From: HARZENSTEIN, NORRIS S.
Document date: 00/00/0000

## Page 1

File #:

62-LA-7841

Serial Scope:

1 - 14,17,18; 20-29

NW 55190

DocId: 32989772

Fage 1

---

## Page 2

FD-36 (Rev. 3-24-77)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

7 Facsimile

• Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

• CONFIDDENTIAL

DEFTO

D CLEAR

Date 9/20/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI

(Attn: Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records

Management Division)

SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (RUC) (1)

SUBSECT:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE. ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Re Bureau teletype to Los Angeles dated 9/19/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are two copies each

of 18 documents concerning the Citizens Council of Americ:

Eor the years 1967 and 1968. It should be noted that

several of the documents concern information obtained from

confidential sources and the identity of these confidential

sources should be protected.

originated from confidential

sources has been packaged and

labeled as such by Los Angeles in order to assist FBI

Headquarters.

Han Bus Angeles

- Bureau (Enc. 36)

RAS/ ent

(4)

•OFFICE COPY

- 1* -

62-7841-29

SEARCHED -

INDEXED

SERIALIZED

FILED

es

Approved:

NW 55190 DocId:32989772 Page 2

Transmitted

Per -

(Number)

(Time)

FBI/DOJ

---

## Page 3

SPEGIA

GP 0 909-767

Date

20

Lest

1978

sub itizens

Alfases

Coux cil of limericat

Social Scourity decount H

1967-1968

Address

Birth Date

Birthplace

Race

Exact Spelling

All References

Main Subversive Case Files Only

Subversive References Only

File & Serial Number

2157-901*

Main Criminal Case Files Only

Criminal References Only

Main Subversive (If no Main, list all Subversive References)

1 Main Criminal (If no Main, list all Criminal References)

Remarks

File &, Serial Number

Restrict to Locality of

Remarks

(8/641

Citirins

Sex

• Male

• Female

Citerina

+10504448*

Come 4152)

Citizeno

council

178 - 163/A -152 (1/72)

Extension

seasched by

Consolidated by

Reviewed by

1 - Identical

NI

- Not Identical

File Review Symbols

? - Not identitlable

U -

Unavailable reference

NW 55190 DocId:32969772 Page 3

9120/78

(date)

(date)

File No.

_42-204-28

Shunte

FBI/DOJ

---

## Page 4

TELETYPE ROOM

VZCZCHA0982

SEP 19 6 11 PM °78

RR BH: JN: AI HO LA

DE HQ: 491A1 262B1BA

ZHY EEEEE

SNECIAL

GP O 909.767

R: 1921232 SEP 78.

FM. DIRECTOR FB1: 862-187298)

TO: FBI BIRMINGHAM: ROUTINE:

FBI JACKSON ROUTINE:

FBI ATLANTA ROUTINE

FBI NEW ORLEANS: ROUTIHE

FBI LOS ANGELES: ROUTINE: 162-7841/

. BT

UNGLAS E FIO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA).

BUREAU DEADLINE SEPTEMBER: 26; 1978d

THE HSCA, WHICH IS: INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSIHATION OF

JOHN F. KEMNEDY AND MARIIN LUTHER KING; JRo, REQUESTED BY

LETTER DATED: SEPTEMBER: 18, 1978, ACCESS TO ALL BUREAU FILE

• MATERIAL AS WELL AS MATERIAL FROM THE FIELD OFFICES OF

BIRMINGHAM, JACKSON, ATLANTA, NEM ORLEANS AND LOS ANGELES,

ON THE CITIZENS COUNCIL OF AMERICA FOR THE. YEARS: 1967-1968.

IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT: THE CITIZENS COUNCIL OF AMERICA IS A

157-901

Re

62-7841-2

SERACHED.

INDEXED

#PRIALIZED

FILED

00. Birear f

SEP 1 9 1978

FBI A LOS ANGELES

LIEN

55190 DocId: 32989772

Page 4

Schunte p

---

## Page 5

PAGE INO DE HE BIAL UHCLAS E F I O

SEPARATE ORGANIZATION FROM THE WHITE CITIZENS COUNGIL.

RECIPIENT OFFICES FURHISH FBI HEADQUARTERS TWO COPIES: OF

ANY. COMMUHICATION MEETING ABOVE CRITERIA. ALL COPIES SHOULD.

BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND SHOULD BE SENT BY REGISTERED: MAIL,

MAILED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENI DIVISION.

BT.

80141

NNHH* •

NW 55190 DocId:32989772 Page 5

---

## Page 6

...

7/21/78

AIRTEL

AIR MAIL

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

FROM:

SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (32 (RUC) -

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

ReButel 7/18/78 and LAtel 7/21/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of LA file

137-10611 regarding JOHN MARSHALL BEFFEL, JR., aka, former

LA 7932-PC, as requested in referenced Bureau

teletype.

La Bureau (EncL.)

i22- Los Angeles

1 - 137-10611

RKB: fet

(.41)

per

62.7841=

•26

SEARCHED -

IN:

FILED

55190

Fade

-

---

## Page 7

FĐ-36 (Rev. 3-24-771

TRANSMIT VIA:

<X Teletype

F'acsimile

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

[ Immediate

• Priority

[X] Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

• SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

HEFTO

• CLEAR

Date

7/21/78

2

FM LOS ANGELES

(62-7841)) (P) (3)

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290)

ROUTINE

Land ta ta

BT

UNCLAS E F TO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) .

RE BUREAU TELETYPE, JULY 18, 1978.

ON JULY 19, 1978, JOHN MARSHALL BEFEEL, JR., USING THE

NAME JOHN MARSHALL ROBERIS, FORMER LA 7932-PC, WAS

CONTACTED. HE RESIDES AT 5400 MOCO LANE, LOS ANGELES,

TELEPHONE (213) 463-0941, AND IS EMPLOYED AT AUSTIN AND

ASSOCIATES REALTORS, 1680 NORTH VINE, SUITE 309, HOLLYWOOD,

CALIFORNIA, TELEPHONE (213) 467-6181.

BEFFEL WAS ADVISED OF THE NATURE OF THE INQUIRY AS

OUTLINED IN REFERENCED TELETYPE, AND HE SIATED HE DOES

NOT, REPEAT NOT, WANT HIS 137 FILE PROVIDED TO THE HSCA.

BEFFEL DID STATE, HOWEVER, THAT APPROXIMATELY THREE OR

FOUR MONTHS AGO HE WAS INTERVIEWED IN LOS ANGELES BY TWO

62.7841-25

INDIVIDUALS WHO HE RECALLS REPRESENTED THEMSELVES AS

But.

RYO

Approved:

WW 55190 DocId:32989772 Page 7

Transmitted

157m

(Number)

(Time)

FBI/DOJ

---

## Page 8

PAGE TWO (LA 62-7841) UNCLAS E F TO

INVESTIGATORS FOR THE HSCA. HE STATED THEY DISPLAYED

PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAMES EARL RAY AND ASKED VARIOUS QUESTIONS

REGARDING THE KING ASSASSINATION.

LOS ANGELES WILI PROVIDE ONE COPY OF BEFFEL'S FILE,

LA 137-10611, AS REQUESTED BY THE BUREAU.

BT

NN 55190

DoOId: 32989772

Page

8

---

## Page 9

FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription

July 26, 1978

On JuLy 19, _1918, JOHN MARSHALL BEFFEL, JR., USIng

the name JOHN MARSHALL ROBERTS, telephonically contacted the

LoS Angeles Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBL) in response to a message left for him. BEFFEL resides

at 5400 Moco Lane, Los Angeles, California, telephone (213)

463-0941, and is

employed at Austin Associates Realtors,

telephone (213) 467-6181.

and official identities of the interviewing Agent.

BEFFEL was advised the House Select Committee on

Assassinations (HSCA) had requested his file. (LA 137-10611)

be processed for access of the HSCA's Chief Counsel and

Director.

He was advised. the HSCA has stated that if the file

is not made available, a Congressional subpoena would possibly

be issued for it. BEFFEL was advised the HSCA is attempting

to determine the

te deman at being the in re the sponsenaton

of MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JR.

Beffel stated he does not want his file provided to

the HSCA. He did state, however,

that approximately three or

four months ago, he was interviewed in Los Angeles by two

individuals who he recalls represented themselves as investi-

gators for the HSCA.

He advised they displayed photographs

Of JAMES EARL RAY and asked various questions regarding the

KING assassination.

BEFFEL was advised the FBI would do all in its power

to protect his file from disclosure.

