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r aised the s pectre o f a lin.\; betweenthe a s s a ~ s i n a t t o n ~o ~ P r e~ i d e n iKen

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~ t h e po ssibility o f a relationship be; tv.·eer, th e h \ o s ; a ~ i n : , : sis strong; eno: gh to Y a T ant : CongrE."ssioni l[ in_yestig ation . - r

f Tm. n ot d r 2 "'. in g a ny conclllj . s U . n ~ : ·he said . · rm just saying Ull'f d n i l a r i t ie ~ a n · s triking enough thihl ~ s h o u l d ~in,·estigatE."d : ·

HE. re i s t he case Turner makes fort a fur-scale prohf b ~- a join t Sena te-• o U ~ Ein \ ·estigating committee :

· • A sketc J-. prepared in Mex.ico unl i e:- F Bl directior. wh en the a ssassin: w as .believed hidmg tbere bears a~ ~i ku : g resemb lan c:e t c> a man a r r ~ ~ t e din D ealey Plaza .en .,._o,· .,., _fup; ~ t ~ rt n ~ ~ ~ d e n t_~ ~~~ 5ba :::

t·l• T h ~ p ho t o g ra p ~ su b se q uentJy -A: sed ., , . t he FEJ o f Er i c S taraL t h ; p rime suspect in lbe Kirig

,. mu . -de:- wh o was la te ; identified 8 5· a m e ~Earl Ra y - 1oo}:c strikingly a s· i i it ~ a~ taken o ~ a d ead ma n .

• I n both a ssassinations.. a rifle· v;·it h a telescopic sight ·· w a s co m ·en

i e n t ~· le ft a t the crime scene ."• Investigaton in bo th killings

tu:-oed up an ·· ab undance of p hysit:alddence : · in cluding c ity maps . . h

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·:; · and the circled mans . 't)latfo:-m ·is a caD for the TelOPenin g o ~ JP Kt nnedy a ssa :si nc.lion i n \·e s t i ~ a t i o n .B y

··his own estimatE. he hassp e n: LT-e e yea:-s t r a: :k . . . . - :~

<lov:r. t h ~ \'2. 51 profu sion ofledci: in the a ssassinat io r..

;r . · · : : i ~ ~ ; : . ; _ ~ . A :~ · o ukno"' .' ' said Tur<L .. ~ t- ·· - -- ~ · · ""•' ne-:-. ~ ' t h epolice use modus :f - ~ _ -. . . , . .. . '"'"' -- • ~ ·• . - OpE'rand ; fileS ir: an y crime . :

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. p a ttern be : wee n 1e . . . o a ~ -1I._. PHOTO . But ~ u . . - n e rsaid the c·way I a ~s i n a t i o n si s firm ann I I._ d T I . • him ' l '; ~ \ " h ~ ~he ; r e c a l l ~, :urne-:- i l ~_mar; ·s coa. s e t..s. on •yunt i t sho uld be e x p l o r ~- .

srud m an mt e r new , lS th e ·J.DdJcate s he was lymg down f:: ~ h i 'a coincidence o:- 9 1 li>h 01 0 g r a p h of 2 suspect hL\'h er. the p ic ture wa s t a k e n. ~r at 7 Th a t ' s wh a t Wl' h a Y ~to .l:>eij1g taken into ~ u s l o d yby liTh e coat collar is riding up ' p d ou ~." Turner said. :~ c ' sbotgur :-carry in g D al la ~ io\·er th e neck and Turner t r hf FB J fired Turner inpol.cemen o r. Deaiey Plaze:. . s a id the fac-e seem s puffy , as : ~ 1 followin g ten ~·e a r sof

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:" I don't belie\'e that the to C o n g r e s s ~ e r :a s k ~g that

lron 's , ·ol uminous file s o f th .' ·Eric Staf\ ·o Galt phot ograph . the Bureau itself be investi-irnan being led away for in-feleased ·by 1he FBI bears jgated. ·lferrogation. T h e s i mi la r i t~ · any re sembl&nce to the po- , In ·the letters. ht- charged' b e ~we e nth e suspPct and the lice sketch of Dr. King 's kill - ~ h a :morale wa s low in theJ.iexican police sketch , Tur- er," Turner said. BL that it wa s in the grip of:ner feels . is eerie . PRL,"TS a cult of pesonc.lity and that

What b a p p e n e d to that Just 85 U>e H a r Y e ' ~ "Oswald it wa s o ~ s e s s e d~ i t hstati.s -1 s ~ a : ~ n o s e d~ .a n. with_ the 1wa s e st ablisbed a.S :Kenne- I lcs ~ th e., eg_ie ct of organ.~ de mouth ~ o u o ' I I " l l 1 ghis B. · 1dl ' ' .S sla, ·er from fingerprints jl.Zed -cnme.rest on., tha: ~ 0 \ ' e m b e rday m Ieft OD a high-powered rille, I T u r n e r - w h ? will have,Dapas . . s o did a r:..'1f recovered near . three books published ~ h o r t, 1\obody 'knows , Turner 6 3 l d j he scene of the King assassi-1 ~ '. ~ w ~ s: lo . _ ing ~·~ e s t e r d a y .- . . - . ·. nation lead investigators to disruptive influence. ~ - ." . · . •JNC'REDIBLE' · · toncludt- Ra\ " is the killer .i

- · •'He was ei:.her released •'The circo"umstances ·rai

~ f o u t.booking or his recor tl the pos s ibility f h a ~- ~ t b ·t F been ' \' a C t l U m - c l t o a n e d. ~ ' ·al d · an-d ·Ray a ' t ~· S C a ·:-r ner declared. :-'It seems · goats ." Turner said. .\ \ ~ r e d . i b l eto_me t h ~ tthe peo . ll · ••The wealth _ If P.hystcal _ev- :~ 1 eAITested-tbah'lay weren't 'idence collected ·. :almost J1 1·1a c c o u n ~ ~f ~ ~ ·-~ ·' ~ .' · . .• i e d i a t e ~ . , )· b ~· - i n ~·e s t i g a t . o r smj

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·'U ,Police Sa.y - .Drav-:ing Of

King Slayer Is Withheld

Memr,l: s, A ", -Ther BI i . ~ w i l b o r .- w i d e

id st r i ; :•lion of a c o r n po ~i l e,

drc ·..'in:; of the assassin of theHev . M<trti:J Luther King, Jr.

1 · o ice sou:-cr-s said lod av.: F.cy-·ii;\·en t r.ive' :.:..;.u__a_ny.:thing b ~ . : ta physical d e ~c n p -'

tion," said one ptJ ice ofi ciat"They ar en't hand ing out pic..olure s of the mar:. Thr:y eitt.r:rdon't h;:we a gor:,d one, or :Llley' re going i ~ alone." j

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:r he offi cial asked th at h i ' nam• not be us ed, cili r.g the ·~~B l : l:k..n on cvmmc r.l ahoutJI

t L'lc i n r t ~ l i g~ t i G r l . .. Re semblar.c'= \ c.1ct1

Whe:-a Ja r ::5(J:willt F'l r..) p::r1lice q u ~ Cs t l rm t G a Loui:', •i;ie m;;nl

:last r.i;h t a3out Dr. Kin( s s loy·· ng-the ma n since h ; ; ~ br-' nclea n 'd o ~ any c<mnc cti:m - perlic e Ll. M. P. Rich ards Jn· $aid ,

· i t 's a Dlf. ~ hG but. h ~ lorJ::"':;1

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lnt li •:her JS W:J;1,€:\l ln t:; e Kir.

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pea: ·cd in f , or idz n t -v .> r: :• f · t '~ S .

