Mr. Cunningham. No; other than what I have said. In other words, you can tell manufacture. But there is no way of—that I know of—of connecting or identifying a particular bullet having been loaded into a particular cartridge case.
Representative Boggs. But there is no doubt about the fact that the four cartridge cases came from firing in that weapon?
Mr. Cunningham. They were fired in that weapon to the exclusion of all other weapons.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, when you said before that you would be missing a bullet—under the explanation you gave—would you be missing both a bullet and a cartridge case?
Representative Boggs. Excuse me, before you answer that question. What testimony have we developed with reference to this delay in the transmission of these bullets to either the FBI or to the Commission?
Mr. Eisenberg. Just what you have heard. Would you like to have it developed further?
Representative Boggs. Well, is this within his competence?
Mr. Eisenberg. I do not think so. I can state for the record myself that about 2 weeks ago I requested—I made a request of Mr. Conrad, who is the Assistant Director in charge of the FBI Laboratory—that the three Tippit bullets which had not theretofore been examined, be examined. At that point they had not yet been sent from the Dallas Police to the FBI, and no request had apparently been made for them.
Representative Boggs. Well, the FBI obtained one almost immediately.
Mr. Eisenberg. Yes.