</s>JAMES EARL RAY, Also known as Eric Starvo Galt ASSASSINATION OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR ., MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, April 4, 1968 UNKNOWN SUBJECTES: Alleged Plot In New York City, New York, to Harm or Kill a Prominent Norman ASSASSINTATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, DALLAS, TEXAS, November 22, 1963 POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN "Now he writes that isomething much worse is I going to happen soon. He doesn't know what is is, because he is being included less and less" in (conferences, and is. I was very frightened, "He-had asked me to write you last October about-the- planned assassination, and I did not) and he now, would have to say that a woman will be the focus- point. The writer that a Woman will be focused- but does not know who the woman is. She is a Negro, however, he also writes that the man you are looking for. He is working other in New Jersey on are not looking for a woman without prejudice, or Army and received a "discharge without prejudice." whatever that means, though not an honorable-dis- he is often in New York or "conferences" games, any it was decided to send him to Washington with the "Poor People, and to probably there now." (By the ways he had accomplices in Memphis.) "He never liked Martin Luther King, my friend last September, but reproaches me that if I had written you in October you might have prevented him, from being murdered." -5- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail allegations and communications related to the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, and connections to other historical events such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The text includes statements from an individual referred to as "Miss Caldwell," who claims her husband was attacked by individuals associated with Earl Warren's "pampered thugs" in March 1967. She describes the attackers as having assaulted her husband and attempted to smother him, though they left without taking jewelry. Miss Caldwell also mentions a friend who wrote to her about potential assassination plots targeting prominent Negro leaders, including King. The friend is identified as William Kunstler, a New York lawyer associated with the John Birch Society. The FBI is referenced in multiple instances, including an interview request made on June 1, 1968, and Miss Caldwell's prior communication with the agency regarding her husband’s attack. The documents also reference a "Poor People's Campaign" and vague claims about planned assassinations involving a prominent Negro woman, though details remain unclear or incomplete.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (also known as Eric Starvo Galt)  
- Miss Caldwell (full name not provided)  
- William Kunstler (New York lawyer associated with the John Birch Society)  
- Earl Warren (Supreme Court justice; referenced in connection to alleged threats against Miss Caldwell’s husband)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (site of King’s assassination)  
- New York City (alleged plot location for targeting a prominent Negro woman)  
- Dallas, Texas (site of JFK’s assassination)  
- Syracuse, New York (origin of a letter to Miss Caldwell)  
- Andover, Massachusetts (location of the Internal Revenue Service Center mentioned in correspondence)  

Key Events  
- Assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 1968  
- Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963  
- Attack on Miss Caldwell’s residence by armed individuals in March 1967 (resulting in her husband’s injury)  
- FBI interview request to Miss Caldwell on June 1, 1968  
- Alleged assassination plot targeting a prominent Negro woman (details unspecified)  
- Communication between Miss Caldwell and her friend regarding potential threats against civil rights leaders  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- John Birch Society (referenced in connection to Miss Caldwell’s friend)  
- Poor People's Campaign (mentioned in context of alleged assassination plots)

MLK Declassified Files

44-bf-374_sec_003_ser_150-289-part_9_of_9.pdf

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