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Sores arma 18 fox ED . os 8 ; GSA FPMR (41 CERI 101-91 sot © “sn . ; Aeope, Die. - UNITED STATES "ERNMENT _ . Bee AO Ado — ; 7 ‘ep, AD Iny. > : ; . Fin, & Pere , . : (dant, TO. -:: Mr. Moore ; DATE: 1/24/79 tet + j thee ' . . Laborstary —__ “Azapol Coun, Pon & Inap. FROM : Jd@hn C. Lawn. ee grt. . ac. Inv, ti f, . Lo . , Tech. Servs, — § . . S hy : “Training > SUBJECT: _ PATRICIA CAMPBELL HEARST- FT) Sg pf fyittette on 7, . 2 elephons Rm, EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY Directo’ s See'y — & ‘PURPOSE: To request a document examination of undated letter ‘ ; ina to Cecil McCall, Chairman of U.S. Parole Commission: from , 7h Reg Murphy, publisher, San Francisto, , BXAMINEL , attached, by wot Laboratory Division. é ; DETAILS: On December 20, 1978 ce McCall, Chairman, . U.S. Parole Commission, advised FBI he® ‘had received an undated letter on December 19, 1978, reportédly*from Reg Murphy of the -San Francisco Examiner. Letter contained” reference to reported information on the activities of Patty Hearst prior to her Kidnapping in 1974, and made mention of possible embarrassing ‘consequences to authorities if she was released from prison. “Letter claims that Héarst and Steve Weed were in on the murder “of Dr. Foster months, béfore her kidnapping. McCall questioned E - 3 authenticity of the Tettéx, because of its formal nature, and he. ae ' advised he knows Mr. Murphy=personally and felt that the letter ac - would have had a more informal, introduction i.e., Murphy would = have adéressed him by his first name. McCall contacted Murphy telephonically on December 19, 1978, and inquired if Murphy had recently sent any mail to McCall. Murphy responded in the nega- tive and, after further discussion, Murphy advised he had not sent any.tetter to McCall concerning Miss Hearst. Due to the ity.surxounding Hearst's recent el eae for executive 5 eligibility for parole, an By should beamade, determing the ‘possible source of this ee IDS nary poe) RECOMMENDATEON * ye document Section, Laboratory. Division, 18 FEB & 97: requested to Compare the typing and paper utilized in the un- as. Gated letter sent to Mr. McCall with known specimens on file pertaining *eo Hearst and her kidnapping and her related activiteé in an effort to identify the source of ths letter. Cora ey ie so 2 IN a ae 2 « “ $AS7 AI A. eye Re ee AA Mee reanenan! es Mewes. aK MSR. jay ze = Fel/Dos