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Rt EQEAT OR in rr Pal bo | iO peat AT. “ASEH Rhaatid ad Ueki: 1 ghAe? re (mete. cutive = eas EEL ig e]s° BY SES ar, ¥. J. Baungarder . leur, Mohs NEGRO QUESTION * i-Nr. Sullivan. - COMMUNIET INFLUENCE IN RACTAL MATTERS 3-Mr. Bland SNTEREAL SECURITY = COMMUNIST ior. ae _ bee My memorandum to you 4-21-64 advised ef instructions gives by Martin Luther King to his associate Walter Fauntroy for Fauntroy to contact Burke Marshall concerning last week's article by Joseph ba Alaorn which exposed King's eowmminist eonnections, Information from | eveals how KE King's stratecy to have Marshall contacted (07D origina with Stanley Levison and Clarence Jones who is King's — attorney and who serves as intermediary between King and Levison. We are recomsending furnishing this information tot the White House ‘and the Attorney General. On 4-17-64 Jones contacted Joan Daves (publisher's representa- tive for King's new book) and mentioned that he had seen King 4-16-64 about the Aloon awetinsta San ad wal ata that ha told Einc ef his Ser “Aw py GS TV aewee . wFwewer £742 Fw concern and belief that the article was written in a calculating manner. Daves voiced the same impression and opined that someone must have . suggested the Alsop article as a means of making King “face up te the situation." Jones said that King had expressed concern over the effect the article would have on his forthcoming book. ai wo Also, on 4-17-64, King contacted Jones. They diecussed whether King had spoken ¢ to the press. King said he had not and . wondered if he should not face it when he is questioned about ét and gust answer questions which are raised. Jones said he felt this was @ good procedure bat that &f too much time elapses between the charge | and answer, it might not be the most positive thing. Jones counseled ing that he had given very serious thought to the problez and wanted to consider seeing Burke Marshall because Jones does not feel . it would be wise if an impression was conveyed that King did aot | react to the article and did nothing positive about it. Jones opined that the article is “port of Aike a kind of warning froa the - _—-_ ae ae ee a oe eee | ee ee aes ee ee aes ee i &dninistratioca"™ and, therefore, may Fequare G1 5A FRALLVS or Ohade ~ Bufile 100-106670 in Luthe Sr.) Bufile 100-392452 (Stanley ster Bing 3 we APR 27 1964 = Bufile } 4070187 (Clareace Jones) —— — Gago S 67 oe eT 64 24 a we ee ene weer eT 5 siedlict ad A NO, SI eT og fee RA Romer Se ary