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FOIA on Martin Luther King

Central Intelligence Agency · 2025-06-12 · 295 pages · text by OCR

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.

  • p. 1 …The first time the Bureau sent those, they combined King-Ray docs with Kennedy assassination dogs…
  • p. 3 …Weisberg Request (Martin Luther King, Jr.) Part I REFERENCE: 76-F-382 1. This office maintains…
  • p. 5 …Martin Luther King, Jr. are releasable to the requestor. There are no exemptions. Look, 15 April…
  • p. 7 …documents which mention either Dr. or Mrs. King are held in OPS/ITG (SI) vault: 3…
  • p. 8 …3 of this cable mentions an intercepted letter addressed to President Johnson protesting the King assassination…
  • p. 9 …Martin Luther King; exempt under (b)(3)(a) and (b)(6). (e) OEPA-1097, dated 29…
  • p. 10 …an incidental mention of the name Dr. King) by or about a Jonathan Power; exempt under…
  • p. 11 …Investigation of Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. concerns a subject who did not appear to…
  • p. 12 …as being in contact with Martin Luther King; exempt under (b)(3)(a) and (b)(6…
  • p. 14 …documents which mention either Dr. or Mrs. King are held in OPS/ITG (SI) vault: 3…
  • p. 17 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ## Para C: I cannot match the documents with the list you provided…
  • p. 20 …Martin Luther King (Request #F-76-382) In response to this request, CI Staff has no…
  • p. 21 …Stevens SUBJECT KING, Coretta Scott #541 487 AKA: Mrs. Martin Luther KINGnee: Coretta SCOTT 1. Subject…
  • p. 31 ## PRIORITY HANDLING FOIA REQUEST SUBJECT: (Optional) Martin Luther King, Jr., requested by Weisberg TO: (Officer designation…
  • p. 34 …July 1966. - A-62 (7) DDO biographic data on Martin Luther King, dated 5 November 1967.
  • p. 41 …GA-20 SUBJECT OF INDEX SEARCH SURNAME KING GIVEN NAMES Martin Luther Jr. SPELLING VARIATIONS TO…
  • p. 43 …0001 KING, MARTIN LUTHER SEX M CIT USA TO BE INTERVIEWED BY PAUL KRASSNER CONTACT OF…
  • p. 47 …DJSJ REPORTEDLY SHOT AND KILLED MARTIN LUTHER KING SUSPOSEDLY VISITED MEXICO ***LOCATOR DATA: DRUER FROM IP…
  • p. 49 …6 4. 5. SUBJECT (must be furnished): KING HO. FILE NUMBER DOCUMENT SYMBOL AND NUMBER DOCUMENT…
  • p. 50 …SUBJECT (must be furnished) King Martin HQ FILE NUMBER DOCUMENT SYMBOL AND NUMBER OUT DOCUMENT DATE…
  • p. 53 …OR SUBJECT WEISBERG request on Martin Luther King and James Earl Ray SEARCH COST (To be…
  • p. 59 …Martin Luther King, Jr. b. Earl Ray c. Other individuals involved with the assassination of Dr…
  • p. 60 …Martin Luther King, Jr. by the Dade County/Florida police (Criminal Intelligence); excluded under 1900.3…
  • p. 66 …Assassination of Martin Luther King. Subject in this memorandum is a James Ray, born 8 March…
  • p. 68 …have had something to do with Dr. King. (n) Panama City-6193 (IN-98420), dated 25…
  • p. 75 …Assassination of Martin Luther King. Subject in this memorandum is a James Ray, born 8 March…
  • p. 77 …have had something to do with Dr. King. (n) Panama City-6193 (IN-98420), dated 25…
  • p. 81 …Martin Luther King, Jr. 1. At the Attorney General's direction, a task force was established…
  • p. 87 …FBI Referral re Harold Weisberg Request on Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Earl Ray REFERENCES…
  • p. 89 …MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 2. ANOTHER SENSITIVE RELIABLE SOURCE IN MEXICO CITY REPORTED THAT MCLAREN DEPARTED…
  • p. 91 …MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 2. ANOTHER SENSITIVE RELIABLE SOURCE IN MEXICO CITY REPORTED THAT MCLAREN DEPARTED…
  • p. 94 …of the suspected killer of Martin Luther King, Jr, and asked for a check against visitors…
  • p. 97 …1234567 APR111968 ENGIPHERED ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. REURTELS NUMBERS TWO AND FOUR DATED APRIL…
  • p. 98 …Rap Brown advocated the death of Martin Luther King and King's assassination would benefit the…
  • p. 103 …Allegedly, they are being detained in connection with the assassination of Martin Luther King. These individuals…
  • p. 104 …MURKIN no knowledge of any connection between these individuals and the assassination of Martin Luther King…
  • p. 107 …Sullivan This is the case involving the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., 4/4/68…
  • p. 108 …and said he had killed Martin Luther King, Jr. There is no Whitefield, North Carolina. There…
  • p. 110 …Martin Luther King. Liaison advised of the receipt of information from Richard Helms, Director of CIA…
  • p. 113 …Martin Luther King. Liaison advised of the receipt of information from Richard Helms, Director of CIA…
  • p. 114 …In one on which I have paid the CIA large sums without compliance, the King assassination…
  • p. 115 …In one on which I have paid the CIA large sums without compliance, the King assassination…
  • p. 117 …Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. All records pertaining to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King…
  • p. 118 …Martin Luther King, Jr., and/or James Earl Ray and any of his alleged or suspected…
  • p. 119 …Martin Luther King, Jr., and to those dealing with James Earl Ray and any of his…
  • p. 120 …Martin Luther King, Jr. and his assassination. Because you require a down payment of half the…
  • p. 121 …Coretta King and James Earl Ray, respectively." Because Mr. Weisberg's request undoubtedly comprises records which…
  • p. 122 …receipt of the sworn waiver from Mrs. King, as mentioned in your letter of 3 December…
  • p. 123 FOIA Appeal - Harold Weisberg, for information about Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Earl Ray IPS…
  • p. 127 …Martin Luther King, Jr.: 1. All receipts for any letters, cables, documents, reports, memorandums, or other…
  • p. 128 …Coretta King Rev. Andrew Young Rev. Samuel B. Kyles Harry Wachtel 9. All notes or memorandums…
  • p. 130 …Martin Luther King, Jr. since April 15, 1975. 17. All notes, memoranda, correspondence or investigative reports…
  • p. 132 UNCLASSIFIED INTERNAL USE ONLY CONFIDENTIAL SECRET ## PRIORITY HANDLING FOIA REQUEST FBI Referral re Martin Luther King…
  • p. 140 …Association, care of the Rev. M. L. King, Dexter Ave. Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama.' The above…
  • p. 144 …Martin Luther King, Jr.: 1. All receipts for any letters, cables, documents, reports, memorandums, or other…
  • p. 145 …Coretta King Rev. Samuel B. Kyles Rev. Andrew Young Harry Wachtel 9. All notes or memorandums…
  • p. 147 …Martin Luther King, Jr. since April 15, 1975. 17. All notes, memoranda, correspondence or investigative reports…
  • p. 158 …Some disturbing parallels; assassination of M.L. King and J.F. Kennedy." Ramparts Magazine, 29 Uma…
  • p. 162 …28-31, 90. "Ruby and the King of Torto." Times Literary Supplement, 17 March 1966, p…
  • p. 164 …10. "Did Ray Kill King?" National Review, 23 April 1968, pp. 376+. "Doctor King." National Review…
26. Pohl, Frederick and Jack Williamson. Starchild. Penguin Books, 1970.

