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MA YOR BAEZ ACoSTA SPOKE A T LENGTH ON SHOOTInG ASK ING How COULD
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Amembassy ALGIERS DATE: June 7 , 1968
IN T L. ^ 0 TAR SUBJECT Algeriar Reaction to che Assassination 0 f Senator
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Senator Robert F . Kennedy _ Ithough banner headlines have
not been used, ample coverage has appeared on inside pages
Al1 the enclosed clippings appeared in the semi-official
Algiers daily El Moud jahid.
Enclosure No _ 1: Editorial entitled "Robert Kennedy and
Zionism' which appeared on 28th and helps to explain
subsequent Algerian react ion to the assass ination_
Enc losure 2: Report of the assassination attempt ai} 8
editorial query why Los Angeles police claim Sirhan is 0)n
Arab after first saying he was Jamaican, then Cuban_ (Jurie
6 , 1968) .
Enclosure No. 3: Report of death from front page 0f E1
Moudjahid, (June 7 , 1968) .
Enc losure No_ 4: Words of Arthur Schle: inger deploring
American acts of motive, (June 7 1968) _
Enclosure No _ 5: Full report on Senator S cleath, President
Johnson S declaration, and information O11 Sirhan, ( June 7
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1968)
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UNCLASSIFIED Algiers A-459
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Enclosure No . 6 : Algerie Presse Service editorial:
armed the assass in?" (June 7 , 1968) _
Enclosure No, Z: Statement issued by Palestine liberation
movement El Feth" in Algiers , (June 7, 1968) .
HOFFACKER
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Enclosure No_ 1
Alglers A-459 Robest Kexzzsk
et ix sisiszne
La campafnc dcc-
aecl6 ElcCs-Unis_ "eks
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presilence fc;ut Jcv ric {(u
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munde sur Ic Vieln Il ' (t1t - tres sur Ic proble;nc (li`5
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sionislc dcurnt t coinmai - n(rail @ juive de Portlunal
(Oregon) _
Ressorlant Ie clichc eculc
du 1/L uthe (lcptsse (l Is -
rael velit PCLU$ pacificque
Ic cenalidlat GUI elcrticmns
prcsidenticlles de nOvcmbre
aleclarc Nous nc1ts
sotlmnic $ enmgcs fuirc
surninc Israel, nous (cuons
nlrintcnir la sccurite d 18 -
rail contre toule ugression
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terc ridiculc dcs ctfirmaticns
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FagresSinn crterieure (!
menaccrait Isracl;- L' Misiire
demonare ct 1'{lamment
Ics evcnemenls dcjuis le 5
Juin (lernicr, de qucl citd
SC siiuc [ arcssinn e} tc 716- pris dcs Nations unics Loc"
cupation de rasles portions
dc (erritoircs, ['anncziun dc
Jerusalcm, Zo rcpression
snulantc aai scvit contrc
alcs populations civiles ne
sont Dlis (l ce c'On sache
le Jai: dcs Arabcs_
1 moins Quc M _ Kcnnedv
nc srit mal in jorinc 01 (L; 'cuufle pour ionorer (cs rca-
litis connucs de :ous
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m:1 uutre Lc S('nalelr n'cc-
prime (uC Tvi"nion du
susle= (Ima'riccin et
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nuons ujuurs dl oncc 10[
( stuoir qu 'Israsl n'est
MI' #i2c "lse de 1impcrialis-
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dc It Inlle contre lc tloulve- mcn; dc libcralion arabe la
Scintc Allincc Sc Jait
rapidement nitz Flats-Unis_
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Jait Iui aussf de Ice sccu -
riti a Israel 1 son cheval
dc bataille_
Ccs prises de positicn
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les Arbcs , pcur Tertir-
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M. Kennedy et consorts_
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Alxlcrs Houd,jahid June_ 7,1968 Enc losures 2-4
Af EcES Er7,4, #5 ab3E Algiers A-459
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president Of- VIOLENCE VICUIME
srssinc, 43 ans, se7a -
tur de ['Etat de New DUN York cendidat dtt: 9.
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blcssczzes
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crate oux clections pre_ ATTENTAT sidentielles de ncvcmbre effrsyall de Ia
Dlanetc 9, &eclare, mer- prochain ete Fabjet credi soir, M. Arthur A LOS hier motin a Los Ange- DIMANCHE, DEUIL NATIONAL EleEEZe conseillcr de
les, d'un cttenfat Le Fancien Kcrne-
~ANGELES senoteur Yenoit de rer AUx ETATS_UNIS dy, puis de s0n frere Ko-
miner un discours ou il bert, au cours d'une allo
Gnnoncait S0 victoire cotion prononcait a
K Etat extreme- electorale en Californie: 0 B E RT Toceasion d'une remise de B
Kennedy diplimcs 38 etudiants
ment critique, Atteint dc plusieers czt Tror de City College, a New- balles, dont dcux dans hier 7atin York. i pourrait bien Ia tete, il etc imme- T'hopital du Bon Etu a[ point i'en
y rester > diatemert opere . A Scmarifoin dc plcurer MI Sekules ; ~r 2 neute cJ ncus mettons Los A;geles: ajoute Depuis trois disent scus pressa, son Etat est Muirtenant ans, vous tuons des gens
jug2: extremement criti- tous les regards de "autre (cte du molde. SCS nedecins
se tourncnt Nous aruns deja aSs:ssj- que Par scs medecins. 'crs Tomme be eitoyens qui per 250 000 dollars I 0, disent-ils, une accuse de cet sonnifiaient Fidealisme toute Petite chance de assassinat_ Sit - americain 0 Fetranzer et dc caation poui 8'en sortir. h a n Sirhan hicr nous arons tente d'en Vagresseur Son presume agres- Son interroga - assassiner troisieme:
seur, Sirhcn Sirhan, &ge toire se jcur - Ces actes de #iolencc ne Sirhsz Sirhan de 23 ~ns, cst arete_ suit; mais sats sont Pas dcs accicents:
srcces calr JuS - fls ont e Qr origine Les aetorites de Los qa 1reses: d ? n $ n 0 t r e nisse Angeles opres avoir dit Sirhan Srhan uational ) . Ces acles,
Gc"il sagissait soit d'un n [ pas parle poursuivi M. Schlesinger_
Jcmoiccin, soit d'un Aprrs les Fu - ont commence lorsque
CeSain lcigscnt mainte" rt[-TS repan - Thorsne blanc s'est mis
dues Tar " a ~ssiner lcs Indiens Jan entendre qu'il est a#torits de Ca- et fairc dcs esclavrs de d'crisire crobe. On Wjor:ie S;t une ceur consicersit
Peut {0 pcser Ccs ques- pe due 6ri- (0zme ses infericurs a ticns JV: les veritabls 8te jarcan:en- cause de Ja couleur de
mctifs de felles insinua- 4e [&ssassn_ leir peau stn -
tions. 3717n df_ mcs marcues par rotre crre; ICt Ia societi d 'un droit inne (Lire nos infcmmations rGir So}l 3 j3 riolence Qui apparait
67 PCjo 6) ?remiet m:; nis - tans le zele quc nous met- tre Gu n #'rzis- (uns poursuirre une c:: cici Jc;. Eerre irrationnelle J0 cirien de Ticdman qui s"Ppose ure Ton_ Apre$ 24 poussee inffrieure de hal- 7st {e Ro- nc Ft de T;cce 3 con- bert icnne:u clp AL Schlesinger.
