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================================================== Page 1 ================================================== OF 9 Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0f fs 2 6 21s | J6tme Lij I3s CO.vF IDENTIAL 39 [ PAGE V | DAKAr 03036 1/19192 43 ACTIon AF 15 INF0 US [E D@,CIAE 0@,DODE 060 PM D4,H 02, INR 07,1 03,NSAE 00,NSC 10, F 04 2RSC 0 | 2 SP 02v SS 202RSR SAH 03,EUR: |52NEA 130/100 W R [0/6002 JUN 68 FM AMEMBASSY DAKAR 2 To SECSTATE WASHDC 2523 INF 0 AMEMBASSY BAMAko AMEMBASSY FARASRY 1 C 0 N F [ D E N T [ A L DAKAR 3036 8 PASS US] A 1 c It BECAME EV IDENT MMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ASSASSINATJON 0F KENNEDY THAT AF RICANS AND FREnCh ALIKE HERE SAW ACcT As PART OF SAME "CONSPIRACY" WHICH THEY BELIEVE Tooki LIVES of PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND MART J N LUTHER KING 0 ThIs INSTANT REACTIon STEMS In PART FROM FACT ALL THREE CLOSELY IDENTIFIED WIth; CIVIL RIGhTS, AND FROM TYPICAL EUROPEAN OR EUROPEAN-OR IENTED MENTALIty whichi ALWAYS ASkS 9 nHO PROF [ Ts FROM ThIs ACT?" 2 0 WHILE IT Is APPARENT THAT SENEGALESE AND FRENCH= WISH: To SEE A PLOT, It IS ALSO OBv [Ous ThAT THEY wISH This IMAGINED PLOT' To TAKE FORM THEY DESIRE ThUsp DAKAReMA TIN HAS CAREFULLY PONTED Out TAA SIRHAN WAS NOt MUSL IMv THEREFORE D[D NOT Act AS INSTRUMENT OF ANT [ ISRAELI ORGANI ZA TION (SIC ) 3 0 AS OPINION HERE, AND I SUSPECT ELSEWHERE In AFRICA AND THIRD WORLD, JELLS DUR ING CRUCIAL EARLY HOURS, EXTREMELY CAUTIOUs OFF IC[AL AMERICAN APPROACH AND POSSIBLE OVER-AWARENESS 0F ARAB SENS ITIVITIES IS LEAV[NG ThE F IELD To THE ENEMY , ALREADY WIDELN QUOTED IS HUMAN ITE REMARK THAT SENATOR'5 DEATH IS RESULT 0f "LINE OF COisP IRACY" BEG INNING w [Th PRES IDENT KENNEDY'5 DEATHL Much CR ITICAL TIME HAS ALREADY BEEiv LoST, AND LITTLE TIME= Is' LEFT' US To CAtcH Up To ACCUSATIOVo AND THESE ACC:JGATIONS' Jfi Ndt KNOCKcD DOWN' WILL PLA GUE US FOR YEARS To CJME IN AFRICA ND ELSWHERE cOnF IDENTIAL ARTMENT 8 8 [ 1 STA' Js ================================================== Page 2 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0f CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 DAKAR 03036 1019102 4 0 0f PRIME AnD IMMEDIATE IMPORTANCE IS [DENTITY 0f ASSASSIN, WHICH IS ALREADY BEING CHALLENGHED BY MIDDLE EAST NENSPAPERS QUOTED HERE SECOND, EYE-WITNESS REPORTS 0f shootinGi ARE CURIOUSL Y LACKING HERE, A FACT' WHICH PERMITS AnYONE To COnSTRUct AND PROPOGA TE HIS OmN THEORY As TJ who Did: ShDoTInG, How MANY DID IT AND MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS DONE = REALIZE' 0F COURSE, THAT CALIFORN IA AUTHORITIES PROCEEDI NG CAUTIOUSLY' S0 AS NOT To JEOPARDZE R[GhTs OF ACCUSED, BUT ThIS CAUTIoN Is: ALLOWING MYThS To BE TRANSF IXED IN AFRICANS ' MINDS' 5 0 SPECIAL SERV ICE TRANSMISSIONS To AFRICAN STATIONS> WIRELESS FILE TRANSMJSSS [ONS AND VOA BROADCASTS AND NEwS Shpws DEVOTED IN THEIR ENTIKETY To ASSASSINATION WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING ABOVE . BRowN COivf [ DENTIAL Q#PARTMEN? 1 J 1 STA ================================================== Page 3 ================================================== Op Department of State TELEGRAM TES 0f 2q PaL_b ZS_, kku LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 0 | DAKAR 03029 1014042 50 ACTION AF 15 INFO H 02,SS 20,CPR 02,P 04,USIA RSR 01,RSC @1,NSC 10,/067 W R 1011452 Jun 6 8 F Fm AMEMBASSY DAKAR To SECSTATE WASHDC 2516 LIMITED OEF ICIAL USE DAKAR 3029 0 1 0 SENGHOR TODA Y Took BALANCED ATTITUDE ON KENNEDY ASSASSINATION SA ID HE BELIEVED Us WOUd WORk Out ITs PROBLEMS AND THAT HE DId Not SHARE DESPA IR: HE SAW ELSEWHERE' 2 0 In ADD ITION To EARLIER TELEGRAMS Td MRS , KENNEDY, SA ID HE HAD ALSO WRITTEN To PRESIDENT AVD Tji SENAToRI KENNEDY 0 