.78, THE HSCA REQUESTED THAT

MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE FILES OF FIVE INFORMANIS WHO REPORTED ON

SA

6. ratin

7-14/15-78

ABC.

66-2/97-70

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DE HE DOSS UNCLAS E FIO

THE INVADERS BE PROCESSED FOR ACCESS OF THE ASCA'S CHIEF

COUNSEL AND DIRECIOR. ALTHOUGH THE IDENTITIES OF THESE IN-

FORMANIS WOULD BE EXCISED, IN A LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN LOUIS

STOKES, CHAIRMAN, HSCA, SUCH ACCESS WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE

DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THIS ACTION ON OUR OVERALL INFORMANT

DEVELOPIENI PROGRAM. BY LETTER DATED JULY 5, 1978, CONGRESSMAN

STOKES APPEALED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

THE DEPARIMENI OF JUSTICE FAVORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE ISCA'S

REQUESI AND HAS BEEN TOLD BY THE MSCA IHAT IF FILES ARE NOT .

MADE AVAILABLE A SUBPOENA WILL BE ISSUED, AN ACIION IO COMMENCE

JULY 17, 1978.

IT HAS BEEN DECIDED AT FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQ) THAT IN -

FORMANTS SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ANY

OBJECTION TO IHEIR IDENTITIES BEING DISCLOSED TO THE ISCA.

INFORMANIS SHOULD BE OBJECTIVELY TOLD OF ASCA INTEREST IN

RESOLVING THE ALLEGATION AND THAT THE FBI IS COOPERATING WITH

THE COMMITTEE, BUT

WILL DISCLOSE THEIR IDENTITIES ONLY IF

IINFORMANIS AGREE TO SUCH ACTION. INFORMANIS SHOULD BE TOLD

THAT IF THEY AGREE TO DISCLOSURE THEY HAVE NO GUARANIEES FROM

THE FBI OR THE SCA OF IMMUNITY OR CONFIDENTIALITY; THAT THE

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UNCLAS E FIO

FBI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT RESULTING ACTION THE SCA MAY

TAKE; AND THAT THE NSCA MAY ATTEMPT TO INTERVIEW THEM. IF IN-

FORMANIS ARE AGREEABLE, A WITNESSED, SIGNED WAIVER SHOULD BE

OBTAINED, WORDED SO AS IO AUTHORIZE THE FBI TO RELEASE ANY AiD

ALL FILES (FBI HEADQUARTERS AND FIELD OFFICE) CONCERNING

IHEMSELVES TO THE HSCA, INCLUDING THOSE RECORDS PERIAINING TO

ANY CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP THEY MAY HAVE HAD WITH IHE FBI.

• IF THE INFORMANI (S) DESIRES HIS IDENTITY NOT BE DISCLOSED,

HE SHOÜLD SE TOLD THAT THE FSI WILL DO ALL IN ITS POWER TO

PROTECT HIS IDENTITY, HOWEVER HIS FILE COULD BE SUBJECT TO

CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENA.

INFORMANTS INVOLVED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) ME 352-E, BUFILE 170-2530; NEMPHIS FILE 17D-1040.

(2) NE 353-E, BUFILE 170-1841, HEMPHIS FILE 179-1022.

(3) NE 339-E, BUFILE 170-1922, NEMPHIS FILE 170-117.

(4) ME

338-E, BUFILE 137-4385, MEMPHIS FILE 170-70.

(5) ME 282-R, BUFILE 154-11867, MEMPHIS FILE 170-1019.

PINUS EDWARD BETHEL, BORN NOVEMBER 8, 1940, MEMPHIS,

TENNESSEE, NEGRO MALE. MEMPHIS CONTACT, AGENT WAS

WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE.

INFORMANT WAS OPERATED 1963-1969.

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IMMEDIATE

MEMPHIS

IMMEDIATE

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RE BUREAU TEL, JULY 14, 1978.

ON JULY 14, 1978, FINUS EDWARD BETHEL, FORMER ME 282-R,

WAS CONTACTED AT HIS CURRENT ADDRESS, 3939 ROXANNE, APARTMENT

1, LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, 90008, TELEPHONE (213) 296-3930:

BETKEL WAS ADVISED OF

THE NATURE OF THE INQUIRY AS

OUTLINED IN REFERENCED TELETYPE, AND HE STATED HE DOES.

NOI, REPEAI NOT, WANT HIS IDENTITY DISCLOSED IO THE HSCA.

BETHEL STATED HE WANTS HIS PRIOR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO REMAIN STRICTLY

CONFIDENTIAL.

A FD-302 REGARDING THE INTERVIEW WILL BE PREPARED

BY LOS ANGELES.

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MEMPHIS PROMPTLY LOCATE AND INTERVIEW FIRSI FOUR INFORMANTS

NAMED ABOVE. REGARDING ME 282-R, HIS LASI KNOW ADDRESS,

ACCORDING TO THE FILE (1969), WAS THAT OF A SISTER

MAS. FORESTINE RICHARDS; 2530 SOUTH RIMPAU STREET, LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA. LOS ANGELES ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND INTERVIEW IN-

FORMANT THROUGH HIS SISTER AND IF NOI IN LOS ANGELES, SET FORTH

APPHOPRIATE LEAD TO HAVE INFORMANI INTERVIEWED.

RECIPIENTS TELEPHONICALLY FURNISH RESULTS OF CONTACI WITH

INFORMANTS TO SA J. I. ALDHIZER, CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MAVAGEMENI DIVISION, FBIHQ, EXTENTION 3685, FOLLOW WITH

TELETYPE, AND SUBMIT WAIVER BY COVER AIRTEL IF INFORMANT AGREES

TO DISCLOSURE.

• IN ADDITION, MEMPHIS PROMPTLY FURNISH FEIG ONE LEGIBLE

XEROX COPY OF ABOVE FIVE INFORMANT FILES. ALL SERIALS SHOULD

BE REPRODUCED IN THEIR ENTIRETY. ANY SERIALS OR ENCLOSURES

WHICH CANNOT BE REPRODUCED SHOULD BE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN THE

COVER PAGES TRANSMITTING THIS MATERIAL TO FBIHQ. THIS MATERIAL

SHOULD BE SUBMITIED BY COVER AIRTEL TO FBIHE, ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGENENI DIVISION.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) •

• RE BUREAU TELETYPE DATED JULY 14, 1978, AND MEMPHIS TELETYPE

DATED JULY 17, 1978.

ON JULY 17, 1978, ROOSEVELT T. GREEN, FORMER ME 352-R WAS

CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF THE NATURE OF THE INQUIRY AS OUTLINED IN

REFERENCED TELETYPE. HE STATED HE DOES NOT WANT HIS IDENTITY

DISCLOSED TO HSCA. HE EMPHATICALLY STATED HE WANTS HIS FORMER

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FBI TO REMAIN STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

IN RE MEMPHIS TELETYPE: DATED JULY 17, 1978, FORMER ME 352-R

IS LISTED AS CATO JOHNSON, JR. JOHNSON SHOULD BE REFERRED TO AS

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ATTENTION CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) •

RE BUREAU TELETYPE DATED JULY 14, 1978.

ON JULY 15, 1978, THE SOURCES LISTED BELOW WERE CONTACTED

AND ADVISED OF THE NATURE OF THE INQUIRY AS OUTLINED IN REFERENCED

TELETYPE. EACH OF THEM STATED HE DOES NOT WANT HIS IDENTITY

DISCLOSED TO HSCA. EACH EMPHATICALLY STATED HE WANTS HIS FORMER

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FBI TO REMAIN STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

SOURCES CONTACTED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

FORMER ME 352-R, CATO JOHNSON, JR.

FORMER ME 339-R, ALLEN YANCEY, JR.

FORMER ME 338-R, ERNEST C. WITHERS.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA). BUDED 7/6/78.

RE BUREAU TEL TO MEMPHIS 6/28/78.

SEARCH OF PERTINENT MEMPHIS FILES AND CONTACT WITH FOLLOWING

PERSONS FAILED TO DEVELOP POSITIVE INFO RE LOCATION OF SIX ORIGINAL

X-RAYS TAKEIT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., APRIL 4, 1968:

ALL THE INDIVIDIIALS NAMED BELOW WERE CONTACTED JULY 3, 1978.

LARRY HUTCHINSON, INVESTIGATOR, CRIMINAL INVESTICATIVE

DIV., STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, MEMPHIS, TENN., ADVISED

FILES OF HIS OFFICE RE THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CASE

CONTAIN NO ORIGINAL X-RAYS OF DR. KING. HE SUGGESTED THE SHELBY

COUNTY, TENN., CRIMINAL COURT CLERK RE CONTACTED.

JAMES A. BLACKWELL, CLERK, SHELBY COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT,

ADVISED A REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS RE THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,

CASE PEVEALED NO INFO CONCERNINA X-RAYS OF DR. KING.

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DR. J. T. FRANCISCO, STATE OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S

OFFICE, MEMPHIS, ADVISED HE UTILIZED COPIES OF ORIGINAL X-RAYS OF

DR. KING IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY HIM

FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF DR. KING. DR. FRANCISCO WAS OF OPINION

THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS NO LONGER IXIST BECAUSE X-RAYS ARE ORDINARILY

NOT MAINTAINED LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS.

DR. BOYER M. BRADY, RADIOLOGY DEPT., ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL,

220 OVERTON AVE., MEMPHIS, ADVISED THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS OF DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ARE NOT MAINTAINED IN RADIOLOGY DEPT.

BUT WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE. HE FURNISHEI

NO INFO RE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS OF DR. KING.

DR. MICHAEL SILVERMAN WAS CONTACTED AT HIS OFFICE, ST. JOSEPH

HOSPITAL (SUH), BAST. HE RECALLED THAT X-RAYS OF DR. KING WERE

MADE WHEN HE ENTERED THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL,

220 OVERTON AVE. IN 1968. DR. SILVERMAN DOES NOT KNOW NUMBER OF

X-RAYS MADE BUT RECALLED A REPORT WAS PREPARED ON THE EXAMINATION

AND THE REPORT AND X-RAYS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S

OFFICE THE DAY FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF DR. KING. THIS ARRANGEMEN:

WAS MADE DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY CONCERNING THE DEATH OF

DR. KING AND THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND THAT WOULD BE MADE REGARDING

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EXAMINATION AND X-RAYS OF HIM. TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO DR.

SILVERMAN WAS CONTACTED BY SISTER RITA, O.S.F., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

SUH, WHO REQUESTED HE ASSIST HER IN LOCATING THE X-RAYS OF DR.

KING. AT THE TIME HE REVIEWED THE X-RAYS LOCATED AT SUH AND

BELIEVES THERE WERE ONE OR TWO ORIGINAL X-RAYS AND SOME COPIES,

SPECIFIC NUMBER NOT RECALLED. HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY WRITTEN

DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE LOCATION OF ORIGINAL X-RAYS BUT HAS IN THE

PAST HEARD SOMEONE, IDENTITY NOT RECALLED, MENTION THE ORIGINAL

X-RAYS WERE FURNISHED TO THE FBI. HE IS OF THE OPINION THE ORIGINAL

X-RAYS ARE IN POSSESSION OF A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR COMMITTEE

IN WASHINATON, D. C., AND FELT THE FBI WAS THE LOGICAL AGENCY

SINCE THE FBI WAS INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CASE.

SISTER M. RITA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SUH, ADVISED THE ESCA

HAS BEEN FURNISHED THE ONLY ORIGINAL X-RAY OF DR. KING LOCATED AT

THE SJH. THERE ARE NO WRITTEN DOCUMENTS AT SJH SETTING FORTH THE

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL X-RAYS NOT FOUND THERE. SHE WAS INFORMED

BY DR. MICHAEL SILVERMAN THE FBI HAD THE ORIGINALS BUT HAS NO

WRITTEN OR ADDITIONAL ORAL CONFIRMATION OF THIS INFO. SHE POINTED

OUT SHE WAS NOT AT SUH IN 1968 AND HAS NO PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE RE

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66-2197

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA); BUDED

JULY 6, 1978.

THE HSCA, WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF

JOHN F. KENNEDY AND MARIIN LUTHER KING, JR., IN A LETTER DATED

JUNE 19, 1978, REQUESTED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE OKIGINAL

X-RAYS TAKEN OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING THE EVENING OF APRIL 4,

1968, AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

FOR BACKGROUND INFOEMATION, ENCLOSED WITH THE HSCA REQUEST

WAS A LETTER DATED MAY &, 1978, FROM SISTER M. RITA, O.S.F.,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, 220 OVERION AVENUE,

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, TO MR. LOUIS STOKES, CHAIRMAN, HSCA. THIS

LETTER WAS IN RESPONSE TO AN HSCA LETTER OF MAY 1, 1978,

REQUESTING INFORMATION ON MARTIN LUTHER KING ON APRIL 4, 1960,

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IN THE NEXI-TO-LAST PARAGRAPH, SISTER RITA STATED "REGARD-

ING THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WERE GIVEN TO FBI

OFFICIALS BY PERSONS WHO WERE HERE AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL AT

THAT TIME. THERE ARE NO RECEIPTS, NOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ANY

KIND, AND THERE ARE NO ORIGINAL X-RAYS IN OUR FILE. DR. MICHAEL

NO SILVERMAN, STILL AT SI. JOSEPH HOSPITAL (901-529-2615), ALSO

STATES THAT THESE WERE GIVEN TO THE FBI OFFICIALS. " DO A

ist. Jon

ON JUNE 27, 1978, HSCA REPRESENTATIVE RALPH LOCKE ADVISED

jensen

THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL HAD SENT THE COMMITTEE ONE ORIGINAL

X-RAY AND SEVEN COPIES OF OTHER X-RAYS TAKEN OF KING AT ST.

JOSEPH HOSPITAL. THEY ARE SEEKING THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS OF THE

SEVEN COPIES.

FORMER SA JOSEPH HESTER OF THE MEMPHIS OFFICE ADVISED THAT

HE AND SA ROBERT BOYLE WERE AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL THE EVENING

OF APRIL 4, 1968, AND HE DOES NOT RECALL ANYONE REQUESTING OR

з

RECEIVING ANY X-RAYS OF KING.

