</s>104-10173-10166- 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 King Martin Lottie C.S. HAVICIAL REVIEWED AT C'S. HEARQUARTERS BY HOUSE SELECT COFFITTEE ON ASSASSINSATION STAFF REPUIENS FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: KLING, MCCAN WONDER, JR. 201-760.66 INCLUSIVE DATES: CUSTOMIAL UNIT/LOCATION: DELITIONS, IF ANY: DATE: REVISED BY RECHIVED RITURNED STHAYURE OF (PRINT NAME) REVIEWING OFFICIAL. 2.2.5pto 22.5/2022 William A. Wolli 2.7/20/2021 2.5.5-2022 2.2/2023 2.6/2024 2.0/2025 2.25/2026 2.2022 3.5 NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OF REHOVED FROM THIS FILE. 20/10066

Summary  
The documents contain administrative records, internal communications, and media coverage related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, with additional context on international political responses and U.S.-led investigations into potential involvement by foreign entities. A memorandum dated May 2, 1968, references Roderick Claflin Brown, a Panamanian national linked to employment activities in Panama between 1962–1965, and his interactions with Littrell (an individual or organization) regarding potential involvement in assassination plans. The text notes travel expenses and correspondence tied to Brown’s activities. Cuban media outlets, including *GRAMA* (Cuban newspaper) and Radio Havana, published coverage of King’s death, emphasizing calls for revolutionary violence, civil unrest, and international solidarity with African American communities. Secret documents reference FBI tracking of demonstrations, phone call records linked to MLK associates in Miami and New York, and legal actions tied to U.S. racial policies. Additional records detail U.S.-Italian political exchanges during September–October 1964, including King’s meetings with Italian Communist Party (PCI) and Socialist Party (PSI) officials in Rome, such as Lucio Luzzatto and Paolo Vittorio, as well as Pope Paul VI’s private audience with King on September 19, 1964, where the Pope reportedly expressed disapproval of certain aspects of his activities. Italian publications like *Vie Nuove* and *Rinascita* featured articles attributed to King on civil rights issues. The documents also include fragmented entries about Dominican political groups, such as the Partido Comunista Dominicano (PCD) and Revolutionary Movement (MR-14), expressing solidarity with African American struggles post-assassination, alongside secret file references and FBI plans for demonstrations.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (central figure in assassination and international civil rights discussions)  
- Roderick Claflin Brown (Panamanian national linked to potential involvement in assassination investigation)  
- Littrell (individual or entity involved with Brown’s activities)  
- Lucio Luzzatto (Italian Socialist Party official)  
- Paolo Vittorio (Italian Senator, PSI member)  
- Pope Paul VI (Papal audience with King on September 19, 1964)  
- Stokely Carmichael (Black Power leader cited in Cuban media coverage)  
- Maxine Thurston (linked to phone call records)  
- Leon S. Tozall (involved in document transmittals)  
- Members of the Dominican Committee (PD) and Revolutionary Movement (MR-14)  

Key Locations  
- Panama (Brown’s activities and employment connections)  
- Washington, D.C. (Bureau of Investigation addresses mentioned)  
- Havana, Cuba (*GRAMA* newspaper and Radio Havana broadcasts)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (location of King’s assassination)  
- Rome, Italy (sites of meetings with Italian leftist leaders)  
- Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)  
- Miami, Florida  
- New York, NY  
- Flumicino Airport (location of press conference mentioned in reports)  

Key Events  
- Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968  
- International media coverage of the assassination in Cuban outlets (*GRAMA*, Radio Havana) and Dominican political statements  
- Secret document references to FBI tracking of demonstrations, phone call records linked to MLK associates, and legal actions tied to U.S. racial policies  
- Meetings between Martin Luther King Jr. and Italian Communist Party (PCI) and Socialist Party (PSI) officials in Rome, September 18–19, 1964  
- Pope Paul VI’s private audience with King on September 19, 1964, reportedly expressing disapproval of certain aspects of his activities  
- Publication of articles attributed to King in Italian journals (*Vie Nuove*, *Rinascita*) discussing civil rights and anti-segregation efforts  
- Statements by the Dominican Committee (PD) and Partido Comunista Dominicano (PCD) on MLK’s assassination and civil rights struggles  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – referenced through internal routing, secret documents, and tracking of demonstrations  
- Cuban Communist Party (via *GRAMA* newspaper)  
- Italian Communist Party (PCI)  
- Italian Socialist Party (PSI)  
- Partido Comunista Dominicano (PCD)  
- Dominican Committee (PD)  
- Revolutionary Movement (MR-14)  
- United States Department of State (U.S. government agency monitoring international political activities)  
- Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Black Panther Party, and other civil rights organizations mentioned in media analysis  
- Socialist Party of Chile, Vietnames National Liberation Front – cited in international reactions to King’s assassination

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