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fa RR ene eee RT OS a LIRR Pain aaa AO a ma Me I SE ade eee al. a ace On. Gin, WG, 0. 17 UNITED STATES RNMENT Memorandum _ To : Mr. Coney e— | pate: L/V65 Reese <a FROM : W.D. Griftith <<" ae . saad é wkce SUBJECT: SENATOR ROBERT F, KENNEDY a a REQ T FOR EXAMINATION OE... .. Dr C: IAC NNEDY? SIGNATURE _, . oe TO ASCERTAIN AUTHENTICITY Washington Field Office (WFO) has referred to us a request from - Senator Robert F. Kennedy for examination of a "Jack Kennedy" signature appearing on a business card to ascertain if it is genuine. — ~~ ee = ae The request was made on behalf of Senator Kennedy by Miss Angela Novello, Executive Secretary, who advised that the Senator had obtained this card from the publishers Harper-Rowe, New York, New York. The name John Fitzgerald Kennedy, U. S. Senate, Massachusetts, is imprinted on the business card and above the printed name appears an ink written, scarcely legible, signature "Jack Kennedy. sr , An uncashed check dated 2/9/59, in the amount of $58.91, payable to Westem Union,” and signed "John Kennedy" was furnished as a sample of ‘the late President's al - authentic signature for comparison’ with the questioned writing on the business cayd. OBSERVATION: From a preliminary scrutiny it is unlikely that any technical . determination can be made concerning the authenticity of the questioned signature with only one'known" signature available for comparison. This one known signature on the uncashed check was made available by Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln, former | Personal Secretary of the late President, and she undoubtedly has additional signatures available which might be used as known Aeneas. ro - 4 9 i ACTION: 1. If the Director desires that RE By with Senator Kennedy's request, we will endeavor to obtain additional known signatures so that an So examination can be made. EX: 113 yet 6 Nov. 4% Be desires =i MUUAs eas — 2. If the Director, we cah return the submitted material with a report that based on the limited material available, no determination can be made. (This might well result in the Fubmisston s of additional "known" signatures with a renewed request arexamination.L 9s 1 - Mr. -Belmont - a ; 1 Mr. Mohr R Ur fy Ghl WDG:mb (7) NOMS det 5 Aho A x hey we