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He added that during the meeting, a collection had been
taken up in order to obtain funds to as8ist in the legal
defense of HCEY NEWTON
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who 18 ~confined 'in'
Oaklend , California, and with the murder of a police
officer there
MARTTNEZ positively identified a Los Angeles Police
Department of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN dated
June 5,
9
Booking Number 495139
9
a8 being
'identical
with the individual described above who had been involved
in a heated argument with DUARTE MARTINEZ advised he
had recognized the photograph of SIRHAN when his picture
appeared on television and in local newspaper8 and that
he MARTINEZ , had accompanied DUARTE to the Los Angeles Poiice Department
on June 6 1968 , where DUARTE furnished
a statement to the
authoeities
MARTINEZ continued that on the evening of
June 7 , 1968 , he and DUARTE had gone to the office of the
M Angeles Times newspaper in Downtown Los Angeles after
DUARTE had received a request by that newspaper for an
interview MARTINEZ said that he and DUARTE had gotten off
M MX the elevator on the third floor of the Los Angeles Times
Building and were waiting to meet the Night Editor
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whose name he cannot recall, when: he , MARTTNEZ
9 rec ognized
an individual standing alone in the same room with them
as having been in attendance at the above described meeting.
MARTTNEZ said this individual also appeared to be waiting
for someone and that at approximately the same time he
recognized the Night City Editor had approached then
and asked them into his office MARTTNEZ said he imme diately
told DUARTE about this individual he had observed in the
outer office and DUARTE had instructed him to locate this
individual in order to corroborate his story _ MARTINEZ
said he had immediately gone back to where he had observed
this individual but was unab Le to locate him He described
this individual as about 40 years old, 5'47 tall, heavy
or
fat build, about 170 pounds_
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brown hair
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wearing a blue suit
and tie and carrying a briefcase He said this individual
was also dark complected, and was possibly of Arabic descent
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He said he 18 pogitive this individual attended the above
described meeting since he recalls that he arrived late and
was accompanied by a beautiful girl, who he described as
appeering to be of Latin descent , about 30 years 516"
with long brown hair
The following background and descriptive data
concerning MARTINEZ was obtained from observation and
interview
Race White
Sex Ma le
Nationality Cuban (entered United States
on
April 30, 1962, at Miami,
Florida
Birth Data PII
Cienfuegos , Cuba
Height 5'10"
Weight 180 pounds
Eyes Brown
Hair Black
Social Security No. PII
Employment RCA Victor
1016 North Sycamore Street
Los Angeles , California
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
6/20/68
FRANKLIN DIEGO DENIS
9
839 North Sycamore Street ,
Los Angeles , California
9
residence telephone 464-5473, advised
11 he had attended a "Pro-Communist me eting held on__Vay 1g68 ,
at a private residence at 3800 Amesbury Road Los Angeles
California DENIS stated he had received 3
telephone cali
Ori the afternoon of 21, 1968 , from JOSE DUARTE , the
spokesman for UNARE (Unidad Nacional Revolucionaria)
a
Cuban exile crganization DUARTE advised him at
that
time
that a meeting was to take p lace at which 8 lecture would
pe given and color s lides shown a student who had just
returned from a t? Cuba
DENIS advised he went to the mee ting alone in his
own car , arriving about 9:00 at which time he met with
other Cubans from DUARTE S group in front of the residence
at 3800 Amesbury Road DUARTE went to the door of the
residence and spoke with a man and a woman reques ting
permission for he and his friends to
attend
the mee ting
They were given permission to attend the meeting; and DENIS
stated that a11 entered the house together _ Upon entering
the front door were directed to & room off to the
right
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in which man chairs had been set up On the wall of
this room was a large picture of the former Cuban revolutionary_
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CHE GUEVARA
DENIS stated the guest at this meeting, whose
name he could not recall, but who was allegedly a student
from San Francisco State College
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had not arrived and
people were gathered about the room in sma1l groups talking.
Shortly after 9:00 PM, the guest speaker arrived and DENIS
stated he took a seat near the back of the room He estimated
there were approximately 50 or 60 people in attendance at
the meeting:_ about ten of whom were part of his group , who
had seated themselves in different locations throughout the
room
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DENLS advised the guest speaker gave a short
lecture conc erning his tour of Cuba and followed this talk
by showing cclored s lides of Cuba and gave a short monologue
with each picture_ DENIS recallb that one slide in particular_
9
which depicted a monument in memory of the of Pigs
invasion
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had raised strong criticism from a friend of
DUARTE named PEREIRA who was a veteran of this invasion
The guest. speaker stated this invegion was made by
01 "mercenaries and PEREIRA rose from his seat and shouted
that the invesion was made by "Cuban patriots fighting for
II their country
Following the showing of the slides , DUARTE who
had been sitting in the front row , up and
'demandea_
that
he be given equal time to present his views regarding Cuba
DENIS stated that earlier in the mee ting, when DUARTE
suggested that he be allowed to speak , a vote had been taken
and it had been decided that DUARTE would be allowed to
speak after the guest speaker_ DENIS stated
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however
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that
28 soon as DUARTE up , people began talking and moving
about the room and the meeting began to break up Upon
seeing this , DENIS advised that he left the room and went
outside the house to wait in front for the rest of his
friends _ DENIS said that a short while later
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he had left
the house alone and returned home
DENIS also stated that during the meeting, a
collection had been taken up by the organizers who appeared
to be the owners of the house , to raise funds for the legal
defense of an individual in Oakland California DENIS
8aid he does not recall this individual' s name nor the
charges against him_
DENIS continued that following the 888a88 ination
of Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY
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he had heard fror several
of his friends that the accused assa88in , SIRHAN BISHARA
STRHAN
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had been recognized by DUARTE and others as having
been in attendance at the above described meeting.
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DENIS was shown a Los Angeles Police Department
photograph of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN
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Booking Number 495139,
aated June 5 1968 , but was unable to identify this photo-
greph 2S anyone known to him He stated he did not recall
geeing anyone resembling SIRHAN in attendance at the above
described meeting _
DENIS was also unable to furnish the names of any
persons , other than those already known, who had attended
the above meeting_
The following background and descriptive data
concerning DENIS was obtained fror observation and interview :
Race White
Sex Male
Nationality Cuban (entered United States
November 23_
9
1962, at
Miami Florida
Birth Data PID
Guantanaro
9
Cuba
Height 6,
Weight 160 pounds
Eyes Brown
Hair Black
Social Security No_ PII
Employment General Motors
Chevrolet Division
8o00 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys , California
California Driver
License No P14514
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/18/68
Date
1
AMBROSIO REYE 3 was interviewed at 10731 Palms Avenue ,
hig residence He w& & edvised 0f the identity of the inter-
viewing Agent _ He was interviewed in the Spanish language _ Hi3
brother, WILLIAM REYES , was pregent at time of interview
REYES said tha t he ie a Cuban and prior to the advent
of the Castro regine in Cuba he was a union official in the
tobacco workers union in Havana
9
Cuba Arter CASTRO came into
power_ REYE S left Cuba REYES said he is strongly anti-communist
and has great regard for the United States a : the lest baztion
in che world of democracy .
REYES said in Fevana , Cuba , he Wa : superficielly
acquainted with JOSE A DUARTE and had no further contact with
DUARTE since then until several months ag0 , when he had contact
with DUARTE in Los Angeles
A few evenings prior to May 21, 1968 , REYES wae
contacted by anti-Castro Cubans in Los Angeles and it was
requefted of him that he attend
9
with 8 group of Cubans , a
mee ting that was to be held on
21, 1968
9
at Los AngeLes ,
California_ It was explained to him that at this mee ting a
young student was to speak and show elides. The young student
has recently toured Cuba and according to the anti-Castro
Cubans was going to pregent the situetion in Cuba a2 very
favorable to CASTRO_ The anti-Castro Cubans explained to
REYES that it wag neceseary for a group oppoged to CASTRO to
go to this mee ting and a ttempt to refute any pro-communiet
statements
On the evening of 21 , 1968 , REYES proceeded with
other Cubans to a large home situated in Griffith Park REYES
and the DUARTE group arrived about 9:00 p _ m
Upon entering
the home _
9
REYES obgerved numerous postere decrying United states
involvement in Vietnan REYES also observed a very large
II portrait of GUEVARA _ Az this appeared t3 REYE S to be
the site of 3 pro-communist gethering; he decided to take up
a poeition at the back O.f tie mee ting place to observe the
character of' the attendance REYES too:: up a position on the
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CARTER/ren 6/14/68
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etaire Leading to the upetairs of the home where he coula see
persons entering the vestibule and 2lso could see into the living
room where the meeting was to be held _
About 35 pereone in al1 were preeent of which about
12 pergong repreeented tie DUARTE group At the inception of
the mee ting: the young etudent who had toured Cuba was intro-
duced_ REYE S said that he does not recall this individuals
riame DUARTE then up and requested that he _
9
DUARTE
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be
granted time to pregent hig views on Cuba The persons pregent
voted to a1low DUARTE to speak at the conclusion of the meet-
ing.
