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November 26, 1963
Mr. J. E. Curry
Chief of Polico
Subject: Assignment Of Officer
Gerald L. Tolbert #1473
On Sunday, November 24, 1963
Sir:
At approximately 9:25 A.M. on Sunday, November 24, 1963,
while working Squad 53, with M. E. Farris #1852, we
reveived a call on the Radio to contact Station 511 by
telephone. M. E. Farris at this time made contact with
Station 511 on the telephone and Squgd 53 was advised to
report to Station 511 on markout.
On arrival at Station 511 we were advised by other officers
present to stand by at Station 511 until approximately 10 A.M.
when we would be needed to transfer Lee H. Oswald to County
Jail. At approximately 10:15 A.M. I was ordered to report to
the basement of City Hall. On arrival I was instructed by
Sergeant J. A. Putnam to back Squad Car #122 out of marked off
basement parking area and line it up behind the station wagon
at the north end of the basement, then stand by to drive squad
car number 122 to the County in escort for the transfer of Lee
Harvey Oswald.
I was then advised by Sergeant Putnam to back squad car #122 into
the parking area again and get three other officers to accompany
me in the car. They were M. E. Farris, D. K. Erwin, and W. E.
Hibbs. After I did this, I was advised by Sergeant Putnam to
stand by the bottom of north ramp to City Hall Basement and
check any vehicle that came down the ramp. No cars came down
the ramp while I was standing at this position.
At approximately 10:55 A.M. I was taken off of this position by
Sergeant Putnam and was assigned to the Elm Street and Pearl
Expressway to work traffic. I was told Lee Harvey Oswald was to
be transferred by armored car. A squad car would proceed the
armored car and I was to halt traffic at my intersection until
escort had cleared the intersection and then I was to proceed
to the County Jail to assist with crowds at this location.
I
got in my squad and proceeded to my assignment. I arrived on my
traffic corner at approximately 11:15 A.M. While standing at the
intersection of Elm and Pearl, I observed two armored cars turn
west on Elm Street from Pearl Expressway and proceed down Elm to
Harwood. At approximately 11:25 A.M. a citizen stopped at the
intersection and informed me that Lee Harvey Oswald had been shot
in the basement of the City Hall. At this time I heard sirens and
a squad car came down Pearl Expressway, and turned west on Elm to
Harwood, running Code Three. A short time later I stopped traffic
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