Ti ;is ske tch wa :: pr rp;; re-1 by an e w~ ; ; < . lp ~r ar ti5l from the d ~sc:- p t m 1 ; V': :J of the s ~ n y e r. I t

r·as nol r ~ · J e ; ;s e d - r .o r inddrsd lf- b :i lk Fl31. · ·

l l e~ ld e : : ~ fs of h t> Memphis .ror.r.)ing house fr om widch Dr.:King was shot Apr il 4 re p •med 'la st wee} that inves\i g<slor:> l:; dsho•.m them -cmnposite dr aw-·ini:(S. Bu t u.ey said the ~ \; e tc h e swen '. th' S< ffi•.=:.c: al lc:F·t very ,sJ l~ b ~ : : ; . > : , l t h~ 1 s epre j;::red by\.tll' wsp:;pcr art1sts . . •

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Attached t o t h i s memorandum i s one copy each o f twophotographs given t o D i s t r i c t Attorney General Phi l 1 . Canale ,Memphis, Tennessee , by Will iam Bradford Huie, a n a t i o n a l l yknown au tho r who has s igned an exc lus ive c o n t r a c t wi th JamesE a r l Ray and who bas w r i t t e n a r t i c l e s f o r · ~ o k magazineconcern ing the a s s a s s i n a t i o n o f Dr. Uar t in Luther King, J r .Mr. Huie bas s t a t e d t h a t t he Fede ra l Bureau o f I n v e s t i g a t i o nhas shown these photographs throughout the count ry, andacco rd ing t o Mr. Huie, t he Federa l Bureau o f I n v e s t i g a t i o nb e l i e v e s one o f the i n d i v i d u a l s i n t hese photographs t o bei d e n t i c a l with the person named ' 'Raoul" whom M r Huie basdesc r ibed i n h i s "Look" aagaz ine a r t i c l e s as being an a s s o c i a t eo f James Ear l Ray j u s t p r i o r t o t he murder o f Dr. King.• r . Huie has s t a t e d t h a t t he se photographs were aade by a newsphotographer a t D a l l a s , Texas , on the day t h a t Pres iden t .John . F .Kennedy was a s s a s s i n a t e d . Buie bas t o l d Mr. Canale t h a t be i sconvinced t he Federa l Bureau o f l n v e s t i g a t i o n .knows t h e i d e n t i t yo f the man in t h e photograph .

·. The Dal l a s O ff i c e o f t he Fede ra l Bureau o f I n v e s t i g a t i tbas advised t h a t t he person appear ing i n t he se photographs basbeen i d e n t i f i e d a s one o f aany persons rounded up by t h e DallasP o l i c e Depart11ent and .t he Da l l a s County S h e r i f f s O ff i c e ·immediate ly fo l lowing t he a s s a s s i n a t i o n o f Pres iden t Kennedy.I t bas been determined t h a t t h i s person was not booked and t h a t

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boxcar about a a i l e from t he a s s a s s i n a t i o n scene , bu t t h e r e wasno reason t o p lace him under a r r e s t o r d e t a i n h i a f o r any l eng tho f t ime . Also, photographs o f t h i s man have no t been d i sp l ayedby FBI Agents dur ing the i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t he • u r d e r o

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P e r h a p s you remember t h a t Forman · g o t t h e t ramp p h o t o s f rom Huie whog o t them from me when he was i n New York.

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J u s t p r i o r t o H u i e s second a r t i c l e appea r1vg i n Look, I m e t himi n New York, a t h i s h o t e l . He had n e v e r h e a r d abou t F r e n c h y o r t h e p h o t o sand t h e r e semblance t o t h e Mexican s k e t c h . I i n t r o d u c e d him s l o w l y t os u b j e c t and i t seeme d t o shake him up c o n s i d e r a b l y. He had n o t conn-e c t e d t h e two a s s a s s ·i n a t i o n s up t o t h a t p o i n t .

I showed him my compar i son (and T u r n e r s } o f t h e s k e t c h and.F r e n c h y s p o t o I gave him c o p i e s o f two o r t h r e e o f t h e t r amp p ~ t o s

He s a i d he would make s u r e t h e y were shown t o Ray t o s e e w h e t h e r · hec o u l d i d e n t i f y Frenchy a s b e i n g Raou l .

Sometime l a t e r / he t o l d me d u r i n g a phone c a l l t h a t Forman hadshown t h e p h o t o s t o Ray and t h a t Ray had n o t been a b l e t o i d e n t i f y

F r e n c .hy.When you showed Ray t h e p h o t o s , he became s u s p i c i o u s o f you andb e l i e v e d you migh t be an FBI a g e n t . A f t e r r e a d i n g h i s s t a t e m e n t s a b o u twha t Forman t o l d him when showing Ray t h e Frenchy p h o t o s , I c a n nowu n d e r s t a n d why he . i s and was s o s u s p i c i o u s . t seems t o me t h e r e Ziretwo p o s s i b l e e ~ p l n t i o n sf o r Forman s a c t i o n s ( I assume R a y s s t a t e -ment i s t r u e }

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Huie gave Forman t h e p h o t o s and Forman k e p t t h e i n f o r m a t io n t oh i m s e l f u n t i l he showed them t o Ray. Forman made up s t o r y a b o u t FBIw a n t i n g t o g e t r i d o f t h e t r amps so t h a t Ray would n o t c o n n e c t them

w i t h t h e J . F. K . a s s a s s i n a t i o n , b u t would f e e l s e c u r e i n i d e n t i f y i n gFrenchy a s Raoul s i n c e FBI p e r s o n e l k new who ~ was and c o u l d a r r e s thim and . b r i n g him t o Hemphis.

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A f t e r Forman r e c e i v e d t h e p h o t o s f rom Huie , t h e y w e r e b o t ha f r a i d t o do a n y t n i n g w i t h them a t f i r s t s i n c e t h e y r e a l i z e d t h a t t h e r ewas a p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h e same man had s h o t JFK and MLK. Forman, e i t h e rw i t h o r w i t h o u t H u i e s knowledge , went t o h i s l i f e l o n g f r i e n d RamseyC l a r k w i t h ·t h e prob lem. C l a r k t o o k t h e prob lem t o Hoov e r and t h e l i ds t a r t e d t o come o f f . Forman and Huie w er e t o l d e x a c t l y wha t had t o b edone from t h a t p o i n t o n , s i n c e t h e FBI was w e l l aware t h a t i n d e e d Frenchy

, a s Raou l .F i r s t i t was e s s e n t i a l t o d e t e r m i n e i f Ray would i d e n t i f y Frenchya s Raoul o r n o t . I f t h e r e was a p o s s i b i l i t y he m i g h t , t h e r e would be noc h o i c e b u t t o g e t r i d o f him. I f n o t , t h e n Ray had t o b e p u t awa y f p rl i f e by hav ing Forman t a l k him i n t o p l e a d i n g g u i l t y and t h e Judge hadt o be c o n v i n c e d t h a t a s h o r t , speedy t r i a l was i n o r d e r .

N e x t , Huie had t o be s i l e n c e d a b o u t t h e e x i s t e n c e o f R a o u l , c a l l e do f f f rom h i s i n v e s t i g a t i o n and s i l e n c e d a b o u t t h e t h r e e -1omen he hadfound who had s e e n Ray and Raoul t o g e t h e r . * Also , Huie had t o be p a i do f f , o r o t h e r w i s e conv inced t o change h i s t h i r d a r t i c l e i n Look and h i shook .



Assuming Ray imrned ia t ly r e c o g n i z e d Frenchy a s Raoul and hav ingj u s t h e a r d t h a t he i s i n FBI h a n d s , o r a t l e a s t c o u l d q u i c k l y b e onecan o n l y c o n c l u d e h i s a t t i t u d e a b o u t i d e n t i f y i n g Frenchy s t e m s fromp r i o r knowledge o f c o n n e c t i o n s w i t t h e FBI .

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I n t h e s p r i n g o f 1968 I James E a r l Ray was o r k i n g ·w i t h A g e n t s o f t h e f e d e r a l gove rmen t i n c l u d i n g R a o u l .They t o l d me t h a t I was h e l p i n g them t o s u p p l y arms a n d , g u n s t ocuban Refugees t o o v e r t h r o w C a s t r o a n d , t h e co mmunest i n c u b a .The r e a s o n why I ' v made t r i p s t o Mexico was i n r e g a r d t o h e l p i n gt h e A g e n t s o f t h e f e d e r a l gove rmen t ·t o s u p p l y arms t o c u b a nr e f u g e e s t h e r e t o o v e r t h r o w C a s t r o . The f e d e r a l A g e n t s l e d met o b e l e a v e t h a t I was i n Memphis i n A p r i l f o r t h e same p u r p o s e .I knew t h a t I was w o r k i n g w i t h f e d e r a l A g e n t s t h e way t h e y hadme p a s s e d a c r o s s t h e Mexican a n d , Canadan b o r d e r s i s o n l y o n et h ~ n gt h a t p r o v e s t h e y were f e d e r a l A g e n t s . Tbey g o t me a c r o s st h e Canadan a n d , Mexican b o r d e r s under c i r c u m s t a n c e s which wouldhave been i n p o s s a b l e w i t h o u t t h e h e l p o f f e d e r a l a g e n t s . A t al a t e r t i m e i f n e c e s s a r y, I w i l l g i v e more e x t e n s i v e p r o o f a b o u tt h e f e d e r a l Agen t s w i t h whom I was i n v o l v e d . I t i s a known f a c t t h a tA g e n t s o f t h e f e d e r a l government a n d , t h e l ex ican P o l i c e knew a b o u tmy t r i p s t o e x i c o and , p r o t e c t e d me t h e r e .

