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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-54) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 6/14/68 Date Colonel Room 1001 , Sheraton Boston Hotel, advised that ne was an aide in the campaign of Senator ROBERT KENNEDY in the California primary election He stated that he was in an upstairs suite at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, when Senator KENNEDY was shot in the early morning of June 5, 1968 _ Colonel stated he did not see the captured gunnan on that occasion nor did he recognize from photographs as an individual he had ever seen previously on any occasion Colonel stated that the only significant change he could recall in connection with Senator KENNEDY' s plans was on June 4, 1968 The original plans were thal he would spend the night of June 3-4, 1968 , at the Anbassador Hotel However, after a complete of campaigning on June 3, 1968, which ended in San Dieg? , California 5 KENNEDY returned to the Ambassador Hotel late that evening and departed soon after- Wards for theMalibu Beach residence of movie director KENNEDY and several of his party spent the following day at Malibu Beach and returned to the Ambassador Hotel around 8:00 p . June 4, Colonel could recall no other significant changes in regard to Senator KENNEDY ' s itinerary _ 6/13/68 Boston, Massachusetts Boston 44-646 On at File # 94 SA '1z/ln 6/14/68 by Date dictated Thig document contains neither recommendations nor conclusiong of the FBI: It i8 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and ite contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. day 1968 _ M., ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dote_ 6/17/68 0 425 Riverside Drive_ 9 New York City, rurnianed rrec and voluntarily the information regarding the as82ssination of Senator ROBERT F 0 KENNEDY 28 rollows: He sated that he jcined Senatos KENNEDY 8 staff on July 31, 1967_ 2 a8 a" junlor legal a8gistant and his duties wereminly speech writing, legal rezearch and colmittee work. atated that he graduated from Yale in June_ 0 1966 9 and Ohat intervievied him for his position with Senator KENNEDY " 8 Staif . He gaid that and he did el1 0f the speech writing for Senator KEENNEDY staved that during' Senator KENNEDY ! g campaign in Indiana, he retuined to Nei York City on" May 8; 1953 9 wich Sengor KENNEDY 8 He was married on May 11, 1968, in Plainfleld, New and rejoined KENNEDY ' 8 Staf ? in Io8 Angeles on May 18,81968 He said that he and TJ shuttled from California to Oregon 88 one speech Wricer would be prepering speeches for the coming events , statea that on the evening Of June 4, 1968 , end early ninute: 0f June 5, 1968 , he 1a3 In che 5tn Floor Suite of Senator KENNEDY He Btated ne Wag not in the ballroom 0f the Ambasgador Hotel during the celebration and announceirent cf Senator IENNEDY '& victory He said thar he never 821v SIIHAN SIRHEN other than photographs in newspapers, mageznes ond on televigion 0 sated chat the individuals ir the Suite of Senator KENNEDY on the Sth Floor were notiried by"Fl 3 by direcc iine from the ballroom t0 29 secretary , Ibo wa8 in che Suite. He Baid Ihen 128 informed by chac sonething had happened 6o Senator KENNEDY inrorned the individuals in the Suite, ran dowseveral flights of gtairg r0 the ballzooin and returned ghortly afterivard. sraced that he and 2 number 0f the KENNEDY Saff went t0 the hospital" and scayed at the different hospivals untii Senator KENNEDY passed away ._ GREENFIEID stated that he has no additional infergation regarding thtf6r2gedy-&n4-&11 %lans-regardiing 95 On_ 6/14/68 al_ New_York: Ner York File #_ NY 4+--164O by SAEl Date dictaled 6/17/68 This document conloins neilher recommendotions nor conclusions of Ihe FBI: Wl is Ihe properly of Iho FBl and Is looned Io Your ogency; Ilond ils contenls ore nof lo be distribuled oulsidc Your 0g (ency- ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== NY 44-1640 rhe moveilents 0f Senator KETNEDY Mere handled by and his cren, called the advance men a They made 211 arrangenent8 With police departments, hotels, routes, motorcade ccdra s*aced chat he 18 tenporerily gceving at the epartnent or his parent8, Mr . & Hrs 0 and thev WIll know nig wnereanouod at a4 Dmed @unugh he does have an apartment at Washington, C 98 Da ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 7/23/68 Date 5038 Aldama Street, Highland Park, Ca lifornia ie Lephone 254-9082, wa 8 interviewed in connection with his working at the KENEDY campaign headquarters office in Log Angeles during May 1968 0 during which time infor a mation wa 8 received by the FBI tha t SIRHAN B SIRHAN had been Seen at the KENNEDY headquarters _ advi ged during recent months he worked a8 Coordina tor Tor the Southern Ca lifornia Students for KENNEDY Campa ign He stated he wa 8 hired through the KENNEDY Campaign Headquarters and 8 ttended se veral mee tings during April and 1968 During this time he al80 attended several mee tings at the KENNEDY Campaign Headquarters, 5615 Wilshire Boulevard, Log Ange les between May 12 n 18, 1268 . observed a photogreph of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN and Stated at no time did see anyone at any of the meetinge that re gembled SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN advised that_during the cainpaign iee tings he be came acqua Inied with A student a t C omption Junior College, howe he ba8 not 8een or heard froi since about June 1, ve368* stated tbat if any 8 trangers would have attended any of the campaign meeting8 , these individualg would have cone to bis a ttention for the mee tings consisted of a pproxima tely 20 to 25 campaign workers from the local Los Ange les college8 and universities advised he wa 8 present at the Ambasgador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boule vard, Lo8 Ange le8 , California, during the e vening hours of June and early morning hours of June 5, 1968_ He recalled that he wa 8 standing outeide the front entrance of the hotel when he first learned 3f the shooting of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY _ 7/15/63 Highland Park, California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # SA F P and 97 SA JR . /JCF /edb 7/19/68 by Date dictated 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. May he 4 , ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 2 CA 56-156 He stated that during the time he wa s at the hote 1 or at any other time nothing came to nis attention to indicate Senacor KENNEDY would be shot_ 4182, he observed no one at the hotel who resembled SIRHAN on June 4, 1968, or at any other time furnished the following informa tion concerning himgelf: Date of Birth PII Place of Birth Sea Etle , Wa Fhington Height Weight 135 pounds Social Security No. PII 98 5'6" ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== MFO 173-135 PEC:bb 1 AT_WASHINGTON__D:_Ca advised SA that she was one of the secretaries assigned to Senator KENNEDY S staff as it was traveling on the West Coast, handling the Oregon and California presidential Primaries _ She advised that at the time of the assassination 0f ROBERT F KENNEDY 9 she was in the Senator' s suite 4 Ambassador Hotel, with numerous other individuals watching the television reports _ She related that she has no firsthand knowledge of the shooting, and to che best of her recollection, she has never observed SIRHAN SIRHAN in the past related that Senator KENNEDY was scheduled to attend a victory Party with his volunteer workers after his speech; hovever , he decided to meet with members of the press before attending this party . '59 ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== WFO 173-135 TBS: jcb 1 Vashington, D stated she was a secretery treveling with the official party 0f Senator REfDY on nis Test Coast presidential campaign She said she Tas in the seventh floor suite 0f the Abassadoi Hotel 012 the night Senaor KZNEDY Fas shot and therefore could furnish 110 pertinent details She said_ to her korledge, she had never seen SIZHAN gIRTLAN the suspected assassin of Senator KEIEDY 0 100 " C. , ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 7/11/68 1 Date Dr Ph was contacted at his office, 706 Eas t Manchester LOS Angeles concerning the a88a88inatio of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY He adviged that he was a KENNEDY supporter and member of Senator KENNEDY ' s Local Speaker 1 8 Bureau and he was present at the Ambassador Hotel on the night KENNEDY was shot He provided the following obgervations which occurred at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of June 4 , 1968 He arrived at the Ambagsador about 10:30 PM on June 1968 . The guards at the door of the Embassy