</s>104-10136-10411 APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 5 April 1968 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM JFK ACT MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Security Research (Staff) SUBJECT : REPORT FROM 10.19.99 RELEASE 1. I reported that following the assassination of the Reverend Martin Luther KING, called for advice. (claimed that President Johnson is telephoning Whitney Young and other Negroes of the same president extending the President's sympathy on the untimely death of the President in the United States. belief) had not been spending all of his information in KING of this presidency. [claims not the Negroes are entitled to believe that it is the President had not spent all of our resources on winning the war in Vietnam that this tragic event would not occur, 2. According to stated that he had been in touch with the Reverend FOUNTRY and FOUNTY stated that the poor peoples march on Washington which KING was to lead on 22 April. 1968 will still be heard. 3. that the President issued that he called Bill CONNELL and recommended one of silent prayers, I said he suggested that the President call upon all ministers, rabbits and priests to concentrate on texts which would emphasize the need for peace in the world. said that that he also suggested for Sunday that the Presidential service was to Maggie Jackson for President. at the Lincoln Memorial. [to Jackson for Sunday, Sunday, President service in Washington, D. C. by the Lincoln memorial. The said that time to sing hymn known and loved Sabath that he has had urged Bill CONNell to request that this suggestion be acted upon forth. said that he hates to see this govern- ment reacting to notification that the New York Stock Exchange will shit down its side today. said that it also does not meet the New Stock Exchange until this state have also agreed to hold memorial services. He thinks that this govern - ment should be a way out front in this regard and not react untimately to the practices put into motion by the Stock Exchange and the colleges. CIA HISTORYORICALREVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL SECRET 18092

Summary  
The text contains fragmented and partially redacted records related to discussions surrounding the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. It references President Lyndon B. Johnson extending condolences to civil rights leaders, including Whitney Young, following King’s death. There are mentions of planned events such as a Poor Peoples March on Washington scheduled for April 22, 1968, and discussions about organizing memorial services, including a proposed Sunday service at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., involving Maggie Jackson. The text also includes unrelated administrative notes about declassification dates (e.g., "APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993") and references to CIA historical review programs. Additional mentions include Bill Connell, who is noted as being involved in coordinating memorial activities, and vague discussions about government responses to public reactions, including the New York Stock Exchange’s potential actions.  

Key People  
- Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (assassinated on April 4, 1968)  
- President Lyndon B. Johnson  
- Whitney Young  
- Bill Connell  
- Maggie Jackson  
- Reverend FOUNTRY (possibly a misspelling or variant of "Founty")  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (Lincoln Memorial)  
- New York Stock Exchange  

Key Events  
- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., April 4, 1968  
- Poor Peoples March on Washington, planned for April 22, 1968  
- Proposed memorial services at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.  
- Discussions about government responses to public reactions  

Key Organizations  
- CIA Historical Review Program  
- United States government (implied through references to presidential actions and administrative processes)

MLK Declassified Files

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