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. * a aoe GALT naa del! pom re ote fi . . Pop te hath deeds 2 pet ag sen } : t i - tae Batis * r ho. we ade : i t, . eon ‘. “ wo ae tat tag aS a BLT a8 Senator Gotpwatzr. Do you know of any actions that were taken by the Bureau as to the women’s liberation movement except to monitor it! Mr. Anaws. No. And the monitoring was for the purpose of de- termining the infiltration, and I don’t know of any actions taken the Stra inet m “Senator Gorpwatzr. That’s all I have, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. The Cuarmman. Thank you, Senator Goldwater. _ Senator Hart, have you had an opportunity to question f Senator Harr of Colorado. No; I have not. — The Cuarrman, Senator Hart. _. _ Senator Hagr of Colorado. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the testimony yesterday developed by the staff concerning the last few days of Martin Luther King’s life, we learned that the Bureau in March of 1968 developed information to be given to the press criticiz- ing Dr. King for staying in a white-owned and operated hotel, the BHatiaAay Inn in Mamnhie inetand af the T arreina AWE ANA A RAE O58 STRESS pre naey SedKe eS Wk Nae BUA 4 hae At some point during Dr. King’s stay in Memphis, he moved from the Holiday Inn to Lorraine. To your knowledge, Mr. Adams, was that information ever given to the press? [See footnote p. 21.] Mr. Apaus. I have been unable to determine that. This question was raised to me by the Civil Rights Division of the Department. Appar- ently, they had had some inguiry along the same lines several months ago. But my recollection of it at the time, we saw that this action had been proposed and the memorandum bore the initials, I believe it was the initials, statement handled, and the initials of the agent in the external affairs division who assumed the responsibility of saying ee | Pee ees amisinenAld te "Maine anntantnd Lie, an = mnt that ha SRQAANGED 2G CUTLE AEREL LULA Se RED PY CUPP CREA OTLEL) PLLA Ft ERI EEA AT had no recollection of the matter but the fact that he did sav, “handled” didn’t mean that he was able to do anything with it. He was just clearing that memorandum so it would show action was taken, and he doesn't know if he gave it to anyone or not. Senator Harr of Colorado. Well, suffice it to say that the facts are that subsequent to the time the Bureau developed this information to pass on to the press, it did appear in the loca] papers in Memphis. Mr. Apaus. There was some statement in the local papers, not eccording to the terminology of the proposed statement that was to be given to him. There was some comment made. if I recall, that Martin Luther King gave a press conference following ihe riots that followed one of his appearances, and that he gave that press conference in a hotel, the Holidav Inn Hotel. But it didn't have any. at least the newspaper article itself didn't have any direct relation to acts taken. Senator Harr of Colorado. Well. according to some historians and people who have commented on the circumstances. they were fairly explicit in stating that the local press was critical of him during that period of staving in the white hotel. but T don’t want to make a big issue out of that. What was the name of the agent that vou talked to! Mr. Anam. T didn’t talk to him personally. People in the Burean that. were working on this did and T believe his name was Linhaugh, Senator Harr of Colorado. If you couid provide that name to us. T would apnreciate it. Mr. Apaas. I would be glad to. nan etn Pat eee a We Dee ea | Wear . re ks Ere a Sor SF ws SE ee ee ee ar ee - be 4 ne ny so 0 me wie ete EE, Fe tek he ge AR Dee