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an arm or a hand and he indicated he had been assaulted.
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call ended and about fifteen minutes later MARK telephoned againo
This time he was cryirg and said he had been in the notel where
Senator KZNNEDY had been assa83inated &t the time he telephoned
PUTNAM to tell ner of the a88as3ination0 He used unrecalled '
words to the effect that he wa8 involved in the a88a88ination
He ` spoke words to' the effect that he and SIRKAN STRHAN were
members of the same group and that; prior to the ass888ination
SIRHAN had 8tated that he intended to shoot Senetor KENNEDY:
He al8o_spoke urirecalled words to the effect that the group he
and SIRHAI belonged to wa8 Comunist
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During this telephone
call there' was an interruption which indicated to PUTNAM that
MARK was switching from one telephone to another telephone
MARK continued. that persons in his and SIRHAN :8. group Were
80 "upstairs in the hotel where KENNEDY had been 888a88inated , and
although he did not shoot KENNEDY he was involved in the shooting_
He claimed that a& the time two 'policemen had arrived to arrest him
because they tnught he was involved in the KEWNEDY a88a88inationo
According to FUTIAM , about fifteen minutes after the
above last mentioned telephone call she received another telephone
call from 8 person who identified hinself a8
Sergeant YORKY' or
YORTY = This pergon stated ,
you realize what your brother said
has. been monitored 9 what 18 your brother! 8 name? % PUTNAM asked
this person if he was MARK and tnis person then hung up the
telephone PUTNAM advised she nas not had any further contact
from MARK .
PUTNAM described MARK 88 a white male , born
71
9 at sapinsViTe , FennsyIvania , 51 135 pounds , black
nazr with white temples .
Sne deacribed MARK
a8 naving carried PII
firearms in the past and viclous and capable of anything
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She advised- that MARK may have served time in a federa 1 peniter-
tiary and his father
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MEREDITH CHAMBERLAIN , 18 currently serving
time in some prison in Pennsylvanla .
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TRANSLATION' (SPANZSii)
LICISLAATIVE Rz?EREN:: SVICE
[Rep _ John "zz~ , ; June 10, 1968
Honorable John Tunney:
With ell respect I'm adaressing myself to you to tell Jou
the following. Hith &ll my heart' 8 sincerity, I send my condolences
to President LB, Johnson and to the widow 0f Fonorable Robert ?;
Kenedy
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who died serving his ration_
Here I'n sending you the naras of two persons that I told
that have to %ill anothec inportant person in orjer' that tbree
are completed, oeginning with President Kenredy , 2re witnesses
tbat I told before i+ happaned
I didn't tell the Covernzent beceusz tkere 8ra persons who
ieu3h because Zon t Xaow Cod , erd tneir Purpose is to kill_
Let' s S8e i2 Jou belieye in jiczt I say to you, tben you can
believz what I say rignt 2waj. That tce policy wiich you have
placed on ihe Americens is Geture [?] & diviced_ Becelse oz that
take ecventaze of 3his t0 kill tjse who can defenc the Neticn
erd now [t.ey? you? verd used car" Jeen either] are up' 2 blird &lley.
Sincerely,
Yaruel AlyerezZreo Mr Agustia V_ Cravez
Fo- 25714 Grace;S-r33t, Apt. 3 82-257 Fis-wsy <9
Ind:o, Celifornie 92201 Mershell &uto Court
Indio, Celiforei: 92201
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
7/18/68
AUGUSTIN V CHA VEZ
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age 70 , Apartment No _ 5, 52-849
Highway 86, Adobe Courts , Coachella, California, does not speak
English and was interviewed in the Spanish language with Patrol
Inspector A.M. PARKER , United States Border Patrol, acting as
interpreter
Mr CHAVEZ advised that he formerly lived at the Marshall
Auto Court_ 83-257 Highway 99, Indio, California, and in June 1968 ,
wrote a letter to Congressman JOHN TUNNEY concerning the death of
Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY _
Mr CHAVEZ stated that he had no first hand kowledge
of the killing of Senator KENNEDY
3 as he (CHA VEZ ) was in Coachella
the night KENNEDY was shot Mx CHA VEZ predicted that President
JOHN KENNEDY
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MARTIN LUTHER KING and Senator ROBERT KENNEDY would
be killed before it happened and he told MANUEL ALVAREZ MORENO
ana Mrs NAVAREZ about his prediction and could verify that
he made such a prediction MORENO and NAVAREZ have no other
Iow ledge of the matter, according to CHA VEZ
Mr CHA VEZ advised that God had revealed thi8 to him
and this was "God 1 8 prediction 11 and not just his At the time he
made the prediction he (CHA VEZ ) did not Imow who would do the
killing, and has no other information concerning the death of
Senator KENNEDY _
Mr CHA VEZ added that the United States has a
political
type government which we cannot continue with unless we talk with
and seek the help of one person If Tve do not seek the help and
counsel of this person we will have a lot of Vietnams CHA VEZ
identified this person as ex-president of Mexico, CARDENAS
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 1-25-6 0) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAC
Date
6/27/58
Mx FRANCIS D CULLEN 8 Lsj known 2s Frank Cullen,
4558 Laurel Drive
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North Hollywood Ca lifornia ,
telephone
761a2837
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furnished the follow- informetion:
Mr CULLEN said that he was 62 years Jf age
and a motion picture grip by occupation_
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having worked
at varijus motion ture studijs in the past , and was
current ly unemployed due t? health
During tne presidential campaign Jf JOHN F _
KENNEDY
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CULLEN worked on beha lf' Jf KENNEDY in the Los Angeles
area
On Jr abjut March 22 3r March 23, 1968_
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CULLEN
read an artic le in the Herald Examiner" that Senator
ROBERT F KENNEDY was tj make a campa ign appearance
at the Sportsmen 8
Lodge Hjtel, 12825 Ventura Boulevard
North Hollywood
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Califarnia This being c lose t? CULLEN ' s
home the latter went t? the Sportsmen S Lodge on March
1968 at approximately 7:00 p . t? greet Senator ROBERT F_
KENNEDY , who CULLEN had met during the 1964 KENNEDY presidential
campaign _
Upon arrival 3f the Senator KENNEDY party at the
Sportsmen' s _ Lodge Hotel, Senator KENNEDY recognized FRANK CULLEN
asking the latter tj direct him t? the hotel rjm where KENNEDY
was t3 stay CULLEN accompanied Senator KENNEDY t? the rojm
assigned him 3n the fifth floor, possibly roon 508 _ When
Senator KENNEDY tj his rjom the question Jf a security
guard came up and PLERRE SALINGER and a man named BRUNO with
the KENNEDY party_
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asked CULLEN t? stand by Jutside 3f the
KENNEDY room on the fifth flojr and act as a security guard
CULLEN agreed and one Jf the secretaries Jf Senator KENNEDY
tool CULLEN 8 name and address
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Approximately 15 ta 20 minutes after CULLEN
became an active security guard , Which would have been
between 7:00 ana 8:00 p m 2 a yjung man came up t? the
fifth floor on the elevator carrying what appeared tj be
8 camera on a strap over his shoulder He said t? CULLEN
that he wanted t? take a picture 3f Senator KENNEDY _ The
object, thought t3 be a camera, was about five inches by
eight inches wide and three ta four inches high. It was
encased in a dark brown leather-type case When advised
that Mr KENNEDY was not available and that the fifth fljjr
had been restricted , the yjung man was instructed tj leave
whereupon he declined and sat down on a chest in the hallwajy
The Senator stepped out of his rjom t? make an inquiry about
the whereabouts 3f a certain pair Jf cufflinks The yjung
man 'was still in the hallway at this time
Mr JOSEPH GARSON wh? was Jne Jf the managers
3f the Sportsmen 8
Eodge Hjtel,
was present and asked CULLEN
if he did not think that the young man wanted mare than
3 picture of KENNEDY Consequently CULLEN asked the yjung
man to up from the chest and on the elevator which
he reluctantly did CULLEN noted that this yjung man
stayed in the elevator approximately 15 minutes going up
and down and controlling the elevator_
CULLEN finally , after certain protests from the
yjung man wh? claimed that CULLEN had n3 right to remove
him from the hatel hallwey _ the yjung man out 3f the
elevator and
completely Jut
3f the hotel and inta the parking
lot This was the last time CULLEN observed the young man
and did not observe anyone else with the yjung man, njr did
CULLEN ascertain the name Jf the yjung man 3r whether Jr not
he had an automobile
The yjung man Wa 8 described by CULLEN as being
a male white 20 to 24 years 3f age , dark complexion
dark eyes ,
ciean shaven,
dark kinky curly heir, and not well
groomed
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Following the assassination 3f Senatar ROBERT F
KENNEDY , Mr _ CULLEN obgerved a
picture 3f SIRHAN SIRHAN
