The Seven Points Of Contention (The WC needed to tie the '40.2 " MC to 'Oswald'
curtjester1
We have now learned many of the facts surrounding the Italian rifle
that was ALLEDGELY ordered and paid for by Oswald using the alias "A.
Hidell." We shall now see how the FBI and Warren Commission
manipulated and twisted the facts, evidence, and witness testimony to
create the illusion that was published in the Warren Report.
The Warren Commission's job was not to investigate the murder of the
President, but to evaluate evidence given to them by the FBI and
question witnesses. In order to conclude that Oswald *purchased and
received a ***40-inch*** Mannlicher -Carcano rifle, SN C2766, from
Klein's in March 1963* the Commission needed to piece together
evidence and "prove the following:
1) There was only one Mannlicher-Carcano with SN C2766
2) Klein's had C2766 in inventory in February 1963
3) Oswald ordered a rifle from Klein's on March 12, 1963
4) Oswald paid for the rifle with a $21.45 postal money order
5) Klein's deposited the money order into their bank account
6) Klein's shipped C2766 to "A. Hidell"
7) Oswald received C2766
1) Prove There Was Only One Mannlicher-Carcano With SN C2766
The WC needed to prove there was only one Mannlicher-Carcano with
serial number C2766 and questioned Klein's Vice-President William
Waldman. When Waldman told Commission Atty David Belin that
Mannlicher-Carcano's were made by a number of ***different
manufacturers*** Belin responded by asking, "Does the ***same
manufacturer*** give different serial numbers for each weapon?"
Waldman answered, "The gun manufacturers imprint a different number
on
each gun. It's stamped into the frame of the gun and serves as a
unique identification for each gun."
*David Belin obviously asked William Waldman the wrong question. He
should have asked if ***different manufacturers could have used
indentical serial numbers.*** When the FBI interviewed William
Suchet, the owner of International Firearms Ltd. of Montreal, he said
that different manufacturers in Italy sometimes used the same serial
numbers on Mannlicher-Carcano rifles.
The Commission, using the testimony they received from Waldman, wrote
in their final report, "..the number C2766 is the serial number."
The Commission concluded, "The number 'C2766' is the serial number of
the rifle, and the rifle in question is the only one of its type
bearing that serial number."
NOTE: **The fact that David Belin failed to ask Waldman if different
manufacturers could have used identical serial numbers clearly
demonstrates the Commission's willingness to manipulate testimony in
order to frame Oswald.**
2) Prove That Klein's Had C2766 In Inventory In February
1963
The FBI probably knew , from advertisements placed in the ***American
Rifleman*** and discussions with Klein's officials, that Klein's sold
only ***36-inch*** Italian carbines from February 1962 through March
1963. The 10 shipping slips which Feldsott gave to the fBI (dated
6/18/62) were almost certainly ***36-inch*** rifles. The serial
number on one of those rifles was C2766 and matched the serial number
of the rifle found on the 6th floor of the TSBD. The problem was
that
***C2766 was sold and delivered to Klein's in June 1962 and not early
1963<*** *which is why the 3 FBI agents who reviewed microfilm
records
at Klein's on the early morning hours of November 23 found no records
for the sale of C2766 in March 1963.*
To create the illusion that C2766 was available for the sale by
Klein's in February 1963, the FBI simply needed to show that C2766
was
in their store on or before March 1963 when "A. Hidell's" order was
ALLEDGELY received. To accomplish this the FBI and the WC needed to
match Crescent's 10 ***undated*** shipping slips (100 rifles which
included C2766) with an order for 100 rifles placed by Klein's in
early 1963. *This was easy because the FBI had the 10 undated
shipping slips and Klein's microfilm in their custody.*
The FBI gave the WC a ***copy*** of the Klein's purchase order for
100
rifles from Cresent Firearms dated January 24, 1963 (Waldman Ex. NO
1). WC attorney David Belin showed the copy to Klein's vice
president
William Waldman on May 20, 1964 and said, "Mr. Waldman, I hand you
what is being marked as Waldman Deposition Exhibit 1 and ask you
tostate if you know what that is." Waldman answered, "I do...This
constitutes a purchase order of Klein's directed to Crescent Firearms
for Italian Carcano rifles prepared on January, 2, 19-, oh, wait
aminute; hold that a moment, January 24, 1963, calling for 200 units
at a cost of $8.50."
