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FM DIRECTOR (62-117290)

TO ATLANTA (ROUTINE)

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LOS ANGELES (ROUTINE)

LOUISVILLE (ROUTINE)

MEMPHIS (ROUTINE)

MIAMI (ROUTINE)

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

ST. LOUIS (ROUTINE)

12/27/77

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- Mr. Peelman

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FOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA), BUREAU

DEADLINE JANUARY 13, 1978.

THE HSCA IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (MURKIN). BY LETTER

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

THE FOLLOWING:

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(]) IDENTIFICATION OF FIELD OFFICE CASE AGENT(S)

ASSIGNED TO THE MURKIN INVESTIGATION IN ALL ABOVE LISTED

OFFICES (EXCEPT LOUISVILLE). INCLUDED SHOULD BE THE

DIVISION, SECTION OR SQUAD OF ASSIGNMENT AND THE NATURE OF

THE AGENT'S ASSIGNMENT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVOLVEMENT

IN THE MURKIN INVESTIGATION.

(2) IDENTIFICATION OF FIELD. OFFICE CASE AGENT(S)

ASSIGNED TO COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (COINTELPRO) EFFORTS 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

ASSIGNMENT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE

COINTELPRO, KING AND SCLC INVESTIGATIONS.

BECAUSE MOST COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY AGAINST KING

AND SCLC WAS HANDLED IN THE SUBSTANTIVE INVESTIGATIONS, YOU

SHOULD IDENTIFY THE CASE AGENT(S) INVOLVED IN THE SECURITY

INVESTIGATIONS OF KING AND SCLC, AS WELL. AS THE COINTELPRO.

THIS REVIEW SHOULD INCLUDE INSTANCES WHERE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

ACTIVITIES WERE EITHER CONSIDERED OR CARRIED OUT AGAINST

KING AND SCLC.

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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 EXISTING BETWEEN

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE HSCA, DISCLOSURE OF ABOVE

AGENT INDENTITIES TO THE HSCA CANNOT BE PREVENTED. HOWEVER,

THE LEGAI, COUNSEL DIVISION OF FBIHQ IS NEGOTIATING WITH THE

HSCA IN EFFORT TO LIMIT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF ANY

AGENT PERSONNEL 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.

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NOCE:

The HSCA's reauests were included in a letter to the

Chief Counsel and

Attorney General from G. Robert is believed the HSCA 1S

Director, ASCA,

on 12/13/77.

considering interview of some agents involved in COINTELPRO

activities against King and SCLC and in the MURKI!!

investigation.

The ESCA has requested expeditious handling

of its King related requests and, therefore, a Bureau

deadline in this matter is being established.

Counterintelligence efforts against King and SCLC

were carried out in the substantive investigative files as

well as under the COINTEL Program.

Therefore, the field is

being required to provide case agents in all of these

matters.

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Mr. Clarence M. Kelley

FEDERAL COVURTARIA

:Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

: Barbara Allen Babcock

Assistant Attorney General

CIVIL DIVISIOI

SUBJECT: House Select Committee on Assassinations

DATE:

21 DEC 1977

BAB: RJSelbert: clw

Attention:

Mr. John A. Mintz, Assistant Director

Legal Counsel Division

Gap

This will respond to your memoranda of November 2 and

November 10, 1977, forwarding for our consideration requests

for representation of Special Agents William R. Duncan,

Robert E. Peters, and Bernard C. Brown before the House

Select Committee on Assassinations.

Based on our conversations with Agents Duncan and Brown, L

the substance of which has been orally related to Special

Agent Danny Coulson of your office, it is our conclusion

• thate

the conduct which will likely be the subject of the Committeels

inquiry, will not involve actions undertaken by the Agents

within, the scope of their employment.

Accordingly, as Agent

Coulson has been earlier advised, it is the decision of the

Department not to approve the requests for representation

submitted by Agents Duncan, Peters and Brown.

In the event the Committee should expand its inquiry into

activities other than those previously discussed by this office

with Agent Coulson, please advise me so that I may reconsider

the requests for representation.

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FIBRAL GOVERNMENE

The Deputy Attorney General

Decender 27: 1977

1 - Assistant Dir.

(Special Invest. Div.)

Director, FBI

1 - Mr. Peelman

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

1

- Mr. Long

HOUSE SELECT COMTITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

1

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- Mr. Hotis

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In accordance with Attorney General Order 116-56,

Coulson

this remorandun advises that Special Agent Stephen I.

callender was interviewed on decender by 1911. A nemorandum

setting Iorth it. Callender's account of this interview and

testimony is enclosed for your information.

Enclosure

1 ~ Assistant Attorney Ceneral • Enclosure

Criminal Division

Attention; Robert Keuch

- Personnel file - Stephen M. Callender - Enclosure

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ITED STATES DEPARTMENT O"JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer so

File No.

New Orleans, Louisiana

December 14, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

On December 6, 1977, Special Agent (SA) Stephen

M. Callender of the New. Orleans Office of the federal

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was interviewed by

Peter G. Beeson, Mark A. Speiser, and Lisa Berlow, Staff

Counsel of the HSCA.

The questioning related to the investigation

conducted by the New Orleans Office of the FBI regarding the

assassination of Martin Luther King.

In response to their initial questions; they were

informed that SA Callender has been a Special Agent of the

FBI since August, 1951 and that he has been

assigned to the

New Orleans FBI Office since December, 1961.

SA Callender

was assigned a case involving the assassination of Martin

Luther King within the New Orleans FBI Office. His main

duties as case

agent were the handling of the "paper"

involving the investigation.

This included reading and

reviewing all incoming and outgoing communications,

assisted in assigning of leads, review all investigation

conducted to be sure that it was complete and thorough.

Joseph I. Sylvester, Jr., in April, 1968, was the Assistant

Agent in Charge of the New Orleans

Office of the FBI and was

overall in charge of the investigation conducted by New

Orleans.

SA Callender probably was assigned the case by

Mr. Sylvester?

inasmuch as SA Callender was working on

Mr. Sylvesten's squad.

This squad, among other things,

handled Civil Rights and related matters, SA Callender had

worked for Sylvester for better than six years and had experience

in the handling of "paper" on other major investigations:

expapert one a

This document contains neither recommendations nor

conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the

FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its

contents are not to be distributed outside your

agency.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

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In addition, the Staff Counsel was provided with administrative

data relating to the normal procedures in opening and

assigning a case as well as the handling of leads and

reporting procedures and the closing of cases.

In response to their questions, they were informed

that SA Callender had not reviewed the Martin Luther King

assassination file in New Orleans prior to this interview

and had not conversed with anyone regarding the interview

before the "Staff Counsel", other than with

a Bureau official,

on December 6, 1977 prior to the interview.

They were informed that the last time

SA Callender

had thoraghly reviewed the King assassination file in New

Orleans was possibly eight or nine years ago.

There would

have been no reason since that time to thoroughly review this

That within the past six months, small portions of

the New Orleans file had been reviewed

to locate specific

communications which were to be sent to FBI Headquarters,

Washington, D.C., upon instructions of the Department of

Justice, as a

result of a court order being issued in another

matter

involving King.

It was apparent. from the ensuing questions of the

Staff Counsel that they were

attempting to determine and were

looking for a possible

conspiracy in the assassination of

King in the investigation conducted by New Orleans.

The Staff Counsel initially pointed out that there

was a memorandum in the New Orleans file that a woman, whose

name was set forth (name not recalled by SA Callender),

reportedly had some information about the King assassination,

but was not to be contacted

as she was a friend of District

Attorney Jim Garrison.

Upon response to questions, SA Callender informed

that to the best of his recollection, former District Attorney

Jim Garrison of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, had not

conducted an investigation into

the assassination of King,

that instructions had been

received from Bureau Headquarters

not to have any contact with Garrison prior to the

assassination.

claims that his investigation into the assassination of President

Kennedy had determined there was a conspiracy and the results

of his

investigation were at odds with the conclusions of the

Warren Commission. It was SA Callender's recollection that

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Garrison was critical of the FBI's investigative efforts

in the assassination of President Kennedy.

They were

informed that it had been SA Callender's experience that

the FBI would not share sources or informants with other

agencies and that Garrison's cooperation in the King

investigation had not been

solicited.

In response to their questions, they were

informed that Kent Courtney was in the newspaper business

and that his political reputation was that of a

The Staff Counsel then informed that

information supplied to them indicated that Kent Courtney

of Alexandria, Louisiana, had contacted the New Orleans

FBI Office sometime after the assassination and informed

that he was going to interview the brother of James Earl

Ray and this brother was going to supply information

relating to a conspiracy.

Courtney desired an FBI Agent

to be present during this interview.

According to this

memorandum, Courtney was advised an FBI Agent would not be

present and that he should contact the District Attorney's

Office at Memphis, Tennessee regarding this proposed

interview.

The Staff Counsel also indicated that there were

instructions from the Bureau Headquarters that Courtney was

not to be contacted.

In response to their questions, they were informed

that the reason

Courtney was referred to the District Attorney's

It has been SA Callender's experience that the

Bureau's policy in

dealing with the press in those days was

formulated at Washington, D.C. and for the most part,

controlled from Bureau Headquarters and especially in a

matter involving the magnitude of the King investigation.

They indicated they had received information that a person

with the first name of Kent (last name unknown) attended

a Ku Klux Klan function at Alexandria, Louisiana and were

informed that to the best of SA Callender's recollection,

Kent Courtney had not ever been identified as a Klan member.

In response to their questions, they were informed that

Klan groups active in Louisiana at the time of the king

assassination were the Original Knights of the Ky Klux Klan,

the United. Klans of America, and the Original Knights of

the Ku Klux Klan of the 6th

District. The Silver Dollar

Group was a Klan type organization around the Vidalia-

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Ferriday,

Louisina, area.

It was not recalled if this group

was associated with the UKA or the Minutemenn or was a

separate organization.

No information had been developed regarding

passible involvement of organized crime in this matter.

The name of Frank. Liberte was not familiar at this time.

It was recalled by SA Callender that there had been a

conversation between two men in Memphis who were in the

produce business which apparently was derogatory in

nature regarding King. As a result, an interview had

been conducted of an individual in New Orleans who was

in the produce business.

That investigation to identify the New Orleans

Italian Industrialist who reportedly was to give Ray

money which information was furnished by Charles Stein

however, the extent of the investigation

had been conducted Investigation had been conducted in the

was not recalled.

area of the Chef Menteur Highway, however, the extent was

not recalled.

That Willard Robertson was

at that time a

distributor for Volkswagen, which

was located near the

Chef Menteur Highway. It wäs believed Röbertson had

been interviewed, however, the results could not be recalled.

That attempts were made to identify "Raoul",

however the extent was not recalled. That a lieutenant

on the Louisiana State Police Force by the first name of

Raoul had been located and interviewed, however, the results

of the interview were not recalled.

To the best of SA Callender's recollection, the

investigated in connection with the King assassination

and in fact, neither of these groups had ever been

investigated by the FBI in Louisiana.. It could not be

recalled if investigation was conducted at the Wallace

Campaign Headquarters in New Orleans to determine if Ray

was known, however, it was believed that this investigation

had been conducted.

That bars in the 400 and 500 block of Canal Street

In New Orleans

had been canvassed inasmuch as Ray reportedly

was seen in this area when in New Orleans.

That Bud's Flower Room is located on St. Claude

Avenue in New Orleans and is rented out as a meeting hall

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to various organizations and that in the past, Klan meetings

have been held at this meeting hall.

A group known as "Truth or Consequences" was

formed by New Orleans businessmen to raise money for

Jim Garrison to conduct his investigation into the

Kennedy assassination.

That Cecil Shilstone is a self-employed New

Orleans businessman who had been publicly identified as

a member of Truth or Consequences.

and his attorney

appeared at the New Orleans Office and informed that a rumor

was going around the New Orleans business community

that shilstone allegedly was a New Orleans industrialist

who Ray reportedly came to New Orleans to contact and

get money.

That Shilstone emphatically denied this

allegation and that he was not involved in any manner

or could he supply any information relating to the

King assassination.

That all informants and sources in the New

Orleans Division were contacted regarding James Earl

Ray in an effort to determine if Ray was known or had

any association

with any white hate groups or black

extremist organization.

That it could not be recalled what investigation

may have been conducted at Denham Springs, Louisiana,

regarding a remark allegedly made sometime prior to the

assassination that a collection ought to be taken up to

get somebody to shoot king.

To SA Callender's

recollection, there was no

racial prejudice among agents, assigned to

the New Orleans.

Office

and that there was no

negro agents assigned to this

office

at the time of the king investigation.

In addition,

the "Staff Counsel" mentioned several names of persons,

however, these names mentioned were not familiar to SA

Callender at this time.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

"POSTAL GOVERNIT

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Director, FBI

Decenber 14, 1977

1 - Mr. Monahan

1 - Mr.

Peelman

] - Mr. Foster

l - Mr. Aldhizer

1 - Legal Counsel

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENIATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, ISCA, dated

December 2, 1977, which requestéd information from FBI

headquarters files in the investigation of Martin Luther King's

assassination.

This letter requested specific material bearing

on the FBI's. Investigation involving a Citizen's Band (CB)

radio transmission that occurred on the evening of April 4;

1968 €

In response to this HSCA request, enclosed are an

original and one copy of a memorandum with

an attachment which

contains material from FBI Headquarters files concerning the CB

radio transmission. It is requested that you furnish a copy of

the enclosed meriorandun and its attachment to the HSCA.

Enclosures - 3

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

NOTE: All documents requested by the Committee located in the

FBI Headquarters

MURKIN file which has already been processed

for HSCA access.

HSCA staff member Gerald Hamilton requested on 12/13/77,

expeditious handling of this request in order that the material

can be used at a hearing of the Committee within the next few

days.

With respect to the report of the Memphis Police Department

being furnished the SCA, the Memphis Police Department has been

records to the AscA.

The FCC has similarly authorized

avallability of its

material concerning the CB transmission to

the HSCA.

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:

1 - Mr.

Monahan

1 - Mr.

Peelman

1 - Mr. Foster

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

1 - Legal Counsel

December 14, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference 1s made to letter to the Attorney General.

from &. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated

December 2, 1977, which requested information from IBI

Headquarters files in the investigation of Martin Iuther King's

assassination.

This letter requested specific materfal bearing

on the SBI's

Investigation Involving a Citizen's Eand (CB)

radio transmiasion that occurred on the evening of April 4,

1968.

In response to the above request, autached are

documents retrieved from the files of FBI Heaäquarters

concerning the CB radio transmission that occurred on the

evening öf April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Since the HSCA has been provided full access to the

King assassination file of FBI Headquarters and the Memphis

Field Office, the FBI will conduct no review for additional

information regarding the CB radio transmission, as requested In

referenced letter, and will, therefore, only provide specirie

documents reguested.

Enclosure

ORIGINAL

ONE,

WITH ATTACHMENT,

SENT TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY

GENERAL,

CRIMINAL DIVISION, ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. REUCH, ANI

ONE SENT TO OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

Mr. Robert I. Keuch, dated 12/14/77,

Asss. Dirs captioned, "House Select Committee on Assassinations, U. S. House

Crim in. Of Representatives (HSCA)."

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Transmit the following in

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F BI

Date:

7/29/68

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (44-38851)

SAC, MENPHIS (44-1987) (P)

MURKIN

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Re:

CB (Citizens Band) Radio Transmission

Memphis, Tennessee, during evening

of

April 4, 1968; concerning chase of

white Mustang alleged to have been

involved in the shooting of MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JR., on that date..

Enclosed herewith is one copy each of the following

which relate to referenced matter:

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

Investigative report of the Memphis PD

Investigative insert by SA FRANKLIN L. JOHNSON

FD 302 of interview of Inspector N. E.

ZACHARY, Memphis PD, 5/17/68

FD 302 of interview of N. EUGENE SNITH,

4/10/68, Memphis

FD 302 of interview of EDWARD L. MONTEDONICO,

SR. ;.

7/15-17/68, Memphis

FD 302 of interview of EDWARD L. MONTEDONICO,

JR., 7/17/68,

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The enclosures refer to investigation conducted

relative to referenced matter as it appeared to refer to

captioned matter.

The Bureau's attention is directed to the fact

the Ece does not have an office in the Memphis area; however,

an official'of the Memphis PD did contact a representative

of the FCC at Atlanta, Ga., to report this incident. No

inquiry has been received by the Memohis PD or this office

from FCC relative to this referenced incident and therefore

it appears FCC is not interested in a CB radio transmission.

of this type.

Concerning the possibility of interviewing other

individuals contacted

by the Memphis PD during

its investi

gation of this matter,

it is pointed out no attempt was made

• to interview these individuals due to the investigation

conducted by the Memphis: PD and due to the lack of evidence

indicating anyone other than EDVARD LE MASTER MONTEDONICO;

IRo, was responsible for this radio transmission.

EDWARD • LE MASTER MONTEDONICO, JR., waS interviewed

as indicated on the enclosed FD 302.

interview that he had a great deal of experience in CB radio

i close a 20 7 0 3n

He indicated during the

transmissions. and in the operation of these units. He

commented several times that anyone with a knowledge of

• CB radios could disguise their voice and transmission

so as

to go on broadcasting without being identified. He also said

• that there is no way for anyone, including ECC, to identify

the sender of a transmission such as the one mentioned above

unless the guilty individual made the admission that he or

she was the individual that made the broadcast.

It is also noted that others during this inves-

tigation expressed the same opinion that it is impossible

to identify the individual making a broadcast of this type

unless the guilty person admitted. doing same.

It was determined also that there are numerous

individuals in the Memphis

area operating CB radios illegally

and/or without being properlylicensed. It was further determined

that numerous individuals broadcast using "skip" identification,

which is illegal, but which is known only to the sender and

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receiver. There are also numerous licensed CB radio

operators in the Memphis are and it was suggested that

there are possibly an equal number that are not licensed

and, therefore, it vould be virtually impossible to interview

each and every

individual either having a CB unit or having

access to one.

Various individuals commented during this investigation

that no one gets too excited about illegal broadcasts since

che FCC generally levies a line of up to s50 and

possibly.

lifting the license for 3 to 6 months if a person is guilty.

according to the fCe ot making a broadcast of this type.

lnererore,. no one does much about these illegal transmissions

since the punishment is this light, It was expressed that

the greatest fear of CB operators is the bad name they

receive when incidents of this nature are made public.

In light of the above, VACB no further investigation

is being conducted concerning referenced

matter. '

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Ban a nas nispensace

RE: ALLEGED CHASE OF WHITE MUSTANG,

EVENING OF APRIL 4, 1968

(HOAX REPORT BY UNKNOWN PERSON

WITH CITIZENS BAND RADIO)

The following investigation was conducted by SA

FRANKLIN L. JOHNSON at Memphis, Tennessee, on the dates

indicated:

• On the evening of April 4, 1ybo, alter there nac

been traffic on the Police Department cadio in Memphis with

regard to a white Mustang reportedly seen leaving the scene

of the shooting of Dr. KING; there was

additional traffic on

the police radio concerning an alleged'incident involving an

unknown

citizens band (CB) radio operator who reported

that he

was chasing a white Mustang occupied by three white males,

this unknown operator never identifying himself: but continuing

to broadcast up to a point where he claimed that the chase

had reached a point. north of Raleigh, Tennessee, a suburb

Memphis.

On April 6, 1968, Inspector N. E. ZACHARY, Homicide

Bureau, Memphis Police Department, furnished the following

information with regard to this incident:

Inspector ZACHARY secured a tape recording of the

radio dispatches made following the murder of Dr. KING On

April 1, 1968, and listened to the radio tráffic, which in

cluded dispatches with regard to a chase allegedly made by an

unknown person of a white Mustang occupied by three white

unknown person broadcasting on a CB radio.

He stated

received on the police radio was at 6:33 P.m.

The police

dispatcher received traffic from Police Car No. 160, which.

Inspector ZACHARY determined was manned by Lieutenant RUFUS

BRADSHAW. in substance, Lieutenant BRADSIAY was transmitting

to tlie dispatcher information which he was receiving from one

individual who had a CB radio in his car, which individuni in

tu 'n was receiving transmissions from some unknow individual

transmitting on a CB radio.

: 1-50914

Inspector ZACHARY advised that on April 4,

1968; while the transmissions in question were being

made

from the unknown CB operator, Lieutenant SAN T.

MCCACHREN, Homicide Bureau, Memphis Police Depariment,

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received a teiephone call from an individual who identified

himself as ED CHAUNCEY, telephone number 276-0643, who

reported that he was monitoring his CB radio and overheard

an unknown operator in a mobile unit who claimed that

he was chasing a white Mustang.

Mr. CHAUNCEY at this

time advised Lieutenant MCCACIREN that he (CHAUNCEY)

was in contact with another CB operator known to him,

namely BILL AUSTEIN, and that the three CB operators,

namely the unknown operator, AUSTEIN, and CHAUNCEY, WEXe

in contact with each other,

and Mr. CHAUNCEY would supply

all information he received to the Police Department to

assist them with regard to a chase in which thesunknown

operator claimed to be involved.

Thereafter, on April 6,

1968, Lieutenant J. D. MUSIC talked bytelephone again

with

both Mr. ED CHAUNCEY at the above telephone number

•and with

Mx, AUSTEIN, both of them at that time furnishing

substantially the same information.as to what had

occurred with regard to these transmissions by an unknown

CB operator.

Inspector ZACHARY advised that Lieutenant

RUFUS BRADSHAW, Cár No. 160, had been contacted on

April 6, 1968, at which time

Lieutenant BRADSHAW had

stated that Mr. WILLIAM HUBBARD AUSTEIN, age 22, 0f

24 North Montgomery Street, Apartment 103, an employee ..

of Clendenin Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., had

flagged down Lieutenant BRADSHAW at Jackson and Hollyvood

on the evening.of

April 4, 1968, and called Lieutenant

BRADSHAY's attention to a

broadcast being received on the

" CB radio in Mr. AUSTEIN'S automobile: Lieutenant BRADSHAW,

in turn, dispatched to the police dispatcher the nature

of the information being received on Channel 17 of the

CB radio. Lieutenant BRADSHAN listened to the CB radio

in Mr. AUSTEIN's car and heard several different CB

operators talking on Channel 17.

In substance; an unknown CB operator was

giving reports as to his chase of a white Mustang

occupied by thee whave maids.

other operators,

including fix. AUSTEIN, were attempting

to communicate

with this unknown operator, attempting to get him to

identify himself, and informing him that they would

contact the Police Department in order to assist this

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unknown operator. The unknown operator, who claimed he

was chasing. the Mustang, never identified himself.

Lieutenant BRADSHAW dispatched police cars to the

areas in which the unknown CB operator claimed to be

traveling, and none of the units dispatched saw any

activity such as that described by the unknown CB

operator. Lieutenant BRADSHAW was of the definite

opinion, after the unknown person making these reports

had finally left the air, that the entire CB broadcast

by this person was a complete hoax.

Inspector ZACHARX advised, after listening to

the police dispatcher's tape recording, and after talking

to Lieutenant BRADSHAW, that there were a number of factors

to indicate that the above-mentioned broadcast on CB

Channel 17. by the unknown person was a complete hoax.

He stated that the final proof that this matter was a

complete hoax was based upon communication between the

Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office

at the time the broadcast was in progress..

After the

unknown operator reported his position as proceeding east

on Jackson Avenue toward Raleigh, Tennessee, the Police

Department immediately contacted

the Shelby County

Sheriff's Office to alert that department, which had the

responsibility for policing Raleigh, Tennessee, which is

located outside the city limits or Memphis. During the

time that this broadcast was being made, and alter the

unknown CB operator reported his position at the main

intersection at a stop light in Raleigh, Tennessee,

(Jackson Avenue and Stage Road), where the unknown

" operator claimed the Mustang had run the stop. light at

an excessive rate of speed, the Shelby County Sheriff's

Office advised the Memphis

Police Department that this

such vehicles as those described by the unknown operator

had

passed through that intersection.

Inspector ZACHARy advisod that as a result of.

a separate inquiry made by the Police Department

concerning this hoax report, he had determined that

there had been no contacts whatever between any unit

of the Memphis Police Department and the vehicles

described by the unknown person on the CB radio.

Inspector ZACHARy advised that at one point the unknown

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CB operator, in response to an inquiry from another CB

operator, identified his own automobile as a 1966 blue

Pontiac.

Inspector ZACHARY pointed out that it there

had been a high speed chase of a white Mustang by a

1966 blue pontiac, then this would have attracted

attention of numerous persons, and no one, other than

the unknown CB radio operator, reported any such chase.

• Inspector ZACHARY advised that he contemplated

some additional inquiry regarding this matter in an effort

to identify the person who made this hoax report, but

insofar as the investigation of the murderer of Dr.

KING was concerned, he was certain that the chase

reported by the unknown

operator did not. occur.

