</s>3 LA 56-156 tjb/alm/ink The following investigation was conducted at Los Angeles, California, by SA THOMAS J. BEVANS and SA C. ROBERT STRANGER: The Los Angeles files of the FBI contain no informa- tion identifiable with STROSS, BELFORT, or GLORIA GONZALES, described by KATES as a girl friend of an individual, name unrecalled, who resembled SIRIAN. Los Angeles files contain only one reference identifiable with KATES. A review of this file identified that KATES and one CHUCK L. COLEMAN, inmates at FCL, Engle- wood, Colorado, with KATES. A reviewed state of this File Attorney General at Washington, D.C ., in which letter they desired to be deported in California. States and claimed to be associated with the ANP in California, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office (LASO) criminal records contain no record identifiable with STROSS and BELFORD. Los Angeles police Department and Los Angels County Sheriff's Office unable to run a search on GLORIIA Gonzales without further descriptive data. LAPD contains a criminal record for KATES under LAPD Number 697-634-K, which reflects that on April 6, 1964, KATES was arrested for criminal a vehicle without the owner's permission. Records reflect vehicle without the owners' permission, that KATES, who reportedly was in military at the time, that LAPD was burned over to military authorities at Los Angeles. The ANP, Western Division Headquarters, until May 20, 1963, were maintained at 4275 North Peck Road, El Monte, Cal- Ifornia, El Monte Police Department criminal records as well as Intelligence records regarding ANP members and activities contain no record identifiable with KATS, STROSS. BELFORI, or SIRIAN, Lieutenant CHESTER ATTKISSON, Intelligence Division, El Monte Police Department on June 11, 1963, advised that he. is familiar with all facets concerning the AMP at El Monte. -718- 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The documents detail FBI investigations into individuals linked to Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, focusing on forensic analysis of handwriting, fingerprints, and document examination. Key figures include STROSS, BELFORT, GLORIA GONZALES, KATES, and SIRIAN/SIRHAN B. SIRIHAN. FBI laboratory reports from June 1968 analyzed handwriting samples, including a Pasadena Public Library card (No. C13359) bearing Sirhan B. Sirihan’s handwriting and a fine slip dated April 7, 1966. Fingerprints from Sirhan’s family members were compared to latent prints but yielded no matches. Evidence included typewritten messages with IBM pica typeface, a bullet recovered from Midway Hospital on June 5, 1968, and letters sent to the NAACP Watts Section criticizing Kennedy’s policies. Case LA 56-156 references names like Decker, Howard Delaunois, and Robert F. Kennedy (KENNIDY, ROBERT F.) with locations such as "EMBASSY ROOM" and "JOE MUIR HIGH SCHOOL." Redacted social security numbers appear in some records.  

Key People  
- KATES (arrested for vehicle theft in 1964)  
- MAX STROSS, JR. (address deemed non-existent)  
- GLORIA GONZALES (attended Santa Ana High School in 1967)  
- SIRIAN BISHARA SIRIHAN (subject of fingerprint comparisons)  
- Edward D. Warren (NAACP Watts Chapter president)  
- John Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  
- Richard L. Cromwell (FBI Los Angeles)  
- Gene Komidi (LAPD officer)  
- Irwin Neal Stroll (victim at Ambassador Hotel)  
- Robert F. Kennedy (KENNIDY, ROBERT F.)  

Key Locations  
- Los Angeles, California (FBI office, LAPD, LASO, NAACP Watts Section, Ambassador Hotel, Midway Hospital)  
- Orange County, California (Credit Bureau, police department, sheriff’s office)  
- Pasadena, California (Pasadena Public Library, Sirhan B. Sirihan’s residence at 696 East Howard Street)  
- Bellevue, Pennsylvania (postmark on envelope)  
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (postmark on envelope)  
- Embassy Room  
- Golden Garter Bar  
- Joe Muir High School  

Key Events  
- FBI examination of handwriting and fingerprints from June 1968, including library card and fine slip analysis  
- Forensic analysis of typewritten messages with IBM pica typeface characteristics  
- Recovery of a bullet from Midway Hospital linked to the Ambassador Hotel shooting  
- Investigation into letters sent to NAACP Watts Section criticizing Kennedy’s policies  
- Association of names with case LA 56-156, including references to Robert F. Kennedy  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)  
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office (LASO)  
- Orange County Sheriff’s Office  
- National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)  
- Pasadena Public Library  
- California Cadet Corps  
- Organic Pasadena Food Company  
- Campaign Headquarters (Rapfery)

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