Interviewed on

7/19/78

AKB

SA RICHARD KEITH BELL/nc

-at Los Angeles, California

_ File #

Los Angeles

62-7841-24

by

Date dictated -

7/25/78

This decoy, it contains onther race mot to be distion luston southe . It is the property of the Bl and is loaned bos

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 9

---

## Page 10

FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription

July 26, 1978

On July 14, 1978, FINUS EDWARD BETHEL (former

ME 282-R) was contacted at his current address

3939 Roxanne,

Apartment 1, Los Angeles, California 90008

296-3930, business telephone (213) 722-1666, extension 284.

BETHEL was advised of the personal and official identities

BETHEL was advised the House Select Committee on

Assassinations (HSCA) had requested his file (ME 170-1019)

be processed for access of the HSCA's Chief Counsel and

Director.

He was advised the HSCA has stated that if the

file is not made available, a Congressional subpoena would

possibly be issued for it

BETHEL was advised the HSCA is

attempting to determine the possible direct or indirect

responsibility of any organization, including the Federal

Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in the assassination of

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

BETHEL stated he does not want his identity

disclosed to the HSCA and that he wants his prior relationship

with the FBI to remain strictly confidential.

BETHEL was advised the FBI would do all in its

power to protect his identity, however, his file could be

subject to Congressional subpoena.

Interviewed on —

7/14/78

-at Los Angeles, California File#

SA RICHARD KEITH BELIK

SA KENNETH V. LANNING/KB/nC

Los Angeles

62-7841-23

Date dictated

7/20/78

his ages it contains onither remote be distoco dusie oute f. It is the property of the Bl and is loned to

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 10

---

## Page 11

AB

TELETYPE ROOM

JUL 18 5 54 PM 978

VZGZCHQOG19

RR KO LA SL

DE HQ 48133 2DBBBAZ

ZHY EEEEE

A 1822282 JUL 78

FM DIRECTOR FBI (62-117298)

TO FBI KANSAS CITY ROUTIME

FBI LOS ANGELES ROUTINE

FBI SI. LOUIS ROUTINE

BI

UNGLAS E FIO •

HOUSE SELECT COMHITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCAS

BY LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GERERAL DATED JUNE 2D, 1978, THE

HSCA ADVISED IT MUST DETERMINE IF ANY ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS

INDIVIDUALS WERE INVOLVED IN THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR. THE FBL IS ONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE

IS PROCEEDINO ON THE ASSUMPIION THAT IF THE FBI WAS INVOLVED, IT

WOULD HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY DIREÇI ABENI OR INFORMANT CONTACI

WITH JAMES EARL RAY. THE HSCA AITACHED IO THIS LETTER A 3A-

PAGE LIST OF KMOHN, PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE CONTACIS OF RAY AND

REQUESTED THESE NAMES BE SEARCHED TO DETERMINE IF AMY OF THESÉ

PERSONS IS A PRESENT OR FORMER INFORMANT, SOURCE OR OPERATIVE OF

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 11

---

## Page 12

*, IT TI

PAGE THO DE HO B133 UNGLAS E F I O.

THE FBIO IF SO, THE HSCA REQUESTED THAT THE FBI DETERMI E IF

THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE WILLING: TO BE. INTERVIEVED BY THE COM

MITTEE AND THAT HIS INFORMANT FILE BE PREPARED FOR REVIEW BY

THE HSCA*S DIRECTOR AND CHIEF COUNSEL.

A SEARCH: OF FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQS FILES DISCLOSED THAI

ONLY THREE INDIVIDUALS: ON THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED LIST COULD BE

IDENTIFIED AS PRESENT OR FORMER FBI INFORMAFTS. THESE THEE

INDIVIDUALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. ALEXANDER GEORGE BEN EDMONDSON, FORMER NE GAA-C, WHITE.

MALE, LAST KNOWN TO BE AN I MATE: OF THE MISSOURI STATE PENITEN-

TIARY., JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, INFORMANT WAS OPERATED DURING

1958-1959 AND REOPENED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD: IN 1968. INFORMANT

IS SUBJECT OF BUREAU: FILE: 137-7738, KC FILE 137-4907. DURING

INVESTIGATION OF RING'S ASSASSINATION, INFORMANT FURNISHED

INFORMATION REBARDING THE MEANS ONE COULD UTILIZE IN GAlHING

ENTRY: INTO CANADA, PROCURING PASSPORIS, CONTACIS. FOR PASSPORIS,

AND METHODS OF TRAVEL BETUEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: WHILE

IN A FUGITIVE STATUS.

2 JOHN MARSHAW BERFEL, JR., ALSO KNOUN AS JOHN R:

BONELLI, JOHN'R. BONNELLI, FORMER LA 1932-PC, WHITE MALE, BORN

10611

NW 55190

DocId: 32989772

- ParTe

---

## Page 13

PAGE INDEE: DE HQ D133 URELAS. E F I O

DECEMBER 5, 1932. IHFORMANI WAS OPERATED FROM 1972-73, BUREAU

FILE 137-38789; LA FILE 137- 10611. FILE INDICATES INFORMANT

LAST RESIDED AT 2788 NEILSON WAY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. IN

1967-68, ACCORDING TO HSCA, INFORMANT WAS EMPLOYED AT THE SULTAW

ROOM, RABBIT'S FOOT LOUNGE, LOS ANGELES.

3. HOMER B. TOWNSLEY, FORMER S1 1215-G, WHITE MALE, BORH

MAY Gg. 1925. INFORMANT WAS OPERATED FROM 1968-66, BUREAU FILE

137-5583, SL FILE 137-7328- WHEH LAST CONTACTED, INFERMANT

OPERATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR, 1929 HICKORY STREET, ST. LOUIS.

FBIHQ FILES REVEAL NO KNOWN CONNECTION OF INFORMANT IN THE KING

ASSASSINATION INVESTIGATION.

FBIHQ FILES CONTAIN NO. INFORMATION REGARDING CURRENT WHERE-

ABOUTS OF THE ABOVE THREE INFORMANTS.

AECIPIENTS LOCATE AND INTERVIEW ABOVE-LISTED INFORMANTS,

RESPECTIVELY, TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THEIR

IDENIITIES BEING DISCLOSED TO THE HSCA AND IF THEYSWOULD BE

WILLING TO BE INTERVIEUED BY À REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HSCA..

• INFORMANTS SHOULD BE OBJECTIVELY TOLD OF THE HSCA INTEREST

OUILINED IN PARAGRAPH 1. INFORMANTS SHOULD BE TOLD THAT IF THEY

AGREE TO DUSCLOSURE, THEY HAVE NO GUARANTEES FROM THE FBI OR

NW 55190

Dp

d: 32989772

Page 13

---

## Page 14

PAGE FOUR DE HQ BI33 UNCLAS E F I O

THE HSCA OF IMMUNITY OR CONFIDENTIALITY; THAT THE FBI IS NOT

RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT RESULTING ACTION: THE HSCA MAY TAKE: AND

THAT TO DATE THE FBI HAS NOT ADVISED THE HSCA OF THEIR FORMER

INFORMAUT STATUS, AND THAT THE ISCA MAY HAVE INFORMAHIS® IDENTI-

TIES BASEDSON A REVIEW OF THE FBI'S ASSASSIHATION INVESTIGATION

FILE-

IF INFORMANIS ARE AGREEABLE TO DISCLOSURE, A. WITNESSED,

SIGNED WAIVER SHOULD BE OBTAINED, WORDED SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE

FBI TO RELEASE. NY AND AWL, FILES (FBIHQ AND FIELD OFFICES CON-

CERRING THEMSELVES TO THE HSCA, INCLUDING THOSE RECORDS PERTAIN-

ING TO ANY CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP THEY MAY HAVE HAD WITH THE

FBI. *

IF ANY OF THE INFORMANIS DESIRES HIS IDENTITY NOT BE DIST

CLOSED, HE SHOULD BE TOLD THAT THE FBI WILL DO ALL IN IIS POWER

TO PROTECT HIS IDENTITY, HOWEVER, HIS FILE COULD BE SUBJECT TO

CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENA.

RECIPIENTS SUTEL RESULTS OF CONTACTS WITH INFORMANTS AND

FORWARD WAIVER, IF OBTAINED, BY SEPARATE COMMUNICATION. IF ANY

INFORMANT HAS RELOCATED, SET FORTH APPROPRIATE LEADS TO EFFECT

INTERVIEW.

NW 55190 DosId: 32989772 Page /14

---

## Page 15

TARDIN

PAGE FIVE DE HQ BI33 UNCLAS E FI O

IN ADDUTION, RECIPIENTS FURNISH FBIHQ ONE LEG IBLE XEROX

ICOPY OF THESE FILES ALL SERIALS SHOULD BE REPRODUCED IN THEIR.

ENT IRETY: ANY SERIALS OR ENCLOSURES WHICH CANNOT BE REPRODUCED

SHOULD BE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN THE. COVER PAGES TRANSMITIING.

