</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 SECRET Received: 02/16/99 02:56:25 PM ASGMT NUMBER: L9800208 ASGMT NAME: NONE Assassination of Martin Luther King:In re OGC - DOCUMENT RECORD DOC NUMBER : OGC-LD-1999-00334 REFERENCE NO: ASGMT TYPE(S): CIVIL DOCUMENT DATE: 02/12/99 DATE RECEIVED: 02/16//99 AUTHOR: KATHLEEN-M-KAHOE -- wrong! Bill Lann Lee AUTHORS: ORG: DOJ ADDRESSES: ROBERT D. CAUDLE ADDRESSEE'S ORG; OGC FIRST ROUTED TO: ROBER D.CAUDLE/ME COPIES TO: *NONE* DOCUMENTS DESCRIPTION IN RESPONSE TO BARRY KOWALSKI'S LETTER TO GUY WATTS CIA OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL DATED DECEMBER 22 1998 YOUR OFFICE MADE MERRELL MCCOLLOUGH'S PERSONAL SECURITY AND POLYGRAPHILES AVAILABLE FOR OUR REVIEW AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT ASSISTANCE . Guy pe more omertius is Dane butted to the might case, STC PVC 4/13/99 SECRET

Summary  
This document is an inter-agency request for records related to Marrell McCollough's personnel, security, and polygraph files, submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The request stems from a legal investigation into new allegations connected to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., initiated by the Attorney General. The DOJ seeks specific documents from McCollough’s records, including letters, interview reports, and polygraph examination results, to support the criminal inquiry. The document notes that none of the requested materials are classified and references compliance with the Privacy Act. It also includes a fax transmittal sheet detailing the transmission of three pages, though the content of these pages is unclear or incomplete.  

Key People  
- **Marrell McCollough**: Individual whose personnel, security, and polygraph records were requested.  
- **Barry Kowalski**: Contacted for assistance with the request.  
- **Bill Lann Lee**: Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, DOJ.  
- **Guy Watts**: CIA Office of General Counsel recipient.  
- **Robert D. Caudle**: Chief, Litigation Division, CIA.  

Key Locations  
- U.S. Department of Justice (Washington, D.C.)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Headquarters (Washington, D.C.)  

Key Events  
- Request for Marrell McCollough’s records to support a criminal investigation into allegations related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.  
- Legal compliance with the Privacy Act and inter-agency data sharing protocols.  
- Transmission of documents via fax transmittal sheet (pages 1–3).  

Key Organizations  
- **U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division**  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**  
- **Office of the General Counsel, CIA**  
- **Office of the Assistant Attorney General, DOJ**

MLK Declassified Files

07167609_ogc_document_record_asg.pdf

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