'CABLE CONCERNING THE DETAINING OF TWO AMERICANS SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE KING ASSASSINATION.'
Originator: CIA
Document date: 04/22/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1O LOCAL PANAMANIAN AUIHORITIES HAVE DETAINED TWO AMERICANS WHO

TRAVELLED FROM SAN JOSE TO PANAMA CITY VIA PANAMERICAN HIGHWAY

ACCORDING TO PANAMANIAN AUTHORITIES THEY WERE TIPPEN OFF BY COSTA

RICAN AUTHORITIES THAT THE IWO AMERICANS WERE INVOLVED IN THE ASSASSI-

NATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. PANAMANIAN AUFERITIES DO NOI KNOW

BASIS FOR COSTA RICAN SUSPICIONS, AND LATTER HAVE OT ANSWERED QUERIES!

CAN YOU INQUIRE FROM YOUR LIAISON CONTACIS AS REASON WHY COSTA RICANS

SUSPECT THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS? ANSWER BY INMEDIATE PRECEDENCE CABLE.

2. AMERICANS ARE

MR TOM WOLMAN: DPOS; 17 JULY 1944, NEW YORK.

PASSPORI J085474 ISSUED 29 JANUARY 1968. HOME ADDRESS: 38 LARRY'S

LANE, PLEASANIVILLE, NEW YORK. (PASSPORI PICTURE SHOWS NO RESEMBLANCE

TO KING ASSASSIN.)

DOUGLAS HARRY HULBARD, PASSPORT NO. 330926. ACCORDING TO

PANAMANIAN LIAISON VOLMAN IS JUSI A KID AND HULBARD IS A FORMER SOLDIER

STATIONED IN PANAMA WHO WAS RETURNING TO PANAMA TO MARRY A GIRL HE

MET HERE. THE PAIR WERE TRAVELING IN A CHEVROLET LICENSE PLATE 23GHISS

MOTOR No: 13-387-13-113711. NEITHER IHE YEAR OF THE AUTO NOR THE STATE

OF ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATE WERE NOTED IN THE LIAISON REPORI.

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ACCORDING TO WOLMAN'S PASSPORT HE ENTERED AND DEPARTED EL SALVADOR

AND HONDURAS ONN 17 APRIL, NICARAGUA 18 APRIL AND PASO DE CANDA PANAMA

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