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. EISENBERG. Did you compare the 10-finger card which you received
from the Dallas office of the FBI and compare it with the Marine
fingerprint card?
Mr. LATONA. Yes, sir.
Mr. EISENBERG. Were they identical?
Mr. LATONA. They were the same.
Mr. EISENBERG. Were the palmprints taken by the Marines?
Mr. LATONA. No; not to my knowledge.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you submit to us a copy of the 10-print card which
you received from the Marine Corps?
Mr. LATONA. Yes; I could.
Mr. EISENBERG. With the Chairman's permission, that will be appended as
an exhibit to Mr. Latona's testimony.
Representative FORD. Do you wish to identify it by a number at this
time?
Mr. EISENBERG. Yes. If we could give it a number in advance of
receiving it, I would like to give it Commission Exhibit No. 635.
(The item referred to was later supplied and was marked Commission
Exhibit No. 635.)
Representative FORD. It will be admitted.
Mr. DULLES. Do you know whether any fingerprints were taken after Lee
Harvey Oswald returned from the Soviet Union?
Mr. LATONA. Those after he was arrested in connection with this
particular offense.
Mr. DULLES. Apart from the fingerprints obtained in connection with the
assassination.
Mr. LATONA. I do not.
Mr. DULLES. Do you have a right to go to anybody and demand their
fingerprints?
Mr. LATONA. No.
Mr. DULLES. Under law?
Mr. LATONA. No, sir; only persons taken into custody for Federal
violations as such. Now, the FBI has actually no authority at all,
except in cases of making an arrest.
Mr. DULLES. There is nothing done in connection with the census or
anything of that kind?
Mr. LATONA. No, sir. Some persons are ordered, by virtue of being
aliens, to be fingerprinted--those that are domiciled here in the
United States must register under the Alien Registration Act.
Mr. DULLES. And fingerprints then are taken of aliens in connection
with their registration?
Mr. LATONA. That's right.
Mr. DULLES. Otherwise there is no general procedure for the taking of
anybody that you may happen to want to take?
Mr. LATONA. The Services, of course, require it. Applicants for certain
positions are required by law. For example, all civil service, Federal
civil service applicants must be fingerprinted. Locally, there are
certain local cases. For example a man may in some localities, if he
even applies for a chauffeur's license, has to be fingerprinted. If he
desires a gun permit, he has to be fingerprinted. In some places, if he
applies for certain jobs he must be fingerprinted.
Mr. DULLES. As I recall, I gave a fingerprint when I got my automobile
license. Is that general throughout the United States?
Mr. LATONA. What State was that?
Mr. DULLES. Here in the District. Didn't I give that?
Mr. LATONA. No, sir. To my knowledge, there are none that require
it--fingerprinting--for an automobile license. In California I believe
it is voluntary--to place the finger, if you desire to, on your card.
Mr. DULLES. Thank you very much.
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