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In Reply, Please Refer te Atlanta, Georgia File No. . DECLASSIFIED BY 60324 AUC BAU/CPB/CLS ae ra ON 09-ge-2006 aah _ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT oF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION March 25, 1969 sess CORETTA SCOTT KING RACIAL MATTERS . COMMUNIST INFLUENCE Ch: IN : RACIAL MATTERS INTERNAL SECURITY — C 6T7.. Stanley/Levison and Harry achtel discussed the content bie of a statement which Wachfel was preparing for use of Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the event James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Reverend King, pleaded guilty, On March 9, ry a confidential source advised According to source, Levison and Wachtel agreed on the language of this statement which when completed, ia part, read as follows: "to the family of Martin Luther King there is a sense of emotional relief, for the moment, We have been Spared the tr2al which would compél us to re-live the. fearfully tragic event of his death, But we realize this is but a respite. This plea of guilty must not becallowed to close the case, to end the search for the many. -fingers which helped pull the trigger. We shall press the State of Tennessee and the Federal Goveraoment to continue until all who are responsible for this crime have been apprehended. Not until then can the conscience of the nation rest", Ce ee oe ee en el This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not. to be distributed outside your agency. a exszeun Ca 777Sa-44