</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 141478 POL 13-10 ARAB Department of State TELEGRAM Kashmiri 3/11 STATES OF MALAYSIA Xe POL 15-1 US 2-18-70 074. PAGE: 01 KARACHI 00311 i807332Z. 7 2-17-70 ACTION: SY-03: INFOL OCT-01 NEA-13 FBI-01 CIAE-00 INR-07 INSAE-00 RSC-01 INFO: OCT-00 SS-20 NSC-10 RSC.10 RSR-01 VO-02 SC-02 EUR-20 L-03 INS:03: R: 180590-FEB 70: 1305595: FM: AMSONSUL KARACHI TO SECTATE: WASHDC: 4259: AMBEMBASSY: RAWALPINDI AMBASSASSY NEW DELHI. NEW DELHI FOR: RSO: T: THIS: MESSAGE DEALS WITH ALLEGED:PLOT: BY PALESTINIANS TO ASSASSINATE: ALLEGENED: NIKON: "SOURCE: IS-ON-ONE OFFICER: RANATE: AN INTERVIEWED:MEDIY: POLITICAL OFFICER AT CONGEN: IN: ABSENTLY OF SECURITY: OFFICER: WHOMI'S SOUGHT TO SEE: SEE: IS: UNKNOWN: TO US AND WE CANNOT EALES: HE'S. HE'LAGHS: US AND HE CANNOT EVALUATE: HIS: TALE : HE'LS. YEARS: AFTER ROBERT: KENNEDY ASSASSINTATION WITH DETAILS ABOUT SIRHAN: 2. ACCORDING RANA: ELEVEN: MEMBERS: OFI AL-ASIAFIA. RE- CENTLY COMPLETED: SMALL-ARMS: AND EXPLOSIVES: TRAINING: IN: DUBAI: OF THESE: FIVE: HAVE:ASSASSINATION MISSIONS: IN: DUBAL: OF THISES: 5/5/15/15. HAVE: ASSESSINATION MISSION: OTHER: HIGH OFFICIALS: ARE TARGETS: ALLI-ELEVEN: AND PRESENT "ON LEAV'S: BUT MEMBORS OFI U.S .- BOUND:GROUP: TO PROCEED TO CITIES: IN EUROPE: AFTER TEN: DAYS: AO TO ASSISTANCE: IN EUROPE; AFTERTEN: DURAN: CENTERS: IN MID-SUMMER: THOSE: SCHEDULED! FOR US: WILL: BEGIN ENTERING COUNTRY: SEPARATELY FROM: VARIOUS: POINTS: USING FALSE! PASSSPORTS: ASSASSASSASSINAATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER: OCTOBER. 3

John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, SIRHAN:

* Alleged plot by Palestinians to assassinate John F. Kennedy
* Details about SIRHAN provided by RANA after Robert Kennedy assassination

RANA:

* Interviewed as a source for information on alleged Palestinian plot
* Provided details about 11 members of Al-Asifa who recently completed training in Dubai
* Five have assassination missions, with targets including high officials and US-bound individuals

ZAKARIAH YAHAYA:

* Egyption national involved in supporting the 11 members of Al-Asifa in Dubai
* Described as a "refreshment accountant" with some unknown entity called DUBAI REFRESHMENT ACCOUNTANT

RASHID TAHAA, KAREM EL-KARAME, ALI BIN ALI, YOUSEF, and ABOUL HAKIT:

* Names provided by RANA as being involved in the alleged plot
* Described as traders with some unknown entity called DUBAI REFRESHMENT ACCOUNTANT

RANA:

* Claimed to be a Punjabi who springs from Sialkot
* Provided details about his deceased father's father, MAN FAZALI (LAHI)
* Questioned as to motives for reporting information, claimed anti-Israel and anti-communist views

Possible connections to US interests:

* RANA mentioned that Palestinians are socialist and willing to block their activities in the US
* Possible assistance from SY in checking into the person of MR. RANA

RFK Declassified Files

06703846_cable_to_secstate_washdc_from_amconsul_karachi.pdf

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