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MEMPHIS IS REQUESTED TO REVIEW THEIR FILES FOR ANY INFOR-

MATION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF ANY ORIGINAL X-RAYS TAKEN OF

MARTIN LUTHER KING AT SI. JOSEPH HOSPITAL.

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IF INO INFORMATION IS ASCERTAINED FROM FILE REVIEW, THEN

DR. MICHAEL N. SILVERMAN SHOULD BE INTERVIEWED TO HELP DETERMINE

THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS AND TO WHOM, IN FACT,

THEY WERE GIVEN. ALSO CONSIDER CONTACTING MEDICAL EXAMINER'S

OFFICE, STATE'S ATTORNEYS OFFICE OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY

THAT MIGHT BE IN POSSESSION OF ORIGINAL X-RAYS.

IF ORIGINALS ARE IN FBI POSSESSION, FORWARD THEM REGISTERED

MAIL TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNII, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION,

FBIHQ. IF ORIGINALS ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF ANOTHER AGENCY,

MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THEM AS THIS INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN

TO HSCA AND IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RETRIEVE THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REQUEST MAY BE RESOLVED BY

CONTACTING SUPERVISOR RICHARD C. BUSCHING, CONGRESSIONAL

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DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) • BUDED JUNE 19,.

1978.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANTA AND OTHER OFFICES, JUNE 14,

1978.

A SEARCH OF THE INDICES AND REVIEW OF FILES OF THE MEMPHIS

OFFICE REVEALED NO RETRIEVABLE INFORMATION RELATING TO THE

SOUTHERN STATES INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FOR THE PERIOD 1956-1978.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED MAY 24, 1978, REQUESTED THAT ALL

REFERENCES IN THE MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE FILES REGARDING

JOHN BURRELL SMITH, DATE OF BIRIH JANUARY 13, 1943, BE PROVIDED.

STAFF MEMBER WILLIAM WEBB ADVISED THAT INFORMATION

PROVIDED COULD BE LIMITED TO PERIOD JANUARY, 1967, TO

DECEMBER, 1968, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY INFORMANI FILE WHICH

SHOULD BE FURNISHED IRRESPECIIVE OF TIME FRAME: HSCA HAS

PROVIDED WAIVER FROM SMITH ALLOWING FOR RELEASE OF ALL FILES TO

THE COMMITTEE.

MEMPHIS SHOULD SEARCH INDICES FOR JOHN BURRELL SMITH.

ANY MATERIAL FOUND IDENTICAL WITH SMITH WITHIN TIME FRAME SET

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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, BIRMINGHAM JACKSON - 4!

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

AND WASHINGTON 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

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LANAGRINE DIVISION

FROLI:

SAC, HELIEHIS (G6-2197)

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ALLINFORMATION NO JANED

SUBJECI: HOUSE SELECI COMITTEE ON

DATE

ASSASSINATINS

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Re Dureau teletype to Memphis dated 6/2/78.

taclosed for the Bureau are the following items:

ITPH 1:

Sortals 154 throush 212 of lemphis file

157-957 regarding JOHN BURRELL SHITH

ITELI 2:

Serials 213 through 332 of Hemphis file

157-957

ITCH 3:

Sorials 333 through 369 and 1Al through

IA15 01 Memphis file 157-957

ITTI 4:

Serial 428 of Hemphis tile 100-4046

ITEN 5: Serial 137 of Memphis file 157-1125

INE:I 6: Sorial 2401 of Lomphis file 157-1168

IIEU 7: Serial 18 of Lempals file 157-1173

ITEM 3: Serial 11 o1 Memphis file 157-1123

Forms: ID-338a reveal that serials I through 153 of

lemphis file 157-957 have been destroyed. The ciclosed scrials

represcht all available infomation zegarding Jour BurneL.

suITH during the period 1/1/67 through 12/31/78 based on search

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TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) ROUTINE

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ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIV.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

RE BUREAU TEL TO MEMPHIS DATED MAY 31, 1978.

A SEARCH OF THE INDICES AND REVIEW OF PERTINENT FILES OF

THE MEMPHIS OFFICE DID NOT RESULT IN LOCATING THE FOLLOWING:

1. ANY TRANSCRIPTS OR COPIES OF THE RADIO LOGS FOR THE

PERIOD JANUARY THROUGH MAY, 1968.

2. ANY NOTATIONS OR REFERENCES TO THE RADIO LOGS FOR THE

PERIOD JANUARY THROUGH MAY, 1968.

3. ANY REFERENCES, MEMORANDA AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

PERTAINING TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RADIO LOGS FOR 1968.

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BUDED 6/12/78

RE BUTEL TO ALBANY, ET AL 6/5/78:

A REVIEW OF MEMPHIS FILES REVEALED THE MEMPHIS OFFICE HAS

NOT PREPARED ANY LHM'S, AIRTELS, LETTERS OR TELETYPES CONCERNING

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

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PURSUANT TO INSTRUCTIONS SET OUT IN BULET

TO ALBANY, ET AL, AUG. 25, 1967, CAPTIONED "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALISI-HATE GROUPS, INTERNAL SECURITY", AND

BUAIRTEL TO ALBANY, ET AL, MARCH 4, 1968, CAPTIONED

"COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALIST-HATE GROUPS,

RACIAL, INTELLIGENCE. "

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATIN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

MANAGENENT DIVISION

SAC, LEMPAIS (66-2197)

(P)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ASSASSINATIONS (ISCA)

RENA CERED

057: 21802

BUDED 6/9/78

#4271121427123

Re Bureau teletype to lemphis dated 6/1/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are the following:

ITIN 1 - xerox copies of sorials from Memphis file

100-1394 regarding the activitico of COBY

VERNON SHITE during the period 1/1/67 -

12/31/68

ITH 2 - seros copies of serials 102 and 103 of

emphis ito 170-51 regarding A. W. VILLIS,

M., formerly a source of information of

the hemphis Office

-

Student Organizing Committco

ITEN 1 - xerox copy of serial 12 of Hemphis file

100-4528 regarding CHARLES LAVERNE CABBAGE

3 - Bureau (Encs.

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1A1 through: 1A9, 15 through 21, 23 through 26,

29 through 32, 35 through

to 1, 12o that 125, 127 thousa 13182

144g 144g 147, 150, 151, 154, 156, 157, 162,

163, 165, 166,

through 172, 175, 189, 209, 219, 225, 228, 229, and 233.

Serial 382 which is dated 2/13/70 is also included

becauso it contains information covering activities of SMITH

in 1967 and 1968.

The following serials have been destroyed as noted

on FD-338 dated 9/15/70:

18 thragh 60,

through 86,

90 through 93,

through 100, 102,

106, 109, dia throunh 1E: 2s, 119, 126, 12 rouga 138g6s

through 141,

through IG1A, 164; 167 through

145, 146, 1481173, 174,

115% 176 6h155 gh 187,

192 thröugh

308, 210 through 213, 220 through 224, 226, 227%

230 through 232, 253 through 285,

350 through 357F, 3581 through

358J, 358N, 360 through 362, 364, 366 through 370, 372, 374

through 377, 380 and 381.

Serials 190 and 191, as well as 189, were not in~

cluded because these serials were not dated and contain infor-

mation regarding JOHN BURNELL, SHITE, CHARLES LAVERNE CABBAGE,

and FRED HÄRRIS BROOKS Oniy.

The following sorials wore dated prior to 1967:

1, 2, and 3.

The following serials were dated after 12/31/68:

252,309, 320, 334, 343, 348, 358, 3585, 358L, 353M,

303, 365, 371, 373, 378, 379, 382 through 398.

The enclosed serials tepresent retrievable infomation

avallable regarding COBY SHITH for period 1/1/67 - 12/31/68 based

on scarch of indices and revicy of files of the lemphis Office,

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FM DIRECTOR FBI (62 117290)

TO FBI ALBANY

FBI ATLANTA

FB I BAL TIMORE

FB I BIRMING HAM

FBI BOSTON

FBI BUFFALO®

FBI CHARLOTTE

FBI CHICAGO

FBI CINCINNATI

FBI CLEVELAND

FBI DENVER

FBI DETROIT

FBI HOUSTON

68-2.197

ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED •

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFI5O

DATE -7=18-02 BY 60290/B04/deg/sd)

+487112/427113

FBI INDIANAPOLIS

FBI JACKSON

FBI JACKSONVILLE

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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 PITISBURGH

FBI PORTLAND

FBI RICHMOND

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FBI SAN FRANCISCO

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FBI SPRING FIELD

FBI ST. LOUIS

FBI TAMPA

FBI WASHINGION FIELD OFFICE

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON: ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

• BUDED JUNE 12, 1978.

RE: BULET TO ALBANY, ET AL, AUGUST 25, 1967, CAPTIONED

"COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALIST-HATE GROUPS,

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

1968, CAPTIONED "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 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 REPORIS TO THE BUREAU, HAS REQUESTED THAI RECIPIENT

FIELD OFFICE FILES BE SEARCHED AND ALL REPORIS, LETTERHEAD.

MEMORANDA, AIRTELS, LETTERS AND TELETYPES CONCERNING

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

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SCLC) SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO 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

FBIHQ 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 TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL

INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ANY QUESTIONS CAN

BE RESOLVED BY CONTACTING SUPERVISOR RICHARD C. BUSCHING,

EXTENTION 3685•

RECIPIENT OFFICES HAVING NO COMMUNICATION MEETING CRITERIA

ARE TO SO NOTIFY FBIHQ.

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DATE FU -02 BY 60290 co/deg/s

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

+4, 71174427813

UNCLAS EFTO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

MSCA, BY LETTER DATED MAY 24, 1978, REQUESTED THAT THE FBI

FURNISH THE COMMITTEE WITH ALL INFORMATION IN THE FILES OF FBI

HEADQUARTERS (FBIQ)

AND THE MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE REGARDING

COBY V. SMITH, DATE OF BIRIM JULY 17, 1946. HSCA ALSO FURNISHED

A SIGNED WAIVER FROM SMITH AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF ALL FILES.,

HSCA STAFF MEMBER WILLIAM WEBB ADVISED THAI THE COMMITTEE

IS INTERESTED IN FILES ON SMITH DURING TIME PERIOD JANUARY,

1967-DECEMBER, 1968 HOWEVER, IF INFORMANI FILE IS LOCATED

FOR SMITH, IT SHOULD BE FURNISHED IN ITS ENTIRETY.

MEMPHIS IS REQUESTED TO SEARCH INDICES ON COBY V. SMITH.

AIVE INFORMANI FILE OR ANY OTHER FILE OR REFERENCE FOR TIME

PERIOD IN QUESTION SHOULD BE COPIED AND ONE COPY FURNISHED

• TO

66-2197-54

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JÜf 1 1978

FBI - MEMPHIS

B. JOINSON

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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2-8-02_ BY (0s7a/p55/deg/Sb

#427112/427113

FM DIRECTOR FBI (62-117290)

TO FBI MEMPHIS IMMEDIATE

DT

UNCLAS EFTO

66-21

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (KSCA)

MSCA, BY LETTER DATED MAY 2, 1978, REQUESTED THAT THE

MEMPHIS FIELD OFFICE LOCATE AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

(1), ANY TRANSCRIPIS OR COPIES OF IME RADIO LOGS FOR THE

PERIOD JANUARY THROUGH MAY, 1958:

• (2) ANY NOTATIONS OR REFERENCES TO THE RADIO LOGS FOR THE

PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE:

(3) ALL REFERENCES, MEMORANDA AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS PER-

TAINING TO IHE DESTRUCTION OF THE RADIO LOGS FOR 1968.

ASCA NOTED THAT LOGS MAY HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BUT REQUESTED

THAT THE SEARCH BE MADE ANYWAY. RESULIS OF ABOVE REQUESTED

SEARCH SHOULD BE FURNISHED TÒ FBI HEADQUARTERS, ATTENTION:

CUNGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, MECORDS MANAGEMENI DIVISION, BY

Respin

66-2197-53

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5/30/78

TO:

DIRECTON, FBI (62-11/290)

ATIN:

CONGRESSIONAL, INQUIRY UNII, RECORDS

MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, HELPIIS (66-2197)

(RUC)

PLNFORLATON CONTAINED

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COLMITTEE

VERONIS UNCLASSIFIED

ON ASSASSINATIONS (ESCA)

+: 4571181427113

Re Bureaü teletype to Hemphis dated 2/24/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are xerox copies of the

following:

ITE' 1 - serials I through 49 and FD-377 regarding

SANUEL BILLY KYLES, Memphis file 170-1152

ITIM 2 - Serials 560 and 561 of Hemphis file 157-566

regärding Possible Racial Violence, Menphis

Division

ITEH 3 - serials 431 and 482 of lemphis file 157-276

regarding lilaison with Groups Sponsoring

Integration

ITEH 5 - serials 278, 321, 325, 334, 344, 345, 376,

437,

448, 467, and 468 of Lenphis file

157-166 regarding Coninfil of SCIC

ITEL! 6 - serial 24 of leuphis filo 62-1557 regarding

the West Tennessee Chapter, American Civil

Ilberties Union

3 - Bureau

(2 - Package = Encs. 9)

Hemphis

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(4)

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ITEN 7 - serials 29 and 30 of Hemphis file 157-1190

regarding Poor People's Campaign

ITE 8 - serials 10 and 11 of Memphis file 157-1097

regarding Washington Spring Project

ITEN 9 - serials 13, 53 and 79 of Memphis 11le

157-1168-SUB regarding Facial Situation

in Memphis Division

In addition to the above, Hemphis indices reveal

that KYLEs pane is mentioned in the following serials:

157-1092-34A, page 8, This Iile contains information

regarding the Sanitation Workers Strike. This entire file vas

sent to the Bureau in July, 1977.

44-1987-SUB-I - 910, page 28. This is the MURKIN

file.

It was sent to the Burenu in July, 1978.

173-253, a main file on Rev. S. B. KYLES, was opened:

in 1967 and has been destroyed.

Since the Memphis Office has furnished all material

requested by HSCA to date, no further action in this matter

is contemplated by the lemphis Office at this time.

