</s>104-10137-10093 TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED PRESS ITEM FOR THE DCI DISTRIBUTION: Date: 25 Apr Item: 12 Ref: K APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1963 CHI HISTORICAL PENCH PROGRAM 35 KING-SUSPECT (TOPS 7) MEXICO CITY (CAP)-MEXICAN AUTHORITIES QUESTIONED TODAY A U.S. CITIZEN THEY SAID RESEBLES THE MAN WANTED ON A CHARGE OF SLAYING OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ., THEN RELEASED HIM WITHOUT PRESSING ANY CHARGES. DANIEL DAVID KENNEDY OF BALTIMORE, WHO SAID ME WAS ON A WALKING TOUR OF THE STATE OF SONORA, ANY CONNECTION WITH A KING'S TOUR of THE STATE of SONONA, AND ANY CONNECTION WITH A KINGS, WAS NO RESEBLEANCE BETWEEN KENNIDY AND THE SUSPICT. JAMES EARLY WAS A ACCORDING FLETCHER OF THE JUDICIAL POLICE IN CADORCA, SONOREA, HAD TAKENEDY, KENNETHORES, THE PEARN, PENNEADY, USAID, THERE IS JUST NO CONNOXION. HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE HIM RAY. IS JUST No CONNECION. CZ110GAES 4/25 Comment: These comments represent the initial and tentative reaction of the Office of Current Intelligence to the attached item from the news services. JK ACT RELEASE 18214

Summary: A U.S. citizen, Daniel David Kennedy of Baltimore, was questioned by Mexican authorities in Mexico City on April 25, 1963, regarding his potential connection to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mexican officials stated there was no resemblance between Kennedy and the suspect sought in the case. Authorities released him without pressing charges. The document notes that James Early, associated with Fletcher of the Judicial Police in Cadorca, Sonora, had previously taken Kennedy into custody but found no connection to the suspect. The text contains typographical errors and unclear references, including mentions of "Sonona" (likely a misspelling of Sonora) and repeated phrases such as "NO CONNECION." The document is part of a press item distributed by the DCI (Directorate of Central Intelligence) and includes an initial reaction from the Office of Current Intelligence.  

Key People: Daniel David Kennedy, James Early, Fletcher, Judicial Police in Cadorca, Sonora  
Key Locations: Mexico City, Sonora, Baltimore  
Key Events: Questioning of Daniel David Kennedy by Mexican authorities, release without charges, investigation into potential connection to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination  
Key Organizations: Directorate of Central Intelligence (DCI), Office of Current Intelligence, Judicial Police

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