Room at the Ambassador would not let him enter the room He was told that because of fire regulations were unable to allow anyone else to enter the room He then went through the kitchen in order to enter the Embassy Room _ While he was going through the kitchen he stated that he obgerved SIRHAN eit on a table in the kitchen He stated he thought it was odd that SIRHAN was in the kitchen because he was not dressed as a kitchen employee I and he was dressed in "dirty clothing_ He did not speak to SIRHAN but remembered him in paesing through the kitchen about 10:30 PM, June 5ei968_ stated he had been an active worker for the KENNEDY campaign in the Los Angeles area He was with the KENNEDY party on the Senator S visit to Watts and at the Greek Theater and acted as a security man at the Greek Theater After he arrived in the Embassy Room he saw Mrs who invited hin to join the 'private after-victory party , which was for the campaign workers About mid-night , Senator KENNEDY came into the Embassy Room to make a short speech_ It was his underetanding that the Senator woula leave through the crowd Someone told hin that Mre KENNEDY was feeling faint So KENNEDY decided to leave through the back entrance and through the kitchen He_joined the KENNEDY group and was following then M M through the pantry door which lexl to the kitchen Just before he went through the door, he saw many baloons floating in the air On 7/8/68 at Los Angeles , California_File # Los Angeles 56-156 SA S JS 'JAH/dey 7/10/68 by 101 Date dictated Thig document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it &nd ita contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. D. , 4 , they ting 44 , ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 Just as he entered the door, he heard what he assumed later to be the first of several gun shots fired _ At first, he thought the noise he heard was caused by the exploding of the balloons When he realized that the noises he heard were gun shots, he recalled hearing 8ix (6) shots He did not gee any pergon firing the shots The last thing he remembered of seeing Senator KENNEDY was his apparent efforts to protect himgelf bv throwing up his hands His next recollection was of and others trying to take a gun away from SIRHAN M An unidentified woman shouted to him to 'get a M doctor , the Senator has been shot At this point , ran from the kitchen into the Embassy Room searching ror a doctor While running in the Embassy Room, he stated he renembered seeing a caucasian female about twenty-five, 5 126 pounds_ 5 moving toward the exit This woman was wearing a white dress with black polka dots and definitely had dark hair He did not say anything to this woman , nor did he hear her say anything. He stated the only unusual thing he noticed about this woman was the fact that she appeared much calmer than anyone else in the room , and appeared to be trying to leave the room as soon as poseible While in the Embassy Room, searching for a doc a man hurried 'past hin in a furtive manner He corld not describe this man , but believed he was caucasian and carried a notebook Ae heleft the Embassy room into the hall 9 he saw Mr who is an insurance broker with an office on crenshaw m Boulevard said to him, My God--he run right through our fingers stated that the man to whom was referring was the same man who ran past him mentioned above said his impression at the time that this man ran past nin wag that he was a newspaper reporter. He did not this man any additional thought , eince he was sure that the ass888in was being subdued in the kitchen Just outeide the Embassy Room entrance, he found Doctor 5 who i8 a Medical Doc and Doctor MI wnom ne said 18 a surgeon He attempted to lead tnem back 102 5'4" tor, give tor , ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== 3 LA 56-156 to the kitchen where Senator KENNEDY had been shot _ At this time security was extremely tight ) and the guards at the Embassy Room entrance would not let them into the room After proper identification, indicating that the three were doctors, the guards let them into the Embassy Room _ The three of them then rushed back to the kitchen When they reached the kitchen, the ambulance was already there taking care of Senator KENNEDY The first thing he saw was Mrs lying against the wall with blood coming from her head He advised that he is not a medical doctor but a clinical peycholegist 5 therefore , he did not administer first aid to Mrs or anyone else He did what he could to help Doctor in administering energency treatment to the other victimg of the agsassin' s bullets As additional ambulances arrived the various victims were taken from the kitchen Shortly after he arrived back in the kitchen with the doctors, the police had SIRHAN in their physical cus tody As they were taking him out of the kitchen into the main hall, he heard SIRHAN gay , did but I can explain_ I "1 did it for my country After al1 the victins had been taken away in ambulances, there was still mass confusion in the kitchen and the Embassy Room_ He stated ABC and CBS reporters wanted him to rake a statement which he did At this point, he advised that he became extremely exhausted and wanted to go home He went into the Embassy Room and discovered that the police would not let anyone leave He went back to the kitchen and had one 0f the kitchen employees lead him out the back way . He went to his car and went home _ In reflection, he remembered that every person he thought to be an employee in the kitchen was dressed in white_ This is another reason he thought it strange to see SIRHAN in the kitchen area earlier in the evening _ He estimated that the lapse of time from the shooting until he left the hotel to g0 home was about thirty (30) minutes . He arrived home between 1:30 and 2:00 AM _ 103 "I it, ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 4 IA 56-156 stated that he resides at Los Angeles , Calirornia, 90043, and has telephone number 294-0342. He advised that he had been interviewed by Mr (phonetic) of the Los Angeles Police Department He said ne told everything he had just stated showed him many photographs of both males and females From the photographs shown to him, he was unable to identify the woman in the polka dotdress or the man who ran past him in the Embassy Roon whom thought was involved 104 ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== F0-J02 (Rov. 4-15-64} FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date_ 6/20/68 2 residence 9 Alex- andrie, Virginia, Assistant Press Secretary to the late Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 8 advised that he adnitted volunteer campaign vorkers co the Enbassy Rooin of the Ambassedor Hotel, Ios Lngeles 2 California, between 6:30 and 6.45 PaMo 9 Onl June 4 , 1968 fle said around 7.15 PM. of that date, it w2S decided to close the Embassy Roon and thereafter adit only those who had 3n Eabassy Room Press pas8 . He said that following Senator KEWNEDYS victory speech i1 thie Ebassy Room; Senator KENEDY Fas to go to the Colonial Roon to talk to the writing press a5 he had in the Indiana and Oregon primaries. stated chat he was near the Colonial Room when he heard 2 comoti however , he did not actually hear any shots . He said the events are just a blur to him but he recalls climbing On 2 steel table and seeing Senator KENNEDY lying 01 the floor_ 0 He said chat he saw SIRHAN SIRFAN , the suspected assailant of Senator KEANEDY , however , he was not aware Ihat he had seen SIRHAN at any priox time 105 T On_6/18/68 of_ Hashington, DC File #_ 4F0 173135 by_S4 W bin Date dictated_ 6/19/68 This documeni confains neilher recommendolions nor conclusions o/ Iho FBi: I is Ihe properly ol Ih e FBI ond Is looned to Your ogency; Ifand ils contenls are nol lo be dlsIrlbuted outside Your ogency. 012 , ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dale_ Jube 1088 Er 0 EooresvilLc , Indiane , eduiged tket #0 0ed: tc 40B LeT raie , Om Redacedey, 39 1968 , Irom Oregon wbere ba 823 woriing Or the EENNNEOE peitary. 84i0 bo acccmpanied tbe uotorcade t0 @outouR Los ABgeles Mure be gtopped &t tbe AntagEador Eotel f0r tbo ass1grront 10 tbe California prinarie . 8a2d that ko Mad 2854g2e0 t0 Eaka arrangenent: Zor 2 rorking prajc zoom rhfeh wes &48 Cnloniel Eucu 0f the Aabeagedor Totel And # presb Cistribticm conter Wbich Wae tbe Rorth #oom 0f tba Apbageador Iotel, stated cbet he 1R8 asci8t04 b? o2 Halibu , Calizornie: and tbat 10 adoition t0 aling arrangeroits Zor tho Bbovecrentlonod rctzb, e Ad R tooE Ovor &he [e2+8tr2.10n deak o2 tbe hotel Ercm epprortuately 6:83 @ia May 1988, t0 1e00 Bay.30, 198*. 