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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== 3 IA 56-156 the settlement , and about two weeks prior to the shooting, SIRHAN had come into the auto parts store to items for his car At this time he had a large roll of bills 9 including some hundred ' doliar bills GARCIA stated SIRHAN liked to bet on horse races , but stated that at that time he had lost too much money , and was no longer betting on races _ GARCIA volunteered the opinion there Was no conspiracy on the part of SIRHAN and anyone else 9 since the whole shooting seemed 83 poorly planned _ He stated he was sure conspirators would have chosen a gun of a larger caliber; and would have tried to arrange a better location and better escape route Because of the apparent lack of planning, GARCIA believed there was no premeditation on the part of SIRHAN , and believed SIRHAN went to the reception with the gun 9 and conceived his plan on the spur of the monent GARCIA stated that were it not for SIRHAN ' s apparent action 9 he would still consider him a good_ 9 close friend, whom he respected and admired GARCIA stated he was puzzled by SIRHAN ' s action, as he had neverknown him to violate other laws of any kind 556 N buy ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== F0.302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION July 10 , 1968 Date Cadet RICHARD 4 HUTTON Company B, 6th Battalion 1 2nd Brigade U S Army Training Center Fort Benning Georgia advised he originally met SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN sometime between September , 1962 and June 1965 when he was attending Pasadena City College Pasadena California He met SIRHAN through his cousin BRUCE EDMARD FULTON who als0 was a student at the college To the best of his recollection he met SIRHAN around 1963-64 and had 2 very casual acquaintance With this man He has no recollection of talking to him since 1965 . He recalls that he was a student at the college but did not have any classes with him His relationship with SIRHAN wa $ drinking a cup of coffee with him and being involved in "1 small conversation" concerning campus activities and things 0f that nature He had no recollection of ever hearing SIRHAN discuss his nationalistic tendencies although he knew he was a Jordanian SIRHAN did not mention his political views and he can recall nothing that would indicate he was violent in nature or would indicate e was associating with any persons who might a dvocate violence in any manner 5B7 On_ 39L68 ol Fort_Benning Georgia File #_ AT 44-2412 LA 56-155 SA CHARLES PAUL ROSE Iilh 7/10/68 by Date dictoted_ This document coniains neilher recommendations nor conclusions o Ihe FBI: # Is the property ol Ihe FBI ond Is looned Io Your ogencyi Wt ond iis contents are nolto be dislribuled oulsid e Your agency ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Re:. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 6/21/68 JIM DOANE 65 North Catalina , Apartment 6, Pasadena, was interviewed at the Mentor Cafe, 40` North Mentor DOANE stated that he had known SIRHAN SIRHAN while he was in attendance at Pasadena City College DOANE stated that he knew SIRHAN by sight 9 but had no real as8ociation with him_ DOANE advised that BOB COMORT had known SIRHAN and that COMORT was going to publish a story about SIRHAN If II in COMFORT S magazine 9 Small Comfort 9 which is a rather general local publication featuring various writers DOANE stated that COMFORT worked as bar manager at the Ice House on North Mentor in Pasadena and that he publishes the M II Small Comfort at 18 North Mentor On 6/18/68 at Pasadena 9 California File # Ios Angeles 56-156 558 SA RICHARD HS RoSS/kaf 6/18/68 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 ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION 6/24/68 Date ROBERT G COMFORT_ 3 who resides at 95 North Holliston, Pasadena 9 Ca lifornia 5 was interviewed at 18 North Mentor and advised that he wa $ the ligher and editor of a periodical 11 ca lled "Sma 11 Comfort and worked as bar manager at the Ice House located on North Mentor in Pasadena COMFORT advised he had attended Pasadena City College in the spring of througa 1965 . He stated that during this time he had been acquainted with SIRHAN SIRHAN COMORT advised that on occasion SIRHAN would have coffee with a group of students and would engage in a genera l conversation_ COMFORT advised that d uring these conversations numerous topics would come up and that he could not specifica reca1l exact statements of SIRHAN . COMFORT advised that he did remember that SIRHAN had stated a contempt for the idea of Isrdel but not toward the Jewish people _ COMFORT advised that he remembered a Jewish being a regular in this group and that SIRHAN never voiced opposition or disdain for this individual COMFORT stated that it was his impression that SIRHAN did not hold the rich in contempt and that SIRHAN had respect for the idea that persons with ability could acquire material possessions and live better than persons with lesser abizity. COMFORT advised that genera STRHAN was usua lly withdrawn ana that it appeared that S TRHAN desired to be accepted COMFORT stated that SIRHAN was not at a loss to express his belief in Arab Nationa lism and if the topic came up he would participate_ COMFORT stated that on occasion the group would bait SIRHAN because his views on the subject Were known by the more frequent members of the coffee group _ COMFORT further advised that SIRHAN did not like the idea of the establishment and the retegation of the individua 1 to being no more than a number COMFORT further advised that it was his impression that SIRHAN sought to be accepted by this group even to the extent that SIRHAN would sometime3 buy coffee for everyone COMFORT advised that his only other contact with SIRHAN wa s when SIRHAN worked for a Richfield Service Station On 6/18/68 at Pasadena 9 Ca lifornia File # Los Angeles 56-156 559 SA RICHARD H RoSs/djy 6/24/68 by Date dictated Thig 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 not to be distributed outside your agency. pub 1964 they 1ly boy 1ly ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 in Pa sadena and he (COMFORT) wou ld have his car serviced or just stop by to get some free work done_ COMFORT advised that SIRHAN would not probably consider him a friend because their contact was infrequent. COMFORT advised that in the July 2 , 1968 , issue 11 of his magazine, "Sma 11 Comfort he intended to print a story about his impressions of 'sIRHAN STRHAN and the KENNEDY a88a88ination_ COMFORT stated that he had no profound 1nsights to offer and that his purpose in writing was to point out the need for every individua 1 to get involved in current matter 80 that in the future protests will not take the form of a8sassins bullets . COMFORT furnished a copy of his article COMFORT advised that the following paragraph is the only part which reflects his factua 1 krnow_ ledge of SIRHAN: "I went to school with SIRHAN , We weren't fast friends , but I remember him_ We shared no classes , but he often sat at our table during breaks I sometimes went to the service station where he worked evenings ; to scrounge cans of STP for my 8ickly car, and to talk with hin He was a little guy with the top button on his shirt undone SO the hair on his chest stuck out_ He was friendly_ Eager enough for acceptance that he'& coffee for everybody at the table Maybe not 80 much for acceptance a8 the indication of a generous nature--I don t know He was articulate without being pushy_ The only time he raised his voice were the times the Midd le East situation was the topic of discussion He was from a refugee background and Wa8 , therefore, considered unfit company by the rest of the Arab students ; most of whom were the offspring of monied middle-east establishment parents . He dis liked them for their smugness ; they 560 buy ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== 3 IA 56-156 "rejected him In our group there was no one who didn't like SIRHAN, but no one who liked him well enough to be his friend . He asked a few girls for dates , but none accepted _ He' s a nice guy , they' d say when he was gone, but I'd feel S0 funny if I went out with him They ' d make a sma Ll face then or laugh_ That 8 al1 I knew about him_ He thought NASSER was a great man: He hated the ideas of Isreal-- but not the Jew who sat at our table_ SIRHAN SIRHAN _ He was tiny He wanted very much to be liked_ He ii wa8 lonely. 