Mr. McMILLON. Of course, I had to look to see if all of the procession
was through coming out.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was it your understanding that this line that was forming
on the side of Oswald, was it your understanding that there was
supposed to be somebody up ahead of Oswald as well as behind him?
Mr. McMILLON. I didn’t know who from homicide would be with him.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You people, who were on the side, you flankers, so to
speak, were there any of you flankers supposed to be in front?
Mr. McMILLON. Not that I know of.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were there any specific instructions that you were
supposed to be in front or behind?
Mr. McMILLON. Not that I know of.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there anybody that was supposed to be the leader in
this, that was supposed to turn and you were supposed to follow him?
Mr. McMILLON. Not that I know of.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I think maybe we can go most easily from here if I break
in a second. I am going to hand you a series of documents and----
Mr. McMILLON. All right.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And I am going to ask you to just go out into the hall and
read them.
(Recess.)
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am going to mark for the purposes of identification as
Exhibit 5017 a document, which is a copy of a report of an interview
held by FBI Agents Allen H. Smith and Tom E. Chapoton [spelling]
C-h-a-p-o-t-o-n, with you, Officer McMillon, on December 4, 1963. Have
you had a chance to read this?
Mr. McMILLON. Yes, I read it out in the hall a while ago.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Now, is there--are there any corrections or additions that
you would like to make in that interview?
Mr. McMILLON. No.
Mr. GRIFFIN. All right. Would you then sign on the page there that
I have marked the exhibit and date it, sign any place that it is
convenient?
Mr. McMILLON. Today is the 25th?
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes, sir. Okay. Now, I am going to mark for the purposes
of identification a letter dated November 27, 1963, from you to Chief
Curry--this is a copy of a typewritten letter--and mark that, “Exhibit
5018, Dallas, Texas, Detective McMillon, 3-25-64.” Have you had a
chance to read that?
Mr. McMILLON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. And is that a true and accurate copy of a letter which you
sent to Chief Curry on that date?
Mr. McMILLON. I have corrected this letter. It was written on the
24th. It was typed, apparently, on the 27th. I don’t recall that date.
I am sure that is right, but it was written on the 24th, and at a
departmental interview, I gave a statement correcting two or three
points in this deal. Here where it says I recognized Detective Leavelle
on the prisoner’s left----
Mr. GRIFFIN. Yes.
Mr. McMILLON. I believe that is incorrect. He was on the prisoner’s
right, his left hand, in other words.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You want to draw a line? I will draw a line here through
the word “left.” I will draw a line out.
Mr. McMILLON. Okay.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I will draw a line out to the corner. Would you put in
“right,” and then would you indicate in parentheses, would you indicate
in parentheses that this was corrected in a later interview with
whomever it was?
Mr. McMILLON. Uh-huh.