</s>104-10085-10342 APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 OLC 77-3379 INSPECTOR GENERAL CA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 21 July 1977 77-879 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting between Director and Representative Louis Stokes (D.), Ohio), Chairman, House Select Committee on Assassinations 1. (U/U/IUO) The Director met with Representative Louis Stokes (I), Ohio), Chairman, HouseSelect Committee on Assessinations, in accordance with correspondence that they on Ass Assassination, in early June of this year. 2. (C) Present from the Select Committee were: ACT Richardson Preyer (D.) (D.). N. Car. (N. Car.) - In charge of the Investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Samuel L. Devitt (R ., Ohio) - Ranking Minority Member RELEA JK Delegate Walter E. Fountry (D), D ., Ranking Minority of the investigation of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King 3. (u) Presentfrom the Committee staff were: G. Robert Blakey - Chief Counsel and Staff Director James Wolf - Legal Unit Counsel 4. ( U) Accompanying the Director's were: Sidney Stokes, Deputy Director of Security George L. Cary, Legislative Council Douglas T. Cummings Assistant Legislative Counsel 5. ((C) Chairman opened the meeting thanking the Director for suggesting the meeting and the cooperation that the Committee had had from the Agency for the Director responded to the Chairman by stating that he wished the Agency to be fully cooperative with the Committee and gave the

Summary  
The document details a meeting between the Director and Representative Louis Stokes (D., Ohio), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, held on 21 July 1977. The meeting followed correspondence from early June 1977 regarding the committee’s investigation into assassination-related matters. Present at the meeting were members of the Select Committee, including ACT Richardson Preyer (D., N. Car.), Samuel L. Devitt (R., Ohio), and Delegate Walter E. Fountry (D., D.). From the committee staff, G. Robert Blakey and James Wolf attended. Accompanying the Director were Sidney Stokes, George L. Cary, and Douglas T. Cummings. The Chairman opened the meeting by thanking the Director for his cooperation, to which the Director responded by affirming the Agency’s commitment to supporting the Committee’s investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key People  
- Representative Louis Stokes (D., Ohio), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- ACT Richardson Preyer (D., N. Car.)  
- Samuel L. Devitt (R., Ohio)  
- Delegate Walter E. Fountry (D., D.)  
- G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel and Staff Director)  
- James Wolf (Legal Unit Counsel)  
- Sidney Stokes (Deputy Director of Security)  
- George L. Cary (Legislative Council)  
- Douglas T. Cummings (Assistant Legislative Counsel)  

Key Locations  
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Key Events  
- Meeting between the Director and Representative Louis Stokes on 21 July 1977  
- Discussion regarding the House Select Committee on Assassinations’ investigation into assassination-related matters, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination  
- Affirmation of Agency cooperation with the committee’s investigative efforts  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Agency (referenced as the Director’s organization)

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