After obtaining testimony that Klein's ordered 100 rifles from
Crescent Firearms on January 23, 1963, the Commission needed to show
that ***C2766*** was one of the rifles. They wanted to track
***C2766*** from its origin in Italy, to the dock in New Jersey, and
to Klein's in Chicago and offered as "proof" the following documents:
o A bill of lading which showed that Waterfront Transfer Company
delivered 520 cartons of rifles (5200 rifles) from the *Elleetra
Fascio* to the Harborside Terminal on October 25, 1960 (FBI Ex.
D-178). Carton #3376 contained 10 riles, one of which was C2766.
o Billing copy from Harborside Terminal (dated 11/9/60) which
listed 520 cartons of "38 E91 I 6.5" calibre rifles (FBI Ex. D-189).
o Five delivery orders (891.38, 14473, 03403, A01640, A0062)
which
showed that gun dealer Fred Rupp removed cartons of rifles from the
Harborside Terminal from August thru October 1962 (FBI Ex. D-190).
**But carton #3376, which contained ***C2766***, was not listed on
any
of these delivery orders.**
NOTE: ** Keep in mind that Crescent Firearms sold
***C2766*** to Klein's on June 18, 1962, ***two months before*** Fred
Rupp began removing the 520 cartons of rifles from harborside.
o An undated shipping order which shows that North Penn Transfer
picked up 10 cartonof rilfes from Fred Rupp (FBI Ex. D-152). **But
carton #3376, which contained C2766, was not listed on this shipping
order:**
o A delivery receipt which shows that North Penn Transfer
delivered
10 cartons of rifle to Lifschultz on February 13, 1963 (FBI Ex.
D-169). **But carton #3376 which contained C2766 was not listed on
this delivery receipt.**
o Lifschultz Fast Freight-Chicago Run Sheet, which shows that
Lifschultz delivered 10 cartons of rilfes to Klein's Sporting Goods
in
Chicago on February 21, 1963 (FBI Ex. D-170). **But carton #3376,
which contained C2766, was not listed on the run sheet.**
Not one of these shipping documents listed carton numbers or serial
numbers of rifles. From these documents it is impossible to know
***when*** carton #3376 left the Harborside Terminal or ***where***
it
was delivered. ***The absence of serial and carton numbers on these
documents*** is what allowed the FBI, *and the Warren Commission, to
fraudulently claim that ***C2766*** was shipped to Klein's in early
1963.*
After "proving" that ***C2766*** was shipped to Klein's the
Commission
needed to show that Klein's ***received*** the rifle. They
introduced
a ***copy*** of Klein's "receiving record," which was purportedly a
list of rifles received by the receiving department on February 21,
1963. But instead of questioning J. A. Mueller, the head of the
receiving department, Commission attorney David Belin questioned
Klein's General Operating Manager, Mitchell J. Scribor and vice-
president William Waldman.
Belin handed Waldman the ***copy*** and said, "I hand you what has
been marked as Waldman Exhibit No 4 (FBI Ex. No D-167). and ask you
to
state if you know what this is." Waldman answered, "This is the
record created by us showing the control number we have assigned to
the gun together with the serial number that is imprinted on the
frame
of the gun....Our control number for that is VC-836."
On the upper right side of this document is the notation "1259" and
on
the upper left side of the document is the notation "RR 1243." The
"1259" was not identified by the Commission, but "RR 1243" was
identified as "receiving record 1243." The "1243" matched the
Klein's
order number for 100 rifles placed on January 24, 1963 (1/24/3).
*This only one of two documents which the Commission used to link
C2766 to the January 24, 1963 order (the other document was a copy of
Crescent form #3178 which contained hand written entries for 10
carton
numbers.)
NOTE: ** An FBI Airtel of 3/13/64 (FBI Ex. No. D-167) *states, "One
photstatic copy of a ***list prepared by Mitchell Scibor on
11/23/63.*** This Airtel suggests that scibor may have printed a
copy
of the receiving record from Klein's microfilm on 11/23/63.**
In an honest investigation the WC would have deposed J. A. Mueller,
the man in charge of the Klein's receiving department, and simply
asked him who prepared "RR 1243." Instead, the Commission interviewd
William Waldman and Mitchell Scibor who spent little time, if any in
the company's shipping and receiving department and had no idea if
the
copy of the receiving record they were shown was authentic.
