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ue TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF @YSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION shes : . New York, New York | in Reply, Please Refer to * FileNo _ February 9, 1968 ALL INFORMATION CONTA] Atw HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED, 7 © EXCEPT "ERE SHOWN - wf Washington Spring Project OTRERWISE Racial Matters : A confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, learned on February 8, 1968, that on that date William Rutherford, Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was in contact witn Stanley Levison. Rutherford told Levison that he had been in Philadelphia attending a meeting, that there are some very important things going on in Philadelphia, and that the situation there is the best situation "we" nave going. However, the source was unable to ascertain clarifying information about the situation in Philadelphia that Rutherford referred to, The source continued that Rutherford advised : Levison that the situation in Weshington, D.C, was confused. He noted that they (SCLC representatives) held a couple of meetings "with Rep Brown and his commandos occupying the place with walkie talkies and bodyguards". He added that "they invaded this church and took it over. Tney wouldn't let people in," He said tnat "they" threw the press out of the meeting and tnat "they walked out of the meeting, disrupted it, occupied the ecnurch, and literally kept SCLC Board members out." The following morning, according to Rutherford, a picture of Stokely Carmichael appeared on the front page of the "Washinston Post", captioned "Stokely Carmicnael Discusses Weshington Campaign with King" (Martin Luther King, President of the SCLC). ed from aubomatic downgrading d declussification This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FEI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed fon of outside your agency. (of cuss. # Ext. BYOLAES i REASON-FCIW "1. 1-2.4 ——