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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== Op Po 2 6-4us)renreoy; RoBert Department of State TELEGRAM TES OF UNCLASS IF I ED 822 PA GE 0 } NICOs [ 0 1902 0 6 | 4332 ActIon H 02 1 INFo NEA 132SS 2. 'NSC 1 V o P '42US [ A 12'CPR (20SSO 0@XSR 01 ,RSC 0 } 2 N 1065 w R 06 1 4 152 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY NICOS I A TO SECSTATE 1828 UNCLAS NICOS [ A 1902 PLEA SE PASS FOLLOWING MESSAGE To MRS ROcERT KENNEDY : THE VIcE PRES IDENT OF THE REPURL IC OF CYPRUS , DR . FAZIL KUCHUK, HAS ASKED THAT MRS . KENNEDY BE INFORMED OF HIS "DEEP REGRET A ND HORROR A T THE HE INQUS MURDER OF SENATOR KENNEDY , THE A MERICAN NA TION , A ND INDEED THE WORLD HA S LoST A CAPABLE A ND ENERGETIC LE DER WHOSE SERVICES WOULD HA VE BEEN SUch AS WOULD, No DOUBT, BENEF ICIALL Y INFLUENCETHE DEST INY OF THE WORLD . Mi SMITH 6x 4 UNCLASS IF IED ~#PARTMEN? 1 [ 1 STAT MICRofylmed ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== l Op Po L b_ 22 Us EevYe Department of StalgBert TELEGRAM TES 08 UNCLASSIF IED 64 @ PAGE W 1 MASERU 67563 06201!2 a2tION AF 15 J INFO SS 2m,h '29NSC 1$,P 24US [ A 12,CPR 02,RSR 01 ,RSC 0 [,SS0 Gdp/06 W R 0613152 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY MASERU 5 To SECSTATE WASHDC 620 3 UNCLAS MASERU 563 GOL INFO DEPT ADV ISES FOLLOw ING TFLS SENT To SECRE TaRY RUSK BY PR IMIN JONATHAN JUNE 5 AND 6 ) RESPECTIVELY 8 1 0 QTE 8 MY COLLEAGUES AND I HA VE LE-RNED WIth DISM; Y OF THE A TTEMPT ON TAE LIFE OF SENATOR ROBERT F 0 KENNEDY ThIS MORNING e WE CONDEMN In ThE STRONGEST TERMS POSSI BLE THIS WANTON ACT OF BARB ARISM A IMED A T DEPRIVING YOUR COUNTRY , ItS PEOPLES AND THE WORLD In GENERAL OF THE SERVICES OF GREAT MAN. In WIShJNG THE SENA TOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY , WE CANNOT FA IL To EXPRESS OUR SINCERE HOPE THAT NO RPT NO FFFORT WILL BE SPARED IN APPREHENDING AND DEAL ING EXPEDITIOUSL Y WITh THE CULPR IT A ND THA T GOod SENSE WILL PREVAIL LEABUA JONATHAN UNQTE 6 2 0 QTE} THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF LESOThO MORN WITh THE PRES IDENT , THE GJVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIC4 ThE UNTIMELY AND TRAGIC DEA Th OF SENA TOR ROBERT F 0 KENNEDY , OUR HEARTFELT SYMPA THIES ESPEC IALL Y GO To MRS 0 KENNEDY A ND HER FAMILY WhO In ONE DECADE AAVE SUFFERED UNTIMELY DEA ThS ThF HANDS OF ASSASS INS . WE COMMEND THEM To THE ALMIGhiTY A ND PRA Y THAT HE SHQULD COMF ORT AND BLESS THEMu WE PRA Y AND S[NCEREL Y HOPE THAT THESE SENSELESS KILLINGS WILL AWAKE THE PEOPLE QF AMERICA To THE REAL [ZATION THA T THEIR REPEATED OCCURRENCE CAN D0 NOTHING 3ut DTSCRED [ T In THE EYES OF ThE wOf'LD THE FAME " CIVILIZATION And FREEDOM ThAT THEY HA VE FQuGhT S0 HARD To BUILD AND MA INTA ! N LEABUA JONA THAN UNQTE 0 POST UNCLASS IF IED Q PARTMEN? 1 1 1 STA 5 I A T ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== Op FoL 6-2 VS/ KenNEDY , RoBERT F Department of State TELEGRAM TRS Q UNCLASSIF IED 294 PAGE 0 ! cotonO 0 : 362 0616492 64 A3tIOn AF 15 00 2nfo NSA 02eC IAE 00,DODE 00 ,GPM 04,h 02, INR 07,L 03,NSC 10 , P RSC 0 ! , SP 02,SS 20,US [ A T2,CPR 02pRSR 01 9 /085 W : R @6 }6 [#Z JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY CoTonou To SECSTATE WASHDC 1 4 13 LNCZAS COTONOU 1362 SUBJECT 2 KENNEDY ASSASS I NAT ION {€ PRESIOENT ALLEY CALLED ME ThIS AFTERNOON To EXPRESS HIs CONDOLENCES AND INFORMED ME THA T THE COUNCIL OF MINYSTERS HAD OBSERVED A MiNUTE OF SILENCE AT THEIR MEETiNG ThIs MORNING To HONOR SENATOR KENNEDY 2 . ALL EVENTS CONCERNING ASSASS INATION RECE% VED EXTENSIVE PLA Y ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED RADI0 . KNOX 5 UNCLASSIFIED SPARTMEN? 1 J 1 STA OF 2 0 ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== Op Ro L 6_2 2 $ KENNED % , Rsbert F Department of State TELEGRAM TES OF 30 QL UNCLASS IF IED 7 18 PAGE 0 [ TUNIS 04829 0613332 SETION H 02 1 InFo AF 09,SS 20,CPR 02,P 04,US I A 12,NSC 102 SS0 00 ,RSR 01,RSC 0 ! , 106 | W 1 R 0613102 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY TUNI S To SECSTATE WASHDC 5596 UNCLAS TUNIS 4829 SUBJECTs KENNEDY 1yy 0 AMB RECEIVED FOLLOwING TELEGRAM FROM NA TIONAL ASSEMBL Y PRES IDENT SADOK MOKADDEM JUNE 5 , QUOTE PROFOUNDL Y DISTRESSED B Y ODIOUs ATTEMPT PERPETR_ TED AGA INST SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY , EXPRESS To YOU MY INDIGNA TION OVER THIS UNSPEAKABLE CRIME BEG YOU To TRANSMIT To UeS , CONGRESS AND KENNEDY FAMILY PROFOUND ASSURANCES OF SYMPATHY . WE FEVERENTL Y PRA Y THA T SENA TOR ROBERT KENNEDY OVERCOME CONSEQUENCES OF THIS HORR IBLE ACT AND THA T VIOLENCE AND HA TE BE BANI SHED FROM THE HEARTS OF MEN 0 S I GNED DR SADOK MOKADDEM, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBL Y , END QUOTE RUSSELL UNCLASSIF IED S PARTMEN? 1 1 1 STAT ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== OF Ptl 6-2 Us]Kennedy , Robert F Department of State TELECRAM TES Of 2 UNCLASSIF [ED 60 6 6 PAGE 0 | OUA GA D 71355 0612352 43 61 ActioN AF 15 J INFO SS 20,NSC I,H 020CPR 722P 0 # 0 USI A 12vRSC 0 1 , RSR 6 1.2 / 067 w P 0611592 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU ~ To SECSTATE WASHDC PR IOR ITY 154 / UNCLAS OUAGADOUGOU 355 SiBJECT ? KENNEDY ASSASS INA TION ; UPPER VOLTA PRES IDENT LAMIZA NA TELEPHONED EMBA SSY MINUTES AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT SENATOR KENNEDY ' S DEA TH To PRESENT CONDOLENCES , DID NOT COMMENT ON CIRCUMSTANCES OTHER THAN MEPLIOHF ASSASS IN WAS JORDAN IAN_ 0 EXTENDED SYMPATHIES AND REGRETS ON T TRAGIC EVENT 'SKINNER ~ UNCLASS!F [ ED S PARTMEN? 1 J 1 STA { 2 1 ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== PLl 6-2 Vs /Kennedy , RoBErt F , OF Department of State TELECRAM TES 0F 39 UNCLASSIF IED 778 PACE V : OUAGAD 358 0711352 20 3 Action AF 15 INF0 CPR 02, GPM 24,NSC 1 0,P 04 ,RSC 0 !,SS 202US [ A 12,CAE 002 DODE 0 0 1 INR 07 , NSAE 0 @,RSR 0 | , H 02,SS0 002 /078 W R 06 } 6202 JUN 68 Fm AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU To SECSTATE WASHDC 1543 8 UNCLAS OUAGADOUGOU 1358 REF 9 STATE 176747 SUBJECT < REACTI ONS To KENNEDY ASSASS INATION 10 REACTIONS To ROBERT F 0 KENNEDY ASSASSINA TION STRONG HERE IMMED]ATELY AFTER NEWS OF SENATOR KENNEDY 'S DEA Th" PRESIDENT LAMIZANA PHONED A MBASSADOR To EXPRESS SYMPATHY 0 2 . Xn TELEGRAMS To PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND KENNEDY FAMILY, LAMIZANA EXPRESSED HIS PROF OUND SADNESS A T DEATH OF SENATOR wko HAD FouGhT S0 VAL IANTL Y FOR EQUAL RIGHTS 0F ALL MEN 3 + DEAN 0F DJPLOMATIC CORPS , FRENCH AMBASSADOR DELA YE 2 ALsO PHONED CONDOLANCES 4 0 FEELING 0F SORROW AND SYMPATHY FOR KENNEDY FAMILY AND ALL AMER ICANS WIDESPREAD HERE SOME HOWEVER, ARE TINGED W:7h 8 {TTER STA TEMENTS QUESTIonING US CLA IM To CIVILIZED StATUs REPORT THAT SAME QUEST I ONS AND B[ TTERNESS BEING RA - SED iN UNITED STATES G I VEN PRESS PLAY HERE e SK [ NNER 4 UNCLASSIF IED QePARTME 1 7 1 STA v; | 8 I ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== TNT Up PoL (-J wltenv @y Department of State TELEGRAM 1oBert F_ op UNCLASSIFIED 14 PAGE 0 | PRAGUE 02304 0616532 6 SCTIOn EUR 20 1 8 INFO CIAE 00,DODE 00, GPM @4,h: 02,INR 07,L 03'NSAE 00,NSC 1@,P 04, RSC 01,SP 02'SS 20,US I A I2'NIC @ 1 ,RSR 0 1,/087 W R 0615152 JUN 68 3 FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE To SECSTATE WASHDC 3940 STAE GRNC UNCLAS PRAGUE 2304 SUBJECT, CZECHOSLOVAK REACTION To KENNED Y ASSASSINA TION 1 , KENNEDY ASSASS ] NAT ION ToP STORY IN CZECHOSLOVAK PRESS TODA Y AND LAST NIGHT'S MAIN EVENING TELEVISION NEWSCAST DEVOTED 14 MINUTES To EVENT, GENERALLY FACTUAL STRA [GhT NEWS COVERAGE LAUDATORY TOwARD SENATOR (HE WAS FAVORITE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HERE ) , AND INCLUDES SUSPECT ASSASSIN 'S JORDANIAN BAcKBGROUND , WHICH ALSO SUBHEADED RUDE' PRAVO , 2 0 HOWEVER, COMMENTARIES HEAVILY' LOADED WITh "REACTIONARY POL ITICAL CONSPIRACY" THEME' RUDE PRAVO ALLEGES CONNECTION BETWEEN DALLAS AND LOS ANGELES CLEAR AND GUNS A IMED B Y THOSE WhO WANT To PRESERVE OLD WORLD In AMERICA AND OVERSEAS 0 ATTACK CALLED "SEVERE INDICTMENT' of THAT PART 0F AMERICA TODA Y REPRESENTED BY WALLACE' REGAN, GOLDWATER AND OTHERS, BUt PARTICULARLY'FAR MORE POWERFUL PEOPLE 0 ''MA INL Y' 'OF CREAM OF SOCIETY , " MLADA FRONTA DEOUBTS "THEoRy of LONE MAD POLI TICAL FANA TICS WHO, ' 0 Shoot A T BEST PEOPLE oF AMERICA, " ADDING "THE SENILE STORIES AND THOUSAND-PAGE REPORTS 0F WARREN COMMISSION ONL Y Put To SLEEP GREA T AMERICAN CHILDREN' OF WHOm UNHEALTHILY MANY IN THAT COUNTRY . 