</s>4/18/68 TELETYPE URGENT TO: SAC, BOSTON FROM SAC. NEW YORK (AA-1609) MURKIN, CIVIL RIGHTS, OFFICE OF ORIGIN: MEMPHIS. REFERENCE ANONYMOUS CALL CONGRENO-MARTIS-GROFE. AN ANONYMIOUS CALL RECEIVERED BY A NEW YORK CITY NEWS SERVICE, THIS DATE, WAS REFERRED TO THE NEW YORK OFFICE CONCERNING ONE MARIO VAROFF REGISTERED TO IN ROOM ONE WHO ONE ONE OF THE HOTEL PARAMOUNT, TWO THREE FIVE WEST. FORTY SIXTH STREET, NEW YORK CITY. THE ANONYMMOUS CALLER, A FEMALE, ADVISED THAT GROFF ANSWERED THE DESCRIPTION OF ERIC STARVO GALT AND PARTHER STATED HE HAD SOME FROM AN AIRPORT, AIRPORT NOT IDENTIFIED, AND REGISTERD AT THE PARAMOUN. CONTACT WITH THE PARAMPOUNT. MARIO GROFF, GIVING AN ADDRESS OF VIAGARA SAN POLO, VENICE, ITALY, CHECKED INTO ROOM TWO ONE ONE AT APPROXIMATELY Memphis (INFO) (AM) ADIC JOHN F. MALONE 44-1912. 1- Supervisor #23 SEARCHED INGUCED. SERIALIZED. F.FIELD. APR 1 9 1966 FBI - MEMPHYS 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The text contains fragmented entries related to FBI investigations, including references to travel reservations, hotel contacts, and potential suspects in connection with Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. It mentions a reservation card linked to individuals traveling through Southern Travel Agency, Inc., Augusta, GA, and notes that Atlanta conduct is necessary for investigating a "bove passenger." A subject named Ray is described as armed and dangerous. The text also includes coded references to dates, locations (e.g., Memphis, Atlanta), and names such as J. Edgar Hoover, Claude Albert Cale, and Alice Joslyn. There are mentions of FBI file numbers, redacted information, and inquiries into driver's licenses and travel records. A section describes Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he was shot, with his wife Shirley present. Other entries reference unrelated administrative tasks, form submissions, and coded communications between FBI offices.  

Key People:  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  
- Claude Albert Cale (suspect under investigation)  
- Alice Joslyn (individual referenced in correspondence)  
- Ray (described as armed and dangerous)  
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel)  
- Shirley (King's wife, present at the time of assassination)  

Key Locations:  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Lorraine Motel, site of assassination)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (FBI investigation focus, Southern Travel Agency, Inc.)  
- Augusta, Georgia (travel agency mentioned in reservations)  
- Cleveland, Ohio (references to driver's license records and addresses)  
- Youngstown, Ohio (correspondence with Sylvia Irving)  

Key Events:  
- Investigation into potential suspects linked to MLK's assassination (e.g., Claude Albert Cale)  
- FBI inquiries into travel records, hotel reservations, and driver's licenses  
- Reference to the assassination of Dr. King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis  
- Administrative tasks related to FBI file management and inter-office communication  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Southern Travel Agency, Inc., Augusta, GA  
- United States Department of Justice  
- Atlanta-Fulton County Civil Court (reference to a marshal)

MLK Declassified Files

44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_76-07-part_3_of_4.pdf

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