</s>Poiry, Major Bernard J. No Pen XI-5 Gave details of an escape in which a guard's uniform used. (Ray not involved) Ass. Warden of Security 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The text contains declassified records from Missouri Penitentiary (MOPen) and associated agencies detailing inmate activities, financial transactions, escape attempts, and administrative reports related to James Earl Ray (#00416). Entries include prison staff notes on Ray's visits, money orders sent to him, radio purchases, escape reports, and interactions with FBI agents. Mentions of Raymond Curtis and inmate Rose reference prison correspondence and articles about Ray’s relationships. Records also detail Ray’s incarceration history, including his 1955 forgery conviction, classification studies, and financial accounts. Some entries reference FBI investigations into Ray’s activities, but no direct connection to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is made in these documents.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (inmate #00416)  
- Raymond Curtis (prisoner with whom Ray allegedly planned actions)  
- Harold Swenson (MOPen warden who transferred files to FBI)  
- Inmate Rose (wrote an article about Ray’s prison life)  
- FBI agents (SA Ayers, Weaver, etc.)  

Key Locations:  
- Missouri Penitentiary (MOPen)  
- Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary  
- St. Louis, Missouri  
- Kansas City, Missouri  

Key Events:  
- Ray’s escape attempt on April 23, 1967  
- Money orders sent to Ray from 1963–1967  
- Purchase of a channel master radio (serial number "00416")  
- Inmate Rose’s article about Ray and Curtis  
- FBI investigation into Ray’s prison activities and potential escape planning  

Key Organizations:  
- Missouri Department of Corrections  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Missouri Penitentiary (MOPen)  
- Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary

MLK Declassified Files

190-hq-43418_bulky_1_sec_002_ser_1_only-part_43_of_63.pdf

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