</s>APPROVED FOR RELEASE 2025 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 14176 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : ADDP DATE: 8 July 1968 FROM : C/TSD SUBJECT: Assessment of Sirhan Dear Cord, If felt, after talking to you about the original assessment statement on Sirhan, that the essence of what the psychologist were trying to say could be said more succinctly. They have made another attempt at resting the way they see Sirhan and I think have done better this time. Attached is the restated assessment. Sid

John F. Kennedy: 

* Assassinated on November 22, 1963
* Targeted by Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald:

* Fired shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building
* Killed by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963

Sirhan Sirhan:

* Handwritten "diary" analyzed for personality interpretation
* Described as impulsive and capable of violent outbursts
* Compared to assassins of Garfield and McKinley, not Lincoln or Kennedy
* No clear connection to JFK assassination established

Investigations:

* Warren Commission (1963-1964) investigated JFK's assassination
* Sirhan's case mentioned in relation to his handwritten "diary" analysis
* No direct link between Sirhan and the JFK assassination found

Dates and locations:

* November 22, 1963: JFK assassinated in Dallas, Texas
* July 8, 1968: Memorandum written regarding Sirhan's personality assessment

RFK Declassified Files

07165464_memorandum_assessment_of_sirhan.pdf

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