The lights in the living room 02 the home were turned
down and the student began to show colored elides of Cuba
DUARTE who felt that after the elideg were shown he would not
be allowed to speak, tien stood up and demanded the right to
speal a & this tine A young man in a T-shirt and light color-
ed trougere approached DUARTE ana began berating him DUARTE
and this young man argued in English anc REYE S did not know
what they said Varioug peop Le then g8 thered about DUARTE
and a heated discuesion waz held _ REYES gaid to DUARTE "Let' 8
out of here these people do not want to hear what you
have to eaj _ 11
It
took additional urging upon the part of
REYE S to DUARTE and DUARTE 8 group to lecve DUARTE
9 REYE S , and DUARTE 8 adherents subsequently left the home
REYE S said that he woulc degcribe the young inan Who
berated DUARTE a: race undetermined but he was possibly Cuban
or Latin American as he had a very swarthy complexion REYE S
further described thie individual a8 age 24 to 30 , five foot
nine incheg in height weighing about 140 pounds with black
curly hair
REYE8 said
that he never 8 good look at thig
individuals face REYE S was displayed two photographs of SIRHAN
BISHARA SIRHAN; one photograph be the photograph 02 SIRHAN
surrounded by various pergons who were holding him and one
photograph 0f SIRHAN With booking number J 495 139_ REYES said
that these photographs do not appear t3 be the young man who
argued with DUARTE on 21 , 1963, REYES eaid that he has
seen newepaper tures and televigion turee of' SIRHAN and
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STRHAN in that mediz does not appear to be identical with the
young man who argued with DUARTE on
21, 1968
REYE S said he 18 inc lined t? believe that the young
man who had the altercation with DUARTE 1e not SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN REYZS said that he feele that his Cuban companiong who
hzve icentified STRHAN 28 being at the 21
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1968 meeting
majy have been victimg of their Own enthueiaetic imaginationg or
12 teetifying before 8 grand jury may have been influenced by
an a tmlosphere a; suggestibility REYE S 8aid he i8 employed at
Golf Club
9
Incorporated
;
2707 Fairfax, Culver City, California ,
telephone Upton 0-7228
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and may be contacted 2t that location
if necessery
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
6/20/68
ESTEBAN FERNANDEZ Was interviewed at 9142 South
Kenmore, where he resides_ He was interviewed in the
presence of his wife, RINA FERNANDEZ He wes" advised of the
identity of the interviewing agent_ He was interviewed in
the Spanish language_
He said he was born in Cuba and lived there his
entire life_ He copleted high school in Cuba and W8S going
to attend the University in Havana but he left Cuba and came
to the United States in 1962= His wife had lived in the
United States for the pest thirteen years _ His father
13 still in Cuba
FERNANDEZ said that he 18 strongly anti-Communist
and he and other anti-Communist Cubans in the Los Angeles
area have felt it 1s their duty to attend Cuban meetings in
Los Angeles and insure that if pro-Communist views are voiced
at these meetings
9
there will be a representation of
Cubans present to refute pro-Communist clains On the
evening of 21, 1968 , he, JOSE DUARTE and others
attended a meetins in a
private home in
'Griffith
Park. An
American student Who had" recently toured Cuba
9
was to talk
about Cuba and was to show colored slides of Cuba _
Upon arrival at the private hone swhere the meeting
was to take place_
9
FERNANDEZ became suspicious because he
II M1 observed posters of 'CHE GUEVARA and CASTRO on the walls
and there were also posters condemning United States
participation in the Vietnam war- There were a total of
about fifty persons present at the meeting
9
of which about
fifteen comprised DUARTE 8 group At the beginning of the
meeting, DUARTE asked of the ass emblage that he be allowed to
speak and present his views also and after some discussion
the a88= emblage voted to give DUARTE time to present his views
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The student showed his slides and after the slides
were over , DUARTE commenced to speak about the short-comings
0f Communism_ A number of; persons gathered about DUARTE
to discuss matters and one youth in particular became very
vehement and bezated DUARTE in English- This youth talked
very roughly to DUARTE but FERNANDEZ did not see any
scuffle between DUARTE and this youth FERNANDEZ and
the DUARTE group subsequently left the premises
FERNANDEZ said he would describe the_youth who
DUARTE aS age 24 to height
9
514 ", weight iR3-34ghea
pounds
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with a slight
'bQ5ia
His hair was very
curly and kinky His complexion was very swerthy and dark
as is the complexion of a dark skinned Mexican. He was
dressed in shirt and trousers and not a suit- FERNANDEZ
said that although he does not understand English, at the
beginning of the meeting the youth said he was an Arab
FERNANDEZ was displayed two photos of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN
9
one bearing Los Angeles County Jail Booking Number
295139 and one photo of SIRHAN surrounded and being held by
vorious persons FERNANDEZ identified the photos of SIRHAN
8,8 being identical to the person who accosted DUARTE at the
Cuban meeting- FERNANDEZ aLs0 stated that when he saw the
photos of SIRHAN in the Los Angeles Times or the Herald 7
Examiner, he immediately recognized hin as the individual who
had accosted DUARTE at the meeting_
FERNANDEZ said that he feels very strongly that
the Communists are attempting to take over the United States
and he regards the 8.88888ination of ROBERT KENNEDY a8 8 part
of this He sa1d he feels that although he did not agree
with al1 of Senator ROBERT KENNEDY 8 political views , Senator
KENNEDY wa8 a great leader of the masses and the
Communists killed KENNEDY to deprive the masses of a
natural leader and thus weaken this country_
He said his feelings
are further bolstered by the
fact that when the individual, whom he is sure is SIRHAN , was
berating DUARTE at the Cuban meeting, some 0f the bystanders
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II around this person told him to keep in English which
indicated to FERNANDEZ wanted this individual to avoid
difficulty S0 he could perform his greater role, that of
assa8sinat Senator KENNEDY _
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
6/28/68
HIRAM GOMEZ
2
1716 Wegt Highland Avenue
9
Hollywood
9
California_
9 was contacted at this location and furnighed
the following information :
Approximately one year ag0 , he_became acquainted
with JOSE DUARTE Although he hae no reliable knowledge
regarding a 21
9
1968
9
Los Feliz Peace and Freedom
Party (LFPFP) meeting at 3800 Ameebury Loe Angeles , he
has heard rumors that JOSE DUARTE and his followers who
have identified SIRHAN BLSHARA SIRHAN as attending thie
me etinge are not pogitive in their identification and may
have observed someone regembling SIRHAN
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by SA RICHARD J RAYSA/eb 'Date dictated
6/24/68_
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
8/31/63
SVInIo PERZInA ACOSTA 1a5 iuterviemed at nie
place of 'employrent , the @0tua} Type Company 2833 Worth
Hedzie Avenlie Ie advised that he bs bzen
'iiving
in 211
apartment er BV121O BERNANDEZ , 5707 Ridge Avenue , ChicagO,
IllinolB . He fudzished tha following Snforation :
On 21 , 1988424 meeting W28 hold at 3800 . Amesbury ,
follywood , Californla At this meeting 2 talk and &lide8
{Gre Shows concerning life in Cuka whien wew slanted 1n 12vor
of tbe current PIDIL, ClSTRO Eovernment _ He attended tilc:
mebting along With 2 Buiber Qf otker &nti-PIDEL CASTRO Cubans-
During #he mecting he spote again8t the prebent Cubar govern-
ment and & Iumoer oi those present took ezception t0 his
remarks. An ndivioual geated *0 his left a1 neer the
platform challenged hfm on aeveral poiute be Iade including
#he: facr thet l1f8 in Cuba z0d2y s nor 23 pleesant 85 the
62id2& 8€ 8%16 program wou Zd p portrey Thss indiyiduel,
Who challenged linn, 8a1d tbat thcs Cubans wbo &tterpted t0
returt t0 Cuba duribg tme' 01 % invebjon 1018 qare
merceririe& an0 tbat the dlsplaced mbens in €ne Dmited States
Bere Wcstly 30 turch cf "bus
Eo sttet efter viewsng 9 pbotograph of GIRNAN
BISNARA STRNAN tlat he Was 70 per Cin% s0re thnt the individual
referzed *0 above Mbo cballonged Xis etatemonts et this
mecting? W25
Six6lAN ,
Ee concluded statio8 tbnt be cquld
Dot be certala o2 thib but thought *hat others present 8%
th1s Iceting might kave bad 2 better view of tnjs individual .
