</s>- FD-302 (Rev. 4:15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date April 9, 1968 Mrs. WILLIAM D. PAISLEY, 701 48th Street South, Birmingham, furnished the following. Mrs. William D. PaISLEY. 701 48TH Street South. phone call may 29, 1967, Mrs. PAISELEY received a tel-a- to a man who was later identified as ERIC GALF in answer to a newspaper and the PAISLES had run in an effort to sell their newspaper and told that he had not. He then said he would sold yet yet was told that the PASLEY had not, he then said He would like to look at and asked how to get to the PAISELEY resi- the city. At she at asked how he got to the PASELEY resi - the city, she thought it was the time that the caller might be one of her teenage sons' companions who was playing a joke one of the teenagers. I'm here looking for a job with Social said I'm a herger. I've been looking for for a playing joke Security, then explained to Mrs. PASILEY that a barber on such a barge employed on a river barge, and was working on such as a large barge between New Orleans and other Memphis and/or St. Louis. Mrs. PAISISLEY later saw GALT when he was dealing with her husband concerning the automobile. She described him as a husband concerning that the automobile, she described 160 pounds, dark brown hair, neat-looking dresser, tall, quiet, possibly a Texas accent but definitely not northern, eastern or Virginia. Mrs. PASEISLEY said she did not believe she could identify this man if she saw him again. 4/9/68 4/4/68 at Birmingham, Alabama SAS NEIL P. SHANANAH File # SAS ROBERT M. BARRETT RMB: mas 4/8/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor norclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is louned to your agency, it is contents it is not to be distributed outside your agency. 59 2015 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14/16

Summary  
The documents detail investigations into Eric Galt’s activities in Birmingham, Alabama, between 1967 and 1968, focusing on his interactions with individuals such as Mrs. William D. Paisley, Marvin Condray, and Peter Cherpes. Galt was reported to have expressed interest in purchasing a 1966 Ford Mustang registered under Melvin E. Harvey’s name, which had not left Alabama during its use. Records from O.Z. Hall Ford Company confirm the vehicle’s maintenance history and VIN (6707C-190647). Galt resided at Economy Rooms boarding house in Birmingham from late August 1967 to early March 1968, where he requested assistance obtaining an Alabama driver’s license and mentioned owning a white Ford Mustang. A package was delivered to him from Chicago, Illinois, but remained unopened.  

Additional records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) include safe deposit box rentals by Eric S. Galt at Birmingham Trust National Bank (Box No. 5517), with access logs and correspondence noted. Galt’s account was closed in late 1967, leaving the box empty. FBI interviews with Economy Boarding House residents revealed limited recollection of Galt or associated activities. Separate records from Continental Dance Studios in New Orleans indicate Galt purchased a one-year dance club membership in 1964 and attended group lessons in Birmingham in September 1967.  

Key People  
- Eric Galt (subject of investigation)  
- Mrs. William D. Paisley (reported contact with Galt)  
- Marvin Condray (Ford dealership service manager)  
- Peter Cherpes (Economy Rooms boarding house operator)  
- Melvin E. Harvey (car registration under his name)  
- Eric S. Galt (safe deposit box rental records)  
- Catherine Reedy (Birmingham Trust National Bank employee)  
- DiAnne Battle (former bank employee)  
- Marlin C. Mers (owner of Continental Dance Studios)  
- Joan Myers (dance instructor and wife of Marlin Mers)  

Key Locations  
- 701 South 48th Street, Birmingham, Alabama (Paisley’s residence)  
- O.Z. Hall Ford Company, Birmingham, Alabama (dealership records)  
- 2608 Highland Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama (Economy Rooms boarding house)  
- Birmingham Trust National Bank, Birmingham, Alabama (safe deposit box rentals)  
- Continental Dance Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana  
- Friendship Club, Craymond Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama  

Key Events  
- Galt’s interest in purchasing a Ford Mustang from Paisley  
- Maintenance and registration details of the demonstrator car  
- Galt’s residency at Economy Rooms and interactions with Cherpes  
- Package delivery to Galt from Chicago, Illinois  
- Safe deposit box rentals by Eric S. Galt at Birmingham Trust National Bank  
- Galt’s closure of his safe deposit account in late 1967  
- Galt’s dance lessons at Continental Dance Studios (1964) and Friendship Club (September 1967)  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Ford Motor Company  
- Birmingham Trust National Bank  
- Continental Dance Studios  
- Birmingham Police Department (implied through records)

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