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. DULLES. Give me just 1 minute, Mr. Chief Justice. In the second
paragraph of your letter, Commission Exhibit 711, you say "Upon
entering the basement of city hall," he, Agent Hosty, that you
explained, who had already parked his car, he also parked his car in
the basement of the city hall building?
Mr. BRIAN. Yes, sir; over here where you told me to put "A" he was or
in that area over there and was out of his car walking towards us.
Mr. DULLES. And you go on to say "and was walking very fast toward the
entrance of the city hall from the parking area."
Mr. BRIAN. Yes, sir; that is this entrance over here.
Mr. DULLES. What is that marked? Is there a mark on that?
Mr. BRIAN. No, sir. You didn't tell me to mark "A" and "B" where we met.
Mr. DULLES. You might mark that "C," I think we have "A" and "B."
Mr. BRIAN. O.K., "C" would be the entrance by the jail office.
Mr. DULLES. That is right.
"At this time Hosty made the statement that Lee Oswald had killed the
President, and that Oswald was a Communist."
Now, at this time, that is walking toward point "C" you have just
marked on exhibit----
Mr. BRIAN. No, sir; we stopped here for a pause just for a short time,
it would be hard to say how long but it wasn't because--it wasn't long
because it don't take long to make a statement.
Representative FORD. That is point "B."
Mr. BRIAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. DULLES. Near point "B" is where this conversation took place.
Mr. BRIAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. DULLES. And you did not hear the content of any further
conversations?
Mr. BRIAN. No, sir; other than that he said he knew he was a Communist
and knew he was working in the Book Depository.
Mr. DULLES. Did further conversations take place between Lieutenant
Revill and Agent Hosty after that?
Mr. BRIAN. Yes, sir; they walked on talking.
Mr. DULLES. But you did not hear what they said at that time?
Mr. BRIAN. I was behind them and Lieutenant Revill got in a hurry when
that happened and they got on and I was behind them, and it is pretty
hard to hear what people are saying in front of you when they have got
their back turned to you and you are behind them.
Mr. DULLES. You have indicated that in paragraph 3 of Exhibit 7. You
say, "While we were in the basement Hosty also said several things to
Lieutenant Revill that I could not hear," because of the excitement and
commotion, that is what you had reference to?
Mr. BRIAN. Yes, sir; they were conversing as they walked on and I
couldn't hear them and I didn't hear what they said, I was behind them.
I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the whole thing because like
I say I didn't think it would matter any. It was just--and things were
happening pretty fast, and along about that time.
Mr. DULLES. That is all I have, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the diagram, Exhibit
839, if I may.
The CHAIRMAN. Yes, all right; it may be admitted under that number.
Thank you very much.
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