Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. STEVENSON. Mr. Hubert, I don't recall a thing that I haven't
attempted to cover. However, if there is anything that I have not
covered, I will be glad to attempt to or to answer any questions that
you might think pertinent to it, and anything that I have failed to
cover has been unintentional, I assure you.
Mr. HUBERT. I simply want to give you an opportunity now to say
anything else that you might want to say, realizing, of course, that
there may be other things which don't come to your mind at the moment,
but I would like you to think about it and tell us if there is anything
at all that has not appeared in any statement you have made or in any
part of this deposition.
Mr. STEVENSON. The only thing that I could say that comes to my mind
at the present is, up until Oswald was killed in the basement, we felt
like we had built a good case on Oswald as the slayer of President
Kennedy, and we felt we had done a good job on the arrest and the
accumulation of the evidence.
We just had a breakdown. We were let down unintentionally, in my
opinion, from the investigation, by one officer that permitted Ruby to
get into the basement.
Mr. HUBERT. Have you made any other statement, Mr. Stevenson, other
than those that you have identified as Exhibits 5051 and 5052?
Mr. STEVENSON. Not to my knowledge that I recall, other than the
overall chronological report that we made to the chief of police
regarding the entire operation and plan for the visit of the President
all the way through until Oswald was slain by Ruby in the basement.
Mr. HUBERT. Was that a joint report?
Mr. STEVENSON. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Tell us who prepared that.
Mr. STEVENSON. It was Chief Batchelor, Chief Lumpkin, myself, Chief
Fisher, Chief Lunday, Captain Souter, and all of the supervisors who
had a definite responsibility in preparing and carrying out the plans
for the President's visit to our city on November the 22d.
Mr. HUBERT. Was that a written report?
Mr. STEVENSON. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you have a copy of that, sir?
Mr. STEVENSON. It's in this. I believe I have it. (Looking.)
It isn't in there, sir. I believe that is the entire report.
(Handing papers to Mr. Hubert.)
I don't think it would be in there. That is our security investigation
report, Mr. Hubert. You will find that that is signed by Chief
Batchelor, Chief Lumpkin, and myself.
All of the officers did not sign it. We merely got their version, their
reports and things and incorporated them in one chronological report.
Mr. HUBERT. You have, Mr. Stevenson, handed me a document consisting of
34 numbered pages, the first page apparently being unnumbered, dated
November 30, 1963, addressed to Mr. J. E. Curry, chief of police,
and bearing on page 34, the typed names of Charles Batchelor, George
Lumpkin, and M. W. Stevenson.
You have also stated to me that this copy was available to the
Commission.
I am therefore marking it as follows:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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