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G.:. GEN.

REG. NO, 27

* UNITED STATES

RNMENT

Memorandum.

Wa Co Sullivat

Toison -

Mohr

Wick

Casper

Callchan

Conrad

Ficit

Gale

FROM

:C. D. Brennan

SUBJECT: COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL

MATTERS - A CURRENT ANALYSIS

MI•

1-

Co

D. DeLoach

Mr. J. P. Mohr

DATE: April 10, 1967

1 - Mr. R. E. Wick

- MY.

Sullivan

1

- Mr. C. D. Brennan

- Liaison

1

. - Mr. Shackelford

1 - Mr. Do M. Wells

'l'evel

Trotter -

Tele. Room -

Holmes -

Sondy -

PURPOSE:

To obtain authorization for high level dissemination

of a document captioned as above which shows the degree of

communist influence on Martin Luther King.

Enclosed is a document captioned as above, which

depicts communist influence in the civil rights field,

emphasizing the key role of Martin Luther King, JI. This

document is a current revision of the previous

analysis

, captioned "Communism and the Negro Movement - A Current Analysis,

preparea and disseminaied in ovenver, iôt.

is uniacing it,

we have emphasized these areas:

(1) continued reliance of King

upon former Communist Party, UsA, members, particularly stanley

David Levison; (2) facts relating to King's moral degeneracy,

and (3) communist goal of uniting the peace and civil rights

movements and King's adherence to this communist long-range

objective.

King's strong criticism and condemnation of the

Administration's policy on Vietnam in a speech he made at New York

on 4/4/67 shows how much he has been influenced by communist

advisors. His speech was a direct parallel of the communist

position on Vietnam.

It is felt that the President would be interested in

a summary on King which shows the degree of communist influence

on him.

The attached paper constitutes a complete picture and

strong indictment of King in that regard.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

It is recommended that

(1) The attached letters, with enclosures, to the

White House and the Attorney General be forwarded to Assistant

to the Director Deloach for transmittal to Mrs. Mildred Stegall

the White House, and the Attorney General.

:: REE 78.1

Enclosure

100-442529

CONTINUED - OVER HO MAY 1 6'1967,

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(9)

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Memorandum to Mr. Sullivan

Re: COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL

MATTERS - A CURRENT ANALYSIS

100-442529

(2) The attached letters, with enclosures, to

the secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the

Director of the Secret

Service be forwarded to the Liaison

Section for transmittal,

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ERIONAL tORM: 10.30

UNITED' STATES

ERNMI

Memorandum

:

TO

MR: TOLSON

DATE: 11/26/62

FROM

A. Il. Belmont Us.

Tulson

Belmont

Caper

Conrad

I DeLoacht

Evans.

Gale

Rosen

Sullivar

Taver

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

SUBJECE".

cc Mr. Belmont

Mr. Sullivan

Mr. DeLoach

Mr. Rosen

Mr. McGowan

RACIAL SITUATION, Albany, Ga.,

RACIAL MATTERS (Article by

Martin Luther King,

Reference®

is made to the memorandum from Mr. Rosen to

MI. Belmont, 11/20/62 (copy attached), referring to the article

or hey. Martin Luther King, Jr., criticizing the work of the FBI

in relation to the Albany situation.

The question has been raised

as to whether we should not try to talk to king and set him straight

as to the Bureau's approach and activities.

7 WIEN

At the outset, it should be stated that it is questionable i,

whether an interview with King will be fruitful.

He have picked up

information in the past that king admits to being aarIS

cannot attora toadmit this publicly.

We knqw of his close tie-in

with Hunter Pitts Odell, a member of the National Committee of the

Communist Party, and we have seen various instances where King received

advice and his actions were apparently controlled, at least to some

extent, by the Communist Party.

• On the other hand, we do know that King has been in touch

with

the Attorney General from time to time, and in view of the

public image he has built up as a Negro leader he may fancy himself

as a leader using the assistance of, but independent of, the Communist

Party.

King.

(1) Mr. DeLoach feels that it would be desirable to interview

He recommends that he and Assistant Director Sullivan jointly

interview King•

He feels that two Bureau representatives should

interview King

in order that there will be a witness and there can

be. no charge of provincialism inasmuch as DeLoach comes from the

South and Mr. Sullivan comes from the North.

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REC: A

154.150-

(2) Mr. Sullivan feels that King should be interviewed. He

feels, however, that if two Bureau representatives approach King, King

will be immediately on the defensive and no progress will be made.

He feels that King should be interviewed, initially, on a broad basis,

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Mr. Tolson

showing the Bureau's understanding of the racial and sociological

problems of the Negro, and thereafter the Bureau's position should

be built into this frame of reference. He believes that either

Mr. Deloach or himself should undertake the interview, individually.

(3) Mr. Sullivan suggests à third alternative. He is very

well acquainted with Dr. Douglas Jackson, a well known sociologist White

and a member of the faculty of Southern Methodist University in

Dallas. Dr. Jacisson is known to Sullivan as a man thoroughly and

soundly interested in solving the racial question in the South. He

is well known in different Negro areas for the stand that he has taken

and he is respected by them. Additionally, Dr. Jackson has been quite

interested in the work of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,

of which King is president.

Jackson has told Sullivan, as recently as a week and a half

ago in Indianapolis,

would assist the FBI he should simply make the request of him. Sullivan

believes we should also give consideration to having Dr. Jackson

approach sing and aiscuss this whole matter with him very thoroughly,

from a racial and sociological point of view, and ultimately clarify

in this discussion King's ideas on the FBI, and lay the groundwork

for King's support of the FBI. Sullivan would be perfectly willing

to brief Jackson on this entire matter and set the machinery in

motion, if it is so desired.

RECOMMENDATION:

The above three courses of action are set forth for the

Director's consideration. I personally favor #2.

I favor I'

suggest santian and

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Hred

Mr. Belmont

11/20/62

A. Rosen

Belmont

Mr.

Rosen

1 - Mr. Malley

1 - Mr. McGowan

1 - Mr. Lavin

RACIAL SITUATION

ALBANY, GEORGIA

RACIAL MATTERS.

An article has appeared in the "Atlanta Constitution," Atlanta, Georgia,

on 11/19462 which article was taken from the "New York Times." In the article,

Reverend Martin Luther King, JI., stated he agreed with the report written by

Howard Zinn issued by the Southern Regional Council concerning the recent racial

situation in Albany, Ceorgia. The report referrred to criticized the work of this

Bureau in relation to the Albany situation. King has stated among other things

that "Agents of the FBI in Albany, Georgia, sided with segregationists."

There are no facts to support this and it is noteworthy that the comments

by King would appear to dovetail with information which has been furnished to this

Bureau indicating that King's advisers are Communist Party (CP) members and

he is under the domination of the CP.

King is the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

and it ghould be noted that on 10/23/62 a communist infiltration investigation of

this organization was initiated. (100-438794)

• DETAILS:

The "New York Times" quoted King as stating he agreed with report

Issued 11/14/62 by the Southern Regional Council that the FBI had not been vigorous

in looking into denials of civil rights in Albany and the surrounding areas.

He

stated "Agents of the FBI in Albany, Georgia, sided with segregationists. " "One

of the great problems we face with the FBI in the South, "according to Reverend

the mores of their tomats To te ain their status thave bee to i tried by

with the local police and people who are promoting segregation. Every time I

saw FBI men in Albany they were with the local police force." It should be noted

there are five Agents assigned to the Albany, Georgia, Resident Agency. 'One is

from Indiana, one is from Massachusetts, one is from New York, one is from

Minnesota and one is from Georgia.

157-6-2

This document is prepared in response to your request anil is not for dissemi-.

Iis use is tinted to ancial proceedings by

1 - Mr. Mohr

your C rmute gin the postent may nut be dipelded te anauthorized person

nel without the empress

1 - Mr. DeLoach

RBL:cag

1 - Mr. Sullivan

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Memorandum to Mr. Belmont

RE: RACIAL SITUATION

Howard Zinn, the author of the report for the Southern Regional

Council, was mentioned in my memorandum 11/15/62 and has been the subject

of a security investigation by this Bureau (100-360217). Zinn was reportedly

a member of the CP from 1949 through 1953 and attended CP meetings during

that period. Zinn is a history professor at Spellman College in Atlanta. It

was the second slanted and biased document written by Zinn on the Albany

situation.

Reverend Mr. King is the President of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference who arose to prominence during the 1955 - 1956

successful boycott which ended bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama.

He has been active in Negro segregation matters since that time.

NY 694-5*, a top-level Informant, has advised that Stanley Levison,

a secret CP member sent word to Gus Fall, General Secretary CP USA,

during February, 1962, that King is a wholehearted Marxist who had studied,

it, believed in it and agrees with it He cannot, however, rublic espouse

it in view.of.his.position as-a-minister-of religlot. Fevison is an Associate

Director of the Southern Christian Leadershin Conference and is actively

Involved in the operations of that organtiation.

The New York representatiye of the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference is Hunter Pitts O'Dell who was elected under a pseudonym, „Corneilus

James, to the National Committee of the CR.USA in December, 1959. On 8/1/62

James Jackson then Editor of"The World' told NY 694-g* that an article attributed:

to king in the 343/62 issue of. "The Nation! magazine was actually written by

O'Dell. The article was captoneds

Fumbling on the New Frontier.

" and purports

to be a report on Clvil Rights.,

_NY 694-S* advised that Lenent Harris, CP USA functionary had

commented that Stanley Levison by reason of his association with the Martin

Lather King Movement was doing the most important work in the CF at that

time.

Harris stated "The party has the Kennedys in its pocket" since the"

Kennedy Administration is politically dependent upon Kinge

This was furnished

te, to white. puse and to the Attorney Attorney«Genoralion-6/4/C82una.

Y 3580-S* advised on 8/7/62 that while in conversation with O'Dell,

Levison asked how things were in Albany, Georgia. O'Dell replied that there

was a leadership problem down there and things could get quite disorganized

it "our", staff was not there.

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Memorandum to Mir. Belmont

REX RACIAL SITUATION

On 8/10/62 XY 3580-5* advised that on the afternoon of that date

carence Jones, a member ol the Labor Youth League in 1954 (a cited organization)

and Levison were discussing burning of churches in the South, both expressed the

opinion that King should not be silent in this matter but should send a hot wire to

'Kennedy" expressing his indignance at the Government's failure to control one

small community. This was furnished to the Attorney General on 9/11/62.

RECOMMENDATION:

Consideration has been given to contacting King to straighten him out;

however, this seems undesirable in view of the above facts and it is recommended

he not be contacted.

The background information regarding King, Levison and Zinn has

been furnished to the Department.

Nothing would seem to be gained by contacting the "New York Times"

or the "Atlanta Constitution" as we obviously cannot give them background data

we possess on the CP influence of King.

The Department and the Attorney General have been publicly

criticized on many occasions by ling and yet they are cooperating with him.

It la recommended that the Ilaison Section of the Domestic Intelligence

Division bring King'a comments in the article to the attention of Stall Director

Berl I. Bernhard of the U. 5. Commission on Civil Fights And point out to hira

that there is no basis in factior King's remarks and in addition point out that 4 ol

the 5 Resident Agents assigned at Albany, Georgia, are from northern states and

one is from Georgie.

penasone

ACTION:

That this memorandum be referred to the Domestic Intelligence Divisio:

tos appropriate handling.

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OPTION IL FORMINO MI.

UNITED. STATES GE ERN

iNT

Memorandum

Alson

Belmont

TO

Mr. Mohr

DATE: January 15, 1963

FROM

D. DeLoach

gillahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

"Gale

-Sullim

Tavey.

Trotter'.

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

SUBJECT:

RACIAL SITUATION, Albany, Ga, g

RACIAL MATTERS (Article by

Martin Luther King; Jr., Atlanta

critical of FBI)

'Mr. Belmont's memorandum of November 26, 1962, reflected the

alternatives in interviewing Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had criticized the

work of the FBI in relation to the Albany situation. The Director approved the

suggestion that Mr. Sullivan and I handle the interview with Rev. King.

Following approval, I immediately tried to contact Rev. King telephonicall!

on November 27, 1962.

Rev. King does not have a phone at his residence. We then attempted to

contact him at his church in Atlanta. His secretary advised, upon being told who

was trying to contact him, that Rev. King was "off in another building writing a book.

She further stated that Rev. King preferred not to be disturbed and that it would be

impossible to talk to him.

That same day I called the SAC at Atlanta and instructed

him to attempt to contact Rev. King and set up an interview for Mr. Sullivan and me.

SAC Atlanta advised the following day, November 28, that Rev. King had left

instructions with his secretary that he did not have time for an interview, that he was

moving around the country. The secretary further advised the SAC that Rev. King

would call us when he was willing to sit down for an interview, Rev. King has not

called since that date.

It would appear obvious that Rev. King does not desire to be told the

frue tacts. He abriously used decoit, lies and treachery as propaganda to further

his own causes.

Realizing the above, I recommended, the Director approved, that I

talk with Mr. MacKay, publisher of the four Afro-American newspapers.

This

interview was handled and reported by memorandum. The interview was based on the

fact that the Afro-American newspapers had published Rev. King's lies, quoting

him exclusively. In talking with Mr. MacKay I carefully went over each allegation

Yby Rev. King and set him straight with respect to these lies.

MacKay offered no

Enclosure

EX-I14

1518-60-516

1 - Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. McGowan

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m.2-.

1 - Mr. Rosen

1 - Mr. M. A. Jones

12i

1953

1 - Mr. Sullivan

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Memo DeLoach to Mohr

Re: Racial Situation, Albany, Ga.,

Racial Matters (Article by

Martin Luther King, Jr.,

critical of FBI

1/15/63

argument and in the following week's issue of his newspapers quoted us for

the record. A letter was also prepared to John H. Sengstacke, Publisher, endled

"Chicago Defender," dated November 29, 1962, (copy attached) setting the

record straight. Sengstacke, whom we know most favorably, published the letter

putting the lie to Rev. King's allegations.

ACTION:

The record concerning Rev. King's allegations has been covered.

Interviews with the publishers of the newspapers who carried Rev. King's lies

have been conducted and they have been set straight. I see no further need to

contacting Rev. King inasmuch as he obviously does not desire to be given the

truth. The fact that he is a vicious liar is amply demonstrated in the fact

he constantly associates with and takes instructions from Stanley Levison who

is a hidden member of the Communist Party in New York.

Wes

I concur.

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The Attorney General

January 18, 1963

1 - Mr. Belmont

Director, FED

1

- MI. Rosen

1o MIe Madley

1

Mr. McGowar

_RACIAL SITUATION

1

• Mr. Lavin

ALBANY, GEORGIA

. - MI. Mohr

(RACIAL MATTERS

• Mr. DeLoach

- Mr. Sullivan

Yelpion!

1 = Mr. Evans

Numerous attempts have been made by officials of

this Bureau to contact severend dartin luther king, Jr, to

point out to him the inaccuracies in his unfounded allegations

about the work of this Bureau in connection with Albany,

Georgia, which allegations appeared in the November 19,

1962s issue of "The New York Times." It is obvious to

the Bureau that Reverend MI. King has evaded contact and

has no desire to be told the true facts concerning this

situation.

MAILEU 50s

JAN 1 3 1963

COMM-FBI

An attempt was made by an official of this Bureau

to contact Reverend HI. King on November 27, 1962. Upon

learning the identity of the caller, his secretary advised

that Reverend

Mr. King was "off in another building vriting

a book,"

She further stated that he preferred not to be

disturbed and it would be impossible to talk with him(157-6-1-965

Another attempt was made on November 28, 1962,

and it was ascertained that Reverend MI. King had

left

instructions with his secretary that he would not have

time for an interview and that he was moving around the

country. The secretary further advised that Reverend

Hre King would call this Bureau when he was willing to

at the han

sit dow for an intervier. he has not called since thati-

=

date.

Attached for your information is a copy of a

letter to Kr. Berl I.

Bernhard, Staff Director, Commission

on Civil Rights, 726 Jackson Place, Northwest,

Washington,

pointing

out

to hin Reverend Ht. King's conduct in

this matter.

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The Attorney General

An I have pointed out in ny lotter to

disornard, in view of Reverend lr. King's evasive

conduct, no further attempts are being undertaken by

this Bureau to coutact bin.

Enclosura

I - The Deputy Attorney General (Enclosuro)

I: - Mr, Burke Marshnil (Enclosure)

Assiatent

Attorney teneral

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1 - Mr, Belmont

1 - MI.

Rosen

• Mr. Mailey

— Mr. McGowan

. - Mr.

Lavin

I - MT=

Mohr

I-m. Mis

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I = MI.

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1 = Mr. Evars

EX-114

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Date:

January 18, 1965

To:

Mx. Berl I, Beznhard

Stall Director

Cormission on Civil Rights

726 Jackson Place,

Northwest

Washington, D. Co

From:

John Edgar Hoover, Director

Subject: . RACIAL SITUATION

• ALBANY, GSORCIA

nº2*

RACIAL NATTERS

In connection with the allegations nade

by Roverend Martin Luther Kind, Ira frhe jew York

which appeared

In the Novenber 19, 1902, issue of

Times'" following his interview by a reposter on

November 13, 1962, which allegations have been

previously brought to your aïtention, I wish to

inform you that nunerous attempts have been made

by officials of this Bureau to contact Reverend

Mr. King to point out tie inaccuracies in his S

unfounded allegations concerning the wosk

performed by this Bureau in connection with

the Albany, Georgia, Situation.

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Ic is noy obvious to this Bureau, due:

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to the evasive tactics of Reverend Ar. King, That

he has

no desire to be told the true facts concernin

COMM-FLI

this situation.

As an

instance of his insincerity,

an atcempt was made by

an oîficial of this Bureau to

contact Reverend Mr. Jing on November 27, 198%.

Upon learning the identity of the caller, his

secretary advised

that

Reverend Hir.

King

WaS

"oft in another building writing a

books."

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preferred not to

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Hi. Berl I. Bernhard

Another attempt was made on November 23,

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and it was ascertained that Reverend Mr, King

had left instructions with his secrotesy that he

would not have tine for an interview and that

he

was moving around the country.

The secretary

further savised that Reverend Hi. King woule call

this Busezu when he was willing to sit down for an

interview. He has not called since that date.

In view of Reverend Mr. King's evasive

conduct in this matter, no further attempts are

being undertaken by this Bureau to contact him.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

→ GSA GEN.

REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GO

FERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr Months

DATE: December 1, 1964

FROM

C. D. DeLoach

To)sor

Brimon!

¿ Deloac

Casper

Callahan

Softrad

Evans

Gale -

•"Bosen

Tavel

Trotte

Tele.

Holmos

Gandy

SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

INFORMATION CONCERNING

An individual who identified himself as Dr. Andrew Young:

Executive

Assistant to Martin Luther King, called from New York City at 12:05 p.m. today and

asked to speak with me.

Dr. Young stated I probably knew what he was calling about. I told him

I did if he was calling with reference to Reverend King's request for an appointment

with Mr. Hoover. I mentioned that the Acting Attorney General had called this morning

about this matter and that I had just advised the Acting Attorney General that Mr. Hoover

would see Reverend King at 3:30 p.m. today. Dr. Young stated this would press them a

bit, however, he thought they could make it.

Dr. Young stated that Reverend King wanted to talk about law

enforcement in the future. He stated they have several programs at Selma, Alabama,

and in the Blackbelt Countys surrounding Selma. He stated this might be a bad time for

Reverend King to be discussing matters, however, they feel that they have been negligent

in that they have contacted the Department in the past and have not set down with the FBI.

• Dr. Young stated that Reverend King merely wanted to sit down with

Mr. Hoover and discuss matters. He staied that Reverend King did not desire to complai

but merely to find out what type of protection the FBI will offer Negro citizens when they

attempt to exercise their rights in the future. I interrupted Dr. Young at this point and

stated I felt certain that both he and Reverend King fully understood that the FBI did not

have the authority or jurisdiction to "protect" anyone and that if Reverend King was

seeking a change in policy in this regard he should talk to the Acting Attorney General and

not Mir. Hoover. Dr. Young made no reference to this statement but spoke up again and

stated that there had been a breach and misunderstanding between Reverend King's

organization and the FBI in the past ap bat this was a matter they did not want to

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1 - Miss Gandy

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DeLoach to Mohr 12-1-64

Re: Martin Luther King

DI. Young assured me that Reverend King did not want to mention anything

that has come up in the past. He stated, as a matter of fact, people are harassing them

to death and they cannot get any work done in their office because they have to answer

questions concerning the FBI. He then added that Reverend King was mest anxious and

willing to meet with the Director and particularly wanted to do so before he departed for

Oslo, Norway.

I interrupted Dr. Young again at this point and told him that it was useless

for them to request a "peace meeting" with us as long as the crusade of defamation agains

Mr. Hoover and the FBI was to be carried on by Reverend King and his organization.

Dr. Young stated that he understood this. He stated that actually "they" feel that the FBI

has done a very sound investigative job. He added that the current misunderstanding is

something that should be cleared up. He then asked me if I knew of any conditions for

the meeting. I told him that the only condition desired was that there be an understanding

that the campaign of slander and defamation against the Director and the FBI by

Reverend King and his organization, behind our backs, be dropped. Dr. Young replied,

"yes." He then asked it there would be any objections if he and Reverend Abernathy

accompanied Reverend King. I told him there woaid be none. He asked again the time of

"the appointment and I told him 3:30 p.m. today. He again stated inat this wouia press

them, however, he thought they could make it.

Dr. Young asked me if the FBI planed to make any announcement

concerning the meeting. I told him that we would make no announcement at this time.

He inquired as to whether Reverend King should make an announcement. I told him this

was entirely up to Reverend King.

At 12:25 p.m. today we received & call from the wire services indicating

that Bayard Rustin had just announced in New York that Reverend King would meet with

the Director at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. It was quite obvious that this group already

had their press release prepared with the exception of the time element.

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files,

"CIRM: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., RACIAL MATTERS....

RE TELEPHONE CALL THIS DATE FROM ASAC BAKER TO INSPECTOR

SIZOO.

ESTABLISHED SOURCES ADVISED THAT SUBJECT AT PRESS CONFERENCE

-STAMFORD,. CONVECTICUT, NOVEMBER 30: 1954 STATED HE WOULD NO

LONGER ENGAGE IN CONTROVERSY WITH FBI DIRECTOR HOOVER AND WOULD

SEEK A MEETING WITH HOOVER TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES. KING

STATED HE THOUGHT TIME HAD COME TO "ALL OF US TO GET ON WITH

THE LARGER JOB OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT."

I KING HONORED AT PUBLIC MEETING HELD EVENING NOVEMBER

196%

• STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL AT WHICH NEARLY

2500 PEOPLE

¿PRESENT. KING, IN ADDRESS, CITED RECENT GAINS MADE BY NEGRO

*ESUCH-AS INCREASED EARNING POWER, REGISTRATION OF OVER TWO MILLIOIN

.. NEGRO VOTERS IN SOUTH, ABATING OF LYNCHINGS IN SOUTH AND SUPRISING

DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH NEW CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, ESPECIALLY PUBLIC

ACCOMMODATIONS LAW.

KING POINTED OUT, HOWEVER, NEGROES STILL

DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, STILL FOUR MILLION UNREGISTERED NEGROES

IN SOUTH, STILL SALARY DIFFERENTIAL FOR THE WHITE AND NEGRO

AND STILL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NEGRO IN HOUSING.

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nel without the express approvat of the fBl...¿"i

partialine lained in the above message is la be disseminated ouside the Bureau, it is suggested that is be suicid

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FROM NEW HAVEN 011600

CITIZENS ANTICOMMUNIST COMMITTEE OF CONNECTICUT, AN

ORGANIZATION KNOWN TO BUREAU, AFTER ADVISING STAMFORD POLICE

DEPARTMENT OF INTENTION, DISTRIBUTED LEAFLETS IN FRONT OF STAMFORD

HIGH SCHOOL CHARGING KING WITH ATTENDING COMMUNST PARTY TRAINING

SCHOOL. NO INCIDENTS AROSE FROM THIS DISTRIBUTION. KING MET

AT KENNEDY AIRPORT, NEW YORK, BY WALTER WHEELER THIRD, DEEICIAL

PITNEY - BOWES. INC., STAMFORD, AND CHESTER ADDISON, STAMFORD

POLICE COMMISSIONER. ALSO MEETING KING AT AIRPORT WAS BAYARD

-RUSTIN, NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND ÖNE AL LAST NAME UNKNOWN

¡ DESCRIBED AS NEGRO PRESS AGENT FROM NEW YORK CITY.

KING, AFTER PUBLIC MEETING, STAYED: OVERNIGHT AT RESIDENCE

OFOWALTER WHEELER, THIRD, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

ATLANTA ADVISED BY MAIL.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

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UNITED STATES GO

VERNMENT

Memorandum

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TO :

Mr. Belmont

FROM :

A. ROSeN

SUBJECT:

DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN

ATTEMPTING TO-CONTACT

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS

DATE: December 1, 1964

] - Mx. Mohr

1

- Mr. DeLoach

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The following sets forth details of difficulties encountered in

attempts to contact Martin Luther King, Jr.

The "New York Times" 11/19/62 quoted King to the effect that the

FBI had not done an effective.job in Albany, Georgia, and one of the great

problems with the Bureau in the South was that the Agents were white

Southerners.

Actually, four of the five Agents assigned to Albany, Georgia,

were Northern born.

It was approved that Mi. Sullivan and Mr. DeLoach would make an

appointment with king to straighten him out concerning, the statements he

reportedly had made.

On 11/30/62 Mr. DeLoach attempted to contact King to arrange the

interview. The Atanta operator advised there was no telephone at the

residence usually occupied by King and the operator then tried to reach

him at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Someone at the church

stated that King was on a two weeks vacation and could not be reached.

Upon being asked if King was near a telephone, this person replied in

affirmative but stated that King did not wish

to be disturbed.

The Atlanta Office then was instructed to attempt to locate King

by telephone and advise him that Mr. DeLoach and Mr. Sullivan wished to

sit down and have a chat with him any time he was in the Washington or

New York area.

King's secretary was then contacted by the Atlanta Office

on 11/30/62, and the secretary stated that Kingwas at a hideaway writing a

book and could not be reached for the week of November 30.

The secretary

stated that the following week King would be traveling in Alabama.

secretary was requested to have King contact the Atlanta Office with regard

to an urgent matter, however,

King,

never made such a contact.

REG-LI

Special Agent Charles S. Harding by letter

ót 11/20169 has

remarked that when he attempted to contact King to make the appointment for

Mx. DeLoach,- King and his staff completely ignored the. FBI even though

they

twere advised: the

request to talk to him

was a matter of utmost urgency.

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Memorandum to Mr. Belmont

RE:

DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN ATTEMPTING TO

CONTACT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

On about July 18 to July 20, 1961, attempts were made to make

an appointment with king to interview

him in connection with the

investigation of Theodore Edward Brown who was under investigation as a

special inquiry for the Peace Corps.

On July 19 or July 20, King's

secretary stated that "Dr. King can see you on Saturday afternoon but

you don't work Saturdays, do you?" His secretary was advised that the

Agent would be at King's

office any time King would be available.

definite appointment was made for 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon July 22, 1961.

The Agent appeared at King's office at approximately 1:50 p.m. where he

waited for an hour before being admitted to King's office.

King stated

he was sorry to keep the Agent waiting but he was behind in his paper

work and had completed some of it before admitting

the Agent.

In June, 1962, efforts were made to obtain an appointment with

King in connection with

a case involving Shirley Blackwell Cummings, a

Peace Corps applicant.

Beginning on approximately 6/5/62, King's

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secretary kept stating that he was not available for interview although

Tit was known to us that he was in his office daily. On 6/8/62 wyat

makery king"s assistert, advised the Atlanta office that he and king

were proceeding

; to Shreveport, Louisiana, in connection with the voter

registration drive and that the Little Union Baptist Church in

Shreveport had received a bomb threat. At that time, Walker was informed

that Agents had been urgently trying to make an appointment with King

and Walker stated an appointment would be made. On 6/8/62 King telephoned

the Atlanta Office from Shreveport to inquire

as to why the Agent wanted

an appointment and to advise of the bomb threat previously furnished by

Walker. King consented to interview which was conducted 6/9/62.

King was also interviewed by the Atlanta Office on 7/24/62

in connection with racial incidents at Albany, Georgia, involving

alleged violation by King of a temporary restraining order issued by

the U. S. District Court to stop demonstrations. The interview was

conducted in the U. S. courtroom where King had appeared for a bearing.

On 6/25/63 the Atlanta Office attempted to contact King to

advise him of a threat against his life. Efforts to contact him were

at first unsuccessful, but after a delay of some hours, King's secretary

informed him of the Bureau's interest in talking to him and arrangements

were made for an Agent to contact King by telephone.

ACTION

This is for information.

preparing e

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HOOVER TO

OUT THELK DIEFEKENCES.

"I DO NOT PLAN TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC DEBATE WITH MR. HOOVER AND I

HINK THE

KAS COME FOR

ALL THIS CONTROVERSY TO END AND FOR ALL OF

IS TO GET ON WITH THE LARGER JOB OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, *

KING TOLD

A NEWS CONFERENCE.

THE BASIS OF THIS

REQUEST A CONFERENCE WITH MR. HOOVER TO

" TALK ABOUT THIS WROLE PROBLEM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE SOUTH, * KE

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

UNITED

STATES GOVERNENT

Memorandum

TO

Mr. Mohr

DATE: December 3, 1962

• FROM :

C. D. DeLoach

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Tolson

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SUBJECT:

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

FALSE STATEMENTS REGARDING

FBI INVESTIGATIONS OF

CIVIL RIGHTS CASES

After reviewing files to ascertain all available facts which might be

needed in an interview with Dr. King, Mr. Sullivan and I made an attempt to contact

Dr. King in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 30.

FUNER

The Atlanta operator advised that there was no telephone at the residence

usually occupied by Dr. King. The operator next tried the Ebenezer Baptist Church

in Atlanta. A person there advised that Dr. King was away on two weeks vacation

and could not be reached. Upon being asked it Dr. King was near a telephone, this

person replied in the attirmative but stated bi. King did not wish to be aisturpea

I called our Atlanta Office and in the SAC's absence, talked with

ASAC Hitt. I instructed him to attempt to telephonically locate Dr. King and tell him

that Mr. Sullivan and I desired to sit down and have a chat with him any time he

was in the Washington or New York area. ASAC Hitt was specifically told to indicate

to Dr. King. that the desired conversation was not as a result of an investigation

concerning Dr. King but merely for purposes of a chat with him.

*ASAC Hitt called back at 2:30 PM, November 30, to advise that one of

King's assistants had told him that King is at a "hideaway" writing a book and could not

be reached.

He stated that King will be in Alabama all of next week and will then

return to Atlanta and will call ASAC Hitt at that time. ASAC Hitt mentioned it is

King's usual policy to let a day or two pass, following an attempt to get in touch with

him, and he will then return the call.

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King has been arranged.

Mr. Sullivan and I will closely follow this matter until an interview with

REG- 27.

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1 - Mr. Sullivan

1 - Mr. M. A. Jones

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your Cormittce .and the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person.

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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

Born Michael King, January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia,

he was the son of a Baptist minister and rechristened by his father (who, at

the same time, renamed himself Martin Luther King, Sr.) at the age of two.

degree in 1e5 eriéceived 4 A, dogree, Morehouse Collegs, 1943; Z. E, D.

degree in 1957 from the same University; he attended Crozer Theological Seminary

In 1951; received a Ph. D. degree from Boston University in 1955; received D. D.

degree in 1959 from Boston University; he received other theological degrees from

Howard University in 1957 and Morgan State college in 1958.

He married Coretta Scott on June 17, 1953. is children are

Xolanda Denise and Martin Luther King, I.

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COMMUNIST BACKGROUND AND AFFILIATIONS

Martin Luther King constitutes a national security problem

in light of the fact that, being a leader of an estimated 20, 000, 000 Negroes

in their struggle for civil rights, he has knowingly, willingly and

regularly cooperated with and taken guidance from the communists. Heis

an unprincipled, opportunistic individual who is considered and describec

within the Communist Pacty USA, as a Marxist.

In King's rise to national prominence, he has been closely

allied with the communists. He has shown not only a willingness but even

an eagerness to accept communist aid, to support communist causes

and to work closely with and rely upon the advice and guidance of dedicated

communists with concealed affiliations, despite the fact that they have

been identified reliably to him as such.

Among individuals with communisi vaisgrounds with whom

King has associated is Stanley David Levison. Levison has dedicated a

part of his life to advancing the communist cause in this country. Levison

has been instrumental in providing financial assistance to King, in giving

personal advice and helping him organize his activities. The two have

been observed personally meeting on a number of occasions since

November, 1963. As of October 30, 1964, plans were underway for a

personal meeting of King and Clarence Jones with Levison which was to

take place in the near future in Atlanta. Levison's contacts with King have manly

been handled through an intermediary, Clarence Jones, who is also a

frequent adviser to King. Jones is General Counsel for the Gandhi Society

for Human Rights, a fund-raising adjunt of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference (SCLC). During the mid-1950's Jones held a

position of leadership in the Labor Youth League, the Party's youth

organization. As recently as November 24, 1964, King contacted Jones

and asked that Jones and Levison, among others, submit five-minute

speeches which King could use in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize: King

would select the best material from these speeches.

Another individual with a communist background on whom

King depends is Hunter Pitts O'Dell, who, in December, 1959, was

elected at the Party's National Convention as a member of the Party's

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National Committee under a pseudonym. In 1961, O'Dell was made

administrator of the SCLC's New York Office. In addition, two other

Party members, Hazel Gray and Loretta Pauker, worked there under

('Doll at one time or another. Later, O'Dell worked for King's group

In Atlanta, Georgia, using the name J. H. O'Dell. But in October, 1962,

several newspaper articles exposed his connection with the SCLC and his

communist affiliations. King reacted by trying to minimize O'Dell's

role with his organization and pretended ignorance of O'Dell's communist

sitiliations. King said O'Dell had temporarily resigned pending an inquiry.

Later, the resignation became permanent, not, as King put it, because the

SCLC inquiry had disclosed any present connections between O'Dell and the

Communist Party but because of the emotional public response.

Actually, King's reluctance to dismiss O'Dell stems not only

on his dependence on him, but also King's reported dedication to Marxism-

inia tete communist is A hate a ton hea

Communist Party, USA) that. King is a wholehearted.

Marxist who has studied it Marxismi believes in it and assoon withi

incause at his being a minister of religion, does not dare to espousait

tinary that is warmed a an on com mini party

"pinned on us! but that, at the same time, he wanted to do everything

Bossible to evidence friendship toward the Soviet Union Moreover, King

has been described within the Communist Party as a true, genuine

Marxist-Leninist "from the top of his head to the tips of his toes."

Another key King adviser with a communist background is

Bayard Rustin, the former Young Communist League member, who at one

tune was Assistant Secretary of the SCLC. Rustin has been convicted on a

tomusexual charge.

Actually, King is a hypocrite, a fraud and a cheat who, under

sie juise of religion and patriotism, is deceiving millions of Americans.

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December 1, 1964

MoRise conour of

MARFEN LUTHER KING.

King engeavors to pass himselt oft as a Clergyman; however.

his morat conduci is vi the lowest grade. When pressed concerting his

relationship with communists, he seeks refuge in his role as a clergyman.

On one occasion, for example, he was asked by reporters if he

took orders from the communists and also whether he took them from

Stanley Levison.

He replied that he took orders only from God. But his

personal conduct belies it. To all outward appearances, King, copastor

with his father of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, is a

respectable man who resides with his wife and children in Atlanta._ The

tacts concerning his private life, however, stamp him as a moral degenerate.

He is known to have engaged in a series of extramarital relations not only in

Alanta, but as he travels about the countrye.

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On January 6-7, 1964, a Washington, D.C., hotel was the scene

of such activities on the part of King and some of his SCLC associates as to

reveal the true nature of this man. At least 12 indiviavars, near equally

aivided beiween males and females and, including king, officers of the SCLC

and others bearing the title of "Reverend,' participated in a two-day sex orgy,

the details of which are

shocking to everthe mosi sophisticated. Excessive

consumption of alcohol and the use of the vilest language imaginable served

only as a backdrop to acts of degeneracy and depravity, many of which were in

a communal atmosphere with the onlookers as "entertained" as the participants.

Many of those present engaged in sexual acts, natural as well as unnatural.

King more than once boasted of his drunken condition. When one of the females

shied away from engaging in an unnatural act, King and other of the males

discussed how she was to be taught and itiated in this respect.

During the period February 20-25, 1964, Los Angetes, Cálifornia,

was the scene of another of King's immoral "adventures," his partner in this

escapade being a married woman with whom he has had several illicit diversions.

The dates of April 22, 24 and 25, 1964, found King again spending nights in a

motel room with some of his west coast paramours, one of whom, his apparent.

favorite, was the marzied woman who was his partner in February, 1964.

sex orgies during the early morming hours. of April 27, 1964. A prostitul

advised that she was engaged for King by a female intermediary and reer!

$100 for her services. King and an associate indulged in repeated acts:

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engaged the prostitute. All four individuals participated in unnatural acts.

The prostitute summed up her reactions with the remark "That was the worst

orgy I've ever gone through. "

The period July 8-9, 1964, witnessed a continuation of King's

extramarital activities in Los Angetes. During the early evening hours of

July 8, 1964, he had sexual reiations with his Los Angeles "favorite"

and later

spent the night with another female with whom he had relations.

As can be seen from the above, it is an established fact beyond

any question that King not only regularly indulges in adulterous acts, but he

also, from one end of the country to the other, engages in group sexual orgies

with definite abnormal manifestations.

Many of the responsible leaders in the Negro movement apparently

are aware of King's degenerate moral character. Representatives of the news

me dia are also aware of this fact as indicated by their inquiries to responsible

Negro leaders such as Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP.

Roy Wilkins voiced this very concern in his contact with Vir. DeLoach

on November 27th. He also realizes that King is a liar and has little respect

for him. Wilkins and his associates would like to see King eased out of his

leadership capacity and perhaps take over the presidency of a small college or

perhaps accept a position as a pastor of a large Negro church and thereby retire

forever as a leader of the Negroes.

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December 1, 1964

MARTIN LUTHER KING'S CRITICISVI OF THE

DIRECTOR AND FBI

CURRENT ATTACK:

On November 19, 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr., sent a

telegram from Atlanta to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover concerning Mr. Hoover's

remarks to the press the previous day. Set forth below is an analysis of this

telegram.

King States:

He has questioned the FBI's effectiveness but has never

attributed this merely to the presence of Southerners in

the FBI.

Facts:

In November, 1962, in discussing racial disturbances in Albany,

Georgia, bing was wiaoly quotea in the prcos as stating thâi onê

Of the greatest problems regarding the tBi in the south is that the Agents

are white Southerners who have been influenced by the mores of the community.

This is, of course, absolutely false, and it is noted that four of the five Agents

then assigned to Albany, Georgia, were Northerners.

King States:

Not a single arrest was made in Albany, Georgia, during

the many brutalities against Negroes.

Facts:

During the summer of 1962, there was a continuing series of

mass racial meetings, marches and demonstrations by Negroes

in the Albany, Georgia, area.

This resulted in numerous multiple arrests of

Negroes for lying down in the street, blocking traffic and disorderly conduct.

During this period, numerous allegations of civil rights violations were made to

FBI Agents and Department of Justice officials. In every instance the Department

of Justice was advised of the complaint and the results of any investigation

conducted. Any additional investigation requested by the Department was

immediately and thoroughly run out and the results furnished to the Department.

The Department of Justice did not see fit to prosecute any of the incidents

arising out of these demonstrations.

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During this same period, however, prosecution was brought

against Denver Edgar Short, Jr., Deputy Marshal, Sasser, Georgia, which is

about 20 miles from Albany. Short allegedly intimidated voter registration

workers on August 30, 1962, and FBI investigation developed that Short cursed

the victims, ordered them out of town and fired his gun in the direction of

their tires. AU. S. District Court Petit Jury acquitted Short of civil rights

charges on January 25, 1963.

It is also noted that on 9-17-62, FBI Agents arrested four white

subjects in the vicinity of the I Hope Baptist church, a Negro church near Dawson,

Georgia, and about 30 miles from Albany, which had been burned that day. In

the absence of a Federal violation, confessions obtained by FBI Agents were made

available to local authorities resulting in a seven year sentence for each of the

three adult subjects and three years probation for the fourth subject who was a

juvenile.

On 10-4-62 FBI Agents arrested Jack Phelix Smith and a detainer

was placed against Douglas Howard Parker, a state prisoner, on civil rights

charges in connection with the burning of the Shady Grove Baptist Church near

Leesburg, Georgia, on 8-15-62. This was a Negro church approximately 12

miles from Albany. Smith and Parker are white. A Federal Grand Jury failed

to indict, and FBI evidence was made available to state officials who presented

the case to a local grand jury which also returned a no bill.

King States:

Not a single arrest has been made in connection with the

bombing in Birmingham or the three murdered civil rights

workers in Mississippi.

Facts:

The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, was

bombed 9-15-63 killing four Negro children. The FBI immediately

launched the most intensive type of investigation which is still vigorously continuing.

This investigation was prejudiced by premature arrests made by the Alabama

Highway Patrol, and consequently, it has not yet been possible to obtain evidence

or confessions that would insure successful prosecution although the FBI has

identified a small group of Klansmen believed to be responsible.

The FBI launched a massive investigation following the disappearance

of the three civil rights workers in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Mississippi, on

June 21, 1964. The FBI located their bodies in an earthen dam and has developed

information identifying those responsible. Intensive investigation is continuing

to develop the case for prosecution as quickly as possible.

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It should be noted that FBI recent investigations in Mississippi

have produced the following positive results: (1) Eleven arrests in McComb

on state charges involving bombings and other violence. Nine of those arrested

have pleaded guilty ur noiu contendere and received probationary sentences;

(2) Seven arrests in Natchez on state charges involving shooting incidents and

a beating; (3) Two subjects arrested on state murder charges 11/6/64 in connection

with the killing of Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charlie Eddie Moore; (4) Seven

arrests for racial violence by the Sheriff of Pike County who stated this resulted

from his success in practicing FBI methods he observed during the FBI's recent

investigations; and (5) FBI Agents have arrested five present and former law

enforcement officers in Neshoba County on charges of police brutality. They are

presently awaiting trial.

King States:

FBI Agents work with local officers on criminal cases making

it difficult for them to

effectively function where Negroes are

threatened.

Facts:

This is a shopworn canard, the falsity of which is clearly

illustrated by the FBI's currently effective cooperation with

local officers in Mississippi, FBI's arrest of five officers in Neshoba County,

Mississippi, FBI's effective cooperation with local officers in the Georgia church

burning investigations, the Penn murder case and many other cases in all parts

of the country.

King States:

He has no record of a request from the Director to meet with

him.

Facts:

In November, 1962, FBI officials sought to make an appointment

with King to straighten him out with regard to his public remarks

call the FBI when he was willing to arrange an interview. He made no further

response.

King States:

He has always made himself available to Atlanta FBI Agents.

Facts:

In July, 1961, it was necessary for the FBI to contact King in

connection with a special inquiry investigation for the Peace

Corps. An appointment was made through King's secretary for his interview

7/22/61; however, King kept the FBI Agent waiting for one hour past the appointed

time and stated he was behind in his paper work and had completed some of it

before admitting the Agent.

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In June, 1962, the FBI made efforts to obtain an appointment

with King in connection with a case involving a Peace Corps applicant. Beginning

on approximately 6/5/62, King's secretary kept stating that he was not

available for interview although it was known to the FBI that he was in his

office daily. On 6/8/62 Wyatt T. Walker, King's assistant, advised the Atlanta

Office that he and King were proceeding to Shreveport, Louisiana, in connection

with the voter registration drive and that the Little Union Baptist Church in

Shreveport had received a bomb threat. At that time, Walker was informed that

FBI Agents had been urgently trying to make an appointment with King and Walker

stated an appointment would be made. On 6-8-62, King telephoned the Atlanta

Office from Shreveport to inquire as to why the Agent wanted, an appointment and

to advise of the bomb threat previously furnished by Walker. King consented to

interview which was conducted 6-9-62.

King was also interviewed by the Atlanta FBI Office on 7-24-62 in

connection with racial incidents at Albany, Georgia, involving alleged violation by

King of a temporary restraining order issued by the U. S. District Court to stop

demonstrations. The interview was conducted in the U. S. courtroom where King

had appeared for a hearing.

On 11-30-62, when FBI Headquarters officials were attempting to

arrange an interview with King, the Atlanta FBI Office contacted King's secretary

to make such an appointment at King's convenience. The Agent was advised that

King was writing a book and could not be reached. King's secretary was requested

to have King contact the Atlanta Office on an urgent matter but he never made

such a contact.

On 6-25-63 the Atlanta FBI Office attempted to contact King to advise

him of a threat against his life. Efforts to contact him were at first unsuccessful,

but after a delay of some hours, King's secretary informed him of the Bureau's

interest in talking to him and arrangements were made for an Agent to contact

King by telephone.

In connection with this whole matter, it should be kept in mind that

the FBI's function is purely investigative in nature. It is not empowered to offer

protection to anyone, at any place, at any time.

PREVIOUS ATTACKS:

Generally, King's previous attacks against the Director and the

FBI in the civil rights field have been similar to those outlined above. As an

example is the criticism carried in The New York Times of November 19, 1962;

in essence King claimed the FBI in Albany, Georgia, sides with the segregationists.

He also said the FBI has not done an effective job in investigating beatings of

Negroes in Georgia. His remarks were made after giving a sermon at the

Riverside Baptist Church in New York City.

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FBI ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS FIELD

Every civil rights complaint is given thorough,

prompt and impartial attention. Special Agents handling these

cases are highly trained investigators who have completed

advanced training courses which qualify them to conduct civil

rights investigations. At Bureau Headquarters, a select staff

of men with great experience and knowledge of this type of

investigation supervise the cases.

The duty of maintaining law and order in civil rights

demonstrations, preserving the peace and protecting life and

property is the primary responsibility of local and state law

enforcement agencies. The FBI is solely an investigative agency

as distinguished from a police agency, and as such, is without

authority to maintain the peace or furnish protection. It is the

duty of the FBI, however, to furnish factual data to the Department

of Justice so that a determination can be made as to whether there

is any basis for Federal action under the civil rights statute.

Our work in the field of civil rights is increasing.

In fiscal year 1960, the FBI handled 1, 398 civil rights cases.

In fiscal year 1963, the number of cases jumped to 2, 692 and in fiscal

year 1964, it increased to 3, 340.

Although a substantial number of arrests and convictions

have resulted from our investigations in these matters, the eftective-

ness of our work in this field can never be precisely assayed on the

basis of such statistics. Perhaps the greatest value of our work

in this field lies in the results of our intelligence and liaison programs

which can never be traced to direct prosecutive action. We continu-

ously gather information on a day-to-day basis which indicates that

some violent action is either being definitely planned or that a

situation will occur which has a high potential for violence. *

The fact that we vigorously investigate civil rights

violations undoubtedly serves as a deterrent to discourage violations

*Such information is immediately disseminated to appropriate authorities.

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ORGANIZATION OF THE CURRENT

: ATTACK AGAINST THE FBI BY

MARTIN LUTHER KING

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December 1, 1964

ORGANIZATION OF THE CURRENT

ATTACK AGAINST THE FBIBY

MARTIN LUTHER KING

On November 19, 1964, the day after the Director's press

conference, Martin Luther King, JX., contacted his secretary, Dora

at the Atlanta, Georgia, office of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conterence (SCLC), according to a retable source. She told

him his telegram to Mr. Hoover regarding the Director's criticism of

King was going out to the press. King stated he wanted to issue a statesman-

like "covering statement" in connection with the telegram.

King declared the nature of the follow-up statement would be

that he cannot conceive of Mr. Hoover's labeling King a liar unless he

(Mi. Hoover) was under extreme pressure and apparently had faltered under

the tremendous burdens, complexities and responsibilities of his office. King

said he would state he cannot become involved in a public debate with Mr. Hoover

and that he has nothing but sympathy for the Director who has served his country

so well. King told his secretary the telegram and the statement will be the

oilty comment he will personally issue in this matter.

He told her Mr. Hoover

should retire because he is "too ola and broken down."

King instructed his secretary to have Randolph I. Blackwell,

Program Coordinator of SCLC, go over the press release and telegram.

He stated the release should be given

tong

those who are "for us," naming

Catherine Johnson of Associated Press of United Press International, one Don

Nickee, and Ted Poston of the "New York Post. "

King later talked to his aide, Bernard. Lee, the source advised,

and told Lee to be sure all Negro news media

to call "Jet"' magazine, a Negro publication, and to give a copy of the release

to one John Herbert in New York. Lee told King, m answer to a question

as

to what was wrong with Mi.

Hoover, that he thought the Director was getting

old and is a "sacred cow i

King directed Lee to have Bayard Rustin in New York and

Walter Fauntroy, SChC representative in Washington, D. Co, contacted and

told to start criticism of the FBI in those areas, He said he already had

started in Miami, Florida. He instructed that Slater King, a civil rights leader

in Albany, Georgia, should be contacted since he would welcome an opportunity

to make a statement against the FBI and the Director. Blackwell did this later

that day.

King declared people in the western states who are SCLC members

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must be contacted to have them begin the attack against the fbi.

King

told Lee that telegrams to Mi. Hoover should also be sent to the President.

King declared that Blackwell and Cordy T. Vavian, Director

of Affiliates of SCLC, should handle the attack on the FBIso it would not

appear that ling was fighting the Director over a personal matter. He said

the President should censure Mr. Hoover and it would be a good idea for all

telegrams to the President to request this.

On the same date, according to the source, King told Vivian

this is the time to attack the whole FBI. He declared that he cannot be the one

who does it, stating "we" need people in the South to make statements about

the laxity of investigations and law enforcement, especially concerning civil

rights. People in the North are needed to protest Mr. Hoover's charge

against King. King suggested telegrams beysent to the President urging Mr.

Hoover be censured and urging he be retired because "he is old and getting

senile."

The source reported Vivian suggested the attack be based on

| Mr. Hoover's ineffectiveness in civilrights: that he is past retirement age and

would have been out last year except for certain people asking that he stay un.

King disagreed, asserting he wanted Mr. Hoover "hit from all sides."

Later on November 19, 1964, the source related that Wyatt

Walker, a former SCLC executive now employed by a firm in New York City,

contacted Vivian. He was told by Vivian to "get thing's going" in New York,

Vivian told Walker to handle the east coast and said Tom Kilgore, an official

of the Western Christian Leadership Conference in Los Angeles,

California,

was to handle the west coast. Vivian mstructed Walker to get telegrams sent

to the President, Department of Justice and the FBI demanding that Mr. Hoover

apologize to King.

Vivian told Walker that this is an opportunity to mount an

attack against police brutality. He said the FBI will try to defend itself with

the statement that it is an investigative agency and that people making the protest

should know what to expect from the FBI. Vivian later contacted Kilgore and

gave him similar instructions.

According to a highly confidential Atlanta intormant, one

Reverend Hodge, location unknown, contacted Vivian andwanted methods SCLC

was using against Hoover. Vivian advised SCLC files failed to indicate Hoover

ever tried to contact King. Vivian gave Hodge the following points to get across

concerning Hoover and the FBI:

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(1) FBI has been ineffective in that no persons have been

brought to trial (In Albany only Negroes went to jail.);

(2)

FBI is only investigative arm which Vivian claims is

ridiculous in that investigations have not been good enough for convictions

and reports are available only to FBI and Department of Justice. (ECi

example, one of SCLC staff members was shot at Greenville along with two

other people and nothing was done about it.);

(3) Hoover never tried to get in contact with King to verify

statement;

(4) King did not tell people not to contact FBI;

(5) FBI has jurisdiction whenever civil Liberties have been

violated. Vivian claimed Director had no evidence to support Director's

Statements against King. Vivian further claimed King does not want to debate

the Director but it is their job as subordinates to handle the criticism against

(Hoover and the FBI. Vivian claims the Director's statement concerning pressure

groups is vague ana full ofgeneralities and Hoover is more interesied in

John Birch Society, Minutemen and Ku klux Kian but will not attack them.

Vivian

claimed "we" had statements sent from all civil rights leaders to the President

from James Farmer of CORE, Wilkins OL NAACP and Jack Greenberg Of

African Union.

The source continued that Vivian claimed the main points to

drive home are that the investigations and reports of the FBl can only be seen

by Justice Department and he feels reports are inadequate,

Identities of Individuals Mentioned:

Randolph T. Blackwell, according to a confidential source in

1953, had been a member of the Communist Party (Ch In the District Of

Columbia, and another source indicated Blackwell attended a Labor Youth

League (cited by the Department of Justice) Convention.

A confidential source advised in November,

194%, that Cordy I.

Vivian was a member of the CP in Peoria, Illinois, and had been active in

CP affairs for some time.

Bayard Rustin, in July, 1964, issues of "The Saturday Evening

Post" was said to have gone to New York in 1938 as an organizer for the

Young Communist League and as such had the job & recruiting students for the

"Party! He reportedly left the Party in 1941.

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ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT MARTIN LUTHER KING

On November 19, 1962, the "New York Times" quoted King to

the effect that the FBI had not done an effective job in Albany, Georgia, and one

of the greatest problems with the Bureau in the South was that the Agents were

white Southerners. (Actually, four of the five Agents assigned to Albany, Georgia,

were Northern born.) With regard to this matter, it was approved that Assistant

Directors Sullivan and DeLoach make an appointment with King to straighten him out

concerning the unfounded criticism he reportedly had made.

On November 30, 1962, Mr. DeLoach attempted to reach King by

telephone to arrange an interview. The Atlanta operator advised that there was

no telephone at the residence usually occupied by King. Then the operator tried to

reach King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta; however, an individual there

stated that King was away on two weeks' vacation and could not be reached. Upon

being asked it King was near a telephone, this person replied affirmatively but

stated King did not wish to be disturbed.

Mr. DeLoach then called the Atlanta Office and instructed ASAC

F. V. Hitt (now on Inspection Staff) to telephonically locate King and tell him

(1) that Messrs. DeLoach and Sullivan wanted to sit down with him any time he

was in the Washington or New York area; and (2) that the desired conversation did

not involve an investigation of King but stemmed from a desire to talk to King.

The Atlanta Office then succeeded in contacting King's secretary

on November 30, 1962, and was advised that King was at a "hideaway" writing a

book and could not be reached during the week of November 30th. The secretary

further advised that the following week King would be traveling in Alabama. The

secretary was requested to have King contact the Atlanta Office with regard to an

urgent matter; however, King never made this contact. (By letter dated November 20,

1964, SA Charles S. Harding has remarked that when he attempted to contact King

to make the appointment requested by Mr. DeLoach, King and his staff completely

ignored the FBI even though they were told the request to talk to him was a matter

of utmost urgency.)

OTHER DIFFICULTIES OF ATLANTA OFFICE IN CONTACTING KING

On about July 18 to July 20, 1961, attempts were made to make an

appointment with King to interview him in connection with the special inquiry investi-

gation of Theodore Edward Brown for the Peace Corps. On July 19th or July 20th,

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King's secretary stated that "Dr. King can see you on Saturday afternoon but you

don't work Saturdays, do you?". His secretary was advised that the Agent would be

at King's office any time King would be available. A definite appointment was made

for 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon, July 22, 1961. The Agent appeared at King's office

at approximately 1:50 p.m., where he waited for an hour before being admitted to

King's office. King stated he was sorry to keep the Agent waiting but he was behind

in his paper work and had completed some of it before admitting the Agent.

In June, 1962, efforts were made to obtain an appointment with

King in connection with a case involving Shirley Blackwell Cummings, a Peace

Corps applicant. Beginning on approximately June 5, 1962, King's secretary kept

stating that he was not available for interview although it was known to us that he

was in his office daily. On June 8, 1962, Wyatt T. Walker, King's assistant,

advised the Atlanta Office that he and King were proceeding to Shreveport, Louisiana,

in connection with the voter registration drive and that the Little Union Baptist Church

in Shreveport had received a bomb threat. At that time, Walker was informed that

Agents had been urgently trying to make an appointment with King, and Walker stated

an appointment would be made. On June 8, 1962, King telephoned the Atlanta Office

from Shreveport to inquire as to why the Agent wanted an appointment and to advise

of the bomb threat previously furnished by Walker. King consented to interview

which was conducted June 9, 1962.

After being unable to contact King on July 23, 1962, the Atlanta Office

interviewed him the next day in connection with racial incidents at Albany, Georgia,

involving alleged violation by King of a temporary restraining order issued by the

U. S. District Court to stop demonstrations. The interview was conducted in the

U. S. courtroom where King had appeared for a hearing.

On June 25, 1963, the Atlanta Office attempted to contact King to

advise him of a threat against his life. Efforts to contact him were at first

unsuccessful, but after a delay of some hours, King's secretary informed him of

the Bureau's interest in talking to him and arrangements were made for an Agent to

contact King by telephone. (It will be recalled that in connection with other threats

against King's life, the Jackson Office was instructed in July, 1964, to provide

coverage during King's visit to Mississippi. They performed this assignment in

line with a request from the President; and, interestingly, Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey

of Neshoba County, Mississippi, wrote to the Director on July 28th to inquire about

the authority by which FBI Agents furnished protection to King during King's visit to

Philadelphia, Mississippi, on July 24, 1964.

The. Bureau recommended that Rainey's

letter not be answered, after a copy of it had been received by the White House and

subsequently referred to our attention. )

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on the part of law enforcement officers and spurs these officers to

immediately and vigorously investigate civil rights situations that

otherwise might be ignored.

Liaison with Governors and ranking state officials

has also been effective. Also, although we may not have jurisdiction

in a particular case the cooperative facilities of the FBI Laboratory

and Identification Division are made available.

It is also noted that on July 10, 1964, the Director

traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, to open a new FBI office in that

city. With this office, we feel we can more efficiently and effectively

meet our growing re vonsibilities.

There®

more recent specific

ows thumbnail sketches of some of the FBI's

mplishments in the civil rights field.

Racial Discriminatior

simidation of Voters

Under the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960, the

Attorney General was empowered to institute civil actions seeking

injunctive relief against racial discrimination and intimidation in

voting. We have conducted investigations under these acts in 168

counties in six southern states. As a result, 67 suits have been

filed in the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,

Mississippi and South Carolina. As a result of suits filed based

on our investigations into discrimination and intimidation in

voting, thousands of previously disentranchised Negro citizens

have been enabled to register for voting.

Assaults Upon Voter: Registration Workers in Mississippi

Rabbi Arthur Joseph Lelyveld and two other white

voter registration workers were assaulted by two white men in

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on June 10, 1964. Local authorities

were furnished the results of our investigation which identified

two local white men who perpetrated the assault. The subjects

were prosecuted on charges of assault and battery, fined $500

each and each was sentenced to 90 days in jail. The jail sentences

were suspended pending good behavior.

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Iwo white civil rights workers accompanied by a young

Negro were assaulted in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 22, 1964. FBI

investigation identified a local Klansman as having struck one of the

victims with a club. Results of our investigation were furnished to

local authorities. The subject pleaded guilty to local assault charges

and was fined $50.

Three voter registration workers were intimidated and

one was assaulted at Itta Bena, Mississippi, on June 25, 1964. FBI

Agents arrested three local white men on June 26, 1964, for violation

of Federal Civil Rights Statutes. A Federal Grand Jury at Oxfora,

Mississippi, considered this case on July 17, 1964, but failed to indict

although the intimidation and the identities of the subjects were clearly

established.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 added tremendously to the

work of the FBI. Approximately 1, 800 reports and memoranda con-

cerning alleged violations have been prepared by FBI Agents since the

Act became effective on July 2, 1964.

Based on extensive FBI investigations, a three judge

Federal Court in Atlanta, Georgia, found the Act Constitutional and

enjoined the Pickrick. Restaurant and the Heart of Atlanta Motel from

racial discrimination. The Heart of Atlanta Motel case has been heard

by the Supreme Court and a decision is expected momentarily. Another

case which has been heard by the Supreme Court involves a restaurant

in Birmingham (Ollie McClung Case) which case was heard by a three

judge Federal Court and the Act was ruled unconstitutional, regarding

this specific restaurant. A decision is expected momentarily on this

case also and on the decision of this case and the Heart of Atlanta Motel

Case rests the fate of the effect of the Civil Rights Act. Based on FBI

investigations, suits have been filed against restaurants and motels in

Florida and numerous restaurants in Alabama that discriminate.

Additional court actions are anticipated in South Carolina, Georgia and

Alabama.

A federal suit now pending seeks to restrain the Mayor of

Greenwood, Mississippi, and other public officials from interfering

with the right of Negroes to attend a theater and for failing to provide

adequate police protection in the operation of a theater.

On July 23,1964, three white men, Willie Amon Belk,

his son, Jimmy Allen Belk, and Sam Allen Shaffer, JI., were arrested

by FBI Agents at Greenwood, Mississippi, on charges of conspiracy to

violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The arrests followed a thorough,

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intensive and immediate investigation concerning the beating of Silas

McGhee, which occurred on July 16, 1964. The facts in this matter

will be presented to a Federal Grand Jury in January, 1965.

School Integration Matters

During August and September, 1964, the FBI investigated

desegregation of public schools in 18 possible trouble spots in southern

states. In connection with these investigations, we determined plans or

activities of Klan and other hate groups which might have interfered

with desegregation or resulted in acts of violence, and this information

was disseminated to local authorities.

Three Civil Rights Workers Murdered

The FBI conducted an all-out investigation concerning the

disappearance of Michael Schwerner and two other civil rights workers

in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Mississippi, on June 21, 1964. The

victims' burned-out automobile was located by FBI Agents on June 23,

1964, and the bodies of the three murdered victims were found in an

earthen dam on August 4, 1964. Arising out of this investigation the

FBI established other civil rights violations and on October 2, 1964,

a special Federal Grand Jury returned indictments against Sheriff

Lawrence Andrew Rainey and three other local law enforcement officers

and a former sheriff of Neshoba County, Mississippi. All five subjects

were arrested by FBI Agents and are awaiting trial on police brutality

charges not connected with the murders. While the FBI is certain as

to the identities of the subjects responsible for the murders of the three

civil rights workers, intensive investigation is being conducted to

develop suitable evidence.

Today (12-1-64) representatives of our

Civil Rights Section are discussing with Assistant Attorney General

Marshall possibilities of prosecution of the subjects regarding the

murders.

Murder of Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel A. Penn

On 7-11÷64 Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel A. Penn was

murdered near Colbert, Georgia. FBI investigation resulted in the

arrest of our subjects by FBI Agents on 8-6-64. Complete details

of FBI investigation were made available to the State for prosecution

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of the subjects on murder charges. Two of the subjects were acquitted

in local court on 9-4-64; a third subject has not yet been tried in local

court but is still under indictment for murder and the local case against

the fourth subject has been dismissed.

On 10-16-64 indictments were returned by the Federal

Grand Jury at Athens, Georgia, charging six men with conspiracy to

injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate Negro citizens in the free

exercise and enjoyment of rights and privileges secured to them by the

Constitution. These individuals were Denver Willis Phillips, George

Hampton Turner, Herbert Guest, Cecil William Myers, Joseph Howard

Sims and James S. Lackey. Guest, Lackey, Myers and Sims were

the four men arrested by the FBI in connection with the murder of Penn.

A second indictment on 10-16-64 charges juest with possession of a

shotgun having an over-all length of less than 26 inches which had not

been registered by Guest with the Secretary of Treasury or his delegate.

All except Lackey were arraigned 11-30-64 on a Federal indictment-

pleas of not guilty rendered to the charges. Trial is set for 1-11-65.

Bombing of Home of Iona Godfrey

FBI investigation established that William Sterling

Rosecrans, Jr., a 30-year-old Klansman, had participated in the home

bombing of Iona Godfrey, a Negro'in Jacksonville, Florida, on 2-16-64.

Godfrey's six-year-old son was attending a white school under a Federal

Court Order.

Rosecrans pleaded guilty to obstructing a court order and

was sentenced on 4-17-64 to seven years by the U.S. District Court.

Five other Klansmen, who allegedly were involved in the bombing, were

also arrested by FBI Agents, but one of these subjects was acquitted

in U.S. District Court and the jury was unable to reach a verdict

regarding the other four. Retrial of latter four began November 16, 1964,.

and resulted in acquittal of all four on 11-25-64.

Bombings in McComb, Mississippi

Intensive FBI investigation was conducted in connection

with a series of bombings in the McComb, Mississippi, area from June

to September, 1964. Through the diligent efforts of the FBI and the

Mississippi Highway Patrol, nine white men were tried by Circuit

Court Judge W. H. Watkins at Magnolia, Mississippi, in connection

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with charges that they were involved in bombings of homes and churches

at McComb. The nine entered pleas of guilty and nolo contendere. After

a 30 minute lecture Judge Watkins suspended their sentences and placed

all on probation. Judge Watkins, who was appointed by former Mississippi

Governor Ross R. Barnett, cited the defendants' youth and good families in

taking this action. He stated also that in committing these crimes they

had been "unduly provoked and undoubtedly ill advised." It may be noted

that four of the bombers were aged 44, 38, 36, and 35.

Murder of Two Negroes

Two Mississippi white men were arrested 11-6-64 in

connection with the murder of Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charlie Eddie

Moore, two Negroes from the Meadville, Mississippi, area.

The lower

portions of the bodies of these two Negroes were found in the Old River

backwater of the Mississippi River on 7-12 and 13, 1964. The white men,

James Ford Seale, aged 29; and Charles Marcus Edwards, aged 31, were

charged under warrants issued by Meadville Justice of the Peace Willie

Bedford, with willfully, unlawfully feloniously and with malice aforethought

killing the two Negroes on or about 5-2-64. Dee and Moore were last

seen alive on 5-2-64. One of the subjects, Edwards, is a self-admitted

Klansman®

Murder of Medgar Evers

In connection with the murder of Medgar Evers, a field

secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People on 6-12-63, Byron de la Beckwith is under state indictment.

Local prosecution is based upon an investigation which traced a rifle

which local authorities believed could have been the murder weapon to

Beckwith. The FBI traced the rifle's telescopic sight to Beckwith and,

further, identified a fingerprint found on the sight with Beckwith's. He

was tried twice (2-7-64 and 4-17-64) in State court, but jury could not

reach verdict in either case. Local district attorney has indicated he will

not try Beckwith again without new evidence.