01 OTHER PAPERS COMMENT IN SI MILAR VIEN, SOME SPEC IFY ING PLOT DIRECTED AGA INST "PROGRESSI VES" ON VTET-NAM AND CIVIL RIGHTS_ 3 0 ZDENEK TRHLIK, IDENTIFIED AS FOREIGN MINISTRY 'S AMERICAN DEPARTMENT HEAD' GA VE FOLLOWING TELEVISEB STA TEMENT, REPEATED ON FRONT PAGE RUDE PRAVO : "IT IS A REGRETTABLE, ShOCK ING, HUMANL Y TRAGIC AND A T The SAME TIME DISTRESSING EVENT EACH UNCLASSIFIED 1 1 1 [ STATES ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== (R[v Op Department of State TELEGRAM 08 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 PRAGUE 02304 0616532 OF US _ SUREL Y CONDEMNS THE USE 0F VIOLENCE AS A MEANS 0F SETTLING DISPUTES' WHETHER It IS VIOLENCE oN ThE NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, WHETHER IT OCCURS ON AMERICAN SOJL OR BE YOND IT, IN ThE UN ITED STATES) It SEEMS, THE; METHOD OF ASSASS INATION HAS BECOME A MEANS OF POL ITICAL STRUGGLE , THIS CERTA INL Y CANNOT BRING ANYTHING GOod AND ONE WONDERS To WHAT EXTENT THE VIOLENCE MANIFEST In THE INTERNATIONAL ATMOSPHERE IS REFLECTED In LIFE IN THE USA , THE ATTACK ON SENATOR KENNEDY IS PROOF Of A CRISIS 0F THE AMERICAN SOc IETy AND WE CAN ONL Y HOPE ThAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL' DO AWA Y WIth THOSE IMPULSES WHICH MAKE S IMILAR Acts OF VIOLENCE POSS I BLE . Jv BEAM UNCiASSIF [ED 1 1 17 1 STATES ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== Op Ro L 6-2 %S PeuxeA Ei8 18 Department of State TELEGRAM TES 77 Et2 VOA IMITED OFF Jc IAL USE 868 PACE p : Moscow 24132 0615472 46 43 Action EUR 26 INFO CIAE 0 9 0 DODE B$ v NSAE 00,NSCE 60 2 SSO 0@ 0 Us IE 0 9 2 SS 200CPR 022P 0 4 NSC 1 2 , K 02 , I NR 07 RSR 0 | p RSC 0{ v CCo 00 2 /067 W P 0 17 Y 44 9 0 06 } 4 452 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY Moscow To SECSTA TE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8609 LIM}TED OFF IC IAL USE MOscOw 4132 DEPT Pass US 1 A IBS/RUSS IAN SERVICE ; SUB J > KENNEDY DE " Th 1 v WE HAVE INFORMED FORE IGN MINISTRY A ND DIPLOMATIC MIssioNS THAT Book OF CONDOLENCE FOR SENATOR KENNEDY wILL BE OPENED FOR S I GNA TURE A T SPASO (RESIDENCE OF AMB A SSADOR , 10 SPASO-PESKQVSKA YA PLOSHCHAD } DUR ING DA Y OF JuNE 7 " 2 0 If VOA PLANS MENTION IN Its COVERAGE OPENING QF 8ooKs OF CONDOLENCE IN VARIOUS US EMBASS IES 2 It MA Y WISh USE INFORMATION PARA ONE AS STRA I GHT NEWS ITEM Bit SHQULD A VOID APPEARANCE 0F INVITATION To SOvIET PUBLIC , DECON RECEIPTe THOMPSON LIMITED OFF ! C IAL USE Q PARTMENT 1 1 1 STA OF 6[v(6 s ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== Op L z Ds Department of State TELEGRAM TES OF UNCLASSIF IED 34 4 PAGE 0 | 0TTA W A 01796 06!94 82 9 1 ACtION EUR 20 INF0 C IAE 0 0,DODE 00 , GPM 0 4,H 020 INR 07,L 03'NSAE 002NSC 1$ ,P 0 4 , RSC 0 ! 2 SP 02,SS 202RSR 0} , / 07 4 W P R 06 | 912Z JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY 0 TTA WA To SECSTA TE WASHDC PR IOR ITY 3258 INFO AMCONSUL MONTREAL AMCONSUL TORONTO US ! A WASHDC UNCLAS 0TTAWA 1796 SUB J 8 PRESS REACTI ON To KENNEDY ShOOT IN; 1~ , FI VE EDITORIALS REVIEWED B Y EMB ThXs MORN ING ALL DENOUNCED shOOTInG OF KENNEDY AS TRAGIC RESULT OF FEARFUL INCREASE OF VYOLENCE IN US TORONTO GLOBE AND MA IL WA S SURPR I S INGL Y DENUN CIATORY WHEN STA TING THAT ONE A SPECT OF QTE THE VERY INDIVIDUAL KND OF VIOLENCE TAAT IS AMERICAN IS ThA T LEADERS OF MINOR ITIESP4 LEADERS WHO G0 AGA INST THE MAJOR [TY , HAVE ALWA YS BEEN THE SPEC IAL TARGETS OF ASSASSINS UNQTE ED ITORIAL TERMED THESE ASSASSINS A S QTE OFTEN LITTLE MEN , THEMSELVES OPPRESSED, WhO PERAAPS SEE IN THE IR SINGLE ACT OF OBL I TERATION A LONEL Y JO INING OF THEMSELVFS To THE AMERICAN DREAM OF GREATNESS THAT IS OTHERWISE BEYOND THEM UNQTE GiOBE A ND MA [ L THEN CONDEMNED A TYPE OF FREEDOM IN Which EACH MAN, EACH NA TION , HAS THE 0 RIGhT To DEC IDE THE LAW AND To JUDGE OTHERS 2 US ING THE GUN AS EQUALIZER WHETHER IN THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL OR IN VIETNAM 0 PAPER ADDED US WILL NOT PUT AWA Y Its GUNS A T HOME OR ABROAD , BUT TKERE IS HOPE WHEN MEN LIKE KENNEDY AND MCCARThY CONTINUE To DISSENT AGA INST VIOLENCE 2 0 MONTREAL STAR , TORONTO TELEGRAM MONTREAL GA ZETTE AND MONTREAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE LE DEVO [R ALL C !TED CONTINUA T]oN OF SUCh UNRESTRA I NED VJOLENCE AS INTRODUCTION To ANARCHY AND EVENTUAL THREA T To WORLD CIvILiZAT-on TELEGRAM 0 GA ZETTE 2 AND STAR VIEwED U < S & VIOLENCE AS PART OF UN ; VERSAL UNREST 8 GAZETTE STA TED QTE ALL VIOLENCE KAS A N UNDERL YJNG KINSHIP UNCLASS!F IED Pzk S PARTMEN? 3 17 1 STA ~ ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== Op Department of State of TELEGRAM TES UNCLASSIF [ED PAGE v2 OTTAWA 01796 06 19482 UNQTE AND THEN ASKED QTE WHA T NATION CAN JUSTIF Y ANY HA STE IN HURL ING THE FIRST STONES? UNQTE 3 0 THE STA R QUOTED A Uv S, MARINE COLONEL SA Y JNG QTE WHEN YOU GET To A POJNT WHERE ANYONE Who RISES AND SPEAKS GOES DOWN , THEN This IS THE F I RST STEP BACK To THE DARK AGES UNQTE 0 ALL EDIToR IALS EXPRESSED THE SAME FEAR TAAT, AS LE DEVO IR TERMED IT , QTE THE CL IMATE OF PSYCHOLOG ICAL VOLENCE Wh:ch HAS IN THESE LAST FFw YEARS CAST I7s SHADOW OVER POL ITICAL D IALOG . 'MA Y BE IN TURN THE SYMPTOM OF A SOCI Ety WHOSE MORAL FOuNDA TIONS ARE COLLAPS ING UNQFE < GAZETTE ALSO WARNED Qf DOOM OF A DEMOCRACY WHIch ERODES THE LAW With A QTE GRADUAL WEARING AWA Y B Y MINOR Acts 0F DESTRUCT ION UNQTE , AND B Y TEACHING ThROUGh EXAMPLE THA T VIOLENCE IS RIGAT WHEN USED AGA INST LAWS WHICH EACH IND { V [ DUAL FEELS FREE To JUDGE FOR HIMSELF ARE GOOd OR BAD , GA ZETTE CHARACTER IZED THE US AS FILLED WiTh ANGUISH THAT ITS LEADERS CANNOT L IVE IN SAFETY & STA R S7 A TED DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON ALL AB I DING R Y RULES . QTE WIThout A RETURN To LAW AND ORDER & 0 # WE ARE HEADING SwIFTLY TOWARDS D ; SASTER UNQTE 4 0 TELEGRAM CALLED F OR EACH INDIVIDUAL To ASSESS AIS OwN RESPONS IBIL ITY To MA INTA IN FREEDOM AND QTE To DECIDE IF WE ARE G [ V ING ENOUGH OF OURSELVES To OUR CQUNTRY A ND OUR FELLOw MAN UNQTE ' 5 , STAR MADE UN ] QUE POINT WHEN QUotING ERIC SEVERE ID ' S S7A TEMENT CONCERN ING QTE THE DJSCIPL INE WhICh PROTEST MUST IMPOSE ON ITSELF IF It {S NOT To PRODUCE TKE KIND OF BACK = LASH WHIch WOULD LEAD To REPRESS] ON UNQTE STAR CALLED FOR SPEEDING UP OF LA WFUL CHANGE To A VO[ D LA ST RESORT OF PROTEST 8 Y VIOLENCE AND WITh IT QTE A FRIGHTENED REACTION B Y THE GREAT BODY QF ORD INAR Y MEN A ND WOMEN WHIcH CAN LEAD SCMEWHERE CLOSE To TYRANNY UNQTE ' BUTTERwORTH UNCLASS IF IED QPARTMEN? 