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~ & er BUREAU OF PANVESTICATION: 4 _May 20, 191! _ Date of tronscription “advised of the identities of the interviewing Agents. and that the purpose of the interview was-to cbtain any information he _. could furnish concerning the altercation which oscurred at . Melts Spotl [exe 11425 South Crenshaw Boulevard, on May. 16, L974. RR i>. furnished the following information: He advised that in the late afternoon of May 16, 1974, he was in the back of his store when he heard what appeared to be machine gun fire and went immediately to the front of the store to observe what was happening. He stated he saw a new van with temporary license plates on the back window parked in an the shopping center parking lot directly across from his store. ae He advised the van was red and that he believes it was a Volks- gtr, wagen type van. He advised he also observed a white male getting JOR. into the van, but could not get a good look at his face and could ae - furnish no details concerning his clothes or other personal ee effects. He did advise he thinks the man had a beard and light . brown hair. He also observed what he thought to. be a black fe-~ ar male with an "Afro" also get into the truck, but could furnish . ro. no other details concerning the female, He stated that at that 45... point he left the area and went into the store and observed no Re further activities. He did advise that he observed the van gotst driving east through the shopping center parking lot. He was shown photographs of Symbionese Liberation Army members but oa could not make any positive identifications from any of the on photographs . ‘ GEE 15-0 that another enpioyee it also saw the activities, but after being interviewed by ews media and seeing her name in one of the local newspapers the n she did not report to work and when contacted she advised she 2 ff wanted to quit vw of the fact she was afraid of retaliation. ae fie did furnish telephone number as SP had. no - a further information concerning her residence, ee oa Interviewed on 5/17/74 yt) In Lewood Ca Lifornia ~ Fils 4 Los Angeles 162 as ty Dote dictated 5/20/17 ‘Thia document 1 contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the I BI. Weis the property of the F131 and is Jouned lo x your agency; it and ila contents are not to be distribulcd oulaide your ngency, ., ate oie hea MIL EN OR LN gE