POL 6 US/KENNEDY, ROBERT F. STATES OF STATE Department of State TELEGRAM UNCLASSIFIED OF STATES OF AMERICA Maricie 12376 UNCLASSIFIEDFID 087 7-28-68 PAGE 01 MANILA 12376 0212062 087 PAGE EA is ACTION EA is INFO H 02P2P 04/USIA 12,INR 07/CIAE 20/NSA 02/RSR 01/083 W R 0282957Z JUL 68 FM AMEMBASSY MANILA FM AMBASSYSY MANILIA TO SECSTEC WASHDC 2896 UNCLAS MANILA 12376 FOR PRICE EAPHL FROM AMBESSADOR WILLIAMS i. PLEASE INFORM MRRS. ETHEL KENNEDYA THAT THE PRINCIPAL MASS AT THE CEBU CITY CATHEDRAL ON JULY 4 WILL BE OFFERED) FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF SENATOR ROBERT KENNENDY. 2o BISHOP ROSALES, BISHOF OF CEBU, MADE A SPECIAL POINT. OF TELLING ME THAT THEMASS WOULD BE SO DEDICATED WHEN I SAW HIM ON JUNE 29 IN CEBU. WILLIAMS UNCLASSIFIED BY KLA.4 UNCLASSIFIED

Summary  
The document contains two distinct communications from U.S. embassies regarding Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination and its aftermath. The first is a telegram dated July 68 from the U.S. Embassy Manila to the State Department, informing that a Mass for Senator Robert F. Kennedy was scheduled for July 4 at Cebu City Cathedral. Bishop Rosales of Cebu emphasized the dedication of the Mass during an earlier meeting on June 29. The second is an airgram dated July 2, 1968, from the U.S. Embassy Tehran to the State Department, detailing a book of condolences opened for signatures following Kennedy’s assassination. It lists signatories including Prime Minister Hoyda, five Cabinet Ministers, foreign ambassadors, and Iranian citizens. The embassy also mentions letters of sympathy sent to the Ambassador and notes the possibility of forwarding these materials to the Kennedy family.  

Key People  
- Bishop Rosales (Cebu)  
- Prime Minister Hoyda  
- Charge d’Affaires (U.S. Embassy Tehran)  
- Ambassador Williams (U.S. Embassy Manila)  

Key Locations  
- Cebu City Cathedral, Philippines  
- Tehran, Iran  
- Washington, D.C. (State Department)  

Key Events  
- Mass for Robert F. Kennedy at Cebu City Cathedral (July 4, 1968)  
- Opening of a book of condolences in Tehran following Kennedy’s assassination  
- Transmission of condolence materials to the Kennedy family  

Key Organizations  
- U.S. Embassy Manila  
- U.S. Embassy Tehran  
- Department of State (Washington, D.C.)  
- CIA/NSA (referenced in document headers)

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