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. HUBERT. If we would want to find out about the dispatch sent out
right after the President's death, or right before, whom would we
contact? What would be the name of the officer?
Mr. FRAZIER. Lumpkin, George Lumpkin.
Mr. HUBERT. Lumpkin?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; he is in charge of all communications and
I believe most of that is on tape. They tried to tape most of the
conversations.
Mr. HUBERT. They keep the tape?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes; permanent records, as I understand it.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, I show you a document which I have marked for
identification with the following inscription, in my own handwriting,
"Dallas, Tex., March 25, 1964, Exhibit 5086, deposition of W. B.
Frazier." I have signed the first page, and placed my initials in
the lower right hand corner of the second page. I'll ask you if
that statement--if you have read that document and whether it is
substantially correct?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; it is.
Mr. HUBERT. I would ask you, therefore, if you would sign your name
under mine and place your initials under mine on the second page?
Mr. FRAZIER. Right here, sir?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes; right there and then sign your name on the front page
right under my signature there.
Mr. FRAZIER. Over here?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes.
Mr. FRAZIER. All right, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, I hand you another document which I have marked
for--"Dallas, Tex., March 25, 1964, Exhibit 5087, deposition of W. B.
Frazier." I have signed my name to the bottom of this document which
purports to be a report by Special Agent Melton L. Newsom of the FBI,
of a conversation which he had over the telephone with you on November
24, 1963, at about 3:20 a.m., and I'll ask you if that report by Mr.
Newsom of that conversation is a correct report of that conversation?
Mr. FRAZIER. No, sir; I don't believe it is.
Mr. HUBERT. Would you indicate what parts are correct and what parts
are wrong?
Mr. FRAZIER. Now, you are asking of my own knowledge, is that correct?
Mr. HUBERT. Yes, sir.
Mr. FRAZIER. Now, this first paragraph here, I know nothing of this.
Mr. Glassup. He didn't talk to me.
Mr. HUBERT. No; I think the----
Mr. FRAZIER. And, he received the call I understand here, and it goes
into, "I represent a committee that--it is neither right nor left
wing," and so forth. I didn't get all that in the conversation with
Newsom, that I recall. Newsom told me that a group of men, I believe he
indicated a hundred or two were going to kill Oswald the following day,
the day after the night--or, you know, the next day or two. Now, that
was essentially what he told me.
Mr. HUBERT. Do you say he didn't tell you that had been received by
Glassup?
Mr. FRAZIER. No, sir; he said they received information, or threats.
Mr. HUBERT. Nor did he give you the exact language of the threat, as
indicated in that?
Mr. FRAZIER. No, sir; he did not.
Mr. HUBERT. He simply told you that they had received the threat and
the sense of the threat was along the lines of the paragraph, first
paragraph?
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