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Ortrosa, (oan HO, If a bated : mat 1082 EON co an ' Bho Gite 2G. MO. RF . Y UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Bes, Memorandum pe Conred —Y Y Mr. We C. Sullivaty DATE: 7/15/65 (| eer al te . BO? ave Mr. Belmont “ f, Trotter Mr. Mohr / ,;: Tele- Reon — Mr. DeLoach-~/ ’ laa Gendy . Mr. Sullivan an f Ag SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Mr. Bland (oof SECURITY MATTER -~ COMMUNIST ~ diebieaneDe* i CL The continuing close relationship Between Stanley David Levison, the long-time communist, and Martin Luther EE, Jr., ~and his “organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is depicted in a memorandum we have prepared for dissemination to the White House and Attorney General. This memorandum reports th Levison visited Atlanta, Georgia, 7/11-13/65 where he conferred wjt King and other Conference staff members. He was also expected a a dinner guest at the King residence on 7/12/65, i [ FRoM : F. J. Baungaraner (7/2 fat et et ed et ' & CO ay —— Prior to going to Atlanta, Levison told a Conference” 677 employee that he had proposed a fund-raising program of which King approves and which King plans to present to a future meeting of the Executive Committee of the Conference. Levison was concerned that | the Conference's Treasurer Ralph Abernathy would oppose his program which calls for soliciting funds through various churches because — ORIGINAL FILED ne. foo- the program requires an initial expenditure of money. Levison_— planned to see Abernathy in Atlanta on this matter. u . RECOMMENDATION: a f That the attached copies of the memorandum be forwarded — by routing slips to the White House, the Attorney General, the j Deputy Attorney General, and Assistant Attorneys General Yeagley. 100-106670 ” ry A ALLURFORMATION ONTANE 7) V2 sBPALR a HEREIY (S WSLASSHED ML 22 6 DAE copy sie Co, 74, eo Lier 7 Qt, “wtNA pt ’ Lg Giese Wa fe Lean Pokey. ine FO remem RS MOIR rene cans we ce: