Transcript of 166-12c-1_section_7-part_6_of_6.pdf

================================================== Page 1 ================================================== UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL B U REA U 0 F INV ESTG ATION WASHINGTON, D.C: 20535 In Reply, Please Refer to No. June 6, 1968 ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR ROBERT F= KENNEDY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA_ This is to advise that Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a Jordanian national, has been identified as the individual who shot Senator Robert F: Kennedy at 12:15 2 m. , Pacific Daylight Time, June 5, 1968, in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel at Los Angeles, California. The Senator subsequently died at 1:44 & m. , Pacific Daylight Time, June 6, 1968, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles: After the assailant was taken into custody by authorities, he refused to identify himself or otherwise discuss this matter: He was shortly thereafter charged by the Los Angeles Police Department with intent to commit murder and held on $250, 000 bond His brother Adel Sirhan, notified authorities as to Sirhan?s 9 true identity. The FBI subsequently identified Sirhan?s fingerprints as being identical with those of an individual by the same name which were submitted by the California State Horse Racing Board during 1965. Accore to the Los Angeles Police Department; the weapon used in the assassination was an eight-shot 22 caliber Iver Johnson pistol: All eight shots were expended Records of the California Department of Justice show this to have been sold on August 10, 1965, 'to one Albert Leslie Hertz of Alhambra, California It was subsequently traced by police authorities through several parties to one of Sirhan"s brothers, Munir Sirhana 766 72( Jy IDEPARTMENT QF JUSTICE R Ah 27 Jun 5 1969 1 File ding pistol ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, according to records of the Immi- gration and Naturalization Service, Los Angeles, California, was born on in Jerusalem, Palestine_ His current address was PII given as 696 East Howard Street, Pasadena, California- Immigration and Naturalization Service records show he entered this country on January 12, 1957, with his father, Bishara Salameh Ghattas Sirhan, his mother, four brothers and a sister who is now deceased. His brothers, Adel, Munir, and Saidallah, are currently shown as residing with their mother and Sirhan at 696 East Howard Street, Pasadena, California. The fourth brother, Sharif, is a resident of,Highland Park, California. His father allegedly resides now in Jordan. Our Los Angeles Office reports that Sirhan Bishara Sirhan graduated from high school in Pasadena, California. He thereafter attended Pasadena City College, a junior college, for approximately two years, but did not graduate. He formerly worked a8 a race horse exercise and during September, 1966, sustained a head injury after falling from a_ horse. Interviews with his family indicate his behavior has changed considerably since this injury_ Records f the State of California reveal he was awarded a settlement on March 27_ 1988, in the sum of 82, 000. His brother, Adel, advised the assailant has been unemployed for the past three months. When taken into custody he had 8409 in cash on his person: During a search of his room in the Pasadena family home numerous items, including notations advocating the overthrow of the President of the United States and statements alluding to the necessity for assassinating Robert F. Kennedy, were found According to United States Attorney William Matthew Byrne, Jr. Central District of California, who had been in contact with the office of the Ios Angeles County District Attorney, this material should not be disclosed publicly prior to the trial nor should it be made available to unauthorized persons Since it could have a serious adverse effect upon successful prosecution in either Federal 0r State court; One handwritten page bearing the date May 18, 1968, 9:45 a m. , contains numerous notations among which are determination to eliminate RFK is becoming more the more of an unshakeable obsession. "RFK must die RFK must be killed. Robert F Kennedy must be assassinated. Mi Another page contains the handwritten statement that "The so-called President of the United States 2 Mary, boy "My ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== ASSASSINATION OF SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY of America will be advised of their punishments for their treasonable crimes the state_ More over we believe that the glorious United States of America will eventually be felled by a blow of an assassin's If bullet. A third page contains the following statement: "Ambassador Goldberg must die die die. Mi Repeated numerous times on this same page appears "Goldberg will be illiminated: M Page four contains the statement "Kennedy must die Kennedy must fall, which is repeated numerous times. ~Page five contains the statement that "RFK must be disposed of like his brother was. M The statement "I advocate the overthrow Of the current President of the (obscene) United States of America: I have no absolute plans but soon will compose some" appears on page Six. Page seven contains the statement my solution to this type of Govt. today is to do away with its leaders and declare anarchy, the best form of Govt. or no Govt. On page eight appears the statement "I believe that I can effect the death of Bert C. Altfillisch, I who was the employer of Sirhan at the_ time he was thrown from a horse during September, 1966. Also appearing was the notation "Robert F. Kennedy must be assassinated before 5 June 68. Mt In addition, a source who has furnished reliable information in the past and who is an active member of the Communist Party in California advised that he received information from an associate of Sirhan's to the effect he was extremely anti-Semitic in his views, was in favor of the Vietcong and supported some Communist Party ideals_ Si according to this source, had been thoroughly briefed on Communist Party activities at the University of California at Los Angeles within the last two weeks. Although it was reported to this source that an attempt had been made to recruit Sirhan into the Communist Party, Sirhan allegedly has not engaged in any Communist Party activities. 