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The relationship between King and his advisor, as indicated, is clear to the task force. What is not clear is whether this relationship ought to have been considered either a possible national security threat or CPUSA directed. We conclude that justification my have existed for the opening of King's security investigation but its protracted continuation was unwarranted. Qr conclusion that the investigation's opening may have been justified is primarily based on memoranda, summarized below, written during the first six mnths of 1962. It is pointed out that in October, 1962 the Bureau ordered the COMINFIL SCLC investigation (HQ 100-438794-9). In January the Director wrote the Attorney General and told him that one of King's advisors was a commmist. At this time he also pointed out that the advisor wrote VWinetea Tasahae 1961 AGT -OCTA enaach an aeefetrad Ying tn q il t~ 7 bE SLC k / a eS WS opewewts Sk ee a et be ee pemmte — ] eed SCLC matters (HQ 100-392452-131). In March the Attorney General was advised that a March 3, 1962 issue of "The Nation" magazine carried an -123-