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Assistant Attorney General FEDERAI GOVERNNENI

Grininal Division

Attention: Ir. Robert I. Keuch

Director, FBI

Lay 24, 1978

1 - Legal Counsel Divisin

(Attn: Mr. Coulson)

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

HOUSE SELECT COLLITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

G. S. HOUSE ON EASEATS 943464

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

General from C. Robert Blakey,

Chief Counsel and Director,

HSCA, dated Hay 16, 1978, which requested, in connection

with the ISCA's investigation into the assassination of

delivery of certain serials

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a nenorandum,

with an attachment, in response to the above request. It

is requested that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum

Enclosures (3)

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Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv..

Ident..

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt.

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn: Mr. Coulson)

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

Hay 24, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COLMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESEUTATIVES (HSCA)

Reterence is made to the letter to the Attorney

SCA, dated May 16, 1978, which requested, in connection

with the HSCA's investigation into the assassination

of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., certain information in

the files of ißl Headquarters. Specifically, this letter

requested delivery of certain serials from the file on

the investigation into the assassination of DI. King (MURKIT) •

This is to advise that all the serials enunerated

in above-referenced letter have been processed and are

included

in the attachment to this menorandum.

information is not provided, it is because it is not

retrievable or is not being

furnished pursuant to the

Memorandum of Understanding•

Enclosure

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

5/24/78, captioned, "House Select Committee on Assassinations,

U. S. House of Representatives

(HSCA) . "

Assoc, Dir.

Dep. AD Adm..

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

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Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt. _

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Public Affs. Off. _

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LOVIS TICKES, OHIO, CHALARIAS

ENEMARDSCH PREYER, M.C.

WASTING. PATROY,

YUCHINS EMATHUATI DUANE, COLLY.

CHRiSTOPHINS, DODS, COMA.

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5/16/8

(242) 225-6524

Select Committee on Assassinations

21.5. house of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

May 16, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

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 assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is

requested in preparing for delivery the following BUFILE serials:

2350, 2406, 2443,

2447,

2499, 2513, 2558, 2578, 2579,

2638, 2652,

2725,

2772,

2804, 2989, 2990,

3125, 3127, 3146,

3151, 3152, 3195, 3397, 3400,

3416,

3709,

3463,3556,

3510,

3530,

3649,3659,3667,

3683,

3806, 3822,3832,

3850,

3922, 3932, 3935,

3925,

3973, 4016, 4067, 4086,

4096, 4097, 4230, 4238,

4267, 4290, 4301,

4307, 4328, 4348, 4353,

4358,

4366,

4408, 4416,

4419,

4456,

4478, 4503, 4505,

4515, 4516, 4527, 4528,

4539, 4544, 4545,

4513,

4426, 4452,

4549,

4559, 4562, 4564, 4577,

4578, 4582, 4584, 4585, 4586, 4587, 4599, 4607, 4621,

4632,

4644,

4673,

4682, 4704,

4711, 4715, 4723, 4740,

4779, 4788, 4805, 4832, 4852, 4853,

4863, 4881, 4892, 4897, 4917, 4919, 4921; 4940, 4970,

5065, 5079, 5094. (first 3P.

only), 5099 (and related

General Investigative Division memo), 5131, 5142 (and

related General Investigative Division memo, 5160, 5162,

5174, 5180, 5184, 5193, 5197, 5220,

5223, 5225, 5209,

5242, 5294, 5295, 5310,

5368,

5382,

5388, 5467, 5546,

5604, 5615, 5622, 5655, 5695, 5800, 5817, 5818, 5838.

These serials will be put to immediate use upon receipt; we

therefore ask that they be prepared as expeditiously as possible,

and in any event no later than May 26, 1978.

Sincerely,

GRB : pbh

G.

Robert Blakey

• Chief counsel

and Director

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SANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

XX

- AIRTEL

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

_

SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

• CLEAR

Date

6/15/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM SO SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (62-4070) (C)

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HCSA)

BUDED JUNE 19, 1978

Reference Bureau Phone Call 6/12478 and Bureau

Teletype to Minneapolis dated 6/13/78.84

copies of pertinent serials in two packets located in

photogent exerate

Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are 2 Xerox

the Minneapolis Division pertaining to WILLIAM M. RAY,

born July 15, 1939. Also enclosed are two photos of

RAY.

For the information of the Bureau, there are no-

main case files on RAY. All references to RAY were located

in the PINAP file of Minneapolis which pertains to the

kidnapping of Mrs. VIRGINIA PIPER in 1972.

The references

generally relate to RAY and are contained in serials wherein

he was afforded a polygraph exam, and daily summary

teletypes wherein the test was discussed and general

serials where he is considered a possible suspect.

One reference to RAY was not in its file and

one volume containing a particular serial was not located.

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62-4070

Since Minneapolis is not aware of what the HCSA

is looking for in regards to RAY,

these references were

Xeroxed mostly in their entirety for perusal.

It is noted that RAY is referred to by his

attorney in one serial as a pathological liar.

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TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

AIRTEL

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

ДЕЕТО

D CLEAR

Date

6/16/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SUBJECT:

SAC, LOUISVILLE (66-2612)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED 6/19/78

He Bureau telOtype to Atlanta, 6/1a%s.

Pursuant to referenced communication, search

Louisville Division files concerning Southern States

Industrial Council for period 1956-1978 negative.

No references whatsoever contained in Louisville

Division indices regarding Southern States Industrial Council.

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMA

SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

• BURKE, CALIF.

CHARLES THONE, NEBA.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

'SLOYD J. FIPHIAN, IND.

ROBERT IV. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

FEDERAL SENT ??.

Hours

Select Committee on Assassinations

C.E. House pi Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

June 20, 1978

Ree, Cli..

6/26/78

4:08 Pm

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C:

20430

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

Pursuant to the mandate under which the House

Select Committee on Assassinations operates, it is

incumbent upon us to ascertain not only the individual.

culpability of those individuals possibly involved in

the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but

also the direct or indirect responsibility of any organi-

zations so involved.

Inasmuch as this portion of our

mandate does not differentiate between governmental and

non-governmental entities, the FBI is one of those

organizations whose possible complicity in the assassi-

nation of Dr. King must be examined. Such an examination

must proceed

on

• some fundamental assumptions: if James

Earl Ray killed Dr. Martin Luther King, JI., and the FBI

were involved then such involvement could have been effec-

effec-

tuated only by direct FBI agent contact with James Earl

Ray or through indirect contact by means of an FBI operative,

informant or individual with whom the FBI had some tea

of source relationship t-124

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In order to analyze the question of possible freut 29 1978

contact it will be necessary to interview certain FBI r

пакістУнА

agents who either were stationed at the office serving

Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri

during 1960-1967 or were involved in the unlawful flight

ENGLOSURE? - King.

investigation of James Earl Ray prior to the death of

A prior request by this committee has sought the

identity of some of these agents.

While a list of such

agents is not yet complete, it would be helpful if the

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

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FBI were to arrange interviews by the Committee for

the following identified agents:

UFAC - Robbery First - Case Agents

Kansas City,

Missouri

SA Joseph L. Kissiah

SA Thomas H. Weaver

SA Rowen B. Ayers

Chicago, Illinois SA Robert F. Pevahouse

Springfield,

Illinois

SA Mack W. Oliver, JI.

SA Arthur Lee Woods

SA Robert C. Haines

SA Cletis B. Bidewell

St. Louis,

Missouri

To analyze the question of indirect FBI involve-

ment through informants, it is requested that the FBI

advise whether the enclosed lists of persons contain

the names of any FBI informant, operative or source.

In the event of an affirmative

response, it is requested

that the FBI provide the House Select Committee on Ass-

assinations with the number of informants, operatives or

sources in each of the three lists and make an attempt to

ascertain whether any such individuals would consent to

an interview by the Committee.

It is also requested that

the files on any such individual be prepared for review

The enclosed lists represent an

effort to establish priorities in what is

recognized to

be a consuming process on the part of the FBI. It is re-

quested however that this review be completed by August

15, 1978.

Very truly yours,

12. Nobet Blakey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB : meh

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Danny 0. Coulson

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I.

KNOWN ASSOCIATES

ACHTER, Leslie Allen - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 1/3/37; FBI# 216 783 C) currently

in Missouri State Penitentiary

AEBY, Billy Brown - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 11/28/16; FBI# 675 762)

AEBY, Neal Edgar - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

(DOB 1926; FBI# 285 1175)

BARNES, Eugene Raymond - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

(DOB - 12/9/35; SS# 494-38-8769)

BARNETT, LeO - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate Associate

(DOB - 1940; FBI# 273686-B

BEMAN, Richard - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

BLOCK, Julius Maurice - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate, (DOB - 2/14/29, FBI# 4355934)

BOND, James Thomas - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 1937; FBI# 262 932 B)

BRADLEY, James Z. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate, (DOB - 1/2/36, FBI# 599 877 B)

. :

BROWN, James W. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

• (DOB - 1/3/16, FBI# 5049773)

BURNS, Robert - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate Associate

(DOB - 31/31, FBI# 482 421 3)

CARPENTER, James Hugh - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

• (DOB - 11/9/70, FBI# 230 243)

CARPENTER, Jerome - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

COX, Everett Wayne - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB -

, FBI# 127115C)

CRAIG, Carl M. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 11/24/37, FBI# 260 920 C)

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CURTIS, Raymond Louis - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 6/1/26) FBI# 3 016 268, ss#572322903)

DEBAKEY, Alfred M. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 1935, FBI# 973 577 A)

DECORE, Andrew Wilson, "Blackie" - Menard State Penitentiary

Inmate Associate

DENNINO, Marie (aka Marie Martin) - Losangeles, California

(DOB - 10/7/32, FBI# 110 913 C)

DOWDA, Lewie Raymond

(aka "Whitey") ~ Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate Associate (DOB - 1936, FBI# 229 689 D)

DRAKE, Carl Benton - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 6/1/25, FBI# 1729 B)

DRAKE, James Francis - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

FOSTER, Larry - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate Associate

(DOB - 7/30/39, FBI# 420 834 C)

GAWRON, John (Jack) Eugene - Menard State Prison Inmate;

(Deceased 1/23/72) (FBI# 134 334)

GOODIN, Benjamin - Chef, Missouri State Penitentiary Kitchen

GRIDLEY, Melvin Oliver - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

HAYNES, Frank - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

; HEGWOOD, Joe - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

HOSKINS, Kenny - Ray's civilian bakery supervisor - Missouri

State Penitentiary

JONES, George Harold - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

KEATING, Claire - Ottawa, Canada

(Emploued at Canadian Dept. of Transportation, 1968)

KELLER, J. R. - Leavenworth Inmate Associate

KLEMP, Harold Dean - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

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'LAIL, Paul Alvin - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 6/30/30, FBI# 754 483 A)

LAMPHERE, Jack Fox - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB - 1929, FBI# 397 852 A)

LARSON, Eric - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate Associate

(DOB - 2/13/33)

LILLIBRIDGE, Cecil Clayton - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate Associate (FBI# 187 1941)

MCQUEEN, Roger - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

MAHER, William E., "Willie" - Alton, Illinois (JER Uncle)

MALONEY, Joseph J. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

MARTIN, Russell Lee - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

MEDRANO, Manuela Aguirve (aka Irma Morales) - Puerta Vallarta-

Casa Susana

MENARD, Louis Gene - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB 8/13/33, FBI# 517 988 A)

MENARD, Raymond Owen - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB ~

FBI# 4719227)

MENARD, Richard I. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate (DOB -

FBI# 4496848)

MEWBOURNE, John Wesley - Leavenworth Inmate Associate

MEYERS, John William - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

MILES, Billy Edward - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

MORALES, Irma (aka Manuel Aquire Medrano ) - 1/15/44, Atotonilco,

Mexico

NOLAN, Walter - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

OWENS, James Loama - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

MARTIN, MARIE (aka Marie Denino) Los Angeles, California

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PEPPER, Albert - James Earl Ray's brother-in-law, St. Louis,

Missouri (DOB 5/29/41, Chicago, Illinois, ss#496385413)

PEPPER, Carol - James Earl Ray's sister, St. Louis,

Missouri (DOB 1/30/41, Ewing, Missouri)

PORTER, Robert Dale - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

• (DOB - 12/16/28, FBI# 4590 482)

PRUETT, Ray, Missouri State Penitenitary Inmate

Associate

RAY, Earl - (Uncle of James Earl Ray), Quincy, Illinois

(Deceased)

RAX, George "speedy 493(Ryan, Rayns), Quincy, Illinois

RAY, Gerald William "Jerry" - James Earl Ray's brother,

Chicago, Illinois

RAY, John Larry - St. Louis, Missouri

(DOB 2/14/33, FBI

RIFE, Walter Terry - Leavenworth Inmate Associate, Quincy,

Illinois

ROSE, Oreland (Orland) Eugene - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate Associate (Kansas City, St. Louis)

SERO, Harry - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

SOCKLE, William - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

STEIN, Charles - Los Angeles, California

(5/11/29, FBI #881 534 B)

STIDHAM, James "Slick" - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

STUNIM, Henry - Alton Illinois

TERRY, Ronald - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate Associate

WADE, Kenneth Lee - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

WESTBURG, Ronald - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

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II.

PROBABLE ASSOCIATES - (Some type of contact, familiarity,

physical proximity)

• :

ACORD, John (Joseph) - Los Angeles; American Southern

African

Council (Ray correspondent) (1/20/44, Pueblo, Co.)

ADAM; A. L. - Canada; Lawson Travel Agency, Montreal

ADAMS, Joseph (aka Shorty) - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

AGNEW, Mabel - Canada; Arcade Photo Studio, Toronto

ALLEN, Garth - Canada; Lawson Travel Agency, Montreal

ANSCHUTZ, Willie - Memphis Rooming House

ARVIDSON, Rodney,

Long

Beach,

eacos california

National Dance Studio Owner

AUSTIN, Joseph Elmer

• (aka "Blakie") - Ray Alton, Illinois

Supermarket Accomplice, 1959

BAGBY, Ernest - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

BAKER, Hugh - Clerk, Aeromarine Supply Company; Birmingham,

March 1968

BAKER, Monica - BOAC Reservation Clerk, London

BARBARICK, Bercia Lee - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate (DOB 6/25/18, FBI#. 191 8293

BACON, Michael - Neptune Bar Waiter, Montreal

BARRETT, Bessie - Owner, Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama

(March, 1968)

BEFFEL, John Marshall (aka John R. Bonnelli) Sultan Room,

Rabbit's Foot Lounge, Los Angeles California

1967-1968

BAYJOHN, Joseph - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

BELL, Homer - Missouri State Penitentiary Guard

BENNETT, Louise Emily (aka Lou Tomeny) - Sultan Room,

Los Angeles

19 ja

ENCLOSURE

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SISCARA, RodimaJ

714/385a Susana, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico

BOEDEKER, Frank - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate - Currently in MSP

BONNELLI, John R. (aka John Marshall Beffel) - Sultan Room,

Rabbit's Foot Lounge; Los Angeles (DOB 12/5/32, FBI#

502675E)

BOOKMAN, Charles Calvin - Leavenworth Prison Associate

(Deceased) (DOB 9/6/13, 55#263-22-6730)

BORMAN, Alexander (Aliase of George Ben Edmondson - Missouri

State Penitentiary Inmate)

BOSLER, Harold - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

BOYD, James (aka William French, Ben Johnson) - Missouri State

Penitentiary Inmate

BRANNEN, Russell Perry - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

BREWER,

Bessie - Manager, 422% South Main Street, Memphis,

Tennessee

BREWER, Frank - Husband of Bessie Brewer, Memphis,

Tennessee

BRIDGEMAN, Paul Osborne - Missour State Penitentiary Inmate

(DOB - 1940, FBI#

352520C)

BRZUZIWSKI, Douglas - Sultan Room, Los Angeles

BURKHARDT, Alfred - Driver, Missouri State Penitentiary

Bread

Truck

BUSMEYER, Donald - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

CAMERON, Gilbert Leroy - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

(DOB - 2/5/33, aka Eugene Straub, Leroy Bledsoe)

CARPENTER, Ralph - Salesman, York Arms Company, Memphis,

Tennessee

CARR, Thomas A. - Night Desk Clerk, St. Francis Hotel,

Los Angeles

* CARTER, Anell - Jerry Ray friend, June, July 1968

DE CARVELLO, Anthony Charles - Los Angeles,

1967; New

Orleans, 1967

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CHARRON, Jean-Marie - Neptune Bar, Montreal

CHERNICK, Glen - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate (FBI#349272B)

CHERPES, Peter - Owner/Manger, Economy Rooming House,

Birmingham; September 1967

CHEVARIE, A. - Tip Top Tailors, Montreal

CISNEROS, Leopoldo - Puerta Vallarta, Mexico; Dairy Queen

COLVIN, Ian - Daily Telegraph, London

COOLEY (FNU) possibly Terry - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

COOPER, James - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

COVINGTON, Harold Richard -

COX, Donald Garfield - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate (DOB 2/17/35, FBI# 636 187A)

CREWS, Thomas Beccher. - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate (DOB 10/3/28, FBI #494 6067)

DAILEY, James David - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

DAVIS, Quentin - Owner, Gun Rack, Birmingham, Alabama,

March 1968

DAVIS, Ralph - Leavenworth Inmate Associate

* DAY, Ginger - (aka Ginger Nance) Los Angeles, California

; DEFREGOSO, Genoneva Curiel - Puerta Vallarta Tire Store

DELMONTE, BO - Rabbit's Foot Lounge, Los Angeles,

California

DESHAZO, John - Customer, Aeromarine Supply Company,

Birmingham, Alabama; March 1968

DICKSON, James R. - Captain of Guards, Missouri State

Penitentiary

DOBYNS, Ruby - (Jerry Ray's Friend) St. Louis, Missouri

DONNELLY, Gloria - Landlady, 2731 North Sheffield Apartments,

Chicago, 1967

DUNCAN, Eric - Shop Steward, Shoe Tannery in East Hartford,

Illinois, 1944

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DENNIS, Dyrell (aka Jeri Peterson) - Sultan Room, Los

Angeles

(DOB 3/21/27, FBI# 386 271 D)

EALEY, Chester - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

EARLE, Robert - Manager of Grey Rocks

EDEN, Nonnie - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

EDMONDSON, George Ben (aka Alexander Borman) - Missouri

State Penitentiary Inmate

FAMA, Antonio Rocha - Passport Inspector, Portugal

FEIGAN, Eddie - English Scotch Wollen's, Montreal

FEIGAN, Louis - English Scotch Wollen's, Montreal

FERNANDEZ, Teresa - Puerta Vallarata - Tire Store

FISHER, Gale Franklin - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

FLETCHER, James C. - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

FLIKEID, Susan Harris (aka Susan Harris) - Sultan Room,

Los Angeles (DOB 4/12/42, FBI# 525 505 G)

FLIKEID, Thomas M. - Sultan Room, Los Angeles (FBI# 534 039D):

FRANKLIN, Ernest "Cadillac" - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

FREEMAN, Dr. Mark 0. - Clinical Psychologist, Los Angeles

FULLER, Frank - James Earl Ray's uncle (by marriage)

Quincy, Illinois

FULIER, Mabel - James Earl Ray's aunt, Quincy,

Illinois

GAMIERO, Carsol - Manager of Banco Lisboa Azores, Lisbon

Airport

GANN, Orville Ernest - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

.. Chino's Bar

GARCIA, Eleno Guzman

- MIsmaloya,

Mexico (DOB 7/22/44)

seach, Puerta Vallarta,

Mexico

GARCIA, Jose Manuel Guzman - Mismaloya, Mexico (D6B 7/27/33)

Beach, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico

GARCIA, Luis - Bartender, Hotel Oceano, Puerta Vallarta,

Mexico

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GARNER, Jimnie Delton - Owner, rooming house, Atlanta

GAUDET, Eugene - Co-owner, Neptune Bar, Montreal

GIBSON, Rhonda Duncan -

GOLDENSTEIN, Ronald A. - Grapevine Tavern, St. Louis,

Missouri

GONZALES, Richard - Fellow student at Bartending School,

LoS Angeles

GONZALEZ, Arcelia - Casa Susana, Puerta Vallarta,

Mexico (DOB 7/19/48)

GOODSELL, Pat - Rabbitt's Foot Lounge, Los Angeles

GREEN, JI., (FNU) - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

GREY, Robert Harold - Desk Clerk, St. Francis Hotel, Los

Angeles

GRIBBON, Nick - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

GRIDER, Lawrence Albert - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate (DOB 1915, FBI# 89674F)

GUHLEMAN, Jr., DI. Henry V. - Consulting physician, Missouri

State Penitentiary

GUINAN, Frank Joseph - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

HADLEY, DI. Russell - Plastic Surgeon, Los Angeles;

California

(DOB 8/18/09)

HAGEMASTER, Henrietta - Clerk, New Rebel Motel, Memphis,

Tennessee

(aka James Wilburne Ashmore)

HARDIN, James

C./- New Orleans (DOB 3/28/28, FBI# 486 9529)

HAYNES, Clarence E. -

HELLER, George Seymour -

HEWITSON, Ronald G. - Friends of Rhodesia, Los Angeles,

California

HILL, Sterling Junior - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

HOLDEN, William - Missouri State Penitentiary Guard

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JAMES, Earl Anglin - Toronto, Canada

JOHNSON, Donald Ray - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

JOHNSON, John Edward - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

JOYCE, John - (Marie Martin Associate) - Los Angeles,

California

(Deceased)

JURGENSON, Andreas - National Dance Studio, Los Angeles,

California

KELLEY, Robert - Desk Clerk, St. Frankcis Hotel, Los

Angeles, California

KELLEY, Herbert - Cook, Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967.

