</s>104-10079-10163 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 104-100769-10165 OFME 0 SECRET STAFF STAFE DELTAZETT DIRECTOR DELSAZETE CONF SA/0/0 DISEENEDY TO: LTSBON INFO (LONDON, MEXICO CITY) RYBAT UNINITEL (RVIVED) TO: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS WHO CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CIRCUITSTANCES ASSASSINTATIONS WHO CORRESENTLY INVESIGATING (CIRCUITS TANCES) SURROUNDING ASSASSINTIONS OF PRESIDENT KENNETDY AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING HAS TOLD STATE THAT THEY INTEND TO PURSUIE LEADS IN PORTUGAL, UK AND MEXICO RELATING TO JAMES EARL FAY, CURRENTILY SERVING TIME FOR KING MURDER. THEY BASING THIS INTEREST ON INFORMATION THAT RAY WAS IN LISBON BRIEFLY IN MAY, 1968 SHORTLY BEFORE HIS APPEHENSON IN LONDON IN JUNE 058-4 2 MR G. ROBERT BLAKEY, CHIEF IN JUNG COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR OF COMMITTLE SAYS SELECT COMMITEE TOLD STATES THAT HE WANTS TO ESTABLISH CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH APPROPRIATE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL POLICE AND HOPES TO ENLISST THEIR ASSISTANCE INCLUDING ACCESS TO THEIR FILES AND IN LOCATING AND INTERVIEWING POTENTIAL WITNESSES: 3- DEPARTMENT HAS SOLICITED EMBASSY SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW BLAKEY SHOULD PROCEED: DATE ORIG UNIT EXIT: REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED E2-2 IMPDET CL-BY: #1US8 4/0V

Summary  
The document details a 1968 U.S. Department of State communication regarding the Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA) investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It notes that SCA members, including Chief Counsel G. Robert Blakey, sought information about James Earl Ray’s movements in Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. Ray, who was serving a life sentence for King’s murder, had been briefly in Lisbon in May 1968 before being apprehended in London in June 1968. The SCA expressed interest in pursuing leads connecting Ray to JFK’s assassination, citing information about his presence in Lisbon prior to his capture. The Department of State requested embassy guidance on how Blakey should proceed with engaging Portuguese authorities for assistance, including access to files and witness interviews.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray: Suspected assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., serving time for that crime; linked to JFK assassination investigation.  
- G. Robert Blakey: Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Select Committee on Assassinations.  

Key Locations  
- Lisbon, Portugal: Ray’s brief presence in May 1968.  
- London, United Kingdom: Ray’s apprehension in June 1968.  

Key Events  
- SCA investigation into JFK assassination and King’s murder.  
- Pursuit of leads connecting James Earl Ray to JFK’s assassination.  
- Request by the U.S. Department of State for embassy guidance on engaging Portuguese authorities.  

Key Organizations  
- Select Committee on Assassinations (SCA): Investigating JFK and King assassinations.  
- U.S. Department of State: Provided communication and guidance on SCA activities.  
- Portuguese National Police: Potential assistance sought by the SCA.

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