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- “ o¥ 4 al qe of e, AQ v an eee eee eee eta ibe eA came ee cy ea ee ede a ee et OM fate eee didi metas Sap ee ekab gle, as ipbeenie ee . . . . “ - Memorandun to Mr. Sullivan Re: Martin Luther King, Jr. 100-106670 On 8-3-62 Clarence Jones, who is an attorney and presently Executive Director of the Ghandi Society for Human Rights, New York City, told Levison that when King was considering violating the Federal injunction (apparently at Albany, Georgia), King informed Kennedy of this decision, He said “Bobby” Kennedy was absolutely shocked. Jones said that the AG attempted to talk King out of violating the injunction and that King "began telling him off in real tough terms." Levison told Jones that on 8-2-62 he had received a copy of a letter from King from jail in which King called on Kennedy to arrest the City Council in Albany, Georgia, under a Federal statute for depriving Negroes of their civil rights, Furnished AG 8-8-62, Clarence Jones was a member of the Labor Youth League ‘LYL) {about 1954 in New York City while he was a student at Columbia University. The LYL has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. In May, 1952, he denounced the State Department ban on traveling behind L, Iron Curtain countries. He is currently under investigation. on advised on 8-7-62 that while in conversation with O'Dell, Levison asked how things were in Albany, Georgia. He replied that there was a leadership problem down there and that things could get quite disorganized if "our" staff was not there. Furnished AG 8-10-62. = ~~ ss m ae po ze = _~ . 4 Pw = On 9-10-62 NY SJ advised that on the afternoon of ba that date Jones and Levison were discussing burning of churches in the |.,, South. Both expressed the opinion that King shoulda not be silent in this matter but should send a hot wire to "Kennedy" expressing his indignance at the Government's failure to control one small community. Levison and Jones agreed the telegran should say something to the effect that the world-wide obligations of the United States are so great that it cannot take care of a small community. Furnished AG 9-11-62 9 CP influence upon King and his organizations is evidenced by activities of Levison, O'Dell, and Hudson, ali active in Cp affairs, and Jones, who has a subversive background and is active on King's behalf, ACTION: For the information of the Director,