</s>TOP SECRET - - - Regarded as a Marxist King's reluctance to take action regarding O'Doll may be atributable to other two factors to a combination of both. The first involves King's reported dedication to Marlioni-Lennonin. In February, 1962, Stanley Levison passed the word to Gus Tall that "King is a wholeheartedly Marxist who has studied it (m.zism), believes in it and agrees with it, but because of his being a minister of rebellion, does not dare to expose it with it. But, but, but it was in March, 1932, Levison told, "boating "party" on us" that that King was the time of the time about a Levison took his labor to "party on" but that King, the time was time of his life, and that to do everything possible to evidence friendiend toward the Soviet Union, 52 Marlion, King has been described within the Communist Party as a true, genuine Lenin - Communist from the top of his head to the tip of his toe to those The feeling within the communist Party is that King is definitely following a Marxist-Linnin line. The Second Factor The second factor which, along, or in combination with the first, may have had a hearing on king's reluctance or to dismiss O'Deoll concerns King's January, 1963, for example, John and Samucy Levison for guidance. In "critical review," to where King was declared to hold a meeting to make a present is known to have more with Leison, O'doll, and eight eight officials of the SCLC at Savannah, Georgia, later that month. During King's entire relationship with Lovison and O'Donnell, he clearly became more dependent on them for advice and guidance." Moves Being Considered Now,, Communist Party leaders are considering a new tactic by which. O'Dell might be kept close to King's activities. They plan to propose to Stanley Levison is not finance and open in Atlanta as a branch office to "Freedomways, a quarterly magazine established by the Party would be a propaganda organ aimed at No.2, or No.3, with O'dell in charge. The Party would use it not only as a legitimate branch office for "freedomways, but also as a headquarters for International Communist Party activities in the South." In the meantime, Martin Luther King has seen considering a replacement for O'DELL as administrator of the SclC's New York office's "king's thinking on the problem focuses attention on two more individuals important in the over-all picture-Clarence Jones and Edward Rustin-and also serves again to emphasize King's reliance on Levison. TOP SECNET 7A <loc_613><loc_911>2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains a memorandum from Mr. Belmont regarding the Communist Party's influence on Martin Luther King Jr., noting that the party has been aware of its connections to King for nearly two years. It references the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and other Negro leaders, stating the party aims to strengthen its position among African Americans through activities like a "Barnstorming" trip by Gus Hall and plans for Levinson Brothers to establish an office in Atlanta for "Freedomways," a Communist Party publication. A separate memorandum from Mr. D.J. Brennan discusses King's travel abroad and FBI surveillance, including the Department of Justice Task Force’s review of security and assassination investigations. The task force examined files such as the "Mankin File" (Murder of King), Martin Luther King Security File, and others related to Communist Party activities, counterintelligence, and FBI field offices in Memphis, Atlanta, and other locations. It also mentions over 200,000 entries from newspaper clippings and files, with a focus on pre-assassination surveillance and potential FBI involvement in the murder.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr.  
- James Earl Ray (implied through context of assassination investigation)  
- Gus Hall (Communist Party leader)  
- Levinson Brothers (planned Atlanta office for "Freedomways")  
- Robert G. Jensen (FBI Special Agent in Charge, Memphis Field Office)  
- Joseph Hester (FBI case agent for MIRKIN)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters and field offices)  
- Mississippi (field office operations)  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  
- Los Angeles, California  
- San Francisco, California  
- Kansas City, Missouri  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Omaha, Nebraska  
- Chicago, Illinois  
- Springfield, Illinois  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin  
- New York, New York  

Key Events  
- FBI surveillance and counterintelligence activities against Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Review of the "Mankin File" (Murder of King) and related intelligence files by the Department of Justice Task Force  
- Investigation into Communist Party influence on Negro leaders and its efforts to gain support among African Americans  
- Examination of paid confidential informants in Memphis, Mississippi, and other locations providing intelligence on civil rights groups and racial tensions  
- Analysis of FBI field office records and newspaper clippings related to the assassination investigation  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Justice Task Force  
- Communist Party, USA  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Nation of Islam  
- Black Students Association of Mississippi State University (MSU)  
- Students for a Democratic Society  
- Black Organizing Power  
- Black United Front  
- Afro-American Brotherhood  
- Invaders  
- Sanitation workers strike activities

MLK Declassified Files

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