</s>104-10133-10386 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM 12 December 1975 RELEASE IN FULL JFK ACT MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD JFKACT SUBJECT: James Earl Ray #541 245 RELEASE Staff asked for a file check on James T. Ray, of the Review 1. On 12 December 1975, Water-Bider, of The Review to an informal inquiry from Senate Select Committee Staff to the Senate Senate Committee Committee Staff including the King assassination and the recently publicized Hoover/King controversy. The bulk of Ray's file consists of news media material. The bulk of ray's state Department cables reporting information on his extradition from England and two memo. The Bureau of State Department of the Office of Security information on this extradition from English and two memos. was a confidential correspondent for the Office Of Security was a confidential correspondent for this office of Security in 1961. He was identified on the OGC cleared Attorney Panel tract employee. He has identified on news media as a former con- tract employer. (CIA). 3. (Mr.Bidder will advise Shea of the above, and the fact that a formal request will be on ray prior to the King assassina- tion. A formal request time is not expected and no further action oppens necessary at this time. John M. Reeves, Jr. John M Reeves, J. Security Analysis Group JMR,Jr.hjd

Summary: This document is an internal CIA Historical Review Program memo dated 12 December 1975, discussing a file check on James Earl Ray #541. It references an informal inquiry from Senate Select Committee Staff regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination and the Hoover/King controversy. The bulk of Ray's file includes news media material, State Department cables detailing his extradition from England, and two memos. Ray is noted as a confidential correspondent for the Office of Security in 1961, identified on the OGC cleared Attorney Panel tract employee. He was also described in news media as a former contract employer (CIA). The memo states that Mr. Bidder will advise Shea about a formal request to Ray prior to the King assassination, though no further action is anticipated at this time.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, John M. Reeves Jr., Mr. Bidder, Shea  
Key Locations: England, Washington D.C. (CIA)  
Key Events: Extradition of James Earl Ray from England, Senate Select Committee inquiry into Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, Hoover/King controversy  
Key Organizations: CIA Historical Review Program, Office of Security, Senate Select Committee

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