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November 26, 1963
Mr. J. E. Curry
Chief of Police
Subject: Security Of Parking Area
Of City Hall During Transfer
Of Lee Harvey Oswald
Sir:
At approximately 9:00 A.M., Sunday, November 24, 1963, I
was instructed by Captain Talbert to call enough squads
to the City Hall to assist in the transfer of Lee Harvey
Oswald. I called thirteen (13) squads to report to
Station 511. This was a total of nineteen (19) men.
When the officers started arriving I instructed Sergeant
P. T. Dean to report to the parking area and remove all
unauthorized persons from this area and keep this area free
from such persons until after the transfer had been made.
At approximately 9:40 A.M. I instructed four (4) officers to
report to Sergeant Dean for the purpose of seauring this area
and instructed the remainder of the officers who had been
called to the station to remain in the Sergeant's Room of the
Patrol Office to be used as a pool as needed.
I later cheoked the parking area at approximately 10:15 A.M.
and found it to be free of unauthorized personnel.
I then went to the Homicide Bureau for additional information.
I
remained at this location until the interrogation had been
completed. At this time Chief Curry and Chief Stevenson instructed
me to secure a car and some uniform officers and escort the armored
trucks via Elm Street to the Court House.
I rode the elevator to the basement and got equipment number 205.
The exit ramp was blocked leading to Commerce Street by one of the
armored trucks and it was necessary for me to exit on Main Street.
Sergeants B. J. Maxey and J. A. Putnam were in the car with me.
Sergeant Putnam was seated on the right front and Sergeant Maxey
on left rear.
At this time a large number of members of the press were located
at the bottom of the ramp. Sergeant Putnam got out of the car and
assisted me while getting through the crowd. He then returned to
the right front of the car.
I continued up the ramp where I observed Officer R. E. Vaughn at
the top of the ramp. He was standing just outside the ramp on my
right.
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