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i i i a es i er rer ete Tce ea Oe ake 0 Mec ine Se Wee ES we a oe eee ee C: @ TLeT/6T KING advised LEVISON that KING intended to depart from Chicago that date for Washington, D.C., where he would deliver a speech on 7/28/67. (Disseminated by teeye dated 7/27/67, captioned "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 7/27/67 LEVISON and KING conferred that date concerning a statement condemning day issued by the leading Civil Rights leaders jointly on 7/26/67 and allegedly signed by KING. KING denied seeing the statement or signing it since it contradicted his previous statements on the riots but could not repudiate the statement. LEVISON suggested that KING write a letter to the "New York Times" supposedly amplifying but really negating the statement. KING agreed and LEVISON statec he would write the letter. (Disseminated by airtel and LHM dated 7/28/67, captioned "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR."). 7/29/67 LEVISON conferred with KING on that date and supplied to KING the text of a letter to “The New York Times" purportedly written by KING. This letter amplified KING's position on the rioting and disagreed in essence with the statement issued by the Civil Rights leaders condemning the rioting. (Disseminated by airtel and LHM dated 7/31/67, captioned “MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR."). 8/10/67 LEVISON made arrangements that date to attend the SCLC convention in Atlanta, Georgia on 8/14-17/67. (Dis- seninated by airtel dated 8/10/67, captioned "COMINFIL SCLC", Ae