804d tbat eojetiaa batween 8.48 Gad 10:30 FM, E"sgestad *bez #key tabe & brcar going {0r & dzink 80 @ Ure0 ba5 Ebic Waa Zet #p ncar tho Enbassy Room 02 te Anbazeador iotelo 8a1d 19uile Gl808 & & tabla wetr tbe %280 8 ycung Zzb cercriled 20 583", 120 pcutxde , dsrk eomplereon, D1#1 beavy Fell-Erocued black bair, Nearing # Bport Cc2t %lth bipo e#tipes a0d contreotsng trousers @nd @ durk tie Opcn &t the becE, approeched bim 034 Asked for tho gchedle 0f Jenatoz IEr gar &10 twp {ollowlng GnyS, %ey 30 &nd 81, 196 . 8210 410 €trst tbcught 838 "mbat'& 4 Ferican Ancrican red zor doln: hera 10 Oregon" , but €ben bo rocalled be 038 i0 Cellforii. ercmered tbat be &0 not bzve tbc Gchetule but {22.+ tn5 fna_Vioual eculd obtal 4me Sme by go43 t 5015 Milshire Banleperd C5 callicg tbera 0 s*4800 %ht tho indiuidual tuer awked %bat tine the Demtor in that eveninz, t0 Ghtch angvered 12:00 Fu. 881d be tKew ABsued thet r9 nelvicl eorked Zor 8 radc Fr3r0 10 that reiio @tations EcRd ycrng ncople Fho are {Berpericnced chcrzeg neuar media 020 Roze t0 Sond oldor, Moore ezporierced personnol stated tbat the indvidul tad 8 Ncdnesdey scbedule 4# Ei- ccat pocket and tbaz be gu4d, "I have today'& gcbedle" advised tbat ne vent beck to tbe registrtior deek 6f the botor 8,2)rpprorlma L1:00 Plig whererpor tbe pregs contingent cane % #he gtalre, 631d tbat ba thougbt t28 Senator 5as bacr 40 the botel ak Vi00 becauge O2 thc return o2 thepresz CORthEgent . 106 L 56-260 On_6/18/68 E File #:_ 6zo2917 by_:_88 Dale dictated_ 6/17/83 This documcnt conlains neilher recommendalions nor conclusions cf the FBI :" Ji is" " Ihe propcrty of Jhe FBI ond is loaned lo your agency: p ond its conlcnts Orc not Io bc distributed outside Your agcnqy . 200 23, fi, b _ bar , Tpt Lg52 ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== IP 63-1957 eeid he checked people in until #pproxinately 1:00 Amg 1868 . recalled that he saw the individual the second time betweer 1caon and 12:00 during 2 ehort trip to tbe Rorth Rooml at Whfch tine the individual again @Sked tlie quesiion regarding rhe Gena:or 8 schedule , whereupon iniormed hfm tnat be must Eo to 5615 Wilshire Boulevard t0 Obtazn the saae 9 further stezed thaz Scnetine after' he saw the firse individuek Kpronably Wednesday norning Or early a2ternoon) two Latin types deseribed 38 well dressed;olive skin) thin faced, velle Erooned derk hair Fith long sideburns and Fcaring dark buslucss suits, 8150 asked for tke schedulea. edded tnet theso two indivicuale Zooked enough &like t0 1o cousinS 0 aGvised tiar be lert O Tbursday &fterncon t0 €o to Mev Yorr City for catpaign Arrangements there , Upon being ezhibited 2 photograph e2 SIBTAM SIRHAN, said that the fac0 0n view Zooked like tbe firct indivictel, bait na he could mot; be positive, edcd that tho photograph lked 2 little messed p And dnat be had the iupression 3 tbat the fir8t individual mentioned ebove nay bave bad longer sideburns; however , he added the photogranh SIEIAN SIRIAN scemed t0 hbin to not bc totally Efamillarv s2id tbat the photograph o2 SIRNAN SIREAN did not i0 any ray recemble the cwo Latip type8 Fentioned above & recalled tbat his Zirgt reaction after sceing nens media photograpbs was thet he vaguely renembered ecelng scneone very sind lar t0 SIRIAN SIRMAN , furtber stated that be could not be ccrtain 12 1t was the rirat Tadividua} in the Ambaggador Hotel the #ight of May 29, 1968, but someone W38 wearing 8 pair o2 dark brcivn backle loafers, with 2 shecp made 0i large grain leather vith the buckle QCro:b the instepe added that he appreciateg good Ghoes, end tha t for some reason rncpe stood out in bis mind, perheps because were uncared 2Or-& finally Gtated tbat 1 8a5 posgible that R of Haibu, c lifornia, Ray beve seon &nd could recall the flrsc individual mentioned above:s addcd that he did not kncw 107 feY 30 , Hew; they ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== IP 62-1957 what 8 eddress was; bouever 9 he 1e5 sure that 1 coula be contacted through PAT CBOWN' 8 Law OLfice , In Los Engeles , Californta . furtber added tbat either sad/or Fere prcsent Fhen the t1o Latin rypes gared Kor th0 senator 8 schedule' 62 Miay 30, 1988 0 According to lives in Nev York City and could be contacced through ner nusbend Bi 0f Dutton 9 Gwirtzmar, and Wise (phonetic) Lew Firn Of New Yorr CIEYI an that could be readily found in the Fashington, Dc relepbone bopz areough bor address at that time was uknown t0 him, 108 he, ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 7/17/68 residing at advised he was formerLy Assistant Office Manager at ne KENEDY for President Campaign Headquarters 9 5615 Wilshire Boulevard 1 Los Angeles _ He said his duties consisted of being in charge of supplies and campaign literature at the headquarters, Mr M said he was at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of Jrune 4-5, 1963, and had the job of tabulating votes He was handling this activity inside the Presidential suite which was located on the floor of the hotel He said he was inside the Pregidentiai suite al1 of the time he was at the hotel that evening with the exception of' the period he went downstairs to some thing to eat He estimated that this was about an hour before Senator KENNEDY was shot_ Mr_ M said he has never met a person having the name SIRHAN STRIIAN _ He has seen photographs of SIRHAN SIRHAN in the newspaper, and he i8 positive he did not see him at the Ambassador Hotel on the night of June 4-5, 1968_ Mr MULLER added that he cannot recall ever having seen SIRHAN SIRHAN at the KENIEDY for President Campaign Headquarters located at 5615 Wilshire Boulevard On 71o/63 at Angeles , CaliforniaFile # Los Angeles 56-156 109 by SA eb Date dictated 7411/63 This document containg neither recommendationg nor conclusions of the FBI: It i8 the property of' the FBI and i8 loaned to your agency; it end its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. top get Los ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION Date 6/18/63 W was interviewed at his res idence, He acvised be wa: not in or near the Embas8y Room during the even of' June 4, 1968, and did not see Senator KENNEDY deliver his victory speech and did not see or hear the ehooting Which followed _ M advised he waj Southern California Aseietant to the KENNEDY Campa jcn Manager dur ing the even ing he wa8 Asgemblyman 8 suite at the Ambaseador Hotel advised he 18 employed a8 Executive Aesietant to Mayor Los Angeles, in Room 395, City Hall _ 6/19/63 Los Angelee , Ca l ifornia Los Angelee 56-156 On at File # 110 SA R Ijmk 6/17/68 by Date dictated This document containg neither recommendationg nor conclusions of the FBI_ It i8 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ing ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== FD 302 (Rov. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESIIGATION Date_ 7/1/68 1 Mr was interviewed at hic residence, 541 Fast 72nd Sbreet , New York, New York_ He stated that he was in California for approxinately the week prior to June 4, 1968, making speeches in behalf of Senator ROBERT KEINNEDY On the night cf Jufie 4-5, 1968 9 prior to Senator KENNEDY ' s spcech_ 2 he was in Senator KENNEDY S suite at the Ambassador Ectel in Los Angeles , Caiifornia He ieft the suite with Senator KENNEDY ' s party and went down a back elevator, by the kitchen and on to the podiun in the ballroon where Seraior KENNEDY made kis speech_ During the speech 5 was on the stege &nd stood to the rear and to bne lert of Senatzr KENNEDY was not part of the planning as to the route to take to or from the ballraon and just I1 "tagged along therefore he did not know if the plan , if there was cf departure was changed When Senator KENNEDY finished his speech , he turned to the rear cf the stage and started that way in the general direction of anticipating that Senator KENNEDY was going out Jile back of the stage: preceded Senator KENNEDY and went to the right after leaving the stage was walking along about 12 feet in front 0 enetor KENNEDY and would look back t0 see that he was going in the correct direction Evidently a8 he wa$ walking along he walked by SIRHAN SIRKAN but did not notice him 1l1 6/27/68 New York, N.Y_ NY 44-1640 On_ File #_ SA :jrf 6/28/68 by Dale dictated This documan} conlains neither recommendolions nor conclusions of Ihe FBI. #l is Ihe property of the FBI ond Is looned Io Your ageacyi ifand ils conlenls aru not to be Jisiributed outside Your ogency one , ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== 2 NY 44-1648 At one point he looked back 23 wa : his pract_ce and saw that he xla $ gcing in the correct direction end Senator KENNEDY was about 12 feet behind him and was chaking hands with one of the kitchez employees He then lccked forward &nd 2t that moment he heard very sharp shots He knew they were shots and chinks tha: