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v@rep svizss peparrment opsrice. . FEDERAL EUREAU OF INVESTIGATION New York, New York - April 18, 1968 ae co od Bufile 100- 106670 amas SoD In Reply, Please Refer to File No. ~ : = ie a Hae el Martin Luther King, . oY. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - (SCLC) - Racial Matters On April 17, 1968, a confidential source who. has furnished reliable information in the past, ascertained that | on that date Stanley Levison was in contact. with Dora’ McDonald, .” ‘Secretary to Martin Luther King, dr., deceased head of the. SCLC, and thereafter Coretta King, wife of Martin Luther King. McDonald told Levison that "Meet the Press" wants Ralph | ' Abernathy, successor. to Martin Luther King as head of the SCLC, to appear on this program as soon as possible and Coretta King at. a later:date. She stated that she had not talked to Abernathy who was still in Memphis. Levison questioned if. Martin Luther. King had not been scheduled to appear on "Fate | the Nation" then added that "Meet the Press" was the roughest one. He said he had talked with Abernathy and advised him not to appear. on "Face the Nation” at the present time because _. he believed Abernathy was gambling with his reputation and ~ if Abernathy “falls on his face" he would do so before the whole nation, He said Abernathy agreed, Levison added. that as far” — as Abernathy. is concerned, it would be best if he put off any. - appearance until ‘just before. the Washington Campaign (Poor People's Campaign scheduled for Washington, D.C. } and that Abernathy acknowledged that he needs to study up on current legislation and political facts. WH TIS DOCUMENTS CONT, AINS NEITHER. RECOMMENDATIONS NOR CONCLUSIONS OF TUE Bi 1 GV IS TH pr COPERTY OF TUE FRU ANTHS LOANED 4 ¥O YOUR AGENGY: V1 AND EPS CONEENTS ARE NOT ‘FO BE Dis TRIRY PRD QUTSIDS ¥GUR AGENCY 4.220808 22. ENCLOSURE