Captain TALBERT. Is incorrect?
Mr. HUBERT. Is, in a way, incorrect, because you have corrected to
refer to a 5-minute interval and you now tell me that you have no
recollection of talking about a 5-minute lapse at all.
Captain TALBERT. Right, sir. I am merely trying to account for the
minutes there in my own----
Mr. HUBERT. But you do not recollect Pierce telling you anything about
5 minutes at all?
Captain TALBERT. I can recall the route he took and where he stopped,
but I can't recall the 5 minutes entering into it at all, and----
Mr. HUBERT. All right; any further corrections or observations?
Captain TALBERT. Rather a minute one on page 6. Let me get that. That
is about passing out the pads. I don't--to get that identification--I
don't think there is any point in answering that.
On page 7, of the same exhibit and the first paragraph, "In regard to
this particular assignment Captain Talbert advised that he was acting
on his own behalf concerning the security measures and it wasn't on
instructions by any particular superior as to what he was or was not
to do. At no time prior to the transfer did Talbert receive specific
instructions concerning the details of the transfer, and most of this
information was obtained during the course of the morning."
In essence, that's true, but to understand the setup of the police
function--I was the patrol commander on duty during that period and
there was no necessity to give me instructions by anyone in--any
superior or any of my superiors as to any incident that would require
emergency action or restraintive action. The patrol function is for an
emergency function, and to take care of the immediate difficulties, or
immediate trouble. So, it leaves the impression in that paragraph that
someone was derelict in their not informing me prior to that morning,
about not informing me of the course of the transfer and the other
details, when actually, it wasn't necessary. And had Captain Souter or
Captain Frazier been on duty I think they would have taken the same
action. This is a patrol function.
Mr. HUBERT. As I understand it, your comment is that what you did was
standard operating procedure?
Captain TALBERT. Standard operating patrol function. If you find
trouble arising, try to offset it.
Mr. HUBERT. And that you would be expected to put into operation such
standard operating procedure?
Captain TALBERT. Yes.
Mr. HUBERT. And that they would understand that you would take such
procedures without any particular orders?
Captain TALBERT. Yes.