KLINGEMAN,

Clara

1S. - Owner, Indian Trail Restaurant,

Winnetka, Illinois

KLINGEMAN, Harvey A. - Owner, INdian Trail Restaurant,

Winnetka, Illinois

KOONCE, A.M. - Relief Day Desk Clerk, Granada Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama; August 196/

KOPP, JOHN - Manager, Long-Lewis Hardware, Bessemer, Alabama,

March 1968

KRAL, Stephen I. - Bread Truck Driver, Missouri State

Penitentiary

LANCASTER, Jerry - St. Louis, Missouri

LAU, Thomas - Owner, Bartending School, Los Angeles,

California

LESTER, John Ray - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

LOPES, Manuela Teimeira (Lopez) - Canadian Embassy,

Portugal

LOWMEYER, Harvey Edward - Menard State Penitentiary

Inmate

LUCAS, Johnny Lee - Springfield, Missouri

MCDOVLOTON, Robert - Toronto, Canada

MCFARLIN, David Don - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

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MANASCO, Clyde - Clerk, Gun Rack; Birmingham, Alabama,

March 1968

MAXEY, DI. Hugh W. - Physician, Missouri State Penitentiary

MEDLEY, Raymond - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

(DOB 1/11/27, FBI# 408 0490)

MENDIOLA, Oscar - Waiter, Casa Susana, Puerta Vallarta (2/16/40)

MEYERS, Jane - Continental Dance Studio, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

MEYERS, Murlin - Continental DAnce Studio, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

MEZA, Margarita Montes - Casa Susana, Puerta Vallarta,

Mexico

MILLER, Jerry Lee - California

MILLER, Lou "Punchy" - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

MITCHELL, Donald Lee - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

MONTGOMERY, Mrs. Catherine - Maid, Granada Hotel, Birmingham.

Alabama, August 1967

MOORE, Michael - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

MORTON, Wilbur 0. - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

MORIN, ARTHUR - Waiter, Neptune Bar, Montreal, Canada

MOOS, Henry - Owner, Kennedy Travel, Toronto, Canada

MORANTZ, Aubrey I.

- Second

Secretary and Consul, Canadian

Embassy, Portugal

MORRISON, James E. - Bartender, Rabbit's Foot Lounge, Los

Angeles, California

MOUNTJOY, Robert - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

MURPHY, Nathan J. - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

NANCE, Ginger

(aka Ginger Day) - Sultan Room, Los Angeles,

California (DOB

6/5/46)

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NASSAU, Janet Elizabeth - New Earl's Court Hotel, London,

England

NELSON, Stoney - Grapevine Tavern, St. Louis, Missouri

NORTON, Catherine - National Dance Studio, Long Beach,

California

NUNN, Howard - Missouri

State Penitentiary Inmate

OLSEN, Gjerdis - Chicago, Illinois

OVERTON, Ralph - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate.

PAGE, Ralph Robert - Alton, Illinois, 1967

PAISLEY, SI., Wiliam D. - Birmingham, Alabama, August .

1967

PARNELL, Billy Loy - Pocahontes, Arkansas

PATRICK, Raymond - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

PAULUS, Gertrude Struve - Indian Trail Restaurant,

Winnetka, Illinois

PESCHANG, Bernard - Missouri State Penitentiary Cook,

Renz Prison Farm

PETERS, Estelle - Piedmond Laundry, Atlanta

PETERS, Joe - Rabbit's Foot Lounge, Los Angeles, (Bartender

PETERSON, Dr. Donald B. - Superintendent, Fulton State

Hospital, Fulton,

Missouri

PETERSON, Jeri (aka Dennis Dyxell) - Sultan Room, LoS

Angeles, California

PETREE, Johnnie - Kitchen Gate Officer, Missouri State

Penitentiary

PETTICORE, Dave Crockett - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

PHILLIP, Frank I. - Night Desk Clerk, Granada Hotel,

Birmingham; Alabama, August 1967

PINELA, LUCY - Manager, Home Service Laundry, Los Angeles,

California

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POIRY, Major Bernard J. - Assistant Warden, Custodial Officer:

Missouri State Penitentiary

POWELL, Robert Lynn - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

PARKER, Glenn - AIP, Los Angeles, California

MICHELSON, Frederick Alexander - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

MILTEER, Joseph Adams - Valdosta, Georgia; Quitman, Georgia

LOO, Sun Fung - Toronto, Canada

LEE, Marie - New Orleans

KIMBLE, Jules Ricco -

FURSHER, Barbara -

FORNKOHL., Martha (aka Marty) -

FETTERS, Marjorie - Camden, New Jersey

COHEN, Daniel (aka Daniel Coin) - New Orleans

BONNEVECHE, J. Christ - Memphis, Tennessee

BENEVITAS, Tony - Memphis, Tennessee

PROSCH, Gus Joseph - Birmingham, Alabama

PUGHE, John L. - Inmate Associate

REEVES, Bertie - Roomer, 422½ S. Main Street Memphis,

Tennessee

RENO, Richard - Driver Bread Truck, Misssouri State

Penitentiary

RHOADS, Sharon - National Dance Studio, Los Angeles, California

RIBEIRO, Gloria DeSausa • Prostitute, Maxim's, Portugal

RICHARDSON, James Edward "Ted" - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate Associate (DOB - 1/13/08, FBI#

: 123 301)

RIGGER, Donald Dean - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

RODA, Rita (aka Rita Stein) - Los Angeles, California

RODRIGUEZ, Delia "Dale" - New Orleans, Louisiana

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ROMPREY, Jack - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

ROOK, DI. Leroy H. - Clinical Psychologist, Missouri State

Penitentiary

ROSAS, Rita (aka Rita Stein) - Los Angeles, California

RUSSELL, James R. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

RUSSELL, William E. - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

RIVETI, Charlotte - Voter Registration, Los Angeles,

California

ROSS, Allan - Toupee Shop, Los Angeles, California

SAGE, Roman - Missouri State Penitenitary Inmate

SANDERS, Hillard Allen - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

SCHAEFFER, Harold - Guard, Missouri State Penitentiary

SCHOOLFIELD, (FNU) - Chattanooga, Tennessee

SCHWARTZ, DI. (FNU) - Birmingham, Alabama

SHEARER, William K. - AIP, Los Angeles, California

SHELDON, Ezra - Missouri State Penitentiary, Guard

SHIR, (Phonetic) John - Quincy, Illinois

SHOW (Schoaf), Willie - Chicago, Illinois , Missouri State

Penitentiary Inmate

SMITH, O.C. - Regular Daydesk Clerk, Granada Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama, August 1967

SMITH, William F. "Smitty" - Missouri State Penitentiary

Guard

SPAIN, Walter E. - Birmingham Alabama, September 1967

SPRATT, Chester - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

SPENCER, Lillian M. - Manager, Kennedy Travel, Toronto,

Canada

STEAGLE, Homer - Missouri State Penitentiaxy

Inmate

STEELE, Capt. Danton - Missouri State Penitentiary

Guard

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STEIN, Rita (aka Rita Rosas, Rita Rode) - Los Angeles,

California (DOB 3/4/68, FBI# 67 776 G)

STEPHENS, Charles - 422½ South Main Street, Memphis,

Tennessee

STONER, Jessie Benjamin - Marietta, Georgia

STOUT, John L. - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

SUTERRES, Maria Jose - Galo Bar, Portugal

SWAIN, Julian "Rebel" - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

SEVENSON, Harold - Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary

THOMPSON, Allen O. -

Manager, St. Francis Hotel, LOS

Angeles, California

TIBES, Glenn - Sportsman County Club, Northbrook, Illinois

TORRES, Elisa Arellano - Posada. Vallarta, Puerta Vallarta

Mexico

TOWNSLEY, Homer - Owner, Neighborhood Bar (1929 Hickory St.)

St. Louis, Missouri.

TRONCALE, Charlie - Manager/Owner, Granada Hotel, Birmingham,.

Alabama

TURLEY, Ernest - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

TURNER, Lt. William Robert - Missouri State Penitentiary

Guard

TOMASO, Myrial (aka Rita Stein) • New Orleans

TOMASO, Rickey - New Orleans

UNDERWOOD, Ivan Dale - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate, St. Louis - 1968

VALENTI, John Paul (Velanti) - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

VERNON, Jerome Wallis (aka Jay Willis) - Laundry, Los

Angeles, California (DOB 12/13/45, FBI #743 226 B)

VIDORIE, Joe - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

VON KOSS, ReV.

Xavier - Hypnotist, Los Angeles, California

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WALIACE, James D. - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

WARREN, Ray Eugene - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

Associate

WEATHERS, Ed - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

WHITE, Jerry Wayne - Missouri State Penitentiary

Inmate

WILKERSON, Fred - Director, Missouri State Penitentiary

WILLIAM, Patricia Olson (aka Pat Olson) - Los Angeles,

California

WILSON, McCormick - Attorney, City Judge, Kansas City,

Missouri

WILWORTHY, Danny - Missouri State Penitentiary Inmate

WITT, Pat (Jerry Ray Friend) - St. Louis, Missouri

WOOD, Donald - Owner, Aeromarine Supply Company, Birmingham,

Alabama, March 1968

WOOD, Robert E. - Owner, Aeromarine Supply Company, Birmingham,

Alabama, March 1968

WYRICK, Donald Wayne - Current Warden, Missouri State

Penitentiary

ZALVOLCOFSKI, Milton "Boston" - Missouri State Penitentiary

WILLIAMS, Rose - New Orleans, December 1967

WICKS, Major Alistair - London, England, May-June 1968

KATZWINKEL, Anita Louise - LOS Angeles, California

(DOB 6/27/47)

HOWARD, Ralph - Indianapolis, Indiana (John Ray Associate)

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POSSIBLE CONTACT

- (General proximity to Ray, same

hotels, bars)

ANDERSON, Marie -

ARLINGTON, Arlen - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

ASHLEY, T. I. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

AUCY, Marvin - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BAILEY, Lawrence T. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March 1968

BAILEY, David P. - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, 1968

BANKFORD, J. W. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

BARGANIER, H. P. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BATSON, William Eugene - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama

March

1968

BELL, Jae E. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham, Alabama,

September 1967

BETTENTON, A. F. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BIGBIE, Pasco - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

BIRMINGHAM, Mary - Provincial Motel, Long Beach, California

December 1967

BISHOP, Robert - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

BITTON, Richard - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BIVENS, Bill - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BLACK, E. Q., JI. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

BLACK, James - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BLACK, Mrs. Larry - Granada Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama,

August 1967

62117-290-5940

ENCLOSURE

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BLACK, O. L. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham, Alabama

September 1967

BLACKWELL, V. R. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

BLAIR, Leona - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, California

1968

BONNER, Kevin R. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BOSWELL, G. L. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

BOTERO, Maria Mercedes - Provincial Motel - (Medellin,

Columbia, South America) December 1967

BOYER, Charles - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BRADY, Joe - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BRANTON, James - Flamingo Motel, Selma Alabama, March 1968

BRIGGS, Mrs. Betty - Hotel Rio, San Francisco, California

BRIGHAM, Robert A. - Hotel Rio, Manhattan Beach, California

BROOKS, Frances - Hotel Rio, Lafayette, California

BROTHER, W. J. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

BROWN, B. R. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BROWN, Jim A. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BROWN, Larry D. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968:

BROWN, 0. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BRYANT,

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

BUNCH, Raymond - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

BURGESS, ROy - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BURK, George - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

BUSBY, W. M. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

CALLAHAN, Lawrence - St. Louis, Missouri

CARTER, Harold - 422½ South Main Street Rooming House, Memphis;

April 1968

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CARTER, Harry B. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

CARTER, J. B. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

CARTER, Louis Eugene - Alton, Illinois, 1966

CASANOVA, Otis B.

- Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

CASBARIAN, A.A. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967

CAUSEY, George - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

Chang, Albert C. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Greatneck, N.Y.)

CHAPMAN, RoY - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

CLARK, Don - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

CLARK, W.K. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967 (Jackson, Mississippi)

CLAYTON, A. L. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

CLAYION, Ralph - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

CLEVELAND, Billy - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham, Alabama

September 1967

CLOWE, H. W. - Provincial Motel, (Jackson, Mississippi)

New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1967

COLE, Forrest M. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

CONEY, Robert A. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, (Peoria,

Illinois), December 1967

CONTON, George - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

CONWAY, Austin - Provincial Motel, New Orleans (Pennsylvania)

December 1967

CONWAY, Lucille - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

COOPER, Calvin - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama; March 1968

COULSON, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Rochester, New York)

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COX, Norman - St.

Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, California,

1968

COX, S. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

CRISP, John P. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

CROOK, W.

Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

DAEZ, George - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967 (S. Pasadena, California)

DAUGHERTY, Anthony - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

DAVIS, Charles Jackson - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

DAVIS, C. R. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

DAVIS, Larry - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August I967

DAWKINS, Harold - Hotel Rio, San Francisco, California

DELANEY, Kathleen A. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

DEVERLING, Rudolph - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

DIETZ, Mr. and Mrs. Walter - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (Cincinnati, Ohio)

DIFFEY (DIFFERY), Julian - Economy Rooming House,

Birmingham, Alabama, September 1967

DIXON, Richard H.. - Hotel Rio, St. Louis, Missouri

DRUM, Gayle - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, California

DURHAM, B. W. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

DYARS, Deel - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

DYKEMA, Dale Leroy - Serrano Apartments, Los Angeles,

California

EASTERWOOD, ROy - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Atlanta)

ELLIOTT, E. D. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Beaumont, Texas)

ELSMIRE, Floya B. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

ENDORE, It. and Mrs. Varlaine - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (Key West, Florida)

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EPPLER, Mr. and Mrs. Mike - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

FARKAS, Alex M. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

FARR, Hugh W. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967.

FAULKNER, Billy Joe - Roomer, 107 14th Street, Atlanta, Georgia

FERNANDEL, Ray - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, California

FIELDS, Floyd L. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

(New

Castle, Indiana), December 1967

FIHERER, Julia M. - Hotel Rio, San Francisco, California

FISHER, William P. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967 (MOntgomery, Alabama)

• FISHIER, R. C. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

FLETCHER, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967

FLETCHER, Joseph - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

FOSTER, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. - Hotel Rio, Moraga, California

FOSTER, James - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

FOWLER, Wade - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

FRACHISEN, L. P. - Granada Hötel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

FRANKLIN, Thomas D. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

FROST, B. L. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

FROST, R. B. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

FULLER (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967

GARDNER, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (Fargo, Florida)

GEZ, Martin - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles, California

GINGSS, Fred - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

GLANTON, R. E.

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

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GLENN, Richard - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

GOINS, H. P. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August. 1967

GOLD, Debra - Serrano Apartments, Los Angeles, California

GOLDBERG, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Millwalley, California)

GORDON, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde B. - Hotel Rio, Saybrook, California

GORDON, Gilbert - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

GREEN, Bill - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

GREEN T. D. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham, Alabama,

September 1967

GREENHILL, J. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

GREER, Harold - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

GRIFFIN, Dennis - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham, Alabama,

September 1967.

GRIFFIN, W. M. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

GRIFFITH, Lem - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

GRIMES, H. L. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

GWIN, James D. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

HAMILTON,

Gerald W. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

HANN, G. Lawrence - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

HARBIN, Luke - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

HARDY, H111 - Economy Rooming House - Birmingham, Alabama

September 1967

HARLON, Dr. C. L. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967

(Sea Side, California)

HATHAWAY, C. W. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

HAYDEN, Margaret - Hotel Rio, San Francisco, California

HAYES, J. B. ~ Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

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HAYWARD, J. P. - Hotel Rio, Long Beach, California

HEIM, Paul M. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana,

December 1967 (Minn.)

HEINZ, Mr. and Mrs. David - Hotel Rio, Santa Barbara,

California

HELPRIN, Louis - Provincial Motel, Croton-on-Hudson, New

York

HENDERSON, C. A. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

HENLEY, M. N. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

HERR, Fred - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

HERRIN, Jr. John L.

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

HERRING, Marvin - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

HIGGINBOTHAM, RoY - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

HILL, Dan - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

HINES, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Atlanta, Georgia)

HISSAIN, Wesley - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

HOCKLANDER, Ralph - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

HODGKIN, John W. - Hotel Rio, Long Beach, California

HOLLIDAY, L. C. - Hotel Rio, Torrance, California

HORTON, Herbert R. - Flamingo Hotel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

HOWELL, John - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

HOWELL, Lawrence - Economy Rooming HOuse, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

HUDSON, Gene

- Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

HURST, Al - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August 1967

JACKSON, Billy - Granada Hotel,. Birmingham, Alabama,

August

1967

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JACKSON, J. E. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

JACKSON, E. C. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

JOHNSON, H. T. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

JOHNSTONE, TerrY W. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama

March 1968

JONES, J. C. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

JONES, I. M. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (Houston, Texas)

JONES, Thomas - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

JORDAN, Wallace - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

KAMBOWSKI, Robert I. - Hotel Rio; North Hollywood,

California

KASS, DI. and Mrs. Albert - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (Texas)

KELCH, I. A. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967 (South Duxbury, Massachusetts)

KENNEDY IleSincial Motel New orleans Louisiana

Kansas City,

KERSEY, R. M. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, •

August 1967

KEYNEEDS, Talmadge - Flamingo

• Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March 1968

KILLIAN, B. F. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

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KING, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton G. - Provincial Motel,

New Orleans,

December 1967 (Saginaw, Michigan)

KING, M. F. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

KIRBY, Janet - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March 1968

KLINE, Thomas K. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alamaba

March 1968

KNOX, J. E. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

KNUTH, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (Duluth, Minn)

KOSHER, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, Louisiana

December 1967

KROESHLER, DI. J. A. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisianam, December 1967 (San Antonio, Texas)

LANGSTON, Jerry - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

LAPIN, Mr. and Mrs. Ben - Hotel Rio, Pinole, California

LARSON, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

Louisiana, December 1967 (LaJolla, California)

LATHAM, Jewel - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

LAUDENBACK, Donald - Stanley Hotel, Los Angeles, California

LAWRENCE, Robert R. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama

March

1968

LEAGUE, Paul J. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama

August 1967

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LEDBRITER, Jessie - Roomer - 4223 South Main Street,

Memphis, Tennessee (April 1968)

LEMOING, Joanne - Har-K Apartments, Montreal, Canada,

July 1967

LESTER, James - Flamingo Motel, Selema, Alabama, March 1968

LEVINE, J. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans - December 1967,.

(Chicago, Illinois)

LINDSEY, Rosemary - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

LOUDENBACK, Donald - St. Francis. Hotel, Los Angeles,

California

LOVE, H.J. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

LUNSFORD, Harry Elwood - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles,

California

MCCLELLAN, R.F. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,.

March 1968

MCDONALD, MI. and Mrs.

R. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December 1967 (New South Wales)

MCGRAW., J. B.

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MCKINLEY, D.A. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MADNIGH (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967

MANTLE, Mr. and Mrs.

Gene S. - Hotel Rio; Van Nuys, Cali-

fornia

MARIN, Consuelo - Hotel Rio; Los Angeles, California

MARROGUL, Eduardo - Hotel Rio; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

MARSHALL, James - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MARTIN, J.N.

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MARTIN, Pete - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

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MATHEWS, R.C. JI. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December 1967 (Atlanta, Georgia)

MATTOX, RaY - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MAYNARD, Wesley - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967 (Cortland, New York)

MEANS, Philip - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

METZ, Consuelo A. - Hotel Rio, San Anselmo, California

MILLER, Frank L. - Hotel Rio, North Hollywood, California

MILLER, Jack - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967.

MILLER, S.E. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

MIROLA, Patricia A. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MOORE, James A. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

MOREADE, Mora de Girio - Provincial Motel, (Medellin, Columbia),

New Orleans, December 1967

MORGAN, Cecil - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

MOSS, Edward P. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

MUDRIE, Lt. C.R.

