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174-HQ-1804 from Confidential File Room on 1971

Maryland Bomb Plot

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June 30, 2010

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.For' information', 'iriterv~~ws of .new' Age~ts presently' in' ~ .trainipg V/~O ,~eside 'at. :capti~ned ~p'artments~ ',wi~l ,be handled' :bY'"

t:Ite ~aiiling' Divis,io~. ,!t.ny, p~r~in,ent i'nfQrmation :deve.lop~9 in' con'nectionwi th those. .in,terv,icwed will be brou'ght etc? Y'pur at~elit~ol1 p~.~~ptly! -

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-apartments.. The caller, who ,llccord"ing~ ~o~ I sounded like a> Negro', stated; "There ts' a bomb itlhnt building to get a~1 y~u FBIe men ku~. yOu . b~tter ge't yo~r a~sos· .out', ti9vi.: ' , This Will be the l~si;' time thai; the ~BI gets me.U Capti.oned :apartm~nt ,hot.ise, a~ong whose occupants 8l;',e nUmerous 'Bureau " 'emPl:py.~es" ,was. 6e~rch~d by the Tak9ma- Park. po:J.,ico J)epa,~tment with ,n~.£'·~1;ive re~lts. .

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DATE: January 26, 1971 1 - Mr. Rosen 1 - Mr. Malley

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SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;· ~ THREAT TO BOMiB .

lOP ARK RITCHIE APARTMENTS JA.C_OMUAR.K,:MARYLAND :

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that there W~~ a bomb;i}J.the ap~~ment !l'p.d that he better' get ......... r.-·.."...o-s-e-!FBI Age~' , e quil~g.· The ~aller th~n ~ermmated the conversat~on. hit the.:' fiXe' ' alarm arid evacuated the building after which a se~rch 0 . e pr·eriiises·'failedJ.o.firid:a bom'Q.

. sAl I indicated this. mciqe,nt vi~s 'l:'e~rte4' and investigation is being conducb~d bY,the '1;'acoma.Par~ Police Department •. sA( I has reported th~sto his Class Counselorl Iwho in~tructedi""_---I to advise the Bureau.

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Baltimore O~ice, who was ~structed to Iurriis~ s~me to the~Snv~r'Spi'mg. Resident Agency for c~ntact with Tacoma, Park Police Department., SAl I wasiIistruqted to have a teletype submJtted to:th~ ,Bureau 'refiectirig full facts re threat. ~I I Civil Rights S~cQon, was advised of 'above. ~'l":/J2

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un~NS~~~iJ~~REAT TO BOMB PARK RICHIE APARTMENTS. SEVENTYS~;" O[p~~,RED C~ MAPLE AVE •• TAKOMA ~PARK. MD. JAN. T~IENTYSIX SEVENTYONE>_;""-~'.J3.IY.$I1t.7i~t}(2A-

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AT APPROXI,MATEl.V NINE ZERO FIVE' P,M THIS DATE,I I G / I CAPTIONED APARTMENTS RECEI VED AN ANONYMOUS;'- , l. I';;'" 1...-_____ ----' ~..t)

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TELEPHONE CALL FROM A MAN WHO SOUNDED LIKE A NEGRO AND ~1H0,"'Y , ~

STATED: "THERE'S A BOMB IN THAT BUILD.ING TO GET ALL .YOU Fin··'r1EN,,~ en "

OUT _ YOU .~~TTE~ ~.GET YOUR ASSES OUT NO~l. THIS ~IILL BE THE L~ST 'T,.IME

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RESULTS._ -- THEY HAVE NO SUSPECTS Ar. THE MOMENT_

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RE'SIDING:' IN APARTMEN,T FOURTEEN ZERO ONE AT CAPTIONED LOCATION ARE _' • "' ,(,I

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UNKNOVlN SUBJEC~; . SAl I CCS CHARACTER OF CASE Threattb Bom~ Park Richie

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Baltimore tel:to Bureau dated 1/27/Jl. Bureau aittel to Baltimore dated, 1/27/71. Bureau le,tter to Baitimore dated. 1/29771. Baltimore, airtelto Bureau·dated 1/28/71,_ captioned, I

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_ It will be noted ~~a~ the ~hraseology qf the t ins~ant ma~ter as reportett by the 'pe~son who received it is different than that reported in t~~ initial communication. ~,. 'The original wording included the 'wore"!, "men". Baltimore is \JI proceeding on the basi$ that the threat was made as reported 11\~' by the party who received it. ~1J

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS CL.AIMED '0 NONE. ACQUIT- CASE HAS BEEN: CON VIC. AUTO. F'U,G. FINES SAVINGS RECO'VE~IE'S- TALS

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Threat-,-to:~Bomb. -Eark Ritchie Apaftmenfs. .. ~ ...... " 76QO"'MaplEf Av¢:iUif' TElKoma .,. Park , }1a:ry-land January 26, 19'Z1

BOMBING MATTERS - THRE4TS

Synopsis: On 1/26/711 1 Park Ritchie Apartments, 7600 Maple Avenue, Takoma Parll, - ". Maryland, received an anoI}}lDus telephonic bomb"'threat at . -... 9:05 p.m. Takoma Park Maryla.nd Poli~e and Fire De:artm"ent ~ed the,ato:: addres: ::~ negative results.1 _ I ~ (AU) andl (AU) left the a.partment

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in the apartment they w'ere visi1;ing.

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I ITakoma Park Police Dep~rtment~ Takoma. :t>ark" JI!llryland" furnished '~he. following inf<;>l"rI1ation: .

