PROBE FIGURES' LAWYERS PAID BY CIA, SAYS DA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400390016-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: May 11, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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NEW ORLEANSt LA..
STATE s-Seelidized - Approved For Release : CIA-RDP
E-137,843
FOIAb3
MAY i 1 1867
ATTORNEYS DENY CHARGE
Probe Law,er
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BOTH ARCACIIA and Novel
are wanted by Garrison as key
witnesses in the DA's \ Ken- i
nedy death plot investigation.
Arcacha and Novel of con-1
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Dist.''Atty. Jim Garrison chargedntoday` the United States' " " nit :, _
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u-responsroie remarrc. i progress.
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controversial authors w h,o
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statement because I have nor
have been questioned
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p . , le w au talk to the . Arcacha, was leader of the
"There is no basis in fact for "There's no question in our. ! jur, about the assassination
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the statement. I am disappoint-! minds what's happening," bull,.t, Marcus replied: Cuban Democratic Revolution-
, anG amazed that Mr. Garri- ,Garrison told newsmen. 'This Front in New Orlean
"I have a number of other
son would have uttered such an ? is because we're things to discuss:' and Novel has ,described him-
spoke to anyone acting for that,( SHE HAS DENIEI) being
af'militant anti-Castro organ-'
Asked by a States-Item re-
organization. ,there. crrirr i 1 !d izations in New Orleans.
statement made` by Mr. Garr!.: overheard Kennedy's assns-!I could not have struck either to question both men about I
son that. I rnntarted thn PTA ; sination planned. ! fhe rats, Prae;lonf ,,.. 4.. ,r... their association with .Ferrie .I
t t
s s a ement. t ~
"I emphatically deny the at Ferrie's house tho',nl p ;ht le y ,I j~ctlle Dallas' round
Parkland thHe ospi floor.talof Presumably,, Garrison wants;
.doors of the jury room, , bond at Dallas, and Novel s
Grand Jury room early this afternoon, Garrison de( larpd 4 " U
.ar m- carrying a pack
a. r-,
"Naturally, a in + awaiting an extradition hea
they are p y grl Garrison'i'eferre3 to`;5aatcft~r: age which appeared to con-
lawyers involved. There's no: Moffett McMarnes, anothci tr ua -photographic enlarge- mg at Columbus under $10,000
question about that." witness he wants for testl- ment.s. ;bail. Both men are fighting
attempts to return them here
mony in the case, and said for questioning , before the
REFERRING TO New Or. "We know that S rndra Mof WAS' JOINED later by leans Parish nf, Grand and Or-
V leans attorney Burton Klein Asst. DA Alvin Oser,. who Jury.
who represents ' a one-time, fett Up in Iowa, who has no brought jurors a blownup'pic- EXTRADITION'P A P E R3
roommate of key assassination, ;money, is represented by the,, ture of Deaiey Plaza, the were sent to the governor.i I
probe figure David W. Feri?ie, chairman of a 13-state region- scene of the Kennedy shooting 1 of Texas and Ohio in both
Garrison asserted: i al Democratic organization." 'k at Dallas, Both remained .I cases. In each case, the ex.
Mrs. have reason to believe , Mrs. McMaines is the girl closeted with the jury early ! tradition requests were re-
'hat- Mr. Klein has recently who star Garrison wltmoss 't this afternoon' turned to correct what au-.
beer, to Washington, D. C.11 t, 4iarcus' book, "The Bastard thorities described as techni
:C;cin said in response to the `Perry Russo of Baton Itou.ge Bullet," contends that apro- cal imperfections.
;
has said he took to n ar`
DA'
Answering reporters' qu- ~? ;getes stepped oetund the ,I Arcacha is free on $1,500
ti
questions outside the Orle.an~'I tsl>,'' ? ,
"' iue?us anu associates
as an operative of the U. 5.'
Central Intelligence A enc
He has denied the role nnh_
to bribe Mr. (Alvin) Beauboeuf. Y..d?a iveu. oy i.ex Hawk- .nu5n w uuubrnenc,' were in ; ?
The evidence is, irrefutable. ins, a former chairman of the the jury room yesterday after- ting the late Presidents mur-
Iowa Democratic ? Executive noon? der. The others are Lee Bar.
am am equally amazed that hei vey Oswald-the man the
.
has not contacted me so than ~ AS THE JURY met, re- Warren Commission named as
I may give him the opporhaty ,and currently leader of the
Midwest Democratic Chair- worked extradition papers Kennedy's lone assassin-and
of reviewing the evidence." man's Association. were on their way to the Tex- 54-year-old 'Clay L, Shaw' of
Concerning Steven Plotkin;' ! GARRISON HAS CHARGED as attorney general as Garri- New Orleans.
who represents fugitive witnessl that Mrs. McMaines moved-1 son's office renewed its at-
Gordon
Gordon Novel, now fighting ex- { from Nebraska to Iowa a ! tempts to '"return Sergio Ar- ,1 SHAW HAS BEEN indicted':
tradition at Columbus, , Ohio, .; state which does not, honor cacha Smith here for question- Ii in the alleged presidential as-
the DA said: 'the interstate material mg. ' ,. ,1 sassination conspiracy and 'is
"We know that Mr. Plotkin ness compact, for the s wit. - .Meanwhile, Asst, DA James 1' free on $10,000 bond awaiting
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as been receiving money, if/I pose of eluding her return for A.lcock said similar action was C? trial. He has staunchly denied
my through an intermediary,;. testimony here. imminent to return another complicity In the presidential
rote the CIA." Garrison delivered his com- i witness, Gordon Novel, from slaying and pleaded innocent I'.
Ohio,
REACHED BY 'A reporter, meats as the grand jury con- = --.? . __ -_._.
Plotkin replied: "I have new timed to question the author Arcacha is charged' with
er received any money from of a book which attacks the conspiracy to burglarize an ex-
the CIA or from ' any own' I credibility of the Warreii Com- 11 plosives dump at Houma `
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