</s>6/13/68 PLAIN TEXT AIRTEL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (44-26/0) SUBJECT: KINSALE Re New York airtel to the Bureau dated 6/7/68. For the New York airstel of Los Angeles, on 6/5/68, the Bureau advised that Senator ROBERT KENNEDY had received a number of threatening letters in the past and had not reported these threats. One of these letters, in Spanish, dated 11/15/67, from LUZETA COROVDA, 260 East Spanish,dated 11/16/67/67. from LUKETA COROVA, or Mrs. A. WATSON, was in substance as follows: She thanked KENNIEDY for an earlier letter that KENNEDYS had written to her. The referenced letter is not available and contents are unknown). She spoke on an organisation referred to as to the Order Rosa Cruz, Order of the Red Cross, San Jose, California and advised that this the Red Sox, San José, California, and advised the family of CORDOVA suggested that every whole Mrs. Kennedy family be interrogated and called except Mrs. ADELINA GRAHAM and a Mr. CLAYSEN. She suggested that KENNIDY wrote to Silent Unity, Lee's Summit of Mississippi, an organization that helps the world through prayer. 3- Bureau Los Angeles (56-156) New York J.CJ.J.F.R. (8) 1- SUPV. #23 #1-16/16 /69 59 SEARCHED) SERIAL 3D 1-SUPV.#23 ITEPED FILLED 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**Key Individuals:**

* Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
* Luzeta Cordova, member of the Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) and writer of threatening letters to the Kennedy family
* Senator Robert F. Kennedy, target of assassination
* William Barry, ex-Special Agent FBI and bodyguard to Senator Kennedy
* Peter Spencer Berkson, free lance photographer

**Dates and Locations:**

* June 4, 1968: date of assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
* New York City, New York: location of interviews and investigations related to Cordova and AMORC
* Washington D.C.: location of Senate office and campaign headquarters for Senator Kennedy

**Significant Events and Activities:**

* Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on June 4, 1968
* Investigation into changes in itinerary or plans leading up to the assassination
* Interviews with individuals who were with Senator Kennedy at the time of the assassination
* Determination of whether Sirhan observed any time prior to shooting

**Evidence and Testimony:**

* Photographs taken by Ronald T. Bennett and Dave Kennerly of United Press International (UPI)
* Testimony from Peter Smith about the plan to bring Senator Kennedy into the Press Room for a press conference
* Statement from William Barry about being approximately four feet from Senator Kennedy when shots were heard

**Other Connections:**

* AMORC, the Rosicrucian Order, was investigated by the FBI in connection with Cordova's threatening letters and alleged ties to Russia.
* The assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy was a significant event that occurred on June 4, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

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