</s>104-10071-10109 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 CONFIDENTIAL- 28 NOV 1975 MENORANDUN FOR: IG Staff ATTENTION: John Leader SUBJECT: Martin Luther KING, Jr. REFERENCE: See Attached 1. Ir. Martin Luther KING was assassinated (4 April 1968) prior to the implementation of the MICHAOS program (4 July 1968). lower, a review of other material available in OPS/ITC shows that one dissemination was made to the FBI on a possible activity of KING while in Rome, Italy, in September 1984 copies attached for your conviventiary). 2. We have no indication of any Agency surveillance or letter intercept which involved KING. Further, there is no indication that the Agency ever requested any of it representatives abroad to report on KING or to be alert to any of his activities. 3. While there is a large number of documents available which mention king, the vast majority are dated after his death and are in some way related to world reaction to his assassination. John J. Reagan Chief, International Terrorism Group Operations Staff Attachment: a/s Orig 6 1 - Addresse 1 - SRB Memo Chrono 1 - Outgoing correspondence 7544 CONFIDENTIAL

Summary: The document discusses the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., noting it occurred on April 4, 1968, prior to the implementation of the MICHAOS program in July 1968. It references a dissemination to the FBI regarding potential activities involving King while in Rome, Italy, in September 1984, though details are unclear due to attached copies. The text states there is no evidence of Agency surveillance or intercepts related to King, nor any requests for representatives abroad to monitor his activities. A large volume of post-1968 documents mentioning King are noted, primarily concerning global reactions to his assassination. The document includes attachments such as memos, correspondence, and chronological records.  

Key People: Martin Luther King Jr., John J. Reagan (Chief, International Terrorism Group), John Leader (recipient).  
Key Locations: Rome, Italy; unspecified locations related to Agency operations.  
Key Events: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968; dissemination of information to the FBI regarding potential activities in Rome, September 1984; post-assassination global reactions documented in files.  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); International Terrorism Group (Operations Staff).

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