there were five 2f them in Very rapid succession He #urned his head and saw people reac ting, shouting &nd screaming _ There was a crowd around Senator KENNEDY and could not see everything clearly but he thinks tnat B 0f Senator KENNEDY ' s steff, may nave knocked down S1RHAN STRHAN once or twice Out of the great crowd around Senator KENNEDY came another smaller crowd In this latter group was a red - headed male membzr of Senator KENNEDY ' s staff, SIRHAN SIRHAN and_maybe B JA the red-head, and maybe had SiRHAN then turned back to Senator 'KENNEDY who was lying on the flooc . grabbed for SIRHAN who stiil had the gun At this point , the red-head, and had SIRHAN by the arm and had him over a steam table trying to the gun fron his hand There may have been 2 third party holding SIRZIAN At about this thinks the gun caile loose from SIRHAN 5 hand but SIRHAN recovered 1t immediately_ There were no shots fired Things happened very fast and others were helping to subdue SIrHAN 4 man wearing a seer sucker jacket had hold 0f SIRHAN 8 and R had hold of SIRHAN The struggle for the gun took a long time aS SIRHAN had 2 firm grip on it With JE the red-head and holding SIRHAN ' $ Wrist, a person who thinks was the gun out of SIRHAN S hand 112 get; time , leg got ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== 3 NY 44-1640 At one SIKHAN said scmething such as Iyou re hurting my leg: did not hear SIRHAN say anything else SIRHAN wa s now subdued and beins held by the red-head , R Gi the mele in the seer sucker jacket who had SIRHA by the and who had SIRHAN by the wrist They held him unti ne police arrived and SIRHAN was turned ver to the cus 0z the police w2s present and did most of the talking +0 ine pofice and went with the police and SIRHAN did not g0 to see Senator KENNEDY as . wa $ holding SIRHAN thinks that Senator KEENNZDY was taken out before STRHAN was but is not sure of this 43 his ettention was on SIRHAN After SIRHAN was turned over to the police, went to the Good Samaritan Hospital where Senator KENNEDY had . been taken While SIRHAN waS being held people asked nim he did it and asked nin Why he did it_ SIRHAN did not answer any Of these people: had never seen SIRHAN prior to the shoot and PLIFTON noticed nothing undue prior to the shoot Iid not see the other shooting incidents . 1113 point; leg tody he , why ing ing. ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 415-641 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Dafe_ 7/1/68_ Mrs was interviewed at her residence, 541 East 72nd Street, New York, New York. She stated that her husband is PS and that she was in California with hin for approximately the weel prior to June 4, 1968 as her husband was naking speeches in California in beha lf of 3enator ROBERT KENNEDY On tha nieht of June 4-5, 9 priof t0 Senator KENNEDY ' s speech, she ks in Senator KENNEDY 4 5 suite at +8 Ambassador Hotel in Los Anzeles , California _ She left the suite with Senator KENNEDY ' s party and down a back elevator, by the kitchen afd on to the podium ill the ballroom where Senetor KENNEDY made his speech During the speech, Mrs P was on the stage to the rear ard left of Senator XENNEDY She was standing in front of the stage curtin and near some stairs that went down She was standing with R who was possibly standing un the steirs Because Sne is short, she could not se8 nuch but noticed nothing undue When Senator KENNEDY finished nis speech, she followed Mr J Jown the stairs and thought that Senator KENNEDY followed behind them - She later learned that Senator KENNEDY did not cOme down these stairs . She was then in2 a corridor and thinks she waited with Mr J for Senator KENNEDY to "catch up Ii She then continued walking assuming that Mr was neer her 114 6/27/68 New York, N.y_ NY 44-1640 On_ File #_ SA jrf 6/28/68 Date dictated This documenl contolns neithe, recommendollons nor conclusions of Ihe FBI, Ii Is Ike property of tho F8l ond Is- looned to Your agency; Ifcnd Ils contonls are no} to be dlsirlbuted outside Yau oyency- 1268 by ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== 2 NY 44-1640 As she was walking &long she was abont four or five feet i0l front of Senator KENNEDY and about three feet; to his cight As shc was walking along sne was looking back 2t Senator KENNEOX and saw him turn to nis left to shake nands with a male kitchen emplovee At this moment , Senator KENNEDY gave a slight jump and hi: hards went up to the side of his fece in a mction a; if to push something away Ene then saw an arm g0 up toweris Senator KENNEDY ' s head , but dii not See a gun , heard shots and it was obvious to her that; Senator had been shot All 0f this happened very quickly and aome 0f it almost simultaneously She saw SIRHAN SIRHAN very clearly. She saw his ari up toward Senator KENNEDY ' s head but did not see the gun She saw SIRHAN SIRHAN S arm working and his eyes were narro: , the lines on his face were heavy and set and he was completely concentrated on what he was doing_ In view 0f the fact that Mrs considers herself short and that she could cee SIRHAN SIRPAN very clearly she is 01 the opinion that he wia S raised in some way That 18 5 he may nave heen sitting on a table or the crowa which was very thick; may have pushed him on to cr against a table. This would have been before the shooting. Mrs is of the opinion that Senator KENNEDY , in turning to nis left to shake hands 9 hinself in closc range of SIRHAN SIRHAN &nd that when Senator KENNEDY g?ve a slight jump , he was being shot in the ar 115 put ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== 3 NY 44-1642 Mrs is of the opinion that there were about five shcts `in very rapid succesaion and two or three scattered shots after that Mrs F went out a door by the pre?s room for 8 doctor On ner way out she went by a gro"p of people where SiRHAN SLRHAN was , bui did not cee hin Sne learned Jater that her husband was aLso in this group but she did not see hin When ske out the door, she saw a girl standing there and told this girl to a doctor Mrs then went back in through the door The aoor waS blocked by sOmeone but she pushed her wajy in She saw SIRHAN STRHAN lying 0n 2 table, lying on his legs and' Mr standing of kneeling on the table MI She went t0 2 as he was "broken-up She saw SIRHAN SIRHAN released to the police and then she and Mr . Pi took Mr. to the kitchen and gave him Eque Wa cer then she and Mr P took Mr to Senator KENNEDY 5 suiie ana 'put him in bed Mr . and Mrs _ P then went tc the Good Samaritan Hospital where Senator KENNEDY had been taken Mr . appeared at the hospital later Mrs P had never seen SIRHAN SIRHAN prior to the shooting &nd she heard hin say nothing Mrs _ is of the impression that SIRHAN SIRHAN was Nemoved before Senator KENNEDY was taken out 116 got get ================================================== Page 24 ================================================== FD-302 (Fev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 6/15/68 Date Mr Malibu, California, telephone Who 18 a self-employed Writer, who works out of his home , was interviewed at his hone and he furnished the following information: He was a salaried speech writer for the late Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and had been S0 employed for aboutl one month prior to the Senator's death On We dnegday, May 29, 1968, he cane to Los Angeles from Portland , Oregon, and on that evening was in the Colonial Roon of the Ambassador Hotel Los Angeles 9 where he had a drink at the free bar with of Moorsville, Indiana He could not recall the details of any specific instance where s Omeone had asked the Senator 's schedule because he said he nust have been asked one hundred or more times where the Senator would be from time to time He could not recall what the individual looked like, but had a faint recollection of telling someone to g0 the campaign headquarters for s Ome information He said must have a much better memory than he has because he recalls no details of the incident and the degcription of the individual as furnished by meant nothing to hin He was shown a photograph of SIRHAN B SIRHAN and stated he could not recall having ever seen hin in person- He said he spent considerable time during the and in the evenings working in the North Roon of the Ambassador Hotel and had spent very little time at the campaign headquarters on Wilghire Boulevard He stated that on the night of June 4 and the early morning of June 5, 1968, he and his wife, V were working at the anchor desk to the left of the stage in the Embassy Roon and heard Senator KENNEDY address the group in the Embassy Room. 6/15/68 Malibu, California -File # LA 56-156 On at 117 SAA kas 6/15/68 by Date dictated Thig