</s>FD-36 (R.ev. 2-14-74) FBI Date: Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Vin (Precedence) SI PAGE 8 00: NEW YORK. C. CHICAGO INVESTIGATION RE LEVISON'S ACTIVITIES WHILE IN CHICACO. SPRINGFIELD LETTER TO CHICAGE RE CONTACT OF 3 INDIVIDUALS PERIUA, ILLINOIS CONCERNING KENNETH BORN AND WILFORD KRUMM. NO MENTION OF LEVISION IN SPRINGFIELD COMMUNICATION OTHER THAN TITLE. D. ONE VOLUME, 2 SERIALS. IN ADDITION, SPRINGFIELD REVIEWED APPROPRIATE FILE CONCERNING COINTELPRO AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCES AND NO INFORMATION IS CONTAINED CONCERNING ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED HEADINGS. RUC Approved: Sent M Per Special Agent in Charge 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document contains multiple FBI records from Springfield, Illinois, related to investigations into Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and associated activities. It includes files on MLK’s assassination, commemorative events, civil rights activism, and surveillance operations. Key entries reference the 1968 assassination of MLK, including memorials in Chicago, Illinois, and Springfield, as well as inquiries into threats against him, such as letters from Dale R. Sullivan (Mason City, Illinois) expressing violent intentions toward MLK. The records also detail FBI efforts to monitor civil rights groups, communist influences, and anti-war activities in Illinois. Administrative sections mention cost data compilation for the investigation, including manpower reports and unusual expenses. No direct information about James Earl Ray or specific assassination plots is included.  

Key People:  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)  
- Dale R. Sullivan (Mason City, Illinois)  
- James Earl Ray (implied in context of MLK’s assassination)  
- Albert E. Flynn, Jr., David J. Kapp, Elizabeth Schneider, Dennis E. Sloman, H. Max Louderman, Dan Downum, Jerold W. Donaldson (FBI personnel)  

Key Locations:  
- Springfield, Illinois  
- Chicago, Illinois  
- Birmingham, Alabama (residence of A.D. King)  
- Peoria, Illinois  
- Quincy, Decatur, and other Illinois cities (memorial sites)  

Key Events:  
- Assassination of MLK (April 4, 1968)  
- Commemorative events in Chicago, Illinois, and Springfield (1969–1971)  
- FBI surveillance of civil rights groups, communist organizations, and anti-war activities  
- Threat letters from Dale R. Sullivan to MLK (August 1966)  
- Bombing of A.D. King’s residence in Birmingham, Alabama (May 11, 1963)  

Key Organizations:  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Communist Party USA (CPUSA)  
- Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)  
- Youth Socialist Alliance (YSA)  
- Black Panther Party (BPP)  
- Illinois Communist Party State Board  
- FBI’s COINTELPRO operations  

Note: The document includes administrative sections on cost data, manpower reports, and file management, but no social security numbers are present.

MLK Declassified Files

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