Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. RANKIN. I will tell you that it was not given to the Commission. Do
you know any reason why it was withheld?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know any reason why it should have been withheld
until Chief Curry came here?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir; I do not.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you have anything to do with that being withheld?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir; I gave it to my superior, and what he did with it,
I do not know.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you ever have any discussions about withholding it?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. You did want to protect Agent Hosty, you say?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. And you hoped the information would not get out?
Mr. REVILL. By hoping----
The CHAIRMAN. He didn't say exactly that, Mr. Rankin. He said he hoped
he wouldn't have to use it against Hosty as I understood him to say.
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir; my opinion, and this was my personal opinion that
it would not serve any purpose. In your scope of the investigation,
yes, I can see where it would, but I hated to get involved in a
controversy with the FBI, because of our past relations.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you recently have a conversation with Lieutenant
Hopkins of Fort Worth?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. Where was that?
Mr. REVILL. Lieutenant Hopkins and I went to Sacramento, Calif., to a
law enforcement intelligence unit conference and shared a room.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you discuss this matter with him?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir; it broke in the papers while we were there.
Mr. RANKIN. What did you say to him about it?
Mr. REVILL. About the report? About this report?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes.
Mr. REVILL. I told him about the conversation with Mr. Hosty and
about according to the news release, the news stories, this thing
was released, and the newspaper reporters and television people in
Sacramento made it impossible for me to remain at the conference so I
returned to Dallas. I was there for 1 day and returned the next, the
next evening.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you say anything about the report being inaccurate?
Mr. REVILL. Inaccurate?
Mr. RANKIN. Yes.
Mr. REVILL. No, sir.
Representative FORD. What was the date of this conference in Sacramento?
Mr. REVILL. April 22, 23, and 24, I believe. It was on a Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. It could have been the 23d, 24th, and 25th but I
returned on Friday evening.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you examine the newspaper report of your report,
Exhibit 709?
Mr. REVILL. Did I examine it? Yes, sir; I read several newspaper
reports of it.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you give the reports to the newspapers?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir; I did not.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you have anything to do with giving it to the
newspapers?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir; this would have been the last thing I would have
done.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know who did?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir; I do not.
Representative FORD. What prompted you to discuss this information with
the other officer from Fort Worth?
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