</s>JK 44-769 REVIEW PROCEDURE 1. AT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA a) Applications already filed: (Approximately 30,000) pull individual vehicle burrased personnel would have to Motor Vehicle Bureau personnel would also have to the Motor Vehicle files from the list of names contained on Jacksonville Airtel. (Names of all applicants for drivers the Motor vehicle airtel. The list of the list is not available for drivers licenses appearing at the 110 examining points throughout contained on this list are not required for the examination and contained in this list have not been notified by officials therefore their applications are not on file in Tallahassee. A copy of these DIES 16's for month of April are on file at Tallahassee, individual applications not eliminated purposes. FBI personnel would therefore review these b) Applications Not filed to Date All applications received or or after 5/27/68 are being held by MVB and will not be filed. A review of these application could be made by PBI personnel prior to filing. 2. AT THE 110 EXAMINING STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Number - 10,500. In the event an application is made for a drivers license, this application would not be forwarded to Tallahasssee. and would be kept at the inspection Station for following instances. 1. Individual takes only the visual examination and written test. 2. Takes neither the written or road test. 3. Takes either the written OR road test, These applications are retained for a period of 90 days and thereafter destroyed. --3- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document details an FBI project to review Florida driver’s licenses for individuals using aliases, including potential connections to a subject of interest (possibly Martin Luther King Jr.). The initiative involved coordination between the Florida Department of Public Safety, local county judges’ offices, and FBI personnel, with estimated costs at $3,000. Delays were noted due to incomplete records from some counties. Separate telegrams reference FBI checks on driver’s licenses for a subject, raising concerns about alias use. An interview with Mrs. Homer Lane describes her claims of meeting Robert Edward Kayrne, an oil promoter allegedly involved in a conspiracy to assassinate King. She alleges Kayrne was part of a group including former AUSA James W. Heyer and others linked to organized crime and international activities. The account includes trips to Acapulco, interactions with Ray Ryan and Charles Revson, and the use of photographs for identification. Another text outlines interactions between James Heyer, John Byrne, and Mrs. Bigelow following MLK’s assassination on April 4, 1968. Byrne, whose twin brother was killed in Vietnam on March 13, 1968, allegedly discussed plans for violence comparable to JFK’s assassination with Mrs. Bigelow. He referenced Earl Ray as a suspect and claimed possession of photographs of Ray on a yacht. FBI files from Denver indicate no organized criminal ties to Byrne or Heyer, who are described as independent oil operators. Ray Ryan is noted as potentially identical to a public figure known as a millionaire sportsman and oilman involved in the Kenya Safari Club.  

Key People  
- Mrs. Homer Lane (interviewee)  
- Robert Edward Kayrne (alleged conspirator)  
- James W. Heyer (former AUSA, allegedly associated with group)  
- John Byrne (also referred to as "Byrne" and "Byrney")  
- Earl Ray (suspected involvement in King’s assassination)  
- Charles Revson (Revlon cosmetics executive, yacht owner)  
- Hal Hale (oil promoter, alleged associate of Kayrne)  
- Mrs. Bigelow (full name unspecified)  
- Genevieve (Byrne’s sister-in-law, wife of his deceased twin brother)  

Key Locations  
- Tallahassee, Florida (state capital, administrative hub)  
- Jacksonville, Florida (FBI SAC office)  
- Denver, Colorado (interview location, FBI inquiries)  
- Acapulco, Mexico (trip destination linked to conspiracy)  
- Lubbock, Texas (Byrne’s travel location post-Vietnam incident)  
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  
- Los Angeles, California (bartending school referenced in Ray Ryan’s activities)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana  

Key Events  
- FBI review process for Florida driver’s licenses (April-May 1968)  
- Alleged conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. involving Kayrne and associates  
- March 13, 1968: Byrne’s twin brother (Genevieve’s husband) killed in Vietnam  
- April 4, 1968: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Post-assassination interactions between Byrne and Mrs. Bigelow, including discussions about Ray’s possible involvement  
- FBI inquiries into Ray Ryan’s activities during December 1967–January 1968, including his alleged attendance at a bartending school in California  
- Byrne’s legal disputes involving the adoption of children from his ex-wife and her current husband  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Florida Department of Public Safety  
- County Judges’ Offices (Florida)  
- U.S. Department of Justice (communication references)  
- Denver Office of Criminal Intelligence  
- Kenya Safari Club (mentioned in context of Ray Ryan’s public persona)

MLK Declassified Files

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