</s>Weekly Summary #51 Page 4. "I further indicated, however, that the judge might consider such an opinion irrelevant to the present proceedings, but that in any event, the letter would be in the file for consideration at any clemency hearing that might occur in the future. "I indicated that if the Senator wished to write a letter expressing his opinion, I would present it to your Honor in open court. I have here a hand-written letter, which was delivered to me on lay 19, 1969, and I offer it to you Honor for whatever consideration you deem proper." Copies of the Senator's letter were then handed to Judge Herbert V. Walker and Grant B. Cooper, one of the defense attorneys, but it was not read in open courtroom. Later, however. Younger released the text of the Kennedy letter, which is as follows: "Some weeks ago you inquired whether the Kennedy family wished to express any views on the possible penalties available to the court under the law in the trial involving the death of my brother. "The issue then was the position to be taken by the pro- secution on the offer of a plea of guilty and that involved the question whether there would be any trial at all. We felt that any answer to your inquiry at that time would accordingly be inappropriate. "At the time of the hearing on the sentence a similar inquiry was made by defense counsel. The matter was then before the jury and again any response seemed inappropriate. more ... 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

John F. Kennedy: 

* Autopsy performed by Thomas Noguchi
* Noguchi's behavior erratic and dictation unintelligible during autopsy
* Holloway requested Noguchi to catalogue working papers, but they remain unorganized

Robert F. Kennedy Assassination:

* Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Evelle J. Younger held a press conference
* Younger stated there is no credible evidence to support a conspiracy theory in the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy
* He labeled defense charges as "absurd" and described defense psychiatric testimony as "over-kill"
* Law enforcement agencies, including the Los Angeles police, FBI, and his office, reached the conclusion that there was no conspiracy on the basis of more than 4,000 interviews of possible witnesses

Investigations:

* The possibility that Sirhan was a member of a conspiracy whose objectives were not satisfied by the elimination of one political leader became a concern immediately following the shooting
* No possible avenue of information was considered unworthy of investigation
* Every allegation of a possible conspiracy was investigated in depth and will continue to be as they arise in the future

Witnesses:

* 65 witnesses called by the prosecution to testify during the trial
* Names of those who did not testify, including Ambassador Richard Alvarez, Richard Aubry, Anthony Beilenson, and others

Psychiatric Testimony:

* Younger described defense psychiatric testimony as "far-reaching and absurd propositions"
* A juror interviewed after the jury brought in the death penalty said he thought the psychiatric testimony "stunk"

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office published a weekly summary of information related to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The summary stated that no credible evidence exists that Sirhan B. Sirhan was influenced by any individual, according to Deputy Chief Robert Houghton.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) went on record at a press conference in support of District Attorney Ellele J. Younger's declaration that no conspiracy existed in the assassination of Senator Kennedy. The LAPD investigation led them to new dimensions in homicide inquiry and included techniques such as charting the investigation in categories, adoption of administrative charts, and time charts.

Arthur J. Goldberg, former US ambassador to the United Nations, stated that taking a life does not accomplish anything and revealed he asked California Governor Ronald Reagan to commute Sirhan's death sentence. Goldberg also mentioned that Senator Edward M. Kennedy sent a similar letter to District Attorney Younger.

Sirhan B. Sirhan was reading quite a bit and seemed in good spirits according to his attorney, Russell Parsons. Munir Sirhan, the youngest brother of Sirhan, was permitted to visit him at San Quentin's Death Row.

Pete Noyes, managing editor of KNXT-TV, provided information about James M. Amoff, Gerald Chase, and Wallace White, who were involved in a business address at South Route 20. Noyes also mentioned Jim Braden, Gene Bradens, and Beverly Brown, who was formerly run out of Dallas by William Decker.

Noyes stated that Victor Emanuel Perezia was a friend and associate of Braden in Texas and associated with the Magnolia Petroleum Company. Both Braden and Perezia were referred to as the "Lovebird Swindlers" and were subsequently arrested by the FBI in New York City.

The investigation also involved Gerald Chase, who was characterized as an accountant tied to the Tom Shepard investigation. Noyes suggested that Big A Department Stores desired a two million dollar loan and Amnoff allegedly had to pay $20,000 to some unknown person for the alleged cooperation of Mayor Sam Yorty.

Noyes mentioned Jim Braden's alleged involvement in running a gambling operation in Beverly Hills, California. He also stated that Al Farman, or the Arab Intelligence Organization, has come into the inquiry and that Dr. Al Fatah could be established further investigation would reveal more information.

Pete Noyes discussed his source, an extremely confidential source who was present at a Black Panther meeting one month prior to the assassination of Robert Kennedy, stating that Sirhan was present at the meeting.

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office published a weekly summary of information related to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The summary stated that no credible evidence exists that Sirhan B. Sirhan was influenced by any individual, according to Deputy Chief Robert Houghton.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) went on record at a press conference in support of District Attorney Ellele J. Younger's declaration that no conspiracy existed in the assassination of Senator Kennedy. The LAPD investigation led them to new dimensions in homicide inquiry and included techniques such as charting the investigation in categories, adoption of administrative charts, and time charts.

Arthur J. Goldberg, former US ambassador to the United Nations, stated that taking a life does not accomplish anything and revealed he asked California Governor Ronald Reagan to commute Sirhan's death sentence. Goldberg also mentioned that Senator Edward M. Kennedy sent a similar letter to District Attorney Younger.

Sirhan B. Sirhan was reading quite a bit and seemed in good spirits according to his attorney, Russell Parsons. Munir Sirhan, the youngest brother of Sirhan, was permitted to visit him at San Quentin's Death Row.

Pete Noyes, managing editor of KNXT-TV, provided information about James M. Amoff, Gerald Chase, and Wallace White, who were involved in a business address at South Route 20. Noyes also mentioned Jim Braden, Gene Bradens, and Beverly Brown, who was formerly run out of Dallas by William Decker.

Noyes stated that Victor Emanuel Perezia was a friend and associate of Braden in Texas and associated with the Magnolia Petroleum Company. Both Braden and Perezia were referred to as the "Lovebird Swindlers" and were subsequently arrested by the FBI in New York City.

The investigation also involved Gerald Chase, who was characterized as an accountant tied to the Tom Shepard investigation. Noyes suggested that Big A Department Stores desired a two million dollar loan and Amnoff allegedly had to pay $20,000 to some unknown person for the alleged cooperation of Mayor Sam Yorty.

Noyes mentioned Jim Braden's alleged involvement in running a gambling operation in Beverly Hills, California. He also stated that Al Farman, or the Arab Intelligence Organization, has come into the inquiry and that Dr. Al Fatah could be established further investigation would reveal more information.

Pete Noyes discussed his source, an extremely confidential source who was present at a Black Panther meeting one month prior to the assassination of Robert Kennedy, stating that Sirhan was present at the meeting.

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