1968

- Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

MULLER, Robert C. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March

1968

MURPHREE, J.F. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

MURPHY, M.L. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

MURRAY, Joseph E. - Hotel Rio; Piedmont, California

MURRAY, Mr. and Mrs. Richard - Flamingo Motel, Selma,

Alabama; March 1968

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NALLY, W.W. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham; August 1967

NEWDICK, Frederick - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December

1967, McArthur, Ohio

OAKLEY, Mary - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

O'BRIAN, James - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

OGAN, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967; (Mobile, Alabama)

OLDERSHAW, Mr. and Mrs. C.F. - Hotel Rio, Concord,

California

OLIVER, F.Qugust a9oda Hotel, Birmingham, ALabama,

OSTRANGER, Vinton (Ostrancher) - Provincial Motel, New

Orleans, December 1967 (Buffalo, New York)

OVERSTREET, Willis W: - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March

• 1968

PACKARD, Thomas F. - Hotel Rio, San Francisco, California

PALMER, Howard (or Harvard) - Hotel Rio, San Francisco,

California

PARISH, Corler - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PARK, JR., George Dwight - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham.

Alabama,

September 1967

PARKER, Curtis - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama

August 1967

PARKER, Pat - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

PARKER, Wilma - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PARRISH, Joe - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December

1967, Billechasse, Louisiana

PARRISH, Richard Lamar - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March 1968

PATTON, C.I. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

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PENDLETON, Edgar John - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angels,

California

PETTIT, Bernard - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PHILLIPS, • Gene - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PHILLIPS, Mark - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PHILLIPS, Martin - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PLUMBER,

(ENU)

- Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December 1967

POLASKY, Gerson - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967 (Cincinnati, Ohio)

POPSON, V.J., Mr. and Mrs. - Hotel Rio, Los Angeles,

California

POSTLETHWAITH, G.L. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December 1967 (Daytona Beach, Florida)

POYNTER, Jim - Granda Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

PRANER, Thomas C. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

PURDY, Helen - Granada HOtel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

RABON, Ron - Flamingo Motel, Selma Alabama, March

1968

RAVEER, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967.

RAWSON, Michael - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967

REESE, Charlie - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

REINHARDI, G. H. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans,

December 1967 (Pittsburgh, PA)

RICHER, Paul - Bourgarde Motel, Dorian, Canada

ROBISON, Gary - Provincial motel, New Orleans, December

1967 (Alboin, PA).

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ROSENMAN, Murray - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angels,

California

ROSNER,

1967; Port jetterson, New York Orleans, Decembez

ROWE, Mrs. Alvin - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angels,

California

ROWE, Standish Mr. and Mrs. - Hotel Rio, South Lincoln

Massachusetts

RUNGLER, (FNU) - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967 (Miami Beach, Florida)

SALCEDO, Charles - St. Francis, Los Angeles, California

SCHAEFFER, Glen R. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March 1968

SCHULENDT, Hayes C. - Hotel Rio, Pasadena, California

SCHMIDT, Amanda - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

• 1968

SCHNEIDER, E. G. DI. and Mrs. - Hotel Rio, Santa Maria,

California

SCHWAB, L.H. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

SCOTT, John - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

SELLERS, (FNU)

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

SHARPE, Arthur I. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

SHERRILL, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. - Provincial Motel, New

Orleans, December 1967 (El Paso, Texas)

SMITH, Charles - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

SMITH, Daniel Lee - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

SMITH, Donald - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967; (Sioux City, Iowa)

SMITH, E:

J. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

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SMITH, Joe - Granda Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama; August 1967

SMITH, Lee - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama; August

1967

SMITH, Lonnie P. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama,

September 1967

SMITH, Stephen

L.

- Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

SMITH, Tony - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

SMITH,

W.L. ~ Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967, (Winnetka, Illinois)

SMITH, W.R. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

SMOUSE, D.G. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

SMYTH, Mr. and Mrs. George W. - Flamingo Motel, Selma,

Alabama,

March 1968

SNOW, Bill - Flamingo Mo-el, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

SOARES, Gentil Luis - Hotel Portugal, Portugal

SOUTH (Smith), Paul - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

STAFFIRE, Edward - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

20, 1968

STONE, Mrs. P. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

STOUDENMIRE, Austin - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September

1967

STRANGE, Mr. and Mrs. George -

Granada Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama, August 1967

STRICKLAND, Percy - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama, September 1967

STUD, W.O. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

STUDAMIRE, Elmore - Bellhop, Granada Hotel, Birmingham,

Alabama; August 1967

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STURGE, Walter C. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March

1 21, 1968

SEVENSON,

Bruce - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967; (Mt. View, California)

THOMAS, Anna Elizabeth - Pax Hotel, London, England

THOMPSON, Florence - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles,

California

LINKER, W. G. - PrOVINCIaL Motel, New Orleans, Decembei

1967: Sacinau, Michiaan

TOMPKINS, R. V. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

LULLEN, Steve - Provincial Motel, (San Diego, California);

Jew Orleans, December 1961

TURNER, Floyd - Granda Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama; August

1967

TURNER, ROy - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama; August

1967

TURNER, Vernon - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

VALDEZ, Mrs. Frank - St. Francis Hotel, Los Angeles,

California

VAN ENGEL, Elsie - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama,

March 20, 1968

VAUGHAN, D.C. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

20, 1968

VAUGHAN, R.C. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

20, 1968

VICK, T.M. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

VICTORY, Colvin - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

WADDINGTON, Mr. and Mrs. John - Hotel Rio, Portland,

Oregon

WAHRENBERG, F.J. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

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WALLACE, Ernest G. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama;

August 1967

WASSURN, Kenneth - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama;

August 1967

WATKINS, J.E. - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

WAYNE, Wendell - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967; Evanston, Illinois

WATSON, Ray - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama; March

1968

WATTERS, Donald T. - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967; South Charleston, West Virginia

WEBB, Richard Allen - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama; September 1967

WELDON, James E. - Economy Rooming House, Birmingham,

Alabama; September 1967

WELLMAN, Gordon - Provincial Motel, New Orleans, December

1967; Irwin, Pennsylvania

WELLS, C.W. - Ganada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

WESSE (Wesson) Paul - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August 1967

WESTWOOD, Doris Catherine - Heathfield House Hotel, London,

England

WHEELER, Dude - 422½ S. Main Street, Memphis, April 4,

1968

WHITE, A.L.

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

WHITE, Jesse -

Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama,

August

1967

WILLIAMS, George J. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama;

March 1968

WILLIAMS,

Fred - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama; March

1968

WILLIAMS, J.B. - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama; March

1968

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WILLIAMS, Tom - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama;

August 1967

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WILLIAMSON, Jack - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama;

August 1967

WILSON, Bill ~ Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama; August

1967

WILSON, JACK - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

WILSON, Ronald - Flamingo Motel, Selma, Alabama, March

1968

WINSTON, T.W. ~ Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, August

1967

WONG, Robert - Hotel Rio, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico

WOOD, C.L.

Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama; August

1967

WORKMAN, Arlen - Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama;

August 1967

WRIGHT, J.T.

- Granada Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama; August

1967

SZPAKOWSKA, Adam - Ossington Rooming House, Toronto, Canada

SZPAKOWSKA, Feliska - Ossington Rooming House, Toronto

Canada

!

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Memorandum

TO

Assistapt Director

DATE:

6/22/78

Administrative Services DiviSIOn

woe: Legal counter o

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm..

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servi

Crim. Iny. -

Ident. -

Intell..

Laboratory

Legal Coun

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Affs. Off. _

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y _

T. SHAER

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise

that the below-listed present and former SAs have been

released from their employment agreement so that they

may be interviewed by captioned Committee in connection

with the investigation of the death of Martin Luther

King, JI.

прастке

2ố 866.

DETAILS:

185

833,836

By letters dated 5/2/78, 6/1/78 and 6/43/78

(attached) , G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director

of captioned Committee, requested interviews with D. M.

Well's (identified as former ASAC Dwight M. Wells, Jr.);

C. E. Busch (identified as former SA Cyril F. Busch) ;

Stephen M. Darlington (former SA) ; SA John Bauer

(identified as being currently assigned to the New

Haven Office); John J. Ford (who has been identified

SA John J. Foarde, (presently Legal Attache, Mexico Citý) ;

Joseph P. Finnegan (former SÃ) ; George C. Moore (Former

Section Chief,

FBIHQ) ; Thomas E. Bishop (former Assistant

Director); and Seymor Fred

Phillips (former Inspector).

Enclosures (3) EROSURE

REG29 6 O 11221=

1 - Mr. Bassett (Enclosures)

1 - Mr. Mintz. (Enclosures),

. - Mr. Foster (Enclosures)

#7 JUN 28 1978

- Personnel File of Dwight M. Wells, Jr. (Enclosures)

1

- Personnel File of Cyril F. Busch

(Enclosures)

- Personnel File of Stephen M. Darlington (Enclosures)

- Personnel File of John Bauer (Enclosures)

1

- Personnel File of John J. Foarde (Enclosures)

1

1

- Personnel File of George C. Moore (Enclosures)

- Personnel File of Joseph P. Finnegan (Enclosures all

1

- Personnel File of Thomas E. Bishop (Enclosures)

I - Personnel File of Seymor Fred Phillips (Enclosures)

2

- Mr. Coulson (Enclosures)

1

- Mr. Heller (Enclosures)

(CONTINUED - OVER)

U1 149716)

"Buy.U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

HH

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Memorandum to the Assistant Director

Administrative Services Division

RE: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

The above present and former SAs will be

telephonically advised by the Congressional Inquiry

of the interests. of the Committee.

Prior to

the interview, a representative of 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

RECOMMENDATION:

None.

For information.

APPROVED:

Director

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Adm. Serv. BEC

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

Rec Mant.

Tech Mers

Training

Public Affs. Off.

-2-

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EDUSO STINSEE, ONIO, CIUNDSIAIS

бу агогл. віл.

thone No. 56;9569997. 5948

8: 9w985.

KATANT ENDOR, CALlE.

+84.8351 51801. 1000, tire

#20709.89576194, MrO.

(202) 273-6526

Pc. C.A.5/4/78

Select Committee an Mesassinations

He House ol Representatives

2SI HOUSE OFFICE BUILESHE. ANTEX I

SHABBINATOS, DE. 20515

May '2, 2978

9:30Am

5-17-76

putates

The Honorable Crlffin 3.

3ell

Attorney General of the

United States

U.S. Dapartment of ductice

Washington, D.C.

Attention:

HE .

Robert I. Keuch

Deputy ASsiStant ALtorney General

Crininal

Division; Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection

with the investigation by this

Committee into the circunstances surrounding the

Of DI. Martin Luther King, JI., the assistance of the

'FBI is requested in regard to the following matters:

1) For climination purposes, provide finger-

prints fos the following Special Agents:

• 8)

Franklin L. Johnson

John H. Bauer

Neil ?. Shanahan

ã)

William J. Nolan

The Chicago Agent (believed to be

sA Downey, whose iingerprint. was

idencisied on the item ci evidence

marked 0-130.

2)

make available for interview, the following

agents:

a) C. F. Busch

b)

C)

Stephen M. Darlington

John Bauer

John j. Ford

e)

Joseph P. Finnegan

ECASTE + 117340-80011

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• 06.

Bonorab

Kay 2, 1978

Page IWO

Iffin Bi Bell

Finally, it has been learned that the Memphis Field

Office may have destroyed certain radio logs for several

years, in accordance with the Bureau's file destruction

This Conmitice, however, would appreciate it 1f

the Menphis Field Office would search its files, and provide

the following:

8)

Any transcripts or copies of the radio logs

for the period January through May, 1968.

Any notations or seferences to the radio logs

for the period January through flay: 1968.

c) All references, memoranãa and miscellaneous

Items pertaining to the destruction of the

radio logs for 1968.

a) Copies of the 1968 and current Manual of

Destruction cites, referencing the Headquarter's

and the. Field Office's policy and procedure

pertaining to the destruction of radio logs.

As time is of the utmost importance, your prompt

attention is greatly appreciated.

Sincerelyi

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: ghJ

CC:".

MiI.

Danny D. Coulson

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO

RICHARDSON PREYER, M.C.

WALTINE E. FRUNTROY, D.C.

YVONNE DRATHWAITE DURKE, CALIF.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HASOLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

Robert de Bounn, tas

FL. L.

NE, ORIO

STEWAKT D, MC KINNEY, CONN.

CHARLES THONE. NEBR.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

(202) 225-4624

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.E. House of Representatites

• 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

June 1, 1978

The Honorable Griffen B. Bell

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,

JI., it is requested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation make

the following individuals available for staff interviews:

George C. Moore

Thomas E. Bishop

Seymour Phillips

Any steps which can be taken to expedite their clearance for

interviews would be greatly appreciated.

..

Very truly yours,

S. Nobet Bleeksey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

CC:

GRB: kmb

Danny Coulson

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Roc,Ci4

6-15-98

LOU!S STOKES, OHIO

RICHARDSON FREYER, 11.E.

YALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

(VONNE ERATHMAITE HURKE, CALIF.

CHAISTOPHER 1. DODO, CONN.

HAROLO I, FORO, TENN.

FOYD S. FITHILES, IND.

FODERT W, EOGAR, PA.

AIRMAN

ZAMUEL L, DEVINE, OHIO

STEWART 8, MCKINNEY, CONN.

CHARLES THONE, NCBR. A

HITOLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

(202) 225-4624

Stiest Committee on Assassinations

Zi.5. House of Representatives

9331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

June 13, 1978

I-Hectu

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Actention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with its investigation into the circun-

stances surrounding the death of DI. Martin Luther King, Jx.,

it wald be appreciated if D. M. Wells, formerly with the

Headquarters Racial Intelligence Section, could be made avail-

able for immediate interview.

Your cooperation and assistance is greatly appreciated

in

this matter.

Sincerely:

1 Note Blaby

G. Robert Blakey

• Chief Counsel and Director

GRB : ghđ

Cc: Danny Coulson

ENELOSURE

62-117290-8317

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HD-36 Kev. 7-20,6)

FBI

TRANSMIT-VIA:

• Teletypé

• Facsimile

* Airtel

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

_ Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

I TOP SECRET

I SECRET

I CONFIDENTIAL

I CLEAR

Date

6/7/78

TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

MANAGEMENT DIVISION

(P)

SUBJECT:

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED 6/9/78

Мастик

813

Re Bureau teletype to Memphis dated 6/1/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are the following:

ITEM 1 - xerox copies of serials from Memphis file

100-4394 regarding the activities of COBY -

VERNON SMITH during the period 1/1/67 -

12/31/68

ITEM 2 - xerox copies of serials 102 and 103 of

Memphis file 170-61 regarding A. W. WILLIS,

JR., formerly a source of information of

the Memphis Office

ITEM 3 - xeox copies of serials 515 and 2659 of

Memphis file 100-4046 regarding the Southern

Student Organizing Committee

ITEM 4 - xerox copy of serial 12 of Memphis file

100-4528 regarding CHARLES LAVERNE CABBAGE

The following serials of Memphis file 100-4394

covering the period 1/1/67 - 12/31/68 are included in Item 1:

REC-46

61/20

898

"...

Bureau (Encs.

(1 - Package)

1 - Memphis

JUN 9

• 1378

BEJ: Cjs

(1)

furt

_DOC.

CASSO, REVO

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open 1

ME 66-2197

IA1 through 149, 15 through 21, 23 through 21'

through 89

116, I17, 120

Serial 382 which is dated 2/13/70 is also included

because it contains informaion covering activities of SMITH

in 1967 and 1968.

The following serials have been destroyed as noted

on FD-338

dated 9/15/70:

4 through 14, 22, 27, 28, 33,.

13145,ou46

149, 104, 153, 155,

176 through 18%,

192 through

• 224, 226, 227,

230 through 232, 253 through 285,

350 through 357F, 358A through

358J, 35SN,

through 362, 364, 366 through 370, 372, 374

through 377, 380 and 381.

Serials 190 and 191, as well as 189, were not in-

cluded because these serials were not dated and contain infor-

mation regarding JOHY BURRELL SMITH, CHARLES LAVERNE CABBAGE,

and FRED HARRIS BROOKS only.

The following serials were dated prior to 1967:

1, 2, and 3.

The following serials vere dated after 12/31/68:

252,309,

363, 365, 351, 393, 330, 372, 332 4250 35 308.

358K, 358L, 35811,

The enclosed serials represent retrievable information

available regarding COBY SMITH for period 1/1/67 - 12/31/68 based

on search of indices and review of files of the Memphis Office.

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0/7/78

TO:

TrOII:

SUBJECT:

DIRICTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

MANAGEAIENT DIVISION

EAC, LINTIIS (66-2197)

(P)

HOUSE SILICT COMITTEE

AOCASSINATIONS (USCA)

BUDED 6/9/78

Re Bureau teletype to Lemphis dated 6/1/78.

Inclosed for the Bureau are the following:

ITE! I - xerox copies of sorials from Hemphis file

100-1394 regarding the activities of COBY

VERNON SMITH during the period 1/1/67 -

12/31/68

IIC 2 - JerOx COpiOS of serialo 102 and 103 oê

lcaphis fie 170-01 rogarding A, W. VILLIS,

1L.y LOInerLy a sOurce Oi InIOratiOn o

ho Hennhis Offic

ITEM 3 - 3a0x copies of serials 515 and 2659 of

Hemphis file 100-4040 regarding the southern

Student Organizing Committee

ITTU 4 - xerox copy of serial 12 of Lomphio tilc

100-4528 regarding CHARLES LAVERNE CACBAGE

The following seriais of Acmphis file 100-1394

covoring the poriod 1/1/67 - 12/31/63 are included in Itey 1:

& - Burcau (Enes.

4)

(1 - Package

1 - Hemphis

EFJ:cjs

RestosunE

(4)

1/29184

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HE 66-2197

LAl through 1A9, 15 through 21, 20 through 26,

29 through 32, 35 through

GOA, GOC, G0D, 61

77 through

through 63, 66, 67, 70 through 79,105, 107, 108,

94, 97, 98, 101, 104,

116, 117,

120 thrugh 125, 127 through 131,

142, 144,

147, 150, 151,

156, 157,

Serial 382 which is dated 2/13/70 is also included

because it contains informaton covering activities of SMITH

in 1967 and 1968.

The following serials have been destroyed as noted

on Ibau8 dated 9/15/40:

18 though 60, 60B; 64g

ThrOUgh 141, 140, 119, 140,

through 161A, 164, 167 through

192 through 208, 31o through 218, 220 taxolsa 224, 226,

230 through asa, 255 through 285,

350 through 357E, 358A through

35SJ, 358N, 360

through 362, 364, 366 through 370, 372, 374

through 377, 380 and 381.

Serials 190 and 191, as well as 189, were not in-

cluded because these serials were not dated and contain infor-

nation regarding JOHN BURRELI, SHIT, CHARLES LAVERNE CABBAGE,

and FRED HARRIS BROOKS Only.

The following serials were dated prior to 1967:

1, 2, and 3.

The following serials were dated aftor 12/31/68:

252,309, 320, 334, 343, 343, 358, 3585, 358L, 35811,

363, 365, 371, 373, 378, 379, 382 through 398.

The enclosed serials represent retrievable infornation

available regarding COBY SUITI for period 1/1/67 - 12/31/68 based

on search of indices and review of files of the Hemphis Office.

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TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

& Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

7 CONFIDENTIAL

JEFTO

7 CLEAR

Date

6/9/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, EBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197)

(P)

SUBJECT:

HOUSE_SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATINS

(HSCA)

He Bureau teletype to hemphis dated 6/3948

Enclosed for the Bureau are the following items:

ITEM 1:

Serials 154 through 242 of Memphis file

157-957 regarding JOHN BURRELL SMITH

ITEM 2:

Serials 243 through 332 of Memphis file

157-957

ITEM 3:

Serials 333 through 369 and lAl thraugh

1A15 of Memphis file 157-957

ITEM 4: Serial 428 of Memphis file 100-4046

ITEM 5: Serial 137 of Memphis file 157-1125

ITEM 6: Serial 240A of Memphis file 157-1168

-iFT

ITEM 7:

Serial 18 of Memphis file 157-1173

ITEM 8: Serial 11 of Memphis file 157-1428

Forms FD-338a reveal that serials 1 through 153 of

Memphis file 157-957 have been destroyed.

The enclosed serials

represent all available information regarding JOHN BURRELL

SMITH during the period 1/1/67 through 12/31/78 based on search

8.2

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- Memphis

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HE 66-2197

Memphis file 157-1067 regarding he Invaders was

sent to the Bureau in July, 1978. References 157-1067-103

126, 276 page 2,

Which apparently bear SMITH's name, should

be reviewed and duplicated ii appropriate.

Search of Memphis indices revealed no informant

file regarding JOHN BURRELL SMITH.

2÷

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FEDERAI GOVERAMENT

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Foster

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division-

Attention: Mir. Robert L. Keuch

June 9, 1979

Director, FBI

POUSE SELECT CONTITE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

194

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated April 27,

1978, which requested certain information in connection with the ESCA's

Investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, JI.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum in

response -to the above request.

It is requested that you furnish a copy

of the enclosed memorandum to the HSCA.

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JUN 14 1978

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Dep. AD Adm.

_JTA: pfm: amo

Dep. AD Inv..