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ATHI:

SAC, HELFHIS (66-2197)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSIMATIONS (ESCA)

(P)

Ro Bureau telephone call to Hemphis 5/19/73.

Inclosed for the Bureau are the folloving xerox

copics of serials from Memphis file 157-1009 regarding

EONALD LENIS IVY:

ITILI 1 - Sorials IAl and 112 through 41

ITEN 2 - Scrials 15 through 110

A search of the indices of the Memphis Office

rovcaled that rOHiLD INVIS IVy is the subject of liomphis

Lile 157-1069 captioned "BONALD LEWIS IVY; FACIAL HATTERS",

Bufile 157-13784,

One additional reforence was located In

the indicos IndIAtinE InfOrmatiOn legardine Ivy is set

This file is captioned

forth in Heaphis file 157-1007-22 this file was sont to the

"INVADERS, aka; RACIAL, LATTERS".

Bureau in 1/77.

The Hemphis Office is continuing to process

information rogarding additional individuals.

This infor

mation will be promptly submitted to the Bureau when the

processing has been completed.

8 - BuICaU

(1 ~ Paciage - Encs. 2)

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5/25/78

TO:

DARIETO CONGRESS TOMAT INQUERY UNIZ,

ATTY:

RECORDS MANAGEHENT DIVISION

FROM:

'SAE, LIESTPHIS (66-2197)

(P)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (ESCA)

Rò Bureau telephone call to Hemphis dated 5/19/78.

Inclosed for the Bureau are the collowing itens

regarding CALVIN LETOY TAYLOR:

ITIM 1 - Serials LAl through 63 of Memphis file

100-1579

ITT 2 - Serial 11 of lemphis file 157-1125

ITal 3 - Serial 236 of Memphis file 100-4140

For information of the Burcau, no reports or Ills

vere prepared regarding CALVIN LEROy TAYLOr, the cubject of

Hemphis fiLe 100-4573. A JeICh Oi Hemphis indices and

IILOS TOVEALEd nO AddItiOnaL IntOINatION On an IndiVidUaI

Since CALVIN LEROY TAYLOR was allegedly

1260ts and early 1970*s; he nay be the party in which the

ISCA has expressed an interest.

3 - Bürcau

(1 - Packago - Enis. 3)

- Nemphis

BEJ:CjS

(4)

66-219250

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TO FBI BINMINGHAM ROUTINE

FBI MEMPHIS ROUTINE

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 7-18-02 BY 60280 BEEtS

+4271121427113

UNCLAS

66-2197

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

RECENT KEQUESTS OF CAPTIONED COMMITTEE INVOLVE FIELD OFFICE

FILES AND REFERENCES REGANDING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:

1. KONALD LEWIS IVY, MEMPHIS FILE 157-1669, AND CALVIN

LEROY TAYLOR, AW ASSOCIATE OF IVY, BOTH OF WHOM WERE INVOLVED IN

RACIAL ACTIVITIES IN WEMPHIS DURING THE APPROXIMATE PERIOD OF

KING'S ASSASSINATION.

2. ARTHUR HANES, SR., OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAÑA, AND SAMUEL

B. KYLES OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. BOTH THESE INDIVIDUALS AKE WELL

KIVOWN TO THE BIRMINGHAN AND MENPHIS OFFICES, RESPECTIVELY.

MEMPHIS PROMPTLY REPRODUCE ONE COPY OF ALL RETHIEVABLE

FILES AND REFEMENCES CONCERNING IVY, TAYLOR AND KYLES. BIRMING -

64-2197-49

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HAN SIMILARLY HANDLE HANES. INCLUDE ANY INFORMANT FILES, IF

SUCH EXIST ON THESE INDIVIDUALS, SINCE THEY HAVE FURNISHED

SIGNED STATEMENIS AUTHORIZING THE HSCA TO REVIEW ALL INFORMATION

CONCENNING TREMSELVES IN POSSESSION OF THE FBI. SUBMIT MATERIAL

DY CÜVEN AIRTEL, ATTENTION: CONGRESSIOWAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

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5/24/78

TO:

DIRECTOR,

FBI (62117290)

ATIN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECONS

MANAGRMENT DIVISION

SAC, HENPHIS (09-2197)

(P)

SUBTACT:

HOUSE SILICT COMMITTES ON ASBASSINATINS (HSCA)

BUDED 5/26/78

Sophis date munay toletypo to Jackson, knoxville, and

Enclosed for the Burezu are the following iteme

containing seros coplos of stala fron Isles of the lemplie

ITEM 1 - serials lAl through 61 of Manputo 8110

200-4653

ITEN 2 - serials 689 and 680 of Memphia file

100-92

INCH &

serdals 43, 47, and 18 of Memphis 81le

157-1034

ITEll 4 - sortals 2 and 69 of Memphis 14le 100-4300

ITEM 5 - serlal 2185 of Hemphis 11l0 100-4010

1751 6 - serial:

99 of Menphis file 100-4135

ITEM 7 - SOFial 62 of leuphis file 100-1601

3 ~ Bureau (EiC5. 7)

(1 - Package)

* Hemphls

BEJ:CAS

(5)

• ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2-18-02 BY 69250 PC/deg /33.

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It is noted that serial 1 of leuphis file 100-4553

rEgarding BUFORD WALLACE POSEY iS an IndiCOS search slip

(FD-160). This search slip listed the folloning file and

sarind nunhors in sddition to those enclosed:

100-2201-1,

160-1-4393; 142-21

43 100-120-133 300-2236-57; 100-0-4183-14; 100-0-4183;

The serial designated 100-0-4183-1A was forwarded

to the New Orleans Office 12/13/50 and all the additional

serials and files have been destroyed.

No additional Infornation has been located in the

Memphis Office regarding POSEY.

The Menghis Office 13 processing additional material

regarding other individuals and will promptly subnit it to the

Burcau when the processing has been completed.

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TO FBI COLUMBIA ROUTINE

FBI MEMPHIS ROUTINE

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

# 4271124427113

UNCLAS EFT O

68-2187

HOUSE. SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

REFERENCE COLUMBIA AND MEMPHIS TELETYPES TO THE BUREAU,

BOTH DATED MAY 4, 1978.

REFERENCED TELETYPES ADVISED, RESPECTIVELY, THAT CO 44-R

(FORMER) AND ME 313-E (FORMER) HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO BEING INTER-

VIEWED BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE HSCA. BASED ON DISCUSSIONS

BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQ), DEPARIMENT

OF JUSTICE AND HSCA, IT HAS BEEN AGREED TO PROCEED BY FURNISHING

TO THE INFORMANTS THE IDENTITIES AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF HSCA

PERSONNEL IN ORDER THAT INFORMANTS ÇAN TELEPHONICALLY CONTACT

THE HSCA AND MAKE THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENIS FOR INTERVIEW. INFOR-

MANIS CAN PERSONALLY NEGOTIATE THE SCOPE OF INTERVIEW AND THE

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CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION THEY WAY PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE.

INFORMANTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE NAMES OF MARK SPEISER AND

PETER BEESON, BOTH HSCA STAFF ATTORNEYS, WHO CAN BE CONTACTED

COLLECI AT 2D2-225-8353. UPON CALLING, INFORMANTS SHOULD FUR-

NISH THEIR IDENTITIES AND ADVISE THEY WERE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO

PROVIDED THE FBI INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP.

BETWEEN ROBERT SHELION, INPERIAL WIZARD OF THE UNITED KLANS OF

AMERICA (UKA), AND ARTHUR HANES, FORNER COUNSEL OF JAMES EARL

RAY. IDENTITIES OF INFORMANTS HAVE NOT BEEN FURNISHED TO THE

HSCA BY FBIHQ.

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TELEPHONE CALL TO MEMPHIS MAY 19, 1978.

ON MAY 19, 1978, FORMER ME 313-E CONTACTED ON MEMPHIS

TELEPHONE NUMBER 525-1232. NAMES OF HSCA STAFF MEMBERS, MARK

SPEISER AND PETER BEESON, TELEPHONE NUMBER 202-225-8353,

FURNISHED TO HIM. FORMER ME 313-E INFORMED HIS IDENTITY

HAS NOT BEEN FURNISHED TO HSCA. SOURCE REMAINS AGREEABLE

TO INTERVIEW AND WILL PROMPTLY CONTACT ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS

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MATION IN THE FILES OF THE JACKSON, KNOXVILLE AND MEMPHIS FIELD

OFFICES CONCERNING BUFORD WALLACE POSEY, DATE OF BIRTH AUGUST ¿S,

1925. HSCA OBTAINED WAIVER FROM POSEY ALLOWING FOR RELEASE OF

ALL. INFORMATION HELD BY THE FBI TO THE COMMITTEE..

EACH RECEIVING OFFICE SHOULD SEARCH INDICES FOR ABOVE-

NAMED INDIVIDUAL AND DUPLICATE ANY FILES AND REFERENCES FOUND

IDENTICAL WITH POSEY. THIS MATERIAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO

FBI HEADQUARTERS, ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, BY

CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 26, 1978.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATION (HSCA).

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO MEMPHIS AND OTHER OFFICES DATED

APRIL 28, 1978.

ON MAY 1, 1978, FORMER ME 313-E WAS CONTACTED AND

FURNISHED INFORMATION SET FORTH IN RETEL. THIS SOURCE HAS NO

OBJECTION TO AN INTERVIEW BY REPRESENTATIVES OF HSCA.

FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNS MEMPHIS INFORMANTS

REFERRED TO IN RETEL:

FORMER ME 338-R, ME FILE 170-70, BUFILE 137-4885, WAS

OPENED ON JANUARY 6, 1958, AS POTENTIAL CRIMINAL INFORMANT

AND WAS ASSIGNED TO SA JOHN S. STANTON. THE CASE WAS REASSIGNED

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TO SA BRUCE C. HODGE ON MARCH 10, 1959, AND WAS SO ASSIGNED

WHEN CLOSED ON JULY 30, 1960. ON DECEMBER 28, 1960, THE CASE

WAS REOPENED AND ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE. ME 338-R

WAS THEN DESIGNATED A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE - RACIAL. THE CASE

WAS HANDLED BY SA WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE UNTIL REASSIGNED TO SA

HOWELL S. LOWE ON JANUARY 13, 1970. SA LOWE HANDLED THE CASE

UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1976.

FORMER ME 352-R, ME FILE 170-1040, BUFILE 170-2530, WAS

OPENED ON DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H.

LAWRENCE. IT WAS REASSIGNED TO SA BURL F. JOHNSON ON JANUARY 14,

1970, AND WAS REASSIGNED TO SA CLAUDE A. CURTIS, JR., ON

AUGUST 22, 1970. IT REMAINED SO ASSIGNED UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED

ON FEBRUARY 8, 1972.

FORMER ME 353-R, MEMPHIS FILE 170-1022, BUFILE 170-1841, WAS

OPENED ON NOVEMBER 30, 1967, AND ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H.

LAWRENCE. IT WAS REASSIGNED TO SA BURL E. JOHNSON ON JANUARY 27,

1970, AND REMAINED SO ASSIGNED UNTIL CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 7, 1972.

FORMER ME 339-R, MEMPHIS FILE 170-117, BUFILE 170-1922,

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IT WAS REASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE IN AUGUST, 1965,

AND REMAINED SO ASSIGNED UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED ON JUNE 2, 1969.

THE CASE WAS REOPENED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1969, AND ASSIGNED TO

SA RALPH J. LIEWER AND REMAINED SO ASSIGNED UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED

ON MAY 28, 1970.

FORMER ME 282-R, MEMPHIS FILE 170-1019, BUFILE 134-11867,

WAS OPENED ON JANUARY 30, 1962, AND ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H.

LAWRENCE. IT REMAINED SO ASSIGNED UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED ON

MARCH 10, 1969.

SA WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE IS RETIRED AND RESIDES AT 314

SWISS PINE LAKE DRIVE, SPRUCE, NORTH CAROLINA; SA JOHN S.

STANTON, RETIRED, RESIDES AT COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE; SA BRUCE C.

HODGE, RETIRED, RESIDES AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA; SA CLAUDE

A. CURTIS, JR., RETIRED, RESIDES AT 1640 DOLAN DRIVE, MEMPHIS,

TENNESSEE; SA RALPH J. LIEWER, RETIRED, RESIDES AT ROUTE 3,

BOX 291-3, DEQUIM, WASHINGTON; SA EUGENE G. DOUGLASS, RETIRED,

4054 ST. ANNE CIRCLE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; SA'S BURL F. JOHNSON

AND HOWELL S. LOWE ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE MEMPHIS

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IN COUNECTION WITH THE HSCA'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE

ASSASSIHATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., STAFF MEMBERS OF THE

HSCA HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCESS TO NUMEROUS FILES AT FBIHQ INCLUDING

THOSE PEL

TING TO THE UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA) AND ARTHUR

HANES, FORMER COUNSEL OF JAMES E. PAY. 3Y LETTER IO THE

ATTORNEY GENERAL DATED APRIL 12, 1978, THE HSCA FURNISHED A LIST

OF SERIALS CONCERNING CONTACT BETWEEN MANES AND ROBERT SHELTON,

IMPERIAL WIZZARD. OF THE UKA: INIS LETTEE REQUESTED THAT FBI

INFORMANTS PROVIDING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HANES-SHELTON

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AGREEABLE TO INTERVIEW BY HSCA STAFF MEMBERS. THESE INFORMANTS

KALL FORMER ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) CO 44-P, BUFILE 170-553, COLUMBIA FILE 175-11,

OPERATED FROM 1965 TO 1972. THIS INFORMANT REPORTED INFORMATION

CONCERNING HANES-SHELTON CONTACI, AS SET FORIH IN COLUMBIA

AIRIEL AND LAM TO THE BUREAU DATED AUGUST 4, 1969, CAPTIONED

"IMPERIAL BOARD MEETING, UKA INC., KKKK TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA,

JULY 27, 1969."

