09-12-2015, 05:33 PM
Drew Phipps Wrote:Why not just ignore Arnold (as the Warren Commission did with many civilian witnesses) and leave Baker's far more plausible encounter with Oswald on the 4th floor?
Because Carloyn Arnold probably told many people and eventually, as Golz proved, it would have gotten out. Maybe Truly spoke about it too and possibly Oswald at the police station.
The conspirators and the Commission were working on tenterhooks because they were trying to get away with not revealing any interrogation notes. These were decisions that were made under incredible stress and were probably being made under the condition of what can we get away with. Perhaps they weren't sure who else might come forth and say "Wait a minute, I saw Oswald in the lunch-room".
The 4th floor Oswald was only seen by internally-controllable witnesses Truly and Baker. The lunch-room Oswald was a wild card because he was witnessed by civilians. That's why they didn't name the 4th floor person.