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wa te ee Te tag ee eee ete hi bee ee ee ee ee UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [Do New York, New York NTIAL rae Please Refer to - November 4, 1963 au 100-311 ATL INFORMATION CONTATHED New York 100-151548 HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN Be, A OTHERWISE .— Re: Communist Party, USA Negro Question Communist Influence in Racial Matters Aa = internal Security - ¢ On November 2, 1963, a confidential source, who has furnished reliable information in the past, furnished information which indicated that Martin Luther King contacted Clarence Jones on that date. King stated that he would be in Washington, D. C., on. November..6,-1963, for an appearance at Howard University. . Jones mentioned that he Would-also-be-in Washington on that date, and he suggested— that they should get together either before or after King's. appearance in order to discuss a number of ‘things-including- a matter pertaining to "our friend.” King indicated to Jones that he (King) would have to go into Danville, Virginia. He said that he really does not want to go in at this time, but he said that in order to boost morale he must go in as he had promised.: He made the statement that if ne loses Danvilie, he will lose all of Virginia. He advised that he will go tb Danville on November 15, 1963, and is considering a new type of operation which he described as "operation dialogue." King said that he plans to have Negroes go in teams to the various business organizations and to the homes of white people in order to talk directly with the people. He indicated that if the people were not receptive to this method, he would resort to direct action by the end of the month. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and “ its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ce yy RT | cuss. @ ext. BY I ae a . . REASON-FCIM II, 1-2.4.2 = DATE OF REVIEW_11- | : ni Arias. ——e comune cpeemets ceases tutey, tat tp vette em . . SERENA I TE OL OAT TENE NE OT SI rae