in the newspaper and noted 2 resemblance between the
photograph and the ypung man wh3 attempted t? take a
photograph 3f Senator KENNEDY at the Sportsmen 7 8 Lodge
Hotel on the evening Jf March 24
9
1968
Mr CULLEN said that he attempted t3 relaj the
information regarding the young man observed Jn Ma rch 24 ,
tj PETER LAWFORD
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actor and former brother-in-Law 3f
Senator KENNEDY _ LAWFORD
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at the time
3 was ass3ciated with
actor producer JERRY LEWIS making a film at Columbia
Pictures Studij in Hollywood The call t? this studio
disclosed that PETER LAWFORD was not available and the
information was given by telephone tj JERRY LEWIS by
Mr CULLEN tj be passed Jn t? PETER LAWFORD
A group Jf photographs containing photographs
Jf SIRHAN SIRHAN
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his brothers
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ADEL, SHARIF MUNIR and
SAIDALLAH, were exhibited t? FRANK CULLEN
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withjut identifying
the photographs by first Jr last names Mr CULLEN examined
the phatographs carefully and selected the photograph Jf
SHARIF SIRHAN as very closely resembling the yjung man
wh3 had attempted tp photograph Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY
at the Sportsmen 1 8 Lodge Hotel Jn Ma ch 2l ,
It was noted at the time that CULLEN selected
the photograph of SHARIF SIRHAN he was unabLe to talk,
started t3 perspire and eppeared t? be visibly shaken
A lepse Jf approximately Jne and a half minutes followed
before Mr CULLEN acknowledged that he had become emotinally
upset at seeing the photograph Jf SHARIF and believing that
it was a photograph Jf the yjung man whom CULLEN had encountered
on Maxch 24
9
1968 CULLEN noted that the hair 3n the yjung
man in question at the Sportsmen S Lodge Hotel, as he recalled ,
looked more like the hair Jf SIRHAN SIRILAN a8 depicted in the
photograph exhibited to him, which photograph was taken by
the Los Angeles Police Department on June 5
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Upon further examination Jf the photographs
CULLEN said he was still jf the opinion that the photograph
3f SHARLF more closely resembled the man in question at the
Spartsmen S Lodge Hotel
Mr CULLEN was Jf the opinion that Mr JOSEPH
GARSON shuld have spme opinion in the matter as he had
called GARSON following the assassination Jf Senator KENNEDY
and they both agreed that the yjung man at the Sportsmen 18
Lodge Hotel on March 24 , 1968 attempting to photograph
Senator KENNEDY
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closely resemb Led the photographs of
SIRHAN SIRHAN which had eppeared in the newspapers on June 5,
1963
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/25/68
Date
Mr MARK HARLIG_
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Manager of Sportman S Lodge Hotel,
12833 Ventura Boulevard, North Hollywood
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California
9 telephone 769-4700 , advised as follows :
Mr HARLIG said that during a fund raising dinner
and cocktail party on March 24, held at the Sportman T 8
Lodge: which featured an appearance by Senator ROBERT F
KENNEDY
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no security guards had been hired by the hotel or the
lodge He had no knowledge of a security guard being hired
by the' KENNEDY party He also had no know ledge of any
individual by the name of FRANK CULLEN
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reportedly a security
guard at the Sportsman 1 8 Lodge He mentioned that the lodge
and hotel did not have a security squad staff and rarely did
hire one Frequently organizations who have conventions
or affairs at the hotel and lodge hire their own security
guarde
Dur the aforementioned KENNEDY party , 8 large
number 0f people apparently got word of it and showed up at the
hotel and lodge in an apparent attempt to observe Senator KENNEDY
They were a11 over the hotel and grounds
Photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN and his brothers ,
ADEL , SHARIF and MUNTR were shown to HARLIG
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who commented he
had no recollection of seeing these individuals around the hotel
or lodge during the KENNEDY party on March 24
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time The other logicel employee to whom the photographs should
be shown 18 Bellman BOB ` LOCHRIE, who was on end was in a
position to see anyone hanging around the hotel when Senator
KENNEDY was there on March 24, 1968
Concerning persons in the KENNEDY party , who may have
hired a
security officer or otherwise know who may have observed
persons around the hotel at the time
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they could probably be
identified through JERRY BRUNO , who: was an advanceman for the
KENNEDY party about a_ year ago and may still be connected with
then No specific addres s was available for JERRY BRUNO
according to Mr HARLIG _
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North Hollywood, Californde
#
Los Angeles 56-156
SA LLOYD 0 BOGSTAD and
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
6/25/68
Mrs JACKIE LA WRENCE , Manager of Banquet Department ,
Sportman 8 Lodge
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12833 Venture Boulevard, North Hollywood,
California, Telephone TR 7-9846, advised as follows:
She was unab le to identify anyone by the name of
FRANK CULLEN reportedly a Security Guard at the Sportman 8
Lodge She mentioned that thie lodge did not employ 3
security guard as such There were nuerous security guards
employed at the lodge from time to time organizations
who utilize the facilities of the Sportman' 8 Lodge Hotel and
Restaurant The specific organization would have to be
identified , together with the date, to establish who may have
been hired.
With respect to the fund raising dinner and cocktail
party , at $250 a plate, attended by Senator ROBERT F KENIEDY _
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it was held on the evening of March 24 at the lodge,
from approximately 8:00
p _ m until 11:
30 p.m
Mr PIERRE
SALLNGER had made the original contact and reservations for
the lodge for this affair Senator KENNEDY had stajed in
the adjoining hotel and had arrived at the party at
approximately 9:30 p m or 10:00 p . m _ He came in through
the kitchen to the dining
area where he ate dinner and
subsequently went into the cocktail party area, which was
behind a glags partition. Approximately 300 people , who were
not invited to this affiar , which was rather confidential and
attended by a group of prominent supporters of Senator KENNEDY ,
had gathered around the hotel and in the lodge for the purpose
0f observing Senator KENNEDY When Senator KENNEDY observed
this crowd of people gtanding outside the glas8 partition, he
ordered the. partition: be:; opened and Invited a11 the people
into the party , much to the surprise of those present
As far as the Sportsman S Lodge and Hotel were
concerned, they did not hire any security guards for this
occasion and as far as she knew the KENNEDY party had not
hired any outside guards_
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at least she had not been S0 advised _
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6/20/68
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Photographs of SIRHAN BISHARA SIRHAN and his brothere ,
ADEL , MUNIR SHARIF were exhibited to Mrs LAWRENCE
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who said
that she had no recollection of observing any of these
individuals at any time Further , and in particular , not
observing anyone resembling these persons during the
aforementioned KENNEDY party _
She suggested that Mr MARK HARLIG_
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Manager of the
Hotel at Sportman 8 Lodge, be shown the photographs
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6/25/68
Date
Mr JIM FLOOD , Director of Public Relations and
Advertising for Jerry Lewis Films in care of Columbia
Pictures Corporation; 1438 North Gower Stgeetilco8 Los Angeles ,
California, telephone 469-8211, advised as by
telephone:
Mr FLOOD said he Was calling in response to
SA LESLIE R WARREN 8 attempt to contact JERRY LEWIS , actor
and head of Jerry Lewis Films
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who was currently out of the
country and was expected back sometime the coming week. FLOOD
said he was present when JERRY LEWIS had
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on June 5, 1968
telephoned the Los Angeles FBI Office concerning a call Which
LEWIS had received from one FRANK CULLEN The latter; who
claimed to be a security guard at the Sportsman S Lodges had
called LEWIS and requested that LEWIS pass information,
furnished by him to PETER LAWFORD , actor , who is currently
associated with JERRY LEWIS in a film In substance FRANK
CULLEN had claimed_ that he had seen the
gugpect,identified
in the papers and on television as SIRHAN SIRHAN, on an elevator
with Senator KENNEDY sometime during the latter 8 campaign in
California No further detaile were given CULLEN to LEWIS ,
further that LEWIS had remarked he did not know FRANK CULLEN
or ouch for the veracity of CULLEN S story.
