</s>OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 SAT 15E EDITION: (CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO Director, FBI (44-38861) DATE: 4/19/68 SAC, Kansas City (444-760) SUBJECT: MURKIN Enclosed to the Bureau are six copies and to each office one copy of the following photographs: JAMES EARL RAY, Missouri Department of Correction City, 400416, dated 3/17/60 and 9/8/66 WALTER TERRY RIFE, Kansas CITY SO #29636 FBI #N5587766 Stand up photographs of RAY of RY on the left, Kansas city SO #29637 and RIFF, Kansas so 29236, taken 3/28/35. 2 - Bureau (Encs. 24) (AM) 2 - Each Field Office (Enches. 4) (CAM) 2 - Kansas City (120) 44-686-06. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains a series of internal FBI records and routing slips related to an investigation involving James Earl Ray (JER) and Walter Terry Rife (WTR). It references photographs of JER taken on 3/17/60 and 9/8/66, as well as stand-up photos of WTR from 3/28/35. The text includes case numbers such as 44-38861, 44-696, and 31-806, with dates ranging from March to April 1968. Informants are noted as having no information on specific matters related to "MURKIN" (likely a code for the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination investigation) on certain dates. The document also mentions the apprehension of an individual named Allen and references FBI field offices, including Kansas City, Albany, Houston, and others.  

Key People:  
- James Earl Ray (JER)  
- Walter Terry Rife (WTR)  
- Thomas W. Creal  
- Robert B. Knight  
- William H. Winburn  
- Sandy J. Allen  
- Fugene Raymond Tiffobold  

Key Locations:  
- Kansas City, MO  
- Albany, NY  
- Houston, TX  
- Norfolk, VA  
- Tampa, FL  
- Albuquerque, NM  
- Indianapolis, IN  
- Oklahoma City, OK  
- Washington, D.C.  
- Atlanta, GA  
- Jacksonville, FL  
- Philadelphia, PA  
- Birmingham, AL  
- Knoxville, TN  
- Pittsburgh, PA  
- Boston, MA  
- Las Vegas, NV  
- Portland, OR  
- Los Angeles, CA  
- Sacramento, CA  
- Mexico City, Mexico  
- Cincinnati, OH  
- San Antonio, TX  
- Cleveland, OH  
- Milwaukee, WI  
- Detroit, MI  
- New Orleans, LA  
- Paris, France  
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  
- El Paso, TX  
- New York City, NY  
- Springfield, IL  
- Tokyo, Japan  
- Honolulu, HI  

Key Events:  
- Distribution of photographs of James Earl Ray and Walter Terry Rife to FBI field offices.  
- Informant reports indicating no new information on "MURKIN" matters (likely related to MLK assassination investigation) on specific dates in March and April 1968.  
- Mention of the apprehension of an individual named Allen.  
- Reference to FBI case numbers 44-38861, 44-696, and 31-806.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Kansas City, MO SAC (Special Agent in Charge)  
- U.S. Savings Bonds Payroll Savings Plan (mentioned as part of administrative context)  
- United States Government (as the issuing entity for declassified records under E.O. 14176)

MLK Declassified Files

44-kx-696_742347_01-01-part_6_of_6.pdf

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