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February 20, 1968 Re: KERRY THORNLEY (Re: Joyce Talley or Juanta Abbert as leads) TO: JIM GARRISON, District Attorney FROM: LYNN LOISEL, Investigator RE: MARTIN MC AULIFFE (secend) On Tuesday, February 13, 1968, MARTIN MC AULIFFE came into the District Attorney.'s Office and was interviewed by Loisel and Bethell. MR. MC AULIFFE was asked if he knew KERRY THORNLEY, and how well did he know him. MC AULIFFE said that be had seen KERRY THORNLEY at the Bourbon House on two occasions sometime In 963 MC AULIFFE said that on both occasions he was either with one of his students from .S.U.N.O. whose name is (TOYCE/ TALLEY, or he could have been with his secretary, JUANITA ABBOTT MC AULIFFE said that he was introduced on both occasions) to THORNLEY by either of the women he was with at which time THORNLEY had requested MC AULIEFE to read copies of manuscripts of books he was writing. MC AULIFFE said that one manuscript was about a man on guard duty in Japan, and he was looking at his shadow in the puddles, MC AULIFFE said that after he read this and some other trash that THORNLEY had, he brushed him off and tried to avoid him. MC AULIFFE also said that actually THORNLEY had short stories which contained mostly sketches. Loisel showed several pictures of THORNLEY to MC AULIFFE, but MC AULIFFE said he could not recognize THORNLEY. MC AULIFFE said that all he remembers about THORNLEY is that he was real skinny. MC AULIFFE was asked if he had ever had any political discussions with THORNLEY in regard to OSWALD. MC AULIFFE said THORNLEY had asked him if he knew OSWALD or had come in contact with him their two opposing groups, and MC AULIFFE said that he did not know OSWALD. MC AULIFFE was then asked if he knew CARLOS BRINGUIER and was shown a picture of BRINGUIER. MC AULIFFE said that he did not recognize BRINGUIER but might of heard of him on tele- vision or in the newspapers. MC AULIFFE was then asked if he had ever been to BRINGUIER's clothing store in the 100 block of Decatur street. MC AULIFFE replied that he hadn't but had been to a barroom in the 100 block to collect money for the Cuban organization but doesn't remember of seeing BRINGUIER at that time. MC AULIFFE then told Loisel that the District Attorney's Office should get a 1962 copy of I.S.U.N.O. 's newspaper, "The Beachcomber" which contains an rticle that THORNLEY had written. MC AULIFFE said that his address is 2117 Riviere Avenue Metairie, Louisiana, telephone 888-3443 or 888-4704.

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