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Released under the John F. Kennedy

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1992(44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:Nv

65994 Date: 11-01-2021

62-117290

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Serial Scope:

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FD-361

5:27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

(X] Airtel AIRTEL

F B.I

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

O CLEAR

CON

4/20/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM: JIM LEGAT, OTTAVA (62-539)

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

-141-86/

5852

Congressman ROBERT EDGAR (D-Pa.) , HSCA member,

travelled to Ottawa, Ontario, with three staff members and on

4/14/78 met with Deputy Solicitor General P.A. BISSONNETTE and

later met with RCMP officers, including the Officer in Charge

th Bone or tore, 10c

of Federal Policing Branch.

The purpose of Congressman EDGAR's trip was, according

to sources,

to obtain a promise of cooperation from the Canadian

Government in the HSCA investigation relating tó JAMES EARL

RAY while he was in Canada.

Congressman EDGAR advised

MT. BISSONNETTE that some investigative activity would be

directed toward determining if there had been any connection

between RAY and J.B. STONER and others of the National States

Rights Party.

Congressman EDGAR was received cordially by Mr.

BISSONNETTE but no definite commitments were made by the latter

beyond the desire of the Canadian Government to cooperate with

the U.S. Government whenever it is possible to do so.

Congressman EDGAR got off to a bad start at RCMP

Headquarters with an initial remark that one of the purposes

of asca dave tion as to inquire into the adeqnees de the

(1 - Foreign

• Liaison)

2 - Ottawa (Cc: 44-4)

62-117290-649

CONFIRENTIAL

23

APR 28 1978

RLM: fo

(6)

Classified by 145 3

Exempt fan CDS, Category, T, 3

Date of Declassification Indefinito

AII. INPORMATION CONTAINED

Approved:

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OTT 62-539

CONE.

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it?i

(prior) investigation." He was informed that the RCMP considered

the prior investigation to be adequate in every degree and

Congressman EDGAR made repeated efforts to explain away the

remark.

RCMP agreed to assist the HSCA by making available

any of its members for interview; attempting to locate persons

previously interviewed by RCMP and determine if the person was

agreeable to interview by HSCA investigators, in the presence of

and doing name checks on any new names

surfaced in the

HSCA investigation.

RCMP did not agree to allowing HSCA to review

its files, to conduct any new investigation for the HSCA or to

allow the

committee to conduct any investigation in Canada.

Congressman EDGAR was told that any requests for investigation in

Canada must be presented to the RCMP through the FBI or through

diplomatic channels.

CONFIXENTIAL

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ICHARDSON PREYER, N.C

ROUS STOKES, OHIO, GUES

JADEVINE, OHIO

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

HARLES THONE, NEBR

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

OYD J, FITHIAN, IN

OBERT W. EDGAR, I

(202) 225-4624

FEDERAI GOVERNIENI

Select Committee on Assassinations

MH.S. House of Representatites

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

April 21, 1978

4120/75

56

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 death of DI. Martin Luther King, JI.,

it is requested that the FBI provide the Committee with

a copy of each photograph for which a negative exists in

the main MURKIN file.

This

request should include photo-

graphs from negatives supplied to the FBI by other law

enforcement agencies or persons, except for those provided

to the FBI by the Memphis Police Department. Furthermore,

in view of an earlier Committee request, photographs of

latent fingerprints need not be produced pursuant to this

letter.

Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated.

4132

GRB : me

REC- 13

Danny 0. Coulson

Sincerely,

2. Nobet Blakes

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

52-117080

62-1172905648

23 APR 27 1010

TREAT

75

ORIGINAL

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airtel

L - Mr. Foster

L - Mr. Brekke

April 21, 1978

55

Co

To: SAC; Atlanta (66-2242)

From

: Director, FBI (62-117290).

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (ESCA.)

613

RE: Atlanta airtel to Bureau, 4/74/78.

Enclosed for Atlanta Division is one envelope

containing latent fingerprints furnished by Atlanta in

referenced airtel.

Latent fingerprints furnished by Atlanta in

referenced

herewith.

artel have been copled and are bons returned gps!

Enclosure

Jon: BEM

(5)

SI 114

PEGAS 62-117290-643

2 APR 25 1978

Assoc. Dir..

• Dep. AD:Adm."

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.;

Adma. Servs..

Crim: Inv. -

Ident. -

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coủn.

Plan. & Insp..

Rec. Mgnt..

Tech. Servs..

Troining

Public Alts: Oit.

Telephone Rm.

MAILED 4

APR 811870

FBI

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

TRANSMT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

fx] Airtel

• FB'I

PRECEDENCE:

CLASSIFICATION:

• Immediate

D TOP SECRET

• Priority

E SECRET

• Routine

O CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

I CLEAR

Date

4/6/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATIN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION)

FROM:

SAC, ATLANTA (66-2242)

0

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

564.5605

Re Bureau airtel to Atlanta, 3/29/78.

Enclosed under separate cover for the

Bureau is one xerox copy of 19 volumes of serials

from Atlanta file 170-290, as requested by the Bureau.

Referenced Bureau airtel pointed out that

the HSCA had made a request of FBIHQ for files relating

to former AT 1387-E, and as a result the Bureau requested

Atlanta to expeditiously provide FBIHQ with one xerox copy

of this informant's files, namely, Atlanta file 170-290

and Atlanta file 134-3894

Atlanta noted that Atlanta file 170-290 consisted

of 19 volumes and these, have been xeroxed by Atlanta and

are being sent to FBIHQ.

7M ploved:

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1) 170-290, Volume

Serials 1 - 200.

2) 170-290; Volume 2, Serials 201-296.

Bureau

Atlanta

(2-66-2242)

(1 - 170-290)

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(6)

(1 - Package Copy)

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encl. - Cm.8988

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AT 66-2242 .

3) 170-290,. Sub B, Volume 1, Serials 1-104.

4) 170-290A, Volume 1, Serials 1 - 174.

5) 170-290A, Volume 2, Serials 175-301.

6) 170-290A, Volume 3, Serials 302-445.

7) 170-290A, Volume 4, Serials 446-560.

8) 170-290A, Volume 5, Serials 561-678.

9) 170-290A, Volume 6, Serials 679-810.

10) 170-290A, Volume 7, Serials 811-950, (serial

819 was shipped in serialization.)

11) 170-290A, Volume 8, Serials 951-1067.

12) 170-290A, Volume 9, Serials 1068-1175.

13) 170-290A, Volume 10, Serials 1176-1285.

14) 170-290A, Volume 11, Serials 1286-1380.

15) 170-290A, Volume 12, Serials 1381-1503:

16) 170-290A, Volume 13, Serials 1504-1610,

(serial 1599 was shipped in serialization.)

17) 170-290A, Volume 14, Serials 1611-1713.

18) 170-290A, Volume 15, Serials 1712-1848.

19) 170-290A, Volume 16, Serials 1849-20.36.

Relative to Atlanta file 134-389, it was noted

that this file had been destroyed by the Atlanta Office on

12/7/77, in the course of the normal destruction of files

-2-

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.:

AT 66-22.42

in the 134 category, per FBIHQ instructions dealing

with the field file destruction program, as set forth

in Bureau letter to all offices, 10/28/77, captioned

"DESTRUCTION OF FIELD FILES AND RECORDS".

- 3*-

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LOUIS STOKES, OMIO, CHAIRIS

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMU

DEN

- OHIO

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

YVONNE BRATHHAITE BURKE, CALF.

STEWI

• MEKINNEY, CONN.

CHARLES SHONE, MEBR.

CHRISTOPHER 1. DODD, CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E, FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT 1Y. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

done

Select Committee on Assassinations

-E.S. Housent Representatibes

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.G. 20515

4/21/76

April 17, 1978

>8

TIDERAL GOVERNAINT

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 Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr., it has been learned that the Miami Field

Office sent recent communication.by teletype pertaining tò

William A. Somersett. The Committee, therefore, would like

the assistance of the Bureau

in locating this recent teletype,

and

further, to be provided with all relevant copies.

Specifically,

58385

the Miami

teletype islaated March 28, 1978

A. Somersett.

tious retrieval of this document and any other references re-

lated to this matter.

Finally, the Committee would like the FBI to make S. A.

James P. McMahon, formerly of the Buffalo Field Office, avail-

able for staff interview C6 62-117240-641

Your contraded

cooperation is greatly appreciated

Sincerely,

EA APR 25 1979

GRB: ghđ

/cc:

Danny Coulson

TREAT..AS

ORIGINIA RAYS

1978

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G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHI

AICHARSSOT PREYER, N.C.

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIFO

CHRISTOPHER S. DOOD, CONN.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD 3. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT V, EDGAR, PA.

SAMULE

_. DEVINE, OHIO

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONH.

CHARLES THONE, NIAR.

HAROLO 3. SAWYER, MICH.

(202) 225-4624

FEDIRAL GOVERNAENI

strise

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.E. House of Representatibes

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.G. 20515

April 13, 1978

Rec cio

4/2/5

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 In-

vestigation is requested with regard to the following matters:

2)

3)

White, Walter, D.O.B. 1/24/18

b.

Thorton, James Paul,

D.O.B. 9/17/41

c.

Parka, Glenn Curtis,

D..O.B. 10/27/30

a. Duff, Roderic Burns, D.O.B. 7/5/34

FBI #226-084-B

e. Bradley, Edgar Eugene

Prepare for delivery on a priority basis the

following serials:

a.

Miscellaned elliferences on Jules Rocco KimO

(request 0f 3/15778 REC-45

62-117290

b.

Jules Rocco Kimble, Main Identification File

157-4403 (request of 3/15/78)

C.

Jules Rocco Kimble, Main Identification File

88-53174 (request of 3/15/78)

CAS AFT

Prepare for access Los Angeles Subfiles

organizationtknown as COBRA Or "FREE RIGHT"

100-74748-1

162-117290

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AS

ORIGINAT

1978

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

April 13, 1978

Page 2

4) Prepare for delivery the following serials:

157-7155-10

157-7155-19, page 12

157-5-2-122

157-5-42-5

157-5-26-32

157-168-777

Finally, the Committee is interested in obtaining a copy

of the FBI current. Manual of Instruction, pertaining to

destruction of files and records.

We would appreciate it if a copy of this manual could

be provided as soon as it becomes

available.

As always, your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

&. Robut Blakey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: gha

V.cc:

Danny Coulson

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TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

f Airtel

* FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

1 SECRET

O CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

O CLEAR

Date

"ILIT!

4/10/78

+99÷999

ST

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR (62-117290)

ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)-

and Memphis dateday 29/etype to Atlanta, Los Angeles

Enclosed for the Bureau under separate cover

are 14 volumes containing xerox copies of serials from the

Memphis file on the Southern Christian Leadership Conférence

All 1A exhibits and all serials have been copied

or accounted for.

The following serials have been furnish-

ed to the Bureau in connectiolath casas captioned:

BERNARD S. LEE,

CLARENCE M. KED

62-11729011

ET AL

(U.S. D. G., D.C.)

CIVIL ACTION #76-1185

120 APR 13 1978

BUFILE 62-117194

3-Bureau (Encs. 14) (1-package)

2-Memphis such. Retaw

BFJ: mab

Ru 8988 JEH

poco

Tie in?

approved:

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SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE (SCLC), v.

CLARENCE M. KELLEY,

ET AL

(U.S.D.C., D.C.)

CIVIL ACTION #76-1186

BUF ILE 62-117193

Serial 47 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta

LHM dated 4/5/65, captioned "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF

THE SOUTHERIN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, INTERNAL

SECURITY - C."

Serial 48 of Memphis tile 15/-166 is Atlanta

airtel to Bureau dated 4/5/65, captioned "COMINFIL OF

SCLC, IS - C.

Serial 49 of Memphis file 157-166, which is

Atlanta letterhead memorandum dated 4/30/65, captioned

"COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADER-

SHIP CONFERENCE; INTERNAL SECURITY - C."

Serial 50 of Memphis file 157-166, which is

Atlanta airtel to Bureau dated 4/30/65, captioned "COMINFII

OF SCLG, IS - C,

" Atlanta file 100-5718, Bufile 100-938794.

"COMMUNIST INFILTRATION

SHIP CONFERENCE, IS - C."

Serial 111 of Memphis file 157-166 is report of

SA ALAN G. SENTINELLA, dated 10/21/66, at Atlanta, caption-

ed "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADER-

SHIP CONFERENCE, INTERNAL SECURITY - C."

Serial 133 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta re-

Serial 148 of Memphis file 157-166, dated

captioned "COMINFIL OF SCLC,

2

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ME 66-2197

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Serial 498 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta

FOMEN DE SA SCAN, IS - FINELLA, dated 9/6/68, captioned

Serial 802 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta

report of SA ALAN G. SENTINELLA, dated 7/30/69, captioned

"COMINFIL ÖF SCLC, RM;. IS - G.

Serial 969 of Memphis file 157-166 is Atlanta

*EMEN DE SA SCAN, RMS NEIN CA, dated 5/4/70, captioned

All other serials not copied are listed on

copiesnform FD-338 which were xeroxed and are enclosed

herewith.

The Memphis Office is currently processing in-

formation requested by HSCA involving Memphis file on the

unit de promptly suritted he he pleted, the

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FD-36 (Rev. 7-23-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

• Facsimile

AT Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

Immediate

Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

O TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

O CLEAR

Date

4/6/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

(62-117290)

ATTN :

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIV., CONGRESSIONAL

INQUIRY UNIT

FROM:

SA MOBILE (66-2228) (RUC)

RE :

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

548,565

Re Bureau teletype to Mobile and Birmingham, 3/28/78.

Enclosed for Bureau are the following copies of

serials from MOfile 44-439 that pertain to the bombing of Dr.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'s house, Montgomery, Ala., 1/30/56, and

the attempted bombing of his house on 1/28/57:

(1) Bombing on 1/30/56:

Serials 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 and 33

(2)

Attempted Bombing on 1/28/57:

Serials 613, 614, 615, 617, 618, 619, 628, 629,

630, 631, 632, 634, &

635

The above serials are the only ones in Mobile files

esponsive to the request and most are newspaper clippings asi

no active investigation was conducted re either matter by the

Mobile Division.

EXZ14

REC-46

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APR 8 1978

316

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Mobile

DAC/alb

AprOVed MAY 1

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Per

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LOUIS STOKES, OH

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT V. EDGAR, PA.

SHIO

-ANEY, CONN.

NEBR,

[R, MICH.

Etruse

(202) 225-4624

Select Committe' ur moscinations

E.5. House of Hepresentatibes

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

April 12,

1978

44/10/78

5r

FEDERAL GOVBRNEST

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 death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., It is requested

that the FBI provide the Committee with

the last known address

of Marjorie Fetters, who is referenced in the Memphis Field

Office file (44-1987) of the MURKIN investigation in Sub-

File B at serials 1112, 1191, 1357, 1371 and 1430.

It appears that SA John Otto from the Newark Office

of

the FBI served as the contact agent for Marjorie Fetters.

Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated.

EX-II4

REC-79.

Sincerely,

S. Dober Blady

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

62-117290

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GRB: med

sec: Danny coulson

TREAT

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TELETYPE

PRIORITY

CLEAR

FM DIRECTOR (317290)

TO MEMPHIS PRIORITY

MIAMI PRIORITY

CLEAR

BT

G. J. Foster*:

Kaiser

Benton

Lowe

APRIL 18, 1978

1. 80-31

Lausy.

'Assoc. Dir. =

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serrs.-

Crim. Inv. -

Ident. -

Intell.

Laboratory -

Legal Coun..

Plan. & Insp.:

Rec. Mgnt. _

Tech. Servs..

