(Testimony of John Lester Quigley)
Mr. Quigley.
original of this document over to Secret Service representative, Mr. Adrian Vial, who was assigned to the Secret Service office at New Orleans.
Prior to turning the original document over to Mr. Vial, Lieutenant Martello made a copy in his own handwriting of the document that was turned over to Mr. Vial. This is the copy of the document that Lieutenant Martello made and which was turned over to me on November 29, 1963.
Mr. Stern.
And you have just supplied that document to the Commission?
Mr. Quigley.
I have.
Mr. Stern.
You mentioned that Lieutenant Martello said that there was a photograph among these papers of Lee Harvey Oswald. Did you see the photograph?
Mr. Quigley.
No; I did not.
Mr. Stern.
Do you know what he did--did he tell you what he had done with the photograph?
Mr. Quigley.
He did not, sir.
Mr. Stern.
Did he tell you anything about the photograph, tell you what it was a photograph of?
Mr. Quigley.
He remarked in his report that it appeared to be-a Passport photograph.
Mr. Stern.
Of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. Quigley.
Of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Mr. Stern.
Turning now to the first page of your report, Mr. Quigley, in the third paragraph you show that you were told that Mrs. Oswald's maiden name was Prossa. From your practice, would you have taken that name down, asked the person being interviewed to spoil it for you?
Mr. Quigley.
I certainly would have.
Mr. Stern.
If you were relying on your ear, would you indicate that?
Mr. Quigley.
I would never take a name phonetically.
Mr. Stern.
So you believe
Mr. Quigley.
I would request an accurate spelling.
Mr. Stern.
You believe that he spelled the name to you?
Mr. Quigley.
I am positive he did, sir.
Mr. Stern.
This way. Have you reviewed this memorandum of your interview?
Mr. Quigley.
Yes; I have, sir.
Mr. Stern.
Is there anything you would like to add to it now----
Mr. Quigley.
No, sir.
Mr. Stern.
Any detail that you omitted that you now think of?
Mr. Quigley.
No, sir.
Mr. Dulles.
Are you quite sure he said to you that about 4 months ago he and his wife Marina Oswald, named Prossa, whom he met and married in Fort Worth, moved to New Orleans?
Mr. Quigley.
Well, these are not his direct words, sir. This is the substance of what he told me; yes. This is accurate. This is my own phraseology.
Mr. Dulles.
I understand.
Mr. Mccloy.
One other thing. I have to leave shortly to go to lunch, but on page 7 of this report you described these membership cards.
Mr. Quigley.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Mccloy.
Did he have the membership cards in his possession at that time?
Mr. Quigley.
Yes, sir; he did, sir.
Mr. Mccloy.
You saw them?
Mr. Quigley.
Yes, sir; I did, sir. I think the last you will notice, in that last sentence he had in his possession both cards and exhibited both of them.
Mr. Mccloy.
Right. One of them was, at least one of them, was signed A. Hidell?
Mr. Quigley.
Yes, sir; that is correct.
Mr. Mccloy.
Do we have those cards?
Mr. Stern.
I believe we do. I do not have them here.
Mr. Mccloy.
But it is important to have them because the name Hidell was in the handwriting--but these are membership cards purporting to be membership cards in the Fair Play for Cuba organization.
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