Ie fuggested *hat S08 BRANE CUITIEEBEZ, a Cubgen ncwn t0
othermembars 0f bi8 &r01p at this meeting, might %2 able
t0 identify #his individua} 3e edded tbat H3 eould wot po
Gu78 but j18 tbought tbat 8IEHAN Day iave Leen wIticone Or t5o
otber imdlviduels &t this weerin8.
870
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1 Date
7/30/63
FRANK GUTIERREZ 4810 Oakwood Avenue
Los Angeles
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was interviewed at this location and furnished
the following information:
He was born December 30 , 1912, in Cuba_ On the
evening of he and approximately ten other
Cuban indi duals including JOSE DUARTE , ALBERT VELAZCO
FRANK MARTTNEZ FRANKLIN DENIS and EVIDIO PEREIRA ,
attended
a meeting at
3800 Amesbury Los Angeles _ He believes that
VELAZCO had 8
pamphlet_announcing this meeting and a talk
on Cuba by (FNU ) SHTNOFF an American student who recently
returned from 2 trip
to Cuba _
GUTIERREZ drove to the
residence at 3300 Amesbury with VELAZCO , who resides at
1409 North Edgemont
3
Los Angeles
J
arriving shortly before
9:00 Pm_ GUTTERREZ believes that shortly after arriving
at this meeting, JOSE DUARTE approached the chairman of the
meeting, name unrecalled and vetely requested time to
present a talk regarding his former experiences in Cuba.
Following the talk on Cuba by the unknown American student ,
DUARTE stood up and requested time to refute statements
favorable to FIDEL CASTRO made by the American student
A number of persons became quite critical 0f DUARTE
stating that he was not a scheduled speaker and should not
be allowed to present his views on Cuba GUTIERREZ believes
that a vote was taken as to whether to allow DUARTE to speak ,
and it was ultimately decided that DUARTE could talk after
the slide presentation by the American student_
Following this slide presentation, DUARTE stood
up and spoke for approximately ten minutes _ GUTIERREZ
recalled that ten or fifteen individuals left the meeting
imme diately before and during DUARTE S talk. Many of those
who remained repeatedly criticized statements by DUARTE
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and
although the mee ting remained orderly the audience was quite
noisy _ GUTIERREZ recalls one individual in particular who
got up from his chair and confronted DUARTE at the front of the
room_
GUTIERREZ described this individual as being dark
complected
)
approximately 5'6" 145 pounds, having dark curly
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Date dictated
7/25/68
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hair and a foreign accent and being casually attired_
GUTIERREZ does not recall specific comments made by this
individual but believes he accused DUARTE of working for
the United States Government Although the arguments between
DUARTE and this individual became quite loud, at no time
did GUTIERREZ observe any kind of a scuffle
GUTIERREZ was shown photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN
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including a June 5, 1968, photograph taken by the
Los Angeles Police Department
'After Viewing
these photographs
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GUTTERREZ advised that he did not observe anyone at the above
meeting resembling the individual depicted in same and that
he is certain that the above deseribed individual who
argued with DUARTE was not identical to the-photographs of
STRHAN _
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6/28/68
Date
MIGUEL HADDAD 301 West Waghington Boulevard
9 Los Angelee
) was contacted at thig location and adviged
that although he 1s not personally acquainted with JOSE
DUARTE
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he is aware Of the activitieg and reputation of
I thig individual HADDAD degcribed DUARTE as a 'publicity
II seeker
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and personally suspects , although without any
factual knowledge
3
that DUARTE fabricated hig identification
of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN as attending a 21
9
1968
meeting of the Log Feliz Peace and Freedom Party LFPFP)
at 3800 Amesbury=
9
for the purpoge of obtaining favorable
publicity for hie (DUARTE 2) anti CASTRO activities
HADDAD noted that DUARTE and hig followers have attended
other meetings on Cuba to obtain a
reputation for their
activitieg
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/24/63
Date
ROBERT LAEMMLE
7
3300 Amesbury
2
Owner Regent
West Los Angeles , California, was interviewed at {heategideece
his and furnished the following information:
On 21, 1963 , a
public meeting 0f the Los
Feliz Peace and Freedom Party (LFPFP) was hela at his
residence , 3800 Amesbury_ which location he frequently makes
available for such meetings This mee ting began at
approximately 3:15 a.m_ and lasted until Shortly before
midnight_
Pamphlets announcing this mee ting and a talk on
Cuba by PAUL HUGH SHINOFF were distributed in the Los Angeles
area , and the meeting was advertised in the Los Angeles
#I Press newspaper_ According to LAEMMLE
9
the meeting
was definitely not pro Cuban
Most of the approximately 65 persons attending
the meeting were unknown to LAEMMLE and LAEMLE indicated
that the LFPFP members would be known by RON SCHNEIDERS
9 Chairman of the LFPFP , LAEMLE believes SCHNEIDERS arranged
SHINOFF Is Cuban presentation-
A group of ten to fifteen persons headed by JOSE
DUARTE
9
previously unknown to LAEMLE , attended this meeting.
DUARTE and four or five of his followers set in the front
portion Of the room, while DUARTE 8 other companions stood
toward the rear.
As PAUL SHTNOFF who arrived at approximately
9:00 P.I: , began to talk on Cuba one of DUARTE Is companions
in the rear of the room
raibed his
voice to criticize 8 comment
by SHINOFF DUARTE speaking in Spanish quieted this individual
by telling him to respect the rights of the speaker _
As SHINOFF was preparing his slide presentation
at approximatel{_1Ooo,P_"
9
DUARTE stood up and demanded
#I time to a formal presentation of his views on Cuba
and negate statements made by SHTNOFF A noisy debate followed
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and the question of whe ther DUARTE should be allowed to
speal was to 8 vote_ In a close vote DUARTE was given
permission to speak, but only after SHTNOFF presented his
slides SHINOFF then presented his slides on Cuba and
the audience remained orderly with members of
DUARTE
S
group frequently offering ass_
istance
in identifying various
buildings and monuments depicted in the 8lides on Cuba
Following the slide presentation, DUARTE stood
up end started his talka The audience was not receptive
to DUARTE
9
more because of his demanding attitude than
his views on Cuba and approximately 20 persons left the
mee ting-
LAEMMLE acknowiedged
that those who did remain
for DUARTE S talk were noisy but orderly_ At no time did
any scuffle take place _ LAEMLE does not recall observing
anyone resembling news media photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN at the mee and cannot recall anyone in particular
arguing with DUARTE or calling DUARTE
a CIA agent _
LAEMLE recalls that his wife
9
RAQUEL LAEMMLE
who also attended this meeting, told him after the
meeting
that as the meeting_began to break up three dark complected
male individuals walked past her and appeared startled as
they noticed a Star 0f David on a chain around her neck.
According to LAEMLE , his wife has speculated that these
three individuals could have been Arabs because of their
reaction upon observing the Star 0f
David,
LAEMNLE did
not see or hear anything else which might indicate that anyone
present at the meeting was of' Arab extraction LAEMLE
vaguely recalls two or three individualg seated toward the
front of the room who might be identical to the three
individuals referred to by his wife but was unable to further
describe these individuals Although he believes these three
individuals were critical of DUARTE
3
he cannot recall any
statements they made
Photographe 0f SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN were shown to
LAEMLE , and after viewing these photographs , LAEMMLE advised
that he cannot recall anyone resembling these photographs
who attended the above meeting.
