</s>FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date 6/13/68 Mrs. ALEXANDER LIBAN (INA), 3309 Wood Terrace, (telephone number NO 4-9686) (INA) , 3309 Woods Terrace. employed as a cashier and food checker at the Ambassador Employed as a Cashier and Food Checker at The Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, since September 1966. She advised that her regular shift is from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m ., and on June 5, 1968, she was working in the liquor service area located just off the main kitchen. She stated that shortly after midnight she was en route a. m ., on June 6, 1968. She was working on a check and as she was going through the room service area of the kitchen was going to get approval on a cheek kitchen at the front office to get approved on the that at that point JEAN ABBON, the head food checkers. yelled at her to get back and she heard someone else shutt that Senator ROBERT P. KENNEDY had been shot. Mrs. LIBAN advised that she returned to the liquor service area and a few minutes walked back to the kitchen where she saw Senator KENNETHED being placed on a stretcher where there saw Senator Kennedy being placed. She stretched that she saw into the freight elevator. She people milling around the area and and a great deal of confusion and noise. She stated this STIRHAN BISHARA BISHARA SIRIAN was unknown. 1968, she recalled seeing an individual who was remembered However, about 10:30 p.M. or 11:00 pm. on June 4, 1968, She noticed seeing the door which leads to the SIRHIAN loitering kitchen. The door which could not hallway loitening kitchen. She said that she would not positively identify SIRHANA is being identical with that individual and did not recall ever having seen SIRHAAN in or around the hotel prior to that time. MRS. LIBEN advised she was unable to furnish any additional information concerning the shooting. 6/10/68 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles 56-156 on at at SA ROBERT E. SAGE/mgt - 195 - File # 6/12/68 by SA ROBERT E. SAGE/mgT Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to <loc_46><loc_938>your agency, it is its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

Summary  
The document contains FBI interview records and FD-302 forms from June 1968 detailing statements by Ambassador Hotel employees in Los Angeles regarding their observations of events surrounding the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968. Interviews focused on staff working in roles such as waiters, bartenders, housekeeping, and kitchen personnel, who described hearing gunfire or explosions around midnight on June 5, witnessing confusion in hotel areas like the Embassy Room Service Pantry and lobby, and noting a man described as "Sirhan Bishara Sirhan" loitering near the kitchen entrance on June 4. Most interviewees reported being off duty during the incident or denied knowledge of the shooting. Some confirmed familiarity with the suspect after viewing photographs, while others expressed uncertainty. The documents include administrative notes about FBI procedures, redaction of personal identifiers (e.g., Social Security numbers), and references to unrelated personnel records.  

Key People  
- Mrs. Alexander Liban (cashier/food checker)  
- Joe Hernandez Licon (chandelier/mirror man)  
- Jose Linan (room service attendant)  
- Ingebberg C. Lohmann (hostess/coffee shop employee)  
- Jack Lubarsky (bellman)  
- George Lyons (night cleaner)  
- Manuel Cuetto Machuca (bus boy)  
- Antonio Almeida Macias (runner)  
- Arthur Maddox (security guard)  
- Salvador M. Madrigal (bartender)  
- George Awadis Majarian (waiter)  
- Fito Eligueta Mansilla (waiter)  
- Reyes Martinez (waiter)  
- Gilberto Martinez-Lopez (waiter)  
- Addie Marie Mastel (coffee shop manager)  
- Mario Matute (part-time waiter)  
- Demetrios Mayromatis (waiter, Coconut Grove)  
- Frank Storm Maxwell (banquet employee)  
- Frank Melody (waiter, Coconut Grove)  
- Justin Mendz (waiter, Coconut Grove)  
- Florence Herzberger (hotel secretary)  
- Anthony Messina (waiter, Coconut Grove)  
- Samuel Tapia Millian (waiter, Coconut Grove)  
- Wayne D. Mills (bartender)  
- Blaise Minns (banquet waiter)  
- Erwin Moench (waiter, Cave Cocktail Lounge)  
- Robert Earl Mooney (waiter, Coconut Grove)  
- Benny Morello (second cook)  
- Vesta Gladys Morello (sandwich maker)  
- Gilbert Morris Jr. (housekeeping employee)  
- Elizabeth Ann Naun (executive secretary)  
- Margaret Nefp (cashier)  
- Arthur Edwin Nyhagen (doorman)  
- John Chanesian (room service employee)  
- Alexander Olloque (banquet houseman)  
- Victor Ortiz (bartender)  
- Rubin Overmoe (hotel employee)  
- Gilbert Paoli (manager, Coconut Grove)  
- Gerald Parmenter (maintenance worker)  
- Ernest Pastor (pantry helper)  
- Verner Federesen (electrician)  
- Thomas Penza (kitchen employee)  
- Jesus Perez (kitchen helper)  
- Lorenzo Vinson Perkins (housekeeper)  

Key Locations  
- Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California  
- Kitchen area, liquor service section, room service pantry, Embassy Room, coffee shop, lobby, and adjacent hallways  
- Coconut Grove, Dolphin Court Room, Cave Cocktail Lounge, parking lot  
- 3400 Waltham Boulevard (John Chanesian’s residence)  
- 222 West Angelino, San Gabriel, California (Victor Ortiz’s home address)  
- 13997 Chardon Street, Hawthorne, California (Thomas Penza’s residence)  

Key Events  
- Hearing gunfire/explosions around midnight on June 5, 1968  
- Observing confusion, people milling in kitchen/lobby areas, and a stretcher being loaded into an elevator  
- Mention of a person described as "Sirhan Bishara Sirhan" loitering near the hotel’s kitchen entrance on June 4, 1968  
- Identification attempts via photographs of the suspect post-assassination  
- Interview of hotel staff regarding their presence and observations on June 4–5, 1968  
- Statements about the shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel  
- Denial by interviewees of witnessing the shooting or knowing "SIRHAN BISHARA SIRIAN"  
- Mention of a photograph shown to each individual for identification purposes  
- Eyewitness accounts of gunfire in the Embassy Room Service Pantry, confusion among staff, and presence of foreign nationals  
- Identification of suspect as "SIRIAN BISHARA STIRHAN," with some noting uncertainty or lack of prior familiarity  
- Post-shooting actions: staff reported confusion, attempts to subdue the suspect, and calling for medical assistance  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)  
- Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles (specific departments: Catering and Sales, Chef’s Department, Housekeeping)

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