(6)

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SECRET MATERTAL, ATTACHED

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.-

Crim. Inv. -

Ident. -

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SEE NOTE, PAGE TWO

Intell..

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

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Tech. Servs.

Trainjns

Public As git. JUL 1 41978

Telephone Rm.

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MAIL ROOM

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SEC

ET

House Select Committee on Assassinations

U. S. House of Representatives (HSCA)

NOTE: According to referenced request, the HSCA learned, through a

report of the Department of Justice Task Force which reviewed the FBI's

investigation of King, that a series of surreptitious entries were

conducted, designed, among other purposes, to obtain information about

King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) • (U)

The New York confidential files disclosed only a summary of

information obtained from each entry.

These summaries disclosed that

entries between 1959-1964 produced information concerning King or SCLC.

Several hundred items may have been photographed during an entry, ¿but

only a few were described in the memo reporting the entry. Entries were

made at Levison's office, Room 601, 6 East 39th Street, New York City. C

(S) /

Informant symbol number involved was NY 1300-S*. According to

Special Agent David Steckler, New York Office, none of the material

obtained through contact with NY 1300-s* is retained in that informant's

file in New York. Therefore, if utilized, it is presumed all information

obtained through entries was channelized to substantive files regarding

King, SCLC, and Levison. (F)$ (C)

Since authorization for these contacts, as shown in the

confidential files of the New York Office, is subject to interpretation,

the HSCA is being referred to the conclusion contained in report of the

Department of Justice Task Force. (U)

HSCA representative, William Webb, has telephonically advised

that an expeditious reply to this request is desired. Therefore, it is

believed that no review of any substantive files be undertaken at FBI

Headquarters or the New York Office at this time to obtain additional

details regarding any King or SCLC material. We should rely solely on

review of New York Office confidential files. Therefore, it is being

suggested that the HSCA review its copies of the King and SCLC file if

additional information is wanted. (U)

This note is classified "Secret" to protect information furnished

by confidential informant reporting on Levison,C)This matter was coordinated

with D. M. Griffin, Administrative Services Division. (U)

Classified by 6437

'1"! "Exempt from GDS, Category 2

Date of Declassification Indefinite

SECRET

- 2-

APPROVED:

Director

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Ading

Dep. AD Inv.

Adm. Se

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell. LUS2/*

Laboratory

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1 - Mr. Bailey ".

1 - Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Foster

*.

...

June 9, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COLMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

1/8|81

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated April 27, •

1973, which advised as follows: (U)

"The Report of the Department of Justice Task Force to

Review the F.B.I. Martin Luther King, JI., Security and Assassination

Investigations discusses a series of surreptitious entries designed,

among other purposes, to obtain Information about Dr. King and the

S.C.I.G." (U)

In connection with the above, the HSCA requested the FBI

review appropriate files and provide Information relating to six items

outlined in referenced letter. (U) .

To respond to the items outlined in referenced HSCA letter, a

review was conducted of confidential files fornerly maintained in a file

cabinet in the New York Field Office of the FBI. These files are

presently located at FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ), having been retrieved

from the New York Office in connection with an investigation by the

Department of Justice. (U)

These files disclosed that during investigation of a highly-

placed official of the Communist Party, USA, surreptitious entries were

conducied between the years 1954 to 1964 All of these contacts occurred

in New York City. All contacts between 1959 and 1964 provided some

information concerning Martin Luther Ring, JI., and/or the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The following information sets

forth the date of contact, and where specified, the identity of items

obtained concerning King or SCIC. fS) SEC)

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm._

DATE

MATERIAT OBTAINED

7

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

(a)

1/18/59

(1)

Adm. Servs.-

Letter dated 8/15/58,

Crim. Inv. -

from Eleanor Roosevelt

Ident.

JA: pfm: amo

concerning King's book.

Intell.

Loboratory

(6)

Legal Coun.

SEE

NOTE, PAGE 5

tabastied by 6437

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt.

Exempt.

AFOR -GDS, Category Z

Date of Declassification Indefinite

Tech. Servs.

Training

Original and 1 - AAt:

• Criminal Division, Attn:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Public Affs. Off. _

Telephone Rm.

SiREENCLOSURS

Director's Sec'y

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House Select Committee on Assassinations (4)

U. S. House of Representatives (ESCA)

DATE

1/18/59

4/23/61

2/11/62

2/28/62

MATERIAT, OBTATNED

(2) Various letters fron

Martin Luther King, Jr.,

to Stanley David Levison.

Letter dated 12/4/58,

concerning the distribu-

tion of voice recording

of King.

(1)

Correspondence shous

Levison's relationship

to SCIC.

(2)

(1)

Notes relating to ling.

SCLC bank statement for

December, 1961, reflecting

checks payable to J. O'Dell.

(2)

1/16/62, letter fron

Levison to Wyat Tee

Walker at SCLC, Atlanta,

Georgia.

(3)

Numerous items bearing

on the relationship of

Levison with King.

(1) Personal letter to

Urs. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

dated 2/26/62, Fron

(2)

Levison.

A letter to Levison on

2/14/62, from the SCIC

regarding an invitation

extended to King by Bard

College to receive an

honorary degree in June,

1962,

(3)

A personal letter to

Levison from King in

March, 1961.

(4)

General correspondence

concerning the SCLC.

'SEORET

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SECA

DATE

3/9/62

4/24/62

5/15/62

7/3/62

8/16/62

10/2/62

MATERIAL OBTATNED

(1) Correspondence relating

to activities of King and

SCLC.

(2)

Correspondence reflecting

Levison's personal association

with king and his wife.

(1) Letter from Levison to

tirs, Martin Luther Fing.

(1) A flyer from SCLC

concerning a crusade for

the ballot in the South

which contained the name,

J. I. O'Dell, consultant.

(2)

A letter dated 4/25/62,

on the letterhead of

SCLC addressed to Levison

concerning rental of mail

boxes by the lew York

Office of the SCIC.

(3)

March and April telephone

bills of the investigations

of the SCLC showing toll

calls.

(1)

SELC check payable to

O'Dell in the amount of

$375 and signed by Levison.

(2)

Miscellaneous correspondence

concerning the SCLC.

(1) SCLC "throw-away" Listing

J. H. O'Dell as Regional

Consultant.

(1) Memorandun concerning

SCLO benefit to be held

at Westchester County

Center.

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•:*.

U. S. House of Representatives (HSGA)

DATE

10/2/62

11/5/62

12/17/62

2/26/63

4/8/63

8/8/63

10/20/63;

10/22/63

1/21/64

MATERIAL, OBTAINED

(2) Data reflecting that James

Campbell and Hunter Pitts

0'Dell worked together at

the SCLC Office at

312 West 125th Street,

New York City.

(1) Ilterature on the SCLC.

(1) Levison's letters reflecting

that a new bool by King

would be published.

(2)

Letter fron O'Dell on

stationery of the SCLE

dated 12/3/62.

(1)

Certificate of the resolutions

and agreement of the bank

account of the SCLC,

(1) Letter to Levison from

the American Jewish Congress

regarding an award that

was to be given to lire. King.

(2)

Information regarding

Jack: O'Doll and the SCLO.

(1) Income tax return of the

SCLC reflecting payment

of salary to Funter Pitts

O'Dell In fall of 1961.

(1)

Correspondence by Levison

on behalt of SCLC.

(2)

Letters written to Jack

O'Dell on behalf of SCIC.

(1) Handwriting specimen of

King•

All of the above-listed information concerning date and

material obtained Is classified "Secret. " (U)

SECKET

cor.

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SI

House Select Committee on Assassinations

U. S. House of Representatives (ISCA)

With respect to authorization for the above contacts, the HSCA

is referred to the "Report of the Department of Justice Task Force to

Review the F.B.I. Martin Luther King, Jt., Security and Assassination

Investigations," page 138. This report states that rBI policy at the

time of these contacts required the approval of Fleld Office requests by

Director Hoover or Associate Director Tolson, (U)

Above confidential files of the New York Field Office contain

no information concerning the use contemplated for the material obtained

through the above contacts.

However, the routine policy of the FBI, at

that time, was to direct any pertinent information to the substantive

Investigative files involved.

Therefore, it is presumed that pertinent

Information from these contacts was channelized to the King or SCLC

files and subscquently furnished to FBIIQ, either by item or in summary

It would take an exhaustive roview to attempt to locate this

material, if such was actually channelized as described. Therefore, the

ISCA may desire to refer to the King and SCLC files during the appropriate

period of the above contacts to determine if additional data regarding

the material is available.

Based upon previous requests dated November 30,

1977; January 30, 1978; and undated letter received by the FBI In February,

1978, the FBIEQ King and SCLO security files were delivered to the FiSCA.

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

Division, Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated June 2, 1978, captioned

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

(HSCA)." Memorandum classified "Secret" to protect information furnished

by confidential informant reporting on Levison. fa

AMPROVED:

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Crim. Inn.

cant.

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pu.cru

5/1/78

RISONIA FALYERING

SALTIRE TAUNTRY. DC.

MENPIE KEATANATE DUMPS, CALIT.

сия5то8нк41.50з9-кочн.

HAROLD INTORD, TIAN.

MOSINS W. IOGAA,PA

RAMUTIL DIMNE CUIO

THANLIS TOCHI. M:ISM.

MAMOLD &. BAWYER, МІГН.

Ел. С.а.

(202) 225-8524

4/28/78

353

Select Commitice on Assassinations

d.a. Houst of Representatives

8331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

APR 2 7 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention:

MI. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Dear MI. Attorney General:

delhige

Security and Assassination Investications discusses

series of surreptitious entries designed, among

other purposes, to obtain information about Dr. King

and the S.C.i.C.

In connection with the investigation by this

conmittee into the circumstances surrounding the

death of Di. Martin Luther King, JI., staff members

have determined that access

to certain additional

information is necessary at this time.

The Committee,

therefore, requests that the .F.B.I. review the appropriate

files and

provide the following information:

1.

The total number of entries made

for

purposes not related to technical

surveillance.

2.

The city in which each entry occurred.

3. A statement of the approvals and authority

under which each entry was undertaken.

4.

The material or type of material sought in

each entry.

5.

A detailed description of the material or

information acquired, copied or photographea,

during each

entry.

6.

The use to which it was contemplated that the

material would be put.

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1. 40801-

, The Honorable

sriffin B. Bell

• Attorney General of the United States

Page 2

As time is of the essence, and it is not anticipatca

that this reguest will pose any compliance difficulties,

it is requested that this matter reccive priority

attention.

Sincerely,

82. Rolet Blaby

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB/wwd

CC :

Mi. Danny. Coulson

. :

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FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

Facsimile

Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDDENTIAL

DEFTO

• CLEAR

Date

6/9/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

SAC, BUFFALO (62-2707) (RUC)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

"BUDED:

6/12/78

81

Re Bureau teletypes, 6/5 and 6/7/78.

Reference is made to Buffalo responses submitted

in the following Buffalo communications, up to and including

12/31/68:

Bureau letter to Albany, et al, dated 8/25/67,

Bureau airtel to Albany, et al, dated 3/4/68,.

captioned "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

PROGRAM, BLACK

NATIONALISTS - HATE GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE."

A review of Buffalo responses to above discloses

that not one iota of information was reported or reference

made to DI. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., or the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference.

- Bureau

- Buffalo

ORJ: kjm

(3)

1- CIU RM8988

REC46

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901

ST-123

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TRANSMIT VIA:*

§Teletype

• Facsimile

* Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

I Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

D TOP SECRET

• SECRET

I CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

I CLEAR

Date

6/6/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, DENVER (66-2310)

CHOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

BUDED: 6/12/78

Re Bureau teletype to Albany, 6/5/78,

which refers

PROGUAN BLACK NETONALISY - 45 GROUP ONE RYAS SECURITY

"COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

and Bureau airtel to Albany, 3/4/68, captioned "COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALISI - HATE GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Referenced Bureau letter to Albany,

dated 8/25/61,

was not sent to Denver, according to information set forth in

the second referenced Bureau airtel to Albany, dated 3/4/68.

Second referenced

Bureau airtel to Albany, dated

3/4/68, was the initial serial in Denver file 157-199 (Bufile:

100-448006) of the same caption. A review of that file showed

no responses from Denver on that subject matter as concerned

only Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING

Leadership Conference (SCIC), JR. on the Southern Christian

A further review of the following files, identified

through indices checks at Denver, failed to disclose any

EX-115

- Bureau (RM)

• - Denver (1-66-2310)

(1-100-8866) (SCLC)

(1-100-9045) (KING)

(1-157-199)

(1-157-203) (MURKIN)

I- CIU Rm. 8988

TFH/ sip

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1978

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DN 66-2310

communication meeting the criteria set forth in referenced

Bureau teletype, dated 6/5/78:

COMTAFIL oI the SCLC - R1; IS - C, Denver file

100-8866,

Bufile: 100-438794;

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SM - C, Denver fil€

100-9045, Bufile: 100-106670;

MURKIN, Denver file 157-203, Bufile:

44-38861.

2%

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FD-36 (Rev. 3-24-77)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

AIRTEL

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

I SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

I CLEAR

Date

6/7/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

SAC, SEATTLE (66-2940) (RUC)

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSTNATIONS (HSCA)

815g58

Re Bureau teletype to Albany, dated June 5, 1978.

Seattle Division was not one of those designated

1967, captioned,

Nationalists - Hate Groups, Internal Security".

A review of Seattle file containing a copy of

"BUairtel to Albany, et al, March 4, 1968, captioned

"Counterintelligence Program, Black Nationalists - Hate

Groups, Racial Intelligence"

memoranda, airtels, letters,

, contain no reports, letterhead

or teletypes concerning Dr.

MARTIN LUTHER KING,

JR., or the Southern Christian Leader

ship Conference, up, and

including December 31, 1968.

In view of the above, no further investigation

is being conducted.

2-'Bureau (62-117290)

1

- Seattle (66-2940)

TASH : ecf

(3)

/- CIU

Ren 8988

EX-115

REC :46

(19.117270-

105

6

JUN 9 1978

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6 JUN 78 21

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(/ FM MILWAUKEE (62-1783) C

TO DIRECTOR (62- 117290) ROUTINE

Ascoe, Dir,

Dep. AD Adm.

Đep. AD Inv

Asst, Dirs

Adm. Serv,

Crim. Inve

Ident,

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mentioned on page one of serial il..

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SUBJECT:

GATIONAL FOHH NO 10

MAY 1GI2 EDITION

5010-108

GSA GEI. HIGG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

: DIRECIOR, FBI (100-448006)

DATE:

6/3:68

SAC, LOS ANGELES (157-1751)

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

BLACK NATIONALIST - HATE GROUPS

RACIAL INTELLIGENCE

Re Los Angeles letter, 4/3/68.

Since submission of the referenced letter concerning

this program, the following significant developments have

occurred among Black Nationalist hate type groups in the

Los Angeles area.

The United Front, a militant Black Nationalist

organization composed mainly of young teenage Negroes has

• disbanded due to internal dissension.

About mid-May 1968, Reverend THOMAS KILGORE, a

opened a Southern

Christian Leadershio Conference SCIC office in Los Angeles

It appears this office was opened on a temporary basis for.

the purpose of raising funds for the Poor People's Campaign.

This activity will be closely followed and the Bureau will

be advised in the event SCLC continues to operate in the

Los Angeles area.

Personnel handling the counterintelligence program,

"US" and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

organizations have been assigned to the MURKIN special for

extensive periods during the past As days. An intensilicatior

of the counterintelligence progra

has recently been initiated

and more effective counter meas

res are expected as a

result of this effort.

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1. OPERATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION

An intensified program has been initiated to

develop vioLations oI rederal and local criminal, as

. as, income tax laws on the principal leaders of the "US"

and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

organizations.

In connection with this program, state

and Federal tax records have been"requested on RONIE

NG KINLEY EVERETT, founder of "US"

• Selective Service

records are being reviewed on all principal members of "US"

and SNCC. Bureau authority has been requested to interview

"US" members on SAC authority as this tactic has previously

proven to have a disruptive effect on "Us" activities.

Extensive file reviews of "US" and SNCC members are being

conducted to develop information applicable to this program.

2. OPERATIONS BEING EFFECTED

No spccillo program of action las veen subiniütea

for Bureau approval as oi this time. Results or preciminary

surveys and programs are expected to result in detailed

counterintelligence operation suggestions in the near future.

3. TANGIBLE RESULTS

None

4. DEVELOPMENTS OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTEREST

Information has been

relations between the SNCC and "eveloped indicating strained

organizations.

are being made to determine the cause and exploit the

situation if practical.

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GS: GETS. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

. :.

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-448006)

DATE:

4/2/68

SAC, LOS ANGELES (157-2252) (P)

SUBjECT:

COUNTER INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

BLACK NATIONALIST

- HATE GROUPS

RACIAL INTELLIGENCE

Re Bureau airtel dated 3/4/68.

1.

SA FRANCIS G. KAHL has been resignated coordinator

of the counterintelligence program against Black Nationalist -

Hate Groups for the los Angeles Division.

2. The following Black Nationalist Hate type groups

are active in the los Angeles area at this time. They are

given a priority listing

; based upon an evaluation oi their

size, aims, and propensity for violence.

It is believed

that counterintelligence action should be instituted first

against those organizations heading the list.

This

barges

evaluation is based upon the opinions of

le agents handling

these organizations as well as information fron informants

in contact with these groups.

US

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This organization is probably the fastest

growing group in the los Angeles area.

It

has about 200 members, of which approximately

20 are considered "hard core."

The group

claims to be culturally oriented, however, its

leaders make rabble rousing

speeches

designed

to appeal to the emotions of their listeners

with suggestions of revolution and violence.

It is rated as having a potential for violence.

STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING

COMMITTEE

(SNCC)

This is

a newly reorganized and reactivated

157-1751

group with an estimated 30 members.

It is

rated as having a potential for violence based

on the composition of its

leadership and never 7=5

ship rather than its size.

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BLACK STUDENS UNION (BSU)

This is a coïlection of college campus black

militant organizations operating on several

local college campuses with a total member-

ship of about 150.

Based on several past

acts of violence in the State of Califania

It is felt this organization has a potential

for future violence.

MUHANMAD'S TEMPLE OF ISLAM # 27

This group is a militant black nationalist

branch of the followers of ELIJAH MUHAMMED.

It has an estimated 550 members of which

approximately 100 to 125 are considered hard

core.

BLACK CONGRESS

This is a coalition of Negro organizations,

both militant and non-militant. It has

sponsored little or no activity. It

publishes a newspaper featuring articles by

various Black Nationalist extremists.

UNITED FRONT

A black nationalist organization composed mostly

of young Negro teenagers. It teaches a pro-

Mao philosophy. It has a potential for violence,

however, it appears it is in the state of collapse

que to internal dissension. Membership Is

estimated at 25, with possibly 4 or 5 hard core

members.

BLACK ANTI-DRAFT UNION

This organization is engaged mainly in

organizing resistance by Negroes

to military

service and teaching racial hate. It appears

there may be some latent potential for violence.

A small collection of individuals, no formal

membership requirements.

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FREEDOM DRAFT MOVEMENT

This is believed to be a one man paper

organization with no significani membership.

The following black nationalists are included in

the Agitator Index (AI).

SAMUEL MELVIN CARR

Male, NegrO,

age 36, included in the Al because

of his leadership position in US and his inflammatory remarks.

JOHN CLIFFORD FLOYD

Male, Negro, age 25, included in the AI because of

his agitational activity aimed at creating unrest and explosive

situations.

A SNCC leader.

FRANK GREENWOOD

Male,, Negro, age 44, included in the AI because he

is President of the Afro-American Cultural Association and one

of the principal figures in the Black Anti-Draft Union. He

JOHN WESLEY HAPRIS, JR.

Malé, Negro, age 24, Included in the AI because he

is Watts Organizer for the Progressive Labor Party and a leader

in the Black Anti-Draft Union.

He has also made inflammatory

speeches, printed inflammatory literature, and has attempted to

create explosive situations.

TOMMY JACQUETTE

Male, Negro, age 32, he is included in the AI because

of his inflammatory remarks..

He is also a leader in SNCC.

RONIE MC KINLEY EVERETT

Male, Negro, age 26, founder of the US organization.

• Included in the AI because of

his inflammatory remarks.

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LA 157-2252

HAKIM ABDULLAH JAMAL

Male, Negro, age 37, leader of Atro-American Unity,

Incorporated.

He is included in the AI because of his

inflammatory remarks.

BOBBY RAYFIELD WILLIAMS

Male, Negro, age 32, included in the AI because of

his leadership position in the United Front and his former

connection with the Communist Farty - USA (Marxist - Leninist).

3. It is recommended that the US organization and

RONIE MC KINLEY EVERETT be considered for current counter-

intelligence action.

As noted previously, US is the fastest

growing group in the los Angeles area.

The members wear

colorful costumes and many have. shaved heads, which is almost

a trademark of this group.

The costumes and dress of this

group constitute a fad, and as such are especially attractive

oi the younger fad-conscious negroes.

