</s>104-10071-10015 2018 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 #IED INTERNAL JSE ONLY CO DENTIAL SECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET SJUJECT: (Optional) FROM: EXTENSION NO B-97 CI/Ober DATE 25 April 1968 TO: (Offer designation, room number, and building) DATE OFFICERS' COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) RECEIVED FORMARDED INITIALS to whom: EITLS ONLY 1. Originated by: WH/I/Bound 2. 25 April/M/S 68 2. Based on: HMMA-34503 Project: LIONION 4. Disseminated to: FBI on 25 April 1988 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. File: B-Memos (record copy) 11. cc: Abssnh 12. PROD MEX CITY PROD LIONIION 13. 13. 14. 15. 1520 EYES ONLY B- 97 FORM 610 USE PREVIOUS SECRET CONFIDENTIAL INTERNIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED

Summary:  
The document details an internal memorandum dated 25 April 1968 concerning the investigation into the death of Martin Luther King Jr. It references a prior memorandum from 18 April 1968, which informed that photographs of an unidentified American individual who visited the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City were passed to a U.S. representative. The photos, described as depicting a man approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 175 pounds, with light brown hair and a slightly ruddy complexion, were forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The memorandum notes that these photographs may be used in an investigation provided they are not linked to the originating office and that their Mexican origin remains undisclosed.  

Key People:  
- Charles M. Bounds (W/1/Charles M.Bounds/jb)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  

Key Locations:  
- Mexico City  
- United States (specific location unspecified)  

Key Events:  
- Transmission of photographs to FBI for potential investigation into MLK's assassination  
- Internal memo outlining restrictions on disclosure of photographic origin and linkage to the originating office  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [implied via reference to "LIONION" project and internal routing]

MLK Declassified Files

00549182_subject_investigation_of_104-10071-10015.pdf

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