The testimony of Clifton M. Shasteen was taken at 9:15 a.m., on April
1, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building,
Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Albert E. Jenner, Jr.,
assistant counsel of the President's Commission. Robert T. Davis,
assistant attorney general of Texas, was present.
Mr. JENNER. Would you rise and take the oath, please?
Mr. SHASTEEN. All right.
Mr. JENNER. Do you swear in your testimony to tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth?
Mr. SHASTEEN. I do. Now, I want to tell you before I start--there is
some question--I just have to go back from memory.
Mr. JENNER. That's all right. All we mean when we say "the truth" is
just to the best of your ability.
Mr. SHASTEEN. When I ever talked to him, I never dreamed I would ever
see him again--you see?
Mr. JENNER. Sure. Did you receive a letter from Mr. Rankin, the General
Counsel of the Commission?
Mr. SHASTEEN. No; the chief of police came out yesterday afternoon.
He's a good friend of mine, and he came out yesterday evening and had
me to call----
Mr. JENNER. The Secret Service--Mr. Sorrels?
Mr. SHASTEEN. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. I am Albert E. Jenner, Jr., and a member of the legal
staff of the President's Commission, which is a Commission appointed
by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy and all of the circumstances surrounding that
tragic event.
The Commission was authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 137, and
President Johnson's Executive Order 11130, appointing the Commission
and fixing its scope of operation and its power. Under the regulations
of the Commission, the members of the staff are authorized to take
depositions and swear witnesses.
We understand from various sources, FBI reports--that you may possibly
have some information with respect to Lee Harvey Oswald in which the
Commission is interested and there might be some other information on
which we are not immediately advised that may come to your mind.