</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 14 MAY 1968 TO Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Attention: S. J. Papich FROM : Deputy Director for Plans TAR SUBJECT: Assassination of Martin Luther King mclbun 1. On 3 May 1968, an official Italian Intelligence Service provided this agency's representative in Rome with the following information on one James RAY: JAMES RAY, born in Los Angeles on 8 March ITARY 1928 (father's name Oliver), arrived at San Gimignano, Siena, in March 1955 at registered as a student at Perugia. In Hospital and in 1957, he was in Sant'Antonio were of "ostomelytical condition causing parietal temple region." RAY returned permanently to the United States in December 1967. 2. The Italian National Police and the Italian Intelligence Service have turned up no other information thus far. All Italian entry posts have RAY and his allassas on their watchlist. 3. tive in Rome was advised of the information in paragraphs and 2 above. CSCI 316/0763-68 REC-25 464-38881-3515 . COPIES HADE, DATE 5/4/18, BY U.I. EX 109 1 MAY 16 1988 FOR REVIEW AT FISHING ANL/UN DELIVERY TO HSUCA RE REQUEST DATED 3.2/24. (SEE BUFLE 62-117290) 59 MAY 22 1968 GROUP Enclosed from allahat DEPARTMENT

Summary:  
This document is an internal CIA communication dated 14 May 1968, addressed to FBI Director S.J. Papich. It references information provided by the Italian Intelligence Service regarding James Ray, a U.S. citizen born in Los Angeles on 8 March 1928 (father's name: Oliver). Ray arrived in San Gimignano, Siena, Italy, in March 1955 and was registered as a student at Perugia. In 1957, he was hospitalized in Sant'Antonio with an unspecified medical condition affecting the parietal temple region. Ray returned permanently to the United States in December 1967. The Italian National Police and Intelligence Service have no further information on Ray, though he is listed on watchlists at all Italian entry points. The document includes administrative details such as a copy date of 4 May 1988 and references to other agency files (e.g., BUFLE 62-117290).  

Key People:  
- James Ray (U.S. citizen, born 8 March 1928)  
- S.J. Papich (FBI Director)  
- Deputy Director for Plans (CIA)  
- Italian Intelligence Service personnel  
- Italian National Police officers  

Key Locations:  
- San Gimignano, Siena, Italy  
- Perugia, Italy  
- Sant'Antonio, Italy  
- Rome, Italy  
- Washington, D.C., U.S.  

Key Events:  
- James Ray's arrival in Italy (March 1955) and student registration in Perugia  
- Hospitalization of Ray in Sant'Antonio in 1957 with unspecified medical condition  
- Ray's permanent return to the United States in December 1967  
- Italian authorities monitoring Ray via watchlists  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Italian Intelligence Service  
- Italian National Police

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