ATTEMPTED ANTI-US DEMONSTRATIONS IN KINGSTON FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING.
Originator: CIA
From: CI/OBER
To: FBI (MR. PAPICH)
Document date: 04/09/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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APR LEGR

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT : Actempted Anti-U.S. Demonstrations in Kingston

Following Assassination of Martin Luther King

According to the Special Branch of the Jamaica

Security Service,

there are four groups trying to instigate

demonstrations agalnst the American Embassy in Kingston,

Jamaica, since the assassination of Martin Luther King, but

they have met with no success.

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A group of Jamaican leftists, including

Winston Monros, are in contact with an unnamed Black

Power advocate

from the United States who arrived in

Jamaica some time during the week of 1-6 April. It

was not known whether he arrived before or after the

assassination.

The Special Branch advised our representative

in Xingston that it had learned that the group planned

to sená

a small delegation to the area near the

American Embassy around noon on 8 April to see whether

they could start any disturbances.

The group had

considered stoning the imbassy, but gave up this idea..

The Black Power advocate from the United States is

reported to have commented that since the Goyeznment

of Jamaica is in complete sympatby with Dr. King, it

will be difficult to get demonstrations started...

The

police belleve it is uncertain that the group vill

take any action.

The police are expected to have a

stand-by force

to neet any adverse development, and

feel that they can control the situation.

D.

Leroy Innis, President of the Guild of Under-

graduatas of the University of the West Indies (UNI),

trted to get UVI students to demonstrate, but without

success.

(Field Comment:

The students are on vacation

and are

not scheduled to return to classes until

Tuesday,

9 April, so they aro free for action, 11

any

spark catches.)

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Prince Buster, Jamaican leader of the Black

Muslin Movement, Is awaiting word from lubaumed All,

Black Muslin leader in the United States. No active

plans or organizing 1s under way.

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Mortiner Planer, a Rastafarian who participated

in a demonstration against the British High Connission

over the Rhodesian hangings, has contacted some students

and members of his own following. These students said

they would back Planer.

There is no Information avail

able, however, on the timing or status of Planer's

efforts.

2. The American Ambassador in Kingston has been in-

formed.

8 April 1968

Distribution:

Orig and I - FBI

2 - Mr. Ober, CI/OPS/DO L

1 - C/WH/FI

1 - WH/7/ JATS

Based on:

21-5

KINGSTON 4004 (IN 86537)

ETNGSTON, 1005 (IN 87116)

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