In :.-_-- -Lse to a re_uesz n

3d2L/70

-e Arcaivi ,E:t fnr t-iz file, I vas sent:

CF. 1126, raica is not masked pert of J. file, 9pp. CD3, Berger StatemEnt, 11/3C, 2pp. CM:. Stout statemsnt, 11/29, 1 n. CD3, v.ellPrmsn etate- Xilokivxmlicx2IstarIvt4 11/29, 4 pp CD3, Kellerman eteiement, 11/30/ 2pp C72, Lill statement, 4 pp, 11/30 C7,67, Lerdie statomeni,11130, 7 pp CD3, ;,tt,.canf'r t 2, proposea sT1 mr.ini2es't, Ft ciorta-allaa CD3, Lawson szstsment, 12/1,b. p'. CD5:6-10 CD6:150-1

None of t.,..ese nev t- ma. TiAt noet ossusl examination saove t:-is is unruly an r, r_rnpriete c.plet? file J2cE an adr±irel hurkley file for tau file oft Z18 Paysician. Among obvicue miseing taing, from

tate' assatearisa ct-:ncel.t t -c-se files, is ME Sibert-O'Beill report, es 7E111 as ntaer tai -` - bbttined. 'Way, ta

very early mete - f nizati^qa cf- tui filo, it vas made into a nntain7-

nese. One elec.' aa rreperel no st.,, tement until 11/27/6:;, five days ',ter tae tragedy. snc 41.5 evperiance both asve tnld Caere vas = need for rezinr ui: rbservetions end knotledge, es well v.se , 7: au -rd, especially +Le account cr toe bater,zy t,t cul.1 to funuti 71n.

siowever; because cf vast I've lessntd sThce first seein:: tais ,.11 in tas nu.abLred files, in 1906, - decided t' 7_11,! it in tae Ligat of vast ass b<n learnsd in ,. re tares ;;ears, b-buuse it seems so very strange t,.at z-e professio:.al iavestize.tors,- tub Secret Service, naltaar

ovn n,r i:1:tructions (fro:_ recnrdJ, prepared any kind of writ Len state ,nt least 5 V/5,:: a..3d passed.

This need not suggest p Mamouta conspiracy, bu. it is p7- nof of e p.-2rLeeting'unprnfessionsItsm among professionals 'end en inconceivable slbo iness, f,r i^ assure tnsr :'re eerlie'r stot=: ntE 7“st been jispnee -.f (=it...,u43n I'd b .- urprised f ..771.e SS N:-i-nt asan'T. ms de c,-Ilre-

uansivs notes). 'L.,- F72,r-Tf - 1 - _ 2 - .:ens seems t' been no SS order t- coca Gs, n1 t - first 7.nmert ais duties , e.I7ait . ee, -r twat etcL Called in ouesti,ned, end taped, aprein re snon nneoil:qe.

It tass ',,:r'cley two -.13e-mnr6ined, say ae r:A.51 !mere wr7r.ted et -;ealay t 7.aat, thet

t-, stop:1:g first , t 1:duute5

fter (vaics seams unlif.ly, Given vast -e as, di_ at tau -1::„).

WE.. 5,7T1tEd nUt$inv • . -=fancy n taere. 4eat se next says-an:: doesn't say, is %_uits interesting:

"1 ia.:ediE, tely eat red *-1.2 1.:1 ,1:1, vent t = table and viewed ta.s Iresitent. :t vas evi,,lat dart:: iti2nt WeS in a a -.5 , eleee con_ition".

.aide :se r accourT t-- pr-cedurae, tt-na to date nis arrival,tae given extra cardiac m:.esere" (yrobbly dictated .nn cot read, me'sning "ext anal" cardite messerze, tae i-re.i71,nt's oaysicien

ai-re E112!er.:2 :n nt f- r ILL wita ui,

: • c'utt "viewed tae Fresiant", fr,r

'tae tttle". But . .t. t. -id see '4

11' . to bgicve, tbs lutely a taing.. t_Lt

ae twr druciL.1 tuings et tas verT let,

ue e cru1 well before tae five-thy 1 -pee in writing thie

'mad to .L.,7e sem t.c.-aessive heed w-,unL ond 4e . aed -eva sewn b tue

anterior nex'z .cound rn nhst brigs done. Therofrre, and ',...novin7 tna

gret significance . 1: snyz- notain7 in Liz ri=.7-rt. 21,- ; Lis

trsinin;-, f7e red experience, LIF 'mew, i-r.le - Aateay, "tacit Le ves in e

topeless f-z• nnt s!ivi n why in uis

Tuese 1.uir.Es f-stes vondergi.nt t Secret Service (t.n: tue TEI)

A)r't im cbatrt:.zt 7cn -cleutx 14.1

4l1..14..J ,ez%en 6o.aais:ion failure to'Le testiy, in

itself incre-aiblE.. tat. rest tue staff and 1.,.s of

n wi:_-ut :..uestisn be content vi.tu absolutely from

ruzy:.icien is resIsrkable self -indict-mint. dj la't

tala tat. 1]lieLiu details cnd to expitatit:n __Lad acce t

far tas144 . beiuE rLiesinE, ten zu.4 establisu t-e vecuuity of taeir ire invest:,

getich. In 1is estobli:Les tar't very early in ITLe

life tuars wee d c:sion to earn reFlly L -end en'.!t ovoid 'ne

rbvicu., '.fl secs.: iblF e-urces.