3 T against yet "Well, rhan, ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== ASSASSIA TION OF SENATOR ROBERT FS KENNEDY Investigation by the FBI is continuing in order to determine the full facts surrounding this situation and in order to ascertain if Sirhan acted alone. 4 3 ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== sForm DJ-150 (Ed. 4-26-65) UNITED STA GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Memorandum DATE : June 5, 1969 TO George A Reeves Administration Room 6326 FROM Martha Hocutt Research Analyst SUBJECT: Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Robert F, Kennedy , Victim DJ File No, 'i66ubzect' Please file the enclosed documents in Department of Justice File No, 166-12C-1, Included herein are nineteen volumes of reports by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a8 follows : Report 0f June 9, 1968 Section I Section II Section III Section IV Exhibits 1-l7 Exhibit 18 Report 0f June 15, 1968 Section I Section II Report of Jul% 1, 1968 Section Section II Section III 1;kp Report of August 7 , 1968 2 Section I IOTARTMENTTOF MUSTTcE R Section II n Section III Section IV 31 Jun 6 1969 Report of October 10, 1968 Rao R Section I Section II Report 0f December 4, 1968 (one volume ) Report of February 7, 1969 (one volume) ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 32- In addition, I am including an envelope containing miscellaneous loose papers to be filed in the same filea Thank you for your attention. ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== June 1969 George Rcevcs Adninietretion Roon 6326 Vertha Hocutt i66-122 Rosearcb Anslyst 6" Sirhan Biobaresirhen Subject; Robert Fe Kennedy , Victin DJ File Noc i66-1zc-1 Pleace file the encloeed docunente In Departnent of Justice File 166-12C-L. Ineludcd herein are nineteen voluzec of reporte thc Federel Bureau of Inveatigation 30 follove : Report o€ June 9, 1968 Seetion I Seetion II Section III Section IV: Erhiblte 1-17 Exhlbit 18 Report o2 June 152 1968 Seceton I Section II ~3 Filw) Report oE July 1, 1968 Section 1 Section II Scction III Report of Ausuat 1968 Section 1 Section II Scction III Section IVv Report o€ October 10, 1968 Saction 1 Section IL Report Deccmbor 4 1968 (one volume ) Report of February 7, 1969 (one volume) VRecords 50 Lo No. by 6fs |l9 7 , 01 ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== In additLon. 1 G Including 9 cnvelepe containing eiacellancoue Loote pipere t0 be Eiled i the eode Eile: Thenk you for your atteneione 3 47 ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== THE WHITE HOUsE WASAINGTON June 5, 1969 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Department of Justice Respectfully referred for suitable acknowledgment or other appropriate handling. 2 john R. Brown III Staff Asbistant to the President 3732"7 B~T L,MS, FILE ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== Lh Sa 4 ih 4969 JUN 4 AM 6 33 WAO5O NL PDF DALLAS TEX 3 JUN 9 1969 THE PRESIDENT 1G I [ THE WHITE HOUSE 1 PLEASE ADJUDICATE FREEDOM FOR SIRHAN SIRHAM As NOT GUILTY PEOPLE DO STRANGE THINGS WHEN TKEY ARE NOT AWARE AND POLICE Do THIN3S 1 6 WKEN THEY SHOULDNT FOR INSTANCE SENATOR THURMOND VERSUS DOUGLAS 1 CRIME PREVAILS In OUR ESTABLISHMENT SO WHY NOT SWEEP OUR OwN FLOORS BEFORE WE CAN SAVE OTHER SIRHANS GENEV IEVE MADDOX. FHLE {872 Rexi 1,8' 7/22 ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 'Tne Attoney Generals Offize_ '5/29/69 Dear Sir: I was watching television and I could not but to write concerning the murder cases that have gone to court recertly 2I understand Gold vetr:also Edward Kennedy have requested in a message to Gov Reagan that the life of Sirhan be sparea Well,sfr please tell me and the world that has been keeping up with these case8 , Fhat is the difference between one murder and anotner for instent we have Sirhan who premeditadidly killed a US . Sentor. while J ames E Ray killed a non violent minester the Rev King who trying to bring a better nerica in his fight to bging the races togeather, Now sir vre come to Annid Evans convicted 0f killing three polic emen and a by standed but aperson no matter how many people a person kill ke can die once for thencrimes S0 Mr Ray got life for killing Rev King with chanches of a shorter sente:ce or parole later, Sirhan, well is trying to him off the hook, But now Amid Evans must die and that is al1 there is to it Why.??? because he killed?? or because he killed white people 2? or because h S black? 2? ? #hese questions shouldbe answered at the Attorney Generals office before this man Ahnid Evans is to death 5 and made Dublic some people can killoget away but only certain ones must face the grim death ahead I am not taking up for no one party but I beleive every that takes A hunan life in the course of murder regardless of race or color should walk the same path wheather it be life in prison or death in' any vay , 722 - / 2<: I also a1a surprised 2t Goldweter--Ec Xennedv for #rying to tanper with justic we Americans tate to see any one die:,butJiNs@c198g+ prevail {4 ~ais DI ~V6 [ help only everj {= get put why ONa LS ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 2 I hear have a comnettee in Washington trying to find out the cause of rioting and black militant uprising well , waat are the black people surpose to think of these murder cases where the black man is the one that will most likly be to de ath when they have/$ conited the same crime in ell three cases p So 1 an writing hoping I have brought some thing to light that a lot of other people are wondering about @his is all Thanking you fon your time and instrest ralein A intrested party J, L ,B , P,s, note what if Sirhan_ was spared and releasedlater wind up one of our Presidents then what 2 ????