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FD-(6 (Rev. 3-24-77)

"TRANSMIT VIA:

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CLASSIFICATION:

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11/9/78

Date

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

CATTN: UNIT CHIEF DANNY O. COULSON, ROOM 3658)

FROM

SAC, ST. LOUIS (62-5097)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMITTER ON.

ASSASSINATIONS, U. S. HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM R. DUNCAN

ST. LOUIS DIVISION

Re SL teletype to Bureau, 10/18/78, captioned. "BANK

ROBBERY MATTERS"

advised the Laddonia State Bank, Laddonia, Missouri, received a

telephone call on or about 10/18/78 concerning the bank robbery

it suffered 6/11/70. The caller identified himself as being

with the FBI, Washington, D. C., and advised a survey was being

conducted and asked what time the bank had been robbed In

1970. FBIHQ telephonically responded to that teletype

advising that no such inquiry had been made from FBIHQ.

Additional inquiry after referenced St. Louis teletyre

indicated that it was a phone call from a member of the House

Select Committee on Assassinations Staff to the employee of

Laddonia State Banklasking whabet TO the bank had been robbed.

The Laddonia State Bank was robbet at 18180 in taBal

1:15 p.m., on 6/11/70, by two white males wearing nylon stockings

and what appeared to be bandaids under their eyes.

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LARRY RAY and his brother, JERRY WILLIAM RAY, who were

in robberies of the Farmers Bank of Liberty, Liberty,

Ill., on 10/17/69 and Farmers and Traders Bank of Meredosia,

Meredosia, Ill., on 1/28/70. Photos of the group of RAY

associates were brought to the bank by Agents from St. Louis

and witnesses from outside the bank the day before the robbery

and witnesses involved in the robbery identified photographs

Of TURLEY and HAYNES. Federal process was obtained. HAYNES

was arrested in St. Louis a day or so after the robbery

and marked money from the robbery was recovered on his

person.

TURLEY was arrested in St. Louis a week or so later

and no money was recovered. A showup was held at St. Louis

PD for witnesses from all three robberies. There witnesses

picked HAYNES as being the person who ran the bank robbery

but were not as positive on TURLEY. One witness from the

Meredosia bank robbery picked the photograph of TURLEY as

being the tall bank robber and HAYNES as being the short

bank robber.

Both subjects TURLEY and HAYNES were being tried

in USDC, St. Louis, during November, 1970. During the trial

HAYNES changed his plea from not guilty to guilty ana

testified for the government. He testified TURLEY was with

him but he would not name the other participants until the

judge directed him to.

He named his associates as JOHN

LARRY RAY, JAMES RUSSELL TURLEY, JAMES RUSSELL ROGERS, and

ERNEST TURLEY. At the end of the trial TURLEY was acquitted.

Audrain County Sheriff HAROLD SULGROVE, now deceased,

had state robbery warrants for both subjects with him.

The

warrants had been issued shortly after the bank robbery.

After the acquittal of TURLEY he called Prosecuting Attorney

THOMAS I. OSBORN at Mexico and asked him if he could bring

TURLEY back for trial.

OSBORN told him to bring him back

but he would discuss the prosecution later.

TURLEY's lawyer called OSBORN and he also talked

to AUSA KENNETH R. HEINEMAN who tried TURLEY in USDC and

OSBORN decided that he would tell the defense attorney that

if TURLEY would take a polygraph examination and pass he

would not try TURLEY, however, if TURLEY would refuse to

take the examination

he would

have to try him.

OSBORN

advised the defense attorney that with TURLEY's record and the

eye witnesses he thought that he owed it to the state to

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try TURLEY.

TURLEY appealed the fact that he was being tried

after being acquitted in Federal court to the Missouri Court

I Appeals, U. S. Court of Appeals,

and the U. S. Supreme

'ourt. The Court of Appeals denied his appeal

and the

Supreme Court would not hear the case.

He was later ordered

for trial on a change of venue in Warren County Circuit

Court in Warrenton, Mo.

While out on bond and awaiting the court decisions

Audrain County Sheriff SULGROVE was in one of the St. Louis

City police precincts when TURLEY and his wife were brought

in for some violation. His wife said "I lied for you one

time but I'm not going to lie for you again." During the

subsequent trial in Warren County Circuit Court SULGROVE

remembered this and got the detective to testify who had

this information.

TURLEY was tried, convicted and sentenced to 30

years in the state penitentiary. While awaiting transportation

to the state penitentiary he escaped from the Warren County

Jail and was later apprehended on a UFAP warrant in Florida

by FBI Agents.

On 11/7/78 former Prosecuting Attorney THOMAS I.

OSBORN, Mexico, Mo., advised that he got a telephone call

from a reporter, BILL FREIGOVEL of the St. Louis Post Dispatch

newspaper, saying he was doing a story on the bank robbery

it Laddonia in 1970. He advised that the House Select

Committee on Assassinations investigators had information

from JAMES RUSSELL ROGERS and CLARENCE EDGAR HAYNES

that ERNEST TURLEY was not involved in the robbery.

OSBORN was asked a number of questions about the case

and including why witnesses, when interviewed by

SA WILLIAM R. DUNCAN, Resident Agent handling the investigation,

were not too positive

an identification but when thee

went to trial their identification was very positive.

also wanted to know if DUNCAN called OSBORN after TURLEY's

acquittal in St. Louis and requested that he be brought back

for state prosecution. He also asked if it was not DUNCAN

who pushed the state prosecution.

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OSBORN told the reporter that the warrants for

TURLEY and HAYNES were outstanding since June, 1970, shortly

after the bank robbery and that Sheriff HAROLD SULGROVE

called him and told him he was bringing TURLEY back on the

warrant and that DUNCAN did not push TURLEY's investigation

and did not push for his trial in state court.

said that he thought that the witnesses probably were not

positive at the time of the bank robbery since the

subjects had on nylon stockings, but after seeing them in

person were positive. He asked

the reporter it he had seen

the good showup photograph that was taken both with the

nylon stockings and without and the reporter advised that he

had not.

OSBORN was asked by the reporter what he thought

about the House Select Committee on Assassinations petition

to the Governor of Missouri for a pardon for TURLEY.

responded that he had not heard of any pardon motion.

On 11/7/78 Mrs. RUBY MAY HAMLETT, Vice President,

* Laddonia State Bank, Laddonia, No., advised that St. Louis

Post Dispatch reporter, BILL FREIGOVEL Called her saying

he was doing an article on the bank robbery of the Laddonia

State Bank in 1970.

Since Mrs. HAMLETT's husband, State

Representative RAY HAMLETT, was running for re-election the

same day,

she asked if this was not political and he advised

that the

story would not be released until after the election.

She was asked by FREIGOVEL to comment on the fact

that when she was interviewed by SA DUNCAN the day of the bank

robbery she said one thing about who took the money and then

when she testified in State court she said something else.

She

advised that the reporter was to call her back but did not.

Both OSBORN and HAMLETT said that the reporter

was allegedly reading from the court transcript of the trial.

For information of the Bureau, SA WILLIAM R. DUNCAN

was interviewed by the House Select Committee on Assassinations

, on 11/21/77 and 11/29/77 and testified before the

subcommittee on 11/30/77 concerning an incident alleged to

have happened at the Louisville, Kentucky PD during September,

1965..

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Further it is to be noted that the St. Louis

Division presently has a

Federal parole violator warrant for

CLARENCE

EDGAR HAYNES.

The above is being furnished to the Bureau for

information purposes•

The st. Louls Ille on the Laddonia bank robbery

has been destroyed under the Bureau's file destructior

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Mr. Adams

1: - Mr. McDermott

1

- Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: • Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Ryan

December 6, 1973

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

Honorable Louis Stokes

Chairman

C) LourSelect: Comnittee on Assassinations

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D. C. 20515

Dear Mr. Chairman:

MAILED 7

1978

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adri!

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

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Crim: Inv..

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

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Training

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• Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

Enclosed please find a copy of an

FBI document

dated May 26, 1971. regarding an individual named Oliver

Patterson, as well

as ono copy each of three related items

of correspondence.

The documents were furnished to this

Bureau via the United States Department of Justico by

Harold Weisberg, a private citizen, author and self.

styled assassinations prober.

Mit.

Weisherg indicated

that he received the document from Oliver Patterson,

the

subject of the item icself.

The document, further identified as coming

fren

St. Louis FBI file 170-176A, serial 105, was

furnished

your Cormittee in response to a Comnittee request anted

January 26, 1978.

this document, which by its very

-Mature is extremoly sensitive, was provided to the

@conmittee in order that the Connittee might have available

i co it all retrievable material regarding Mr. Patterson.

In view of the provisions of the lemorandum of

Understanding between the Attorney General and the House

Select Conmittee on Assassinations, specifically Iten VII

regarding Disclosure of. Information, and assuning

the

above

is an accurate gortrayal of the sequence of

events,

1/ is

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went of

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Honorable Louis Stokes

The FBI has provided the Cornittee voluminous

pages of sensitive and classifiod material and has main-

tained a policy of continued cooperation and full

disclosure.

Therefore,

"the Cormittee is requesto to

insure that such documents are afforded the proper

necessary security.

Adaitionally, if the Cornittee

intends to disclose or utilize material fron sensitive

or classified FBI documents during the course of public

hearings

or in its final public toport, the spirit as

well as the tenets of our Hemorandun of Understanding

should be adhered to.

Sincerely yours,

William 'H. Webster

Director

Enclosares (1)

1 : Mr. Robert Keuch (Enclosures) :

Deputy Racistant: Attorney General

Criminal Division

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Honorable Louis Stokes

Note: By request datea 1/26/78, the HSCA was provided

all retrievable information regarding Oliver Patterson,

a former source of our St. Louis Division.

Patterson

provided a signed waiver

authorizing release of his files.

The release included the enclosed document in its rela-

tively unsanitized version.

This document is not known to

have been released to the public domain through FOIA or any

other litigation proceedings.

The document and related

correspondence were subsequently provided to Mr. Quinlan

Shea, JI., Director, Office of Privacy and Appeals,

Department of Justice, by one Harold Weisberg, who was

characterized within.

It is noted that the three items of

related correspondence provided by Weisberg represent

correspondence between Weisberg and G. Robert Blakey, Chief

Counsel, HSCA, relating to Weisburg's contacts with

Patterson. Mr. Shea provided the documents to the

Congressional

Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division,

for appropriate action.

This letter to the Honorable Louis

Stokes, Chairman of HSCA, satisfies same. The Xeroxing of

all items are the best available copies.

Item VII of the Memorandum of Understanding requires

that the HSCA notify the Attorney General of its intention

to disclose information which may tend to identify FBI

informants, potential

informants or confidential

sources.

The document in question is sensitive because it is a report

from a former FBI informant, contains FBI insight and method

of investigating a white hate organization and involves the

privacy rights of numerous individuals named therein.

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On Saturday, Hay 8 • 1971, OLIVER PATTERSON & Mife LESLIE PATTERSON

arrived in Savannah, Georgia 8o MIsle With J.B. STONER, DR. EDHARD

FIELDS, JERRY RAY of the USHP Headquarters and later expected RICHARD

GEPPEIT AND TERRANCE ROSE of the Granite City, Illinois Chapter of the

MSRP. The PATTERSON"S checked into she Dountonner Motel Saturday night.

On Sunday, May 9, 1971, OLIVER PATTERSON called the NSRP headquarters

at Montgomery Crossroads In Savannah and talked to JERRY RAY who

answered the phone. JERRY RAY asked where PATTERSON May and OLIVER

PATTERSON tOld JARRY RAY that the PATTERSON/S were in Savannati. RAY

asked PATTERSON 1f PATTERSON had gotten in touch with d.B. STONER yet.

since arriving. PATTERSON said no. JERRY RAY proceeded to tell

OLIVER PATTERSON abOUt JERRY RAY'S brother, JAMES EARL RAY, escape

attempt from prison in Tennessee. JERRY RAY Said tO OLIVER PATTERSON

that JERRY RAY had happened to be in the vicinity of the prison at the

time the attempt occurred. JERRY PAY sald that JERRY had just been

going to visit JAMES EARL RAY and that when JERRY heard about the escape

attempt JERRY went to the prison and mas questioned by both the warden

and F.B.I, men as to why JERRY RAY Just happened to be in Tennessee at

the time of the attempl. JERRY pAY was interviewed by local newspapers

and local television stations wille near the prioon. In the interviews,

JERRY RAY TOId OLIVER PATTERSON thAI JERRY had critized the FBI in the

interviews.

• JERRY RAY tells PATTERSON hoM lu get to the party headquarters and the ?

conversation ended. OLIVER & LESLIE PATTERSON arrived at the MSRP

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headquarters at about 2:00 p.u. May 9, 1972.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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•At stie headquarters, when the HATTIKSON'S arrlved, were JERRY RAY,

J.B. STONER, & PETER XAVIER. JIPP.Y RAY, D.B. STONER & the PATTERSONS

talked about JAMES EARL RAYS éSCapE allempt & STONER was in the process

or filing a letter to soacone alout the allenpe disclaleing the whole

thing because as .B. STONER reasoned, who would plan an escape attempt

through a 40do oven: JERRY RAY shoMed the PATTERSONS articles of the

escape attempt and finally the conversation turned to JOHN RAY and the

b ank robbery in St. Charles, Misdours. J.B. STONER told the PATTERSONS

that one of the jurors felt sorry for down Ray after he had been convicted

of the robbery. JERRY RAY, 8l that point, added "I wonder if anybody is

gonna feel sorry for BOMAR" & then RAY and STONER looked at one another

and laughed. JERRY RAY & PETE XAVIER left for Savannah Beach & J.B. STONER

and the PATTERSONS Ment to a Red Lobster Restaurant across the street from

the headquarters for lunch. STONER asked PATTERSON when PATTERSONS expected

RICHARD GEPPERT & TERRY ROSE sO arrive in Savannah. PATTERSON, OLIVER, t010

STONER that GEPPERT & ROSE were do arrive Monday, May 10, 1971, In the

late afternoon after a gun shou of RICHARD GEPPERT'S in Cincinatti, Ohio.

GEPPERT had tOld 0, PATTERSON to find out from J.B. STONER IF STONER waS

going to attend the jacksonville, Florida nceting scheduled for that

evening and 18 3.B. STOKER WaS to allend, be sure to walt for GEPPERT and

ROSE so that they could go also. STOVER said that he was not going to

attend & that DR. EDHARD FIELDS MOS going to make the speech. After lunch,

the PATTERSON'S went to Savannah Beach, Georgia & J.B. STONER went

somewhere undisclosed. The PATTERSON'S checked in at Savannah Beach Day's

Inn Hotel which is located a couple blocks fron d.B. STONERS rented home.

• Just before lunch, BERRY RAY & D.B. STONER

Unth made other

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On Monday, May 10, 1971, the PAIlLISONS arrived at pary headquarters

talked with d.B. STONER & JEHKY RAY. Three girls in the office were

veiy, busy. DERRY RAY & the PAlTERSONS left to take LESLIE PATTERSON

shopping. OLIVER PATTERSON & JIPPY RAY talked about JAMES EARL RAY ¿

JERRY RAY Said tO OLIVER PAITEESE thaL JERRY didn't want to say too

such but JErrY pay knew, and the fBI knew, that there was another party

Involved in the killing of MARTIN LUTHER KING. JERRY RAY did say that

JAMES EARL RAY MaS the one mio pulled the trigger! OLIVER PATTERSON &

JERRY RAY, While L. PATTERSO shopped, went to Ernie's A-60-G0 at the

intersection of Huy, 80 & Skidaway Road, JERRY RAY told D. PATTERSON

that JERRY RAY only kneu of a few places in town to drink & Ernie's

A-Go-Go-mas one of them. JERRY RAY & O. PATTERSON continued the

talk about SAlES EARL RAY, JIENY RAi Luld D. PATTERSON that it

probably wouldn't be the last time that JAMES EARL RAY tried to escape.

JERRY RAY tOld 0. PATTERSOil that both JERRY RAY & JOHN RAY were both

kind of upset over the fact that JAMES EARL WAS the Oldest of the three

but was the only one of the three boys to have all his hair and

teeth.

SERRY RAY & D. PATTERSON returned and picked up L. PATTERSON and went to

one of the printers that the MSPP uses and picked up 300 mailers which

were to be sent to the entire state of Michigan announcing a meeting

In Flint, Michigan, the 15ch of Yusy, where MSRP leader, MIKE LANDIS, 812S

coning from Chicago 10 speak. After picking up the mallers, de a shoe

sized box of NSRP membership cards, JERHY RAY & the PATTERSONS returned

t0 M3RP headquarters.

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'At the headquarters, the HAlTERSU%'s helped JERRY HAY Mall out

• tha 300 notices of the Flint Michigan deeting by stuffing, stamping

and sealing the envelopes. d. B. SICHER made mention that the MSHP

postage bill, per month, is usually right around $800.00. The

activity around the headquarters was at a rapid pace, the PATTERSONS

left the headquarters for Savannah Beach and checked into the

Veranda Motel, room 46, where they stayed through Saturday morning,

May 15, 1971. Just as the PAITERSOHS arrived at the room the phone

rang & it was JERRY RAY telling the PATTEPSONS that RICARD GEPPERT &

TERRY ROSE had arrived in Savannah and were heading for the Veranda

Motel In Savannah Booch jamedlately, GEPPERT & ROSE arrived at the

Veranda potel at approximately 5:00 p.u. and obtained room no. 47.

The PATTERSONS, GEPPERT 6 RUSE WenE do the beach, d.B. STONER arrived

at the notel at about 8:00 p.a. & ULRRY RAY arrived shortly thereafter.

