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ASUNCION, BANGKOK, BARCELONA, BEIRUT, BERLIN, BERN, BOGOŢA,
BRASILIA, BRUSSELS, BUENOS AIRES, CARACAS, COPENHAGEN,
FRANKFURT, GENEVA, GEORGETOWN, GUATEMALA CITY,
GUAYAQUIL, THE HAGUE, HAMBURG, HELSINKI, HONG KONG,
KINGSTON, LA PAZ, LIMA, LONDON, MADRID, MANAGUA, MONTEVIDEO,
NEW DELHI, LISBON, MANILA, MUNICH, OSLO, PANAMA CITY, PARIS,
PORT AU PRINCE, PORT OF SPAIN, PORTO ALEGRE, QUITO, RECIFE,
RAWALPINDI, RIO DE MX JANERIO, ROME, SAN JOSE, SANTO DOMINGO,
SAN SALVADOR, SANTIAGO, SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS, SAO PAULO,
STOCKHOLM, TEGUCIGALPA, TOKYO, VIENNA, ZURICH
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1. LNERGO HAS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED ACCUSED ASSASSIN
AS JAMES EARL RAY, BORN 10 MARCH 1928 IN ILLINOIS; HEIGHT XXNXXX
FIVE FEET TEN INCHES; WEIGHT 163–174 POUNDŞ; BLUE EYES;
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BROWN HAIR. SMALL SCAR ON CENTER OF FOREHEAD AND SCAR ON
PALM OF RIGHT HAND. IN ADDITION TO ALIASES CITED REF HAS ALSO
USED NAMES JAMES MCBRIDE, JAMES WALTON, W.C. HERRON, AND
JAMES O'CONNER. SERVED IN U.S. ARMY FROM FEBRUARY 1946 TO
DECEMBER 1948; DISCHARGED AS INEPT AND UNABLE TO ADJUST.
ONCE CONFINED TO MENTAL HOSPITAL. HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS
MATCHER"
BAKER, LABORER, AND "COLOR KIA. A DRIFTER WITH LONG
CRIMINAL RECORD FOR BURGLARY, ARMED ROBBERY, AND FORGERY.
HAS BEEN MISSING FROM MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY SINCE 23 APRIL
1967. CONSIDERED ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CURRENT
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