561 ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG Date 7/5/68 On July 2, 1968, ALLEN YACK , 279 Ohio Street , Apartment 7, Pasadena, California, (799-0702) was contacted at his employment at Ralph' 8 Florist, 28 North Hill Street , Pasadena, (792-9120) _ YACK stated he knew SIRHAN SIRHAN While both were students at Pasadena City College_ He des - cribed their relationship as a casual campus relationship, and consisted of talking in a group at the Campus Center, a recreation area on the campus . He said he did not know SIRHAN particularly well, and recalled him as a quiet , reserved man He said they never discussed political or social philosophie8, and he had no idea of SIRHAN 8 beliefs in this regard YACK stated because SIRHAN was 80 quiet , he never paid any particular attention to him He stated the only other individualg he kew who knew SIRHAN, were CRAIG BLESS and BRUCE FUITON _ whom he knew had advised the FBI that he, YACK, knew SIRHAN _ YACK Imew nothing concern- SIRHAN 8 family, and stated he had never seen SIRHAN since he left the college _ On 7/2/68 at Pasadena, California File # L28_ Angeles 56-156 562 by SA LLOYD D_JOHNSONpen Date dictated _7/2/68 Ths document cantaing nelther recommendations nor conc lusions of the FRI. It s the property of the F B [ Jnd iS loared To Your agency; it Jnd its contents cre not t0 be distributed outside Your agency. ing ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA ON Date 6/10/68 Mrs ELEANOR JOHNSON 3 1255 Morada Place , Altadena_ 5 California was interviewed approximately 10.30 a m Sunday June 9 , 1968, regarding the present whereabouts of MAJED GUSSOUS _ Mrs JOHNSON had no knowledge of GUSSOUS and indicated that no Areb students had lived at this address since some time prior to her moving to this address in 1964_ In the afternoon of the same date, Mrs _ JOHNSON called the FBI, Los Angeles , and asked that the agent who had interviewed her call her back. On the second contact , Mrs JOHNSON said that an hour or two after the interview by the agent , two persons a nan and a woman, came to her house First a man came to the door, but she was not at home and he left (according to her children) Then 3 woman , who according to her children was with the care to the door alone Mrs JOHNSON was home at this time The woan was dressed in a white nurse S uniform_ She was fairly joung with dyed blonde hair She was very nervous She said her name was TOSTI or TASTI or TOsTo (phonetic) She first said she was a friend of SIRHAN then amended this to say she had worked with hin in a health food store at one time She then said the purpose of her call was to locate ABDEL MAJED BASS ) a Jordanian who knew SIRHAN and who used to live at this address The woman said that she wanted to ask BASS what he knew about SIRHAN Mrs ZOHNSON thought the woman S behavior was rather strange _ Prior to leaving, the woman gave Mrs _ JOHNSON a telephone number, SY 8-2719, where she could be reached . 6/9/68 Altadena ) California Los Angeles 56-156 On 563 File # SA PHILIP J RELLLY / jmk/pih/alm 6/10/68 by Date dictated 'This document <ontiin3 ne ither recommendations nor conc lusions of the F BI. It i5 the property of the F B[ Jnj {s icaned T0 your aqency it Jnd its contents cIe not to be distributed outs ide Your agency. man , ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== CA 56-156 PJR/ jmk/pih/rem There is a MELA TOSTI and an ANDREW TOSTI in the Northeast Telephone Directory, but none with the SYcamore number given. Check of Pasadena Directory reflect s the number SY 8-2719 is current ly listed to DONALD BOYKO, 1545 East Mountain in Pasadena This same listing is carried in the current Northeast Telephone Directory The Pasadena Directory sh OW 8 DONALD BOYKO (wife ELSIE S . ) - He is shown as an electronics worker She 18 separately further listed 38 Vice President , D-B Products, Inc _ 9 and the home address 18 repeated. D-B Products, Inc > eiectronics 18 listed in the Northeast Telephone Directory at 253 North #inedo in Pasadena, telephone 449-3790. The above investigation was conducted by SA PHILLIP J_ RELLLY on June 9 , 1968, at Altadena, California _ 564 1966 1966 ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) JFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG_ Date 1 6/14/58 Specialist IV BRUCE EDWARD FULTON 2 RA 19878345, M Maintenance and Support Division of Hawk Project Direc torate of Arsenal Support Operations , U . S . Army Missile Command Rede tone Arsenal, Alabara , was apprised of' the identity of the interviewing agent and the nature of the investigation _ FULTON furnished the following in- formation: FULTON stated that he is acguainted with SIRHAN BL SHARA SIRHAN He advised he first met SIRHAN at the "student Union Coffee Shop on the campus at Pagadena City College , Pagadena _ ) California about September 1964 He said that he could nat recall the last time that he saw SIRHAN but it was sometime prior to December 1965 because this is when he (FULTON) left City College FULTON de - scribed his relationship with SIRHAN as a acguaintance in that he did not soc ialize with SIRHAN off campus advis ing that he did not go to SIRHAN S house 9 nor did SIRHAN ever core to his house He advised that his conver- sations with SIRHAN were usually held in the coffee shop during breaks or between after or before classes During these conversations , FULTON recalls discussions of Arab and Israel conflict, at which time SIRHAN had expressed his dieeatisfaction with the administration and the newepapers because he believed that they s ided with Israel FULTON described SIRHAN as an introvert and 3 loner He advised that SIRHAN never exhibited a tendency towards violence while in his presence He advised that SIRHAN S reaction was that of an individual who was loyal to his country _ FULTON advised that SIRHAN was very devoted to Jordan and it was hie, (FULTON ' s) opinion, based on conversation with SIRHAN 2 that SIRHAN eventually wanted to return to Jordan _ FULTON gaid that he is sure that politics were discussed during conversations with SIRHAN but he could not recall SIRHAN'S mentioning his political views , party or specific political candidate FULTON denied he commuted to and from college with SIRHAN He said that he did recall riding on one or two Los Angeles 56-156 On 6/10/68 af Huntsville Alabama File # BH 44-1772 565 by _SA_LEON N FRANKENFIELD: seb/des Date dictated 6/11/68 Thls document contains nefther recommendations nor conc luslons of the FBI: It Is the property of the FBI and 18 loaned t0 Your agency It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. icampus ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== 2 BH 44-1772 LA 56-156 occasions in an old model Cadillac (jear and color unknown owned by SIRHAN but was unable to recall where he went during thege rides; with SIRHAN or the circunstances involved. FULTON s tated that he enrolled in Pagadena City College in September and guit college (without a degree) in Decenber 2172846 He said that While attending college, he resided at East_Waghington Boulevard Pasadena_ California, with his mother, JANE H. , and younger brother 5 DOUGEA:. FULTON advised that he usually took a bus to and from school although on occasion his cousin, RICHARD HUTTON , would pick him up or drop him off at home FULTON stated that he did not know where SIRHAN lived_ He said that he recalled that SIRHAN worked at a service station at night while attending college _ He could not recall the name of the station but it is located on a main street, one block north of Colorado Street, running 'parallel to Colorado Street and east of the front entrance of Pasadena City College _ 'BULION further advised that he believed that SIRHAN wa8 a member of sore type of foreign club (name unknown ) on the canpus of City College _ FULTON stated that after he guit Pagadena College,_ he enlisted in the United States Army and entered on duty February 21, 1966, at Fort Polk Louisiana for boot camp He completed his train on April 30 1966 and then returned home on a fourteen leave He then_ 9 after the leave 5 reported to Redstone Arsenal 9 where he arrived approximately 14 and has been there ever since FULTON adviged he wa8 at home on leave from March 6 through March 18 his most recent return to Caiifornia_ FULTON said 'that he did not see or talk to SIRHAN during his leave in 1968 or in 1966 . FULTON stated that usually the conversations with SIRHAN were in the company of other s tudents FULTON advised that it is possible that the following persons could recall something more specific about SIRHAN : RICHARD HUTTON of 1495 Paloma Street, Pagadena, California; ALLEN YACK, 53 South Meredith Street, Pagadena, California; City ing ~day May 1968 1968 566 ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== 3y 44-1772 LA 56-156 Specialist V_ HUDSON MOLLOY and wife ANNETTE _ 5 Hawk Project, U . S Army Missile Command 3 White Sanda, New Mexico_ FULTON wa8 instructed to give this matter fore- thought and he was told that he would be contacted for any further information that he could recall. 