</s>104-10137-102828-SCRE 2018 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992. FERSO. UNIT 2018 RELEASE UNIT 2019 REPUBLICATION OF THE PRESIDENCE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F ., KENNETH ASSASSANATION RECORDES ACT OF 192.2.1.7. (SECRET) GROUP 1 (When Filled in) LOOKING FOR THE COUNCILATION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITED LOOKSING FOR AUSTRALIA LOOKINGS OF THE COPY PHOSIHITED 3 (2) (3) (5) (6) (7) ADVANCE COPY (9) SLOTTED INDEX: YES NO (10) ADVANCED COPY AT-10/10 SLOTTEO CLASSIFY OF THIS COPY PROFISHITED (X-REF TO FILE NO. IDEDENCE X-REF TO FILE TO FILES OF ART. NO. ACTION FILESOF PER RIBAT. FILESO FILO OR ART. No. BRANCHO DESTROV 3G. OF EURIA X RD COPY FILES FILES DCT D/D/DCE DD/DDR/DR/R/RF ADIP OF EURRA X D/SECURY D/SecurY-4 Vr. SEC. SECRET 051948Z JUN 68 JUNE LONDON 5061 IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR 8 JU8N:27352 REF: DIRECTOR 06658 1. WE INFORMALLY AWARE AS OF LATE 6 JUNE 6 JUNEE FBI REP'S LEAVE LOCAL POSTPOND AS FBI HAD LEAD RAY MIGHT BE IN EUROPE, POSSIBLE ENGLAND. 2. FOLLOWING INFO, AMPLIFYING PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ISSUEL WASHINGTON AROUND 1615 HOURS (LONDON TIMED) AMPLIFIED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL CLARK, INFORMALLY PASSED STATION BY LONDON FBI RETS, 2000 HOURS CLONDON TIME) & JUNE: RAY, TRAVELLING UNDER NAME, RAMON, GEORGE SNEYD WITH CANADIAN PASSPORGS ARRIED LONDON LONDON FROM TORONTO 7 MAY. CASHED RETURN AIR TICKET (TO TORONIC <loc_125><loc_541></poly>FOR LONDON LIBISON TICKEL. LEFT LONDON FOR LISN 7 LISSON 7 MAY (15 HOURS LATER) 4 JUNE SCOARD YARD ISSUELD ALL PORTS ALERT ON FBI SUGESTION. SUGGESTION, S JUNE

Summary:  
The document details a June 1968 cable from London regarding James Earl Ray’s arrest by Scotland Yard for entering the UK with fraudulent documents and carrying an unlicensed firearm. Ray, traveling under the name Ramon George Sneyd, was identified through fingerprint matches to FBI records. He faced charges of violating UK alien laws and possessing a loaded pistol without authorization. The cable notes that Ray is scheduled to appear in a London court on 16 June to address these charges. Tennessee authorities are preparing an extradition request for Ray, citing a first-degree murder indictment from Shelby County Grand Jury dated 7 May 1968, which relates to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (arrested in London)  
- Ramon George Sneyd (alias used by Ray)  
- FBI agents (involved in investigation and fingerprint records)  
- Scotland Yard (arresting authority)  
- Tennessee authorities (extradition request preparers)  
- Shelby County Grand Jury (indicted Ray for murder)  

Key Locations:  
- London, UK (Ray’s arrest location)  
- Toronto, Canada (Ray’s point of entry into the UK)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (location of grand jury indictment)  

Key Events:  
- James Earl Ray arrested in London on 7 May 1968 for immigration violations and illegal firearm possession.  
- FBI confirmed fingerprint match between Ray and Sneyd, linking him to prior records.  
- Extradition request prepared by Tennessee authorities based on a grand jury indictment for murder related to MLK’s assassination.  
- Ray scheduled to appear in London court on 16 June 1968.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Scotland Yard (UK police force)  
- Shelby County Grand Jury (issued murder indictment)  
- Tennessee authorities (extradition process initiators)

MLK Declassified Files

00549112_cable_on_james_earl_ray_t_104-10137-10228.pdf

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