document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI: It is the property of' the FBI and i8 loaned to your agency; it &nd its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. day ================================================== Page 25 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 Senator KENNEDY then left the Embassy Room via the kitchen area II to g0 to the Colonial Roon when Mr RE heard a 'popping I noise which he said he thought was the Dureting of balloons He momentarily heard that the noises were gunshots and that Senator KENNEDY had been shot He said he did not go to the area where the Senator was shot , but watched the commotion on the television monitors He said he did not see who shot the Senator nor did he see the Senator after being shot He did not recell having seen a woman in a polka dot dress in the area of the shooting He said he had heard the plans were for Senator KENNEDY to g0 to the ballroom after leaving the Embassy Room, to address a group that had assembled there S omeone changed his plans to where he would be going to the Colonial Roon through the kitchen area for a press conference He gaid who lives in Pacific Palisades 2 California, telephone told him he knew fifteen minutes before Senator KENNEDY left the room that he would be going to the Colonial Room and, allegedly KLINE was to have been interviewed by the FBI on June 14, 1968 _ Mr said he did not know who ac tually changed the route Senator KENNEDY was to take 9 but understood it was done for the benefit of the press , particularly the members of from the East whoge deadlines were shorter than the West Coast because of the time differences He said the only person he knew wlo had seen SIRHAN B_ SIRHAN was who said she had seen him about an hour before the shooting in the kitchen area and she M I had run him out He said he Wanted to explain ome thing that previougly came up in connection with an interview with him and by the Los Angeles Police Department_ During the interview , Rl aid she had run the man; later identified 118 E ================================================== Page 26 ================================================== 3 LA 56-156 a8 SIRHAN B. SIRHAN, fron the paggagewey behind the stage in the Enbassv Room after being told to do So by R He said he and later discussed what had tola rne Los Angeles Police and he wanted to correct the statement to the effect that she had not ordered STRHAN out of the pagsageway at the specific request of because Mx said he did not know anyone was in that area, but it was ner job to keep the pagsageway clear. 119 L they ================================================== Page 27 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64 ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 6/15/68 Date Mrs _ Wife of was interviewed at her residence 9 Malibu; California, telephone and she furnished the following information: She was in the Embassy Room of the Ambagsador Hotel in Los Angeles on the evening of June 4 and the morning of June 5, She and her husband were at the anchor desk in the Embassy Room; to the left of the stage, When she heard wha t to her sounded like gunshote seconds after Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY left the Embasey Room through the kitchen area She did not see who shot the Senator and she did not gO to the area where he had been shot, but remained at the desk and watched the activity on the televicion monitors She did not see; a woman in a polka dot dress , to her recollection, and has not personally talked to anyone who had seen the person who shot the Senator She was shown a photagraph of SIRHAN B. SIRHAN and eaid she could not recall having seen this man at any time in person _ 6/15/68 Malibu, California LA 56-156 On at File # 120 SAA kas 6/15/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendationg nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it &nd its contents are not to be distributed outgide your agency. 1968 _ ================================================== Page 28 ================================================== FD- 302 (Rev. 4-15-64] FEDERAL BUREAU QF INVESTIGATION Date_ 6/18/68 Attorney with firm of Shea , Gellop , Climenko ana Gould , 330 Madison Avenue New York, New York, voluntarily furnished the following information c oncerning the assassination of ROBERT F KEMNEDY : said he was a personal friend of ROBERT KENNEDY having previously Worked with him during was in charge of the advance perty for the state of California SMTTH was in charge and the head of the advence party of the Ios Angeles Office and was responsible for the movements of KENNEDY in the Lo: Angeles area during KEMNEDY 3 campaign _ On the night of June 4-5, 1968, his Specific job was t0 make arrangements to move and t0 move KENNEDY in and out 0f the various roomis theAmbassador Hotel in Los Angeles . He said that ias in Los Angeles and desired t0 assi8t S0 ke #oo was a1aing with the KENNEDY party movement plans 8aid that end F were aeting 8s KEMNEDY '8 immediate body guards and that and Were alo assisting in a similar capacity , but 1t was and who actually set the routes for ROBERT KENNEDY to follow within the Ambassador Hotel M' related that all nent well end according *0 prior arranged plans at the Ambassador Hotel He gaid that they viere a8cisted by a Mr M Gatering Menager of the hotel on this occasion, and they had been &8sisted by him in the when they were in Los Angeles. He explained that he aid not know this persons real last neme and that was 4$ he understood :it the mans first name , but that everyone callcd Mlt him said that he was in tne Embassy Room with KENNEDY and his nunerous other &ides 88 the results began to come in He said that as the favorable totals came in everyone becane more jubilant and that 89 1t becane evident 121 6/14/68 New York , New York Nx 44-1640 On File # SA 'npm 6/14/68 by Date dictated_ This. docvmenl conlains neilhcr recommendolions nor conclusions of Ihe FBL: W Is Ihe proporty of Iho FBI ond Is loonad Io Your agency; il and ils conlents are nol lo be disiributed oulside Your ogency: 1964 past ================================================== Page 29 ================================================== NY 44-1640 that KENNEDY Tas going to be the winner KENNEDY 5 becaine nore relaxed and in better spirits than had seen hin .in in many months He said that the Senator persona came to hin and invited him 80 be sure and cone *0 "The II Factory 8 night club in which he said he believed P Si had sone interes& , and one in which the Senator hau rded to Give a private party for his close friends immediately following rhe proceedings at the Ambassador Hotel He said that the Senator told him tha & he 1a8 getting T his staff together at "The Factcry and that for hin to be sure and cone stated that as victory became assured for the Senator, a 5na_ conference Ia5 held between KENNEDY and his staif and it was discussed that the Senator would have to hold 2 press conference 2s soon &S he thanked his loyal supportors in the hotel ballroon He said that it was decided that the best place t0 have such 0 press conference would be in the Press Rooil, a room on the sane floor 88 the Embassy Roon and one in which the press had made their temporary headquarters . said that ne understood thar D and B_ had reviewed the route t0 be taken, but that Senator KENNEDY was the one who made the final decision about the iatter said that at about the time ihat Senator KENNEDY began nis victory statenent left the podium *0 make his way dorinstairs t0 assur e that the motorcade wa8 in position at the strect 8 lexplained that it had been necessary for the Senator' g pariy to contract with the Ricgs Funeral Hone people for them to furnish escort service for che KEITNEDY party while they werc in Los Angeles He said that they did not have police escorss and adequete police protection in Los Angeles that everyone wag led. t0 believe that were offered and that this was the reason that had engaged Rigss a5 escor? service. 