</s>ME 44-1967 PAGE TOO TREETURE, IN VIN OF THE AOVE, UILESS ADVISED TO THE CONTRAIT IN THE MEAL, OFFICIALS RECIVING THIS COMMUNICATION ARE TO HOLD IN AMTANCE ART INVESTIATION IS CHECK OF RECOUDS OF METAL INSTRUCTIONS IN AN EXPORT TO LOCATE A COMMITMENT HECORD E ORRECT BAY. ATLANTA, BIMINIMAL, KARAS CITY, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO, AND SAN FRANCISCO ADVENSED BY ABRIL IL. ARID AND DANBROOKS. P. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The text contains multiple telegrams and memos from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Diego field office dated May 1968. These documents focus on efforts to locate James Earl Ray, a suspect in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., by disseminating his photograph to law enforcement agencies and witnesses involved in unsolved bank robberies. The FBI requested police departments in California to display Ray’s photo to witnesses in their cases. Ray is described as a white male, 40–45 years old, with a bald head, dark hair, and a build of 155–180 pounds. His vehicle is noted as a 1962 red Chrysler with California license plates (LKY 446). The documents also reference an investigation into a person resembling Ray seen at the El Cortez Hotel in San Diego on May 8, 1968, and inquiries about a man named Edmund Romney, who used an alias. Additional memos discuss fingerprint checks across multiple police departments in California and corrections to a wanted poster for Ray, including a date correction from "5-15-58" to "5-15-68."  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray (suspect in MLK’s assassination)  
- Arnold W. O’Brien (FBI agent)  
- Gary R. Samuel (FBI agent)  
- Robert W. Evans (Special Agent in Charge, FBI San Diego)  
- Mary Schaffer (cab driver who reported a man resembling Ray)  
- Mrs. Taylor (San Diego Police Department officer who reported a man resembling Ray)  
- Edmund Romney (individual with an alias linked to the El Cortez Hotel inquiry)  

Key Locations  
- San Diego, California  
- El Cortez Hotel, San Diego  
- National City, California  
- Chula Vista, California  
- Imperial Beach, California  
- Monterey, California (mentioned in a corrected wanted poster)  

Key Events  
- FBI efforts to locate James Earl Ray by distributing his photo to law enforcement and witnesses.  
- Investigation into a man resembling Ray seen at the El Cortez Hotel on May 8, 1968.  
- Fingerprint checks across multiple police departments in California for latent prints linked to Ray.  
- Corrections to a wanted poster for Ray, including date adjustments and name clarifications.  
- Requests for police departments to display Ray’s photo to witnesses in unsolved bank robberies.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Diego field office  
- San Diego Police Department  
- California law enforcement agencies (e.g., National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach)  
- U.S. Immigration and Border Patrol offices (mentioned in border-related directives)

MLK Declassified Files

44-sd-387_767050_02-04-part_4_of_7.pdf

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