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SR ee ee te me cea P a a e eee BT ee a an — ( eg CONFI NTJAL RY 100-111180 2 q 9 CONTINUED On the same date LEVISON discussed the RUSTIN . + - contact with CORETTA KING ae well as the state of the leadership of the SCLC. He told her of the purpose of the Research Committee and furnished to CORETTA's aide a @peech he had prepared for her. This information was furnished to the Bureau and interested offices by letter and LHM dated 7/24/68, eaptioned "SCLC - Racial Matters", E/L/6E On this date, STANLEY LEVISON and Congressman JOHN CONYERS of Michigan discussed the Nationel Committee of Inquiry being formed by CONYERS, CONYERS noted that an office was being opened in Washington, D.C. and that a press conference was being called for £/2/68, He further named the members of the Executive Committee and noted that members of the Nationél Committee had met with Senator MC CARTHY in Detroit on 7/27/68. LEVISON and CONYERS then discussed MC CARTHY with LEVISON telling CONYERS of a meeting he and ANDREW YOUNG had with Senator MC CARTHY. He noted that MC CARTHY did eventually follow through on a number of things they suggested te hin. 4 LEVISON also asked CONYERS about a mailing of a “Ly fund appeal letter {which function LEVISON had offered to Es handie) and CONYERS said he had intended to contact LEVISON ae about it. wat Es LEVISON agreed with CONYERS’ idea to form a loose = organization "Friends of the National Committee of Inquiry". 4 LEVISON suggested that the Drug and Hospital Employees Union could be helpful in New York and strongly recommended a CLEVELAND ROBINSON, Treasurer of District 65, Retail Whole- & sale and Department Store Workers Union for the Committee of Inquiry. CONYERS agreed to contact ROBINSON immediately. = 2E « Se - aa tise 7 does whore con evr “ rade ietieah oh hia ie el hited ere yr ed epee et ow ee ee meee oF am ee am ee re Eo ee “ee m ee ae eee Fe ee ngpeepeemunenmm ce -_— FO ae a RPE en Se BEE pT eT a ee aR cae me = 2