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Date
RAQUEL LAEMLE 2300: Amesbury
9
Los Angeles ,
Was interviewed at this
'location
and furnished the
following information
On 21 , 1963
>
she and her husband ROBERT
LAEMLE
9
hosted an open mee ting sponsored by the Los Feliz
Peace and Freedon Party (LFPFP) at their residence,
3300 Amesbury The LAEMLEs have ,on numerous past occasions;
made their residence available for such meetings
Approximately 65 persons attended this meeting,
most of' whom were unknown to LAEMMLE and probably members
of other Peace and Freedom Party Chapters in the Los Angeles
area LAEMLE noted thet_pamphlets announcing: this meeting
and a talk on .Cuba PAUL SHINOFF were mailed to many
Peace and Freedom Party members: in the Los AngeLes area
and that the meeting was announced in the Los Angeles
#i Press newspaper
The meeting started at approximately 3:15 p.m.
and lasted until shortly before midnight Between ten
and fifteen Cuban individuals_
9
headea by JOSE DUARTE ,
arrived at the- mee ting LAEMLE believes these individuals
arrived at approximately 9:00 p.m, but could not recall
whether they arrived before or after SHINOFF
5
who also
arrived at approximately 9:00 p . m Following a talk by
SHINOFF, and as SHINOFF was preparing a slide presentation,
DUARTE stood up and deianded that he be given time to
present his views on Cuba:. According to LAEMMLE a noisy
but orderly discussion followed and a vote was taken 2s to
whether DUARTE should be allowed to speal since he was not
previously announced as 2 speaker_ Those present voted to
allow DUARTE to_speak following SHINOFF S slide presentation
Following SHTNOFF 8 slide presentation, DUARTE stood up again
and started his talk- Be tween fifteen and twenty individuals
left the meeting at this point _ The audience
9
not receptive
to DUARTE
9
became quite noisy:
5
but at no time did a scuffle
take place_ LAEMMLE does not recall anyone in particular
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arguing with DUARTE or call DUARTE a CIA agent _ She feels
that the audience as a whole was more critical of DUARTE
because 0f his attitude than his views on Cuba
LAEMLE cannot recall observing anyone at the
meeting who resembled news media photographs of SIRHAN
BISHARA SIRHAN . She recalled that a8 the meeting adjourned
one tall and two short dark complected individuals .
9
who
she believes arrived shortly after the mee started,
walled past her and hesitated when they observed a large
Star of David which she was wearing on a chain around her
neck Recalling this incident LAEMMLE suggested that
these three individuals could have been Arabs in view of
their reaction upon observing the Star of David_
LAEMLE did not see or hear anything else which
would indicate that anyone at the meeting was of Arab
extraction_ She does not recall the dress of any of these
three individuals or any remarks rade by same
Photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN were shown
to LAEMMLE
9
and , after viewing these photographs
>
LAEMLE
advised she is certain that none of the above three
individuals o1 anyone else she observed at the mee ting
resembles these photographs of SIRHAN
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/25/63
Date
ELLEN SCHNEIDERS 9692 Manzanita
9
Los Angeles
9
was contacted in front of her residence and furnished the
Following information:
On May 21, 1963, she attended an_open mee ting 0f
the Los Feliz Peace and Freedon Party {TROBERF at 3300
Amesbury
9
Los Angeles , the residence of and ` RAQUEL
LAEMMLE This mee ting was chaired by her husband
7
RON
SCHNEIDERS
9
who is chairman of the LFPFP
SCHNEIDERS estimlates that between 55 and 60 persons
attended this mee ting and noted that only about ten of these
would have been members 0f the LFPFP SCHNEIDERS indiceted
that invitations announcing this mee 9
and a talk on Cuba
by PAUL SHTNOFF were mailed to over one thousand members of
the various chapters of the Peace and Freedon Party in the
Los Angeles area Leaflets announcing this meeting were
al5o distributed at Los Angeles City College SCHNEIDERS
recalled that SHTNOFF arrived at approximately 9:00 p , m _
and that shortly thereafter a group Of approximately ten
Cuban individuals headed by JOSE DUARTE previously unknown
to SCHNEIDERS
)
arrived at this meeting_ Although SCHIEIDERS
spent_ much of her time preparing and serving refreshments
at this meeting, she recalls that following a talk and slide
presentation by SHINOFF DUARTE stood up and spoke for
between five and ten minutes The audience became quite
agitated with DUARTE and although there was considerable
shouting_ SCHNEIDERS doeg not believe that any kind 0f a
scuffle
'took place
SCHNEIDERS recalls observing two or
three dark complected individuale.
2
all having dark wavy hair,
who were seated toward the Iront of the roon and who along
with the others sea ted toward the front
Shouted criticism
at DUARTE as this individual attempted to speak: SCHNELDERS
does not recall any particular remarks made by these individuals
but feels they were critical of DUARTE S attitude rather than
the subrect matter_ SCHNETDERS vaguely recalls a remark
regarding DUARTE being
a CIA agent.
2
and although she cannot
recall who made this remark, she believes that it was a female
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individual SCHNEIDERS does not believe that these two o1
three individualg were part of the Cuban group or members
of the Peace and Freedom Party
SCHNELDERS was shown photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN , and after viewing these photographs , advised that she
does not recognize them as being identical with anyone
attending the meeting, including the above two or three
individuals _
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
L 6/27/68
Date
RON SCHNEIDERS 9692 Manzanita
9
Los Angeles ,
wa s interviewed at thi8 location It wa 8 noted by
SA RAYSA that SCHNETDERS apartment contained a large poster
II I Mi of ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA bearing the ins cription Che ,
several sma11 anti-Vietnam war posters , and s everal
I posters reading Free Huey _ On numerous occasions during
the interview SCHNETDERS made comments critical of the
Los Angeles Police Department and its handling of the
Los Angeles area anti-Vietnam war demons trations
9
and its
harassment of members of the Mexican-American community
SCHNEIDERS a cknowledged he 1s Cha irman of the
Los Feliz Pea ce and Freedom Party (LFPFP) and that on
1968, he chaired an open meeting spons ored by the
LFPFP at 3800 Amesbury , Los Angeles and lasting from
approxima tely 8:15 p.m_ to shor before midnight SCHNETDERS
es timates 60 to 70 persons attended this meeting, including
approximately 15 LFPFP members and approximately 10 Cuban
individuale who arrived at approximately 9:15 p.m_ in a
group headed by JOSE DUARTE , previous unknown to SCHNETDERS .
Approximately 1,200 invitations to this meeting
were ma iled to the Log eles area Peace and Freedom Party
members _
9
and the meeting Was advertised in the Log Angeles
Mi Free Press newspaper Leaflets were als0 distributed at
Los Angeles City College _ Both announcements referred to 2
talk on Cuba by PAUL HUGH SHTNOFF who had recently returned
from a trip to Cuba SHINOFF 8 pres ence was arranged by
SCHNELDERS _
SCHEIDERS introduced SHINOFF at approximately
9:00 p . m _ and shor thereafter DUARTE and his followers
arrived DUARTE approached SCHNEIDERS and requested time to
discuss his views on Cuba and to refute any statements
favorable to CA STRO made by SHINOFF During SHINOFF 8 talk
one of DUARTE 8 companion 8 zhouted s ome thing at SHINOFF
and DUARTE , speaking in Spanish, quieted this individual_
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Following the SHINOFF talk
2
DUARTE stood up before the
audience and demanded that he be given time to epeak before
the presentation of slides on Cuba by SHINOFF A noiey
debate followed
2
and SCHNEIDERS called for 3 vote as to
whether DUARTE should be allowed to speak _ A vote resulted
in a tie, and SCHNEIDERS told DUARTE he could speak but
only after the slide preeentation SCHNEIDERS then requeeted
the audience to remain eeated following the slides for a talk
by DUARTE Following the elide preeentation DUARTE stood
up and spoke for approximately 10 minutes The audience
became quite agitated and critical of DUARTE but SCHNEIDERS
does not recall any statemente made SCHNEIDERS did recall
that someone asked DUARTE why he left Cuba; that DUARTE
replied that he was forced to leave becauee of hig opposition
to the CASTRO government; and that an elderly woran , who
SCHNEIDERS refused to identify , then accused DUARTE of being
a CIA Agent
SCHNELDERS was shown photographe of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN
9
including a June 5, 1968 , Log Angelee Police Department
photograph and a photograph depicting a profile view of SIRHAN.
