Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. RANKIN. That Exhibit 1, I did not fully describe as I asked you to
examine it. It also includes a little note purportedly from Lee Harvey
Oswald, addressed to "Dear Sirs," with an address, 23 West 25th Street,
apparently, New York.
Mr. TORMEY. I imagine that is 26th Street. I am not sure.
Mr. RANKIN. Twenty-six; yes. And that was a part of the Exhibit 1 that
included these other materials that I have described, was it, when you
received it?
Mr. TORMEY. That is right.
Mr. RANKIN. After you received Exhibit 1 with those various materials
and that note on yellow paper, what did you do?
Mr. TORMEY. Well, after reading it over I answered to the person who
signed the letter, stating that I would put it on file, expressing
appreciation for sending them, that I would put it on file in the event
that we would have any occasion to use his services.
(Document marked Tormey Exhibit No. 2.)
Mr. RANKIN. I hand you Exhibit No. 2 and ask you if that is a carbon
copy of the answer that you prepared and sent.
Mr. TORMEY. Yes; it is.
Mr. RANKIN. Under our practice, the examining attorney is asked to
initial the exhibit, and the witness too, so it will be established
that we both----
Mr. TORMEY. Examined it?
Mr. RANKIN. Examined it; yes. Would you kindly do that?
(Witness complies.)
Mr. RANKIN. And kindly do the same for Exhibit 2.
(Witness complies.)
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Tormey, we have initialed Exhibit No. 1 on the back
of one of the placards, which appear to be the same, reading "The Gus
Hall-Benjamin Davis Defense Committee," below that the words "End
McCarranism" in large letters, and there are two of those, apparently
identical; and then two plastic sheets, with the same legend on each of
them, one of them apparently a negative and the other a positive, and
then the little note headed "Dear Sirs" and signed "Lee H. Oswald," and
message on the back, instructions, and so forth; is that correct?
Mr. TORMEY. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. Did you have any other communications with Lee Harvey
Oswald except Exhibits 1 and 2?
Mr. TORMEY. I have no recollection of any.
Mr. RANKIN. Have you made any search of your files to determine whether
or not there is anything else that you have?
Mr. TORMEY. I did, sir.
Mr. RANKIN. When did you do that?
Mr. TORMEY. Well, it was--it would be sometime in the latter part of
November or the early part of December of 1963.
Mr. RANKIN. How did you happen to make that search?
Mr. TORMEY. Well, I had been told that a letter had been received from
me by him, and I decided to conduct a routine check.
Mr. RANKIN. What was the nature of that search? Will you tell us so we
can know how complete it was?
Mr. TORMEY. Yes; well, first I kept copies of all communications that I
had with anyone.
Mr. RANKIN. Yes.
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