Iu prevent the long

range growth of militant black nationalist organizations among

youth, as well as the prevention of violence, which are bah

goals oï this program, suggestions for counterintelligence

action against this group and its leader are being submitted

by separate letter.

Recommendations are being submitted by separate

letter for counterintelligence action against the local SNCC

group and its leadership because of the nationwide program

against this organization, and because it appears it may become

a collecting point for various individuals wishing to agitate,

but not now affiliated with some other organization.

Suggestions for counterintelligence action are being

submitted by separate letter recommending counterintelligence

action against the local Nation of Islam group, as a part of the

national campaign against this organization.

Concerning overall counterintelligence action,

there appears to be no effective national coalition of Black

Nationalist groups. It appears that some of the leaders fear

they might be forced out of their power

positions by potential.

leaders both from within and from outside: their organizations.

• It is suggested that every effort be made during interviews of

black nationalists to build on these fears by rumor and innuendo,

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and otherwise exploit minos frictions and cifferences.. For

example, a rank and file member of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference IscIc, might be askou auring ar

interview

if there was

anything to the rumcr that StOKELY

CARMICHAEL plans force MARTIN LUTHER KING OUt of the SCIC

and take it over; or even some more plausible type of rumor.

It is felt that such activity might be useful in preventing

the formation of a coalition.

Agents assigned to work racial matters have been

fully advised of the importance of the couüerintelligence

program.

Any suggestions or ideas

will be submitted to the

Bureau for approval, in accordance with Bureau instructions.

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DELAVINOO NULIMUUNAL IN.

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FD:36 (Rev, 2-14-74):

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

FBI

Date: 6/8/78

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Precedence)

DIRECTOR FBI

(52-117290)

ATTENTION: SUPERVISOR RICHARD C. BUSCHING,

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (66-6961) (SQ13) (RUC)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS-(HSCA)

BUDED 6/12/78

Re Bureau teletype to Albany, dated 6/5/78.

Enclosed for FBIHO are two xeroxed copies of

Philadelphia letter to Director FBI dated 11/25/68, captioned

"COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALIST-HATE

GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE (UNITED VETERANS FOR FREEDOM

AND SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE), Bureau file

100-448006, Philadelphia file 157-2371".

A search of Philadelphia indices disclosed the

two communications referenced in Bureau teletype to Albany,

6/5/78, were serialized as part of Philadelphia closed

file 157-2371.

A review of that file determined that the

enclosed communication was the only document submitted to

FBIHQ up to and including 12/31/68, pursuant to the

communications referenced

in the Bureau's teletype of

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PETIOL FOAM MO. 10

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GIA FRIAR (11 CTFR) 101-11.9

UNITED STATES GOVEKNMENT

"Memorandum

TO

:Director, FBI (200-448006)

FROM : SAC, Phisaderphia (157-2371) (P)

SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM

BLACK NATIONALIST - HATE GROUPS

RACIAL INTELLIGENCE

(UNITED VETERANS FOR FREEDOM AND

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE)

MAL

DATE: 11/25/68

03 - 244/87

Re Philadelphia airtel. and letterhead memorandum

to Bureau dated I0/14/68

5010-108-01

Bureau permission is requested to put the fol-

lowing plan into action as a counterintelligence measure

against Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in

Philadelphia:

ph 897-R furnished the information in referenced

letterhead menorandun which told of a fight over money that

could amount to $200,000.

Prior to the march in Washington, Rev. JAMES

ORANGE, leader of SCLC in Philadelphia, requested help from

United Veterans for Freedom (UVF), of which RUBEN BUTLER

is the national leader and founder.

delphia.

BUTLER is from Phila-

BUTLER was promised a certain percentage of the

money taken in for the march on Washington for helping

ORANGE.

PH 897, BUTLER, and ORANGE were present when this

agreement was made.

BUTLER is currently receiving 100 per

cent disability for psychiatric reasons from the Veterans

Administration.

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CUTLER has approached PH 897-R and

stated he felt UVF has been robbed by SCLC because SCLC

did not give UVF any money

• in connection with the march on

Washington.

BUTLER, according to the informant, is a "loud-

nouth" and everyone in the city who will listen to BUTLER

knows of the amount, $200,000, that

supposedly was taken in by

ScuC and that BUTLER and UVF have received nothing from scLe.

BUTLER was committed to the Veterans Administration

Mental Hospital in Coatesville in September 1968, but was

released on pass and never has returned.

He has

dropped from the rolls of the Coatesville Mental Hospital and

is no longer considered AWOL.

However, officials at Coatesville have stated that

if BURLER should

be arrested for any charge, he would be

committed to the Coatesville Mental

Hospital.

Philadelphia is of the opinion that if it can be

arranged

and it is felt ii can be arranged vithout too nuch

trouble,

a confrontation should take place between ORANGE and

RUBEN BUTLER.

PH 897 may be able to arrange this confronta-

tion but he will not be present during the confrontation.

It

is felt that if the confrontation occurs. at. SCLC headquarters

In Philadelphia,, BUlLER will lose his temper, start a fight,

and the Philadelphia police will be called in.

If this occurs, BUTLER will be arrested by the

police and committed to

Coatesville Mental Hospital. The

possible resultant publicity would be detrimental to SCLC

because it would

reflect that SCLC in Philadelphia received

$200,000 for the

march on Washington and gave none of this

money as promised to UVF. Instead, when the leader of UVF

protested, SCLC had them

arrested.

Bureau permission is requested to put the above

plan into effect

immediately.

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RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ALBANY, ET AL, DATED JUNE 5, 1978.

FOR INFORMATION OF FBIHQ, BUREAU AIRTEL TO ALBANY, ET AL,

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NATIONALIST - HATE GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE", PORILAND FILE

157-347, BUFILE 100-448006, REFERS TO BUREAU LETTER DATED

AUGUST 25, 1967, IN REFERENCED TELETYPE OF WHICH PORTLAND WAS

NOT A RECIPIENT.

REVIEW OF BELOW PORTLAND FIERSITOR INFORMATION CONCERNING

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JRO, AND SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP 9/2

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PD FILE 1DD-10198, BUFILE 1DD-106670, CAPTIONED

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DR. MART IN LUTHER KING, JR., OR THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PURSUANT TO INSTRUCTIONS SET OUT IN BULET

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July 3, 1973

Director, FBI

FEDERAI GOVERINENT

HOUDE SPLICE COLLITTLE OU ASSASCINAZIQUS

U. S, HOUSE OF REPACSLNCAZIVES

(NISCA)

Assistant Attornay General

criminal Division

Attontion:

It- nobart I. Neucla

1 - Legal Counsel Bivision

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

Kofcronce is made to lector to the Jitornay

Conoral fron G. Robart 3l3ko7, Chies Comsol and Director,

fisca, data Jung S, 1970, thich, in conneation with the

IsCA's investigation into the anozosination of Dr. lartin

Luther ling, Jx., rcqucated inforration concorning ike

lines of authority and dutico of thirce formor SIecial Ngonts

of tho Icioral. Durcau of Investigation (rDI) •

tandun in response ta the above roquost. Il is Icquested

that you furnish a copy of the enclosed scrorandur to the

Enclosuzos (2)

NOTE: by request dated 3/6/13, the ESCA furnished a list

of FBI officials involved in the security and assascination

investigations of king and asked that the lines of authority

and the duties and responsibilities of these individuals

be provided. This was done by IBI nemorandum dated 4/4/78.

Since duties of these individuals were outlined in our letter

this response.

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

I - Ax. Foster

July 3, 1978

HOUSE SOLECE COLLIERCE DE ASSASSITNEIONIS

1. G. FOUSE OF REPRESDATAZIVIS (ESCA)

Roforenca is made to lettor to the Attorney

General fron &. Robert Blahoy,

Chief Counsel and Dixoctor,

IscA, dated June 8, 1978, Which, in connection with the NECA'3

Invostigation into cho ascassination of DI. Martin Luther

KLAJ. JI, rogueated cortain intornation fron files of

the Fodcral Durcau of Invostigation (FBI) • Spocifically.

this lecter toquestod intornation concerning the

of authorsty and cho dutios ond responsibilitias that

accompanied the positions of forner Special Agents

Chenas E. Bishop, Soynor Phillipa and George &. Moore,

for the poriad of 1963 through 1968.

In response to the above raquest, based on soview

of appropriate records at fal Henaquaztors (REIAQ) - tho

follesring infomation is set forth:

SIONAE E.

BISSOR

Hi. Dishos served an Special Agent in Charge

(SAC) of the San Juan Ofcico of the FBI from duly 3, 1962,

to Deconber 13, 1964, at thick time ho was reassignco as

EXC oi the Richrond riala offico.

In this capacity, he

vas responsiblo for the entira inveatigative and adminis

trative functions of those offices.

On Januazy 1, 1900, he as designated Munber One

• Man, Crine Rocords Division, at FBIBQ. On July 27, 1967,

he tad pronotos to Inspector-in-Charge of the Cribe Records

Division and the folloring year bacare

ascistant Dizector

at that Division

He rotirad February 5, 1973.

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Asst. Dir.:

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

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loush Solcci Commitico on Anzassinacions

D. G. Loudc of Soprocontatives

(N'007)

SEORGE E, IDORE

In 19G3, II. "COIc Nas assigned as JupsrvicoI

in-Charge (Urit Chics), Lotin Arsricon Unit, Mationalitico

Incolligenee Scation, Eumeatia Intclligenes Division,

His oun dosk handled security and intelligenes

matters rolating to the Dominican Bopublic.

His Unit

vas rcsponsible for mattcro enlating to all forcim

countrins of the lostern lcrischoan cacopt Cuba.

on try 27, 1005, lic Vas appointco as Jabor On2

Man to tito Scacion Chief of tho neuly Sorod Intin Irerican

coction, which vas creditl piinarily to honile tha corinican

situation.

tho ovoroll supervisory and adrinistrative rosponsibilities

of the entire Istin incrican Scotion.

In Gopicaber, 1907, 15- icord bucara Section

Chich, Gusversive Control Ecction, Intornal Incurity

Linison Dranch, boneatic Intolligonor bivision.

scation vas scon scdosionated as the Pocial Intolligenes

Section, supervising invoctigative natters pertaining

to connunist influonec in racial nactaro, Puerto lucan

nationalist organiaations, Man organisations and lato

groups anu concras tocial naceute and intorcanio.

15. * Core rotoine) this position until his racizonant

in 1074.

SLINOR E. PHILLIDO

As Of June, 1963, iz. Phillips una ansigned as

a Supervisor in tho Cormuniot Darkyx US. (CPUSA) linit, Internal

uccurity scotion, Dorentic Intrlligence Division, FBILO.

Is this capacity, he cuporvined ridest officco and their

investigation of the cruor, and handlou auparvision os

invatigations of co-munice lool: storco:

publidations and

pablication houses.

Phillips Han one

of tro succtvisors reassignci rithin the Intsinal Eccurity

Ecocion to handio investigativo mattoro portaininy to

cornnist influence in the racial roverent.

on datobar 1, 1064,

ho was designatod supsivicorin-Chargo of this Unit.

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co the tascarol • Enbolllic Corsion, Lecotie Inicllirenes

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ocoazon, wich runcoreaballe for Inucocration of incividaals

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ccation Chici, Jusser Ona "un and dociciare Director.

Ehãn loctor corpiodes socsonto to reel scrurat of

Jund $, 1070.

LOrs: see Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney

General, Crininal Division, attention: Ir. Robert I. Keuch,

7/3/78, captioned "Ilouse Select Cornittee on

Ascascination,

U.S. House of Representatives (USCA) ."

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SITI HOUSE OFFICE DUILDING, ANTALEX, 2

WASHINSTON, D.C, 80515

June 8, 1978

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LETTER W/LHI

CRIMINAL DIVI,

JTA:Of

TO MAG,

6/29/78

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

• United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

Attention:

MI. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear MI. Attorney General:-

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the circumstances

surrounding the death

of DI. Martin Luther King, JI., it is requested that

the Federal Bureau of Investigation provide to the

Select Committee on Assassinations all information

1) detailing the lines of authority, and 2) the duties

of and responsibilities that accompanied the positions of

the following former Special Agents with respect to the

COMINFIL-COINTELPRO period beginning with 1963 up to

and including December 31, 1968:

I. E. Bishop

Seymour Phillips

c) G: C. Moore

It is necessary to mention that the above request

is made in reference to our previous March 6, 1978 letter

of which these individuals were not included.

As time is of the essence, it is hoped that this

matter receives priority attention.

Sincerely,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: bmb

Cc: Danny Coulson

ENCLOS' 'RE

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RE BUREATELETYPE TO ALBANY AND OTHER OFFICES, DATED

JUNE 5, 1978.8

A REVIEW OF THE OMAHA DIVISION COINTELPRO, BLACK

NATIONAL ISI - HATE GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE FILE DOES

NOT CONTAIN ANY MATERIAL PERTAINING TO DR. MART IN LUTHER

KING, JR., OR THE SOUTHERN CHR IST IAN LEADER SHIP CONFERENCE

WHICH WERE SUBMITTED BETWEEN THE PERIODS AUGUST 25, 1967,

AND DECEMBER 31, 1968.

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RE BUREAU TEL TO MEMPHIS DATED MAY 31, 1978.

A SEARCH OF THE INDICES AND REVIEW OF PERTINENT FILES OF

THE MEMPHIS OFFICE DID NOT RESULT IN LOCATING THE FOLLOWING:

1. ANY TRANSCRIPTS OR COPIES OF THE RADIO LOGS FOR THE

PERIOD JANUARY THROUGH MAY, 1968.

2. ANY NOTATIONS OR REFERENCES TO THE RADIO LOGS FOR THE

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A REVIEW OF FILES OF THE NEW HAVEN OFFICE REVEALS NO

COMMUNICATIONS MEETING CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCED TELETYPE.

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1978.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE, JUNE 5, 1978.

83?!

FOR INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU, A REVIEW OF APPROPRIATE

FILES FOR PERTINENT TIME PERIOD FAILED TO DISCLOSE EXISTENCE

OF ANY COMMUNICATION MEETING CRITERIA SET OUT IN REFERENCED

BUREAU TELETYPE.

NEWARK CONDUCTING NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Tr. robert L. feuch

Director, J21

INDIRAL GOVORNHENI

June 8, 1973

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. W. L. Bailey

1 - Mr.

G.

J. Foster

HOUSE SELECT COMMITFEE ON AOCASCTIATIONS

U. S. HOUDL OF REPIFSEZTATIVIO (USCA)

sodern 03

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney teneral

Invertiration into the assassination of Tr. Martin Luther

15np, Jr. delivery of a certain serial Iron antEl readquarters

filo.

Inclosed are an oririnal and one copy of a menorandur

in responso to the above request.

It is requested that you

furnish a copy of the enclosed rerorancum to the ESCA.

Inclosures (2)

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NOTE: Lisa

Berlow,

staff member, HSCA, requested priority

delivery of

serial

167 from Bufile 157-370-10 captioned

"UKA, Inc.; RM-Klan: 00:

BH".

Delivery of this serial

was

on June 6, 1978. to Ms. Barlow.

/ ENCLOSURE

EX-115

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Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv.

Ident..

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I - Legal Counsel Division

Attn :

Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. W. 1.

Bailey

1 - Mr. G. J. HOSter

June B, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COLMITIRE ON ASSASSINAFIONS

U. E, HOUSE OF REFRESEVTACIVES (ISCA)

Reference 1s made to the letter to the Attorney

Dr. Fartin Luther ling, Ir., dollvery of a certain serial

fron an FBI Ilcadquarters file.

This remorandum 1s to idvise that delivery of

above mentioned serial was made to us, Lisa Eerlou, stali

member, lised, on June 6, 1978. This completes the responge

to above request.

62-117290

TWB: b'm (6)

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 June 8, 1978, captioned as above.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm..

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv.

Ident..

Intell.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal

Division

Attention:

Mr. Robert L. Keuch

1 - Crimenal Investigative Div.

(Attn: M. V. Hale)

FOURAI COMERILE 1 - Legal Counsel Diyision

(Attn:

D. O.. coulson)

1 - Mr. W. L. Bailey

June 13, 1978

1 - Mr. G. J. Foster

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECT COLMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(HSCA)

33,635

Reference is made to Letter number & to the

Attorney General from t. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and

mants would agree to interview by the HSCA.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memo-

randum in response to referenced letter. It is requested

that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum to the

HSCA.

Enclosures - 2

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Letter to Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

NOTE:

By memorandum from Mir. Ryan to Mr. Bassett dated

to review files

4/27/78, approval was granted for only Mr. Blakey

of five 11 phi

of five Memphis intormants who reportec

activities of the Invaders, a Memphis youth gang.

By meno-

randum from Mr. Ryan to Mir.

Bassett dated 5/19/78, results

of this review were recorded. The purpose of this review

was to resolve the issue as to whether or not our informants

acted as agent provocateurs in connection with violence in

Hemphis at the approximate time King was assassinated. In

response to Bureau teletype 4/20/78, Memphis provided the

identities of Agents who handled these informants.

It is

believed the

HSCA should review these identities to determine

which Agents it desires to interview.

The two informants mentioned in the attached

nemorandum as agreeing to cooperate with the HstA have been

interviewed by the HSCA.

The third, BH 418-R (former

NO 1289-R), declined to be interviewed.

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Nor for status

Repont..

LOUIS 'STONIS, 0H70, CHUANAN

110:1105019914Ш, ME

SAMUEL L. DIVINE, OHIO

MALTER E. TAINTROY.

STEWART N. MEKINNLY, COMA

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FLOYD I. FTTHIAN, INO.

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(202) 223-1826

Select Committee on Assassinations

E.5. House di Representatives

8331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

APR 12 1978

Letter $2

LETTER W/LAM

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CRIMINAR

DIVISION

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

Attention: MI. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

This letter serves to confirm the understanding reached

between this Committee and the FBI on April 12, 1978, concerning

1) the roles the FBI informants within the Invader organization

relative to the activities of DI. Martin Luther King, JI., and

2) the possible cooperative postures of the informants who havé

provided information concerning the relationship between Klan

members and Arthur Hanes, SI., in the course of the latter's

representation of James

Earl

• Ray.

As to the Invader situation, it is understood that the

FBI will locate and sanitize the informant files of all informants

within the Invaders during 1968 and provide the Committee with

access to these files. The sanitizing process will be undertaken

only to the extent necessary to protect the identity of the in-

formants. The FBI will also provide the Committee, for interview

purposes, with the control agent or agents for these Invader

informants. This Committee, however, reserves the right to

request production of the identity of all Invader informants

during 1968 should the sanitized files and agent interviews be

i the entered , es

inconclusive on the issues to be resolved by the Committee.

As to the informants who have provided information

relative to the Klan relationship with Arthur Hanes, SI., during

the course of Hanes'

representation of James Earl Ray, it is

understood that the FBI will contact the informants listed in

the serials listed below to determine if an interview with this

Committee can be arranged:

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• Attorney General Griffin B. Bell

April 12, 1978

Page 2

157-370-4

SERIALS

BH4I8-R

-1. Airtel, 7/22/68, to Director from SAC Birmingham,

Birmingham UKA file.

BH 1H1 8-R

418

42. IHM, Vol. 16, Serials 640 and 649, Birmingham UKA file.

3. IHM, August 29, 1968, Serial 5137, MURKIN file. ME-313-R

#. 157-370-66-482

6044-19

#5. 44 - 38861, Serials 5f26,F

5ỉ22, and 3137.

Again, the Committee reserves the right to request produc-

tion of the identity of the informants involved if such is deemed

necessary to complete our investigation.

Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

S. Robot Blaster

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: međ

cc:

Danny Coulson

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1 - Crimsal

Investigative" Diy.

(Attn: M. V.

Hale)

1 - Legal

• Counsel Division

ALCh: →.

0.

Coulson)

1 - Mr. W. L. Bailey

1 - Mr. G. J. Foster

paracpala

June 13, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COPHITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

6-13-78

ta

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

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

dated April 12, 1978.

This letter requested access to FBI

files of all informants within the Invaders organization

during 1968 and that the EBI make available for interview

FBI Agents who handled these informants.

This letter also

identified several documents from FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)

files concerning the relationship between

Klan menbers and

Arthur Hanes,

Sr., in the course of Hanes' representation

of James Earl Ray.

The HSCA requested that the FBI contact

informants) who provided information in these documents to

determine if these informants would be agreeable to inter-

view by the HSCA.

This letter is to confirm that on May 17, 1978,

at the House Office Building, Mr. Blakey reviewed

a copy of

the files of FBI informants who provided information con-

cerning the Invaders.

All information which could identify

these informants was excised from the files.

Notes taken

by Mr. Blakey during the review were returned to represen-

tatives of the FBI.

These notes will be maintained by the

Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division,

FBIHQ.

to

The Memphis Office of the FBI has provided the

identities of Agents who handled the above informants.

ENC

ATPHI;

Since in some cases more than one Agent handled a particular

Informant,

it is suggested the HSCA review this material to

determine

which Agent the HSCA feels should be interviewed.

