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eM ee a tale ted ALN le a i nl oe eI hie arate cdo Bie aA Ca a PLL a , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE . , FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION New York, New York ATS August 16, 1966 ATT, INFORMATION De ys Bureau 100-438794 HEREIN 18 UNCLASS = f0 EXCEPT WHERE SHOWM “ OTHERWISE ee aac Re: Communist Infiltration of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) internal Security - C A confidential source, who has furnished reliable anformation in the past, furnished information on August 12, 1966, that Stanley Levison and Martin Luther King, President ort of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), were in contact on that date. Levison, in commenting on why he contacted King, said he was concerned about King's healith, therefore, figured he should contact him. King said he was felled by a cold but hoped to be back on the go by August 13, 1966. He said he got sick during the SCLC Convention, which was held in Jackson, Mississippi, last week. He said the cold prevented him from attending the Convention, except for the opening session. Levison said he was unable to attend the Convention due to pressing personal business. However, Levison did inquire if the SCLC heard the two resolutions that he drafted for the occasion. King said he took one of the resolutions and used it in his speech. In fact, according to King, he just gave the resolution to the press in advance and told them it represented what he would say when he spoke, 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 A ICH REASON-FCIN II, 1-2,.4.2 haere Ap SEVIS 1. ee te ABS ae g2ySU