_ On January 26~ 1971~1 Park Ripnie Ar-artments';, 7600. H'~a::::p"l"l-=e-:-'Ai\v:::-=-e=n::':'u-=e-,,"""T~aT:lc=om~a~p-=a'!'::'rT:'k-,,-----J Maryland, reported that at approximately 9 :05 porn. tha,t date he received an anonymous telephone call from a man \,1ho said" 'b6 "Tra"e.t s a bomb in that building to get all you FBI men out. b7C you better get your asses'~-out hml •. This will be the last time that the FBI g~ts me. II The man theh hung up.

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The building ~las searche'1-.l;;I..;I...J-____ -r-_..--_-I IOfficer

~o~f~~rh-:-e~T~a~k~o.....,m-a~P~a~rTk~F~i-r-e--D~e~partment.~~~-------~ and tenants were permitted to return

On __ -=l'#./,.,...~.L'l1_ot. Takoma Park, Maryland

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. I I Takoma. Park Po11'ce Depa.rtment" Takoma Park;,;'Marylana" 'furniane'd' the' fq110wing:

On the night· of Japua,ry 26" 1.971,,, r c6nd~ct~d an inv.estigation at the Park Ritc~h~i~e-A~p~ar=t~m~e~nt~s-,~ 7600 f.iaple Avenue J Takoma Pe"rl::" Maryl<pnd. concerning a bomb

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threat, that had been rec~ived there by L I I...-_~I at 9:05 p1.m. A search of th'e'bti:tJ~:tiJ.g By Takoma. ~ark Poli ce

and- Takoma Park' Fire Department was completed b~'" J.O: 10 p.m. No bomb "las found in the ouild~ng or on property a,ro~nd the peri!lleter, o£th~ building 0 'r;rynapts' .0,1' the bu:Lld1,ng, 'had been:. evacu?-ted .during the s'ea~ch. l I~id not, kno~1 who the caller \,1aS but stated he sounded like a Negro'.

At 7:30 p.m. the same nightJ Igf t,he above apaI~men.ts I::~ ~a.lled Takoma Parle ':ol'1oe to report a fight;. ~;n Apg'cment L_... Jdetermined 'the fol:l.ov·dng~ cpncerning t ...;s:

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Earl e'() the even:i!ng of .1A,nuary ~6: 1971, al'ld p~·~OJ."l ,to 7: 20 p .m o " had re,ceived a J."Ieport of': .?-' fight :1.n the i~1merit n.um At 7: 20 p. m .,. one of the girls from ca.lled esk a:'c the ap,?-rtment house and r~port~d -a disliur ance. Vlent to the,:apart511~~t a~(t found every,-thing qlliet. A : p.m. another call was made to the ma~n\desk and this one reported a fight in Apa~tmentJ I called, Takoma Pal"k Pol:i:ce and; accompan,ied' :by a secU:t'i£y-offfieI' of' "the a.partment house, went to Af+:tmentl I The police Gll"'-t'led in a fe\'l minutes'. Officer _ I and! - I were the ,first to arrive, 1'011o"ed by I I There "las no disturbance in progress at, ~hat time.

The of. i5he a. tment '~'Jere 'there:

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Thh .docum .. nl con.oln$ neithor ,ecommendollons nor (ondu$.ons of th. f.81. I. h Ihe p,op."ly of ,h .. FBI and Is loaned "0 you, ogency; II ond lis con • .,nts aro nat '0 be dlstrlbut.d oulS.d. Y,?u, agency. - .

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I lisl I boy.friend • .

I I ~aid she datecf A on seQ v. , 'ccasi6nf3 ' .,' , and 'on one' of' the se, January 23, :J.9'{ I" 's e qnd had gQne, toa party in \<[ashingtQn, D.C. and she did not l~e urn to her aI!artment un • ~ the ne1 ~Ol:n1ng; r i lupon arising, saw old that I I''las B: no good bum. his . 0

On the evening Io'*-~nuary 26,;, 1971, and I 1 were: ,e,t AW'iI"WlleJllWL, I and an arO' out. Part or this involved wa king int,Q bedroom, and telling her that if sne a anyth1QS to say t~ hi~ that shq should say it to his face. After that ,1 J and t ~ got into a fight. Short-ly aft,erwards, :bhe avrtment. securiby patrol and police aI'rived.

were riied and landl ;were permittedr=-=~:::.; The only data he had qnl I anql..p:~ ___ "" \,zas that ea.rs of.' age and may. wort\: ::: Ol~ ~~ __ ~ ________________________________ ~andl~ ____ ~

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1 t Takotr.a Pt;trk Pol.i,qe Departm~ni;; ,I Takoma Parl<:, Maryland, advised as t:o).~Qws,:

who res e ~a-::;:t~-. '"";;A:':p:-::a:::rt:::t:":m:-::. e:-:-:n:Lt:-r-l":e'"'i.t:-:;t:;h:-:e:--::p:::-a:-:r:-:;kr::-:R~_Tl:"c~Te-=--"'l':":':'p"':"a"!'!r=m:-:e"::::n.J. s pa: ::' xu ~ lly

assaulted in apartment. A man :J.:dent'ified asL ... had followed her to her apartment and as' she qpen~ :,::~ doo~ he forced her ~.nside where tie assaulted her.

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_ After the assault ,I 1 moved :a:\:iay and he.s. not been ·'locate<;l. There was rioinformat:ton thatJ jhad been in th:J.s area in the· recent -pnst. .The c,ase has.~een closed.