FLOOD said that it was hisopinion that CULLEN was
probably referring to a fund raising dinner and cocktail party
at 8250 per plate, Which was held at the Sporteman S Lodge
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during
the latter part of March 1968, attended bjy Senator ROBERT F_
KENNEDY _ FLOOD said he was not acquainted with anyone by the
name of FRANK CULLEN
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but the latter majy have been 3
security
guard with the KENNEDY party or known to them, if not known
at the Sportsman 1 8 Lodge _
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JOSEPH DOLAN Administrative Assisiant Senator
KENNEDY ' s Office_
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nev Senate Office Building advised on
June 12
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1968 , that he assisted in the primaries in both
Oregon and California He related that his duties Tere
that of an "advance- specifically, he tould precede
the official KENNEDY by one to tTo weeks
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and set
up schedules, and make arrangements prior to scheduled
primaries
DOLAN related that he wa s not at the hotel at
the time of the shooting, and in fact, had returned to
Washington, D.C. He has no
firsthand knowledge of the
shooting and to his recollection he has not observed
SIRHLAN SIRHAN in the past. DOLAN wes interviewed by
SAs MALTER B
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6/20/68
Date
Detective KENNETH LLOYD HILAIEL
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Santa Monica
Police Department , Santa Monica California telephone
395-9931
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advised that on June
7
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DEEMS ,
employed ` at the boutique shop at the
Miranar Hotel,
Ocean Avenue , and Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica_
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furnished
information about a girl who seemed frightened_
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who occupied
a room in this hotel DEEMS mentioned the room number but
HILAIEL said he had forgotten it_ DEEMS said the girl
sounded like a teenager ; that the_ girl had inquired of the
boutique shop for panty hose_ DEEMS said that the bell
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captain had been to the room many times as the girl ordered
meals through room service; that the girl by extending
her arm through the door to her room
HILAIEL said that as he recalled, DEEMS named the
person as PETTI phonetic) DEEMS said that the bell-captain
was suspicious as the giri did not leave her room
DEEMS , in a second call, also on June 7 1968
advised that some man had left a suitcase in
front
of the
beauty parlor at the Miramar Hotel which had not been
picked up =
HILAIEL advised he notified" the Homicide Detail
of the Los Angeles-Police bepartment but possibly di1:
not tell the detail about the sultcase information_
HILAIEL said he did not write up. any record of these
2all8 from DEEMS
HILAIEL advised that since DEEMS made the calls to
him , she had left a message for him in his abs ence _ The
message indicated she could be reached at telephone 823-5333,
Room 214 _
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
Date
6/20/68
Detective ROBERT SOLLEE , Santa Monica Police
Department Santa Monica, California, advised that on
June 7
1968,
he proceeded to the Miramar Hotel , Ocean Avenue
and
Wiishire
Boulevard , Santa Monica
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concerning a suitcase
that had been reported found_ He made available 8 copy of
the Santa Monica Police Department ' s report Number 68 10225,
which reflected the following information:
On June 7 , 1968, at 3:00 p .m= the Santa Monica
Police Department was informed of a suitcase found_ The
V1 " occurrence was at 2:50 p . m & the same date at the Miramar
Hotel The victim was named JOHNNY L. DOWLING , residence
address unknown _
This report further reflected that the desk clerk
M at the Miramar Hotel related that a
"wino type person had
left a suitcese in the bushes in front of the cottage used
for a beauty salon_ Detective SOLLEE , upon going to the
location, found an old suitcase which contained miscellaneous
articles of personal clothing and papers which indicated that
it belonged to above mentioned victim
Detective SOLLEE when interviewed on June 13, 1968,
advised that the woman in the beauty shop had advised that
an indigent-appearing male, whom she saw , had left the
suitcase there; that the person wanted to leave the
suitcase Ehere for a while Detective SOLLEE said that
evidently the suitcase had been there for several days
He said that the suitcase was old and beat up ana when he
opened it, he found various things 8uch a3"clotheg and
papers _ In the suitcase, was & booking slip pertaining to
a drunk charge in the name JOHNNY L DOWLING _
SOLLEE advised that the contents of the suitcase
indicated that it belonged to a transient who was living out
of it He said that he brought the suitcase to the Santa Monica
Police Department
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SOLLEE advised that there was nothing about the
suitcase_ or in it, that indicated any association with the
KENNEDY assas8ination_ Further that there was nothing
about the circumstances of its being left on the hotel 'g
preiises that indicated any connection with the assa88ination
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 6/20 /68
Police Officer WILLIAM M. RATHBURN , 121 West 64th
Street, Inglewood _
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California, telephone number 295-1684,
advised that he iS a member of the Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD) and 18 assigned to the Metropolitan Division.
RATHBURN advised that on June 9, 1968, he was
loaned by Metropolitan Division to Rampart Division
Detectives and he received a phone call from Sergeant TREVIS
of the Santa Monica, California Police Department_ TREVIS
advised that he had information that a person on a certain
airplane flight had something to do with the KENNEDY
assassination_ RATHBURN said he the impression from
TREVIS that the latter was holding up the flight at the
airport_ RATHBURN advised that he turned the call over to
Sergeant JORDAN Of the Rampart Division- RATHBURN advised
that later Sergeant JORDAN said that TREVIS was at
International Airport , Los Angeles , where he was checking
on a certain flight to New York concerning 8 passenger
TAMARA COROVICH TREVIS had said that he had
received
information that COROVICH had something to do with the
KENNEDY as8assination_ TREVIS had said that this information
had come from VERONICA DEEMS _ RATHBURN said he can only
recall the telephone number of DEEMS as given to him by
JORDAN as
starting with the 823 but JORDAN said the
~umber was "registered m1 to
39fot9
Tahiti Way
9
Number 217,
Marina Del California RATHBURN advised that the
receipt of this call was not written up for LAPD a8 a written
record_
RATHBURN advised that Sergeant JORDAN told him to
go to Marina Del and interview DEEMS So he and Police
Officer RONALD PHTLLIPS , also of the Metropolitan Division of
the LAPD went to Marina Del and located DEEMS in
217 , where she was a visitor
The interview with DEEMS occurred about 10:30 p .m. ,
June 9,
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DEEMS said she worked at a boutique in the
Miramar Hotel Santa Monica , California She said that a guest
in the hotel had ordered panty hose by phone and DEEMS
had asked the female caller how tall she was S0 as to get
the right size The caller said she was five feet six
inches The remale requested that the hose be sent to her
room,
Number 236. A bell-boy took the panty hose to the room
and returned to the boutique shop with the money, saying that
the female had paid through the door and all he saw was an
arm_
DEEMS said that a bell
9
possibly the same one
according to RATHBURN , hed picked up a at Room 236 and
had taker it out to be styled The female in the room had
provided
2 sketch as to how she wanted the_wig styled. The
s tyle covered a portion 0f her face and DEEMS thought that
sending out the to be styled was an unusual occurrence_
DEEMS talked to a friend of hers named PETER
KALVADA , a room-clerk at the Miramar Hotel
9
about the person
occupying Room 236 KALVADA told her that MARGARET PETTY
(phonetic) was
registered for that room and had checked in
June 5, DEEMS tried to see the actual time of registration
but did not an adequate look at the registration card.
She determined that the registration for Room 236 was made
at either 1:00 3.m. or 1:00 p. m.
DEEMS then talked to another bell who said he
had delivering food to that person for about two weeks ,
but that she had previously had another room DEEMS then
asked KALVADA if the female was in: another room before
being in Room KALVADA sald the female had not been in
another room RATHBUFN said that thereupon DEEMS became
suspicious of KALVADA
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whom she identified as a 23 year old
male from Czechoslovakia who speaks with an English accent
DEEMS who Rncws KALVADA well , thought that the English
accent
was unusual for a Czechoslovakian She said KALVADA
wes supposed to have escaped frm Czechoslovakia_ RATHBURN
said he understood, from DEEMS, that KALVADA had escaped from
behind the iron curtain_
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RATHBURN said that in recounting what DEEMS told
in the interview, he is trying to tell it in sequence but he
18 not sure he 18 doing 80 -
DEEMS said that (First Name Unknown) PICASSO had
boughi out the boutique shop in the Miramar Hotel and she
said that PICASSO was a well-known communist RATHBURN said
he understood from her talk that she was making reference to
the painter named PICAsso as being a well-known communist _
DEEMS said that someone had left a suitcase in the
Miramar and the previous owner of the boutique shop had
obtained lt_ opened it and had seen some papers in it that
somehow
indicated
that a man had been in prison. She said
the suitcase had been turned over to the police_ RATHBURN
said that he did not know where, on the Miramar premises, the
suitcase had been left; that he understood that the boutique
shop owner opened it as the person did not return for it_
DEEMS indicated that she was frightened to stay at
her home under the circumstances , S0 she went to the Jamaica
Bay Inn at Marina Del California_
KALVADA visited her at the Jamaica Inn and she
wanted him to stay , but he said he could not do 80 a8 he had
to up early in the morning- He told her that he was
going to help at "Exit II beer bar on Washington Boulevard in
Culver City_ KATVADA said he was tired and wanted to borrow
the key to DEEMS apartment at 852B loth Street
Santa Monica, where he wanted to spend the night She did
him the key and he left DEEMS said to RATHBURN that
KALVADA was only 23 years old but tired; that when she was
that age , she could stay up several dajys and nights _
In 8 or DEEMS checked up, maybe going to
the "Exit M1 beer bar , and apparently KALVADA had not been
there to work; &8 he had previously indicated to her.
