</s>Case Number: 66-BS-00 Serial(s): Jun 9, 1978 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The text contains two memoranda dated June 8, 1978, and November 24, 1976, related to the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) investigation into the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The June 1978 memorandum notes that HSCA intensified its review of FBI files and conducted interviews with current and former employees, planning public hearings in fall 1978 and a final report by December 1978. It instructs FBI agents to report any contact with HSCA members or attempts to access information through informants or confidential sources. The November 1976 memorandum reiterates the HSCA’s focus on reviewing FBI records and interviewing personnel, emphasizing potential testimony from informants and requiring field offices to notify FBI headquarters of committee inquiries.  

Key People  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) members  
- FBI agents and personnel (including SAC Richard F. Bates)  
- Informants and confidential sources referenced in the investigation  

Key Locations  
- Washington D.C. (FBI Headquarters, HSCA operations)  
- Boston (mentioned in a separate payroll savings plan reference, unrelated to the assassination investigation)  

Key Events  
- Creation of HSCA in 1976 to investigate JFK and MLK Jr. assassinations  
- FBI review of voluminous files and interviews with employees  
- Planning for 40 days of public hearings in fall 1978  
- Final report scheduled for December 1978  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Congressional Inquiry Unit (recipient of reporting requirements)  
- U.S. Savings Bonds Payroll Savings Plan (mentioned in a separate administrative context, unrelated to the investigation)

MLK Declassified Files

66-bs-00_sec_000_ser_06-09-1978.pdf

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