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December 9, 1963
Mr. J. E. Curry
Chief of Police
Re: Interview with Mr. Frank B. Johnston
3011 Whitis Avenue
Apartment 205
Austin, Texas
Cameraman for U.P.I.
Sir:
On December 5, 1963, Lieutenant F. I. Cornwall and Lieutenant
Jack Revill interviewed Mr. Frank B. Johnston at his residence
in Austin, Texas regarding his assignment in the basement of the
City Hall on November 24, 1963. Mr. Johnston stated that he is
employed by U.P.I. as a still camoraman and is assigned to the
Austin, Texas, office. He was called to Dallas to cover the
assassination of President Kennedy.
He states that on November 24, 1963, he arrived in the basement
of the Police and Courts Building at approximately 4:30 a.m. He
stated that he had moved around in the basement and in the Police
and Courts Building awaiting the transfer of Oswald and that he
was checked numerous times for his preas identification. At
approximately 11:00 a.M. he was standing by the concrete post in
the basement just south of the television gamera operated by
WBAP-Channel 5. He further stated just as they were bringing
Oawald out of the Jail Office that an automobile started backing
in the basement area and that he looked to observe where this
automobile was going and just at that time Ruby rushed forward
and shot Oswald. Due to this distraction of the moving automo-
bile, he did not get a picture of the incident nor did he observe
Ruby shoot Oswald. He did state further, however, that he had
taken pictures during his assignment in the basement and they
were all sent to Mr. Harold Blumenfeld, Picture editor U.P.I.,
New York City.
At the time of this interview, Mr. Johnston had been interviewed
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Respectfully submitted,
H.Banave
F. I. Cornwall
Lieut enant Special Service Bureau
Jack Revill
Lieutenant, Special Service Bureau
55
FIC:m
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