The evening consisted of talk of hating niggers & jews & the fbi and

of a card game. J.B. STONER left at 2:00 a.u. May 11, 1971 and

JERRY RAY stayed to talk. O. PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE listened to

JERRY RAY talk about the "CAT MAN" witness ayainst JOHN RAY and JERRY

RAY tOld O. PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE that someone had bloodied up the

CAT MAN and tied & hia to the back of a car and drove with the eAT Mal

tied 11ke that. JERRY said tO B. PAITERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE that the

day after this happened to the CAT MAIl that the CAT MAN came tO JERRY RAYS

sisters house in St. Louis & fold JRRY RAY, JERRY RAYS dad & his sister,

that he was going to file 3 charges against JERRY RaY for doing this to:

the CAT MAN UnleSS JERRY RAY gave the CAT MAN money to keep quiet.

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JERRY RAY, his sister, and his day, 801d the CAT MAN to beat It. JERRY

dar Left St. Louis the day before JOHl RAYS sentencing because JERRY RAY

• thought that this might be brought up in court and hurt JOHN RAYS chances.

JERRYSRAY left at about 2:45 a.m, (Before JERKY RAY left talk revolved

around BOMAR, JOH RAY & doing things in the dead of night" to different

people including BOMAR, BUT doing these things individually to lessen the

chance of being caught.)

Tuesday, May 11, 1971, after a full day at the beach with GEPPERT & ROSE,

O. A L. PATTERSON, RICHARD GEPPERT & TERRY ROSE drove into MSRP headquarters

picked up d.B. STONER and drove to the nearby Oylethorp Mall for dinner.

Hatred of niggers and jews was the main topic of conversation - although

J.B. STONER did (surprisingly) tip his nigger waiter. After dinner all

returned to SRP headquarters, JERRY RAY Showed GEPPERT, ROSE & THE •

PATTERSONS hOW JERRY RAY shot the burglar, BLACK, when BLACK, Mas trying to

steal the MSRP records-GEPPERT, ROSE & PATTERSONS returned to the Veranda

motel and retired for the evening.

On Hednesday morning, May 12, 1971, D. PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE went to

the MSRP headquarters and picked up IB STONER & JERRY RAY and drove to

hristrong College where d.B. STOVER was scheduled to speak at 12:30 in

front of a political information group on the campus. Hhile at the head-

quarters though, a couple by the nane of Lippert (sp?) driving a maroon

corvait, came to attend the speaking engayement also. d.B. STONER acted

very cold tonard the LIPPERIS. On the trip to Armstrong College the LIPPERTS

folIoned O. PATTERSONS car and d8 STONER-tOld GEPPERT, ROSE, JERRY RAY &

D. PATTERSON that STONER thought that LIPPERTS were dul Infultrators so

steer clear of the LippeRis.

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At Arastrong College, S.B. STOLE spike to an overflow croud of better

Chan 300 students and flanking STOlEN on the stage were JERRY RAY &

RICHARD GEPPERT. ROSE & D. PATTERSO stayed at the edge of the stage

behind the curtains to ward off any possible attacks from the rear.

O. PATTERSON had parked his car directly behind the auditorium so that

If a hasty exit was necessary they would be prepared. STONERS speech

consisted of hating niggers & jens, the federal reserve system & the

screwed up nigger postal system, etc. Upon completion of the speech

questions were asked ly the audience and J.B. STONER answered the

questions and then STUNER was hustied back out the rear door without

any trouble, STONER, GEPPERT, ROSE, JERRY RAY & O. PATTERSON on the

trip back to headquarters reflected that all the hecklers were niggers

or sheenies, but that there was a group of loyal whites scattered

throughout who listened but were afraid of the jews & niggers to come to

JB STONERS defense.

DR. EDWARD FIELDS & his wife & d.B. STONER arrived at the Veranda Motel

at about 8:30 p.M. Wednedday evening, May 12th. Topics of conversation

were niggers, sheenes, & RICHARD GEPPERIS MaZi Mar medals. STONER,

DR. FIELDS & his ulfe left the notel around 10:30 p.m. & GEPPERT, ROSE &

THE PATTERSONS watched the 11:00 neus to see the film clips of J.B. STONERS

speech at Arastrong College, EPPERY Mas very anxious to see GEPPERT on

television and talked of the day when he would becone head of the NSRP.

Conversation ended and all partles retired.

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rage, 7.

On Thursday, May 13, 1971, GEPPERT, ROSE & O. PATTERSON Ment to the

WSP3 headquarters at about 11:00 s.u. The secretaries at the head-

quarters ran off a list of subscribers to the MSRP "THUNDERBOLT" fOr

the entire state of Missours and three zip codes in Illínois ..

(620 to 623) These were given to GEPPERT, ROSE & O. PATTERSON.

PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE did mental work around the filthy headquarters

and then returned to the Veranda Motel at around 3:30 pou. At the

motel GEPPERT, ROSE & O. PATTERSON clipped and pasted the addresses

on Individual Index cards, GEPPERT made mention of the fact to

ROSE & 0. PATTERSON that A.D. KERI could not see these records.

J.B. STONER arrived at the nolel at about 9:00 p.m. and once again

GEPPERT, ROSE, STONER & D. PATTIRSON talked of their hatred for

niggers and jews. STONER left by midnight.

1

On Friday, May 14, 1971, GEPPERT, ROSE & PAITERSONS went to the

MSRP headquarters and RICHARD GEPPERT picked out $125.00 worth of

MSRP Isterature, medals and palches, etc. to bring back to st. Louis

. to sell to loca) ASRP menbers, It was also decided that D. PATTERSON

would be official photographer since hexha D. PATTERSON has a

Polarold camera, Mhile GIPPERT picked out his material, ROSE a

•PATTERSONS copied names of right wingers in 1118n0is (zip code 620 to 623

Chat were on an IBM list of people who have at one time or another

subscribed to right-ning Iiterature), TERRY ROSE asked DR. FIELDS

how'the MSRP attained this natlonal huge list of names & DR. FIELDS

refused to answer, DR. FIELDS' wife asked the PATTERSONS 1f ahe

PATTERSONS would like to go dancing and hear a great Chicago band.

Friday night the PATTERSON act the FIELDS at sHRix the FIELDS home

and proceeded to the Esquire Bar in PATTENSONS car, UH. FIFLDS made

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DR. FlELDs and his wife go there every avallable Friday night. While

walkipg in the front dour of the Esquire bar the FIELDS & PATTERSONS

rant into the FIELDS goud friends RAMDY & JANE GOULD, JANE GOULD used

to ba a secretary at MISH Headquarters and RANDY GOULD 1s a sheetmetal

apprentice. THE PATTERSONS, FIELOS & COULDS all sat together and

ordered a drink. The music started and the band, the CHICAGO FENDERS.

were just as wild and loud as can be tragined! When one could hear

over the music, DR. FIELDS mentioned that he would like to see the

PATTERSONS come to LOs Anyeles and that DR. FIELDS and family were

going to spend three weeks on their noy lo Los Argeles to a national

wetting of the MSRP stupping and speaking in all major cities on his

way, (DR. FIELDS is a chiropractor), DR. FIELDS said that there should

be over 1,000 people in Los Angles. J.D. STONER had mentioned that ha

was not and would not attend but STONER did not make mention as to why.

DR. FIELDS told the PATIERSONS shat they (the PATTERSONS) would not

be treated as the common people artending but that the PATTERSONS would

be invited to all the gala doings and meet all the right people at the

meeting. DR. FIELDS also mentloned that once a month DR. FIELDS drives

to Atlanta, Georgia to get the lhunderbolt printed as othermise the

editor 8111s in the vacant spaces with recipes and jokes.

(Earlier in the week d.B. STONER had inferred to the PATTERSONS that

the headquarters would eventually be bufft from the building fund in

Sarandah because the police in Savannah were more sympathetic that

elsewhere. Particülary wherethe headquarters had once been. DR. FIELDS

said that they were 90% sure that the headquarters (new) would be in

Atalanta or right :outslde of Atlanta, While the PAlTERSONS were with

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May 16, 1971

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GEPPERT, BROSE, JERKY RAY, & J.B. STUER WerE In GEPPERT & ROSE'S rOOM at

the Verandä Motel waiting for O. PATTEPSON to return for a poler game.

PATTERSONS dropped off Dr. & MrS. FlILDS at their home and returned to the

Veranda Motel at 2:15 a.u. Saturday, May 15, 1971. d.B. STONER & JERRY RAY

had gone home, GEPPERT & ROSE were sleeping.

Saturday morning GEPPERT & ROSE checked out of the mutel and ment to

headquarters. Shortly thereafter the PATTERSONS checked out and went

to headquarters. Shen PATTERSOS arrived at headquarters TERRY ROSE MaS

In the process of cleaning? guns that belonged at the headquarters.

ROSE removed the safety from d.B. STOMER'S pistol so that even with only

one bullet j.B. STONER could fire the gun. But, ROSE pointed out to

STONER that all the guns mere in disrepair from not cleaning them and

particularly d.B. STONERS automatic pistul which even needed a new barrel

because of nonuse and cleaning. Talk was mentioned between STONER, RAY,

PATTERSONS, GEPPERT & ROSE of an International Right Wing Convention to be

held in August or September In Spain. After such talk it was decided that

RICHARD GEPPERT should find out more information about the trip and d.B.

STONER said that he defintely would go as did GEPPERT AND ROSE. PATTERSONS

said that they would like to but would have to see. STOMER suggested that

maybe enough mcabers would want do go to charter an entire plane to Spain

for the meeting. When GEPPERT recelved more information on the conference

more plans will be made.

dr. FIELDS told GEPPERT, ROSE & PATTERSONS that 8f DR. FIELDS had a speaking

engagement in July in Chicago, Illinois and would try to set up a speaking

engagement in St. Louts of greater magnilude and advance notice than the

Edwardsrille meeting held a few months back with d.B. STONER. :.

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At noon everyone daid goodly and d.B. STOVER led the

SIVERSONS, In

: their car and RICHARD GIPPLKI & TENKY RUSE In RUSE'S car, to the

properthighway exit for return to St. Louts. The PATTERSONS & GEPPERT

AND ROSE returned to their humes in the St. Louis area Sunday, May 16th.

MOTES

LIPPERT works at dome kind of helicoptur manufacturer in Savannah and

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• Ms. Q. Robert Blakoy

10/50/73

Bouse, Beloct Conittoe oss

House of Rajrisentatives

Hashingtou, D.C. 20515

DaRt-FI. Blakoy,

In wiltin you two suys wyo I poilled out that you are rinlly vury eulourteh

uhan you trylto be solf-serving. In tuday's mil und ly a shout call I did not expect

I loamned sore about this today.

You may resenber that when you culled julm lay to un executive session, Jin

'Jeser asked me to be pruvent fur auy luly 1 sil ill pruvide. You had se put out of the

root. When ki. busur went to examm the truncrint: ol nior executive icasious

InvolvE lls cliente, he maie noteio suu hiss li., suto:: physicully taken away fron

Lár. Those procodures are haraly culual soil tu unsul currection ul usy error in

the transcripts. Except for those many one, jull hunters nado, those I think may sot

be oxactly accidental "errors."

What Kembers Knout and bulieve 1: List ly eutrulled by tiw isturs bicause tho

Jenbers are too busy to be uctive invusticilor. Will, the laud of dictutorial control

you exerciso, this neans that you see lu it dis tiny do and do not kuon wii cun

believe. You inor the comdttee shit not survive tie loss of anotlur chiul counsel.

'I understand you huve remindodd the vomitter us this.

Not havin an autheutic aubjuct oxert prr.uit in the turing sour dath John .

Hay and Uarol Pepper Luated 1lk curitition of coudttes errors tir, sesar could sake.

It you don't suppeus that transcript, it will mrluet nough lot letties, lesar

DATO eVEN hÍS DOTES PArVAd tO BENE MULJO:.

Thas 18 to say that your real purraie luis no rulutiouslip to any legitimato

sood to proect the privucy of citius are to lia's di iclas ay, both of wion wanted

so to be present, as their counsal lul usuale nur su!' it keup aucret zuytling

that came up. All three dircussed thos; witters nits lte

In todas"a mall I have the securd lat Luaut) cruisttoc executive session

transcript, ouch copy liven oftiscially lo uns parisus who privided the copy by the

dio 10 today's mil I have 1U Ur 14y it, o1 tul scurds your coswillou, 01-

ficially, cave to the person who pruvider this rucurd: lu uno how it a1su lujens

that the iit did not want these roords oul bur num it tidulu them linu we in One

of sy LOLA cases in which they are tolerato

and the misdirectiou of the comittor yuu die succ •des in lullius dila láhcuriso

with your refusal to let he huve turn. Of want you have alstidy put into the

Whom you one such - tinic I sue undu tull. l'ut wist vis, dullu exuet uf a bunuine

asd sincara profosdor of the lan, mis in dil: Nu lu leil, bla

're!", Ury pruceus vork.

to transport Jerry day to lushaugtuo lse pallie pruni boldo notlúng ilui leudo se

to believe that you will ruperd the conds; ul a commuter dul'smait to ay houo pas

Improper, although I su tbe citud suuru of :divural slories of factual criticien

of the consáttoo.

ALI INFORMATION CONTAINED

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•tir. Pattersou lifor

a that all of wiit in lonen to lu

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to Jersy lay, was

In thes trusk of his cur,

sel lawnun and tonrad

basts, that these two hud the keyy to tir i an a din' it:al anover what isr

torested-than and thul it inchuded ay lullso las lossed my lettor to si. Pritersou

to rend to three, ull the time prutusdam; disinteril in never ouc ion 1ug ki

I bellove so rutturono Thu 1 Miliove lüm Nas I Willis a Cast In Jil sot

avo tho comáttoe prist: of páctures; in: led. lus lu us. lust'o vt say, my, hou it

does lout - for a prolosior oi lin lu belina. Let tim ris sorves prujor lucialitivo a

purposes by using inlurmeuts uni thun lu-d inurint: instertot pritito coumaica-

tions involvin an outugoon critic us you an is comitled - sam such tickes

photographs of hiu and darry y tucilitia

kão tuttoruo 11 mileur on Ur d-Ll: al la Mrl runs on un le Mies Láven

by your stall. l'd apprustate baunris: ¡so yuu is ¿uu cin scribe a projer lusio

lative purpose to uny oflicial backerow. l... al in induruelt will au lla sulject

of that backarounding.

At. Patterson is quito clear tiest so beat: los, lie 1 un a "''irunoid, snile

Old san." Krow whut I huve bourd alout l's sutig tan, buck to hi: I-furted ussilfar

disturb ue 1j uny luvoruble opinion la: mi 1l/..a1ru..... out d du muss invut tia:

propretty of any buckirounding illa, lu .ly numb i at li siOr disis siert key

defense team. If you do not munt to orior eu. at is i profussor uf lun, then I nould

velcowe it frow the Chief Counsel mus Mircher di lin: comúltur Unless, oi course,

you woulu profer to presunt ull oi lú: lu du cluérue, no mi,tet repond as chairman.

Ins asy evcht, it son is quit el ai list duur plsssial of copie: of public rocords

you have published anu will publishi: ,ule..budl an un is imperopriut for cithr

a professor ut lau of a comettu cumiel in disa luro 11 ulou as sparent trut in

this you cover yourself und thon to ain you un: nech, Li:e wio withdrild under

Fredion of inforustion and court priri;sa

1! Islams in; is MiLewul kany dount tiest yuu

have even confidintial i'Ll Fucurun into mend ducll in ura tis buperlasst, to wäch

I will also provide copies.

•¡iddit'!

ros. hI. Futlorson's Mewory is ju's plot as are mold roundured loss of the

directes quotation of surt fuseous la es a "pore, anil ced miss viest lane

generally uses. There uas & tilt, d 19 bout snow, orin he as you ill more in bos

together. So tu spiuk. Fisticulurly at's us isran illus el istan-Wion: IV uppeur

ancos luno bolpod láis preparo. Ul la. uliar rinciphsuns my livorite iu cintuskerouio

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Frederick

October 28, 1973

Did Receiver Road

. 21701

6. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director

Select cramittee on Assassinations

U. S. House of Kepresentatives

3369 House Office Bullding, Annex 2

Hashington, d.t. 20515

Dear Mr. Blakey:

If you taught law students the war you wrote yur lutter of Octoher 24, 1 can

understand the Chief Justice's coument on the Incompetence of lawyers better

than I could before recelving your letter.

If a nonlawyer can presume to give advice to one who insists on being referred

to as professor, then I think the beginning of your convoluted first sentence is

an unwise description of pursuina a Congressional Investigation under the pre-

rext of a legitinate legislative purpose.

une final words to this long sentence are more suitable for use before a jury.

you want to prejudice. While I ani renuired to work when I am too tired and at

a pace I would prefer to be not as ranld. I dost that I ever sald, in my letter

of October 7 or anywhere olse, that I found anything you or the committee have

done to be "of usa to the publie."

If by any renote chance I so misspoke myself,

then this is ay correction of it.

There can be values in some of what you saw no value in. This parhaps axplains

your refusal to provide copies of the public record when I was specific in telling

you I want it for use in court.

Some of what you refuse to provide me you gave to the press. As I told you, 1

heard some of it broadcast, which is a pretty publie use.

Those of your staff who run the xerox auchines are hardly those wino are "curfently

working long hours" on "the final report" and "to prepare for the upcoming public

hearings on the assassination of ii. Martin Luther King, Jr."

(You have saparate

subcommittees, separate staffs, and I asked for JFK public decords, not those on

the King case. Your JFK hearings are not antil Deceaber.)

If elther the House or the camittee rules prevent your providinn me with xerox

copfes of the public record, you fall to say this while contorting yourselt to

Imply it. Without the most radical change in the policy of the Congress since 1

had the responsibility for makine the public record avallable, you do not reflect

1t faithfully and Invoke the Coomittee and House rules in what amounts to false

pretense.

Whit you are really afaald of is any use that could expose what you are doing

prior to your dumping of an Indigestible mass of preconceptions on what will

amount to a captive press because of time pressures. I had no such thing in mind

but saybe I will think about it and find some deans of doing something about it

prior to your coming neus managanent stunt of withholding coples of everything

until you can present a report that nobody can check against its alleged sources.

Which are carefully enough selected in advance in any event.

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ут. Blakey «.2

If what you put into the public record does not immediately then go into the

publle, domain, please correct de praptly because if there is a conventent

opportunity l say convey this to a reporter and l do not want to ert.

