</s>UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE D.P.R FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. WASHINGTON, D.C. 203535 June 17, 1968 ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA A United Press International release on June 13, 1968, indicated an unidentified Arab Government had passed new and started an information Arab officials rela- tive to Starling's Information It was reported to Congress- pondent John Kimshara Sirhara London It is reported for cha- Sirhan had traveled in the Middle East in 1964 for seven months. He allegedly returned to the Middle Eastern in 1966 spending five months in Cairo, Egypt, before returning to the United States in the beginning of 1967. A Reuters dispatch on June 15, 1968, additionally reported that this individual's full name, according to Kimche, was this individual, full name. This indi- visual, according according to the dispatch, first brought to the United States in 1928 when he was four years old. He was allegedly married upon a return to the middle East on June 27, 1957, to Lella Usset Michael at Es Salt, Jordan. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service show that Sirhana Sirhania Sirhan entered the United States on January 1957, his date of birth was given as Jerusalem, 1967. PII Investigation by our Los Angeles Office reveals he took up residence with his family in Pasadena, California, immediately upon his entry into the United States attending the Pasadena city schools until graduation from the John Muir High School in June, 1963, Thereafter he attended Pasadena City College until May of 1965. Investigation reveals that during 1964 Sirhan Bisharan Sirhan was attending school and employed at two Pasadena, California, service stations, Investigation further indicates that during 1966 was continuously the Pasadena, California, area, 66.2.C File 27 DEPARTMENT: JUN 5 1969 mh R.A.O.

**Key Individuals and Organizations**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
* Rafer Lewis Johnson
* Jesus Perez
* E. Ernst Schaefer
* Ramsey Clark
* Stephen J. Polak
* Mrs. Lenora Salucci
* Congressman William Bates
* John A. Swede
* Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* President John F. Kennedy

**Dates and Locations**

* June 13, 1968 (date of Sirhan's arrest)
* June 4, 1968 (date of Senator Kennedy's assassination)
* Los Angeles, California
* Pasadena, California
* Es Salt, Jordan
* Cairo, Egypt
* Tel Aviv, Israel
* Washington D.C.
* Singapore

**Significant Events and Activities**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan allegedly traveled in the Middle East for seven months before returning to the United States in 1957.
* Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on June 4, 1968.
* An investigation by the Department of Justice found no evidence of a conspiracy behind the assassination.
* A US citizen reported hearing a premature report about Senator Kennedy's assassination from a hotel waiter.

**Connections to JFK and Related Investigations**

* The document suggests that there may be a conspiracy behind the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert.
* An investigation is being conducted by the Department of Justice, but no evidence of a conspiracy has been found.
* A US citizen reported hearing a premature report about Senator Robert Kennedy's assassination from a hotel waiter.

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings Mentioned**

* The document highlights concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability in government investigations.
* An investigation by the Department of Justice found no evidence of a conspiracy behind the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
* A US citizen reported hearing a premature report about Senator Kennedy's assassination from a hotel waiter.

**Other Relevant Information**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was interviewed by Special Agents of the Los Angeles Office of the FBI on June 13, 1968.
* The Department of State has advised that it received no communication from any country in the Middle East relative to communication from the United Nations.
* Kimche, a journalist, refused to identify his source but reiterated that his source was usually related to the Department of State.

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