Even l i h i l l ~ ~ ~ J Q . r d__ H u i e ~ d m i t st h a t t h e IDI ·a n d ,

J.fexican P o l i c e knew a l l o f my movements i n i t ex ico .I

knewn o t h i n g a b o u t King b e i n g i n Memphis u n t i l l a f t e r King had beenk i l l e d . I c o u l d n o t a rg u e w i t h t h e f e d e r a l a g e n t s I worked f o rb e c o u s t h e y would have p u t me back i n t h e l t i s s o u r i S t a t e P r i s i o na t J e f f e r s o n C i t y i f I f a i l e d t o t a k e o r d e r s f rom them. I know t h a tt h e f e d e r a l Agen t s mer ly used me t o be t h e f a l l guy when t h e yk i l l e d King . I now r e l i z e t h a t t h e y had no i n t e r e s t i n o ~ e r t h r o w i n g

C a s t r o a n d , t h e i r whole p u r p o s e was t o u s e me t o c o v e r up t h e i rown c r i m e . Two f e d e r a l a g e n c i e s a r e g u i l t y and I am f u l l y i n n o c e n t .

e hope t h a t someone h i g h e r up i n t h e gove rmen t w i l l come fo rworda n d , expose t h e whole d e a l s o t h a t I w i l l b e f r e e d f rom P r i s i o n .I f t hey d o n ' t we have more i n f o r m a t i o n which we w i l l r e l e a s e i nt h e n e a r f u t u r e . I d o n ' t know wha t m o t i v e s t h e f e d e r a l A g e n t s had

f o r k i l l i n g King a s k fo rmer A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l Ramsey C l a r k maybeb e knows.

I n c l o s i n ~I a n t t o p a s s a l o n g a l i t t l e message t oPercy Forman, A u t h e r Haynes a n d , Wil l i am · D r a d f o r d Huie you t h r e e ,g o t y o u r w i s h b u t , i t s n o t o v e r w i t h y e t b e f o r e i t i s t h e t h r e e o fyous w i l l b e r u i n e d a l o n g w i t h your f r i e n d Ramsey C l a r k . I hopet o b e a b l e t o . t a l k t o C . B . S . i n ~ e r s o ni n t h e n e a r f u t u r e i f t h es t a t e o f Tenn a n d , t h e f e d e r a l gove rmen t d o n ' t b l o c k i t b e i n g t h e yd o n ' t want e i n ~exposed t h e y m i g h t n o t a l l o w i t . S i r h a n g o t t ot a l k b u t , I am i n n o c e n t s o J p r o b l e y w o n ' t b e a l l o w e d t o .

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Mr. Forcnn wanted o ~ t o f Jta ~

He then began to re la ted tha t he had . t raveled extensivelychecKing out inforaat ion &iven to h ia f roa ~ a y t h r o u ~ hHanes. Ray's

atory about his coap l i c i ty - in the aurder o f ~ i n a .He re la ted t h a t l ay

·had spent s o m e ~ i • ein Puerto Val la r to , Nexico, and tha t l ay had re • - ~ ·

4 ~ t e r e d• ~ a hotel in Acapulco on October I and had •ade a lona 'd i • : ance ..

phone ca l l f ro• tha t hotel to Corpus C h r i s t i . Texas. He re la ted t h a t

the Mexican pol ice bad checked his re htrat ion and found out t h i s fact : · .

four days a f t e r ~ a y had l e f t the h o t e l . 1Re sta ted tha t ~ a y , a l t e r ki l l in

~ r . ~ i n gwent to lirmin&ham and he i s convinced tha t be • e t v i t h someone

- -~ ~ i r m i n a h a mtha t night and then on to Atlanta . f r o • Atlanta he i s con•

vinced from what he knows about the case tha t ~ a y vent to G ~ r y · ~ n d i a n a

n d~ e t\ fe rr x his br o } he j ) ~ e fur ther s ta ted tha i · Ray v ~ n tto Toronto

~ a held nimself to be lrid man and Sneyd and tha t he spent nine days i

M o n t r e ~ :and tha t th i s can be ver i f i ed ~ Y the fact tha t i n Montreal he

robbe'- ~ food s to re . He s ta ted fu r the r tha t ~ a y c : ~ e i n ;1ere on the . .. -

thirci ar.d l .tared in a • o t e l here and tha t on the fourth he aot,.... h a i r

cut on Union Avenue, tha t he had a f ixat ion about ae t t ina ha i r cu t s every•

·here b ~ went. Stated tha t Ray bought the binoculars; Jlay took the r i f l e

up in to his room in the rooming house and tha t Ray to ld h ja t h a t he vas

-s i t t in in the Mustang car when the f a t a l shot vas f i red and an unnaaed

par ty came down the s t e p & , j ~ p e di n the back o f the Mustan&, pul led a

sheet o·, e r him and they f led ~ h e scene. An ea r l i e r ve'rsion vas he s ta ted

R•y to ld him be vas to be in the room and to e e ~ ~ h e room so tha t t ~ e y

~ : a h t~ e e t an unnamed, unknown party ~ n d discuss ~ h e sa le o f veapons.

iiuie re la ted that R ~ ywould ~ e l l Hanes and himself a s to ry and they would

·check th i s s tory out and would f ind th t Ray had l i e d . They . would then. or. f ront Ray with the fact tha t ~ h e yhad f'ound out tha t Ray had t ~ l dt ~

l the:;n l i e s and then Ray would re la te another s to ry. Mr. Huie w a ~· ~ o n v e ~ ·

i••i: to us that Ray was apt to l i e on aany occasions. Mr. Huie says tha t

f'ros: ) ,is knowled&e of cons and from ~ e i n aa pol ice repor te r shows . that

Ray'• behavior was par for the course for tha t typo o£ person. 1 oskod~ r . Huie i f prior to our • o e t i n ~i f ho hod not turned over to Porcf



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a t tha t time t h e _ ~ o n t eLeon family had as t h e i r &Uests. p l l ~ t swho ~ d ~

b ~ e nr a n s o m ~ dfrom Cuba who had part ic ipated D the invasion o f the .. · ,. - ay o i , s . Huie re la ted t h a t Ray on _his t r i to Hew Orleans w i t ia -

own, unnamed part ies in a bar f roa which dia:

lliy. Ji\Oie concluded was acros e rom the M o n ~ e~ 9 n .k: u le

. .. 4 - - . __........_. s tar tea r e l a t ~ n £about John ~ · XeMedy not s ~ . a p p o r t i nthe lnvasiOA ··c._ _

C ~ b aanQ tha t because o f tha t there was auch resentment fo r . th e -Eennedy

•mily among the rescued par t i c ipan t s o f the invasion o f Cuba. ~ e £urthe

re:.ateci tha t Garrison didn ' t have anything in his opinion other dlan · .

4:oro..ipiracy tha t began and ended in the atmosphere o t New Orleans . _ We . _

a s ~ e dNr. Huie pointed questions about p r i o r statements aade by h i a i n

d ~ f f e r e n tl o c a l i t i e s as to him aaking the asser t ion tha t there are other

~ o - c o n s p i r a t o r s .He s ta ted he aighted have aade statements of tha t kind.

ne asked Kr. Huie tha t i f he had .any facts o r evidence o r proot in his

_p·:;.::session from any source tha t would indicate to hia f roa his b o v l e d a •

f ~ h i saa t t e r i f there were and i f there are any co-conspirators. He

sa id t n ~ ~he Gid not have any proof and tha t his JtateRents were based

o ~ supposit ions and inferences tha t he bad d r ~ w nf roa checking Ray•s- . .

s tory. We informed Mr. Huie tha t in · view of the fact tha t he had aade

these statements ·about the country and in par t i cu la r Shelby County tha t

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we were handing him a subpoena for h 1~· s: _ :a~p~p: . :e: . :a r: . :n·~c e: . . . : :: . :: : :o. = . =_ . . . . ._ l l e ~ h e - ~ o I D ~

Grand Jury on Friday, Februarr · . M~ . Huie accepted his subpoena and--- ----------- ------ - - -sa id he was n o ~ and would not t r y to avoi .d l t and would be here and vou14

t e s t i ~ y .Mr. Huie also added tha t from his in terviewin, witnesses he

h a ~ found tha t the FBI in showing a u shots to di ffe ren t witnesses fo r ·

iden t i f i ca t ion purposes tha t there had been in a •roup of p ic tu res shown

two or three pictures of the same individuals . Nr. Huio s ta ted tha t ~ h e

~ r e e hspread that was used by James Earl Ray to w ~ a pthe bundle with the

J r ~ f ~ e t h a the d r o p ~ e don Main St ree t had come ~ r o mCalifornia£. Mr. H u l e~