THIS MATERIAL TO FBIHQO THIS MATERIAL SHULD BE SUBMITIED BY

*COVER AIRTEL TO FBIHA, ATTENTIONS CONGRESSIONAL. INQUIRY UNIT;

RECORDS: MANAGEMENT DIVISION. IF ANY FILES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED,

SET FORTH DATE. AND BASIS OF DESTRUCTION®:

#0.133

NNNN.

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 15

---

## Page 16

IM LOS ANGELES (62-7841) 63) (P)

IO DIRECTOR (62-117298)

MEMPHIS

IMMEDIATE

#4)

DATE GOP

BT

UNCLAS EFTO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS ( LUHSCA)

RE BUREAU TEL, JULY 14, 1978.

ON JULY 14, 1978, FINUS EDWARD BETHEL, FORMER ME 282-R,

WAS CONTACTED AT HIS CURRENT ADDRESS, 3939 ROXANNE, APARTMENT

1, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 9DB08, TELEPHONE (213) 296-3930.

BETHEL WAS ADVISED OF THE NATURE OF THE INQUIRY AS

OUTLINED IN REFERENCED TELETYPE, AND HE STATED HE DOES

NOI, REPEAT NOT, WANT HIS IDENTITY DISCLOSED TO THE HSCAR

BETHEL STATED HE WANIS HIS PRIOR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO REMAIN STRICTLY

CONFIDENTIAL.

A FD-302 REGARDING THE INTERVIEW WILL BE PREPARED

BY LOS ANGELES.

BT

ME- 9UP

Anis

...ü..

SIG

RKS

62-2541-21

SEARCHED -

Star.

FILFD

NW 55190 DecId: 32989772 Page 16

---

## Page 17

TELETYPE ROOM

VZCZCHQ0098

DO LA ME

• JUL 14

21. PH °78

DE HQ 0098 1952220

ZNY EEEÉE

0 142047Z JUL 78

FM DIRECTOR FBI 862- 117298)

TO FBI LOS ANGELES IMMEDIATE

FBI MEMPHIS IMMEDIATE

• (>

UNCLAS E FIO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

IN ITS INVESTIGATION, THE HSCA IS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE

POSSIBLE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY ORGANIZATION;

INCLUDING THE FBI; IN THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER

KING; JR. IN THIS CONNECTION; THE HSCA IS TRYING TO RESOLVE

THE ALLEGATION THAT PAID FBI INFORMANTS REPORTING ON THE

INVADERS; A MEMPHIS YOUTH GROUP; ACTED AS "AGENT PROVOCATEURS"

AND INSTIGATED VIOLENCE IN MEMPHIS DURING THE SANITATION

WORKERS STRIKE, WHICH CAUSED KING TO RETURN TO MEMPHIS WHERE

HE WAS KILLED.

BY LETTER DATED MAY 23, 1978, THE HSCA REQUESTED THAT

MEMPHIS FIELD

OFFICE FILES OF FIVE INPORMANTS WHO REPORTED ON

1941.

Let tension o

NN 55190

DocId: 32989772

---

## Page 18

PAGE TWO DE HQ DD98 UNCLAS E FIO

THE INVADERS BE PROCESSED "FOR ACCESS OF THE HSCA'S CHIEF

COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR. ALTHOUGH THE IDENTITIES OF THESE IN

FORMANTS WOULD BE EXCISED; IN A LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN LOUIS .

STOKES; CHAIRMAN; HSCA, SUCH ACCESS WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE

DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THIS ACTION ON OUR OVERALL INFORMANT•

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. BY LETTER DATED JULY 5, 1978; CONGRESSMAN

STOKES APPEALED. TO THE. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE:

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FAVORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE HSCA'S

REQUEST AND HAS BEEN TOLD. BY THE HSCA. THAT IF FILES ARE NOT

MADE AVAILABLE A SUBPOENA WILL BE ISSUED; AN ACTION TO COMMENCE

JULY 17, 1978.

IT HAS BEEN DECIDÉD AT FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQ) THAT IN-

FORMANTS. SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ANY

• OBJECTION TO THEIR IDENTITIES BEING DISCLOSED TO THE MSCA:

INFORMANIS SHOULD BE OBJECTIVELY TOLD OF HSCA: INTEREST IN

RESOLVING THE ALLEGATION AND THAT THE FBI. IS COOPERATING WITH

THE COMMITTEE, BUT WILL DISCLOSE THEIR IDENTITIES ONLY IF

INFORMANIS AGREE TO SUCH ACTION: INFORMANIS SHOULD BE TOLD

THAT IF THEY AGREE TO DISCLOSURE THEY HAVE NO GUARANTEES FROM

THE FBI OR THE HSCA OF IMMUNITY OR CONFIDENTIALITY; THAT THE

NN 55190 DocId: 32909772 Page 18

---

## Page 19

PAGE THREE DE HQ 0B98 UNCLAS EFT O

FBI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT RESULTING ACTION THE ISCA MAY

TAKE; AND THAT THE HSCA MAY ATTEMPT TO INTERVIEW THEM. IF IN-

FORMANTS ARE AGREEABLE; A WITNESSED; SIGNED WAIVER SHOULD BE

OBTAINED, WORDED SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE FBI TO RELEASE ANY AND.

ALL FILES (FBI HEADQUARTERS AND FIELD OFFICES CONCERNING

THEMSELVES TO THE-HSCA, INCLUDING THOSE RECORDS PERTAINING TO

ANY CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP THEY MAY HAVE HAD WITH THE FBI:

IF THE INFORMANICS) DESIRES HIS IDENTITY NOT BE DISCLOSED,

HE SHOÜLD BE TOLD THAI THE FBI WILL DO ALL IN ITS POVER TO

• PROTECT HIS IDENTITY; HOWEVER HIS. FILE COULD BE SUBJECT TO

CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENA:

INFORMANTS INVOLVED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) ME 352-E, BUFILE 170-2530, MEMPHIS FILE 170- 1040•

(2) ME 353-E, BUFILE 170-1841; MEMPHIS FILE 170=1022:

(3) ME 339-E; BUFILE: 170-1922, MEMPHIS FILE 170-117.

64) ME 338-E, BUFILE 137-4385, MEMPHIS FILE 170-70:

(5) ME. 282-R; BUFILE 134-11867, MEMPHIS FILE 170-1019:

FINUS EDWARD BETHEL, BORN NOVEMBER 8, 1948, MEMPHIS;

TENNESSEE; NEGRO MALE: MEMPHIS CONTACT AGENT WAS

WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE: INFORMANT WAS OPERATED 1963-1969:

aNW 55490--Roa1d:32989772

Page 19

---

## Page 20

PAGE FOUR DE HQ B098 UNGLAS * E I O

MEMPHIS PROMPTLY LOCATE AND INTERVIEW FIRST FOUR INFORMANTS

NAMED ABOVE: REGARDING ME.282-R; HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS;

ACCORDING TO THE FILE (1969)., WAS THAT OF. A SISTER

MRS: FORESTINE RICKARDS, 2530 SOUTH RIMPAU. STREET; LOS ANGELES;

CALIFORNIA: LOS ANGELES ATTEMPT IO LOCATE AND INTERVIEW IN

FORMANT THROUGH HIS

SISTER AND IF NOT IN LOS ANGELES; SET FORTH

APPROPRIATE LEAD TO HAVE INFORMANT INTERVIEWED.

RECIPIENTS TELEPHONICALLY FURNISH RESULTS OF CONTACT WITH

INFORMANIS TO SA Si TO ALDHIZER, CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT;

RECORDS MANAGEMENI DIVISION; FBIHQ, EXTENTION 3685; FOLLOW WITH

TELETYPE, AND SUBMIT WAIVER BY COVER AIRTEL IF INFORMANT AGREES

TO DISCLOSURE:

IN ADDITION, MEMPHIS: PROMPTLY FURNISH FBIHQ ONE LEGIBLE

XEROX COPY OF ABOVE FIVE INFORMANT FILES. ALL SERIALS SHOULD

BE: REPRODUCED IN. THEIR: ENTIRETY: ANY SERIALS. OR ENCLOSURES

WHICH CANNOT BE REPRODUCED SHOULD BE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN THE

COVER PAGES TRANSMITTING THIS MATERIAL TO FBIHQ. THIS MATERIAL

SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY COVER AIRTEL TO FBIHQ, ATTENTION:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT; RECORD$ MANAGEMENT DIVISION:

BT

0098

TV 500900801132989272

Page 20

---

## Page 21

TELETYPE ROOM

JUN 5

8 41 PM 78

VZCZCHQ0673

RR AL AT BA BH BS BU GE CG .CI CV DN DE HO IP UN JK KC LA

ME MA MI MP MO NK NH NO NY OM PH PX PO PD RH SC SL SD SF SE SI

IP WF

DE HQ 0085 1570339

ZNY EEEEE

R. 052105Z JUN 78

EM DIRECTOR FBI (62 117290)

TO FBI ALBANY

FBI ATLANIA

FBI BALIIMORE

FBI BIRMINGHAM

FBI BOSTON

FBI. BUFFALO

FBI CHARLOTTE

FBI CHICAGO

FBI CINCINNATI

FBI CLEVELAND

.?.

