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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: Mr. Bassett

HEROM : D. Ryan plot

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 - Mr. Adams

1 - Mr. McDermott

1 - Mr. Bassett

DATE: 1/5/79

1 - Mr. Mintz

Attn: Mr. Coulson

1 - Mr.

Ryan

1 - Mr. Foster

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm:

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Adm. Servs.

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PURPOSE: To furnish status of the issue involving release

by the HSCA of an FBI document to an outside party,

as addressed in correspondence to HSCA Chairman, Louis V.

Stokes, on 12/6/78 and responded to by HSCA Chief Counsel

and Director, G. Robert Blakey, on 12/13/78, and to recommend

attached letter be sent to Mr. Blakey requesting he identify

any other FBI documents furnished by this Bureau to the HSCA

which may have been similarly released.

DETAILS: By letter dated 12/6/78 (copy attached with enclosures),

HSCA Chairman Louis V. Stokes was furnished a copy

of an FBI document dated 5/26/71, an informant report from

the

St. Louis Field Office file of former informant Oliver Patterson.

This informant report, along with three related items of

correspondence, was furnished to the FBI via the Department of

Justice (DOJ) by Harold Weisberg, a private citizen, author

and self-styled assassination prober. Mr. Weisberg

received

the document from Patterson.

The informant report in question was furnished the

HSCA in response to the Committee

s request dated 1/26/78 for

all retrievable information concerning Patterson.

Our letter

to Mr. Stokes expressed

concern that a document of this nature

entered the public domain in such a manner and requested that

the HSCA, in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding,

afford proper and necessary security to our documents during

course of future public hearings and the HSCA final report.

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Memorandum from D. Ryan to Mr. Bassett

Re:

House Slect Committee on Assassinations (HSCA

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In his letter of 1413//o

behalf of Chairman Stokes

explained that since the int omant

report in question

stemmed from Patterson, it was his Blakey's)

understanding that our release of materials would include

no objection to Patterson having what he had originally given

Mr. Blakey expressed regret that this instance

caused any concern and assured the Director that the HSCA

would continue to afford FBI material all measures of

confidentiality in compliance with the Memorandum of Under-

standing.

Upon receipt of Mr. Blakey's letter, the Director

attached a routing

slip, noting "Are you satisfied with

this response? Anything further required?"

Mr. Blakey is correct that the informant report

in question was prepared by Patterson and given the Bureau

in 1971. However, the FD-306 cover sheet was attached by

the FBI upon filing and, therefore, did not originate with

Patterson.

Further, at

the time of our release of material

concerning Patterson, the HSCA was not given authorization to

release any document

from FBI files to Patterson.

Mr. Blakey

should be advised to this effect to correct his understanding

that we have no objection to Patterson (or any other outside

party) having

what he originally furnished to the FBI.

Patterson desires FBI information concerning himself, he

should request same under the Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) and not from the HSCA.

to SA John Howard, FOLA Scanch, Records Stagement Division,

the FD-306 and attached report would have been provided

Patterson under the FOIA.

Although Mr. Blakey's letter assures that our docu-

ments will be afforded full

security in the future, it is

believed

a letter should be directed to him correcting his

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Memorandum from D. Ryan to Mr. Bassett

House Select

62-117290

Committee on

Assassinations

understanding as authorized above and requesting that any

RECOMMENDATION:

That the attached letter be approved for

forwarding to Mr. Blakey.

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On Saturday, May 8, 1971, OLIVER PATTERSON & WIfE LESLIE PATTERSON

arrived in Savannah, Georgia to uisit with d.B. STONER, DR. EDHARD

FIELDS, JERRY RAY of the ISPP Headquarters and later expected RICHARD

GEPPELT AND TERRANCE ROSE of the Granite City, I1lino1s Chapter of the

MSRP. The PATTERSON"S checked into the Downtowner Motel Saturday night.