Later DEEMS went to KALVADA '8 apartment_
9
wherever
it and she found him unshaven and appearing as though
he had been up all night _ She wanted her kej to her
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apartment back but KALVADA told her that he did not have it
and possibly dropped it there ori the apartment floor Thig
was a key to DEEMS apartment at 852B_ioth Street ,
Santa Monica
DEEMS said that she went to her &partment getting
in with a key obtained from the manager of the apartment_
She then decided to stay and clean up the place_ On the
bedroom floor , she found KALVADA 8 shirt and in the pocket
she found the apartment, key_ She als0 found a receipt from
a cleaner in KALVADA S name, which she gave to RATHBURN On
the back of the receipt was a note reading "TAMARA COROVICH
Sunday 4:30 AAL 299" RATHBURN was of the belief that there
was additional matter on the back of the receipt_
9
but geid
he could not recall its nature
DEEMS gaid that she had the name of Police Officer
HTLAIEL of the Santa Monica Police Departnent and had in the
past called him; that now , after finding the note , she tried
to call him but could not reach him_ RATHBURN advised that
DEEMS apparently talked to someone else et the Santa Monica
Police Department DEEMS said that after she got the note
naming TAMARA COROVICH , she checked with a friend of hers
at the Miramar Hotel who worked for Western Air Lines,as
RATHBURN recalled DEEMS got this person to check for the
name of TAMARA COROV ICH on that flight and learned that
COROVICH was not on the flight as a passenger , employee ,
0r as a crew-member
RATHBURN advised that DEEMS never said to him that
I1 COROVICH was the "missing in the IENNEDY assassination
case and she did not furnish further infornation regarding
COROVICH. RATHBURN said that DEEMS furnished no information
that; gave appearance of tying into that case He said that
DEEMS did not say that the information she was furnishing
did concern the assassination_ She gave indication that she
regarded the information she was giving about KALVADA a8 unusual_
The way DEEMS epoke
>
she did not involve the leaving of the
suitcase,with the female who occupied the room at the Miramar
Hotel .
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RATHBURN advised that while he and Officer PHILLIPS
were talking to DEEMS they were joined by Sergeant TREVIS
of the Santa Monica Police Department TREVIS 88id that he
had been at the Los Angeles International Airport and ,
&8 it was determined n 0 one named TAMARA COROVICH was on the
flight , they tried to page her at JOHN F KENNEDY Airport
in New York that she had answered the page and the
Port Authority there,was interviewing her.
RATHBURN advised that after the interview he
telephoned American Airlines at Los Angeles International
Airport and them to call their office in New York City
to find out if COROVICH had answered the page A man at
the airport nade the call and got a reply from New York City
which he gave to RATHBURN RATHBURN said , however, that he
could not now recall what the reply was
M RATHBURN advised that DEEMS seemed "kooky to him_
He advised that he and his partner after the interview ,
prepared the following hand
printed police report:
"KENNEDY SHOOTING
6/9/68
"DEEMS _
9
VERONICA
852B 1oth St _
Santa Monica
395-9439
"P.Rs STATES HER VERY CLOSE FRTEND (PETER KALVADA ) HAs
BEEN ACTING VERY NERVOUS AND WEIRD SINCE THE
KENNEDY SHOOTING _ P R. FOUND A NOTE IN PETER 8
{1 POCKET WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE , TAMARA COROVICH
I SUNDAY 4:30 AAL 299 P. R. WAs SUSPICIOUS THAT
THIS HAD SOMETHTNG TO DO WITH THE KENNEDY SHOOTING
So SHE CONTACTED THE AIRLINES WHO IN TURN CONTACTED
SANTA MONICA P.D_ (SCT TREVIS S,M.P D. CONTACTED
L.A P.D. WHO MADE ABOVE INTERVIEW AT 13940 TAHITI
4217
9
MARINA DEL REY_
"R _ Phillips 12167
W _ RATHBURN 11790
METRO
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/27/68
Date
Sergeant NA THANTEL TRIVES Santa Monica
9
California
9 Police Department SMPD)_
9
advised that about 8.25 P,M.
9
June 9,
1968
5
he was detailed by Lieutenant HAROLD TUCKER of the SMPD
to the Los Ange les International Airport_
>
American Airlines ,
Crew Schedule Office, to contact JOHN S MORGAN Crew Schedule
Officer for American Airlines
>
regarding po8s ib le information
conc erning the assassinatlon of ROBERT KENNEDY that was
Ranee&, ori 1983. SMPD Detective HTLAIEL on
Thursday,
June
TRIVES contacted JOHN MORGAN who related the following:
About 7:40 P.M. on June 9 , 1968_ he received a
telephone call from a person who identified herself as TERONICA
DEEMS telephone 823-3584 _ She stated that a person named
TAMARA COROVICH was aboard American Airlines Flight 4
destined for New York City
2
that COROVICH majy have been connected
with the KENNEDY as8a88ination_ MORGAN stated that the only
description that he received was that the party was 5'62' tall.
DEEMS woula not tell him the sex and implied the party was
emp loyed by American Airlines MORGAN immediately checked the
passenger reservation list for that particular flight and was
unab le to locate the name COROVICH He als0 checked the crew list
for that particular flight and was unab le to locate the name
COROVICH
TRIVES advised that the flight involved was to leave
on the night of June 9, 1968 .
TRIVES said that he telephoned Lieutenant TUCKER to
obtain the address for the teJephone number given VERONICA
DEEMS The address was that of CECIL STERLING
9
13940
Tahiti
Apartment 217 Marina Del_Rey, California Approximately 9.40 P.M.
TRIVES 8poke to Sergeant RATHBURN of the Los Angeles California
Police Department (LAPD) by telephone and advised RATHBURN of
a11 the information that TRIVES had TRITES requested that
Sergeant RA THURN g0 to the Tahiti Way address and interview
VERONICA DEEMS Sergeant RATHBURN and Detective PHILLIPS
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immediately went to that address on Tahiti Waj . In the meantime,
JACK OVERSTREET
9
Superintendent of Dispatch for American Airlines ,
had contacted %he Superintendent of Dispatch for American Airlines
at Kennedy Airport to advise him what was going on OVERSTREET
advised TRIVES Ihat the New York Port Authority and the FBI would
be standing by for additional information TRIVES suggested to
OVERSTREET that, if TAMARA COROVICH was a true name and if she was
traveling under an assumed name , then she might respond to a page
given in her true name OVERSTREET immed:ateLy called New York
and suggested this action_ About ten minutes later OVERSTREET
informed TRIVES that COROVICH was being detained by the FBI
9 after having responded to the page TRIVES 88id he immediately
relayed this information to the LAPD _
TRIVES said that then he went to the Tahiti address
where he was to meet Detective R
0
TAYLOR of the SMPD and interview
DEEMS regarding her contact with the SMPD (Detective HILAIEL)
Upon their arrival at Apartment 217
9
TAYLOR and TRIVES found LAPD
officers RATHBURN and PHILLIPS already interviewing DEEMS TRIVES
and TAYLOR told RATHBURN that the FBI was detaining COROVICH in
New York and asked him if they might talk to DEEMS briefly to
ascertain how she obtained the name of Detective HILAIEL
TRIVES said he interviewed DEEMS_ who stated that she had
been emp lojyed at the Miramar Boutique that there had been a
theft report filed; that her employer had" spoken highly of
Detective HILAIEL who was contacted regarding the theft_ TRIVES
said that DEEMS indicated she thought that HILAIEL
9
since he was
an Arab , wou ld be the man to contact in this matter TRIVES
said that DEEMS asked him if HILAIEL was an Arab DEEMS said that
she had called HILAIEL on the previous Thursday and had reported
thie information_
TRIVES gaid that Detective CULLUM of the LAPD called
and seid that DEEMS had founa the name TAMARA COROVICH, in her
boyfriend S shirt pocket _
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At 12:20 A. M.