*? If Ahnid Evans Fould have killed Sentoc Kennedy would he have lived as long as Sirhan hravc 2?2?????? they put only killing ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== 6c 0 7 ; *AY | 19 6 9 1 Ke ittorney {enerals Office c/9 The J usti- Washington D C vept ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== Ifivi 3 3 3 | MAY 1969 ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== CFTIOUAL FORM NO: I0 MAY 152 EPjION GSA FPMR CFR) 101-11.0 UNITED STATES ERNMENT Memorandum TO The Deputy Attorney General DATE: May 29 1969 Tas Director , FBI SUBJECT: KENSALT Reference is made to your letter dated February 2,5 , 1969 _ captioned "Assassination of Senator Robert F Kennedy on June 5 , 1968 , 19 and Bureau memorandum dated April 24 , at Los Angeles California 2 captioned "Sirhan Bishara Sirhan_ TT a copy of Yhich has been previously furnished recipients of this letter In connection with requests contained in referenced letter of February 1969 the following points not covered in referenced memorandum of April 24 , 1969 , are set forth for your information_ Copies of al1 reports of the Los Angeles Police Department pertaining to the Walter Crowe aspect of instant investigation have been furnished your office_ The individual named "Bill" referred to on page three of referenced letter of February 25 1969 is identical with a source of this Bureau known to your' Department as confidential informant 2OL (Los Angeles) This source has been previously interviewed_ by Department A ttorneys in connection with proposed Subversive Activities Control Board hearings scheduled to be held in the Los Angeles area There is no information presently available indicating _ that Walter Crowe ever traveled outside the continental limits of the United States Investigation to date has not disclosed that a communist conspiracy_ has existed in the relationship between Sirhan Sirhan_ Walter Crowe and the assassination of Senator Robert F Kennedy _ Interviews of members of the Communist Party (CP) Club to which Wa Jter Crowe belonged not conducted as : confidential informant 20L (Los Angeles) is a member of this CP Club and is cognizant of pertinent activities occurring within the Club; it is felt that these interviers , if conducted, might possibly_jeopardize the 75C A9+i< HnT mF USTTTE R JuN 6 1969 U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on tbe Payroll Savings Plan 1969 , 25 , were HQo Rocexl - 4q Buy st0 - 108 ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== The Deputy Attorney General effectiveness of confidential informant 20L (Los Angeles) who is scheduled to testify before the Subversive Activities Control Board against one of the members of this club and , finally should information concerning interviews this nature reach representatives of the mass media genesis may be given to 2 new wave 0f speculation that a conspiracy may have existed in this matter- If you desire that these interviews be conducted, please advise_ There is no information available indicating that Thomas Good was ever a member of the CP in the Southern California District He has been reliably reported as being a CP member of a CP Youth Club located in the Northern California District _ Regarding the whereabouts of Thomas Good during the period mentioned in referenced letter of February 25 1969 , unsuccessful efforts were made to contact Good at his of residence on the afternoon of June 5 , 1968 . Fellow students advised that his whereabouts at that time was unknown but added this was not unusual as he was frequently away from his room without explanation. It was later determined that Good had returned to his room sometime during the evening or morning of June 5_6 1968 but had departed early June 6 1968 leaving a phone number at which he could be reached during the day _ Inquiry at San Jose state College on June 6 1968 indicated that Good was then enrolled in a course which did not meet at regular times and did not require the student to be on the campus at any particular time Pertinent information concerning the travel of Thomas Good to Havana ) Cuba in the Summer of 1968 is contained in San Francisco report of Special Agent Ma lcolm E_ Sample , dated March 5 , 1969 , concerning Good a copy of which has been previously furnished recipients of this letter_ If you have any questions concerning the above or the material contained in referenced memorandum of April 24, 1969 , please advise_ 1 Special Assistant to the Attorney General William S_ Lynch 2 of place ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== The Deputy Attornoy Goreral Moy 1069 Director , FBI KNSILT Roferencc 19 made to zour lotter dated Fobrucry 25 , 1969 , captioned "Dngegcinatlon 01 Semtor Bobort 2 Tennody on Juue 3, 1868 "02 and Burenu nenorandun dated Apr4l 3969 , at Loe Angeles 1 Caltornio captioned "Sirhao Blebera Slrhan, 2 copy O wbich bee bocn provtoualy furnished recIpionta of this lettor . In coanoction #ith requcste conteInod 10 roforencod lotter o Tcbruary 35 , 1968 tho folloning pointc not covored 1n referenced npnorandum Of]AptI] 34, 1909 1 re 8ot forth I0r 7our inforration . Copics o1 0l reports of tho Los-4ngolos Police Departnent portalnlng to thc Valter Crorve aepect o1 Jngtant Jovoatigatton beve bocn furnighod your Offico . The Individual nanod "B11l" roferrod t0 on pago throo 0 rolerencod lettor o1 February 36 , 1969 10 Identica) vith cource 01 tb1s Burecu knovn t0 Yout]Departropt 08 conf Identie1 Lnforwant 301 (Los 4ngo1c0) 75 Thio Bource bac been proviouoly Ioterviovod by Departhcnt Attorncyo 10 conncction Gith proposed Subvercive Activiticn Control Board boaringo achodulod t0 bo held L0 tho Log Angcles Ato2 Thore 1c D0 Intoruntlon procontly availablo Indlcating tbat Taltcr Crove Gor treveled outoide tbe contincetel Mitx of tho Unitod Otatcb . Invectication t0 dato Juo not dieclogod that conmunjet conapiracy hop oxiotod 10 tho rolatlonshlp botroon Sirhan Birhen , Nalter Crore and the aCorcoiotion of Bonator Bobert 1 . Fonnedy. Interriova of netbore 0f the Coununlet Party (CP} Clnb to which Talter Crove belonrod werc not conductod 0; confIdentla1 Ioforment z0L (Loc] adgoloa) 18 0 monbor of thle CR Club and 42 COCRIeart of portinort Oetivitien Oecurring #thn tbe Club; 4 18 folt thot theco interviewc, 14 conductod , nigbt ponb1bly jcopard[z0 tha 29 , 24, ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== The Depnty Attornoy Cenora} effoctivcncss 0f confidential lnferuant 30L (Los Angolos) wbo 13 acboduled t0 tcotify boforo the Subvorcivo Activities Control Board #Gainst orc of tbe porbore 0f tbis club, 110all9, sbould Jnformatiop concornine intervicr of Ebla nature rocch represcttativcs o8 the 0a8e modtt geneate 08y Do EIven :0 7ot Wave of gpocnlation that congpiracy may hov exleted in tbic atter I jou degiro tbat tMoso iptorrleva be couducted , Pleaso 0dvi8c. Thbore 13 no inforaation avpilablo Iodicating that Thonae Good 82e cver 9 Jeabor 01 tho Cr 10 thc Southorn California