</s>190-4B418-38 SPECIAL FILE ROOM MATERIAL Return Personally to Room 5991 DO NOT PLACE IN TELELIFT SYSTEM FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER Authorization for Maintenance in the Special File Room See: HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class # Case # Sub Vol. Serial # 1 38 ONLY FBI/DOJ 0190 43148 4/11/1495764 RRP3030/Q39 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains records related to the handling of photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s body following his assassination. Photographs and negatives were received from Memphis on 10/29/76 and processed by the FBI. The images were stored in Bureau files, with prints and negatives maintained in a special filing area with limited access. A note indicates that autopsy photographs are available only onsite at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, due to privacy concerns and respect for the King family. The document references dates including 3 NOV 8 1976 and 4 NOV 23 1976, as well as internal FBI codes and personnel identifiers.  

Key People  
- Memphis office (referenced in communications)  
- FBI personnel listed in codes (e.g., L.M.A.C.R., L.L.B.C., etc.)  
- National Archives staff (implied through access restrictions)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- College Park, Maryland (National Archives)  
- FBI Central Records Center (Room 5841/5991)  

Key Events  
- Receipt of photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s body from Memphis on 10/29/76  
- Processing and storage of negatives and prints in FBI Bureau files  
- Designation of National Archives as the sole onsite location for autopsy photographs due to privacy concerns  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

MLK Declassified Files

190-hq-43418_ebf_38_sec_001_ser_38-only.pdf

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