This material is available for HSCA access at FBIHQ.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Information concerning the relationship between

Dep, AD Iny. - Klan members and Hanes, as reported in documents listed in

Adm. Serv. -

referenced HSCA letter, was provided by three FBI informants.

Crim. Inv. -

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GENERAL,

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House Solcat Cormitice on Assassinations

U. S. Housc of Representativos (HSCA)

agreed to ISCA intorview and vere furnished the nancs and

telephone numbers of appsopriate HSCA porconncl to contret.

Ihe third informant rclused under any circumstances to be

interviewed by the HSCA.

This letter completes responce to lISGA letter

number 2 O1 April 12, 1978.

NOTE :

See letter to the Assistant Attorney General,

Criminal Division,

Attention: Mr. Robert I.

Keuch, dated 6/13/73, captioned as above.

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1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Foster

INDERAL GOVERNMENT

Lay 26, 1978

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: It. Robert I. Keuch

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECT COMATTILE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

!

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney General from

Go Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated February 15,

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

assassination of Martin Luther King, JI., requested delivery of certain

material from the files of FBI Headquarters. (BINQ) • Reference is also

made to TII Manual dated larch 20, 1978, which provided a partial

response to referenced ISCA letter.

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

attachnents which contain material In response to Item 2 of referenced.

ISCA letter. It is requested that you furnish a copy of the enclosed

nemorandum and Its attachments to the ISCA.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

NOTE: Delay in completing response to this request was a result of

negotiations with the HSCA on 3/13/78, and 5/3/78, to determine which

Sections of the Manual were pertinent to the HSCA's investigation and

The identification and assembly of revised pages

for each Section delivered was a lengthy process. This was followed by

the necessity to coordinate excisions with all the various substantive

Divisions responsible for each Section. The HSCA was advised telephonically

concerning the status of Manual preparation and its representatives did

not express any concern regarding the length of time necessary to complete

this response.

Regarding excisions in the material delivered, the Congressional

Inquiry Unit coordinated with the following FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)

representatives: H. N. Helterhoff, Civil Rights Section, Criminal

Investigative Division (CID); R. Connolly, Fugitive Unit, CID; M. V.

Hale and J. J. Jamar, Top Eschelon and Criminal Informant Unit, CID;

P. E. Nugent, Domestic Security and Terrorism Section, CID; R. Hildreth,

Intelligence Division; and H.

W. Arendt, Personal Crimes Unit, CID.

i APPROVED:

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Assoc, Dir.

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Dep. AD Inv.

Dep. AD Adm.

Adm. Serv.

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Foster

Hay 26, 1978

1\28/84

HOUSE STLECT COLMITTEE OIT ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESINTATIVES (ESCA)

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney General from

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ISCA, dated February 15,

1973, which, in connection with the ESCA's investigation into the

assassination of Wartin Luther King, JIa, requested delivery of certain

material from the files of FBI Headquarters (TBIHQ) •

By FBI memorandum dated March 20, 1978, you were furnished a

partial response to referenced letter and advised that a response to the

item concerning "FBI Manuals of Instruction (MOI) in use during 1962-

1968" was being prepared.

On March 13, 1978, Mr. Blakey modified the above item requesting

FBI Manuals, stating the HSCA desired only those Sections pertaining to

security informants, extremist informants, civil rights, fugitives,

murder, and conspiracy for the years, 1962-1963 and 1967-1968. It was

also agreed to provide a table of contents for the entire tanual for

these years. On May 3, 1978, ISCA representative, Peter Beeson, requested

that the Section of the lanual concerning "Assaults and Threats Against

the President" also be furnished to the ESCA.

In response to the above request, Attachment I contains the

table of contents beginning on January 1, 1962, for the entire FBI 10I,

followed by revisions for each year through 1968.

Attachment 2 contains the Base Manual for the following

Sections:

Section 27, Civil Rights, beginning in 1962;

Assoc. Dir.

Section 28, Civil Rights Act of 1964, beginning in 1964;

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

Section 28, Conspiracy, beginning in 1962;

Adm. Servs..

Crim. Inv..

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

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

Ident..

Intell.

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Legal Coun. -

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- Division, Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated 5-26-78, captioned,

Rec. Mgnt. -

"House Seléct Committee on AssassinationSppOvo. House of haßesentativffal coun.

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House Select Cormittee on Assassinatione

U. S. House of Representatives (ESCA)

Section 49, Fugitives, beglining In 1962;

Section 107, Security Informants, beginning in 1962;

Section 130, Racial Informants, begining in 19643

Section 134, Assaults and Threats Against the President,

beginning in 1966.

After the Base Manual

for each Section are revised pages for

each following year up through 1968. Revised pages were issued periodically

throughout any given year.

Therefore, by appropriately inserting

excised pages, the HSCA can redonstruct each Section of the Manual as it

would have existed for any month or year of the ISCA's Interest, The

#SCA should note that the MOl Section concerning murder was not added as

Section 146 until June 13, 1973, and 1s, therefore, outside the period

of HSCA's Interest. The ISCA should also note that Section 23, Conspiracy,

was changed in 1964, with Section 2u becoming the Civil Rights Act of

1964 and Section 29 becoming Conspiracy, There were no revised pages

for Section 29 for the years, 1965 to 1963.

This letter completes response to HSCA's letter of Februaxy 15,

1978.

Enclosures (2)

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"4".

Enclosures (Manual of Instructions) became senarated from

letter while in channels.

It was last reported intact leaving

office of D. O. Coulson,

Legal Liaison and Congressional

Affairs Unit, Legal Counsel Division (LCD) enroute to LCD

front office on the approximate day letter was dated.

Memorandum, Mr. Ryan to Nr. Bassett dated June 13, 1978,

Captioned "Missing Enclosure, Congressional Inquiry Unit

(CIU), Document Classification and Review Section, Records

Management Division" requested all Divisions of FBI

Headquarters to search for missing enclosures.

On June 16,

1978,

Gerald Hamilton, HSCA Staff Member advised the missing

enclosures arrived at

the HSCA attached to an FBI memorandum

responding to an unrelated request.

Original letter enclosing the Manuals was hand delivered

to office of Mr. Keuch 3:30 p.m. June 16, 1978.

Routing slips

sent to all Divisions advising to discontinue efforts to

locate enclosures.

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FROM

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SUBJECT:

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Mr. Bassett/Ng/~

DATE: 5-19-78

D. Ryan

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

1 - Mr. Bassett

1 - Criminal Investi-

gative Division,

Attn: M. V. Hale

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: D. 0. Coulson

1 - Mr. Foster

PURPOSE: To advise that Mr. G. R. Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director,

HSCA, reviewed excised copies of five files of FBI informants who provided

coverage on the Invaders, a Memphis, Tennessee, youth gang active in

1968.

159

DETAILS: By memorandum from D. Ryan to Mr. Bassett dated 4-27-78, it

17

was approved that Mr. Blakey be given access to five files of five FBI

informants who provided coverage on the Invaders. This group was

involved in violence during the Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis

during March-April, 1968. Mr. Blakey had advised that the HSCA is

trying to resolve

the issue as to whether or not the Invaders fomented

racial violence to get King to return from Atlanta to Memphis where he

was killed and that if any of our informants acted as "agent provocateurs."

It was decided it would be in the best interest of the Bureau to allow

Mr. Blakey access to these informant files in an effort to satisfy the

HSCA that our informants were not responsible in instigating any violence

which occurred.

134-1080

199-

Between 11:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on 5-17-78, at the House

Office Building, Mr. Blakey reviewed copies of all five informant files

These files were excised to remove all identifying data on each informant.

The review was conducted in the presence EX$1 gial Agents Richard

Busching and J. T. Aldhizer.

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Memorandum to Mr. Bassett

Re:

House Select Committee on Assassinations

U. S. House of Representatives (HSCA)

Follwing review, Mr. Blakey stated he found no evidence that

at FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ). If, at the time of the preparation of the

HSCA's final report, a paragraph regarding this review is necessary, he

will come to EBIHQ, review his notes, and construct a paragraph to the

effect that he found no evidence that any of these informants instigated

violence. He stated he would make this paragraph available for the

FBI's review prior to inclusion in the HSCA's report to insure that

these informants are not in any way compromised. Mr. Blakey advised the

notes were necessary to serve as verification of his file review.

Mr. Blakey expressed no objections to any excisions in these

files. Notes made by Mr. Blakey will be retained in the Congressional

Inquiry Unit.

RECOMMENDATION:

None, for information.

WUB

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Date _5/23/78

TO :

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

(ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT)

SAC, KNOXVILLE (62-1205)

ON ASSASSINATTONS (HSCA)

Re Bureau tel to Jackson, Knoxville, and Memphis

5/17/78.

For the information of Bureau, the indices of the

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Assistant Attorney GeneraTIAT GOVERN

June 19, 1978

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Director, FBI

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr.

Bailey

GIOUSE SELECE COMITIFE O'T ASSASSINATIONS

1 - Vr. Foster

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

144,505

Reference Is made to letter to the Attorney General

in connection with the FSCA's investi

sation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, Tr..

provided.

nartial response to ISCA letter of March 7. 1978

advised that a response to Item 3 of this letter would be forth-

coming.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum

with an attachment which completes response to referenced

ESCA

letter.

It is requested that you furnish a copy of the enclosed

memorandum and its attachment to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

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11. 112270-929

con

cembing Ofganizations named in this reauest of March ? 1978.

Since Informant symbol numbers are excised in this material.

the HSCA

cannot assess our informant coverage of these proups.

Since

We

do not desire to turn over informant files to the ESCA,

it was decided that an informant survey of these organizations

would be conducted to determine what Information, if any,

regarding our coverage of these groups could be provided-the

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv. -

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Informant survey was compiled through review of

Substantive. files of the

orpanizations involved,informant.

control files'containingirD-378s- (Racial Program Bi-weekly

Progress Report)

and FD-405s which listed extremist organi-

zations and

identity and number'of informants providing

coverage:!

In addition, it was'necessary to review about 150

informant files to determine if informants were members or

officers of a

particular group.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITIED ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. s

-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

The survey was carefully prepared to avoid compromise:

of any

informants.

For example, if nembership of a particular

organization was extremely low and

its officers

few, Information

pertaining to the number of informants who were members or

officers was withheld.

Therefore, it is belleved that infor

imation in this survey can be furnished to the HSCA without

compromising any individual informants.

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

Atth: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

Tune 19, 1978

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSIIATIONS

U. S, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ISCA)

Reforence is made

to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counso, and Director, ISCA, dateo

Tarch 7, 1978, which,

In connection with the HSCA's investi

cation Into the assassination of Martin Luther ling, JI.,

requestod cortain material fron the files of the FBI. Reference

1a also made to TBI menorandun dated Anril 14, 1978, which

provided partial rasponse to HSCl letter of March 7, 1978, and

advisod that a rosponse to Item 3 of this letter would be forth-

CORinE.

An stated in referenced FBI memorandum, on April 7,

1978: HECh Staff Hombor leter Bcoson furnished the folloving

modifiention of ISCA lotter dated March 7, 1978. It would not

be necessary for the FBI to furnish an informant numorical

brealdown on the national level for these organizations.

NSCA desires to linow whother or not informant coverage vas

affectod at the national and state levols for oach orranization.

Al30, the number of informants covering each proup 1s desirod

for Birminghan, Hew Orleans, Memphis, Chicaro, Atlanta, and

LOD InTeleD.

The state of Mississippi can be eliminated.

Fir. Beeson adviced the lech desires to now the number of in-

formants in those croups who were officers and the numbor who

were only rant-and-file members.

Any report prepared by tho

FBI's Inspection Division concerning quality and quantity of

Informant coverage in those localities for there orranizations

1o also nceded.

on April 13, 1978, Iir. Feeson further modified

Item 3, advising that

it was unnecossary to provide any infor

mation

on informant coverare of listed organizations prior to

January, 1067.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs..

Crim. Inv..

Ident. -

Intell. -

Laboratory

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Plan. & Insp..

Rec. Mgnt. _

Tech. Servs..

Training

Public Affs. Off. _

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This letter is to complete response to referenced

ISCA roquest and the above modifications by furnishinc a

curvey of informant coverare of orrenisations listed by the

FACA In Item 3. This survey 1s exclusive of any clectronic

SONIA: in (6)

ORIGINAI, AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

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

SEE NOTE PAGE NINE...

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U. N. HOUSN ON TAPI SPEZASIVES (11CCЛ)

surveillanen coverage, if ouch was petually conduesed, and ves

dovelored throurh rovier of approprinte For Tondouarters files

relatine to tho oporation of racial end ostrorists informants

the lice chould note that sone of the below organi-

Sarions,

espacially on the local level, were icosely acructured,

orranized only during interrittent periods, and in some caser

not oporatine on the stato or national level. sinilarly, the

IDI's Informont coverare of those orrententiona too connuantly

changine. In soro intancon informanto became merbors of a

riven orrenloation and ronortod on its activities throurhout

tho poriod of 1067-2060.

In other cacon, informanto provided

coverare for only 1 Initod tino. Thoreforo, where orrenination

romberchin vas terre, the survey attemnts to shor the approsi-

mato nurbor of informanto used during this 2 joar portod.

there in nino the nrablen of dunlication.

onconiaction such at the initod rans of irerion (UNA), There

e nunhor of flaverna related vichin a diato, the sore informont

coula be a ranbor or one croup and provide covorare on ocveral

other rroups. Ifforts throuchout the survey vere are to count

an informant

only once although he reported on one or toro

For an informant providing coverage on rore than

one orroniuntion such no the lotion of Islan (W0I) and Flecl

Tanthor Forty (RPP), Unnze arcoific nurbars arc cited, that

Informont is counted in statiatice of both proups.

The bolou survey does not cerresent the entire

ostont of tho TrI's coverare of these orrenisations but only

coverare throuch informants, potential infornonts, and

probationary intomonto.

It must oloo be taken into account

1n rosenolnr, vri coverare that intomation vao 2150 available

throuch confidonticl sources, individuals uno funetloned no

rhetto

informanto, soureco

and informanto of polico

ropertranss end other aconcies, and information rained throurh

other investirative steps such nr citizon contreto, Intorvious

of tensorn and electronic surveillence (in sore instances) of

Gho orraniantion and its individual nonbors.

It should lo noted that protection of FrI Informantr

is of pararount irnortance to the Ful.

fiorefore, there cortain

intomation in emitted, It mos done so in order to

avoid pojaible

cornronino of cortnin informanta, particularly whore corber-

whip of ? rrowp las very chall rath few officers.

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NOUGG COLACE COR ITTEE OU ASTART ASTOUG

U. P. LOUDE: ON TAPPED CARIVER ("'ECA)

(2) Minchor, Alabora

During the rortinent forlod of 1007-1063, Maranchan

hod botucon 10 to 15 Flavorno of tho Uil activo rithin 1t5

Approminately 25 infomento providod coverare

of the Uld for the firminchan Tield office. Of this nurber 21

vere nerbers of the WlA, sorr of thor, corvod as varlous officers.

chore uno informant covornre of the rationni onfioo of the

Dul at tuscaloona, flabana. Luring the portinent period no

official state hondauertoro existed for the tila in ilabana.

orated there sas coverans of tho ton state officel, tho

out of his zooidence in recatur, Coorcin.

(2) Hew Crioans, Loutsiona

within territory covered by the low Celenno office,

there vore 22 flayerns of the WiN as of Tobruory, 1007.

Tocorbor, 19Gh, the number of Maverna van soducod to 10. 1

total of

Done of non wore tomocro of the Ura.

Tloven of theoe in.

toronto sorved an ofricors within the ura.

Thore nes Informant

(3) ronnile, connesoco

tosween 5 and & ilaverns of the WlA saisted in

torritory covered by the Morphir Told Offico during 1007-

1008.

¿hora vera 11 informants covering chece Flaverna,

7 0? thor vero montors of the urn.

Four of those informants

ecrved as officera in the urA. There uns coverare nt the etato

Loval in 10G7, but in 1060, Robert Cholton, Irporial Izord,

dissolved c11

Ult state officen.

(4) Chiearo, IllInois

Iusin the sortinent period 1 to 3 Alaverna of the

UM caleted rithin the territory of the Chienro Tleld nffico.

FEnce laverno vora poorly erraniaco end vere coverod by 2

informants, both of whom vere nonberg of the uIn.

No stato

ucednuartors of the It extoted in Illinois auring this

207101.

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(S) Atlanta, Reos in

Furine 1007 1058, shoro vore 20 to 23 ilaverno or

tho I notive ilshin sorelicoy of the atlanto

nield offier.

in Lo0nl of 39 informando rovince coverare

1lrty coven

of shoro iniomanto vore monboro or tho tri ena 21 Informento

cervoû do offienno in tho tem.

"nore me informant covarare of

tho unA di the ubetn Jovol in rnorrla duciar 1967-1960.

(5) Los ancoles, Colifomin

Taniar 1907.1006, no orennirod UM activity cristod

rIchin tho torcitory of the tos incolos mield orfico.

5. MITO CARIANO COCIT (NCG)

In rosponne to 16s roauast or trbruory 22, 1978, tho

Yard woo rovinco choe una locaquazione mios disciosed no

nationrido orrentantion of the VeC.

721e3 2200 11sclo2cd no

Tec notirition for the noniod 1067-1000 in the & localitico

of interas to che loca.

C. MIST

(1) Mrinchon, Mabann

Thare ton no orrandand minutorion actirlüy tithin

802R10027

of tho tirinthan Tield offloe during the rearo

1957-1266.

(2) io coleons, Touloirne

in ne Tulr, ID6a, opprozturtrly & individunla voro

netave in o !Inuberon coun at Forriocy. louistonn.

von informoni cororoga of this rroup.

(3) Torni:is, Tenneseco

Fosa ma no orrenineü Iinuteron activlby w20hin

tho torrison of cornhia Fiola difico durine the portinent

rortod.

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Jarita

СОСОЙ СО ЕТЕ ОУ ACCACETIAEIONS

(3) Chicaro, Illinoie

In InGO, the MInuteren erlotod in Chicaro uath n.

Imbarchár of conroziratoly 20. Five informento reporto on

the sodivielos of this proup, coro of thom vero morboro.

(5) rielanto, feorcin

DurinE 1968, a anall unit of the Minutemen

orrendnation una netive In tho Foriotto and Stone lountain

22000 of Roorria.

Tro Informants reporsod on the activities

or chis croun.

(G) Tos inroloo, Collfornia.

Thore vere approximatoly 7 naI Infornents providino

Information concornin ilnutoren activitica in Lou Anrelos

durin 1967-1900.

D. LICCTEX LONBE (II)

The laCA has boon provioualy sovined that the mi

conûuctod no active investiration of tho Il.

Althouch on

occaciona informants provided unsolicited infornation con

cornino this croun, Informanto vero not tarpoted in this area.

and theroforo an Informont curvoy of this orreniration is not

conlicablo.

Y BLACE PRETTITIN PARES (TIPT)

cinco 100 Incontion in 1066, nationni headquartoro

of BTP Ves locatod In Cal land, Chlifornia.

Thore Nes TeT

Iritornant coveroro of thin ormaniaction on the national lovol.

Turinr the veors 1967-1067, the OPP vas not structured on the

Icvel,

(1) Diminebom, Alabama

Shere was no crraniaed DPP activity vichin the

territory of Alminghon Ilold Offies durino 1057-1960.

(2) New caleano, Ioulainna

There vis no ormaniaed IPP activity within the

scrritor, of the lou cricena Mield Offleo durine 1967-1000.

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(3) grido, Fonnonnoc

¡nora von no orenisod apl nocivie! rithin the

corridory nê che Morahio 11010 Peplee curine 1007 1060.

(4) Chilearo, Illinois

In curuni, 1908, & chantor of the DiT vas orcaniaed

3ñ Cidenzo connintinr of epprovinecla 25 torbora.

tizeco

Informanón provideo coverare ef this racun, mbor intorrent

covorare tos includod,

Curtir 1907.1960, thoro uno no orrenicod PFP notivity

mathin the trenitory of relanto Piola Ocrico.

(6) Io0 inrolod Orlifornia

In 2968, the BPP in Loa Arolea pas connosca or

orprosinatoly 100-300 romboro Annrozarotoly 2i informanti

rovidal covorare of this croup. " of thon voro neI monbora.

F. MANIOT OF ISLAY (SOI) (FILOK TURLINS)

(1) T1sr1n.har: 110b0ma

Durane 1007-100% active Coonuon of the MiOI nore

loentod ne tarninmom and fusenlooca.

Corbinco romborshin

of thoce foonued tos coprosirabolr 50-100 vich l Infomants

ropordine on vot ectivitico.

Çono of those Informanto wire

HOT rombero.

(2) H0v colcano, Ioulaieno

Troro unon tobnl of caprociratoly 65 monbero of tho

NOI loonuod ot Nor Celeans,

tonsos and laton Foure. louisiena.

durin 1067-1069.

coverare uno providea by ( inforrands:

1 Of thom sono morboro of the rot. ino of thoce individualD

sorved as en offiens.

