Armstrong: Of Covert Ops, Fake Marines, of Classifieds, of Cabbages and Kings

[Magda Hassan]

Jack, more from John

Well...I'll be interested in whatever the followup is on this -- i.e. the Armstrong reference. For what it's worth, I just checked the Sylvia Meagher index (under "rifle"), which pointed me to WC Vol. 17, p. 677, CE 788. This is a money ord...er made out by "A. Hidell" to Klein's Sporting Goods, for $21.45. The reverse side looks like an endorsement to me: stamped by the First National Bank of Chicago and Klein's. The date 11-22-63 is handwritten beneath these stamps three times, followed by a handwritten 11-24-63. There are initials to the left of each date, presumably by FBI guys or some other investigators.

The next page in Vol. 17 shows CE 789, what appears to be the front of the same money order. The reverse side isn't shown.

I don't doubt John Armstrong; I"m probably looking at the wrong thing. As I say, I'll be interested in whatever his citation(s) is (are).

Meagher's index also directs one to CE 1136. But this exhibit does not, at my quick glance, appear to be in the volumes. Vol. 18 ends with CE 1053. Vols. 19, 20, and 21 are catalogued not by CE numbers but names. Vol. 22 resumes with CE 1513. My knowledge of the 26 vols is far from exhaustive and CE 1136 may be there somewhere -- I'm pretty sure Meagher indexed only the stuff in the Report and 26 volumes, not anything that was withheld. I could be wrong. It's past my bedtime. I'm tired. I'll follow up on this.