Mr. Curry.

the security of the Trade Mart. I believe they requested 143 men, as I recall to secure the Trade Mart, and I believe we supplied them with 193 or 194 men, somewhat in excess of what they asked for at this location.
I called the State police, and they furnished a number of men, about 30 men, and Sheriff Decker furnished about 15, and I think we furnished from our department everybody that they asked for really, so we had a surplus.

Representative Ford.

But the details as to how many men should be placed where were determined by Lawson and Sorrels of the Secret Service?

Mr. Curry.

That is right, sir; yes, sir.
(At this point Senator Cooper entered the hearing room.)

Mr. Mccloy.

May I ask one question?
As you were leading this or just ahead of the President's car, as you came around past the School Depository Building, was there anything that attracted your attention to the building at all as you went by?

Mr. Curry.

Not at all.

Mr. Mccloy.

There was no movement or anything?

Mr. Curry.

Not at all.

Mr. Mccloy.

You weren't conscious of looking up at the windows?

Mr. Curry.

Not at all.

Mr. Mccloy.

You had Secret Service men in that car with you?

Mr. Curry.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Mccloy.

Were they inspecting the windows as they went by?

Mr. Curry.

It seemed that Sorrels, he was looking around a whole lot and so was Lawson. I know comments were being made along the route as to first one thing and then another.

Mr. Dulles.

If you had had the other car with police officers in it to which you referred and which I gathered you recommended what would have been the function and duties of the officers in that particular car?

Mr. Curry.

It would have been, of course, to guard the President, but in the event that anything happened they would have immediately dropped out of their car with rifles and submachine guns. That was what we had planned.

Mr. Rankin.

Now, as a part of the plans for the motorcade, was there anything said about the inspection of buildings along the route?

Mr. Curry.

The comment was made that in a city like this how in the world could you inspect or put. somebody in every window of every building.

Mr. Rankin.

Who said that?

Mr. Curry.

This was in a discussion with the Secret Service. I don't recall exactly who said this.

Mr. Rankin.

Was it the Secret Service people or your people?

Mr. Curry.

I don't know whether it was us or Secret Service. But this was discussed. I think it was Secret Service who told us how they always dreaded having to go through a downtown area where there were these skyscraper buildings.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know of any effort that was made to search any of the buildings?

Mr. Curry.

Not to my knowledge. We did put some extra men from the special service bureau in the downtown area to work in midblocks to watch the crowd and they were not specifically told to watch buildings but they were told to watch everything.

Mr. Rankin.

Where were they located?

Mr. Curry.

On the route down Main Street. We didn't have any between Elm Street and the railroad yard.

Mr. Rankin.

But you say in midblock?

Mr. Curry.

Yes, sir; especially midblock along the route through the downtown area.

Mr. Rankin.

Where would the downtown area be?

Mr. Curry.

It would be from Harwood Street down to Houston Street.

Mr. Rankin.

Chief Curry, do you know whether Officers Foster and White were on the underpass?

Mr. Curry.

I would have to look at the assignment sheet to determine that, sir.

Mr. Mccloy.

May I ask at this point, unless I may be interfering with your