Mr. Rankin.

You just told them?

Mr. Curry.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Rankin.

And was that direction promptly given?

Mr. Curry.

I am sure it was passed on immediately. All orders are.

Mr. Rankin.

How soon after the assassination?

Mr. Curry.

I would say probably within the next day after we met and we decided that an investigation should be conducted into all phases of this.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you give any directions about furnishing information immediately about what anyone knew about the killing of Oswald?

Mr. Curry.

No specific directions. After Oswald was killed, I called and I talked with Deputy Chief Stevenson of the criminal investigation division the next morning of the next day, I believe this was Monday, and we decided we should appoint an investigative group.

Mr. Rankin.

Who was that?

Mr. Curry.

That was Inspector Sawyer, headed by Inspector Sawyer.

Mr. Rankin.

Who else?

Mr. Curry.

And Captain O. A. Jones, and then I think they had some lieutenants assigned to it and some detectives. Their assignment was to find out every person who was present in or around the city hall at the time that Lee Oswald was killed, and to get a report from them.
I know Lieutenant Revill was also in on this, and then they would also, in addition to getting a report, they would personally interrogate each one of them to see whether or not any information they had knowledge of might be left out of the reports.
And you have a copy of all of these reports, both the reports the officers made, the additional interrogation made by members of this investigating group.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether they inquired as to the knowledge of any of these people about conversations with Ruby immediately after the shooting of Oswald?

Mr. Curry.

I believe they have some reports to that effect.

Mr. Rankin.

Was that a part of their responsibility to get those reports?

Mr. Curry.

Yes; anything that they had, that they could get regarding this.

Mr. Rankin.

And you would expect the police officers to tell anything they knew at once?

Mr. Curry.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Rankin.

So far as you know has all of that information been supplied to the Commission?

Mr. Curry.

So far as I know.

Mr. Rankin.

It has?

Mr. Curry.

So far as I know it has been supplied.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you learn about the claims of some police officers that Ruby had said something about the killing to them shortly after killing Oswald?

Mr. Curry.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

When did you first learn that?

Mr. Curry.

I don't recall exactly, the exact date that I learned of this. But I think the first time it came to my knowledge was that Agent Sorrels of the Secret Service, sometime after this told me, he said, "Now Chief, I don't know that they could--that I could testify to this," but he said, "immediately after Oswald was shot, I went to his cell"----

Mr. Rankin.

Whose cell?

Mr. Curry.

To Oswald's--I mean to Ruby's cell, "and I went in and talked to him, told him who I was, and"----

Mr. Rankin.

Was anyone else present?

Mr. Curry.

There was a patrolman and a guard, I think, and perhaps a detective.

Mr. Rankin.

Who were they?

Mr. Curry.

I believe Dean was present, Sergeant Dean, I don't know who these officers were but it is revealed in these reports that have been made.

Mr. Rankin.

Yes.

Mr. Curry.

Sorrels told me, he said, "I asked Ruby why he did it and he said somebody had to kill the son-of-a-bitch and the police department couldn't do it."