</s>173-1 FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER BE - BUENOS AIRES Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # 0173 1 1 1 OPEN 3/11/1410389 RRP0022ZUJFJ 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The document details an FBI record from Buenos Aires (Case #173-1) opened in April 1968 and destroyed per the Foreign Office file destruction program. It references a review of files related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, initiated by the U.S. Attorney General. A task force under the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is tasked with reviewing FBI investigations into MLK’s assassination, including files such as "MURKIN" (44-38861), "COMINFL OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE" (100-4387941), and others. The task force leader, Fred Folson, instructed legal attachés to confirm if any related files exist or were destroyed, with results due by August 30, 1976. Legal attachés were to report via teletype, including Xerox copies of documents if found.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of investigation)  
- Fred Folson (task force leader)  
- Legal Attachés (Buenos Aires and others)  
- U.S. Attorney General (ordered review)  
- Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)  

Key Locations  
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (FBI records)  
- Washington D.C., United States (Department of Justice, OPR)  

Key Events  
- Destruction of FBI file #173-1 in 1968 per foreign office protocols  
- Initiation of Department of Justice review of MLK assassination investigation files  
- Task force directive to legal attachés to locate or confirm destruction of related records by August 30, 1976  
- Request for teletype reports with Xerox copies of documents if found  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Justice  
- Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)  
- Legal Attachés (U.S. diplomatic offices)

MLK Declassified Files

173-be-1_sec_001_ser_1.pdf

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