24-12-2009, 05:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-12-2009, 06:26 AM by James H. Fetzer.)
On Fletcher on Mainman, see page 7 of "Familiar Faces" or check posts by Allan and by me much earlier in this thread, where Allan quotes from a letter he received from him about this question. He included this in his response on page 4 of this thread:
Jack:
In the interest of full disclosure: this aspect is covered in the article as follows:
"When we wrote to Col. Prouty about this, he responded [43]: "...I noted this same photo you have found and the likeness between that person and Lou...I'd say that the guy is Conein." Although later in his letter he stated, "I make no solid claim for Conein in the Dealey Plaza picture," he went on to say, "but I do know that many of the Vietnam-trained, Mongoose inner circle were there."
[43] L. Fletcher Prouty, written communication, May 7, 1996.
Of course, Col. Prouty did not know that Robert Adams -- a dead ringer for Conein -- was standing at the corner of Houston and Main.
Allan
For reasons I do not understand, when I consult the same source, I find this reference is numbered [42]. And of course I have explained several times in this thread why it is a gross exaggeration to claim that Adams was a "dead ringer" for either Mainman or Conein, when they resemble one another far more closely than Adams does either of them! It's really not even a close call.
Jack:
In the interest of full disclosure: this aspect is covered in the article as follows:
"When we wrote to Col. Prouty about this, he responded [43]: "...I noted this same photo you have found and the likeness between that person and Lou...I'd say that the guy is Conein." Although later in his letter he stated, "I make no solid claim for Conein in the Dealey Plaza picture," he went on to say, "but I do know that many of the Vietnam-trained, Mongoose inner circle were there."
[43] L. Fletcher Prouty, written communication, May 7, 1996.
Of course, Col. Prouty did not know that Robert Adams -- a dead ringer for Conein -- was standing at the corner of Houston and Main.
Allan
For reasons I do not understand, when I consult the same source, I find this reference is numbered [42]. And of course I have explained several times in this thread why it is a gross exaggeration to claim that Adams was a "dead ringer" for either Mainman or Conein, when they resemble one another far more closely than Adams does either of them! It's really not even a close call.