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November 11, 1975

TO:

House Subcomittee on Government Information and Indi virlonli Rights Attn: Mr.J Timothy H. Ingram, Staff Director

FROM: Donovan L. Gay, Analyst Government Division (Kenneth E. Gray, Division Chief)

SUBJECT: Chronology of the custodianship, transfer, and events related to autopsy data and "autopsy material" of President John F. Kennedy

This memorandum is in response to your request for a definitive Chronology of the custodianship, transfer, and events related to the autopsy data and autopsy matrials of President John F. Kennedy.

According to Warren Comnission documents and recent interviews with Burke Marshall, Esq., the representative for the Kennedy family in these matters, and Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln, President Kennedy's former secretary and others, I report the following:

NOVEMBER 22, 1963

1. Upon completion of the autopsy performed on President John F. Kennedy, at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Secret Service agents requested and received from Navy Corpsmen all photographs, X-rays, and all other related "autopsy material."

NOTE: In a telephone conversation with Lt. Cmdr. Reeves, Chief of Patient Affairs, Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., on 11/5/75, "...normally all autopsy information, or any other evidence, would remain in the government's custody...and would be sent to St. Louis, Missouri for future storage..."

2. This "autopsy material" was delivered to Roy H. Kellerman, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, who in turn, delivered these "autopsy materials" to:

• 3. Robert I. Bouck, U.S. Secret Service, at the Executive Offices Building, Wasailjton, D.C.

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ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 27, 1963

4. On or about November 27, 1963, Bolick delivered unexposed film and undeveloped X-rays to James K. Fox, a Secret Service employee, who delivered them to the:

5. U.S. Navy Phote0-aphic Laboratory for developing by Lt. V. Madonia, U.S. Navy. Fox 4remained with the film during processing, and - upon returning to the Executive Offices Building, returned them to:

6. Bouck, who then locked them in a safe.

NOTE: Independent investigations have yet to determine if in fact all X-rays, all film, all medical evidence, and all other related autopsy materials remained in the custody of the Secret Service from about November 27, 1963 to April 22, 1965; or if during this period, a "transfer of custody" was made from the Secret Service to Vice Admiral George G. Burkley, The White House Physician.

APRIL 22, 1965

7. In a letter from Robert F. Kennedy (attached) to Vice Admiral George G. Burkley, Physician to The White House, Burkley was authorized to transfer the "autopsy materials" to Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln, President Kennedy's former personal secretary, at the National Archives where Mrs. Lincoln had been working on the Presidential Papers.

NOTE: According to Mts. Lincoln (telephone interview on 11/6/75), she was on the staff at the time of the Kennedy Presidential Library which is under the auspices of the National Archives. Assistant Archivist, Marion Johnson, insists however that "...we never had (the autopsy materials). They were only in courtesy storage." (Meeting with Johnson, Mark Eckhoff, Chief, Legislative, Fiscal, and Judicial Division within Civil Archives Division, and Subcommittee staff, 10/7/75)

In a letter to the Subcommittee dated October 17, 1975, Acting Archivist James E. O'Neill, states, "Mrs. Lincoln was not a member of the staff of the National Archives and had no authority to accession research materials for the National Archives."

APRIL 25, 1965

8. In a "letter of gift" signed by Mrs. Jacqueline B. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy, executors, dated 4/25/65, a transfer of custody, control, and title to the Presidential historical materials of John F. Kennedy was made to the United States Government. This "letter of gift" is now in the possession of the Office of Presidential Libraries.

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According to correspondence from Acting Archivest James E. O'Neill to this Subcommittee, dated October 17, 1975, "The letter of gift is a general legal instrument and, together with related correspond-ence, reflects a generalized transfer of property. There is no Specific reference to access by Mrs. Evelyn. Lincoln to any portions of these materials. We have asked the archival staff at the Kennedy Library to examine finding aids and pertinent files among their holdings, and they have reported that they are unable to identify any documentation there relating to the transfer of personal effects and autopsy materials of the late President, access by Mrs. Lincoln, or correspondence relating to the transfer of items from Mrs. Lincoln to Miss Novella, Robert Kennedy's former secretary."

APRIL 26, 1965

9. Vice Admiral Burkley in a letter to Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln (attached) transferred all "...the items (on the attached list) relating to the autopsy of the late President John F. Kennedy," Pursuant to the instructions of Robert F. Kennedy (see attached).

10. Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln received a footlocker of autopsy records, data, and related materials at the National Archives in Room 409 (see attached) from Admiral Burkley and Robert Bolick.

NOTE: On August 27, 1972, in an article by Fred Grahan"...Ws. Lincoln...said that Admiral Burkley delivered a locked chest to her at the Archives and that a few days later Angie Nevelle (sic), Robert Kennedy's secretary, arrived and took it away. Mrs. Lincoln said that she had not looked inside the chest or read Admiral Burkley's inventory."

In a telphone interview with Mrs. Lincoln (11/6/75) she said that . she is certain there was a "letter of transfer" mentioning Ms. Angie Novella,

and that this letter should be at Archives.

OCTOBER 29, 1966

11. On October 29, 1966, a letter signed by Burke Marshall, Esq., the Kennedy's representative, addressed to the Honorable Lawson B. Knott, Jr., Administrator of General Services, the parent body of the National Archives, states: "...that the personal effects of the late President which were. gathered as evidence by the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, as well as certain other materials relating to the assassination; should be deposited, safeguarded and preserved in the Archives of the United States as material of historical importance."

In a telephone interview with Mr. Marshall on November 5, 1975, he said that this "letter of transfer" was not initiated by him or by the

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Kennedy family, and neither was it drafted by him or the Kennedy family, but rather it was initiated and drafted by the General Services Administration and National Archvies.

NOVEMBER 1, 1966

12. On November 1, 4966, a "Report of Inspection" by Naval Medical Staff at the NationaljArchives of all X-rays and photographs of the autopsy of President John F. Kennedy was conducted.

"...the undersigned individuals jointly examined the items of photographic material described below which were repre-sented to us by Dr. James B. Rhoads, Deputy Archivist of the United States, to be the material listed in Appendix B of a letter dated October 29, 1966 from Burke Marshall..." (see attached)

NOTE: The article "Rules For X-Rays of Kennedy Given: Archives Releases Text of Agreement Transferring Records of the Autopsy," appeared in the New York Times 1/6/63, and listed only (7) seven paragraphs of materials related to the autopsy, whereas, in the inventory of autopsy material signed by Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln, there are (9) nine paragraphs listed. (see attached)

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

April 26, 1965

Mrs. E4lyn Lincoln National Archives . Washington,"D. C.

- - . Dear Mrs. Lincoln:.

In accordance with authorization dated April 22,

1965 from Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the items on the

attached list relating to the autopsy of the late

President John F. Kennedy are herewith transferred to

the Archives for your custody, and in accordance with

the instructions contained in Senator Kennedy's letter.

0 Yours sincerely,

George G Burl:ley

Vice Admiral, MC, USN Physician to the President

Witnesses:

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1AANSFEMED TO MitSi.LInCOLN, OATIONAl, ARCHIVES; APIZIL 1%5

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1. One trokcn casket handle : /1

•2. Envelopes numbered 1 to le containing block and white negativs • •-: . .. - .. • _ , . .. .

.•••• of photnraphs tattoo at time of autcysy i - ,:. - •,. . . .• -

. 7onvolopes containing 4 x 5negativcs of autopsy material

5 envel6Pes,fentaining 4 x S exposed film containing no image . .-• . • roll of exposed.film from a color camera entirely black with

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Epvelopo containing f.! X'-.ray negatives 14" x 17"; C, X-ray negatives

.10' x.12"; 12 hlsa mad white prints 11" x 14"; 17 black end White prints 14" x 17"; all negatives and prints pertaining to X-rays that :were tclon at the autopsy

•7.; 36 A" x 10" :lac' and white prints - autopsy photos 37 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" black and white'prints - autopsy photos.

27 color positivp transparoncios 4" x 5' f uncxposca piece of color film

P. 27 4" x 5" color nccatives of autopsy photevaphs .55 8" x 10" color prints of autopsy photosraphs

9. 1 plastic box 9 x 6 1/2" x 1" containing paraffir blocks of tissue

sactiens 1 plastic l'ox containing paraffin blocks of tissue sections plus -

'35 slides A third box containing P.4 sliAes

steel ceAniner 7" in acc:cter x S- contninin3 gross- -..-

mfterinl 3 wooecn boxes', each 7" x S 1/2'i x 1 1/4","ccntaiulng St,slideszz"

sr,:ears tal:en at va.rieu3 life tutopsy protocel.of PresiL!cnt Kenne4 (orig. FT 7 cc's) -

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RILES FOR X-RAYS

OF KENNEDY CEA

1 chive Releases Text

kAgre; nt Transto:rilingof

i Records of the Autopsy

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the tea Kennedy fatter

will he towel on Page is.

