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+ [ CV 9-2585 , _ ne . é Investigation in this matter was predicated upon regeipt of information from the San Francisco Division of thé Federal Bureau of Investigation that on. January 2, 1575, CHARLES GOULD, “San Francisco Examiner", San Francisco, California, furnished to the FBI an envelope sent to RANDOLPH A, HEARST, * pastmarked Cleveland, Ohio, December 30, 1974, which contained the following typed letter: "Mr. RANDOLPH HEARST “" J will get to the point and I think you should keep en open mind about what I have to say, . first of ail you are not to let anyone see this letter and don't let your feds friends in on this eather, up to now PATTY has been with us all the way but lately she keeps talking about one big bash I will tell you now we will never get cough alive and neather will she, but we will turn her” over to you Tor a price we only held on to her for insurance well now it is time for us to collect now hear is what you will do and nobody better know of it eather up to now your friends and cops have made it worse for all of us well-the question now is how much do you realiy want her or do you think you can get the money her grandfather left her, eather way hear is what you will do. "First of all you are to go to Cleveland Ohio and you are to be there by the 4th of Jan. 1975 no later then 8 o'clock Cleveland time P.M. You wlll go to the phones by the bank on the ground levei there you will stay until we call you it will be one of the phones nearest to the bank there . you will get futher news as to what to do from there, now I tell you again no one is to know and if you fail to comply with us you will never see PATTY again I swear it to you on my oth as a honest 3. L. A. leader. "re you think your money 4s more important - then She is then don't show up and you will live et it. And you can take this letter as a _ ae ut the real truth will be how much do you SA f -5- . , . a —_— 4