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This docvmont contaIns' nllllher rocommendallons _ nor (ondu$l!)ns 01 tho FB,. II t; thll proporty 01 tho FEll and Is loonod -to.your, ogfJr.cy:

11 and 11$ cont'onts ore notlo bo'dlstrlbuted ouhlda your ago~cy. :;

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I I Park Ri~chie ,AI?~.~~el?-~s,. '1600 MaP,:tie .Aye!).ue, Tako~.8. E:a;,lc, rilaryl?-~q, Was _,

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At 7:20 p.rno on the above date'kl~=r~~~---r~~~~ re'ceived a call at· the desk fror orie Of fhe girls 1nj I Gnd, r;report,ed a disturbance tie re. went t() ·the apart;ment and,foud~ eve~ything quiet. .

. '" . At 7:'30· porn'" ~. i'lasrec€b,red 'at the main dcsle

~~~~g a og:lj= in A::~J~:~~.~h~a~6~~~~~:~~t;~~ric~a~~~;.~f~~;t who. responoeo' wIe J.n five minl1tes. cco nied by, an' apartme~t house sequrity Scott Det'ective Agency" went to t' e apt,;r"Cmen. .ey ouna no fight, in progress. Five of the g:!.rls, were in beoroom End two Negro men were· in another room with H~. talked

~Q ib.::> ~:~e'{d ,ls I ~ :1;:e hec'YIoorn N:O s . e t\~O m,en were I _ ~ _ Jand :~ J (lO~t • He also.

earne he follo~_~:

_----;..;' O"""n ......... the p~ev iOti s \'1eekend:J I I and I after a cate~ returned to the apartment, 5:30 a.mo~

L..-._----:o~--=-= The other girls were ohjecting to this a.'I1d who was agitated at the- re e ce· o;t"

anuary 6,. 1971. He learned that and. L---.,.r-~lo.L.L&.-U...LI.I.I.~I.L.L...~~llent wh:l:ch 1 edt 0 a fig,ht be "lean 1...-_----1

1 Il'Ias aller.!:~ Dr.!: 't~at ..... 1 _---II held a knife in her q •• band l'zhiJ..e~..-JCJ"1u.:f..lol1;~bLI ___ ...JJ __ ~ __________ -_-_

1/2841 ot T8,koma ParIs:, Ma.W.:.:a.lt.l.on~d:-_·' Fill!" l3A 174-24Q.., ___ ~

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This document-conloins nDlther 'rocommendallons nor canclu~lon$ of Ih" F81. II Is the proporty ollho FBI ond 1$ lo"lIod 10 YOUt 0ooney: I!'ond lis (onlonls oro not 10 b'.., dis'.rlbLltod oulslde your ogo~cy. C,

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At 9:05 p.m., January 26, '1971,1 Ireceived an anonymous telephone call from a man who sounded' like a Negro and ,\,lho said., "There is a bomb ip. the building, Ilm going to get all those FBI c=J"las,,, ,not ~ate,il~ but .b~li~ved the ne::ct' word was an obsceni~They Ire' not gOilJ,g to' get me this tJ.me.. .' You better get Y9ur a,sses out 'of tnere,. II He did not recognize, the voice of the caller.. II immediat,~ly called Takoma Park Polic~ Departmel?-t who resp'O"i1ae'd im~~diat~lYo ~hey mad~ a " 'search of" the' bUilding -but J:'ound no bomb c '. -

After the search \'las completed at. approximately 10: 10 p'.m. tenants, who 'had been evacuated,- we:e pepmitted: to reente'r their apartments.

1 1 note¢}, that there are a numbe.r of- FBI Specia1genJcs residin~ at the Park;,,: Ritchie Apartments.

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o'rIONA~ fOIM NO. 10 MAY 1t62 10IllOH GSA elM. 110. NO .. 27 ,0 $010-106

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum Mr. Tavel /

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UNKNOWN SUBJE~ Threat to BomB Park Ritchie

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.'faIson _ . .,:;;.. .. ____ ..... Sullivan~_ Mobr "'"'"="......-.......... Bishop_-_. Brennan, C.D. _ Callahan ___ -Caspcr~ __ , 'Conrad ~ ____ _ Dalbey ______ ..... Fell .......... __

Gale ___ ............ ............. Rosen .......... ......-_ Tavel __ _ .Wallers -=-__ Soyars , Tele. Room __ Holmes --Gandy~, ......... ~_

Captioned matter involves investigation relating to I

eptployees presently on the rO,lls of the Bur~au., Inasmuch 'as this 'l rna t~er is still u~der investigation, anflle~pl:9ye~s<.,r.es.:iiding;< .,int '~l/ apartments may have access to the investigative case file!. V .i'n t~e Filing Unit, Files and Communications DivisiqIi; it is felt that this file sh6uld be maintained in the~Special Files Room. '

'RECOMMENDATION:

, That captioned case file 'be maintained' in Special Files ·Room as ~orig as ,employees involved remain in the employment of the 'Bureau.

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O'IO/'IN'I rCA" NO, 10 0 SO',O-Io. \lui,., 1I)O(I0N 0'" 0.1.,,, t.o. HO. 21

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum l\lR. \VALTERS

UNKNOWN S B~CT;

DATE:

Threat to Bomb'-Park Ri,tQb.~p.a:ctmentB:-7600 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 1/26/71 . BOMB THREAT

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~)nlbc~_ ~'ell __ _ Gale _

1~1 b6' WRllers b7C Soyars __ Telc. RoolII __ 1I0Imoll __ GMdy __ _

