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FD-36 (Ray*2-14-74) ] X @ on ‘ ai 4, - ~ r - FBI _ 7 a Date: 4/5/76 bé bic Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code! Via —_@-seeppy———— —_-_-_____, (Precedence? TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ATTN: FBI LABORATORY — FROM: SAC, BALTIMORE (9=2403) P SUBJECT: _UNSUBWWTHE KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, Tra scork yp LETTER TO CORETTA SCOT ING = VICTIM. EXTORTION io 00: BALTIMORE RE: Baltimore telephone call to the Bureau, 4/2/76, Bureau routing slip, 3/11/76, and Atlanta airtels to Baltimore, 3/2/76, and 3/9/76. By way of background,Mrs, MARTIN LUTHER KING, Atlanta, Georgia, received two anonymous letters mailed from Maryland threatening her with death if she accepted <A a speaking engagement at the University of Maryland. Mrs. a KING anticipates accepting the speaking engagement at this time, scheduled for 4/23/76. J The Baltimore Division has alerted the Maryland State Police, University Park Police, and the Campus Police at the University of Maryland concerning these threats. The threatening letters sent to Mrs, KING have been previously sent to the Bureau by Atlanta for appropriate Laboratory and Lat Fingerprint examjnatipn Bede eRe ay -QlAyvS —3 Due to the prominence of the individual tinvol the FBI Laboratory is requested to expeditiously furnish Baltimore the reswits of the requested examinations. aie —_— 5 O). Bureau ; 23 apr-6-7976 1. + Atlanta (info) ~ ED CE AL SS ee SD: geb 79 (5) 6% Approved: cial Agent in Charge 4