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November 27, 1963
Mr. J. E. Curry
Chief of Police
Sir:
I should like to submit the following report concerning the
events occurring on November 24, 1963.
About 10:30 a.m. on November 24, 1963, I was assigned to
go downstairs to help guard the departure of Oswald. I was
following a group of fifteon or twenty detectives. I was
standing in the doorway by the telephone booths directly
across from the jail office windows. Captain Jones was
giving instructions to keep an aisle open from the jail
office to the ramp. There were a lot of newsmen and camera-
men moving in and out. I was flanked by Detective Chambers
on my right and Detectives Dawson and Archer on my left.
About 11:25 a.m. when Captain Fritz came out of the jail
office, he was followed by two detectives from his bureau who
had Oswald between them. We started closing up the rear and
there was the sound of a gunshot. I had momentarily lost
sight of Oswald and the officers escorting him because other
detectives were closing in behind them. I did see a man
holding a gun and detectives diving at him attempting to
wrest the gun from him and subdue him.
I jumped toward the man trying to grab the gun but was blocked
out by other detectives. I didn't see where the man with the
gun came from or see the shot fired.
Eight or ten detectives wrestled the man to the floor and I
heard Captain Talbert yell to block ofi all exits and en-
trances to the basement. I went to the doors leading out of
the basement by the information desk and wouldn't let anyone
in or out.
I remained here until Captain Jones sent me to Parkland Hos-
pital with a group of eight other detectives and Lieutenant
McKinley to guard exits and entrances to the third floor where
Oswald had been taken. I remained on this assignment until
relieved at about 3:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
C.A. Greeson
C. A. Greeson
Detective
Criminal Investigution Division
41
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