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5 Lead Fill to SHAW R. FERRIE) FERRILL (BANISTER) In 163 or 64: BANISTER Reported that Dick White, Pres. 1st Natl - Gretna, R. SHAWT all CANADA high official of Freeport Sulphur and Clay Shaw were flown to (Cuba (probably taking off from Harvey canal area in Freeport private plane, biloted by Ferrie. Rs: SHOW 1 Cula Purpose to set up import of Cuba's nickle ore to a Canadian front' Corp, which would in turn ship to Braithwaite Nickle Plant. Plant was built bu U.S. Government at cost of about 20 million. Report is that combine of Freeport, White and Shaw purchased plant for $1 million and intended to get ore thru Canadian Corp they had formed. Report further: Guy Bannister then häred Ferrie and Jack Martin as investigators to check out the nickle plant deal. Further: Calisbury (W. S. Young Const. Co. lineman who was involved in robbery and accused of trying to 0 bribe a La. State Policeman, was hired to kill Bannister. (Salisbury later succefully fought extradition from Ga.) In some way a will Riggs who was reported dead off the coast of Florida under mysterious circumstances) is rumored to have been mixed up in this deal. II. Check Pat Kirkwood, Forth Worth: Reputed vice-lord of Fort Worth and close friend of Jack Ruby. III. Check MXX Daily Star - Hammond, La. supposedly a Graduate student, (presume Southeastern) says Ferrie Hid out the night of the assassination in a dorm in Hammond. There is an airport in Hammond (also home of Shaw's mother). Athletic Dir. Grady Martin might have some info. IV. Check TOMMY SCELLECI (or Scheleci) in Ricky's class. Tombstone la made in class day before assassination. School in Bissonet.