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November 8, 1967
TO:
JIM GARRISON, District Attorney
FROM:
HAROLD WEISBERG
RE:
Interview with:
AL CLARK and CLINT BOLTON
Dixieland Hall
Late last night and the night before I interviewed these
people. CLARK alone last night.
CLARK is described to me (BARBARA REID) as a respectable
homosexual of the "SHAW" type and probably well acquainted with
SHAW. CLARK acknowledged to me only 2 social encounters with SHAW.
BARBARA thinks a much close relationship is probable especially at
such parties as are staged at JOHN DODT's.
CLARK was not the purpose of my visit. I wanted to elicit
CLINT BOLTON'S cooperation re: THORNLEY and if his word means
anything we have it. BOLTON confirms your information that
THORNLEY hated Kennedy ( which BARBARA denies) . He is in current
communication with THORNLEY who is in Tampa.
CLARK told me that in the Summer of 1963 prior to OSWALD's
literature distribution, he met OSWALD when introduced by DEAN
ANDREWS at the Dixieland Hall which was then next door. CLARK says
there was this one occasion only.
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He has a thorough dislike for ANDREWS who he regards as an
inveterate liar and a dishonest man. CLARK and BOLTON also told me
of what they had been told by BOOTSIE GAY.
BARBARA REID describes BOOTSIE GAY as a homosexual of fine
Southern family background occasional inheritances and the operator
of a small gallery. (More on tape)
BOOTSIE GAY according to this story was in G. WRAY GILL's
office at the time FERRIE was first being investigated" by the FBI.
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She is said to have said she saw GILL going over FERRIE's papers in
his office. These included a chart of the assassination scene.
It is my present recollection that the information was AL
CLARK's and that BOLTON knew about it either by having been present
or by having been told. Both described BOOTSIE GAY as the last
person you would want as a witness, but believe her.
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