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[bryant]

You know what? This document was not created in 1973. Maybe it's a transcription, but that's Times New Roman, and those are curly apostrophes, and there's just no way. Also, it's a lousy CYA memo, since it's just claims with no backing evidence.

CBS needs to provide an evidence trail for those memos, or give up on their authenticity.

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[tavella.livejournal.com]

I've actually seen the curved single quote in electric machines. So that's not diagnostic, same as the superscript or proportional isn't (some people clearly had way too little time on typewriters. All should suffer!) But I find the fact that the spacing algorithm is so close to be suspicious. And when eyeing the memo with a doubtful eye it starts to look way too smooth for early seventies type; and the content seems awfully pat.

But it shouldn't be too hard to determine; doesn't the FBI keep a database of typewriter forensics for just this sort of identification?