</s>104-10067-10020 JFK ACT JFKACT CUNTID-D-T 24L RELEASE 10 November 1976 - MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with Mr. Sprague SUBJECT: Meeting With Mr. Spruce 1. Lyle Miller and I met with Mr .. Sprague this afternoon for about an hour and 45 minutes after our scheduled time. My personal reaction towards him was very positive and his statements of concern to work with us were convincing. Lyle Miller emphasized the importance of the earliest possible - selections of a professional security officer so we can discuss a number of kinds of arrangements that are important. 2. Mr.Sprague plans to have two teams, one each for the Kennedy and King assassinations, with 15 lawyers and 25 Investigators on each team. He does not intend to flood 25 Investigators in each team, he does not need to flood to ask the speaking more in terms of a small number of coming to his and how it will impact on us to see our posture our- reading Agency understands that we need to know the plan. approach and how how it'll impact us so we Can posture our- selves accordingly. We made it clear to know otherwise our re- spouses may leave something that was desired. As he does NOT have his budget so that he said there was some uncertainty yet and allotted jointly to the possibility that if there is insufficient support someone else would be directing the investigation. 3. Mr .. Spruce has two requests now. The first probably has to his budget request. Now. He would like to have us review our holdings on Martin Luther King in to: this is a manuscript collection and we could draw them together he would like to collect on the floor. Our investigation, although he said nothing directly on the way that this is to: although he to support from the Black Caucus on his budget requests. He also expressed interest in anything we have on Ray, Reverend King's murderer. It is suggested that proper instructions go to the four directorsates at once to see what we have and what we can do. 04/08

Summary: The memorandum details a meeting between Lyle Miller and Mr. Sprague (likely James Earl Ray) on 10 November 1976, discussing security arrangements for investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sprague proposed organizing two investigative teams, each with 15 lawyers and 25 investigators, to handle the JFK and MLK cases separately. He emphasized the need for a professional security officer and expressed uncertainty about budget allocation, noting potential involvement of other entities if support was insufficient. Sprague requested access to agency holdings on Martin Luther King Jr., including a manuscript collection, and sought information on the identity of Reverend King's murderer. The meeting also addressed logistical arrangements for research, with plans to review files and conduct briefings on security systems.  

Key People: Lyle Miller, Mr. Sprague (likely James Earl Ray), John Leader, Wall/Russ Holmes, Bob Fendig, S.D. Breckinridge, Sig Suggertits, Office of Security.  
Key Locations: Not specified in the text.  
Key Events: Meeting between Lyle Miller and Mr. Sprague; discussion of investigative teams for JFK and MLK cases; requests for access to King-related files; planning for research briefings and file reviews.  
Key Organizations: Agency (undisclosed), Office of Security, LA Division, Black Caucus.

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