(Testimony of Laurance R. Wilcox)
Mr. Liebeler.
a letter dated December 3, 1963, which appears to be a letter from you to Mr. Semingsen; is that correct?
Mr. Wilcox.
Yes, sir; would you like to have a copy?
Mr. Liebeler.
Yes. Did you prepare that letter on or about December 3?
Mr. Wilcox.
Yes, I did.
Mr. Liebeler.
Does it accurately reflect the events that occurred prior to that time?
Mr. Wilcox.
Yes.
Mr. Liebeler.
I mark that letter as Exhibit 3003, on the deposition of Mr. Laurance R. Wilcox, at Dallas, Tex., March 31, 1964. I have initialed the copy in question, Mr. Wilcox, and would like to have you do the same thing if you would.
Mr. Wilcox.
[Initials.]
Mr. Liebeler.
Before we go on, I call your attention to the fact that this letter of December 3, 1963, starts out by saying "This is to supplement my report of December 2 in connection with newspaper article regarding messages and money order to Ruby or Oswald."
Do you have a copy of your report of December 2, referred to in Exhibit 3003?
Mr. Wilcox.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
May we mark that as Exhibit No. 3004 on the deposition of Mr. Laurance R. Wilcox, Dallas, Tex., March 31, 1964?
Mr. Wilcox.
[Hands document to attorney.]
Mr. Liebeler.
I have initialed Exhibit No. 3004 and you have done likewise, have you not?
Mr. Wilcox.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Liebeler.
You had just indicated that you had talked to Mr. Hamblen upon your return concerning the newspaper story. Would you tell us what happened next?
Mr. Wilcox.
I asked Mr. Hamblen if he had obtained the message from the bookkeeping department as I had requested he do, and he stated that he had not found it and did not have it and it wasn't available.
On December 9, Mr. Semingsen, vice president of Western Union, was at my office, and at this time we interviewed several employees for the purpose of finding out if any of them could recall having seen Oswald in our office. We also discussed the Ruby money orders.
Mr. Liebeler.
Can you tell us the names of the employees who were interviewed on December 9, 1963, in connection with the possibility that Oswald might have sent or received telegrams through your company?
Do you have a memorandum reflecting what happened?
Mr. Wilcox.
No, because what we did, we asked for statements from these people, and I have those statements and that was the result of that meeting.
Mr. Liebeler.
The meeting you referred to now is the meeting held in your office on December 9?
Mr. Wilcox.
The meeting held in my office on December 9.
Mr. Liebeler.
I call your attention to a message that was sent by Mr. Semingsen to Mr. J. H. Waters in New York City, which has been attached as Attachment No. 5 to Exhibit 3001 on Mr. Semingsen's deposition. I show you that message and ask you if that accurately reflects what occurred at the meeting in your office on December 9, 1963?
Mr. Wilcox.
This doesn't.
Mr. Liebeler.
You say it does not?
Mr. Wilcox.
This was pertaining to Mr. Ruby. This did not have anything to do with that.
Mr. Liebeler.
Let me further point out to you, Mr. Wilcox, that we have statements of Mr. Hamblen dated December 2 and December 5, 1963, which are apparently addressed to you. I show you copies, first, of the-statement dated December 2, 1963, and ask you if you can remember the 'circumstances under which that statement was obtained from Mr. Hamblen?
Mr. Wilcox.
This statement was obtained----
Mr. Liebeler.
The statement you are referring to is the statement dated December 2, 1963; is that correct?
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