</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 Mikke Gaffel Mara Elvards Munray Ravitch -GA10 MEMORANDUM FOR: General Counsel ATTENTION : Richard H. Landsdale : Robert A. Barteaux X 9024 FROM Chief, Information Processing Group (X5866 THROUGH : Associate Deputy Director for Operations 1D44124 SIBJECT Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. KEFERENCE : OGC 76-5403 dated 4 October 1976 1. An intensive search of the files and indices of this Directorate has surfaced 12 documents pertaining to correspondence between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) concerning Dr. Martin Lutheran General Intelligence Agency ("CIA) representing extends from before to after King's assassination. These documents, which are summarized capsulized below, indicate the extent and nature of contact between CIA and the FBI regarding Dr. King. above concerns Dr. Kings' association, discussions, travel and items associated with related to assassination. The "The" subject matters, briefly, is to follow: discussions with one C.L.R. Jane's (F) kennin) disrespections from one Paul Krassner/concerning an interview with King Paul Krasner/Concerning travel to European countries :0) :1/1/2/1-1/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/17-17/18/19/18 :0/9 a request from a union leader asking King to, 1/1 (1/4) grant an audience with Josiah Mwangi Karikui,

Summary  
The memorandum outlines an FBI-CIA correspondence review related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., identifying 12 documents spanning from April 1957 to April 1968. These records detail discussions about King’s associations, travel, and potential assassination threats. Specific references include a 1964 employment offer to a Panamanian individual, an assassination plot mentioned in a cable, and reactions to King’s assassination by figures like Stokely Carmichael and Floyd McKissick. The documents are listed chronologically with file numbers and dates, including DFP 8204 (April 1957), DBA 07424 (April 1962), DBA 80546 (April 1964), and others up to April 1968. The files are noted as available for review in IPG/EIS, with access details provided.  

Key People  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- C.L.R. Jane (F)  
- Paul Krassner  
- Josiah Mwangi Karikui  
- Stokely Carmichael  
- Floyd McKissick  
- Harry Weisberg  
- Paul Hacherer  
- Robert A. Barteaux  
- Gene Wilson  
- Murray Rawstitch  

Key Locations  
- Room G-A10 (IPG/EIS)  
- Washington, D.C. (implied via document headers)  

Key Events  
- FBI-CIA correspondence on Dr. King’s activities and potential threats (1957–1968).  
- 1964 employment offer to a Panamanian individual.  
- Assassination plot referenced in a cable.  
- Reactions to King’s assassination by Carmichael, McKissick, and others.  
- FOIA requests related to Operation Chaos files (1976).  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of the General Counsel (OGC)  
- Information Processing Group (IPG)  
- Special Investigations Branch (SIB)  
- Operation Chaos

MLK Declassified Files

07167455_subject_rev_martin_luthe.pdf

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