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Page 32 of 4 of fraud on the part of men connected with the government -- a fraud never disowned, still bearing the imprimatur of the government after twenty years. Have you ever observed how intensely the Justice Department prosecutes fraud in the private sector? Here we have one of history's most gigantic frauds - one part of a giant constellation of fraud - on the part of the government itself. The : loud silence from the Justice Department, since the Warren Commission "- edifice toppled and fell, remains deafening. Did this star witness as to Lee Oswald's Communism in the Marines in California by any chance, happen to have met Guy Banister in New Orleans before the assassination? Yes, he replied to the New:Orleans D.A.'s office. He had met Banister by accident. They had "discussed the book" inspired by Oswald, which Thornley was writing. A curious group, the D.A.'s office asked another question. Had the government's star witness also met David Ferrie in New Orleans prior to the assassination? Well, yes again. He had met Ferrie.: also by accident. However, Thornley added, in a burst of cooperation, "I'm nearly sure that no significant conversation transpired. C 1984 Jim Garrison NW 12640 Docid:59167984 Page 24