</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 Page 1 MILK --- M-H-DOG 24 September 1999 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Assassination of Martin Luther King; IN RE The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) would like to confirm that we have tasked several office, requesting information into the DOJ investigation of activities of Marrell McCollough, Memphis Police Department, activities of any federal asset from the Agency, other federal agencies or national security or military intelligence resources in Memphis, The searches undertaken and the databases search from various offices, DO/PCS/CL, occ./Registry, DI/IRO, D/HRM/IMO, determined that there were no documents responsive to the search.

Summary: This memorandum dated 24 September 1999 details a CIA request to confirm that several offices have been tasked with providing information related to the DOJ investigation into activities of Marrell McCollough associated with the Memphis Police Department. The document states that searches conducted across multiple federal agencies, including DO/PCS/CL, occ./Registry, DI/IRO, D/HRM/IMO, and others, found no documents responsive to the search criteria. The subject line references the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., but the body of the text focuses on administrative confirmation of agency actions rather than substantive investigative findings.

Key People: Marrell McCollough, CIA personnel (unspecified), Memphis Police Department officers (unspecified)  
Key Locations: Memphis, Tennessee; unspecified federal agency locations  
Key Events: DOJ investigation into Marrell McCollough's activities, CIA confirmation of agency search efforts, determination that no responsive documents were found  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Memphis Police Department, Federal agencies including DO/PCS/CL, occ./Registry, DI/IRO, D/HRM/IMO

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