Ploi to Dynamite Building Occupied by Civil Rights Organization

The combined efforts of FBI Agents and the Mississippi

Highway Safety Patrol resulted in the arrest of James Charles Rutleage

at Meridian, Mississippi, on 10-8-64 on State charges of feloniously

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possessing explosives. Rutledge was in possession of a large quantity

of dynamite and literature of the Ku Klux Klan at the time of his arrest.

The arrest resulted from information developed by the FBI which indicated

the dynamite was to be used to damage a building occupied in the Neshoba

County, Mississippi, area, by the Council of Federated Organizations.

The FBI immediately instituted an investigation following

a recent explosion adjacent to the Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High

School in Arlington, Virginia. The FBI obtained confessions implicating

three former students in the bombing and on 10-29-64, the three appeared

before an Arlington County Juvenile Judge. Two of the youths who were

aged 17 were found guilty of a misdemeanor and the third youth, aged 18,

was found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The three

subjects are awaiting sentence. The subjects were prosecuted locally as

there was no Federal violation.

On June 20, 1964, indictments were returned by the

Federal Grand Jury in Nashville, Tennessee, against seven officers of

the Nashville-Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Rutherford County

Sheriff's Office. The indictments charged police brutality in violation of

a Federal civil rights statue and the officers are presently awaiting trial

in U. S. District Court, Nashville, Tennessee.

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STIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1902 EDITICIA

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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MARTIN LUTHER KING

APPOINTMENT WITH DIRECTOR

3:35 P.M., 12-1-64

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jAt Reverend King's request, the Director met with Bing; Reverend Kapn

¿Abernathy, Secretary of the Southern Christian Leadership Conterence (SChC);

Dr. Andrew Young, Executive Assistant to King; and Walter Tauntroy, SCLO

representative here in Washington, at 3:35 p. mo, 12-1-64 in the Director's Office.

I met King and his associates in the hallway outside the Director's Office.

An attempt was made to rush them direcily through the reception room, however, King

slowly posed for the cameras and newsmen before proceedinge

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Upon being introduced to the Director, Reverend King indicated his

appreciation for Mr. Hoover's seeing him then stated that Reverend Abernathy would

speak first, Reverend Abernathy told the Director it was a great privilege to meet the

distinguished Director of the FBI--a man who had done so much for his country.

Reverend Abernathy expressed the appreciation of the Negro race for the Director's

fine work in the field of civil rights. He stated that the Negroes had problems,

particularly in the South, and, therefore, had requested a discussion with the Director,

at the very time their people were continuing to "rise up from their bondage."

Reverend King spoke up. He stated it was vitally necessary to keep a

working relationship with the fBl. He wanted to clear up any misunderstanding which

might have occurred. He stated that some Negroes had told him that the FBI had been

ineffective, however, he was inclined to discount such criticism. Reverend King asked

that the Director please understand that any criticism of the Director and the fBI which

* had been attributed to King was either a misquote or an outright misrepresentatione He

stated this particularly concerned Albany,

Georgia, He stated that the only time he had

ever criticized the FBI was because of instances in which Special Agents who had been

given complaints in civil rights cases regarding brutality by police officere were seen

the following day being friendly with those same police officers. King stated this, of

course, promoted distrust inasmuch as the police sometir es "brutalized" Negroes.

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Reverend King stated he personally appreciated the great work of the FBI

which had been done in so many instances. He stated this was particularly true in

Mississippi. He added that FBI developments in that State have been very significant.

The EBlis a great restraining influence. Reverend King denied that he had ever stated

that Negroes should not report information to the FBL. He said he had actually encouraged

such reporting in many instances. He claimed there were good relationships in many

communities, especially Atlanta, Georgia, between Negroes and the FBI. He stated he

would continue to strongly urge all of his people to work closely with the FBI.

Reverend King stated he has never made any personal attack upon

Mr. Hoover. He stated he had merely tried to articulate the feelings of the Negroes in

the South in order to keep a tradition of nonviolence rather than violence. He added that

the Negro should never be transferred from a policy of nonviolence to one of violence and

terror.

Reverend King said that the Director's report to the President this summer

on rioting was a very excellent analysis.

Reverend King advised that Negroes are currently laboring under a very

frustrating situation. He stated that, "We sometimes are on the verge of temporary

despair." He added that it was a challenge and a duty for him to keep the Negro from

coming to a boiling point. He stated that sometimes the cries coming from the Negro

represent a real feeling of lonesomeness and despair. He, however, has pointed out that

the path to success is nonviolence rather than violence.

Reverend King stated he has been, and still is, very concerned regarding

the matter of communism in the civil rights movement. He stated he knew that the

Director was very concerned because he bore the responsibility of security in the Nation.

Reverend King stated that from a strong philosophical point of view he could never become

a communist inasmuch as he recognizes this to be a crippling totalitarian disease. He

stated that as a Christian he could never accept communism. He claimed that when ne

learns of the identity of 'communist in his midst he immediately deals with the problem

by removing this man. fle stated there have been one or two communists who were

engaged in fund raising for the SCLC. Reverend King then corrected himself to say that

these one or two men were former communists and not Party members at the present tim

He then identified "Jacky O'Dell" as an example. He stated that he had insisted that O'D^ll

leave his staff because the success of his organization, the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference, was far more important than friendship with O'Dell,

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The Director interrupted King to state that the FBI had learned from I.:

experience that the communists move in when trouble starts. The Director explain

communists thrive on chaos. The Director mentioned that his riot report to the Pr

reflected the opportunistic efforts of communists. He then stated that communist::.

no interest in the future of the Negro race and that King, of all people, should lie

this fact. The Director spoke briefly of communist attempts to infiltrate the lal. s

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The Director told King and his associates that the FBI shares the same

despair which the Negroes suffer when Negro leaders refused to accept the deep

responsibility they have in the civil rights movement, He stated that when Negroes are

encouraged not to cooperate with the FBI this sometimes frustrates or delays successful

solution of investigations. The Director told King that he had personally gone to

Mississippi to meet with Governor Paul Johnson inasmuch as there had been practically

no liaison between the Department of Justice, the President and the State of Mississippi

beforehand. The Director stated that upon meeting Governor Johnson the Governor

explained honestly that he was a segregationist, however, abhorred violence. The

Director stated that he had told Governor Johnson they had a common meeting ground

inasmuch as he was in Mississippi to put an end to violence and brutality. The Director

told Governor Johnson that he would like to do this in collaboration with the State Police,

however, if the FBI could not receive such cooperation we would do it on our own. The

Director then made reference to watermoccasins, rattlesnakes and redneck sheriffs, in

that order, who still exist in Mississippi who represent the trashy type of characters who

are promoting civil rights violations. The Director told King that we had trained twenty

representatives of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol and that this had represented a

good move to promote better cooperation and solution of civil rights cases.

The Director told Reverend King that the FBI had put the "fear of God" in

the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) He told King that we knew of the identity of the murderers of

the three civil rights workers and that these murderers would soon be brought to trial.

The Director then spoke of the terror in Mississippi backwoods and of the fact that

sheriffs and deputy sheriffs participate in crimes of violence, He summarized by telling

King that we, therefore, are under the same strain that sincere Negro leaders are under.

The Director added that the KKK constantly damns the FBI and that we have currently

been classified as the "Federal Bureau of Integration" in Mississippi.

The Director told King that many cases, which have been brought about as

a result of FBI investigation, must be tried in State Court. He spoke of the difficulty in

obtaining a verdict of guilty in instances in which white juries are impaneled in cases

involving white men.

The Director spoke of the KKK involvement in the Lemuel Penn cas

just outside of Athens, Georgia. He stated this was an outrageous miscarriage of justice

in that the defendants, despite the open and shut evidence on the part of the FBI, had been

acquitted.

The Director made it clear to Reverend King and his associates that the

FBI could not state whether a conviction would be obtained or not in the case involving i:.

murdered three civil rights victims. He stated, however, that the FBI has excelleilt

evidence in this case. The Director then explained that it was most necessary for ti

FBI not to "jump the gun" unless we had sufficient evidence in which a case could be

brought to trial.

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The Director made reference to Reverend King's allegation that the FBI

deals or associates with law enforcement officers who have been involved in civil rights

violations. He stated emphatically that, "I'll be damned if the FBI has associated with

any of these people nor will we be associated with them in the future. " The Director

explained that the FBI, not only because of the very nature of the law but also because of

the background of our investigative employees, was in full sympathy with the sincere

aspects of the civil rights movement. He stated that the FBI constantly needs cooperation

and assistance in order to solve cases. He added that he made it a point, several years

ago, to transfer northern Special Agents to southern offices. He stated that, for the most

part, northern-born Agents are assigned civil rights cases in the South. The Director

added that he feels that our Special Agents, regardless of where they are born, will

investigate a case impartially and thoroughly. He mentioned, however, that it was unfair

to the Agent and the FBI to "have a strike against him" in that criúcism had been leveled

over the fact that southern Agents would not give Negroes a "fair shake." The Director

stated that such criticism was entirely unjustifiable and that no case had ever been brought

to our attention proving such a fact.

The Director made reference to the recent case in McComb, Mississippi,

in which nine men had been charged with burning churches and violence against Negrees.

He stated this again was a miscarriage of justice. He added that the judge's decision in

releasing the defendants because they had learned their lesson and were merely youths

was entirely wrong and that it cused some people to question where youth really began.

He explained that some of the defendants had been in their 40*s. The Director added that

a deal probably, of course, had been made, however, this would certainly not represent

any deterrent to future actions of violence by these men.

The Director explained that there is a great misunderstanding today among

the general public and particularly the Negro race as to what the FBI can and cannot do

In the way of investigations. The Director emphasized that the FBI cannot recommend

prosecution or declination of prosecution. He stated that Agents cannot make "on the spot'

arrests. He stated that the FBI merely investigates and then the Departmont of Justice

determines whether prosecution be entertained or not. The Director added that the

question is sometimes raised why prosecution is not scheduled sooner. He stated this,

of course, was not the responsibility of the FBI in any way whatsoever.

He pointed out

that our civil rights investigations are conducted in a very thorough and expeditious

manner once the Department has authorized such investigations.

The Director spoke of the FBI's successful penetration of the KKK. He

stated that the FBI has interviewed all members of the KKK in Mississippi and has

served notice to these members that if trouble occurs we plan to come to them first.

stated our penetration of the KKK has been as successful as the manner in which we

infiltrated the communists and the Soviet espionage services. He stated that our pi

in infiltrating the KKK has been so rapid that Klan members now suspect each ui.

are fighting among themselves. The Director mentioned that we have two conf • •

the killing of the three civil rights workers. He added that the Klan in Missis-l.

failed to meet for some time because the members of this organization are i,

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as to the identity of FBI informants in their midst. The Director stated he had personally

been an enemy of the KKK for a long time.

He spoke of the FBI's case in Louisiana in the late 1920°s in which FBI

evidence successfully culminated in the conviction of the top Klan leader. He stated the

KKK fully concentrated on Negroes, Jews and Catholics, however, concentration now

is strictly on the Negro race.

The Director told the group that in the Lemuel Penn case the defendants

have recently been indicted and are to stand trial in Federal Court. He stated the trial

would begin sometime next week. He mentioned that the same defendants were

responsible for beating Negroes and participation in other acts of violence. The Director

added that the FBI's success in infiltrating the KKK has been so extensive that we now

sometimes know in advance what the KKK plans to do and take proventive measures

accordingly

The Director explained that in Alabama the FBI cannot deal with the

Highway Patrol because of the psychoneurotic tendencies of the Alabama Governor. He

statco that the State of Georgia has & yuu Guvernor and inat the Georgia Bureau oi

Investigation, while not comparable to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, has cooperated

with the FBI.

The Director told Reverend King and his associates that FBI

representatives have held several thousand law enforcement conferences in which

southern police officers have been educated as to civil rights legislation. He stated this

has clearly assisted law enforcement, particularly the FBI, however, admittedly, this

represents slow progress, but progress nevertheless. He added that this educational

campaign will be continued and that it will eventually take hold. The Director gave the

example of a Mississippi Sherift who recently broke a case as a result of FBI training.

The Director made it very clear to Reverend King and his associates that

FBI Agents conduct very thorough interviews in civil rights cases. He stated he would

like to know immediately it any of our Special Agents ever act in a supercilicus manner

or if they mishandle a complaint regarding civil rights. He stated that if the facts

reflect that our Agent is in the wrong he will be called on the carpet fast. The Director

asked that Reverend King or any of his representatives feel free to call the FBI at any

time they have such complaints.

The Director told Reverend King he desired to give him some advice.

stated that one of the greatest things the Negro leaders could accomplish would be to

encourage voting registration among their people. Another thing would be to educate :

people in the skills so that they could compete in the open market. The Director

mentioned several professions in which Negroes could easily learn skills. The l"

also told King he wanted him to know that registrars in the South were now mort ..

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registering inasmuch as the FBI is watching such actions very carefully. The Director

told Reverend King that the FBI was making progress in violations regarding

discrimination in eating places. He gave as a specific example a restaurant in Atlanta,

Georgia, in which surveillances have taken place to ascertain if out-Of-state cars are

being served at this particular resaurant. The Director stated he personally was in

favor of equality in eating places and in schools. He stated emphatically, however, he

was not in favor of taking Negro children 10 or 12 miles across town simply because

their parents wanted them to go to a school other than those in their specific

neighborhood.

The Director told Reverend King that in due time there will be a complete

change in the mores of community thinking in the United States regarding the racial

problem. He stated that meanwhile the FBI will continue to handle its responsibilities

in a thorough and impartial manner. He reiterated that the FBI cannot encourage

prosecution in Federal Court despite the fact that some local courtscannot be trusted. He

added that some judges cannot be trusted.

The Director praised the Georgia papers that declared the verdict of the

Penn case to be a travesty of justic. Hc added that the Jackson, Mississipi, pavers

had contained several editorials deploring violence against Negroes and participation in

church burnings. The same editorials declared this was no way to solve racial

problems. The Director stated that his statements made at a press conference in

Jackson, Mississippi, this summer to the effect that he was in Mississippi to see to it

that an end was put to the violence of bombings and burning churches had had some affect

upon backwoods terrorists.

The Director told King that he wanted to make it very clear that the

question is often raised as to whether the FBI will protect civil rights workers or Negroes

He stated that he has in the past and will continue to answer such questions on the basis

that the FBI does not have the authority nor the jurisdiction to protect anyone. He stated

that when the Department of Justice desires that Negroes be protected this is the

responsibility of U. S. Marshals. The Director reiterated that the FBI is strictly an

investigative agency and cannot and will not extend itself beyond legislated jurisdiction.

The Director repeated very emphatically that while our investigations are very definitely

thorough and impartial he wanted to state once again that if Reverend King or any of his

associates ever knew of a Special Agent showing bias or prejudice he wanted to know

about this matter immediately.

The Director explained that we have civil rights cases not only in the

South but also in the northern cities. He gave examples of New York and Chicago. It

stated that there have been some cases in Miami, Florida.

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The Director spoke once again of the necessity of the Negro educating

himself in order to compete in manual and professional skills. He mentioned the

example of a shoeshine boy in Miami, Florida, who turned out to be, after questioning

by the Director, a graduate of Howard University. This shoeshine boy, a Negro,

explained to the Director that he could not get a job above the level of shoeshine boy

because of the color of his skin. The Director stated this, of course, was wrong and

that under no circumstances did he, or anyone in the FBI, share the opinion that the

Negro, or any other race, should be kept down. The Director spoke of his pride in

Negro Agents and particularly mentioned Special Agent Aubrey Lewis, the former

Notre Dame track star who is currently assigned to the New York Division.

The Director spoke of a Miami Special Agent who was transferred to that

Office from Sto Louis. This Agent explained to the Director on one occasion that he was

first a little upset about being transferred to Miami because he felt that his race would

be against him. He stated, however, much to his surprise, that the white people in

Miami treated him with the greatest of courtesy while people of his own race referred to

him as a "fink" simply because he was a representative of law enforcement.

Reverend King interrupted the Director at this point and asked if this same

Negro Agent is still assigned to the Miami Division. The Director replied in the

aîfirmative. The Director stated that at a recent dinner Father Hesburgh, the President

of Notre Dame University, explained to the Director that his institution had difficulty

getting Negroes on the football team because their grades were never high enough. The

Director told Reverend King the same thing is true of Negroes who apply for the position

of Special Agent. He stated in most instances they lack the qualifications, however, WC

were very happy to hire any Negro who was qualified for the position. The Director told

Reverend King that we, of course, could not let down our qualifications simply because

of the color of a person's skin.

The Director told Reverend King and his associates that the problems that

he and the Negro leaders have is a mutual problem. He stated in most instances in civil

rights matters we have learned that "you are damned if you do and you are damned if you

don't. " The Director stated nevertheless the FBI would continue to do its job. He staied

that we additionally are very proud of 10 or 11 Indian Special Agents and of a number of

Special Agents who have Mexican blood in them. He stated that the color of a man's skin

makes no difference to the FBI whatsoever, however, we do merit the cooperation and

assistance of all groups and it is most unfair when these groups are taught not to

cooperate with the FBI.

The Director mentioned that he wanted to make it very plain that the FlI

will not tolerate any of our personnel being slapped around. He gave an example ui :

Lombardozzi case in New York where one of our Agents was jumped by five huti!

outside a church. He stated these hoodlums were immediately taught a lesson.

Director mentioned that in the war with hoodlums, for every man we lose we I...

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The Director proudly spoke of the ability of Agents to outshoot and

outfight hoodlums and other individuals who attempted to take advantage of our personnel.

He stated the KKK is afraid to "mix" with our Agents. He mentioned that the Klan was

"yellow." He stated they are brave as long as they have the majority with them but

afraid when they face an equal number.

The Director spoke of the Mack Charles Parker case in Poplarville,

Mississippi.

He stated that our evidence in this case had been turned over to Governor

Coleman, the then Governor of that State. He mentioned that Governor Coleman was a

decent type of individual who had immediately seen to it that a State Court received the

evidence contributed by the FBI. The Director mentioned that our evidence in this case

was excellent, however, the Grand Jury refused to indict the subjects involved in the

lynching of Parker.

The Director told Reverend King that in many instances our Agents have

been spit upon, they have been refused food and lodging and many things are done to

thwart hard-hitting investigations by the FBI. He stated that nevertheless we continue

to gather evidence in an expeditious and thorough manner.

Reverend Abernathy stated that the Negroes have a real problem in

tearing down the current system of segregated voting tests in the South. He stated it was

most important that there be kept alive in the Negro communities a ray of hope, He

stated that the Negro people should not be allowed to fall into an atmosphere of despair.

The Director explained that this was a very important point. He stated

that real progress has been made in higher wages, voting registration and housing

inatters. The Director pointed out, however, that such progress has not been

emphasized by the rabblerousers who constantly attempt to stir up the Negroes against

the whites. The Director gave as an example the communist,Epton in New York Citye

The Director stated that Epton is sometimes pointed to as a person the Negro should

emulate because of his militancy. The Director stated this was wrong and it is also

wrong to "mislead" Negroes.

Reverend Abernathy stated that the SCLC does not want Negroes like

Epton in their movement. He stated thai Reverend King, more than anyone else, has

prevented people like Epton and the Muslims from taking over the civil righs movement.

Reverend Abernathy stated that actually the Negroes are a part of the Federal

Government, therefore, anything that represents the Federal Government is an

encouragement to the Negro. He added that even the side of a post office building or a

Federal courtroom is an encouragement to the Negro. He mentioned that when a Negro

receives information that a case in which he has been brutally mistreated is gring tin

Federal Court he feels encouraged over the fact that he will get a fair trial. Rever::

Abernathy continued that the same problem is true when a Negro sees an FBI At

stated that the Negro feels open encouragement inasmuch as the FBI will not only

handle his case but will serve as a great deterrent to violence.

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The Director stated that the KKK today is represented by common white

trash. He stated that the Klan was actually worse than the Communist Party inasmuch

as the Klan resorts to violence while the communists usually emulate termites in their

activities.

The Director reiterated that King and his associates should feel free to

call him at any time when they have knowledge of possible civil rights violations. King

replied that over the past few years he has noted amazing signs of progress in the civil

rights field. He stated he has been very surprised to see some communities comply

with the new civi rights statutes. He stated there still are some pockets of resistence

particularly in the South. He added that the SCL.C is planning to stimulate voting

registration activities in Selma, Alabama, in the near future. He mentioned that some

members of his organization have been successful in infiltrating this white community

and have learned there is a great potential for violence, in Selma

The Director interrupted King and briefly detailed five cases in which the

FBI has gathered evidence in Selma, Alabama. The Director identified these cases

fully, and specifically the case against sheriff James Clark. The Direcior mentioned

that these cases came about as a result of FBI investigation and that we were continuing

our investigations in Selma, Alabama. He mentioned that one case would come to trial

on December 9, 1964 The Director particularly made reference to the fact that we have

three excellent cases in Selma at the present time.

Reverend King inquired as to whether his representatives should notify,

the FBI when they arrive in Selma, Alabama. He quickly corrected himself that he knew

his representatives should contact the FBI upon arrival, however, he asked the Director

what would be the possibilities of FBI Agents being in Selma, Alabama, inasmuch as

there appeared to be a potential for violence. The Director specifically asked Reverend

*King when his activities would take placè. Reverend Abernathy indicated such activity

would take place around January 1, 1960e The Director Clearly explained that FBI

Agents would be in Selma, not for the purpose of "protecting" anyone, but for the

'purpose of observing and reporting to the Department of Justice any possible violations

of civil rights that might occur. Reverend King expressed appreciation in this regard.

Reverend King stood up and stated he wished to express his personal

thanks for a most fruitful and necessary meeting. The Director told Reverend King that

he should get in touch with us at anytime he felt it was necessary.

Reverend King mentioned that there were representatives of the press in

the Director's reception room. He turned to me and asked if the FBI planned to make

any comment regarding the meeting. I told him that the Director had instructed that we

make no comment whatsoever. Reverend King asked the Director if there would be any

objections if he read a short prepared statement to the press. The Director told

Reverend King this, of course, was up to him.

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In proceeding to the reception room, Reverend King pulled out a press

release, hand-written in ink, out of his right coat pocket. This press release obviously

had been prepared prior to the time Reverend King arrived at FBI Headquarters. A

previous memorardum has been sent through reporting verbatim the comments by King

in the Director's reception room.

ACTION:

It is suggested that the attached letter be sent to the President concerning

the meeting between the Director, Reverend King and his associates.

The General Investigative Division, Civil Rights Section, should take

due note of the proposed activities in Selma, Alabama, and should instruct the

appropriate office to make certain that Agents are on hand to observe activities in Selma,

Alabama, on or around January 1, 1965.

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December 2, 1964

BY LIAISON

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The President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. President:

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?In response to his request to see me

"conferred

for about an hour with the Reverend Martin Luther King in my oilice

yesterday aiternoon. Ele waa accompanied by the Tollowing members

oi the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of which he is

President: Reverend Falph D. Abernathy, Treasurer; Andrew 5.

Young,: Program Director; and Walter E, Fauntroy, Direcior vệ Le

organization'e Washington,

D. C., oilice.

The neeting was most amicable and King indicated

that he had requested to see me in an effort to clear up any mais-

understandings that we might have. Fie apologized for remariss

attributed to him criticizing the FBI and me with specific reference

to Albany, Georgia. fle stated that in this connection he had either

been misquoted or there had been an outright misrepresentation.

He said that while some Negroes have complained to

himithatthe FBI has been ineffective in investigating civil rights

violations; he pexsonally discouts such complaints and said he

appreciated the fine work the FBi has been doing in this regard.

He said he had been critical of the MBI only in

connection with instances where our Agents, who haci been furnished

complaints involving police brutality, were, thereafter, observed

My. Belmont (Sent with cover memo)

1 - Miss Gandy (Sent with cover mer

Mr. Mohr

1 - Miss Holmes (Sent with cover mer

1 - Mr. Rosen (Sent with cover memo)

1 - Mr. Jones (Sent with cover men

1 - Mr. Sullivan (Sent with cover memo)

1 - Mr. Morrell (Sent with cover me:

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The President

• being friendly toward these care outicers. He seid situations like

this serve to breed Regro distrust ior the Vel. I adviaod

Reverend ding that I was aware that allegations of thia nature

had been mate and that I hac loored into tie matier. It was

determined that these charges were without baais.

Reverend King categorically denied ever having made

a personal attack on me and also denied that he had ever instructed

Negroes not to cooperate with the rEl. I told him that when Negroes

are encouraged not to cooperate with the FEI, the solution of cases

is delayed and cometimes frustrated. He said, to the contrary, he

encouraged such cooperation. He explained that Negroes in many

areas are frustrated. He said he feels it is his duty to keep them

from expressing their fruetrations through violence. Reverend King

mase saference to luy lejoit in you un tre iting that too place it

some of our northern cities last summer. He indicated he considers

it an excellent analysis of the situation.

Communist infiliration of the civil rights movement

was discussed. Reverend Fing stated that as a Christian he could

never accept communisn and that he shared my concern with the

problem. He described communism as a "crippling, totalitarian

- disease. " He said that while there are "one or two" former com-

• • .

munists currently engaged in iund-raising activities for the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference, he does not tolerate communists in

his organization. lie cited the communist background of Hunter Pitts

O'Dell and noted that he considered the success of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conterence more important to him than his friendship with

O'Dell. Consequently, he claimed, O'Dell is no longer associated

with his organization.

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The President

The problems confronting the FEI in civil rights

investigations were explained to the Reverend King in detail. I

made it clear to him that cases developed as a result of fBI

investigation must often be trie in local courts where there ere

attficulties involved in getting white juries to convict white

detendants in connection with civil rights matters. I cited some of

our experiences in this regard.

He and his associates were advised of the recent

conferences held for local law enforcement officers throughout the

United states for the purgose of tully acquainting them with civi. rights

legislation and their responsibilities in connection with same. I told

him that the results of this campaign have been encouraging in the

• cooperation received.

I pointed out to him that there is a great misunderstanding

today among the general pubite and particularly the Negro race as to

the FBl'& role in civil rights matters. I emphasized that the FBI is an

investigarive agency, that it cannot recommend prosscution or wake.

on-the-spot arrests where Federal laws have not been violated. He

was advised that the FBI will not protect civil righte workers or

Negroes because the FBI does not have the authority or jurisdction

to do so. He was also advised that the FBI cannot and will not

exceed its authority. Reverend King was told that our investigations.

are conducted in a thorough and impartial manner, but if he or any of

his associates knew of a Special Agent who had shown bias or prejuäice,

I wanted to know about it immediately.

Reverend King indicated that the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference is planning to engage in voter registration

activities in Selma; Alabama, on or about January 1, 1965, and that

he as learned that there could be violence. I told him that our Agents

would be on the scene, not for the purpose of rendering protection.

but to observe and report to the Department of Justice any possible

violations of civil rights that may.occur,

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The President

Reverend King expressed his gratitude for having the

opportunity to meet me.

He said he felt our meeting had been a

procuctive one, and I tolu him to feel free to get in touch with me any

time he thought it necessary to co so.

Respectfully submitted,

J. EDGAR HOOVER

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This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside

your Commiter.

Its use is limi'd

to offrcralproceedings..org

your Commitice ail the content may nut be culosed to unauthorized person-

nel without the

express approval of

the FBI

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Do this

December 1, 1904

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. TOLSON

WN. BELMONT

ME. MOHR

MR. DE LOACH

MR. ROSEN

Acting Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach

returned my earlier call to him and I edvised him that I bad

seen Dr. Martin Luther King, who was accompanied by

Dr. Abernathy and two other cohorts. I stated that King was a

very persuasive speaker and Mr. Katzenbach indicated King

was a great public speaker and that was about all he could say

for King.

I advised Mr. Katzenbach that I took the ball away

from Fing at the beginning, that King was most laudatory about

the Bureau's work and so was Abernathy. I further advised

Mr. Katzenbach that King had a press statement already written

out to hand the newemen in my reception room; that I refused

to mate any comment or statement myself; that King read his

statement about having an open channel of communications and

all working for civil rights. I stated that King did not 'have in

his press statement the very commendatory remarka he made,

that he could not have been higher in hia praise of the Sureau

and of the great job we have done in the South. Mr. Batzenbach

said that was too bad.

I told IVir. Katzenbach that I just wanted him to

snow that I had gone through with it.

Ms. Katzenbach then asked ll I were going to tell

the President about the situation in Mississippi - about the

arrests - at some point. I answered yes, and Me. Katzenbach

sald the President should be informed. I advised him that we

had not decided when it was be done,

that it is boing considered.

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Memorangum for Messre. Tolson, Belmont, , December 1, 1962

Mohr; Deloach, Rosen

Mr. Katzenbach stated my people had discussed it with him and

he thought the way the Sureau proposas to go ahead is the right

way. I said I thought so, too. r. Katzenüach said he had told

Jims Malley this and suggested that I tell the President that the

Department had approved this way, Mr. Katzenbach stated it

was such a great job the Bureau people did down there he would

like the President to hoar it from me.

Very truly yours,

, ID.E. H.

John Edgar Hoover

Director

SENT FROM D.

TIME

10:3777

DATE

12/2/64

BY

The should serid. Fats ntach.

Ithite House.

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TO

FROM

FRASTTHIONAL PONDI NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

SOSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES G

RNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. DeLoach

M.

Tolson -

Callahan .

Contad

Ivans

DATE: 12-2-64

Troiter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy -

SUBJECT:

RADIO AND TELEVISION COVERAGE

REGARDING DIRECTOR'S MEETING

WITH REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

12-1-64

The Director's meeting with King yesterday at 3:30 p.m. was a headline

item on television and radio newscasts last night and this morning.

and

Agents of the Crime Records Division monitored local radio and television

stations/noted that the first mentions of the meeting began to appear about 6:20 last night

on radio. The reports covered these main points: that King advised he had requested

this meeting, that it was most amicable, that "new understandings" had been reached. and

that the FBI expected to make arrests shortly in the case of the three murdered civil

rights workers in Mississippi. Some reporters speculated that the arrests might involve

persons in "official capacities. "

The meeting was covered on 11 o'clock newscasts on all local television,

channels which showed films of King leaving the Director's Office and commenting on y

the points noted above.

IDT

FULTON LEWIS, JR., BROADCAST:

In Mr. Lewis' 7 o'clock radio newscast over the Mutual Broadcasting

System, he reported the meeting as above. Then he continued to comment for several

minutes regarding the background of this matter. He said that on the record, the situa- &

tion must be embarrassing to King. He pointed out that King's allegations that FBI

Agents in Southern offices were, for the most part, Southerners and unsympathetic to

civil rights had been refuted. He said that Mr. Hoover had attempted unsuccessfully

c.

two years ago to discuss these matters with King. He went on to state that the FBI can- {

not offer protection since its function is solely to investigate.

As an example of FBI

jurisdiction, Mr. Lewis noted that in a Dawson, Georgia, church burning some time ago,

the FBI, as a result of excellent investigative work, arrested four subjects. The arrests

vete based bethe sup tate at the church burning was des et to intimidate Negro

stepped out of the case and the subjects were prosecuted in state court where they re-

ceived prison terms.

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'M. A. Jones to DeLoach memo

RE: RADIO AND TELEVISION COVERAGE

Mr. Lewis pointed out that the FBI has numerous problems in connection

with these cases because of the reluctance of Southern juries to fairly evaluate the

evidence. As an example, he cited the case of William Rosecrans who was convicted

in a Jacksonville, Florida, bombing matter. As an outgrowth of this case, other

individuals were indicted for the same crime and, in spite of overwhelming evidence

against them, they were acquitted by a local jury just last week.

CHARLES MURPHY, NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY (NBC) COMMENTATOR:

Following the 11 o'clock regular news report on WRC-TV, Murphy

offered an editorial comment concerning this meeting. He said that "King came and

turned the other cheek." and that this was in keeping with the character of a man who

was noted for peaceful purposes and who was a Nobel prize winner. He said that it was

not possible to imagine "J. Edgar Hoover going to King" under similar circumstances.

Murphy said that King had certainly enhanced his position in the way he handled this

matter. He also alleged that it was evident that President Johnson had asked the Direcier

to see King and it was only for this reason that the meeting materialized.

RECOMMENDATION:

In view of Mr. Lewis' remarks, that the attached letter of appreciation

over the Director's signature be sent to him.

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TO

FROM :

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

MAY 1582 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. Mohr

C. D. DeLoach

MARTIN LUTHER KING

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1964

Tele. Room

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Following is a transcript of the brief statement which the Reverend

Martin Luther King made to newsmen immediately after leaving the Director's Office

this afternoon. While this is not a verbatim account of the statement, it is as near

accurate as possible:

I am pleased I had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Hoover

this afternoon and I might say the discussion was quite amicable. I

sought to make it clear to Mr. Hoover that the plight of Negroes in

the South is such that there must not be any misunderstanding between

the FBI and civil rights leaders but must be a determination to defend

the riglis ul all.

We talked specifically about those areas where SCLC will be

working in the months ahead. We discussed areas where there will

be strong resistance to the implementation of the civil rights bill.

We made it clear that we found our most difficult problems in Alabama

and Mississippi and in these communities there are areas where we

see a great deal of potential and sometimes actual terror.

I sincerely hope we can forget the confusion of the past and get

on with the job the Congress, the Supreme Court and the President

have outlined as America's most crucial problem; namely, the job of

giving and providing security and justice to all the people in the world.

NBC's Russ Ward and one of the NBC men equipped with a tape recorder

followed King down the hall and on through the courtyard where his car was parked.

According to the NBC technician,

King was talking with them all the time." He said that

King expressed "the usual pratter" and the only statement of any consequence was

something to the effect that arrests in the Mississippi murder case could be expected

within the next few days.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MET TODAY WITH FBI DIRECTOR

WHO RECENTLY CALLED THE NEGRO LEADER "THE MOST

DIRECTE& INTO HOOVERTS DETASE SIAN ASSISTANT PS DIRECTOR CARTHA

MADE NO STATEMENT AS HE WALKED

DELOACH.

DELOACH GREETED KING IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE HOOVER'S OFFICE AND WAS

DR. RALPH ABERNETHY

SECRETARY-TREASURER

OY TOE SOUTERN LEADERSRES CONTERENCE WHICH KING READS, AND DRA ANDREW

ANOTHER KING ASSISTANT.

HEAD OF THE WASHINGTON ORING OATHE SETTER LEADERSHIP CONNERENCE.

BOTH THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE HOOVER'S OFFICE AND THE RECEPTION ROOM

HERE CROWDED BY NEWSMEN AND CAMERAMEN.

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THE MEETING.

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0.19 (Rev. 7-21-70)

Tolsong

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King Colleagues, Mrs. King Deny

! Time's Version of Hoover Meeting

ATLANTA,

Aug. (UPI) -

Three members of the Rev.

Dr. Martin Luther King's staff

who say they attended a meet-

ing between

Mr. King and

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover

denied today a Time Mag-

azine report that the Director

confronted the civil rights

leader with wiretap evidence

of extra-marital activities.

Coretta S. King, in a sepa-

rate staiement,

aisú deniedi

the Time story which said

Dr. King toned down criticism

of the FBI only after Hoover

showed him • wiretap

tapes

which revealed "extensive and

vigorous

sexual

activities.",

"The conversations between

my husband and Mr. Hoover,

which he (King) related to me,

do not correspond. at all

to

• lặt no point dia Mr. Hoover

lecture Dr. King or even

-comment on his personal life."

The statement issued joint-

ly by. the three men said, "It

is even more blatantly untrue

that Dr. King slowed down

his activities because he felt

threatened. History is the wit-

ness here."

In

Chicago,

Rev. - Jesse.

Jackson, national director of

the SCLC's Operation Bread-

basket program, said at a news

conference that

"Mr. Hoover

has stooped to the lowest

rungs of viciousness and ma-

liciousness in his underhanded

dissemination of information

regarding a deceased man."

He •ürged Present Nixon to

Suspend Hoover.

the Time magazine

Mrs. King said.

report,"

"The love, con-

cern and devotion which Mar-

tin expressed toward me and

the children

are

our

most

precious and treasured mem-

ories."

The Rev. Ralph D. Aber-

nathy, Dr. King's successor as

president

of

the

Southern

Christian Leadership Confer-

ence,

the

ReV.

Andrew

J.

Young and the Rev. Walter E.

Fauntroy of Washington, D.C.,

said they

were

all

present

during the meeting between

Dr. King and Hoover "... and

Plans

The Washington Post

Times Herald

A - 8

The Washington Daily News

The Evening Star (Washington)

The Sunday Star (Washington)

Daily News (New York) _

Sunday News (New York) _

New York Post

The New York Times

The Sun (Baltimore)

The Daily World

The New Leader

The Wall Street Journal

The National Observer

People's World

Examiner (Washington)

AUG 11 1970

Date

CORETTA KING

eminic disputes articie.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING

•.. met: with Hoover

Dr. King

Wiretaps

keported

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (AP);

Time

magazine

says

FBI

Director J. Edgar Hoover con-

fronted

the late Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. in 1964 with

some wiretaps

revealing Dr.

King's alleged extramarital ac-

tivities; and the Civil Rights

leader

later toned down his

criticism of the FBI.

Williams quotes one anony-

mous • source as

telling him

that King used a code. "A very

attragtive

woman was called

'Doctor,'" the

informant is

quoted as having said. "I for-!

get

the

other

names for

women not so attractive.

Time says "most newspapers

ignored the rumors and leaks

to them of King's extramarital

activities, but their existence

undermined King's effective-

ness justthe same."

"The effect, says Williams,

was one of slow politicaljassas-

sination; King was spailed it

onl' by the bullet of James

Earl Ray," Time said.

Ray pleaded guilty to killing

Dr. King in 1069.

In presenting its version of

the

Hoover-King

meeting,

Time said:

"Williams has the correct

outline of the FBI tape story.

What he does not have is pre-

cisely what happened at the

celebrated meeting

between

FBI Director Hoover and King

in 1964.

"Hoover, Time learned, ex-

plained to King just what

damaging private detail he

had on the tapes and lectured

ng Shut to tea that

criticism

meeting in an article discuss-

ing a new book about Dr. King

by novelist John Williams.

In his book, "The King God

Didn't Save," Williams says

the FBI started tapping Dr.

King's telephone and bugging

his hotel rooms in 1963.

Time says Williams reports

that the surveillance uncov-

ered) no subversion but "disl

tura up an astonishing amovnt

o information about King's

extensive and vigorous sexual

acitvities."

The magazine says Williams

stroy him.

The fact that the FBI had

been bugging Dr. King was re-

vealed last year by FBI agent

Robert Nichols in a couriroom

in Houston, Tex., where boxer

sations was between Dr. King!

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Times Herald

The Washington Daily News

The Evening Star (Washington)

The Sunday Star (Washington)

Daily News (New York)

Sunday News (New York)

New York Post _

The New York Times

The Sun (Baltimore)

The Daily World_

The New Leader

The Wall Street Journal

The National Observer-

People's World

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Meeting

tO Hoover

-Ay Drew Pearson.

Alore

details have

noW

leaked out regarding the dra-

matic talk between J. Edgar

Hoover and the man he called

"the most no-

torious liar in:

the country."

As previ-

ously reported,

the

meeting,

which began at

amicable:

and lasted so

long - with

talkiris - that

the Rev. Dr.

most missed his 5 p.m. plane

An aide had to

phone to ask that the plane

be held for five minutes.

The most surprising

ment made by the FBI chief

to the Negro leader was this

advice: "What you need to do

is educate the Negro and get

him to vote."

Dr. King and his associates

flabbergasted that

didn't come

Hoover to remind him

the drive to register and vote

was the whole reason why

Negroes had been beaten and

brutalized in some sections rof

Hoover made no apology ito

his women's

press conference calling Dr.

though Dr. King

gave him an opening. He taid

Hocher that at no

he made the statement it-

FBI agents for being derelict

duties because

their Southern background.

However, Hoover was quite

eloquent and convincing

garding his description of the

FBI's problems in the South,

and gave the Negro leaders

impression that

regarding future pol-

that if there

were any instances of faikire

Amazes

FBI's Problems -

Hoover also listed some of

the problems the FBI faces in

the Deep South.

is the difficulty

The a euben, he said,

juries to convict. He cited the

murder of Lt.

Col. Lemuel

traveling from

military duty in Georgia. The

evidence. against athe nur.

overwhelming, yet a jury had

failed to convict.

The No. 2 problem, Hoover

said, is that of Southern law.

enforcement officers.

times they

themselves

been responsible for beatings

the ever murders. He dited

murder of

rights workers in Philadel-

phia, Miss.

Hoover said he knew the

kild of treachery of which

lest local olicers wer

guilty,

Negroes in some parts of the

glaring injustice done

South.

Hoover kept reminding Dr.

King that the FBI is only an

investigative

agency,

that

has no police power beyond

that.

Negro's One Hope +

or. sing, in turn, einpha

ized to the FBI chief that

the Negro's one ray of (hopel

is ithe

BEE

is the Negro's

combating despair.

the FBI, repre-

senting as it does the Federal

fairness, Dr.

When the Negro talked of the

FBl, he had said, in the past:

shcluld bring them to his 'at-

he would äct;

immediately.

said Dr. King,

we have sometimes wondere

whether the

BE was thing

that recent criticism by

was a personal at

[tark on him.

suring the conversation

lyover also seemed inclinec

to" lump all Negroes together,

didn't differentiate between

NWW

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The esponsible mone lent

responsible

nonviolent

groups.

While he made it clear that

he understood

what a wil:

derness the

Deep

South

is

when

it

comes :to law

en-

forcement,

he

also

made

it

clear

that he

has

no

great

understanding

of

what

the

civil

rights struggle is

all

about.

In brief, Hoover appeared

to his callers as a great _cop

but not a humanitarian.

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The Washington Dally News

The Evening Star —

New York Herald Tribune

New York Journal-American

New York Mirror

New York Daily News

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The New York Times

The Worker

The New Leader.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

SALAY 1962 EDITION

5010-106

GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVL MENT

Memorandum

Bolmont -

Mohir -

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¡Mre No la sullivan

FROM

MX. J. A. 51z00 ASpi

SUBJECT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SECURITY MATTER • COMMUNIST

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

DATE: December 3, 1964

1 - Mr. Belmont

1. - Mr. Mohr

Gale

Rosen

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1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Rosen

1 a

Mr. Sullivan

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1 - Mr. Baumgardner

1 - MI. Phillips

1 - Mr. Rachner

SA Howard Kinnally of the New York Office called at 2:15 a.M.,

12-3-64 and advised Night Supervisor B. C. Rachner of the following

pertinent portions on a conversation at Li:/ P.M.

112-2-64 between

Bayard/Rustin and Harry/Kachtel as reported by AVl212 5. Rustin is

the former Young Communist League member and Wachtel the )Executive

Vice President of the Gandhi Society for Human, Rights, an adjunct-of

the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Both are close advisors

to Martin Luther King.

Wachtel: "Humphreys is coming. I take the announcement about

Hunphrey as what I call a follow through on this Hoover thing.

The

air was cleared and I think there should be some publicity about it.

Cleve (Cleveland Robinson) is going to put it on, posters."

(New York

Office observes above probably refers to Vice President elect Hubert

Humphrey and speculates that possibly Humphrey

will accompany King to

T0s10, or be in New York to welcome him back from Oslo.) mat

$3

In commenting on a press conference planned by King, Rustin

"said he, Rustin, "has got to figure out something for the press

i conference for King."

Wachtel replied, "I think Martin. has

,to not

spell out too much ot this Hoover business.

1000580

Rustin continued, 'We had a fantastic meeting at Randolph's

/ (A. Phillip Randolph) this morning of the big leaders or their represen -

tatives.

Roy (Wilkins) who had gotton this story 3 days ago (presumably

refers to allegations of King's supporters that FBI is pressuring King,

quite clear that, whether, of they had anything he didn't give a ram."

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

Rustin went on to praise Wilkins for having gone to the top about this

"supposed effort" when he learned of it 3 days ago rather than having

just passed it along as James Farmer had done when Farmer learned of it.

In reply to Wachtel's question whether Wilkins had acted before Martin's

visit with the Director, Rustin answered "yes."

Wachtel then observed, "In other words, while we were talking

he (Wilkins) was already acting

and therefore this call of Martin's

(visit with Director) was like 'rapping ribbon'." Rustin answered,

"Right, and futhermore, if anything happens we have got a line from

here to California that will fall on them like a satellite,"

Wachtel and Rustin went on to

agree that what Roy Wilkins had

done was a "terrific thing" and that "J. Edgar Hoover will now pull

back his horns."

Rustin added that Wilkins had made a 3rd point,

namely that "when a society has produced a Martin Luther King, to

permit anything to malign him is to undermine the morality in this

nation."

Wachtel said this was a great statement and wished "there

was nothing there that did undermine the morality."

Rustin also commented that the "gal on Long Island had been

contained" and that he had had lunch with Clarence Jones. He concluded

by stating, 'We've got to help people be careful man."

New York Office is submitting a teletype incorporating

complete information furnished by Ny 4212-s*.

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Date:

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on 12/2/64, matters, a source close to

BAYARD RUSTIN, advised RUSTIN in conversation Küh HARRY

WACHTEL that date, during which time they discussed matters

concerning MARDIN LUTHER KING.

WACHIEL selated that

HUMPIREY (Vice-President elect,

HUBERT HUIPHREY) was

coming (alluding to an affair being-planned in it to

honor KING when he returns from Europe.

ents lenquired

Retaid Wholesale end Department Store Workers- Union)

had been intoned proming-lachel. to reply all matively,

adding that they (KING and group) would resure from

Europer on 12/16/54.

WACHILL and RUSTIN also discussed a

press conference of nis (kiNG) which is to be on Friday

(12/4/64). RUSTIN said he was asked by KING to think

Bureau

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over what he should say, and asked WAChlEL u consider

ideas along thit line.

Continuing, WACHIlL said he had "covered the

money business"

latluding to money i0z use oi chose

accompanying KING to Burope with ANdY

(ANDREW YOUNG.)

WACHTEL SAId

GUTS ANDY "tonighe"

(12/2) and that

ne is coming to NY (nascay, 12/3) and will be at the

Sheraton-Atlantic. Hotel.

Referring to the HUMPHraY announcement to attend

the KING affair WACHIEL remarked that he interpreted the

announcement as

"a follow-through on the HOOVER thing"

BAYARD replied,

"Ooviously."

WACHTEL said the air was

cleared, and "I think there should be some publicity

about it: CLEVE (CLEVELAND ROBINSON) ss going to put

it on the posters."

RUSTIN

said CLEVE was operating

in a very devious

way, and "I'm territed."

In reply to

a question of wAChTEl as to what this meant, RUSTIN said

he (CLiVE) had refused to hire any people, and was trying

to do it all by himself wich people fron vocal 05, some

of whom a not too efficient.

RUSTIN Said ne would talk

to KING tomorrow (12/3) and

get him to apply sone pressure

to CLEVE.

HARRY WACHTEL, said he was to invive CLEVE TO

the press conference, prompting MUSIIN to remark that CLEVE

was very arrogant, that "you have to sludgeon him."

WACHIEL aSked RUSTIN to cut him in about CLEVE, RUSTIN

replied,

We've gou to tell CLiVe that we are irightenec

about this and we want /20

hire some people.

WACHTEL

asked, "Do we have anyone to hire," prompting this

"I have two or three people and I

reply from RuSTlaim, and he says that there is no

have sent them to

money

"and he doesn't want to be caught with a pig in a

poke.

That's not the way to put on a meeting."

WACHTEL said,

"Not one that is sort of mushrooming

up in big wheels and so forth. I'll add my licks and

as far as the press conference, I just think that

business. That's my main feeline.

In attemoting to elaborate on the above,

NY airtel and letter of 11/10/64, reported that RUSTIN

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contacted ROBINSON on 11/1/54, and discussed an affair to

be held when KinG returns irom surope.

RUSTiN said MACHTEI

had gotten SAUL MILLS to help out with affair.

sald he did not member its encene from the "HOBINsoN

Progrossive days,

RUSTIN said he (MILLS) could do some

big work but "they" do not want him out in iront.

In continuing their conference, RUSTIN 101d

WACHTEL that

"we" had a lantastic meeting aù Randoiph's

(A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, Pres. Of the NALC) yesterday (12/2)

of the big leaders or their representatives.

RUSTIN

said "ROX, (WILKINS, NAACP) who had goten his

story three asys ago, went to the White House and to

the FBI in the name of the leadership conderence which

includes all the Negroes and all the

whites and made it

quite clear that whether or not they had anything, he

didn't

give a damn what if they used lu laluaing to

KING'S

immoral relations "

WACHTEL answered,

"This

was an attack on the movemont."

RUSTIN 2a1d,

"Not only that, but that the movement would have to begin

to fight the JoHNSon acministracion because it was

JOHNSON's resconsibility."

WACHTEL aSked ii ne

(WILKINS, went right to the top.

RUSTIN replied, "Yes:

ROY. (WILKINS) found out three day

ago about

supposed effort"

causing WACHEL to say "ana he dian't

RUSTIN said, "he (WO INS)

himself.

great respect faRoY asa

we were talking, he was

result of that, I have goned Is er nead

acting.

WACHILL rEplied,

MARTIN's was like wrapping the ribbon.

"And therefore, this call o

RUSTIN Said

yes, adding,

"And furthermore if anyühing happens (obv.ously

referring to a leak about KING's illicit affair) we have

got a line from here to califonia that will fall on

them (THE FBI) like a satallite.

(obviously relerring

to a letter writing campaign to the President urging

'the Director's dismissal.)

WACHTEL replied,

"That's

terrific-now what about

that gal in Long ISlana.

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RUSTIN said she was contained. WiChEl said, "Well, I

think that probably j. argin (HOOVoRy mill pull back

his horns.

My respect for RoY has gone up imneasurably."

RUSTIN said his (WILKINS) point was that when a society

has produced a MARTIN LUMP KING, to permit anything

to malign him, is to undermine morality in this nation.

WACHTEL answered that it was a great statement and

"I only wish that there

undermine the morality" as nothing there that did

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TO

"OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

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GSA GEN. REGE WO..2)

UNITED STATES

ERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. C. D. Brendan,:

FROM : Go CO MOOTEL

SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

NEETING WITH DIRECTOR

12/1/54

DATE:

8/10/70

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do advise you of an eage come me me

meeting between the director and king. sofamillams

The Washington Post, 8/10/70, page 2, Contained the

ittached arkicle regarding a bodi by John A Williams on King

entitled "The/King God Didn't Saved"

According to the article,

Time magazine, in reviewing Williams's book, indicated that the

Director confronted

King with wiretap information on King's

extro-marital activities and as a result King toned down his.

criticisn of the fBI. The Time article is attached.

5-688

This account is false.

The attached memorandum by

C. D. Deloach dated 12/2/64 regarding the meeting indicates

the Director did

not mention any wiretap information nor did

he refer to King's unsavory personal conduct.

As a matter of

fact, at the outset of the meeting King told

the Director that

any criticism of the Director and the FBI attributed to King was

either misquoted or an outright misrepresentation.

An account

of the conference as contained in Mr. DeLoach's memorandum was

furnished to the White House

by letter dated 12/2/64, copy

attached.

Willams, the author, also wrote "The Man Who Cried

*I am'" which contained a fictional account of a Federal plan

to terminate the minority threat to America and the free worid

by evacuating minority groups and eliminating members of minori.

ties in the Armed Services by sending them where they were likely

to be killed.

Extremists have distributed this account from

Willians's book as fact to arouse the Negro community and to

recruit extremists.

RECOMMENDATION:

ENCOSURE REG18/00-162676 3592

ST-121

AU'S E$ 1379

None.

For information.

Enclosures

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XTime Says Hoover Confronted

Dr. King on Extramarital Actions

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (AP) Didn't Save," Williams says celebrated meeting between

Time

magazine

FBI the FBI started tapping Dr. FBI Director Hoover and King

Director J. Edgar Hoover con-

King's telephone and bugging lin 1964.

fronted the late Dr. Martin

his hotel rooms in 1963.

Luther King Jr. in 1964 with

Time says Williams reports

"Hoover, Time learried, ex-

that the

surveillance

uncov- plained to King'just what

some wiretaps revealing Dr.

ered no subversion but "did damaging private

detail he

King's alleged extramarital ac-

turn up an astonishing amount had on the tapes and lectured

Cente of do Re down hit eatene end vigorous eal to or g a one Pro

In presenting its version of winner. He also suggested that

Hoover-King

meeting, King should tone down his

WASHINGTON POST 8-1O-TD.

100-106670-3192

ENCLOSURE

AUG 26 1970

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ones. "The white press," Williams says.

"so thoroughly indoctrinited Kin

his people. with the idea that

pitulation of the bus company following

the Montgomery, Ala., boycott was a

victory for

the blacks that they

be-

lieved it: believed, too, that other things

would inevitably fall like tin soldiers.

all in a neat linc.

King, says Williams, sulcred from a

fatal inability to perceive what was hap-

pening to him, and believing in him-

self, continued to lash out at the white

power structure. "He did not understand

that it had armed him with feather dust-

ers." Williams writes. "He was a black

man and therefore always was and al-

ways would be naked of power, for he

was slow, indeed unable, to perceive

the manipulation of white power, and

in the end white power killed him."

But not, Williams believes, without

some help from King himself, for King

white sociely: he compromised, Silys

Williams: "Compromises that seem 1o-

favor black people have always turned

out to be defeats for them. 'Political ex-

¡pediency is nonexistent for Negroes.

The demands made must be stood hy."

The Doctors. Only toward the end of

• his carcer, Williams feels, did King ful-

ly understand the realities of power in

America and begin to take ihe steps

that would have made him a truly ci-

tective leader by seeking to unite the na-

tion's poor across class and color lines

• against the Viet Nam War. This idea.

Williams argues, so threatened the he-

gemony of the white power structure

group that it decided that King must

be destroyed.

King unwittingly provided the noose.

Suspecting that some of his associates

had Communist connections, the FBI

began tapping King's telephone and bug-

ging his hotel rooms in 1963. From a se-

UPL

X BOGAR HOOVER

ROR

TIME, August 17 1970

OPINION

12

*Posthumous Pillory

No black American was so widely

honored in his lifetime:

yet

segre-

gationists denounced

Martin

Luther

King Jr. as a Communist

and

worse,

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover once pub-

licly branded him a liar: and militant

blacks eventually came to see him as

a "sellout" to the white Establishment.

Now a black writer has added yet an-

other-and unlikely-epithet to those

fastened on the assassinated leader. In

winnies'

a new book. The King God Didn't

Sase (Coward-McCann,

KING LEAVING HOOVER OFFICE (1964)

Armed with feather dusters and. flawed by hubris.

Novelist John Williams (Night Song.

The Man Who Cried 1 Am)

suffered from the tragic flaw of hubris.

curity viewpoint, the wiretaps uncovered

King a failure.

An ambitious, middle-class Christian, he

nothing. They established no links be-

Full of frustration and seething black

sought success and basked in the pub-

tween King and the Communists. But,

anger, Williams' book is both i com-

lie recognition that his efforts brought

Wilhams reports, they did turn up an is-

passionate catalogue of King's strengths

him, says the author, who interviewed

tonishing amount of information about

and ¿chierements and an agonizing re-

many of King's friends and associates

King's extensive and vigorous sexual ac-

appraisal of his weaknesses. Dedicated

in preparing his book. King gloated

tivities. (According to one of Williams'

10 the memory of the man Martin Lu-

ther King

"could have hecome had he

over a magazine poll that showed hini

sourcés, identified only as Person B,

to be the nation's most respected black

"Martin and the rest of them had a

lived," the book argues that King was

leader, savored his meetings with pres:

code. A very attractive woman was

the complicitous victim of a "white pow-

idents and kings, accepted the Nobel

called "Doctoy; Llogger the other names

er" plot to manipulate, castrate and ul-

Prize as it it were an inalienable right.

for womey not So attractive." Williams'

timately destroy him.

rather than a gherished award!

" informant vad a Doctor.")

Fatal Inability. Though Williams'

But he could not, states Williams, re:.

Private Detail. Most newspapers ig-

work is disorganized and repetitive, its

late to the black underclass or under.

nored the rumors and leaks to them of

message is clear. Williams believes that

stand its impatience with a system that

King's extramarital activities. but their

white

power corrupted

and then co-

refused to recognize its legitimate de-

existence undermined King's ellective-

opted King by making him believe that

mands. Because of this lack of un

ness just the same. The effect, says Wil-

he had power when, in fact, he had

derstanding, the angry Williams charges;

liams, was. one of slow political assas-

none, by granting him minor concessions

King did what no black leader can af-

sination: King was spared it only by

so that he could not demand major

ford fo do itche is really to influence

the bullet of James Earl Ray.

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Williams - has

"tha" correct

the FBl tape story.

What he

does

have is precisely what happened at che

celcbrated meeting between Fli Director

Hoover and King in 1964. Hoover. TiME

Icarned, explained

to king just

what

damaging private detail he had on the

tapes and lectured him that his morals

should be those befitting a Nobel prize-

winner. He also suggested that King

should tone down his criticism of the

FBI.

King t00k

the advicc.

His de-

cline in black esteem followed, a de-

eline scathingly narrated by Willi:

Williams' anger over the slow prog.

ress of the light for equality is more un-:

derstandable than some of his charges.

His depiction of "while power" as

"a"

marsh underfoot for anyone not white:

treacherous and

deadly." is, of,

course. wildly exaggerated. Far more

serious, King himself was less a vic-

tim than he was a victor. His lead-

ership brought conscience and.cohesion

10 the cause of black equality,

while

his faith in the tenets upon which the :

country was founded forced Americans

o recognize the

cquity

of his

de-

mands and Congress to take action to

meet them.

King's compromises were not capit-

ulations, but sane and sound recognition

of the way progress historically has been

wrung from the American system.

may have failed to

goal. But by servin teach his ultimate

as the catalvst Ir

the formation of a truly national civil

rights movement, he laid the groundwork

for its possible success in the future.

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"TIONAL TORM NO. 10

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Y3SA GEN. IS:. NO. ÷T

UNITED STATE

/ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

VI. Mohr

DATE: December 2, 1964

FROM

C. Do DeLoach

SUBJECT:

Tolson

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Callahan -

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Me roues

MARTIN LUTHER KING

APPOINTMENT WITH DIRECTOR

3:35 P. Mo, 12-1-64

At Reverend King's request, the Director met with King; Reverend Rälph

Secretary of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC);

Tr. Andrew young, Executive Assistant to King; and Walter Wauntroy, SCLC

representative here in Washington, at 3:35 p.m., 12-1-64, il the Director's Office.

I met King and his associates in the hallway outside the Director's Office:

An attempt was made to rush them directly through the reception room, however,

- King

slowly posed for the cameras and newsmen before proceeding.

41

Upon being introduced to the Director, Reverend King indicated his

appreciation for Mr. Hoover's seeing him then stated that Reverend Abernathy would

speak first. Reverend Abernathy told the Director it was a great privilege to meet the

distinguished Director of the FBI--a man who had done so much for his country.

Reverend Abernathy expressed the appreciation of the Negro race for the Director's

fine work in the field of civil rights.

He stated that the Negroes had problems,

particularly in the South, and, therefore, had requested a discussion with the Director

at the very time their people were continuing to "rise up from their bondage."

Reverend King spoke up. He stated it was vitally necessary to keep a

working relationship with the t'bl. he wanted to clear up any misunderstanaing which

might have occurred. He stated that some Negroes had told him that the FBI had been

ineffective, however, he was inclined to discount such criticism. Reverend King asked

that the Director please understand that any criticism of the Director and the FBI which

had been attributed to King was either a misquote or an outright misrepresentation.

He

stated this particularly concerned Albany, Georgia. He stated that the only time he had

ever criticized the FBI was because of instances in which Special Agents who had been*

given complaints in civil rights cases regarding brutality by police officere were seen

the following day being friendly with those same police officers. King stated this, of

course, promoted distrust inasmuc as the police some tires "brutalize Negroes.

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DeLoach to Mohr

12-2-64

Re: Martin Luther King, Appointment With Director, 3:35 p. mo, 12-1-64

Reverend King stated he personally appreciated the great work of the FBI

which had bren done in so many instances. He stated this was particularly true in

Mississippi. He added that FBI developments in that State have been very significant,

The FBI is i great restraining influence. Reverend King denied that he had ever stated

that Negroc: should not report information to the FBI. He said he had actually encourag

such reporting in many instances. He claimed there were good relationships in many

communitic, especially Atlanta, Georgia, between Negroes and the FBI. He stated he

would continue to strongly urge all of his people to work closely with the FBI.

Reverend King stated he has never made any personal attack upon

Mr. Hoover. He stated he had merely tried to articulate the feelings of the Negroes in

the South in order to keep a tradition of nonviolence rather than violence. He added that

the Negro should never be transferred from a policy of nonviolence to one of violence anc

terror.

Reverend King said that the Director's report to the President this summe

on rioting wits a very excellent analysis.

Reverend King advised that Negroes are currently laboring under a very

frustrating situation. He stated that, "We sometimes are on the verge of temporary

despair." Il added that it was a challenge and a duty for him to keep the Negro from

coming to a boiling point.

He stated that sometimes the cries coming from the Negro

represent a real feeling of lonesomeness and despair. He, however, has pointed out that

the path to success is nonviolence rather than violence.

Reverend King stated he has been, and still is, very concerned regarding

the matter of communism in the civil rights movement. He stated he knew that the

Director was very concerned because he bore the responsibility of security in the Nation.

Reverend King stated that from a strong philosophical point of view he could never becom

a communist inasmuch as he recognizes this to be a crippling totalitarian disease. He

stated that as a Christian

he could never accept communism. He claimed that when he

learns of the identity of a communist in his midst he immediately deals with the problem

by removing this man. He stated there have been one or two communists who were

engaged in fund raising fox, the SCLC. Reverend King then corrected himself to say that

these one or livo men were former communists and not Party members at the present tim.

He then identllied "Jack O'Dell" as an example. He stated that he had insisted that O'Dell

leave his stali because the success of his organization, the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference, Was far more important than friendship with O'Deil.

The Director interrupted King to state that the FBI had learned from long

experience that the communists move in when trouble starts. The Director explained thai

communists thrive on chaos. The Director mentioned that his riot report to the President

reflected the opportunistic efforts of communists. He then stated that communists have

no interest in the future of the Negro race and that King, of all people, should be aware of

this fact. The Director spoke briefly of communist attempts to infiltrate the labor

movement. •

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DeLoach to Mohr

12-2-64

Re: Martin Luther King, Appointment With Director, 3:35 p.m., 12-1-64

The Director told King and his associates that the FBI shares the same

despair which the Negroes suffer when Negro leaders refused to accept the deep

responsibility they have in the civil rights movement. He stated that when Negroes are

encouraged not to cooperate with the FBI this sometimes frustrates or delays successful

solution of investigations. The Director told King that he had personally gone to

Mississippi to meet with Governor Paul Johnson inasmuch as there had been practically

no liaison between the Department of Justice, the President and the State of Mississippi

beforehand. The Director stated that upon meeting Governor Johnson the Governor

explained honestly that he was a segregationist, however, abhorred violence. The

Director stated that he had told Governor Johnson they had a common meeting ground

inasmuch as he was in Mississippi to put an end to violence and brutality. The Director

told Governor Johnson that he would like to do this in collaboration with the State Police,

however, if the FBI could not receive such cooperation we would do it on our own. The

Director then made reference to watermoccasins, rattlesnakes and redneck sheriffs, in

that order, who still exist in Mississippi who represent the trashy type of characters who

are promoting civil rights violations.

The Director told King that we had trained twenty

representatives of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol and that this had represented a

good move to promote better cooperation and solution of civil rights cases.

The Director told Reverend King that the FBI had put the "fear of God" in

the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). He told King that we knew of the identity of the murderers of

the three civil rights workers and that these murderers would soon be brought to trial,

The Director then spoke of the terror in Mississippi backwoods and of the fact that

sheriffs and deputy sheriffs participate in crimes of violence. He summarized by telling

King that we, therefore, are under the same strain that sincere Negro leaders are under.

The. Director added that the KKK constantly damns the FBI and that we have currently

been classified as the "Federal Bureau of Integration" in Mississippi.

The Director told King that many cases, which have been brought about as

a result of FBI investigation, must be tried in State Court. He spoke of the difficulty in

obtaining a verdict of guilty in instances in which white juries are impaneled in cases

involving white men. The Director spoke of the KKK involvement in the Lemuel Penn casi

just outside of Athens, Georgia. He stated this was an outrageous miscarriage of justice

in that the defendants, despite the open and shut evidence on the part of the FBI, had been

acquitted.

The Director made it clear to Reverend King and his associates that the

FBI could not state whether a conviction would be obtained or not in the case involving the

murdered three civil rights victims. He stated, however, that the FBI has excellent

evidence in this case. The Director then explained that it was most necessary for the

FBI not to "jump the gun" unless we had sufficient evidence in which a case could be

brought to trial.

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DeLoach to Mohr 12-2-64

Re: Martin Luther King, Appointment With Director, 3:35 p.m., 12-1-64

The Director made reference to Reverend King's allegation that the FBI

deals or associates with law enforcement officers who have been involved in civil rights

violations. He stated emphatically that, "I'll be damned if the FBI has associated with

any of these people nor will we be associated with them in the future. " The Director

explained that the FBI, not only because of the very nature of the law but also because of

the background of our investigative employees, was in full sympathy with the sincere

aspects of the civil rights movement. He stated that the FBI constantly needs cooperation

and assistance in order to solve cases. He added that he made it a point, several years

ago, to transfer northern Special Agents to southern offices. He stated that, for the most

part, northern-born Agents are assigned civil rights cases in the South. The Director

added that he feels that our Special Agents, regardiess of where they are born, will

investigate a case impartially and thoroughly. He mentioned, however, that it was unfair

to the Agent and the FBI to "have a strike against him" in that criticism had been leveled

over the fact that southern Agents would not give Negroes a "fair shake." The Director

stated that such criticism was entirely unjustifiable and that no case had ever been brougl

to our attention proving such a fact.

.

The Director made reference to the recent case in McComb, Mississippi,

in which nine men had been charged with burning churches and violence against Negroes.

