</s>3:15PM UPGENT 4/15/68/ JPY TO DIRECTION, MEMPHIS, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, MILWAUKEE, LOS ANGELES, WFC, CHICAGO, AND KANSAS CITY. FROM NEWARK (44-2543) MURKIN. REBUTE FOR FOUR FOURTEEN AND MX TELCALLS TO DU FOUR SIFTEEN SIXTY-EIGHT. BE EIC STAFFUO GALT - LOCKSMITHING INSTITUTE RECORDS. GEORGE DUVEA, DIRECTOR, LOCSMITHIN INSTITUITE (CLI) FURNISHED TODAY EMAULOPE ISSUED BY SALT TO PERUEST ENROLLMENT IN LI COURSE. ENVELOPE BEARING RETURN ADDRESS OF MONTREAL, CANADA FORWARDED TO. GILIEAU SW ALTEL TOTOY. DURVEA ADVISED THAT LI USES THE FOLLUCING PUBLICATIONS TO APVISE - MY WORK ALLA - INCORE OPPORTUNITIES, SCIENCE ANT MECHANICS, WOODWORKER ENT PAGE ONE ... 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigations into Eric S. Galt ("Murkin") following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Key elements include a long-distance phone call from New Orleans to Los Angeles on December 18, 1967, traced to payphone number 523-8802, with the recipient listed as Sidney M. Elias in Los Angeles. Galt’s employment history at Chevron Station and Metropolitan Chevrolet Dealer is noted, along with interviews indicating he may have serviced a vehicle associated with him. Investigations also mention his alleged connections to individuals in New Orleans, including references to streets and places, and potential contacts linked to engineering or contracting firms in Chalmet (PH). A complaint form notes an individual advising the FBI that the assassin of Dr. King may be dead, though no direct link to Galt is established. Separate documents reference FBI efforts to track Galt’s activities across multiple cities, including Memphis, New York, and Birmingham, with coordination between FBI offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago. These efforts include checking financial institutions for accounts under Galt’s name, monitoring publications used for advertising, and reviewing motel registration records. One document notes a CBS cameraman provided footage of individuals viewing MLK’s body post-assassination, including a white male described as possibly connected to Galt. Laundry tags and markings were analyzed for potential forensic connections to the case.  

Key People:  
- Eric S. Galt ("Murkin")  
- Sidney M. Elias (Los Angeles)  
- Jimmie Delton Garner (Birmingham landlord, provided information on Galt)  
- Reginald Smith (CBS cameraman, provided footage of MLK’s assassination viewing)  
- Joseph Schmidt (Security Officer, New Orleans)  
- David Hancock (Complaintant)  
- Norman Refton (Complaintant)  
- John Cannady (Complaintant)  
- Sidney Crockett Barnes (alleged anti-Semitic views, referenced plans against MLK)  
- Noah Jefferson Carden (associated with Barnes and integration efforts)  
- William Potter Gale (linked to Alabama segregationist activities)  

Key Locations:  
- Los Angeles, California (Chevron Station, Metropolitan Chevrolet Dealer, International School of Bartending)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (Provincial Motel, payphone 523-8802)  
- Birmingham, Alabama (rooming house where Galt resided)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (location of MLK’s assassination)  
- Mobile, Alabama (referenced in plans against MLK)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (CBS headquarters, film storage location)  
- San Francisco, Chicago, Kansas City, and other cities referenced in FBI coordination efforts  

Key Events:  
- Long-distance phone call from New Orleans to Los Angeles on December 18, 1967.  
- Interview of Johnny Condra regarding Galt’s vehicle servicing history.  
- Investigation into Galt’s attendance at the International School of Bartending in Los Angeles.  
- FBI coordination between offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago to track Galt’s activities.  
- Checks at financial institutions for accounts under Galt’s name.  
- Monitoring of publications used for advertising (e.g., Popular Mechanics, Fawcett Publications).  
- Review of motel registration records and analysis of handwriting from a motel card.  
- CBS footage of MLK’s assassination viewing and identification of a suspect.  
- Analysis of laundry tags and markings for forensic connections to the case.  
- FBI exploration of links between Barnes, Carden, Gale, and segregationist activities in Alabama.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)  
- International School of Bartending (Los Angeles)  
- Chevron Station  
- Metropolitan Chevrolet Dealer  
- Locksmithing Institute  
- Davis Publications  
- Hearst Corporation  
- Fawcett Publications  
- Martin Goodman Publications  
- Crestwood Publishing Co.  
- Dell Publishing Co.  
- Popular Mechanics  
- United California Bank  
- American Savings and Loan Association  
- Security First National Bank  
- White Citizens Council (mentioned in context of segregationist planning)

MLK Declassified Files

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