~ : -u u e thc.t he had purchased an identical . r i f l e ' that R . a ~ ~ s e d r ~ ~ ~Dona ci

l. cod a t Aerorurine Supply and tha t he had ,one to the roonin, h o ~ . a s ean

re-enacted the assass1nation and th3 t he vas convinced tha t ~ n y o n ccoulci

have made a shot o f tha t kind. I t did not tako a •arksaon. Nr. ~ u i e



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Mr Huie fur ther re la ted tha t i t s t ruck hia as p ~ c u l i rt h a t Ray did ~

make t r ips to Acromarinc Supply which i s ' in the vic in i ty o f the a i r p o r i -

-in 3 i r ~ i n h a mand tha t also in ' t h a t locat ion was the headquarters o r

General Doster . He s ta ted t h a t Doster asseabled the p i l o t s t h a t p a r t i c i • ,pated in the Bay o f Pi1s Invasion. He a ls .o. s ta ted tha t l t vas a known

fac t t h a t people could c o ~ eand 10 there in General Doster s ~ e ~ q u r t e r s

- - ~~ ~ - - ~ - -- - - - - -- :: :- - - - - - ~ - - · Huie fur ther Telated t h a t Ray ·ro tbers were 1 0 ~ per . cent convinced t ha t Wallace was •o in1 ~ o

e l ec t e dpres ident o f the United Sta tes and tha t ve knew t h a t R ay vas :• .

p o l i t i c a l l y 111otivated toward Wallace because of 'h i s a c t i v i t i e s i n Los ~ ..

A.-:.1e1t:s. lie fu r the r r e la ted t h a t Ray i s very disappointed a t ~ h i s t i a e

ir. tha t Wallace vas not elected and t h a t he d i d n t receive the suppor t

f r o ~the people t h a t he thou ht he was JOin to receive by l i l l i n XinJ.

~ r . Huie f e l t tha t Je r ry Ray knew pr io r to the k i l l i n 1 what J . ~ e sEarl .

~ a s1 o~n i to do and t h a t be knew a f t e r the k i l l i n i n ~ t A a t- ~ a s • i • ~ • d-James : ; aay.

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TO 1.-Haw. P. l . Tro le l n l r J r . DATE Noy e m tor 27 .1196

f ,OM Se t . u . Austin 11 ne t . R. Frey

SUAJECf: 8glot1 vo to Os \lald Coso - In t orv1s.., with on e

S o ~ : ~tlovmo n. t h i s d a t e . _ _ _ . . - · · - ••C o m m i u io n Ex h ibh 1413

The undoraicnod o ff i c e r s re5p ec t f u l l y ropor t t h a t ·o.ta bout 2120 P.M., Wednesda y, lloveml>er 2? 1 196 3 , they err lvo d:. t 1t l l4 S t . Chorle5 Avenue, on apar t JI:e nc ho u so lrUlOBCBd byHr, J nr, J lC\ ~ l n . .n \ IH r o ~ i a l n g1337 Hithra S t r o o t . M .do.,man rs Ul so \he ownor or tho o ff i c e s ot 5\flt Ca lfP St roo t Jand t.he pu r po se O f t h i a in t ervieW W0.9 tO lOO.TO Ot tho l e a U n£or ono D tho ot t1. ooa ot 9t4 camp Stroot by t he or aan1.za.t i oni<nown &; . ho Fo1r Ploy for Cubo. Col dttoe.,..

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" ' DC • • owman s a. a tth1D orco.nit a t1 o n WAS in t h i s Offic:D fo r only a toUt lt Or' 5 ltXlOths,nnd .sin ce they to ll behlnd in th e i r r e n t , ho put tho m o u t . 11ea l s o s t. , tod t h o t il f t o r t h 1:a 1

c o r . ~ e o no who h ad tho key camo i n t ot h15 off1c o and vh on ho 1 Nr. Now.2an 1 nskod t heM ~ h n tthey worodoin R t horo

1t h t a ~ n c to tcd t h a t he va s t ak i ng over tho o f f i c e , •

J;r . Novu.an s t n t e d t ha t he took the keY f r om t h l ~Clln ond ' IU t h i oou t . Hr. Uewr..an d escr1bed t h i s a a.n :1s a w t1tc mal o , bloOO h l n r ,on:S rod cooplcx1on . 1J i h o~ a.5kcd 1 Kr. Newoan st:ted t h a t he kn e wn o t~ 1 n gof tho orcan 1z.ot1 on , Fa l r Pl a y f o r Cuba .

Hr . Now:: : .n o:howod tho or r t cero: a paee in a srDAll notebook:vh l ch ho took from h i s poclcot . 0:1 t h i s pa O vero the f ol low in gtwo n:t.mo51 t guio; Rilhft l, who l· r. Ncw::kln s t ntcd h adod tho CubanRovo)lutionaly S o c i e t y. (a te l ophono number a.opnorod by t h i s tir::eo nd w o ~roco r ed by the of f icers a.s WH7-55'+4) .. Thc othe r nameon th h p:lfiO wu 1 Hr . Or 1mmnder vho Mr . Ucwoan s ta ted bad anaud1t1nc tirO In tho Audubon lu hd .nc. (telephone nuober by th l.>nc ar A . : :: sr fl : if r 3. 3B J r i ~ d ~ ~ ~ . . :. t nr o ceived a check for th o r e n t ot

t-:r. No'Wmnn n t a.tcd thnt he ha d · given n l l th1D i n f c r Q t i o n tot he v.n.I nnd tho Socre t sor vi co.

'r h t . l in t e r v i ow waa cmploto c a t about 2 130 P.M ••

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the O.A.P,C. t Voobol ata tod t h a t ho did not kno w of : tny.~ l ho n

akaed J f h a d o vo r h ea r d or the Ea.glo Squa dron voebo l s t o t e d th a th e hod · hot . Whon as ked i f h e , Voobel, ha d o v ~ rf l own wJ th 03v eFerr1e 1 Voobol a ta . t od t h a t he h od not but o t hor boya ha d Wild el ocal r U gh ta v1 t h h101. When a>ked 1f he know or f'er r1o fl y tncon len& t r i p s , out ot th i s c ount ry, Voobel sta-ted t h a t he dtd not ,

Voebe l ato.vo t h e na ruo or one other person a ~ : ~ e a b er or t h eO.A.P. C. 1n 1 9 ~ S Jno John Rondoll (not >Uro or 1he apol U ne or th ol a s t no ma ) . Vo oDOl s t a t e d th a t ,Capt. Fo r r i o wantod nondel l t ocot a ra d io l i c e n s e t o r use 1n the C.A.P.c ••

Voobel . s ta ted thn.t ho remained n mombor of tho O.A. P,C, obouton• y e o r.

a a t o l l ~~ ~ ~ rtA c t • obta in ad f r om Voobe l r ol n t 1 vo to him.sel f a r e

Voobol was nr o.duotod f r om Fort ior fligh School in 195P.. Hothen n tt ondod t ho Norian ~ a . l i tn r y In l t i tut" ' J . r t o n A1ah:.mn i n195'9 o.nd 1960. Ho then servf' d s ix months 1 ~ t he U.

1S. Army 't ak ina

h h t-:u t c a t Ft.. Cha t t o e , Arkanso.B , nnd sorvtnc th o l' OI"'a in od Ui oan d ba in g d i : . ~ c h o r g o dt om Ft . Gordon 1 Ooorg1.1.. Voo bol pr 11so n t l yre 6t c1os ot lt916 Co.no.l S t r e o t 1 \fhoro ho a.5s i n t s ln t ho o pcrnt1onot t ho Qua l i t y F l o r i s t o a t th a t ad d r es s . Voobo l h , r e s ent ly 1nthe Reaorvos , Un it ?51.5', at Co.mp leroy Johnson, lfew Orlenns .

. Voebcl a l a o ata.ted th a t ho h o .~ boon i ntorviovod by mombar£o f t ' \ e Fotlor a l Dureau of In v oa t i g n tt o n, t ho So e r o t So r \ll c o and

by menbor sot

t h e no\l a c odi a., Voobol vas a.l s o 1ntorv 1owod pub l i c l y; x ~ TV A day o r so a . t tor tho a r ros t o f Leo Oswo l d in Da.Uas,

1'h11 i n t e r w v va1 concluded a t ab out 1 2 t l 0 P.M •

Reapect ful ly,

~ j a - z : j i .S g t . Horace 1 Aust in J r .

