</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 SECRET- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 2 MAY 1958 from Pomer 100% 108 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director Federal Bureau of Investigation matt Talle SUBJECT Dr. Martin Luther KING, Jr. Florida is made to this Agency's out message. Pebble Nuevo Calles' House/YOUR Permano-Middeay number 94270 dated 25 April 1968 concerning the assassi- nation of Dr. Martin Luther KING, JR. On-1-01 Rodderick, Jr ., 2. Born on July 1917 in Black Houduras, a Panamanian national born on July 17th in Black Honduras, voluntarily ala. appeared at the Department of National Investigations (DENI) of the Republic of Panama as signed a deposition, the Venezuela

Summary:  
The document contains a memorandum from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding Roderick Clarlin Brown's account of interactions with Marvin P. Litrell, an individual in Alabama, during 1962–1963. Brown, a Panamanian national born in British Honduras, claimed he met Litrell at a New York City airport in October 1962. Litrell offered Brown a job in Alabama but questioned why Brown requested $75 for travel to Mobile, Alabama, noting the bus fare was less than $40. Brown suspected the job offer was tied to an assassination plot against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leading him to abandon the plan and later report his suspicions to U.S. authorities. The document includes a Spanish-language deposition by Brown, translated into English, detailing his interactions with Litrell and his concerns about potential involvement in King’s assassination. It also references a letter from Litrell dated February 2, 1963, reiterating the job offer and questioning the $75 travel request. Brown later returned to Panama in 1984 and provided further details to Panamanian authorities.  

Key People:  
- Roderick Clarlin Brown (Panamanian national, born in British Honduras)  
- Marvin P. Litrell (individual in Alabama, referenced as offering a job to Brown)  
- Charles T. Brown (deceased relative of Roderick Brown)  
- Druulla Elizabeth Castro de Brown (spouse of Roderick Brown)  

Key Locations:  
- Panama City (Panama)  
- New York City (USA)  
- Mobile, Alabama (USA)  
- Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)  
- Tocumen Airport (Panama)  

Key Events:  
1. Roderick Brown’s 1962–1963 interactions with Marvin Litrell in New York City and Alabama, including a job offer and travel plans.  
2. Suspicions by Brown that the job offer was linked to an assassination plot against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  
3. Brown’s decision to abandon the plan and report his concerns to U.S. authorities.  
4. Brown’s 1984 return to Panama and subsequent deposition to Panamanian investigators.  
5. Litrell’s February 2, 1963, letter to Brown questioning the $75 travel request.  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- National Investigation Department (Panama)  
- Littrell Motor Co. (Alabama-based entity mentioned in correspondence)

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07168335_memo_for_fbi_re_dr_marti.pdf

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