Mr. Hosty.

the agent in charge would bring various items to our attention. Among the items he brought to our attention was the fact that President Kennedy would be in Dallas on that date.

Mr. Dulles.

Who was the special agent in charge?

Mr. Hosty.

Gordon Shanklin. Gordon L. Shanklin.

Representative Ford.

How many others besides yourself were under his jurisdiction?

Mr. Hosty.

About 75 agents.

Representative Ford.

Seventy-five?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes. Now only the ones at headquarters city in Dallas were present. That would be about 40 of the agents were present at this conference. Mr. Shanklin advised us, among other things, that in view of the President's visit to Dallas, that if anyone had any indication of any possibility of any acts of violence or any demonstrations against the President, or Vice President, to immediately notify the Secret Service and confirm it in writing. He had made the same statement about a week prior at another special conference which we had held. I don't recall the exact date. It was about a week prior.

Mr. Stern.

Did you know that there was going to be a motorcade on November 22?

Mr. Hosty.

I found out about 9 p.m. the night before that there was to be a motorcade in downtown Dallas. I read it in the newspaper. That was the first time I knew of it.

Mr. Stern.

Did you know that the motorcade would pass the School Book Depository Building?

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir.

Mr. Stern.

Did you know the route of the motorcade?

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir.

Mr. Dulles.

Had there been any contact between you or the Dallas office with the Secret Service on this point?

Mr. Hosty.

On the motorcade route, sir?

Mr. Dulles.

Yes.

Mr. Hosty.

No.

Mr. Dulles.

Had not been?

Mr. Hosty.

No.

Mr. Stern.

The newspaper stories did not as far as you can recall tell what the motorcade route would be?

Mr. Hosty.

Yes; they did. There was a description of the motorcade route, but as I say, I didn't bother to read it in detail. I noticed that it was coming up Main Street. That was the only thing I was interested in, where maybe I could watch it if I had a chance.

Mr. Stern.

So that the fact that Lee Harvey Oswald was working in the Texas School Book Depository meant nothing.

Mr. HOSTY. No.

Mr. Stern.

In connection with the motorcade route?

Mr. Hosty.

No.

Mr. Stern.

Did you think of him at all in connection with the President's trip?

Mr. Hosty.

No, sir.

Representative Ford.

Did you have any others among the cases that were assigned to you that came to your attention in reference to the President's visit?

Mr. Hosty.

I did turn over one item of information to the Secret Service on the 21st; yes, sir. I did bring some matters to their attention. There were some scurrilous pamphlets circulated around Dallas on the 21st of November. You may have seen them. It was a poster of President Kennedy with a front and a profile view saying, "Wanted for Treason." I took those pamphlets over to the Secret Service office the morning of the 21st. Then I assisted another agent in our division in giving the Secret Service some information on an individual in Denton, Tex., who had made some remarks about the President, and another member of my squad had also given some information to the Secret Service the evening of the 21st about the possibility of a demonstration at the Trade Mart against President Kennedy, some picketing.

Representative Ford.

Do you recall to whom you gave this information?