</s>Retype Mr. Rosen June 2, 1968 C. L. McGowan 1 - Mr. Rosen 1 -Mr. Malley 1- Mr. McGowan MURKIN 1 - Mrs. Long Mr. Long 1 - M. McGovern 1 - MR. Gordon 1 - Ms. Gordon 1 -Mrs. McGonale 1 -mr. McGordon This is the case involving the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. At 9:30 p.m ., 6/1/68, Moss Imnes, Legal Attache, Ottawa, Canada, telephonically advised that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Police (RCMP) are conducting a survey of Canadian passports in an attempt to locate James Earl Ray. RCMP investigators have located Canadian passport number DJ90932a. RCMP investigators have located Canadian passport member. This passport contains a photo of George S. Snyder which RCMP is a very definitely similar to Ray and there is good probability it is a photograph of Ray. Sneyd's application for passport was filed on his behalf by the Kennedy Travel Bureau, 962 Dundalk Street West, Toronto, and was handled by Miss L. Spencer who RCMP was attempting to locate for interview. Sneyd filled an affidavit in lieu of Listing a guarantor that he had only been in Toronto these weeks and did not know a guarantator. Passport data held Sneydy as an affidavit of lieu of listing a guarantar that he has only been In Sneyy as white, born 10/8/92, at Toronto, five feet ten inches in height, Toronto police were established 10/9/82, to be a Toronto, a Chinese-ten hundred hundred streets, Toronto police (RCM) established 10 or 8/8, at a Chinese house where Sneydy arrived 4/19/68), and roomed for three weeks, he also listed as a friend Paul Bridgman (102 or 108) Osgington Street, Toronto RCMP has been unable to locate Bridgeman to date). The purpose for the Canadian passport was for SneyD to fly to London, England, 5/6/68 ,, via British Overseas Airlines Company (BOAC) and return to Canada 5/21/68). via RCMP as yet as no information as to what BOAC flight Sneyed may have taken to London and there are no indication he has returned to Canada. JCG:ergvea (8) CONTINUED - OVER 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

The document details an FBI investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., focusing on James Earl Ray’s movements and potential involvement. The RCMP identified a Canadian passport (DJ90934) linked to George Sneyd, who applied for it through the Kennedy Travel Bureau in Toronto, listing his residence at 66 Dundalk Street. Sneyd intended to travel to London via British Overseas Airlines Company (BOAC) on May 6, 1968, but flight details were unconfirmed. The FBI also explored whether James H. Anderson, a resident of Savannah, Georgia, could be Ray, based on hotel records and a Diners' Club card (number 2207-1886-IDC). Agents concluded Anderson did not resemble Ray. Skeletal remains found near Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, were compared to Ray’s dental records but showed no match. Additional inquiries included checking for new Social Security applications linked to Ray and verifying connections between Ray and individuals like Lemont Anderson White and Frank Brickley. Legal proceedings involved Circuit Court Judge John C. Casey, who considered a motion to vacate Ray’s 1959 armed robbery conviction pending Supreme Court rulings.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin)  
- George Sneyd (individual linked to passport investigation)  
- James H. Anderson (subject of identity comparison)  
- Moss Innes (Legal Attache, Ottawa, Canada)  
- Legal Attache John Minnick (London, England)  
- ASAC Thomas Westfall (Savannah Office)  
- Supervisor Roger Young (New York Office)  
- Mrs. Bigelow (provided information about Byrne’s alleged involvement in organized crime and King’s assassination)  
- Dr. Robert Edward Byrne (allegedly a Denver-based individual connected to organized crime, possibly involved in King’s murder)  
- Eduardo Jose Molina (reported Ray’s possible presence in Yucatan, Mexico)  
- Lemont Anderson White (linked to stolen property cases and connections to “Bob”)  
- Frank Brickley (suspected as “Bob,” a figure in the Los Angeles Times’ investigation)  
- Judge John C. Casey (handled Ray’s 1959 conviction appeal)  

Key Locations  
- Toronto, Ontario (passport application and lodging)  
- Ottawa, Canada (RCMP investigation)  
- London, England (BOAC flight records)  
- Savannah, Georgia (Anderson’s residence and supermarket business)  
- Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (body discovery)  
- Monterey, Mexico (bars investigated for Ray’s potential presence)  
- Isla Mujeros, Quintana Roo, Mexico (hotel where Ray was allegedly employed in a kitchen)  
- Brownsville, Texas (location tied to Molina’s information about Ray)  
- Yucatan, Mexico (permanent address provided by Molina for Ray)  
- Alton, Illinois (site of bank robbery)  
- St. Louis, Missouri (Judge Casey’s jurisdiction)  
- Los Angeles County Jail (Odela Packett’s detention)  

Key Events  
- RCMP investigation into Canadian passport linked to Sneyd (May–June 1968)  
- Search for James H. Anderson via Diners' Club card and hotel records  
- Comparison of skeletal remains from Pennsylvania with Ray’s dental records (May 27, 1968)  
- FBI investigation into Byrne’s claims about Ray’s involvement in King’s assassination  
- Search for Ray conducted in bars and hotels in Monterey and Yucatan, Mexico  
- Inquiry into Ray’s possible new Social Security number applications post-April 1967  
- Examination of an unknown body found in Pennsylvania to determine if it matches Ray via dental records  
- Legal motion to vacate Ray’s 1959 conviction pending Supreme Court review  
- Bank robbery in Alton, Illinois (July 13, 1967), involving Ray and associates like John Paul Valenti and James E. Carpenter  
- FBI efforts to track Ray’s movements internationally, including Mexico and Canada  

Key Organizations  
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- British Overseas Airlines Company (BOAC)  
- Diners' Club (credit card investigation)  
- Social Security Administration (reviewed potential new identity applications for Ray)  
- Pennsylvania State Police (compared dental records of the unknown body with James Earl Ray’s remains)  
- Southern Medical Association (mentioned in context of publicity efforts related to Ray)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- St. Louis Circuit Court (handled Ray’s legal proceedings)

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