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Date: 8/29/72 (Type tm plaintest or coded Priori i SA [ TO: ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI Z| - Ke FROM: SAC, SPRINGFIELD (175- ie ( SUBJECT: L ‘THREAT AGAINST PRESIDEWTIAL NOMINEE SENATOR GEORGE-MC_GOVERN 4 ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS Si 8/28/72 > Enclosed with this airtel is the original and three copies of an LHM suitable for dissemination. This information was received at 2:30 PM on 8/28/72 by SA Rock Island, Illinois, from Captain island County Sheriff's Office. on 8/28/72 Secret Service agent ‘Springfield, Illinois, was telephonically notified of this information by Springfield Office of the Secret Service. Rock Ti: At 2:45 PM Copy of this LHM is being disseminated to the qi REC. : ” oy soles (3 f ss EX-114 . — Oo 2 porenn, (sae. 48 eS sep 1 1972 4 - Springfie- i 5 Qe ee us. yo? em 2 ty? 7m v STs Sent M Per ; B6 bic b £ & 3 UNE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Springfield, Illinois In Reply, Please Refer to August 29, 1972 File Bé bic At 2:30 PM on August 28, 1972, Captain Rock Island, Illinois County Sheriff's Office, advised at 10750 AM on this date, [~~] home address Tilinois, came to the Sheriff's Office and reported the following information: advised he is so [ ] He was 1 on the evening of August 27, 1972, at the Rock Island Moose Picnic at Camp Demal. He became engaged in a discussion about Presidential candidate George McGovern with who works state was very anti-McGovern. then advised a short while later told him that he had overheard offer another individual who_is unknown to him $2,500 to knock off McGovern and also because was for McGovern. stated there was present with! made, however, he did not know the identity advised that he did not want the Sheriff's Office to do anything about the threat towards him as he believe: possibly could be just a lot of talk as he thought had had too much to drink. The only reason hé was making this report to the Sheriff's Office was to have a record made of this incident in case anything ever happens in the future. This document contains 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 2ta~/ diumlealil phe Ie, g fer _ S460 ~ In the bf additional Information oa of value is developed, your agency will be advised. 6 bic Captain advised that the files of the identification records at the Rock Island Sheriff's Office contain no record of Captain advised these records reflected a was arrested on August 11, 1968, for attempted murder by the Rock Island Police Department, however this charge was changed to aggravated battery on March 27, 1969. on May 16° 1969, [~~] was granted one years probation and was ordered to serve the first three months of this in the County Jail. The files at the Rock Island Police Department. lists an arrest for[ ] home address on June 22, 1968, for disorder] ‘conduct. Records reflect he was employed at this time. is described as follows: Sex: Male Race: White Age Date of Birth: Height: Weight: Hair Eyes: This report reflects the officers answered a call to the parking lot at the A & P Store, where the occupants of a car were attempting to hold an older man from getting out as this party had had too much to drink and they were trying to take him home. He was identified as This report reflects came around the car and pushed the officers who were trying to make an investigation, and he was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and paid a fine of $15 plus costs. a 0-62 (Rev. 6-29-72) pI ¢ TREAT AS veifow' (IMMEDIATE CLWRGENT Transmit the message that follows by coded teletype: 5 weppr, eee T eer eee eee ee eee eee ee ee eer eee TO: CI THE PRESIDENT Ad, FIELD DISSEMINATION CJTHE VICE PRESIDENT LE Aone oo COATT. : Aik CQWHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM pe CATT. : ee (SECRETARY OF STATE CIDIRECTOR, CIA DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [AND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENTER 6 CIDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ae (IDEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE = SECRET SERVICE (PID) 7 CIATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER) CINATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, ATT: SENIOR OPERATION OFFICER , FEDERAL BUREALY OF INVESTIGATION. From: DIRECTOR, FBI , COMMUNICATIONS SECTION D Classification: “avcr? v ~ SEP 3 11972 4 » ™ EXL16 ara ve Bibiect: Sane. a mettnirbd — wh 74 _ Oe 7 FE (Text of message begins on next page.) 6 SEP 141979 — & PK ge woh Approved. ay a ZNR 03 PG PLAIN ¢ i 10230 AM URGENT 9-13-72 GES ue Tos ACTING DIRECTOR (100-439048) . FROM: PITTSBURGH (1060-15213) (P) \ (ATTENTION: DOMINTEL) I: ee PLANNED CONFRONTATION BY STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS) DURING SPEECH BY U.S. SENATOR GEORGE MC GOVERN AT MARKET SQUARE, PITTSBURGH, Pa. SEPTEMBER THIRTEEN, SEVENTYTWO. IS-RA. (oye Me Gare A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE, WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST, ADVISED THAT AT AN SDS MEETING HELD AT PITTSBURGH, PA, SEPTEMBER TWELVE, SEVENTYTWO, PLANS = WERE MADE TO CONFRONT U.S. SENATOR GEORGE MC GOVERN WHEN HE SPEAKS AT A POLITICAL RALLY BEING HELD AT MARKET SQUARE, PITTSBURGH, PAs, AT TWELVE NOON ON SEPTEMBER THIRTEEN, SEVENTYTWO. PURPOSE OF CONFRONTATION IS TO OBTAIN MC GOVERN'S SINCERE VIEWS ON THE WAR ISSUE, RACISM, AND ASSOCIATION