He stated this again was a miscarriage of justice. He added that the judge's decision in

releasing the defendants because they had learned their lesson and were merely youths

was entirely wrong and that it caused some people to question where youth really began.

He explained that some of the defendants had been in their 40%s. The Director added that

a deal probably, of course, had been made, however, this would certainly not represent

any deterrent to future actions of violence by these men.

The Director explained that there is a great misunderstanding today amoig

the general public and particularly the Negro race as to what the FBI can and cannot do

in the way of investigations. The Director emphasized that the FBI cannot recommend

prosecution or declination of prosecution. He stated that Agents cannot make "on the spoi

arrests. He stated that the FBI merely investigates and then the Department of Justice

determines whether prosecution be entertained or not. The Director added that the

question is sometimes raised why prosecution is not scheduled sooner. He stated this,

of course, was not the responsibility of the FBI in any way whatsoever. He pointed out

that our civil rights investigations are conducted in a very thorough and expeditious

manner once the Department has authorized such investigations.

The Director spoke of the FBI's successful penetration of the KKK. He

stated that the FBI has interviewed all members of the KKK in Mississippi and has

served notice to these members that if trouble occurs we plan to come to them first.

He

stated our penetration of the KKK has been as successful as the manner in which we

infiltrated the communists and the Soviet espionage services. He stated that our progress

in infiltrating the KKK has been so rapid that Klan members now suspect each other and

are fighting among themselves.

The Director mentioned that we have two confessions in

the killing of the three civil rights workers. He added that the Klan in Mississippi has

failed to meet for some time because the members of this organization are apprehensive

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as to the identity of FBI informants in their midst. The Director stated he had personall

been an enemy of the KKK for a long time.

He spoke of the FBI's case in Louisiana in the late 1920's in which FBI

evidence successfully culminated in the conviction of the top Klan leader. He stated the

KKK fully concentrated on Negroes, Jews and Catholics, however, concentration now

is strictly on the Negro race.

The Director told the group that in the Lemuel Penn case the defendants

have recently been indicted and are to stand trial in Federal Court He stated the trial

would begin sometime next week. He mentioned that the same defendants were

responsible for beating Negroes and participation in other acts of violence. The Director

added that the FBI's success in infiltrating the KKK has been so extensive that we now

sometimes know in advance what the KKK plans to do and take preventive measures

accordingly.

The Director explained that in Alabama the FBI cannot deal with the

Highway Patrol because of the psychoneurotic tendencies of the Alabama Governor.

He

stated that the State of Georgia has a good Governor and that the Georgia Bureau of

Investigation, while not comparable to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, has cooperated

with the FBI.

The Director told Reverend King and his associates that FBI

representatives have held several thousand law enforcement conferences in which

southern police officers have been educated as to civil rights legislation. He stated this

has clearly assisted law enforcement, particularly the FBI, however, adinittedly, this

represents slow progress, but progress nevertheless. He added that this educational

campaign will be continued and that it will eventually take hold. The Director gave the

example of a Mississippi Sheriff who recently broke a case as a result of FBI training,

The Director made it very clear to Reverend King and his associates that

FBI Agents conduct very thorough interviews in civil rights cases. He stated he would

like to know immediately if any of our Special Agents ever act in a supercilious manner

or if they mishandle a complaint regarding civil rights. He stated that if the facts

reflect that our Agent is in the wrong he will be called on the carpet fast. The Director

asked that Reverend King or any of his representatives feel free to call the FBI at any

time they have such complaints.

The Director told Reverend King he desired to give him some advice. He

stated that one of the greatest things the Negro leaders could accomplish would be to

encourage voting registration among their people. Another thing would be to educate their

people in the skills so that they could compete in the open market The Director

mentioned several professions in which Negroes could easily learn skills. The Director

also told King he wanted him to know that registrars in the South were now more careful

in their actions. He stated that there were less attempts now to prevent Negroes from

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registering inasmuch as the FBI is watching such actions very carefully. The Director

told Reverend King that the FBI was making progress in violations regarding

discrimination in eating places. He gave as a specific example a restaurant in Atlanta,

Georgia, in which surveillances have taken place to ascertain if out-of-state cars are

being served at this particular resaurant. The Director stated he personally was in

favor of equality in eating places and in schools. He stated emphatically, however, he

was not in favor of taking Negro children 10 or 12 miles across town simply because

their parents wanted them to go to a school other than those in their specific

neighborhood.

The Director told Reverend King that in due time there will be a complete

change in the mores of community thinking in the United States regarding the racial

problem. He stated that meanwhile the FBI will continue to handle its responsibilities

in a thorough and impartial manner. He reiterated that the FBI cannot encourage

prosecution in Federal Court despite the fact that some local courtscannot be trusted. He

added that some judges cannot be trusted.

The Director praised the Georgia papers that declared the verdict of the

Penn case to be a travesty of justice. He added that the Jackson, Mississippi, papers

had contained several editorials deploring violence against Negroes and participation in

church burnings. The same editorials declared this was no way to solve racial

problems. The Director stated that his statements made at a press conference in

Jackson, Mississippi, this summer to the effect that he was in Mississippi to see to it

that an end was put to the violence of bombings and burning churches had had some affect

upon backwoods terrorists.

The Director told King that he wanted to make it very clear that the

question is often raised as to whether the FBI will protect civil rights workers or Negroe

He stated that he has in the past and will continue to answer such questions on the basis

that the FBI does not have the authority nor the jurisdiction to protect anyone. He stated

that when the Department of Justice desires that Negroes be protected this is the

responsibility of U. S. Marshals. The Director reiterated that the FBI is strictly an

investigative agency and cannot and will not extend itself beyond legislated jurisdiction.

The Director repeated very emphatically that while our investigations are very definitely

thorough and impartial he wanted to state once again that if Reverend King or any of his

associates ever knew of a Special Agent showing bias or prejudice he wanted to know

about this matter immediately.

The Director explained that we have civil rights cases not only in the

South but also in the northern cities. He gave examples of New York and Chicago. He

stated that there have been some cases in Miami, Florida.

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The Director spoke once again of the necessity of the Negro educating

himself in order to compete in manual and professional skills. He mentioned the

example of a shoeshine boy in Miami, Florida, who turned out to be, after questioning

by the Director, a graduate of Howard University. This shoeshine boy, a Negro,

explained to the Director that he could not get a job above the level of shoeshine boy

because of the color of his skin. The Director stated this, of course, was wrong and

that under no circumstances did he, or anyone in the FBI, share the opinion that the

Negro, or any other race, should be kept down. The Director spoke of his pride in

Negro Agents and particularly menticned Special Agent Aubrey Lewis, the former

Notre Dame track star who is currently assigned to the New York Division.

The Director spoke of a Miami Special Agent who was transferred to that

Office from St. Louis. This Agent explained to the Director on one occasion that he was

first a little upset about being transferred to Miami because he felt that his race would

be against him. He stated, however, much to his surprise, that the white people in

Miami treated him with the greatest of courtesy while people of his own race referred to

him as a "fink" simply because he was a representative of law enforcement.

Reverend King interrupted the Director at this point and asked if this same

Negro Agent is still assigned to the Miami Division. The Director replied in the

affirmative. The Director stated that at a recent dinner Father Hesburgh, the President

of Notre Dame University, explained to the Director that his institution had difficulty

getting, Negroes on the football team because their grades were never high enough. The

Director told Reverend King the same thing is true of Negroes who apply for the position

of Special Agent. He stated in most instances they lack the qualifications, however, we

were very happy to hire any Negro who was qualified for the position. The Director told

Reverend King that we, of course, could not let down our qualifications simply because

of the color of a person's skin.

The Director told Reverend King and his associates that the problems that

he and the Negro leaders have is a mutual problem. He stated in most instances in civil

rights matters we have learned that "you are damned if you do and you are damned if you

don't. " The Director stated nevertheless the FBI would continue to do its job. He stated

that we additionally are very proud of 10 or 11 Indian Special Agents and of a number of

Special Agents who have Mexican blood in them. He stated that the color of a man's skin

makes no difference to the FBI whatsoever, however, we do merit the cooperation and

assistance of all groups and it is most unfair when these groups are taught not to

cooperate with the FBI.

The Director mentioned that he wanted to make it very plain that the FBI

will not tolerate any of our personnel being slapped around. He gave an example of the

Lombardozzi

case in New York where one of our Agents was jumped by five hoodlums

outside a church. He stated these hoodlums were immediately taught a lesson, The

Director mentioned that in the war with hoodlums, for every man we lose we make

certain, through legal means of course, that the hoodlums lose the same number or more.

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The Director proudly spoke of the ability of Agents to outshoot and

outfight hoodlums and other individuals who attempted to take advantage of our personnel.

He stated the KKK is afraid to "mix" with our Agents. He mentioned that the Klan was

"yellow." He stated they are brave as long as they have the majority with them but

afraid when they face an equal number.

The Director spoke of the Mack Charles Parker case in Poplarville,

Mississippi. He stated that our evidence in this case had been turned over to Governor

Coleman, the then Governor of that State. He mentioned that Governor Coleman was a

decent type of individual who had immediately seen to it that a State Court received the

evidence contributed by the FBI. The Director mentioned that our evidence in this case

was excellent, however, the Grand Jury refused to indict the subjects involved in the

lynching of Parker.

The Director told Reverend King that in many instances our Agents have

been spit upon, they have been refused food and lodging and many things are done to

thwart hard-hitting investigations by the FBI. He stated that nevertheless we continue

to gather evidence in an expeditious and thorough manner.

Reverend Abernathy stated that the Negroes have a real problem in

tearing down the current system of segregated voting tests in the South. He stated it was

most important that there be kept alive in the Negro communities a ray of hope.. He

stated that the Negro people should not be allowed to fall into an atmosphere of despair.

The Director explained that this was a very important point. He stated

that real progress has been made in higher wages, voting registration and housing

matters.

The Director pointed out, however, that such progress has not been

emphasized by the rabblerousers who constantly attempt to stir up the Negroes against •

the whites. The Director gave as an example the communist, Epton in New York City»

The Director stated that Epton is sometimes pointed to as a person the Negro should

emulate because of his militancy. The Director stated this was wrong and it is also

wrong to "mislead" Negroes.

Reverend Abernathy stated that the SCLC does not want Negroes like

Epton in their movement. He stated that Reverend King, more than anyone else, has

prevented people like Epton and the Muslims from taking over the civil righs movement.*

Reverend Abernathy stated that actually the Negroes are a part of the Federal

Government, therefore, anything that represents the Federal Government is an

encouragement to the Negro. He added that even the side of a post office building or a

Federal courtroom is an encouragement to the Negro. He mentioned that when a Negro

receives information that a case in which he has been brutally mistreated is going to

Federal Court he feels encouraged over the fact that he will get a fair trial. Reverend

Abernathy continued that the same problem is true when a Negro sees an FBI Agent. He

stated that the Negro feels open encouragement inasmuch as the FBI will not only fairly

handle his case but will serve as a great deterrent to violence. '

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The Director stated that the KKK today is represented by common white

trash. He stated that the Klan was actually worse than the Communist Party inasmuch

as the Klan resorts to violence while the communists usually emulate termites in their

activities.

The Director reiterated that King and his associates should feel free to

call him at any time when they have knowledge of possible civil rights violations. King

replied that over the past few years he has noted amazing signs of progress in the civil

rights field. He stated he has been very surprised to see some communities comply

with the new civi rights statutes. He stated there still are some pockets of resistence

particularly in the South. He added that the SCIC is planning to stimulate voting

registration activities in Selma, Alabama, in the near future.

He mentioned that some

members of his organization have been successful in infiltrating this white community

and have learned there is a great potential for violence, in Selma.

The Director interrupted King and briefly detailed five cases in which the

FBI has gathered evidence in Selma, Alabama. The Director identified these cases

fully, and specifically the case against Sheriff James Clark, The Director mentioned

that these cases came about as a result of FBI investigation and that we were continuing

our investigations in Selma, Alabama. He mentioned that one case would come to trial

on December 9, 1964 The Director particularly made reference to the fact that we have

three excellent cases in Selma at the present time.

Reverend King inquired as to whether his representatives should notify

the f Bl when they arrive in Selma, Alabama. He quickly corrected himself that he knew

his representatives should contact the FBI upon arrival, however, he asked the Director

what would be the possibilities of FBI Agents being in Selma, Alabama, inasmuch as

there appeared to be a potential for violence. The Director specifically asked Reverend-

King when his activities would take place. Reverend Abernathy indicated such activity

would take place around January 1, 1965. The Director clearly explained that FBI

Agents would be in Selma, not for the purpose of "protecting" anyone, but for the

purpose of observing and reporting to the Department of Justice any possible violations

of civil rights that might occur. Reverend King expressed appreciation in this regard.

Reverend King stood up and stated he wished to express his personal

thanks for a most fruitful and necessary meeting. The Director told Reverend King that

he should get in touch with us at anytime he felt it was necessary.

Reverend King mentioned that there were representatives of the press in

the Director's reception room. He turned to me and asked if the FBI planned to make

any comment regarding the meeting. I told him that the Director had instructed that we

make no comment whatsoever. Reverend King asked the Director if there would be any

objections if he read a short prepared statement to the press. The Director told

Reverend King this, of course, was up to him.

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In proceeding to the reception room, Reverend King pulled out a press

release, hand-written in ink, out of his right coat pocket. This press release obviously

had been prepared prior to the time Reverend King arrived at FBI Headquarters. A

previous memorandum has been sent through reporting verbatim the comments by King

in the Director's reception room.

ACTION:

It is suggested that the attached letter be sent to the President concerning

the meeting between the Director, Reverend King and his associates.

The General Investigative Division, Civil Rights Section, should take

due note of the proposed activities in Selma, Alabama, and should instruct the

appropriate office to make certain that Agents are on hand to observe activities in Selma,

Alabama, on or around January 1, 1965.

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December 2, 196%

•BY IJAISON

The President

The White House

Wasiington, D. C.

My dear Mr. President:

*In response to his request to see me conferred:

for about an hour with the Reverend Martin Luther

King in my office

yesterday aiternoon. He was accompanied by the following members

. Of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of which he is

President: Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy, Treasurer; Andrew J.

Young, - Program Director; and Walter E.

Fauntroy, Director of the

organization's Washington, D. Go, atice..

exertain

The meeting was most amicable and King indicated

that he had requested to see me in an etfort to clear up any mig

understandings that we might have.

He apologized for remarks

stiributed to him criticizing the FBi and me with specific reference

to Albany, Georgia. He stated that in this connection he had either

been misquoted or there had been an outright misrepresentation,

He said that while some Negroes have complained to

bfithatthe FBI has been ineffective in investigating civil rights

violations, he personally discounts such complaints and said he

appreciated the fine wor's the FBi has been doing in this regard.

He said he had been critical of the FBi only in

connection with instances where our Agents, who had been furnished

omplaints involving police brutality, were, thereafter, observed

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The President

being friendly toward these same officers. He said situatione like

this serve to breed Negro cistrust for the FBI. I advised

Reverend King that I was aware that allegations of this nature

had been made and that I had looked into the matter. It was

determined that these charges were without basis.

Reverend King categorically denied ever having made

a personal attack on me and also denied that he had ever instructed

Negroes not to cooperate with the FBI. I told him that when Negroes

are encouraged not to cooperate with the FBI, the solution a cases

is delayed and sometimes frustrated. He said, to the contrary, he

encouraged such cooperation. He explained that Negroes in many

areas are frustrated. He said he feels it is his duty to keep them

from expressing their frustrations through violence. Reverend King

made reierence to my report to you on the rioting that took place in

some of our northern eities last summer. He indicated he considers

it an excellent analysis of the situation.

Communist infiltration of the civil rights movement

was discussed. Reverend King stated that as a Christian he could

never accept communism and that he shared my concern with the

problem. He described communism as a "crippling, totalitarian

disease. " He said that while there are "one or two" former com-

munists currently engaged in lund-raising activities for the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference, he does not tolerate communists in

his organization. Te cited the communist background of Hunter Pitts

O'Dell and noted that he considered the success of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference more important to him than his friendship with

O'Dell. Consequently, he claimed, O'Dell is no longer associated

with his organization.

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The President

The preblems confronting the FBI in civil rights

investigations were explained to the Reverend King in detail. &

made it clear to him that cases developed as a resuli of FBI

investigation must often be tried in local courts where there are

difficulties involved in getting white juries to convict white

defenciants in connection with civil rights matters. I cited some of

our experiences in this regard.

He and his associates were advised of the recent

conferences held for local law enforcement officers throughout the

United states for the purpose of fully acquainting them with civil rights

legislation and their responsibilities in connection with same. I told

him that the results of this campaign have been encouraging in the

cooperation received.

I pointed out to him that there is a great misunderstanding

today among the general public and particularly the Negro race as to

the fRI's role in civil rights matters. & emphasized that the FBI is an

investigative agency, that it cannot recommend prosecution or maise

on-the-spot arrests where Federal laws have not been violated. He

was advised that the FSI will not protect civil rights workers or

Negroes because the FEI does not have the authority or jurisciction

to do so. He was also avised that the FBI cannot and will not

exceed its authority. Reverend King was told that our investigations

are conducted in a thorough and impartial manner, but it he or any of

his associates knew of a Special Agent who had shown bias of prejudice,

& wanted to know about it immediately.

Reverend King indicated that the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference is planning to engage in voter registration

activities in selma, Alabama, on or about January 1, 1955, and that

he has learned that there could be violence. I tola him that our Agents

would be on the scene, not for the purpose of rendering protection,

but to observe and report to the Department oi Justice any possible

violations of civil rights that may occur.

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The President

Reverend King expressed his gratitude for having the

opportunity to meet me. He said he felt our meeting had been a

productive one, and I told him to feel free to get in touch with me any

time he thought it necessary to do so.

Respectfully submitted,

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SOVERNMENT

Memorandum

: Mr. Bishop

SUBJECT:

DATE: 8/17/70

я.

CORRESPONDENCE AND TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES

REGARDING AN ARTICLE IN "TIME" MAGAZINE 8/17/70

CONCERNING A MEETING BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR

AND MARTIN LUTHER KING IN 1964

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express

nel without the

The purpose of this memorandum is to recommend the

handling of communications and telephonic inquiries regarding the wire-

tapping of Martin Luther King and allegation that we engaged in blackmail

in disclosing the results thereof.

We have received a number of letters regarding the article

which appeared in "Time" magazine on 8/17/70 concerning the meeting

between the Director and Martin Luther King in 1964. This article alleged

the Director called King in and confronted him with wiretap information

regarding King's extramarital activities. Some of the correspondents have

asked if we blackmailed King while others have merely protested the wiretaps

of him.

In order that we may be consistent in our replies to such

corresponden ce, there are attached for the Director's approval: 1) a

proposed letter wherein correspondent asks about blackmailing of King

2) a proposed letter wherein correspondent asks about our wiretapping of

King 3) a proposed letter wherein correspondent is making reference to

blackmail and inquires about wiretapping and 4) a copy of an article by

Jeremiah O'Leary which appeared in the 6/19/69 issue of "The Evening Star"

regarding the King wiretapping. The latter is being furnished for the

Director's information as it is noted this article sets forth our position on

the wiretapping of King and is being utilized in connection with proposed

letters numbers 2 and 3*110

REG-19 100-105-10-3811

RECOMMENDATION:

That the attached proposed letters regarding this

matter be approved

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I received your letter of

and

would like to assure you that the FBI does not engage in blackmail

activities. Also, there is not one shred of truth in the allegation

that this Bureau blackmailed Martin Luther King.

Sincerely yours,

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With respect to the remarks in your letter of

I am enclosing a copy of a copyrighted article which

appeared in "The Evening Star," Washington, D. C., on June 19,

1969, which you may not have had an opportunity to read. The

information in this article is a matter of public record regarding

the subject about which you commented.

Sincerely yours,

Enclosure

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I received your letter of

and would

like to assure you that the FBI does not engage in blackmail

activities. Also, there is not one shred of truth in the allega-

tion that this Bureau blackmailed Martin Luther King.

Enclosed is a copy of a copyrighted article which

appeared in "The Evening Star," Washington, D. C., on June 19,

1969, which you may not have had an opportunity to read. The

information in this article is a matter of public record regard-

ing the FBI's position in this matter.

Sincerely yours,

Enclosure

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King Wiretap

Called RFK's Idea

Hoover Asserts Memo to FBI

Cited Concern Over Marxism

(Copyright 1969 by

The Evans memo said Evans

The Evening Star Newspaper Co.)

replied to Kennedy that King

was a man who traveled almost

By JEREMIAH O'LEARY

Star Staff Writer

constantly and that it was ex-

tremely difficult to use wiretaps

Wiretapping of Dr. Martin Lu-

ther King Jr.'s telephone was

effectively in such cases.

Hoover told The Star that FBI

proposed to the FBI by then At officials also informed Kennedy

torney General Robert F. Ken- at that time that they doubted

nedy in June, 1963, and author- the advisability of undertaking

ized by him in writing later that

electronic surveillance of Dr.

year,

FBI Director

J. Edgar

King because

Hoover told The Star today.

of possible polit-

ical repercussions.

Hoover revealed the contents. However,

the second memo-

of two memorandums in one of randum cited by Hoover shows

which Kennedy expressed con- that on October 7, 1963, the FBI

cern about possible infiltration chief reported to Kennedy that it

of the race issue by Marxists was then technically feasible to

and spoke of allegations that the apply wiretaps to King's tele-

Negro leader was

closely asso-' phones at two places, one of them

ciated with Marxist ideas and at an unnamed location in New

"followers.

York.

That memorandum to Hoover,

That memorandum constituted

dated June,

1963, was written by the FBI's request for authority

J. EDGAR HOOVER

Courtney Evans,

then assistant,

director of the FBI and liaison

See WIRETAP, Page A-G

man with the Justice Depart-

ment. It reported the substance

of a conversation Evans had just

had with Kennedy in which the

Attorney General asked about:

the feasibility of installing elec-

tronic devices on King's tele-

phones. King headed the South-

ern Christian Leadership Con-

ference.

Concerned About Allegations

Kennedy, according to the Ev-

ans memo, was concerned about

reports that King was a student

:of Marxism, that he was asso-

ciating with

a Nerv York attor-

ney

with

known

Communist

connections, but that he did not

openly

espouse

Marxism

be-

cause of his

religious

beliefs.

•The Evans memorandum

indi-

cated Kennedy

wanted to know

if it was technically feasible to

use electronic devices to prove

or disprove these allegations.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY

MARTIN LUTHER KING

100-106670-3811

"The Evening Star"

Washington, D. C.

June 19, 1969

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WIRETAP

King Wiretap RFK's

Idea, Hoover Says

Continued From Page A-1

Tolson added that the monitor-

At that stage, Kennedy and

to proceed with the wiretap pro

ing device was

"strictly in the Hoover broke

posed by Kennedy four months field of internal security and change of charges as if by mu-

before. The document bears in

therefore was within the provi- tual consent. This was regarded

the lower left-hand corner the sion laid down by the President partly as due to Kennedy's reali-

"Robert F. Kenne. of the United States."

zation that his signed authoriza-

" and under the name the

Evans, now a Washington law- tions

were still in FBI files,

date "10-10-63."

yer, was en route to Puerto Rico partly to the FBI's desire not to

Hoover did not indicate to The

today and could not be reached have special attention drawn to

Star when the surveillance was

for comment. However, Tuesday its investigative techniques nor

started but said the taps were

night Evans said he had no rec. to engage in a battle with the

discontinued on April 30, 1965. At

ollection of whether a wiretap Kennedy forces that could have

that time Nicholas Katzenbach

authorization directed at King political overtones.

was serving as Attorney Gener-

had ever been involved in his

The Justice Department on

discussion with Kennedy

Tuesday declined a direct an-

Aides to Sen. Edward M. Ken

ectronic surveillance today, wayd have

D-Mass., said today he swer when asked for documenta-

comment on tion of Tolson's contention in his

Hoover declined comment.

letter to Rowan. But earlier this

The FBI director told The

Star: "I have never authorized

Friends of Robert Kennedy month, a Justice Department

installation of technical electron-

had suggested in recent days spokesman

ic devices without written au-

that, during 1964, in the period "accurate in every respect" in

thority of the Attorney Gener-after the assassination of Presi- his repeated statements that all

dent John F. Kennedy, the at wiretaps were being authorized

Today's disclosures climaxed corney

interest in in advance and in writing by the

a long smoldering controversy flagged. However,

some of his official affairs had Attorney

General during

the assassi- time-span of the controversy.

over the role of the fBl, a sub nation came nearly six weeks

A Justice department spokes-

ordinate bureau of the Justice after Robert Kennedy signed the man,

asked today it Attorney

in using wiretaps authorization for the King wire- General John N. Mitchell had

other electronic devices in tap

given Hoover permission

investigative matters. The mat-

Hoover and Kennedy, after the discuss the contents of secret

er came to a head sunday when latter became a New York sena- documents of the King wiretap-

Carl Rowan, a columnist for The tor, accused each other of being ping, replied simply,

Star, charged that the FBI had responsible for use of hidden mi ment."

wiretap Dr. crophones in investigations.

King's conversations. He quoted

Evans figured in that contro-'called that the attorney general

former Attorney General Ram- versy when Kennedy made pub- had declined to authorize dis-

sey Clark, who succeeded Kat-lic a February, 1966, letter to closures in court of the basic

zenbach, as saying "the implica- him from Evans which made the authority for the wiretapping.

outrageous." security threat is point that the use of hidden mi-Such disclosures had been de-

suggested hethe Houston draft evasion hear

Associate van Direts corted use have tapsty phonese That in so hay Twang chng tha

tolson to write to Rowan early letter said the FBI sent national hearing that the King wiretap.

the King wiretaps.

"For your information," Tol- It is reliably reported that

"the wie. Kennedy was reminded by the

tap on Martin Luther King Jr. FBI that it still had in its files

was specifically approved in ad- the authorizations signed by him

torney

the Unites phonic wiretaps. However, Hoo-

, any names of

persons under

wiretap surveillance with Ken-

nedy's approval.

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1962 E0119N

D3A GIN. REC. N9. 27

UNITED STATES G

ERNMENT

Memorandum

Toison

Mullivin

TO

FROM

ME. C. D. Brenna

c. c. Moore), C

SUBJECT: COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE (SCLC)

1 - Mr. W. C. Sullivan

1 - Mr. C. D. Brennan

DATE: 8/18/70

1 - Mr. J. H. Gale

1

- Mr. A. Rosen

1

- Mr. I. E. Bishop

C'allaham

(:10pe:T

Conradl

Ciale

Kosen

Tirel

Waltors

Sivars

Toir:. Room

Halmes

Candly

1

. Mr. G. C. Moore

1 - Mr. C. E. Glass

At Lettie

is not for dissemi

vour request and

response to

Its use is limitad to official proceedings by

be disclosed to unnuthorized person

FBI

nut

the

This document is prepared in

your Committee.

nation outside

your Committee and the content may

approval of

nel without the express

This is to advise you of another scurrilous attack

on the Director and the FBI by the SCLC, and to recommend a mass

media item for approval.

At its Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia,

8/11 - 14/70, the SCLC adopted a resolution attacking the

Director and the FBI for "their attacks on Martin Luther King, JI.

and their failure to meet their responsibilities such as

protecting civil rights, stopping narcotics traffic and other

organized crime." Senator George McGovern (Democrat -

South Dakota) also alluded to the "venal attack" on King in

his address at the convention.

D.

Ness

This two-faced attack is the rankest hypocrisy.

The resolution was occasioned by an article in Time magazine

which accused the Director, during his meeting with King

on 12/1/64, of prescuring King to tone down his attacks.

against the FBI with tapes of King's immoral conduct. This

article was false and King's three SCLC associates who

accompanied him on 12/1/64 (including Ralph Abernathy, current

President of SCLC) all denied that the Director even mentioned

Kine's immoral; conduct. Now they turn around and allow a

resolution to be passed which in effect accuses the Director

of the same thing that they have already branded as a lie in

Ithe Time article.

OBSERVATIONS:

The history of this group indicates the deceitful

accusations will continue. After expressing confidence in

the Director and the FBI in civil rights cases and offering

cooperation during the 12/1/64 meeting, King and this gang.

¡left the Director's office and immediately initiated an

CEG:amk..

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Memorandum to Mr. Brennan

Re: Communist Infiltration of the

, Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCLC)

underhanded spurious campaign to malign the Director and

the Bureau. Recently Jesse Jackson, a SCLC national official,

in utter disregard for denials by three of his associates.

that it occurred launched a personal attack on the Director

Ifor threatening King with tapes about his conduct.

We have considered a strong letter to the SCLC

on their false charges but feel a letter writing exchange

would be useless with this group which would not recognize

the truth if they saw it.

The public record is clear now

from their own mouths as

to the 12/1/64 meeting.. If they

want to look bad by issuing contradictory statements it

only shows them to be the hypocrites they are and leaves the

public with a clear picture of its deceit. It is no

wonder they are having financial difficulty, which recently

lead to the widow of King's being embarrassed by being

I picketed by her own people.

ACTION:

Il approveu, Crime Recurds Division will furnish

the attached to an appropriate mass media source.

et...

Listen.

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THE SOUTHERN

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE'S

ATTACK, ON J. EDGAR HCOVER

Its most recent attack on Director J. Edgar Hoover

and the FBI certainly does not depict the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference as a responsible organization, a

picture which the organization needs to overcome its

reported financial dilemma. The latest attack was based on

an article in Time magazine alleging that Mr. Hoover

confronted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with tapes about

his immoral conduct and pressurea

Dr. King into toning

down his criticisms.of Mr. Hoover and the FBI. Three of

King's associates who accompanied Dr. King during his

meeting with Mr. Hoover

promptly denied that Mr. Hoover

even mentioned Dr. King's conduct during the neeting.

Mr. Hoover characteristically said nothing. This should

have laid to rest the situation once more.

Out in Chicago, Reverend Jesse Jackson, a

national

SCLC official touted by many as the successor to

Reverend Ralph Abernathy as President of the SCLC, felt

Ignoring the denials by his associates,

including Reverend Abernathy, Reverend Jackson launched a

bitter personal attack on Mi. Hoover, accusing him of

• to "whitemail" Dr. King. Then, the SCLC held its

National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, and in a resolution

Mr. Hoover and the FBI for "their attacks on

To add further confusion to just what Mr.

Hoover

was being accused of doing, the resolution noted that

Dr. King's three associates who also attended the meeting

vith Mr. Hoover had said the published reports

were

"absolutely not true."

This confusing action by the SCLC must make the

public wonder.

Surely they are trying to get all the

mileage they can from the situation but it seems this time

they have gone too fai, and Mr. Hoover comes out looking

better than ever for an avkard, contradictory, hypocritical

attack by a bunch of preachers who should know better, it

not as businessmen,

then surely as preachers.

This is the kind of thing the civil rights

movement can well do without. The shrieks of the extremists

in the racial situation should be counterbalanced by

responsibility and fairness.

This type of attack is clacly

counterproductive and, if the SCLC is to survive, must be

halted and halted fast.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

ABAY 1961 EDITION

G$A GEN. REG

NO. 27

UNITED STATES

GUVERNMENT

Memorandum

TenerinC

"rit than

Catu

Conrad!

TO

Mir. Bishop pl

• DATE:

8-19-70

FROM

M.

A. Jones

Walters

Soyars

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

SUBJECT:

NICHOLAS VON HOFFMAN

STAFF WRITER

"'THE WASHINGTON POST AND TIMES HERALD"

Partie

Von Hoffman, a reporter who has been long identified with liberal and

New Left causes, wrote an article (copy attached) appearing in the 8-19-70 issue of

"The Washington Post and Times Herald, " which article attempts to: (1) defend the

moral character and leadership image of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

and (2) viciously discredit the FBI by suggesting that we blackmailed Dr. King.

Von-Hoffman's article stems from the controversy provoked by black

novelist John A:

Williams' recently published book, "The King God Didn't Save,"

Which alluded to Dr. King's vigorous, extra-marital sex life which information

"Time" magazine's issue of 8-17-70 contends was obtained by FBI wiretaps and

laterused by the Dircotor during their 1964 confrontatinn in lecture King and

suggest that he (King) "... tone down his criticism of the FBI." Associates of King

present with him during this meeting have, of course, publicly denied "Time's"

version of the discussion between the Director and King.

Using such blasphemous terms as "cop-God" to describe thel Director

¡ and such a scurrilous term as "girlie magazine cops" in referring to FBI Agents,

von Hoffman's article suggests that: (1) the Director maintains private dossiers

on

many prominent citizens who are thus afraid to challenge him; (2) that FBI investiga-

tion of King's assassination raises questions as to who may be the "unsought"

accomplice of James Earl Ray; (3) that an eye witness who disputed the identification

of James Earl Ray as the assassin has been locked-up in an insane asylum and;

(1) that by assisting in 'King's destruction," the Director has fostered much of

the violence that now besets the country. REC-32 60-113527-5

Von Hoffman's article is a pack of lies. This fact is best dramatized

by his reference to the witness he refers to as having seen someone other than

James Earl Ray running from the room where King's assassin fired. This witness

(Mrs. Grace Stephens), when interviewed by FBI Agents, stated that she was ill and

¡bedridden the entire day of King's assassination, which fact was confrimed by her

husband.

Writing in the June, 1970, issue of "Playboy" mao?

magazine, von Hottman;

in an article entitled "The Chicago Conspiracy Circus," quotes Rennie Davis, one of

the defendants in the Chicago trials, as saying the trial was controlled by police and

"The flat and undereorge esents,"

Enclosures (2)

"aird in response to your request and is not for dissor

corin. 1e- MrusRosemited to offictal proceedings by

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....

M. A. Jones to Bishop Memo

RE: NICHOLAS VON HOFFMAN

Attached is a detailed memorandum concerning von Hoffman,

dated 5-11-70 to which, according to file references since that date, there is

no pertinent information to be added which is not set out above.

No identifiable information with von Hoffman could be located in the

criminal records of the Identification Division.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

pot i change

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i (Hey. 7-21-70)

Poster

* Private Life or

U.S. Property?

A Commentary el

•By Nicholas von Hoffman

A decent regard for the family and friends of public

men has inhibited cops, journalists and biographers.

from publishing embarrassing material about their

private lives until after the principals have gone to

their graves.

This was the case with Benjamin Frank-

lin, Alexander Hamilton and so on through to Warren

Harding and Franklin Roosevelt, In life and in death

another rule has been used with Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr. Time after time we pick up the paper and

learn that he had a sex life, a rather ordinary one by

American standards, and not much different from many

other men of prominence. It wasn't what Dr. King may

have done in bed that made him the superior of so

many police chiefs, senators and presidents.

The newest furor over Dr. King's behavior as an

American male comes from a book by black novelist

John A. Williams. ("The King God Didn't Save," Coward-

McCann, New York, 1970, $5.95, and don't rush out to

buy it expecting sexy passages because there aren't

any.) In the book Mr. Williams says,

"As a black man,

•I do not have to ask why such 'barnyard gossip' was

never circulated about the alleged, red-bot romance be-

tween (deleted, white politician) and (deleted, movie

star). Why should I ask after the alleged extracurricu.

lar activities of (deleted, President) or (deleted, Presi-

dent) or (deleted, prince) or (deleted, princess)?

. .

Anything black people set into motion is going

to be

monitored, anything, and then it possible compromised."

Elsewhere the writer accuses the government of clan-

destinely snapping pictures and tape recording episodes

in the civil rights leader's private life and then politic-

ally blackmailing him: "At some point along the way,

someone in the government let him (Dr. King) know

that he had been taped and photographed in situations

that might considered compromising by the Puriter.

masses. He was asked to soft-pedal his activities, to make

the appearance of carrying on as usual when in sub-

he would not be

... Black people assume that

J. Edgar Hoover has served for so long simply because

he must know a lot about a lot of people,

things they

would not be happy to see made public. A former Sen-

ate aide told me that once while attending a meeting

of a group of senators, there was a serious discussion

fabout forming a task force to go into Hoover's office,

the information."

ITIN

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EXCLOSURE

Tolson -

Sullivan

Mohr -

Bishop -

Brennan, C.D:

Callahan -

Casper

Conrad

• Felt -

Gale -

Rosen

Tavel

Walters.

Soyars

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

The Washington Post

Times Herald:

c-1

The Washington Daily News - -

The Evening Star (Washington)

The Sunday Star (Washington)

Daily News (New York) -

Sunday News (New York) -

New York Post -

The New York Times

The Sun (Baltimore) -

The Daily World

The New Leader

The Wall Street Journal -

The National Observer

People's World

Examiner (Washington)

Date .

AUG 1 0 1970

due,

GH-11:157-5

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Using other sources Time magazine (Aug. 17) cor-

roborates Williams, Saying, "Hoover explained to King

just what damaging private detail he had on the tapes

and lectured him that his morals should be those be-

fitting a Nobel prize-winner. He also suggested that

King should tone down his-criticism of the FBI. King

took the advice. His decline in black esteem fol-

This version of what happened at the 1964 King-

Hoover meeting is denied by some of Dr. King's asso-

ciates, although they say they're still having their phones

tapped. A number of newspapermen say that attempts

were made lo foist feelthy tape recordings on them.

Quite a picture that suggests. Mr. Hoover and/or his

agents peddling smut, trying to get it printed in family

newspapers and all the time telling us it's Cammoonists

that're behind the obscenity.

The cop-dod remains silent and invisible behind his

bureaucratic iconostasis. What he might say in his de-

jesse is inknown. No committec of Congress, no-one.

in the executive branch or the courts, has looked into

these and other disturbing matters concerning his office

and made the results public. If it's true he has a dossier

on all the important figures in officialdom, their un-

willingness to make inquiries is understandable.

But how should people who want to take a hand in

oublic affairs defend themselves against the FBI when

its prurient interests are aroused? Perhaps sex laws

which are öbeyed with the same punctilio as our traffic

laws should be changes to make anything that happens

in private between consenting adults legal. Such is the

case in Illinois. Another response might be to encourage

public nudity and lovemaking, thereby debasing the

value of feelthy pictures and dity tape recordings so

that they can't be used as blackmall.

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None of this exculpates Mr. Hoover and his repre-

sentatives of what they did. First there is the question

of what they were doing when King was murdered. If

they were in a position to know what kind of under-

wear the man was wearing, where were these girlie-

, magazine cops when the rifleman was drawing a bead

on Dr. King? How come they couldn't see that?

*". What was their role in the investigation of the mur-

der? They appear to be the persons who discovered

•James Earl Ray, the man who is supposed to have done

it alone, although he says he was involved in a con-

spiracy with other unnamed and seemingly unsought in-

dividuals. Lately a witness has been found locked up in

an insane asylum who says the man running from the

flop house bathroom where the shots were fired was not

(James Earl Ray. What knowledge does the FBI have

of that?

Beyond such questions there is the matter of how

the FBI appears to have used Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr. A lot of public men lay claim to the title leader.

They get it with the prefix "Honorable" but nobody's

ever seen the pack of them walking up a street leading

a hundred thousand people. Martin Luther King acluall

was a leader. Millions of people followed him, both lit-

erally and by holding their minds open to his. in-

He made his mistakes, had his weaknesses, commit-

•ted, his stupidities as all leaders and all people do, but

he remains the outstandingly admirable public figure

of our time. He began as a leader of black men and died

a leader of men; he began as a leader in a fight against

the legal formalities upholding racism and died fighting

for decent wages for Memphis garbagemen and for all

of us in attempting to bring peace in Vietnam. He was

such a leader that he taught even his enemies. Today,

what he said 10 years ago can be heard coming out of

the mouth of an Agnew, a Mitchell or a Nixon.

Alt Mr. Hoover misused the power of his office to

bring him down, the FBi director and his accomplices

have performed an act of unpardonable idiocy. Signifi-

cant portions of both races trusted Dr. King to lead them

to a new high ground of fraternal union; he sloc? sir

the legal and peaceful alternative to the killing that's

happening to us now, to the development of our native

Tupamaros. When Chicago police detective James Al-

jano Jr. died the other night of a sniper's bullet, he and

levery urban warfare victim could thank the FBI to the

textent that Mr. Hoover contributed to Dr. King's de-

struction and made those of us who hope for progress

through peace and law look like fools.

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TO

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1982 EDITION

5010-106

GSA GEN, REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

MR. C. D. BRENNAN/

FROM : MR. G. C. MOORE EN

SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR.

1 - Mr. W. C. Sullivan

1 - Mr. C. D. Brennan

1 - Mr. Bishop

DATE: August 26, 1970

1 - Mr. G. C. Moore

1 - Mr. Enright

1 - Mr.

Glass

Tolson.

Sullivan

Molin

Brennast, C.D

Callahan

Casper

Contad

Feht

Gale

Rosen

Tavel

Walters

Soyars

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy .

5-R0a

britis

your request and is not for dissemi

official proceedings

i Timi'ed to

be disvlosed to uncuthorized person.

i response

Tigise

nut

your coranie.n

and the core: mady

of

This doe::

nation

your Coremitice

exprcus approval

nel witiout the

To advise you of additional information regarding the

attacks on the Director following the false report in Time magazine

that the Director pressured King into toning down his criticisms

of the FBI by using wire tap information on King's personal mis-

conduct.

A previous memorandum contained information that

Mrs: Roscoex Beach; a Chicago school teacher, obtained over 100

signatures

on a petition calling for the firing of the Director

-and a public apology by the Director because of

the Time information.

Our discreet inquiries so far indicate that Mrs. Beach circulated

the petition on her own. However, an interesting fact was /developed.

Mrs, Beach's back yard faces the back yard of Jesse louisdackson.

Jackson is the opportunistic flamboyant publicity-

= T2t

oriented Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCIC) official

who heads Operation Breadbasket, the economic arm of the SCIC.

Operation Breadbasket pressures businessmen into hiring blacks,

stocking black-made products, and using black services such as

trash collectors and group insurance. Jackson has been touted

as possible successor to Ralph Abernathy as SCLC president.

He

reportedly sent a telegram to the extremist Black Panther Party

(BPP) hailing the recent release of Huey Newton, co-founder of

the BPP, from jail.

This is not the first contact Jackson has had

with the BPP.

Further, he launched a vitriolic attack on the

Director following the Time article, despite denials by Jackson's

SCIC associates who acconpanied King that the Director die what

Time accused him of doing. REC 18

18 9970

As suspected originarly, it appears that Mrs Beach had

at least the guidance_of Jackson in her petition work. We are.

continuing to discreetly follow this matter and pertinent infor-

mation developed will be furnished.

ACTION:

None.

19/1

For information

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

3010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

ESA GEN, REG, NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

"Memorandum

1 - Mr. W. C. Sullivan

1 - Mr. C. D. Brennan

1 - Mr. Bishop

TO

MR. C. D. BRENNAN, 3.2

DATE: August 18, 1970

1 - Mr. G. C. Moore

TROM ME. C.C. MOORE M

1 - Mr. C. E. Enright

1 - Mr. Glass

Whiter

Tolson

Suhivan

MONT 3

Bishop

•Brennan, C.D

Callahan .

Casper

Conrad

Felt -

Gale

Rosen

Tavel

Walters -

Soyars

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy-u

UBjECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SUVIDE

Io advise you of further attacks on the Director as a result

of an erroneous Time magazine article regarding the Director and King.

1'.

unduthorized person

to kyong requis, and is not

Time in its 8/17/70 issue, contained an article falsely

i'n'"?, in o'ficial

reporting that when King met with the Director on 12/1/64 the

Director used wiretap information on King's immoral conduct to

"brivibulosad to

pressure King into toning down his criticism of the FBI. To protect

King's image, three of King's associates who accompanied him on

12/1/64 have publicly. denied that the Director did what Time accused

him of; but they and their associates have continued to use the

information to attack the Director' "Jesse Klackson of Chicago, a

docon que di prepared in resporse

I's ..

Somalice aid the contont may suit

national official of the Söuthern Christian Leadership Conferencë,

King's organization, has been particularly vituperative in his

unproval of

backs on M. Hoover and has called for the President to fire Els

Attached is a newspaper article from the Chicago Daily

News 8/13/70 indicating that a teacher in the Chicago schools has

obtained signatures of over 100 prominent Chicago people on a petition

demanding that President Nixon fire the Director and that the Director

publicly apologize for disclosures he reportedly used to pressure King.

T1.8+

Bureau files and Chicago files contain no references to

the teacher, Mrs. Roscoe/Beach. Her daughter, Carolyn Beach, was

considered as a potential racial informant but

she no longer is

under consideration and Chicago will have no further contacts_ with

her. Chicago has no additional information about the petition but

is conducting a discreet investigation to ascertain who is behind the

pet that Meso each the poison her its Jackson Te appears doubt-

ful that Mrs. Beach did this on her own.

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OBSERVATIONS:

REC 18

10 OCT Z1 1970

By a separate memorandum, a mass media item has been pre-

pared, pointing up the unfairness and deceit of these continuing

attacks in the face of public denials by all of King's associates who

accompanied him on 12/1/64 that the Director applied such pressure on

ENCLOSI

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Memorandum G. C. Moore to C. D. Brennan

RE: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

100-106670

ACTION:

You will be farnished any pertinent information

developed by the Chicago Office regarding who was behind

this petition.

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ask Nixon to fire Hoover

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By Arthur Gorlick

THE PETITION was circu-,

A petition signed by more

lated through the South Side's

than 100 prominent Chicagoans

moderately well-to-do Jackson

- including Mrs. Gale Sayers

Park Highlands community by

and top jazz musician Ramsey:

Mrs. Roscoe Beach, a master

Lewis — has been sent to Pres

teacher in the Chicago schools

ident Nixon demanding he fire

and includes the names of nu

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover

merous prominent black and

The petition

also calls

on

white physicians, cle:"gymen

Hoover to make an immediate

nd lawyers, and at least on

public apology for disclosures

Mrs. Sayers

Leivis

igh school principa

that le reportedly used infor-

Mrs. Beach said she obtained

matinal antained by wiretap

Hoover's "recent character

ping n the telephone of the

the names on the petition

assassination" of Dr. King, the

during four hours of knocking

late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

petition says,

"was a das-

to pressure the civil rights

on doors of her neighbors.

8

leader into toning down

his

tardly, devastating act done

"I had to do it," she said.

with the releasing of supposed-

"Nobody speaks for us. We

criticism of the FBI.

ly confidential information."

The wiretapping

allegedly

don't belong to organizations

uncovered information about

"Dir. King's private life had

with leaders who can make

Di. King's extramartital activ-

nothing to do

with

the tre-

statements that get public at-

CHICAGO DAILY NEWS

ities.

mendous impact he has had on

tention. But we had to let

all of our lives," the petition

people know how terrible we

HOOVER reportedly

con-

continues.

feel about this.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

fronted Dr. King with the wire-

"Mr. Hoover's act. can cause

"If he (Hoover) doesn't have

tap trailscripts during their

an even more serions polariza-

any respect for the millions of

heavily publicized 1964 meet-

tion of our counti

If he is

people like us who revere th

ing and threatened to use then

against him if he didn't ease

allowed to

remain

in his

nfulfilled dreams of Blartin/ 111v: 8-13-71

up his attacks on the FBI.

present post, the last bastion

Luther King, he should at least

1.111: 1. BLUE STREAK

of law that we trust is now in

consider his widow and his

jeopardy."

children and his father."

Author ARTHUR GORLICK

Litor: ROY M. FISHER

Title:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

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1 - Mr. W. C. Sullivan

1 - Mr. C. D. Brennan

1 - Ms. I. E. Bishop

1 - Mr. G. C. Moore

To:

SAC, Chicago (100-35356)

1 - Mx. C. E. Enright

From:

Director, PBEC 8100-10667023772

Mr. C. E. Glass

PERSONAL ATTENTION

EX-117

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

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Conduct appropriate discreet inquiries among

established sources to determine if any other group of

individual was bohind tha potition cisculated hy Mrs. Roscoe

Beach or if she had the assistance of a group in circulating

the petition. It is noted that the petition calls for action

previousiy demanded by Jesse Louis Jackson, national Southem

Christian Leadership Conference official in Chicago. Jackson

called for prominent black people to support his denands that

the Director be suspended and an inquiry made into his

•suitability. Submit positive information by airtel of more

expeditious communication if warranted.

It is also noted that Mrs. Beach's petition calls

for the Director to apologize for pressuring King with wiretap

information. This is in direct cortradiction to statements

MAilED three of King's associates who accompanied him to his

AUdache by Time magazine thet the Directors used wiretap

All three branded as false the

corinfemation to pressure king and said Time "discredited itself

stooping to sensati.ülism through fiction and

irresponsibility." This dental appeared in a UPI release dated

3/11/70.

Mrs. Beach is then guilty of the same thing and has

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'RE: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

100-106670

likewise discredited herself in the eyes of King's associates

if logic is applied. Submit your suggestions as to how this

may be publicized in the Chicago area such as a letter to the

development of Mrs.

Beach's daughter as a potential racial

-sourceand no further contacts should be had with her.

Bureau files contain no information identifiable

with Mrs. Beach or her husband.

NOTE:

Mrs. Roscoe Beach, a teacher in the Chicago schools,

circulated a petition among

; over 100 prominent Chicago people

demanding that the Director be fired and made to publicly

apologize for pressuring King with wiretap information. Her

daughter, Carolyn Beach, was under consideration as a potential

racial informant by the Chicago Office. A memorandum regarding

this petition was prepared on 3/18/70. Also, a mass media

release was prepared for approval on 3/18/70 regarding these

attacks on the Director based on information which has been

branded as false by those present at the meeting during which,

the false reports alleges

the Director pressured King with

wiretap information.

The false report was contained in Time

magazine, issue of 8/17/70.

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FROM: /1:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-106670)

SAC, CHICAGO (180-35356) (P)

MARTIN LUTHER-KING, JR.

SM-C

It sore

Re Chicago airtel to Bureau dated 8/18/70, and

captioned,

"JESSE LEWIS JACKSON, RM'; Bureau airtel to Chicago,

dated 8/20/70, captioned "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SM-C".

ENRORMANT

CG 6896-R, reliable, in the past, and familiar with

activities of leading Blacks in the Chicago area, was discreetly

contacted regarding statements made by JESSE JACKSON about Director

HOOVER and the MARTTN TITTHER KING Story when same first became

public.

He advised JACKSON has a publicity gimmick going and the

matter will die out as soon as he has reaped all the benefits he

can from this matter.

Source could give no thoughts as to why

JACKSON took a position opposite to Mrs. KING or Rev. ABERNATHY

and ANDREW YOUNG on this matter, but was adamant in stating JACKSON

was "publicity hunting".

Source on a later contact was discreetly asked if he

had any idea as to Mrs. ROSCOE BEACH and her purpose in circulating

a petition backing JACKSON and condemning the Director. He

advised he had read about the petition in the newspaper, but had

no idea as to who she was. Source stated the petition certainly

was limited in scope as he never saw this petition.

Source

further stated that he was of the opinion BEACH must have circulated

this petition in her own area only.

- Bureau (RM)

2 - 157-6760 (JESSE LEWIS JACKSON)

5 - Chicago

1 - 157-953 (JACKSON)

1 - 4) 170-190

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1 - A) 170-400

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Mias document is prepared in response to

SPW: paration orioice vour Committee

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your request and is minor dissemin

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

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1.

Se 0965l, during contacts to date, has again

advised JACKSON would use any subject to gain publicity for

as long as the subject could be of value to him. On one

contact, he noted that JACKSON had made no further statements

against

the Director since prior to the circulation of

this petition.

ENFORMANT.

CS-CG 6566-R, reliable in the past and familiar

with leading Blacks in the Chicago area, has

been discreetly

contacted regarding JACKSON's charges against the Director

since its inception. He advised substantially as above.

On 8/26/70, source advised rumors circulating in the Black

community are that JESSE JACKSON was reprimanded by leading

Blacks in the Chicago area for his attack on the Director.

Reportedly, AL BOUTE, a Black member of the Chicago Board

of Education; and ED BERRY, former head of the Chicago Urban:

League, were among the individuals who took JACKSON to task

in this matter.

I Source not

indiviauals who.

Source noted JACKSON has made no further

commenis about the Director sud thus he feels the ahove has

merit.

• Source had no knowledge of Mrs. ROSCOE BEACH, but

advised he had read about her petition in the newspaper. He

felt the petition must have been very limited in circulation

as the only time he heard about it from any of his contacts

was through the news media after it had

been circulated.

It is the opinion of

the above mentioned

sources

that the issue of the petition is now a "dead

issue" within

the Black community.

INFORMANT

G6- 7266R»(PROB, reliable, has been aiscreetly

contacted regarding above, at which time he advised he has not

heard one additional word

of discussion concerning the BEACH

petition and/or additional derogatory statements by JACKSON

concerning the Director.

Source advised to the best of his

knowledge, JACksoN has not made any additional vicious or

derogatory statements regarding the Director since those

statements made prior to the petition's circulation on or

about 8/13/70. This source further advised he has heard no

additional discussion within the Black community regarding Mrs.

ROSCOE BEACH and source considers Mrs. BEACH a "non-entity"

within the "Black Movement".

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•It is common knowledge JACKSON can be easily

classified as a "publicity parasite" as he readily attaches

himself to any situation which he feels can be utilized for

self-sustaining purposes, namely, projecting himself into the

public limelight. Based on the

above observations of

knowledgeable sources, it appears JACKSON has, in this

instance, defeated himself. It also appears the BEACH

petition

is a "dead issue"

as she apparently has received

limited support from the Black community and that has been

confined to the immediate area in which she and JACKSON

reside.

It appears JACKSON has possibly put himself at

odds with the

leadership of the scic.

He certainly has

received no backing from National Leaders of scIC in this

matter.

JACKSON has made no further comments concerning the

Director,

to date at least, since prior to 8/15/70, and the

news media has nde no further reference at all to the BEACH

petition.

Chicago feels it is inadvisable to undertake any

activity which will revive this matter as to do so will

only give JACKSON a topic he can utilize to further project

his image - good or bad - he doesn't care which, so long as

it is publicity.

Chicago sets forth the above observations for

Bureau consideration.

In the event the Bureau desires to

pursue this matter further, this office is in a position

to submit suggestions on methods to discredit BEACH, if she

has not sufficiently done so already, and has sources available

to carry through tactics such as letters to the "Chicago Daily

News".

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Date:

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FROM:

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DIRECTOR, FBI (157-6760)

SAC, CHICAGO (157-953) (P)

JESSE LEWIS

SACKSON

RM

Re Chicago airtel to Bureau dated: 8/14/70, and

capisoned, in 1/18/70 a To i see

GG4206-Rm(PROB), reliable, was discreetly

contacted at which time he advised he is not personally acquainte

with Mrs. ROSCOE BEACH, however, he is aware of the fact that

nis. BAdri circulaieu a peiiiion inruughoui her community fin

the area of 6720 South Creiger, Chicago, Illinois), calling for

the dismissal of FBI Director J. EDGAR HOOVER,

stated that JACksoN 1s a neighbor of Mrs. BLACH, in tact the

back yard of the JACKSoN residence faces

the back yard of the

BEACH residence.

As the Bureau is aware, Mrs. GALE SAYERS, wife of

chicago Bear football player, GALE SAYERS, and RAMSEY LEWIS,

leader of the Ramsey Lewis Jazz Quartet, both reside in the

same area as Mrs. BEACH.

The newspaper article from the August 13, 1970 issue

of the "Chicago Daily News"

, a daily Chicago newspaper, reflected

an article captioned "100 Prominent Chicagoans Ask Nixon to Fire

This article reflected that Mrs. SAYERS and RAMSEY

Lays signed the petition as well as other prominent chicagoans.

This source advised that apparently Mrs. BEACH circulated the

petition only in her own residence area and the spectacular

headline regarding prominent Chicagoans signing this petition

was initiated by the "Chicago Daily News"

1110-23

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3 AUG 20 1970

1 - A) 170-400

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The source advised there has been very little

comment or discussion in the Negro community of Chicago regarding

this petition. The source further advised that to the best of

his knowledge, a copy of this petition is not available and

from the information he has been able to obtain, this petition

bearing the names of the signees has not been disseminated to

the news media.

Although the possibility exists that JACKSON may have

been active in initiating the circulation of this petition,

the source feels that Mrs. BEACH was solely responsible for

the petition circulation throughout her residence area.

This source further advised that: on August 18, 1970,

regarding this petition. The source advised the above mentioned

office.

CAME (PROB); advised he is vonilming in iscreeti

follow this situation but stated he has heard no additional

discussion by members or sympathizers of SCIC regarding this

petition or the circulation of other petitions calling for

the dismissal of FBI Director J. EDGAR HOOVER.

Chicago continues to follow and report the activities

regarding JACKSON and will immediately advise the Bureau of

pertinent information regarding JACKSON's statements.

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Vit. Tolson.

Mr. Sullivar

Mr. Mohr-

Mr. Bishop.

Mr. BrennanCD_

Mr. Callahan

Mr. Casper.

Mr. Conrad

NIr. Felt

Mr. Cale.

Mr. Rosen

Mr. Tovel

Mr. Walters.

VIr. Soyars

Tole. Room

Miss Fishmes.

Miss Gandy

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, CHICAGO (100-35356)

MARTIN LUTHER TING, JR.

SM-C

rgas

Enclosed herewith for information of the Bureau is a

"100 prominent Chicagoans ask

Nixon to fire Hoover," which was set forth in the August 13, 1970,

issue of the "Chicago Daily News"

, a daily Chicago newspaper.

This article reflects a petition was circulated and

signed by more than luù prominent Cricaguaro ani the petition

has been sent to President Nixon demanding he fire FBI Director

J. EDGAR HOOVER.

This article also states the pétition "calls

• on Hoover to make an immediate public apology for disclosures

that he reportedly used information obtained by wiretapping on

the telephone of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to

pressure

the civil rights leader into toning down his

criticism of the FBI"

The article reflects the circulation of this petition

through Chicago's south side community, Jackson Park Highlands,

was handled by Mrs. ROSCOE BEACH, a master teacher in the

Chicago schools.

A review of the Chicago Office indices reflects no

pertinent

identifiable information regarding Mrs. ROSCOE BEACH.

MOORE IN C. DAN. DI

8-18-70: CEG:EN

Contact with logical sources has bee negative regarding

BEACH.

Chicago is taking no further action regarding BEACH

at this time.

Enclosed newspaper article is being furnished to the

Bureau for Intormation purposes.

2X-277,

v.

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Chicago

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MRS.

It is to be noted ROSCOE BEACH was contacted on

July 31, 1970, during which time BuAgents were attempting

to locate his daughter, CAROLYN BEACH, 6720 South Creiger.

Chicago-Illinois.

CAROLYN BEACH is presently under

devetopment as a potential racial

informant. During this

contact,

•ROSCOE BEACH was extremely cooperative with Buagents,

however, he advised his wite is very sympathetic to the

black movement, but has

not been involved in black militant

activities.

pote

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FBI

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FROM:

• DIRECTOR, FBI (100-106670)

SAC, ATLANTA (100-5586) (P)

RE:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SM-C

On 2/13/64,

AT 1379S, reliable in the past, stated

that CORETTA KING (wife. of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.) on

date contacted MARGARET SHANNON Legardina CORETTA concert

to be sponsored by SHANNON'S-church-Of-organization The

concert.is totake-place 5/18/650urcestated itwas

indicated at one time that-SHANNON shusbandmay-be?-minister

in a Northern-Presbyterian Church,-possibly Columing, Fio

SHANNON and CRETTA talked about KING's winning

of the Nobel Peace Prize.

CORETTA stated that when they had

heard that KiNG had won the prize they thought that the

pressures would be lightened and KING had achieved the image

he should have She stated it was at this time that Director

HOOVER of the FBI had attacked him and this caused a great

dear anxiety for

_KING. CORETTA

not redize

hoy much this had allected KING until he told her after their

return from Europe how much he had been been thinking of this.

CORETTA Said that this attack really hurt because HOOVER has

a large following in this countryand many of these people

Will believe anything he says.

CORETTA said that they expected

attacks from irresponsible people but one such as this really

hurts.

CORETTA told SHANNON; however, that they had since found

out there

is

regular conspiracy to destroy KING's image.

She

explained

that it was not the extremist elements like

the Klan that she was referring to but "right wingers" who are

responsible

citizens.

CE-808*

Bureau

(RM)

- to As

2- Cincinnati (100-Margaret Shannon) (RM)

777/166

3- Atlanta (1-100-5586)

(1-100-6351)

(Coretta King)

(1-100-6670-A)

106:

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REG- 58

This document is wrenared in responso to your fogues andsis not for dissemi-

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CORETTA stated that one such citizen, whom they

trust, has

told them that this is true. she said this person

knows that all possible, sources

are being used to gather

all data on KING.

She described this person who furnished

the information as a friend of KING's father who respects

CORETTA and KING JR She

said that this person warned them

that KING vas being watched with the purpose of destroying

event he makes any mistakes.

this person

neels that some of this is due to the fact that

HOOVER was twice nominated for the Nobel prize but never

CORETTA expressed worry about-KING_because in

movement™

being watched.

According to AT13/9-S* SHANNON was sympathetic to

person not known to source. but possibly-referring-to-SHANNON's

husband. SHANNONsid this person-had been investigated-by the

House Un-American-Activities-Committee-a-number-of-times and

had always been cleared. but each time it starts all over again

as it each_previous-investigation-had-not.been-conducted.

SHANNON said-that when "they! went to "SHRIVER'-(possibly -SARGENT

SHRIVER, Head of the Anti-Poverty Program he-could have-made a

clarifying statement on the matter-but did not.

(The-implication here seemed to be- that anöther

investigation.01some-sort-had-started-which-SARGENT SHRIVER

couldhavestopped"byrmaking-his-personal-.recommendations or

statements).

AT 1379-S* further advised that CORETTA said it

was-surprrsinghowmany.ca.ig.sheandhet..husbandreceived

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from-people wanting to know if KING-is-a Communist.-She said

they even get such calls from people who know-them or who have

made contributions to-the SCLC.

SHANNON: indicated that she was going to Memphis,

Tennessee, to see someone on the matter dealing with the

racial question.

LEAD:

CINCINNATI

AT COLUMBUS, OHIO

Attempt to identify MARGARET SHANNON, possibly the

wite ot a respyterian minister in Columbus,

through contact

of sources.

Take no action which would disclose the Bureau's

interest to unauthorized individuals.

SECURITY IS PARAMOUNT

ATLANTA

AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Will attempt to identify MARGARET SHANNON through

contacting established sources.

It the information from AT137935* is disseminated

it should be classified SECRET.

This source has furnished

highly sensitive informatio with respect to the racial situation

in the Atlanta area, and it is felt this classification is

necessary in order to protect the valuable position of the

informant.

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January 21, 1965

4419

Ir. Stanhope Lineberf

2310 Porest Park Dril

Charlotte, North Carosina

Dear Mr. Lineberry:

I received your letter of January 13th, with

enclosure, and I want you to know of my appreciation for

your thoughtfulness. It was good of you to write to me, and

I thanks you for your kind.

regards.

Please accent my best wishes for a New

Year filled with an abundance of all good things.

Sincerely yours,

I, Edgar Hoover

REC'O-READING ROOM

FBI

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1 - Charlotte - Enclosures (2)

NOTE: Mr. Lineberry is a graduate in good standing of the 4th Session

of the FBI National Academy (Janury - April, 1937) The enclosure was

-a copy of an editorial,

' "Dr. King's Acceptance Speech, " broadcast

12-23-64 by Allan H. Newcomb, Public Affairs Director, Jefferson

Standard Broadcasting Company, Charlotte, M.C.; over Sortion W3TV.

It makes no mention of the Director or the FEe taè cantigates.

Reverend Martin Luther King for his statements conceruing the Negroes

status in the United States in his world-wide received acceptance speec:

on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Alan B. Newcomb is on the

Special Correspondents* List. The editorial is not being achnowledged

since it makes no mention of the FBI

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to your request and is not for dissem-

T's vise.

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2910 Forest Park Drive

Charlotte, North Carolina

13. January 1965

Mr. Tols in

Mr. Bournet

Mr. 245

Mr. Max ar!

Mr.

ragper

Mr.

• Laliara

Mr. Conrad

Mr. Felt

Mr. Gole.

Mr. Roseit

Mr. Sulliva

Mr. Tavel

Mr. Trottor

Tele. Room.

Miss Huime

Miss Gandy

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¿a response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation ovisice

10ie Commi

I's are i limited to official proceedings by

your Candice

in contes: my nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel sitiout

the

express approval of the FBl.

Mr. J. E. Hoover, Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Hoover:

cast over Station WBIV by Alan H. Newcomb, Public Affairs

Director for the Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Company, here

in Charlotte.

Because of the national interest in the subject matter reviewed

in this editorial, a written copy was secured and is attached

for your information.

With kindest personal regards,

Відру

phases

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Sincerely

Stanhope Lineberry, NA

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ONE JULIAN PRICE PLACE CHARLOTTE 8. NORTH GANO.INA

EDITORIAL

DR. KING'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

BROADCAST DATE: December 23, 1964

We congratulate the Reverend Martin Luther King on being awarded the

Nobel Peace Prize for 1964. He deserves the honor because he has led the

people of his race toward full equality of citizenship, and has steadfastl

• refused the temptation to encourage violent demonstration.

But his speech accepting the award was a great disappointment. If Dr

King had been more familiar with Communist propaganda tactics, and with th.

uses that can be made of his speech, he would probably have revised it.

Even Western Europeans who ar: not Communists have only a foggy impre

sion, of race relations in this country. Along with Asians and Africans,

they

are most likely to get an even more false impression from Dr. King's

words

An American audience would easily understand what he meant when he sa:

"twenty-two million Negroes of the United States

are engaged in a creative

battle to end the long night of racial injustice." But he was speaking to

the world, not to an American audience. Those words without qualification

can give a very wrong idea of the American society, and Dr. King did nat

qualify them.

He emphasized all of the dark aspects of the race question

this country, but mentioned the bright spots only casually.

The European of African would suppose that the Negro in the United Sta

is subjected to the worst kinds of oppression, and that he is fighting un-

aided for his own improvement. And that is just the kind of picture

that

the Communist radio broadcasts have been trying to create for vears.

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XHoover Says Dr. King

Wasn't Worthy of Nobel

NEW YORK (UPI) - FBI lorg as

he lived." Hoover said.

Director J. Edgar Hoover says!