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 5—

National Archives made public -

today the text of the agreement

under Which autopsy pheto-

eraphs and X.reys of President

Kennedy's body will ha head secret until OeL 29.- 1971.

kobart If. Dahmer. director

of the Archives. released the

test of the agreement under

which the Kennaly family

turned the autopsy material

over to the Archives.

Persons who have seen the

13 X•rays, htsck.and.white

photographs end color trans-

partmcks that were taken dig

nst the aot.nery sav they give

strung ompoit to lb. Warren

Carlos..., sit cbssi

tee Ilarmy 'Oswaldacted

alone In killing President Ken-

Given In Family

They were 'Yen lit the Ken-

ice tmmedirirl the -ilTirisy_ an for rravithi o

out were sjee

oe arm Cu minima's ann

dunce. opeemenL dated Oct.

29. 1566. provide' that unty

nfficial Government loci-canna.

tive bodies and private experts

approved by the Kennedy Lew

ray can see the material for the

first five years. After that period. "any rec-

ognized expert In the trail of

pathnlogy or related Incas of

science or technology. for

serious purposes relevant In

the Investigation of matters re-

lating to the death of the Lite

Pretident." may see the G.

photographs and X•rays.

The agreement specifies that

• reprevenratise Il.e Kin

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nerly family will determine

which researchers hits, "Snit.

able qualificationt and tering,

lemmas"

Lir. Dahmer seat in an inter-

% lew that It wan nob-m..4

hetween the Archiurt and the

Kennedy family that the de.

en inn as In who shall see the

Continued on rage is, Column I

'KENNEDY X-RAYS SECRET TILL 1971

illtadnaed Frem Page I. Dad. 2

material would IV made with- out &seri:meat:an. Untrue there

are cirminedancea. hr said. any qualified pathotoglat who 1. shafting the assaasma•

Hon snit be allowed in see the

Burke Marshall. who is acting

as the kennediv Limits 'a rep• resent-one. co:duce-it this in-

terprerntion in 1 !deplane is

Nir 41.01, x11,1 Is gyner.d

enumel be the International

Business Machines Corporation

in New York. said. !simmer. that after the 'mammal had been available to r ..•1 for

smite time and the melee

had ls'••••r• e.-st!" I .. ; ...... iv cont.! possible

reject some maven. rot the ground that it beLeved the up-

'Award.' noitise vr.or Wit a serinus nu, th,..." but lout

marbid rorn,hrly.

Jibes with Description

• The teat of the agretawni, and the interpretation' given

today jibe with the deWelphoin

o f the drs-ument that was given by Justice larpai lintel Spokes-

wwn when they announced the arrangement Ott Nov. 1. 1966.

lbwreser. the esaet wrirchng of the agreement was not made

public until today, and some

critirs of the Warren Commis-sion's findings had Implied that the autopsy maenad would be

kept from scholars far many yea:,

) el.LwagAtaysA..hy r. htairWillTn telter tit

itart-Tr77:M1767.1171 car ienera . tote.

gaTidrinTriGiienblitent aeon re r.-ent.....,41. frr-tritrmninte-

tunge_ef.-Ze‘erdi nFr! mar. It pro..idel

_u rt representative of President

Kennedy's family may be

named by Mrs. Jahn F. Ken.

petty. In the event of the death or disability of Mrs. Kennedy. a

muccessnr may Ise designated by

tM Pres:dent's brother. Senator

hatiert F. Kennedy. Democrat

of Neiir York. The sins minion enntInu

through another brother. Senr1

trw Edward M. Kennedy. Should all three do, or be ilieleted.

di llentunn of a repo-vnt

urn shall M Mole by any;

adult child of the tate Pre,i.lent

or by an., Fit he. hitter,.

