</s>104-10136-10387 2017 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 RETURN TO CIA CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Background Use Only WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 Do Not Reproducedo 14 December 1976. Fred G. Folsom, Director HSCA Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force Office of Professional Responsibility Department of Justice 77-0027 Washington, D ., D·C. 20305 Dear Mr. Folson: Re: Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr ., Jr .- Department of Justice Task Force Pursuit to your requests, dated 24 September and 19 November 1976, for information regarding the extent and nature of FBI/CIA contact concerning Martin Lutherking, Jr .., a search of Agency files likely to contain the re- quested information regarding a search as a Numerous FBI documents which either mention or information Reversed as well as a limited number of internal documents which relate to FBI/Cia interest as a Limited Number of Internal documentswhich relate to CBI/CIA Interest in Reverved King have been found. A brief list of documents located by our Office of Security appears below: a. Both CIA and FBI originated documents, including an FBI report on Martin Lutherking Jr . ., A Current Analysis, " which appear to relate to reference request. b. Documents taken from the CIA file on a confidential information and which appear to refer to referenced request. "The documents refer to the Reverend Martin Luther KING. together with other civil rights leaders, and it is presumed that the substance of the information contained within these documents was passed to the FBI through our routine routine channels. c. Documents of a 23 May 1967 FBI study entitled "Racial Violence Potential in the United States this Summer, "which refers in part to Revered King." d. Several FBI documents whic: refer to either Reverend King and/or Mrs. Coretta (nee: Scott) King. e. A 23 August 1961 FBI document: entitled "Southern Confference Educational Fund" which mentions Reverend King. REVOLUTION BESTSELLING BESTIVATION 10383 1806 8

Summary  
This document details a 1976 response from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to requests by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) regarding FBI and CIA contacts with Martin Luther King Jr. The text lists various declassified documents from the FBI and CIA archives, including reports on King’s activities, civil rights work, and potential threats against him. Key references include an FBI study on racial violence in 1967, a 1968 plot involving Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown to assassinate King, and CIA memos discussing King’s European travels and the Poor People’s Campaign. The document notes that no evidence of intentional FBI or CIA involvement in plots against King was found, though some records were destroyed in 1974. It concludes with a recommendation for reviewing materials at the CIA headquarters under controlled conditions.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Coretta Scott King (wife of MLK)  
- Stokely Carmichael  
- H. Rap Brown  
- James Earl Ray (implied in context of assassination investigation, though not explicitly named)  
- W. Beagbhuesen (CIA official responding to the request)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C.  
- Various U.S. cities (notably referenced in FBI documents on civil rights activities)  
- Europe (mentioned in context of King’s 1964 travels)  

Key Events  
- FBI study on racial violence potential in the U.S. (May 23, 1967)  
- Alleged plot to assassinate MLK involving Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown (April 1968)  
- CIA memos discussing King’s activities, including his European trip in 1964 and the Poor People’s Campaign  
- Destruction of 66 documents by the FBI in November–December 1974  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Southern Conference Educational Fund  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

MLK Declassified Files

00549061_letter_re_a_search_of_cia_104-10136-10367.pdf

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