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OMe git dap aipagetn ne ao Te ee ee a ee a eee ae a article critical of the administration's handling of civil rights. ‘The article was ostensibly written by Martin Luther King but in fact the true author was another advisor characterized by the FBI as a ranking member of the Commumist Party (HQ 100-106670-30, 31). In May the Attorney General learned that the CPUSA considered King and the SCLC its most important work because the Kermedy Administration was politically dependent upon King (HQ 100-106670-58). Lastly, in June, 1962 the Attorney General became aware that King's alleged Conmmist advisor had recoumended the seasre rankings Comm mi et fn he ema Kir Amr. st a Wee Wh fo ee ete dh ed Gt nt OS . ™ © prince mal ne smaatn =) Pees pes assistants an 100-106670-79, 80). Later King accepted the recommendation. The conclusion that the investigation's contimuance was warranted is based on the following task force finding: The Bureau to date has no evidence whatsoever that Dr. King was ever a commmist or affiliated with the CPUSA. This was so stated to us by representatives of the Bureau's Intelligence Division during our September 2, 1976 conference. Wf. At net ne 2 fis AMS Se, Eh included informants' memoranda and physical, microphone and telephone surveillance memoranda, in which we found no such indication concerning Dr. King. supported by our perusal of files, which ~124-