Mr. Hubert.

of President Kennedy and subsequent violent death of Lee Harvey Oswald In particular as to you, Detective Clardy, the nature of the inquiry is to determine what facts you know about the death of Oswald and any other pertinent facts that you may know about the general inquiry. Now, Detective Clardy you appear here today by virtue of a general request made by the general counsel of the staff of the President's Commission, Mr. J. Lee Rankin to Chief Curry. Under the rules adopted by the Commission, you are entitled to a 3-day written notice prior to the taking of this deposition, but those rules also provide that a witness may waive the notice. Now, do your waive this 3-day notice?

Mr. Clardy.

Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Very well. Now, will you stand and be sworn, please. Raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr. Clardy.

I do.

Mr. Hubert.

Will you state your full name, please ?

Mr. Clardy.

Barnard S. Clardy.

Mr. Hubert.

Your age?

Mr. Hubert.

Your residence?

Mr. Clardy.

936 Ferncliff Trail.

Mr. Hubert.

And your occupation?

Mr. Clardy.

Police Detective.

Mr. Hubert.

How long have you been so occupied, sir ?

Mr. Clardy.

Since November 5, 1950.

Mr. Hubert.

How long have you been connected with the criminal investigation division?

Mr. Clardy.

Since December the 5th, 1955.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, is--who is head of the auto theft bureau ?

Mr. Clardy.

Captain Nichols.

Mr. Hubert.

Captain Nichols, and the entire criminal investigation division of which the auto theft division is a part is headed by Chief Stevenson, is that right, sir?

Mr. Clardy.

Chief Stevenson; yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, Detective Clardy, I'm going to mark three documents as I will indicate, after which I wish to ask you some questions concerning those documents. At first, a document consisting of three pages being, apparently, copy of a letter dated November 27, 1963, addressed to Chief Curry, the original of which was apparently signed by you, B. S. Clardy? I am marking the first page of that document "Dallas, Tex., March 24, 1964, Exhibit-No. 5061. Deposition of Detective B. S. Clardy."

Under which I am signing my name, and I am placing my initials in the right hand lower corner of the second and third pages of that document. The second document purports to be a report from the FBI concerning an interview with you on November 25, 1963. I am marking that document in the lower right hand corner as follows: "Dallas, Tex., March 24, 1964. Exhibit No. 5062 Deposition of B. S. Clardy," and I am signing my name and putting my initials on the second page in the lower right-hand corner.
The third document consists of three pages, and purports to be a report of an interview of you on December 3d, by Agents Quigley and Dallman of the FBI. On the first page I am marking as follows, to wit: "Dallas, Tex., March 24, 1964. Exhibit No. 5063. Deposition of B. S. Clardy." Signing my name on the first page, placing my initials on the second and third pages in the lower right-hand corner on each of those pages.
Now, Detective Clardy, I hand you these three documents and--identified as 5061 and 5062 and 5063, and ask you if you have had an opportunity to read those today?

Mr. Clardy.

Yes, sir; I have.

Mr. Hubert.

Do those documents represent substantially the truth of all you know concerning the matter under inquiry this morning--this afternoon?

Mr. Clardy.

Yes, sir; they do.. The only thing that I find that I erred on was in the time.

Mr. Hubert.

Well, now