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Melvin Belli — Part 9

40 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 15, 1960 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Melvin Belli · 40 pages OCR'd
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: ra emer mens 6 fomorandum to Mr. Sullivan Re: Lee Harvey Oswald te 105-82555 0 ee cB Sithat such, informa tion. had any. “yiout that: ‘if he. brought this uD ,iprove it.and he would never thins of itrue from’ the FBI. z ., seme eit ce in the Jack Ruby trial. He.poi the trial he would certainly hav £ ccing so without secing if it. HOO 0 --~ Pe munerous reporters aD he could not recall .Ah% «o the best of nis me him if he hac heare th “the FBI and he believed cz, To the best of hi. Ae had heard tris rom ver ed what he said bugs at Osvaid hed beck 7, Belli stated that he ns - news media during the past severe ‘gp whom hb 1e had talked. However, hé a .o| that. approximately. » weeks aeo: ure ‘nor that. ‘Oswald: had been an informe ni the person casking’ ‘this’ question wns 3 ‘memory Belli stated he told this : ‘around the courthouse. He does sot - — ta iamny ese nen set amenee tndane CP ene ene went a pm nes tdiis_certain..he never.said any thing, to eos aan informant for 13 weeks or bf he had been x gecurity. iniormant os >7 Belli. was again emphaticaliy zavised. taat Lez Harvey Oswaic has nev yg ween, an informant of the FRI. ue agsin reiterated | that he does nova i. og ¢Bink SO - and never wou sid: ace any in this rumor.” - ee f=" Belli was also 2 ceived in ‘ 2 fed aso ‘stated that Jack n an inice ‘yor 2 period of & weeks. - iii state 0. time ever heard anyone. = QS an int 75 that he. was an informant. i has he oe .6)ais_ other co-coursel to the reo: isieson, »ppbad ever heard. this “runer . Eurieson ut g@ asked the same au 7 } pas* to. whether Gr. not he had ever heard of Ruby being. anwinformant. o. ad ory | :g)xrumor ‘to that effect, advised that he asa never heard a rumor. 2rom nee , lanyone- to. that eoieek. re das zo - Belli, Tonehill and Burleson ali ,staced that hey hac reves cold: ik 2nyone or_inferred to. anyone that Ruby was” an informant: of the FBI. Belli | 72 stated that he believed He ane Res eo-counselis would have knoéwd if Ruby: iii had been an informant of the SHI since they nad questioned hia in detail +38 46|cbout his entire life ana he is certain Ruby would have told him if he fi : y7j/had been an informant. He stated Ruby had. never mentioned in any ft MENDEL: ier ng {whatsoever cooperating with the DSi. 19 Upon conclusion Relii 10, ting "damned *ire tof, Assistant District Attorney | : : : leespenee ae ing rumors wh j2| Alexander thought Pelli sight f 3 Alexander was vrobably ths sourcs concerning the run 24 an informa nt cf the FBI. Eslii then ssecifically a 5 \ Ruby had ever been an informant as this was the firs’ 56) Heard of it and he was, advised that Ruby had never, b 7 the FRI. Belli asked no further questions. we 39 a 30° = a I ni welt oo Tefen Ne row aut WEL ee ee ee et cate Ie
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