-let tale is tu. tstel ctt tae ,%*1

f n12 ttelen•ment • c...use or e,-, tald

muted rxxxxxxtxx deoi, t- nu - ,f .; • ,

-r cri.

TLia 13 n t., it4rAiL of . urderea, t.e ,f

icrarepa as "rs.c.!ty xia iLtT tue

rrom "reelizinr: deata tee end to ancomplisu tuis, "I overrode

tue prct ,sts of .soaie the reople." /:or was v;itaout s'.sense cf tae

8 sense -f 7,.e reel resnsibilities t-L Pre4iident'e t.413IciCTh, ais recd

d'etre:".xx.txxximngmIxxxxxxXixxit4xixxxximxxxxxxxx

-L.:et:Asdy inside tae dr - r where Erie ste‘-d witu my

erszs 7.- r^tectit - aer, s mnr_lntE.rily rested aer ueed on ly

12E.t.,ny r1;) tae sec:,

3ut n'- assassin 7rs. 7'-in' tr. ret :.er, dee- 117:,l1e -arl1rn1 ar,sritel,

nr- villein wns t" alir it S 1 -",anse stn17:, rt, secret Servic,-. -ra.nts,

tanse Il_ev-tel 0-11as *policemen rri d- uer aerm fer tor' C.1“:vc

Thysici3n t taelP:esiuont t-e 'United tetts,_dairel of tile acry and al

t,_st, "wit- .11:; ems Trrtectit: - r" . tuese assrrted fbtes all tuen

e gays so aimself. is is wort, lee .rob-ttive tust 7..4ot !:if an ..--ImirL1 ih

cicuen's LevyY

In diferect hnd =on-medics]. O- lt, 1;urkley taat

taen per 1..-_+rtion of tas Preci_Isnt s body ued bean etripped, es ne .C11DVz from

aer saz, ae en

undei.sair'r. U?7,e2' pol!i-n lf c-vE,re cl'tL." MUS

•5s, "L.' if t.erP fny -unl in tuef r . nt-ri ,̂ r 1.-re' m n'

C caence see it

bleu involves ui.Aself in tue business mf ;:orpse:

3

7:nne y...e2rressed Ler desire tr. _rem t- .1t._ tee kre7 tertineeu7ly until ne we returne t" eaite Leuze".

Se, DerlieeeD , G,eree "eteeed t- s'eiaone (sic) et:ea L.:ker. tec

Supeeintendeet ,f oeepitelltitu e Secret eiivice heent ordered oie to get

wit dispatch a conveyenceend b casket to carry toe body bed,: weeoieetee."

This does n.:t meen ne penned tatting tee corpse dem Tee t•onesome

Treil wile eule teem. )Begs 4)

ee aseee Glare to cat "tee necessery epere end t-' expedite deperturre

of toe body fro `net sres", eerily to rerueets to be ederaseed tr s lere

neurosurgeen nft-r t.Ae cri-e -f tee century. here Bose idtntified by

n, me) "cerise in" 4nd Burkley "ezpleined to Ltm the neceseity of %UiC4 ecti-n"

If explein.7d it tc t-a eedicel exaeieer, as did Le ee aiseery, fer tae

necessity os not indicated. Bose ELlia ucmicides zev: t ee taroure taose

proceeures , rescribed by low, but tae leer ones not rs te to to o Iresident's

paysieien:"I in:firmed ai --nin toot it ees essentiel boat re hew nie moved

ineediately ,s lers. :Cnanny pee tr stay 'mere vele woe until e_cennvement

ets effected." (Did ever o _La en loudly demons as be cnnaidered e constirstor?)

Thee& is no br,ee ie t-e eucte acre:" hit. some difficulty, oLe cf tLe local

judges epacred (end eli tee tiee i taieEat Le end no difficulty gettine- '-.ere,

hevie teee Breon 'euick =_ we- -c so eltboretelyi, r eaybs ie

wee ertnritic? -ed e broeen leg?) end I caked -de to :rake tae necessary

erren:e eete". Aeeia ac brick in utthinee t-e 0.- efusion unieu ly Burkley's:

"After aeviag celled t-e local aLeriff on t_ez, phohe, oe cibefurien roeultte in

,Lie uelay." Con-ueion le no exee-erotion. .4hy _ e:er? --e t-et, 17t

eileRr t-e law cr tee 111:7.kley lc. Co. desire to ieeerF _ law, cue "tuie

de' *"-'n e.t delay ifs tale aeley',

3y no t ao.nuld t: eoreee e ._oar, Preeftent survived e sneeze!