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Iosur Apres 24 hce:_ &_Hzie Ro3yr7 Kencay:
SuccoEle @ ses tlessercs
DIMANCHE JOURNEE DE DEUIL AUX ETATS-UNIS
Rohert Kcnucely cl Iorl hicr nmin i In. M4 (hcurc dlc dIam;; Ia journic 1 Fhipila[ du Bon Simarilain, n'inliquicnt
Los Angelis) sil # lt- 03 Gf Ic snatcur Iav.il A;is r"pris AIne #mlioratinn. [elal du Scmicu; resliit {nujis crri-
cOnmaissancc dvpuit N (ranierl, m0ins dc 21 hcurcs 3"L Inemnrn( critique
!opital Apri% tM: iMtcrrcmtinn chirnrzicalc (ui 'cst M. Mankiencicz, son attache ic Prcesc annoned
pri# dc (1; hcurcs, les bulletinc dc santc sul' ssils H,"S Ja nouvellc dc I# mnort dc Iobert Kenncdy_
Qiclqucs Inx;thnts pluc (ard_ dc presse, lc naire dc Los An-
Tu* ct Iedorl Jr. 13 3/25, Sc C5, Mi_ Samacl Yvri; C; 1
(taHls Sliivants les rois af- 'cf dle 1 policc de Ia vilic_
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Ful lct T'hhpital "8} [1}0 - enpreintes dlisitals rcicvels
nril (lu tlc" &, mals il n R pil 5ur Tarne Cc Yasrcsse;r ur
cim;` s'ls AViicht F Jc(41* pe'T pislolet dc Calibre 22. Lairme
#Fani S nawrl La d'Jilllc tic portait dattres caiprcintes
Af, Izobert Kocdly te :it: itrc ciont cc cs d'un a N"e {rere
tralmporle c das In mati:ncc clc 1agrcsscur, prenonme
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[i {' {MA; 'm uil dlc marcll tirection ci u! chnn de CJur-
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sit Mipin K dfet. M a-f-il prccisd pour L1!1 doig:
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c{ecillc (ir rester Sur plac: blcsse a1 COirs dc la 'uftc (u:
ci:lis allcic cl 'une nouralic slivit iranediatenent F'aitcn
fmixicc_ Scu 1I) public tr s lat avant Qu'il n'ait €te mai
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cicVant Fliopital. du senateur Kcrnedy 0u p:3
Di'$ Tahnncc du drces, le tard dans les locaux de !a p-
preirlcnt Lyndon Johnson lice
{dnit {l) messfc dc M_ Thomas Redidin_ cinef dc
cindolanccs Gl Ia famille ciu Ia policc de Los Angclcs, re-
snatcur ('L ciccretalt quc di- Fubcrt Kcnacdv tl conr$ (l'In mccling ilctoral (I New-York {1iz ( nicrczedi soir, a! ccirs
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(t11 inhuma sanath dlans journec dc clcuil pour Robert cl ccs munitions, Jibrc jus- nc Guciques deails sup2lc-
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1hm: afinfio: (Mul pa;s (MC Tassssinat du pa. 'Mr' cl ;e;ldil_ 0] s'agit ai '!r c? C; 0:i 8io si pJs cu I5 ine aflrnn} dlc 1 wctc- Kia_ inor:ir Giio Ja ric n- 00:)an: Sirlan Bickara Sir- 60: ~ellcricni.
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coiimii braucoup plus quc S8 Icnts parmi n0u5 a-t-j) ciit. grand nngasin dc Pasadena, Tacrust qui observc :Jujours
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alkalat MIX hrochalncs cicctiims n'csl plus 6 demnontrcr, Font
presil ntiehles (lcs Ktats-(Imin_ Jusqu # souligncr In na llona-
3 {-il cM1 "unAlnnt Xon acla Itc: ora bc de F'axsassin, son
machiavelisues
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ItnIlnmio Wnr honoln do avco bicn cntcndu Un.bQm10 pubiielle autour de ma pcrson - Jma tlf des plug atrus En Icr ALGER Aprts Tatlenlat mat Je peiplc palcsunlcr; do ;
nC, pr fanatismc 014 hicn onlcndant_ on serait lentc de conte ia vic 401 scnatcur prt c Sionist? m)ir` '914';;"t" huur Jc s(ui dlisir dc tucr tlirc qu cIlcs ne vont pas tar Roucrt Kcnnedy, ccrtaincs a8c11 - mcnt m;li;lics fois a8 (hucllt Cs( Jn "orilahlc pcrson- dcr 3 parlcr d 'unc vcritahlc cle prcssc ont avance que tlecisinn cic m1C Jn:alis (HW?) nalili: dlc Sirhatn Sirlt:m, cousplration dcs Arahcs contro Ccs @utciir cst Un Arabc originai- dc mnoycns dc rcnrcsacs (ur;i: Ies sot Scs Idlees vls _-vis d'un un homme politique qui na So1 Ics populalions civils dc 1i03 probl Wc uolitique dunne com- janais cachie toutes Jcs sym- re de JeruSalcin,
cnnemis_ Notrc com)nat esl 12; mm6 "cll p{ cxcmplc rlu pa fhics q"'il fprouvalt Davant Ja gravite dc Ia situn- combat dc libiration ct K0; Aloren-(rieml Lc mcurfrier TKtt Rlonistc Installc cn Icr- tion et Ics moyens crapulcux
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I7.1 TafCirmativc, qu1 aFaii ratian ger clu mouvcmcnt dc libcratlon nlstcs qui occupcnt notic tcrri-
Jc wl intcrrt i voir (linpArai- N'esl-ce pil cloigncr Ic nro- natioiale palcstinicn El-Feth: toirc.
lrc Fhert Kcuncdy cl puur- hlime de son contcrte purc- vicnt de rcndrc public la nise UN INSTRUMENT
quoi arafl-II intirft 4 (C qu'il mcnt amcricain quC d vouloir au point Sulvante
tllspATaIsse Aulant dlc my Ic rattachcr intcntionnclle: L'attentat qui couta la vie Aux MAINS
(ircs #uaunt dhypothiscs mcnt ou mon au prohlmc du a0 sematcur americain Kennedy DU SIONISME
Irav( Icss ua Is it Cst cncoro Moycn-Orient, 01 uII moment apres Jes declaratlons qu"il hicw aifficilc dt "oir (Iir. ()n justcment Qu trutc Ia Nation {aitcs atl cours dle Sa campacte IL quciqics RInccs
ammomc dlcji {ul $ #xjl Ix arhc Ka rememarc doulourcu: elrctoralc cl relativcs aU proble- I dliclaration, Yc prcsi
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hra (ummmm)(; Somt rrstccy dans rc qu'il #asissait Ia d'un cri - puissc rcmpiir # I: Sc: Ii]ic former 13 realite quant Mli DTO- mnission Jussi daxg rels2 q', Tomhrc (cllcs intirrssama IA mc politique_ blcmc pa Icstinien et a Ja Rtvo crininclle Jc prchlenc murl dc son (rire Ic prisidcnt Lassassim, ontils dit, cst Iution palcstinlennc (ui con- "Q:} Joln Kcunedy et ccllc Fu( {DfC un farouchc nationallste mence 0 jouir d'un grand 60u-
bcaucoup plus conipicxc mu"
toufc reccntc iuteressant Fas: voulu marqucr par sonaclo ticn a travers lc mnondc pensc_
frsial du Fastcur infista- le prcmicr annircrseira du 4 Topinlon publique inter- En cc Qui nous concernc JO;i5 iotisfc noir, Martiu Luther conflil araho-Slonlstc de fuin nationale n015 disons quc tou- considerons qu 'cn pits dcs (ihee:; King dcrnicr_ M, Kenncdy ayant tcs les hypotheses avau0 res shr rctentissants qi i c sub:s preconisd unc livraison} imme: i'idlcntite du criminel ne sont T'extcricur nctammet cn R- Itfcn, si ('c n'esl Ic nom dliate d'arions americalng que des mancuvrcs machiaveli- pc En Asie, en Ameriquc La;i:e "orizin de I #ssassin 01 a Dour "Etat sionistc qucs Sionistes en Africuc Jal poliiique amn8ri- lc: ImomCAL [illri: de T'cnquetc Fourquol Sirhan nc scrait-I1 caine loin dc dcrcnlr "aine c: mcucc aeueIlc'ment Dar Ia po- Das plutot wn (ucur a Fages A Foplnlon publlque, Jou5 les influcnccs lr5 p'S ncfastes lia'( uulour dc cellc affaire; Ia soldc des stonistcs ct dlisons que lc mouvement de li- Ia socicle americjin? €i lcs ('cpcudant, plusicurs #fences aurait etc arinc par eux dans bcration nationale palestinien sur a crici;-
cl radlfos ranxercs ecrlainc- lc scul bul dc dlscrediter JuI El-Fath qui entreprend G u- pcrsonralites politiqucs
Incnt bicn Inlcntiamcs ycux de T'opinion internatlo jourd'hui Tun des plus noblcs ct nes ellcs-mcmnes:
om comme imelfrc dcs nale Ics Arabes ct provoquer durs combats contre [ennemi Pour nous mene Arabe 1(
sup'pusllions lcs plus ahraradil: une hysteric anti-arabe auI sioniste en Palestine condanne crimincl nJ€ pcut-etre Gu'L ins-
brattcs 4uant Mlux raisons USA C'est a Fargument toute personnle utilisant cette trurent Rux 1nains du Sioris:iz:?'