On. April 10, 1968, Lieutenant J. D. HAMBX,

Homicide Bureau, Memphis Police Department; advised that

he had interviewed in detail Mc. WILLIAM HERBERT AUSTEIN;

Heating and Air Conditioning,

Inc., and at this time

Mr. AUSTEIN furnished to him the following account of

the above-mentioned incident:

Mr. AUSTEIN is a licensed CB operator, having

call letters KOM-8637, who has both a mobile unit and

a base station; the base station being located at his home

at 24 North Montgomery, Apartment 103,

in Memphis. Mr.

AUSTEIN furnished to Lieutenant HAMBY the following

information concerning an incident which occurred on the

afternoon of April 4, 1968:

He was at Zayre's Department Store on Poplar.

Avenue in Memphis until approximately 5:55 p.m., When he

Ieft that store and drove to Carlton's Esso Service Center

on the corner of Madison and Bellevue. As he arrived at

that service station, he heard the news on a commercial

radio broadcast concerning the shooting of Dr. MARTIN

LUTHER KING.

After being at thia servise station abouc

live minutes, he drove to his apartment at 24 North

Montgomery.

As nearly as he can recall; he then left

his apartment around 6:12 p.m., en route

to Steanfitters

Local 614 on Jackson Avenue near Gragg School. En route

to this location, while he was traveling east on Jackson

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in the vicinity of Springdale, and at approximately

6:30 p.M., he, was monitoring CB Channel 17 when he

a mobile unit request another mobile unit to call

the Police Department by "land line" (telephone). A

base station answered the caller, telling the caller

that the base station would cali

the police,

the base

station inquiring as to the nature of the call that he

should make.: About this time, due to static, the

original caller and the base station were unable to

communicate. At this same time, AUSTEIN noticed that

the original caller who was requesting police assistance

very close to Mr. AUSTEIN's position, because there

was a very high reading on the signal strength meter

on the CB radio in Mr. AUSTEIN's car.

Mr. AUSTEIN

therefore broke into the conversation between the original

caller and the base station, telling the caller that he .

(Mr. AUSTEIN) was very close to him, that Mr. AUSTEIN had

just spotted a police car and would relay the caller's

message

to the police.

At this point, the original caller stated that

he was chasing a white Müstang east on Summer Avenue and

that the occupants of the Mustang were responsible for

DI. KING'S murder. • Mr. AUSTEIN immediately flagged down.

the police car and. thereafter talked with the Lieutenant

who was in this police car at Loeb's Barbeque at the

intersection of Jackson and Hollywood.

requested Mr. AUSTEIN to communicate again with the

unknown CB operator to determine that person's present

location. 'Mr. AUSTEIN called to this mobile unit by

i saying,

"Mobile that is chasing the white Mustang, what

is your present 10-20?" (The signal 10-20 means location.)

The original caller replied that he was approaching.

Highland on Summer Avenue at a high rate of speed.

Mx.

AUSTEIN relayed this information to the Police Lieutenant,

Who in turn relayed this information to the police

dispatcher at central police headquarters.

The Lieutenant told Mr. AUSTEIN to keep talking

to the unknown caller so that the police could be

continuously informed as to his direction and locatin

in order that the police could interpont the

AzzeErdzy Delbg chased, Mr. AusteiN lost coucace with

the mobile. unit briefly, but after calling him several

times, he finally re-established contact with him.

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Mr. AUSTEIN inquired of the unknown caller

as to the description of the car that the unknown

caller was driving so that the police would be able to

easily identify the two vehicles when the police did

intercept them.

'The unknown caller responded that he

was driving a 1966 blue Pontiac and that as of that

time the white Mustang was exceeding 75 miles per. hour,

and at the same time stating that the Mustang had

turned north off Summer Avenue, the caller giving the

name of the street on which this turn was made, but

ME. AUSTEIN not recalling the name of the street as of :

the time of this interview on April. 10, 1968.

At this time there was some confusion as to

direction. that the Mustang and Pontiac were allegedly

taking.

This confusion was due in part to the fact that

some CB base station had

broken into the transmissions

and Mc. AUSTEIN could not hear the transmissions being

made by the unknown mobile unit.

The next transmission that Mr. AUSTEIN could

understand from the unknown mobile unit was to the

effect that this unit had turned north and was approaching

Raleigh (a subub northeast of Memphis) on Jackson Avenue.

Shortly after the unknown operator stated that he was-.

approaching Raleigh, that same operator stated that he

had just passed Stage Road or Austin Peay Highway and

" that

he was being fired

upon by the occupants of the white

Mustang.

The unknown caller also stated

that his speed

at that time was in excess of 100 miles per hour.

dir.

AUSTEIN asked the unknown operator to secure the license

number of the Mustang, to which the unknown operator

replied that he was afraid to get that close because

several shots had already been fired at him.

On the last transmission.of the unknown

operator,

Mr. AUSTEIN stated that this unknown operator

stated that he had 'just passed "the Millington exit"

and

the Mustang was gaining on him even though he had

the Pontiac "flat out." (Mr. AUSTEIN "iderstood that

the unknown operator was indicating that he was driving

as fast as the Pontiac would go.)

Mx. AUSTEIN called this unknown operator

several other times but received no response. He also

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heard other CB operators join in, attempting to contact

this unknown operator, requesting the unknown operator

to give his call letters

and his location but he heard

no other responses and no other transmissions from this

unknown operator.

Mr. AUSTEIN stated that at the time of the

above-mentioned transmission bytther.unknown person in a

mobile CB unit, he did not recognize the voice of that

person.

He stated that he understands there are more than

3,500 licensed CB operators in Memphis and possibly that

many more who are unlicensed. He stated that whereas at

first he thought the unknown operator. was reporting a

factual situation and actually needed police assistance,

there is no doubt whatever in his mind but that the entire

transmission was a complete hoax.

He stated as the

transmissions of the unknown operator continued, he

observed that there was not sufficient time for

the two

vehicles to travel from one point where the operator

claimed to be, to some other point identified by the

unknown operator a short time later.

He also observed that during the last several

transmissions. of the unknown operator, there was no change

in the signal strength indicated on the "S-Meter" in Mr.

AUSTEIN's car, whereas if the unknown person calling had

actually been traveling

east at a high rate of speed. as

he claimed to be doing,

then the signal strength would

have become increasingly weaker. He stated it was his

judgment that the unknown person making these calls had

actually parked at the time the last few transmissions.

vere made. .

• Also, when the unknown operator reported that

he had turned north off Summer Avenue, his signal strength

was very weak, and a short time later when the unknown

operator was reporting that he was turning north on

Jackson Avenue, his signal strength became noticcably

stronger.

Mc: AUSTEIN explained that. what he referred to

as an "S-Meter" is an instrument on a CB radio which

indicates the relative strength of an incoming signal from

another unit.. He pointed out that when he first heard

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the broadcast of the unknown caller who was asking for

police assistance, the S-Meter in his car was registering

as strong as it can register, indicating to him that

the caller may have been as close as 150 feet. from

his location and not more than two blocks away. He

. stated at the time of the last transmission of the

unknown caller, the S-Meter reading was 15 and would

indicate to him that the caller was an estimated two

miles away.

is

Mr. AUSTEIN pointed out that the unknown caller

undoubtedly familiar with the northeastern section.of

Memphis, through which he. claimed to be passing, but he

did observe that the unknown caller had reported that the

unknown caller turned "north on Jackson," whereas most

Memphians familiar with that section of

Memphis would

indicate that

they turned east on Jackson.

Jackson Avenue.:'

is generally regarded as an east-west street, although

at the point where Jackson Avenue approaches

the town of

Raleigh, Tennessee, the general direction is southwest to

northeast.

As to the possible identity of the unknown

caller, Mr. AUSTEIN furnished the following information

to Lieutenant HAMBY:

He stated that he does not know the identity

of the caller, but due to some events which have occurred

since that transmission, he wanted to furnish the following

information which might

possibly assist in identifying

• * the unknown: caller: ...

This information related to a white male whose

last name is FERGUSON. who is employed by the Ben j.

Malone Company as an apprentice steamfitter, and who

belongs to the same Union to which Mr. AUSTEIN belongs,

namely Steamfitters Local No. 614, 3754 Jackson Avenue,

near the Gragg School, the location of this Union being

near the town of Raleigh, Tennessee, through which the

unknown caller claimed to have passed after approaching

Raleigh, Tennessee, on Jackson Avenué.

M3.. AUSTRIN

furnished the following datornation to Loutonant naMay

concerning FERGUSON:

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FERGUSON has a CB radio. His car is a 1966

blue Ford.

FERGUSON had reason to be in the general

area

covered by the transmissions mentioned above,

since FERGUSON and others were supposed to be at a

meeting at 3754 Jackson Avenue at Steamfitters Local

614 at 7:00 p.m.

Since. Mr. AUSTEIN knows that FERGUSON

has a CB antenna located on a: trunk mount, FERGUSON's

CB signals will be directional. That is, when FERGUSON

is transmitting, his signal will be stronger in one

direction than in another direction, the strongest

signal being to the front of the vehicle, the weakest

signals being to either side, and the signal to the

• rear. of the vehicle being of moderate strength.

Mr. AUSTEIN went on to state that if the

unknown caller were traveling east and then turned

north, the unknown caller's signals would have dropped

because of.

the directional properties of the trunk-mount

antenna. Mr. AUSTEIN noticed that when

caller reported that he was turning north off Summer

Avenue,

the signal dropped to the point where Mr. AUSTEIN.

had difficulty hearing the transmissions.

When Mr. AUSTEIN arrived at the Union Hall,

he was questioned by his instructor, Mr. EDWARD MORGAN,

as to why he was late.

Mx. AUSTEIN

explained to him

what had occurred in the presence of other persons at

the Union meeting.

Mr. FERGUSON, mentioned above, was

one of those present.

Mr. MORGAN indicated a displeasure

" over the fact that Mr. AUSTEIN had attempted to assist

the police in locating the murderer of Dr. KING. FERGUSON

at this time made the statement,

"Were you the one that i

heard in that mess on Channel 17?" Mr. AUSTEIN told

FERGUSON that he (AUSTEIN) was the operator attempting

to relay information to the police.

FERGUSON made a

remark to the effect that if AUSTEIN had "any sense at

all," he should have helped the white Mustang to escape.

FERGUSON went on to make other remarks indicating that.

AUSTEIN should not have assisted the police to catch a

man. who had performed a public service (FERGUSON indicating

by his remarks. that he thought that the person who killed

DI. KING had done a public service)..

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AUSTEIN did not see FERGUSON again for some

45 minutes, when the entire group was dismissed early

because of

the

curfew which had been imposed.

As those

present left the meeting. AUSTEIN told FERGUSON to call.

him on the CB radio when both were in their cars,

because AUSTEIN wanted

to see how his unit sounded.

He added that this is a common practice among CB operators.

Shortly thereafter FERGUSON did call AUSTEIN, and when

FERGUSON started to talking on the CB. radio, AUSTEIN

associated FERGUSON's voice with the voice he had heard

earlier from the unknown person who made the hoax

transmissions as outlined above.

During this Interview, Mr. AUsTEly Identitled

one of the other CB operators who attempted to assist

the unknown caller and Mr. AUSTEIN as Mr. ED CHAUNCEY,

Mr. CHAUNCEY having contacted the Police Department by

telephone at the time the transmissions were being made

by the unknown. CB operator. He stated that Mr.. CHAUNCEY

also attempted to assist in getting the identity of the

unknown caller and the location of the vehicles as the

unknown caller was transmitting and claiming to be

chasing the Mustang.

Mr. AUSTEIN also advised during this interview

with Lieutenant HAMBY that he had previously assisted the

Police Department in September 1966 when he chased a.

suspicious person who was later apprehended by the Police

Department based upon the information which he relayed to

*the Police Department..

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Inspector N. I. ZACHARY, Homicide Squad, Momphis

Police Department, Memphis, Tennessee, advised his squrd

has done as much Investigation as possible concerning a

citizens band (CB) radio transmission on April 4, 1968, that

appears to be a hoax. He commented this broadcast concerned

the CB transmission at about 6:30 P.M. on April 4, 1968, by

an individual allegedly in a 1966 blue Pontiac that was

chasing

a white

Mustang east and north on Jackson Avenue, Memphis,

Tennessee, at a higa rate of speed. Inspector ZACIlARY said

that according to this transmission; tie.2 cars were traveling

at 95 miles an hour through; the intersection of Stage Road

and Austin Peay Highway (extension of Jackson Avenue) in Raleigh,

a suburb of Memphis, and shortly thereafter it was alleged,

according to the radio transmission that the white Mustang

Inspector ZACHARY advised the

Shelby County Sheriff's. Office had tvo patrol cars at this

intersection at the time of the alleged chase and they did

not observe any cars pass this intersection at a high rate of.

speed.

Inspector ZACHARY advised their investigation Indicates

One EDDIE MONTEDONICO, age 17, son of Mc. and irs. E. L. MONTE-

DONICO, 3776 Highland Park Place, Memphis, Tennessee, may

possibly have made the above mentioned CB radio transmission.

He said when EDDIE MONTEDONICO as contacted, he

did not.

specilically indicate he would not cooperate

but conmented

1I

anyone knew anything about CB radios, it would be impossible:

to catch anyone making an illegal broadcast.

Inspector ZACHARY advised, therefore, no further. in

vestigation has been conducted by his squad due to the lack

o1 SpecitiC Information that boDIe MONtaDoNIco made the trans

mission and due to EDDIE MONTEDONICO's apparent. lack of co-

operation.

2458.02

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SA HARLEX E. GYLFE: mnX

Memphis, Tennessee

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date

April 12, 1968

Mr. W. • EUGENE SMITH, 3876 Bishop Ridge Road,

Memphis, Tennessee, was interviewed in the presence of

Lt. " JAMES

HAMBY, Homicide Bureau, Memphis Police Department,

Memphis, Tennessee.

Mr. SMITH advised he believes he may have some

information that would be of interest concerning a radio

transmission on a citizen band unit during the early evening

hours of April 4, 1968. Mr. SMITH advised he is referring

to the transmission of an individual driving behind a white

Mustang on Jackson Avenue in Memphis at a high rate of spèed.

Mr. SMITH stated late in the evening on April 4,

1968, his wife received a telephone call. from Mrs. E. HEWETT,

3440 Hardin Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.

He said that Mrs.

HEWETT told his wife that her neighbor, WOODROW FRANKLIN,

who resides at 3436 Hardin Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee,

had

come over. to her house shortly after Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING

had been shot and told her

that KING was killed. Mr. SMITH

said Mrs. HEWETT commented that FRANKLIN vas very elated

over the shooting. He said that. Mrs. HEVETT told his wife

that FRANKLINhas a citizen band or ham radio in his garage.

Mr. SMITH stated that this information has .

bothered him since he has heard about the wild chase that

occurred on Jackson Avenue, and he is of the opinion that

it is possible FRANKLIN may have been the individual who

made this broadcast.

Mr. SMITH advised he does not have any additional

information and that he is merely furnishing this information

on a confidential basis.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date

7/29/68

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• Commerce Title Building, 12 South Main Street,

Memphis, Ten-

nessee. Mr. MONTEJONICO was advised of the identity of the

interviewing Agents and was'advised the nature of the inquiry.

Mr. MONTEDONICO was advised that this inquiry relates

to a citizens band (CB) radio transmission that occurred

during the evening of April 4, 1968, at which time a Pontiac

car with a CB unit alleged it was following a white Mustang

that was involved in the murder of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,

on. that date. Mr. MONTEDONICO was further advised that in-

vestigation conducted in this matter indicates the type of

equipment used in this transmission is the same type of CB

equipment operated by his son, EDYARD L. MONTEDONICO, JR. He.

was further advised

that information developed during the

investigation indicated the transmission did not come from a

mobile unit but rather came from a

stationary unit and came

from the direction of his residence. -He was also advised it

was specifically indicated it. was his son that made the above.

mentioned CB radio transmission.

It was pointed out to Mr.

MONTEDONICO that inasmuch as it is believed his. son is 17

years of age, he was being contacted prior to contact of his

son.

Mr.. MONTEDONICO advised he is aware of thé CB radio

transmission since he recalls reading about this incident

in the local newspapers and

secondly his wife advised him

some

time ago that an officer of the Memphis Police Department

contacted her and their son about the incident.

Mr. MONTEDONICO

advised that at that time after the officer had talked to his

son, he discussed this incident with his son. He said he

learned from his son that his son did not make the broadcast.

Mr. •MONTEDONICO said

he believes his son and added he has never

known his son to lie to him in the past and sees no reason for

his son to lie to him about this incident since punishment for

a transmission of this nature would be minor.

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Mr. MONTEDONICO advised he will contact his son and

determine when his son is available for interview because

since his son's graduation from high school in June of this

year he began to work in a local grocery store. Mr. MONTEDONICO

said he has no objection to'his son being interviewed concerning

this matter.

Mr. MONTEDONICO advised on July 16, 1968, that his

son had appointments on that date and it would be inconvenient

for him to discuss this matter on that date.

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• On July 17, 1968, Mr. MONTEDONICO stated that his son

was free

during the morning and suggested that his son be

contacted for a specific time for an interview.

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date

7/29/68

Mr. EDWARD LE MASTER MONTEDONICO, JR., 3776 Highland

Park Place, Memphis, Tennessee, voluntarily appeared at the

Memphis Office of the FBI. Mr. MONTEDONICO was advised of the

identities of the interviewing Agents and the nature of the

inquiry, which concerned a citizens band (CB) radio transmission

during the evening of April 4, 1968, relaying information of a

Pontiac automobile following a white Mustang that was alleged

to have been involved in the shooting of MARTIN LUTHER KING,

•

JR., on that date. Mr. MONTEDONICO was furnished a Voluntary

Appearance; Advice of Rights" form by SA HARLEy e. GYLFe.

Mr.

MONTEDONICO after reading this form, signed same and stated he

would gladly discuss this matter to

the best of his ability.

Mr. MONTEDONICO stated during the evening of April 4,

1968, he was working on a term paper for school that was due

the next day. He said he was in his room but was not listening

to his CB unit or any other radio, nor did he have any radio

.. turned on.

He commented he has his CB radio and. his. "ham"

radio in his room as well as a police monitor and a regular

commercial radio.

He said his firstknowledge of MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR., being shot came from his mother who some few minutes

after the shooting

called up

to him in his room and rold him

what

she had heard on the radio.

He said he believes he then . :

turned. on the police monitor to hear the events as they trans-

pirèd. • Mr. MONTEDONICO stated shortly after his mother told

him about the shooting a friend (whose name he did not

choose to reveal:) called him on the telephone and told him about

the shooting and then mentioned the CB transmission. He said

since he believes he had the police monitor turned on he naturally.

. did not turn on the CB unit.

Mr. MONTEDONICO advised he has read the local news-

papers account of the CB transmission but again

commented he

did not hear this particular transmission.

Mr. MONTEDONICO was advised considerable investigation

has been conducted to establish the identity of the individual

or individuals that caused this CB transmission to be made.

It was pointed out to Mr. MONTEDONICO that it has been suggested

he is the individual who mado this transmission in quastion.

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Memphis

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SA ROBERT F, BOYLE and

by - SA HARLEY E. GYLIE.

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Mr. MONTEDONICO after swallowing hard and with a

break in his voice. said he did not make the CB radio trans-

mission in question and after wiping a tear that had welled up

In his eye added he does not know or have any idea who made.

that transmission.

He said he could not understand why anyone

would accuse him of this act.

He said that whoever accused him

of this does not know what they are talking about.

Mr. MONTEDONICO. said that he did not think there

were many CB operators in Memphis who had knowledge of these

units that would be knowledgeable enough to pinpoint anyone

making a CB transmission of this type.

He went on to add that

anyone with knowledge of CB radios could

disguise their voices

and cause distortions in the transmission so as to be unable

to be identified. He said anyone with any knowledge of CB

radios and transmissions of this type knows no one can positively

identify the source of the transmission unless the guilty

person admitted it.

MI. MONTEDONICO reluctantly but voluntärily mentioned

that he heard from a friend who was a patient in the Metnodist

Hospital on April 4, 1968, that he had his CB unit in the

hospital room and heard the above mentioned CB transmission..

de reluctantly added that y: E. STANION, 5009 Barfield. Road,

Memphis: "Tennessee"awriend'of.his-father-was-visiting in the

hospital and heard the "above mentioned. CB radio transmission

but had no idea who did the broadcasting.

Mr. MONTEDONICO stated emphatically that he did not

make the CB radio transmission in question and does not have

any knowledge. as to the source. of the transmission.

The following is a description of. MONTEDONICO obtained

through interview and observation:

Name

EDWARD LE MASTER MONTEDONICO, JR.

Address

3776 Highland. Park Place, Memphis,

Tennessee

Age

Race

Sex

Height

Weight

18

White

Male

5'10 '

180

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Hair

Eyes

Build

Marital status

Education

Occupation

Light brown, wavy

Blue

Stocky

Single

High school graduate (in June

1968)

Sacker at Montesi Grocery

Store, Memphis

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BB, MNTIN LUHAR КІЙ, Т. МО 39

HOLICIEX #3367

THUASDAY, APRIL IS 1968, aE 63DO Pollo

ПЕРАВСЯ ВУ: ІЕ. З. Д. НОВІ

PE:

c. 5. 19018426 (61a13an'd tis Inal,

Dates

12/28\85

• samance

ATTAl 13, 1360

On April 10, 1963 1 vas detalled With EDI agent Harlay Gylie, and our

to follow up on and chack out certain poople that-uere present at Jan's 6e51l, 415

in tha afternoon of April 4, 1968 prdox to ths snoozing.

to locase chece people, end at 1:20 pome, Agent Gillo nas contacted by radio ani 501% 5

call his office,

tien ha returned to

the cat, ha scared thas de vera to po so the furierca

Floppins Concer of Winchantar, and ve vould find a male ulico parked in sioni ee unlicca's

Dong StOre, mas he was daacribed as being 5'7" call, 140 1baa, 42 pouse old, 50er c1 a 503

atriped shost-glaeved oporto shlge, noel wearing khaká pauto.

Ra would he tr & 1762 luis

Fairinca painted beige:

Ha had information with roterence to an article cat he toy 2n

cho nevepares April 10, 1968 In regará to a Cizisen'o Bari Radlo.

I's astaved ai 1:35 pollo, and saw the above described car parked ta frene or baldiora'!

DIus SI00 at 3217 Winchedzer Nich the aboue described mela white purelne in 1i:1:".

As we drove up, de appeared in be very rexvous and orated assairhe sla: .1it;

look as no, alchougo it was o vious ho has seen us.

We pulled approar rig silvesiss

away from him and parked, and in a few miauzés he got out of hia car and salk: over roa

B05 1050 the rear seato

Ho sald the zeason chat ha was being do carodul mae cat he vaa

a union member, having been employed for lastern Airlines, but Was nOy ou a disablilly

aes once the sanitation ocrika and the difterent undons participacion 1n Iã,

be uns afrold that someone would dea him and nigunderatard his intensions.

Be Btated

chat ule name was Rugene Smith, 142, of 3076. Bishop Ersage Ni., ph. 363-3254.

khaz hia aunt, dirg. Erice-Hewlete, TW, of 3440 Harding, ph. 327-7062,

had called blu sid

stated that a man named Woodcow Exanklin, 1z 45 or 46,

To lives aE 3436 Marding, callou

her approsinazaly 0230 to 7:00 pom. on che signs of April 4, 1968 and seamed to be elised

over tha face char Marcin luther King hos baen curdered, and node nunexous comenzo absut

15, And she told bia,

-1ha5 891 I supposed to do? Clap my hards?"

And she hung up on his.

Ula Eurcher atated char bio aunt did Doz lason about che murder of king because she did doi

haya a radio or XV.

After ho read tha articlo in ebe morning pagar on April 10, 1963 with referenca so a

polisa officar allegedly having chased a car and then denying it, am that a f. D. Idio

operatos was also involved, ta remambered that Woodrow Franklin vag a S. B. operator ar

ba mighs hava been cha party referred to in the nawspaper.

Lo saich was of tha opindon chas the c. to operator was diting a white Mustang with a

c. Bo radio in 25, and that tha d. B. operator was responsible for the murder of King.

We procedded to 3436 Barding and fourd chat the houss da sizuaced on the noith side of

the straet, wich a C. B. antenna accached to cha rear

of chia housa.

commonly called cha-?,

It was noticed chas the housa asened to ba locked up, and there

was no cat in the driyaaay.