Burkley "supeevieed toe transfer end tee rein wee seceted". con

assume east as does.nnt,sey trenefer from stretcher to resket. Mte toe

r-om already vacated, os 3Urklee 7,1,t it, elready "Mre. -rennedy Treceeded

to fnl'ne tie ceseatl, "iourrelty ,- r C ,tent ceepeei-en, fee, eie Ecc en.t-

ins, but, "IA this point I egein examined te. zsricht room end teey hod cleaned

the roeth. The roses...eere in ter weeteb;:sket...two reses...lyingen the floor".

Never let it be said twat tee president's payeicien never zalutxmlitr•un4estbd

waere Lie true oblieetions ley, eaere ale duties to-'r aim, whet ae Led to

"examine `e, room" for not less than the second tire. -et for such trivialities

es evi-e ce, murder being below concideration; not to wonder Tay the lresinent's

protectors _,en't searched it far evidence before it was cleaned. his second

search of the room puts us Eine uistory oermenently in eie debt, for ae d tee

rare feresieot to oick tense two errant epees up end "put tuen in my enc'eet"(5).

Selfless, Locter George. Ile geve teem to Jackie. Lo Tay should anyone Tr ude'.

eboue tliet xiety ol' Bullet L'An, ,one Tnere it crene from, or whether teens were

feegments of lead on the stretcher covering, Dutiful George hed remember Etp-0-

crates es no doctor bifore him, to nicked up those ten rases (careful not to

Get common„plebien roses fror the westebesket, far :ere. 27ennedy, schewin7 the

tewdry, the uneeeential, the medically en legally insieniftent. Two r-see,

from t-e floor, tears ee 1.1e tap.- need for Ei second ;ftxeminetion" of that rcem:

he, Clint hill en. possibly otters ne .oeen't recall were in toe beck of

tLe embulence qite aer to toe airport. They "rode is silence for a voile" but

west - Ley said tLey broker taeir silence is not related.

"Duries the course o2 the fliht, deerminetinn of the imel-dete

ectien on arrive]. in Heshireeton was mede t- :Assure canplete coeplienee eith

t:

4

• ee-rr'yfe ere- (poce Z). lere we get t:ee real aitty gritty, these 1 7. ile (no hi-tus):"I air'-e to her while leneeline en 'no eic-r e- -t tL 1'_717 1 - f' aer rataer then 1.• f,r erd (sic) ...ttetin teet i'7 eseery test tee 7reLleent be teloen ere eitel 7rier te eeiag to the hite -muse. e euestioned way end etL t.ed it must be determined, if poasible, tee type of bullet used end ccmpere teis vieh future - neteriel found." le, wonder Nurkley wee White uous' physician. -e ceuieL see into the fueure e ea, ;,,Irinc, seen more tze n ox e wound, 4e Imee only one "type of bullet" Led been esed: -ee seid,"...it should be e militery hosnitel for security meesures". ejobody by erg.? =ur'eley ce.1i have been this wise, tr e, instinctively, tnet fln eee lee i_ent already .alardered teere ccul:_: be to proper "security meesures". Or di ee expect tee hospitel to be raided en 1 tae boy stolen? Or tact eeee we noie der selidnba no - sailors or police en-y:here in 'eenineton to L1.1 Ity sany other Loseitel "secure" veil t-ey eere flying s tteudend miles to it? in next steteeent is not in Ecc,,rt wite the cuotetion from him in Iiistlp, bet -nen e 7, t e choee between Bishop aed DurkleY, we hove two horns eul e dilemma: "The :luestion wee ensnered by ner stating sne wetted ee Preziecne teleen to 1-etaesde hospitel". Bishop, seye tele wtsurley's. ides becruse tee President tte', been :evy ed, I tein beceuse fur'eley eloo 7:en. 2ut, ecain eite n' hiatus and no continuing, "Arrangements were 'mede on the _ground for .depetture to '■'alter Reed ermy noepitel or Bethesda revel hesp,ital, ce the c.!se•eley be". - reeume.:bly, tala wee epenteneous, indepeedent of any coreumicetion fro, lne

