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"RALPH BARBIERI Being duly sworn depose and says: ‘I, Ralvh Barbieri, a freelance writer, spent fron Merch 4, 1975. to Merch 9, 1975 at the residence of Fill Walton in vest Linn, Oregon, The purpose of the visit wes to ether information fr-m which I could write ean article bout tir. Walton and his lifestyle. . ee . Neither Jack nor Micki Scott were presentyet eny tine’ aQuring my stay. After to F3I ezgents errived eteValton's home end after numerous calls were received sPon” individuals .who had been ouestioned sy the SSI, I becene ewire thet the FBI was apparently interested in locating I.had noticea why. CO -* “se . ™ ar sa . Approxinztely vwo weeks efter I had returned to my hone in Mill Veliey, Calizcraia, “on the afternoon of Merch 25, 1975, two FBI asents care “to Dy .resicence end cuestioned me for about 4 half an hour. umber of subjects were discussed. Cor “ta . E told then that, based on whet I had read about the SLA and the violence associated with theiz actions, I would not consider myself to-be one of their Synvethizers. I went on to sey thet at no tine curing ny visit with 3ill Walton was Patty Hearst's name mensvionec. I also stated thet there was no discussion of the whereatouts of the Scotts. 7 cal at - During ur eonversetion. one. of the agents, prefacing _ 4 his renerks<by'%saying, “Now 2 don't’t&ent you to think that -- wo're trying So tell‘you whet to do," went on to suggest w. = oe oe te sy, ; wura to.ur. Walton's home for the explicit purpose Of trying to “obtain information that nisht te valuable to cur investigation.“ .J wes told thet,is i should be adle «= - to Come up with any” such informetion, it would te p2aic for 62 a C.0.D. tcsis.* They*saic thet the dolla: figure would bo Negotiable and lerzely contingent uron the nature of the ; ; Information, but intizeted that it would te a healthy sun, - 4 "eying only that it would be "enough to pay the rent for a while.” ? omm te ete oe g When I expressed surprise et the nature of the proposition, <gONO of the agents seid, “Pais isn't @ bribe. We just wans to 8 Jo People like yourself, who are obviously unaware of the fact, 7 Oo thet there is money availeble for information that-can be Sea USC to us." : “ss 8 : : : * «®? * ad oS ae =: