</s>104.10443.10133.1033 2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 104.104.103.10135.1035 REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITED 4 3 NANCE COPY ISSUED SLOTED INDEX: YES NO 3 10 CLASSIFY TO FILE NO. AT: XFRE TO FILE TO 41 XFREF TO FILE No. PRINT NO. TION PRINT. NO. BRANCH DESTROY SIG. EXPO. RETR. NO EXPO: EXPO, NO. EXPOS ONLY! 100843Z APR. 68 CITE DIRECTOR 1D APR 58 88 8559 A REF: BEHEIREN 6 APRIL-DEMONSTRATION 1. BEHEIRENS 6 APRil-DEMOKSTRATION REPORTED BY JAPAN TIMES, 7 APRIL, AS RALLY OF 1,2060 PEOPLE FOR "ASSASSINATED. CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING." THIS GIVES INDICATION BEHEIREIN LEADERSHIP VERSATILE ABILITY SEIZE SUITABLE TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY TO: DISPLAY ITS FUNDAMENTAL ANTI-AMERICAN MOTIVATION. 2. JAPEN TIMES. SAME DATE, REPORTED JCP'S GENSUIKYO. ALSO SEIZED KING ASSASSINA AS SUITABLE PROPAGANDA THEME, SENT PROTEST TELEGRAM TO PRESIDENT JOHNSON, CONDOLENCE TELEGRAN AND MESSAGES TO MRS. KING AND U.S. CIVES. Civil RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. 3. REPORTEO 4 APRIL THAT DEHEIRENE (GK4599) CHAIRMAN CDA ROSCOW-HAVANA TRIP DEPARTURE DELAYED AGAIN, UNTIL 11 APRIL. 4. 14 APRIL ISSUE WEEKLY "SUNDAY MAINICHI", "CONTAINING NEW APPROVED FOR RELEASE Date 13 march 1978

Summary  
The document contains reports from April 1968 detailing demonstrations and activities related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. A rally of approximately 12,060 people was reported in Japan on April 7, organized by Beheiren, a Japanese leftist group, as a tribute to King. The document notes that Beheiren's leadership exploited the event to showcase anti-American sentiment. Additionally, the Japan Times reported that the Japan Communist Party (JCP)’s Gensui Kyō branch used King’s assassination as propaganda, sending protest telegrams to President Lyndon B. Johnson, condolences to Mrs. King, and messages to U.S. civil rights organizations. A separate entry mentions delays in a planned trip by Beheiren chairman Oda to Moscow-Havana, originally scheduled for April 11. Later reports reference the formation of "Second Front International," an international network including peace groups from Sweden, France, West Germany, and Japan, aimed at assisting U.S. military deserters. The document also includes fragmented references to a press conference on April 4, where Beheiren leaders announced the group’s involvement in this initiative.  

Key People  
- Oda (Beheiren chairman)  
- YoshiKawa (Beheiren leader)  
- Konaka (Beheiren leader)  
- Gensui Kyō (Japan Communist Party branch)  

Key Locations  
- Japan (Tokyo, unspecified cities)  
- Sweden  
- France  
- West Germany  

Key Events  
- Rally for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (April 7, 1968)  
- Formation of "Second Front International" (April 4, 1968)  
- Telecommunications by Gensui Kyō to U.S. officials and civil rights groups  
- Delayed Moscow-Havana trip by Oda  

Key Organizations  
- Beheiren (Japanese leftist group)  
- Japan Communist Party (JCP) – Gensui Kyō branch  
- "Second Front International" (international peace network)

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