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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IV - Page 298« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Robert Inman Bouck)

Mr. Stern.
This might be a good opportunity, Mr. McCloy, to introduce this document, marked Commission Exhibit No. 761.
Do you recognize that?
Mr. Bouck.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Stern.
Did you prepare it.
Mr. Bouck.
I prepared it.
Mr. Stern.
And what is it?
Mr. Bouck.
It is a chart showing the staffing of the Protective Research Section as of the time of Dallas.
Mr. Stern.
And the category you were just explaining to Mr. McCloy is the last one?
Mr. Bouck.
That is right.
Mr. Dulles.
Do you protect from this point of view anyone other than the President? Do you cover, say, the Vice President's offices in the Capitol?
Mr. Bouck.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
You do that, too?
Mr. Bouck.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
As far as safes are concerned and as far as listening devices are concerned?
Mr. Bouck.
Not safes.
Mr. Dulles.
Not safes?
Mr. Bouck.
That has not been something that they have desired us to do. But insofar as----
Mr. Dulles.
Why shouldn't you do that, I wonder, where he keeps his secret papers? You mean you don't----
Mr. Bouck.
That has not been something that has been determined as our responsibility. I believe other security officers have been given that responsibility, and we certainly, of course, help when we find something in that category, but we have not been asked at any of those levels to take care of safes.
Mr. Dulles.
But you do take care of listening devices?
Mr. Bouck.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
And for anybody else other than the Vice President in addition to the White House and the President?
Mr. Bouck.
The White House, the President, the Vice President, the close members of the Presidential staff, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Dulles.
Well, would that involve the homes, for example, of the close members of the President's staff?
Mr. Bouck.
The very high members, yes, not all, but the very high members. I think we do about six or seven homes of such people. The rest is office and working areas.
Mr. Mccloy.
I have some question, I may say, that you have got enough people to do this from what I know of the art. This is quite a technical business now.
Mr. Bouck.
Yes, I know.
Mr. Mccloy.
And the means of counteracting it and so forth, and the constant surveillance that you have to employ, but you are satisfied you are well equipped and have got sufficient people to do it?
Mr. Bouck.
As I mentioned earlier, I think we are well equipped in know-how and in equipment. Sometimes we are pressed very hard for enough hours to do it but our people have worked many hours overtime and I think they have covered this quite well.
Representative Ford.
What results have you obtained? Have you found any problems?
Mr. Bouck.
We have not in the United States found any compromise. I am not sure that perhaps in the open record I should go beyond that.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. Mccloy.
On the record.
Mr. Stern.
From Exhibit 761, Mr. Bouck, it appears that in the area of processing information regarding threats, potential threats to the life of the President, there are six people presently working in addition to yourself and your assistant, one a clerk and five special agents, as they are designated is that correct? This is as of the time of Dallas,
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