Commission attorney David Belin then gave ***copies*** of Lifschultz
Fast Freight bills of lading to William Waldman and said, "I'm going
to hand you what has been marked as Waldman Deposition Exhibit 2 and
ask you to state if you know what that is." Waldman answered, "I
do...this is a delivery receipt from the Lifschultz Fast Freight
covering 10 cases of guns deliverd to Klein's on February 21, 1963,
from Crescent Firearms....The February 21 date is the date in which
the merchandise ame to our premises whereas the date of February 22,
is the date in which they were officially received by our receiving
department." The delivery receipt was signed by J.A. Mueller, the
head of Klein's receiving department.
NOTE: ** Waldman probably never saw these bills of lading prior to
his testimony. The Lifschultz documents showed only that 100 rifles
were delivered to Klein's on February 21, 1963, but listed ***not
carton or serial numbers*** of rifles.
**Readers should remember that the weight of the 10 cartons of rifles
delivered to Klein's on February 21, 1963 clearly indicated they were
***36-inch*** rilfes. The Commission was trying to prove that
Klein's
received a shipment of ***40-inch*** rifles on February 21, 1963 (C
2766 was a ***40-inch*** rifle).
Belin then handed Waldman copies of Crescent's 10 ***undated shipping
forms*** *(which Louis Feldsott said were from June 1962)* and said,
"I'm going to hand you what has been marked as Waldman Deposition
Exhibit 3 and ask you to state if you know what this is." Waldman
answered, "Yes; these are the memos prepared by Crescent Firearms
showing serial numbers of rifles that were shipped to us and each one
of these represents those rifles that were contained in a case."
Belin then tried to get Waldman to say the 10 shipping forms ***(from
6/18/62)*** represented the 100 rifles that were delivered to Klein's
on February 21, 1963. Belin said, "Now, you earlier mentioned that
these (Waldman Ex. No. 3) were packed with the case." Waldman
replied, "Well, I would like to correct that. This particular
company
(Crescent) ***does not include these with the cases***, but sends
these memos separately with their invoice."
NOTE: ** At this point the Commission had ***no testimony*** that
linked Crescent's 10 undated shipping forms from June 18, 1962 to the
delivery of 100 rifles to Klein's on February 21, 1963.**
David Belin, obviously unsatisfied with Waldman's answer, THEN TOLD
WALDMAN THE SERIAL NUMBERS LISTED ON THE UNDATED SHIPPING FORMS
MATCHED THE ORDER FOR THE 100 RIFLES. Belin said, "Referring to
Waldman Dep. Ex. No. 3, ***which ***ARE*** the serial numbers of the
100 rifles which were made in this shipment from Crescent Firearms to
you,*** and Waldman Dep. Ex. No. 5, which is the invoice from
Crescent
Firearms which has stamped on it that it was paid by your company on
March 4, is there any way to verify that this payment pertained to
rifles which are shown on Waldman Dep. Ex. No 3?"
NOTE: ** The fact that David Belin told Waldman the undated shipping
forms matched the order for 100 rifles clearly demonstrates the
Commission's willingness to manipulate testimony in order to frame
Oswald.
Waldman did not acknowledge the first part of Belin's question, but
to
the second part of his question answered, "The forms submitted by
Crescent Firearms, showing serial numbers of rifles included in the
shipment covered by their invoice No. 3178, indiciate that the rifle
carriying serial No. ***C-2766*** was included in that shipment."
