Mr. Semingsen.

As vice president, Gulf Division headquarters, Dallas, Tex.

Mr. Liebeler.

What is the nature of your duties with the Western Union Co. in that position?

Mr. Semingsen.

They are administrative and executive in capacity. I have jurisdiction over the operations in eight of the Gulf Division states.

Mr. Liebeler.

What are those States?

Mr. Semingsen.

Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

Mr. Liebeler.

In your capacity as vice president of the Gulf Division, are you generally familiar with the recordkeeping procures, the manner in which records of telegrams sent or received are kept by the company?

Mr. Semingsen.

Yes; I am.

Mr. Liebeler.

You are not in direct supervision of the recordkeeping procedure?

Mr. Semingsen.

No; I am not That is delegated to various supervisory employees.

Mr. Liebeler.

But in your capacity as vice president, you are thoroughly familiar with the way records are kept by the company?

Mr. Semingsen.

Yes. I do have knowledge of recordkeeping, general knowledge of recordkeeping.

Mr. Liebeler.

In anticipation of the fact that your testimony would be taken by the Commission, you have prepared a statement which is dated March 30, 1964 which consists of five pages relating to the efforts made by Western Union in investigating the possibility that money orders payable to Oswald or his alias, O. H. Lee and Alek James Hidell, may have been received in thee Dallas grams sent or received by Jack Ruby during indicated periods; is that at correct?

Mr. Semingsen.

That is correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

I would like to mark that document as Exhibit 3001.
I have marked the memorandum received as Exhibit 3001 on the deposition of W. W. Semingsen, March 31, 1964, Dallas, Tex., and have initiated it, and I will ask you also to initial it, if you would Mr. Semingsen.
(Witness initials and signs on page 5.)

Mr. Liebeler.

Am I correct in understanding that you did prepare this report in anticipation of giving testimony to the Commission?

Mr. Semingsen.

Yes; I did, in the interest of expediting the testimony.

Mr. Liebeler.

And you are thoroughly familiar with thee matters set forth in Exhibit 3001, are you not?

Mr. Semingsen.

Yes; I am.

Mr. Liebeler.

The material set forth in that memorandum is true and correct, to the best of your knowledge, is it not?

Mr. Semingsen.

Yes; it is.

Mr. Liebeler.

We should note for the record that Exhibit 3001 has in the left-hand margin certain numerals which I have placed there running from 1 through 7, which refers to attachments to exhibit, which, in effect form a part of the memorandum. And, you have marked, have you not the exhibits running 1 through 7 which you intend should be a part of the memorandum; is that correct?

Mr. Semingsen.

Yes; that is correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

The attachments to the exhibit, which are numbered 1 through described in certain documents which you retain in your possession, as are Exhibit 3001; is that correct?

Mr. Semingsen.

That is correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

I refer specifically to the item marked "Attachment 1 to Exhibit 3001," which consists of photostatic copies of four separate documents. Please identify for the record the first one of those documents.

Mr. Semingsen.

The first one of the documents on page 1 of the attachment is the original money order application prepared and filed by Jack Ruby in Dallas, Tex., on November 24, 1963, at 11:17 a.m., as noted by time stamp shown on the application.

Mr. Liebeler.

We will mark that as Exhibit No. 5118, and note for the record

Mr. Liebeler.

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