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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date 6126/68
Miss ONDINE VAUGHN , also known as Kathleen Vaughn,
Room 236, Sunset Marguis Hotel, 1200 Alta Loma Drive, Los Angeles ,
California
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actress and photographer , related the following
She expects to be at the above address for two or
three weeks and may go to New York City, where she can be
reached at 170 West 73rd Street, Apartment 9-D, telephone
787-5087 She may remain in the Los Angeles area for 3 while
longer and if 89 she can be rea ched at 22548 Pacific Coasst
Highway , Apartment 111, Malibu, California
Miss VAUGHN , who had been doing 8 ome free lance
photography in New York and recently had a contract to do work
M for the New Yorker magazine had more recently been traveling
with the Sena tor ROBERT D KENNEDY campa ign party She was
pres ent in the Embassy Room at the Ambassador Hotel
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Los Angeles ,
Californla
5 on the early morning of June 5, 1968 , She did not
See the shooting
or the immediate aftermath She , at the time,
was in the prese area overlooking the Embassy Room _ She collected
a number of photographs of the party in the Embassy Room which
she 8 ent to STEVE SHA PIRO in New" York New York He markets
photographs and can be contacted through
'gh {iac
ck Star, 450 Park
Avenue South, New York, New York_
The film still shots are in black and white . She
expected to have copies of the film in two or three weeks
She will make the filn available to the: FBI if it 18 desired
to examine it_
Following examination of photographs of SIRHAN SIRHAN
and his brothers
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Miss VAUGHN said she had no recollection of
ha ever 8een any of thes e persons at any time
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SA LESLIE F WARREN LFW/s1o 6/25/68
by Date dictated
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FD 302 (Roy. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
R
719/68
Miss LISA IYNN URSO , 6405 Bradford Street San Dieg? ,
advised that in June of this yeer she wa 9 8 member pf the group
at Crawford High Schjol
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San Diego , supporting Senator ROBERT F
KENNEDY 8 campaLgn for the pregidency_ On the evening of June 4 ,
1968 LISA and two of her girl frlende who were 0180 working
in the KENNEDY Campa Lgn drove t0 Log to follow the
results of the Primary Election vote 8t Che Ambe8 88 dor Hotel
where KENNEDY had his temporary headquarters Being head of
the KENNEDY supporterg et Crawford High School LISA had 8 badge
which 8 dmitted her to are8s not ecce8sible ro her two friend8
By the time Senator KENNEDY began his Victory gpeech in the
ballroom of the Hotel , LISA w8 8 8eparated from her friends
She did not agaIn together with her friendg until hour8 afcer
the asrasaination_ Her friend8 had no firbt hond knowle
concerning the shooting
LISA sa1d thet while KENNEDY W8 8 giving his victory
speech , she had left the Embabsy Room , where he W8 8 speeking ,
and gone to the kitchen to 8 drink of Iater After getting
the drink, she wa lked In the kitcher to cool off There were
about fifteen or twenty people in the kitchen at this time
She wa s still in the kltchen when KENNEDY finished hig epeech_
She eteyed in the kitchen becauge Bhe . though he might 60 to the
press room in the hotel after his epeech nd to go there he would
have to go through the h8llway of the kicchen_ When KENNEDY came
out of the Emba 8 8y Room 8nd11ES in the hall of the kitchen LISA
noticed, out of the corner of her eye that 8 young man in front
of her wa8 reaching acrdSs
hig body with his
right hand She
subconsciously thought he wa8 getfing regdy to shake hands with
KENNEDY
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but when he continued the motion ehe had the thought
that he wa 8 reachlng for 0 gun_ She then :aw him bring his arm
back out in front and up and he took 8 glight step forward
She i8 noi certain thet ghe 88w 0 gun in his ha nd buc she heard
shoce and saw flames C oming from the of his hand, She recalls
hearing; three definite shots and then there wa8 chaos There
could have been more shotg
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the sound of which wa8 covered
by the outcries of the people In the room She 88w Senacor
KENNEDY the back of hi8 head With hi8 right hand People
closed in on the young man and she logt g1ght of him, buc knew
the people were holding him down on 8 teble She did not gee
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San_Diego, Ce lifornia
FIlo #
SD 44-394
PSs
by
SA ROBERT E THORNTON /vlh 7/19/68
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the young man disarmed.
LISA 88id that she had not by this time seen
the young man' 8 face but In standing behind him she gaid she
Ii noticed his hair 38 black, thick and "real curley' Algo he
wa s wearing a jacket with a weave like denim. She does not
remember the color of the jacket , but believes it was blue or
beige It wa s not a sports coat He wa 8 very close to LISA 8
height ; if anything he wa8 8lightly shorter He had been
just forward of her left shoulder but the step he took just
before 8 hooting .brough him in front of her_
After the 8hooting LISA went Into the pres8 room and fi
next saw the young man when he wa8 being teken out of the
building_ She saw hi8 face for the first time then: 88 he
glared at the people in the pres8 room. She 18 certain that
this was the same young man who had fired the ghots
LISA 8aid that she does not belleve anyone wa8 with
this young man and she did not 8ee anyone wIth him nor does
she recall him talking with anyone _
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
7/13/68
Date
JOHN PAUL VIAZANKO, 15034 Chage Street , Sepulveda
9 Ca lifornia
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te lephone number 894-4825 wa 8 interviewed at the
Columbia Broadcasting System building ocated at Fairfax and
Be verly Boule vard_ Los Angele8 , Ca lifornia He furnished the
following information:
His Soeial Security No _ is He wa s born PIE
on at Adah, Pennsylvania He IS 8 free lance PII
cameraman
On June 4 , 1368, he wa s a88igned a8 a cameraman and
wor for the Columbia Broadcasting Syetem at the Ambassador
Hotel
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Los Angeles_ California His as8istant cameraman was
WILLIAM A SWEARTNGEN _
He was a C the Ambassador Hotel at approximately
I 6.30 PM on June 4, 1368 , filming a
"Youth in Politics Show
Shortly after filming that show he left the Ambassador Hotel
and Went to the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles _ He returned
to the Ambassador Hotel a pprorimately 10.45 PM , on June 4, 1968 .
He was in the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel
filming and listening to Senator ROBERT # KENNEDY wh? was m aking
a victory 8peech _
Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968 , Senator KENNEDY
completed his speech and turned and wa lked out a door located
at the rear of the platform VIAZANKO went out a door located
to the right of the pla tform and a8 he entered che ha llway
behind the Embassy Rojm he observed 3 white female who was
crying and who wa8 showing people that she had blood stains
on her dre8s .
Senator KENNEDY 8 party had &lready paseed through
that area and had entered the kitchen area Jf the hotel
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SA J_ C_ FISHBECK , JR and
SA ROBERT F_ PICKARD /RFF /sdb 7/17/63
by Date dictated
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VIAZANKO s ta ted that he did not hear any sounds which
would have sounded like gun shots to him_
After observing the white fema le with the blood
etains on her dress he rushed passed her into the kitchen
area and upon entering that area he observed that Senator
KENNEDY was lying wounded on the floor He a180 observed other
individuals who were on the floor and Wbo appeared to be wounded
He had his camera with him at the time and wa s told
by s ome one in the room, who he assumed wa s a se curity man, to
out of the room and he did leave the room
After he left the room he decided that he had better
ge & back in there to Sore photographs , 90 he reentered the
room The room where Senator KENNEDY was lying on the floor
wa 8 very crowded and 811 he could do wa 8 hold his camera above
his head and take pictures and hope that he was obtaining 8 ome
pictures _
VIAZANKO eaid that he was very busy a ttempting to
obtain photographs and he did not observe the people who were
gubduing the person who did the shooting nor did he observe
the gunman
VIAZANKO was sh Own a photograph of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN &d he advised that prior to seeing SIRHAN' s photograph
in the newspaper on June 5, 1368, he does not recall ever having
seen this individual
He s tated that LARRY FINDLEY wae 8s8iened as 3 sound
man to his camera crew but he does not know where FINDLEY
was at the approximate time of che shooting.
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU. OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
7/12/68
STEVEN B WAGNER 12237 Califa Street , telephone number
769-1294_
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who was a volunteer worker for Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY
furnished the following information with respect to hig knowledge
of the shooting at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968:
At approximately 10:30 p . m . on June 4, 1968, he went
to the Ambassador Hotel and tried to gain entry to the Embassy
Room but the fire marshals had closed it_ He also tried to
get into the Colonial Room; however_ he could not gain access
to that room since he did not have the proper badge _ He then
heard and saw the Senator speak on the television monitors which
were set up on the patio outside the Embassy Room . He wa8 in
this area when the shooting occurred _ He first realized that
some thing unusual had happened when he heard screans and someone
say that the Senator was shot He then saw a flood of people
exit the Embassy Room_ Standing with hin was TIFFANY JONAS
They saW an injured person being carried out of the Embassy Ball-
room whon he thinks was IRWIN STROLL , and many people followed
immediately after hin_
Also with him was another volunteer worker, VICKI
CUCCIA 730 South Kingsley Drive and she appeared very upset
over the shooting 80 he decided to walk her home
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which is a
short distance fron the hotel_ When they were approximately
one end one-half blocks from the hotel on Normandy Avenue
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he
observed a man in 3 white uniform similar to the uniforms worn
a t the Ambassador Hotel climb into a blue and white Ford which was
parked on the east side of Normandy_
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facing north He stated
there were two blue and white cars parked one behind the other
and that one was a 1957 Ford and the other was a
1967 or
1968
Ford He does not recall which automobile this individual
drove off in_ He cannot further describe this individual and
did not observe in which direction the car went after leaving
its parking space_
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California Los Angeles 56-156
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SA WILLIAM LS BOURQUE and
403
SA DAVID H_ COOK / DHC /&lm 7/12/68
by Date dictated
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After walking VICKI CUCCIA to her residence, he
returned to the Ambassador Hotel and looked for TIFFANY
JONAS but he could not find her_ He stated that he was
concerned about her since she also appeared very upset
over the shooting- He stajyed at the hotel for approximately
an hour and then went to the Good Samaritan Hospital
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
7/8/63
Date
MICHAEL LAURENCE WAYNE residence address
1430 South Hi-Point, Apartment 105, Los Angeles
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California _
9 telephone WE 4-9851 was interviewed at his place of
employment Pickwick Books Hollywood Boulevard, Los
Angeles , telephone HO
9-3191,
He 18 employed there in the
Accounts Receivable Department in the office
He advised that he was an admirer of Presidential
aspirant ROBERT F_ KENNEDY and a8 a
hobby; the collect i0.
