Mr. WALDMAN. Those forms are your exhibit captioned Waldman Deposition
Exhibit No. 3. Now, our payment voucher No. 28966 of March 1, 1963,
which is your Waldman Deposition Exhibit No. 5 shows in the lower
portion, second column from the left, the number 3178, which ties in
with Crescent Firearms invoice No. 3178.
Mr. BELIN. And you have before you a carbon copy of a check that was
written by your company to Crescent Firearms in the amount of $850, and
attached to it, the attachment that shows it's for invoice No. 3178?
Mr. WALDMAN. That's correct.
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Waldman, do your records show whether or not the rifle
was shipped with the scope mounted on it or is there any way that you
know whether or not it was?
Mr. WALDMAN. Our catalog No. C20-T750, which was the number indicated
on the coupon prepared by A. Hidell, designates a rifle with scope
attached. And we would have so shipped it unless the customer
specifically specified that he did not wish to have it attached. There
is nothing in our records to indicate that there was any request made
by the customer, and therefore we would have every reason to believe
that it was shipped as a rifle with scope mounted.
Mr. BELIN. Do you know whether or not the rifle would have been broken
down in shipment or whether or not it would have been shipped fully
assembled?
Mr. WALDMAN. It was customary for us to ship all of these rifles and
scopes fully assembled, and I would have no reason to believe that this
particular one would have been shipped otherwise.
Mr. BELIN. And do you know in what kind of a container it would have
been shipped?
Mr. WALDMAN. It was customary for us to ship these rifles with scopes
attached in a corrugated cardboard carton made for us by the Rudd
Container Corporation of Chicago.
Mr. BELIN. About how long would that carton be in size, if you know?
Mr. WALDMAN. Approximately 60 inches.
Mr. BELIN. Did you ever furnish any samples of this carton or any
wrapping paper or tape to the FBI?
Mr. WALDMAN. Yes; we did furnish a sample of the carton together with
the type of sealing tape that was generally used and such craft paper
that may have been used for inner cushioning packing.
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Waldman, when we testified upstairs in front of the
microfilm machine, was the microfilm itself more clear or less clear
than the photostats or prints that have been made from it?
Mr. WALDMAN. More clear.
Mr. BELIN. So it would be possible to read items on the microfilm
itself that might not come out clear on the printed copies?
Mr. WALDMAN. That's correct.
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Waldman, the President's Commission on the Assassination
of President Kennedy appreciates all the cooperation which your
company, and in particular you, have given to this situation. And we
know that it's not a happy situation to you, and that the gun could
have been purchased anywhere. As it happens, this particular gun was
purchased with your company, and we want to thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Mr. WALDMAN. Thank you.
Mr. BELIN. Do you want to see the deposition before you sign it? Mr.
Waldman, you have the right to read the deposition and sign it before
anything further is done with it, or you can waive the signing of it,
whatever you like.
Mr. WALDMAN. It would be well for me to read this because of the
possibility of a transposition of numbers or other errors in the
recording.
Mr. BELIN. All right. (To reporter.) Perhaps you can keep the original
copy here, if you would, and give it to Mr. Waldman and mail the other
copies directly to us in Washington, and then could you make whatever
corrections there are and send it directly to us in Washington, and
I'll give you my name if you would mail it to my attention.