1 0 1 STA" AS ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== Pol 6-2 US KEN NE DY , FobERT F Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0F 4p UNCLASSIF IED 432 PAGE 9 : KAMPAL 02289 0619242 3 ActIon AF 15 ~ F INF0 EUR 15,SR SS 20,H 02'NSC 1e,P 74'US [ A 12,CPr 02, 90 , RSC 01 , /082 W R 06 | 4022 JUN 68 3 FM AMEMBA SSY KAMPALA To SECSTATE WASHDC 2846 INF0 AMEMBASSY DA R ES SALAAM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY LUSAKA AMEMBASSY NA IROB I UNCLAS KAMPALA 2289 SUBW : DEATH OF SENATOR KENNEDY OPENING SESS ION UGANDA PEOPLES CoNGRESS ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS INTERRUPTED B Y PRESIDENT A , MILTON OBOTE , Who OFFERED IN NAME OF UPC , UNIP ( ZAMB IAN PARTY ) , TANU (TANZAN]AN PARTY ) , KANU (KENYAN PARTY ) AND MRP (CONGO (K)PARTY ) BRIEF , DIGNIFIED AND ELOQUENT RESOLUT ION HONORING LATE SENA TOR AND SENDING CONDOLENCES HIS F AMILY, THIS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSL Y ' WILL ENDEAVOR SECURE COMPLETE TEXT, STEBB INS ~1 UNCLASSIF IED QPARTMEN? OF 1 1 [ STA" SSO MICROF'LMXED : ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== P2 6-2 2s]kenne)y, Op Rsbert F Department of State TELEGRAM TES OP 3 UNCLASSIF IED 653 PAGE 0 | LIBREV 0 | 37 | 0613012 AETon AF 15 Fp INFO SS 20,H 02'`SC 10,C IAE 00,DODE 00 , INR 07 v NSAE 00 p P 04 0 RSC 3 | 2 US [ A 13RSR 0 |,CPR 02,5S0 00,/074 W 5 N P 0612202 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY LIBREVILLE To SECSTATE WASHDC PRIOR [TY 1700 UNCLAS LIBREVILLE 137 1 FORE IGN MIN HAS Just G] VEN US COPY GOG DELCARA T ON ON SENATOR KENNEDY ' S DEATh WHICH AAS Just BEEN RELEASED To LOCAL MEDIA AND AFP , FOL IS TRANSLATION DECLARATION , A CONSEQUENCE OF THE IGNOBLE ASSASS INA TION 0F SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY , WE FEEL COMPELLED To DECLARE PUBLICL Y OUR PROFOUND IND I GNATION AND OUR FEELING OF REVULSION BEFORE A NEW ACT OF VIOLENCE AGA INST THE PERSON 0F ONE OF THE BEST SONS OF AMERICA Two MONTHS AFTER ThE ASSASS I NATION OF PASTOR MARTIN LUTHER King ) THAT OTHER APOSTLE 0F NON-VIOLENCE . "THIS FATAL OUTBURST OF VIOLENCE AND OF HATE NOT ONL Y AGA INST ONE OF THE FAMILIES MOST BELOVED IN THE UN[TED STATES AND In THE WHOLE WORLD BUt ALSO AGA INST ALL COURA GEOUS DEFENDERS OF THE R IGHTS 0F MAN CONSTITUTES FQR THE DEVELOP ING NATIONS EVEN THE NEGATION OF ALL THE MORAL AND SP IRITUAL VALUES WhXch WE ATTACH To WHAT HA VE THE custom 0F CALLING THE AMERICAN CIVYLIZATION, "WIThout ATTEMPTING To GUESS THE MOTIVES OF THIS NEW DRAMA Which TRAVERSE THE UN ITED STA TES, WE DO NoT THINK THAT THE SOLUTioN To THE INTERNAL AS WELL As THE INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE UN TED STA TES LIES IN THE PAYS [ CAL EL IMINATION OF THE BEST CITIZENS OF A COUNtRy . 0 IN THIS NEW TRAGEDY AND IN THE CRUEL DRAMA WHIch THE KENNEDY FAMILY HAS AGA IN EXPERIENCED, WE EXPRESS ALL THE SYMPATHY 0F THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GABON , 1 "WE ASSURE THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON OF THE FRIENDSHIP UNCLASSIF IED Q PARTMEN? 1 [ 1 STAT "AS WE ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0f (p UNCLASSIf{ED PAGE 62 LIBREV 2137 | 06137!Z OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS EXCELLENCY ALBERT BERNA Rn BONGO , PRES IDENT OF THE REPUBL IC. " BANE UNCLASSIF IE0 QPARTMEN? 1 0 1 STA ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== OF Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0f UNCLASSIF IED 8 | 4 PAGE 0 | 08064 82 19 Action AF 15 INFO US iE 20,CPR 02,NSC 10,P D4,RSC 01,53 20,H 22,SSO 00, 01,/055 W R 06|6022 JUN 68 FM AMEM:ASSY /K INSHASA To SECSTATE WASHDC 8 |73 INFO AMCONSUL LUBUMRASH [ UNCLAS K 1NSHASA 5620 E X 4 C T T R A N 8 L A T [ 0 N DEPT PASS USIA SUB J 8 CC VDOLENCE MESSAGE DEATh 0F SENA ToR KENNEDY 10 FOLLQ ING MESS4 GE OF CONDOLENCE wAS RECEIVED TODA Y EMBASSY FROM COMMANCER - ]N-CHIEF QF THE ANC, Lt GEN L ' BOBOZO , 2 0 QUotf & EXCELLENCY: GN ThI: D " Y 2F ThE EXTREMELY TRAGIC AND UNEXPECTED DEATH 0F SENATCR RObERT F , KENNEDY , A DEATH THA T PLUNGES Not ONL Y THE KENNEDY FAMILY AnD TROSE CLOSE To AIM Into MOURN ING , But ALSO ALL PEQPiFS Wko LOVE PEACE, JUSTICE, AND TRUE DEMOCRACY , I SEND You, WITh PROFOUN? EMCTION, JN THE NAME OF THE ENTIRE CONGOLESE NATIQN4L A RMy AND IN MY OwN NAME _ OUR VERY SINCERE AND VERY DEEP CONDOLENCES. PLEA SE CoNVEY OUR SYMPA Thy To THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 4 Nr 72 ThE FAMILY Of THE DECEASED, WE SHARE WITh THEM Thrs oFZAT SORROw . UNQUO7€ e 5 [ GNE? L ' BOB020 . MCGUIRE UNCLASSIF IED QtPARTMEN? 1 1 1 STA RSR AT 3 0 ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== Op Pot 6 } us]enls , {-Aonx F Department of State TELEGRAM 5 7 UNCLASSIF IED 3 |8 PAGE 0 [ KINSHA 09620 0618362 54 ACTION AF 15 INFO H 92,SS 202NSC 1B,CPR 02,P 04 2 US A !2dsso 00,Ls 92MRSR Il, RSC 01 0 /069 w R 06!6002 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA To SECSTATE WASHDC 8 1 73 INFO AMCONSUL LUBUMBASH I UNCLAS KINSHASA 9620 DEPT PASS US [ A SUB J 9 CONDOLENCE MESSAGE DEATh OF SENATOR KENNEDY 1 0 FOLLOW ING MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE WAS RECEIVED TODA Y A T EM- BASSY FROM COMMANDER - INeChIEF OF THE ANC 2 Lt GEN L 9 BOBO20 , 2 0 QE EXCELLENCE ' EN CETTE JOURNEE DE LA MORT EXTREMENT TRAG IQUE ET INATTENDUE DU SENATEUR ROBERT KENNEDY . MORT QU[ ENDUEUILLE ' NQN SEULMENT LA FAMILLE KENNEDY ET PROCHES , MA iS EGALEMENT TOUs LES PEUPLES EPRIS DE PAIX, DE JUSTICE 0 ET DE VERITABLE DEMOCRA TIE JE VOu PRESENTE AVEC UNE TRES VIVE EMOTION , AU NOM DE L 'ARMEE NATIONALE CONGOLA I SE TOUTE ENTIERE 0 ET A MON NOM PERSONNELW NOS TRES SINCERES ET PROFONDES CONDOLEANCES . JE VoUs PRIE D'ETRE NOTRE INTERPRETE AUPRES DU GOUVERNMENT AMERICA IN, A I NS [ QU ? A LA FAMILLE DEFUNT NOUs LEURS PARTAGEONS CETTE GRANDE DOULEUR UNQTE . SIGNED L BOBOzo _ MCGUIRE UNCLASSIF IED 'Q#PARTMENT 1 9 1 STATBS OF ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== Op PoL 6-7 us]kenmedy Roeekt F bp Department of State 2 TELEGRAM TES Of UNCLASSIF IED 368 PAGE 0 1 LAGos 09742 0620162 9 1 2 ActiON AF 15 INF 0 SSO 00,SS 2m,H 02,CPR 02,P 04,USIE 00,NSC 104RSR 0,RSC W P 06 ! 830L JUN 68 FM AMEMBASS Y LAGOS To SECSTA TE WASHDC PR IOR ItY 94 4 INF 0 AMCONSUL IBADAN AMCONSUL KADUNA UNCLAS LAGOS 974? DEPARTMENT PASS US ] A SUBJECT ? GOwoN SENDS CONDOLENCES ON DE Th OF SENA TOR KENNEDY 1 GENERAL GOWOn HAS SENT CONDOLENCE MFSSAGES To PRES IDENT JONSON A ND MRS ETHEL KENNEDY , AN FMG PRES3 RELEASE OF JUNE 6 p 1968 GA VE THE FULL TEXT OF MESSA GES AS FOLLOWS , 2 0 V ( To MR , LYNDON B, JOHNSON, PRESI ENT OF THE UNI TED STA TES OF AMERICA , WHITE AOUSE , WASHINGToN '[ HAVE RE CE [ VED WITh ShOCk AND DEEP GR IEF THE NEWS OF THE PREMATURE DEA Th OF SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY IN S IMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES As AIS LA TE BR OTHER , PRES IDENT JOHN F ,KENNEDY , HIS DEATH IS NOT ONL Y A LOsS To THE AMER ICAN PEOPLE BUT To MANK IND AS A WKO:E NOW DEPRIVED 0F AIS DEVOTED CONSC IENTIOUS AND COURAGEOUS SERVICES. 