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Stanley Levison — Part 21
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 1- Mr. Baun& 13, 1962
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ALL INFORMATION CONTATNER
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED 4
MARTIN LUTHCR KIN: EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN 4
SECURITY KATTi& © ee OTHERWISE »— 4
‘You will recall thet during the past three months i.
Bove furnished you informtion concerning fofluence en
Martin Luther King, Jr., ef Stanley Devid
menber of the Cosunist
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A confidential source that kes fumished reliable
Anformation in the post advised eu ‘april 11, 1962, that
Stenley Ievid Levison had recently told Hunter Pitts 0 *Dell
he wis writing a ech for Kurtin Lather Ki » Jr. Acco
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to Levison, K 1l deliver the speech at e convention ef
the United Packing Bouse borkers of Amcricu, Amcriccn Federation
of Lubur-Congress cf ladustrial Organi zstions, in hay, 1962,
and the effectiveness of the speech may determine the anount
ef moncy the union will give EK
Another source who bas furnished relichle infornction
in the past edvised on april 16, 1962, that King had recently
informed Levison that he hud had a successful trip to Vishingten,
D. C,, where he raised $3,606 and hid wisited you and the V
Fresident. Kdog agreed to bave ene Harry Wachtel visit Sint at
his Atiuntu home during the Ictter part of this mosth. |Accord-
ing te Levison, Wachtel could be great assistance in ebtainiag
funds for King. Wachtel is possibly- fidentic:1 with Hurry BH,
Bechtel, a New York City attorney and yiriety store executive,
In addition, the informant learned that Levison and
King discussed arrangeacnts for a concert to be heid in atienta
in Junc to ruise f . According to the source, Harry og
Belafonte would be one ef the perforuers at the concert, .
This informant also stated that King WLS extrenely
plexssed when informed by Levison of the reaction of am .
official of the Nations] Association for the Advancement of
Colored People to the trip by King's wife to Cencva since it
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