The testimony of Patrick Trevore Dean was taken at 8 p.m., on March 24,
1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building,
Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Burt W. Griffin,
assistant counsel of the President's Commission.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Let me state for the record, first of all, introduce
myself. As you probably heard I am Burt Griffin. I am a member of the
advisory staff of the general counsel's office of the President's
Commission to Investigate the Assassination of President Kennedy.
Now, this Commission was set up under an Executive order of President
Johnson, dated November 29, 1963, called Executive Order No. 11130.
Also pursuant to a joint resolution of Congress. We have adopted a
number of rules and so forth which I will explain to you a little bit
beforehand, pursuant to all these resolutions, I have been authorized
by the General Counsel to take the deposition of Sgt. P. T. Dean, who
is right here.
I want to tell you a little bit about the general nature of the inquiry
that we are going into here. As the title of the Commission would
indicate,