of' various political buttons
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banners
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and other paraphernalia
and autographs He stated he has done this for many years
and has the autographs of President DWIGHT EISEMHOWER and
current Vice President HUBERT HUMPHREY among others
On 20, 1963, he went to the Ambassador Hotel
to the KENNEDY rress rooms and there was given ,by a
KENNEDY aide, & PT 109 tie clasp _ Later on that same
by chance
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met Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY on the stairway
in the lobby area of the hotel and introduced himself to iizS
They shook hands and he asked KENNEDY if he would exchange
his , KENNEDY 8 ,
'PT 109
tie clasp for the one that he, WAYNE ,
had just been given by the KENNEDY aide_ They did exchange
tie clasps
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and WAYNE left_
On the night of June 4
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1963 after he
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WAYNE
left work at Pickwick Books
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he
Kitchhiked
to the RAFFERTY
headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard east of the Ambassador
Hotel and picked
up various politicel there He then
hitchhiked to KUCHL S headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard
west of Vermont , where he collected some tical publicity
there He then proceeded to the KENNEDY headquarters on
Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
across from the Broadway Department Store
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however, left
shortly after arrival, because the headquarters was closing up
He then hitchhiked to the MC CARTHY headquarters on Westwood
Boulevard in Westwood, where he received further political
paraphenalia for his collection as well as the hard cover
"Linits of Power," written by MC CARTHY - He then
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SAs JEROME K. CROWE and 405
R. J, LA JEUNESSE , Jr . /JKC /eb 7/8/68
by Date dictated
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your agency; it and it8 contents are not to be distributed outgide your agency.
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hitchhiked to the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where he went to
the seventh floor and into a CBS television room where
MC CARTHY was to appear _ He saw MC CARTHY
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who autographed
the aforementioned book, and shortly thereafter he left and
went to the hotel lobby From there he hitchhiked 3 ride
with two young caucasian men and a
bionde
Caucasian girl
to the Ambassador Hotel These persons whom he has never
seen before or since drove a
Sprite automobile=
He cannot
recall the color Shortly prior to their arrival at the
Ambassador they heard on the radio that the Dodger baseball
game had just ended and that DON DRYSDALE had pitched his
sixth straight shut out Upon arrival at the Ambassador,
drove through the Ambassador driveway from Wilshire
Boulevard to west Eighth Street, pausing to look to their
left into the parking lot to the rear of the hotel
observed it was full, and the driver continued to West
Eighth Street, where he turned right and attempted to enter
a parking lot on the northwest corner of West Eighth and the
next north-south street west of the hotel_ The policeman
there notified them that that lot was a
private_lot but that
one could park on the street in the red zone He, WAYNE ,
left the car before it was parked and never did see the
persons in the Sprite again. He eventually went to the
main doors leading into the press room just down the hall
toward the lobby from the Embassy Room but was refused
entrance thereto by a guard_ He then walked from that
entrance to the press: room toward the Embassy Room and
turned right and through the two double doors which lead
into the kitchen corridor
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where KENNEDY was eventually shot.
From this kitchen corridor, he entered the aforementioned
press room via the side door_ In the press room he was given
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by someone there, a blue and white rectangular badge,which
had printed thereon_
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"KENNEDY Election Night Press , " and
shortly thereafter
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a woman gave him a green badge that had
printed thereon=
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"KENNEDY for President and in smaller
11 M1 letters below that Press _ He the two badges
together with his
tie clasp_
He remained in the press room
about ten minutes , however, did not see anyone there that he
knew . He then left and went to the main lobby area, where
he saw an oriental girl with a number of KENNEDY posters _ He
asked her for some , and she gave him two_ He then proceeded
to the RAFFERTY headquarters in a room off the main" Lobby
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and picked up several RAFFERTY buttons for his collection.
Hc Went to the fifth floor of the hotel, where
he went into an open room which had a bar set up therein_
He drank a scotch and soda which was free, and he stated
the room was rather C
rowded,
however, not packed. He
recognized LES GOTMAN in the room and they exchanged
greetings_ He characterized GOTMAN as the youth coordinator
of the KENNEDY campaign and one who had maintained a desk
ime- diately to the right and in the corner as one would
enter the KENNEDY headquarters located on Wilshire Boulevard _
He also saw a KENNEDY staff member whose name he does not
know
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and they discussed the PT
10g
tie clasp that WAYNE
had gotten from KENNEDY on the staircase WAYNE explained
that he want;ed to keep that tie clasp given him by KENNEDY
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and he asked the staff inember if he could have another_
The staff member took the one he was wearing and gave it to
WAYNE . He WAYNE , also observed, on the fifth floor a 13 or 14 year old boy
he had seen in the press room Mr KENNEDY
then energed from his room on the fifth floor
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along with the
rest of his party and proceeded toward the elevator. He
WAYNE recognized ROSIE GRIER, and he asked Mr
KENNEDY If
he would autograph the poster that he had J KENNEDY said he
would later, and he and his party entered one elevator while
WAYNE and members of the press entered the other They
alighted from the elevator in the kitchen of the hotel and
all proceeded toward the corridor where KENNEDY was eventually
shot In the corridor
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WAYNE caught up to KENNEDY and
presented the pos - which was autographed by KENNEDY
There is a photograph of KENNEDY autographing the poster
on Page 76 of the special edition of Life magazine captioned,
The Kennedys _ After signing the poster, KENNEDY and his
party entered the Embassy Room from the aforementioned
corridor
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and he , WAYNE , remained in the corridor until
asked to leave by a woman wearing the red, white and blue
colors of the KENNEDY National Press Corps _ He left via
the double doors at the end of the corridor next to the
press room, however , as soon as he saw the woman from the
National Press leave he re-entered the corridor. He does
not recall seeing SIRHAN SIRHAN in the corridor Shortly
thereafter he departed again via the same double doors and
went into the Embassy Room where he heard KENNEDY finishing
his speech. Just prior to the end of the speech, WAYNE ,
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went through the same double doors again and into the kitchen
corridor near the press room. He did not see KENNEDY again _
He did observe , however a group, which he knew was the
KENNEDY party walking toward him from the far end of the
kitchen
corridor,
He remembers hearing some noises that
were not loud at about that time He remembers hearing a
few noises and then shortly thereafter a number more _ It
did not dawn on him at the time what was happening. He did
not see KENNEDY shot or fall to the floor He heard
11 voices shouting, my God, he' s been shot and other
such cries , and then remembers seeing ROSIE GRIER and others
on top of a man on the chrome table to his front and left.
The man was swarthy in complexion, and he stated he was the
same man whom he has seen photographs of identified as SIRHAN _
He was very shocked and immediately ran into the press room
via the side door and picked up the phone and tried to dial
the operator however , could not get the dial tone or anything
else He
tried
it on several phones with the same results _
He then ran into the hallway in the front of the Embassy
Room and was asked by persons there what had happened He
advised he could not say and continued to run , seeking a phone
9 into the Gold Room , where he asked a busboy where a_ phone was ,
The busboy did not know
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and he ran out of the room and up to
a
Negro Security Guard, and he asked him where a phone was
The guard wanted to know he wanted to phone
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and he
replied that KENNEDY had just been shot , and he wanted to
summon aid_ The guard appeared to WAYNE not to believe what
he had heard and he handcuffed WAYNE and took him to some
security office in the hotel_ WAYNE , at this point
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was
very emotional and crying The Security Guard advised him
of his legal rights
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and he remained in the security office
about an hour
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was allowed to_get a drink of water
and call his mother
toeevena gicl
friend_ He was then escorted
by two plainclothesmen from the hotel into the Gold Room
where other witnesses were He was released and went
into
the nert room , where the NBC television was , and ate some
rolls , drank cokes , etc He was then taken to the Rampart
Station, Los Angeles Police Department in a police vehicle
with m ay other witnesses and remained there from about
1:00 a,m _ to 6:00 a.m_ June 5, After giving his story
as a witness to the
police,
he was driven home by them in the
Los Angeles Police Department van-
He gave no indication whatever that he was displeased
with the fact that he had been detained at the hotel.
