</s>0-9 (Rev. 8-16-79) . TRANSMIT VIA: AIRTEL CLASSIFICATION: DATE: 2/4/81 FROM: Director, FBI (44-38861) TO: Legat, Ottawa (44-) MURKIN Re Legat Ottawa airtel to Bureau dated 1/27/81. Enclosed for Legat Ottawa are two copies of an LHM dated December 11, 1980, at Memphis, Tennessee. Enclosures 2 Prenailed by Dureen R/S datos- est to Kip 1: 1:1:1/1: 1/1-1/2:1-2/2-3/4-5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/21/22/23/24/25/26/28/29/30/31/32/33/34/35/36/37/38/39/40/41/42/43/44/45/46/47/48/49/50/51/52/53/54/55/56/57/58/59/60/61/62/63/64/65/66/67/68/69/70/71/72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/80/81/82/83/84/85/86/87/88/89/90/91/92/93/94/95/96/97/98/99/100/101/102/104/105/106/107/108/109/110/112/113/114/115/116/117/118/119/120/121/122/123/124/125/126/127/128/129/130/131/132/133/134/135/136/137/138/139/140/145/150/170/175/176/176 44/4 370 SCARORED L H M Oats SEALIZED -1-0-1 FEB 10 1981 to ACMP 1- CLove LEGAL ATTACK- OTTAKE - OTTAKEE - OTTRAKEE- GO : 1979 O - 298-393 FO/DOJ

Summary  
The documents detail communications between the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) regarding James Earl Ray's status and evidence related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. On November 3, 1983, Assistant Attorney General Joe Haynes informed an FBI representative that Ray remained incarcerated in Tennessee’s prison system and had requested indefinite retention of physical evidence and exhibits connected to the case. The FBI emphasized that the documents do not contain recommendations or conclusions and are property of the FBI. References include file numbers such as 44-38861, dates like December 11, 1980, and November 7, 1983, with mentions of Memphis, Tennessee, and Ottawa, Canada. The RCMP was advised that evidence may be disposed of but retained for potential re-trial.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (subject of investigation)  
- Joe Haynes (Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee)  
- Director, FBI (44-38861)  
- Legal Attache, Ottawa (44-4)  

Key Locations  
- Memphis, Tennessee  
- Ottawa, Canada  
- Nashville, Tennessee  

Key Events  
- Request by James Earl Ray for new evidence and indefinite retention of physical exhibits related to MLK’s assassination.  
- FBI communication regarding the handling of evidence and dissemination to RCMP.  
- Dissemination of Legal History Memorandum (LHM) dated December 11, 1980, and November 7, 1983.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)  
- Tennessee Attorney General’s Office

MLK Declassified Files

44-ot-4_sec_001_ser_1-part_3_of_3.pdf

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