9 WE JO IN ALL MEN OF GODWIL EVERYWHERE IN DEPLORING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH , MA Y AIs SOUL REST IN PEACE ' THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBL IC OF NIGER ]A JO IN ME IN SENDING YOU, THE KENNEDY FAMILY AND THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA , QUR VERY SINCERE CONDOLENCES LET THOSE RESPONS IBLE SEARch THEIR CONSC IENCE V WE wIsh YOu EVE Y SUCCESS IN YOUR EFFORTS To PUT A STop To THE PERTODIC ASSASS I NA T ION OF PROM INENT AND TALENTED SONS OF YOUR GREA T COUNTRY 6 UNCLASSIF IED ARTMENT 1 8 { 1 STA ~wy ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== OF Department of State TELEGRAM 0P UNCLASSIF [ED PAGE 02 LAGOS 09742 0620162 3 0 To MRS 4 ETHEL KENNEDY , 8 7 0 UN [ TED NA TIONS PLA ZA , NEW YORK, Uv S v A 0 0 I AND ENTIRE PEOPLE OF NIGER IA , HAVE RECEIVED WITh PROF OUND IND IGNA T [ ON THE SA D NEWS OF THE PREMATURE DEATH 0F YOUR BELOVED HUSBAND FROM THE HANDS 0F AN ASSASSIN THE GOVERNMEMT AND PEOPLE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBL IC OF N IGER [ A JOIN ME IN SEND ING OUR S INCEREST CONDOLENCES To You AND THE ENT IRE KENNEDY FAMILY , WE APPREC IATE ThE UNTOLD GRIEF INto WHICH YOU IN PARTICULAR AND THE FAMILY HA VE BEEN PLUNGED BY THIS RECKLESS ACt WHICH IS DIFFICULT To EXPLA IN 0 B Y HIS DEATH MANK IND HAS Lost THE DEVOTED SERVICES To HUMANITY OF A CAPABLE AND BRILLIANT YOUthe AN INSP I RATION FOR US THE YOUNG . 5 WE EARNESTLY PRA Y To GOD To G IVE YOU THE COURA GE To BEAR ThIS IRREPARABLE LosS WITh FORTITUDE ' KNOw ING How CLOSE THE KENNEDY FAMILY ARE To GOD,MA Y HE In HIs GRACE' CONT INUE To SUST A IN AND ENDOw THE F AMILY w[Th MORE GRACE AND FAVOUR 0 Q T0 THE ENTIRE KENNEDY F AmILy Who AA VE ALREADY Lost A MEMBER IN SIMILAR CIRCUSTANCES AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE F AMILY IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR DEAR Country AND MANK IND, GRATEFUL CONVE Y OUR DEEPEST SORRow SYMPA THY AND THE ASSURANCES OF OUR PRA YERS VMA Y His SOUL REST 1N PEACE . ' 0 MATHEWS UNCLASSIF IED QPARTMEN? 1 [ 1 STATES ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== Fze Op Gsle-Y F7' Department of State TELEGRAM UNCLASSIF IED 655 PAGE 0 | OTTAWA 01799 0620292 8 @ ACTION EUR 20 INFO SS 20,H 02'CPR 02,NSC 10, R 04 0 US I A I20RSR 01,RSC 01,/072 W R 0620252 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY 0 TTA WA To SECSTA TE WASHDC 326 | UNCLAS OTTAWA 1799 CHIEF OF PROTOCOL TELEPHONED To SAY THAT AN ANNOUNCE - MENT WILL BE FORTHCOMING IND JCATING THAT QuotE AS A MARK 0F RESPECT FOR SENA TOR KENNEDY AND OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS END QUOTE THE CANAD IAN FLAG WILL BE FLown A T HALF MAST on ALL CANAD IAN GQVERNMENT ENTITIES ON THE DA Y 0F SENATOR KENNEDY ! S FUNERAL ' BUTTERWORTH 1^ N ^ q1 4 ` UNCLASS IF IEn 6-210s, SPARTMEN? 1 1 1 STATES OF ZLOr"Ez: 0 ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== Op f22 &2 Lrs Department of State TELEGRAM TES OP UNCLASSIF IED 738 PAGE 0 | OTTAWA 0 | 8 0 | 0622102 8 @ ACTION EUR 20 INFO CIAE 0@,DODE 00,GPM 04,H 02,INR 07,L 03,NSAE 00,NSC 10 ,P 04, RSC 01,SP 02,SS 20,US [ A I2,RSR 0 | 2 /086 W R 0621482 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY 0TtA WA To SECSTATE WASHDC 3262 UNCLAS OTTAWA 18 m | SUBJ ! REACTION To SENA TOR KENNEDY ? s DE Th 1 < PRIMIN TRUDEAU In SUDBURY THIS MORNING SA 1 D THAT DEATH 0f THE SENA TOR IS A BLOw To ALL ' TRUDEAU ADDED HE CERTA IN ALL CANAD IANS ShARE HIS GRIEF . PRIMIN EXTENDED SYMPA ThY CANADIANS To SENA TOR KENNEDY 'S WIFE' FAMILY , AND ALL AMERICANS , TRUDEAU SA [ D KENNEDY DEVOTED HIS LIFE To SERVICE 0F HIs FELLOw CITIZENS WORK ING FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED, POOR , AND THOSE Xn DISTRESS, 2 0 TEXT PRIMIN 'S STA TEMENT ST [LL NOt AVAILABLE ThIS AFTER e NOON . AIS OFF ICE HERE COULD NOt SA Y WHEN ThEY WOULD RECEIVE IT 0 3 0 OPPOSITION LEADER STANF [ELD IN NEW BRUNSWICK SA [ D QTE 5 OUR SYMPAThY GOES out To A FAMILY THAT HAS SUFFERED MORE TRAGEDY THAN AnY FAMILY SHOULd, To A WORLD THA T AAS Too FEW LEADERS OF AIS CHARACTER AND ABILITY . SENATOR KENNEDY In HIS owN RIGhT souGh To EXTEND AMERICA ' S INFLUENCE FOR PEACE iN THE WORLD AND To DEDCATE HIS Own CAREER SO THAT REASON AND JUSTICE WOULD PREVA IL IN HIS Own COUNTRY IT IS ONE MORE REMINDER THAT FOR ALL OUR PROGRESS AND HOPES, WE ARE ST ILL NOT FAR IN ANY COUNTRY FROM AN UNC I VILIZED COND [ TION . THIs MAN AND HIS F AMILY HAD A BETTER SENSE THAN MOST THAT DEMOCRACY IS A VERY FRAGILE SYSTEM A ND CAN BE MA INTA INED In THE END ONL Y 8 Y GOOD MEN Qf GOOD WILL ' AND NOW HE IS ANOTHER ONE 0F ThOSE Wh: HA S SEEN Struck DOWN , AND THERE IS THEREFORE A LARGER OBL IGA T]ON 0*; ALL Who SHARED HIS DEDICATION *0 A FREE SOCIETY - - IN WhATeVER CountRy WE LIVE Tc SERVE In WHAT - UNCLASSIF IED ] Reasr}, ~ ARTMEN? 1 1J 1 STA 0F 1 ================================================== Page 21 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TBS OP UNCLASSIF IED PAGE 02 OTTAWA 0 1 8 0 | 0622102 EVER CAPACITY- -To SEEK To RESOL VE DIFFERENCES ThAT CouLD EXPLODE IN VIOLENCE OR DESTROY WHAT MEN HOLD In COMMON UNQTE . 4 0 NDP LEADER DOUGLAS In HAL IFAX, NOVA scot [ A SA X D QTE LIKE COUNTLESS OTHERS I AM PROFOUNDL Y SHOCKED AND DEEPL Y GRIEVED A T THE TRAGIC AND UNK INDL Y DEA Th OF SENATOR ROBERT F 0 KENNEDY . To THE PUBL IC HE WAS A VOIcE 0F PROTEST AGA [NST The GROw ING GAP BETWEEN THE RIch AND THE POOR 0 THE ALIENATED AND THE FORGOTTEN LOOKED To AIm AS THEIR SPOKESMAN 0 " AND THEY D! D NOT LoOk IN VA INo A FEARLESS VOICE HAS BEEN STILLED AND A VALIANT SP[RIT REMOVED FROM OUR MIDST , MEN MA Y PERISH BUT THE IDEAS THEY EMBODY SURVIVE THEIR PASS NG 0 SENA TOR KENNEDY'S PROPHETIC STA TEMENT , WHEN HE HEARD OF THE ASSASS ] - NA TION OF Doctor MARTIN LUTHER KING, CAN NOw BE APPLIED To AIM WIth EQUAL FORCE INNERQTE NO MARTYR S COURSE HAS EVER BEEN STILLED B Y AN ASSASSIN ' S BULLET END INNERQTE . THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY JOINS WITh ALL CANAD IANS AND PEOPLE OF GOODWILL AROUND THE WORLD In PA YING TRIBUTE To A GREAT HUMANITARIAN' WE OFFER OUR HEARTFELT SYMPAThY To AIS WIFE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY whO HAVE EXPERIENCED SO Much 0F TRA GEDY AND HEARTACHE 0 WE HOPE THE KENNEDYS WYLL F IND CONSOLA TION IN THE FACT THAT HE HAS LEFT AN INDEL " IBLE IMPRINT UpON THE HEARTS OF MEN , END QTE BUTTERWORTH UNCLASSIF IED ~PARTMENT 1 1 1 STA" ================================================== Page 22 ================================================== Oo L 6-12 S 2 @xet F Op Department of State TELEGRAM 0P 7 UNCLASSIF IED 238 PAGE 01 PARAMA 00225 0705532 11 3 ACTION EUR 20 InFo SSO 00 2 NSCE 0 0,CPR 02,NSC 10 2 P 04,RSC 0 | 2 SS 202US IA 20H 020 L RSR 0 ! //072 W P R 0601302 JuN 6 8 Fm AMCONSUL ?ARAMARIBO 6 To SECSTATE WASHDC PR [QRITY 322 INF0 AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE UNCLAS PARAMAR IBO 325 MNISTER PRESIDENT PENGEL REQUESTS FolLowiNG MESSAGE BE DELIVERED To ThF PRFS IDENT , DEGIN Text THE PEOPLE OF SUR INAM A RE DEEPLY SHOCKED RY T+iE TRAGIC DEATh OF SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY I OFFER MY RVVERNMENT'S AND PEOPLE 'S CONDOLENCES AND PRAY THAT UNDER {@R EMINENT LEADERSHIP VIOLENCE MA Y BE CURBED & NOT ONL Y {N YOUR NA TIOn BUt In THE WHOLE WORLD AND THAT MEN MAY DE-IEVE AND LIVE ThE GOLDEN RULE 5 JOHAN PENGEL' PRIME MINISTER OF SURINAM' END TEXT MGRRIS BWAZ5 '$ UNCLASS IF IED IxXnneli QPARTMENT 1 7 1 STATES ================================================== Page 23 ================================================== Op 59 P2L 6-2 US /KENNEDY Department of State ROBERT TELEGRAM TES Of UNCLASS IF IED 005 PAGE 0 | LONDON 9596 0616[4Z 45 ACTION EUR 20 C INF0 SS 20,H 02'NSC 10,RSR 01,RSC 01,SSO 002 /054 W R 061 | @ |Z JUN ' FM