(3) 13anh1s, Fonncoace

Turin" ile pertinent poried thoro tora approviratoly

12 rombors of the 10J an torpida. inaro ves some ramberchin

covernce of this rroun.

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U. S, FOUND OF IDDPCOTRACIVES (ICCE)

(1) Chicano. Illino15

cho chicorn Mold nailed vas offlee of orinin in

Locriod in Chiehra.

on the national level.

Informante roported on 2 NOI losquen locatod in Chicaro.

(5) eclontr, Poormi?

ipprostenicly 175 200 individuals voro active in

the 10r In Mclontr. Firht informants providod covornge

of ther

Froup, none of mmon taro morberg of the "OI durin

1067 1908.

(0) Ton Angelon, enlifornin

Approsientoly Jon Individualo vore artilleted with

the "0T at Tocruca in Los Anralea, Long Pooch, Pacoin?,

riveraido, Conur Forbora ond renta londor, Picht Informants

provided covoroge of there rroups, core of thor vose foI corbero.

D. HOPIONAL FOCIALION "VION TOPING FARCE (MENTP)

(ASPICA" INZE PARRY)

Tie notional headouarters of the icorp durin

1007. 1960 Jan In irlingion,

Tirrinte, torrltony covered by

Shn Eichmoal Flold Offico of the MI. Informant covernce of the

"rTY on the natlonel levol ine rainininod by tho sI.

The supp ron not cagendaed on thn sente lovol durine thane

veart.

(1)

mirrinchon, rlobenn

rosa tina no oreonised activity of the CuTt

within the bormliony of tho Timinroom Fiold Office durinn:

1307 I0GA.

(3)

Tea Arloond, Loulelann

tonitor me so am reconnectauty 10h9-2905.

..7.

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HOOT GREECE CONTITE: OY AECASCTNADIONO

Thors uno no crennised "rur? retivity mithin the

cerritony of the lonnhin S1cl0 Grrico durin" 1207-1005.

(1) Chlocro, Illinois

i Chienre chapter of the raurr cristed in 1067. buc

var closed in Jonuary, 2000.

Approzinatoly 11 persona vore

notive in this roun.

Coverare van provided by romber

Informantr.

No orconiood NiVID cotivity exiotod in torrivory

of the Atlanta Field nifter durin- 1007-1965.

(G) Tos inrolor, California

2968.

le too clonsd foy 20, 1906, Tro nonbos Infornonta

ronortod on the socivicion of this rroup.

12I00 a STI linadquarters (mIln) contained no

lontrible Information concorninr this ocrenication.

io Identifiable Information ma loonted in fIlos of

TEIT concernin this ormanination for the poriod 1007-1950.

rin Innil 7, 1070, INed Stoff Terbor Feter Peccon

advised thot the F2T

nood not furnich any infornation con-

cornin" inforinni coverore of rin Fiory Crous.

I. TO 17ITE CANPTITA

Pilon of TaTIn contoin no information identifiablo

wich this orconisation for the yoors 1967-1201.

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HOUSE SELECT

COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

.. U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

L. THE SILVER DOLLAR GROUP (SDG)

The SDG was composed of members of several Klan

organizations in the Louisiana Mississippi area.

was approximately 50. The Jackson Field Office of the FBI

was office of origin in this investigation. This group had no

organizational structure and ceased to exist in 1968.

New Orleans Field Office had membership coverage of this group

during 1967-1968.

M. CONSTITUTION PARTY (CP)

Files of FBIHe disclosed no organized activities oi

the CP during the years 1967-1968.

INSPECTION REPORTS

With respect to the HSCA's request for any report

prepared by the FBI's Inspection Division concerning the

quality and quantity of informant coverage in the above

localities, It should be noted that in accordance with the

FBI's routine destruction program, Inspection reports 3-years

old or older were destroyed.

This destruction was accomplished

in alphabetical order up to the letter N, at which time It was

discovered that these records were covered under the Records

Retention Plan and destruction was ceased.

Therefore, an

inspection report dating back to 1967-1968 is available only

for the New Orleans Field Office. This report and its summary

are attached.

In accordance with Inspection Division procedures,

a summary of each inspection report is prepared.

summaries, five-years old or older, were destroyed up to

letter N, as described above. However, a copy of each summary

was retained in the personnel file of the Special Agent ir

Charge of the office under inspection.

appropriate personnel files, inspection summaries

for the years

summaries is attached.

62-117290

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

Criminal Division, Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated

June 19, 1978, captioned as above.

Lean Conn.

AFFROYED:

"irertor

Crim. Inv.

primat

Plan, 2. Insp.

haec:. Dir

Tech. Servs.

Training

- 9 Esp.nDInv.

Lazaratory

Public Affs, Off.

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OLDETORS.

Dec; I10

3/5/75

0009 225-0026

Eelert Committee on assassinations

TE. 70uses1 Biepresentatites

DAN HOUSE OFFICE DUILDINO, AMPIX 8

ФАВНІЮТОМ, ДА, 89318

MAR 7 1972

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

U.S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

Attention: Mi. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

DeaI MI. Attorney General:

While reviewing FBI files previously requested in con-

nection with our investigation of the assassination of dI.

Martin Luther Ring, JI., staff members of this Committee have

determined that access

necessary at this time. The Committee therefore requests that

the FBI make available for review the following files and

materials:

1. The Birmingham Field Office files on the United

alans of America.

2. All retrievable information on William Augustus

Somersett contained within the Miami Field Office

files.

. 3.

A numerical breakdown, nationally and by state,

(limited, of course, to those states for which

files of the organization's activities have been

previously requested) of the Bureau's informant

coverage of the organizations set forth below.

The positions of the informants (i.e. rank and file

member v5. officer) within these groups should also

be specified. Any reports prepared by the Inspection

Division of the FBI on the quality as well as the

quantity of informant coverage of the organizations

is also desired.

The subject organizations, pre--:

viously identified in our letters dated January 26,

1978 and February 28, 1978, are as follows:

United Klans of America

White Citizens" Council

Minutemen

•Liberty Lobby

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Bage two,

ve.

vE.

vg.

h.

1.

•Black Panthers

Black Muslims

American Nazi Party

Forever White

The Sword

The Fiery CIOSs

The White Camelia

1.

The Silver Dollar Group

Constitution Party

"The informant information ve request for these organi-

zations pertain to the period of January 1, 1967 through

December 31, 1968. The locations we are primarily concerned

with include:

New Orleans, Louisiana

Birmingham, Alabama

Memphis, Tennessee

Chicago, Illinois

Atlanta, Georgia

Los Angeles, California

State-of MissisSippi

¿ In addition to the aforementioned locations, with

Iespect to item (I) we would appreciate your making available

-the save Information In St. Louis, Missouri and Miami, Florida.

With respect to items (a) through (1) above, the information

requested should be prepared for the following locations during

the periods enumerated:

Birmingham, blabama - January-June, 1963

St. Augustined! Florida - January-June, 1964

State of Mississippi March September, 1964

state of Alabama - January-June, 1965.

Additionally, it is necessary that we obtain access to

..cany files or records in the possession of the Bureau relating

-to the individuals noted belou:

1.

Robert J. Reynolds - 3400 3/4 Halnut Grove Ave..

Rosemead, California. Former address:. 1712 Santa

Anita Avenue, Arcadia, California.

"*.

Rev. Earl Anglin Janes aka E. A. Jones - Date of -

birth: 4/23/01.

James is alluded to in the following

PBI files: 44-1574-1645

New Orleans 157-10673-1125

Los Angejes 44-38861-4461

dew Orleans 44-38861-4464-

.ITH

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Thei Fonorable Griffin B.. Bell

Page Three

5.

Mrs. Sun 100 - 962 Dundas Street, Toronto,

Canada.

Charles . Sapp - 540 Grand Canal Drive, Miami,

Florida.

б.

Everett day - 8760 S.W.

Alst. Terrace, Miani,

Plorida. Telephone: 305-221-5921.

7.

Donald Lee Mitchell - Date of birth: 3/27/42.

P.O.B. Pochontos, Arkansas.

FBI 4432652-D (X00 312)

8. Link Rodney - Hhitehaven, Tennessee.

9. George R. Brachett - Hork address:

330 M. 9th

Street, Hialeach, Plorida. Home address:

10430

M.H. 36th Street, Miami, Plorida.

10. Inuren E. "Skip" Ball - Ranville, California.

11. Henry Shand Tillman - Memphis, Tennessee

o1//30 y0 2095 RICEFIELD, MEMOMS,Tem

Your prompt attention to this matter will be sincerely

appreciated.

very truly yours,

1. Not Blahey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: ms]

•СС:

MI. Danny 0. Coulson

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Ir. Robert I. Keuch

Director, FBI

LiNES COPERAMOR

June 21, 1978

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

HOUSE SELECT COLMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVIS (HSCA)

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

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

dated Hay 31, 1978, which requested, in connection with the

HSCA's Investigation Into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther

King, dr.s

that certain information concerning the state of

health of former Special Agents Fred J. Baungardner ano

Richard WIllam Corman be provided to the HSCA.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum

In response to the above request.

It is requested that you

deliver a copy of this memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

62-117290

¡TuB:p'fm' (8)

NOTE:

EX-1150, 202-702-706-778 ladsie

Spinnamra

6218290-731

By letter dated April 28, 1978, the HSCA had

requested

that 14 Agents including Corman

and Baumgardner be made

available for interview.

In attempting to contact Baumgardner,

ASAC Middleton, Louisville Office, advised that Baumgardner was

in very poor health after suffering a heart attack recently.

a heart attack recent insa,

MAILED

JUN:

after recovering from a heart attack and his doctor did not-want

This information was passed on

to the Committee, which percipitated this request.

On June 15, 1978, William Webb, Staff Member,- HSCA,

Assoc. Dir.

was contacted and was advised that with the acquiescence of

Dep. AD Adm..

Corman and Baumgardner that the telephone numbers of their

Dep. AD Inv. -

doctors would be furnished to the Committee in order for them

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs._

to resolve the question of their availability for interview.

Webb advised that this was acceptable to the Committee.

earer, he was senate are the posionine anormassan"

There-

1 - Personnel file of Fred J. Baumgardner.

Legal Coun. 1 - Personnel file of Richard William Corman

Rec. Mgnt. _

SEE NOTE PAGE TWO...

Tech. Servs. _

Troining

Public Affs. Off. _

ABL

Telephone Rm. -

Director's Sec'y _

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IOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENIATIVES (HSCA)

Coxman - 12, -P6t21p I. Rod11osso

Baumgardner - Dr. Terrell C. Lowrey, or.

(502) 897-6313

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I - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr.

Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

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._

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

1H 54988

June 21, 1978

HOUSE SELECT CONTITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

• U. S. FOUSD OF REPRESETENZIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

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

dated May 31, 1978, which requested, in connection with the

HECA's investiration Into the assassination of Dr. Martin Iuther

King, Jr.+

that certain infornation concerning tho state of

health of

former Special Agents Fred J. Baumgardner and

Richard Willlan Corman be provided to the HSCA.

This memorandum is to confirm a conversation between:

ison, and special Agent tron W.

ta t man cat unit, Records tianagement

Division, during which it was acreed that, with the acquiescence

of Messro. Corman and Baungardner, the names and telephone

numbers of their doctors would be furnished to the HSCA so that

the Committee could resolve any questions concerning their

fitness for interview

After contacting former Special Agents Corman and

Baungardner, the nanes and iclephone numbers of their doctors

were furnished to William Webb on June 15, 1978.

This menorandum completes the response to the above-

roferenced roquest.

A hi (8)

162-117290

ORIGINAL, AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

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

NOTE:

See Director,

FBI, letter to the Assistant Attorney

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

dated June 21, 1978, captioned as above.

Eretolet AA8CD6-9178

•SURA

1/28/86 Smacmez.

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Assistant Attorney General

Crininal Division

PEDERAL COVTINNETE

Attention: Ir. Robert L. leuch

Director, FBI

6

Tune 22, 1978

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

HOUSE SELECE COLMITTEE ON ASSASSIINFIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESEITATIVES (ESCA)

pl

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated

lay 8, 1978, Thich, in connection with the HSCh's investicatior

into the assassination of Martin luther ling, Jr., requested

additional information in fIles of FBI Headquarters and the

field concerning Jules Ricco Kimbel.

Enclosed are an oririnal and one copy of a memorandur

In response to the above referenced letter.

It is requested

that you furnish a copy of the enclosed merorandun to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

62-117290

379

NOTE: By previous request dated March 15, 1978, FBI Headquarters

(FBIHQ) files concerning Kimbel was made available to the HSCA.

In response to this request, information concerning Kimbel in

files of the New Orleans and Jackson Fleld Offices is being

provided, as well as Kimbel's FBIHQ informant file containing

only two

serials.

This Informant file is being made available

based on a waiver to the HSCA from Kimbel authorizing release

of all information proyed by him.

ENCLO"IRD

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REC. 25

JULE 3.77

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

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1 - Mr. Foster

June 22, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

Irom G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA,

dated May 8, 1978, which, In connection with the HSGA's investi-

gation into

the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.s

requested additional information in files of FBI Headquarters

(FBIHO) and the field concerning Jules Ricco Kimbel.

This letter is to confirm that material in response

to the above ASCA request has been processed and is available

Where information 1s not provided,

It is either not retrievable or is not being produced pursuant

to the Memorandum of Understanding.

This letter completes response to HSCA request of

May 8, 1978.

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

NOTE: See Directos, FBI, letter to the Assistant Attorney General,

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

June 22, 1978, captioned as above.

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MALTEA I, FAUNTROY, DI

LOUIS STORIS, OHIO, CHAJAMANA

SAMUILL. DEM

STEWANT B.MC

CHAALIS THONT. MENR.

MAXOLO S, LAWYER, MICH.

MATALO I. FORD, TINY.

TO 1. ATTRAN, 140.

ПОСТИТ ШУ. СОСАЛ, РА

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Select Committee on Assassinations

U.$. Iouse di Representatives

2531 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

May 8, 1978

* 3

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

Attention: MI. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

The Subcommittee investigating the circumstances sur-

rounding the death of DI. Martin Luther King, JI., has obtained

authorization to be furnished any and all information under the

Federal Bureau of Investigation's control concerning Jules Ron

•(Ricco, Rocco) Kimbel.

Submitted herewith is a copy of MI. Kimbel's release,

and in accordance with same, we hereby request that the FBI

make immediate access available to any additional BUFILE

material, Subfiles and Field Office files, not covered by

our letter of 3/15/78, pertaining to Jules Ron (Ricco, Rocco)

Kimbel.

Your prompt attention to this matter is greatly

appreciated.

Sincerely,

S. Robut Blakey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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JOHN F. KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. REQUESTED

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

INDERAL GOVERHENT

June 27, 1978

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Heuch

1 - Mr. Mintz

Director, FBI

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

THOUSE SELECT COLLITTEE OLI ASSASSINATIONS

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- Mr. Busching

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESBITATIVES (ISCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney loneral

fron Q. Robert Blakey, Chief Gounsel and Director, FSCA, dated

In connection with the HISCA's investigation

into the assassination of partin luther king, ur, requested

delivory of complete Identification Diviston rocords and any

other available natorials concerning Clifford Andreus, ala

I. L. Warren,

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a menorandur

responding to the above request.

It is requested that you

furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandun to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

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1 - Mr.

Foster

1 - Mr. Busching

June 27, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON ASSASSINAZIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference Is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chiet Counsel and Direotor, fisCA, dateo

June

1, 1978, which, in connection with the HsCA's investigatior

nto the assassination of Martin luther king, Jr., requeste

lelivery of complete Identification Division records and an:

other avajiable materials concerning Clifford Andrews, aka

R. I. Warren.

This letter is to advise that the material requested

In the above fiSCA letter of June 1. 1978, was delivered to ESCA

representative Robin D. Lindley on June 26, 1978.

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

June 27, 1978, captioned as

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FEDERAL GOVERKMENT

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: 15. Robert I. Reuch

Director,

FBI

HOUSE SELECT COTTINTEE ON ASSASSINATIONIS

U. "• HOUSE OF REPRESEHIATIVIS (ASCA)

June 27, 1978

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr.

Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

Reference is made to lettor to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ISCA, dated

Spccial Arents be made available for Interview by the HSCA.

Inclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandur

In response to referenced ESCA letter.

It is requested that

you furnish a copy of the enclosed merorandun to the ISCA.

Enclosures (2)

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HOUSE SELICE COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REFRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to lotter to the Attorncy General

crom &. Fobert Rlakey, Chief Counsel and Dircotor, HSCA, dated

In connection with the IISCA's investiration

1ay h2 as assination of tartin luther Minr, Jr., requested

certain Infornation fron filos of the FBI and that several

Tut tat mnả that

Special Agents be made available for interview by the FsCA.

lith rospect to Iten 1 of referenced HSCA letter,

filos of IBI Headquarters (FBIH)) disclosed no record that

Clarence Hood Ii or was ever employed by the FBI. Agents llated

in Iüem 1. Robert Ferry, Joseph A. Jullivan, John J, IlcEreen and

Joseph ll. Gambol (apeciol Agent in Charge Birminghan Field

Offico during Kine ascassination Investigation) have been clcared

from their employment arreements for HSCA interview. Arrange-

ments for intervieus should be coordinated vith representatives

of the Concressional Inquiry Unlt and Legal Liaison and

Congrescional Affairs Unit, FBIHQ.

Recarding Icem 2, Identification Division records

concorning Donalû Lce Nitcholl, Ralph Waltcr Levandowsli, Sr.,

and Davld Arthur Stanley were delivored to HSCA Staff Member

Ann Taylor on June 1, 1978.

on May 25,_1978, IISCA Staff Hember Lisa Berlow

statod that request for this serial should be disrerarded.

On•

June 9, 1978, a copy of all other scrials Iistod In Iten 3

was dolivered to ISCA Staff Membor Judith Burford.

Information in response to Item 4, Vernon Doyle

Fllingion and Doan Williams, has been processed and is available

for HSCA acceos at FBIHQ.

on sune &, 1978, Ms. Berlow wag

-advised

that information concernin? Villiams was available.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

This letter 1s also to confirm that information in

response to Item 5, Kinf assassination files of the Jackson

Field Office of the FBI, and Hemphis Field Office files con-

cerning Calvin Taylor and Ronald Ivy have been processed and

are available for HSCA review at FBIH@.

Where information is not provided in response to

the above, it is either not retrievable or is not being

furnished

pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.

This letter completes response to HSCA request of

May 4, 1978.

Criminal Division,

MOTE: See Director, Fentletter to Assistant Attorney feneral,

Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated

June 27,

1978, captioned as

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• LÓUIS 570859, 0111O, CHAIRMAI

RICHSON IS CYSS, M.C.

SAMUEL L. DIV

SALTERGE. FAUNTROY, DO.C.

YVONNE MUÄTHIYA'TE BUNKI:, CALIF.

CHRISTOMER S. DODO, CONNE.

HAROLD C. FOLÃD, FENN.

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MAMOLO S. TAVITER, MICH.

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5-17-78

Select Committee on Assassinations

Cã. Honse de deprescitatives

3331 HOUSF OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEXIR

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

* May 4, 1978

MR. AnDizIzeR

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Deax Mx. 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 F:B.I. is requested in regard to

the following matters:

I) Make available fox interview, the following

Special Agents:

: a) . Clarence Hood

Robert Percy

c)

1d)

te)

Joseph Sullivan

John MCBrean

The SAC for. Birmingham during the peak

period of the MURKIN investigation.

2) Prepare for delivery Identification Division records

Donald Lee Mitchell, FBI 432 652 I

Date of Birth:

3/2'7/42

b)

Ralph Walter Lewandowski, Sr.

Date of Birth: 6/11/45

Address: 1865 Bessemer Road, Birmingham, Ala.

c) David Arthur Stanley, FBI 618 482 E

• Date of Birth: 9/11/44

3) Prepare for delivery the following serials:

a) Atlanta UKA serials: 1 157-370-2-462

(157-370-2-487

1 157-370-2-485

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Honorable Griffin B. Bell

May 4, 1978

Page TWO

Additional Klan serials:

157-370-1-5137

157-370-66-482

4)

Prepare for access BUFILE material for the perioa

June 1968 - January 1969, on the following individuals:

a)

. Vernon Doyle Ellington -. Date of

birth: 1/9/38.

Former Grand. Dragon

U.K.A., Realm of Tennessee.

b) Dean Williams - Grand Dragon, State of

South Carolina.

5) Prepare for access the MURKIN files for the Jackson

Field Office.

Finally, by letter dated 4/14/78 we requested that the

F:B.I. prepare

for access all files under

its control on Calvin

Taylor and Ronald Ivy, in accordance with signed releases from these

two individuals.

In furtherance of our request, and again, in

accordance with the releases, we ask that the Memphis Field Office

also prepare files on these individuals.

As times is of the utmost importance, your compliance

with the items as they become available would be greatly appreciated.

..

