Note:
The following excerpt has been taken from #Blaklife Magazine, Issue #1. This
text was
taken from Jay Jenkins essay 'Revolution' (pt.2). Please write to
jayj@iac.net (Jay Jenkins) for further information.
* MARTIN LUTHER KING JR * (1929-1968)
April 20, 1962
Honorable P. Kenneth O'Donnell
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
My Dear Mr. O'Donnell:
On February 14, 1962, I furnished you with information concerning Martin
Luther King, Jr. I thought you would be interested in additional
information concerning the influence of Stanley David Levison, a secret
member of the Communist party, on King.
A confidential source who has furnished reliable information in the past
advised on April 16, 1962, that he had learned that Levison is forming
in King's name an organization to be known as the Gandhi Society for Human
Rights. Levison contemplates sending invitations signed by King to
approximatley twenty prominent people to attend a luncheon on May 17,1962,
in Washington, D.C. A public announcement will be made at that time on
the formation of the organization. The President and the Attorney General
Willam P. Rogers may also be invited to the luncheon.
The informant said that he is under the impression that Theodore Kheel,
arbitrator for the New York City Transit Authority; Harry Belafonte, a
well known singer; and A. Philip Randolph, prominent labor leader, are
involved in the formation of the organization.
This information is being furnished to the attorney general.
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED "SECRET" BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVE
NATURE OF OUR SOURCES.
Sincerly yours,
J. EDGAR HOOVER
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