27. Sheckley, Robert. "Fool's Mate". 1953, as reprinted in (23).

28. Sladek, John. The Reproductive System. Mayflower Paperbacks, England, 1970.

29. Weir, E. C. "What Happened to the Teaching Machine". Teaching Machines: Industry Survey and Buyer's Guide. Center for Programmed Instruction, 1962, as reprinted in Of Men and Machines, A.O. Lewis, Jr., ed., Dutton, 1963.

## Non-Fiction

30. Ascher, Marcia. "Computers in Science Fiction". Harvard Business Review. November-December 1963.

31. "Fictional Computers and Their Themes". Computers and Automation. Vol. 11, No. 12, December 1962.

32 Cousins, Norman. "The Computer and the Poet". Saturday Review, July 1966, as reprinted in (35), (quote p. 500).

33. Mazlish, Bruce. "The Fourth Discontinuity". Technology and Culture. January 1967, as reprinted in (35).

34. Meadows, Donella H., Dennis L. Meadows, Jergen, Randers, and William W. Behrens III. The Limits to Growth. Potomac Associates, 1972 (New American Library Signet edition, 1972).

35. Pylyshyn, Zenon W., ed. Perspectives on the Computer Revolution. Prentice-Hall, 1970.

36. Simon, Herbert A., and Allen Newell. "Information-Processing in Computers and Man". American Scientist. Vol. 52, No. 3, 1964, as reprinted in (35).

37. Weizenbaum, Joseph. "On the Impact of the Computer on Society". Science. Vol. 176, May 1972.

## Binger - Continued from page 17

our world trade. These weights must be removed and this need must be attended to by Congress and ourselves. We must endorse, broaden and actively support the steps that adjustment assistance can take to alleviate human distress, cushion the impact of change and spur internal transition to successful competitive enterprise.

