Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Guy Banister and Lee Harvey Oswald- Banister was Oswald's control. Not Clay Shaw.

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[[ by Martin Shackelford ]]


POSNER (p. 141):
"There simply is no credible evidence that Oswald ever had an office at
544 Camp Street or, much less, that he knew Guy Banister." 
Posner notes:
 
 1. The HSCA "questioned six other individuals who worked for Guy
Banister during the summer of 1963, and none of them recalled seeing
Oswald at 544 Camp." (p. 139). The HSCA (X p. 128) lists seven witnesses
who didn't see Oswald there: 4 worked there in the summer of 1963, one
left in 1958, one left in January 1962, and one was a visitor who visited
only through 1962. "Several witnesses recommended the Committee speak
with Jack Martin or Delphine Roberts since they were in most contact with
Banister." (HSCA X p. 129)Posner dismisses the following:    1. Oswald's
leaflets were stamped "544 Camp St.," the address of the building in
which Banister's office was housed. Posner correctly notes that Sam
Newman, the building's owner, told the FBI he never rented to Oswald
(HSCA X p. 123). This avoids the question of whether someone else rented
an office for him, which is what might be expected if Oswald was working
for Banister.     
2. The testimony of Jack Martin, who said he saw Oswald with David Ferrie 
in  Banister's office in 1963 (HSCA X p. 130). He was a
not particularly reliable drunk who worked as an investigator for
Banister. Sam Newman told HSCA that Martin was in Banister's office "90
percent of the time; every day almost" and he "kept up with all that
stuff."(HSCA X p. 135, note 104)    
3. The testimony of Delphine Roberts, Banister's secretary and 
mistress,   that Banister kept a file on Oswald
that "was kept out of the original files" (the Louisiana State Police
confirmed Banister had a file on the FPCC and Oswald: HSCA X p. 131),
that Banister was angry Oswald stamped 544 Camp St. on his leaflets, and
that Oswald came into the office "on several occasions."(HSCA X p. 129)
She also said Banister told her, when she reported Oswald's leafletting
to him, that "He's with us. He's associated with the office." (Anthony
Summers, Conspiracy, 1991 ed., p. 295) Posner notes that she is extreme
right-wing, a religious nut and was paid for her interview with Anthony
Summers (pp. 140-41), none of which proves she was lying. Banister friend
and associate Ivan Nitschke told HSCA:"If you were trying to explore this
to the fullest extent, I would say that Delphine would be No. 1."(HSCA X
p. 135, note 104). Roberts told Summers Oswald worked for Banister.
(Conspiracy, op. cit., pp. 294-5).He ignores the following:    
 1. James Arthus' statement to the Secret Service that a man whose name 
he didn't recall had tried to rent an office at 544 Camp Street. (HSCA X 
p. 125);
he gave them the name of the woman who had dealt with the man, but she
was never questioned. (Just as Banister was never asked about Oswald.)
 
 2. The statement of Ross Banister, Guy's brother, that he knew Guy 
had an interest in Oswald, though he didn't think they were connected 
(HSCA X p.128). 
 
 3. The statement of Ivan Nitschke, the Banister friend and
associate, that Banister had some of Oswald's handbills in his office
(HSCA X p. 128). 
 
 4. Banister's widow Mary confirmed this to Andrew
Sciambra of Jim Garrison's office (Anthony Summers, Conspiracy, op. cit.,
p. 292). She found a supply of the leaflets in her late husband's
storeroom (Warren Hinckle and William Turner, Deadly Secrets, p. 234).
 
 5. Banister employees Allen and Daniel Campbell. Daniel reported that
Oswald came into Banister's office and used the desk phone. Allen reports
that instead of reacting with his usual anger at pro-Castro activities,
Banister merely laughed when Oswald's leafletting was mentioned.
(Conspiracy, op. cit., p. 293). 
 
 6. Another young Banister employee,
George Higginbothan, said he kidded Banister "about sharing a building
with people papering the streets with leftist literature." Banister
responded:"Cool it--one of them is mine." (Hinckle and Turner, Deadly
Secrets, pp. 234-5) 
 
 7. Adrian Alba, whose office Oswald regularly
visited, reported seeing Oswald in Mancuso's restaurant, on the ground
floor of 544 Camp St. (Conspiracy, op. cit., p. 296). The restaurant was
frequented by Banister. The restaurant's owner described Banister, David
Ferrie and Jack Martin as regular customers.(HSCA X p. 125). 
 
 8. CIA operative William George Gaudet reported seeing Oswald with 
Banister. (Conspiracy op. cit., p. 444). 
 
 9. Southern Louisiana University
historian Michael Kurtz knew that Oswald and Banister twice visited the
Louisiana State University campus together and engaged in heated
discussions with students; he was, at the time, one of the students. He
also saw the two together at Mancuso's (Kurtz, Crime of the Century, 1993
edition, p. 203, xxxix). Witnesses he interviewed for an earlier article
reported seeing Oswald and Banister together at Mancuso's "with David
Ferrie and Carlos Quiroga"; Oswald was seen entering Banister's office
"several times"; one of Oswald's co-workers at the Reily Coffee Co. saw
Oswald and Banister walking together on Camp St.; another witness
reported the two attended a White Citizens' Council meeting (reminiscent
of the meetings Oswald is known to have attended in Dallas). (Kurtz, "Lee
Harvey Oswald in New Orleans: A Reappraisal," Louisiana History vol. 21,
Winter 1980). 
 
 10. Another intriguing confirmation comes from Chuck
Giancana, brother of Chicago Mafia boss Sam Giancana, who reported Sam
told him that Banister was affiliated with the Chicago Mob from his FBI
days in Chicago: "We know [him]...real well." (Sam and Chuck Giancana,
Double Cross, p. 211) He was transferred to Marcello in New Orleans
(ibid., p. 255), where the Chicago-affiliated roving Mob ambassador
Johnny Rosselli kept in touch with him and approved his manipulation of
Oswald (ibid., pp. 332-3). 
 
 11. Further confirmation comes from
Through the Looking Glass: The Mysterious World of Clay Shaw by William
Davy: New Orleans attorney Tommy Baumler, formerly an infiltrator of
left-wing college groups for Banister, told interviewers in 1981 that
"Oswald worked for Banister."
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