oat #mcnc Sirhan 3 @ssssincr ete avance par plusieurs ob- arme dans un pays etranger et mondia}, du} capitalisme, X
lc sinafcur Ikobcrt Kcuncdy. scrvatcura erabes qui entiment contre uI1 citoycn etrangcr pour Contral Cntellisence Agency
(crtaincs radlos periphcriqucs quc cet acic Dcut Drofitcr a0* dcs dlivergences politiques poar la concrctisation dcs plus
curopcenncs dont Naltiludo slonislcs (APS) Malgre F'oppression quc COnn- abjcctes asprations poltiques.
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SUBJECT $ DEATH 0F SENATOR KENNEDY
PR IME MINISTER HoL YOAKE MADE FOLLOWI:G S TA TEMENT To PRESS
ON LEARNING 0F DEATH 0F SENA ToR KENNEDY ,
" } Am SURE ALL NEW ZEALANDERS WILL HAVE FELT AN IMMEDIATE
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ThE GREAT BURDEN OF SACRIFICE ALREADY BORNE B Y THE KENNEDY
FAMILY . FOR THE UN [ TED STA TES To LOSE ITS GIFTED MEN In This
WAY IS A SAd DISTORTION OF THE FREEDOMS WhICH THEY In TURN
AAVE Fought To PRESERVE THE IDEALS OF PUBLIC SERVICE WAICh
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CegeAnericene, the USIS branch post, by telephone, telegran, written noteg
and pergonal visits from Meracaibo rebidents. The murder of Senator
Kennedy , from this testimony, seened to touch everyone people in public
life, buginessmen and labor leader8, educators and student8, the military,
and plain citizens.
Venezuelans accustomed to thinking of our country &s the model of respect
for law and an ordered, secure wey of life cannot understand wbat to nany
bas been a rapid deterioration of Anerica's social fabric. American re-
sidents bere are sinilarly baffled and vorried: The tragedy of Senator
Kennedy, coning two months after tbe murder of Dr_ Martin Luther and
8 highly-publicized protest movement in the United States, bas shaken many
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1 ? THE NEWS OF THE DEA Th_ OF ROBERT KENNEDY HAS SHOCKED
HONDURAS AND DOMINATED ITS NEWs MEDIA , MANY COMMENTATORS'
SA Y HIs DEATh IND ICATES THA T SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG
WITh AMERICA AND SPECULATE THAT THE SHOOTING IS TAE RESULT
OF A RIGHTIST CONSPIRACY ,
2 . EL CRON ISTA WHICH CALLED KENNEDY THE "MOST RECENT HOPE
OF LATIN AMERICA " SAW HIM AS "THE VICTIM OF REACTIONARY
PLOTTERS' THE KLU KLux KLAN, AND THE COSA NOSTRA , " AND
SA [ D "THE BULLET WHIch KILLED ROBERT KENNEDY WAS DIRECTED
INTELLECTUALLY BY THE SAME DIABOLICAL MINDS. WhICH
KILLED JOHN KENNEDY AND MARTIN LUTHER KING 0 "
3 , LIBERAL LA PRENSA OF SAN PEDRO' SULA SA I D: THE MURDERS 0F
BoTh KENNEDYS AND MARTjN LUThER KING WERE "ORGANIZED
B Y THOSE WhO DO NOT WANT AMER ICAN SOCIETY RADICALLY CHANGED P0
BUT PERDICTED ThA T THESE CRIMES "CANNOT PREVENT THIS CHANGE To
A NEW AND BETTER SOC IETY . " m
4 0 EL PUEBLO, LIBERAL PARTY ORGAN, whIch. THREE WEEKS AGo HAD
EDiTOR IALL Y CALLED ROBERT KENNEDY "THE BEST HOPE OF THE
DEMOCRATIC FORCEs OF LA TIN AMERICA" SA 1D THER IS NO DOUBt THAT
HE WAS KILLED BECAUSE HE FA VORED "CLOSING THE GAP WhTCH SEPARATES
THE NEGROES FROM WHITE' RICH FROM POOR , ONE GENERATION FROm
ANOTHER 11 IT LINKED THE MURDERS' 0F THE KENNEDYS AND MARTIN
LUTHER KING AS PART OF A STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE FORcES 0F GOOD
AND EVIL IN THE; U e S,
5 0 THE GOVERNMENT 'S DIARIO DEL NORTE , LAMENTED KENNEDY 'S
ShooT ING AND SA I D THE US IS UNDERGO ING AN "ACUTE INTERNAL
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CR [S[S" AND "MANIFEST ING SI GNS 0F SOC IAL DIS INTEGRATION"
WITh AN "INCREASE IN ANARCHY , RACIAL HATRED AND CRIME OF
ALL KINDS e "
6 0 CONSERVATIVE EL DIA CALLED THE Loss OF THE "HEIR AND
APOSTLE OF THE NEW FRONTIER" IRREPARABLE
0
7 0 THE EMBASSY AS RECEIVED NUMEROUS EXPRESS[ ONS 0F SYMPATHY
INCLUD ING ONE FRoM PRESI DENT LOPEZ, TEXT Of WHICH TRANSMITTED
SEPARATELY 0 PLEA SE PASS To WIdow 0F SENATOR KENNEDY AND
KENNEDY FAMILY,
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| e CONT INU ING EDITORIAL REACTION ON: SENAToR KENNEDY MIXED.
LE MATIN PRA [SED HIM AS AnOthER MARTYR To CAUSE 0F PROGRESSI VE
POLICIES WhIcH HAVE CREATED HOPE FOR ALL' wKO: SUFFER AND
ASPIRE To WELL-BEING 0 PARTICULAR SORROw EXPRESSED: THAT
CRIME COMMITTED B Y NON-AMERICAN. ON: U' S SOILI AGA INST A
PEOPLE
"WE: LOVE FOR NUMEROUS NOBLE Acts: AND GENEROSTTIES: TOwARD:
OTHER COUNTRIES DURING THEIR UNHAPPY Da YS ," 11
2 0 LE NOUVEAU MONDE CHARACTERIZED: KENNEDY AS AMBITIOUS%
RUTHLESS, CYNICAL AND DANGEROUS For AMERICAN NA TION, EDITORIAL
BLAMED AMERICAN CIVILIZA TION FOR' DELUDING KENNEDY Into
BELIEV ING AIS FORTUNE MADE EVERYTHING POssiBLE INCLUDING
"SECOND PURCHASE 0F WAI HOUSE _ 10
3 0 ONL Y OFFICIAL CONDOLENCE Thus FAR IS TELEGRAM FROM
PRES IDENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Td PRES [ DENT U' S SENATE, TEXT
OF WHIcH PUBL I SHED NOUVEAU MONDE TODA Y & AFTER EXPRESSING
"INDIGNATION A T" THIS CRIME'" TELEGRAM ADDE' AMB I GUOUELY THAT
"THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE FREELY PREAchEd- AND PRACT I SED HAVE
AN ELOQUENCE IN' ADVANCEDi DEMOCRACY WHICH RELIEVES ONE 0F
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AGR coM FRB DATE: FROM Amconsul HALIFAX June 7, 1968
INT LAB TAR SUBJECT Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Reaction to Senator
Kennedy'
S Death
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Reaction in this consular district to the murder of Senator Robert F, 10
Kennedy was almost completely one of horror sorrow and disbelief_
Maritimers have close ties with New England and there has &lways been a
particular interest in the Kennedy family in this district_ There Were
many expressions of Canadian sympathy to American citizens_
There have and will many church services for Senator Kennedy .
