Mr. Lawson. No, sir; I was in various rooms and with various people for the rest of the evening. I saw Chief Curry quite often that evening.
Mr. Dulles. Who was in command at that time of the Secret Service detachment in giving the orders and coordinating the Secret Service men?
Mr. Lawson. Sorrels. My advance as such, was over, and I was just another Secret Service agent.
Mr. Dulles. He was in command?
Mr. Lawson. Sorrels would be in command of any Secret Service activity.
Mr. Dulles. Subject of course to orders from Washington; I realize that.
Mr. Lawson. Yes, sir; and we understood that Inspector Kelley, on one of our frequent phone conversations with Washington, we were told that Inspector Kelley, one of our inspectors, was being sent out to coordinate the Secret Service investigation and to be the overall commander of the Secret Service out there, and he did arrive at approximately 11 o'clock that evening and was met by an agent.
Mr. Dulles. Does the Secret Service have a facility for commandeering, getting airplanes when it needs them fast?
Mr. Lawson. In certain instances, sir, I believe we use the Air Force and the MATS people for advance trips, or if the Presidential airplanes are full and they still need agents to go some place, why they will put on another airplane for us. Sometimes we use Air Force transportation, sometimes commercial.
Mr. Dulles. You have adequate facilities, have you, to get around in time of emergency like this, quickly?