Training -

Public Alfs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

MAYC5X/1978

Director's Sec'y —

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) .

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED MARCH 27, 1978, REQUESTED THAT A

NUMBER OF RETIRED AND CURRENT SPECIAL AGENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE

FOR INTERVIEW BY STAFF OF THE COMMITTEE. INCLUDED IN THAT LIST

PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE ARE SPECIAL AGENTS RICHARD

KAISER,

MIAMI; AND JOHN W. BENTON AND HOWELL S. LOWE, MEMPHIS

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN. MADE TO INTERVIEW THESE AGENTS

FOLLOWS: BENTON - TEN A.M., APRIL 19, 1978; LOWE - TWO P.M.,

APRIL 19, 1978.; AND KAISER - TWELVE NOON, APRIL 21, 1978.

INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE AT HSCA OFFICE (OLD IDENTIFICATION

BUILDING), SECOND AND C STREETS, SOUTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C.

• PRIOR TO INTERVIEW, A REPRESENTATIVE OF LEGAL LIAISON AND

CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS UNIX, LEGATASOUNSEL DIVISION, VILL

PROVIDE LEGAL. BRIEFING TO AGENTS.

62-119290

REC-72

55 T FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIOS

23 APR 19 1978

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

D/r

ApP 1: 191

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PAGE TWO 117290 CLEAR

AGENTS NAMED ABOVE AND ASSISTANT SPECIAL AGENTS IN CHARGE

OF MEMPHIS AND MIAMI OFFICES HAVE BEEN TELEPHONICALLY NOTIFIED

OF HSÇA'S. INTEREST IN THE INTERVIEW.

BT

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CI

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

SAM

DEVINE, OHIO

STEIVART B. MCKINNEY. CONN.

(VONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF

HRISTOPHEM DOOD, CONN

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHINY, IND.

ROZERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Not for StATes

Rec. clu

4/11X

Select Committee on Assassinations

E.5. House of Representatites

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

APR 1 2 1978

Letter. #2

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:

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 have

provided information concerning

the relationship between Klan

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

representation of James BRiSt REC-72 6 2-117 290 - 633

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.

inconclusive on the issues to be resolved by the Committee.

2 APR 19 1978

As to the informants who have provided information

relative to the klan relationship with Arthur Hanes, SfT during

the course of Hanes' representation of James Earl Ray, it is

understood that the FBI will contact the informants listed in

he serials listed below: to determine if an interview with this

TREAT

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*: Astorney General Griffin B. Bell,

April 12, 1978

Page 2

SERIALS

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

Birmingham UKA file.

2. LHM, Vol. 16, Serials 640 and 649, Birmingham UKA file.

3. LHM, August 29, 1968, Serial 5137, MURKIN file.

4. 157-370-66 - 482

5. 44 - 38861, Serials 5120, 5121, and 5137.

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,

2. Robot Blokes

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB:med

Lec: Danny Coulson

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cuter bandar

1-Mr. Adams

1-Mr.

Cregar

1-Mr.

Mintz

1-Mr.

Steinbeck

1-Mr:

Aldhizer

2-Mr. Coulson

April 12, 1978

5r

The Attorney General

FEDERAL GOVERNIN

Director,

FBI

HQUSE SELEGE COLMITTEE ON AESASSINATIONG (ASCA)

This is to confirs a conversacion botreos

robert h heach, Laputy Assistant Attornay

#t, Reuch advised that you had romested a briefing

FOr ME.

Ropert Blakey, Chlef Counsel, House Salect

Ancasstrations, bn the ratter entitled

"Solo."

Gror your inforbation, this briefing will be

conducted

Pal Readguartors on Apxll 13, 1972.

ALT IUFORMATICN CONTAMED

E37 SLEE

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MAILED. 2

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Note:

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm..

Dep. AD Inv..

Asst. Dir::

Adm. Servs.

Crim. Iny:

Ident.

Intell.

Laberqory

- 88

Ptail. dajnsp.

Rec. Mgnt.

Tech. Servs...

Training.

1978

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

MAY 3-

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APPROVED:

Director WHAL

Assoc: Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv

EX-137

REC-72

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory._

Logal Coun

Pirin, & Insp,

Res, shent,

Toch, servs,

Training

Public Affs, O1t.

62-117.290

632

Briefing will be conducted

by Michael J.

Steinbeck and John T. Aldhizer on the date

requested.

22 APR 18 1978

COSPIDEIIETAL

claseified

74070

Ereapt

froz

COS

cocegory 2

Date of

Poplassification Moosinite

+0:004576-11001

APPROVED:

Admi. Serv.

Director

Crim. Inve

Assoc. Dir.

Ident.

Đep. AD Adm.

Intell.

Dep. AD.Inv.

Laboratory

Légal Coun.

Plan, & Insp

Rec. Mgnt.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Affs. Off.

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TO

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

CONFIDENTIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

_FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

:. The Director

DATE: 3/30/78

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AMAdm.

Dep. Abi!.

Asst. Dir

'Adm. Servs.

Crim. Inv.

Ident..

• Intell. In

Can Conf

• Rec. Mgnt..

Tech. Servs.

•Training -

Public Affs. Off. -

Telephone Rm. _

Director's Sec'y -

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

3658

The purpose of this memorandum is to advise of a

request by the Department for special briefing for the

Chairman, Ranking Minority and Staff Director, captioned

Committee. (U)

DETAILS:

571,572,680

On March 23, 1978, Mr. Robert Keuch, Deputy_Assistant

Attorney General, Criminal

Division, who was

the Special Counsel

to the Attorney General for matters relating to captioned

Committee, advised SA Danny O. Coulson of the Legal Counsel

Division that the staff for captioned, Committee

• had asked for

access and delivery of documents prepared by the Department

of Justice in its inquiry into the FBI's investigation of the,

assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Mr. Keuch further

advised that the documents requested by the Committee are..

др

heavily excised due to sensitive informant informationjand

these excisions have raised questions on the part of the

in""

Committee which can only be resolved by a briefing for

Pass liar and

Louis Stokes, Chairman, Samuel I. Devine, Ranking Minority,

and G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel to the Committee.

Mr. Keuch has indicated he will discuss this matter with the

Ae orleted on the solo peration tie desires to obtains

the FBI's, views, for the briefing concerning these specific

73-137

REG-72 62-110290-608/

This matter has been discussed with representa

tives of the Intelligence Division who express no objections

1573

to briefings regarding this matter, as long as it is restricted

to those three individuals. (U)

2Z APR 18 1978

CONTINUED I OVER.

SEE ADDENDUM PAGE 2

CONFIDENTIAL

marcity,

classified by 7006RYnJS

91 LEG

Exempt from GDS, Category 2

Date of Declassification Indefinite

1 - Mr. Adams

1 - Mr. Steinbeck

1 - Mr. Leavitt

- Mr. Mintz

2 - Mr. Coulson

Mire a savings Bond Resularly on the Payrol savings Plan

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CONFIDENTIAL

Legal Counsel to The Director, memo

Re: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

It should be noted that Mr. Keuch has advised that

the Attorney General will take this matter up personally with

President Carter to obtain his permission for this briefing. (U)

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Intelligence Division be authorized to

brief the above designated individuals as requested by the

Department. (U)

for

MJS

APPROVED:

Director

Ancos. Dir.

Pep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv._

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

ident,

tell. Tase

Doratol

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp

Rec. Mgntl

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public AffS. Öff.

anil

ADDENDUM INTELLIGENCE DIVISION (INTD) WOG: cml 3/30/78

INTD interposes no objection.

" to conducting

briefing as long as,

briefing is restricted to above-

named individuals. It is noted that for briefing to

be meaningful, we would have to discuss all aspects

of Solo Operation to establish credibility of the assets.

This is necessary inasmuch as only two Solo assets

reported the

subversive information regarding Dr. King

and

assets.

the Conmittee may question the relibility of the

(C)

Adm. Serv._

Legal Coun

Crim. Inv.

Plan. & Insp

Director

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

pur

Dep. AD Inv

Rec. Mignt.

Ident.

Intelt. Ton

Tech. Servs.

Training,

Laboratory

Public Af,s. Off.

MIS

WAN.

460178

Potent an ord

CONFIDENTIAL

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Date

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amacmia.

IT,

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SUBJECT:

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

-ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

544,565

Re Bureau teletype to Memphis, 3/28/78.

are & items containing xerox copies of serials from Memphi

1120 105-566 regarding the United Klans or America (UK)Ge

The enclosed items contain serials from the

following volumes of Memphis file 105-566 covering the

period of 9/1/67 through 6/30/68:

Item 1 contains lA exhibits;

Item 2 contains serials from Volume 39;

Item 3 contains serials from Volume 40;

Item 4 contains serials from Volume 41;

Item 5 contains serials from Volume 42;

Item

6 contains

Item 7

ontains serials from volume 44,

630

Item 8 contains serials from Volume

13. APR 1'7 1978

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ME 66-2197

All serials from volumes 40 through 44 have

been xeroxed or accounted for as indicated on copies of

form FD-338.

Only serials falling within the period of

9/1/67 through 6/30/68 were xeroxed from volumes 39 and 45.

Some of the serials in volumes 39 and 45 are also accounted

for on an FD-338.

Memphis file 105-566 contains no bulky exhibits.

The lA exhibits were xeroxed because it appears this method

provides a more graphic description than a written description.

The Memphis Office is continuing to review files

regarding Klan activities during

the pertinent period.

additional material is located,

it will be promptly submitted

to the Bureau.

If no additional material is located, the

Bureau will be so informed.

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Date -

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j Dep. AD Inv.

AsSt-Dir.:

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Crim. Inv.

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Lega! Coun.

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Tech. Servs.

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Public Affs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION)

Ra St. Louis teletype to rBIHO, 3/13/z palate

Enclosed for FBIHQ are the original and three

copies of LHM captioned as above.

LHM is being furnished for information and no

action being taken UACB.

2901

2 Bureau (EnCS. ATENCLOSURE O

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Saint Louis, Missouri

March 13, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

In the couse of a file review in an unrelated

matter, SL 3167-C, St. Louis File 137-16185, Bureau File

137-36945, was reviewed.

This file contained a contact

memorandum dated March 19, 1974, which contained information

relating to several criminal matters and also contained the

following paragraph:

"During the Fall of 1973, five or six months ago,

date not recalled, Beyers came to the shop inquiring as

to whether they could get together to talk, and they later

did so at Pizza and Cream, Clayton, Mo., in the area of a

Broad-Dugan Paint Store, where informant had traveled on

business.

Beyers talked freely about himself and his

business, and they later went to informant's house where

Beyers told a story about visiting a lawyer in St. Louis

County, now deceased, not further identified, who had

offered to give him a contract to kill Martin Luther King.

He said that also present was a short, stocky man, who

walked with a limp. (Later, with regard to the latter

individual, Beyers

commented that this man was actually

the individual who made the payoff of James Earl Ray after

the killing.) Beyers said he had declined to accept this

He did remark that this lawyer had confederate

flags and other items about the house that might indicate

that he was 'a real rebel'. Beyers also commented that

he had been offered either $10,000 or $20,000 to kill King."

Extensive further research in the St. Louis indices

and files failed to reveal this information was if any way

disseminated and the information simply reposes in the informant

file.

114184

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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P 132023Z MAR 78

13 HAR 78 20 382R

FM ST: LOUIS (62-5097)

RECEIVED

FEDERAL BUREAU

OF INVESTIGATION

COMHUNICATIONS SECTION

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) PRIORITY

B1

UNCLASE F I O

ATTENTIÓN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT

DIVISION

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

...

RE ST. LOUIS TEL CALL TO BUREAU, MARCH 13, 1978.

IN THE COURSE OF FILE REVIEW IN AN UNRELATED MATTER,

SL 3167-6, ST. LOUIS FILE 137-16185, BUFILE 137-36945, WAS REVIEWED

THIS FILE CONTAINED A CONTACT MEMORAND UM DATED MARCH 19, 1974, •

WHICH CONTAINED INFORMATION RELATING TO SEVERAL CRIMINAL MATTERS

AND ALSO CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:.

"DURING THE FALL OF 1973, FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AGO, DATE NOT

RECALLED, BEYERS CAME TO THE SHOP INQUIRING AS TO WHETHER THEY

COULD GET TOGETHER TO TALK, AND THEY LATER DID SO AT PIZZA AND

CREAM, CLAYTON, MO., IN THE AREA OF A BROAD-DUGAN PAINI STORE,

WHERE INFORMANT HAD TRAVELED ON BUSINESS.

ST-125

CREC

Associ Dir.

Dap. AD Adri.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Ident,

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Alfs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

BES MAR 1'7 1978

did birdinar

$ 1978

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SL 62-50 97

UNCLAS EFTO

ABOUT HIMSELF AND HIS BUSINESS, AND THEY LATER WENT TO INFORMANT'S

HOUSE "WHERE BEYERS TOLD A STORY ABOUT VISITING A LAWYER IN

ST • LOUIS. COUNTY, NOW DECEASED, NOT FURTHER IDENTIFIED, WHO HAD

OFFERED TO GIVE HIM A CONTRACT TO KILL MARTIN LUTHER KING. HE SAID

THẠT ALSO PRESENT WAS A SHORT, STOCKY MAN, WHO WALKED WITH A LIMP.

(LATER, WITH REGARD TO THE LATTER INDIVIDUAL, BEYERS COMMENTED

THAT THIS MAN WAS ACTUALLY IHE INDIVIUDAL WHO MADE THE PAYOFF OF |

JAMES EARL RAY AFTER THE KILLING., BEYERS SAID HE HAD DECLINED TO

ACCEPT THIS CONTRACI. HE DID REMARK THAT THIS LAWYER HAD

CONFEDERATE FLAGS AND OTHER ITEMS ABOUT THE HOUSE THAT MIGHT

INDICATE THAT HE WAS A REAL REBEL'. BEYERS AL SO COMMENTED THAT

HE HAD BEEN OFFÉRED EITHER $ 10, DDO OR $20, D00 TO KILL KING. "

EXTENSIVE FURTHER RESEARCH IN THE SI. LOUIS INDICES AND FILES

FAILED TO REVEAL THIS INFORMATION WAS IF ANY WAY DISSEMINATED AND

THE INFORMATION SIMPLY REPOSES IN THE INFORMANT FILE.

ABOVE IS BEING FURNISHED FOR INFORMATION AND NO ACTION BEING

TAKEN UACB. LETTER AND LHM FOLLOW.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

JULY 1973 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES G

ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO :

Director

(62-117290)

(Attention: Congressional Inquiry Unit

Records Management Division)

FROM

SAC, Springfield

(91-0)

DATE:

SUBJECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE.

ON ASSASSINATIONS

ReButelcall 3-28-78 from SA JAY ALDHIZER.

SA ALDHIZER advised that the House Select

Committee on Assassinations, after reviewing SI file

4-12-78

Per Bureau instructions contained in Bulet

to Albany 10-28-77, SI File 91-3699 was destroyed.

12-19-77 and no photograph is available.

"TO"

*..=

14-80 крітерня

Bureau 62-117290

1: Springfield (91-0)

JEO:mts

(3)

EX-114,

REG-9262-117290=

6.23

120 APR 13 1978

DOCE CIAS% REVO

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FEDERAL GOVERNENZ

The Deputy Attorney General

= Mr. Long - Enc:

1 - Mr.

Foster - Enc.

1

- Mr. Mintz - Enc.

2 - Mr. Coulson - Enc. '

April 5, 1978

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

In accordance with Attorney General Order

116-56, this senorandum advises that Special Agent

James W7. Sammon of the Jackson Fleld Office was

interviered on March 16, 1978.

