</s>104-10065-10266 SECRET CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 7-17-97 WASHINGTON,D.C. 20505 RELEASE 14 December 1976 Fred G. Folsom, Director Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force Office of Professional Responsibility CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM Department of Justice Washington, D.C ., 205030 RELEASE IN FULL 1997 Dear Mr. Folson: Re: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ., Jr . ,, Department of Jan 1/2/1997 Justice Task Force Pursuant to your requests, dated 24 September and 19 November 1976, for information regarding the extent of nature and FBI/CIA contact concerning Martin Luther king. Jr . ., a search of Agency files like to contain the re- quested information was requested. Numerous FBI documents which either mention or concern Reverend King as well as a limited number of internal document which relate to FBI /FBI interest in our Revered King have been found. a brief list of documents located by our Office of Security appears below: a. Both CIA and FBI originated documents, including an FBI report on "Martin LutherKing Jr . - A Current Analysis." " which appear to relate to referenced request. b. Documents taken from the CIA file on a confidential The document and which appear to refer to related request. The documents refer to the Reverend Martin Luther king, "A" documents refer from the Cia file on the confidential together, the documents refer the Rights leaders, and it is assumed that the substance of the rights leaders, it is within these documents was passed to the FBI through routine nation channels. c. Documents of a 23 May 1967 FBI study entitled "Racial Violence Potential in the United States this Summer," which refers in part to Reverend King. d. Several FBI documentswhich refer to either Reverend King and/or Mrs. Corretta (nee) Scott King. e. A 23 August 1961 FBI document entitled "Southern Conference Educational Fund" which mentions Revered Kingdom. REVOLUTION BECIATION BECIE BECIENCIA 01/0853 06414

Summary  
This document outlines a 1976 request by the Department of Justice’s Martin Luther King Jr. Task Force for information on FBI/CIA contact regarding Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The CIA responded by listing relevant documents from its files, including FBI reports and internal communications. Key items include an FBI analysis of King’s activities (e.g., "Martin Luther King Jr. - A Current Analysis"), a 1967 FBI study on racial violence potential referencing King, and a 1968 FBI memorandum detailing a plot by a Dominican Republic citizen involving Stokely Carmichael and R.P. Brown to assassinate King. The CIA noted no direct involvement in operations against King or collaboration with the FBI to undermine his efforts. Some documents were destroyed between November and December 1974, and others remain classified but available for review under controlled conditions.  

Key People  
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of investigation)  
- Mrs. Coretta Scott King (wife of MLK)  
- Stokely Carmichael (activist linked to assassination plot)  
- R.P. Brown (individual involved in alleged plot)  
- Paul Krassner (mentioned in FBI correspondence)  
- Josiah Mwangi Karukui (Kenyan parliament member referenced in FBI documents)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA and DOJ offices)  
- European countries (noted in travel-related FBI documents)  
- Dominican Republic (linked to assassination plot)  
- Oslo, Norway (mentioned in FBI document about planned appearance)  

Key Events  
- 1967 FBI study on racial violence potential referencing King  
- 1968 FBI memorandum detailing a Dominican Republic citizen’s alleged plot to assassinate King  
- 1964 European trip by MLK referenced in FBI and CIA documents  
- 1968 civil disobedience demonstration plans mentioned in FBI records  
- 1975 CIA memorandum referencing dissemination of information about MLK’s 1964 European trip  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Communist Party, USA (mentioned in internal security documents)  
- New Left movement (referenced in FBI/CIA analyses)

MLK Declassified Files

00279946_rev_martin_luther_king_104-10065-10256.pdf

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