Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (02 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Present were Chief Justice Earl Warren, Chairman; Senator John Sherman
Cooper and Representative Gerald R. Ford, members.
Also present were J. Lee Rankin, general counsel; Joseph A. Ball,
assistant counsel; David W. Belin, assistant counsel; Albert E. Jenner,
Jr., assistant counsel; Wesley J. Liebeler, assistant counsel; Norman
Redlich, assistant counsel; Charles Murray and Lewis E. Powell, Jr.,
observers.
TESTIMONY OF BUELL WESLEY FRAZIER
The CHAIRMAN. The Commission will be in order.
Mr. BALL. I would like to assign Commission Exhibit No. 364 to a paper
sack which the FBI has identified as their C-109 Exhibit. That will be
the Commission's Exhibit No. 364 for identification at this time.
The CHAIRMAN. All right.
(The paper sack referred to was marked Commission's Exhibit No. 364 for
identification.)
Mr. BALL. Also for the record I would like to announce that prior
to--this morning, Mr. Cortlandt Cunningham and Charles Killion of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory, the Ballistics Division,
Firearms Division, I guess it is, broke down, that is unscrewed
Commission Exhibit No. 139, an Italian rifle, and that rifle has been
placed in, after being disassembled, has been placed in Commission's
No. 364 for identification, that paper sack.
The CHAIRMAN. All right.
Mr. BALL. We have also here before the Commission, Commission No. 142
which is a paper sack which is identified as the FBI's Exhibit No. 10.
I think that has its number, exhibit number on it.
I have been informed that was 142. My notes show that the brown paper
sack is 142.
I think we can call the witness now.
The CHAIRMAN. All right; would you call Mr. Frazier, please.
Raise your right hand to be sworn, please.
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you will give before this
Commission will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth, so help you God?
Mr. FRAZIER. I do.
The CHAIRMAN. Will you be seated, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Joseph Ball of our staff will examine you, Mr.
Frazier, but I would like to read a very short statement concerning the
purpose of the meeting.
The purpose of today's hearing is to hear the testimony of Buell Wesley
Frazier, and Linnie Mae Randle. The Commission has been advised that
these two witnesses have stated that they saw Lee Harvey Oswald on the
morning of November 22, 1963. The Commission proposes to ask these
witnesses questions concerning their knowledge of the assassination of
President Kennedy.
You have a copy of this, have you not?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. All right, you may proceed, Mr. Ball.
Mr. BALL. You call yourself Buell or Wesley?
Mr. FRAZIER. I go by Wesley.
Mr. BALL. Well, Wesley, what is your age?
Mr. FRAZIER. Sir?
Mr. BALL. What is your age?
Mr. FRAZIER. Nineteen.
Mr. BALL. Where do you live?
Mr. FRAZIER. For the time being I am living in Irving now.
Mr. BALL. Irving, Tex.?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. What is the address where you live?
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