' KENNEDY INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE | 009261 te “Identifying Information: _ a "Name Ray William Thomas ~ pate 6=12278 ‘Address “144 Bast 21 1Lk East Contour DF. Place phone , ate Baton | Rouge, La. a Oh= 924-28 1- City/State ge, teiéphone D - Date of Birth 1- 19-13 ___ Mor S a _. Social security 439-07=0307 ‘Spouse : . wo a fe we “ . Children _ Physical Description: . a 7 Height Oo .. Color Eyes | Hair Weight _ _ : - ‘Special Characteristics ° . Ethnic Group Personal History: a. Present Employment: Tide States Investigating Agency —  nadresg 2138 Wood Dale Blvd. Telephone 504-927-1649 b. Criminal Record 1. Arrests __ 2. Convictions .. Additional Personal Information: ‘a. Relative(s): Name_ Address b. Area frequented: c. Remarks: Witnessed burning files of Guy Banister and other files of State Po I telligence: 1970- L . Investigator Date Robert Buras 12-78 Form #4-B _MW_54756_ DocId: 32248311 Page 2 eng neannrammcigeenmen a emine en nes Sper imeegey ee
- ‘NW 54756 co Te. TT. ‘IIL. that is due to bad memory He recalls that Mr. Andy .Sciambra _ KENNEDY | _ OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT pang6=2-78_ PINE Identifying Information: . eg pe Se - 504-92he2851- "Name Ray William Thomas = = “Telephone . address 2144 East Contour Dr. -. _ Baton Rouge; - La. ‘Type of Contact: x Telephone __ Person Summary of Contact: Investigator Robert Buras spoke with ‘Vr. Thomas above time | and date relative to his witnessing the burning of files from’ the Louisiana State Police Intelligence Section in 1970-1 , Mr. Stanley Betholot, then an Assistant District Attorney, | instructed the State Police to burn all files that were not part of public records or part of criminal investigations. Trustees carried the files to the rear of the Headquarters Bldg. and they were burned. Mr. Thomas remembers that the files contained a Fair Play for Cuba Committee section but he doesn't remember much detail about the file. He does not recall Lee Harvey Oswald being named in the file but believes an Assistant District Attorney for Jim Garrison came several | Recommended Follow-up (if any): Contact Jim Garrison and Andy Sciambre relative to this ae, Ki anwe Sign ‘ . eon er arte ni lepegene tthe roe reenattinetneaprainnbirt peatrpcinen etic a uesmaye eva wrepuuneeor cee eyrenrentenecteniey ge ene ee
, AW 54756 ’ Page two of interview with Ray William Thomas different times and copied information from the files and the index system of Guy Banister. Mr. Thomas was assigned to the Louisiana State Sovereign- ty Commission in 1960-1. The head of the Commission at that time was Mr. John Deer who has since didd. Mr. Thomas stated that the Sovereignty was invovled in checking people that might cause violence during the period of intergration in ‘the state, They were interested in subversive elements of the so called left and right. This was the reason for gett- ing Mr, Banister's files. Mr, Thomas does not know what happened to the Commission files but believes that they were destroyed or just misplaced somewhere in the State System. ; ' He stated that he could not remember too much about the files contents but would call back if naything came to mind, Mr. Thomas stated that Billy Joe Booth, an instructor, at Louisiana State University would remember the files being destroyed but since it has been such a long time he would not, in all probability, remember their contents. . End Of Memo ot Docld:32248311 Page 4
a “HW 54756 6912-78 LIAM Ray William Thomas , SObeGRHARERL 214k Hast: Contour Dre ‘Baton Rouge, La. X 7 Investigator Robert Buras. spoke, with Mr. Thomas above time | and date relative to. his witnessing, the. ‘burning ‘of ‘files from the Louisiana State Police Intelligence Section in 1970-1 ° Mo Stanley Betholot, then: an Assistant District Attorney, instructed the State Police to burn all files that were not part of public records or ppEt of criminal investigations, Trustees’ carried the. files to the rear of the Headquarters Bldg. and they were ‘burned. | “Mr. Thomas’ remembers that. the. files contained a Fair Play for Cuba. Committee section ‘but he doesn't remember much detail about the file. He | does not recall. Lee Harvey. Oswald _being named | ‘in the file but believes that is due. to bad - memory. He recalls that Mr, ‘andy Seiambra. | an Assistant District Attorney for Jim Garrison, came - several Contact . Jim Garrison and bndy ‘Sciambre relative to. this files Docld: 32248311 Page 5
oe Pace & two of interview with, Ray 3 william ‘Thomas a a “different times. “and | copied information from ‘tthe fies and he: index, system of Guy ‘Banister... : . Mrs. ‘Thomas was" assigned ‘to ‘the: Leutatana State Sovereign- “ey Commission in. 1960-1, The head of the Commission at that. _ time was “Mr, John Deer. who has. since didd.. Mr. Thomas stated. — ‘that- the Sovereignty was invovled “in checking people that, ...: might.cause violence during the period of intergration in). the: state, They were interested in. Subversive elements of ~~:. the so. called left and: right.” This was the reason for. gette ing Mr, Banister’s files. ‘Mr, Thomas does not. know what | “happened to the Commission files but believes that they were - destroyed: or. just misplaced somewhere. in. ‘the Sbace System.” He stated that he: ‘could: not. remember ‘too. wuch. About: the files contents but would'call back if naything came to. mind," foe Myre Thomas. stated that Billy Joe ‘Booth; an instructor, .at.”. ~ Lowisiana State University would remember the @iles being . a destroyed but since it has been such a- long time ‘he. wauid. nots mt in all probability, remember their contents. HW 54756. OF . _ Meme... “ pocld: j2oasata | “Page 6
, ene "3 | “Ray | William ‘Thomas - ~ ae moe  Gel2=78 me Pld. East Contour, Dre eee 2 Phone. owe . tide. States: Tnvostigatins Agency  auge. Wood Dale. Blvd. . a 504-927-1649 “Witnessed burning ‘files ‘of Guy Banister and other “files of State Police ‘Intelltgence | 1970-1 a Robert Bures rn ace as “6n12-78 HW 54756 . Docld:32248311 Page 7”: