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Ge ee ene Ou review of the composite tape, the Atlanta tape and the agents handwritten notes incluted in the box with the recordings from the Willard Hotel gave an additional indication of where the Burem:’s interest lay with respect to Dr. King. The composite tape contained “highlights” of the fifteen reels of tape from the Willard Hotel and appeared to consist of little more than episodes of private conversations and activities which the Bureau chose to extract fram the original recordings. The Atlanta tape wes obtained from the telephone tap on the King residence and consisted o£ several of Dr. King's conversations. These included conversations of Dr. King with his wife regarding his personal life and had nothing to do with his political or civil rights activities. The handwritten notes from the original Willard tapes contained notations as to what point in the tape a particular persqnal activity or conversation took place. | 5. QOINTELPRO ‘Type and Other Illegal Activities The task force has documented an extensive progran within the FBI during the years 1964 to 1968 to discredit Dr. King. Pursuant to a Bureau meeting on December 23, 1963 to plan a King strategy and the Sullivan proposal in Jarmary, 1964 to promote a new black leader, the FBI accelerated its -132-