</s>104-10142-10351 THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 11ca. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20305 OLC RECORD COPY Office of Legislative Council OLC 77-4958/a Chisano 28 NOV 1977 HSCA Mr. G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel 77-0065/1 and Director Select Committee on Assassinations House of Representatives Washington, D .C. 20515 Dear Mr. Blakey: I have your letter of 11 November 1977 requesting that the CIA make available to the Committee all information of any nature including files, reports, letters, notes, airlines, telegrams, memorandas, films, photographs, tapes, transcripts and working papers relating to Dr. Martin Luther King and Paul working through 1968, and James Earl Ray for the period 1967 through 1968. I have requested a search of CIA records for this material and I will advise you as material becomes available so that you may begin your review as soon as possible. Sincerely, Douglas T. Cummins Distribution: Orig - Adse 1 - OLC/Subj 1 - OLC/Chromo OLC/RS/ksa, (23 Nov 77) APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1953 RELAX CIA HISTORICAL-REVIEW PROGRAM 1993

Summary: The document is a letter dated 11 November 1977 from Douglas T. Cummins, Director of Central Intelligence, to G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA). Cummins acknowledges Blakey’s request for CIA records related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray, and Paul (likely Paul Williams) covering 1967–1968. The letter states that a search of CIA records has been initiated to locate the requested materials, which include files, reports, correspondence, memoranda, photographs, tapes, transcripts, and working papers. Cummins promises to notify Blakey as materials become available for review.  

Key People: Douglas T. Cummins (Director of Central Intelligence), G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel, HSCA), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray, Paul Williams  
Key Locations: Washington, D.C. (CIA headquarters, HSCA office)  
Key Events: CIA search for assassination-related records; request by HSCA for information on MLK and James Earl Ray  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), U.S. House of Representatives

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