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t I: ‘ = a j ae TOY PR FE EE ee ki - | 1 RE: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; | SENATOR EDWARD HN, KENNEDY Springfield and Washington Field insure that appropriate local authorities are aware of the letter received by Adlai Stevenson, Boston on immediately discuss this matter with United States Attorney and take appropriate action. Each receiving office submit results of investigation in a fora suitable for ¢issoninatioa. NOTE . By letters dated 7/3/68 and 7/8/68 Secret Service forwarded to Bureau anonymous communications received by Senator Edward Kennedy's Office which contained possible threats. These two letters were discussed with Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D. C., who declined | prosecution stating that lettexrdre vague and as such do:.: not constitute violation of Federal Extortion Statute. By letter dated 7/16/68 Secret Service furnished communication received by Ethel Kennedy which contained a possible threat regarding Senator Kennedy. Secret Service believes letter received by Ethel Kennedy was written by same person who wrote the other two letters to Senator Kennedy, The FBI Laboratory will compare the two letters received by Senator Kennedy's Office with the letter received by Ethel Kennedy and the letter ré¢bivec by Adlai Stevenson and advise Boston, Springfield and Washington Btn tA Cd Field of results. oe ane —_—