*This is not true. Waldman Dep. Ex. No. 5, dated February 7, 1963
which lists invoice #3178 (FBI Ex. D-165) ***does not list any serial
or carton numbers whatsoever.***
There is, however, a ***handwritten*** form dated February 7, 1963
which lists invoice #3178 (FBI Ex. D-172). This is a ***copy*** of a
document which the FBI ALLEGEDLY obtained from Louis Feldsott and
contains a ***handwritten*** list of the numbers of 10 cartons of
rifles in the middle of the page. One look at the ***handwriting***
on the copy of this form clearly shows that *the person who filled
out
the form originally was not the same person who wrote the numbers of
the 10 cartons of rifles.*
This form, *which was not published in the Warren Volumes,* was the
second item that linked Crescent's 10 undated shipping forms (from
June, 1962) with a Klein's order received on February 21, 1963 *(the
other was Klein's receiving record)*. If this form had been shown to
Louis Feldsott by the Warren Commission he would have immediately
identiifed it as a forgery, *but Feldsott was never interviewed by
the
Commission.*
The Commission then introduced Klein's check #28966, in the amount of
$850, to rove that payment for 100 Model T-38 rifles was made on
March
1, 1963 (FBI Ex. No. D-166). However, there are no notations on the
Klein's check stub that refer to the number of Crescent's shipping
form, carton numbers, or the serial numbers of any of the 100 rifles-
*only Crescent invoice #3178 is listed on the check stub.*
NOTE: ** There is no doubt that Klein's ordered and received 100
rifles in early 1963, but these were not the same rifles identified
on
Crescent's 10 undated shipping slips from June 18, 1962 (C2766).
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A Final Thought About The Crescent Shipping Forms: The WC knew the
10
shipping forms (including ***C2766***) came from Louis Feldscott,
*and they also knew that Feldsott provided an affidavit in which he
said that Crescent sold ***C2766*** to Klein's in June 18, 1962.*
Their failure to depose Feldsott and resolve this conflict is
inexcusable and probably intentional. Had Feldsott testified he
would
have indentified Crescent form #3178 as a forgery and he would have
testified that the 10 undated shipping forms represented 100 rifles
sold to Klein's on June 18, 1962, ***and not in early 1963.***
The owner of Klein's Sporting Goods, Milton Klein, knew something was
wrong with the FBI investigation but no longer had his company's
microfilm records and was therefore unable to dispute their
conclusions. Klein told reporters again and again that Oswald
ordered
a ***36-inch*** rifle, *but was unable to explain how the Dallas
Police managed to find a ***40-inch*** rifle on the 6th floor of the
TSBD.*
In the early 1960's nearly everyone trusted and admired the FBI and
on
one, including Milton Klein, believed the Bureau would manipulate
and/
or fabricate evidence. But with Klein's microfilm records in their
custody as of 5:00 am on November 23, 1963, the FBI could print
copies
of any of Klein's microfilm records, alter the paper copies, and then
re-microfilm the altered copies. One of the best indications that
the
Bureau did alter Klein's microfilm records is the fact that Klein's
microfilm DISAPPEARED ***while in FBI custody.*** With no other
records available, there was simply no way that Milton Klein or
anyone
else could challenge the conclusions of the FBI and the Warren
Commission.
3) Prove Oswald Ordered A Rifle From Klein's On March 12,
1963
Commission attorney David Belin questioned William Waldman about the
order Klein's received from "A. Hidell" on March 13, 1963. Waldman
said, "We have a-this microfilm record of a coupon clipped from a
portion of one of our advertisements, which indicates by writing of
the customer on the coupon that he ordered our catalog No C20-750;
and
he has shown the price of the item, $19.95, and gives as his name A.
Hidell, and his address as Post Office Box 2915, in Dallas, Tex...The
coupon overlays the envelope in which the order was mailed and this
shows in the upper left-hand corner the return address of A. Hidell,
Post Office Box 2915, in Dallas, Tex. There is a postmark of Dallas,
Tex., and a postdate of March 12, 1963, indicating that the order was
mailed by airmail."
Belin next asked Waldman about the coupon sent with the order and
said, "Now, I see another number off to the left. What's that
number?" Waldman replied, "The number that you referred to, C20-T750
is a catalog number.catalogue number C20-T750 describes the Italian
carbine rifle with a four-power scope, which is sold as a package
unit." David Belin had the testimony he needed, and was careful not
to allow Waldman to describe the length of the rifle.
*Belin carefully framed the questions he asked Waldman and avoided
discussing the order coupon in detail. He knew the coupon contained
the notation "Dept. 358," which meant that it came from the February,
1963 issue of ***American Riflemn*** when Klein's sold only ***36-
inch*** Mannlicher-Carcano rifles. Belin didn't want testimony in
the
public record that showed "A. Hidell" ordered a ***36-inch*** rifle
but somehow received a ***40-inch*** rifle.
NOTE: ** Klein's assigned catalog number C20-T750 to the ***40-
inch*** Italian carbine, with scope, but not until the summer of
1963.
