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?xas, c"ntacted the Da , Office and :presents Airs. Clyde W. easchall, Jr. s. Paschall took a color movie film • C the Presidential parade on 11/22/63. Id Dealy Plaza after the assassina-ion. This film was alleged to have :en turned over to SA Robert M. trrett at Dallas and was returned.
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Bruner. Dallas and Bureau files )ntain no references to this matter,
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-ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, DALLAS. TEXAS
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NOV. TWENTYTWO, NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE, MISC.-I-I F0 CONCERNING. 00 DALLAS.
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ON LATE AFTERNOON OF OCT. SIXTEEN LAST, MR. FRE
AND MEMBER OF THE LAW FIRM OF DAUGHERTY, BRUNER AND LASTELICK, DALLAS -
C. • TEXAS, PERSONALLY APPEAR AT DALLAS OFFICE OF FBI STATED HE
REPRESENTS MRS: PATSY' ASCHALL, AKA MRS. CLYDE W PASCHALL, JR.
ACCORDING TO utupp, MRS. PASCHALL ON NOV. TWEIYIYTWO, SIXTYTHREE,
TOOK ,SAME COLOR MOVIE. FILM OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARADE, INCLUDING SOME
17:e. FILM 4 DEALY PLA7A SUBSEQUENT TO THE ASSASSINATION. HE STATED THAT
ON ABOUT OV. ,TWENTYEIGHT OR TWENJAW,"SIXTYTHREE, AT NIGHT, HE
WENT TO YNACOLOR CORP„ HALIFAX T., DALLAS, TEXAS TO HAVE SAID t •
FILM 0 VELOPED. SOMEONE THERE STATED THNISINCE THINIGHT
. I... SOME ING TO DO WITH THE ASSASSIMill THE FBI SHOULD
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MR. BRUNFR STATED HE READILY AGREED, AND CALLED THE FBI HvisEePrfilt i967
DALLAS, AND AS HE RECALLS, HE TALKED TO SA ROBERT M. BARREirlb
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LEAST HE KNOWS THAT AGENT BARRETT SHOWED UP AT DYNACOLOR A SHORT
TIME THEREAFTER. THE FILM WAS DEVELOPED AND AGENT BARRETT TOLD HINT'
HE WOULD NEED TO LOOK IT OVER AND SEE IF IT WAS OF ANY PERTINENCE
TO THE ASSASSINATION. MR. BRUNER STATED HE READILY AGREED AND
LOANED THE FILM TO BARRETT, TAKING A RECEIPT, AND AS HE RECALLS,
POINTING OUT THAT HE WAS RELEASING THE FILM TO BARRETT FOR
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES. HE STATES THAT SOME THREE WEEKS .
LAAP, AS HE RECALLS, AGENT BARRETT SAID THAT THE FILM WAS OF NO .,..,'.
VALUE TO HIM. HE THEN RETURNED THE FILM TO BRUNER.
BRUNER STATES THAT HE AND HIS CLIENT HAVE HAD THE FILM SINCE
THAT TIME AND INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH VARIOUS
PEOPLE TO TRY TO SELL SAME. HE STATED THAT VERY RECENTLY, HE
DELIVERED THE FILM TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF LIFE MAGAZINE, WHO PAID
HIM ONLY A HOLDING FEE, TOOK THE FILM TO NEW YORK TO LOOK IT OVER TO
SEE WHAT THEY WOULD OFFER OR WHETHER THEY WOULD USE ANY OF IT .
OR NOT. HE STATED THAT ON THE AFTERNOON OF OCT. SIXTEEN LAST, HE ..