567 ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 6/14/68 Specialist IV BRUCE EDWARD FULTON RA 29878345, # Maintenance and Support Division of 'Hawk Project Directorate of Argenal Support Operations 9 U S . Missile Command Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, was reinter- viewed for the purpose of ascertaining any additional information he maj have recalled s ince the previous interview on June 10, 1968 , FULTON advised that he had given the matter a great deal of thought but it was very difficult for hin to remember because it has been almost three years since he last saw SIRHAN FULTON stated that he recalled that CRAIG BLISS a former student at Pasadena City College_ 2 was an acquaint_ ance of SIRHAN He said that BLISS , a Navy veteran_ worked as a bartender at night while attending Pagadena City College _ FULTON stated he did not know the name of the bar but it is located at the intersection of North Lake street and Altadena Drive_ ) Altadena, California FULTON stated that he remembered a pretty girl he believed was a member of the same foreign-type club (name unknown) as SIRHAN _ FULTON advised that he did not think that this girl was STRHAN S girlfriend but just an acguaintance FULTON said that he believed the girl S name was SONJA (phonetic) He could not recall her last name FULTON described the 1 pretty young lady as 19 years 0f age , 5'4 1l5 pounds_ with black hair and dark complexion, and possibly an Arab FULTON advised he could recall no additional inform- ation other than what he had just mentioned and the inform- ation furnished in the previous interview on June l0, 1968. BH 44-1772 Los Angeles 56-156 6/11/63 Huntsville Alabama File # On at by SA LEON N _ FRANKENFIRLDiecbldey Date This document contains neither recommerdations nor concluslons of the FRI. It {5 [he property cf the FBI and 1s loaned t0 Your agency; It and its contents are not t0 be distributed outs ide Your agency _ Army 568 dictated/12/68 ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15 64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION June 7 2 1968 Date_ 2 L HUDSON ROLAND MOLLOY , RA Rdvised that he PII is a Specialist 5 , assigned with the Army Missile Test and Eva luacion Agency + Hawk Broject, White Sands -Missile Range , New Vexicoo He relatea that he attended Fasadena City College near Ios Angeles , Ca Lifornia, in 1963 and 1964 with SIRHAN SIRIAN . Be said that he knew SIRHAN as an average student On the campus who appeared to have no particular ax to grind wvith respect to the Israeli-Arab situation and did not associate with Arab students but was friendly wich everyone He had no information 25 to any campus organizations or particular friends , Eema le or otherwise , that chis man had but recalled that he rode back and forth to school in SIRHAN 9 car with one BRUCE FUITON , nOWw a soldier who is 2 Specialist 4 at Redscone Arsenal , Redstone , Alabama He' coula furnish no other associates nane ana wa5 of no further assistance in this case. 568 6/7/68 White Sands Misgile Range [ AQ_ 62-1295 On _a1__Ew Texico File #_ by SA HERBERT F GREATHOUSE mcc Date dictated_ 6/7/63 This documeat conloins neilher recommendalions nor conclusions of Ihe FBI: It Is Ihe properiy of the FBI ond Is looned t0 Your osency; ilond contenls orc nol to be dIstributod oulside Your ogency. by ils ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION June 1968 Date_ ANNETTE MOLLOY t also known as Nrs . HUDSON ROLAND . MOLLOY , advised that her husband 1s assigned as 3 Specialist Army Missile Test and Evaluation Agency + Hawk Broject , White Sands Missile Range , New Mexicoa Mrs HOLIOY stated chat she attended Pasadena City College in Ios Angeles & California , in 1963 or 1964 and knows that SIRHAN SIRHAN was a student there , but she could furnish n0 infornation concerning his background Or associates She stated that she does not know much about him . 570 [68 atIas Cruceb_ New Mexico File #_ AQ 62-1295 by 82 KERBERT F GREATHQUSEZmcc Date dictated_ 6/3/68 This documenl conlolns neilher recommendalions nor conclusions of Ihe FBI: Il Is the properly ol Ihe FBI ond Is looned Io Your agency; Il ond Ils contenls oro nol to be dlsiribuled outsido Your agency- 7 + 5 . On6/7 ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== AL BURERU.QF iNVEstigaTIC Dale 6 /7 / 6 8 TERRENCE A FELL, 1103 North Catalina 9 Pasadena , California 5 was interviewed at the office of the FBI . FELL said that he is attached to the ll5th Group of the U.S and is assigned to Military Intelligence stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco His residence in the area 1s 40 0 Canal Street , Apartment 311 , San Rafael , California, telephone nuber 453-6021 His telephone nuber at the Presidio is 561-3242 FELL stated that he 1s acquainted with SIRHAN SIRHAN 9 having met him in 1957 when he 2 SIRHAN , first came to this country with his family. SIRHAN was approxinately four years older than the other boys 9 but was attending the s ane grade at Longfellow Elementary School at Washington and Catalina Streets in Pasadena After leaving the elementary school , FELL said that SIRHAN and he attendea diferent junior high schools 9 but maintained occasional contact with a mutual friend 9 DAVOR PEVEC FELL; said PEVEC had much closer contact with SIRHAN as both were aliens PEVEC was a Croatian and SIRHAN an Arab Concerning PEVEC , FELL said he resides at 1120 North Mentor in Pasadena and attends school at the University of California, Santa Barbara He works part time for the Market Basket , 1216 North Lake Street 9 Pasadena, California He is not aware of the residence address of PEVEC in Santa Barbara , but believes that he possibly may be out of school for this senester. FELL said that he and SIRHAN attended the same college , Pasadena City College 9 but did not have classes together He said that he believes the last time he saw him was either in 1964 or 1965 and thinks the occasion was when the Shah of Iran was visiting this country. He is not aware of any political inclinations of SIRHAN 9 except that he was very much interested in the con flicts between the Arab and. Israeli nations He was 571 On 6 / 6 / 6 8 at San Francisco, CaliforniaFilc # SF 62-5481 SAs H ERNEST WOODBY and ROBERT B HERRINGTON :nb 6 /7 / 6 8 Dale dicteted This Zocunical coilains hai:her [ccosendaions nor co%clusiozs cf I}? Frl It is lie popeity 0f ths FBI &d is lozred (o YQU E{ejcj; it &d iis coxc3s 2 [lo: to b2 Cistribied o sile JOu: ?e3cy. Army bay they any by ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== 2 SF 62-5481 HEW :mb very pro-Arabic and often of going back to his homeland and helping out in the war FELL 8aid that he recalls one occasion when they were in either the 6th or Tth grade 9 when they were Playing Monopoly or some other game , that SIRHAN commented how he felt toward the Jewish People- He had apparently seen a close member of his family killed in Jordan and desired to g0 back sone to his homeland FELL said that in 1964 or 1965 , when he last saw SIRHAN that FELL 's father had the responsibility for the itinerary of the Shah of Iran and 18 fairly certain that this 18 the time he saw SIRHAN because he believed that he was going to attend a function or a rally where the Shah was to appear He is some - what hazy on this incident but believes that SIRHAN was in support 0f the Shah On one other occasion FELL said that PEVBC told hin that SIRHAN did not desire to become 3 citizen PEVEC had become 3 citizen after he had been in this country five years 9 but apparently SIRHAN did not wan t to do thi8, indicating that he someday wanted to return to Jordan FELL said he is not aware of any violent nature of SIRHAN but did say that he seemed to have a "normal Arab temper" He concluded the interview by saying that PEVEC would have possibly much more current information concerning SIRHAN 572 spoke day ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) JFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG_ Date 7/3/68 On June 28 PALMER LIEN 9 JR . , 1179 Lerington Street , Altadena , Caiifornia, was contacted at his employment at the Market Basket grocery store, 2270 North Lake Street , Altadena California LIEN stated he had been acquainted with SIRHAN SIRHAN since shortly after he arrived in this country in 1957 or 1958 He stated he was much more closely acquainted with MUNIR SIRHAN who was his age He stated the SIRHANs lived about houses away from him at this time He stated he knew SIRHAN when he was in Junior High School and in High School, but stated it was a typical school relationship and not very close He said he had no social relationship with SIRHAN outside of school , and because 0f their age, neer discussed