Mietrict He hag beon rcliably roported 80 belng 8 CP nenber of 2 CP Yonth Club located 10 the Northorn Callforia DictrJct . Rogartlog tho whoroaboute 08 Tbonag Good during tbo porlod nentioncd 10 roferenced lettor 01 Februnry 1969 , uncuccocefu1 olforte gote mado t0 contact Good at bis place of resldencc on the afteraopn of Juna %, 1968 . Tellor ctudonte adviged thet bla shorenbauts at that tce Fag uoknown , but added thte D0 pot_Dnuoua ] 08 bc208 {roquontly #iry fron hle room #Itbout cxplanation . It MIC letor dotarriued that Cond bnd roturnod +0 b19 room Gonetige Juring tho evoning Or porning 0 Juno 5-& 1968 but bad doparted carly Juno 1968 JeavIne 0 phono nunbor at #bich be could b0 roachod during tho Inqulry a 8a0 Jogo Stato Collago on Juno 6, 1PC8 , indicatod that Good Ve8 thon cnrolled In couroo which did not Dcot nt rocular tInic8 and 4l4 pot rcquiro the atudent t0 be on tba Corpur 48 any_particuler tne . Cortioont Jnforantion concorping tho trercl 0f Tborne Cood tc Zavana , Cube , 1 tuo Burmor of 1988 18 cantalned 10 Sun Francicco Toport %tCpockal Acent Ha Icolo E, Sonplo, dated Narch 6, 3960 , concornInc Good , 0 Copy 01 thlcb b48 Deonprevioun1] {urniohod reciplonte of thio Jetter. I: Jou hava Iny_quertionsconcornIng tho #bovc 07 thc matoriel contalucd 10 roforoneed ronorandum o1 April %, 1900 , plerde edvIge . 1 G5 Spectal Acoletant to thc Attornoy Conora } 0171107 8. Lyneh aed , 25, any : ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== "4ll the Rows That' & UNFTT to F rintm Joachtm Joebten' 8 m#noottumranmanimitmmmfimintut{thim"ime LRUT LELLE #m0ittottfigtoitit6pmitmimiimititfutrgeetwmepafittF861ti9mm; fAatidote toQffLctel MondecLty_endNewefetteg tn theExeee E==FZ=ZEESDEZSS3EZFS=Z=FZ=ZE==E3==EEZ=FF=E3=F=ZFSZ=EZFEZ==FF=33=7 E=SSF===23= e=Vgle_Ez_Iea-ZZ_==z2 JEZEZSEE=ZSESFEF?F=3 37F 'Z=73-5333333--822-854-2969_335 EITORIAL: Fizon , get rid 6f J. Eger Hoover bafore b0 get0 SOUa Eeetruth Detter"_Unteit to the_Kennedre? In regponse to my artlcle #The Shame of the Kennody Clan# (TL, lat) I bave rece:ved a communLcation from 4 gource ov_dently In cloge touch wl tb the Kennedy fanlly #hich earnogtly queetiong Ny concluaton that tbo Kennedys$ totel Iack of reaction to the outrago of the /sirhan trzal indcates that must be 01ther foole, or cowardo: or juat plbinly 1nat fzerent to tho crtaea 0 f Dallas and Log Angelas. My informent pointB out that there i0 a fourth poaelbLlIty which I fai- Ied to teke into eccount, to wLt thbat the Kennedje, well Sware 0f the truo {acte, the background and the inspration of the two murdere, and deternLned to bring tho culpritb to Juatice, ere Juat biding thetr tima for tactical reer gone and 111Z Btriko back when the wonent 18 ripo. In raleing thlo pint_ 0 rL ch I evidently did not overlook but have had B0 Yar no reason to Saeaktil 0y Informent strongly Buggesta thet 0 surprige move by the Kennedya that throw the conepirator8 into A panic may b just eround the COrner , I 0t112 cen+ € bring mypelf to bel:eve that tha Burviving dewbers 0< the Kennedy clan W11i have the guta t0 do gonething draatc to end tbe Intolerable gtatus qu0 of total deceptzon, but I'1l keep an opon mnd , for I' ratbor Ii- resaed by tbe comunicatlon I have recelved. If tbe Kennedje are reall] TorF king herd but clandese_noly to EXPo3O the real exbaa81na 0f tbe Preeldent and the Senatar and to avod8r the Itwo murders 6 burrah end more power to them} Qpe_Dor Iuo More to Go TRUTG LETTER today LB able to roveal the 0ame 0f 0ne of three Southere busineaemen with KKE affillatione rgo coneplrad to arrange and pay for the abgab8ination of Dr Martin Luther King: He 1e, 0r rather 1r8$ Iaander Ra Perez S_ mult1millloreire, longtine bosb Jf PlaquenLnes Parieh end 4 klngpin 0f louialana politice: The 'Vudge 6 " ap Perez wae called by friana end W33 an outeand-out bggr0gatlonlst end, though 2 rogiatered Democrat 9 en ardont eupporter of tormer Governor deorge C. Mallace of Alabana, In tbe spring 0f 1967 Peroz end two Uike-ninded frdands 44 one 4 follow Nov Orleend baine8bw man, the other a MaelBalppLan 3 togather to recrult 0 couple of Profegaloe nal thuga Rho moula teke cece 0f Dr King. For 8 handBone fee the trJo were able to enllet tho Borviceb 0f en experienced merkenan who had already teken part Ln the Dealey Plaza embush , In which Preatdent Kennedy was slain, and wbaa now Res uaing the Cover neme 0f Irso Stervo Galta" Ito fallow wab quite "tl- 1ng to comult 4 gecond murder , but ho wasn' & going to tako tho rep if ex thlng heppened to go] wronga 30 it wab decided t0 bring 2 decoj Into tho geme and that part 2oll t0 Jamoe Eerl whogd "laacap6" zrom the Missourl Seate Ponltentlary was also erranged and petd for by Pereg and.hia #1o accompllceg, FE Ulv Uiliollv& DV May they {qe , go$ Ray ZS ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== 2 In the preparetory stage of the crine, elso assumed the 1dentity 0f "Eric Starvo Galt m in order to Bhiold his ace complLce 9 tho real killer and to throw off potential purguerb, In the end , howe ver , wag doublecrogzed by his altez 232 and forced to telre tha rap for a murder ha dia not commit (for the full 80- tail8 of thig fataet1c iabroglzo + a86 #The Jameg Barl Hoax") Pezez, parhaps not the nastermini but certainly the chief flnancier of this Oporation, sudd aied on March 19 1969 at hi8 euptuoue obtate oute a1de Hem Orleane. allegedly o2 a heart atteck. As ha vas 77 years the poac' sibility that thib FeS for once a ganuine heart ettack evidently exigte: On the other bend , in viaw 0f the ever-lengthening chain 9f suepicloub_ deatha that hos follorad the three greet aegabs1natione_ 9 the pobBlbility 0f foul play cannot be ruled out either_ Here 18 wishing more 0€ the ba0 for Peroz' accomplicos in plotting the daaceraly Dr_ King murder! Mzo Ig_Jemeg_Hepburnz (ctd, fron TL 14, p. 3) Even 8s I pondered the matter and contacted verloug potentlal bources of information for further enlightenment , the nyeterioug Jameg Hepburn quite unexpectedly popped again into the picture. Indeed, on Oct. 20 1968, Bld 2 publlghed an article entitled Do28 Anerica' s Jackie Marry the 8o83t23n83b189h6 which carried the by-lines of Jameg Hepburn and doesta Schillinga The lattor i8 a staff correspondent 0f the peper . The way the story wa3 handled made it clear that the bulk 0f the information contained In it cawe from burn while Schilling had