After viewing thege photographe_
9
he advised that he did not
observe anyone at the meeting regembling the individual
depicted in theee photographs SCHNETDERS vaguely recalle
observing an unknown dark complected white male individal
vearing a T-shirt who etood toward the front of the room
during the slide pregentation but was unable to further
describe thie individual or recall whether he reeembled the
SIRHAN photographe _ SCHNEIDERS did not see this individual
arrive or leave the meeting and did not see or hear anything
which might indicate that he wa: of Arab extraction
SCHNETDERS noted that approximately one week &go
he received a call from a
female acquaintance who told hii
that a second female acquaintance
9
who attended the above
mee ting, had 8 tated that SIRHAN SIRHAN had attended thie
meeting- SCHNETDERS
)
who refueed to identify either of thege
female individuale gave this information to JIM OSBORN
9
fi a friend and reporter for the Loe Angeles Press newepaper .
According to SCHNEIDERS OSBORN contacted thig second female
individual
9
and the latter became very angry and denied ever
making guch a etatement
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SCHETDERS stated he felt an obligation as Chairman
of the CFPFP not to discloge the identity of the other LFPFP
membere attending thie mee ting without first contacting thege
individualg and determining whether degired to be identified _
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1
6/26/63
Date
PAUL GROSSBERG _
2
4316 Finley, Hollywood, telephone
665-4924,
was contacted at his residence and furnished the
following information:
GROSSBERG described hinself as a liberal and anti_
communist in his tical beliefs _ On the evening of
May 21 1963 GROSSBERG attended a meeting sponsored by the
Los
Feliz
Peace and Freedom Party (LFPFP)
9
which meeting
included a talk and slide presentation on by PAUL
SHINOFF This mee ting was held at 3300 Amesbury
>
Los
Angeles the residence of ROBERT and RAQUEL LAEMLE and
was
chaired
by RON SCHNEIDERS
)
who is Chairman of the LFPFP _
According to GROSSBERG
2
approximately 60 persons attended
this meeting
2
and only a small number of those present were
members of the LFPFP _ A group of_approximately ten Cuban
individuals including JOSE DUARTE unknown to GROSSBERG
prior to
this
mee also attended tche meeting_
GROSSBERG recalled that he arrived at this meeting
between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. , at which time SHTNOFF was
concluding his talk on Cuba and preparing to present his
slides _ Shortly after GROSSBERG arrived a Cuban individual,
subsequently identified to GROSSBERG as
JOSE DUARTE
9
stood
up and requested time to present his views on Cuba A loud
debate followed DUARTE S request to speak with many of
those present apparently feeling that DUARTE should not be
allowed to speak since he was not a scheduled speaker_
GROSSBERG noted that he favored allowing DUARTE to speak
and that he was probably as noisy as anyone else at this
point in criticizing those who opposed a talk by DUARTE .
Those present finally voted to allow DUARTE %0 speal but
only after SHINOFF finished his slide presentation_
GROSSBERG described SHTNOFF S presentation as
extremely one-sided and definitely pro-CASTRO During the
slide presentation, several of DUARTE ' s companions criticized
SHTNOFF' s interpretation of economic and reform programs
promulgated under FIDEL CASTRO _ This criticism, which
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remained orderly, included statements to the effect that
virtually al1 of the reforms spoken 0f by SHTNOFF were
instituted before CASTRO assumed leadership in Cuba_
GROSSBERG further recalls that one of the slides depicted
a prison in Cuba and that SHTNOFF claimed that CASTRO
frequently visited this prison 88 a gesture of good will,
even though it contained his (CASTROTs) political enemies
Following this claim by SHTNOFF one of DUARTE ' s Cuban
companions stated that he had spent considerable time in
this particular prison and had never known CASTRO to visit
it_
Following SHTNOFF S slide presentation; DUARTE
spole for between ten and fifteen minutes , repeatedly
referring to how CASTRO had betrayed the revolution_ A
number of persons left the meeting as DUARTE got up to
speak- GROSSBERG indicated that although mos t of those
who remained for DUARTE' 8 talk were quiet
9
six or seven
individuals continually criticized DUARTE 8 statements
GROSSBERG stated that although he is not acquainted with
II these individuals , he would describe them a5
"leftists ,
based upon their ac tions at this meeting, and at several
other meetings of the LFPFP meetings which they attended _
GROSSBERG does not recall any specific comments made by
these individuals He vaguely recalls a statement accusing
DUARTE of being a CIA agent and believes this statement was
made by an individual
seatea
in the center of the room who
inquired why DUARTE left Cuba GROS SBERG feels that DUARTE
probably aggravated this criticism by shouting back whenever
one of these individuals made a comment GROSSBERG stated
that although DUARTE and the above individuals argued
vigorasly
9
each returning the shouts of the others , at no
time did any kind of a scuffle take place_
GROSSBERG indicated that as DUARTE finished his
talk, he GROSSBERG Went to the front of the room and talked
briefly with this individual thanking him for coming to the
meeting- DUARTE gave GROSSBERC his telephone number and told
GROSSBERG that if he (GROSSBERG ) ever wanted him to speak
again, he could be contacted at this number.
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GROSSBERG was shown of SIRHAN BLSHARA
SIRHAN including a June 5
9
Los Angeles Police
Department photograph_
After Viewing
these photographs
9 GROSSBERG advised that he is certain that none of the
individuals he observed at the above meeting, including
those arguing with DUARTE
9
resembled these tographs
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
1 771/68
MARIA CHRLSTLNA NALDI, 2044 Dra c ena: Los
Angeles wa 8 interviewed at this location and furnished
the
foliowing
information:
On 21
9
1968_
9
she and her husband JOHN
NA LDI, attended a Los Feliz Peace and Freedom Par
LFPFP ) spons orea mee ting at 3800 Amesbury, Los Angeles ,
the resid ence of ROBERT and RA QUEL LA EMMLE; NALDI
estimates approxima 60 persons a ttend ed this mee
including approximately 10 LFPFP members and 3 group of
approximately 10 Cuban individuals headed by JOSE DUARTE ,
previously unknown to NALDI Attend from the LFPFP
were ROBERT and RA QUEL LAEMLE RON and ELLEN SCHNETDERS ,
PATL GROSSBERG , SIDNEY PLOTNICK and ERNA BUDZISLAWSKI
NALDI recalled that following a talk on Cuba
by PAUL SHLNOFF JOSE DUARTE stood up before the audience
and requested time to present his views and refute s tatemente
made by SHINOFF The audience became quite noisy , and the
question of whether DUA RTE should be allowed to speak was
to a vote_ She believes that those present voted to
allow DUARTE to speak following the SHINOFF slide presentation
NALDI further recalled tha t during the slide
presentation, she became aware of a slightly built white
male individual s ea ted in a rOw of chairs in front of
double doors leading to an outdoor patio approxima
ten feet from the front of the room NALDI further described
this individual a8 youthful in appearance , between 18 and 19
years of age 5'5" tall, dark curly unkempt hair, medium to
