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104-10180-10081 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (7/10/1964)

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                      MEMORANDUM FOR:  C/WII/SA

                      ATENTION      :Mr.   Alfonso Rodriguez

                      FROM          :  TSD/OA/Special Devices Branch

                      SUBJECT       :  Identification and Purpose of Contents of
                                       Box marked Special Fireworks


                           1.  In response to your request for an evaluation of the
                      contents of the box marked Special Fireworks, the following
                      information and conclusions are offered.

                           2.  The nailed plywood box was pried open on 24 June.  It
                      is a kit for making an incendiary device.  Contents are six
                      clear plastic, pill type bottles with white plastic tops, filled
                      with metallic colored powders, a plastic box and lid.  Two
                      bottles are labeled Continental Plastics Oklahoma City on the
                      bottoms, one marked 5 drams, the other, 8 drams.  The other four
                      bottles are not marked with a manufacturer's name but are stamped
                      P-7 on the bottoms; one has the numbers 23 and 0 opposite each
                      other on the bottom, the second has 16 and 0, the third, 10 and 0
                      and the last, 4 and 0.

                          3.  The box, similar  to a soap box, measuring 4 X 24 X 1''
                     and the lid measuring 41 X 2-7/8,  are either plastic or cellu-
                     loid.  In one end of  the box is a round hole sealed on the in-
                     side by a thin piece of celluloid  covered with aluminum foil.
                     A compartment  is formed by a thin piece of celluloid, 7/8 from
                     the end with the hole.  This partition  is perforated with several
                     holes and covered on one side with  a layer of aluminum foil. The
                     lid is perforated with several holes  and sealed on the inside
                     surface with what appears to be a piece of  wide transparent tape.
                     With the exception of a stamped number 1 on  the inside of the
                     bottom of the box there are no identifying marks on  the box or
                     lid.  From the appearance of the box, covered on  the inside
                     with silvery particles of powder, it must have been  loaded at
                     least once.  Glue or rubber cement, probably a sealant with  water-

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