King was assassinated April 4,

the late Dr. Martin Luther King 1958.

was

"the last one in the

Hoover said the exchange oc

world"

who should have re- curred in December 1964 while

ceived the Nobel Peace Prize.

King was preparing to receive

Hoover •also said in a Time the Nobel Peace Prize.

magazine interview published

"He was the last one in the

yesterday that he turned down a word who should ever have re.

request by then-Atty. Gen. Rob

• ert

F. Kennedy to lower FBI

ceived it," Hoover said. "I held

him in complete. contempt b

qualifications in order to hire becauserof the thing he said and

more blacks Bobby,

"I' said,

because of his conduct."

that's not

going to be done as long as I'm

Protecting the President

director of the bureau.' He said

Hoover said the FBI cooper-

"I don't think you're being coop-

ates with the Secret Service to

erative.' And I said,

you get a nes director "hy don't

protect the president on trips

abroad.

"You never have to

"Stick to Your Guns"

bother about a president being

Hoover

said he

spoke with

shot by Puerto Ricans or Mexi-

President Lyrdon

B.

Johnson

cans.

They

don't shoot

very

about the matter and Johnson

straight. But if they come at you

told him to "stick to your guns."

with a knife, beware."

The FBI director said he once

Hoover said the FBI is recruit-

called King a liar when the civil

ing 50 percent of its agents from

rights leader said he never had

the officer corps in Vietnam,

criticized the FBI. Hoover said

whose members are all "above

he told King,

"if

you ever say

average

anything that's a lie again I"

ance,

he sai personal appear-

brand you a liar again."

He said he will remain FBI

"Strange to say, he never at- chief as long as his physical con.

tacked the bureau again for as dition permits. Hoover is 72.

United PRess

News

ArticlE

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UNITED STATES GI

RNMENT

Memorandum

T%)

Mr. W. C. Sullivan

FROM :

Mr. Fo Jo Baumgardne

SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, CR

SECURITY MATTER • COMMUNISI

-

Mx. Belront

Mr. Mohr

I ~ Mr. Deloach

DATE: December 17, 1964

1

- Mr. Rosen

•. Li• Sullivan

• Mr. Bland

- Mir. Baumgardner

1 - Mr. Phillips

Bolson

Moh:

Casperse

Callahen

Evans

Gale

Sulliven

Tavel

Trotter.

Tele. Room -

-Holnes -

Gandy

Special Agent in Charge Roney, New York Office, telephoni-

cally furnished the following information at 8:45 a.m. today (12/17/64) •

Late last night MY 1012&* reported that Bayard Rustin suggested to

Harry Wachtel that Martin Luther King should ask President Johnson to l !

drop him off in Atlanta when the President is en route to Texas after D

King visits

with Johnson on Friday (presumably tomorrow 12/18/64).

1 Rustin and Yachtel are close advisers to King with subversive pasts

the following to two acquaintances, Rochele Horowitz and Tom Kahn.

Busin cold that when he was col derves wich my ne was cation"

-down by the poltse at-al aniones morning becausel the pelice had

The police accused the prostitute of stealing

money, but she claimed she was paid by the accupant Of A Dekings A

7o0m.

rustin claimed that her

the police out of arresting the

Martin's).

NayLa S Hustin also claimed that men eage let on teases

repucation presumably

entourage had naked girls running up and down the corridors of a

hotel where they stayed and were bringing white prostitutes to their

rooms.

D.C:

OBSERVATIONS:

Ga

5'

The foregoing is the first indication ve have had that

President Jobnson may see King in Washington 12/18/64.

It is.

believed that the President and the Acting Attorney General should

have the foregoing information.

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RECOMMENDATION:

18 DEC 28 1935

Attsched for approva. We letters to the"Honorable Bill D.

Moyers,

Special Assistant to the President, and to the Acting Attorney

General, with copies for the Deputy Attorney General and Assistant

Attorneys General Yeagley and Marshall.

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The Acting Attorney Ganeral

December 17, 1964

1 - Mr. Belmont™

Director, FBI

Hohr

Mr. DeLoach

lix. Rosen

JI.

Nr. Sullivan

- Mr.

Bland

. - Nr. Baumgardner !

1 - Mr. Phillips

Confidential sources of this Bureau who have

supplied reliable infornation in the past have furnished

the following intornation.

on Becember 16, 1994, Bayard Rustin suggested

to Harry Wachtel that lartin Luther King, Jr., should ask

President Johnson to droy him off in Atlanta, Georgia, when

the Prosident is en route to Texas after King visits with

the President on Friday.

lustin and Wachtel are frequent

atvisors of king. lustin is a former nenber of the Young

Coumunist League, which has boen designatad as suhvereive?

pursuant do Executive Order 10450. Wachtel le Erecutive.>

Vice President of the Gandhi Society for Human Rights,

fundraising adjunct of the southern Christian Leadorahig

Conference, which Conference is headed by King. Hachtel's

wife, Leonora, was & member of the Cormnist Party, USA,

in 1944.

<3

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1964

DEC17

Also on December 16, 1964, Rustin relatod the

foLLowing to two roquaintances.

COMM-FBI

According to Bustan, Vhen

he mas in Oslo, Horway, with larthr lither sinr, Jr., in

cannoction with the latter's receipt of the Nobel Peace

Prize,

Rustin was called down by the nolice one morning

at. 4130 all. because the police had saunt & prostitute

coning out of the room of de D. King,

hartin's brother.

An Do kitty artemial to evade the police by running Lito

kartin's 1001g

The police accused the prostitute of

that she

was paid by the ocamnit of her sanaus toole

clatued that he talled the police out of arresting the

prostitute in order to avoid besnirching the reputation

Tolson

Belmont

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Fustin alua said that members

oi king's entourage her tied girus running up and coun

the corzidore of s hotel where they stayed and that they

were bringing inste prostituten tuto these does

This information is also being furnished to the

Honorable Bill D. Moyers, Special Assistant to the

President.

I~ The Deputy Attorney General

1 - Is. J. Walter Veagley

Assistant Attorney General

2 - Mr. Burko Narshall

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

See memorandum Baungardner to W. C. Sullivan dated

12/17/64, captioned "Martin Luther King, JI., Security Matter

C, " SEP: pak..

Classified "Secret" as the information is from

M-42128, a sensitive source relative to the racial field,:

who is of continuing value.

The unauthorized disclosure

of this information could endanger the source's security

and possibly do damage to the Nation's defense interests.

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Subject to Criminal Sanctions

Tralson

foolinont.

11 chr

ironeth

December 17, 1964

BY LIAISON

1 - Mi. Belmont

Honorable Bill D. Moyers

tod good food fod

oom

Mx o

Mohr

-

hT.

BeLoach

Rosen

Special Assistant to the President

ora

The thite House

had that

Mr.

Sullivan

Bland

Washington, D. Co.

1 - Ar. Phillips

lix. Baungardner

Dear hit. Moyers:

I thought that the President vould be interested

in the following information which has been furnished by

confidential sources of this Bureau who have supplled

cliable information in the past.

On Decomber 16, 1364, Bayard Rustin suggested

to Harry Wachtel that Martin Luther Fing, Jx., should ask

President Johnson to drop hin" off in' Atlanta,

Georgia, when

the President 1s en route to Terns after King visits with

the President on Friday. Rustin and Wachtol are frequent

advisors of king. Rustin is a former menber of the Young

which has been designated as subversive

pursuant to Executive Order 10450. Machtel is Executive

Vice President of the Gandul Society for Human Rights, a

Lund-raising adjunct of the Southorn Christian Leadership

Conference, which Conference is headed by King.

Wachtel's

wife, Leonora, was a member of the Communist Party, USA;

1n 1944°

Also on Decenher 16, 1964, Rustin related the

10110wing

to two acquaintances

According to Rustin, when

he was in Oslo,

Norway, with Martin Luther Kins, JI.,

connection with the lattor's receipt of the Nobel Peace

at 4:30 a.m. because the police hau caught a prosticute

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Honorable Bill D. Moyers

coming out of the roon of a. D. King, Nartin's brother.

Le ln bout thented to ovie the notice or sundar into

Mastinia soon, me police accusad the proat tute ot

not

prostitute sit order to avold becautening the reut aton

a prostatos into their rooms..

This information is also being furnished to the

Actig Attorney Genoral and other officials of tho

Department of Justice.

Sincerely yours,

NOTE:

See memorandun Baumgardner to Y. C. Sullivan dated

12/17/64, captioned "Martin Luther King, JI., Security Matter -

C, " SIP: pah.

Classifled "Secret" as the information is from

My tale 3*, a sensitive source relative to the racial field,

who is of continuing value.

The unauthorized disclosure

of this information could endanger the source's security

and possibly do damage, to the Nation's defense interests.

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T: iront the lollowing in

.:.

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

12/10/G4REC- 34

(Type in plain lexe or code)

iPrioriy or incthod of Mailing)

(100-106670)

(100-3329) (P)

DIRECTOR, FBI

NU FROM:

LEGAT, LONDON

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SM - C

This document is prepared in response to jour request and is not for dissemi-

I's cre i: limited to official proceedings by

nation outside your Committee.

your Committee and the content may nut be disclosed to knuuthorized person

nel without the express ipproval of the FBl.

Remyairtel 11/25/64.

In accordance with Bureau instructions, I personally

furnished orally to Ambassador TIBBETTS, American Embassy, Os10,

infornction concerning subject.

This was done on 11/30/64.

Miss TIBBETTS stated she was most appreciative of this informa-

tion and that she would take no action whatsoever which night

disclose her knowledge of such.

She said that she was giving

a small-reception for.KInG.and.his.group.on-the-evening"of™

12/9/64.

He is to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on 12/10/64.

a Iormal

the "Nobel Conmittee and Norwegian Government

officials:++-4519 ission seei

On 12/2/64 I furnished orally the same information to

U.S. Ambassador PARSONS, American Embassy, Stockholm, Sweden.

Ambassador PARSONS expressed his appreciation for the Bureau

furnishing this information to him.

He stated he had originally

intended to meet KING on his arrival at the Airport in Stockholm

on 12/12/64. He said this was somewhat unusual in that he

normally does not meet this type of group.

After reflection he

stated he would not personally go to the airport but would send

a representative from the Embassy. According to Ambassador

PARSONS,

KING was to preach at a local church in Stockholm and

then was to meet with a student group.

On 12/5/64 I furnished

the same information, orally,

to U.S. Ambassador WHITE in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mrs. WHITE

was also appreciative of the information and commented it was

very helpful to know this, even though she would take no

specific action as a result of it.

She was planning to give

small reception for Dr. KING while he was in Copenhagen.

3

Bureau

?..

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Liaison (sent direct)

638

3 - London (100-3329, 100-1535,134-28)

CWB.

Approved: Y

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Newspaper clippings regarding subject are being

forwarded to the Bureau separately.

On 11/25/64 British Security Service, MIF advised

that BAYARD RUSTIN-had-remaincd.in London 01ya short time

and haddeparted fox-New-YOrk-0n-11/11/64-Accordingto MI-5,

RUSTIN had-been in-contact with a group-known as Christian

opposes apartheid in South Africa. According to MI-5 there

are South African Communists inthe movement.

On 11/25/64 VICTOR- DOLLING (Bufile 134-12282)

advised- that RUSTIN had been in contact with COLLiNS"and had

arranged for KING to speak at a Christian Action meeting on

12/7-/64wb7LondonDOLLING also informed that while RUSTIN

was in London he was in touch with ESME GOLDBERG, Whose hus

band received a lifesentence in South Africa for anti-apartheid

RUSTIN alDO Saw RICA FODGESON.

According to DOuLING,

Democratic Rights in America.

RUSTIN met RAYMOND-KUNERE, who

is a member of the African National Congress.

On 12/8/64 DOLLING reported-that he attended the

Christian-Action-meeting-where-KING spoke-on 12/7/64* This

meeting was-covered by American TV and radio people.

was a large crowd.. Prominent at this meeting were PEGGY DUFF,

whe represents-the.Campaign-for-Nuclear Disarmament DUFF

was mentioned-in Bucab 11/10/64). Also present at the reeting

WaS DE AMBROSE-REEVES, the Bishop Of. Johannesburg According

tO DOLLING KING specifically asked that- Dr DAVID. DITT, a

West Indian,- beat the meeting. PITT represents-the Afro-Carib-

bean Association and according to DOLLING.is a trotskyite.

DOLLING also stated that after the meeting a middle-

aged American inquired as to the cost of hiring the hall.

When told how much it was, this American wrote out a check

for the full amount. DOLLING attempted to 100k-at-the check

identify the American-but-was unable to do so.

We are checking further with MI-5 for any pertinent

information which they may nave obtained regarding subject's

visit to England. The Bureau will be kept advised.

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Honorable Bill D.

Moyerg

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

lashington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Moyers:

December 2, 1964

BY LIAISON

1 - Mr. Belmont

Mr.

Mohr

1

1

1

Mx.

DeLoach

Evans

-.

Mr.

Rosen

God food food

- Mr.

Sullivan

-

Mr.

Bland

Baumgardner

Mr .

Phillips

NATIONAL

SECURITY

INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

122t

which was obtsined from confidential sources who have

supplled reliable information in the past..

King, who 15 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in

Os1o, forway, December 10, 1965, 15 currently

working on

the preparation of a live-minute acceptance speech. He

has requested several individuals to furnish him material

arom which he intends co

choose the best things to say.

Included among these concributors are Clarence Jones,

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr _

De Loach -

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

Evans

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan .

Tavel -

Trotter

Teleslie

Hotrees.

Jones, in the mid-1950's, held a position of

leadership in the Labor Youth League, an organization which

has been designated as subversive pursuant to Executive

Order 10450.

the

Wachtel is the Executive

PreSident o

the Gandhi Socloty for Human Rights,

afundi:

raising adjunct of the southern Christian Leadership

Conference,

which Conference is headed by king.

On March 5,

1944,

a source of this Bureau advised that Wachtel's name

was

on a List of names, signalicance not anown, maintained

at the headquarters of

New Xoris

IBO SAINO SOUICO RISO BOVISEL ON MAICH

the Kings County Communists, Lost,

that the nane of Wachtel's wife, Leonore, was maintained

on &

list of names of newly elected officers of the Bath

Beach Club

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Kings County Communist Party, New Kork.

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Honorable Bill D. Moyers

Rustin is a forner nember of the Young Conminist

League,

an organization which has been designated as subver-

sive pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

This intornation is also being furnished to other

officials of the Government.

NOTE:

Sincerely yours,

Classified "Secret" as the information is from

highly sensitive sources such as #I 1380=J*.

The unauthorized

disclosure of this information could affect the security

bi these sources who are of continuing value and thus

possibly be injurious to the national defense.

Information

obtained

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Tolson

Belmont.

Mohr

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Casper

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MARTIN LUTHER

kING

SECURITY MATTER - C

1 - Mr. Belmont

1 - Mr.

Mohr

1 - Mr. DeLoach

December 2, 1964,

1 - Mr. Evans

- Hir.

ROsen

1 - Mr.

Sullivan

1 - Mr.

Bland

Ar.

Baungardnes

I - Mr. Phillips

• Confidential sources no have furnished reliable

Intormation in the past have supplied the jollowing

information concerning Martin Luther King, Ji.

Wo 15 to receive the nobel Peace Prize in

the preparacion or a five minute

Becember 10, 1964, 18 currently working on

ecceptance speech.. He

has anested over to a de be this to serial

Included among these contributors are Clarence

Si key a dise in ants

Harry!

Macatel and sayard luscin.

are frequent advisors to ring.

Jones, in the nid-1950's, held a position of

leadership in the Labor Youth League, an organization which

has been designated as subversive pursuant to Executive

=

Order 10450.

che communist

v ton the recret me her on

Executive Vice

President of the Gandhi Society for Human Rights, & zund

raising adjunct of the Southern Christian Leadership

Conzerence, which Conference is headed by King.

On March 5,

199t, & source of this bureau advised that Wachtel's name

vaS

on a list of nanes, significance not know, maintained

at the headquarters of

the Kings County Communist Party,

New

Yorke

Te same source also advised on larch 5,

that the

name of Wachtel's wiie, heonora; was naintained

on & list of names of newly elected officers of the Bath

Beach Club of the kinge County Conuunist Party, New York.

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The Acting Attorney General

Rustin is a lorner nember of the Young Communist

League,

an organization which has been designated as subver-

sive pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

This intornation is also being turnished to the

Honosable Bill D. loyers,

Special Assistant to the President.

I - The Deputy Attorney General

1 - Hr.

J. Walter Yeagley

Assietant Attorney General

1 - Mx.

Purke Harshall

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

Classified "Secret" as the infornation is from

highly sensitive sources such as At 1080-9.

The unauthorized

disclosure of this information could affect

the security

of these sources who are of continuing value and thus

possibly be injurious to the national defense.

Information

obtained from NYtel 11/25/64

and ATtel 11/27/64 Dissemination

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DROUTE IN

OPIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1932 EDITION

GSA GEN. RIG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

He Ga Sulliva

FROM

I Jo Bangaranes FiF

SUBJECT:

SACURITY MATTER CONUNIST

SECURITY MATTER -

1. = Mr. Belmont

- Mx. Mohr

~ Mr. DeLoach

DATE: 11/30/64

1 - Mr. Rosen

1

Sullivan

- Liaison

- J. E. Bland

~ F. J.

1

Baungardner

• S. F. Phillips

INVELOPE

olson

Belmont

Monie

Care

Callahen

Contad

Evans

i Gale -

"1 Rosen

'z Sullivan

• Tavel

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy -

Menorandum from D. J. Brennan, Jr., to Mr. Sullivan,

11/13/64, recommended, and the Director approved, that legat

Bates, London, be authorized to orally brier the United States

Ambassadors in london and Oslo concerning Martin luther King, JI.

The briefing was concerning both the comnunist influences on

King and King's degenerate nature.

Bates had requested such

permission because he anticipated that the Ambassadors might

consider entertaining King while he is in Iurope to receive the

Peace Prize and Bates believed he could forestall such

action by the Ambassadors is they were briefed.

Assistant Legat Minnich, London, telephoned early /

today (11/30/64) and advised that Bates would also like to

Brief our Ambassadors at Stockholm and Copenhagen as King is to

also visit these cities.

The legat's office, london, will

telephone again via cost-iree defense tacilities tomorrow (12/1/64).

Our Ambassador at Stockholm is a career Minister,

J. Graham

Parsons.

The Ambassador at Copenhagen is Mrs. Katherine

Elkus White. We have nothing unfavorable in our files concerning

these two Ambassadors which would preclude giving them the same

briefing we previously gave the Ambassadors at London and Oslo.

Our relations with the Ambassadors are friendly and it is m

belloved that Bates shoule be permitted to brigithem.

RECOMMENDATION:

If approved, we will tell Bates that he may orally

• briel our Ambassadors

in Stockholm and Copenhagen along the

same lines as he previously briefed the Ambassadors at london

and Os10. Upon approval this memorandum should be routed to

Liaison for the necessary advice to Bates via cost-free telephone

facilities.

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MAY IOOR EDITION

GSA GEN, REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES. GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

• W..

.C.

Sulliv

DATE: 11-24-64

FROM

..

Baumgax

SDe Loach

Casper

Congran

Rvans

Sullivane

Tavel

Trotter.

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

SUBJECT:

COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE

'SOUTHERN' CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP. CONFERENCE

INTERNAL SECURITY - COMMUNIST

SA Orrin Bartlett of the Liaison Section advised me today

that he had been requested by Frederick Traband, Security Officer,

state Department, to have the FBl brief the Central Intelligence

Agency (CIA) on the background of Martin Luther King. Traband also

• FBI should request CIA to give close coverage to King's

activities while King is in Europe to accept his Nobel Peace Prize.

Traband further said that at the moment there are partial plans for

King to make a rather extensive trip through Africa on behalf of the

United States Government in early 1965. SA Bartlett asked me what

he should advise Traband.

I feel that we should not comply with Traband's request.

We have already furnished some information to CIA concerning King's

activities.

We plan to disseminate to CIA in the immediate future

a 'document which will give King's complete background.

We have no reason to request CIA to surveil King while

he is in Europe.

If State Department wants CIA to place him under

surveillance, it is up to State Department to make the request of

CIA.

12/1164 Pratend, State adoraide

ACTION:

If you approve, we will advise Traband that it is already

our policy in our liaison with CIA to furnish that Agency with infor-

mation of interest to them.

Traband should also be advised that the

FBI does not contemplate requesting CIA to cover King's activities

while he is abroad.

If State Department wants King covered, State

should make the request directly of CIA.

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GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES

OVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

MI

W. C. Sullivan

DATE: 11/23/64

• FROM

Mr.

J. Brennan, dron

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

DeLoach

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SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SM - C

Following a name check request from state for information

concerning Martin Luther King, Jr., the Bureau sent a letter dated

11/13/64,

to Mr. G. Marvin Gentile, Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Security,

Department of State.

This. letter made reference to infor-

mation on King previously furnished to State and transmitted a more

current report, together with a letterhead memorandum which contained

information concerning king's immoral conduct.

On 11/23/64, Liaison Agent Bartlett was contacted by

Mr. Fred Traband, Office of security, state, who indicated ne was

calling on behalf of Mr. Gentile.

Mr. Traband said that King will

be going to Europe in early December to receive the Nobel Peace

Prize and consideration is being given to asking King to go to

Africa following this on behalt of the Us Government.

Mr. Traband

said that under Public Law 402, State furnishes the money, however,

the U. S. Information Agency (USIA) is the sponsoring agency on

this type of assignment.

Mr. Traband asked if State could furnish

a briefing to Mr. Paul McNichol, Director of Security for USIA

regarding King.

Pursuant to your instructions, Mr. Traband was advised

that the Bureau would have no objection

to this briefing and that

care should be used to maintain the same classification as used by

the Bureau, part of which is Top secret.

ACTION:

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Unauthorized Disclosure

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November 23, 1964

BY LIAISON

Honorable Bill D. Moyers

• 1

J. Baumgardner

F.

Phillips

Special Assistant to the President

The White HOUsE

Washington, D. Co

Dear lit. Hoyers!

My letter to you dated November 12, 1961, ¿orwarded

a memorandim of same date containing information concerning

plans being made by Martin Isther King, Ji., for activities

In connection with. his return to the United States after

receiving the Nobel Peace Frize which is to take place

December 10, 1964, at Oslo, Norway. Confidential sources

0f this Bureau who

have furnished reliable infornation in

the past have supplied the following additional information

in this matter which I thought might be of interest to the

cas

President.

• : 3

On November

1966t

Harry Wachtel told ring that

resident neen Erohnson is presently rejecting a number

of engagenents. out is not selecting

theirs."

Hacktel

out i necesome bians he 1o vortins on to honer Ring and said

Wd

that one of them mould be a dinner for king to be given by

President Johnson. King agreed to the plans mentioned. In

connectson with the loregoing mention of the President's

engagenens, It will be recalled that king's assuciates had

been endeavoring to have President Johnson greet king in

New York Cloy when King returns from Norway. 100 = 101520 -

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with frank tontero of the united States Missioh. to the

United Nations

be given by UN

(UN):

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L Ambassador Adlas Stevenson in honor of King

On

Decenber 4, 19Cs. Nontero stated that

it had been decided

that anonz the dignitaries to be presentiat this-recertion

ill be secretary of State

Dean Rusk.

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3 Barry Hachtel Is a frequent advisor to King and

the Executive

Vice President of the Ganchs Soclety fox

Fuman Rights, a sund-salsing' adjunct of the Southern

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honorable Bilk D. Hoyone

Christian Loadership Contesence, which Conference is headed

by kig.

On March 5j 1944, a source of this Dureau advised

that. Vachtol's nano was on a list of names, signiticanco

not Imam, matatained at the

headquarters of the kings County

connuniet

New lork, new York.

The Sane source also

advased on hatch 5y

1944,

that the nane of Wachtel's vize,

Leonora, was maintained on a list of names os nevly clected

o29acers of tho Bath Beach Club of the Kings County Conmuniet

Party, New York.

Boyard Fustin 1s also & froguent advisor to King

and is a former menber of the Young Comnuniat League, an

organiaation which has been designated as subversive

pursuant

to Executive Order 10450.

this information 1s also being funished to other

interested offlotals of the Goverument.

NOTE:

Sincerely yours,

Classified "Secret" as the information is from

At loses, and-t 212s, highly sensitive sources of

extreme value relative to

the racial sicuation.

The disclosure

of this information could reveal the sources? identities

takeshas possibly injure the nattonal delonse.

Information

{ron ATairtel and letterhead memorandum (LHM) 11/18/64

and kairtel and IM 11/13/64.

Separate dissenination is

being made to the military intelligence agencies and

Secret Service.

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1 - Mx. Belmont

fund ford food front food

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wohr

NY. DeLoach

• Mt. Rosen

- MX •

Evans

-HT. Sullivan

November 23, 1964

BY LIAISON

хол.

Ilaison

J.

F. Bland

J. Baumgardnes

S.

F. Phillips

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Honorable Dean Rusk.

The

Secretary of State

Washington, D. E.

Dear Fir, Rusk;

11-24-64

My letter to you dated November 12,

1964, forwarded

a memorandum os same date contasting intormation concerning

plans being made by Martin luther king.

Jr., for actávities

in connection with his return to the United states after

receiving the Nobel Peace Irize which 1s to take place

December 10, 1964,

at Oslo, Norway. Confidential sources

of this Bureau who have furnished rellable information in

the past have supplied the following additional Information

in this matter,

Oa November 14, 1964, Harry Hachtel told King that

President

Lyndon Se Johnson is

presentls rejecting a number

of engagements, but is not rejecting."

"their's

Wachtel.

of them would

President Johnson.

King agreed to the plans mentioned.

connection with the foregoing mention of the President's

engagements, It will be recalled that King's associates haa

endeavoring to have President Johnson greet King in

On November 171964, Bayard Rustin, Yasua contact

With Frank Montero of the United States Mission to the

United Nations (UN),

_they-discussed a reception Which 15 Fo

December

• Montero stated that it had been decided

that you would be

among the dignitaries to, be present at the

reception.

Harry Wachtel is a frequent advisor to Ring, and

the Exécucive

Vice President of the Gandhi Society 10y

Human Rights, a fund-raising adjunct of the Southern

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Honorable Dean Rusk

Christian Leadership Conference, which Conference is headed

by Fing.

On larch 5; 1944, a source of this Bureau advised

that Wachtel's name was on a list of names, signiiicance

not known, maintained at the headquarters

of the kangs county

Communist Party, New York,

New fork.

The same source also

advised on larch 5, 1944, that the name of Machtel's wife,

Leonora, was maintained on a list of names of newly elected

officers of the Bath Beach Club of the Kings County Communist

Party, New Xorks..

Bayard Rustin is also a frequent advisor to Ring

and is a former member of the Young Communist League, an

organization which has been designated as subversive

pursuant

to Ixecutive Order 10450.

This information is also being furnished to the

Honorable

Bar do Moyers, special Assistant to the president,

and other interested oiiicials or the Government.

Sincerely yours,

NOTE:

Classified. "Secret" as the information is from

AT i3s0-s* and NY-4212-s*, highly sensitive sources of

extreme value relative to the racial situation.

the disclosure

of this information could reveal the sources'

identities

and thus possibly injure the national defense. Information

•. taken from ATairtel and letterhead memorandum (IAM) 11/18/64

and Nairtel and LAM 11/18/64.

Separate dissemination is

being made to the military intelligence agencios and

Secret Service.

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1 - Mr. Belmont

I - Mr." Mohr

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Rosen

I - Mr. Evans

1 - Mr. Sullivan

November 23, 1961

1 - J. F. Bland

1 - E.

J. Baumgardner

1 - S. F. Phillips

tie acting Attorney General

Director, FBI

SECULTY TR

SECURITY MATIRE -

ly letter to you dated November 12, 1984, forwarded

a memorandun of sane date containing infomation concerning

plans being nade by fortdn luther King, Ji.,

in conneccion with his return to the infied States alter

Binated states aster

Los activities

receiving the Nobel Peace Prize which is to tale place

Decenver 10, 1904, at 0s10,

Norway. Coniidential sources

of this Bureau who have furnished reliable Information in

she past bave supplied the following additional intormation

in this matter.

On lovener se, Live, wary rachter sold king that

president lyndon &. JohnsonS presendly rejacting a number

os engagenents, but is-not-vejecting "hess's."

Hachtel

outlined sone pians he do norking on to honor King and said

that- 0ne-o1- then wouLd be a canner 20n dung to be gaven by

President Johnson,

King azuced to the plans mencioned In

compaculan Fith me toregoing mention of the Prcsadeus

engagenents, it vall be recalled that King's associates. ind

been endeavoring to have fresident Johnson great Ling in

iveR

York Caty then King returns fron forway.

G]-Hovenber 17, 1966, Bayard Rustin was in costact

wICh rang Montero o1 the United Scares 135SлOR 10 the

Restorel

United Nations

(UND)..

hey discussed a recapsion vuich is, to

bo given by In Aabassador Azad Stevensor La honor 08 F2n8

on december 2. 190.

Lontero stated that it, nzo been decaded

that

anong the dirnitanies to be present at this reception

will bs Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

Hazry Fachtel Is a frequent advisor to Eing and

the Exacutive Vice President of the Gandhi Society for

Human Rights, a find-raising adjunct of the Southern

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the Acting Attorney General

Christian Leadership Confezance, which Conference is headed

by sing.

on larch 5, 1944, a source ot this Bureau advised

that Vachtol's none was on a lisi of names, signisicance

not known, maintained at the haadquarters of the linga County

Communis't

na on hatch on so in

Taty, New 20459 New 1015.

officers of the Bath Beaci Club os the Kings County Communist

Party, New Yorls.

Bayard Fustin is also a frequent advisor to Ring

and is a former menber of the Young Communist League, an

organization which has been designated as subversive pursuant

to Ixecutiva Order 10450.

This information is also being furnished to the

nonorable siid do boyers, special Assistant to the resident

and other intereatod olilcials of tha Governmant:

1 = The Deputy Attorney Genezal

1 - lic. Burke Harshall

Assistant Attorney General

1 - Me. J. Walter Yeagley

Assistant Attozney General

NOIE:

Classified "Secret" as the information is from

AT 1380-S* and NY 1212-S*, highly sensitive sources of

extreme value relative to the racial situation. The disclosure

of this information could reveal the sources? identities

and thus possibly injure the national defense.

Information

taken from ATairtel and letterhead memorandum (LHM) 11/18/64

and NYairtel and IHM 11/18/64.

Separate dissemination is

being made to the military intelligence agencies and

Secret Service.

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Basket

"ROUTE IN ENVELOPE

Seer

Polzona

1 - Mr.

Sullivan

Liaison

1

J. F. Bland

- I. f. Baungardner

November 23, 1966

BX EXAISON

$:

F.

Phillips

1

T.

P.

Rosack

Honorable Bill D. Hoyers

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Weshington, D. C.

Dear Is. loyers:

I thought the following information would be of

interest to the President.

A confidential source we has funished sellagle

intoruation in the

past has advirod

That 918

ot che United States Intoration Agency contacted the attice

of the Southora Christiaz Loadership Conference at Atlanta,

Georgia,

on Novenser 19, 1064, and stated

that all empenses

incurred by liartin Luther ling, st

and 21g

(roup traveling

to delo, Hosway,

to accept the Hobel Peace Brice would

paid by

the unseed States Dopartment of sinte.

Condisione

attached to this payment, according to lix, Ackey, are

e that

King viste Cairo.

Egyndy-and Kenya. The Department of State

also degires that King coogerate in precueang.

article

for an inknown magazine to

DO 0151204Ed 11 ALTICE HEELE0

"A DaY 12th King."

This information is also being furnished to

other interested governmenta?

agencies.

02 ?li 'f!

Sincerely yours;

deniar

44.0

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di'

Honorable Sill D. Voyers

NOTE:

By lettes dated 11/13/64 the Department of State

was furnished copies of reposis concorning ling as well as

à Letternead memorandum relating to 13s excanarita. 1a atmone

name chock roquest by the Departmont of State.

Information

concerning this name checks request is contained in memorandum

I. 5. Baungardner to W. C. Sullivan, dated 11/12/61, captioned

"Martin Luther King, Jo, Security Matter « Commundet."

This infornation was made available by AT 138g*

and is contained in Atlanta teletype 11/19/64•

This letter is classified "Secret"

as it contains

information trom an issas, a highly placed

source furnishing

Arloomation regarding racial matters and communist influence

in racial matters on the hirhest level.

tho unauthorined

disclosure of which would be hasmiul to the national deîense.

This infornation is also being furnishod to the

Department,

the Department of State and other intorested

govermental agencies by soparate communication

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File No.

UNIT. • STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU

'ICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

aida, seotg.d

November 20, 1904

SECRET

COMMUNIST INFIJEVOE IN RACIAL MATTERS

IS - C

MARTIN LUTHER KEVG, JR.

SM - C

i?..

scotlestial source staied. on November-193-1964

ASKEY (Phonetic)US Information Agency, Indicated

A pose det to forDed separate be artment

aTab "wares lonG to cooperath in producing an artigle tor an

unawa prazine to be astributed in Africa a he articles

weth

Kis.

KNu advised his secretary, DORA MCDONALD, not to make

a cumultrents be ore determies The would be obligated to the

apartment if they pay his expenses.

This document contains neither recommendations nor

circlitors of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is

distied to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be

agricuced outside your agery.

SECRET

GROUP I

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AND DECIASSIFICATION

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> STATES DEPARTMENT OF

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In Reply, Please Refer 10 ..

Filo No.

Atlanta, Georgia

November 20, 1964

Title

Character

Title

Character

Reference

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

IS - C

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SM - C

Letterhead memorandum dated

November 20, 1964, at Atlanta,

•Georgia, captioned as above.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

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

distribuced outside your agency.

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DAIRGRAM • O CABLEGRAM O RADIO XXTELETYPE

Rosca

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11:03 PM EST 11 - 19-64 URGENT LG

TO DIRECTOR (100-442529)

FROM ATLANTA (100-6670)

190218

CIRM.

MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR., SM - C.

Batisti

ATLANTA 13835*, RELIABLE IN PASI SAID TODAY A MR. ASKEY

(PHONETIC), WAS INFORMATION AGENCY, INDICATED THAT ALL BILLS

FOR KINGS GROUP TRAVELLING TO OSLO, NORWAY FOR NOBEL PEACE

PRIZE WILL BE PAID BY THE U.S. DEPARIMENT. OF STATE. AS. A

POSSIBLE CONDITION FOR PAYING, THEY DESIRE, TO HAVE, KING VISIT

CARO AND KENYA FOR STATE STATE ALSO WANTS KING TO COOPERATE

IN PRODUCING AN ARTICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN MAGAZINE TO BE DISTRIBUTED

IN AFRICA.

ARTICLE TO BE TITLED "A DAY WITH KING." - LHM FOLLOWS.

RECEIVED: 11:53 PM CMM

¿lus document is prepared in response to sour request and is not for dissem

ration nutside your Commitee.

1ow) Genice and ine content man not do isclosed to unauthorized person.

nel vilhow the express approar for tar.

do

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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO 10

2010-100

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"G! - GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GO URNMENT

Memorandum

sult

Baumgardner

MARTIN LUTHER KING,

SECURITY MATTER - COMUNIST

Belmont

Mr.

Deloach

1 - Mix. Evans

DATE: 11/16/64

1 - Mr. Rosen

1 - Mr. Sullivan

J: E. Bland

F. J. Baumgardner

H. Bartlett

• So Fo Phillips

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

DeLoach

Casper

gallahan

Contad.

"Evans

Rosen

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your request and is not for dissemi-

proceedings

official

to unauthorized pergon

I'milen to

tisslosed

This documeng

noticil 0i:

Jour Co..rn

500l

This is an informative memorandum to show further

King, JX., and his associates are able to wield.

My memoranda (2) to you 11/10/64 advised of plans being

made by king and his advisors for activities in connection with

King's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, 12/10/64.

Very prominent in these arrangements is Bayard Rustin, the former

Young Communist League member who is also a convicted homosexual!!

King plans on being in London, England,

12/6-7/64 enroute to

Oslo and desires a meeting with England's new Prime Minister

Harold Wilson.

other reasons, Rustin planned to go to london 11/11/64 (Veteran's,

Day).

Tal

Through our highly confidential coverage of prineipals

in this matter, we learned that. there was a delay of one or two

days" in Rustins obtaining a renewal of his passport thus delaying

his departure for London from 11/11 to 11/12/64. Rustin claimed

to an associate that he had gotten the White House and the National

Democratic Committee to help expedite the renewal of his passport.

He also claimed that lee White also assisted.

(Although White

was not identified, the reference undoubtedly is to the

White House aide by the same name who frequently serves as

I1ais0n between the White House and Rustin and King.)

On 11/13/64 Liaison Agent O. H. Bartlett was confiden~

tially furnished the following information by Robert Johnson,

When Rustin applied for

as the New York Passport Office desired"

MIst check wita nead.

quarters of the Passport Office in Washington, D. C.

Pressure

to approve and expedite the passport renewal was exerted on the

Passport Office by the Office of the Secretary of State which

had been contacted by louis Martin of the Democratic National

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Memorandum to W. C. Sullivan

From F. J. Baumgardner

RE: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR:

100-106670

OBSERVATIONS:

We have already made appropriate dissemination to

the White House, Secretary of State Rusk, the Acting Attorney

General and other agencies information concerning King's

intentions to meet the British Prime Minister and Rustin's

trip to England on King's behalf. We have also alerted the

British relative to the backgrounds Of King and Rustin.

no further dissemination is indicated relative to the behind-

the-scenes maneuvering and use of influence on behalf of

, information.

RECOMMENDATION:

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'he Bureau is in receipt of

a name

check request for

security 1 Cormation concerning Martin Luther King,

from

the Oiiice of Security, Department of State, dated 11/4/65. - The .

reason for the request is indicated as "American Specialists. Gl

Program, PL 402."

On 11/10/64 Liaison Agent 0. H. Bartlett determined

from W. E. Jessop, State Office of Security, the specific interest

of state in King.

State and the U. S. Information Agency are

interested in approaching King to have him engage: in a seven

tO

ten day lecture tour in

Western Europe after he receives the

Nobel

King has sot got been apreczched

pending State's receipt of

the results of the name check request

being made of the Bureau. •

• 1:

Our files, of course, contain considerable information

concerning King's communist connections. All but one of our

investigative reports have previously been furnished to state,

the sole exception being the most recent report dated 5/26/64.

It

is believed that we should reply to State's request by furnishing

the 5/26/54 report and referring State specifically to tbe prior

reports given that Agency.

It is also believed that we should

alert State concerning King's immorality and for this purpose

we have prepared a "Top Secret" Dista memorandum containing

pertinent information.

1801 108-470-529

RECOMMENDATION:

92-106

Attached letter to State be personslud desivered by

Liaison to G. Marvin Genüile (former Bureau SA),

Deputy

AssIstant secretary for Security,

under covet. of which State

will be furnished a copy of the latest report on King and the

Sand memorandum concerning King'summoral conduct.

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The Acting Attorney General

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Zovember 12, 1964

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MARTIN LUTHER KING,

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SECURITY MATTER - C

44/2

Enclosed is a memorandum dated Noventer 12, 1964,

which contains Information concerning plans being made by

Martin Luther King, Ji., concerning King's receipt of the

Robel Peace Prize which is to take place Decenter 10, 1964,

at Osio, Norway.

These plans includo a possible moeting

between

Bing and Prime Uinister Harold Wilson of England to

tase place in London, England, Decenber 6 or 7, 1964, and

plans for honoring Ring in New Yort City upon hia retura

fron forway..

This Information 1s also being furnished to the

Honorablo Bill D. loyers, Special Assistant to the President,

and other interested officials of the Goveriment.

EM

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SECRET

The Acting Attorney Goneral

NOTE:

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captioned "Hartin Luther King, JI., SH - C," prepared by SFP:Jad.

Classified "Secret" as the enclosure is so classified and also

because information contained In this transmittal letter Is from

highly sensitive sources.

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reveal the source's identity and thus possibly be injurious to the

national dorenso.

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concerning king's recelpt of the

Nobel Peace Prize which

is to take place Decenber 20, 1964,

at Osio, Norway.

These plans include a possible meeting

between King and Prime Minister Harold Wilson o3

England to

take place in London, England, «December 6 or 7, 1964, and

plans for honoring King in New Yorl City upon his retuen

from Norway.

This information is also being furnished to the

Honorable Bill D. lloyers, Special Assisiant to the Presidest.

and other interested officials of the Government.

Sincerely yOUsS..

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SECKKIS

Bonorable Dean Risis

NOTE:

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dated

11/20/64, captioned "Wartin Luther King, Js., SM- C" pre

pared by

SFP:jad. Classifled "Secret" as the enclosure is so

classified and also because information contained in this

transmittal, letter is from highly sensitive sources.

The

disclosure of this information could reveal the source's

identity and thus possibly be injurious to the national defense.

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November 12, 1964

BY LIAISON

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KEL-HEADING ROOM

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Honorable Bill D. Moyers

Special Assistant to the President

the White House

Washington, D.

Dear Mr. Hoyers:

Enclosed is a nemorandum dated November 12, 1964,

which contains information concerning plans being made by

Martin Luther King,

at Oslo, Norway.

These plans include a possible meeting

between King and Prime Minister Harold Wilson of England to

take place in London, England, December 6 or 7, 1964, and

plans for honoring King in New Xork City upon his return

from Norway.

This information is also being furnished to other

interested officials of the Government.

REG: 56,

NOV

XEROX

6. 1964

EnclOsUre

Sincerely yours,

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Classified "Secret"

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MARTIN LUTHER FIN, J.

Confidential sources of this Bureau who have

Iurnished rellable information in the past have supplied

the folloning information concerning plans being made by:

Hartin Luther King; JIs, and his associates concerning

King's receipt of the Nobel Peace PriZA which 13 to tabou

place December 10, 1964, at Oslo, Norway.

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On Hovember 5, 1964, Bayard Bustin contacted

the secretary of DI. Ralph Bunche,. Undersecretary for

Special Political Affairs, United Nations (UN).

Rustin

stated that he sas speaking on behalf of Martin Luther

Klug, dt., and requested to sed sunche regarding the receipt

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

of tha Nobel Peaca Prize by king.

Subsequently on November 3, 1964, Fustin conferred

with Bunche and told him that upon King's return to

Ney York City, after receiving the Nobel Prize, there is

to be a welconing affair at esther a largo dinner at a

hotel or an activity at Carnogle Hall. Rustin told Bunche

that king wanted to knon whether Bunche rould be prepared

'to be chairnan of the velconing committee which sill include

civil rights leaders and "a number of key l1berals." Bunche

said that he rould be glad to be chairman, but that he rould

have to be informed as to the others tha will be on the

committee since there are some people with whom he will not

work. Bunche told Bustin that he had sent a letter to king

advising King that the Secretary General of the UN was

hoping that Ring nould visit the UN upon his return.

PriStin

told Bunche that he would personally meet with Bunche later

and go over the details relative to bing visiting the UN.

•Rustin also told Bunche that an Invitation had been extended

by the President of Brazil to have King visit razil on his

way back to the united States.

Rustin stated that he felt

that this pas not vise due to certain aspects of the regime

In pover in Brazil and inquired as to what Bunche's thoughts

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RE: . MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

from Norway.

Rustin stated that king is considering naking

a speech at Carnegie Hall and selling tickets for the

affair, the minimum price to be $100.

Hachtel said that

King has inquired about the possibility that President Lyndon B.

Johnson might attend such an affair, but that the president

would not give in answer until after the elèction. According

to Hachtel, Lee White, a White House alde, has stated

relative to the President's attendance "the answer is not

no." White has indicated that if the President could

not attend, the President would send the Vice President

1n his place. Rustin indicated that a cocktall party would

be held before the Carnegle Hall address by king.

Fustin and lachtel then discussed who might

assist in the arrangements.

Wachtel stated that Saul Mills

had handled the arrangements for a concert for "us" and

had made $45,000 for "us." According to Wachtel, Mills 15

Interested in the King affair and has submitted a memorandum

of ideas on the subject.

Rustin and Wachtel agreed to neet

with Mills to discuss the matter.

Wachtel stated that he

would send Rustin a copy of the memorandum by Hills and in

reference thereto Wachtel said that he thought the plans

in the memorandum were too ambitlous for they included an

address by King before Congress and & ticker tape parade.

Machtel told Rustin that he is handling the

details concerning King's trip to Norway and has spoken

to the Norwegian Ambassador:

Rustin then informed Hachtel that King desires to

have DI. Bunche and some white person to act as cochairmen

of the affair welcoming king back to the United States, but

that Bunche

person will be. Rustin indicated that he had considered

having Senators Robert Kennedy and Jacob Javits as cochairmen

so that there would be a nonpartisan element present.

RUStIn

stated that after due consideration he thought it would

probably be best to just have Bunche as chairman and have

a subcommittee assisting him.

Hachtel agreed with this idea.

Rustin also informed Hachtel that king had been invited by

" the President of Brazil to visit that country, but that king

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RE:

HARTIN LUTHER KING, JE.

should tell the Brazillan president that while he would

Ilke to visit that country, he vill be unable to do so on

his return trip from Norway and would be unable to visit

Brazil, until alter the beginning of the new year.

On Novenber ", 1962, Hachtel contacted Rustin

concerning the plans for velcoming ling back to the

united states and rachter stated that he dad sposen to

the White House and "the Kennedy front" regarding this

mattex.

Wachtel said that he has louis Hartin of the

Denocratic National Committee "Iined up." It is Hachtel's

belief that President Johnson will come to New York City.

Wachtel stated that he is waiting to hear from Senator Robert

Kennedy In this matter as well.

Wachtel Instructed Rustin to speak with Di. Bunche

and tell him that 11 the UN gave a luncheon for King, it

would be better 1f held after King's return to the

United States, but that the final decision is being left to

the UN people. Wachtel suggested that 1f, the UN affair

was held before King's departure for Norway, December 4,

1964, would be a good date because it is just after the

opening of the General Astembly at the UN and there will

be many prominent people there. Wachtel noted the possibillty

Imagine Brezhney embracing

Martin like Khrushchev did Castro?" Rustin replied in the

altimative.

Vachtel stated that no plans u111 be made for &

ticker tape parade for King until an answer is received

from President Johnson. According to Wachtel, Louis Martin

of the Democratic National Committee should be given

something to do "even 11 it is just selling tickets."

Rustin mentioned the possible use of an armory and stated

"It would be necessary to contact Governor Nelson Rockefeller

of New York who is vacationing in Spain. Hacktel indicated

that this could be done later by telephone since there w111

be additional ideas for the Governor's participation.

Summarizing, Wachtel mentioned that Mayor Robert Wagner of

• New York City could have the ticker tape parado; U Thant,

Secretary General, UN, could have the dinner for king; and

Governor rociseteller could have the reception for King.

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BECRET

RE:: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

On November'

T, 1964, Rustin was in contact with

king and mentioned that he is beginning the draft of the .

majox speech which king is to deliver and that king can

complete it.. On November 7, 1961, Rustin also contacted

POgEY DUfI,

a resident of London,

England, who 15 Executive

Director of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Rustin

told her that King will be in London on December 6 and 7, 1964,

and that Fustin wanted to know 11 Harold Wilson, Prime

Minister of England, would be prepared to receive King.

Duff indicated that

she would check into this.

Rustin

sald that it should nöt appear as though this was King's

Idea and that it was preferred that wilson announce that

he is inviting King to visit him. Rustin inquired of

DulL as to whether there is a group of "peace-winded people"

In london who would work to raise money for "our work in

Mississippi." DulL replied in the affirmative and Rustin

explained that the reason for raising funds is that "we"

are some

$2,000,000 "in the hole on the kississippi

business" and that there are about 17 churches which have

to be rebuilt. rustin suggested that arrangements might

be made to have the London Embassy of some African nation

have a reception for King while he is there.

On November 9, 1964, Rustin told an assoclate

that de was departing for london on November 1, 196%, fOr

the purpose of clarifying a confusion which has developed

confusion arises fron the fact that the

surrounding King's trip to Europe in Decenchbishop of

santerhoy desires to receive King, mit has been opposed

by certain elements since king 1s a Baptist. Rustin also

Indicated that while in London he is going to determine

whether or not King will be able to meet with Prime Minister

N1150n.

Bayard Pustin is a Irequent advisor to King and

1s & former member of the Young Communist League, an organization

which has been designated as subversive pursuant to Executive

Order 10450.

Harry Nachtel, also a frequent advisor to King,

Is the Executive Vice President of the Gandhi Society for

Human Rights,

a fund-raising adjunct of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference, which Conference is headed

by Ring. On March 5, 1941, a source of this Bureau advised

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HARTIN LUTHER KIN, M.

that Wachtol's nane was on a list of names, algnificance

not knons, maintaned at the hoadquarters of the kings

County Communist Party, Ney York.

ThO BANO GOUICO ALO

advised on larch 5, 1814, that the namo of lachtol's

V1ie, baonora, was maintainod on a liat of namos of

nonly elected officers of the Bath Beach Club of the

Kings County Comunist Party, Ner Yorks:

Saul 11110 mas

a member of the Connuitst Party.

USA during the period 1938 to 1917,

NOT.

Classifled "Secrat" as much of the Information

a highly sensitive sourco, relating

this information could endanger the sourco's socurity and

possibly do injury to the defenso interents of the nation.

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ON NIGHT OF NOVEMBER NINE, SIXTYFOUR,

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YOUNG / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SCLC/, CONCERNING A TRIP BY

MISUSTIN TO LONDON, ENGLAND, ON NOVEMBER ELEVEN, SIXTYFOUR, TO

(OLATIFY CONFUSION SURROUNDING MARTIN LUTHER KINGS ARIF TUBARUME

IN DECEMBER, SIXTYFOUR. THE CONFUSION, RUSTIN SAID, WAS OVER

FACI ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY /CHURCH OF ENGLAND/, DESIRED TO

RECEIVE KING BUT WAS OPPOSED BY CERTAIN ELEMENTS SINCE KING

WAS A BAPTIST. RUSTIN SAID HE WOULD ALSO DETERMINE IF

KING COULD MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER WILSON WHILE IN LONDON.

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We are recommending dissemination to the White House,

Secretary of State Rusk and the Acting Attorney General;

information concerning plans which are under way by Martin Luther

King, Jr., and his associates (men with communist backgrounds

such

as Bayard Rustin) for welcoming-back festivities when King

returns to the U.S. from Norway where he is to receive the y

Nobel Peace Prize 12/10/64•

We have received information from our reliable sensitive

sources in New York City regarding recent contacts between King,

Rustin, Ralph Bunche of the United Nations (UN) and Harry Wachtel,

the latter being another King advisor with a communist background.

Such

activities are in the planning stage as a fund-raising speech

by King at Carnegie Hall; King being received at the UN with the

possibility that others present at the UN will include Leonid I.

Brezhney, First Secretary, Communist Party Soviet Union, and

Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana; and a possible ticker tape

parade. Bunche is ling considered as possible chairman of the

committee honoring King and contact has already been made with

White House aide Lee White to have President Johnson present

in New York City although no commitment has yet been made by the

White: House.

Efforts

Prime Minister Harold Wilson in london and to have an affair in

London honoring. King which will raise funds for King's work in

Mississippi.

Concerning Kings possibly meeting Wilson in London,

Rustin is scheduled 'to go to London 11/11/64 to work on this

matter:* A separate memorandum from F. J. Baumgardner to

W. C. Sullivan was prepared today (11/10/64) concerning the

Wilson matter and recommending aleysun the British to King's

intentions and background.

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Memorandum to W. C. Sullivan

From F. J. Baumgardner®

RE :

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

100-106670

RECOMMENDATION:

Attached for approval are letters to the

Honorable Bill D. Moyers, Special Assistant to the

President, The White House; Secretary of State Dean Rusk;

and the Acting Attorney General, copies to other Department

officials. These letters transmit a memorandum containing

a summary of pertinent intormation in this matter. Copies

of the letterhead memoranda from which this information

was obtained are being separately disseminated to CIA, the

military intelligence agencies, and Secret Service..

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FBI

Date:

13/10/64,

Transmit the following in:

(Type in plain text or code)

_ AIRTEL

(Priority)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-442529)

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FROM:

SAC, NEW YORK (100-153735)

SUBJECT:

CIRM

IS-C

• Re New York teletypes dated 11/9-10/64.

Enclosed are eight copies of a letterhead memorandum,

captioned and dated as above.

The source. who furnished the information in the

letterhead memorandum was

NY 4212-S*, a source close to

BAYARD RUSTIN.

TESUR

Here follows a list of names of ind duals who

have been characterized in the letterhead menur'andum:

Bureau (100-442529) (Encis. d) (RM)

(1 - 100- 106670)

(MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.)

- 100-158790

(BAYARD RUSTIN)

- 100-437328)

(HARRY WACHTEL)

2 - Atlanta (Encls.

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BAZARD RUSTIN

BENJAMIN S. DAVIS

HARRY WACHTEL

NY 2359-S*: NX 4212-S*

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CLARENCE JONES

ALBERT BROWN, ChairmaN CoLumbia

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1954. CONFSQUEE

SAUL MILIS

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LOUISE BUDENZ ONE

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BELLA TO DODDE COVE SOULL E

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Former NY 751S INFUCIAT

This letterhead memorandum has been classified TESUR

"Seoret" because it contains information from MY 4212-52, a

source who has furnished highly sensitive infernacion with

respect to the racial situation in the New nir area ano

the Communist infiltration thereof.

In view vi this, it

1s deemed necessary that this classification be utilized.

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UNI_D STATES DEPARTMENT OF J.. STICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

New York, New York

November 10, 1964

Bureau 100-442529

Re:

Communist Influence In Racial Matters

Internal Security - C

On November 7, 1964, a confidential source, tho has

furnished reliaule information in the past, furnished

Information that tarry Wachtel contacted Bayard Rustin on

that date.

lachtel mentioned that he arranged with the

approval of Martin Luther King,

(President of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference) (SCLC), for the man

who ran

the affair for Eleanor Roosevelt to run this affair (the affair

at which Martin Luther King, Jr., will be honored upon his

return from receiving the Nobel

Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway,

In December, 1964).

Wachtel also mentioned 'that king was

quite pleased in getting Nisselson (phonetic) to handle this

matter.

Continuing, Wachtel remarked that shas ran (Nisselson)

will be in charge but will be assisted by Sau: wills. Wachtel

made the comment that it will be worth 1t to juve a

professional in charge:

Wachtel stated that ne had contacted

the white House and

the Kennedy front" on this.

Wachtel

suggested that he and Rustin meet with Saul Mills in order•

to discuss the matter.

-:

lachtel stated that he has Louis Martin lo1 the

Democratic National Committee, "lined up'

• and believes the

President will come, and Wachtel stated that he is still waiting

to hear from Kennedy (Senator-elect Robert Kennedy of New York)

on whether he plans to attend the affair.

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.

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

SECRET

Unauthorized Disclosure

Group I

Excluded from automatic

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

downgrading and

declassification

+00-44-529-411.

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Wachtel instructed Rustin to speak with Ralph Bunche

(of the United Nations) and tell him that the United Nations

there will be more prominent people there.

Wachtel suggested

the possibility that Nicrumah (of Chana) and Brezhnev will be

there and that it might become a "real head of state deal"

Wachtel askeds

"Can you Imagine Brezhnev embracing Martin l1ke

Khrushchev did Caitro?"

Rustin replied in the affirmative.

Rustin remarked that it might be necessary for him

to make several calls to London, and he inquired of lachtel

how to pay for them. Wachtel stated that they should nave an

SCIC credit card for such things.

Wachtel stated that he does

not mind working for the SCiC

on the curl but that the out

of pocket expenses are killing" him.

lachtel instructed Rustin.

to speak with King or Andy (Andy Young, an assistant of Martin

Iuther King, Jr.) about 1t.

Rustin Inquired about going to Osis (with King), and

• Wachtel suggested Rustin do as

he had done.

Wachtel stated

that he told King that he has

"my resignation in your pocket"

as far as going is concerned, and lachtel further stated he

would not feel bad if King thought his (Wachtel's) presence

might cause King some embarrassment and cause King to accept

the resignation. Wachtel said he told King that King and

Bunche could go on one plane and the rest of the party could

travel on a different plane.

Wachtel also mentioned 11

volunteers (to go on the trip) are wanted Cleve (Cleveland

Robinson, Secretary-Treasurer of District 65, Retail, Wholesale

ana Department Store Workers Union, American

Federation of

Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, (AFICIO) and

Clarence (Clarence Jones) want to go.

Wachtel stated that Saul Mills and Nisselson will

suggestions and proposals which will be submitted for

• "our" approval. Wachtel staied that no plans will be made

for a ticker tape parade (for King) unt1l the answer is received

from the President.

According to lachtel, Louis Martin should be

given something to do even if it 13 just selling tickets.

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Rustin made mention of using an armory (in New York

City In connection with King's return), and he stated that it

vould be necessary to contact the Governor (Governor Nelson

Rockefeller of New York) who is vacatiching in Spain.

Wachtel indicated that this could be done later' since there

will be more ideas for the Governcr's participation.

Wachtel mentioned that the Mayor (Mayor Robert lagner of New

York City) will have the ticker tave parade, U. Thant (Secretary-

General of the United Nations) can have the dinner, and the

Governor can have the reception for kirg.

Rustin contaciad Cleveland Rosinson on November 7,

1964, and mencioned that Wachtel had gotten Saul Mills to

helo out with the affair (fer King) robinson stated chat

he did noi remember Mills except from the

"old progressive

days"

and that was all he knew about hi?. Rustin stated that

was the same person, and Russin suggested that he (Mills)

could do some of the leg were but.

they" do not want him out

In Iront.

Rustin made 1t known that they were not certain

about the President's attendance at the affal'. and both

‚agreed that the success of the affair depends' i the

President's attendance.

jo .

Bayard Rustin contacted Martin Luther King, Jr.,

on November 1, 1904, and rustin brought up the question of

whom King will have with him on the trip (to Oslo). Rustin

suggested that king and two or three others go on the plane

and the rest of the group follow.

felt six could go with him and this would be a reasonavle

group.

rustin stated 1u was necessary to send a cable to

Governor Rockefeller In Hadrid, spain, In order to obtain

permission to use the armory for the meeting; king,

permission to do this.

Rustan mentioned he is beginning the

draft of the major speech which king will deliver and. King

can finish 1t.

The source advised that on November 7, 1964,

Rustin was in contact with PegGy duff of London, Ingland,

Executive Director of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

He Informed her that Martin Iuther King would be in London,

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on December 6 and 7, 1964, and inquired of Duff as to

whether Prime Minister Wilson would be prepared to receive

King on either of these dates.

Duff said she would checke

Into that.

rustin said it should not appear as though it

was king's idea, and said it was preferred that, Prime

Minister Wilson announce he was invitlig King to vis1t

him.

Rustin Inquired if there was a group of peace

minded people in London who would work to raise money for

"our" work in Mississippl, to which she replied in the

affirmative.

He saplained that the reason for the fund

raising was that "we" are some two milzion dollars in the

holo. In MIssissippi business and there are about seventeen

churches which have to be rebuilt.

In conclusion, Rustin suggested that Duff might

make arrangements to have the lonion Incassy of some African

Nation have a reception fon king while he is in London.

The same confidential source advised on November 9,

1964, that Bayard Rustin and Andrew Young !Fiscutive Director

of the SCIC) were in conference during the right of that date.

• Their contact, the source said, was in regard to Rustin

making a trip

to London on leanesday, November 11, 1904, for

the purpose ai clariiying some confusion existing over che

fact that the Archbishop of Canterbury desired to neet with

King but due to King's affiliation with the Baptist Church,

there was opposition to his receiving king.

Furthermore, Rustin said his trip would also be

for the purpose of ascertaining if king could meet with Prime

Minister Wilson while In London.

RustIn told Young that he would secure his aliline

ticket for the trip on wednesday and would charge it to the

SCIC account.

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COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

M! Harry Wachtel 1s the Executive Vice

President or the Gandhi Society for Human

Rights, 15 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y.

He resides at 29 Split Rock Drive, Kings

Point, Long Island, N.Y:

A confidential source, who has furnished

reliable information in the past, furhished

Information in December, 1949, that Harry

Ho Wachtel, 41 Broad Street, New York, N.I.,

was on a list of individuals carried as

active members of the National Lawyers Guild.

A characterization of the National Lawyers

Guild 1s attached hereto.

in the past, furnished Information which

a Ilst of names, significance not known, which

was maintained at the Headquarters of the Kings

County Communist Party at 26 Court St., Brooklyn,

• New York.

Regarding Harry Wachtel's wife, Leonora,)

LUNCHTEL

It is noted that the same confidential source

furnished Information on March 5, 1944, which

revealed that her name and address were on a

11st of names of newly elected officers of the

Bath Beach Club of the Kings County Communist

Party.

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In "The Saturday Evening Post", Issue of July 11-

Bayard rustin is the subject

a leature article, captioned: "The Lone Wolf

of Civil

Richts". In 1t,

Rustin is spid to

have. come to New York In 1938, as an organizer

for the Young Communist League (YCL), and as

such, he had the job of recruiting students 101

"Party". Furthermore, the articlo reports

, iustin

reportedly left the "Party" in 1941, the article

states.

The "Daily Worker", February 11, 1957, page 1

column 2, reported

that Bayard Mustin, Executive

Secretary, War Resisters League, was ar observer

at the luth National Convention of the

Communist Party, United States of 'Anerica

(CP, USA), held

In New York City, on

February 9-12, 1957.

The "Dally Worker" was 'an East Coast Conmunist

publication until it ceased puslicution on

January 13, 1958.

A confidential source, who has furnished reliable

information in the past, advisca on September 25?

1963, that during a meeting of the National

Board, CP, USA, on that date, Benjamin J•

Davis romarked that, "äustin calls no constantly

openly. "

Another confidential source, who has furnishoc

reliable information in the past, advised on

Fobruary 19, 20, 1964, that zayard Rustin

contacted Benjamin J. Davis on those dates

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and sought his advice as

to how he could cscape

from & speaking engagement to which he was

committed. On the latter contact, Davis told

Rustin that he was working on his request and

had contactrd friends who had contacts with the

group to which rustin uns to spenis.

A confidontial source, who has furnished

rollable information in the past, advised or

January 21, 1964, that as of that dati,

Benjanin J. Davis was National Scerctary

of the CP, USA.

"The Now York Imes"

, August 24, 1964, pago 27,

colwnn 4, reports that Benjamin

J. Davis,

National Sceretary, CP, USA, died 1n, Now York

City on the night of august 22, 1964.

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A confidential source, who has furnished

reliable information in the past, advised

In Mays 1950, that Saul Mills was one of

those persona uhom he icer to be a

concealed Conmunist.

On June 29, 1950, the same confidential

source advised that during the 1940's up

until 1945, he Inew Saud Mills personally

as & member of the

Communist Party (CP).

On May 28, 1956, a confidential source,

wu has turnished reliable information

in

the past, advised that she lnew Saul Mills

as a member of the CP ail through the period

1938-1947. The source stated thai Mills

had been one of the most Importahi persons

In the ce and could be considered on che level

wich william z. Fuster (who was Chairman of

the Communist Party, United States of Anerica

(CPUSA) during this

period). The mIce

further advised that she attended

¿terally

hundreds of meetings of the Crs aï wnich saul

Mills was present, as well as hundreds of

Trade Union meetings run by the CP. In respect

to Saul Mills' knowledge of the CP nature of

these meetings, the source stated that there

Is no question but that Mills was cognizant

at the time they were official meetings of

the CP. The source stated that she observed •

Saul Mills in 1944, at a meeting called by the

National Committee of the CP, and observed

nim at a meeting of top lunctionaries oi the er,

held following the 1944 convention, at which

time Mills delivered a speech.

On May 25, 1956, a confidential source, tino

nas turnished reLiable iniormation in the

past, advised that in the late 1930's and

no that an ho

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early 1940's, Saul Mills was looked

upon. by the CP as being a highly

trustworthy person and one wilose

word could be accepted and arted upon

with respect to action the CP might

take in regard to discipline cases

Involving individuals inown so

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• Clarence Jones is the General Counsel

to the Gandhi Soclety for Human Rights,

15 East 40th Street, New York, N.X.

A confidential source, who has furnished

reliable Information In the past, advised on

February 26, 1957, that he identifled a photo.

graph or Clarence

Jones as a person whom he

know during late 1953 or early 1954 to be a

member us and in a position of loadership in

-.

the Labor Youth League.

I'he Labor Youth Loague has been

designated

pursuant to Exeoutive Order 10450.

SEGRET

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APPENDIX

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD

Publications, "

"Guide to Subversive Organizations and

revised and published as of December 1,

1961, prepared and released by the Committee on Un-

American Activities, United States House of Represalt-

atives, Washington,

D.C., ;contains the following

concerning the National Lawyers Guild:

"National Lawyers Guild

"I.

Cited as a Communist front.

(Special Committee on Un-American

Activities, House Report 1311 on the

CIO Political Action Committee,

Narch 29, 7944, p. 149.)

"2.

Cited as a Communist front which is

the foremost legal bulwark of the

communist farty, its front organizations,

and controlled unions' and which since.

its inception has never failed to rally

to the legal defense of the Communist.

Party and Individual members thereof,

Including known espionage agent's.'

(Committee on Un-American Activities,

Holise Report 3123 on the National

Lawyeia Gulla, September 21, 1950,

originally related September 17, 1950.

"3.

"To aérend the cases of Communist

Lawbreakers, fronts have been devised

making special appeals in behalf of civil

Ilberties and reaching out far beyond the

confines of the Communist Party itself.

Among these organizations are the # # *

National Lawyers Guild.

When the

Communist Party Itself is under fire

these offer a bulwark of protection. '

(Internal Security Subcommittee. of the

Senate Judiciary Committee, Handbook

for Americans

1956÷ p. 91.)4 S. DOC. 117, April 23s

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Domestic Intellig ince l.vizion

INFURMATIVE NOTE

:: 1149-64

Date -

The attached concerns plans

{0r

King's trip to receive Nobel

Peace Prize and affair to honor

him on his return

to United States.

