</s>PAGE THREE NECESSARY TO FORWARD XEROX COPIES OF FILES FROM THE REMAINING OFFICES TO FBING FOR REVIEW, OFFICES FORE, ALL RECIPIENTS WITH EXCEPTION OF THOSE OFFICES THEREFORE, ALL REGIENTS WITH EXPECTION OF THOSE OFFICES NAMED ABOVE, FURNISH FBING ONE XERox COPY OF EACH SERIAL CON- TAINED IN YOUR KING ASSASSINATION FILE CAPTIONED "MURKIN" IT IS REQUESTED THIS MATERIAL DE PROCESSED AND MAILED TO REACH FBHAV RIOR TO AUGUST 9, 1976. THIS MATEURAL SHOULD BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL, ATTENTION DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR INGRAM, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. IF MURKINS FILES CONTAIN ANY PHOTOGRAPHS, EXHIBITS OR OTHER ITEMS WHICH CANNOT BE MEROXED A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACHT ITEM AND ITS LOCATION SHOULD SET SET FOR SET IN YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTING THE DOCUMENTS, TO FIBHG. SUBSEQUENT INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ISSUED CONCERNING SUBMISSION OF COPIES Of OUR INTELLICENCE INVESTIGATION OF KING AND RELATED SECURITY FILES. OFFICES TO BE VISITED IN THE FUTURE BY TASK FORCE PERSONNEL WILL ALSO BE FURNISED APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION NS. BY SEPARATE COMMUNICATION. END PLS RETURN TO TALK JIN NOI GLSCOF 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document details FBI procedures for transmitting and managing files related to investigations into Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, including the "MURKIN" case, as well as broader civil rights and assassination-related inquiries. Instructions specify that field offices must forward Xerox copies of relevant documents to FBI Headquarters (FBHIG) by August 9, 1976, with exceptions for pre-1960 files. A Department of Justice task force reviewed the FBI's investigation, focusing on whether bureau personnel acted honorably, evidence of involvement in the assassination, new findings, and potential disciplinary actions. The task force visited multiple field offices (e.g., Memphis, Indianapolis) and planned future visits to Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, and others. Cost data reports included employee names, grades, hours worked, and salaries for Indianapolis staff handling the case. Non-reproducible items like photographs or exhibits required brief descriptions. The text also references the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), noting that some field offices lacked security files on King. Additional content includes a PD-350 form alleging an alleged police-FBI conspiracy in King’s assassination, referencing claims of witness C. Clifford offering $800,000 for information and Memphis Police Department involvement. A separate section describes the escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison (Tennessee) on June 16, 1977, involving fugitives like James Earl Ray, Larry Edward Hacker, and Douglas Shelton, with details about a ladder made from pipes used to cross an electrified fence and guard injuries during the escape.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of investigation)  
- James Earl Ray (photographed in files; linked to assassination)  
- C. Clifford (alleged witness offering $800,000 for information)  
- Floyd R. Hooks, Linwood S. Butler, Jerry W. Ward (guards and inmates involved in prison escape)  
- William T. Tiller Jr., Charles Chabalko III, John A. Yara, Steven McClure, Lex Godfordin, Gary Karnes, Gary Harnes (FBI Indianapolis Field Office employees)  
- Deputy Assistant Director James O. Ingram  
- Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger  
- Members of the House Select Committee on Assassinations  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee (linked to King’s assassination and police involvement)  
- Brushy Mountain State Prison, Tennessee (site of 1977 fugitive escape)  
- Indianapolis, Indiana (FBI field office handling document submissions)  
- FBI Headquarters (FBHIG)  
- Washington, D.C. (House Select Committee on Assassinations)  
- Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, St. Louis, Springfield (planned task force visits)  

Key Events  
- Review of FBI’s investigation into MLK’s assassination by Department of Justice task force  
- Transmission of "MURKIN" files to FBI Headquarters for review  
- Task force travel to field offices (e.g., Memphis, Indianapolis) and planned future visits  
- Handling of non-reproducible documents with descriptive notes  
- Alleged police-FBI conspiracy in MLK’s assassination, including claims of witness C. Clifford offering $800,000 for information  
- Escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison (June 16, 1977), involving fugitives like James Earl Ray and Larry Edward Hacker  
- Documentation of FBI field office costs for processing King-related investigations  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Justice (Office of Professional Responsibility [OPR])  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Memphis Police Department  
- Bureau of Prisons (BSP)  
- Communist Party USA (CPUSA)  
- Internal Security Division (referenced in context of Russian and Cuban connections)

MLK Declassified Files

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