the Dallas County Jail--with additional specific instructions from Chief Stevenson or Chief Batchelor or to have detectives under their supervision to question the news media to keep the basement east of the driveway--that came up after we got down in the basement, and it reads maybe as if it was given at another place.

Mr. Hubert.

What you have just read and commented upon is from the first paragraph of a document 5054 ? Right ?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir; right.

Mr. Hubert.

Go ahead now.
Captain JONES. The in other words, the two instructions given previously before I went to the basement were: One, to arrange to have officers assist the armored truck which they told me was en route, to back into the Commerce Street ramp down into the city hall and as far as possible. Number two; take any remaining detectives from the third floor down to the basement and place them where I thought they might be needed.

Mr. Hubert.

Would you state for the record how you carried out those specific orders?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir; I made a round of all CIB Bureaus, with the exception of homicide and robbery, which was working on the assassination, and got----I can't tell you, two or three or some detectives that were remaining, and we went down the elevator. This is the one I went down with the and I don't know who they were, and don't have any names. Didn't make a detail--but I went up and did see Patrolman Jez and one other patrolman that I don't know his name

Mr. Hubert.

They were in uniform ?
Captain JONES. They were in uniform. They would remain and assist the armored truck in backing down there. And the detectives that had come with me were standing at the jail office. I had left them at the door of the jail office, and coming back toward the ramp, I came upon Captain Talbert, in charge of the patrol division, and told him that Patrolman Jez and the other officer were up there and what the Chief had said.

Mr. Hubert.

All right. Now, have you any other comments to make about
Captain JONES. Now, that is all about that.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, I understand that that is document 5054?
Captain JONES. Let me check on this now for sure. That is--yes; that is all right now.

Mr. Hubert.

All right. And Exhibit 5055.
Captain JONES. May I ask you a question ?

Mr. Hubert.

Yes, sir.
Captain JONES. Now then, the instructions about checking that, you want to get to that later that I got--where Chief Batchelor and Chief Stevenson

Mr. Hubert.

What I want to do is get through these documents.
Captain JONES. All right, sir. Now, our next exhibit. That would be 5055 ?

Mr. Hubert.

Yes. That is the letter addressed on November 26th, to Chief J. E. Curry ?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

This is a copy of the original which apparently was signed by you?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir; that's right.

Mr. Hubert.

I think you have read it.
Captain JONES. I have read it, and only one thing on that. That is on page 2, at the top--where I had two different directions running from the Jail office door across the ramp running east, and then I turned and went south, and we called that east, too, but it is---only thing the right is running, instead of east, should have read south.

Mr. Hubert.

Where is that, sir?
Captain JONES. All right, sir. I will show you. Up here this word "east," probably should be "south."

Mr. Hubert.

Suppose we change that from "this point running east," and I will encircle it and put the word "south," and putting my own initial below the change, and ask you if you would
Captain JONES. Running east from the door of the jail office to the rail

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