</s>Mr. Talbot Mr. Delch- FEDERAL BUREAM OF INVESTIGATION Mr. Tabin U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Mr. Bishop Mr. Colin-an COMMUNICATION SECTION Mr. Bishp- Mr. Collin-an APR 11 1968 Mr. Goll- Mr. Foll- Mr. Fel- Mr. Fall- TELETYPE Mr. Toll- Mr. Trotter FBI SAN FRAN Mr. Solton Mr. Sullin- 355 PM 4-11-68 URGENT TRB Mr. Troll- Mr. Holmes- TO DIRECTOR (44-38861), ALBANY, LOS ANGELES AND MEMPHIS (444-1987) Mr. Holmes- FROM SAN FRANCISCO (175-65) 2P The Bood MURKIN RE ALBAMY TEL, APRIL EIGHT, LAST. FRED RAUPACH, WESTERN DIVISION MANAGER, AND HOWARD HAMALIAN, SALES DASH SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEXTILE MARKING MACHINE COMPANY, ADVISED ON APRIL ONE, INSTANT, AFTER EXAMINING PHOTOGRAPHY OF TEE SHIRT AND SHORTS BEARING QUESTIONED e LAUNDRY MARK STATED THIS TELE SHIRT MARK HAD BEEN MADE BY A BACHINE LAUNDAY MARK STATED THIS TEE LIGHT AND SHORT SHIRT MADE MADE A BY A CHINE WHICH HAD BED MODIFIED IN THAT TWO FIFTEEN POINT POINT CHARACTERS.WERE FOLLOWED BY THREE EIGHTEEN POINTS POINT CARACTERS WHEREAS THE: THE USUAL MACHINEE HAD THREE FIFTEN POINE CHARACTORS FOLLOWED by TWO EIGHTEN POINK CHARACTERS RAUPACH ESTIMATES THAT NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENT OF ALL MACHINES MANUFACTURED BY HIS FIRM HAD SO MODIFIED AND STATED THAT THE HOME PLANT IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, WOULD HAVE A RECORD OF ALL MACHines SO MODIFIED. RECA 44-38861-59794 HAMALIAN ADVISIDED THAT HE COVERS CALIFORIA FROM MONTEREY TO END PAGE ONE 4 APR 15 1968 59APR1 $1968 CC-King 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains fragmented records from FBI investigations related to telephone calls and latent fingerprint analysis connected to Eric S. Galt, a suspect linked to events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. It references calls made from public pay stations near a rooming house in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 4, 1967, and details Galt's physical description (white male, five feet eleven inches tall, 175 pounds). Latent fingerprints collected from the Rebel Motor Hotel in Memphis on April 3-4, 1968, were compared to existing records but no identification was made. The text includes FBI case numbers (e.g., 44-38861), references to agents like Mr. DeLoach and Mr. Callahan, and mentions of locations such as Memphis, Birmingham, Mobile, and Atlanta. It also notes employment details for LIVESTER BURRIS and Bobby Ray Graves, including dates of termination and work periods. Encrypted or garbled sections include teletype transmissions and coded references to investigations, with some content redacted or unclear due to formatting issues.  

Key People:  
- Eric S. Galt (suspect, described as white male, five feet eleven inches tall, 175 pounds)  
- LIVESTER BURRIS (fired from Cherrydale Sheet Metal Co., Merrifield, VA, on April 10, 1968)  
- Bobby Ray Graves (contacted by FBI regarding potential involvement in events related to MLK's assassination)  
- Mr. DeLoach, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Folt, Mr. Foster, Mr. Foley, Mr. Rotter, Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Trower, Mr. Traver, Mr. Trover, Mr. Trager (FBI agents involved in investigations)  

Key Locations:  
- Birmingham, Alabama (rooming house where Galt had access)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Rebel Motor Hotel, site of latent fingerprint collection)  
- Mobile, Alabama (telephone calls from public pay stations)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (references to subscriber information and FBI operations)  
- Merrifield, Virginia (employment records for LIVESTER BURRIS)  

Key Events:  
- Telephone calls made from public pay stations near a rooming house in Birmingham on October 4, 1967, involving Eric S. Galt  
- Latent fingerprint analysis at the Rebel Motor Hotel in Memphis on April 3-4, 1968  
- FBI investigation into LIVESTER BURRIS's employment history and potential ties to events  
- Teletype transmissions referencing case numbers (e.g., 44-38861) and encrypted communications between FBI divisions  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Memphis, Birmingham, and Richmond FBI divisions  
- Cherrydale Sheet Metal Co. (employer of LIVESTER BURRIS)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861_hs1-233652821_02-02-part_4_of_5.pdf

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