</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 THE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ASSASSINATIONS The Committee to Investigate Assassinations was incorporated in the District of Columbia on 8 October 1968 as a Domestic Non-Profit Corporation. Its stated objectives are to promote discussion and research in an effort to enlighten the public and political assassinations. The initial directors were: Bernard Fensterwald, Jr ., Arlington, initiative director's were: Bernard Fensterlund, Jr. and Richard Spague, Hartside, New York. Mr. California, is listed as Executive Director of the organization. The Board of Directors of the Committee to investigate Assassinations, as listed on their letterstead, is: Fred Cook, Interlaken, New Jersey John Henry Faulk, Austin, Texas Bernard Fenesterlund, JR ., Washington, D.C. New York, New Orleans, Louisiana Jim Garrison, New Orleans, Louisiana Richard Popkin, La Jolla, California Richard Sprouse, Hartsdale, New Town William Turner, Mill Valley, California Known to be associated with the media are Assassations; writers Mark Lane, Josh Thompson, Harold Weisberg, William Bradford Huie (the James Earl Ray story), and Comedian, Mort Sohl. The Committee To Investigate Assassinations has been connecting the Executive of critical Assassinations of the Warren Commission Report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency and of investigations into the deaths of President Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswego, Governor Wallace, and the attempted assassination of Governor George Wallace. The Committeeto Investigate Assassins has openly solicitated information concerning the personnel, operations and possible manipulation of the press by the Central Intel- ligence Agency. An advertisement to this end appeared in the Quicksilver Times, 5 - 25 May 1972.

Summary:  
The Committee to Investigate Assassinations (CIA), established in 1968 as a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., focused on researching and discussing political assassinations. Its members included Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., Richard Spague, and others. The committee investigated cases such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Governor George Wallace. It collaborated with entities like the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other investigative bodies. The organization hosted conferences, including a two-day event at Georgetown University in 1973, featuring speakers such as Mark Lane, Sylvia Meagher, and Harold Weisberg.  

Key People:  
- **Bernard Fensterwald, Jr.**: Executive Director of the Committee; previously worked with Senator Hemmings, served as Chief Counsel to the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, and was involved in legal cases including the defense of James Earl Ray, convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr.  
- **Mark Lane**: Attorney who represented Lee Harvey Oswald’s widow before the Warren Commission; authored *Rush to Judgment*, alleging CIA involvement in JFK’s assassination; linked MLK’s assassination to James Earl Ray.  
- **Harold Weisberg**: Author of *Frame-Up*, which discusses Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and implicates James Earl Ray.  
- **Sylvia Meagher**: Authored *Accessories After the Fact*, criticizing the Warren Commission’s findings on JFK’s assassination; listed as an executive at the World Health Organization.  

Key Locations:  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Headquarters of the Committee to Investigate Assassinations; site of the 1973 Georgetown University conference.  
- **Dallas, Texas**: Site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.  
- **New Orleans, Louisiana**: Home to Jim Garrison, a member of the committee and investigator into JFK’s assassination.  

Key Events:  
- **1968 Formation of the Committee**: Established to investigate political assassinations, including MLK’s killing.  
- **1973 Georgetown University Conference**: Two-day event featuring discussions on conspiracy theories surrounding JFK, RFK, MLK, and Wallace assassinations; included panels on media influence and government cover-ups.  
- **Investigations into MLK’s Assassination**: Focus on James Earl Ray as the accused killer, with debates over CIA involvement and official reports like the Warren Commission.  

Key Organizations:  
- **Committee to Investigate Assassinations (CIA)**: Non-profit organization dedicated to researching political assassinations; linked to FBI, CIA, and other agencies.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Collaborated with the committee on investigations into assassination cases.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Subject of scrutiny for alleged involvement in political assassinations, including JFK’s case.

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