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Summary: The document contains correspondence related to the investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. It references James Earl Ray’s guilty plea in Tennessee for the murder, his subsequent confinement, and inquiries about potential rewards for information provided by Mrs. Gladys Minnitt. The FBI is noted as having no reward money for Minnitt, and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is mentioned as handling related matters. The text includes administrative notes about document releases under Executive Order 14176 and references to legal proceedings and investigative updates from April 1976.  

Key People:  
- Mrs. Gladys Minnitt (interviewed in May 1968, described as a former ghetto informant)  
- James Earl Ray (prosecuted in Tennessee for King’s assassination)  
- Robert B. Donfeld (attorney involved in the case)  
- Stephen A. Horn (Civil Rights Division attorney)  
- Clarence M. Kelley (FBI Director)  
- Leon Owen Powell and Claude Powell, Jr. (allegations referenced in a 1976 conference)  

Key Locations:  
- Tucson, Arizona (Minnitt’s interview location, Church of God in Christ meeting)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Ray’s prosecution location)  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI Headquarters, Civil Rights Division)  

Key Events:  
- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., April 4, 1968  
- James Earl Ray’s guilty plea and confinement in Tennessee  
- FBI investigation into Minnitt’s information about King’s assassination  
- Legal correspondence between the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, and attorneys regarding reward money and case updates  
- 1976 conference involving the Civil Rights Division and FBI on allegations related to Ralph (Last Name Unknown)  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division  
- Russo, Cox, Dickerison & Cartin, P.C. (law firm involved in case)

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