Dissemination being made to State,

Central Iutelligence Agency,

Department, military intelligence

agencies and Secret Service.

disseminating to the White Housa, Attorney

General and Secretary of State usk

Win tast

This dommori is apared in response to your request and is not for dissemi

nation o's

Its me is loited to

offrial proceedings by

your cunning mi le corder i may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person-

net without the express approval of the TBI:

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FBI NEW YORK

9-15 PM:

URGENT 11+9-64

TO/DIRECTOR -79

ATLANTA VIA WASHINGION

FRON HEW YORK 100-155755

DAE

100-442529 AND ATLANTA

ENCODED

ON NOV. SEVEN, SIXTY FOUR, MC

TWOEGASTERISK

FURNISHED INFO HARDY WACHTEL CONTAUTED DAYAPU MUSTLE UN THAT DATE.

WACHTEL STATED WE MADE ARRAINGEMENIS WITH THE APPROVAL OF MARTIN LUTHER

KINCO, URO, TO HASE THE MAN, NISSELSON ATHE

KNISSELSON /THY, SO TAT FIS AYFATR FOR

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT SUN THE AFRAYR THE AFGAIR IN NELSOME HOWE RING AFTER

TUTC MONEVOULD BE IN CHARGE BUT WOULD 3C ASSISTEU FY SAUL MELLSE

¿VASHIEL LUGGESTED MAL HE ASS RUSTIN MELT TAK NEELS TO MARE, ARDARSE!

MACHTEL SCOTED ME HAS SCURENTS THE WRITE ROUSE ONE ATRESRENNELY:

FRONT.

POETE PONDERATIC NOTIONAR COMATIER ELENA UP AND THAT HES

HESIRESIDENT WILE CONDO NO REC ON LE STATEL HOLIS MYRINGLE

HURRASS ONES

#a Woku 31p64

This dodilent is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside your Commi's:.

lis are i limited to official proceedings by

your Committce and the core may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

vel witwon the expese quarral of the FBI kee

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WACKIEL INSTRUSTED RUSTIN TO SPEAK WITH RALPH BUNCHE /OF THE

UNITED NATIONS/ AND TELL HIM THAT THE UNITED NATIONS LUNCHEON FOR KING

WOULD BE BETTER AFTER KING RETURNS, BUT TO LEAVE THE FINAL DECISION

TO THEM®

WACKTEL SUGGESTED DECEMBER FOUR, WOULD BE BETTER THAN

DECEMBER SEVENTEEN, BECAUSE IT IS JUST AFTER THE OPENING OF THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY AND THERE WIIL MORE PROMINENT PEOPLE THERE: CONTINUING,

WACHTEL SAID IHE POSSISILITY EXISTS NARUMAT AND BRECHNEW WILL SE

THERE TO CREATE A "REAL HEAD OF STATE DEAL". WAGHTEL ASIED, "CAN

YOU MARINE BREZHNEV EMBRACING MARTIN LIKE KHAUSHCHN TD CASTRO".

RUSTIN REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

RUSTIN AS TED WACHTEL ABONI GOING TO OSLU, AND WACHTEL SUGGESTED

RUSTIN DO AS HE HAD DONY.!

WACHTEL SIATED ME TULD KING THAT HE HAS

1

"'Y RESIGVATION IN YOUR POCKET™ AS FAR AS GOING IS CONCERNED, AND WACKTEN.

FURTHER STATED HE WOULD NOT UNEL BAN I KING THOUGHT HIS WACHLE.-S.

PRESENCE ICH, CAUSE SUNG SONS EEBARSASSHENT AND CASUS SINO TO AURITE

RESIGNATION- HACKTEL SALD HE HOLD KING THIS PUES GOL RUNCHE

Ohy

ONE

PLANE AND THE PESCO CHENPARTY, WOULD GRAVEL.00/F

ENGG LANDS WACHEL MENTIONED: DE VOGUNTERSE ARE

WASTED CH

CREWER AND

BORINSON AND CHARLICE SCARENCE GUESS ANT

END,

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TUACHTEL STATED NO PLANS WILL BE MADE FORSA TIONER TAPE PARADE

OR KINS/ UNTIL THE ANSVER IS RECEIVED FEOM THE, PRESIDENT.

ACCORDING

TC WACHTEL LOLIS MARTIN SHOULD BE GIVEN SOMETHING TO DO ON IT EVEN

TRIT IS: JUST SELLING TICKETS.

SUSTIN MADE MENTION: OF USING AN ARMORY ZIN CONNECTECN WETS

KING-S RETURN/; AND HE STATED TE WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CONTACT: CHE

GOVERNOR /GOVEFNOR NELSON ROCKEFELLER OF NEW YORK WIG IS VACATONINCHE

IN SPAIN WACKTEL INDICATED THAI COULD 3E DONE LATER FY TELEPHONE

SINCE THERE WILL BE MORE IDEAS FOR THE GOVERNOR S

1E PARTICIPATION. : WACHTEL MENTIONEN THE MAYOR /ROBERT WAGNER/ WILi. KAVE

THE TIGKER JAPE PARADE U. THANT CAN TAGE CHE DANIER, ANE THE GOVERNER

CAN HAVE THE: RECEPTION FOR KINGS

SNYARD RUSTIN CONTACTED MARTIN LUTHER KING, URO, ON NOUS SEVEN,

SIXTY TOUR. RUSTIN BRUCKE UE THE QUESTION CE WHO KING WILL HAVE

MITH VM ON THE TRIP ITO GOLDE PISTEN GUGGESTED THAT KIRG AND TWO OR

THREE DIERS GO ON THE PLANE AND TRE RESTON CHE GROUP FOLLOWI

BASCHAPLE GROLN

RUSTIN

FIN

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PASE FOUR.

PUSTIN CONTAI/TED PEASY DUFF WHO RESIDES IN LONDON, ENGLAND,

AND IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR NUC EAR DISARMAMENTO

RUSTIN TOLD HER THAT KING WILL BE IN LONDON ON DECEMBER SIX, AND SEVEN.

RUSTIN WANTED TO KNCW IF PRIME MINISTER HARGLE WILSON WOULD BE FREFARED

TO RECEIVE KING ON HE SIXTH OR SEVENTH. SHE INDICATED: THAT SHE WCULE

CHECK INTO THIS. RUSTIN SAID IT SHOULD NOT AFPEAR AS THOLGY THIS WAS

KINS-S IDEA, AND HE STATED 1Z AS PREFERRED WILSON ANNOUNCE HE IS INVITINE

I KING TO VISIT HIM.

RUSTIN IMQUIRIED IF THERE 1S & GROWN OF FRACE MINDES FEOPLE IN

LUNDON WHO WOULD MORN IU RAISE MONEY FOR "OUR" WORK IN MISSISSIPPI,

IỢ! WHICH SHE REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE REASON

FOR THE FUND RAISING IS THAT •WE ARE SOME TUO MILTON DOILAPS IN THE

HOLE DO THE MISSISSIPFE BUSINES AND RAT THERE SEE ABCIE SEVENTEEN

CHURCHES WHICH AVE

In BE REDUILI. RUSCIN SUSGESTED THAT EJANGENENTS

HIGH? DECIDE TO GUE THE LONDON EMBASEE ME SOME AFPICK NATICHIANES

1S ERE DO PING NEVE ME AS THERE ?

A FOLLOWS.

IND, END, PESCACKF NO DELAY

COLOREST WROTENTS

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A NO. 10

ED STATES GOVER

MENT

Memorandum

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper

Callchan

Conrad

' DeLoach

Evans

TO

:M8:W. C. SullivanuE

DATE: 1/30/64

Gale

Rosen

Ryuliva

Tavel

Trotter

FROM : MT. I. J. Baungardney

Tele. Room

Thi

Holmes -

Gandy

SUBJECT:

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

Security Supervisor Henry Rowse of our Atlanta Office

1 called at 4:05 p.m., 1/30/64, In order to furnish the following

information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr.

Confidential source at ladlas* advised that an unknown

-preschiative of, the American Broadcasting Company, talked to King

at his office

on the afternoon of 1/30/64 and asked King to com

ment as to what he thought about his being nominated for the Nobel

Peace Prize.-

According to the information received by our Atianta

опістоні, шешиек5.01

the fredish farlionont rocommonded that

Montin Luther King be considered as a candidate

for the Nobel Peace

Prize:

Hal Suit,

Assistant News Director of YSV-TV. Station in

Atlanta, called Martin Luther King and talked to him about the

possibility he may be selected as the recipient of the Nobel Peace

Prize.

He asked for King's comments. King said he thought the

Prize should be given to the Southern Christian Leadership Confer-

ence organization instead of to King as an individual.

SA RoWSe

said that no further information concerning

this matter was available.

he will furnish them immediately to the Bureau.

He sald if further reports are received

ACTION:

We are following this matter closely for further details

and will keep you advised of pertinent developments.

100-3-116

1 - 100-106670 (Martin Luther King, Jx.)

- Mr. Belmont

- Mr.

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For Nobel Prize

OSLO, Oct.

6 _ (UPI)

The Rev. Martin Luther

King is the heavy favorite

win the 1964 Nobel

Peace Prize, qualified ob-

servers said today.

A committee appointed

by the Norwegian National

Assembly chooses the win-.

ner. The selection, from a

secret list of

to 30

names, is expected to be

announced

later

this

month.

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candidacy has been spon-

sored by leading European

politicians

by

and

seconded

newspapers of all po-

litical leanings in Norway.

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on

the list

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include

former President Dwight

D.

Eisenhower,

French

President de Gaulle and

former

West

German

Chancellor Konrad Ade-

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to

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runners.

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ATLANTA--SELECTION OF DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TODAY SPURRED TALK OF

HOLDING AR INTEGRATED

FOR THE 1964

TESTIMONIAL DINNER FOR THE NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER.

ATLANTANS REACTED WITH EXCITEMENT TO THE

AND MAYOR IVAN

ALLEN JR. SAID KING WAS

"FULLY DESERVING OF THE HONOR AND I EXTEND THE

CITY"S CONGRATULATIONS. "

JESSE HILL JR.

A YOUNG INSURANCE EXECUTIVE AND LONGTIME FRIEND

SAID HE HOPED BOTH NEGRO AND WHITE ATLANTANS WOULD GET

OF KING' SAND GIVE HIM A FITTING HONOR IN HIS OWN HOME TOWN."

HILL SAID HE HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY WITH A NUMBER OF

CLERGYMEN AND HE HOPED THE HONOR WOULD INCLUDE A PROCLAMATION BY CITY

OFFICIALS AND

A TESTIMONIAL DINNER.

ALLEN SAID KING *HAS DISPLAYED REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP AT BOTH

NATICNAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL TO THE 20 MILLION AMERICAN NEGRO

CITIZENS AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING FULL AMERICAN

CITIZENSHIP TO THEM."

THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

OLOGICAL SEMINARSO SAID

PRESIDENT OF THE INTERDENOMINATIONAL

THE AWARD "IS

A FITTING TRIBUTE TO A MAN

KHO HAS PLAYED

OUR

PERKAPS

THE GREATEST PART IN PROMOTING HUMAN PEACE

VICE MAYOR SAM

MASSELL

VAS BELE AS FOR SUMAN DIGNITY®

SAID KING "HAS DONE MUCH FOR HIS PEOPLE

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ATLANTA--DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

"THOROUGHLY EXHAUSTED"

(AND IN NEED OF

A COMPLETE PHYSICAL

THEN HE LEARNED THAT HE HAD WON THE 1564 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-

WAS IN A HOSPITAL BED TODAY

SAID HER HUSBAND SAID "WELL,

PEALLY,

SAID HE WAS ASLEEP WHEN SHE CALLED HIM AT ST.

JOSEPH INFIRMARY

IN ATLANTA

KING CHECKED INTO THE INFIRMARY YESTERDAY, SHE SAID,

WAS "THORCUGHLY EXHAUSTED."

MRS. KING SAID HER HUSBAND COULD NOT QUITE BELIEVE HE BAD WON THE

DO YOU KNOW?"

SHE SAID hE ASKED.

MRS. KING SAID HER HUSBAND WAS EXHAUSTED FROM A HEAVY SCHEDULE

"FE FUT IN ON THE RECENT

SE TOT KIEV NEE RECENT NATIONAL CONVERTION OF ROS SOUTHER

AND FROM WORK

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•GIOLENCE AND CONFLICT FOLLOW IN HIS TRAIL•

IN AN EDITORIAL ENTITLED "MAN OF PEACE?® THE SCRIPPS-HOWARD

NEWSPAPER

SAID.

IS IRONY

OF MARTIN LUTHER KING

DEEP IRONY FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH IN THE SELECTION

TO RECEIVE

"NO MATTER WHAT THEY THINK OF KING IN EUROPE

KING IN EUROPE, WHERE THE SELECTION

FOLLOW IN HIS

WAS ANNOUNCED TRAIL..

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*PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM KNOW FROM 1963. PEOPLE OF ST. AUGUSTINE,

KNOW FROM 1964•

"DESPITE THE PROTESTATIONS OF "NON-VIOLENCE' HE AND HIS

ORGANIZATION

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ATLANTA-MR: MART LINER ING OR SAID TODAY HIS RECEIPT OF THE

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CANE

"AN EXTREVELY MOVING MOMENT" IN HIS LIFE

WOULD SIVE RIM COURAGE AND DETERMINATION IN CONTINUING THE CIVIL RIGHTS

STRING TOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE ST. JOSEPH•S INFIRMARY,

HE IS HOSPITALIZED FOR A PHYSICAL

THAT MOST OF THE

$54, 500 THAT

GOES WITH THE PREDE OILE PO TO HELP FINANCE THE COSIL RIGHTS SNON-VIOLENTA

MOVEMENT.

HE SAID THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, HE FOUNDED,

HOUR GET MOST OF THE MONEY..

KING SENT WORD EARLIER FROM HIS HOSPITAL ROOMTHAT HE WAS "DEEPLY

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MARTIN LUTHER KING

Negro Rights

Leader Wins

Nobel Prize

OSLO,

Oct. 14-(P) The!

1964 Nobel peace prize was

awarded today to Dr. Martin!

Luther King Jr.,

Georgia-born

Negro

who

became

a

civil

frights

crusader in the United

Martin Luther King hall

consistently asserted the prini

ciple of nonviolence," the Osldli

Nobel Institute

said in its

statement . announcing

the

award.

King, son of an Atlanta Bay-

tist minister and himself an or-

dained minister, provided his

fellow Negroes with a power-

ful, new weapon molded and

shaped from the teachings of

India's Gandhi in the fight for

Negro civil rights.

King's award, rumored for

months, will amount to 273,000

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Dr. King Wins

Nobel Peace Prize

Continued From First Page

Swedish Kroner, ($53,123) this

year.

The cash

prize

and the

Nobel gold medal and dipioma

will be handed to King at cere-

monies in Oslo December 10.

King was born in

Ga. in 1929 and went to

Crozer Theological Seminary,

Chester, Pa.

these ree in theos it got

ton University and served later

as a Baptist minister.

she was chosen to

lead the Negro boycott of the

Ala., city buses.

Montgomery he has served as

a leader in the Negro fight for

civil rights, as president of the

Southern Christian Leader hip

MAN OF THE YEAR

King was made "man of the

jear"

by the American

news

magazine,

Time, in 1963

and

this year he was made an hon-

orary doctor at Yale University

and was awarded the John F

Kennedy prize by the Catholic

Council for

Co-operation Be-

tween the Races in Chicago.

He was the 12th Americin

to be awarded the peace priz

In

addition,

the

jit once.

Friends Service Committee goi

The prize was awarded by

the Noble committee of the

Norwegian

Storting (parlia-

ment).

Chairman of the committee

is Director Gunnar Jahn. Vice:

Chairman

is Dean G. Natvig-i

Pedersen. Others are Socialist

member of

Parliament Mrs.

Aase Wind

Lionaes,

Socialist:

president of the Storting Nils

Langhelle,

and

conservative

floor leader and governor of

the province of Akershus, John

Lyng.

mite re in in No state

in his will in 1895 that his

fortune should go to the estab-

lishment of prizes to be award-

ed in chemistry, physics, medi-

cine and physiology, literature

and for peace.

The peace prize is awarded

by the Norwegian parliament.

The other

awarded in Sweden.

swede, prizes are:

King — the third Negro lo

be awarded the peace prize 1-1

will receive the award fron

Gunnär Jahn in a solemn cere-

mony in the University of Oslo

on the anniversary of Nobel's

death.

Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, United

Nations Undersecretary for Spe-

cial Political Affairs, won they

coveted prize in 1950. South Af-

rican leader Albert Luthuli won

the prize in 1960.

The Nobel committee, neve

innounces who else has been

proposed for the prize. Neither

does it, at the time of announ

ng the award, give the fu

reasons for the choice. That will

be done by Jahn when he holds

the Nobel speech in December.

Nobel decided that the peace

prize should be awarded to "the

one, who has worked most or

best for furthering the brother-

hood between peoples and for

abolishment or reduction of the

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tablishment and furtherante fE

peace congresses.'

The members of the five-man

committec are elected by the

Storting for six-year periods-

three and then two of the mem-

ber's being elected every third

year. Members of the cabinet

cannot serve on the committee.

*

King's Wife Elated

At News of Prize

ATLANTA, Oct. 11-IAP-

"For something like this to hap-

pen makes it all worthwhile.

So said Mrs. Martin Luther.

Ming Jr. today after she had:

heard that her husband had

Keen awarded the 1964 Nobel

pital for a checkup.

"For many years we have

had to contend with the other

something like this to happen

makes it all worthwhile.

we are still humble in receiv-

ing this. It will only serve for

us to continue our efforts."

Mrs. King said she and her

husband had known he was be-

ing considered but "ive didn't!

feel really that he would get it.

consider his efforts as

being important enough."

Yet, she said,

enou have felt!

were doing was right."

"NONVIOLENT PROTEST'

1t King

is a man

preached peace but protest.

Perhaps more than any other

man he has •been responsible

for the massive, nonviolent pro-

tests against racial discrimina-

tion in America.

Yet through it all he has

spoken time after time for non-

for peaceful

"Nonviolent prolest is

oppressed people," he has said.

crowds of Negro demonstrators

from rioting simply by talking

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threatening to get out of con-

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King took up his crusade at

26. His tactics filled the streets

with Negro marcher's in many

cities. His idea was assailed

bitterly by white segregation-

ists and often questioned by

moderates.

But among his grealest criti

is were those advocating blach

wielded mich

n influeness, ver

the bulk of the Negro people.

BOMB ON PORCH

He started his civil rights

crusade from the pulpit of Dex-

ter Avenue Baptist Church at

Montgomery, Ala, in 1955. Ne-

groes in Montgomery boycot-

ted segregated city buses for

381 days, touching off bombings

of their churches, street at-

tacks by white men and mob

A bomb, which did

not explode, was

King's front porch.

A court ruling finally deseg

lerated the buses.

King was not so fortunate in

'Harlem department store in

1958. A Negro woman stabbed

him with a fingernail file.

But King recovered and re-

his work. He re-

turned to Atlanta in 1960 and

cleated the Southern Christian

'Leadership Conference which

he still heads.

King was jailed five times ir

clinection with racial strife ii

Allabama before he returned

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King Ge

Gers

Nobel Prize

…OSLO, Norway-Dr. Martin Luther King, Ir.,

Neg! civil rights leader; today won the Nobel

Peace Prize for 1964.

King was

selected by the

Nobel Committee of the Nor-

regian National Assembly from

a field reported to include such

figures

as former

President

Dwight D. Eisenhoser, French

President Charles de Gaulle, Sir

Anthony Eden and former Chan;

'cellor Konrad Adenauer.

The award carries a cash

prize of $51,600.

King is the

third Negio and the 12th Amer-

ican to get the coveted

award.

At the age of 35, the Atlanta, .

Ga., minister also is one of the

youngest persons ever to become

a Nobel peace laureate.

The Nobes Peace Prize winner

is' selecter each ycar by a com-

miltee of the Norwegian Par-

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Author:

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Title: DR. MARTIN LUTHET

1. KING

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Peace Prize

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liament under terms of the will

of the late dynamite magnate,

Alfred Nohel.

The award commitice never

announces the reason for its

awards.

Its terse communique toda

said only

"The Nohel Committee of the

Norwegian National Assembly

Swedisit Kroners

NIL-FERR

$54,600)."

A short biography of -King

issued by the committee said:

"One of King's characteristics

is that he follows the principle

of non-violence."

In his carnaien for Negro

civil

rights,

King

has

been

arrested

mole

than a dozen,

times and has buen the larget

of three assassination altempts.

King said from a hospital bed

in Atlanta,

Ga.:

"I am deeply

moved and

gratified and

hon-

ored lo be chosen for such a

significant award."

Nations Under Secre-

tary Ralph Busche,

Negro to win the Nobel Peace

• Prize, bailed King's selection as

"international recognition of the

cause and struggle of the Amer-

ican Negro for equaiity

Former U. S. Alty. Gen, Robert

Kennedy said the honor was

"richly deseived."

Eugene (Bull) Connor, farmer

police commissioner of Birming-

ham, Ala., said: "They're really

scraping the bottom of the bar-

rel when they pick him.

He's

caused more strife and trouble

in this country than anyone I

can think of."

• King was first nominated for

the award last January by eight

members of Parliament in neigh-

boring Sweden.

Al the time, the Norwegian

Invernment

newspaper Arbei-

doriladel said

his

selection

"sould give a handshake to all

1e liberal forces

in

the

lincrican democracy."

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Originally, it was Nobel's idea.

prize should go

to the person

"who in the pre-

ceding year had done most for

the convening of peace confer-

ences and the reduction of stand-

ing armiets."

This concept, however, has

changed since the first peace

prise was awarded in 1901. The

prize now is usually given to

the person or institution "whien

has done most for mankind and

humanity in the preceding

committee is

elected by the Norwegian Na-

tional Assembly, but is an in-

dependent body.

I meets be-.

hind closed doors and there are

no reports on its deliberations.

• King was in a hospital bed in

Atlanta today when he learned

he had won the award. Mrs.

iKng, a former concert singer,

celled her husband at the st.

Joseph Infirmary, which he en-

tered yesterday "thoroughly ex-

nausted" from a heavy schedul

of speaking engagements and

trip to Europe.

Mrs. ikng said he husband

said, "Well, really," when she

informed him he was the win-

ner. She said he could not quile

believe he had won, and asked

her, 'How do you know?"

The new Nobel Prize winner is

head of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference. A stu-

dent of Mohandas K. Gandhi's

passive resistance movement in

India, he concluded that the tac-

tic of "non-violence" could be

his most effective weapon

against racial segregation in the

United States.

He was chosen from a secret

list of 20 lo 30 names. The prize

will be arrarded personally by

Norwegian King Olal V at Oslo

Universily Nov. 10.

The other Nobel prizes - in

physics, chemistry,

medicine,

psychology, and literature-will

be chosen by the Nobel Commit-

tee in Stockholm, Swelen. The

medicine award will be an-

nounced tomorrow...

The first. American lo vin

the Nobel Peace Prize sas Presi-

dent Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.

The most recent was Dr. Linus

Pauling,

the nuclear physicist

and

antinuclear. campaigner,

who won the 1962 award. Other

American

winners

included

President Woodrow Wilson, sec-

relary of State Cordell-Hull and

U.N.

Undersecretary General

Ralph Bunche.

Bunche became thé first Negro

,tó be awarded the prize in 1950.

The secoud Negro winner was

Chief Albert Luthuli, South Afri-

can civil rights leader.

The peace prize for 1963 went

to the International Red Cross.

The Nobel Committeé, as

usual, gave no reason for its

choice.

But it was no, secret King, a

Baptist minister and co-pastor

with his father of the Ebeneezer

Baptist Church in Atlanta, was

cited for his leadership of the

American Negro cause.

King, has been in jail more

than a dozen times in the cause

of racial integration. He is the

author of books dealing with his

theory of passive resistance to

segregation.

He first rose to national promi-

nence when he led the successful

Montgomer, Ala., bus boycott,

in 1956. It was a battle

that

took a year of walking for Bir-

mingham Negroes.

At King's

urging the Negroes declined to

ride segregated buses. King and

other Negro Jeaders kept the

drive going with weekly mass

meetings in their churches for

- the entire year of the boycott.

The peace price winner is no

stranger to violence.

At least

three allempts have been macie

on his life.

In New

York in

September, 1958, a woman armed

with a letter opener and a loaded

pistol stabbed him while he was

autographing copies of one of his

books in a Harlem department

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A team of surgeons removed l

2'÷ inches of bone before King

recovered. Ironically, it was a

member of his own race whe

slabbed King.

In 1956,

an unknown persc

fired a shotgun blast throug

the door 'of King's home. Th.

next year a dynamite bomb was

hurled onto the porch of his

home: But it failed lo explode.

Last May, Dr. King moved his

forces into St. Augustine, Fla.,

where Negro unrest had reached

« critical stage. He was again

arrested as a result of his anti-

segregation activities there.

Following the racial violence

in Marlem

and

Broc lyn last

summer, King made i trip to

New York and conferred with

Mayor Robert Wagner on means

of averting further race rioting

King is married to the former

Corella Scoit, who once studies

to be a concert singer. They

bare four children. &

king has been president of

king has been president of the

Southern Christian Leadership

(inference, an active anti-segre-

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fo; scars he was unchallenged

*ser of the civil rights move-

ment. During the past few

soars.

however, other groups

Tie broken away from the

FIC. lie has been accused by

istractors of being loo moderate

- 'he one hand, or too militant.

on tre other. Seme critics have

sir accuiet him of secking per-

•*a, fame at the expense of

a dirgro morement.'

= talks with Mayor Wagner

• Juis a'so stirred controv.

e's sinang leaders of other

pramizations in New

•e tie was accused of being

in abilet and going over the

Boss sil incal Negro leaders.

S.. a Dr. Roy Bell, a

sace charged thal king

* 1:

stains too much time

"it of sinoches in the north

time in the

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King's best known book was

"Stride

Toward

Freedom,"

and Africa.

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Mr. Tolson

Mr. Belmont

All. Mohr.

Mr. Deirren.

Mr. Ca,per

Mir. Cailaban .

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Mr. Bian;

Mr. Gir

Mr. Rosen.

Mr. 80"09-

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Hub Rights, Church Heads

Hail Selection Of King

Local civil rights and church

• omas Atkins, executive sec-

Jeaders loday halled the selec-

I ry of the Boston

branch,

tion of D". Martin Luther King

• stional Assn. for the Advance-

as Tobel Peace Prize winner as

ent of Colored People:

"sell. deserving."

"I think that it is very signi-

Dr. Paul L. Sturges, execu-

tive secretary of the Massachu-

setts Baplist Convention:

"We are thrilled at this rec-

ognition of one of our foremost

. Among the salutes to the Negro

want that a civil rights leader

Integration leader:

is recognized by a world body.

We feel he deserves it.

Cardinal Cushing:

Ralph Bunche, undersecretary

• "He is one of our prophetic

"All friends of liberty

for Special Political Affairs at

voices, challenging not only the

peace will rejoice in the great

the United Nations, was the only

church to be the church, but

honor that has come to Dr.

other American Negro to win the

our general public to reach for

Viarun Luther King Jr. Amer-

But he was not in the

he ideals which are very bask

icans especially will be proud

civil righis field.

•for any just and durable peace.'

that this patient and persiasive

crusäder 1or human dignity has

"Dr. King has made widely

recognized contributions in the

received international rerogni-

shole area of civil and human

rights. NAACE Is very proud oi

fering and sacrifice.

"The occasion should prompt

us to rededicate ourselves with

Canon James Breeden, chair-

man

of

CAPE

(Committee

a. our energies in the pursuit

of the ideals to which Dr. King

Against Political Estremism):

has given his life. May the God

"I am very deeply gratified

ni justice and love walch over

that Dr. King's leadership of

nim, guile him according to the

; non-violence for human rights

divine will, and bring his work

i has been so honored..

to a successful conclusion."

"The award comes at a time

Mahodist Bishop James K.

When America is in a great

struggle between the forces Dr.

announcement of the l

King represents and those sym-

anarling of the Nobel Peace

by Sen. Barry Gold-

Prize io Dr. Martin Luther King,

water."

Jr. is a tribute to every Negro

Dr. Albert J. Penner, presi-

aid an honor to every American.

dent of the Massachusetts Con-

Most of all it is the well-de-

gregational

Christian Confer-

ence:

Man who has given outstanding

Inadership in the cause of equal-

is and dignity for every person.

And to has done this by means

el truth and non-violence.

•He if this city should feel

* ;Pically proud, for as a schol-

a=•? Boston University he is

" t us. My hope is that this

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serve to hasten the

ése siren the geals for which

: • nives will have been

e s art fer every American."

"The recognition of Rev. Mar-

tin Luther King as the recipient

of the Nobel Peace Prize is of

extraordinary interest and sig.

nificance.

Di. King, the out-

standing leader in our movement

for justice in race relations, has

demonstrated the power of non-

violent resistance. He has shown

how relevant an ancient Chris-

tian insight is to a major con-

(emporary problem. All America

has reason to be grateful for the

leadership he has been giving

and should applaud the world

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INTEGRATIONIST leader Dr. Martin Luther King

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police headquarters

in Montgomery,

Ala.

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Martin Kir

Is Nobel PLace

Prize Winner

OSLO (AP) -The 1964 Nobel

Peace Prize was awarded-to-

day to Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr., Georgia-born Negro who

became a civil rights crusad-

: er in the Units 1 States.

"Martin Lu ier King

has

consistently asserted the prin-

ciple of nonviolence, "_lae Oslo

Tigbel Institule said in its

statement announcing the

award.

King, son of an Atlanta Bap-

ist minister and himself an

ordained

minister,

provided

his fellow Negroes with a pow-|

erful new weapon molded and

shaped from the teachings of

India's Gandhi in the fight for

Negro.civil rights.

KING'S AWARD, rumored

"for tuchths,

will amoint to

273,000 Swedish kroner, ($53,-

123) this year. The cash prize

and

the

Nobel

gold medal

and diploma will be handed to

King at ceremonies in

Oslo

Dec. 10.

King

was born in Atlanta,

Ga., in 1929 and went to the

Crozer Theological Seminary,

Chester, Pa. He took his doc-

let's degree in theology at

Boston University and served

láter as a Baptist minister.

in 1955 he was chosen

to

¡tomi she-Negro boycoït of inê'

NIr.

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name of

newspaper, city and state.)

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New Orleans

States -Item

New Orleans, I0.

Montgomery, Ala., city buses.

Since then he has served as a

leader in the Negro fight for

civil rights, as president of

the Southern Christian Lead-

ership Conference.

KING WAS inade

"Man of

the Year" by the American

news magazine, Time, in 1963

and this year

he was made

an honorary doctor at

Yale

Universily ana was awarded

the John F. Kennedy prize by

the Catholic Council for Coop-

.. eration Between the Races in

Chicago.

He was' the 12th American

to be

awarded the peace

prize. In addition, the Ameri-

can Friends Service Commit-

fee, got it once.

The prize was awarded by

the Nobel committee of the !

Norwegian

storting (parlia-

ment)."

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King to Spend Prized

On Rights Movement

ATLANTA, Oct. 14 (AP)-Dr. Martin Luther

King Jr. re-

ceived word today that he has been a arded the Nobel Peace

Prize and immediately called it a trit

e to millions of persons

of good will.

Dr. King told a news conferenc at St. Joseph's Hospital,

where he was undergoing

a routine

lysical checkup:

"I do not consider this merely

n honor to me personally,

but a tribute to the discipline, l

wise

restraint

and

majestic

assed people," he has said.

courage of the millions of gal-

times

he hás

kept

Jant Negroes and white persons

crowds of Negro demonstrators

of good will who have followed from rioting simply by talking

a nonviolent course in seeking to. them.

10 establish a reign of juslice

He started his

and a rule of love across this

civil rights

nation of ours."

crusade from the pulpit of Dex-

ter Avenue Baptist. Church at

And, Dr. King said,

"this is

an extremely moving moment!

Negroes in

Ala.,

1955.

Montgomery Montgomery • boy-

in my life.

He said ne intends to spend

cotted segregated city buses for

381 days, touching off bombings

crery dollar of the prize money of their churches, street attacks

on the civil rights movement. by white men and mob violence.

The Southern Christian Lear -lA homh, which did not exploie,

rockin

Curference,

of whit was thrown on Dr. King's tront

King is president,

will get the i porch.

majority of the money, he said.

He said the award brings with

A court ruling finally. dese-

"a demand for deepening gregatea the buses.

Dr. King was not so fortunate

one's commitment of nonviolin a Harlem department store

ience as a philosophy of life... in

1958.

Negro

"It is also gratifying to know

woman

stabbed him with a fingernail

hat the nations of the work

recognize the civil righls move-

file.

But Dr. King recovered and

milicant a moral

merit such recogution, as to turned to Atlanta in 1960 and

ment in this country as so sig returned to his work. He re-

created the Southern

Christian

Dr. King is a man who has Leadership Conference which he

preached peace-but-protest.

Perhaps more than any other

still heads.

the

Dr. King has been jailed many

35-ycar-old

Baptist times in

connection with racial

minister has l

been responsible strife, and as the racial demon-

= the massive, nonviolent pro-

strations spread

from city

P1!5 against racial discrimina-

city he became more and nore

• in, America

a national figure.

de: "throush

it all he has

Ten at tis Dr. King's cause

*ter time after time for non-

sirnic. for peaceful

continued to gain support, his

demon- zeal was undiminished.

"I will not be satisfied until

"iresolent prolest is the

orie allective weapon of anlAmerica,'

segregation

is dead in

-....

» he said.

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ATLANTA--DE • MARTIN BUTHER SING SAID TODAY HIS SELECTION AS A NOBEL!

PEACE

PRIZE WINNER WAS A TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO MARCHED WITH HIM IN THE

CIVIL RIGHTS CRUSADE.

"EVERY PENNY OF THIS (554, 600 PRIZE) MONEY WILL GO TO THE CIVIL

RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND TO FURTHER THE WORK IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF NON

VIOLENCE, " KING SAID.

"I DO

TRIBUTE

TO THE DISCIPLINE

THE MISCIPLINES WISE RESTRA NAND MASSES A

THE MILLIONS OF GALLANT NEGRO AND WHITE PERSONS OF GOOD WILL WKO RAVE

FOLLOWED A NON-VICLENT COURSE IN SEEKING TO ESTABLISH A REIGN OF

"RE DECLARED.

KIS KIFE SAID HE ENTERED

HIS TIRE SAPD HE ENTERED THE GENTE VESTERDAGO TOMAL HEST EXHAUSTED,

REMAIN THERE THREE DAYS IF NO COMPLICATIONS DEVELOP.

THE NEGRO LEADER,

WHOSE START TO WORLD FAME BEGAN IN KIS

LEADERSHIP OF A BUS

IS PORTERS THAT ABYER DE LEAVES MON GOSERTAL LA

IN 1956 TOLD

ALA WILL CONCENTRATE ON

SETTING AMERICAN NEGROES TO THE POLLS NOV. 3•

HE SAID THAT FOLLOWING THE ELECTION HIS CIVIL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN WILL

TURN ONCE MORE TO TESTING COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS BILL --

KAINLY IN

ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI--AND EFFORTS ALSO WILL TURN TO

SETTING BETTER JOBS FOR NEGROES

AND BROADENING AN_ ECONOMIC PROGRAM.

"I PLAN TO CALL A NATIONWIDE

CONFERENCE ON SELECTIVE BUYING

CROOST BONE NEXT DEAR TO CALL ATTENTION TO, THE BUYING POWER OF

NIERCES," KING SAID.

HE SAID THAT WHILE HE DOES NOT PLAN TO FORMALLY ENDORSE, SENE

CAVRI DACY OF PRESIDENT

POLLS

AND VOTE AGAINST SEN. GOLDWATER.

KING PREDICTED "ONE OF

THE GREATEST LANDSLIDE VICTORIES" IN HISTORY

OHNSON.

BESIDE HIM AT HIS HOSPITAL NEWS

MAEL FRIZE DEC. 10.

IF SACE PROBABE: WILL GC WITH HIM TO OSLO, NORWAY TO RECEIVE THE

"'C-AND HAS FAVARD TO KER RUSRAND "GIVES ME GREAT COURAGE

WHO HAS STAYED AT HOME WITH THEIR FOUR CHILDREN WHILE

INCLUDING 15 TRIPS

"AIL DÉTERMINATION TO STAND WITH HIM IN HIS FUTURE EFFORTS."

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Prize Ups Courage,

Dr. King Says Here

By WALTER RUGABER

that the nations of the world

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

recognize the civil rights move-

said in Atlanta Wednesday that

ment in this country

as so sig

the 1964 Nobel Peace

Prize

nificant a moral

force as to

"will give me new courage and

merit such recognition."

- delermination to carry

on in

this fight to overcome die evus

Sit. NiNG-catapulted to na

and injustice in this society."

Ional attention during the Mon

The 35-ycar-old Baptist min" gomery bus boycott of 1955 anji

inter

Negro integration

leader made. the statement at

arrested Is times since then &s

batllegrounds

a press conference with his wife

Atlanta, Albany. and Birming-

ham-made the statement

hpurs after the Nobel award

was announsed in Oslo, Norway.

St. Joseph's Infirmary here.

"I do nol consider this merely

He entered the hospital for

•an

honor to me

personally," general physical

checkup an

Dr. King said,

"but a tribute to said he expects to remain ther

he discipline, wise restraint, lor three or four more days

and majestic

courage of the He was alone in a sixth floor

millions of

gallant Negro and room when his wife,

white persons of good will who telephoned news ot the Nobe

nonviolent honor.

course in seeking to establish

i reige of justice and a rule

The Atlanta-born civil rights

and a rule leader dressed in a blue suit,

curs.

white shirt, and dark. tie-mat

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guld got it. I actually didrity well as for human dignity at

realize they would consider his large."

efforts

as being important

Jesse Hill Jr., a young At-

enough."

lanta instrance executive and

newsmen inca first, floor audi-

to: ium at the hospital.

Mrs.

King said her husband

longlime triend of Di. King's

said he was "overwhelmed and

was exhausted from his recent

He said he looks forward to trip io Europe and his work

very happy that he has received

"i day in the not too

distant

this honor."

in connection with the recently

future when we will be able to

solve this problem" of racial

held national convention of his

Southern Christian Leadership

MAINLY, Mr. Hill said,

discrimination. He said the prize

hope that his home town folks

Conference.

added an international dimen-

-both Negro

white--will

sion to the struggle.

"For many years

we have

soon after the election get ti-

had to contend with the other

gether and give him a fitling

DR. KING, president of the

side," Mrs.

King said. "For

honor in his own home lown.

Atlanta-based

Southern

Chris-

something like this to happen

Mr. Hill said Ke had already

tian Leadership Conference, said

makes it all worth while. Yel we discussed the possibility with

his most immediate task will be

are still humble in receiving

number of clergymen and that

10

"turn

out

larger

per-

this. It will only serve for us

he hoped the local honor would

centage

of

registered

volers

Negro

to continue our efforts."

include a proclamation by city

than

ever before"

on

officials and a testimonial din-

election day.

ATLANTA Mavor Ivan Allen

nDi. King

conceded that his

Jr. said Dr. King is "fully de-

opposition to Sen. Barry Gold-

serving of the honor and I ex-

water of Arizona might consti-!

tend the city's congrainlatinna "

tule an "indirect endorsement" The mayor declared:

time Negro leader, said he felt

of President Johnson.

"He has displayed remark-

the Nobel Prize "is an eminently

He said that upon his release

able leadership al both a na-

deserved

award, and I

am

from the hospital he will carry

tional and international level to

happy to see that recognition

his get-out-the-vote

drive lo

the 20 million American Negro

come (to Dr. King.)"

some 15 Northern cities.

cilizens and has been instru-

T. M. Alexander Sr., a real

Then, he said, he will concen-

mental in bringing full Ameri-

estate

and insurance man, said i

trate on implementation of the

"we're happy for him (Dr. King)

because he has made a tre-

1964

civil

rights

act

in such

states as Alabama and Missis-

DR.

HARRY RICHARDSON,

mendous amount of personal

sippi and will call a nationwide

president of the Interdenomina-

sacrifice and has accomplished

conference on

"selective buy-

tional Theological Center, said

a great deal in focusing allen-

ing"' in an eifort to improve job

he considered the Nobel award

tion on the inequities felt by;

something Dr. King has earned.

opportunities for Negroes.

*Mrs. King

said

that

The theologian also said:

minorities around the world."

at 'first

her husband

was hardly

able

"I receive (the news)

with

IN NEW YORK, Roy Wilkir'®,

executive director of the Na.

to believe he had won the cov-

gicat satisfaction

and

joy.

I

eted international award. "Well,

tional Association for the Ad

think it is a fitting tribute to a

vancement of Colored People,

really!" he said.

man who has played perhaps

sent

"warm"

congratulations

"How do you know?" Mrs.

King quoted

her husband

as

the greatest part in promoting Wednesday to King.

human peace in our time.

"Your contribution in sharp-

asking.

Allanta Vice Mayor Sam Mas-

ening the sense of urgency

in

"silE TOLD reporters her hus

sell Jr. said he was

"very ex- pursuit of racial peace fully

ciled that an Atlantan should

merits the honor bestowed upon

band knew he was under con-

be honored. I think his achieve-

sideration for the prize but that

ments are well known.

He's

you,"

Wilkins said in a tele-

gram. "All Americans irrespec-

"se didn't feel ruary»that he done much for his people asitive of race, religion i region

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Ut restaence,

pride in the international recog-

can justly fake many this ith a wort

nition accorded your dedicated

TRALPH BUNCHE, first U.S.

and fruitful efforts lo achieve Negro to win the Nobel Peace

racial harmony ...

Prize, hailed Dr. King's selec-

ANOTHER message was sent tion.

he tina, Bonnie not le

cratic candidale for the Senate,

ican Negro for full equality in

was "richly deserved." He said the American society and for

Sing had symbolized

King harshlior "stice and participation in the mainstream

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REPRESENTATIVE JAMES UTT, REPUBLICAN CALIF., HAS CRITICIZED THE

SELECTION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.

UTT TOLD THE LA JOLLA REPUBLICAN WOMEN YESTERDAY THAT "IF THERE

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jailed 15 times in nine fears in his "non-violent"

struggle for

. equal.rights for his race, was announced Wednesday as the win-

ner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.

The grandson of a Georgia

slare learned of the coveted

Georgia. King's home state.

award in an atlanta hospital

• The mayor of Atlanta, King's

where lie is a patient.

native city, publicly congratulat-

ed the Negro leader.

The award, to be presented in

Orlo, Norway, Dec. 10, includes

Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. said:

"I have extended

$51,123. Dr. King said

penny or inis money will go to

¿ungraiulations 10 ur.

the civil-rights movement

Luther King Jr., an Atlanta citi-

to further the work in

the phi-

zen, who has been awarded fhe

losophy of non-violence."

be recognized that Dr. King

It should

Since King received the award

without any direct action on his

furnished lo the Negro pra

Bart, it is exempt from income

laxes.

the 35-ycar-old minister, lead!

tr of thousands of Negroes inl

demonstrations across the South;

is the first Georgian, the first!

Southerner, third Negro and 12th

American lo be awarded the

Peace Prize.

"I do not consider this mere-

ly an honor to me personally,

Bar 7900/2

gut a tribute to the discipline.

irise restraini,

and majestic

isnurage of the millions of gai

#lant Negro and white persons o

good will who have

followed

in rule of love," Dr. King said

in a prepared

stalement.

In announcing the 1964 winner

lot the coreled award, the Oslo

Sobel Institute said:

"Martin Luther King has con-

stentiy asserted the principle

i mon-siolence."

ase announcement was mut

" sheuge from officials il

(Indicate page, name ol

newspaper, city and state.)

Page 1

The Atlanta

Constitutiong

Atlanta,

Georgia

Date: 10/15/04

Edition: Lorning

Author: 372L SHIPP

Editor:

EUGENG PATTE'SO

Title:

MARTIN LUTTER

KING, J.

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the leadership thala white leady.

¡er would have given his raer

should they have been a minor.

ily secting equal rights and fully

Re'

Charles Weltner, King's!

cong issman, said: "He is the

firs' jeorgian to win this prize.

I h se many other Southerners

Ivi

receive such recognition in

the

uture."

1 mocratic officials privately

exl. essed

fear that

the an-

nouncement would give new im-.

"petus to the "white backlash'

and aid the presidential candi

dacv of Sen. Barry Goldwater.

i The Nobel Peace Prize wint

ner is

selected each year by

a committee appointed by the

Norwegian Parliament under

the terms of the will. of the

late dynamite magnate

Nobel.

Alfred

The first american to win the

¡prize was President

Theodore

Roosevelt in 1906.

The most 1d.•

cent was nuclear physicist ang

anti-nuclear campaigner Linui

Pauling who received the 1963

prize last year after it had been.

deferred for a year.

Other American winners in-

clude President Woodrow Wil-

son. Secretary of State Cordell

Hull, Gen. George C. Marshall

and United Nations Undersecre-

tary General Ralph Bunche, the

tirst Negro to win. the awar.

award presumably:

- ...

seas for settling the Israeli-Arap

south African civil rights lead-

er chief Albert Luthuli

was

the

only other Negro to win

the

award.

•King learned that he had won

the award at St. Joseph's In-

urmary: He said his wife phoned

him the new's early Wednesday

morning

THOUGHT A DREAM

"I thought I was still aslee'y.

for a momont 1 thought it wis

ill a dream." Tr. King said.

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King is in the boseital for a

neckup and he is suffering from

L"ingering virus." fatigue anc

riversighi" He said he hopes to

Iscireleasell Dy Sunday so tha

he can

altend a special cere

Imony al Ebenezer Baptist

(Church where he is copastor

with his father.

The president of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference

posed for photographers in his

hospital bed, then dressed and

greeted about 50 newsmen at a

press conference in the St. Jo-

seph's auditorium

Wednesday

afternoon.

TELLS OF PLAN

King used the occasion,

nột

qnly to express appreciation for

the Peace Prize. but to outling

plans for future civil rights ac-

tivities

and to denounce Sen.

Goldwater.

"Never before has a presiden-

tial candidate taken such a nega-

tive stand," King said in urging

- a big turnout against the Repub-

lican candidate.

the was jolned at the press cou-

terence by his wife, the former

¡Coretta Scott.

"SHARES FEELINGS

*"I share the feelings of my

husband. I am deeply grateful

God has allowed me lo partici-

pate in this non-violent move-

ment," Mrs. King said

graduale

of

Morehouse I

College, • King moved to Mont-

gomery. Ala., in 1954 and led

the 1955 boycott of Montgom-

ery's segregated

city buses.

The boycott lasled 381 days

touching off bombings of Negri

churches and street attacks

ky whites. Bụt King won his

point and the bus line finally

was desegregated.

He said Wednesday that he

considered Montgomery among

his greatest triumphis because

it "furnished the spark" for fu-

Iture activities.

In 1960. King returned to At-

santa. The following October,

King came into the national

spotlight for the first time. Hip!

was jailed for driving withou

a license.

The late Presiden!

Jphn F.

Kennedy, telephones l

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Mes. King and Atl. Gen. Rob

eit Kennedy phoned the juag

t) inquire about bond. King was

released, and the incident was

ercdited

with

swinging thou

sands of roles to Kennedy.

in the months that followed

King joined or led wide-scale

assaults on segregation in Al-

bany and Savannah and Bir-

mingham,

Ala.,

and Danville,

Va. King Wednesday said Al

bany was one of the few cities

where he sullered a

set said,

the be an is a tea cho

young Negroes died® in course

of desegregation activities there.

'LATEST ACTIVITY

King's

latest activities cen-

tered around St. Augustine, Fla.,

and resulted in hundreds of ar-

rests and brought Ku Klux

Klansmen into the area for

founter-protest:

The 5-foot-z-inch father of ibu

, Has had three close brushes nuth

cleath-a stabbing, and sniper

and bombing attacks.

Nationally, reaction to King's

award was predictable.

rights

proponents,

including

Robert Kennedy and Roy Wil

kins,

sent hearty congratula-

lips to King

SCRAPING BOTTOM

But in Birmingham, former

(Bull) Conner said,

Virgil Stuart, police chief of

St. Augustine, Fla., declared:

you stir up all the trouble he

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U-19 (Rev. 10-1-61)

Van With a Dream

Martin Luther King Jr

THE telephone awoke the

Rev. Martin Luther King

Jr. yesterday in an Ailanta

• told him that he had just won

the Nobel Peace Prize. "I las

while g

thought it was a

dream, and then I

was something of the vision-

aiv in the young degro min-

ister ino was chosen to lead

a bus boycott in Montcomery,

Ala., in December, 1955.

He arrived in Montgomery

with a solid education behind

nate at Alorchouse College in

auania, unere nis iacher Has

highiy-respected

top man in his class at Crozier

In 1954 he left Boston Uni-

doctorate in

They met in Boston.

The more lo Montgomers

sas almost predictable. a's.

King say's. So was Dr. King's

Montgomery.

King returned to his home in

sas formed there.

spoke often of the teachings

of Gandhi and Thoreau, and

of the "nonviolent arms"

was organizing

The army moved to Albany,

Ga., in 1961.

Some observers

say Albany was a failure for

played an important part in

preparing the a dresent

By the time the huge dem-

had taken place, Dr. King was

cans--even the grim-fared po-

who arrested him 15 times-

.as the

greatest living leader

of the Negro moyement in the

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•A vision of brotherhood

I Jans showed respect fort

Ther were careful not

to let any harm come to the

man who, in just a few jears,

had himself become a dream

for millions di American ve-

Few of the 200.000 people

who marched on Washington

watched the demonstration on

television, have forgotten an-

other of D!. King's visions.

Lincoln Memorial and cried:

a dream deeply rootrel in the

that one day in

red hills of Georgia.

forner states and the sons of

fornier slave-owner's will

together at

the table of brotherhood ..:

By superficial standards,

King may not look like

an imposing civil rights lead-

ficiently tal!; at 35

age, he migit be said to lack

the mature appearance of a

He is not a notable admin-

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230

istrator. The office of the

ship Conference seldom know's

what his schedule is,

conflicting policy

As a speaker, Dr. King is

the crowded

Negro churches in the

South where the people are

dreaming of change. A trem-

his words, like these he

spoke in Albany, Ga.,

"So listen to ine, childrèn:

Put on your marching shoes;

the path ahead may be dark

and dreary; we're walking for

through the Negro section-

and into the arms of the po-

lice. Dr. King was with them.

Now the civil rights act has

insured the desegregation of

aceonimodations,

Or.. King is thinking of new

way's to apply nonviolence to

the long range reforms sought

American Vegroes.

, Whether there was a place for

him in the new struggle.

He replied quietly: "History

has thrust me into this posi-

tion. It would both be im-

moral and a sign of ingrati-

not face my

What I can in this struggle."

Cin the NIgre

So

Dr. King will probably I

soon forget about getting

rest in a hospital and will be

flying

about

the

country

again.

conferring

kith

the

President of the United States

and easing

Southern

mayors

into unavoidable positions. He

will continue to

spend about

one-third of each month at

his home in Atlanta with his

wife and their four children.

The children, except for the

voungest.

are

al'are

of the

important

role

their

father

is playing. Bernice Albertine

is 18 months old, and Dexter

Scott is 3 years old. Yolanda,

S. wants to be a singer like

her mother.

& soprano

often is called on

who

to sing at

mectings of the many civic

organizations she supports.

Jartin

Luther

King

who is 6, has already decided

on a

carper, according to his

father.

be

"He says he wants to

a

preacher."

King."

said

Dr.

a preacher

like his

ToIson

Belmont

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Casper.

Callahan

Conrad

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The Wall Street Journal

The National Observer

People's World

Date

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CHEERS AND SCORN

FOR NOBEL AWARD

Belmont

Mohr -

De Loach

Casper._

Callahan

Conrad -

Rights Leaders Delighted-

Perez Blames 'Reds'

Praise for the award to Dr.

King came from Richard Cardi-

Evans -

Roman Catholic

Archbishop of Bosion, who said

Gale -

that "all friends of liberty and

Rosen -

Reactions to the award of

peace" would rejoice.

the Nobel Peace Prize to the

In St. Louis, the Right Rev.

Sullivan

Arthur Lichtenberger,

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

Tavel -

JI. ranged yesterday from en-

Trotter

thusiastic applause among those

King as "one of the great men

identified

with

civil

rights

to

Tele Room

of our times."

Holmes -

bitter

criticism among segre-

Perez Sees-Red miluence

gationists.

Speaking at the 61st general

Gandy -

Abroad, the news

that Dr.

Kennedy Sends. )lessage

King

had won

the prize was

said to have been giceied warm-

*said of the Negro leader:

ly in the Vatican,

where Pope

dedication to the cause of free-

midst of his campaign to

Paul VI received the American

•dom for all men, and his insist-

civil-rights leader last month in.

of nonviolent

a Senate seat from New York,

told Dr. King in a message that

16'

a private audience.

tactics in the struggle to achieve)

the prize was

At the

United Nations,

Dr.

"richly deserved"

i those rights, inspires and gives

and that his life and work sym-

Ralph J. Bunche,

i'ho in 1950

bolized "the struggle of man-

became the first

Negro to

win

around the world. I salute my

the prize, hailed the award. But

brother in Christ."

kind for justice

through nonviolent means."

in Birmingham, Ala.,

where Dr.

The other

Americans who

Many civil-rights leaders sent

King led several massive anti-

* have won or shared in the peace

segregation demonstrations last

Iprize were:

Dr. King. Among them was Roy

sumicr, Eugene 'T. Connoi, the

President Theodore Roose-

former

Police

Commissioner,

velt, 1906; Elihu Root, President

termed the selection

"scraping

the National Association

Roosevelt's Secretary of State,

Advancement of Colored

the bottom of the barrel."

1912; President Woodrow Wil-

Barnett Declines Comment

President

"All Americans irresnective

Charles E. Dawes, 1924; Frank

Some prominent Southerners

of race,

religion or region

of

declined

to

comment.

They

[residence," he wrote, "can just-

cluded Birmingham's Mayor, Al-

Woolage's secretary of Stati,

ily

take pride

in the interna-

bert Boutwell,

and the former

Governor

of Mississippi,

Ross?

1.929.

tional

recognition

accorded *

Barnett. Ivan Allen Jr., Minyor

1) Nicholas Murray Butler, edu-

your dedicated and fruitful ef-

forts

achieve

racial har-

of

Atlanta,

extended

official

cator and former

1u-10be7

president of

mony."

Columbia

congratulations.

University,

shared

164 7591E5

In Richmond, the Rev. Au-

Dr.

Bunche,

who is Under

award with Jane Addams, set-

Secretary

for

Special Political

brey

Brown,

editor

The

tlement worker and cofounder !

.: OCT 26 1964

Presbyterian Outlook, an unof-

Affairs

at the

United Nations

of the Women's Internationall

ficial organ of the

Southern

and who won the Nobel prize

Lcague for Peace and Freedom,

Presbyterian Church,

said he

for his work in arranging

an

1931; Cordell Hull, * President

applauded the award

to Dr.!

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Arab-Isracli truce in the Pales-

King.

tine war 15 years

ago,

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secre-

"The South ought to thank'

heartiest co

tary of State, 1915; John R.

/God

every day for him,"

The Washington Post and.

Dr. King.

"This

announcement by the

Mott, evangelist, snared award |

(said.

"With his power and in-

Times Herald

Nobel Peace Prize Committee,"!

with Emily G. Balch, pacificist

fluence he has been able to di- The Washington Daily News

rect into

constructive channels

Dr. Bunche said,

"is a striking

and co-founder of Women's In-

what otherwise might have be- The Evening Star -

'international recognition of the

[ternational League with Miss

come irresponsible action

cause and struggle of the Ameri-

and New York Herald Tribune

Dr. Bunche,

can Negro for full equality

brought terrifying results."

United Nations official, 1950,

But in St.

Augustine,

Fla. New York Journal-American

participation in

and Gen. George C. Marshall,

Where there was racial violence

New York Mirror

Secretary of State under Presi-

on several occasions last sun-

mer

Connor Recalis 'Strife'

dent Truman, 1053.

when

Dr.

King

headed New York Daily News

antisegregation

demonstrations.

tire Amcrican

as Police Com-:

'Friends and Service Committee,

Police Chief Virgil Stuart said

New York Post

missioner of Birmingham, sev-l

Quaker organization,

of the award: "I consider it one The New York Times -

of the biggest jokes of the year.

awarded the prize in 1917.

police dogs to

disperse anti-

1HOw

In New Orleans, Leander II.

can you win

the

peace The Worker -

prize when

vou stir up all the The New Leader

Hundreds of Negroes, including

trouble he did down here?"

tionist. said of the alvard: "That

And

in

shows the Communist in-

Montgomery,

Ala..

The Wall Street Journal

sometimes referred

fluence nationally and interna-

to

"Cradle

of the Coniederacy."

as the the National Observer

Shame on somebody."

Col. Albert J. Lingo, director of

People's World

Mayor Allen,

don't care enough about!

public safety, Who has led Do-

extending his city's

lit to srant to

lice

Date

action

"He has dis-

against the righ's

demonstrations

in

his

state.

over there and not here. They

at both the national and inter-

was asked to give his reaction

I-XEROX

Do 80812,13.

"They're scraping the

national level to the 20 million

to the award.

No comment on.

le

bottom of the barrel when they

American Negro citizens

Martin Luther King" Colonell

has been instrumental in bring-

Lingo said.

"But when he comes

into this state, we'll see that he

doesn't break anv laws."

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Nobelman King

The world's newest winner of the Nobel Peace

Prize is Dr. Martin Luther King, and in their hearts

even those who differ with this Negro leader must

know that the choice was right. Dr. King's gifts.

as an orator and as an organizer of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference have made him

a national figure. But what has made Dr. King

a world figure has been his determination to use

his gifts to combat the spirit of violence as well

as the blight of bigotry.

Dr. King is a conscious disciple of Ghandi, the

prophet of passive resistance.

The technique of

passive resistance has been peculiarly effective

for the American Negro, who must ultimately

rely on the awakened conscience of a white major-

ity to free both races from the bondage of hate. Be-

ginning with the Montgomery bus boycott, Dr.

King has proved immensely effective in channel-

ing Negro militance into forms of demonstration

that have been at once dramatic and nonviolent.

Curiously enough, Ghandi himself evolved the

doctrine of passive resistance when he was a

young lawyer practicing in South Africa. Ghandi

was influenced by the Russian Tolstoi and by the

Yankee individualist Thoreau. All of these

sources have fused in the person of Martin Luther

King, who has proved again the power of an idea

whose time has come.

Americans can rejoice

in the selection made by a committee of the Nor-

wegian Parliament. for a prize that honors Dr.

King's race and his country.

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Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

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Gale —T

Sullivan -

Tavel -

Trotter

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Tele Room

Holmes -

Gandy

Dr. King's Prize

A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE for Dr. majority, has been committed against

Martin Luther, King? The award,

them — not by them — when they have

announced yesterday in Oslo, Norway,

attempted to demonstrate peacefully or

must have startled many Americans,

to assert the rights which the law and

both friends and enemies of this Negro the courts hold to be their due.

clergyman.

Dr. King has operated in obvious con-

A prize for eloquent oratory, cer-

fidence as to the innate goodness of his

tainly! Or for able leadership in cause

fellow citizens — both white and black

of equal rights! But peace?

- in their desire to remedy injustice

Dr. King first came to national atten-

once it is brought forcibly to their at-

tion in 1955 when he led the Negro bus

tention. His confidence is being jus-

boycott in Montgomery, Ala. Since that

tified in steady, if slow,

adjustment

time he has been agent and spokesman

thru most of the Southland to the new

for discontent. Tho it was not of his

ways which changing times demand.

making, strife and violence have fol-

Dr. King's influence has backed

lowed his preaching.

evolution, instead of revolution, patient

But peace is a relative term. Dr. dealing with human contrariness in-

King achieved prominence at a time stead of abrupt, direct action. In his

of seething unrest among Negro citi- record, there may be a lesson for world

zens at generations of unjust, second- statesmen dealing with even more

class treatment. It was a situation

violent prejudices and ambitions for

which threatened church burning. for

church burning,

beating for beating,

- power. That, we judge, is the reason

lynching for lynching.

the committee of the Norwegian Parlia-

But Dr. King, an admirer of India's

ment awarded him the prize. As we

Gandhi, counseled nonviolence all thru

recover from our original surprise and

the South and the Southern

Negroes

think it over, we conclude it is well

mainly listened. The violence,

in vast deserved.

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Dr. Martin Luther King

(Vins Nobel Peace Prize

: i.

From New's Dispatches

OSLO, Oct. 11-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was

awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize today for his leader-

ship of the U.S. civil rights movement. At 35, he is

one of the youngest to win the prize.

King, leader of the Southern

Christian Leadership Confer-

ence, became the 12th

Ameri-'

can and the third degro to!

win the award, which this year

is worth $54,600.

(From

St. Joseph's Hospital

in Atlanta,

where

he

was un-

dergoing a medical examina-

tion;

King

said

that

"every

penny of this money will go

to the civil rights movement

and to further the sork in the

philosophy of non-violence.

("I do not

consider

this

merely

an honor to

me per.:

sonally,"

he

added,,

"but

Dr.

draws

King's

selection;

mixed reaction

in:

Nation.

Page A17.

the grant ..

stribule to the discipline, wise

crestraint and majestic courage

of the millions of gailant Ne-

•gro and white persons of good

will who have followed a non-

" violent course in seeking to

• establish a reign

of justice

and a rule of love across this

Nation of ours.")

The award

was

announced

here by the Olso Nobel Insti-

tute,

which

said

King

had

"consistently asserted

the

principle of non-vioience." The

American clergyman was nom-

inated

last January by eight

Swedish Parliament members.

His selection was

no

sur-

prise in Oslo. Newspapers here

and

elsewhere

in

Europe,.

along

with

many Europcan

parliamentarians, had been ac-

tive supporters of his candi-

dacy.

The

peace

prize

will be

awarded Dec. 10 at Olso Uni-

iversity in the presense of Nor-i

issegian King Olaf V. Ocher!

is'obel winners-for physics,:

ichemistry, medicine and psy-

"cholory

and literature - will

1 chosen by the Novel com-!

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c -NOBEL From Paye Al

Dr. Martin Luther King

Chosen for Nobel Prize

mittee in Stockholm and will Ralph Bunche, now an under

be announced later.

secretary of the United Na-

The prizes are awarded

itions.

an-

nually under the terms of the in 1950 for negotiating armis

mit A the late dynamite mas tire as ishins between lt the

nate Alfred Nobel.

George C. Marshall and more

recently scientist Linus Paul-

ing.

As is customary, the Nobel

Committee

did not name anyi

other candidates nor disclose

the reasons for the choice.

The latter will be done at the

awards ceremony.

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Martin Luther King Wins

A he Nobelfaze for Peace

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The Res. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in St. Joseph's Infir-

mary in Atlanta for routine physical examination, learns

he has been designated to receive Xobel Peace Prize.

Special to The New Jork Times

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 11-The:

The Norwegian state radio

Nobel Peace Prize for 1964 was,changed its prograni schedule.

awarded today to the Pev. Dr. tonight to broadcast

30-

Martin Luther King Jr.

minute program in honor of,

The 35-year-old civil rights Dr. Ising. The prize winner was

leader is the loungest winner heard here in a broadcast from.

of the prize that Dr. Alfred;Atlanta, Ga. He said that he

Nobel institued since the first was deeply moved by the honor..

was awarded in 1901.

Di. King said that "erery

The prize is given to the,penny" of the prize money:

person

"who has done most for which amounts to about $51,000,

the furtherance of brotherhood would

be

given

to

the

among nen and to the abolish-.civil rights movement.

ment

or reduction of standing

arnies and for the extension of

"I ang sind yeople of other

these purposes."

alinne are concarned pith out'

-problems herc." he said. Hei

Ruded that he regarded the prize

as a sign that world public

opinion was on ine side of those

OCT 221964

siruggling for frcedom and

dignity.

He also said he sal no polit-

Ical implications in the award.

"I am a minister of the gospel,

not a political leader,". he said.

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tonight:

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countrymen."

"I do not consider this move

He is alsò

the 12lh Ameri-

can

to

receive

the

all

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peace

Di. King

Prize. The first, in

1950.

was

said,

"but a wiza

Dr.

Ralph J.

Binche,

do the disciplined, wise restrai

Under

and majestic courage of galla

Secretary of the United Nations.

Negro

and

while

2F015

In 1960 the former leader of

goodwill who have colored

the African National Congress

nonvioient course in sucking

in South Africa,

Chief Albert

establish a reign of justice a

Luthuli, received the awa: d.

a rule of love across in rat:

Dr. King. is the 12th Anieri-

of oui's."

can to be ataried the peace

DI'.

King said

that he

prize.

Dr. Nobel.

the Siredish

gratification in knowies

scientist who established it, was.

"the nations of the workd"

the inventor of dynamitc.

the

bestowing the prize on

award

is

by

the

ivor-

"recognize

the

civi

ish

wegian Parliament.

Eor

morement in this contro

simulficant

a 3i0:1l

chemistry,

physics,

medicine

as to merit such

and physiology, and literature

later

in

After noting that i lar

— will

be awarded

Siveden.

had a gencrai physic care.

in two jous, Dr. Kor,

The allard to Dr. King will

just kind of got rain.

be made in Osto Dec. 10.

said

the checkup

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about two days,

would remain

in

tihz

for' a day

Special to The New Yurk Tinies

some rest or two more "i

ATLANTA, Oct. It - DE.

King said today that the Nobel

Peace Prize awarded to him was

a tribute to millions of Ameri-

cans Who followed the precepts

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He spoke from a room at St.

Times Herala

Joscuh's Infirmary here, Where

he was undergoing a checkup

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was

deeply

gratified tol

New York Herald Tribune

hear the news tha! I had bcen

chosen for this most significant New York Journal-American

award," he said,

"and I will

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certainly receive it with gicat

humility

and profound appre-

New York Daily News

ciation."

His Wife, Coretta, said:

"For

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many years "e have had to

The New York Times

contend

with the other

side.

For something like this to hap-

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Di King, who said he would

use the money to advance the

The Wall Street Journal

civil

rights morement,

president

the

is the The National Observer

Christian Leadership

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voter

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From News Dispatches

ATLANTA, Oct. 14 - The

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

JI. who was announced as

winner of the Nobel Peace

Prize today, is a man who has

preached both peace and pro-

test.