(2) ME 313-E, BUREAU FILE 170-666, MEMPHIS FILE 178-154,

OPERATED FROM 1965 TO 1972. INFORMATION FROM THIS INFORMANT

CONCERMING THE HANES-SHELTON PELATIONSHIP WAS PEPORTED IN

MEMPHIS AIRTEL IO THE BUREAU AUGUST 19, 1968; AND MEMPHIS AIRIEL

AND LHM TO THE BUREAU DATED AUGUST 29, 1968, BOTH CAPTIONED

"MURKIN".

(3) BH 418-R (FORMER NO 1289-R.), BUFILE 179-260, BIRMINGHAN

FILE 179-189, NEW ORLEANS FILE 175-85, OPERATED FPOM 1964 TO

1969. THIS INFORMANT WAS LAST CONTACTED IN LATE 1969 BY

NEW ORLEANS AFTER RELOCATING FROM BIRMINGHAM. INFORMANT RE-

PORTED ON CONTACT BETWEEN HANES AND SHELTON AS SET FORTH IN

BIRMINGHAM AIRTELS TO THE BUREAU DATED JULY 22, 1968, AND

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AUGUST 20, 1965, AND BIPMINGHAM AIRTEL AND LH TO THE BUREAU

DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 1968, ALL CAPTIONED "UKA, INC., KKKK". NONE

OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE SENT TO NEW ORLEANS.

COLUMBIA, MEMPHIS, AND NEW ORLEANS ATTENPI TO CONTACT

INFORMANTS, RESPECTIVELY, AND ADVISE EACH THAT THE HSCA DESIRES

TO INTERVIEW THEM CONCERNING INFORMATION THEY PROVIDED ABOUT THE

HANES-SHELTON RELATIONSHIP. THEY SHOULD BE TOLD THAT TO THE

FBI'S KNOWLEDGE, THE MSCA IS NOT AWARE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP

WITH THE FRI OR THEIR IDENTITIES, OTHER THAN THE LATIER IS

LIKELY AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE THROUGH ITS REVIEW OF UKA

FILES. DETERMINE AT THIS POINT ONLY INFORMANTS' INITIAL

REACTION TO BEING INTERVIEWED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HSCA.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS TO INTERVIEW, THE INFORMANT SHOULD BE

TOLD THAT CONFERENCES WITH THE HSCA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO WORK OUT ADDITIONAL DETAILS RE-

GARDING THE EXTENT OF PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY THE HSCA

IS WILLING TO EXTEND AS WELL AS THE LOCATION AND SCOPE OF

INTERVIEW.

SUTEL RESULTS TO FBIHO ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY

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FOR AZDITIOUAL INFORMATIOW OF MEMPHIS, THROUGH ITS REVIEW

OF FBIHO FILE CONCERNING THE INVADERS, THE HSCA HAS DETERMINED

THAT THE MEMPHIS OFFICE HAD FIVE INFORMANTS FURNISHING INFOR-

MATION REGARDING THAT GROUP. THE CONMITTEE IS TRYING TO RESOLVE

THE ISSUE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THESE INFORMANTS WERE INVOLVED

IN INSTIGATING VIOLENCE WHICH OCCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE

SANITATION WORKERS STRIKE IN MEMPHIS DURING 1968. THESE IN-

FORMANTS APE AS FOLLOWS: ME 282-P, MENPHIS FILE 179-1019;

ME 338-R, MEMPHIS FILE 170-70; ME 339-R,

MEMPHIS FILE 17D-117;

ME 352-RJ MEMPHIS FILE 179-1040; AND ME 355-P., MEMPHIS FILE

170-1022

CUPAOPINN

THE HSCA DESIRES TO INTEPVIEW THE SPECIAL AGENT(S) WHO

HANDLED THESE INFORMANIS. THEREFORE, MEMPHIS INCLUDE IN YOUR

TELETYPE IDENIITIES OF AGENTS HAWDLING THE ABOVE FIVE IN-

FORMANIS. SPECIFY IIME PERIODS INVOLVED. IF KNOWN, FURNISH

THE CURPENT OFFICE OF ASSIGNMENT OR LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THESE

AGENTS.

INFORMATION COPY TO BIRMINGHAN TO ADVISE OF HSCA'S INTEREST

I BH 418-R, A FORMER HIGH LEVEL INFORMANT IN THE NATIONAL

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4/18/78

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECI:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS. MANAGEMENT DIVISION

AlLACORATO. 200.16150

SAG, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (RUC)

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSGA)

e Bureai teletypes to Memphis, Atlanta, an

os Angeles dated 3/28/78 and 3/29/78

Enclosed for the Bureau under separate cover

are ll items containing xerox copies of serials fron

files maintained by the Memphis Office regarding Ku Klux

Klan matters.

The enclosed items contain information covering

the period 9/1/67 through 6/30/78.

The enclosed serials

are maintained in Memphis files listed below:

Item 1

Shelby County, Tennessee, Klavein,

United Klans of America,

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(UKA)

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MEfile 157-691

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Madison County, Tennessee, Klavern

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Ku Klux Klan; IS - X;

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Mefile 105-38

Dixie Rlans,

KKKK

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MEfile 105-316

Bufile 105-65374

Tipton Gounty, Tennessee, Klavern

UKA; KKKK

RM - Klan

Mefile 157-675

Hardeman County, Tennessee, Klavern

UKA; RKKK

RM - Klan

MEfile 157-686

Davidson County, Tennessee, Klavern

UKA; KKKK

RM - Klan

MAfIle 15/093

Youth Corps;

UKA; KKKK

RM - KLan

MEfile 157-1095

Bufile 157-8616

Boiling Springs Klavern

UKA; KKKK

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Haywood County, Tennessce, Klavern

UKA; KKKK

Ru - Klan

MEfile 157-673

A review of the indices and files of the Memphis

Office revealed no additional information regarding KKK

organizational activities during the period 9/1/67-6/30/68.

No further action contemplated by the Memphis Office, UACB.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED MARCH 27, 1978, REQUESTED THAT 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,

MI

MI; 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 - TWELVE NOON, APRIL 21, 1978.

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PRIOP IO INTERVIEW, A REPRESENTATIVE OF LEGAL LIAISON AND

CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS UNIT, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION, WILL

PROVIDE LEGAL BRIEFING TO AGENTS.

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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Re Bureau teletype to Lemphis 4/18/78.

On 4/19/78; SA HOWELL S. LOVE, Memphis Division,

was interviewed by representatives of the HSCA at Roon 3387,

Old Identification Bullding, second and D Streets, S.w.,

Washington, D. C. From 2:05 P.in.

to 3:00 p.M., SA LOWE

was

Interviewed by PETER G. BEESON, Staff Counsel, and LISA

BERLOW, Investigator, both of ISCA.

Interview includad requests for complete background

information of SA LONE, information concerning activities

and membership of UKA, American Nazt Party, and other white

nate groups in existence at hemphis, tent,

in 1957 and 1968.

Information concerning case Agents assigned to ins organi

zation, the extent of our investigative coverage, any

directions fron the Bureau as to the use of informants, our

investigation of lan activities, both before and after the

6532:

A second intervlew began at 3:00 p.M., lasting

until 6:30 pt. and was conducted by KENN Ho HOUGH, BILL

VEBB, and G. ARERS, ali staff counsels of isca.

This portion

of the interview was taped at the request of BILL WEBB.

At the conclusion of this interview, which was

ended as a rosult of SA LOVE's travel comnitments, this

Bureau

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group desired to continue this interview at Memphis in

the near luture and at this contemplated interview they

desire to bring certain files for SA LOWl to review in

order to refresh his memory.

It was pointed out that SA LOWE was agreeable

to be interviewed at lemphis, Tenn., but such an interview

would have to receive the approval of FBIIQ and the Hemphis

Office advised by the Bureau that such & second interview

would be permitted. It was pointed out that sA LOlE Would

not participate in any "unofficial" interview.

The second interview commenced with questions

concerning informants of the Memphis Office and at the

onset SA IOWE declined to discuss informants, number of

Informants, identities of informants, or the administrative

handling of informants.

At this time SA LOVE was asked 1f

he was aware of the possible contempt of Congress penalties

poet the at netrative

for failure to answer questions before this Congressional

Cosmittee.

A number of times during this interview it was

necessary to remind the intrviewers that questions leading

towards the possible identification of informants would not

be answered by SA LOVE.

This interview covered the activities and investi-

gation of the Memphis Office concerning the Sanitation

Workers Strike, the organization known as The Invaders,

southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Com-

mittee on the love for Equality (COHE), Black Organization

Project (BOP), Ku Klux Kians, United Klans of America, 2no

other white and black extremist or hate groups. Information

was requested concerning membership in these organizations

at Memphis and informant coverage in these organizations

during the period 1967 and 1968.

This interview conorned itself with Cointelpro

activities of the Henphis Office directed against former

DI. HARTIN LUTHER KING, JR, SCLC, The Invaders, and other

organizations at Memphis, Tent.

Information was requested concerning supervisory

makeup of the Memphis Office, squads, squad assignments, case

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assignents, identity and location of Agents working

security and racial matters at Memphis, Tenn., in 1967

and 1968.

Questions concerning bonb threats, method of

handling,

Bureau instructions re bonb threats, receipt

of bomb threats directed against DE. MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR., and dissemination of Information concerning bomb

threats by the Menphis Office.

Questions were asked concerning the dissemination

of information, what agencies received copies of reports;

and the extent

of dissemination of reports, bomb threats

and other general information.

Questions were asked concerning DI. MARTIN LUTHER

KING's relationship with the BOP, The Invaders, and other

organizations at Memphis, monies asked for or paid to the

Invad organization by KING Of SCIC, number of, direction

of, and whether or not there we any surveillances of Dr.

KING at Memphis, any technical surveillances or technical

courage Of KING or SCIC activities at lemphis, press releases

of the Memphis Office and/of the Bureau, particularly press

releases after the first KING led march in 1968 which ended

in a riot:

Questions were asked concerning various persons

interviewed at Memphis, Tenn,, both before and after Dr.

MARTIN LUTHER KING's assassination, by SA's LOWE and former

SA HILT IAN LAWRENCE.

Information was requested concerning Poor Peoples

Campaign, Bureau instructions as to hon to handle the investi-

gation when these cases along with numerous other cases veré

opened for investigation in the Memphis Office, any Bureau

instructions concerning investigation or surveillance of KING

and Bureau instructions concerning various other investigation

at Memphis, Tenn.

Questions were asked concerning the relationship

between the Memphis Office and both the Memphis Police Depart-

ment and Shelby County Sheriff's Office,

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A series of questions was asked concerning current

These questions were

current organized crime at Memphis and denied any knowledge

Questions were asked concerning Intelligence Unit,

Memphis Police Department, Memphis Police Departnent under-

cover officers and informants.

The above represents highlights of this intrview

which included questions concerning SA LONE's remembrance of

racial conditions at Memphis, Tenn., during 1967 and 1968,

his remembrance of the assassination of Dr. MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR., and his remembrance of Bureau investigation by

the Memphis IBI of the assassintion oi dI. KING.

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4/21/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

FROM: SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (P)

SUBJECT: HOUSE. SELECT COMMITTEE ON

MATOPANT ON CONTAINED

ASSASSINATIONS (ESCA)

SAY: 278-02. 5: 60590BCE/Beglss)

EVEN TUNG POLIS

+42-71181427113

Re Bureau teletype to Memphis 4/18/78.

On 4/19/78, SA HOWELL S. LOWE, Memphis Division,

was interviewed by representatives of the HSCA at Room 3387,

Old Identification Building, Second and D Streets, S.W.,

Washington, D. C.

From 2:05 p.I. to 3:00 p.i., SA LOVE. was

Interviewed by PETER G. BEESON, Staff Counsel, and LISA

BERLOW, Investigator, both of ESCA.

• Interview included requests for complete background

Infornation of SA LOWE, information

and membership of UKA,

American Nazy Concerning activities

Party, and other white.

hate groups in existence at Memphis, Tenn., In 1967 and 1968.

Information concerning case Agents assigned to tis organi-

zation, the extent of our investigative coverage, any

directions from the Bureau as to the use of informants, our

investigation of Flan activities, both before and after the

assassination of DX, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

A second interview began at 3:00 p.M., lasting

until 6:30 p.n. and was conducted by kind hc hough, bill

WEBB, and G. AKERS, all staff counsels of HSCA.

This portion

of the interview was taped at the request of BILL WEBB.

At the conclusion of this interview, which was

ended as a result of SA LONE's travel conmitments, this

Bureau

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group desired to continue this interview at Memphis in

the near future and at this contemplated interview they

desire to bring certain files for SA LOWE to review in

order to refresh his memory.

It was pointed out that SA LONE was agreeable

not participate in

any "unofficial" interview.

The second interview commenced with questions

concerning informants of the Memphis Office and at the

onset SA LOVE declined to discuss informants, number of

informants, identities of informants, or the administrative

handling of informants.

At this time SA LOWE was asked 1f

he was aware of the possible contempt of Congress penalties

for failure to answer questions before this Congressional

Committee.

A number of times during this interview it was

necessary to remind the intrviewers that questions leading

towards the possible identification of informants would not

be answered by SA LOVE.

This interview covered the activities and investi

gation of the Memphis Office concerning the Sanitation

Workers strike,

the organization known as The Invaders,

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCIC), the Con-

mittee on the Move for Equality (CONE), Black Organizatior

Project (BOP), Ku Klux Klans, United Klans of America, anc

other white and black extremist or hate groups. Information

was requested concerning membership in these organizations

at Memphis and informant coverage in these organizations

during the period 1967 and 1968.

This interview conorned itself with Cointelpro

activities of the lemphis Office directed against former

DI. MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR., SCIC, The Invaders, and other

organizations at Memphis, Tenn.

Information was requested concerning supervisory

makeup of the lemphis Office, squads, squad assignments, case

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assignments, identity and location of Agents working

security and racial matters at Memphis, Tenn., in 1967

and 1968.

Questions concerning bomb threats, method of

handling, Bureau instructions re bomb threats, receipt

of bomb threats directed against Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR., and dissemination of information concerning bomb

threats by the Memphis Office.

Questions were asked concerning the dissemination

of information, what agencies received copies of reports,

and the extent

of dissemination of reports, bomb threats

and other general information.

