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SE tes I Communist Party, United States of Americs Negro Queetion Communist Infurence in Racial Matters "with respect to the proposal for direct communicac'.2, he {Martin Luther King) feels that is very important anc he said he would call this week and ask for an appointment", vones remarked that he (King) did not initially agree with the position that a failure to respond after an article such as this could be deemed politically unwise. ccnes stated that his (Kins) postticin was that he aid not lieve te respond o. svcerything, which is written. Levisw. replied that he (King) does not understand how serious this is. Jones agreed with this and said that this was an article which reflected the line of official Washington. Continuing, Jones atated that his /King's) friends there would find it rather inexplicable that he took no affirmative action after this article. Levison agreed with this position and indicated that this was an article which challenged King. According to Levison, the article in effect is saying "you (King) are not doing what you said you were, what you promised to (do)", and he said that there has to be an answer that there is a misunderstanding, that only a couple of pieces of evidence are being considered, and that these are heing misi:terpreted". Jones agreed with this position, and he indicated that some of the information was being taken out of context. Levison inquired of Jones if this situation did not disturb him (King), and Jones replied that he (King) was immensely disturbed. Jones stated that he félt the reason for his (King's) reluctance (to do anything) is that he himself is not very clear as to what in fact his position should be. Jones indicated that to do something positive would require thinking the problem all the way through, and he said that no action at all becomes the best escape in order to avold making a decision. Levison agreed with Jones and said that his approach to the whole question has bothered him. Levison stated that he (King) -3- sz¥fes