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his group is small, and he was not agreeable to a formal interview. We have been able to interview the two major Klan leaders in Louisiana, the first and must important of which is Mr. Murray Martin, Grand Dragon of the Original Knights Of The Ku Klux Klan. 1 have already reduced his staff consultation which was taken under oath on April 17 of this year, to writing, and ] would like to offer it to the Committee at this time. The Committee hay already heard the tape-recording of this Staff Consultation, and we would like to offer into the record the written transcript of the consultation itself. t¥Y SEN. KNOWLES: Let it be accepted. 16 TRANSCRIPT OF STAFF CONSULTATION HELD ON APRIL 17, 1965, AT 7:22 P. M., at COLUMBIA, LOUISIANA. JACK N. ROGERS, ESQ., COMMITTEE COUNSEL FOR THE JOINT LEGIS- LATIVE COMMITTEE ON UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES, PRE- SIDING. BY MR. ROGERS: Under the power vested in me by Senate Resolution #12, Regular Session, 1964, and the Rules of the Committee, I now swear the first witness in this Staff Conaultation. THE WITNESS, MR. MURRAY MARTIN, AFTER FIRST HAVING BEEN DULY SWORN TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, 80 HELP HIM GOD, TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. ROGERS: QPiease give me your name, sir? A—Murray Martin. Q——Where do you live, Mr. Martin? A—In Winnsboro, Louisiana. Q—-Where and when were you born? A—At Tioga, Louisiana, 1924, June 1. Q—What do you do for a living? A—I am a building contractor. Q—What is the correct name of the Kian Organization you represent? A—The Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Q—What is the title of your Klan office, and what level of Jeudership does that title mean? A—I am Grand Dragon, and the level of leadership would be vi