</s>Case Number: 89-WF- 506 Serial(s): 3b 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
This document details an FBI interview with Dorita Ross, Special Assistant to Congresswoman Cardiss Collins, conducted on May 23, 1977. Ross reported receiving a phone call from an unidentified individual on May 6, 1977, at approximately 12:30 p.m., which was transferred to her after being directed to Congresswoman Collins’ office. The caller identified himself as "Basil" and claimed he would surrender to Congresswoman Collins’ office on May 9, 1977, at the Cannon Office Building, Room 113. He also threatened that if Collins did not comply with his demands, she would be killed. The call was described as having static, and Ross believed the caller sounded like a white male. The document notes that Congresswoman Collins was in Chicago, Illinois, unaware of the threat at the time. Additional threats were mentioned against Congressman Didgs and the Committee on African Affairs. The FBI and Chicago Police Department were informed, with plans to monitor the situation. The text also references an investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., involving John J. Jones, seventh district, Chicago, Illinois.  

Key People:  
- Dorita Ross (Special Assistant to Congresswoman Cardiss Collins)  
- Congresswoman Cardiss Collins  
- Basil (unnamed individual making threats)  
- Richard Kander (Lieutenant, Metropolitan Police)  
- Richard Wander (Lieutenant, Metropolitan Police)  
- Clay Moller (Detective, U.S. Capitol Police)  
- Xander (Detective, Chicago Police Department)  
- Captain Lyons (Chicago Police Department)  
- Detective Iwanowski (Intelligence Division, Chicago Police Department)  
- John J. Jones (seventh district, Chicago, Illinois)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (address 320 New Orleans Drive)  
- Chicago, Illinois (Congresswoman Collins’ residence at 1438 South Ridge Way; Pick Congress Hotel; 3851 Roosevelt Road)  
- Bethesda, Maryland (apartment 4701 Willard Avenue)  
- Cannon Office Building, Room 113 (Washington, D.C.)  

Key Events:  
- Phone call threat to Congresswoman Collins on May 6, 1977  
- Basil’s alleged plan to surrender to Collins’ office on May 9, 1977  
- Threats against Congressman Didgs and the Committee on African Affairs  
- FBI and Chicago Police Department involvement in monitoring threats  
- Reference to an investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination involving John J. Jones  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Metropolitan Police Department  
- U.S. Capitol Police  
- Chicago Police Department (including Intelligence Division)

MLK Declassified Files

89-wf-506_sec_000_ser_36.pdf

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