De t . Rober t U. Frey

CoMMISSION ExmmT No. 1413-Continued

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Sidn ey Voabel i d e n t i f i e d h i r : ~t l t to t h e o t t l c e r s and ' ~ ·, l . ·• t is t a t ed th at ho 11 23 y e a r • or age, o.o. o. lt/2'tt'4(), Ue atoted ,. I ' f l"t h a t he 'WBS born i n trow OrleGDI and haa roa1dad a t 4916 Canal ·, ~ ' •S t r e e t , t h e Qual i ty F l o r i s t • , owned by hill pa r ont1, s i n c e t h a t · .' : . ~~t1v.e . 4 • · I , )

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Voe'bol f ur ther s ta ted t h o t he 1 r a t met Oswald 1n 19 $lt 9J' • · ·4

·r.1955 and kne w him Cor about l i y e a r s . Vc e be l J t a t od t ha t l\ e ., ,_:;· : P ~ ~took mus i c l os.5on:t a t Worlot ns on Canal S t r o o t and vo uld go to t~ ' :

Oswald3 ho oo a t 126 Exc hange Pl ace t o :aco Oowo.ld on th6so da t • • • \ • rVoob el a l s o s ta tod th a t Osv4ld had men t i on ed d1 a t r i b u t 1 n ' ' \ "".- •.o.d vor t1s1ng c i r cu l a r ~v h i l o in scho o l , When a sk ed 1 r Oswald 'ovor oxprossod po l it i c a l v1owa t o Vo o b a l , Voobel .s t a t ed t h ~ t - ... · ·Oswald had no t , and th a t he 1 Voebo l, bolel vnd Oavald ltd no .. 1 ·t "5 ~l e f t is t p o l i t i cal viev s Wlt ll l a t e r 1t.l h l a l i t e , Voobol 1t a te d , , r 'jth a t he bel ieve d Oswald a t t e nd ed a par ty (not 1uro) a t th e • .. ~~ ~ ~~P ~ ~ .~ : ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ h ~ : P ; ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ a h ta t t a r t h e mombora o r t h e ,.:l .. ... : . , .

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killed (Figure 3). t belongs to one of hree men being marchedby Dallas police from the area of the Grassy Knoll to theDallas sheritrs department cater-corner across the plaza. Thesketch and the photograph both portray a man with a sharp,pronounced nose (Memphis hotel witnesses were uniformlyimpressed by this feature), a wide mouth with thin lips, and afirm set to the jaw.

There is no record in the Warren Report or its volumes, orin the files of the Dallas police and sheritrs departments, asto the identity of the man in the Allen photograph, or histwo companions . f heir detention was ever recorded-several

others taken into custody and released are accounted for inthe annals of the Warren Commission-the files have beenstripped. The investigation of District Attorney Jim Garrisonin New Orleans has developed a suspect-a man who wasactive in anti-Castro activities, had Mexican connections andchecked into a Dal las hotel three days before the assassination

b u t tlfe DA has been unable to mount a widespread searchfor him due to the lack of cooperation of federal authorities.

New Orleans, the city that Garrison contends figuredpromineotly in the Kennedy assassination planning, alsolooms large in the King case. While residing in Birminghamlast fall, Galt claimed he had formerly worked at a NewOrleans shipyard (the FBI was unable to find any record of hisemployment). Last December, Galt told several acquaintancesin Los Angeles that he had to make a trip to New Orleans tosee an important industrialist. He made the trip in 'white Mustang .· The FBI has learned that Galt had ~

meetings with a prominent industrialist at the Prr.W : utlMotor Lodge on December 17 and 19. The industrialil. .J.llsomissing and a search is on for him.

Obviously the FBI, despite the disclaimers of its boss Ramsey Clark that there was no conspiracy, is operating on thetheory that there was. In California recently, G-men questioned a man who had occupied a room next to Galt in a hotelin the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta last November;the man relates that the FBI considered him a possible courieror bag man'· in the conspiracy. Moreover, Galt has compileda lengthy arrest record under his true name Ray for suchcrimes as burglary, armed robbery and forgery, and hardlyseems the type who would cross the street for a political killing-unless there was money in it . Interestingly , the FBI hasdetermined that since August 1967 when the Galt identity firstmaterialized, he has spent some $10,000 without having aknown source of income.

THU S WE ARE CONFRONTED with the dilemma of anattorney general who insists that there was no conspiracy in either the King or the Kennedy assassinationwhile the evidence reads otherwise. But Clark's

credibility has already been opened to question. Qn the dayafter Garrison arrested New Orleans trade official Clay Shawon a charge of conspiring to assassinate Kennedy, Clarkinformed newsmen that Shaw had been investigated by theFBI in 1963 after the assassination and found clear ; threemonths later, in a retraction that received little notice , beconceded that the FBI had not investigated Shaw at all. Thenlast October, Clark tipped his hand by telling a Universityof Virginia law forum, Much as I may hate to do it, I justmight have to prosecute Jim Garrison . . . he took a perfectlyfine man, Clay Shaw, and ruined him just for personal ag-

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grandizement. Although the Department of J u s t i c ~ a s'L

denied that Clark made the threat, Rey Barry, a reporter forthe Charlottesville, Virginia, Daily Express who covered theevent, has publicly declared that the attorney general spokeprecisely those words.

So Clark is determined to squelch any and all conspiracytalk-about either assassination. And J. Edgar Hoover reaffirmed his faith in the Warren Report in 1966 when the waveof criticism broke. But the weight of evidence in each casepoints to conspiracy.

One parallel that must not be allowed to develop further in

the King case is the pattern of cover-up that characterized theKennedy investigation. For instance, Richard Giesbrecht, areputable Winnipeg, Canada businessman, reported to theFBI that on February 13, 1954, he overheard two men in theairport restaurant talking about inside details of the assassination. A few weeks later, he contends, the FBI called him backand told him, Forget what you heard. It's too big. One ofthe men, says Giesbrecht, was the late David Ferrie, an ex-CIApilot and central figure in the Garri son probe. Significantly,Giesbrecht is not to be found in the National Archives , nor ishis name mentioned in the Warren Report or its volumes . Heis one of a number of key witnesses who as far as the officialversion is concerned never existed.

Some of those who did officially exist claim that theirtestimony has been altered. Julia Ann Mercer, who saw a manwith a rifle get out of a truck parked near the Grassy Knollan hour and a half before the assas sination , alleges that heraffidavit as published in the Warren Report volumes is aforgery. She says that she identified Jack Ruby as the driverof the truck the day before he killed Oswald, and this has notbeen included in the forged affidavit . Former Deputy SheriffRoger Craig , who was on duty in Dealey Plaza at the time ofthe shooting , contends that his statement has undergone 14material alterations.

Thus it has become manifest that the Department of Justice(and presumably its master in the White House) is 4eterminedto keep the lid on the ca·se and hide the truth. Therefore Iwould propose the formation of a citizens' committee to bringpressure to bear on the powers-that-be in Washington. Thecommittee would be composed of the foremost critics of theWarren Report, civil rights leaders, forensic science e xpertsand others. Ideally , the Kennedy-King investigation shouldbe undertaken by a joint Senate-Ho use select committee, withits own investigative staff unbeholden to the FBI, the SecretService and the CIA . But Congress has shown little inclinationto take on such a controversial and politically loaded task, andthe citizens' committee might serve a s an interim force untilpublic opinion compels Congress to act.

t is said that those who do not profit from history aredoomed to relive i t - and the history of governments contemptuous of the truth is not pleasant to contemplate .

William Turner or ten years n FBI agent and now a RAMPARTSSenior Editor, is the author o hree books : The Police Establishment (Putnam) : Invisible Witness- The New Te chnologyof Crime Investigation (Bobbs -Merrill); and a forthcomingaccount o f New Orleans D Jim Garrison s investigation o f heKennedy assassination (Award Books) .



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thouJ: h R a~ 1 . : ; ~ s o .i ~ t c.- h a v ~ wou'o he lp h 1-:-: J ' : e: pa ssport. Rosen ;,dis ::bsed tiu:.: he ha :: spe r.: Ra :: w a ~ sa ic t • ha\'e met Sui)Jv a r: "s o r n~ t i m ~i ~ J o<;-w O ~i e an ~ ~ n: : a w omar , a Car.ad12.n J?O 'ern- ; : /

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MarJ.n L u t i le ~ Kinj:; ." ;, do e snot establ ish an y plot to do so .:Ray is D ' \ 'e ~ quoted a s ha , ing 'me r.tionec D: . King .

