</s>104-10136-10420 C 12, December 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD JFK A A.C.T. JFK SUBJECT: James Earl Ray #541 245 28-98- RELEAS 1. On 12 December 1975, I of the Review Staff asked for a file check on James E. Ray, in response to an informal inquiry from Senate Select Committee Staff member Patrick Shea. The SSC is studying FBI activities including the King assassination and the recently published Hoover-King controversy. 2. The bulk of Ray's file consists of news media material. There are two two state Department cables reporting information. There is no two state from England and two memo- randa regarding Ray's first station from England to two memo. (Hanes was a confidential correspondent for the Office of Security from 1952 to 1959 and was on the OGC cleared Attorney Panel in 1961. He was identified in news media as a former con- tract employee of CIA). 3. 3. fact that CIA had no advice Shea of the above, and the fact that CIA had no file on Ray prior to the King assassina- tion. A formal request file is not expected and no further action appears necessary at this time. Security Analysis Group JMR, Jr.r.hjd CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998 1.8099

Summary  
This memorandum from December 12, 1975, details a file check on James Earl Ray initiated by the Review Staff in response to an inquiry from Senate Select Committee Staff member Patrick Shea. The Senate Select Committee (SSC) was investigating FBI activities related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Hoover-King controversy. The bulk of Ray’s file consists of news media materials, with two State Department cables reporting information. References are made to Hanes, a former confidential correspondent for the Office of Security (1952–1959) and member of the OGC cleared Attorney Panel in 1961, identified as a former contract employee of CIA in news media. The document notes that CIA had no prior file on Ray before the King assassination and provided no advice to Shea. No formal request for a file is expected, and further action is deemed unnecessary at this time.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (subject of the file check)  
- Patrick Shea (Senate Select Committee Staff member)  
- Hanes (former confidential correspondent for Office of Security; identified as former CIA contract employee in news media)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (implied through reference to State Department and Senate Select Committee)  

Key Events  
- File check on James Earl Ray initiated by Review Staff (December 12, 1975)  
- Senate Select Committee investigation into FBI activities related to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and the Hoover-King controversy  
- Reference to CIA’s lack of prior file or advice regarding Ray before the King assassination  

Key Organizations  
- Senate Select Committee (SSC)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Security  
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)

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