</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 SECRET The CIA Information Release Programs Information Release News for 09 - 15 Sep 97 Office of Information Technology This report is intended to address developments of Publication is weekly via Lotus Notes and copies may general and senior management interest in the information be forwarded to a Lotus Notes database. Prior editions are release programs at CIA (CIA) via the Freedom of available online in a Lotus Note database which is full-text release programs and Cia (Cia) and the freedom of as well as Executive Order 1258 Mandatory available online on a Lotus notes database which are full-ext declaration programs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Dedication and Special Search Search Branch Suggestions, comments, or requests to receive regular problems to Congressional, diplomatic, or executive search branch copies to be given access to the database of previous tasksings. issues should be directed to Lee S. Stickland@DA. Our issues should include the following information: is extension 312829 (secure) or 613-123-1890 (current). Congressional and/or White House Interest . (UNI) House Oversight Committee on MLK Records: The records compiled by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) regarding the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. are maintained at the National Archives (NARA) and at the attorney for James Earl Earl Ray Ears has requested access. Officials at NARA, in turn, have requested approval from the House Oversight Commission (HCC) to allow unfilled access, such as a review review provided by the Office of the Agency and we are working with publications. Please provide evidence that the House oversight Committee (HOC) is not acceptable to the agency and are aware of made OCC and OCA on an appropriate conditions is likely that we will suggest that Ray's attorney make use of the mandatory review provisions of EO 125858 for any withdrawn records he deems necessary. The HOC letter follows. PACEI.B.M. Senior Management Interest (UNI] Eddingston File Motion for Summary Judgment: Counsel for former employees Patrick and Robin Eddington filed a portion for summary judgment on their counts against CIA and certain CIA employees for violations of the Privacy Act. Previous reports have discussed the meritless nature of this complaint - it arises from our defense filings in their Privacy Act access C.I.R.Y. (USA) (USA). (USA] C.R .Y.Y . (USA): (USA.1) -SECRET-

Summary:  
The document discusses declassified CIA records related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination investigation, including requests for access to House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) records maintained at the National Archives (NARA). James Earl Ray’s attorney sought review of these records under Executive Order 125858. NARA officials requested approval from the House Oversight Commission (HOC) to allow unfilled access, noting potential unauthorized dissemination of sensitive documents. The text also references CIA involvement in monitoring Black Nationalist groups, including the Revolutionary Action Movement, and mentions technical surveillance devices. Additional content includes FOIA requests, privacy act litigation, and administrative updates on document declassification processes.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (attorney requesting access to MLK assassination records)  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) members  
- Lee S. Stickland (CIA contact for information release inquiries)  
- David Garrow (Emory University professor requesting FBI/CIA files on Black Nationalist groups)  
- Martha Bernstein (researcher seeking CIA documents on French covert actions)  

Key Locations:  
- National Archives (NARA)  
- CIA Headquarters  
- Johnson Library (for declassified Vietnam War documents)  
- Norwegian Foreign Ministry (concerns over U-2/RB-47 operations)  

Key Events:  
- Request for access to HSCA records on MLK’s assassination  
- CIA monitoring of Black Nationalist groups and their activities  
- FOIA requests related to CIA investigations of individuals (e.g., Steve Weber, Mary Fischer)  
- Declassification review processes under Executive Order 125858  
- CIA technical surveillance device analysis and declassification  

Key Organizations:  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of State  
- Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP)

MLK Declassified Files

01247597_the_cia_information_relea.pdf

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