</s>104-10065-10212 SECRET APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993. CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 25 November: 1977. MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Robert Barteaux- Chief, Information Services Staff, Information Processing Group FROM JEKACT MauriceA.S.Soverein- FROM Office of the Special Assistant. to the DDO for External Oversight RELEASE SUBJECT Dr. Martin Luther King and- Mr. James Earl Ray SUBJECTS House Select Committee on REFERENCES Assassination's Letter dated 11 November 1977, Same Subject B: "S/A/S/O/10/0/0 Letter, 2 March 1977, Subject: DOJ Inquiry, Martin Luther King, Jr .- Task Force. 1. As you will make from the attached, the HSCA asks for our material or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the period 1963 through 1967, or Dr Martin Luther KING, Jr." for the Period the period 1967 through 1968. Material on Mr. James Earl Ray for 2. As was indicated in reference B, you provided a subsequent review of a DOJ task force in its efforts to review the extent and nature of the FBI/CIA material which was sanitized for review by Dr. King. We indicate that it contains concerning the that reverend nature of a DOJ Task Force in its effort to review them. for the Justice investigation, for possible eventual review by the investigators. We believe that this material that we have, we have the HCSA, for Possible eventual review of that we are investigating the HCCA investigation, however, to the distinction in the original request from the HCA, we believe that we permit them to review FBI material. In this instance, since we are talking Directorate agency material, we should continue our review to review Federal material indicating only that there is FBI material available. E2-IMPDET-CI-BY-018630 SECRET. 09403

Summary  
This document is a classified memorandum dated 25 November 1977, prepared by the CIA Historical Review Program. It addresses a request from the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) for materials related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray. The HSCA seeks CIA records covering King’s activities from 1963–1967 and 1967–1968, as well as information on James Earl Ray. The document references a prior DOJ task force review of FBI/CIA materials sanitized for public release, noting the DOJ’s interest in assessing the scope of federal agency involvement in the King assassination investigation. The CIA indicates it has material for HSCA review but emphasizes that its focus is on federal agency records rather than FBI-specific files. A deadline of 15 December 1977 is proposed for submitting materials, with a request to keep the recipient (Robert Barteaux) informed as the review progresses.  

Key People  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- James Earl Ray  
- Robert Barteaux (Chief, Information Services Staff, Information Processing Group)  
- Maurice A. Sovenn (CIA official)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Department of Justice (DOJ) task force  

Key Locations  
- Washington D.C. (implied via CIA and DOJ references)  

Key Events  
- HSCA request for CIA/FBI materials related to MLK’s assassination investigation (1963–1968).  
- DOJ task force review of sanitized FBI/CIA records.  
- CIA’s provision of federal agency material for potential HSCA review.  
- Proposed deadline of 15 December 1977 for material submission.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Department of Justice (DOJ)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

MLK Declassified Files

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