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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 113« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Robert Leonard Hankal)

Mr. Hankal.
I am a director of KRLD Television.
Mr. Hubert.
How long have you been so employed?
Mr. Hankal.
I have been at KRLD for around 2 years. I have been a director since January.
Mr. Hubert.
Were you on duty in connection with your occupation at the city hall on November 23, 1963?
Mr. Hankal.
I was.
Mr. Hubert.
And I think you were there also on the 24th of November?
Mr. Hankal.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, I have handed you a report of an interview of you by special agents of the FBI Quigley and Dallman, dated December 3, 1063, which I have marked in the right hand margin endorsed as follows: "Dallas, Tex., April 17, 1064, Exhibit 5337, Deposition of R. L. Hankal." I have signed my name below that and on the second and third pages I have placed my initials in the lower right-hand corner.
Mr. Hankal have you had an opportunity to read this Exhibit 5337?
Mr. Hankal.
I have.
Mr. Hubert.
That would be just a moment ago; is that correct?
Mr. Hankal.
That's right.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you think that this Exhibit 5337 is a fair and correct record of the interview had between you and the FBI agents?
Mr. Hankal.
It is with one exception, if I can make a note of that?
Mr. Hubert.
Yes.
Mr. Hankal.
I did see Jack Ruby shoot him--I didn't know what was happening.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, what sentence are you talking about?
Mr. Hankal.
This one "The first reaction was that Oswald had grabbed a police officer's gun. He also recalls seeing a man's back directly in front of him obstructing his view of Oswald, and seemed to recall that immediately preceding that he had observed a blur of movement out of the corner of his eye,"--we didn't go into it at the time they were interested in my activity more than anything else, when this interview was held.
Mr. Hubert.
Let me go into this and get it identified here in the record--you are speaking of this sentence this is the sentence in the second paragraph on page 2 and the sentence reads as follows: "The first reaction was that Oswald had grabbed the police officer's gun. He also recalled seeing a man's back directly in front of him obstructing his view of Oswald, and seemed to recall that immediately preceding that he had observed a blur of movement out of the corner of his eye."
Mr. Hankal.
This is all correct, but it should be added also--I did see--I know that man I later found out was Jack Ruby shoot Oswald.
Mr. Hubert.
In other words, you saw more than a blur--that's what you have in mind?
Mr. Hankal.
Yes; I saw
Mr. Hubert.
You saw a blur first?
Mr. Hankal.
And then the action.
Mr. Hubert.
And then your attention was directed to the action by the blur?
Mr. Hankal.
Right.
Mr. Hubert.
So, actually, you saw a man coming?
Mr. Hankal.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Where was he coming from?
Mr. Hankal.
To my right.
Mr. Hubert.
How far away was he?
Mr. Hankal.
I believe since I made that statement it has been paced off and set at about 9 feet.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, in order that we may have a graphic record of the matter, I am showing you a chart of the basement area, and you are now sitting before the FBI mockup of substantially the same area except that it doesn't cover all the parking area.
I have marked that chart as follows: "Dallas, Tex., April 17, 1064, Exhibit 5338, Deposition of R. L. Hankal," and I have signed my name on it.
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