fad Date: 6/11/63 (Type in pi.nnie.o or coin) (P6wity) `'( rt FLI/ iii gwripicatioi DIIISION)

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1 a fad Date: 6/11/63 tonsmit the following In AIRTM (Type in pi.nnie.o or coin) (P6wity) ' \ `'( rt TO: D firctoti, Fru: I; FLI/ iii gwripicatioi DIIISION) TOT% ZfC MEMARX (44-854) (V) ( C),L,4-1.X Ic of:r SHIM M.71._,NRJR/CIN (00: Memphis) r.pa ' e'r,/e Re Newarh teietype to Chicago dated 6/7/68, and Newar7: teletype to the Dureau Memphis nnd Olicago dated 6/9/68. Enclosed for the Bureau is n form newsletter bearing the heading, "The Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter." For the informationf4 tke rfmu * q.etts brother, /7as encouraged by t0 travel from Chicago, H11., id Camden, N.J., on 6/5/68, to visit I her. Thin was their first meeting and JERRY RAY performed his travel by plane. RATtok TmItli ETT7, v4-1777m77,1_ ,,,, l \ETP AtrhereE room id lifiv,a. W.77771hs roo --Tia6 Andlady for this,,7m1 who resides at the sac location. 6 7/68, fint said tot ±:-...,-,)and r7, !:,0:, upon hls arrival on 6/5/68, JERRY IAA had with him the c), Issue of "Life" magazine, which contains a cover story re instant matter. He also had a second issue of "Life" rhich had New York City Mayor JOHN LINDSAY on th cover. That issue con,l,ained addwc:information concerning MURKIN. q7- Bureau (rnc. 1) er,rn) -. RCI:: e a. 10 I 1r -.. Memphis (Info) 1.44k> 1.- Chicago (Inf) 4-,it; 5 - Newark.,7iVa... (1-137-E:829) _ I..5. ( ) somumwoolle lir\ JEO/eag ar, -'.' (11) =.. 't., Ail \ tt'rl, :,,Approved: r.111- Sent Per'.13:1/ 0..1 'L1

2 -" el 1K 44-g5el...- _,,-..., z 't -:- - = -3= -; ,: t' Z. i,...-=7:;-,7-%7z:.,i, f' 1,07e7.,, An ho nnpeeke4 the magazines, JERRY RAY saidtimic PA njut between. you and mot I saw my brother right after he escaped. We had a meeting place where he would meet on my '. days off." RAT did not say if these alleged meetings occurred after his escape from prison or after the murder of KING. JURY RAY Also said he had visited his brother who owns a tavern in St, Leuis, Missouri, after the assassination and before his first interview by the FBI. He stated that before the FBI contacted him, he saw the photograph of an ' individual identified as ERIC STARVO GALT with his eyes closed. Be recognized this man as being identical with his brother JAMES EARL RAY. JERRY PAY said if he told the FBI everything ho knows, "with all of their resources" they would be able to "track him down," Be stated, "I do not know where he is right now. I do not think I'll over see him alive again." He explained his brother would probably not permit himself to be captured alive.. JERRY RAY added that he did not want the subject apprehended because of the Mditional bad publicity it would result in for the RAT fenny. RAY further said he does not refer to the subject since the assassination by his real name but calls him STARVO or GALT. He did not explain why he does this. BAT Also sald "I tell the FBI only enough to keep them o.ft my back.". en 6/5/68, RAT..?peculated e17t7.71 7, 717 a 77 l that the subject would probably flee the country to Mexice-or Canada. He also said the subject was toe hot for him to be in touch with now. On 6/6/68, asked JERRY RAY if hie brother shot KING: Re repliee, 'This is his business. I didn't ask him. If I was in his position And had 10 years to serve and someone offered me n lot or money to kill someone,i didn't like Anyhow and get me ou% of no country, I'd do it." Later the same day JERRY RAY commended F771777,murn even If the subject confesses to committing the murder of KIAG, he, JERRY RAY, would not agree with him. He did -n. ;4 there-: - explain thin stetement* advised. _. :4-4...! RAY said he now carries a gun from his ibvito his ear, rho keeps the gui., in the trunk of his car. When he walks; : "

