</s>104-10136-10410 L.A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 - CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SOLDIERS AND MOUNTED YEARS AGO ON THIS BRIDGE SHERIFF JIM CLARK'S (TEXT) SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON THIS GRIDGE SHEERIFF Jim CLARK's SOLDIER'S AND MOUNTAINED POLICE USED GAS ON THE COLUMNS OF THE FAMOUS. MARCH FROM SELVA TO MONTGOMERY IN DEFENSE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE NEGROS THEY FRAT THEM UP, TRAMPLED ON THEM, AND DISPERSED THEM, THIS MARCH WAS MADE BY MARTIN LUTHER KING. ON THE EVENING BEFORE SAY ARRIVED IN SELMA, THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, ON THE EOVING JOURNAL, WROTES: "MARTIN LUITHER KING HAS AGAIN BEGUN A CAMPAIGN IT ALABAMA TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POOR PEOPLE'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON ... KING AND HIS SUPPORTERS, THE PAPER POINTED OUT, "ARIVED YESTERDAY IN ALABANA AFTER A TWO-DAY <loc_41><loc_659><loc_42><loc_658>PAPERS POINTEO OUT, - ARRIVERED YESTERNAL DISTRIBUTION <loc_219>

The text contains fragmented and partially redacted information related to James Earl Ray's alleged involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including his 1967 conviction for a prior crime, escape from prison, and subsequent travel to Canada and Mexico. It references Ray's purported planning of King's murder as part of a conspiracy involving individuals seeking to incite racial conflict during the 1968 presidential election cycle. The text mentions Ray's interactions with an unnamed contact ("Pay") in Canada, including financial transactions and instructions for obtaining documents and passports. It also notes Ray's movements between Selma, Montgomery, Memphis, and other locations, as well as his alleged connection to the Poor People's March on Washington. The document includes references to law enforcement investigations, media coverage of King's activism, and speculation about a broader conspiracy involving U.S. authorities. Some sections appear to be administrative records or lists with minimal substantive content, including mentions of CIA historical reviews, prison records, and unclear legal proceedings. Key locations include Selma, Montgomery, Memphis, Canada, and Mexico. The text contains redacted social security numbers (SSNs) and other sensitive identifiers, which are noted but not included in the summary.

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