Anong those wo signed the Consulate General's condolence book Were the
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (the ranking official of the province),
provincial cabinet members, members of the provincial legislative assembly 8
and the recently dissolved Federal parliament and representatives of all
walks 0f life: Impressively, many teenagers came in to sign the book.
1
There was concern about violence in American life- "What ' s gone wrong
1
there in the States?" said a garage attendant to the Reporting Officer. 4
The Halifax Chronicle-Herald accurately expressed sentiment in the dis-
trict when it said, "the facts of American Life, the tradition of violence,
the ease with which anyone, upright citizen and paranoid madman, can
possess firearms and use them with relative impunityo and the continuing
myth that every American has the right to "bear arms make political and
public service more physically hazardous in the United States than in most
other civilized countries Americans can surely best assuage their
anger at this dreadful deed by determining to
remove the cancer of
violence that begets their society. As a start, they should insist on
an effective cure on the present free for all sale of firearms _ 1t
Several representative clippings fron area papers are attached in one
original and four thermofaxed copies for the Department and one thermofax
for the Embassy. PEASLEE
UNCIASSIFIED FOR DEPT_ USE ONLY
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THE CHRONICLE:HERALD
The Chronicle-Herald stands for Mari-
time Progress and Development and is
dedicated to the service of the people
that no cause shall lack @ cham-
pion and that wrong shall not thrive
umopposed.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1968
Act Of Violence
The shadow and' the stain of
Dallas and Memphis have fallen on It may be that the
man who
Los Angeles, and indeed on to the shot Robert Kenhedy, whoevervhe
whole fabric of American society: was,was an evil crank rather than
The horrified disbelief that a political
just as Lee
was the first reaction; in Canada Oswald and murderer
and throughout the world, to_the of Martin Luther
may have
news that Senator Robert Ken-
been cranks
nedy had been shot and critically But the facts of American
wounded almost at the moment of the tradition of violence; the
his victory in the California easewith which anyone; upright
election; was accentuated
citizen and paranoid madman; gn
Bime&1
the ordinary person" 9 s refusal to possess firearms and use them
conceive that Robert
tith comparative_impunity, and
could meet the same tragic
gicedeed
the continuing_myth 'thatVeveny
as that of his distinguished
American has politicight the to "bear
brother; and in such horribly arms make and public
similar circumstances:
service_more physically hazardous
Yet this monstrous, mindless
inlthe United States than in most
act is in keeping with an at-
other_civilized countries
mosphere of_ violence; not The effect of this event on
only in the
'8nited Stzodenfutnot
American politics, particularly o
many other countries:
this years presidential election,
in the United States (unlike,
(uniagpig;:
can only be ` guessed at, for the
'example, France, where the recent moment.
turmoil in the streets resulted in Americans
can surely best
remarkably . few fatal casualties) assuage their anger &t this dread"
'violence, whether on a massive ful deed by determining to remove
'scale or directed at individuals, s0
the cancer' %f violence Zthat besets
"often involves firearms, and 'the
their , society: As a start,
rule of the bullet:
should insist on
an effective cure
Senator Kennedys shooting on the present free for all sale of
roccurred just two months after
firearms
the Rev. Martin Luther King had
been down on his motel veeandanned
at Memphis, an act
which' resulted in fearful riots;
that may well have been a mere
curtain raiser for this summers
anticipated racial strife in Ameri-
can cities
Must al] leaders of political
thought in the United States all
men of and ideas; of
integrity and
aodra %esire
a to better the
lot of their fellow men, risk their
lives when become public
figures ?
good
rconspirgtoEne"
Harvey
King
life,
they
they
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THE CHRONCLE-HERALD
The Chronicle-Herald stands for Mari-`
time Progress and Development and is
dedicated to the service of the people
that no good cause shall lack @ cham
pion and that wrong shall not thrive
unopposed.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1968
No More Martyrs
Like his elder brother; the late
President Jo hn F. Kennedy,
Robert F: Kennedy was cut down
in his prime; as a man; & political
leader and a personality whose
Bolticav ideals &nd reforming zeal
given hope to millions of
ordinary p e 0 ple in his own
country and
"R5a]
Senator Kennedy was have made
a controversial figure at the time
Whether _d would_
of his murder: Although he had
a
president; or even a
Ecod
just won a victory over his
onereandrehethefone {alaaatle
principal Democratic, opponent in %orn , With comfort the brothete
the race for the presidency in the donned 50 brieters bforis bzdereic
California Democratic primary, are
now matters for
know. his attainment of that office, even We shall never
for
his selection as Democratic What: is now _
important is
of
dential candidate at the
iChicego
the
of the United States, %
convention; W 0 uld have been ali races and in all thattthere
achieved; if at all, only after a
sto determine that
strenuous and probably
scietfe no more martyrs, no more
campaign within the party and
aae
and no more
their
nation:
Bozdeciagu
down because
and
The political; as distinct from words happen to_annoy:
Reeroedy tragedy, of President fanaticaslextvioleste has gape far
was that his death left Surely, violence
the:promise and hope he_ 'Eensedy; enough
fied unfulfilled: Robert
never reached the of
power attained by
RinacOthe;
although he geemed to have a fair
chance of doing SO_ But, as a
Kennedy, as a hard E2+
who had
himself with the civil
rights_ movement and with the
radical of the Democratic
party, a8 a young man with a
charismatic a pp e a ] to young
people impatient for reform, his
career held rich promise and
potential
great:
speculation:
people
shall spiritual
gunned
evil
long
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dolence book for Sena:
tor Kennedy was opened
for public this morning
at the US. Consul General $
office in te Bank of Nova
Scotia Bullding: Atexander
Peaslee, right, U.S; Consul
Geperal In Halifax; watches
Dr; T. M Sieniewicz bez
comes tbe first Haligonian
tosign the book; The book
wil be open until 5 p.m:
today and until noon to
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OUTGOING TELEGRAM
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CHARGE To UNCLASS IFZED
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Origin ACTION: CHIEFS OF DIPLOMATIC MISS IONS URGENT Jun 68 D0 5 8z
(LIST QF CHANCERIES ATTACHED)
Into:
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL , DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES FROM MEMBERS OF THE
THE" REQUIEM MASS FOR THE LATE
DIPLOMATIC CORPS INTERES TED IN ATTENDINgh %eXBE831
ISENATOR ROBERT F KENNEDY AT ST , PATRICK CATHEDRAL:
MEMBERS OF TH KENNEDY FAMILY HAVE
ADVISED US THA T THEY WILL RESERVE ONE (1) OR TWO (2) SEATS 4
HAVE ITS RERRESENTATIVBSQ
FOR REPRESENTA TIVES OF EACH COUNTRY WHICH MAY CARE To/ATTEND .
