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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…
NAME OF MANUFACTURER	NAME OF COMPUTER	DATE OF FIRST INSTALLATION	AVERAGE OR RANGE OF MONTHLY RENTAL $(000)	NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS	NUMBER OF UNFILLED ORDERS
In U.S.A.	Outside U.S.A.	In World
Microdata Corp.	Micro 400/10	12/70	0.1-0.5	139	0	139	-	-
Irvine, Calif.	Micro 800	12/68	0.2-3.0	2927	810	3737	-	-
(A)(Sept.1973)	Micro 1600	12/71	0.2-3.0	914	95	1009	-	-
NCR	304	1/60	X	5	2	7	X	-
Dayton, Ohio	310	5/61	X	8	0	8	X	-
(N)(R)(Oct.1973)	315	5/62	7.0	255	200	455	-	-
	315 RMC	9/65	9.0	55	35	90	-	-
	390	5/61	0.7	160	325	485	-	-
	500	10/65	1.0	1100	1750	2850	-	-
	251	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
	Century 50	2/71	1.6	580	0	580	-	-
	Century 100	9/68	2.6	1175	783	1958	-	-
	Century 101	12/72	3.7	50	1	51	-	-
	Century 200	6/69	7.0	575	335	910	-	-
	Century 300	2/72	21.0	5	5	10	-	-
Philco	1000	6/63	X	16	-	-	X	-
Willow Grove, Pa.	200-210,211	10/58	X	16	-	-	X	-
(N)(Jan.1969)	2000-212	1/63	X	12	-	-	X	-
Raytheon Data Systems Co.	250	12/60	X	115	20	135	X	-
Norwood, Mass.	440	3/64	X	20	-	-	X	-
(A)(July 1973)	520	10/65	X	26	1	27	X	-
	703	10/67	12.5(S)	179	33	212	0	-
	704	3/70	7.2(S)	300	100	400	40	-
	706	5/69	19.0(S)	75	17	92	1	-
Standard Computer Corp.	IC 4000	12/68	9.0	9	0	9	2	-
Los Angeles, Calif.	IC 6000-6000/E	5/67	16.0	3	0	3	-	-
(A)(June 1972)	IC 7000	8/70	17.0	4	0	4	1	-
	IC-9000	5/71	400.0(S)	1	0	1	-	-
Systems Engineering Laboratories	SYSTEMS 810A/810B	6-66/9-68	1.8/2.6	382	30	412	-	-
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	SYSTEMS 71/72	8-72/9-71	0.9/1.0	19	5	24	-	-
(A)(Sept.1973)	SYSTEMS 85/86	7-72/6-70	6.0/10.0	47	3	50	-	-
Texas Instruments Inc.	960	6/70	X	-	-	-	X	-
Houston, Tex.	960A	11/71	0.2-2.7	-	-	-	-	-
(A)(June 1973)	980	5/68	X	-	-	-	X	-
	980A	8/72	0.3-2.7	-	-	-	-	-
UNIVAC Div. of Sperry Rand	9200	6/67	1.5	1360	616	1976	-	-
Blue Bell, Pa.	9300/9380	9/67	3.4	795	675	1470	-	-
(A)(Aug.1973)	9400/9480	5/69	7.0	212	228	440	-	-
	9700	-	-	3	11	14	-	-
	418 III	6/63	11.0	40	77	117	-	-
	494	-	-	62	46	108	-	-
	1106	-	-	61	143	204	-	-
	1108	9/65	68.0	163	92	255	-	-
	1110	-	-	11	17	28	-	-
	I & II	3/51 & 11/57	X	23	-	-	X	-
	File Computers	8/56	X	13	-	-	X	-
	LARC	5/60	135.0	2	0	2	-	-
	1107, UIII, 490/1/2, 418II, 1004/5, 1050, SS80/90	-	X	2063	1442	3505	X	-
UNIVAC - Series 70	301	2/61	7.0	143	-	-	-	-
Blue Bell, Pa.	501	6/59	14.0-18.0	17	-	-	-	-
(A)(Feb.1973)	601	11/62	14.0-35.0	0	-	-	-	-
	3301	7/64	17.0-35.0	74	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/15, 25	9/65	4.3	18	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/35	1/67	9.2	95	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/45	11/65	22.5	265	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/46	11/68	33.5	30	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/55	11/66	34.0	10	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/60	11/70	32.0	18	-	-	-	-
	Spectra 70/61	4/70	42.0	7	-	-	-	-
	70/2	5/71	16.0	63	-	-	-	-
	70/3	9/71	25.0	7	-	-	-	-
	70/6	9/71	25.0	24	-	-	-	-
	70/7	12/71	35.0	7	-	-	-	-
	EMR 6020	4/65	5.4	15	1	16	0	-
	EMR 6040	7/65	6.6	6	0	6	0	-
	EMR 6050	2/66	9.0	15	2	17	0	-
	EMR 6070	10/66	15.0	7	8	15	0	-
	EMR 6130	8/67	5.0	34	13	47	0	-
	EMR 6135	-	2.6	36	5	41	4	-
	EMR 6145	-	7.2	-	-	-	8	-
	EMR 6140	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Varian Data Machines	620	11/65	X	-	-	75	X	-
Newport Beach, Calif.	6201	6/67	X	-	-	1300	X	-
(A) (Mar. 1973)	R-6201	4/69	-	-	-	80	-	-
	520/DC, 5201	12/69;10/68	-	-	-	500	150	-
	620/f	11/70	X	-	-	207	X	-
	620/L, 620/L-00C	4/71;9/72	-	-	-	740	101	-
	620/f-100	6/72	-	-	-	100	43	-
	620/L-100	5/72	-	-	-	200	235	-
	Varian 73	11/72	-	-	-	40	39	-
	XDS-92	4/65	1.5	43	4	47	-	-
	XDS-910	8/62	2.0	170	10	180	-	-
	XDS-920	9/62	2.9	120	12	132	-	-
	XDS-930	6/64	3.4	159	14	173	-	-
	XDS-940	4/66	14.0	33	3	36	-	-
	XDS-9300	11/64	8.5	25-30	4	29-34	-	-
	XDS-530	8/73	7.6	-	-	-	-	-
	Sigma 2	12/66	1.8	163	36	199	-	-
	Sigma 3	12/69	2.0	21	1	22	-	-
	Sigma 5	8/67	6.0	32	14	46	-	-
	Sigma 6	6/70	12.0	3	-	-	-	-
	Sigma 7	12/66	12.0	31	7	38	-	-
	Sigma 8	2/72	-	5	-	-	-	-
	Sigma 9	-	35.0	7	-	-	-	-

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