</s>FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64) FBI Date: Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via (Priority) PAGE TWO DL 44-2649 NOR HAS ANYONE IN HER FAMILY BEEN TO DALLAS, TEXAS, OR ON PERTINENT AAL FLIGHT. NEWARK TELETYPE POINTED OUT AREA CODE SEVEN ONE SEVEN IS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND REQUESTED PHILADELPHIA TO RECHECK WITH BELL TELEPHONE RE PHONE NUMBER. NEW YORK AT AL RECHECH F/A. PASSENGER MANIFEST FOR CORRECT PHONE PHONE NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION RE (FNU) RANDALL AND ADVISED APPROPRIATE OFFICE. MEMPHIS AND PHILADELLPHIA ADVISES AIR MAIL. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. - P - Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent M Per 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document contains fragmented records from multiple FBI field offices (Memphis, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio) dated May 1968, detailing an investigation into potential identification of James Earl Ray via a photograph in insurance claim files. SA James J. Sherman conducted the search using names including James Earl Ray, Eric Starvo Galt, Harvey Lowyer, and others. The American Insurance Association's files and Southwest Index Bureau were checked but yielded no results. No photo albums or records linking to Ray were found. A separate transmission mentions FBI efforts to disseminate information about Ray through Salvation Army centers in Texas via Colonel Paul Thornburg. Miscellaneous entries include long-distance call logs with dates, locations, and monetary amounts, though these appear unrelated to the main investigation.  

Key People: SA James J. Sherman, Mrs. A.M. Wittne, Colonel Paul Thornburg, James Earl Ray, Eric Starvo Galt, Harvey Lowyer, James Mc Bride, James Walton, James Waiton, James Wayton, John Willard.  

Key Locations: Memphis, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Texas, Salvation Army centers in Texas, Petroleum Building (Dallas).  

Key Events: Investigation into Ray's identification via insurance claim files, FBI transmission of information to SACs, distribution of identification orders for Ray through Salvation Army networks, search of insurance and index bureau records.  

Key Organizations: American Insurance Association, Southwest Index Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Salvation Army.

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