On Sunday, May 9, 1971, OLIVER PATTERSON called the MSRP headquarters

at Montgomery Crossroads in Savannah and talked to JERRY RAY who

answered the phone. JERRY RAY asked where PATTERSON way and OLIVER

PATTERSON COld JARRY RAY that the PATTERSON/S were in Savannah. RAY

asked PATTERSON if PATTERSON had gotten in touch with d.B. STONER yet.

since arriving. PATTERSUN said no. JERRY RAY proceeded to tell

OLIVER PATTERSON about JERRY RAY'S brother, JAMES EARL RAY, escape

attempt from prison in Tennessee. JERRY RAY said tO OLIVER PATTERSON

that JERRY RAY had happened to be in the vicinity of the prison at the

time the attempt occurred. JERRY PAY said that JERRY had just been

going to visit JAMES EARL RAY and that when JERRY heard about the escape

attempt JERRY went to the prison and was questioned by both the warden

and F.B.I. men as to why JERRY RAY JuSt happened to be in Tennessee at

the time of the attempt. JERRY RAY was Interviemed by local newspapers

and local television stations wille near the prieon. In the interviews.

JERRY RAY TOId OLIVER PATTERSON thAI JERRY had critized the FBl in the

interviews.

JERRY RAY tellS PAITERSON hou lu gui lo the party headquarters and the

conversation ended.

OLIVER & LESLIE PATTERSON arrived at the MSRP

headquarters at about 2:00 p.m. May 9, 1971.

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At she headquarters, when the BAlTLRSON'S arrived, were JERRY RAr,

J.B. STONER, & PETER XAVIER. JEPPY RAY, J.B. STONER & the PATTERSONS

talked about JAMES EARL RAYS éSCOre Allept & STOMER Mas in the process

or melting a letter do someone about ene alsemps diselalming the mose

thing because as J.B. STONER reasoned, who would plan an escape attempt

through a 400° oven. JERRY RAY showed the PATTERSONS articles of the

escape attempt and finally the conversation turned to JOHN RAY and the

bank robbery in St. Charles, Misoours. D.B. STONER told the PATTERSONS

that one of the jurors felt sorry for JoHN Ray after he had been convicted

of the robbery. JERRY RAY, al that point, added "I wonder if anybody is

gonna feel sorry for BOMAR" & then RAY and STONER looked at one another

and laughed. JERRY RAY & PETE XAYIER left for Savannah Beach & J.B. STONER

and the PATTERSONS went to a Red Lobster Restaurant across the street from

the headquarters for lunch. STONER asked PATTERSON when PATTERSONS expected

RICHARD GEPPERT & TERRY ROSE to arrive in Savannah. PATTERSON, OLIVER, 401d

STONER that GEPPERT & ROSE were to arrive Monday, May 10, 1971, In the

late afternoon after a gun shou of RICHARD GEPPERT'S in cincinatti, Ohio.

GEPPERT had told 0. PATTERSON to find out from J.B. STONER If STONER was

going to attend the Jacksonulle, Florida neeting scheduled for that

evening and 1f J.B. SIONER MaS lo allend, be sure to walt for GEPPERT and

ROSE so that they could go also. STOVER said that he was not going to

attend & that DR. EOMARD FIELDS MaS going to make the speech. After lunch,

the PAITERSON'S went to Savannah Beach, Georgia & J.B. STONER went

somewhere undisclosed. The PATTERSDIl'S checked in at Savannah Beach Day's

Inn Motel which 1s localed a couple blocks from J.B. STONERS rented home.

• Just before lunch, JERRY RAY & J.B. STONER both made other

comnents about getting BOYAR.

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On Monday, May 10, 1971, the PAlIPSONS arrived at pary headquarters

talked with J.B. STOHER & JERKY RAY. Three girls in the office were

Meiy busy, JERRY RAY & thE PAITERSONS left to take LESLIE PATTERSON

shopping. OLIVER PATTERSO: & JERPY RAY talked about JAMES EARL RAY &

JERRY RAY Said 10 OLIVER PATICESC ChaL JERRY didn't want to say too

much but JeRRY RAY knew, and the IBI knew, that there was another party

involved in the killing of MaRTIN LUTHER KING. JERRY RAY did say that

JAMES EARL RAY mas the one who pulled the trigger! OLIVER PATTERSON &

JERRY RAY, While L. PATTERSON shopped, went to Ernie's A-Go-Go at the

Intersection of Mny, 80 & Skidaway Road. JERRY RAY told O. PATTERSON

that JERRY RAY only knew of a fen places in toum to drink & Ernie's

A-Go-Go-was one of them. JERRY RAY & 0. PATTERSON continued the

talk about JA'ES EARL RAY. JEENY RAY Luld O. PATTERSON that it

probably wouldn't be the last time that JAMES EARL RAY tried to escape.

