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Com nen Ale arte er TR iat A een iO a aE lk OE an net toe mE eas wow EE ob a le eee . * 1] . : + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memoranda “CONFIENTIAL TO : Mr. Belmont ee pate: September 20, 1963 VA eT FROM : C. A. Evans ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED = HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: HUNTER PITTS O'DELL; = PXCEPT WHERE SHOWK | : STANLEY-LEVISON; OTHERWISR — gt Ye COMMUNIST INFLUENCE IN C7 ~. aa jo | THE NEGRO MOVEMENT as ; yey L Assistant Attorney General Burke Marsha telephoned and b7c ete that on instructions of the Attorney General he wanted to oo with us the rough draft of a memorandum which he was going to send to the Bureau. As a snatter of fact, the Attorney Generai nas approve the rough draft contingent upon our approval. Cc Subsequently, on June 22, 1963, according to Marshall's propose. “emorandum, he brought this matter very explicitly to j Dr. Kin, < attention. Later that same date, both ihe Attorney General *: and the President, separately, strongly urged Dr. King that there should be no fur.nher connection between O'Dell and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Thereafter, the Attorney General and se, Marshall received copies of a ‘etter dated July * 1963, from Dr. King to O'Dell. In this letter King makes reference :5 a resignation which p O'Dell submitted some months ago which was accepteu because of the SCLC's firm policy that no communist or communist sympathizer would be on the staff. Dr. King's letter continues by notin gan ——— oe 3789S": Te =_. Enclosure fray = Mr agent: {oct 183” 12 ont o 138? “ 18SS 1 -Mr. o.v.:.ivan _t re or = ween 1 -Mr. Bland FASON- -FC "~.9 — Naat of nevinw__ 4-4 “ph CAE:vap | VY patty Uae ftw rt areeck adie wee