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He furnished the following physical description
of hinself:
Sex Male
Race Caucasidn
Born 19, 1947
Manchester England
(Now a
naturalizea
American citizen)
Height 5'9"
Weight 134 pounds
California Driver' s
License R961514
Hair Brown
Eyes Wears glasse8,
occasionally contact lenses
Prior Arrests None
Education Attends Los Angeles
City College_
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majoring
in Political Science and
Pre-Law
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FEDERAL BUREau CF INWESTICATION
Dote_
7/9/68
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Mr'$ MARY WHA LEN _ 1346 Midland Avenue
Bronxville
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New York, stated that durng the evening
of June 4-5, 1968 she wa 5 in the Ambasaador: Hoiel,
Los Angeles, California
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when Senator ROBERT R KENNEDY
made hs victory speech_ Standing near Mrs WHA LEN during
the speeck aiid sluoting wes an unknown mz Ze He acted
peculiar In that he neld 2 small leather-ccvered object
near hiz face Mrs _ WHA LEN believes 'trlat the obfect,
which was alt thrze inches by five inches in. dimensions ,
wa $ either a transistor radio or a sma11 transmitter.
After the shooting, #he unknowm male approached
Mrs WHA LEN and her iricnd Mrs FELICIA MESSURI, w#fe
of Nationa1 Rroadcesting Corporation NBC ) Producer-Dlrector
ANTHONY MESSURI, ani said: "You' ve seen me here a11 evening,
haven 't you 2 Remember, you have seen me here Don 't
Tt forget At this point the unlown . male , who was' alone,
esappeared and wa s not seen agaLn
M73 . WHA LEN described the unkown ma le a8 follows:
Race White
Age 45 to 50
Height 6:
Weight 190 to 200 pounds
Hair Dark Pzow or Black
Complexlon Swarthy
# Peculiarity "Wila-eyed expression
Dress Marjon sports jacket and
dark knit sports shirt
Mrs WHALEN feels certaln that she could identify
the unknown maie 1f she should ever see him again:
Mrs WHALEN said she first; observed che unkown
male while she was going through the crowd to Mr:
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On_
6/13/68 Bronxville, New York File#_
NY 44-1640
by
SAX HOWA RD G KINALLY JRtp
Dote dictated 6/19/68
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#t and iis conlents are nof to b0 distrIbuled oulsid0 0gency.
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BA RRY STODDARD , whose husband 13 a180 employed at NBC
Rockefellez Zenter, ivew York; New York Mrs STODDA RD ,
who 1s presently in the hospital for an eye operation,
probably-also 3aw the unnknown ma le
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date 7 [15/68
FAY WHITE
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4149 Don Jose Drive, Los Angeles , telephone
number 295-4780 , advised that she was a volunteer worker for
Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY and she furnished the following
information with respect to her knowledge of the events of
June 4 1968 and June 5, 1968 , at the Anbaseador Hotel, where
Senator KENNEDY was shot:
She arrived at the hotel at_approximately 10:00 p. m. ,
June 4, 1968, and tried to enter the Embassy Room but was
denied entry to this room due to the large crowd in the room _
She stated that she wore her KENNEDY staff badge which should
have authorized her into thi8 room but she was told that
the fire marshals had restricted additional entry into the roon_
She then went to the lower ballroon and entered the Embassy
Room from the fire escape which ran to the west side of the
Embassy Room_ She renained on the west side of the room and
heard Senator KENNEDY 8 speech from there
She did not hear any unusual sounds after the Senator
left the podium to his rear and she did not know that anything
of an unusual nature had occurred until she heard a woman
scream She then recalls hearing Senator KENNEDY S brother in-law
STEPHEN SMTTH ask everyane to clear the room and that 18 when
she left the ballroon_
She was shown a photograph of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN
and she advised that she did not see this individual in the
Ambasgador Hotel at any time and she can furnish no further
information with respect to the shooting-
On
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at
Los Angeles ,
CalifornieFile
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SA DAVID A COOK/alm 7/12/68
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6/25/68
Date
Mr LLOYD Ba WILKINS
9
residing at 710 West Bennett
Street Compton, and emp loyed as a teacher at the Grate
Elementary School, 1l2th and Wilmington Boulevard
2
Compton,
California, was advised of the nature of the inquiry and
advised a8 follows :
On the evening of June 4, 1968, at approximately
10:00 p. m. , JA CK WINTERS and WINTERS brother-in-law
whose name he cannot reca Ll, went to the Ambassador Hotel,
Los Angeles , California
9
to attend the victory celebration
for Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY _ He said they went to the
Embas Sy Room but could not in a8 they did not have passes
50 they proceeded to the Axbassador Ballroom where they
watched the proceedings on television_
He said he did not hear any shots or loud noise
and first became aware that KENNEDY was shot when someone came
into the room and said to change channeLs aS KENNEDY had been
shot _ He reca lled they switched to channel 2 and observed
the scene of the shooting. He said they remained in the
Anbassador Ballroom for the remainder of the evening and did
not go to the area of the shooting He said he had seen
numerous pictures of SIRHAN SIRHAN in both the newspapers
and television but does not recall seeing this individual
at any time prior to the shooting or afterwards He was
unab le to furnish any additional information.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
1 6/26/68
Date
JOHNVY I.ORENZO WILLIAMS also known as John Williams
9 4335 Don Diablo Drive_
9
Baldwin Hills , California,
AX 4-2443, advised that he is a Negro free-lance announcer and
owner of 8 wig shop called the Black Foxe _
9
Ltd.
9
1603 South La
Brea Avenue , Los Angeles_
3
California He furnished the following
information with_respect to his knowledge of the events of
June 4 and 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel where Senator ROBERT F
KENNEDY was shot .
On June 4 ,,
>
at approximately 1O:00 P.M. he went
to the Ambassador Hotel to participate in a rally for Senator
KENNEDY since WILLIAMS is a member of an orgenization called
Ii 1t New Images
9
which he described as a Negro orgenization formerly
dedicated to the support of Senator KENNEDY for the Democratic
Presidential nomination_ At approximately midnight he heard the
Senator speak in the Embassy Room Following the speech, he
observed that Senator KENNEDY was pressed the large crowd as
he started to turn to his
9
KENNEDY S right The Senator then
turned to his left and proceeded behind the curtains at the rear
of the stage_ A few minutes later he heard s ome rapid sounds which
sounded like balloons popping but which he later learned were
eun shots _ He then observed a female Caucasian who he later
learned was ELIZABETH EVANS, proceed from the direction of the
kitchen area of the ballroom with some blood on the side of her
head _
He stated that he was approximately in the center of the
ballroom when the shooting occurred and did not get any closer
to the scene due to the large number of people there He did not
see anyone in a polka dot dress nor can he recall seeing SIRHAN
BISHARA SIRHAN while at the hotel at any time He advised that
11 I BOOKER GRIFFEN Pres ident of the New Images and licity
director
for the Negro Industrial
Economic Union was on the
platform with Senator KENNEDY during the Senator' 8 speech He
m ii also stated that GEORGE GREEN , Vice President of New Images
was als0 in the ballroom He further recalls seeing WILLARD MURRAY_
9 Mayor YORTY ' s assistant in charge of liaison with the Los Angeles
Negro community, in the ballroom
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
6/27/68
Mr ~ARL C WILLIMAN 3412 He lms Avenue , Culver City,
California ex ployed as Assistant Chief Set Electrician
Desilu Studi?e, and currently Vice President
>
Studio Electrical
Technicians
9
socal 728 International Allianze of Thea trical
Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators of the
United statef: and Canada IATSE) 1067 North Fairfax Avenue ,
Los Angeles , California advised as follows:
Representatives of Local 728 attended
a breakfast
meeting With Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY at the Ambassador Hotel
on June 1, 1968_ WILLIMAN subsequently prepared a letter
advising the Senator that the union would support him in
seeking ` the Democratic nomination WILLIMAN completed the letter
on the evening of June 4, 1968_ and left his home t? mail the
letter En route to the post bffice
9
he decided to continue
to the Ambassador Hotel and deliver the letter to the Senator
or to one of his as8ociates WILLIMAN arrived at the hotel
gometime after 10:30 PM , and proceeded t? the press roor In
the press room , he met the actor, MILTON BERLE
9
with whom he
is acquainted
9
and gave the letter to BERLE for delivery to
Senator ROBERT KENNEDY WILLIMAN then decided to remain at
the hotel t? witness the activity there He primarily located
hingelf in an ante rooin directly behind the speaker S rostrum
of the Embassy Room Senator ROBERT KENNEDY passed by WILLIMAN
to arrive at the rostrum and passed directly by him a8 he
departed the rostrur
WILLIMAN further described this area by sajing
that an ABC monitoring television set was located in the area
and two men from ABC were near the monitor who apparentLy had
some thing to do with the news coverage of the event A third
man was also in the area who was apparently 2f Latin-American
extraction in that he had dark skin and black, bushy hair
This man was well-dressed and wore a polka dot necktie_ He
was about 50 years pf age and was about 6 feet tall. He was
stocky, and had a fat round face This man sat in a chair
in this area during the time
WILLIMAN
observed him _
WILLIMAN noted that tw? womlen also were in this area