•I sure whether or not a l. B. operatos driving a luatang was not

Involved, ani

i waltloy lot li. Franklia to return home, we checked in te

aciphoorhood and at 3:00 p.n. wa calied with dog. l. li. Brooke, 1014 Bational, phone

323-0252, as we duticed a c. B. antenna, on the south side of her hore.. Upon talking wicis

che statod that her bon, Donald I. Srooks, 10l 15, did own a 23 channel C. B.

that she mão suro ba uag nor listening so the radio on April 4, 1968, as he

About thlo Elsa her son, Donald, cana inco tha boudo and he diso calaced

cose he bad dor listonad to bio do 3, rodio los cometima, also ha was resching tolavidica

vich hia pesosta on tha rigi ling woo surderod, end this nas verifiod by ka. Booko:

a can tocke surendense os Moodroy Meaneran's on Hardips, ond chora sias skill

ryaell or deone Gyllo was too familiar with tha entire incident. I concacted lan. i.

BEEaBUSE, Eli, rabidenca, 4749 Marcol, pl, 692-3391, by pluna, as I laew chat ebe ar! :

Lans and had owned a C. B, radio for a number of Memo.

11co. Imama that bex 300, Imas Scranues, tho in a fira maraall, and bit::"

.. Elates, 1150 orned C. D. radios.

In Eaking With dES. ScragUsT,

* ha ban La choc vie

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SUYPLEMEYT

(Dr. MarcIri Luther King Pruder)

413-68

ner son, Jonea Stranuer, or her daughter, karch, dingleton, end her husband, 3. H., ai

sley nighs bo ablo to shed some light on

chis incident.

ApxA] 10,

1968, we went to 1261 Hellavillo, where we vare adultred by

martha singleton,

SW, pha BID 5-1130.

she atated chat they do have a 23 charnel C. B. radio

and cloz Luoy stand dy on channal 13, but on occasione will go to another clannel to call

1nsi tall wich a friend.

She maid that on April 4, 1968 betwaan 5:00 nod 7100 p.ne, rise:

was monitoring channel 13, au there was a lot of activity becnuse of the reach of siras

Rucher king, sus ana rould occanionally changa in anocker channel to sae if cay sédicinal

InFormatIOn CoUld da larcaed.

she was contrcted by suzanna Frayedo, Who May lIatenine to

bor police conitor radio, es well as her CD radio, and durins the couvernation sucar a ha

rold dax about a car that was being chased by a mobile Classen Rard indio agitator, cod

nan taking placo on channel 17. she cald that she hung up trialacely sl aired

her cr radio over to channel 17, but by thia time the chase was apparently all over wach,

nồi sha:

slid not bear ony of it.

10 a marcor of fact, the channel was very quirt.

no one talking, she further stated chat she than contacted her brother, do la leopaty

fire marshall,

Janas Walker Stzaguer, ph. 358-9382, and he told her thns hr kis tren on

channel 17 lincening to tho CB sobile unte chasing

the shite tuskang chst una eyporad to

have baen driven by tha killot of Martin Iuther king, bur que to the trek shit posther

C3 uore chat was close to hia hough. was talking on another channel, and due flecilia over

onto, bis channel,

he saa unable to read all of the tranandasions iron the mobila unde

• Lollowing sha luarang:

At chis time clie buabard of Martha Singlaton,

J. W. Stagleton, came home fxou work aid.

in quaationing hit, he aratad about the same thing that lis. sioglaton, stated, wich the

aception thas he had seceived two phone calls at different times Exon a male face tho

Icensified hingelf as Ray Kelaling or Krister, and that he represented a Dacionsi uns :1B9

from Ney York and vantad to know if ha had been conitoring channal 17 the nigor or evening.

that Martin luther king had bean killed, as ho vanted to talk with someone who had haare

the chase of tha CB mobile and the Mustang: He aloo told. M. Singlaton that ha was a

local photogzaghas on an assignment vita a national magazine.

ix. Singlaton atniad chae

ho told bin that ha did not hear the chass, and that 11 he had ha would giva hia infoa-

tion to the polica department.

riz, Singleton furcher otated that Don O'Dell, the manager of Glen Allen's Radio 60, 0s

Poplar at lauderdale, had aleo recalved several calla fron this same moo,

Beeking IFOIN+

clon percadaing. to she lacident on channel 17. IE was aloo learned that an employsa of

Glen Allen's Radio Co,, Rodnay Link, vas shinking about, or tather had gone tora-lawyer

for advice because of an Incident with this soma photographer--reporter, as he had gone

onto link's privaca property and attemptod to get into link's autonobile to take phoco

grapha of nis car.

link owns a Mustang, but it 18 not white (link was checked out by tha

dondcide Bureau,as hio name had come up in tas investigation, and the lavestigation proves.

that he could not have been si tha scene of the crime, as hio alibia chacked out.)

3 than contacted James Straguer in the fire marshall's office,

ph. 323-8511, and he

stated toat on April 4, 1968 chas he was at homa and was listening

to a portable police

monstor radio, and that aiter hearing of the shooting of king he was reasonably sure

that thare would be trouble and that he vould be callad to duty.

while listening so the

polico monicor, ha heard the chass of cha CB mobilo um1i and tha lustang from tha polica.

dispatcher, so be got on hia CB radio and began going from channel to chasnal until he

ranched channel 17, and ha heard part of the chaba.

However, due so a neighbor uno 10

3150: 6 CB operator and was on another channel and as bleedias over

on him, ha usa unabla

so read anough of she cransminaions to underatard what was going

Agant Gylla and myself recurned lo headquarters (Police) where ve were juat in tima to

get in on tha beginning of a staft maeling conducied by Inspector N.

Guptain Coclan. Icing chia atalf weeting edditional infornation was learred pertalaing

so this C3 incident, and also laarned chas la. J. L. Harrison, sio 15 actirs as Coordiaazor

1n the office on the king case, had ceveral Menoa chat had been called in by citizeza

pertaining to thio lacident, aa. wall as a latter fron It. P. W. Bradshaw, who was car 160

On ApxII 4, 1968.

Apers sha sinit panting, a malo chica cans into the office (lomicide) and acaced

bas nana sao Willian Herber Auctirt, and chas he waa tha CB operacor who wan dassociag

Lão Iradahay on April 4, 1968 at Hollynoon uni Jackson, la was Galso to walE wiLla 3

Feed ta memo tha tretoro thas li. Barricon bad in sogaid to dio do anedaoit, and ecuri

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ail galated that on thuralay, April 4, 1969, ds' approsinasaly, 6140 pu, he van cavalies

•Harth on Hollysoal juas south of Jackson Ave, when a 19G7 Charrolar Chovelle convartihlo,

whitA over IOd, 1969 Tranasaca licansa AS-5124, blew cha huce and saved him to to pariano

Ros of LOb'o Laundry at Jackaon & HOllynood.

Thio mala white, who later idenclilai bin-

belf an William Hubbard Auscain, MN 22, of 24 l. Montgonary,

pis. 276-0386, had 1 his

annella a citisan's dand radio and at chia tina ha waa callina to sona unisera mala

subject and saquásted thas ha salay Inforcation that uaa raceived by bia from another

mala units do a blue Pontias which was Following a white Huskang enos on turmer Exon

Highland us a bigh rate of apoca.

sustain stated chas tha Pontiac'e apacd varied from

73 to 90 milan par hour, Do diftorant occaniong Dadshaw could beax this otbar anx Lali

sag, orating he was aa1l1 following this unite Mustang angs on Summax Exon Waring, aird as

said ELua s liga Doise consisting of static ou the radio kopt hin tron underacerilag taa

convarcation bazuaan theaa two automobiles.

Bradshir furcher arated thas upon recalving the information from Antoin chat a unito

Muniang was boing followed dast os suumer exon ligbland.

He DOsociaLed thiA MAiLO Hussaug

wich no automobile chas wan suen golng north on Main St, naar the area of where fartin

Iuchar King was murdered. Mis information waa given to cha Dispatcher, and che Dicpaccas

began to dispatch police caro toward Summer Ava.

Cara 42 and 36 were saked to pull socia,

das car 44 sad other caro to pull nortà.

Aftex several minutas, this white Muacong waa

DUpPODId. ID lA SURINg DOXES on tendenhall ExOn Summer.

After a slight dolay, st was

waat on inson, chen north on lalia Stacion.

The next legible communication I heard fron

cha biua Pontiao, no said ho was going north on Jackson towards the city limies.

Dispatchas had earlier placed a call with the cherief'e offica fox them to copy this

Information, at Jackaos & Staga Rel, tha blua Pontiac atated that this Wiite Mustang

want through tha red light doing 95 miles per hour, nt1ll going north on suatin Peay.

to tue bass on bio mowladge, he headd tha Diaparcher advioo chat a sherlit's car was

supposes to b3 at sackyon & siaga di. and that they did not sea a cos coma ruxough chis

interoactloa su soar rate of speed, or fitting that description.

Iã. Esaduhay furcher salacos, thai sa these cara ware supposed to ba continuing north o

Auscia Reay, cha laval of nolue on cha Cliizen'o Band tadto bicana so Intenpe that suazola

could sos haar tha. blus Roncies salking, and asked for other Girizen's Band operatoro to

Jalay dis 10f0 ation I0 11m d0 chas ha could pass 16 on to the police that vero tich

hin, no chia aubjact should ba checked. At this point Badahas relatea that ha heard as

uninona nala subjaci cous on the radio ard said,

"Let him go, as this may be che subjec:

thas chor hareso Luther King " Saveral timas during the chasa Bradahas xelatea chat ha

ásied sustain ço contact tha blus Postlas and set a licanso number, but It appearid chas

• the Pontlac could not close cha diotanice batween him and tha lustang so that ha could gas

a lilcanna numbar,: Some place betunen. Raleigh and che road. that loado to cha Mempajo Naval

Aia Station, sha luatang was supposed to be apeeding 95 miles per houx, and atuck a gua

our the vindow, shooting backwarda as the blua Postlac baich was follosing.

zadanan ralated that tha lass InformaLLon Lecelyed tron tha blua tontlac was that cha

Location Haa dustin Feay Highway;

and the road leading to the Naval Air Station.

Milliam Austain otated to badshaw that tha legal output on his Citizen's Bind radio 10

Bupposed to ba 5 vaito, but that he do xunning 60 vatto, walco 10 illegal, but sor caforced.

Thilo 05211 at Jackson & Hoilywood, succeln stated that the Information racelved fron

another Citizon's Baod operatos savealed chat the blue Pontias signal was gecting Brrorgor

sautoad of setting weaker, which would indicata that inatead of going away, ha should bu

condug sowicás bis.

iradshaw further JeldIed that le could not gai the information fron

¡otein as to who cha ochas male white vas that brutad hia signalo vera gotting. airongas

1n0k0ad Of azakar.

Austein furtber atated that he has helped the police on several

occasiono by gesting information on Dil'a, Rocklesa Drivero, orç, and chas ha fole chio

Informicion shouli be a satres of racord alia the police.

A copy of li. Ecadshaw's loctor 10 heraco attached and salf-explanatory.

In teno No, 39 cubaitted by It, J. Do Music 1n raferenco to calephore information regardisg

CB operator following white lasatany, I. Music reported that on thuroday, April 4, 1968

that Is. McCachran recalvod a phone call frou a mala units who Idenciliod himsel

E. los Clancay, pha 276-0643.

chancay statad do MeGachran thns ha uaa sonicoring bis radio

and overheard adotbax CB operatox call loI sonzona to mala a phone call lur llia.

ananarad his call, but had difalculsy reading hia tranomicadon and asked for compora is

calay che message, for him. Bi 1 satedn, onochos Us operator, anciered Chancoy's roguess.

MatchilO), a conversation thas condion ol cha diAccion of a UhItO duaranz and a bluA

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'56 Pontine und certain eventa chat tool place.

The unknown operator in tha blua Pontiao,

reported to Muotein and Chancoy char ha was souch on Parlay, chen enot on burmor being

chin. Muacong at a high rata of apgad.

This minown oparator at various timo during tha

chaba rosla sepore lda posicion to lusceto, uho in turn sould colay this informacion to

Tha chase continued sant o1 Summer to Grahan, then north on Graham, eventually

ending up on incisan Avo. The chase then concinued cans on jacison and the untania

operator'a last reported ponition vas someshare on suatin Foay highusy porti of the

Radalga cliy lilta.

It. Muade contacted lo. uhancey by phone April 6, 1968 and ha stated baalcally the same

story an he had reported to escachren on April 4,

He added that he dad no idea

who this unknow CB operator was that was chasing' the white lustang, did not recognine his

voica, and could nos say thar he had heard him befora. la reported cans the uninown opciuios

ac no time uned any aims typa of call sign to identily himsall.

of times during the chase involving thia unknom operator, vasious citizen's bood operadora

tIlad ¿o get chia operator to Idancily hinooli, bith negativa renulto.

Me. Chancay also

turniahed lt. Muale With Mll Auatein"s homa phona rumber, 276-0986, Do that he Raght call

ham for ab intervier.

It, Busic's report furchar acaces that on April 6, 1968 that he contacted Austein and a

reported sas thet he saa at Jacicson and Sniveralty with his nobile CB radio on and bad

heard an unnon Cher report that he was north on Parlway, then east on Sumer; following

a phiLe tussang occupied by three male whires as a high rate of speed. Auntain sented that

• II was 5:30 pun, shen he heard the call, and varioua times this unknown operator sould

repori bia posicion, enot on Sumner to Graham, shen north on Grahau, somehor xesching.

Jackson, then east on Jacksos through Raleigh, and the operator was last heard from on

Mancin Peay sighuay.

The laas transulusion nade by thla uninova operator vas that one of

the three male whites la this Mustang had fired a shot or to at his automobile, mocking

hia windshield out.

sustein stated that he was eastbound and during the chase he flagged

jaguad car down at Jackson & Hollywood,

had this squad car stand by mile they talkod wich

thie unmana operator.

He sold this unmom operator that he was now sich the Polico

Department; honever, no responde in regard to neediag the police was given by this operator.

The untrom operatos continued to repors hia position, but did not ase so send che polico.

when the unknown operator reported that his windshield had been knocked out, it was ofiered

by ¿uarain so send the police, but the operator would not caspond to where he was. austcia

was of cho opinion that this unknown operator was building a hoax and vas sos doing as ba

una saportine over the air. He further added that numerous tines bage stationa powersul

enough to crananit anywhere in shelby to. tried to ansiot this unktom opsIator; nosevaz,

this oparator would any overything but where he was at that timo.

The unktown operator

continurd to report a changing pastion and altor the chase, allegedly ended, no one heard

stom-chia vanown operacor again..

Austein acarod ha did not recogalia the voice, and bad

no lãsa sha ha migas be. Hs further reportad that at no time did tha unknown opsiatos usa

any typo of call lastero so that he might be identified. A copy of Meno do, 39 do bareso

attacked and salf-explanatory.

netpy zeading the abova lotter and meno, I Interviewed Willlam Fubert Sustain, I 22, :

JebidRace 24 M. Montgomery,

Apt. 103, ph. 276-0986, employed by Glenderin Heating &

1dr üonditioning Corp., ph. 274-4862-

He stated that be was a licensed CB oparator

nod, that his ICC call letters were 80M-8637.

He further atated that ha owna a bass atasion

(hoss unit) and a sobile unli, end that his

babe station la located at 24 N. lantgomary.

He calated that on ipril 4, 1968 as 5:00 pon, he vaa at houa and that he left chere si

He atated that he drove in bla car that hna a CB mobile unit 12

Exon his spartrent to zayre'e on Poplar.

Be remained there until apoxoxinacaly 5:55 poi.

He then drova Exon Zayre's to Carlton'a Esso Service Center on che corner of Madiuon &

Ballavua, As be arrived at che servico azation, tue announcement dad just bedi ande 0a

rio coma :cial isdio scation chat. Hartin iuther king nad been shot. He bas there for

approximately Elve minutea, and returned to bis apartment.

He left his apartrent at

apprasiastely 5:12 poi. to travel to che Steamfitter's local io. 614 on Jackson iva.

East'stcoul. Haile enroute our Jackaos, esotbound, ard as he had just passed Sprinzdalo

& jacison, uhica was approximately 6: 30 pollo, and was monitoring on cilannel 17 on att

a. CB radio, he heard a request from another mobilo unit for a land lina (phona) to cha

polica deparinent.

2aly call was answared by a base station, who seplied chas ha would

imodiatoly call the polico and inquired of the natura of tha call.

Austain lurcase stated that as thia tina, bochusa of the akip (radio incorfarenco duo to

atmospherla condizions) they vera mable to mutatain contact vich cacli ocher.

tha mobila

unde that was calling for halp was ovideatly vary oloso to lia locacion bacause la was

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CyPruMIg

(Dx• EiRXZ1a LuChaI KlNy Buxsias)

4=13-63

pụctig s high saiding on the olgnal acrongel masar on his CB radio.

fla 810571 chaz ha

LIà Lià hhàn dăs da HAà G0s 80 hin Go Gàû juAI SGULiOS A POLLES CaT N0 1021

ão furzhs stuted chas cha uninown nobila CB operator

uas chasng a milts Mustang

¡icaos dnd thas the occupaaza of cha Muptang uere zeaponadbla fos ting'o murder.

ne naciuncd tho polloe cas to pall iu basidu ila in tho parking lot of 100b'a 107-3-9 5

dia intersuction of jackson & Hollywood.

Ho cold the polico bleucenans bio wan ar1v1o,

tuò cac chac he uas callaing to a pascon on cha radio sho chained ho vao following lra'o

Tha Moutanaas cold biu so call caia person again to doteruina h1a parenz

locasioa,

He callad to this nobila unit by caying, "robala tas la chasány dua vaira

'caat la your prasent 10-20% (locazlon)."

Ra roplied chas ho sas appcoaching

Highlava as suinnar Ava. at a higi sara of speeủ.

la talaced thia infornazion ço tbe

polica 11= senans,

sho salayad thio so bio diopacchas. Tra llougenant sold bin so keep

calicing so tha mnn s0 chas ue vould ba continuously inforuni aa lo locacion and âlraciion

of movetanto At data sina ha azatod thas ha loat contas: for a fon oacorio.

Aítos calllog blu saveral sinea, he vas finally abla to road hia cranamiasion.

thas tyça of ca bs tas driving со tha tha polica would cadily ddenclly him then diay das

Ba-ropliei that ha was driving a 1966 blua Pontiac and that che wbica Mastang uas a6

that sima onceeding 75 milas per hour, and that thay had juat curDed Dorcù ofl frou suxaex

Avac, sod saya tha nans De the otzads that isa coula nos racall ar presens.

Bo Ennther utaced thas ot chia cáng thera daa sona conluzion as lo hia diraczion Icon tala

posai tucausa anockar o3 base sracion eriad to broax and doubled wich tha mobile

'Sna sant cranstlonion that ha could read froi the robilo unit asatud chas ha baê turmrl

north ani chac'ho uns approaching Balalgà on Jacioon Aya. Bery transmasion that ha saa

abla so zenó, la had Imodiataly rolayad to tha linutenans sa tha polica cas haside hin.

Shortly asser otasing chas ho was approachiog A Raloigh, he stated thas ha.had juaz panced

Stage id. On AnazIa Peay Highway and that he was ising ilred upon by the occupanio io coe

andea iuatango la saja dio apsed as chia cina vaa in exceaa of 100 milos par houx.

EE NEERE

•Elo furicher stated thas he ankod hia 18 1e uas possidlo for hin to gös tha liconss number

of tha luarang. Ha ropllod chor ha maa airaid co get that closa bacauce sovasal esoto bad

¡already bren fired at law. on hio last tranculosion ha stated they had juar passed cha

lisagtoa estt, and tha bustang was gaining dü huma even chough he had the Pontiac "EloE QuE."

•Ha Eurton seatod thai ha called hlu saveral nore times, and shen ba yas unabla to raiaa

bam,•aozbar beatzon startad calling hin, raquesting hão call lettero and bía locazion..

Ra said ao far no ha loes, there vera no other tinnamesdona fron tha sobilo unit at tbiu

Ela fLazions otaod thas he did nos loos che ddentity of tha GI operazor 19 she sobile unje

but 1= vas nosiced that hu was hesicani 1n donying the identity of the othes operazoi.

Na stared that chere was appaorimagaly 3,000 cu operatoro 1n lenphls and posalbly, thas maay

nosa thas ara uniicansed.

Ee ralaçed taas there vas no doubt in hia muoi chas this allezed chasa by tho Cs mobila

.0pszator da0 a 9025.

B9 gaVs as hia reasOn fOr DlleVing dOiS, as SBVSLa! ChiRgO, one beiRg

cinat chero saa not suffleient timo for this peroon to travel sha dissance chat be bad asatci,

a1o0 she last tvo: or thres traneniaziono chat chis parson usde sioned no changa of sigral

.atrengäh on biu &-meiez, ad would havs beas the chad il hs had beer noving avay sroz. bin.

11a indicated to him that the unit must have stopped sovino, and thas bio sigual strongio

indicatoi to hii that he could nos hava been astur aray ad be clalued. Fuither, tha siua

that ha stated that ka had turned north off from Surnax Ava., bio signal strength was vesy

venk, and zha short timo therzafter, at spprcximacely tha time he reporced chat be was

CLINÍNE DUTID DLE ITOU JacKIOn AVe•, hio algaal strengch bacaus higher. (Note:

It has saan

lesraod iron talkiny wich carroll daichileld, codlo and IV repalroaa, and consideres an

experr in tie ideld oè alilzen's. Rará and hom operaroro, cbat dua to tha face thas Auatein

was sitcing side by onda, with the police aquad car, that every tina the squad car vould

miño a transalusión, chis would cauao Austaln'a: GB radio so do ao la has irdicaçod arova.

F'urthar, that tha mexe fact that human baings vere noving sbout hia cas, chia sould aiso

cauas hãs 8-maror to Eluctuato, aa bau bees. indicatad by duaceda, plus cbo ¿acè cbai on

EDÍO CÃLE COS DUID (TOULO INCATIOTANC) CORdIEION vas bad. ›

MOISIN Nad dslod to osplain whas ha sant bỳ s-neter, and da atasod tuai In BtOteS On 2

•C3 xadão indicazoa che ralativa atrangth os on ludoniaz sigaal Eron anortos 1n15.

Ho cuid

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sra: ha ind a consinceriaed lalayazza 525, 23-chamel sailo, uira a Huatler antenna

cozed on tha tote zoar farder of bla cax.

It dA a habit at all charn chat dava

§-miara ón their sadlos to chack chia constantly shila rocsiving tianantandon, an 1t I&

• halis among (Beso. to ask ons or anocher thas raading they ars putting on the 8-mazas.)

do sins assed 1l ha chackad hia s-mator unen ha firar board cbe call for asslatanca, and

he arased chas ha dail, and that 16 vau, regiotaring almoss as high an it posalbly could,

shich in a 30, ond thie Indicatod to hini that tha unis must be very closa to bim, auyuasce

fron 150 te, so appronimataly suo blocia as cha soat.

Ho said khac after she Tune trana-

misodon was made by tho unknown sobilo, ha noted, his S-matar again iid socalved a resding

os over 1S, and the modulation vas strong and clear, which indicatod to him that the 2a1

WaB Do nozo chia tio miles away.

Bo fursher relucad that during she chase, and observing blo S-mater, he was of the opialon

char she nobile chasing soa Muatang uaa in tha northaant section of Mamphio and Laat ha 2ae

famillar with thas part of tha town, and aspecially when ha arated that he uas porthboura

on Jacision Ava,, ao very day paople, othar than chose who had lived or live in taxe arsa,

do sonE people sales to lE (Jackoon Ava.) da being east ard weat.

An starad pierioualy shen quastiontig Austein au to cha posaible identity of the parson

raspongsbla for chia boar,. ha appeared to be hesitant and showed an imlication thac ho

do jeans has a auspicion as to sho this unknown CB operator was. After esploining to

te. Auatali tha seriouanada of tha offensa commisred by the untriom CB operator, plus ta

tant thar culu incidant would siva Chers a black eye as far as the ganeral public vas

concerned, he finally acated chat he did hava a peraos in mind that could nu have cousce

this incidans, but that ha only inew his last name and shere he Has exployeu.

stated cant cuto person'o nage waa Ferguson, employed by Ben J. Malone Co. as an apprentica

steamfictes, did tuas la balonged so Staanfittar's local lo, 614 at 3754 Jackaon AVG.,

which so zighs vasida tragg school, the sona one charla belonged to. He further stated

that Perguson has a Citizen's Band zadio In hio car, the came type ao his, and that his

Car 18 a biJa 1956 Ford.

His had a reason for being. In this general area at approximataly

the sima the cranemianions were made, becuss he was going to the Steamfitter's Local 614.

as 3754 Jackon Ava. and was due there by 7:00 p.m.

Purther, because

bin d CD antenna

10 on a trunk sount on his car, which sould make his aignals directional, in other soado,

when ba tranendte, tha signal vill ba aronges in one alraction than in any other direction.

Tha antones la mounted la tha cencar of tha year daci on an adapter chat fastens into ba.

