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Summary:  
The documents detail immigration records, legal proceedings, and personal information related to members of the SIRHAN family and other individuals connected to the RFK assassination investigation. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forms from 1968 list multiple individuals registered at 696 East Howard Street, Pasadena, California, including SIRIAN BISHARA SHIRIAN, MUNIER BISHANA, and SAIDALLAH BISHAREA SHIRIAN. These records indicate potential duplicate or coordinated registrations by the same individual, with exceptions noted in signatures. A reference to prior years' records for SIRINAN SIRDIAN is noted at the Federal Records Center in Bell, California. Financial records from United California Bank mention Saidallah Sirahan’s transactions involving foreign drafts purchased in 1967 and checks dated June 7, 1963. A Pasadena Police Department report notes that Saidallah Bishra Sirian reported being threatened on June 5, 1968, by two individuals with an intent to "kill all you Arabas." The victim described suspect #1 as a white male aged 35–40 and suspect #2 as a man in glasses. FBI files reference Sharif Bishara Salameh Gattas Sirhan’s mental health evaluation and probation status following a 1963 attempted murder charge. Immigration records for Sharif Sirhan include his arrival in the U.S. in 1960 under a non-quota visa, employment as a bookkeeper, and prior arrest for attempted murder.  

Key People:  
- **MUNIR BISHARA SIRHAN**: Reacted to televised footage of RFK’s assassination at P.C. Nash Department Store; deported after marijuana possession arrest in 1966.  
- **SAIDALLAH BISHARA SALAMEH GHATTAS SIRHAN**: Employed at Bullock's Department Store, terminated in 1966; reported being threatened in 1968.  
- **SHARIF BISHARA SALAMEH GATTAS SIRHAN**: Arrived in the U.S. in 1960 under non-quota visa; arrested for attempted murder in 1963; subject of FBI mental health evaluation and probation records.  
- **MARY BISHARA SALAMEH SIRIAN**: Held Jordanian passport; Social Security No. [SSN REDACTED].  
- **BISHARA SALAMEH GHATTAS SIRHAN**: Father of the family; sponsored by HALDR LILLENAS; expressed dissatisfaction with life in the U.S.  
- **AIDA SIRIAN MENNELL**: Sister of MUNIR; died on March 20, 1965, from chronic myelocytic leukemia.  
- **ROSENEBERG (George K. Rosenberg)**: District Director, INS, Los Angeles.  
- **DORAME (Gilbert Dorame)**: Chief, Reference Service Branch, Federal Records Center, Bell, California.  

Key Locations:  
- **Pasadena, California**: Home to the SIRHAN family; location of employment for MUNIR and SAIDALLAH; site of store incident involving RFK assassination footage; address 696 East Howard Street linked to RFK investigation.  
- **New York, New York**: Port of entry for the SIRHAN family in 1957.  
- **Jordan**: Country of origin for the SIRHAN family; connection to Jordanian passports and non-quota visas.  
- **Bell, California**: Federal Records Center referenced in INS records.  

Key Events:  
- **Immigration of the SIRHAN Family (1957)**: Sponsored by HALDR LILLENAS; admitted through New York Port of Entry; resided in Pasadena, California.  
- **MUNIR BISHARA SIRHAN's Arrest (1966)**: Charged with marijuana possession and selling marijuana; deportation proceedings initiated.  
- **Store Incident (1968)**: MUNIR reportedly exclaimed "My God that looks like my brother" while watching televised footage of RFK’s assassination at P.C. Nash Department Store.  
- **SAIDALLAH BISHRA SIRIAN's Threatening Incident (June 5, 1968)**: Reported being threatened by two individuals with intent to harm Arabs.  
- **SHARIF BISHARA SALAMEH GATTAS SIRHAN’s Arrest (1963)**: Charged with attempted murder; subject of FBI mental health evaluation and probation records.  
- **Submission of INS Form I-533 and I-55 (1968)**: Registration of multiple individuals at 696 East Howard Street, Pasadena.  
- **Reference to Prior Years' Records**: SIRINAN SIRDIAN’s records located at Federal Records Center in Bell, California.  

Key Organizations:  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted investigations into the SIRHAN family’s immigration status and legal proceedings; evaluated mental health of Sharif Bishara Salameh Gattas Sirhan.  
- **Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)**: Handled naturalization petitions, deportation hearings, and alien registration records for the SIRHAN family.  
- **United California Bank**: Maintained financial records involving Saidallah Sirahan’s transactions.  
- **Pasadena Unified School District**: Provided educational records for MUNIR BISHARA SIRHAN.  
- **U.S. Department of State**: Managed visa applications, including Sharif Bishara Salameh Gattas Sirhan’s non-quota visa in 1960.  
- **Federal Records Center, Bell, California**: Repository for referenced immigration records.

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