</s>FD-302 (Rev.) 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date 6/11/68 1 CLARK B. ENGLAND, manager of the laundry at the Ambassador Hotel advised as follows: He worked at the afternoon of June 1, 1968, and he went off duty at approximately 6:00 p.m. that night. He went straight home and did not stay at the hotel for the KENNEDY victory celebration. ENCLAND was shown a photograph of SIRIAN SIRHAN and he advised that he has never seen him before. -38- On 6/10/68 at Los Angeles, California File # Los Angeles 56-156 by SA DAVID R. PENDER/Vaa Date dictated 6/1/68- This document contains neither recommendations for conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The document contains multiple FBI FD-302 forms dated June 4–12, 1968, detailing witness accounts of events surrounding the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. Interviews with hotel employees and staff included statements about their work schedules, observations during the event, and identification attempts of Sirhan Sirhan. Most witnesses reported not seeing Sirhan at the hotel or recognizing him in photographs. Some accounts mentioned hearing noises resembling firecrackers or gunshots around midnight on June 5, 1968. Administrative notes referenced document distribution restrictions and declassification under Executive Order 14176.  

Key People  
- **Clark B. England**: Laundry manager at the Ambassador Hotel; stated he did not stay for the Kennedy victory celebration and had not seen Sirhan Sirhan.  
- **Nora Josephine Plantigan**: Maid at the hotel; reported leaving work immediately and not seeing Sirhan.  
- **Joan B. Gillett**: Maid at the hotel; stated she left after duty and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Juan Manuel Gonzalez**: Room service busboy; reported hearing noises resembling firecrackers around midnight but did not see the shooter.  
- **William Thomas Haag**: Waiter at the hotel; described two individuals running past him near the Sun Club area but could not identify them.  
- **Edwin Hayden**: Valet presser at the hotel; stated he did not stay for the celebration and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Robert Thomas James**: Counterman at the coffee shop; reported remaining in the coffee shop and not seeing Sirhan.  
- **Alfred Todd Jones**: Coffee shop manager; stated he was home during the shooting and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Walter Kopec**: Counterman at the coffee shop; reported remaining in the coffee shop and not seeing Sirhan.  
- **Manuel Mora**: Laundry room employee; stated he did not stay for the celebration and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Vera Pattern**: Switchboard operator; reported spending time near the Embassy Room but had no information about the shooting.  
- **Katherine Robertson**: Switchboard operator; stated she was home during the shooting and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Alfred Vigil Roybal**: Parking lot attendant; reported not seeing anyone resembling Sirhan in the parking lot.  
- **Mrs. Gladys Sarah Sharrett**: Waitress at the coffee shop; stated she remained in the coffee shop and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Ruby Rebecca Trum (Mrs. Joseph Trum)**: Waitress at the coffee shop; reported being home during the shooting and had not seen Sirhan.  
- **Frances A. Tunison**: Laundry room employee; confirmed no prior knowledge of Sirian Sirhan.  
- **Irene Wishnuck**: Laundry worker; described an encounter with a Black man seeking a uniform card on June 3, 1968.  
- **Roosevelt Grier**: California Police Department member; witnessed and disarmed the assassin during the shooting, identifying him as Sirian Sirhan.  
- **Robert Anthony Toigo**: Staff member of State Senator Anthony C. Beilerson; observed events in the ballroom and kitchen area during the assassination.  
- **Doloris Dillenson**: Wife of State Senator Anthony C. Hillerison; reported seeing a man with a gun near Kennedy.  
- **Frank J. Burns, Jr.**: Attorney and hotel staff member; escorted RFK through the hotel, witnessed the shooting, and participated in the struggle with the assassin.  
- **Thane Eugene Cesar**: Security guard at the Ambassador Hotel; controlled access to the Embassy Room and observed someone with a gun during the chaos.  
- **Elmer M. Boomhower**: Security guard; confirmed RFK’s shooting after hearing about it and assisted in crowd control.  
- **Harold L. Burba**: Firefighter; noted an individual holding a poster near the scene, later linked to Sirhan.  
- **Larry J. Beck**: Volunteer campaign worker; described interactions with a cleaning crew member named Steve.  
- **George Fulton**: NBC stage manager; observed a woman signaling with her hand near the Embassy Room during Kennedy’s speech.  

Key Locations  
- **Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California**: Primary location for all interviews; hosted Kennedy’s campaign headquarters.  
- **Sun Club area**: Mentioned in accounts of individuals hearing noises or witnessing activity near the hotel.  
- **Eighth Street Parking Lot**: Where Alfred Vigil Roybal worked and reported no sightings of Sirhan.  
- **Embassy Ballroom**: Location where Kennedy delivered speeches and was later shot.  
- **Kitchen and serving area**: Where Grier observed the shooting and disarmed the assailant.  
- **Embassy Room**: Area where RFK was shot, referenced in multiple accounts.  
- **Colonial Room**: Pathway used for movement during the event.  
- **Gold Room**: NBC television production area where George Fulton was stationed during Kennedy’s speech.  

Key Events  
- **June 5, 1968**: Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel; witnesses described reactions to the event but provided no direct evidence of involvement.  
- **Witness accounts of noises**: Some individuals reported hearing sounds resembling firecrackers or other disturbances around midnight on June 5, 1968.  
- **Photographic identification attempts**: All witnesses were shown photographs of Sirhan Sirhan but stated they had never seen him in person.  
- **Disarming the assassin**: Roosevelt Grier seized a black revolver from the perpetrator and handed it to Raper Johnson before police arrived.  
- **Descriptions of the shooter**: Witnesses noted a white male with dark coloring, short stature, and slim build, later identified as Sirhan Sirhan.  
- **Crowd control efforts**: Hotel staff and security guards managed access to the Embassy Room during the chaos following the shooting.  
- **Post-assassination response**: Law enforcement, medical personnel, and hotel staff secured the scene and assisted victims.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Conducted interviews and documented witness statements as part of the investigation; noted restrictions on document distribution.  
- **Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)**: Mentioned in connection to booking numbers associated with Sirhan Sirhan’s arrest.  
- **California State Senate**: Involved in the events through staff members like Anthony C. Beilerson and his wife Doloris Dillenson.  
- **National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)**: Provided television coverage of Kennedy’s speech at the Ambassador Hotel, with George Fulton as a stage manager.

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