HAD RELIVED A CALL FROM LIFE MAGAZINE IN NEW YORK AND THAT THEY
HAD. MENTIONED TO HIM THAT THE FILM HE HAD GIVEN THEM WAS A DUPLICATE •
AND NOT THE ORIGINAL. HE STATED HE HAD CALLED HIS CLIENT, AND SHE NOT TO HAVE HAD ANY COPY OF THE FILM MADE. HE THOUGHT
PURPORTED THIVNINE"-FBitlAY•*AVMAII-44:40P-VAADE:.-ANDIVADVERTENTCV •
'IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE FBI MAY HAVE HAD A COPY MADE AND INADVERTENTLY
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RETURNED THE COPY TO HIM INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL. HE DID INDICATE
THAT HE HAD TRIED TO PEDDLE THIS FILM TO OTHER MAGAZINES, AND.IT IS
1 POSSIBLE THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN OUT OF HIS POSSESSION ON OTHER OCCASIONS.
L-- IN VIEW OF ABOVE, BUREAU MAY DESIRE TO GIVE CONSIDERATION AS
TO WHETHER SA BARRETT, NOW ASSIGNED TO BIRMINGHAM, SHOU BE INTER-
VIEWED THOROUGHLY CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT IN ORDER THAT THE DALLAS
OFFICE WILL HAVE FULL FACTS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN FURNISHING AN . ' 01-76P401 •11
ANSWER, TO-ATTY. BRUNER.
BBUNER STATED THAT WHEN THE FILM WAS RETURNED, SA BARRETT NOTED
THAT 04 OF THE FILMS HAD A PICTURE OF HIM IN IT AT DEALY PLAZA, AND
BARBETTCBSERVED THAT HE WAS NOT THERE UNTIL AFTER THE ASSASSINATION. ,1
IT IS NOTED THAT BARRETT, IN A MEMO DATED DEC. TWENTYTWO, SIXTYSIX,
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STATED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED A POLICE SCHOOL AT RICHARDSON, TEXAS
UNTIL ABOUT NOON NOV. TWENTYTWO, SIXTYTHREE AFTER WHICH HE HAD HAD
LUNCH AND WAS EN ROUTE TO DOWNTOWN DALLAS WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED BY
THE DALLAS OFFICE OF THE SHOTS BEING FIRED AT THE PRESIDENT IN DEALY
PLAZA. HE PROCEEDED TO DEALY PLAZA, ARRIVING THERE AT APPROXIMATLEY
ONF1PM.
COMPLETE SEARCH HAS BEEN MADE OF DALLAS SPECIAL INDICES OF
THE ASSASSINATION AND RELATED FILES, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL INDICES,
AND NO RECORD WHATSOEVER CAN BE LOCATED OF ANY MENTION OF THE DALLAS
OFFICE EVER HAVING POSSESSION OF THIS FILM. THERE IS NO RECORD
OF PATSY PASCHALL OR MRS. CLYDE W. PASCHALL, JR. AND NO PERTINENT
RECORD OF FRED BRUNER.
GORR.-PAGE-TWO-NEXT-TO-LAST--LINE-SHOULD-BE
PURPORTED- NOT-TO - HAVE HAD ANY COPY OF-THE-FILM MADE.-HE-THOUGHT
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Mr. Mohr. — Mr. Bishop — Mr. Carper Mr. Callahan ._ Mr. Conrad. Mr. Felt Mr. Gale. Mr. Roses • Mr. Sullivaa---_ Mr. Tavel Mr. Trotter Tele. Roos_.--- Mias Holmes Miss Gandy
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWI NG ASSASSI NATION HIS ASS IG NMENT IN DALLAS OFFICE
WAS To OBTAIN AND REVI EW ALL PHOTOGRAPH AND MOVIE FILM, BOTH
PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL, WHICH HAD BEEN TAKEN AT DEALY PLAZA
NOVEMBEI: TWENTYSECOND, NINETEEN S IXTYTHREE0 PUBLIC APPEALS WERE
MADE Fr SUCH PICTURES AND NOTICES OF FBI INTEREST SENT TO ALL •
DEVELOP. NG COMPANIES. AS A R..11LTi SA BARRETT AND ANVIHER AGENT
)1 ...... ALSO WORKING ON THIS ASSIGNM NT HANDLED INNUMERABLELEADS TO CHECK
ae.:40. 602- ° 6d 514z3 24 1° SA BARRETT RECALLS FRED BRUNER AS ATTORNEY IN DALLAS W TA WHOM
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AND REVIEW SUCH FILM.
