</s>FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Mr. Talon. Mr. Deloach. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 7339 Mr. Mohr. Mr. Bhop. COMMUNICATION SECTION Mr. Mahr. Mr. Gillahan APR22 1968 Mr. Feli. FBI WASH DC Mr. Galo TELETYPE Mr. Salu Mr. Sullivan FBI MIAMI Mr. Trotter. 65SPM EST A-22-68 URGENT RGT Tel. Room Tela Room Miss Gandy TO DIRECTOR (44-38861) ATLANTA (44~2386) CHARLOTTE (44+1365) AND MEMPHIS (44–1987) FROM MIAMI (44-(1854) (CP) MURKIN. RE CHARLOTTEE TEL TO BUREAUL, MEMPHISH AND MIAMI, APRIL TWENTYTWO INSTANT. CHARLOTte STATES PETER S. GILCHRIST, CHARLOLTE, N.C ., N ., C ., ADVISED APRIL TWELVE LAST HE TRAVELED ATLANTAIN TO HOUSTON, BY EAL FLIGHT ONE THREE, LEAVING ATLANZA ELEVEN ZERO FIVE AM. UPON VIEWING PHOTOGRAPH JAMES EARL RAY, ADVISED LUGGESTE RAY WAS PASSENGER ON THIS FLIGHT AND TRAVELING WITHOUT LUGGEAGE. ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH RAY AND PASSENGERS WAS COLOR OF HAIR WHICH WAS BLOND. HE ADVISID THERE WERE FORTYFIVE - FIFTY PASSENGERS ON FLIGHT and INSOFAR AS WE KNOWS INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED TO BE RAY WAS AND INSOAR AS THE ONLY PERSON TO LEAVE PLANE A HOUSTON. GILLCHRIST DID NOT KNOWN NAME OF INDIVILUAL. EAL RECORDS FOR FLIGHTONE ONE THREE THREE, ATLANTO TO HOUSTON, APRIL TWO LAST, INDICATED TWENTYEIGHT PASSENGers DEPARTED HOUSTON INCLUDING GILCHRIST. 44-3881639 -1-4-4.4-0-0.0-1.0.1.1-2.0/4-1/4.1/2-4/2.4/4/1-0/1.4.2/4 -1:1-1,2-2-3/4,3/5/6/8/9/8-4,5/8.1,4/9-5/10/6-7/8,8/10-9/11/11 APR 29 1968 <loc_916><loc_337><loc_938>-2/3/9.0,0-2,0/0-3-0,1/0/2/0.2-0<loc_348><loc_920><loc_508><loc_938><loc_508><loc_911>-0

Summary:  
The document contains telegraphic communications from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding inquiries into flight schedules, passenger lists, and subscription records linked to Eric Starvo Galt. On April 13, 1963, the FBI Atlanta office requested a review of international flight schedules from Atlanta, Georgia, noting specific flights to London, France, Mexico, San Juan, Toronto, and Montreal. Subsequent communications on April 23 and April 30, 1968, detail efforts to obtain passenger manifests for certain flights and verify identities of crew members. The FBI also sought information on subscribers to "US Camera" magazine, contacting Cowles Communications, Inc., in Des Moines, Iowa, to check for individuals using names associated with Galt (e.g., Harvey Loweyers, John Willard). The inquiry was part of a broader investigation into potential threats or connections linked to the name Eric Starvo Galt.  

Key People:  
- Eric Starvo Galt  
- Harvey Loweyers  
- John Willard  
- Cowles Communications, Inc. (contacted for subscription verification)  
- FBI agents and officials (e.g., Mr. Tolman, Mr. DeLoach, Mr. Caspar, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Gale)  

Key Locations:  
- Atlanta, Georgia  
- Des Moines, Iowa  
- Memphis and Miami (mentioned in telegraphic headers)  
- Toronto, Montreal, London, France, Mexico, San Juan (flight destinations)  

Key Events:  
- Review of international flight schedules from Atlanta, GA, for specific routes.  
- Request to obtain passenger manifests for designated flights on April 23, 1968.  
- Inquiries into subscription records for "US Camera" magazine via Cowles Communications, Inc.  
- Efforts to identify individuals using aliases linked to Eric Starvo Galt.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Cowles Communications, Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa)  
- Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines (flight schedule references)

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