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lrin · o ~ a lone fugiti ve likt Rayfn t o d ay ~ co mplex so ciet5· clnanyon e understand h is invol\'ement ir. tile plot to mur- 1der Dr . King ." I

The article als o gives Ra\''Sa c c o u n ~of h ovr he es ca?ed 1

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i tent ian · ir . Je ff e rs on Citv . He :said be had h idden some ciothes ·in a ' 'bread room " of the jkitchen where he worked . Hesaic he a t c h e ~a guard wh o ·was d oz i ng and then ran 75 'fee t to a v• al 23 feet high . I

IBut there is a truck tunnel

1throui h . iL" h£" is qu oted a shaving said . ..and where thewali meets the tunnel there is

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lwith that hook [a four-foot ·book stolen from the kitcbenJ, I.us ffib some cr a cks and c ~ v i c : e s ,II g ot to the top, then lllWungl'-dowr. and dropped .

HE.- A id he werJt t o w v d ·;Kansas Ciry, then after five ]•days caugh t a trai n for St .

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M EM P HI S, Or t. 2<l - . Ji\Qle sEar l Ray te stifie d today that n l'di d n ot a ssassmate the Reverend Dr. Ma rtin Lu t her Ki ng J r .th a t he wa s more than a mileaw av a t U1e lime o f t he murderan d · t hat he had wi t nesses top rove it.

Mr . Ray h a ~no l y et f in ished~ i v i n g h ts a cc o un t of his in\'Oiv emcnt In the mu rder o f thecivi l r ig hts lea d er on Apr il 4,1968, in Mem p ht s , but he a dmitte d involve m ent toda y an dwill ht:> on the witne ss standa nswerin g questions about ita g < ~i n to morrow .

He ~ ai d that h t ~ in\ ' oheme nthad bee n pe r ipheral.

" I pe r sonally d id no l shootDr . King. b u t 1 believe r may bepart ly rrsponsthle fo r hisdr a t h " th e ·17-\ear -o ld co n v tc ttc sr tn'cd . ·

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J a m e s E a rl Ray, r ig ht, be in g ta k e n to co u r t y e s t e rd a y in Me mphi s b y Fe d e ral m a r s halsMr . Rav ic;~ r r k i n g~

full~ r a l etrial t he murdct Hepleaded gUilty in March. I969,~ n d~ v as senten ce d In Hl y r a r ~·M ~ rc h , 1968 , to go to New Or· this w a~ wh e n he was being St reet. A tlanta 's main thor -I l l p n s o ~a fter a one-hour court Jeans. rxam incd hy M r. Lesa r . Mr . o ughfare .

f· pro ce e di n g. . . He said that, when h e go t to l Ray sa i d t h : ;~ the in ves t igat i o n Mr. Rav ~a id that after heHe sa t d on lh Wlll

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t o ~ ~ yt h ~ t hi' hac P ca c. for ma y be an hour or so. Then I co mpe tent. " No o ne went to be f o re thC' assassinAtion. hegut ll y hc t:ilt tse ltr l houg hl h t ~left New Orl ra ns. J ha d to go JLos Ange les c,r to N ew O r le an s , bought a nfiP. Hco said he to ld< ~ t t o r nc y . Pr rc _ . . . " r " ~ 1 a ndo to Bi tm m gham . l was : .up po scd w here I th in .< mu c h o f the cvi- his attorne ys in l l6R and ea r lyJ f o u ~ t ~ n .m t. g h ~ .f tkr a ,.r· to mccl a pa r ty in N ew Orle_an s de nce lies.' ' he s aid. 1969 that ' he had boug h t thefrnsP tf hP 1115.1' 1rd

0 ~ " t~ r t lhul he had gone to B trmmg · T h i ~afte r no o n . w h ile be ing r iff£• "but t hat it wasn' t wi t h~ n dthat he rntgh t rn up <'·ham." qur'ittn n rd by the a ssist an t mv monev"111g ~ c n l c n r e dto th<• r l cc tn t , . . 1 h ' ·l.'h a ir. T he ' Pa rt y 111 R t r m t n ~ - : ha n t M_rmp ts p r o s e~ u to r . _Henry He said he returnl 'd th r first

itt> , ~ i d tint 1\tr l'orcman Mr Ra y ha s co ntcndrd that IItie. Mr fRa1Y968

sahtd th_atd 10 the rifle becau sco "I under s tand the· . . a · · sum me r o e tne to oct f' t t h 1; ~r l ~ l ' m N Itnlrnl on gelttng the "p,1r1v he mrt tn trmmg · \I ?r. O f W .11 B df" d trs one wa s e wrong y prhim 10 nl<'"d gutlt1·. ham w ~ s a "blond I a tin" ·· '" ' 1 rom 1 tam . ra · or an d I had to take 11 back and

\ t r R a \ · ~ackriowlrdgC'mrnt name d Raoul whom he hRd mr t l 11 111e. the .au, th ?r· to _h ire a sH - get another ." He satd he did not· · b f . c 1 d c-rrt ~ p r c J < ~m1•es u gator e · h 'f l d 'd hthat hr mav ha lie be r n "partly th e year e o n ' 111 an a <a an 1 th 1 d 1 . b · h examtne ell er n e. nor t e

re s po n s ible'' for Dr. K ing ' s who had persuaded him. to ~ ~ ~ rr , S t R1: a ~w a ~· : ed ~ ~ te;t try to loa d or f.ire th e m .

death. c am r . he sai d. in a letter m u g g l ~ue m s Fro_m Canada m t o t h ts ~11 01 1' c yt ~ h ire a p riv at e ~ n - Mr . Ra y ~ v a sb_ c , i ~ n m gan ac·he wrote 10 S r n _ a t ~ r; l a ~ 1 c s_0 . the Umted ~ t a t e s . V<'stigator to g o to Louisi an a ." c o~ n tof h t ~ n r ~ t v t l t e s~~ Mem·Ea st land of lo.ltssts , tpp t ftvc He ha s sa td ll < l Raoul krpl \ 1r Hule wa s w ri tin ab out ph1s when the JUdge a dJ OUrnedy c< ~r s ; ~ g oa,crc·ring _n co o perat e him s upplie d with money for . l < ~ , . ; , £ sEa rl Ray's inv Jvem en t co u rl for t hr da y : He sa i d th a twith il r ro r n-r rt 1111 r•ttgauon more than a y ~ a r . . . 1m 1 P ca se. a f ter he had arn ved here, hro f Dr Kmg' s murder. In ques 110111ng hy h ts Rtl O_· . , rented a room a c r os ~ thr s t rec l

. . ll<'YS t h is 1110r ni n g , \1 r. Ra y sa td l One o f M t . Fay 5 f o r m ~r l ~w - fr om the mo tel w h ere Dr . K tngT'rev tou s Ja tl Reco rd that he ha rl been s hown "I 0 or yers , Arthu r Ha nes o F B tr m mg - w as st a,yi n g .

One or his altorneys, Jame s 12 pictures" of "Lat in -a ppe ar - ham_. to ld t h ~p~ r ~ e' ; s e v er~ " Me a n d another party d ts-Le<ar o f W ashingto n, a s ke d if ing" indiv idu a ls wh ile h e w a s ycll t5 a5-o a L t ay w o~ th cusse d ~h is the previous even y that he m eant th a t he had aw a it in g t rial i n 1968 . l h f ~ ~ c\ h a ~ s~urs sRa ~ , l ~ ~~ r d ~ ~ ~ ming ," Mr . Ray sa i d . " A t t h a tas s umed th a t the 30 06- ca lib e r ~ ne o f the_se photogr ap hs, he u ,• and · ec om . t im e , I d id n' t ha ve a weapo n ."r ifl e fo un d ncar t he sccene 9f sa td , was or a _man wh o h a ~p ~ s s - e c lab o u t the topi c He s a id h e had been suppose dth e a mbus h ha d b ee n used m b ee n ar r < s•cd In Da llas fot A C l f . · . t d rive to a Main S t reet fl op -the m urder. qu e stionin ; on t he d ay t h ~· a 1 o;ma so ng wJr ~ r . h u se t o re n t a roo m bu t th a t

