</s>104-10406-10210 January 19, 1978 At January 19/8 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM RELEASE IN FULL 1998 JFK ACT JFK ACI Mr. Patrick Carpenter Office of the Legislative Council JFK-28-98 Office of The Legislative Council Central Intelligence Agency 19-38-98 Washing Mr. Carpentier Dear Mr. Carpentier, RELEASE RELEASE In connection with the Committee's investigation of the Martin the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ., Jr .: your cooperation is requested in the 201- luther King, Jr. lowing King Jr. Jr. to your cooperation of, or, access to, any 1. Please provide us copies of, of, access too, any information in your files pertaining to, Any following individualities for the period 1966 a. Col. Jonas C. Sporl, Esquire business address, Sport, Esquire New Orleans, Louisiana Business Address, Esqurite Building. b. Lee Crismalr/R. CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO c. Laverne Murray Crawford DECLASSIFICATION AND/OR- D. O.K. J.W. (1/25/19) DECL-ASSIFICATIATION ANDOR- D. D.O.R. (2/29/19 RELEASE OF CIA INFORMATION in THIS DOCUMENT D.O .K. (3/29) 1974 address: 20205 Amnita Street, Caneca Park, California e. Leawar WilsonR-R f. Louis P. Davis N/R New Orleans. Louisiana (no: descased) g. Charles Siragusa. N.4. James Earl Ray, aka Eric Stavro Galt, h. Harvey Meyer, 1. Arthur Haney, Esqueira Birmingham, Alabama #5638

Summary  
This document is a formal request dated January 19, 1978, sent by G. Robert Blakey, Director of the Office of the Legislative Council, to Mr. Carpentier. The letter pertains to an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., specifically requesting cooperation from Mr. Carpentier’s agency. It asks for copies of information or access to records related to specified individuals between 1966 and 1974, including Col. Jonas C. Sporl, Lee Crismalr/R., Laverne Murray Crawford, Leawar Wilson-R-R, Louis P. Davis N/R, Charles Siragusa, James Earl Ray (aka Eric Stavro Galt), Harvey Meyer, Arthur Haney Esq., and others. The CIA has no objection to the declassification of information in this document. Some entries include redacted social security numbers marked as [SSN REDACTED].  

Key People  
- Col. Jonas C. Sporl (Esquire, New Orleans, Louisiana)  
- Lee Crismalr/R.  
- Laverne Murray Crawford  
- Leawar Wilson-R-R  
- Louis P. Davis N/R (New Orleans, Louisiana)  
- Charles Siragusa  
- James Earl Ray (aka Eric Stavro Galt)  
- Harvey Meyer  
- Arthur Haney Esq. (Birmingham, Alabama, #5638)  

Key Locations  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  
- Caneca Park, California (20205 Amnita Street)  
- Birmingham, Alabama  

Key Events  
- Request for information on individuals linked to the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination investigation between 1966 and 1974  
- CIA’s acknowledgment of no objection to declassification of this document  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of the Legislative Council  
- U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations (implied through reference to JFK ACT/JFK ACI)

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