ALr ads.- i-f other of the family.

nook Storm Report • '. II

In a recently pobbdiett keankil

That criticir.es the StNerrn re-

rt "ACersl ,s Oriei re. the

Aa- Sylvia Meagher, 11w no thee. ehori,1 0.1 .;:.r IO .1

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In the Archive' oils. sm..% 1 of the transfer of Mit evidence

that the photographs end !t- s

rays will nut he ;whir lica:17)l

alals to any individisil .4. he ,

' . rialration recent a maw gov-II

'•-,- — ernment .:.::ra,..:!,, ft, :r• .1".....

I If one is appointed to further ' Investleate the Assassinating' "

The X-rays and photographs

were delivered to tie Archives on Oct. 30, 19fiti, together with

articles of the President's cloth• leg that he was wearing when

be Was Wed. Under the term' of the agree-

ment none of the Items will be pivred on public display dur-ing the lives of the President's

widow. children, parents. broth-

ers and sitters. Although Government ince*.

tlentora and wooer approve' by the Kennedy family ruuld

have been permitted to see the

autopsy during the first five

years. Dr. Dahmer said en tee

had In fact seen them ho Gov. ernment nee fete, have esked,

N said. and lute. Marshall said

he would not Nut:intim any pti--iCre persons to see them until

• Oct. te. 1271. Even after that time.

scholars will not be permuted in reproduce the Items. They will be nenwed only to examine

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By FRED P. GRAHAM • • • , .., . -.7 .-.,.. - Specie to 'Mt N'ts Yst Yltst - . .. . .

WAS}INGTON, Aug. 25 --lice Department bad 1;, .--.1 fhe preserved brain. et ?cell- pieced in the .archives and ti...:

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lent Kerr.edy, plus micrcscopic Dr. V.'echt had turned to "or-,itic'es of tissues removed from fe.nsive" prc.bing becaiL.e 0-.2' lis bullet wotinds,' have beer. avid,enze in the . Archiv-:3 e.:..: withheld,. appav:ntly by the not 'support his (bats ch:-.ii. Kennedy family, from the as- the official finding that the zis •

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sassination evidence in the Na- sassination was the deed :::•

tional'Archives,. a medial ex- Lee Harty Oswald alone. pert said today. ...."-:. 71. : ....-. - Dr. Wecht spent two days in; • The n, iiper.t. Dr.' tyal. 'it the Archives last -week ex.imin-1

Wecht, -was the first Critic of lag the n12'41.131 He mad* his assertions after.vard in an in.! the Warren Commission's. re-

pert en . the..ess,..,seinetien to, be terview at the Archives.. ' . Inter:dews with Government

allowed to see items from .the autopsy on the President officials and President Karr.z.-1 •

.• dy's forrrer personal sacra:sr...- . He asserted- that at questions Evelyn Lincoln, disclosed the.....

bout President Kennedy's the slides and pmbahly wounds would remain wren- , ... erem, which was removed ,t swered so long as these cbjects from the body in the at:taps-y. 11 were . not available for exuni- in 1953 and was Frasen ,:j la::

evidence requested by the Jus-Centineed on Page sy, Kennedy family replied that all

for the a container c: for:nail:1, werei;

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New York Times 8/27/72

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7 ?. •• Leelet Serve:a 31:: 7:17,0 N -.0011.13-J ■7;?.5 delivered the varite;

items to Preied ct Nen- E.

„t. to personel plays: eel, Vice 1

eeeey. tne.,Aere. Geeriar 0, Beeeeee •

Ald (0.4: heetien eoleven. direetee cf

e ■.:e sot infeeel. Idle Katie:ll An:I:Ives Itelset.

. eta:erie weee 13 a lawaive, ane fiscal trench,

-"ce• at Yak' fni'i.")t.-v.,s.a.t that in rr.

it an inter% ieeel it moth dele:e m •

red the Items to ter .

• ceest of ieeti aeet that with prege„: ewer melee Airs. Ullman. who wee

Ft- 110 Liu:el...ea: of the re,te „ a.„ Amman. a re

Fee: ,e;e•-•i..-, e Abads!AN:1

Dr. Cyril ii. Weeht has

charged that material.

eras withheld from the •

National Archives.

C. airy other meeets :tea Dr. L.,....,.::„:„ strazd. a two. 1....e....

x , !ft at Arclai-:r!.: !page "memorandum of trar.s.

L., sael that' Netheess dealfee" doted ken', 2S, 1035, hut

V''• .7.:fa,Ch as ,,A1),,err,r•aY ...,,Gen, ',Mt did tot afiscleee to whom

c' ..• "a" rued that ce""aitite transfer had been matte.

