WEISBERG FOIA REQUEST:JOINT EMBASSY/USIS MESSAGE:ARTICLE IN "VIE NOUVE" ATTIBUTED TO MARTIN LUTHER KING
Agency: CIA
Originator: USIA
From: USIS ROME
To: USIA WASHINGTON
Document date: 11/9/64
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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The October 22 edition of Vic luove, an Italian weckly magazino:

owned by the Italian Cormunist Party (PCI) , carried, an article

attributed to DI. Martin Luther King. The magazine, with a circulation

of 133,730, claims

that De. King wroto tha axticio for its exclusive.:

publication.

- Tho articlo is entitled, "what lo legroes are Asking of the

President," and opens with a full page shot of Dis King talking to

President Johnson. There is a short statement, writton by the magazine

at the beginning of the article, which Inadst

-"The racial problem is one of the principal subjects which

divides the United States in this presidential campalgn.. This

article by Martin Luther King, which we are publishing as an

assle exclusive, highlights the more dramatic aspects of the subject

and gives volce to the demands which the colored population

are placing before the entire nation. It Is a denunciation of

unequal Ilghts which goes beyond the century old racial question,

¿The statement, 'You nust respoct my person'is a demand which

raises the problem of democracy for avoryono."

DI. King's article bogins with his description of the ulsparlty

betwoon: the great economic progross which the United States has mado

the slow pogress

towards racial equality. A mojor cause of this

lag, isals Di. King, is the attitude of the southern states towards

the Fodaral Governmento He says that those states are almost an

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autonomous rogion in which the basic laws

of the United States are not

respectodo

But some progross la being mado ovon in the South, he sayo, adding

that tho frocdom marches and tho non-violent demonstrations have bean

the principal reasons for this succoss; the churches and the synagogues

• can contributo to this progress by bringing to the attention of tho

whole nation the injustice which. dally confront the American Negro.

DI. King says that the recent riots in some major citlos have

undoubtedly hurt the Negro cause. At the same time, howaver, the

disturbing upheavals in the cities of the North show many Northern

Amoricans, according to Dio King, that their prejudices are much more

deply rooted than they thoughte

DIe King

states that perhaps we are alrcady emerging from the

"darkest moment which precedes the dawn,"but adds that "the road to

progress will not be simplo or straight." He further states that the

Negro revolution will not be daunted; that legroes will work hardor to

overcome the obstacles. Negros will make thelr influence folt through:

oconomic boycotts, through their participation in the labor force, and

through nonviolent demonstrations, ho addso

The last paragraph of the article is out of context. In fact,

there seems to be some misprint, whether dellberate or Inadvertent on.

the part of the magazing. According to Vie Nueve, Dr- King sayss

"Negroes will choose violence for conducting their struggles in

the future. But their methods will underline the general success of

peaceful methods for obtaining those social changes which produce

tangible Improvements."

Conment: The Department. or USIA may want to infom DE King of the

publication of this articlo and point out to him that Vic luove is owned

by the PCI and regularly used as a vehicle for anti-American propaganda.

If the decision is made

to bring the article to DIa King's attention,

the Embassy would approciate knowing his reaction, particularly sinco

there is a good chanco that the article was obtained by ble Nuove under

false pretenses, or simply liftod out of another and publication and

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Gordon A. Ewing.

Country Public

Affalre Officer

Attachment October 22 edition of magazine Vie luera

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Sabato 24 ottobre 196-1

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Lotta

di classe

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politica

Interviste con

Vecchietti

Lombardi

La politica

del Ventesimo

Le decisioni di Mosca. per l'importanza del.

è che l'altanno della crisi del contro-sinistra e

l'avvenimento, per il peso che esso è chiamato ad: del naufragio delle sue prospettive politiche im-

avere nelle prospettive della vita sovietica e del

pedisce a certi democratici e a taluni socialisti di

movimento operaio internazionale, non poterano

guardare al di la dei voti delle prossime elezioni

non suscitare interrogatiri. non

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mento di riflessione e di dibattito ben oltre le

municipali, anche quando si tratta della prosper.

tiva mondiale. Con il risultato, crediamo. di non

•fronticre dell'Unione Sovietica. La procedura di

veder chiaro né quello che può accadere nel

quelle decisioni e il modo contraddittorio. tale

mondo, nè quello che accadrà nel municipio.

da lasciare ancora vaste zone d'ombra, col qualc

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The October 22 edition of Vie Nuove, an Italian weekly magazine

owned by the Italian Communist Party (PCI), carried an article

attributed to DI. Martin Luther King. The magazine, with a circulation

of 133,730, clalms that Dri King wrote the article for its exclusive

publication

=i Tho article is entitled, "What We Negroes are Asking of the

President," and opens with a full page shot of Di. King talking to

Prosident Johnson. There is a short statement, written by the magazine

at the beginning of the article, which reads

"The racial problem is one of the principal subjects which

divides the United States in this presidential campaign. This

article by Martin Luther King, which we are publishing as an

exclusive, highlights the more dramatic aspects of the subject

and gives volce to the demands which the colored population

are placing before the entire nation. It Is a denunciation of

unequal rights which goes beyond the century old racial questione

The statement, "You must respect my person'is a demand which

raises the problem of democracy for everyone."

Dr. King's artiole bogins with his description of the disparity

between the great economic progress which the United States has made

and the slow progress

towards racial equality. A major cause of this

lag, says Di. King, ld the attitude of the southern states towards

the Federal Governmento He says that these states are almost an

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autonomous region in which the basic laws of the United States are not

respectode

But some progress is being mado evon in the South, he saye, adding

that the freedom marches and the non-violent demonstrations have been

the pringipal reasons for this success; the churches and the synagogues

can contribute to this progress by bringing to the attention of the

whole nation the injustice which dally confront the American Negro.

DI. King says that the recent riots in some major cities have

undoubtedly hurt the Negro cause.. At the sane time, however, the

disturbing upheavals in the cities of the North show many Northern

Americans, according to DI. King, that their prejudices are much more

deeply rooted than they thoughte

Dre King states that perhaps we are already emerging from the

"darkest moment which precedes the dawn," but adds that the road to

progress will not be simple or straight.". He further states that the

Negro revolution will not be daunted; that Negroes will work harder to

overcome the obstacles. Negroes will make their influence felt through

economic boycotts, through their participation in the labor force, and

through non-violent demonstrations, he addso

The last paragraph of the article is out of context. In fact,

there seems to be some misprint, whether deliberate or inadvertent, on

the part of the magazine. According to Vie Nueve, Dr. King says

"Negroes will choose violence for conducting their struggles in

the future. But their methods will underline the general success of

peaceful methods for obtaining those social changes which produce

tangible improvements."

Conment& The Department. or USIA may want to inform De. King of the

publication of this

article and point out to him that Vie luove is owned

by the PCI and regularly used as a vehicle for anti-American propaganda.

If the decision is made

to bring the article to Dro King's attentiong

the Embassy would approciate knowing his, reaction, particularly since

there is a good chance that the article was obtained by yie Nove under

false

pretenses, of simply lifted out of another and publication and

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