If I on not Incorrect, then all your who-struck-John is no better than a low

professor's Rube Goldberg contrantion for refusing to provide me tith xerox

copies of the public record for which 1 offered to pay in advance. All 1.

asked for neoulres no more than givina a clery public records to xerox and

ma11. You knon that it 18 not possible because of my conditóon for me to go

to your offices and merely read records there, as it also is not possible for

de to f1le with any court what I can do no more than read.

If you really sust write sell-serving letters, wily don't you turn the task

that clearly 1s too such for you over to one of the bright kids you have

hired with the largest investigatlve appropriation in Congressional history?

A kid on your staff might have had nore concern for your reputation Khan, your

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20818

Oclular 26, 1978

MI. Harold weisberg

Route 12 - Old Receiver Rossi

Prederick, Maryland 21701

Dear MI. Weisberg:

In connection with the commill e's investiyation of the

circumstances surrounding the issussinion of President John F.

Kennedy, this is to respond in your loller of October 7, 1978.

I am gratified that you found old hearinys of interest and of

use to the public.

Pursuant to the Commiller and Mouse kules, all the

testimony which was presented in public session is available at

the current time for your inspurriun at the Conmittee offices.

This information would include the tuslimony and reports of

Doctors Baden and Guinn, as will is exhibits used during their

testimony.

The Committee staff is cursintly working long hours not

only to write the final ropest on our harings in the Kennedy

assassination, but alsu to propone fur the upcoming public hearings

on the assassination of di.

Mart in Luther kiny, Jr.

This expen-

diture of effort means we imply du nol huve the available time

to respond to individual inquiries to cupies of testimony or

exhibits. All public hear imes mu the reports of our consultants

will be

printed in the comulle.': find repuit lu the Congress

and, consequently, availal le do dle enare public.

As I have

Indicated, should you need purlicular aspects of il before that

time, you are welcome to insprel il il the Conmillue offices. We

cannot, however, provide you will copius of any particular docu-

ments, testimony or reporti; el ll cursinl time.

concerning the narration I save prior to Di. Baden's

testimony, the Committee would, al collie, dipreciate any substan-

tive comments you may have on lili, on muy other subject, at any-

time. Please address all such conmenls in writing to myself at

the Committee offices.

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Tạ tun shea fron Harold

suerg re ling appeals

10/30/

•Patte son, Gepie.

and other informers

St. touis Field Uffice withholdings

FBI

cory

Deliberate FBI Violation of Stipulations

Hap: y Cointelproing with FUIA

Reguester and

House Somnittee

These are

the subjects of this memorandum. In part they come from the enclosed

cosy of an SBI Et, "ouis record. This is clearly within uy requests and withún the

FBI's own stipulations and as of this moment the FBI continues to withhold it and

other related records. As I have already informed you the FBI was violating its own

Stipulations ucfore they provided a single record under them. In this instance

Departuent counsel only recently gave personal assurances to the Court that the

FuI hed complied with the stipulations. She accomapnied this with sole slurs on

wy counsel, perhaps me also. I'm lot checking the transcript.

As I heve also told you, there is an inevitable relationship between my PA

request and the records still withheld in this case. (As also Ph records are

vitinheid and i filed separate riquests with each field office.)

As Ray's defense investigator I conducted tile habeas corpus investigation.

This required me to go to leavenworth to interview several prisoners there. The

Departmunt was aware of this and made the necessary arrangements. When I was asked to

appear on a St. louis IV show with Jerry fay, whom knew well, J.B.Stoner, whonI'a

nevor net, former Department enployee Laue and Gerold Frank, I accepted the invita.

tion vecaust it frid rost of my costs in getting to leavenworth. Whether or not

Stoner was then still of Ray's counsel, he had bech and there were watters Ix

wanted to discus: with him because of it. The station put us all up in the same

hotel. I haú private meetings with Stoner and l' rank, neither of whom was alone.

I also walked fron the station back to the hotel with Stoner and his companions.

I belicive we also walked to the station together. It now turns out that some of

Stoner's companions vere Fil inforers. To put this another way, the FBI was spyin« on

ti Kay defense and has withheld all such records of this improper activity. Even

when the Stipulations called for their production. ly source on this is one of the

I'BI's finks. Hy concern over these withholdings is magnified when I recall the

various FlI fabrications relating to me, particularly with regard to Stoner.

. In providias you with proofs of the identification of two of the FBI's informers,

those here identifiei, I asked that you please see to it that belated FBI compliance

1s not otalied further so it can engaged in still further Cointelproing. VI me and

of the lourt in particular. (I do not beliéve that Govezurent counsel made up the

false statement about complete FBI compliance with the Stipulations but I guess it

could be said that not for the first time the FBI Cointelproed its own counsel, tolerant

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and

endlessly trusting co

21.) "n order to prevent any new

improper such Fil

exploits, I ask that you seck inmediate and total complince with regard to these

infolners, the St. "ouis and other relevant field offices and that there be an

accompanying first-person affidavit in all cases. I have just sent you proof that

the FBI remained in touch with liver Pattersoz, one of the informers, the one to .

who the enclosed i'll record relates.

The House Comittee Vointelpros easily but.I have no desire for such adventures

to continue. Its hearings are about to resume. The reevant public hearings are not

scheduled to last past the end of lovember. I therefore believe that I should have

these records promptly in order to have them in case of need.

I would appreciate having some assurance of a close date of compliance on

this mutter or I shall ask lir. Lesar to file a liotion to Coupel, if he considers

it proper. By this I mean in time for there ot be a full airing at the coming

status call, which is only three we-ks away.

The attaches records also bear on consistent FuI misrepresentations about its

practise with its inforners. This is perhaps the third or fourth illustration I have

provided. Its clain to withholdiug identification stops at tie edge of its ocean of

Cointclyro possibilities. The Fil therefore Cointelproed the committee by not withhold-

ing Patterson's naine frow it when it provided records tu tie committec, This record

was provided to my source by the com.ittee.

Of course, this also is a isrepresentation to the tourt and one into which

Napartnent counsel, all or nost, have been enticed by the l'bI.

Please notethut one file only is indicated on this Fil record. There apear to

be the curtainty frow this that in the St. louis iD there is an index indication

where other copies are filed. Utherwise, it would be imposcible to retrievc the in-

formation for which the FBI used its infornants. Of course, this may be on a separate

sheet or sheets, also withheld. There hus to be more, like the records of forvardings.

Please note elso that the stipulations, which vere automatically nullified by

non-complience, did not linit inforictions avout the Rays to lUKIll records.

You will obs irve that the sa involved is one of those whos: names I provided

quite sone time ago. I understand he was reassinged to Tampa.

The attuched infornant's report is not complete. It was made incomplete by this

SA in the following manner: Patterson dictated the report to his then wife leslie. The

Sa came, read the repurt and told the Pattersons what to orit. (I am aware that FOIA

covere only existing records.) Under the Sa's direction then lies. Patterson retyped

the report, omitting the kind of information the FBI did not want to have. Like

Jerry "ay's insistence that his brother did not fire the fatal shot and inconsistencies.

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* I. do not want you

e under any misap rehension about

tterson. I was certain.

in oid hy care here that he was an inforner. I did not dream

that he had been an FbI

inforner and that the FBI had remainel in contact with him as late as the end of his

infondig for the kouse assassing. With the Ful's record of which this meno is nerely

the most raceit illustration i am not willing to presume it will be truthful. How-

ever, I beliete all parties are entitled to sone Affid dependable assurences that

whether by Paterson or by other means there vere no riports of any form relating to

me that reached the FbI. If there were I believe they should be provided promptly.

You are aware that I have a relationslip tith Patterson. I provided a tape from

him reflecting this. ly conversation today was interrupted by hir having callers. I

did not got to ask him i1 he has knowledge of any corrent raporting. It could have

been by other means, as frow the committee or separate surveillances which there is

ronsoil to bulicve there were.

jou anu Jil Lesar will have copies in the sane nail. If you desire to inform

"so Girskers in the event the mailing to kir. lesar is dilayed i have no objection..

Unless jou dire corundations added to the personnel folders of those in the

FBI no are responsible for this, there is no point in irforming the FBI.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Reuch

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Public Affairs Office

Attn: Mr. Maynard

December 8, 1978

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Foster

Director, FBI

TROUS BIT COME LASSASSTATION

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Refcrence is made to letter to the Attorney General From

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ISuA, dated November 28g

1978, which, in connection with the ISCA's Investigation into the

assassination of liartin Luther King, JI-, requested the FiI provide a

written statement outlining the history, organization, and function of

the "Press Office," which came under the jurisdiction of Division 8.

It was further requested that this statement would identify personnel

assigned to that office who were directly responsible for its day-to-day

operation and management.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in

response to referenced letter. It is requested that you furnish a copy

of the enclosed memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

NOTE: This matter was coordinated with J. W. Maynard and I. B. Coll of

the Public Affairs Office.

Efforts to locate specific information relating to press

(policy matters in 1968 through a search of general indices and contact

,,with representatives of the Public Affairs Office were negative. Files

reviewed for information in this matter were the administrative file for

11967-1968 for the Crime Records Division (CRD), 66-1855-L; personnel

"file covering 1967-1968 for the CRD, 67-80004; and personnel files for

the year 1968 of Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bland, Mr. Leinbaugh, and Mr. Adcock.

Information regarding placement of press inquiries into the CRD's Front

Office was contained in Mr. Hoover's memorandum to all Bureau offichats

dated 8/15/61, captioned "Press Inquiries." REC-24/12-1

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December 8, oster

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE DE REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated November 28,

1978, which, in connection with the HSCA's investigation into the

assassination of Martin Luther King, JI, requested the FBI provide a

written statement outlining the history, organization, and function of

the "Press Office," which came under the jurisdiction of Division 8. It

was further requested that this statement would identify personnel

assigned to that offfce who were directly responsible for its day-to-day

operation and management.

On December 4g 1978, HSCA Staff Member Gerald Hamilton made

the following modification of HSCA's requests contained in referenced

letter. The ESCA desires a statement concerning the office of the FBI

which, in 1968, came under the jurisdiction of Division 8, Grime Records

DiViSion (CRD), and handled "press functions," Also needed is information

regarding personnel assigned to that office during 1968 who were responsible

for its day-to-day operation and management.

A review of appropriate records at FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)

and contact with FBIHQ officials having knowledge of some aspects of the

CRD as it existed In 1968 disclosed the Following Information:

Mr Hoover Introd to all lage tale a pee ust 05. 1968t,

be referred to the office of Cartha D. Deloach, who was the Assistant

Director of the CRD at that time. Following this instruction, the Front

Oftice of the CRD remained responsible for all press and media operations

until 1972, at which time, under Acting Director I, Patrick Gray, the

Division was dissolved.

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DIVISION, ATTENTION:

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House Select Committee on Assassinations

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In 1968, the Assistant Director of CRD was Thomas E. Bishop.

The Front Office consisted of Mr. Bishop; a Number 1 Man, James I.

Bland; a Number 2 Man, Harold P. Leinbaugh; and a Number 3 Man, Hobson A.

Adcock. All news and media inquiries were the responsibility of these

four individuals.

Exceptions to this policy were weekends and other

occasions of absence, at which time their functions were handled by

other designated personnel of the CRD.

The Research Section of the CRD was responsible for researching

and freguently preparing press releases.

In some

voluminous media sourcea needed to be advised conceming a particular

press release, Research Section personnel assisted. However, in the

normal course of business, matters involving press releases and relations

with all media contacts were handled by the Front Office of the CRD.

Where Information is not provided, it is either not retrievable

or is not being furnished pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.

NOTE: See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Division, Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated 12/8/78, captioned

"House Select Committee on Assassinations, U. S. House of Representatives

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Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20534

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther

King, JI., it is requested that the Federal Bureau of

Investigation prepare a written statement outling the

following:

The history, organization and function of the

"Press Office. which came under the jurisdic-

tion of Division 8; including

a) the personnel assigned to that office,

For

b) the person or persons directly responsible

for the day-to-day operation and management

of that office, from its inception through its

discontinuance.

As time is of the utmost importance in this matter,

your written response is solicited by December 8, 1978.

Very truly yours,

2. Nots seal

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention:

Mx. Robert I. Reuch

Director, FBI

FEDERAL GOVERIMENS

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTER ON ASSASSTMATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENIATIVES (HSCA)

November 29, 1978

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Foster

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated October 6,

1978, which, In connection witk the HSCA's investigation into the

assassination of Martin Luther Ring, JIo, requested assistance of the

FBI. Specifically, this letter requested that the FBI nake available

for interview by the ISGA Special Agents John C. Menton and Thomas

Kitchen, and that the FBI prepare a written statement/as to the policies

and procedures applicable for the years 1962 through 196% pertaining to

death threats reported to the FBI concerning citizens, in general, and

King•

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum, with

two enclosures, in response to referenced letter.

It is requested that

you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum and its enclosures to the

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supporting the. FBI's policy involving threats against citizens and King.

@ Since appropriate communications are in files already delivered to the

ISCA, referral to these documents will be sufficient. Files reviewed to

Locate our policy concerning threats against King were the King security

file at FBI Headquarters and the Atlanta field office file for the-years= =2

1962 through 1968.

This extensive file review resulted in delayed

response to this request.

_ ENCLOSURE

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On 11/3/78, SA Richard Fugatt of the Atlanta Office, who-had

been in contact with

• former supervisor, Charles Haynes of the Atlanta

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Novenber 29, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ASGA, dated October 6,

1910, which, in connection with the ESCA's investigation into the

assassination of Martin Luther King, JI., requested assistance of the

Specifically, this letter requested that the FBI make available

for interview by the ISCA Special Agents John C. Menton and Thonas

Kitchen, and that the FBI prepare a written statement as to the polieles

and procedures applicable for the years 1962 through 1968 pertaining to

death threats reported to the FBI concerning citizens, in general, and

This letter is to confirm that Special Agents John C. Menton

and Thomas W. Kitchens have been cicared from their employment agree-

ments and are available for interview by the ESCA, Arrangements for

interviews can be coordinated with representatives of the Congressional

Inquiry Unit, Document Classification and Review Section, Records

lianagement Division, FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) -

According to a review of appropriate documents at IBIAQ, the

following Information is provided regarding the policies and procedures

a release,

applicable for the years 1962 through 1968 pertaining to death threats

reported to the FBI concerning citizens, in general, and King:

Citizens - Il threats of bodily hara or deach of a

citizen are received in connection with an FBI Investigation or wichin

an area of FBI jurisdietion, such as extortion or obstruction of justice,

appropriate investigation is conducted This would include notification

to the victiu and investigative effort to identify and prosecute the

Indáviduals responsible. In situations of threats outside the TBI's

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION,

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

NOTE: See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Division, Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated 11/29/78, captioned

"House Select Committee on Assassinations, U. S. House of Representatives

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House Select Committee on Assassinations

U. S, House of Representatives (USCA)

overall responsibility in criminal natters, the policy is, unleas some

untisual circumstances militate against it, to notify the victim of the

threat and the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The

above policy was set forth in Mr. Rosen's memorandum to Me. Belmont,

with its attached letter to all Special Agents in Charge, both dated

October 1, 1964, and captloned "Notification to Victims Threatened vith

Bodily Harm." Á copy of each of these documents ie attached.

King - The FBI's policy during 1962-1968 concerning

threats received against Ring was to advise promptly the Atlanta Police

Department, (APD), which covered King's residence. It King was in a

craves status, the police department in the locality involved was also

advised, King was not personally contacted by the FBI and advised of

the thicat.

In situations there the FBI received a threat against King

outside the FBI's jurisdiction, local authorities were advised as

outlined above, Most of these situations were reported in the security

Investigation of King. If the nature of the threat appaared wichin the

investigacive jurisdiction of the FBI, a separate case was initiated.

These cases, which have been referred to by the FISCA as King "death

threat" files, were investigated under a varicty of FBI classifications.

such as Extortion, Racial Matters, Destruction of Aircraft and Motor

Vehicles, and Sombing Matters-

Coples of these files, as well as the

King security file, were processed and delivered to the USCA in response

to previous requests.

The above polley of advlsing local authorities of a threat

against King was restated on numerous occasions in the king security

File.

To document this policy, the ISCA is referred to the following

serials: 100-106670-371, Bureau airtel to Jacksonville, Atlanta, and

New York dated June 9, 19643 100-106670-495, Mr. Smith's memorandum to

W. C. Sullivan dated October I1, 19643 100-106670-594, Bureau letter to

Jackson dated December 10, 1964; 100-106670-1003, Bureau airtel to

Mobile and Atlanta dated March 17, 1965, and 100-106670-1215, Bureau

airtel to Atlanta and Birmingham dated Aptit 13, 1965.

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House Select Committeo on Assasalnations

U. S. House of Rapresentativas (FCCA)

In April, 100s, this polloy vo coromicatol to all fleld

officou. This was necessary dua to an increasing nunset of thrcats

againte King. For docunantation of this action, the ISCA 10 refersed to

serial 100-100670-1263, Ir. Daugardnar's mamorandom to fix. Sullivan

dated April 14, 1965, and sextal 100-105670-1240, Eureau airtel to all

offices dated April 19, 1965. 111 subsequent threats against king

recoival up to the tina of his assassination vero handled in eccordance

with Instructions lasual in the abovs udstel dated April, 19, 1965.

A review of IBINQ and Atlanta Ofifce security filed rogarding

King disclosed no specific information as to why King was not personally

contacted and advised that a threat againat hin had been receivad.

an effort to obtain additional information on this point, the Atlasto

Offlea was contacted.

In sumary, recollections of knowledgeable

perconnal of the Atlenta Offico indicated that cavising the APD was

aufficient since close contact was maintained by the APD with King and

members of hia family, Further, the APD provided protective security on

occasions for King+

To advise lins personally of any threats would have

been complicated by his availability and his zofusal to ratura telephone

calla of Special Agenta of the Atlanta office. It chould also be noted

that a number of threats against King vere recolved by King's assoclates

and Southera Christlan Leadership Conference officials, who, in turn,

rolayed the information to the IDI. In these cases it could be assumed

King was already avate of the threat.

