</s>104-10136-10386 APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 25 November 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Robert Barteaux Chief, Information Services Staff Information Processing Group JFK ACT FROM Maurice A. Sovereign FROM Office of the Special Assistant. RELEAS to the DDO for External Oversight SUBJECT Dr. Martin Luther King and Mr. James Earl King and RELEASE SUBJECTS A. House Luther Committee on A. A. Assassinations Letter dated 11 November 1977, Same Subject B. O/S/A/D/O/G/O Letter, 2 March 1977, Subject, DOJ Inquiry, Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force 1. As you will note from the attached, the HSCA asks for our material or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr ., for the period 1963 through 1967 through 1968 material on Mr. James Earl Ray for the period 1967 through 1969. As you will indicate in reference B. You provided a substantiation and a DOJ task force in its efforts to review the substantions of the directorate material which was sanitized for ratification and a DQJ Task Force in terms of the FBI contract concerning the extent and nature of the FBI/CIA contracts concerning the Revealed Dr. King. We indicated material, which was reviewed the we were the evidence of the evidence for possible was reviewed by the investigators from the HCSA. We believe that this was prepared that we have, Justice investigation. For possible was review by that we were, HSCa investigation, however, we believe that the district in the original request that was we permit to review FBI material. In this instance, since we are talking about the FBI material. We should continue our trial and discuss that material indicating only that there is FBI material available. E2-INPDET-CL-BY-018630-

Summary  
This document is a memorandum dated 25 November 1977 from the CIA Historical Review Program to Mr. Robert Barteaux, Chief of Information Services Staff. It references requests by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) for materials related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray. The HSCA seeks FBI material on King from 1963–1968 and Ray from 1967–1969. The CIA notes that the DOJ’s task force reviewed sanitized Directorate material and FBI/CIA contracts concerning Dr. King. The memo indicates that the Directorate provided evidence for possible review by HSCA investigators but emphasizes that FBI material remains available for examination. A deadline of 15 December 1977 is suggested for completing the response.  

Key People  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- James Earl Ray  
- Maurice A. Sovereign (CIA official)  
- Robert Barteaux (recipient of the memorandum)  

Key Locations  
Not specified in the document.  

Key Events  
- HSCA’s request for materials on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and James Earl Ray  
- DOJ task force review of FBI/CIA contracts related to Dr. King  
- CIA Directorate’s provision of evidence for HSCA investigation  
- Deadline of 15 December 1977 for completing the response  

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

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