122 he , he ; 1ly he , ghey they ================================================== Page 30 ================================================== NY 44-1640 lexplained that he left the Embassy Room and proceeded out of the hotel to the street . Ie said that 8 5 soon a8 he had checked t0 see that the motorcade wa: in position he iumediately returned back upstairs t0 the Embassy Roon Ie seid tbat upon his return he could not into the Enhassy Room 80 he made hi: way to tne Press Roon Ihere he spoke with He said that told hin a% that tine tha the plan was t0 bring Senator KENNEDY into the Press Roou and have 8 pres8 conference and; then g0 through the kitchen and oub t0 the motorcade said that there was a guard stationed &% the entrance t0 the Press Room when he entered Ghe door_ He said he had this brief discussion mith land then walked t0 the Pres: Roon door and opened 1t He said that at that very instant he heard wha % sounded to him like several firecrackers going orf in rapid succession He said chat he Siw nothing oi the actual shooting itself , bu t heara the shots and sa1 the ma 88 of people He said it was 3 Weird sight 48 the coiuplete mass 0f people_ seemed to him t0 be swaying back and forth stated that he did not at that moment see either Senator XENNEDY or nis as ga88in, SIRHAN _ He said that he noticed that when he did focus onl the area where Senator KENWEDY had fallen that Mr UIFO and J appeared t0 have been in front oi the Senator 80 this wonla indicate that knew the exace intended route of the Senator. said tha* he realized then what had occurred and thet he then returned to the far entrance o2 the Pres: Roon 80 the_Suard *0 everyone and seal off the entrance way . said that hc then returned to tne Pres: Roon door Hc said that he sam ceveral people rueh past hin and that 8 couple 0r these people wexe Momen. He said, however $ that none cf these wonen who dashed past hin were dressed in a polka dorted dress and that he never 123 get they set stop ================================================== Page 31 ================================================== FY 44-1640 saw anyone dressed like that at anytine_ Ie said that he believed that most of those persons Tho dashed hin were reporters rushing to t0 a telephone stated that when the assassin , SIRHAN 9 was taken from the hotel kitchen erea the police passed right by him and {hat he a gocd look at thig person_ He said that he could not recollect having observed SIRHAN prior to: that time explained that in thi8 reepect , however , he had given a sounOman naed a pass t0 get into the Embassy Room that night He said that C was on) the platform in the vicinity of the lectern during rhe evening SE said that later after KENNEDY ' 8 death, told hin that had viewed SIRHAN in the Embassy ballroom and had moved SIRHAN ofi 0f the platfor during the evening. further related that hinself , had gone to the central Receiving Hospital and had remained With the KENNEDY party a€ the Good Samaritan Hospital and throughout the entire rine traveling back to Iem York and then on to Washington_ 9 DC Isaid that something struck hin 85 unusual at tha hospital Fe said that a telephone call cane in for and that #as not available at the tine So he %ook the call He said that the caller was this G the sane individual who was later picked up by New Yopr City Police attempting t0 enter St Patrick $ Cathedral mith an unloaded 38 caliber revolver in an atteche cag8 on June 8 , 1968 _ 5 just prior t0 President JOHNSON ' g arrival gaid that requested him to ask 3 if B wanted him , D T0 bring B 8 Wife out; t0 Los Angeles He Said I aid that he would bring her there if wanted him o, 124 past get by they got he, he , City ================================================== Page 32 ================================================== NY 44-1640 said that when at a later tine he gave this message 3 described this caller to him Ii as & "hanger-on from Syrecuse New Yorke said that it puzzled hin 2& t0 how? this person wa8 able to a call through to the KENNEDY party at the hospital: to in touch with He said that this individual would , in his opinion_ nave had to have known the telephone nunber and the extension or that he would have had t0 resort t0 trickery t0 the call through said {hat; in addition he wanted x0 add that contrary %0 That has been ia the new8 and what people have been given *0 believe the Los Angeles Police Department refused t0 give the Senator and his party adequate police protection He said that when Senator KENNEDX and his party cane off the freeway into Los Angeles were net by the police and told that they could not run any light; He said that after they proceeded several blocks the crond8 began to gether each tine the motorcade stopped for 2 light and that finally the police returned and because they Mere halting: traffic the police_ > took them straight on thrcugi) {he traffic lights to their destination in dowz own Los Angeles . IIe said that then tne police issued the motorcade citation for passing the traffic lights . said that he personally congidered their relations with the police 83 streined fron the outset 125 get get get put they they , ================================================== Page 33 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 6/25/68 Date M: S +M Volunteer Coordinator of the KINNEDY for Prerdioleni comimm ttee 0f Southern California, California, telephone advised as followe by telephone Mra_ who had been previously interviewed bySA I on June 7 , 1968 , and SA RC D on June 8 , 1968 , was questioned whether she nad any knowledge of any photographers who reportedly were shooting a movie film at the KENNEDY Campaign Headquarters 5615 Wiishire Boulevard Los Angeles 9 California on the late afternoon of June '4, 1968_ She gaid that there were a number of peop le taking shots of the interior of the headquarters on this and other dates and that she had heard reference made to some Swies group, but had not made any arrangements for them to shoot She had also heard some reference made to a group known a5 Educational Filns and knew nothing about such a firm or who may have authorized them to film in the headquarters She did recall there was 8 crew of four or five_people shooting a film in the head - quarters and she recalled that it was on June 4, 1968 in the mid-afternoon The news department at the KENNEDY headquarters headed by D would in al1 probability know whether a specific arrangenent had been made for anyone to bzing a crew of photographerg on that or other dates She did not have the address or telephone number for but was of the opinion that this information would be available at the KENNEDY Headquarters 5 which she felt was currently open on an intermittent basis Mr AI SIS who had been in charge of the overall campa Lgn in Los Angeles 3 may have S Ome knowledge of any photographic groups at the headquarters _ In response to the question as to whether she had observed a young girl dressed in a polkalot dress in the On 6/17/68 at Los Angeles , California File # Loe Angeles 56_156 S by SA I mmc Date dictated 6/20/68 This document containg neither recommendationg 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. by [26 ================================================== Page 34 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 headquarters particularly on the afternoon or late afternoon of June 4, Mrs 8aid that she had no recollection of any pergon fitting sucn a description She mentioned there nere crowds of people in and out of the headquarters and she was quite busy doing administrative affairs 127 F 1968 ================================================== Page 35 ================================================== wZO 173-135 NBS:jcb cdviaed he ac Gn aice to Scnotot RoaERt Y . BERRZDY on 11s Mest Coast precidential compaign ad that he handled che pzcss_ 0 statcd that hc Nas 8n"ikire eran" 8 Ear 35 permanent reSiuenca, novover, he could ba reached & 900 Morth Bcvcrly Glon) 1os Angeles, Culifornia, Dhcre CRL 043960 at6d thec after Senotor RENNZDY bad coicpleted his short victory statcsent &1d nnad loft tke podiun 9 he Ras trafling %he Senator by 12 t0 15 feex wher ho hcard '@ noisa scunding Lfke A pc00 0f wood cracking. Mo said he cdok hfs coat Or8 &nd Vant to che assistance Of Senator RENNEDY_ He sefd tho Cromd wa0 {atense #nd ho did nct se0 the B8g3ilant during tive coirotion thgt faLloved, 83 he rrc to the &id0 cf Senator KERNZDX otted that {t was agreed that Senator KEMNSDY following %ho vietory Colk would 8? 0 the Colonial Rcon c0 tolk to chp pres8. srered cha: he cculd not recell Wer sceing SIRiaN SIRABN . the Suspected ascasin &f Seratos KENNBDY during Ils travcls Fich thc KENNXBY cempaignv 128 ================================================== Page 36 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date June 1 9 Mr Speaker of the California State Assenbly 2 California, furnished the following information: On June 4 , 1968 , he was on the fifth floor of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , California, along with members of his staff and Senator KENNEDY and his staff 2 awaiting the results of the California Presidential Primary _ People in the room off the main lobby who were awaiting the arrival of Senator KENNEDY, began to restless and it was suggested that he g3 down to speak to then. At about 11:30 p . m he went down and spoke to the group At approximately 11;45 p . m he felt there were sufficient returns for SenatorKENNEDY to claim victory and sent his assistant 1 Mr JL to the Senator and nis party . The Senator came down to the hall and addressed the group congregated there for about eight minutes and then started to walk away He proceeded to his right, towards a table where and D were seated He was propelled, by someone whon he could not see towards the back of the stage The stage was S0 jammed he de- cided to go down the stairs from the stage and g0 to the hallway by the door located at the foot of the stage When he stepped out into the hallway Senator KENNEDY had already passed that area and was about ten paces ahead of hin He then heard two or four pops followed by four or five more At this point he did not realize these were pistol On 6/13/68_ at Sacramento, Cealifornia File # SC_62-76 129 by SA Leb/alm Date dictated 6/14/68 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. 