</s>JUL. 22 1968 7-11.68 10 Jutie M.P.BOMO Curo 7/14/8 dme DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: 7-24/68 1.24/69 THIS IS O ANONYMATE. LETTER FROM AN INMATI IN THER HALLOE JUSTIeS JAIL IN LOS PINGLES WHE SIMRAN SIMRON IS BEING HELLO. LIKE ANY BIG CITY JAIL 1715 FILLED WITH H PRISONERS CHAR- COD WITH JULT ABOUT EVERY DIFFERENT CRIME POSSIBLE Some PRG GUILTY SOME NOT MAT GnUETY, AND SOME NOT BRILLT By AEROSON OF INSANIZER BUT NONE WITH THE PROBABLE EXCEPTION OF SINRAN IS IN ANY WAY GUILITY OF HAVING SEASSINATED SEN. KENNEDY, VEW TNOOSE WHI HAVE MADE 100-12/21

Summary  
The document contains a mix of prison correspondence rules, internal FBI/DOJ communications, and fragmented discussions about the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (RFK). A letter from an inmate in Los Angeles County Jail suggests RFK’s assassination was carried out by someone desperate to eliminate him before trial, criticizing federal authorities for inadequate protection measures. References include Karl F. Jorss, Jr., a Virginia businessman who claimed a high government official inspired the assassin, corroborated by attorney F. Elwood Davis but later denied. DOJ memos reference investigations into potential plots involving James R. Hoffa and Cuban intelligence ties, with requests for further action on RFK-related cases. Another section details an FBI inquiry into alleged 1967 plans by Hoffa to kill RFK, citing Edward High Pole and Samuel Desist as witnesses, though no link was found between Sirhan Sirhan and Hoffa. A separate entry discusses Crispin Curiel, a Mexican national institutionalized in 1963 for psychosis, who died by suicide in 1968 after being hospitalized in Juarez, Mexico. Grant Cooper, an attorney involved with Sirhan Sirhan’s defense, is noted for his legal history and connections to communist activities. Administrative forms and routing slips reference case files, legal procedures, and inter-agency communications regarding RFK’s assassination and related figures.  

Key People  
- Robert F. Kennedy (assassinated June 5, 1968)  
- Sirhan Sirhan (accused assassin of RFK; subject of trial and security measures in 1968)  
- James R. Hoffa (union leader; referenced in alleged plot to kill RFK)  
- Karl F. Jorss, Jr. (Virginia businessman; claimed a high government official inspired RFK’s assassin)  
- F. Elwood Davis (attorney; corroborated Jorss’s claim but later denied it)  
- Edward High Pole (incarcerated in Colorado; alleged to have heard Hoffa discuss killing RFK)  
- Samuel Desist (narcotics victim and convicted antiracketeering offender)  
- Grant Cooper (defense attorney for Sirhan Sirhan; legal history involving communist activities)  
- Crispin Curiel (Mexican national; institutionalized in 1963, died by suicide in 1968)  
- Ramsey Clark (Attorney General; referenced in correspondence from Congressman Edward J. Gurney)  
- Fred N. Vinson Jr. (Assistant Attorney General)  

Key Locations  
- Los Angeles County Jail (Los Angeles, California)  
- Washington, D.C. (White House, DOJ offices)  
- Arlington, Virginia (Karl Jorss’s home address)  
- Mexico City (implied in discussions about Cuban intelligence ties)  
- Leavenworth Penitentiary (location of Hoffa and others mentioned in interviews)  
- General Hospital for the Insane, Juarez, Mexico (institution where Crispin Curiel died by suicide)  
- Los Angeles, California (scene of RFK’s assassination and related investigations)  

Key Events  
- Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968 (Los Angeles)  
- Internal FBI/DOJ investigations into potential plots involving James R. Hoffa, Cuban intelligence, and high government officials  
- Alleged 1967 plot by James R. Hoffa to assassinate RFK, with Edward High Pole and Samuel Desist as witnesses  
- Sirhan Sirhan’s trial and security measures for his court proceedings (1968)  
- Crispin Curiel’s institutionalization in 1963 and subsequent death by suicide in 1968  
- Grant Cooper’s legal involvement with Sirhan Sirhan and past cases involving communist activities  
- Correspondence between Congressman Edward J. Gurney and Attorney General Ramsey Clark regarding organized crime, racketeering investigations, and the Sirhan Sirhan case  
- Discussions about pretrial publicity in criminal trials and Supreme Court decisions influencing judicial procedures  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Department of Justice (DOJ)  
- Los Angeles County Jail administration  
- Bureau of Prisons  
- Immigration and Naturalization Service  
- House Committee on Un-American Activities  
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (Racketeering Section)  
- Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office  
- House of Representatives

RFK Declassified Files

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