AMEMBASSY LONDON To SECSTA TE WASHDC 3997 UNCLAS LONDON 9596 E FOR CHESLAW, BNA FROM BRUCE 8 ARH PR INCESS MARINA , DUCHESS OF KENT , HAS ASKED ME TRANSMIT FOLLOWING PERSONAL MESSAGE To MRS , ROSE KENNEDY . WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSUR ING MESSAGE IS DELIVERED . QUOTE/ S0 DEEPLY SHOCKED A ND HORRIF IED BY THIS SECOND GHA STL Y TRAGEDY , I WOULD LIKE To SEND YQu AND YOUR F AMILY My HEARTFELT AND AFFECTIONA TE SYMPATHY . MARINA , UNQUOTE BRUCE 1 UNCLASSIF IED Q#PARTMENT 1 1 1 STA 68 ================================================== Page 24 ================================================== lub GERMAN EMBAsSY WASHINGTON, D. C. 8381 June 6 1968 ACTION is assigned to My' dear; Mr . Secretary: Foreign Minister Brandt has asked me to transmit t0 you H the following telegram: "In dieser schweren Stunde , in der eine der hervorragenden politischen Personlichkeiten Ihres Landes einem Mordenschlag zum Opfer fiel, mochte ich Ihnen versichern, daB wir uns mit dem amerikanischen Volk in gemeinsamer Trauer und Entristung iber diese verabscheuungswiirdige Tat verbunden fihlen Moge der Tod von Senator Robert FS Kennedy, den ich in Berlin kennen- und schatzen lernen durfte, bei allen Vo lkern endlich zur Besinnung daruber aufrufen, daB gewelttatiger Fanatismus 2 in einer Welt, die nach Frieden strebt, kein Mittel der tischen Auseinandersetzung sein darf- Willy Brandt. " 1 The English translation reads a8 follows: S "In this difficult hour _ in which one of the most outstanding political personalities of your country has fallen victim to murder , I should like to assure you, that we feel ourselves 3 united with the American people in common grief and indig- nation at this reprehensible act. Mey the death of Senator 2 Robert @_ Kennedy, whom I was privileged to learn to know and to appreciate in Berlin, lead all peoples finally to the sober realization that violent fanaticism in a world striving for peace , 1s not to be permitted as a means of political dispu - 8 tation. Willy Brandt. " Sincerely yours, cfhs '!e:JfiLEr 91/ 0574 His Excellency Auaqtluiy Dean Rusk Secretary of State Washington, D. C _ 1J023 Mx t-m / poli- ================================================== Page 25 ================================================== Cp : Ch: 0W REL $ xx 1968 JUN Io AM 1968 JUN 6 PH 4 40 II58 Ax RESSINAL ================================================== Page 26 ================================================== DEP ARTMENT bF STATE RG RA Meek-x Zs 'Jennedd' J FOR RM USE ONLY A-74 UNCLASSTFTED No RANDLING INOIcA TOR Dpartment of State 11 11 FRB FROM Amcongen, Hamilton, Bermuda DATE: June 6, 1968 TAR SUBJECT Governor S Note of' Sympathy Forverded AIR REF CiA NA VY Sd USI A NSA I am forvarding as an enclosure the hand written note Zrom the Governor 2 Lord MARTOMRE expressing the sympathy of the people of Bermuda on the occasion of the death of Senator Robert Kennedy . The Governor has requested that these expressions be conveyed to Mrs . Kennedy. The untimely &nd brutal death Oi Senator Kennedy has been deeply felt by many Bermudians_ Most flags throughout the colony are at half mast _ One radio station has suspended normal broadcast and is only playing classical music throughout today. The Consulate General hes made available a book in Thich members of' the public ~ may sign as an expression of their symgathy. 1 { 1 JANIEY Sm5 Enclosure 5 copies of Governor S note FOR PEPT USE ONLY FORM JNCLASSTFTE In Out 4 - 62 DS -323 Sm Drafted by Contents aad Classification Approved By: SMJannex fa Clearances: 723uxo_ Amits 4 sepe_ 641 Gk Pv+ FIVED Jyn FT; %: ================================================== Page 27 ================================================== S CF ER 12 AV I0 43 OF 3 EVRO CommUNic . J!| 1733 STATE RWRTMEKT ================================================== Page 28 ================================================== DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U. s A WASHINGTON, D: C 20520 POSTAGE AND FEE9 PAID DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICIAL BUSINE98 { ZU , ================================================== Page 29 ================================================== Hantt, 4. 74 ================================================== Page 30 ================================================== GOVERNMENT House, BERMUDA A~ Mu 615 Gn fd Lm~a~ Xb 7 & bruve JL htu 7 (~~elc w+' dbld nL 6r.2 6pari~ L1la 7 Jc6 hkr 17 Ju J At Ax 6o JL~~ d4 @~- u~6 X hs 0u 00 emna Lannla dutx ~tt kr k= Jsnr dd {7 4 ~ c~ Adolb Gcy JL cann1 ~U Auu ~ 64f Axrd pAwo 4 A 4 eo 7J sh Km Ad h ka~a 0l M-S 5 M d1+d a Cmil ecus U,S.4 J Hnel 19 6 & 6 & ~d 3 JJ 8 1 & U{ AJ h urll Ju- woxc 6 d 1 L-l 4Mao Lq ================================================== Page 31 ================================================== c GOVERNMENT House, BeRMUDA. A Mu 617 6n_ fd sb ~r 4 & Um~t bruxu 1L 4 4~~~ec w+! dstdd mrky Jc6 6 Ar Ju A~r_h 6panl 4 A 6a 4 JLn~ d4 J Lh IX Gn { -J 00 cm"4 i~A M k pu auhr ~tt ein~la ko Jnn d {@ kx 4 ~ d-dr d A-6olb JL ntna~ Cann1 L Lxrd Auu 645 pctw9 A T 4 eLen 7 sb h+ 4-ld hio A6nLa 04 69 L R m dar-d ^ &€ TUa ecus U,8G_ f Anen 19 6 & 6 € uid hutl Ji " u hc EU Ju-d wkc 6l erKo ~k ================================================== Page 32 ================================================== GOVERNMENT House, BERMUDA. 6& A Axu 6uc Lakx Lb ~ Lm UL M htk &~~dc 4' dsbkd oeyi Juc idr Ju 6r_2 Lpani 7 9 Lt Ax 6a 2 JLnd4 Mv-d c U U~( Vnc C~- "4 u~ J &u k po 00 emny ean~l Luhnr ~trt k= J~ dd {An kxt 4 Me d~d~] t6l JL Ict ~A cann- 1rd Aauur 6u5 pniwa X Ak A 4 eo 7- sb * ~ 4-ld hs Alunln 06 69 L 8 m Jard a CA eds U,SG- A~e 79 6 & 7 & uid Lue Jj A- h uryl ~u- wx& 6U ~--| LruKuo J ================================================== Page 33 ================================================== GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Bermuda, A @xu 614 6x- ~4 Lm uid Lb ~r 7 & brurel L hxtu 7 (mdc l' dsspld MokA Ju 6r_2 +pa L~- 1 JcC Idr JL~ d4 Xt LL- U1 4 Cw k p0 X emnd i~A X ean~la u auhnX ~tt- kr In Jr d J 4 ua 0 d A6lb Sxr JL C&nnA UA Aud Suiia Auu~~ 6u 5 pithla TJ 4 Ac 7- kis Lat^ sk 'k #d . 0l L 8 m d~d a C Acls U,SC J A~e 6 € 19 6 & Jj 44 1 u ut -d bo~c 6 Ll 019 ================================================== Page 34 ================================================== Department of State TELEGRAM 3 TES OF Oal 4-& a/shrfl , Frued UNCLASS IF IED 856 PAGE 0 : LIMA 05469 0700002 9 | ACTION ARA 16 INFO C [AE 00,DODE 0$ , GPM 24,A 02, INR 07,L 03 , NSAE 002 NSC 1@ p P 04 , 3 6 RSC 0 | , SP 02'SS 202US [ A 12,CPR 02 RSR /084 W R 0622582 JUN 68 3 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA To SECSTA TE WASHDC 6347 UNCLAS L IMA 5469 REF $ LIMA 5449 1y9 THE NEWS OF SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY ' S DEATH HAS CAUSED GREAT SORROw AND CONSTERNA TION Xn PERU WHERE HE HAS BEEN MUch ADMIRED A ND WARMLY REMEMBERED BY MANY STNCE HJS VISIT HERE Two AND A HALF YEARS AGO 0 FROM THE OPENING OF BUS INESS AND THROUGh THE DA Y NUMEROUS PEOPLE OF ALL STA TIONS HA VE BEEN CALL InG To S [ GN THE BOOk OF CONDOLENCE IN THE EMBASSY LOBB Y , AND MANY OF THE D I GN I TARIES SUCH AS CAB INET MINISTERS 0 THE FATHER 9 OF PRES IDENT BELAUNDE AND OTERS HA VE PA ] D PERSONAL CALLS ON 5 THE CHARGE - WE EXPECT THIS DISPLA Y OF RE SPECT A ND AOMAGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH-OUt THE PERIOD OF MOURN [ NG 2 < ALREADY SEVERAL MASSES FoR SENATOR KENNEDY HA VE BEEN ARRANGED AND THE EMBASSY WILL