</s>44-HQ-38861 E5812 L138861-5812 -58/12 444-HO-28861-C5812 ATTENTION BEFORE CHANGING CLASSIFICATION OR PROCESSING ANY DOCUMENT FROM THIS FILE FOR RELEASE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, CONTACT FOI/PA SECTION UNIT D, EXT. 5767. F/BU/DO/ COPIED FOR FOI /PA MAY 30 1877 BY PS/4F6 2055 RELEASE UNDER E.D. 1478

Summary  
The document contains a mix of administrative headers, release information under Executive Orders 1478 and 14176, and fragmented content related to FBI records. It references James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King Jr., noting that C.R. Crank, Superintendent of the Florence Federal Detention Center in Arizona, provided details about John Hamilton Morris, an inmate described as "BIG D." Morris was incarcerated at the facility until July 25, 1969, with a transfer to Leavenworth, Kansas, pending sentencing for robbery and aircraft piracy convictions. His attorney is listed as Paul L. Larsen of Las Vegas, Nevada. The document also includes unclear text, possibly unrelated administrative notes or non-English script, and mentions the FBI's role in maintaining records without providing conclusions or recommendations.  

Key People  
- **James Earl Ray**: Implied connection to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination investigation; referenced in context of FBI records.  
- **John Hamilton Morris**: Inmate at Florence Federal Detention Center (Arizona), described as "BIG D," with convictions for robbery and aircraft piracy, transferred to Leavenworth, Kansas.  
- **C.R. Crank**: Superintendent of Florence Federal Detention Center, provided details about Morris's incarceration.  
- **Paul L. Larsen**: Attorney listed for John Hamilton Morris.  

Key Locations  
- **Florence Federal Detention Center (Arizona)**: Site of Morris's incarceration.  
- **Leavenworth, Kansas**: Destination for Morris's transfer pending sentencing.  

Key Events  
- **July 25, 1969**: Date referenced for Morris's release from Florence Federal Detention Center.  
- **Convictions**: John Hamilton Morris was noted to have been convicted of robbery and aircraft piracy in 1969.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Maintained records on John Hamilton Morris, with notes that the document contains no recommendations or conclusions from the FBI.

MLK Declassified Files

44-hq-38861_hs1-233652821_26-02.pdf

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