JERRY RAY tOld 0. PATERSOil that both JERRY RAY & JOHN RAY were both

kind of upset over the fact that JAMES EARL WAS the oldest of the three

but was the only one of the three boys to have all his hair and teeth.

JERRY RAY & 0. PATTERSON returned and picked up L. PATTERSON and went to

one of the printers that the MSPP uses and picked up 300 mailers which

were to be sent to the entire si ate of Michigan announcing a meeting

in Flint, Michigan, the 15th of Pidy, where NSKP leader, MIKE LANDIS, MaS

coning from Chicago to speak. After picking up the mallers, & a shoe

sized box of MSRP membership cords. JERRY RAY & the PATTERSONS returned

tO MSRP headquarters.

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At the headquarters, the PATTERS%'s helped JERRY MAY mall out

the 300 notices of the flint Michigan meeting by stuffing, stamping

and

sealing the envelopes. J. B. SICilER made mention that the MSKP

postage bill, per month, Is usually right around $800.00. The

activity around the headquarters was at a rapid pace. the PATTERSONS

left the headquarters for Savannah Beach and checked into the

Veranda Motel, room 46, where they stayed through Saturday morning,

May 15, 1971. Just as the PAITERSUS arrived at the room the phone

rang & it was JERRY RAY telling the PATTEPSONS that RICHARD GEPPERT &

TERRY ROSE had arrived in Savannah and were heading for the Veranda

Motel in Savannah Beach inmediately, GEPPERT & ROSE arrived at the

Veranda motel at approximately 5:00 p.m. and obtained room no. 47.

The PATTERSONS, GEPPERT & RUSE went to the beach. J.B. STONER arrived

at the notel at about 8:00 p.n. & JERRY RAY arrived shortly thereafter.

The evening consisted of talk of hating niggers & jews & the fbi and

of a card game. J.B. STONER left at 2:00 a.u. May 11, 1971 and

JERRY RAY stayed to talk. O. PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE listened to

JERRY RAY talk about the "CAT MAN" MItness ayainst JOHN RAY and JERRY

RAY tOld O. PATTERSON, GEPPERI & ROSE that someone had bloodied up the

CAT MAN and tied & hia to the back of a car and drove with the CAT Mall

tied like that.

JERRY sald to B. PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE that the

day after this happened to the CAT MAN that the CAT MAN came to JERRY RAYS

sisters house in St. Louis & told JERRY RAY, JERRY RAYS dad & his sister,

that he was going to file 3 charges against JERRY RAY for doing this to

the CAT MAN UnleSS JERRY RAY gave the CAT MAN moncy to keep quiet.

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JERRY RAY, his sister, and his day, cold the CAT MAN to beat 1t. JERRY

RAY Left St. Louis the day before JOHl RAYS sentencing because JERRY RAY

thought that this night be brought up in court and hurt JOHN RAYS chances

JERRYRAY left at about 2:45 a.u. (Before JERRY RAY left talk revolved

around BOMAR, JOHN RAY & doing things "in the dead of night" to different

people Including BOMAR, BUT doing these things individually to lessen the

chance of being caught.)

Tuesday, May 11, 1971, after a full day at the beach with GEPPERT & ROSE,

0. & L. PATTERSON, RICHARD GEPPERT & TERRY ROSE drove into NSRP headquarters

picked up J.B. STONER and drove to the nearby Oylethorp Mall for dinner.

Hatred of niggers and jews was the main topic of conversation - although

J.B. STONER did (surprisingly) lip lis nigger waiter. After

dinner all

returned to NSRP headquarters. JERRY RAY Showed GEPPERT, ROSE & THE

PATTERSOMS hOw JERRY RAY shot the burglar, BLACK, when BLACK was trying to

steal the MSRP records. GEPPERT, ROSE & PATTERSONS returned to the Veranda

motel and retired for the evening.

