RAMON GEORGE SNEYD.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 6/8/68
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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REF: DIRECTOR 86658

1. WE INFORMALLY AWARE AS OF LATE & JUNE

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DAL FBI REP'S LSAVE

POSTPONED AS FBI HAD LEAD RAY MIGHT BE IN EUROPE, POSSIBLY

ENGLAND®

2. FOLLWING INFO, AMPLIFYING PRESS RELEASE ISSUED WASHINGION

AROUND 1615 HOURS (LONDON TIME) BY ATTORNEY GENERAL CLARK, INFORMALLY

PASSED STATION BY LONDON FBI' REPS 2000 HOURS (LONDON TIME) & JUNE:

RAY, TRAVELLING UNDER NAME RAMON GEORGE SNEYD WITH CAMADIAN. PASSPORTS

ARRIVED LONDON FROM TORONTO Y MAY. CASHED RETURN AIR TICKET STO TORONTOS

FOR LONDON LISBON TICKEI. LEFT LONDON FOR LISSON 7 MAY ‹15 HOURS LATER)

4 JUNE SCOTLAND YARD ISSUED ALL PORTS ALERI ON FBI SUGGESTION. S JUNE

F3E LEARNED OF FOREGOING MOVEMENTS FROM SCOTLAND YARD BUT AS

OF EARLY 8 JUNE LOCAL FBI BELIEVED SNEYD IN LISSON; FBI SENT

2 REPS THERE.

SNEY RE-ENTERED U. KO UNNOTICED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. AT 1115

JUNE

HOURS CLONDON TIME; 3 HAT SHEYD NOTICED BY BRITISH SPECIAL BRANCH

OFFICER PASSING THROUSH BRITISH IMMIGRATION LINE AT AIRFORT

PREPARETORY TAKING FLIGHT TO BRUSSELS.

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SNEYD PULLED CUT OF LINE AND FINGER PRINTED. RAY FRINTS CRECIEVED

SOME TIME AGO FROM FBI BROUGHT TO AIRPORT FROM SCOTLAND YARD.

RAY'S PRINTS MATCHED SNEYD'S. LOCAL FBI CLAIM IDENTIFICATION

CONFIRMED AND CERTAIN®

3. RAY NOW CHARGED UNDER U. RO ALIENS OFFENSE, ENTERING WITH

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS, AND CARRYING FULLY LOADED PISTOL (POSSESSION

ARMS WITHOUT AUTHORITYS• WILL APPEAR IN LONDON COURT 10 JUNE TO

ANSUER THOSE CHARGES• MEANWHILE, TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES PREPARING

EXTRANITION REQUEST, PER FIRST DEGREE MURDER INDICIMENT RET-

URNED BY SHELBY COUNTY GRAND JURY AT MEMPHIS, 7 MAY IS6S.

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#Hgs. learned from Reuters that Scotiand Yard had arrested James Earl Ray.

Querica it Sationhari no notice of this:

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