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October 6, 1978

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20350

Attention:

Mr. Robert Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into the circumstances surrounding the death of Di. Martin

Luther King, JI., the assistance of the Federal Bureau of •

Investigation is requested in regard to the following

matters:

1)

Make available for Staff interview Special

Agents John C. Menton and Thomas Kitchen.

Additionally, it would be appreciated if the FBI would

prepare a written statement as to the policies and procedures

applicable for the years 1962 through 1968 pertaining to death

threats reported to the Bureau concerning a citizens, in

general, and b) threats reported pertaining specifically to DI.

King. Further, the Committee would like to have furnished, copies

of any paperwork or communication supporting the Bureau's posi-

tion, policy, etc. pertaining to death threats for the years

enumerated above.

As always, your prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

Destof Jist.

Very truly yours,

1. Noblah

C. Robert Blakef

Chief Counsel and Director

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source furnishes to us information indicating a threat of possible

bodily harm to a victim, such as in cases of extortion, asgault,

shooting, bombing and the like, the victim is already aware of the

threatened harm either by virtue of having himself received the threat,

or through notification by & law enforcement agency.

In rare instances, however, in criminal matters handled

by the FBI as well as thoge which are purely local crenses, It eppears

that the victim may be unaware oi the intormation in our possession.

ACTION:

So as to insure the tield makes proper and immediate

notification to victims of threatened bodily harm under such circumstances,

in addition to notlying interested local suthorities, there is attached &

proposed letter to all BAC.. No manual changes are necessary.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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(Typed October 1, 1084)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

G.I

Letter to All Special Agents in Charge:

RE:

NOTIFICATION TO VICTIMS

THREATENED WITH BODILY HARM

D.

Dear Bir:

Where we possess information that bodily harm is

threatened, such as in cases of extortion, assault, shooting,

bombing and the like, it is realized that the victim in most cases

Is already alerted to the threat of bodily harm by the time the

threat is reported, or has himself received the threat in the first:

Instance. In rare instances, however, the victim is not aware

of the threat.

In line with our over-all responsibility in criminall

matters of seeing that intended victims are actually alerted, you

are reminded that such action should be taken immediately in all

such situations unless some unusual circumstance militates against

It This would also apply to threatened acts which are not handled

Joy the FBI, In the event of any such exceptios, you should immediately

advise the Bureau of the specific details together with your recommen-

dations. It should be clearly understood, of course, that in all

Instances the interested law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction

are to be advised of the threatened act, if such is not already known

to the agency.

Very traly yours,

5: 6/30/83-

John Edger Hoover

Director

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAY

RICHÄRDSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUEL L. D

WALTER.E. FAUNTROY, D.G.

STEVART B.

OHIO

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.

CHARLES THONE, NEBR.

ANEY, CONNE

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONNE

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

•HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

• ROBERT WY. EDDAR, PA.

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Silert Committee on Assassinations

U.E. House of Representatites

3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

December 8, 1978

FETERIE GOVERNI

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this committee

into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Martin

Luther King, JI., the assistance of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation is requested in regard to the following matter:

Prepare for delivery a 12/1/78 Oklahoma City report,

captioned MURKIN, by SA George R. Ziegler.

Your prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel & Director

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRY

RICHARDSÓN PREYER, N.C.

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

SAMUE

EVINE, OHIO

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.

STEWAY

MCKINNEY, CONN.

CHARLES KIONE, NEBR.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J, FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

12-5-78

Delect Committee on Assassinations

M.S. House of Representatives

3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

December 5, 1978

WHAT GOVURDUMARE

The Honorable Griffin B.

Bell

The Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the circumstances surrounding the

death of Dr. Martin Luther King, JI.; the

assis-

tance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is

required in regard to the following matters.

1) Make available for interview, S.A. Harold

Leibaugh.

2) Prepare for delivery, the names of individuals,

as well as the names of those publications,

I.e., journals, newspaper, magazines, etc.,

comprised the Special Correspondence List

(SCI) for the period covering January 1, 1967

through June 30, 1968.

Note: This list should include and identify those

individuals or publications known as "friendly

media

sources"

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As time is extremely crucial

these matters your

prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

GRB: 1h

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Mr. Ron Heller

very truly yours,

2. Robert Bleake

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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1 - Mr. Mintz

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Mr Detenbee

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ONLASSASSINATIONS

U.S. HOUSE OF REFRESENTATIVES (ESCA

FEDERAL GOVERVMRN

Reference is nade to ISCA letters to the Attorney General Fron

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated October 17,

1978, and Cetober 19, 1978, which, In connection with the ESCA's investi

gation into the assassination of Martin Luther King. Jt., requested the

name of a former FBI informant who was associated with the Invaders in

Memphis, Tennessee, during 1968.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in

response to referenced letters.

It Is requested that you furnish a, copy

of the enclosed memorandum to the HSCA.

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Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

NOTE: Based on previous requests, the HSCA (Chief Counsel only) was

granted access to the files of five former informants of the Memphis

Office. Identities of these informants were excised. The HSCA is

trying to resolve an allegation that paid FBI informants reporting on

the Invaders, a Memphis Youth Gang, acted as "agent provocateurs" and

instigated violence in Memphis during the Sanitation Workers Strike,

which caused King to return to Memphis where he was killed.

After receipt of HSCA request dated 10/17/78, it was agreed

the informant's name should not be disclosed to the HSCA, but in order

to avoid a confrontation with the Committee, informant would be contacted

a second time and asked if he was willing to be interviewed by the HSCA.

The HSCA was requested to submit additional details concerning circumstances

of interview should informant agree to same. These additional details

were set forth in HSCA's letter dated 10/19/78.

The informant in question, ME 338-E, who operated from 1958 to

1976, was contacted by Agents of the Memphis Office on 11/9/78. Informant

agreed to meet with SA George J. Foster, Congressional Inquiry Unit,

Records Management Division, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Robert I. Keuch, who had traveled to Memphis in order to be available to

assist in answering informant's questions about the HSCA.

The telephone number of the informant was furnished to Mr. Blakey

by Mr. Foster.

Identity of the informant was not provided. On 12/4/78,

Mr. Keuch provided details concerning his contact with the HSCA on this

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to HSCA letters to the Attorney General Fron

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ISCA, dated October 17,

1978, and October 19, 1978, which, in connection with the ESCA's investigation

into

the assassination of Martin Luther Kings JI, requested the name of

to o artin

a former informant who was associated with the Invaders in Memphis.

Tennessee, during 1968-

This letter is to confirn that the Informant desertbed in

referenced HSCA letters was contacted on Novenber 9, 1978, in Hemphis,

Tennessee, by representatives of the FBI and Deputy Assistant Attorney

General Robert I, Reuch. Informant agreed to interview by officials of

the HSCA. On Movenber 10, 1978, Mr. Reuch advised Mr. Blakey that a

condition under which informant agreed to interview was that his identity

would be made known only to three ESCA members, namely, Chaizman Louis B.

Stokes, Samuel I, Devine, and Walter E. Fauntroy, and four members of

the HSCA staff, Including Mr. Blakey.

Another condition was that Mr. Reuch would have the opportunity

to discuss with members of the tomittee concerns of the informant

relative to disclosure of his identity. This discussion was accomplished

by Mc. Reuch on November 21, 1973.

This letter is also to confirm that on lovember 13, 1973, a

representative of the Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Management

Division, FBI headquarters, provided informant's telephone number to

Mr, Blakey.

Subsequent contact with the informant was to be handled

directly by appropriate ISCA staff members.

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION,

Assoc. Dir.

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

Dep. AD Adm. _

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Adm. Servs. _

Division, Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated December 6, 1978,

Crim. Inv. _

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MASHINSTORL D.C. 80B15

October 17, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20305

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Reuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Dear MI. Attorney General:

In connection with this Committee's investigation into

the death of DI. Martin Luther Ring, JI., I Write to request

that you make the name of a former Security informant available

to the Committee so that the person night be interviewed in

order that serious allegations involving the Federal Bureau of

Investigation and the death of DI. Ring may be resolved.

The

Committee has had access to the relevant Bureau personnel and

the Headquarters and Field Office files of the informant, duly

excised to protect the informant's identity; and it also con-

ducted extensive interviews among others who are also the subject

of this aspect of the Committee's investigation. What the Com-

mittee now desires is to determine if the oral testimony of the

witnesses support or refute the written record as well as

information obtained during previous interviews.

The person, whose identity the Committee seeks, was 8580-

ciated with the Invaders, a Black militant group in Memphis,

Tennessee during 1968, who were apparently involved in the

He was an older person, and he had apparently been a

Bureau source since 1958.

As a recognized comnunity leader, he

was able to move about freely within the Black community.

Committee knows independently that in the early months of 1968,

the Invaders were attempting to obtain influence in that same

community, and they initially attempted to do so, in part, by

approaching established organizations. They even went so far

as to invite special agents of the emphis office to meet with

and objectives. If the Bureau sought to shape the actions of

these individuals in ways detrimental to DI. King in connection

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with the counterintelligence program being waged against him,

it would appear that this particular informant would have been

a logical vehicle for that effort.

As you know, with respect to the King investigation, the

Committee is, in effect, performing for the death of DI. Ring

the same function that the Warren Commission performed for the

death of President Kennedy.

One of the most freguent criti-

cisms of the Warren Commission is that in attempting to resolve

the issue of whether or not lee Barvey Oswald was an FBI in-

formant, the Commission accepted sworn affadavits from the

Bureau.

The Committee feels, therefore, that it would be

derelict to sely on anything less than an opportunity to examine

and cross-examine relevant witnesses on this crucial issue.

The Committee is not unmindful of the sensitive nature of

its request.

Throughout the effort to resolve this issue, the

Committee has attempted to move with restraint. It was not

until our field interviews with former members of the Invaders

and people present in Memphis at the time of the March 28, 1968

march revealed, (1) that the Invaders were in fact a proximate

cause of the violence, and (2) that it is universally believed

that the Invader followers who caused the violence were paid

the do one and t

FBI operatives, that the Committee requested access to any

informant files.

By that time, the Committee had reviewed the Sanitation

Strike, Invaders, King and SCLC substantive files. It had also.

reviewed the Memphis Police Department files, and it had inter-

viewed its undercover operative within the Invader organization.

The Committee had initially hoped that the answers

sought could be resolved by reviewing the informants Headquarters

and idele office tiles. Subsequent interviews with current and

former agents revealed, additionally, (1) that the Memphis Field

office had prior knowledge of the impending violence la fact

memoralized in FBI documents) and (2) members of the Invaders

were observed by agents of the FBI exhorting the crowd and

readying weapons from signposts la fact testified to under oath

by these agents.)

Further, while the Comnittee has insisted that the files

of all five of the informants said by the Department of Justice

to be involved with the Invaders should have been made available

to its staff pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding, it

made a good faith effort to work out a compromise proposal that

permitted my exclusive review of the excised files. The

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October 17, 1978

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Committee has now reached a point, however, where the balance

between maintaining the integrity of the Bureau's informant

program and the resolution of this critical issue must be struck

in favor of the Committee's receiving the identity of that one

informant. A request is not being made for all five, and absent

new developments, this request should resolve the outstanding

issues.

The burden of the Conmittee's mandate is largely a

reflection of the desire of the American public to learn the

true facts concerning the death of Dr. King. That burden is

perhaps never more apparent than in connection with the issues

that the Committee is now attempting to address here.

The claim

that an FBI/Invader connection resulted in the violence on ApIil

28 and contributed to DI. King's death has now received nation-

wide attention.

It is recounted in existing literature and was

broadcast nationally in a dramatic account of DI. King's life.

The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, close friend and successor of DI. Ring,

testified in public under oath and before Members of the Com-

mittee and the national news media, that he recalled members of

the Invaders acknowledging that they had caused the violence

on March 28, in return for compensation from the FBI. Indeed,

an individual who was a recognized leader of the 1968 Sanitation

Strike and made the invitation to DI. King to come to Memphis,

is a leading exponent of the theory that the FBI, through its

informants, had a direct role in DI. King's assassination.

Finally, the Committee's investigation has revealed that

the Bureau recommended that informants be used with or without

their knowledge to implement counterintelligence proposals

directed against DI. Ring, in 1968.

clear that the Committee has no choice but to satisfy itself

concerning the events which took place in Memphis.

The public

full investigation.

to the fair resolution of these most serious questions.

I, would hope that it might be possible to secure the

Identity of this informant, either through his consent or para-

graph I. B. (1) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the

Department and the Committee.

Nevertheless, I an authorized

to inform you that the Committee is prepared to seek this

information through formal process if all other avenues are of

no avail.

Finally, I would note that this issue must be resolved

well before the resumption of the Committee's public hearings

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in the Ring investigation, now scheduled to begin on November

9, 1978.

Sincerely,

I Rous Schey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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WASHINGTON, D.E. 20515

October 19, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

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Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation of the House

Select Committee on Assassinations into the death of

DI. Martin Luther King, JI., I write to request that

you make the name of the former Security informant

available to the Committee so that the person might

be interviewed by the Committee in order that serious

allegations involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation

and the death of Dr. King may be resolved. The Committee

has had access to the relevant Bureau files concerning

this informant, but the files were daly excised to pro-

tect the informant's identity. The Committee now desires

to interview this informant to detemine if his oral

testimony would support or refute the written record.

In addition, the Committee would expect to obtain other

information from the informant to corroborate or refute

information the Committee has obtained from its other

•SOLICES.

The Committee is extremely sensitive to your

concerns about preserving the confidentiality of your

informants. In addition, the Committee can certainly

appreciate the desire of most Security informants to

remain unidentified.

Should the Committee learn the

identity of this informant, it will be used at the cur-

rent time solely to have counsel on the staff interview

and

perhaps depose the informant. This would be done in

the Committee's offices in Washington, D.C. and without

the knowledge of any member of the pablic.

Indeed, not

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even every member of the Committee staff will become aware.

of the informant's identity.

the Committee is primarily

interested in the information the informant may provide

the committee.

The Committee has no desire to have the

informant's identity needlessly publicly exposed. Absent

extraordinary circumstances, the Committee would not divulge

in its hearing's or its final report the name of the informant.

As you are aware, the Committee has extensively pur-

sued its investigations into the Invaders.

The claim that

an FBI/Invader connection contributed to DI. King's assassi-

nation has received nationwide attention.

We have held

field interviews with many members of the Invaders and Ie-

viewed numerous files on them. In addition, the Committee

has interviewed current and former agents of the Department

and Bureau on this issue.

Our Committee has been mandated •

to conduct a "full and complete" investigation into the

assassination of DI. King.

Talking with this informant is

essential to enable us to fulfill our legislative mandate,

and our responsibilities to the American people. As I indi-

cated to you, I hope it will be possible for us to secure

the identity of the informant through his consent, or pur-

suant to Paragraph I, B. of our Memorandum of Understanding.

Nevertheless, I must

inform you that the Committee is prepared

to seek the information through formal process if all other

avenues fail.

This latter alternative, in the event litigation

ensued and the Committee won, might publically disclose the

identity of the informant:

Indeed, litigation would. only

attract undue attention to this issue, and the participants

involved. I believe if you adequately express to the infor-

mant our sincere desire to avoid unnecessary disclosure or

publicity, he will consent to his identity being disclosed

and an interview with the staff.

Sincerely,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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Mr.

Ron Heller

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Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

1 - Mr. Ryan

Director, FBI

1 - Mr. Foster

ONE SEE COME ASSASSIVANIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director,

ISCA, dated November 19, 1978, which requested, in connection

with the HSCA's Investigation into the assassination of

DI. Martin Luther King, Jr., that SA James J. Rose be made

available for interview by the staff of the Committee

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a mema

randum in response to above-referenced letter.

It is requested

that a copy of the memorandum be delivered to the HSCA.'

Enclosures (2)

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NOTE:

SA James J. Rose, currently assigned to the Albany

Division, was determined to be the Agent assigned to the

Atlanta Division In 1968, who allegedly made a remark to

former SA Arthur I. Murtagh concerning the assassination

9I Dr. King, which Murtagh testified to in the HSCA's public

hearings.

On 11/15/78, SA Rose was contacted by SA Danny 0.

Coulson,

TBIH? on 11/16/78.

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RE0602-1172701361

By letter to Assistant Attorney General, Civil

Division, Attention:

John R. Selbert from Directors EBI

11/16/78, a request was made to the Department for legai

nepresentation for SA Rose.

DEC 13 1978

On 11/17/78, SA Rose appeared at the HSCA'S

public hearings represented by Assistant Director Mintz,

Legal counsel division.

This memorandum is to confirm

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appearance, and prior interview by the FISCA

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December H, 1978

HOUSE SELICT COMMITIRE ON ASSASSIUATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESELITATIVES (HSCA)

Roference is made to the lettor to the Attorney

Dr. Fartin Luther Kings Jr., that SA James J. Rose be made

available for interview by the staff of the Cornittee.

This menorandun ls to confirm that SA James J.

Rose was nade available for interview by the staff of the

ISCA on November 16, 1978.

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ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

NOTE: See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney

General, Criminal Division, Attention:

Mr. Robert L.

Keuch, dated December 4, 1978, captioned as above.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

1 - Legal Counsel Division -

(Attn: Mr. R. Heller)

1 - MI. H. N. Bassett

November 7, 1978

Director, FBI

ONESE GOVERNIE

O HOUSE SELECT COMITIES ON ASSASSIVATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

1 - Mr.

D. Ryan

1 - Mr.

G. J. Foster

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director

HSCA, dated October 12, 1978, which requested that the fBI

provide the HSCA with photographs of all Agents who were

assigned to the Atlanca Office of the FBI in 1967 and 1968

as well as aditional photographs of other individuals

whose photographs vould be used to fill out a photographic

spread.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memo-

randum with three attachments consisting of two volumes of

photographs and a

sealed envelope in response to the above-

referenced letter. It is requested that delivery be made

of a copy of the memorandum with attachments to the FISCA.

