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ane * . . ( 3 qo. “OPTIONAL FORM No. 16 .- " aaTe=108 UNITED STATES canon . — f) Memorandum - TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (76~26295) DATR: 6/21/62 Ms: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (76-2887) (P) | FRAN( Lago kts ae | SUBJECT: ALCOS ( (— / “Ten fore dsfey Lacee ere) LC 4 CLAKRENAEEERNE LIN we } On 6/19/62, Warden OLIN G. BLACKWELL, United : States’ Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California advi ned SA inmate 7c, nt a reques ‘ was interviewed in private by ing taken a insistence. private interview. | BLACKWELL without no md tier of cells, whereas the other four subjects were all located on the first tier of cells dvised BLACKWELL that he had dug a few holes in his cell near the ventilator grill and then quit the group after camouflaging the holes in his cell. be. us had continued digging but had camouflaged the holes & céll because of work on lumbing in the utility corridor behind the celis. had been told to stop digging by the escapees not told him to start digeing again as had been planned. \ Warden BLACKWELL, who has been extremely coopera- bre yy tive with this office, gt would have to immediately report this to * old BLACKWELL > that he could do this but it was his, BLACKWELL's, word against Qaimas there were no witnesses. Re ee to ns he had mown a gs all Loe. or many years 8 liar oes: fen trusted to € problems of a penal insatituti handle this matter properly sinc Plife might he nce on the part of involved. ee considerable ins REC. 76~2619.5- YS (7 yan WoOWlIN- 36- : we 4 “hee