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although he didn't say this specifically). I took the oath and after the usual identification preliminaries questioned me closely about a December, 1962, repeat, December, 1962 extortion charge against Ferrie subsequently dropped. He questioned closely about my informants. I declined to answer all questions pertaining to my informants, my belief in a bribery, my knowledge of a bribery. I told him I had asked Ivon and Gonzales if it was possible a bribery had occurred. He attempted to weave this into the questioning as my ¹hypothesis" that a bribery did occur. He was unsuccessful and the stenographer was dismissed. He said I was an unethical journalist for asking such "poisonous" questions and said he was "officially" advising me to get counsel because I would be brought before the Grand Jury. He said I could be liable to perjury. I asked him if he would like my opinion of his ethics and he said no. Ivon was present during part of the questioning and we left Ward's office together. Ivon was distressed about the whole thing and reassured me that it was not him that had told Garrison or Ward. He implied it was Gonzales and said he was brought into Garrison and asked if the conversation occurred and replied yes. Immediately afterward, I talked to my attorney Heyd again. He was amazed at what he called the abuse of the Grand Jury powers (I gave him no particulars, just said I was questioned about a possible bribery). He said Ward's action was completely illegal and amounted to a "bullshit" coercion. He recommended a lawyer named Monk Zelden who he thinks will be effective if the matter comes up again. -4-

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