Reading Room Document

Martin Luther King Investigation

This document is a memorandum to the Attorney General regarding the Martin Luther King investigation. The conclusions reached in the document include the recommendation for the continuation of the investigation, the handling of personnel, the disposition of tapes, prosecution and disciplinary action, compensation, and the task force report. The document also presents questions for review, such as whether to create an advisory committee, how to handle the task force report, and whether to make an immediate announcement.

April 19, 1976