APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 3 LPS LIBRARY June 17, 1968 Mandatory Recyber 5:00 p.m. Case # NLJ Document # The attached FBI memorandum concerns the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, A UPI release dated June 13, reported an undentified Arab Government had passed new information to American officials concerning Sirhan Sirhan. Correspondent John Kimche in the London Evening Standard reported that Sirhan had traveled in the Middle East in 1964 for seven months, and had returned there in 1966 for five months before returning to the US on the beginning of 1967. A Reuters dispatch on June 13. also reported this story and added Sirhan allegedly married upon a return trip to the Middle East in 1957. Investigation by the FBI reveals that Siran came to the United States in 1957, and that apparently Siran never left the United states after his arrival. Kimche refused to identify his but rerelated that said source is usually reliable. Kimche, according to the CIA, is an able and unscrupulous free lance journalist in London who apparently supports official Israeli Zionist lines in his work. The CIA reports that in early 1968, their efforts to strengthen the CIA's efforts in the Middle Ages which appeared to be aimed at destroying relations between the UnitedStates and Arab countries.

Summary  
The document is an FBI memorandum dated June 17, 1968, discussing information related to Sirhan Sirhan’s alleged travel history and connections to the Middle East. It references a UPI report from June 13, 1968, stating that an unidentified Arab government provided American officials with details about Sirhan Sirhan. A London Evening Standard correspondent, John Kimche, reported Sirhan had spent seven months in the Middle East in 1964 and five months there in 1966 before returning to the U.S. in early 1967. Reuters also cited this information, adding that Sirhan allegedly married during a return trip to the Middle East in 1957. The FBI investigation clarified that Sirhan arrived in the U.S. in 1957 and never left after that. Kimche’s reliability is noted, though he is described as an Israeli Zionist-aligned journalist by the CIA. The document also mentions CIA efforts in early 1968 to strengthen operations in the Middle East, which were aimed at undermining U.S.-Arab relations.  

Key People  
- Sirhan Sirhan  
- John Kimche  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  

Key Locations  
- Middle East  
- United States  

Key Events  
- Sirhan Sirhan’s alleged travel to the Middle East in 1964 and 1966  
- Alleged marriage during a return trip to the Middle East in 1957  
- FBI investigation confirming Sirhan never left the U.S. after 1957  
- CIA efforts to disrupt U.S.-Arab relations through Middle East operations  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- United Press International (UPI)  
- Reuters  
- London Evening Standard

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