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FN-204 (Rev. 3-3-55) ] "UNIT. STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUS \CE “FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ~ Copy to: a ~ USA, Boston, Massachusetts 1 ~ Secret Service, Boston, Massachusetts Office: BOSTON Report of: Date: ‘ (py ©) Field Office File a: 9-1948 Bureau File #: 9-48276 Title: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; . SENATOR EDWARD M, KENNEDY ETHEL KENNEDY ADA AT STE EVE NSON Ww VICTIMS Character: EXTORTION Synopsis: Five letters containing threats against life of U. S. Senator EDWARD M. KENNEDY of Mass. received through mail in June, 1968. Three were addressed to Senator KENNEDY, Washington, D.C.: one to his sister-in-law ETHEL at McLean, Virginia; _ and one to ADLAI STEVENSON, State Treasurer —_— at ; of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois. Examina- tion by FBI Laboratory reflects four of : : above letters, all of which were postmarked, Boston, ooo “were written by same person. Latent prints aeer developed from two of the letters. AUSA, }rg = Boston, advised that in his opinion the word- . ing in Letter No. 1 contained 4 threat which would constitute a violation of the Federal Extortion Statute, - Pe DETAILS: Investigation in this matter is based on the receipt of five letters, the details of which are set forth as follows: - v This document contatna neither recommendations fot conclusions of the FBI. It ts the property of the FBI and is loaned to \ your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. c