Questions were asked concerning Dr. MARTIN LUTHER

KING's relationship with the BOP, The Invaders, and other

organizations at memphis, monies asked for or paid to the

Invadr organization by KING or SCIC, number of, direction

Ions Memphis

of; and whether or not there vre any surveillances ot Di:

KING a Memphis, any technical surveillances or technical

courage of king or scle activitles at memphis, press releases

of the hemphis office and of the bureau, particularly press

releases after the first KING led march in 1968 which ended

lis a riot.

Questions were asked concerning various persons

interviewed at Memphis, Tenn., both before

and after Dr.

MARTIN LUTHER KING's assassination, by SA's IOWE and former

SA WILLIAM LAWRENCE.

Information was requested concerning Poor Peoples

Campaign, Bureau instructions as to how to handle the investi

gation when these cases along with numerous other cases were

opened for investigation in the Memphis Office,

• any Bureau

instructions concerning inyestigation or surveillance of RING

and Bureau instructions concerning various other investigation

at Memphis, Tenn.

Questins were asked concerning the rélationship

between the Hemphis Office and both the Memphis Police Depart

ment and Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

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A series of questions was asked concerning current

organized crime at hemphis, tenn. These questions were

believed by sA lolE to be beyond the scope of lnquiry and

SA LOVE declined to furnish any information concerning

current organized crime at Memphis and denied any knowledge

of any current organized crime.

Questions were asked concerning Intelligence Unit,

Memphis Police Department, Memphis Police Department under-

cover officers and informants.

The above represents highlights of this intrview

which included questions concerning SA LOWE'S remembrance of

during. 19o? and 1y00,

nas a endan te assass nation of DE. MARTIN LUTHER

DING, Uh.

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4/10/73

DIRECTOR (02-117290)

ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGELIENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAG, MEMPHIS (66-2197)(P)

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

5, 7-18:02

#:4271124427113

and Menphie Bureas teletype to Atlanta, Los Angeles

Enclosed for the bureau under separate cover

are 14 volumes containing xerox copies of serials from the

Memphis file on the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

(scic).

111 1A exhibits and all serials have been copied

of accounted for. The following serlals have been furnish-

ed to the Bureau in connection with cases captioned:

DERNARD S. LEE,

CLARENCE M. KELLEY,

ET AL

(U.S+ DoG., D.G.)

CIVIL, ACTION #76-1185

DUFILE 62-117194

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SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE (SCLC), V.

CLARENCE M. KELLEY,

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CIVIL ACTOR: 476-1186

BUFILE 62-117193

Serial 47 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta

LIM dated 4/5/65, captioned "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF

THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIR CONFERENCE, INTERNAL

SECURITY - G,"

Serial 48 of Memphis file 157-156 is Atlanta

airtel to bureau dated 4/5/65, captioned "COLINFIL OF

SCIC, IS - Co

Serial 49 of Memphis file 157-166, which Is

Atlanta letterhead memorandum dated 4/30/65, captioned

"COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADER

SHIP CONFERENCE; INTERÍAL, SECURITY - C."

Serial 50 of Memphis file 157-166, wbich is

Atlanta airtel to Bureau dated 4/30/65, captioned "COMINTIL

OF SCLG, IS = G,* Atlanta file 100-5718, Buffle 100-438794

Serial 87 of Memphis file 157-166 is report of

SA ALDEN F. MILIER; dated 3/25/66, at Atlanta, captioned

"COUSING TON OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADER-

Serial 111 of Memphis file 157-166 is report of

Serial 133 of Memphis file 157-1G6 is Atlanta reo

port of SA ALAN G. SENTINELLA, dated 5/19/67, captioned

"COMERFIL OF SOLG.

IS - G."

captioned "COMINFIL OF" SCIG, IS - C."

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Serial 498 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta

report of SA ALAN G. SENTINELLA, dated 9/6/68, captioned

"COMTINFIL OF SCIG, IS - G."

"COMINEIL DE SCLE, Rug 15 Le

All other serials not copied are listed on

copieshtorm PD-338 which were xeroxed and are enclosed

herwwith.

The hemphis Office is currently processing in-

formation requested by HSCA involving Memphis file on the

United Klans oi Andrica.

When completed, the information

will be promptly submitted to the Bureau.

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TO:

FROI:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTENTION

CONGRESSIONAL, INQUIRY UNIT.

RECORDS HANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, NEPHIS (66-2197) °(P)

HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (ISCA)

BUDED: 4/12/78

AN OREGO WORSHED

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Re Burcau teletype to Memphis dated 3/28/78 and

Bureau teletype to Atlanta, Los Angeles, and lemphis dated

3/29/75.

Inclosed undor separate cover for the Bureau are

2 volumes containing Xerox copies of serials maintained in

Hemphis file 100-4105 captioned "HATTIN LUTHER KING, JR.;

SECURITY LATTER - C."

The enclosed naterial contains copies of or accounts

for all serials maintained in Hemphis file 100-4105. This

file contains no 1-A exhibits and no bully exhibits.

Serials 15, 10, 33, and 34 were sent to the Bureau

in connection with casos entitled "BERNARD S. LEE VI

CLARINCE H. KELLEY,

D.C.) CIVIL ACTION

#76-1185,"

BUfile 62-117194,

IT AL, (U.S.D.GSOUTHOTY CHRISTIAN LEADIN-

SHIP CORTERENCE (SCLC), VS CLARMICE I. KELLEY, ET AL (U.S.D.C.,

D.C.) CIVIL ACTION #76-1186, " Eufile 62-117193.

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Serial 15 of Loaphis Lile 100-1105 is Atlanta

Its dated 6/13/65 captioned "HANTIN LUTHER KING, JR.;

SEE - C.**

crial 16 of Lemphis file 100-4105 is Atlanti

irtel to the Bureau dated G/18/65 captioned "LANTIl

LUTHER KING, JN.; SA - C."

Serial 33 of Hemphis file 100-1105 is Atlanta

teletype to the Bureau, Hemphis, and Jackson dated 6/3/66

captioned "RACIAL HATTERS, HEPHIS, TENNESSES" and "HARTIN

Sorial 34 of licnphis file 100-1105 is Atlanta

telatype to the Burcau, Chicago, and lemphis dated 6/9/66

captioned "HANTIN LUTHER KING, JI.; SH- C."

The Lemphis Office is processing the SCLC file and

Pil] promptly submit appropriate material when completed.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA); BUDED: APRIL 21, 1978.

IN •CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION

OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE HSCA HAS REQUESTED ACCESS TO FIELD

OFFICE FILES IN THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS: 1• ATLANTA-ENTIRE

SECURITY FILE CONCERNING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JRO, (AT FILE 100-5586) .

2. MEMPHIS-ENTIRE SECURITY FILE CONCERNING KING (100-4185), AND THE

ENTIRE SECURITY FILE CONCERNING COMINFIL, SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE (SCLC) (157-166). 3. LOS ANGELES-KING SECURITY FILE

(105-57229), AND COMINFIL, SCLC (1OD-6514I), BUT ONLY FOR THE PERIOD

JANUARY 1, 1967, THROUGH JUNE 30, 1968.

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RECIPIENTS SHOULD FURNISH FBIHQ ONE LEGIBLE COPY OF DOCUMENTS IN

THE ABOVE FILES. IT WILL ONLY'BE NECESSARY TO FURNISH

A COPY OF THE FIRST PAGE OF ANY SERIAL PREVIOUSLY SENT TO FBIKQ.

ALL OTHER SERIALS IN THESE FILES WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY

FURNISHED TO FBIHQ SHOULD BE REPRODUCED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

ITEMS WHICH CANNOT BE READILY PHOTOCOPIED SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS,

MAGAZINES, OR OTHER BULKY ITEMS, SHOULD BE DESCRIBED

IN THE COVER AIRTEL SUBMITTING THE MATERIAL TO FBIHQ.

ALL MATERIAL SHOULD BE FORWARDED BY COVER AIRTEL TO FBIHQ,

• ATTENTION CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION,

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DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) • BUDED

MARCH 24, 1978.

REBUTEL MARCH 21, 1978.

MEMPHIS CASE AGENTS WHO HANDLED INVESTIGATION OF THE

UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA) DURING 1967-1968 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SA MERRILL E. MC CLOUGHAN WAS ASSIGNED THE UKA CASE

DURING PERIOD JUNE 13, 1966 - MAY 6, 1968. THE CASE WAS

REASSIGNED TO SA ROBERT FITZPATRICK ON MAY 7, 1968, AND WAS

SO ASSIGNED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF 1968. SA MC CLOUGHAN

RETIRED IN 1968. HIS CURRENT ADDRESS IS NOT KNOWN TO THE

MEMPHIS OFFICE. SA FITZPATRICK IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO

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UNCLAS

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA).•

BUDED MARCH 24, 978.

IN CONNECTION WITH ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE HSCA DESIRES TO

IDENTIFY AND POSSIBLY LATER INTERVIEW CASE AGENT (S) WHO

HANDLED INVESTIGATION OF THE UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA)

DURING 1967-1968 IN THE ABOVE OFFICES..

• IN RESPONSE TO THIS HSCA REQUEST, RECIPIENIS FURNISH :

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JANUARY, 1967, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1968. INCLUDE

APPROXIMATE TIME PERIODS IF MORE THAN ONE AGENT WAS

ASSIGNED UKA CASE AND CURRENT STATUS AND LOCATION OF

AGENT, IF. KNOWN.

SUBMIT RESULIS BY TELETYPE TO FBIHQ, ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNI, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISIONS

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ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE

DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) . BUDED

JAN. 13, 1978.

THE MURKIN INVESTIGATION WAS ASSIGNED TO SA JOE C.

HESTER, NOW RETIRED, ON APRIL 4, 1968, AND WAS REASSIGNED

TO SA BURL F. JOHNSON ON AUG. 1, 1977. THE MEMPHIS OFFICE

DID NOT HAVE A SQUAD BREAKDOWN AT THE TIME THE CASE WAS

• ASSIGNED TO SA HESTER. SA HESTER WAS ASSIGNED GENERAL

CRIMINAL WORK IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE

MURKIN INVESTIGATION. SA JOHNSON WAS ASSIGNED DOMESTIC

SECURITY AND CORRUPTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS INVESTIGATIONS

IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TIME THE MURKIN CASE WAS

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MEMPHIS FILE 100-4542 ENTITLED "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALIST HATE GROUPS, RACIAL MATTERS,"

WAS FIRST OPENED ON AUG. 28, 1967, AND ASSIGNED TO SA

JOSEPH H. KEARNEY, JR., NOW RETIRED, UNTIL IT WAS REASSIGNED

TO SA HOWELL S. LOWE ON MARCH 7, 1968. IT REMAINED SO

ASSIGNED UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED ON MAY I, 1971. MEMPHIS OFFICE

HAD NO SQUAD BREAKDOWN DURING THE PERIOD 1965-68. IMMEDIATELY

PRIOR TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THIS CASE, SA KEARNEY WAS INVOLVED

IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND SECURITY MATTER INVESTIGATIONS, AND SA

LOWE WAS INVOLVED IN RACIAL AND SECURITY MATTER

INVESTIGATIONS.

MEMPHIS FILE 100-4704 ENTITLED''NEW LEFT,

COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAN", WAS OPENED ON MAY 15, 1968,

AND ASSIGNED TO LAWRENCE J. OLSON. IT WAS REASSIGNED TO

SA BURL F. JOHNSON ON FEB. 29, 1971, AND REMAINED SO ASSIGNED

UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED ON APRIL 12, 1971. SA'S OLSON AND

JOHNSON WERE INVOLVED IN SECURITY MATTER INVESTIGATIONS

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MEMPHIS FILE 100-4046 ENTITLED "COMMUNIST PARTY, USA,

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM" WAS ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H.

LAWRENCE, NOW RETIRED, ON THE FOLLOWING OCCASIONS:

OPENED JULY 23, 1964, PLACED IN RUC STATUS APRIL 29,

1966; REOPENED AUG. 24, 1966, PLACED IN RUC STATUS AUG. 30,

1966; REOPENED MARCH 31, 1967, PLACED IN RUC STATUS JUNE 13,

1967; REOPENED OCT. 18, 1967, PLACED IN RUC STATUS DEC. 20,

1967. IT REMAINED IN RUC STATUS UNTIL DEC. 26, 1974.

SA LAWRENCE WAS INVOLVED IN SECURITY AND RACIAL MATTER

INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT OF THIS CASE

ON EACH OCCASION.

MEMPHIS FILE 157-576 ENTITLED "COUNTER INTELLIGENCE

PROGRAM, DISRUPTION OF HATE GROUPS" WAS FIRST OPENED ON

SEPT. 4, 1964, AND ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, ANDX

WAS PLACED IN RUC STATUS ON JUNE 15, 1965. THIS CASE WAS

REOPENED JUNE 18, 1965, AD PLACED IN RUC STATUS ON SEPT. 9,

1965. IT WAS REOPENED JAN. 2, 1966, AND ASSIGNED TO SA

LAWRENCE. IT WAS REASSIGNED TO SA MERRILL E. MC CLOUGHAN ON

JUNE 3, 1966. SA MC CLOUGHAN IS NOW RETIRED. IT WAS

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REASSIGNED TO SA ROBERT E. FITZPATRICK ON MAY 10, 1968, AND

REMAINED SO ASSIGNED UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED ON MAY 1, 1971.

IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT OF THIS CASE, SA LAWRENCE*

WAS INVOLVED IN SECURITY AND RACIAL MATTER INVESTIGATIONS,

SA HILLIN WAS INVOLVED IN SECURITY AND RACIAL MATTER

INVESTIGATIONS, SA MC CLOUGHAN WAS INVOLVED IN RACIAL MATTER

INVESTIGATIONS, AND SA FITZPATRICK WAS INVOLVED IN CIVIL

RIGHTS AND GENERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.

MEMPHIS FILE 100-4105 ENTITLED "MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR., SECURITY MATTER - C" WAS OPENED ON JAN. 2, 1965, AND

ASSIGNED TO SA WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE, AND WAS SO ASSIGNED UNTIL

IT WAS CLOSED ON APRIL 11, 1968. SA LAWRENCE WAS ASSIGNED

SECURITY AND RACIAL MATTER INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR

TO ASSIGNMENT OF THIS CASE.

