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john-cody — Part 01

26 pages · May 13, 2026 · Document date: Feb 24, 1966 · Broad topic: General · Topic: john-cody · 26 pages OCR'd
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FD-350 (Aev.7-1f-63) (Mount Clipping in Space Below BI's try to use against Dr. King t tolo 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 1073 I. Snarbich
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