</s>XX 2/3/78 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ATTN: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING SECTION, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL DIVISION FROM: SAC, EL PASO (66-1630) (P) HOUSE SELECT COMMITTING ON ASSASSINATIONS COST OF RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES FROM OTHER AGENCIES, CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEEES, AND REQUESTES UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Re Bureau teletype, 1/26/17), and EP airtel, 1 /5/78. 1/1/78, through 1/31/78; The following is submitted for the period from 1. Manpower None 2. Unusual Costs None Time spent responding to inquiries re investigations of the President KENNEDY and MARTIN LUTHER KING assassinations: 1.Manpower None 2- Bureau El Paso (1-66-160) 1-157-186) 15/2/156-408 CIC:gc SEARCHED (4) SERIALIZED INDEXED FILED 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document consists of multiple teletyped reports from the FBI's El Paso SAC (Special Agent in Charge) to the Director's Budget and Accounting Section, detailing costs incurred by the FBI in responding to inquiries about assassination investigations. These inquiries originated from congressional committees, other federal agencies, and requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The reports cover specific time periods: January 1–31, 1978; February 1–28, 1978; and March 1–31, 1978. Each report notes that no additional manpower or unusual costs were incurred during these periods. The FBI's El Paso office (designated as Bureau 66-1630) is referenced in handling inquiries related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. File numbers such as "2025" are mentioned, with some notes indicating they were released under Executive Order 14176. The documents also reference serialized, indexed, and filed records, though no specific details about the MLK assassination investigation itself are provided beyond general inquiries.  

Key People: FBI Special Agent in Charge (El Paso), Director of FBI (budget section).  
Key Locations: El Paso, Texas; Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters).  
Key Events: Cost reporting for FOIA and congressional inquiry responses; handling of files under Executive Order 14176.  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), House Select Committee on Assassinations, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

MLK Declassified Files

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