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11/6/78, captioned "House Select Committee on Assassinations,"

copy attached.

A copy of the photo albums and corresponding list of

Special Agents are being retained

in the Congressional Inquiry

Unit, Records Management Division, Room 8988.

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(Attn: Mr. R. Heller)

1 - Mr. H. N. Bassett

1 - Mr.

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Ryan

1 - Mr. G. J. 'Foster

November 7, 1978

HOUSE

SELECT COLMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director,

ESCA, dated October 12, 1978, which requested that the fBI

provide the HSCA with photographs of all Agents who were

assigned to the Atlanta Office of the FBI in 1967 and 1968,

as well as additional photographs of other individuals

whose photographs would be used to fill out a photographic

spread.

In response to above-referenced letter, attached

are two volumes, consisting of 360 photographs.

Included

among those photographs are photographs of all

assigned to the Atlanta Office during 1967 and 1968. In

each case, an-attempt was made to obtain the photographs of

those Atlanta Agents which were taken as contemporaneously

to the period in question as possible.

• Attached also is a sealed envelope containing a

list of the names of those individuals appearing in the two

photo albums. This list is numbered consecutively from one

to 360, with each number corresponding to the number found

on the

back of a photograph in the two albums.

It is the understanding of this Bureau that the

sealed envelope will be kept in the possession of Mr. Blakey,

and it will be opened and the list utilized only in the

event an identification is made during the photographic line-

up.

All unidentified photographs are to be returned to the

FBI innediately upon completion of the showing of the

photographs.

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SAMUEL L.

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FEDERAI GOVERNMENI

12-26-78

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, DC

20530

Attention:

Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In pursuit of its continuing investigation of the

assassination of Dr. King, you are hereby requested to

prepare for delivery, on an expedited basis, the following

two items:

(1) Memorandum from J.D. Deegan to W.R. Wannall,

dated 12/18/75, serial no. 100-106670-4045 of the Martin

Luther King Security File. The memo is a working paper

summarizing actions to discredit and neutralize Martin

Luther King, Jr.

• (2)

A copy of an alphabetical and numerical listing

of official and confidential files of former Director

Hoover, together with an approximation of the volume of

material contained within each category of material. This

request will supplement the Committee's former requests of

May 3, 1978 pertaining to personal files of Mr. Hoovei,

and of February 15, 1978 pertaining to personal files of

Mr. Sullivan.

GRB: pbn

Sincerely,

2N0t Sleets

ST.

G.

Robert Blakey

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12/1/78

Assistant Attorney General

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OVERHEA

Attontion It. Robert I. Keuch

1 - Legal Counsel Div.

Diroctor, FBI

(Attn: Mr. Heller)

1 - Mr. Bassett

ONOUSE SELLOT CONNIS OI ASSASSTIATTOIS

U. S. HOUSE OF RSPRESCITEATIVES (ISCA)

Reference is made to the lotter to the Attorney

1978

Dr. Martin Luthor MinC, Jt., that the following be provided:

the fincorprint cords of the three lay brothers; motorraphic

conios of trio of Janos Barl Ray's payroll checles; and ivo'

Special Aconts be madc avallable for intorvicw.

únclosed are an oricinal ond onc copy of a mono

ranaum in response to above-referenced letter. It is

requosted that a copy of the merorondun be provided the

I'SCA.

Inclosures (2)

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NOTE: The HSCA requested photographic copies of the we

fingerprint cards for James Earl Ray, Gerald William Ray,

and John Ray, taken in 1968, which were obtained through

the

Identification Division.

assistance Of SA Robert C. 1a10/27/78, Phoebe C. Orr, HSCAs

watent fingerprint section

picked up aforementioned photographs.

A copy of these

photographs is being retained in the Congressional Inquiry

Unit, Room 8988.

By Legal Counsel memorandum to Assistant Director,

Administrative Services Division, 11/2/78, SAs John L. Duff.

and Daniel E. Brandt were cleared from their employment

agreements.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim: Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

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Plan. & Insp.

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1 - Mr. Ryan

1

- Mr. Foster

1 - Identification Div.

(Attn: Mr. Payne)

1 - Legal

Counsel Division

(Attn:

Mr. Heller)

1 - Mr. Bassett

'December I, 1978

HOUSE CULICE COITITIDE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. LOUCE OF REPRESENCATIVES (HSCA)

"oforonce is nade to the lettor to the Attornoy

Concral fron C. lobert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director,

Mood, daced october 24, 1970,

unich requested in connection

with

the MiSCA's investigation into the assassination of

Dr. Fartin Iuther King, Ir., that the folloving be providod:

the

fincerprint cards of the three Fay brothers; photographic

copios of two of Jares farl Ray's payroll chocles; and two

Special Arents bo inde available for interview.

this is to confirr that copies of the fingorprint

cards rontioned above have beon delivereu to the liscA.

The two pavroll checks nontioned above were de-

Iivered to Inocbo C. Orr, ISCA Staff jenber, on 10/26/78.

This menorendun is also to confirn that the ronts,

as listed in the above-montioned lisch letter, have been

cloarod fron their orployment acrocronts and are available

for interviou as

needed by the lisch.

Arrangerents for inter-

vici can bo made through contact with representatives of

the Leral Liaison and Conpressional Affairs Unit and the

Congressional Inguiry Unit of FLIEn.

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim: Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

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ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT I. KEUCH.

NOTE: See Director, FBI letter to Assistant Attorney Geheral,

Criminal Division, Attention:, Robert I. Keuch, dated

December 1, 1978.

171

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Ascistant Attorney Gonoral GOver

Criminal Division

Attention: I. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

12/13/78

1 - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn: Mr.

Heller)

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Foster

HOUSE SELECK COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

Refcrence is made to lotter to the Attorney General

from C. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, USCA, datec

November 14, 1978, which, In connection with HSCA's investi-

cation into

the assassination of lartin Luther king, Jr.,

requested intormation concerning charles Cabbage, Memphis,

Tennessee, during the period of March I, 1968, through

June 1, 1968.

Inclosod arc an original and one copy of a mono

randun in response to referenced letter. It is requested

that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum to the

HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

STA:DJY

3 - ENCLOSIN)

MAILED 2

DEC 13 1978

- FBI

ALL MAMEn MARMATIED

115130/06 B3075luat

EX-106

REG: + 62-117290-1367

& DEC I5 1978

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim: Inv..

Ident. -

Intell..

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn:

Mr. Heller)

1 - Mr. Bassett

1.

- Mr. Foster

December 13, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESLITATIVES (USCA)

Reference is nade to letter to the Attorney General

tron G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ESCA

dated

Novenber 14, 1970, Which, in connoction with liSCAs

Investigation into the assassination of Hartin Luther King,

Ji:= roquested information concorning Charles Cabbage,

Reuphis, tennessee,

auring the period of March 1, 1968,

through

June 1, 1968.

This letter is to confirn that information in

response to the above request, as retrievable from files

Of FBI Headquarters and the lerphis Field Office of the

FBI, was delivered to ISCA representative Gerald Hamilton

on December 5, 1978.

Where infornation is not provided,

it

is either not

retrievable or io not being furnished pursuant

to the Memorandun of Understanding.

SIA: bE (7)

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAI,

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT I. KEUCH.

NOTE: See Director, EBl, letter to Assistant Attorney General,

Criminal Division, Attention: Mr Robert L. Keuch, dated

December 13, 1978, captioned as above.

Assoc. Dir.

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Asst. Dir::

Adm. Servs.

Crim: Inv.

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15a.

" SHITD JON PIETIN, MC.

LOUSE STOKES, CHIO, EMMINARN

SAIAUEL L. 51

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dAS'A-STATHER 1. DOUS, CONN,

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ALOYO 2, F17H14,9, liND.

PArLEY, CONA.

MAROLS 5. JAWYLA, MICH.

Rec.ClU

11-16-786

(202) 225-4524

Select Committez on Assassinations

U.E. House of Sepresentatives

3359 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C, 20515

November 14, 1978

MR. ALDHIZeR

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

• United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

ATTENTION: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

The subcommittee investigating the circumstances surrounding

the death oI Di. Martin Luther King, Jr., has Obtained authori-

zation to be furnished any and ail information maintained by

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, concerning and/or received

from Charles Cabbage

(Memphis, Tennessee), during the period

March 1, 1968 through June 1, 1968.

Submitted herewith is the release executed by Mr. Cabbage,

and accordingly, it is requested that the Federal Bureau of

Investigation prepare

for delivery, all Headquarters and Field

Office files and subfiles of any nature pertaining to this

individual for the period enumerated.

As time is extremely crucial in this matter, your prompt

attention is greatly appreciated.

very truly yours,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB : ghh

Enci:as

62-117290-1317

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LOUS: 96455, 0H10, CHANDRA

RISHARSSDN PRAYER, M.G.

SAMUILL.

5, OMIO

STEWANT 6.

Binary, corst.

CHAPLI" THOriL, NIUT.

HAMOLD I SAWYLA, MAICH.

НаНО r. FORS, TIMN.

FLOTS J. FITMINI, ING.

ПОЦЕНТ Ш, ГОДАП, РА.

(202) 225-1524

Select Committee on Assassinations

1.5. I30u5e of Erpresentatibes

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20515

I, the undersigned, hereby authorize the Federal Bureau

of Investigation (FBI) to release any and all information which

it has or maintained concerning me, and/or which it has received

or obtained from me, including such information which may have

been revealed to the FBI on a confidential basis, during the

period from March 1, 1968 through June 1, 1968 to the Select

Committee on Assassinations of the United States House of

Representatives (Committee) and its staff. By this authorization,

I knowingly and voluntarily waive whatever rights I may have to

withhold disclosure of information in the possession of the FBI

to the Committee and its staff.

Signed:

11:221

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Ident.

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FM

SPRINGFIELD

(62-2567)

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TO

DIRECTOR

(62-117290)

IMMEDIATE

BI

ALL INTERMAMA MANHATHED

HERBIN IN

UNCLAS

FIED

DILE 8/301,86

(HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATION (HSCA)

COP: FILAD

ON DECEMBER 5, 1978, IRIS COOLEY STEWART, 3713 BERKLEY,

ALTON, ILLINOIS, CONTACTED THE ALTON RESIDENT AGENCY OF IHE FEDERAL

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) CONCERNING THE ROBBERY OF THE BANK

OF ALTON WHICH OCCURRED IN 1967• STEWARTE

ADVISED "THE ALTON

TELEGRAPH", ALTON, ILLINOIS, RAN AN ARTICLE ON SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 2, 1978, CONCERNING THE RAY

BRODERS'

ALLEGED INVCLVEMENI

IN THE 1967 ROBBERY OF THE BANK OF ALTON. S

MRS. STEWART ADVISED/ 2//

UPON OBSERVING THE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOHNRAY AND

LITE MALE

SR SOURAX AND SERIA THAT IN

JOHN RAY IS THE INDIVIDUAL SHE

OBSERVED ON

THE DAY OF THE BANKDEC 14 1973

ROBBERY CROSSING THE STREET NEXT TO THE BANK

• OF ALTON.

STEWART ÄDVISED THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ROBBERY OF THE BANK OF

ALTON IN JULY, 1967, SHE WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK FOR LUNCH AT

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APPROXIMATELY 1:00 P.M. STEWARI ADVISED SHE WAS HEADING EAST ON

BROWN STREET APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF BROWN AND WASHINGTON

TREET WHEN SHE OBSERVED TWO MEN CROSS BROWN STREET FROM THE

DIRECTION OF THE BANK OF ALTON HEADING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION

TOWARD THE REAR OF THE CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. STEWART ADVISED

THERE WAS A HOLLOW BEHIND THE CHURCH THAT WAS WOODED.

STEWART STATED THAT ONE OF THE MEN STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT

OF HER CAR IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THE SECOND MANWAS A FEW

TEPS AHEAD OF THE INIVIDUAL WHOM SHE IDENTIFIED AS JUHN RAY.

STEWART ADVISED BOTH MEN WERE WEARING GRAY AND WHITE LOOSE COVER -

ALLS AND THE INDIVIDUAL SHE IDENTIFIED AS JOHN RAY WAS WEARING A

GRAY AND WHITE CAP DESCRIBED AS ONE WORN BY A RAILROAD ENGINEER.

STEWART STATED WHEN JOHN RAY STOPPED IN FRONT OF HER CAR, HE WAS

APPROXIMAIELY 12 TO 15 FEET AWAY AND AS HE TURNED TO LOCK AT HER

HE REMOVED HIS CAP AND SHE NOTICED HE WAS WEARING A RED WIG AND

SHE STATED THAT JOHN RAY HAD GRAY HAIR SHOWING UNDER THE WIG.

STEWART STATED HE WALKED OVER TO THE CURB IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS

THE SECOND MAN. STEWART NOTED IHAT THE SECOND MAN WAS NOT WEARING

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A CAP AND WAS HOLDING HIS RIGHT THIGH GIVING THE IMPRESSION HE WAS

CARRYING SOMETHING.

STEWART FURTHER STATED THAT IF SHE COULD SEE A PROFILE OF

JERRY RAY, SHE COULD POSSIBLY IDENTIFY HIM AS THE MALE INDIVIDUAL

WHO WAS WITH JOHN RAY. STEWART STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE

BANK ROBBERY AT THE TIME AND DID NOT LEARN ABOUT THE BANK ROBBERY

UNTIL LATER THAT DAY WHEN SHE NOTIFIED THE FBI AND FURNISHED INFOR-

MATION CONCERNING HER OBSERVATIONS.

ACCORDING TO STEWART, SHE WAS SHOWN A PHOTOGRAPHIC LINEUP OF

NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS, HOWEVER, DOES NOT RECALL EVER SEEING A PICTURE

OF ANY OF THE RAY BROTHERS. STEWARI STATED THAT THE FIRST TIME SHE

SAW A PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN RAY WAS THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWN IN THE

DECEMBER 2, 1978, EDITION OF. "THE ALION TELEGAPH"• STEWART

FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO INDIVIDUALS

SHE OBSERVED ON THE DAY OF THE BANK ROBBERY OF THE BANK OF ALTON:

THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL WHOM SHE IDENTIFIED AS JOHN RAY WAS DESCRIBED

AS A WHITE MALE, 5°9", 158 IO 160 POUNDS, GRAY HAIR STICKING OUT

FROM UNDER A RED WIG, BLUE OR GRAY EYES, WEARING WORK SHOES

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PARTIALLY LACED, CLEAN SHAVEN, 35 IO 40 YEARS OF AGE WITH LONG

FAIRLY WELL SHAPED HANDS. THE SECOND INDIVIDUAL WAS DESCRIBED AS

A WHITE MALE, 5'10" TO 5'11", SLENER BUILD, APPROXIMATELY 140

POUNDS, HAIR DARK, PARTED ON SIDE AND COMBED BACK, BROWN EYES,

CLEAN SHAVEN, APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 28 YEARS OLD.

LEADS. [SPRINGFIELD DIVISION. WILL RECONTACT IRIS COOLEY STEWART

SUN ORDER TO OBTAIN A SIGNED

STATEMENT.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

• Memorandum

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

TO

FROM

:

The Assistant DirectorM

Records Mamasement Dile

7957422747 ENTERE TANTRI

Legal

el

DATE: 11/30/78

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv.

Ident. -

Intell. -

Laboratory

Legal Coun

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Affs. Off. _

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Director's Sec'y _

, SUBJEGT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS

(HS.CA)

2

DR TO HVG

Deaten

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise of the

status of the requests made by Joseph G. Deegan (former SA) ;

Theron D. Rushing (former SA) and SA's David Ryan and

ThomasJ. Deakin (FBIHQ). for representation for interview

by captioned Committee.

ALL INFORMOTON CONTAINED

"DETAILS:

FROLIN IN UNSIFIED

ment of Justice advised SA Ronald Heller, Legal Liaison and

ret 202/2/78, John Serbert; Ruli Diston Departne

Congressional Affairs. Unit, Legal Counsel Division that he has

received requests from Joseph G. Deegan; Theron D. Rushing

(former SA's.), and SA's David Ryan and Thomas J.

Deakin

(IBIHQ) requesting private: counsel in connection with their

anticipated appearances before HSCA.

Seibert; prior to submit-

ting these requests to Civil Division's "Representation Commit-

tee," has requested Ryan, Rushing, and Deakin furnish him with

relevant information to support their requests.

has nöt talked to Deegan, at this time:

seibert

Seibert requests that any of these individuals :

still desiring counsel, put all material facts in a letter-

head memorandum and submit to him through the Legal Counsel

Division:

1 - Mr. Boynton

EX-114

REC-39

ENCLOSURE

1 - Mr. Bassett :

- Mr. Mintz.

1

- Mr. Foster

2 - Mr.

Coulson

62117270-22

: - Mx. Ryan

1

- Personnel, file of Thomas J. Deakin

1 - Mr. Heller le 2-11 7290-1372

DEC 12 1978

1

- Personnel file of Joseph

G. Deegan

1 - Personnel file of Theron D. Rushing

1 - Personnel filé of David

Ryan

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un sta.

anit

Memorandum to the Director

Re: House Select Committee on Assassinations •

Legal Counsel Division has advised each present and

former employee of this request.. At this time Deakin and

Rushing are no longer requesting counsel prior to their

appearance before.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is requested that should Deegan or Ryan still

desire representation, a letterhead memorandum be prepared

• by them including all the material facts, as requested by

Seibert.

Former SA Deegan has been apprised of this by SA Heller.

fith

APPROVED:

Director.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. Bassett KNE/OTP

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FROM : D. Ryan

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

DATE: 12/1/78

1 - Mr. J. J. McDermott

1 - Mr.

J.

A. Mintz

(Attn:

R. Heller)

1 - Мк. Н.

N. Bassett

1 - Mr. G.