SEND REPRESENTAT] VES 0 WE ALSO EXPECT TAAT THE SAME CA ThOLIC CHURCH HERE WhIch CELEBRATED A REQU JEM MASS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT THE TIME OF TAE DEATh AND FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY WILL HA VE S[MJLAR SERVICES FOR SENATOR KENNEDY ON SA TURDA Y 0 OTHER S IMILAR SERVICES FOR SENATOR KENNEDY ON SATURDA Y , OTHER COMMUN ITY CHURCHES WILL HAVE SPECIAL O8SERVANCES DURING THE]R REGULAR SUNDA Y SERVICES , COENCIdING WITh OUR NATIONAL MOURNI NG 3 0 THE CHARGE HAS PREPARED A SPECIAL ST4 TMENT ON THE DEATH OF SENATOR KENNEDY WHICh HAS BEEN TAPED FOR RADIQ AND TELEVISIon A T THE DEMAND OF THE LA TTER AND WE EXPECT WILL BE HEAVILY PLA YED B Y THEM IN SUMMA RY , THE REACTION HERE To THE TRAGEDY OF SENATOR KENNEDY ' S ASSASS I NAT I ON HAS BEEN ALMOST !DENT]CAL IN TONE IAND ONL Y SMALLER IN DEGREE ) To THE REACTION WhIcH FOLLOwED UNCLASSIF IED ~8PARTMEN? OF 1 { 1 STA I ================================================== Page 35 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0f UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 LIMA 35469 0700002 THE ASSASSINA TION OF THE PRES I DENT F OUR AND A HALF YEARS AGo SIRACUSA UNCLASSIF IED Q*ARTMEN? 1 7 1 STA? ================================================== Page 36 ================================================== T2L6-231-hev;kty}, Op ~ubelF Department of State TELEGRAM TES 46 UNCLASSIFIED 854 PAGE 0 | SANTO 02764 0700132 82 ActIon ARA 16 INF0 SS 20,h 02'NSC 10,P 04,US [ A 12'CPR 02,RSR 01,RSC 0 1,SSO 00,/068 R 9623102 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO To SECSTATE WASHDC 5407 UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 2764 SUBJECT, DEATH OF SENATOR KENNEDY TODA Y I RECE [VED THE FOLLOwING MESSA GE FROM PRESIDENT BALAGUER (INFORMAL TRANSLA TION ) , " [ EXPRESS FEELINGS OF MY DEEP SORRow To YOuR EMBASSY , ` AND Through IT To THE ENTIRE NORTH AMERICAN COLonY RESIDING IN OUR COUNTRY , ON THE DEATh OF SENATOR ROBERT F , KENNEDY, WHOSE PASSING HAS DEEPLY TOUCHED ALL DOMINICANS WhO I AM CERTA IN JOIN ME A T THIS TIME IN EXTENDING To YOUR EXCELLENCY TAIS EXPRESSION 0F CONDOLENCE ' I GREET YOUR EXCELLENCY WITh FEELINGS 0F ThE Most D ISTIN- GU [ SHED REGARD, (S [ GNED ) JOAQUIN BALAGUER, CONSTI TUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBL IC. M CRIMMINS UNCLASSIF [ED Q+PARTMEN? 1 J 1 STA" OP ================================================== Page 37 ================================================== 34 Op P&l 6-2 LSfrexuzy,PaA Department of State TELEGRAM TBS OP UNCLASSIF IED 136 PAGE 0 | MONROV 05632 0618202 SEtIon H 02 < 1 INF0 AF 09,SS 20,CPR 02,P 04,US I A 12,NSC 10,SS0 00,RSR 81,RSC 106 1 w P 0616342 JUN 68 3 FM AMEMBASSY MONROV [ A To SECSTA TE WASHDC PR IOR [Ty 4387 UNCLAS MONROV IA 5632 REF } STA TE 176747 FOLLOWING MESSAGE HAS Just BEEN RECEIVED ADDRESSED To AMBASSADOR FROM GOL SECSTATE ' "THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF UNITED STA TES SENATOR ROBERT F . KENNEDY AS A RESUL T 0f AN ASSASS IN ' S BULLET HA S BEEN RECEIVED In LIBER [A W[Th GREA T CONSTERNATION AND HORROR . THIS IS A TRAGEDY FELT ALL OVER THE WORLD, "IT IS A SHAME THAT p IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, THREE OUt - STANDING AMERICAN LEADERS HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE ASSASSIN 0 S BULLETS 0 "WE CAN ONL Y PRAY THAT THE MALADY 0F VIOLENCE AND CONFUSION WAICH SEEMS To BE AFFECTING THE WORLD CaN BE CURED S0 THAT MAN MA Y LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS "ON BEHALF 0F THE PRESIDENT , THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF LIBERIA, 1 HAVE THE HONOUR To EXTEND SYMPAThY THROUGh YOU To THE PRESIDENT, THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE UN ITED STATES AND To SENATOR KENNEDY 'S FAMILY FOR THE GREA T Loss THAT HAS BEEN SUSTA INED BY THE SENATOR 'S UNT IMELY DEAThe I WOULD BE GRA TEFUL IF OUR CONDOLENCE WERE ALSO CONVEYED To MRS' ROBERT F , KENNEDY AND THE KENNEDY FAMILY , 90 BROWN UNCLASS IF IED QPARTMEN? 1 [ 1 STA? 01kQ ================================================== Page 38 ================================================== Op 1 6 Keune EaBead F, Department of State TELEGRAM 2 TES UNCLASSIF IED 590 PAGE 0 [ LUXEMB 00420 0623042 ACTION EUR 20 6(le INF0 H 02,SS0 00,CPR 02,GPM 04,NSC 10,P 04,RSC 9 ! ,SS 20,US IA 12, RSR 01,/076 W R 0616472 JUN FM AMEMBASSY LUXEMBOURG To SECSTATE WASHDC 792 18 UNCLAS LUxEMBOURG 420 1 ' DEPARTMENT PEASE PASS FOLLOWING MESSAGES To MRS 0 ROBERT F 0 KENNEDY . 2 , FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF LUXEMBOURG ' BEG I N TEXT MR 0 AMBASSADOR ? THE GRAND DUCAL GOVERNMENT SHARES WITh PROFUND AFFLICTION IN THE GR EF THAT HA S Just SO CRUELLY Struck THE FAMILY OF THE LATE ROBERT KENNEDY , WE WOULD BE OBLIGED To YOU To TRANSMI T OUR MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY To THE FAMILY' WE ALSO ASSOC [ ATE OURSELVES IN ThE SORROw 0F THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR ONE OF ItS SONS WhO Took To HEART AIS MISSION AS A POLITICAL MAN WITh THE A IM OF 2 HUMAN RENEWAL AND IMPROVEMENT, SENATOR KENNEDY ACCEPTED AIs 22 POLITICAL DESTINY In THE FRAMEWORK OF A DEMOCRA TIC AND FREE 6 SOCIETY FROM WHIch VIOLENCE SHOULD BE BAN [ SHED FOR THE SAKE 0F E PERMANENT AND TOLERANT CONFRONTA T ION 0F IDEAS AND DOCTR INES , MAY ThE SUPREME SACRIF ICE THAT HE MADE IN THE CAUSE OF DEMOCRACY & SERVE THE HUMAN IDEALS THA T HE SET FoR AIMSELF , AND FOR WHICH HE NEVER CEASED To F [ GhT , S I GNED, TAE PRESIDENT AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LUXEMBOURG . END TEXT 3 , FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC B I SHOP OF LUXEMBOURG 2 MONS IGNOR LEON LOMMEL, WhO WILL CELEBRATE A PONT IF ICAL REQUIEM MASS FOR ROBERT KENNEDY , SA TURDA Y MORNING A T 11{00 A o M0 IN THE CA THEDRAL QF LUXEMBOURG $ BEG I N TEXT WITh THE ENTRE WORLD, WE MOURN THE TRAGIC DEATH OF SENA TOR ROBERT KENNEDY , INTREPID CHAMPION OF SOC IAL JUSTICE , RECONC ILIATION AND PEACE % WE REG YOu, EXCELLENCY 0 To TRANSMI T To AS SOREL Y AFFLICTEd WIFE <ND FAMILY THE PROF OUND EXPRESS I ON OF OUR CHR IST IAN CONDOLENCES WE PRA Y AND HOPE ThA T THE IDEALS FOR WHICH KE GA VE HIS LIFE WILL NOT PERISH SIGNED, 1 EON LOMMEL' B ISHOP UNCLASSIF IED 6xk $ S PARTMEN? 1 1 STA OF 68 [ ================================================== Page 39 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TFS OP UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 LUXEMB 06420 0623042 0F LUXEMBOURG , END TEXT 4 0 FROM THE LUXEMBOURG JEWISH COMMUNI Ty < BEGIN TEXT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY 0F LUXEMROURG EXTENDS ItS HEARTFELT SYMPATHY AND SINCEREST CONDOLENCES To THE BEREAVED FAMILY 2 THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE DEATH OF SENATOR ROBERT F , KENNEDY , WHOSE MEMORY WILL ALWA YS STAY ALIVE In THE HEARTS OF FREE MEN . S I GNED , EdmON ISRAEL , PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUN ITY OF LUXEMOURG 9 END TEXT 5 , MANY MESSAGEs ALSO BEING RECEIVED FROM DIPLOMATIC CORPS , GOVERNMENT OFF IC I ALS 2 AND PUBL IC AND PRIVATE GROUPS AND IND I VIDUALS ' EMBASSY WILL TRANSMIT A T LATER TIME 0 FELDMAN UNCLASSIF IED QPARTMENT 1 1 1 STA ================================================== Page 40 ================================================== CONFTDEMTIAL U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Irlelligence DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH Note 431 June 6, 1968 To