</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 141475 ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING; IN RE NO. Date OGC Num. Description 1 3 Mar 78 Archive documents on MLK and MCCollough 2 20 Oct 98 Mccollough called Rakaske to say he had been contacted by DOJ Baumer, for an interview about MK Assassination. 3 26 Nov 98 Note: firm to Massie to GCW concerning date: time and place of GCW polygraph w/SS. 4 5 3 Dec 98 Consultation: Consultations: 7 Dec 98 GCW, Bkowski request approval to look at employee's files and interview fellow Mccullough police officers to confirm Mccoulough police story. 6 22 Dec 98 LD-1998- Ltr from Bkowsky to CCW requesting approval to go to employee's file. 00083 7 7 8 Jan 99 Ltr to release to GMReese, requesting for records search. 8 14 Jan 99 LD-1999- 50042 Memo to DO/PSC/Fm re: re: request 9 21 Jan 99 Outgoing fax to Brant, to note that JMassie to DOJ took on: MCCollOUGH personnel file classification. 10 22 Jan 99 Memo To Morris firm Chalchoner, re: reactions to notes of DO/security & Polygraph file reviews. 11 26 Jan 99 IN to Gw, JEese to JEECHLONER re: a MCCullough MCCOLough 12 29 Jan 99 Memo TO Morris to Dr. Chalchaner re: redactions of notes of second DOJ security & Polygraph file review. 13 5 Feb 99 Contact information for witnesses 14 5 Feb99 Jassie notes on personal file 15 12 Feb 99 LD-99-00334 Ltr To Rcoulough files Mccolough files 16

Summary:  
The document contains a series of administrative and investigative records related to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) review of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and associated personnel files. Entries span from March 1978 to May 1999, detailing communications between DOJ officials, law enforcement agencies, and external entities. Key activities include requests for record searches, polygraph examinations, personnel file reviews, and coordination with witnesses. References to "MCCollough" appear in multiple entries, suggesting an individual or entity under investigation. The document also mentions administrative immunity issues, classified information, and redactions of notes from security and polygraph file reviews.  

Key People:  
- McCollough (repeatedly referenced in personnel and investigative contexts)  
- Jassie (notes on personal file)  
- Morris (involved in memos and record requests)  
- Chalchoner (mentioned in memos related to DOJ security reviews)  
- Kwakowski (attorney involved in administrative immunity issues)  
- Bkowski (requested approval for employee file access)  
- Gw, JEese, JEasee, DmDuqueen (individuals referenced in internal communications)  

Key Locations:  
- Not explicitly detailed; references to agencies and offices (e.g., DOJ, GCW, Civil Rights Division) are noted as locations.  

Key Events:  
- Requests for record searches and personnel file reviews related to MLK assassination investigation.  
- Coordination of polygraph examinations and security file assessments.  
- Administrative immunity issues involving McCollough and other individuals.  
- Classified information handling and redactions of notes from DOJ reviews.  
- Communications between DOJ officials, law enforcement, and external witnesses.  

Key Organizations:  
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)  
- Government Crime Witness (GCW)  
- Civil Rights Division (mentioned in fax communications)  
- Internal DOJ offices (e.g., DO/PSC/Fm, CCS)

MLK Declassified Files

07167006_assassination_of_martin_l.pdf

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