MEMPHIS FILE 157-166 ENTITLED "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF

THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHP CONFERENCE" (COMINFIL SCLC)

IS - C, WAS FIRST OPENED IN THE MEMPHIS OFFICE ON SEPT. 26,

1961. IT WAS PLACED IN RUC STATUS AND RE-OPENED A NUMBER OF

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TIMES PRIOR TO PERIOD 1965-68. IT WAS OPENED AND ASSIGNED

• DURING THIS PERIOD AS FOLLOWS:

IT WAS REOPENED AND ASSIGNED TO SA JOSEPH H. KEARNEY,

JR., ON FOLLOWING OCCASIONS:

REOPENED JULY 12, 1965, PLACED IN RUC STATUS NOV. 17,

1965; REOPENED NOV. 17, 1965, PLACED IN RUC STATUS JAN. 31,

1966, REOPENED APRIL 29, 1966, PLACED IN RUC STATUS MAY 20,

1966.

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REOPENED DEC. 19, 1967, PLACED IN RUC STATUS JAN. 15,

1968; REOPENED JUNE:27,, 1968, PLACED IN RUC STATUS JULY 17,

1972.

SA KEARNEY WAS INVOLVED IN RACIAL AND SECURITY MATTER

AND CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE

ASSIGNMENTS OF THIS CASE. SA LOWE WAS INVOLVED IN RACIAL

AND SECURITY MATTER INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE

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A REVIEW OF MEMPHIS COINTELPRO FILES AND FILES ON THE

SECURITY MATTER INVESTIGATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR., AND INTERNAL SECURITY INVESTIGATION OF SCLC REVEALED

NO INSTANCES WHERE COUNTER INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES WERE

EITHER CONSIDERED OR CARRIED OUT AGAINST KING AND THE SCIC.

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FM DIRECTOR (62-117290)

TO ATLANTA (ROUTINE)

BIRMINGHAM (ROUTINE)

CHICAGO (ROUTINE)

LOS ANGELES (ROUTINE)

LOUISVILLE (ROUTINE)

MEMPHIS (ROUTINE)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

MIAMI (ROUTINE)

#: 4271121427113

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

SI. LOUIS (ROUTINE)

BT

EFTO

-66-2197

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA), BUREAU

DEADLINE JANUARY 13, 1978.

THE HSCA IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (MURKIN). BY LETTER

DATED DECEMBER 13, 1977, THE HSCA REQUESTED THE FBI PROVIDE

THE FOLLOWING:

66-2127-30

9. 360

Mote

pix

B. TOANSON.

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81187

(1) IDENTIFICATION OF FIELD OFFICE CASE AGENT(S)

ASSIGNED TO THE MURKIN INVESTIGATION IN ALL ABOVE LISTED

OFFICES (EXCEPT LOUISVILLE). INCLUDED SHOULD BE THE

DIVISION, SECTION OR SQUAD OF ASSIGKMENT AND THE NATURE OF

THE AGENT'S ASSIGNMENT INMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVLVEMENT

IN THE NURKIN INVESTIGATION. Denul lusial

(2) IDENIIFICATION OF FIELD OFFICE CASE AGENT(S)

ASSIGNED TO COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (COINTELPRO) EFFORTS DIRECTED

AGAINST KING AND THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

(SCLC) DURING THE PERIOD 1965-1968 IN ALL ABOVE LISTED

OFFICES. AS ABOVE, INCLUDED SHOULD BE THE DIVISION, SECTION

OR SQUAD OF ASSIGNMENT AND THE NATURE OF THE AGENT'S

ASSIGNOPT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE

COINTELPRO, KING AND SCLC INVESTIGATIONS.

BECAUSE MOST COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY AGAINST KING

AND SCLC WAS HANDLED IN THE SUBSTANTIVE INVESTIGATIONS, YOU

SHOULD IDENTIFY THE CASE AGENT (S) INVOLVED IN THE SECURITY

INVESTIGATIONS OF KING AND SCLC, AS WELL AS THE COINTELPRO.

THIS REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE INSTANCES WHERE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

ACIIVITIES WERE EITHER CONSIDERED OR CARRIED OUT AGAINST

KING AND SCLC.

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RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY TELETYPE TO THE

ATTENTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, SPECIAL

INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, BY JANUARY 13, 1978.

UNDER CURRENT OPERATING PROCEDURES EXISTING BETWEEN

THE DEPARTMENI OF JUSTICE AND THE HSCA, DISCLOSURE OF ABOVE

AGENT INDENTITIES TO THE ASCA CANNOT BE PREVENTED. HOWEVER,

THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION OF FBIHQ IS NEGOTIATING WITH THE

HSCA IN EFFORT TO LIMIT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF ANY

AGENT PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE COINTELPRO ACTIVITIES. SUCH

AGREEMENT WOULD FOLLOW PRECEDENT OF THE SENATE SELECT

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE WHICH IN ITS REPORI DURING 1976

DID NOT LIST THE NAMES OF ANY FBI PERSONNEL BELOW THE POSITION

OF SECTION CHIEF.

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TO ALBANY (ROUTINE)

JACKSONVILLE (ROUTINE)

MELPHIS (ROUTINE)

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

NEW YORK (ROUTINE)

PORTLAND (ROUTINE)

BT

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS.UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2-18-02 BY 60290/Bec/048/381

+4271121427113

CLEAR

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION BY THE HSCA INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE SIAFF WENBERS OF

THE ISCA HAVE REQUESTED TO INTERVIEW THE FOLLOWING AGENIS: •

SA WILLIAM F. KUSCH - PORTLAND DIVISION

SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI - LEW ORLEANS DIVISION

SA PATRICK J. COLLINS - NEW YORK DIVISION

SA RENE DUMAINE (FORMER) - ALBANY

1 66-2197-28

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CLEAR

SA RAMON W. STRATION - PORTLAND DIVISION

SA ROBERT C. HAINES - JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

SA JOE C. HESTER (FORMER) - MEMPHIS DIVISION

AGENI COLARELLI IS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON MONDAY,

NOVEMBER 14, 1977. AGENIS COLLINS AND HAINES ARE SCHEDULED

FOR INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1977. AGENTS KUSCH

• AND STRATION ARE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 17, 1977.

ALBANY CONTACI FORMER SA DUMAINE, I NORTH CENTER LANE,

BALLSION, NEW YORK, AND DETERMINE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE HE

MAY BE INTERVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE. MEMPHIS OFFICE CONTACT

FORMER SA HESTER, 97 EAST LAFAYETTE CIRCLE, MENPHIS,

TENNESSEE, AND DETERMINE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR HIS

INIERVIEW. ALBANY AND MEMPHIS SUTEL RESULTS OF CONTACI WITH

DUMAINE AND HESTER.

ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED AGENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND ARE AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPAIE IN

HSCA INTERVIEW. AGENIS SHOULD REPORI TO FBIHQ ON THE DAY

PRIOR TO SCHEDULED INTERVIEW. REPORT TO ROON 3659 OR

8988

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CLEAR

FOR INSTRUCIIONS REGARDING THE INTERVIEW. SA DAMY O.

COULSON OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

FOR STAFF INTERVIEWS.

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TO MEMPHIS (ROUTINE)

BT

CLEAR

66-2197

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION BY THE HSCA INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN. LUTHER KING JR., THE STAFF MEMBERS OF

THE HSCA HAVE REQUESTED TO INTERVIEW FORMER SPECIAL AGENT

• HARVEY E. GYLFE, 6203 IVANHOE ROAD, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. GYLFE

IS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1977. HE

SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON, D. C., ON

NOVEMBER 15, 1977, AND TO REPORT IO ROOM 3659 OR 8988 AT FBIHQ.

GYLFE HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND IS

AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN. THE HSCA INTERVIEW. SA DANNY O

COULSON OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

FOR STAFF INTERVIEW.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED:

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

BT

DATE 7-18-02 BY 60298 p09/d/63

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0-7 (Rev. 7-12-76)"

30.

TO: SAC:

Albany

Houston

7 Oklahoma City

Albuquerque

Indianapolis

• Omaha

Alexandria

Jackson

Anchorage

Jacksonville

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Atlanta

Kansas City

Pittsburgh

Baltimore

Knoxville

Portland

Birmingham

Las Vègas

Richmond

Boston

Little Rock

Sacramento

Buffalo

Lös Angeles

St. Louis

Butte

Louisville

Salt Lake City

Charlotte

Memphis

San Antonio

Chicago

Cincinnati

MIami

San Diego

Milwaukee

San Francisco

Cleveland

Minneapolis

San Juan

Columbia

Mobile

Savannah

7/29/77

(Date)

TO LEGAT:

Bern

Bonn

Brasilia

Buenos Aires

Caracas .

Hong Kong

London

Madrid

Manila

Mexico City

Ottawa

Paris

Rome

Tokyo

Dallas

Newark

Seattle

Denver

New Haven

Springfield

Detroit

New Orleans

Tampa

El Paso

New York City

Washington Field

Honolulu

Norfolk

Quantico

3/SAC, New Rochelle (MRA)

ASAC, Rapid City ("Mini")

RE:

House Select Committee on Assassinations

(HSCA)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 9=8-02 BY 60290 /BCE/deg/48)

#: 4771171427113

Retention

For appropriate

• Dor information

optional

action

Surep, by .

The enclosed is for your information. If used"in a future report,

conceal all

sources,

7 paraphrase contents.

Enclosed are corrected pages from report of SA -

dated

Remarks: For information of Legat, Ottawa,

Memphis Office has advised that 110 pages of RCMP

reports were furnished District Attorney's

Office, Shelby County, Tennessee, on 7/25/68.

The HSCA earlier this year subpoenaed all

records of DA's Office pertaining to King

assassination. Attached documents concern

RCMP authorization for dissemination &* 2/97-

information to local authoritios;

66-2197-260

1. 1977

Enc.

Sor — MEMiMIS

Bufile

Urfile

FBI/DOJ

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P2249507 201 77

'EM OTTAWA (44-4) (RUC)

TO DIRECIOR (44-38861) PRIOR-

BI

EFT O

this patel wed

at orgial

MURKIN, CR

44-38861

ALL

TiLE ARE AT

NATLI AI

REOTTAIRIEL MARCH 1Ô, 1977.

FOR. INFORMATION OF FBIHQ, THE FOLLOWING IS NOTED:

ON ALLY 21, 1977, RCMP, OTTAWA, ADVISED THAI SUBSEQUENI

TO THEIR DENIAL OF A REQUEST IN MARCH, 1977 BY THE HOUSE SELECI

COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINAI IONS FOR PRODUCTION OF ALL ROMP RECORDS IN.

CAPTIONED MATTER, A REQUEST WAS RECEIVED. AT CANADIAN EMBASSY,

WASHINGTON, D.C., CONCERNING THE REFUSAL. AFTER SEVERAL DIS-

CUSSIONS WITH IHEIR CANADIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARIMENI, THE

RCMP STATED THEY WOULD CONSIDER ANSWERING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF

DRAFTED BY THE COMMITTEE.

RCMP, OTTAWA, ADVISED IHAI A LIST OF QUESTIONS HAS BEEN

RECEIVED IN WASHINGION, D.C., AND FROM A CURSORY STUDY THEY

BELIEVE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE IS IN POSSESSION OF MANY ORIGINAL

DOCUMENTS FURNISHED BY RCMP DURING IHAT PERIOD OF TIME. A DETAILED

STUDY WILL BE UNDERTAXEN AS SOON AS THE DOCUMENIS ARRIVE IN

OT TAWA.

66-2197-25

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MEHTNIS

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PAGE IWO OTT 44-4 EFT O

ROMP HEADQUARTERS IS FULLY AWARE THAI THE REPORIS AND DOCU-

MENTS PRECEDED IHE PRESENI SIT LATION INVOLVING CONFIDENIIALIIY AND

CAPTIONED MATTER WAS IN FACI A CRIMINAL MATTER AS CONTRASTED TO

SECURITY INVESI IGATIONS AND MOST OF THESE DOCUMENTS WOULD HAVE

-BEEN DISSEMINATED AT THE TIME TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN TENNESSEE.

RCMP WILL MOST PROBABLY REQUEST FBIHQ IO TRACE THE DISSEMINA-

TION OF REPORTS AFTER THEIR SIUY IS COMPLETED.

ABOVE INFORMATION IS FOR FBIHQ ONLY AND A SPECIFIC PROMISE OF

CONF IDENT IAL ITY WAS GIVEN•

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July 12, 1968

CODE

CABLEGRAM

URGENT

1 - Mr. McGowan

•I - Mx. Long

TO:

LEGATS, OTTAWA

PARIS

FROH:

TRACTOR, FBI (44-38861)

MURKIN

IN VIST OF PROSBEUIONN OF SUAUSCT EY TONSSES AURI-

TIES, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO DISSEMINATE TO THE THE RESULTS OF

INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY ROYAL. CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE AND

PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE, FURNISH BUREAU A

COMPLETE LISTING OF ITEMS SUBMITTED BY YOU AND ADVISE WHAT ITEMS

CAN BE DISSEMINATED TO TENNESSES AUTHORITIES.

MEMPHIS ADVISED

BY MAIL.

TIMU

:

saw.

VIA TELETYPE

- Foreign Liaion (leasath

Graham Day)

ENCIPHERED

T: +4 3886554842

...."

ALL FiLES

rational Archives

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VIA TELETYPE

JUL 1 9 1968

ENCIPHERED

Bdt:

Tolson

•NiT.

Deloach

Mr. DiOnT.

Mr.

Bishop-

: Mr.

Mr.

Conred..

-MI. Felt.

Mr. Gale.}

DiT. Rosen!

Mr.

Mr. Tarel

Mr.

Trotter

Tale. room

Miss Holmes

Miss

Gandy

OTT O 4 359PM X JL

URGENT 7-18-68

TO DIRÉCTOR 644-388612

FROM.LEGAT, OTTAWA (44-4) .1P

FIURKIN.•.

