</s>104-10322-10022 DCI/IOI NO OBJECTION TO Routing Slip DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION TO: ACTION INFO. ACTION INFO. IN THIS DOCUMENT 1 DCI DCI 12 13 IC IC 3 S/MC 13 Compt 4 DDS8AT 14 15 Ao/DCI 05-11-99 5 DDI 15 AO/DCII 6 DDI 16 Ex/Sec DDO 17 8 D/DC/IC 18 9 D/ DC/IC/NIO 19 10 CC 20 SUSPENSE 20 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM SUSSPENSE RELEASE IN FULL Remarks: Date 1999 O Tell hin yos - We need List This one and get me 2 Falking points some falking points DC/C/I/S 10/7/15 (EXECUTIVE REGISTRY FILE A-7/1)

Summary  
The document includes a routing slip with administrative codes and dates related to CIA information handling, followed by correspondence between CBS News and William E. Colby, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The letter, dated October 1, 1975, is from Dan Rather, CBS News Correspondent, requesting a response to allegations that the CIA was involved in a plot to assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rather notes that CBS has received accusations against the CIA as a "conspirator" in King’s assassination, citing sources including Ray’s former defense lawyers, his brother, and black civil rights figures. The letter asks for a filmed interview or written comment from Colby addressing these claims.  

Key People  
- Dan Rather (CBS News Correspondent)  
- William E. Colby (Director, Central Intelligence Agency)  
- Ray (referenced as a source of accusations, likely related to the case but not fully identified in the text)  
- Black civil rights figures and attorneys associated with the allegations  

Key Locations  
- New York, New York (CBS News headquarters)  
- Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters)  

Key Events  
- Request for CIA response to assassination plot allegations against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- CBS News investigation into CIA involvement in the 1968 assassination of Dr. King  
- Mention of prior accusations from legal and civil rights figures  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- CBS News (Division of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.)

MLK Declassified Files

00383483_letter_request_for_a_film_104-10322-10022.pdf

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