The Secretary Through: s/s From INR Thomas L. Eugbes WW Subject: Hanoi' 8 Reaction to the Assassination of Senator Kennedy Hanoi has reacted to the news of Senator Robert F Kennedy' s assassination by hinting that the assassination wes plotted by the US administration_ Henoi 11 Radio referred to the crime as a "plenned a88as8ination . ) and said that various 8 factions of the US monopoly capitalist class have not besitated to resort to 6 f bloodshed and fire to Liquidate one another It linked the assassination of 4 the Senator to that of President Kennedy five years &g0, adding that Senator s Kennedy had been "the most redoubtable political opponent 01 of the administration _ Although the official Hanoi spokesman in Paris stated that the essassination was an American "domestic question, M members of the delegation voiced dark Ti 3 of 8 plot to newSmen. It is difficult to speculate whether or not Hanoi believes there is 8 plot # as it might , to the extent that it sees conspiracy ~p everywhere or whether it merely states this in order to make propaganda _ We incline to believe the latter is the more important factor in its statements , 8 though the former may play sOme role _ Press speculation that Hanoi may revamp it8 negotlations tactics because f the effect of the essa8sination on the US political outlook seems justified to ^ certain degree Hanoi may hope that the pattern 0f politically motivated R 30 assassination and general social unrest in the United States may lead to 9 R2 greater U8 preoccupation with domestic matters and thus possibly force the tEBY^ 3 V to soften its stand on the Vietnam issue Hanoi doubtless also hopes that ths Sh report was produced by the Bureau GROup 3 3 Intelligence and Research. Aside itom normal substantive exchange with CONFTDENTIAL Downgradcd at 12 year other agencies at thc working level, intervals; not it has not been coordinated elsewhere automatically declassified ================================================== Page 41 ================================================== CONFIDENTIAL 2 pressures of the presidential campaign, particularly in such an atmosphere, will inhibit US military operations and soften our negotiations stand _ While it recognizes the denger that domestic frustrations 8nd uncertainties , or some coalescence Of political sentiment, may prompt u8 to escalate the war rapidly in order to end it quickly, it probably believes that the principal effect will be reduction in US interest in international issues , & consideration that may further affect the timing of its own negotiations strategy and tactics _ The assassination may , in short , reinforce Hanoi 8 inclination to maintain a hard line in talks , while still holding the negotiations alternative open So as to restrain us from rapid escaletion Howe there Is no basis for the press speculation that Hanoi might shift its stand presuably toward 8 softer position because it no Longer sees the possibility that Senator Kennedy might become President. We do not believe that Hanoi has tied its own expectations to particular American candidates . It tends to regard all American leaders as members of the same political elite. It is keenly aware of differences between them, particularly with regard to Vietnam, but it does not believe that it can rely on them to act in accordance with Hanoi' s wishes or even in accordance with their own earlier statements_ Hanoi probably recalls that President Eisenhower, having promised peace in Korea, still in- sisted on Comunlst concessions on the key prisoner repatriation issue rather than yield on this point. Hanoi elso probably recalls that President Kennedy began his administration by endorsing the of Pigs effort, and that President Johnson sent American forces to Vietnam soon after the 1964 election. Hanoi is certainly sensitive the fact that no US presidential candidate has committed CONFIDENTIAL ver, Bay to ================================================== Page 42 ================================================== CONFIDENTIAL 3 hinself to 8 or unilateral withdrawal from Vietnem, no matter how critical sOme candidates have been of present polic Hanoi may hope that one or another presidential candidate might be more forthcoming than others , but it will be inclined to count on such a development _ It does not expect any American President present or potential, to yield more in negotiations than the Comunist forces have been able to win in the field_ CONFIDENTIAL rapid ies . not ================================================== Page 43 ================================================== OF Pol b72US) Kenily fslwtF Department of State TES TELEGRAY UNCLASSIF IED 499 PAGE 0 | RABA T 04557 06 1 8002 AEtIon AF 15 4 InFO SS 2@,NSC I0,h 02,CPR 02,P 04 2 US I A 12,RSC B1,RSR 01,/067 W P 0617402 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY RABA T 5 To SECSTATE WASHDC PRIOR ITy 4519 INFO AMCONSUL CASABLANCA BY PoUck AMCONSUL TANG IER B Y Pouch UNCLAS RABA T 4557 SUBJ : MOROCCAN REACT ION To KENNEDY ASSASSINA T ION 2 1o FOLLOWING ARE INFORMAL TRANSLATIONS TELEGRAMS SENT JUNE 6 B Y KING To PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND MRS 0 ROBERT KENNEDY FOLLOWING DEATH 0F SENATOR KENNEDY 0 BOTH MESSA GES RELEASED To PRESS. 2 0 MESSAGE To PRES IDENT : QUOTE DEEPLY BEREAVED B Y NEWS OF SENA TOR ROBERT KENNEDY ' S DEATH , THE VICTIM OF A HEINOUS CRIME' WE SEND YOu OUR SA D CONDOLENCES AND ASk YOU To BE OUR INTERPRETER To THE AMERICAN PEOPLE To ASSURE THEM OF OUR SYMPA ThY FOLLOWING THE LOsS OF ONE 0f ThEIR BRLL IANT CITIZENS UNQUOTE ' 3 & MESSAGE To MRS 0 KENNEDY : QUOTE WE LEARNED WITH DISMAY THE SA D NEwS OF ThE DEATH OF YOUR HUSBAND, THE VICTIM OF AN A TTAck AGA INST HIS PERSON WE A SSURE YOU OF OUR SYMPAThy AND EXPRESS OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES , WE ASK THAT GOD G [ VE YOU STRENGTH AND COURA GE DUR [ NG THIS HARD ORDEAL UNQUOTE . TASCA By UNCLASS IF IED Q8PARTMEN? 1 J 1 STA" OF RS /R KICRIFILMED ================================================== Page 44 ================================================== 9eb %; Canae] 74zr; d 1(EZZz__77*465 ThC 'Er]Z BSEA) Nz Eesany{#EETN= C4 {YAttention Mo_lluatet_ DEPA RTMENT STATE this study together. Keep Washington, D.C_ 20520 Tune 6 , 1968 8321 8339 slcec 8353 8354 MEMORANDUM FOR MR_ WALT W ROSTOW THE WHITE HOUSE Subject: Messages of Condolence on Shooting and Death of Senator Kennedy In addition to messages from Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel, Apostolic Delegate Raimondi, and President Pacheco of Uruguay referred by Mr Bromley Smith on June 5 , the Department has received messages for the President from President Sunay of Turkey, Governor General Michener of Canada President Khama 2 of Botswana and Cardinal Cicognani, Vatican Secretary of State_ A11 of these me 'ssages were dispatched before Senator Kennedy' s death_ < Copies of the Sunay 2 Michener 9 Khama ) and Cicognani messages are enclosed_ s Also enclosed is draft language which the Department recommends be used as appropriate in reply to these and subsequent messages _ This recomendation supersedes that of the Department ' s memorandum (S/S 8316) of June 5 . 