Perhaps more than any other

man the

35-year-old Baptist!

¡ minister has been responsible:

i for the massive, nonviolent:

protests

against racial

dis-i

crimination in America.

Yet through it all he has

spoken time after time for

nonviolence, for peaceful dem-

onstrations.

He has refused

to be deterred by four appar-

Jailed in South

In 1960 Dr. King created the

Southern Christian

Leader-

ship

Conference,

which he

still heads.

Dr. King was

jailed many

times in connection with ra-

cial

demonstrations in

South.

Some Southern officials re-

acted angrily to the selection

of Dr.

King as the Nobel

Peace Prize winner, but* he

won

warm praise in other

quarters.

Eugene (Bull) Connor, who

was

Police Commissioner of

Birmingham,

Ala.,

time of Dr. King's massive de-

segregation drive in the steel

city

"they're

ent attempts on his life.

"Nonviolent protest is the

most effective weapon of an

oppressed people," he has said.

Dr. King took up his

cru-

sade at 26 from the pulpit of

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

at Montgomery, Ala.,

in

1955.

Negroes in Montgomery boy-

cotted

segregated

city buses

for 381

days,

touching

off

bombings of their churches,

street attacks by white men

and mob violence.

A court

ruling finally desegregated the

Trusts:

barrel."

Police Chief Virgil Stuart

of St. Augustine,

tla., de-;

clared:

"I consider it one of the;

biggest jokes of the year. How :

then u win the Peace pited

when

you

stir up

trouble he did down here?"

Former

Attorney

Robert •F. Kennedy,

General

now

Democratic candidate for the

Senate

in New

York

State,

sent Dr. King a message say-

ing the honor was

"richly. de

served." He said Dr. King had

symbolized

"the

struggle

off

mankind

for

justice

andi

equality through nonviolent

means" in his life and work.

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(congratulations came from| Gov. George C. Walace f

Roy Wilkins, executive direc- Alabama refused comment, as

tor of the NAACP in New did many other Southern of-

ficials.

"All Americans, irrespective United Nations Under Secre-

of race, religion or region of tary Ralph Bunche, the first

residence, can justly take Negro to win the Prize, hailed

ride in the international Dr. King's selection as "inter

recognition" accorded Dr. national recognition

King, Wilkins said in a tele- cause and struggle of the

American Negro for equal-

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Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize

to MARTIN LUTHER KING has brought

sneers from

segregationists" and

cheers from civil rights leaders.

To be blunt abount it, it is stretch

ig the imagination to say that Dr

KING has made a major contribution

ty the peace of the world. He has

been the advocate of non-violencé ir

the Negro's struggle in America, but

the movement with which

he

has

been associated has been anything

but peaceable. While Dr. KING has

preached non-violence in the open,

under the surface his leadership has

unfortunately stimulated the radical

ism that has turned into rioting

The jury which awarded the Nobel

Peace Prize has helped to inscribe the

name of MARTIN LUTHER KING in the

hiltory books of the future.

mativation for the chai want. And

affigure of international fame who

symbolizes the worldwide ascendancy

of the dark-skinned people. We might,

at least, be pleased that the prize

went to an American, rather than t

one of the tyrannical leaders of the

various neophyte nations of Africa or

Asia.

RALPH BUNCHE, undersecretary of

the United Nations, came close to the

basic truth of the selection when he

said it was "international recognition

of the cause and struggle of the

American Negfo for equality."

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TREV. DR. MARTIN Luther

King,

leader of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference

and one of the country's out-

standing

civil rights fighters,

was awarded the 1961

Nobel

Peace prize in Oslo, Norway on

Oct. 14.

Dr. King thus joined Prof.

Linus

Pauling,

who received

this honor in 1963.

• DI. King is the second Amer-

ican Negro to receive

the

award. In 1950 it went to Dr.

Ralph iT. Bunche for his services

with the United Nations.

Another civil rights fighter

to be honored with the peace.

award is Albert John Luthuli

of South

Africa who

received

the prize in 1960. Luthuli is

held in

house arrest by

tho

South African government.

Dr.

King

will officially

be

awarded the prize at a

cere-

mony

at Osio University

Dec. 10.

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Is Nobel Prize Really for Peace?

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, is the second Ameft-

can Negro to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1950 Ralph

johnson Bunche was awarded it for his service to world

peace as the U.N mediator on Palestine in 1948-49.

Prior to his mission to the Middle East, Bunche had

earned international recognition as a diplomat and stu-

dent of world affairs. Occasionally he has taken on ac-

tive part in promoting civil rights in the United States.

But Negroes have benefited little or nothing from

his making an issue of membership in a private club.

•Instead, he has contributed to world respect for Ne-

groes by being a man of great talent and achievement.

Although King is known internationally as a civil

rights leader, his work has been entirely in this country

and mainly in the South. He has preached non-violence, i

Vet demonstrations which he helped organize and many

more that were inspired by his teachings all too often

have ended in violence.

What he has done for domestic peace much less

world brotherhood completely escapes us. If the Nobel

prize is for civil rights activity then he deserves it,

although the honor for that might be disputed in behalf

•l Gunnar Myrdal, the Swedish socialist whose "Amer-

Irán Dilemma" has been a great influence on U.s.

covernment civil rights policies.

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Date:

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Martin Luther Kings are On a Mountain Top.

ATLANTA (AP) - "I wish we

could remain on

this moun-

taintop forever,

" Mrs. Martin

Luther King Jr. says of her

reaction - to

her

husband's

entered Antioch College

in. Yellow Springs, Ohio.

She was intent on a singing

winning the 1964 Nobel Peace

Prize.

"For the past 10 years, we

have lived with the threat of

death always present."

"I think this award will

create a more favorable opin-

ion for the civil rights move-

ment."

Since 1954, when King be

tactic in fighting segrega-

he has been jailed 15

imes, stabbed once,

ened often, has sea his eat?

peoples' churches in ashesi

while

resident

Montgomery, Ala., was in his

own home with his wife and

their first child when it was

rocked by a bomb blast.

"I think things will be bet-

ter now," says Mrs. King,

slender attractive woman with!

gong hair.

"There are so many people;

of good-will; this award will;

give them encouragement to

accept what is the law of the

Since her childhood days in

Perry County, Ala., where she

was born, Mrs. King said she

has been determined

to

do

something worthwhile in the

light for civil rights

"I want my

children to

grow up in a world full

of

compassion and concern," shf

sal 1947, Mrs. King -bamai

Coretta Scott - left Alabamai

5-Phiffin

career. A few years later,

with its barred windows is

while studying. voice in Bos-

filled with mementos

from

ton, she met the young Bap-

admirers, many unknown.

tist minister who was to be

A portrait of Gandhi, given

come her husband.

to the Kings by the Gandhi

"A mutual friend phoned

and said she wanted

Peäce, Foundation, hangs in

me to

the living room.

meet a very promising young

King has said he shaped his

minister from Atlanta," she

passive resistance program

recalled, and added with

a

from the teachings of the

laugh: "I wasn't interested in, great Indian leader:

meeting a young minister at

that time."

There is also a bust of the i

late President Franklin

Eighteen months later they

Roosevelt, and an abstract oil

were

Mrs.

married.

Since

then,

painting titled "Integration," !

King,

a former

voice

instructor,

has sung at con-

painted and given them by a

certs for

great-great-granddaughter

numerous

civil

John Brown, the 19th century

rights organizations and when

abolitionist.

possible has accompanied her

"A wife needs to be as

husband on his trips in behalf

committed as her husand to

of civil rights.

his cause,"

Mrs. King says.

"With four children,

this

"But it has been hard on the

isn't always easy to do," she

children.

says. The children are Yo-

"I've tried to explain to

landa, 8, Martin Luther I, 7, 7

them

that

their

father

Dexter Scott, 3, and Bernice,

trying to hip pe pet and l

18 months.

think the children

are begins

The Kings' red brick home

ning to understand," she says)

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Nobel Peace Prize Given

I To Martin Luther King

OSLO (AP)-The 1964 Nobel'

Peace Prize was awarded today

to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

Georgia-born Negro who

be-

•'came a civil rights crusader in

the United States:

"Martin Luther King has con-

sistently asserted the principle

of nonviolence,

" the Oslo Nobel

Institute

said

in its statement

announcing the award.

Dr. King, son of an

Baptist minister

Atlanta

and himself

an ordained minister, provided

his fellow Negroes with a pow.

erful, new weapon molded and

shaped from the teachings of

India's Gandhi in the fight for

Negro civil rights.

Dr. King's award, rumored

for months, will amount to 273,-

000 Swedish kroner, ($53,123)

"his jear. The cash prize and

the Nobel

gold medal

and

cliploma will be handed to Dr.

King

D.c. 10.

at ceremonies in Oslo;

Born in Atlanta

Dr. King was born in Atlanta,:

1,7

in

lister

1929

and went. to the

Theological Seminary, i

sorter, Pa. He took his doc-

• :'= degree in theology at Bos-

; - I'ruversity and served later

In 1955 he was chosen to lead

the Negro boycott of

he Mon

gomery, Ala., city buses. Since

then he has served as a leader

in the Negro fight

for civil

rights, as president of the South-

ern Christian Leadership Con-*

ference.

Dr. King was made "Man of.

the Year"

by

the American

news magazine,

Time, in 1963!

and this year he was made an

honorary doctor at Yale Uni-

versity and was awarded

the

John F. Kennedy Prize by the:

Catholic Council for Cooperation

* Between the Races in Chicago.

He was the 12th American to

be awarded the peace prize.

In

addition, the American Friends

Service committee got it once.

The prize was awarded by the

Nobel

committee

of the

Nor-

wegian Storting (parliament).

Chairman of the committee is i

director Gunnar Jahn.

Vice

i chairman is Dean G. Natvig-

Pedersen. Others are socialist

members of parliament Mrs

Aase

Wind Lionaes,

socialist

president of the Storting Nils

Langhelle,

and conservative

floor leader and governor of the

province of

Akershus,

John

Lyng-

i amplist ministers -..)

Will Set Up Awards

The Swedish inventor of dy-

-namite, Dr. Alfred Nobel stated!

in his will in 1895 that his for-

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emony, the Universole on Sto

on Dec. 10, on the anniversary,

of Nobel's death.

Dr. Ralph Bunche of the!

United States, United Nations

undersecretary for special polit-

ical

affairs,

the first

Negro to get the peace prize.

He won it in 1950. South African|

leader Albert Luthuli won it in

1960.

The Nobel Committee, never

announces who else has been

proposed for the prize. Neither

does it, at the time of announc-

ing the

award, give the full

reasons for the choice. That will

done by

Jahn

makes the

when

Nobel speech in

FEEl

December

Nobel decided that the peace

MARTIN LUTHER KING

prize should be awarded to

"the

Harris, & Ewing

one,

who has worked most or

tune should go to the estab-

best for furthering the brother-

lishment of prizes to be award-i abolishment

hood between peoples and for

or

ed

in

chemistry,

physics,

the

standing armies,

and for

medicine and physiology, liter- establishment and furtherance of

ature and for peace.

peace congresses."

The peace prize is awarded

The members of the five-man.

'ommittee are elected by the

by the ver vegan palis ent. Shore a de sien to rio

The other

four prizes are three

of the

awarded in Sweden.

third yes be me elected e the

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the

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ATLANTA--NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER MARTIN LUTHER

KING JR. TONIGHT WAS

GIVEN A

KAS LED THROUGH SOME OF THE WORST RACIAL TROUBLES IN

IUMULTUOUS SENDOLE TO EUROPE BY HIS FOLLOVER THE SOUTH'S HISTORY

_ ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE AND A NUMBER OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS,

HE WILL BE HONORED BY UNITED

AMBASSADOR ADLAI STEVENSON,

A FORMER PEACE PRIZE

RALPH BUNCHE REPORTERS HERE HE WILL RETURN TO PLUNGE IMMEDIATELY INTO

MAINLY IN

L ONLY A FEW DETRACTORS WERE AMONG THE CROWD THAT PURNED UP TO SEE

AND MISSISSIPPI.

ONLY A FEW DETRACTORS WERE AMONG

KING OFF.

KING DECLINED TO COMMEND ON A STATEMENT BY GEORGIA SEN. HERMAN

TALMADGE THAT FBI DIRECTOR J. EDGAR HOOVER SHOULD HAVE A MEDAL FOR

CALLING THE NEGRO LEADER

NATION'S "MOST NOTORIOUS LIAR."

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NAMES AND FACES

• By William Rollins

En koute to a Peace Prize 31"

The Rev. Martin Luther King arrived in London for

a three-day

visit èn route to Oslo to receive the Novel

Peace Prize

Thursday. Today the American civil

rights leader will preach in St. Paul's Cathedral and

hold a news conference. Tomorrow he will visit the

House of Commons and meet with members of Parlia-

ment,

talk with officials

öf

the British Council of

Churches and talk at a public meeting in City Temple •

Hall sponsored by Britain's Christian Action Organiza-

tion. He said on his arrival: "I am pleased to return to

Great Britain where the will for peace and justice has

always been strong and where the courage to act has

always accompanied that determination. More and

81973 m

I to eliminate Segregation and discrimination. ca

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MARTIN. LUTHER KING

SAID TODAY THE CIVIL WAR

ALL FOREIGN TROOPS INCLUDING

MERCENARIES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN•

KING NOTED HE "HAD NOT GONE SO FAR" AS TO RECOMMEND THAT THE U.SO

GOVERNMENT WITHDRAW ITS SUPPORT OF CONGOLESE PREMIER MOISE TSHOMBE•

A NEWS CONFERENCE HE SAW NO MILITARY SOLUTION OF TRE CONGO

GPTSIN TRE FRAMEVERK DE CONE UNITED NATIONS.

BELIEVED IT COULD BE SETTLED ONLY THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS

HE SAID RADICAL DISCRIMINATION AND INJUSTICE WAS A "GREATER

THREAT TO WORLD PEACE THAN THE ATOMIC BOMB.

THE NOBEL PLACE

TOMORROW IN OSLO UNIVERSITY.

HE SAID

IN A LIFETIME IS A

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As Recognizing Nonviolence

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Harvard biochemist Dr. Kon-

and the third Negro to win the

Arropied the 1964 Nobel Peace rad Bloch, 52, split the physio-

peace prize. He was honored for

Prize today as "profound rec- logy and medicine prize with

rustion that nonviolence is the fedor Lynen, 53, of Munich.

sence the principe riots

violence

civil

rights

arier lo the crucial political

Dorothy Crowfoot

movement.

and moral question of our lime Hodgkin, 54, of England won the

- the need for man to over-

srine oppression

and

chemistry award.

Jahn said that King "is the

first

person in

the Western

violence

French author-philosopher world to have shown us that a

resorting

to violence Je a n-Paul Sartre

wOn

and rgpression."

struggle can be waged without

uterature prize but rejected it

companion

ceremonies

Lies in

Stockholm,

Gunnar Jahn, chairman of the

RolencE.

Sweden,

Norwegian Parliament's Nobel

Never Faltered

Sibil awards in physics, chem-

Committee, presented the gol

I-try and medicine were to be

medal and diploma to King in :

"He is the first to make the

piesenied

to

two American

ceremony at Oslo University on

nessage

sintists, an English woman, a

68th

anniversary of the

reality

in the come one s

German and two Russians.

death

of the donor,

Alfred

struggle and he has proclaimed

Other Awards

Nobel,

Swedish inventor

of

a message to all men, to all.

Dr. Charles H. Townes,

49,

dynamite.

nations and races.

3m0s1 ot the Massachusetts

"Today we pay our tribute to

Gives $53,123 to Cause

rs'Hue ol Technology, receives

Martin Luther King,

the man

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2s% the physics prize. The other of 273,000. Swedish kroner

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his faith, been imprisoned on tional love will have the final which may open un unlimited

many" ceasions,

me he shiet to ome

horizons in the fields of medi

King

attacks, whose life and those of

prize

space and com

and homeccepte 2a minicatust, you coe a disco be

million Negroes of the United used

development of a

his family have been threatened

States of America are engaged possible "death ray."

and who nevertheless has never

faltered."

in a creative battle to end the Bloch and Lynen were hon-

Before the ceremony King had long night of racial injustice.

ored for their. research in the

a private audience with

King!

"I accept this award in behalf fight againsi heari disease. The

of a civil rights movement which two were credited with impor-

Olav V. The monarch, members.

of the government

is moving with determination tant discoveries in the regula-;

Norwegian leaders were present, and a majestic seorn for riskition of cholesterol, the fatty acid

the ceremony.

there and danger to establish a reign

blamed as a cause of

політі

were the 35-year-old Baptist min-,

oi ireedoni auú a lule of jus-

heart ailments.

ister's wife, Coretta, his father tice."

N's. Hodgkin was the only

and mother and brother, as well

Ceremonies in Stockholm

woman to win a Nobel prize in

as members of the American

1964 and the third of her sex so

civil rights movement.

King said he believed the honored in chemistry.

Jahn said that in the nucleari

prize was given as "a profound

recognition that nonviolence

Nirs. Hodgkin was cited for

age "the time has come to lay the answer to the crucial politi X-ray studies that determined

our weapons and

cal and moral question of our the structures of biochemical

aside and listen ot the message time-the need

for man to compounds, including B12 and

Martin Luther King has given

us."

overcome oppression and vio- penicillin.

lence without resorting to vio-

Sartre said "a writer should

Favors Unarmed Truth

lence and oppression."

be recognized only through his

At Stockhoim's-concert hall, work and unhampered by prizes

King responded by saying: Swedish King Gustav VI Adolf whether it be a Nobel Prize or a

"I refuse to accept the cynicall

out the other sack of potatoes."

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Dr. King Receives

1o Nobel Prize Cash

received his Nobel Peace

Prize award of $52,800 yes-

terday and reiterated his

pledge that the money wouid

be used for the civil rights

movement.

Dr.

King said he was

sludying a report from U.S.

sources

that

the money

mighi nui be lüx excmpt

if he gives it to the move-

ment formally.

Today, Dr. Kìng will re-

ceive the Nobel gold medal

and diploma from King Olav

at

the

traditional

cere-

mony, after a private audi-

ence with the King.

This

year's Nobel Prizes

in chemistry, physics, med-

icine and literature,

select-

ed by a committee in Sweden

rather than in Norway, will

ne aweided today in Stock-

bolm, by King Gustaf VI

Adolph

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OSLO, Dec. 10 (# - Dr. reality in the course of his

Martin Luther King Jr., Ameri- struggle and he has proclaimed

ciln Negro civil rights leader, a message to all men, to all na-

accepted the 1964 Nobel Peace

tions and races.

Prize today as "profound recog-

"Today we pay our tribute to

nition that nonviolence is the

Martin Luther King,

the man

answer to the crucial political who has never abandoned his

and moral question of our time

faith in the unarmed struggle he

- the need for man to over-

is waging, who has suffered for

come oppression and

violence

his faith, been imprisoned

on

without

resorting to violence many occasions, whose home

and oppression."

has been subjeci to

In companion ceremonies la- tacks, whose life and those it

ter in Stockholm, Sweden, Nobel his fally have been threatened

awards in physics, chemistry and who nevertheless has neve

and

medicine were to

be faltered."

presented

to tro

American

scientists, an English woman,

German and two Russians.

& Gunnar Jahn, chairman of thin

Norwegian Parliament's Nobel

Committee, presented the

gold

medal and diploma in a cere-

mony at Oslo University on the

68th anniversary of the death of

the donor, Alfred Nobel, Swed-

ish inventor of dynamite.

King got the monetary award

of 273,000 Swedish kroner - $53,-

123 - and announced he har

given it to the civil rights cause,

King, 35, is the 12th American

and the third Negro to win thi

Place prize. He was honored for

asserting the principle of nonvi-

olence in the civil rights move

ment.

Jahn said that King

"is the

first person in the

Western

, world to have shown us that a

struggle can be waged withou

violence.

"He

is the first to make thi

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PRIZE FOR 196!

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King Accepts Nobell,

Affirms His Faith

By JAMES FERON

(Copyright 1964 by the New York Times Co.)

OSLO, Norway-The Rev. Martin Luther King accepted the

Nobel Peace Prize Thursday on behalf of the civil rights move-

«ment and "all men who love peace and brotherhood."

The Baptist minister,

in

ceremony at Oslo University,

an "abiding faith in America"

said the award came "at a mo- and refused to believe that man-

ment when 22 million Negroes Kind was "so tragically bound to ;

of the United States are engaged

the starless midnight of racism

in a creative battle to end the

and war that the bright day

long night of racial injustice."

break of peace and brotherhod

can never become a reality." i

i He said, however. A

He said, however, that he had

Dr. King's sermon-like accept

ance speech was delivered be-

fore an audience that included

jing Olav of Norway, govern-

thent

and diplomatic leaders,

rhembers of the Negro clergy-

man's family and his associates

in the civil rights movement..

The ceremony

was televised

throughout Europe.

hat he led f

novement "which has not wh

the very peace and brotherhood

which is the essence.of the Np

l'el Prize."

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PROFOUNG RECOGNITION

a My then awar this prize tri

"which

lelguered and committed to ur

recenting struggle?" King askec

He said that

tion" he had reached this con

clusion:

"This award, which I receive

on behalf of that movement, is

thant

violence

resorting to

the

civil

rights

"trustee" for

"who

work

was Chief

South Africa,

King said,

United

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BY JAMES FERON

Nevertheless,

he said

that

the civil righis movement. He

sypr.al to Thie New York Times

he had an

"abiding faith in

spoke in English and the cere-

ONLO. Norway, Dec. 10-

America" and refused to be-

mony was televised through-

Thr Rov. Di. Martin Luther

lieve that mankind was "so

out Europe. The award cal-

Divis Jr. accepted the Nöbel

tragically bound to the star-

ried a money prize equivalent

Ir. Prize today on behalf

less midnight of racism and

to about $51,000. The 35-year-

•i the civil rights movement

war that the bright daybreak

old minister,

the youngest

•ill "all men who love peace

of peace and brotherhood can

person ever to win the covet-

1. i brotherhood." The Bap-

never become a reality." Dr.

ed award, said he recognized

i, i minister, in a ceremiusy

King's sermon-uke acceptance

that

he led

a movement

* (ilo University, said the

speech was delivered before

"which has not won the very

ai10 came

"at a

moment

an

audience

that included

peace and brotherhood which

Kiril 22 million Negroes of

King Olav V of Norway, Gov-

is the essence of the Nobel

P: United Siales are engaged

ernment and diplomatic lead-

Prize." Why, then, award this

" & ricative battle to end the

ers,

nembers of Dr. King's

prize to a movement "which

"s night of racial injustice." family and his associates in

is belgaguered and committed

to

unrelenting

struggle?"

King asked. He said

that

"after contemplation" he had

reached this conclusion: "This

award, which I receive on be-

half of that movement, is a

profound

recognition

that

nonviolence is the answer to

the crucial political and moral

questions of our time-the

need for man to overcome op-

pressiov, and violence without

resorting to violence and op-

pression."

Speaking

for 10 1

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Norwegia: Breadcasting

sys-

tem played excerpts from George

Gershwin's

Then

"Porgy and Bess."

King Olav and Crown

Prince

Harald,

who

had!

watched the ceremony from

seats in the center of the aisle,

stepped forward to congratu-

minutes in a slow. deep voice! late Di. King.

that filled the hall, Dr. King!

said nibel Manhad come to Oslo

Among those in the party of

30

las a "trustee" for the

"humbie

Europe

cope were his

• Dr.

King to!

were

father

and

children"

of

the

civil

mother, Mr.

and Mrs. Martin!

rights 'Luther

movement "who were willing toilanta,

King

Sr.,

from

At-

Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Chris-

sutier for righteousness

Л.

sake." tine Farris, and a brother,

the

Bunche, for his work as a Unit-

the sion ider secret Whend

second

Chief

Luthuli of South Africa.

. king was hailed by Gun

nar Jahn,

he chairman of th

€ the

Norwegian Parliament's Nobel

Committee,

as

an

"undaunted

I champion

of peace."

and the

"first

person

in

the Western

siste care showed that a

violence."

Di. Jahn spoke in Norwegian

for more than half an hour de-

scribing Dr. King's background

, He said

He said that thou Dr. shas

that though Dr.

Whas not personally

committed

himself to the international con-!

,flict,

own

clarion call for as to wore for:

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NEW YORK--DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING

WOULD

KEEP A PLEDGE MADE EARLIER AND DONATE HIS

ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT HE

$54,000 NOBEL PEACE

PRIZE

AWARD MONEY TO

• THE CIVIL

RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

IN

A NEWS. CONFERENCE AT THE

WALDORF-ASTORIA

SAID

517, 000

KING

www. cost60

COMPROMISE

WILL BE GIVEN TO THE COVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS WHICH

UNITY COUNCIL.

DEFENSE

EVEN INAC CECIL DIESEGRO LUDE RATIONAL URBAN

NAACP LEGAL'

-LAGUE,

TUNINE STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

HE SAID

912 DCO WILL BE GIVEN 10 THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADERSKIP

CONFERENCE,

OF WHICH HE IS PRESIDENT

AND THE

BALANCE OF

$25, 000

WILL BE PLACED IN A FUND TO FURTHE

EDUCATION IN NON-VIOLENT

TECHNIQUES.

ASKED WHAT IMPACT HIS HAVING RECEIVED THE NOBEL PEACE

PRIZE WOULD HAVE

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

KING DECLARED&

"I THINK IT GIVES US

TANGIBLE EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE

THE ROLLING TIDE

OF WORLD OPINION ON THE SIDE OF THE CIVIL

RIGHTS MOVEMENT.*

KING ALSO SAID HIS ORGANIZATION IS PRESENTLY STUDYING FIRMS

AND PRODUCTS TO CONSIDER CALLING FOR A NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT OF

MISSISSIPPI PRODUCTS

THAT KOULD SUMMON ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL

ICROSS OUR COUNTRY INTO ACTIVE

PARTICIPATION IN THE STRUGGLE FOR

JUSTICE AND HUMAN DIGNITY IN THIS NATION.

1..:

HE SAID,

ÖNGRESS TO SPEAK OUT IN THE NEXT YEW DAYS

"THERE IS MORE IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE

THAT WOULD

REMEDY

THAT ROOT CAUSE OF MISSISSIPPI'S INJUSTICES."

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" DR: KING AWARDED

A GITY MEDALLION

He Is Welcomed Back From

'Europe by the Mayor

1• B$ ROBERT ALDEN

The Rev. Dr. Martin• Luther

• King JI., returning from Europe

after having received the Nobel!

Peace Prize, received the full

honor's of the citi

yeverday.

"This cily has officially wel-

comed

rigures " My

world-renowned

Mayor Wagner

said

at a City Hall ceremony. "I can

chiven vi

sUIt

niu ilas

more lasting place in the moral

epic or America.

New York

is

proud of you, Dr. King

Vice

President-elect

Hubert

Humphrey and Governor Rocke-

feller joined

in welcoming

the

civil

rights leader back to

country.

the

Chamber Is Packed

sddressing

crossa

thal

packed every corner of the City

Council

Chamber

and

ovel-

flossed

into

the

corridors

of

City Hall, Dr.

King, in a deep

voice and measured tones.

said:

•"I am returning with a deeper

conviction

that nonviolence

is

the answer to the crucial politi-

cel and moral questions

of our

time the need for men to end

the oppression and violence of

racial

persecution,

destructive

poverty and war without resort-

oll' souls have

iried in the cold and bitter Val-.

May Forges of the Deep

South,

sid black and white together.!

e have met the test. We shall)

aserrome.

The audience, which includedi

Dr. King's mother and father i

me and cheered Dr. King with

"ye kind of roar not often heardl

• ise gilded chamber.

Medallion of Honor

Mains Wagner

gale to Dr.

==::e Medallion of Honor of

of Yew

York.

thei

highest

altaid for

except for

the Medal:

" sinny, which only heads of!

dadie Cans receive.

55.

385

DE: Ling

Thia thể

sipped the medal

right llap

pocket of:

his dark-blue

suit.

In

the left:

iside pocket of his jacket wasi

the small, jellos chech of they

Nobel Prize Committee,

made

out for 273,000 Swedish kroner!

($54,600).

Later,

Di. King,

who, had

• previously

announced

would donate

that

he

his

entire prize

tó the civil rights movement,

specified how he would disburse

the money.

The Unity Council, which in-

cludes the Congress of

Racial

Equality, the National Associa-

tion

for

the

Advancement

of

Colored People, the N.A.A.C.P

Legal. Defense

Fund, the

Na-'

tional Council of Negro Women,

the National Urban League and

the • Student

Non-Violent

orallaing

Co-

Committes, will ze-

ceive $17.000.

The Southern Christian Lead-

ership Conference, of whien Dr.

$12,000.

king is president, will receive

i Fund for Education

The balance of $25,600, he

said, will be put in

fund for

the

special

furtherance

of

education in nonviolence.

: At an afternoon press confer-

ence, Dr. King said he had been

"greatly

humbled". by his trip

"The response to.our cause

Far sed l magination, "as

said. "These great world capi-

horror and rovul-;

but also

a certain

amount of hope that Americans

worldiay

King said that he irould.

call on the House of Represen-

tate Missuse to seat on

tire. Mississippi. dclegation

• Speaking into a battery of 19

nicrophones and 14 motion pic-

rcadmitting

sippi to representation

Congress 'after

stipulated that all citizens 21

months or more and sino are

alted to note freely, w

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37

NET YORK TI'ES

Date:

12/18/64

Edition:

LATE CITY

Author: ROBERT ALDEN

Editor: CLIFTON DANIEL

Title:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Character:

SHI-C

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Submitting Office:

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Tie civil rights leader wont

on:. "Mississippi has deliberate

ly

and repeatedly ignored this

solemn, pact with the nation for

more than 50 years and main-

tained seats to which she is not

entitled in an indifferent Con-

gress.

These members

will be

challenged on the opening day•

of Congress."

. Economic Boycott

made

in• Mississippi is

plânned, Dr.

King

said.

staff 'is making

Campaign

that he said

"summon all peonle of goodwill

cross our country into active

articipation in the struggle fo

justice and human dignity 1n

this nation."

His brow beaded with per-

spiration from four floodlights

in-the room

at the

Waldorf-

astoria Where the news confer-

with carnestness that, if a sase

ence. took place. Dr. King

tion'" involving

major

massive

disobedience,

night

sary in Mississippi.

pe

In the early evening Dr. King,

accompanied by his wife, Who

was by his side throughout the

the 400

the scaring of 8.000 persons

salute Dr. King

it the 569th Artillery Armors

rifth Avenue and 142d Street

foyernor Rockefcller and man

caders of the civil rights move

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The set Yors Times

HONORED BY THE CITY: The Rer. Dr. Martin Luther

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SSC LETTER 7/8/75

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TU

FROM :

SUBJECT

OPTIONAL POEM NO. 100 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITIÓN

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 37

UNITED STATES GOV

NMENT

Memorandum

Mr. Belmont

DATE:

February 5, 1965

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Sullivan

A. Rosen

1 - Mr.

Belmont

1 - Mr.

Rosen

VOTER REGISTRATION MATTERS

1 - Mr. Malley

SELMA,

ALABAMA

= 1 - Mr. McGowan

CIVIL RIGHTS - ELECTION LAWS

1 - Mr. Hines

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

DeLoach

Casper

Callshan

Contas

Felt -

Gale -

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel.

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

Evans called to advise that he had just learned that Martin Lüther

King asked to see the President, the Attorney General and certain

members of Congress. He understands the President does not propose

to see King but that the Attorney General will probably see him. This

is contingent upon how King handles himself between now and the time

he asks to see the Attorney General.

NEG- 130

440-25711

PE3 8 1965

• :.:

This document is prepiret in response to

C-AV

nation nuts? vor Chaminee.

our request and is not for dissem-

+s use is amated to official proceedings

your Cirunittie and the conient may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBI.

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FEDERAL SURERS GE INVESTILATION

DEPSHTMENT OF JUSTICE

CONMUNICATIONS SECTION

FEET RSEA

Mr. Tolson

Mr. Belmont

Mr. Mohr.

Mr. Delosch

Mr. Caspor

Me. Ca ann

M7. 591111

heads i.

TYPE

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SECURITY MATTER -COMMUNIST

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RE NY TELETYPE IWO SEVEN SIXTY FIVE AND NEW YORK TELEPHONE

IN GALLS TO BUREAU AND BUREAU IEURHONE CALLS TO NEW YORK.

DE, NY FUZERO-NINE NINE DASH CASTERISK ADVISED THAT

CLARENCE JONES PREPARED PRESS RELEASE FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING ON

EVENIS IN SELMA, ALABAMA. II IS NOTED THAT EARLIER IN THE

AFTERNOON, STANLEY LEVINSON VISIIED THE CLARENCE JONES RESIDENCE

AT REQUESI OF JONES FOR CONSULIATION ON MATTER JONES DID NOT

WISH TO DISCUSS ON TELEPHONE.

/8/65- Tuttin

JONES READ THE FOLLOWING PREPARED TEXT TO HARRY WACHTEL FOR

HIS COMMENTS AND CHANGES.•

102

EG:

thi to WH

PERSISTING BARRIERS TO ENFRANCHISEMENT OF NEGROES

THING BARRIERS TO ENTRANCES EN ON NEAREST THE 004: 85:7

IF THE RATE OF REGISTRATION MANIPULATED IN SELMA WERE TO PREVATE 1Ở

IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DECADES TO REGISTER ELEGIBLE NEGROES. THE

MANDATE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE INTENTION OF CONGRESS

ARE

END

PACE ONE

PONENNY

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"this donment is prenared in response to

est and

nOt

dissemi-

Ration a'::" your Commiltee.

Its use is ini

d to official

proceedings by

you chined, the conient man nut b? disclosed to unauthorized person-

get withous the express approval of the FBI.

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PAGE TWO MY /100-1365851

SUBVERTED BY THESE CONDITIONS. THERE IS A CLEAR AND URGENT NEED FOR

NEW AND IMPROVED FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND EXECUTIVE ACTION)TO

ELIMINATE THESE UNDEMOCRATIC BARRIERS. TO PURSUE THIS OBJECTIVE

CONFERENCES IN WASHINGION ARE BEING PLANNÉD. THE PRESSURE OF

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HAVE MADE IMPRACTICAL A MONDAY CONFERENCE WITH

THE WHITE HOUSE. HOWEVER, ON TUESDAY I WILL BE MEETING WITH

VICE PRESIDENT HUMPHREY IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEWLY

FORMED COUNCIL FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,

NICHOLAS DE KATZENBACH. FOLLOWING THE PRELIMINARY EXPLORATIONS

OF THE ISSUE., PLANS WILL BE MADE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON

APPROPRIATE LEVELS WHERE THE PROGRAMS WE BELIEVE TO BE

INDISPENSABLE FOR SOLUTICN OF PROBLEMS CAN BE EXAMINED ENQUOTE.

WITH THE AGREEMENT OF JONES, WACHTEL THEN MADE THE

FOLLOWING CHANCES.•

FIRST FOUR SENTENCES OF TEXT REMAINED THE SAME WITH THE

EXCEPTION OF THE SUBSTITUTIONS OF QUORE EXPANDED LAW ENFORCEMENT"

LINQUOTE FOR SHOTS EXECUTIVE ACTION «eMOTE:

REVISED TEXT CONTINUES...

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RUCT

TO PURSUE THIS OBJECTIVE CONFERENCES IN WASHINGTON HAVE

BEEN SCHEDULED. THE PRESSURE OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

•HAVE MADE IMPRACTICAL THE SCHEDULED MONDAY CONFERENCES. HOWEVER,

ON TUESDAY I WILL BE MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT HUMPHREY IN HIS

NEW CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE. NEWLY CREATED COUNCIL FOR EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY AND- WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL, NICHOLAS DE KATZENBACH. I

AM IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE WHITE HOUSE CONCERNING A POSSIBLE

MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT. WHILE THERE ARE NO DEFINITE

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH A MEETING I AM HOPEFUL THAT SUCH A

CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY )URUERE.. LAST SENTENCE

OF PRESS RELEASE IS UNCHANGED.

ND

WA LRA

FBI WASH DC

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February 8, 1965

GENERAL INVESTIGAT I DIVISION

Martin Luther King andrew

Young and Ralph Abernathy Of the

Southern Christian Leadership Conferen

ce planned to take a chartexed plane

to Hashington,

with Attorney General Katzenbach and

Vice-president HumphreY.

Atlanta :

source advised that

arrangements had

also been made

r king to meet with

President Johnson,howeve

meeting

wịth the

President was to receive no

publicity.

The press release mentioned states

that King and his group will meet with

the Vice-president and the Attorney

General on Tuesday, 2/9/65, to discuss

need for new and improved Federal

legislation and expanded law enforce-

ment to eliminate undemocratic barriers

in voting procedures.

The White House,

the Vice-president and the Attorney

General are being advised by letters.

JWH/ras

Kunt

45,.

cocoa out of word a en

for for discoint

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MCAL BORE E CS INVESTICATION

D8X28NEST OF 00.15

WEECATIONS SECTION

FBI NEW YORK

230.PM URGENT 2-7-65 PW

IO DIRECTOR /100-105670/ -2--

FrOM NEW YORK /100-1365851

ENCODED

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SECURITY MATTER-COMMUNIST

ON THO SENT BEY FIVE, ALE

UN ZERO NINE WINE DASHS

ASTERISK ADVISED THAT HARRY

• WACHTEL CONTACIED CLARENCE JONES

AND ADVISED HE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH LEE PAREN(WHITE)END

PADEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING-S COMING

TRIP TO WASHINGTON. WACHTEL SAID THIS TRIP HAS OPENED UP A

HORNET-S NEST FOR THE PRESIDENI, AND KING-S STATEMENT ABOUT A

MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFULLY WORDED.

WHITE HOUSE WOULD LIKE CERTAIN WORDS SUCH AS GUOTE"

"NOT DEFINITE"

* HOPEFUL •

UNALETE AND QUARa

IN VIEW OF CIRCUMSTANCES"

TOMOTE USED SY KING IN HIS STATEMENT ABOLT MEETING PRESIDENT.

WACHTEL SAID KING WILL ACTUALLY SEE THE PRESIDENI SOMETIME AFTER

VING-S MEETING ON TUESDAY WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT AND ATTORNEY

GENERAL, BUT THIS FACT MUST BE KEPT IN COMPLETE SECRECY. IF

IND PAGE ONE

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2S FEB 10 1965

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jour Comi

sint

may portance to willie

do person

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IT SEIS OUI, THEN PRESIDENT WILL NOT SEE KING. WACHTEL IS NOT

HAPPY OVER ALTERNATIVES THISLEAVES THEM. WACHTEL ALSO SAID HE

HATES IO SEE VIETNAM CRISIS BUT AT LEAST IT SHOWS QUOSE"

AGLE DID NOT LIE YESTERDAY• WACHTEL WAS TOLD NATIONAL

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPECTS TO MEET ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. _ WACHTEL

SAID THAT NOW KING KNOWS, WHEN HE IS DEALING WITH THE PRESIDENT,

HE IS NOI DEALING WITH A FRIEND, BUT WITH A TEXAN. LATER JONES

CONTACTED WACHTEL AND READ TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE HE PREPARED FOR

KING,' AND WACHTEL DELETED ALL REFERENCES TO A MEETING WITH THE

& PRESIDENT.

END

WA E-JMS

FBI WASH DO

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SECRET

The attornoy Coderal

1

Direetor, FBI

NECISIANS DE VOLI29

VOTING DISCHIAINIZION

1

Rebruary 8, 1963

- Mr. Mohr

- Mo.

DeLoach

Mx .

Sullivan

-

Mr • Belmont

"Mr:

Rosen

Malley

Mr.

McGowan

Mr . . Hines

3 an enclosing' the attached senorandon containing

intornation relatine to the proposed trip of bartin Luthes Kins, de.,

to Vashington, D. C., On Februarz 9,

1965, which may be of intereat

to y03.

The information was furnished be sorreas who hare

saliable laformation in the past.

A copy af the

tho Whito House and to tho Tico Presieeat.

Uttached mexoranian has baen tarnished to

Inclosure

I. ~ Tha Dsputy Attornoy Godesa? (Sclossro)

1 - Hi, John Boar (Enclosuzo)

Acting Assistant attorasy funeral

44-12831-389

J. Falter Yeagley (Raclosurs)

Assistant

attornay General

(13)

ENCLOSURE

MAILED 2

FEB 8 - 1965

COMM-EBI

*97

00 ₴ FEBU g 1965

jot

IN

Side

RO

SECRET.

Upon

zonoral of classified

s anologere

this

transmittal form becoass

unclassified.

Tolson

Belmont.

Mohr

De Loach

Casper.

Calich mn

Classified Secret because

_the information was obtained

highly sensitive spurces who are of continuing value and

unauthorized disclosure af: this

Information could impair the

security of the sources and thus do possible injury to the national

defense.

The sources who fürnished the information are Atlanta

Gale

Rosen

187939*

and HY 40995*:

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Tavel --

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Tele. Koon.

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SE-CRET

February 8, 1965

BY LIAISON

1 - Nr. Mohr

1

1

Hrpr

- Mr. DeLoach

- Mr. Sullivan

- Mr. Belmont

- Mr. Rosen

- Mr. Malley

- Mr. McGowan

1 - Mr. Hines

Honorable Marvin Hatson

upecial assistant to the resident

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mx. Watson:

I thought the President would be interested

in the information set forth in the attached memorandum

which was furnished by sources who have supplied reliable

information in the past.

A copy of the attached memorandum has also

been furnished to the Vice President and the Attorney

General.

Sincerely yours,

0J

fort

'D--READING ROOM

30 PM T

P.s. ir

Enclosure

JWH/pak

(10)

NOTE:

Classified Secret because the information was obtained

from

highly sensitive sources who are of continuing value and the

unauthorized disclosure of this information could impair the

The sources

are Atlanta 7379=5*

and NX-4099-S*- TESUR

Tolson

Upon

TESUR

renoval of classified enclosure,

LED

Belmont.

this transmittal letter becomes

Mohr .

unclassified.

DeLoach

1.10

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FEB 11 1965

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nation

outsile

ye response to your request i is not for orerni-

its use is limited to official proceedings by

your Commitce and the fontent may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBI.

TELCTYPE: UNIT

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vito

BECRET

."....

February 8, 1965

BY LIAISON

1 - Mr. Nohr

- Mr. DeLoach

Mr. Sullivan

MT•

Belmont

MY.

RoSEn

Mx.

Malley

1

- Mix.

McGowan

1 - Mr. -Hines

Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey

The Vice President

Washington, D. C.

My dear Mx. Vice President:

I am enclosing the attached memorandum

containing information relating

to the proposed trip

of Martin LuthereKing, Jxe!

to Washington, D. Co, on

February &, 1905, which may be of interest to you.

The information was furnished by sources who have

supplied reliable information in the past.

A copy of the attached memorandum has been

furnished to the White House and to the Attorney General.

Sincerely yours,

NATIONAL SECURITY INTOUMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

FER

Enclosure

30

JWH/pak

(10)

ROOM

PM

NOTE:

Classified Secret because the information was'obtained

from

highly sensitive sources who are of continuing value and the

unauthorized disclosure of this information could impair the

security of the sources and thus do possible injury to the national

ECRET

Tolson

• Belmont

Mohr -

DeLoach

Casper

Callahon

("onra.l.

¡Upon removal of classified enclosure,

..this transmittal letter becones

malazeatoday. 8151545446

defense.

The sources

who furnished the information are Attarta

Rosen

13795* and NY4099-5*

Sullivan

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SECRET

Fobruary 8, 1965

MARTIN LUTHER RING, JR.

NATIONAL

SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized

Disclosure

Subject to Criminat Sanctions

from Montgonery * Alabama, toRashington, D. C., at 4:00 p.m.

on Fobruary 9, 1965, to meet with Vice President Hubert H.

Humphrey and

Attorney General Nicholas deB.. Katzenbach.

It was indicated

that arrangements had also been made for

to meet with president Lyndon B. Johnson alter the

meeting with Mr. Katzenbach; however,

the neeting with

the President is to receive no publicity. King and his

companions were expected to be in lashington, D. C., during

the night of February "9,,

*1965, and they will return to

Selma, Alabama, on February 10, 1965.

Another confidential source has advised that

Harry Wachtel, a close adviser to King who was a member of

the National Lawyers Guild, which organization was

described as Communist front by the Conmittee on

Un-American Activities of the U. S. House of Representatives,

on February 7, 1965, was in contact with Clarencel Jones,

another close adviser to kins who in the mid-1950's was

a member of the Labor Youth League, which organization has

been designated as Subversive pursuant to E. O. 10450.

Wachtel said that he had been in touch with

LeelWhite of the thite House about King's coming trip to

Washington, Da C.

Hachtel said the trip has opened up a

hornet's nest for the President and King's statement about

a meeting with the President will have to ba very carefully

worded.

wachtel said the White House would like certain

words, such as

, "not definite," "hopeful" and "in view of

circunstances" used by King in his statement about meeting

the President.

USA

JWH/ mmb

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Tolson

Belmont.

Mohr

De Loach -

Casper

Callahan -

Conrad _

l'ell -

Gale

Rosen .

Sullivan -

T'avel

Trotter -

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SECRET

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wachtel said King vould actually see the President

sometime alter king's meeting on Tuesday, February 9, 1965,

with the Vice President and the Attorney General but

that

fact must be kept in complete secrecy.

Wachtel said thai

If the lact should become known, then

the President will not

see King. Wachtel indicated that he was not happy over the

alternatives this leaves then,

Machtel mentioned that he hates to see the Vietnam

crises and

said he was told that the National Security

Council expects to meet on jonday and Tuesday.

Wachtel

said that now King knows, when he is dealing with the

President, he is not dealing with a friend, but a Texan.

Jones read to Wachtel the prepared text for a

press release concerning King's visit to Washington, D. C.,

which is set forth as sollovs with corrections suggested by

Wachtel.

"Recent events in Selma, Alabama, have disclosed

the persisting barriers to enfranchisement of Negroes in

the South. If the rate of registration manipulated in Selma

were to prevail, it would take several decades to register

eligible Negroes. The mandate of the American people and

the intention of Congress are subverted by these conditions.

There is a clear and urgent need for new and improved

Federal legislation and expanded lav enforcement to eliminate

these undemocratic barriers.

To pursue this objective,

conferences in Washington have been scheduled.

The pressure

of international developments have made impractical the

scheduled Honday conferences.

However, on Tuesday I will be

meeting with Vice President Humphrey in his new capacity as

chairman of the newly created Council for Equal Opportunity

and with Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, I am in

communication with the White House concerning a possible

meeting with the President.

While there are no definite

arrangements for such a meeting, I am hopeful that such a

conference will be held on Tuesday.

Following the preliminary

explorations of the issue, plans will be made for further

discussion on appropriate levels where the programs we

believe to

be indispensable for solution of problems can be

examined."

SECRET

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SECRET

• $

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

February 8, 1965

BY LIAISON

1 - Mr. Mohr

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Sullivan

1 - Mr. Belmont

1 - Mr. Rosen

1 - Mr. Malley

1 - Mr. McGowan

1 - Mr. Hines

1 - Mr. Phillips

With reference to my letter to you earlier this date, there

is set forth in the attached memorandum additional information

co Co on Martiny , . I i sa trip to to the sident.

This information was furnished by a source who has supplied reliable

information in the past.

A copy of the attached memorandum has also been furnished

to the Vice President and the Attorney General.

5

Sincerely yours,

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

77

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

REC-64

10-114527808

Enclosure

ES FEB 9

1965

(11)

NOTE: Classified Secret because the information was Obtained from,

At TaTa-S, a highly sensitive source wholis of continuing value and

the unauthorized disclosure SECRET of this information could impair

Tolson

the security of the source and thus do possible injury to the national

Belmont

Mohr

defense.

De Loach e

Casper

Callahan

Conrad _

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unclassified.

Felt

Gale

Rosen -

Sullivan -

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SECRET

February 8, 1965

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

A confidential source advised on February &, 1965, that/

Bayard Rustin, a former member of the Young Communist League /which

has been designated as subversive pursuant to E. O. 10450, Harry/Wachtel,

a close adviser to King who was a member of the National Lawyers Guild,

which organization was described as a Communist front by the Committee

on Un-American Activities of the U. S. House of Representatives, and

Jack Greenberg, Director of the Legal Defense Fund, National Association

for the Advancement of Colored People, have reservations aboard American

Airlines flight number 375 for Washington, D. C., February 8, 1965, to

depart New York City at 5:30 p.m.

According to Rustin, Martin Luther King, Jr., will meet with

some Congressional leaders and with the Attorney General on February 9,

1965. Rustin said their position will be to demand enactment of a civil

rights bill in 1965 guaranteeing the right to vote.

The source advised that Wachtel was in contact with Rustin on

February 8, 1965, regarding King's trip to Washington where King will

arrive at Friendship Airport at 1:50 p.m. on February 9, 1965. He will

go from Friendship Airport to attend a conference with the Attorney General.

A press conference will also be held by King on February 9, 1965.

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr _

DeLoach

Casper.

Callahan

Corred

felt

Galo

rosen

Sullivan -

Tavel.

Trottor

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SECRET

The Attorney Goneral

Dirsetos, FBI

RSGISIRAAS OF VOTERS

DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA

VOTING DISSRILINATION

CIVIL RIGITS ELECTION LAwS

February 3, 1965

1 - Mr. Mohr

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Sullivan

- Mr. Belmont

3

- Mr. Rosen

l - Mr. Malley

1 - Mr. McGowan

1 - Mr. Hines

1 - Mr. Phillips

With reference to my letter to you earlier on this date,

I an enclosing

• the attached nemorendun containing addittonal infornation

rolating to tha proposed trip of Martin Luther King, dr, 40

Washington, D. C.. On February 9, 1965, which way ba o1 Interest to

gol.

The information was furnishod by

& source who has supplied

rollublo information in the past.

A copy of the attached renorandun has been furnished to

tho Thite House and to the Vico President.

Enclosure

I - The Deputy Attornay Goneral (Enclosure)

1 - Lix. John Doar (Enclosure)

Acting Assistant Attorney Goneral

1 - 1. d. Haltes' Yeagley (Enclosura)

Assistant Attorney

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February 8, 1965

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

A confidential source advised on February 8, 1965, that

Bayard rustin, a former member of the Young Communist League,, which

has been designated as subversive pursuant to E. 0. 10450, Harry Wachtel,

a close adviser to King who was a member of the National Lawyers Guild,

which organization was described as a Communist front by the Committee

on Un-American Activities oi the U. S. House oi Representatives, and

Jack Greenberg, Director Ot the Legal Defense Fund, National Association

for the Advancement of Colored People, have reservations aboard American

Airlines flight number 375 for Washington, D. C., February 8, 1965, to

depart New York City at 5:30 p. m.

According to Rustin, Martin Luther King, Jr., will meet with

some Congressional leaders and with the Attorney General on February 9,

1965. Rustin said their position will be to demand enactment of a civil

rights bill in 1965 guaranteeing the right to vote.

The source advised that Wachtel was in contact with Rustin on

February 8, 1965, regarding King's trip to Washington where King will

arrive at Friendship Airport at 1:50 p.m. on February 9, 1965. He will

go from Friendship Airport to attend a conference with the Attorney General.

A press conference will also be held by King on February 9, -1965.

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February 8, 1965

BY LIAISON

Fonorable Hubert H. Eumphrey

The Vice President

Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Vice President:

Mr. Mohr

Nr. DeLoach

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Mr. Sullivan

Mr. Belmont

Mr . Rosen

MT .

Malley

Mr. McGowan

Nt. Hines

I - Mr. Phillips

With relerence to my letter earlier on this date,

I am enclosing the attached memorandum containing additional

intormation relating to the proposed trip or Martin Luther

OKing, iro, o Washington, D. C., on February 9, 1965,

which

may be of interest to you.

The

information was furnished by

a source who has supplied reliable information in the past

A copy of the attached memorandum has been

turnished to the lhite House and to the Attorney General.

NATIONAL SECURITY INFOPMATION

Sincerely yours,

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, February 8, 1965

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

A canfidential source advised on February 8, 1965, that/

Bayard Rustin, a former member of the Young Communist League, which

has been designated as subversive pursuant to E. O. 10450, Harry Wachtel,

a close adviser to King who was a member of the National Lawyers Guild,

which organization was described as a Communist front by the Committee

on Un-American Activities of the U. S. House of Representatives, and

Airlines flight number 375 for Washington, D. C., February 8, 1965, to

depart New York City at 5:30 p.m.

According to Rustin, Martin Luther King, Jr., will meet with

some Congressional leaders and with the Attorney General on February 9,

1965. Rustin said their position will be to demand enactment of a civil

rights bill in 1965 guaranteeing the right to vote.

The source advised that Wachtel was in contact with Rustin on

February 8, 1965, regarding King's trip to Washington where King will

arrive at Friendshiz Airport at 1:50 p.m. on February 9, 1965. He will

go from Friendship Airport to attend a conference with the Attorney General.

A press conference will also be held by King on February:9, 1965.

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OPTIONAL PORM NO, 10

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

MR. W.

C. SULLIVAN

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DATE:

February 9, 1965

FROM

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E. HOORE

SUBJECT:

cc Mr. Sullivan

Mix.

MCGOWan

Mr. F. J. Baumgardner

Mr. Phillips

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SCLC, IS-C

Special Agent Charles Harding, Atlanta,

5' lips

telephonically ad-

vised at 2:10 PH today that King had missed his Delta Airlines flight

for Dulles International Airport this afternoon and was still in

Atlanta at the time of Harding's call.

SA Harding advised that King was traveling to Washington by

a chartered flight this alternoon, but it was not known as yet what

time the flight would leave Atlente aud arrive so Dulles airrort.

Harding said it was not known definitely where king was staying in

Washington, but he had made mention of the Statler Hilton although

prior indications were that he might be staying at the International

House. Harding advised that he was calling in the event we had any

coverage of King contemplated.

ACTION•

For record purposes.

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UNITED STATES GUVERNMENT

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Mr. W. C. Sullivan

FROM : F.

J. Baumgardner

sinter.

SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUIRER

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This informative memorandum reports high lights of recent pertinent

conversations between Martin Iuther King, JI., and some of his associates

having communist backgrounds, as furnished by our reliable, sensitive

SOUrCES.

King's Conferences With President, Vice President and Attorney General 2/9/:

Bayasa Rustin told a confidante of his that while in Hashingion,

with King for conferences with President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey

[materza. and kept everyone in line.

axid Attorney General Katzenbach on 2/9 Mustin Dussiou inan fusiuring

wrote all of King's

conferences he was stopped by Humphrey and complimented for his "great con-

Itribution to the conference." Humphrey told him that he could contact hi

at any time and vent so far as to introduce his (humphrey's) assistant as

the man Rustin should contact about an appointment.

Humphrey said to

Rustin "I think you are a valuable person in our country and we must keep

Comment: The Vice President has already been briefed concerning

We carrot

were an exaggeration to impress his listener.

King and Negro-Jewish Relations

accepted the has a sea As cose advisor cared done ront he bad ton

accepted two speaking.

of the United Jewish Appeal 3/4/65 at Mew Yoik City®

The other would be ar

address before the American Jewish Conmittee 5/20/65, New York City.

At is.

March affair King is to be given the Eleanor Roosevelt Award. King indica

that jones and "our friend"

(probable reference to Stanley Levison) could

work on the speeches.

King told Jones that he had accepted these engage.

ments because some of his Rabbi friends have been telling him that Jews

were not supporting the civil rights movement.. King believes this is in

part due to anti-Semitic statements being made by Negroes such as Malcolm &

(the huslim leader). King thought it would help improve the situation it &

spoke before these groups..

REC- 3 /i0-ir1i-917 MXR*3 1965

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Memorandum for Mr. Sultivan

RE:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

100-106670

King's Fundraising Activities.

King

told Jones

that he would be in Calilornia 2/25-21/65 to attend

a big lund raising project.: It will include a showing of the movie "The

Greatest Story Ever Told" and It wouls scare the house. of

E about $28, 000. "

In addition, there are two or three wealthy people trying to get 50 couples

to give $1, 000 (presumably each couple) and they have 26 commitments

already.

King claimed that his organization, the Southern Christian

Leadership Conterence. (solC), needs the money desperately.

They" aiso

aiscussed a group in New Rochelle, New York, which King said already had

$5,000 and desired to use it for a fundraising project to earn even more.

Jones told King that the advertisement which appeared in "The New York

Times" 2/5/65 soliciting funds on behalf of the SeLc cost $2,000.

King

sal

that his office had already received $12,000 as à result of this advertise

ment.

Friction Between King and the Student Non-Violent: Coordinating Comnittee

(SNCO)

In discussing the current racial situation in Alabama, King told

as the last minute, get all the publicity and the benefit of-contributions.

SNCC claims

that king makes. "grandstand plays" after SNCC has done all the

field work.

King asked Jones if something could be done about this trougt

Harry Belafonte (noted Negro singer). According to Jones, Belafonte is

the only person that SNCC Will listen to ad that he has heard

Belafonte stop SNCC workers who tried to attack king's integrity. King

said that he did not like for SNCC to fight against the idea ofhaving

leader for the whole movement.

King stated that the movement must have a

leader because any ideology is fostered around having a leader around whon

supporters can rally.

Jones believes that he can arrange an unpublicized

meeting between SNCC, SCIC and Belafonte.

Comment: The naked boldness of King's egotism is vividly reflected

RECOMMENDATION:

This is for your information. We are disseminating this informatic

to the Department and the intelligence

community.

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The Attorney General

Birector,

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February 23, 1955

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1. - Baungardner

1 - Phillips

ATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

MALE nauthorized Diselosure

to Criminal Sanctions

Confidential sources of this Bureau who have supplied

relicble information in the past have furnished the folloving

incornation concerning Martin iuther King, 33.

Bayard Rustin recently told a confidante of his that

while in Fashingion, D. Co, With Tartin Iutber

ding, fre,

conferences with the presideni, Vice Fresident subert .

Hunphrey, and Attorney General. Nichoias ies. Katzenbach ou

Fearsazy S, 1900, he, Dustin,

wrote all of king's naterial

kept "everyone in line."

Dustin said that following the

conterences he was stopped by the Vice resident and

unal curitibution to the 252u000903-"

complimentod

Wit Wine Drasis and

told Fustin thai Rustin could contact hin at any tine and said,

"I think

you are?valuable person in our country and ve must keep

in touch."

Rustin is a forner nenber of the Young Connunisü /

League, an orcanization linich is been dosignated as sunversave

pursuant to Executive Order 10450,

COMPAFBE

The following macters vere recently revealed curing

contacts between ring and Clarence Jones.

jones is & close.

IdVISOR- F0-420g 21d,

in the nãd 1950's,

held a position os

TEB

leadership in the Labor Touth"Longue, an organizasion which has

been designated as subversive pursuant to xecutive Order 10450.

ting told Jones that he had secepted two speaiting engagements

before Jewish groups in New Iork City.

on Hagch z, 1005, Bing

vill address the Women"s Division of

the united Jewish Appeal

and on day 20, 1905,

King

vill adaress the American Jevisa

Committee. ding toid tones that he had accepted these engagenents

because some of his rabbi friends

have been teiling him that.

dewish people were not suporting he

caval rights novement"

King believes that this is in part ate to anti-senitte statements

made by Negroes such as Malcolm & Little.

King, therefore,

Toison

thought that at round help inprove the sccuation it he spoke

Belront _

Mohr -

before these groups,

Little was a black nationalist leader who

Đe Loach -

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the use of violence in

the cist rights struggle.

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The Attorney General

King told Jones Hust Kingis organization, the

-Southern

enciscan Leacership sontarence,

desperately

large fund raising profuci"which

s Showing of the

"the Grontost story tver told.

expecte so obtain

about sas,000 from this nitais, donos told iNns that te

advertisoneni

mich appeared 13

Her Xork Croy howspaper.

i behair of king's

"Ting septtes that his ottice had

King and Jones discussed friction which exists between

According 80 Kt18s

to...come into station such as that wrecently existing.in

lebane, get all the publicity and the benetit of contributions,

and thus capitalize on all chored vors of the Commiticee.

order to alleviate the situation betteen King and the Committee,

King and Jones discussed

the possibility

of having

Forry Belatonte, a noted Negro singer, act as an internediary.

According to dones, Belafonto, aboutacho only person; that the

Connittee will listen to and Belafonte is a supporter of King*

Jones pious to arrange an unpublicised meeting between Belafonte,

the Southern Christian Lesdership Centerence, and the Student

Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

This information is also being furnished in the

Fonorable Marvin Hatson,. Special Assistant to the President.

1 = The Deputy Attorney General

I a Mt. I. Walter Yeagley

Assistant Attorney General

* « Hi. John Doar'

Acting Assistant Attorney General

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NOTE:

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Classifed "Secret" because the sources for this

information, such as VY 4212-5* and AT 379-S, are highly

sensitive sources of continuing

; value rélative to King and

the racial situation. Tho unauthorized dicelosure of the

information could endanger the sources' security and thus

possibly do injury to the defense interests of the nation:

Foregoing information reported in memorandum

2/18/65 from I. J. Baumgardner to V. C. Sullivan,

"King" SFP:kao.

The memorandun noted chat dissemination

vas being made to the Department and the intelligence

community.

The Director instructed "Also to Watson."

Separate dissemination is being made to the intelligence

community.

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15 • 1935

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Deas Me. Watson:

Confidential sources of this Buranu who have supplled

reliable infornation in the post have furnishod the foiloving

insonation which may be of interest to the president.

Bayard Pustin recently told a contidante on his that

whilg ln Washington, D. Co, Vith Kartin Luthor Ting, do, for

conferences with the President, Vice Frosidont Hubert M.. Lunphrey

and Attorney toneral licholas del, Lateenback on rebruary 9'

1955,

line."

Bustin said that following the conferences he we stopped

by the Vice President and conplinented for his "great contribution

to the conference."

The Vies President told Rustin that Rustin

could contact him at noy line and said "i thinr you are ?

valuable person in our country and wa must keep in souck."

Fustin 15 & Sormer nomber of the Young Connunist League, Ran

organization wich has been designated as subversive purquant

to Executive Order 10450.

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The following matters vere recently revealed during

contacts beoween Ting and clarence ones.

Jones is a close

advisor io King and in the mid-1050's held a nosition ou

Leadershid the Labor Youth Leagues

an organization which has

been designated so subversive pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

Fing told Jones that he had accepted to speaking engagements

before jewish groups in New York Clty, On Meen 4, 1005,

King

will address the Women's Division of the United Jewish Abpeal

and on May 25, 1205g

King will eddress the American gowish

Committee.

King told Jones that he nad accepted these engagenents.

because some of his reobi

friends have been telling hin that

Jewish people were

o nor supporting the civil rights movement.

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: Honorahle Marvin Fatsor i

King believes that this is I pazt duonio anti-semitic

Starenents mas Canoes suches laco isle,

thought thet it would help improve

the

situation. tre spore batore

#** aT 70.

these croups,.

he was assassinated on

Februry, 21, 1965.

King told Jones that King's organization, the

Southern Christar Headership Conference, needs money

desperately.

King is to be in California Febrairy 25-27g

1965, to attend a large fund raising project which vill

include a showing of the novie, "The Createst Story Ever Told."

King expects to obtain about $23,000 frou this allair. Jones

told King that the advertisement waich appeared in a

New York City newspaper February 5, 1905

* soLiciting funds on

$2,000

-=

ring seplied that

his office had already received $12,000 as, a resuli of this

advertisement.

King and Jones discussed friction which exists

between King and the Student Hon-Violent Coordinating Committee.

According to 12ng,

the Conittee is civining thai king likes to

come into a situation such as that presently existing in

Alabama, get all the publicity and the benefit of contributions,

and thus capitalize on all the field vort of the Committee.

In order to alleviate the situation betreen.

King and the

' Horry Celatonte, a noted Negro singer,

According to Jones, Belaionte is about the

Conmittee will listen to and Belafonte is & supporter of King.

Jones plans to arrange an unpublicized meeting between Belafonte,

the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student

Non«Violent Coordinating Committee.

This infornation is also being furnished*to the

Attorney General and interested officials of the Department of

Justice.

Sincerely yours,

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ECSUR

Classified "Secret" because the sources for this

nicemation, such as MY 4012-5 and AT 1079.g*

are highly

sencitivo sources of continuing value relative to king and

the racial situacion. The unauthorired disclosure of the

incornation could endanger the sources' security and thus

possibly do injury to the defense interests of the nation.

Foregoing information reported in memorandum

2/18/65 from I. J, Baungardner to W. C. Sullivan, re

"King" STP:k20.

The memorandun noted that dissemination

was being made to the Department and the intelnigence

community.

The Director instructed "Also to Watson,"

Separate dissemination is boing made to the intelligence

community

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MR. FOLSON

OFFICE

OF DIRECTOR

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

10:23AV

June 20, 1969-

MR. DELOACH

MR. MOHR - 43

MR. BISHOP:

MR. CASPER

MA. CALLAHAN

MARION GOLDEN, CBS Morning

MR. CONRAD

News New York, telephoned from

MR. FELT -

MR. GALE-

New York City and asked to speak to

MR, ROSEN -

the Director. She was oftered the

MR. SULLIVAN

services of Assistant Director BishopuR. TAVEL -

(which she accepted.

MR. TROTTER

MR. JONES.

Mr. Bishop advised that Miss Golden

TELE.ROOM

carried on her program charges of

MISS HOLMES

former Attorney Generals ramsey

MRS. METCALF _

MISS GANDY -

Cher i had peatly ate then to make a wiretap on

Martin Luther ising. she called to invite Director or

an FBI spokesman to answer these charges. She was

: advised that the FBI had no comment to make and that

• the June 19, 1969, edition of the vening Star speaks

for itself.

ped

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The Attorney General

Director, FBI

ARTICLE FROM THE JUNE 19, 1969 ISSUE OF "TEX.

SVENING STAR, " WASHINGION, D. C. ANTITLED

"KING WIRETA? CALLED REXY IDEAS

June 19, 1969

Enclosed is a copy of an article which appeared in

today's edition of "The Evening star."

• ',

Enclosure

¿ ~ The Deputy Attorney General - Enclosure

1 - Mr. DeLoach - Enclosure

1 - Mr. Bishop - Enclosure

1 - Mr. Rosen - Enclosure

1 - Mr. Sullivan - Enclosure

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nation outside your Committes.

near Committee and the conter: may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

wet milliant the express approval of

the FBl.