beon instrumental in rewriting and editing 1+ for the purpo8os 0 f the German paper. Significantly, at the end of the erticle 9 there was this copyright notico: "Copyright Bild am Sonn- and Frontlers Publishing Ccmpany, Genevaa " The article ma8 curiougly bitter about Jackie Konnedy. It weemed to ree flect the feelings of 8 person who had once idolized this woman but in the enc had becomle thoroughly disillisioned Tith her. (Could "James Heburn"really be Willian Manchester? I wondered for a fleeting moment) _ In any event and unleeb en extraordinary anount of fakrery was involved in the case a possibility never to be excluded al*ogether in such matters ~ 1* wae evident that the writer had Ino wn Jackie and her surroundings well_ 0 He deecribed her a8 a Bpoiled , petulant womai without clasa or tact iha treated hier 8*afr arrogantly. #llien the Konnedya visited Parig," Hepburn wrote, #a high-reniring offiv cial of the Quai d'Orgay (French Foreign OffLce) remarked: "The President hin self kas shoa hlnself to be 8 great man but one the impressLon that he wes taking out hi8 Jecretary for the siret time 1 # Agaln, on Mov. 9 , 1968 , Bild an Gonntag published this Item; Wackie 18 Belfish, tactless; Iot really pretty, rather a bit vlger spurlous, tyically gouveayEighe 9 anything bu : 2 First Ladye This devasteting portralt 19 painted. 0 by Jamea Hepbaxn wino 16 reputed to be A2 Intinate friend of the Kennedy Tenlly. 11 Mj curlogi about James Hepburn Iore and more eroused, I wrote on Feb. 2,1969 a letter t0 Frontiera Publishing Ca Vaduz , Llechtenstein (the imprint carried by the German editlon 0f his book) to inquire Frhere I m1ght be ekle to obtain a copy of the origdnal Englieh version of "'Faravall Americeo 'P A_ few days latcr this lotter wab returned to me unopened Ii th 2 pogtal-notice indicating :hat the addregsoe Was "unknown % in Vaduzo Liechtenetei- i8 a tiny cointry witi: many corporate offices regietered there for *ax purpogcS; ione 0f which e8capea the ettention of local 0 ficialgu Ir therc was such a thing 89 e Frontiers Publishing Vaduz, Iiechtenstein; nj lettor surely Ray Ray Ray enly old, "fy Hep- tag go t ts only Co , $ ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== 3 mould have reached thon _ The fact that 1t did not proveg that tho outfit _0 8 phony at least in SO farag 1t pretende to be a regietered Ilechtenstein corpo_ retion. On the bam0 ate I wrote to Vaduz $ I elg0 eddreaeed to Horr von Webren- head of the Dueseldorf publlshing firm, a long letter In wh:ch I pointed out that the information given ebout the author on the jacket 02 "Verschrorungr was unuoually acanty and geemed to be moreover deliberately uieleading. In what I muot confeb8 Ra8 at leaet in part a fishing expeditton, I wrote: "Accor - ding to Informatton I have recoived fron various gourCeB , thero La no Janea Hepburn ; rather, this is the covBr neme of a group: The Kennedye disclaim any knowledge of buch 2 perbon. Thore are IndIcatlons that the bpok wea really written by 2 nunber 62 people afriliated mi th the French intellLgence worvico (S.D E.C-b.) whlch 18 know to be better informed about the Dallas murder then anjone ol&6, m1 In conclugion I asked Herr von Wehrenalp to' tell me Dpecifically %hora and on what date Jemee Hepburn vaa born ; wha::: hle natlonality and ]place of rB_ aidence were and how I could reach hlm. I algo Lnquired about the wey the burn manuscript had reached tha Germen publlsber and whether there were any prevlously published books by thig euthor_ (to be continued In the next 18su0 of TRUTH IETTER) Judiczel Farce 0n theInstalnent Plen 8o S1rhan now has added anothar glanor neme to bis atar-atudded ca5t of defenge Zawyors. Rie appeal from the death Dentence ia to be handled, It seen8 $ by Melvin Belli of "Dallas Justlcen fameo And what, if one may aek, 18 Sirhan using for money to pey for the parvicos of the great Bellt? In contrast *o Jeck Rubya Belli'& lagt notorious client, Sirhan a a peupor pure and simple wbo couldn' % pey helf an hour' 8 worth of Jegal congultetlon out of his OwQ pockot _ gnho _ 18 paying tho astrononicai feea such "igh-priced defenderan (cf: TRITI LETTER, No 0 Pe 5) a1 Measrs. Grant Cooper, Ruagell Parsona, Emdle zola Ferman and now Melvin Bolli normelly cherge? Tho lew rlghtly provideo for free legel agsletance to needy defen- dento, bu t 1t do08 not give then the right to pick the cream of the professkon, 03 oven a whole quartet %f topfllgat ettorneyee at btate expenae_ Nor is it 1n the Zeast believable that men Ilke EollL_ Berman , Cooper and Parsons wonld really Volunteer thefr Bervicee, least or a2 in & cut-and-dried mirder Cez0 Zeavlng no Toom for 2 dranatlc demonstration 0f innocence 0 Anerican lawvero aren $ & that ungelfish (nor are thelr collaagles elgewhere) Obviouolys then, someone elea 18 pickaing wp the tab for Sirhan'@ cobtly defenee , which i8 al- ready running into hundrede of thouganda 0f dollere. Fbo could have en interest in putting up guch e hugo amownt for the defenge o€ &n aaba88t2 caught rad-handed? Mo can epond lavishly for any purpoge Mthout over havzng to account tor expendtturea? Eno bt the CIA? No a8 thera 18 no plauetble explanatlon ffom any quarter 26 rer garde the origln of the vost funda that heva beon available Zor SLrhan' & defenge the sugpicion ta warrented the* all Or mobt of it has comB through one or tho other 0f the CIA' & innunerabla noonduitee # Taking into account Slr- hen' 8 beckground 48 8 CIa egont 4 elraady docunentoa Ln TRUTH IETTR and tbe menlfeat reluctance of &h0 newg media even to touch on this metter, the Sropi- cion beconee 8 certaintya' Inie iosu0 0f TRUMH ' IETTER conea to you from Franca wnere tice CIA cannot in- tercept metl or monitor tolephone convereatione 28 Gffecttvely 98 it can in Germeny. alp, Heps then, 100_ long ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== READERS:_BRW Mre. Grace P Valo of 7551 Byron Place, St. Louie, Ho 63105 baa sant 30 copy of 0 letter origLnally addregsed %o the St. Loule Poet-Diepatch but which that eugust leador 02 newefakera apperently failed to publlsi _ Kore ere Bomo ezcorpte @f that lecter: "It 19 nice to noto that tbe megalve emoznt of overkill dtrected atdigcre- diting the Dlatrict Attornoy 0f New Orleane which appeared Ln Your editorial 1 Verdiot at New Orleang;' tke Od1torial Jou reprinted {ron the Pezl street_Bour pel- 9 