Mr. Jenner.

When did you become employed by or connected with the TEC, as you call it?

Mr. Adams.

Well, I retired from the United States Air Force in January of 1960, and attempted to be a salesman for about a year and thereby losing my hat and shirt, and I decided I had misused the talents that I had mastered in the service and returned to Government service.

Mr. Jenner.

That was when?

Mr. Adams.

I joined TEC on March 9, 1962.

Mr. Jenner.

Are you a native of this area?

Mr. Adams.

No, I am a Chicagoan.

Mr. Jenner.

You are so am I. I think I mentioned that. How old are you?

Mr. Adams.

I am 47, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Was there an occasion when in your position with TEC you had some contact with Lee Harvey Oswald?

Mr. Adams.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you relate that and give all the circumstances as you now recall, in the chronology that you recall?

Mr. Adams.

I can't, except that my memory was refreshed by my office manager subsequent to the events of November 22.

Mr. Jenner.

Having refreshed your recollection, do you now have a recollection?

Mr. Adams.

Vaguely.

Mr. Jenner.

Well, give us your best recollection--your best present recollection of this event and relate it.

Mr. Adams.

At the time that I--in September, ,beginning the second week in September of 1963, I was brought in from employment service representative duties, which is going out and calling on businesses to gain some experience on a placement desk.
After I had been there, well, when November the 22d rolled around and a couple of months--when this happened, the following Monday morning when I came to work, I said, "I'll bet that boy is in my flies."
I went to check and I couldn't find any record of it and the office manager said, "What are you looking for?" And I said, "You know what I am looking for." And he said, "I've found it."

Mr. Jenner.

Who is the office manager?

Mr. Adams.

Mr. A. K. Sayre [spelling] S-a-y-r-e.

Mr. Jenner.

Is he still with the TEC?

Mr. Adams.

He is still the office manager--yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

By the way, then, is there a lady there by the name of Louise Lath am?

Mr. Adams.

She resigned from the Texas Employment Commission effective yesterday, but she lives in the local area.

Mr. Jenner.

That is Mrs. Louise Latham?

Mr. Adams.

Yes; but in any event, I was concerned, quite frankly, that I might have referred him on a job, Mr. Oswald, on a job with the Texas Depository and my office manager assured me that I had not, but he said, "You did talk to him several times, what do you remember about it?" "Did I make any written comments, good or bad about him?" And he said, "No, you didn't." And I said, "Then my only recollection about him was he was a nonentity, just another applicant who was neither outstanding or, I mean-- inadequate."

Mr. Jenner.

He made no impression on you?

Mr. Adams.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

What kind of records are kept with respect to job applicants, those who are seeking positions, and they are placed or not placed, what kind of record would I expect to find if I looked?

Mr. Adams.

Well, there are several--one a Lindex strip is at the receptionist which purportedly has a listing of all of the applicants who are currently registered. with our office. Then, for each applicant there are one or more application cards covering a primary code, an occupational code which is that code in which we feel he is best qualified, the additional cards being for secondary codes for other jobs for which he might be qualified for or which he may have