</s>104-10134-10097 SECRET- EYES ONLY 8 April 1968 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM JFK ACT RELEASE IN FULL 1998 2-2-49 RELEASE MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Research Staff SUBJECT : Jay Richard KENNEDY - REPORT FROM 1. KENNENDY called me this morning at the office, to thank me for my efforts over the weekend to locate his daughter who was tempor- arly in the city and who he expected may be a victim of the local rioting. 2. KENNETY advised that war of Martin Luther King was not on evidence on TV following the assassination of Martin Lather KING on Thursday, 1 April 1968. The assassination was received by reliable source that BELAFONE, who is under Peking discipline, was instructed not to be in the forefront. Kennedy received, however, now been instructed to move in to the home of Martin King's widow in Atlanta. He is no more than one of the most important events in the Black Power. BELAFFONE, Stokely CARMICHELANEL and other leaders in the black Power structure who was under Peking discipline will hold a strategy meet- ing in the Reverend KING's home after the funeral. 3. KERNEDY suggested that television on Tuesday will discuss that BENEFONTE and Robert Kennedy will be in the forefront during the funeral services and accounts that will be the sufficient information of a black and white acconciliation of Bobby Kennedy that will result in KENNENEY reacting as a puppet to Peking direction in the coming presidential nominating campaign. KNNEDY urges that a task force is established more than one in the United States, but the investigation that came from now or by which they should have intelligence that BELAFONTE, Martin Lather KING, and Mrs. KING have for years been the willing tools of Peking. Cecil C. Tighe EYES ONLY SECRET

Summary:  
The document details a report from Jay Richard Kennedy regarding events following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. It notes that Kennedy was contacted by an individual (possibly a source) who mentioned that BELAFONE, under Peking discipline, was instructed not to be in the forefront during the aftermath. Kennedy was directed to move into the home of Martin Luther King's widow in Atlanta. A strategy meeting involving BELAFONE, Stokely Carmichael, and other Black Power leaders under Peking discipline is planned at Reverend King’s home after his funeral. The report suggests that television coverage on Tuesday would highlight BENEFONTE and Robert Kennedy leading funeral services, implying a reconciliation effort between black and white communities. It also states that KENNENEY (possibly a misspelling of Kennedy) would act as a puppet to Peking in the upcoming presidential campaign. A task force is recommended to investigate whether BELAFONE, Martin Luther King, and Mrs. King had been tools of Peking for years.  

Key People:  
- Jay Richard Kennedy  
- BELAFONE  
- Stokely Carmichael  
- Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Mrs. King (Martin Luther King’s widow)  
- Robert Kennedy  
- KENNENEY (possibly a misspelling of Kennedy or another individual)  

Key Locations:  
- Atlanta (location of Martin Luther King’s home)  
- Reverend King’s home (site of planned strategy meeting)  

Key Events:  
- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968  
- Strategy meeting by Black Power leaders under Peking discipline at Reverend King’s home post-funeral  
- Television coverage of funeral services featuring BENEFONTE and Robert Kennedy  
- Investigation into alleged ties between BELAFONE, Martin Luther King, and Mrs. King to Peking  

Key Organizations:  
- Black Power structure (including Stokely Carmichael)  
- Peking-related entities (implied influence over BELAFONE and other leaders)

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