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February 5, 1964 Mecorandua for Messrs. Tolson, belmont, Rosen, Sullivan, Delcach, Evans - stated he did not know what ie going on with this thing, that he just knew the letter was cloared with the FEI before # was sent. I stated I did not know what the letter is, that I would check on it because that is a new development I bad not beard about. The Attorney Ceseral stcted that just last weckend he heard that there was apparectly sore conspiracy on the part af Precident Kennedy and himself in connection ‘vita thia; that he did not rind it coming out, - ot he wanted the facts. I stated there was no discussion on the record at all, it was all off the record and as I had stetcd, there was one member who thought this information about King cught to be exposed and Aconey speke upthat itis vetter at tices to have matters ai this kind in the back of the head rather than ~—— “have it leak out or be dissemincted, and I stated that was the intention of _ recalling the docament, The Attoraey General etated he reniembered the conversation we bad had, I stated in regard to this matter of some letter that DeLoach mentioned, I did not now whet that is about and I would talz to” DeLoach about it and check on it. 10:00 AM I called the Attorney Gereral and advised him I spoke to DeLoach '- about & and he emphztically denies bs made any euch statement to Guthman; __ Devcach said Guthman came arouni to sce kim yesterday cbout the fact the : a press is gctiing information regercing bartin Luther King which concerned © hin. DeLoach says his remerk was it alco concerned us because it ixaperils any sources of information we mizit have. I continued that there wes a reporter in Atlanta who, Ibelieve, arrived in Washington yesterday and who . is doing an article for the Eaturday Evening Post exposing King; that while - a z he was in Atlanta ho mado the statement down there concernignnO’Dcll's _ an ews connection with the Communist Farty and wes concerned about Levison St writing iing’s speechos and he wae then coming onto Weshinztontoseethe ~~. . Department people here to suoplezent this or get any additional information .- — he could. Istcted that gives us grcat concern bocause of the fact what . 4. Levicon does, that fs a hichly confidential matter from one of our informants who is associated with Levison. I stated there bss been a leck somewhere concerning that particular thing, but at no time was any reference made _ concerning the fact that he, the ‘Attorney General, should be concerned about — any letter he wrote, - ; et,