A renorandun setting

forth lit.. Samnon's account of this intervie is enclosed

for your intornation.

Enclosure

i...

APPROVED:

Director

Assos. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv._

Adm. Serv._

Crim. Inv.

Ident.-

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp.

Rec Mgnt.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Affs. Off.

1 - Assistant Attorney (cheral - Enclosure

Crininal Division

Atto: Robert Keuch

EX-288

C.33

62-117291-622

1 - Personnel file - James W. Sammon - Enclosure

11 APR 10 1978

MAILED. 2

APR 9 = 1078•

FBI

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.

DOC: 1đr

Training

Public Afts. Off. _

Telephone Rm.

Director's Secy -

AP:

'MAIL ROOM

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

FROM:

SAG, JACKSON (62-544) (C)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATTONS (HSCA)

Enclosed for the Bureau are original and

three copies of an LIM reflecting results of interview

of SA JAMES W.

SAMMON by representatives of aforementioned

committee 3/16/78, at Washington, D.C.

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In Reply, Please Refer 1o

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Jackson, Mississippi

39205

March 28, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

On March 16, 1978, from 2:12 p.m., to

3:54 p.m., SA James W. Sammon, assigned Jackson,

Mississippi, FBI Division, appeared before representatives

of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

at Washington, D.C.

SA Sammon was questioned by Mark A. Speiser,

Peter G. Beeson, and Wendy s. Collins, all of whom

identified themselves through the use of credentials,

as being associated with aforementioned committee.

At the outset, SA Sammon was asked to furnish

background information concerning his career with the

FBI,

the number of offices and dates assigned and

classifications worked.

SA Sammon was asked to identify Special

Agents in Charge (SACs) and Assistant Special Agents

in Charge (ASAcs) assigned to the Miami, Florida,

EBl Office during the period of 1961-1964, when

SA Sammon was so assigned to that office.

The identity

of these

SAcs was furnished as Wesley G. Grapp and

Fred A. Frobrose (phonetic). It was explained that

former SAC Frobrose is now

deceased.

SA Sammon was asked to identify members of

his squad while he was assigned to the Miami Office.

SA Sammon advised that he would be unable to identify

each and every Agent assigned to the Number 5 squad

during the years of 1961 and 1904 inclusive, due to the

length of time that had transpired since that period.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the iBl. It is the property of the Bl and is loaned

to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

ENCLOSURE

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

SA Sammon was then asked if SAs Francis McCarron,

C. Peterson

that SAs McCarron, Dawson,

and Peterson were assigned

to that squad; however, it was not Sammon's recollection

that either Stacey or Pryor were so assigned.

SA Sammon was then asked to give a breakdown

by classifications as to the responsibilities of each

of the six Miami squads from 1961 through 1964, which

information was furnished to the committee representatives.

SA Sammon was asked to elaborate on the assignment of

responsibilities to the Number 5 squad of Miami during

that period of time.

Those classifications furnished

of that squad were applicants, accounting matters,

including Hoffa and teamster investigations; civil

rights;

racial matters; and fugitive matters.

It was explained

that these were

the major classifications assigned the

Number 5 squad.

SA Sammon was questioned regarding his transfer

from Miami to the Jackson Division in July, 1964, his

Location and investigative responsibilities while assigned

to Mississippi, which reply was to the effect that Sammon

agency Irom 1y64-1964, and to the Jackson, Mississippi,

Headquarters of the FBI from 1969: to the present time.

Sa sammon advised that while assigned to the Clarksdale,

Mississippi, Resident Agency, he

investigative matters under

which pertained to the territory covered by that

resident, agency.

In response to a direct question,

SA Sammon advised that his transfer from Miami to

Jackson, Mississippi, was a routine nature and not of

a disciplinary nature.

In response to

advised that he was the

to the Miami Division during the period of 1961-1964.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

SA Sammon was asked to identify Intelligence

Division Officers of the Miami, Florida, Police

Department, which SA Sammon was unable to do, noi

was Sammon

• in a position to advise whether or not

any information furnished by Somerset was disseminated

to that intelligence unit during the period of

1961-1964.

SA Sammon was then queried at length regarding

Ku Klux Klan activity in Mississippi beginning in 1964,

in particular;

* information regarding United Klans of

America (UKA), White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

(WKKKK); and the "Silver Dollar Group"

of the WKKKK

Mississippi. SA Sammon furnished a lengthy dissertation

regarding Klan activities in Mississippi since his

arrival in 1964.

any investigation regarding

• SA Sammon replied

that immediately after the shooting death of Dr. Martin

Luther King, SA Sammon was assigned the responsibility

of traveling through North Mississippi with photographs

of the evidence left by King's assailant, exhibiting

those photographs at motels, service stations, in

North Mississippi to determine if any of the photographs

could be identified.

SA Sammon was asked if he was aware of Somerset's

attempt to assassinate King in Montgomery, Alabama,

in 1958 through poisoning his food.

SA Sammon advised

the committee that he was not aware of any such attempts.

SA Sammon was then queried regarding Bureau

To rela rain to cocaine he are enants and

are normally determined by the Agent contacting the

informant and are paid on a COD basis based on the value

of the information furnished by the informant. SA Sammon

advised that the Bureau oversees these payments only in

an auditing or accounting of the particular informant's

payment fund.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

SA Sammon was then questioned regarding the

Bureau policy in discontinuing informants and if the

informants are advised that they are being so discontinued.

SA Sammon advised that the informant is so advised wher

he is discontinued, usually determined when the intormant

has furnished a lack of positive information, or when

exposed himself as an informant, and of course

upon his death.

SA Samnon was then questioned regarding

Somerset's personal involvement in violence; Somerset's

personal bigotry toward minority races; his bigotry

regarding,

union membership; his carrying or weapons;

and Somerset's knowledge of explosive devices; and

information furnished by Somerset regarding Thomas

Albert "Tommy"" Tarrants.

To these questions, SA Sammon advised that he

did not have any personal information of acts of violence

performed by Somerset; and that the only personal bigotry

exhibited by Somerset was Somerset's apparent dislike

for SA Sammon, as Somerset felt that SA Sammon was

of Jewish descent. SA Sammon advised that he had no

knowledge of any acts of bigotry in union membership as

indicated by Somerset, nor was SA Sammon aware of Somerset

ever carrying

a weapon or Somerset's knowledge of any

explosive devices.

SA Sammon advised the committee that

he did not recall

Somerset ever furnishing any information

regarding Thomas Albert "Tommy" Tarrants; however, SA Sammor

was acquainted with larrants, having been involved in a

firearms

shootout confrontation with Tarrants in 1969.

The committee pressed for further details concerning

this shootout and the committee was advised that in

august, 1y0y, larrants and two other inmates of the

Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), Parchman, Mississippi,

escaped from that penitentiary and were thereafter subjects

of an unlawful flight to avoid confinement investigation,

and were considered by the FBl to be Federal fugitives.

The committee was advised that in August, 1969, information

was received by the Jackson, Mississippi, Office that the

chree escapees were hiding in a heavily wooded dense area

near Jackson, Mississippi.

Thereafter, SA Sammon and

many other Jackson, Mississippi, Agents attempted to

locate and apprehend Tarrants and the two other inmates,

which attempts resulted in a gun battle, causing.

one of the inmates, name unrecalled, to

be killed by

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

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The committee was advised that this was SA Sammon's

rirst and last contact with larrants.

SA Sammon

in answer to specific questions, advised that he hac

no personal knowledge of the acts of Tarrants performed

on a residence of a Jewish businessman in Meridian,

SA Sammon was then questioned regarding the

availability of FBI informants to other Federal or

local law

enforcement agencies, and the Bureau policy

as pertaining to that availability. SA Sammon advised

the committee that it is the practice of the FBI,

as well as. other law enforcement agencies, not to

reveal the identity of Bureau informants to those

agencies, even though the information furnished by

those informants may be disseminated to those agencies.

The committee at this point took exception with

SA Sammon indicating it was their feeling that the FBI

"receives all information but does not share information"

with other law enforcement agencies, Federal,

local.

and

The committee at this point was unequivocally

advised that this has not and is not the case of the FBI,

and that information obtained by the FBI which is of an

interest to those agencies, is disseminated to them,

even though the identity of the informant furnishing

such information is not revealed to those agencies.

SA Sammon was again asked for his knowledge

as to the availability of Bill Somerset to the Intelligence

Unit of the Miami, Florida, Police Department, to which

SA Sammon again advised that he was not aware of such

availability during the years of 1961-1964, the only

period that SA Sammon was acquainted with Somerset.

SA Sammon was asked as to the degree of

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confidence and reliability regarding the information

furnished by Somerset while an FBI informant.

SA Sammon

advised from 1961-1964, it was his opinion that the

information furnished by Somerset was reliable, and that

SA Sammon had confidence in that information.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

At one point during the questioning, when

SA Sammon was being questioned as to squad assignment

classifications,

and identities of Agents of the Miami,

Florida, FBI Office from 1961-1964, SA Sammon advised

the committee that as that period of time was from

14-17 years in the past, SA Sammon would try to be as

accurate as possible as

Lowever.

recollection of the events may be six months to perhaps

a year off. Mark Speiser advised SA Sammon that the

committee would only allow a four month leeway. This

comment may have been misunderstood by SA Sammon and

may have been in jest by speiser; however, in any regard,

Speiser was advised that SA Sammon stood on his previous

statement that events occurring 14-17 years ago would be

timed as accurately as SA Sammon possibly could; however,

there

would be no

'four month allowance"

imposed

on SA Sammon, unless the committee intended to furnish

him documentary verification.

There was no such

documentary verification furnished SA Sammon during

his interrogation, with the exception of SA Sammon

being furnished a

to be the "Parade" engthy article from what appeared

or pictorial section of the Miami,

Florida, Herald, Sunday Supplement Newspaper, which

article appeared to be regarding Bill Somerset.

This

article was furnished SA Sammon briefly in an effort

to identify somerset by photograph as it appeared in

the article. SA Sammon was unable to positively identify

advised the committee that the poor photograph did

resemble Somerset; however, if the committee had not

would be unable to identify him.

SA Sammon was not

furnished the article to read.

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individual in Miami, Florida, which name SA Sammon

failed to record, and therefore the identity of

that individual is not recalled by SA Sammon.

SA Sammon was asked by the committee if he was

acquainted with this individual. SA Sammon advised

SA Sammon was then advised that this

individual was a house painter in Miami, and St

Sammon was

asked if Bill Somerset was acquaintec

with this individual.

SA Sammon advised that he then recalled

that this individual may be identical to a person

who was at the scene of the James Meredith

The committee was advised that the

incident arose over Meredith, a Negro, attempting

to register to attend the University of Mississippi.

SA Sammon recalled that a lead was received

at the Miami Office to identify and interview this

Miami house painter as his vehicle had been observed

at the University of Mississippi campus during the

disorder involving the registration of Meredith at

that university.

SA Sammon advised that he and SA Leonard

C. Peterson contacted Bill Somerset for background

information on this individual and that Somerset

was acquainted with house painter and furnished

SA Peterson background information concerning this

individual, to the best of SA Sammon's recollection

background 1 54

Thereafter, SA Sammon assisted SA Peterson

in the interview of this individual in Miami in either

the summer of 1963 or 1964.

SA Sammon recalled that

the individual was painting a house at the time of the

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interview, was very hostile towards the interviewing

Iniversity of Mississippi.

and to SA Sammon as

to that effect.

SA Sammon was asked if he was acquainted with

did not recall Somerset furnishing any information

regarding him.

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TO:

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ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, ATLANTA (66-2242) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS. (HSCA)

BUDED 4/21/78

•"""

4564,565

1. 2114-84-

Re Burgau teletype to Atlanta, Los Angeles, and

Memphis 3/29/78, and Bureau telephone call to Atlanta 3/31/78.

By separate package, Atlanta is sending FBIHe,

xerox copies of 8 volumes of documents that were

• in the

Atlanta file on MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., 100-5586 - volumes

74 through 81 as requested by FBIHQ.

Referenced Bureau teletype had indicated that

in connection with the investigation into the assassination

Of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., the HSCA had requested access

to various field office files including the entire Atlanta

security file concerning MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., (AT file

100-5586): One legible copies of documents in this Atlanta

file was to be furnished to FBIHQ.

The Bureau subsequently advised Atlanta in referenced

Bureau telephone call, that the HSCA wanted Atlanta to

first furnish those documents in KING's Atlanta security

file that covered the pafliodgd/1/68 through 4/30/68 and

Bureau

1

- Package

62-117290-

620

2 - Atlanta

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(5)

(1 - 66-2242)

(1 - 100-5586)

MATERIAL RETAINED

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1978

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AT 66-2242

when these were xeroxed they were to be sent to FBIHl right

away. When this phase was completed, then the remaining

documents in KING's Atlanta file were to be xeroxed and

Atlanta noted that the Atlanta file on MARTIN

LUTHER KING consists of 81 volumes and that the documents

in this file covering the period 1/1/68 - 4/30/68 were in

volumes 74 through 80. Since the KING file only contained

81 volumes, Atlanta decided to submit volumes 74 through

81 at this time and the remaining volumes, namely 1 through

73, will be sent to FBIHQ as soon as they are xeroxed by

Atlanta.

One xerox copy of the following volumes of th

tlanta file on MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., is being seni

to FBIHQ at this time.

1. 100-5586

2. 100-5586

Volume 74

Serials 6681 - 6801

Volume 75

Serials 6802 - 6906

3. 100-5586

4. 100-5586

5. 100-5586

6. 100-5586

7. 100-5586

Volume 76

Serials 6907 - 7028

Volume 77

Serials 7029 - 8000

(the serialization in this volume

was incorrect as it should have

been 7029 - 7100 instead of 8000)

(in addition serials 7066 and 7067

were skipped)

Volume 78

Serials 8001 - 8107 (serial 8016

skipped in serialization)

Volume 79

Serials 8108 - 8199

Volume 80

Serials 8200 - 8325

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AT 66-2242

8. 100-5586

Volume 81 (last volume)

Serials 8326 - 8361

As mentioned previously, Atinta will send the

xeroxed copies of the documents in Volumes 1 through 73

to FBIHQ as soon as they are completed.

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i - Mr. J.

A. Mintz

(Attn:

D. 0. Coulson)

- - Mr. W

Bailey

- Mr. G.

i: Postey

INDERAL GOVERNHENT

April 14, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

refer not de to dee to te dro

tact a se are on into a Goa cate of tart 2ut,

s investigation into

the assassination of Martin Luther

King, JI., requested certain material from files of the FBI.

On April 7, 1978, HSCA staff member Peter Beeson

advised that it is not necessary

to process material in

response to Item 1 of referenced letter,

Birmingham Field

Office files on

the United Klans of America.

Information concerning Item 2, Miami Field Office

file concerning William A. Sommersett,

has been processed

and is available for HSCA access at FBI Headquarters.

i from.

It will not. be necessary for the FBI to

an informant numerical breakdown on the national

level for these organizations: The HSCA desires to know

whether or not informant coverage was effected at the

national and state levels for each organization.

ALsO,

the

CDO

number of informants covering each group is desired for

New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta and

MA

Los Angeles.

The State of Mississippi can be eliminated.

Finally, the HSCA desires to know the number of informants

:

In these groups who were officers and the number who were

only rank-and-file members.

Any report prepared by the FBI's

Inspection Division concerning the quality and quantity 01

Assoc Dir Intormant coverage in these localities for these organiza-

Do. ADiN. Eions is also needed.

Dep. AD Inv.

