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. Do you have any other knowledge that these are the
prints of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. MANDELLA. No; none whatsoever.
Mr. EISENBERG. And the remaining prints are photographs of what you
would call latent prints?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes; they are.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you make markings on the backs of these prints, Mr.
Mandella?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes; on quite a few of them I did. However, not all of
them.
Mr. EISENBERG. And you made those markings on the basis of--in your own
hand printing?
Mr. MANDELLA. My own hand printing, for certain observations I wanted
recorded.
Mr. DULLES. What is the nature of the marking?
Mr. EISENBERG. Let's take a sample. I will pull one out at random
from Commission Exhibit 660. The topmost card says "Box B," which
corresponds to the label or the envelope 660--and that is No. 17.
Mr. DULLES. Will you show those to the witness and see if he identifies
his own writing?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes; I have made these notations. Yes; I do recognize
these.
Mr. EISENBERG. The next one says "Box B" and "Negative--same as box 'D'
No. 7."
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes.
Mr. EISENBERG. You have seen these as you flipped through to identify
that these are the same photographs?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes.
Mr. EISENBERG. Let the record show that these photographs are
photographs of latent prints taken by or under the supervision of Mr.
Sebastian Latona, and he has just testified that these photographs
were taken of objects which were identified earlier in Commission
proceedings. Mr. Latona transmitted these photographs to me directly,
and I in turn transmitted them to Mr. Mandella and Mr. Mooney, who is
also present in this hearing room.
Mr. Mandella, do you know what total number of identifiable
latent prints were contained in these exhibits that you just
identified--exclusive of 657, which contained the inked or known finger
and palm prints?
Mr. MANDELLA. No; but I have this outline here.
Mr. EISENBERG. Just approximately would you say how many identifiable
prints there were?
Mr. MANDELLA. Thirty.
Mr. EISENBERG. Some 30 odd prints?
Mr. MANDELLA. Some 30.
Mr. EISENBERG. And did you identify certain of those prints as being
the finger or palm prints of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes; I did.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you tell us which of those prints you so
identified?
Mr. MANDELLA. There was a photograph, a photograph of the underside of
the gun barrel, Commission Exhibit No.----
Mr. EISENBERG. That is Commission Exhibit No. 658, and I will hand you
that photograph now. You are referring to this photograph?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes.
Mr. EISENBERG. And can you read the writing on the back of that?
Mr. MANDELLA. "Right palm Oswald underside gun barrel."
Mr. EISENBERG. Is that in your handwriting?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes; it is in my handwriting.
Mr. EISENBERG. Did you determine what portion of the right palm that
was, Mr. Mandella?
Mr. MANDELLA. Yes; it is the right side of the right palm, this area
right here.
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