Released under the Jo n Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). se q AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10197-10374 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 9-48130-11 ORIGINATOR: FROM: TO: ‘TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: DOCUMENT _ TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: - REVIEW_DATE: ' STATUS COMMENTS: Doclda:32287598 Page 1 DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI DIRECTOR. FBI SAC. WMFO 06/14/1968 11 PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified — ae SIFICATION: 04/06/1998 UPDATE DATE: Redact ° RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) INC LAB WORK SHEETS, 2 A/T, LAT WORK SHEETS
ate under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act’ of 1997 (44 052 2107 Hotes. ae 11- 14- ce" FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORT G oe eee Eisteats - RENEE NES of the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION YOUR FILE NO. 9-2065 ' June 14, 1968 FBI FILE NO, 93487 LATENT CASE NO. SAC, WFO } go «TO: \ an J wt om dante DAE EARNINGS SPAIN, MEXICO, ENGLAND AND JAPAN conn on “POSSTBLE “EXTORTION ALLEGED THREATS 10 cOvERNMENTS OF _Y-Y- 7 REFERENCE: Airtels 6/10/68, and 6/11/68 EXAMINATION REQUESTED BY: WFO SPECIMENS: ' Three envelopes (Ql, Q8, and Q12) 4 nn Nine copies of telegrams (Q2 through Q7 and Q9 through Q11) Specimens examined and one latent fingerprint of value was developed on envelope designated Q8. It is requested that elimination fingerprints of Elizabeth Fothergill mentioned in your airtel dated . 6/11/68, be obtained and submitted to Latent Fingerprint Section for comparison: meer a <p | . i a Specimens encode G - Yo ae / JUNI ¢ ke : Laboratory report separate. Skee —_ Ene. (12) a4 JUN 60 198 a 3x8 @ g 2 - Miami onrad , ad . : ale —_— i: Cs A John co( bver, Director a, 7) Aa REPORT IS FURNISHED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ra MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT CJ ; Docld: 3227687595 Page 2? | weBaATMAOOWZOS fa a ooo a 2 uh 3 ia O of andy
“Released. under. ‘Ehe gohn. F. Kennedy | Assassination. Records - Collectign | Act. OE. 1992 (dt USC” 240 Nake y. - DATE © -11- —414- 2017 . “ . . . Lf a ‘TO: =: DIRECTOR, FBI “>. ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY | 7 | oe oo YDENTIPICATION FROM: a SAC, WFO (9-2055) (P) DIVISION _. ALLEGED THREATS TO GOVERNNENTS a ' OF SPAIN, MEXICO, ENCLAND AND So a ; JAPAN ~ a FOSSIBLE EXTORTION ¢ ar ae (00:4M) fo np Teves ., ; . . ‘ £y ; RetiFOtel to Bureau captioned as above, 6/8/68; Butel to WFO 6/8/68. | On. 6/10/68, Mr. ALBERTO BECERRA SIERRA, “Minister, rn “Mexican Embassy, 2829 16th Street, Nw, Washington, D.C., , ES ho. .. .* phone AD 4-6000, advised he was in possession of an _ + envelope postmarked Miami, Florida, and received at. the -. Embassy 6/10/68. Mr. BECERRA SIERRA felt that the ‘threatening communications were contained in this envelope. a | On 6/10/88, Mr. BECERRA SIERRA was interviewed. ae Poo. and he requested that the interviewing agents open the =, °° oO envelope which he thought contained the threats. The 9 <5. - envelope was opened and contained therein were three my Western Union telegram forms which.contained a typewritten message in the Spanish language," The contents of each of Gd Bureau. (ene A) md ee re a Miami oe ees ane a -f “1 - WFO oo ae ADEE Docld: 3227687595 Page 3
; Released-under’ the John F.- Kennedy “Assassination Records Collection act" tof 1992" Ct USC 2107 Wotey- . DATE: Al-14- ROL ek ee te I Cee LO Foe es rd Sioa WFO *-2065,. “ ane i No. 3 Western Union telegram dated 6/6/68, ee: “to ‘the Honorable GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ, Palacio de Gobierno, 7 oe Mexico, D. Fe: . ‘“Disregarding the petitions of the Cuban “people, ; tt obliges us to give an ultimatum of war against your _ -. .. Government unless you suspend all commerce with the Cuban bo _ +. Communists regime. If you do not do this, you will be ---. “the one responsible for the Mexican ships and planes that. will be dynamited. To avoid further mishaps, don't '. make the mistake of under estimating this advice ‘from “Cuban power. 