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At the time of the alleged
By Robert Gruenberg.
The.rolumes are desticed to
briefing Dr.King was active. in
becone the reference works
Of our WashingtonBureau
theChicago civil rights moe
for the coming debate in the
ment.
Senate over establishing an.in
indcata pagena.e o
WASHINGTONTheFBI
newspapor, city andstate.)
tried to.use John Cardinal ..
THE APPROACHES.io Car-d
dependent intelligence over-
dinalsCodyandSpellman
sight.committee - a proposal
Codyof>ChicagoandFrancis
were part of a six-yearcam
that. already.hasmet .with
CardinalSpeliman of New
paign by theFBl to destory
Stubborn opposition : among
York to discredit theRev.Dr.
MartinLutherKingJr., ic-
the reputation.ofDr.King.ac
someveteran lawmakers..
I find it hard to understand
cordingto the Senate:Select
Cording to the ccmmittee.head
Cmmittee on Intelligence.
edby Sen.FrankChurchD
howanyone canread thede
Thecommitteereported
Ida.).
tailed accounts of the yendetta
ednesday that'in196t the
FBI sentan agent to try to
evea after Dr. King was. as.
precie the need for an itde
persuade Cardinai Spellman to
sight. committee," said. Sejl.
CHICAGO DAHY .NEWS
arn PopePaul that a
mittee.said.
Chureh.
CHICAGO HLLINOIS
Iplanned audience for Dr. King
Ayear after thecivil .rights
wouldbe "embarrassing.'
leader's death, the committee
DURING A nine-hour confer-
renorred. the F3I considered:ence Dec. 23, 1963, in FBI.
I. Cardinal Speuman, nowever,
but rejerted'a otrnnsa) hy the. neadguarters here, a propuy
Heruseu wo do ie rbr's bid
diag.and Dr. King in Septem
gin a covent operation-against crediting Dr. King, the report
per of that sear was granted a
his widow, Coreita Scott King.,. said.
0-minute audience aith the
Pope, who agreed to make a
The nature of the proposed
These included *using" min-
public declaration against ra
program against Mrs King
isters, "disgruntled' acquaint-
cial injustice.
wasn't cisclosed to the com-
ances, "aggressive' newsmen,
mittee.
"coloredFBI agents, Dr.
IN is66, according to the
King's housekeeper and even
commitiee, theF3I sent an
eyent the bureau (Fbl) is in-
Dr. King's wife, the repurt
agent to try to convince Car-
clinedto.entertain .coun-
said.
5-6-76
<inalCody to help reutralize
teriatelligence action against
Date
here even was discussion of
3LIE STIEAK
te effect of Dr.King in Ci
(her and-or the continuos
"p:aciag a good-looking femaie
kag.
GRUENBERG
pojection of the public in-
The committee reported that
plant in Dr. King's ofice, ac
ae of the slain Negro leader,
D.HLDIIR
Cardinal Cody apparently was
cording t an FI work paper.
Edttor:
the Adlanta office snid.
briefed about alieged Com-
J. Edgar Hcover rejected
Attempts also were made.t0
Title:
CRIME RECORDS
munist intluence on Dr. King
the idea, saying "the bureau
have universities withtoid hon-
and about Dr. King's private
does not desire counscrintel-
orary degrees. prevent publi-
life."
ligence action against Coretta
cation ot articles favorable to
Dr. King and to tind news
Character:
According to the commitiee,
94-1199
King of the nature you suggest
RUREAU
an FBI internal memo states
sources "iriendly"to the FDI
at this time.
that the agent who briefed the
to publish damaging articles,
Chicago archbistop came
THE QUOTATION auribut-
the comnittee case study said.
mttng Oftce:
CHIICAGO
away with the fesling that Car-
ed to the late FBi chief is
The "extreme personal vin-
dinal Cody would "do every
virually the cnly positive
dictiveness" that marked Hoo-
ed
shing possible to neutralize
statement in his behalt in the
ver's attitede toward Dr. King
Hing's effect."
103-page supplementary study
was recorded as early as 1062
Cardinal Cody is con
issued dy.the committee
with a statenent by the FBI
valercirg in Chicago's Colum-
Wednesday to accompany its
chief that Hing is no good
Sus Hospital aiter April 25
monumenial fwo voiumes re-
the sludy found.
INOEXED
galibladder surgery and
leased last week on the na-
FILED
toulen't be
regche dirertly
tion's domestic and foreign in
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