</s>SAN DIEGO --- I -- I --- 11-06 PM URGENT 6-11-68 KH TO DIRECTOR 44-38861 SAN DIEGo 44-387 44-394 PLAIN TEXT FROM LOS ANGELES 44-1574 56-156 MURKIN SENT BY CODED TELETYPE KENSALT RE SAN DIEO TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR SIX ELEVEN SIXTY EIGHT. LOS ANGELES INDICES CONTAIN NO RECORD FOR 'GEORGE' LETISINGER AND NO IDENTIFIALBE INFORMATION CONCERNING GEORGE ANDERSON IN REFERENCED TELETIPE. END JLN FBI SAN DIECO 44-381-377 SEARCHED INOXIDED SCRALIZED IN AELED JUN 1 1968 FEB-SAN DIEOO 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
George Robert Lettenger was arrested in San Diego, California, on June 12, 1968, by the San Diego Police Department at the Metroplex Hotel. Authorities in Seattle, Washington, sought his extradition for a warrant related to fraudulent activity. During an FBI interview on June 13, 1968, Lettenger claimed he renounced U.S. citizenship in 1963 after visiting the Russian Embassy in London, England, where he was arrested for depositing a fraudulent check. He expressed strong anti-Negro sentiment and stated that white people were no longer safe in America. Lettenger denied involvement in assassination plots involving President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, or President John F. Kennedy (repeated in the text). He also claimed that if Senator Ted Kennedy and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey continued to seek the presidency, they would be "assembated" (likely a misspelling of "assassinated").  

Lettenger admitted prior mental health issues, including confinement at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, in 1961. Handwriting analysis conducted by the FBI Laboratory on June 21, 1968, concluded that a green-ink note found in San Diego was written by Lettenger, though he denied authorship. The document notes that no latent fingerprints were developed from the note.  

Key People  
- George Robert Lettenger (also referred to as LEISINGER, LEINBERG, or LETTINGER)  
- Sergeant John Kennedy (San Diego Police Department)  
- FBI agents and laboratories (San Diego Field Office)  
- Assistant Postmaster Joseph Forror (San Diego)  

Key Locations  
- San Diego, California (Metroplex Hotel, U.S. Post Office)  
- Seattle, Washington (extradition warrant)  
- London, England (Russian Embassy, arrest for fraudulent check)  
- Springfield, Missouri (St. John's Hospital)  

Key Events  
- Arrest of George Robert Lettenger in San Diego on June 12, 1968  
- FBI interview with Lettenger on June 13, 1968, regarding renouncing U.S. citizenship and anti-Negro sentiment  
- Handwriting analysis by FBI Laboratory confirming the note was written by Lettenger  
- Investigation into a fraudulent check deposited in England (linked to Lettenger’s arrest)  
- Bank robbery investigation involving Security First National Bank, San Diego (May 23, 1966), with suspects including Paul Clifford English and Robert Lee McCarthy  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- San Diego Police Department  
- U.S. Post Office, San Diego  
- California State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (CIH)  
- U.S. Secret Service (San Diego office)

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44-sd-387_767050_03-01-part_4_of_5.pdf

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