,"ukkley "arc:1 Era. ennedy et thie point (i.e., 'eu, n :‘, Le"necined thet she eeule ne ee_Te ee t.ee boy to Betaesds Neva -. hoepits1") taet Ieeuld !eeoin etoe te -ereei .ent until he eee r• tuened to. t..e Wte te- e•ouce". k.ow unusual ene evne1:7- teeiceted r ::ent personel, ef2iciel (-eho ft e eiee't eeilo it W6E'r7 t-, 4C5:3it%A..). Ely2 he ees 1:_VtE• ee e 7,- 2 .7.7r1t, t eh-me, sort of in ▪ ceie: tee eeey treditien about t:e • tr:fin. oast Bobby -Ire4: "ill eere in the L ei%e Hee* 14, driver, :cll Lendie, "rnde ceetwrtmunt". t t-- • i 2 -tetleen 'Le 17th fir- or. '"eeeite Lie 1.1E -Ur9n2e 11T eeduld stay vie L t ae nt, -aa elidniti"Tai.tody rest te'een to the mnrtuery there I met it'en observed ti, trensf r to le,- teble.-The examinetion r'o eer!'ermed by r.:ommreder -umes P nd members of hie staff." One F7,77!? No .eGreys? Finek is en Lumee staff? Or, rbn berdeles Beevell.ef"umes' stef' . helped the "exeminntion"? o hietumi"Llap Tresent were ..edmirel Tenny, Admieal Gelloray, end Copesin•Censda. General -1:1ceiugn arid remained in t4r vicinity of tet er.t ern:sten-Ay teroeeanut tele time".

Burkley knows 4i:7 clue -'ook, if eetaine else, -i - , vy enough to leip a couple mere generele. e accounts for no ctir -eree_at. elet why seould n be exacted to ecccunt f' tense e - eers eresent en, lrt ntilitncoe.e, or f r tee tIn c -reys or ri2tUrBZ, rt..adine of X-r- lir iateepre- tetien, eee areivel of 2'inck, weo ordered adued X-rays (-inc-. e venicrtly ve-pnriee.: end efncielly non-existent) or, indeed, any 'I: reeety, ureleeeent det,ile e:' tee Eo-c-lled eutoesy? Is it not enou:h thrt tP ssys, "I made numerous trips tr the 17ta floor for reassurance to those in teet area (per's thet it ees %. bad dream, or the', rm oc n medical eirnele would me tae mui.ered Preei:ent vaole eci restore nie to vibrant life?) -rid to surely teem with some idea of the ccntempleted departure time", r taie "numerous trips" were required? —ecw many tikes neod he tell tee the time? Or, didthings come up tnet neceeei- teted deleyin- teet time? If sr, eeet teire,:e? Of ceurse, tee pho.e used ne wnuldn' t dr- em -r using. r L 11 or t-ie, :enr edy spoe to me in the. bedroom e: tee- euite, expressiee eer e 7rociLtion neich eee eratly valued by me are:bin 1 411 idug rem mber." 4/ion is acre teen maxtxxxittealtx ae can sey of uis medicel a nd military functions, neither Levine in eny way hE zqa fisceerged. is tLir tee -uintessence ef tae reeuirem tE of t_e Fre,ie,ent's military peysician?

X; S

ne t _ v.'02 clothed, uis at.iecembea in tie usual fashion -.a.L.1,nce in cs'ezet gave no evirionce oftthe injury be nod receive:1." 1-7e Burkley, "ao evidence 02 t:e injury ne ii1. received". "ro tLis officiel e4 2n of the :.=.4;:,ent'f ofricil physician, no one ould ever taf,.t e mjor 2art of the .Lro7:ident s need nod been bloin away. z.,e

indeed, of died of cemplicetions from en ingrown toinail, or peps a t

▪

ainted oyster (if not in San Yrancisco).,

:ot that he snys nothimr Ft all about whet lap,..ened "during the examination":

"...e received a cell from the 17th floor in regard to ,kre. 74:en%edyle weadint rungs...This ring y Tersonaly removed and carried ta hc'r on 411e 17th floor uri givr it to her in -person."

here we have ell the reason world to hE,:ve medictl men who rise to be admirals, all the urgent necessity for ea I'dmiral to be the rrs•i_at's physician:

The b-d, waT: ploced in e "solid -.,ahogrny ien eusi:et" 'there is no refereme to the greet time end eff!-,rt by ti norticienso nor is- there eny indication of whet Lenchester reports, of the unneturel o'F!eoranes of tu,. Twx-irden President after e• construction, tuings to be of sinificenc. to :,:urklay medicine) and they vent back to too `kite house, Yrs. 0.1∎14 1.3obby ale 1411

in beck.

