</s>89-HQ-4095 SECTION 1 SERIALS 1- X 89-HO-40595-1 Bureau of FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER FBI / CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS DO NOT DO NOT Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # FOIPA #12.03.71 DESTROY 0089 4095 1 1 OPEN 3/12/431923 INVESTIGATION 3/2/431973 - - - USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE Transfer-Call 3421 RRP00407B $98 REV. 1/09/71 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

**John F. Kennedy**

* Mentioned in relation to his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination and the attempted death contract offer made by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.

**Assassination**

* No direct connection mentioned in this document, but related to the attempted death contract offer made against Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

**Investigations**

* FBI transmitted a teletype message on December 2, 1977, regarding new information about Sirhan.
* Local Secret Service office and local police agencies notified of new information.
* Investigation deemed appropriate by Phoenix Division.

**Related Individuals and Events**

* **Sirhan Bishara Sirhan**: convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy; offered a contract to kill Edward Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy.
* **Thomas Lawrence Ortega, Sr.**: Mexican-American adult interviewed by FBI on November 26, 1977; claimed to have been in Soledad Prison with Sirhan and declined his offer.
* **Edward Kennedy**: Senator mentioned as the target of a death contract offer made by Sirhan.
* **John F. Kennedy**: Mentioned as the brother of Robert and Edward Kennedy.

**Dates and Locations**

* December 2, 1977: FBI transmitted teletype message regarding Sirhan.
* November 26, 1977: Thomas Lawrence Ortega, Sr., interviewed by Phoenix Division.
* January 20, 1977: Date on which Thomas Lawrence Ortega, Sr., was released from Soledad Prison.
* Boston, Massachusetts: Location mentioned in relation to John F. Kennedy and the attempted death contract offer.
* Soledad Prison (Monterey County), California: Location where Sirhan was imprisoned and where Thomas Lawrence Ortega, Sr., claimed to have been.

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