California condor survey field notes, v1477
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California Condor then McMillan 1 June 1964. Did aim and shoot at the Condor. It must be remembered that neither Dan Garcia, nor I, actually saw the shot fired, there being an oak tree between us and the place where Howard Binkley and Bernnie Harris sat when the shot was fired. Nevertheless, Mr. Klein gave me every reason to believe the District Attorneys Office, of Irem County, would pursue the Case with utmost diligence. He also informed me that all would have to pass the recommendation of the District Attorney before anything could be done on it. I was then ushered into the office of investigator Taylor, of D.A.'s office, who wanted all testimony on the case I had. It might be well, here, to remark that Warden Clinton and Warden Reed came into the Office of assistant District Attorney Tony Klein before I left and listened to the latter portion of the information I was giving Mr. Klein relative to factors that led up to, and including, the Condor shooting incident. They were still in the office of Mr. Klein when I was transferred to the office of investigator Taylor. A secretary was in the office of investigator Taylor who took down all information save on events leading up to, and during, the incident when the Condor was fired upon, and wounded. This was done in shorthand. Nearing the close of my giving information in investigator Taylor's office, Mr. Klein was called in and asked if he had any questions that he would care to ask me that might be entered in the written material the secretary was taking down. The only question Mr. Klein asked me was--did--