(Testimony of Ralph Paul)
Mr. Paul.
She sold it to two men and a woman that formed a corporation and bought it. It's still called the Vegas Club- -they've got it in the paper "under new management--Vegas Club." I don't even know who they are.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, I handed you at the beginning of the deposition, or even before the deposition began, a number of sheets of paper, the first group numbering nine pages, purporting to be a report of an interview of you by the FBI agents Lish [spelling] L-i-s-h and Barratt [spelling] B-a-r-r-a-t-t, relating to an interview with you on November 24, 1963, running, as I said, for nine pages.
For the purpose of identification, I am marking the first page as follows: "Dallas, Texas, April 15, 1964, Exhibit 5319, Deposition of Ralph Paul," and I am putting my name on the first page, and also writing my initials on the lower right-hand corner of every one of the other pages.
Now, I ask you if you have had an opportunity to read that document, now identified as Exhibit 5319?
Mr. Paul.
What do you mean?
Mr. Hubert.
Have you had a chance to read it?
Mr. Paul.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Does it represent the truth as far as you know?
Mr. Paul.
As far as I know.
Mr. Hubert.
Are there any corrections you want to make or errors you want to correct in it?
Mr. Paul.
Well, you asked me the same thing----
Mr. Hubert.
By referring specifically to Exhibit 5319, you see, is there anything in Exhibit 5319 that is not the truth as far as you know, in this document here?
Mr. Paul.
I don't know.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, that's why I asked you to read it, so you could tell me whether there is anything you want to change in there and you may take your time with it--I don't want to rush you at all.
Mr. Paul.
This page alone, or the whole thing?
Mr. Hubert.
The whole thing.
Mr. Paul.
I don't know what I could change.
Mr. Hubert.
Have you read it?
Mr. Paul.
I think I did--in what respect are you asking me that?
Mr. Hubert.
I just want to know if everything in there is correct, and to give you the opportunity of changing anything in there that is not correct.
Mr. Paul.
Well, I told you the same thing that you asked me--that's all here--I can't change it in any way.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, you can if it is not the truth, because all we want is the truth.
Mr. Paul.
That's what I told you--the truth.
Mr. Hubert.
Well, are you willing to state, then, that the facts related, the statements made in the documents, consisting of nine pages which I have now identified as Exhibit 5319, are correct?
Mr. Paul.
As far as I can recall they are correct.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you have anything to add that document that you think of right now?
Mr. Paul.
As far as I could tell, when they asked me those questions, I told them that was that.
Mr. Hubert.
And this seems to be a true and fair report of the interview with you?
Mr. Paul.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert.
Is there anything you want to delete from that because it is wrong?
Mr. Paul.
How is it wrong?
Mr. Hubert.
Well, if it is not wrong, I would take it you would not want to delete it. That's what I'm trying to do--is to ask you if there is anything in there that's incorrect, because what we are seeking to get is the truth.
Mr. Paul.
You think this is wrong?
Mr. Hubert.
No, sir; I didn't suggest it was wrong. I want to ask you since you have had an opportunity to read it----
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