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Washington Field Office (WFO) has advised that in conducting investi- f; gation 90ncerning captioned matter I landl 1 of WaShingt~ I. D. C., had been interviewed as possible suspects in the anonymous telephone call "!.: concerning the threat to bomb Park Ritchie Apartments. On interview witI1 I !; an4 12/4/71 they denied making the telephone call in question an ffered . -::::}.;;..I~ as an ~ib~ .at the time the c.all was made they were visUin \ in A artmeri """ I; Park Rl chle A artments Wlth 3 Bureau em 10 ees t Ii

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and furnished signed statements concernin their activities on th,e evening of 1/26/71. fr';}; They aclmowledged Imowin~an nd stated that these 2 -males came '~~.r to their apartment about 8:~, '1 2 , related to our employees information conf'!: cerning a~ altercation they had been involved in shortly before that time at the park~~! I?tchie A~artments and remained at ApartmentD for about 30 minu~es.. At t~e .,·n tIme the flXe alarm rang shortly after 9:00 p. m., 1/26/71, I land! J~re ~j: not in the apartment and contrary to the information furnished to WFO did not go to -..J). t; the lobby with our employees while the building was being searched. Our- 3 employees S' < stated they did not again seel lo~ Ifor the remainder of,that night after ' ~1: they left their apartment about 8:30 p. m. '~iJ

fJ.c, i .- Concerning the altercation referred to above, details were set forth in ~'f "

memorandum J. A. Conley to Mr. Walter,s dated 2/2/~1, captioned I ~;'I EtAl." GW1,8f?g~~~ . fW:k_L.~552"-'1;f-'" ~:q 1 - Mr. . "l~trsr;, rchc,t gt:;':' .. ~.. t 1 .. Mr. Rosen '., CONT-m2~' YE . -. I

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None. For information.

ADDENDUM OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION 2-10-71

RECOMMENDATION:

That this matter be referred to the General Investigative Division for handling in connection with their invest.igation of the above-mentioned bo~b threat. '

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UNSUB" @. THREAT TO BOMB PARK mTcwE ~ APARTMEms ~ ," .. .~. - . ~ -7600 MApr.E AVE~

·TAKOMA., PAIUt· MA.BYLAND I! "\/".(7/ ~ J'ANl1ARX 2.6, IS'll" ,_ , Tf~· BOMBING MATTERS - THREATS.

Berep QI SA ..... I ______ ----Ildaied 2/5/71 at Baltimore.

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- ,NOTE: Captioned apartment h6US~~ house~ ~jJproximately 250 cl~rical 'emplpyees 'oJ the' Bureau as well as several Spacial Agents~currently attending. training school. :B<?mb threat was froman"anonym0l:ls cmale caller who saId there -is a bomb in the b~ildirigto .get all you FBI men' out. Investigatlop. is being c ~, ted in an effort to identify subJect. ,

Tolson ' ~~ ~ , , ~lL£.ga /7 J_ I io </-0 'Sullivan' , .' FE B 2 3197'1 IJEe; 'JO ..:...t. .:. ___ - "'-----

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/\'\ UNSUB; Threat to Bomb VJ?ark Ritchie Apartments,

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Re Bureau letter to Baltimore. 1/29/71; and Bureau airtels to Ba~timore. 1/27/71 and 2/3/71.

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no current address. Investigation at bassador ~---~ artm nts, 2601 Douglas Street, S.E., revealed that

currently resides in Apartment Numberl Lr--------..L.--....:..., Efforts to locatel LQ:r._' ___ -'--.J,..;...-

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.r:r !~~~.~.I~:_::N~~::;'~ i '7" ~ ~gq~kll!: 42, MAR' 3 1971 PEC:je((9 "\ ) .... 1'':'1 .1 "I (5) . ~'1Jl _Jz,rr:-:.~, ~

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~ stated that he and I I left Apart~ent Number a out 7:30 p.m., 1/26/~1, or approximately five minutes a tel' Takoma Park, Maryland, Police 1 ft. Park Ritchie Apartments B rtment Numb FBI" ( h and

Lo..-:----i said both visited these g r s until about 9:15 p.m. or

L....,..-,o~ ..... l?m., 1/26/71, at vlhich time they vacated the building. I jsta~es he heard someone in hall state "fire" or "bomb."

He related at first, he thought they were kidding, ho't'1ever t he then realized that all were ru~ningbiut of building. 1 I advised that the five of them the three girls and himself) vacated the building or a out 1% hours 't'1hile' the police conducted a~search of the building. He mentioned that they r~entered the bui~~out 11 p.m., visited until about midnight wherein he and~departed. .

\I advised that the phone in Apartment NumberD and Apart~umberl Ido'not work and he did not leave Apartment Numbe~ Ifrom approximate.time of arrival (about 7:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m., 1/26/71) until evacuation signal sounded by residents of apartment building.

r---~~~ __ ~~verified the approximate time arri ved at Apartment Numberll Ho't'1ever,