-249 l! - 18

FBI DENVER

FBI DEIROIT

T) ni

JUM 0/ 51940

FBI HOUSTON

FBI INDIANAPOLIS

FBI JACKSON

FBI JACKSONVILLE

IT 55190- Docid:32989722 Page 21

---

## Page 22

PAGE TWO DE HQ

FBI KANSAS CITY

FBI LOS ANGELES

FBI MEMPHIS

FBI MIAMI

FBI MILWAUKEE

FBI MINNEAPOLIS

FBI MOBILE

FBI NEWARK

FBI NEW HAVEN

FBI NEW. ORLEANS

FBI NEW YORK

FBI OMAHA

FBI PHILADELPHIA

FBI PHOENIX

FBI PIIISBÜRGH

FBI PORILAND

FBI RICHMOND

FBI SACRAMENTO

FBI SAN DIEGO

FBI SAN FRANCISCO

0085 UNCLAS E F T O

WW.E51gQuaDogId:32982772 Bage 22

---

## Page 23

PAGE THREE DE HQ

0085. UNCLAS EFTO

FBI SEATTLE

FBI SPRINGFIELD

FBI SI. LOUIS

FBI TAMPA

FBI WASHINGION FIELD OFFICE

BT

UNCLAS E FIO

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINAIIONS (HSCA)

BUDED JUNE 12, 1978.

RES BULET TO ALBANY, ET AL, AUGUST 25, 1967, CAPTIONED

"COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLAGK. NATIONALIST-HATE GROUPS,

INTERNAL SECURITY® AND "BUAIRIEL TO ALBANY, ET AL, MARCH 4,

1968, CAPTIONED COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM, BLACK NATION-

ALIST-HATE GROUPS, RACIAL INTELLIGENCE".

THE HSCA WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATION OF

JOHN F: KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., NOTING THAT

REFERENCED COMMUNICATIONS ASKED RECIPIENT OFFICES TO MAKE

PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE BUREAU, HAS REQUESTED THAT RECIPIENT

FIELD OFFICE FILES BE SEARCHED AND ALL REPORIS, LETTERHEAD

MEMORANDA, AIRTELS, LETTERS AND TELETYPES GONCERNING

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 23

---

## Page 24

PAGE FOUR DE HQ DO85 UNGLAS E F I O

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., OR THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADERSHIP CONFERENGE (SCLC) SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO REFERENCED

COMMUNICATIONS UP TO AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 1968, BE

PREPARED FOR DELIVERY.

THE HSCA REQUESTED IHAI OUR RESPONSE IN THIS MATTER BE

GIVEN TOP PRIORTY OVER ALL OTHER ASPECIS OF KING INVESTIGATION.

FBI HEADQUARTERS (FBIHQ) FILES HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY

PROCESSED IN RESPONSE. TO A SIMILAR REQUEST, BUT TO INSURE

COMPLETENESS AND THOROUGHNESS, EACH RECiPIENT. OFFICE FURNISH

FBIHQ TWO XEROX COPIES OF ANY COMMUNICATION MEETING ABOVE

CRITERIA. COPY SHOULD REACH FBIHQ BY JUNE 12, 1978.

..: ALL COPIES SHOULD BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND SHOULD BE SENT

REGISTERED MAIL, MAILED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL

INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ANY QUESTIONS CAN

BE RESOLVED BY CONTACIING SUPERVISOR RICHARD C. BUSCHING,

EXTENTION 3685•

RECIPIENT OFFICES HAVING NO COMMUNICATION MEETING CRITERIA

ARE TO SO NOTIFY FBIHQ.

BT.

B985

0% 55120 Doeld: 32989772 Page 24

---

## Page 25

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

•J Facsimile

[Xi Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

• Rout ine

CLASSIFICATION:

O TOP SECRET

• SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

D CLEAR

Date

6/7/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION)

FROM L OSAC, IOS ANGBLES (62-7842) (6) (2)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) ,

BUDED 6/12/78

Re Bureau teletype to Albany and selected offices

dated 6/5/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are two copies each of

Los Angeles serials 157-1751-5,11.

The above two enclosures were located pursuant to

the review mandated by referenced Bureau teletype. The

SCLC is mentioned on page five of serial five and also

mentioned on page one of serial 1l. These were the only

documents located which conform to the criteria set out

in referenced Bureau teletype.

Bureau (Enc. 4) (RM)

Los Angeles

62-7841-171

SEARCHED

INDEXED

SERIALIZED

FILED

OFFICE COPY

KAJ/cks

(4)

- 1*-

Approved:

NW 55190 DooId:32989772 Page 25

Transmitted

(Number)

KA green

(Time)

---

## Page 26

TELETYPE ROOM

Mar 15 3 37TH °78

VZCZCHQ0175

PP LA

DE HQ. 0078 1352235

ZNY EEEEE

P 152044Z MAY 78

FM DIRECTOR FBI (62-117290)

TO FBI LOS ANGELES PRIORITY

BT

UNCLAS E FT O

MOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

REBUTEL MAY 15, 1978.

THIS CONFIRMS RE BUCAL WHEREIN YOU WERE ADVISED THAT THE

HSCA REQUESTED THAT IT BE PROVIDED WITH "ALL FILES PERTAINING IO

THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARIMENTS® INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSASSI-

NATION OF ROBERT KENNEDY". LOS ANGELES DIVISION IS INSTRUCTED

TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND

DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THEIR REPORTS BEING

FURNISHED TO THE HSCA.

IF THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARIMENI POSES NO OBJECTION,

• ADVISE FBI HEADQUARTERS OF THE VOLUME OF MATERIAL INVOLVED AND

THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF MAN HOURS NECESSARY TO PREPARE TWO

COPIES OF SAID MATERIAL. IF LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT POSES •

62-7841-14

SEARCHED 0.

SERIALIZED....

MAY 1 5 1978

FEL A LOS ANGELES

1-56-156

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 26

---

## Page 27

PAGE TWO DE HQ 0078 UNCLAS E F T.O

AN QBJECTION, FULLY SET FORIH THE REASONS WHY SO THAT THE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE: HSCA MAY BE

APPROPRIATELY ADVISED.

SUTEL YOUR RESPONSE BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 16, 1978,

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT.

•BT

0078.

NNNN

Todd: 9999772 Rage 2.

---

## Page 28

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

• Facsimile

@ Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

D TOP SECRET

• SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

JEFTO

D CLEAR

Date

5/2/78

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT -

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION)

RE:

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Re Bureau teletype to Los Angeles, dated 4/28/78.

Enclosed

for the Bureau is. one copy of la serial

170-45A-33A which is the only serial contained in Los Angeles

files which mentions Friends of Rhodesia during the time

period 1967 - 1968. Also enclosed for the Bureau is one

partial copy of LA serial 105-5724-884.

For the information of the Bureau, this is the

only reference in Los Angeles files which pertains to

RONALD G. HEWITSON. For the additional information of the

Bureau, the mailing list attached to the enclosed serial

consisted of 40 pages, but HEWITSON was only mentioned on

page 31 and consequently only page 31 is being submitted

along with the cover communication.

2 - Bureau (Enc. 2)

Ot Los Angeles

KAJ/jee

(3)

62-7841-13

SEARCHED

INDEXED

SERIALIZED

FILED

OFFICE COPY

Approved: -

NW 55190 DooId: 32989772 Page 28

Transmitted _

(Number)

(Time)

Per -

GPO: 1977 0-225-539

---

## Page 29

5/1/78

AIRTEL

AIR MAIL

TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN:

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-7841)

COBRA; FREE RIGHT;

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) INQUIRY

ReButel to Los Angeles, 4/24/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau is one (1) copy each ot

serials from various files which may be identical to captioned

subject.

In addition to enclosed serials, Los Angeles

shows a reference to COBRA as being used as an alias by

NAÑCY LAURA PITMAN, DOB 1/1/51, FBI 853071G, a member 0f

the CHARLES MANSON Family:

2-Bureau (Encl's) (AM) (Ri

21os Angeles

DAB: iSM

52-7841-122

SEARCHED

INSTED

FiLL

at 55195 SOCIal: 32589712 Page 29

---

## Page 30

TELETYPE, R00M

APR 24 3 56 PM 078

VZCZCHQ0683

RR LA

DE: HQ 0869 1842352

ZNU EEEEE

R: 242129Z APR 78

FM DIRECIOR FBI (62-117298)

TO FBI LOS ANGELES ROUTINE

UNCLAS EFTO

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HSCA, BY LETTER APRIL 13, 1978, REQUESTED THAT THE

COMMITTEE BE FURNISHED A COPY OF ALL MATERSAL IN JHE LOS ANGELES

FIELD OFFICE FILES REGARDING "COBRA" AND/OR "FREE RICHT."

