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. Now within the minute of broadcasting, a little further
on, squads 102 and 233 checked out at Elm and Houston, 81 came in the
district squad, that was an Oak Cliff squad. He said "I will be going
north from Industrial on Corinth." That means he was leaving the Oak
Cliff section coming toward the downtown section of Dallas.
Representative FORD. By he who do you mean?
Mr. CURRY. The man assigned to district 81, and I don't have his name
but it would be on our records.
Then Tippit was working 78 and he along with district 87, which is
further out in Oak Cliff, at about 12:45, between 12:45 and 12:46, the
dispatcher sent out this message to him, "87-78 moving into central Oak
Cliff area."
Now the central Oak Cliff area would have been the area nearby where
this shooting occurred.
Representative FORD. Shooting of Tippit?
Mr. CURRY. Shooting of Tippit occurred. I am sure--a little later on
here, he says "you are in Oak Cliff area, are you not," and he said "at
Lancaster and 8th", that would be just several blocks from where this
shooting then occurred.
Mr. McCLOY. This is Tippit's reply going in?
Mr. CURRY. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. The next sentence also says something, Chief?
Mr. CURRY. And the dispatcher told him, "You will be at large for any
emergency that comes in." In other words, he was one of the remaining
squads in Oak Cliff that was in service.
Mr. DULLES. What does that mean, scout around the area?
Mr. CURRY. Anywhere in that central area, Oak Cliff.
Mr. McCLOY. Did he reply to that?
Mr. CURRY. He said "10-4".
Mr. RANKIN. What does that mean?
Mr. CURRY. It means message received.
Mr. RANKIN. Doesn't that mean approval?
Mr. CURRY. Yes, sir.
Representative FORD. These are transcriptions of communications back
and forth?
Mr. CURRY. That is recorded on our radio there in Dallas.
Mr. RANKIN. Is there a tape recorder on that?
Mr. CURRY. Yes; and it is kept for a permanent record.
Mr. RANKIN. Was there any other shooting in this particular area where
Officer Tippit was that morning, do you know?
Mr. CURRY. Not to my knowledge.
Mr. DULLES. Is that 10-4 message the last message you received from
Tippit?
Mr. CURRY. As far as I know that is the last word we heard from him.
Mr. McCLOY. Was this description of the suspect the first description
that went out?
Mr. CURRY. As far as I know, it is.
Mr. DULLES. That was at 12:45, as I recall.
Mr. CURRY. Approximately, yes.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. RANKIN. When did you first learn of Officer Tippit's murder?
Mr. CURRY. While I was out at Parkland Hospital. That is after we had
taken the President there and the Governor, and we were waiting there.
Mr. RANKIN. Now, on these showups for Lee Oswald, did you have any
special security arrangements about bringing him in among all this
crowd of news people?
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