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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIII - Page 18« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of James Robert Leavelle)

Mr. Leavelle.
Yes; I think it is in this one right here, I believe.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you have a copy of that?
Mr. Leavelle.
Yes--that is another one.
Mr. Hubert.
Off the record.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. Hubert.
Well, now, you have made reference to another report which appears on page 63, Commission's Document No. 81-A, entitled "Investigation of the operational security involving the transfer of Lee Harvey Oswald, November 24, 1963," prepared by the Dallas Police Department. I am not going to take that page 63, which is in two parts of the bound Commission Document 81-A, but I am going. to identify it by marking on it, to-wit, as follows: "Dallas, Texas, March 25, 1964. Exhibit 5090, deposition of J. R. Leavelle," signing my name below that endorsement, and placing my initial on the second page in the lower right- hand corner. Who prepared this document, 5090?
Mr. Leavelle.
I prepared it. It was typed by our secretary up here.
Mr. Hubert.
Was it signed by you?
Mr. Leavelle.
No; it was not--well, wait a minute now. I believe there was one copy which was, but probably the original that--now, this looks like a mimeographed----
Mr. Hubert.
Mimeographed or photographed--one of those. Have you read it?
Mr. Leavelle.
Yes, sir; I have read it. In fact, here is a copy of it.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you have a copy in your possession right now?
Mr. Leavelle.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Is it correct?
Mr. Leavelle.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, I notice the fourth paragraph on the first page, when you state that you had suggested the transfer be via the first floor of the Main Street door, and that is a recordation of that thought made when was this dictated?
Mr. Leavelle.
When was this dictated?
Mr. Hubert.
Yes.
Mr. Leavelle.
It was, what you might say, some 2 or 3 days after that, after the shooting. I don't recall the exact date.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, would you----
Mr. Leavelle.
In from 2 or 3 days afterward.
Mr. Hubert.
Would you complete the identification of this document by placing your signature directly below mine on the first page and your initials below mine on the second page? Did you state that fact to the FBI, sir?
Mr. Leavelle.
I don't recall whether I did or not.
Mr. Hubert.
I don't believe it is in either of the other two documents of the FBI that I have here, 5088, or 5089. Is there any reason why you didn't?
Mr. Leavelle.
Well, to the best of my knowledge it seems as though I might have made that suggestion, made the reference to that, but whether whoever was taking it said that they didn't need it in their report. I'm sure that's--now, of course, I can't swear to this, but I think that is correct because I know I--I am not able to recall at this time exactly what the conversation was between myself and the agent--I--in this, in its entirety, I do know there was one or two things that I told them about, which they did say that they didn't think was necessary for their report, so, they did not put it in there. Now, whether that was one of them or not, I do not recall.
Mr. Hubert.
On the occasion that you think that you might have stated that to the FBI agent, was there one agent interviewing you, or two?
Mr. Leavelle.
I believe at one time the two were interviewing me.
Mr. Hubert.
How many interviews have you had with the FBI?
Mr. Leavelle.
Twice. Mr. Bookhout was out, and then Mr. Bookhout interviewed me on the morning after the shooting, I believe. Is that correct?
Mr. Hubert.
Dated November 24.
Mr. Leavelle.
Twenty-fourth.
Mr. Hubert.
That would be the day of the shooting?
Mr. Leavelle.
Yes, that is what I mean, and then the other one was sometime after or with the two agents?
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