BROwN LIMITED OFFICIAL USE ~#PARTMENZ 1 J 1 STA lyuwbyt 933 126 ================================================== Page 4 ================================================== ORIGIN / Ajtion DEP ARTMENT OF STATE Rm/ R BE-s REP AF AIRGRAM Vzeusfkutedy,Rseer F FOR RM USE ONLY ARA EUR FE A-461 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NEO CU INR No. AANDLING INDICA TOR To Department of State P 10 2 Fbo AID Ys 1D AGR com FRB FROM Amembassy , ALGIERS DATE: June 10 , 1968 InT LA B TAR SUBJECT Commemoration of Death of Senator Robert Kennedy TR XMB AIR REF ARmy CIA NA vY 22 The murder of Senator Kennedy wa 8 given generally coverage OSd USI A NSA in the information media, however Government_ restraint wa $ evident 18 3 in interpretation of the event_ Apparently because of the Arab Wsc origin of the presumed assassin and for 1i anti-imperialist" reasons, official regrets were not expressed and editorializing went So far as to suggest a Zionist plot _ There were copious quotes from commentators who spoke of America S sick society, and the unnecessary remarks by Los Angeles Mayor Yorty were also given coverage The late Senator S recent remark8 in support of Israel were apparently not forgiven and als0 contributed to the unbecoming silence and absence of official regrets at his passing. In view of this atmosphere and of the generally poor state of U.S.-Algerian relations, a memorial service wa $ not organized _ A memorial book was opened in the Chancery and wa $ signed by those who knew of it_ A copy of the signatures is enclosed for the record, which should note als0 other expressions of sympathy . Members of this mission received numerous telephone calls and letters from non- Algerian friends registering grief and condolences There is enclosed a typical list of those who telephoned to me Numerou s other non-Algerians also expressed regret at receptions and dinners which we recently attended Enclosed for the Department and Kennedy archives are copies of letters received from diplomatic and other friends . Each letter has been appropriately acknowledged _ Because of the official Algerian attitude described above, it would be embarrassing, at least under present circumstances, to disclose the names of the several Algerians who took initiative to condole uS . LIMITED OFFICIAL USE FOR DEPT USE QNLY FORM DS -323 In Out 62 Drafted by: Contents and CTassification Approved by: CHARGE:LHof facker: cgc:6/10/68 Clearances: RYspk good good deep ================================================== Page 5 ================================================== LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Page 2 Algiers A-461 Scholars and others should be advised to keep such name 8 confidential for at least the time being. HOFFACKER Enclosures: 1 Signatures in Memorial Book (1 page) 2 _ List of those who made telephone calls to Charge d 'Affaires, a, i 3. Copies of letters and notes of sympathy (10 in all) LIM TED OFFICIAL USE ================================================== Page 6 ================================================== Enclosure No. 1 to Algiers 461 ================================================== Page 7 ================================================== Qus Trac 292, AO_cku^ Kadlin) O ' OSLJ L2 6 {4- 6 & AJ AffP^ 6626: 6 V4+6 1965 KaE3z: 125426 BaAl Chat: (2 Gh 6 Wu~ 6 8 Alezensn CAun-Tac Oufumasa de Ckk 6 69 Se.Mr- Huuhont MiAZ CASANUEUA Aaubofsdads J C_ 6 ? #Li MemAcep 6S ` R (Tt ACacka v0 /868 4 2-677 (8 +& 4 ; Qu8 ~an 0 #n2 Me( f4 63 U Ico K 7 6 = 17 6 2 C Hak€ R Am l~ala tu1 4. 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GvsL_ (869 ================================================== Page 8 ================================================== Enclosure No . 