</s>FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-460) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIw Date 5/21/68 1 LETTLE GATES GATES, Chatterbox Bar, Louisiana Highway Number Seven, GATES CATES, Chattebox Bar, Louisiana Highway which has been there for a number of years, at the chatterbox, which has 539-9922. M6. GATES advised every every once in a while a long distance telephone calls comes in for someone in the bar, but she said telephone calls of any call from Texas which was made on December 15, 1967, Mrs. Gates from Texas where she is at the bar every day from day to closing. Mrs. GATES advised the photographs of JAMES EARL RAY were unfamiliar day to her and is not a member of any klan or hate group. 5/9/66 or Springhill, Louisiana On 5/7/66 of Springhill. Louisiana File # NO 157-106732/2/16/16 SA PATRICK R. COONEY -epk Date dictated 5/15/68 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the Fbi and is joined to your agency it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents consist of multiple FD-302 forms submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in May 1968 as part of an investigation related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Each form records interviews with individuals who provided information about telephone calls received from Texas around December 15–17, 1967. The callers were described as unknown, and none of the interviewees recognized James Earl Ray or claimed affiliation with civil rights groups or hate organizations. The documents include details such as phone numbers, locations in Louisiana and Texas, and statements about potential connections to the assassination investigation.  

Key People  
- **Mrs. Gates** (Chatterbox Bar, Louisiana Highway 7)  
- **Delphia Price** (Coushatta, Louisiana)  
- **Rosie Robinson** (Shreveport, Louisiana)  
- **Join Lion Gand** (Shreveport, Louisiana)  
- **Saunders** (Shreveport, Louisiana)  
- **Sergeant Richard Shelley** (Lesville, Louisiana)  

Key Locations  
- Chatterbox Bar, Louisiana Highway 7  
- Coushatta, Louisiana  
- Shreveport, Louisiana  
- Vidor, Texas  
- Lesville, Louisiana  

Key Events  
- Telephone calls received from Texas on December 15–17, 1967  
- FBI interviews with individuals to gather information about potential connections to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Statements indicating unfamiliarity with James Earl Ray and no affiliation with civil rights or hate groups  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Civil rights organizations (mentioned in context, not directly referenced in documents)

MLK Declassified Files

157-no-10673_hs1-852666771_130-02-part_3_of_3.pdf

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