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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. III - Page 226« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Roy Sansom Truly)

Mr. Belin.
And what direction does the camera appear to be pointing on Exhibit 499?
Mr. Truly.
East.
Mr. Belin.
And does this appear to be the doorway in the very foreground of the picture?
Mr. Truly.
I believe so.
Representative Ford.
Which doorway would that be?
Mr. Truly.
Number 24. The camera seems to be right in the doorway when that picture was taken. You cannot see the doorway very well.
Mr. Dulles.
May I ask you a question?
Do you know why it was that the officer didn't follow you up the stairs, but instead was distracted, as it were, and went with Lee Harvey Oswald into the lunchroom?
Mr. Truly.
I never knew until a day or two ago that he said he saw a movement, saw a man going away from him.
Mr. Dulles.
As he was going up the stairs?
Mr. Truly.
As he got to the second floor landing. While I was going around, he saw a movement.
Mr. Dulles.
And he followed that?
Mr. Truly.
That is right.
Representative Ford.
He saw a movement in the lunchroom or a man go into the lunchroom?
Mr. Truly.
He saw the back of a man inside the door--I suppose door No. 23.
But that isn't my statement. I didn't learn about that, you see, until the other day.
Mr. Belin.
I believe we have some additional pictures of the lunchroom. Perhaps we can just briefly identify them.
Here is a picture which has been marked Commission Exhibit 500.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 500 for identification.)
Mr. Belin.
I will ask you to state what this is.
Mr. Truly.
This is a picture of the lunchroom.
Mr. Belin.
What direction is the camera facing there?
Mr. Truly.
East.
Mr. Belin.
What about Exhibit 501?
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 501 for identification.)
Mr. Truly.
This picture is part of the lunchroom. And I would say the camera must be facing northeast.
Mr. Belin.
What about Exhibit 502?
Mr. Truly.
This is the lunchroom looking west. Northwest, I would say.
Mr. Belin.
Is this door clear to the left of the picture, the door in which you saw Officer Baker standing when he was talking to Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Truly.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Belin.
Now, Mr. Truly, you then went up to the third floor with Officer Baker.
Mr. Truly.
We continued on until we reached the fifth floor.
Mr. Belin.
Now, by the way, I have used the name Officer Baker. When did you find out what his name was?
Mr. Truly.
I never did know for sure what his name was until he was
down to the building and you were interviewing him last week.
Mr. Belin.
This was on Friday, March 20th
Mr. Truly.
I had heard his name was Baker or Burton or various other names.
But I never did try to find out what his name was.
Mr. Belin.
All right.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 502 for identification.)
Mr. Belin.
Now, Mr. Truly, did you notice when you got to the third floor--first of all. On the second floor, was there any elevator there?
Mr. Truly.
No, sir.
Mr. Belin.
What about the third floor?
Mr. Truly.
No, sir.
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