LOS ANGELES IS REQUESTED TO SEARCH INDICES, LOCATE AND

XEROX ANY IDENTIFIABLE MATERIAL REGARDING ABOVE MENTIONED

SUBJECTS, AND PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS MATERIAL TO FBIHA,

ATTENTIONE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT

DIVISION, BY COB. MAY 3o 1978.

8869.

62-

SEARCHED A INDEXED

EBI - LOS ANGELENA B

NNNN

RW55190 DocId: 32989772 - Pass 30

---

## Page 31

Ince 10h6%713

FD-160

TO: CHIEF CLERK

Subject

Date

Social Security Account #

Allases

Address

Birth Date

Birthplace

Race

Sex

_ Mak

Femal

Exact Spelling

All References

Main Subversive Case Files Only

Subversive References Only

File & Serial Number

COBRA

41-748A-

30370

27- 157X-16 P.B

11-748A -

26397

- 175-113-

42

=157-7201*

25-4.9474*

1-5543

47-958

18-350

5100-74748-1

- 116 - 580027

+12,4-28071-292

-170 - 715A-11

CUBRA: DABALDO

88 -1091

Main Criminal Case Files Only

Criminal References Only

¿Main Subversive (I{ no Main, Iist all Subversive References)

_Main Criminal (If no Main, list all Criminal References)

Remarks

File & Serial Number

Restrict to Locallty of

Remarks

— ok justreferre

- Jhe seval 1-23

sevil 1,2,4,5

Des tragend

(?)

Destroyed

Requested by

Squad

Extension

File No.

Searched by

Consolidated by

(date)

52-4/24/28

(date)

Reviewed by

(date)

I - Identical

NI = Not identical

File Review Symbols

- Not Identiflable

U = Unavalable reterence

FBI/DOJ

WW 55190 DocId:32989772 Page 31

---

## Page 32

slin

3-43-714

Date

CHIEF CLERK

vubject

Social Security Account #

Allases

Address

Birth Date

Birthplace

Race

Sex

Male

Femal

Exact Spelling

Main Criminal-Case Files Only

J Restrict to Locality of

All References

_Criminal References Only

Main Subversive Case Files Only

_Maln Subversive (I{ no Main, list all Subversive References)

_Subversive References Only

_Main Criminal (11 no Main, list all Criminal References)

File & Serial Number

Remarks

File & Serial Number

Remarks

COBRA GROUP

-100-72077-138 PETA -Od138p 57a

CUPCA PRODUCTIONS

28- 2185*

-2581K7

- COBRAS

1157-9517-262

V

sciels 262, 263, 267 293,294

FREE RIGHT

=100-747

48-1

suals 1, 2, 1 5

-134-3338A-155A

ECER RIGHTS CONGRESS

100 - 24.

345-767

4/13/52 serial 767

Requested by

Searched by

Consolidated by

Reviewed by

NI

1 - Identient

Not Identical

File Review Symbols

- Not identifiable

- Unavallable reference

NW 55190 DocId:32969772 Page 32

• Squad

J<-7/024/28

-

(date)

(date)

Extension

File No.

FBI/DOJ

---

## Page 33

. TELETYPE ROOM

ÄPR 28 12 33 PM °78

VZCZCHQ0.798

00 LA

DE HQ 0081 1182005

ZNR UUUUU

0 281946Z APR 78

FM DIRECIOR FBI (62-117290)

TO FBI LOS ANGELES IMMEDIATE

SPECIAL

GPO: 1977-0-228-188

. UNCLAS EFT O

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE. ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

HSCA, AY LETTER DATED MARCH 27, 1078, REQUESTED ALL PILE FIRES

MATERIAL IN HEADQUARTERS AND LOS ANGELES REGARDING FRIENDS OF

RHODESIA AND RONALD G, HEWITSON, MATERIAL REGARDING FRIENDS OF

RHODESIA SHOULD BE LIMITÉD TO 1967-1968 TIME FRAME, HEWIISON

ALLEGEDLY WAS 1968 PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS OF RHODESIA AND RESIDED

AT 9692 IMPERIAL STREET, GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA.

LOS ANGELES IS REQUESIED TO SEARCH INDICES REGARDING ABOVE

SUBJECTS, DUPLICATE ANY PERTINENT MATERIAL, AND FURNISH A. COPY

THEREOF TO FBI HEADQUARTERS ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY

UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, BY COB MAY 8, 1978.

BD81

42-7141-18

set

Fiela

5/6/78

W: 55020--Doctd:32989772 Page 33

ODiBU.

KA Jesterk

---

## Page 34

Indices Search Slip

FD-160° {Roy; 3453-711

inte

Date

TO: CHIEF CLERK

Subject

Social Security Account, #

Allases

Address

Birth Date

Birthplace

Raçe

Exact Spelling

_Main Criminal Case Files Only

_ Restrict to Locality of

All References

_Criminal References Only

Main Subversive Case Files Only

Main Subversive (If no Main, list all Subversiye References)

_Subversive References Only

Main Criminal (If no Main, list all Criminal References)

File & Serial Number

Remarks

File & Serial Number

Remarks

FRIENDS

DE RHODESIA

157-9/55%

157-9-1967 S.4t

#170-45A-334

9/73

9/13

2/67

R. G• HISWITSON

+105-5724-884 P.31

Sex

Male

Female

American

157-9-5045

Friends di

10/79

Rhodesia NecostetteR

Requested by

Searched by

Consolidated by

squad

4/20/78

(dote)

(date)

51

(date)

1/18.

Extension

File No.

Identical

NI = Not Identical

File Review Symbols

- Not identiflable

= Unavallable reference

NW 55190 DooId: 32989772 Page 34

FBI/DOJ

---

## Page 35

FD-36 (Rev, 7-27-76)

TRANSMIT VIA:

• Teletype

[ Facsimile

Airtel

--

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

0 TOP SECRET

O SECRET

O CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

O CLEAR

Date

4/4/78

TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

ATTN :

CONGRESSIONAL INQURIY UNIT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

SAC, LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (1) (RUC)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUDED: APRIL 21, 1978

Re Bureau teletype to Los Angeles dated 3/29/78.

One box of documents is being forwarded to the

Bureau via registered mail.

100-57229

and 100-65141 which fall within the period

1/1/67 - 6/30/68.

3 - Bureau (RM)

(1 - Package)

@ - Los Angeles

KAJ/ sk

• (4)

Approved:

lOPE COPY

Transmitted

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772

Page 35

- 17 -

(Number)

(Time)

62-7841-9

SEARCHED

INDEXED

Shite 151

Per

GPO: 19770-225-539

---

## Page 36

HQ00111988 8888999800496666666666

TELETYPE ROOM

MAR 29 8 12 PM 78

RR AT LA ME

DE HQ :D125 089

ZONR DUUUU.

R: 2981352 MAR 78

FM DIRECTOR: FBI: (62-1.17298)

TO FBI ATLANIA ROÚTINE

FBI LOS ANGELES

ROUTINE

FBI MEMPHIS ROUTINE:

'UNGLAS

HOLGE SELECT. COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS CHSCAR BUDED& APRIL 21, 1998.

IN CONHEGTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSIMATION

OF MARTIN LUTHER KINO, JRO, THE HSCA HAS REQUESTED ACCESS TO FIELD

OFFICE FILES. IN THE FOLLOWINGG INVESIIGATIONS'S DO ATLAATA-ENTIRE

::SEGURITY FILE CONCERNIGG MARTIA LUTHER KINO, JRay CAT FILE: 188-9586).

•20. MEMPHIS-ENTIRE: SECURITY FILE: CONCERMING KING 818B-4105), AND THE

ENTIRE SECURITY FILE CONCERMING COMINFIL, SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

'CONFERENCE (SCLC) 8137-1663: 36-LOS ANGELES-KING: SECURILY FILE:

(108-5122955 AND COMINFIL, SCLE (1BB-6SIAI), BUT OMLY FOR THE PERIOD

JANUARY 1; 1967; THROUGH JUNE 30, 1968.

62-7841-8

411

6

SEEN 0S A

NW 55190 DocId 32989772

Page

36

---

## Page 37

PAGE TWO DE HQ BI2S UNCLAS

RECIPIENIS SHOULD FURNISH FBIHQ ONE LEGIBLE COPY OF DOCUMENTS IN

THE ABOVE FILES. II WILL ONLY BE NECESSARY TO FURNISH

• A COPY OF THE FIRSI PAGE OF ANY SERIAL PREVIOUSLY SENT TO FBIHA.