political ideas or social philogophies He_ stated he last saw SIRHAN wa` lking up the street about two weeks prior to the KENNEDY shooting_ 9 but merely wa ved at him_ He described SIRHAN as a very quiet person, vho was usually at home , studying or reading He did not appear to have many close friends 3 and LIEN could not recall anyone else who was very close to SIRHAN LIEN volunteered that when he had read in the newspapers that STRHAN was married in his early teens he thought he recalled MUNIR having said SIRHAN was married Mhile still in Jordan, and had left his wife there LIEN stated he as not positive of this , but believed he recalled it as it seemed S0 strange to him that anyone would be married at the age of twelve or thirteen He stated he was als0 sure he had never heard of SIRHAN or any of the SIRHAN children leaving the United States to return to Jordan since he had known them 6/28/68 Pasadena , California Los Ange les 56-156 On at File # 573 SA LLOID D. JOHNSON mmc Date dictated 7/2/68 by This document contains neither recomrendations nor concluslons of the F B[. It is ene property of the FBI and i8 loaned 10 Your agency; it and its contents jre not to be distributed outside Your Jgency 1968 eight ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev, 1-25-6 0) JFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGE Date 6/26/68 On June 1968_ DOUGLAS LAYFIELD was contacted at his residence at 15573 South Arlington Avenue 3 Los Angeles California He stated he was acquainted with SIRHAN SIRHAN at Pasadena City College, Pasadena , California , but his acquaintance was very casual, and ma inly because of his friendship with WALTER CROWE 9 JR. whom he stated was more closely acquainted with SIRHAN _ He denied knowing SIRHAN well enough to attempt to recruit him into a proposed Students for a Democratic Society chapter being formed on the campus 9 but stated CROWE might have tried to recruit SIRHAN _ LAYFTELD stated the only place he had ever seen SIRHAN was on the campus and had never met him socially He stated he started at Pasadena City College in 1963 and attended irr 'egularly on a part-time basis until early 1967, and had still not graduated_ LAYFIELD stated he did not know STRHAN well enough to know he had been injured in a fall from a horse knew nothing about his personal habits , nationalistic tendencies 3 or any interest he might have in girls or in guns He said he did not know the names of any other acquaintances of SIRHAN ocher than WALTER CROWE LAYFIELD furnished his home telephone number as 733-0872 6/21/68 Los Angeles , California Los Angeles 56-156 On af File # 5574 SA DAVID Ra PENDER and SA LLOYD D JOHNSON mmc Date dictated 6/24/68 by This document contain3 neither recomnerdations nor conclusions of the F BI. It [s the property of the FBI and is loaned to Your agency; it and its contents are not t0 be distributed outside your Jgency. 21 , ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG_ Date 6/27/68 MUSTAFA ALI SANKARI who resides at 942 North Los Robles , Pasadena telephone number 797-8093 , was interviewed at his place of emp_ ioynent' at Burroughs Corporation, 463 Sierra Madre Villa Pasadena SANKARI advised that he was born on in Tripoli Lebanon He entered the United PII States at New york on September 1963 and he has not become a citizen of the United States He is described as white male , 5'5" 170 pounds _ black hair brown eyes 2 sma11 scar on left forehead On October 7 ) 1966 , he married FAYE WESTBROOK at Pasadena 3 California SANKARI advised that he attended Pasadena City College beginning in September_ 1963 and went for five consecutive semesters ending with the semester of 1965 1966_ He stated that he first met SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN in the first semester of 1963, and that he had not known him prior to coming to this country and attended Pasadena College He stated that he first met SIRHAN because he associated with several Arab students at Pasadena City College inasmuch as he did not speak very much English _ He stated that, therefore, SIRHAN was one of the several with whom he associated, due to the language prob lem that he faced _ He sald that at no time did he have any c lose personal association with SIRHAN and that he considered him just a school acquaintance_ However he advised that he did g0 to the SIRHAN home one time and met SIRHAN' s mother and sister This was just prior to the time that the sister died _ He said that after the first 8emester of 1963 he did not see very much of SIRHAN even at school, because SIRHAN seemed to avoid the other Arab students who did not speak English a8 we11 as he did He stated that in his opinion SIRHAN was a very quiet_ 9 individual who seemed very withdrawn and reserved around others He stated that he never saw SIRHAN lose his temper and would never have thought him to be an individual of a violent nature He stated further that after the first semester when he associated with SIRHAN at school, usually at lunch time or over a cup of coffee, that he saw him only to greet him as passed on the campus He further added that they 6/25/68 Pasadena , California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File 575 SA E; RHEAD RICHARDS 9 JR. /11g 6/27/68 by Date dictated Thfs document containg ne fther recommendatlons nor conc lusions 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. yet City shy they ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== 2 IA 56-156 never discussed any type 0f politics or ideologies and that inas ~ much as SANKART, wanted to improve his English_ he avoided discussion of any type with the other Arab s tudents inasmuch as they a lmost always spoke to him in Arabic , and he wanted to speak English _ He stated that since he left school in he has seen SIRHAN only one time and that was approximately nine or ten months ag0 when he saw him on the street in Pasadena and introduced him to his wife He further stated that other than SIRHAN S mother and sister the only other menber of the family he had met was the brother_ 9 SHARIF 9 whom he met at Bob S Drive-in Restaurant in Pasadena on one occasion_ 5 he , 1966 576 ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGI ON Date 6/27/68 On June 1968 , Mr GLEN E CLINE_ 9 Dean of Student Pergonnel Services 9 Pasadena City College 9 Pasadena 3 California advised there Was no record of anyone named MUSTAFA SAMKARI ever having attended Pagadena City College 6/21/68 Pagadene , California Ips Angeles 56-156 On at File 577 SA LLOYD D. JOHNSON mmc Date dictatev24/68 by Thls document contalns nether recommendatlons nor concluslons of the FBI: It I5 the property of the FBI 'and Js loaned to your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distrIbuted outslde Your agency. 21, ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGE JN Date 7/1/68 On June 26_ 9 1968 , MICHA EL HAGGERTY 9 Room 110 Tayylor Hotel, 64 West Colorado Boulevard 9 Pasadena , Caiifornia, advised that he saw STRHAN B SIRHAN in the Denny ' s Resteurant_ 2 Colorado Boulevard , Pasadena 9 on 23, 1968, in the company of five other persons not known to him_ HAGGERTY stated the other five persons seemed to be of Arab extraction _ HAGGERTY stated that he knew SIRHAN B. SIRHAN from school attendance together He advised that both he and SIRHAN attended John Muir High School in Pasadena and Pasadena City College 9 in Pasadena 9 California HAGGERTY stated that he did not know SIRHAN very well but both of them had been active in student government at Pasadena City College, and he remembers STRHAN as being bitter over United States support of Israel and that Pale stine would still belong to the Arabs if it were not for England and the United States _ HAGGERTY advised that SIRHAN had the ambition to become a jockey and felt there was a lot of money in horse racing_ He advised he thought it strange when he saw STRHAN ignore him at Denny ' 8 on 23 9 He stated that when he approached SIRHAN' s table SIRHAN switched the conversation to Arabic and SIRHAN and his friends left the restaurant without ordering anything to eat _ HAGGERTY was shown photographs of ADEL B SIRHAN 9 SHARIF B. SIRHAN, SA TDALLAH B. SIRHAN and MUNIR B. SIRHAN 9 but he wa s unable to identify any of them a8 being the persons who were with SIRHAN B_ SIRHAN in Denny ' s_ HAGGERTY advised he would be unable to describe or recognize the persons seen with SIRHAN_ 6/28/68 Pagadena 9 California fos Angeles 56-156 On File 5578 AVBA FREDRICK E, BECKER/les 6/28/68 by Date dictated Thls document contalng nelther recommendatlons nor concluslons of the FBI: It Is the property of the FBI rand Is loaned to Your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distributed outside Your agency. May 1968 _ May ================================================== Page 24 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGE JN Date 7/1/68 On June 26_ 9 1968 9 EDWARD FIBUS 9 14023 Oxnard Street 9 Apartment 5, Van Nuys_ 9 California 9 was interviewed regarding any information he might have pertaining to SIRHAN B. SIRHAN _ FIBUS advised that he is employed as a custodien at the Van Nuys Division, Los Angeles Police Department 9 Van Nuys_ California He stated that his home telephone number is {82-8379. FIBUS advised that he has little information pertaining to SIRHAN Ba SIRHAN _ He stated that he had been watching television on the morning of June 5, 1968 9 when he saw photographs of the person who had been arrested by the Los Angeles Police for the shooting of Senator ROBERT F_ KENNEDY FIBUS stated that he recognized the photograph as being a photograph of SIRHAN SIRHAN and that he and SIRHAN SIRHAN had been in the Ninth Grade in school together_ FIBUS stated he knew nothing about STRHAN and his only involvement in this matter was when he telephoned the police and told them of SIRHAN 8 identifications 6/28/68 Van Nuys , California Ips Angeles 56-156 On at File SA FREDRICK E, BECKER/les Date Thls document containg neither recommendatlons nor conclusions of the FBI. It Js the property of the FBI rand 1s loaned to your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distrlbuted outside Your agency_ dictate9//28/68 bY ================================================== Page 25 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG- N Date 6/26/68 On June 24 9 1968 , Mrs , BONNIE PITROFF nee Brabbs , Apartment 4 , 752 Shalimar Costa Mesa 9 advised that she attended Elliott Junior School, Altadena_ 5 California, in 1959 to attesded and graduated from that school in 1960_ She then John Muir High School, Pasadena 9 California, for just six weeks the following year when she discontinued her studies at that school_ Mrs PITROFF stated that she does not recall SIRHAN SIRHAN a8 being a member of her class either at Elliott or John Muir She said that she recently read an article in "Life Magazine" on the as8assination of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY 3 which tured a film strip of some of the students in SIRHAN S class at Elliott She recognized a picture of one of ner classmates and only then did she realize that SIRHAN SIRHAN was in her class _ She said that she did not recognize his picture when she first saw it in the newspapers the Senator KENNEDY was shot_ Mrs PITROFF stated that she does not recall ever speaking to SIRHAN , does not know anything about him; 9 and knows none of his friends or a88ociates She cannot recall ever seeing him since she went to school On 6/24/68 ta Mesa California Fillqs_ Angeles 56-156 581 SAS FRANCIS J _ GALLOWAY and by LEE R TAMAN #Jo Hie Date dictated //26/68 Thls document contalns nefther recommendatlons nor conclusions of the FBI. It 48 the property of the FBI rand {s loaned to Your agency ; It and Its contents are not to be distributed outslde Your agency. High pic- day afos ================================================== Page 26 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGe N Date 1 6/21/68 On June 20, ) ROGER BRUCE ELLIOTT , 9146 East Huntington Drive , San Gabriel, California, was contacted at his employment at Lucky Merket 9 133 West Avenue Highland Park , California ELLIOTT stated he had attended Junior High School and John Muir High School with SIRHAN SIRHAN He did not remember him toj well, other than to recall he was a quiet re tiring individual He 8aid had never discussed ofiticei or social matters , and knew nothing further concerning him_ ELLIOTT stated a cousin of his wife 9 SKTP LIEN 3 might know more about STRHAN _ LIE works for the Market Basket grocery on North Lake Street in Altadena 6/20/68 Highland Park, California File Ios Angeles 56-156 On at 582 SA LLOYD D, JOHNSON/kaf 6/20/68 by Date dictated This document containg nefther recommendations nor concluslons of the FBI. It 4s the property of the FBI rand Is loaned to your agency; It and its contents are not to be distrlbuted outslde Your agency. 1968 45, they ================================================== Page 27 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG N Date 6/9/68 PETER SELFE , 2851 Montroge Avenue _ 9 Apartment B 7, La Crescenta 9 California, telephonically contacted SA PETER L. REDBURN and furnished the following information: SIRHAN SIRHAN hung out in Shap S Bar , 2565 East Colorado Boulevard 9 Pasadena , California Shap' s reportedly 1s a bar where one can place a bet on horse races and due to the fear of having the hand book operation discovered, everyone at Shap 8 is afraid to talk to law enforcement officers _ SELFE stated that SIRHAN usually placed his bets on horse races at this bar SELFE continued he met at Shap' 8 through SELFE' s brother 3 one GEORGE BEILICKE , who reportedly is an acquaintance of SIRHAN BEILICKE is described as a German alien 9 about 40 years 5'8" 9 170 pounds dark hair mediun complexion, employed a8 a machinist at Rogers and O1ling on Walnut Avenue in Pasadena , and drives a white Chevrolet sedan, license QAU SELFE stated that BEILICKE loaned $75 to one of SIRHAN 8 Jordanian friends and that the Jordanian will not or cannot repay the loan BEILICKE approached the Jordanian with the $75 and the Jordanian told him to leave hin alone and threatened him with a knife For this reason BEILICKE is frightened and reluctant to talk about his relationghip with SIRHAN 8 friends BEILICKE told SELFE that SIRHAN has five close friende he drinks with in Shap S Bar He described them as two Jordanians _ 9 one Cuban, and two Americans SELFE was unable to learn the names of these friends , but 18 certain BEILICKE knows them all 6/9/68 La Crescenta, California File # Los Angeles56-156 On at 583 by SA PETER L REDBIIRN/sig/alm Date dictated 64/9168 Thls document contalng nelther recommendatlons nor concluslons of the FBI. It 4s the property of the FBI rand Js loaned to Your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distributed outslde Your agency. old , 483- ================================================== Page 28 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 SELFE stated BEILICKE told hin the Jordanian friend 0f SIRHAN %0 whoi he loaned the 875.00 18 2 young lan who lives on Howard Street in Pasadena end actends Pasadena City College _ SELFE continued GEORGE told him that on the Sunday or Monday preceding {he shooting 0f Senator KENNEDY 9 STRHAN had a heated argument with one , several, 01 a11 of his five friends at a Denny ! $ Restaurant in Pasadena SELFE continued that GEORGE is a German National iI with a on his shoulder has strong German loyalty 3 complex about being a foreigner _ $ and 18 harc 80 into 8 conversation 584 "chip get ================================================== Page 29 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG_ N Date 6/17 /68 GEORGE BE ILICKE was interviewed at his residence 112 Harkes8 Avenue, regarding his knowledge of S IRHAN S IRHAN _ BE ILICKE 8a id that he first met S IRHAN about two years ago, 8 uimer 1966 _ He said he knew thar S IRHAN was a student at Pasadena City College and he recalls he saw h off and on a few times He recalled that he had seen him in Shap'8 Cocktail Bar in Pagadena He recalle that he ma inly saw S IRHAN at Denny 8 Coffee Shop located down the street from Shap 8 Bar BEILICKE said that he knew S TRHAN had 8ome friends however he did not know the names or where lived He described these people as being foreigners and thought were from the Middle East or Europe He 8aid that S TRHAN did have two Amer ican friende He said that he never really as8oc iated with S IRHAN or hi8 friends , and ma inly saw them on the street from time to time He 8a id he first met a friend of SIRHAN named PAUL; la8t name not known, in Tyke 8 Bar in Paeadena_ 2 during 8 ummer 1965 He said he did not connect PAUL a8 being a fribnd of S IRHAN until after he had met S IRHAN and then he saw S IRHAN and PAUL together on several occasions BE ILICKE 8aid he could not recall exactly where or when he had seen them together BEILICKE said that in either February or March 1966, he was at the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia and he loaned PAUL $75.00 _ That following summer he had occasion to meet PAUL either in a bar or a coffee shop and attempted to collect the 875.00 _ BEILICKE said PAUL became belligerent and threatened him with a knife and told him, BEILICKE , to leave him alone BEILICKE said that he has never tried to make any other effort to collect the $75_ Oo . The last time he saw PAUL was during the fall of 1966_ 0n6[10/68 at Pagadena California File #Los Angeles 56-156 585 SA'8 JOHN F MORRISON and by JQHN M CALLAGHAN/IEM/vaa Date