On Wednesday morning, May 12, 1971, D. PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE went to

the NSRP headquarters and picked up JB STONER & JERRY RAY and drove to

Aristrong College where J.B. STOlER was scheduled to speak at 12:30 in

front of a political information group on the campus. Hhile at the head-

quarters though, a couple by the nane of Lippert (sp?) driving a maroon

Corvair, came to attend the speaking engayement also. d.B. STONER acted

very cold toward the LIPPERTS. On the trip to Armstrong College the LIPPERTS

SoloMed 0. PATTERSONS car and JB STONER. tOld GEPPERT, ROSE, JERRY RAY &

O. PATTERSON that STONER thouyle that LIPPERIS were dus infultrators so

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At Armstrong Coliege, d.B. STOWN spoke 10 an overflow crowd of better

than 300 students and flanking STOrER on the stage were JERRY RAY &

RICHARD GEPPERT. ROSE 8 O. PATTERSO stayed at the edge of the stage

behind the curtains to ward off any possible attacks from the rear.

0. PATTERSON had parked his car directly behind the auditorium so that

if a hasty exit was necessary they would be prepared. STONERS speech

consisted of hating niggers & jews, the federal reserve system & the

screwed up nigger postal system, etc. Upon completion of the speech .

questions were asked by the audience and J.B. STONER answered the

questions and then STONER was hustied back out the rear door without

any trouble. STONER, GEPPERT, ROSE, JERRY RAY & O. PATTERSON on the

trip back to headquarters reflected that all the hecklers were niggers

or sheenies, but that there was a group of loyal whites scattered

throughout who listened but were afraid of the jews a niggers to come to

JB STONERS defense.

DR. EDWARD FIELDS & his wife & J.B. STONER arrived at the Veranda Motel

at about 8:30 p.M. Mednedday evening, May 12th. Topics of conversation

were niggers, sheenies, & RICHARD GEPPERIS Nazi war medals. STONER,

DR. FIELDS & his wife left the notel around 10:30 p.m. & GEPPERT, ROSE &

THE PATTERSONS watched the 11:00 news to see the f1lm clips of J.B. STONERS

speech at Armstrong College. GEPPERT Mas very anxious to see GEPPERT on

television and talked of the day when he would becone head of the NSRP.

Conversation ended and all partles retired. a

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rage, 7.

On Thursday, May 13, 1971, GEPPERT, ROSE & D. PATTERSON went to the

MSPR headquarters al about 11:00 a.m. The secretaries at the head-

quarters ran off a list of subscribers to the NSRP "THUNDERBOLT" for

the entire state of Missours and three zip codes in Illinois .:

(620 to 623) These were given to GEPPERT, ROSE & O. PATTERSON.

PATTERSON, GEPPERT & ROSE did mental work around the filthy headquarters

and then returned to the Veranda Motel at around 3:30 p.m. At the

motel GEPPERT, ROSE & O. PATTERSON Clipped and pasted the addresses

on individual Index cards. GEPPERT made mention of the fact to

ROSE & 0. PATTERSON that A.0. KERi could not see these records.

J.B. STONER arrived at the notel at about 9:00 p.m. and once again

GEPPERT, ROSE, STONER & O. PATTERSON talked of their hatred for

niggers and jews. STONER left by midnight.

On Friday, May 14, 1971, GEPPERT, ROSE & PATTERSONS went to the

MSRP headquarters and RICHARD GIPPERT picked out $125.00 worth of

MSRP literature, medals and patches, etc, to bring back to St. Louis

to sell to local MSRP members. It was also decided that O, PATTERSON

would be official photograuher since hexha O. PATTERSON has a

Polarold camera, Unfle GEPPERT picked out his material, ROSE a

•PATTERSONS copied names of right mingers in Illinois (zip code 620 to 623

that were on an IUM list of people who have at one time or another

subscribed to right-wing Iiterature). TERRY ROSE asked DR. FIELDS

how'the NSRP attained this nattonal huge list of names & DR. FIELDS

refused to answer. DR. FIELDS' Mlle asked the PAITERSONS If she

PATTERSONS would like to go dancing and hear a great Chicago band.

