</s>Honorable John Melcher NOTE: "Senator John Melchers letter enclosed an amtica From "The Review of the News", a publication printed in Belmont, Massachusetts. This article discussed former King associates and their Communist connections and star the FBI to have considered him "dangerous" good and stated the FBI have considered Him "good and stated is supportive of the FBI's investigation of King and critics the Senate Intelligence Committee under Senator Frank Church, for the Senate intelligence committee under Senator Franklin Church. surveillance results, which "proved that Martin Luther King was indeed a person of low moral character who had fallen under the control of the Communist. electronic suite. Senator Melcher believes that if electronic surveillance records the files on King they should not be kept secret and that the files and facts must be made public. Although Senator Melchers does not request a reply, it should be pointed out to him all allegations of Communist influence and the Federal court has ruled regarding the results of and that a Federal court had ruled regarding this issue of our electronic surveillance of King made public. Delay in responding occurred because Senator Melcher's enclosure did not arrive with his original letter, and a copy of the enclosure was not provided our Congressional Liaison Unit until 4/2/77. APPROVED Admin. Bov. Level Con. Ex. Affairs Ph.A. Insp. Director. F.P.A ., Gan. A. P.R. Dep. AD Adm. Ident. Spe. D.A nn. AD Inw. Intel. Trains -2- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

The document contains teletype messages and administrative notes from June 1977 involving federal agencies such as the FBI and DOJ. It references witness protection protocols under Department of Justice Order OBD 2110.2, emphasizing that local authorities handle witness safety in federal cases unless exceptions are approved by higher officials. A portion discusses a source (referred to as "Liberto Man") who provided information about James Earl Ray's movements in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 30, 1968, including his stay at Mrs. Deaton's rooming house on Peabody Street. The FBI notes that no further investigation into MLK's assassination will occur unless directed by the Department of Justice. The House Assassination Committee (HAC) is mentioned as seeking information about sources related to the case, but contact with certain individuals was unavailable. Parts of the text contain nonsensical phrases and fragmented sentences, possibly due to transcription errors or unrelated content.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, Mrs. Deaton, Keith Ernest Lamonica, Patrick J. Moynihan, Eddie Evans, Mark Lane, Rufus J. Hayson, J.B. Stoner  
Key Locations: Memphis, Tennessee; Peabody Street (Memphis); Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia  
Key Events: FBI/DOJ communication about witness protection protocols, investigation into James Earl Ray's 1968 movements in Memphis, HAC inquiries about sources related to MLK assassination, source's interview with Mrs. Deaton regarding Ray's stay at her rooming house, FBI acknowledgment of limited investigative results under FOIA  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), House Assassination Committee (HAC), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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