</s>WASH 14 1102PM WJH URGENT 4/10/68 WJW TO DIRECTOR (44-38861) AND MEMPHIS (44–1987) (CODE) FROM BALTIMORE (44~669) SENT BY CODED TELETPE MURKIN; CR. PCI, JOHN ANDERSON, BALTimore ADVISED TODAY HE WAS IN MEMPHISE IN MARCH; THAT ON THREE TEN SIXTY-EIGHT, JAMES GANTS (PH) TOLD HIM HE WAS WANTED BY POLICE AND FBI AND THAT HE "AD A BULLET FOR KING." GANTS IS WHITE, THIRTY-FIVE, FIVE FEET INCHES, ONE SEVENTY POUNDS, BLOND CREW CUT HAIR, MARRIED, CURRENTLY EMPLOYED TEXACO SERVICE STATION, SUMMER AVENUE AND SUMMER RD ., MEMPHISS. HE DRIVES FIFTY-SEVEN OR FIFTHY-EIGHY FORD, TEMPORARY TENN. TAGS. PCI END PAGE ONE 4/4-669-4 ME. 12/2) CAPF SARCHED. MOBXED. MAI:24/0-0 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains multiple FBI telegrams and internal memos from April 1968 detailing an investigation into potential threats against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). It references a suspect described as "R. Monroe," whose movements between California, Texas, and other locations are tracked. The FBI sought to identify individuals linked to the Minutemen group, including Jesse Clay Stephens, a bomb suspect with ties to Memphis and Birmingham. Photographs of two artist conceptions of an unknown subject, based on witness descriptions from Memphis and Birmingham, were circulated for investigative purposes. The investigation also involved checking financial records, credit histories, and hotel stays to trace connections to MLK's assassination. Specific attention was given to a "MORT CHARLES" hospital in Baltimore, though no patient with that name was found. Separate entries mention unrelated cases, such as attempts to locate Eric Starvo Galt in Delaware, including checks with financial institutions and directories.  

Key People:  
- Jesse Clay Stephens (Minutemen member, bomb suspect)  
- R. Monroe (suspected financier for Minutemen activities)  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of assassination investigation)  
- Henry L. Foil (Howard Johnson Motor Lodge guest linked to firearms)  
- Eric Starvo Galt (unrelated case subject of financial checks)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Birmingham, Alabama  
- San Francisco, California  
- Dallas, Texas  
- Baltimore, Maryland  
- Wilmington, Delaware  
- New Castle County, Delaware  
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  

Key Events:  
- Tracking R. Monroe's movements between 1967 and 1968  
- Investigation into Jesse Clay Stephens' ties to Minutemen and bombings  
- Distribution of artist conceptions of an unknown suspect to Memphis and Birmingham witnesses  
- Financial record checks for Eric Starvo Galt in Delaware  
- Inquiry into "MORT CHARLES" hospital in Baltimore (no match found)  
- Examination of hotel stays and credit histories linked to potential threats  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Minutemen group (suspected paramilitary organization)  
- Financial institutions in Delaware (e.g., Ritter Equipment Company, Savings and Loan Associations)  
- Local law enforcement agencies (e.g., Newark Police Department, San Francisco Office)

MLK Declassified Files

44-ba-669_729218_1-01-part_3_of_8.pdf

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