Mr. Jenner.

I am not advised as to whether we did or not.

Mr. Rankin.

I am quite sure we did not.

The Chairman.

Did we receive any such copies?

Mr. Jenner.

There is none among our exhibits in the exhibit room.

Mr. Surrey.

His secretary called, and they came out to the house and got two copies of it.

Representative Boggs.

How long ago was this?

Mr. Surrey.

Oh, I would say 3 weeks.

Representative Boggs.

When did you publish this book?

Mr. Surrey.

I believe it was finally ready on January 1, right after January l--January 1, 2, or 3, right in that area.

Representative Boggs.

What does the book allege?

Mr. Surrey.

We took the 10-day period following the assassination from both Dallas papers, the Dallas Morning News, and Dallas Times Herald, and just all the clippings pertaining to it were in chronological order, and just shot them cold, and published them.

Representative Boggs.

Nothing else--just newspaper clippings?

Mr. Surrey.

Just newspaper clippings.

Representative Boggs.

No editorial comment of any kind?

Mr. Surrey.

Outside of the letter on the back; no.

Representative Boggs.

And what is the letter on the back?

Mr. Surrey.

It said--this is just to the best of my knowledge, I don't recall exactly--"This is the local report of what happened when President Kennedy was assassinated. It is difficult to muzzle a local reporter in his own local paper. And we feel that some of the news that might not get out would be included in this book. We do not guarantee the accuracy of the information, but it will pose some questions, a few perhaps that the Warren Commission will not see fit to answer," I believe was in there.

Representative Boggs.

Not see fit to what?

Mr. Surrey.

To answer.

Representative Boggs.

What was the implication of that?

Mr. Surrey.

The implication being, as I see it, in Dallas--a local reporter--this is, for example. A local reporter from the Times Herald went down to the Western Union office several days after the assassination, and was told by the people in the Western Union office that, yes, they remembered Oswald, he had been in, he had gotten money orders, either the day before or just recently he had sent a wire to somebody, and they recalled his Swahili handwriting, and so forth. Well, I feel that surely Western Union knows who sent Oswald money, and so forth. Now, I don't know if this will come out of this Commission or not.

Representative Boggs.

The implication was that this Commission would not investigate these allegations?

Mr. Surrey.

No---perhaps.

Representative Boggs.

Well, what did you mean by the word "muzzle"?

Mr. Surrey.

Of the press?

Representative Boggs.

You used "muzzle" in this letter--written. I don't have the letter before me. I would like to have it.
Mr. SURREY. I don't, either. I would like to know what the exact wording was on it, sir.

Representative Boggs.

Did you write it?

Mr. Surrey.

Yes.

Representative Boggs.

And the implication was that this Commission would not seek out the entire truth of the incidences arising----

Mr. Surrey.

Oh, no, sir; this was not the implication of the muzzling. This was not the implication.

Representative Boggs.

What was the implication of the statement you made a moment ago, about questions that would not be asked by this Commission?

Mr. Surrey.

News happens in an area, and after it has been up to the national news system, and then comes back through, and analyzed and so forth, I don't put full credit any longer.

Representative Boggs.

Your theory is that in a matter as significant as the assassination of the President of the United States, that the news as reported outside of Dallas would be untruthful?

Representative Boggs.

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