One urgent detoil 7emains: rs,Ksnnk>dy v:onted his Sr. Chriztopher's medal oresumeebly from 41:? rallet, to be included in the c5sket. "'e had a reouest" fir this t,:le ne=t-t i.reF-u-lebly the emo any. In e7 17,netion he says,

"The wallet eni thereat of tee clothes bo ,:n token into custody -f 71,cret Service": V-hr-inc r'ibrArt-n/reill toot t..t. 7re.e17:ent ar. ived

Betheade, I do not recall any au.:nuntin 7.he List-ry or his clothin, of en y search for eviaahce, cfsnyprecauxtionL Li:Linat uE destruction or altcretionofvidence, is ti measure of ea're slid 6ohtern not inferior to tLet f Lao .orren

In so.:le wsysthis the most remt-r%eble single documentd in tne vest literary ruie'xaend of tLe ,;omals:,:ion end its work:. a. et'iJtmHot tie 7rLEient's physician that says absolutly notnihg about tne• nuqlber or m,ture of hiL o2tLe c-roonel ob-ervetion ae m de, of the eutomsy - of :?.n7 thing intender. t-, be rf sinificance. -L.ni to the Secret S rviQ., the F3I, the PrE:sidentl e ComnisE-i^n, this is only right an--. rroper: ter., emphasizing, he W&S never s 'witness, never consulted, not once (asked for the knowledge he had.

E 2'1 S 11j30/6. -771.• 2-pp reached

ot shift, XxxxxXhi —lite in 4-6970 , er.. by 1.-:;•sor_, sett. to T..1, ...,Lrc

.-.cerd of fror., mv;smen, Sou6ut Stout, in cherge, who rise tn confirming, then saw Burkley end Ohief 11er:tricks. Too_ than t e:lend in police car. Took poet outside emerger.cy room, sc-n joined by Ionneen. Drain (#5067) soon ehov:ed up, showed cr1s, e.i. L600ver 'het._ phoned ana sent Li.. Drain -cse eci:ompaied by en "unidentified !-,ale" repo "wee $ 6oct-r frif,nd of"Drein's. "..p7rtai•aet.ely 5minutez subse!--..unt -2 ..x.ent Drain fled CL. cent , eftar crec:enti.:12 7.u1

us than tell Ent stroy oE the rnn (but sey they sluo:•ed pivin- tie et bout 1:30 i.,;. 7_ u_.'se 1. .elson he' no 077- connects usines - in emergency ro -m. Ti571Z 4-5 yre, l35-19O grey

ir, "shouted that he 7..es s FI". Trey "forcibly restrained " io men he tried t r^ vithout sho-.71nc turoe r.i over to 7elle-rmrm.

witnesses.

iierger sey. he drove the ambulhca t.n -ove "isle an:; 1...k,n11.11 its live oc..2u72ents as K-.11ermen, Atout, z-111 :-cention 3urkley. In

Barse - escorted LT to -nits -0-use in helicopter.

Strut, 11/21:7, 1 7.

t 11;:ou - 3,- Grant tc..1:1 so.mcLin: tc.

'=asy :nst -.)1.3_rkley at ',11.ite L-r,use Iclions, as.:e -red uaa be-n t 'a;zen.

Owl-tailboard op.rstor (st ;+nite muse? If so, -1,'-',11,1t-ley'e v'a'le is '';'sy or or trAs

Tolansi4L, 01E en in police -core. knew Vefore KallormLn ,.none;.'}. 4-ftfer Sergcr tA) 11:f :::+1.1r11-1Py, Stouts GrItat,

e placPs ulseen sler.N in cor?, it.irr scurity r- r, suriesbly

at different do-r(s). Stout zen4,-, in:Ade emerz,ency

Tne only other tai. zuF o .7!? is t i K t ne "rode in tz.,,_7 front soet toe

crabulLnce cerryin.r 'z...0:13/ to ti_r 7.3irprrt, tocethe- wItL 121.1CTellernpin r.nd

aerce.r".

71arat tvit'...r relearn is t..era f Ebsence of any e elt.ner ti:,e 7- residcn.t t s in4uries ar tae treetment or Ln'y •Dir Cont:n:.; ue •'.14

ovcrnErel?

Yet it iL the Sec:et Ssz.vice twat vies in ctlorze of the Prosi1ont's

security and tact, mrSient t only hcf.--cy ray 1E ,7.E1 ...ut4ority to tat.ke

ony in quiry, 7 -E r]rlies.

Is it ivetible t_lr 17 none- of t..le SS ei-ents 2' -I't3 on

sztent F. 11' rvcst1,r. ,1- , i-

- tinc? t.;:‘ no curiosity 7.bc.11.1- r tne

armte.,.. 1;,..e staff?

s is norm?

a-t

A

t - 11/20/C,5, 4 7n.

c3re.

t . tir' 1 :111ty, urnerstbly, "e bim7elf turning efter tae.firet Ert 1O re "two additionsl akkotz renz out". One w.NolPre, vith this hie 11/29 recollection, why ae 1.7,ter to describe. E '2„flurry".

at t.J. 4oarit?.:.1 411 ii.c crvt"over tbT:rsoYent's nad 3hset".

Zollerman "eci2o-:IntJiic trio Pre.,idont t t rrency rtNn (as .1.ans

into from -.ere closed but : coul see no visible Sambas

t- fc.ce." i fr_r tr /%.-cDontAbilities. -cte, tct tee is ao 2sArenc‘, ::.atzver damage «le did See, ta;it it t leSt

peed

i wustever 11.-- oted 1411 to include tu,E: Yzesidente s crest in wLat fie a:.ruFtL, of course).

