</s>104-1007-10074 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 UNCLASSIFIED TERNAL USE ONLY CON JENTIAL SECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SUBJECT. (optional) EXTENSION FROM: NO. Red DATE: C/E/G Michael J. Rubino Red 16 April 1968 TO. (Officer designation, room number, and DATE DATE build(a) 16 April 1969 COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line orcost column after each comment) RECEIVED FORMAPPED INITIALS 1. C/É/G IS apn UR 2. 3. DC/SUR 10 Apr. ue 4. 5. C/EU/R Signature 6. 7. ADDP 1G APR 1959 8. 1G APR 1968 9. DDP 10. 11. DDCI 12. 13. 16 APR 1963 DCI 14. 15. 7534 FORM 610 USP PREVIOUS SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED

The document contains a memorandum dated 16 April 1968 regarding tentative plans for Senator Robert Kennedy's visit to West Berlin on 1 May 1968. It references internal communications about Kennedy's potential speech at the annual May Day rally in West Berlin, which was held in a large field adjacent to the Reichstag building and the Brandenburg Gate. The text notes that Martin Luther King Jr. had initially been commissioned for the event but was replaced by Kennedy. A CIA staff officer is mentioned as being informed by Peter Herz, the Press Chief of the West Berlin Senate, about this arrangement. The U.S. Mission to Berlin is noted as having been informed of the matter, though no mention appears in mission traffic. The document includes internal routing details, dates, and references to other agencies, with some redacted or unclear sections.  

Key People:  
- Senator Robert Kennedy  
- Peter Herz (Press Chief of West Berlin Senate)  
- John L. Hart (Chief European Division)  
- Bernard Agency (public relations firm)  

Key Locations:  
- West Berlin  
- Reichstag building  
- Brandenburg Gate  
- U.S. Mission to Berlin  

Key Events:  
- Annual May Day rally in West Berlin (1 May 1968)  
- Tentative plans for Senator Kennedy's speech at the rally  
- Replacement of Martin Luther King Jr. as speaker with Kennedy  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- U.S. Mission to Berlin  
- Bernard Agency

MLK Declassified Files

00549219_subject_tentative_plans_o_104-10071-10074.pdf

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