</s>104-10129-10309 SENDER WILL CHECK CLASSIFI! ON TOP AND BOTTOM UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL. APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 APPREVED FOR RELEASE 1993 OFFICIAL ROUTING SLICA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM TO NAME AND ADDRESSING DATE INITIALS 1 C/SAG 2 3 Brawn 12/12/08 JFK ACT 3 Reuso 4 RELEASE 5 6 6 ACTION APPROVAL DIRECT, REPLY DISPATCH PREPARE REPLY RECOMMENDATION COMMENT COMMENT FILE RECOMMENATION CONCURRENCE FILE INFORMATION RETURN SIGNATURE Remarks: Capy gun to what for $4C jules luegy & BD/PS1/ FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME, ADDRESES AND PHONE NO. DATE: John M. Reeves, Jr. 2/12 /75 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL SECRET FORUM NO. 237 Use previous editions 4 GPIO | 1974 O - 555-457 (400)

Summary:  
This document is a memorandum dated 12 December 1975, authored by John M. Reeves, Jr., concerning an inquiry into James Earl Ray's file. Walter Elder of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) requested a review of Ray’s records in response to an informal query from SSC Staff member "Packing the Shea." The SSC is investigating FBI officials, including matters related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and the Hoover-King Controversy. Ray's file contains news media materials, two State Department cables regarding his extradition from England, and two memos about his first attorney, Arthur J. Hanes. Hanes was a former convict tract employee of CIA, cleared in 1961 for the Office of Security. The document notes that CIA had no prior file on Ray before the King assassination. No formal request or further action is anticipated at this time.  

Key People:  
- John M. Reeves, Jr. (author)  
- Walter Elder (requestor)  
- James Earl Ray (subject of inquiry)  
- Arthur J. Hanes (Ray’s first attorney)  
- "Packing the Shea" (SSC Staff member)  

Key Locations:  
- United States (implied via context)  
- England (mentioned in extradition cables)  

Key Events:  
- Senate Select Committee investigation into FBI officials, including King's assassination and Hoover-King Controversy  
- Inquiry into James Earl Ray’s file and extradition from England  
- Review of Arthur J. Hanes’ CIA clearance history  

Key Organizations:  
- Senate Select Committee (SSC)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Security (CIA division)

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