1968 get get ================================================== Page 37 ================================================== 2 SC 62-76 NPL/kah/aln shots and thought might be balloons All at once the crowd parted in front of him 23 he continued to walk forward He then observed PL Ilying on the floor with an obvious bullet wound in his head and immediately noticed Senator KENNEDY lying on the floor ahead of 8 Senator KENNEDY brought his hand down from his head and appeared to clutch at his stomach, hence he believed the Senator had been shot there Someone had already gotten to the Senator and had undone his shirt Inasmuch a2 the crowd was pressing his first thoughts were to make roon for the Senator and prevent his being trampled on He then attempted to push newsmen, photographers 3 and other people in the area away , Noticing a photographer on of 2 table where RI had pinned SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN he pulled him off the taple and into the corridor At this point it wa 8 the first time he had seen SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN and at no time did he ever observe SIRHAN holding the gun Recalling the fate that had befallen LEE HARVEY OSWALD,and hearing voices in the crowd yelling to kill SIRHAN,he recalls yelling to the group holding SIRHAN to protect him. He could not recall exact words used but remembering the events in Dallas when OSWALD had been shot 2 he did not want to see the same thing happen there He did recall saying some thing like, "If the system works at It al1 9 we are going to this one When the police arrived he attempted to keep the police a11 around SIRHAN to protect hin_ He grabbed SIRHAN by the scruff of the neck and helped to propel hin down the hallway through the lobby and to a police car parked in front of the hotel He accompanied the police officers in the car that SIRHAN was in to the Rampart Division He sat in front with the driver and SIRHAN was in the back seat between two other 130 they in, top try ================================================== Page 38 ================================================== 3 Sc 62-76 NPL/kah/alm police officers _ About the time entered the car M I SIRHAN mumbled, I did it for MY country' He could not recall at just what point he a sked the question during the ride 9 but since SIRHAN looked like a Latin-Amer- Ii ican he asked SIRHAN , him? him? He was trying II to do some thing' SIRHAN muttered, S too late, it' s too late" He also recalls SIRHAN gaying: Mi I can explain, I can explain" He could not , however, recall the exact sequence of the statenents except for the one made a8 entered the car arrived at the Rampart Division and SIRHAN wa8 taken into a room there by one of the officers His sole concern there was that SIRHAN not be in a position to do hinself any harm and he was assured by an officer that SIRHAN was still handcuffed and would not be able to do hinself any harn Shortly after their arrival at the Rampart Division he noticed the time wa s 12:43 a m SIRHAN subsequently was brought out , placed into a police car; and taken to the Central Division He followed in another car Upon arriving SIRHAN was taken to an isolation room and interrogated and that 1s a11 he saw of SIRHAN He added that he wa8 not aware 0f any formal plans for Senator KENNEDY to address the pregs _ The he was aware of wa 8 that there wa $ to be a victory celebration at the "Factory a discotheque in Hollywood, California, to which he and his staff had been invited To his knowledge al1 plans we re made by the Senator' s staff 131 they Why Why "It they They only plan ================================================== Page 39 ================================================== WFO 173-135 WBS: jcb 1 Washing- D C advised that she was a secretary traveling with the official travel party of Senator KENNEDY on his West Coast campaign. She stared at the time Senator KENNEDY was shot in the Ambassador Hotel, she was in a upstairs suite of that hotel She stated thaz she could not recall ever seeing the suspected assassin SIRHAN SIRHAN during her cravels with Senator KENNEDY 432 ton, 894 ================================================== Page 40 ================================================== WFO 173-135 PEC:bb 1 Mrs , North Redmond 9 Vashington (206-TU 5-1153) 9 advised SAs and P that she is a personal friend or €he KENNEDY family and 18 presently residing vith Mrs KENNEDY at their Mc Lean residence She related that she was in the suite oE Senator KENNEDY C S party at the Anbassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Californie, when the assessination of Senator KENNEDY occurred Mrs did not see the individual who shot Senator KENNEDY at any time prior :o the shooting &nd is totally unfamiliar with the Senator S departing route after giving speeches_ 133 ================================================== Page 41 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 7/15/68 Date Los Angeles , advised that she was a staff member for Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and she furnished the following information with respect to her knowledge of the events at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4 and June 5, 1968, where Senator KENNEDY was shot She worked at the Senator' s campaign headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard until approximately 10:00 P. n. on June 4, 1968, and then drove to the Ambassador Hotel to participate in the rally_ She parked her car on Eighth Street, south of the Ambassador Hotel, and proceeded frm there to the Embassy Room She was informed by a guard that she could not enter since the fire marshals had closed the room She then went to the Colonial Room and was able to enter that area but her husband, who was with her and several other friends who dia not have staff badges, could not into this room She stated that she stayed in the Colonial Roon only 8 few minutes and then went to the lower ballroom with her husband and the friends she was with She remaLned " in the lower ballroom with the large crowd and heard from someone in the audience after the Senator had made his speech that he had just been shot She did not believe this until she heard the announcement made over the public address system. She advised that shortly before the Senator began his speech, her husband decided that ,due to heat and the crowded room he would go home She was shown photographs of SIRHAN BLSHARA SIRHAN and she advised that she did not see this individual at any tine in the Ambassador Hotel 7/10/68 Los Angeles , Californie Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # 134 SA DAVID H. COOK/aln 7/12/68 by Date dictated 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. get ================================================== Page 42 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev . 