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US. Department af Sustice Faderal Bureau of Investigation Tashan, C20 Angas 8,201 nuuckROCK JATIN: Wi sASON SMATHERS CEPARTHENT WR ET? OST OFFIGE Box 55018 BOSTON, Ws 02208 3313 ‘Subject FORD, BETTY FOIPANe, 1169404 000, (es Me. Sates: “ine ncosed documents were revowed under tne Freedom of nfoatintPrvacy Acts (OP, Tte 6 Unites Sttes Coda Gaston Se2rz9, Baloo have tron ride o pote information whch sexe pte disclosure, Poe ee tee scuplone nee on he page nex iota ciao» adden, a deleted poge otra ss as ee a eee jnonspages mex mikes emia. The cxcinpters Uses in aktholinvomalon eemarkod Sawa suplaned on anclosed Form OPC To Section $52 Section 8523, ret) SUNT ues) Eo NK) nal eo Re HTHED co es) canna BIOTIC ain _ SiH nett aia 8) BRI Ew) aio 21 pages were vow and 17 pagee se bing vieates 1 ecumsnis} wore located wneh args wth, 6 o~ained inkemation conosnirg thor ‘Gowcrnnent agencies) [OGA). 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O° s+ 6 FBI pus: APRIL 15, 1976 PLAINTEXT, Te Ta Haast oF aia? NOTEL ayer 0: prazeror W% PAS Fra SAN ANTONIO (174-KEW) (P) ATTENTION: GENERAL JNVESTIGATIVE DIVISION AND INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. ——_ POSSIBLE TAREAT AGAINST PIRST LADY BET’ TD ~ BOMB ‘TAREAT. ON APRIL 18, 1976. U, $. SECREP SERVE Séi ANTONEO, TEXAS, FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING: ON APRIL 18, 1976, A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE OF THE SAN bs ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED HE HAD BEEN INTRODUCED 70 ‘TWO MALES DESCRIBED AS (LMU), vae,, ase| taLL,[ ]rounns,| TR, aND| cua | MALE, AGE POUNDS, AIR, SUBJECTS WERE DRIVING 4 1972-78 OLDSMOBILE, WHITE VINYL OVER ORANGE, BEARING YELLOW AND GREEN LICENSE PLATES, POSSTBLY ARIZONA. INTRODUCTION TOOK PLACE AT MALIBU TRAILER COURTS, AUSTIN.HIGHUAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. ON THE BACK SEAT OF THE VERICLE SOURCE OBSERVED WHAT HE ‘THOUGHT TO BE Szx OKS OF DYNAMITE AND A RECETVING DEVICE 7 efit vi, wont O° J aes fe) FBI as Tipe aan oF 1 Pa t PAGE TWO SA LTNANEN LAR TO A PORTABLE RADIO ABOUT ONE AND ONE-HALT TIMES THE OF A PACKET OF CIGARETTES WHICH HAD KNOBS AND ANTENNA. HE ALSO OBSERVED A BOX CONTAINING PLASTIC BAGS. INDIVIDUAL known As| MADE A STATEMENT TO THE EFFE THAT, “ALL WE HAVE To DO IS FLIP A SWITCH AND IT WILL BE ALL OVER WITH —- | BLOW UP THE BOAT AND SHE'LL BE DEAD." iad FURTHER ADVISED PORPIONS OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN BIVED BY THE SAN ANTONTO POLICE DEPARTMENT? OW APRIL 12, 1976. JauD THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTHENT INTERVIEWED SOURCE OW APRIL 15, 1976, AMD OBTAINED FULL DETAILS. BETTY FORD IS SCHEDULED TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL OF THE FIESTA RIVER PARADE IN SAN ANTONIO ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 19, is7e, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS COSNIZANY OF THE ABOVE. Ad arnistestiet TBIHQ MAY DESIRE 0 DISCUSS ABOVE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, INASMUCH AS SECRET SERVICE IS CONDUCTING ACTIVE TIVESTIGATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAN ANTON POLICE No Ache Lwvestiqatin By Sax Aateno DEPARTHENS, erage duced CATE Sale gaa hago ae OC aes OC Fol Dass ‘Tama the flowing i pe abo aT TET PAGE THREE SA 174-HEW SAM ANTONIO WILL MAINTAIN CLOSE LIAISON WITH ABOVE AGENCTES AND REPORT ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION RECEIVED. END. areroved: — set. M Per wool va coDé o250nh WITEL 4918-76 LNG : 40 sau aNTOWIO C17A-La87) - : FROM DIRECTOR . . : . POSSIBLE THREAT AGAINST FIRST LADY BETTY FORD, E2D-B0NG THREAT. RESATEL APRIL, 7, 19766 _ THES WILL COWFIRis TELEPHONE CALL’ FROM FBIH@ SUPERVISOR ro Sau qNTONO ASAG T. H. GEORGE AUTHORIZING SAN ANTONIO OFFIOE To ASSIST SECRET SERVICE'IN DEBRIEFING =~ ‘SOURCE, WITH A ‘POLYGRAPH. ’ ‘ Eb + . . . ‘FBISA. LPP . : REC <1) . of . . See ae \ “APRS | sce | O96 cer, 248-7) Oo... (a) i Fal i peo, APREL 18, 1976 t PLAIN { Tp ates o aI ‘TELETYPE ro: vanseron, rar [4b Tina FROM: AC, SAN [AOTENTION-GENERAL THVESTIGATIVE DIVESTON also INTELLEGENCE WTONTO (174-1887) DIVISION. POSSTSLE THREAT AGAINST FERST LADY BEYTY FORD ETD - BONE THREAT. RE SA TELCAL TO BUREAU APRIL 18, 1876, DURING WHICH VERBAL AUTHORITY WAS GRANTED FRON 10 AFFORD A POLYGRAPH INTERVIE TO JAT SAN ANTONZO TEXAS; AND BUTEL TO SA ON APRIL 18, 2976 AUTHORIZING POLYGRAPH INTERVIEW OF SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT SOURCE. BE OW APRIL 18, 1978, BOTH SUBJECTS AFFORDED A POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION BY SPECIAL AGEN| SAN ANTONIO, SOURCE 17 $1487 He 7 Sted za Ideas Fed Lki/ate i 7ise Specie hs a nee elk ° Q Fal bac: APRIB Ip, 1976 “rama the ft “ bei aan mweDrATe ——— TPreceidenca? : 7 - a - o 0 pansoron HOT ‘PROM: SAN ANTONIO (174-1487) (P) AVDEUETON: GENERAL INVESPLOATEVE DIVISION AND TWRELLTOECE DIVISION. POSSIBLE THREAT AGAINSD FIRSE LADY BBPEY FORD, BID - BONS ‘PHREAD. RE S4 TELEDYPE APRIL 15, 1976. YEPE SET FORTH FOSSIBLE THREAT 0 ASSKSST- REFERENCED TEI WATE FIRST LADY BEPTY KORD WITH EXPLOSIVES SECRET SERVICE ADVISED TODAY INVESTIGAPION CONCERNING THIS THREAT HAD MET WITH DEAD END, ONLY ADDEPIONAL INVESTIGATIVE STEP WOULD BE 70 DEBRIBF ORIGINAL SOURCE WITH A POLYGRAPH. SPROIAL AGENT REE SERVICE, ADVISED HIS SERVICE NEEDED FBE ASSISTANCE IN THIS S SERVICE WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE UEADQUARTERS LEVEL AND REQUEST- ENG SAME OF PBI SAN ANTONTO. FBTEQ IS REQUESTED TO AUTHORIZE sT SAN ANTONTO 70 ASSIST SHORE? SERYICE IN THISTS ss REGARD NOT: sett gene 1-1 BTS Selaleol 2s a som Bu ean