AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 MW 55923 Doold: 3232346513 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information HSCA 180-10078-10371 NUMBERED FILES 009263 Document Information HSCA CAMBRE, JOSEPH 06/08/1978 17 BANISTER, GUY; FILES LOUISIANA STATE POLICE GARRISON; INVESTIGATION CAMBRE, JOSEPH SUMMARY Unclassified Open in Full Redact 07/22/1993 Box 169. Page i Date: 10/14/20
INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE | .s Identifying Information: - . wane__Joseph Cambre Address 4446 Hyacinth Ave. City/State Baton Rouge, Las “pate of Birth 8-26-18 social Security 437-01-6108 7 : Physical Description: . _ Height Weight Ethnic Group_ * ~ “9 4 Me. Personal. History? a. Present Employment: Louisiana State Police Department 265 Foster Dr. Trailer # 25 Ordinance Section, — - Address ' Telephone 50Kn389-7026 b. Criminal Record 1. Arrests 2. Convictions it Additional Personal Information: a. Relative(s): Mame Addre b. Area frequented: c. Remarks: Investigator Ck uaa Date | 6-8~-78 ‘relephone - Children Obtained Guy re files from Mary: Banister Sf: 1° (= ae ee KENNEDY a 0092635. Date 6-8-78- . a Place ~Phone 5Ob= 3h 7954 Mor S§S Spouse Color Eyes Hair Special Characteristics | Form #4-B |
ode a ae LIt. (NW 55923 Boold: S2240313 P ; .. KENNEDY — OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT DATE 6-8-78 TIME © Identifying Information: 50k-3hl- 795k. Name Joseph Cambre 7 Telephone “Address AAG Hyacinth Ave. Baton Rouge,. La . “Type of Contact: a Telephone ~~ _.. Person Summary of Contact: Mr. Cambre : stated that he helped Russell Willie obtain Guy : Banister's records from Mary Banister and later he went thru - these records and also remembers them being destroyed along with many other records due to orders attempting to comply “with the Privacy Act. Mr. Cambre was assigned to the records © section of investigation and intelligence within the State Police. He worked with the Louisiana State Sovereignty Com- mission during 1970-1. Mr. Cambre went thraugh the records of Mr. Banister and noticed that many of the index cards cards refered to files that were missing, Banister's files were kept seperate from the general files, Mr. Cambre stated they were in a five drawer file cabinet but. the cabinet was not full. Many of the folders that were numbered were missing. - Recommended Follow-up (if any): Request Banister's files from the F.B.I. Signature: ‘Form $5
Page two interview of Joseph Cambre oO Mr. Cambre believes that Mary Bamhister mentioned that she had allowed the F.B.I. to take what they, wanted from the _ files before the State Police obtained them, This seemed ‘appropiate since Mr, Banister was a retired F.B.I. Agent. ~ Mr, Cambre couldn't remember the names of the files but he remembered that they were of organizations and individuals _ that would be considered liberal, or subversive, or communist. ' Mr. Banister-had extensive records on the Southern Conference _ Educational Fund. Many of the: files were newspaper clippings, that refered to something that Banister was interested in.) , Mr, Cambre remembers reading a file on the Fair Play. for Cuba Committee which was mostly news clippings. He also _remembers a transcrip of Lee Harvey Oswald speaking to some- one on the g#adio about this organization. He can not remem- 7 ber a specific file on Oswald or any of Oswald's associates. , Mr, Cambre remembered that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee had an address on Camp St. He was surprised to learn that 544 Camp St. was the same. building that Mr. Banister had his office in.* He couldn't anything else about the contents of - the files at this time but will call back if he thinks of anything new that might be of use. , Mr. Cémbre stated that an investigator from Jim Garrison's office came and took notes of the contents of the files and index cards. He could not remember the name of the investi- gator but suggested‘that Garrison might remember. The files were loaded into cartoon and bags in his pre= . sence but he dié not.see them destroyed. He suggested that Ray W. Thomas or Billy Joe Booth might know more about the actual destroying of the files. Mr. Thomas works withi.. a . private detective agency in Baton Rouge and Mr, Booth is an instructor at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. End . Of _ Memo HW 55923 Doold:32248313 Page 4
- Joseph Cambre . a ; | 6+8-78 _ 4446 Hyacinth Ave. .- Phone Baton» Rouges: nr _ coe 5Obn344A7954, bas! | os 43 720146108 : Louisiana State. Police Department. 265 Foster. Dre ce Trailer # 25: Ordiaance Sedtion. — 504=389-7026 ; Obtained: Guy Banister's files from Mary Banister | Robert: Buras 6-68-78 . ‘NW 55923 DocId:32248313 Page 5 ©
et a 68-78 Joseph Cambre - 70% Shh 799% — hk6 Hyacinth Ave.” Baton Rouge, La  ¢¥ Mr. Cambre stated that he helped Russell Willie. obtain Guy ‘Banister's records from Mary. Banister and later he went thru these records and also remembers them being destroyed along with many other records due to. orders attempting ‘tO comply - with the privacy det. Mr. Cambre was assigned to the records . section of investigation and intelligence within : the State | Police. He worked with the Louisiana State Sovereignty Com mission during 1970-1. Mr. Cambre went through the records | of Mr. Banister. and noticed that ‘many of the index cards cards refered to files that were missing. Banister 's files were kept Seperate from the ‘general files. Mr, cdmbre stated they were in a five drawer file cabinet but the cabinet was. not full. Many of the folders that were numbered were missing. _ - - Request Banister's files from the F.B.I. WW 55923 Docld:32248313 Page 6
Mr, Cambre believes that Mary Banister. mentioned that she “had allowed the F.B.I. to take what they wanted from the files before the State Police obtained them. This seemed appropiate since Mr, Banister was a retired F.B.I. Agent. | Mr, Cambre couldn't remember the names of the files but he remembered that they were of organizations and individuals that would be considered liberal, or subversive, or communist. Mr, Banister had extensive records on the Seuthern Conference — _ Educational Fund. Many of the files. were newspaper clippings, that refered to something. that Banister was interested in. Mr. Cambre remembers reading a file on the Fair Play for. Cuba Committee which was mostly news clippings. He also . remembers a transcrip of Lee Harvey Oswald speaking to some« one on the madio about this organization. He can not remem~. ber a specific file on Oswald or any of Oswald's associates. Mr, Cambre remembered that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee had an address on Camp St. He was surprised to learn that 544 Camp St. was the same building that Mr. Banister had his office in.* He couldn't anything else about the contents of the. files at this time but will call back if he thinks of | anything new that might be of USE o “Mr. CAambre stated that an investigator from Jim Garrison's office came and took notes of the contents of the files and - index cards, He could net remember the name of. the investle ” gator but suggested that Garrison might remember. ‘The files were loaded into cartoon and bags in nis | pre~ gence but he did not see them destroyed, He suggested that. -Ray W. Thowas or Billy Joe Booth might know more about the actual destroying of the files. Mr. Thomas works witha a | - private detective agency in Baton Ropge and Mr. Booth is an . instructor at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouges | : End Of ‘Memo MW 55923 Doold:32246313 Page 7