" T d idn' t m ake no st r o ng as - Pr eside n t Kc.nr.edy was assas s Charles Stem. w ho rod e w tth h got lost a nd parked hts r a rcu m pt ion s m that area ," f-Ir. na t ed t here in 1963. 1:-.lr . Ray From L_os An g el es t o i a lot a m ile or more from theRay te s ttfted . He dtd no t say " I was a s l ~ e dif I wo uld ide - New O rlea ns 111 De ce m b er. o us e. " walked up there an dwhat his rcspon s tbility hl'd L fy t h e mar: tf he was b ro ug l l 9 6 7· tol _d p o r t ~ r; t ~a t Mr. r en ted a roo m " he ~ a i d .bee n . but adde d , " Th e man who to Memph is." l\lr . Ra y sa id . '1 ay w a~ 10 o ve W I a e w T h is was t he afternoon ofmade the rifle ma y h a1 e been said no, altl1<lugh h e d1d lo? l ea ns woman . Apr il 4. 1968 about four hoursr cpons thle in part ·• I imi lar t? t ~ ;par ty I was tn j " £ v ide nc e He ld N ?nex is t en t befo r e Dr. K i ~ gwas ~ h o t

\l u c_h or the <'I td r nre t ~ a t_he volved wtth. . Mr . Ra y sai_d th ts a Ft e ~n . o on He sa i d o n t hat s am e a f ter-has g11·cn to Fenl'ra l D t.stn c t T hr man arre s t ed m. D allas t ~ a t o n . ~ .wtdel.r, p ~ b l t ct z_ ed n oo n he was se nt 10 buy a n "in·. l u d ~ ; eRohrrt ~ - ;\1cRae J r . ha s wa:> not c h : t r g e d ~and h t~ na m l P ece of r_v tdrn _ce a g a t~ s t ht m frared" telescope . hut 1hat hehPf'n c ~ t r h r c l111 such c a u t1 o u ~was n ot me n t ioned 111. t he jdtd not c x t ~ tlm, he ~ a t ~ .wa s co u ldn't Find one antl boughL alanguagr. . c _ o ~r tr o o m}uday. J:le. was 1 d~n - the markrd map found 111 the patr of b i n o cu l a r ~instead. The

Rdorr h r f n ~s rntC'nl 'Cd 111Dr . li f ted as :111 anll·Co mm untst :\tlanta room111g house where hinocu lars were Found with theK t n g ' ~r l r ~ t h, lo.lr Ra y h<td Cuban . ' ' . . . . \ l r . R < ~y had lt\t•d for a c o ~ ; ~ p l criFle wrappcd in a b r c t ~ r r r t H lonccrvr cl lh rl 'r n ri ,on 1 • r m ~and In addttton to outltn tnJ:: some o f werks ht'fnrr t he a ~ s ~ s s t n a ·a sidewalk ou t c;td thC' flop-'' a.s 111 lh" midn of a fourth of thf' event.; in 1vh ic h h e was tion. hous e .whrn hr r ~ < · a p c dfrom p r i ~ o nl invo lved ll'ading up to the The st a te of 'f rnnesS('I' nn d l; ~h n u t." ~ · ; 1 n ·hcforr Dr. King' s a ~ s a s s i n a t i o : > ,i\lr. Ray dr o pp ed thr. Fede r a l Bu_rcau o f 1nves ti · Ev id e nce Bar Dt n ie da < s R < ~ t o a t • n n . hant s about the g rou p o r p co p lejga t to n ha v e sa td th a t the map

,\ l r Hay'< . in1·oh·cmrnt. in tl.tL' Ihe is n o ~ .t ca cly to co n te nd ~a d Dr . l_<ing' s h ome a n d hi s of· WASH INGTON. Oct . . ~ 9murder. wh rch .set of f n ot ~ 111 "framed " mm f t c e ~e n ctrc led . l(ll P I - T hr SupremP Co urt tehlack sections oF cilics in thl He indi , a t ( d on two 0cc a - Mr. Ray sa i d t hat two s t reets jccted today Tentu·,sre 's cf·Uni iPcl S t a t r ~. ts being pi c cr r t sions that tne slaying or Dr. o the m a p h a d been c ircl ed . fort'> to block the prnchtC t(ln oftogrt iH·r indtr ·c tlv K ing might be t race d to I.oui - O ne was he tr ee t where t_he e > t d ~ n c cn t h ~ <atrrent r r? ·/

.\ t r . Ray ~ a id in his tr s timon y si a n a. n > ~ l m i n gltou<e was, he satd, ce•·dtnt;s tnvoh rn • f r . R Ay ~

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lather,\\ 11l1am D. Pa• l .y, both of 70 I Sou•h 48th Stn·t1. U i m . i n ~ htm. it back I wok u Jrwu'• t ~ J t ,p e n ~iJ, tmd cla AttD thi• J / t t•ll•t . I t:l o /)()l•t;ht l l t 'U Al4bcmullicatH 111p [i.. Uw n . t ~ /

llw: wl.ile Mu•tang w u ll<herti ed fur Nile fur I 1,')')5 in th Jlir· r:.tfrj 11/trr rl.-fmt (If O.-.tofwr. I r e n w m ~ r~ . . tcMm ham/ \ ,. f Sunday, Au 27. 1:107. On the aftrru(){•n of J ~ m wr ofllitminj;luzm C e o r f , ~C. ~ ~ 1 b d t . ,J r . } ~lumJndU.da) , :l c 29th, Ray tdepbo1u:d ~ l 'aioky honw. . M t L Paialc\ •d\ i • rd a 1,J ~ role for Aim ll'hik I k ~ U. 111 buy whim to ca l l i d . : aronoo 6 p.m • . 'hen i.c-r hwhand -.ortld loe throre. H.,. .·11-oul (htul.t<r 5th o r t h r - . C I I I Z ~ - h ~ J i t l - ~ i ; : t i ~ ~ m i ~ ~ I O ;= - - -

c lle<loooounfter (•, to an ill. to M:C th e u r aud waa advi..oal lacn• to reach tl w tu ~ t : thim i11 Nuet·u Lan: u ·l'a' lry home. He rrilc:d in a r.alr • liUI•• after 7. Mr. P . Icy otlen-clto • 1 to ~ n c o t 1 U U 1 u l t ~~ t ~ f ~ t ytkpo it bitt i q ,k t ' · 'm test drhc the ca r , but Ra) d«linetl , oaying he luul nu Alnl•ftlna l ~ t m l .m Hlrmin,:ham fU I U t i U U t : rJ ICII'tr « Binn.in&Jur-d r r ' a lit:rrt >C. Mr. Pai•ley then dm\'<" Hay .roun• l the J J. c:L: in th.. Jo11 't r r : m r m l ~ rth.- t < O t n l o f l h ~muul in Nruvo Lu«lo 1CAr, nd Ray id: " l ' l l t al:r: it ofl' your han de.'" Rlllyltten n pl a inw t h~ t Raoul, l I Prl1 clra , . '"'P so you' W I nJ r rrt)waUD. r«MJ.1..- "did hw in..,.." at the Dirmingham Trullt Nati01,. l Bauk, " " " ' " Jx, of· Jf,<Jfl f,n 11 in t h ~mot<'l uboultu·., hCJurJ ~ ~ t l t mRaoal nu nc w my room.(, r;o,J tu m.-.,t 1r. PaiJey ru·xtmurning at 10 a.m. and Jill) ' him in c:a h. fir toM mr: to JutluHi him. ·•anJS tltc bordu.lr.u:J: inJo T n & ~ .Hr: k i D ~aMr. l 'ai Icy Nid 11.. 1 he "oultl want I•• tlqK>til thc:- mont:) in thr. l'in-1 cub, and af tu k'C ptZJMdthrout.h US. CIUlonu hr: &Ol o u l of llu «WbantiNational Bauk. & \ ' r o M tioe &trret fmm Birmingham Tru t. •n • l the two into thr IJuJtnfl& uillt ~ Hc: Jirutrd ~ 111 • car U. / r ~ ofafrtz#U&ftrr.c'\lto m<'t'l next morning in front of th.: F'ir-t National Bank. {rum lwuJr. /1,. " l ~ 1 1 r Jthe trunk uflluu car and tn:rufrrrNl c Urf'. oil «carwllf"re th.-) " ou ld c r D ~ Y ~the trc:d lu Uirntinf.ham T n 1 t I n get the t ·vh. ul1rel In m) r.ar trun lc. Hc: roth uitlt m<' . . . . - • a in crcuutl 1/u borJ.-rMr. Pai lry and his to<ln tht'D t l r o ~ c ·Ray l>adc t o ' ' " " " ' " " ' " Biwtil• ;h•m. into A l r ~ i < t . J• t Mc:s.urut cuUollu J . ~ f,vl " " ' fiJIJ k'GitNl Laidc: u,,wltcrc. Hay got out abou t f i" ' hlc...u from tltc: S ~ a r l i t • ·Cafe. LuiUin(.. FoJwkill& hir imlructicru,lulcc:J . ~ rwtonunk".II/Or • war-

