404-10178-10109 « eo fy Ba * aa * _ aan 10 CIA" mtsssce rome WS TK wee “Back und Use Only;~ “VERE? aM ~* “4-2 “Do Not Reproduce STESCHR-E-T ger pate Poo ADHERE. 119058 OPES Oe DETR EME MER EE ANIMA PR ene Cer erie ) ae, & meet og | ae | fons: . ~ ” a ae 4 MO COPY 153917 . (erpsortm@tecr) téate end hme fried) rete tene omen ber} fy wee [of L] mo ween PGs J SECRET cre omecton «= ej a ee Satta ee ™ " FSEDERYL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . ia 1. -16 APRIL RODERICK CLAFLIN. BROWN, PANAMANIAN NATIONAL, ‘8B BORN 1 JULY 1917, BRITISH HONDURAS , VOLUNTARILY APPEARED AT eek ‘ E@vBuC oF PANVAM frye 5 ad .. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS (DENI) AND SIGNED ;. 3 DEPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS OF WHICH AS FOLLOWS: ns . : +e (1) 26 OCTOBER 1962 SERVED AS COOK/SEAMAN ABOARD oa TEXACO S.S$. SOUTHHAMPTON WHICH DOCKED AT MOBILE, ALABAMA. co an (2) ON SHORE VISIT TO. MOBILE AIRPORT MORNING OF “loon 26 QCTOBER-IN COMPANY TWO FELLOW PANAMANIANS/SEAMAN HE APPROACHED me | ne BY MARVIN P. LITTRELL, OWNER, LITRELL MOTOR CO., 921-25 SOUTH wo CLINTON STREET, ATHENS, ALABAMA, WHO AFTER ASCERTAINING BROWN a PANAMANIAN SEAMAN, ASKED IF HE KNEW OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ee \ (3) LITRELL INQUIRED WHETHER BROWN INTERESTED IN EMPLOY- 2 _. MENT, DETAILS OF WHICH UNSPECIFIED. WENT ON TO DESCRIBE DR. KING. & AS "OUR GREATEST PROBLEM WHO IS CAUSING US MUCH TROUBLE." GAVE NY : BROWN BUSINESS CARD TO USE IN EVENT HE INTERESTED IN PURSUING * F ‘ . «4 EMPLOYMENT OFFER. ‘ 3 : ~ - eT : RECORD UGHY -CONTINUED- 29° 22 2S 8 Str- OF BRIG RX ee COORDINATING OFFICERS RELEASING OFFICER i ; tonsoed srgee otomerig | AUTHERN (CATING / $-E-C-R-E~T [ors j Oreicen REPRODUCTION BY OTHEA THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE I$ PROHIBITED, Cory RO, ok “og Te . . * ee faa * RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce
14-00000 mreeace Foe Gis. te A. OF Ut aye - phan ee seep eerie gee TOTAL COMET , 6 goa: ' “e. Ty ~ ar : S=E-C-R-E-T . ary Naamaanseatetios = tpt se cemeee  ne - ee +. ee ee etme tee te meme. nee ter! e , Sr ble ears % 198 ame ee ee ar Se ~ + cee wee ee nd . . ant wee « ! roe oe CASE SFCRTAMAT BEN ATOR p { t wore i 0 peerage | server ry sear | ? pre ore € ae on a - LT | 1 reson [ 1 ae oe ce we we, con. a . . . : <= ang _. ene ve : a a i a : : folte} {oxs) Sa send opty {dete ang eve hed} * (relerence umber) ’ ~~ 8 & & & t. ro 7 “Vig * Dc/el 2 a] SECRET Crre DIRECTOR PAAZO ® (4) 23-JANAURY 1963 BROWN WROTE LITRELL FROM NEW YORK CITY, STATING HE INTERESTED IN JOB AND REQUESTED 375 FOR TRAVEL NEW YORK CITY TO MOBILE. 2 FEBRUARY 63 BROWN RECEIVED REPLY FROM LITRELL, RE-STATING THAT HE HAD A JOB WAITING FOR BROWN IN ALABAMA, BUT QUESTIONING WHY $75 NEEDED SINCE FARE LESS THAN S40 BY BUS. (5S) AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH RELATIVS AND FRIENDS IN NEW YORK CITY, BROWN SUSPICIONED THAT LITRSLL JOB OFFER RELATED WITH ASSASSINATION PLANS FOR DR, KING. THEREFORE HE DID NOT RESPOND TO LITRELL LETTER AND DISMISSED INCIDENT UNTIL DEATH OF DR. KING IN APRIL 1968. BROWN RETURNED PANAMA IN 1964. VE Par TION Aw> 2. A PHOTOCOPY OF LITRELL (LETTER OF 2 FEBRUARY 1963 WILL BE our BvSenu - _ MADE AVAILABLE TO es caer THIS QFFICS MES Wo Gown oR MTRELL 6 oy op vEssacE. C/WH/2/P rs cine ~ R. Ober eo j WH/FI Ve | ivhe . . / [er JAMES HUNT CUES ghee + etapa rime sn snare Bag te “pe pad) i HEF COCEMNATNG ormcrTe i " fep’aces ‘eon ovtematig AUTHENTICATING é Geegrading org OFFICER \eenetennceeeneetnnnneensneunnnne ees «crt SBN ETN REPROC TION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFF {§ PRONIBITES, COPY NO RELEASING OFFER Ce ranetinementinaasinnstneiananmennnnanmensananmtenamaamemenstemeasmeeeat ee eee eRe eee ORR nee GE ot ER NERNEY ARERR eC 2(6R