</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 martin Luther King. 1970 1972 None 1972 None None 1973 None 1974 None 1975 attache Pull- Attachos

Summary: The documents consist of a series of interagency communications between U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies (FBI, CIA, DCI) from 1963 to 1976, primarily concerning investigations into alleged assassination plots against civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and discussions about the RFK assassination. Key topics include:  
- FBI and CIA monitoring of Martin Luther King Jr.'s activities, with references to a 1968 plot allegedly involving CIA connections (though no direct link to RFK is established).  
- Internal memos from J. Edgar Hoover (FBI director) detailing interactions with DCI (Central Intelligence Agency Director) regarding King's security and alleged communist ties.  
- Requests for interviews with DCI by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, focusing on CIA involvement in historical events like the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), Martin Luther King Jr., and Governor George Wallace.  
- Administrative records of document routing, including references to "attache" files, internal reviews, and redactions.  

Key People:  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  
- James Earl Ray (alleged assassin of MLK; mentioned in context of FBI/CIA investigations)  
- Dan Rather (CBS News correspondent requesting interviews on CIA activities)  
- Robert F. Kennedy (RFK, subject of assassination investigation)  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights leader, focus of multiple intelligence reports)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington D.C. (FBI/DCI headquarters)  
- Nassau (reference to U.S. currency defacement incident)  
- New York City (mentions of RFK and MLK activities)  

Key Events:  
- 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (subject of posthumous investigations)  
- Alleged CIA involvement in plots against Martin Luther King Jr. (1960s–1970s)  
- Internal FBI/CIA memos and document routing logs (1963–1976)  
- CBS News interview requests regarding U.S. intelligence activities  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Directorate of Central Intelligence (DCI)  
- American Consulate (Nassau, referenced in currency defacement case)  
- Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

RFK Declassified Files

02700794_dci_routing_slips.pdf

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