Mr. Hubert.

termine what facts you know about the death of Oswald and any other pertinent facts you may know about the general inquiry and about Jack Ruby and his movements and operations and associates and so forth.
• I think you have appeared here today by virtue of a letter written to you by Mr. J. Lee Rankin, general counsel of the staff of the President's Commission asking you to be present, is that correct?

Mr. Waldo.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert.

When did you receive that letter?

Mr. Waldo.

On, as nearly as I can recall, Tuesday last.

Mr. Hubert.

Will you stand and take the oath, please?

Mr. Waldo.

Surely.

Mr. Hubert.

Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give in this matter will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God ?

Mr. Waldo.

I do.

Mr. Hubert.

State your full name, please?

Mr. Waldo.

Thayer Waldo. There is no middle initial.

Mr. Hubert.

Where do you live, sir?

Mr. Waldo.

200 Burnett Street in Fort Worth, Tex.

Mr. Hubert.

Apartment 520 ?

Mr. Waldo.

No; I've moved from that. It's now 926.

Mr. Hubert.

That's in Fort Worth ? Mr. WALDO. Yes.

Mr. Hubert.

What is your occupation, Mr. Waldo?

Mr. Waldo.

I am a newspaper reporter.

Mr. Hubert.

How long have you been such?

Mr. Waldo.

no. You mean in the profession?

Mr. Hubert.

Yes?

Mr. Waldo.

Approximately 24 years.

Mr. Hubert.

How long have you been with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram?

Mr. Waldo.

Just a year.

Mr. Hubert.

With what newspaper were you prior to joining the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ?

Mr. Waldo.

Well, for several years before joining the Star-Telegram I was abroad as a foreign correspondent in Mexico, Cuba until it was no longer possible to remain in Cuba, and then in the Dominican Republic.

Mr. Hubert.

Mr. Waldo, I have just a moment ago handed you a document consisting of five pages which purports to be a report of an interview of you by FBI Agents Joseph L. Scott and Tom Carter on November 30, 1963, which I have marked for the purpose of identification as follows: "Dallas, Texas, June 27, 1964, Exhibit No. 1 of the deposition of Thayer Waldo" and "Leon D. Hubert" Which I have placed on the margin of the first page of that document, the right-hand margin, and on all four pages I have identified them by placing my initials in the lower right-hand corner on those pages. Have you had an

opportunity to read this, Sir?

Mr. Waldo.

Yes, sir

Mr. Hubert.

I ask you now whether this document correctly reflects the interview and the truth as far as you know it. If you have any place, at which you would like to make a comment, point it out so that I may get into the record just what you are talking about, then you can make your comment

Mr. Waldo.

The report of the transcription here is substantially correct. I have pointed out to you previously two minor discrepancies.

Mr. Hubert.

Now, one of them is on page 3, the second paragraph--the fifth and sixth lines reading as follows, to wit: "Waldo identified himself over the telephone by name and by newspaper and asked the Sergeant if Oswald had been moved. Waldo said the Sergeant said 'No, he would be moved in one-half or two hours' ". Now, I think you want to address yourself to those two sentences ?

Mr. Waldo.

That's right. The circumstance was that we had remained, I say "we", that is a colleague of mine with the same newspaper, Ed Johnson and I, who were forming the team. We had remained at police headquarters until about 1:30 a.m. on the morning of the 24th of November. Then, having