7 i | ne es = Signed ERNESTO. Doe . oo. ee ‘Delegate General oe Oe os Cuban Power"! | | | { | } | ! | | | The envelope in which the above described _ telegram forms vere received is postmarked Miami, Florida, and dated 6/7/68. It is addressed "The Honorable Ambassador of Estados Unidos de México to the United (States, Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C." 7 Mr, SIERRA advised that. only he handled the sO enclosed envelope and he further advised that he has been fingerprinted in the past by the U.S. Immigration Service.” - SIERRA further advised that the MPD is aff fording aca | protection to the Mexican Embassy. Lo | Intelligence Division, MPD, was. advised of the - above information. _ en the aon ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU “One ‘envelope and | three felegrans contained therein. Docld: 3227687595 Page 4
“Released. under “the ohn F. “Kennedy ‘Assassisidtion Records - Collection Act Le 4992" (an “USC: 2107 Hofey. ro DATES ‘i1- “14 ~2017" wey se So wes ; 2 _—— in : “2. > 1- B Yestern Union ‘Telegram Form dated a - 6/6/68 addressed to Sir HAROLD HILSON, DoE, _ Yondon, England, _ ee OS 3, ) 1-C Western Union Telegram Form dated. - - . 6/6/68, addressed to the Honorable . te _GUSTAVO DIAZ ORDAZ, Palacio de Gobierno rn oe a 4, > 1- D white envelope addressed to " a “The’Honorable Aabassador of = .. ‘the Great Britain to. the United States 7 ' Great Britain aes en eee | Washington. - D. c. ' postmarked Miami, Florida, | “a 7168. is | (54) LE (same as 1-A), SG 6. ). 1-F. (same as : 1-2), “ | | | 7) 1-G (same as 1-C). re ee oo - — ae + 8 > 1-H white envelope addressed to oe a _-.. “The Honorable Ambassador of = __ as rrr _ Spain-to the United States = re Spanish Embassy a SF ce ne eee B.C., " postnarked "Hani, Florida, a | a ‘It is noted that items 1-A. through ro C and - items . . 1-E through 1-G were translated by SA ROBERT S. CAVANUGH, ' who advised that the contents of each, in numerical order, | -7 ". i)". eontained the exact same message as items numbered 1 through 3 3 ee “5s previously submitted with referenced airtel. . KO . ae Itens 1-A through i- D were furnished by Mr. BARRY _ RUSSELL - JONES, Security Officer to Ambassador of England, mS o> British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Avenue; N.W., pachingtony | D. c. - _ GDC), 1 on | 6/11/68. RUSSELL - - _ JONES, advised that. itens i: A. | Docld: 3227867595 Page 5
7 Released under - the worn. F. Kennedy Assassination. “Records” ‘Colzection Act or 1992 (440 Use 2597 Hotey DATE: jht- 14-2017 | : ee . ae: -. through 1-D were handled exclusively by ELIZABETH FOTHERGILL, _. Assistant to Ambassador, British Embassy, WDC. He advised that. _ FOTHERGILL will be available for fingerprinting in the ‘event Bs ~~ her prints are needed for elimination ‘purposes. — . oa - Items 1-E through 1-H were "furnished by Er. GEORGE a ' CLIFT, Department of State, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, _. Office of the Coordinator of Cuban Affairs, Room 6909, on re - 6/11/68, CLIFT advised that items 1-E through 1-H were received at the Spanish Embassy, WDC, on 6/8/68 and were handéd<over to - the Department of State... He further advised that nunerous people have handled these items. CLIFT could Ey Eyrni sn 3 | additional information in this matter. es Dos ERT nr ik So 4s.) Intelligence Division, Metropolitan Police Department ee (upp), was advised information contained in LH and dissemination is being made locally to that agency. iS pens SIF IGS FBI Laboratory is requested to conduct suitable examination in an effort to develop latent fingerprints and retain the original of all items 1-A through 1-H for r possible . ; typewriting exanination. oo : cot - WFO continuing investigation. : - paves oy Bren TASK come ee ena on ol sli ioLLoAGlee AS Del Ee ® ob RBlEnGE Iw PART oe BSR 1D TOTAL pew gel na AT Docld: 3227687595 Page 6