</s>HSCA REQUEST - King and Kay Date of Request Date of Request Date of Required Response Ciree Regi-oved Response Cinee Regis-oved Date of Reced Date of Regi Date of Recd Date of Resed Date of Recei - King & Kay Date of React 14 Nov 77 14 Nov77 14 Nov 1977 14 Nov 71 14 Nov 17 Date of Response - King And Kay Date of Respondent Date Of Request Date Of Reced Date Of Request Date Of Response -King and Kay Date Of Respondent 14 Nov 27 Date Of React - Kingand Kay Date of Review - King King and Ray 14 Nov 7 14 Dec 77 14 Nov 07 14 Dec 17 14 Nov 11 Date OF REQUEST 12 Dec - 12 Dec - SA/D/O/O 12 December - SAI/D0/O APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1933 CA HISTORICAL-REVIEW PROGRAM APPROVEO FOR RELEASE 1953 Ready Ready Ready 104-10135-10216 17290 APPROVed FOR RELEASE 1963 CA HISTORYICAL- REVIEW PROGRAM

Summary  
The document contains a request from the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) dated 11 November 1977, seeking access to all records related to Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray for specified time periods. The request covers materials from 1967 through 1968 for MLK and 1963 through 1968 for Ray, including files, reports, letters, notes, telegrams, memoranda, films, photographs, transcripts, and other related documents. The CIA acknowledged the request and stated it would advise the committee as materials became available. Internal routing sheets and administrative notes reference tabs A-Z and B-2 containing "DDD material," likely denoting classified or sensitive information. A memo from the SA/DO/O/0 Director of Security is mentioned, providing information on James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King.  

Key People  
- Mr. G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel and Director of HSCA)  
- Douglas T. Cummins (CIA official handling the request)  
- Rodger S. Gabrielson (Director of Security, referenced in internal communications)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (HSCA and CIA offices)  

Key Events  
- Request by HSCA to CIA for records on MLK and James Earl Ray (11 November 1977)  
- Internal review process and routing of materials for potential access by the committee  
- Reference to "DDD material" in tabs A-Z and B-2, indicating classified or sensitive content  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Legislative Council (OLC)

MLK Declassified Files

00491184_hsca_requests_dated_11_no_104-10135-10216.pdf

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