Ass8. Dire

underway and the HiS be advise yon comp eton 6/9

Fin. & Pers. -

Retrievable information

Ident— listed on pages 2 and 3 of referenced request has been pro-

mory Cessed and is available for HSCA access at FBI Headquarters.—

Plan. &i Insp. -

11 APR 1'7 1978

Spec. Inv. -

ORTCINAL, AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY

Tech Servs -JTA: 1fj|7

VERAL,

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION:

Public Affs. Off.=

ROBERT L. KEUCH

Directors Says

-MAIL ROOM

TELETYPE UNIT D

SEE NOTE PAGE 2

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House Select Committee on Assassinations

V. S. House of Representatives

(HSCA)

On March 27, 1978, HSCA staff member Richard Rase

was advised of the availability of thia information.

Where

Information is not provided, it is either not retrievable or

is not being furnished pursuant to Memorandum of Understanding.

1/28/78: opto s aboar prepare by dan as atta

-2

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1 = Mr: F: I.

Bailey

Mr.

J.

A.

(Attn :

Mintz

D.

0. Coulson)

1 - Mr. G.

J. Foster

April 14, 1978

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division.

Attention: Mx. Robert L. Keuch:

Director, FBI

FEDERAL COVERNHENT

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

499,503

King, JI., requested certain material from files of the FBI.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memo-

randum in partial response to referenced letter.

It is

requested that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memoran-

dum to the HSCA.

Enclosures - 2

AL TORTIO! CUTED

E.

DNIE1.M-84

_дрімастій

NOTE:

By teletype dated 3/14/78; the Miami Office was

• instructed to furnish a copy of its informant file

on Sommersett.

Sommersett's identity has been disclosed to

the HSCA because he has been publicly identified as a former

through its tile destruction program,

Miami destroyed all sections of Sommersett's file except the

latter volume,

covering approximately 1962-1968. A copy of

this volume is being made available to the HSCA.

Regarding Item 3, on 3/27/78 HSCA staff member

Assoc Dir. Peter Beeson advised that no action be taken until the HSCA

De. ADI. decides exactly what it desires regarding informant cover-

Asst. Dir.:

age requests.

Results of the HSCA

s modification of this

Adn. Ser.-item are contained

Crim. Inv.

Fin. & Pers. -

UL1I0

In attached memorendump 117290

Ident.-

Intell. -

MAILEB &

11 APR 1'7 1978

Laboratory =

pc

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Plan. & Insp..

/-ENCLOSURE;

APR: 1:4.1978

Reç, Mgnt. _

Spec. Invo mere

Tech. Servs.-

Training -

Public Affs, Ord

Telephone. Rmal

?. 5 1978

FST

Director's Sec'y-

JATL-ROOM

TELETYPE UNIT

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LOUIS STOKEL UM, CH

НАОСОМ РАСТСЯ, М.

M78PL. PAUNTROY, DI

WatERATTE, ASTE DUANE, CALIT.

СКобАГОРНЕЙ 1. 0000.0онм.

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потет ин. косуя, та

(222) 219-9628

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3/5175

Select Committce on Assassinations

ElS. House ol Representatities

SUI HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX E

WASHINGTON. D.C, 20515

MAR ?

1973

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

U.S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear

MI. Attorney General:

While reviewing FBI files previously requested in con-

nection with our investigation of the assassination of dI.

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

determined that access

to certain additional information is

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

Klans of America.

20.

All retrievable information on William Augustus

Somersett contained within the Miami Field Office

files.

A numerical breakdown, nationally and by state,

(limited,.of course, to those states for which

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 vs. 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.

viously identified in our letters dated January 26,

1978 and February 28, 1978, are as follows:

8.

United Klans of America

b. White Citizens' Council

c. Minutemen

do oliberty Lobby

62-11722

ENCLOSURE,

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The Honorable Griffin B.

Bell

Page Two.

ср:.

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f.

g.

h.

Black Panthers

Black Muslims

American Nazi Party

Forever White

The Sword

The Fiery Cross

к.

1.

The White Camelia

The Silver Dollar Group

Constitution Party

-The informant information we 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

respect to item (m) we would appreciate your making available

the same '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, Alabama - January-June, 1963

St. Augustine, 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

any files or records in the possession of the Bureau relating

.to:the individuals noted below:

1.

2.

Robert J. Reynolds - 3400 3/4 Walnut Grove Ave.,

Rosemead, California. Former address:

1712 Santa

Anita Avenue, Arcadia, California.

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

birth: 4/23/01.

James is alluded to in the following

FBI files: 44-1574-1645

New Orleans 157-10673-1125

LOS Angeles 44-38861-4461

New Orleans 44-38861-4464-

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The Honorable Griffin B.. Bell

Page Three

5.

Mrs. Sun L00 - 962 Dundas Street! Toronto,

Canada.

Charles H. Sapp - 540 Grand Canal Drive, Miami,

Florida.

Everett Ray - 8760 S.W. 41st Terrace, Miami,

Florida. Telephone:

305-221-5921.

7.

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

P.O.B. Pochontos, Arkansas. FBI $432652-D (X00 312)

8. Link Rodney - Whitehaven, Tennessee.

9.

George R. Brachett - Work address: 330 w. 9th

• Street, Hialeach, Florida.

Home address:

10430

N.W. 36th Street, Miami, Florida.

10: 'Lauren E. "Skip" Hall - Ranville, California.

11. Henry Shand Tillman - Memphis, Tennessee

-

Your prompt ention as faeme, rati, be sincerely

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

1. Rolex Bleskey

•G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: ms j

CC:

MI. Danny 0. Coulson

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• TOP SECRET

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D CLEAR

Date

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TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQURIY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (1) (RUC)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE.

ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

BUDED: APRIL 21,

a 1978

Re Bureau teletype to Los Angeles dated 3/29/78.

One box of documents is being forwarded to the

Bureau via registered mail.

This box contains one copy

each of all documents contained in Los Angeles files

100-57229 and 100-65141 which fall within the period

1/1/67 - B/30/68.

X-70L

Be, 2-117290-6/5

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CONFIDENTIAL

JEFTO

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Date

4/3/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FROM:

SAC, BIRMINGHAM (66-2280) (RUC)

SUBJECT: CHOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Be Buzeau teletype to Bizmingham, 3728/18Figis

Being furnished the Bureau is one copy each of the

Birmingham files regarding the bombing of the Gaston Motel,

Birmingham, Alabama, May of 1963, and the bombing of Reverend

A. D. KING's residence, Birmingham, Alabama, May of 1963./

REC-46

EX-101

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Date

4/7/78

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, MEMPHIS (66-2197) (P)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATTONS ESCA,

BUDED:

4712778

1.14

508, 545

Re Bureau teletype to Memphis dated 3/28/78 and

Bureau teletype to Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Memphis dated

3/29/78.

Enclosed under separate cover for the Bureau are

2 volumes containing Xerox copies of serials maintained in

Memphis file 100-4105 captioned "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.;

SECURITY MATTER - C."

The enclosed material contains copies of or accounts

for all serials maintained in Memphis file 100-4105.

This

file contains no 1-A exhibits and no bulky exhibits.

Serials 15, 16, 33, and 34 were sent to the Bureau

in connection with cases

entitled "BERNARD S. LEE Vs

D.C.) CIVIL ACTION

#O-INSE," BELLE 62-117194, SD ESOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADER-

SHIP CONFERENCE (SCLC), VS CLARENCE M. KELLEY, ET AL CU.S.D.C.,

D.C.) CIVIL ACTION #76-1186," Bufile 62-117193.

EX-101.

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-. .

ME 66-2197

Serial 15 of Memphis file 100-4105 is Atlanta

LHM dated 6/18/65 captioned

"MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.;

SM - C."

Serial 16 of Memphis file 100-4105 is Atlanta

airtel to the Bureau dated 6/18/65 captioned "MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JR.; SM - C."

Serial 33 of Memphis file 100-4105 is Atlanta

teletype to the Bureau, Memphis, and Jackson dated 6/8/66

captioned "RACIAL MATTERS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE" and "MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JR.; SM -C."'

Serial 34 of Memphis file 100-4105 is Atlanta

teletype to the Bureau, Chicago, and Memphis

dated 6/9/66

captioned "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.; SM - C."

The Memphis Office is processing the SCLC file and

will promptly submit appropriate material when completed.

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAI

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMU

LEVINE, OHIO

WALTER E. FAUNTPOY, D.G.

SYEWA...

=. MCKINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE BRATHIYAITE DURKE, CALIF.

CHARLES THONE, NEOR.

CHRISTOTHER J. DODO, CONY.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLO E. FORD, TIMY.

FLOYD I, FITHTAN, IND.

ROBERT W. EOGAR, FA.

(202) 225-4624

• .

2 once

Select Committee on Assassinations

2.5. House of Representatives

• 3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

March 31, 1978

Ed

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.

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

336356

By letter dated December 13, 1977, this Committee re-

quested that the Department of Justice and the Federal

of Investigation, respectively, provide the Committee with docu-

ments and lists of attorneys and agents relative to a) the FBI,

COINTELPRO program directed against DI. Martin Luther King,

and b) the MURKIN investigation.

By January 25, 1978, the FBI had complied with that

portion of the request which pertained to its files and its

agents.

However,

the Department of Justice has yet to supply

the similar materials requested of it. Any further delay in com-

pliance

will begin to interfere substantially with the efforts

of this Committee to resolve in a professional and thorough

enforcement and activities in the conduct.of the MURKIN Invest-

gation. Therefore, in order to avoid a delay with such effects,

it is necessary that the Department of Justice comply with this.-

Committee's request of December 13, 1977 by no later than April

10, 1978.

action

No

poguine

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Sec:

Your cooperation in this

matter will

se greatly appreciate

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Tandarly,

I. Robert Blakey

IT APR 6. 1978

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

44/2/71

Danny

Soulson

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RECEIVEE MERO

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OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adma.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mignt.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Affs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

Cy FM ATLANIA (66-2242)

TO DIRECTOR, FBI (62-112790) PRIORITY

BI

EFTO

Room

8988

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

RE FBIHQ TELEPHONE CALL TO ATLANTA, MARCH 2, 1978,

482

AND FBIHQ TELETYPE TO ATLANTA, MARCH 3, 1978.

• FBIHQ ADVISED ATLANTA IN REFERENCED TELETYPE THAT THE

HSCA, BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1978, REQUESTED THE FBI

TiC

PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL ATLANIA AGENTS

ASSIGNED TO THE SECURITY INVESTIGATION ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR., DURING THE PERIOD 1967-1968. THIS REQUEST WAS

INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE ALL ATLANTA AGENTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED

IN THE SECURITY INVESTIGATION OF KING DURING THE PERIOD IN.

QUESTION. AS A RESULT, ATLANTA WAS REQUESTED BY FBIQ TO

FURNISH THE BUREAU WITH A LIS 10Ô ALL AILANIA AGENTS

ASSIGNED TO KING'S SECURITY INVESTIGATION BY COB MARCH 8, 1978.

REC-50

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F TO •

* AILANTA NOTED THAT THE ATLANTA SECURITY INVESTIGATION

FILE FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ATLANIA FILE 100-5586,

CONSISTED OF 81 VOLUMES, CONTAINING 8361 SERIALS. VOLUMES

59 TO $D COVERED IHE PERIOD 1967-1968.

THIS SECURITY INVESTIGATION OF KING BY ATLANTA HAD

BEEN ASSIGNED TO SA ALAN G. SENIINELLA ON MAY 21, 1965,

AND SA SENTINELLA HAD THIS CASE ASSIGNED TO HIM FOR THE

ENTIRE PERIOD OF 1967-1968. SA SENTINELLA'S ATLANTA

SUPERVISOR DURING 1967 AND 1968 WAS SA CHARLES S. HARDING.

ATLANIA THEN REVIEWED VOLUMES 59 THROUGH 80 OF THE KING

SECURITY FILE AND IT WAS NOTED THAT SA ALAN G. SENTINELLA

APPEARED TO BE THE ONLY ATLANTA AGENT THAT TOOK AN ACTIVE

PART IN THE HANDLING OF THIS CASE IN 1967-1968. SA SENTINELLA

PREPARED ALL OUTGOING COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING KING, HIS

NAME WAS SHOWN IN THE BLOCKSTAMP OF ALMOST ALL THE INCOMING

COMMUNICATIONS TO ATLANTA REGARDING KING, AND IN ADDITION,

SA SENTINELLA HANDLED THE ONE INFORMATION, NAMELY FORMER

AT 1387-R, WHO FURNISHED A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION

REGARDING KING DURING 1967-1968.

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F 1 0

* - THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THIS REVIEW OF KING'S

FILE THAI ANY OTHER ATLANTA AGENTS TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN

THE INVESTIGATION OF KING OR WERE ASSIGNED TO THE KING

INVESTIGATION.

IN THIS FILE REVIEW, ATLANTA ONLY NOTED ONE INSTANCE

DURING THE PERIOD 1967-1968 IN WHICH ATLANTA AGENTS MADE ANY

PHYSICAL OBSERVAIION OF KING AND THAI WAS ON APRIL 25, 1967,

WHEN STANLEY LEVISON VISITED ATLANIA. KING AND LEVISON WERE

OBSERVED ON THIS OCCASION OUTSIDE SCLC HEADQUARTERS IN

ATLANTA AND LATER AT THE ATLANIA AIRPORT WHERE LEVISON

BOARDED A PLANE FOR NEW YORK. THE AGENTS MAKING THESE

OBSERVATIONS WERE SA'S ALAN G. SENTINELLA, JOHN F. CUNNINGHAM,

EDWARD U. CRIM, AND JAMES J. ROSE.

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• Is 14994

NORAL COVERSIT

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

March 6, 1978

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn :

Mr. Coulson

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

-417,426

Reference Is made to letter to the Attorney

General from G. Robert

Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director,

HSCA, dated January 30, 1978, which, in connection with

HSCA's Investigation into the assassination of bartin Luther

King, Jr:, requested access to certain information at FBI

Headquarters.

Reference is also made to undated letter to

the Attorney General from Mr. Blakey, which requested delivery

of the material outlined in the letter of January 30, 1978.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memorandum

in partial response to the above request. It is requested

that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum to the

HSCA.

Enclosures (2)

(ai)

NOTE: Remaining sections in the king security file will be

processed and later delivered to the HSCA, along with other

items desired in its referenced requests.

ST. 114

REC-65.

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adn. -

- ENCLOSURE

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Fin. & Pers. -

Ident. -

Intell. -

Laboratory -i

L'ogal Coun..

Plan. & Insp..

Rec. Mgnt. -

Spec. Inv.-

Tech. Servs.-

Training -

MAILED 10

MAR 6 1978

FBI

elephone

Director's Sec'y -

MAIL ROOM

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112

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1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

March 6, 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, dated January 30; 1978,

HSCA's Investigation Into the assassination of Martin Luther

King, JI., requested access to certain information at FBI

Headquarters (FBIHQ,). Reference is also made to undated

letter to the Attorney General from Mr. Blakey, which

requested delivery of the material outlined in the letter

of January 30, 1978.

Among other Items, referenced letters requested

delivery of the main security file on Martin Luther King, Jr.,

for the period October 1, 1962, to December 31, 1966, and

pinacm

May 1; 1968, to April 1, 1969.

This time period was modified

on February.

3, 1978, by HSCA Staff Attorney Michael Eberhardt,

who also reguested delivery of the King security file to

Include the period January 1, 1967, to April 30, 1968.

Files covering this later period were previously processed

for HSCA access pursuant to letter to the Attorney General

from Nr. Blakey dated November 30, 1977.