TO AND FROM NNEW YORK
3
FOR THIS PURPOSE _ AIR TRANS PORTA TION/ WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE
ATTENDING DEPARTING ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE Ar 7:30 A.M. ON
SATURDAY _ JUNE 84 AXlX #XAEXE
M# XOXAERXYANKXPX
KiXXiI EMXIK BUSES WILL MEET THE PLANE UPON
ARRIVAL AT JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT TO TRANSPORT THE PASSENGERS
TO AND FROM THE CATHEDRAL . FURTHERMORE LiXbexax REPRES ENTA TIVES
ACCEPTING THIS INVITA TION SHOULD BE Ar ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE
(VIP LOUNGE) NOT REPEAT NOT LATER THAN 7:00 A.M_ UNFORTUNA TELY _
DUE TO IACK OF SPACE , WIVES ARE NOT INCLUDED In THIS INVITA TION
Drged EPR: GAbell:RSancho-Bope Te6443 Telographic transmission and R3s
classification approved by:
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UNCLASSIFIED
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PLEASE BRING THIS TELEGRAM TO PRESENT As YOUR ADMITTANCE
AUTHORIZATION _ SPACE IN THE CA THEDRAL WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED
AND IT WILL NOT REPEAT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO ASSURE ATTENDANCE
Aid ADDTTIONAL
OF M3 KX REPRESENTATIVES
BURIAL AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND
A LIMITED SECTION WILL BE RESERVED FOR REPRESENTIVES OF THE
VARIOUS COUNTRIES THOSE ATTENDING THE BURIAL AT ARLINGTON
SHOULD ASSEMBLE Ar THE DIPLOMATIC ENTRANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M_
TRANSPORTATION" WILL'BE (EROV IDED
Fo ANDHTROMRHE CENETERY . THE FUNERALsEERVICESSAND BURDAL
PLEASE ADVISE US OF THOSE WHO WILL BE ATTENDINGAAS YOUR
REPRESENTATIVES TELEPHONE NUMBER DU 3-3452, or DU 3-5633
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FOR 8 Jop /@Mp IPSp IBS
ISRAEL [ PRESS REV IEn' JUNE 7
1 , VOumINous KENNEDY COvERAGE IN ALL PAPERS ' WITh
Two EXCEPTIONS, ENTIRE MOR InG PRESS EDITOR[ALIZES'
2 0 HAARETZ INDEPENDENT iC} QjotE SIRHAN. 3ISHARA
STRHAN IS JERUSALEM-BORN ARAB, BUT S INCE HE SPE VI About
HALF IhS LIFE AND ACQUIRED AIs EDUCATIon In US, HE HAS_
BEEN INFLUENCED BY AMERICAN WAY OF; LIFE o AT SAME TIME
[T CLEAR HE Took ACTION AGA INst KENNEDY As ARAB NATION-
ALIST/ AND WAILE D IPLOMATS FRom ARAB STATES ARE AVOIDING
ANY JUSTIFICATION OF MURDER _ ALREADY THERE HAS BEEN
ARAB PRQPAGANDIST Who ATTEMPTEDB WHILE PAYING LIP SERVICE
To CONDEMNATION 0F CRIME 0 9 +EXPLo]t ASSAJLT FoR: POLitICAL:
PURPOSES
0 FROM WHAT IS To BE LEARNED FRJM HIS PERSONAL
PARTICULARS ) STRHAN IS NEITHER REFUGEE NOR EXILE' HE:
IS SON OF IMMIGRANT FAMILY SIMILAR To ThOUsANDS OF
FAMILIES-ARAB AND OTHER-WAO IMMIGRATED To US& ? =
DID SIRHAN Act A3 INDIVIDUAL OR On BEAALF 0Fi ORGA -
NIZATION? As YET THERE JS No ANSWER To ThIs QUEST [ONI
AND MATTER WILL HAVE Tv 8E EXAMINED FROM: ALL: POSSI BLE
ANGLES0 0 0 If IT TRANSP RES, HUWEVERP ThAt" HE IS A
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LONE OPERATOR Without ORGANIZED BACKINGe This MUST' NDT
BE TAKEN Any LEss SERIOUSLY
0
To CONTRARY } LONE
ASSA ILANT MAY BE MORE DANGEROUS ThAN ONE WhJi Acts AS
MEMBER OR ORGAN JZATION OR GROUP . S IRHAN' S EXAMPLE
MAY INCITE OTHERS - Not NECESSARILY ARABS, But ALso:
ARABS' AND NOT ONL Y In UNITEd STATES' CRIMINOLOGY
EXPERTS ALWAYS CLA IM THAt EVERY CRIME THAT SUCcEEDS
AROUsEs OTHERS To FOLLow SU]T, MOREOVERB POLITICAL;
MURDER HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACCEPTED IN ARAB WORLD AND
THERE Is Much EVIDENCE 0F THIs IN ARAB COUNTRIES
BORDERING ON ISRAEL 9
Us MAY Not BE ONLY ONE Toi SERVEI
AS ARENA EOR ADDITIONAL BLOODTHIRSTY PEOPLE} HERE' Too2
IT WILL BE NECESSARY To REEXAMINE ANd IMPROVE SECURITY
MEANS INTENDED PROTECT HEADS Of OUR STATE& unquote
30 DAVAR HISTADRUT-LABOR FEDERATIon) $ QUOTE IDENTITY
0F MURDERER G ] VES RISE To VAR [OUs_ CONJECTURES CONCERNING
HIs MOTIVES? US AUTHORITIES Must CERTA INLY HAVE LEARNED
LEsSON FROM FAULTS AND INEFFICIENC IES COMMITTED AT LEAST
DURING FIRst STAGES 0f PRESIDENT KENNEDY S MURDER InF
VESTIGATIQN
0 0 IT IS To BE EXPECTED THAT THIS TIME ALL
MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN AND ALL POSS[ BILITIES INVESTIGATED
SO AS NOt LEAVE ASSUMPTIONS AS BAS I S FDR; DISCUSSJoN On
Such IMPORTANT ISSUE ' UNQUOTE
4 0 AL HAMISHMAR MAPAM-LEFTWING SOC IALIST) , JuotE:
HE (SIRHAN) WAS BROUGHT To US As Youth AND THERFORE
SPENT H[S FORMA TIVE YEARS Away FROm HIS NATIVE CIty'
FRom STANDPOINT OF MOUNDED ARAB INNERQUJTE PATRIOTism
INNER UNQUOTE H I$ NOT, THERFORE: MOST NATURAL CAN_
DIDATE FoR ACT OF INDI VIDUAL TERRORISA
0 AS FDR VICTIM,
SENATOR KENNEDY, -FOR ALL HIS DECLARED AffECTION FoRi
ISRAEL DURING AIS ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNemAS NOT IDEALi
MANIFESTATION OF ARDENT BELIEF IN OUR CAUSE 9
CONSEQUENTLY ONE CANNOT AVOD CONCLUSION- THAT ISRAELII 9
ARAB ASPECT HAS BEEN INTRODUcED ARTIFICIALLY
FOR PURPOSES OF PROVOCATION2 InTo THIS HDRR IFY ING
AND BASE MURDER 0
UNQUTE
50 HAMODIA WORLD AGUdAT YISRAEL-REL IGIOUS ) 8 Quote
Fact That ARAE LEAGUE 8 PROFESSIONAL AGI TATjR DRo MAHDI
ALLowed AIMSELF T0 USE FREEDOM 0f SPEECH: In ORDER Toi
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UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE W3 TEL AV 04024 6713142
FIND INNER QUOTE JUSTIF ICATI ON 1NNOR UNQUOTE FOR AcT' QF
MURDER WhQ INER QUQTE 8OILED WITh, ANGER InNER JNQUOTE
UPan HEARING SENATOR KENNEDY ' $ PROv [SRAELj STATEMENTS,
Should ALERT AMER ICAN AuthoR[ TIES To DANGERJUS PREDENCE
OF VIOLENT GRoup WHICH ENJoYs FULL FREEDOM JF AcTIoNi
suws: FEAR In HEARTS of ANY wko Dare DisjBEy TheM;
AS LONG AS THIS AcTIV[Ty 6ID Not BEAR SUCh TRAGIC FRiTs,
US AUTHORITIEs ALLOWED THEMSELVES Tu SUFfeR ACTIVITIES
oF ThIS TERRORIST GROuP BUt Now THA? T+ESE ActivITIES
HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE MJRDER2 AmE? CA, ADMINISTRA -
TTon ShOuLD NO LONGER TULERATE TKEMe ISRAEL SHOULD NDf
8E EAGER To REAP POLITIcAL BENEF ] TS FROM This AcTe
ISRAEL ' 5 ENEMIESe Who ARE To BE FQUND EVERYNHERE' MAY
ALSO TRY USE INCIDENT In OROER To MAKE 20INT THAT
