PERSON CURRENTLY HELD BY LOS ANGELES POLICE CONNECTION KENNEDY SHOOTING

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Records Related to the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05161067
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 6, 2025
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2025
• Publication Date: June 5, 1968

TPROVED.FORRELEASE2025UNDEREXECUTIVEORDER14176 / POL (Del 145 , AMTGOING TELEGRAM Department of St INDICATE: COLLECT w: 0 CHARGE TO Origin Info: ACTION: Classification Amembassy AMMAN IMMEDIATE USINT CAIRO IMMEDIATE Amembassy BEIRUT IMMEDIATE Amembassy JIDDA IMMEDIATE Amembassy KUWAIT IMMEDIATE Amconsul DHAHRAN IMMEDIATE Amconsul JERUSALEM IMMEDIATE Amembassy ADEN IMMEDIATE Amembassy ALGIERS IMMEDIATE Amembassy RABAT IMMEDIATE Amembassy TUNIS IMMEDIATE Amembassy TRIPOLI IMMEDIATE Amembassy KHARTOUM IMMEDIATE Amembassy LONDON IMMEDIATE USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE INFO.: Amembassy TEL AVIV IMMEDIATE pucamaxximmaxxxx Hoi6e,Apb1, CIA STATE 1. Person currently held by Los Angeles police connection eek F� L JR_ I I 7 ki 7 8 5 E (11 k_ar 1 /07-, ; Won 20 321 ACTION: Amembassy BENGHAZI IMMEDIATE Amembassy BAIDA IMMEDIATE Kennedy shooting now tentatively identified as Sharif Bishary Sirhan AKA Sirhan Bihara Shirhan. Born in Jordan March 19, 1944, permanent resident U.S., haying entered port of New York January 12, 1957. INS Number A-10-711-881. Sirhan believed to have four brothers: Munir, OMNI Adel, Saidalah, ahaxi Sharif. 2. All posts should institute maximum security puma precautions, refrain from any comment to press or anyone else with respect likely guilt or political implications incident. If Embassies aware nationals country to which accredited who may be visiting U.S. to whom special security precautions would be advisable, please advise immediately. Drafted by: NEA:LDBattle:lab 6/5/68 Clearances: 0/SY - Mr. Grignon NXXXXX 0/SY/PRS - - Mr . o � TeLE.t. TerWthtranmisonand ciasacathmaNNgvgdby, (draft), / AFN Mr. Lloyd S/S -prr� ead Mr. Lynchj,\ U - Mr. Katzenbukg (draft) CIA - Mr. Critt=e14 (notified) C 4FIDENr2IAL L/NEA - Mr. Wehmeyelp Classification NEA - Lucius D. Battle FORM 8-65 DS-322 Page 2of telegram to C NFIDENTIAL Classification F. Any info available any post with respect to relationship suspect to any organization or group requested urgently. 4. USUN requested advise Police Department New York, PERM REPS, and request protection staffs Arab missions. 5. In event any posts queried by governments to which accredited re facts in case, suggest only statement that suspect tentatively by name given above identified/glimildxbudikxgjum without any comment with respect guilt, or political implications. 6. Addressees requested report anticipated local reactions when identity person in custody becomes publicly known. END GP-3 FORM DS-322A 8-63 CONTINUATION SMELT Classification