The cold six thousand

RFK, HUMPHREY PLAYING COY?

_DOCUMENT INSERT_: 12/23/67. Kansas City _Star_ subhead:

_DOCUMENT INSERT_: 12/28/67. Las Vegas _Sun_ headline and subhead:

_DOCUMENT INSERT_: 1/4/68. Verbatim FBI telephone call transcript. (OPERATION BLACK RABBIT Addendum.) Marked: "Recorded at the Director's Request" / "Classified Confidential 1-A: Director's Eyes Only." Speaking: Director, BLUE RABBIT.

DIR: Good morning.

BR: Good morning, Sir.

DIR: RED RABBIT is misbehaving. He's being a very bad bunny.

BR: I've been reading the newspapers, Sir. I think he's stepped over the line.

DIR: He has, but not to the extent where he'll discredit himself finitely. He is immune to that form of censure. He is riding a wave of unjustified discontent that is bigger than any of us.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: Lyndon Johnson is furious. He despises himself for the way he's coddled RED RABBIT. He knows that this wave of silly discord is partially of his manufacture.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: I've planted a Negro within the SCLC. My former chauffeur, no less.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: He's a sensible Negro. He despises Communists more than the white power structure.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: He tells me the SCLC is in a state of great disarray. They are attempting to recruit an army of the wretched to compete with Hannibal's hordes.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: They will storm our nation's capital. They will urinate and fornicate with abandon.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: This display of pique will be a catastrophic disaster. It will encourage the unruly and criminally prone and give them an unprecedented license. The ramifications will be severe and nihilistically defined.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: I am at my wits' end, Dwight. I do not know what more I can do.

BR: There's a counter-consensus brewing, Sir. I know you've been reading the bug transcripts.

DIR: I would define that consensus as too localized, too little, and too late.

BR: Some men are offering a bounty.

DIR: I would not be overly perturbed to see it happen.

BR: The concept is very much out there.

DIR: I would not like to be stuck with the task of investigating such an incident. I would be inclined to work for brevity and do what was best to put it behind us.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: Unreasonable actions and unjustified rage serve to spark reasoned and measured responses.

BR: Yes, Sir.

DIR: I take comfort in that.

BR: I'm glad to hear it, Sir.

DIR: Is there anything I can do for you, Dwight?

BR: Yes, Sir. Could you speak to your contact and pouch me RED RABBIT's itinerary for the next several months?

DIR: Yes.

BR: Thank you, Sir.

DIR: Good day, Dwight.

BR: Good day, Sir.

_DOCUMENT INSERT_: 1/8/68. Pouch communiquй. To: Fred Otash. From: Dwight Holly. Marked: "Confldential"/"Eyes Only"/"Read Burn Immediately."

On go. Send update on PROSPECT. RED RABBIT's travel plans to follow.

_DOCUMENT INSERT_: 1/18/68. Pouch communiquй. To: Dwight Holly. From: Fred Otash. Marked: "Confidential"/"Eyes Only"/ "Read Burn Immeidately."

Per PROSPECT's activities from 12/3/67 to present date.

1 – I met with PROSPECT 6 times. I continued to give him $ as advances "against future jobs." We discussed politics PROSPECT frequently mentioned Geo. Wallace's presidential campaign, "niggers" "the bounty on Martin Luther Coon." PROSPECT continued to press me for travel papers as previously I stalled him. PROSPECT divided his time between his apt (1535 N. Serrano, Hollywood), the Sultan's Room at the St. Francis Hotel-Apts (Hollywood Blvd) the Rabbit's Foot Club (appropriate!!!!) also on Hollywood Blvd. PROSPECT continued to discuss his plans to travel to Rhodesia on 3 occasions said he might "kill Coon, collect the bounty seek political asylum in Rhodesia."

2 – PROSPECT became involved with woman at Sultan's Room, who talked him into driving her brother to New Orleans to "pick up her friend's kids." PROSPECT told me about this asked for travel $. I gave him $1,000 told him I would meet him in N.0. PROSPECT woman's brother drove to N.O. (12/15/67), arrived on 12/17 stayed at the Provincial Motel. I met PROSPECT 3 times, gave him $ promised future jobs. PROSPECT remained in N.O. frequented pornographic bookstores. PROSPECT, woman's brother 2 8-yr-old girls left N.O. on 12/19 arrived in L.A. on 12/21.

3 – PROSPECT settled into L.A. routine. I spot-tailed him on 6 occasions met with him on 6 more. PROSPECT visited pornographic bookstores, took hypnosis courses told me he intended to hypnotize women into acting in porno films that he would direct. PROSPECT frequented the Sultan's Room 8e the Rabbit's Foot Club, drank habitually habitually used amphetamines. He frequently discussed the "bounty" his plans to "escape" to Rhodesia. During this period PROSPECT visited the office of the L.A. Free Press placed a classified ad seeking women for oral sex. PROSPECT also purchased liquid methamphetamine at the Castle Argyle Apts (Franklin Argyle). He routinely stays up for 2 3 days at a time I have noticed recent needle tracks on his arms.

4 – PROSPECT stated (4 occasions) that his intentions are to stay in L.A. "do jobs" for me, join a swinger's club figure out a way to "get the bounty shag to Rhodesia." I've started talking about the bounty ways to get at MLK PROSPECT has not noticed any shift in my tone or personality, because (a) he's seriously disturbed extremely self-obsessed; (b) he's beholden to me for $ narcotics; (c) he's strung out impaired by his liquor drug use.

5 – I think I can keep him in L.A. until our go-date then get him to the spot to either participate or work the fall-back slot. We need his prints on a rifle 8e some other things, which should be easy to do.

6 – He's the guy. I'm sure of it. We're buffered on him (nobody will ever believe his "Raul" stories) we'll never let him get into custody anyway.

READ THIS AND BURN. Pouch me if you need further updates.