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FROM SUBJECT: + nie SAC, LOS ANGELES (062-6817) pate: 9/2/69 SA L. STANLEY HARBISON UNSUBS; Murder of Sharon Tate, %t Al Information Concerning On Aucust 305 1969, at 11:15 am, Lt. H3LDER, Homicide Squad (Tate Case), LAPD, Ios Angeles, Sal fornia, called the writer st his home (top ouch the %f°ice) and advised that he was calling on benalf of Deouty Chief Houchton, He stated that in connection with the information urn 1s he recarding the pistol grins ordsred by SLSWORTH BOBRIRSTSIN, Chief Houghton and others thousht toast it wes unasual, or oda, that e »vistol would be purchased without pistol grips. He stoted that the guestion arose was "vhen, and from whom, did DOBBYRSTSIN vurchase the vistol?" Lt. Yelder wes informsd that the Los Angeles Office did not receive any information from Minnesota vertaining to that svecific question, The only information received vertained to his Departmants lead 2s to "who" ordered the grips, Lt. S3nDSR then asked if the Los Anveles Office would receive anv furt»xer communication from Minnesota, I informed nim that in instances of this type, woen time could be essential, it is customary to first furnish information by the most exneditious means, telennonically in this instance, I related toot it is also customary to later receive a written communication confirming the information which wes vreviously received by televhone, Lt, HiLDSR then esked if the written communication micht elaborate more fully on the investigation conducted and ovurhaps answer the cuestion of "When and from whom the aistol was pruchased?" I informed him tiat the written communication would in all probibility contain more detailed information, but I was unable to sneculate on whether it would contain any information relative to his questions, Lt, H@LDOR then thankted the Los Ancreles Office for our assistance and stetei the he wonld contact me on 9/2/69 to see if any additional information had been received f om So Minnesota, SEARCHED SERIAL! 72%