Friday night the PATTERSON net the FIELDS at suRix the FIELDS home

and proceeded to the Esquire Bar In PATTERSONS car, UN. FIFLDS made

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DR. FIELDS and his wife go there every avallable friday night. While

walkipg in the front dour or the Esquire bar the FIELDS & PATTERSONS

rant into the FIELDS goud friends RANDY & JANE GOULD. JANE GOULD used

to ba a secretary at MSKP Headquarters and RANDY GOULD is a sheetmetal

apprentice. THE PATTERSONS, FIELDS & GOULDS all sat together and

ordered a drink. The muste started and the band, the CHICAGO FENDERS,

were just as wild and loud as can be imagined: When one could hear

over the music, DR. FIELDS mentloned that he would like to see the

PATTERSONS come to LOS Anyeles and that DR. FIELDS and family were

going to spend three weeks on their may to Los Angeles to a national

meeting of the MISRP stupping and speaking in all major cities on his

way. (DR. FIELDS is a chiropractor). DR. FIELDS said that there should

be over 1,000 people in Los Angles, J.B. STONER had mentioned that he

was not and would not attend but STONER did not make mention as to why.

DR. FIELDS told the PATTENSONS that they (the PATTERSONS) would not

be treated as the common people attending but that the PATTERSONS would

be invited to all the gala doings and meet all the right people at the

meeting. DR. FIELDS also mentioned that once a month DR. FIELDS drives

to Atlanta, Georgia to get the Thunderbolt printed as otherwise the

editor fills in the vacant spaces with recipes and jokes.

(Earlier in the week s.B. STONER had inferred to the PATTERSONS that

the headquarters would eventually be built from the building fund in

Savangah because the police in Sarannah were more sympathetic that

elsewhere. Particulary wherethe headquarters had once been. DR. FIELDS

said that they were 907 sure that the headquarters (new) would be in

Atalanta or right outside of Atlanta. While the PATTERSONS were with

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GEPPERT DROSE, JERHY RAY, & J.B. SICIER MerE In GEPPERT & ROSE'S rOOm at

the Veranda Motel waiting for O. PATTIPSON to return for a poker game.

PATTERSONS dropped off Dr. & Mrs. FILLDS at their home and returned to the

Veranda Motel at 2:15 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 1971. J.B. STONER & JERRY RAY

had gone home, GEPPERT & ROSE were sleeping.

Saturday morning GEPPERT & ROSE checked out of the mutel and went to

headquarters. Shortly thereafter the PATTERSONS checked out and went

to headquarters. When PATTERSOliS arrived at headquarters TERRY ROSE was

In the process of cleaning? guns that belonged at the headquarters.

ROSE removed the safety from J.B. STONER'S pistol so that even with only

one bullet J.B. STONER could fire the gun. But, ROSE pointed out to

STONER that all the guns were in disrepair from not cleaning them and

particularly J.B. STONERS autonatic pistul which even needed a new barrel

because of nonuse and cleaning. Talk was mentioned between STONER, RAY,

PATTERSONS, GEPPERT & ROSE of an International Right Wing Convention to be

held in August or September in Spain. After such talk it was decided that

RICHARD GEPPERT should find out more Information about the trip and J.B.

STONER sald that he defintely mould go as did GEPPERT AND ROSE. PATTERSONS

sald that they would like to but would have to see. STONER suggested that

maybe enough members would want lo go to charler an entire plane to Spain

for the meeting. When GEPPERT recelved more Information on the conference

•more plans will be made.

dr. FIELDS tOld GEPPERT, ROSE & PATTERSONS that If DR. FIELDS had a speaking

engagement in July in Chicago, Illinols and would try to set up a speaking

engagement in St. Louis of greater magnilude and advance notice than the

Edwardsville meeting held a few months back with J.B. STONER.

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• At noon everyone daid goudly and d.B. STONER led the PATTERSONS, In

their car and RICHARU GIPPLKI & ILNHY RUSE IN RUSE'S car, to the

properthighway exit for return to St. Louts. The PATTERSONS & GEPPERT

AND ROSE returned to their homes in the St. Louts area Sunday, Hay 16th.