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King Wiretap

Called RFK's Idea

electronic devices to monitor

hoover Cites

King's conversations in an ei-

fort to discover the extent of a

possible threat to national secu-

2 Memos Giving

thore were technical difficulties

Authority to FBi nineting such device in the

case of the Negro leader

cause he was a man who was

almost constantly traveling.

‹Copyright 1969 by

The Evenine Star Newspaper Co.)

Hoover told The Star that the

By JEREMIAH O'LEARY

FBI also told Kennedy •at the

Star Staff Writer

time that they questioned

the

advisability of undertaking the

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover

electronic surveillance because

today disclosed that wiretap-

of possible political repercus-

ping of the Rev. Martin Luther sions.

King's telephone was proposed

On October 7, 1963. however,

by then Atty. Gen. Robert F.

Kennedy

to

FBI

following subsequent discussions

J. EDGAR HOOVER

officials in Hoover said he sent a memo-

June 1963 and carried out with 'randum t othe Attorney General

the signed authorization of Ken- in which he reported that it was

nedy a ici months later.

now technically feasible to apply

Hoover said the FBI has in its

telephone wire

taps to King's

files two memorandums which

telephone at SCLC headquarters

make it clear

that Kennedy

in Atlanta,

Ga., and at an un-

conceived the idea of the wire-

nam edaddress in New

tap on King and subsequently, City.

This

York

was,

in effect, a

authorized the bureau to pro-

request for authorization to pro-

ceed with the wiretapping on

ceed, the director said.

Oct. 10, 190%.

Dated October, 1963

Kennedy initiated the idea for

the tap in a conversation with

That Hoover

Courtney Evans,

then assistant

bears the

-memorandum

signature of "Robert

director of the FBI and liaison

F. Kennedy" in

olficer between the agency and

hand

the lower leit-

corner

over the hand-

the Justice Department, Hoover

written date "10-10-63."

toid The Star today.

Hoover made the bombshell

disclosure today as the climax

Memorandum Cited

ito a long series of charges and

Hoover said the FBI has a

counter-charges involving Jus-

memorandum in its files from

tice

Department officials,

the

Evans to Hoover, dated in June,

FBI and Star columnist

Carl

SEN. ROBERT F. KENNEDY MARTIN LUTHER KING

1963. Evans reported that Ken-: Ro-wan

over the

manner

in

nedy said he

was

concerned

which the conversations of King

about allegations that King was

were intercepted and taped by

a student and believer in Marx-

the Bureau.

ism. Kennedy, according to the • Rowan charged in a column

Evans memorandum, expressed

Sunday that the FBI had

no

concern that Marxism might in- authority to wiretap or bug Dr.

filtrate the race

issue in

the

King's conversations and quoted

United States because of King's

• former Attorney General Ram-

"The Evening Star"

Washington, D. C.

June 19, 1969

Icadership of Negroes through isey Clark as saying

"the im-

his Southern Christian Leader-'plication that people thought Dr.

shio Conference.

King was a security threat is

Evans reported in the memo outrageous."

Ic the FBl director, Hoover

The following day, Associate

said, that the attorney general FBI Director Clyde

Tolson

was alarmed by alleged associ- wrote

letter to

Rowan " in

ations between King and a Nei

3600.

unich he stated that the official

Yorker with Marxist connec-

wirctapping on Kink had the ad-

tions. Kennedy asked Evans,

ivance approval of Kennedy.

C.2200s3al

the memorandum said, whethe

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MEMORANDUM FOR MA. TOLSON

MR. DE LOACH

MA. SULLIVAN

MR. BISHOP

Nr. Newbold Noyes, Editor of The Evenis, ltar called. He said

he thanked me vosy much for talising to hire because he knew this was an

unusual kind of thing to have happen.

He said he wanted to ack me very seriously, but he was sure I was

familiar with this and given thought to it already, but he wanted to repori on

the basis of their atory that was run yesterday about the authorization that

the FBI had from Nir. Robert Kennedy, to release the King material; that

they are getting a great deal of static irow people who are telling them -

they say they have this authorization, but they don't release it and don't show

Thi to muumstris ag am many di these documents that have been releases

in the past are luzzy and don't really shew there was clear authorization to

do this and in general there is a nondispostion on the part of the readers to

accept the idea that Bob Kennedy actually did authorize the tapping of King's

phone. lie said, "Now I just want to abi you as sericusly as I can to release

those documents. You have them. They do show, & presume, exactly what

you say.".

I told Mir. Noyes that he authorized it in his own handwriting on

October 10, 1963; it was Installed November 8, 1063, and discontinued

April 30, 19S5. I told Mr. Noyes that, as a matter of fact, when kennedy

was Attorney General he requested that the telephones of Dr. Ling be covered

by electronic device and was persuaded by our people not to do it in view of .

the possible repercussions, then later he changed his mind and delayed

bringing the matter up again until in October the authority was signed by him

in his own handwriting and it gave us the authority to do it and we discontinued

it on April 30, 1985, under the administration of Attorney General Katzenbach.

Mi. Noyes said he understood and asked it they could report this. I toid him

on

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Memorandun' for Mess?'s, Tolson, DeLoach, Sullivan, Bishop June 19, 1969

line on this is that Mi. Tolsou wrote (Carl) Rowan about his slanderous column

nint guest and he rown, te back tehich ate a series of elent on

Wilkins: of the NAACP, Farmer, eight or nine others, Abernathes; or if we

had tapped the phones of a Congressman; and various other things. Mr. Noyes

said he was not asking all that. I toid him he could certainly print what i say

because we are writing back to Rowan today that since he did not seek any facts

before printing his column, he was not entitled to any information from us at

this tinie, but as to the question he has astred, the dates that these wiretaps

were on, I have the original copy of it on my desks. It was signed by Kennedy

in his own handwriting on October 10, 1963.

Mr. Noyes said it I had one minute, could he repeat back to me what

he understood I had said to him so there would be no misunderstanding and also

souls ho toke ire that it was adding into it some details that he thought they

already understood about this from other sources they have talked to.

He said It was his understanding that in June, 1963, Me. Kennedy

did suggest through a liaison man that he had with me, that I should keep an

eye on Martha huther Eing because of his association with people that he,

Robert Kennedy, was concerned about and he, Noyes, was particularly talking

about Stanley Levinson and a fellow named Jones, both of whom were supposed

to be of Marzist leanings and that the Attorney General was concerned about

King's relations with these people and he thought it might be a good idea to put

an electronic aurveillance device of some type into the picture to see what he

was doing; that the FBI suggested at that time that this would be a difficult

thing to do because of the fact that king traveled around so much and there were

a lot of political repercussions that might result; but then subsequently on the

7th of November (and I corrected him and told him October 7, 1903) -- on

October 7, 1963, I reported, and this is a memorandum from me to the attorney

General, a four-paragraph document, that I had determined the feasibility of

establishing taps on the telephones of the SCLC headquarters at Atlanta and

New York and if he authorized it, I was prepared to go ahead and do it and that

came back to me, the memorandum, with his initials. I told him with his full

name, Robert E. Kennedy. Mr. Noyes continued - o. I, "& by him, dating that

10/10/63. I told Mr. Noyeathat was correct.

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June 19, 1969

Nir. Noyes continued that it was his understanding that had no

objection to his using this . is it o.k. for them to identily the FBI as

the source or flatly say it on their own. & told him I would rather he fatly

said it on his own, but i anticipate similar requests from other sources that

I would not be as franks with as I have been with hin. Mr.'Noyes said 0.t.;

that he thought this is & wise thing for me to do.

He said if I had one more minute, he would like to tell me one

Feason why he happened to be interested tr this thing. Hesaid he had some

young people with whom he was friendly who were involved in a wedding

this weekend and the boys and girls all ended up at his house after the thing

and he did not inow whether they had read Rowan's column, but theya were

talking about the fact how dreadiul it was that the T'BI would have presumed to

tap the phone or keep an eye on Martin Luther King, a great hero.

Es said

sitor llotosing to tie for about an loui aiù a icis, it ivid iler io noia on

& minute, that it was his understanding that the Bureau had been checising on

king because there had been allegations that he had been in touch with

recognized or potential communist agents and the reason nothing was ever

released or done about it was that aiter checking into it, they became

satisited there was nothing dangerous and he asiced them what they would

think of a Government that did not check into information that seemed to show

that communist agents were trying to work on a man in Martin Luther King's

position. He said these iids listened and were astounded that there might be

another side to it, and he was telling me that this was taken by Bobby Kennedy

from the point of view of the generation gap. Mr. Noyes said he thought this

is an important story. I said he became a kind of Messiah for the generation

gap and individuals who vere pro-king and still arc.

I told Mr. Noyes that as to the matter of electronic installations,

I have never authorized an electronic installation of any kind at any time

except with written approval of the then Attorney General and that goes right

down to today. I said I do not have authority to do it myself and I do not want

it as I feel the Attorney General should be the one to approve or not approve

electronic survelllances and we use it only in interral security cases and now

in organized crime. I said in organized crime, the authority has to be obtained

from the courts under the McClellan bill and in security cases - espionage,

communist activities - that"is approved by the Attorney General, which ts

• 3.

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Memorandurd for Messrs. Tolson, DeLoach, Suilivan, Bishop June 19, 1969

allowed under the McClellan Bill. I contlaued that the Rowan article indicated

we were promiscuously continuing this sort of thing without regard to restriction:

or regard to authorily, so the truth of the matter is, I have never ever authorizes

the installation of a technical electronic device except with the approval of the

Attorney General in writing and we have of tie the original documents that

support that statement.

Vir. Noyes said that when he first asked me, I said it was all right

"to cite the Bureau for the authority and then I indicated I would rather have is

come from them directly. He said il in order to give this the authority it

should have, it is necessary for him to cite me for the authority for some of

this, is that o.k. with me. I told him that normally I would say no; that I

would defer to his judgement because he knows more about the matter of

public relations and public reactions I told him Thave been astounded at the

reaction on this thing. I said some ne these magazines, like Mowoweek,

which is owned by the Washington Post, carried the Cassius Clay testimony

in Texas where he is on trial and where the use of the electronic devica was

exposed, and they stated the Agent testified the taps were continued until

King's death. I said that is untrue and the Agent did not so testily. I said

in the King case, it was discontinued April 30, 1965. I told lir. Noyes that

il he thought it would be to the best interest of public relations in clearing

up any really Berious doubts newspaper people have, i would have no objection

to being quoted.

MI. Noyes said he thanked me and he thought I was making a wise

decision in letting it come out. He said he thought it may be one of the rost

important stories of the year.

I told Mr. Nogsthat when I read the Sunday paper and Rowan's

article I thought here is an individual who is a Messiah of the dissident left,

of which Rowan is a part, and yet it mas done at the instance oi Bobby Kennedy,

who later became a great friend of King's, notwithstanding he linew all the

facts, as I kept him advised as well as every Attorney General Bince.

Mr. Noyes said there is one thing about this I should consider and

that is that he has the gist of what is in these things from me, but I will be

Nw

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Memorandum for Messrs. Tolson, Deloach, Sullivan, Bishop

June 19, 1969

asked immediately to release them tastually. He said he thought I ought to do it.

I told him I would have to get the authority of the Attorney General for that.

Mr. Noyes said that is another probles, but the text ought to come out. He

said it is very well for me to say what is in them, but the text ought to come

out. I told him I realized that. He said he ghought once before we had put out

photostats.

I told him a Congressman, Gross, made inquiry in regard to some

of Kennedy's authorizationsbefore he died and after he left the Attorney

Generalship, I said he denied he had approved certain authorizations and I

sent to the Congressman Xerox copies of the authorization zined by kennedy,

as he being a Congressman, & felt he was entitled to it, and/ then Adorney

General approved.

I said in this instance, if we get a request from a Congressmar

or Senator along the lines he indicated, I would submit it to the Attorney General

with my recommendation. Mr. Noyes said I was going to get an immediate

request within the next coude of hours or as soon as he can get this out ...

from every name modia zor the tozi. Jivic iim cnese were contidential

cocuments of the Department and can only be released as to the text by the

Attorney General.

Nr. Noyes thanked me.

1:08 PM

I returned a call from Mr. Newbold Noyes and he told me he very

much appreciated my calling him back. He said be realized aiter we were

finished talicing that there was this one rather crucial question that he had not

asked me and he did not know whether I could comment on it os not, but it

seemed necessary to ask it; namely, whether the investigation of De. King

did or did not reveal any suspicion of Marsist character. I told him i could not

answer that question to be quoted. I told him i could say to him off the record

and for his own information it did but I could not be quoted on that. Mi. Noyes

said he understood and that & understood the thing that most concerned hiza was

the possibility that it cleared him in which case it seemed to him essential

that they put it in the story, but they will handle it exactly as it is. I said it

did not clear him at all, but I cannot mention that because it would reveal the

confidentlal character of the investigation we made. Mr. Noyes again thanked

me.

• Very truly yours,

John Edgar Hoover

- 5-. Director

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SPMONNA

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UNTIED KATES GOVEE

Memorand:

TO

Mr. W. C. Sullivan

-

DATE: November 19, 1963

- Mr. Sullivan

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NT.

Bland

Baumgardner

1 - Mr. Phillips

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans .

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Sullivan

Tavel .

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes.

Gandy.

SUBJECT:

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

I thought you would be interested in a resume of pertinent

data concerning captioned matter, with particular reference to the

communist influence on the 8/28/63 March on Washington.

First, as to

communist "participation," you will recall that at the 10/1-6/63 meet-

ing of

the National Executive Committee of the Party, Gus Hall stated

that an estimated 5,000 communists participated in the March in one

way or another.

As to the number of Party members (here we are differ-

entiating between communists and Party members), the following analysis

=-h=- h2- tade from reports received from the field. For the purpose of

making this estimate,

we considered as current Communist Party (CP)

members any individuals who have been reported to be members of the

Party since 1/1/62. The estimate, based upon our field reports, 1s

as follows.

A total of 125 CP members from the territories covered by

all field offices other than New

York was reported as observed in

Washington, D. C., 8/28/63. The New York Office reported a total of

37. The total for all offices, therefore, is 162.

He also had reported to us that an additional 67 Party mem-

bers were observed boarding transportation media in the New York City

area destined for Washington on 8/28/63. While it cannot be positively

stated that these 67 were actually observed in Washington, D. C., it

would be a fairly logical assumption that they did come to Washington,

barring such unusual circumstances as a breakdown of a bus or buses or

any of the chartered trains.

We had no reports of such happenings.

Therefore, if we were to add these 67 to the other 162, we could, with

justified logic, estimate that approximately 229 Party members were in

Hashington, D. Co+ On 8/28/65- REC-39 1 00-1-116-525

It is significant to note that among the current Party men-

bers who were in Washington were such national functionaries as Gus

Hall, General Secretary; Joseph Brandt, Administrative Assistant; Phil

Bart,

National Organizational Secretary; James E. Jackson, Editor-in-

Chief of "The Worker"; Arnold Johnson,

Peace Activity and

Public

mangie i d

100-3-116 This document is prepared in response to your request and is not fe

nation trid, your Committee.

Its use as lato effingerpretedings

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without the express approval of the FBle

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Memorandum to Mr. Sullivan

RE:

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

100-3-116

Relations Director; and Daniel Rubin, National Youth Director.

We

also had considerable information from the field concerning indi-

viduals who came to Washington, D. C., for the March whose current

membership (according to the standards set out above) was not estab-

lished but who were identified either as former Party members or as

a dentite cita

individuals having other subversive connections. For example, the

New York Office reported, in addition to the current Party members

set out above, that 18 former Party members were in Washington on

8/28/63 and 14 other individuals having subversive connections were

in Washington that date.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information only.

File.

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and is not for dissemi-

¿ timi-l to official proceedings by

in response to your request

contort mas nut 1- disilosed to unauthorized person-

approval of the

This document is prepared

your Charmince.

your Committee and the

nel without the

THAL MEM MO. 10

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as are

UNITED STATES G

ERNMENT

Memorandum

Mro R. C. Sullivan

VIO?

DATE: October 2, 1953

i - Mr.

Belnon't

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11ro Fo J. Baumgardner

Mit.

Sullivan

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CORIUNIST IRTY, USA

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NEGRO QUES ION

2 - Hr. Phillips

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SCURITY - COFBIUNIST

Erd.

This memorandum sets out the facts pertaining to the

Baltimore Officers handling of captioned matter in connection

with the 8/28/63 Marci on Washington. It summarizes explanations

of Baltimore persoine for an apparent delay in their handling

of this matter and reconmends no further administraiive action.

ir

By several Bureau communications, both prior and

-subsequent to 0/20/03;

Baltimore was alerted to the importance

shing in the Bureau information as io the

conmunist influence in the March on Kashington.

submitted

Baltimore

a letterhead memorandum (till) by cover of airiel 9/19/63;

reporting infornation from a single informan't, obtained 9/18/63;

that In named Parcy nembers attended the March, and that one passed

*out 1,000 leaflets adversising a Party bookstore.

Bureau review of

WIN repealed that 4 of the 1l were informants, including the

person who passed out the leailets, and that Baltimore had not

submitted any reports from these 4 informants.

rusther, the

information as to the leaflet distribution was the first known

0 the Bureau.

Baltimore was requested io submit explanations

for the delay which apparently existed in Baltimore's debriefing

of its informants and submission of incormation to the Bureau.

It was also requested to furnish further details concerning the

leaflet distribution which the Lill indicated took place in

Washington, D. C.

Super Laurice E. Garcison, BaltiMore, furnished

{ull explanation as t0 Baltimore's handling of this matter which

he personally coordinaied.

Explanation reveals thai Baltimore

was on top of the sizuation in debriefing its infomanis promptly

but delayed somewhat its report to the Bureau because the Party

in Baltimore did not exert or attempt to exert any influence

on the larch.

Those Party members that did attend the merch

did so as indiviáuals.

Further; the reported distribuiion of

leaflets did not take place in Washington, D. C., but rather in

Baltimore,

in and around one assembly point for Baltimore

participants in the liarch.-

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Nemorandum to Mr. Sullivan

RE :

CONIUNIST PLEDY, USA:

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS.

SAC, Baltinore, notes the ambiguous language used

in Baltimore's Lit giving

the impression that

leaflet distribu.

whereas it actually

tion tool placo in Nashing outined the handling of this matter

happoned in Baltimore.

by his office which indicates that they were apparently on top of

the situation.

He also noied that the delay in submitting

information

1 to the Bureau was predicated on the belier that the

information was not particularly pertinent because the Party

membership participating in the larch acted only as individuals.

SAC states,

"In looking back now, it is understandable that the

Bureau would nave preferred that it be rurnisned immediately, In

spite of the fact that it aid not add any significant intormation

reflecting Communist influence in the organization of the March

on Mashingion." SAC believes thai no further administrative action

is warranted.

OBSERVATIONS:

The explanations submitted by Baltimore plus the

comments of the SAC reveal

that Baltimore did debrief its

" sources promptly; and, that while it was somewhat slow in

furnishing the information to the Bureau, the

substantive aspects

of this case have not been adversely affected. rurther, the

challenging by the Bureau of the information concerning the leaflet

distribution served to arrest erroneous information from being

disseminated.

Baltimore has submitted a revised and more complete

IHN dated 9/27/53 which has already been disseminateü. It is

believed that the correspondence had wiüh Baltimore in this matters

particularly the necessity for Supervisor Garrison to submit

an

explanation, will have the desired effect of impressing the

Baltimore Office with the importance of this matter and the need

for diligent handling in the future.

RECORDINDATION:

Concur with SAC that no further action is warranted.

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CONFIDENTIAL

Unauthorized

. Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper.

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tela. Foom:

WW..

The Attorney General

Septenbei 5, 195€

1 - Mr. Belmont

Directer, FBI

Mr.

Evans

Mr.

Rosen

-

Mr.

Sullivsn

CODENISE PARTY, USA

- Mr.

Baumgardne:

Mr. Sinpsor

NEGRO VELSTION

CONUNIST INFLUENCE

• Nr. Gurley

IN RACIAL NATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

A source which has supplied reliable information

in the past furnished the following information on August 60;

1963, concerning an informal meeting at Connunist Partoo

headquarters in New

York city on that date. dus

Ball, Veneral

Secretary, Communist Party, USA, and leading rarty functionaries

Jacob Stachel, menjonin J. Davis, Pillian Patterson, aud

Arnold Johnson

participated in this neeting.

Conversation anong those in attendance led to the

issue of what could be done for civil rights legislation

since the March en Washington was a success.

Stachel urged

that efforts be made to get labor unions involved in the

"fight."

Patterson called for demonstrations in front of

press offices demanding editorials on the need to de away

with filibusters in Congress.

Arnold Johnson called

for

workl

stoppages and demonstrations in Washington, D.C., as

• ab

antifilibuster step.

Benjanin Davis urged the Coumunist Party to think

more along the lines of mass movement of a nonpartisan madure.

he said the struggle is for all Americans and that it has

placed the American systen on trial.

Davis proposed that the

farty have yeople deconstrate in inshington every duy

in

the

event of a filibuster in Congress over civil rights legislation.

He believed it is

possible to have ter million Negroes close

down everything in this country

in this country astan antifilibuster move

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CONFIDENTIAL

The Attorney General

He felt that some efforts should be made by the Party to force

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to take an active part in

breaking any filibuster

which may develoy in Congress.

Davis

referred to a recent article of columnist David Lawrence in the

"New York Herald Tribune" wherein Lawrence decreed the March on

Washington as a day of disgrace.

Therefore, Davis called for

a picket line to be placed around the "New York Herald Tribune"

building.

It was stated that the March on Washington would be

further discussed by these Party leaders on September 3, 1963.

However, this matter was not discussed as planned, according to

our sources.

You will be advised of any further pertinent information

received regarding this matter.

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

1 - Mr. Burke Marshall

Assistant Attorney General

1 - Mr. J. Walter Yeagley

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

Classified "Confidential" since the information furnished

by Nx2362g, if disclosed, could reasonably result in the

identification of a confidential informant of continuing value and

compromise the future effectiveness thereof. This information

contained in New York teletype 8/30/63. • New York ASAC Roney

was

telephonically advised on the late afternoon 9/3/63 that this

matter was not discussed at CP headquarters that date according to

our sources there.

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SECRET

The Attorney General

Director, FBI

September 4, 1963

1-MT. Belmont

1-Mr. Sullivan

1-Mr. Evans

1-Mr. Bland

I-Mr. Forsyth

MARTIN LUTHER KING

SECURITY MATTER - & M

A source that has furnished reliable information in

the past advised on August 28, 1963, that Stanley Levison

in commenting on the March on

Martin Luther King, Jf.,

Levison stated it was marvelous how King handled the white and

Negro question in his speech, compietely

repudiating "the nonsense"

of Adan Clayton Powell and the Nation of Islam.

Levison also

said King measures up to his introduction as "the moral leader

of America."

Levison describes this as the "mark of a man."

He further characterized King as a "pure guy."

A source who has furnished reliable information

in

as to the cost on reta bate

that Stanley Levison is a

19639JSA (CPUSA), and contributés

secretl

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I - The Deputy Attorney General

a fuad

÷ Mr. Burke Marshall

*Assistant Attorney General

1 - Mr.

J. Walter Yeagley

Assistant Attorney General

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; 50 12 1903

NOTE:

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"Secret" because it contains

information

from confidential informants,

the disclosure

which could prove injurious to the national defense,

and

result in serious damage to the Nation.

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SECRDI

the Artozney Genera.

Director, FBI

• 5T

INFORMATION

CORMUNIST PARTY

USA

MEERO CURSEION

CONCIONZOE ENDLUENCE IN

FACIAL INFITRS

INTERNAL BECURITE • C

hugeet 29, 1963

: 1 - Mr. Belnont

Ly20s

foxed fred fand fred fans foe!

- Mx.

Rosen

- Mr.

Sullivan

Bland

- Is.

Braniganti

tixo

Baungardnes

- Mr. Gurley Co

OKI

n7 anh

12m |1

Sanctions

Agents

of

this Bureau observed in excess of 150

Communist Party

(CIP)

members boarding varicus modes of irans

SECURITY

Disclesure

authorized

ALINAL

Subject to Criminal

portation early

on august 28, 1963, bound for Washiagton, D.

to participate

22 the

March on Hashingtole

Do functionaries

Washington,

Cos

curing the barch included:

Gus Hell, Genezai

Secretary:

PhilLe Bast, National Organizational

• Soccetary;

Joseph Brand®,

Acnnistrative Assistant to Lact; Denjanin i.

Javis,

National Secretary;

James 3. Jackson,

Raitor of

sighe Worker,"

east coast communist newspaper; arnold connson, Legisiaz17e

Secretary; George Morris and joseph North, members of "The Worker"

staff;

and Louis veinstock; member of the

National Committee.

Gus

hall arrived in Washington, D. Cn, on the evening

of August 37,

1963.

approxinately

He was present at the March site from

10 3oI. to 11 2,I., August 28, 1963, and at 12 1002,

nugust 20, 1950, he ceparted lashington, do to, by air tor foreign intel.

New Jork City.

ater the narch, lal contaded to a cart uncorr

MAILED 2

AUG =D 1963

that he then

belseved

that he should never have lone to the

123CE 88

"could have been a cause for provocation."

COMM-FBI

not lurther explain this connent.

-Hall claimed that one fourta

of the

March participants vere white and that the Party deserved

credit for the

shite participation since

the Farty played a

major role in pushing for shite attendance REC 14

159

Bix representatives of

soviet news nedia

reserve.

by Bureau

Arents to be covering this Larch.

Gus Ict

Party lunctionaries conversed with two of

the soviets who were

engaged in photographing March proceedinge and at ranton recorting

Intervices with barch participants.

James Be

jackson and three

other Party functionaries were observed a the harch wearing

"The Worker" prese cards

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper.

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gole

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

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SECRET

The Attorney General

During the aiternoon of August 28, 1963, Philip Bart

and an unidentified

white male vere observed at the March site

selling "The Horker""

and two pamphlets written by James 1. Jackson,

After the March, Bart, Davis, Jackson, Johnson and

Weinstock engaged in a discussion concerning the larch, Righ

lights of their discussion included: they were pleased with

the larch and agreed it had been organized with great dignity;

they belloved the March fould impress Congress; they were of

opinion that enough people participated in the

March to shift

any United States election; they belleved that a rally of similar

proportions on the subject of automation could advance the cause

of socialisn in the United States; and, a remark was made that

the communists are now entering a

period of peaceful cooperation

with capitalisn-tne Government is no longer able to "smash"

& movement such as this larch.

During the discussion, feinstock

remarked that there is a social upheaval all over the worid

and he cited Africa as an example.

Jackson commented that the

social upheaval in the United States is a peaceful transition

to socialism.

Observations noted above were made in each instance

by Bureau Agents and other information was supplied by sources

who have furnished reliable information in the past.

You will

be promptly advised as additional information is received

concerning this matter.

I - The Deputy Attorney General

I - Nir. Burke Marshall

Assistant Attorney General

2. - Nade matter Yeasley

Assistant Attorney General

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

See nemorandum Baungardner to W. C. Sullivan,

captioned "March on Washington,

August 28,

1963, Possible

Subversive Iniluence," dated 8/29/63, ITG: SFP: Ibm.

FoR. INteL. OP; Classified "Secret" as information included is

are authorized discloser this tacosta co ta reveal

our source and thus result in serious damage to the Nation.

Information obtained fron Washington Field Office airtels

and letterhead memoranda (2), 8/20/53, and phone call Irom

Assistant special Agent in Charge Roney of New York Office

to I. J. Baumgardner at the Bureau 8/28/63.

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_C'MONAl CORM NO. 10

MUNITED

STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

Mr. W. C. Sullivanu

alt

FROM

SUBJECT:

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

POSSIBLE SUBVERSIVE INFLUENCE

DATE: August 29, 1963

1

1

Mr. Belmont

MT.

Evans

Mr.

Rosen

Sullivan

Mr. Bland

Mr. Branigan

1

Mr. Baumgaraner

sten

Mr. Gurley

Tolson

elmont _==

Mohr -

Casper

Caitähan

Conrad

DeLoach ?

Evans

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Boun

This is a preliminary memorandum of information available

as of early a.m. 8/29763 concerning communist activities relative

to the March on Washington, 8/28/63. We had a number of informants

from various cities at the

March who were unable, for security

reasons, to report to the Bureau while still in Washington, D. C.

(NDC) •

We are expediting debriefing of these informants by our

Lield offices after which a comprehensive memorandum will further

Inform you.

Communist Farty, USA (CUSA), Memoers in Attendance

As of the morning of the March we had reports indicating

that almost 200 CPUSA members planned to attend.

While most were

to be from New York City NYC) and Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania,

other areas such as Upstate New York, Maryland, New Jersey,

Western Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, hissourl, Minnesota,

Colorado, Oregon, Washington and California were to be represented.

Bureau offices reported observing in excess of 150 Party members

boarding various modes of transportation early on 8/28/63 bound

fOr. WDC.

Number observed does not necessarily include all Party

members attending since complete information yet to be obtained.

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Gus Hall's Activities and Observations Relative to March

Although Gus. Hall interrupted a Maine vacation to arrive

In WDC the evening of 8/27/63, he was present at March site only

from approximately 10 a.m. to 11 a.w. and enplaned from National

Airport at 12 noon for NYC.

upon

arrival in NVC Hall told NY 694=S*

that he left IDC.innediatelyupondearning.Ofthereturn. to. NYC of

CG 5824-S* from a mission abroad on behalf of the Party (Solo.

MISSIO, 13).

Hall said he saw a group of photographers trying to

told N 694-s that he now belteves he should

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE:

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

100-3-116

never have gone to the March as it "could have been a cause for

provocatIOn.

(Reference to "provocation" not further explained.)

Hall claimed that one-fourth of the March participants were white

and that the Party deserved credit for white participation since

the Party played a major role in pushing for white attendance.

White noncommunist supporters and participants also claimed credit

"'for white participation.

Comment: David Brinkley (NBC-TV) reported "maybe

10% were white." Similar estimate mentioned in

local radio broadcast with attribution to Metro-

politan Police Department. Press and police

estimated March attendance at approximately 200,000.

Soviet and CPUSA Press Coverage of March

Six representatives of Soviet news media (Tass, Izvestia,

Trud, Soviet Radio) observed covering March. Gus Hall and other

national Party functionaries conversed with

two of the soviets

who were engaged in photographing March proceedings and recording N4

Interviews with March participants at random. Janes E Jackson,

Editor of "The

Worker," and three other Party functionaries

observed at March wearing "The Worker" press cards.

sale of Party Literature

selling "The Worker" and two pamphlets written by James E. Jackson.

Reaction of Party Leaders to March

Restored

A/sensitive

source reported on a meeting held in WDC

immediately alter the

March at which were present Jackson, Bart

and other national Party_functionaries, Benjamin J.YDavis, Louis

Weinstock and Arnold/Johnson.

Highlights of discussion included:

they were pleased with March

and agreed it had been organized

with great dignity; believed March would impress Congress; opined

that enough people participated in March to shift any U. S. election; •

a rally. of similar proportions on the subject of automation could

advance the cause of socialism in the United States; and a remark

was made that the communists are now entering a period of peaceful

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE: MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

100-3-116

cooperation with capitalism--the Government is no longer abl

to "smash" a movement like this March

During the discussion,

Weinstock remarked that there is a social upheaval all over the

world, citing Africa as an example.

To this Jackson commented

that the social upheaval in the United States is a peaceful

|| transition to socialism.

RECOMMENDATION:

Attached letter containing pertinent information set

out above go forward to the Attorney General with copies for the

Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorneys General

Burke Marshall and J. Walter Yeagley.

Separate dissemination is

being made to the military intelligence agencies and the State

Department. As soon as more detailed information is obtained

from our informants who attended the March, we will expedite

the preparation of a comprehensive memorandum to further inform

you in this matter.

His. tire

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ОРПОМА: НОКМ МО

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ENITEL STATES GOVERN

IT

• Memorandum

TO

: Mr. W. C. Sullivanley

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr .

Casper

Gallahar.

*"Contad

DeLoach

Evans

DATE:

August 27, 1963

Gale

Rosen

1

FROM

lt. F. J. Baumgardner Fße

Mr. Belmont

Sulliven

Tayet

Trotter

Mr. Rosen

Tele. Room

1

Mr.

Evans

Holmes -

1

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Mro

Sullivan

SUBJECT:

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

food food

Mr.

Mr.

Baumgardner

McGowan

POSSIBLE SUBVERSIVE INFLUENCE

]

Mx. Denz

Baungal

So fiftee

Memorandum Baumgardner to Sullivan dated 8/22/63 set

forth information pertaining to communist influence and participa

memorandum is to bring the Director up to date concerning the

tion in, the March on Washington 8/28/62, Tho purpose de Instant ole

Party's latest plans with respect to this March.

adstaed

Gus hall, leader of the Communist Party (CP), Usa, has

now decided to participate in this March.

Hall plans to partic-

ipate quietly and with no publicity.

an example of the Party's

desire to participate in the March under a veil of secrecy, nine

Party functionaries,

headed by James I. Jackson, Editor-in-Chief

of "The Worker," east coast communist publication, are attempting

to gain accreditation as "press representatives"

of "The Worker"

rather

than as

Just infinitesimal! H.

Information available to us as oi 8/27/63 indicates that

in excess

100

members plan to participate in this March.

While the majority of these individuals will come from the New York

and Philadelphia areas,

individuals in such widely scattered areas

as Buffalo, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Detroit, Michigan;

Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; States

of Oregon and Washington; San Francisco and Los Angeles, California;

and the New England area plan to attend.

Information received on 8/22 and 23/63 indicates that it

has been rumored

among Puerto Rican independentists in New York City

that the New York Junta of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico

(NPPR) (designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450) desires to

have one of its adherents participate in the March and to join the

March leaders who will be received by the President.

If successful, •

this adherent, in the presence of the President, would attempt to

create some unspecified type of disturbance to publicize NPPP demands E

for a free and independent Puerto Rico.

Information concerning the

NPPR has been furnished to the local Secret Service by our Washington

Field Office and was promptly telephoned to Mr. John Nolan, Administra-

tive Assistant to the Attorney General.

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Memorandum to Mr. Sullivan

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

POSSIBLE SUBVERSIVE INFLUENCE

100-3-116

At this point, there is no information available indi

I cating that the Nation of Islam, an antiwhite hate group, plans

to participate in this March.

Approximately six members of the

Socialist Workers Party frOm

• Cleveland plan

to participate.

All pertinent information received concerning communist

influence in this March has been furnished to the Deputy Attorney

General, Assistant Attorneys General Burke Marshall and J. Walter

Yeagley, the military agencies and, where appropriate, to the

Attorney General hinself.

We will have sources in attendance at this March and

any pertinent information developed by them will be furnished to

the Washington Field Office and it will be appropriately furnished

to the Department.

ACTION:

This matter is being followed closely and you will be

kept advised of pertinent developments.

Pertinent information

received will continue to receive appropriate dissemination to

the Department and military agencies.

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CORFIDENEIAL

The Attorney General

Director, FuI

CE SUMIST FARTI, USA

NASSO COOSEICA.

COREST LAPLENCE IN RACIAL MASTERS

INTELAL SECURIZY • 1

ford fund fleet fras find fract

August 27, 1963

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A confidential source who has furnished reli-i

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able inforation in the past advised this Bureau that on

August 24g 1003. Clarence dones 01

New work City discussed

wi.!

SECURITY INFORMATION

^ with đuẩy

• Francosa, rare 0s movie actor Antony arraneausag

tre participation of a muner of calisrmia cotenrities ji

the

"aros on rasuington so be heid Aagust 23, 1953.

Unauthorized Disclosure

NATIONAL

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

MrS.

Irardiosa indicated that she bad sallod to senator

Jacob Javits and his wife and that the Javitses desired

that the California celebrities visit the Javits residence i

2713 35th,

clusion of prect, Torthwest, Hashington, D. La, at 3ize con-

According to the

wave also tivited the narch leaders and sone olner serators

the Javaises

ta their hone for the occasion and the affair at the

Javats

residence muld taie place from 6 Doll. to 8:30 p.ül.

Our source also learned that tirs. Franciosa bad

stated to Clarence Jones that it was her belief that you and

your wife would also be at the Javits residence for this affair.

REG- 43.

Concerning XIlence Jones, It is noted that as

133

of July 3, 1953, he was General counsel for the Gandhi

Society

for Human Rigats, 15 bast 40a1 Street,

How forks City.

A second confadential source, vio

has also turnished veli.

able information in the past,

has advised that during late w

1953 or early 1954 Clarence Jones was in a position af

leadershin in the Lahor Yonth Loame, an orranization which

has been designated pursuant it Executive

Order 10450

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MAILED 25, "51

* AUG 28.1963

Torson

Belmont

SEE NONE FACE

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DeLoach

Evans

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Trol 7 5 AuG 28 1963

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

Classified "Confidential" as first source is

NY4092-S*, the revelation of whose identity could impair

source's future effectivèness. This information taken

from New York airtel and letterhead meno 8/22/63.

The

letterhead memo is being separately disseminated to the

Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General

J. Walter Yeagley, Assistant Attorney General Burke

arshall, Office of Naval Intelligence, Oifice o

Special Investigations (Air Iorce) and Assistant Chie:

of Staff for Intelligence (Army) •

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOV I

Memoranuuire

Tolson

Belmont

1ohr -

Casper

Callchan .

Conrad -

DeLoach

Evans

.50

: Mr. W. C. Sullfvan

DATE: August 27, 1963

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter

FROM :

MI. l. c. Baungardner

181°

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

SUBJECT:

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

IS - C

In a memorandum Evans to Belmont dated August 26, 1963,

captioned "March on Washington, August 28, 1963, Racial Matters,"

it was pointed out that one of

the greatest concerns ot the

Department is what action the Nation of Islam (NOI) may take

in connection with the March.

All of our offices have been alerted for some time concerning

the possibility that the NOI may take some action in connection

with the March. All information developed to date indicates

that the Nol does not in any way plan to participate in the

March on Washington.

Nevertheless, in view of the concern

expressed by Department officials, I called SAC Gillies of

Our

Washington Field Office on 8/25/63 and instructed him to be

especially alert concerning actions of NOI members in Hashington

with respect to the March.

Again on the morning of 8/27/63, I

talked with SAC Gillies concerning this matter.

He stated that

he had specifically assigned a number of Special Agents to cover

the activities of the NOI.

said his office is keeping a very

close watch on this situation; that informants have been alerted

and: that he will keep the Bureau immediately advised of any

activities of the NOl in connection with the March.

ACTION:

We are following this matter closely and will keep you

advised of developments.

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OPTOMAL PORM, NO. 10

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OSA GEN-PEO,NO, 28

UNITED STATES GC ERNMENT

olson

Belmont

Monr

Memorandum

Casper

Collahan

Conrad -

DeLoach

Evans

Mr. DeLoach

DATE: 8-26-63

"Koscr

Sullaun

NE BONES

Trotter.

Tele, Room

Holmes

Gandy

"MEET THE PRESS".

Baungari

NBC TELEVISION PROGRAM, 8-25-63

Pacele

T.

Captioned program was monitored by SA Ervin L. Recer of the Crime &

Records Division on 8-25-63. Guests on the program were Roy Wilkins, Executive

Secretary of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

and Reverend Martin Luther King, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

They were questioned by panelists Lawrence Spivak, Frank Vanderlin, Nashville news-

man,and Robert McNeil, NBC News.

The show produced nothing new and the FBI was not mentioned.

Wilkins was questioned generally concerning the August 28th march in

Washington. He said he did not anticipate any violence during the demonstration, that

if it did occur the Negro cause might be hurt but that the slight risk involved is out-

weighed by the benefits which will accrue. He said it was hoped the demonstration will

| lead to quick action by the Congress in passing the pending civil rights bill. Wilkins

stated he does not believe "large scale violence" will occur if Congress does not pass

I this bill but he indicated colored demonstrations will continue unabated.

King was questioned at some length concerning Bayard Rustin, Deputy

Director and Chief Planner of the march who was King's secretary in the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference from 1955 to 1960. It was pointed out to King that

Rustin has admitted former membership in the Young Communist League and that he

is known to have attended the Communist Party National Convention as an "impartial

observer" in 1957.

HICTI

King stated that Rustin

renounced his Communist Party connections

years ago and today "has no convictions" in this respect. He attempted to play down

Rustin's role in the forthcoming march, stating that he has contributed some good

planning to the demonstration but is not a chairman or one of the main leaders of it.

King also stated that he does not think the Negro is moving too fast in the civil rights

tiẹla, that this is !

"social revolution" which has been largely peaceful and that it will

contique to be that way.

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M. A. Jones to Mr. DeLoach memo

RE: "Meet the Press, " NBC Television Program, 8-25-63

With regard to Bayard Rustin, the files indicate that he is one of the

foremost Negro exponents of pacifism in the United States and has been referred to

as an "expert on civil disobedience." He is an orator of some prominence and has

delivered lectures at many universities ad pacifist meetings throughout the country.

He has been very active in picket lines and demonstrations and has agitated against

military conscription and racial segregation. He has been arrested on numerous

occasions in connection with these demonstrations. The files reflect that approximately

20 years ago he was a member of the Young Communist League, that he has attended

Communist Party Conventions and in 1957 was an observer at the Communist Party.

National Convention. •

RECOMMENDATION:

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OSTONAITISEN NO. 10

UNITED STATES. GOVEI

LENT

"Memorandum

TO

MR. BELMONT

FROM:

C. A. EVANS

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

RACIAL MATTERS

DATE: August 26, 1963

Tolson

242, Belmont

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your request and is not for dissente

SUBJECT:

by

offirial proceedings

unauthorized person-

At the request of the Deputy Attorney General, I met at his home

Sunday afternoon with a group of Departmental officials who were discussing

plans with reference to the August 28th march on Washington.

limitei to

disclosed

Some concern was expressed by the Deputy Attorney General as to

the possibility that some group desiring to create an incident might take action

which would provoke violence. It was suggested that it such a plan did exist

"the disruptive group might make efforts to either take over the pubic audress

rese

system or at least sabotage it to preclude communication to the marchers by

It's

* the march leaders. It was agreed the Department would have Army Signal Corps

¿Jotticers at the White House survey the public address system so that adequate

steps could be taken to protect this vital facility.

is prepared

your committee.

This document

nation outside

your Committee and the co

Some concern was also indicated because of the indicated absence

ot s reused to make bai. The Department is considering whether to take direct

faction to get farmer out of jail and to insure his presence here. This is being

Ec a lett eans cause at in come nich has communist leanings, as well as lavities

ach without

another faction which has a loose association with the Nation of Islam group.

Four persons concerning whom the Department has received suspicious infor -

mation in CORE are Robert Gore, Norman Hill, a Mrs. Harrington and

Bayward Rustin. It is noted that Norman. Hill is the principal CORE leader in

the absence of Farmer. Closely associated with this group but not directly

affiliated with CORE are Marcellus/coff and Calvin: Banks of the NAACP. The

Faint

FBI was requested to insure that all up-to-date information received concerning

these persons is promptly furnished to the Department. 15%1911

# 47D ^7799

E AUG 30 *933

Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach stated that he felt there would

be only two groups, that would have the organized potential and ability to cause

serious trouble. He identified these as the Nation of Islam group and the

communists. He asked that we intensify our coverage of these two groups on

Monday and Tuesday, maintaining exceptionally close contact with our informants

1 - Mr. Rosen

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Memorandum to Mr. Belmont

and sources so that any current in ormation as to plans would be availabl

to the Departmeni

It was suggested that the Department should arrange to have a

representative in contact with Julius We Hobson, Head of CoRE in

washington, at all times on August Loth.

• Katzenbach said that there was

a Secret Service agent who is a Negro and who is very capable, and he

proposes to have this Secret Service agent assigned to Hobson. The agent

will have a pocket radio and will be in constant communication with the

Metropolitan Police Department.

In this connection, Katzenbach felt we should know, although this

has been maintained in confidence by the White House, that Secret Service

agents will be mingling with the crowd on August 28th for the purpose of

observing and keeping Secret Service Headquarters at the White House

advised of developments.

Katzenbach also advised that John Nolan, the Attorney General's

Administrative Assistant, will act as coordinator for him on August 28th,

and current information from the FBI on that date should be furnished to

Nolan telephonically.

ACTION TO BE TAKEN:

Current information as to the activities of the Muslims and the

communists, together with any data on the individuals specitically namea,

will be expeditiously furnished to the Department in line with their requests.

If contact has not already been made with the Secret Service,

Liaison should do this so we can be assured that there will be no conflict

between that organization and the activities which the Bureau willbe

performing on August 28th.

Close contact will be maintained with our informants and

sources so we will be currently aware of the plans and activities of the

Nation of Islam and the Communist Party®

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MAY 1P02 EDITION

5010-100

GSA GEN.

REG, NO

27

UNITED STATES

IMENT

Memorandum

AR. H. C. SULLIVAN VIC?

vision

DATE:

August 26, 1963

Delose.

Evans

Gala

Rosen

Sullivar

Tavel

Trotte:

Tele. Rea-

Holmes

Goady

SUBJECT:

KARCH ON HASHINGION,

AUGUST 28, 1963;

RACIAL MATTERS

wIeutenant Colonel John Downie, Ures Oitice o1 che

Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI), ioday

furnished Liaison Agent the following as a matter of possible

interest in connection with the August 28, 1963, March on

Washington:

«

Army estimates there mill be from 1elel00 to 150,000

I participants in the liarch

colonol bornie

said it is estimated

chai: 50,000 of the participants will come into Hashington by

means us zù charzurco trains, due to sued charterod buses,

and

18 chartered planes.

Many will also come in by means of private

automobiles.

Army estimates there will be 40,000 to

residents no will participate.

He mentioned that the Metropolitan Police Department

had planned to use 65 police dogs in the event there were some

disorders; however, the Department of Justice objected to the

use of dogs. He added that the Department of Justice will have

observation posts at the top of Lincoln's lemorial, the top of

the Department

Justice: observation posts and the Department of Army operations

room at the Pentagon.

ACTION :

For information.

=

PDP :hke

(8)

I-iro Belmont

Rosen

I-Ar. Sullivan

I-HIro-HIcGowan

Irainor"

PEESE

813

I-Liaison

This document is prepared in response to gou equest an i pt for dissemi-

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

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CONTIDENZIAL

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORVATION

-1.

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

MAILED 2

AUG :27 1963

COMM-FBI

The Deputy Attorney General

Director, fut

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGUO QUESTION

CONCUNISE INELURICE IN BACIAL MATTERS

INTERNA& SECURITE - E

Auguct 27, 1083

1 - Mr. Belmont

fod frad

1111I

Mr

Evans

Mr. Rosen

Mr.

Sullivan

Mx.

McGowan

Mr.

Mr.

Baumgardner

Denz

A confidential source sho has furnished reliable

Information in the past advised on August 23, 1963, that

Communist Party (GP) members in Oregon Denise Jacobson,

Inrry Gordon, Martina Curl and Valerie Taylor were scheduled

to Cupart Portland, Dregon, by bus 4 a. 1, August 25, 1002

for the ilarch on Washington.

the cost ot

this bus was paze

¡for by friends of the Student Nos-Violont Coordinating Con-so

mitref, although Portland CP members Don Hanerquist and

Allen Silverstone reportedly contributed $100 and $200,

jand

respectively,

toward the trip. Milford Sutherland, CP

leader, seattle, "ashington, nade arrangements for it to

15 UnIdentitLed partiCIpantS irOn Dottle tO ride in the

Portland bus.

A second confidential source who has furnished

reliable infornation in the past advised on August 25, 1953,

That dot burdier, ur menter, seattle, solicited contriou

tions to neer a seattle commtuent of 51,000 in order to

send a bus load of individuals scheduled to depart from

Portland 4 2.Ho, August 25, 1963, to the Washington, D. C.,

dezonstration.

In addition, the Central District Youth

Club, forned by CP members,

was helping to raise fuads.

Filteen persons fron seattle and 15 persons frou Portland

planned

to be on this bus.

State of Washington participants

include Patti Rabbitt and Marian Wheeler, daughters of Ce

menbers, and Willian Learned, CP nember.

Buzalea, who

described the delegation fron the State of Washington ag

including "lots of people on the left,"

commented that some

1,02

these individuals may take part in another denenstration,

not further identified,

sponsored by Reverend Martin luther

Ring? leader of the

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Holmes

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City 5523

• AUG 28

1903

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Excluded from automatic

downgrading and

declassification

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CONE IDANTZAL

The Deputy Attorney General

A third source who hns furnished reliable infor

nation in the past advised on August 25, 1903, that Eddie

Givens, Seattle CD member, planned to join the bus load

from Portland, although responsible Negro leaders sie coi

carned over his possible participation.

You will be kept advised of pertinent developments

in this matter.

1 - Mr. Burke Marshall

Assistant Attorney General

1. - Ir. J. Halter Yeagley

Assistant Attorney General

1 - Ir. John W. Douglas

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

See Fortland teletype 8/23/63 and Settle radio-

gram 8/25/63. Sources utilized are PD497-PSI, SE717=5

and Reverend CHilldans racial source, Seattle.

classified "Confidential" because unauthorized disclosure

could tend to reveal sources' identities, which could be

Inimical to the national defense interest.

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SECRET

The Attorney General

Birector, fbI

CO UNISE PARTI, USA

NEGRO GUISTION

CO UNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATIERS

• INILENAL. SECUBITY C

August 26, 1963

I

- Mr. Belmont

1

- Mr.

Evans

Mr.

Rosen

Mr o

Sullivan

1

1

Mr. Baumgardner

Mr. GurLey

REC'O-READING

R00!!

On August 24, 1963, & Source The has furnished

reliable infornation in the past supplied the following

infornation:

DReign-Intellisence

Gus

Balle

Renant get Centitt Parts, USA

Stachel and Bob Facuason. top-C215a011704015 2122-10-

attend the larch on Washington, August 28: 1903.

19 22 an

of these invarals at the present-tine is to. participete.

quietly.and they want no publicity.

According to this-

source,

Mabech Gurley Elynn,

* Nation Chairman, QUUSA,

not plan to attend this afair

on August 23, 1958, another source who has fur-

nished reliable infornation in the past advised that Roscoe

Proctor, a member of the rational committee, Cruse, and

Party junctionary on the west coast, plaus to attend the

larch on Washington.

Further pertinent information received concerning

this matter will be promptly furnished to you.

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REG- 32

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235716-132

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

• Nto Buske Marshall

Assistant Attorsey General

HIG AỨG 27 1963

1 • Mr.

Walter Yeagley

Assistant Attorney

Generat

4 ; MAILED 25

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jaspfa

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Callahan

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12(12)

icle

SECREL

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ullivan

GROUP 1

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ele. Room

downgrading and

TESSA 6 28 1LP292 11P2921826

declassification

TATIONAL SECURI

Unau

LAY INFORMATION

Subjec

to

Disclosure

minal Sanctions

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SECRET

The Attorney General

NOTE:

this information could tend to identify this valuable source

and have an adverse errect

information concend dis marauty of this Nation.

o thêr tor CPUSA officials

supplied by My 694-s* per telephone call from ASAC Roney of

the New York Office. Information concerning Roscoe Proctor

supplied by SE 1050=5* on 8/23/63.

ELSUR

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OPTIONAL FORMI NO, 10

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES

Memorandum

3010-106

MENT

TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

DATE: August 24, 1963

T. A. BRANIGAN

-Tolson

Belmoht

aspE

Callahan

Conrad.

DeLoach

Evans -

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

COLMUNIST PARTY, USA - NEGRO QUESTION

COLMUNIST INALUENCE

IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

RACIAL MATTERS

Charge Donald E. Roney,

At 12:25 p.M., August 24, 1963 telephonically advised

Assistant Special Agent in

New York Office,

Supervisor Earl R. Stark as follows:

MY 691-3 advild that neet

ne learned today that ratzonal boar

of Communist Party, USA, (CPUSA) has decided that certain members-of

the National Board,, headed-by-Gus Hall, Wili participate intes

March on Hashington Other Board members who will participate are:

Arnold Johnson,

-According to informant

not identified, will also attend The CP leaders wiil particapate

quietly. and they Hant no publicity. Gus Hail Who

Mai ne will return in time for the march.

Halt has scheduled a meeting

with Arnold Johnson-In-lashington on Hednesday. August:281,963..

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn will not attend.

PAO 197:3199

• Above information being furnished Deputy Attorney General

and Assistant Attorneys Generad burke Jarshall and J. Walter Eagley.

New York is following this matter closely for further

developments.

REG- 28

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V.

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- Hir: Belmont

1

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1

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hirycavans

eti.

Mr.

Nir.

DIr.

Sullivan

Baumgardner

Branigan

Gurley

125 AUG 2,8 1?63

Nir.

Rosen

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UNITED STATES GOVER

Memorandum

ENT

TO

: Mr. Mohr

DATE: August 23, 1963

FROM : C. D. DeLoach

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gale -

Roses

Sullivan

Tavel,

Trotter

Tele. Room -

Holmes -

Gandy

SUBJECT:

AUGUST 28TH MARCH ON WASHINGTON

REQUEST FORYPRESS PASSES

Reterence is made to Mr. Jones' memorandum to me dated 8/21/63

captioned as above. furnished Guthman of the Department information regarding

James Jackson, T. R/Bassett, Louis Weinstock, George Morris, Alvin Simon,

Andrea/London Mike Davidow, Jäck Stachel, and Jesus/Colon on 8/22/63. I told

him that obviously, contrary to what The Worker" claimed, some of these

individuals were not newspaper men.

Guthman asked my opinion as to whether these individuals should be

granted press passes or not. I told him that was a decision for the Department to

make; however, he should realize that the granting of press passes to these individuals

would give them authority to pass through police lines and to participate in any

situation which might occur on 8/28/63. Guthman replied that he knew this to be

true; however, he felt that the theory of "Freedom of the Press, " regardless of what!

press, would overrule my thought in the matter. I told him that we all respected

"Freedom of the Press" but that we should also consider the fact that "Freedom of

r

the Press" did not embrace the right to agitate, incite to riot, or take advantage of

other freedoms such as demonstration. Guthman stated he had not thought of the

problem in that matter.

Guthman called back one hour later 8/22/63 and stated he had talked

with Ben Gilet of the Washington at he and les tee serenine these edents e

for the police department. He stated that he and Gilbert had agreed that the letter from

"The Worker" would not be acknowledged.

It James Jackson and his group of so-

called "reporters" show up at the Metropolitan Police Department and demand press

credentials for 8/28/63, Jackson will be given credentials but the remainder of the

group will be turned down. I told Guthman that he, of course, should understand that

' this was the Department's decision. He acknowledged that it was.

ACTION:

It is suggested this memorandum be forwarded to the Domestic.

Intelligence Division for information.

REG- 54

de:.

1- Mr. Belmont This document is ofe red.

sponse to your" equest and is not for dissemi

1 - MI. Rosen nation ourty

1 - Mr. Sullivan

your commitee

Miod the corn

may not be wisdosed to unauthorized perso

1 - Mr. Jones

nel without the express approvatio

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TO

OPTIONAL PORM NO, 10

5010-108

PAAY 1PO2 EDITION

ESA GEN

REG. NO, 27

- UNITED STATES

WERNMENT

Memorandum

W. C. SULLIVAN

DATE:

August 22, 1963

FROM :

Tois an

Mont

Casper

Calir.na:

Delor i

er.von:

Galto

Sullivan

Tovel

Troller

Tele. Roor.

Holmes -

Gansiy

SUBJECT:

MARCH ON NASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

RACIAL MATTERS

Memorandum Brennan to Sullivan dated August

2, 1963,

set torth information furnished by army to the effect that. Army

plans to have 4, 000 combat ready troops alerted in Hashington,

Do cos in the event they are called upon to queil any disturbances

on August 28, 1963, the date of the March on Washington.

addicion, 25, 000 combat ready troops would be stationed at various

Army posts on the outskirts of Washington.

Lt. Colonel John Downie, Ur., Office of the Assistant

Chie? of State fon Intelligence (ACST), Department of the Army,

today advised Liaison Agent that Army has now revised its figures

and now plans to have 17,000 combat-ready troops stationed at

Arry posts on the outskirts of Washington. The number of troop's

(4, 000) to be stationed in Washington, D. Co, remains the same.

Accoraing to colonel Downie,

in an alert-staius at Fort Meyer.

for troop lift purposes and tro to be used for the dispersal of

chemical and riot control munitions.

In addition, there will be

29 helicopters in a standby status at Bolling Air

Force Base for

troop' lift and chemical dispersal purposes.

ACTION:

For information.

1

- Mr. Belmont

hir.

Rosen

Hir. Sullivan

1

hIr.

licGowan

Nr. Trainor

Liaison

1 - NE.

Putnam

wen?

Per To o61 157-970-534

nation outside

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

your Commitice a: i the content may

nut be disclosed to unauthorter person:

nel without the express approval of

the FBI.

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OPTIONS •GERS NO. 10

UNLIED STATES GOVE

Memorandum

iNT

TO

FROM :

SUBJECT:

yan

DATE:

8 - 22-63

Tolson

Belmont

Hohr

Casper

Colluhan

Contad

DeLeach

Evans

Gale

Rosen or

Trotter

Tele. Roor.

Holmes

Gandy

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

AUGUST 28, 1963

POSSIBLE SUBVERSIVE INFLUENCE

Come

There is uttached a menorandum which sets

out the activity of the Communist Party, USA, and other

subversive groups, in connection with the larch on

Washington scheduled for 8-28-63.

Alt of the information set out

In the

witchEd memorandum

was afforded appropilate dis

semination upon its receipt at the Bureau.

We:

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside your Committec.

Its use i: limited to official proceedings by

your Committee and the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel uithout the express approval of the FBI.

411

Enclosure

REG- 44

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Кт.

Mr.

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Rosen

Evans

Sullivan

Baumgardner

McGowan

Denz

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SYNOPSIS

SECRET.

The march on washington scheduled for august 28,

1963, which has created nationwide interest, is being actively

supported by various legitimate sonsubversive religious,

fraternal, civil and labor organizations.

Current information developed as a result of our

investigation of the Communist Party (CP), USA, activities

does not indicate that this event was actually. initiated by

or is controlled by the CP. However, it is pertinent to

note that when Martin Luther King,

ix., one of the leaders

NV

or the march, Ilist conceived the

idea of organizing the

March on Washington, he discussed the matter with stanley David

Levison, a concealed co member,

"and sought Levison's adviceas

to whether the time was right for such a move.

Levison agreed

"The time is now." The lact that King consulted Levison

assumes

additional significance in the light of information

we received from a

source who has furnished reliable infor

mation in the past to the effect that in May, 1992, a national

functionary of the CPUSA commented that Stanley, Levison, by

paIns of his association with the Martin Luther King movement,

was going the most imhortant tori in tha barry at that time.

With respect to Levison's Party connection, we received

Information in June, 1963, that although he still has strong

communist convictions and

still acts as an effective Party

advisor to King, he has become critical of the Party's role

in the civil rights movement. Levison said he does not

consides himself to be under the control of the Party with

respect to his dealings with King. (5)

The Party, is actively supporting the March, in

spite of its awareness of a public statement by leaders

of the March that they did not want "any conmunists."

support or the March is manifested by endorsement of the

March in the communist press to foster the illusion that

the CP is a humanitarian group acting in the interest of

the Negro, and by Party leadership urging rank-and-file

CP members to clandestinely participate in the March.

This clandestine participation is a Party tactic which

is apparently being used in order not to alienate the

organizations sponsoring the March since the Party views

this event as a golden opportunity to reach a growing

poweriul mass movement for Negro civil rights.

(4)

The Party plans to distribute openly its literature,

to March participants

th's

a stret dope 3

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in various locations outside of Washington, D. C.

In addi

tion, the Party hopes to sell 10, 000 of its pamphlets.

No

distribution of Party literature is planned in Washington,

D. Co, in deference to public announcements by leaders of

the March that there is to be no literature of any type

distributed in

Washington during the March:

Coy rage of communist activity in connection with

the March is lanned at present through six Bureau security

informants wo are coming to the Marck with local groups.u)

A erican communists in Mexico are supporting the

March, incl sing the collection of funds for the purpose of

sending tel grams to March on Washington headquarters. (4)

Endorsement of the March has been announced by the

Socialist Workers Party (SWP) (cited as subversive under

Executive Order 10450) and instructions calling for partici

pation have been issued by the lockers Worla Party (MiP), a

splilter group of the sit. No information has been received

march as individuals.

CP leaders lave stressed the fact that the March

— is not the be all and end all in itself.

Events which sub

sequently flow from the March

will be of utmost importance,

such as following up on contacts now being made by CP members

working in support of the demonstration. Utilizing the

March, the Party has three basic general objectives:

(1) Participation by CP members through legitimate

organizations.

(2) Attempt to get the Party line into the hands oi

sympathizers and supporters of the March through

distribution of "The Worker" and Party pamphlets.

(3) Utilize the March as a steppingstone for future

Party activity through contacts now being made

by Party members involved in the March.

(л)

It remains to be seen to what extent the Party will

be successiul in translating its efforts stated above into

concrete results.

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DETAILS

Utilization of the larch to Further Aims of the Communist Party

being supported by such nonsubversive organizations as the

American Federation of State, County and lunicipal

Imployees,

Catholic Interracial Council, State Association of

the Elks

and the Greater Philadelphia Council of Churches.

(Communist Party (CP), UsA, although it did not initiate nor is

it controlling the larch, is using this event for the purpose

aning the hatch, sễ

The

at thoush

of promoting its ove interest. (4)

It is pertinent to note here, however, the conversa

tion Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the March leaders, bad

with

Stanley David Levison,

a secret member of the Party, on

1 Juze I, 1963.

It is known to us that levison and King have

boen in contact with cach other since December,

1956.

As

earLy as september, 1953, Levison was vescrived as une vi Kiug's

chief assistants who spent considerable time advising and

helping King:. At one time; Levison and his brother, who is

known as Roy Bennett, were organizers for the CP. in New York.

- They are both currently known

and in past years Levison

have been heavy financial and his brother, Roy Bennett, boch

members of the Parcy

contributors to the cP.

During the

alore-mentioned conversation, King commented he had never seen

the Negro community as aroused, as determined, and as enthusi

astic as at that time.

He said that "We are on the threshold

of a significant breakthrough and the greatest weapon is mass.

demonstration,"

King added "We are at the point where we can

mobilize all of this righteous indignation into a poweriul mass

movement." King suggested that there be a mass march of literally

thousands and thousands of people on Washington. King said that

even the threat of such a march might so frighten the President

that he would have to do something. He asked Levison "Are ve

ready for that." In reply, Levison said two things would have

to be considered: (1) There would have to be unanimity among

a11 groups.

(2) Would more pressure be generated on Washington

by a series of local situations rather than by one mass march

on Washington.

King answered at length and was in favor of one

mass march.

He said he envisioned such an event would create

such an impact that "something would have to give." He again

for such a move. Levison

then agreed "The time is now."

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Clarence

Jones, Acting Executive Director of

the Gandhi Society for Human Rights,

who was a participant

it the conversation suggested that king discuss his

proposal with Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary, NAACP, and

A. Philip Randolph, President of the International Brother®

hood of Sleeping Car Porters, before any announcement is

made publicly

concerning a mass march on Washington.

that point, king suggested that either Levison or Jones

along the lines of the new militancy throughout the

country.

During the discussion, it was indicated that

Clarence Jones had attended a meeting at which the

National. Council of Churches

had expressed

King's direct action approach. Levison asked jones whether

it would be possible to quote individuals without mention-

"ing nancs who has attended the meeting as "this is new

when white church leadership is looking iur someiling in

the way of direct action."

Levison said this would give

It the biggest, broadest

front ever as "you can see the

effect of Negroes joined by the National Council of Churches

• and not just Negro churches." The significance of this

conversation is apparent when consideration is given to the

fact that when King first was considering a march on

Vashington, he discussed it in detail vith his contact in

the CP and sought the advice of this communist as to whether

the time was right for such a march. Additional signiticance

conversation in the light of

information we received from a source who has furnished

reliable information in the past to the effect that in

May, L96z, a national functionary of the CPUSA commented

chat stanley Levison, by reason of his association with the

Martin Luther King movement, was doing the most important

June, 1963, indicated that while Levison still retains his

strong communist convictions and still acts as an effective

Party advisor to King,

he is becoming critical of the Party's

role in the relationship.

He believes the Party has lost

prestige among Negroes lately because it has not been

sufficiently aggressive and effective in promoting civil

rights for the Negro and otherwise immersing itself in

Negro causes. Levison said he does not consider himself to be

under the control of the Party with respect to his dealings

with King.

(5)

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on August 2, 1963, CP leaders in New York City

Stated that the leaders of the March have not invited the

Party to participate and in addition have

they did not want "any communists."

( publicly stated

coast communist newspaper,

James E. Jackson, Ialtor of "The Worker, " east

at a meeting of the CP National

board held "in Jüly,

÷ 1963,

commented on the Negro struggle

and stated that "we" have to see

in this the opportunity

fee build up friends with the objective of bringing them

anto the Party. (4d

The possibilities inhèrent in this March as, séen

by the fariy are indicated in a statement made by Gus/Hall,

CP General SeccaterJ..

in spearing to approximately 70i

D

communists or cormunist sympathizers in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, on July 31, 1963.

He described the March as

an indication of a peaceful transition toward socialism

min"

accoraing to hall, it is imperative that as many white

people as possible participate.

On August 2, 1963, Hall

commented that the Party should not give the appearance that

It is "taking over."

Along this line, Party leaders in

early August, 1963, urged rank-and-file Co members to

clandestinely participate in the March through legitinate

ofganizations. (u)

City, August 14, 1963,

At a meeting of leading CP functionaries, New York

Phil, Bart, CP National Organization

Secretary, stated that there never has been a comparable figure

in the past wherein hundreds of communists will actually be

together with tens of thousands of others, as will take place

in the March. Bart called for efforts to work with the idea

of establishing connection with this new force. At this same

meeting, Joseph Brandt, CP national functionary, commented

That

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the Party has blended itself into this "movement" and,

because persons in the March will be listening to our

people,

the question nor arises as to what can be done with these

people atter the flaich.