ALL F.LEs

Matral Archines

REBUTEL JULY TWELVE LAST •

REQUEST CONTAINED IN REBUTEL JULY TWELVE LAST WAS DISCUSSED

WITH ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER H. So COOPER, DIRECTOR OF CRIMINAL:

INVESTIGATION, RCMP HEADQUARTERS, ON JULY SEVENTEEN LASI AND :.

HE SAID NO OBJECTION TO FURNISHING TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES ANY OF

INFO DEVELOPED AS RESULI RCMP'S INVESTIGATION.

P

IN: VIEW ABOVE, ADVISE IF STILL NECESSARY TO SUBMIT COMFLETE

LISTING..

• END.

FUB

FBI WASH DC

cablegians

recat,

1-23-68

REC 22

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aa JUL 84,168.

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CODE

CABLEGRAM

URGENT

EX-114 TO LEGAT OTTAVA (41-4)

REC. 22'

FROM • DIRECIOR FBI (44-38861) 490₴

MURKIN

REURCAB. JULY EIGATEEN LAST.

YOU SHOULD FURNISH COMPLETE LISTING OF ITEMS

SUBMITTED BY YOU UNDER MURKIN CAPTION.

COPY MAILED HEMPHIS.

ALh FiLEiS

That's archeres

??.

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• FD-$6'TR5v. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date:

7-29-68

Transmit the following in

Via

Airtel

(Type in plaintezt or code)

AIR COURIER

(Priorizy)

TO :

Director, FBI (44-38861)

1

(14om:

Legates

Ottawa (44-4) (P)

Subject:

MURKIN

:

ALL FiLES

Mate Cerchines

ReBUcab 7-24-68.

There is set forth below a list of reports received

from the ReMP in this investigation, all or any portion of

which may be made available to Tennessee authorities.

items are listed in the order by date they were forwarded to

the Bureau:

Description

Date of Report

Date Sent

Bureau

Report RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

4-18-68

Report RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report RCMP Sub-Division,

London, Ontario

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

4-19-68

4-18-68

4-22-68

4-22-68

4-24-68

4-26-68

5-6-68

Report RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

4-26-68

5-6-68

Report RCMP "(" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of

RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

EX-100

5-2-68

5-17-68

5-3-68

5-17-68

Report of RCMp c" DavIsiOnREC-3

Вт-6844 5= 19-17-68

Montreal

41736856

Report of RCMP Sub-Division,

Quebec City

•5-9-686 AUG J 1968 5-22-68

C. - BISHOP i cc - Memphis (44-1987)

Bureau (1 cc - Liaison Direct)

I - OTT

MLI : jhc

(6)

Approved:

- Sent :

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19pagial Agent in Charge

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Description

Date of Report

Date Sent

Bureau:

Report of RCMP London,

Ontario, Sub-Division

Report of

RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP Detachment,

Windsor, Ontario

RCMP "A" Division reports

Ottawa, Ontario

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP "A" Division,.

Ottawa

Report of RCMP Sub-Division;

London, Ontario

RCMP Headquarters Criminal

Investigation Branch letter

RCMP "C" Division report,

Montreal

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP Detachment,

Hamilton, Ontario

Report of RCMP "O" Division,

Toronto, Ontario

Report of

RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP Sub-Division,

London, • Ontario

Report of RCMP "C" Division;,

Montreal

Report of

RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montreal

Letter Irom RCMP, Toronto,

Untario, to Ontario

PrOviNCIal POLICE

RCMP report from "O". Division,

Toronto

• Report of RCMP "C" Division,

Montrea1

:5-14-68

5-16-68

5-27-68

6-1-68

5-27-68

5-28-68

6-5-68

75÷30-68

÷6-13-68

'6-7-68

697-68

6-6-68

6÷13-68.

6-13-68

6-17-68

6-14-68

6÷17-68

7-4-68

6-28-68

7÷16-68

7-12-68

7÷9-68

5-24-68

5-24-68

6-4-68

My telex 6-4-68

6-7-68

= 6-7-68

6-7-68

6-11-68

6-13-68

6-17-68

6-17-68

6-18-68

6-18-68

6-20-68

6-21-68

6-24-68

7-8-68

7-15-68

7-16-68

• 7-19-68

7-23-68

7-25-68

It should be noted that enclosures to my airtel 6-3-68,

may also be utilized.

These were(a) Kennedy. Travel Bureau letter

to Passport Office 4-17-68; (b) application for passport executed

by Sneyd 4-16-68; (c) Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor

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to application by Sneyd.

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 2-18-02 BY 00290/BCE/deg/SS.

#:4271171427113

Panel Quizzes Ray Again

CON

ter

issassina-

smeeting

Brushy

ith James

ed stayer

on of the

968 kllhing

ng.

commit-

d Robert

charge ot

d at the

curity fa-

at directly

aides and

Jack Ker-

session in

nis moun

ary.

trial before a jury for the defendant

Ray last Tuesday before heading

fired the death-slug from a nearby

and let the truthfall whereit may,

back to Washington, D.C

boardinghouse.

Kershaw told newsmen.

prague

Lehner and three

others hurriedly held their discus.,

Ray was taken into custody in

Kershaw said he had no idea why

sion last week at.this isolated East

England, returned to Memphis and

the staff membersneeded to return

Tennessee facility and then, just as

pleaded guilty to the crime, but

today for a second interview with

quickly, rushed back to the na-

ever since has been trying to re-l

Ray. "That's just a fine example of

tion's capital where they reported

cant his plea.

Washington

bureaucracy," he

to House committee members.

commented.

Kershaw described last week's

Ray was not expected to disclose

meeting with Ray as a "conversa-

anything new to the committee

The lawyer also said he doubted

tion" rather than an interrogation.

investigators that has not already

that hay's brother, Jerry, was

Ray's latest of 10 lawyers since his

"Raoul,"

been publicized.

the man described by

1968 arrest said the committee

In May 1971 he tried to escape

Ray as having duped him.

investigators

"thoroughly, care-

this facility, but apparently chose

fully and painstaking" had gone

the wrong underground tunnel to

"Jerry Ray would be the most

improbable Raoul I've ever come

over the details of the slaying of

effect his getaway and was forced

King.

out of the tunnel by steam.

across," Kershaw said. "Jerry is a

Ray cowered against a cyclone

jokester — a clown," he added.

The civil rights leader was slain

fence outside the maximum secu-

It remained unclear why the

April 4, 1968, while standing on the

rity building, was spotted by

assassination committee investi-

balcony of Memphis' Lorraine

guards and surrendered without

gators spent only two hours with

Hatel, Police said a sniper had

resistance.

Classificallon:*

Characior:

Title:

66-2193-24

Editor:

Author:

Edition:

Dato:

INDEXED

SEARC

77

NASHVLLLE,

TENN.

NASAVILLE

BANNER

PAGE

12

(Indiculo page, name of

-nowspaper, cily and stais.)

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Routing Slip

0-8.ARex., 12-17-73)

TO: SAC:

Albany *

Albuquerque

Alexandria

Anchorage

Atlanta

Baltimore

Birmingham

Boston

Buffalo

Butte

Charlotte

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbia

Dallas

Denver

Detroit

El Paso

Honolulu

(Copies

fices Checked)

RE:

Houston

Indianapolis

Jackson

Jacksonville

Kansas City

Knoxville

Las Vegas

Little Rock

Los Angeles

Louisville

Memphis

Miami

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

Mobile

Newark

New Haven

New Orleans

New York City

Norfolk

1 Oklahoma City

Omaha

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland

Richmond

Sacramento

St. Louis

Salt Lake City

San Antonio

San Diego

San Francisco

San Juan

Savannah

Seattle

Springfield

Tampa

Washington Field

Quantico

TO LEGAT:

• Beirut

J Bern

Bonn

Brasilia

Buenos Aires

Caracas

Hong Kong

London

Madrid

Manila

Mexico City

Ottawa

Paris

Rome

Singapore

1 Tel Aviv

• Tokyo

Date

3/22/77

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

(MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.) 66-2197

Retention

For appropriate

• For information E optional

action

→ Surep, by

[X] The enclosed is for your information. If used in a future report,

sources, J. paraphrase contents.

• Enclosed are corrected pages from report of SA -

dated

Remarks:

ALL INFORATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

#427112/427113

( conceal all

ARCHED

• INDEXED

CHIALIZED

FILED

MAR 2 4 1977

PAL - MEMPHIS

NIS

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than

LSONDI 8792148

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AQ: 202148Z, MẠR 77

FM LOUISVILLE 0100- 4583) : (P)

TO DEBECTOR IMMEDIATE

Ricano

FEL

0F

EYESTICA

CONNUMICATIBIS

EF. F.T:0:

HOUSE SELECT CONNIITES ON ASSASSINATIONS CHARTIN LUTHER

OW MARCH 20, 1977, MO

G. (GENE) SNYDER, UNITED STATES

REPRESENTATIVE, FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICI, KENTUCKY

APPEARING ON WAS " TV. "NEWS CONFERENCE" TAPED MARCH', 18, 1977,.

AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, REVEALED. THAT HE BELIEVED. INVESTI-

GATION BY HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE: ON ASSASSINATIONS

(NSCA)

WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE, EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT INITIALLY VOTE

H3 FUNDING OF SAME: SNYDER INDICATED THAT HE HAD CHANGED

HIS MIND IN LIGHT OF SOME RECENT INFORMATION WHICH HE WOULD

CAREFULLY EXPLAIN SO AS TO NOT ADROP SOMEBODY IN" OR " SAY

ANYTHING WRONG ABOUT SOMEBODY, THAT SHOULDN'T BE SAID"

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SNYDER INDICATED IHAT HE HAD RECEIVED LETTER A.

FEW WEEKS AGO FROM "CITIZEN" WHO IS RETIRED AFTER MANY

YEARS; FROM RESPONSIBLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT THIS

"CITIZEN, NOT FURTHER DESCRIBED, HAD

SEEN APPROACHED BY

THREE (3): "FBI OFFICERS", AND. THREE (3) OR FOUR (4) " PROMINENT

PEOPLE AI THAT TIME IN THAI FOLICE DEPARTMENT".. SNYDER

NOIDD: THAT. THIS UNNAMED "CITIZEN" RECEIVED IHIS "OFFER"

ON INO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN HIS AUTOMOBILE WHERE HE. HAD

TAPE RECORDER SECRETED: TAPES WERE MADE OF THE "OFFER" ON

BOTH OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, ONE LAPE WAS SUESESUENTLY STOLEN

OTHER TAPE "CITIZENS RETAINED AND FURNISHED SAME TO HSCA

AFTER REPORTEDLY IRAVELING TO WASHINGTON, D. CO, AT HIS OWN

EXPENSE,

SNYDER HAS SPOKEN WITH "CITIZEN". PERSONALLY AND IN.

SUYDER'S OPINION, "CITIZEN" APPEARS TO BE RESPONSIBLE.

SNYDER

BELIEVES INSTANT "LEAD" AND OTHER LEADS SHOULD BE "CHECKED

OUT".: BECAUSE OF INSTANT: "LEAD", UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE

SAMUEL La DEVINE. (OHIO), RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF HSCA,

NOU INTENDS TO VOTE FOR: CONTINUATION OF HSCA FUNDING

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• SNYDER REVEALS THAT LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN "REGULAR

UNITED STATES MAIL" AND IHAT BASIC ALLEGATION IS THAT UNNAMED

"CITIZEN", WHO

IS RETIRED. FOLICEMAN, WAS APPROACHED BY.

"MEMBERS OF FBI AND UNNAMED FOLICE DEPARIMENT". AND ENCOURAGED

TO ASSASSINATE MARI IN LUTHER KING, JR.

WHEN ASKED WHY SMYDER

RECEIVED LETIER, SNYDER REPLIED "TIME WILL HAVE TO TELL AND

•THAT HE "DIDN'T WANT TO GO

! INTO THAT""

SNYDER FURTHER REVEALED THAT. UNNAMED "CITIZEN". HAS

BEEN TO WASHINGTON AND. THAT HSCA. NOW HAS. POSSESSION OF

TAPE RECORDING WHICH IS BEING. "WASHED DOWN" TO ELIMINATE:

BACKGROUND NOISES SUCH AS. RUNNING AUTOMOBILE ENGINE. SNYDER

HAS HEARD TAPE HIMSELF AND DESCRIBED SAMÈ AS HAVING " SOME

PRETTY INAUDIBLE

SECTIONS" WHICH ARE BEING WORKED ON AT PRESENI.

SNYDER NOT ED. IHAT TAPE PURPORTS. TO DEAL WITH INSTANT SUBJECT

MATTER.

SHYDER INDICATED THAT HE COULD GOI AITEST TO

•AUTHENTICITY OF. TAPE RECORDING SINCE HE WAS NOT ELECIRONICS

EXPERI, BUT NOTED SAME MUST BE DETERMINED.

SNYDER DECLINED TO ANSWER INTERROGATORIES AS IQ WHETHER

LETTER CAME FROM HIS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICI OR LOUISVILLE,

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KENTUCKY, NOTING HE DID NOT THINK HE OUGHT: TO PLACE UNNAMED

"CITIZEN' IN JEOPARDY IF ALLEGATION IS TRUE, OR PEOPLE

MENTIONED THEREIN IN JEOPARDY IF' ALLEGATION. FALSE. SNYDER

BELIEVES HECA WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHEN NAMES OF INDIVIDALS

ALLEGEDLY: INVOLVED ARE TO BE RELEASED AND MADE PUBLIC.

SUNDER DECLINED ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON MATTER, NOTING:

THAT IF ALLEGATIONS WERE TRUE, UNNAMED. "CITIZEN" FURNISHING

BASIS FOR SAME WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY FROM FI AND OTHERS

NAMED IN LETTER, AND IF ALLEGATION NOT TRUE,: "RESPONSIBLE.

PERSONS" WOULD LIKEWISE BE IN JEOPARDY. SNYDER ASSUMED THAT

HSCA WOULD GIVE INDIVIDUALS NAMED, IU LETTER, OPPORIUNITY

TO EXPRESS THENSELVES AT APPROPRIATE TIME.

