</s>The Attorney General The Task Forces itself notes our previous investigation concerning Ray's family on page 59 whorlots, it states, "In connecting with this search, it's family was intended, located, physically surveillance and periodically interviowel. for information. Our observations concerning our extensive previous attestation was conducted by Ray's Family were brought to the attestation that the family was currently 17, 1977, for their consideration and evaluation, it is further noted. that all of our investigative results, including those involved division for war was determined to the civil additional Federal action was warranted. On page 110 of this report the task Force states, "pinally, the Task Force observed instances of the Federalator's reluctively to provide the civil rights Division and the Attorney General with timely reports of the court of the murder in a reaction to a press report of Attorney General Clark's expectation of making a progress report to the nation, PBR director Hoover wrote: We are not going to make any progress reports. In its "Recomomendations" - "As to the murder investigation" the Task Forces status: the king murder investigation of the development of legally sufficient investigation of a kind of criminal prosecution the ultimate responsibility of the division of the Department having supervision of the kind of Criminal prosecution involved. The division head should not be present manipulative its submission to reports to save its purpose, such as the protection of its public relation efforts, or from caution to the Bureau of Public Relations, which the Bureau does not approve. This Attorney General and his assistants are the officers most accountable to the effective and they, not the police agency, must maintain effective (Guy 13). Forco on observations were to the Shilman and the Task evaluation that they were responsible for the consibitatio to the Depart- ment even though they may have been labeled progress reports. It is further not noted, as the committee, that between April 5, 1963 and April 17, (The date the complaint 2025 RELEASE UNDEREO. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail an FBI interview with Allen Ray Hall, an inmate at North Carolina Central Prison, conducted in 1977. Hall alleged that during racial unrest in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1971, he was interviewed by Special Agent Bill Walden of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Walden allegedly showed Hall a map depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, including positions of individuals present at the time. Hall claimed that during his incarceration at Central Prison, he was approached by Stephen Albert Berry, who purportedly sought access to the sketch of the assassination plan. Hall alleged Berry, whom he accused of KKK membership, threatened him and suggested methods to extricate him from prison, referencing James Earl Ray’s escape. Hall also stated that prison officials, including Berry, were involved in the murder of Dr. King and had attempted to silence him through threats or mistreatment. Grievances filed by Hall regarding alleged mistreatment at Central Prison were investigated but found unsubstantiated.  

Key People  
- Allen Ray Hall: Inmate at North Carolina Central Prison; alleged witness to racial unrest in Wilmington, NC, 1971; accused of being involved in Dr. King’s assassination plot.  
- James Earl Ray: Alleged perpetrator of Dr. King’s assassination; referenced by Hall as having been extricated from prison using methods potentially applicable to him.  
- Stephen Albert Berry: Prison official at Central Prison; accused of KKK membership, involvement in Dr. King’s murder, and threatening Hall.  
- Bill Walden: ATF agent who allegedly showed Hall a map of Dr. King’s assassination.  

Key Locations  
- Wilmington, North Carolina: Site of racial unrest in 1971; location where Hall testified as a witness.  
- North Carolina Central Prison (Raleigh): Where Hall was incarcerated and interviewed by Berry and other officials.  

Key Events  
- Interview of Allen Ray Hall by FBI agents in 1977 regarding his alleged involvement in Dr. King’s assassination plot.  
- Alleged 1971 interview with Bill Walden, during which a map of the assassination was shown to Hall.  
- Claims that Stephen Albert Berry sought access to the assassination sketch and threatened Hall, suggesting involvement in the murder.  
- Investigation into Hall’s grievances about mistreatment at Central Prison, which found no substantiation.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Conducted interviews with Allen Ray Hall and other individuals.  
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF): Agent Bill Walden was affiliated with this agency.  
- North Carolina Central Prison: Institution where Hall was incarcerated and where prison officials allegedly participated in the plot against Dr. King.

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