AMERICAN LEADERS SHQULD Not DEMONSTRATE PROe ISRAELI
TENENCIES AND THAT MIDDLE EASTERN DISPUTE IS DIS -
RUPTING LIFE QF US0 BUT , FoR MOS ? PART " TheRE IS
Room FOR ASSUMPTIoN THAT AMERICAN PUBLIC QP [ NION
WILL NOw YNDERSTAND MUCh 6E7TER THE TRAGIC REALITy
IN: Which WE LIVE IN OuR REGIONe UNQUOTE
6 . SHEARM (POALE [ AGUDAT YiSRAEL -REL[GJOUS 2 LABOR:) ,
QUOTE IT HILL BE CRIME I7 , EvEN NOw, WJRLD
contINUES IGNORE NEST QF HATRED WHICH ExISTs' IN MIDDLE
EAST 0 UNTIL NOw WORLD ACCEPTED_ THIS S[TJaTION AND
AT TIMES EVEN ENCGURAGED IT ThRouGh PRO?AGANDA. IT
IS DOUBTFuL WhETHER THERE IS ANOTHER RESION IN WORLD o
G[LDNER
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viKERE RUi ERS BASE THEIR CouNTRIES EXISTENSE ON SUch
HATRED FOR NEIGHROR I NG STA TE , BOYcOtt ANYONE WHO DOES
NQ AcCEPT THEIR VEWS AND OPENL Y INSTIGATE A WAR Of
GTAL ANJhLATION AND DESTRUCTION 0 ROBERT KENNEDY
xXo FFLL V IcTIM To ThIs TERRIBLE INST [GA TION AFTER HE
HAD SPOKEN WORDS OF FR IENDSAIP AND SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL 2
RECOGN; ZED URGENT NEED To END MIDDLE EASTERN D I SPUTE
JuT YT DOUBTFUL WHETHER HE REALIZED JUST How DEEP HATRED
NAE 0 AND ThIS NOT ONL Y IN MIDDLE EAST , UNQUOTE
7 , 4AYOM 1GAKAL R]GHTwING AlIGNMENT ) , QUOTE
This PHENCMENON IS PART OF COMPLEX OF INTERNAL
PROBLEMS OF AMERICAN PLURAL ISTIC SOC [ETY ) WhIch
NAS BEEN TOLERATING ON ITS FRINGES DOUbTFUL ELE -
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S7ATESMEN AND PUBL IC FIGURES In AMERICA 0 IN ThIS
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A 7Ew YEARS AGO To THE U 0 S 0 0 A YounG JORDAN I AN >
ANJ EXTREME NA TIONAL IST , WAO ShOT VICTIM out OF
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conFLict AND STAND OF U < S 0 AND ItS RELATION To
THAt CONFLICT ENTERS GRUESOME PICTURE OF DRAMAT}C
EvENT WhICh Took PLACE IN Los ANGELES 0 : & [ T MOST
PRobABLE ThAT EVERYBODY REGARDS WiTh GRE AT DEAL OF
DojR AND RESERVA TION CONTENTIONS OF ARA B DIPLOMATIC
REPRESENTATIVES IN WASHINGTON 9 THAT THERE I5 NO
CCNNECTION BETWEEN MURDER OF ROBERT KENNEDY AND
Hrs PRO-ISRAEL [ DECLARA TIONS 2 Which HE HAD VOICED
JN RECENT ELECTION CAMPA IGN APPEARANCES BEFORE
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ThAT ARA P COUNTR IES REJECT wIth FIRM DETERMINA TION
EvERY APPEAL AND W ILL INGNESS ON PART 0F ISRAEL FOR
DJREcT PEACE TALKS AND CoNTINUE PREACH SOLUTION OF
CONFLict R Y FORCE OF ARMS B Y RENEWAL QF WAR 2 IS ENCOURAGEMENT
To VECLFNCE IN EVERY FORM AND MANNER WAReCRYES
ARE DAILY ROUTINE AND CENTRAL THEME OF PROPAGANDA ORGANS
OF 4 RA8 COUNTR IES NO WONDER It WAS REVEALED THAT
MURDERER IN CAL IFORN I A COMMITTED AIS CRIME OUt OF
CONVICTiON THAT IN That WA Y HE IS CONTRIBUTING AIs
INNER QuotE SHARE INNER UNQUQTE To JIHAD (ARA B HOL Y WAR ) .
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WRITES 9 QUOTE JORDAN CLA IMS THAT' HERE ARE NO GROUNDS To
AiAME AN ARAB MAJOR ITY , OR HASHEMITE ) KINGDOM OR
ENTIRE ARAB NA TION FOR MURDEROUS CRIME ThAT CONTENT ION
Mist PE RESPECTED , WE MA Y ASSUME THAT MANY AMONG
Qur NE !GHAORS FELT PROFOUND REGRET A ND ShOck WHEN THEY
LERRNED OF IDENTITy Of MURDERER 0 NO , THERE I5 NO
REASCN T0 BLAME ARA 8 LEADERS FOR THAT MURDER WhIch
Mjst HAVE FILLED THEM WnTh ANXIETY , PARTICULARL Y
BECAUSE JF ItS PolITICAL IMPLICATIONS HOwEVER 0 IF
ANYONE ACCUSED ThEM INNER QUOTE YOU ARE THE
MUROERERS? INNER UNQUOTE HE WOULD NoT 8E F A R FROM THE TRUThv
BECALsc THEY HA VE BEEN BLOWING UP ARAB c I SRAEL I CONFLICT
To {RRATIONAL DIMENS I ONS BECAUSE THEY HA VE TURNED
This REGION , Ay THEIR FQUL SPEECHES AND IMAG INA TION ,
ZNTo A HELL OF BLOOd, FIRE AND TEARS 8 BECAUSE THEY
ARE RESPONSTBLE FOR GRUESOME SLAUGHTER WhIch
CONT yNVFS AND IS GOING To coNT INUE 1n THETR SPEECHES AND
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3 2X For some time the Embassy has been ,studying the principal presi-
dential aspirants, their methods of operat types of people around
them, etc. in view of the fact that that one of them wi 11 become
SUGGESTED DistRibution president in 1969 In the last six months, Luis Beltran Prieto,
Rafael Caldera and Gonzalo Barrios emerged as strong candidates.
Barring unforeseen ng up by the other 0s behind Op0
candidate, Prieto and
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this to become Venezuela' s next dent Barrios' chances
ara more remote, but no one here is wi Iling to count him out
In view of the foregoing, their personal ities have become a subject
POST ROUTING of importance_ The tragic death of Senator Robert Kennedy
To: Action Info. Initials on June 5 provided a unique opportunity for insights into their
P*b/ emot ional stability and basic attitudes toward the United States.
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while Prieto and Caldera would be strong capable leaders, there
are aspects of their personal ities which would prove difficult
ECON for the U.S. This is only slightly less true of Barrios.
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AID When the shocking news of the assassination of Senator Kennedy hit
usiS Venezuela, the natural reaction as in many counte waa
dramatic_ Political leaders immediately issued emot ional
statements, most of which impl ied or fied a pattern and
link between the assassination of President Kennedy , Dr _ Martin
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Luther King, and Senator Kennedy _ There was prominent criticism of law-
lessness and barbaric practices of tical assassinations in the United
States, al this was more of a remor seful rather than a vitriolic
observation.
thoughietos
in hig initial statement attributed this deplorable
act of violence to the aggressive icies 0f the U.S_ He referred
crj tically to our involvement in Viet Nam and suggested that the black
forces of react ion feared Kennedy Is reform philosophy _ Finally, he ex-
pressed the hope that the barbaric ce of tical assassinations would
not spread to Venezuela.
