Mr. Quigley.

Lt. Francis L. Martello, platoon commander at the first district, New Orleans Police Station, called our office and advised that he wished an agent to stop by there since there was a prisoner who desired to speak with an agent.
As a result of this telephone call, I proceeded to the first district.

Mr. Stern.

Did you receive the telephone call?

Mr. Dulles.

By agent, did he mean agent of the FBI?

Mr. Quigley.

Yes, sir; yes, sir.

Mr. Stern.

You were assigned by someone in your office to take this assignment?

Mr. Quigley.

That is right. This was on a Saturday, which we operate on a skeleton staff. We do not have a full staff on a Saturday.

Mr. Stern.

Were you accompanied by any other agent of the FBI in making this interview?

Mr. Quigley.

I was not.

Mr. Stern.

Is that normal, under your procedures?

Mr. Quigley.

I would say yes. Agents operate independently unless there is a specific reason for more than one agent to be present.

Mr. Stern.

As far as you knew here there was no such reason?

Mr. Quigley.

There was no reason.

Mr. Stern.

Did you know whom you were going to interview, by name?

Mr. Quigley.

I did not, sir.

Mr. Stern.

Just an individual who was----

Mr. Quigley.

An individual, that is correct.

Mr. Stern.

Had you any knowledge of an organization called Fair Play for Cuba Committee's activities in New Orleans before this interview?

Mr. Quigley.

I had knowledge that there was such an organization in existence in the United States. I had no knowledge of any activities of such an organization in the city of New Orleans, La.

Mr. Stern.

Did you know of its existence in the United States as part of your official work?

Mr. Quigley.

Overall knowledge of Bureau operations; yes, sir.

Mr. Stern.

Were you working on any particular investigation involving this Committee at the time?

Mr. Quigley.

No, sir; I was not.

Mr. Stern.

Will you tell us what occurred first when you came to the police station?

Mr. Quigley.

At the time I arrived at the police station, Lieutenant Martello directed me to the commanding officer's office, where there was laid out on the table a number of different pamphlets, throwaways, relating to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, which he advised me had been removed by the New Orleans Police Department from Oswald the previous day, August 9, at the time of his arrest, for disturbing the peace on Canal Street.
I reviewed, generally looked over, the material to see what it was. I was not familiar with any of this material. While I was doing this, he had not at this point identified who the individual was other than the person had been arrested the previous day; while I was looking over the material, the jailer brought in an individual who was then introduced to me by Lieutenant Martello as Harvey Lee Oswald. I then identified myself by credentials to Lee Harvey Oswald.

Mr. Stern.

You said Harvey Lee Oswald.

Mr. Quigley.

I beg your pardon.

Mr. Stern.

You meant Lee Harvey Oswald?

Mr. Quigley.

Yes; Lee Harvey Oswald.

Mr. Stern.

Did his name mean anything to you at that time?

Mr. Quigley.

No, sir; it did not.

Mr. Stern.

In these documents that you were given to look at by the New Orleans Police was there a handwritten list of names, addresses, telephone numbers anything of that sort.

Mr. Quigley.

No, sir; there was not.