</s>104-10778-10442 TOTAL COATI TIM AND ON MIRITIES MIND. CSDC: SECRET TOTAL COUNT REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY FANATED ADVANCE COPY 0540. CLASSEY TO FILE NO. PRECRECEDR.M. KEEP TO FILE TO APPROVED FOR RELEASES 1994 ACTION KEEP OF FILE TO KEEP OFF TO CHEET TO APPROVEO FOR RELEASE 1994 C.A.HISTORICAL REVEY-PROGRAM FLIND2 PRIORITY DIRECTOR S.E.T 909452 APR 68 CITE MEXICO CITY S162 JAN#857492 NO NIGHT ACTION PRIORITORY DIRECTOR 1. A.CLAUDE CHESTER MCLAREN, JR. WITH U.S. PASSPORT Z 155489 BORN 12 SEPT 1936 IN TEXAS PLANS TAKE PANAM FLIGHT DEPARTING AT 230U SEPT 1956 FOR HOUSTON. B. LOCALES PHOTOGRAPHED HIM IN AIRPORT AFTER ARRIVING FROM HONDURAS AND STATE HE HAS AMAZING RESEMBLENCE TO PHOTOGRAPHYS OF ALLEGED ASSASSIN OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. OF ABOVE PASSED TO LEGAL ATTACTE AT 2200 HOURS AS RECEIVED FROM THE DFS. SEORET JFK ACT BT JFKACT TUNE PROLLA XPLUSES RELEASE CARE FOR F.C.S CARE F.S CARE FOLLS RECORD COPY RECORD COPY SECRET

Summary: The document contains a fragmented record of an individual named Claude Chester McLaren Jr., who holds a U.S. passport number Z 155489 and was born on September 12, 1936, in Texas. It notes his plan to take a Pan Am flight departing at 230U (likely 23:00 hours) on September 1956 for Houston. The text references an individual who photographed McLaren at an airport after he arrived from Honduras and stated that McLaren bears a striking resemblance to photographs of the alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. This information was relayed to a legal attorney at 2200 hours via the DFS (possibly Department of Foreign Services). The document includes unclear directives related to classification, release protocols, and record-keeping, with repeated mentions of "SECRET" and "RECORD COPY."  

Key People:  
- Claude Chester McLaren Jr. (U.S. passport Z 155489)  
- Legal attorney (name unspecified)  
- DFS personnel (possibly Department of Foreign Services)  

Key Locations:  
- Texas (birthplace of McLaren)  
- Houston (destination of McLaren’s flight)  
- Honduras (origin of McLaren’s arrival at the airport)  
- Mexico City (mentioned in a classification code)  

Key Events:  
- McLaren’s planned Pan Am flight to Houston on September 1956  
- Photography of McLaren at an airport following his arrival from Honduras  
- Comparison of McLaren to photographs of MLK’s alleged assassin  
- Transmission of information to a legal attorney via DFS at 2200 hours  

Key Organizations:  
- Department of Foreign Services (DFS)  
- U.S. Passport Office (implied by passport number Z 155489)  
- Entities involved in classification and record-keeping protocols (e.g., CSDC, JFKACT, F.C.S.)

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