</s>104-10178-10130 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 MILAGUAY FORM MILAGE FORM TOTAL COPPER Richard O'Oar SECRET 4 CIO/DO COPP/DO DATE: April 1968 CASE SECRETARY PESTIMENTATION ORIGINATOR ORIGINALATOR NO MOLE MIDO DETROIT PALM BE PEM BE PA. PA. PEM REPA NO. CONN C13 BO COFF DEL DICCI, NOPT. HOPT.TODOCT.CSTRE COPT BO COPY 23 011/2 CL/R/C/UH. CL/E, CL/F/T/E.NE SECRET CITE DIRECTOR 93162 TO PRIORITY NO NIGHT ACTION 7 7 ASUNCION, BANGKOK, BARCELONA, BERUIT, BEERLIN, BERN, BOCOTA, BRASILAS, BRUSSELS, BUENOS AIRES, CARACAS, COPENHAGEN, FRANKFURT, GENEVA, GEORGETOWN, GUATEMALA CITY, 99 GUAYAQUIL, GENEVA, GEORGEOTOWN, HELISINSKI, HONG KONG, GUAYAVOUL, LA HAUDE, HAMBURG,, MADRIDON, MONDOR, MANAGUA, MONTEVIDO, NEW DELHI, LESON, MANILA, MUNICH, OSLO, PANAMA CITY, PARIS, PORT A PRINCE, PORT OF SPAIN, PORTO ALEGRE, QUITO, RECIFE, RAWALPINDI, RIO DE PORT DE JANERIA, ROME, SAN JOSE, SANTO DOMINGO, SAN SALVADOR, SENTIAGO, Santiago, SANTAIGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, SAO PAULO, STOCKHOLM, TEGUCICALPA, TOKYO, VIENNA, ZURICH ATBAT WOMUSE REF: DIR 92664 1. LNERGO HAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED ACCUSED ASSASSIMIN AS JAMES EARL RAY, BORN 10 MARCH 1928 IN ILLINOIS, HEIGHT 5XXXX FIVE FEET TEN INCHES; WEIGHT 16.3-174 POUNDS; BLUE EYES; <loc_766><loc_674><loc_767><loc_674><loc_228><loc_674>RECORD COPY RECORD COPY.3.3:0.3/3/2/3.2/2.2.0/3:3/4/3-3.5.0.4/4.5/5.3

Summary:  
The document contains a classified report from April 1968 detailing the identification of James Earl Ray as the accused assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. It describes Ray's physical characteristics, including height (5 feet 10 inches), weight (163-174 pounds), blue eyes, and distinctive scars on his forehead and right palm. Ray used multiple aliases, including James Morride, James Walton, W.C. Herron, and James O'Connor. The report notes his military service in the U.S. Army from February 1966 to December 1948, with an unclear discharge status described as "inept and unable to adjust." Ray had a criminal record for burglary, armed robbery, and forgery, and was missing from Missouri State Penitentiary since April 23, 1967. He is labeled as armed and extremely dangerous, with unknown whereabouts at the time of the report. The document includes references to photos of Ray being "pouched for laiason" (possibly a typo or unclear term) and mentions coordination officers and releasing authorities.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (accused assassin, identified in the report)  
- Richard O'Oar (listed as secret, possibly an official or informant)  
- C/OP/DO RALOBO (coordination officer designation)  
- Releasing Officer (unspecified name or title)  

Key Locations:  
- Missouri State Penitentiary (Ray's last known location before disappearance)  
- Detroit, Palm Beach, and other locations listed in the document (likely surveillance or operational sites)  

Key Events:  
- Identification of James Earl Ray as the accused assassin of MLK Jr.  
- Documentation of Ray's criminal history and missing status from Missouri State Penitentiary  
- Reference to photos of Ray being "pouched for laiason" (possibly a typo or unclear term related to surveillance)  

Key Organizations:  
- CIO/DO COPP/DO (likely Central Intelligence Organization/Director of Operations, Copper Division)  
- Coordination Officer CI/OP /DO RALOBO (designated officer for operational coordination)

MLK Declassified Files

00556938_cable-_lnergo_has_positiv_104-10178-10130.pdf

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