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a i m@- - He. Yo a lg - z ah *DeLoach to Mohr hemo, 11/21/64 a —_ Re: Roy Wilkins, Appointment 11/27/64 eo _ FBI Headquarters, Washington, D, C. 7 -_ ge ™ byt he, + pe st otia h Sats ra Wilkins stressed the fact that he was not seeing me as an emissary. stated he had some influence on King but not much. He added that there were other ithin his movement who had greater influence and that perhaps together some pres could be brought on King. Wilkins then added that. he hoped that the FBI would not expose King before something could be done, 1m I interrupted Wilkins at this point. I told him that the Director, of course, did not have in mind the destruction of the civil rights movement as a whol I told him the Director sympathized with the civil rights movement as éxemplified t Director's supervision of the FBI’s many brilliant accomplishments in this field. | added, however, that we deeply and bitterly resented the liés and falsehoods told b: King and that if King wanted war we certainly would give it to him. Wilkins shook I head and stated there was no doubt in his mind as to which side would lose if the FE really came out with all of its ammunition against King. I told him the ammunition was plentiful and that while we were not responsible for the many rumors being init against King, we had heard of these rumors and were certainly in a position to is substantiate them. no I told Wilkins that inasmuch as he was attempting to hold out the fe 7 of peace he should know a few positive facts of life. He asked what I meant. It ‘; him my point was that he was attempting to prevent the FBI from éxposing King, | = certain highly-placed informants of ours had tipped us off to absolutely reliable i