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: / Ste gin mg mo fF - aa UNITED STATES (§ ““ERN NF} NT . Lived L Memorandum Wl c.p. petosch = Bee Soro; Mr. W. C, Sullivan pare, 22/8/69 =a wee a Sell: ras it . 1 - Mr. G. C. Moore Tove! ———— 8 From : Mr. G. C, Moore JUNE 1 - wr. C.D > Tae, aoe 7 -. pavto (Eytson = ; i _-g svgject: - STANLEY DAVID LEVISON L _2 RACIAL MATTERS Ap) 7c 4 Eee INTERNAL SECURITY = COMMUNIST DP : 4 “2 oe The purpose of this memoranduz is to recommend jj = = am that telephone surveillance covera haye “3 a = ,Ff Ss : to , By way of Background, memorandus G. C, Moore to si 3; =p W. C. Sullivan,9/18/69, granted authority for New York, to % ~ ‘oy Giscontinue the telephone surveillance on the subiec 4 (a as @ prin © the late artipn Luther King, #7, and continues as such for King's widow, He is on the Security Index. Upon Levison's return New York has evaluated the information from the telephone : surveillance and has recommended that it not be reactivated. New York indicated that Levison does not have the relationship witb King's successor that he had with King; the Southern 3 [OH pi 4 | Z aeanee Op \ = So, 9, Gy, Christian Leadership Conference, King's organization, does sto 4%, not engage in black extremist activity; no recent information fa =a “~~ S,% | has been developed that Levison is under the influence of the * “Ma | Communist Party; and the intelligence information received does — Sy; not warrant reactivation. (There has been a decrease in the F > ‘ quantity and quality of the information fron this telephone v surveillance since the telephone surveillance on King, which pointed indirectly to Levison, was publicized at the Cass Clay ay! hearing.) Pe bIC | We concer with New York's recommendation tHatthis ~ telephone surveillance does not warrant reactivation because of the lack of productivity. «= pn y g / 9 FIA. ‘sae Fe :- EX]11 gt §4 pec 4:3 89 If you approve, the attached letter to be sent - dation umd-instructtéag | 1 to New York agreeing with its recommen that during its continuing investigation of Levison it should ‘be alert for information warranting the reinstitution of ‘this telepbone surveillance. . whs ‘ Enclosure 100-392452 (6 ) COPY wr MR. SOYARS DP 2G cermwmreniens oo onne nl a ~45-. y, i 4g/7 w/ spe ne ge TS op Ato: