</s>RECYO-ROSEN FBI RECYD-GIV RIGHTS MAY 2 1 34 PM '69 FBI MAY 1 2 06 PM '66 LEFTLASE 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
The document contains FBI telegrams and investigative reports from May 1968 detailing efforts to track individuals linked to threats against Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). Key figures include Thomas E. Cramer (AKA Thomas E. Creamer), identified as a suspect in threats against MLK, who was located in Seattle and interviewed; Harold Edward Nichols in San Francisco, who denied involvement but provided travel details; Frank S. Tiles in Dallas, with potential connections to MLK-related activities; and Cecilie Szesulski (mother-in-law of Richard Kolat) reporting on Kolat's movements. The documents include phone call records from Texas locations (e.g., Alpine, Marathon, Midland, El Paso) tracing suspect activity, references to James Earl Ray as a suspect, and mentions of other individuals like Frank H. Miles and Frank C. Niles. Investigations focused on verifying alibis, travel patterns, and potential links to MLK threats.  

Key People  
- Thomas E. Cramer (AKA Thomas E. Creamer)  
- Harold Edward Nichols  
- Frank S. Tiles  
- Cecilie Szesulski  
- Richard Kolat  
- James Earl Ray  
- Frank H. Miles  
- Frank C. Niles  
- Woody Edward Thomas (suspect with employment history at Floyd's Sinclair Service Station)  
- Lawrence E. Wray (FBI informant with a criminal past)  
- Howard Floyd (manager of Floyd's Sinclair Service Station)  
- ALFRED B. HECKOCK (physician involved in suspect identification)  

Key Locations  
- Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; Dallas, Texas; Alpine, Texas; Marathon, Texas; Midland, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Bay City, Michigan; Lenwood, Michigan; Memphis, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Miami, Florida  
- Fort Smith, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Chicago, Illinois  

Key Events  
- FBI investigations into threats against MLK, interviews with suspects (Cramer, Nichols), tracking of phone calls and travel movements, verification of alibis via hotel records and employment data, identification of potential associates (e.g., Frank H. Miles)  
- FBI investigations into suspected criminal activity involving Woody Edward Thomas  
- Evaluation of informants and parole status for Lawrence E. Wray  
- Service station employment records and suspect identification processes  
- Encrypted teletype communications and administrative document releases under Executive Order 14176  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- American Independent Party  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Local law enforcement agencies in Texas, Michigan, California, and Tennessee  
- Arkansas State Penitentiary (referenced in criminal history context)  
- National Crime Information Center (NCIC, referenced in stolen car investigations)

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861_hs1-233652821_09-02-part_4_of_6.pdf

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