dictated 641768 Thls document containg neither recommendations nor Conclusions of the FBI: It Is the property of the FBI rand 18 Joaned to agency; It and Its contents are not to be distributed outslde Your agency. im , they they your ================================================== Page 30 ================================================== 2 LA 56-156 BEILICKE described PAUL as follows : Age Mid-twentles Helght Weight 140 pounds Complexion Dark Halr Neat haircut style PAUL mentioned on one occasion that he was a Lebanese . BEILICKE recalled that he had seen PAUL driving around Pasadena in a 1960 Volkswagen with the front end damaged to the extent that one of the headlights wag not in working order. BEILICKE said that he has gone to Shap '8 Bar on occasion but he cannot recall being there for the past two years He says he usually frequents Denny 8 Coffee Shop and goes there during the early morning hours after he gets off work BEILICKE said the last time he saw SIRHAN in person was sometime during the middle of the week prior to the last week in 1968 . He sa1d he had no conversation with him at that time other than to exchange greetings BEILICKE said that he was not aware of any fight that SIRHAN was involved in at Denny 1 8 Coffee Shop _ BEILICKE was not able to furnish any further information conce rning background , habits _ 9 or assoclates of SIRHAN and his friends He sald that he was not really friendly with SIRHAN and his friends and considered them to only be occasional acquaintances_ The following Cescription was obtained from interview and observation: Name GEORGE BEILICKE Alias Gert Sex Male Race White 586 5'6" May ================================================== Page 31 ================================================== 3 LA 56-156 Birth Data PII Berlin, Germany Helght 5'102" Weight 158 pounds Hair Black Eyes Brown Occupation Machinist Employment Rogers and Olling Company 2470 Walnut Street Pasadena , California Since June 1967 Hours : 4.30 p.m. to midnight shift Marital Status Married Wife: PATRICIA BEILICKE said he 18 a German national He exhibited a green Alien Registration Card No_ reflec date of entry into the United States a8 April 1965. 587 ting 21, ================================================== Page 32 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG? JN Date 1 7/3/68 GEORGE BEILICKE , 112 Harkness Avenue , Pasadena , furnished the following information: Since last being interviewed, he has not been able to reca11 the last name of the person kown to nim a8 PA UL , who might have been a friend of SIRHA N SIRHAN He reiterated that he has not seen PAUL since the Fall of 1966 and that he has not seen PA UL and SIRHAN SIRHAN talking together since prior to last seeing PA UL . BEILICKE has been attempting to recall information regarding PA UL employment and friends or acquaintances but; because they met rather haphazardly and infrequently almost two years ag0, BEILICKE bas not been able to reca 11 any additional information regarding PA UL BEILICKE stated that he does not specifically reca11 ever mentioning to anybody that SIRHAN SIRHAN had been involved in a fight or argument at Denny'8 Restaurant in Pasadena a week or two prior to the shooting of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY According to BEILICKE , he does not have any kowledge of such a fight or argument 7/2/68 Pasadena , California Los Angele: 56-156 On at File by SA JOHN M. CALLAGHAN/cag Date dictated 7/3/68_ This document containg neIther reconmendations nor conclusions of the FBi. It 45 the property of the FBI and 15 locned t0 Your agercy; It and Its contents are not to be dIstrlbuted outs ide Your agency. '9 588 ================================================== Page 33 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) FEDERAL BUREAU QF' INYESTIG JN Date 7/8/68. GEORGE BEILICKE , 112 Harknes s Avenue_ 9 Pasadena 9 California, furnished the following information: BEILICKE does not Iow an individual named SAUL LE CLAIR _ Howe he did recall that PAUL ` KHOURY i8 the individual to whom he loaned .00 at Santa Anita Race Track in February or March d9685 and KHOURY 18 also the individual whom BETLICKE had seen talking with SIRHAN SIRHAN during the summer of 1966_ BEILICKE could not provide any other pertinent information regarding PAUL KHOURY . On 73/68 at Pagadena California File #Lpa Angeles_56_156 589 by 8A JOHN M CALLAGHANvih Date dictated 7784/68 Thls document contalns nelther recommendatfons nor conclusiong of the FBI. It I9 the property the FBI and {s loaned to your agoncy; [: and Its contents are not t0 be distributed outside Your agency. ver, of ================================================== Page 34 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG DN Date 7/11/68 PAUL KHOURY _ 9 175 North Sierra Bonita, Pasadena , California 9 was contacted at his place of employment , Shell Service Station, Avenue 26 and Figueroa Street, Highlanc Park, and he furnished the following information: He has been in California 0il a student visa since 1963 , and has been enrolled at Pesadena City College (Pcc) since his entry frolil Jordan. During 1965 9 he resided at 123 North Sierra Bonite , Pasadena_ 9 and he became acqueinted with SHARLF SIRHAN who was residing across the street. From SHARIF he learned that STRHAN SIRHAN SHA RIF S brother , was attend PCC , but KHOURY did not meet SIRHAN SIRHAN until sometime in when he was introduced to STRHAN SIRHAN in the PCC cafeteria KHOURY could not recall who introduced then bur it was a rather brief and informal meeting &nd KHOURY anc SIRHAN SIRHAN did not talk together foz any length Oi time KHOURY did not see SIRHAN SIRHAN &gain for quite sometine when &gain they met in the PCC cafeteria _ This meeting, too, was very brief and consisted oi little more than saying hello_ The next time KHOURY saw SIRHAN SIRHAN was in February or March 1968 , at Santa Anita Race Track_ At that time 9 KHOURY was leaving the track and saw SIRHAN SIRHAN and GHABEL BADRAN 4nl the crowd . KHOURY said hello to them, acknowledged his greeting and KHOURY continued out of the tracl_ These three occasions were the only times KHOURY saw 01 spoke with SIRHAN STRHAN and he could not provide any other informatioil regarding SIRHAN SIRHAN or ay friends o1 acqua Jntances SIRHAN SIRHAN might ha ve hed _ KHOURY never saw SIRHAN S IRHAN in Denny S Restaurant Coloredo Boulevard , Pesadene 9 and he never visited the Lock, Stocl and Barrel Gun San Gabriel, California , with SIRHAN . On7 /10/68 Highland Park, California File #os_ Angeles_56_156 590 by 84 JOHN M CALLAGHANZjnb_ Date dictated _7/10/58 This document containg neither recommendations nor concluslons of the FBI. It 48 the property of the FBI 'and Js loaned to Your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distrlbuted outs Ide Your agency. ing 1566 they Shop , ================================================== Page 35 ================================================== FD-302 (Fev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG Date 6/17/68 ROBERT GIBBONS 9 Bartender 9 Shaps Bar 9 2565 Eagt Colorado Boulevard , observed a photograph 0f SIRHAN SIRHAN and fuxnished the following information He has been employed at Shaps Bar for approximately the past four years_ 9 however 9 he had never seen the person pictured in the tavern_ GIBBONS works two days ana three nights a week behind the bar and always works the weekend nights _ GIBBONS could not provide any pertinent information regarding friends or acquaintances of SIRHAN SIRHAN. According to GIBBONS the manager of Shaps 9 EDWARD WARD and another bartender GARY MEZA aLso work behind the bar but GIBBONS had not heard them mention ever seeing STRHAN SIRHAN in Shaps _ 6/12/68 Pasadena , California ILos_Angeles_ 56-156 On at File 591 by SA JOHN M. CALLAGHAN_ sdb Date dictated 6/17/68 This document contains nelther recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI: It 48 the property of the FBI ;and 1s loaned to Your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distributed outside Your agency. ================================================== Page 36 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 7/1/68 On June 28 9 1968 , EDWARD WARD 9 549 North Sunset, West Covine 9 California was interviewed at Shaps Bar _ 9 2565 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena , California , where he is employed a8 a bartender WARD was interviewed regarding information to the fact that SIRHAN B_ SIRHAN may have frequented the Shaps Bar _ WARD was shown photographs of ADEL B SIRHAN , SHARIF B SIRHAN 9 SA IDALLAH B_ SIRHAN MUNIR B_ SIRHAN and SIRHAN B_ SIRHAN _ WARD advised that to the best of his knowledge SIRHAN B. SIRHAN has never been in the Shaps Bar while he was on duty He stated that the photographs of MUNTR B. SIRHAN and ADEL B SIRHAN seemed somewhat familiar but he could not state' whether or not either of them had been in Shaps Bar . 