9
June 10 , 1968
9
Sergeant RATHBURN of the
LAPD advised that they bad completed the interview with DEEMS
and had come to the conc lusion that this information had no
bearing on the KENNEDY assas8ination
TRIVES said that it was the combined opinion of the
LAPD detectives that DEEMS was possib ly psycho
TRIVES advised that DEEMS had called American
Airlines at Los Angeles Internationa1 Airport and JOHN MORGAN
American Airlines Dispatch officer told Lieutenant HAROLD TUCKER
of the SMPD that VERONICA DEEMS had called regarding a party
named TAMARA COROVICH who was on a flight to New York and who was
involved in the KENNEDY assassination
TRIVES advised that after he had te lked to DEEMS and
had returned to the SMPD, he telephoned her as he had been
unable to locate the theft report in SMPD files TRIVES said
that DEEMS reacted a8 though he was a stranger; although he had
only a short time before been introduced to her by LAPD
officers and had spoken to her DEEMS hung up but shortly called
back and gave information pertaining to the theft TRIVES said
that DEEMS indicated she had been disturbed by his previous
ca11 to her and she rather chewed him out
TRIVES said that he was not ac tually present when LAPD
officers were interviewing DEEMS
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
6/27/68
Date
ALLYN SMTTH, Manager 0f the Miramar Hotel, Second
Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, California,
advised that PETER KALVADA , 1241 21st Street , Santa Monica,
telephone 395-9439, has been employed by the Miramar Hotel
for several months , then spent two months in Europe but re-
turned to his employ with the hotel in the Fal1 of 1967 _ He
continued to be employed until June 10, 1968, when he suddenly
left without personally advising the hotel_ Previously he had
been punctual about advising the hotel of his availability_
SMTTH advised that KALVADA is a white male, about
6 foot 1 inch, about 190 pounds , having blond hair and believed
to have blue eye8 _ He knows Slavic languages including Russian
and is a very personable individual
SMITH advised that someone had called, not KALVADA,
and it was indicated that KALVADA had gone to Seattle; that hi8
girl friend or his girl friend' 8 mother was sick in Seattle_
SMTTH advised that since KALVADA had left 80 suddenly,
there had been gossip, which was of a third hand nature, that
KALVADA might possibly be in jail; that he might have attended
a wild party at which there was marijuana _ SMTTH advised that he
had no specific information along these lines and that this was
a11 hearsay and guessing.
SMITH also advised that in making bank deposits for
the Miramar Hotel, KALVADA had been short s ome 840.00; that
II this might have to 2 mistake SMITH said that this was
a sma11 matter and never resolved_
6/20/68 Santa Monlca, California Los Angeles 56-156
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SMITH advised that twice in the last two years
9
KALV ADA
cashed persona 1 checks for about 820 . 00 at the Miramar Hotel, doing
S0 with the approva1 of manager SMITH_ These checks were on a
California bank and were returned due to nonsufficient funds in the
bank SMITH advised that in these ins tances
9
KALVADA immediately
made these checks good_ SMITH said he knew of no additional
bad checks passed by KALVADA
SMITH advised that he had telephoned Detective HILAIEL
of the Santa Monica Police Department regarding the digappearance
of KALVADA from the Miramar Hotel SMITH advised however
9
that
there is absolutely no information to his knowledge, that would
involve KALVADA in the KENNEDY assassination in any wajy _
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7/3/68
Date_
1
VERONICA DEEMS 4114 Aurora Avenue North Marco
Polo Motel Seattle , Washington , advised that on June 6 ,
1968 she was employed at the Boutique Shop at the Miramar Hotei
in Santa Monica, California , and was also employed
a5 a cocktail waitress in the same hotel at that time She
recalled that in the confusion in the aftermath of the slaying
0f ROBERT F KENNEDY
9
public notices were out regarding
a "missing girl"_ She stated that an appeal was made to
a11 citizens to report any information possibly connected
with the "miss girl" _
In this connection, Miss DEEMS stated she noticed
three separate incidents in no way connected with each other,
which she thought might be of value in locating the "missing
gicl" These incidents were a1l reported by her to Detective
LLOYD HILAIEL of the Santa Monica
9
California, Police Depart-
ment
She recounted these incidents as follows :
Incident No . 1
Miss DECMS stated that 8 hotel guest at the Miranar
Hotel registered under the name of MARGARET E PETTE , Manhatten,
New York This person occupied Room 239 fron June 5 to 9,
1968 _ Miss DEEMS stated she had received information from
one of the hotel bellboys _
9
PETER KALVODA that this same
woman had previously been a guest at the hotel for about two
weeks total
1
having stayed in another room as an unregistered
guest Miss DCEMS stated that KALVODA told her that when food
and merchandise was ordered by PETTE from the hotel or the
Boutique Shop , PETTE would never show her face when the items
were delivered. She merely stuck her hand out the door to
receive the itens According to KALVODA PETTE became 2 topic
of conversation among hotel employees who a1l noticed they
never saw PETTE s fece during her two week stay at the hotel.
Miss DEEHS stated PETTE allegedly had 3 styled
at the Miramar Hotel Bezuty Shop so that the would cover
978
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SA CHARLES ST JOHN/CRS 6/27/68
by Date dictated_
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part of her face Miss DEEHS stated she talked to PETTE on
the telephone and noticed PETTE S voice sounded like that
of 2 young WOan with no accent . PETTE ordered panty-hose
from the Boutique Shop indicating her height was 5 ' 6"' The
registration card at the Miramar Hotel indicated PETTE left
the hotel on June 9 , 1968 ,
Miss DEEMS stated she reported PETTE only 0m the
basis that public reports indicated at that time the Los
Angeles Police Department was looking for an unknown woman
in connection with the shooting of ROBERT KENNEDY
9
and she
had no reason to connect PETTE with that matter except
for the activities noted above .
Incident No . 2
Kiss DEEMS stated that on June 3 , 1968 an unknown
male left 8 suitcase a t the door cf the Miramar Hotel Beauty
Shop stating he would return for it later and asked attendants
to Jook after the suitcase She stated no one came for the
suitcase &S of June 7 1968 She heard from beauty shop
employees that the suitcase contained mens clothing _ She
understood the matter wa8 reported to authorities and cwo
believed to be FBI agents took the suitcase away 0n June 7 ,
1968 She said she had no reason to believe this incident
was connec ted with the shooting of ROBERT KENNEDY _
Incident No . 3
PETER KALVODA Supra , left some papers at Miss DEEMS
apar tnent 852B Tenth Street , Santa Monica, California
9 on
June 8
1968 _
Among these papers Niss DECMS stated she noticed
one piece of , paper carried the notation , "TAHARA KOROVICH" and
thereafter followed 8 notation about departure on an American
Airlines flight scheduled to arrive at Kennedy Airport , New
York about midnight _ Miss DEEMS at this time stated she
believed the flight was for June 8 01 9 , 1968 _ At that time
she stated she made inquiries through American Airlines in
Los Angeles and mas unable to ascertain if TAMARA KOROVICH was
a passenger or 2 crew member aboard any American Airlines
flight that day Miss DEEHS stated she knew of no reason
PETER KALVODA would have the name of TAMARA KOROVICH in his
possession and the thought crossed her mind that KOROVICH
might be the "missing She had this thought because
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she felt she knew al1 of KALVODA S associates and KOROVICH
was not one of them _ Miss DEEMS: said she tried to contact:
the FBI Office in Los Angeles but all of the lines were
busy Since the flight was already en route she thoughk
she would save time and called the New York Office of the
FBI regarding TAMARA KOROVICH Miss DEEMS stated she sub~
sequently learned from KALVODA that TAMARA KOROVICH is a
stewardess with American Airlines She is based in New
York and KALVODA met her casually at the Miramar Hotel in
Santa Monica California , auring one of her layovers. Miss
DEEHS stated she now has no reason to connec t TAMARA KOROVICH
with the shooting of ROBERT KENNEDY _
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JLP:ij
1
The following investigation was conducted by SA JOHIN
Lo PATTERSON at Washington, D. Co :
JOHN FARMER , Reporter, Newarkr - News, 507 National
Press Club Building
9
advised on June 19
9
1968 , that he
traveled with the KENNEDY Campaign Party throughout Oregon
and California, but was not with the Party full time On
election night
9
California. primary
9
FARMER left the Ambassador
Hotel and went to the Los Angeles Times Building_
8
where he
watched KENNEDY make his victory speech. After learning that
KENNEDY had been shot , he went back to the hotel
FARMER does not remember ever having
seen SIRHAN SIRHAN
during the campaign in either Oregon or California
0
In addition,
he does not remember seeing a
girl in a
Polka dot dress at the
Ambassador Hotel
MARIE RIDDER , 1325" 1 Street , No Wo ? advi sed
9
on June 20
9 1968
8
that she is a reporter for Ridder Newspapers She
accompanied the KENNEDY campaign throughout Oregon and California_
She was with KENNEDY at the Ambassador Hotel , but left the hotel
before KENNEDY came down to his victory speech.
0
She left
Los Angeles by plane and did not learn about the shooting until
she landed in Chicago.
