Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Chairman, may I have this admitted as 647?

Mr. Dulles.

It shall be admitted.
(The chart referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 647, and received in evidence.)

Mr. Eisenberg.

Would you discuss again just a few of the more salient points, Mr. Latona?

Mr. Latona.

Here, starting first of all with the apparent pattern type itself, it is readily discernable. You can see that these are what we term whorl-type prints. This point No. 1, for example, is a small ridge which terminates at this point which has been indicated by the figure No. 1.
It is related by being joined onto point No. 2, which is the end of the black line going upward. Then one ridge to the left, one ridge removed and to the left and a little bit above is point No. 3. Here the same thing occurs in the inked print.
Point No. 4 is related to point No. 3 by one ridge removed and is upward and one ridge to the left.

Mr. Dulles.

And similarly you have identified up to 10 points of similarity?

Mr. Latona.

These you can see rather easily that they appear.

Mr. Eisenberg.

If there are no further questions on the carton 641 I will move on to another exhibit.
I now hand you a carton, somewhat larger in area than the 641 which we were just discussing, with various markings on it which I won't discuss, but which is marked Box "D" in red pencil at the upper left-hand corner of the bottom of the box.
Are you familiar with this carton, Mr. Latona?

Mr. Dulles.

Has that been admitted?

Mr. Eisenberg.

It has not so far been admitted.

Mr. Latona.

This Box D, I received this along with Box A for purposes of examining for latent prints.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Was that examined by you or under your supervision for that purpose?

Mr. Latona.

Yes, it was.

Mr. Eisenberg.

When was that received?

Mr. Latona.

That was received on the 27th of November 1963.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Chairman, may I have this admitted as 648?

Mr. Dulles.

What date?

Mr. Latona.

27th.

Mr. Eisenberg.

That is 5 days after the assassination?

Mr. Latona.

Yes.

Mr. Eisenberg.

May I have this admitted as 648?

Mr. Dulles.

It shall be admitted.
(The box referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 648, and received in evidence.)

Mr. Dulles.

Can you identify it in some further way? I think there are some markings on here.

Mr. Eisenberg.

There is "Box D." It is a little hard to read. It says "1 40 N TH&DO"---

Mr. Dulles.

"New People and Progress."

Mr. Eisenberg.

Apparently referring to the name of the textbook. This is not a Rolling Reader carton.

Mr. Dulles.

No.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Mr. Latona, when you received this box, could you tell whether it had been previously examined for latent fingerprints?

Mr. Latona.

A portion of it had.

Mr. Eisenberg.

And can you tell us what portion had been?

Mr. Latona.

The bottom evidently, because a piece had been cut out.

Mr. Eisenberg.

You are pointing to a place on the bottom of the box which is to the left of the point at which I have affixed the sticker "Commission Exhibit No. 648," immediately to the left of that point?

Mr. Latona.

That is correct.

Mr. Eisenberg.

Was that portion of the box given to you?

Mr. Latona.

Yes, it was.