(E)

From iniormation me have received, it is apparent

the Party anticipates that participation by its members in

this event, which it feels is of great historical significance,

will subsequently be used as a vehicle to reach a new. massive

Lorce.

Association with March sympathizers could well serve

leaturing itself as the champion of the Negro cause.

Party Program

As early as june, 1963, some semblance of a Party

program began to jell and

was outlined in an article appearing

-in the June 23: 1963: issue of "The Worker." This article

suggesteu & program bused er a report ananted ac

2 recent

national gathering, of communist leaders.

It called for:

(1) direct, mass, peaceful. action pursued through the Negro

people and

their organizations; and (2) the support of white

allies, beginning with organized labor. Included in the

proposals were the withholding of rederal lunds from states

which deny constitutional rights to its citizens; a petition

•to the Supreme Court to set a time limit ol January 1, 1964,

for compliance with its 1954 decision on the desegregation oi

public schools; and, ll necessary, the federalization of che

State National Guards.

(el)

By July 15, 1963, the Party had issued to directives

"TO ALI (CP) DISTRICTS."

One referred to an article in a

recent issue of "The Worker" by

James Jackson, which identified

the "Dixiecrat" politicians and the "Northern

Republican ultra

Rightists"

as the enemies of the Negro movement.

The "Directive'

urged Party members to order reprints of this article for malling

to influential ligures in Negro organizations, trade unions, . .

fraternal orders

and churches.

The other "Directive" urged

Party support of the March, which it described as "an event of

the greatest historic importance."

At a meeting of

leading CP Lunctionaries in

it on

New York City on August 1, 1963, William/Albertson, member 01

the CP National Board, stated that the Party must show the

best of everything including the best picket lines and the

(5)

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ge.

best cadre fighting. He proposed that the. Party open up a

special headquarters in Yashington, D. C.

(This headquarters

had got opened as of August 22, 1963.) At this same meetings

Jack! Stachel, member of the CP

• National Executive Committee,

commented that "we" decided that "we"

' will participate in the

March by organizing a minimum of 100 people and by organizing

pressure groups from New Jersey, Philadelphia and Baltimore'S

Participation of CP National Leaders

CP national leaders planning to attend the March

Include the following:

James Jackson, CP National Secretary for the South

and Editor of "The Worker"

- Benjamin Jo/Davis, CP National Secretary

N. y

D.C

Louis Weinstock, CP National Committee member-and

Business lanager of "The Worker"

D.C.

Thomas Nabried, Chairman, Eastern Pennsylvania and. -DE

Pa

Delaware. CP. District

George Meyers, Chairman, Maryland-District of Columbia

D.c

CP District:

Samue:

paris,

Midwest Correspondent "The Worker"

= Billyan, Michigan Baitor of "The Worker"' mich: Die

William Patterson, _Chairman, New York CP District

Thomas Dennis, Organizational Secretary, Michigan

CP District

(4)

Participation of Rank-and-Pile Party Members

While leaders of all major Party districts discussed

participation in the larch on Washington, actual organized par

ticipation is receiving its largest support in the New York City

and Philadelphia areas.

(4)

In New York the Ilth Assembly District CP Club, which

had been advised that the CP should not be directly identified

with the larch but should participate in other groups, was

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making arrangements by August 7, 1963, for rail transportation

to Washington.

Five members of the Club pledged their attendance.

Three members of the CP Peace Club, Brooklyn, New York, planned

to

participate in the March and will travel to Washington

by train

with a group from the 17th Assembly District, Brooklyn, New. York.

On August 7, 1963, it was reported that 100 members of the

New York City Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Womens

clubs

whose leadership consists Largely ot communists,

will to to

Washington by train.

Steve Gordon, a'CP member. in New York as of ? ?

January 1963, is in charge

of chartering a Congress of Racial

quality (CORr) bus and recruiting persons to acconpany the grou

Jane, Benedict, a member of the New York County

1959, and Chairman of the Metropolitan Council on Housing (MCOH) ,'

a federation of tenant organizations in the New York City area,

aïnounced that. four buses have been reserved for the McOH

delegation and that both she and frances, Goldin, CP member in

New York as of April, 1952, plan to attend. On August 12, 1963,

information was received that a group of New Jersey CP members

rianned in depari baisewood. New dersey, by bus on the carty

Horning of August 28, 1963, for Washington. The bus was

chartered by an unidentified group.

In Philadolphia, thalindependent citizons-Comnittee

(ICC), which

was initiated and founded by the CP of Eastern

Pennsylvania and Delaware in October, 1962, decided 01 July 22,

1963,

that it would take up the task

of contacting people who

would not be contacted by the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and CORE. The ICC pledged

two bus loads

Pa:

(4)

The Ad Hoc Committee concerning the March, which was

set up in Philadelphia by the Socialist Youth Union (SYU),

July,

1963, the Philadelphia affiliäte of the Progressive Youth

Organizing Committee, (PYOC), is now known as

Youth Committee for Jobs and Freedom March."

the /Philadelphia

• The PYos was

formed under the direction of the CPUSA, Janúary, 1961, for the

purpose of establishing a national youth group.

The SyU expects

to fill three buses.

In Detroit on July 17, 1963, Carl Yinter, CP function-

arts advised that the Party is not happy with President Kennedy's

Speaking out in favor of the demonstration since this will

insure its peacefulness and diminish CP participation.

In late

July, 1963, William Allan, CP member, Michigan, stated that

every Party club organization should

try to recruit for the March

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go.

and he hopes to see at least one chartered bus and several

car

loads of marchers from the west go to Washington.

(0) :

In Chicago, ILlinois, Claude

Lighttoot, Chairman of

the CP in Illnois

anda National Vice-Chairman, stated in early

August, 1963, that the CP of Illinois is attempting to get 500

white

persons to go to Hashington.

(4)

In Los Angeles, California, at a meeting of the

Jewish Commission, Southern California District CP (SCĐCP),

on August 5, 1963,

a recommendation was made for the SCDCP

to send a répresentative to Washington on August 28. Ben Dobbs,

Executive Secretary, SCDCP, had stated on July 30, 1963, that

the SCDCP would not directly support the Maich by paying

transportation costs due to lack of funds.

(41

The Virginia CP State Executive Committee on July 14,

1963, proposed that work should begin on getting a delegation

to go to Washington as participants or as onlookers.

(4):

In Seattle, Washington, the CP leaders. of the Central

District Youth Club are attempting to raise money with an

apparent objective to cover expenses of bus transportation for

According to a source, NAACP

leaders in the State of Washington are having nothing to do with

the communists.

(4)

Use of Party Literature

Much attention has been given the use of Party.

Literature and

a special edition of "The Worker" is being

and other literature be distributed to delegations to the

This was accepted but with the qualification that

no distribution would be made during progress of

Louis Weinstock, General Manager of "The Worker,'" who originally

planned to go to lashington on August 26, 1963, with 1,000

copies of "The Worker" in the trunk of his car, proposed, on

August 14, 1963, that 10,000 copies of "The Worker" be distrib-

uted at bus and

train terminals since there is to be no

distribution in Washington, D. C. He also proposed that 10,000

pamphlets be sold at concentration points on the morning of

August 28, 1963, and the remainder be sold after the demonstration.

(c)

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Support of March by American Communists in lexico

A group of-American.communists in Mexico are working

actively to apport the March. They, have revived temporarily

a defunct o1 janization known as the league for Defense of.

Negroes and

nave been collecting funds to send telegrams or

encourageme it to the Washington headquarters for the March.

Individual

in the group are writing the telegrams and

attempting io secure on them the signatures of well-known

persons in lexico.

To date, they have succeeded in öbtaining

the signatures of

a number of prominent personalities

including that of the former Mexican President, LazarolCardenas.

Haywood

'Hall, described as one or the most militant membera of

the group, reportedly has left Mexico City already with

intentions

of joining the March, and Albert Maliz, one of the

well-known "Hollywood Ten,"

reportedly also plans to travel to

Mashington to take part in the demonstration. (Uli mexi

d''i

EST Cô erage Of CP Participation 13 March

scheduled

Six security informants from various offices are

to attend the March.

These informants have been

instructed to promptly furnish the Washington Field Office

with

all pertinent developments pertaining to communist efforts

to

influence the larch.

-(4)

Subversive Connections of Certain Leaders of March

Certain leaders of the March have some subversive

connections.

This has been covered in a separate memorandum,

Scatterday to RoSen,

dated August 20, 1963, captioned "March

19 veto, a

Hashington, August 28, 1963, Summaries Re Principals Involved,"

scopines which is attached.

(41

Participation of Other Subversive Groups

The Socialist Yorkers Party (SVP), designated under

Executive Order 10450, at its National Convention in July, 1963,

officially endorsed the March as part of its policy to link

the sWe with the struggle of the Negro people.

The Workers

Horld Party (WVP) issued instructions that all individuals

attending the forthcoming national WiP conference in

New York City should participate in the March. The WW? split

from the SHP in 1959.

(4)

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While there may be members of the Nation of Islam

(NOI), an all-Negro, antiwhite cult which seeks separation of

the races, participating in the larch as individuals, as of

August 14, 19'3, there vere no indications that Elijah lubammad,

the leader of the Noi, planned to be in Washington on that, date

or that the ' JI planned to participate in the March in any

way (u)

I is anticipated members of the NOI in Washingion

may

during the larch.

valuation of Party influence and Its veilization of the March

Realizing that plans for the Marck on Washington are

obviously being carried on successiully by other organizations,

the Party is making an all-out effort to take advantage of this

opportunity to further its cause.. The Party has three basic

lobjectives:

(1) Participation by CP members trouga legitinai-

organizations

(2)

Attempt to get the Party line into the hands

of sympathizers and supporters of the March

through distribution of "The Worker" and

Party pamphlets

(3)

Utilize the March as a steppingstone for

future Party activity through contacts now

being made by Party members involved in the

March

(4)

It remains to be seen to what extent the Party will

be successiul in translating its efforts stated above into

concrete results.

(41

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MAL'FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERE

"ENT

Memorandum

TO

W. C. Sullivà

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

DATE: August 22, 1963

gate

Rosene

1

- Mr.

Belmont"

Sullivan.

Tavel

Mr.

Sullivan

A Trotter

Tele. Room

-

MI.

Sizoo

Holmes

- MI.

Baumgardner Candy

FROM :

J. A. Sizoo

SUBJECT:

MAJOR JOHN D.

SILVERA (COLORED)

PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT

JOHN SILVERA ASSOCIATES

670 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Reference is made to your memorandum to Mr. Belmont dated

July 30, 1963, which indicated that you had met Major Silvera about

a year ago while lecturing at. the National War College and that he

was again at the National War College when you lectured this year

and came into the office to see you. Among other things, Major

Silvera indicated that he was interested in the activities of the

various organizations participating in the march on Washington on

Augusi 28 and that he would be in Washington at that time, in order

to Tearn what was guiug vu aud neiy keep order. He indicatea that..

he would keep us advised of any information which he learned and which

he thought would be of interest to us.

In furtherance of his interest in keeping us advised, New York

was instructed to make contact with Silvera last week. New York was

in touch with him and he subsequently made available to New York a list

of organizations participating in the August 28 demonstration.

ASAC Roney called me today and said New York had had further

contact from Silvera.,

Silvera said he was still contemplating coming

to Washington on the

28th and that it would be very helpful to him in

moving around Washington if he could have a press pass made available

to him. He asked that you be contacted in this connection.

I have talked with SAC Gillies of the Washington Field Office

who is providing the Bureau investigative coverage of the August 28

He advised that while he felt he had adequate coverage

-with Agent and other personnel be contemplates using, he said he could

provide Silvera with a press pass and furnish Silvera the unlisted

office number of the Washington Field Office agent whom he could contact

in the event Silvera developed information while in Washington of

interest to the Bureau.

REG: II7.

1+1-10641405

JAS: bjb;djw

(5)

I2 AUG 27 1963

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissom

nation outside vour Commiter. Its ure imited afficial prandys by

your Commiter and the corter: may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBI.

XEROX

AG50l 196313287

1963

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Memorandum for Mr. Sullivan

Re: MAJOR JOHN D. SILVERA

BSERVATIONS:

It is believed that in the overall development of contact

with Silvera, it might be desirable for us to make a press badge

available to him and without requesting that he function as an

observer for the Bureau, give him the lashington Field Office telephone

number and the name of the person to contact it ne developed IntormatiOr

of interest to the Bureau.

Jim Jackson and Ben Davis a his previous suggestion that he might

be able to defect Ben Davis, it might be desirable for us to develop

a degree of relationship with Silvera for the long-range potential

whick may be present.

ACTION:

If you agree, I will call New York and Washington Field

Office and arrange to put Silvera in touch with the appropriate

person in the Washington Field Office and arrange for the issuance

in

the press pass in line with the above.

wes.

ABDU

ASAC

forg

TSAr Billion

adin to haud

tendin

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OPHONIL SORM NO. 10

ENTEL STATES GOVERN

INT

Memorandum

at Tolson -

& Belmont E

dont -

as Casper-

TO

A

Belmont

DATE:

FROM

W. C: Sullivan

July 30, 1963

HI.

Belmont

1

Mr.

Deloach

-

MT.

Sullivan

MI.

J.A. Siz00

MI.

Baumgardner

DeLoach

Evars --

Gale -

Rosen _

Sullivan I24

T'avel -

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy -

SUBJECT:

MAJOR JOHN. D.

SILVERA (COLORED)

PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANI

-JOHNASILVERA, ASSOCIATES

670_ RIVERSIDE DRIVE

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

The above-captioned person I met a year ago while lecturing

at the National War College.

He was at the National War College again

this year. when I lectured there recently.

Having in mind the racial

[tensions with which the Bureau is faced,

in talking with him' I suggested

the drop by at the office when he was next in lashington. This he has

done, and advised me as follows:

(1)

Mr. Silvera informed me he is well acquainted with various

members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People.

He regards the officials and the national organization

io be firmly anticommunist.

However, he said he would like to

advise me confidentially that, in his opinion,

the officials of

the National Association for, the Advancement of Colored People and

the organization as a whole welcome the accusation and critical

comments coming from the Communist Party, USA, and from Soviet

Russia when they are directed toward the racial problem in this

country.

They welcome such criticism, he says, because they think

it will stimulate the white Americans

to solving the problem 1í

it is exposed to the critical views of the Soviets and of 'Communist.

Party officials in this country. Mr. Silvera made it very evident

that he does not sympathize with this viewpoint.

(2)

In Mr.

Silvera's opinion, the Communist Party of the

United States now has the greatest opportunity it has ever

possessed

for making widespread inroads anong the American people in this

country. He beliaves that the thinking of large numbers of the

American Negro has reached a point whereby it coincides with nany

propaganda themes emphasized by the Communist Party.

believes that the psychological moment has arrived

of communist propaganda to some degree by the American Negro.

rave to one denied by

Mr. Silvera

for the acceptanai

(3)

Mr. Silvera told me he believes it would be most helpful.

"if a documentary film on communism was produced which could be

shown in all Negro churches throughout the country.

He thinks

this

would help somewbat to offset the sympathy building up toward

communism in general.

MCT. 1 C

moo.

Phis document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi

• WCS :djw!

¿nation arisade your connitee.

(6)

rut be disclosed to unauthorized person-

nel without the emer has limit to of dinos by

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Memorandum for Mr. Belmont

RE:

MAJOR JOHN D. SILVERA

(4) On discussing various views held by the American Negro as

known to Mr. Silvera,

he told me quite frankly that the American

Negro does not hold the FBI in high esteem.

I asked why this was

He replied that for some reason or other both the uneducated

and the educated Negro have received the impression that the

FBI has favored southern, law enforcement officers whenever they

relative to the hiring of

Negroes.

I Clearly explained to Mr. Silvera what our employment

policy is. Additionally,

I pointed out

the article on the FBI in

the recent past in "Ebony" magazine, as'well as other matters on

the same theme.

Mr. Silvera stated

that all he was

doing was

reporting what

is known to him concerning the Negro's cutlook on

the FBI and that while he did not share this view he felt he

should report accurately and as it is known to him.

Mr. Silvera

went-on to say that he has always had the highest regard for the fBi

and, as a Major in the Reserve Offices of the U. S. Army Military

Intelligence, he long has had great admiration for

the accomplish-

ments of the fBI in the intelligence field.

(5)

MX.

Silvera told me that when he went through basic training

in the Army he became very well acquainted with James Jackson, a

Negro official of the Communist Party, USA.

We discussed Jackson

for: some time.

He indicated to me that he thought it might be

possible for Jackson to be defected from the Party.

I asked him

woula he be willing to try to defect Jackson.

yes, he

would, and also Ben Davis, whom he knows quite well. I told him

not to take any specific steps until I discussed the matter with

him

again.

(6) Mr. Silvera told me that he has learned that the Black Muslims

intend to join the big Negro demonstration to be held in

Washington on August 28, 1963.

asked him if he had any specific

evidence on this point.

He said

he did not at the time, but upon

returning to New York he thought he could develop this

evidence

and would be very glad to furnish it to the FBI.

Mr. Silvera also

told me that be plans to join the

demonstrations in order to help

keep the order and to learn what is going on.

He volunteered to

furnish the FBI with all information of intelligence value which he

develops prior io and during the demonstration; I thanked him for

" his willingness to do this.

A review of the Bureau indices fails to show anything of e

derogatory nature concerning Mr. Silvera.

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Menorandum for Mr.

Belmont

RE:

MAJOR

JOHN D. SILVERA

RECOMMENDATION:

I will follow up with this man, having in mind the desirability

of establishing him

as. a

contact, it, on knowing him more, it seems

that he could best serve

the Bureau in this role.

We.d.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1982 EDITION

§SA GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITES STAT.

iNMENT

Memorunaum

TO

Mr. DeLoach

DATE:

8/21/63

FROM :

MA, Jones

oison

Belm. "t

Mohi

Casper

Callahen

Contad

Deloach

West

Galets

Salivan

Tavel

Trotter

Tele. Room

• Holmes -

• Gandy

SUBJECT:

AUGUST 28TH MARCH ON WASHINGTON

REQUEST FOR PRESS PASSES

Bly atte

Tint

This memorandum is being prepared pursuant to your instructions

following a call to your office by Mr. Edwin Guthman of the Department late

yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Guthman advised that the Metropolitan Police Department

regularly receives requests for press passes from newspapers throughout the

country so that their representatives may cover special events in Washington.

He said that the practice of the Metropolitan Police Department

in regaid to these ¡êyuests is to häve Mi. Ben Gilveri, vue vi the cuiturs vi lie

Washington Post, screen the names submitted to the police to make certain that

they are not objectionable and are acceptable to the Washington Press Corps.

Mr. Guthman said that in connection with the 8/28/63 march on

Washington the police have received a letter signed by Eric Bert, managing editor

of "The Worker" in New York, requesting passes fir several individuals allegedly

affiliated with the paper. This request was turned over by the police in accordance

with their usual custom to Gilbert who in turn called Guthman to ascertain if it

was satisfactory with the Department for such passes to be issued. In connection

with these passes it is noted that the holders of such are allowed to cross streets,

police lines, and are given other courtesies normally afforded other working press

and not to the general public.

41-1000

Mr. Guthman said that Bert in his letter requested passes for the

following individuals:

James Jackson 1 Battor 11 SEP 2 1063

Diving

T. R. Bassett (no title furnished)

Louis Weinstock - General Managers

George Morris - Reporter.,

Alvin Simon - Photographer

lArdr éa London - Reporter

Mike Davidow - Reporter

Jack Stachel - Reporter

EnclosurE proths resus Go an response to unrequest and is not for dissem

1 - Mr. Sullivan

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M. A. Jones to Mr. DeLoach Memo

RE: AUGUST 28TH MARCH ON WASHINGTON

All of these individuals, of course, are well-known communist

officials and we have prepared a brief resume as to their identity and background.

This is attached.

This attached data regarding these individuals has been furnished

to Guthman by your office. Mr. Guthman has further been told that as far as

the FBI is concerned we can see no reason why they should have the requested press

passes or be furnished any other courtesies. It was pointed out to Guthman that

the Communist Party, its officials and its members have defied the Attorney

General and the United States courts by refusing to register as directed under

the Subversive Activities Control Act. It was also stressed to Guthman emphatically:

however, that a final determination as to any action must be made by the Department.

RECOMMENDATION:

For your information.

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JAMES JACKSON

James Edward/Jackson is currently serving as Editor of "The

Worker. " He is also a member of the National Committee, the National

Executive Committee and the National Board of the Communist Party (CP).*

Jackson was convicted on 7/31/56 of conspiracy to violate the Smith Act of

1940. On 9/15/56 he was sentenced to two years in prison. This conviction

was reversed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on 8/4/5o and the indict-

ment against Jackson was dismissed at the request of the Government on 8/24/58.

T. R. BASSETT

Bassett is a member of the editorial staff of "The Worker"' where

his articles appear on a regular basis. They deal principally with the struggle for

Negro rights throughout the country.

Bassett regularly attends high-level CP

meetings and functions in New York City. He has been a member of the New York

State Communist Party Committee and has attended meetings of the National Board

of the QP,

USA.

LOUIS

WEINSTOCK

Weinstock is currently serving as Business Manager of "The Worker."

Recently he was in attendance at meetings of the National Executive Committee and

the National Board of the Communist Party. Weinstock was convicted on 1/21/53 of

conspiracy to violate the Smith Act of 1950. He was sentenced to three years in

prison and $6, 000 fine. This conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on 1/10/55.

Weinstock was in jail from 1/11/55 to 5/26/57. On January 16, 1963, Weinstock.

was ordered by the Subversive Activities Control Board to register with the Attorney

General as a Communist Party member under the Internal Security Act of 1950. This

order is on appeal.

GEORGE MORRIS

Morris is on the editorial staff of "The Worker" and is an active

member of the Communist Party in New York City. He is very active in all high-

level communist activities and travels frequently throughout the country to attend

affairs sponsored by the Party.

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/ ALVIN SIMON

Simon is currently a member.of the-Communist Party in New York

City and has recently been employed as a general office worker at CP, USA,

Headquarters in New York City. He has, on various occasions, been employed by

"The Worker." He traveled to Helsinki, Finland, on 7/26/62, returning to the

United States on 8/30/62. During this time, he attended the Eighth World Youth

Festival and toured the USSR as well as East Germany. He is presently being con-

sidered for prosecution under the Passport "Sanction provisions of the Internal

Security Act of 1950.

ANDREAXLONDON

This name has appeared as a by-line on numerous articles in "The

Worker" during the past year, mostly regarding youth activities. It is probable that

Andrea London is a pen name for one Annette Zelman, a known communist who has

been active in several communist front organizations.

MIKE/DAVIDOW

Michael Davidow is employed on the editorial staft of "I'he worker."

He has recently been in attendance at meetings of the Communist "Party, New York

District Board, " and of National and state leaders. Davidow, in 1962, accompanied

James E. Jackson, Editor of "The Worker, " on a tour of college campuses and

wrote articles lauding Jackson's talks.

JACK STACHEL

He is listed

as a member of the editorial staff of "The Worker" and

is a member of the National Committee, CP, USA. On 10/14/49, he was convicted

in Federal Court for violation of the Smith Act of 1940, and this conviction was up-

held by the Supreme Court on 6/4/51. He was sentenced to five years in a Federal

penitentiary and a fine of $10, 000.

COLON

Fabian Jesus Colon is a member of the editorial staff of "The

Worker!' and a member of the National Committee of the Communist Party. A weekly

column appears under his by-line in the Sunday edition of "The Worker." Colon

recently has been in attendance at numerous high-level communist meetings.

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ERICH

BERT

Eric Bert is Managing Editor of "The Worker." He reportedly

is a member of the National Committee of the CP, USA, and has attended numerous

meetings of various Party groups. The May, 1962, issue of "Political Affairs"

(self-described as the theoretical organ of the CP,

USA,) contained an article

by Bert which was extremely critical of President Kennedy's farm program.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVER

KENT

Memorandum

Is To #o 5027232

TO

DATE:

8-13-63

I-hir. Belmont

1-Mr Sullivan

FROM :

Mr. F. J. Baungarder

1-Vir. McGowan

1-HT: Baumgardner

I-Mr. Gurley

SUBJECT:

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA - NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

Casper.

Callchan

Contad

DeLoach

Evans

chosen.

Sullivan

Tavel -

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

MEND

INTERNAL SECURITY • C

= tang-ars

On 8-13-63 ASAC Roney of our New York Office called and

stated that on 7-30-63 the New York Office had contacted A. Phillip

concerning a shinsto the

Randolph, head of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, for information

concerning the March on Washington.

Randolph is Director of the

March on Washington. At that time Randolph called Bayard Rustin,

Deputy Director of the March on Washington, into his office and

introduced him to our Agents. Randolph stated that Rustin would

furnish the Agents with information concerning the March. Rustin

said that he hoped he would have a chart available on 8-16-63 which

would show information concerning the March, such as the busses and

trains to be used by the various organizations sending delegations to

Washington. The Agents thanked Rustin and told him that, if they still

needed the information on 8-16-63, they would be in touch with him.

Roney stated that, in view of Rustin's background (he is

reported to have been a member of the Young Communist League in 1936

and to have been arrested on a morals charge in 1946 and again in

1953 in addition to a number of other arrests), he recommended we not

go back to Rustin for any information.

OBSERVATIONS:

The press has recently published accounts of Rustin's former

connection with communism and his arrest record. In view of this

publicity, it is almost certain that Rustin will be called before a

Congressional committee especially since he is Deputy Director of the

March on Washington.

I feel it would be embarrassing to the Bureau if

Rustin were in a position to testify that he had cooperated closely

with the FBI by furnishing us information concerning the March on

Washington. Rustin would probably seize on such a statement if

given the opportunity.

= r

Therefore, I agree with ASAC Roney that no contact should

be made with Rustin

asking him for information concerning the March

on Washington.

We can obtain the necessary information through

other sources.

100-3-116

-106

REG- 36

AUG 16 1963

FJB: jdd

(6)

nation ortside your Conmiter.

your Committee aud, the coniert may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person-

out the express approval of the FBI.

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Memorandum to Mr. Sullivan

Re :

Communist Party, USA - Negro Question

Communist Influence in Racial Matters

ACTION:

If you agree, ASAC Roney will be instructed not to

make any contact with Rustin.

Q

you ain

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JeTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

14T 190Z EDITION

'SA GENI REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GO

-VERNMENT

Memorandum

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr .

-Casper

allaha

Sorro

1) ReLoac

Levens

floser

TO

MT. W

C. Sullivan

DATE:

August 12, 1963

1 - Mr. Belmont

FROM

Mr. J.

Bland

1

MI,.

Mohr

Trotter

Tele. Room

Holmes

Gandy

1

- MI.

Sullivan

1 - Mr.

Evans

SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

JR.

1.=

• Mr.

DeLoach

SECURITY MATTER - C

1

- ME.

Rosen

RACIAL MATTERS

1' - Mr. Bland

Formath

- Mr. Forsyth

Attached teletype dated 8/11/63 sets forth the results of tha

conversation between Martin Luther King, Jr., and one Ted Brown, not

further identified.

Discussing the forthcoming "March on Washington" scheduled for.

8/28/63,

it was mentioned that Burke Marshall, Assistant Attorney General,

CIViL Rights DIViSIOn,

as well as the Attorney General are scared because

of possibility of violente in connection with the march. Brown indicated

concern as to

the number of participants in the march from Washington

stating

thai he foli the response was nut going to be guou.

He suggested the

è best

way to get them to participate would befor the President "to let them have aha

day off."

Also discussed was possibility that some of "the Southerners,"

not otherwise identified, hope to expose oné Bayer through a combination of

trying to show past connections with the communists and involvement in morals

charge. It was indicated that what-they (the Southerners) plan to do is to

challenge the statement that Attorney General made where he said that the

civil rights leaders were not comnunists. Brown mentioned that "the Soath-

erners" planned to call the Director and

ask him or make him produce the FBI

files on Bayer.

Brown hoped Bayer"don't take a drink before the march"to

which king agreed adding "and grab one little brother, cause he will grab

one when he has a drink."

The Bayer mentioned above is possibly identical with Bayard Rustin.

described in the "washington Post" on 8/11/63 as Deputy Director of the

committee planning the 8/28/63 march on Washington for "jobs and freedom."

This article described Rustin as having joined the Young Communist League (IC

in 1936.

According to Rustin,

he broke completely with the YCL when the YCL

accepted racial segregation in the Armed Forces after Hitler

• attacked Russia.

This article also described Rustin as having been convicted in 1953 on a

morals charge..

Rustin is reported to be an ardent pacifict, 'having been

affiliated with a number of pacifist-type organizations.

He has been active

in numerous picket lines and demonstrations and other agitations against

milltary conscriptions and racial segregation. He has been arrested on

several

occasions for activities in the above connection.

He was convicted

in 1944

for violation of the

selective Service Act of 1940,

He was

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Memorandum for Mr. W.

• C. Sullivan

Re:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

4100-106670

arrested for. "lewd vagrancy" in Los Angeles County, California,

in

1953.* He was listed as an

"impartial observer" at the Communist

Party, USA, National Convention in 1957.

Rustin was the principal speaker at a meeting sponsored

b the at 8 rene reporter at en in be so Portand

direct question from a member of the audience stated that he formerly

was a member of the Communist Party but no longer so affiliated.

Reports and memoranda concerning Rustin have previously

been forwarded to the department.

ACTION:

There,is attached a proposed letter to the Attorney General

containing as an enclosure a summary of information contained in

Bureau files regarding Rustin, copies designated for Deputy Attorney

General,

Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall and Assistant

Attorney General J. Walter Yeagley.

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- Domestic Intellige

Div. sion

INFORMATIVE NOTE

Date -

8/12'63

Martin Luther King,

conversation with one Ted B

in

Brown

(not further identified) discussed

march on Washington and concern of

Burke Marshall and Attorney General.

Discussed attempt by

• "the Southeners"

to expose one "Bayer" because of

connection with communists and

morals charge. Bayer possibly

identical with Bayard Rustin

described as Deputy Director of

match on lashington committee.

Rustin admitted former communist,

has been convicted on morals

charges. Dissemination being made

to Attorney General, Deputy Attorney

General,

and Assistant Attorney

General's Marshall and Yeagley. wild

background on Recitin

This document is prepared in resnanse to your requesi and is not for dissemi-

narion ou!

yuur Commutce and ile co..." mol disch od to muchorized person

that the capreas ongou of the ful.

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JRGENT 8-11-63*..

-1- 4-40 AM AM JOM

¡ORDIRECIOR 100-106570 AND SAC ATLANTA 100-5586

FROM SAC NEW YORK A

INK 100-1365855

MARTIN LUTHER KING

ISM-C

SECURITY MATTER-COMMUNIST

O0 ATLANIA

RE NY TELEPHONE CALL, TO BUREAU 2-20 PM. 8-10-63

NY 4092-S ASTERISK, PAREN RELIABLE PAREN ADVISED ON EIGHTEN

LAST THAN DURING A CONVERSATIO, BETUEN TED BROW PARNPROVETIC

PAREN AND_KING: ON SAME DATE BOTH DISCUSSEG

IN GENERALITIES THE

QUOTE MARCH ON WASHINGTON UNQUOTE•& DURING THIS CONVERSATION TED TOLD

KING YOUR BOY BERT MARSHALL IS SCARED STIFF AND SO IS THE ATTORNEY

GENERAL. TED SAID THAT THEY ALL ARE SCARED IN WASHINGTON BECAUSE

POSSIBILITY OF VIOLENCE..

LATER IN CONVERSATION TED TOLD KING HE WAS LEARY OF NUMBER

PARTICIPANTS IN QUOTE MARCH UNQUOTE FROM WASHINGTON AND FELT THE

RESPONGE WAS NET GOING TO BE GOOD. TED SAID BEST WAY TO GET THEM

TO PARTICIPATE WOULD BE FOR THE PRESIDENT TO LET THEM HAVE A HALF

DAY OFF •

DURING CONVERSATION KING ASKEDIF TED HAD HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT

AN ATTEMPT BEING MADE BY SOME

OF THE SOUTHERNERS TO EXPOSE

BAYER

MEREC. 4y

PAREN PONETIC PAREN •

END PAGE ONE SUREMARIE

8-12-63)

n Eno

BLAND

GAL MARSHALL

LETTER

He NAUG 26 1963

M3. 03

IT FOR TUS DiRECTOR

To shis document. is pensen response to your request and is not for dissemi

nation coutsiour

vour corimitice at i

Its use is limitri to official proceedings by

nel without the express approval of the fBl.

,? Content may nut be disclosed to

unauthorized person-

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TED SAID HE HAD AND

THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAP

-N

AND HE THINKS

QUOTE THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A HELL OF A MESS OF

IT UNQUOTE

PARIN QUOTE THEYPAREN WERE NOT IDENTIFIED BY KING

OR TED BUT POSSIBLY

REFERING TO SOUTHERNERS MENTIONED ABOVE PAREN • KING AND

TED ALSO DISCUSSED A CALL APPARENTLY MADE BY KING TO QUOTE ADAM UNQUOTE

•PAREN POSSIBLY ADAM CLAYTON POWELL PAREN ABOUT

YEAR AGO AND A

SUBSEQUENT RATING GIVEN BAYER BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISION •

• TED SAID THEY ARE GETTING READY TO UNLOAD BAYER AND THAT LAST

WEEK AN ARTICLE CAME OUT FROM THE NASHVILLE PAPER AND WHAT THEY ARE

GOING TO DOS

L'IS CHALLENGE THE STATEMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHERE HE SAID.

THAI THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS WERE NOT COMMUNIST . TED SAID IT WAS ALSO

MENTIONED THAT THE SOUTHERNERS ARE

GOING TO.CALL

Is EDGAR HOOVER AND ASK HIM OR MAKE HIM PRODUCE. THE FBI FILES ON

DAYER:

AND THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE GOING

• TO DO IT. PAREN PRESUMABLY THIS REFERS TO METHOD IN WHICH THEY

INTEND TO DISCREDIT ATTORNEY GENERAL PAREN • KING ADDED IT WILL BE

A COMBINATION OF TRYING TO SHOW PAST CONNECTIONS WITH THE Q

COMMUNISTS AND MORALS CHARGE.

TED SAID HE HOPED BAYER DON-T TAKE A DRINK BEFORE THE QUOTE

MARCH UNQUOTE •

KING AGREED AND ADDED AND GRAB ONE LITTLE BROTHER, CAUSE HE WILL

GRAB ONE WHEN HE HAS A DRINK.

IT. IS NOTED INFORMANT NOT FAMILIAR

WITH FULL NAME OF ADAM OR

BAYER. POSSIBLY BAYER IS BAYARD RUSTIN, DIRECTOR OF HEADQUARTERS

OF MARCH ON WASHINGTON...U

133

LHM FOLLOWS • CC.:.

CORKECTION NY FILE NUMBER 15100-136585

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CONFIBENTIAL

The Attorney General

August 12,

1963

Director, FBI

METIN LUTHE

#SECURITY INSCER -

RACIAL MATTERS

JR.

and had had bod tod

- Mr. Belmont

Mr. Mohr

- Мт.

Sullivan

-

Mr.

= Mr.

Evans •

DeLoach

..- Mr.

Rosen

1

- Mr. Bland

1//0.a

I - Mr. Forsyth

On August 10,

1953,

a source who has furnished

reliable inforzation in the

sast advised that hind heid a

discussion with oue Ted Brong,

not further identities,

concerning O

Air:

the "narch on Washington" scheduied for August 28, 1963.

Some concern was expressed to the effect that the

.

response to the proposed dezonstration from Washingion was not

going to be cood.

Prom indicated that the best way to obtain

particination

would be for the President "èo let them: have a.

half day ori."

XD01

-7

40 PH

i'.

=

During the conversation, observations were nade about

the possibility of "the Southerners," not further identified,

to show post connections with the communists and

15v0Ivezent In

a morals citre.

The observation was made that "the Southerners"

intend to challenge a statement astribated to you to the estect

that civil rights leaders are net commanists.

100-75627-11

Brown made the observation that he hopes Bayesudüonf*3

1L0O ANON CINY.

take. a drink before the rarch."

King agreed,

adding "and eyeb

Cie

little brother, cause he will grab one when he does hove a citi."

above may be identicol with

While not cefinitely identifiablenascribed in tha

the Bayer mentioned

Payard Rustin,

"raghintion Post! of Aurost

11, 183, as the Beraty Director of

the contice

pisoning the

August 23 narch on lashington.

This

article corsioned

"argagizer of D. C. Wearch is Dovosed to Honviolence"

descrices

astin

as havin?

been a rember of the Young Communist League

in 19300

The article attributes rustin with statin that ie broke

completely tien the Leamie

accented racial segregation in the

Ela 24

Arced Forces wider Hitler

attached Russid. Is also indiestes tzat

Tolson

Belmont -

rustin 705 convicted in 1953 in Fasadena, California

a corals

Mohs -

Chargea

Casper.

Colah - 120-106670

1958

conrad -

1X103

3725

TDR: cm/ mea

(14)

Julisvan -

Tavel

Tole. 700r -

Holmes -

COTFIDENTIAL

see note, pg ?

GROUP 1

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

_XEROX Excluded iron aut aect to

AUG 18 1953

soungrading a:3

PETE I

declassification

Criminal Sanctions

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CONFIDENTIAL

The Attorney General

Our files indicate that Rustin is reported to be an

ardent pacifist, havin? been

affiliated wich a number of

pacifist-type pronizations.

iie has been active in nunerous

picket. lines and comonstrations aud other aritations against

nilizary conscription and racial sepregation.

Ile has incen

arrested on saveral occasions for these activities. le was

convicted in 1944 for violation of the Selective Service Act

of 1943.

Rustin wos the principal speaker at a neeting hid

in Portleno, eregon,

on october 6, ISo, sponsored by the

Fellowship of Reconciliation.

In responsa to a direct question

fron the audience, Rustin stated that he formerly was a nenber

of the Comnist Party but was no longer so affiliated. He was

listoã as an "inpartial observer"

at the Conmunist Party, USA,

National Convention in 1957.

There,is attached a more detailed sumnary of informa-

tion anenring in the files of this Dureau concerning R'stin.

In addigion,

dated from Decenber %, 1942, through May 10, 1963, concerning

Rustin.

Enclosure

I - The Deputy Attorney General (Enclosure)

& - ir. Bürke Marshall (Enclosure):

Assistant Attorney General

I - Ir. J. Walter Yeagley (Enclosure)

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

"Classified "Confidential" because contains information

from a confidential source

prejudicial to the national defense.

the disclosure of which would be

See memo Bland to Sullivan 8/12/63, same caption,

TDR: ccm/mea.

2

CONFIDENTIAL

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NATIONAL

SEgURITY

INFORNATION

Unauthorized • Disclosure

Subject to Criminal

Sanctions

CONF TENT IAL

1

- MI. Belmont

-

MT.

Mohr

NT.

Sullivan

Mr.

Evans

NT •

DeLoach

Mr.

Rosen

Mr. Bland

- Mr. Forsyth

August 12, 1963

BAYARD RUSTIN

stin

The "Washington Post" of August 11, 1963,

•contained an arcicle caotioned "organizer of Dod. March

Is devoted to lionviolence,"

This 'article described

Bayard Rustin as the Deputy Director of the cormittee

planning the

August 23, 1953, narch in Washington, D.C.

Bayaro Rustin was born March 17, 1913, at

Ust chant cone n to lage da len vote

and mas ecucated at Wilberforcen.

has been

aêsiliated

with a nunder of pacifist-type

olgerications.

Ma has celivered lectires at various

universicios and pacifist neecings throughout the

United States and in India.

He has been active in numerous

picke: lines and comonstrations and other agitation against

military conscription and

resial segregation.

He has been,

arrested on several oscasions for activities in the above

connection.

In 1952 he becane Dsecutive Secretary of the

and

Tolson

Belmont

Casper.

Callahan

Conrad

DeLocch

Signs

Gile

Poses

Sullivan

Tavel.

Trulter -

Tole.Room co

Holmesco

- Bombay, India,

to the Departnend of State concerning

unavertole inprostions node by Rustin during a six-week

lecture tour curing Deceaber,

was notod

intiencetory nonner regeroing racial conditions in the

United Croses,

with his suodic ausparences and scatenants

being hichlighted and given an anti-american slanting in the le

Indian press.

#45-196670-178

Rustin vas

investigated by this Bureau for Selective

then he refused to congly

vith

une provisions of the ast on arcunds of allored

Puring. the course on this investigation

100-158790

1

-=-

See

100-106670 (Martin Luther King. JT.)

note,

pg 3

IDR: ScP/pag

-(13)

eSCUP 1

Excluded from automatic

doingrading and

ORIG to Attorney

General, cos tu

Deputy AG, AAGS

Marshall and Yeagley

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CONFIDINTIAL

Bayard Rustin

Agents of the for York-Urfice observed Rustin actiny as

Chairmon of a

pacisist-type ucoting in New

• York Cizy On

Febrcary 1n,

1943,

fring the course of which he unjad

men in ¿na ascience to cone out on the stoge and bli

their crast cardi.

Pastin pleaded guilsy on february 17,

194-4

20 on 12Giccnont Charging viOLation Of te Clective

Sarylce Act or 1940 one was sontenced to throe years

He was conditionally released

arOil priSon on dune 14, 1940.

In addition to the above arrest and conviction,

it hrs boon saported that at different times chring the

perhod 1940 to 1983 Rustin wes orested for such charges

dow York City; violating local

Joys In reieron, north baroiina; picketing the frone

and for "lead vagrancy" in

Lou inesco county.

ho was

in 1953, a charge of vich

to sixty

nays in prison.

do nai cloo réporicoly azusiod ly the how fork sisy colice

Lupartnent in 1948

for ofioring to connic a levd or indecent

The disposition of this arrest is not know.

He reportedly accompanied four Auerican pacifists

to Abrica in late 1959 to protest against hydrogen bonu

tests by Escach authorities:

So bad in April, 150,

• accosponied a snall sroup of Mericon pacifists to

Lagland

to protest crocuction of

Thile this sroup

ves In unclead they participated in public denenstrations

o and actedpece interviews with nigh-ranking governaent

officials.

Panisters Logic,

Lerals. oradio. bold in Now York City on datober 3

1201,

in irica ho. savocassd militont acrossive action by ti toro

pooche 1t taure are no other moons to procure equality.

taicd that. there had boon a breakdoon in lay oufercanent

o3 & national,

serte, comty and nocch level in the coush co

CodE 16 dad not o21y tue rigut but the chay of begro beogle so

rachlon the lar entercement

protection heusolves,

stated nat tno legro people should furnish this protection cy

amed force it necessary and by forning their own police iorce.

= %

CIEFISURLAS

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CONTIDENTIAL

Bayard Rustin

He said that this police force would not be recognized as

such by

state authorities but would be a moral police

to stop;

is question

force with the right to bear ansit was recognized that

and to Catain persons-even though

the state would call this klonaping:.

résistance

had not been sufficient.

to ten tent is poper passivs

These statements

were made as Rustin believes that 'his former passive

- In the above-mentioned article appearing in the

"Washington Post,

" Rustin indicated he had joined the

Young connie League 1n .19c0.

He clains to have soon

dropped out of this organisation breaking cospletely with

it men

the Yoing Connanist League ¿ccopted racial

segregation in the Armed Forces after Bitler attacked

RuSSIa.

in adaition to the above, according to his own

adaissing

he was

a nomber of the

Anerican Student Union

in 1239 which has been cited as a comunist front by the

House Concittee on Un-american Activities.

Rustin ins

staid that ne withdrew tron this organization in jyou to

embrace the Quaker religion.

A confidential

source of this Bureau reported

Eatober &,

which Rustin spoke. In response to a direct question fron

the audience Ristin stated that he formerly was

a nonber

of the Communist Party but no longer is so astilicted,

Rustin, cuong others,

was listed as an "impartial bserver"

at the comunist farty, Usa, National Convention in 1957,

NOTE: See memo Bland to Sullivan dated 8/12/63 re

"Martin Lather King,

jI0y

" 122: ccm/nea.

Classified

"Confidential" because contains information from

contidential intormants of continuing value, disclosure

of which wold be prejudiial to national defense

interests.

-.-

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CCNFIDENTIAL

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MAILED

JUL

8 G 1963

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr -

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan .

Tavel

Trotter,

Tele. Room

GNW, .

CONFIDENTIAL

COMM-FBI

fix. Buzke Marshall

Assistant Aitorney General

Director, FBE

Fuly 21, 1963

1 - Mr. Belmont

]

- Mr.

Sullivan

Mr.

1

Baungardner

- Mr. Denz

COMMUNEST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUASHION

COLNUNIST INTLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - C

Enclosed herewith for your information is one

copy each of Communist Party, USA, directives dated June 11,

1963 ₽

and

July 11, 1963, containing instructions

; "TO A11

Districts."

support of the August 28

The July 11'7, 1963, Issue of "The Varker," east const

directive reiers to an article appearing

communist newspaper

written by Janes E. Jackson, Editor

of "The Worker."

This directive describes the article as

a major statement bearing on the Party's poliey in the

Negro struggle.

It urges Party nembers to order reprints

for mailing co

influential figures in Negro organizations,

trade-unions, fraternal orders and churches.

Copies oi

these directives were made available by Bureau informants

who have furnished reliable information in the past.

W

SHIOVJS.01O3Y

1UOH

17 ing

Enclosures (2)

100-3-116

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144-3-13

I - No. J. Walter Yeagley (Enclosures 2)

Assistant Attorney General

19 JUL 25 1963

NOTE:

Classified "Confidential" because unauthorized dis-

closure of this information could tend to reveal the identity

of informants BI 222-S and BT-233S, jeopardizing their future

effectiveness and therefore be prejudicial to the defense

interest of the Nation.

See memo Baumgardner to Sullivan

7/24/63 "Communist Party, USA,

Negro Question, Communist

Influence in Racial Matters, Internal Security - Communist,"

RCD:njh/kmj•

si the its

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•CONFIDENTIAL

GROUP 1

TIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Excluded from automationauthorized Disclosure N

downgrading and

declassification

Subject to Criminal Sanction

1963,

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UNITED STATES GOVERNN -NT

Memorandum

TO

Sr, V. Co SullivanUG-it~

FROM : Mr. F. J. Baumgardner

• Tolson

Belmon

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach "

Evans

DATE: July 24, 1963

Gale -

Rosen

Sullivan

Mr.

Tavel .

1

Belmont

Trotter.

Mr.

Sullivan

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Mr.

Baumgardner Gandy.

NI.

Denz.

SUBJECT:

-COMMUNIST PARIS USA.

NEGRO QUESTIÓN

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - COMMUNIST

Baw minen

This is an informative-type memorandum setting out further

efforts of the connunist Party, sacrisa, to exploit the current

Negro movement.

not xe645

Cany

Party directives "TO ADL DISTRICTS,

6/11/63 directive urges Party support of the August 28 (1963) march

•lon Washington, D. Co"

which is described as "an event of the greatest

nistoric importance.

The 7/11/63 directive refers to an article

appearing in the 7/7/63 issue of "The Worker" by James E. Jackson.

the directive describes this article as a major statement bearing on

the Party policy in the Negro struggle. The directive urges Party Vl!

menbers to order reprints of this article for mailing to influential

figures in Negro organizations, trade-unions, fraternal orders and

"The Worker" article, which briefly comments on the major

organizations of the Negro people, refers to the current Negro struggle

as a revolutionary movement expressing itself in mass meetings, railies,

marches and sit-ins,: The article states that the enemies of this move-

ment are the "Dixiecrat" politicians and "Northern Republican ultra-

Rightists" whose political power depends upon the continued disen-

the Black Muslim movement and states that the Nation of Islam serves

the interests of the enemies of Negro freedom, Jackson attempts to

show that any form of anticommunism can only divide the groups involved

in the Negro movement.

EX 104

109-1111.

OBSERVATIONS:

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REG. 25

These directives are possibly

an answer to the Recent, concern

of Party functionaries over the lack of CPUSA influence and 'participa-

tion in the current Negro movement. By Bulet 5/17/63 all offices

comprising the CPUSA Southern Region were alerted to Gus Hall's desire

to employ an organizer for work in a current, active integration group.

By Buairtel 7/18/63 pertinent offices were alerted to Party efforts to

Influence integration-seeking groups.

The Bureau-will continue to take

any necessary action to remain on top of this situation.

Enc. 18467-25763

meet me do too loo

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Memorandum to Mr. Sullivan

RE:

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

100-3-116

ACTION:

Attached hereto is a letter to Assistant Attorney General

Burke Marshall, copy to Assistant Attorney General J. Walter Yeagley,

enclosing copies of Party directives dated 6/11/63 and 7/11/63.

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OPTIONAS FORTY NO: 10

UNITED STATES GOVERP

Memorandum

INT

Tolson.

Belmont

diper

Coltsban

Conrad.

TO

Mr. A. H. Belmont

FROM

WC8

Mr. W. C.. Sullivan

SUBJECT:

DATE: July 23, 1963

1-Mr.

Tolson

I-Mr.

Belmont

I-Mr.

Rosen

1- Mr.

Sullivan

Baumgardner

1-Mr.

Kleinkauf

1-ИГ .

Decker

1-hr.

Shaw

Gale _t

Rosen L

Sullivan

Tavel -

Trotter -

Tele. Room

Holmes-

Gandy -

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

_NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

INTERNAL SECURITY - COMMUNIST

Pursuant to Mr. Tolson's instructions there is set forth

herein an outline of the plans of the Domestic Intelligence Division

to handle. any communist activity which may occur in connection with

the civil rights March on Hashington, D. C., scheduled for 8/28/63.

stated at a meeting of CPUSA functionaries held on 7/11/63 that the

CPUSA should finance people to go to the scheduled 8/28/63 March on

Washington, D. C., there appears to be no formal organization or

activity on the part of the CPUSA in connection with the March at

the present time. At the same time, it would be unrealistic to

disregard entirely the potential of the CPUSA to actively partic-

By airtel 7/18/63 we instructed the field to be extremely

alert to data indicating interest, plans or actual involvement of

the Party in the current Negro civil rights movement, including the

scheduled 8/48/63 March on Washington.

In the event

any communist

groups are slated to participate in the march, we will attempt to

have some of our informants accompany the groups to report on the

Party's plans and activities.

All pertinent information received relating to communist

participation in the March will be promptly disseminated to the

Department and other appropriate Government agencies and steps will

be taken to insure that the Metropolitan Police Department is apprised

of all pertinent developments in this regard.

It is anticipated that the presence of 100,000 people in

Washington, D. C., during the March will cause tremendous traffic

congestion

a topated that tho,

and may conceivably disrupt the regular mail service

between the Justice and Riddell Buildings.

In order to prevent any

such disruption in mail service, we are taking the precautionary

measure of having one of our stenographers on duty in Mr. Belmont's

Office to handle any specials? 3"

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Memorandun to Mr. Belmont

COMMUNIST PARTY, USA

NEGRO QUESTION

COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN RACIAL MATTERS

100-3-116

We are planning to have complete supervisory coverage

in the Domestic Intelligence Division during the period of the

March for the sole purpose of handling any communist

aspects

relating to the March.

ACTION:

You will be kept advised of all pertinent developments

in this matter.

wel.

OAK

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OPTIOMAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GO

Memorandum

TO

Mer. Belmont t

FROM

SUBJECT:

DATE: June 12, 1963

Belmont

Callahon -

Conrad y

De Loott

Evans -

Gale -

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trotter.

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gandy

REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

, RACIAL MATTERS

There is attached hereto a memorandum to the Attorney

General and a letter to the Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell, Special

Assistant to the President, setting forth information which we have

obtained from a confidential source in New York. It pertains to the

efforts being made by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Stanley

Levison, a New York attorney and a secret member of the Communist

Farty as of warch, 1963, and Clarence Jones, the Executive Director

of the Ghandi Society for Human Rights, and integration Leaders

ever max hot Was Winsto nichere fee wilb ns nation to hold a

attention to the question of the Negro.

Previous information concerning this march was

furnished to the Attorney General and to Mr. O'Donnell on June 11, 1963.

Enclosures (2)

RBI Kak 12

(10)

I - Mr. Mohr

I - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Evans

1 - Mr. Sullivan

100-106670-147

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I7 FUN I-9 1963

NW 55234

I'his document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi!

nation outside your Commitsee.

Its use is limited to official proceedys by

your Commitice and the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person-

nel without the express approval of the Bl .

5 5 JUi

1. 1963

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& ! NOr

Tolical

The attorney Coccit

June 1A, 1".

1 - Mr.

Belmont

Director, ial

1 - Mr. Rosen

1 - Mr. Malley

McGowan

1 - Mr. Lavin

Gar:.li

117002•6

AAC .312.h8

•1 - Mr. Mohi

: •] - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Evans

Teare is attached for your intormation a ideMia. Sullivan

prepared u7 oug äiem Yore Mice sotting forco the cocailo di the

con escation vetraen Cianisy terieon and Aurter aitheOboll on

Juce 7, Dedo Also scticala in tre memoras un le information

concernin, a coniarence newween ridon, reverend i 2rtün Luttor

Vig, pio,

io clarence dales,

hoverende pett lae valier ane

Faresend Kalph hoorntay; which toot place oa dave 13, 1303.

11l ni the abova persons are more iliy lenttied

in the memoratai.

77

The mencranium sets sorth iniorzialion conceimina

Co

the pans al reverens sartin sucher wing, iro, and ochere

concernin; s maas march on fastingion anch may le hold in fy

August,

REC'D-READING ROOM

A cony of the attached mor orandun is boing

131•W400

ientahod to tre Monoraide 1

condoti S'Connell, Special Asalatent

to the trasident

Vi novin REG-301

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koN 1?

47 PHI '63

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inclorore

1 - Thie Doputy Attorney Coasral - Enclosure

1- ir. Cornonarshall

:!.

Ascissant Attorney Cenoral - ¿nelosure

89 JUN 13 1983

NOTE:

This letter is eing

classified " Confidential" since

it contains.information from

sources the disclosure of who

would adversely affect the

defense interests of the Unitec

States®

/asistant Stirpay Careni - Inclosure

RBL:kak (15),

Kale

ye-1

See memo Rosen to Belmont,

RBI:.kak.

CATTONAL SECURI INORMATTON

Unauthorized Disclosure

Sunject to Criminal Sanctions

6/12/63;

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1 - Mr. Belmont

1 - Mr. Rosen

1 - Mr. Malley

1 - Mr. McGowan

1 - Mr. Lavin

1 - Mr. Mohr

1 - Mr. DeLoach

] - Mr. Evans

1 - Mr. Sullivan

• June 2a, 1003

DY DOURIEZ GRAVIDE

SICURITY INFOPMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctiong

Tonorable P. Menneth & Connell

Special Escistant to the Speciüent

The Trhite House

Washington, s. C.

L'eaz 232. O Dotnell:

Thers is attaches for your information a

mezzorandum preparod uy ous law York Clitee soiting

ioria ise colails of the convocarton Labrace aleutay Levison

and lanter 3itts O'Coll on Juno 8, 1905. Alco set fosta in

the inercorandum ls indursintion concerning a contarence

betwean Levison, reverend artin Luther ing Jr,

• M3i. Clazence Jones, Reverend Fyatt Tee Wellser and

Reverend Ralph Abornatis, which took piace on June 10, 1003.

All of the above persons are more fully:

identified in the riemorandui.

ONIOY3L-0,018

41 tien

WOOH

The memorandum sets forth infornation

concerning the pians of Davarend Martin Lather ing, Jo,/

23rd Denere concernia, & 12i9 mArci on vastincion Kilica

may ne heli in dugual, 1963.

EX-120

REG- 84

The attornog Conoral is leing fumiatod a

copy of the atiad'od on Tori Desoratat

BY COURIER SYC.

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(11)]

55 JUNIT

COMM * ERI

56

19 JUN 13 1963

:1 00 bi 203

W NOTE: This letter

Cincerciy youss,

is being: classifiec

J. Edgar Hoove

"Confidentiali sinc

bitcontains informate

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Kakk

from sources the ais-

0.32332272A5

closure of whom woi

adversely affect the

GROUP 1

defense interests oi

EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC the United States.

ORJUN 18 1953

DOWNGRADING AND

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GC

Memoratiu..

.T

TO

: Mr. Belmontal

FROM :

A.

Rosen

DATE:

6/11/63

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper

Callahan .

bonrad -

ne Loach Y

Evans -

Male.

Rosen /

Sullivan

Tavel.

Trotter

Tele. Room

-Holme

hang

SUBJECT:

REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

RACIAL MATTERS

There is attached hereto a memorandum to the Attorney General!

and a letter to P. Kenneth O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President, :

concerning information which we have obtained from a confidential source in

New York. It pertains to stanleyflevison, a New York attorney and a secret

member of the Communist Party as of March, 1963

King, Levison and presumably A. Philip Randolph, president of the

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, apparently are going to join in a march

on Washington which they feel will bring nation-wide attention to the question

of the Negio.

The information also indicates that King knows of Jack O'Dell (also

known as Hunter Pitts|/O'Dell) who is considered to be a member of the National

Committee of the Communist Party. King has asked Levison to get some

statistics on the annual income of the average Negro family as against the

annual income of the average white family. He apparently wants to use these

statistics at a luncheon which he is to attend in New York City on the occasion

of the commencement exercises at City College in New York.

ACTION BEING TAKEN:

A memorandum to the Attorney General and a letter to Mir. O'Donnell

are attached for approval.

Enclosures (2) 4014

6-12-63

4 VS

1 - Mr. Mohr

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Evans

1 - Mr. Sullivan

REC.,

2566

504041037

100-106670-144

13 JUN 21 1963

AR:mpd (11)

114

11913

Is document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outsice vo'r

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

• a your Committue wid the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person-

¡su tut without the express approval of the FBI.

Un 101JOS

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CONFIDENTIAL

MAILED. 2

JUN I & 196.

Tolson

Belmont

Hohr

Casper

Callahan

Conrad

DeLoach.

Evans

Sale

Frien

Sullivon -

Tavel -

Tratter -

Ta!r. Room.

The Attorney Ceneral

June 11, 1963

1 - Mr. Belmont

Director, FBI

. - MI.

Rosen

1 - Mr.

Malley

1 - Mr,

McGowan

REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

RACIAL MATTERS

1 - Mr.

Lavin

1 - Mr.

Mohr

1 - Mr.

DeLoach 1 - Mr.

1 - MI. Evans Sullivan

A confidential source, who has furnished reliable

Information in the past, advised on June 6, 1963, that Stanley

Levison, a lley York attorney, had a discussion with Reverend

Martin Luther King, JI., on that date.

As previously mentioned to you, another source who

has furnished reliable infornation in the past, advised in

March, 1963, that Stanley Levison was & secret member of the

Communist Party, United States of America, who contributes

77

co ine Communist Party on a regular basis.

00

On June 6, 1963, Reverend Mr. King inquired if

NI-0038

11 KHC

Levison had had an opportunity to talk with "phil,"

presumasy A- Philip Handolph, Presideat of the Brotherhood

of Sleeping Car Porters®

Levison replied that Clarence

HOOY

Jones had reached

£9. Md

I "Phil" in Chicago and that "Phil" in

general liked the idea regarding the mass march on

Washington that would bring nation-wide attention to

the cause oi the Negro.

100-106670-145

According to Levison, "Phil" wants to discuss

this matter with heverend Mr. King personally in view oi

fact that Randolph's organization had planned a similar

march in the sall and li any kind of a tarea on tastington

take place now it would make the march in the fall by

COM

Phil's" organization

anticlimactic.

REC- g

It nas

opinion that perhaps ting thirts 1863

his organization

and that proposed by Reverend

Mit. King can

be joined in the immediate future.

Levison suggested that.

King attenpt to contact Bandolph as soon as possible in order

to discuss this matter in detail.

See cover memo Belmont

from Rosen 6/11/63; sameconFIdENtIAL

re.

7911 1206E5

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(15)

N3 in ak3

SEE NOTE ON PAGE 3.

NITIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

"Unauthorized: Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

231

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CONFIDENTZAL

The Attorney General

Clarence Jones, mentioned above, is currently

the Acting Executive Director of the Chandi Society or

Human Rights.

Anothes confidential source has identified

a photograph of jones as the person whom he knew during.

Late 1953 or carly 1954 to be a member of, and in a position

of deadership in, the Labor youth League (ull). Ine t has

been designated by the Attornoy General pursuant to Ezecutive

Order 10450.

On June o, 150s, Reverend His King aSked Levison

if Levison along with Jack C'De13. (also known as Hunter Pitts

O'Dell) would be able to get some statistics on the annual

incone of the average legro fanily as against the annual

incone of the average white family on a national level and

also for some Southern states like Alabama. Reverend

sir. King would like to use these statistics at a luncheon

in

Hew York City on June 12, 1963.

Levison siaieu inci le vould attenpi to get inese

statistics along with Jack O'Dell and pointed out that the

main point on these statistics is that the gap between

Negro and white income today is greater than the gap that

existed beiween legro and white income during the depression

days.

A confidential source advised in July, 1962, that

Hunter Pitts O'Dell was considered by the Communist Party,

United States of America, to be & member of its National

Committee.

Reverend ur. King and Levison on June 6, 1963,

nade arrangements to discuss the above matters and other

matters later in the veek.

Reverend Mr. King explained

that he planned

to return to Atlanta, Georgia, on the

evening of June 6, 1063, and that he

would be there until

June 10: 1963, at which

time he intended to reture to

Birmingham, Alabana. He plans to remain in Birmingham

until June

12, 1963, at which time he intends to go to

New York City

' for the above-mentioned luncheon and en

appearance at the commencement exercises of City College

of New York.

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CONFIDENTIAZ

The Attorney General

The Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell, Special

Assistant to the President, is being furnished the

above information.

I - The Deputy Attorney General

I - Mr. Burke Marshall

Assistant Attorney General

1 - Hr. J. Walter Yeagley

Assistant Attorney General

NOTE:

• This memorandum is being classified "Confidential" because

it contains information from a source, the unauthorized disclosure

of. which would seriously impair the investigation of the Communist

Party, USA, and such impairment could have an adverse effect upon

the national defense interests of the country.

CONFIDENTIAI

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- Mr.

Beli

Nir.

Rosen

Nir.

Malley

•1°5

hoc.

Nc Gowan

Pir.

LaVIn

Mr.

Mohr

Mr.

DeLoach

1

~ Mx.

Evans

1 -Mr. Sullivan

CONFIDENTIAL

Secl

June 11, 1963

BY COURIER SERVICE

BX COURIER SCA

51 JUN12

COME » ES

Tolson

Belmont

Mohr

Casper.

Callahan -

Conrad

DeLoach

Evans

Gale

Rosen

Sullivan

Tavel

Trolter

Tele. Room

Holmes -

Gardly

Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. F.

Dear Ar. O'Donnell:p.,

. /

A contidential source,

who has furnished reliabies

information in the past,

advised on Jane

6,

1963,

that stanley

Levison, a demock autorney, had a discussion with Reverend

Martin luther King, 3r., on that date.

As previously nentioned to you;

another scuire

March, 1963, that Stanley Levison was a secret nember of che

Communist Party, United States of Anerica, who contributes"

to the Communist Party on a regular basis.

On June 6, 19631

Beverend it. King

inquired 1f

Levison

nad had as opporcunity to talk wick

"Phil,

presumably A. Philip-randolph, President ot the Exacternood

, Qi Leeping..

•*Levison replied that Clarence

Jones had reached "Phil" in Chicago and that "Phil" in

general liked the idea regarding the mass march on

Hashington that would bring nation-wide attention to

the cause of the Negro.

According to Levison, "Phil" wants to diseuss

this matter wiia Reverend Mr. King personally in view of

the fact

that Randolph's organization had planned a similar

march in

the

fall and if any kind of a march on fashington

is to take place now it would wake the march in the fall

"Phil's" organization anticlinactifEC- 38

by

6

See cover memo Belmont CONFIDINTIAL

from Rosen 6/11/63, same re.

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• JUN 1 3 195%

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INFORNATION

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Subject to Griminal Sanctions

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CONZIDINTIAX

Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell

It was "Phil's" opinion that perhaps the march of

his organization and that proposed by Reverend Mr. ling can

be joined in the immediate future.

Levison suggested that

Reverend It. King attempt to contact Randolph as soon as

possible in order to discuss this matter in detail.

Clarence johes, mentioned above,

is currently

the Acting Executive Director of the Chandi Society for

Human lights.

Another confidential source has identified

a photograph of jones as the person whom he knew during

Late 1953 or early 1954 to be a member of, and in a position

o1 Leadership 1D,

the hanornlouth league.

The Labor Youch

mague has been designated by the Attorney tenera

- pursuant

tO

Executive Order 10450.

On June 6, 1963, Reverend Mr. King asked Levison

13f Levison along with Jack p'Dell (also known as Bunter Pitts

4010011) would be able to get some statistics on the annual

income of the average Negro family as against the envuri

incume of tne average white tamily on a national level and

also for some Southern statea like Alabana.

Reverend

Hiro King would like to use these statistics at a luncheon

In New York City on June 12, 1963.

Levison stated that he would attempt to get these

statistios along with Jack O'Dell and pointed out that the

main point on these statistics is that the gap beiveen

Negro and white incone today is greater than the gap that

existed between Negro and white income during the depression

days.

A confidential source advised in July, 1962, that

Hunter Pitts O'Dell was considered by the Coumunist

United States of America, to be a member of its

National

Committee,

Reverend Mr. King and Levison on June 6, 1963,

made arrangements to discuss the above matters and other

matters later in the week.

Reverend Mr. King explained

that he planned to return to Atlanta, Georgia, on the

Rev. Marti butterka

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CONFIDENTIAL

Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell

evening of June 6, 1903, and that he would be there until

June 10, 1353, at

time he intended to return to

Birminghar, 12, 1963, at shich tiao he intends to so o

ALabana,

He plans to renain in Birninghan

until June

Now Yoris City

jor the above-mentioned Inchech and ar

appearance at the connencement exercises of City College

New Yoris.

above information,

The Attorney General. is being furnished the

Sincerely yours,

J. Edgar Hoover

NOTE:

This memorandum is being classifled "Confidential"

because it contains information from a source, the unauthorized

disclosure of which would seriously impair the investigation of

the Communist Party, USA, and such impairment could have an

adverse effect upon the national defense interests of the country.

CONTIDENTIAL

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