Mrs. RIDDER never saw SIRHAN SIRHAN before, and did
not see a girl in a polka dot dress at the Ambassador Hotel
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
1 Date
July 52 1968
EDMOND EL DABE, Apartment A, 2425 South Barrington,
was interviewed at his home. He furnished the following
information :
He was born on in Egypt He left PII
Egypt in 1967_ and craveled tO Kuwait and then to Lebanon
because of re persecution of Christians in Egypt and
because of his inability to obtain satisfactory employment
in that country_ After arriving in Lebanon he again found
that he was unable to obtain 83 tisfactory employment and
learned that it was possible to go 'co the Uniced States by
applying through the United Sta tes Ca tholic Conference He
arrived in the Uniced States on February 22, 1967 and traveled
to Los Angeles where numerous individuals of Egyptian descent
reside _ He was empleyed as a spot welder at the Hardman
Aerospace Company 1845 South Bundy until one week ag0 when
he was released due to a lack of Work_ He i8 presently un-
employed_
During January or February 1968, he learned that
AZIZ MIKHAEL had &rrived in Los Angeles and he invited MTKHAEL
to reside with him until MIKHAEL could find an apartment He
had known MITKHAEL for about ten years and had attended school
with MIKHAEL in Alexandria, He had not seen MIKHAEL
during the pas t three years ,
Egy8t
learned that MIKHAEL wa8
coming to the United States through ne United States Ca tholic
Conference, 1531 West 9th Street , Los Angeles MIKHAEL ob-
tained employment a8 a spot welder at Hardman Aerospace and
moved to his own apartment_
9
2280 South Barrington, Apartment
number 6, about two weeks ag0 .
He advised that he &nd a11 his Egyptian friends
presently living in the Ios Angeles area are very anti-Nasser
and have disassociated thenselves from Egypt and che United
Arab Republic_ He s tated tha t he had no knowledge of the
assassination of Senator KENNEDY until he learned of the event
through newspaper and television reports _ He denied any
aequaintance with STRHAN STRHAN &nd s ta ced he is certain that
MIKHAEL is not acquainted with SIRHAN or in eny way involved
in the a8sa88ination
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On
7/1/68
at Ios Angeles_ California
File # Ios Angeles 56-156
SA EUGENE E SCHMTTT &nd
by
SA THEODORE E CHTLDRFSSZpis_
Date dictated
[2/68
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The following description of EL DABE was obtained
through observation and interview :
Age 30
Height 5'7v
Weight 165 pounds
Build Stoclcy
Hair Black, thinning
Eyes Dark
Marital s tatus Single
Occupation Welder mechanic
Religion Orthodox
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date July 3,_1968
AZIZ TEWFIC AZIZ MIKHAEL, apartment number 6, 2280
South Barrington, was interviewed at his home He furnished
the following information
He was born on in Alexandria, PII
Egvpt . He lived in Egypt until earty Way 1967 _ While in
Egypt he lived with his mother and attended primary and
secondary school He also attended 3 trade 8chool for two
years
9
which was a state sponsored School, where he took
courses in welding and machinery He did not receive any
political instruction at the 8chool After completion of
the trade school, he was employed for a short time a8 a
maintenance mechanic for a textile company
He and his relacives are of Orthodox faith and
the current political 8ituation in Egypt is such that Christians
find it very difficult to obtain satisfactory employment there_
For this reason he decided to leave Egypt in order co start
a new life He obtained an exit visa and traveled to Lebanon
in early Mey 1967 _ After arriving in Lebanon he was employed
for six months a8 a welder in El Dora , Lebanon_ He then
learned that many Chriscians of Egyptian descent were going
to the United States from Lebanon by applying through the
United States Ca tholic Conference He entered the Uniced
Staces a New York in Dece ber 1967_
$
and went direccly Co Ios
Angeles via commercial aircraft After arriving in Ios
Angeles , he did odd jobs and worked a8 a welder for a short
time at the Sesame Corporation in Escondi California .and
at the Fenton Industry Company in the San Fernando Valley _
He was employed a8 a spot welder at the Hardman Aerospace
Company in Los Angeles in May 1968, where he 18 presently
employed_
0
He denied any know" Iledge of STRHAN S IRHAN prior to
the 888a88inacion of Senator ROBERT KENNEDY He s cated
that he 18 against the policies of the United Arab Republic
and he dislike8 NASSER very much because of what he iS doing
to the Arab people _ He scated that he knew 0f KENNEDY before
the assa8sination and "liked" him He denied any conspiracy ,
+nvolvemen t-or prier knowledge 6f the-af8a88+n86+on.
884
On _ 7/1/68
at Ios Angeles California File {os Angeles_ 56-156
SA EUG ENE E SCHMITT and
by
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Z/3/68
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He stated that 8ince arriving in the United States
he has corres 'ponded with his mother in Alexandria
9
Egypt , and
has not corresponded with any other individual
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 7/10/68
WILLIAM D DABNEY Stockbroker Glore Forgan
William R. Staats
9
Inc
22i Montgonery
Street
9
San Francisco,
was
interviewed concerning letters that he wrote to various
businessmen in the Area concerning Senator ROBERT F.
KENNEDY _
DABNEY Ba.d that he saw an advertisement in a
local paper wherein warious businessmen campaigning for
Senator KENNEDY had 2laced this ad on behalf of the
"Businessmen for KENNEDY" He said that his pOlitical
views were different than that of Senator KENNEDY and these
businessmen but saw an opportunity perhaps to gain new
business as a stockbroker by writing these men a note. He
said that the notes were small handwritten notes on his
meno to which he attached his business card . He
recalis the notes saying something to the effect that it
was frightful that were endorsing KENNEDY .
DABNEY stated that the notes were all written
prior to June 1 and he
9
of course was not aware of any
of the events that were to take
Seiaca
in Los Angeles on
June 4 , 196 8 _ He said that he has no information at all
pertaining to the shooting of Senator KENNEDY
336:
On
7/9/68 San Francisco, California SF 62-5481 8 LA 56-15€
at File #
by SA H ERNEST WOODBY rvn Date dictated
7/10/68
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6/26 / 68
Date
JOHN ISAAC DAY , 34 Hilltop Drive RFD
Mal-pac,_ New York, advised that he is the
'Birector
of
Service Bureau of Advertising and Publicity, Thoroughbred
Racing Protective Bureau, 228 East 42nd Street , New York
Mr
0
DAY stated that he has nev er seen or heard
of SIRHAN= SIRHAX other than xhat he read and Salv on televisicn.
He stated the picttreg he saw in the newspaper zine and
on television of SIRHAN SIRHAN nere miot faiiliar to him.
6 /26 / 68 NYC NY 44-1640
On FIle #
SA EDWARD R CHORY/RAR 6 /26/ 6 8
Date dictated
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
7/1/68
Date
Mr JOSEPH GARSON Night Auditor , Sportsmen
Lodge Hotel,. 12825 Ventura Boulevard
North Hollywood
California, telephone number
769-4706 ,
residence
203 gouth
Bushnell Street, Alhambra California, telephone number
576-1976, advised the
foliowing:
Mr GARS ON said he recalled the evening Of' March 24 ,
1968 , during an appearance of' Senator ROBERT F KENNEDY
at the Sportsmen S Lodge Hotel to give a campaign speech_
Mr KENNEDY had arrived at the hotel around 7:00 P.M_
on March 24 1968, and had been as8igned Roon 508 Mr
GARSON at the time
9
was working on the Zront desk in the
hotel
'iobby
Mr GARSON had shortly_after Mr KENNEDY ' s
arrival, been asked to
aid
a Mr FRANK CULLEN to act as
a security guard outside the room of' Senator KENNEDY on
the fifth floor Mr GA RS ON 8 attention was called to a
young man who appeared on the fifth floor and wanted to
take a photograph of' Senator KENNEDY =
9
and when advised that
he would be unable he became very persistent
Folla ing attempts by Mr CULLEN and Mr GARSON
to the young man to leave the fifth floor , Mx GARSON
asked the young man if' he Were a guest at the hotel
When the young man eaid Mx GARS ON advised him that
if he did not leave
9
the police would be called The young
man then left the corridor but was observed riding up and
down the elevator periodically
3
apparently C hecking to see
if Mr KENNEDY was available for photographing The last
time Mr GA RS ON saw the young man in question was approximately
one half' hour later after first seeing him The young man
at this time was standing in the lobby of' the hotel near the
elevator and appeared to be with a young gixl. They were
standing together and away fron a crowd of_people who had
gathered in the lobby waiting for Mr KENNEDY to appear
6/27/68 Alhambra, California Los Angeles 56-156
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The young man in question had on one occasion
observed Senator KENNEDY on the fifth floor when the Senator
had appeared at the door of his room making inquiry about
certain cufflinks which had been misplaced
One of the remarks made by the young man seeking
Ii a photograph of Senator KENNEDY was If I don t him
XI nOW , I'll him later which Mr GARSON felt had reference
to the taking of the photograph.