~~~drank a half pint 9F Vodka b~entering abo~t 6 p.m., 1/26/71, and consumed

·~--""'ach) after the police left apartment building. added that he also drank three Colt 45 malt liquors ear ier that evening and feels he lV'ent to~ somel'1here, because he did not vacate the building w·ithL--.J on 1/26/71, and only recalls hearing about the bomb threat ,.'

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Bothl land I lagreed to place telephone call from 1·1FO to captioned apartment building and repeat 't'lords of unsub to complainant~ Jon morning Monday next, 2/8/71.

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FBI, I ! has been separately requested to intervle't07 the three EjIDplOVeer in question in order to verify or refute alibi o~ .......,..-_ .....

Details follow. Bureau and Ba~timore to be kept advised of pertinent details.

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UNSUB; - 0, ' ~rm nARK RITCHIE.'

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NOTE: This matter involves a bomb threat received. at c~pt~ohed apartments" 'Which house numerous. Bureauempl~yees. ' The. <#;:tl).

'indicated the threat wasqire~ted to FJ3~'personnel, and i'nvestiga-:­tion is peing ~Qrid~cted' ~6 identify the subject. '

1'oI80n.....-.......",_ SulUvan ,,""=,.......... Mohr ________ ~

Bishop .,-....;;-' ~ Brennan,C.D.,..,... CaUahal\-=:" Casper -~,

Conract~_ .Dalbcy·~~ Felt --..............,...,--Gaie ___ .,... Roscn.......-_-,.. Tavcl~,..-... ..... Waltcrs __ ....... Soyars_..,...,.....,. Tcle.Roolll_

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Re £ur-~au airtel instructed tHat.closing report b~~_ submitted promptl~ ,if investigation i~ not comp~et.edJ ~e-,Bureau airtel instruct~d that airtel'was to be, submitted regarding investigation reniain~ng, and date such i~vest.igation :would. be completed.

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1a ,AIR'EBL BEGIS~:aED. ~TII ,I (PnontYI I ' ----j/_. __ . _________ ..,.. ____________________ .:... ________ L __ ....., ___ _

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SUlSfECT: UNS~; THREAT TO BOMB PARK RITCHIE APARTMENTS . --7000"MAPLE .AVENUE TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND JANUARY 26, 197,1 ' BOMB THREAT 00: BALTIMORE.

Re: Bureau airte1s to Baltimore ~nd WFO 2/23/71 and 3/4/71.

For the informatio~ of the'B~~eau, Baltimore is preparing a closing report in this matter and it will be submitted by 3/12/71.

Ba1timore is awaiting re8ults of WFO investigation.

It Burea~. (REGISTERE!D MAIL) - Bal·timore

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FROM: SAC, WFO (174-312) (RUC)

UNStm; Threat to Bomb ~k Ritchie Apartments_ 7600 Maple Av~nl1e, Iakoma.. Pat::k, MaryXand J ~n~_~§"'J...211 , '--.. BOBIrfNG MATTERS - THREAT S (DDFBA) .' ,

Re Bure~u airte1 to WFO 2/23/71.

Investigation comp1e~~. All investigat~on furnished to the Baltimor~ Pivision.

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BALTIMORE BALTIMORK 3/11/71 2/4/71-3/5/71 TITLE OF CASE -

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MA.RTMENT~_ -7.,QQ.O MAPLE AVENUE, TAKOMA-PAjUf :=MARYLAND

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REFERENCES:

Baltimore report of SAl 1'2/?/71~ Bureau airtel to Baltimb.o-',r=e--'~~~L2~3~/~(~I-•. --------~ WFO ,airtel- to Ba'ltimore, 3/4fT1-, ·(IO).

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ADMINISTRATIvE: ~ ~ k " . Inasmuch (Is "logical investigation has been conduqt ",', .'

with no inf9rmation being d~veloped as to the identity of, . the anonymous' caller iri insta~t .m~t.ter,. no fu~ther investigat~ is 'bei~ recommended in instant matter. It should be noted thatl ~ho'received the th~eat in ~his matter, advise tfiatfie felt that it would be most d~fficult to make ' a voice identification. " -.' 0

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APPROYED

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Request Re<;d:

Date F,,:,d.

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Record of Attached Report' •• 4\<;' \. , ,.Notatlon's1

A COVER PAGE

PENDING OYER ONE YEAR DY,ES ~NO 'PENDING'PROSECUTION' •

O'YER SIX MONTHS DVES l§fNO,

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BALTIMORE.

Field Office File #: J3A 17·4-246 Bureau ,File #:

Title: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; THREAT TO BOMB PARK"RI~CHIE APARTMENTS, 7.600 MAPLE AVENUE, " , TAKOMA PARK!' MA.RY'IiAND JANUARY 26,1971

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Synopsis: -Neg ~

" and Negro, -male;, . a~,-,o;.,;e.,_ Birt .interviewed _ by'l3ureau ag~n s an ,en e y mp, c in instant mat.ter. Both Wi11i:1Y f'ermitted their' ·voi·ces to l;>e h~ard by ~~~~~~~~_ who received the tbreat in instant matter,

rec:i~1ng, t:e wo:rds of :,t~e thr,~at oyer the te+eph9ne ! I r ~las unaqle to ident,ify either" as the a'nonymous caller. No addition.al bomq th:reats ';reqeived a1;i~?-r:K :E,itchieApartments, Takoma J;>ark, M~rylap.d, qnd: there -h~ve been" no incidents :repo:t;~ed whicn co~ld have a bearing in instant. matter. Takoma Pa~k Police Department -ha,s' dev.e10peq, no new pertipent information in instant matter. .

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- . '-his.document contains nelther reeommendadon'l /lor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property or the FBI and is loaned to your agency. it and itt contents are po~. ~o be d,htributed outside your agency. . , . ' . • ' , .•

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I , IlI'aSadVi~Jof j:lie identity of ttL. , ipte~ewing ag~ts, read and signe4 the waiver of ~i8hts 'tom. an4 agreed to be lnterVielo1cd ,concemlng the. bomb' threat, or the" P,atk .Bitchte. ~artmE!1'it$, 7($00 }iap1e. AVenUe. 'T~ma Park, .l>laryland on :~anuary 26~, 1971.