J. Foster

(Attn: J. T. Aldhizer)

1 - Mr. D. Ryan

Assoc. Dir. _

Dep. AD Adm._

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servse

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Director's Sec'y -

PURPOSE:

To request Legal Counsel Division promptly furnish

to the Department a statement indicating I was act-

ing within the scope of my employment in connection with the

Counterintelligence Programs (Cointelpros) and other matters

impacting on the House Select Committee on Assassinations

(HSCA) inquiries into the assassination of Martin Luther

King, JI., and that a copy of the attached memorandum be fur-

nished to Department Attorney John Seibert, Civil Division,

Department of Justice, setting forth my need for private

counsel based on my possibe future appearance before or

contact with the HSCA.

}

Lạ REG38

02-117290-

1373

DETAILS: On 9/28/78, I was advised by a staff member of the

HSCA that in the future I would be requested to

depose

before the Committee relating to my knowledge of the

Martin Luther King, Jr., security investigation and FBI

Cointelpros.

On the same date, I prepared a letter to the

Attorney General requesting I be afforded legal counsel in l/

connection with this deposition and any possible appearance

before

the Committee, and specifying private counsel be

afforded.

I understand this

letter

was furnished by the

Legal Liaison and Congressional Affairs Unit, Legal Counsel

Division, to Department Attorney John Seibert.

On 10/25/78,

Mr. Seibert appeared in my office and I briefed him in detail

regarding my need for legal representation before the HSEA,

and specifically why it was necessary I be represented by

a private attorney as opposed to a Department attorneyaz DEC 12 1978

Mr. Seibert at that time stated my request would be presented

to the Department "Representation Committee" and that I Would me

be advised in the next few days. On 11/6/78, I telephoned

Mr. Seibert and he advised a letter had been sent to Legal

" Counsel Division dated 11/3/18 requesting it affirm that I

been acting within the scope of my employment in connec-

jon with the King and Cointelpros investigations and also

Enclosure

ALL INFORMATTON CONTAINED

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і

Memorandum D. Ryan to Mr. Bassett

Re:

House Select Committee on

Assassinations (HSCA)

62-117290

that details be set forth regarding my need for private coun-

sel as opposed to Department legal representation.

Mr. Seibert

stated if he had this information by 11/9/78, it could

immediately presented to the

be

"Representation Committee."

Legal Counsel Division memorandum dated 11/20/78

advised on 11/17/78 Mr. Seibert advised the Legal Liaison and

Congressional Affairs Unit that prior to submitting my request

for private counsel to the "Representation Committee," I

should put all material facts in a memorandum to be submitted

to Mr. Seibert through Legal Counsel Division.

While at this time it is unknown whether I will be

required to formally depose before the Committee, and it

appears remote that I will be reguired to give public testi-

mony, I still strongly desire the Department authorize my

representation by private counsel in this matter. There have

been some highly significant distortions of information by

the HSCA and a statement attributed to me was cited before

I am considering in the imme-

diate future correcting this misinformation.

RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. That Legal Counsel Division promptly

prepare for Department Attorney Seibert's

use before the "Representation Committee" a statement indi-

cating I was acting within the scope of my employment as

relates to the Martin Luther King, Jr., security investiga-

tion and the FBI Cointelpros.

APPROVED:

Director

Assoc. Dir.

сек. до дат

sen. AD Inv

Adm. Serv.

Crinz, Iriv.

Idant.

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2. That the attached memorandum be promptly fur-

nished to Legal Counsel Division, setting forth material facts

relating to my immediate need for private legal counsel in

connection with my relationship with the HSCA, so the "Repre-

sentation Committee" may make a determination

my counsel will be paid by the Department.

as to whether

- 2

APPROVED!

Diractor

- Assoc. Dir.

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Dep. AD inv.

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Ident,

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Assistant Attorney General

Crininal Division

Attention: Ir. Robert I. Keuch

Director, FBI

LOUS SELECT COTTIEN ON ASSASSIMARIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ISCA)

1 - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn: Mr. Heller)

1 - Mr. Bassett.

12/13/78

1 - Mr. Ryan

1

- Mr. Foster

Reference is nade to the letter to the Attorney

seneral Iron d. nobert Blalcy, Chief Counse. and Director:

MISCA, dated December 8, 1978, which rcquestca, in connection

tith

the ESCA's investigation into the ascassination of;

Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., that a

that aacassination file ba deliverea vecicied serial fron

to the FiSCA.

Inclosca

aro an original and one copy of a memo

randur in rosponse to above-roferenced letter.

It is

requested that dolivery of a copy of the nemorandun be made

to the ISCA.

Enclocures (2)

(ơ)

EX-113,

ire nite;

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir::

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Ident. -

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I - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Heller,

1 - Mr. Bassett

1

-

Mr.

Ryan

I - Mr. Foster

December 13, 1978

IOUSE SELEGY COMMITILE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ISCA)

Reference is rade to the letter to the Attorney

General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director,

ISCA, dated Decenber a, 1910, which reguested, In connection

with

the HISCAr Investication into the assassination of

Dr. lartin Luther King, Jr-, that a specified serial fron

that assassination file bo delivered to the ESCA.

This momorondun is to confirm that the requested

serial was delivered to ISCh Staff nember Jerone A. Cullings

on December &, 1978.

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT I. KEUCH

NOTE: See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General,

Criminal Division, Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated

December 13, 1978, captioned as above.

Assoc. Dir..

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1 - Mr. Bassett

Attn.: Mr. Forster

Assistant Attorney Goncral

Givil Division

Attention: Vic. R. John Seibert

Assistant Director - Legal Counsel

Tederal Burcau of Investigation

FEDERAS GOTEEMENT

DEPARTIENTAL, REPRESENTATION REQUEST

OF SPECIAL AGENT DAVID RYAN

December 6, 1978

1 - Mr. Ryan

- Mr. Mintz

2

e Mr.

Coulson

1

- Mx. Heller

dismisinations

Roforence is made to your memorandum dated

Departuental representation.

Enclosed is a lettechead memorandum submitted

by Special Agent Ryan which has been reviered and which,

based

on the representations nade by Special Agent Ryan

that "during the approsimate period 1963 to present

SA Ryan has had close and intimate ongoing knowledge of

developments as relates to the IBI security investigation

* indicates

that his activities wore within the scope of his enploynent

with the FBI.

It is this Bureau's recommendation that

Special Agent Ryan be provided with Dopartmenta.

representation,

REC-122

Enclosure

62-117290-1316

DEC 14 1978

1 - Personnel file of SA David Ryan

NOTE: Referenced memorandum from the Department requests

that a statement indicating whether Agent Ryan was acting

within the scope of his employment and whether representation

Assoc. Dir.

by the Department should be provided.

This communication is

Dep. AD Adm. -

in response to that request.

Other Agent personnel involved

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

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i Mr. J. J. McDermott

1 - Ms. J. A. Mintz (Attn: R. Heller)

1 - Mr. H. N. Bassett

1 - Mr.

G. J. Foster (Atin: J. Aldhizer)

1 - Mr. D. Ryan

December 1, 1978

BOUSE SELECT CONMITELE ON ASSASSINAZIONS

This monoranoum is being propared by Spocial

Agent David kyon at the request of the Legal Counsel Divi

sion of the fBi to set forth pertinent facis rolating so

nis nood sor piivate counsel in connection with his deposi

tion bosore tho stasi oi tho House Solect connittoo on

Ascassinations (HSCA), his possible tostimony bofore che

Committoe, and tho possible need for him to communicate

information to the Committee regarding inaccuracios as

relate to J1 Ryun and matters in which DA Ryan has fur

nishod to scaft munbors of the Conmittee in intervier.

under únte of septembor 28, 1978, a personcl

lotter from SA Ryan was

furnished to the Attorney Coneral,

sequosting the Depariment afford him lugul councol as

colacco to his appourance to depose and uny addisional asso-

clacion he might have vich tho Committoe.

Ic was indicated

that he needed lcgal counsel to ensure all his personal

rights vore protcoted und so ho coulú negociate relative

to the notuce and scopo of his tectinony.

It vas apocifi-

cally indicatod in this lector that SA Ryan desiroú ho bo

copresented in his solations wich the conmitico by Mr. Jack B.

Solorwits, Boquire,. of Mineola, long Island, Now Zork, Or

g.

5t301

ir. Alon Volin, loquire, of Mc. Solomitz's firm, who has

boen spacifically assigned to assist him in connection with

prior tectimony rolating so his cmploynont. He roguested

he be reinbursod for the cost of thoir logal serviced in

connoction with his deolings wich the ESCA.

On Cocober 2u, 1978, Dopartmont Actornoy Join

Saibert,

Civil Division, not with sa Ryon in the lactor's

offico at ilI leauquartors.

Mr. Scibori was furnishod

detoils regarding the latter's nood for private counscl

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. _

-connection with his doolings with tho Committoe. Spociti-

Dep. AD Inv. -

-cally, Mr. Soiberi was acivicod thut during the approximato

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs. -

paciod 1903 to present, SA Ryan has had close and intimuto

Crim. Inv. -

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ongoing knowledge of dovolopment as seleces to the FBI

Intell.

-security

• invostigation of. King anu also is solates to FBI

Laboratory -

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SA Ryan adviced Mr. Soibarc ail his activi-

Legal Coun. _

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his employment with the FbI and were conaucted based on

official instructions and guidance. It was pointed out to

Mr. Seibert that SA Ryan felt he could noc be represented

by a Department attorney in this matter as, at the present

time, SA Ryan is the plaintiff-appollant in the matter of

V. Department of Justice, a frecdon of Infornation/

Privacy Aots matter which is a pending appeal in the Fourth

Circuit of the U. S. Court of Appeals. Scibert advised

SA Ryan a decision vould be made by the Department "Repro-

contation Connittee" wichin the noxt few days and SA Ryan

would be advised accordingly.

By memorandum prepared by Legal Counsel Division

of the FBI dated November 30, 1978, SA Ryan was advised

that John Scibert, Civil Division, Department of Justice,

advisod a representative of legal Counsol Division on

November 17, 1978, that a memorandum phould be submitted by

SA Ryan, Getting

forth his need for logal representation

for referral by Seibert to the "Ropresentation Committee.".

This memorandum is submitted in accordance with Mr. Scibert's

request and repeats information set forth in Ryan's letter

to the Attorney General dated September 28, 1978, sonc of

the dotailed information personally furnished to Mr. Seibert

on October 25, 1978, and additional information to update

this ongoing request that the Department authorize and pay

personal counsel for SA Ryan in connection with his deal-

NOTE: See memorandum D. Ryan to Mr. Bassett dated 12/1/78,

captioned "House Select Committee on Assassinations

(HSCA)," prepared by DR:lfj.

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LOUIS STOKES, ONIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUEL, L.

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

STEWART EI

KINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.

CHARLES THORL, NEBR.

CHRISTOPHER J DODD, CONN

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT N. EDGAR, PA.

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Select Committee on Assassinations 12-19-75

(202) 225-4624

2.D. House of Representatibes

3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

FEDERAI, GOVERNVENT

December 13, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

By letter dated August 9, 1977 to the Attorney

General, the Select Committee

•quested

delivery of certain reports pertainion to the

robbery of the Bank of Alton, Illinois. As this matter

is of

extreme importance to the Committee's inquiry

into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr., the Committee respectfully

requests delivery of the remaining portions of this

Additonally, the Committee requests that the

Federal Bureau of Investigation review

this file with

the understanding that the Committee intends to enter

these materials as a part of the Committee's public

record.

I sincerely thank you for your cooperation and

assistance extended to the Martin Luther King Task

Force over

the course of this investigation.

very truly yours,

So Robot /2-117290-1378

Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: ghn

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Ron Heller

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUEL L.

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

' YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF

STEWART 9, MY KINNEY, CONN.

CHARLES THOI

16% NEER.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLD S

WYER, MICH.

•HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

'ROBERT WY. EDGAR, PA.

luse

Select Committee on Assassinations

(292) 225-4624

W.D. House of Representatives

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UNIT

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

December 21, 1978

FUDHRAT COVERNVENT

-Mr. James B. Rhoads, Archivist

United States National Archives

Pennsylvania Avenue &

8th Street NW

Washington, D.C.

1=-=

Attention: Ms.. Trudy Peterson

Tit

Treat

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Dear Mr. Rhoads:

• Pursuant to this Committee's agreement with

the Department of Justice, I am designating Staff

Counsel Ronald B. Adrine, as one of the five alloted

to review the inventory of materials,

sealed in the National Archives as a result of the

court order entered in the Lee v. Kelly case.

Please extend to him whatever assistance he may

require in this matter.

I

Thanking you, in advance, for your cooperation,

am

EX-125:

REC-2X62--17290-1379

very truly yours,

1. Nobit Blabe

G. Robert Blakey-

Chief Counsel and Director

B JAN 2

1979

GRB: rah

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Jay Aldheiser

Robert Keuch

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVZ 'AFFAIRS

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2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

*Memorandum

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

TO

: Assistant Director

Administrative Services Division

rans: 26881 counse

SUBJECT

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON. ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

PURPOSE:

DATE: 12/12/78

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise that

the below-listed present and former Special Agents have

been released from their employment agreement so that they

may be interviewed by captioned Committee in connection

with the death of DI. Martin Luther King, Jr.

DETAILS :

By letters dated 11/28/78 (copy attached), and

12/5/78 (copy attached), G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel

and Director of captioned Committee requested an interview

with Harold Leinbaugh (former SA, incorrectly spelled in

request letter); and a photograph and biographical data

concerning SA Roy Martin Mitchell (Indianapolis).

Captioned Committee Staff

advise that they have

an allegation that Mitchell resembles artist conception of

"Raul."

Robert L. Keuch, Deputy Assistant Attorney

General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice on

12/6/78, was

in agreement that rather than furnishing a

photograph and biographical data of Mitchell, it would be

to get the allegation resolved by releasing Mitchell

for interview by recommitter taff:

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Enclosures (2)

1IA REC-80

I2A DEC 22 1978

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr.

Foster

1 - Mr. Mintz

1

- Personnel file of Harold Leinbaugh

1 - Personnel file of Roy Martin Mitchell

2 - Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Heller

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

RH/jd

Tell

2JAN 121979

CONTINUED - OVER

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Memorandum to the Assistant Director

Administrative

• Services Division

Re:

House Select Committee On Assassinations (HSCA)

The above present and former Special Agents will

be telephonically advised by the Congressional Inquiry Unit,

Records Management Division of the interests of the Committee.

Prior to the interview, a representative of the Legal Counsel

Division will advise them that they have been released from

their employment agreement and

will also provide them with

a briefing as to the scope and limitations of the interview.

It is also to be noted that the remainder of both

these requests are being handled by the Congressional Inquiry

Unit.

RECOMMENDATION:

None.

For Information.

pid.

APPROVED:

Director

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm._

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• LOUIS STOES, CHiO, CHAS

: 8,1*8

WALTER ENFAUNE. OY. IC.

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CIMLITTON, NECTA

NATOLO S. SANTiN, MiCH.

(202) 225-6622

Select Committee mi secussinations

3369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ANNEX 2

WASTINGTON, D.C. 20515.

November 28, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

United.

States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20534

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

* Committee into the circumstances surrounding the

death of Dr. Martin Luther King, JI., it would be

approciated if the Federal Bureau of Investigation

prepare for delivery, the following:

a) All speeches and addresses given by J.

Edgar Hoover covering

the period January

1, 1964 through June 30, 1968.

b) All available biographical data, including

a photograph and past assignments of SA Roy

Martin Mitchell.

As time is extremely crucial in this matter your

prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

very truly yours,

1. Rent Blots

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel. and Director

GRB : ghh

*C:

Mr. Ron Heller

Harlis Alad

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RICHARDSON PREYS, H.C.

LOUIS STIMES, CHIO, CHIAITI

SAMUIL L. ERVINE, CHIO

VIALTER I, FAUNTHOY, D.G

STEWART GO MCKINNET, COMA.

STOUNE BRATHVRITE BURKE, CELSE.

CHARLES THOSE, NEAR.

295GÜPHEITI, IDDD, OOHN.

HAROLD 5. BAHY57, F1CH.

KAROLD E. FORD, TENN

FLOYD S, FITHIEN, IND.

LOSERT W. EDGAR, FA.

Tin. (12941i

Rec cit

12-5-78

(202) 225-4823

Sorlect Committee on Essassinations

C.S. Jouse of Scaresentatities

SSEO HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20315

-December 5, 1978

•.

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

The Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the circumstances surrounding

the

death of Di. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the assis-

tance of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation is

required in regard to the following matters.

1) Make available for interview, S.A. Harold .

Lelbaugh.

2) Prepare for delivery, the names of individuals,

as well as the names of those publications,

i.e., journals, newspaper, magazines, etc..

that comprised the Special Correspondence List

(SCL) for the period covering January 1, 196%

through June 30, 1968.

Note: This list should include and identify those

individuals or publications known as "friendly

media sources"

As time is extremely crucial in these matters your

prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

very truly yours,

S. Robert Blakey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB : 1h

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Mr. Ron Heller

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FBI

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

AIRTEL.

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

[ TOP SECRET

O SECRET

I CONFIDENTIAL

• UNCLAS EF TO

• UNCLAS

Date

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNLI

FROM :

SAC, ATLANTA (66-2242) (P)

ELSUR HOUSE

Store SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

12/8/78

MATTA PANTAINED

1. 830|80

Referenced Bureau airtel to Atlanta dated, 11/30/78.

Referenced communication advised that the HSCA had

requested access to any materials relating to the electronic

surveillance of any kind for Reverend MARTIN LUTHER KING, SR.,

and Reverend A. D. KING, father and brother respectively

deceased civil rights leader, Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

purpose of the request is to determine if the named individuals

had been the subject (target only, not overhears or mentions),

of an electronic surveillance of any kind including wire taps,

microphone or consensual telephone and body recorders since

January, 1964.

Atlanta ELSUR indices as well as general indices have.

been searched in the names of the 2 individuals set out above

by SA RICHARD E. FUGATT and appropriate files reviewed. There

is no indication that either of the named individuals have been

the subject (target only not overhears or mentions) of an

electronic surveillance by the Atlanta Office.