The following morning, Dr _ Prieto phoned the Embassy and with the
Minister_Counselor at some length in highly emot ional terms_ He concluded
by requesting that we visit him at his home_ The Minister and the re-
off icer drove out to Prieto! s home in the southeast corner of
Caracas (Prados del Este) and had an amot ional hour-long conversation
with him. Prieto was deep ly Vpset and was not always coherent in the points
he made_ He agreed that no force in the world can assassinations.
He deplored the fact that 0
Presca
dent SO powerful that he can bomb North
Viet Nam at will, is unable to protect an individual tician and he ex-
pressed concern for the whole western world that its leading power had
reached such a state.
Prieto then lapsed into a somewhat more reflective mood recal ling his own
personal experiences with the United States_ On the tive side, Prieto
recalled that he two years in the U.S:' in 1949 through 1951 when he was
in tical exi le. He was less and also had a serious medical crisi s
with his young son. Prieto obviously was deeply moved by the fact that
his son was given the most specialized medical attention, received a highly
sensitive operation (which was successful ) and then the doctor deferred to
his exi le status and economic circumstances, and asked only that he pay what
he could afford. Prieto pointed out that he still corresponds with the
doctor, Dr _ Thomas Wi lliams of the George Washi University Hospital,
apparently a neurosurgeon. Prieto also reca]led hou his little was
accepted into the neighborhood games by Amer i can chi ldren even though the
children could not communicate because of the language barrier
On the negative side of the ledger, Pr ieto recalled the fact that the
Amer ican reputation in Venezuela was initiated by the rowdies who arrived
here in the 1930s in the 0j] fields_ These he said, were wild brutes
who regularly tore up the toWn of Maracaibo _ Prieto also referred critically
to the behavior of Ameri can naval personnel in Puerto la Cruz during World
War M~ At that time, the U.S. maintained certain patrol bases in the
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Puerto la Cruz area, Whi le he did not say S0 , Prieto left the impression
that he personally had been involved in Unpleasant experiences with these
Amer icans, and he with considerable emotion about their behavior.
On balance, Prieto showed himself ambivalent toward the U. S.
Te
critical of
our shortcomings and emot ional over the concept of reacti forces re_
sorting to force to block social progress. Prieto i9 obviously still
deep ly ous of the U.S. and harbors an impression of the U.S. which
includes hi igh-handed imperialist characteristics, mixed together with his
own personal confirmation of humanitarian, open friendly attitudes which
he had found in his previous visit to the United States_ He has sent varjous
of his chi ldren to the U.S. to be educated suggesting that his negative
impressions have certainly not won out nst the tive.
Perhaps of even greater importance in the run than Prieto' s attitude
toward the U.S., is what appears to be a certain emot ional fragility in
this man who may be Venezuela ' s next dent. There have been
occasions when Prieto was emot ional in dealing with matters of international
affairs. Violent criticism of the U. S. because 0f our intervention in the
Dominican Republic was widespread within Venezuela in 1965. It is notable,
however_ that Prieto was well out among the front-runners in this critical
reaction and he certainly made
no effort at that time to balance his criticism
in any way . At the meeting of Latin American Par] iamentarians in Lim in
the summer of 1965, he gave a demogogic performance, direct most of his
vituperat iveness nst uS_ Upon his return from Lima, Embassy officers
met Dr Prieto at a press recepti and at that time, Dr _ Prieto went to
lengths to downplay the importance of his attack on the U.S. in
Lima_ He did not withdraw his criticism, but expressed unhappiness that
sO much emphasis had been placed on the anti-Amer ican aspects of his comments.
Emotional_Stability_of _ Prieto as a President
A strikingly parallel performance has occurred in connection with Senator
Kennedy S death. In his statements to the press Prieto was emot ional,
on the draw and showed no signs of any reflectiveness or caution,
which one might expect from a leading statesman. Even after ,evi dence began
to appear that Senabor Kennedy was a victim of an Arab fanatic, Prieto con-
tinued to of the force of reactionaries who feared the progressive
policies of the late Senator , In our conversation with him on the morning
of June 6, Prieto wandered, repeated himsel f and was clearly wrought-up
There is no doubt of his and sincere motives in this instance, and it
is clear that he is not wishing the U.S. harm. However, it is equally
clear that, at least on this occasion, Prieto did not have full control of
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himself and his mental processes were far frameasured_
Caldera_Reacts
Without wa j for any evidence as to the motives behind the cri @PEI
president ial candidate Caldera i ssued a strong critical statement on
June 5 He linked Senator Kennedy ' $ assassination with those of Presi-
dent Kennedy and Martin Luther referred to continuing U. S. diplomatic
errors in contending that the assassination will damage U.S. prestige more
than any of our government policies, and insi sted that a react ionary Maf ia
exists in the U.S. which has carried out these crimes.
Barrios Wejghs In
AD presidential candidate Gonzalo Barrios was not heard from until the
following However, when he out in of growing evi dence of
a deranged Arab fanatic as the source of the crime_ Barrios attributed
it to "growing dissatisfaction over U.S. involvement in the Viet Nam war _
Barrios contended that this war has the U.S. in the role of aggressor and
Kennedy was clearly opposed to this.
Conclusion:
The Embassy has long ago come to the conclusion that if Prieto were elected
president of Venezuela he would head an administration with which we would
be able to work, an administration which would move ahead toward the goals
of the Al liance for Progress. It has also been clear for somet ime that
the strain of national i sm and popilist sociali which are integral parts
of Prieto's political personal i would cause certain problems for us _
On balance, however, we have idence that Pr ieto would not be a bad
Our insi into his personal concepts of the U.S. and his emotional stability
do not change this assessment_ however indicate fic areas where
some troubles may arise should Prieto become president and reveal that we
have our cut out for us in terms of developing his attitude toward the
U.S. into a more positive posture.
It is equally true that Caldera would be an effective reform-minded presi-
dent Less emotional than Prieto, he would probably be somewhat less
prone to shoot from the hip than his MEP opponent_ At the same time he is
demonstrably more dogmatic and militant than Prieto and, therefore, would
probably be less flexible in his dealings with
us_ The reaction to Kennedy' s
murder provides so]id evidence that Caldera' s basic feeling about the
U.S. is just as ambi valent as that of Prieto, and even Barrios quickly slipped
into the critical pattern of reaction.
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It must be noted in this respect that the critical statements of Venezuelan
tical leaders are deci in line with reactions by prominent
Amer icans, some of which were a deal more criti= emot ional
with even less of a basis.