4) Prove Oswald Sent A $21.45 Postal Money Order To Klein's
The FBI obtained US postal money order No. 2,202,130,462 from the
Secret Service and gave it to the Warren Commission. The money
order
was made payable to the order of "Klein's Sporting Goods," the
purchaser was listed as "A. Hidell," and the address was listed as
"P.O. Box 2915, Dallas Texas." The first order of business for the
Commission was to show that "Lee Harvey Oswald" purchased the money
order. To "prove" their claim the Commission asked the FBI for a
handwriting analysis.
FBI document "experts" Alwyn Cole and James Cadigan examined the
money
order and gave their opinions to the Commission. Cole testified that
the writing on the *money order with the known writing of Oswald.*
Cadigan testified the writing on the money order was done by Lee
Harvey Oswald *but only by comparing the words "Dallas, Texas" with
Oswald's know writing.*
The Commission then needed to show the money order was purchased and
the airmailed from Dallas before noon. *If the mony order was mailed
from Dallas after 10:00 noon, it could not have reached Chicago and
could not have been deposited into Klein's bank account the following
day.*
NOTE: ** It is extremely unlikely that a letter mailed from Dallas
in
1963 could have reached Klein's office, in Chicago, the following
day.**
Harry Holmes told the WC, "The money order had been issued ***early
in
the morning*** of March the 12th, 1963. *Belin failed to ask Holmes
how he knew the money order was issued ***on the morning*** of March
12.
NOTE: ** There is nothing on the front or backside of the money
order that indicates it had been issued on the morning of March 12.
There was, however, a postmark of 10:30 AM on the mailing envelope
which allegedly contained the money order and coupon. But Klein's
allegedly discarded the envelope when the received "Hidell's" order
and the only copy of the envelope was on Klein's microfilm, which had
been given to the FBI at 5:00 am on November 23 and was not seen
again
until William Waldman's testimony in Chicago, on May 20, 1964. There
is no legitimate way for Harry Holmes to have known about the 10:30
am
postmark on the mailing envelope.
Klein's Vice President William Waldman discussed the mailing envelope
with the Commission and said, "This shows in the upper left-hand
corner the return address of a. Hidell, Post Office Box 2915, Dallas,
Tex." *Waldman apparently never noticed the "12" following, "Dallas,
TX," *which indicated the letter was mailed in postal zone 12, which
was several miles from downtown Dallas.*
NOTE: ** David Belin should have asked Waldman why Klein's
microfilmed the envelope in which the order was received, yet
***failed to microfilm the postal money order.***
David Belin asked Waldman about depositing the money order into
Klein's bank account and said, "I hand you what has been marked as
Commission Exhibit No, 788, which appears to be a US Postal money
order payable to the order of Klein's Sporting Goods....And on the
reverse side there appears to be an endorsement....I wonder if you
would read the endorsement, if you would, and examine it, please."
As an experienced attorney and businessman Belin knew that the stamp
on the backside of the money order was a "deposit endorsement." He
also knew that the money order did not have ***a single bank
endorsement or date stamp*** and no indication whatsoever that it was
ever deposited into a bank or financial institution.
Belin asked Waldman when the money order was deposited to the Klein's
bank account and he replied, "I CANNOT specifically say when this
money order was deposited by our company......" Waldman could not
determine the date of deposit was *because there was no bank
endorsement or date stamp anywhere on the money order.*
NOTE: **Both Waldman and Belin should have realized that a postal
money order with no bank endorsement or date stamps could not
possibly
have been deposited to Klein's bank account, routed through the US
banking system, or returned to the US Post Office. IT is difficult
to
believe that neither the FBI, Secret Service, Dallas Police, Warren
Commission members, their staff attorneys, nor anyone who examined
this postal money order noticed that bank endorsements and dates were
missing.**
** By ignoring the fact that the postal money order lacked a single
bank endorsement or date stamps, and therefore could not have been
deposited into any financial institution, the Commission demonstrated
their willingness to manipulate evidence in order to frame Oswald.