Trial by Publlcity: Indeod { ' a2d oLuilar editoriale appearing In concert ecro83 the countrye vi th the Bamo @pecLous huribug end adealngly ghoat-writtea by the sane hand, a1d kax nt have the deaired effect end has been ignorOa by the American people. ilo vaz nade &vident last week by 0 radlo talk show, Oze womon calling 7a8 concerned tat tne truth about tha edeagoination of Prealdent Kennedy roula not ba mede know bacauee 0f the acquittal of Shaz . Apparently tho Merson Conalaslon conclusione Terg not considerad relovante They were referred- to 01ce a8 being conpletely illoglcel , but the gst 0f tho convereation was wkothar the truth would be made Iom. #Your atatemont that 't remalna 8 fact: that nalther Mr - Gerriscn noz enyone elsa hag produced a ehred 6f Bolla evikence refute tha concluelona 0f the Lnveskigeting comaittee hoaded by Cnief Justice Werren, Indiceteb that zou heve been nLeinformed . There 18 photcgrapnic evidence backing eyewi tness teetLmony that shotg Were fired from the front a well a8 the back. And thie wa cloarly brought out in @vidence at tha Ghaw conspiracy trial _ #The presg didn't publLsh ontalde of New Orloena er0a any.0 2 the testie mory brought ou& in tbe CIo39 exauination 04 Mr. Shav euah 83 tho fact #hat he kewv twO of David Ferrze'8 roommatoe , one 02 whou wao apperently Using the zeme 0{ Laon Oswald _ 0 Nor was 1* published outeide of New Orleens that tho bouee to which Mr Spiesel led the judge and jrry in the Fronch Qartor Fas one tbat Nr _ Bhaw adittad had formerly belonged to him end Web next door to an almost identlcal bouge which had &lso belonged to Nr _ Shaw 88 leto a9 1963 whzch i8 when Mr Sptesel g8ld the perty ho ettended that R89 hoeted by Mr- Shaw took place . #len tha trial Wa3 overadd Mr Shaw nad baon 80 Zucktly ecguitted, it Yas obviously deciaod to dtrect this magalve 5m001 attack on Mr . Qarricon' 8 charecter 1n orcer to divart attention fr-m tba fact that the Marren Comuibeon'B conclusiong bad boen completely demoliebed. #Haadlinog aCrobg the country Procleimod American Bar to Soeic Probo 01 Garrlaon: Hawever fov of the televieiom networko 9r novepapers reported the follotiag rotzection Fhich appaared i1 aall t2e 1n the Iuag-Plcayne_ 7 'he mole acory 18 Inaccurate the American Bar Assooiation preaidont saia, Ho waa @leo quoted as 3aying that Garrteon' 0 titnesaes muet hGve b0en pretty good or the grana Jury wuld not have Indfcted Gaw, 3 HIn the attenpt to dtscredit thie diatrict attornoy rha nad %ho courago Znd Integrity t3 fulfil the dutios 0f ha 0fficoa 6 , m2n7 nhers wero mallgnad iacludtng tho three juagea mho ruled that thero wa3 cauea * try Mr _ Shevz ; tbe Jwy of cltizene wha aleo ruled thore was cauga the judge whon} bo th the pro- secut1on anc tho defenge &ala trted the case foirly ana wbo twice ruled that tbe caao Ehould no € ho diemi ox0d but ehould E0 to tha Jury; andta11 of tbg atete 6 wltnebgos wbo testified agaln8t Mr Sher 0 * and many othara Wo ware unfelrly oncared Jn order ta keep afleat ~be Iarren Comnlasion conclueiongo Z0 s8e1i8 to wa that thle i9 not ecceptablc #n tho United Statase # Note: The pomts 80 eloquently marie Ln thza Zetter by M8. Grece P Fafe 4 and othors relevent to tha case ,wi1l be explc 'ed 1n depah in 'ELenll@tg 234 Legsone 27 theClag_Shar_Trtal? boginntng in the nert 1o80 of TRUTH LZTIEF Clay to ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== 5 Tha ncp book by JOACHIM JOBSTEN 3RI+00 Z 9I MU R2E2 An)analyeis end interpretatlon cf tho Jonn #6 Keniedy , Robart Kennedy and Dr Marin Luther King eg8essinatione. G Copyright by &.Joogten 1968-69 (ctd, Zrom No 0 16) Tke wi tROBE addod that 0 woMan he epoke to told him aho had also ceen the yolng man with *h0 packrago (not Sizhen) egrller in the evoning. Ghe had no ticed hlu boceuec he wab acting etrengely" Thie i8 probably a reforenca to tbe natural stat0 of agltation in which el1 of tne potentzal asgass128 Muar; have becp 83 #he decisive monent approached, for the lot of having to cerry oit the goseg8ination could have Zellen t0 cny one 0f thcl, according t0 [ich #ej Keunedg Vent._ 021 nuet have KI:ops #hat the one ro had to do the job Iould ba praczicolly 8 2s Sirhan IeB, end 80 maturally they were excited and "actiig otrangely-" Straiu described the five Your6 men he had seen walring *heir exit thrcugd the fzont door 0f the bellroor: fouz: of thom cerrying a #rounded# fifth ow sheir shoulders, a8 having de:lc hair end Jooking vory nuch Zike gir- han . Ho thcugat wera Letin ericts $ rut i2 i8 fer wore 1fkely tlat thzy Rez0 811 Brabe . Tnis aesurption, ixdcec 18 inherent in tbe neturo a? the plog a8 i% Oubaeguontly developed_ For tho "mo tivel Lumediately aetribu- ted "5 3irhan by the authoritles and the ners Dedic, ovidently folloring & prepared #tipof?t that: W88 in @ffec: @n order (o3anating gron Ileyor Gam %:rty) purported to b' anti-Ziontet Fanatic:G:: and regeztcnont; at Robort Konzedy' 8 allogedly pro-Zaraol atance _ Far-?ctched and Bpurious 35 {hic #aotivo" FeS, 1& Wos tho ope the plottorb could droon up thet hed 817 Eer blance of valialty €t aLl;without i+9 the real Motivation for tie crice Q 0 0 , political a3sesinetzon couitted bJ hired tkigr in order 80 remova 3 der gcrous candigate {rom tke thrachnold o8 tho preaiconcy? Gould have becoiia too cleorly discernlble. Thic boguS zotive, ebarefore, had tc hold good regartlc88 of 'iich one of the six 28a8in0 wko lay in wait Ior Zonnody in Various pertz 0f the botel did the job and therc- 7 foro they 9l1 bad to be Arabs- Hor i6 thi& purely 8 mertar 02 spculation for thoro exiotp,inceod , cogezt teatimony t0 tha cfiect #hat other Ar 4b3 {tor8 involvad in the planring 0f the CI:me $ alongaide Df Slrhanlo Bofore D6 tuIR to this mattor boraver nnd ia ordor *0 die3ipa*e the falgo notion_ deliberatoly spread bv Gho @3wf+ Zalcere, that tba Zoz Angelos roZica dic a tborough and honegt Joj 02 invostigC- tiag tho Robert Kcnnody hurder it Gust h6 xointed Qut end_Btrogzed that none 02 tbe three_ell-inzortant @xowiteszes wore calied Dorora rn0 @Qnc Jury Fn..o 7o% 03 Juro 7 to indice Sirhall. Altbough 221 tbzeo Zom had Fromptly told the Police whet had oc0* end heara, they wero Bltply Bauntea aaide 08 Ezwerttar Gitrosseo baceuse their tebiiiony dic no} ft into tke Dattern 0f bbe iolc asca881r vezelor tno evidence 9f congplra3y) walch Vaa alresdy being eccredited thc authoritiea and tkc {cFE modio9 Tno sae thing als? heppcned to anothor koy witne8s Fo Wu3t 307 #uzn to 0 He i8 tha Rev, Jerry Oxen8, a Baptiet erangelist {ron Orange Coun :J t Southcri Calizornia: who58 story raa firs? roported in a2 Asbociated Prore dlspetch frou 86 fZraaciscc iated Juae 30 9 1968, which did noto hogover & htm hig ree} namo bu & called hin WJcneu, " {} ad then again in graate:' detaiz in the Jetionei Znquiger_ Roz'0 i8 the gict cf v7n" tne Rove Owens expe Zenced end a2t0r tka murder 0r Robert Iennedy told to Ioe Angoleb police Fio recorded hla story Lal ed shen ignored 18: (to b0 contInued $r No & 13) IRTTI LETTER i8 publishcd every othcr 1eek bj Joechim Joesten: 87-70 173rd {670061 Jemaica 1lk32; #ev York #holoat they Q247 tbey bs give City- ================================================== Page 24 ================================================== Achallenge to Heterana and_PoLLt-cal_Sclent-ete Anneuncng _the Publication of a Mejor_Hleterical_Study_eE_Outetending Importance RRILOGY 0F MU RD E R An analy8l8 and Interpretation of the John F. Kennedy, Robert Fa Kenne- dy &nd Dr . Martin Lther Klng asgagsinatlona by J 0 4 C H I M J 0 E S T € N Author of more than 40 publighed books on current affalr8, Including eLght on the assag8ination 0f Pregident Kennedy =SS3SSFS==== ~======== ====SS=E=F== In tbe past Bix year8, America has witnessed threa political assasa1- nationa 0f nationally and Internatlcnally prominent leadera two of them wL thln a few montha 0 f each other_ The victimg E Prealdent John F Kennedy, Senator Robert F Kennedy and Dr Martin Luther King B all werefighting Hbral8, champlong of civil righte and social justice and men of peace. Did It BvBr occur to You that thera might be a hidden link be treen thege three murders of 30 obvlougly kindred personalltiea? That there mlght be a meaning and 01 gn1ficence in thelr Buccaasrve elinination from the pov 1Itical Bcene? Tbet there could be a pattern of asga8ination that hbaa be- cowe an Integral part of the political process in America? Ro doubt these thoughts heve occurred to you as to many other thoughtw ful. discerning people mi th a aense of history- You have felt uneasy, beset by doubt8, deeply troubled, After 8 while, though you have accepted 8 relucs tantly perhape, bu % nevertheleag mhat the authorities and the prese kept hammering into your heaa 4 that_ there ras "no evidence # of a conepiracy, that tha Ge murders Yere the handivork of uhlbalanced, fanatical assassins9 oach operating entirely on hi8 Otm Iea I, Ogwald , James Earl Ray 3 Sirhan Bo SLrhan _ Sooner or later you mere bund to Buccumb to the relentiegs pressure 0f tha beet-organdzed and most 0fficiently executed bralpvashtng operation In history, Conforniem end consensu8 got the upper hand over Jour critical facultles and higtorical training. Nell , start thinking again- Use your Inalienable right 8s a Iree and educated peraon t0 oxandne 0 fficial pronouncenent? critically; to test what You read in tho pepere by %he atandardG of acadonic insight and experience, to dalsb {alse pretenses anq to garch for thc truth Politlclane. journallote and the general publlc L not only in America, but on 4 world-Fide acale ed have been duped en @a980 about the agseseinatLong bJ a machlnery of deception unmatched in scope power and rebources Hiato~ rlane and politlcal ecientlsts worth their ealt Fill not be thus doluded ! Thoy 01ll want to view ovents In perspective proba for the true fact8, BXv ploro hidden meanings and draw their OWI cocluslongo If You are one of them, Iu canrot afford to mi95 thia ahocking eye~opener: LEILOLI 0 E MURLE ================================================== Page 25 ================================================== 2 RELL0G I 02 H W RDE R projiden 7ou sitn Co3o tning yt orc no t 166fy €0 TIa an3m0z0 olco 2 CO ma*t21 ic:t xax er decp ;oW rangc i3 your queot for inzor:atlcn 90113 publlched Fer}?: tka #ncomoorjd zac 6 acu1 each of tho throo ecsaczinatlong; tho tfwc becigrcuna end essoclatiurs 0f Rhe or preeumed 8J32ain8; +hc Fhy? @2r; wnorcfozs Of gocningly #mpleuzlbla evonts t 1 a Koti ehe pasic rcsacrch narer;als cnd tools 0f yourF trezo 48 an Independen? higtorian c1 pcliticcl sclsntisto REIL QGI # M W R) B R io not 7ot: and Till not be for scms tIno 2 roguiariy Dubl} Shed trero book 11ko tha ochor LOrodd Korks 0f Joachin Joestona For 8 in tha proscnt cliuato o2 public Opinion, 1t Fould be tcd hazaro doub for comuorclal peblieher to brdng Qut a book Fhlcn Tith cuch brutal Frankno8B ezpo8o8 the officlal Zalcchoods CCvarirg up the three groat asscbei+ natonea For tho tino being. thorofora€ 221L0 @ Y 0 { M WR ) Kzcokk conslgto oq thzce voluzcB and 5 bupplemozt; pEb zhed by tho elthor in @neoggephed Iorm, Dte to variorc circuuctadced; publication of the threo volunee cennet #e*e placa 1n Gtricely cironological order. Zet Chey a1l Boru e wbole, wi th the ezphasle throughont 02 eha Comon dorominators, eilo commcu patterm 07 and the Coiman Inspizationa Ihno ftrot veluma publiehod i0; (I) Ie dreetegt Polica FraudWuer 246 LALL! 24AL BA Z EeA} Pableeinod oven beZore the farcical 2ohour-trLal at which Ja008 Eerl Ray felooly pleaded guilty to tho nurdor of Dr 0 Klng 8 ha bao oinca rotractad thle plea #hlch hed boen {orced upon hiz Jr &i8 volure demondtratog Zn Emple detaiz ana On the strongth of cogenc @vidonco zugpredBed by tie euthorltie3 that Ray wa8 nok tho killer 0f tbo farqus Negro Jeader , but obly 8_ decoy ugad b> tho roal Iuaderer n In *n0 COW*B6 of 2 fontestie Lnbroglio 4} Rocumentea by Btop Zn thla report 4e Ray thon sad grorod by htc accozplicoe and threm to the mlved, mLeh tke FZ collously connlvlag for #reagono Df atatef. TheJeneg Eer2 Eer Fegr conalata ot throe pareeo th6 fret tpo of unlah wo{b pubzahoa In tho Spr1ng 6f 1969 ; 8 third parte desiened to bring abe atdr ry UP 60 dato through tna #trielv In %omphie and Bay' 0 plea for 8 new trial, 10 Q80 t be publlaned 1 the Dumadler 0f 1969 " (II) Coutpg_i2_ the eer 22962 HI GEL I @ H I8 AL2 LLillLLl! 