NOTES

LIPPERT works at dome kind of helicopter manufacturer in Savannah and

started working there do the last year.

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licarings of in 1ts Itsel put lie raport:

well as the tonats of our venorardar of ln erstar les

should to achered to.

WilliaM. Sonater

FICIOSUIGZ

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Honorable Louis Stokes

Mote: By request dated 1/26/78, the RSCA was provided

all retrievable infornation regarding Oliver Patterson,

¿ former source of our st. Iouis Division. Patterson

provided a signed waiver authorizing release of his files.

The release included the enclosed document in its rela-

tively unsanitized version.

This docunent is not known to

have been released to the public donain through POll or any

other litigation proceedirgs.

The document and related

COrIespOndence nere subsequently provided to fI. Quinlan

Shea, JI., Director, Office of Privacy and Appeals,

Department of Justice, by one Harold Weisberg, whe was

characterized within.

It is noted that the three items of

related correspondence provided by weisberg represent

corespondence between Helsberg and G. Robert Blakey, Chief

Counsel, HSCA, relating to weiaburg's contacts with

Patterson.

HI. Shea provided the documents to the

Congressional Inguiry Unit, Records Management Division,

for appropilate action.

This letter to the Honoral-le Louis

Stokes, Chalrman of ESCA, satisfies sane. The Xeroxing of

all Items are the best avallable copies.

Iten VII of the Memorandun of Understandira reculres

that the ASCA notify the Attorney General of its intention

to disclose information which may tend to identify FBI

Informants, potential infomarts or confidential sources.

The docusent in question is sensitive because it is a Irport

fIOn a fOIner FBI informant, contains FBI Insitht and nethor

of investigating a white hate organization and involves the

privacy tights of numerous Individuals naned therein.

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• Mr. G. Robert Blakoy

10/3

:: House Select Comittoe on disassinations

House' of Reprusentatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

Doar tr. Blakey,

In writing you two wnys ayo I pointed out that you are rually vury unlourich

when you tryto be solf-serving. In tuduy's muil and by a phout call I diu not aspect

I learned more about this today.

You may remember that when you cullud Juli lay lu un executive session, Jire

Lesar asked me tu de prusent fur ay luld wighl pruvide. You had me put out of tha

room. than kr. tsur went to examine t truncrint: or mior executive sessious

involving his clients, he nue notei. suu liss lil., note:: physically taken away from

bir. Theue procodures are baraly culuul son tu crud currection ul my error in

the transcripts. kcept for those may ones jull hunkirs made, those I think may not

be axactly accidental "errors."

What Members know und bulieve i: linly runtrolled by the stufi bicause the

believe. You know the committoe máut not survive tlic loss of anothur chiuf counsel.

I understand you have remindodo the cumitlee ul thás.

Not havint an authentic subject exurt pret in the tearing roun vith John .

Hay and Carol Pepper Liwited tu: coricotion of coumittee errors kir. sesar could make.

Is you don't sup, neso that transeript it will rifluct nough, Not lettingt, loaar

have even hís notes served tie BERe MIrIO:'.

This is to say that your roul pui,;e ims no rulutiouslip to any legatinate

need to proect the privucy of vilini ru. dovin; olilady, both of wlow wanted

se to be present, as their counsol lu's inaud, nur enu!' it keep sucret wuytlung

that came up. All three diucussed those mitters will lie.

In today's ma1l I have the sueund lut duant) comittoc executive session

tranucript, auch copy aven officially to the maron who provided the copy by the

committue. I huve nothin stolun ira. dis as manis di outinine anythin liko that.

Muo In today's nail I have 10 ur 141 ca, o1 tul mcurdo your curmillou, 01-

ricially, save to the person uho provida, buse rucurd, lu mo ilow it also lijens

that the ill did not want these recorus out wur us it stillu them firm we in one

of my POLA ORses In which they are in lev ait.