For the information of the Bureau,

Atlanta operated and

ELSUR on the offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

(SCLC), Atlanta, Georgia, during the

investigation of the Communist Infiltration (Cominfil) of the SCLC

at that time. By communications reeded 3/4/77 and 4/12/7

@Bureau

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the Bureau advised of the dismissal of the cases captioned,

ET AL (USDC, DC)

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SCLC) VS.

CLARENCE M. KELLEY:

(USDO, DC), CIVIL ACTION #76-1186 (BUFILE 62-117193)"

•but

per a court order, the Bureau requested each office to transmit

to FBIHQ all known copies of tape recordings, transcripts, logs,

and paraphrase information contained in communications which

resulted from FBI microphonic and telephonic surveillances between

1963 and 1968 of the plaintiff's organizations former president,

Atlanta, Georgia, and New York City, New York.

By communications

lated 3/14/77, and 7/14/77, Atlanta advised that the project hai

and that the material had been forwarded to FBIHQ

for inclusion in the National Archives per court order as above.

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MAILED

DEC26

19T8

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

FEDERAI GOVERNMANI

GOUSE, SELECT COITER ONY ASSASSTRATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

December 26, 1978

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Ryan

1 - Mr. Foster

Reference Is made to the letters to the Attorney Ceneral from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ESCA, dated November 6 and

7, 1978, which requested, in connection with the HSCA's investigation

into the assassination of DI. Martin Luther King, JI., that all FBI

Headguarters (FBIHQ) and specified field office file material be prepared

for access on James Cooper Green, Jr., and Dallas Barr; Special Agent

(SA) Jack B. Simpson be made available for interview; and that it be

determined whether the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and

associated individuals were the subject of electronic surveillance after

April 4, 1968.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in

response to above-referenced letters. It is requested that delivery be

made of one copy of the memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

NOTE: HSCA requested,

in letter of 11/6/78, that FBIHQ and six field

offices be checked for material on Barr and Green.

This material was

processed and reviewed by HSCA Staff Members on 11/10/78. HSCA amended

request for material on Barr to specifically include his informant file,

if any, as he had publically acknowledged at one time that he had been

a Federal narcotics informant.

Informant files were located on Barr

(Bufile 137-29797 and SI 137-3637); however, a review of the material

contained therein fails to reflect any information pertinent to the

Committee's inquiry.

& reven of these ties is not e sure case to seeing

191387

¿-The Committee requested that SA Sungon perman

elephonic interview as Simpson had participated ii

search of James Earl Ray's Mustang. SA Simpson, who is retired, was

located at the following telephone numbers: homej 3(404) 922=6256, and

work - (404) 922-7990, extension 273.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

J. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ISCA)

Reference is made to the letters to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated November 6 and

7, 1978, which requested, in connection with the ISCA's investigation

Into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther Kings JIe, that all FBI

Headquarters (FBIHQ) and specified Field office file material be prepared

for access on James Cooper: Green, JI., and Dallas Barr; Special Agent

(SA) Jack B. Simpson be made available for interview; and that it be

determined whether the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

and associated individuals were the subject of electronic surveillance

after April 4, 1968+

This is to advise that all material in the files of FBIHQ and

specified field offices on James Gooper Green, Jr., and Dallas Barr has

been

processed and is available for review at FBIHQ. Where information

is not provided, it is either not retrievable or it is subjeet to the

Memorandum of Understanding-

The former SA Ilsted in above mentioned letter of November 6,

1973, has been cleared from his employment agreement and is available

for interview, as needed, by the HSCA. Arrangenents for interview can

be made through contact with representatives of the Legal Ilaison and

Congressional Affairs Unit, Legal Counsel Division, and the Congressional

Inquiry Urit, Records Management Divisiong of FBIHQ,-

On November 13, 1978, Gerald Hamilton, ISCA Staff Member,

advised that the portion of the request pertaining to electronic surveillance

of the SCLE, the organization's associates, and the King family, should

include the principals of the SCIC, as well as Coretta Scott Kings

DI. Martin Luther King, ST-, and A. D. King-

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION,

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

NOTE:

See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Division; Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated 12/21/78, captioned

"House Select Committee on Assassinations,, U. S. House of Representatives

(HISCA) . "

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House Select, Committee on Assassinations

U. S, House of Representatives (HSCA)

With the exception of Dr. King, SI., and A. D. Kings the

Committee has been previously advised on the question of electronic

surveillance regarding the SCLC and Its principals and associates. (See

FBI memorandum dated January 26, 1978, captioned "House Select Committee

on Assassinations.") Additionally, there is no indication that either

DI. Martin Luther King, ST+, Or A. D. King were the subjects of an

electronic surveillance.

This memorandum completes

the response to above-referenced

letters.

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КІСНАПОЗОМ РХІКА, НС.

WALTER CHAnGOT, DA

VATE " MATHWAITE DURKE, CALII

CHRISTO MERIL, DODO, CORP.

SLAMOLO E, PORS, TIAN

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lations

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8031 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515.

Rec: Congressional affaiss

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November 6, 1978

Res Glu

11-7-78

Bukke

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the circumstances surrounding the death of

Dr. Martin Luther King, JI., the assistance of the Federal

Bureau of Investigation is requested in regard to the followin

matters:

1) Prepare for access any BUFILE and Field

Office material pertaining to the following

individuals:

a) James Cooper Green, JI.

aka, Jim Genovese

DOB: 1/07/47

Address: Route 2, Caruthersville, Missouri

(See attached)

AA6, b)

lets mero!

2)

Dallas Barr, FBI $5 041 866, DOB: 2/1/28 or 1/1/29

aka, Jerry Miller

Make available for interview:

SA Jack B. Simpson

Additionally, the Committee would like the Bureau to

prepare for access, any materials relating to electronic

surveillance of Mrs. Coretta King, members of the King family,

members and associates of the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference,

and the premises, of any of the aforementioned,

after April 4, 1968.

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The Honorable

Griffin B. Bell

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As always your prompt attention is greatly

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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270045

AUTHORIZATION

I hereby authorize the House Select Committee on

Assassinations to review all Federal Bureau of Investigation

Headguarters and Field Office files which contain informa-

tion provided by me on a confidential basis to the Federal

Bureau of Investigation. I also authorize the House Select

Committee on Assassinations to review all files maintained by

any other state, local or federal law enforcement authority which

contain information provided by me on a confidential basis or

otherwise.

1455 ItS

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" LOUIS STONER, OUTO, CHAIRSLAN

LICMANDIM FRITER, ME

BAMUEL L. DEVINI, ONTO

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(202) 225-4824

Select Committer on Assassinations

H.S. House of Representatives

83O HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

November 7, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Reuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

This letter supplements the request of this

Committee by letter of November 6, 1978, for all

information pertaining to Dallas Sebastian Barr, aka

Jerry Miller.

Information has been received by the Committee

which clearly reveals that Dallas Barr was a federal

narcotics informant who subsequently testified at

the trial of John Kauffmann

and others in federal

court, Kansas City, Missouri in approximately 1967.

Barr's role as an informant was obviously disclosed.

Since the Committee is investigating the allegation

that John Kauffmann was the source of an offer to

kill DI. Martin Luther King, JI.

in 1966-1967, it is

significant to determine what, if any, information of

this nature was possessed by Barr and related to law

enforcement authorities.

Therefore, the request of the Committee for all

files of Dallas Barr should result in the provision

of all materials pertaining to him regardless of any

otherwise limiting provision of the Memorandum of

Understanding between the FBI and the Committee.

Sincerely,

GRB: meh

XC:

Mr. Ron Heller

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

62-117290-1337

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Reuch

Director, FBI

TICIRA GOIZEIENT

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

December 21, 1978

1 - Legal Counsel Div.

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Public Affairs Office

Attn: D. L. Divan

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Foster

I - Mr. Aldhizer

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

2, 18, art 1,

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated November 28,

1978, which, in connection with the HSCA's investigation into the

assassination of Martin Luther King, JI., requested delivery of copies

of all speeches made by Mr. Hoover during the period January 1, 1964,

through June 30, 1968, and all available biographical data, including a

photograph and past assignments of Special Agent (SA) Roy Martin Mitchell.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in

response to referenced letter. It is requested that you furnish a copy

of the enclosed memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

NOTE: Material concerning speeches of Mr. Hoover was made available

through D. L. Divan, Research Section, Public Affairs Office. HSCA

representative Gerald Hamilton orally advised a representative of the

Congressional Inquiry Unit that the HSCA's interest in SA Mitchell

concerned information from an anonymous person that Mitchell was identical

with a composite drawing of "Ralph," an individual allegedly involved in

conspiracy to kill King. This allegation was thoroughly investigated.

by the FBI in 1976 and no identification of "Ralph" was made. A copy of

-the composite was furnished pursuant to an HSCA request. The HSCA then

DEC2

_released the composite

information.

EX-T 14

Jole media in August, 197% requesting citizen

10-7589

On 12/12/18, SA Mitche11, who is currently assigned tobEhe 2 1978

Muncie, Indiana, Resident Agency, was contacted and was advised of

Assoc. Dir.

above information by a representative of the Congressional Inquiry-ünit.

Dep. AD Adm. _

-He stated he had no objection to the photograph from his personnel file

Dep. AD Inv. -

being shown to HSCA representatives.

Asst. Dir.:

in Sm__1 - Personnel file of SA Roy Martin Mitchell (67-574640)

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Public Affairs Office

Attn: D. L. Divan

1 - Mr. Bassett

- Mr.

December 210s1858

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

EOUSE SELECT COLMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

I. S- FOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (USCA)

Reference ia made to letter to the Attorney Ceneral fron

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ESCA, dated November 23,

1978, which, in connection with the ISCA's investigation into the

assassination of Martin Luther Rings JI., requested delivaty of copies

of all speeches made by Mr. Hoover during the pertod January 1, 1964,

chrough June 30, 1968, and all available biographical data, including a

photograph and past assigments of Spectal Agent (SA) Roy Martin Mitchell.

This memorandun is to confirm that a copy of all speeches

given by lir. Hoover during the period January 1, 1954, through June 30,

1968, was delivered to FISCA representative, Gerald Hamilton, on December 5,

1978-

Regarding SA Mitchell, on December 12, 1978, ESCA representative,

William Webb, modified the request in referenced ISCA letter, stating

that the Committee only desires to view a photograph of SA Mitchell. On

December 15, 1978, two photographs of Mitchell, obtained from his

personnel file at FBI Eeadquarters and taken during the years 1906 and

196%, were shown to Mr. Webb. MiX. Webb requested no further information

concerning this matter.

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION,

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

NOTE:

See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Division, Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated 12/21/78, captioned

"House Select Committee on Assassinations, U. S. House of Representatives

(HSCA)."

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LOUIS §TOKES, OHO, CHAIRMAI

HACHAROSON FASYER, NC

SAMUELL.

INE, OHIO

WALTER È. FAUNTROY, D.C

STIWART B'MC KINNEY, COMN.

YVONNE BRATHVASTE BURKE, CALIT.

CHARLES THONE, NEUR.

CHRISTONHERL PODD, CONN.

MAMOLD E. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E, FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

MORIAT H. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 223-4524

Ree. 210

12-1-76

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.5. House of Representatives

S369 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

November 28, 1978

Will,

Rec. 115

19/8

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20534

Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the circumstances surrounding the

death of Dr. Martin Luther King, JI., it would be

appreciated if the Federal Bureau of Investigation

prepare for delivery, the following:

a)

All speeches and addresses given by J.

Edgar Hoover covering the period January

1, 1964 through June 30, 1968.

All available biographical data, including

a photograph and past assignments of SA ROY

Martin Mitchell.

As time is extremely crucial in this matter your

prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

Alto, Crim pile

Very truly yours,

12/21/78

1. Bout Blabs

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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MI. Ron Heller

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

December 27, 1978

I - Legal Counsel Division

Director, FBI

FEDARAS GOVERNMEN

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Public Affairs Office

Attn: T. B. Coll

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

D. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

1 - Mr. Tykal

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, dated December 5, 1978,

which, in connection with the HSCA's investigation into the assassination

of Martin Luther King, JI., requested that former Special Agent (SA) Harold P.

Leinbaugh be made available for interview, and that names of individuals

and publications comprising the Special Correspondence List (SCL) for

the period January 1, 1967, through June 30, 1968, be delivered.

letter also requested that individuals or publications known as "friendly

media sources" be identified.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in

response to referenced letter.

an over.

It is requested that you furnish a copy

of the enclosed memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

1978

MAILED

DEC2

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.-

Crim: Inv. -

Ident. -

Intell. -

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NOTE: By Legal Counsel Division memorandum to the Administrative

Services Division dated 12/3/78, former SA Leinbaugh was cleared from

his employment agreement for interview by the HSCA.

This matter was coordinated with I. B. Coll, Media Services

Unit, Public Affairs Office, and J: B. Tykal, Correspondence-Uniform

Reporting Section, Records Management Division, both of whom are

knowledgeable concerning correspondence press policies of the FBI

during 1967-1968.

Information concerning our press policies during

this

period

was furnished in response to the HSCA request dated 11/28/78

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Heller

1 - Public Affairs Office

Attn: T. B. Coll

1 - Mr. Tykal

1 - Mr:

Bassett

December 27, 1978

Spysepara

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

HOUSE SELECT COMNITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, dated December 5, 1978,

which, in connection with the HSCA's investigation into the assassination

of Martin Luther King, JIr, requested that former Special Agent (SA) Harold P.

Leinbaugh be made avallable for ISCA to interview, and that names of

individuals and publications comprising the Special Correspondence List

(SCL) for the period January I, 1967, through June 30, 1968, be delivered.

This letter also requested that individuals or publications lown as

"friendly media sources" be identified.

This menorandum is to confiru that former SA Harold I. Leinbaugh

has been cleared from his employment agreement and is avallable for

Interview by the HSCA. Arrangements for his interview can be coordinated

with personnel of the Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Hanagement

Division, FBI Headquarters (TBIIQ).

A review of appropriate files at FBIIQ and contact with

personnel familiar with some aspects of correspondence and press policy

matters of the FBI during 1967-1968 disclosed the following information:

The SCI was a tezm which applied to one of several mailing

lists of the FBI, Individuals on this list, through either their

position or by request, were mailed a copy of all publications distributed

to the public by the fBI, as opposed to other mailing lists where

addressees were furnished only specific publications. In 1974s the

SGi, was discontinued.

At this time, a survey vas conducted

whereby individuals on the Ste were given an opportunity to advise the

FBI which specific publications they desired to continue to receive.

Upos response, the names of these individuals tere placed into the

general Bureau Mailing Ilst to insure receipt of desired materials.

Those individuals not responding were eliminated fron the computerized

Bureau Mailing Ilst. Therefore, the names of individuals and publications

previously included in the SCL for any given period are not retrievable.

ORIGINAI AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION,

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

NOTE:

See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Division, Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated 12/21/78, captioned

"House Select

amittee on Assassinations, U. S. House of Representatives

(HSCA) •

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ouse Select Committee on Assassination

• S, House of Representatives (HSCA

With respect to individuals or publications known as "friendly

media sources," such a list never actually officially existed wichin FBI

files. News media sources favorably disposed toward the FBI were

developed by officials handling press functions at any particular time.

No lists were officially maintained and the identity of thest individuals

and publications was known only to contacting FBI officials. By

memorandum dated December 8, 1973, in response to a previous HSCA

request, $A personnel handling FBI press functions during 1967-1968 were

identified.

Memorandum of Understanding.

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~ 2O19A TrONES, O10, CHA

JOLTSON PALTZA, ME

SASTURE L DEVIME, OHIO

MALTIN'E TAUNTROY, DE.

STEMANT &, HERINNET, CORIN

JUONHI SRATHWAITI DUNKI, CALIT.

CHARLES THOME, NEBR.

CKHSTOHEN I, DEDD, СОНИ

FLOTD I, FITHIAN, DiES.

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12-5-78

(202) 225-4626

Select Committee on Assassinations

H.2. House of Representatites

SSES HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C, 20515

December 5, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

The Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention:

MI. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the circumstances surrounding the

death of DI. Martin Luther King, Ji. i the assis-

tance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is

required in regard to the following matters.

1) Make available for interview, S.A. Harold

Leibaugh.

2) Prepare for delivery, the names of individuals,

as well as the names

of those publications,

that comprised

that comprased the spacer corresponte tist

(SCI) for the period covering January 1, 1967

through June 30, 1968.

Note: This list should include and identify those

individuals or

publications known as "friendly

media sources".

As time is extremely crucial in these matters your

prompt attention is greatly appreciated.

very truly yours,

S. Robert Bloken

07 Aiamo

GRB: 1h

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Mr. Ron Heller

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

(2-11 7270-1398

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TRANSMIT ViA:

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PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

[ Routine

'CLASSIFICATION:

[ TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

• UNCLAS EF TO

D UNCLAS

Date

12/6/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, ROOM 8988

FROM:

SAC, ATLANTA (66-2242) (RUC)

HOUSE SELECT CONTE

AU TRANCE CONTATIOD

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

7::

Enclosed for the Bureau arè the original and 3 copies

of an LHM containing a communication left by DUPONT PEPPER

SMITH, JR., at the Atlanta Office on the evening of 12/4/78.. Also

enclosed is a manila envelope addressed to "MARK SPEISAR, Chief ‹

Counsel, c/o Atlanta FBI, Assassinations Committee, U. S. House :

23022

SMITH left the communication which were identical

xeroxed copies in 2 manila envelopes, one addressed as aforementioned

to SPEISAR and the other to the federal Bureau of Investigation,

"MLK, JR., file".

Indices contained one reference to DUPONT PEPPER SMITH,

Atlanta file (62-0-12006) which was a memo dated 5/6/74, by

SA UREY W. PATRICK, III, indicating that he had previously

interviewed SMITH with regards to information being furnished by

SMITH in a kidnaping case which information subsequently proved

to be groundless.