01 IE 0LAI AEAE 2LAL contrery to tho deliborately Kalgo Lrzregnion created tha dewB media, and In plto 02 tha dogendent' 0 acquzttal, tha trial 02 Cley Sham in Nev Orr 1oanp In no way vindlceted the Rarron Repart: 6 far rrom It] Nes datter Of fect9 the evidence praaentod at th18 tz1al has conclusivoly dencnstratad #h0 soallty 02 2 magalvo conaplracy whtch Zed R tho crojafiro aubuen 0 f PrerIdent Kennedy on Novo 22, 1963 In Dailane Ovon though Datrict Attorney Jim (arTLeon felled In hle attempt to connact Ciay &nar Mth 1t0 In thio volume , the authoz painotakingly examInga tho complete transe crLpt of tho Proceedlage (0f which only Bono fragmontp havo been publlebed 80 {ar in the deily ad periodical probo end tkeae only !n the Moat: 0 nevaldod and bLabaod mannor poaslble) and drawe thoroughly Dubotanbated Comelu3lonb 0 roal any 9top by ================================================== Page 26 ================================================== 3 (III) gcheduled _ R0r_Hubllcetio 1n tha fall e1962 Mekerz 9f Juetfce 09 Zom tho Erhen Gaoe Wez_Rtghez Son, Fobort Kennedy f0lz vlccia C0 tne bulloco of 0 Eeid EaewB21n 20 Ore of B3v0rel cho Wara otatiened tha& In various Darts or the Hotol am ? bascador wLth ordere %0 kill thc {iontranilng presidenttel candideta a* 011 co8ta, no matter w7Lzch Iay he FOnt.llot: culy hae tha mabeiva cvLtonco 30 tbal @ffect baon ouppresged by the 2uchoritiog @nd the 78w8 @odla; but thez hevo alao huened up Sirhon 9 bcclGroud 49 0 vateran CIA agent and have fale:fled hte mtIvatlon by Introduciug 0 kotally fictztlou: Rant1~Zionistm @ctlva Tno real reason or the wurder MzJ Yaar tht Robart Kennody, 1f Olectod preatdent, aight conduct 2 nom Inveatlgatlon ~1 hlo brother ? 8 death end punish the r0al ad92861n8 Qf Promldent John T. Konnedyo (IP) An Lndieponaablo Bupploront} Ie Cage_AgaLngt J, Edgar_Fcover (In the Aaeeselnattone 6f Presldent Joh R Y Konnedy8 Sen . Robert Konnod- and Dr , Kartin Luthor King) Bop tho head 0f tho Fa becamo the chtee erchltec? 0f thrad Covarurb and]phy he did hts bobt to protect tho gullty+ inatead 0f expobing them 3OJweoertd Caedenr Tboro atO threo TaY8 caL RRILOQI 21 MIR) ER One, by tktng oat 0 dubacrIptlon to Joachlm Joeateon'0 TUNLoLT, tbo blwookly norasheet whLch carrsog all tho nbvz about the teo aabasatnar tLons and nothlng bue Juch newb. snco TRUTH IETTE wab started On Sopta 15, 1962, the last of Ite flvo pabob in oach Lagu0 bas been dovoted to the Ber&r Izatlon Df LILO G I F KDR2 ERe beginning Wth the Cas0 of Slrhea: durinG (ho suwar of 8989, 2 2N4eto W Leegone 0f the_Clay Sna1 Bia 0111 Nun concurrently In TRUTI TETTER. 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C MAY 1962 Coiue 'LSPONLEN : + Pre? , ================================================== Page 33 ================================================== Form No_ AD-71F (Rev. 2-28 _ 61) NOTICE PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SLIP FROM THE ATTACHED CORRESPONDENCE SINCE IT IS A PERMANENT PART OF THE RECORD: RECORDS ADMINISTRA TION OFFICE XEN 67 703 5 Jun 5 1969 1 Ls SE ================================================== Page 34 ================================================== TIM E. GOMES 6833 EDEN ST _ Q DUBLIN CALIF 94566 Dear M.r. Mitchell 'Fhis was taken from the SAN FANC ISC0 CHRONICLE . IS THERE NOT A LAW that gays that no a Icohol may be brone into aJail: Why was It done in L.A. for testing irhan 8 This psychiatrist shoula be on tril himself. Pirhan away and killed a gara or he wa s killed. ITS to bad that someone dosent d0 something about thig. also it shoula be a fedral law to kill a senator or rep. Thank Vou for your t ime . (read article) 8 Iened ~" d 7] 4 1 /66 - 722 @ _ E3 Sey got 9 ================================================== Page 35 ================================================== FORWARD To x ATTORNV Gei MTc Hlel / 816 ================================================== Page 36 ================================================== 3/&/es Akcohol's Efrect on Sirhan Los Angeles cursing and had to be physi- It was pointed out to Mar- experiment] cally restrained: cus on state cross examina- In a tion 'that; aside from Sirhan's in drunkenness, Sirhan (He kept grabbing at his Sirhan went berserk and throat. He said What the hell own statement that he was' m e like (a wild is going on here?' He thought drunk, there was no testimo- bec a defense psychia- he was choking: He said, T'H] ny during the trial that he bessttestified yesterday at| get_even with those Jews= actually was intoxicated: trist 'Idon't assume he was in- Sirhan's murder trial. ENOUGH toxicated at the time he com- "I think he thought he was "'I think he thought he was mitted the offense; 9 ) Marcus back at the Am ba ssa dor back at the Abassador Hotel: replied. (I assume he had Hotel; Dr; Eric Marcus told a Then he started talking about some drinks. I also assume jury trying the 25-year-old how 20 years were enough the , shock 0f his apprenhen- Jordanian for his life. for; the Jews , and Kennedy ion had a sobering-up effect It was in the Ambassador didn't have to help them 'It is my assumption that that Sirhan fatally shot Sena- "He never said he killed with a lot of alcohol he does tor Robert F_ Kennedy last | Kennedy: He kept talking as the same sort of thing,only The defendant has said though Kennedy were alive_ more SO_ that he does with he was drunk at the time and He said, 'That bastard isn't a little alcohol " is unable to recall the killing: worth the bullet. With all my Under cross examination prodding he never said he earlier Marcus conceded it COCKTAIL; killed Kennedy_ was 'quite possible" Sirhan Marcus said that in the test "'The alcohol triggered off was lying when he claimed Sirhan was given six ounces some sort of an irritation He he could not remember the of alcohol in a Tom Collins became sort of like a wild June 5, 1968, shooting: cocktail. beast. Associated Press "Psychologically he went berserk the psychia- trist said, i 'He was extreme- ly agitated and restless and cell jail year: ================================================== Page 37 ================================================== Staccato De Liiso Debs Place Vendome Red Cross Margaret Jerrold Herbert Levine Nicole Valle's Gamins Sandler %sr BANKAMEricARD uylvomi' heic WI Mohr 8 17 master charge To The Wifarakk caRD Bally ================================================== Page 38 ================================================== TI %_ GONES 6833 EDEN ST DTBLI , CALIF _ 94566 1 ] U.8 . DEPARTMNT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON D.C . 20530 ================================================== Page 39 ================================================== FORWARD To ATTORNEY GEN MITCHELL

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