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soe sot 7 a ee Ve kA te a ode : ‘ ut eee ee i, RS ete pecans paeteseiALl we oa woe Ar ee ere! wa. ce. — emma ¢ Jevteeds 0) engi 306 wee ee ~ lee UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1 - Mr. C. D. DeLoach _——— 1 ~ Miss Holmes Cope: Memorandum lime WC. Sullivan So : Mr. W. C. surttvanlON pate: 8/25/69 “RXCEPT WHERE SEORE ; UH OTHERWISE wow . STANLEY DAVID LEVISON ~ bey l INTERNAL SECURITY - COMMUNIST of JUNE To recommend that attached memorandum be sent to the Attorney General for euthority to continue the telephone surveil- /| lance on the residence of Stanley David Levison, the principal /? " 7 adviser to the late Martin Luther King, Jr. The Attorney General authorized continuation of this coverage on 7/1/69. . Moor dP) weer IS UNCLASSY?Iam This coverage has furnished vital information reg commmist influence in the SCLC. On 7/8/69 Levison advised SCLC on the hospital workers strike in Charleston, South Carolina. He also discussed the possibility that Ralph Abernathy, SCLC President, has a mental or emotional illness. On 7/27/69 Levison discussed SCLC involvement in black political and economic power. The SCLC is planning a more militant program; plans to join with labor unions in organizing poor people; to endorse political candidates; and to aid and counsel youth in evading the draft. . Levison's part in these activities is most significant and we / will continue to keep the White House, the Attorney General and interested Gove Tio REC Be officials advised. Sse by Ja$g¢Sa—- id cover age 86 | £0e- Beat Se a the extent ° son's influence. tn June, 1969, he personally chastised James Wechsler the columnist about an article on the King wiretap. Levison discussed with Harry Wachtel, an associate witha communist beck ground, Wachtel's discussion with Ramsey Clark abouf“the of the King tapes. & sep If approved, the attached | memorandum Wil ‘ dixected te the Attorney Cenereal fae authasthes en aneetc. atlaie ke Le veill, Seeley Serene _ Served y FY EUNLINUE EDE Téelepioner surve ance on levis ‘ teelegeee apres fb "E donpes ™wo 3 ' 100-39245 _ v4 Chen ~~ boys eum i a ae ce a Fan TH a ~~ ee ee eee a —— art a rrearrmnnne