</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 Lit Hile CONIDENTIAL OGC-LD-1999-50042 14 January 1999 MEMORANDUM FOR: DO/PCS/CL FROM: Joyce Reese Paralegal Specialist Litigation Division, OGC SUBJECT: Request for Records Search Re: Marrell McCollough 1. (FOUO) Action Requested: Please submit a written response NLT 20 January 1999. Conduct all appropriate records searches to identify information on the following individual: Name: Marrell McCollOUGH DOB: SSN: 2. (FOUD) citizen born in Memphis, Tenn. He is currently a U.S. Background, Mr. McColloug is a U ., employee working in the DDA/CCS as a Security Officer. DoJ. is investigating the association of Martin Luther King Jr. and has requested a association to determine if Mr. McCollough was a CIA asset prior to his employment with Mr. McCollough was in 1974. Therefore, please limit your search to pre 1974. 3. (FQUO) Response Content: OGC requests a written response. In your response, each component is requested to: (a) (b) identify each system/location searched; identifyeach method used to conduct the search; (c) ensure hat all searches undertaken were reasonably calculated to retrieve all responsive documents. CONPEDENTIAL PAD

Summary: The document is a memorandum dated 14 January 1999 from Joyce Reese, a paralegal specialist in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) Litigation Division, requesting a records search for Marrell McCollough. The request pertains to an investigation into potential associations between Martin Luther King Jr. and Mr. McCollough, with specific focus on whether McCollough was a CIA asset prior to his employment as a Security Officer in the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 1974. The search is limited to pre-1974 records. The memorandum outlines procedural requirements for the response, including identification of systems/location searched, methods used, and assurance that searches were reasonably calculated to retrieve responsive documents. It also specifies a deadline of 20 January 1999 for submission and provides contact information for follow-up.  

Key People: Joyce Reese (requesting officer), Marrell McCollough (subject of records search), Martin Luther King Jr. (referenced in the context of an investigation).  
Key Locations: Not specified beyond DOJ and CIA references.  
Key Events: Records search request for Marrell McCollough, investigation into potential CIA ties related to MLK.  
Key Organizations: Office of General Counsel (OGC) Litigation Division, Department of Justice (DOJ), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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