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, OMe \ue : NY 100-111180 S re COM! 4/11/67 According to source, LEVISON and DORA MC DONALD, KING'’s secretary, were in contact concerning a statement KING was to make in Los Angeles, California on 4/12/67, The statement KING will make, according to the source, would explain his position on Vietnam. LEVISON dictated the statement which KING was to make, (The statement in its entirety was disseminated by teletype and airtel and LHM dated 4/12/67 and 4/13/67, respectively, and captioned "COMINFIL SCLC", Copies were furnished the Bureau, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York.) 4/12/67 On the above date, source advised a conference took place that date attended by KING, HARRY BELAFONTE, HARRY WACHTEL, STANLEY LEVISON, ANDREW YOUNG and CLEVELAND ROBINSON. The conference concerned what KING described as a campaign to undermine his leadership in Negro communities because of his stand on Vietnam. (Information in great detail was submitted in airtel and LHM dated 4/14/67, and captioned "CIRM", copies to the Bureau, Atlanta and New York.) 4/13/67 LEVISON and KING were in contact re KING's policy / on Vietnam. In that regan, LEVISON read a speech he had eweittsa fan KINGt. Aslivaranne hefars the Enringe Mahiligatian Written dw ALM Ge.Liver ais We ilWvie trie ed Pe *hgs mova Laeat.on march in NYC, 4/15/67. (Disseminated to the Bureau, Atlanta and New York by airtel and LHM dated 4/14/67, captioned "CIRM". ) 4/19/67 According to source, STANLEY LEVISON and HARRY WACHTEL were in contact that date during which time they discussed whether MARTIN LUTHER KING had agreed to run for dh alle a See Nath ee LF he Sa ayaa sea ed the Presidency of the US. WACHTEL had learned that a statement attributed to the Women Strike for Peace was to be issued to that effect. LEVISON denied such a decision had been made by KING. (Disseminated by teletype, 4/19/67, captioned "CIRM", ) 2D Me rr —_ wri. 8 ~ Heder RAP are me ea EE cine ek i ene a Ea beam mt ah a a com, Deal BR oC ne een 8 aa Ee nce COU EV ca cana cu elit eae Ente R ce reek bam sees med eo