</s>363 ENCLOSUBURG 4/4t 38861-4144 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains fragmented records from U.S. federal agencies, primarily the FBI and Department of State, detailing investigations into James Earl Ray’s activities following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in April 1968. Communications reference coordination with South African and Rhodesian authorities regarding Ray’s potential emigration plans, with information shared but not publicly disclosed. Inquiries into telephone calls between Alpine, Texas, and Greenwood, Louisiana, involving Ed Hunsucker and R.L. Hammitt, yielded no conclusive links to the assassination. Noel Gray, a Southern University professor, was investigated for alleged racist remarks about MLK and James Farmer, though no verifiable evidence was found. The FBI requested financial records of individuals withdrawing large sums (e.g., $10,000) in April 1968, suspecting potential ties to assassination plots. References to TCR-1 currency transaction forms highlight efforts by the Bureau to review bank records for suspicious activity. Additional records from May 1968 include FBI investigations into missing persons and suspects in Quincy, Illinois, and La Grange, Missouri, with mentions of individuals like Lafayette DILTS, DIDRICK CLYDE HALL, and CVYETTE DILTS. Administrative notes reference document releases under Executive Order 14176 and coordination with the Texas Department of Public Safety for driver license data. A separate section details FBI efforts to identify James Earl Ray through coroners and funeral directors, including extradition proceedings following his arrest in London.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (subject of investigation; suspected in MLK’s assassination)  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of assassination investigation)  
- Noel Gray (Southern University professor; alleged racist remarks about MLK and James Farmer)  
- Ed Hunsucker (individual involved in telephone call inquiries)  
- R.L. Hammitt (recipient of calls from Alpine, Texas)  
- Lafayette DILTS (noted in Quincy, Illinois, investigations)  
- DIDRICK CLYDE HALL (subject of missing persons inquiry)  
- CVYETTE DILTS (individual under investigation)  
- A. F. TEMPLE (Chief, Texas Department of Public Safety)  
- M.C. FARLING (Data Processing Manager, Fort Wayne, Indiana)  
- Jim CARNEY (Home Office, Fort Wayne, Indiana)  
- James C. Hardin (linked to Mississippi events in 1962 and 1968)  
- Howard Rather (Executive Secretary, National Funeral Directors Association)  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (MLK assassination site)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (investigations into telephone calls)  
- Greenwood, Louisiana (recipient of calls from Alpine, Texas)  
- Quincy, Illinois (missing persons investigation)  
- La Grange, Missouri (suspect location)  
- Jackson, Mississippi (James C. Hardin’s 1962 link)  
- London, United Kingdom (James Earl Ray’s arrest and extradition proceedings)  
- Cayuga County, Ohio (administrative routing reference)  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (administrative routing reference)  

Key Events  
- FBI coordination with South African and Rhodesian authorities on James Earl Ray’s movements post-assassination  
- Investigation into telephone calls between Alpine, Texas, and Greenwood, Louisiana, involving Ed Hunsucker and R.L. Hammitt  
- Inquiry into Noel Gray’s alleged racist remarks about MLK and James Farmer  
- Request for financial records of individuals withdrawing large sums (e.g., $10,000) in April 1968  
- FBI efforts to identify James Earl Ray through coroners and funeral directors  
- Extradition proceedings for James Earl Ray following his arrest in London  
- Coordination with Texas Department of Public Safety for driver license data compilation in April and May 1968  
- Investigation into missing persons and suspects in Quincy, Illinois, and La Grange, Missouri  
- Reference to document releases under Executive Order 14176  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of State  
- Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)  
- National Coroner Association  
- National Funeral Directors Association  
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Intelligence Units  
- Federal Reserve Banks  
- Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)  
- Data Processing Co. (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

MLK Declassified Files

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