</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 01702-68 OLUNLT 2 MAY 1968 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director Federal Bureau of Investigation SUBJECT : Dr. Martin Luther KING, Jr. SECRET.

Summary: This document is a memorandum dated 2 May 1968, classified as SECRET, addressed to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The subject line references Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., though no further details about his assassination or investigation are provided in the text. The memo includes enclosures marked "WH/2/Panama/G. Hodges:cib" and distribution instructions referencing multiple agencies, including C/I/RA, C1/LIA, C2/Lia, and W/H/2./Panama. The document also notes a reference to Panama City in the context of case number 6180 (IN 97566).  

Key People: James R. Hunt (signatory), G. Hodges  
Key Locations: Panama City  
Key Events: Reference to an unspecified investigation or case involving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with ties to Panama City and case number 6180 (IN 97566)  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), C/I/RA, C1/LIA, C2/Lia, W/H/2./Panama

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