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J , FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) (jrorre BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT” >) Date —F/23/62—____—_ i BIA Lever cgamarvamccmnrorcet United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, on y 17, 1962, he was checking material stored in the paint room in "A" cell block at the d4nstitution. This portion of the cell block has been enclosed and locked off from the other cell blocks. "A" cell block has not been used for housing prisoners since 1952, because of lack of plumbing and security grill work. ‘The material in the paint room is issued to inmates who are working . inside the main cell block in painting and refurbishing the cell block areas. He noticed a five gallon can of white cement paint and took the lid off of it. The paint was solidified. evidently due to someone placing water therein. He cracked the cement and upon doing so found the following items inside the cement: 7 Spoon handles 9 Pieces of heavy metal, ranging from 2" to 12" in length, similar to the framework of the ventilator grills in the back of the inmate's cells. 4 Pieces of heavy wire similar to that of the ventilator grill. 2 Pieces of metal from 5" to 7" long. 1 Three-eighths inch screw bolt about 4" long. He said that inmate, had been on the paint crew and w ccess to the paint room. In addition, inmate 8 an inmate plumber in the main cell block, fe had access to the paint room. He terial and gave it to Special Agen’ oO that it could be maintained, of (19/62 7 Alcatraz, California File BF 76-2887 ~ ok Date dictated7Z29/62 ‘This document containa neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to Your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. -6- 4 i