This letter 1s to confirm that on March 3, 1978,

-86

167

the following sections of the King security file, covering

the above-mentioned period, were delivered to HSCA staff

member Gerala Hamilton at FBIHQ: 100-106670, Sections 1

and 2 (JUNE); and 100-106670, Sections I through 62 and

Sections 66 through 86.

The remainder of the file, Sections 63, 64 and

65, are being processed and, upon completion, will be

delivered to the MSCA, along with other items requested

Assoc. Dir. -

- In referenced letters.

Dep. AD Adh. =

Dep. AD Iny. -

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. -

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL

Crim. Inv. --

DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR: ROBERT I. KEUCH.

Fin, & Pers. _

Intell. -

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

Laboratory =

Criminal Division,

Attention: Mr. Robert l. Keuch, dateo

Legal Coun. _

3/6/78, captioned,

"House Select Committee

on Assassinations,

Roc an= U. S. House of Representatives (HSCA)."

Speç. Inv. -

Tech. Servs,-

Training -

Public Affs. Off._

SEA: men (6)

62-112290-610X1

Telephone Rm. —

Director's Sec'y-

MAIL ROOM

TELETYPE UNITO

ENCLOSURE

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SAMUEL

•VANSE, OHIO

•силкт в менінст, сош

CHINKLES THOUT, NEUH.

HAROLO S. SANYIN, MICHI.

YVORNE FRATNAITE DURKE, CALIT.

•CHRISTOFMIR J.DODC.CONN.

1210L0 F. FOHD, TENN.

BODEST H. 1'0GAH, 8A.

(202) 275-4024

Select Committee oi Sissassinations

U.Es. Mouse of Licurescitatives

3331 40USE OFFICÉ BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

January 30, 1978

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Attention:

Mr. Röbert I: Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

•Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear: Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into the death of Do. Martin Iuther King, Jr., a request was

made by letter dated

November 30, 1977, for FBI files relating

to Dr. King. These files included the following:

I. The main security file on Dr. Martin Luther King,

•JX., for the period January I,, 1967 through

May. 1: 1968.

.j2.

The main file on the Southern Christian Leader=

ship conference for the period January 1, 1967

through May 1, 1968.

•3.

The file on the Memphis Sanitation Strike foy the

period January 1, 1968 through May I, 1968.

4.

The file on DI. Martin Luther King, Jr./PoOr

People's March for the period December 1, 1967

through May 1, 1968.

5." All materials pertaining to Martin Luther King,

JI.;. and the SCLC in the COINTELPRO file.

We have been advised that all of the above files are

now available for review by the Committee.

It is now requested, however, that the foregoing files,

except for. the Memphis Sanitation Strike, be prepared for Com-

mittee review for the following extended dates:

62-118 290-51011

ENCLOSURE

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

January 30, 1978

Page 2

2.

3.

The main security file on Dr. Martin Luther King,

JI.,. for the periods:

a..

October 1, 1962 - December 31, 1966

May 1, 1968 - Apri] I, 1969

The main file on the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference for the periods:

a.

October 1, 1962 - December 31, 1966

b. May I,. 1968 - April I, 1969

The COMINFIL and COINTELPRO files as such relate

to Dr. Martin Iuther King, JX., for the periods:

a.

October' ], 1962 - December 31, 1966

b.

May I, 1968 - April 1, 1969

4.

Your prompt attention to these matters will be greatly

appreciated.

Respectfully!

12. Doset Blalry

Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

• GRB : mea

CC: Danny O. Coulson

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LOUIS STOKES, ONIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

WALTER E. TAUNTROY, D.C.

SAM

STE

"DE!

B. MC KINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE DRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.,

LiONE, NEBR.

CHRISTOPHER S. DODD, CONN.

HAROLO S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E.. FORD, TENN.

' FLOYO J, FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

sand sel. be HSCA stafger,

Raken Luidly at 11's

Storie

Select Committee on Assassinations

ET.S. House ni Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

3/294118

March 28, 1978

FADERAI GOVERIENT

se

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 this Committee's investigation into

the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr., we would appreciate copies of the following serials

as soon as possible:

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-145

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-150

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-151

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-152

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-174

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-213

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-216

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-380

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-381

LA MURKIN 44-1574D-495

LA MURKIN 1574-1629

LA MURKIN 1574-1763

LA MURKIN 1574-1897

BUFILE 44-38861-5539

BUFILE 44-38861-5540

BUFILE 44-38861-5558

Thank you for your prompt assistance.

Sincerely,

1S. Nobit Blobsy

G. Robert Blakey

62-117290

GRB: ghd

Acc:

Danny Coulson

TREAT AS

ORIGINAL

58 APR Z6 1978

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• t

TRANSMIT VIA:

• I"

• Teletype

• Facsimile

[ Airte!

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

D SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

O CLEAR

Date

3/22/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION)

FROM:

SAC, MIAMI (62-6603) (C)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

BUDED: 3/24/78

sll

Re Bureau teletype to Miami, 3/14/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are 75 serials gleaned

frOM WILLIAM SOMERSETT's informant file at Miami.

Enclosures may or may not have been in Bureau

informant file.

Prior volumes of informant file were inadvertently

destroyed.

Miami indices negative regarding WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

SOMMERSETT Or SUMERSET, SUMMERSET, SUMERSETT, Or SUMMERSETT.

Indices contain one index card regarding WILLIE

A. SOMERSET, Miami file 157-2354-66.

This serial is a

letterhead memorandum regarding Washington Spring Project

dated 2/27/68 sent to Bureau file 157-8428 by Birmingham

airtel, 2/29/68.

the name SOMERSET.

Indices contain one

index card regarang WILLIE A.

SOMERSETT,

Miami file 173-249.

This file has been destroyed

per Manual of tales and regulations, 62-117 228-

000

Detached-Retaine

2

• Bureau (Enc.

75) ENCLOSURE

2

MAR 23 1978

1 - Miami

EJN : dkh

(3)

Approved

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L'OUIS STOKES, ONIO, CHAIAMAN

RICHAHOSON "PEYER, N.C.

WÄLTER'E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

SAY

STI

YKONNE DEITHNAITE DUMKE, CALIF.

CHRISTOPHERS.DODD. CONN,

= DEV

HIO

D. MG.

LEY. CONN.

THONE, NEDR.

HAROUS S. JAWYCH, MICHA

MANOLO I. POHO, TINY.

FLOYD. I. FITHIAY, IND.

RO:SIT VY. LOGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Hand Del. by HSCA stiffer,

Ratin findly at ?'

• 58

Himse

Select Committce on Assassinations

U.S. House dE Sepresentatibes

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

March 27, 1978

Agene

3/29/18

EUDORAL, CONDENATE

Letter #3

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 Dr. Martin

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

Investigation assist the Select Committee on Assassinations

with respect to the following matters:

1)

Prepare for delivery: (PRIORITY)

LOS Angeles MURKIN 44-1574-592 Report

of George Stoner, Chief Investigator,

Office of the District Attorney, Los Angeles

County 4-22-1968)

Los Angeles MURKIN 44-1574D-159 (FD 302,

...

Los Angeles MURKIN

44-1574-1850, 1857 (Memo-

randa written in February 1969, re:

LOS

Angeles Times reporters, Dave Larsen and--

Jerry Cohen)

Ặt T

4 1978

Marie

LOS Angeles MURKIN 44-1574-1898 (Re:

Martin and Joel M. Levy)

Headguarters' MURKIN 44-3886-5437 including

enclosures.

(Re:

Marie Martin and Ronald

Gerald Deninno)

TREAT AS

ORIGINAL

58ẢPR 261978

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The Honorable Griffin

.B. Bell

March 27,

1978

Page 2

All file material (BUFILE and Field Office)

Ie:

the Friends of Rhodesia (Los Angeles

1967 - 1968)

9)

All file material (BUFILE and Field Office)

re:

Ronald G. Hewitson

The above, designated g), was the 1968 President of the

Orange County Chapter, Friends. of Rhodesia, P. O. Box

613, Garden Grove, California, and at that

time

resided

at 9692 Imperial Street, Garden Grove, California.

h) All file material, including Identification

Division records, on Alan O. Thompson,

dob 12/25/1913.

2)

i) All file material including Identification

Division records on J. C. Hardin, FBI 190-190C

Prepare for delivery the following serials:

a)

66-16458-297; 319; 328; Not Recorded (Director

to SAC, B'ham, MM, Mobile 1/23/64, re: Willie

Somersett)

b.)

66-16458 Not Recorded (2/20/64 Airtel SAC, .

MM to Director)

66-16458 Not Recorded (3/12/64 Airtel Miami -

Director, re: BAPBOMB and Sidney C. Barnes

đ)

66-16458-333; 336

e) 15-1657-3; 1; 8; 5; 24; 28; 34; 35

f) 157-1263 Not Recorded (2/6/64 Teletype SAC,

MM to Director requesting permission to tape

conversation of Somersett and Barnes)

9) 157-1025-809; 509

h) 157-4-63-26

i) 105-65374-227

62-112591-621

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"The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

March 27, 1978.

Page 3

3)

Make available for interviews the following Agents:

Charles. Harding

Jerry D. Roseberry

Robert W. Thompson

Theodore A. King

Wilber G. Stevens

Marvin M. Eubanks

Charles Harding

Henry Rouse

John Benton •

Donald Burgus

Richard Millen

Joseph Ponder

William Perry

William Lawrence

Richard

H. Davis

Richard Hamilton

John W. Matter

Dave Ryan.

Lawrence Gettings

C. B. Stanbury

Howell S. Lowe

Joseph H. Kearney, Jr.

Merrell E. McCloughan

In addition to the above Agents, it is requested that

the Agents listed below be made

avallable on a

priority basis:

. *

Matthew D. Crawford

Richard W. Kaiser

John Page, JI.

BY letter dated 2/6/78, it was requested that the FBI

provide this Committee copies of all bank records secured in

the investigation of certain members of the Ray family.

In

FBI memorandum dated March 1, 1978, reference was made

to the

Bureau having included John Raynes

(father) in the bank records

search. It has come to our attention, subsequently, that spe-.

cific records of John Raynes were secured by the St. Louis

Field Office in connection with their investigation;

oddly

those bank records do not appear in the materials furnished

3/1/78. In view of these facts, it is hereby requested that

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*The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

March 27, 1978

Page 4

the FBI check again the appropriate BUFILES and Field Office

files for John Raynes, in continuance. of the Committee's

•2/6/78 request.

Due to the voluminous and time consuming nature of this

request, we ask that as individual items become available, they

be provided immediately.

Thank you for your continued assistance.

Sincerely,

• I. Nobu: Blahey.

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: gha

lec:

Danny Coulson

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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

AssoC, Dir.

fi Dap. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst, Dir.:

Adm. Serv.

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

intell.

Laboratory

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Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt.

-Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Affs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y

TO

BT

UNCLAS

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENI DIV.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA); BUDED: MARCH 24,

19 78.

59°

REBUTEL, MARCH 21, 1978.

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA)

DURING ING - 1968, WITH REGARD IO NEW ORLEANS DIVISION, IS

CONTAINED IN NEW ORLEANS FILE 105-687 DURING THIS TIME FRAME,

THE FOLLOWING SAS WERE ASSIGNED AS CASE AGENTS:

HENRY J. FLYNN - EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY NEW HAVEN,

CASE AGENT FROM JA, 1967- APRIL, IDST 42=11229 604f

20 APR 6 1978

ST-121

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NO 66-2878 UNCLAS

LONDON M. HOWARD - CURRENTLY ASSIGNED NEW ORLEANS DIV., BATON

ROUGE RA, CASE AGENI FROM APRIL, 1967 - OCI., 1967.

CLEMENT J. HOOD - RETIRED, LOCATION UNKNOWN, CASE AGENT FROM

OCT • , 1967 - DECO, 1968.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OF BUREAU, NEW ORLEANS UKA FILE FROM

1967 TO 1968, CURRENT VOLUME 67 IO VOLUME 111. THE FILE HAS A

TOTAL OF 44 VOLUMES AND SERIALS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD COVER 3339

TO 5480, OR A TOIAL OF 2, 141 SERIALS.

BT

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RECEIVED !

FEDERAL BUREAU

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DE ME

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CA EM MEMPHIS (66-2197) (RUG)

TO DIRECTOR (62- 117296) ROUTINE

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UNCLAS EFT O

ATTENTION CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT

DIVISION.

OHOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA). BUDED

MARCH 24, 1978.

REBUTEL MARCH 21, 1978.54S

/ 1

MEMPHIS CASE AGENTS WHO HANDLED INVESTIGATION OF THE

UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA) DURING 1967-1968 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SA MERR ILL E. MC CLOUGHAN WAS ASSIGNED THE UKA CASE

DURING PERIOD JUNE 13, 1966 - MAY 6, 1968. THE CASE WAS

REASSIGNED TO SA ROBERT FITZPATRICK ON MAY 7, 1968, AND WAS

ASSIGNED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF 1968 SA MC CLOUGHAN

RETIRED IN 1968 HIS CURRENT ADDRESS IS NOT KNOWN TO

1NE

MEMPHIS OFFICE. SA FITZPATRICK IS CURRENTLY

2-17290-103

ASSIGNED Tiles

DIVISION 1D, FBIHQ.

20 APR & 1978

BT

AssoCi Dir.

Assil Dir?

Adm..Serv.

crim. Inv:

Ident.

intelli

Laboratory

Legal Coun

Plan, & Insp.

Rea. Mant.

Tech. Servs.

Training

Public Alls. Off.

Telephons Rm.

Director's Sec'y

dated

1i81

58 APR < 0 1978

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Dap. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Adi. Serv.

Trim. In!.

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Insp.

Rec. Mignt.

Tech. Servs,

Training

Public Airs. Off.

Telephone Rm.

Director's Sec'y_

FM

BIRMINGHAM

(66-2285) (P)

TO

DIRECIOR

(62-117290) (ROUTINE)

CBI

INCLAS

ATIN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA), BUDED:

MARCH 24, 1978.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANTA AND OTHER OFFICES,

MARCH 21, 1978.540

REVIEW OF BIRMINGHAM FILE REVEALS CASE AGENT WHO HANDLED

INVESTIGATION ON THE UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA) DURING THE

PERIOD JANURY, 1967 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1968 WAS MARVIN M.

EUBANKS. EUBANKS NOW RETIRED AND LIVING AI ROUTE 8, BOX 47A,

CULLMAN, ALA: 35055, TELEPHONE 285-734-1845.

BT

Примастки

ST-121

4. palis

RE679 62-117290-6021

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TELETYPE

ROUTINE

UNCLAS

..."i

MARCH 31, 1978

FM DIRECTOR (62-1172903

TO ST. LOUIS ROUTINE

BT

UNCLAS

OHOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS CHSCAJ.

RE INVESTIGATION

INTO ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING= JR., HSCA

BY LETTER DATED MARCH 27, 1978, REQUESTED BANK AND/OR FINANCIAL RECORDS

WHICH WERE OBTAINED BY ST. LOUIS OFFICE FOR JERRY RAYNES, JAMES EARL

•RAY'S FATHER, IN CONNECTION WITH MURKIN INVESTIGATION.

ST. LOUIS SHOULD SEARCH THEIR MURKIN FILE ESL 44-7753 FOR FINANCIAL

AND/OR BANK RECORDS PERTAINING TO JERRY RAYNES AND FURNISH COPY OF

THESE RECORDS TO ATTENTION OF CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS

HUMANEN DUITON EY CLOSE DURES APRIL 7, 2978.

REC-33

62-117290-608

20 APR 3 1978

NNNN

Assoc, Dir. =

Dep. AD Adh. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Assi. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. =

Crim. Inv. -

Fin. & Pers. -

Ident..

Intell.