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SASSI NA TI ON OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, DALLAS,
.,......T EKAS, NOVEMBER TWENTYTWO, SIXTY THREE, MISCELLANEOUS • INFORMATION Onio at 0601 .
CO NCER NI NG. 00: DALLAS. i,, .- , - . 1. e
-RE BUREAU TELEPHONE CALL TO BIRMINGHAM OCTOBER SEVENTEENTH
INSTANT.
SA ROBERT M. BARRETT ADVISED THIS DATE THAT DURING PERIOD
FBI WA SH DC
1101RAL BUREAU 01 INV/ l'ICAII011 ."#_,if U S OEP D1 ARIN1 011' 10 ; ..-'..,
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION ' i
OCT1 71967
iTELETYPE
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HE CAME IN CONTAC DURING ASSIGNMENT THAT OFFICE BUT DOES NOT
RECALL PATSY ASCHALL OR THAT HE EVER CAME IN CONTACT WITH HER,
HE HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF BRUNER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FILM
CONNECTED WITH ASSASSINATION ALTHOUGH CONTACT AS CLAIMED BY BRUNER .
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. ; 44 A
SA BARRETT DOES RECALL GOING Ta a NACOLOR CORPORATION TO PICK
UP A MOVIE FILM TAKEN IN DEALY AZ A ON DAY OF ASSASSINATION. HE
ALSO RECALLS LATER REVIEWING THIS FILM, PROBABLY SAME DAY, AND
DETERMINING IT WAS OF NO VALUE IN CONNECTION WITH FBI INVESTIGATION
BEPIAVSE IT CONTAINED PICTURES OF SA BARRETT HIMSELF IN DEALY PLAZA
AND HE DID NOT ARRIVE THERE UNTIL ABOUT ONE P.M. ON NOVEMBER
TWENTYSECOND, NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE. BECAUSE OF THIS TIME FACTOR,
SA BARRETT KNEW THIS FILM WAS OF NO VALUE TO INVESTIGATION AND
FILM WAS DIEN.RET UR NED EIGHTER TO DYNACOLOR, OWNER OF FILM, OR
OWNER'S AGENT. SA BARRETT HAS NO SPECIFIC RECOLLECTION OF TO WHOM
THIS 'FILM WAS RETURNED. HE DOES NOT BELIEVE FILM WAS RETAINED AS
LONG AS THREE WEEKS, AS ALL FILM OF NO VALUE RETURNED NORMALLY
WI NI N ONE WEEK AT MOST.
NORMAL PRACTICE DURING THIS PHASE OF INVESTIGATION WAS TO
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FURNISH RECEIPT TO DONOR OF ANY FILM AND PICK UP RECEIPT WHEN
FILM RETURNED. RECEIPTS THEN FILED IN ONE-A SECTION OF FILE. SA
BARRETT HAS NO SPECIFIC RECOLLECTION OF OBTAINING RETURN OF ;;•....t o
R ECEIPT IN THIS INSTANCE.
NO COPO S WERE MADE OR CAUSE TO BE MADE BY SA BARRETT OF
ANY MOVIE FILM OBTAINED DURING INVESTIGATION EXCEPT FOR
"ZAPRUDER". FILM, OF WHICH COPIES WERE OBTAINED AND FORWARDED TO
BUREAU NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, NINETEEN SIXTYTHREE, AT INSTRUCTIONS
OF SAC, DALLAS. 'SPECIFICALLY, MOVIE FILM PICKED UP FOR EXAMINATION
AT DYNACOLOR WAS NOT COPIED WHILE IN POSSESSION OF FBI TO BEST OF
SA lARRET..S KNOWLEDGE AND, AS INDICATED BY TIME FACTORS ABOVE, `.4
THIS FILM VALUELESS IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION OF a •
ASSASSINATION.
