</s>OPTIONAL FORMS NO. 1 U.S. PATRIOT (C.P.O.) (E.O.B.A.) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO: : SAC. (44-1242) DATE: L/23/68 FROM : SA CLAY ZACHRY, JR. SUBJECT: MURKIN Rebutel dated 4/22/68. Re call to me from SA Kenny on 4/ 22/68 .. On 4/23 /68 I distributed copies of WF-L/A2 to the following persons and made sure that we have stops. FRID TURNER, Customs Agent of Charge, Brownsville, Texas who handles all narcotic investigations in this area. DARWIN BARLE, SPI, U. S. Border Patrol, BrownsVILLE, Texas CHARLES VAIL, OTC, U . S. I. T. RNS 11 11 AT MATAMOROS, TAMPS, MEXICO JORGE LUIS SOLAMANDE, Chief of Immigration, who will place stops for his service at both bridges, at the three 22 kilometer posts with Immigration and Customs at the small port of entry, Nuevo Progreso. Two newspaper reporters with El Bravo who followed me out of SUNDINER office. I gave them a copy of WFH/L/ZA in Spanish. They wanted permission to reproduce it in their paper, and I told them. the wider distribution they gave it the better. SA 619-C who is a guide and taxi driver. SA 669-S who is an officer in a bar frequented by Americans. SA 708-S is an official with Customs and covers all of the small ports of entry between Reynosa and Falcon Dam. CZ (1) 44-124-22. 221 SEARCHED: I DEXED. SEVALIZED) FBI-SA-1 ANTO) -1%- 2019-10-04-4 Buy U.S.$ Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O ., 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI investigative activities related to James Earl Ray’s movements and potential connections to unsolved crimes following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. On April 23–24, 1968, agents coordinated surveillance stops across Texas and Mexico, targeting individuals associated with Ray, including Customs officers, Border Patrol agents, and journalists. A laundry machine used by White Star Laundries in San Antonio is referenced, noting its marking tape origins and usage patterns. FBI directives emphasize monitoring Ray as a suspect in bank robberies, requiring fingerprint comparisons and surveillance of his travel routes, including bus transfers between Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey. A radiogram from Mexico City mentions Ray’s possible presence on a bus with specific seating arrangements. The Bureau also requested checks on Texas license plate NKR 425 linked to a green Oldsmobile resembling Ray’s photo.  

Key People:  
- Clay Zachry, Jr. (FBI agent coordinating stops)  
- James Earl Ray (suspected assassin of MLK Jr.)  
- George Keefer (FBI agent reviewing unsolved bank cases)  
- Charles Orsi (FBI agent conducting similar reviews for 87-classified cases)  
- Nathan Ferris (Mexico City official providing bus travel details)  
- Frank Gonzalez (White Star Laundry foreman describing marking tape usage)  

Key Locations:  
- San Antonio, Texas (laundry operations, FBI offices)  
- Brownsville, Texas (Customs and Border Patrol checkpoints)  
- Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (bus routes and crossings)  
- Monterrey, Mexico (bus transfers and passenger tracking)  
- Mexico City (radiogram leads on Ray’s movements)  

Key Events:  
- Coordination of surveillance stops for James Earl Ray across Texas-Mexico border regions.  
- FBI directive to consider Ray a suspect in unsolved bank robberies post-1967.  
- Investigation into a green Oldsmobile with license plate NKR 425 linked to Ray’s photo.  
- Analysis of laundry machine marking tape usage at White Star Laundries.  
- Radiogram from Mexico City detailing bus travel patterns and seating arrangements for Ray.  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Customs and Border Patrol  
- Immigration authorities in Mexico  
- Local law enforcement agencies in Texas and Mexico  
- White Star Laundries (textile marking operations referenced in investigation)

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