Mr. Griffin.

Can I ask you directly, you did not, if I understand correctly, you did not make that decision ?

Mr. Dean.

To retain them at the city hall?

Mr. Griffin.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Dean.

No, sir; they were there and I utilized them for this purpose.

Mr. Griffin.

Now, were there other people who were retained at city hall besides those three men in the platoon ?

Mr. Dean.

There were other men that were called back in from patrol duty to supplement what men we had at the central headquarters.

Mr. Griffin.

But these were the only three men who actually stayed back and never went out to the field at all ?

Mr. Dean.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Griffin.

Any particular reason that you can think of why those three men should have been kept there?

Mr. Dean.

No, sir; other than Just assignment, routine assignment. I mean it could have been someone else as well as it was them.

Mr. Griffin.

Now, you assigned reserve officers--somebody, rather

Mr. Dean.

To the southern portion of the basement ?

Mr. Griffin.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Dean.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Griffin.

Why did you put a guard on that door, or in that area ?

Mr. Dean.

For security reasons.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you have any reason to think that it would be possible to get through from the subbasement?

Mr. Dean.

Well, I knew that there were doors going into the subbasement from--however, I checked them and they were locked, but still there was a possibility, since you did have doors there, or ingress from the street.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you know where the ingress from the street to the sub-basement is?

Mr. Dean.

Yes, sir; as you enter on Commerce Street, going down into the basement, there is a door on the southern side of the just before you go into the main part of the basement, that leads down. It's the porters' quarters, that leads down to the porters' quarters.

Mr. Griffin.

Is there any other entrance into that subbasement?

Mr. Dean.

The elevators in the new city hall is the only ones that you can get in, is the only place, other than the ramp-- -we had all places covered. In fact, I assigned-

Mr. Griffin.

No. I am talking about the subbasement now.

Mr. Dean.

The garage portion?

Mr. Griffin.

That's right.

Mr. Dean.

No, sir; there is no other place.

Mr. Griffin.

Other than that door that comes into Commerce Street?

Mr. Dean.

Yes, sir; well, there is a door that was locked, another door that's used as a--oh, I think they sometimes throw materials--it's not even an elevator. It appears to be an elevator door, if you open it up, it's a straight drop into the subbasement.

Mr. Griffin.

Where is that?

Mr. Dean.

I had the maintenance man open this door for me. He did and I could see that you couldn't--or it would be hard for a man to climb up a straight wall to open these doors. You couldn't open them from the inside or the sub-basement side of the door.

Mr. Griffin.

Now, do you have a clear recollection as to whether or not any TV or radio or other wires came through the subbasement door up to the basement area in the garage?

Mr. Dean.

There were none coming out. From the subbasement into the garage area ?

Mr. Griffin.

Yes.

Mr. Dean.

There were

Mr. Griffin.

Were there any TV or radio or other wires coming into the garage area other than through the ramps? Mr. DEAN. No, sir.

Mr. Griffin.

Now, did you give these people you stationed in the garage area,