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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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