WITH CHICAGO MAYOR RICHARD DAILY. THE FORM IN WHICH CONFRONTATION ORIGINAL FILED IN END PAGE ONE %. a . : | 0 \ NOT RECORDED | 100 sep 18 1972 5 "fs a gal ‘S7SEP20 972 PG 1009-15213 PAGE Two 10 BE MADE UNDECIDED. U.S. SECRET SERVICE, PITTSBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND UNITED STATES ATTORNEY*’S OFFICE, PITTSBURGH, PAsy ADVISED. ADMINISTRATIVES CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE IS| ep PITTSBURGH DISSEMINATION COPIES BEING STAMPED CONFIDENTIAL. NO LHM BEING SUBMITTED. PITTSBURGH FOLLOWING. END. RES FBI WASH CLR TREAT AS YELLOW Date: 422-72. oa IMMEDIATE oORGENT CONITEL RARER RRR RR RR RR RR RR RE Ke cee rece FIELD DISSEMINATION (OTHE VICE PRESIDENT (. , Transmit the message that follows by coded teletype: v oOo CIWHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM SATT. (SECRETARY OF STATE CODIRECTOR, CIA CODIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [AND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENTER CIDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, . yn At (ONAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE 4 7, §, SECRET SERVICE (PID) CIATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER) CINATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, ATT: SENIOR OPERATION OFFICER o neon 7 SbY eo 133 LK SESCEER, FBI 6 ; P22 1972 Classification: §W02LPSS//EO be Subject: Yo ve Rae (Text of message begins on next page.) FEDERAL BUREAU OF iNVESTCATION COMMUNICATIONS SECTION can EP 22 1972 Approved af" Bt t PP. Sata alt 2 E au Ta tar ws » a nee ay” £7 BE FEDERAL CUTE‘U CF INVESTIGATION ‘COMMUNICATIONS SECTION Cleveland Conrad Delney ——— Tokina Marsa Mille, ES, ERERERESEE SE Y PLAIN AM URGENT 9-22-72 JMC ‘0 ACTING DIRECTOR NEWARK FROM NEW YORK 175-@ 2-P UNSUB; ANOMYMOUS TELEPHONE THREAT TO sevator ezonsene GOVERN ! SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE SEVENTY TwO, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, THREAT j TO KILL THE PRESIDENTIAL CANIDATE. 7 REWY TELEPHONE CALL TO NEWARK SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE SEVENTY TuO. AT NINE TWENTY EIGHT PM SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE SEVENTY TWO PATROLMAN POLICE COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU, NYCPD, ADVISED A MR. FROM MAYOR LINDSAY'S oreo ONE OF THE TELEPHONE OPERATORS AT THE MAYOR"S off ICE eee Ve REC-33 oft? EIGHT FORTY SIX PM, SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE SEVI 4 Tis RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED MALE WHO SAID “ I WILL KILL SENATOR GEORGE S. MC GOVERN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE", AND THEt= ———- <= HUNG UP. © sep 22 1972 END PAGE ONE —_—+} ef 5] SEpAeasr? ou = ae PAGE TWO AT NINE THIRTY PM SECRET SERVICE AGENT WAS ADVISED OF THE ABOVE BY SA AT NINE FORTY EIGHT PM MC GOVERN-SHRIVER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK WAS ADVISED OF THE ABOVE BY SA NO INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED, NO LHM BEING SUBMITTED. END BUM FBI WASHDC CLR b6 y ros Me. Fo Me. Boker Me. Bates Me. Bishop a ge e - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION P Cleveland SEP 211972 Me. Deibey Me, Jenkine NR 998 TP PLAIN Me. Miles, BS, , 809 PM URGENT 9-21-72 DJC ACTING DIRECTOR FROM TAMPA CI175-NEW) (C) 2 PAGES y UNSUB; THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR GEORGE S. CG Ne GOVERN MADE TO CHANNEL THIRTEEN TV, TAMPA, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE, SEVENTY TWO. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MATTERS. O0:TP. yo bb yr OW SEPT. TWENTY ONE, SEVENTY Two, CHANNEL, THIRTEEN TELEVISION STATION, TAMPA, FLORIDA, ADVISED THE TAMPA OFFICE OF THE FBI THAT AT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TEN AM, ON SEPT. b yewry ONE, SEVENTY TwO, HE HAD RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL WHILE WORKING AT CHANNEL THIRTEEN, FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED MALE. THE UNKNOWN MALE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST SEEN & NEWS BROADCAST ON CHANNEL THIRTEEN CONCERNING SENATOR GEORGE S. MC GOVERN, DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. aovised Rar THE UNKNOWN MALE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT SENATOR MC GOVERN MAKING STATE- MENTS CONCERNING AMERICAN BOMBINGS IN VIET Aes PUT MC GOVERN WOULD NOT CRITICIZE THE NORTH VIETNAMESE, ATOR =a ADVISED THAT THE UNKNOWN MALE STATED IF “THAT LOUSY. COMMBWIST*S0IT OF A BITCH" SETS FOOT ON HIS PROPERTY HE HAS A GUN WAETISEP ABR 1972 END PAGE ONE f ne 4 rete a LL [. Mork mow a XER v cS Le ia G Mz. Conzad —— COMMUNICATIONS SECTION | Mr Cache — i Me. Marshal —— Ponder ——— Y SLED IN RECORDED C0: PAGE TWO SENATOR MC GOVERN. JADVISED THAT THE UNKNOWN MALE el WOULD NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF, BUT USED A LOT OF OBSCENITIES AND WAS VERY LOUD. SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, U. S, SECRET SERVICE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, WAS FURNISHED THE ABOVE INFORMATION AT TEN THIRTY AM, SEPT. TWENTY ONE, SEVENTY TO, BY SA A COPY OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS BEING FURNISHED TO U. S. SECRIT SERVICE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, END GXC FBI wASHDC Fi 0-62 (Rev. 6: TREAT AS YELLOW Date: 9-1-7. COIMMEDIATE wORGENT Transmit the message that follows by coded teletype: yr-ppy, RRR KARE EERE EERE RR TO: (OTHE PRESIDENT