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a a ey . ‘ oa . : oa . . : oe ae Res Se eee Ca on fy men 7 cme rete ane uncer tei ang Ey Syed eo th ak ep ar allen ae tas Ale Alte Relea seed ct id ira Sci Ail dl Mare NN ee Ee tae le a> TD = unten STATES DEPARTMENT of dstice ; * sMigte ~ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 4 TIAL : Nea : New York, New York EN November 21,1963 nage fe : Re: Commmist Party, United States of “ America, Negro Question Cee ao ee ASSTPIED Communist Influence in Racial iiatters bree wa SHOWN _ Internal Security - € 9 1SE ; teeta €n November 19, 1953, a confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past,’ furnished information which indicated that Martin Luther King was flying to New York City, New York, on that date and was preeerd: nc from there to up« state New York ‘where he was to fill a speakinz earacement. Accord- ing to the source, King was scheduled to return to New York City on tne morning of November 20, 1953, for a brief lavover before going to Chicago, who has furca reliabl2 information in the pest, advis on that date, Stanley Levison was requested by a repre £ a the publishers of King's book to talk with King and Clarence Jones avout the editing of the book, Levison agreed to this, adding that Jones does not have enough contact with King to determine what King's real complaints and desires are. . aS informa b / tion that Clarence Jones ccntacted Stanley Levison on that date on) en and that they discussed M:«tin Luther King's book. Jones said that King was not satisfied with editing job which had been done, and Jones suggested that they, Levison and Jones, would have to see King in order to get all of the problems straightened out even if it meant going to Atlanta, Georgia, to do it, “ This document contains neither reconmendatione Fan nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property ' vA ne of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and i its contents are not to be distributed outside fo -your agency. CLASS: & EXT. BY S REASOR-FCIK 7, Grwmo 1 " Dare OF REVIEW Excluded f automatic downgrading Fs eclassification ‘coment