SA BARRETT PREPARING AFFIDAVIT CONCERNING THESE FACTS, WHICH
WILL BE FURNISHED BUREAU AND DALLAS.
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Mr. Telt 91 6AM IMMEDIATE 10-18-67 KJH OCT1 81967 i Mr. Cale
Mr. Rosen TO DIRECTOR (62-109060) • TELETYPE . Mr. Sullivan--
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ATTENTION • A. ROSEN, ASST. DIRECTOR Mr. Trotter Tele. Root— ..
FROM DALLAS (E9-43) I P 14 i as Holmes____ Miss Candy
ASSASSINATION OF PRESI DENT JOHN Fl TZGERALD KENNEDY, DALLAS, TEXAS
NOV. TWENTY TWO, SIX TY THREE, MISC... INFORMATION CONCERNING. 00 DALLAS.
RE BIRMINGHAM TELETYPE OCT. SEVENTEEN LAST. 1 1
BASED UPON SA BARRETT'S RECOLLECTION OF WHAT HAPPENED IN CONNEC•
TION- WI TH THE FILM ALLEGEDLY GIVEN HIM BY itlAT-TITIbe.46FRYED UNER, THE
DALLAS FILES, INCLUDING EXHIBIT FILES, HAVE BEEN METICULO USLY CHECKED
A ND • DALLAS IS STILL UNABLE TO FIND ANY RECORD OF THIS FILM BEING
RECEIVED I. ANY RECEIPT FILED IN EXHIBITS. IT IS NOTED SA BARRETT '
STATES THAT THE FILM SHOWS ONE PHOTO AT DEALY PLAZA WHERE HE, BARRETT,
WAS PHOTOGRAPHED. BASED ON THIS, HE IS POSITIVE NO COPY OF THIS FILM
WAS IWDE FOR BUREAU USE, AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION OF I
FILM, i tIK IS CERTAIN IT WASRErtalTAMY RETUIMD T91 BRUNER. 1.11Dt THE kfoo
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE A NY, R ECEIPT tEiffILE OR
ANY RECORD, I T RECOMMEN4A1 ATTY. BRUNER BE ADVISED THAT THIS 4 Oef 4 obi
MATTER HAS BEEN .NECKED INTO THOROUGHLY, AND THERE IS NO INDICATIOt1
THAT THE FBI MADE ANY COPY OF THE FILM IN QUESTION.
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FRO17,11IRECTOR, 4d62.4o9060-----5813
RE - -/ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNF.Dy,.
NOVEMBER TWENTY-TWO, NINETEEN SIXTY-THREE, DALLAS, TEXAS,
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNrNO..
TELETYPE
1 - Mr. DeLoach 1 - Mr. Rosen 1 - Mr. Malley
TO SAC, DALLAS (89-43) 1 - Mr. Shroder
RE DALLAS TELETYPE OCTOBER EIGHTEEN LAST. •
MR. BRUNER SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND ADVISED 'AS
SA BARRETT RECALLS OW.TAINING A FILM FROM DYNACOLOS
4ND REVIEWING IT, HE RECALLS THAT HE OBSERVED HIMSELF IN
THE SCENES MADE AT DEALS AND SINCE SA BARRETT DID NOT
ARRIVETHERE UNTIL AFTER TILE ASSASSINATION, THIS FILM WAS
NO VALUE TO OUR INVESTIGATION AND, ACCORDINGLY, Mt'
dUREAU DID NOT RETAIN OR MAKE A COPY OF IT, AND THEREFORE,
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JOIN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALLAS, TEXAS
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PURPOSE: To recommend the Dallas Office advise Mr. Fred Bruner,
Attorney, that a film taken of the Pres dential parade and the pea Plaza subsequent to the assassination as not copied by the FBI: ,4446
CKGROUND: On 10/1607, Mr. Fre Bruner, Attorney, Dallas, Texas,
ppearitria the Dallas Office an• stated he represents Mrs.. Clyde W.
