Fred Litwin
Apr 14 min
Updated: Apr 7
Philippe Labro was a French journalist who covered the JFK Assassination for France-Soir.
Meagher references the "so-called code." Garrison believed he was a cryptologist and he thought he had found a coded link between Lee Harvey Oswald and Clay Shaw. You can see a list of links about the code below.
Meagher discusses Garrison's fascination with Kerry Thornley. Click here for all of my posts on Kerry Thornley.
The story about Mark Lane and Garrison's files was told by Tom Bethell (see his diary entry for November 4, 1967)
The first two paragraphs above on Lane and the other critics are important.
He writes:
Dear Sylvia:
Thanks for your latest letters. I am afraid we fully agree on one thing: The disappointment over Garrison's failure and fraud. In fact, the whole thing has been such a blow -- after the hope I had in him, having seen him and having been "charmed" -- that this whole affair fades away in my mind, memory, and interest. I have a dark feeling the truth will not be known and, worse, that nobody cares anymore.
By the way, Philippe Labro wrote the preface to François Carlier's new book on the JFK Assassination, L’assassinat de Kennedy expliqué: Bilan définitif, après 60 ans.
Previous Relevant Links about Garrison's Code
Jim Garrison's Code and Sylvia Meagher
A complete history of Garrison's code with all the relevant documents.
Jim Garrison, the Cryptologist
Garrison's codes and a nice spoof on Garrison.
Was Oswald's Alias a Code for a Jack Ruby Stripper?
An hilarious look at another Garrison code, one which was ridiculed by Sylvia Meagher.
Jim Garrison wasn't the only master decoder
A spoof of Garrison's silly beliefs on codes.
Penn Jones' Phone Call with Sylvia Meagher
Meagher discusses Garrison's code with Penn Jones.
Previous Relevant Blog Posts regarding Sylvia Meagher and Jim Garrison
Sylvia Meagher writes Bud Fensterwald
Fensterwald invites Meagher to join his organization. She refuses because of Jim Garrison.
Sylvia Meagher's Review of "The Kennedy Conspiracy" by Paris Flammonde
A scathing review of Flammonde's book about the Garrison investigation.
Mary Ferrell and Sylvia Meagher Discuss Jim Garrison
An exchange of letters about Jim Garrison.
Jim Garrison's Code and Sylvia Meagher
Garrison comes up with a crazy code and Sylvia Meagher calls him out.
Sylvia Meagher's Ode to the District Attorney of New Orleans
Meagher also wrote poetry.
Sylvia Meagher Writes Clay Shaw with an Idea
Meagher's very good idea shows that Garrison didn't care to learn the truth.
Kerry Thornley Writes Sylvia Meagher in 1970
Thornley tells Meagher about an article illustrating Garrison's pre-occupation with the JFK assassination.
Tom Bethell Writes Sylvia Meagher about the Shaw Trial
Bethell wrote Meagher about Charles Spiesel and his ridiculous testimony at the Clay Shaw trial.
Sylvia Meagher's Letter to Look Magazine
Sylvia Meagher's terrific letter to Look Magazine in response to their article "The Persecution of Clay Shaw."
Sylvia Meagher Congratulates Clay Shaw On His Acquittal
She was very pleased with his acquittal.
Sylvia Meagher and Jim Garrison, Part One
Meagher writes Clay Shaw a letter and his response is just terrific.
Sylvia Meagher and Dr. Cyril Wecht Discuss Jim Garrison
Dr. Wecht didn't think too much of Garrison, either.
Mike Farrell, of M*A*S*H fame, and Sylvia Meagher
Meagher educates Farrell on Jim Garrison.
When will Oliver Stone Admit he was Wrong about Clay Shaw?
A plea to Oliver Stone with a compilation of Meagher's writings about Jim Garrison.
Sylvia Meagher on the Clay Shaw Case
Howard Roffman writes a letter to Harold Weisberg about Sylvia Meagher.
Penn Jones' Phone Call with Sylvia Meagher
This phone call broke their relationship.
Sylvia Meagher and Jim Garrison, Part Two
An unpublished Meagher memo on the trial of Clay Shaw.
Sylvia Meagher and Jim Garrison, Part Three - a never before published article by Meagher
Another unpublished Meagher memo on the Garrison investigation and Warren Report critics.
Garrison's Playboy Interview - What Couldn't Be Printed
Sylvia Meagher's letter to the Editor regarding Garrison's interview in Playboy Magazine.
Sylvia Meagher's Reaction to the Verdict in the Shaw Trial
Meagher writes Harold Weisberg with her comments on the verdict.
Two Letters to Jim Garrison about "A Heritage of Stone"
James Phelan and Sylvia Meagher write Garrison letters about his book.
Kerry Thornley writes Sylvia Meagher
An exchange of letters between Thornley and Meagher.
Did RFK Tell Garrison that there were guns between him and the White House?
Meagher writes Thornley about Lane's comment on RFK.
Was Jim Garrison Napoleon or Rasputin?
Meagher writes Thornley with an opinion.
M. S. Arnoni and Sylvia Meagher Take On Jim Garrison...
Exchange of letters between Meagher, Arnoni and Garrison.
Meagher writes Weisberg about the damage Garrison is doing to critics of the Warren Report.
James Phelan Writes to Richard Popkin
Meagher replies to the New York Review of Books regarding Popkin's article on Garrison.
Sylvia Meagher Replies to Richard Popkin
An exchange of letters between Popkin and Meagher.