FIELD DISSEMINATION (CITHE VICE PRESIDENT COATT. + a (JWHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM COATT. | SECRETARY OF STATE CODIRECTOR, CIA CIDIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 5 CAND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENTER ‘IDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ‘FESR AL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, (ODEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE COMBIUNICATIONS SECTION NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE SEP2 272, ren 20) (#0. S. SECRET SERVICE (PID) TELETYPE: (ATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER) CINATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, ATT: SENIOR OPERATION OFFICER a acti. From:( DIRECTOR, FBI : st.108 . Classification: Uedessfid G6- Dba. Subject: Sea Odtndhud, REC-19 ¥- 42 Yee 15 SEP 221972 5 (Text of message begins on next page. ) Approved & y a 9 1970 FHRY, ay po BG MAIL ROOM] TELETYPE UNIT fy : eo poe 2/10/72 on plaintext oF code] y TRTEL AIR MAIL Trion] ‘ACTING DIRECTOR, Fl 7 Be, Neo SAC, MILWAUKEE (175-32) (C) bs SUBJECT: | bIe ' THRE! DENTIAL : CANDIDATE GEORGI GOVERN ee = ! Re Milwaukee airtel to Bureau, 9/11/72, and Bureau | @irtel to Milwaukee, 9/12/72, captioned SMC, | On 9/15/72, SA Secret Service, Nilvaukee, j Wise, advised that on 9/7/72, he telephonically contacted Wisconsin, copsaring cE matter, Tadwis: Cs that she first met| jin March, 1972, and bre laine that” shé and often | aiscussed polities and Tas made statements suchas those i referred to ij waukee teletype to Bureau, 9/8/72, since \] Suly, 1972. advised that according to she i: ! reporting this Intormation because she is concerned with N and jwhat he miohr do, dvised that claims she is oe not ROWEVEF, during their conversation she did S sti Ebacl and i parent that she} } is jadvised that’ stated that | “¥ she is afraid of jand that he does have a -22 magnum; howaver, <7 when questioned concerning the weapon she claimed that she has never observed it. Ke } XN ee a advised that_according to ‘the Green Bay, Wis. * Police Depapnment records, [~~ Lin’ 1969 and \ on 7/16/72, and that 3 in 1970 and I971, reported information to the Green bay PD concerning marijuana and drug tr er this inform a) | never proved to be of any value. | ~ | Ge bureau —!F | GBs ig i = Milwaukee fe Z | RDP:duz (fesse | | @) ea § be i bre Mw Special Agent in Charge 1:5 covennaen ran Transmit the following in oe thew. s.28-64) ME 175-32 with and fc appears to be that of due to the fact_that she had-wanted did ‘not therefor e of hers could verify her information; however, she did not desirg to furnish the names of the girl friends. the community except that she was born is is not familiar with the name o owever, he anticipates interviewing her in the near ‘uture to determine additional facts concerning her. The_Milvaukee Division is not. aware. of, truthfulness in this matter, howéver, it appears that she 1 i teletype to Bureau, 9/8/72, should have been spelled out as Front De Liberation Quebecois and Students for a Democratic Society, as these were the two organizations mentioned by Oo Oo FBI Date: (ype ta plaintext or code) TPaeriy 1 6 further advised that durin, his conversation pI she advised him tha: BID that he has.interviewed protéct identi oblem Jadvised that [aeyclaimea that two girl friends i i dvised that he did not know nd that’ she furnished the. iifouiat fort ‘concern: o-thé FBI merely because of her problems with The initials FLQ and SDS as referred to in Milwaukee bé bre as..it. appears OR two occasions also. being bitter] causing her to possibly exaggerate| and according to the Green’Bay PD records the only information In addition, subject is not identical to Milwaukee indipes Approved: 2 Sent M Per Special Agent in Charge .. covennuer ning arriee tart aise Ptah ion, 5:22.68) ‘Transmit: the following in O FBI Date Type ta plaintet oF code) MI 175-32 available identifiable with it and run accident on April 6, 1968, in which no disposition was shown. Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent Mo Per b FROM, SUBJECT: UNITED SEATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum ne (Q Acting Director, FBI DATE: 9/11/72 NS SAC, Milwaukee (175-32) (P) 6 THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL bre CANDIDATE GEORGE-MC GOVERN /. Enclosed for the Bureau are seven copies of an LHM dated and captioned as above. Extra copy being sent to the Bureau for possible future dissemination to RCMP. A copy of this LHM has been designated for each of the 4 Secret Service, Milwaukee; Green Bay, Wisconsin ilwaukee, Wisconsin Police Department. — Wisconsin ( un= pUBITshed), It is noted that source is Wisconsin, and that source's employment was verified by SA Jof the Milwaukee Secret Service on 9/8/72. “Ror PPconpmD 468 oct 5, 972 SAC, Milwaukee (175-32) O/28/72 1 = My. Schwartz 1 - My. Phillips Acting Director, FDI fm ui Gat ceee CY vet (66-2662-30) bé AT AGAINST PRESIDINTIAL Ic DIDATE GEORGE MC GOVERN 9/18/72 captioned as Reurlct 9/11/72 and airtel above. Referenced lotter enclosed an LIM containing information furnished by ono who was concealed and characteris as a "well placed Source.” Hofcrenced airtel contained infexnation furnished by Secret Service Special Agent(——_] ilwaule Wisconsin, in which is described aS a person of question- ablo veracity. Special Agent developed inforration that] jand furnished the information about the subject to cause him problems. 