- Paschall, Jr, Bruner said Mrs. Paschall took some,colored movie film
of the Presidential parade on 11/22/63, including'Some film in the
Dealw Plaza subsequent to the assassination.1,114 indicated that on
or about 11/28-29/63 he took the film to the'Dynacolor Corp., in Dallas
to have it developed. He was informed thilfilm might have 80110--
bearing on the assassination and should be referred to the FBI,
Bruner indicated he called the Dallas Office and recalled he talked to SA Robert M. Barrett or be at least knows that SA Barrett
appeared at Dynacolor Corp., and subsequently obtained the film. Tb
purpose of obtaining the film was to determine whether it bad any
investigative significance in connection with the assassination. '
Mr, Bruner said the film was returned to him "some three weeks later,
as hS recalls" at which time he was informed the film was of no value.
This film has been in the possession of his client. since that
l timeind he and his client have been negotiating with various magazines
to setl it. He recently delivered the film to Life Magazine who in-
formed him that the film was a duplicate and not the original and be
thought it was possible that the FBI had a copy made and inadvertently
/returned a copy to him, instead of the original. Bruner did indicate
that he bad tried to "peddle this film to other magazines and it is
possible that it may have been out of his possession on other occasions.
At Bureau instructions, SA Robert ii. Barrett, now assigned to
the Birmingham Division, was interviewed by the SAC regarding this 9s.c7 60 -.4 5 Sr fil
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Memo Rosen to DeLoacm RE: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY
matter. Barrett advised following the assassination, an appeal was made to the public to produce pictures taken on the day of the assassination and notices of FBI interest were also sent to all photo. processing companies. Barrett's responsibility was to obtain and review all photographs and movie film both private and commercial. • Barrett recalled Attorney Bruner in connection with his assignment in the Dallas Office but had no recollection of Bruner in connection with any film concerning the assassination although such a contact was entirely possible.
SA Barrett does recall going to Dynacolor Corp., and picking up a film taken on the day of the assassination. lie recalls reviewing this film and determined that it was of no value in connection with • the FBI investigation as it contained pictures of SA Barrett in the Dealey Plaza. In this respect it is noted the assassination occurred at 12:30 P.M., in the Dealey Plaza. SA Barrett on 11/22/63, conducted a police school at Richardson, Texas, and upon his return to Dallas following lunch he was notified by the Dallas Office the President had been fired upon in the Dealey Plaza and he proceeded there arriving at 1:00 P.M. In view of this time factor, the film was of no value to the investigation since it was taken prior to or subsequent to the assassination and SA Barrett recalls returning the film to Dynacolor, owner of the film or owner's agent. SA Barrett stated no copies of the film were made or caused to be made by him which he received from Dynacolor..
SAC, Dallas has advised that a thorough review of Dallas investigative and Exhibit files failed to indicate any records of this film nor is the original or a copy thereof in Dallas files. Bureau files contaio no reference to this matter.
As indicated previously, Bruner admitted that this film had been out of his possession on other occasions and it is, therefore, quite possible that if the film he possesses is a copy, it was re-prodUced subsequent to the time SA Barrett returned it.
ACTIO TO BE TAKEN: The only issue here is whether the FBI has the oiTg Rp of he film or made a copy of it. SA Barrett states the film he reviewed was of no value; consequently, there was absolutely no reason to retain it or to make a copy. There is no record in the Dallas Oxfice or the Bureau that this film was retained or a copy made. Bruner acknowledges that when SA Barrett returned this film to him, he (SA Barrett) told him it was of no value. We are, therefore, able to emphatically advise Bruner that we do not have the film obtained by SA Barrett from Dynacolor nor did we make a copy.. Attached for approval therefore is a teletype to the Dallas Office instructing that Bruner be contacted and so advised.
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