</s>104-1079-10185 SECRET 5 DAN CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1997 Rure 7/29/97 JFK ACI MEMORANDUM POR: Legislative Counsel ATTENTION: 12/9/97 RELEAS DOUGLAS T. Cummins FROM: Robert A. Barteaux Chief, Information Processing Group THROUGH: SA/DO/O SUBJECT: Dr. Martin Luther King and Mr. James Earl Ray (U) REFERENCES: A. House Select Committee on Assassinations' Letter (OLC 77-4958) dated 11 November 1977, Same Subject B. SA/DO /O Letter dated 25 November 1977 ,, Same Subject 1. (3) An intensive search of the files and indices of this Directorate has surfaced the attached CIA information concerning Dr. Martin Luther King. There will be a separate memorandum concerning James Earl Kay. 2. (S) In addition to the information mentioned in paragraph one above, there are two documents which this Directorate is not able to locate. 3. (5) The FBI has information concerning Dr. Martin Luther King, 4. (Dr. Dr.Martin Luther King was the Subject of OGC requests 7546-5400 dated 14 October 1976, 76-6616 dated 23 November 1976 and FOIA request 76-382 27 July 1976. 5. Please be advised that the attached DDO documents and the information mentioned above are for the interaction use of your office only. Further use of this information outside this Agency is not authorized without prior clearance from the SA/Do/O. BOY 18, F3 2 IMPORTEL BY OLEA 11036

Summary: The document is a CIA memorandum dated 15 December 1977, referencing an intensive search of Directorate files for information on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray. It notes that two documents were unavailable to the Directorate. The FBI possesses information on MLK, and the Office of General Counsel (OGC) requested records related to MLK on 14 October 1976, 23 November 1976, and a FOIA request was filed on 27 July 1976. The memorandum warns that attached DDO documents and information are for internal use only, with restrictions on external dissemination without prior clearance from SA/DO/O. A delay in the memorandum’s release was communicated to Maurice A. Sovereign via telephone on 15 December 1977. References include a House Select Committee on Assassinations letter (OLC 77-4958) dated 11 November 1977 and a SA/DO/O letter dated 25 November 1977.  

Key People: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray, Maurice A. Sovereign, Robert A. Barteaux, Douglas T. Cummins, J. Edwards, R. Baumann, C/IP/BIS.  

Key Locations: Not specified in the text.  

Key Events: Intensive Directorate search for MLK-related information; FBI involvement; OGC and FOIA requests; internal use restrictions on documents; delay in memorandum release communicated via telephone.  

Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Office of General Counsel (OGC), SA/DO/O, House Select Committee on Assassinations.

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