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J UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS DISCLOSURE COVER SHEET

FOI/PA BRANCH RECORDS MANAGE24ENT DIVISION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Subject of Request: Jimi Hendrix, aka James Marshall Hendrix

Mr. A. J. Weberman Independent Associates 6 Bleecker Street New York, New York 10012

Dear Mr. Weberman:

FOIPA No. 72,131 /190-

JUN 5 1'9'80

Enclosed are copies of documents from our files. Where noted on the enclosed documents, excisions have been made in order to protect materials which are exempted from disclosure by the following subsections of Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 and Section 552a. The exemption number(s) indicated by a mark appearing in the block to the left of the subsection cited constitutes the authority for withholding the deleted material. (See Form 4-694a, enclosed, for an explanation of these exemp­tions). You will note that whenever page(s) have been withheld in their entirety a sheet has been substituted listing the number of page(s), the identity of their location within the file, and exemptions under which they were withheld. When a d e letion is made from the enclosed pages, the appropriate subsection exempting that information is noted opposite the deletion.

Section 552 Section 552a

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Pursuant to your request, 7 pages were reviewed and 0 pages were withheld in their entirety .

The decision to withhold exempt portions of our records is the responsibility of William H. Webster, Director of the FBI.

CZ] Unless noted and explained, a search of references to the subject of your request in the files of other individuals or organizations, i.e., "see" references, was not undertaken. To verify most "see" references requires information identifying the individual(s) and/or organization(s) with whom the subject of your request associated and the time frame of the association(s). Should you desire a search of "see" r e ferences, please advise of the details d e scribing the specific incident or occurrence and time frame. Thereafter, efforts will be made to locate, retrieve and process any such record.

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Mr . Alan Jules Weberman Independent Research Associates 6 Bleecker Street New York , New York 10012

Dear Mr. Weberman:

U.S. Dcpnrtincnt of J us ti cc

Office of the Associate Attorney General

Jl!ns/iill)i(UI/, n.C. ]05]0

JUL I 0 1980

Re: James Douglas Morrison , Pat Dashes & James Marshall Hendrix

This is to advise yo u that your admini strative appeal to the Associate Attorney General from the action by t he Federal Bureau of Investigation on your r equest for information from the files of the Department of Justice was recei~ed by this Office on June 16, 1 980 .

This Office has a substantial backlog of pending appeals received prior to yours and a shortage of attorneys . In an at t empt to affo rd each appellant equal and impartial treatment, we have acloptc<l' a general practice of assi gning appeals to Office at torneys in the approximate order of receipt. Your appeal has been assigne<l number 80 -12 07 . Please mention this number in any future correspondence with this Office concerning this spec i fic appeal .

We will notify you of the decision of the Associate Attorney General on your appeal as soon as we can. The necessity of this <lelay is regretted and tour continuing courtesy is app r eciated.

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Enclosed berewi th for th'f'·Buffalo Division is certified copy number 25275 concerning ·the arrest of the above-captioned individual for t~king and riding in.. . . . motor vehicle without permis"sion ""'o+ owi:ier on May 5, 1961, and "two copies _of LHM. . · ~~'- · ·

inasmi.ich as· Buffa.lo "Divis.ion-advised they would forward the certified copy of court proceedings together with only two LHM's, ·~· ~~ two copies of the I.HM are being submitted to the Bure • ·

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MARSHALL JAMES known as also drix Jimmy Hen

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Tbe following FBI rocord, NUMBER 829 158 D • u furni.bed FOR OFFICIAL USE dNe'f.

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Description and Related Data: .,. • • ~t i:C;~

R.ace: Negro 'I.-~· /

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Sex: Male

Height:· 5-11

Weight: 147

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Date a.nd Place of Birth: 11-27-42 -·Seattle, Washingt-0n

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Address: (in 1969)."~7 East 37th St. New York City New York U.S.A.

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Occupation: Musician ~

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