7 < The information in the LIM was furnished to local Scerct | Service and police departments at Green Bay and Milvaukec, Wisconsin. Tho information was also furnished to U. S. Secrot Service Mead- quarters, Washington, D.C. The practice of furnishing FBI LU; to \ local police departments, especially when they contain information of a security nature, is not appropriate procedure. The information as furnished by Fa remstive to subject's false claims on his incomo tax and mombership in the Front De Libcration Quebecios will require notification of the Intornal Revenue Service and RCKP. a In order to place[——Talegations in proper & perspective and to fulfill the Bureau's responsibility in furnish ifs information to both donestic and foreign law enforcement agencics,;3 You aro to proparo an Lilt ovtting forth tho complote details ot hog tions and subsoquont investigation relative to Theve appoars to be no reagon to cover the identity of in thes fee MAILED 7 -2 1972 Fer TELETYPE UNIT LIM and it should be carvzully worded so that tho facts are clear: set forth for future evaluation by interested agencies. SEE NOTE PAGE TWO . Letter to SAC, Milwauke Re: Nore: furnished information that nad Stated Nh ie had a gun and if presented the Opportunity would kill Senator McGovern and other American political leade: furnished by Milwaukee covered the identity of and described her as a “well placed source." Subsequent investigation by Secret Service at Milwaukee determined that and furnished the information to cause] trouble. Milwaukee being instructed to furnish Di so that other intereste Ti encompassing all investigation «d agencies can be properly advised relative to this matter. b6 pic mega NY CODE . 332PM IRGENT 10-09. TING DIRE ATT DY Ny Mm NEWAORK 199-147372 1P ron = DEMONSTRATION TO PROTEST APPEARANCE ot CERO cove Kat oe BEFORE NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OCTOBER FOUR NEXT, NEW YORK CITY | Bh fe R 120-437 B41 F SPONSORED BY THE PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY, IS-C r SOURCE , WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST, b6 PDVISED TEN TWO INSTANT THAT PLP AND WORKERS ACTION MOVEMENT (WAT we A PLP FRONT GROUP PLAN TO PICKET SENATOR MC GOVERN S APPEARANC BEFORE NATIONSL MARITIME UNION CNM) THIRTY SIX SEVENTH AVENUE,} NEw YORK, NEY YORK. DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULED FROM FIVE 0° CLOCK TO SEVEN O'CLOCK PM TO PROTEST ELECTORAL PROCESS AND DEMOCRATI NOMINEE aS "LESSER OF THE TvO EVILS". PLP WILL ALSO PUBLICIZE X ITS NIMBER ONE DEMAND OF THIRTY HOURS WORK FOR FORTY KOURS PAY s JO FIGHT HIGHER RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT. G50 Yob— » a RECORDED Y ADMINTSTRATIVE aa 7 CCPC. source 1S ae | SECRET SERVICE, NYC ADVISED NINE FIFTEEN AM, THIS DATE. STS, NYCPD WILL BE @DVISED . NY VILL COVER. onIGINAL Ig 88S /Z)y — GE12 4 8 fsate Guid deleted 2 ret. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Baker Bates Memorandum — 7 Cleveland — \ Sound “ro Mr. Bates pare; 10-3-72 alter 1 - Mr. Bates ails, 8.5 — FROM; HA. Schutz 4 1 - Mr. Gallagher [out I 1 + Mr. Schutz Walters 1 - Mr. Matheson [gto — sugjecr; UNKNOWN SUBJEG2y THREAT AGAINST 1 - Mr. Bishop Se Armetrra SENATOR GEORG! iC_GOVERN fs. Nerwig. SConstarnanr ah? CORPRESSTONRE absnsstnnazon stanphe At 12:01 a.m. Washington |Star-News (WSN), 225 Virginia ashington, D.C., (WDC), ‘telephone 484-4200, Wenue, 484-4235), telephonically fe el that he had just received a telephone call from an Tndividual who identified himself as[—— and, who, “ was oad able. ‘ then stated that he was a and wanted to } tell[-——_] that he_had-a “hune Senator McGovern 7 would be assassinated. advised that would not\ give his phone number or address and disconnected after making the statement. stated he had no way of confirming L requested to speak to advised that whether was a inasmuch as the was closed at the tine and the records woulq] HOt be available until 9 a.m., 10-3-72, when [————] “ WSN, arrived at work. At 12:10 a.m. Special Agent, Secret Service (SS), Headquarters, WDC, was contacted by SA[Jand furnished the above information. SA stated SS would handle the matter and that the SS detaII-asSigned to protection of Senator McGovern would be advised. NibCORLED COPY FILED Ait ACTION: None. For record purposes. JBL AL BUREAU OF INVECT'GATION ‘COMMUNICATIONS SECTION oct 81972 > / is TELETYPE Mz. Cates — || Ms. Glevolond — NR G13 S9/PLALNTEXT ener 10/2/72 Eu TO: ACTING DIRECTOR FROM: SAN FRANCISCO (175-NEM) 2P : UNSUB; THREAT AGAINST LIFE OF GEORGE MC GOVERN AND MC GOVERN HEADQUARTERS, FOURTY THREE GRAND AVENUE, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER TWO WINETEEN SEVENTY TwO, THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENT AWD VICE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES. INSTANT DATE, AT FIVE NIVETEEN P.it., ERS, FOURTY THREE GRAND AVENUE, GEORGE HC GOVERN HEADa! a OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ADVISED UNKNOWN CALLER, BELIEVED WHITE MALE, OVER TWENTY YEARS OF AGE, CALLING FREQUENTLY THIS DATE, STATING, "I AM GOING TO KILL Mic GOVERN” "GY 5 THREATENING TO KILL WORKERS AT MC GOVERN HEADQUARTERS. THIS CALLER BELIEVED SANE TWDIVIDUAL AS ONE WHO Hes CALLED INFREQUENTLY DURING PAST THREE YEEXS gal? ° SIMILAR STATEMENTS, [___poviseo OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED. XEROX x b7c