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Both women were white One was rather young, was fairly
attractive and had light hair She wore a
beige dress This
girl seemed interested in WILLIMAN
)
asked what he was
doing
in the room and wrote his name down _ The other was about
30 32 years of age , had dark hair, and wore a short black
dress Subsequent to the shooting, WILLIMAN observed that
this second woman was interviewed on one of the television
networks
WILLIMAN did not learn the names of the above -
mentioned individuals
2
and he could furnish no additional
descriptive information concerning them
Upon completion of his speech, Senator KENNEDY
departed the rostrum and came into the area occupied by
WILLIMAN KENNEDY was accompanied by a large group of pepple
who swept through this area and into the corridor beyond
WILLIMAN stayed back and watched KENNEDY and the group pass
by WILLIMAN then recalls hearing two shots, and he rushed
into the corridr to see what was happening _ He noted that
a man was on the floor and then observed an individual with
a gun was
Struggling With
ROOSEVELT GRIER and some other
pe?ple This individual still had the gun in his hand and
GRIER and the others were attempting to obtain possession
of the gun WILLIMAN assisted in the struggle While
struggling with the assailant , WILLIMAN noted that Senator
ROBERT F KENNEDY was als3 on the floor of the corridor
In the course of the struggle
3
WILLIMAN observed that
the assailant S arm and hand was being bent over a table or
ledge which ran along the side of the corridor WILLIMAN
climbed upon the table or ledge and attempted to kick the gun
from the assailant S hand WILLIMAN noted that RAFER JOHNSON
came to assist in
controliing
the assailant After the assailant
was controlled, JESS UNRUH attempted t? control some of the
crowd and keep the crowd away from the area
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WILLIMAN noted that a hotel bus b?y a18p was in
the group attempting to subdue the assailant , and WILLIMAN
asked that he obtain a rope or cord to restrain the assailant
This employee obtained a electric light cord or some thing
sinilar
5
but either ROOSEVELT GRIER or RAFER JOHNSON said they
should not tie up the as8ailant but should hold him physically
for the police WILLIMAN then assisted in holding the
assailant until the police arrived and took custody of him
WILLIMAN said he did not get a gopd look at the
assailant and mostly observed only the back of the assailant ' 8
head in the struggle and in holding hin WILLIMAN said
however
9
he could identify the assailant a8
being identical
with STRHAN SIRHAN from photographs whizh appeared in varijus
news media following the assault
WILLIMAN said he did not see SIRHAN prior to the
shooting and did not witness the actual shooting Following
the shooting WILLIMAN went to the Rampart Division of the
Los Angeles Police Department where he related his observations
in a taped interview_
WILLIMAN said SIRHAN put up a super human struggle
to maintain possession of the gun and to escape from the grasp
of his restrainers WILLIMAN said that although he did not
observe SIRHAN ' s face and expression, he received the impression
that STRHAN was not mentally berserk and apparently was in
possession of his faculties
WILLIMAN additionally noted that in the event someone
describes him as involved in the struggle, that he is
52 years of age , 5'52 tall, 162 pounds
9
brown-greying hair ,
with brown horn-rimmed glasses WILLIMAN said he was wearing
a maroon sport coat , black slacks
)
white shirt , dark and
cordovan shoes _
beink
tie ,
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
7/5/68
Mr WARREN G . WILSON , 1966 Barnett Lo8 Angeles,
California, employed a8 new8 broadcaster, Radio Station KFWB,
6419 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, advised a8 follows :
He was a8signed as part of a three-man team by KFWB
to cover the activities at the Ambassador Hotel on the evening
of June 4 , 1968. He did not witness the shooting and did not
see SIRHAN_ The other members of the KFWB news team were
JOHN MARSHALL, announcer, and LOUIS GOLDOWITZ , engineer
WILSON said KFWB had signed-off the air following
the C ompletion of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 8 speech WILSON
said he was just behind the Senator during the speech and then
returned to his news desk. When the activity behind the rostrum
wa8 noted, he attempted to get into that area but was kept out
by security guards ana al8o by the ma8 s of people in the area
which physically precluded hs passage .
WILSON could furnish ho pertinent information con-
cerning this matter.
On
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at
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Date dictated
73/68
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
6/20/68
On June 19
8
1968
7
JIM WILSON , 14527 Berkwood Drive
9
Rockville
49
Maryland
9
wa$ interviewed and furnished the following
information:
WILSON stated he is a photographer and at the time of
assassination wa s under contract for CBS
1
He was with Senator
ROBERT KENNEDY in Oregon and California , carrying out his
assignnent with orher members o2 his teama The other two menberg
were JOHN W c LEWIS and BOB FUNK ,
HILSON said, prior to the Senator" s speech in Enbassy
Roon 0f the Ambassador Hotel, he had met with the Senator and
BILL BARRY to discuss coverage of the speecho He asked pernission
of che twO to let him precede chem into the Embassy Room for
filning purposes. Pernission Tas granced and left the
Senator's room to ride the elevator downstairse He nlssed the
first elevator but onco the second one0 This elevator did
not work so he ran down five flight8 of stairs and arrived in
the Enbassy Room before the Senatoro He filmed the party entering
the roOm and Up to the stagee During the speech he stood on a chair
on the stage and filmed the speech_
p
After the speech Was
completed.
he filmed che Senator until he reached the curtains at back of
stage then follewed himo WILSON said the Ieans of exit wa 5 of
110 surprige to him, He had 10 difficulty with che crowd at this
time and followed tha Senator arid his party down che corridor,
Near the swinging doors in corridor he heard the fizst shot buz
did not realize what it wase Ax the sound of the second shot
BILL LENIS said, are
shootinge 0 He Said he did not recall
seeing BILL BAPRY or ETHEL KENNEDY at this tineo WILSON stated
there were approxima fifteen rowg of between the
Senator and his crew when the shooting started but moved
over to che wall leavlng an open aisle from him to che Senator
Tho wa $ on the floor. He moved forward filming co within five
feec of the Senator's bead and dropped to his knee8. WILSON said
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he had approximately one himndred feet 0f film or three minutes
left on his magazine and he used this. ETHEL KENNEDY came UP
to the Senator 8 side at this time screaming for people to
move back. WILSON said he also started shoving and yelling
for the people to moveo
BILL LEWIS fought his way thzough the crowd to the
Colonial Room, this location is correct to the besr of hig
Inowledge_
9
for 8 fresh magazine of fiZm, On recurning
9
WILSON
said he reloaded the camera but Wa 8 SO upsec he could not
continue his a88ignment, A friend , JERRY SIMS
9
Life Magazine
9
New York
9
asked 1f he could help and WILSON gave him the
camera to continue the filmingo
WILSON said he and another person moved two laundry
carts in froni of the corridor which led to the elevator to
block this entrance Off. A few minutes later twO Los Angeles
cemen entered through this corridor &nd" WILSON had to move
rhe carts to allow them to enter
0
The others wno left or
entered by this corridor Tere he ambulance attendants and then
Senator ROBERT KINNEDY was removed on stretcher through the
same corridore
WILSON stated hne stayed in the corridor approximetely
ten to fifteen minutes Eollowing the removal of Senator KENNEDY
then went into the Ballroon and talked to WALTER DOMBROW of CBS
0
He wa8 wich him a short time and then went to his r0om at the
Ambassador Hotel
0
WILSON said that his crew Was the only crew with
Senator KENNEDY at time of shootingo The other newsmen that he
could recall were BILL EPPRIDGE , Llfe Magazine
9
New York
9
and
HENRY KOKOJAN
9
NBC
9
Weshington
9
D, that were in the corridor
during the shootingo
9 at no time, saw SIRHAN either before,
during or after the shootinga ze gaid he could not recall
geeing SIRHAN In Oregon but if he had it would not have registered,
He said he could not recall seeing "the girl in the dot
8f dresse
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HILSON stated he had heard and read , following the
assassination, that Senator KENNEDY wa 3
heading to thne Colonial
Room to talk to the "pencil but co the besz of his
knowledge , che thing in the rOOn wa 8 equipnent of the
newsmeno He knew of n0 changes in plans
or changes in departure
route 0f Senator KENNEDY
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/25/68
Date
Mr JA CK WINTERS , residing at 1322 Atlantic Drive,
Compton, California and emp loyed as a security salesman
for Investors Diversified Services
9
4220 Iong Beach Boulevard,
Compton, was ccntacted at his residence at which time he
was advised of the nature of the inquiry by SA WILLIAM D
HOSKINS He advised as follows :
On the night of June 4 , 1968, LLOYD B. WILKINS ,
and ENNIS WHA LEY_ went to the Ambassador Hotel, Ios Angeles ,
arriving around
io;oo p.m. ,
to attend the Senator ROBERT F
KENNEDY victory celebration_ He said his group went direct ly
to the Embassy Room where the victory speech was scheduled
but were unab Le to get in as the hotel security guards would
not admit anyone without 8
"press He said they proceeded
direct ly to the Ambassador Ballroom where they remained for
the entire evening watching the proceeding on television
monitors
He recalled his first knowledge of KENNEDY being
shot was when someone came into the room and said to switch
the monitor to channel 2 as KENNEDY had been shot _ He said
he remained in the Ambassador Ba llroom a8 there were S0 many
excited people running around he felt it was wiser to remain
where he was rather than to go to the scene of the shooting.