Tells ofpLor1n Whits rlouse, sacurinE corridor, ti..

ToldoffitJetAby Burkley, 'with suitable ellipsis elven s i p.m.. death.

Lot only iz ttare no accouat tne injuriee, but i even

1.evos cut ti-s f11.*: ov-r t ri7-- -7-1 of ta.2 bt:dy. There lee clear snspici-,n

so-aeons dictsts.71 rlict should be includLed End net omi%ted. 1:aturolly, including 'ny scount t.le wounds cold 7r-vide later complicstions.

Ti at D ir-:-r ts.rt ibpirt -uLt, nr1eil1"h3d be '22 irned t t- t...7711 inr.c t. morgue-'.

--• &rrival nuica :lucLesta n 14.,12 it whs. wus pointed, "sufrpestad aszi:n half bgs::rits to to comp172tely cc orr any aviduice :kat might be found.2 n- ,cc,,unts fcr .

Loth s z.-:en "iMme4iEtele to t‘.moigu"S,_t L1ir re;-2.r, wneremaineh in Tergue 6t1".; • -sutorsy exumin.tions -wnich 7,ere per- formed by Vice Allmirul Gelloway", ;lus Fin}, Ecell, "together ritb tile Navl.Ietioa1 Staff.

Tine plural of examinJAions is correct. I em willing believe it is re.1.1resentatioL •-:-rticiputed in, t "ext:nin7.tions", if

no one :lea nays so.

'OILeary was taere. pert -!_i!teti'aCy

_is celled LA.11 1,-7.n "to vie-7, body vdtaces tuz- .imuce of tile

Eunznot ',-canas", before tue embalming but, elcis, eft,r tne exem.f.r. , hica ret_uired extensive dissection.

At an unspecified time "Prior to :-.11t departure I received x-x272, .tastb-,iere used during tale autopsy, and upon arrival et tte it -ouse I turned over to &LIU Tiouck." Tuero just MF,,y be- pce:2itle expl-

- tL.r extremitics X-r, .cre, "taut were used durinz this aut,:7y". Per- not LC.' US,V2 let zey, exHminecL tae ream-

l '- in hi ozn c.fice. If 1.7beL 1 1 e.72n to -k 1s only 1,11Brt -117fle with the br)fy, ,

Trose2tors ta=elvos exr'lined end sb-:wed Lf,:ents, taen the m1-in -21-E-yc wer- t-er,p- for Kellsr,n- n t- c:

Vinor ne d'ors not scrmunt fo- ao, tip hospital

'Its 1.a uosl,Taa 9 4pRr 17.rL. sT sT :1.trT:6

*Elouqinq7- arl IT ;IX tr4 oT„T.Tasds sT 4.T .axriwodsp c,jt vc4as1. arpj 0sLa suo arsm

*-2/1TmI cOW qa,noJr1. p!AzTsmar Equslis Jnos aqq. aLua sT-I

.dapv ,4 ati; '/U,Tmass fari a71. daucw.17Tup:ao.7.-r14T-s z.sT,17. I

01 uaq+4 Ptrsac', L0,14 saznsae,_:. ,earq, sT a,*-2.cqns

dd '29/0.i;/IT sweiuilens p;locsa 411-rigxsITg.m

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Clint .A.1.1 11/30/0;:,, a pp.

is Grs u1- _.retende, errors -i.nen t!,..11.71.4.. r.OLou'L. 1„le

Eao-lia, i.e., —ouetct. El_74 p=.51 Llum. rer, etc.

quot:,s es "They've ace off". If accurate,

sLe saw it.

Saw 1.!rt of riD4 side of heed on rgi.t re - •r 7art of train

son- an'-] g profusely, pert of s'7u1, Lair, in seat.

Also says he cover head ana up er cL.st coat, but wn:: 117-er c:

L.° elso gee tarougi. t:ie business of rettin4 a c tLle

,ody wit—

refe encb ;- any cispute, etc.

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Luis secured l7 t?: floor et lietuesdu, screened every cull, esca

person ettemr_t. tr; tLare.

Pl see ti ut Le ties eslled to vir brdy et about 2:45 a.m., nd

soy! "vmel, i sr:lved tae autosy asd beEm completed". else' n-v6s. questioned,

never e vieveJ ricun:s. E.f-wever, tLis is ratout

euto:::e3 s-i- t- Still -1ces -Noun:1 "six in;,,Le2 fr,:- tLi

neckline".

I doul-t crul c-,71eted tL,.. re - ohstructi-n if

lir snoe -Irtil -2t=7 7:45.