• Irone caci of the cruais lid.

Thin till cause him to throw bia strongeat Gigoal abaigle

Sorus,; báo vealeat signal will ba to eschor olda oi tha cas, and hia signal to the 18ar

31ll be o1 saly noderate arrangel.

Ha furthas stated that it Ferguaon had been traveling eastward, or east on Summer, ard

cursed left an or north, hia signal would have dropped because

of the directional properclea

of tha antona, then tha man tho claimed he nas chasing the Muezang stated shat ha vas

curbing left for north) off sunner Ave., his signal strength did drop to che point thae he

had difflculty copying some of hia tranniasione.

The last two or thres transmisslong.

that the man nade, his signal strangth remained conatant or steady. According to tha

broadcant he was mking, which was going damt out of town and away

fron him,

hia signal

atrength should have bann weak and dropping quickly, but instead, remined coratant asd

atrong. la stased bio S-mates indicated 15 or over, which Iudicated that ha could dos

have bean soro than possibly two miles fron bin, and sitting still.

stated that after ha left the lacutenant at, Hollymood & Jackson, ho proceeded cast on

¡ackñon to the steamtiazer a local bullilng at 754 Jackson.

When he arrived, he ea

2, ferruson"s cor parted faciag wast near sha Steinfittery building.

He had elsaady sons

inside.

When be arrived, be vaa questioned by bia instructor, li. Savard Moxgan, as to why he tas

lara.

¡a told him 1a cha presence of several ochos apprentices,

Foxguson included, that

ha had been relaying information from a car that claimed that ba was chasing King'a murderer,

and that he could sot leave cha polica officer miil ha lost tha mobile unit signal.

said chai at this time it. Morgan became very angry at him for attempting to help the

police bax locate King'a nurderer. He sald verguson was atarding very closa to him, also

APPSAIRS

so be very angry at his, aa vara sevasal osher

apprentices to had ovarheard the

convorbaloo. Ferguson asia to him,

"Here you the one chat I hesed in that msss on

chsonal '17?

He told Ferguson that ho was the one actanpiing

cha polico. lergusos atatod that il ha had any vonsa. at all, he would have halpad the

white dustang escapa. Audcelo told him that ho bad so

Lava vich bia consalanco and tba= 1a

ho bad 15 to do over agals, ho sould la forcod so do anyching la could to

did in cho can'o

ESPEUTE.

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Austein than deuted that rexguson that mads several deragitory remoria to rus afface

chat ha was stupid for balping tha pollca cosch cho man tho bad periormed à publis serviso.

¡la tunerucion (horyan) and several ocher apprenticea aldo mada slillar remaria.

sustain acatod chaz ha did so sea Targuaon again until approxinataly 45 minucas later,

when they ware sinsosed aarly bacause of the curfer that had boon called. dole and

Fergion mexs lening the building, he called to vergunon did told hin that after ha soc

Into his car aos gusses on bio radio to call him on tha sadlo, a9 ha wanted to nea bos

hià mobile sounded.

do stated that chia la a common practice among Clera, As they talken,

Ao began o vague association vich hia voice and another that ha had heard but could for

piaça immedlataly.

He arated that 1t was the next day bafore he realized that he bod

sasoclared targuson'a voica vich tha una uno clatted la una chaaing ce siles Mustars::

!

Is further orated that from Hollywood & Jackoon mere ha was trananitting aru receIving

infoxmation from tha Cler that was chasing the unice Mustang to the Steamfiszero union

hall at 3754 Jackson 10 approximately two miles, and chat cha unit 1a Ferguson"a car

would pus abour 19 on hia 8-mater, which was the reading that he was gatting exon the

mobile unit.

Ho stated char as far as he knew, Ferguson had never livad in chat area,

bus ba vas nos dure, and further, that he balleved that Ferguson bad a compass mountes

on dão dashbonid and 11 Ferguson vas cha guilly party and had rafariod to hia compade from

cha posation chas ba una parias, tua compasa vould hava indicated

north.

to acuted that ha regratted thas this incident ever occurred, as the CBers 10 Mempbia

have bad sa cocallent reputation with both the polica department and the sitizans as chay

vers alwaya "Jonmy on the opos" in an emergency, and ha 18 afraid that since tbie lacidans

tina occurred, that lat enforcamant agonclus would be saluctant to depend on Clare 12 tha

Ho. ixlicated chas ho was juat as intereated an I 1a Finding the pasty cesponalblo

for parpetrating this hoax.

He ansured ma that he vould cooperato in apprahending tba

patiy rasponsible for thia hors, but 81i aak, since ba vas sot abaolutaly suce, thas I

not mancion hia nana 80 Ferguson 12 and than te called with sin.

A wristen atatenant una givan by William Herbart Austein, the text of tich had pravioualy

atated, A copy of thia acacement will accompany this report.

03 40r1! 11, 1968 as 8:00 a.1., I want to the Dispatcher's officer and talked vich Caps.

FlicKa Doullag In CaFOranCa LO

tha broadcast chai. waa on tha ais 10x1l 4, 1968 betwaen

6330 Pon, And 7:00 PoT. In rogard to tha CB incident. la atatod that ha had a tape

s'acording that had been takes fron the origionl tapa recording of the brandcaat by tha

lapascum calating to chis lacident. The cape was replayed by me, and tha balow 10

anactly aa. 1e appeara on thio taper

160 -

Dispatcher • 160

260 - He havo ona of theda nobile uniza as jackucn & Hollyrood.

Ra states ba 10

callang to some fellow following a Mustang east on sumar suas from algaland

anxaminasananay that da supposad to have shot klag.

miapatches - Boss he have the licenaa dumber?

160 • по ЛІсаДЗа ПІОХ•

Dispatcher - 150 bas Information fron a complainant that a unite mole 19 easz on

Sumer fron Highled, a uhito mala enor on sumer from highland in a valea

Mustang responsible for this 300051ng.

36, - 47 pull down, 28, aubjacs 13

ancadilng apued liait easi oû Sumin fren Highland, 419 locatio,

413 -Poplat á Hollywood, 413- B8377

Dispatchex • Full up to Whiza Brazion ani Summer.

4J3 - 0.ko, 413.

415 - Have a car pull up to thica Station E summer and It'o supposed to ba a (inaudiale)

156 - 156 8E Joseph

Dispatcher - 415, you are being cus out, it'a cupposed to da a blue

160 - BIst On EumMax ExOm Waring.

Dispaicher - All, cars stand by, 160 repeat.

160 - Bast 0n (IRAUdIDlO) '56 PontiaC.

Dienatcher - 160, you're atlll being cut out. Repear.

1.60 - 160, that'o north on landanhall from Sumer, blue "65 Pontloc.

, Diapatcher - a blua

'66 Fontiao, sorta on Mandinhall iron Sunner, north on Modenhall

{xas 84x425 36

35 к 36

Dispaschex - 22

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6 is tiI o538

Osspitcher i Blua Pondlac noxth on kandanhall Exon Sumax.

100 - 100; chits car 10 spading ovex 65 ailos pes hour.

Slapucchas 160j advising that chan car spasding 13 niles per hour porc ci

Hendenhall from Sumor.

180-- Occupied by chroe male unicos, 160.

Dispatchos "horo'i chrad white males in the car, blue Pontiac, thros vaito malao

accupytos blus Pontiac.

Surer, aid your locatión now, 160%

160- - Stand by, 10D.

415-215, put us on shes. Bustang call,

wa're as Farking abd Walnus...

4150' AUVIDO

that

de jo a biue

Pontiac occupied by thres sala thisar

l'ást añen north on Mendenhall iron summar at a biga sase of opaed:

425 - 0:80

?8im 29 da service.

Diapatchor --0.1o,. 28. 54l'' 160, say further information?

160--Sperdlny norta. on Jacison nos..

•Dispatchar--Blin Podelad cupposed to bo sorth on Jacison, Dras teasa, 150?

• 160--on tha way to Balalga.

Diaparcher --subjact on the way to Baleigh north on jackson, porta toyarde Raleigh on

Jackson, à blua Ponsiac occupied by ibraa abase males, these subjessa we supposed

co be wanted for cia sbootlag, 6:41 .

-36-u36, nds 160 18 chia could be a blue Pontiao convertibio.

Dispatches: 1G0. In that a convertible?

¡Go--at'a unknown, 160, as chia time.

Disposs' er-as'o 1a/01035, 36, 65 -ca10 saa.

36-m: K., 35..

Dispatckes --6:42.

36--Bast on Macon, a blua Fontiao convariablo accupiod by shrea naja ubitea, ae

Кошей эпо масой.

Diapaccias --36, anyloes chas chia soatida coDusiciblo disa cons sassa malaa 12 1t gorag

WeSt Di MaÇON ISÓN HOMes.

25--25 15

Dispatches I5 IN serViCe. 6:43.

160--160.

Dispascher - -o sassa, 160.

160--Thas 's a hardtop, be went through the light at Jackson and Staga Rd, 04-95 niles

pas Lous, continuing poxes on Austin Pesy.

DragaLchas -150, sivising chas chio is a blua Pontiac hardtop that das sean norchbound

at saction and staga approximatoly 100 milea per hour:

-It'B-a Ghisa male 10 1.

blue pontiao proceeding sort at Jackson and Stage, at a biga raco of spaod.. 6344;

Dispaschar --160. Do you have a complainant with you there?

160--i novs a nubile unit talking to the sobile unit following thia co.

Diapatcher--Sheriff'a Departant navlass chat they have bad that block up there and.

dido'e sea no fonziao aù all.

37-- (Insulible)

Dispaschas --D.k. 37• 6:43 170306

Dispatchar-ali in garvica, 6:49.

160--150.

Dispatches -160.

160--160, thio bbito Mustang is shooting at the blue fontlac folloring hin. They should

De going ou: suatio Peay.

Dispatchar -160, advising

the blue Pontiac 1a shooting at cha wilza mustang following

the white Mustang

haa a citizen's band- following thia blus Pontiac godag-on eu

Austin Paay, the aubject 10 firing at cha ubite Mustang.

160--160, they are approaching tha sillington Rd., that rosd that goas on daso taa basa.

on Bustis Paay.

Dispatcher -160 adviding thai thay are approaching the Millingion Rd. Coat 2098 into cas

Zaval basa, tha blus Pontlac 10 firing upon tha unite Mustang.

13 a clilzen'o band unit.

160-100; correction on chat, taa duatang is shooting at tha Pontiac.

tbis lo a cica.

(Dippalches--111 caro corroccion, 160 aduloing that the sutco suncors so firias at cha

Mustong that do fartag at she blua Pontlac.

The white bustang

blus fortiao, approaching she sullingzon road chas goss so the

caval base.

: 380-38 In sextice.

-Dispaschur

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4-13-68

It is so ba nored chas cha chua alemenr. Involved in thin chaas, as far aa too Poliçe

Departmant do conceriod, ox then the Police Departnent bacaua Involved, waa froz

6:30 paño to 6:49 p.iso,

a tama lapse of thirtean minuseo.

Ca Ihuroday, April 11, 1968, at 12:30 P.i., FBI agent karley Gyléo, coue to the Homicsde

offica, and I brought him up on what had transpired since I last

Bar his,

agreed that fergusos, who I had learned to ba Robert Eugene Ferguaon, 121

25, 1016 Peabody,

Aps. 4, ph. 525-1613,; enployed Bea J. Malone, Co., 223 Poplax, ph. 526-8437, and waB

worklag on the shelby co. Office Bullding at Second and Pople, an a nreamiitter, should

be questioned at this time. We proceeded in lu. Gylfe's IBI cruiser to 223 Poplar waace

ve searched che area,

thinking that he would park his car in that vicinity, as where ha

was worldng was only a short distarca oway.

When we could not locate his cas,

we than

procsoded to the shelby Co, offica buildinz, which 10 under construction at second &

Poplat, where us calked with 15. Jack Entridge, who lu a bookkeeper for larmon doe-

struction la., the builders of the shoby co. Office Building, and he utated that

Ferguson was vorking on the twelfts floor, and that he would send for him. In several

minutca Ferguson valled into the bookkeeper's office where wa vera walking, and lipos

observing him, wa noted that he was approximately G'1' or 8'2", all built, wich black

haix, and when be walked into the office he said in an arrogant manner,

"Who wants to

It is to ba noted at this time that me had found his car parised da the lomex

basanent of this bulluing and 1t wao a daáD 1966 or

'67 light blue two-door hardtop

Ford Galmy 500, With Tennessee license 1P-2523, with the dooxs locked.

he also noticed

a base-loaded anterna mounted in the center of the car on the trunk.

of sha cas, we saw a ?3 channel, transistorized Infayatta CB Indio.. He asked it.

Fergusos to accompany us to hin car, after ldentilying ourselvaa, and then wa gos to

his car, wa asked if this was hia car, and he stated very arrogantly that it was.

chen said,

"What's thio all about? We coldhim that ve vere investigating an incidont i

involving a Chex, and ho said,

"Wall, I bavan't done anything," He agata aakad fox our

credentialo. de

asked, bafore answering any questions, should he have an attorney, and

¿$ he was under arrest.

Ha vas advisod chas ho waa not undar arroat, that ve vora investigating a matter pix -

taining to a cher and his naus had been mentioned. It was at this time it was noticed

that Ferguson outwardly appeared to be very calm, sell-assured, but on close observation,.

it uns noticed that the area around his vouch had turned white, and beada of perspiiation

ware forming on hia forelead.

He was again advioad thas he uas not under arresi, end

we'asked for hio cooperation in clearing up an accusation that had bean aade agadas hiu,

and asked him to accompany ua to polico headquarters.

Ho agreed to accompany un, but anked los permlaaion to go back on tha tvalfta £loos so

zet some of his belongingi, to waich ua agreed.

On bia retura, 10 then proceeded to

headguarters.

Dua to another presalag. matter; Agent Gylia did sor accompany ua to che Homicids Burcau,

Thare he waa taken and interviewed.

On Shuroday, April 21, 1968, at 1:15 P.l., Robert Eugene Ferguson was Inserviesed and

he stared that his atep-father, C. I. Hardaway, MN 49 or 50, who nad been married

hio roches approximately ten yaaro, residence, 338 Hodgan St., po. 6i 2-3434, waa a

CBer, and had ICC licansa KOM-4395, and that he mozitore channal 11, and Baa

several years.

He atated that ha, pérsonally, did nos bave a licease so operate

a Ca raito, but da uaza hid father's call pundor inniazi.

Ho prazed that ba was box september 38, 1942 In Water Valley, Mississippi, as that

his father was Hugh Cacil Ferguson, tho

died in 1963, and that hio nocher vas Audra

Fes Ferguson Bardaway, and that oba had married hid atep-fathor when he waa in che

canth grade. They moved to Meuphia fron Watar Valley, Missisaippi, when be wao tirea

or four montha old, and ha vas rolsod 12 Momphis asd finched high school at Central

Eph. He said the only riue that ha has aver baza ous of Memphis was altes de nad

finiched high school, la worked 1s Halona, Arkansas dos Sterling 5 and 10 conta stoxe

fos a placod called Dougaboy:

ILla 1a Halena, Arkanzas, ha mat and marzied his firar vifo, LaVita Shenap, i# 23,

• and lIved bith bex from 1982 to 1965 ven chey were divorced.

No childsen were bown

to then. Ha cans buck to lemonto ubero he nat and marciad bla socond vito on June 18,

1966, JOyçs Gagixy, IN 29, o1 Parson, Telu., and that shay had no children.

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Robert s. lesguaon deniled chat ha hed over buen arreated bafora, but adulicad having

sackires exatic cickets, and had basn involved 1n ons trailis accident, but had sos

lo stated shat la balonged ij Inited Assoctation (UA) Union for the paat five years

aná that ha belonged to local lo, 614 Steanfitters' balon in Hemohio. He-sadd hio

дувлде sala for foxy hours per week 10 $136.80.

He further stated that he gos interanted in the Ctizen'a Band radio through hia step-

Eatser, and bought his firot undt, unich was a mobile unit, thie past Chrlutnaa; aud

Lagcalled it in his car sighs away.

He said that ha had not applied for hid C3 licenDa,

that, he was using his father'o call letterd, but-referring to is as a mobile, which ha

says in legal. le said that lia step-father owns a Courier Royal 23 channal C8 caddo

and chat ha unsa it on baga and mobile, and aloo orna a coupla of valkia talias.

stated that be does not have tha facilitles at his home to put his mobile unit on baso

anô that he uses chia radio for a hobby, for emergenciea such as then ha goes on exapa.

Ra statad chat ha had had bio radio checked, and that it puts out three and ous-hald

watts. He dented having an.additional unis that would boost his total outpur of watcago,

Es staced that on Thuxoday, Apxil 4, 1968, he loft home at 7:30 a.w., arrived at work

at 7:40 2,. He worked all day, garting off at 4:15 P.u., leaving second & Poplar at

4:25 ?.D.

He sent to Ellenburs'&' parking lot on li.. sacord, next door to the Goodwill

InduBtIdaa 56038.

Ha than walked up to the 100 N. Main Bldg.,

went to cha sirteenth

floor, where ha picked up hia vile, who worka for Group Insurance of Auerica, They lafe

#t 1:50 poute, aent back to Goodwill Industries, where they picked up a neat-door

neighbor, Alice Rasto.

They then left for homa at 5:00 p.ul., arciving at home at 5:15 p.i.

and romained chase until 6:20 p.m. Ha stazed that he had to artend achool at tha stoau-

ElItera' local 10. 614,

and as 6:20 p.u, ha left out the door of hia

hoñe, and a boy dounstaira who ho thinko lives in Apartment 5, saw him leava.

• He furchas atatcd chat Mt. J.W. Sallio, who owne the apartment building, drove up da

a green pickup truck, and they stood there talking, when his wife cama out cha door

and said. that sha had baen looking at IV on channel S, and that they had just announced

that sonabody had shor Martia Luther ling:

Ha stated that Me. Sallio, hia wife, and the boy that lives downstairs, discussed this

shooting a les minutes,. and he laft soing to achool, aa ha had to be there at 7:00 p.u.

He ssated that he attends school, generally at Tech R.S., on luesdays açd Thursuays of.

but on this parilcular night it would be held at the Union Hall.

He stated

aiter •Inaving the housa la went cast on Vance so linden, cast on Linden to clevaland,

nortà on cleveland to loion, east on linion to Union Extended,

then to Walnut Grove R&.,

continuing east on walnut Grove Rd. to Holmes, north on Holnaa to Eload, eaat on Broad

to National, north on National to Jackson, east on Jackson to tha Union ball, which 1o

juss acrosa tha viaduct at Rational Caletory.

When he axrived at the taion bali, he

pulled onto the packing lot and parked his car facing east on Jackson, He stated thai

zán was on the west aide of the Union hall.

He then got out us the car and went to a

friend's cas, millio Spanola, and day Johnny lays and Exank Coscia Woo 10 210 1n9truCE0%.

Ha seated that they talked about the shooting of Marsin Lucher Ring asd then wens taco.

cha building. He ascinatod the tina of hia arrival at tha Union ball besween 6:45

Robert ferguson further atared char ha turned on bio CB radio ven ha laft cha house,

and was monitostag channal di

He said the the fixat time ha heard anything about a

he was os Motional Ave. by'= Eruitatard on Bational-ave

-ghite Fastros" jo furcher siated that all you could hear on the radio (CB) vas about.

somebody phooting Martin luther King.

He denied Iowing on what exact channal ha

beard it on, as ha was channal-hopping (from one station to anothar).

heard about the whico lustang when ha was on National, all he heard was! 18/ that ba

board sorebody say somthing about police chasing a Mustang. He said he could nos

remember anything said, as there was so nuch being said about the assassination. Coco:

JE do common trowledge.

thak when an emergency exiets on the CB band, and when. a CBes

Linda our what chanel site energancy extuta on, their firat instinct 1a to 80 to tas

channah and siand by and listen.

that ha sas on Union Ava, at approximatoly Belvedere whan he firot haard on lalo

CD xanlo about tha sbooting of Martin Iuther King.

In then staiod, "Han, you 80è sa scared to death. I chink I necd & lawyer. Con 1

call my satasrin. He wau given the opportunity to call his mochai,

argoat, but uás unable to reach hox secause the lina was busy. He waa again cold chac

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SUSTAINT!

kas tan lather King tuesdes)

4-13-53

Be sha not codes arrans, and that ha saa tina co do at any tims, bur sonona bai soda so

• SECURACiON LiLi be COulú du ciA pArty IOSpORAbLO fOr ChIO CB IncisionE, ard LE la Was

danceRsE, char l scould have tha beralle of all hia monlodgo of this incidant and peoplo

abai could give lim an alibi.

Bo then stated chat ha yas lanosaat, that he could not hava been che person responalbla,

simply bacouse he did soi do 1t. He further acared that he imes of ono Chez namas

kareert lorin who worka wish him and nao 1n tha vicinday of ubera tile incident took

place, and chas ba had ovarkeard bim at cha Union meeting on the night chas Kiug was

aurdered ceiliny consona sonalaing about a blua Pontiac chasing a unita Muniong. Ha vaa

Bos t0id that quatala was tha party that save us his name.

At che sina oL this bILLing nona dE lis alibio have been chacked bayauas of additional

information rectived that saded decking annediately, but lão alibio will be chackod and

aubaired an soothes supplerers.

On Thiriday, Apr11 11, 1968, sha Hondcida Offica received a copy of a letter unaccan by

Ião no Ro Marbry, addreased to Inspaccox G. P. Tinas dated April 11, 1968, in reforenca

so iaforcasion concerning Cleizes'a Band cadio conversation, Attachod to chia lotter vasi

a bandsisten siatonenz from No. Caxroll saschilald, 196 S, Coopes, IN 49, po. BR. S-5555,.

bana sddrass, 195 S. Cooper, Carroll'o TV Servica:

It. Mazory repoxted that on Apxil 10; 1968, ha contacted rodio engineer Gsean.at Armour

SEation to determina if tha 43 call loitero balloved to be K016410, heard on channal 17,

rajacing to the chasa batween tha Puntiuc and Mustang on tha day of King's assassination

coula be idensified.

Graen advised bin that this call nunber was sos familias

chas they were widows.

Be suggasted that Markry contact Ruaa Hallen, CB Contex, 1027 B.

$200k%, pa, 396-5566, uhich has a 6B disectory containing thia information,

suggeared that ha contact i. Carrots satchliald, 196

So CoopEr, pa. BR 5-5555, concarniva.

InfarRation abOut CUJO CB conVersationa

Lão barboy contacted tra. Huan Helles, tho stated that the laat Ca direccory they have vas

Jagued for she year 1966, and only went through the call lattery K0l3128.

Saa Bald,

Inosiois la there was no Gl diractory fox Tenneases prinzad for the yearo 1967 and 1968.

On April 10, 1988, at 10:30 dollo, If. Marboy Want to CarIoll'a IV Servica, 195 B. Cooper,

whare da calked wich dx. Carroll Saschfiold,

Pç a Sarchiiold suld thas ha to a CB and ban operator, using tha lau call lestore, V4OJJ,

asd the SE call lattera K013614. la otated that his wife, son, and Harold "rody" Anderson

ond bimsais nese sa ths ahop arca of lin fixm when they tarat heard a call for abadouones

ox chaace] 17• I: Harbey then had tx. Sarchfiald to urito statement, vaica vas aloo

arcached to thia sapore and will ba outlined latax.

Mie, Sacchilold further orated to la. Marbry shat than ha fizar heard of tha stoxies by sise

Dase wadáa, ba did sot racognize then to be tha dano conversationa chat ha overheard on

chanitel 17 on his CB IadIO On April 4, 1968. Ha asatod that be was. tired of bearing the

rumors about this convarsation, and taought that ha could possibly arraighian dã out..

Ax. Sarchiiald said that chare were five channélo assigned by cho Eco, channela 9 chroug 14,

absch are for Intercomunication batween stations of other call letters, and cha balance

of chasa channels, 23 is all, are supposed to de los businesa tirns to usa.

tuay nava arperiorced considerable horseplay by younger people uaing unauthorized channalu,

It. axiay further otated that Mr. Satchfield said chas he had a young person in mina vio

could posalbly be responable for this concupicition, but ha dare not mention it bacause .

this person hoe been in his shop, and bla parence are dia felends.

Ho bald chas thia youg

pesson wau very dharp, and vas capable of carrying ou thid typs of conversacion; and ias

dona comathing of this natura previoualy, but sos this serioua.

Le. Narbry further wota that i. Satchiiald Impressad him as being very serious-minded

•about C3 commicationa, and did not appreciate the misuse by others. He said that he

sould contider kir. sarchfiold to be a reliable person, based on his conversation with biu.