dark complexion and W earing a white T-shirt and jeans She
had never s een this individual before and assumed that he
wa s of Latin American extraction becaus e of his dark complexion
NALDI reca lled that a8 a slide depicting traffic
congestion in Cuba was presented_ one of the Cuban individuals
M remarked in Jest, "There
8 my car and that the above
T-shirted individual commented to the effect that the
richpeople in Cuba lned automobiles
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Following the slide presentation by SHINOFF _
9 DUARTE spoke for approxima tely ten minutes Considerable
shouting prevailed a5 DUARTE spoke, and although NALDI
recalls that the above T-shirted individual mca8iondly
shouted critical remarks at DUA RTE , she does not recall
any words spoken She did not hear or see anything which
might indicate that this individual was of Arab extraction
Toward the end of DUARTE 8 talk, this r-shirted individual
became very excited and angry_ got up from his seat and
proceeded to within several feet of DUA RTE DUARTE and thig
individual argued back and forth in loud voices
9
but NALDI
does not recall what was said She did not obe erve any kind
of a ecuffle between DUARTE and thie individual The
meeting adjourned for coffee several minutes after this
individual approa ched DUA RTE
9
and NALDI left the meeting at
this point and did not further obs erve the above T-shirted
individual
NALDI was ehown photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN
9
including a June 5
$
1968_ Los Angeles Police
Department photograph _ After viewing these photographs
NALDI advis ed that they closely res embled the above deecribed
T-shirted individual who argued with DUA RTE
9
although noting
that the latter individual appeared lighter complected
than the photographs
NALDI who sat next to ERNA BUDZISLAWSKI, 2040
Rodney =
9
Los Angeles
9
during thie meeting, recalled that
toward the end of the meeting
9
BUDZISLA WSKI nodded toward
an elderly, well-dressed man 8tand on one side of the
roor ana c ommented that this individual looked like a CIA
Agent; This c Omment was directed to NALDI
8
and NALDI does
not believe that anyone else heard the c Omment She did
not hear anyone, including the above decribed T-ehirted
individual accuse DUA RTE of being a_ CIA Agent
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Date
7/1/68
ERNA BUDZISLAWSKI
J
2040 Rodney_
9
Los Angeles ,
was interviewed at this location and furnished the
following information:
She 1s 72 years of age , having been born
hard of hearing, and very nearsighted PII
She attended a 21, 1968 , me- eting sponsored
by the Los Feliz Pea ce and Freedom Party (LFPFP) at
3800 Ames bury
9
Los Angeles_ the residence of ROBERT and
RA QUEL LAEMLE _ BUDZISLAVSKI estimated tha t approximately
55 to 60 individuals attended this meeting, buc believes
that only about 10 of this number were members of the LFPFP _
BWZISLAWSKI recalls that follow a talk on
Cuba by an unknown American youth, who supposedly recently
returned from Cuba
3
an unknown Cuban individual attemp ted
to speak, and after a noisy discussion wa told that he would
have to wa it until after a slide presentation_ BU.ZISIAWSKI
left the meeting immediately after the slide presentation,
not wa iting for the Cuban individual to speak_ She did not
s ee or hear anyone in particular argue with the Cuban
individual and does not recall observing anyone wearing a
white T--shirt
BUDZISLAWSKI was shown of STRHAN
BISHA RA SIRHAN , 'including a June
Bho5988apbo
5, Los eles
Police Department _photograph_ After view_ thes e
photographe BUDZISLAWSKI advised that she did not obeerve
anyone at the above meeting who re8 embled the photographs
of SIRHAN _
BUDZISLAWSKI noted that approximately ten days
ag0, she wa 8 telephoned by LFPFP member MARIA NALDI who
s tated she obs erved an individual resembling SIRHAN at this
meeting _ BUDZIST ,AWSKI furnished this information to
RON SCHNETDERS , Chairman of the LFPFP _
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Date dictated
6/25/68
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BUDZISLAWSII further recalls making a statement
in jest to NAIDI during the above meeting to the effect
that a well dressed, elderly gentleman pregent looked like
8 CIA Agent_ but does not believe anyone else present
overhea rd this statement _
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SIDNEY PLOTNICK_ 4542 Avocado Street
)
Log Angeles ,
Tas interviewed at thig location regarding a 21
9
1968 ,
meeting of the Los Feliz Peace and Freedom Party (LFPFP)
held at 3800 Ameebury_
3
Los Angeles _
It was noted that PLOTNICK 8 reeidence contained
numerous poeters deeecrating religions PLOTNICK was himgelf
dregged a8 a ` clown for no apparent reason
PLOTNICK 8 account of the above meeting was replete
with incongietenciee and incoherent rambling statements
He acknowledged attending thie 21
9
19683
%
LFPFP meeting
Ii and stated that he may have observed a elender
9
dark
conplected , white male individual eitting by a set of doors
leading to an outeide patio PLOTNICK further stated he
believeg this individual approached and arzued with JOSE
DUARTE
}
previously unknown to PLOTNICK a9 DUARTE attempted
to speak at this meeting PLOTNICK wa: unable to further
deecribe thig dark conplected individual or recall any
statenente made by samle
PLOTNICK was ehown photographe of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN
)
including
a June 5 , 1968 , Los Angeles Police
Departient photograph After viewing theee photogrephs_
9 PLOTNICK claimed he now recalls that the above individual
may have regembled the photographs of SIRHAN .
On
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890
SAe RICHARD J RAYSA and
by HOWARD CARTER[RIRLel Date dictated 6/25/68
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your agency; it ad its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7/1/68
Date
J OHN NA LDI, 2044 Dracena
3
Log eles-, was interviewed at
his place of employment_
}
Mario' & Italian Res taurant
9
1001 Broxton, Wes twood Village, and furnighed the following
information
On the evening of 21 , 1968_ he accompanied
his wife, MARIA NALDI_
9
to a meeting of the Lo8 Feliz Peace
and Freedom Party LFPFF) at 3800 Amesbury Los Angeles
NALDI is only slightly a cqua inted with ROBERT and RA QUEL
LAEMMLE , the owners of the residence located at 3800
Amesbury, Los Angeles NALDI indicated that he i8 not
interested in the meetings of the Los Angeles Peace and
Freedom Party ; has only a ttended two prior meetinge of this
organiza tion, and a ttended the 21, 1968,
J
LFPFP meeting
a8 a favor to his MARIA NALDI, who he described a8
young and
'impreigionabie_
NALDI is not acquainted with
others attending this mee ting, with the erception of' ROBERT
and RA QUEL LAEMLE
NA LDI, who sat hinself toward the rear of the
room during the entire meeting, indicated that he did not
pay attention to the speakers He remembers that the
mee ting became quite noisy when an unknown Cuban individual
spokce following a slide presentation on Cuba by an unknown
youth but does not recall any comments made or anyone in
particular arguing with the Cuban individual NALDI did
not observe anyone wearing 3 white T-shirt but noted that
his wife, whomhe believes sa t toward the center of the room;
has 8 inc e told him that she obs erved an individual 80 attired
and believes that this individual res embles news media
photographs she has seen of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN.
