James N. Lesar, Esq. Attorney at Law 1231 Fourth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20024
Dear Mr. Lesar:
This is in partial response to your request, dated 11 June 1976, made on behalf of your client, Mr. Harold Weisberg. Please refer also to our letters, dated 21 June 1976, 30 November 1976 and 13 January 1977. Per our recent telephone conversation this partial response addresses itself to that part of your letter requesting records pertaining to James Earl Ray.
The materials located thus far have been reviewed carefully, and our determinations are as follows:
Enclosed, Tab A, are copies of the following items which are being released to you in their entirety:
1. One book excerpt.
2-109. One hundred and eight (108) press items.
110-134. Twenty-five (25) UPI wire itens.
155-171. Thirty-seven (37) Reuters wire items.
172-223. Fifty-two (52) AP wiro items.
Enclosed also, Tab B, are segregable portions of the documents listed below. Deletions in the originals were made under the exemption provisions of the Freedom of Information Act subsections which are given with each document cited.