</s>ALL CORRESPONDENCE '70 TOUTE CONRESPONANCE DOIT BE ADDRESSED ETRE ADRESSE COMME SUIT: THE OFFICER LE ROYALE DU CANADA ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE GENDARMERIE ROYALLE DU CANADIA OTTAWA 7, CANADA OTTAVA 7, CAMADA HEADQUARTERS-DIRECTION GENÉRALE YOUR NO. OTTAwa 7, canADA VOTRE NO. 68HQ-791-C-148 June 27, 1968 OUR NO NOTRE NO Mr. Moss Lee Inness, e/o United States Embassy, OTTAWA, Ontario. Re: Senator Robert P. KENNEDY - Murder of - Assistance to F.B.I. --- Attached for your information are copies of Montreal G.I ., report dated June 17, 1968, this being further to my memorandum of June 25, 1968. 2. Enquiries are continuing in Montreal in an effort to identify the unknown female caller. You will be kept advised as to the result of investigations conducted. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNGLASSIFIED DATE 8-12-KOBY G-1 B3/L/e W.P. Perry, Insp ., C.N. 255,315 Assistant Officer in Charge, Encl. Criminal Investigation Branch. 50-156-1391 SEARCHED. INDEXED. SERIALIZED. FILLED. JUL 9,000 FBI - LOS ANGELES 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI and international law enforcement investigations into potential connections between individuals, organizations, and events related to Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination in June 1968. Key elements include collaborative efforts between U.S. and Canadian authorities (FBI and RCMP) to identify an unknown female caller linked to the case, a radio transcription from CKGN (June 7, 1968), and follow-up actions by the RCMP in Ottawa. The FBI sought assistance from the RCMP to monitor leads involving this caller. A memorandum references a publication titled "Junior Review" (March 11, 1968) forwarded to the FBI after Judge Robert E. Quinn noted a photograph of Senator Eugene McCarthy resembled Sirhan Sirhan. Additional entries discuss passport checks for Clifford Flitte in Honolulu, interviews with LAPD officers regarding LA HIVE and potential assassination connections, administrative notes on document classification under E.O. 14176, and an unrelated letter from Ben D. Harper containing financial disputes with political figures.  

Key People  
- **Sirhan Sirhan**: Central figure in the assassination investigation; linked to RFK’s murder and mentioned in multiple documents as a suspect.  
- **Robert F. Kennedy**: Assassinated Senator whose death is central to the investigations.  
- **Judge Robert E. Quinn**: U.S. Court of Military Appeals judge who noted a photograph of Eugene McCarthy resembled Sirhan Sirhan.  
- **Ben D. Harper**: Sender of an unrelated letter containing financial disputes with political figures.  
- **Thomas Dated 6/1/68**: Individual involved in FBI inquiries.  
- **DIETER W. BAYER (Pacifica, Calif.)**: Mentioned in administrative records.  
- **Sergeant JEN DODD (Kern County Sheriff's Office)**: Identified in documents.  
- **Ron Schneider** (various spellings): Informant reporting on Peace and Freedom Party meetings.  
- **Frank Gibson**: Attended a meeting at Bob and Raquel Leander’s home, where RFK assassination discussions were noted.  
- **Milton Zaslow**: Present at the meeting; referenced phone calls about RFK’s assassination.  
- **Nathan Helfman**: Interviewed regarding potential connection to RFK’s assassination, with claims he was in Israel at the time.  
- **Maxine Ochis**: Corrected spelling of name in FBI records; linked to Sirhan Sirhan investigations.  
- **Jimmie Utt**: Speculated as a possible associate of anti-Catholic groups in Orange County, California, linked to RFK’s assassination through circumstantial claims.  
- **Esther Patchewson**: Reported contact with Agnes Parish and an Arab individual linked to Hollywood.  
- **Agnes Parish**: Allegedly associated with an Arab man connected to FBI investigations.  
- **F. Elwood Davis**: Attorney who denied statements about RFK’s assassination being inspired by a government official.  
- **Karl Joss**: Claimed to have overheard discussions about RFK’s assassination at a dinner party.  
- **Daniel L. O’Connor**: Confidential source providing information to FBI.  

Key Locations  
- **Montreal**: Investigation into an unknown female caller linked to the RFK case.  
- **Ottawa**: RCMP involvement in follow-up actions related to the caller.  
- **Los Angeles, California**: Central location for FBI offices, Peace and Freedom Party meetings, and interviews with LAPD officers regarding LA HIVE.  
- **Honolulu**: Passport checks for Clifford Flitte.  
- **San Bernardino, Calif.**: Ben D. Harper’s address.  
- **Delano, California**: State Labor Commission meeting referenced in "The Grapes" article.  
- **Hollywood, California**: Apartment linked to an Arab individual and FBI inquiries.  
- **Portland, Maine**: Location of the anonymous caller reporting Senate Gallery observations.  
- **Washington, D.C.**: Sites of dinner parties and FBI office locations.  

Key Events  
- **June 16, 1968**: Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.  
- **June 18–19, 1968**: Peace and Freedom Party meetings in Los Feliz, attended by Frank Gibson and others, with discussions about RFK’s assassination.  
- **July 10–17, 1968**: FBI memoranda detailing interviews, name corrections, and investigative leads on Sirhan Sirhan and related individuals.  
- **July 12–15, 1968**: Efforts to track Sirhan Sirhan through informants, including a planned police show-up identification for the Sirhan brothers.  
- **June–July 1968**: Dinner party in Washington, D.C., where discussions about RFK’s assassination occurred; conflicting accounts of statements by F. Elwood Davis and Karl Joss.  
- **July 8, 1968**: Anonymous caller reported observing individuals at the U.S. Senate Visitors Gallery, including Sirhan’s brother.  
- **June–July 1968**: FBI efforts to locate Clifford Flitty, check passport records, and verify identities through interagency communications.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Central agency conducting investigations into RFK’s assassination, including case files, informant reports, and interoffice communications.  
- **Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)**: Collaborated with the FBI on identifying an unknown female caller linked to the RFK case.  
- **Los Angeles Field Office**: Involved in tracking individuals like Clifford Flitty and coordinating with other FBI divisions.  
- **Peace and Freedom Party**: Mentioned as an organization where RFK’s assassination was discussed during meetings in Los Angeles.  
- **Arab Students Organization (US and Canada)**: Issued statements denying any connection to RFK’s assassination, though linked to Sirhan Sirhan through informants.  
- **Santorini Complex**: Speculated as an anti-Catholic business group in Santa Ana, California, potentially tied to RFK’s assassination through circumstantial claims.  
- **U.S. Court of Military Appeals**: Judge Robert E. Quinn referenced a photograph of Eugene McCarthy resembling Sirhan Sirhan.

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