X-T, - .f. color transporanclasN, .1,!..nee., th,rartera,...„...:. it g.,

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.7;41(46'1:2P113 tak:1 It theetin ecaence an Inver:tear of

?" --5:'. "e" e'1.2"e rei" m'ithe Iten.e. Ile slid that Mrs.

l'z' ''"41asseirati"' Pee'lare'lletire.ree. tad tensed- all Le

th:::'::•::r!..eel'el2ectleellele.;:::Wee:'ily•-•a.;.j'nee.itz"rill..,11,3,:retso,.4.Rentht,ert bfr.0144e7 i con of the bullet that is be. • •

le.i-:d them with the ArceivesL",eeseee.,.,. to ',„1,„tzte'„,...,: hexed to have F345.4 threuele

is i '..e3. • • • I"' L'''"•••—• ""e "'" . """ President Kennedy's body, and

el:. elersae.. s--. -.at eteer- ..- ....” . . . . 1 or photographs and ti,im3 talti,

k . 7 II' S.4 • . 1.• reter-ets by alr. Marshal in

been IiiPii. seine of the items on Ac- p

i''..' lis i,„_44"PereinertlY.;;,teeseee --el Berkley's inventories at the scene—material never la

,T*-. :1_,:.:,'est„:''',...a e..;,,,;1.51—ey"eb;e.„;""e•;;1"-Cr:-.e netercluded. ..• ' the Kennedy family's posees.

Le :eg on who kited the . . 4:7:eatery Kept Secret sion that has been it the As-

I''''. :'s reversing t".4,i1„:1,4 2 after 4 „.,,C* Mr. .Johnson said that lie chives for years—"destroy" the

''.' '":" '4-"'""..." '''.e‘ e"`'''' "befinT:" the brain was on the Warren Corrunission's _ theory

cise: President's bait: betaam --; -,---... list of items turned ever to that the same bullet canard

he he'll't (mind COY er'ae""i. Mrs. tireein by Adndral Euf,c- the severe wounds to John B.

1:-..• 2Tithini elte ve5.1•7'rtir-je ley. He seal t: at tee. brala Is Connelly, then Governor of

Fe-relit 'Oleiecteeee n nrt ne tt-at the Arreives. Tens, riding In the President's

Mrs. Lincoln, who is mew in ear. •

12r. W2sht. wh'i is c•i""''c' bf a itJa ltb at the N*1,-ia tf lie-said that the bullet's "al.

Pieseureh . and . Allegheny Caere.... Pa., and a fast pried- fiqP_I;e4;:l.'at.4..etiii-ese• szelleth.reezt AR. most perfect" condition made

it virtuely impossible that it

deit o! tee American Academy et,!..:Frisrtre7sie

should d e rc e. 4

show 1 1 os awi d di tilte it.. eAlfbn."2,.'i-les:d...achsnirrelthent atet.o,a!tatet:0;adeertt e

th•sexlaArie.nee-- acpogaueth,lriathabdarevetuh;heat utpreh'ede :anis:gcleeht of its

retztv if all of President Ken- neerfe secretary, arrived and RI made it unlikely that it

r.rdi's gunshot wounds were Wei. It away. Mrs. Lincoln said

ftwa the Tea, uwes concluded

co, d , have streck Gave nor

that she had not looked inside ceeeeey in the ear's "jump"

17 0.0 eenitelssinn of inquire' the cluist or read Ad..1.-8.1 Burk- seat in front. ., 3 ,

undrr the then. „Chief .1?stic..e, toy's inventory. . •- - ••

Berl Warred. , - *lie concluded that Oswald

Entering , bullets burn and r The full eMent of the item', teuld not have fired the three

that have been withheld ma:' eellets so fast'on his bolt-ac

mei tiesurs around the wound never be known: me eeensee lion rine. ruminz. arnatprow

of (retry but not at the point of said that Admiral Durkiere In- a conceraey sleet there. s

tail, he edit- Thus, the micro- vcntory was being kept secret •

seeei: slides could settle the at the behest of the Kennedy te1;3eyr. Wreicctitut retais d athanat

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re:el:len whether the bullets ferrety, on the groend . Get turned over by. the Kenr.ede

dcat's head and hotly bed been would be "objectionable.' that passed throesh the Presi- mention of some of the et /family raised two additional • . e queetions.