NALDI was shown photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN , including a June 5, 1968 Los eles Police
Department photograph _ After viewing these photographs
NALDI stated that he did not observe anyone at this meeting
who res embled these photographs
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SA RICHA RD J _ RAYSA /eb 6/25/68
by Date dictated
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6 /26 /6 8
Date
PAUL HUGH SHINOFF
2
who declined to furnish a local address
but stated he could be located through Attorney CKARLES R GARRY
9 341 Market Street
9 was interviewed, in the presence of CARRY in
2 Federal Bureau of Investigation automobile at the intersection
of Market and Beale Streets San Francisco California- SFINOFF
related that he will be in San Francisco for several weeks
9
after
which he may possibly return to Southern California
SHINOFF related that he attended a
meeting of the Los Feliz
Peace and Freedom Party at an unrecalled address in Follywood
9
California
9
on 21
$
1968 _ He stated that nandbills were passed
out advertising this meeting and consequently there were possibly
fifty to sixty individuals present in the private home of a couple
whose names he was unable to reczll During this meeting SHINOFF
spoke concerning his recent to Cuba ana also showed slides on
Cuba
SHINOFF recalled that during hi8 talk an individual
)
whose
name he later learned to be DUARTE rose and demanded to speak -
This interruption led to a heated aiscussion by various individuals
pro ana con regarding DUARTE S speaking to the group It was
finally decided that DUARTE should be allowea to speak after
SEINOFF had finished showing the slides SKINOFF related that he
did not recall any
individual scuffling with DUARTE or any parti-
cular individual Iaking derogatory renarks concerning DUARTE He
further claimed that he could not recall a small dark individual
who was dressed in T-shirt and trousers being present at this meet-
SHINOFF was shown two photographs of SIRIAN BISHARA SIRIIAN
but stated that he did not recognize the individual depicted in
these photographs as anyone observed by hin at the Los Feliz Peace
and Freedom Party neeting on 1968
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On 6L26/68 at San Francisco Cal iforniaile # SF 62-5481
892
by IRVTIG L. PROUT 8 GEQRGE P GALLOWAY LdaBe dictated 6/26/68
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date 734/68
HUGO BYRNE , 4035 Monroe Street, Apartment 1, Los
Angeles , Ca lifornia, telephone 662-0972, was contacted at this
location and furnished the following information:
He stated he i8 a reporter for ILa Prensa de Los
Angeles
) a semimont Spanish language newspaper published
at Los Ange California
He steted that three or four weeks ago one JOSE ANTONIO
DUARTE
9
6643 De Longpre Avenue
5
Los Angeles California, told
him that he (DUAATE ) and a nuber of' other
ios Angeles
area
1i anti-Castro Cuban individuals recently attended a 'pro-Castro
meeting at a private residence near Griffith Park in Los Angeles ,
California DUA RTE told BYRNE that he DUARTE ) observed a
young dark coplected male individual at this mee ting and that
he (DUARTE) is certain that this individual ie identical to news -
media photographs of' SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN_ BYRNE believes
that one ALBERT VELAZCO was one of' the Cuban individuals who
accompanied DUAGTE to this meeting
BYRNE stated he does not have any first hand knowledge
of' this me eting and was unable to furnish any additional infor M
mation regarding same
Although BYRNE is acquainted with a Cuban individual
by the name of' FRANK GUITIERREZ , he has no seen this individual
in approximately two years At that time GUITIERREZ was residing
in an apartment building on Normandie Avenue , between Wilshire
Boulevard and Olympic Avenue in Los Angeles , California
7/1/68 Los Angeles , California Los Angeles 56-156
On at 'ile #
893
SA RICHARD J . RAYSA /nmb 7/2/68
by Date dictated
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FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA
Date
7/24/63
GERALD LIGHT GOLDSTEIN 649A Hawthorne , Glendale
3
California was interviewed at this location and furnished
the following information:
Although currently unemployed he is a free-lance
photographer and occasionally sells photographs to the
Los Angeles area newspapers_
Between midnight and 12:10 a.m. on June 5, 1968,
he arrived at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
5
for the
purpose of taking photographs of a reception for Senator
ROBERT F KENNEDY _ GOLDSTEIN proceeded to the Embassy Room
at the hotel and
9
shortly after arriving at this location
was told that Senator KENNEDY had just been shot in another
area 0f the hotel_ GOLDSTEIN then proceeded to the area of
the shooting and took several photographs of the persons
who had been shot_ Several days later he this film
to the "Free Press newspaper GOLDSTEIN
Sa7e_
not see the actual
shooting of Senator KENNEDY or the person responsible for
the shooting.
GOLDSTEIN also advised that on 21 , 1968_
3
he
attended a meeting by the Los Feliz Peace and
Freedom Party
tingrp)on80388
at 3300 Amesbury , Los Angeles which
meeting included a talk and slide presentation on Cuba by
PAUL SHINOFF GOLDSTEIN who is a member of the LFPFP ,
arrived at
the meeting at
approximately 9:30 p. X _ As
SHINOFF was preparing to present his slides of Cuba
9 a
Cuban individual subsequently identified to GOLDSTEIN
as Major
JOSE DUARTE
stood up and requested that he be
given time to
present
his views on Cuba The meeting
became quite loud and GOLDSTEIN believes that those present
voted to all0w
DUARTE
to speak following SHINOFF' s slide
presentation. After the presentation of these slides which
slides GOLDSTEIN described as being of very poor quality,
DUARTE again stood up at the front of the room and proceeded
to present his views on Cuba_ The audience again became
quite noisy and critical of DUARTE . GOLDSTEIN was unable to
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9
California Los Angeles 56-156
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8894
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identify any particular individuals arguing with DUARTE ,
nor could he recall any of the comments made by these
individuals _ He did not hear anyone accusse DUARTE of being
a CIA Agent and did not observe anyone scuffle with this
individual
GOLDSTEIN was shown photographs of SIRHAN BLSHARA
SIRHAN
9
including a photogreph taken June 5, by the
Los Angeles Police Department After viewing these photographs
2 GOLDSTEIN advised he could not recall observing anyone at
the above meeting or at the Anbassador Hotel on the morning
of June 5, 1963
9
who resembled these photographs
GOLDSTEIN noted that several weeks ago_ RON
SCHNEIDERS Chairman Of the LFPFP mentioned
that
one of the
other
IFPFP
members who attended the above May 21
mee told him (SCHNETDERS ) that an individual
resembiing
SIRHAN attended this mee GOLDSTEIN however, does not
know the identity of this LFPFP member.
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RJR/8lj
AT LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
Recorde of the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters ,
808 North Spring Street Los Angeles _
9
as reviewed June 26
9 1968_
2
by IC MERTON R ANDERSON
9
JR_
0 9
reflect the following
information:
On Cecember 30 , 1967
9
ROBERT LAEMLE , 3244 Lowry Road,
Los Angeles whose occupation wa 5 shown as theater owner
9 registered his intention to affiliate with the Peace and
Freedom Party in an ensuing election
The Peace and Freedom Party is a recognized
political party in the state 3f California
On December 16 1967
2
RAQUEL LAEMLE 3800 Amesbury
9 Los Angeles , registered her intention to affiliate with the
Peace and Freedom Party in an ens uing election
On April 9, 1968 RONALD F SCHNEIDERS , 9692 Manzanita
Street , Los Angeles
9
registered his intention to affiliate with
the Peace and Freedom Party in an ensuing election.
On April 9, 1968
5
ELLEN SCHNEIDERS
9
9692 Menzanita,
Los Angeles _
9
registered her intention to affiliate with the
Peace and Freedom Party in an ensuing election
On December 30
9
1967
9
PAUL GROSSBERG 4316 Finnley
Avenue
9
Los Angeles registered his intention to affiliate
with the Peace and Freedom Party in an ens uing election
On December 20 , 1967
9
MARIA C_ NALDI Apartment 3 ,
1336 North Kingsley Drive
9
Los Angele s
9
registered her
intention to affiliate with the Peace and Freedom Party in
an ensuing election
On October 15, 1967_
9
ERNA BUDZ ISLAWSKI
9
2040 Rodney
Drive_
9
Los Angeles
9
registered her intention to affiliate
with the Peace and Freedom Party in an ensuing election
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FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA
Date
7/30/68
On 19, 1963, RON SCHNEIDERS 9692 Manzanita,
Los Angeles telephonically contacted the Los Angeles
office of the FBI and advised that he had just located a
register reflecting the signed nanes and addresses of
three individuals of possible Arab extraction who attended
the Los Feliz Peace and Freedom Party (LFPFP) sponsored
meeting on 21
}
1963 , at 3300` Amesbury , Los Angeles _
According to SCHNEIDERS
2
the names of these three individuals
are as follows :
ALI KHAN BOUCNAND ,
2119 North Beechwood
9 Los Angeles
MOHAMMAD VAFAIE
4033 Sunset Drive,
Los Angeles
VANIK SALMASIZADHE
9 631 East Windsor
5 @lendale California
SCHNEIDERS noted that he previously furnished
information to the FBI regarding this meeting and that he
now feels there may have been four individuals of Arab
extraction at this meeting.
7/19/68 Los Angeles
9
California Los Angeles 56-156
On at File
897
IC LARRY Ea MULLINS /eb
7/25/63
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7/31/68
Date
ALI KHAN BOUCNAND residence, 2199 North
Beachwood; employment , Assistant Manager
9
Akron Department
Store
9
4400 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles was
interviewed at his residence in the of Sergeant
MICHAEL MC GANN Los Angeles Police
Bepaetzen?
(LAPD) and
furnished the following information:
On the evening of 21 1963, he accompanied
his roommate, REZA JALALIPOUR , and one MOHAMMAD VAFAIE
to a meeting sponsored by the Los Feliz Peace and Freedom
Party LFPFP) at3800 Amesbury
2
Los Angeles Their purpose
in attending this particular meeting was to obtain speakers
for the I Iranian students I Club , which organization BOUC NAND
II described as a social club _ Three other Iranian Students
Club members attended this meeting
)
arriving by separate
transportation namely Dr PARVIZ TAHERPOUR
9
SIROUS KARAMI
and VANIK
SALMASIZADHE_
BOUCTNAND recalled that one FNU ) DUARTE
3
a
Cuban exile spoke following a talk and slide presentation
on Cuba by an unknown American who had recen visited
Cuba BOUCENAND stated his roommate
1
JALALIPOUR
9
engaged
in a loud argument with (FNU) DUARTE _ BOUCRNAND does not
recall statements made by DUARTE or JALALIPOUR but noted
that this argument involved a face-to-face confrontation
between these two individuals
BOUCINAND volunteered that JALALIPOUR speaks
with a heavy foreign accent and that JALALIPOUR closely
resembles news media photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN
published shortly after the shooting of Senator ROBERT F
KENNEDY _ BOUCENAND recalled that following the publication
of these tographs he told JALALIPOUR _
9
in jest that he
better stay inside or someone might mistake him for SIRHAN .
