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Dorr . . - Pn . . TA. 7 ~. tn ‘. a . as AE. te nek cay abe eg aati pal tia lal tet te ae + renee lhe pend at bike aime a ee Wess pelnont i baal i. Evans - i= Er. DeLeach-- “te i-Mr. Rosen |. l= fr. Sullivaa iL = Mr.Bland me - 6 ae ae a eran ———e a eo ee oo ae srdner | Honorable Valter W. Jenkias a ee bee Special Assistast to the Presidest — . The White House Washington, B. ©. 2 | Dear Mr, Jenkins = prunper SHS, Wepet Tee ee Confideatial taformants who have furnished reliable” information in the past have furnished the following infor- mation relating to Martin Luther King’s reactioa to aa article by Joseph Alsop exposing King's communist connections which - appeared ia the “Washington Post” and the “New York Heral@é ~—°>— Tribune" en April 15, 1964, On April 18, 1964, Btaaley Levison contacted. Clarence Jones at which time Jones told Levison that King did not initially agree with the position that a failure te. Fespoad to the Alsop article could be doened politically _ wnvise, Jones stated thet it was King’s position that King _ did not have to respond to everything which is written. - Levisoa replied that King does sot understand how sericus the matter is. Jones agreed vith Levison end said that the article reflected the line ef official Washington and that King’s friends in Washington would fied ft rather inexplicable that - __ — 2 .__4 King took no affirmative action asiter the articie. Levisce agreed and indicated that the article challenged King. Levison also told Jones that. the article ta ottect | says that King is pot doing what he said he would and, therefore, there must be az ansver King indicating "that - there is a misunderstanding, that y. a couple pieces of bees i: evidence are being cousidored, and that these are being te misinterpreted. Jones agreed with this position and said . that some of the information was belag taken Gut of ovatext., 100-5-116 [0 0 4 2722- Poaha re Ie aoease M2") protuagh trom we URLIRITE VEGI 29 064 Esoao7018 (Jones) Geclaési ation SEE uéen- prew 5== 14):7Y4e 7 , Se ae teas Pt ns