I. l~tat4 that on J'aINa:D! 2!i .. 19Z1. be ~ccornpan~~ ~ _ tp' ap~,tment/ lat the .:p.~~ R~tc1ile Apartments. ~.ment:ioned thai; they a;r.Lved .a~ .this' loca:~ior1 ,at approxim2:tely 6:30 -p.m! and V1~ite~ with: ~~vera1 glr.1~ in this- ap~e~1;. He mentioned that one of the girlS. was! ha~end I I bE

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an lI~ent st~~ ,shortly fl.f-er ~:;.r:rivei1 ,at this _ ~partm~t; ~~e~~~ _ . I~~ Nere i~lved. ,lIe- 'meI\tipned' ~t 'this argyment wa~' bP." ver)al,~ -l>hys~~~ an4 thnr lof ·tl:d~ ap~r~~t. ~uilding 'Was ~q~ed ~ r~ ~ro.~ able ~, p~rsuade ~em 'into .~~op fighting·.~ ~e, ~'¥.1t~oned' ~h.at the. TakOma ~arkj Maryl~d:, .Pol.ice. Dep~~ent :wa.s ,subsecNe{ltly "called and that a~l ~e i1ld~~J.duals:" invo;1.ved;1 .. ; I"

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, . I st.a~ed .t~; h¢. ~ '.1;heri- t~t ~? ~pattmeri~ I tIh t~e, Park Ri,tchi~ Apartment and. ~I ViSited }lith seViral. tIne t;, He lllentioned that and (pho.netic) were at this :ap~tm.ent.· advised t' t ·before a~iving, a~ tp.e Park:R ' t l1e corm~e4 ~,half pint of -V09ka ~~ ·that al:~o:consUmed sa: half pint 6£' Vodka. ~ ~elat~, _~hat, after: i~~v!ng apart;ment;

I I ne an4 leach.., cQ~ed JiaU: of a 'ha~ 'pint of Vodka. ~e men~ioned, that dUl;"lng the course of .the. ~ven~

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.1iqUor. 1 ~tated ~atwhen ne ~rarik·a great deal he . ~. $omej:imes ge~ sleepy ~q coulc, h~ve ~slept, during thi~ period or' perhaps had' left the ~parbnent bui14ing, but. at any 't~te ~­he .. \ldv~sed that. ,he was !l0i;; .fr~sh 8l'!-51 'he ,does' 'iiot "tc~e.ll being in ,the b~ld~g wh~ it was, 'Vacateci during ,the even~ng of JanuarY, '26, ~971.~ , , . '~

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knowledge wq.~tsoever a~. to who w~S'. resppnsible ,for' this t;h;eat<t He s_tat.~d ... tha~ ,h¢ pe.rsona1.1Y 'feels :that! \wQ~d ,~o1; ,:make, such: a :t1freat. . ,I,

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att:ived':nt , the.:Wa~ngton ,.1' ·d· 9ff~ce. 0 . t e ..• L..·a-yi'T'"s""·-: -:-o.,..l:,th~ i40ent,ity 9f- i;l1a -~ntem~wi~ .p.gen~~, ~ea.d and. slgnc;ld' w~vet (jf Tigb~s :f9~ ~d '~~e<l t~ .~. inteme'f,."Cd . ,c.op.cer~g.g -thebQm'\j . tm:eaJ; made at ~~he ~a~k. Ri1;cb,ie ~pa:~tment~, " 'T~m~ -~a;rltj M~ryl~d, ~* JaJ?Wiry .26, 1971.. -

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. Ji\$1art. ~~.;: :\;91!. H~' me~t;~oil~ '~4t h~.~S' :no' 'li4e~ :who--was. - -~~ponsJfble ·fpr t~s th;:eat • _ - , -

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ThIs documonl conlolns nellher re~ommendollons nor con,eluslons of Ih~ FBI. It Is Ih& pr~perty ~f the FBI and Is loone? 10 your ogency: b 7 C ~ II "and Its conlenls are not to be distrIbuted outsIde your· agency. - .

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. whet:e1n' P'Q' '~cad. t¢d: ~i&Iie~ ~$e..~' .~r~e~ t~ ,b~ l~teJ:Vie~~ . .concerning .. the· boml> threa...t 'o,f ~p.a, 'rark Ri ~~o Ap~rt;tents, ~~ 7600. Maple· Avenue.~ '+'~ma Par;k, ~£lrj1.and, on ,;1anuary'.29, 1911.

, 1 1 advi~ed th~~'~ arri.yE!4 'at,the. .~ark 'RitChi¢', ApArl:tp.~t a.~ appx.:o~ililat~~y: .q: 30 ' P.~~.· -0 ~ - "';xy2p, 1.~1-~.. ~ ,Be mentionedtliat .. e Vis! ted a artm~t . .reQiae's

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'Wre$t 1-ng> 'encb1l1l~er' _, ,~.in.errl;lohed' i:ha~1 I 'arrived, a ~~or~ :t1m~ l~t~r ~~ ~.roke up t,bi;s, ,argumen~., ac;lvisea -. ~ th4t;the' Takoma Park ,P91ice De;a~en~ ,l18.S. ~~~~e~~~~t c;all,ed and, ~t ,he~ I , ~_ tr~sf!d, to~ f~1~ pn '9f;;:[~1:al ~ ·eolln>;tai.*t,~ au;;t ,tlte. .PQ1~c~·" eft: .~e . .,Pa%::k ,~~~$~~ ·~'p'~,t·~, ' . ,ments ·at ap?r9xtmo.~~l:r '7::.$0' 1;'$', "

