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Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigative efforts related to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Sylvia Snowden, a Houston resident, is interviewed regarding her movements between Houston, Memphis, Jackson, Mississippi, and La Rose, Louisiana. She states she left Memphis two days before MLK's assassination due to bar closures linked to his demonstrations. She worked at the White Stork Lounge in Memphis but departed after three days. Snowden claims J.R. Freeman stayed in Memphis and has not been heard from since, while Jimmy Stutts did not join her trip and resides with her. She asserts no association with MLK or James Earl Ray (JER), though the text contains possible redactions or errors regarding JER's identity. A separate entry notes a phone number linked to Bobby Proskis in Houston, who received a call from San Antonio on December 5, 1967, but no direct connection to the assassination is established. The FBI also investigates travel records for Ramon George Sneyer, who obtained a British passport and planned trips via BOAC, though flight data does not confirm his presence during the relevant period.  

Key People:  
- Sylvia Snowden (Houston resident, linked to Memphis movements)  
- J.R. Freeman (Memphis resident, last seen in 1968)  
- Jimmy Stutts (resided with Snowden)  
- Ramon George Sneyer (passport holder under investigation)  
- James Earl Ray (JER, subject of redacted/ambiguous references)  

Key Locations:  
- Houston, Texas (Snowden's residence)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (White Stork Lounge, bar closures linked to MLK demonstrations)  
- Jackson, Mississippi  
- La Rose, Louisiana  
- Bryan, Texas (phone number records)  
- Kennedy, Texas  
- Rungo, Texas  

Key Events:  
- Bar closures in Memphis prior to MLK's assassination (linked to his activities)  
- Snowden’s departure from Memphis two days before the assassination  
- FBI investigation into travel records for Ramon George Sneyer and potential ties to JER  
- Phone number tracking efforts in Houston and Bryan, Texas  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (phone number records)  
- United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southern Airways, Trans-Texas Airways, Braniff International Airways, American Airlines, Pan Am, Continental Airlines, Air Canada, Transair Limited, National Airlines, British West Indian Airways (flight record checks)

MLK Declassified Files

44-ho-1509_sec_007_ser_431-455-part_1_of_6.pdf

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