4-15- FEDERAL BUREAU OF' INVESTIGATION Date 1968 Doctor Superintendent of Public Instruction and Director of Education, California State Departnent of Education, 721 Capitol Mall 8 advised that during the evening of June 4, 1968, he-renained in a private room at The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles During this period he was viewing television election returns vith close friends and political supporters concerning his candidacy for the Republican nomination to a seat in the United States 'Congress Shortly after 11:30 P.I . it becane apparent that he, had won the election so he and his group went to the Venetian Room of The Ambassador Hotel, where his main victory celebration was in progress 48 attended by 300 to 400" persons Doctor said that at about midnight he began addressing the group in the Venetian Room but was interrupted with the news that Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY had been shot. He was immediately escorted to another roon in the hotel where remained for the rest of the night under protection of the Los Angeles Police Department Doctor R related that he had no personal know ledge of the possible presence of KENNEDY murder suspect SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN in the Venetian Roon on the Los Angeles 56-156 On 6/21/68 at Secramento, California File # Sacramento_ 62-76 135 By S.i W rm Date dictated 7/2/68 July 5, he ================================================== Page 43 ================================================== SC 62-76 2 night of June 4-5 , 1968 He added , however 3 that it was his understanding that the wife of his Special Assistant, B had claimed to have seen SIRHAN there Doctor noted that the June 1968, issue of "'Life Magazine" carried allegations that SIRILAAN had been thrown out of the Venetian Roon and had been refused a drink by a bar hostess there but that no such information had cone to his attention from any source who attended the party. Doctor said that he did not know if any security guards were present in the Venetian Roon or if invitations had been required to entry there; hovever , this information would be readily available at his campaign headquarters in Los Angeles T 21 , gain 136 ================================================== Page 44 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15+64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 12 Date July 5, 1968 L advised that she 1S TEhe wife of BL Rho is a Special Assistant to Dr . of the California Department of Education, and that she attended a party &nd victory celebration for Doctor Rl in the Venetian Room of The Ambassador Hotel in' Los Angeles on the night of June 4-5,;1968 She recalled that at approximately midnight , Doctor Rl appeared before television cameras in the Venetian Room" to deliver a victory Speech following his apparent winning of the election. Approximately ien minutes to this time, she observed a person in the middle of the Venetian Roon whon she believed resenbled SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN This person was wearing light-colored trousers and a blue, lightweight nylon jacket 9 zipped up the front_ She did not know any other person who noticed this individual or if he was accompanied by anyone else, and she did not see him again. She stated she only had , fleeting glance at this person but remembered hin because he appeared to be a Mexican or similar minority racial group menber She said he appeared to be tired and thought at the time that he was one of several young people who" had been working as stagehands and helpers in the Venetian Room Los Angeles 56-156 On 6121/68 at Sacranento, California File #_Sacramento 62-76 137 By_ SA .Wl rm Date di ctated__[2/68 Mrs Prior ================================================== Page 45 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64 ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 7/8/68 1828 Prosser Avenue 9 Loe Angeles , Ca lifornia "a5 contacted at her place of employment 5 Radio News West, South Hill Street, Los Angeles 5 California , and voluntarily advised as follows: On the night of June 4 , 1968 , she was working at the Ambassador Hotel assisting in handling Wire Service and Tape Services for Radio News West in reporting activities from the campaign headquarters of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY_ 5 and M Rl She was working in a11 three headquarters from time to time and wa s aleo in the Embascy Roon on three occasions She advised she was working in the Garden Room at the Ambassador Which Jas headquarters, when she heard the news that Senator KENNEDY had been ehot Upon hearing this she left the Garden Room and attempted to g0 to the Embassy Room She stated the corridor was extremely crovded and when she to the entrance to the Embagsy Room, the guards at the door would not a IlOw her or anyone else to enter the Embassy Room She advised she did not witness the shooting nor did she see the person doing the shooting_ She stated that earlier in the evening, approxinately thirty minutes before Senator KENNEDY arrived at the Embassy Room she went to the Embagsy Room to see if her aesociate, needed any assistance When she arrived at the Embassy Room 9 she was directed to enter through the kitchen entrance, Ihich she did She recalled the kitchen area was extremely crowded and there were many people standing in the foyer betieen the kitchen and the Embasey Room She does not recall the description or appearance of any of the persong she saw and does not recall seeing anyone in particular She could not find 8 and left the Embas sy Room leaving the kitchen door She retuzned on two other occasions prior to the arrival of Senator KENNEDY , but could not locate S_ So she Bl returned to Rl headquarters, where she was Ihen_ghe heardabout the ehooting On 7/1/68 at Los Angeles 2 California File # Los Angeles 156 133 T by SA JR Imrac Date dictated 72 /68 Thig document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 417 got by 56. ================================================== Page 46 ================================================== 2 LA 56..156 B stated she could furnigh no first- hand information regarding the shooting or the assassin 139 ================================================== Page 47 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION 1 Date 6/24/58 telephone advised she , along with P Ri and several others , manned the press table at the R Headquarters in the Ambagsador Hotel the night Jf June 1963 She does not know STRHAN SIRHAN by descriptizn and could not recognize his photograph She further stated that she has no knowledge of an incident inv lving a 820 tip 6/20/68 Pasadena 9 California Los Angeles 56-156 On at -File # 140 SA JR./kaf 6/24/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendationg 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 outgide your agency. 4, ================================================== Page 48 ================================================== FD-302 (Rox. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVVESTIGATION Date_ 7/8/68 Miss B American Airline Rez- ervetion' Saleswonen, 140 Federal Boston; Measechu- setts , Mho resides &t 277 Wese Street, Masgechu- setts; furnished the following inrormation: She formerly worked for American Airlines 8& Los Angeles 9 and uhile there becane 4 clone friend oi P RI Press Secretary 0r Dr M4 Rl State Superintendent 'of Ingtruction , who Wes running ror , and subsequently won the nojination forU.S, Senator from Cal fornia At the reqest of R 9 she Went %0 Los Angeles snd assisted in the campaign of Rl She 185 at the Heedquarters the .night lor the California Primary collectins and circuleting complimentary drink ticketts During the courge of the evening she wa8 unable *0 recall seeing SIRHAN SIRFAI or to recall 8n incident involving 3 420.00 tip by SIRHAN or by any other individual at the bax at the Rl Heedquarters on the night of the California primery, June Misg stated she hed observed news - paper photogrephs of SIFIIAN since that date snd used them a8 2 basi: for ebove information 441 On_ 6/21/68 at Reeding, Magsachusetts File #_ BOSTON 44-646 TteTephonically) by SA Date dicfated_ 7/5/68 Tnis documeni conlains neilner recommendotions nor conclusions of Ihe FBI: Il is the properly of the FBI ond is looned to Your ogency; ifond its conlenls gre nol to be distribuled outside Your agency_ Street hecdins, 1968 , 1, ================================================== Page 49 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 6/24-/68 advised he 15 an employee 3f the Ambassad3r FOe 9 bs Angeles , California, ana was present in the for Senator Room and the adjacent anteroom the night of June 4, 1968_ He recalled n3 incident involving 8 820 On 6/21/68_ at Ios Angeles , California File # Los Angeles56-156 142 by SA a Date dictated 6/24/68 This document containg 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 nol to be digtributed outside your agency. tip ================================================== Page 50 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 6/24/68 was interviewed_at_her-residence , Los Angeles , telephone She advised sne was one of the it 'Rafferty Girls on duty at RAFFERTY Headquarters the night of June 1968 , and she does not recognize SIRHAN SIRHAN by description or phatograph She has na knowledge Jf any incident involving a $20 On 6/20/68 at Lo8_Angeles 9 Calif rnia File # Los Angeles 56-155 143 Ae SA Ro JR Ikaf 6/24/68 by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of tho FBI. It i8 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4, tip. itb

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