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ul 11/e/v,..., 7 pp

nei - • by: : • , .nemo.ry -for Lei?. --is Et: 1.ezins detailed 11 of ire:le-1).1,st, 11: the colcr of t..o 2oet oz. t...s ledy Geve -re.. z•oses, oreace tne airport end tae idireetion ir 7.1:tici-- -.urr.ed, etc.

Du 7,.-ge 3 another triviality shou1,f. be noted or. t.-,= ctence it hold future interest: D..ve movies from inside the car. It 'lie_,. be inter- stieztoic o'i new close to Desley _--lers he toe7e them.

to-k taree. pees of notuirnes to et tho. Jealey Pk.' se. ae does sty ti-set tat 1-e did te'ee tne T.S'ED on tnet u sew n-, one

stsnning in ny of te.e

But because ae u-'s been civirk: ;_11 ti4 unessentic..1 cieteil, I tuink that ae dives ez. t-s tiring end lecetic:-. of first snot z co eortnwhile.. eeys both cers ned made turn and vere not yet straiatened out -.Teter. "I ueerd wnet sound.: like tte-,, r: port of s high-powere rifle from beein'.z. me, over my right suoulder." 1Cou first of al, the -0 is 11'T "hich-pc•;:ered". nd second of ell, et thet point, over Lendis's right snoultler is to the eest of the TSB:). ..e agein . too:cin the TSBI: en- see eethin.

er..7 nit- cc,.uYi -. tele reco' . ecti - n: e...et in checIdne to see if thee., ',led be5n e blemput IN of Li-, see tne rieht fron tire on the -ree.'e cer. This confirms tnet the cars L.••• -et etr7 ce_et en t-et the for. ov.7-Un have ben furtLe r to -..t. tasn in o line it res i e. 4.nd the 0E1- rerr, r, ne do,-1-170 t se, t ri rear ie be.-.e.use

7e.e f-1. 1-7TUTI cer vrr t - - cl7e .

ke coils the third sn-t the second ue t-ord end scrib: o iv as like the enure:: , f a hica--po•eere ..... bullet izoing into a ;:ive-7ellon can 41.en it itApect:Ci. --?

se t flees end blood. he felt tne snot came fro-1 the rigAt front. ae scur.nea

tue overpe a er t 'se tnet-e rii;..st., e saw; well-d.e.scribe d 1,1egro running up tne no13 before he rot under the underpess.

•.. gays the thurebs-dewn sten 1, is i taple in:icetion ol whet Le Saw. e'or some ree:enu -l.11 found this le.telligence unworthy of mention i.. story.. ,.

tue .a.-ea eouncl. Someone tol.•_ e.1.11 to cover t 'une(s).

P.u - no COW-ft 'Gt.? ...lispute over movinz, tue'cody. Is I ithin reesen not cue of tu ents, eponton:ously, cone1:-.Jere:f1 this rcther specteculsr

evnt worthy of note? Of t: se stet.:::1:n4...s in tLe surklev files, his estebl': - Les ti.e ■.7!:!r. f7r doteil en. 7.4. r.nd

jlino- t' ts: ti recert t-ings. It se ms izeprohcble t-et he on ride ewn oelit'cd ur..-0.ese.-.- nt bit. Pbui t..e question 71: thr int:erity of

e7E' 7. 4 s ••--en l'• is furt:e_r rrec - begin in trat:ed, further sue:-..itien is et upon the,.

-.e left tut.- fl- -r .eet once', 1-, Live from ao. 1so nr -r. of 1:7'urkley's fro: za.-

- e.2 one ,7„ev. WILP L Tlea rrc c at omiscion te only cot

:cult tr. fi..O t_eee ';,ho ecul.1 ::ive cirteinly zz

it ly -here ;.7-111 b 1...te..--st 1. f-r sec- e -er,•77 ,ee.

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TLIZ 1L;V: of a a me: t1.7 Echdrix. ice gave

;.o O' positi-n nr ef •;nief --andrix i 2' t i th: foregoing

stPtements, ronder if Le c•-:. bE:

Stetetent cf "inetna :J. Lawson, undated, 5 pp.

Takes. him three pages to het to7t,le first s.lot, whitL. i. aisdates

as Cf-mink; inetbas going under und .;,:Tess. thi.e time Le also sew "..iickey

standing up situ his euto_lotic vreapnn. ILctorcyclz pclicemer pulled up en.: sa-:id

72"if 'had bean shot.

