</s>FD-245 (REV. 4:13-60) JWNN- H. S. Department of Justice (MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED) OR ADDED TO THIS FILE) ENTREPRISED THEFREVIEWED HORRORFORCAL DECLASSIFICATION /57-3-7 FEDERAL BUREAU DO NOT DESTROY PENDING of LITIGATION INVESTIGATION ALL INFORMATION CONTANIED HEREIN ISTRANCHANC/ROSKSHO Bemem File Number DATE: See also DO NOT DESTRY PENDINO LITGATION DO NOT DESTROY. HISTORICAL VALUE. NATIONAL ARCHIVES DO NOT DISTROY PRESERVE FOR SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS C 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents contain a mix of administrative records, investigative notes, and fragmented information related to federal agencies' handling of assassination inquiries, particularly those involving Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Key elements include directives from the FBI and Department of Justice regarding cost data for responding to congressional and public requests about assassination investigations, instructions to preserve materials for the Select Committee on Assassinations, and references to file management systems. Some entries mention photos and laundry marks associated with James Earl Ray, a suspect in MLK's assassination, including dates such as 1967 and 1968. Other sections include garbled or coded text, possibly related to evidence handling or investigative files, and a news article from *Federal Times* (May 15, 1968) discussing a fugitive named James Earl Roy, potentially linked to Ray. The documents also reference the National Archives for preservation and declassification under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People:  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK's assassination)  
- James Earl Roy (possibly an alias or related individual mentioned in *Federal Times*)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel and committees  
- Select Committee on Assassinations  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (National Archives, FBI headquarters)  
- Alton, Illinois (mentioned in *Federal Times* article)  
- 1021 West Ninth St., Alton (address referenced in *Federal Times*)  

Key Events:  
- Preservation of assassination investigation materials for the Select Committee on Assassinations  
- Handling of cost data and public inquiries related to JFK and MLK assassinations  
- Investigation into James Earl Ray's activities, including photos and laundry marks from 1967  
- Publication of *Federal Times* article discussing a fugitive with ties to multiple aliases and accidents  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Justice  
- National Archives  
- Select Committee on Assassinations  
- *Federal Times* (news publication)

MLK Declassified Files

157-an-37_617130_01-01-part_1_of_4.pdf

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