</s>104-10136-10385 UNCLASSIFIED TERNAL E ONLY CONENTIAL SECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT. (Optional) APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 SUBJECT. (optional) CHIA HISTORICAL REBITION PRIMENTAL FROM: C/DDO/ISS/IPG. ID23 ID23 DATE TO.Y. (Orter) DATE: OFICEE COMMENTS. Building: DATE. INITIALS C/ASS FORWARD 2. SA/DO/70/ZD0/10/09 ATTIN: M. SOVETM TUBE:DXGEGREEN 5. DLC. D35 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FORM 610 USE PREVIOUS SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED

Summary  
This document is a memorandum from Robert A. Barteaux, Chief, Information Processing Group, to Legislative Counsel Douglas T. Cummins, dated 1978. It references CIA and FBI information regarding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray. The text mentions an intensive search of files revealing attached CIA documents about King, with a note that separate memorandums on King will be prepared. It also states the FBI has information on King and lists OGC requests and FOIA requests related to him. The memorandum warns against unauthorized use of the information outside the agency. The document references delays in processing due to communication with SA/DO/O on 15 December 1977.  

Key People  
- Robert A. Barteaux (sender, Chief, Information Processing Group)  
- Douglas T. Cummins (recipient, Legislative Counsel)  
- Maurice A. Sovereign (mentioned as recipient of a phone call regarding delays)  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of the information requests and investigation)  
- James Earl Ray (implied connection to the assassination investigation)  

Key Locations  
- Not specified in the text.  

Key Events  
- Intensive search by CIA for documents related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- FBI’s possession of information on King.  
- OGC requests (75-640-03, 76-666) and FOIA request (7-7-682) regarding King.  
- Delay in memorandum processing due to communication with SA/DO/O on 15 December 1977.  

Key Organizations  
- CIA (Historical Review Program)  
- FBI (possesses information on King)  
- SA/DO/O (involved in document handling and delays)  
- Legislative Counsel (recipient of the memorandum)

MLK Declassified Files

00513588_memo_re_dr_martin_luther_104-10136-10385.pdf

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