</s>VIA TELETYPE Mr. Tolson. Mr. Deloach Mr. Mohr. APRO 1969 Mr. Caspier Mr. Conrad Mr. Casper Mr. Corrad ENCPHERED. Mr. Galp STATE 84 Mr. Kiefer DEFERRED 4-9-468 Mr. Travel TO DIRECTOR Mr. Travail FROM LEGAT MEXICO CITY NO 159 Mr. Room Tales. Room Miss Garda. Markin CLAUDE CHESTER MC LAREN, JR. INFORMATION CONCERNING (CIVIL RIGHTS SECTION.) SUBJECT WHITE MALE AMERICAN, BORN TEXAS, BEARER OF US PASSPORT ARRIVED MEXICA CITY FROM TEUGUGALPA, HONDURAS, ON APRIL EIGHT LAST, ENROUTE TO HOUSTON, TEXAS. POLICE AT AIRPORT NOTED CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO SKETCHES PREPARED BY LOCAL POLICE ARTIST OF UNSUB INSUBS IN SLAYING OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, AND POLICE MENNESSEE, APRIL FOUR LAST. POLICE QUESTIONED SUBJECT AND PHOTOGRAPHED HIM AFTER WHICH HE DEPARTED ON PAN AMERICAN FLIGHT FIVE ZERO TWO FOR HOUSTON WITH ARRIVAL SCHEDULED SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT, APRILY EIGHT, PLANE PILOT, CAPTAIN WHITE, ADVISED EIGHT. RECL.L. 3586L 751 SUBJECT WAS PREVENTED FROM BOARDING FLIGHT BY MOMA&PON&S WHITE STATED APRIL NINE INSTANT, NOVER, THIS WAS ASSUMPTIONS PART SINCE FLIGHT NOT DELAYER, QUESTIONING OF SUBFACUR 18 6868'2 Airtel SACS, DE, HO-ME 4-18-18 Carlthogeek, 4-10-18 FJ H/NX ESTINCA 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents contain teletype messages and FBI records from April 1968, primarily related to investigations into Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. A coded message dated April 12, 1968, references an individual described as a "white male" with physical traits (165 pounds, five feet ten inches, brown hair, blue eyes) and links him to a composite sketch of an unknown subject in New York City. The FBI is advised to investigate whether this individual matches the subject. Another entry notes latent fingerprints and palm prints collected on April 12, 1966, possibly tied to evidence handling. A teletype from April 15, 1968, mentions a cab company in Chicago with four thousand six hundred cabs, suggesting potential involvement in tracking movements related to King's assassination. The text also references a code associated with a "Thermo Seal marking machine" that was not used by cleaners or laundries in Kansas City. Some sections contain indecipherable coded language and administrative notes about document releases under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People:  
- Thomas D. Rood, Jr. (described as a white male with specific physical traits)  
- FBI agents (including references to SACs in Atlanta, Memphis, Kansas City, Chicago)  
- Individuals associated with cab companies and evidence handling  

Key Locations:  
- New York City (composite sketch reference)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (FBI field office mention)  
- Chicago, Illinois (cab company investigation)  
- Kansas City, Missouri (Thermo Seal machine inquiry)  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters and teletype unit)  

Key Events:  
- Investigation into a composite sketch of an unknown subject in New York City  
- Collection and analysis of latent fingerprints/palm prints from 1966  
- Inquiry into cab company records related to potential movements connected to King's assassination  
- Code-related inquiry about "Thermo Seal marking machine" usage  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Cab companies in Chicago and Kansas City  
- Laundries and cleaners (mentioned in code inquiries)

MLK Declassified Files

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