5) Prove Klein's Deposited The Money Order Into Their
Account
David Belin ignored the fact that the $21.45 money order contained
no
bank endorsement stamps and asked William Waldman, "Do you have any
way of knowing when exactly this money order was deposited by your
Company?" Waldman said, "I cannot specifically say when this money
order was deposited by our company; however, as previously stated, a
money order for $21.45 passed through our cash register on March 13,
1963....we show an item of $21.45 as indicated on the ***Xerox
copy***
of our deposit slip marked, or identified by-Waldman Deposition
Exhibit No. 10." Belin added, "And on that deposit, one of the items
is $21.45 out of a total deposit that day of $13,827.98; is that
correct? Waldman answered, "That's correct."
The item for $21.45 appears in the first column under the heading
***"Checks other Chicago Banks"*** and, if accurately recorded, was a
***CHECK*** in the amount of $21.45 from another Chicago bank. *If
Belin had conducted an honest investigation he would have wanted to
know why a money order from Dallas, Texas was listed under "Checks
***other Chicago Banks."***
Waldman Dep. Ex. No 10 is a 4-page list of deposits made to Klein's
account in which a single entry for $21.45 appears with over 1000
entries. The deposit slip contained the following totals:
Total on the
Bank
$28.24
Total out of Town
Banks
$9,992.43
Total other Chicago
Banks
$3,804.67
Cash send by registered
mail
$2.64
total deposit $13,827.98
All items listed on the First National Bank of Chicago deposit slip
were taken directly from the entry totals from the 4 pages of
deposits. *But there is another list of deposits that appears on
page
707 of Volume 21 and totals $2116.91. There is a 2nd entry for $21.45
on this list of deposits, but this deposit ***had nothing to do with
the $13,827.98 deposit.***
NOTE: ** On November 23, 1963 FBI agents allegedly questioned Robert
Wilmouth, Vice President of Operations for the First National Bank of
Chicago. Wilmouth ***allegedly*** advised that Klein's made a
$13.827.98 deposit on March 13 and said that two depostis in the
amount of $21.45 were included with a deposit of $1536.11, which in
turn was included in a group total of $6178.00 *But ***neither
$1536.11 nor $6178.00 were listed on the First National Bank of
Chicago deposit slip,*** which totals $13,827.98, and this glaring
discrepancy remains unresolved.**
In addition to the discrepancies mentioned above, the First National
Bank of Chicago deposit slip of $13,827.98 is dated ***February 15,
1963- a month before the $21.45 money order was purchased!!***
In order for the Commission to conclude that a postal money order
purchased by Oswald in the amount of $21.45 was deposited to Klein's
bank account in March, they had to ***IGNORE*** the date of February
15 on the First National Bank deposit slip (February 15, 1963),
***IGNORE*** the fact statement of Robert Wilmouth, ignore the list
of
deposits totaling $2116.91, ***IGNORE*** the fact that the $21.45
entries came from "Other Chicago banks, and ***IGNORE*** he fact that
***money order No. 2,202,130,462 was never deposited into any
financial institution.*** *The fact that the Commission made no
attempt to resolve any of these discrepancies clearly demonstrates
their willingness to manipulate evidence in order to help fram
Oswald.*
Today, it is impossible to verify the date of any of the entries to
Kleins' bank account. Klein's microfilm records *DISAPPEARED WHILE
in
FBI custody,* Klein's Sporting Goods went bankrupt in December, 1973,
and their bank records were destroyed long ago. But the fact remains
that money order No. 2,202,130,462, published on page 677 of Volume
17, was never deposited to any bank or financial institution and
***could not have been used to pay for a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle or
anything else.***
6) Prove that Klein's Shipped a 40-Inch Rifle (C2766) to A.
Hidell
After "proving" that "A. Hidell" paid for an Italian rifle the
Commission needed to show that Klein's shipped a ***40-inch
rifle***(not a 36-inch rifle) to PO Box 2915 in Dallas. The
Commission knew the Dallas Police found a ***40-inch*** rifle on the
sixth floor of the Book Depository, and also knew that "A. Hidell"
ordered a *36-inch* rifle from the ***American Rifleman*** in
February
of 1963. *Butthey wanted to keep the public from finding out *that
Hidell/Oswald ordered a ***36-inch*** rifle.*
Commission attorney David Belin kept references to a ***36-inch***
rifle out of the record by deposing only two of Klein's employees,
William Waldman and Mitchell Scibor, and by carefully framing his
questions. Belin said, "Now, I also note on Waldman Deposition
Exhibit No, 1, under the item number-some letters here or numbers..."