He said he had seen numerous pictures of STRHAN
SIRHAN in the papers and on television but does not recal1
seeing him during his stay at the Ambassador Hotel_
He said he was unable to furnish any additional
information_
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FederAL BUREAW CF InVESTICATICN
Date__ June_28 1968
JULES J WITCOVER , 2505 Fowlers Iane
9
Reston,
Virginia, telephone number: 471-1539, advised he 18
employed a8 the Senior Correspondent Newhouse National
News Service, Washington, D_ C He related he followed the
ROBERT F_ KENNEDY campaign both in Oregon and Ca lifornia
WITCOVER related he was at the Araba ssador Hotel in Los
Angeles , Ca lifornia on the night of June 4 ~ 5; 1968 , when
ROBERT F KENNEDY wa 8 assas8inated
NITCOVER informed thac he had congratulated
hin on his victory when he came into the area 0i the
hotel where he was locaced and had followed KENNEDY to the
platform in the Emba ssy Room of' the hoiel When KENNEDY
finished speaking, he passed through che corridor the same
way that KENNEDY had come into the Emba s Sy Room _ FRED DUTTON
or RICHARD GRAHAM , aides to KENNEDY had advised hir that
a press conference wa S to be held immediately after inl the
Colonial Room and thus he presumed that KENNEDY woula be
going to the Colonial Roon via the kitchen, through which
he had come to enter the Embassy Room _ WITCOVER stated
that access to the Colonial Rooni and the Embassy Roomn
could be gotten by going thrcugh the kitchen. WITCOVER
stated that when KENNEDY left the platform in the Embassy
Roon he was ` approximately thirty feet ahead of' KENNEDY going
down the corridor; Which wa 8 ten to twelve feet wide and he
noted that two women were sitting in this corridor_ They
were sitting in chairs on the right side He believed these
women were with the KENNEDY party and possibly wives of sore
of the aides and he based this upon the fact that they were
very casva dressed and definitely not actively working
for the KENNEDY caipaign a3 they were not visibly excited
at the particular time WITCOVER stated he then came to a
passage way about six feet wide At no time did he see
anyone other than these two women in the corridor He stated
he had almost reached the doors into the kitchen when he
heard a shot_ He first was unimpressed and thought it was
a firecracker and then he heard rapid firing, at least four
or five shots_ He informed he could not be positive that there
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were four or five shots , or more_ He informed that there was
a definice pause betieen the first shot and the subsequent
shocs WITCOVER stated that he turned around and first noted
ROOSEVEL GFYER and others Whor he did not immediately
identify_ He advised he did not notice the suspect immediately
as there was alot of pushing in one area He did notice
an individual with his hand in the air and there Wa8 8 gun
in this hand_ He advised he 18 not certain at this time
in Which hand che gun wa 8, but he believed it w88 in the right
hand _
WITCOVER informed that he did not see KENNEDY on
Ihe floor immediately a3 there were three or four people
around hir. He stated there was no crowd a that particular
time He advised that he noticed blood on KENNEDY 1 8 head
and his hand and that his mouth and eyes: were open He
thought that KENNEDY had been shot in the head and_ stoina ch,
inasmuch a8 the hand on his stomach had' blood on it; He
noticed that KENNEDY at this point Was still alive
WITCOVER informed that he ther turned around and
noted a scuffle wa8 continuing with the suspect and now
ROOSEVELIL GRTER &nc RAFE& JOHNSON and others were holaing
M the suspect Present at this point were yells
9
Get the
gun_
3
kill him, don t kill him 2 " and the Scene wa8 complete
pandemonium_
He informed thak there were no
police or doctors
for approximately fifteen minutes and it was his thought
that it took approzimately five minutes to get the gun from
the suspect:
He noticed that GRZIzR had a headlock on the suspect
and that they had finally 8ucceeded in removing the suspect
down the corfidor away irom KENNEDY,
He related that photographers were a11 around
KENNEDY at this time taking photographs and fina the
aides came and pus hed the photographers out of the way ,
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however, the photographers continued to take photographs _
Mrs _ ROBERT R KINNEDY came several minuces later, knelt
down beside her husband and seid something to hin or was
praying_ She finally got up and asked the photographers
to lea ve and then knelt back down by her husband. Shortly
thereafter, a security police came
9
took his gun out and
then TIILLIAM BARRY
9 an aide to the KENNEDY campaign, told
chis ian to put his gun away. This man then went to the
area where che suspect was' . Finally about one half dozen
Los Angeles" police officers came into the area and relieved
GRZER of the suspect and took him amay. Shor tly thereafter,
an attendanc care , placed KENNEDY on a stretcher, and he
wa8 taken out of' the area and put into an ambulance
WILLIAM BARRY and Mrs _ KENNEDY accompanied KENNEDY in)
the ambulance _
WITCOVER informed thac after KENNEDY Wa 8 taken
oui_
9
he stood in the room, observed the room, and went
to the press rcom to write his story _
WITCOVER stated that at one time he noc ed that
they had moved the suspect down to the end of the table ,
0 I and heard the suspect say, My my leg.
He described the gun a8 beinga Snubnose revolver
WITCOVER stated that he did not see anyone else
on the floor initially, however, a11 attention was focused
on KENNEDY_
2
but then noticed another individual on the
floor who 1a8 wearing a
press badge _ He later fand out
that this person wa 8 PAUL SCHRADE.
WITCOVER stated in recons trueting the matter that
when he left the tform he had a clear passage way before
hin although there were two pioren sitting in chairs on the
right side of' the corridor and when he turned around he als0
had a clear passage back to the group of' individuals He
stated he believed he wa8 immediately aheaa of' KENNEDY Jhen
proceeding through the corridor He stated that he was
concerned with getting to the Colonial Room which was to be
used for the pre8s conference inasmuch 28 he wa: interested
in getting the best possiole story _
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WITCOVER stated that another reporter, ROBERT
HEALY , The Boston Globe political editor, wrote 8 story
stating he wa8 coming through the door at the time of the
shooting, however, WITCOVER informed that he has no
recollection of' HEALI being in that position_
HITCOVZR stated thatothers that were in the
area as he recalls were RICHARD TUCK, a KENNEDY a dvance
man ; RICHA RD DRAYNE _
9 . 3 KENNEDY press man actually Senator
EDNA RD KENNEDY ' s press man; HUGH McDONALD another; KENNEDY
pre8s man; PAUL HOPE, a reporter for the Washington Star;
JIMMY BRESLIN for the New York Post ; VIRGINIA GOI of' Flair
Magazine; and WARREN ROGERS _
9
The Nashingto editor of: Look
Magazine Also noted wa8 JESSE UNRUH
$ 2 democratic
lea der in California
WITCOVER stated thac when he noticed the suspect
he recalls thinking he Was a member of the kitchen staff
He recalled thi8 map was short of Stature, wain dark compiexion,
dark eyee .and hain was wearing a blue denim shirt and tan pants .
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Date_
71/68
KRISTI WITKER, 116 Fast 91st street , advised
that she i an Agsociate Editor, American Heritage
Publishing Company , 551 Fifth Avenue , New York City_ KRISTI
WTTKER istated that she ha8 been a8slgned to cover Senator
ROBERT ! KENNEDY ' 8 campalgn durng different periods 0f time.
She said that she covered "te campa igns of Senattor KENNEDY
during the Pennsylvania
>
Indiana
5
West Virginia and
ca lifornia campa igns
WITXER related. that she Wa 8 assigned to cover
che Ca lifornia carapa ign of Senator KENNEDY from May 29 ,
1968 through June 6 , 1968 She said at no time can she
recall ever seeing SIRHAN SIRHAN on this tour_
WITKER said that on the evening of June 4 , 1968 ,
she Iwa 8 in Senacor KENNEDY ' s Fifth Floor Suite from
approximacely 4:00 pm til 7 :30 pmn _ She said that she went
dovm to %he Ambagsador Room from approxlinately 7:30 pm till
8:30 pm _ WITKER said thi8 was to observe what wa $ going
on and to see wha% She would have co up with ar a later
time She s8id that she returned to the fifth floor suite
of KENNEDY and remaiped there until 11.45 pmn_ WITKER
sa1d that at 11.45 pm Senator KENNEDY and his eides departed
from the fifrh floor suite to go t0 the Amba ssador Room
to make his victory speech_ She said it wa 8 b0 crowded
and there Ias no much confusion on the Fifth Floor that
she and VIRG INIA GUY , of Flare Magazine did not attempt
to on the elvator and used rhe stairs WITKER said
that she and GUY entered the Ambasgador Room through the
main entrance after being checked by the plice WITKER
said thar she arrived near the lectern at the same time
Senator KENNEDY and his aides arrived by the way of the
side entrance and/or the entrance near the kitchen_
WITKER said that after Senator KENNEDY completed
his victory Speech it appeared that he wa 8 going to depart
from the Ambassador Room to go to the Colonial Room but he
conversed WLtb_BILL_BARRY_and_iihen_left through_the 8ide
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by Dale dictated
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entrance, the same entranee %hrough which they had
entered She said that che crowd wa8 pushing 8s Senator
KENNEDY Ia 8 departing the Ambaxsador Room through the
side entrance_
Soon after the crowd entered the passageway
outside of the Ambassador Room the shooting incident took
place_ She said that she wa 8 approxima six to eight
feet from Senator KENNEDY when he was shot but did
not see SIRHAN SIRHAN shoot anyone WITKER said that
PAUL SCHRADE fell in front 3 little to her left after he
wa8 shot She said that she did see a number of individuals
restrain SIRHAN SIRHAN immediacely after the shots were
fired
WITKER said that the security wa 8 relaxed when
she Tent co the Ambassador Room and the Colonial Room
between 7:30 pn and 8:30 pm 88 anyone enter and
leave both rooms without being cha llenged She further
stated that she was unaware of any plans being changed by
Senator KENNEDY regarding making h1s viccory speech prior
t0 talking t0 the pre8s .