3 V.,..11X _ to his room from his car, he removes the gun fron the cm-ta trunk And takes it with him. He said ho carries the for personal protection. WS';'' _.401, 4 1 RAY said the subject is a supporter of Presidential Candidate GEORGE WALLACE. 313 said the subject once drove a man to Alabama Iron possibly the Californ17: area so be could vote for rallace. Re then identifie4z this an by his photograp Vq4Appears in the 5/3/68, issue of "Lifer IL is noted :;rt 4;,a,?4,Asa.. the magfazine rtilten:ttli lanes name is CUARLES r5:in: JERRY PAY, gmokmailuzzal did not say when the trip to Alabama occurred. JERRY RAY said he ran considering moving his residence again to a place There the press and possibly the FBI would be unaware of. No also SAN he Ins thinking of beginning to use the alias of JERRY RYAN. Re then 01.spinyed a new Illinois driver9s license in the name of :JERRY RYAN. He said he recently obtained that 'icon s for his own use. Re did not further explain rhy he night change his address and begin to use an alias. Re did not say he intended to leave_his present job. ura r7-4177,7roc7,7-7, C/7/613, 5 1sald on 6/6/u8, g7571 asked JERRY RAY ig he-lbought his brother shot KING: RAY replied by pointing out if he 'more in his brother's positioa of having an l3 year sentence to serve once he was apprehended and someone offered him ynoney to kill someone he did not like and thereafter be able to leave the country, be would do it. RAY further volunteered at this point the subject might have fled to Canada or Mexico. Re did not say anything further about *hero. ho thought the rlubject vas. The s, asked JERRY RAT where the subject got the money to buy insi.:.!,ut white Mustang with. JERAY RAY replied, "They gave him part of the money. He put the money in a safety deposit bo.,c, bat) vhen he left, he drew it all out. It broke his heart to have to leave the white Mustang." On 6/3/63, PCI also said on 6/G/68,.,,Lt_,,, recalled RAY commented the subjcct was said either "100,000Or $500, JERRY RAT said this whileirr aand he were discussing..ti, 4 it the subject killed TUNG. AcCo ra i lig to ( : - JERRY RAT did sot further explain his comment regardng 4.4j 1000,000 or 500,000'Sum. Neither 'CX rils able to. extract'n root, statement from JERRY, RAT that the subject killed NAgE0-4 On!/9/53 4,-v--,-Afntd..,,i,treceive(! a tele hone 4.: call from JEJULY RAY, Re said.1.1r:1 va.s cliing to. alert in :* I -T - r*,

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5 ..c. NK 44-8al. - JEO: zoloi...o:.:,-.. -., o-'.'7' -.., ,..., -. _.. - ':s4r=ii 7i 4,., : - ' '''. -*.e 4rri4...v JERRY RAY also told...44m he incends.:mvisit ' the subject with his b brother who owns a tavkn o in St:-"''' - - Louis when the subject is returned to the United States. 77"7",777roceived the impression from JERRY RAT that he clj.0 not Ir.low the subject was traveling fts he was just before his arrest.. JERRY RAY also onid he intends to travel to St. Louis, Missouri to confer with his brother who owns a tavern there within the next week. He said he will do this so he and his brother ca.aa agree on how they should handle inquiries from the Press. Ho said he might consult an attorney himself so he would not mistakenly say anything in public which might be detrimental to the subject's case. On Gil 0/03, advisedem received on 6/3/68 an airmail sp6-cfal delivery Anvelope from JERRY RAY pootmarked in noeling, PA., on 6/1/68. The nu contained a money order from JERRY RAY to the amount of $ The money order was -n:b/olu. long by 3t" wide. The paper the money order was on was yellow in color and had a white edge. Across; the bottom of the face of the money order was "PERSONAL HONEY ORDER" written in black letters. PC1 saidipgacould not recall noticing what kind of a money order it was. F stated on 6/3/660M cashed the money order at the FirRt Croqden National Bank and Trust Co. bank located ta_t,ty 2800 block of MtAphraim Ave. Camden, N.J.,777-7"Te777 BCP DADMI. land put f7,71, e and tie num6er of account at that f;a..ut on the money order when it MS cashed. This money order represents one of severs in.tances w3v.,,,,2rx.tr,,i;trryxa has nailed money orders or cash to, iforpersoual U9V. It in noted for the information ARRY RAY is Apparently quits fond of and this in probably the reason he needs money. o The money order wn onclosed in a fours e formtype newsletter bearing the heading of "TNA ROTAL.104K OF. -CANADA HONTNLY NEWSLETTER". Beneath this headingppearei - the information this newsletter represents Vol. 49`y. 5,. a -,---r.

6 " ' " r! '- - PK 41,551 JEO:lgd. -, - - and the, organization's hear office in newsletter in for May, 1968, and cotta "TECHrOLOGYA3 A RAY or LIFE". The ar rith the 'carious aspects of technology in *sirt.qt;4e.."7.:-. 141". 47: ins an article dtvitled, ticle deals generally ': Rffect on contemyoraxy. Across the, front of the newsletter in written th inside, X mm att.tae cost office and didn't havn testy XsaPer" this in the only message fro:-.1 JERRY RAlr Trh i;:i0 '4114 in thin piece of correspondence. 2677:77773said(71 recalled receiving the 'J J cosmunication'containing the cescribed newsletter aftex learning the subjirect had been in Canada prior to hie apprehension. FAsaid that JZFER.7 RAY indicated to during his visit ho obtained and n*nt the money ordor Axon the Wheeling, X11. area. REQUEST Or TIM BUREAU: The FBI Identification Division in requested to process the enclosed newsletter for intent IMpressions and compare any of value T2hich are developed with the subject'm fingerprints. AIMED AND DANGEROUS... " * 7: ftry rki"' 4.4) "" ; kr.4 `1, e 11.m. -so 111W , - -j-,-117,