</s>FD-36 (Nev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: April 29, 1969 Transmit the following in ATNEL Type in plainest or code) ROGISTERED MAIL Via (Priority) TO: DIRECTOR, PAT (100-100-487575) FROM: SAC, ATLANTA (100-(100-48775) (P) SUNJUNT: COMINPIL OF SCILG RHS: IS - C Re Atlanta telotypes to Bureau, 4/3/ and 4/25/69, captioned "RHS"/'S"/N"/S" /S" (4/15/69), captioned as above. L "Rhe Bullet to Atlanta. 4/16/69", captioned as above." Enclosed for the Bureau are the original and eight copies and for Chicago, Philadelphia, Memphis, Mobile, and New York one copy each, of an IH. Source referred to in enclosed IHN is AT 1937-R, information iron whom must be classified confidential. Source utilized in characterizing JAMES BEVEL is CC 6605-S. 2 - Bureau (Cines. 9 (RNH) 2 - Chicago (Cine. 1) (RCN) 2 - Philadelphia (Cne. 1)(RCN). Z - Memphis (Cnc. 1)) (RNM) Z - Mobile (CNC. 1 (RN) 2 - Mobile. (NCN) (RNR) OUT-SCHG 3 - Atlanta (2 - 100-5713) SEARCHED (2) - 170-2929) (1) - 17-2930) (1 - 17.75(S) (MUSKIN) (1-17-2550) (James Beveli) MOSKED (1)-17-2350) (17-2450) (MUSIKIN) PAD 49-2380-2335 Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sant M Per 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains FBI records from 1969 detailing investigative activities related to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and its associates. Key elements include telecommunications between FBI offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis, Philadelphia, and New York regarding James Bevel, a SCLC program director, and his movements. The Bureau sought information on Bevel’s whereabouts, noting he was allegedly in New York for three weeks. Communications also reference confidential sources and investigations into individuals linked to the SCLC, including Bernard Lapatzayette and Dora McDonald. A separate section lists motel registration records from a Holiday Inn in Corinth, Mississippi, between March 29, 1968, and April 1, 1968, detailing occupants such as A.R. Bowman, Robert T. Jenkins, and others. Additional entries include vehicle license plate information for individuals across multiple states, with some records noting connections to businesses like Gibson Pharmacy or Avis Rental.  

Key People:  
- James Bevel (SCLC program director)  
- Bernard Lapatzayette (SCLC program director)  
- Dora McDonald (Secretary to the President of SCLC)  
- A.R. Bowman, Robert T. Jenkins, B.C. Tanna, Jack P. Vester, C.E. Kincinacdo, William E. Schiesz, L.P. Shaw, Thomas F. Leonard, E.F. Fartranks, Dave Archer, Eugene Lee, G.W. Cronder, John F. Ray, Robert E. Payne, Joe W. Harrison, John F. Eggerglinger, James F. Flowers, Allen F. Wallers, D.E. Nestorick, S.F. Nelson, B.S. Manley, James E. Beshens, S.G. Puryear, F.W. Dudley, Jimmy Pope, Mr. and Mrs. J.V. Black, G.G. Puryear, Blanche Grant, Phillip Misler, W.O. James, James T. Carley, Arthur Nadel, James E. Mekin, William Prentiss, Fred S. Schraffenberg, Chester Hudson, Edward (Leo) Dunn, David L. McBride, Ron E. Lewis, Hugh Adamson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frazier, J.J. Kirkman, Vernon O. Webb, Honard Asken, A.A. Nisbet, Robert Probert, Opal Cook, O.M. Kerus, Allen A. Hurley, Irving S. Rosenfield, A. Houston, Robert Pierce, Arthur E. Stoll, Donald E. Koons, J.H. Higgins, R.F. Gillihouse, W.C. Calvery, Betty Teaford, R.M. Dillon, John Armstrong, Hilton H. Johnson, Bryon N. Countryman, W.H. Borg, Paul McReynolds, James L. Lang, R.R. Berry, Tony R. England, Miss. Hardin V. Pettinger, Bert Abney, Glenn F. Hatnes, Charles F. Whitson, Lawrence Findley, John R. Thornbury, James Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Milkiser, Richard F. Zolinovsky, Charles F. Bournett, Edgar R. Schirick, M.T. Stevens, Darrel F. Pollard, Woodie Grotewold, Robert D. Carver, L.P. Bideniell, Norman L. Miller, Thomas M. Stokes, Charles F. Kelly, Fred Jones, J.H. Mins, Roscoce L. Howe, A.O. Cunningham, R.H. Hawkins, N.O. Johnson, S. Paul Rozas, Floyd E. Ready, Charles B. Dehaven, Jim B. Gardner, P.J. Johnson, Mort Wright, G.T. Haney, Vioia M. Chapman, Donald A. Champain, E.V. Davison, Marshall D. Grishman, Kent Kinninburgh, C.L.C. Hamilton, J.W. Warren, L.H. Carter, Vernon M. Bonds, Jack Boyles, James Roberts, John F. Rasberry, Dan J. Benefield, Joe J. Allen, Tom Hudson, A.D. Langston, James D. Scott, Richard P. Terry, Robert D. Levy, R.T. Kennedy, Jimmy Walker, Jim N. Singleton, J.E. Carruth, Edward W. Mansour, Jim N. Majure, Wayne Blake, Robert S. Jones, L.E. Manning, C.E. Bowman, C.P. Homan, M.J. Shannon, Charlie Caldwell, Charles B. Walker, Jim Garrison, Clay F. Leff, C.L. Granger  

Key Locations:  
- Corinth, Mississippi (Holiday Inn)  
- Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis, Philadelphia, New York (FBI offices)  
- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri  

Key Events/Organizations:  
- Investigations into SCLC members and their associates  
- Telecommunications between FBI field offices  
- Motel registration records for tracking individuals  
- Vehicle license plate data linked to business activities (e.g., Gibson Pharmacy, Avis Rental)  
- Monitoring of James Bevel’s movements and communications  

Key Organizations:  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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