Waldman interrupted and said, "C20-T749." Belin asked, "What does
that signify?" Waldman answered, "This is an identification number
assigned by us for internal operating purposes," *Belin immediately
stopped questioning Waldman and held a short discussion OFF THE
RECORD.* When Waldman's testimony resumed there was no further
discussion about catalog number C20-T749 or Model 91 TS rifles,
*because BOTH were 36-inch rifles.*
NOTE: ** The Commission ws very concerned about keeping all
references to ***36-inch*** rifles out of the record. If they had
any interest in conducting an honest investigation and wanted to know
when Klein's began receiving ***40-inch*** rifles, all they had to do
was ask Crescent Firearms President, Louis Feldsott. He could have
provided the Commission Crescent's shipping records and billing
invoices that showed the date Crescent first shipped ***40-inch***
rifles to Klein's. Or they could have asked Klein's advertising
department for a list of advertisments placed in magazines for *36-
inch* and *40-inch* rifles But the Commission did not interview
Feldsott and they did not ask Klein's about their advertisements.
The
simply chose to keep all references to a ***36-inch*** rifle out of
the record.
**The Klein's employees who were the most knowledgeable abut the
Mannlicher-Carcano rifles, gun buyer Mitchell W. Westra and gunsmith
William Sharp, were never questioned.**
Belin then created the illusion that Oswald ordered a ***40-inch***
rifle by introducing a Klein's advertisement from the November, 1963
issue of ***Field and Stream*** magazine, **furnished by Dallas
Postal
Inspector Harry Holmes.** On April 2, 1964 Belin interviews Holmes
and asked him to read a portion of the advertisement into the record:
"....it says, '6.5 Italian carbine,' in big black letters, And
underneath it says, 'Late military issue. Only ***40-inches
overall.*** Weighs 7 lbs.....And underneath that it says, 'C20-750,
carbine with a brand new 4x 3/4" diameter scope (illustrated)
$19.95....."
This was the only advertisement for a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle that
was published by the Warren Commission, and it showed a ***40-inch***
rifle that matched the length of rifle found by Dallas Police. *The
Commission dared not publish the Klein's advertisement from the
February 1963 issue of ***American Rifleman*** because it showed a
***36-inch*** rifle.
Thanks to David Belin and Postal Inspector/FBI Informant Harry
Holmes,
the Commission was able to create an illusion that Oswald ordered a
***40-inch*** rifle. *But by failing to publish the correct
advertisement, the Warren Commission once again demonstrated their
willingness to manipulate evidence and testimony in order to frame
Oswald.
7) Prove That A. Hidell Received A Rifle At PO Box 2915 In
Dallas
The WC was very concerned that the name "A Hidell" did not appear on
Oswald's application for PO Box 2915. In a memo to Mr. Conrad FBI
official W.D. Griffith wrote, "It should be noted that although
Oswald
used the name "A. Hidell" in placing the order for the murder weapon,
this name *does not appear* on his application for the P.O. Box to
which the gun was shipped."
The Warren Commission also knew that "A. Hidell's" name ***was not on
the application,*** which they published on page 286 of Volume 19 and
identified as Cadigan Exhibit No. 13. *But in their final report the
Commission ignored this problem by ***claiming the application had
been thrown away by the post office.*** They wrote:
* ***"It is not known whether the application for post office box
2915
listed 'A. Hidell' as a person entitled to receive mail at this
box.*** In accordance with postal regulations, the portion of the
application which lists names of persons, other than the applicatn,
entitled to receive mail was ***thrown away after the box was closed
on May 1963."*** *
After "explaining" how "A. Hidell" could have received mail at a box
rented by Oswald, the Commission wondered if any postal employees
remembered deliverinig a large package to box 2915. Harry Holmes
told
the Commission that exhaustive efforts were made at the Dallas GPO to
determine if postal employees remembered handling or delivering a
large package to "A. Hidell," **without success.** *But the
Commission did not ask, nor Harry Holmes volunteer, any information
about postal form 2162, which required the signature of the shipper
and receiver of a firearm sent through the US mail (postal regulation
846.53a). The Commission was never able to "prove" that Oswald
received a rifle through his post office box.
pgs. 467-77 H & L All topics are gone in extra detail individually in
other places
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