</s>July 2, 1968 Airtel Air Mall TO: SAC, MEMPHIS (44-1987) FROM: SAC. MILWAUKEE (44 -388) (P) SUBJECT: MURKIN Re Bureau teletype to Memphis 4/16/68 and Memphis Airline to Albany 4/19/68. RE COST DATA of June, 1968: The following statistics are for the month 1) Number of Manhours Special Agents Regular Hours Overtime Hours Total Manhouburs 20 3 23 Number of Manshours - - Clerical Employees Regular Hours Overtine Hours Total Manbours 6 0 6 2-Memphis (44-'1987) (Air Mail - Registered) (D/O/E) (D) 84B 44-388-365 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The document contains a mix of administrative records, cost data reports, and fragmented investigative notes related to an FBI case (44-388) involving potential threats and surveillance activities in 1968. It includes teletype communications between FBI field offices (Milwaukee, Memphis, Albany) detailing monthly cost statistics for the case, such as man-hours, mileage traveled by Bureau cars, and personal vehicles. A section references an anonymous caller warning of a threat against "DENNIS" at the Royal Hotel Bar in Milwaukee, with no further action taken. Later sections mention James Earl Ray’s guilty plea to MLK’s assassination, though the text appears incomplete or corrupted, referencing conspiracy theories and legal proceedings. Additional pages list names, addresses, licenses, and case numbers associated with individuals under investigation, including those linked to drug activity, surveillance, and potential connections to the broader investigation.  

Key People:  
- DENNIS (subject of an anonymous threat at the Royal Hotel Bar in Milwaukee)  
- James Earl Ray (linked to MLK’s assassination via a guilty plea; referenced in incomplete legal context)  
- SA William Y. Doran (FBI special agent involved in the case)  
- Earl J. Markety, John J. Markey, James E. Demotri (FBI agents or police officers associated with DENNIS investigations)  

Key Locations:  
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Royal Hotel Bar, Half Way Project of Norco State Hospital)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI field office, motel registration records)  
- Jackson, Mississippi (motel registration records, case references)  
- Various states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and others.  

Key Events:  
- Anonymous threat against DENNIS at the Royal Hotel Bar in Milwaukee (no confirmed action taken)  
- FBI cost data tracking for case 44-388 (1968–1969) including man-hours, mileage, and resource allocation  
- James Earl Ray’s guilty plea to MLK’s assassination (fragmented legal context with conspiracy theories)  
- Surveillance and investigation of individuals linked to drug activity, travel records, and potential connections to the broader case  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Local police departments (e.g., Memphis Police Department, Illinois Motel Manager Howard Starnes)  
- State highway departments (e.g., Missouri, Tennessee)

MLK Declassified Files

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