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- II Findings of the Select Committee on Assassinations—Continued
- C The committee believes etc.—Continued
Page - 4. Conspiracy allegations Atlanta
394 - (a) Edna Matthews Lancaster
394 - (b) Claude and Leon Powell
394 - (c) Robert Byron Watson
395 - 5. Conspiracy allegations: Birmingham
396 - (a) Morris Davis
396 - (b) Walter Maddox
398 - 6. Conspiracy allegations: Louisville
399 - (a) Clifton Baird
399 - (b) Charles Lee Bell
400 - 7. Conspiracy allegations: St Louis
401 - (a) Delano Elmer Walker
402 - 8. Conspiracy allegations: Miami
402 - (a) William Somersett
404 - 9. Conspiracy allegations: Texas
404 - (a) Otis Moore
404 - 10. Conspiracy allegations: New York
404 - (a) Myron Billett
404 - D. No Federal State or local government agency was involved in the assassination of Dr King
407 - 1. The Federal Bureau of Investigation
497 - (a) The Lorraine Motel issue
409 - (b) The inciting of violence by informants issue
411 - (c) The FBI foreknowledge issue
413 - (d) The FBI assistance for Ray issue
414 - (e) FBI surveillance files in the National Archives
415 - 2. Memphis Police Department
416 - (a) Withdrawal of the security detail
417 - (b) The removal of Detective Redditt
418 - (c) The transfer of two Black firemen
423 - (d) The postassassination performance of the Memphis police
424 - 3. Missouri State Penitentiary
428 - E. The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation performed with varying degrees of competency and legality in the fulfillment of their duties
431 - 1. The Department of Justice failed to supervise adequately the Domestic Intelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Domestic Intelligence Division's COINTELPRO campaign against Dr King grossly abused and exceeded its legal authority and failed to considerthe possibility that actions threatening bodily harm to Dr King might be encouraged by the program
431 - (a) Security investigation and COINTELPRO
432 - (1) Hoovers dislike for Dr King
434 - (2) Electronic surveillanceof Dr King
436 - (3) Manipulation of the media
437 - (4) Analysis of the impact of the FBI inspired editorial
439 - 2. The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation performed a thorough investigation into the responsibility of James Earl Ray for the assassination of Dr. King and conducted a thorough fugitive investigation but failed to investigate adequately the possibility of conspiracy in the assassination The Federal Bureau of Investigation manifested a lack of concern for constitutional rights in the manner in which it conducted parts of the investigation
441 - (a) The FBI chain of command
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