Mr. Griffin.

going through and then to give you a chance to ask any questions before I actually swear you in.
My name is Burt Griffin, and I am a member of the staff of the general counsel of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.
This Commission was established pursuant to an Executive order signed by President Johnson in late November of last year, and also pursuant to a joint resolution of Congress.
The Commission has been directed by virtue of those official acts to investigate into and to evaluate the facts and report back to President Johnson upon the assassination of President Kennedy and the death of Lee Harvey Oswald.
The Commission has been authorized to promulgate a set of rules and regulations and which I believe were mailed to you.
Under the rules and regulations of the Commission I have been given the authority to take your deposition here today.
Our purpose in calling you in particular, Mr. Fehrenbach, is to inquire into what you may know about Jack Ruby, but also I might say, generally to obtain any information that you would have pertaining to the death of Lee Oswald or the assassination of President Kennedy.
I believe you received a letter from us?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

Could you tell us when you actually received that letter?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

Sunday morning. The first letter. I had talked to you on the telephone, and then you told me that you wanted me here Wednesday. So by my being in business for myself I had to work all night Saturday night, and I was still there, I think it was around 9 o'clock Sunday morning the post office called and, of course, they couldn't deliver the letter to me because the building where I worked was locked, so I went to the post office and got it.

Mr. Griffin.

The reason I ask you is that under the rules of the Commission you are entitled to have notice 3 days in advance of your appearance before the Commission, and I would ask you if you had not received that 3-day notice whether you had, whether you were willing to waive the notice requirements to go ahead with the deposition, but I see from what you said that you did receive it 3 days in advance so we are within the rules.

Mr. Fehrenbach.

Yes.

Mr. Griffin.

Do you have any questions that you would like to ask before I administer the oath to you and ask you to answer questions?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

No; none.

Mr. Griffin.

All right. If you will then raise your right hand.
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

I do.

Mr. Griffin.

Would you state for the record your full name?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

George William Fehrenbach.

Mr. Griffin.

Where do you live now, Mr. Fehrenbach?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

In Ashland, Oreg.

Mr. Griffin.

Can you tell us when you were born?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

March 8, 1926.

Mr. Griffin.

Where was that?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

Muncie, Ind.

Mr. Griffin.

How long did you live in Muncie?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

Lived in Muncie until I was 23 or 24, I believe. I could be wrong now. This is going back so far here. It would have been later than that. About 24 or 25.

Mr. Griffin.

Can you place that in terms of a particular year?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

It would be around 1952.

Mr. Griffin.

Where did you--

Mr. Fehrenbach.

I left there and went to Jacksonville, Fla.

Mr. Griffin.

How long did you remain in Jacksonville?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

I Was in Jacksonville, Fla., for about 6 years.

Mr. Griffin.

Then where did you go from Jacksonville?

Mr. Fehrenbach.

To, I went back to Muncie, Ind., was going to stay there for