1 B6k Benjamin H. Read { Executive Secretary Enc losures : s,sb4 ' As stated A Clearances : V( 8 /8-8:AParker:cs 6/6/68 H G 1. , S/CPR 37573 Tre Copy ================================================== Page 45 ================================================== DEPARTMENT OF STATE Suggegted_Lanquage The tragic and wn tinely death of Senator Robert F Kennedy has cowe 88 a deep shock to all Americang . On behalf o: the people of the Unfted state? , I want to expreb8 My deepest appreciatlon for your worde of sympathy . I ghall trangnit your maggag0 to Mrs Kennedy and menberg of the Senator 8 family. The knowledge that your countryuen Bhare our grief 18 a gourCe of great comfort and consolatlon to 49, 2 O Lyndon 8 Johnson 3 2 3 ================================================== Page 46 ================================================== S/S 8339 8321 8353 8354 MAORANDU RR MR: WALI W; ROSTOH TBD' MIE HOUBE SubJece : Mao e8ed Of condolense an 'ShootIng epd Datb 0t Senacor' Kennady In eddiclon €o 51084880 fron Prtee Maloter Echkol 01 Tortel,; Apoceolic Delobato RALsondt, and PreoLdent Pachcao' 0f Vruguy pofcrred by M . bromley SaZeh On Jte . 36 tbe Depattent hao,receIved 5r8dr881 2 for che ' Preatdent Iroa' FrdoLdent Bupey 0f Turkeys Governor Caneri] Mtchener of CAnade , Preetdent Khana oE Botorada and Csdtnal CLcebnanL,. VacLcen Becretery of Seate Ali o4 thcte Eeeeq8o8 Mere ' d-opatched before 8i.tor Yea death, Coptah Of the]_sunay, MLehenir am and CLcognant 640eo8e3 a1encloned: Also encloocd Lo droft Langiaee rbLch the 4 Dapertueat; recon enda:be uied 80 "PproprLate In reply to Aheao:and qubaequent 34bebb8+ ThLo 2 reconendacLon eUperuadeo thot O% chx]_Dportrrdc nenorandue: (8/8 8316) Of June 54' { Benjqutn A; Read Baecuckve' Secretary Enclogureo . 1 Ao itaced 8 /S-8 :AParkerked 'ESz6/& (E Mssa sc) clearanGeeamb ~ H Mctl S/CPR. ================================================== Page 47 ================================================== 6 OF Fot 6-2 us) Kcxnedy Robert F, Department of State TELEGRAM TES OP 11 UNCLASSIF IED 558 PASE 1 | NAIRUB 06006 661159L 7 43 ACTION AF 15 INFU S50 b@,CcO 0w'NSCE Bw,US IE 00,CIAE 06 ,53 20,GPMI W4,NSC 19,H 32, CPR b2,P 04'DODE 00,RSR Eh,RSC B 1,INR 07,/266 w 8 0 06 | i052 JuN 68 FM AMEMBASSY NAIRUBI N To USs CLAUDE JONES IMMEDIATE INFo COMILEASTFOR UNN SECSTATE WAsHDc 5347 UNCLA? NAIROF I 5006 SUeJECT } QEATh SENATOR KENNEDY 1 ' SEiATOR ROBERT KENNEDY EXPIRED 11845 AM LOCAL TIME 2' EMDASSY ALREADY FLYING FLAG HALF MAST AND SUGGESTS THAT FLGG rPT FLAJ ON USS CLAUDE JCNES BE FLJWN At HALF MAST, 30 ALSO RECOMMEND THAT CONS {DERATION BE GI VEN Tu MAKING' AVAILABLE CONDOLENcE Biok N BUARD SAIP OR ON SHJRE, If; DECIDED In AFFIRMATI VE'ANNOUNCEMENT COULD BE PLACED In COAST EDITIONS 0f EAST AERICAN STANCARu, DAILY NATION, And TA IFALEOb 4 0 PLEASE ADVISE EMBASSY 0f SAIP'$_ PLANS FERGJsON E | JNCLASSIFIED ~SPARTMEN? 1 0 1 STA? #icfcfhlhd ================================================== Page 48 ================================================== FaL 6-3 us] XenNevy Robert F 1*7 7 4 8 0_ OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State 3 INDICATE: COLLECT g CHARGE To UNCLASSIFIED Classification 8 Origin QCTION: Amembassy NAIROBI IMMEDIATE JnQ; 19 J2 Info: STATE From William Bundy _ y Please make every effort to reach McGeorge Bundy at the Mt _ Kenya Safari Club in Nairobi to inform him that Senator 8 Kennedy S funeral service will be Saturday morning at St . Patrick' s in New York, with burial at Arlington on Saturday afternoon_ Ask him to send back a message if I can in any way on transportation in the event he returns End M RUSK' GB Draftod Tel. Ext. Telegraphic transmission and EA WPBundy mk 6/6/68 4235 classilication approved by: EA William P . Bundy Cloorancos: UNCLASSIFIED FORM Classification 8-65 DS-322 help 1 by: ================================================== Page 49 ================================================== Op 6- 1 U3]UENNC DY Rc Bert F 3 Department of State TBS 0f TELEGRAMA UNCLASS *f IED 727 PAGE 0 ] CAPE T 0 ! 4 48 06211!Z 8 0 ACTION AF 15 INFo CIAE 00 , DODE 0@ 9 GPM 04,H 020 INR 07,L 03,NSAE 002 NSC 1 0 , P 04 , 3 RSC 0 | 2 SP 02 2SS 209 US I A !2,RSR 0 | " / 08 ! W R 0615402 JUN 68 Fm AMEMBASSY CAPE Town To SECSTATE WASHDC N15 InF0 AMEMBASSY PRETOR ; A AMCONSUL CAPE TOwN UNN AMCONSUL JOHANNESBURG AMCONSUL DURBAN UNCLAS CAPE TowN 1 448 SUBJECT , KENNEDY ASSASS [ NATION 8 FURTHER REACTYON REF $ CAPE TowN !437 16 REACTION OF ShOCk AND DJSMA Y DEEPENED WITh NEWS 0F SEN , KENNEDY v S DEATh CONT INUED EXTRAORD INARY PUBL I C INTEREST MANIFESTED 8 Y VERY COMPLETE PRESS INCLUD ING SPEC IAL EDItIonS AND RADI0 COVERAGE , ED[TOR [AL COMMENT , AND COMMENTS OF OF F IC XALS AND INDIV IDUALS To EMB AND CONGEN OFFICERS, 2 , WHEN AMBASSADOR CALLED ON AIM THIS MORNING CONNECTION OTHER MATTERS AND BEFORE NEWS 0F DEATh, FONSEC FOURYE EXPRESSED DEFP S YMPATHY ON BEHALF SAG AND SA I D PRImiN HA D SENT TELEGRAM To MRS KENNEDY 0 (PRIMIN ' S STATEMENT OF YESTERDA Y , REPORTED PARA 3 REFTEL' CARR IED IN FULL BY CAPE TIMES BURGER TODA Y | . 3 c SPEAKER HQUSE OF ASSEMBL Y TELEPHONED ME ON HIs OWN BEHALF AND THA T OF PARL IAMENT 70 EXTEND DEEPEST SYMPAThY AND CONDOLENCES To SEN , KENNEDY Q S FAMILY , AS WELL AS TOThE PRESIDENT , GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF US 2 - BoTh FULL TEXT PRESIDENT 0 S STA TEMENT ON SENA*OR S DEATh AND COMPLETE REPORT ON TELEVIS]ON BROADCA S? QN GUN TRAFF}C UNCLASSIF IED PcL ~#PARTMENT 1 6 1 STA IN 4 ND ================================================== Page 50 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TES OP UNCLASSIF IED PAGE 02 CAPE 7 0 | 4 4 8 0621 !!Z AND ESTABL ISHMENT OF COMMYSS I ON ON VIOLENCE CARRIED IN AFTERNOON ARGUS 5 > AMBASSADOR MADE FOLLOWING STA TEMENT 2 SUPPLEMENTING EARL JER STATEMENT ON ASSASS INAT YON ATTEMPT 8 60 THE NEWs OF ThE DEATH 0F ROBERT FRANC IS KENNEDY GR IE VES ME DEEPLY A s IT DOES ALL AMERICANS ? AND PEOPLE ThRouGhoUT TKE WORL D u NOT ONL Y AMERICA but WORLD 1S POORER FoR Loss This GRE AT MAN WHOSE COURAGE , ABILIty AND DEEP DEDICATiON 70 WELL 7 REing OF HUMANITY AND To PRINC IPLES OF DEMOCRACY Will AWWAYs BE REMEMBERED" MY EARLIER STA TEMENT READ AS FOLLOwS: "MY ASSOC IATES In AMER ICAN EMBASSY AND CONSULA R OFFICES In 8A HAVE JOINED ME In PRA YERS OF ALL AMERICANS , AND PEOPLE ALL OVER WORLD? THE SEN 0 KENNEDY WILL SURVE ThIs TRAG } C AND SKCCKING ATTEMPT UPON H{S LIFE AND ThAT AMERICA WILL Not BE DEPRJvEC CF Outs?AND ING TALENT , ABLITY AND ST4 TESMANSHIP QF This DISTYNGUI SHED LEADER . 0 1 AM DEEPL Y GRA TEFUL FOR EXPRESS]onS OF CONCERN AND SYMPA THY 0 AND OF Good WISHES FOR SEN KENNEDY AND HS FAMILY , FROM LEADERS_ AND PEOPLE IN SA ' BOTh STA TEMENTS CARRIED WIDEL Y . 6 0 EMBASSY AND OTHER Posts LOwERED FLACS To KALF -MAST WHEN NEWS FLASH ON DEATH RECE [ VED, A ND OPENED cONDOLENCE Books ThIs AFTERNOON 0 7 0 AMBASSADOR WILL A TTEND, WITh OTHER OFf iCERS , REQUEM MASS FOR SENATOR A T ST , MARY 0 S RC CATHEDRAL TODA Y , 8 . ALL THREE CA E DA {L Y NEWSPAPERS 0IN COVER {NG TRAGEDY , INCLUDE ARTICLES ON CLIMATE 0F VIOLENCE IN WORLD A S MAN ] - FESTED PARTICULARL Y JN ASSASS INAT IONS IN US ShOck Wth Which PROMINENT AMERICANS AND WORLD LEADERS REACTED COVERED IN DETAIL " 9 0 Following ARE HIGh_IGHTS JUNE 6 ED} TOR iAL COMMENTS 8 A c DFE BURGER ## ATTEMPTED ASSASS I NA F I ON ? C 0 MOVES SA MORE DEEPLY BECAUSE HE V?S]TED OuR COUNTRY AND BECAME EXTREMELY CONTROVERSJ AL F [ GURE W EXPRESSJNG S YMPATHY "AcROSS ALL DIFFERENCES V To FAMIly 0 PAPER OBSERVED FAmILY "[NSP[RED TEMPESTUOUS Lo YALTy AND AvERS 1 ON v F A R lts]DE BORDERS OF US , ThEY KNOW BLINDING SUCCESS AND MMEAFUkA!if UNCLASS] F IEd ~#PARTMENZ 1 0 1 STA

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