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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XIV - Page 37« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Curtis Laverne Crafard Resumed)

Mr. Crafard.
That is right. I never noticed them.
Mr. Hubert.
And no one else had a chance to write them in?
Mr. Crafard.
That is right.
Mr. Hubert.
Would it have been possible that those entries were written prior to the time you left Dallas?
Mr. Crafard.
I doubt it very much. It was possible, but I doubt very much if they were.
Mr. Hubert.
Now, you testified this morning earlier, too, that the book seemed to be somewhat different from when you last saw it in Dallas.
Mr. Crafard.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
In what ways did it seem different?
Mr. Crafard.
I believe there were more pages in it than was there.
Mr. Hubert.
Pages with writing, or blank pages?
Mr. Crafard.
I can't recall whether they was all blank pages or whether they had writing on them, or what.
Mr. Hubert.
Let's put it this way: Do you recall any particular pages that are not in that book at the present time?
Mr. Crafard.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
You are not in a position to say, then, really, that any pages with information on them have been taken out?
Mr. Crafard.
That is right.
Mr. Hubert.
Your impression that the book is different than it was before you left Dallas is based then upon the size of the book?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
Does it seem to have fewer blank pages now than it did before?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes. I thought there was half a dozen or so blank pages in the middle of the book last time I used it.
Mr. Hubert.
What was your purpose in leaving the book in Dallas when you determined to go away?
Mr. Crafard.
There was numbers that, to me, that had to do with this business and they didn't mean anything to me, so I just left it there.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you do that deliberately?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes. I figured they was numbers that he wanted. It didn't mean anything to me. I had no use for it.
Mr. Hubert.
You wanted to see that he got them?
Mr. Crafard.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
But you don't know where you left the book?
Mr. Crafard.
I either left it--I am not positive exactly where I left it. It was either in his office on the desk or in my room on a stand where he would have saw it.
Mr. Hubert.
Can you tell us why you didn't write a note saying why you were leaving, where you would be?
Mr. Crafard.
I can't say why other than what I have said the other day.
Mr. Hubert.
Were you aware that Jack would argue you into staying?
Mr. Crafard.
I thought he probably would; if I called him or anything he would probably do his best to get me to stay, and I had made up my mind to leave and I didn't want to have to argue with him.
Mr. Hubert.
Of course, that wouldn't have prevented your writing a note.
Mr. Crafard.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
Or of calling Armstrong.
Mr. Crafard.
I didn't even think about it a bit.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you think at all about calling anybody?
Mr. Crafard.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
This wasn't even a matter that you pondered as to whether you should or should not call?
Mr. Crafard.
No; nothing I had thought of. I never had any idea. I didn't feel that there was any real reason for me to call anyone.
Mr. Hubert.
I think you told me that you felt grateful to Jack for what he had done for you.
Mr. Crafard.
Yes.
Mr. Hubert.
And that the motivation for your leaving was not any anger.
Mr. Crafard.
That is right.
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