Did you get any written reports from Archer, Clardy and McMillon in February prior to the Ruby trial, which were supplementary to the original report given to you, do you remember?
Chief CURRY. I don't recall. I would have to check my records on it.

Mr. Hubert.

I wonder if you could do that?
Chief CURRY. If you, will give me their names, write them down for me.

Mr. Hubert.

Yes, sir; my handwriting is reputed to be very bad. Let's see, it is A-r-c-h-e-r, C-l-a-r-d-y, and M-c-M-i-l-l-o-n.
Chief CURRY. Now if this is in regard to a conversation that they overheard up in the jail between Ruby and a Secret Service agent, well, I remember getting something about that. I know someone came back and asked for some additional reports on this. Do you know what this is in regard to, this supplemental report?

Mr. Hubert.

I think they were in regard to what Ruby told them.
Chief CURRY. Down in the basement?

Mr. Hubert.

Either that, or immediately after having been brought upstairs.
Chief CURRY. Yes, sir; that is true. This was in the presence of Secret Service Agent Sorrels; yes.

Mr. Hubert.

The statements we would like to have are any other written statements made by them probably in February, but in any case prior to the Ruby trial and after their original statements were made in connection with the general order that everyone should make a statement to you. Do you remember that that was done? Do you recall the message from Mr. J. Edgar Hoover asking that the police not disclose the results of the FBI investigation with reference to Oswald?
Chief CURRY. I don't recall ever having received a direct communication from Hoover.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you remember anything about any FBI request coming to your attention indirectly that the FBI investigation would not be revealed?
Chief CURRY. What part of the investigation?

Mr. Hubert.

Any part. I mean was there any such communication, that you remember, at all from the FBI?
Chief CURRY. I had a lot of communications from local FBI who inferred that these orders were coming out of Washington, or the questions were coming out of Washington about various things, insisting that the evidence be shipped up there immediately, and the fact that we shouldn't show anything on television.
Several things of that nature, but I don't recall specifically saying that the results of this investigation should not be revealed. They did reveal a part of it, you know, about the rifle.
As you recall it, there was no evidence pardon me. There was no part of their investigation revealed until they revealed it as I recall. I never had any contact with Hoover.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you know yourself as to what food was made available to Oswald during the time he was in the custody of the police department?
Chief CURRY. Not exactly. Our jail meals usually consist of breakfast and dinner. They usually have a cooked cereal of some kind, some stewed fruit, bread, and coffee for breakfast. For their other meal, they usually have beans cooked with some kind of meat, some kind of vegetables served, and bread and coffee.

Mr. Hubert.

Then at night?
Chief CURRY. They serve two meals a day.

Mr. Hubert.

He was treated, so far as you know, as every other prisoner?
Chief CURRY. Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

Insofar as the physical comforts were concerned, there was no distinction made between him and any other prisoner?

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