VZ OZ CH QO 85 3 RR MI DE HQ @@53 2131552 ZNR UUUUU R @11431Z AUG 78 FM DIRECTOR FBI (62-11729@) TO FBI MILWAUKEE ROUTINE BT UNCLAS HOySe= SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (CHSC A) BUDED AUGUST 8, 197% THE HSCA, WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., BY LETTER DATED J ULY 17, 1978, REQUESTED ACCESS va ALL BUFILES AND SUBFILES PERTAINING TO ROBERT FRANKLIN SANDERS , INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MURKIN FILES FROM THE MILWAUKEE FIELD OFFICE. THE LETTER NOTED THAT SANDERS IS REFERENCED IN THE BUREAU MURKIN FILE 44-3886 l-4669, BUFILES REFLECT THAT SERIAL 4699 IS AN AIRTEL FROM CHARLOTTE TO BUREAU DATED JULY 17, 1968, AND CAPTIONED "MURKIN™. A COPY OF THIS AIRTEL WAS ALSO SENT TO MILWAUKEE, FIELD OFFICE FILE 44-3388. THE REFERENCED COMMUNICATIONS IN THIS 52, ae -] SEARCHED INDEXED. SEBIALIZEY hy, FILE . LUG a id = / ERI —— WiWAUKEE H , be ONO FF pe.
PAGE TWO DE HQ 8253 UNCLAS AIRTEL EXPLAINED HSCA*S INTEREST IN SANDERS. SANDERS WAS BORN NOVEMBER 18, 1927, AT LENOIR, NORTH _— CAROLINA. IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE REQUEST, MILWAUKEE SHOULD REVIEW INDICES TO IDENTIFY ALL RETRIEVABLE INFORMATION IDENTIFIABLE WITH SANDERS AND FURNISH FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQ) TwO LEGIBLE COPIES OF EACH SERIAL. ALL MATERIAL SHOULD BE FORWARDED BY COVER AIRTEL TO FBIHQ, ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION. BT BOS 3 NANA
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FD-350 (Rev. 10-19-77) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Washington Post, UPI, AP Washington, D.C. — The Hofise Assassinations C m- miftee suddenly began iny¥es- tigilting itself Tuesday in the face of accusations that ‘an undercover agent it recruited had spied on Jerry Ray, filched his letters: and secret- ly tape recorded his conver- sations.. Jerry Ray is a brother of James Earl Ray, convicted Killer of the Rev. Martin Lu- ther King Jr. : According to a statement by the undercover agent, a former FBI informer named Oliver Patterson of Black- jack, Mo., one committee in- vestigator even assigned hi to ;‘secure samples of Je Ray’s hair.” . the charges prompted tHe Hquse Administration Cont . mittee to withhold an addi- | tional $790,000 for the com- investigation into turmoil Igss than a week before e Sjart of public hearings ibto ing’s murder. , The committee’s ¢ wef counsel, G. Robert Blakey, acknowledged that the alle- gations were serious and said they would be: thoroughly yexaniined. But he refused fuf- ther comment and declin bd even. to say whether tie If related developments: “committee had any undercov- er agents. wry Ray said his brother}. hadj turned down an offer oft. freedom for simply confess" ing’ that he killed King and telling how. he did it. Jerry Rity told reporters the offe as made two weeks ago Rpp. Harold Sawyer (R ich.), a member of the As- Sassinations Committee. _Ray said his brother reject- fa eq the offer because the only deal he wants is a chance to trial so he can prove he di¢ not kill the civil rights leadert. Sawyer could not be reached immediately for comment. r said'an informant’s claim ‘thit he was once offered $59,000 to kill King con- | tained “heresay three times / removed.” SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED SU FILED FBI - MILWAUKEE ittee’s inquiries and: sent (indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) A-4 MILWAUKEE JOURNAL _ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Date: 8/9/78 Edition: LATES Title: Character: BG 2=1835 ~ Classification: Submitting Office: MILWAUKEE FBI/DOJ