</s>104-10065-102880 DD/07/6.7873 21/05/97 MEMORANDUM FOR: General Counsel CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM ATTENTION : Richard H. Landsdale RELEASE IN FULL 1997 : Robert A. Barteaux : RELEASEIN FULL 1997 : Chief, Information Processing Group Jen 7/12/97 THROUGH : : Associate Deputy Director for Operations THROUGHT : Subject : : Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. REFERENCE : OGG 76-5403 dated 4 October 1976 : 1. An intensive search of the files and indices of this Directorate has surfaced 12 documents pertaining to correspondence between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) concerning Dr. Martin Luther King. The time frame of this investigation These documents, which are similarly capped before. These documents. which are currently capsulated below. indicated to the extent of the nature of contact between CIA and the FBI regarding Dr. King. 2. The context of the surface documents mentioned above concerns Dr.King's associations, discussions, travel" and items possibly related to his assassination. The subject matter, related to this follows: b) discussions from one C.L.R. James discussions with Paul Krassner concerning an interview with King. A.C.L ., C.R ., James (e) (c) travel to European countries JFK ACT (e] alleged meeting with members of the Italian JFK A.C (e). a request from a union leader asking King to grant an audience with Joshi Mwangi Karukii, 7-11-97-7 RELEASE grant and audience with Joshua Mwangii Karukiii, (e.) depenture at the Kenyan Parliament depenture of the Kenyan parliament (e. planned appearance to Oslo, Norway rally, fund raising activity by the Southern Christian (e)) (e·) King's proposed trip to the Holy behalf of request for King and Dr. and Dr ., Benjamin Spock to visit England for meetings aimed at to visit Stokely and meetings aimed at a plot by a female Dominick Republic citizen

Summary: This memorandum details an intensive search of CIA Directorate files revealing 12 documents related to FBI-CIA correspondence concerning Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The documents span from April 1957 to May 1968, covering topics including King's associations, travel, discussions with figures like C.L.R. James and Paul Krassner, alleged meetings involving JFK, a union leader's request for an audience with King, planned appearances in Oslo, fundraising activities, proposed trips to England, reactions to King's assassination by Carmichael and others, and a 1964 off-broadway radio play. The documents are listed chronologically with specific file numbers and dates. Additional information on King was compiled from Operation Chaos files, with references to a memo sent to DD/PIC/PC-382 in July 1976. Files are available for review in IPC-EIS.  

Key People: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., C.L.R. James, Paul Krassner, JFK (alleged), Joshua Mwangi Karukii, Stokely (implied), Carmichael, Floyd McKissick, Robert A. Barteaux, Richard H. Landsdale, Harry Weisberg, Paul Haefner, Suillacel L. Cliff.  

Key Locations: European countries, Kenyan Parliament, Oslo, Norway, England, United States.  

Key Events: Discussions with C.L.R. James and Paul Krassner, alleged meetings involving JFK, union leader's request for audience with King, planned appearance in Oslo, fundraising activities, proposed trip to England, reactions to King's assassination by Carmichael and others, 1964 off-broadway radio play, Operation Chaos file compilation.  

Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Operation Chaos, IPC-EIS (Information Processing Center - Electronic Information System).

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