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2' FRENCH LANGUAGE LA PRESSE EDITORIZALIED THA T KENNEDY, LIKE
OTHER MEN OF HIS QUAL ITy , WAS VICTIM OF VENGENCE AND HATE
EDITORIAL SA I D VIOLENCE WAS BECOMING FORM OF POL ITICAL ACTION
NOT ONL Y IN U,S, But THRouGhOut WORLD WHERE VOICES OPENL Y
CALLED On VIOLENCE AS S INGLE MEANS FOR ARRIVInG A T POL ITICAL
ENDS, AND ShOwS TAAT TRA DITIONAL POLITICAL METHODS ARE out-DATEC
ASSASSINA TION 0f KENNEDY IS ATTAck AGA InST LIBERTY , TOLERANCE 2
AND JUSTICE QUOTE THE D [ SAPPEARANCE OF THIS NOBLE FIGURE
POSES THE PRORLEM OF DEMOCRACY , LIBERTY , AND DEGRADATION OF
POL ITICAL VALUES In OUR TIME' AS ALL HEROES, BOB KENNEDY
LIVED FOR HIS IDEAS AND DIED FoR HIS IDEAS TAAT IS why
THE VALUES FOR HICh HE Fought WILL REMA IN ALIVE ' END QuotE
3 - EDITOR [ ALS IN Two ARABIC PAPERS DEALTH WITh ARAB BACKGROUND
OF SUSPECT, OFF IC [ AL AL - AMAL, AFTER PRA SING KENNEDY 'S LEADERSH!}
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AB ILITIES AND ACTIV ITIES In GOVERNMENT , SA Id IT WAS IRRELEVANT
To DISCUSS AIS OP I NIONS On ME BECAUSE KENNEDY WAS INFLUENCED ,
LIKE MOST OTHER MERICANS AND NON - AMERICANS In FREE WORLD ? BY
ZIONIST PROPAGANDA WhICH MISLED HIM ON PALESTINIAN AFFA IR'
ED[TOR [ AL SPOKE OUt AGA INST WA VES OF VIOLENCE IN U,S0 , AND
SA I D It WAS INTERNAL PROBLEM THA T AMERICANS MUST FACE AS THEY
FACED THEIR REVOLUTION AGA INST COLONIALS ANY OTHER ANAL YSIS
OR EXPLANA TION OF THIS VIOLENCE, WHETHER IND IVIDUAL OR COLLEC -
TIVE' IS ONL Y QUoTE SAND In EYES. UNQUotE NO MATTER WHAT
IDENTITY OF CR IMINAL' HE IS AN ELEMENT QF A SOCIETY WAICH ONE
AMERICAN LEADER HAS DESCRIBED AS BEING QUOTE A SIck SOCIETY,
UNQUOTE
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NO DOUBT , IT SAYsv THAT BEHIND THIS CF [MINAL THERE IS
MAJOR CONSPIRACY , NURSED AND PREPARED FOR LONG - TERM OBJECTIVES,
AND ZIONISM HAS HAND IN IT. WE RECEIVED WITh MUch RESERVE'
IT SAYS, INF ORMAT ION THAT YOuNG ARAR , EVEN A CRHSI TIAN, WAS
INVOLVED IN CRIME AGA INST KENNEDY , PARTICULARL Y FACt THAT HE
DID THIS VOL UNTAR ILY AND ON HIs OWN , AND THA T ThIS WAS RESUL T
OF VENGENCE FOR AIS COUNTRY , IN ANY CASE , WE SPEAK OUt AGAINST
THIS DESPICABLE MANNER OF RIDDING ONSELF OF ONE 'S ADVERSARIES ,
5 , KAN-Iv-STREET REACTION CONTINUES To RE ONE 0F ShOCk A~0
REGRET, MIXED WIth CONFUS ION AS To WAA T IMPLICA TIONS ARF
To PE DRA WN FROM F ACT THA T SUSPECT IS OF ARAB ORIG IN . LA PRESSE
ARTICLE SA [ D, ThAT, uPON HEARING NEWS QF SEN KENNEDY ' S DEATH?
QUOTE BOTH HIGh CFF IC IAL AND TAX I DR I VERS WERE DEEPL Y AFFECTED 0 ?
INNERQUOTE IT Is NQT POSS IPLE END INNER QuoTE WAS THE GENERAL
REACTION IN WORKSHOPs, SCHOOLS, AND OFF ICES , THE NEWS SPREAD ,
EACH ThOUGhTOF ThE SAD DEST Iny OF THESE Two BROTHERS WhQ
DEDICA TEu THEMSELVES To THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNtRY AND WHO
WERE TRAGICL Y STruck Down END QUQTE
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1 , SHOOTING A ND DEATH OF ROBERT KENNEDY CONTINUE To MONOPOL I ZEL
FRONT PA GES OF ALL LOCAL PAPERS AND DOMINA TE CONVERSATION HERE '
2 0 PRESS COMMENTARY HA S BEEN UNUSUALLY HEAVY FOR LUXEMBOURG
IN[TIAL REACTIONS TENDED To EMPHASIZE ALLEGED POL ITICAL ASPECT
OF SHOOT ING. LATE SENA TOR 'S LIBERAL POL IC IES WERE COMPARED WITh
THOSE OF John KENNEDY AND MARTIN KING' WITh IMPL ICATION ALL
THREE KILLINGS WERE RESULT OF REACTIONARY PLOTS. EQUALLY
STRESSED WAS THEME OF AMERICAN VIOLENCE AND QUICKNESS To REACH
FOR GUNS To SETTLE POL ITICAL DISPUTES _ NORMALL Y ANT [ #AMERICAN
COMMENTATORS PRESENTED TAS AS PARTICUL ARL Y AMERICAN PHENOMENON,
WAILE MORE FRIENDL Y PRESS WENT on To GENERALIZE AND SOUND
ALARM OVER WORLD-WIDE TREND TOwARD DISORDER AND SOCIAL BREAKDOWN ,
3 0 AS CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUND ING KILLING BECAME CLEARER, s
PARTICULARL Y In WAKE OF SENATOR'S DEATA, COMMENT TENDED To
6 MODERATE SOMEWHAT, STRESS ING EXPRESSIONS OF GRIEF AND LOss To
WORLDe READY ACCESSAB ILITY OF GUNS In US, HOWEVER, CONTINUED 1
To RE SPOTL IGHTED AS TARGET OF SCATHING CRITICISM FREQUENTL Y
NOTED IN PERSONAL COMMENT To EMBASS Y PERSONNEL B Y LUXEMBOURGERS ,
IS FACT THAT SUSPECTED KILLER IS EVIDENTL Y NOT US CITIZEN'
4 0 EVIDENT THROUGHOUT HAS BEEN FACT ThA T KENNEDY NAME HAS Lost
NONE OF ITS CACHET IN LUXEMBOURG AND THA T LUXEMBOURGERS ARE
CONV INCED ROBERT KENNEDY WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED In SOL VING AMERICAN
AND WIDER PROBLEMS WHOSE SOLUTION HAS FAR ELUDED OTHERS _
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THEy ARE REACTING WIth STRONG AND REAL EMOTION To AIS LOSS ,
5 , OUR PRESENT A SSESSMENT IS THAT EVEN IF KENNEDY DEATH Is ShowN
To HAVE BEEN WORK OF DERANGED FANATIC ACTING IN ISOLATION,
IT HAS DEALT BLOw To AMERICAN IMAGE HERE, EFFECTS 0F WHIcH WILL
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C/0 US SENATE WASHINGTON DC : QUOTE i7 {S WITh GREA T
CONSTERNA TION THA T WE LEARNED THE TRAG IC CIRCUMSTANCES
OF SENATOR KENNED Y '$ DEATH , VERY AFFECTED B Y This NEW
MISFORTUNE WHICH AAS STRUCK THE KENNEDY F AMIL Y 0 My
WIFE AND I SHARE YOUR SADNESS ANC PRESENT YOu With OUR
DEEP CONDOLENCES _ SI GNED CHARLES HELou d PRES ! DENT OF
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FAMILY WISHES To RELEASE THE TEXT OF ThIS CABiE 0
3 ? PRIMIN ABDALLAH YAF [ MADE THE FOiLOwING STA TEMENT
JUNE 6 $ QTE WE ARE GR IEVED BECAUSE DEST INY HAS BEEN
S0 CRUEL To THE KENNEDY FAMILY 0 3 FEEL THE GREA7 MIS~
FORTUNE WHICH HAS BEF ALLEN THE KENNEDY FAMILY AND I
PRESENT MY WARMEST CONDOLENCES WE ARE A GA -NST ANY
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ESPECIALL Y S INCE OUR REL [G ION AND EASTERN MORALity
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PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, THIS FREEDOM WhIcH IS THE REA SON
FOR LEBANON ? S BE ING, THE HAND THAT ASSASSINATED
ROBERT KENNEDY ATTACKED NOT ONL Y HIS LIFE BUT ALSO
ASSA [LED FREEDOM OF OP INION , SPEECH AND POL ITICAL ACton
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