Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. CURRY. Yes. He told me later that he did immediately go to the
scene of the Texas--of where the shots were fired from.
Mr. RANKIN. What did he tell you he did then?
Mr. CURRY. He took charge of the investigation.
Mr. RANKIN. What did he do about the building?
Mr. CURRY. He had it sealed off. This perhaps would have been perhaps,
5, 8, 10 minutes after the original----
Mr. RANKIN. About what time?
Mr. CURRY. I would say perhaps 12:40.
Mr. RANKIN. And was that before or after a description of Lee Oswald
was put on the radio?
Mr. CURRY.I couldn't say whether it was before or after.
Mr. RANKIN. What else happened?
Mr. CURRY. I think he perhaps was the one who gave that description, I
am not sure.
A deputy chief of services who was in the pilot car ahead of us, was at
Love Field, and he had some more Secret Service men with him, I believe.
Mr. RANKIN. Who is that?
Mr. CURRY. George Lumpkin. George L. Lumpkin. He asked me at the
hospital if I didn't want him to go back to the Texas School Book
Depository and assist in the search of the building and I told him yes,
and he did go back, and took over on the search of the building then.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he report to you later what he did about that?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, he did. He told me that he had sealed it off and he
appointed two search teams to search the building from top to bottom,
starting at the bottom and going to the top and starting at the top and
going to the bottom.
Mr. McCLOY. Who was this man?
Mr. CURRY. George L. Lumpkin.
Mr. McCLOY. Secret Service?
Mr. CURRY. No.
Mr. McCLOY. On your staff?
Mr. CURRY. No; he is a police officer.
Mr. RANKIN. Was he an assistant chief?
Mr. CURRY. He is not an assistant chief. Each of the divisions have a
deputy chief in charge of them. I have one assistant chief and four
deputy chiefs.
Mr. RANKIN. And this was a deputy chief?
Mr. CURRY. A deputy chief; yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Under your system the highest civil service status is
inspector, is it?
Mr. CURRY. That is correct.
Mr. RANKIN. And the other officers are appointed?
Mr. CURRY. Appointed, yes.
Mr. RANKIN. By you?
Mr. CURRY. By me, yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, these two teams that you referred to that the deputy
chief appointed to search the building, do you know how many officers
were in those teams?
Mr. CURRY. No, sir; I don't.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether the search was made?
Mr. CURRY. They reported to me that it was made, yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know what else happened in regard to the building or
the search for the assassin?
Mr. CURRY. After it was searched I understand it was sealed off and
they were asked not to let anybody come or go from the building until
further orders.
Mr. RANKIN. Then what happened after that?
Mr. DULLES. Could I inquire there. I thought it was sealed off previous
to the search according to your previous testimony.
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