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LS 9-NEW and he cannot determine the exact date it was received because he had been in Canada on a promotion tour. andw.. his mail had been left unattended for approximately ten days. SAnDers stated he was recently in Los Angeles, Calif., for the City of Hope dinner held at the Inter. national Ballroom, Beverly Hilton Hotel; however, no in- cidents occurred during his stay in Los Angeles or in the recent past which would prompt someone to write him in a threatening manner. A review of the envelope containing the letter addressed to SAnDERs determined it was post- marked 12/5/73 in California. It bears the return address of Central News - Dave Publications, lol6 nest Vernon Avenue, Los Angeles, California. It appears. that the address sticker on the envelope covers another preyiously JC Used address which annears to be. The letter itself is typewritten and dated 12/4/73, and a note attached to the letter bearing the letterhead United Paper & Press, 13240l Riverside Drive, Sherman Oaks, California, is dated 1/14/74 and signed "The General". The facts of this matter presented to uSA, nDky,. Louisville, Ky., on 2/28/74 who stated it did not appear that a violation of the Federal Extortion Statute existed but requested limited investigation to attempt to identify. the unsuB prior to rendering a final prosecutive opinion. USA GEOngE J. LOnG, JR., stated he was requesting this in view of the victim's extensive travels and international reputation. Local authorities advised. Victim advised the. FBI could not afford him protection. REQUEST OF THE BUREAU The Bureau is requested to search the enclosed letter and additional contents through the anonymous letter file in an attempt to identify similar such letters and the UNSUB.