</s>FD-36 (ifiev. -42204 F B1 Date: 10/4/76 Transmit the following in (Type in planaintor or code) AIRTEL AIRMAIL Via: (Priority) AIRTREL (Priorit) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (ATNTN: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING SECTION, (ATNIN: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL DIVISION) (RUC) (ATNN) BUDGEET AND ACCOUNTING SECTION, $16/1SF FROM: SAC, HONOLULU (157-131) (RCU) SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW COST DATA 7/29/76. Re Bureau nitels to all SACs, 8/6/76, 7/30/76 and Re bureau nitels in re nitel dated 8/8/76; the follow- ing data is supplied as reflecting activity in captioned matter by the Honolulu Division through the period 9/30 /76: Manpower None utilized. 2) Unusual Costs No unusual or out of the ordinary costs incurred by the Honolulu División. 2-20/41 SHUNDAIKE Bureau Icooy delaheds per Gudset-A-COUNT-A.COUNT+JACK/SF - Honolulu JEM-keh <loc_780>- Honolulu (3) NOT RECORDEE NOT RECORDEER <loc_842><loc_535><loc_848>THEPEP

Summary: The document is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated December 23, 1975, submitted by James G. Beasley on behalf of Harold Weisberg, seeking access to records related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The request specifies categories such as communications, physical evidence, forensic reports, surveillance records, and correspondence with officials involved in the investigation. It references the FBI’s 1968 investigation into the shooting, mentions James Earl Ray as a suspect, and lists numerous individuals and entities connected to the case, including legal authorities, journalists, and organizations. The document also includes administrative details about the release of records under Executive Order 14176 and references U.S. Savings Bonds as an enclosure.  

Key People:  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (assassination subject)  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin)  
- Harold Weisberg (requestor)  
- Jim Lesar (attorney for Weisberg)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Shelby County, Tennessee officials  
- Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rev. James Bevel, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Andrew Young (MLK associates)  
- Bernard Fensterwald, Percy Foreman, Arthur Hanes, Jr., and others (individuals mentioned in records requests)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee (scene of the assassination)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (location of the white Mustang allegedly linked to the crime)  
- New Rebel Hotel, Desoto Hotel (locations referenced in records requests)  

Key Events:  
- Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968  
- FBI investigation into the assassination  
- FOIA request for records related to the case, including surveillance, communications, and forensic evidence  
- Legal proceedings involving James Earl Ray’s habeas corpus petition in 1974  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Shelby County, Tennessee legal authorities  
- News media organizations (mentioned in records requests)  
- Law enforcement agencies and informants referenced in surveillance logs

MLK Declassified Files

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