The memo indicated that the letter left on

5/1/74, was to the effect that SMITH felt he had identified a

possible suspect in the Zodiac killings which occurred in San

Francisco and although not knowing the identity of the suspect

was furnishing information as the suspect had talked of the

Zodiac in an astrological sense. The memo noted that at the time

treview of the letter revealed the same

REF/smb

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source.

Checks with the Atlanta Police Department and DeKalb

County

• Police Department on 5/3/74, regarding SMITH were negative.

The clerical

employee who obtained the communication

in the enclosed LHM was

JOHN SAMUEL ARCHER.

No further investigation is being conducted by the

Atlanta Office in this matter and the enclosed communication is

furnished to the Bureau for information.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

December 6, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

At approximately 8:15 p.m., on December 4, 1978,

a caller telephonically contacted the Atlanta Office of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation requesting that someone come to

the entrance of the building as he wished to present that person

possible lead on a case that the

FBI was handling.

The man

would not furnish his name over the

telephone stating that "all the information you need will be in

the correspondence".

The caller stated that he wanted to give

the information directly to the FBI rather than placing it in

the mail.

Iwo manila envelopes were obtained from the man

described as a white male in his early 30's, 51 o" on 10",

approximately 160 pounds, with light or blonde thinning hair.

One of the envelopes was

addressed to the FBI, the other envelope

was addressed to MARK SPEISAR, Chief Counsel, c/o Atlanta FBI,

Assassinations Committee, U. S. House of Representatives,

Washington, D. C. Both

envelopes each unsealed contained the

identical xeroxed copy of the following communication:

AL IMMORTE CONATHED

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.

62-112390-1341

ENCLOSURE

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Du Pant. Pe

•Smith, Tr

• Rt. 3 (Yorkville >

Rock mart, Georgia 30153

Mark A. Speisur

Counsel, Assasinations Committee

HS. House of Representatives

and

Fearsal Bureau of Investigation,

Martin Luther King, Jr. Assasination

File

Washingtot, D.C.

Gentlemen:

ATL INFORMATION CONTAINED

SIFIED

5/30)3k --

SONER

The following may have limited ville

for investigative purposes, Regrettably, it may

necessitate expensive field checking of i specifi

type where

the possibility of substantive findings

is not very much.

I have considered just dismissing

this but at length have deided to wite and

transmit based on the not impossible aspect. If

the: tallowing has value, it may be in the

general sense of considering

alternative spellings

and identity possillitis

possilditis for a character

mythical of real reterred to generally as "'Ranol".

or "Rasul." A sort of concidence brings this

up, to be

further described.

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" The orgin of spelling of "Raoil" becones of

some importance, The impression which occasions communation

is

that thas seems

a rendition of a word

only head, if not invented, by I.E. Ray. The

most obnors aspect of the word is that it resembles

"Rand", brother of Fidel Castro, and this a natural

name to be im bellished. in imagination into

a character to serve the interests of a person

cornered as JE-Ray is." All of that tipe

possibility have doubtless been explaned and extensist

evaluated and this letter would not exist. if only

to review possibilities. which bone tide experts

have had a fall go at;

The possibility of family name spelled

differently but pronounced rather precisely as

one type pronunciation of "Racull occured

to me. only because

one young member

of a local Rowell Farily evidently included

elabradly formed letters KKK. amny many

sketchs during his math class period. The Rowell

Youths formation of these letters wis as

(approximatel..)

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It

took me several class periods of the

winter 1971-78 quarter roll-calling to correctly

prunnunce Rowell as the family pronounces it. I

would describe this phonetically as something like

Ran-ell, frist syllable as. in Rauschenberg

second syllable basically a lang "L".

I notice that one of JE, Rays

attorneys recenthy pronounced "Raoul"es, approximately

"Reh-ool

"Rä-ood" fist vowel as

about. the

"a" in

"bat.".

His testimony. that

he does not believe

there is such a person

and that he once

once confronted JE, Ray with

this and that Ray acknowledged that there

was not is known.

to me.: Recent hearings

over whther Ray's brother might be "Raond'

indriate the question is still open, Surely,

Je, Kar's long insistence on the existence

of such a period

does

seem consistent

with some sort of basis for him to be

able to rationalize

that he is telling the

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truth

in

that regard

I whatever the changes

he may or may not have made in the actual

r.dle

of a person, if any, with Baonl"-litte

name

in

Ray's personal experience.

I have not mentioned the first name

of the youth from a local Rowell family

because,

as

a mind; his name should possibly

not. be placed in correspendence on a subject

of this seriousness. The three letters, KKK,

descibed as drawn evidently by him merely

form a reason to believe it much more than

randomly possible that his family could include

members sympathetic

to an organization knowin

otton by those identifying letters.

As to which local family he is a

member of, I do not know and do not

personally have access to school records

which would so indicate being not, at this

time, employed by the Panding I hal System.

It can be sufficient to say that except

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toi having noticed

the three letters described

I would not have reated the similarity in

pronunciation described.

I have not particulady elaborated

how the existence

of the three letters

draws came to, my attention and think

it possible that this is somewhat beside

room and questionably divulging the contents

ot a. school child's primate notebook was

involved while neither was

the sketch

explicitly left on my desk or left around

as any sort of

sort of sofia fate, ste:'

ete. the

sketch, along with similar stretchs of the

Rowell youth bearing his name and similary

detached from standard lined notebook paper

by continuous going over the anter edges

with ball point pen to detach the shape,

I may still have the drawing and matting

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• drawings, I have nit idertaken any search for

them because analysis of these drawings scenest

excessive and a little beside the point. Neither

do In believe that it would be necessary to

transmit photocopies of them in order for their

existence to be regarded as authentic for the

purpose of this letter.

Insofar as there may be value in

bringing up the subject of alternative spellings

ot

"Raon" with a strong example, the

principal purpose of writing is served. Inster

investigation seeks to establish what is

the basis off frond" real or imagined, it

has not been the purpose of this letter to

foment supposition that "Raoul" could be a

character From

a local Family. Insatar as

the possibility of this being

a scrap of

paper that'" breaks

the case," I doubt it,

Based on the fact that a lot of time

and expense has

been (appropriatily in my opinion)

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deisted to

the attempt. to answer

unresslued

Questions regarding.

the movements , ete. of

J.E. Ray and that considerable files regarding

persons. Rnown to

him, etc. hare been

developed

it has seemed after considerable

thought not approgriate to refrain fram

mentioning the very small details here

referred to or to decide, with such

limited overall information as I possess

that they are

too insigiticant to

mention.

degarding whether local residents here.

would not like it

or think it jappropriate.

of me to have corresponded. in this fashion,

I've given long

consideration to that

point and have

resolved most of my own

doubts as to

appropriate course of action.

while I am not necessarily making an announcement

-..

communications

any ilesen

this type are ever

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guarantee able:

wishing you, your efforts, and ascertainment

of

any

true facts

Best regards,

DuPont Pepper Smith, Jr.

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st..

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: Assistant Atlorney General

Criminal Division

FROM

: Director, FBI (62-117290)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

File

DATE: 1-26-79

ATTN: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH

Reference is made to

_ memorandum dated

(your file

).

each of a

There is enclosed one copy xortxrepodcofe&peciedcaude._memorandum

dated

12-6-78

_at Atlanta, Georgia, and an envelope addressed

to Mark Speisar, Staff Counsel of the HSCA.

A. _ This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning

a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.

B. • The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of

reports as they are received.

C. • The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless

advised to the contrary no further inquiries will be made by this Bureau.

D. I Pursuant to instructions issued by the Department, no investigation will

be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department.

E. [ Please advise whether you desire any further investigation.

F. I This is submitted for your information and you will be advised of further

developments.

G. 5o This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will

be conducted unless specifically requested by the Department.

H. This covers the receipt of a complaint and no further action will be

taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.

Enc. 2

:

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

TERRIN IS UNCLASSI

FIED

DATs 5130/84

BISONERUN

ONLY LHM AND ENVELOPE

ARE BEING DISSEMINATED

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SAC, AT

COPY

106

5 encl

12/6/78

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

ENCLOSED FOR THE BU ARE THE ORIGINAL, AND

THREE COPIES OF AN LHM CONTAINING A COMMUNICA-

TION LEFT BY DUPONT PEPPER SMITH, JR., AT

THE AT OFFICE ON THE EVENING OF

112/4/78.

(RUC)

COPY OF ABSTRACT FOR THIS SERIAL IS PLACED IN

FILE IN LIEU OF THE MAIL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

We true tre

in berume..

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

UNITED STATE'S GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

:Mr. BassetiNg/r

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

D.

Ryan

DATE: 11/30/78

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Mr. Ryan

1 - Mr. Foster

HOUSE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS:

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "(HSCÄ)

Dept. ADI

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv.

Ident. t

Intell.

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt.,

Public Afts. Off.

Director's Sec'y

PURPOSE: Enclosed is a memorandum from the Legal Counsel Division to

the Director dated 11/20/78, captioned "Status of Responses to Congressional

Committee Requests," which sets forth, among other things, the requests

received from the HSCA.

The Director

attached a routing slip which

states "Advise status of October requests of Assassinations Committee.

Note I am to appear 12/11."

Attached is a chart which sets forth the status of the Bureau's

responses to the HSCA's October requests which have been completed.

In addition, of the 13 HSCA November requests requiring action

by this Bureau, 11 have been completed and two are being processed.

procedure in responding to each HSCA request is to confirm in writing to

the Department and the HSCA the fact that the necessary information or

material was provided to the HSCA or the fact that Bureau files did not

contain any information in regard to a particular HSCA request.. In the

above 11 November HSCA requests, there is no work remaining to be done.

The HSCA has been orally advised of our response and there merely

remains a confirmation in writing to the Department and the HSCA.

RECOMMENDATION: None, for information.

68-117.1

"/39%

E2 DEC 12 1978

REC-601

EX-113.

Director

Assoc. Die

Dep, AD/Admi

Dap, AD Iny.

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Tell.

Laboratory

Enc.

*Legal Coun

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Ment.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Alts. Off.

ENCLOSURE

REVO

DOCo.

GJF: amo

2 JẤN 19 1979

4N

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATES 30/84

_ВДрусСЙтІ

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DATE OF HSCA REQUEST

Letter, 10/6/78

Letter, 10/16/78

Letter, 10/17/78

Letter, 10/18/78

Letter, 10/19/78

Letter, 10/20/78

NATURE OF REQUEST

Request to make available for

staff interview, SAs John C.

STATUS

Response to Department

dated 11/29/78.

Menton & Thomas

Kitchen.

Requests access to all files and Response to Department

index references on Osvaldo Aure- dated 11/17/78.

lio Pino Pino, identification of

the informant identified as I-2

in file #97-4196-33-11, Miquel

Mariana Cruz, Misc. References;

and access to interview Special

Agent Lyndal Shaneyfelt.

Request to make name of a former

security informant available to

Work completed. See

explanation, page 3.

Committee so the person might be

interviewed in order that serious

allegations

involving the FBI and

death of DI. King may be resolved.

Request to make available all BU- Response to Departmere

FILES, Subfiles and Field Office dated 11/27/78.

files of any nature pertaining to

Ben Edmondson (Alex Bormann) •

Request for additional informa-

tion concerning serious allega-

Work.completed.

See

explanation, page 3.

tIons involving the FBI & the

death of DI. King.

Request FBI Headquarters & Field Response to Department

Office informant files concerning

dated 11/24/78.

referenced informant in connec-

tion with the death of Dr. King

be made available to Committee.

Letter, 10/24/78

LATI INFOPTAMECH CONTATNED

DATES 30|810

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during

course of MURKIN Investi-

gation for James Earl Ray, Gerald

William Ray & John Ray; also make

available for telephone interview,

SAs John L. Duffy & Daniel E. Brant.

pin dictation.

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DATE OF HSCA REQUEST

Letter, 10/30/78

Letter, 10/31/78

NATURE OF REQUEST

Request fBI review copies of

those materials which may be re-

ferred to, & consequently made

public during the Committee hear-

ings scheduled to reconvene on

11/9/78, & inform the Committee

if there are any objections to

the release of any of the infor-

mation.

Request to prepare for delivery,

the London Legat memo Ie Alexan-

der Anthony Eist; prepare for de-

livery any St. Louis Field Office

files identified as King Security

for the period covering 1/1963

12/1968; &

various other materials

for potential use as exhibits in

the upcoming public hearings.

STATUS

Response to Departmant

dated 11/24/78.

Response to Departmeat

dated 11/22/78.

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House Select Committee on Assassinations

U. S.

House of Representatives (HSCA)

By way of background, the 10/17/78, HSCA request pertains

to a Memphis informant who reported on a Memphis youth gang called

the "Invaders." Deputy Assistant Attorney General Robert L. Keuch

of the Criminal Division and an Agent of this Bureau traveled to

Memphis, Tennessee, to interview this informant to see if he would

be willing to be interviewed by the HSCA. This interview pertained

to an allegation that the FBI had agent provocateurs in the "Invaders"

who incited violence thereby causing Dr. King to return to Memphis

where he was assassinated. The Memphis informant had agreed to

and was interviewed by the HSCA in Memphis and subsequently traveled

to Washington, D. C., where he was again interviewed. The work

pertaining to this request has been completed and there merely remains

written confirmation to the Department.

The 10/19/78, HSCA request also pertains to the above

Memphis informant and will be covered in the response to the 10/17/78,

request.

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62-117290-1397

D. RYAN TO BASSETT

COPY

ene

60

GJT amo 11/30/78

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

PURPOSE: Enc is memn Im LCD to Director dated

11/20/78, captioned as set forth, which sets tort

requests received fm HSCA. The Director attached

routing slip (set forth). Attached is chart which

sets forth status of Bureau's responses to HSCA

requests. RECOMMENDATION: None, -for information.

COPY OF ABSTRACT FOR THIS SERIAL IS PLACED IN

FILE IN LIEU OF THE MAIL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

ALL In

•CENT CONATHED,

013530/86.-

Sinceupie

right

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• UNITED STATES

VERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

FROM : Director, FBI (62-117290)

ELLION GUVERNNENE

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECI CONMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

FILE

UNITED STATES DEPA MENT OF JUSTICE ~

•FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DATE: 12/11/78

ATIN: MR. ROBERT I. KEUCH

Reference is made to

(your file

- memorandum dated

).

a letter from

There is enclosed one copy of thereror persel Agentyliueray T.. Randall

dated

_St.

LoutE, Masouri

A. [ This covers the preliminary investigation and no further action concerning

a full investigation will be taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.

B. • The investigation is continuing and you will be furnished copies of

reports as they are received

delicit

C. [ The investigation requested by you has now been completed. Unless

advised to the contrary no further inquiries will be made by this Bureau.

D. D Pursuant to instructions issued by the Department, no investigation will

be conducted in this matter unless specifically directed by the Department.

E. Please advise whether you desire any further investigation.

F. This is submitted for your information and you will be advised of further

developments.

G. I This is submitted for your information and no further investigation will

be conducted unless specifically requested by the Department.

H. This covers the receipt of a complaint and no further action will be

- taken by this Bureau unless the Department so directs.

DE 33

62-117290

397X/

(1) ENCLOSURE

N-18

NOT RECORDED

11 DEG

22 1978

ALL INZORMATION COUTAINED

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ALT INTORPIRHART CONTAINED

ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR CRIMINAL CAUSES

DIVISION NO. 22

MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103

MURRY L. RANDALL, SPECIAL JUDGE

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD, Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

ident.

Intell:

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan, 8 Insp.

Rec. Mant.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Pubiic Affs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

aire-tor's Sec'y

don:

pur.

Chairman, Have Select Committe on Assassinations,

dau Off Building

• Wackington, M.C.

ICD 2M (21)

Dear Mr. Stokes:

IFILE-EM

TWBilp

12-11-78

Your Committer has outpoened me

i test Articly in a matter

concerning one

Russell Reyes

Flyers, tuto is busin her i the and

of the most dow

in this lity Me Resus Criminal

a received a lat

I publicity here in recent monthe.

ago, in the

test a few mirit 397 on

сами thim bay:

here

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ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR CRIMINAL CAUSES

DIVISION NO. 22

MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103

MURRY L. RANDALL, SPECIAL JUDGE

With respect to assaults on one

Fines and related matters, it was

reported in the Public there that

his principal associate in crime

mundered alst immedistely

after the associal visited an

aster the assocals visited on

F.AI. office. I believe that this

man's murder was arrauged by

the person its whom de and the Byers

muscam, an he.

at thint thin patily is classing.

an intermant and ths same

Fate will ockurt

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ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR CRIMINAL CAUSES

DIVISION NO. 22

MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103

MURRY L. RANDALL, SPECIAL JUDGE

i belies my fili testiny,

and that of Me. Digers will indorge.

le incling my out.

He my testimony it a no tal

him in a civil case

creminal matter), ocoured several

months after simitar remarks

loy Mr. Byes had been reported

to the F.B. I.

Mr. Beers has till me that

this spot was made by one Pilard

O'Nara

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ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR CRIMINAL CAUSES

DIVISION NO. 22

MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103

MURRY L. RANDALL, SPECIAL JUDGE

Of Byers. As with mact steries

ted by criminals, the remark

Only involved dead persons.

at about the time the remarks

we dead to the He t Me. Byers

expressed serious concern to me or

to whither hu. Byers was an F.B. I

Informant. I beliers thats remarks

by Mr. Byer were fabricated and

Ley the

purposely planted with her. O'kara

i intermont, smel the outy perone

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ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR CRIMINAL CAUSES

DIVISION NO. 22

MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING

5.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103

MURRY L. RANDALL, SPECIAL JUDGE

such and did hat interview In.

Ayers, as to do as would have

indougered. the life of to spermont.

Mu. Byers there, I behead, teed

the story its me for the purpose

M. Byers is such a scemoing

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MURRY *RANDALL

SPECIAL JUDGE

St. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT

FOR

-DiVision NO.

CRIMINAL CAUSES

ST. LOUTS, MISSOUR I 63 103

I5°

Judge Weam Webster

Director, F.B.I

Want Belin.

E ERECTOR

55 M6

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