</s>Case Number: 157-BH-0 Serial(s): 302 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: This document is a memorandum dated May 6, 1968, from Buist W. Swain, OSS-C, to SAC (157-0). It details a review of files in the 157 classification for potential suspects in the Martin Luther King Jr. murder investigation. The review focused on determining if individuals were members of Klan or similar organizations, though specific organizational affiliations are not detailed. The process was discontinued upon identifying James Earl Ray as the subject of the MLK murder case. The document lists various file numbers and names (e.g., Prince, Swain, Roberts) associated with potential suspects or related records.  

Key People: Buist W. Swain, James Earl Ray  
Key Locations: Not specified in the text  
Key Events: Review of 157 classification files for suspect identification; discontinuation of review after James Earl Ray was identified as the subject of the MLK murder case  
Key Organizations: Klan or similar organizations (specific names not detailed)

MLK Declassified Files

157-bh-0_sec_000_ser_302.pdf

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