Mr. HUBERT. 5056?
Captain JONES. 5056.
Mr. HUBERT. What paragraph?
Captain JONES. It will be the last sentence; begins on page 2.
Mr. HUBERT. All right; the last sentence beginning on page 2. Will you
read it then?
Captain JONES. "Jones then placed two officers at the swinging door
just outside the jail office, and advised them not to let persons leave
who had proper identification----
Mr. HUBERT. Latter part of that sentence is at the top of page 3, of
that Exhibit 5056, is that right?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir. The correction, sir, that is "Jones then
placed two officers at the swinging doors just outside the jail
office and advised them to let the reporters and news media who had
identification come to the third floor."
Mr. HUBERT. Other than that change, that sentence, you think, is
correct?
Captain JONES. That's correct, yes, sir. Now, I have one more.
Mr. HUBERT. All right. What page?
Captain JONES. It is the last paragraph of page 3, first sentence that
reads----
Mr. HUBERT. Now, you are talking about Exhibit 5056?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir.
"Due to the fact that Jones was recalled from vacation, he wasn't
present at any briefing on the security measures that were to be in
effect in the basement on November 24, 1963."
Mr. HUBERT. All right?
Captain JONES. Now, on that, I had been due to go on vacation on
Friday. I had continued on through. I don't know why I wasn't in on any
briefing or anything. I am going to say that is the reason I wasn't,
for I was down there, and that was, I'm sure--I have told the gentlemen
these facts and so forth, but that I didn't attend a briefing, that I
had planned to go on vacation immediately after the President's speech
at the the Trade Mart, and--but I can't say why I wasn't called in on
any briefing. I just wasn't in on any of them.
Mr. HUBERT. Just while we are on that subject, is it a fact that you
were supposed to go on a leave as soon as the President left Dallas?
Captain JONES. On Friday; yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. On Friday?
Captain JONES. Yes, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. In fact, did you go?
Captain JONES. No, sir.
Mr. HUBERT. Would you state very briefly for me your activities from
the time of the night before the President's visit up until the 24th?
Just very briefly.
Captain JONES. All right, sir. I had been assigned previously in the
week to have charge of the fourth floor at the Trade Mart where the
President's luncheon was to be held. On Thursday night before----
Mr. HUBERT. Wait. Thursday night?
Captain JONES. Thursday night before the luncheon. I was rather wakeful
and a little nervous, certainly not anticipating an assassination, but
because of some unfortunate incidents in Dallas, there was a desire not
to have anything happen that would reflect on the city, and certainly
even a humiliating incident such as throwing paper, eggs, or shouting
or anything such as that. A little apprehensive about it, and didn't
sleep very much. Went out to the Trade Mart on Friday and stationed
quite a few officers at all the places on the fourth floor.
I had a listing and a schedule and all that. Remained there until
afternoon--that is, after news of the assassination, and until we were
told that we could leave. I then returned to the city hall and en
route had cleared with the dispatcher that if he didn't have further
instructions for the group with me that we would return to the city
hall.
I returned, and I immediately made every officer available to Captain
Fritz. I don't know how long that we worked that night for sure, but I
do know it was after 2 o'clock when the FBI Agent Vince Drain left the
city hall with some--some evidence he was going to take, and that was
about 2 o'clock, Saturday morning, the 24th.