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=e RT point of having to 8 obvious perjury when nig Wor intervened, as he did on several other occasions. - What is more apparent than that the Senatorkhad "fully real- " Jzea" what bad happened, even, for the sake of argment, accepting :: his questianable account of events? One of the defenses was an af- ; fidavitdfrom Robert D. Watt, M.D., with offices at Cape Cod Medical Center Hyannis. Dr. Watt stated that he had visi#ed and examined Mr. Kenedy on July 19, 1969 (obviously, the aftemoon) and diag~ nosed oncussion, contusions and abrasions of the scalp, acute cer- vical strain." Be said further, “The diagnosis ofconcussion was “© predicated upon the foregoing objective evidence af injury and the history of the temporary loss of consciousness ang retrograde amne- Sia. Impairment of judgment, and confused behavim are symptoms : gopsistent with an injury of the character sustaised by the patient." It is most apparent that Dr. Watt did not question the history as it was given. ; . Another conceivable defense is to draw a xough parallel with certain boxers, for example, who have been known # fight several rounds they were subsequently unable to recall. %a such instances-— and no doubt there-are others not limited to boximp--the seemingly intelligent actions of the individuals were due largely to condi-~ tioned reflex. They were engaged in activities fre which they he: undergone intensive training as to courses of action under varying circumstances. In other cases, actions for which there was subse~ quent amnesia may have been due to extensive repetition, which is ‘merely another form of conditioned reflex. But smh was not the tase here in either instance. Consider, for examgie, that ration- ality was required to go to the cottage for assistance, having rec~ ognized his own limitations. And let us recall agortion of his i @ramatic response, footnoted 17 on page 13, wherehe said, "A lot ef different thoughts came into my mind at that time apout now 1 was going to really to be able to call Mrs. Kopeciwe at some time in the middle of the night to tell her that her daghter was dead.." Is this not full realization? Does it indicate “eonfused behavior" when-(he said) he instructed Messrs. Gargan and Mekham "to take care of the girls” and that he would “take care of the accident" just before plunging into the channel at the ferry slip (?)? Had he been in a state of shock, with impaired judgmest, would these two gentlemen not have noticed it immediately, turh as when he gave “suggestions” to them in their diving attempis a full hour pre- viously at the outset of the resumed attempted resue operation? (See response footnoted 15, page 13.) And they haf no gualms what- ever about his ability to swim the channel. In Edgartown, Mr. Peachey saw nothing unusval in his bearing ox manner; it was what he was doing, not how (?), that had aroused ‘his curiosity. Neither was there any suspicion of drunkenness. ‘Once again, Jack Olsen recounts in his finest style2 As if the preceding were not enough, there was his behavior following daylight--those he met and talked with before the trip ~ to Chappaquiddick (p. 15, following the response E00 § oted 19). the casual, leisurely manner in which the Senator went about f&ese early morn-~ ing chance happenings. That, of course, was necessarily only hear- erences EA OE AAP CICS A A EC SSDS ALL A, | 26/ The Sridge at Chappaquiddick, section, "The Morning Afer." | og temeeegl eager a mecpymeppg oe mh anne we ing Seem ogee ents apy quart ai