TVB: amo

(3)

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Roc Male T

Spoc. Inv. _

Toch, Servs. -

Training =

Publie Affs. Off.-

Telephone Rm. -

IW.65994 Dbefd:32989752 Page 7:

SEE NOTE, PAGE TWO.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

APRO 1 1978

TELETYPE

TELETYPE UNIT &

FBI/DOJ

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Teletype to St. Louis

￾(62-117290)

NOTE: Partial financial records re Jerry Raynes were furnished the

HSCA by memorandum dated March 1, 1978. These were furnished as a

result of HSCA request dated February 6, 1978, which asked for records

of several of James Earl Ray's relatives exclusive of his father's

records.

Raynes' partial records were included as the inter-

relationship between his and his daughter's (Carol Pepper), financial

dealings. Based on this disclosure to the HSCA, they reformulated their

request to include Jerry Raynes' records.

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119 M

TELETYPE

ROUTINE

1 - Mr. Foster

CLEAR

4/7/78

FM DIRECTOR (62-117290)

TO ATLANTÀ (ROUTINE)

BT

CLEAR

578,572,680

OHOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA):

HSCA BY LETTER DATED MARCH 23, 1918, REQUESTED IN PART

THAT THE FBI FURNISH "ALL ORIGINAL TRANSPARENT LATENT LIFTS.

OF VALUE AND OF NO VALUE IN THE POSSESSION OF FBI HEADQUARTERS

OR FIELD OFFICES WHICH WERE COLLECTED DURING THE COURSE OF THE

MURKIN INVESTIGATION:"

HSCA AGREED TO LIMIT FIELD OFFICE REQUEST TO ATLANTA AND

MEMPHIS OFFICES. PHOTOS OF ALI, LATENTS OF VALUE SUBMITTED BY

FIELD OFFICES HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM HEADQUARTERS FILE. HSCA

AGREED. TO ACCEPT PHOTOS OF LIFTS RATHER THAN ACTUAI, LIFTS.

ATLANTA IS REQUESTED TO REVIEW MURKIN FILE FOR ANY LATENT

FINGERPRINT LIFTS OBTAINED DURING COURSE OF INVESTIGATION AND,

IF FEASIBLE, SUBMIT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THOSE LIFTS.

IF NOI

REC- 13

EX ARE BUREAU OF RIES CANION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

62-117290-599

APR:0 8 1978

17 APR 10 1978

02/7₴

TELETYPE

10151

11

-* =

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. =

Crim. Inv.

Fin. & Pers.

Ident. -

Intell._

DiwB:me1/LEjlfj

Laboratory =

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Plan, & Insp. =

Rec. Mgnto -

Spec. Inv. -_

Tech. Servs.-

Training -

58 APR 19 1978

Publie Affs. Off.-

Telephone Rm. -

Director's Sec'y =

MAIL ROOM.

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PAGE TWO ATLANTA CLEAR

POSSIBLE SUBMIT ACTUAL LIFTS WHICH AFTER COPYING WILL BE

RETURNED TO SUBITTING OFFICE. EACH LIFT SUBMITTED,

PHOTOGRAPH OR ACTUAL, SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS TO WHICH

SERIAL IN ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE FILE CONTAINS DESCRIPTIVE

INFORMATION CONCERNING THAT LIFT. REQUESTED INFORMATION

SHOULD BE SUBUITTED TO FBI HEADQUARTERS, ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, REGORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION,

BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 14, 1978.

BT

NOTE: Susan Grimes, HSCA, advised that photographs of

latent lifts obtained in MURKIN investigation in FBI

• Heacquarters files would suffice. She stated that the HsCA

was only interested in the Atlanta and Memphis Field Office

MURKIN files being searched for latent lifts.

ASAC Dick Blay, Memphis, advised 4/6/78; Memphis

MURKIN file sent to Freedom of

Information - Privacy Act

Branch, FBI Headquarters, including bulky exhibits.

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Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adn. =

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Adm. Serv. _

Crime, Inv. -

Fin. & Pors. _

Ident. -

Intell. -

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Rec Mgnt. =

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Servs.=

Ton APR 2 4 1978

MAIL ROOM D

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TELETYPE

ROUTINE

UNCLAS

MARCH 317 1978

FM DIRECTOR (62-1172903

TO. ATLANTA ROUTINE

BT

UNCLAS

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS CHSCAJ.

RE INVESTIGATION INTO ASSASSINATION OF MÄRTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,

STAFF MEMBERS OF HSCA HAVE REQUESTED. TO INTERVIEW SPECIAL AGENT ROBERT W.

•THOMSON OF ATLANTA OFFICE. HSCA ADVISED THEY EXPECT TO HAVE SEVERAL

INVESTIGATORS IN ATLANTA DURING WEEK OF APRIL 3-7, 19781 AND WILL

INTERVIEW NUMBER OF RETIRED SPECIAL AGENTS WHILE THERE. HSCA INVESTIGA

TORS WILL. CONTACT THOMSON AT ATLANTA OFFICE DURING THAT WEEK TO ARRANGE

FINAL INTERVIEW DETAILS.

THOMSON HAS BEEN. RELEASED FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND IS

AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN HSCA INTERVIEW. BRIEFING OF THOMSON BY

REPRESENTATIVE OF LEGAL LIAISON AND CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS UNIT, FBIHQ.

WILL BE CONDUCTED TELEPHONICALLY PRIOR TO INTERVIEW. FOLLOWING INTER-

VIEW, THOMSON SHOULD SUBMIT LETTERHEAD MEMORANDUM CONTAINING BRIEF

REC-33

1 - Personnel file of SA

Robel M. Thomson

62-11729°

*596

20 APR 3

1978

FEDERAL BUREAU LE RIVESTIGATION

COMMMNICATIONS SECTION

SEE NOTE,

PASE THREE.

APR 1 1978

0253₴

TELETYPE

TO GOT TIED

TELETYPE UNIT.

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UNCLAS

SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW. FORWARD TO FBIHA BY COVER AIRTEL, ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

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Teletype to Atlanta

(62-117290)

chra 594

NOTE: By letter dated March 27, 1978, the HSCA requested interview

of Thomson.

Representatives of Legal Liaison and Congressional

Affairs Unit and Congressional Inquiry Unit have no objections to

interview being conducted in Atlanta. SA D: 0. Coulson of

Legal Liaison and Congressional Affairs Unit will conduct briefing of

Thomson. Teletype confirms telephone conversation with ASAC Edmund J.

Pistey on March 31, 1978, re the above.

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LOUIS STOXES, CHIS, CHAIR!

FICHANSSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUIL L' DEVINZ, OHIO

1°

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.G.

STIWAHT D. MCKINNEY, CONY. e

YVONNE GRATHIVAITE BURKE, CALIF

CHARLES THONE, HEDR.

CHRISTOPHZR 3, DODO, CONY.

HAROLO 5, SAWYER, MiCHI.

HANOLO E. FORD, TINY.

FLOYO J, FITHIAY, IVD.

RODERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Rec.CIu. 3/21/18 at15

DERSAL COVERENT!

Select Committee on Essassinations

M.So. House of Hepresentatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX ¿

WASHINGTON, D.G. 20515

MAR 1 7 1978

The Honorable Griffin 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 the investigation by this Committee

into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Martin

Luther King, JI.,

it is requested that the Federal Bureau of

Investigation assist the Select Committee on Assassinations

with respect to the matters outlined below:

1) Make available for interviews, the following

FBI agents:

a)

Aurthur Murtaugh

b) Edward Crim

c) Alden F. Miller

Field Office.

old de the above were follery assigned to the atlanta

2)

Provide Identification Division records (i.e. Criminal

Original cannot be located Artest records) on the following individuals:

and is not on record. When

original is received in Records

Gatids D. YOR RECT 1283-627290

FBI 283-6207

"590

Branch it will be filed either

william k. Livingston

FBI #787-311C

with this copy or may be given

a new serial.

Daniel 7. X

/16

c)

à )

e)

£ )

Hency Alexander FBI $429-902C

• NAILSO

Bragg

FBI #752-173B

Raymond C. Britt, JI. FBI#

404-5339

Gilbert Leroy Cameron - Date of birth: 1/5/33=

aka Leroy Bledsoe

TREAT AS

ORIGINA

aka

Eugene Straub (e)

CONSON

LEGAL, CUNGEL

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The Honorable Griffin B: Bell

Page Two

g) Eugene Hall - w/m/approx. 50.

h) Chester Sheffield - w/m/approx. 50:

The above individuals, designated (g) and (h), are

alleged to have had. involvement in bombing activities in

Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960's.

3) Prepare for access any material on:

a) Marcelle Mathier - 3280 Belair Street

• Apartment 210

Montreal, Canada

(1968 age 27)

b) Lise Robillara

~ 155 St. Alexis Street

Charlemagne District

Montreal, Canada

(1968 age 19)

4)

Prepare for delivery all file material on:

James Harrison

The above individual was affiliated with the SCLC of

Atlanta, Georgia in 1968.

5) Prepare for delivery LA MURKIN 44-1574 D-512,

interview with Charles Joseph Stein conducted

February 17, 1969.

Your prompt attention to these matters is greatly

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

12. Nober Bleate

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRS: ghj

Vec:

Mir. Danny 0. Coulson

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1 - Mr. Long - Enc.

1 ÷

Mr. Foster

- Enc.

1 - Mr. Mintz - Enc.

2 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

March 30, 1978

The Deputy Attorney General

TERRUS COVERIMSNE

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSIFATIONS

In accordance with Attorey General Order

116-56, this perorandum advises that Special Agent

Richard D. Rackleff of the Atlanta Field Office was

Interviewed on March 20, 1978

A sororandus setting

forth Mr. Rackleft's account of this intezvion is enclose

for your information.

Enclosure

1 - Assistant Attorney General • Enclosure

Griminal Division

Attn: Robert Feuch

1 - Personnel file - Richard D. Rackleff - Enclosure

MAILED 2

REC-72

62-117290

-588

MAR 3 1 1978

EX-115

APR 10 1973

FBI

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.,

DOC: 1dr

Training

Public Affs. Off.

Telephone Rm..

Director's Sec'y -

MAIL ROOM (

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APPROVED:

Direstor

Asso?. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv.

Adm. Serv.-

Crim. Inv.

Ident.

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun

Training

Public AffS. Off.

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

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

O Facsimile

[XAirtel

FBI

TO :

PRECEDENCÉ:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

JEFTO

• CLEAR

Date

3/22/78

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION

SAC, ATLANTA (66-2242) (C)

ROUSE SELECT COMMITTER-

ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

Re Bureau teletype to Atlanta, 3/17/78;

telephone conversations between SA RICHARD D. RACKLEFE

(AT) and SA JOHN ALDHIZER, Congressional Liaison,

and SA DAN COULSON, Legal

Unit, on 3/17/78.

Enclosed are the original and five copies

of self-explanatory LHM reflecting the interview

Of SA RACKLEFF at Atlanta, Georgia by HSCA Investigators

ROBERT WALKER and FLOYD REEVES on 3/20/78.

тре

Артаске

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Bureau (Enc.

6, ENCLOSURE

Atlanta

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Ploase Refer 80

File No.

Atlanta, Georgia

March 22, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

Special Agent (SA) Richard D. Rackleff,

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Atlanta

Division, was contacted telephonically on

March 17, 1978 by Robert Walker who identified

himself as a Staff Investigator for the House Select

Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) • Walker made

arrangements to meet with SA Rackleft at the

intersection of North Avenue and Spring Street, Atlanta,

Georgia, at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 20, 1978.

Walker stated he would be in the

Staff Investigator whom he identified as Mr. Reeves,

a black male.

At 11:00 AM on March 20, 1978, SA Rackleff

met with Robert Walker and Floyd Reeves, both of

whom displayed credentials identifying themselves

• to be members of the Investigative Staff of the U. S.

Congress.

Reeves conducted the questioning and requested

the information relating to the neighborhood canvassing

conducted by SA Rackleff in the vicinity of North

Highland Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue in April,

1968.

Reeves inquired as to the person or persons

coordinating the investigation conducted in the Atlanta

Division and specifically asked whether other areas

, in.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

of Atlanta were canvassed in addition to this one

particular area.

Reeves specifically asked if other

areas which were identified by markings on a map

recovered from the apartment of James Earl Ray were

canvassed in addition to this one area near North

Highland Avenue and Ponce de Leon.

SA Rackleff explained he could not recall •

specifically how many markings were on the map, but

believed there were basically four areas marked.

He stated three of these markings were identifiable

as being significant to the approximate location

of the home and church of Doctor Martin Luther King,

JI. and the apartment of James Earl Ray. The fourth

marking on the map as recalled by SA Rackleff was

not significant or identifiable with any known activity

of either James Earl Ray or Dr. King, and therefore

an extremely thorough, door-to-door survey was conducted

in an area well beyond the boundaries of the fourth

marking on the map. Each and every adult member

of each household was contacted and interviewed concerning

any knowledge or association with James Earl Ray

or Dr. Martin Luther King. Photographs of Ray were

displayed

and

as best as could be recalled, there

was no pertinent information developed specifically

identifying any associates of either James Earl Ray

or DI. King.

The Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta

Division was identified as Frank Hitt, and the Assistant

Special Agent in Charge at that time was identified

as Jack

• Keith, JI.

Mr. Reeves requested an additional interview.

'of SA Rackleff in the Conference Room at the Headquarters

of the Atlanta Police Department at 3:00 PM on that

same date for the purpose of displaying a replica

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

(HSCA)

of the map recovered from Ray's apartment. At 3:00

PM, a second interview was conducted. by Mr.. Reeves

and Mr. Walker.

Mr. Reeves displayed what he

identified to be a replica of the map recovered from

Pay's apartment in April, 1968 and also displayed

a legal sized handwritten paper showing separate

investigations conducted by. SA Harry Lee, SA James

Riordan, and SA Rackleff in 1968.

The investigation

by SA Rackleff identified the streets and addresses

canvassed during the neighborhood investigation.

SA Rackleff explained that he reported to the Atlanta

Office in about January 1968, and at the time of

the investigation of the King

assassination, he was

not familiar with

the streets and locations. SA

Rackleff was unable to recall specifically observing

the map displayed by Mr. Reeves, however, did

identify three of the general areas marked as being

the approximate location of the home and church of

Dr. King and the apartment of James Earl Ray near

14th Street and Peachtree Street, N.E.

The fourth

marking on the map was identified as the area in

which SA Rackleff conducted

the above described

neighborhood

investigation.

SA Rackleff expressed his full and complete

cooperation with the investigation of Mr. Walker

and Mr. Reeves and Mr. Reeves stated they were very

much appreciative and might request additional

interviews at a later date.

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!

FEDERAI GOVERNWENS

The Poputy Attorney Goneral

1

- Mr. Long - Enc.

1

- Mr. Foster - Enc.

1

- Mr. Mintz - Enc.

2 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

April 6, 1973

Director, FEI

LOSS FELICE COTILINE OI ASSASSEIRICIS

In accordance with Attorney General Order

116-56, this perorandun advises that former Brocial Prent

Inonard C. Peterson of tho Miani Field Outies was

interviored on farch 24, 1978. A ronorandur sotting

forth MI. Feterson's account of this intervion is craloson

for your information.

raclosure

1 - Assistant Attorney General - Inclocire

Crininal Division

Attn: Robert Keuch

1 - Personnel file - Leonard C. Peterson - Enclosure

APPROVED:

Director

Assoc. Dir.

ASS. ADAMA

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. =

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Asst. Dir.:

Adma. Servs.-

Crim: Inv. -

Ident. -

Intell. -

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plon. & Insp.

Rec. Mgnt..