& Copy of kla lassar will accoupany tols report.

the kandritten statement that was attached to lt. karbay'a latter given by ta. Caroll

Earcallold on f0x1L 11, 1968 as 10:40 an, percuininy to the CD ancidant on Apz1l 4, 1969

23 6:30 pole, do chlo acaramanz ha states;

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(Dr. Martia Incher King Yurder)

4-13-68

j ana vochis to my shop monitoring the CA Chanalo then se beazd a call on Chaanal 17

ung dos anadatanca for anybody to call tae P.Di - 7L,

thay bald thay vere in purriis

of a white tussang out of tova licenso platon occupied by 3 Wil'e soing egat on suma

êcón Fry at a biga tato of spreù.

ata. asking for abdiotance. Our field strength masuremar was 8.6-nodulition

waa 92.6 (appron) which means this ara hod high lavel modulation.

41 I IM IN PUISULE OL

cing cat that killed Do. King.

About chat time somzone (#2) broke in and said we have a

pacroi car in sighi - soar che Alono Plaza, Now la have stopped the patrol cox.

13+ 81v8

10 Cac: 10ca1103.

Wa vill deoignato the pureuing unit in #1 - the citizen sadio car

and polica unit as 72 and K083614 as 13.

No one gave any call lottera or signa. At tias

cline #1 gave tha location Highland & Summar - high rate of speed.

42 next sa1d

cunning norta on Grabam fron Summer.

43 called 1n asking il for nora specifica-abour .

Iscense numbors. Al repeated he was blocied at the redlight and could not set close

enough - could oniy call 1t vas out of town plates. At this tima 13 ste noticed that

cúra had bees, no change io carrier level and no change of nodulation deviation and thia

ù where I began to suspect that Unit #1 had & Elzed location (either Rised wobtle or

BaBa lOcatiOn • DUE In NOtiOn).

#3 ualt asked for naxs location.

#l unit Bald going

north on Jackso thru Raleigh doing 110 MPH.

That is where I kney then that the 41 uni

1o contact lad to be in a fixed locntion.. 43, called for location to 01 - 41 replled,

we are headiny north on Auacin Peay Hy and I (#1): am 8611l 110 MiH - about this time

i hollered I an being shut at - repeated twice - by shotguand I till hava-to-pray-back

13 Stu caliod and aaked fur opr asa license & Identification of opr of #l unit.. #1 unis

• zapiled - oh 3o becausa of general situation I don't have to give my name and call nad

B8id ha was now passing old Millington alrbase still in pua pursuit at 110. 43 era requested

Bane information - sta license number and name of opt. tich to reply.

Repeated Banony

other rine. Tia last contact with unit 11 - unit $3 took the sama fielà strangth readinga

and nodulation deviation readinge and they were the same as the firet trangniseion -

8.5 sad approx, 92.5, Indicating tha same sta il was either fired mobile or base 1a cha

vicinity of High Foini Terrace.

During tha this time 1t sounded as 1f& other stations

Aides my third request for ID and no rasponge I made the

remaris - "BOyA yOu bon't heas anymora from that(fl)station because he has not changed bia

location sinca he started and his cartier level has remained the same and hia modulation

bas not connged. I aino made remarks to the effect that 1t was a boen or plor and person

should ba prosecuced. I did sot know at this time that Dr. King was murdered.

I baliova do vas 10 sin. one way or the other of 6:30 p.D. when I first beard the call

I ballave I hava heard sala voice in pereon before but not over sha

radio gud do not know this parson's' nana. I balieve this person to ba a bill between

I and 19 y59. of aga.

"$l.u01t said ba waa la s blus 55 Pontiac -I ballave chia was said shen la was at suma

"Thare wore no cransmissiong aunting that chis blue Pontlac was baing chessd by the distang.

There was do mention ul any accidento and no one being hit by shotgun pellets.

"While this saa golng co, 12 unir (sor Identified) was suppoged to have been siving general

informacion to a patrol car on sumar Ava. -neither car being identified. I belleve I

aoked for che patrol cars number but dus to confusion of other stationa banking to, I

did Dos raceive the 12saa8$.

After I made the statement about the wall rounded pioz or hoax, the band just droppod dend.

Ócher stardons could have made iranenianions that yere not beard by

ma due to locraton.

19 faT an I KEON, I an the only station that Identifled themsell.

I did bear song

Cl1E stutions break in wanting to know 1f king wae killed but we did nos ansver bacauca

ma did not how quisalves at this time chet this way true.

'I balsave tha phole episoda only took 10-15 tlauces at che moat."

tha above statomant was signed by Mt. Carroll Satchflold, and copy 10 atrached so

this

Da Apoll i1, 1968, at 6:00 polo. Str. Satchiield was contacted for an InterView. He ststed

thas cha followiug suy, spr. 12, 1968, sould ba berrer for an interview, and ve set us

an appolatAni fOI 12: 00 200n..

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SUPRICIATE

(DI • DartIn ZuthaT KiRE luxdar)

4-13-58

Accer talking with tit. Sacchtlald, to arrange an appointuent sita him, I wad given a

pariantal Comunication No, 137 by It. J. I. Harrison and it statea that It, Do 1.

Johnson received a calephone call from la, Robere icCarty, Mi, of 3779 PEmosa, ph.

FA 4-5932, bago pho, 458-5162, 86 88 8:20 DoM., April 11, 1963. LI. Jobneon reported

chat is, docuity bad atated that he vould like to verify tha fect chat tha brosacaas

and occuriod as seported in the paper, and thata niter tha news of the Martin luther Klog

death, he went to his ca radio nad shortly aftos he curned it on, ha heaid someoda say,

chat he wao with a polica car and would rolay information to blu. Ha aldo recalled baarli

someona say that ha was in a car chasing a Mustang north on Incison, and somone elus brole

In and stated diat Jackson runa east and west. shortly after that, tha auto that una

following tha Mustang, reported chat ha was being shot at. later, ha reported thai cares

sen gos ous of the car on cha Naval Bada at dalliagton.

Astor recelvlog cala nano, l contacted la. loCarty at hona and made an appointment with

him fox 4:00 pot. thia data.

At 4:00 p.12,, Apx1l, 12,

1968, I went to the home of ft. Robert H. McCaxty, 3779 Minosa,

ZA 4-5982, and he sinted that he was an archicact by crada and that be has a hobby

of listaning to a sas dalicraft radio receiver

that picks up shortuaves, and juat about

say other typa of broadesat, including Cisizen'e Band sadlo, He otated that he had barn

•listealag to cha nawa on cha taleviaion on April 4, 1968 and decided to ses tat was on

his Hallcrase radio and began cuning up and down the band, sien ha come to a spot and

heard southing abour police cars and a Ch mobile chasiag a car, and 1e sounded interest

1og, so he stopped. His radio 19 tunablo, and as the clero were tallina, he managed to

• tuna hid cadio in on their conversation so a point that everyone that was calking was coming

1n loud sui clbar, with che exception of tha mobile unic that vas chasing tha vnita lustang. i

_. Ia sunted that when this unit vould coma on the alc, his transmissiona ware hard to read,

so he woulá saen to fade out and never dis have mich volume.

He atared to ma tbe sara 32

be hod seated to ht. Johnson with seferanca to that ha had overheard, ard said that 12

scara was asyching that ha could do to assiet further in thia investigazion, ha would be

glad to do so. Ha was asked 1f he thoughe he could identify tha voice of the Cler chai

waa to12oa1og the wilte lustang, and ha said la did nor know, bur he would atrempt to

Li raquested.

(ote: Est. Eccarty had been taliod in previoualy by me, and ha had indicated .

that ha heard all of the other CB stationa plainly, wich che excaption of tha unit casiug

the Mustarg) da his radio was sunable, and it did not hava an indication of marklag tophon

viar channal of che fitisen's land radio thaz he was sonitoring, 1 called M. Saichilala

cad he gos on bis Cl Jadio and talkad until Mi. Acharty had zeroed his radio 10 on

channa? 17. Ha van asked to leave is at chas position, as wa rould ba chacking peopla is

that-locacion 1a an effort to learn cha identity of the unknosa fies.

After callins with i. McGarty, 1 InterVioNed No. Carroll Sarchilald, My 49, o1 196 S.

Gooper, ownex of Carroll'a IV Servica, 195 S. Cooper.

In calling with bim It vas laarras

that ba bad been and still do a ham operator and a Caar.

He arazod chat he haa been fooling

wich radios {0x twanty-a15 years, and that ha tao one of the f1xat in Memphia to get a as

radlo, and has been working on them ever since. It 1s low by me, personally, that

No Satchfleld has tha reputation of being ona of the best CB radio nachanica in Kamphis.

Ms, Satchelold further slated that on April 4, 1968 sometime around 6:30 p.uo, la cansos

be auru of cha exact tira, he avitched bio CB radio from one charnel to channal 17, and

BU SOOn as he turDed onto channel 17 he heard a C3 unit abljng lOt any StaLiOn that vaa

?intoning at che tisa to call tha police department and Inform hen that he vas 1D pursilE

•of the vinice labrang chat nas responalble for tha blooting of King.

he wan cast on funer at Pariaray.

He had head a minute of tro earlier comething about a

shot bainz fired at king; but did sor low that ha had been pit.

to quoru is. Catchliold enacily da ne sa1d 1ù during che interview, sa acared,

first incercepted this call, I heard this mobile wit-fit was at Surmas and E. Parkway)

walla talking with li. Satchfleld, he 1a raferring to a city nap of temphia, i

2o clarity cha liferent. unito, he has marked himself as being. $3, the voit on tanglevood

as #2, and 11 ao being at jackson é Hollywood, and the unde chasias the visce Mustang as

No, 4o) die further stacey,

"He Intarcepted sna call hare ai l. Pariony and summer.

Du was asking for any station at that tina to call iss polica dopartone and toll thor be

was 1n pursuit di tha whita sustang chat was responsible for tha crooting of king. At that

LIMa WO (113 WitO and son, and an employas, Andy indezDon) had hasto a minute or tuo carlici

noserking baing fired at king. It happanad do quick, cho sina adenad to ba around 6s 30 pall..

va really didn't .Look at the tice..

Then i callod que içon my staidon is to wait ta which

Uso 1a plinult to las bia loon that someona hud. copiod him. I came back roal quici beczusa.

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(DI. Martin Luther King Murder)

4-13-68.

I wanted to keep in contact with tha mobile unit number 4. I called any station on the

wis, ciai could cali the police department, and tell them that they (number 4 and the whita

mitatong) wan heading east on Summer Avanue. Now thie station right her answered, evidently

sured cut to ba chia fellow right here, number 2 station.

He case back to me and ha

etated that he was on the telophone calling the police.

I asked this fellow in number l

h1g: location again, and at the same particalar

I called out if there were any nobila

unita on Surner, or any other place near by that could pull over a police car, at almost

cha very instant, after I completed my broadcase, unit number

one came back and said he

hãd' à police car in sight, but ba did not tell ma the location.

I thought he was near Alaro

Plaza, but apparently he wasn't, I later found out that he was at Hollywood and Jackson."

To further quote Mr. Satchfield, he stated " at that particular time,. I looked at the meter

say radio

and It was reading 8.6, which indicated to me that it was a heck of a stron?

It was strong, clear, like you had a D104 mike with a pre-amp. (note; a Dao4 mile

Is a brand naze for a desk mike used to broadcast with, and is considered the best, pre-amo

Is & supplement added. to the aadio, to increase the power output or modulation) The number

& unit would not say anything, unless he was asked a specific question, and then he would

When this -number 4 unit got to Summer and Highland, I told Andy Andexsoin

that something's grong here, because the signal strengh on the number 4 unit was sonstant

clear, no noise what so ever.

If this had been a mobile unit, and was going east on Summer

Avenue, his signal strength would become less, and there would ba noise from the mobile unit.

I continued to call thia number 4 unit to gut his different locations and from the locationa

that he was glving be, and the time alement that it took him to go from one point to anothar

poini; just could not ba, he was noving too fast."

I niked Mi. Satcafield to describe what the voice of number four sounded like, and he stated

exceptionally high-Q child, that had been hearing the

#nodarick Crawfórd TV progIam and several other patrol type programs and was just brillani

anough at that age, to concock something of this nature, not with a formular,

but just

It was a shallow voice, high-pitchert, youthful

sounding

voice, it didn't have any power behind 11, like a older man would have,

the frequency of his

voice, vas quite on the ghih side, Ille a child from the age of 15 to 18 years old, with hia

soice just on the verge of changing. The studlo, or room, in which he was operating from

was just as dead silent, as 1f he was completely sealed off from everything else.

There wasnt

any rusic, no sound of other people in the room, no sound of a police monitar, just as clear

39 if he were broadcasting in the room by himself. There was no detectión of noiss, from hia

le was. asked that If a man had a halicraft receivar with no transmittez, and the party listanig

halicarit radio, could hear the mobile unit at Hollywood and Jackson, could hear his

station which 1o at Union and Cooper and the third station at Tanglewood and Southern, but

was unable to have a clear copy on the mobile that was chasing the mustang at all times, could

no explain that? he stated that it was possible that the station that claimed to be the

nobile chasing the white mustang, was so closa to the halicraft receivar, that it was over

loading the halicraft radio, causing too much pover in-put, which would distort the halicraft

rocaiver.

Iftar talking with Mr. Satchfleld, I contacted Mt. Green at Armour Radio Station, and after

Jiscussing this matter with him and bringing him up to date in what I had found out in

refecence to the halicraft receiver and the possibility that the CE Unit could be so closa

to 1t, that 1t overloaded tha halicrafter receiver, he stated. that this could and does happen

,and also stated that the CB unit would bleed over onto talevisions, in some cases, completaly

utcing the auddo and also onto regular All, Stern, High-FI and Amplifters uned by guitaristo

sitar receiving the above information, I took a city map of Memphis and outlined the srea

around the lalicrafter receiver, bounded on tha west by North Highland on the noth by Summar

svenue, on the cast by Craham, and on tha couth by Walnui Grove rù..

I then too! a rulet

and uning the scale of niles on the city map, I measured from the halicraft receiver to

Jollywood and Jackson, where the sobile, CB, unit with car 160, and found that It was 2 and i

Fron the halicrafter receiver to union ard Cooper, three miles, and

alicraft Icceivor to souther and Tanglqwood, 3 and i miles.

At each one of-the above

Locations yas a C3 Unit broadcasting to the mobila unit behind the mustang, and the halicraêto .

racalver was picking them up loud and dear.

I made & syatematic check of tha area that has been previously outlined, checking each stroat

ind each time I found a CB antennae I checked with the néighbors and asked each one if they

sad probions with the Cher Intarferring wich their talevision, radioa and so forth.

an a total of sino unita in this araa and as l lave boon praviously told, by Mi. Satchelelo,

that no one had a right to check these radios except tha fedamn Communications Consission,

¡' sotad their locationa, tha type of antennaos and did not bother to incarview them.

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2, 23

(Bt. Maztin Lathar Mirag Murdio)

4-13

nadis chaclag this area, a young unlo unite, unow i latar lustaad to ba Hlia kaul G. Haleing

24, 307 Expeland DElve, phone 327-3976 appronched na and aniad 1E I wasn't a detectiva, uni

I Coid hia you. During out convaLantion, I told him thai i uas chackiag on cia CB units

in the naighborhood, and ha then told ma

that ha had a CB radio and pointad ous his bouga, "

I had alcondy noted this addraas, and had checkad with the naighbors to saa lf thay bad

had any intariorence Ison'it, and found that no one had exparienced any daffulicy aa a raault

of a broadcaat made by this unit.

In tha course of ous convasuation, ha invitad ma into

tha hour, vuera I found that he had ais channals, buz did not bava channel 17, which saa.

the channa? in maich the broadcaat sas nade in raferanca to the Clay chaaing a walto muozano.

While calliog with Mike his lathar can'in fron work, and in tha court of convarantion cary

bozo orated that there vas ona particulas radio aration (CBaT) In tha naigiborhood that

drowna out all the othar unlta, bacausa hia station lo so powarful. Ha stated that this

anic Dan locacud on algaland Puri Place naas High Polar Tarrace.

I has praviously noted tha addrass and antenna on Highland Park Placa, and had checiad with

the naighbors and found that this station had come over their calaphone and colavision on

oscasalon, but none of ithem recalled anythisg unusual on April 4, 1968.

I procardad to tria.

location, 3776 Highlaná Paxi Place, and on checking foynd no one at homa.

usighbor aald that thase paople were out of rown and would retur hons on Sunday Miternoon.

On Sunday, AprlI 14, 1968 I contactéd the roadance at 3776 Highland Pars Place, and calied

7125) MID. B. I. Montadonico by phona, 327-3323, and asked 11 she had a young son, who usad

tha C3 radio at her homs.

Sha stated that sha did, but that ha would not ba hons until late

I asked it it would ba posalble to make an appointment vira ber and bar coná

On Moaday, Aps1I 15, 1968 In sha AM, and this sha agroad to do.

On Monday, April 15, 1968 at 9:30 AM, I want to 3776 Highland Paris Fixa, wharo I found Mia.

liftar oxplaining to har that we were chacking all of tha CB radios.

is Memphin, and daat thia was the but one in this naigaborhood to chack, I nasded to tatia

wich has con. She anid thaz has son, Badio, had to go to school and would ba hors aftax

3:00 PM.

Sho than invired ma inco iddin's roos to check his radio stating that lie aney cothing of

tha radio, and that naybe 11 I looked I could gat tha information that I naadad without

walting for Eddia to coma hona. I found that tas parente of Eddia had convertad the attic

Iato a roou for Eddla and 1t contained tha usual badroom furniture along with a han radio

BOE; sad a CB radio set. Sho said that Eddia had baen foollng with radioa since he was . :

14 yuars old and thas ha was nou 17 yeara old and went on to complain about the expansa or

the cobby.

Sna told ma to so shaad and susa the radio an and chace it all I tasted to,

and tala I did.

I found that tais radio contained 23 channaln and had a DIO4 alka. It

1s also to ba cored at thia time, that this room l0 lu an attic completaly sway fron tha

other part of tha bousa.

Altar letting tha CB radio varu up, I contactad Mr. Satchflold

by phons, to chock out this radlo to say 11 1t had the anna roading on his mator a ha

previoualy stated and in checking his radio out, wa found that he had a randlag of 8.0.

¡erer chacking thie endio, I made an appotne? nich Mr. Satchfiald and Mr. McCarty zão

maar 0f the halicraft Incaivar, los 4:00 PM, April 15, 1968 and we would

attempt to gat

Eddla Montedonico to gat on Chamall l7 and tall so that wa might vecogniza his voles.

On ApIll 15, 1968 at 3:15 PM, I tacalved a tolephona from Eddia Montadonico and during this

converuation with him,

ha did not specifically, indicato that he would sot cooparata by

broadcaating on Chacal 17, but ha did state that li anyona knay anything about Ch'o radion •

-shay siould inow that 1t rould ba impossible to caich anyona makiag an illagal broadcast

If they wanted to svoid being caught.

He stated th'st the unico souid be changed, the poses

output could ba changed, that sevaral things could ba done to the ca radio to changa up the

power output.

He agroad to braadcast, but thought it was ridiculus. Dua to tha fact that

Eddie Montadonico had nada the above

statenant and ninca ha had bean a CBar for thran years;

and a han radio operator and the fact that hia nother had previoualy stated that he works

Da b10 own radio,

It was dacided not to conduct this taes, hosever, lit. Batchilald agread

to liston to his radio and 18. 38 avar haar tha volca that la hoar d

tha nighi of cha chara

ba would Impediataly tura hia capa recorder. on, whica he keeps near hie unit, and notisy

this offica.

Da. ApxAl 12, 1968 InBp. N. E. Zachary contactad tha Podoral Conmnications Connlasion In

Atlants, Beorgia and talkad vich a Ma. Klain and requested that the FCC sallo an lavastigation

Into thia mazcar In Morphis.

Mo. Klina told Ma. Lachary that ha would hava to calli to rio

bosa, dad would ratura his call. As o1 tula data, MI. Klina has not ratureed too curs to

InspEct? Zachary.

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?. SH SUPPLELENT i_

(Dx. Martin Luther King Murder)

4-13-68

A city nap of Memphis outlining the alledged route that the Chlobile Unit was following the

white lustang, also outlining tha different stations that were talking to the lobile Unit,

the halicraft roceiver aad the suspect's location is hereby attached in this report to ald

and assist In better understanding the chase and why Eddie Montedonico 1a suppected.

The investigution pertaining to the CB radio 1s still open, however no further checks have

been sade of radio units, because after talking to experts in the field of electronics and

Iadio, they all ugree that the enly way possible to pin down the person responsible for.

maling this broadcast would be for someone to recognize the voice or come forward and admitt

As of this date, lay 3, 1968, no one has come forward stating that they recognize the

voice.

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VALTER E, TAURTROY, D.

• INÄTHWAITE NURKE, CALIF

ciliastornERs. 0000. CONN.

MANOLO E. FORD, TEN'S

FLOYD S. FITILIAN, ISO.

RODERT W. ROSAR, PA.

LOUIS STOKES, OITO, CHAIRMAN

IL L. DEVINE, 01110

HT R. MCKINNEY, CON!.

•ES THONE, MEBI.

OLD I, SAWYER, MICH.

(202) 225-4526

Select Committee on Sissassinations

U.S. House of Ricpresentatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX. 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 2 1977

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention: Mi. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

..

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Deax Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation of the House Select

Committee on Assassinations into the death of Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jx., it has been learned that the FBI interviewed and

investigated certain

individuals in regaras to a CB (Citizen's

Band) radio transmission that occurred

on the evening of April

4, 1968,

in Memphis, Tennessee.

It has come to our attention

that FBI headquarters MURKIN file 44-38861-5094 contains mater-

ial relative to this broadcast. It is requested that this Com-

mittee be furnished with copies of all materials and/or files

including but not limited to the following items, on or before

December 10, 1977:

I) Investigative report of the Memphis Police Department.

?) Investigative insert by SA Franklin I. Johnson.

3) FD 302 of interview of Inspector N.E. Zachary.

•4) FD 302 of interview of W. Eugene Smith, 4/10/68.

5)

FD 302 of interview of Edvard I. Montedonico, SI.

7/15-19/68.

6)

FD 302 of interview of Edward I. Montedonico, JI.

7/17/68.

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Additionally, it would be appreciated if a review of

the Memphis MURKIN file 44-1987; could also be conducted

for additional sources re: this request.

Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated.

very truly yours,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: ghk

CC: Danny O. Coulson

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The Deputy Attorney General

ENDERNE GOVORKNENT

1 - Mr. Long - Enc.

1 - Assistant Director - Enc.

(Special Investigative Div

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1 - Mr. Necember I,:

1977

2 - Mr. Hotis - Enc.

1 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

Director, FBI

POUSE SECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATTONS

In accordance with Attorney General Order

116-56, this memorandum advises that Special Agent

William R. Duncan was interviewed on November 21, 1977,

•and testified on November 30, 1977: A memorandum set-

ting forth My. 'Duncan's account of this interview and

testimony is enclosed for your information.

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reflecting interviews of SA WILLIAM R. DUNCAN, St. Louis

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

St. Iouis, Missouri

Decomber 2, 1977

nailses

spiracie

HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIOUS,

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

INERVIEN OF SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM R. DUNCAIT,

SI. LOUIS DIVISION, BY STAFF INVESTIGATORS

ON NOVEMBER 21 AND

29, 1977, AND HIS

TISTIMONY BOFORE 2715 SUB-COMITTEE

OT ZIOVEMBER 30, 1977

At approxinately 3:00 p.I., Novenber 21, 1977,

Spocial Agent (SA) Millian R. Duncan was interviewed by

MIs. Sheila lee and it Michael ivethart, Attorneys for

the

House Select Comnittee on Assassinations, at the U. S.

House of Representatives, Annex Numöer Ivo, Hashington, D. C

SA Duncan was told his name came up as having nade an

offer in the Iouisville Police Department to kill Dr. Martin

Iuther King in 1965.

Duncan told them he was assigned to the

Louisville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

from February, 1952, until May, 1967, and had rosponsibilities

as Liaison Agent with the Louisville

Police Department during

most of this period.

The allegation involved an incident which allegedly

took place at a roll-call time in the First District Office

sometine in the fall of 1965.

tion was Clifton Baird, white male, 50, a retired Louisville

police officer who retired in 1975 after 27 years of service.

Also present was Chief of Detectives, Major Robert Gregory,

Captain Priest M. Fry, formerly Chief of Detectives and possibly

the Captain of the riist District; Licutenant James BIbb, a

uniforned First District Lieutenant; Sergeant Brent Hardin, a

Third District Sergeant; possibly Hcrman Mitchell, Homicide

Squad; Licutenant Vernon Austin; and possibly Robert I. Peters

(SA) ,

formerly of the louisville Division of the PBI.

