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In connection with the post-assassination efforts to declare a national holiday in memry of Dr. King the Senate Select Committee has outlined in its report the attempts by the Bureau to prevent such a declaration by briefing various members of Congress on King's background (HQ 100-106670-3586). We discovered that the Bureau also sent a monograph on King to the President and the Attomey General in 1969 for this same purpose (HQ 100-106670-3559). The Bureau's efforts to discredit Dr. King's movement also included attempts to damage the reputation of King's family and friends. The Bureau looked very closely at Coretta King although a security investigation was never opened. This included scrutinizing her travels in an attemt to uncover possible facts embarrassing to her. These attempts also included a plan, proposed