Mr. Griffin.

I see. Do you still have copies of the photographs?

Mr. Beers.

I do not have copies of the photographs. The negatives are in custody of the managing editor, Mr. Jack Krueger, managing editor of the Dallas News.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you know what the newspaper policy is going to be with respect to retention of those negatives?

Mr. Beers.

We planned to keep them in our permanent file. Not with the ordinary run of the mill day-to-day negatives, but they are filed in and will be filed for how long, I do not know, in the managing editor's office.

Mr. Griffin.

I take it from what you have said then, there is perhaps a general file of negatives or photos that were taken on the day of this assassination and the 2 days thereafter, which are going to be kept in a separate spot in your building?

Mr. Beers.

To the best of my knowledge; yes, sir.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you know, for our information, and I don't know whether we are interested in this or not, do you know if the newspaper has any policy with respect to making those available, if it should turn out the Commission would like to see them?

Mr. Beers.

We have made available everything that we have been requested to so far; yes, sir.

Mr. Griffin.

Fine. Is my understanding correct, that what you have in that file is negatives and not developed photographs, or do you have both?

Mr. Beers.

Primarily negatives. It is possible there are some photographs that are filed either in our biographical file in the managing editor's department, which we consider to be. second prints.

Mr. Griffin.

Are these negatives such as they could be easily examined to determine whether they might be of use to us without having to develop them or print them?

Mr. Beers.

That would depend upon whoever examined them; their ability to read negatives.
I am sure, I, or whoever made. the pictures, would be glad to sit down and go over and explain to you what is in the negatives and what they show.

Mr. Griffin.

After you left the School Book Depository on the 22d, where did you go next?

Mr. Beers.

I returned to the office and turned out my afternoon work.

Mr. Griffin.

How long did you remain there?

Mr. Beers.

Until approximately 7. Maybe 8 o'clock that night.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you have occasion to perform any more work for the newspaper that day?

Mr. Beers.

No, sir; we had pretty well closed up for the day by then. I believe this was the day--I am not sure--that--no; I am sorry. This was November the 24th that I was thinking about--referring to.

Mr. Griffin.

On the 22d, were there any photographers from your newspaper at the police department?

Mr. Beers.

On November the 22d?

Mr. Griffin.

Yes; the day that the President was shot?

Mr. Beers.

I believe that night when Mr. Oswald was apprehended, we had a photographer dispatched to the police station to make photographs up there.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you know who?

Mr. Beers.

Mr. Bill Wentfre.

Mr. Griffin.

Are you and Mr. Wentfre the only news photographers?

Mr. Beers.

No, sir; we have approximately 10 news photographers at the Dallas News.

Mr. Griffin.

I take it that all of the photographs that were taken by all 10 of you photographers that day which had anything to with the assassination would either be in the file that is in your managing editor's office, or else the negatives to the photographs would be there?

Mr. Beers.

Yes, sir; to the best of my knowledge, we attempted to collect all of those negatives and control them.

Mr. Griffin.

Did you have any photographer who was assigned to the Dallas Police Department on a regular basis during those 3 days, the 22d, 23d, and 24th of November?