</s>Airtel to Legat, Ottawa RE: MURKIN NOTE: See Bland memo to Bishop, captioned Murkin, dated 12/19/68, JFBJ-30. We are requesting the RCMP through Legat , Ottawa, to check this matter out in further efforts to identify "Reaul" who according to the "Look" magazine articles entered into some joint activity with James Earl Ray. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary: The document details a request from the RCMP through Legat in Ottawa to investigate James Earl Ray's potential stay at a motel on Montreal Road in Ottawa, Canada, on August 27, 1967. It references prior information indicating Ray registered at the Town Centre Hotel (1476 Richmond Road, Ottawa) during August 18-20, 1967, and allegedly stayed near Gary, Indiana, on August 31, 1967. The request is linked to "Look" magazine articles suggesting Reaul engaged in joint activity with Ray. The Bureau was informed of Ray's stay at the Town Centre Hotel during the specified dates.  

Key People: James Earl Ray, Reaul, Mr. Bishop, J. F. Blanch (JFB-10), Bob Reguly  
Key Locations: Ottawa, Canada (Montreal Road, Richmond Road); Gary, Indiana; Toronto, Canada  
Key Events: Request to RCMP to verify Ray's motel stay in Ottawa on August 27, 1967; prior registration at Town Centre Hotel (August 18-20, 1967); alleged stay near Gary, Indiana (August 31, 1967)  
Key Organizations: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Bureau (likely FBI or related agency), "Look" magazine

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