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Summary  
On April 3, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., accompanied by aides Ralph D. Abernathy, Bernard Lee, and Andrew Young, arrived in Memphis via Eastern Airlines. According to Lt. E. II Arkin, the group was met by SCLC leaders James Morris Lawson and Mrs. Thomas Matthews. A Memphis Police Department security detail was present at the Lorraine Motel, where King and his aides registered. The document notes that King spent the night of April 3, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel and was there at approximately 6:00 P.M. on April 4, 1968, when he was shot. The text clarifies that the FBI document does not include recommendations or conclusions and is loaned to another agency for use. It also references a Bureau telephone call to Memphis on April 16, 1974, and mentions that King’s staff were registered at the Lorraine Hotel, with no indication he intended to stay elsewhere during his visit.  

Key People  
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Ralph D. Abernathy  
- Bernard Lee  
- Andrew Young  
- James Morris Lawson  
- Mrs. Thomas Matthews  
- Lt. E. II Arkin  
- Memphis Police Department (security detail)  

Key Locations  
- Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tennessee)  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Holiday Inn Riverfront (implied as a location not used by King)  

Key Events  
- Arrival of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his aides in Memphis on April 3, 1968, via Eastern Airlines.  
- Registration at the Lorraine Motel by King and his group.  
- Presence of a Memphis Police Department security detail at the Lorraine Motel.  
- Shooting of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at approximately 6:00 P.M. on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel.  
- Bureau telephone call to Memphis on April 16, 1974, referencing records of King’s stay and activities.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Memphis Police Department

MLK Declassified Files

44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_87-02-part_7_of_7.pdf

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