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M E M O R A N D
28 December 1966
TO:
JIM GARRISON
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
EROM:
WILLIAM GURVICH
INVESTIGATOR
SUBJ: DAVID WILLIAM FERRIE & AL BEAUBOUEF - GUNS, SALE OF
Following my, discussion with your regarding DAVID FERRIE, I
endeavored to contact certain pilots who have known him and
might have had contact with, or knowledge of, him during recent
years.
I contacted one KEN MENARD, Manager of General Aviation at New
Orleans International Airport, who could not give much infor-
mation about FERRIE that was not already known.
MENARD said he recently purchased a 30-06 rifle with scope from
AL BEAUBOUEF, a friend and protege of FERRIE. I told him I would
be interested in seeing this gun to examine it and he informed
me he had loaned it to a friend to go hunting. At first it
appeared that the gun was not in New Orleans at this time but
MENARD soon called me back to tell me his friend was not leaving
until the next day. I immediately made plans to meet MENARD and
substitute one of my personal rifles for his.
At 4:00 PM, 26 December 1966, I met MENARD on the aircraft
parking ramp at New Orleans International Airport. He gave me
his rifle, which he had picked up from his friend since our last
telephone conversation, and I gave him my own Winchester Model
70, .308 caliber rifle with a four-power Redfield scope and one
box of Winchester 150 grain cartridges for his friend's use.
MENARD stated he had paid BEAUBQUEF $40.00 for the rifle.
At 4:40 PM, this date, I arrived at DISTRICT ATTORNEY JIM GARRI-
SON'S office and turned the rifle over to him. This is a 30-06
caliber, Remington barrel and action, Fajen stock with Monte
Carlo cheekpiece, Dacote 4-9X40 scope, Weaver mounts, good over-
all condition. The serial number of this rifle is 4008967 (U.S.
Remington)
MENARD also told me BEAUBOUEF had offered to sell him a .357
caliber pistol on the Wednesday before Christmas. I suggested
to MENARD that he purchase this pistol if he could.
On 27 December, at 10:00 AM, I arrived at JIM GARRISON'S office
with my photographic equipment and made several close-up Polaroid
pictures of this newly acquired rifle.
On this same date I learned that BEAUBQUEF had given his address
as 2427 ALVAR STREET when picked up on 23 NOVEMBER 1963 at the
residence of DAVID FERRIE. In reality this was not his address
and was probably used in an attempt to conceal the fact he was
living with FERRIE, a known homosexual.
At 2:00 PM, 27 December, MENARD called FERRIE at New Orleans
Lakefront Airport and asked that he have BEAUBOUEF call him.
FERRIE said he expected to hear from BEAUBOUEF momentarily and
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