Nrxt morning, Mr. P:ti•lcy rnet Ray in front of th•· Fir.t Jliational iJt cord, ullin& h ~ m/ 1nu ,oU.&inJo Ute intuior of Muico, not jwt inJof ~ n l ,~ ( > « l i n gto 110 'M'ilh Ray u r r ~the lrrc t to Birminl ham Tru t. Nuev., l.ntrtlo. ( Ia tuuri. l coni ir MeeUGry 111 tu i l tM lxmkr IO#IU inl lut Ray . tart) rl Mr. Pai Icy hy Mying thllt he .. read )· llhtl thr. 111011<") , ' ~ · · : r ic o ; onl) if)' Grt ' soia&ir.w tk ttJ<:ritX.) rl 'helltM CIUlonu , _ , .and he UU Ie<l Mr. P i ley eorne apprdoensiou hy promprly <:<>urrting "ul Al<>r,•J to 'n1rrlt thc cnr, l Kllt>t thcml3 IU Raottl J..J uMl a e lo .W.cnJ

n even 52.000 in ootltins &IMII<'r th an 20 hill . "Man, kt '• be carrful t h ~d l lppN ~ Acarch tUtd pal a mcrl; nn t'Wrf1ki111f. RIJDfJ crul ltiJ,.nwith this kintl uf : ~ o n e r . "Mr. I ' i ley Aid, .. isJtt l1erc on 20th Str re t in (.Olin thc <'llr and J rou . to the fADtft h u ~~ J..J fflt:lcad ~ • c :I . , . , ,ltroatltla) light." Mr. l ' a i lr.y &awe IUy a $5 hill in chan e a01l waii..L-.i r " ( , i d r r ~ t l .T11uc u c Jou11d tht OAr RouulluMl Utkm the l i n oat.Jj: i l lwJditTctly into the F in t National Bank and dr-potited tloe 11,995. Tltrn he l ~ r nJ ri t < ll thuc: I')· .nOIMr Jrivn-. Raoul 11£UUa tr•tU/rrrc:J IM t i u andtook Ray to a parkin lot and gn\e him h•o l rtl of .keya and tltec•r. ulu:•-1 from m> cor back tu ~ o t ~r t•or {w:lticlt ltt.J o Muinm Jic,.n ,

Mr. l '•i ley'a dqJWit llp .ho'Ms that thiA t ranudiun nccurn.,f on t l " t ~]. lif-t ILNIau r . i J ~ , a n t lR I UJid he wafll<'dme to lt.tuJ U.e,. .HI.th, nwruing of Augu8t 30, 1967. The: los un R a y ' ~t l q - i t hox ' ' ' ~ t l ~ tire, and tlrc ,;,,.·, r.onUnu t roush 1 ~ M.,:Ucru. U.tnior ''"' IHmA

th a t l oe did not havr c e o ~ ~to it hctwec- n Au,.u . t l8 ' " ' Sc pt,.mh.·r l. ch.:c/.; rdu'r h i$ •• bout sn l.:ilt.>mrtal louJh o f t t< l><>rJt<r. H ~alw tc.U m<'

This l ' t :Cnt let iu t f i rak Ihat tiH: p u h l i ~ J . . . , Jar.wunts arc wn•11p:. :n...- / }l.n:f' the: t•hutogrtJflhic rqw·p,.,nlfnr ~ t i m < I ~ U . ~ .

12,1100, 1110.1 prnh•loly, wa n.-tc:r in Ray·,. J e t ~ i thot. Ray did nbl I .ll<l.) cd ottl.at O l ~ {that nit,ht, and nul mnrni"« R110ul ~ .uu1bring it to B imlinalaa rn. He clio( n<ot "n:nlO\C it from tire J,,.,.k a.- .. , j( Gfi.nint r amfur. J tlte t i u ' mrCDr. T h ~ l l l f u i L... IWrtGAJIU, a u tobox' ' to Jill)' fur tlte CAr. Euc:tly •• Ray i m i ~ t • ,I Wb hanc:kd thr 2,000 the interior evil oms lwfl>c u here off iun cloc:drd l>olh JUs a u IDt4l m i ~ .

in hiuuiugi.am, perlaape only a few minulc:a b·for he hnn.tr.d it to 1 1 ~Jrot'f' n liulc furtlra, end 1 < h ~ nI N ' ac: rr <IW uJ ai,.hl CJflhc a u t < ~ m s

Mr. J•ai ley. houu, I t ' ( a t ~ u i l ltran.sjrrrrc/ the tire jrom my cor lo Air. Thr.11 Itt: «• If .n "rill" : - - - = : ; ; = = ~ . .e $:. 1HJO, oil in 20.Jollar bUU. l i e Mill hc: c:mJdn'l «t:liAe ,,.I d 'OIW'r•

~ U I- P- 1~, .•, ~ ~I IH-catne. involvd in .aom.e ' ' ' tJ/ plut &o ill K i n ~l < · h ~ nI or ru( as ' ~ l .but fur ~ 1 1 r eh l • t l ~ u ~ t r ' Clkm/OT M e 1M , . ,_n I ~ lt.r ..:awfirat look tluoJc: ['KU:L'(,e• inw lAc U.S. frvm CtmD<Ja. I MJOulJ think il • ~ -1/c'J n/,,.. l.nt .. lor ine t/le 1;_12.000, ~ n .• Jot w o in 11Wintuha<l oa bt • • I I • ' , . , . , . ' 6 l · o ~ hl in Rirmilll{ham, as ""

-mn :-dt'Uld hor·e « i ~ n~ $3Q(KJ U. Binninl{iwmt iwt to /ta d narcoticsoc ro u th<' loon/cr. Rut 11oboclytolJ anylltin« c l.oul •nr [okttn"d mill'·

r of King or of anyone cUe:.

A oout t.ia aix week. in Dinniu8ham, Ray writes:My nay in Bll'mingluun _ , UllewaJfrJ. Birmill(,ltom ir af10111. liktSt. Lollir, Olllr amollu. I tltinlc I told 1 11 I uomt to tlull J1111n sdw.•lt h r ~ et imn It rod $10 lolal. l t ~ h lI mit,hl Mllt to ~ o l o a lAtin• t:IUntry, find il hdp1 1<1cially in thase c e ~ u n t r i e 6lu know a lillie a( <>Ul

LAtin do11ct l. 1 / o u > t : t ~ ryou lun t lt.J karn l h ~st.tvulard Janu fine in,.,Jer to learn t h ~l.otin, if < ~ ut C I I ~ I U 1 . t ethe #Jwolr. AUo l to lJ J<'

about m) e ~ p . - r i c : n t : t : lwiJh tlu t l u c t o r ~• • · lwrm [ H a v ~ n tkJ " " " '

tl<>cl<ir u11d asl·Ni fur: and l(lC1$ «iw11, i.Jepi"C$J44SS ilU.Coing lxzc/cto c.naJ, " minlllf', Ill I t i j t u e b TOUI{hl' '

Ca atliun paper• u ith nu. I ((U<U yo11 unc en art.ick khich UnJ..-tJ '""'Mill: u hippie kmdy hc:arla dub? Wlwrt I JiJ w.u c:nroU i11 m.e ojiMH:U . t u ' ~ J l i u n a lrluln ulrik in Birmin«'-" · TAc pe••Jik in thesc club• nrenot criminol • Lui thtry· arc nl>l ulro t yoa x;ouJ,l .....U •quorc:. I •till hod1wl ruled out " CamnliJ111 fHW/'OTt, anti lllaou lll I l f l i « h ~coiiUu:l wmcwonwn U. Canada lhrt>U(,h U.ir dub • fter I «Ot Iocr aJJrru, I'J (,0 kJ

lAm.o4G tmtl mcrtl"'r tluough normal cltlllUUu.lwotUd'l't t ~ Ulat<r I .,...,Jrom IM US., or h o d ~ ~ ~ ~tcTitint: to ~ r .l ' t l tul u.U Mr I w u " c- .tliz:lt from aliOIJ.,,. c il .Y, end i t ~ . r• 11:1Ukad: her to 1it,11 a fi<LU[>Ort /•ll'mHov:ewr, I MWr hc:o.rJ from y<HU. GAd I /• rt;l'l ai.<•ul i l t i l l I ,;at toc.liforrWI.

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