6/28/68 Pasadena , California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # 592 3iBA FREDRICK E, BECKER /1es Date dictated 6/28/68 by Thls document contains neither recommendations nor concluslons of the FBI. It J5 the property of the FBI :and is loaned to agency; It and its contents re not to be distrIbuted outside Your agency. Your ================================================== Page 37 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 7/3/68 Mrs RUBY NRS ON 9 Owner and Manager_ 9 Denny '8 Restaurant , Colorado Boulevard , Pasadena 9 furnished the following information: She 1s the Day-Time Manager of Denny 8 Restaurant , the only Denny 8 Restaurant In Pasadena and she has never known SIRHAN SIRHAN to frequent this restaurant She was not aware of any quarrel or argument at the restaurant in which SIRHAN SIRHA N may have participated and she did not know any friends or acquaintances of SIRHAN SIRHAN _ 7/2/68 Pasadena J California Los Angeleg 56-156 On at File 593 SA JOFN M. CA LLAGHAN/cag 7/3/68 by Date dictated Thls document contalns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It Js the property of the FBI and is loaned to Your agency; It and its contents are not to be distrlbuted outside Your agency. ================================================== Page 38 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-8 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 7/8/68 OLETA WILSON, Manager , Denny 8 Regtaurant, 2625 Colorado Boulevard 9 Pasadena , California, furnished the following information: She i8 the night manager of Denny 8 Restaurant and i8 usually at the restaurant from 3:30 P,M. to 2:00 A.M_ However, on Wedneaday and Saturday nights , she normally works until 3.00 or A, M because a large number of customers come to Denny' 8 after the closing of Shaps Bar which is located one block weet of Denny 8 on Colorado Boulevard She believes that on these nights Shaps spongors band and dance contests and draws a large crowd _ She obgerved a photograph of SIRHAN SIRHAN and advised zhe is not acquainted with him nor 1s she aware that SIRHAN SIRHAN was ever a customer of the restaurant she manages She did not have any knowledge 0f an argument or quarrel at Denny'8 in which SIRHAN SIRHAN may have partici- pated and she had not received any information from any other Denny'8 employee about such an argument OLETA WILSON could not provide any information regarding STRHAN SIRHAN or any of his friend8 or acquaint_ ances , On 73/68_ at Pasadena, California File {os Angeles 56-156 594 by SA_JOHN MCALLAGHANLvjh Date dictated 4748/68 Thls document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It {8 the property of the FBI 'and is loaned to Your agency; It and its contents are not t0 be distributed outside Your agency. Eridek;oo ================================================== Page 39 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 7/1/68 On June 25 , GARY MEZA 9 1000 South El Molino, Alhambra , California 9 was interviewed at Shaps Bar , 2565 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena , California, where he 18 emp loyed a8 a bartender MEZA was interviewed regarding information to the fact that SIRHAN B SIRHAN may have frequented the Shaps Bar MEZA was shown photographs of ADEL B SIRHAN SHARIF B SIRHAN , SA IDALLAH B. SIRHAN , MUNTR B_ SIRHAN 9 and STRHAN B SIRHAN _ MEZA stated that to the best of his knowledge STRHAN B SIRHAN has not frequented Shaps Bar while he was on duty. MEZA was unable to identify any of the persons of which he was shown photographs as persons who frequent the Shaps Bar 6/28/68 Pasadena 2 Ca lifornia File H28 Angeles 56-156 595 #SA_EREDRICK E BECKER-les Date dictated 6/28/68 Thls document contains netther recommendations nor conc lusions of the FBI: It 48 the property of the FBI :and is loaned to your agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outsIde Your agency. 1968 ================================================== Page 40 ================================================== LA 56-156 LDJ/dey On June 6, 1968 ) WALTER S , CROWE , JR_ a friend of SIRHAN SIRHAN 9 advised that among the Arabs With whom SIRHAN was friendly at Pasadena City College Was one ABDUL DABBAs (phonetic) 9 a teacher of Arabic at the college during the time STRHAN attended 596 ================================================== Page 41 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG_ Date 6/11/68 On June 10 , Mrs DIANE POMROY 460 East Sacramento Street , 4ltadena California advised ABDUL DABB" S , part -time teacher at Pasadena City College , had rented 2 room from her mother: in law Mrs MARGARET POVROY two or three years ago She did not recall the ; exact period 0f time during which he Je8ided there but she understood he had returned to Jordan Mrs' PONROY furnished the address of MJRGP RET POMEROY a8 26328 Monte Vista Lomita 9 California 9 and believed she had last 9 heard from DABBA S in approximately August 1967 _ 9 from Jordan 6/10/68 Pasadena, Celifornia Los Angeles 56. 156 On at File # 597 by -84EIOYD DyJomsoNtraf Date dictated 6/10/68 Thls document contalns nefther recommendatlons nor conclusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI Yand is Joaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distrIbuted outslde Your agency. 1963_ ================================================== Page 42 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 1 6/10/63 On June 10, 1968 Vrs ALICE MOTHRSHE. Director 9 Community Liaison Center: 9 Pasadena City College Pasadena , Califonnia, advised she was in charge of the activitie8 of the Internatlonal Club on the campus She stated her department was a volunteer service and she was not a part of the faculty She stated that to her knowledge J there was no Organization of Arab Students Ot: any clubs Yecognized on the campus which weue comprised of foreign students of one nationality She stated she had checked he !' records 9 and had no record of SIRHAN SIRHAN belonging the International Club 9 and haa no knowledge concerning him_ She stated he would not have been included in 2 Forelgn Students Registiy , s1nce he wa.3 an immigrant to the United States 8 nd was not here on 3 forelgn student 1 8 visa Mrs MOTHERSHEAD had no record of a student by the name of MUSTPFL SERMA IN phonetic) affiliated with the International Club She lbed1a recall ABDUL DABBAS_ ) and fiist came in contact with him in 1556 , when he wa8 present at Pasadena City College on an immigrent visa She stated she had 1ented him a room or space 10 her house fo;: a brlef period; however 39 he Wa8 older and an independent man, and preferred to rent a room by hinself , 80 left after staying at h er address very briefly He gave the address of 1611 South Fourth Avenue 9 Arcadia 9 a8 that of frlends 9 and at another location in her records_ She staced he had 3 sponsor residing 1n Arcadia , 80 it was the 2ssumption of Mrs MOTHERSHEAD that the people at th18 adaress might have been his Bponsors when he entered the United States The last record Mrs MOTHERSHEAD had of' DABBPS was that she had talked to him brlefly 1n 1962, and she had n0 knowledge of his present whereabouts On 6/10/68 at Pasadena 9 California File # Los Angeles 56-156 598 by _S4_LLOYD D JQHSON/kaf Date dictated 64/10/68 This document contalns nelther 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. 4D, to ================================================== Page 43 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA Date 6/10/68 On June 10, 1568 Dr LESLIE KOLTAI $ Director of Research and head of the Language Department 8 Pasadena City College 9 Pasadena 2 California 9 advised he recalled a part-time night teacher by the name of ABDUL 4 DABBAS He stated DABBAS d1d not have full-time employment a8 there was not sufficient interest 1n the Arabic language to justify such employment Dr KOLTAI under stood DABBAS had studied at California State College at Los Angeles $ and did work toward a Doctorate Degree at the University of California at Los Angeles DABBAS had worked under the 8upervision of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at that institution, and the Department Head at that time was Dr WOLF LESLPU. Dr KOLTAI had no know ledge of the present wheeabouts of DABBAS On 6/10/68 at Pasadena Cal1forna File #Los Angeles_ 56_156 599 SA LLOYD D JOHNSON/kaf Date dictated 6/10/63 by Thls document containg neither recommendatlons nor conc lusions of the FBI. It Is the property of the FBI {and Js Joaned to your agency; It and its contents are not t0 be distributed outslde Your agency. ================================================== Page 44 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGS N Date 6/11/68 On June 10, 1968 , Dean of Community Services 4LBERT V . BEAN who handles night s chool teachers and students at Pasadena City College_ Pasadena 9 California 9 advised his records reflected no etudent by the name of MUSTAFA SERMAIN (phonetic) 9 had attended that college be tween 1963 and 1966- Mr: BEAN advised his records reflected 3 part-time teacher at night by the name of ABDULMA JIA DABBAS , who had taught from January 31 9 through the 8pr1ng semester of 1y66 . DABBAS ta Arabic DABBAS had indicated residence addresses during this period of 1271 Morada Place 9 Altadena , Calfornia , and 460 East Sacramento Street_ 9 pltadena Mr BEAN had no knowledge of the current whereabouts 0f DABBAS_ however 9 DABBA S indicated upon decerting Pasadena City Ccllege that he was expecting to go to an unrecalled middle eastern country. 