L 6 esa $bi-I3% CeO) One UNRECORDED Copy FILED IN LPAGE TwO SF 175-NEW COULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE, OFFICER |) ADVISED b6 b7c O. FIVE FIFTY FIVE P.M, THIS DaT= aND DISPATCHED OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTNENT UNIT TO MC GOVERN HEADQUARTERS. AGENT SECRET SERVICE, SA’ FRANCISCO, ADVISED FIVE FIFTY EIGHT P.M, THIS DATE. Eno : | oy) ye oc1 NY PLAT 116 AM UR a 10-3-72 JMC a To/actiyé DIRECTOR i _ FRON tg! YORK (29-NEW) CP) 2P ‘ mf p te b6 THIRTY PM, LT. bre ON OCTORER TWO SEVENTY TWO AT SEV! SECURITY OFFICE UNITED MATIONS NYC, TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED THE NYO AND ADVISED THAT SUBJECT HAD TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED HIS OFFICE AND STATED HE YAS RECENTLY THROWN OUT ORIGINAL FILED IN a? 5 F THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL, NYC EARLIER TONIGHT BY SECRET SERVICE AGENTS, SUBJECT STATED THAT HE IS EMPLOYED BY THE JAS CALLING FRO TELEPHONE NUMBER SIX EIGHT SEVEN DASH WINE EIGHT ONE HINES CT ADVISED THAT THERE WOULD BE A POSSIBLE ASSASSINATION — Ne J. AND wy SUB. ATTEMPT OM SEVATOR crore fre GOVERN. 16 ocy/h, 1972 FURTHER ADVISED THAT RE ABOVE TELEPHONE a NUMBER IS LISTED TO A PAID PHONE BOOTH LOCATED AT FORTY SIXTH STREET AND SECOND AVENUE, NYC. Gu . 5 OYE END PAGE ONE NOT RECORDED IG 48 oct 5 1972 PAGE THO AT SEVEN FORTY PM NYO CONTACTED Sa SECRET bs bic SERVICE, NYC AND ADVISED HIM OF RE ABOVE. SECRET SERVICE HANDLING INVESTIGATION AT SEVEN FORTY FOUR PM NYO CONTACTED THE NEW YORK MC GOVERN CAMPAIGN OFFICE AND ADVISED CONCERNING RE ABOVE. NYO CONTACTED THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY OFFICE ‘AGAIN AND WAS ADVISED THAT SUBJECT HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY THE SEVENTEENTH PRECINCT, NYCPD. NYO CONTACTED THE NYCPD (SEVENTEENTH PRECINCT) AND was ADVISED BY PATROLMAN THAT THE SUBJECT vAaS APPREHENDED AT FORTY SIXTH STREET AND LEXINGTON AVENUE BY THE WYCPD AT EIGHT THIRTY PM. SUBJECT wAS PLACED IN CUSTODY AND. TRANSFERRED TO BELLVUE HOSPITAL FOR PSYCHIATRIC ORSERVATION, NYO CONDUCTING NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION. END NRO4S NY PLAIN 735PM URGGAT 10-04-72 PUR TO acTINg/DIRECTOR FROM NM YORK 89-NEW IP nd te tee GA Mr. Bishop Me. Cetlonen — Me. Clevslend —— UNIDENTIFIED MALE VOICE, THREAT TO KILL SENATOR a GEORGE MC GOVERN AT HOTEL AMERICANA, NYC, OCTOBER FOUR, CONGRESSIONAL ASSASINATION STATUTE. INSTA eis, a ON OCTOBER FOUR, INSTANT, PATROLMAN AT FIVE ZERO FIVE PM, UNIDEN “SEWATOR MC GOVERN WILL BE AT THE ANERICAWA, WILL SHOT HIM TONIGHT.” AT FIVE THIRTY FIVE PM, SA SERVICE, NYC, AT FIVE THIRTY PM, NYCPD COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, THE NYCPD RECEIVED A NTIFIED MALE VOICE STATING THE FOLLOWING: ADVISED THAT TELEPHONE CALL FROM AN AND HE \ SECRET WAS ADVISED CONCERNING ABOVE. AT FIVE FORTY Pt, HC GOVERN CAMPAIGH HEADQUARTERS, NO INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY NYO, END. HOLD RMS FBI YA DC an cp The Bs Seentt Semir erly, 10:36pm, lon. NYC, WAS ADVISED OF ABOVE. Fir seu/ ‘NOP RECORDED | 480 OcT 11 1972 . a HRDEIAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. oct 4 wecenvee } nr #31 NY CODE Asse PMURGENT 1@-4-72 KPR | A ACTING DIRECTOR ¢100-437941) j bt CATTENTION DID) | FROM NEW YORK (1@9-147372) 2P Me, Boker ———— Ms, Botos ——— 1s. Bchop Ms, Calichaa —— Me, Cleveland — Me, Conrad Me. Doleey. Mz, Jonkine Me. Marshall Ma Mil Mr. Ponder Me, Soyors Me. Waiters ——— Tolo. Boom ——— Me Kisloy Me Armeveag — Ma, Herwig ——— Mer, Noonan 2p Si DEMONSTRATION TO PROTEST APPEARANCE OF SENATOR! MC_GOVERN BEFORE NATIONAL MARITIME UNION, OCTOBER FOUR, INSTANT, NEW GRESSIVE LABOR.-PARTY (PLP) L YORK CITY, SPONSORED BY THE: INTERNAL SECURITY DASH C. ~ y SOURCES WHO HAVE FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST ADVISED INSTANT DATE THAT MEMBERS OF PLP AND WORKERS ACTION MOVEMENT, (WAM A PLP FRONT GROUP, WILL LEAFLET AND COLLECT SIGNATURES ON PETITION FOR THIRTY HOURS WORK WITH FORTY HOURS PAY, IN VICINITY OF TOWN HALL, ONE TWO THREE WEST FORTY THIRD STREET, NYC, WHERE SENATOR MC GOVERN WILL APPEAR ABOUT FIVE THIRTY PM, SENATOR MC GOVERN WILL LATER APPEAR NYC, WHERE LARGER GROUP OF PLP AND WAM MEMBERS WILL LEAFLET PEOPLE GOING INTO NMU HEADQUARTERS. 7 Pf- Sf ble END PAGE ONE : bic A 16 (cr\10 pre, BEFORE NATIONAL MARITIME UNION, THIRTY SIX SEVENTH AVENUE, A i gece 18D a eet Saverio cole QORVAORDED 988 oov712 1972 Se GED Yad lm 0-7; ORIGINAL FILED IW // PAGE TWO FLP HAS NO PLANS FOR DISRUPTION OF MC GOVERN SPEECHES AND EXPECTS PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION. ADMINISTRATIVE- RENYTEL, OCTOBER TwO, LAST. SOURCES ARE anp| SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS SECTION, SERVICE ADVISED. NEW YORK WILL ‘COVER. END > NYCPD AND SECRET b6 Ic 7D HEDPVAL BUREAU OF IN COMMUNIC) INHION AR Z1S Ke PLati TELi IMs. Gellanas — Me Cleveland — Ms. Consad — Mi. Belbey —— Me i eta po Xone — S49 PHURG ENT 19-95-72 RS areas ease TO: ACTIN 102, ce KANSAS CITY (44-NEWD Pp THREAT AGAJNST THE PRESIDENT tii = VICTIU,/@#, 00 KASAS CITY. ‘ suzuzcy| AUGUST TOOK SANCTUARY AT THE FIRST PRESY SYTEPLAM! CHURCH, ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, OCTOEER FIVE, xD TOLD] JE HAD INFORMATION CONCETALING POSSIZLE ATT: ZONGE S. NC SOV: TO TAKE PLACE Li! KANSAS CITY OCTOBER SIX, HEXT. JECT LNTERVIEVED STATED HE i AVE COMPLAINT THAT VEAVER AIR LINES SCKOOL, x. SAS CITY, MISSOURI, AD SIGILAR SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT COUNTRY, JERE DEFRAUD PUELIC. HE ST Pec : ey REE, | 77 SMUT“ THE CIA vas Mi cs X ons szCREP POLICE" ANE Vex STULE TOOK POSITIONS WITH CIA. SUBJZCT YAS RAMBLING auD INCORLEINT : ING PARTS OF THE LNTEAVIED. 