Shortt ~. ter' the olice left the' area., h~ adVlse~. that he and also known as

I I ~n:~et;l:t to· S;partmm.'I ~sited ~~ the t~nts ,of ,this ~p~~tment. He a . sedtbat ~ine,~ qf the iQ~e: wasl I j)n, f"r·~:t.vidua1 ,by. ~~ nam~ ." of ·theg1;r.~d oil atJ4' S:no~her .individual" ' ;whose ,1rs 'name, iL-J.last, Jl!l1D.e unknOwn. ,Bemen~~on.e<.\:tha~ lie y1sit~d in this apa~~nl; wit~ ~ lund,.. app~~~ely 9~30. p<.~. 4b~ut. "thl~, ,tim~ alo~ of .nois~ and ,screamiIig was . heard ;tIl. ~he Pal1,ray' and ~t he b.¢~:rd· word~ to the +effec:;:t

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~ha~ afire was sta;~ed or a bomb wa~ place~ ~~the apar~ent ' . bu11di,ng,_ ,~e ~cn~lb~ea tl$t he and the ~~ls, ·v~~~tedthe ap~:r:tme%lt

and, for ,aPPl.:oxirilately ,a:n hour c\ilid a half Uliti~ spout .11 O(49~., He iaentiC?ned. ~t .i:nmierous po,"lce 'entered the ~ui'1ding and cond1l9tec:); a searCh and that ~ all teiliUits wex:e p~:tm1~fed ~o re~ter ~hebuild~D$ at approxim~telYll'p~m.

This docu,menl conlolns neither recommendallon~ no'( ,conclusIons ·of- the FBI. It I. the properly of 'he ,FBI and Is loaned 10 your ogency;­

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1 lag~~n, U¢!sted t~1; he ~~ :in no ·li4~ re~pO:ns'ib1.e, ,gor' tbi~bOlPb, tJ:#eat.,. H:~, ,men.t~9n~a, ~1;..h~ w~~ ~D;' ~e pu11~lnS w~ '~,,~e~td ·~hat .a.~~ire ,0;"" P9Jilb tbr~at 'h~d, .l?c.$· jilade ~d h~, ~ ~1~' ',otiJ;e;.$ v~ca1;E}(i :1:h.is ~buil<l,ing 8:S tJ-;le pp~i~e ·<;o·nd~ct~cj. .aq. .ap~roxmat.e hour: all9,', '{l1ial£ ~eilr~li' ,at ~t1;e.apart:InCnt·:bui~ding.~

,stated that:.: e: was ,~~.11~ 1;0 .~a1.k ~n the. ~u.e.:D.Wme~u::.t::~~~~::-:::",,~-J'tJ:].e ,crk R,it~i~ ApartmAnts L.:r.:::-::r:r.:::r::::1":':-=~:::r:~ $ r~state, ,t!l~. :wOrd,s' sPQ~n 'by the. .

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This documenl conlolns' neither rec'ommendollons nor conclusIons .of Ihe FBI .. !11~·lhe. properly ~f Iii!, F,lll.and Is loaned 10 y~ur agency: \.1 . "oodj .. ".to.,. ": ." ... b. dt.';'b~'.d ",.Id,. Y'" .,"';. '7

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,,' . I I ,;park Iliti!!.U~, Apilrtmen~s • 'mOO ~1ai>le AvenUe i!dVJsed th,,~e ~eard b9th· ind;~duals I I~ 1I!8de·tbe fol~:wing _stat~ent Qn- t~ ·telephone ~o ' m ~n Februa'l:y 8, l,97~;,:; "Xherets it. bomb: ,in ~_e building. l!m g6~n~to ~et, tllll ~9se F.nt~ . ~ere. not going to get m~ .-,:t~;t;' tf.m~. Yqu. be~ter. get: 'you; ass~ Qui; of thel:.~. 't

. ,~"' -,Afte:r.: bearmg theS.~":~omm¢lts~·1 h~dvi.s,~d .th(it 'M ·did· 'not ,think: that their -voiceu8'S' ~identtcal to' ,that. .heard by him: -when ·he· '-rec~ived 'the 'bODlQ thr~at: on' : 'J.pn~1;Y ~6,' '-9?l,! . Ji~ ~a~d: .~e ~ted. ~c)thiy: d;tsli~ct~ve .. r~garding the: vo!ce' ,0£ ~~t~er' 'il1dl~dua1. __ _,01; "

I I .lJe· 'added, that ·~·ranklY;·. l}~' f~lt· -it. ·wptiltd be.. :mos.t (difficult. to- 'make :a .voice identification. .

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o o February 5, 1971

I,I 1 do hereby furnish the following statement relating to events that occurred on Tuesday evening, January 26, 1971.

- At that time I resided in Apartment! par~ :.tCbi; Apartments, 7600 Ma Ie Takoma Park, Maryland, ~withL _ __ land

After leaving work on the day force Ire rne to the apart-Lm-e-n""'-al"'l"o-n-g-w-:'i':":tl-r--='and soon thereafter left the apartmel~to g: rOPPing on

my own at Lang ey ark. At the time I left the apartment had not returned from work as she was doing some shopping. I re rne 0 the apartment fr9Jll-lllll ShIPP~q; liP sometime around 6:30 p. m. or 7:00 p. m. at which timL-Jand were in the apartment. Soon thereafter II prepared dinner an a er the ~ of us had finished "ng and were S'rniii'garound the table I Jand whom I also know asll came to the apartment. IS was pro a y somewhere around ~~P' m. ~O::l fello:s told liS ab~ut: fight tat ha~ ta'len pl~ce betweenl _ _ ___ __ I an resultl11wffie pollee being calle. Both e ows s yed for about 1 minutes and then left our apartmento Shortly after the fellows left the apartmen~ Icame to our apartment and· also told about the fight and shortiy after that\L.., ,..........---=-_ ....