Duncan was asked what he knew about the allegation ad

he related that in late March or early April, 1977, he rcceived

in the FBI mail an Associated Press clipping

about

a Clifton

Baird making an allegation that FBI Agents and police made hin

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This dostment contains neither recomandations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and

its contents are not to be distributod

outside your agency.

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HOUSE SELECT COMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS,

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESEUTATIVES,

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM R. DUNCAN.

an offer to kill Dr. Martin Luther Ring. The clipping came

in the regular FBI mail and Duncan stated he did not know who

sent it to him.

A lew days later, while on the phone to ex-FBI Supervisor

Robert E. Peters in Louisville regarding a social engagement,

Duncan asked him about the clipping and who Clifton Baird was

and what the clipping reforred to.

peters said Baird was a

tall, heavy-get man who was in the vice Squad for a while and

that duncan should have known him from seeing him in the Vice

Squad while Duncan worked with the Detective Bureau in Louis

ville.

Approximately April 25, 1977, FBI Headquarters sent a

aommunication to Louisville and St.' Louis FBI Offices request-

the present locations of former Special Agent in Charge of

Louisville,

Bernard C. Brown; Supervisor Robert E. Peters;

and SA William R. Duncan as they were named by former Police

Officer Clifton

Baird alleging improprieties in the Martin

Luther King assassination case.

SA Duncan initially had no recollection of the incident

and he called former SA Peters at Louisville and asked him if.

he knew anything about this.

Peters replied that he had no

idea:

retired Police Captain John Hampton

of Louisville, a close personal friend, to detormine if he

Jinew anything

• about this.

Hampton advised he did not know

but would

ask and find out what he could and call duncan.

HIC

later called back ani gave the nanes of some police officers

who had been intervieved and named former Major Priest M. Fry;

former Major Robert Gregory: Lieutenant James Bilb; Sergeant

Brent Hardin and Lieutenant Vernon Austin.

talked to Austin and alvised that he had learned that the event

was supposed to have taken place in the First District Offices

sometime in 1964 or 1965. Duncan called Lieutenant Vernon

Austin, whon he had known for 25 years, and asked hin about the

matter.

Austin related to Duncan who the Committee had asked

about and generally who was supposed to be present when the

alleged offer took place.

Duncan told the investigators that he had no recollection

concerning this matter and that he had in fact not slept and

walked the floor a number of nights for approzimately ten days

to two weeks. At this time he recalled one night thai Sergeant

Milliam Baker of the First District Vice Squad met hin in the

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS,

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

INTERVILW OF SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM R. DUNCAN

second floor hallway sometime in the afternoon and asked

Duncan to help him with a joke with a couple of officers

at the First District. Duncan was told to go to the roll-call

at roll-call time and

King

8500, 0o revara kor

say that he had heard that there was a

$250,000 or $500, 000 reward for the death of Dr. Martin Iuther

and was to add to or verify something that had already

to and to or verify

been said.. Duncan recalled going down to the area and making

the general statement that he had heard that there was a

$250,000 ox $500,000 price on DI. Martin Luther Ring from

either the Ku Klux Klan or the Communist Party Duncan added

15 verification was wanted, one should contact Bob Peters or

B. C. Brown of the FBI.

Duncan did not recall who was there

except several

uniformed officers who were coming and going and that there

were several in the area.

There were a number of questions

regarding whether 1t was a big roll-call area or the Captain's,

Sergeant's, Lieutenant's offices or a hallway. Duncan was

asked whether or not there were three or a dozen people present

and Duncan replied that there could have been between three

and twelve people, exact number unrecalled.

Duncan was asked whether Bob Peters was there. Duncan

said he did not recall his being there, otherwise he would

not have made the statement that "if you want to verify the

price on Dr. Martin Luther King contact Bob Peters or B. C.

Brown."

Duncan identified one person he thought was there as

Arlie Blaire (because Duncan had heard that he was supposed to

have been there from the questions asked) • Duncan recalled a

• younger, red-haired officer with a crew-cut or brush-cut.

Duncan said he had talked to Blaire and possibly his partner

in connection with a fugitive murder case that Duncan was

working.

Duncan was asked about his relationship with Robert Peters

and also with Fry, Hardin, Gregory, Bibb, Austin, Herman

Mitchell, John Mitchell and-B. C. Brown of the FBI.

The Conmittee Investigators apparently could not under-

stand why Duncan could not remember who was at the meeting.

They asked Duncan about an attempted bombing of Sergeant Brent

Hardin's car and if Duncan worked on the case. Duncan recalled

a bomb being placed on Hardin's car but that it apparently did

not go off. Duncan recalled it was possibly in connection with

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS,

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

INTERVIEN OF SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM. R. DUNCAN

an election regarding sone of the police organizations.

Duncan did not recall whether the FBI worked on the case

at all other than to offer the FBI Laboratory facilities;

however, Duncan did not work on the bonbing of the car.

Duncan was asked about the Louisville Chapter of the

Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and if it was a racist or

white-hate group. Duncan replied he did not know, but he

did receive a plaque and an honorary life-time membership

in the Louisville Chapter of the FOP for cooperation with

the Louisville Police Department when he transferred from

Louisville in 1967 and that this plaque was signed by Lieu-

2007 and shat

tenant Ico Joseph, then secretary and also secretary to the

Chief of Detectives.

Duncan was asked if the Ku Klux Klan was active in

Iouisville and if any FBI Agents or Louisville Police Officors

belonged. Duncan replied that he had little knowlodge of the

Ku Klux Klan at that time.

He heard in later years after he

loft Louisville that it did become active in Kentucky.

At this point the Investigators requested Duncan to wait

a while.

Subsequently they came. back and took Duncan to

another room and introduced Duncan to Mir. Edward M. Evans,

Chief Investigator for the Committee, and Mr. Robert J. Lehner,

Deputy Chief Counsel for the Committee. They then asked sone

of the same questions, including who was at the alleged meeting.

MI. Lehner said that the Louisville Police Officers were

"stonewalling" the issue and maybe when they were put under

oäth they woull recati some of the incident. There vere some

questions asked of Duncan such as did Duncan know black officer

Virgil White and a John Mitchell. Duncan recalled that he was

acquainted with Virgil White, who was a Vice Sguad Detective,

but did not recall John Mitchell, but did recall Detective

Herman Mitchell.

Duncan was asked if he knew Dr. King and it. Hoover's

relationship and Duncan said no, except what he had heard in

the newspaper and other modia sources:

Duncan was asked if he knew DI. Martin Luther King and

Duncan replied that he never récalled seeing him in person.

Duncan was asked if he knew King's brother, the Reverend A. D.

Williams King who lived in Louisville. He was told that Duncan

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS,

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM R. DUNCAN

met him in 1963 with the then-Special Agent in Charge when Durican

was to drive them and Attorney Genaral Robert F. Kennedy, when

Kennedy came to Louisville to speak to a group on the 100ch

Anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation:

Duncan met Rev. A. D. Williams King with the Special Agent in

Charge at his church as he met everyone

else who was to appear

on the platform with Attorney General Kennedy as Duncan wanted

to be personally acquainted with everyone on the platform.

Duncan was asked if he knew Aaron Duke, Arlie Blaire's

partner, and Duncan replied that he did not recall him.

Duncan was asked if he had been the subject of any dis-

ciplinary action as a result of this matter and he replied

that he had not.

Duncan was asked if he had brought this incident to the

attention of any of his supervisors and, if so, when. Duncan

replied chat it was brought to the attention of SA Danny a.

coulson, EBIll, when he knew that he was to be called to the

Committee tor Interview.

Duncan was asked if he ever surveilled pi. King and if

he knew of any telephone taps regarding

DI. King. Duncan

replied that he did not surveil him and he had no personal

knowledge of any telephone taps.

Duncan was asked if he thought the matter was a joke

and if he could see anything funny in it and Duncan replied

that at the

time it was meant as a joke, but at the present

time it was a most serious and stupid thing, particularly in

light of events subsequent to 1965.

Duncan stated he would

take a polygraph examination to verify that what he was saying

was true.

Duncan was asked if he knew that DI. King was a frequent

visitor in Louisville during the racially troubled period.

Ile advised that he recalled the racially troubled times really

climaxed after 126%. Duncan was asked if he would know Arlie

Blaire's voice and Duncan replied he did not think he would.

Duncan was then told that he was to appear before the

Sub-Committee to give sworn testimony on November 30, 1977,

and would a subpoena be necessary. Duncan advised a subpoena

would not be necessary.

Duncan was given the phone number

of the Committee and told to contact hr. Everhart should he

recall anything else.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS,

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

INTERVIEN OF SPECIAL, AGENT WILLIAM R. DUNCAN

On November 29, 1977, Duncan again contacted Committee

Staff Menbers Mrs. Sheila

. Lee, ix. Michael Everhart and Mr.

william Jabb.

Duncan told them that he had recalled that he might have

KnOwn AarOn Duke, Arlie Blaire's partner. Duncan recalled a

person described

as a white male, in his late 30's or early

10's as of 1905 or 1966, stocky, not fat, with gray cropped

hair, approximately 5' 10" and 180-185-190 pounds.

Duncan advised that he had no first-hand knowledge of

DI. King and Mc. Hoover's difficulty but that he had heard

rumors about it

and hal a faint recollection that he may have

mentioned this at the time he told of the Kuklux Klan and/or

the Communist Party rumor in the First District Police area.

Duncan told them that he did not tell someone of his

recollection as a joke earlier because when the communication

was received fron the BureTu, it was pointed out that he would

be contacted regarding the matter by the Committee Investiga-

tors and that hé would at that time be briefed by legal personnel

fION FBIHQ.

Duncan was asked if he had discussed this mattertith

anyone outside the Bureau and his family. Duncan told them

he had talked one time with Lieutenant Vernon Austin by phone

and he did not discuss the joke other than ask if it could

have been a joke.

Duncan told them he had discussed it with

Robert Peters at least on three occasions. Once when it came

to his attention from a newspaper clipping, once when he ie-

ceived a communication fron FBI Headquarters, and one time after

he realized that it was a joke, at wich time he told Peters

that he (Peters) and B. C. Brown had nothing to do with it.

Duncan was asked about their get-together fot the football

game on November 11-12, 1977.

Duncan told them that Duncan

ani Peters seriously considered not getting together for this

year's football game but decided since they had known each

othor for 25 years and had plans to attend this football game

for over a year, that they would go ahead and get together.

They agreed not

; to discuss the matter, however.

Duncan also told them that when he realized that it was

a joke and that he was involved, he contacted a long-time

personal friend and lawyer to assist in the analysis and action

regarding the entire matter.

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U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAT AGENT WILLIA R. DUNCAN

The Investigators asked if Duncan would be represented

by Counsel before the Committee and Duncan replied he would

not.

On the night of Hovember 29, 1977, Duncan went back to

the Washington National Airport to pick up his luggage.

while there, a flight from Louisville came in and he saw

his long-time friend, P. M. Fry, with whom he shook hands.

Accompanying Exy was

Lieutenant James Bibb whom Duncan did

not recall for a minute, and former police Officer Arlie

Blaire.

Blaire came up to Duncan and at this time was

recognized as being a former Iouisville Police Officer. At

this time SA DUNCAN realized BLAIRE was not the red-headed

person he thought that he had remembered at the First District

office.

Blaire volunteered to Duncan that he knew Duncan only

professionally and that he had been discharged for being an

alcoholic, that he had cured himself without going to Alco

holics Anonymous and he was there at the request of the

committee.

He was asked by Duncan if he ever recalled working

on the Nashan Lane murder case.

He did recall this.

asked what his partner, Aaron Duke, looked like and he gave

a description meeting the one Duncan had recalled. He also

advised

that they rode in car 102 rather than car 101.

On November 30, 1977, Duncan brought the aforementioned

airport mecting to the attention of Mr. Michael Everhart and

Mr. Edward Ivans of the Committee staff.

Duncan appeared before the House Sub-Committee on

November 30; 1977. The Committee members present part or

full time were Mr. Louis Stokes; Mr. Walter E. Fauntroy;

Mr. Robert W. Edgar; Mr. Samuel I. Devine; Mrs. Yvonhe

Brathwaite Burke; and possibly Harold E. Ford.

Mr. Michael Everhart of the Committee staff questioned

Duncan.

At this time Duncan asked Mr. Fauntroy if he would be

out of order if he asked when this incident was supposed to

have taken place and who was present. Mr. Fauntroy advised.

that he would be out of order.

Duncan was asked how long he had been in Iouisville,

Kentucky, and if he know P. M. IIy, Robert Gregory, Jamas Bibb,

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INTERVIEN OF SPECIAL AGENT RILLIALI R- DUNCAN

Brent Hardin, Arlie Blaire, Clifford Baird, Ferman Mitchell,

Robert I. Peters, B. C. Brown and Warren Walsh.

Ho gave

them a similar reply as he had given the Investigators.

told them that he did not recognize or know Clifton Baird

for sure until

he saw him coming out of

the Comnittue room

on November 30, 1977.

He was asked if he know a Sergeant William Baker and

if he was known to pull jokes. Duncan said "yes". He was

asked if he knew any of the jokes pulled by Baker.

lated one of Baker's pranks that he allegedly pulled on some-

one with the Louisville Ministexial Alliance.

Duncan was asked if he ever pulled any jokes and the

answer was "on occasion", and he gave one example.

He was

asked in great detail about where the meeting or joke was

pulled and how he was to know who he was to tell the

story

to. Dunson did not recall except that he thought there were

two officers from the district and unloubtedly one of them

would have been Baird, otherwise Baird would not have told

the story. He was asked how the statement was made and if

there was

anything else said.

Duncan replied that there couli

have been a question asked and he could have replied something

about Mr. Hoover and Di. King's relationship.

He was asked about the racial climate in Louisville and

replied that ho thought it was fairly calm until after 1967.

also pointed out that the louisville City School Syston

was one of the few in the united States that was integrated

without incident but that the County School System several

years later hail difficulty. He was asked about Dr. Martin

Luther King and A. D. Williams King again. He again gave the

reply except that

he had checked the newspaper accounts and

found that Dr. King, according to the newspaper accounts, was

in Louisville three times between 1963

and 1965 and they were

May 29, 1303, at the Convention Center; Hay 16, 1965, when

he was at the zion Baptist Church, his brothor's church:

and again on December 16, 1005, at the Zion Baptist Church when

ho spoke to the kentucky NAACP Group on civil rights.

He was again asked about Dr. King and fir. Hoover's trouble

and

If DI. Fing was surveilled every time he came to a town

and who put the telephone taps on him.

Further, if they ha?

people fxom louisville or people that went around the country

putting on telophone taps on Ir. King. Duncan replied that

he had no knowledge of any surveillances or any telephone taps

on Dr. King.

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INTERVILW OF SPECIAL AGENE HILLIA'S R. DUNCAN

He was askel if he over was a sapervisor, either in

Louisville or st. Louis,

if he had worked on the bombing

of Sergeant Brent Hardin's car, and if he worked on a civil

rights case concerning Clifton

Baird. Dutican replied nega

tively to all these questions.

Duncan was given a statoment which allegedly vas a trans-

cription of a recording between Arlie Blaire and Clifton Baird

which discussed blacks and King in derogatory terms, and there

were sone references made to an offcr. He was asked if this

was typical of the Louisville Police feelings at that time.

He alvised that he did not know and that he had never heard

The transcription was signed by Clifton Baird

on November 30, 1977, anl the rocording was supposed to lave

taken place on September 20, 19€5.

Duncan was asked if he know about the assassination of

malcolms and he replica that he had probably heard about it,

He thought it was a Black Mustin Killing in Chicago. Hemis

told that it was a Black Muslim killing in Now Yorii.

He was asked about the Louisvillo Division's participa-

tion in the Cointelpro. Duncan advised that he had no know-

lodge of any program, pointing out that he was a Crininal In-

vestigative Agent.

Ic was askod who handled racial type inves

tigations in Louisville and if he has informants. Duncan ad-

vise him that Warren Walsh fornerly handled those kind of

matters and he was then askel if George Hutchison also worked

these

CaseS.

Duncan replied "yes", but that he did not know

Halsh's informants but undoubtodly he did have informants.

Duncan was questionel by Committee members and askel

generally what guilelines he hal been given by the FBI to answer

questions. He replied that he was given complete clearance to

discuss any matter concerning the Dr. Martin Iuther ling matter.

lie was asked concerning the description of Sergeant Bill Baker.

Duncan told the Cormittee monbers that he was instructed by

the FBI to tell the truth at all costs.

Duncan was asked how many times he nade the "offer" or

the statement and was it made on more than one occasion and

on two different dates.

Duncan replied that he only recalled

the one time anj the one date.

Mr. Sawycr made the remarl: that

he had the unpleasant experience to be present to hear the late

• Director J. Edgar Hoover say some very bitter things regarding

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Duncan was asked if he thought that the incident was

an offer by the FBI to kill Dr. King.

Duncan replied that

it definitely was not. However, it was in poor taste and

definition of a joke and Dunçan gave his dofinition of a joke

as something made in fun. He was asked several timos regard-

ing the anonymous norspaper clipping suddenly appearing in the

FBI mail, and was this not a crack-pot way of doing things.

He added that Congressmen frequently receive anonymous items

in the mail also.

iir. Stokes asked if SA DUNCAN knew that Di. King had won

the Nobel Peace Prize

and that he preached peace wherever he

went.

Duncan replied he did know, but did not know the date:

MX .

Stokes staied that he thought the American public should

hear and julge this matter.

Duncan was asked where he was assigned and where he was

physically the date that Dr. King was killed. He replied he

was assigned to the St. Louis Division and at the Mexico,

Missouri, Resident Agency.

Mr. Everhart of the staff summed up the questioning. by

asking if it was possible that I. M. Fly, Vernon Austin,

Robert Gregory, Brent Hardin, lemman Mitchell, Arlie Blaire,

Robert Peters could have

been present when the matter was

discussed regarding Dr. King. Duncan replied that it was pos-

sible, but he had no recollection of any of them, especially

Peters-

SA Duncan acknowledged limited participation as described

in instant incident, but stated this was done on his own ini-

cooperate fully in resolving this matter satisfactorily.

Mr. Lohner requested Duncan not to contact any of the

polica officers or discuss his testimony with any of them.

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reasons therefor;

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hearings etc., it being noted that any records

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concerning the request from the House Select Committee

on Assassinations for assistance from Scotland Yard.

I assume that the Select Committee do not intend

to hold formal hearings in the United Kingdom. The

Committee will also, I

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"potential witnesses" would only be available with their

consent and that they would be under no compulsion to

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64 Division, Queen Anne's Gate, SW 1. It would be most

helpful if Mr. Kish could provide the Home Office with

as much detail as is available to you about the London

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RICHAFASON PREYER, M.C.

JOUT STOKES, ONO, CHAIRMA

SAMUEL

UNE, OHIO

• WALTER E TAUNTROY, D.C.

¡VONNE DRATHIWAITE DURKE, CALIF.

STEWART

KINNEY, CONN.

CHARLES

C, NEDR.

CHRISTOPIIER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLO 3. LAWYER, MICH.

MAROLO I. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHSAN, IND.

MODERT W, LOGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Astruse

Select Committee on Assassinations

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NOv 1 1977

October 27, 1977

The Honorable Griffin B.

Bell

Attorney General of the

United States

Department of Justice

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Dear Mr. Attorney General:

I think it appropriate at this time thatI

express my thanks to you and to those on your staff

who have greatly facilitated the course of the select

Committee's investigation.

Mr. Robert Keuch in particular

has been an outstanding liaison with the Select Committee.

His efforts in negotiating our Memorandum of Understanding

with the Department of Justice

and in expediting our

requests for immunity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002 and

6005 are greatly appreciated. During the time period

when

he was in

the hospital, he took great care to insure

that the Committee's business was in no way interrupted.

The cooperation we are receiving from Mr.

Keuch, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation

and other persons and departments within the Department

of Justice, is significantly assisting the Select Committee

in the fulfillment of its legislative mandate. The Select

Committee and its staff recognizes the efforts that have …

been expended, and wish to thank you for them. We look

forward to your continuing cooperation for the duration of

our investigation.

SinceKely

as stokes

IS: jwc

CC: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

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LONDON, SW L. ANGEL SAID THE HOME OFFICE WILL RENDER

ALL POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

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PLETELY, HOWEVER, THEY DESIRE TO BE FURNISHED DETAILED

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHAROSON PREYER, N.C.

SAMUEL L. DEDIE, OHIO

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE BRATHIYAITE BURKE, CALIF.

CHARLES THONE, NEOR.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLD S, SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROCERT VI. LOGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

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U.5. House of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

November 10, 1977

FEDERAL, GOVERNMENT

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal. Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

House

In connection with the investigation by the Select

Committee on Assassinations into the death of Dr. Martin

Luther King,

5, Jr., and pursuant to paragraph I (B) (2) of the

Memorandum of Understanding, it would be appreciated if

you could make available to me for inspection the follow-

ing deleted materials:

File and Serial

Pages

1. 105-66233 - 2560

1, 4, 10

2. 105-66233 - 2569

1, 2

These materials were provided as part of FBI materials

relating to Jerry Ray not found in the main MURKIN file.

The volume containing these references generally includes

material on Jerry Ray from the NS Ei62-11729a -2

Your prompt attention to

¿ISynis matter will be greatly

appreciated.

TREAT: AS

ORIGINAL

GRB: dm

Respectfully,

1I DEC 13 7977

2. Nobut Bleate

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMA

RICHARDSON PRETER, N.É.

DA074L

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YVONNE BRATHWÄITE DURKE, CALIF.

STEWART B. A

CHARLES THONE, NEDR.

we He commore

CHRISTOPHER 3. DODD, CONN.

HAROLO S, SAWYER, MICI

HAROLO E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

Select Committee on Assassinations

ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4524

U.E. House of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

NOV 3 0 1977

FEDERAL COVERNMENT

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is requested

that the FBI provide the Committee with following materials:

1.

The main security file on Dr. Martin Luther King,

JI. for the period January 1, 1967 through May 1,

1968.

2.

The main file on the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference for the period January I, 1967 through

May 1, 1968.

3.

The file on the Memphis Sanitation Strike for the

period January 1, 1968 through May 1, 1968.

4.

The file on DI. Martin Luther King, Jr./PoOr People's

March for the period December 1, 1967 through May 1,

1968.

5. 211 material pertaining to Martin kather king

JI.

his letter supercede

and the a cat the eat get 303

relative to

.. these files found in the Committee letters of November 3, 1977.

and November 8, 1977.

TREAT AS

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LOUIS STORES, OHIO, CHAIRMA

RICHAROSON PIEr. v.C,

WALTER E. FAUNTROY, D.C.

"SAMUELL

"E, OHIO

STEWANTON

-EKINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE, CALIF

CHARLES THONE, NEBR.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD. CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT IY. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4524

Select Committee or issassinations

U.5. House of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING. ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 1 3 1977

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into

the death of DI. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is requested

that the Department of Justice and the

• Federal Bureau of

Investigation provide the following:

A. MURKIN Investigation

1. A list of all Department of Justice attorneys. who

participated in any way in the direction or management of

the MURKIN investigation and the Division and Section within

the Department of Justice where these attorneys were then

assigned;

2.

Copies of all memoranda, records, documents,

and

news

releases generated by the Department of Justice

in

connection with MURKIN investigation exclusive of what is

contained in the MURKIN file already provided to the Committee;

3.

A list of the field office case agents assigned to

the MURKIN investigation for the following cities, with a

désignation as to the nature of each agent's assignment

immediately prior to his involvement in the MURKIN-inyesti

gation:

Atlanta

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Memphis

Chicago

New Orleans

St. Louis

LoS Angeles

Birmingham

Miami

This information should include the type of division, section

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Copies of all memoranda, records, documents and

news releases generated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

in connection with the MURKIN investigation exclusive of

what is contained in the MURKIN file already provided to

the Committee.

B. 'COINTELPRO

1. ' A:list of all Department of Justice attorneys who

were in receipt of any information concerning the COINTELPRC

activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as such

were directed at Dr. King or the SCLC during the period 1965

through 1968.

2. Copies of all memoranda, records and documents

generated by the Department of Justice in connection with the

COINTELPRO activities of the FBI as such were directed at

DI. King of the SCLC during the period 1965 through 1968.

3. A list of the field office case agents assigned to

the COINTELPRO efforts directed at Dr. King or the SCLC during

1965 to 1968 from the following cities, with a designation

as to the nature of each agent's actual assignment during

that period:

Atlanta

Memphis

Louisville

Chicago

New Orleans

St. Louis

Los Angeles

Birmingham

Miami

This information should include the type of division, section

and squad to which each case agent was assigned.

4. Copies of all memoranda, records and documents

generated by the FBI in connection with the COINTELPRO efforts

to done

directed at DI. King or the SCIC during the period 1965 to

1968 which are not contained in the files requested by

Committee letter dated November 30, 1977.

