CABLE - RODERICK CLAFLIN BROWN, PANAMANIAN NATIONAL BORN BRITISH HONDURAS VOLUNTARILY APPEARED AT DEPT OF NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Originator: CIA
From: DIRECTOR
To: FBI
Document date: 04/25/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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16 APRIL RODERICK CLAFLIN BROWN, PANAMANIAN NATIONAL,

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DEPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS OF WHICH AS FOLLOWS:

(1) 26 OCTOBER 1962 SERVED AS COOK/SEAWAY ABOARD

TEXACO S.S. SOUTHHAMPTON WHICH DOCKED AT MOBILE, ALABAMA.

(2) 0: SHORE VISIT TO MOBILE AIRPORT MORNING OF

26 OCTOBER: IN COMPANY TWO FELLOW PANAMANIANS/ SEAMAN HE APPROACHED

BY MARVIN P. LITTRELL, OWNER, LITRELL MOTOR CO., 921-25 SOUTH

CLINTON STREET, ATHENS, ALABANA, WHO AFTER ASCERTAINING BROWN

PANANAYIAN SEAMAN, ASKED IF HE KNEW OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

(3) LITRELL INQUIRED WHETHER BROWN INTERESTED IN EMPLOY-

JENT, DETAILS OF WHICH UNSPECIFIED. WENT ON TO DESCRIBE DR. KING.

AS "OUR GREATEST PROBLEM WHO IS CAUSING US MUCH TROUBLE." GAVE

BROAN BUSINESS CARD TO USE IN EVENT HE INTERESTED IN PURSUING

ENPLOYMENT OFFER.

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(1) 28 JANACRY 1963 BROAN TROTE LITRELL FROM NEW YORK CITY,

STATING HE INTERESTED IN JOB AND REQUESTED S7S FOR TRAVEL NEW YORK

CITY TO NOBILE. 2 FEBRUARY 63 BRONT RECEIVED REPLY FROM LITRELL,

RE-STATING THAT HE HAD A JOB WAITING FOR BACAN IN ALABAMA, BUT

QUESTIONING WHY $75 NEEDED SINCE FARE LESS THAN $40 BY BUS.

(5) AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH RELATITS AND FRIENDS IN

NEW YORK CITY, BROWN SUSPICIONED THAT LITRELL JOB OFFER RELATED

WITH ASSASSINATION PLANS FOR DR. KING.

INTREFORE HE DID NOT

RESPOND TO LITRELL LETTER AND DISHISSED INCIDENT UNTIL DEATH OF

DR. KING IN APRIL 1963. BROWN RETURYED PANAKA IY 1961.

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3. A PHOTOCOPY OF LITRELL LETTER OF 2 FEBRUARY 1963 WILL BE

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TUR EREN THIS OFFICE HES NO IZACES ON

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