Mr. McKENZIE. Mind you, I ask that as respectfully as I possibly can.
The CHAIRMAN. Well, I answer you as well as I can. We are driving to
conclude the work of the Commission, and we believe that it will be
completed in the next month--we hope so, anyway.
Mr. McKENZIE. Of course she has no objection whatsoever for the
Commission to have the documents which it now has as long as the
originals are returned to her.
The CHAIRMAN. We will give consideration to that, because there are
some things that are evidence here, that belonged to him, that perhaps
will have to remain evidence. I can't make any analysis of all of those
things at the present time. But, for instance, let us say, the gun.
Mr. McKENZIE. We want that, too.
The CHAIRMAN. I say, we will give consideration to that. But I cannot
give you any assurance of it at this time.
Mr. RANKIN. Mr. Chief Justice, I would like to have the record show at
this point--we have no objection to what you propose and say we should
do about supplying new copies of material, but I don't want the record
to indicate we took their copies away from them, because we understand
their manager and former counsel kept the copies or the originals, and
have them. So that we are not just taking them for ourselves. I don't
want the record to appear----
Mr. McKENZIE. Mr. Rankin, I would not have the record reflect that,
either. And I say that at all times that they were voluntarily given
to the Commission. And the only thing I am asking for is a return of
everything Mrs. Oswald has previously furnished the Commission, with
the understanding that the Commission has the copies of them--she wants
the originals back. In particular, there is a wedding ring that I would
like to ask the Commission to return at this time.
The CHAIRMAN. Well, these things will have to be considered, all
of them, by the whole Commission, Counsel. But we will give them
consideration. We won't be turning anything back today, because we want
the whole Commission to see what is essential.
Mr. McKENZIE. Thank you, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. All right. I think that will be all. The Commission will
adjourn.
(Whereupon, at 3:35 p.m., the President's Commission recessed.)
_Tuesday, June 16, 1964_