</s>July 3, 1968 t.6/28/68 FMV:RCN:1S 166-120-1 FIES HDS ON JUL 12 1968 Kiss Maryam Spinesi 1817 Briarwood Avenue. Columbus, Ohio Dear Maryam: President Johnson has asked me to thank you for your recent letter. I am sure you can understand, however, that it would be inappropriate for a Federal after we agony to commbt on a ordinal matter pending before a state sourr. maf Sincerely, FRED M. VERSON, Jr. Assistant Attorney General Records Chron Nalley 1968 JUL 3 W.O.B.

President Lyndon B. Johnson referred correspondence from individuals concerned about the possibility of a conspiracy in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

The Attorney General stated on June 6, 1968: "Every angle of this matter will be fully investigated. No resource will be spared." However, it was noted that there is no evidence of a conspiracy, only the evidence of an individual act.

Investigations were ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding Senator Kennedy's assassination. Sirhan Sirhan was charged with assault in connection with the shooting and was being held for questioning.

The FBI conducted an examination of handwriting found on papers in Sirhan's room, which included notations advocating the overthrow of the President of the United States and statements alluding to assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. However, the handwriting could not be identified as Sirhan's due to a lack of adequate known samples.

Additional witnesses were being located and interviewed, including those who claimed to have seen Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968. The Los Angeles Police Department reported that a vehicle registered to Sirhan's brother was observed near a meeting sponsored by the W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America.

The FBI files failed to establish any connection between Sirhan and the Communist Party or the W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America. However, a reliable source indicated that Dorothy Healy, a leader of the Los Angeles Communist Party, stated that Sirhan was unknown as a member of the W.E.B. Du Bois Club in the Los Angeles area.

A 1956 DeSoto registered to Sirhan was found with an empty box of .22 caliber bullets and a sales receipt for four boxes of .22 caliber bullets purchased on June 1, 1968. A wallet containing identification in the name of Sirhan was also located in the vehicle.

The investigation into Senator Kennedy's assassination continued, with no stone left unturned, as stated by the Attorney General.

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