Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, MO
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 05/21/1968
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10215-10009

RECORD_ SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE_NUMBER: 45-10801-2

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, MO

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 05/21/1968

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT®

Unclassified

01/06/1998

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

RESTRICTIONS:

Consultation

COMMENTS:

REFERRED TO USCG

DocId: 32295233

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Released under the John Kennedy Assassination Records coltection Acy of 1994

~ DATE: 11-14-2017

IT USC 2107 Hotel

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

5/21/68

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIRMAIL

(Priority)

6-10

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

FROM:

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;

EXPLOSION IN ENGINE ROOM OF

BRITISH FREIGHTER GRANWOOD"

ON HIGH SEAS 5 MILES FROM

REY WEST. ELORIDA

5/468

CAS

- FIRING OR TAMPERING WITH VESSEL

(00: MIAMI)

Re Bureau airtel, 5/10/68.

Lt.. Commander D. F. SMITH, U. S. Coast Guard, MobiLe,

advised that

the vessel "Granwood"

was placed in dry dock on

5/20/68, and he had an opportunity to examine 1t.

He stated that there was damage done to the vessel

which, in his opinion, was caused by an explosion from outside

the ship near a grate through which water was being pumped to

cool the engines.

He stated that the explosion was definitely

from the outside of the ship and was of such force as to raise

the deck of the engine room approximately four inches.

He stated that he had determined from the log of the

ship that

the explosion took place some 17 miles southwest of

Key West,

Fla., definitely in international waters.

He stated there was considerable interest 'in this

ship at the present time by the British Government, steamship

line

representatives and insurance underwriters.

this

and since the matter took place in Intemational laters

he was not conducting

- Bureau

anyret-28 Investigation;

- Miami

108:01-2

JAD: mb 134

o ArBishop

1968

Crank

SpeciaL A

Sent _

TE MAY RA 1968er

in Charge

DocId: 32295233

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Records collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

MO 45-493

SMITH stated that after the interest in this ship

has died down,

he would make further inquiry concerning the

explosion.

He said that in the event his inquiry indicated

any matters of mutual interest to the FBI, he would advise

this office; although, at the present time, he considered

this a matter of no interest to the U. S. Government.

DocId: 32295233

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