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The Assassination of Martin Luther King.

Central Intelligence Agency · 166 pages · text by OCR, confidence 95%

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13-00000 --- CONFIDENTIAL 19 1. 1921871 --- SECRET 191340Z MAY 71 CITE BUDAPEST 017 HEADQUARTERS RYBAT MHCLRB MHCHAOS REF: HEADQUARTERS 2789 1. IN FINAL COVERAGE ON 18 MAY OF WPC, WHICH ENDED 16 MAY, LOCAL PRESS HAS MADE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS RE U.S. PARTICIPANTS: A. SIDNEY P E C K, IDENTIFIED AS "USA PROFESSOR," SPOKE AT CONGRESS ON VIET NAM WAR. B. WPC HAS AWARDED JOLIOT CURIE GOLD MEDAL STIMULOUSLY TO REV MARTIN LUTHER KING. MEDAL ACCEPTED BY REV RALPH ABERNATHY AND REV W. W A L K E R "AN AMERICAN PEACE FIGHTER." PHOTOGRAPH (POUCHED) OF PRESENTATION ALSO PICTURES U.S. DELEGATES WILLIAM D O U R T H A R D AND MRS. ADDIE W Y A T T. C. U.S. DELEGATES RUTH G A G E - C O L B Y AND SYLVIA K U S C H E R (SIC) SPOKE AT MEETING OF INDOCHINESE AND AMERICAN DELEGATES. D. AMERICANS HERBERT A P T H E K E R AND CARLTON G O O D L E T T REELECTED TO PRESIDENTIAL BOARD. 2. STATION POUCHING MOST SIGNIFICANT PRESS COVERAGE OF COUNCIL SESSIONS. GP-1 --- SECRET FULL TEXT COPY -- DO NOT RELEASE --- ACTION 28 JUL 1978 --- PHASE Downgraded to 060578 by Authority of 10 May 1978 --- CONFIDENTIAL ---

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