6/10/68 Pasadena , Californie Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # 600 SA LLOYD D_ JOHNSON/kaf 6/10/68 by Date dictated This document containg nelther recommendatlons nor concluslons of the FBI. It 45 the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; It and its contents are not t0 be distrIbuted outslde Your agency. 1962 ught ================================================== Page 45 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGE N Date 7/3/68 Mrs , MARGARET POMEROY 26328 Monte Vista ) Lomita, California, telephone number 326-8044, advised that she was well acquainted with ABDUIMAJID DABBAS a180 known 28 Abdul Dabbas _ POMEROY said she has known DABBAS for 8 period of eight to ten years and for a period of about one year in 1966 and 1967 he rented a cottage from her located at the rear of 460 East Sacramento Street , Altadena 9 California She said that during that period she resided ' at the main residence at 460 East Sacramento Street , which is her property. Mrs POMEROY said that DABBAS returned to his native country_ 9 Jordan about one year ago ana she corre sponded with him for a period up until late 1967 She 8aid the last time she heard from DABBAS was during Christmas holidays in 1967 wher she received a Christmas card from DABBAS postmarked Jordan with no return address _ She said that DABBAS mentioned in the Christmas card that he was returning to the United States sometime during the summer of 1968 and she said that if DABBAS arrived in the United States, she would be in touch with him PONEROY stated that she previously wrote to DABBAS at 8 Post Office box in Amman, Jordan, but she would not disclose this post office box number inasmuch as it was a8signed to a friend of DABBAS 1 and DABBAS was no longer using this post office box PONEROY baid that she did not know, nor had she ever met, SIRHAN SIRHAN and stated that she was introduced to SIRHAN 8 mother sister and possibly two brothers about eight years ag0 by DABBAS POMEROY said it was possibly that someone once had introduced her to the SIRHAN family but On 6/18/68_ at Lomita California File # Ios_ Angeles_56_156 601 SA LLOYD D. JOHNSON/djm 7/2/68 by Date dictated Thfs document contains neither recommendations nor conc lusions of the FBI. It I8 the property of the FBI 'and is loaned to Your agency; It and its contents are not to be dlstrIbuted outslde Your agency. ================================================== Page 46 ================================================== LA 56-156 she wa; quite sure it was DABBAS although she was acquainted with many Arabs POMEROY said she met the SIRHAN family on this one occasion and knew nothing about their beliefs or activitie:_ 602 ================================================== Page 47 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA N Date 6/19/68 V M, DICKERSON Registrar_ California State College at Los Angeies; advised that according to the school' s records ABDULMAJID ABDULLAH DABBAS was a student and received a BA degree in English from the school in January, 1962. He advised that because an agreement was made with the student the students admission records and applications for admission records are confidential and cannot be furnished Without the approval of the student He said in order to review these records , 8 clearance will have to be obtained from the Director of Admissions 9 Mr HAROLD H. TEMER; and 1f permission 18 granted, it Will talce approximately one week to recall the files from the State Archives _ On 6/17/68 af Ios_Angeles California File # Los_Angeles_56_156 by SA EDWARD SCOIT J/cag Date dictated 6/19/68 This document contaln8 neither recommendations nor concluslons of the FBI. It 48 the property of the FBI 'and Is loaned t0 your agency; It and its contents are not to be dlstrIbuted outslde Your agency body, 603 ================================================== Page 48 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGZ ON Date 6/19/68 KATHEEN FOSGATE , Clerkc, University of California at Los Angeles UCLA ) Registrar 1 8 Office, advised that ABDULMAJID ABDULLAH DABBA3 was unlcnown to her &nd furnished the following information from the school 8 files: Name ABDULMAJTD ABDULLAH DABBAS Date of Birth PII Place of Birth Salt or Sait_ 9 Jordan Home Address 460 Fast Sacramento, Altadena California {1/13/64) Parent ABDULLAH DABBAS deceased Marital Status Single Nationality American Citizen Arrived in 1956 California Roster Number G17429000 Student File 190960 Number Received Masters January 27_ 9 1965 Near East Degree Language and Literature Admitted September 9 1963 According to an for admission to graduate studies dating August 19, 18831caeion he furnished his home address as 460 East Sacramento, Altadena_ 9 California, and that he had attended the following schools: Egyptian College of Journalism Calro, Egypt September 1954 July, 1955 Received Arabic Journalism, 1955 6/17/68 Los Angeles , California File To8 Angeles 56-156 On at 604 bSA_EDWARD SCOTT JR Jcag Date dictated -6/19/68 Thls document contains nelther recommendations nor conclusons of the FBI. It Js the property of the FBI and Js loaned to Your agency; It and its contents are not to be distributed outsIde Your agency. July, aiploma ================================================== Page 49 ================================================== 2 Ia 56-156 Pagadena City College California State College at Los Angeles He taught at the following schools: Pasadena City College From January 30, 1962 to the present (8/19/63) El Monte School District September_ 9 1962 January, 1963 Tri-Community Adult School Covina January, 1963 to the present (8/19/63) School records further disclosed a notation in their 1J files dated August 13, 1964, 'Session of the Examining Committee took place at the Near Eastern Center on August 12, Committee included Professors Von Grunebaum, Kamshad 9 Moshe Mi Pearlmann, Tomiche This notation was signed by MOSHE PEARLMANN . The records further disclosed that a diploma was mailed to ABDULMAJ ID ABDULLAH DABBAS to his home address 460 East Sacramento, Altadena, California_ 9 on July 9, 1965, via registered mail and the return receipt discloged that the mail was signed for by a MARGARET Rg POMEROY _ Miss FOSGATE concluded that Dr WOLF LESLAU 18 presently on leave from the university for six months and that he is scheduled to return in about two weeks from Ethiopia _ She said that at that time he may be contacted in the Department of Near East Languages and Literature, telephone number 272-8911, extension 3589_ 605 1964 ================================================== Page 50 ================================================== FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIG N Date 6/19/68 PEARL CHO , Clerk, California State College Los Angeles, Admis8ions and Records Section 9 advised-fhat ABDULMAJ ID ABDULLAH DABBAS wa8 unknown to her_ 9 however according to their records, he was a student admitted to the college in February, 1960_ 9 and has student number 60413. At the time he was admitted to the school, he made application for the school to accept 80 units, however, the school only accepted 64 of his units _ Their records discloged that his date of birth 18 that he majored PII in English receiving a BA degree January 226, 1962. 0 She advised that other pertinent information regarding his records will have to be obtained from the Registrar because of an agreement made with the student body these recorde are confidential 6/17/68 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles 56-156 On at File # 606 by SA EDWARD SCOTT, JR. /cag Date dictated 6/19/68 This document contains neither recommendatlons nor concluslons of the FBI. It I5 the property of the FBI and fs loaned to your agency; It and its contents are not to be distrlbuted outslde Your agency.

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