</s>PD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) 1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 8/2/68 1 ROBERT M. KIASE, 7800 Clearfield Avenue, Van Nuys, California, was interviewed at his place of employment, 3850 Wilshire Boulevard, at which time he furnished the following information: He himself was not a volunteer for the Kennedy Committee, However, he and his wife are good friends of JUDY ROYER and on the night of June 6, 1968, they went to the Ambassador Hotel. to aweit the results of the California primary election. They arrived at approximately 7:30 PM and then the use of some blue passes with approximately 7.30 PM, and obtained them, they were went to to the Embassy Room of the hotel. KIASE and his Wife spent most of the evening in the Embassy room, but at approximately 11:00 PM the left the room to get some drinks. After leaving the room, the security guard at the main entrance refused to let him in because the room had become crowded. After Leaving the room. The effort to reenter the room he went through the kitchen area. At that time, he did not notice anyone the kitchen. Upon receiving the Embassy Room, he went to he area where the ABC Television cameras were set up to wait the arrival of Senator ROBERTSON, KENNEDY. While waiting in the vicinity of the television cameras, a man who was monitoring one of the doors adjacent to the podium on which Senator KENNedy was to give his speech, asked him if he would mind watching the door for a few minutes. KIASE consent to watch the door and while doing so so he observed a man who would identify him as SIRIHAN BISHARA SIRIRAN attorney who was later identified to him as the interviewer and to go through the door, KIASS tapped him as she should end to that no one was allowed in the area other than members of the ABC staff. At this point, SIRIAN turned around and went back observed him, the area where the embassy Room. At the time KLASE observed his area was covered by the embassy room, and the time KlASE blue wash trousers. SIHAN did not have a jacket on and KLASE observed that since the shirt and trousers were tight fitting it was unlikely that SIRHAN had a gun in his possession at this time. On 7/30/68 at Los Angeles, California, California File # - Los Angeles 56-156 SA RICHARD P. DOUCETTE/jmb 82- - 8/1/68 <loc_791><loc_911><loc_791><loc_912><loc_791><loc_911>by SA RICHAEL P. Doucette/jimb<loc_124><loc_892><loc_452><loc_910>SA RIGHARD P ., DOUGETTE /jmb Date dictated

Sirhan Bishara Sirhan:
- Born April 25, 1937
- Arrested by a Pennsylvania State Police officer on Interstate 70 near Greensburg, PA, for using a 1968 Ford Fairlane 500 without authority or permission to do so
- Had been using the car for approximately five years without paying for it and had dropped off several people in different cities before being arrested

Mary Frances Stephens:
- Dropped off by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Continued on with Sirhan to St. Louis, Missouri

Eunice, Luther, and Jim:
- Dropped off by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan at Eunice's brother's place in the 500 block of West Maple Street, St. Louis

Mary SIRHAN (mother):
- Advised that her son had a savings account at the Lake Washington Office of the United States National Bank of San Diego
- Account was opened on March 18, 1960, with a $110 deposit and only had one deposit made in May 28, 1960

Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's employment history:
- Worked at a health store in Pasadena
- Worked at a Richfield Gas Station in East Pasadena
- Worked at a farm in Corona, California
- Raced at Santa Anita

Lowell J. Bean:
- Taught German to Sirhan B. Sirhan at Pasadena City College in the Fall of 1963
- Described Sirhan as a quiet person who displayed extremely good manners and dressed very nicely

Duane Crumb:
- Graduated from John Muir High School with Sirhan B. Sirhan in 1963
- Was shocked when he saw Sirhan's photograph on television as the killer of Robert Kennedy

Saul LeClair:
- Met Sirhan B. Sirhan at Pasadena City College sometime during 1963 and they would often meet to talk, but their activities were limited to the college campus
- Described their conversations with Sirhan as mainly concerned with school and girls, but from time to time they would discuss politics

Robert F. Kennedy:
- Assassinated on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California
- Investigation into his assassination led to the discovery of information about Sirhan B. Sirhan's past and his connections with individuals such as Lowell J. Bean and Saul LeClair

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