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Summary  
The documents detail FBI and U.S. Department of Justice coordination with international agencies to investigate James Earl Ray’s involvement in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In October 1968, Tennessee State Attorney General Phil M. Canale Jr., alongside representatives Robert Dyer, James Brasley, and John Carlisle, traveled to Mexico to interview witnesses linked to Ray’s activities. These included individuals such as Eduardo Marrougol, Roberto Worg, Luis Garcia, Rommer Biscara, Ellego Guzman Garcina, Elisa Arellano Torres, Manuela Aguirre Merrano, and Le polo Cerneros, who provided accounts of Ray’s anti-Negro sentiments, interactions with prostitutes, and movements in Memphis and Mexico. The FBI sought to corroborate claims about Ray’s fugitive status post-assassination and traced phone numbers linked to livestock sales operations in Texas and Mexico City. Coordination also extended to Canada, where witnesses in Toronto, Montreal, London, and Lisbon were interviewed via RCMP and foreign liaison officers (Legat). A separate request was made to interview Mexican National Police representatives to address potential testimony discrepancies during the trial scheduled for November 12, 1968. In New Orleans, FBI Special Agent Harold V. Hughes investigated telephone number 242-1618 associated with Samuel S. Lorio, noting its connection to South Central Bell Telephone Company records and referencing encrypted communications with London, Ottawa, and Memphis. The documents reference file numbers for James Earl Ray (FBI case #412, WF #442-A) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is noted as deceased.  

Key People  
- Phil M. Canale Jr., State Attorney General of Tennessee (handled state prosecution of James Earl Ray)  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin of MLK Jr.)  
- Robert Dyer, James Brasley, John Carlisle (attorney general’s representatives)  
- Eduardo Marrougol, Roberto Worg, Luis Garcia, Rommer Biscara, Ellego Guzman Garcina, Elisa Arellano Torres, Manuela Aguirre Merrano, Le polo Cerneros (witnesses interviewed in Mexico)  
- Samuel S. Lorio (linked to telephone number 242-1618)  
- Special Agent Harold V. Hughes (conducted New Orleans investigation)  
- Inspector Carl Doey (RCMP Toronto)  
- Legat (foreign liaison officers, Ottawa, London, Paris)  
- J. T. Pankuche (District Accounting Manager at South Central Bell Telephone Company)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Ray’s residence and alleged activities; state prosecution office)  
- Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Nueva Rosita, Sabinas, Coahuila, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (sites of witness interviews and phone number investigations)  
- Toronto, Montreal, London, Lisbon (witness interviews coordinated via RCMP and foreign liaison officers)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (South Central Bell Telephone Company records; FBI investigation)  
- Buffalo, New York (FBI office coordinating Canadian interviews)  
- Ottawa, Canada (airtel communications and document enclosures)  

Key Events  
- FBI coordination with Mexican authorities to interview witnesses in Mexico regarding Ray’s activities  
- Investigation into Ray’s anti-Negro sentiments during his time in Memphis and Mexico, including interactions with prostitutes and hotel staff  
- Phone number tracing efforts linking Ray to livestock sales operations in Texas and Mexico City  
- Travel plans of Canale’s representatives to secure witness interviews for the state prosecution case  
- Coordination between U.S. federal agencies (FBI, Department of Justice) and international counterparts (RCMP, Canadian Embassy, Portuguese authorities) for witness interviews in Toronto, Montreal, London, and Lisbon  
- Request to interview Mexican National Police representatives to address potential testimony discrepancies during trial  
- FBI investigation into telephone number 242-1618 linked to Samuel S. Lorio, referencing South Central Bell Telephone Company records  
- Distribution of encrypted communications and document enclosures to locations including London, Ottawa, and Memphis  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)  
- Mexican authorities (Legat Mexico City, police chiefs in Sabinas and Nueva Rosita)  
- South Central Bell Telephone Company  
- New Orleans Police Department (recorded charge of "Drunk in Public" against Sam Lorio)  
- Foreign Liaison Offices (Legat, Ottawa, London, Paris)  
- State Attorney General’s Office, Tennessee

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