Yout prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

8. Robix Blolsay

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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Mr. Danny O. Coulson

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHAROSON PREYCH, N.C.

SAMUEL L. DETA

€, OHIO

• WALTER I. FAUNTROY, D.C.

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

SVONNE LRATHWAITE CURKE, CALIFO

CHARLES THONE, NEDR.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODO, CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

MAROLO E. FORD, TENN.

-FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT VI. LOJAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Select Committee on Assassinations

ET.5. House of epresentatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 9. 1977.

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this

Committee into the death of Dr. Martin Luther King,

JI., it is requested that ex-FBI agent Robert Nichols,

formerly of the Atlanta field office, be made avail-

able to the Committee for interview on a priority

basis.

Your prompt attention to this matter will be

greatly appreciated. ST-115

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Very truly yours,

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II' DEC 2I 1977

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHARDSON PREYER, N.C..

SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO

WALTER L. FAUNTROY, D.C.

STEWART B. MCKINNCY, CONN.

YVONNE DRATHWAITE DURKE, CALIF

CHARLES THONE, NCOR.

CHRISTOPHER J, DODD, CONN.

HAROLD S, SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD I. FORD, TONY.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

•RODERT I, LOGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4824

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.5. House ot epresentatites

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C, 20515

DEC 1 5 1977

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention:

Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee.

into the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is

reguested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation review

its files on electronic surveillance and determine the

dates and places of any and all electronic surveillance of

DI. King and any other individual directly or indirectly

associated with the SCLC.

At this time the Committee only desires a written

confirmation as to the existence of such electronic surveil-

lance and the dates and places involved with no reference

to the results of such surveillance.

Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

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appreciated.

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Very truly yours,

1I' DEC ST 19791

S. Nobut Blacke

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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ZOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRM,

SAMUEL L. DEVINE, OHIO

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

HAHOLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLD L. FORD, TENIN.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT IY. EOGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Select Committee on Assassinations

H.5. House of Representatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 9. 1977

DEC 12 10 55 AM ^77

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States •

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention: Mr. Robert I. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by this Committee

into the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is requested

that the Federal Bureau of Investigation review its files on

electronic surveillance to determine whether any of the fol-

lowing individuals were the subject RElY such surveillance:

62-11729053

1. Jesse B. Stoner

2. DI. Edward FieldsST-l15

3. Richard Geppert

4. Terence Lee Rose

11 DEC 21 1977.

It is also requested that a similar determination be

made as to whether any electronic surveillance was implemented

with respect to the investigation by the Federal Bureau of

Investigation into the activities of the National States

Rights Party.

CRim/ löbert Keuch

At this time the Committee only desires a DwelftinlTamusticE

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firmation as to the existence or non-existence of such elec-

exis no re de ence

tronic surveillance with no reference to the fesubEt 92s4g77

surveillance.

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CC:

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CHRISTOPHEN S. DODO, CONN.

* HAROLD E. FORD, TENN.

FLOYD S. FITHIAN, IND.

RODERT W, EDGAR, PA.

LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

SAMUEL L. DAL ME, ONIO

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

CHAHLES THONE, NEOR.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

(202) 225-6624

iSelect Committee on Assassinations®

U.S. House of Representatines

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 141977

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the

• United States

Department of

Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 21.13

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by the House

select Committee on Assassinations into the death of

DI. Martin Luther King,

the 2, get nation

it is requested that this

Committee be provided with copies of all materials and

files pertaining to Thomas Joseph Cox, DOB 3/9/26 New

Jersey.

Serial 44-38861-1493 of the MURKIN file indicates.

that a Confidential Informant provided information to the

rogue ta co terrior tho

Therefore, in order to

information was provided.

ST-115.

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Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated.

{E DEC 2I 19711

TREAT AS

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Yours very truly,

M. Nobot Blahy

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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The Deputy Attorney General

Director, FBI

FEDERAI GOVERNMENT.

HOUSE SELECT COMIVITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

December 14, 1977

1 - Mr. Mintz - Enc.

2 - Mr. Hotis - Encl

1. - Mr. Coulson - Enc:

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In accordance with Attorney General Order 116-56, this

memorandum advises that former Special Agent B.C. Brown was

interviewed on November 22, 1977. A memorandum setting forth

Mr. Brown's account of this interview is enclosed for your information.

Enclosure

1 - Assistant Attorney General - Enclosure

Criminal Division

Attn: Robert Keuch

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December 9, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

On December 2, 1977, the Loutsville Office of the FBI

forwarded notes of retired Agent B. C. Brown concerning Brown's

interview by HSCA personnel investigating the assassination of

Martin Luther King, Jr.

According to these notes, interview of

Brown by HSCA Attorneys Mike Eberhardt and Phyllis Lee was

conducted at residence of B. C. Brown, 6904 Wythe Hill Circle,

Prospect, Kentucky

40059, between 8:50 - 9:50 p.m., on

November

22, 1977. Notes

are as follows:

Mike Eberhardt telephoned B. C. Brown's home on

his return home.

about 8:00 p.M., November 22nd to talk about the King assas-

sination plot.

Eberhardt was invited to the house.

Eberhardt and Ms. Phyllis Lee came to the house at

8:50 p.m., November 22nd. Both presented credentials of the

Committee.

Ms. Lee took notes while Eberhardt asked the guestions.

After the vital statistics were recorded, Including

the period, Brown had served as Special Agent in Charge in

Louisville (February to December, 1965), Eberhardt asked if he

December, rom

Brown answered that he had known

ment, that he was a hardworking agent who usually was the first

agent in the office in the morning, and who left the office

usually by the time the bulk of the personnel arrived. He spent

the day at the Louisville Police Department and in investigating

Assoc. Dir. cases referred to him by the police department. Brown advised

Dep. AD Adthat he was an excellent producer, and that Brown had the highest

Adm. Serv. -

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Eberhardt then asked if. Brown had attended a meeting

in at the Louisville Police Department on September 19, 1965, at

noll. which the assassination of Martin Luther King had been discussed.

Laborary Brown advised that he had not, and that he had never discussed

Plan aIslärtin Luther King with any Louisville officers, to his

Roc Men recollection.

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Eberhardt then asked if Brown knew Louisville

Police Officers:

the regional

have attended commanding officers dinners from time to time

since then; Brent Hardin - yes, as an active Fraternal Order

of Police President and

outspoken advocate of Increased

salaries and benefits for officers : socially, Brown has had

no contact; Bibb - no; Priest Fry - yes, as Chief of Detectives

of Louisville Police Department.

Eberhardt then asked if Brown knew retired Special

Agent Robert Peters to which he replied that he had known him

since Brown's arrival in the Louisville Office. How often has

he seen him? About once a month, socially, was his reply.

When did Brown see Bill Duncan last? Brown replied,

"briefly about two or three years ago, as Brown arrived at a

social function just as duncan was departing for his home in

Missouri."

Duncan one to pull practical jokes? Brown

responded "he didn't know."

He had no social contact with him

while he was special Agent in Charge, except at office parties.

In the office, he was strictly business.

Ms. Lee asked if Bob Peters had been handling

cIvil rights cases while Brown was in charge.

Brown replied

that Peters was handling criminal cases at that time, to the

best of his recollection.

She then asked if the Louisville Office had received

any Information to the effect that Martin Luther King might be

He replled that it had not, but that had such

antormatate reached the office, It would have been relayea at

once to the Bureau.

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She next asked if there had been much Ku Klux Klan

activity in Kentucky while he was Special Agent in Charge.

Erown replied that he recalled none.

is. Lee then asked if he had ever heard Duncan o

eters discussins nacial situations. Brown replied that he ha

not.

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at 9:50 p.m. No mention was made of a subpoena for Brown to

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAN

RICHAROSON PREYER, N.C..

SAMUEL L. D

OHIO

MALTER.E, FAUNAICY, D:C.

STEWART B. 1

• YVONNE BRATHWAI LE DURKE, CALF.

CHARLES THONE, NEDR.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, CONN.

HAROLO, S- SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLD E. FORD. TENN.

FLOYD J, FITHIAN, IND.

ROBERT W. EOGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

DEC 5

10 09 AN '77

DEPT. OF JUSTICE

MAIL ROOM

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FEDERAT GOVERMATON

Select Committee on Assassinations

U.D. House of Representatiues

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

December 2, 1977

S

FEDERATI GOVERARSOn

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washingtön,. D. C. 20530

Attention: Mx. Robert L. Keuch

• Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear MI, Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation of the House

Select Committee on Assassinations into the death of

DI. Martin Luther King, Jr., we would appreciate two copies

of the following photographs in the possession of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation in LA MURKIN File 44-1574A

EXHIBITS Series IAl:

(1) Copy of driver's license # D56162 from

Jerome Wallis Vernon (la2).

(2). Six photos - Jerome Wallis Vernon (1a4)

(3) Five photos - Rita stein REGS 6.2-117290-330

susanaidal tissanced barnto

(4) Photo of J. C. Hardin (1a31) EX-139

Dee city

(5). Photo of Muriel Tomaso (la32)

(6) Photo - Paul Osborn Bridgman (1a34)

(7)

Voter Registration Stub - signed Charles i

Stein (1a44)

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Negative - composite photo of Exic SeRfalAL DIVISIONI

Jerome Wallis Vernon • (la48)

Robert

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Copies of Ray Photos - 1960 (1a65)

Three photos of James Earl Ray taken 1/4/66

(la70)

(12)

Five double photos of Dyrell Dennis (la71)

(13)

Three photos of Eric Starvo Galt taken November,

1967. (Mexico City) (la75)

(I4).

Two photos of James Wilbourne Ashmore (la88)

(15) Two photos of Jerome Wallis Vernon (la103)

(16)

Three photos and one negative of James Earl Ray

from U. S. Postal Inspection (1a107)

(17) Three photos of artist's conception of James C.

• Hardin (1a108)

Additionally, we would like two copies of the following

photograph in LA MURKIN File 44-1574 C-1A31 which is one color

photo of Tomas Lau and Eric S. Galt.

Your prompt attention to this request will be most

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

82. Robut Blessey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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The Deputy Attorney General

1 - Mr. Mintz -Enç,

2

- Mr. Hotis - Enc:

1 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

Deceuber 2, 1977

Director, FBI

HOUSE SELECT CONTIEr OE ASSASSINATTOLS

ISDERAT GOVERE T

In accordance with Attorney General Order

116-56, this memorandun advises that Supervisory linger-

print specialist George j. Bonebrake was Interviewed by

the captioned Committee staff on November 14, 1977.

memorandun setting forth Mr. Bonebrake's account of this

Enclosure

і зіркі тартати

I - Asslotant Attorncy General - Inciggure

Criminal Division

Attu: Robert Keuch

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November 18, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

Supervisory Fingerprint Specialist George J. Bonebrake,

FBI Latent Fingerprint Section, was requested to appear for interview

by staff members of captioned Committee relative to work performed

by him following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

on April 4, 1968. Mr. Bonebrake was interviewed on November 14,

1977, by four staff members, Melvin Kreidman, Attorney; Jeremy

Akers, Attorney; Ralph C. Locke; Research Analyst; and Susan Grimes,

Research Analyst.

Mr. Bonebrake was asked to describe latent fingerprint work

performed leading up to the identification of James Earl Ray. Staff

members were advised relative to the examination of evidence located

outside the rooming house from which the shot was fired, the developing

of six latent fingerprints on this evidence, including one on the rifle

and one on the binoculars, the subsequent developing of latent fingerprints

on a mạp of Mexico from a rooming house in Atlanta, Georgia, and the

determination that a latent fingerprint on the map, the rifle and the

binoculars were all the left thumb prints of the same individual. These

left thumb prints were compared with fingerprints of Bureau fugitives

and identified as left thumb prints of James Earl Ray. Additional

latent fingerprints were also identified as fingerprints of James Earl Ray.

Questions were received from staff members relative to the

development of latent prints, how they are maintained for record pur-

poses, disposition of evidence and other general questions. Questions

were also asked relative to the format of the list of fugitives used in the

Assoc. Dir comparisons resulting in the identification of Ray and why his record

Dep. ADAd. was listed in the first one hundred. Explanations and answers were

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RICHAROSON FREYER, N.C.

LOUIS STONES, OHIO, CHAIRM

"SAMUEL La DEVINE, OHIO

WAster C. FASNTROY, D.C.

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, CONN.

YVONNE BRATHWAITE DURKE, CALIF.

CHARLES THONE, NEER.

CHRISTOPHER J. DODD. CONN.

HAROLD S. SAWYER, MICH.

HAROLO F- FORD, TEMY.

FLOYD J. MITHIAH. IND.

ROBERT W. EDGAR, PA.

(202) 225-4624

Poure

Silet Committee on Essassinations

T.S. House of Lepresentatives

3331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX 2

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

DEC 5 1977

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FEDERAL, GOVERNHENT

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Attention:. Mr. Robert L. Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division, Room 2113

Dear Mr: Attorney General:

In connection with the investigation by the Select

Committee on Assassinations into the death of Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr., we would appreciate: (1) the complete

FBI Identification Division Criminal Records and (2) any

DOJ file references concerning the individuals mentioned

below.

We would appreciate immediate access to this infor-

mation and later delivery.

information following each

name may be helpful in locating relevant

• files:

Flikeid, Phomas M., aka Tom Fiikeid, aka

I.M. Flikeid; male; white; FBI # 5340_39D.;

JEK Act 6 (3) 1968 address:

Gramercy Place, Hollywood, California;

or 1831 North Gramercy, Hollywood, California;

327

fugia, susan, do, a , 4 3 070 13 877

1831 Gramercy Place,

Hollywood,to

California, or 1831 North Gramercy-Hollywood,

California; arrested in Hollywood, California

on 4/27/67 and 5/15/67• FB1 # 525 505G.

Dennis, Dyrell, aka Darrell Dennis, aka "Jeri"

female; white; 1968 address: 435 W. Michigan

Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; prior to that

address, she lived in Los Angeles, California.

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Bonelli, John R., aka John Be

male; White; dob: 5/12/32; 1968 address:

175 North Orange Drive, Hollywood, CalifOX-

nia; 1967 address: 603 North New Hampshire

Avenue, Los Angeles!

California; arrested

in Los Angeles, California on 5/15/67.

(See our letter of November 3, 1977, #20).

Katzwinkel, Anita Louise; female; white; dob:

addresses:

Angeles, California and 1831 North Gramercy,

Hollywood, California, or 1831 Gramercy_Place

Hollywooa, Californiai 1961 address:

North Serrano, Los Angeles, California.

Day Gining, aka enage Mance ake anders:

1535 North Serrano, Los Angeles, California.

Heller, David; male, white; 1968 work address:

Vegas Club, 5510 Hollywood Boulevard, LOS

Angeles, California.

Rehnore; James Wilbourne, aka J. Citardin; Calif.

# 4869529.

Harrison, Anthony; male, black; 1968 address:

2134 West View Street, Los Angeles, California.

white; 1968 address:

HoLLywood, California; arrested on 5/15/67 in

LoS Angeles, California.

Stoddard, Allan Lee, aka "Oklahoma", aka

"Oklahombe"; male: white; 1968 work address:

5510 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, Califor-

nia; originally from Enid, Oklahoma.

(See our letter of November 3, 1977,

#32)

vernon, Jerome Wallis, aka Jay Wallistvernon;

male; white; dob: 12/14/35; 1968 address:

I246 Woodbury Court,

, Los Angeles, California.

and 14 New York Street, La Crescenta, California.

'Stein, Charles Joseph, aka Charles Stein, aka

Charlie Stein; male; white; dob: 5/11/19;

FBI # 1881-534-Ba

(See our letter of November 3, 1977, #10)

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X stein, Rita, aka Rita Denenno, aka Rit

ka Rita Rosas; female, white; 1968 address

5666 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, California;

1977 address:

1104 Mary Poppins Street,

Gretna, Louisiana.

*Martin, Marie, aka Myriarylomaso, aka Marie

"Deninno, aka Marie Martinello, aka Myralla,

Tomas.or

aka Myrial

C. Hayden Gretna, aka Marie Marti, DeGrasse,

La

dob: 10/7/32; arrested numerous times in

New Orleans and also in Los Angeles, California.

flee, Marie; female, white; 1968 address:

1429

Burgundy, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001 Clair

Ave., Gretna, Louisiana:

Loudenback, Donald; male, white; approximately

1912

60 years oldi 1968 address:

1755 Wilcox Street,

Los Angeles, California.

Your prompt attention to this request will be most

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

1. Bobut Bleshry

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

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FEDERAL GOVERNESTS.

The Deputy Attorney General

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1 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

December 5, 1977

Director, FBI

ROUSE SECT COMMITTEE OY ASSASSIIATIONS

In accordance with Attomney General Order

116-56, this menorandum advises that Special Agent

Te to are to your oration one of thia

Enclosure

Б. парке портоерин.

1 - Assistant Attorney General - Enclosure

Criminal Division

Atta: Robert Reuch

I - Personnel file - Thomas L. Colarelli - Enclosure

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HOUSE SFLECT COMMITTEE

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Re Bureau nitel, 11/15/77.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

New Orleans, Louisiana

November 18, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

On November 15, 1977, Special Agent (SA) Thomas

• Colarelli was interviewed by 'HSCA Staff Attorneys Mar

peiser and Peter Beeson specifically regarding interview

conducted by SAs Colarelli

and Patrick Collins in New Orleans

in April, 1968, in connection with the Martin Luther King

assassination, and in general, about organized crime matters

in Louisiana.

The interviewsin question were of Vincent, Anthony

and Emma Liberto, 2211 Almonaster, New Orleans, In April.

1968, concerning

• Frank Liberto in

the produce business ir

Memphis, Tennessee, Emma's son, and the brother of Vincent

and Anthony regarding some disparaging remark Frank allegedly

made about King.

Agent could not recall these interviews even after

being presented

with copies of same to read.

Speiser and Beeson wanted to know of any known

organized crime ties the Libertos had with Carlos Marcello's

family in New Orleans, none of which is known by the Agent

to the best of his recollection. Agent observed, however,

that Carlos Marcello was a paid salesman for Pelican Tomato

grouds, which was also unknown to the Agent.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

side your agency.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

They further inquired as to whether or not there

were any Negro Agents assigned in New Orleans at the time

and what the general racial attitude was of the Agents in

the office at the time. As far as Agent knows, there were

no Negro Agents in New

Orleans at the time and the Agent

never to the best of his recollection heard any Agent voice

anything which would indicate a racial prejudice.

Staff Attorneys asked Agent if he recognized

numerous names as being related to organized crime in

Louisiana, most of which were unknown to Agent, except

prominent

gambling figures like Sam Dipiazza, who was

convicted by the New Orleans Division during

• that time

period.

Agent was asked specifically for a chart of the

Marcello LCN family and whether

Marcello had ties in

Louisiana. Agent referred

shreveport and Baton lou Either in New Orleans or Washington,

them to the Bureau

D. C. regarding LCN membership as Agent could not recall

with any specificity or accuracy the identity of any LCN

member except Carlos Marcello.

The names of Ernest Palmisano in Shreveport and

Frank Buic of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were mentioned by

Agent from recollection as individuals known to have or

alleged to have association with Marcello in the past in

these areas.

Agent was asked if he knew Arron Cohn, Charles

Stien (phonetic) or first name unknown Pecot, a New Orleans

Police Officer.

Agent acknowledged knowing only cohn to

the best of his recollection as the then Director of the

Metropolitan Crime Commission.

Several questions

were asked

concerning Cohn's background,

reliability, creaibility, and

trustworthiness which Agent responded to by limiting it to

his own contacts with Cohn as a source of information during

that time period.

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (ASCA)

Staff Attorneys wanted to know if Agent knew State

Policeman Raoul Escabell (phonetic) who was then a member of

the First Intelligence Unit of the Louisiana State Police

and also generally the degree of cooperation between the New

Orleans Office and the various local Intelligence Units in

that area.

Agent acknowledged knowing Escabell and could not

comment other than to say that his dealings with him and

others in Intelligence Units amongst the local authorities was

excellent at the time.

The thrust of the interrogatives implied that

organized crime figures in Louisiana would have a ulterion

notive in suppressing the blacks; and therefore, would have

reason to want King killed so as to eliminate his influence

on them.

Agent observed that he knew of no conflict in

interest between the Italian criminal element and the blacks

in Louisiana similar to those evident in the Northeastern

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FROM:

SAC, PORTLAND (62-3144)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS.

Enclosed herewith are five (5) copies of an LHM

concerning interview by members of captioned Committee

of the Chicago Division.

Bureau (Enc. 5) ENCLOSURE

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

• FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Portland, Oregon

November 25, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

On November 16, 1977, SA Ramon W. Stratton of

the Portland Division of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) was interviewed at House Annex Number 2 by Mr. William

A. Webb and Mr. Michael C. Eberhardt, members of the

House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating

the assassination of Dr. Martin. Luther King, Jr.

The interview with SA Stratton related to

investigations conducted by the Chicago Field Division

of the FBI to which SA Stratton was assigned at that time.

No written memorandum was furnished to SA Stratton to

refresh his recollection.

Many of the questions centered around the

possibility that Jerry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray,

may have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate

Dr. King. The Chicago Field Division of the FBI established

that on April 3 and 4, 1968 (the latter being the date of

assassination of Dr. King,, Jerry Ray was gainfully

employed and present in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

agency ends otent ee note be distributed outsider

your agency.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Portland, Oregon

November 25, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

On November 16, 1977, SA Ramon W. Stratton of

the Portland Division of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) was interviewed at House Annex Number 2 by Mr. William

A. Webb and Mr. Michael C. Eberhardt, members of the

House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating

the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The interview with SA Stratton related to

investigations conducted by the Chicago Field Division

of the FBI to which SA Stratton was assigned at that time.

No written memöränduin was furnished to SA Stratton to

refresh his recollection.

Many of the questions centered around the

possibility that Jerry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray,

may have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate

Dr. King. The Chicago Field Division of the FBI established

that on April 3 and 4, 1968 (the latter being the date of

assassination of Dr. King,, Jerry Ray was gainfully

employed and present in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.

Many of the questions of the Committee counsel

had to do with why the FBI did certain things and did not

do other things; however, SA Stratton was unable to answer

most of their questions due to the passage of time since

the investigation took place and the lack of any memoranda

to refresh his recollection.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBl. It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Portland, Oregon

November 25, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

On November 16, 1977, SA Ramon W. Stratton of

the Portland Division of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) was interviewed at House Annex Number 2 by Mr. William

A beded co michae on Assassinat me investigating

the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The interview with SA Stratton related to

investigations conducted by the Chicago Field Division

of the FBI to which SA Stratton was assigned at that time.

No written memorandum was furnished to SA Stratton to

refresh his recollection.

Many of the questions centered around the

possibility that Jerry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray,

may have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate

•Dr. King: The Chicago Field Division of the FBI established

that on April 3 and 4, 1968 (the latter being the date of

assassination of Dr. King), Jerry Ray was gainfully

employed and present in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.

Many of the questions of the Committee counsel

had to do with why the FBI did certain things and did not

do other things; however, SA Stratton was unable to answer

nost of their questions due to the passage of time sinc

the investigation took place and the lack of any memorand:

to refresh his recollection.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it

and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Portland, Oregon

November 25, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

On November 16, 1977, SA Ramon W. Stratton of

the Portland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) was interviewed at House Annex Number 2 by Mr. William

A. Web: and Mr. Michael C. Eberhardt, members of the

House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating

the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The interview with SA Stratton related to

investigations conducted by the Chicago Field Division

of the FBI to which SA Stratton was assigned at that time.

No written memorandum was fürnished to SA Stratton to

refresh his recollection.

Many of the questions centered around the

possibility that Jerry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray,

may have been involved in a conspiracy to assassinate

DI. King. The Chicago Field Division of the FBI established

that on April 3 and 4, 1968 (the latter being the date of

assassination of Dr. King), Jerry Ray was gainfully

employed and present in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.

Many of the questions of the Committee counsel

had to do with why the FBI did certain things and did not

do other things; however, SA Stratton was unable to answer

most of their questions due to the passage of time since

the investigation took place and the lack of any memoranda

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

contents acy

your agency.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Roland 25, 1971

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

On November 16, 1977, SA Ramon W. Stratton of

the Portland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI) was inte viewed at House Annex Number 2 by Mr. William

A. Webb and Mt. Michael C. Eberhardt, members of the

House Select Committee on Assassinations investigating

the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The interview with SA Stratton related to

investigations conducted by the Chicago Field Division

of the FBI to which SA

Stratton, was assigned jat that time.

Nö written memorandun was 'furnished tolSA Stilatton-to

refresh his recollection.

Many of the questions centered around the

possibility that Jerry Ray, brother of James Earl Ray,

may have been involved in

• a conspiracy to assassinate

DI. King.

