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e tes , : . Mae 4ote 0° bummed eave, teed 2109 © had & 16 MAY 1968 : LGAORANDUM FOR: Director ; ; Feloral Bureau of Tuvesticntion Attention: ix, S.J. Papich SCULJECT ;0 Investigation in Japan of Fesort_on S: ispdiedeur. Actions of Gerald Lue Raichares, Crizinaily Described as Leseabling Suspected Assausin of De, Martin Luther King, Jr ’ e 1. Reference is made to the report concerning the sbove subject mado by telephone to Kr, §.3. Prepich at 0930 on 17 April 1258, Following is a full account of the investigation made in tais cases A. On 16 April 1963 s United States N.tional Maritisae Union official in Yokoham: reported that one Gerald Lee Richards, whe bore a general physical resanblanco to the descristion given of the suspected | : assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had arsived | in Japan about 15 April 1965 ond requested a position F aboard any ship going saywhore, Richards bocaxe esitated when asked for a contact addross in Japan and refused to divulge his Japanese residence, Tha ‘ National Maritime Union ofxacial descrised Richards as 5* 16" tall, 155 pounds, with browa hair, ne reecding hairline on both gidea, and a not very prosinent scar ‘ two and oneehalf inches long traversing the center \ forchead, his mogt outstanding charactoristic boing a disconcerting, idiotic grin rescabling a constant griance. According to Richards’ documents and state~ monts, he was born & April 1937, applicd for scenan's popors in San Petro, C.liforuia, 1G June 1954 and registered there as a United Stctes National luritime Union monbor on 21 Pabruovy 1968 but never shipved out, Wis Secial Security Nunber is S62—8¢3—8L075; his United an — [RECORD COPY oe --| t | States Coast Guard Nuaver i 2711-782, rot mea, | ; so | ’ { i | | | | EC) | i { i s . 2¢ pn LP L8RIPB A
3. A sudseeucnt check with the Jnpracse Nathousk Police Asency confirmed tac blocrsphie cata cuLolisg by the National Maritime Union citicial., A wes chock andicated that Richeras orizinally resiccd ia grypra from 1963 to 1964 end sarsied TAEAYANA idebizo in 1603, Roth Richards and hin wife left Jspen fos the Vabted States in 1954, Richorcs retursed slone to Jrunn about C4 15 April 1968, His wife's adéreag in tho United fir is listed as 160 Hosoi (Cphonotic) Street, Corpoaterin, California, 93013, C. <A photograph of Richards obtained fron the Japanese police woo shown to the National Meritine Union official and identified by him es the inmfividusl in scubparrgraph 1A obove vho had apolicd for a ucanen'’s terth, The photograph of Richards bears no sepoaront resonblance to photogcapus of cuspected agsasain Jones Earl Nay provided by tho Fo.eral Dureau of lavestigation, 2, Theo above information has been given to tho Legal Attache of the United States Enbassy in Tokyo, FOR TICS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS: Bigned: Jamcs RB. Hunt JAMES ANGLETON CECI -316/01774~-68 DDP/FE/ JKOJO/R dah (8 May 1968) ‘Distribution: 2 ~ Addressee L ~ CI/LSN 1 ~ CI/R&A = CIOP/DO (201-~-832732) kvg, “TiRED 1 -~ CFE L = FE/JKOS ey” A on RE l= OS BBG RZ ae