Captain KING. This is true. Mr. HUBERT. That’s your office and you are the head of that? Captain KING. That’s true; yes. Mr. HUBERT. Prior to November 22, were any standard operating procedures set up for relationships with the press? Captain KING. Yes; we had a general order in the department which in very brief and very general terms set forth a policy of the department so far as their relations with the press was concerned. We had published prior to that time a memorandum from the chief setting forth what the policy of the department would be. Briefly stated, it was the policy that we would render any possible assistance to the press except that assistance which would seriously interfere with any investigation that we had underway. This policy made it the responsibility of each officer of the department to do this. My office is the press relations office, but my office is not the only place in the department where a newsman could get information. It was the responsibility of each member of the department to furnish to the press information on incidents in which they, themselves, were involved, except on matters which involved departmental personnel policies of the department, or, as I said, unless it would obviously interfere with an investigation underway. Mr. HUBERT. In the latter case, if it would interfere with an investigation underway, what was the policy then? Captain KING. If it would interfere, then it was the policy that the information would be withheld. Mr. HUBERT. And the press then would simply not be told or be sent away, as it were? Captain KING. It would be withheld from the press; yes. Mr. HUBERT. And you say that that was the general policy, not merely with respect to your relations with the press, but with every police officer’s relations with the press? Captain KING. That’s correct; yes. Mr. HUBERT. Was it your duty to enforce that policy in the event you saw it was being disrupted; that is to say, in the event you observed that press relationship was interfering with an investigation? Captain KING. It would be--probably; yes, sir. Mr. HUBERT. Now, did you have any general system of registration of the press--I’m not speaking now of November 22--but of normal conditions whereby identification cards and so forth would be issued? Captain KING. Yes, sir; we have. Mr. HUBERT. What was that? Captain KING. We have an identification card that we have prepared, the department prepared, and newsmen who are employees of regular news gathering agencies in town, upon identification as such or request of their employer actually, are furnished with the press identification. Mr. HUBERT. I suppose that would be given mostly to local press people, would it not? Captain KING. Yes, sir. Mr. HUBERT. Now, on the occasion of the President’s visit, is it fair to state that more outside newsmen sought this accreditation or identification card?