Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace - by Joan Mellen

[Peter Lemkin]

This is what she said:

"One day the latent print examiner called me with some other information. He had contacts at the headquarters of the organization that certified examiners and they went into the file of Nathan Darby. They discovered a note in the file. Not only was Nathan Darby not certified when he swore on that affidavit that he was, but there was a note in his file stating that should he request re-certification, that certification would be denied."

Her meaning seems pretty plain to me.

Joan's meaning is fairly clear - but don't assume that this represents the true facts - nor at what point in time. Imagine [not for the first time] that those who cover-up the real truth of what happened may have inserted themselves, and tampered with what the records would seem to show now. He was obviously competently certified at one time. I've been assured he was at the time he made this identification. If his 'certification' was 'pulled' or later asked to not be re-certified, this could be a discrediting op - it doesn't mean they were found to have been involved in wrongdoing, etc. With the JFK assassination one really has to think outside the box, and from all possible angles. Again, there is more non-public information on both of the print examiners which leads me to believe that both have had parts of their lives misrepresented or there are pertinent facts not in the public domain.....more exactly I decline to say, now - but have been told by someone reliable, close to this situation, and known to me - but I don't have permission to disclose. Just question what you've heard without real proofs at different points in time - and feel free to question me until the story can be told.

Drew, personally, I find it very strange they didn't want to answer your question, but instead [purposely?] mistook/changed the issue to be one of if Mellen had ever been a member. Seems to me the topic is too hot for them to even want to handle.