ALL OTHER SERIALS. IN THESE FILLES WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY.

FURNISHED TO FBIHQ SHOULD BE REPRODUCED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.

ITEMS WHICH CANNOT BE READILY PHOTOCOPIED SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS,

MAGAZINES, OR OTHER BULKY ITEMS, SHOULD BE DESCRIBED.

IN THE GOVER AIRTEL SUBMITTING THE MATERIAL TO FBIHQ.

ALL MATERIAL SHOULD BE FORWARDED BY COVERR AIRTEL TO FBIHQ,

ATTENTION CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT. DIVISION,

BY APRIL 21, 1978:

BT

B125

NE 55190

Docid: 32989772 Page 37

---

## Page 38

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-761

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletype

• Facsimile

• Airtel

F B.I

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

Priority

[X] Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

0 TOP SECRET

I SECRET

O CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

UNCLAS

Date

3/17/78

C

25

FM

TO

BT

LOS ANGELES

(62-7841) (2) (RUC)

DIRECTOR (62-11729) ROUTINE

UNCLAS

ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS.

RE LOS ANGELES TELEPHONE CALL OF SA KENNETH JACOBSEN TO

BUREAU SUPERVIROR JOHN ALDHIZER MARCH 17, 1978.

• ON MARCH 16, 1978, DEPUTY JAMES RAINES, AUTO THEFT INVESTIGA-

TOR, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFE'S DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, ADVISED HE IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT

MADE BY CHUCK FOSTER, AKA., CHUCK FERGUSON, 4349 ADMIRALTY

WAY,

MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING THE THEFT AND

BURNING OF HIS 1977 TRAVEL QUEEN MOTOR HOME. FOSTER

ADVISED THE MOTOR HOME WAS STOLEN IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ON

::31219

MARCH 12, 1978, AND LOCATED COMPLETELY BURNED NEAR ACTON, zo

CALIFORNIA, LATER THE SAME DATE.

SERIALIZED

FILED

RAINES SAID HE TALKED TO FOSTER AND HIS

INESS PARTNER,

1.CC.

initialsSRS

67-7841-9

Date.

CHH : mmw

-3/24/28

Make corrections

she's

rested an

pagef change

Per

(Time)

10081

GPO: 1977 0-225-539

Approved: -

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772

Page

38

---

## Page 39

and

PAGE TWO (LA 62-7841) UNCLAS

ROBERT SIMPSON, 22320 LIBERTYVILLE, CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA.

THEY BOTH ADVISED THAT THEY HAD POSSESSION OF ABOUT 15 HOURS

OF TAPED INTERVIEWS WITH A GIRLERIEND OF JAMES EARL RAY,

WHICH IMPLICATED THE FBI IN THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN

LUTHER KING. IN VIEW OF THIS FOSTER WAS SUBPOENAED AND

TESTIFIED BEFORE THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

ON MARCH 13, 1978. FOSTER REPORTEDLY RELEASED THE TAPES TO

THE COMMITTEE AT THAT TIME: SIMPSON INDICATED HE HAS

RECEIVED A SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY IN THE FUTURE.

RAINES ADVISED THAT FOSTER AND SIMPSON CLAIMED, BECAUSE

OF THESE TAPES, THEY HAVE BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE CONTINUOUSLY

BY THE FBI FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THE

FBI HAD PLACED MONITORING DEVICES IN THE MOTOR HOME AND HAD

WIRE TAPS ON THEIR TELEPHONE. IN ADDITION THEY ALLEGED THAT

THE FBI STOLE THE MOTOR HOME AND THEREAFTER BURNED THE

VEHICLE.

ADMINISTRATIUE

RAINES SAID HIS INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT FOSTER

AND SIMPSON MAY BE INVOLVED IN AN INSURANCE FRAUD AND MAY

- 2 -

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 39

---

## Page 40

delete →

PAGE THREE (LA 62-7841) UNCLAS

HAVE HIRED ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS TO BURN THE MOTOR HOME.

HIS INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING AND FOSTER AND SIMPSON

SHOULD NOT BE ADVISED OF THE STATUS.

ACCORDING TO RAINES, FOSTER IS A WHITE MALE, BORN

NOVEMBER 26, 1944. HE WAS FORMERLY A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE

VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENI AND SIMI

VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. ROBERT. SIMPSON IS A WHITE MALE, BUT

NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

LOS ANGELES INDICES NEGATIVE ON FOSTER AND SIMPSON. NO

INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED REGARDING FOSTER AND SIMPSON BY

FBI, LOS ANGELES.

FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU FOSTER ADVISED DEPUTY RAINES

THAT JERRY CULLINS AND LOU PEREZI ARE INVESTIGATORS FOR

COMMITTEE AND MEL, CRIEDMAN AND ALLEN HOUSMAN ARE ATTORNEYS

FOR THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. IF POSSIBLE, BUREAU REQUESTED TO

DETERMINE IF FOSTER TESTIFIED BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

MARCH 13, 1978, AND ADVISE LOS ANGELES.

BT

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 40

---

## Page 41

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

Y TRANSMIT VIA:

xx Teletype

• Facsimile

• Airtel

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

• Priority

XX Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

XX CLEAR

Date

3/23/78

23

FM LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (6) (a<<)

IOSIRECIOR (62-117290)

ROUTINE

BT

UNCLAS

ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA), BUDED MARCH

24, 1978.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANTA DATED MARCH 21, 1978.

SA JOHN C. O'NEILL WAS ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED KLANS

OF AMERICA (UKA) MATTER IN LOS ANGELES IN JANUARY 1967.

THE MATTER WAS REASSIGNED TO SA ALBERT N. CARLBLOM IN JULY

1968. BOTH AGENTS HAVE SINCE RETIRED FROM THE BUREAU AND

RESIDE IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA.

BT

62-7841-6

SEARCHED

-

INDEX-D

SERIALILEU

EILED

LCH/nc

(1)

Aproned A/2 to

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772

Page 41

Transmitted

63341

(Number)

(Time)

Per

GPO: 1977 0-225-539

---

## Page 42

• TELETYPE ROOM

this

VZZCZZCHQ09999 48888818544

MAR 21 10.05 PM •78

RR AT BH, CG LA ME NO

DE HQ • BB96 081.

ZNR UUUUU

R 210237Z MAR 78

FM DIRECTOR FBI (62-117298)

TO FBI AILANIA ROUTINE

FBI BIRMINGHAM ROUT INE

FBI CHICAGO ROUTINE

FBI LOS ANGELES ROUTINE

FBI MEMPHIS ROUTINE

FBI NEW ORLEANS ROUTINE

5841555-1700-4246 /16)

UNCLAS

1185424641117)

HOUSE' SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA).

BUDED MARCH 24, 978.

IN CONNECT ION WITH ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., THE ISCA DESIRES TO

IIDENTIFY AND POSSIBLY LATER INTERVIEW CASE AGENT(S) WHO

HANDLED INVESTIGATION OF THE UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA (UKA)

DURING 1967-1968 IN THE ABOVE OFFICES.

IN RESPONSE TO THIS HSCA REQUEST, RECIPIENIS FURNISH

IDENTITIES OF CASE AGENTS) IN UKA INVESTIGATION FOR PERIOD

-S

CAREE

B.

L.C. HENKEL

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 42

---

## Page 43

PAGE IWO DE HQ DB96 UNCLAS

JANUARY, 1967, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1968. INNCLUDE

APPROXIMATE TIME PERIODS IF MORE THAN ONE AGENT WAS

ASSIGNED UKA CASE AND CURRENI STATUS AND LOCATION OF

AGENT, IF KNOWN.

SUBMIT RESULTS BY TELETYPE TÒ FBIHQ, ATTENIIONS

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION,

BY MARCH 24, 1978.

BI

Đ696

NNNN

MW 55190 DocId:32989772 Page 43

---

## Page 44

TELETY, ROOM

Dec 27

12571977

HQOBSD 3612115

RR AT BH CG LA LS ME MM NO SL

DE HQ

R 2720182 DEC 77

FM DIRECTOR (62-117298)

TO ATLANIA (ROUTINE:)

BIRMINGHAM (ROUTINE)

CHICAGO (ROUTINES

LOS ANGELES (ROUTINE)

LOUISVILLE (ROUTINE)

MEMPHIS. (ROUTINE)

MIAMI (ROUTINE)

NEW ORLEANS CROUTINE)

ST. LOUIS (ROUTINE)

EFTO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA), BUREAU

DEADLINE JANUARY 13, 1978.

