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TO FROM SUBJECT: HEARNAP | | : ae ., pad BACKGROUND: ae . Vy. fF y JKH:dka OPTIONAL POEM NO, 1D . of B10 108 an _ UNITED STA’ FES ERNMENT Aszec. Bis. @ . @ Dep. AD Adm. _ Memorandum ae Admin. Comp. Syxf. :Mr. Gebhardt LE DATE: 2/13/74 | Est. Aore — ~ Gen, trv. . oR 1 - Mr. Gebhardt tent. :R. F. Bates ye, 1 - Mr. Bates eeenstien —— - 1 - Mr. Morrow ‘Loborotory Ce 1 - Mr. White Plan. & Evel. — 1 - Mr. Thompson Tein - 1 - Mr. Wannall Lega! Coun. f 1 - Mr. Franck Telephone Rm. — 1 - Mr. a nd Director Sec'y — This to cecomans approval of a _re wi ma a 600 ible area being utilized by the Symb ohese ‘Liberation Army (SLA). yng In March, 1973, Santa Ba bara County Sheriff's Office (SBCSO) deputies stopped a vehicl¢ Aear the _Kinevan ranch,: north of Santa Barbara, California. Ipfdividvuais the vehicle were ocated in tfeir vehicle were” meter Luger which has been idehtified as identical with the weapon found in possession of Russell Little and Joseph Remiro when they were arrested January, 1974, for the murder of Marcus Foster, Superintendent of Schools, Oakland, California, — \ The above individuals are believed to be directly associated with the SLA, which is considered the group responsible for this kidnaping. The SBCSO has reported nat who lived at the ranch in 1973, has been seen recently in e Santa Barbara area. In addition, the SBCSO has received continuous reports including some within the past two weeks of gunfire and of small groups carrying on military type target practice. at the ranch. pebiifinary efforts by the Los Angeles Office to pene- trate the yanc have met with negative results because of the hilly terrain and underbrush. Much of the area requires travel by horseback and several hippie communes are known to exist on the ranch. Los Angeles and ‘San Francisco believe the area to be an ideal location for unknown subjects to use as a "Safe area" in this case. Extensive investigation to date likewise hag, not- located two suspect vehicles being sought. q- 15 L006 ‘¢ +f 4 A, REC88 CONTINUED - OVER . ey ores . ures (9) dle”.