Mr. Wade.

I went by the Dallas police, just to let us see what was kind of going on.

Mr. Rankin.

Was that unusual for you to do that?

Mr. Wade.

It was unusual because I hadn't been in the Dallas Police Department, I won't be there on the average of once a year actually, I mean on anything. I went by there and I went to Chief Curry's office.

Mr. Rankin.

How did you happen to do that this time?

Mr. Wade.

Of course, this is not really, this was not an ordinary case, this was a little bit different, and I mostly wanted to know how he was coming along on the investigation is the main reason I went by.
As I went in, and this is roughly 6:30, 7 at night--I said we ate dinner at home, I believe the couple were out in the car with my wife were waiting for me to go to dinner with them.

Mr. Dulles.

Did you go down to the airfield when President Johnson left?

Mr. Wade.

No, sir; no, sir.

Mr. Dulles.

You did not.

Mr. Wade.

I didn't go anywhere but to my office, then to Parkland Hospital and then home, and then I was there a while and then I went by the police station, mostly to see how they were coming along. Papers were announcing, the radios, I mean, were announcing, television, that they had a suspect and was even telling them what some of the evidence was against him.

Mr. Rankin.

About what time was this at the police station?

Mr. Wade.

I would say around 7 o'clock. This can vary 30 minutes either way.

Mr. Rankin.

Who did you see there?

Mr. Wade.

Chief Curry.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you talk to him?

Mr. Wade.

I talked to him.

Mr. Rankin.

What did you say to him and what did he say to you?

Mr. Wade.

Well, it is hard to remember. I know the first thing he did was pull out a memorandum that you all were interested in, signed by Jack Revill, and showed it to me and I read it, and said, "What do you think about that?"
And I said----

Mr. Dulles.

I wonder if you would identify this for the record?

Mr. Wade.

You can get it. Let me tell you the story. I read that thing there hurriedly and I remember it mentioned that Agenty Hosty had talked to Revill----
Senator COOPER. Who was that?

Mr. Wade.

Hosty.
Senator COOPER. Can you identify him as to what he does?

Mr. Wade.

He is a special agent of the FBI, but I don't think I would know him if he walked in here actually.
But that is his business. He showed me that, and I read it. Now, as far as identifying it, I have seen---I have a copy of it in my files.
You see, when they turned the records over to me and I read it and looked it over and to the best of my knowledge was the same memorandum he showed me, although all I did was glance at it and it said generally they knew something about him and knew he was in town or something like that.
Senator COOPER. Who said that?

Mr. Wade.

This memorandum said that.
Senator COOPER. Who is reported to be quoting the memorandum?

Mr. Wade.

Special Agent Hosty. Now, I have since looked at the memorandum. So far as I know it is the same memorandum, but like I say I read it there and I don't know whether it is the--I don't know whether it said word for word to be the same thing but it appears to me to my best knowledge to be the same memorandum.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know when you first got the memorandum in your files that you are referring to?

Mr. Wade.

It was a month later. You see the police gave me a record of everything on the Ruby case, I would say some time about Christmas.

Mr. Rankin.

I will hand you Commission Exhibit No. 709 and ask you if that is the memorandum you just referred to?