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Kerry Thornley's time spent in Washington (with special
reference to his readiness as a witness for the government's in-
vestigation of the assassination):
After having spent several years in New Orleans, Kerry
Thornley departed precitately several days after the assassination,
leaving a note for his landlord to the effect that he would be
somewhere in the Washington area (see statement of Jack Spenser).
We subsequently established (this is in memo of ADA Andrew Sciambra
whom we sent to Washington on the follow up) that Kerry Thornley
established himself in a relatively expensive apartment house in
Arlington, Virginia. He had a job at the place as "doorkeeper",
but we learned from the management that his partment cost more
than his total income as manager.
Thornley remained in Arlington until the spring of 1964
(approximately April) when his rather extensive testimony before
the Warren Commission occurred. Afterwards, he left the Washington
area, heading west to attend a college (a rather unique institution
of Ayn Rand orientation). More recently (seventeen years later) he
is attending -- if that term can be applied to a drop-out --
Georgia State University, where is most perceptible activity seems
to be hanging around the campus, (I happened to see him there last
year and by then he was wearing his hair down to his shoulders. I
also have the impression that he has picked up something of a beard
as well, but am not positive on that point. Clothes very scruffy.)
4.
Kerry Thornley's appearance before the Orleans Parish Grand
Jury in the late '60's:
Although Kerry Thornley committed perjury in several
demonstratable instances (primarily in testifying that he was not
in association with Lee Oswald in New Orleans ) -- and was sub-
sequently charged with it -- his Grand Jury testimony should be
obtained from the present District Attorney (it will already be in
typed form inasmuch as in Orleans Parish all Grand Jury testimony
is automatically transcribed.) In the meantime, here are some of
the few items I can recall (after approximately 10 years) from his
testimony.
He conceded having left New Orleans for an extended trip
(objective was ostensibly to see his family in Los Angeles) in the
late summer of 1963. He travelled by bus.
The route of the bus went through Dallas, Texas, although
he denied spending any time there.
He admits making a side trip, in connection with the main
trip, to Mexico City. (This would be sometime in September, 1963.
My impression is that he claimed it was early September) His
reason for the visit to Mexico City was very vague (e.g. "I had
always wanted to go there")
By the time of my questioning of Thornley, before the Grand
Jury, I had picked up from some (now long forgotten) sources, that
language training for Marine intelligence trainees at Atsugi Air
Base in Japan and at Toro Marine Base was limited to Russian and
Spanish. I asked Thornley whether he, like Oswald, happened to
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