2 to Algiers 461 ================================================== Page 9 ================================================== LIST OF THOSE WHO MADE TELEPHONE CALLS TO CHARGE d ' AFFAIRES , A I ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF SENATOR ROBERT F KENNEDY , JUNE 5-6 _ Maitre Mohammed Rouis, Lawyer, Algerian Mrs , Doganis, Free Lance Journalist, British His Excellency Gerardus Veling, Netherlands Ambassador Colonel Larrieu, French Senior Military Attache Father Vincent 0' Hara, 1a Grande Seminaire, Kouba, British subject. His Excellency Stephanos G Rocanos, Greek Ambassador His Excellency Ismail Soysal, Turkish Ambassador Nicholas Fenn, British Charge d ' Affaires Marc Desire Dibandjo, Cameroun Charge d ' Affaires Madame Chanderli, Italian wife of former Algerian (pre-independence) representative at U.N, Gert Strenziok, Chief, German Interests Section, Swiss Embassy Madame Diaz Casanueva, wife of Chilean Ambassador His Excellency Humberto Diaz Casanueva, Chilean Ambassador Faruk Choudhoury, Pakistan First Secretary Jose Mariy Ulrich Rojas, Spanish First Secretary Horacio Alberto Portela, Argentine Ambassador Francois Durieux, Reuters, French citizen George Winter, Sinclair Oil Company, American Kris Noermattias, Indonesian Charge d ' Affaires Miss Ya smina Belkacem, FLN war heroine, Algerian citizen Yuriy Kovaltchouk, Sinclair 0il Company, French citizen ================================================== Page 10 ================================================== Enclosure No. 3 to Algiers 461 ================================================== Page 11 ================================================== AMBAS3ADF DE FRANCE EN ALGERIE ALCER , 10 6 1968 LAMBAUCADEUR Mon cher collegue La fin tragique du Senateur KENNEDY 1l y & quelques jours, 1a disperition du sous-marin "Scorpion" et de son equipage freppent douloureusenent la grande nation anericaine. Je voulais, dans ces penibles circonstances , vous dire la que cette Ambaasade et moi-nene prenons au deuil de votre Peye - / < H w ilu (~tly-u oebi menb {y M Tlw ( aniauu ol" Vlh . dx Toussc Ihk Monsieur Lewia HOFFACKER uhef du Services des Interets Americai4g 4 $ chemin Chcikh Bachir Brahini 4 1 € B R Juin et, part xov') ================================================== Page 12 ================================================== ALCE R 6th April 1968_ DELEGATION: APOSTOLIQUE ALCER Na 212 Dear Mr Hoffacker , The sad news of the untimely death of Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy , a t the hand or an Senator inpene criminal, fills my heart with profound' deep sorrow and bitterness . At this moment of hard trial for the United States 0f America, I present t0 you ny sincerest and offer my hunble prayers for the repose 02 synpathy of this great patriot who lost his life 80 tra_ the soul while struggling t0 defend the rights 0z men. gicelly I avail myselz of this opportunity t0 re- new t0 Jou the sense8 of my esteem and highest conside- ration. 77724 T Sante Portalupi Apostolic Delegate J Raa a A LN Mr' LEWT9 HOFFACKER Ccurselor Za -Sigko Uited States of America @Ldteuz Je Villa Moktob @C&e ^ 4 I G E R 07 O_c4 8 Mgr 'L~ Mlg" Olonciature @sass ================================================== Page 13 ================================================== 9 X-VELi"+c N &nEkzoeceo @esceiz _ 2tec '& P wll 19228 { 71676L ~/ < ~e &/ 7 celnex Fri Olyd "%f Elnl ( Uencz< 7-ten/ 8+nd 7l2?