</s>104-10129-1044-2018 SECRE RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 FERSON/UNITIY OFFICIAL (PROFESSIONAL) OFFICIAL (SECRET) GROUP 1 (When Filled in) (EXCLUSIVE INFORMATIC (EXPLICITATION) 2 (EXCEPTION) 3 (EXCELLENTATION) (EXCELENTATION] 2 ADVANCE COPY (SSUED) SLOTTED INDEX: YES NO 4 INDEX. CLASSIFY OF THIS COPY PROHIBITED 4 DENCE AT-SUSED X-RFE TO FILE NO. X-REF TO FILE No. DISSEN BY 2.2L RIBAT FILED FILE NO ., ACTION FILED file NO. NO. FILED BRANCH: DESTROY SIG. ACTION CELURY X CID COPY FILED FILED. VIR DCT/D/DDC/DDR/DR/S/RF Bali! CSDURY C/C/D SECURY D/SecurY-4 SECRET 081942 JUN 68 JITEC/LONDON/S61 SECRET 0181942 Jun 68 JUTEC/JITECLONDON)561 IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR 201-1 8 09:27362 REF: DIRECTOR 06658 1. WE INFORMALLY AWARE AS OF LATE 6 JUNE 6 JUNGAL FBI REP'S LEAVE LOCAL POSTPOND AS FBI HAD LEAD MAY MAY MIGHT BE IN EUROPE, POSSIBLE ENGLAND. 2. FOLLING INFO, AMPLIFYING PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ISSUID WASHINGTON AROUND 1615 HOURS (LONDON TIMED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL CLARK, INFORMALL/ (5-1) PASSED (STATION) BY LONDON FBI REPS, 2000 HOURS LONDON TIME) 8 JUNE: RAY, TRAVELLING UNDER NAME RAMON, GEORGE SNEYD WITH CANADIAN PASSPORI: ARRIVED LONDON FROM TORONTO 7 MAY. CASHED RETURN AIR TICKET (TO TORONO: FOR LONDON LISBON TICKE. LEFT LONDON FOR LISSON 7 MAY 15 HOURS LATTER. 4 JUNE SCOTLAND YARD ISSUELD ALL PORTS ALERT ON FBI SESSION. 6 June

Summary:  
The document details the arrest of James Earl Ray in London on June 6, 1968, by Scotland Yard. Ray, traveling under the name Ramon, arrived in London from Toronto on May 7 with a Canadian passport and cashed a return ticket to Toronto. He left London for Lisbon on May 7 at 15:00 hours. Scotland Yard issued an alert on all ports following FBI coordination. Ray was fingerprinted and identified as matching Sneyd’s prints, leading to his arrest. He faces charges of entering the UK with fraudulent documents and possessing a loaded pistol without authorization. A U.S. extradition request from Tennessee authorities is pending for first-degree murder charges related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., based on an indictment by Shelby County Grand Jury in Memphis on May 7, 1968. The FBI in Washington was informed of Ray’s arrest via Reuters and confirmed coordination with London agents.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (arrested in London)  
- Scotland Yard (arresting authority)  
- FBI (Washington, London agents involved)  
- Tennessee authorities (extradition request)  
- Shelby County Grand Jury (indicted Ray for murder)  

Key Locations:  
- London (arrest site)  
- Toronto (Ray’s origin)  
- Lisbon (destination after leaving London)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (grand jury indictment location)  

Key Events:  
- Arrest of James Earl Ray in London on June 6, 1968.  
- Scotland Yard’s port alert and fingerprint identification of Ray.  
- FBI coordination with London agents regarding Ray’s arrest.  
- Extradition request from Tennessee for murder charges linked to MLK’s assassination.  
- Grand jury indictment in Memphis (May 7, 1968) charging Ray with first-degree murder.  

Key Organizations:  
- Scotland Yard (UK law enforcement)  
- FBI (U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation)  
- Shelby County Grand Jury (Tennessee legal authority)

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