.

very truly yours,

1. Robes Slobser

G. Robert Blakey

chief Counsel, and Director

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FEDERAL GOVERNHENT

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Hr. Robert I. Keuch

Director, FBI

June 27, 1978

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr.

Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

HOUSE SELECT CONHITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HISCA)

194,786

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated

May 24, 1978, which requested, in connection with the HSCA's

assassination of Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr., all files at FBI Headquarters and the llemphis Fleld

office concerning Coby V. Smith.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a nenorandum

In response to the above-referenced letter. It Is requested that

you furnish a copy of the memorandum to the ISCA.

Enclosures (2)

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NOTE: Attached

to above-referenced letter was a signed waiver

from

1 Coby V. Smith allowing for release of all files pertaining

to him to the HSCA.

There was no informant file for Smith among the material located

at FBI Headquarters and the Memphis Field Office.

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1 - Mr. Foster

Coulson

June 27, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S, HOUSE OF REPRESEITATIVES (HSCA)

Reference Is made to the letter to the Attorney

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

ESCA, dated May 24, 1978, which requested, in connection

the ASCA's investigation Into the assassination of

r, Martin Luther king, r. all tiles at fBi Headquarters

FBIHQ) and the Memphis Field Office concerning Coby V. Smith.

Ihis memorandum is to advise that the FBIHQ and

Mcmphis Fleld Office file material regarding Coby V. Smith

has been processed and is avallable for review at FBIHQ.

retrieve on at suble not tolden an in or inder-

standing.

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Criminal Division,

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated

• June 27, 1978, captioned as above.

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FEDERAL GOVERNOR

Assistant Attorney General

June 27, 1978

Criminal Division

Attention: Hir. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

ROUSE SELECT COTTEE I ASSASSINATIONS

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESEIVIATIVES (ISCA)

Reserene is made to use me better tenerate

certain material from the files of the FBI.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum

In response to the above letter.

It Is requested that you

furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

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that FBIHQ files do not normally contain photographs of subjects

and suspects, stated that the deadline of May 5, 1978, couló

be disregarded since efforts were under way to obtain photographs

from Field Offices.

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1 - Mr.

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June 27, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESEITATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

Investigation Into the assassination of Martin Luther Kine, Jr.s

certain material from the files of the FBI.

Information in response to Item 1 of referenced letter

has been processed and is available for HSCA acoess at FBI

Headquarters (FBIHQ).

In response to Item 2, Identification Division records

regarding Clarence Edgar Haynes, and James Allen Benny were

delivered

• to HSCA Staff Member Wendy Collins on June 20, 1978.

Item 2 of referenced letter Identified six Individuals

whose photographs were desired.

In addition, the HSCA reguested

photographs of certain individuals named in its request of

April 5, 1978. These individuals were Kenneth Earl Lampin,

Inving Koph, Leroy Street, Max Voon Olmstead, and Dwight David

Moore.

On June 14, 1978, photographs of all

individuals named

in Item 2 of referenced ASCA letter and Irving Koph were

delivered to Ms. Collins at FBIHQ. Based on a search of.

Identification Division records, files of FBJHQ and appropriate

Field Office files, photographs were not avallable concerning

Lamplin, Street, Voon Olmstead, and Moore.

Where Information is not being provided in response

to the above, it is elther not retrievable or 1s not being

furnished pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.

This letter completes response to HSCA request of

May 1, 1978.

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DHESTEELA d. DODO, COMI

MARGIS I. FORD, TEA

MUSOLO S. NATTIE, MATCH

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E.E. Ih0ust of Representatibes

85US HOUSE OPNCE BUILDING, AMNEX I

WASHINGTOM, D.C, 80518

May 1, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

Attention: MI. Robert I. Reuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear MI. Attorney General:

regard to the following matters:

1) Access to BUFILE, Subfiles for the period

January 1, 1967 through January 1, 1971 on:

a. Jerry Lee Miller - Date of birth: 4/11/39.

aka James R. Payne.

b. James Russell Rogers - Date of birth: 1/18/21.

FBI #195-765B.

c. Ernest Turley - Date of birth: 3/24/27. FBI

#4 066 905.

d. James Allen Benny - Referenced in the St. Peter

Bank Robbery files pertaining to John Larry Ray.

2)

Prepare for delivery Identification Division Iec-

ords to include photos on:

a.

Clarence Edgar Haynes - Date of birth:

S.S.$: 498-05-3274.

6/13/15.

b. Jerry Lee Miller (photo only)

c. James Allen Benny

TREATAS

ORIGINAL

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

May 1, 1978

Page 2

d.

James Russell Rogers (photo only)

Set te

415.

e.

Ernest Turley (photo only)

f.

Ronald Seibelt Goldenstein (photo only) .

By letter dated 4/5/78, we requested delivery of Identi-

fication Division records for the above, designated 2 (b, d, d,

ce). At this time, we request that photos be delivered for

the

remaining individuals referenced

in the 4/5/78 letter,

designated items 2 (b, d, e, g and b).

We would like to have all the photos prepared and de-

livered on a priority-expedite basis by May 5, 1978, if

possible.

Your continued cooperation is, as always, greatly

appreciated.

Sincerely,

S. Robus Blabey

G.

Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: ghd

Sec: Danny Coulson

J. Aldhizer

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Director,

FBI

6

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

June 27, 1978

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated

June 12, 1978, which requested, in connection with the HSCA's

investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther

nich it one case,

King, or, that access be provided to the files of fBI Head-

quarters (FBIHQ) and specified field offices on the subject of

the Southern States Industrial Council, also that access be

provided to FBIHQ files on the "? Society", and "Knights of

the Golden Horseshoe •

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum

in response to this request.

It is requested that you furnish a

_copy of this memorandum to the HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

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62-117290

128.84

NOTE: On 6/12/78, G. Robert Blakey, HSCA Director, advised

Special Agent Danny Coulson, Legal Counsel Division, that this

request should be done Ellion basid 1129, -942

By Butel dated 6/14/78, rield offices specified were

requested to search for any information on the Southern States

Industrial Council (SSIC).

Nine field offices responded -with

negative replies as to the existence of any files on this subject.

Assoc. Dir. -

Washington Field Office, by airtel dated 6/21/78, furnisheg

Dep. AD Adn. —five documents related to the SSIC.

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.-

As HSCA had requested that the "Montgomery, Alabama,

Crim: Inv. _

-Field Office" be checked,

Ident. -

Assistant Special Agent in Charge,

Intell.

-Mobile was contacted on 6/20/78.

He advised that Mobile

Laboratory

_indices

were negative regarding the SsIc.

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp. -

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1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn:

Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr.

Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

June 27, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE OI1 ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTADIVES (HSCA)

Reference Is made to the letter to the Attorney

General from &. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA,

laved dune u2, 1978, which requested, in connection with the

AsCA's Investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr., that access be provided to the files of FBI. Head-

quarters (FBIHQ) and specified fleld offices on the subject of

the Southern States Industrial Council (SSIO), also that access

be provided to FBIHO files on the "z society"

, and "Knights

of the Golden Horseshoe ."

This memorandum is to advise that nine of the field

offices specified in Item A of referenced letter have advised

that based on the information provided, no material was located

on the SSIC. The geographical area encompassing Montgomery,

Alabama, Is covered by the Mobile Fleld OffIce.

A search by

that field office also met with negative results. Material

on the SSIC in the Washington Field Office has been located,

processed, and 1s available for review at FBIHO.

With respect to Item B In referenced letter, material

in the files of TBIHQ regarding the SSIC has been located and

1s available for review at FBIHQ.

Based on the information furnished, a search conducted

at FBIHQ on the

"I Society", and the "Inights of the Golden

e goar an onducted

Horseshoe" falled to locate any Information on these subjects.

Where information is not furnished, it is because

It

either not retrievable or 1s subject to the Memorandum

of

Understanding.

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(6)

Dep. AD Adm.

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Dep. AD Inv.

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

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs._

Crim: Inv. -

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

• Ident. -

Criminal Division,

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated

Intell..

Laboratory.

— June 27, 1978, captioned as above.

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp. -

Rec. Mgnt. -

198.86

Tech. Servs. -

Training -

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Public Affs. Off. _

Telephone Rm. -

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Send a

PIURAI GOVERNNENT

Assistant Attorney General

Crininal Division

Attention: Hr. Robert L. euch

Director, FBI

June 30, 1978

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr.

Coulson

1 - Mr. Bailey

Foster

HOUSE SELECT COLTITEE ON ASSASSIATIONS 1 - Mr. Busching

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

fron G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated

June 5, 1978, which, in connection with the ISCA's Investi-

nato to do on on trian are a rot birth a 93,

1939. Photographs vere also requested.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum

responding to the above request. It is requested that you

furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum to the ESCA.

Enclosures (2)

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Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Servs.-

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Ident. -

Intell..

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Plan. & Insp. -

Rec. Mgnt. -

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1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr.

Bailey

1

- Mr.

Foster

1 - Mr. Busching

June 30, 1978

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

Irom G. Robert Blakey,

June 5, 1970, which,

into the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., requested

This letter is to advise that the material requested

In the above HSCA letter of June 5, 1978, 1s avallable for

review at FBI Headquarters.

62-117290

RCB: Bell (7)

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

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

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

Criminal Division, Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated June 30,

1978, captioned as above.

126-84

Spimaginke

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. _

Telephone Rm. -

Director's Sec'y

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn: D. 0. Coulson)

1 - Mr. W. L. Bailey

1 - Mr. G. J. Foster

June 30, 1978

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mc. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

FEDERAT GOVDRIMENZ

HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

658,667

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

025, 1940, /ach,

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memo-

randum in response to referenced letter. It is requested

that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum to the

HSCA.

Enclosures - 2

::.

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Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. -

Crim. Inv. -

Fin. & Pers. _

Ident. -

MAILED 15

Intell.

Laboratory -

Legal Coun. -

JUN 3 0 1978

FBI

Plan. & Insp. -

Rec Mgnt. -

Z0JHL 1.:7 1978

Public Affs. Off.-

Telephone Rm. -

Director's Sec'y-

MAIL ROOM

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn: D. 0. Coulson)

1 - Mr. W. L. Bailey

1 - Mr. G. J. Foster

June 30, 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, HSCA,

lated April 25, 1978, which, in connection with the HSCẢ's

investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, JI.:

requested certain information from the files of the FbI.

On May 1, 1978, HSCA staff member Lisa Berlow

advised that, concerning

individuals listed in referenced

letter, Items 1 through 14, the cutoff date for information

should

be December 31, 1968, and not 1969.

„Also on Hay 1,

1978, HSCA staff member Peter Beeson stated that it was not

necessary at this time to process information regarding

Items 13 and 14, H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael, pend-

HSCA review of previously-requested files concerning the

Student National Coordinating Committee.

modifications to Jeferenced letter meet, Moan deterson

Cardin, intormation desired for periods 1963-1964 and 1967-

1968; Item &, Samuel Holloway Bowers, eliminate all refer-

ences in FBI

Headquarters files concerning the MIBURIT inves-

Ligation and limit to periods 1964 and 1967-1968; Item 9,

I.. E. Matthews, information desired for period 1967-1968;

"ruman webber Rogers,

information desired for

Rested Zor perlode 1963-1964 and 301-15610, intormation

This letter is to confirm that retrievable informa-

tion in files of FBI Headquarters in response to Items 1

through 12 of referenced letter, including the above modifi-

Assoc. Dir..

cations, has been processed and is available for HSCA access

Dop. ADAm. _at FBI Headquarters. Where information is not provided, it

Dep. ADI. -is either not retrievable or is not being furnished pursuant

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. -

to the Memorandum of Understanding:

Crim. Inv.

Fin. & Pers. -

This letter also confirms delivery on June 28, 1978,

Inel. _to Ms. Berlow of serials

Laboratory -

letter.

requested in Item 15 of referenced

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp. -

Rec. Mgnt. -

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Training.

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Director's Sec'y-

MAIL ROOM

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GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION:

MR ROBERI L. REUGH 62 -117290-

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House Select Committee on Assassinations

U. S. House of Representatives (HSCA)

NOTE: See letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Division, Attention: iir. Robert L. Keuch, dated

June 30, 1978, captioned as above.

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Oldhizes

LETTER

W/KHM (ENC.) TO

ASSE ALI,

CRIMINAL DIVISION,

6/30/78,

STAIlf

• The Honorable Griffin B. Bell'

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

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 Di. Martin

Luther King, Jr., the assistance of the FBI is requested in re-

gard to the

following matters:

Access to all BUFILE, Subfiles and Identification Divi-

sion records for the following individuals for the enumerated

periods:

1) JOE DANIEL HAWKINS, FBI $496700D. (Period: 1967-

1969)

2)

BURRIS LEE DONN, UR., DOB:

5-15-29, POB: Jackson,

Mississippi. (Period: 1967 - 1969).

3)

JAMES LEWIS HARPER, DOB:

4-10-44, POB: Braxton,

Mississippi. (Period:

1967 - 1969).

4)

5)

BYRON DE LA BECKWITH, white male, DOB:

11-9-20,

POB: Sacramento, California, 1968 residence:

101

Dewey Avenue, Greenwood, Mississippi.

(Period:

1967 - 1969)

Subject of BUFILE $157-3744.

JACK MEREDITH HELM, former Grand Dragon, Realm f

Iouisiana, United Klans of America. (Period: 1967-

1969) •

ENCLOSURE

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

April 25, 1978

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7)

KATHLEEN MADLYN AINSWORTH, associate of Thomas Albert

Tarrants, III. (Period: 1967 - 1969).

NOAH JEFFERSON CARDEN, white male, 6'-6'1", 200 Ib.,

1964 residence:

Mobile, Alabana.

Prior residence:

Key Biscayne, Florida.

Associate of Sidney Crockett

Barnes.

(Period: 1962 - 1969).

8)

SAMUEL HOLLOWAY BOWERS, Imperial Wizard of the White

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi in 1968.

(Period: 1962 - 1969).

9)

L. E. MATTHEWS, associate of Samuel Holloway Bowers.

(Period: 1962 - 1969). Referenced in BUFILE $157-5804.

10)

TRUMAN WEBBER ROGERS, former member of the white Knights

of the ku Klux klan of Mississippi, Jones County, Mis-

sissippi. (Period: 1962 - 1969).

11)

WILLIAM POTTER GALE, California leader of the Christian

Knights of the Invisible Empire, 1963. 1963 address:

1840 West Avenue, Lancaster, California. (Period:.

1962 - 1969)•

12)

Rear Admiral JOHN C. CROMMELIN, 1964 residence: 1253

Magnolia Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama. (Period: 1957 -

1969).

13) H. RAP BROWN, Chairman, Student Non-Violent Coordinat-

ing Committee. (Period: 1967 - 1969).

14)

STOKELY CARMICHAEL, former Chairman, Student Non-

Violent Coordinating Comnittee. (Period: 1967 - 1969).

15)

Delivery of the following BUFILE serials:

44-38861-1046

(These serials can be located in the

44-38861-1170

Main

MURKIN file.)

44-38861-1172

As time is if the essense, we would appreciate your prompt

attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

M. Nober Blahig

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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JUNE 12, 1978.

815

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ALBANY, ET AL, JUNE 5, 1978, AND

DETROIT TELEPHONE CALL TO BUREAU, JUNE 7, 1978.

A REVIEW OF DETROIT INDICES UNDER CAPTION "COUNTER-

INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATIONALIST - HATE GROUPS*,

REFLECTS DETROIT FILE NUMBER 134-786. THIS FILE, CAPTIONED

"CO-INTELL PRO- COMMUNIST PARTY", WAS REPORTED MISSING TO

THE BUREAU ON MAY 7, 1976.

Assoc. Dir,

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv._

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intelt. —

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BELIEVED TO BE CAPTIONED "CO-INTELL PRO-BLACK NATIONALIST HATE

GROUPS, VASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT" WAS CONSOLIDATED INTO

DETROIT FILE 157-3214 DETROIT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THIS FILE

WAS ACIUALLY CAPTIONED "CO-INTELL. PRO. - BLACK NATIONALIST",

AND WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE BUREAU, MAY 7, 1976.

IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH REFERENCED TELETYPE, ALL MASTER

CASES PERTAINING TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE SOUTHERN

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WERE REVIEWED IN AN EFFORT

TO LOCATE COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS PERTAINING IO CO-INTELL. PRO

BLACK NATIONALISI HATE GROUPS. NO SUCH COMMUNICATIONS WERE

LOCATED IN THE DETROIT FILES.

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JUNE 19, 1978

RE FBIHO TELETYPE, JUNE 14, 1978, CAPTIONED AS ABOVE, TO

SELECTED FIELD OFFICES.

REFERENCED TELETYPE REQUESTED INFORMATION CONCERNING

"SOUTHERN STATES INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL".

A REVIEW OF ELSUR AND GENERAL INDICES, JACKSON OFFICE,

HAS FAILED TO REVEAL FILES AND /OR REFERENCES UNDER THE NAME

"SOUTHERN STATES INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL".

FOR FBIHO INFORMATION, ABOVE SEARCH REVEALED SEVERAL

REFERENCES CONCERNING "SOUTHERN STATES UNDFRGROUND NEWSPAPER

PRESS CONFERENCE"• "SOUTHERN STATES TELEPHONE INDUSTRY

EX-115 REG44 60 111

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RE BUREAU TELETYPE IO NUMEROUS OFFICES INCLUDING ATLANTA,

JUNE 14, 1978.858

REFERENCED BUREAU TELETYPE INDICATED THAT THE HSCA WANTED

THE FIELD OFFICE FILES ON IHE SOUTHERN SIA TREC-44.

INDUSTRIAL

COUNCIL FOR THE PERIOD 1956-1978 FRON-LUDANIA"

BIRMINGHAM,

SAINT LOUIS, AND WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE. AS A RESULT,

22 JUN 29 1973

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THE HSCA, WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF

I JOHN F. KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., IN A LETTER DATED

84°

JUNE 19, 19781 REQUESTED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORIGINAL

X-RAYS TAKEN OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING THE EVENING OF APRIL. 4,

1968. AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITALY MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE•

FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION, ENCLOSED WITH THE HSCA REQUEST

WAS A LETTER DATED MAY &, 1977' FROM SISTER M. RITA, 0.S-F.,

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, 220 OVERTON AVENUE

I MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, TO MR. LOUIS STOKES, CHAIRMAN, ASCA. THIS

LETTER WAS IN RESPONSE TO AN HSCA LETTER OF MAY I1 1978-159X1

; REQUESTING INFORMATION ON MARTIN LUTHER KING ON APRIL 4: 1968,

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AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL.

IN THE NEXT-TO-LAST PARAGRAPH, SISTER RITA STATED "REGARD-

ING THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY WERE GIVEN TO FBI

OFFICIALS BY PERSONS WHO WERE HERE AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL AT

THAT TIME• THERE ARE NO RECEIPTS, NOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ANY

KIND, AND THERE ARE NO ORIGINAL X-RAYS IN OUR FILE. DR. MICHAEL

N. SILVERMAN, STILL AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL 6901-529-281531 ALSO

STATES THAT THESE WERE GIVEN TO THE FBI OFFICIALS."

ON JUNE 27, 1978,7

HSCA REPRESENTATIVE RALPH LOCKE ADVISED

THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL HAD SENT THE COMMITTEE ONE ORIGINAL

X-RAY AND SEVEN COPIES OF OTHER X-RAYS TAKEN OF KING AT ST.

JOSEPH HOSPITAL. THEY ARE SEEKING THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS OF THE

SEVEN COPIES.

FORMER SA JOSEPH HESTER OF THE MEMPHIS OFFICE ADVISED THAT

.! HE AND SA ROBERT BOYLE WERE AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL THE EVENING

OF APRIL 4, 1968, AND HE DOES NOT RECALL ANYONE REQUESTING OR

RECEIVING ANY X-RAYS OF KING-

MEMPHIS IS REQUESTED TO REVIEW THEIR FILES FOR ANY INFOR-

MATION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF ANY ORIGINAL X-RAYS TAKEN OF

MARTIN LUTHER KING AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL.

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IF NO INFORMATION IS ASCERTAINED FROM FILE REVIEW, THEN

DR. MICHAEL N• SILVERMAN SHOULD BE INTERVIEWED TO HELP DETERMINE

THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE ORIGINAL X-RAYS AND TO WHOM, IN FACTI

THEY WERE GIVEN. ALSO CONSIDER CONTACTING MEDICAL EXAMINER'S

OFFICE, STATE'S ATTORNEYS OFFICE OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY

_THAT MIGHT BE IN POSSESSION OF ORIGINAL X-RAYS.

IF ORIGINALS ARE IN FBI POSSESSION, FORWARD THEM REGISTERED

_MAIL TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISIONI

FBIHQ. IF ORIGINALS ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF ANOTHER AGENCY.

MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THEM AS THIS INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN

_TO HSCA AND IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RETRIEVE THEM.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REQUEST MAY BE RESOLVED BY

CONTACTING SUPERVISOR RICHARD C. BUSCHING, CONGRESSIONAL

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