</s>OFFICIAL FORMULA NO. 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum SAC, HOUSTON (44-1509) TO DATE: 4/24/68 FROM IC KEN PAUL SUBJECT: MURKIN HOWARD STAFFORD called long distance at 11/45 this morning and advised he is staying with his brother ARNOLD GENE STAFFORDA in Victoria, Texas, telephone 573-2017. STAFFORD stated at the time MARTIN LUTHER KING KING was shot, his father, and his mother, who was also a member of the family. Tampa, Florida. At the time Martin Luther King was shot. a man moved into the rooming house whose name he does not only from the back. He stated two days after KING was not a man moving into his home. He said that he was not only from his back. The stated appearance was most unusual in that his ear did not match. The state of that more than the other ears. He started his build appeared to his family. He had no idea of what he had to do. more than one other ear. He noted his build happened to his name and his name. The man's name is actions same and his unknown that he very seldom left. his apartment may not have any occasions he had left. his apartment now and those that he did not leave. He stated a quite sure that that his man was moving hours. affair always a woman who had an apartment adjoining his he stated that a woman had an appointment adjoining his she has been residing at the roomning house for some time. He stated that the owner of the roomng house, a Mrs. SCHUSTER, She has been resided at the bedroom house for a few years. STAFPORD stated that he left the roomings last Sunday and man. came to Victoria and at that time, the man was still residing at the roomING house. XP:1b (2)ell 157-32/1-300B SEARCHED INEXED SERIALIZED APR27 1968 EBI-Awnn Pray U.S. Sings Pounds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2005 RELEASE UNDER E. 1470

Summary  
The document contains multiple FBI communications dated April 24–25, 1968, detailing an investigation into a potential suspect linked to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. A report from Tampa, Florida, notes that David Conger, residing at 8697 One Eleven Seventy Street, North Largo, Florida, informed authorities on April 24, 1968, that he observed an individual aboard a Pan American Flight No. 429 from Miami to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, who resembled the artist's conception of Eric Starvo Galt, published in local newspapers. Conger stated the individual did not match James Earl Ray’s description but was seated in the tourist cabin, possibly at seat seven F (if numbered from the rear) or nine F (from the front). The FBI requested Miami to obtain passenger manifests to verify if this individual matched Ray. The document also includes administrative directives for distributing information to various FBI field offices and references a file search under E.O. 14176, which permits disclosure of certain records.  

Key People  
- David Conger (residence: 8697 One Eleven Seventy Street, North Largo, Florida)  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin of MLK Jr.)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (individual resembling the artist’s conception described in local newspapers)  

Key Locations  
- Tampa, Florida (FBI SAC office)  
- Miami, Florida (origin of flight and passenger manifest investigation)  
- St. Croix, Virgin Islands (destination of flight)  
- Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, and other FBI field offices (recipients of administrative directives)  

Key Events  
- Observation of an individual on Pan American Flight No. 429 by David Conger  
- FBI request for passenger manifest verification to confirm identity of the observed individual  
- Distribution of information to multiple FBI field offices via administrative directives  
- Reference to file search under Executive Order 14176, allowing disclosure of records  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Pan American Airways (flight operator)

MLK Declassified Files

157-tp-3231_629182_175-03-part_2_of_8.pdf

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