MESSAGE: RE RODERICK CLAFLIN BROWN, PANAMANIAN NATIONAL.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
Document date: 04/24/1968
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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HYPEACE AND SIGNED DEPOSITION

HIGHLIGHTS OF WHICH AS FOLLOWS:

•(1) 26 OCTOBER 1962 SERVED AS COOK/SEAMAN

ABOARD IEXACO S-S SOUIHHAMPTON WHICH DOCKED AT

ROBILE, ALABAMA:

(2)

ON SHORE VISIT TO MOBILE AIRPORT

MORNING OF 26 OCTOBER IN COMPANO TWO FELLOW PANAMANIANS /SEANAN

HE APPRACHED BY MARVIN P. LITTRELL, OWNER, LITRELL APTOR

00., 921-25 SOUTH CLINTON STREET, ATHENS, ALABAMA, WHO

AFTER ASCERTAINING BROWN PANAMANIAN SEAMAN, ASKED IF HE

KNEW OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

(3) LITRELL INQUIRED WHETHER BROWK IFTERESTED

IN EMPLOYMENT, DETAILS OF WHICH UNSPECIFIED. WENT

RETURN TO CIA

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ON TO DESCRIBE DR. KING AS "OUR GREATEST PROBLEM

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

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5(4) 28 JANUARY 1963 BROWN WROTE

LITRELL FROM NEW YORX CITY, STATING HE INTERESTED

IN JOB AND REQUESTED $75 FOR TRAVEL NEW YORK CITY TO

MOBILE. 2 FEBRUARY 63 BROWN RECEIVED REPLY FROM LITRELLA.

RE-STATING IHAT HE HAD A JOB WAITING FOR BROWN IN

ALABAMA, BUT QUESTIONING WHY $75 NEEDED SINCE FARE

LESS IHAN $40 BY BUS:

(5) AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH RELATIVE AND FRIENDS

IN NEW YORK CITY, BROWN SUSPICIONED THAT LITRELL

J08 OFFER RELATED WITH ASSASSINATION PLANS 1

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FOR DR. KING. THEREFORE HE DID NOT RESPOND TO LITRELL

LETTER AND DISMISSED INCIDENT UNTIL DEATHER DR. KING

IN APRIL 1968. BROWN RETURNED PANAMA IN 1964.

COPY OF DEPOSITION GIVEN TO STATION BY

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¿ FEBRUARY 1963 ATTACHED THERETO.

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