</s>PD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 10/11/68 RICHARD D. KIRCH, 2430 Kenwood Manor, Apartment 13, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, advised as follows: He is employed as a traveling salesman for the Bulova Watch Company and recalls that he arrived in Los Angeles, California, from Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, June 2, 1968, and checked into the Ambassador Hotel on that same date. He checked out of the Ambassador and left Los Angeles at 2:30 PM on June 5, 1968; after concluding his business in Los Angeles. He did not witness the assassination of United States Senator ROBERT KENNEDY, has never seen subject SRHAN, nor does he know of anyone who did see STIRIAN in orbit around the Ambassador hotel in Los Angels during the night of June 4, 1968. case and could furnish no information of value to this investi- gation. The indicated he has no information whatever in this - 132 10/4/68 On 10/1/68 at Sioux Falls, south Dakota Pile # MP 56-60 SA REEL ADAM BOYD/ebb by Date dictated 10/9/68 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to. your agency, it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

Summary  
The documents consist of FBI interview records from June 1968 detailing statements from individuals present at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles during the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968. Most witnesses reported arriving at the hotel after the event or learning of the assassination via television broadcasts the following morning. Several described being in proximity to the Embassy Room or other areas of the hotel but provided no direct evidence of involvement in the crime. Some mentioned encountering law enforcement or seeing photographs of an individual referred to as "Sirian B." or "SIRIAN B. STRIAN" (likely a reference to Sirhan Sirhan). The FBI emphasized that these records contain no conclusions or recommendations and are agency property.  

Key People  
- **Fred Hennessy**: Registered at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4–5, 1968; reported hearing no shots but witnessing guards exiting after a medical call.  
- **Neil Micelotta**: Claimed to be present at the hotel around 12:15 AM when RFK was killed; stated he and his wife saw nothing.  
- **Malcolm Miller**: Attended a sales meeting at the Ambassador Hotel on June 2–5, 1968; noted no knowledge of Sirian B. Sirhan.  
- **Ell Miller**: Stayed at the Culver building of the hotel during a vacation tour in June 1968; learned of the assassination later.  
- **Dale Morgan and Norma Morgan**: Stayed at the Ambassador Hotel’s cottages from June 2–6, 1968; attended a rally before learning of the shooting after midnight.  
- **Edward Moskowitz**: Registered at the hotel on June 4–5, 1968; heard multiple shots and saw two men on the floor but could not identify Sirhan.  
- **Katherine Murphy**: Worked for RFK’s campaign in California; arrived in LA on June 4, met others, and left before the shooting.  
- **Nils Nilsson and Brian Nilsson**: Denied being in Los Angeles in 1968; Brian noted confusion over a hotel registration under his father’s name.  

Key Locations  
- **Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California**: Central location for all accounts, with specific references to the Embassy Room, outer ballroom, and cottages.  
- **Culver Building (hotel)**: Where Ell Miller stayed during his vacation tour.  
- **Stage Door Canteen**: Mentioned by Nils Nilsson as a 1942 stay location.  

Key Events  
- **Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy**: Occurred on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel; multiple witnesses reported hearing shots and seeing individuals on the floor.  
- **Rally at the Ambassador Hotel**: Attended by Dale Morgan and his wife before learning about the assassination.  
- **Hotel registration disputes**: Nils Nilsson’s son Brian claimed confusion over a possible registration under his father’s name.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted interviews and compiled statements as part of an investigation into RFK’s assassination.  
- **Bulova Watch Co.**: Employed Edward Moskowitz and Neil Micelotta; mentioned in hotel registration contexts.  
- **District of Columbia Department of Corrections**: Employers of Nils Nilsson, with references to the D.C. Reformatory.  
- **Commercial Travel Agency**: Handled travel arrangements for Neil Micelotta.

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