When we become more familiar with the great influence wielded by exports and the creative capabilities of companies that operate in many lands, we will do a lot more to overcome, where they exist, the penalties we pay for the benefits we enjoy. I firmly believe this.

If I have reminded you of both the pluses and minuses that world trade produces, ask yourself how much of this your family knows and understands. See how skillful you can be in finding ways to make this vital topic really interesting to your family, your neighbors, your associates and the other thinkers, teachers and decision-makers in your community.

This we will do, wherever we have Honeywell people who have built their careers on unraveling knotty problems in research, production, distribution, legislation and public affairs.

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We intend to urge businessmen, labor leaders, and government officials to work for a system of world business that will create jobs all over the world not in one country to the disadvantage of another.

## CORRECTION

In the article "The Path to Championship Chess by Computer" by Professor Donald Michie published in the January 1973 issue of "Computers and Automation," the following corrections should be made:

Page 7, second column, third paragraph, lines 1 and 2: replace "the Rand Corporation mathema tician" by "the professional philosopher".

Page 8, the chess position for Figure 1B should be:

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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION
(AFTER August 12, 1970, between 1985 and 1993, Title 39 United States Code)	SEE INSTRUCTIONS
ON PAGE 2: REVERSE
1. TITLE OF PUBLICATION
Computers and Automation	2. DATE OF F. C. SEPTEMBER 30, 1973
3. FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
monthly
4. LOCATION OF KNOWN OFFICE OF PUBLICATION (Award City, District, State, ZIP code, or address)
815 Washington St., Newtonville, Middlesex County, Mass. 02100
5. LOCATION OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL BUSINESS OFFICES OF THE PUBLIC, ETHICAL, AND FINANCIAL PUBLICATIONS
Berkeley Enterprises, Inc., same address
6. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PUBLISHER, EDITOR, AND MANAGING EDITOR
PUBLISHER (NAME and ADDRESS)
Edmund C. Berkeley, 815 Washington St., Newtonville, Mass. 02160
EDITOR (NAME AND ADDRESS)
MANAGER EDITOR (Name and ADDRESS)
8200
7. OWNER (1) owned by a corporation, its name and address must be listed and also automatically distributed the name and address of the subsidiary owner or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the name and address of the subsidiary owner must be given if owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each principal must be given.
NAME	ADDRESS
Berkeley Enterprises, Inc.	815 Washington St., Newtonville, Mass. 02100
Edmund C. Berkeley
James J. Cryan	33 Sandra Lane, Wayne, N.J. 07170
Ed Burrell	40 East 10 St, New York, N.Y. 10290
8. KNOWN BONDHOLDERS, MORTGAGES AND OTHER SECURITY HOLDERS OWNING OR HOLDING THE RECENT SECURITY OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF BONDS, MORTGAGES OR OTHER SECURITIES (if there are no shares in custody)
NAME	ADDRESS

8. FOR OPTIONAL COMPLETION BY PUBLISHERS MAILING AT THE REGULAR RATES (Section 121.1.1.1).
U.S. A.C. 2000 provisions in part. The person who would have been required to mail higher annual rates of 4000 of the total amount of the notes must have written the notice under this provision to the Federal Reserve and a representative for compliance with the provisions of this statute. I hereby request permission to mail the professional rates to 1 of the national rate pursuant to section 20 U.S.C. 2004
Signature and title of carrier, publisher, business manager or owner
10. FOR COMPLETION BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED TO MAIL BY SPECIAL RATES (Section 122.1.1.1).
This purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the address shown during processing 12 months must be confirmed by a signature and proof of mailing with proper form and information.
11. EXTENT AND NATURE OF CIRCULATION
A. TOTAL NO. COPIES PRINTED (NYT Press Rule)	9708	8300
B. FAIR CIRCULATION
1. SALES THROUGH DEALERS AND CARRIERS, STREET WINDOWS AND COUNTER SALES	0	0
C. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS	7611	7175
C. TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION	7611	7175
D. FREE DISTRIBUTION BY MAIL, CARRIER OR OTHER BEANS
1. BANLAS, COMPLIMENTARY, AND OTHER FREE COPIES	100	100
E. COPIES DISTRIBUTED TO NEIGHBOR AGENTS, BUT NOT SOLD	0	0
F. TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (Sum of C and D)	7711	7275
G. OFFICE USE, LEFT OVER UNACCOUNTED, ENCLOSSED AFTER PRINTING	1297	1025
H. TOTAL AMOUNT OF E & F—BALANCE equal net (free shares in A)	9008	8300

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