WITKER said that the individual who would know
of a1l plans regarding Senator KENNEDY ' 8 itinerary would be
a close associate and personal friend of the KENNEDYS , HAYES
GOREY with the New York Times Washington Bureau_ She
said
that GOREY
had in the past informed her and other members
of the press what could erpect dring Senator KENNEDY ' $
campaign _
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
6/2k/68
SYLVIA NRIGHT Ias interviewed in Room 3003,
Tine ana Ilfe bullding: Rockefellez Centcr, New York,
Neis York. She stated thar she 18 employed 35 8 Writer
for "Life Megazine" and that Ehe re8ice; & 42-lO Colden
Street, Flushing, Qucers
WRICHP stated that She travelled continuously 03
71 8 writer for "Iife Magezine with Senator ROEZRT KENNEDY during
hig campaign t0 seek Ghe Democratic Farty Fresidential
nomination fzom March 14, 3358 tnrough June 5, 1968, Other
than two vieekends and fOur ocher days
0
8he 1vas acting &8 8
Mriter On
Junel-5s 1968, in Io8 Angeleg , Californic
0
She
scated that during the entire period of Senator KENNEDY '&
campaign, she never obberved SIRHAN $IRHAN _
0
WRIGHT soated thet; Senator KENNZDY &lways spolre
ro the pre3s arter he had made his speec he: t0 his supporters
and volunteers of his campiign_
0
She ae1d that she did not;
Icv oi any planned route Senat;or KENNZDY wes t0 make Eroin
the Ainbassador Rocm to che Colonial Rpom or Visa versa
0
She
Baid %hai iG Ives generally knoxn that 8ertor KENNEDY in the
spur or 2 moment, would change the rouca cleared Or suegesced
by nembers or his &*2ff WRIGI stieted that Senator EENNEDY
had, On several different occaslcng
4
detesned his stafr t0 mneet,
Bhake hands and converse with individuals &long his route While
canpaigning .
WRIGHT &ta*ed tnat she had celephonically contacted
the Rocket Messenger Service in the afternocn on June 49 1963 ,
and requested # megsenger to be &vailable a* the Anbeggador
Hotel
0
She said this messenger was %0 dellver the f1lm taken
# chet by BILL EPERIIYE, photcgrapher f0r "Ife Magezine
9 regarding the events a the Ambassader Kotel The film M8s
*0 be talten t0 headquarter: She said fGr 80me ulmown
reason She thought that Senator KENNEDY !3 Victory #peech
would be at epproximately 8:00 pm and for thie reabon
requested that the mcssenges frcm Rocket Biessenger Service
poport *0 the Aabeosedon #otel -&t spproximately-6.30 pila
429
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of ew_Yonk File #_ NY_44-l640
by SA EDHARD [en8ryftp Date dictated 6/21/68
This document contoins ncither recommendations nor conclusions of thc FBI: h is the property of the FBl ond is looncd t0 Your agency:
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She. Baid that et approximately 7:00 Pm , When she firsr 821
the megocnger 'from Rocket; Mescenger Servicc, %he measenger
informed herthat h1e had' had no #upper
0
She furniched nim with
3 blue pre83 identification card 80 tt he could entcr the
Anbassador Hotel later that evening. WRICrr Baid that; Bhe
returned to her room , 348 , at the Ambassador Horel &t
Which time she obcerved the messenger :ttempting to enter
8 room acr033 the hall fron her room She remerked 60
#1 the messeneer "I thought Joul wanted to cat
0
The mex8enger
I8 replicd, It'8 too crowded WRIGNI said that_ thc mesbenger
appeared *0 pe faniliar and lme hia Tv8y around the hotel
28 it would be difficult for 2 person to leave the Colonial
Roon an t0 the 3rd floor in the ar81 0f Room 348 in
'chat Bhort period of' tinc 0
WRICHT %2id that she Ient to hcr room c0 changge
t0 a dress Trom 2 suit bccausc it 1628 %00 Tarm for & suit0
Shc 2180 picked up thc enve lope for rhe filn of EPPRIDGE
to b8 placcd In for the mezsenger Sne said that fiortly
afterwerd she Joined the KENNEVY 8tff member? and close
iriends in the suite On the firth {loor&
WRIGIl stated she gave the messenger che rilm
at approrirately 9:15 pra c0 be delivered t0 the aixport
and to be sent Onl 2. flight 2* 1Q:00 Tm, 3he informed the
me;Bonger to return t0 theColonial Room for ¬her delivery
t0 che airport after Senator XICNNEDY ' 8 apeech WRIGHT said
that ihe messenger appeared {0 be very excited end wanted
co Imow Would he to See 8enator XIZNINNDY She gaid &hat
she did not give the messengcx any ansier - WRIGXI stared
that She did not 8ce the meocenger ega:n until afrez Senator
KENNEDY Fa€ %hot
WRIGNT said that DICK KARHOOD , 0r the Weghington
Pogt 9 informed her &% approximately 1O:00 pril that Senator
KEINEDY had Jus% informed hin %hat after hi?, KENEDY '8
11 spee 2 party Ia3 to pe hela 2t the "Factcry
8
discotneque ,
for the troveling pres: and cloge rriendg of rhe KENNEDI"
otaff, Sne Baid HAYWOOD *old hex that he was requested by
Senator IENNEDY t0 inforr the traveling pres8 Qf the party &
430
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At approximately 1J;00 pr on June 4 , 1968_
9
8he went doln 80 the Ambasgador Roon to locate CILEZCS
EVERS , 28 Bentor XENNEDY had: previously rcguested her
'%0 do 80 0 She &aid she went down and located CTARIZS
EVERS in vhe Ambassador Room and they returncd *0 the
KENNEDY suite 0n tine Sch floora She s2id tkat 28
Senakor IENNEDY departed from the Sth floor suite t0
proceed *0 the AxbbasBador Room t0 deliver nis speech
She cjcorted Senatox KENIEDY %? the elevatora KKNNEDY
pulled her head to his and whispered, "Don '% E ro the
Anbessador Foor 25 thcrc mill be 8 lot or comunotion
#I during' my Victory wpeech. WRICIIP al80 said that Senator
KENEDY asked her if she wag Eoing t0 Join the party &k
#f the "Fectory-
C
She said ghe inirmed Senator KENNEDY tht
she thought she would Join the partya
WRICIZI Gaid that fhe watched Senator KENNEDY
dellver his victory Bpeech On television and nepr the
copletion left 'che suire by the way of the stalrs t0 150
to the Colonial Rojmn . She Baid #hen she r0 the Colonial
Room the dooxs Tere closed and 8he was denied entry
until the police officers chocked her credlentialf . WRICEP
staced i% appeared that Senator KENIIEDY had been sboc 26 she
decended the 8iir8
0
Upon entering the Colonlal Room through the main
entrance Bhe abserved the mebsenger &t 81 exit of the Golonial
Roon nearest to the one that Senator KEENNEDI appeared t0
be hcading for prior to his being Bhot 0 Shc went to that
exit and Jooked into the pascageway where the Senator
and the other individual: had been shot
0
WRZGIIZ stated that 2t approximately 12.30 am
Or June 5, 1968, she signed the receipt requestced bJ Ihe
mcabenger in the Colonial Room Which covered tnc period
0f %ino the service of tne nessenger waz useca She said
she algo Obtaincd the receipk f10m she mecsenger regarding
his Gelivery of the film she had given hlm 2& approrimate
9:15 PI on Jurie 1968.
431
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IRIGHT described chc measenger a8 El &kinny,
well-tanned ihlte ma le, Tv}o Tal; approximately 45 yeafs of
age tith grey hair She gaid that is 211 shc can recal1
Of the evonc? that took place on thc evening , night
and early morning 0f ane 5 and 1968 .
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BACKGROUND CONCERNING SIRHAN FAMTLY
433
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JOS / jae
On June 26, 1968
>
FBI Headquarters Washington,
D.C made available published reports of interviews of BLSHARA
STRHAN father of SIRHAN SIRHAN , which had been
furnished by the Department of State _
These published reports are set out as follows :
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Amman 4-387
Page 1
UNCLASSIFIED Enclosure No. 1
Text of ad-Difaa articles June 17 1968
#Mr
SIRHAN ' $ FATHZR IN AMMMAN: 4 @AIK TO "AD DIFAA" AT MIDNICHT
At 2:00 p.m. yesterday, ad-Difaa learned that Hr Bishara Sirhan, father of
Sirhan Sirhan, accused 0f assassinating Senator Robert k ennedy , arrived in
Amman from the West Bank on a permit issued by the OC cupation authorities.
It is said that Mir_ Sirhan has come to Amnan to clear up certain financial
matters in" preparation for his departure for America, Until 1O: 00 p.mo
ed-Difaa searched high and low for hime In what hotel was he staying? In
whose house Tas he, a guest? At last, we found him at the Hotel Continental_
Our repor Salah Abd &s-Samad, who spent over two hours with Mr. Bishara
Sirhan; wrote the following interview,
Bishara Sirhan was sitting calmly &d talking confidently. You could detect
in his tone parental emotions The 52-vear old man said, M The murder of
Senator Kennedy sacdened me because he was
from the Kennedy family, but the
picture has a second face. I
"Which. RIi
The political face_
0 'for the Senator was als0 an American politician, SO on
this I have a_ view to express . "
"Please.
"I believe that the imbalance in Senator Kennedy' s speeches while electioneerins
for the Presidency wes the primary cause of what happened."
"How . ?"
