</s>U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation In Reply, Please Refer to Memphis, Tennessee 38103 File No. May 1, 1981 RE: JAMES EARL RAY: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR .- VICTIM CIVIL RIGHTS - CONSPIRACY On May 1, 1961, an individual identifying himself as Hartman Blecher, described below, visited the Memphis- Tennessee Office of the FBI and furnished the following inform- nation: He is a labor residing on Blankenshire Strata, Bochum, West Germany and has travelled to the United States and Tennessee, Tennessee, arriving in the UNITED States on April 28, 1981, for the purpose of furnishing information concerning the Tennessee. He reported during October 1961, two individuals came to the department of his parents in Cologne, West German colored persons in the United states. He advised they wanted state and requested him to be colored people in the united States and requested his individual whose estranged wife was a Lutheran regarding his religious color scheme. He identified the famous author" and an individual whose strangely wife of known as Peter. He admitted that "Peter" subsequently became a family in Cologne had had believed to be 1956. He advises Blochor advised his Goovinda that something to do with a murder of a family in Colgate that he believes was 1956. His advised the actual reason why "Peter adopted the Buddhist name." He advised he knew Laura Luxury and "Peter's since sometime in 1953 and felt they were "the spiritual head of the case", which did not further explain. his address book during the course of this contact." He reported Blecher referred to numerous notebooks, diaries, and This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your state and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. G-Bureau 44-1987-SCHM- (J=PVB) (7) E. (7)) F.R.A.C. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14178

Summary  
This document is an FBI Form FD-38 (Rev. 8-26-62) detailing the transmission of a classified report titled "JAMES EARL RAY; DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., JRT.- VICTIM, CIVIL RIGHTS - CONSPIRACY." The report was prepared by the Memphis SAC (Special Agent in Charge) and transmitted to the FBI Director on 1/17/83 via teletype. It references an earlier airtel communication from Ottawa dated 10/7/83 and includes copies of the original LIIM (likely a Law Enforcement Information Memorandum) and four additional copies. The document notes that the report was approved, serialized, indexed, and filled out by the Memphis SAC. It also mentions release under Executive Order 14178, which pertains to declassification procedures.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray: Identified as the subject of the report, linked to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.  
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Designated as the victim in the conspiracy investigation.  
- SAC, Memphis: The Special Agent in Charge based in Memphis handling the case.  
- Legat Ottawa: A reference to an individual or entity in Ottawa involved in communications with the FBI.  

Key Locations  
- Memphis: Site of the FBI SAC office responsible for the report.  
- Ottawa: Location associated with a prior communication referenced in the document.  

Key Events  
- Transmission of the LIIM report on 1/17/83 to the FBI Director.  
- Reference to an earlier airtel communication from Ottawa dated 10/7/83.  
- Approval and processing of the report by Memphis SAC, including serialization and indexing.  
- Mention of release under Executive Order 14178 for declassification.  

Key Organizations  
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation): Central organization involved in the investigation and document transmission.  
- SAC (Special Agent in Charge): Designation for the Memphis-based FBI official overseeing the case.

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