Representative Ford.

You mean you know nothing about it or you checked it out and there is no validity?

Mr. Curry.

This is the first I ever heard of it that he was involved in any narcotics.

Representative Ford.

But your records, so far as you know, would not indicate such?

Mr. Curry.

No, sir.

Mr. Dulles.

Thank you.

Mr. Mccloy.

Did you, so far as you know, did Tippit know Ruby?

Mr. Curry.

I don't believe he did. I am sure he didn't. He would not be the type I think that would even have any occasion to know him because some of the officers that we found that did know him, either worked in the area where he had a night club or some of the officers that worked in the vice squad. who had occasion to go in and inspect these cases or a few officers we found they went out there for social purposes, outside their regular duty.
Tippit, for a number of years, had been assigned out in Oak Cliff. I don't think he had ever been assigned in an area where Jack Ruby--well Jack Ruby did live in Oak Cliff but I am sure, to the best of my knowledge, Tippit never had any occasion to be around Jack Ruby.

Mr. Dulles.

Was Tippit at the time he was killed on a regular assigned assignment or was he just roving in a particular area?

Mr. Curry.

On this particular day, now he had been assigned to Oak Cliff for several months farther out than he was, but when this incident occurred at the Texas School Book Depository, this is customary policy in the police department if something happens on this district and tying up several squads that the squads from the other district automatically move in in a position where they can cover off or something else might happen here, much the same as fire equipment does, this is automatic.

Mr. Rankin.

Will you explain that further?

Mr. Curry.

Yes, sir; say two squads were to get a call in an area, and this area here, say they had a big fire or something, they brought two or three squads in here from adjoining districts, then automatically these squads out in these other areas would begin to cover off or get in a position to where if instead of staying out here on the far side of this district, they would perhaps move into this district right here where they could answer here, here or over into here. This is Just automatic patrol policy. On this particular day, some of the squads in this Oak Cliff area had been ordered over into the Dallas area, this Texas School Book Depository, and some of these other outlying squads then, I think we have this on a radio log, I don't know whether you have this or not, were 78 or 81.

Mr. Ball.

Why don't you read it in the record, a definite order for Tippit to come in there.

Mr. Curry.

Right here. This would have been at approximately 12:45, I believe. Here is the description came out at about 12:45. The dispatcher put out a description of attention all squads.

Mr. Dulles.

What do you mean by description?

Mr. Curry.

Of a suspect.

Mr. Dulles.

I see, description of Oswald?

Mr. Curry.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

What are you reading from, Chief?

Mr. Curry.

This is radio log record from the Dallas Police Department, as recorded on November 22.

Mr. Rankin.

Is that from Commission Document 728?

Mr. Dulles.

I want to correct my question, it was a man seen leaving?

Mr. Curry.

It was a description of a suspect.

Mr. Dulles.

You didn't know it was Oswald?
Mr. RANKIN Will you tell us what. the rest of that notation is?

Mr. Curry.

Dispatcher put out this description, "attention all squads Elm and Houston, unknown white male person approximately 30, slender build, height 5 feet 10, 160 pounds, reported to be armed with what is believed to be a .30-caliber rifle. Attention all squads, the suspect is believed to be white