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SF 76-2887 He said the majority of the story would be devoted in a dramatic fashion to the details of the escape. He said their present thinking is that professional actors will be utilized; however, there would be no speaking parts and the entire story would be narrated by someone, He continued that with respect to details of the escape, they intend to. develop the idea of two possible- endings to the story, one relating to the actual escape on the . part of the three individuals, and the second ending relating to the possibility of their having. drowned in San Francisco Bay. _ With respect to the details of the escape and the enactment of the escape, he said that he did not anticipate any authority ~ from the Bureau of Prisons to utilize the actual Alcatraz Penitentiary but did have in mind the possible reconstruction of the various areas of the penitentiary on a television set. He said that being in the news media business he realized that the FBI, since the announcement of the escape, has maintained a strict no comment to any inquiry made; however, he said that he was coming to the FBI not in an effort to obtain details relative to the escape but, rather, to ascertain if we could furnish him with certain points relative to the background and pest history of the subjects involved. Specifically, he requested the following information: 1. What personality and characteristic background we could gi ve eoncerning each individual, such as indications of short “temper, IQ rating, any indications of mental instability, general attitude toward society, and any. other items that go into the make-up of‘a person, i 2. Educational records of these individuals; specifically, the identity of the schools they attended, how far they progressed and grades achieved, 3. The general attitude of each individual involved at the time of their various arrests. For example, as to whether they were cooperative | in admitting their violations, whether they were surly, reaction to law enforcement at the time, and any other item along this line. ~ ae gs La? of