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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

JULY TOZS EDITON

GSA FOMR 141 AFRI 10R-11.6

UNITED STATES C

ERNMENT

Memorandum

Director

TO

Federal

Bureau of Investigation

pillip B. Heymann

FROM

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

SUBJECT: House Select Committee on Assassinations

DATE:

Docender 2 8,

1978

144.

-662

Reference is made to your letterhead memorandum dated

November 27, 1978, at Memphis, Tennessee, and captioned

"Assassination of Martin Luther King, JI., April 4, 1968,

Memphis, T'ennessee." Reference is also made to your teletype

dated November 21, 1978, at Memphis, Tennessee, of the same..

caption.

These documents were released to the Criminal Division

by Robert L. Keuch, Special Counsel for the Attorney General,

for a determination as to whether or not any possible criminal

violations were indicated which merited further investigation.

The Criminal Division has carefully reviewed these documents

and has determined that no further investigation is necessary.

PRO

EX-17

REC 50.

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16 DEG 29 1978

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TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• F'acsimile

* AIRTEL

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

→ Rout ine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

I SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

• UNCLAS EF TO

C UNCLAS

Date

1-12-79

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

(Attention:

DANNY O. COULSON, Unit Chief,

Legal Section, Koom

1 3658,

JEH Building)

FROM:

SUBJECT:

USAG, ALBANY

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Re Bureau airtel of 1-2-79.

Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of a letter

It is herein requested that a copy of the letter be forwarded to

3

Bureau (Enc.) (RM)

1 - Albany

JJR: dml

(4)

EX-1.14,

REC-39

+1-1174-81-1412

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DIRECTOR, EBT

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HOUSE SELECT CONMITT

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ON ASSASSINATIONS

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502 USDO mid Couzshonss

Albonys Noi: Yorls 12207

January 12: 1979

Louis Stokes

Chai man

House Saleck Committee

01l

Arcassinations

House of Representatives

Washington,

DaCo

Doer Mr, Chaizman:

As you may recall on November 18, 1973, I voluntarily

appeared to cestify batore the louse Select Commattee on

Asoadsinations concerning certain remarks that 1 allegedly mode

to former Special Agent Arthur Hurtaugh

that I had admitted

I wish to bring to

your atconcion thac ar no tice during my testimony did 1 evor moks

any statement concerning recial projudzee toward Dr. ling.

have carefully reviewed my testimony and at no time did the matter:

of race ever arise.

"personal

prejudice" toward De. King was based on my conviction that his

reported association with the Conmunist Party was the basis for

his being a threat to national security.

As it was the purpose of the House Select Conmittee on

Assassinations to seek the truth regarding the King

assassination,

I feel it is incumbent that this matter be clarified.

I completely refute your statement that I was racially

prejudiced, as racial bigotry is personally repugnant to me.

For these lessons

I respectfully request that a copy of this

communication be included as an addendum to the House Select

Committee on

Assassinations

report.

Respectfully,

3\18\86

Saliasmi

JAMES J. ROSE

Special Agent

Federal. Bureau of

Investigation

Albany, New Yock

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