The Chicago Field Division of the FBI established

that on April 3 and 4, 1968 (the latter being the date of

assassination of Dr. King), Jerry Ray was gainfully

employed and present in the vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.

Many of the questions of the Committee counsel

had to do with why the FBI did certain things and did not

lo other things; however, SA Stratton was unable to answer

most of their questions due to the passage of time since

hens due s

the investigation took place and the lack of any memoranda

to refresh his recollection.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it

and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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TELETYPE

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TO NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

11/29/77

1 - Mr.

Monahan

Peelman

- Mr. Foster

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

1 - Legal Counsel Div.

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CLEAR

GIOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION BY THE HSCA INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE STAFF MEMBERS OF

THE HSCA HAVE REQUESTED TO INTERVIEW SA STEPHEN M. CALLENDER OF

YOUR OFFICE. CALLENDER IS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY,

DECEMBER 6, 1977. HE SHOULD ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON, D. C., ON

DECEMBER 5, 1977, AND REPORT TO ROOM 3659 OR 8988 AT

HEADQUARTERS. CALLENDER HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT

AGREEMENT AND IS AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HSCA

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CLEAR

NOTE: By letter dated 10/1/77, the HSCA requested to

Interview. 32 Agents in connection with review of the King

By Legal Counsel memorandum

to the Associate Director dated 10/25/77, approval for

interviews and release from employment agreement were granted.

Callender's name was Included on this list and on 11/28/77,

HSCA Staff Counsel Michaei Eberhardt requested Callender be

made available on 12/6/77.

This teletype confirms arrangements made during

telephonic contact with ASAC Theodore M. Gardner, New Orleans

Office, 11/29/77.

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SUBJECT:

ACEY 1973 FORM NO. 10

1973

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

95TH CONGRESS

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BURNS

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Training-

Publie Affs. Off._

Telephone Rm. -

Diroctor's Séc'y -

The purpose of this memorandum is to request the

release of certain Special Agents from their employment

agreement in order that they may be interviewed by captioned

Committee.

DETAILS:

5010-110

On October 18, 1977, Mr. G. Robert Blakey, Chief

¿Counsel and Director for captioned Committee delivered a copy

of a letter dated October 7, 1977 (copy attached), from

Mr. Blakey to Mr.. Robert Keuch, Deputy Assistant Attorney

General, Criminal Division.

This letter requested permission

to interview certain Special Agents of the FBI regarding the

Committee's investigation into the assássination of

DI. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mr. Blakey advised that the

interviews of these Agents will deal with investigation

conducted with regard to this murder, and the staff would

pose no objection to having a representative of the FBI Head-

quarters present during the interviews. He further advised

that the Committee is

examining certain allegations of

impropriety on the part of the FBI with regard to an alleged

conspiracy to assassinate Dr. King. These allegations were

made by Clifton Eugene Baird of the Louisville, Kentucky,

Police Department.

Agents Robert E. Peters, William R.

Duncan,

and Bernard C. Brown will be interviewed in that matter.

Mr. Blakey advised that he does not feel that it would be

Pope pace septementatives to be lan the a

interviews.

REG2T

Enclosure

CONTINUED - OVER

EX NOV 30 1977

1 - Mr.

Adams - Enc.

S1-131

1 - Mr. Mintz. - Enc.

1

- Mr.

Long - Enc.

2 - Mr. Hotis *Ench

1 - Assistant Director

1 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

(Special Investigative Division) - Enc.

I - Mr. Aldhizer - Enc.

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Legal Counsel to Associate Director memo

Re: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

95TH CONGRESS

These three Agents are being telephonically advised

by the Legal Liaison and Congressional Affairs Unit, Legal

Counsel Division, of the interest of the Committee and will

be advised of the procedure necessary if they decide to request

representation during these interviews.

RECOMMENDATIONS :

(1) That the Director release the Special Agents

named in the attached letter from their employment agreement

to be interviewed by staff personnel of captioned Committee.

APPROVED:

Crita, InVe

Flat. & lU

Fine & Perse

Director.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inte

Intelle

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Spere live

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(2) That the Finance and Personnel Division determine

the current whereabouts and

status of these Agents

and advise

Legal Counsel Division.

Ace, Sorve

Crim. Inve

Director.

Fin, & Perse

Cop, AD Adie

Dop. AD Inte

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Laboratory

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Training

(3) That the Legal Counsel Division make appropriate

notification to current employees regarding this matter.

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Training

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appropriate notification to former employees regarding this

matter.

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MONAUX OF FONDER STO BERNA DIVATON ME

Review of PINS system and payroll records reveals

following addresses for Special Agents Robert E. Peters,

Bernard C. Brown and William R. Duncan:

Mr. Robert E. Peters

412 Trinity Hills Lane

Louisville, Kentucky 40207

(as of 6/20/75)

Mr. Bernard C. Brown

6904 Wythe Hill Circle

Prospect, Kentucky 40059

(as of 9/8/75)

SA William R. Duncan

St. Louis Division

..

11-4-77

APPROVEDI

Director-

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Dep. AD Adme

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died 9/14/74

Snow

SA Stephen M. Callender

New Orleans Division

SA Thomas E. Duhadway.

Planning and Inspection Division

A Pierre D. Fournie

an Francisco Divis10

SA William F. Kusch

Portland Division

Mr. Paul C. Hensel

750 Delaware Avenue

Lansdale,

Pennsylvania

19446

(as of 11/71)

SA James D. Hill

Anchorage Division

SA Thomas L. Colarelli

New Orleans Division

SA Patrick J. Collins, Jr.

New York City Division

Mr. Phillip M. King *

Apt. 30

1013 Manhattan Blvd.

Harvey, Louisiana

70058

as of

4/24/75)

Mr. L. M. Shearer, Jr. #

40 Melody Driv

Metairie,

Louisiana 7000

(as of 1/75'

SA Robert Louis Wertman

Administrative Services Division

* Out of Service

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Mr. Edward J. Carney, JI. #

2027 St. Nick Drive

New Orleans

(as of 8/76) Louisiana 70114

Mr. Rene Dumaine

*

1 North Center Lané

Ballston,

New

• York 12019

(as of 7/77)

SA Ramon W. Stratton

Portland Division

SA Ramon H. Wickman

Chicago Division

SA Robert C. Haines

Jacksonville, Division

SA Joseph P. Benson,

JI.

San Antonio Division

Mr. Harold Dobson

c/o Marshall, Littmann and Ragland

Attorneys at Law

Suite 400

111 South Bemiston Avenue

Clayton, Missouri 63105

(as of 2/73)

Mr. William Roberts, I11

c/o Baptist. Foundation of Texas

511 North Akard

Dallas, Texas

75201

(as of 10/69)

SA Roger L. Kaas

Atlanta Division

Mr. Alan G. Sentinella *

12220 Charlotte Drive•

Route 4

Alpharetta,

Georgia 30201

(as of 5/75)

Mr. Robert G. Jensen

*

6909 Trowbridge Cove

Germantown,

Tennessee

38138

(as of 12/75)

* Out of Service

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SA Joe C. Hester

Memphis Division

SA George J. Bonebrake

Identification Division

Mr. Robert Frazier

2704 Gaither 2e+*

Hillcrest Heights,

Maryland

"Yas öf I776)

Mr. Leroy W. Sheets

, Northeast

98270

20031

Mr. Theodore J. A'Hearn *

Rolling us states, California

90274

(as of 5/76)

SA John E. Ogden

Atlanta Division

* Out of Service

APPROVED!

Director-

issoc, Dir

Dep. AD Adm.-

Beg. AD Inve

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ident

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LOUIS STOKES, OHIO, CHAIRMAY

RICHAROSON MEYEDINGT

SAMUEL I

OHIO

- WALTER E. FRUSTROY, D.C.

СТЕЖАНТЬ

INEY, CONN.

= YVONE SE ATINATE, FUHKE, CALIFO

CHARLES THOM-STEDH.

CHRISTOMAMR 1,20000, CONN.

MAROLO S. JAWYER, MICH.

HAROLCAL-FOND, TENNY.

FLOYD J. FITHILY, INO.

RODENT W. EDDAR, FA.

Kaig

(202) 225-4628

Select Commitice on Assassinations

7.5. House of epresentatiues

S331 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, ANNEX Z

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515

October 7, 1977

MI. Robert Keuch

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

."

Dear Mi. Keuch:

Pursuant to our investigation into the assassination

of DI. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is the intention of this

Committee and its stait to interview the following Special

Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation:

Last Known Office

Name

Birmingham, Alabama

New Orleans, Louisiana

Chicago, Illinois

Alton, Illinois

St.. Louis, Missouri

Quiet

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Henry A. SnOW

Stephen M. Callendar

Thomas E. Duhadway

Pierre D. Fournier.

William F. Kusch

Paul C. Hensel

James D. Hill

Thomas I. Colarelli

Patrick J. CoLlins, JI.

Phillip ON. King

I. ''Shearer, JX.

Robert Louis Wertman

Edward J. Carney

Rene Dumaine

Ramon W. Stratton

Ray Wickman

Robert Haines

Joseph Benson

Harold Dobson

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Last Known Office

Name

Louisville, Kentucky

Robert E. Peters

William R. Duncan

Bernard C. BrOwn

Springfield, Illinois

William Roberts,

III

Atlanta, Georgia

Robert I. Kaas

John E. Ogden

Alan G. Sentinella

Memphis, Tennessee

Robert Jensen

Joe C. Hester

George J. Bonebrake

Washington, D.C.

Robert Frazier

Los Angeles, California

LerOy W. Sheets

Theodore J. A'Hearn

It is requested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation

provide the. Committee with current addresses for the above-

listed individuals.

Your prompt attention to these matters will be greatly

appreciated.

Very truly yours,

Sr. Nobut Blakey

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

MCE : GRB: ek

CC:

ME.

Danny O. Coulson

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STATE 266022

2. VE WOULD WELCOME BMBASSY'S SUGGESTIOUS AS TO HOU

BLAKEY SHOULD PROCEED, BEARING IN MIND THE CHANGES IN

PORTUGUESE RECORDS AND PERSONNEL SINCE THE APRIL 1974

REVOLUTION. VANCE

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la Go ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR,

SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING MURDER

OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, HAS INFORMED

DEPARTMENT OF COMMITTEE'S DESIRES TO PURSUE LEADS IN

PORTUGAL, UK AND MEXICO RELATING TO JAMES EARL RAY,

SELF-GONFESSED MURDERER OF KING. WE ARE INFORMED THAI

RAY WAS IN LISBON BRIEFLY IN MAY 1968, SHORTLY BEFORE

BEING APPREHENDED IN LONDON THE FOLLOWING MONTH. BLAKEY

SAYS SELECT COMMITTEE WANTS TO ESTABLISH "CORDIAL RE-

LATIONSHIP® WITH APPROPRIATE PORIUGUESE NATIONAL POLICE

AND HOPES TO ENLIST THEIR ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING ACCESS

TO THEIR FILES AND AID IN LOCATING AND INTERVIEWING ANY

POTENTIAL WITNESSES.

CONFIDENIIAL

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TELETYPE

ROUTINE

CLEAR

FM DIRECTOR

TO ALBANY (ROUTINE)

JACKSONVILLE (ROUTINE)

MEMPHIS (ROUTINE)

NEW ORLEANS (ROUTINE)

11/15/77

1

~ Mr. Monahan

- Mr. Peelman

1

1

- Mr. Foster

- Mr. Aldhizer

1 - Inspection Div.

(Attn:

T. E. DuHadway).

1 - Identification Div. (Attn.:

G. J. Bonebrake)

1 - Legal Counsel Div.'

NEW YORK (ROUTINE) •

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

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TELETYPE

CHOUSE SELEC COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION BY THE HSCA INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE STAFF MEMBERS OF

THE HSCA HAVE REQUESTED TO INTERVIEW THE FOLLOWING AGENTS:

SA WILLIAM F. KUSCH - PORTLAND DIVISION

SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI - NEW ORLEANS DIVISION

SA PATRICK J. COLLINS. - NEW YORK DIVISION

RECT 520117290-303

SA RENE DUMAINE (FORMER) - ALBANY

Assoç. Dir.

Dep. AD Acn. =

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(20)

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SA RAMON W. STRATTON - PORTLAND DIVISION

SA ROBERT C. HAINES - JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

SA JOE C. HESTER (FORMER) - MEMPHIS DIVISION

AGENT COLARELLI IS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON MONDAY,

NOVEMBER 14, 1977- AGENIS COLLINS AND HAINES ARE SCHEDULED

FOR INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1977. AGENTS KUSCH

AND STRATTON ARE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 17, 1977.

ALBANY CONTACT FORMER SA DUMAINE,] NORTH CENTER LANE,

BALLSTON, NEW YORK, AND DETERMINE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE HE

MAY BE INTERVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE. MEMPHIS OFFICE CONTACT

FORMER SA HESTER; 97 EAST LAFAYETTE CIRCLE, MEMPHIS;

TENNESSEE, AND DETERMINE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR HIS:

INTERVIEW: ALBANY AND MEMPHIS SUTEL RESULTS OF CONTACT WITH

DUMAINE AND HESTER.

ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED AGENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FRÓM

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND ARE AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN

HSCA INTERVIEW. AGENTS SHOULD REPORT TO FBIHQ ON THE DAY

PRIOR TO SCHEDULED INTERVIEW. REPORT TO ROOM 3659 OR 8988

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CLEAR

FOR INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE INTERVIEW. SA DANNY O.

COULSON OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

FOR STAFF INTERVIEWS.

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CLEAR

NOTE: By letter dated 10/7/77, the HSCA requested to

Interview 32 Agents in connection with review of the King

assassination investigation. By Legal Counsel memorandum

to the Associate Director dated 10/25/77, approval for

Interviews and release from employment agreement were

granted.

On 11/8/77 Michael Eberhardt, HSCA, advised that

his Committèe desired to begin, as soon

as possible,

interviews with ten Agents named in the 10/7/77, request

seven of whom are named in instant teletype. Other Agents

to be interviewed on a priority basis are SA T. E. DuHadway,

Planning and Inspection Division, Wednesday, 11/16/77,

Ms.→ G. J: Bonebrake, Identification Division, date not

determined and former SA Robert Frazier, Hillcrest Heights;

Maryland.

SA Frazier has been contacted through the

Baltimore Division and arrangements for interview will be

handled at a later dated through Congressional Inquiry Unit,

FBIHQ.

This teletype confirms

telephonic notification to all

offices concerning this matter on 11/9/77.

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TELETYPE

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11/11/77

FM DIRECTOR

TO MEMPHIS (ROUTINE)

BT

1 - Mr. Monahan

Mr.

Peelman

1 - Mr.

Foster

1 - Mr. Aldhizer

1 - Legal Counsel Div.

CLEAR

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HICA)

IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION BY THE. HSCA INTO THE

ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., THE STAFF. MEMBERS OF

THE HSCA HAVE REQUESTED TO INTERVIEW FORMER SPECIAL AGENT

HARVEY E. GYLFE, 6203 IVANHOE ROAD, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. GYI

IS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1977. HE

SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON, D. C., ON

NOVEMBER 15, 1977, AND TO REPORT

TO ROOM 3659 OR 8988 AT FBIHQ.

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14 1977

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COULSON OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILI MAKE ARRAINGEMENTS

FOR STAFF INTERVIEW.

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CLEAR

NOTE: By letter dated 11/9/77, Gylfe's name was added to the

previously submitted list of Agents that HSCA desires to

interview on a priority basis.

Teletype confirms arrangements

made during telephonic contact with the Memphis Office and

Gylfe on 11/10/77•

Employment agreement release obtained verbally

from Legal Counsel Division on 11/11/77, and memo to that

effect is being submitted by Legal Counsel Division.

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FEZERSE EOVERNMENT

Assistant Attorney General

civil Division

Assistant Director - Iegal Counsel

Federal Bureau of Investigation

O IOUSE SELECT COMNITSEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

1 - Mr. Adams - Enc.

1 - Mr. Mintz - Encin

2 - Mr. Hotis - Enc.

1 - Mr. Coulson - Enc.

Noverber 10, 1977

Inclosed are the original and one cozy of a letter

fron Special Agent William I. Duncan to Atiornay General

Griffin Bell.

This letter requests that the Department authorize

an attorney at Departmental expense to represent the interest

of Spocial Agent Willian R. Duncan.

Mx. G. Robert Blakey, Staff Counsel for captioned

Committee has advised a representative of the Legal Counsel

Division that the intervion of this Special Agent is based

upon allegations that Agents of the fBI were involved in

improprieties with regard to lartin Luther Ring, JI.

Inasmuch

as the charges made against this Agent Iclate to the perform-

ance of his official duties, ve recommend that the Departrent

approve his request or in the alternative appoint a Depart-

mental attoney to represent him during interviews and/or

testinony.

Enclosures i 2

MAILED 10

NOV 1 0 1977

FBI

ST-101

L REC. 13

1 - Assisiant Attorney General (Enclosure)

Crininal Division

Attention:

Robert Keuch

62-147=70-300

2 NOV 14 7977

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Assoc, Dir.-

Dep. ADAd. 1 - Personnel file of William R. Duncan

AIL Tira

Dep. AD Iny. -

Asst. Dir.:

Adm. Serv. m

_Esponágnle

Crim. Inv. -

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in an attorney, at Departmental expense to represent special Agent

Laboraory William R.. ¿Duncan:'

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AIR MAIL

FBI

Date:

10/25/77

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTENTION: DANNY O. COULSON, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION)

FROM: SAC, ST. LOUIS (62-5097)

DHOUSE SELECT COMMITE ON ASSASSINATIONS :

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Re Bureau phone calls to St. Louis 10/19/77.

Enclosed are the original and copy of a letter from

SA WILLIAM R. DUNCAN, St. Louis Division, to the Honorable Griffin

R. Bell, Attorney General of the United States, requesting that

the Department of Justice authorize an attorney of his choice to

be paid for by the Department to represent him during an interview

by Committee Staff members.

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10/25/77

AIRTEL

AIR MAIL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

(ATTENTION:

DANNY 0. COULSON, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISIO:)

FROM: SAC, ST. LOUIS (62-5097)

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Re Bureau phone calls to St. Louis 10/19/77.

Enclosed are the original and copy of a letter from

SA WILLIAM R. DUNCAN, St. Louis Division, to the Honorable Griffir

R. Bell, Attorney General of the United

. States, requesting that

the Department of Justice authorize an attorney of his choice to

be paid for by the Department to represent him during an interview

by Committee Staff members.

2- Bureau (Encs.)

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Assistant Attorney General

Civil Division

SUZHAS COVIRISANE

Assistant Director - Legal Counsel

Federal Bureau of Investigation

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

November 2, 1977

1 - Mr. Adams

1 - Mr. Mintz

2 - Mr. Hotis

1 - Mr: Coulson

Enclosed are the original and one copy of the following:

1. Letter from Robert E. Peters, retired Special Agent of

the FBI, to Attorney General Griffin Bell.

2. Letter from Bernard C. Brown, retired Special Agent of

the FBi, to Attorney General Griffin Bell.

Both of these letters request representation by the Department

of Justice during interviews to be conducted by staff members of

captioned Committee. Both of these individuals are now retired from

the FBI.

3T-101

RE6-7062-117750

VI. G. Robert Blakey, staft counsel for captioned Committee,

has advised a representative of the Legal Counsel Division that the

interviews of these two individuals are based upon allegations that Agents

of the FBI were involved in improprieties with regard to Dr. Martin Luther

King, JI. As the charges made against each of these individuals relate

to the performance of their official duties while employed by this Bureau,

we recommend that the Department approve their requests for represene 1977

tation.

Enclosures - 2

ATL INETTAT CONTATIED

FLAGIN 1S UNULLELE

FIED

запасткя

1 = Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Assoco, Dir. —

Attention: Robert Keuch

Dep. AD Inv = 1 - Personnel file of Robert E. Peters

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Adm., Serv. -=

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CLASSIFICATION:

• TOP SECRET

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Date

_10/20/77

TO

: Director, FBl (62-117290)

Attention:

Congressional Inquiry Unit

SA

ANNY O. COULSON

3659, JEH

FROM: SAC, Louisville (66-2612)

CHOUSE SELECI COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS

ReButel call to Louisville 10/19/77 and Louisville

tel call to Bureau 10/20/77.

Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are the originals

and one..(1) copy each of letters addressed to the Attorney

General from ROBERT E. PETERS and BERNARD C. BROWN respectively,

wherein requests are made for Departmental representation in

connection with pending interviews by members of captioned

committee.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert. L. Keuch

Director, FBI

FEDERAL GOVERNENT

october 21, 1977

1 - Mr. Monahan

- Mr.

Peelman

- Mr. Foster

- Mr. Aldhizer

1 - Legal Counsel

HOUSE SELECT COMMITICE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (ESCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General. •

from U. S. Congressman Louis Stokes, Chairman, ESCA, dated

July 28, 1977, requesting access to certain FBI field office

Illes relating to the assassination of hartin Luther King, dr.

By Director letter to the Assistant Attorney

renera., Criminad Division, dated september 19, 1977, 110

enclosure, you were advised that files of our lemphis offic

were available for HSCA review and that files of the other

requested field offices were being processed.

This processing

has now been completed and field office files of Atlanta,

Birmingham, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans and

St. Louis are now available for review at FBI Headquarters by .

the

ESCA.

Enclosed are two copies of a memorandum concerning

the above field office files.

It. Is requested you furnish a

copy of the enclosed memorandum to the ESCA.

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Assistant Attorney General

Criminal Division

Attention: Mr. Robert L. Keuch

NOTE: In addition to requesting certain FBI field office

regarding the investigation of King:

By letter dated 8/15/77,

Mr. Robert L. Keuch, Special Counsel to the Attorney General,

responded to that portion of the request for these Department

of Justice reports, advising that copies were made available

to the HSCA.

with regara to fiela office files, at a meeting with

HSCA OffiClals on 8/16/77, Chicago and St. Louis Field Offices

were added to those offices named in the HSCA letter of 7/28/77.

Memphis files were processed first and the Department and

HSCA were advised of their completion by letter and memorandum

of 9/19/77.

The purpose of this letter and memorandum is to

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for HSCA access.

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- Mr.

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- Mr. Aldhizer

1

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October 27, 1977

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from U. S. Congressman Louis Stokes, Chairman, HSCA, dated

July 28, 1977, requesting aceess to certain FBI fleld office

files relating to the assassination of Martin Luther Ring, Jr.

By FBI memorandum dated September 19, 1977, you were

advised that flles of the Memphis Pleld Office were available

for iSCA review and that flles of other field offices were

being processed.

Processing of the remaining fleld office files is

now complete and files of Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago,

Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans and St. Louis are avallable

for review at FBI. Headquarters by the HSCA.

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ORIGINAL AND ONE TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION,

ATTENTION: MR. ROBERT L. KEUCH, AND ONE COPY TO OFFICE OF

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

NOT in I eVrect, Attention:

FBI, letter to Assistant Attorney General,

Mr. Robert L. Keuch, dated

10/27/77, captioned, "House Select Committee on Assassinations,

U. S. House of Representatives (HSCA)."

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SONIN DO APIDE

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The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General of the United States

Department of Justice

DEPT, OF JUSTICE

Washington, D.C.

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Dear Mr. Attorney General:

Pursuant to our investigation into the assassination

of Do. Martin Luther King, Jx., we hereby request the

foliowing: reports of Robert A. Murphy and Stanley

Pottinger, Assistant Attorneys General. regarding

the

investigation into the murder of DI. Martin Luther king,

Jr.

My understanding is that these reports are dated

March 31, 1976 and April.9, 1976.

Our Committee also requests that the Federal Bureau of

Investigation field office files relating to the murder of

Dc. Martin Luther king, jr. be made available to the com

mittee.

To initiate this program, I am herein requesting

that the following field office files be made available to

üs :

•and Miami.

Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans, Los Angeles

• Best wishes and kind regards, I am

Sincerel,

Mable!

Louis Stokes, M.C.

Chairman

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FEDERAT GOVERNHENT

20 October 1977

1,

MEMORANDUM FOR THE DECORD

62-117290

SUBJECT: Members of select Conmittee on Assassinations

1. The following individuals have been. cleared for

access to classified information by the Agency since

13 September 1977:

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BEESON, Peter Gerard

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FEBERHARDT, Michael C.

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Robert Wayne

HACK,

XOHNSON, - Ernestine Gary

Albert

AXWELL Anne Bernadine

SISSON, Betty

Lou

2.

The following four individuals have been terminated

and no longer

require clearances:

BROWN, Claire Louise

FALLIS

Stephen James

HOLT,

Laura Mae

MARTIN,

Rebecca Wheeler.

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24: NOV 3 1977

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Chief,

Industrial & Certification Branch

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