THE ASCA IS CURRENTLY CONDUCIING INVESTIGATION INTO THE

ASSASSINAIION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: (MURKINS. BY LETTER

DATED DECEMBER 13, 1977, THE HSCA REQUESTED THE FBI PROVIDE

THE FOLLOWING:

116-57339

66-1700-4246

14

15

5

1,%

66-504 / i)

132-251-4

100-

24

A.

1

141-1%5

JWW 55190 DocId:32989772a-Page

---

## Page 45

PAGE THO EFTO

(1) IDENTIFICATION OF FIELD OFFICE CASE AGENTS)

ASSIGNED TO THE MURKIN INVESTIGATION IN ALL ABOVE LISTED

OFFICES (EXCEPT LOUISVILLE). INCLUDED SHOULDBE THE

DIVISION, SECTION OR SQUAD OF ASSIGNMENT AND THE NATURE OF

THE AGENT 'S ASSIGHMENT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVLVEMENI

IN THE MURKIN INVESTIGATION.

(2) IDENTIFICATION OF FIELD OFFICE CASE AGENTS)

'ASSIGNED TO COUNIERINIELLIGENCE (COINTELPRO.) EFFORIS DIRECTED

AGAINST KING AND THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

(SCLC) DURING THE PERIOD 1965-1968 IN ALL ABOVE LISTED

OFFICES. AS ABOVE, INCLUDED SHOULD BE THE DIVISION, SECTION

OR SQUAD OF ASSIGNMENT AND THE NATURE OF THE AGENT'S

ASSIGNOPT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE

COINTELPRO, KING AND SCLC INVESTIGATIONS.

BECAUSE. MOST COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY AGAINSI KING

AND SCLC WAS HANDLED IN THE SUBSTANIIVE INVESTIGATIONS, YOU

SHOULD IDENTIFY THE CASE AGENTS) INVOLVED IN THE SECURITY

INVESTIGATIOMS OF KING AND SCLO, AS WELL AS THE COINTELPRO.

THIS REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE

INSTANCES WHERE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

ACTIVITIES WERE EITHER CONSIDERED OR CARRIED OUT AGAINST

KING AND SOLG.

NIL 55190 DosId: 32989772 Page 45

---

## Page 46

PAGE IHREE E FI O

RESPONSES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY TELETYPE TO THE

ATTENTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, SPECIAL

INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, BY JANUARY 13, 1978.

UNDER CURRENT OPERATING PROCEDURES EXISIING BETWEEN

THE DEPARIMENI OF JUSTICE AND THE HSCA, DISCLOSURE OF ABOVE

AGENT INDENTITIES TO THE HSCA CANNOT BE PREVENTED. HOWEVER,

THE. LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION OF FBIHQ IS HEGOTIATINA WITH THE

ISCA IN EFFORI TO LIMIT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MAMES OF AMY

AGENT PERSONMEL INVOLVED IN THE COINTELPRO ACTIVITIES. SUCH

AGREEMENT WOULD FOLLOW. PRECEDENT OF THE SENATE SELECT

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE WHICH IN ITS REPORT DURING 1976

DID NOT LIST THE NAMES OF ANY FBI PERSONNEL BELOW THE POSITION

OF SECTION CHIEF.

BT

INW 55190. DocId: 32989772 Page 46

---

## Page 47

FD-36 (ROar. 7027-76)..

TRANSMIT VIA:

Teletspe

• Facsimile

• Airte!

FBI

PRECEDENCE:

• Immediate

C Priority

• Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

O SECRET

• CONFIDENTIAL

• CLEAR

Date

1/13/78

FM LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (P) (1)

TO DIRECTOR (62-117290) PRIORITY

BT

EFTO

ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE

DIVISION.

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) , BUREAU

DEADLINE JANUARY 13, 1978.

RE BUTEL DECEMBER 27, 1977, TO ATLANTA AND OTHER

OFFICES.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION AND RETEL THE

TERM CASE AGENT(S) WAS DEFINED AS THE SINGLE AGENT TO WHOM

THE CASE WAS ASSIGNED AND WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

DIRECTION AND FLOW OF THE INVESTIGATION.

IT IS NOTED THAT UNDER CAPTION "BERNARD S. LEE V.

CLARENCE M. KELLEY, ET AL (U.S. D.C., D.C.) (CIVIL ACTION

NUMBER 76-1185) BUFILE 62-117194, LA FILE 100-57229" AND

"SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SCLC) V. CLARENCE

(1)0

Approved:

Transmitted

10:07 A.m.

(Number)

(Time)

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772

Page

SEARCHEN

INDEXED

BERIALIZED

FILED

Per

sma

GPO : 1977 0

62-784193

---

## Page 48

PAGE TWO (LA 62-7841) EFT O

M. KELLEY, ET AL (U.S. D.C., D.C.) (CIVIL ACTION NUMBER

76-1186) BUFILE 62-117193, LA FILE 100-57229, "' LOS

ANGELES HAS PERMANENTLY CHARGED OUT TO THE BUREAU SEVERAL,

SERIALS WHICH THEREFORE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.

SERIALS WERE FROM FILES CAPTIONED "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR;

SECURITY MATTER-COMMUNIST; BUFILE 100-106670; LA FILE

100-57229"; "COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF SCLS;

IS - C; BUFILE 100-438794 AND 100-442349; LA FILE

100-65141"; "CP-USA NEGRO QUESTION, COMMUNIST INFILTRATION

IN RACIAL MATTERS; IS-C; BUFILE 100-3-116, LA FILE 157-859. " •

A REVIEW OF PERTINENT. FILES WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES

DIVISION BETWEEN THE YEARS 1965 - 1968 DETERMINED THE

FOLLOWING:

THE ABOVE FILE REGARDING COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE

SCLC WAS HANDLED ON THE SUBSTANTATIVE DESK SUPERVISED BY

SA JOHN S. TEMPLE WHICH WAS DESIGNATED AS SQUAD NUMBER TWO.

THIS SQUAD HANDLED INVESTIGATIONS OF RACIAL AND BLACK

EXTREMIST MATTERS. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS ASSIGNED TO SA

LOUIS K. DE GEUS IN FEBRUARY 1965; SA R. ANDREWS PETERS IN

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 48

---

## Page 49

PAGE THREE (LA 62-7841) EFT O

SEPTEMBER 1965; SAW. JAMES WOOD IN APRIL 1967; SA

WALTER M. BRADY IN JANUARY 1968; AND SA E. RHEAD RICHARDS,

JR. IN MAY 1968.

THE MAIN FILE ON KING WAS ASSIGNED TO SQUAD TWO AS

ABOVE AND WAS ASSIGNED TO SA DE GEUS IN JANUARY 1965; .

SA PETERS IN MARCH 1965; SA WOOD IN JANUARY 1967; SA BRADY

IN JUNE 1967: AND SA GEORGE E. AIKEN, JR. IN FEBRUARY

1968.

THE FILE REGARDING THE CP-USA INFILTRATION OF RACIAL

MATTERS IS ONLY PERIPHERALLY CONCERNED WITH KING OR THE

SCLC AND CONTAINS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION

WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN OTHER SUBSTANTATIVE FILES. WHILE

NOI CLEAR, THE CASE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED BY

SA TEMPLE.

THE ENTIRE SUBSTANTATIVE FILE CAPTIONED "MURKIN;

BUFILE 44-38861; LA FILE 44-1574" WAS COPIED AND SUBMITTED

TO THE BUREAU UNDER INSTANT CAPTION. THIS MATTER WAS

HANDLED ON SQUAD NUMBER ONE WHICH WAS SUPERVISED BY SA

WILLIAM JOHN NOLAN BUT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SUPERVISED BY

NW 55190

DocId: 32989772 Page 49

---

## Page 50

того

PAGE FOUR (LA 62-7841) EFT O

SA TEMPLE. SQUAD NUMBER ONE HANDLED SECURITY TYPE

INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE CP-USA, SWP, ET CETERA. THE

CASE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AS ASSIGNED JOINTLY. TO SA'S

LEROY W. SHEETS AND THEODORE J. A 'HEARN ALTHOUGH SHEETS

WAS APPARENTLY INVOLVED AS CASE AGENT ONLY DURING THE

INITIAL STAGES IN APRIL 1968.

ALL OF THE ABOVE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF

SA'S BRADY, RICHARDS AND AIKEN ARE NO LONGER EMPLOYEES

OF THE FBI.

BT

NW 03190

-DocId: 32989772 Page

---

## Page 51

FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

Transmit the following in

Via -

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

8/22/77

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIR MAIL

(Precedence)

TO :

RE :

DIRECTOR, FBI

OCO

(ATTN: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT,

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION)

ADIC, LOS ANGELES (62-7841) (1) (RUC)

(HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ASSASSINATIONS; BUREAU

DEADLINE September 23, 1977

Re Bureau teletype to Atlanta and other offices

dated 8/17/77.

