And should the Commission decide to investigate the obviously doctored pictures that have been circulated so widely in our country, I would refer the Commission investigators to the Times Picayune of New Orleans, published on November 24, 1963, in which an Associated Press story indicated that the Dallas police chief, Jesse Curry, stated that he had in his possession photographs found in the home of Lee Harvey Oswald's Russian-born wife which linked Oswald with the rifle used in the assassination of President Kennedy. Curry said in the article attributed to Curry——
Mr. Rankin. Do you wish to make that a part of the record?
Mr. Lane. Yes.
Mr. Rankin. That will be Exhibit 340.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 340 for identification.)
Mr. Lane. The article attributes a statement to Curry indicating that he, the Dallas Police Chief, found the pictures in the suburban Irving, Tex., home in which Marina Oswald lived, and stated that Mr. Curry had said that the pictures will be used in evidence in Oswald's murder trial. This was published, I assume, prior to the time that Oswald was himself killed on that day.
Representative Ford. Would the date of the paper be on the back side?
The Chairman. It is on the front. November 24th.
Mr. Lane. I would like to offer this as an exhibit.
Mr. Rankin. This is marked Commission Exhibit 341.