PRESS ITEM FOR THE DCI
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 04/25/0000
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Date: 12/18/98

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AGENCY

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

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Dod @ 104-10433-10146

JFK

RUSS HOLMES WORK FILE

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Released under the John

P. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

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06-13-2017

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KING- SUSPECT. (TOPS 7)

MEXICO CITY CAPD-MEXICAN AUTHORITIES QUESTIONED TODAY A U.S.

CITIZEN WEY SAID RESEMBLES THE MAN WANTAD ON A CHARGE

OF SLAYING

OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JP., THEN RELEASED MIM WITHOUT PRESSING

ANY CHARGES:

WHO SAID HE WAS ON A WALKING

DANIEL DAVID KENNERO OR BADENIED ANY CONTECTION WITH YING E

TOUR OF

THE STATE OF SONORA

DEATH.

AN FBI

IDENTIFIED ONLY AS MR.

SAID THERE

WAS NO RESEMBLANCE

AACE TETREEN KENNEDY" AND THE

SUSPECT:

JAMES EAPLY

PAY, ACCORDINS

TO POLICE IN TUE CITY OF HERMOSILLO.

LT. ROBINTi

FLETCHER OF

THE JUDICIAL POLICE IN

CADORCA: SONORA;

HAD TAKEN KENNEDY INTO CUSTONY

FROM A CABORCA NOTFI..

KENNEDY'S

PEARK

IN BALTIZORIRO COUNECTION.

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KENNEDY

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ApFil 1968

KING ASSASSINATION AND USIB

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DC.I:

A GencIal:

1. Request the the FEderal Bureau ne Juvestigation

give a fullicport to Sie oa

(date)

on the strias of the investigation di the zeazesiaation

of Di. Martin Talber Kiag, Jr.

B. Specific:.

1. Is there any indication inat Ray bas left the

USA?

2. Il 50, then, to what country of area, and by fbat

means and route?

3. Is there asy indication that Ray had in the past

travelled outside the United Staleg other than the

October - November 1967 trip to Mexico is Galt?

4. Is there ery sidication that Ray had been iscued a

U.S. passport lader his trun same of auy of his

aliascs?

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Date 13/ncu 1978

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Is ihere any indication toas Ray had asy connectios

with any foreige intelligesce austice? l so, please

proride all possible deizile.

6. Is there any indication that Ray had zoy consection

with foreigaers in the United Stales, especially

ORbara and Soricis?

7. Did Eüg have aiy Corridiat connectious?

8. Did Ray ever coress suy interest in CoronnisIa?

9. Did Ray ever indiraio any intorest in Cuba, Castro,

or the Cuban itrolsion?

10. Does it zopear that Rey lad any accoroplices? l

50, hare any beca identified?

11. Has the EBi ideasified /or Ray'a ciode sriends

or

abBuciaies?

12. Have any contacts roade by Ray in Mexico daring

October/Mareraber. 1967 beca idesilica?

13: If zuy accomplices, zaspsiaces, on contacts bage.

Been idcutified, are any of them Comaranists or

'associated sita Commuaists, fozeiga officials, or

foreige intelligence services?

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14. Does the FBI think tbat Ray was hired to assassinate

King?

i5. If so, is there any indication that Communista

a foreige power were involved?

16. Has it been posaibla to recover and trace the origia.

of any of the $20 bills used by Ray to purchase ibe

rifle and make other payments?

17.

On 19 April 1968 CIA furnished to the FBI paotographa

†B-fof an accome individual zesembling Ray. Fas

the FBI determined whether or nor this pezron is

possibly identical with Ray?

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