RODERICK CLAFLIN BROWN, PANAMANIAN NATIONAL BORN BRITISH HONDURAS, VOLUNTARILY APPEARED.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 03/24/1968
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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NATIONAL, BORN 1 JULY 1917&, BRITISH HONDURASS

VOL APPEARED AT THYFRACE AND SIGNED DEPOSITION

HIGHLIGHIS OF WHICH AS FOLLOWS:

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(1) 26 OCTOBER 1952 SERVED AS COOK/SEAMAN

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ABOARD TEXACO S.S. SOUTHHAMPTON WHICH DOCKED AT

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MOBILE, ALABAMA.

(2) ON SHORE VISIT TO MOBILE AIRPORT

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MORNING OF 26 OCTOBER IN COMPANA TWO FELLOW PANAMANIANS/SEAMAN

HE APPRÄCHED BY MARVIN PO LITTRELL, OWNER, LITRELL MOTOR

CO., 921-25 SOUTH CLINTON STREET, ATHENS, ALABAMA, WHO

AFTER ASCERTAINING BROWN PANAMANIAN SEAMAN, ASKED IF NE

KNEW OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER HINGE JR.

(3) LITRELL INQUIRED WHETHER BROWN INTERESTED

IN EMPLOYMENI, DETAILS OF WHICH UNSPECIFIED. WENT

ON TO DESCRIBE DR. XING AS "OUR GREATEST PROBLEM

WHO IS CAUSING US MUCH TROUBLE. "*GAVE BROWN BUSINESS CARD

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(4) 28 JANUARY 1953 SROWN WROTE

LITRELL FROM NEW YORK CITY, STATING HE INTERESTED

IN JOB AND REQUESTED $75 FOR TRAVEL NEW YORX 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 $40 BY BUS.

(5) AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH RELATIVE AND FRIENDS

IN NEW YORX CITY, BROWN SUSPICIONED THAT LITRELL

JOB OFFER RELATED WITH ASSASSINATION PLANS

FOR DR. XING. THEREFORE HE DID NOT RESPOND IO LITRELL

LETTER AND DISMISSED INCIDENT UNTIL DEATHOF DE. KING

IN APRIL 1968. BROWN RETURNED PANAMA IN 1964.

0Z 2 COPY OF DEPOSITION GIVEN TO STATION BY

[INFRACE/S 24 APRIL. PHOTOCOPY OF LITRELL LETTER OF

2 FEBRUARY 1963 ATTACHED THERETO.

3. NO STATION TRACES BROWN.

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