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OCR Page 1 of 84Newcomb/Adans
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What is the differonce batween Burkley's still classi-
field inventory of April 26. 1965, and that of Humes/Boswell
In sum, cortain photos taken at the autopsy were re-
on Nov. 1, 1966? Whut items are missing? Marion Johnson of
moved and/or destroyed before they were deposited in the
the National Archives said that the Kennedys want Burkley's
National Archives. The location of the brain, which was
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inventory kept secret.
The recently released Humes/Bos-
only partially examined, is unknown. So is the locked
will inventory, which showed destruction of autopsy films by
chest.
the Secret Service, was primarily withheld because it was
LBJ and the Autopsy.
claimed its disclosure would have invaded the privacy of the
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Kennedys.
As late as Nov. 26, 1963. "The White House declined
On Jan. 20, 1967. the Bethesda physicians - Humes, Bos-
to say whether an autopsy was performed on the body of John
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well, and Finck - met at the National Archives to examine
F. Kennedy."
On Nov. 4, 1966, Johnson told a press conference,
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the autopsy x-rays and photos. This was the s~cond time in
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three months that Humes and Boswell were at the Archives.
most of this Lautopsy films7 has been over in the Archives
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A few days later, on Jan. 26, 1967. Boswell wrote Attorney
stored all the time. He added, "It has always been
General Ramsey Clark and asked, because of the controv^rsy,
available to the Warren Commission and the Government, the
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that an expert panel examine the autopsy materials.
Justice Department, the FBI."
Archivists John F. Simmons
On Feb. 26, and 27, 1968. such a panel of doctors re-
and Marion Johnson, in March 1966. denied that the Archives
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viewed the matarials and wrote a report, which included an
had the films.
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inventory of items made available to them. The matorials
In early 1968, a forthcoming, sensational trial in New
were examined four years later by two other physicians. On
Orleans held the possibility that the autopsy films might be
Jan. 7. 1972. Dr. John K. Lattimor viewed the autopsy
obtained and usad. On Jan. 26, 1968, Boswell requested the
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materials at the Archives.
On Aug. 23. and 24, 1972, Dr.
Attorney Genoral to have a panel of doctors review the
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Cyril H. Wecht examined them.
Absent in these examina-
films.
The Bethesda doctors might have feared that a
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tions were the brain, the microscopic slides of brain and
trial could cast doubt upon their work.
Perhaps Lyndon
skin tissue, and interior photos of the head and body.
Johnson was also troubled about this. Although his resigna-
To date, no Parkland Hospital doctors have been invited
tion statement was prepared by Jan. 17. 1968, he failed to
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to view the autopsy materials.
give it when he made the State of the Union Address.
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