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° , . October 16, 1977 katorotive Machinists Union lecal 39° 270, ist. Seattle, Wa. . . Friends: Me were responsible for the fire bombing last night at BEC Dodge in Burien. We were ..- also respmsible for the pipe bombing of S.L. Savidge earlier this week, and the '. attempted fire bombing at Westlund Buick on October 6. * In last night's action we used three gallon juice bottles containing a gasoline * guigharic acid solution. The bottles were wrepped with cheesscloth saturated with um chlorate and sugar as an igniter. A swell pipe bomb wes taped to the bottles to break them. Each of the bombs vere detonated by a Westclox Travelalarm; > two of the clocks were still in the red plastic cases they came in, one of them was taped in a piece of styrofoam. At least tv of the timers were recovered by the - Ve gained entry to the storage lot by cutting a chain lirk fence on the North side of the lot, stat 20 feet east of a cluster of blackberry bushes. One bomb was OF ns on the hood of a sedan parked against the chain link fenee We CS one was the-trunk_of_a_sedan parked against the s=me ferce; and the third was on the hood of a station wagon parked toward the center of the lot next to & large recreational vehicle. an We are certain that there is enough specific information in this letter to canpletely clear the union and its menbership of any cocplicity in these actions. This letter itself is being typed ona typewriter used extensively by the Brigade, and the FBI has samples of this type, including bank robbery notes. To eliminate all question, we are including tvo copies of the right thbprint of John Sherman, a known meoer of the Brigade. One thumbprint is at the bottom of this letter, and the other is _ en the erciosed xerox copy of this letter. ‘You should give this letter to the police end keep the xerox for your own protection. ; Also attached is a copy of our October 12 cocmmique which sets forth our reasons for these actions. * - We wish you coaplete sucess in your efforts to hold the line against ever increasing end ever sleazier attacks by the bosseSe Love and Struggle, The George Jackson Brigade ee: BEC Dodge John Reed, Special Agent in charge, FRI, Seattle King County Automobile Dealers Association KQMO TV Kews 14