BOUCENAND was shown of SIRHAN BISHARA
SIRHAN
9
including a June 5,
"1gbbotpBotoh8
photograph taken by the
LAPD _ After viewing these photographs BOUCENAND advised he
did not observe anyone else at the above meeting resembling
the individual depieted inthese phobegraphs ,
7/22/68 Los Angeles
9
California
File #
Los Angeles 56-156
On at
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by
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7/3 /63
Date
Dr PARVIZ TAHERPOUR , residence
)
3201
Igigaidgilnic
Sherman Oaks California employment
9
Medical-Surgical
331 East First Street , Los Angeles _ was interviewed at
his place of employment regarding a 21
9
1963,
9
Los Feliz
Peace and Freedom Party (LFPFP) sponsored mee ting at 3300
Amesbury=
3
Los Angeles _
Photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN were exhibited
to Dr _ TAHERPOUR , including a photograph taken June 5, 1963,
by the Los Angeles Police Department Dr TAHERPOUR stated
that several weeks after the shooting of Senator ROBERT F
KENNEDY representatives 0f the Immigation and Naturalization
Service INS ) in Los Angeles contacted him and displayed
similar photographs Of SIRHAN . TAHERPOUR then stated that
he was not acquainted with SIRHAN had no information
regarding this individual, and since he had already told
the same thing to INS did not wish to further discuss the
matter with the FBI_
Dr TAHERPOUR was then asked whether he had ever
MI been associated with the "Iranian Students club
9
and whether
he attended the 21
2
1963 mee ting sponsored by the
Los Feliz Peace and Freedom Party (LFPFP) at 3300` Anesbury _
Dr TAHERPOUR_replied that since he had no information
regarding SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN and had never seen this
individual before
9
he felt these questions were irrelevant
and stated that he did not wish to further discuss his
personal life Dr TAHERPOUR then stated that the interviewing
Agents could contact the INS should they desire any information
regarding his personal affairs .
7/24/63 Los Angeles
)
California Los Angeles 56-156
On at -899 File #
SAs RICHARD J RAYSA and
WILLIAM JOHN SLICKS /RJR/eb 7/26/63
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
7/30/63
VANIK SALMASIZADHE
9
Apartment 11
2
631 East
Windsor
3
Glendale
9
California
9
was interviewed at his
of employment Dunlop Tires
9
1023 East Colorado 824;e495681
in the presence of Sergeant MTCHAEL MC GANN ,
Los Angeles Police Departnent (LAPD) and furnished the
following information:
On 21 , he and five other individuals
of Iranian extraction attended a meeting sponsored by the
Los Feliz Peac e and Freedom Party (LFPFP) at 3800 Amesbury _
9 Los Angeles arriving &t this location at approximately
8:15 pan_ The other Iranians attending with ham were
a8 follows :
Dr PARVIZ TAHERPOUR , who runs a medical
clinic on East First Street in Los Angeles _
ALI KHAN BOUCNAND , 2119 North Beechwood,
Los Angeles
)
California
REZA JALALIPOUR, a student at Valley Junior
College Van Nuys _
)
California, who rooms with
BOUCNAND
SIROUS KARAMI , who live8 in the Silver Lake
area of Los Angeles ; and one unknown Iranian
individual who is an ac quaintance of JALALIPOUR_
According to SALMASIZADHE
9
KARAMI , who is a member
of the LFPFP , invited the other Iranians to this meeting _
SALMASIZADHE recalled that the meeting included:
a talk and slide presentation on Cuba by an unknown American
individual who recently returned from a to Cuba_
Following this talk and slide presentation
9 an unknown Cuban
individual spoke for approximately ten minutes claiming to
have been with FIDEL CASTRO during the Cuban revolution and
to have later been arrested and imprisoned by CASTRO
On
7/22/68
at
Glendale California
File #
Los Angeles 56-156
900
by SA RICHARD RAYSA/eb Date dictated 7/25/68
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for opposing communism in Cuba _ SALMASIZADHE further
recalled that during the Cubars talk
9
REZA JALALIPOUR
confronted this individual and engaged in a loud argument
SALMASIZADHE stated he does not recall any statements made
during this argument although he believes that JALALIPOUR
told the Cuban that he was a Pers ian 'in response to an
inquiry the Cuban SALMASIZADHE described JALALIPOUR
as being approximately 24 years of age 145 pounds
9 dark complected
9
curly black hair and having a heavy
foreign accent He believes that JALALIPOUR was wearing
8 light colored turtleneck pullover type shirt on the
evening of this mee ting SALMASIZADHE volunteered that
JALALIPOUR can be particularly loud and outspoken in pressing
an argument
Photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN were exhibited
to SALMASIZADHE and ,after viewing_ sare he noted that REZA
JALALIPOUR closely resembles the individual depicted in
these photographs SALMASIZADHE stated he did not observe
anyone else resembling the SIRHAN tographs at the above
meeting and could not recall anyone else who actually
confronted and argued with the Cuban individual
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF iNVESTIGATION
Date
7/31/68
REZA JALALIPOUR , 2119 North Beachwood,
Los Angeles was interviewed at this location and furnished
the following information:
He was born March 6, 1938_
)
in Tehran, Iran
9
and
has been in the United States on a student visa for
approximately three years _ He is currently a second year
student at Valley Junior College, Van
9
California_
It was noted tnat JALALIPOUR speaks with a foreign accent
and bears a
physical description to SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN _
He attended a 21
2
1968 Los Feliz Peace and
Freedom Party LFPFP) sponsored meeting at
3800 Amesbury
)
Los Angeles
9
with five other individuals of Iranian
extraction namely his roommate ALI KHAN BOUCNAND
Dr PARVIZ' TAHERPOUR , MOHAMAD VAFAIE SIROUS KARAMI and
VANIK SALMASIZADHE _ JALALIPOUR and the others were invited
to this meeting by SIROUS KARAMI _
JALALIPOUR recalled that following a talk and
slide presentation on Cuba by an unknown American youth,
an unknown Cuban individual spoke for between five and
ten minutes _ JALALIPOUR acknowledged arguing with this
unknown Cuban and adnitted that he wes probably quite
critical of this individual Although the argument became
quite loud , and JALALIPOUR was only several feet from the
Cuban at no time did any kind of a scuffle take place_
JALALIPOUR
recalls that the Cuban at one point asked him
where he was from, and he replied either that he was a
Persian or an Arab JALALIPOUR further recalled asking this
unknown Cuban individual he left Cuba _ JALALIPOUR said
that he did not recall any further statements made to this
individual He definitely did not accuse this Cuban individual
of working for the CIA
JALALIPOUR was shown several photographs of SIRHAN
BISHARA SIRHAN , including
a June 5, 1963 , photograph taken
by the Los Angeles Police Department _ After viewing 12re4
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WILLIAM JOHN SLICKS /RJR/eb 7/26/68
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these photographs JALALIPOUR advised that he did not
observe anyone at the above meeting who resembled the
individual depicted in these photographs
JALALIPOUR stated that he is not in any way
acquainted with SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN and had never heard
of this individual prior to the shooting 0f Senator
ROBERT F KENNEDY
The following description of JALALIPOUR was
obtained from observation and interview:
Name REZA JALALIPOUR
Date of Birth PII
Place of Birth Tehran
2
Iran
Height 5' 6"
Weight 140
Hair Curly and black
Eyes Brown
Complexion Dark
Voice Speaks with a
foreign accent
Scars and Marks 37/4"
scar lower right
side of mouth
JALALIPOUR stated that he believes he may have been
wearing a pullover shirt, color not recalled on the
night of May 21 ,
1963e
but does not further
recali
his dress_
on that evening-
903