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he a Ter. Ser Pre oe Be Se et NRT SO UAL peta AR Pt ithe ne tS erg See oo | conpenria ——_S_ a ee . - eee) \ 0% © sey This reference was a Bureau memo to the Director from A. H. Belmont, dated 8/23/63, captioned "March on Washington 8/28/63" (157-970). The memo stated that although there was no indication . that the CP controlled or initiated this march, it was interesting to note that when Martin Luther King, Jr. first conceived the idea of a march, he consulted Stanley David Levison and sought his advice 6/1/63, as to whether the time was right for such a move. Levison agreed “the time js now". King suggested that Levison or Clarence Jones, who was also a participant in this conversation, see A. Philip Randolph and discuss the march with him. The fact that the National Council of Churches had expressed an interest in King's direct action approach was also discussed by King, Levison and Jones. 157-970-1018 Encl. p. 24,26,27 (10;1 6 Done i AEE ot RS cleo 7! ore ar Mees Fee va) mi a ia ase Sg LEN as wy ch Te AV Sant