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TV. RECOMMENDATIONS A. As To The Murder Investigation The task force does not fault the tectmical campetence of the investigation conducted into the death of Dr. King. We found no new evidence which calls for action by State or Federal Authorities. Our concern has developed over adninistrative concomitants of the crime detection tactics. 1. The progress of such sensitive cases as the King murder investigation and the development of legally sufficient evidence to sustain prosecution are. properly the ultimate responsibility of the Division of the Department having supervision of the kind of criminal prosecution involved. The Division head should delineate what progress reports he wishes. The Bureau should not be permitted to manipulate its submission of reports to serve its purposes, such as the protection | of its public relation efforts, or the prevention of the responsible Division of the Department from causing the Bureau to pursue a line of inquiry which the Bureau does not approve. The Attorney General and his Assistants are the officers mst accomtable to the electorate and they, rt ft. B 8 -143-