Tech. Servs. DOC: 1dE 12A

Training =

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Adm. Serv, _

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It to coulsor

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Plan. & Insp.

Rec Mgnt.

Tech. Servs._

Training

Public Affs. Of

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4/10/28

REQ-45

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TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

O Facsimile

[X] Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

• Routine

• CLASSIFICATION:

O TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

I CLEAR

Date

3/28/78

TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, MIAMI (62-6603) (C)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Enclosed for the Bureau are five (5) copies of an

LHM re interview of former SA LEONARD C. PETERSON by staff

counsel and investigators of captioned committee on 3/24/78.

1 - Miami

EJN: ggr

(те))

4/12/

Man 30 1978

Transmitted

Per

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UNIT

In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

62-6603

STATES DEPARTVENT OF

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Florida •

March

28, 1978

USTICE

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SPECIAL

AGENT LEONARD C. PETERSON

On March 24, 1978, I, Leonard C. Peterson, former

Special Agent of the Miami Office of the Federal Bureau of

Investigation, was interviewed by Peter G. Beeson, Staff

Counsel, Richard C. Wrose and Mark Speiser, investigators

for the House Select Committee on Assassinations at the

Airways Motel, Miami, Florida.

I furnished general information about my Bureau

career, offices of assignment and arrival in Miami, Florida,

office in April, 1960.

in Miami, I

a highly placed extremist source,

in the Miami Division, and

continued in this assignment until the Fall of 1961: I

related the following information to the investigators to

the best of my recollection.

Sommersett was discontinued in late 1961 for his

personal safety and possible embarrassment to the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

Sommersett was characterized as a

source who had furnished reliable information in the past

and, in addition, had furnished information which could not

be verified or corroborated.

Sommersett's work for the

Federal

Bureau of Investigation covered a span of twelve to

•police corruption. He later worked out of the Charlotte

Division furnishing information on criminal matters and

Klan activities in the eastern part of the North and South

Carolinas. Following his work in the Charlotte Division,

Sommersett came to the Miami Division where he furnished

some criminal information, possible violations of labor

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI

and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not

to be distributed outside your agency.

"T, I'"

MaHarle

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS.

INTERVIEY OF FORMER SPECIAL AGENT LEONARD C. PETERSON

matters and principally worked during the last two. or

three years as a source on extremist matters covering

the southeastern section of the United States.

Sommersett

made some fourteen or more trips out of the Miami Division

to various states in the southeast including Georgia,

Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and North Carolina,

reporting on Klan organizations and leaders of white Hate

Groups.

• After Sommersett was discontinued, he continued

to furnish information that he felt was of interest to

the Federal Bureau of Investigation even though he was

never reimbursed for this information.

Contact with the Federal Bureau of Investigation

was initiated by sommersett and as time passed he initiated

Iewer and fewer contacts. After Sommersett had been dis-

continued he notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation

about a group responsible for the bombing at the home of

Donald Shoemaker, Editor of the "Miami Herald". This

information was furnisned to the Miami Police Department

and Sommersett was placed in contact with the Intelligence

Unit of the Miami Police Department who continued the

bombing investigation, utilizing Sommersett and other

sources.

This later resulted in the prosecution and

conviction of two individuals involved in the bombing.

The Miami Police Department continued to use

sommersett on extremist matters, including trips they sent

him on to other states.

The extent of the information

developed by Sommersett and subsequently furnished to

the Miami Division is not clear.

Some information was

furnished; however, there was a feeling that the Miami

Police Department was reluctant to furnish information

developed by Sommersett since they were utilizing him

outside of their jurisdiction.

The investigators were primarily interested in

information developed by Sommersett on or about April 5,

1908, in Washington, D.C., to the effect that Martin Luther

King was to be assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

I do

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'HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SPECIAL AGENT LEONARD C. PETERSON

not recall having received this information from the

Miami Police Department or Sommersett. I vaguely recall

that something to this effect did come up later, but I

am unable to put it in any time frame and why I only

vaguely recall such a development. The investigators

exhibitea to me a memorandum, dated April 25, 1968, from

Sergeant Sapp of the Miami Police Department to Chief

Headley of the Miami Police Department. This memorandum

related a call from Sommersett to Sergeant Sapp on or

about April 4, 1968, reporting on Sommersett's trip to

Washington, D.C., where he learned of a plot to assassinate

Martin Luther King. The memorandum goes on to state that

the Miami Police Department sent Sommersett to Atlanta,

Georgia, to make contact with White. Hate Groups in an

effort to develop additional information on the assassination

of Martin Luther King. I do not recall having previously

seen this memorandum or if a copy was furnished to the

Miami Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Following the interview, I was advised that I

would be notified in the event I am needed to testify at

an open hearing in Washington, D.C., before the House

Select Committee on Assassinations:*

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ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISIONE

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS.

RE LOS ANGELES TELEPHONE CALL OF SA KENNETH JACOB SEN TO

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BUREAU SUPERVISOR JOHN ALDHIZER MARCH 17, 1978.

ON MARCH 16, 1978, DEPUTY JAMES RAINES, AUTO THEFT INVESTIGA-

TOR, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, ADVISED HE IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT

MADE BY CHUCK 10 STERNA

AKA. CHUCK/FERGUSQUE, 4349 ADMIRALTY

WAY, MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING THE THEFT AND

BURNING OF HIS 1977 TRAVEL QUEEN MOTOR HOME. FOSTER

ADVISED THE MOTOR HOME WAS STOLEN IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ON

MARCH 12, 1978, AND LOCATED COMPLETELY BURNED NEAR ACTON,

CALIFORNIA, LATER THE SAME DATE.

RAINES SAID HE TALKED TO FOSTER AND HIS BUSINESS PARINER,

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PAGE INO' (LA 62-7841) UNCLAS

ROBERI SIMPSON, 22320 LIBERIYVILLE, CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA.

THEY BOTH ADVISED THAT THEY HAD POSSESSION OF ABOUT 15 HOURS

OF TAPED INTERVIEWS WITH A GIRLFRIEND OF JAMES EARL RAY,

WHICH IMPLICATED THE FBI IN THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN

LUTHER KING. IN VIEW OF THIS FOSTER WAS SUBPOENAED AND

TESTIFIED BEFORE THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

ON MARCH 13, 1978 FOSTER REPORTEDLY RELEASED THE TAPES TO

THE COMMITTEE AI THAT TIME. SIMPSON INDICATED HE HAS

RECEIVED A SIBPOENA TO TESTIFY IN THE FUTURE.

RAINES ADVISED THAT FOSTER AND SIMPSON CLAIMED, BECAUSE

OF THESE TAPES, THEY HAVE BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE CONTINUOUSLY

BY THE FBI FOR THE PASI FEW MONTHS. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THE

FBI HAD PLACED MONITORING DEVICES IN THE MOTOR HOME AND HAD

WIRE TAPS ON THEIR TELEPHONE.

IN ADDITION THEY ALLEGED THAT

THE FBI STOLE THE MOTOR HOME AND THEREAFTER BURNED THE

VEHICLE.

ADMINISTRATIVE.

RAINES SAID HIS INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT FOSTER

AND SIMPSON MAY BE INVOLVED IN AN INSURANCE FRAUD AND MAY

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HAVE HIRED ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS TO BURN THE MOTOR HOME.

HIS INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING AND FOSTER AND SIMPSON

SHOULD NOT BE ADVISED OF THE STATUS.

ACCORDING TO RAINES, FOSTER IS A WHITE MALE, BORN

NOVEMBER 26, 1944. HE WAS FORMERLY A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE

VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SIMI

VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. ROBERI SIMPSON IS A WHITE MALE, BUT

• NO FURTHER ION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

LOS ANGELES INDICES NEGATIVE ON FOSTER AND SIMPSON. NO

INVESTIGAT IN BEING CONDUCTED REGARDING FOSTER AND SIMPSON BY

FBI, LOS ANGELES.

FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU FOSTER ADVISED DEPUTY RAINES

THAT JERRY CULL INS AND LOU PEREZI ARE INVESTIGATORS FOR

COMMITTEE AND MEL CRIEDMAN AND ALLEN HOUSMAN ARE ATTORNEYS

FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. IF POSSIBLE, BUREAU. REQUESTED TO

DETERMINE IF FOSTER TESTIFIED BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

MARCH 13, 1978, AND ADVISE LOS ANGELES.

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'AOVISED

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SESSRON AND WE DO NOT WANT

to show iNTEREst on theIr pRoceedings

UNiESS RESOLUTELY NEGESSAR GIVISN

D. 0. COULSON, LEFAE COUNSEL

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GHOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS.

RE MEANT ATPAL, TO THE BUREAU, MARCH 23, R573, MRANE

TELEPHONE CALL TO THE BUREAU, MARCH 28, 1978.

IT IS NOTED THAT THE INFORMANT FILE ON WILLIAM SOMERSETT,

FORMER MM 607-C RAC), WAS CLOSED NOVEMBER 22, 1961. SOMERSETT

CONTINUED TO FURNISH INFORMATION ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS WHICH WAS

DISSEMINATED AND INDEXED TO APPROPRIATE FILES. EVEN THOUGH

TMFORMANIO LAS RE REVER ROR ME ONE NEE LE SO 10 A -5

INFORMANT FILE WAS NEVER REOPENED-

BEEN DESTROYED PURSUANT TO BUREAU LETTERS TO ALBANY, AUGUST 15,

1977, AND OCTOBER 28, 1977, CAPTIONED DESTRUCTION OF FIELD FILES

AND RECORDS. SOMERSETT'S INFORMANT FILE WAS DESTROYED PURSUANT

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PAGE TWO. MM 62-6603 UNCLAS

TO INSTRUCTIONS IN NOVEMBER, 1977. VOLUME FOUR OF THE FOUR

VOLUME FILE WAS INADVERTENILY NOT DESTROYED AND CONTAINS

INFORMATION FROM INFORMANT FROM DECEMBER, 1962; TO MAY, 1969.

BT

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIR:

RICHAROSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO

WALTER I. FAUNTROY, D.C.

STEWART D. MCKINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF.

'CHARLES THONE, NEBR.

CHRISTOPHER I. DODO, CONN.

HAROLD S, SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLO I. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

• ROSERT V, EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

RAL GOVER

Douse

Select Committee on Assassinations

W.S. House of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

MAR 1 8 197/0

Rec zi

3) 28/25

The Honorable Griffin 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 Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr., it is requested that the Federal Bureau

of Investigation make available for reproduction all blueprints

and rough sketches used in the construction of the mock-up

of the crime scene.

These documents are housed in Bulky

Folder 5586 of the Headquarter's MURKIN file and have been

reviewed by the Committee.

The Committee forsees using only

a few of the documents, therefore, we request that, rather

than reproducing these materials in their entirety, you allow

a Committee representative to identify these documents as

needed.

55-121

Sincerely,

2. Robers Sleekig

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: 59j

CC :

Mr. Danny O. Coulson

REC-45 62-117290-582

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ORIGINAL

MAR 28 1978 531

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1-720 (Rev. 11-17-78)

Date of Mail

2-21-78

Classification of Mail:

@ Unclassified

Confidential

Secret

Top Secret

SCI

Mail Category

Letter

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Report _

Teletype -

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Memo

Other -

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Subject

FBI-LAS VEGAS

Originator of Material

This serial has been removed and placed in the Special File Room of Records Branch.

Authority - 62-116065

File Number

62-117290-581X7

PERMANENT SERIAL CHARGE-OUT

....a

120/44 Appos

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1 - Legal Counsel Diviston

(Attn: Mr. Coulsom)

SonG COVErED - Mr. G. J. Foster

Assistant Attorney, General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

February 17, 1978

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE. ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(HSCA)

Reference is made to the letter/to the Attorney

General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Coursel anc

Director, HSCA,

dated January 9, 1978, which requested,

in connection with the HSGA's investigation into the

assassination of Martin Luther King, JI., access to ali

files, material and information relating to William Hugh

MOrriS.

Enclosed are an original and one copy of a memo-

randum in response to the above request. It is requested

that you furnish

the HSCA.

Enclosures - 2

TVS. TEllS

Note:

!?

Per agreement with HSCA,

search for files was

limited to references on William Hugh Morris

and William H. Morris.

EX-10II, REC4562-117290-581

2A MAR 2'7 1978

50244533

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MAILED 10

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FBI

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1 - Legal Counsel Division

1 - 1A.: M. roster

Coulson)

February 17, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF, REPRESENTATIVES

(HSCA)

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney

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

in the files of FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ): Specifically,

this letter requested material and information concerning

William Hugh Morris, the alleged leader of the Federated

Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Alabama:

This memorandum is to advise that the requested

material regarding William Hugh Morris has been processed

and is available for HSCA review at FBIHQ. Where infor-

mation is not available, it is either not retrievable or

it is not being furnished pursuant to the Memorandum of

Understanding.

This letter completes response to the referenced

HSCA letter.

ORIGINAL, AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAI,

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

(5)

NOTE:

See Director,

EBI; letter to Assistant Attorney

General, Criminal Division, Attention:

Ase Died Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated 2/17/78, captioned "House

Der. AD Am - Select Committee on

Dep. AD Inv. -

Assassinations, U. S. House of

Asst. Dir.:

Representatives

(HSCA)."

Adm. Serv. -

Crim. Inv...

Fin. & Pers.-

Ident. -

Intell.

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAI

_RICHÁRDSON FREYER, N.C.

SAMU

DELINE, OHIO

WALTER E. TAUNTROY, D.C.

YVONNE UNATINAITE BURKE, CALIF.

STEWAN

# MCKINNEY, CONM.

CISAALES THONE, NESH.

CHHISTOTHER 1. 0000. CONN.

MANOLO S. SAYER, MICH.

HAROLO I. TOMO, TENN.

FLOYD S. FITHIAN, IMD.,

ROBERT H. LOGATE, PA.

(202) 225-4626

Select Committee on Assassirations

T.ặ. House of epresentatives

3931 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

.WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

January 9, 1978

The Honorable Griffin 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 of the House.

Select

Committee on Assassinations into the death of Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr., it would be appreciated if you could make available

to the Committee staff, access to the following:

1.

All files, materials, ard information relating

to William Hugh Morris, the alleged leader of

the Federated KKK in Alabama.

a)

b)

Address (late 1950's)

2128 East Fifth Street

Oak Park

Montgomery, Alabama

Jefferson County Alabama

Sheriff's Office Number 52811

Your prompt attention to this request will be greatly

appreciated.

Respectfully

G. Aster Bloky

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB : 9hk

Cc: • Danny Coulson

62-117290-581

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CJ

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

FERRAT GOVERNAENI

Director,. FBI

• February 15, 1978.

I - Mr. Foster

1 - Legal Counsel Division.

Attn:

Mr. Coulson

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, (ESCA)

2332

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney General/from

C. 70 tat at

G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated December 14,

1977, which; in connection with the HSCA's. investigation into the assassination

of Martin Luther King, JI,, requested copies of information in FBI

Headquarters files pertaining to Thonas Joseph Cox. This letter also

requested to interview the Special Agent of the. FBI who received information

'from a confidential source, as reported in Serial 1493 of the FBI's King

Assassination investigation (MURKIN) -

Enclosed are an original and one copy.of a memorandum with oné

attachment which contains information in response to the above request

It is requested that you furnisha copy of the enclosed memorandum to

the 'HSCA.

Enclosures (3)

2- ENCLOSURE

MAILED 3

FEB 1 5 1978

FBI

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EX-114

P68s 62-122.290-580

16.

MAR 2'7 1978

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

NOTE: Susan Grimes of the House Select Conmittee on Assassinations

(HSCA) advised that the Cox aspect of the HSCA's investigation was a

dead end and an interview of the Agent was not necessary.

