</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. Washington, D.C. 203535 April 10, 1968 Robert. W. FERGUSON BERN ROBERT. W . FERGUSSON. INFORMATION CONCERNING LexiNGTON, MASS. A source, who requested that his identity not be BERN. RODERT.W. FERCUSON INFORMATION CONFERENCING made known, advised Special Agents that the Federal Bureau LEXiNGTTON, MA.S. of Investigation (FBI) on March 10, 1966, that he knows the New Hampshire FLA. Major Robert Ferguson, who looks exactly like the Federal Bureau photographer, who was a white man, brownish-red hair, blue photographer who looks directly like the composite described Ferguson as a white male, brown-haired red hair, blonde eyes, fair complexion, slender build, six feet one inch tall, 180 pounds, about thirty-five years old, and a member of the United States Army Reserves, who is now operating Virginia. He advised that thirty-six years old and a Virginia he advised that Ferguson has been out of town for the past ten days and still has not returned. He stated that Ferguson approached an employee of the CoCo Casa Mia, 3111. Columbia Pike, Arlington, Virginia, and offered the employee a J. J. Jefferson, the Sky Harbor Harbor Hotel, United States Route 2, Jefferson, New Hampshire, 03583, 05583, and Motel, United states 586-371, which Ferguson's mother allegedly manages. He advises that Ferguson may have left Virginia to attend a meeting of the Ridge Runners' in Florida as a card had been seen on Ferguson's desk from the ridge Runners. desk along Ridge Runners as a Card had had a photograph of a that there was a convention in Florida. Source advised that he has seen Ferguson as the uniform of an Army major on this occasion which was was the weekend near the end of March when Dr. King was in Washington, DC. In reference to the Poor People's March. He advised that Ferguson was the 1956 Lincoln Continental, white in color with New Hampshire tags. He advised that Ferguson is divorced 14-38861-1153 NW#:47243 DocId: 325941156

Summary  
This document is a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dated April 10, 1968, referencing file number 353535. It details information provided by an anonymous source regarding Robert W. Ferguson, described as a white male with brownish-red hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, slender build, six feet one inch tall, and approximately thirty-six years old. The source claims Ferguson resembles a photographer previously identified in the investigation. Ferguson is noted to have been absent from Virginia for ten days as of March 1968 and is described as divorced, with ties to the CoCo Casa Mia restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, where he allegedly manages the establishment. The source mentions Ferguson’s association with the Ridge Runners organization, citing a card found on his desk indicating attendance at a Florida convention near the end of March 1968, coinciding with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s presence in Washington, DC for the Poor People’s March. Ferguson is also linked to a 1956 Lincoln Continental with New Hampshire license plates and is described as the boss of the CoCo Casa China Company, though his business operations remain unclear. The document notes unusual office equipment in Ferguson’s workspace, including a box with multiple terminals connected to a telephone. No recommendations or conclusions are included in the report, which identifies itself as property of the FGR (possibly an internal designation) and states it is confidential for agency use only.  

Key People  
- Robert W. Ferguson: Subject of the report, described as a white male with brownish-red hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, slender build, six feet one inch tall, and approximately thirty-six years old. Linked to CoCo Casa Mia in Arlington, Virginia, and the Ridge Runners organization.  
- Anonymous source: Provided information about Ferguson’s activities, appearance, and associations.  

Key Locations  
- Lexington, Massachusetts: Mentioned as Ferguson’s residence.  
- Arlington, Virginia: Location of CoCo Casa Mia restaurant.  
- New Hampshire: Associated with Ferguson’s car (1956 Lincoln Continental) and his mother’s alleged management of a motel.  
- Florida: Site of the Ridge Runners convention referenced in the report.  

Key Events  
- Attendance at a Ridge Runners meeting in Florida near the end of March 1968, coinciding with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s presence in Washington, DC for the Poor People’s March.  
- Ferguson’s absence from Virginia for ten days as of March 1968.  
- Interaction with employees at CoCo Casa Mia and alleged romantic interest in waitresses.  

Key Organizations  
- Ridge Runners: Organization associated with Ferguson through a card found on his desk, indicating attendance at a Florida convention.  
- CoCo Casa Mia: Restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, where Ferguson is described as managing the establishment.

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