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DECLASSIFIED BY 60324 AUC BAW/CPB/CLS ON 0915-2006 MRS. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (> Mra. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is also known as Mrs. Coretta King, was_born on April 27, 1927, at Heiberger, Alabama. ; She is the widow of the Reverend Martin Lather King, Jr., to whom she was married on June 18, 1953. Mrs. King has not been the subject of an investigation by the FBI. However, our files reveal that she has been extremely active in making . ,8peeches and appearances throughout the United States concerning ‘civil rights matters. In addition, the FBI has received information from a source who has furnished reliable information in the past that Mrs. King, since the death of her husband, has continued to held conferences with Stanley Levison, former principal advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. Our files reveal that Mrs. King has sought Levison's advice and counsel concerning her finances, — personal appearances and speeches, and in c ction with her book "My Life With Martin Luther King, a4) A confidential source who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised in April, 1964, that Stanley — Levigson was 4 secret member of the Communist Party (CP). Levison has been described by certain CP leaders as being to the "left" of the CP in his position on civil rights. SISK 0) A confidential source who has furnished reliable pereach —— CONFIDENTIAL Mohr Bishop Casper Ih Exclied from automatic . down ing and declassification spaa/ccb (7) ree See Note Next Page | _ MAIL ROOM) TELETYPE ywItZ_] b Xx WEOF2 -57