16 OCT 6 1972 } WHEN ASKED SPECIFICALLY CONCERKING ANY KHOWLEGGE-AEEAD OF au ATTERp, Fe OW SENATOR MC GOVERU'S LIFE KE STATE 6G; oy 400713 pee m/f wy be bre -UNREOORDED COPY FILEDIN. C4 — + +7 K ¢ 4anEU PAGE THO Md HAD NO SPECIFIC INFORHATION AWD HAD HEARD 0 OWE MAKE SUCH A THREAT OR HAD TALKED TO NO ONE WHO HAD HEARD OF SUCH A THREAT. HE SAID HE GAVE THE INFORMATION BECAUSE HE “HAD A FEELING" THAT SOMETHING HIGHT HAPPEW TO MC GOVERS O FRIDAY, OCTOEE2 SIX, EEVEITYTYO DURING HC GOVERK'S VISIT TO Kailsas Bé city. VERE SUSJECT SOUGHT SANCTUARY ARRAIGIIS bre HCIC Alb OKLAHOMA CITY ADVISED SUBJECT WOT BEING SOUGHT SY THEN. [Kaitsas CITY 1S FOLLOYING THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE €- amore 9 SUBJECT DURIWG TINE MC GOVERY 18 AREA.) DISSEMINATION MADE Bek TO SECRET SERVICE AT KaWSAS CITY, OCTOBER FIVE, SEVENTYTUO. aaa END ADDENDUM _RJP:m£a 10/6/72 on 10/6/72 sa Kansas City, telephonically advised sal piviston 6, that the character of this teletype is in error and should be a 175, Threat against the President of the U.S. matter. Kansas City has furnished information to Secret Service, Kansas City, and are alert to any additional information regarding this matter which may be of interest to Secret Service. SIG ONY 7 yp neeeep peese 79 rllegin nan i aTT 9n9 yoru Wenta7a7e SP sepant yaTtTowaL sanrtyet eepar, crTY, once recon, G toug & yet urepe ity op te minetone, TYLPTY €T% TSUPTY PM THESP INDIVIDNALE TO OMOTRST APPEAQANCE OF SENATO >y PROATESSIVE LATO? PAeTY, 15 HALL ’ T FOUR, LAST, FA¢, VTE AVES, WERE ALSO ATTTMPTING TO fe AVERY TNeTART, PASH Ce eG eT osenoyen TNS MEMIEQS ATTE“PTING TO SET PEIPY some ERY Ae T Que THO THREES west soety ie HE OYE natraay CRTs TOT PYG FI TUX TO yaRtoNs 7e TER Aor smu ynee AL Ceovice TH 7H x fi! 4 ORIGINAL FILED IN (00-4270 PACE THO apseate =| 2 2 ING FOR & SHORTER yOOY NERY COINS INTC sro sa TERS wh < AT EIGHT THraTy PM THT PLE MEMNTeS MEME ALSO DISTATQNTINS @ LE, “OPUOUSTRATE THIS ELECTION YEO" UNION SPT SOSTH Ty PART THAT SOUSTRSTION THE SATUADAY PEFORE To newany orce ST pun PAYING AND MEAMTNGRDL yORS FON THE ay Z4Q TO PHSLTC MOEKE SLavT LetO7 PROBPAME AD TO DEMAND A LIVIA opera stenmrty sey PLOYED AND THE AGER, THIS LESTLET Is: worceah ser Toll “oy Tad TuO THO UEeT THIRTY SFURATH STORET, AYN, THEE PLP MEWEDDS, wLons vtte nepegse erative: OF oT SPONDS PASSING OUT LITEMATHDE, WERE PATEL aan THIOL VERE Mo mmceneete 07 THE PLP was FOUNDED [M NINETEEN STXTY Two RY TenEVEDALS FON TUS CONN IEST LAIn€ THE OMT IVS OMJESTIVE TS THT COTAMLESNSTNT OF MIL ITAET rin pase tw? page TEneE sat mao ORKINS OLAS MOVEMENT BAGnD On rom tise THOneuT, PORT SPOUP, YAM TS 4 PLD OF enmyN Tete ATIVE: ae ny Tr EER FOUR, SAS OSSERVING acung 6 bre ‘. 0-62 Rev. 829-72) « “ TREAT AS YELLow Date: 10/3/72 (IMMEDIATE 28) URGENT. Transmit the message that follows by coded teletype: — yyrpy, RRR REE RR ERK RRR RE EE EE OTHE PRESIDENT a FIELD DISSEMINATION CITHE VICE PRESIDENT CATT. a 4, | 4 cOWHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM Af qe Ee t COATT. + U bre [SECRETARY OF STATE (IDIRECTOR, CIA CIDIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (2 AND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENT: CIDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY jb (IDEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE CUNAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE xxxxU. S, SECRET SERVICE (PID) “ATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER) “NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, ATT: SENIOR OPERATION OFFICER 7 = - a8 . of ON C+7 11) From: AHRECTOR, FBI s 14 0ct 6 wr Classification: unciassitiea C110 —_— Subject: = Same ant ‘ inset — (Text of message begins dnt page. ) Fede sunt oF westcanion COMMUNICATIONS SEC} h ‘JBL :mf eae 7 iy = Saori? ive Or 3 gpprroved Ze wh Cet" TELETYPE: avsoont=a eterno Vf th 8} COMMUNICATIONS Wi 2 oct ree WR O14 KC CODE 6:04 PM NITEL 10-4575 Paw TO ACTING DY#ECTOR, FeT (TION: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE DIVISION FROM KAY6AS CITY (1O0-NEW (P) 2P ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION AT SENATOR GEORGE MC GOVERN ° SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT, OCT. SIX, NINETEEN SEVENTYTWO, UNION STATION, BROADWAY AND PERSHING, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, IS - 2 We Me Ra, 002 KANSAS CITY VIDEM (>, jae ide Gau A SOURCE WHO HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST ADVISED TODAY THAT THE KANSAS CITY VVAW WILL CONDUCT aN ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION AT A POLITICAL RALLY OCT. SIX, NEXT, Bre UNION STATION, BROADWAY AND PERSHING, WHERE SENATOR GEORGE WC GOVERN IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK. SOURCE ADVISED THAT Hy 3 CARRY SIGNS PROTESTING THE VIETNAM WAR AND NO DISRUPTION ORIGINAL FILED, IN 7CAS)- © APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE VVAW MEMBERS OR VIOLENCE IS ANTICIPATED. Nor RECORDED 4 00 oct 20 1s72 THE VVAW WAS FOUNDED IN THE SPRING OF NINETEEN nad SEVEN BY SIX YOUNG VIETNAM VETERANS IN NEY YORK CITY. . AT THE END PAGE OWE | ikon hoe 7 ie oe pe fagee is Te pind er Ye + data del, i Pee a ayy