La rusted tc emergency ronn Lc ettende,nts coming out rata strvichors

The got outai.le Coazelly rae being remlve:.4., before be or Teri could ht..vit used

a stretcher (r litnchaster). end Powers helpe-? nut T.7erK on stretcher, tonic him

into emerE,,ency re - m.

z1e =loss assuel reference to t.re F..e:I.ce.1 "Examiner unrillingnees tc

rolease th.n. body, 'tut h-rdly rirtit c"rtext, indicsting only that the

Pqre,:r rnont of the Sheriff Tao necessary.

to call who

IIIEFORE LF 1 deported, Drain told hi:' Vert Shenklinduni amid -Are suspect

o Led been arrested forntLe investigation of ..r.,Le killing of a police officer

fterno wfsrked it the" TSBD. Thus, et some time between 2:15 sac: 2:4'7

-;era had phssed ti.rougir s: :.fiery mouths ant ears. Ltve - Le :Lassage

1.c.'nre lic t:t t tLe -rt• The the ,uc-, ratici."1 earlier. :;Oise of

t..e .:.tatem.rr.ts real 1 ecer t..p just rIT-eers Cr;

tLere is LEWS'7 -L'.7Eni. • : f wftL tLe

b ) In Ly' ev rt, j r the briefest ti.na rrinst e_ftar the Da) LeO

"here wt a first itentifiee. ',a, : the w...o volrketi at the

was no.t ur anti]. 1:'5 end 2ritt: nr,t enea.1 to a1^ en. until

some time after me. returned fro-, the T5BD. 1.f a we1k-.1a-talkie taut.

Wrul(i carry this d:stence nr even if .he just hE - :Aened• tr pull in in 76 redirequi7t

ter, t;..a time is very, very close. And if he Led such radio, why arul Larson

ire had t use tea phone'i Is it -tore ttsr a tin -e col! cidencs?

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ncn I first so7. C,,,72 in 1904 I 'mew somft..i• _ It -1E- 7ron7 Tee not used. but it ie no* of t:,is esr1y-:9orni%7 nt ce,ay.r_ient 8 c-- over, the 0E3?2. qe-^rinter! version can be conparel fBI's "verbatim" recoryincr (CD5:E).

The first 7-re -liesinF in tn., "vetstim" TIt copy.

The oenitIP; of '.1)5:6 ststee t.,,,at on :::ovember 25, J.Tice a.-visea fleet., certificate rn4 statement of :_edicel treatment Lbo be,r. taken '411.. t-en bs Burkley on, SL saints sad tnat tat. summary had baE-a .;:r:pared by Kern end "trenemit:ed" by layer doted 11/2Z. The ff1.1 left out tLie covering litter.

Bur:1-ley is riot important enough be a NP. 'raiz tas o:,ner marked pepers in er.- stamped Other Ind & Org., etc.

In rereadinv the two z..erl..er pares, wi.,ich -- hew not ex- mined Pi`: tr care since discovering tLm tne spring of 1960, I find severel t_ings '-f possible. interest.

Cne'is Tay it to .k two days, et lec:t, cecu ink thet with tai, hour of th- finding of tn.,, bone noflainr wee don 11/23 even tnough rper to - k it to his un.,:le ni=edistely". Tne FBI report is of. on 11/23 interview. I doubt the carries ";sited from 11/24 to 11/25 to tell t...e FBI, eltacu,::h it is possible.

Lnderton givE the erot t:le Pres wes sot n.. his - so tr, we enti%1ed t- .Len TLey evcr, 17:c2tich :1011Zh nerper, .rp now se-ms to 11,ce it fsrthur west, neer n.,saols T-e sewer tLe side of :itr actibity triers 10 minut,s, I act predis- -...sa., no- to b7lieve :ierton's locationinr.

CD5:151 m-kes reference t.7. t'z hexe.(and I've riot se=n it an7 here), tae "721 lsboratory letter". rrTort doesn't soy, bu' I bcli,v.= it is e sfe sesumticn Met tLis woe ed::res.,,Jed to 31.1r4ey t7nd haul b' f - Li files, es it shou171 tLiF .nne. will Esk t,4e irchives f'-•rit. .

f tnese sr= all tae Dsi2es rcf-,r_ing to nr ori6Int;tin5. 3urkl,sy, then toe: r .e.'-a -ably lit- le. But we ,g:!,)‘% they ere conspicuously ate re!ei7.t in ,;,,671, 1,, not inallue4. It contciit, c m .-ct glen be e4 88'licent's ,. -v., toe complete file, E.-nrwin.: it 15 incomplste. —e ,ties not resprLds::,. t r :tic crmplr,ts- file.

tr tint t-ert iz no indication eitLer $entice toe questionF that, obvious1Y, :xcm a tLle 7rezit7nt's 7-hysicien end of -f t. ao stet 7-iresnt in t-e r;nerroncy ronm. Also, one ..to-find hie account esrly saeren up es e 'Laity subject, ttr -f the cadaver. This -n uteri affront to Texsa En open il-Ptc'lity, et leest, expect eoTle possibl: :onse:,11,=ncee. rut, neittFr retort nor steno.

Mile it csn 1.7=- :I - er or in omit- tins es entiel fz.o 2ile, it si-euld not co ,fseumed. There is '‘'sr-

1.eve seen.