</s>PAGE TWO CONDUCTED BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT UNDER DIRECTION OF ASSISTANT AG J. STANLEY POTTINGER. ALL PERSONNEL ON THE TASK FORCE ARE AUTHORIZED TOTAL ACCESS TO OUR FILES' PERTAINING TO KING'S ASSASSINATION, OUR INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGENCE INVESTIGATION' GATION OF KING AND ANY FIES RELATING TO BASIS FOR THESE INVESTICATIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE COVER PAGES OF COMMUNICATIONS CONTAINING IDENTITIES OF SOME FEI SOURCES AND INFORMANTS WHO WERE NOT AFFORDED SYMBOL NUMBERS AT THAT TIME AND INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONFIDENTIALITY. TO DATE THE TASS FORCE HAS REVIEWED FBING AND WFO FILES CONCERNING THE ASSASSINTATION OF KING CAPTIONED AND MURKIN, BUREAU FILE 44-33661. JASK FONCE MEMBERS HAVE TRAVELED TO MEMPHIS, MILWAUKEE, KANSAS CITY, ONANA, SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES AND REVIEWed MURKEN AND INTEILLIGENCE INFESTIGATIONS FILES OF THOSE OFFICES. FUTURE TRAVEL BY THE TAST FORCE IS PLANNED FOR ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM, CHARLOTTE, CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK, SPRINGFIELD AND ST. LOUIS. AFTER ABOVE TRAVEL IS COMPLETED AND KING RELATED SECURITY FILES AT FBING ARE REVEILED, THE task force WILL HAVE SEEN THE MAJORITY OF SERIALS IN OUR FILIES RELATING TO THE KING INVESTI- GATIONS. HOWEVER, SINCE IT IS THE GOAL OF THE TASC FORCE TO REVIEW KING RELATELED FILES IN EVERY FIELD, OFFICE, 14, WILL BE REVIEW KING RELATED FILES In EVERY FIELD, OFFICES, 14.4-9-460 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The document outlines the activities of a Department of Justice task force investigating the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., led by Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger. The task force reviewed FBI (FBIG) and WFO files related to King's assassination, including those from Memphis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Onana, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Future travel plans included Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Springfield, and St. Louis. All recipients were instructed to forward Xerox copies of relevant files to FBI headquarters by August 9, 1976, with specific guidance on retaining first pages for serial numbering. Cost data compilation was mandated, requiring reports on manpower, salaries, and expenses from field offices. Employees like Gerald Davis (GS-13) and Wanda Mason (GS-5) were noted as contributors. A file destruction order referenced historical value retention for the Select Committee on Assassinations, with some records preserved. Harold Weisberg’s involvement in Freedom of Information Act matters was mentioned, along with related documents reviewed by FBI Baltimore.  

Key People  
- J. Stanley Pottinger (Assistant AG overseeing task force)  
- Gerald Davis (GS-13, employee at FBI Baltimore)  
- Wanda Mason (GS-5, employee at FBI Baltimore)  
- Harold Weisberg (individual referenced in FOIA/Privacy Act matters)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Onana, San Francisco, Los Angeles (visited by task force)  
- Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Springfield, St. Louis (planned future visits)  
- FBI Baltimore (central to file management and cost reporting)  

Key Events  
- Review of FBI/WFO files on King’s assassination across multiple field offices  
- Coordination of Xerox copy submissions to FBI headquarters by August 9, 1976  
- Compilation of cost data for manpower, salaries, and expenses  
- File destruction order referencing historical value retention for the Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Review of Harold Weisberg’s involvement in FOIA/Privacy Act matters  

Key Organizations  
- Department of Justice Civil Rights Division  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Attorney General’s Office (via task force directives)  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (referenced for historical record retention)

MLK Declassified Files

44-ba-669_729218_1-03-part_5_of_5.pdf

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