Two copies each of documents corresponding to

request made in referenced Bureau teletype are being

forwarded in

four boxes via registered mail to the Bureau.

Due to the large number of documents being

submitted by Los Angeles, no individual listing of these

documents is being set forth. For the purpose of insuring

that the Bureau is in receipt of all documents submitted by

Los Angeles, these documents have been packaged in 48 separate

bundles corresponding to the volumes of the Los Angeles file

separately so there are 24 bundles which are duplicated once.

There should be, therefore, two bundles each which are.

marked as follows:

Vile Sisinped,

I-201049

Pointe

7 - Bureau (RM)

(1 - each of four boxes sent RM)

Los Angeles

KAJ/sik

(8)

• ;...

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 51

Sent

_M

Per

---

## Page 52

LA 62-7841

Volume

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574

44-1574A

44-1574B

44-1574C

44-1574C

44-1574C-1A

44-1574C-1A

44-1574C-1A

44-1574D

44-1574D

44-1574E

44-1574F

44-1574G

44-1574H

7

8

9

10

11

-8

Newspaper clippings

2

1

2

3

1

2

Press

Police Relations

Cost Data

1 - 5

Serial

1-225

226-374

375-512

513-650

651-925

926-1175

1176-1399

1400-1550

1551-1800

1801-1958

1959-

1-100

101-

1A1-1A12

1A13-1A27

1A28-1A39

FD-302's

FD-302's

The Bureau can cross-check receipt of the

documents submitted by verifying that the four boxes

being sent registered mail contain all of the bundles listed

on the above check list, which bundles should be in duplicate.

For the additional information of the Bureau, the

tollowing 1-A exhibits contained in the Los Angeles "MURKIN"

file were not documents and consequently could not be xeroxed

and forwarded to the Bureau:

Los Angeles file 44-1574A

la2

1a3

la4

laб

Drivers license of JEROME WALLIS VERNON

Drivers license of LORRAINE MAY VERNON

Photo of JEROME WALLIS VERNON

Photos of JENNINGS BRYAN LEE

-2-

NW 65190

DooId: 32989772

Page 52

---

## Page 53

LA 62-7841

la8

1a9

lal0

lall

1a12

la13

1al4

1a15

la18

la29

la31

la32

la33

1a34

1a36

la37

1a40

la42

la45

la48

1a53

1a54

la55

la56

1a61

1a64

la67

1ạ69

la70

la71

la75

1a90

la94

la95

la98

1a100

1al01

la103

la104

1a105

la106

1a107

la109

Photos of JERRY WILLIAM RAY

Photos of JAMES EARL RAY (3/17/60)

Photos of JAMES EARL RAY (9/8/66)

Photos of WALTER I. RIFE (3/28/55)

Photos of RAY and RIFE (3/28/55)

Photos of RITA STEIN (5/18/67)

Photo and impression of tire

(SN4174P867)

Samples from textile mach. SN3107

Samples of laundry tags

Photo of JAMES LOOMA OWENS

Photo of j.C. HARDIN

Photo of MYRIAL TOMASO

Obscene material - photos mailed to ERIC S. GALT

Photo of PAUL OSBORN BRIDGEMAN

Photo of DENNIS WADE FONTENNOT

Photo of DENNIS WADE FONTENNOT

Photo of DONALD B. BLAA

Photos of Businesses

Photos of residents - DAVIDA GREGORY

Negative composite of ERIC S. GALT

Laundry tags

Thermo seal marking machine of laundry mark 20 R-3

Photos of SUSAN LEE HARRIS

Photos of ERIC LEROY CASEY

Photos of RAY

Photo of JOHN BEVINS

Photos of laundry mark reproduction

Photo of RICHARD B. HARRELI

Photos of JAMES EARL RAY

Photos Of DYRELI DENNIS

Photos of ERIC STARVO GALT (11/67)

Photo of JACQUELINE "JACKIE" KLINE

Photos of FRED DREW SCHWARTZ

Photos of FREDERICK JOHN SCHWARTZ

Photo of JAMES EARL RAY and WALTER T. RIFE

Photo of FRANK WILLIAM BRICKLEY

Photos of JEROME WILLIS VERNON

Photos Of JAMES RICHARD HENDRICKS

Photo of LION WILLIAM SHORT

Photo of FRANK WILLIAM BRICKLEY

Photos Of JAMES EARL RAY

Photo of LOOKALIKE

- 3*-

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772

Page 53

---

## Page 54

TELETYPE ROOM

• AuG17 64734377

HQ00D76 2300144

• RR AT BH CG LA MM NO SL

DE HQ

• R 1801107 AUG 77

FM DIRECTOR

IO ATLANTA (ROUTINE)

BIRMINGHAM (ROUTINE)

CHICAGO (ROUTINE?

LOS ANGELES (ROUTINE)

MIAMI (ROUTINE)

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

ST • LOUIS (ROUTINE)

il

1700

40)A

. BT

CLEAR

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS; BUREAU DEADLINE

SEPTEMBER 23, 1977

THE HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA),

WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY

AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR:, HAS REQUESTED ACCESS IO INVESTI-

GATE FILES OF THE ABOVE FIELD OFF CE FILES CONCERNING OUR •

Oes Bir

61:

SEARCHED

INDEXED

SERALIZED.

ns.FILED

/AUG 1 7 190

EBI - LOS ANG

desser,

Doe7d: 32989772

Page 54

---

## Page 55

•PAGE TWO CLEAR

MURKIN INVESTIGATION (ASSASSINATION OF KING).

• AT À MEETING WITH HSCA OFFICIALS ON AUGUST 16, 1977,

CHIEF COUNSEL ROBERT G. BLAKEY AGREED THAI, TO AVOID DUPLICATION,

IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR HIS STAFF TO REVIEW ONLY THE

FIRST PAGE OF ANY FIELD OFFICE DOCUMENT WHICH WAS DIRECTED

TO OR RECEIVED FROM FBI HEADQUARTERS OR THE MEMPHIS FIELD

, OFFICE (FBIHQ FILES HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND MEMPHIS FILES

'ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED FOR THE HSCA). THIS FIRST PAGE

WILL PROVIDE THE HSCA A CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNTING OF ALL

SERIALS IN THE FILE. ALL SERIALS NOT DIRECTED TO OR

RECEIVED FROM FBIHQ OR MEMPHIS WOULD HAVE IO BE REVIEWED IN

THEIR ENTIRETY.

THE HSCA ALSO DESIRES TO SEE ALL NOTATIONS IN THESE

FILES UNLESS THE NOTATIONS ARE FOR INDEXING PURPOSES OR

GRAMMATICAL CORRECTIONS. THEREFORE, IF A FIELD NOTATION

APPEARS IN OTHER THAN THE FIRST PAGE OF A SERIAL THAT

EXISTS IN THE FBIHQ OR MÉMPHIS FILE, COPIES OF THAT PAGE

•WILL HAVE TO BE REPRODUCED AND FORWARDED TO FBIHQ.

EACH RECIPIENT, EXCEPT MIAMI, USING THE ABOVE CRITERIA,

FURNISH FBIINQ IWO XEROX COPIES OF YOUR MURKIN INVESTIGATIVE FILE.

NW 55190 DocId: 32989772 Page 55

---

## Page 56

PAGE THREE CLEAR .: F

FILES SHOULD REACH FBIHQ BY SEPTEMBER 23, 1977. IF YOUR

FILE CONTAINS ANY EXHIBIT, PHOTOGRAPH OR DOCUMENT WHICH CANNOT

BE REPRODUCED, SET FORTH A DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF THAT

ITEM IN THE COVER PAGES OF YOUR COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTING

THE FILES TO FBIHQ.

ALL COPIES SUBMITTED SHOULD BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND

SHOULD BE SENT REGISTERED MAIL, MARKED TO THE. ATTENTION OF

THE CONGRESSIONAL INQUÍRY UNII, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION.

ANY QUESTIONS CAN BE RESOLVED BY CONTACIING SUPERVISOR

J. T. ALDHIZER, EXIENSION 3685•

SINCE MIAMI PREVIOUSLY FURNISHED A COPY OF ITS MURKIN

FILE DURING. REVIEW OF THE KING CASE, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE TASK FORCE, IT. WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO REPRODUCE

YOUR FILES IN LINE WITH THE ABOVE. HOWEVER, FILES SHOULD

BE. REVIEWED FOR PAGES NOT PREVIOUSLY FORWARDED FBIHQ

WHICH MAY CONTAIN NOTATIONS. ADVISE FBIHQ RESULIS OF YOUR

• REVIEW, FURNISHING TWO COPIES OF ANY PAGE CONTAINING NOTATION

AND CLEARLY IDENIIFYING SERIAL INVOLVED.

BT

INW- 55190-DodId:329897721 Page:561

---