MEMO: MARTIN LUTHER KING AND JAMES EARL RAY.
Originator: CIA
From: BARTEAUX, ROBERT A., CIA
To: LEGIALATIVE COUNSEL
Document date: 01/04/1978
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Legislative Counsel

ATTENTION:

Douglas T. Cunnins

FROM:

Robert A. Barteaux

Chief, Information Processing Group

THROUGH:

SA/DO/0

SUBJECT:

Dr. Martin Luther King and

Mr. James Earl Ray (U)

REFERENCES:

A. House Select Committee on Assassinations'

Letter (OLC #77-4958) dated 11 November 1977,

Same Subject

B. SA/DO/O. Letter dated 25 November 1977,

Same Subject

1.

(S) An intensive search of the files and indices

of this Directorate has surfaced the attached CIA information

concerning Dr. Martin Luther King.. There will be a separate

memorandum concerning James Earl Ray.

2. (S) In addition to the information mentioned in

paragraph one above, there are two documents which this

Directorate is not able to locate.

3. (S) The FBI has information concerning Dr.. Martin

Luther King.

4. (U) VI. Martin Luther King was the Subject of

OGC requests 76-5403 dated 14 October 1976, 76-6616 dated

23 November 1976 and FOIA request 76-382 dated 27 July 1976.

5.

(S) Please be advised that the attached DDO

documents and the information mentioned above are for the

internal use of your office only. Further use of this

infornation outside this Agency is not authorized without

prior clearance fron the SA/DO/0.

WANNENG NOTICE

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES

AND METHODS INVOLVED

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6.

(U) The reasons for the delay of this memorandum

were

conveyed to Maurice A. Sovern of SA/DO/0 by telephone

on 15 December 1977.

settla Si

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