-2l /9 4ch Yei< 7kz < Fz Zncn /Eo 2 /hcozz'/1 Ki_oz ~#j 8 ~n7 [Feewr 7 Jaies: ~Ctul #kl ~Ene e&/2 p&/ ~ EL 27Lc Ebeearc Acgeaeey Feer Eoen-1y ac Aa be FC /7712275 Ny Smba/C ellcd 7 & 740 ply Io 3 Rodee Knvr817 2z5 cfeceen /fenz 0ELLLA meexl 72 7 rt 1- 22-4 Ovi 927 7 ~D/ MZLE:c ~77 7C( ecler6y rev Aee 4i / ecp2 nleec 40+l {2 2 ~seeaper lebs eoelpe /c Azie 822v < ev / 7zee / 7 zae ~Ze 'r| ================================================== Page 14 ================================================== 77 3f rbaey #- JvZ ~f "7 ez2282L~1 % Tn OALZez__ 27 * mlr Al 7 42} 2ee~ 7 7 2ptlree71+ 2y 1in- fn2 Frff- 0 Freean 7L 7r_ Kecz Ele Cci6/7 774h 72 ~esc 0 < 54 Cr rey 4247 7c/ 4-1 7431 Jcen , emnb Inei < ~Oei? emzei ================================================== Page 15 ================================================== BRITISH EMBASSY, ALCIERS ble_ 3 iql & ~Le called 42 + Ee:4 Jleoleu Juele Gae_ 1d 's si &4 73677~ ~ss- 61 (2dl 0ale Seee Kennely Aor Ds &&le, 3 6 Ras 88+& ~ + 16a 464 44 tvolec Ir cldle Gueiic 7 D LL 1 4" a4 k Bke s6& Du Aecgect audCoxiue, &~ 02 44nn Ce 4 [Lelz Lewns, J:s 4 Me ~l 4 41 Lbev) Ree~ ================================================== Page 16 ================================================== ix 8 2 d~ 8e+ Qwee ' sple@a Qaseve 4-&y Me4 , Yusws si sl & ~slh Do Be yles G~ &ar Vielv 124 Gal_ LA4 Iv Lect ~& aJ| 06h 458} Hk Mt Cefay Bv0 & Dk veka alC: 0 &*e 84 48 hLZ ================================================== Page 17 ================================================== ALGER, le 6 juin 1968. 4N 340z B E L,Cl % EJinlSsti.keutr" Cher Collegue et Ami, C'est avec une profonde emotion et consternation que j'ai appris la triste nouvelle de ] 'issue fatale &e 1 'attentat contre le Senateur Robert Kennedy. Sa mort violente laissera sans aucun doute un grand vide , non seulement dans la vie publique americaine, mais aussi dans celle du monde libre. Avec lui Gisparaft un homre s' etait donne coeur et &me a son payS , s 'etait efforce de comprendre les aspirations du Peuple americain tout entier et avait ]'espoir dans un ronde meilleur. Soyez, je Vous prie, mon interprete aupres _0 la famille du defunt et de votre Gouvernement, pour lei: -ans - mettre ]'expression de ma deferente sympathie et de res Sinceres condoleances dans le deuil cruel les frappe. Croyez-moi, mon cher Collegue et Ami, 72 Uccrc + ~ _ Andre L_ de VOGELAERE. 30z'i ir I :V ROFFACKER, Cjas-c X : 1'Ambzssade de s Etats 7 Unis , 2/0 Axststs ,4d de Suisse, Scct d.:s L1; &-2+8 Americains, C_iL Cli iKi Bachir Brahimi, 31 4L4eI 0~ qui qui qui qui 314_ ================================================== Page 18 ================================================== Alger, le 6 Juir 1968 m048)a:u:` icwis Hoffaker 64: 'eur des etats Unis a Alcer 40f1 cher amni 2 Je reftra de voyase 401- ~~cixie iezecy ct 3 < 76.-.is 4 vo ; 2 Part ui Sencieur robert io.ediateseft 8e ia profifde sysiutnie 4 ccite occ_sicf- J'ai &u 1'rofifelr &e ref_co_trer Ausicur3 repri3e3 1e senaieur 4e_nedy e t J e 3ai5 combien Son &ec8s est Lie te pour la Natioft arericai-e Je vois 2rie &e trouver ici 1'er_ensic4 Ires si_2838 ies co-dolee-ce3 einiics e ~ ce croire i:: s23 jcurcs trisles votre pays 2leure 1 'uz de 6e3 fis les plu3 brillcio, il est de par le monde &8s a.is pariaze#t Votre pei.le _ Bic. cordialezert votre, J. ~ V JjAd Xiol poir ~er q3" Gui ================================================== Page 19 ================================================== 2,BA0 "JA 3E ChIlE L1G2z 2 12 6 Juin 1963_ Konsieur Iawis Hoffacker Cief du Service des 12803073 483 Cvaje Jis 1'Azerique Azer. Cher Ami , Vous spprenors avec dou_ __? terrible rouvelle Ge 1 '2ssas3ina7 Zu Sera-ciur 1a Zobert Kenredy. C 'est Mn gran malheur zo12 1es Ztat3 Unis et pour le Zonce extier. Veuillez recevoir, Cber _i, de nos sentizents attristes et Ce 1 'expression notre meilleure Synpatbie. X2'7 L JLLM = Eberto DI.iZ-C_~aIUZVA Anbassaceur du Cnili ================================================== Page 20 ================================================== $ !C - JAS_A31R 04 F'NLANDE S T& ~ 3 3-2 7 A 0 ~Z T M~: Jf 2 ~ Lsjui Js ^ Acu. 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