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...

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson

February 15, 1978

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTRE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Go. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated December 14,

1977, which, in connection with the HSCA's Investigation Into the assassination

of Martin Luther King, jr., requested copies of information in FBI

Headquarters (FBIHQ) files pertaining to Thomas Joseph Cox. This letter

also requested to interview the Special Agent of the FBI who received

Information from a confidential source, as reported in Serial 1493 of

the FBI's King Assassination Investigation (MURKIN) •

In response to the above request, enclosed is an attachment

containing information from WBIHQ files concerning Thomas Joseph Cox.

Where Information is not provided, it is either not retrievable or is

not being furnished pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding.

On February 13, 1978, HSCA Staff Member Susan Grimes advised

that it is not necessary for the HSCA to conduct the interview of the

Special Agent mentioned above; and, therefore, the request contained

in paragraph two of referenced letter can be disregarded.

Enclosure

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

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. 'AD Ach. =

Asst. Dir.:

Dep. AD iny. - NOTE: See Director, FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General, Criminal

Adm. Serv._

Division, Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated 2/15/78,

captioned,

Crim. Inv..

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

Fin. & Pers — (HSCA)."

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Intelle.

Laboratory.

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LOUIS STOKES, O111O, CHATTA

RICHAROSON PHEYER, N.C.

SAMUEL L. DEVILLE, OMIO

'WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE DRATHIVAITE DURE, CALIF.

CHAMLES THONE, NEOR.

CHRISTOTHER 1. DODD, CONN.

PLITOLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

" HANDLO E. FORD, TEN!.

FLOYO S. FITHIANI, IND.

RODERT W. LOGAR, PA.

sia

(202) 225-4624

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.S. House of Ziepresentatiues

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 14

Xer. 15300 pm 1977.

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 21.13

Dear Mr

: Attorney General:.

In connection with the investigation by the House

Select Committee on Assassinations intô the death of

DI.

it is requested that this

Committee be provided with copies of all materials and

files pertaining to Thomas Joseph Cox, DOB 3/9/26 New.

versey.

Serial 44-38861-1493 of the MURKIN file indicates.

that a Confidential. Informant provided information to the

FBI regarding Thomas Joseph Cox.

Therefore, in order to

access the reliability of the information the Committee

requests to interview the FBI Special Agent to whom the

information was provided.

appreciated.

Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

GRB: sgj

CC:

Mr. Danny 0. Coulson

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Yours very truly,

M. Not Blahy.

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

62-117290-550.

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LOJIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUE

VALTEH E. FIX-UTROY, D.C

(VONNE DEAT'WAITE BURKE, CALIF

CAROLO C. PORD, TEN. CONN

LAROLD I.

FLOYD S. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT W. LOGAR, PA.

ME, OHIO

KINNEY, CONN.

CHARA

LUriE, NEBR.

HAROLO.. SAWYER, MICH.

(202) 225-4623

TRUERAL GOVERNENT

Sloure

Select Committee on Assassinations

8.5. House of Hepresentatiness

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

MAR 15 1978

Rec, clu

3/23/7i

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division,. Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Martin

Luther King, JI.,

it is requested that the Federal Bureau

of

Investigation assist this Committee with respect to the

following matter:

1) Prepare for delivery, Identification Division

records on WERNER MARION KRUSH (DOB 6/13/42) •

2) Provide a copy of the photograph taken of KRUSH

on August 17, 1967.

The above individual is referenced on page 25 in FBI

report, BUFILE 91-274 94; Alton, Illinois file SI 91-3699,

captioned Bank of Alton Robbery.

3) Make access available to the Atlanta, Los Angeles,

Memphis, and New York Field Office files re: a)

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference; b)

CIC - NIXOX KREC-65-

100 - 149194

100 - 136585

100 - 5718

100 - 5586

100 - 57.229

King - New York62-112290-579

SCIC - Atlanta

King - Atlanta

•King - Los Angeles

.::.

TREAT. AS

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5)

Prepare for access UkA files and other klan groug

files for the period 1967-1968. for the following

field offices:

Atlanta, Georgia

New Orleans, Louisiana

Memphis, Tennessee

Los Angeles, California

6) Prepare for access any information on JULES ROCCO

KIMBLE (KIMBEL); alleged Minuteman, last known.

address 3420 St. Germain Street, Apartment #4,

Montreal, Canada.

Due to the volume of material requested and the anticipated

length of time complete compliance would necessiate, it is

requested that the materials be provided as they become available.

Very truly yours,

%. Robes Blabry

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

Danny

0. Coulson

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FEDRAI, GONSARINA

Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Director, FBI

March 24, 1978

1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. G. J. Foster

] - Legal Counsel Division

(Attn:

Mr. Coulson)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

In connection with the HSCA's investigation into

the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the FBI Field

Office in St. Louis, by teletype dated March 13, 1978,

advised that during an unrelated file review information not

previously disseminated concerning this matter had been

surfaced.

This information was furnished to FBI Headquarters

in a memorandum from the St. Louis Field Office dated

March 13, 1978, which was received by the Congressional

Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division, on March 16, 1978.

Additional Information concerning this matter was telephonically

furnished by the St. Louis Office on March 17, 1978, which

is contained in the attached memorandum dated

20, 1919

Russell George Beyers, mentioned in the attached /

memorandums, furnished information of value to this Bureau

from October, 1975, to November, 1976.

Enclosed are an original and one copy each of two

memorandums dated March 13, 1978, and March 20, 1978, which

contain infornation of interest to the Committee. It is

requested that you furnish-copies of the enclosed memorandums

to the HSCA.

MAILED 7

Enclosures (4)

MAR 2 7 1978

FBI

626x1

I.13)

safell

NOTE:

By. teletype dated

March 13,

1978,

St. Louis advised

file review of SL 137-16185, Bufile 137-36945, revealed

Assoc. Dir.

Information not previously disseminated concerning possible

Dep. AD Adh.-

Dep. AD Inv. -

suspect in the Martin Luther King assassination.

St. Louis

Asst. Dir.:

furnished this Information in letterhead memorandum form

Adm. Serv. -

dated March 13,

Crim. Inv.

1978

62-117290

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Fin. a Pars.= 1 - Civil Rights Division

Ident. --

Intell.

23 MAR 28 1978

Lobrior —1 - Office of Professional Responsibility

Plan. & Insp.-

Rec. Mgnt.

(Attn:

Mr. Michael E.

Spec. Inv.

shaneen, 5x-yvt

Tech. Servs.=

Training -

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) /

On March 17, 1978, Special Agent Jim Haggerty,

St. Louls Fleld Supervisor, was contacted regarding additional

information concerning this matter:

St. Louis informant had spoken with russell George Beyers

poken at russele

Haggerty advised that

who is a lence in the st. Louis area: Beyers was opened

as a source (SL 137-16541; Bufile unknown) on occodel. J,

1975, and closed November, 1976. A copy of the original

source contact memorandum was placed in Beyers' Informant.

file and an 87-file, however, there is no evidence that Beyers

was ever questioned

about the meeting with the deceased

St. Louls attorney. Additionally, there 1s no evidence that

this Information was éver acted on or disseminated outside the

St. Louls Office.

Beyers was arrested approximately two

weeks ago by the

St. Louis Police Department as suspect in

a st. Louis museum burglary and this precipitated the

file review which surfaced the information in question.

Haggerty stated that both the Agent and Supervisor who handled

original contact memorandum with St. Louis Informant have

retired.

The original St. Louis Informant (SL 3167-C; Bufile

137-36945) to whom Beyers spoke has been closed as an informant

and is residing in Chicago, Illinois.

Response regarding Beyers' Informant status was

coordinated with Special Agent Jeff Jamar, Criminal Informant

Unit, DivisIon Six.

A search was made of the central records index for

Russell George Beyers.

The only reference to Beyers was in

Buffle 07-129497-11, which concerned Beyers' possible

Involvement in fencing the proceeds from a st. Louis museum

theft. No Bureau informant file was located.

Original St. Louis letterhead memorandum dated

March 13, 1978, contained informant symbol number,

and

St. Louis and Bureau Informant file numbers, and was, therefore,

retyped with this information deleted,

As the HSCA is expected to have an Intense Interest

In this information, It 1s being furnished in memorandum form

through the Department to the Committee.

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1 - Mr. Bailey

1 - Mr. G. J. Foster

1 - Legal

Counsel Division

(Attn: Mr. Coulson)

March 20, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

In connection with the HSCA's investigation into

the assassination of Martin Luther king, Jr., the St. Louis

Office of the FBI surfaced information during a file review

In an unrelated matter which it Is belleved is of interest

This information concerning a st. Louis

informant discussing with (first name not furnished) Beyers

several individuals who may have information germane to the

HSCA's Investigation was furnished to FBI Headquarters, In the

attached memorandum dated March 13, 1978.

In order to facilitate the Committee,'s evaluation

of the Information contained In above-mentioned memorandum,

the St. Louis Office was asked to furnish background data

on Beyers.

On March 17, 1978, the St. Louis Office

telephonically furnished the following:

NAME:

Russell George Beyers

DOB: AUgUSt 19: 193-

FBI NUMBER: 101-311E

ATL. I

VirUssian.

D:01/27/81

The information contained in the memorandum of

March 13, 1978, was discovered as a result of a file review

conducted for background data on Beyers who was recently

one data on bevere,

arrested by the St. Louis Police Department for his alleged

participation In the burglary of a St. Louis museum.

Where information is not provided, it is because

It is not retrievablè or is not being furnished pursuant to

the Memorandum of Understanding.

82-177.290

Ds. ADI. - ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAI,

Atm. Ser. — CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR: ROBERT I. KEUCH

FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General,

-Criminal Division, Attention:

Mr. Rober't I. Keuch, dated

Laboraory - March 24, 1978, captioned as

above.

-egal Coun. -

Plan. &Insp. _1 = Assistant. Attorney General

Rec Mgnt. _

(civil Rights Division)

with

Tech. Servs.-

(Attn:

Mx. Michael E.

Public Affs. Off.-

Telephone Rm. -

Director's See'y=

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1

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(Attn: Mr. Coulson)

March 13; 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

In the course of a file review conducted at the

St. LOUiS IBI office in an unrelatea matter, & su. L0U1S

Informant file was reviewed.

this file contained a contact

memorandum dated March 19, 1974, which set forth Information

relaving to several criminal matters ana also contained the

following paragraph:

"During the Fali of 1973, five or six months

date not recalled; Beyore came to the shop inquiring as

to whether they could get together to talk, and they later

did so at Pizza and Gream, Clayton, Missours, In the area

of a Broad-lugan Faint. Store, where iniormant had traveled

on business:

Beyers tanked inecly about himselt and his

business, and they later went to Informant's house where

Beyers told a story about visiting a lawyer in St. Jouls

County, now deceased, not further Identified, who hao

offered

to give him a

contract to kill Martin Luther King:

He said that aldo present was a short, socky man, who

walked with a limp.

(Later, with regard to the latter

Individual,

Beyers commented that this man was actually

the individual who made the payoff of James Earl Ray after

the

killing.) Beyers said he had declined to accept this

contract.

He did remark that this lawyer had confederate

flags and other items about the house that might indicate

that he Mas

la real rebell. Beyers also commented that

he had been offered either $10,000 or $20,000 to k11l King."

Extensive further research in the St. Louls Indices

and files failed to reveal this information was in any way

disseminated and

the Information simply reposes in the informant

file.

DFyA

NYWB :pIm

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Assoc. Dir.

DUPLICATE CELLON IN T

Dep. AD Adh. = 62-117290

Dep. AD Inv. ==

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. —

ORIGINAL AND ONE SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL,

Crim. Inv.

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH

Fin. & Perso =

Ident. -

Intell.

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

Laboratory -

Criminal Division,

Attention:

Robert I. Keuch, dated

Legal Coun. --

March 24, 1978, captioned as above.

Plan. & Insp. =

Roc. Mg. — 1 - Assistant Attorney General

Spec. Inv. _

Tech. Servs.-

(Civil Rights Division)

Training-

1 - Office of Professional Responsibility

Publie Affs. Off.-

Telephone Rm. =

(Attn: Mr. Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.)

Director's Seely =

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Hr. Robert I. Reuch

=

Director, FBI

OUSE SELECT COURITES ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

FEDERAL DOVEFEMIATO

March 20, 1978

1 - Mr. Bailey - Enc.

1 - Legal Counsel Division

Attn: Mr. Coulson - Enc.

1 - Mr. Foster - Enc.

170,847

Reference is made to the letter to the Attorney General fro

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

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

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

material from the files of FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ).

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

attachment in partial response to items listed in referenced letter. It

is requested that you furnish a copy of the enclosed memorandum and its

attachment to the ESCA.

The Department of Justice should note that, on March 2, 1978,

Mc. Keuch advised that the Department will handle the response to Item

4 of referenced letter, the "1974 Petersen Report on COINTELPRO."

•Enclosures (3)

TOP SECRET MATERTAL ATTACHED *

MAILED 2

MAR 2 0 1978

FBI

Dep. AD Ach. _

Dep. AD inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. _

_ JIA: amo

Crim. Inv.

Fin. & Pers..

(6)

Ident. -

Intell.

Laboratory =

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Spec. Inv. =

Tech, Servs.-

Training-

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Assistant Attorney Gèneral

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

NOTE: The personal file of former Assistant Director William C. Sullivan,

maintained in the Special File Room at FBIHQ, contains primarily tickler

copies of communications in the security file of King:

The security

file on King, up to April 1, 1969, has already been delivered to the

Therefore, most documents included in the attached Sullivan

material is already in possession of the Committee. Information of a

sensitive nature in the Sullivan file involves copy of a typed letter

allegedly written to King and received in the mail along with a tape by

the King family in 1964 and a written account of King's alleged encounte

with a Las Vegas prostitute.

With regard to Item 2 of referenced letter, on March I3, 1978,

Mr: Blakey modified the HSCA request for FBI Manuals, desiring only

Sections pertaining to security informants, extremist informants, civil

rights, fugitives, murder and conspiraçy for the years 1962-1963 and

1967-1968. Efforts to respond to this item are continuing.

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LOUS ЯТОКАЦ, ОМО, СНАІНАМ

ТРАТУЕА, НЕ.

SAMUELL DEVI

WALTER & TAUNTAOY, DE.

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нтаь с токо. теми.

"FLOYD d. PITHIAN, 100.

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(502) 225-4826

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1978.

Select Committee on Essassinations

• 41.55. House of Representatites

13S1 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20585

February 15, 1978

2/21/75

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Attention:

Robert I.

Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Dear MT. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into the death of DI. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is requested

that the FBI deliver, to the Committee the following files

and materials:

1. Washington Spring Project file for the perioa

September 1, 1967 through May 31, 1968.

2.

FBI Manuals of Instruction (MOI) in use during

1962 - 1968.

3. Personal file of William Sullivan.

4. 1974 Petersen Report on COINTELPRO

Your prompt attention to this matter is greatly

appreciated.

Respectfully,

1. Notut Blily

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: med.

• cc: Danny Coulson

61-111210-595

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File #:

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Serial Scope:

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1-720 (Rev. 11-17-78)

Date of Mail

2-28-78

Classification of Mail:

• Unclassified

Confidential

EX Secret

Top Secret

-SCI

Mail Category

Letter

LHM -

Report -

Teletype

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Other

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATOONS

Subject

Originator of Material

FBI-HQ

This serial has been removed and placed in the Special File Room of Records Branch.

Authority - 62-116065

File Number

62-117290-58182

PERMANENT SERIAL CHARGE-OUT

WE MET CA

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