Mx GARSON _
9
who said he had never sean the young
man or the young woman before , described them a8 follows
Sex Male
Race Caucasian
Early 201s
Height
Build Slender
Weight 140-150 pounds
Hair Dark brown , slightly
wavy _ well combed
Clothing Wearing dark brown
suit and tie
Complexion Dark
Characteristics Possibly Italian or
Middle Mediterranean;
neat , clean cut;
very articulate;
In opinion of Mx GARSON_
J
a young college student;
ibility that young
man wore eyeglasses
(although GARSON could not
be sure )
The young girl observed with
above young man :
Sex Female
Race Caucasian
Age Early 20's
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Age
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Hair Light
Figure Medium; well proportioned
No further description recalled _
Following an examination of a photograph of SIRHAN
SIRHAN and his brothere Mr GARSON said he had no recollection
of seeing these individuals before and had not believed any
had been the young man which he described above The one
coming closest to the young man in question was a photograph
of MUNIR SIRHAN shown wearing glaeeee; howeve r , in examining
another photograph of MUNIR without giasses_
9
was of the opinion
that the young man was definitely not MUNIR
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FJO/Jan
The follow_ne investigation wa.s conducted at
Whittier, California
5
by SA FRANCIS J _ 0 HARA :
On June 10 an unsuccessful attempt was
mlade to contact KAREN BROWN
$
13604 Franklin Street , Whittier
On June 11, 1968 , Miss KATHY GIBBS Office of
Alumni Aesociation Whittier College_ Whittier California
advised that that e chool hae in attendance a number of students
af Arabic background She added thac these are exchange
s tudent: from the Near East Miss GIBBS stated that she
would cause a search to be made of the Alumi records and
the Annuals publishea yearly
3
which depict mos t members of
the student body and especially those of the graduating claee
On June 12_
5
1968 Miss KATHY GIBBS Whittier College ,
advised that ehe had contacted a student who recalls that in
1967 there wa.s a student of Arabic background who was als9
about 6 ' tall 35 yeare of age with gray hair who attendea
a class taught by Dr BURNETT She staced that she had
contacted Dr BURNETT regarding this individual Dr BURNETT
remembered the student, and furnished her With the name ESMAIL
SHAMLOO Mies GIBBS stated that she hae located a photograph
of SHAMLOO and he apparently _ from his photograph_
5
does have
gray hair and is of Arabic extraction
On June 12, Mrs LINDA VANVLEET_ Recorde Office,
Whittier College_ made available the scholaskic folder on
ESMAIL SHAMLOO who entered Whittier College in September 1965
and graduated there from with a BA degree on August 25 _ 1967
The f1le contained a photograph of SHAMLOO indicating that he
does have gray hair The f1le reflecte further the following
description and backgrounc data regarding SHAMLOO:
Sex Ma le
Birth Data at Malayer, Iran PII
Height 673"
Weight 185 pounds
Citizenship Iran
Education American University
Washington_ D C
1959 1962
991
1958
1958
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Church Affiliation Mus lem
Relatives Father, deceased
Mother
3
residing Iran
Brother Student ,
HeidelbergUniversity , Germany
References M, S HASAN
Pakistan Embassy
Washington D C .
My immeciate bogs )
Dr WMA FAKHRI
Pakistan Embassy
Washington D_ C
NASEER A TUREEN
Pakistan Embassy
Washington D_ C _
Res idence 2322 4ist Street Northweet
Washington D_ C
(Augus t 1965)
5817 South Friends
Whittier California (August 1967)
247 South Alexandria
Los Angeles California
1968)
992
May
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
6/14/68
Date
KAREN BROWN re8 iding at Apaztment 8 , 13604
Franklin, advised that she 18 a 8 tudent at Whittier College .
Mise BROWN stated that ehe had been viewing her television
set following the assase (nation of Senator KENNEDY and one
of che ra jor networks ,in its coverage of the a88a8eination,
showed 8 group of people in attendance at the Ambagsador
Hotel on the night o2 'he aeea8eination Mies BROWN stated
'hat while viewing this film she saw that oi e of the persone
9 in attendance at the hotel,wa8 8 man who was a. 8 tudent at
whittler College in 1936; Vho she believes 8o be of Jordanian
extraction Miss BROWN 8tated she belzeves that this student
gra8uated from Whittler College Ln 1967 She etated she Gid
not know his name but she aescribed hiin a8 8, Iale about 30
if years of a8e, 6' tall_ 170 pounde
9
olive complexion s lencer
busld and graying hair which gave h _m an older appearance
She etated he haa Carlr eyebrows and a thin face and nose
She said the film ehe viewed inoicated,While he waa at
the Ambageador Hotelohe was wearing a white short-sleeve sh_rt
anc wae 8 moking a cigaretce
Miss BROWN saed she believes the film ghe viewed
Was on KNBC _ Channel 4 indicated ehe was reporting
this information because the police reported their interest
in looking for 8 man vho llay have been in tke C ompany of the
suepect SIRHAN at the time of the shootinz of Senator KENNEDY
Miss BROVIN e tated she did not krnow the individuale
nane and did not know him personally
9
but f ince he was an
older appearing person_ she was quite positive he could readily
be 1dentified by name through the Records Office or Alumni
Ofrice of' Whittier College Mise BROHN adviged she could
furnish no further nformation concerning the incident
6/11/38 Whittler: California
File #
Los Angeles 36_153
On at
993
SA FRANCIS J 0 'HARA_ an Date dictated
6/13/68
by
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA TION
7/3/68
Date
Mise KAREN BROWN Student Whittier College ,
was
displayed a photograph 0f ESMAIL SHAMLOO , secured from
the records of Whittier College_
9
and she stated that
SHAMLOO ie identical to the person she referred to during
the interview conducted June 11
)
1968 She stated that it
Was SHAMLOO whom she caw on television indicating he was
at the Ambageador Hotel at the time Senator KENNEDY was
aseaseinated
On
6/27/68
at
Whittier California
File # Loe Angeles_ 56-156
994
by
SA FRANCIS J , 0 'HARA/RB
Date dictated
71/68
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AOR/sjg
RICHARD DAVID GILES :
On July 17 , 1968 , Captain DON BURK , Pomona
9
California,
Police Department made available a copy of an arrest report
pertaining to RICHARD DAVID GILES This report indicated that
GILES was arrested on a drunk charge on
July 16, 1968 , by the
Pomona Police Department
Captain BURK advised that at the time of his arrest ,
GILES had in his possession a by slip of paper bearing
the following notation:
"HERBERT GILES
FBI
SIRHAN B SIRHAN
Seattle Turn
I1 M Street
Captain BURK made available the slip of paper taken
from GILES possession at the time of his arrest
When arrested , GILES furnished his address a8 351
North Indianhill Boulevard, Claremont, California
The arrest report carried the following physical
description of GILES :
Race Caucasian
Sex Male
44 years
Birth Data PI
Utah
Social Security No PII
On 17
9
1968 , Mrs MARY WILSON
9
351 North Indian-
Hill Boulevard, Claremont, California, advised that RICHARD GILES
never lived at this addres8 but apparently has used it over the
past several years whenever anyone requires him to furnish a
residence address She described GILES a8 an alcoholic She
stated she last saw him about a year ag0 She related that he
was an acquaintance of a son 0f hers , FRED WILSON , who died in
1964.
