</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 5-113 (1-10-11) Domestic Intelligence Division INFORMATIVE NOTE Date 4/5/68 Regarding the Communist Party plans in Miami for the organization's mass memorial meeting for King mass marches for him have been included and telephone to the White House and other agencies. Copies have been furnished the Attorney General and the Inter-Division Information Unit. TDR:rsz wes NW 47243 Docd:32683743 Page 1

Summary: The document details a meeting held by the Miami Communist Party (CP) on April 4, 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Leaders discussed organizing protests, including mass memorial meetings, marches, and urging participants to wear black bands in mourning. They planned to contact peace groups, senior citizens' organizations, and a pro-Senator Eugene McCarthy group to call for martial law in Tennessee until justice was served. The meeting involved CP members in Miami and included coordination with other entities like the FBI, Military Intelligence, and local law enforcement agencies.  

Key People: Source (leadership position in Miami Communist Party), Mr. Trower, Mr. Trowel, Miss Holmes, Miss Gandy, Mr. DeLoch, Mr. Mohr, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Gale, Mr. Rosen, Mr. Travel, and unnamed CP members.  

Key Locations: Miami, Tennessee, Washington DC (FBI headquarters).  

Key Events: Meeting of the Miami Communist Party coordinating committee on April 4, 1968; planning of protests, marches, and memorial activities; coordination with peace groups and political organizations; discussions about martial law in Tennessee.  

Key Organizations: Communist Party (Miami branch), FBI, Military Intelligence (11th M.I. Group), Dade County Public Safety Department, Miami Police Department.

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