INVESTIGATION IN JAPAN OF REPORT ON SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS OF GERALD LEE RICHARDS, ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED AS RESEMBLING SUSPECTED ASSASSIN OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Originator: CIA
From: DEP DIR FOR PLANS
To: DIR FBI, ATTN: PAPICH
Document date: 05/16/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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16 MAY 1968

LEMORANDU FOR: Diroctor

cioral Direnu of lavostigatis

Attcntion:

s. S.J. Papic

SUBJECT

•Inunstigation in Japan of renort on Suoyicacu:

Ictions of Corald Luo Richaris, Originall:

Doscrlbod as riscabling suspoctod Assassin of

DI. MartIa LUtHOr KIDS, ST.

subject ado

Roferenco

by tolophone

to it.

Following da a full account of tho lavestication nado 1a

On 18 April 10G8 a Unitod Statos National

Maritino Union

oftletal In Yokohar: reported that ono

Gorald Loo Richards, win boro a fonarni physical

rosanblanco to tho

description elven of the suspouted

assnssin oi Di.

dartin Luther King,

so. had arrivid

In Japan about 15 April 190S and toquestod a position

abonid any ship going siyuboro.

Richards DoCaro

saltatod whon askod for a contret addross in Japan

and refusod to divulro his Japanose runildence.

officinl described Richards

25 51 10" tall, 155 pounds,

vita browd sair, & reocdlig

both sides, and a not vory pronincut scar

two and one half inches lous travorcine the conter

forchoad, his most

outstanding charactoristic bolug a

disconcerting, 1d1otic ciln rescubliug a

Accordine to

richardal docunents and state-

ho tas born

8A9211 1937, applied for scanan's

papors 1n Son Pairo, C.:lIsorula, 10 Juno 1964 and

Iccistored there as

n Called Surtos National Maritino

Union nombor on 21 Inbruary 1908 but never sniped out.

lils Social Security Nunber

1s 562-13-107S; his Unitod

States Coast Guard Nurdci & 2711-782.

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B. A subsoquent choci tili the Japriose dntso.ud

PolicE AJenCy confirmed tie biO:sephie cata is alis.

by the National Maritino Ualon oilcial.

andlortco that Richarus oricinally Icsdico in dr.ra

Iron 1003 to 1961 and sarilco sillYal icilio in 1003.

roth Ilchards and hia vito Infi Jrpon lui the Caitou

Alchaius retiraou alone to cipin aloit

Statco 1n 1055° MaNifon address 11 tha United sirlos

15 Apx1l 1968.

15 I1stod as 160 Honol (pionotio) Strcet, Corpontorin,

Califoral, 93013.

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A photograpa of Richaros obtrinod fron tho

to tha intional taritino

Union official and identiflod bu nin

Tio photozraph of Richarda benro se apparont

resonblanco to photorcapid of duspoctod assasslu

Javes Tent oay provicod by tho foioral Duraau of

Attacho of on bro a oration bany 1a Forgo to tho Local

FOR STIC DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS:

Bigned: Janes R. Hunt

JANIS ANGLATON

CSCI-316/01771-68

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