Posilieu of Wound

One Is why the wound in the back of President Kennedy's head was stated in the Warren report to have been four inches lower than the pictures show. and why the Warren report's drawing shows the bullet wound in the back to be sev-eral India lower . than :the photographs; -• -t

Just *hove the hairline on the

It'll' be threa-cearters of an Until last week leer. Marshall beck left side of the President's

in.-% in size. „- • ." Iftel permitted only one expeet, head. This might have been an

.Welt Ask ICT. John X. trimmer of New entrance or exit wound, he

York, to see them. This had Rid, but it has not been re-

Tee official spare of the enren criticism from critics petted befere.

suieesv rformee he throe the Warren report because Dr. Dr Wecht said that be would .

rel.e.erY Physicians ee Nov. 22, Lattimer Is a urologist, and not write to Mr. Mars tell, asking

the day of the aseaseteat a specialist in forensic patholo- to lay all these questions to

e in Delia% did net mention gy, and had published articiae rest by again inspecting the

object. A subsequent panel stp-orting the cormdasion's materials, plus the brain and

et Leer rewsietant appointed by cc...elusion that Lee Harvey microscopic slides of - the

Clara weer. he was At- Oevald had - acted alone in woreuls„ with a team of en-

* 1(171:y G2ner.:1--.`.:y also were killing the President. . its, including a raitiolostet,

• t 51-...r371 the ertual brain— After De. Larekner, sew the a neurosurgeon, a firearms ex-

• ; -ite..1 the presence of the items tut Jercuary. he de-tared pert, a criminal:lid and an

eDe. Wecht, who is bath • brlieft!'eyt -

earlier examine. - .

W

r of questioned dom- ,: :et in the peatoiraphe that

ritnts eeteoloelet and a leleyte, said Dr. Wecht has written u- tMr .. Marshall said.. "If we

bc felt certain that the brain ticlee questioning the Warren were trying to hide samething,

was stir "arouse! V,17.vv:Lerr." report's conclusions. Willie he we wouldn't have let W.:ie....A

and that he interc4 to ask Me wan here last week, be WILS see the meteriats." But he said there to

Mershall to let a .nel of ex- proviet-d transportation by the it was "offensive for

rrts Inspect ft. woule.„Committee tulevestigateAssas- be ail this probing—lt is a ter-

.1vs. taken the rese•eletelity to'sinatlene a Washington-based tibia thing to do to that

The records of the Warren,thict At:erney Jim Garrison of Dr. Wecht, 41 years Lt. is -a deqtroy the brake?" he asked. lore .n-zration that Includes Die- family."

Cep:mission show only that the' New Grienns. director of the Pee:be:eh Insti-

1 hr .et was "rcros.e and pre-/ After seeing the Items, Dr. tate of Leval Medicine and the

c.7 ed for fur:h2r seedy" in the r..7:03 cancztled that the autop- Institute of Forensic Sciences

; n. • esy, and that the usijl i pictures arid X-rays "strong- at Duquesee Liniversity. He

were net removed Rely supeert" the Warren Com- also is a research erofmsor of

- "in the ireetest of pre.'reimien s eonclusien that law at Ducuenne and a peth01-

▪ roe sp.irtr.er.."

• Pres:dzot Nmatily was s+zucA oly instructor at Lire University

star.e..ed erxedure •Le.in the beza and loc.-ty by bttl• of Pitelbtmeth School of Meth. cue. lives which he cbtaired

ears renave the brairearte feted front the rear. • f

r to "fin^ it is ftremen to But et said that gelatine-hes dectorete in tin.

fired front the rear. Sources close to the Kenaely

Leenalnation of the brain Is family suggested that among

re:essay, Dr. Wecht said, be- these might be medical reports

cause - photosiaphs of the to that predated the assaulna-

oe the removed brain, which lion.

were Clown to him, disclose a When Mr. Marshall turned

sireble foreign object that ■ the material over to the Art

could have been a flettened chives in 1958, it was under an

buret frazuent or a brain agreement that only official

icetor. Goverement agencies coted see

In either event, he sai.d. It is it for five years. When that

"unacceptable" that the pualic period expired lad year, sem-

i:as reevu been told whet it eral physicians wrote to Mr.

was. He described the vaject Marsaall acing to Re the The other is

a "little flap"

as a e erellelegram kt least one- ftre.s.

of loose scalp that Is. visible