</s>FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-40) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIATION Date: 5/28/68 The information set forth hereinafter was furnished by Mrs. VINCENT L. SIGUR, 1415 Warshauer: Mrs. SIGURA is a Negro female who has telephone number: 444-6194. It is possible that on December 17, 1967, her sister who lives in Port Arthur, Texas, called her, her mother who lives on Port Arthur. Texas, calls 1600 block of 8th Street. Mrs. SIGUR was shown various photographs of JAMES EARL RAY and she advised that she did not recognize. RAY as anyone she had ever seen. 5/20/68, Alexandria, Louisiana On File # NO 157-10673 SA PAUL R. LANCASTER/CEM aut-2-200 by Date dictated 5/24/68 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is licensed to your agency. It and end its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document is an FBI FD-302 form dated May 28, 1968, detailing information provided by Mrs. Vincent L. Sigur, a Black woman residing at 1415 Warshauer with telephone number 444-6194. It notes that on December 17, 1967, her sister in Port Arthur, Texas, may have contacted her, and her mother, also living in Port Arthur, Texas, called the 1600 block of 8th Street. Mrs. Sigur was shown photographs of James Earl Ray but did not recognize him. The document includes an FBI administrative note dated May 24, 1968, stating it contains no recommendations or conclusions and is licensed to a specific agency. It also references release under Executive Order 14176 and indicates the volume is complete with a reference to a subsequent volume.  

Key People  
- Mrs. Vincent L. Sigur (Black woman)  
- James Earl Ray (individual whose photograph was shown to Mrs. Sigur)  
- Paul R. Lancaster (FBI agent, listed as SA/CEM aut-2-200)  

Key Locations  
- Warshauer (likely a location or typo for Warsaw; unspecified)  
- Port Arthur, Texas  
- Alexandria, Louisiana  
- 1600 block of 8th Street (location associated with Mrs. Sigur’s mother)  

Key Events  
- December 17, 1967: Potential phone call from Mrs. Sigur’s sister in Port Arthur, Texas, and her mother’s contact with the 1600 block of 8th Street  
- FBI administrative note regarding document licensing and release under Executive Order 14176  
- Reference to a subsequent volume indicating incomplete documentation  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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157-no-10673_hs1-852666771_130-04-part_3_of_3.pdf

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