"He was promising certain parties to supply them with arms and aircraft with
full awareness of the consequences of that promisee Its consequences would
be more displacement of children, more orphans and more widows This 18 in
additjon to the degradation of and contempt for the Arabs in his speeches , a
thing that made my son Sirhan feel insulted in that society where Senator
Kennedy was speaking. Anx this is what pushed my son to act as he did. Had
the late Senator been reserved and merely called for peace in the Middle East,
m thing would have happened. f
"Are you furious with Sirhan?u
"In the first monents after I learned of the incident I was furiouso"
n1 And nowy?"
"My heart and mind are nox with him. I believe that world opinion and human
conscience will stand by hi."
435
UNCLASSIFTED
ter,
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Amman 4-387
2
UNCIASSIFTED Enclosure No. 3
"Why?"
"Because he is a nan of character by the testimony of his university
teachers and friends. He 1s als0 a fervent Arab in every drop of his blood."
"What was the position of the Israeli authorities toward
"At 4:30 a., of the following the news , an Israeli military car parked
in front of my house I was then takren t0 the Military Governor' 8 office
in Ramallah_ An Israeli officer asked ebout my that of Sirhan; and
the family.
II And the Israeli intelligence egency?"
"It al.s0 interrogated me and wrote down information sinilar to that which I
gave at the Governor 1 5 office."
II And what is the latest news about Sirhan?"
"I learned that he told the investigators he refuses to be tried in the
and wants to be tried elsewhere_ o If
"What 19 his pretext for that?"
II He is not American. I am not either. Nono of' my sons naturalized: I
"What else?"
"Two Lebanese lewyers and a Swedish lawyer have volunteered to defend my son."
"What do Jou imagine will be the sentence against Sirhan?"
"I believe there are in the world of free conscience_ I believe worlri
public opinion will be on my son' S side because Sirhan was a model and did
not comit his action except to prevent further tragedy and further dis-
placement of children from their homes. Sirhan imagired that Senator Kennedl;
would add to those tragedies. For all I that People of conscierce
in the whole world will stand by my son."
"I wish the Los Angeles Court, and the American re and members of
the Kennedy family would initate me. Mi
"In what?"
II In my toleration. My son Hunir was killed in Jerusalen in 1946 after
a car
ran over hi. But I pardoned the culprit and gave up RY rights, even tha
amount given to Nie 28 compensation, 500 dinars I_ dorated it to mosques end
churches ar to thc poor. I hope that toleration %ill be cbserved by
all dur the trial of Sirhan."
II Did You do anything to explain your views Jn defense 0f Sirhan?"
135
UNCLASSIFIED
Page
gocd
you?t
day
1ife,
USA ,
got
people
boy
that, hope
ople only
only
ing
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Amman A-JO (
3
UNCLASSIFIED Enclosure No . 1
I sent appeals to President Johnson, the Pope and to U Thant. I
eppealed to them to work for peace in the Middle East and Vietnam s0 that the
tragedy of Sirhan and Robert Kennedy would not be repeated."
"When do you leave for America to attend the trial?"
nI am studying the matter from all angles, including the financial one and
the question of my safety while there 0 "
II That means You are afraid?"
nNoo I am not afraid
0
The matter really requires careful study,"
"Your style of talking indicates you
are a lawyer?"
"i am a mechanic. The credit for that belongs to the holy books: the Quran,
the New Testament and the Old Testament . I studied them all and have them
in my house side by side 6 #
Ii And if I request you to offer a last ~opinion in this interview 2"
"I say I hope the Arabs will unite.Il
437
UNCLASSIFIED
Page
" Yes,
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Anman 4-387
1
UNCLASSIFTED Enclosure Nc. 2
Excerpts fron ad-Dustour' s Interview with Sirhan
(1) "Bishara Sirhan, 52, is the father of five children 2nd was in charge 0f
a water section under the British Mandate Goverment in Palestine until 1948_
He tken came to Amnan and worked on various water and mechanics projects
until 1957 when he enigrated to the United States with his five children,
Sharif
5
Sa' dallah, Adel, Sirhan, and Munir. Three years ag0, he returned
elone to bis native Teyybeh, i the RanalLah area."
(2) "At dawm on June sixth while still asleep, I felt heavy footsteps on
the stairs of my house I awoke and beard the moukhtar' (elder) of the
village, Fayez Ma! knocking and saying, 1 Open the door
9
Abu Sharif_
Don' t be afraid. It's Fayez. I opened the door and Fayez entered with two
Israeli soldiers and three civilians, one of whom began to question me in
Engl ish, which I know well, about my identity and the history of my family
and my Sirhan. I asked, all thege questions? ' He arswered that
he was a correspondent of the NEW YORK T@ES and said, [ 'Did you hear about
Robert Kennedy? Yes, I said, yesterday I heard that soneone fired at
him in Los Angeles_ The reporter then said, 'Didn't you know it was your
son Sirhan Who shot him? 1 I said, 'What do you say? Hy son killed Kennedy?
I think that most unlikely. When he affirmed the bews to it was a
violent shock. I was furious and sad The reporter asked, 1 what is Your
opinion on the natter? Do you know erything?' I answered, 'here I an
asleep in Tayybeh, a village over 12,C00 miles from Los Angeles. Of course
I do not know anybhing. It is an unpleasant, stunning, shocking surprise_
The reporter asked, 1 #hat is your feeling? ! I replied, If tho report is
correct, I a sorry for Kennedy and deeply regret the incident and am grieved
that this has happened to my son, IM
(3) "As.I said before, there 1s no enmity between the Kennedy &nd Sirhan
families. I want both Arab and American on to listen to this statenent
Senator Kennedy had two personalities: first, he was a merber of the
American Kennedy family; second, he was a great American statesman . On the
personal level, I amn grieved by bis death and shall continue to be S0 . As
for Robert Kennedy the politicien, tbat 1s 2 different matter. He stated
time after tine that he wanted cer tain nations stronger and certain
nations to weaker. in my opinion, w2s a great error I believe
thoughtful Fen all over the world will agree. As a statesman, Kennedy
ought to have been balanced in his statements &nd speeches ard t0
have avoided sajing things liable to kindle hatred in the Micdle East .
As a statesnan he ought to have supported peace, right and justice in the
Middle East without favor Israel_ I
438
UNCLASSIFTED
Page
ton,
add1,
'why son,
me ,
opini
t0 get
This, get
ought
ing
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Amnan 4-30*(
Page 2
UNCLASSIFTED Enclosure No . 2
(4) "I still bel ieve my son is innocent despite the accusations. But
even is we suppose he did it, we must exemine the motives and reasons
that led him to such an acto His love for his homeland and religion must
have overcome eveything else and incited him to act. I do not support
violence or political assassination. But Kennedy was rash in his statements _
I say also that the consciance 0f Amer and its courts, and wozld public
opinion will stanl by Sirhan. M
(5) nSirhan has seen destruction and: death in bis Own country, which last
suffered war in 1967 _ In spite of the fect that Sirhan left for America in
1957 end lived over ten years in American society, his religion
homeland
were constantly on his mind_ The late Senator Kennedy was the
man who lit the fuse of the mine Inside my son Sirhana "
(6) "What is the program of your visit to Jordan?"
"I arrived in Amman today with a one week permit. I want to see: to my
account in Intra Bank, where I had some money before June 1967 After that
I will return to Tayybeh. mi
"Do You want to g0 to the United States?u
"I am considering the matter in detail. I intend to hire lawyers to
defend my son, but have not decided whether I personally will go to
Axerica to be with Sirhan during his trial a I
439
UNCLASSIFTED
ica,
ard
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LA 56-156
JOS / alm
On June 5, 1968, the Washington Field Office of the
FBI ade available one cops each of the visa file of
SHAREEF SIRHAN and SAIDALLAH SIRHAN which was obtained frozl
the Visa Office_
9
United States Department of State,
on
June 5, 1968.
Copies 0f these visa files are set out a s follows:
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Ftz 6 SECkt
LIKTITED (FEICLAL USE
DATE : June 6, 1968
39t
TO Director, Federal Bureau 'of Investigation
Weshington, D_ C
Attention: Kr . Bertera C. Rachner
FROM Chief , Division of Frotective Securityz
SUBJECT : Transuittal Notice
The attached materiel , which is described be low , is transmitted for
your inforation and retention.
Status of Special Non-Quota Visa Application regarding SIRHAN; Shareed; -
and SIRHAN, Saidallah.