Sacrocy is your selective prictise. ion sury tling iron me lu cover yoursell

and the misdirection of the comitter yuu lie suic dur in mullin; oil, Liherkise

with your refusal to let we have cu,i.: Of wint you have already put into the

public dowein. With that you have aullur pe node purpose, civio: to those to

ubon you owe nuch - those I sue under full. l'ul ulut via dullu expuct ul a genuine

and sincere profossor of the law, wii. ill lil: do tu 1.:1. 1la

"wu! ury pruceus work.

The phone call was frow Oliver Lathiraulle 1 lind written him lu aik dout hiis

buring a copy of a letter I urot: diry jo sour inurmurl, il you were not awure of

1t, came bore just vefore his exocutiv stion tortiung, le had cone to toorea

to transport Jerry day to Wastingtulo due Millio pruel holdo notlung ili luda se

to believe that you will ruper the condi, ul i commilter dilismit to my howe das

Improper, although I au the citod suurci ol vural storica of factual criticiam

of the connittee.

62-119901

PUNTOSURE

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terested them and thul it inchured my debt so dius hard my lotter to sl. Paitereon

tu rend to tire, ull the timo protundin dicintend ni never ond alon and láu

I beliuve do tutturuon. Thus 1 biliove lim Wan I Willis no Last Do fil 1ot

five the comdttoe print: of pictures la: lud don he we. lar's out my, my, how it

does louk - for a prolesuor oi lin lu lali.v. Vul dmr. sorve: jrujur luciulativo

purposes by using inturuits and then tee inurnt: intertept frittr conunica-

tions involvin; an outsyukun critic ui you un inur comitluo ium vul takes

photographs of him aud derry "y tubtle'.

haro tuttorue is micleur on the d.ldid: a la ulcround on in la win diven

by your stall. l'd appreciate beunrin, irun juu li jou en micribe a projer dozio-

lative purpose to uny official backyruu.l.d ur inturmed with me the sulject

of that backgrowding

hr. P'atterson is quito clear list so bul: lus, lis 1 un a "paranoid, anile

old nan." trow whut I hive hourd about in sintüg juan. Uch to hi: r ported asiar

aunt to the cupidor detuil in dia: lom comy do cilit urico, what soul

disturb we 1u any luvoruble opinion lo: mi ll are... dub d us tunes in out the:

proprekty of any backgrounding multin, lu my mumbled the prior ditos curl kuy

defense team. If you do not want to urier cu. út an i prolessor un law, then I would

welcolie it from the Chief Counsel an vir chor vi liri cumultura Unless, o, course,

you vouli prufer to present ull oi di; lu l clair nho sit respond as chairman.

In any event, it nou is quite el ai that ur rlsal of copie. ai public rucords

you have published and will publishi: ,nle.budd an am is inuropriat for vithr

a professor uf lan of a committu conel me dir: luia d1 ulou iu purent tout in

this you cover yourself and thon to win you uni beh, bure who withdrild under

Preeiom of Inforation and court proc::.

1! 1la0lii is vi bowul any doubt trat you

have civen confidential l'ul rucurdu:...io a dudl indura the Dupertant, to wlách

I u1ll also provide copies.

Paú. tro tuttorson's memory is implit of mo mild rembered loss oi the

directed quotation of surt furious tr. i: "

Generally uses. There was a tire, is bu. bout anod, oil ta m you all were in bou

ances tune helpod lim propero. Ul l ubme micriptons my lavorale is cituckeronio

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Roude l' : 01d Receiver Road

Frederica. 140. 21701

October 23, 1979

6. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director

Select Committee

on Assassinations

U.S. House of Nepresentatives

3369 House Office Buflding, Annex 2

Hashington, o.c. 20515

Dear Mr. Blakey:

If you taught law students the war you wote your letter of October 24, 1 can

understand the Chief Justice's comment on the incompetence of lawyers better

than I could before receiving your letter.

If a nonlawyer can presume to give advice to one who insists on being referred

to as professor, then I think the beginning of your convoluted first sentence is

an unmise description of pursuing a Congressional Investigation under the pre-

text of a legitisaate legislative purpose.

The final words in this long sentence are more suitable for use before a jury.

you want to prejudice.

While I an required to work when I am too tired and at

a pace I would prefer to be not as raold, I doubt that I ever sald, in my letter

of October 7 or anywhere alse, that I found anything you or the committee have

done to be "ot usa to the puhlte." It by any renote chance I so misspoke myself,

then this is my correction of it.

