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-2- and it was issued by the Rev. KIRBY J. HENSLEY. Both BECKHAM, according to LAVENDER, and LAVENDER, according to my observations, seem to have made something of a fetish of carrying cards and certificates of membership in various organizations. For example, LAVENDER said that BECKHAM obtained for him an honorary Attorney General's card from the State of Louisiana and he displayed a card signed by the Attorney General apparently, JACK P. F. GREMILLION and dated, however, May 13, 1964. This would indicate that had BECKHAM actually obtained that card for LAVENDER as he stated, LAVENDER would have had to know BECKHAM several years prior to his admitted mee,ting of the man in a bar in Omaha. LAVENDER states that BECKHAM now has broken away from the United note Universal Life Church and started his own church organization which he calls Universal Life Churches of America, Inc. LAVENDER states that BECKHAM always appears to be without funds, that he files various corporation papers for sundry people and makes a living from the fees he charges therefor. LAVENDER says that the time news of the Garrison investigation into the Warren Commission first broke in February 1967 BECKHAM told him that FERRIE was a pilot, a homosexual, he made fun of FERRIE and said that he had had nothing to do with the assassination but "You watch, he '11 be dead in a couple of weeks. BECKHAM also told him, LAVENDER said, of the death of an Associated Press reporter who died in bed in Georgia or Alabama late in 1965 or early 1966, whom BECKHAM claimed was killed because fhis inside knowledge of the assassination. However LAVENDER could not recall the name of the reporter. LAVENDER said BECKHAM told him he had assisted in establishing a fund raising office with SERGIO ARCACHA and LOUIS RABEL in the NewOrleans area for anti-castro activity. LAVENDER describes FRED CRISMAN as 53 or 54 years of age, an intellectual, gray haired, "somewhat of SHAW's type". approxima tely 5'9" to 10" in height, 175 to 180 pounds, wears glasses when reading, owns an L(expensive) but limited wardrobe. He states that CRISMAN is an extreme right winger who continuously writes anti- Kennedy articles and essays apparently for publication in magazines. He states that when BECKHAM was subpoenaed IOI Grand Jury testimony, CRISMAN called him (LAVENDER) and said that he would "kill BECKHAM if I am subpoenaed as a result of anything he says -- not that I know anything about the conspiracy, of course. " LAVENDER quotes CRISMAN as having said that he made numerous trips from minure Olympia Washington. to New Orleans and Dallas, that he made a numbar of trips with BECKHAM- to the Roosevelt Hotel Naw Orleans fcc meetings, He states that CRISMAN has described himself as being sadistic in sexual practice preferences. LAVENDER states that ha has seen CRISMAN on an average of once or twice a weak during the year 1967 but kerlows of no particular aircraft journeys CRISMAN has made during that period of cime. Note: Same serecal preferrum - CLAY SHAW. N.O.D.A. fiftin obtained bland - Extained whish during such of sariw apartment.