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In Reply, Please Refer to . WASHINGTON, p.c. 20535 | - _ File No. - “setivity of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating. Committee _ were referring to the Negro struggle in civil rights.” ' Hontclair, New Jersey, issued a statement concerning ..: ¢ CE ee ~*~“ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION a {'"). SAgNET @ STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUR a es _. September 15, 1966 0000 ' STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE — 0} BQORESY CARMICHAEL = «0 ‘ Snere is set forth below a suumary Gf current end its leader, Stokely Carmichael... 002 VL _ Lyrvest of Stokely Carmichael Atlanta, Georgia, September 8, i966 . tokely. Carmichael and other members of the tudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee were arrested pv the Atlanta Police Department on September 8, 1966, - on. charges of inciting to riot and Gisorderiy conduct in connection with the recent racial strife in Atlanta. & confidential source advised that shortly after the arrest of Carmichael, Martin Luther King, Jr., P-esident of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenc., :suferred with - his principal acvicsr>, Staaley Levison, liu... stated that if he is asked by recorters regarding Carmic.ici, he , would only stats that in line with American 22. Eation - of jurisprudence, a man is innocent until prove. guilty. King added ke would say, in effect, that the matter is presently in the courts, end he does not have anything *o do with it. King feit he could give a general state~- ment regarding Carmichael for the present, put eventually == .>© Carmichael would be calling on Xing Zor support. Levison and King agreed that if Carmichss1 is corvicted of the “inciting to riot" charge Mrhey" will have to blame those forces which compeiléé hin to riot, ‘The source advised King and “Levison’ ‘aid not © =. elaborate regarding the term “forces" but believed they -* : ’ Ina subsequent press rélease, it was reported --. wan Ef shat King at a news conference on September 11, 1966, at ‘ Carmichael's arrest which was substantially the same -aS previously. agreed to sty and Levison. - SEQPET . _ | NO-V¢b of’ _ a RCL OSU COSURR ; °