995
3" 5"
Age
July
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FD-3 02 (Rev. 4-15-64 )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date
72468
RICHIRD DAVID GILES contacted the Pomona Resident
Agency
9
telerbonically When questioned about the notations
on a piece of paper regarding SIRHAN SIRHAN found in his
possession at the time of his arrest on a drunk charge_
>
GILES
advised that he had been reading about SIRHAN in the newspapers
and that this writing had been made by him in the form of
doodling and had no Significance whatsoever He stated that
he knew nothing of SIRHAN SIRHAN except what he had read in
the papers and heard on news media of him
In the event it is necessary to contact him in the
future, he said that he could be contacted either at Jackson
Lumber Yard in Claremont_ or at the Thompson Plating Company
in Pomona , where he does part-time work
On
7/17/68
at
Pomona , California
File #
LosAngeles 56-156
996
SA JOHN R KELLISON sjg /23/68
by Date dictated
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FD-2Cz iRev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date_
6/19/68
ANTOINE HAGE Post Office Box 591, Port-Au- Prince,
Haiti; presently residing at Park Sheraton Hotel, Roo1 1435,
New York Fedetai Boleau 3f Invepeixed at the New York Office
of the Bureau of Inveatigation at which time he
furnished the following information:
On Tuesaay_
3
June 4, 1968, ne arrived in the
United States from Haiti to visit th nis brother
9
JOSEPH
HAGE , Wiio i9 in the United States for. medical treatment
Upon his acrival he went to the Park Sheraton Hotel wher?
ne met with his brother and his sister Mrs _ (NTHERINE
TATOOF of Trenton New Jersey At n; time curing tkeir
conversatinn on Tuesday e vening or at any Subsequent time
did they discuss any activity of 3enator ROBERT KENNEDY _
Pricr to leaving Haiti he had not_heard that Senator:
KENNED< id -aen shot or would be shot end nlever made a
statement to this effect to anyone
897
6/10/68 New York, New York Ny 44-1640
On_: File #_
S4S 0 EUGENE SMTTH
JOHN p CARROLL; III/np 6/13/68
by Date dictated
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ,
Doto_
6/19/68
JOSEPH HAGE, Post Office Box 5855, Beirut;
Lebanon , waa interviewed at New York Hospital 525 Bast
68th Street, New York at wirich he furniehed the
following information:
fie is in the United states to obbain medical
treatment fron Dr VICTOR F MARSHALL of lewl York Hospital.
Jaet Sunday he spent the day in "rentont, New Jersey :
with his sister, Mrs CATHERINE LarouF_ Sunday night he
returned to the Park Sheraton Hotel, Roor 1435, New York
CitJ, where i4€ was staying_ He visited at the hotel With
his 8ister on Suildey Monday and Tuesday evznings On
Tuesday evening his brother, ANTOINE HAGE arrived at the
hotel He had just a-rived in the United States from Haiti
to visit with him prior to hic (JOSFPH)- going to the hospital.
At no tine during their conversation on Tuesday
evening nor at any other subsequent tire did discuss
any activity 0f Senator ROBERT KENNEDY ANTOINE HAGE
never made a staterent to the effect that he nad heard
prior to leaving Haiti for New York City that Senator KENNEDY
had been shot or would be shot
998
6/8/68 Mew York City NY 44-1640
On_ af_ File
2;,1
SA 0 , EUGENE SMITH/np 6/13/68
Date dictated
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FD-302 (Rov. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICATION
Date_
6/14/68
TIMOTHY 4 . HANAN member of Iche firm Macklin,
Hanan and Mc Kernan
9
99 John Street
9
advised that he wa:
mh advance man at San Prancisco , California He last
saw Senator KENNEDY at approximately 2:20 pr on Monday ,
Junel 3, 1968
9
Tihen the Senator left aboard an American
Airlines airplane
en route to Los Angeles He hingelf
9
took a 10 :40 pm flight from San Francisco to Netv York, on
June 3 , He wa8 telephonically contacted on Tuesday
morning and notified that the 8erabor haa been shot
He further edvised that *0 the best of hi8
knowledge the Senator' 8 itinerary had remained the sane
while he was in California except on Saturday
9
June 1,
1968_
5
when he debated Senator EUGENE MC CARTHY in Los Angeles
The Senator w88 scheduled t0 be in Oakland and San Francisco
on Saturday
9
but instead Ta8 in Oakland end San Franci8co
on Friday
He stated that *o the best of his knowledge he
has never seen SIRHAN SIRHAN , the &lleged a8888sin of
{Senator KENNEDY
999
On_
6/14/63
at_
New York New York File #
NY 44-1640
SA_VINCENT P DOHERLY np Date dictated
6/14/68
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ROYAI CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE CENDARRAERIE ROYALE DU CANADA
RCMP C 237
GRC 6880 REV `1-4-66
OMER FHLE REFERENCES: DIVISION DATE RCMP FiLE REFERENCES;
REF . AUTRES DOSSiERs: REF: DOSSIERS GRC: "Ct: 17 JUN 60
SUB- DHVISION SOUs-DIVISION
6RGI3 790-165
DETACHMENT. DETACHEMENT
Rontrcel C.Iose
RE:
OBJET: Senator Iobart F. KENNEDY
0
Nrder of
47
Jasigtence t0 FoBclo
6
0
Tne following i8 3 transcript of 4 conVerejlion
between 2n unknokn.female person t0 Mro Ailan HASSCN of' Kontreal
Radi0 Station CKG "XOT LINE FTLOCHEZA X" a* 12830 Pele on the 7
JUn 68 .
Pridey 7 JUN 68
12.30 Pah 0
CKGF]
h0% LIME
NIr ALLAX KASSON
Co ancad: You r0 0n the hot line
0
Cood afteroon , Hir 0 Honson (phonetic)
Yew?
Cx
How &r0 you?
Im feoling pretty good_
0
Mr 0 Wanson , I hear you Oni tho phone 9 I mcan Qn tle radio,
ripht nci < I didnft think I would 18 On che phone rizht
awayc Tley told m8 to wait but it 2a0 worth waiting forc
Iou Jnow Lhet fellow that 468 6cinated Nro Kenredy? Woll;
I }lew hime
Did ycu?
Yes: I dido
mhat 10.6 he like?
Ie 19 4 Jordanlarc He came UPs I Nonft s2y whcn , I kon t;a
He Cemo MP on a boat Nontreal about tuo Or threo Years 8600
I renerber hin too Wello H9 Caje Np to Yontrealo I
Del hir in Xontraalo Me wet Out on the tow together and
we did hih nuh, I rerembe ana it i9, kown tco but I
cor t want to mention ma
fqq@
&nd I met him
0 &
only
too,
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RCMP - GRC 6881 CONTINUATION SUITE DE C237
REV. 1-4-66
RE: PAGE ODJET
Serator Robert f0 K;NREDY Xurter Of
0>
Asai3ten60 t0 1aDef
0
don?% do thec}
I #orPt ba and I don?t Want to be involved
9
Wet was h0 lika?
Kelle 0 0 $ he I {on t Sa] 0 1 don t Xant t0 &3y nothing abouto
Kas hc intelligent 9 Tos he #tupid?
Qr
he's stupid, He Wa:# , ne told Ie about thiso
Coh & he told yQu he WoS Eoing 60 &98a3sinate Renzedy?
he did,
why didn'& you tell Vs?
I 149 witha0s
#hy didn € you tell 13 he wa8 going td a3sa0sin8te Kednedy?
1 dont think heoaheeoho0 4 Ioant it0
Rell, yoU should havo reported i6 to CrGMo
Lx3
I don"t think }e meant ito
Ha } but; Yol ve alweys {ot t0 take seriously those people
who are out or tholr mind 0 Now , tell me $ was he your boy-
Eriend?
I Just went t0 4: Iriend of Eine Ibo livof fear the docks
shs 01ns 4 restaurant tberoe End.all the followa xbo used
to come down Irom You kcw, the boats, u8e4'+0 @0 in the
restoutang &nd I used *0 @0 over there and holp her o1t &rd I
Iot that fellowa
So you wont out on thc tOwn } what did Yo1 do?
Yell , I went out with hin and he &Sed t0 call fe Up0
Did JoW 6o to
dine.l001
0 show, or 80 On?
1 didn" t think he @eant; it0 I thought ft 109 2 crazy thing he
Ao,
wA& 0
Yeb"
Yes?
No ,
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RCMP-GRC 6881 CONTINUATION SUIte DE C237
REV 1-4 -66
RE PAGE OBJET_
Senator Robert J 6 KENNEDY Murder of
mA
Lssistance to FcBIe
0I
Tha %' s t0o bad
8
Thai' 8 in 1965 you met hin in Montreal?
I
That Wa5 three years ag0 0
Yeah, oley? Jell thanks for letting vs kowe But you re three
year8 too late a
2 # The tape 1e cording Of this conversation was obgained by
lcpl, JoPela G& TURGEON On 7 JUN 68 , whilst on ¬her intestigation at CK CM &
lThis tape was turned over to me and is shown 88 Item #1 On Exhibit Report
168 /44 =
0 Copies of Form C246 &ttachedo
Myself and Cple J oE &P , SCHUMPH of Montreal P.8 & 8ection
fho 18 i/c.Montreal Harbour Patrol, will make an attempt to ascertein the
lidentity of the female person through Cpl
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'SCHUMPH? 3 contacts on the nare
bour .
Iy 4 It will be noted that this complaint originated from
one Sydney MORRIS and is shOTwn on attached Complaint for C-238 68/78
(Puty M.C0.) &nd 68/131 (Mtle GI copies of this form &tta ched &
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Ottawa Our File No 0 68-C-790-221
1 FOR JARDED for your information together with attachient 8 0
Investigation is presently conducted in an effort to identify
this person
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