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Melvin Belli — Part 9
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des ¢ advised by Meivin =
-atterney for ECK bby, that ‘Oswald was a FRI informant; that a
knéw from reliz ble sources that: Ruby | tad been an informant for § \
and OsY ant for 13 wecks, stated this
Belli making these ailegatioas.
recozumended consiceration ke given. to immediately interviewing Bel
88g, the Dizector noted: "Yes ‘, Make. hin. either put up or. shut. up. *%
cg Seuss At 9:29. ‘p. The, 2-28- 34, Sho: Gordon Shanklin, Dallas , tel>-"¥
11 pnonie 2ily advised Night Supervisor: ‘A. J. Decker as follows. sAc =
Mpphankiin: and-SA Vincent E. brain interviewed Eelli the evening of
ee 28-64 <in a hovel room secured for that purpose. Belli. insisted *% : #
‘4! that his fellow lawyer, Joe Tonahill, ze present. Belli was advisc PSs
75} that ve had received information from 2 reliable source that ho kad ONG
iat stated Lee- Harvey Oswald was 2 security-type informant of txe LEI Zox re
Ae period of 13: weeks. He was informea chat there was aksolutely no
truth.in this and that we desired to’secure from him any and all
“9; information which he had in this regard. a
, ; ;
oat ' Bélli stated shat around the first of the year he had Seon
in article in the "Holston Post" by Lonnie: Hudkins, which article was
rumor to the effect that Oswaid jmignt have. been an informant of the ¢£
I or CIA, and subseGuent to that article Eeili subpoenacd Nudkins to
ppear as a witness at the change “of venue hearing before Judge Joe D. j
rowno. Sometine Guring that period he heard another rumor 2round wae
ourthouse to the éffect that Oswald might” have been an informant <= the:
eRe BI. Belli related that he questioned Nudiuins during the change OF nee
Smvenue hearing as ne fit that the prosecution might try to use him ev
q{ ater date, “Judge srovwn in the change of venue hearing refused to
4 ermit Hudkins tc answer his question aiter chsecti ons of ne PLOsec
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Belli stuted that he vhoutht at that
hat. these rumors origin rated wees William Slexen r :
fttorney; who hac tried ¢ plan.-otnaer rumors on Aim and t
ellis feeling that tlexentes thought Belli’ mieht £12 for.
Te €_stated he plased no cregeres whatscever in tre rumor th?
an a n_ informant 25 G tnateis there 5 any credence oo Such. ha.
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