ON MARCH 19, 1977, "COURLER-JOURNAL", DAILY HEWSPAPER

OF GENEPAL: CIRCULATION, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, CARRiED:

ARTICLE CAPTIONED "SNYDER, GIVES PANEL ALLEGAIION OF PLOT TO.

ASSASSINATE KING", WHEREIN SNYDER IS REPORTED TO HAVE

REVEALED, DURING TAPING OF ABOVE TELEVISION NEWS CONFERENCE,

THAT: HE HAD TURNED: OVER TO ASCA AN ALLEGATION THAT FBI

AGENTS AND POLICE PLOTTED TO KILL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

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•SNYDER IS REPORTED TO HAVE RECEIVED THE ABOVE-MENTIONED

LETTER IN "LATE FEBRUARY': FROM FORMER POLICEMAN WHO CLAIMS

HE: WAS IWICE OFFERED 5550, 00B ID. KILL KING: SNYDER REPORTEDLY

WOULD NOT REVEAL NAME OF FORMER POLIGEMAN OR. NAMES OF THREE

(3) FBI- AGENIND POLICEMEN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN. PLOT:

SNEER MADE NO CONNECTION BETWEEN ALLEGED OFFER MADE TO

UNWAMED RETIRED POLICEMAN WITH MORE THAN IWENTY: (20) YEARS

SERVICE, AND ACTUAL KILLING OF KING:

RICHARD A. SPRAGUE, CHIEF COUNSEL: FOR HSCA, IS QUOTED

AS HAVING SAID MARCH IS, 1977, THAT SNYDER HAD TURNED ÖVER

MATERIAL CONTAINING THE ALLEGATION TO HSCA AND THAT MATTER IS

CURRENILY "UNDER INVESTIGATION"

SNYDER REPORTEDLY INDICATED THAI FORMER POLICEMAN HAD

ATTEMPTED TO TURN TAPE REVEALING $500, 000 OFFER, OVER TO

ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES EARL RAY, CONVICIED XILLER OF, MARTIN

LUTHER KINGS URUG BUT WAS FINALLY ASKED BY INVESIIGATOR. FOR

ATTORNEYS; "WHERE HE PLANNED TO HIDE IF HE TRIED TO DO

ANYTHING. WITH: JAPE"

SAMUEL L. DEVINE, UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE (OHIO),

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HERET OFORE MENTIONED, WHO IS FORMER FEDERAL BUREAU OF

INVESTIGATION (FBI) AGENT; REPORTEDLY HAS CHECKED INTO

BACKGROUND OF RETIRED POLICEMAN AND FOUND HIM TO BE

"SOLID' CITIZEN"

ACCOUNT APPEARING IN "COURIER-JOURNAL" AS HIGHLIGHTED

ABOVE IS REPORTEDLY BASED ON COMEWENTS MADE BY SNYDER

DURING TAPING OF WHAS-IV "NEWS CONFERENCE" PROGRAM BROADCAST

MARCH 20, 1977. MOWEVER, NO MENTION WAS MADE BY SNYDER

OF 55DD, ODD AMOUNT ALLEGEDLY OFFERED RETIRED POLICEMAN,

DURING WHAS-IV "NEWS CONFERENCE" AS BROADCAST ON MARCH 2D,

1977.

ADMINISTRAT IVE:

RE. LOUISVILLE TELCALLS TO BUREAU,. MARCH 19; 1977, AND

MARCH 20, 1977.

PURSUANT TO BUREAU. INSTRUCTIONS, LOUISVILLE TRANSMITTING

"COPY OF MARCH 19, 1977, "COURIER-JOURNAL" ARTICLE TO FBIHQ

VIA TELECOPIER FASCIMILE: TAPE RECORDING OF WHAS-IV " NEWS.

CONFERENCE* AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLE COPIES BEING FORWARDED FBIHQ

BY AIRTEL MARCH 21, 1977. LOUISVILLE WILL FOLLOW AND REPORT

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Shelby Officials Give

Panel Ray Evidence

By MORRIS CUNNINGHAM®

March 31 unless the House grants it an

From Thie Commercial Appeal

extension and more money.

Washington Bureau

'Only 6 of the committee's 12 members

showed up for the Friday afternoon ses-

WASHINGTON - Two Shelby County

sion. Rep. Harold. Ford of Memphis was

officials delivered to the House Select

among the missing. His office staff said

Committee on Assassinations Friday the

they didn't knowy his whereabouts.

carefully preserved evidence used in the

trial and conviction of James Earl Ray, for

Stokes, who moved up to succeed: Rep.

Henry Gonzalez (D-Texas) as chairman,

-the 1968 murder of Dr. Martin Luther

introduced. Gonzalez' replacement on the

King Jr.

committee, Rep. Robert Edgar (D-Pa.)

The hundreds, of items included the

slain civil rights leader's: bloody shirt and

Gonzalez; frustrated and embittered over

his relations with committee counsel Rich-

handkerchief, a photograph of his body ard Sprague; quit:last week.

with blood clotted on the neck, and the

30.06 rifle with-telescope from which the

Stokes read into the record two previ-

state says Ray fired the fatal shot.

ously publicized letters the committee has

J. A./Blackwell, Shelby; County criminal

received from Ray. He also-put into the

court clerk, and his deputy, Charles: Kost-

record a document signed by Ray in

er, delivered the several boxes under a

which; Ray waived his attorney client

court order issued. Thursday.

privilege in respect to Percy Foreman, the

Blackwell, who has held his office for

Texas attorney who represented Ray at

25-years; testified the materials häve.been

the trial in Memphis at which Ray. pleaded

in his custody since the trial. He said he

guilty, and accepted a 99-year sentence.

and Koster kept it in sight on the plane

the walyer may make it possible for

• from Memphis.

the committee to subpena: Foreman and

Blackwell checked off the materials,

-compel. him to testity or face a contempt

of Congress citation, according. to a law-

item by item, from an inventory, as the

yer attached.to the committee stäff, Fore-

committee formally, took possession.

man. previously has been protected by the

Committee Chairman Louis Stokes D- attorney-client privilege.

Ohio) was uncertain how long the commit

committee,

striving to make a

tee: will-keep- the materials. But he said: record that will justify.its continued exist-

they will be carefully checked

and

'encé, is desperately seeking a "name" Wit-

analyzed. In response to a question he

ness to put on the stand at: a public hear-

said. it was "possible" the rifle might be

ing before the March 31 deadline.

test-fired:

Ray, and Ray's brother, Jerry, are top.

The committee, which is literally fight-

prospects. Foreman may haye moved into

-ing for its life, is scheduled to die on:

the picture.

(indicale poge, name of

newspaper, city and siate.)

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SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

DATE:

12/2/76

ReBuAirtel 11/29/76.

Effective 12/7/76, you arerlieved of your supervisory

responsibilities for an indefinite perod so that you can devote

full time to a review of the MARTIN LUTHER KING Assassination file.

Responsibility for Desk #4 is assigned to SA JAMES

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FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU, THE NOVEMBER 23, 1976

EDITION OF THE "COMMERCIAL APPEAL", A DAILY NEWSPAPER AT

MEMPHIS, REFLECTS THAT INVESTIGATORS FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ARE

CURRENTLY IN MEMPHIS REVIEWING RECORDS OF THE KING MURDER WHICH

ARE NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

ATTORNEY GENERAL. SUBPOENAS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVED ON THE

SHELBY COUNTY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

TO DATE, THIS OFFICE HAS HAD NO CONTACT WITH THE HOUSE

COMMITTEE INVESTIGATORS.

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RE BUTEL SEPTEMBER 28, 1976.

RECENT ARTICLES APPEARING IN LOCAL PRESS INDICATE THAT THIS

COMMITTEE WILL SOON BE PREPARING TO HOLD MEETINGS AND THEREAFTER

WILL CONDUCT PUBLIC SESSIONS.

AN ARTICLE APPEARING IN THE NOVEMBER 17, 1976, ISSUE OF

THE "COMMERCIAL APPEAL," A DAILY NEWSPAPER AT MEMPHIS, STATES

THAT LAWYERS FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE MURDER

OF DR. KING CHARGED THAT DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE HAD BEEN

DESTROYED SINCE THE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES IN MEMPHIS CONTACTED THE STATE

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OTHER POLICE OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS THIS OFFICE. DENIALS WERE

RECEIVED FROM ALL INDIVIDUALS CONTACTED THAT ANY DOCUMENTS

INVOLVING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE MURDER OF DR. KING HAD BEEN

DESTROYED.

IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE KING ASSASSINATION OCCURRED

IN MEMPHIS, IT CAN REASONABLY BE ANTICIPATED THAT THE BULK OF

THE WORK BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE CONDUCTED

IN THIS LOCALE. FBIHQ IS REQUESTED IO ADVISE MEMPHIS WHETHER

THERE HAS BEEN ANY INDICATION THUS FA& AS TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH

THE COMMITTEE WILL BE SEEKING TO QUESTION FBI PERSONNEL WHO

WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVESTIGATION. SINCE THE BULK OF THE

INVESTIGATIVE WORK ON THIS CASE WAS DONE BY THE MEMPHIS FBI

OFFICE, IT IS APPARENT THAT WE WILL BE ASKED BY THE COMMITTEE

TO ADVISE THEM OF THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED AND POSSIBLY TO

TURN OVER PERTINENT FILES.

AS THE BUREAU IS AWARE, THE KING ASSASSINATION AND RELATED

FILES IN MEMPHIS TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 14,0 VOLUMES AND OVER

10,000 SERIALS. ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT

ROLE IN THE FBI INVESTIGATION AT MEMPHIS HAVE SINCE RETIRED

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WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SA JOE C. HESTER WHO IS CURRENTLY

ASSIGNED TO MEMPHIS AS A FIELD SUPERVISOR AND WHO WAS THE CASE

AGENT ON THE ASSASSINATION INVESTIGATION.

IT IS SUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN AT THIS TIME

TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ITSELF OR ITS STAFF

MEMBERS WILL WANT TO BE GIVEN A THOROUGH BRIEFING OF THE SCOPE

OF THE FBI INVESTIGATION. IN VIEW OF THE MASSIVE NUMBER OF

SERIALS INVOLVED AND THE LENGTH OF TIME (EIGHT AND ONE-HALF YEARS)

SINCE THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED, SA HESTER ADVISED THAT HE

WILL NEED APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS FULL TIME TO REVIEW THIS MATTER•IN

ORDER TO HAVE A CURRENT OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FBI INVESTI-

GATION. IF FBIHQ AGREES THAT WE SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING FOR

THIS EVENTUALITY, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SA HESTER BE RELIEVED

OF HIS SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DEVOTE FULL TIME TO

INITIATING A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THIS INVESTIGATION SÒ THAT HE

CAN INTELLIGENTLY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.

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SUBTECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

(DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.)

Any press inquiry received which relates in any way

to this matter is to be referred to me personally.

If I am not available, the ASAC will handle.

In some instaces we will possibly need time to

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

(DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.).

As most of you are already aware, the United

States House of Representatives has appointed a House

Select

Committee on Assassinations which will hold

hearings concerning the assassination of President

JOHN F. KENNEDY and on the murder of Dr. MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR., at Hemphis.

is to what action should be taken in the event we-receive

inquiries from this Committee, and have been advised as

follows:

"Should any requests be received by Memphis

from captioned committee, such requests should be responded

to by informing the committee to contact the Office of

Congressional Affairs, Legal Counsel Division, FBIHQ. You

should also promptly notify FBIHQ of any such

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KING, JR.)

THE BUREAU WILL NOTE THAT MEMPHIS HAS OPENED A NEW CASE,

CAPTIONED AS ABOVE, IN WHICH TO HANDLE ALL CORRESPONDENCE

REGARDING THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS.

STORIES APPEARING IN THE NEWS MEDIA INDICATE THIS

COMMITTEE INTENDS TO HOLD HEARINGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, 1976. IT IS ANTICIPATED

HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY THE COMMITTEE AT MEMPHIS. SINCE IT

WILL BE EXPECTED THAT STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE COMMITTEE WILL

CONTACT THE MEMPHIS OFFICE FOR INFO RE OUR INVESTIGATION OF

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MEMPHIS OFFICE WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHAT ACTION

TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT FBI PERSONNEL ARE SUBPOENAED, IN THE

EVENT ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO REVIEW FBI FILES, IN THE EVENT

EFFORTS ARE MADE TO INTERVIEW FBI PERSONNEL, OR OTHERWISE

ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN INFO AVAILABLE TO THE MEMPHIS OFFICE.

THIS CASE WAS DIRECTED DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS BY NOW

RETIRED INSPECTOR JOE SULLIVAN. ON THE DAY RAY'S CAR WAS LO-

CATED AT ATLANTA, INSPECTOR SULLIVAN LEFT MEMPHIS AND WENT

TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HE WAS GIVEN

A NEW ASSIGNMENT. THE SAC AT MEMPHIS, ROBERT JENSEN, NOW

RETIRED BUT STILL RESIDING IN MEMPHIS, TOOK CHARGE OF THE

INVESTIGATION AT MEMPHIS. THE CASE AGENT, SA JOE C. HESTER,

IS STILL IN THE MEMPHIS OFFICE, AND MAY WELL BE CONSIDERED BY

THE COMMITTEE FOR A SUPBOENA.

DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF EIGHT YEARS SINCE THE KING MURDER

AND DUE TO THE MANY DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE INVESTIGATION

IT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL TO

TESTIFY KNOWLEDGEABLY RE THIS INVESTIGATION. IN THE EVENT

THE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTS THAT FBI PERSONNEL ARE TO SUBMIT

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TO INTERVIEWS BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF, IT IS

SUGGESTED THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD REQUIRE THE

SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN QUESTIONS WELL ENOUGH IN ADVANCE TO

ALLOW TIME FOR RESEARCH BEFORE ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ANSWER

QUESTIONS.

IN THE EVENT THE MEMPHIS OFFICE IS CONTACTED BY MEMBERS

OF THE COMMITTEE OR BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, NO

INFO WILL BE FURNISHED TO THEM WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC PERMISSION

OF THE BUREAU AND THE CONTACTING INDIVIDUAL WILL BE SO

ADVISED.

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