The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Quigley, this session of the Commission is for
the purpose of hearing the testimony of certain members of the FBI
concerning interviews they had with Lee Oswald, and we understand that
you had one with him.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes, sir; I did.
The CHAIRMAN. And we want to have you discuss that with us. Would you
please rise and raise your right hand and be sworn. Do you solemnly
swear the testimony you are about to give before this Commission shall
be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you
God?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I do, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Be seated, please. Mr. Stern will conduct the examination.
Mr. STERN. Would you state your full name for the record, Mr. Quigley?
Mr. QUIGLEY. John Lester Quigley.
Mr. STERN. Your address?
Mr. QUIGLEY. No. 4, Cromwell Place, New Orleans, La.
Mr. STERN. Have you a law degree, Mr. Quigley?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I do, sir.
Mr. STERN. From what institution?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Columbus University, Washington.
Mr. STERN. Are you a member of the bar?
Mr. QUIGLEY. No; I am not, sir.
Mr. STERN. Upon receiving your law degree, did you join the FBI?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I was in the FBI at the time I was going to law school.
Mr. STERN. And when did you join the FBI?
Mr. QUIGLEY. July 7, 1936.
Mr. STERN. And you have been a member of the FBI since then?
Mr. QUIGLEY. That is correct.
Mr. STERN. To the present time. What was your assignment in 1963?
Mr. QUIGLEY. General assignment, investigative assignment.
Mr. STERN. In what office?
Mr. QUIGLEY. New Orleans division, at New Orleans, La.
Mr. STERN. How long had you been in the New Orleans office?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Since February of 1959.
Mr. STERN. Mr. Quigley, I show you a document which has been marked
Commission No. 826 for identification. Can you identify this document
for us, please?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes; I can identify it. This is the October 31, 1963,
investigative report of Special Agent Milton R. Kaack, who was at that
time assigned to the New Orleans division, with regard to Lee Harvey
Oswald.
Mr. STERN. Are you responsible for any portion of this report, Mr.
Quigley?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes; I am, sir.
Mr. STERN. What portion?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I direct your attention to page 6 of this report, pages 6
through 10, which reflect the result of an interview which I had with
Lee Harvey Oswald on August 10, 1963, at New Orleans, La.
Mr. STERN. Are you responsible for any other portion of the report, Mr.
Quigley?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I am confident I am not but may I just look at it for a
moment. No, sir; I am not.
Mr. STERN. Can you identify the entire report from your official duties?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes. I have seen this, a copy of this report, in our files
at New Orleans.
Mr. STERN. Have you reviewed this report recently in preparation for
your testimony before the Commission?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes; I have.
Mr. STERN. Turning now to page 6 of the report, can you tell us from
this memorandum when you interviewed Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes; I interviewed him at the first district station, New
Orleans Police Department, on August 10, 1963.
Mr. STERN. How did you come to interview Mr. Oswald?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Lt. Francis L. Martello, platoon commander at the first
district, New Orleans Police Station, called our office and advised
that he wished an agent to stop by there since there was a prisoner who
desired to speak with an agent.
As a result of this telephone call, I proceeded to the first district.
Mr. STERN. Did you receive the telephone call?
Mr. QUIGLEY. No, sir; I did not.
Mr. DULLES. By agent, did he mean agent of the FBI?
Mr. QUIGLEY. Yes, sir; yes, sir.
Mr. STERN. You were assigned by someone in your office to take this
assignment?
Mr. QUIGLEY. That is right. This was on a Saturday, which we operate on
a skeleton staff. We do not have a full staff on a Saturday.
Mr. STERN. Were you accompanied by any other agent of the FBI in making
this interview?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I was not.
Mr. STERN. Is that normal, under your procedures?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I would say yes. Agents operate independently unless there
is a specific reason for more than one agent to be present.
Mr. STERN. As far as you knew here there was no such reason?
Mr. QUIGLEY. There was no reason.
Mr. STERN. Did you know whom you were going to interview, by name?
Mr. QUIGLEY. I did not, sir.