</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 UNCLASSIFIED- ASSIGNMENT RECORD STATUS: IP FILE: X RESP-DIV: LD REST: Printed: 11/03/98 CLOSED: 1/1 CASE NAME: ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING; IN RE SUPERVISOR: CAUDLE, ROBERT D. CASE SUMMARY: REQUEST BY DO/I TO INTERVIEW CIA OFFICER MAC MCCULLOUGH (SP) IN CONNECTION WITH ASSASSINATIOIN OF martin LUTHER KING, JR. McCULLOUGH WORKED WITH MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE JOINING TO NO LONGER COVER. DOJ ATTORNEY'S NAME IS Yvonne BAUMER 207 207 388 PAGER NUMBER 1:88 346-1915. MAC CAN BE REACHED AT S3880. SAID THIS THIS IS THE LATEST IN A LONG SERIES OF INTERVIEW REQUESTS AND THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS ON THIS MATTER. CHECK REGISTRY FOR PRIOR RECORDS ON THIS MATTIER. ASSIGNED BEGIN END WATTS, GUYON C. 10/29/98 Roses, Joyce /1 (CASE NOTES) *NONE)* UNCLASSIFIED

Summary  
This document details a DOJ request to interview CIA officer Mac McCullough (SP) regarding the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. McCullough previously worked with the Memphis Police Department before joining the CIA and is no longer under cover. The DOJ attorney involved is Yvonne Baumers, with contact information provided. The case notes indicate this is part of a series of interview requests, as McCullough had testified before Congress on this matter. A check of prior records in the registry is recommended. The assignment was dated 10/29/1998, with staff assigned to various dates between October and December 1998.  

Key People  
- Mac McCullough (CIA officer)  
- Yvonne Baumers (DOJ attorney)  
- Guyon C. Watts (staff assigned)  
- Robert J. Eater (staff assigned)  
- Sharon L. Knosts (staff assigned)  
- Rene Sauve (division supervisor)  
- Judy Stother (division supervisor)  
- Robert D. Caudle (lead supervisor)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis Police Department (McCullough's prior affiliation)  
- CIA headquarters (McCullough's current affiliation)  

Key Events  
- DOJ request to interview Mac McCullough regarding MLK Jr.'s assassination  
- McCullough's prior congressional testimony on the matter  
- Assignment of staff and dates for case management (October–December 1998)  
- Recommendation to check registry for prior records on the case  

Key Organizations  
- Department of Justice (DOJ)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Memphis Police Department

MLK Declassified Files

07167437_case_name_assassination_o.pdf

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