Mr. Ruby.

that I also wanted to be asked any and all questions, regardless of what might be subversive or whatever thoughts might be in your mind.
Bill, I think you can give these people certain questions and more potent ones than they know, because you probably know a lot of things that you have in your own mind that you'd like to have answered too?

Mr. Fowler.

Well, Jack, let me say this for your purpose and for the purpose of the Warren Commission. This is not a trial and really, Mr. Alexander is here as an attorney just like I am. He's representing the State just as Mr. Tonahill and I are representing you.

Mr. Ruby.

Yes.

Mr. Alexander.

Jack, I can't really think of anything that I'd like to ask.

Mr. Ruby.

Well, let me get this clear. I notice that the picture brought out the fact that there are two sets of private boxes, close together in the post office. Did you gentlemen know this? Which is quite an insinuation.

Mr. Alexander.

Jack, let's ask the question, "Did you meet Oswald at the post office at any time, as far as you know, until the next day?"

Mr. Ruby.

Yes--and also they had a statement in there that I used the box for purpose of mail orders and to do business with Mexico and Cuba. That's incorrect because I never did business with Mexico and Cuba.
Now, these are things that you gentlemen don't want to ask me, but Mr. Alexander would know what to tell you about that.

Mr. Alexander.

There is one question that ought to be asked.

Mr. Specter.

I want that, Bill.

Mr. Alexander.

"Did any Cuban or foreign influence caused you to do any act?"

Mr. Ruby.

Very good--very good.

Mr. Alexander.

Because there has been some question about maybe Jack was motivated from Cuba and we ought to eliminate that and ask him a question to give him a chance to eliminate it.

Mr. Ruby.

Also, I want to get the gun situation straightened out. You know what I'm talking about--the Ray Brantley call.

Mr. Ruby.

And the trip down to Cuba--I'm getting things confused now.

Mr. Alexander.

Let's let him write that.

Mr. Specter.

Mr. Ruby, we have conferred with all parties here on the substance of the questions to be asked. Naturally, we have limitations in time and we can only ask them in a short series. We have conferred with Mr. Fowler, we have conferred with Mr. Wade and with Mr. Alexander here, and naturally also, the interest of the Commission is paramount, and we are doing our very best not to interfere with the State criminal proceedings. We do not wish to take sides at all nor to influence it in any way. We want to accomplish the purpose of the Commission. These interests overlap to some extent because whenever we ask a Commission question, it has collateral bearings on a great many things, but to the extent that we can, we have conferred, as I say, with the defense counsel and the representatives of the district attorney's office in arriving at the questions which have been asked, and I think we will cover before this examination is concluded the important areas. Now, at the end of it, if you feel that there is some other area that you would like to have covered, we would be very willing to hear your request and to accommodate you to the maximum extent possible consistent with the policy of the Commission.

Mr. Ruby.

Mr. Alexander knows certain questions that he has in his mind that haven't come out and I think I know what he's thinking about.

Mr. Specter.

Well, Mr. Alexander has talked to me about some questions that I'm sure he would prefer on the record and we have taken those into account in formulating our questions. Isn't that so, Mr. Alexander?

Mr. Alexander.

Yes, sir. I think what Jack has in mind is that he wants an opportunity to answer a question regarding any possible connection with anything in Cuba. Also, he wants a question asked that will give him an opportunity to explain that the gun which he asked Ray Brantley to mail to McWillie in Las Vegas----

Mr. Ruby.

Not to Vegas, to Cuba, and all I did was to receive a phone call, and this was--I told this to the Warren Commission--and this was during the time when we were very friendly together.