I !came to the apartment and she also told about the fight which had occurred., Sometime around 9:00 p. m. the fire alarm went off in the building and along with my roommates r went down to the lobby where we stood around for an hour to an hour and a half before we were allowed to go back to the apartment. I cannot recall whetherl Iwas in the apartment at the time the fire alarm went off but h:jl that 1 1

had already left I did not see eitherl br the rest of the evening. At this time ~-hQ¥e ~ te~ep40ne Ins rument in our apartment. aO/w1 /Ve.I.t..{( Ir ,De...- jL,Cla

I have read this statement consisting of one page and it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. L

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I, I I do hereby furnish the following statement relating to events that occurred on Tuesday evening, January 26, 1971.

At that time I did reside in ApartmenD Park Ritchie Apart­ments, 7600 Maple Avenue, Takoma Par It, Maryland, along withl .... _-=--_---:----I

an4 I After leaving work on the da:~ force I did some shopping and ot back to the apartment about 7 p. m. an4 Iwas there along with

andl I whom also know a~ About ........ -m--rln-u'""l't-e-s-a-;:f::-iter I retUrned to the apartmen1 land left our

apartment. Soon thereafter I cooked dinner for my roomma eSt At this tim~ bad returned to the apartment. While we were still sitting around the table after having eaten at about 8 po m.1 Jandllre:,;n:d to .., t:a:art~eDt and told about a fi ht that had taken place ~ I

I _ _ _ I and elated that the police a een c e to le apartment and then left our apartment about

. 8:30 p. mo , and about 5 mlnu es ater came to the apart-ment by herself and she told, about the Ig a?- en place. I land

I Iwere gone from the apartment when the fire alarm went off some time later (exact time unknown). After the alarm went off I went out into the hall and then down to the iobby, where other tenants were gathered. I remained in the lobby for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours and at that time did not know what was going on but later learned there had been a bomb threat.

I did not see eithel~ lorl I the balance of that evening after they had left ou;r apartment before the fire alarm went off. We did not have a telephone instrument in our apartment at this time and the instrument that had been there when we moved in was never placed in work­ing order and was taken out.

Lhave read this statement consisting of one page and it is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

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1,1 Ido hereby furnish the following statement relating to events that occurred on Tuesday eveil;ing, January 26, 1971.

At that time I resided in Apartment!! Park RitChi; ~n:rtm~;~s, 7600 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland,~g witifjand

I I After completing my work on the day force I procee e ire.c y back to ,e anartment withl I Somewhere around 5 p. m~ I.

I land! Iwho is also kno:\¥D as I came to our apartment and shortly thereafter they arrivecl Ileft to go shopping. The two fellows stayed in the apartment with me for about two hours, and then IIre~rned to the apartment f ping. This was between 6:30 ~ m. and a few minutes afte ned to the apartment the fellow~ deprted. After their depar:ur prepared dinner and I believ returned from her shopping lave dinner with us. After ~ating and while still sitting at the table, andl I returned to the apartment and told about a fight which had tal{en place involvine.1l

I Iwhich resulted in the police beiii'g'carted. They probably remained in the apartment for no more than 30 minutes after which th:~ l:f~:r apartment. About 15 minutes after their departure,

! ____ Jcame to the apartment and she also related the story of the ugftt tfta a enQace Whil~ /was still in the apartment th~ fire al:m~veD: off and first left and went to the lobby and soon thereafter

! _ __ __ land e e apartment and went down to the lobby. We re-maIne In he tobby with many of the other tenants for almost two hours before we were allowed to return to our apartment. I did net se~ lor

L..-_-"..._-!!in the lobby and in fact did not see them the remainder of that evening. We did not have a telephone instrument in our apartment.

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G) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum TO : Mr. liaileywt..71}1

FROM ': .... I ____ ......Ite' SUBJECT:Unsub; Threat to Bomb

CFark Ritchie Apartment§~

o UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

DATE: lQ-30-79

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5 (' 7600 Maple Avenue, fi> T.akQ.lllil, Park, fl7ar:,[land, 1;...26-71 ~ BM-Threat '

. 'PURPOSE:

To advise that Buf11e 174-1804, pertainipg to captioned matter, is being removed from the Special File Room (SFR) ~nd returned to the general files.

DETAILS:

Bufile 174-t804 has been maintained in the SFR v sinc~ Fe~~ary 1971, based on Marshall to Tavel memorandum

dated 2-23-71. Justification for maintaining this file in the SFR no longer exists and it is being returned to the general files.

RECOMMENDATION: 17-Y-/8o.l/ ~~-T80~ be removed from the SFR and files.

Assoc. Oi,. __ Oep. AD Adlll._ Oep. AD Inv. _,

Asst.Oit.: Adlll. Servs. ___ -, Crilll.lnv, __ Ident, ~- , Inttll. ____ -Laborotory __ Legol Coun. _' _ PIon. & Insp. _', Rec. Mgnt, --b 6 Tech. Se,vs. -b 7 C Training __

Public Ails. 011. _ Telephone R •• __ _ Director's Sec'y _

That Bufile .plac~d in \Fe general

~r'I"'t804-• APPROVED: \. / Adm. Serv. ~ legal Coun. -

• " Ctim. Inv. Plan. & Insp. .1 Director Reo. Mgnt. OJl.:(3 /1kl-

I-Mr. Bailey (Admin) 1-66-17404 (SFR Control File)

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Exec. AD·ltw. Ident. Tech. Servs. I '<J Exec. AD·Adm. _ Intell. Tralning _.,... Exec. AD-LES ,Laboratory Public Arts. Off:.,.. __

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