PROMINENT THEOLOGIAN'S CONDEMNATION OF CIA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06485483
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2017
• Case Number: F-2012-02055
• Publication Date: May 28, 1969

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Chief; Personnel Security Division OS 28 May 1969
Director. Domestic Contact Service
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t_Fels rc:FAinent Theologian's. Condemnation of- cn,
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.g an ad.d.4.-ess:at the Southern Baptist Convention of State Student
Dena,.--tments be1f at St. Louin'y Missouri, Subject, prominent theologian t4nr1
publicist of Andover Newton Theological Seminary, now associated with Wooster
� (Ohio) College, expressed his concern over t'ne growing power of the CIA,
� the US. As an example, he said, that the Agency was "directly responsible"
� for the assassinations of Martin.Luther Tri ng and. Senator Robert KennPdy, nn&
had. been involved in the' death of President John F. Kennedy. . "
2. As his rationatrzation for the King assassination, Subject claimed.
that the Johnson AdMAnistration had become concerned that King would lead
another "massive raxlch On Washington" during an election year, and. therefore
ordered_ the Ageney to rainier. King. Ile also said. -that. the Agency- was- quite--- *-
�7 chagrined when their. "brother service," Scotland Yard, had arrested their
� hired assassin, James F.,17-1Rmi_after CIA had believed. he had ban safely .
spirited abroaa. }tin ratiopaizations for the other assassinations were not
given. Subject is an ordg_trZd Congregational minister who has a PhD from
lrarvard.
3. Because of his prominen.ce�he is listed inellho's WhO0"---F.'?ubjectts .
� remarks en-parently were not challenged. by the Baptist student directors who
appeared to be quite concerned about the charges. These directors are
responsible for the Southern Baptist activities on all liniver-sity and. coLtege
campuses in thctir respective states; primarily outherri and. border states. '1
5... Anv ouest-Tons pertaining to this memorandum -hould be directed. o'
Fat.
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