</s>FBI MOBILE FBI CHARLIT 201 8M PM URGENT 4-17-63 BSH TO DIRECTOR (44-38861) BIRMINGHAM(44-1740) MOBILE, AND MEMPHIS (44+1367) FROM CHARLOTTE (44~1365) 2P MURKIN ON APRIL SIXTEEN LAST, WILLIAM DAWSON BROOKS, COP, GASTON RURAL POLICE, GASTONIA, TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THAT JOSEPH SAMUEL MEADOWS, WHO OPERATES A USED CAR LOT IN BESSEMER CITY, NC, HAD INFORMATION CONGRATING THE KING ASSASSINATION. ON APRILY SIXTENT LAST, MEADONS ADVISED ON LATE AFTERNOON OF APRIL FIFTEEN LAST, HE WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE EIGHTYFIVE IN SC WITH HIS WIFE WHEN A WHITE MUSTANG PASSED HIM DOING ABOUT NIFTYPIVE MILES PER HOUR. HE OBserved A RED AND WHITE LICENSE PLATE ON THE CAR AND HAVING READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT FSI WAS LOOKING FOR WHITE MUSTAG WITH ALABAMA LICENSE, HE GAVE CHASE. THE MUSTANG TURNED OFF INTERSTATE EIGHTFYFIVE ON WHITE HORSE ROAD NEAR GREENVILLE, S.C ., AT WHICH TIME MEADOWS OBTAINED THE LICENSE NUMBER, WHICH WAS ALABAAMA END PAGE ONE 157-2627-185 SEARCHED SERIALIZED FRIDED APRIL 7 1968 FBI-MOBIle marge-s-Bun Bt.adgard to bnale 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The text contains two distinct documents. The first is an FBI investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (April 4, 1968), referencing suspects such as Eric Starvo Galt, William Madison Leonard, and Buddy Ayres. It details FBI surveillance efforts, connections to extremist groups like the KKK, and Cold War-era domestic security concerns. The second document is an administrative record regarding a driver’s license held by Peter N. Cherpes of Birmingham, Alabama, including renewal status, issuance date, and physical description. It also references interagency communications and coded phrases related to license distribution.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (assassination victim)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (suspect linked to assassination)  
- William Madison Leonard (convicted murderer, suspect)  
- Buddy Ayres (allegedly tied to extremist groups)  
- Mrs. Gertrude King (Alabama Department of Public Safety)  
- Special Agent Dan O. Stephens (Montgomery, Alabama)  
- Peter N. Cherpes (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- Fayer I. Chirps (Birmingham, Alabama)  
- SAC Mobile (Special Agent in Charge)  
- SAG Kenthes (Special Agent in Charge, AA-1967)  

Key Locations  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- Cincinnati, Ohio  
- Memphis Division  
- Birmingham Division  
- Montgomery, Alabama  
- Alabama Department of Public Safety  

Key Events  
- FBI investigation into MLK’s assassination and associated suspects (1960s).  
- Surveillance and intelligence gathering on civil rights leaders and extremist groups.  
- Investigation into Peter N. Cherpes’ driver’s license renewal status (April 10, 1968).  
- Administrative transfer of Alabama driver’s license records to Memphis and Birmingham divisions (April 17, 1968).  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Alabama Department of Public Safety  
- FBI SAC Mobile (Special Agent in Charge)  
- FBI SAG Kenthes (AA-1937)  
- Memphis Division  
- Birmingham Division

MLK Declassified Files

157-mo-2627_625067_25-02-part_4_of_4.pdf

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