There can be values in some of what yuu saw no value in. This parhaps explalns

your refusal to provide coples of the public record when I was specific in telling

you I want it for use in court.

Some of what you refuse to provide me you nave to the press. As I told you, 1

heard some of It broadcast, which is a pretty public use.

Those of your staff who run the xerax nachines are hardly those wino are "curfently

working long hours" on "the final report" and "to prepare for the upcomina public

hearings on the assassination of is. Martin Luther King, Jr." (You have saparate

subcommittees, separate staffs, and I asked for JFK public decords, not those on

the King case.

Your JFK hearings are not antil Duceaber.)

If either the House or the coumittee rules prevent your providinn me with xerox

copies of the public record, you fall to say this while contorting yourself to

Imply 18. Without the most radical channe in the policy of the Congress since 1

had the responsibility for making the public record avallable, you do not reflect

It faithfully and Invoke the Conmittee and House rules in what amounts to false

pretense.

What you are really afaald of is any use that could expose what you are doing

ptlor to your dumping of an indigestible mass of preconceptions on what will

arount to a captive press becausa of time pressuras.

I has no such thing in mind

but maybe I will think about it and find some means of doing something about it

prior to your coming news-managanent stunt of withholding copies of everything

until you can present a report that nobody can check against its alleged sources.

Which are carefully enough selected in advance in any event.

ENCLOSURE

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or: Blakey -2

It what you put into the public record does not lamediately then go into the

puble domain, please correct me promptly because if there is a conventent

opportunity i say convey this to a reporter and l do not want to err.

If I an not incorrect, then all your who-struck-John is no better than a law

professor's Rube Goldberg contrantion for refusing to providr me dith xerox

copies of the public record for which I offered to pay in advance. All I

asked for neouires no more than givina a clert public records to xerox and

ma11. You know that it 18 not possible because of my conditóon for me to go

to your offices. and serely read records there, as 1t also is not possible for

se to file with any court what l can do no more than read.

If you really must write self-serving letters, why don't you turn the task

that clearly is too much for you over to one of the bright kids you have

hired with the largest investigatlve appropriacion in Congressional history?

A kid on your staff sight have had nore concern for your reputation than your

own letter rat\ects.,

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MI. Harold Weisberg

Route 12 - Old Receiver Road

Prederick, Maryland 2170)

Dear MI. Weisberg:

In connection with the commitle's investiyalion of the

circumstances surrounding the assassina ion of President John F.

Kennedy, this is to respond in your loller uf october 7, 1978.

I am gratified that you found our hearinys of interest and of

use to the public.

Pursuant to the Commiller and House kules, all the

testimony which was presented in public session is available at

the current time for your inspurriun at the Conmittee offices.

This information would include the tostimony and reports of

Doctors Baden and Guinn, as will is exhibits used during their

testimony.

The Committee stafl is currently working long hours not

only to write the final sport m our Warings in the Kennedy

assassination, but also to propone lon the upcoming public hearings

on the assassination of Dr. Marl in Luthur Kiny, Jr.

This expen-

diture of effort means wu imply du nol have the available time

to respond to individual impirie tor upies of testimony or

exhibits.

All public hear imys and the reports of our consultants

will be printed in the comillo.': timl repuit lu the Congress

and, consequently, availal, lo le emire public. As 1 have

indicated, should you need purlicular aspects of il before that

time, you are welcome to inspiel il il the Conmillee offices.

We

cannot, however, provide you wilh copie; of any particular docu-

ments, testimony or reporti; a lu currm time.

concerning the narlim

1 avo prior to Di. Baden's

testimony, the Committec

well, ol countie, appreciate any substan-

tive comments you may have on li:, on my other subject, at any-

time.

Please

address

all such conments in writing to myself at

the

• Committee

offices.

ENCLOSURE

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"Mr.: Harold weis

October 26, 1976°9

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work.

Thank you for your continuiny infrast in the Cunnittee's

sinceroly,

6. Kobert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Director

GRB: jWj

Mone: +7795979779

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