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SUBJECT. Geos Va) “ere ok ; OPTIONAL FOAM MAY 1682 EDIT: NO 6 oN GSA FPR (41 CHR) 101-118 . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (76-25295) DATE: 1/19/79 SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (76-2387) (P+) ' Faas aaa —- CONSPIRACY 00: San Francisco Paramount Pictures Corporation, currently producing film "Escape “rom Alcatrag/furnished lett IC. indicating he had written a nove chapters about the esape from aid he served time at McNeill Island former “Alcatraz ‘inmates. %ne "old timer" ‘told him ‘of the extensive planning and work that went into the escape as a challenge to get one man ashore. He indicated the "prisoner grapevine" said the threes men shwed up safely in Mexico and one prisoner revortedly saw a postcard the Warden of Alcatraz had received from Mexico. Reportedly, the Warden admitted he hed received such a postcard to a . group of newsmen who visited Alcatraz soon after it was f shut down. He also claimed there existed on Alcatraz a dungeon deep in the "rock" which was used as punishment of last resort. It was reportedly here that a prisoner kept track of tides to form a tide table, which was used in the planning of the,escave. i. interviewed January 13, Ww 4. 1979, and related the above information. He said the wn "old timer" ed to was an inmate at MeNell Island known ag but he did not have his name. He elag indicated the newsman whe saw the Warden when he admitted receiving a posteard from Mexico was this being about 1963. He stated all of the infor he has 1s hearsay and he has no svecific information any of the three subjects ever made to shore during the ~ escape. It was pointed out to he Pl ts interested im ELE ae PES nt 24 1979 rugthive pepe a6 an! ¥; 2 - Bureau 1 = San Franelsco REC-60}