</s>0-9 (Rev. 5-2-641) FBI Date: May 7, 1968 Transmit the following in (Type in plainest or code) Vid AIRTEL (Priority) To: All SACs and LEGATS From: Director, FBI (44-38861) MURKIN OO: MEMPHIS (44 -3886) The Bureau has designated Memphis as office of origin in this case. You were previously advised that leads in this Top Ten Fugitive case must be handled within 24 hours. The Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, Houston, Jackson, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Springfield Offices are to prepare the results of their investigation to date in report form, not as an insert. At such time as the amount of investigation in these field officies does not appear to warrant individual reports, advise the Bureau and office of origin that inserts being prepared in lieu of lef of reports, UACB. All other offices will record the results in appropriate form and transmit 15 copies of each of the office of the origin for inclusion in reports. submitted to the Memphis Office. Should investigation increase in any such area warranting submission of individual report, do so and advise the bureau and Memphis. LEGATS to submit results of investigation which can be disseminated in letterhead memorandum form for dissemination. Any administrative section which cannot be disseminated is to set forth in the administrative data of your transmitted communication. Look-alikes and other leads resolved and reported bylegram or other communication need not be reported as copies of these communications are being forwarded office of origin by the Bureau for administrative handling of the case. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. 44-2386-1797 SARCHED SERIALIZED FILLED SENT VIA M Per 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
This document is an FBI operational directive dated May 7, 1968, issued by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It designates Memphis as the office of origin for a case involving a Top Ten Fugitive. The directive outlines procedures for field offices to submit investigation results in report form or inserts if individual reports are not warranted. Specific cities listed include Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, Houston, Jackson, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Springfield. LEGATS (Legal Attache) are instructed to disseminate findings via letterhead memoranda, with administrative data noted separately. The document also specifies that look-alikes and resolved leads do not require separate reports as communications are forwarded to the Memphis Office for administrative handling.  

Key People  
- FBI Director  
- SACs (Special Agents in Charge)  
- LEGATS (Legal Attache)  
- Memphis Office (designated office of origin)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, Houston, Jackson, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, St. Louis, Springfield (field offices involved in the case)  

Key Events  
- FBI directive on handling leads in a Top Ten Fugitive case  
- Submission of investigation results by field offices in report or insert format  
- Dissemination procedures for LEGATS findings via letterhead memoranda  
- Administrative handling of resolved leads and look-alikes  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Special Agents in Charge (SACs)  
- Legal Attache (LEGATS)

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