Exempted Erom autonatic decontrol
LIMITED OFFICTAL USE
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0 Mu
P.0? uepaRtmenT Of StKtE 10,591
STATUS 0F S?E NONQUOTA,Visa APRLICA TION
NAME (Lost) (Fira:) (Aid }le) SEX
SIrHAN} Siareef
KAIDER KAME ALIAS
DATE CF Bintk PikCE 0f @iptx
Jeruselcr: Palestize PIM
DEPARTmENTRL celiction Cckmittic RecoMMEMDATionMi
KPPROVE REJECT DEFER
2
3
5
REKARKS Aonle ^ US
COMMItTEE DECISION DATE IBPPROVF_
DEC 21 1959
DATE Post NOTiFiEd LEAD SKEET REQUESTED DEC 21 4959
JYes No
FINAL DeCiSION IF DEFERRED Post NOTIFiED
RECORID CHECKS:
DRTE LERd SHEET RecEiVEd CHECKS KADE:
RIR RSC SY FBI
Vo IFP CIA IXS
RESULTS DATE Post nOTifiEd
NEGATIVE Positive
VisA NUMBER ASSiGNED DATE 62s DEC 21. 1959_
MONTH VISR ISSUED REFUSED Visa NUMBER RETURNED
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Ch
Fl 8319 Amman =
193
OFERATIONS MENORANDUM
T0: The Dejertzent 65 Stete
FROM:
Date:; Rov_ 28 , 1958
Jnenbzssy , Arzian /) Jordap
c 9 R (or Aconsid
SUBJECT; KZZUCEES "Td 33d,FEES:
Surzazy cf 'Zplication for
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{~Ssei0n 15,6}; (32
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fo, '64-2c23; Saptenber 26,"1957
Mune_bf Ap2licant
Dete_of_Birth Plece_of_Birth
Sex
SIRHAN ,
8
Sharoer
Perfons acconpanying: Jervgalen,
male
Aape"
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02? cj;' If ruus to_Applicani
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Name
Date of Birth Flace of` Birth Relationship
toApplicent
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0f: Jorusalon
etarted _
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till J948 whon 'be Palostine conflict
'ocoupatian Or the Clty he Zlod
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confLicto In Jordan he
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find & decent job and could not thorefore
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Eloncntzcof porsocutie
{pplicant fled {>Cz #he Xei; 02 Jertcelen for fear 02 persecution
by +U9 j+s recise 0z rece ed zoligicnt fa. canot retuz +0 Lis bOza
in Iszeol-ajen i L2 %arted #0 cnd can clein D0 cozperszticn-Zoz wbat
h8 pas 1c36 #iere:
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acie 10 resetle 1n Jczica Lid #il b3 8oc t 02 G413 29si8+01C0
for mezy %t Ee *0 Cioe
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[n Effectlion welfare of %.S: if epplicant edmitted :
42
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7oot 0b-+ino Q3n #Spea?"-erougt
English to mske binself ucdergtoode Elthough ho no proper skill
bo shoule 03 eble t0 find 8C*1? oyinent in en Office or 8 Feotory
with Kbich he coild Carz hi: 1i - and b3cone Belf-supportingo
Hi: .parents, brothers -end Jister; imigreted to" USA in .1956 'nder"the ;
o3ZOt Jafugee _elier {oo_or' 1953 ezd
&re eager :t0 'hata' bin join then:
HfrI E = 0. 3
We 8tronzly reconend that thig young m8n bx3 gl ven the chance to join
his parents under the present Fublic Lek &5 otherwise he will have to
weit for many, TBJY year8 before bi8 turn 0n the Ibreeli quota i8 reachedo
4 CHS as6uiranc6 a8 provided for hin under RRA 1953 but this Kas recaivad
too Jeto *9 ellov tho IS Congul proces8 the ca88 udor that Actc
Sul {oted by: Rutr Mo Black
Vorld Council of Churche
Ooto 1k; 19580 Bairut-Labanoie
'Otser vationa of coneuler Qfficer; where eppropriate:
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57% Qin f ii[+09}
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1j54n4 [: ##lutsinn);; '1 ixAmerican' Enbassy
2 Wij Jordan, Novenber 28, 1958_
0
Mr _
0
Sirhan is applying together with his brother Saidallah:
Sirhan, ((Aman Ca se No 194] for consideration as a
rerugee-escapee
Both he his brother are holders 0f a current U.N.R.V.A. ration
card His parents and all other menbers of his
inmediave ramily are re siding in the United States. They were issu(
visas 8 5_ Palestinian refugee s in 1956 under the,provissions_of the
) Refugee,ReliefsAct ,f.1953; anduare "an i'cus to have the: remaining'
Kfwo
S
'0f the family; Join"blem in tre"United Stetes:i N" ,8izhe
I 7h3e[beer,
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9$ J 052 02 * (coft I #Liitou_hig ""0ve2. 30971 cbintoi [is.1 0} -rcjrf
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American Vice Consul
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{" 3b-J10 $ seciion 13(&/ (6))
1, Full Name SHARI? BISHARA SALAMEli GHATTAS
(Firs") (iddze (Last) SiPAAR
Gxgui"
2 Caher Nane: Tisec KQNE
3 . Lest pe-Tenest accr88e Go 2_0,22z:33_fEnAE mesAi JARD4I
Ts6r323} (7on Cr Zt) (PS6vizze) 7Coivzy }
4. Flace er6
Jave of rirth Jeruselez; Pelestine. PII
Ir (zo6n 01" 3ity) (Acvirce (Cour "ry (Da ve )
5, Adaress 0f m fital destination in W.S , Krs SIRHAN 1647 Apt
Nj Leke Ave Pes2dene 6 CALIFQBNIL _LSZ
6 Nanie_of Voluntary gencv if 2ny H6y?. Leldoz_LILLENAS 1945_E Mounkain
Str 9; ~Pe8adena 7 CKLIFGKNIA US:
7_ Present Tailing &daress Co
0
2.0.Boz:5s; Amn &n
9
JORDAN
Telephone No.
8, Pnysicel Jcccripticn: a. Color of hair BLeek bo Color of czes Dark Brown
c: Complerion Hheety d, Height 165. cts. ine e0 Weight 55_KgE_ 1bs
f. Race Senetis_ go "Sex _ kele h ldentification Marks NONE
9, Nationality JORDANIAN 1R. Former Nationality, if any _PALESILTNIAN
Ll: Ethnic classification Khite
12. Religious affiliation; i any & (You_nay state here your religioug affilia-
ti if ary9 but you are not required t0 make this statement Christian
T0
13 Merital Status:ricrwtod Single, E,8bw6d3 3ior*6ez
887325 &ed
14_
0
Acc ompanying mexbers 0f family: NONE
Naire Relationship Cate ad Place of Birtn
Kery
on }
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cod
150 Present address of persons fied inder Item 14
18_ %arc nite98 Gat9_ai_aiace of birti) of fatner E Biehers Salezeh Chets
SIRKAN Et-Taibe Ran&l1277 Digtrie5) T2ALESTINE PII
JORDAA
Nate , 2ddress daie &rd plece of birth 0' mnothcr Krs Hery Bishcre_Selerel
Ghettes Jenuazy Srd 1915 Jerusel ei TZ4EsNbjoiAv
f neijher_rarentte_tfing__baie232 ~d3583_%_3ox# %fxi
18. Pleces of residerc? during 15 yrs; inaicate exact 2ddress & dates of eaci,
Khalidi s House
9
122r the Ex Pelestine Broadcasting House St_ Paul
Street, Kel_JexisaLer;_RiLESTINE tilllche_texmination_eI_the
British
Hcnaetorj_Begeri&: ther_iI tne BnneniAn_Quanter OLd_Citu JexhSalea
till Dec_19b7,Ehen_in_Aunan_sinceshe heginning_^f 1955up till the
present_time
Ld
19 List below the names of all parti or 'ganizations_
9
associations_
;
societies
fraternal or
politi cal, of wlich you are or ha ve been a member , or with which
YoW are or have bcen affilieted, including dates thereof , end any position
held in connection therewi tn NONE
Have you ever been: In an almshouse? NQ" Arrested? NO]
Convicted? 'NOF
In prison? NQY The beneficiary of a pardon or amnesty? LNQ If so , specify
in detail
21, Criminal Record, if any: I beve_ n0 a,ny bad recocd whatever , wherever
0
Date of' Arrest Place of Arrest Cause of Arrest Disposition
speci
SIRHAN
p2st
es ,
R0 ,
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0 22. Have ever
#plicd t0 any Amcricen Consular Officer tithcr formally
01"
infcrally
$
for 0 1ia cr Otksr docu,cticn 28.&n ivriiCran$ or nci-ijnigl&763
(Ii 80, s#al2 Kcn: where, and xncther for inigrent 0r non-inigranj Yifa)
Hy_Zefher 402_42221ed to_thg_Wnited Stestes_Eakessy 2% Ejan JoRD}
Ion_EW_regiet-kiiln #OLJ:i315tu_7056
5-
Jiez helrzees Quntk;
io7 8%: I=E437464 50 fc7 8n8 U.$ 4
230 Hate )o eter tun in tnn0 inijed St3ocs? (If 80, inicate port 0f entry,
Peziod cr Poricis o: Stay , 'ana 2cdress Cz addresses Nexer
Have you ever c22n renoved a" Eorernent experse , excluded, or deported fron
the Urited Stetes? Yes Nevef No
249_Educationt Incicate_satisfacbori ccrplesfor-of:
EJ "Elce ntir;$ Ezboor - 4dn90rpo1- P@_V1-oollege-8T -Uriiversity: 10
Give nane &ri Location of High School attended: Jerilsalen_till tbe erpica
tion 8f the_British Lendate:
Naze & Lccation 0: College Ci Uliversity;Kajor Study Da bes Atterided, Degrees
25 _
0
Lengages:
(Read) (Speak) (Understand)
English English EngLish
sehio_ Axabic_ Acabic
280 Military Service: NEVER
(Unit) Rank) (Serial Number Length of Service
270 Were you cver a Prisoner 0f' Rar? Yes Neveno (Give Date and Place
interment ; Inbernment number , ana reported nearest of kin)
280 Have you ever been interned in a forced Labor Camp? Yes Nevej? No (Cive
date, place, and period of internment)
290 Place and date of entry into C
ountry of present residence: Fron New_Jerusalen
*0 01d_City_Jeruselem Glsing iOth
0 9
1948
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