ne | Seat ese Mo KANSAS CITY (109- NEW PAGE TWO BEGINNING OF NINETEEN SIXTYEIGHT, WITH SIX HUNDRED VEMBERS, VVAW OPENED A NATIONAL OFFICE, FOUNDED THE FIRST GI NEWSPAPSER, “VIETNAM GI", AND SENT CLOSE TO FIVE HUNDRED VETERANS INTO THE MC CARTHY CAMPAIGN TO BEAT DOWN THE RED BAITERS, AFTER GETTING GASSED AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AT CHICAGO AND CAUGHT INE THE GENERAL "DOWN" OF THE PEACE MDVENENT, VVAW WAS NEARLY INACTIVE UNTIL THE NORATORIUMS IN THE FaLL OF NINETEEN SIXTY-NINE. MEMBERS OF VAY LED STUDENT STRIKES ON MAJOR CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BATTLED VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES OVER THREATS TO THROW AMPUTEE VIETNAM VETERAYS OUT FOR SIGNING ANTI-WAR PETITIONS, aT PRESENT, MEWGEREHIP OF THE vvAU, NATIONALLY, CONSISTS OF EIGHT- FIVE HUNDRED MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATIVE. SOURCE IS SECRET SERVICE AND KANSAS CITY, MO. PD ADVISED. KANSAS CITY WILL SUBMIT TELETYPE summARY. | BR END. / RMS FBI va DC CLR b6 b7c 7D COMMUNICATIO' ION Goi LEW, i 5 MP PLAIN von PM YRGENT 10-11-72 MXF —~ . AcTYNG DIRECTOR : NWEAPOLIS (44-NEW) 2P CMe bp veaeed yeae IM Cove scones NORTH DAKOTA, GR“DASH FEDERALLY Office of Origin: PROTECTED ACTIVITIES. MINNEAPOLIS. bs U. S. SECRET SERVICE, ABERDEEN, SOUTH pie DAKOTA, ON OCTOBER ELEVEN INSTANT, TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED TWO LETTERS WRITTEN BY SUBJECT TO SENATOR GEORGE MC GOVERN, ONE DATED SEPTEMBER ‘TWELVE LAST AND POSTMARKED SEPTEMBER TWENTY LAST AT NAPOLEON, NORTH DAKOTA AND ONE LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER EIGHTEEN LAST AND POSTMARKED SEPTEMBER EIGHTEEN LAST AT NAPOLEON. THE LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER TWELVE LAST STATES THAT MC GOVERN WILL NOT GET THREE PERCENT OF THE VOTE BUT IF BY A MIRACLE HE DOES, HE WILL NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GO TO CHINA TO PLAY POKER WITH HIS BUDDIES. THIS LETTER ALSO CALLED MC GOVERN A BASTARD AND A COMMUNIST, THE LETTER END PAGE ONE Suucpp Td 0S eect Semis Woo poo 1S Spm, Fog. RoFeg_ Mh t dl NOT RFCORDED 98-OCT-18 1972. - d ORIGINAL FILED 18 Hofn YQ PR Qa BLOCT 251972 & 4 MP 44-NEW PAGE TWO OF SEPTEMBER EIGHTEEN LAST REFERS TO MC GOVERN AS A TRAITOR BUT APPARENTLY DOES NOT CONTAIN A THREAT. MC GOVERN IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT A RALLY AT THE AIRPORT AT FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA AT NINE P.M., OCTOBER TWELVE NEXT. PRELIMINARY INSTITUTED. INQUIRIES AT REVEAL SUBJECT IS WHITE, MALE, eee LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND SECRET SERVICE ADVISED. END. FGXX FBI VDM ASH D CLR ; GAT AS VY ELLOU FRG it FBI Date: |O- (2-92 , \ Transmit the message that follows by coded teletype: sq-ppy, : eee eee eee ee i \ TO: (THE PRESIDENT = FIELD DISSEMINATION ‘G CUTHE VICE PRESIDENT ~ (BATT. + {| ]WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM / qr COATT. : a SECRETARY OF STATE cDIRECTOR, CIA (DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (AND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENTER © “DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY IDEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE TJNAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE ‘#6. 8, SECRET SERVICE (PID) | ATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER) “NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, ATT: SENIOR OPERATION OFFICER RET Ime From: ADIRECTOR, FBI G¢ 50 eee Classification: Umedasais "a Subject: Sex Ottradud 7 mTOR? aan \ (Text of message begins dn next page. ) g1 oct 161872 Le we “ ; Approved et 580 472 wy vy MAIL Room] TELETYPE UNIT CHS AFO ~ CONGRESSIONAL ASSASSINAT WAT NE WaD RECEIVED THE FOLLOWTae es AY THE BASE OF 7 D ne R agoRse Mc COVER, Ye be TOW STATUTES MICH., ADVIS LHFORMATLON FROM low “ICH, ADVESED THAT } Hap sen WyTERS AT HIS HO THAT SewavOR Me GOVE MWY PECAUST KE Was OF INDICATED Cr TIR GROUP WITCH HAD WA mat (om TO MITCH HI HVS AD THAT OF DURING THE vis opin THAT TTATTON AT HOME, DECLARE was KOT GOING TOS LON THAT GOI RE gag 08 AND WOULD $ TO ELIMINATE LD. ADVISED STATE POLICE, OF OPINION Nay SA move BY sa DATE AWN ADVISED THAT THE REGARDS FO AFO = CONGRESST et ny ysort r For INTERvieN, Pde: Th mE ernet pire! if AROYE T Fez w onal SERVICE, WA S CUARENTLY ATTENPTIGG TO DETERMIN INGTON FIELD Se or we eovEnn OF THE DETROIT DIVISION S INFORWED OF THE THIS TION TN bé bic F-36 (Ray. 5-22-64) oO a ry) eo Date: 10/16/72 ‘Transmit the following in Tiype ta plaintext or toda? AIRTEL AIR MATL. (Priory 1 ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (175-0) UNSUB; THREAT AGRSNST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GEORGEGHC GOVERN VIA WESTERN AIRLINES SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 10/13/72 Re San Francisco teletype to Bureau, 10/13/72. Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are six copies of. LHM concerning threat against MC GOVERN. the above LHM has been furnished locally A_copy ‘of No further action being contemplated to Secret Service, by San Francisco. We LOY - Sar HECaRTET 26 @- bureau (Encs. OCT 26 1972 1 - gan Francisco _ Shas GNM: 31, ey, (3) ¥ dD off, ‘8 a oF i 5 Approved: an Sent Per u M a@ 0 ers’ stan” VOG2 Je) Po | @2- ORIGINAL, FILED IN UTED STATES DEPARTMENT O(gjUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Cees San Francisco, California ahi October 16, 1972 UNKNOWN SUBJECT: THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GEORGE MC GOVERN VIA WESTERN AIRLINES SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 10/13/72 2 m., October 13, 1972,[ bs Western Airlines, San Francisco bc International Airport, San Francisco, California, telephonically advised Special Agent San Francisco FBI Office, that one of his reservation Clerks at the airport named [Jad received a telephone call at 0 p.m. from an unknown male. This male asked several questions relating to any flight arriving in San Francisco from the Twin Cities Area, He also asked questions about the weather conditions particularily in the Sierra Mountain area. He then told to be extra careful of the flights arriving around 7700 p.m., October 13, 1972, as the same group of individuals responsible for the death of President Jack Kennedy in Dallas has designated Presidential Candidate Senator George Mc Govern as their target. At 5:33 p.m., Special Agent Secret Service, San Francisco, was furnished tne above information by Special Agent of the San Francisco FBI Office. He was informed that could be reached at telephone cnunber LT for intervie for intervie He was also told that she was not interviewed by the FBI and would be available for, interview by the Secret Service. This document contains 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 nor duplicated within your agency. Wf — S0vCE LOZ Una \ In the event additional informatie of valu2 is dey Be advised, “VeI°Pe%, your agency wit ko ep] SF PLAIN c2.PM URGENT 19/13/72 BEH ACTING DIRECTOR AN FRANCISCO (175-9) 2 PAGES oe ‘ INSUA, THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE GEORGE MC GOVERN, VIA WESTERN AIRLINES, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, \ OCTOBER THIRTEEN, INSTANT. . AT FIVE SIXTEEN P.M, OCTOBER THIRTEEN, INSTANT,| WESTERN AIRLINES, SAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN FRANCISCO, TELEPHONICALLY| THIS OFFICE TO ADVISE THAT THE AIRPORT NAMED HAD RECEIVED A : CALL AT FIVE P.M, FROM AN UNKNOWN MALE, THIS MALE RAL QUESTIONS RELATING TO ANY FLIGHT ARRIVING IN "1 FSANCISCO FROM THE "TWIN CITIES AREA". HE ALSO ASKED CVESTIONS ABOUT THE JEATHER CONDITION PARTICULARLY IN THE SIER®A ESTA AREA. HE THEN TOLD TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL OF FLIGHTS ARRIVING AROUND SEVEN Pim,., OCTORER THIRTEEN INSTANT S TNE SAME GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF SSIDENT JACK KENNEDY IN DALLAS KAS D IGNATED PRESIDENTIAL CAIDIDATE SENATOR GEORGE MC GOVERN AS THEIR TARGET. AT FIVE THIRTY THREE P.M., SPECIAL AGE}T En PASE ONE 5 Thr g y. Sd Yb 6 — Nor RECORDED OCT 18. 1972 | bé bIc STONET SERVICE, SAN FRANCISCO, WAS FURNISHED THE A30VE INFOR- UATION BY SPECIAL AGENT OF THE SAN FRANCISCO ee 1c FBI OFFICE. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RESERVATION CLERK, COULD BE REACHED AT TELEPHONE NUNSER FOR INTERVIEW, HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SHE WAS OT INTERVIEYED BY THE FBI AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW BY THE SECRET SERVICE. INASHUCH AS THIS IS A THREAT AGAINST A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECRET SERVICE, NO FURTHER ACTION IS BEING TAKEN SY THE SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION, A LHW WILL FOLLOW. 7 in «062 Rew, 6-20-72) \ TREAT AS YEL ow oe. (IMMEDIATE (@URGENT CANITEL RRR REE RRR RR ER RR oe erent eee FIELD DISSEMINATION + CITHE VICE PRESIDENT ‘Transmit the message that follows by coded teletype: COATT. + o (OWHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM >) CuaTT, NX SECRETARY OF STATE S \ (ODIRECTOR, CIA ~ CADIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY “ (AND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENTER x (ODEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (CONAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE 3U. S, SECRET SERVICE (PID) CJATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER) CUNATIONAL SECURITY wee ATT: SENIOR OPERA ee =~ 2 Wh Ue ad © Cam Gat aS iNew ao From:; DI Hk TOR, FBI ic Classification: Vd Crarciried subject: See ATT .Uded. Ogg Pay YS REE IY ‘ext of m: next page. even ool EF MERRRATES Peeins on next pags pgm) SECTION te cl 17 1972 © OCT 4430 4 Be : => ggrecerire "aT Approved CWE) AIA co orm Mi. Nese — MaIRGoM C—] TELETYPE UNIT . : Fes UGCARE Fm A j ULF LB I7 ) SARKPM URGENT ADA MESG—— > ~ RETINGBIRECTOR : FRON3. SAN-FRANCISCO G1 75-0EW “SP? 3 | THREAT AGAINST PRESIDENTIAL CaNDIDy AGE MC GOVERN -oremoprssomiiinm, | ON OCTOBER ELEVEN, LAST, INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM SAN MATEO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA THAT INFORMANT NAMED HAD BEEW TOLD TwO NIGHTS, es = ‘ bre BEFORE BY THAT. HE HATED SENATOR GEORGE NC GOVERN bmp AND THAT THE NEXT TINE HE COMES INTO SAN FRANCISCO HE IS GOLNG TO KILL HIM AND THAN KILL HIMSELF. INFORMATION WAS IMMEDIATELY FURNISHED SPECIAL AGENT| U.S. SECRET SERVICE, SAN FRANCISCO, AND ADVISED HIS AG NCY WOULD RECONTACT INFOR- MANT FOR ADDITONAL PERTINENT INFORMATION. SPECIAL AGENT U.S. SECRET SERVICE, ADVISED OCTOBER THIRTEEN Salter INVESTIGATION HAD DISCLOSED THREAT ACTUALLY MADE BY SUBJECT AMD THAT SUBJECT BORN AND HAS MAILING ADDRESS SAW FRANCISCO, HE STATED THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FO> TO PICK UP SUBJECT O8 AND HOLD FOR DURING EVENING OF OCTOBER THIRTEEN, ImeBORT END PAGE ONE Bourn

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