</s>104-10137-10055 MELIASE FORM TOTAL CORPEN. (14) #1/ C.1791. C.1891. C.1931. CATE 19 April 1968 CATE SPECIFICAT DISSEMINATION ORIGINATOR INDEX NO INK 31/11/07 RITUEN TO #3 C.0171 RID COPY INVO FILA IN INK FILA in CS FILE NO. C.071 20 011: (c) and end Time) (c)(c)(d) (c(d) and time) CITE DIRECTOR 93162 7 PRIORITY NO NIGHT ACTION PRIORITY NO NIGHT ACTION APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1003 CIA HISTORICAL POTENTIAL POTECTION FIELY RELEASE DESENSITIZED #4/4/5- REF: DIR 92664 #3 1. F81. HAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED ACCUSED ASSASSIN AS JAMES EARL RAY, BORN 10 MARCH 1928 IN ILLINOIS, HEIGHT XXXXXX FIVE FEET TEN INCHES, WEIGHT 163-174 POUNDS; BLUE EYES; FIVE PEET TENN INCHETS, WEIGHIT 163-178 POUNTS; BLUEEYES; RELEASING OFFICER AUTHENTICATING REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. OFFICIA COFY NO. 18/8/1)

Summary: The document identifies James Earl Ray as the accused assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., born 10 March 1928 in Illinois, with physical description including blue eyes, height five feet ten inches, and weight between 163-174 pounds. It notes Ray's aliases such as James McBride, James Walton, W.C. Herron, and James O'Connor. Ray served in the U.S. Army from February 1946 to December 1948, discharged as inept and unable to adjust. He was once confined to a mental hospital, employed as a drifter, baker, laborer, and had a criminal record for burglary, armed robbery, and forgery. Ray was missing from Missouri State Penitentiary since 23 April 1967 and is described as armed, extremely dangerous, with unknown whereabouts. The document references CIA historical dissemination details, including release dates and restrictions on reproduction by non-issuing offices.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr., W.C. Herron, James McBride, James Walton, James O'Connor  
Key Locations: Missouri State Penitentiary, Illinois  
Key Events: Identification of James Earl Ray as MLK's assassin, Ray's military service (1946-1948), discharge from U.S. Army, confinement to mental hospital, criminal record, disappearance from Missouri State Penitentiary since 23 April 1967  
Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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