</s>LA 56-156 CROME states SIRHAN SIRHAAN knew about the formation of this club but was apathetic and never helped or hindered, did not join or offer to join the SDS club. At the end of the 1965 presidential election to join in CROME at FCC and in September began at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He almost immediately joined the UCLA chapter of the W.B. Du Bois Club that was then active on campus. The next W.E.B ., Du Boils Club was also active on Campus. The Next national convention in Chicago as a West Coast representative. However, by late 1966 or early 1967, the W.B .. Du BoIS Club had grown unpopular because the members at UCLA got tired of it and it folded. CROME States that in April, 1967, he and seven others formed a Student Club of the Communist Party, on the campus of UCLA. They met to discuss political matters, campus of UCLA. They were not allowed to participate in the US. only in his group. He remained in this CP club until he was graduated in March, 1965. He is still in the club, but each of the other seven members graduated with him, and each of them was a natural student of club. CROME membership joining the CP Club was a naturel extension of his membership in the W E.B· Du BoIs Club. With regard to STIRHAM, CROME states he considered him 'erratic' in his political philosophy and thought essentially liberal and left of center, he had definite phases of his thinking where he was right of center. particularly on the subliberal and state, "politically liberal" He presented for more definite information, CROWE states he does not CROWE was informed, "POLITICALLY, PRESENT know STIRHAN's economic philosophy. Politically, SIRHAM favored movements that according to CROME are considered by SIRHAH was opposed to the Vietnam center. CROWES states SIRHIAN was opposed the Vietnam Center. While at PCC in 1965, CRONE recalls that STIRAHAN claimed he wanted to live in society in the United States and get along people and money. SIRIHAN was not interested in the SIDS Club that CROWe wanted to form. Although aware of CROW'S activities, SirHAN did not support him. comfortable, specifically discussing the formation of the CROME SDS. Really specialized discussing of the form of SIRRHAN would likely have been on the fringe of groups where CRONE was expressing a desire to form the club and where SIRIAN must<loc_116><loc_867><loc_893><loc_866><loc_893><loc_882>have overheard such expressions. - 1010 - 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

SIRHAN SIRHAN, a member of the W.E.B. Du Bois Club and with connections to the Communist Party, was identified as a suspect in the assassination investigation. Witnesses described him as being involved in suspicious conversations and activities around the time of the shooting.

On June 4, 1968, John Fahey reported meeting a woman at the Ambassador Hotel who told him they were being followed by a dark blue Ford and later a dark blue Volkswagen. Fahey advised that he was afraid of what he had possibly become involved in with the woman and recalled Senator KENNEDY's name approximately five times during the day.

Witnesses also described a man watching them in a coffee shop as having a height of 5'11" or 5'15", weight approximately 115 pounds, complexion not brown but close to an olive tan, hair possibly black with a bush type style. This description matches Sirhan Sirhan's physical appearance.

The FBI investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation into the shooting were ongoing at the time of these interviews. The investigations involved interviewing witnesses and suspects, including Sirhan Sirhan, who was identified as a suspect based on witness descriptions.

Related individuals and events include Senator KENNEDY's aides instructing security guards to be present at the Ambassador Room level on the night of June 4-5, 1968, and the shooting of Senator KENNEDY itself. The estimated time frame for the shooting was around 15 minutes after it occurred.

Key individuals involved in the investigation include David Phillips, Leonora Hostetter, W. J. Wood, and Sirhan Sirhan himself.

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