</s>Report of F.B.I. Informant Filed by Agent Leonard C. Peterson On November 23, 1963, J. A. Milteer was in the Union Train Station, Jacksonville, Fla ., and at about 4:25 on that date stated he was very brilliant over the th of President Kennedy. Milleter stated, Everything ran nue to form. I guess you thought I was kidding you when I said he would be killed from a window with b. high-powered rifle. When questioned as to whether was guessing when he originally made the threat gardening President Kennedy, Miltee said, I don't do any guessing. On November 10, 1963. a source who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised Agent Leonard C. Peterson that J.A. Militeer on November 9, 1963 at Miami, Fla , made a statement that plane were in the making to Kill President John F. Kennedy at someture date: that Militee suggested one Jack Brown of Chattanooga, Tenn , as the who Could do the job and that the (Miteer) would be willing to help. Milteer reportedly said that he was familiar with Washington and that the job could be done from an office or hotel in the vicinity of the white House using a high-powered rifle U.S. Secret Service was advised of the foregoing information. 2023 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary:  
The text contains multiple declassified government documents spanning several years, primarily involving FBI investigative reports and administrative records related to federal investigations. A key report from November 1963 details an FBI informant’s account of J.A. Milteer making threats against President John F. Kennedy in Jacksonville, Florida, including a claim that Milteer suggested using a high-powered rifle to kill the president. The document notes that Milteer was identified as a potential operative and that U.S. Secret Service was informed. Later entries reference interactions between informants and FBI agents in 1975–1976, involving discussions about a House Committee investigation, DEA activities, and attempts to secure cooperation from law enforcement agencies. Administrative forms (e.g., FD-340, FD-192) detail evidence handling, including bulk exhibits like hotel registration records and photographs linked to Birmingham and Memphis locations in 1967–1968. The Lorraine Motel is mentioned as a location associated with the "MURKIN" case (possibly a typo or misreference), but no direct connection to Martin Luther King Jr. is explicitly stated in the text.  

Key People:  
- J.A. Milteer (threatened JFK)  
- Agent Leonard C. Peterson (FBI informant)  
- Steve Gates, Don Bregard (FBI agents)  
- Darry Hahan (DEA official)  
- Larry Hahn (DEA office)  
- Baud Henry (assistant DA)  

Key Locations:  
- Union Train Station, Jacksonville, Fla. (1963)  
- Lorraine Motel (implied location in context of "MURKIN" case)  
- Birmingham, Ala. (hotel registration records)  
- Memphis, Tenn. (hotel registrations)  
- Dallas, Texas (linked to assassination references)  

Key Events:  
- Threats against President Kennedy by J.A. Milteer (November 1963)  
- FBI and DEA coordination on House Committee investigation (1975–1976)  
- Evidence handling procedures for bulk exhibits (e.g., hotel records, photographs)  
- Administrative documentation of evidence retention and disposal  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)  
- U.S. Secret Service  
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (reference to Rule 6(e))

MLK Declassified Files

44-bh-1740_729219_13-01-part_2_of_2.pdf

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