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This Central Intelligence Agency FOIA release, dated 2025-06-12, collects 1976 CIA paperwork on Harold Weisberg's request (76-F-382) for records on Martin Luther King, Jr. It includes routing slips, an Operations Staff memorandum listing releasable press items and exempt cables, dispatches and memoranda, and a CI Staff reply citing a 1968 Office of Security memo on Coretta Scott King. It also contains a 16 May 1968 memo to the FBI reporting that Gerald Lee Richards, investigated in Japan, did not resemble suspect James Earl Ray.
“Weekly World News”10 pages
James H. Lesar, Esquire 1231 Fourth St., NW Washington, DC 20024 Dear Mr. Lesar: Thank you for your letter of 27 December. This will acknowledge receipt of the sworn waiver executed by Mr. James Earl Ray, and to advise that processing of this portion of your request has been initiated. Upon receipt of the sworn waiver from Mrs. King, as mentioned in your letter of 3 December, we will then be able to proceed with all aspects of your FOIA request. We also wish to acknowledge receipt of your check for $500. Thank you for your assistance and continued cooperation. This request has been assigned the case number F-76-382. Sincerely, Sir Felix Gene F. Wilson Information and Privacy Coordinator IPS/EK/cb/12 Jan 77 Distribution: Orig - Addressee 1 - IPS Chrono 1 IPS F-76-382 1-OGC
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