The testimony of L. D. Montgomery was taken at 4:50 p.m., on April 6, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Messrs. Joseph A. Ball, John Hart Ely, and Samuel A. Stern, assistant counsel of the President's Commission. Dr. Alfred Goldberg, historian, was present. Mr. BALL. Will you stand up and be sworn? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give before the Commission will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. MONTGOMERY. I do. Mr. BALL. Be seated and state your name, please. Mr. MONTGOMERY. L. D. Montgomery. Mr. BALL. And what is your occupation? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Police officer. Mr. BALL. You are called before the Commission to give such information as you have as to the assassination of President Kennedy, and you have been advised by your superiors, have you, that we have requested your presence here? Mr. MONTGOMERY. I have been over here twice now already. Mr. BALL. You have been here before? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes; I gave one deposition on this. Mr. BALL. And that had to do with what subject? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, they covered about all of it, really. Mr. BALL. Have you already testified as to the search of this Texas State Book Depository? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, sir; some of that was in there--yes, sir. Mr. Griffin took it. Mr. BALL. Did he ask you about the time you went down to the sixth floor of the Texas State Book Depository? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes; I discussed all that, but I don't believe it's in that deposition; now, I don't believe it was in the typed deposition. Mr. BALL. I had better ask you the questions now. How long have you been on the police force? Mr. MONTGOMERY. I have been on down there 9 years. Mr. BALL. What is your job? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Detective in the homicide bureau. Mr. BALL. On November 22, 1963, were you on duty? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes, sir. Mr. BALL. What time did you go to work that day? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Let me see, that morning I was working 8 to 4. Mr. BALL. And to what work were you assigned? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, that particular morning at that time we was trying to round up some hijackers. Mr. BALL. Were you sent down to the Texas State Book Depository? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Yes, sir; I was. Mr. BALL. What time did you get there? Mr. MONTGOMERY. I got there, I guess--it was about 12:40 or 12:45. Mr. BALL. And what did you do when you got there? Mr. MONTGOMERY. I reported to the sixth floor there. Mr. BALL. Did you take part in the search of the sixth floor? Mr. MONTGOMERY. Well, first I reported to Captain Fritz, my partner and I, and he assigned us to this position over there where the boxes were. Mr. BALL. Where was that? Mr. MONTGOMERY. It would be what--the southeast corner of the building--over there from where the shooting took place. Mr. BALL. Well, was that before the cartridges had been found or afterwards?