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ne ‘, wae i ah aie be . ~ el * 1 Tar 4 * . . . =: " en , Les Sr oe eof oy wa ee a Te ee ce a ee ee ee me aN am ba le ah gc on eee clare eid ea, Seer ale Meee oe ee es * hI | ee _ CONFEAENTIAL ° _ NY 100-111180 # 9 CONTINUED © 6/17/68 On this date, STANLEY LEVISON discussed with Congreesman JOHN CONYERS of Michigan the National Committee of Inguiry. LEVISON mentioned how he had developed and mainteined the SCLC mail appeal for the past & years and offered to conduct a similar operation for the National Committee. They agreed to meet to discuss this in Washington, D.C., on 6/19/68, before the SCLC's Poor People's Campaign Solidarity Day march on Washington, D.C, LEVISON also Buggested that CONYERS ask CORETTA KING to join this committee. He also said that he favored HARRY BELAFONTE, SIDNEY POITIER end RICHARD HATCHER, Mayor of Gary, Indiana. LEVISON also recommended to CONYERS for employment in CONYERS! Washington Office a young man whom he described as a Cornell graduate who ie involved in civil rights. (It was subsequently indicated that this was ROBERT FILNER, son of JOSEPH and SARAH FILNER, former CP membere in Pittsburgh, Pa.; JOSEPH FILNER being an associate of LEVISON.) This information was furnished the Bureau by letter and LHM dated 6/25/62, captioned "STANLEY DAVID LEVISON, as = C’. 6/26/68 JOHN CONYERS' Committee of Inquiry with MOE FONER of the Drug and Hoepital Workers Union. He seid he was interested in the committee because he felt it might be the new, young responsible leadership (among Negroes). He asked FONER if he would have space for a New York Office of the committee and FONER said he would provide a desk and telephone. This information was furnished the Bureau by $ Vattear and Tint adsatead T/0/62_ xantianed “enantTEevY NAY TREvTcanw = : te & ees n 44L0, Wave (fees ewy SUP viwiivuw WANNA, BY baie ¥ LUE gy Is - Cc". , = 2C ~ —_ pe pee epee me ee a eR =e EE ane co Ae pS ee