Mr. Stern. What had you planned to do after November 5 about this case?
Mr. Hosty. Well, as I had previously stated, I have between 25 and 40 cases assigned to me at any one time. I had other matters to take care of. I had now established that Lee Oswald was not employed in a sensitive industry. I can now afford to wait until New Orleans forwarded the necessary papers to me to show me I now had all the information. It was then my plan to interview Marina Oswald in detail concerning both herself and her husband's background.
Mr. Stern. Had you planned any steps beyond that point?
Mr. Hosty. No. I would have to wait until I had talked to Marina to see what I could determine, and from there I could make my plans.
Mr. Stern. Did you take any action on this case between November 5 and November 22?
Mr. Hosty. No, sir.
Mr. Stern. I think we can then turn to the events of November 22, and have you tell us what transpired that day, beginning with the morning.
Mr. Hosty. All right. The first order of business from 8:15 to 9 o'clock the special agent in charge held the regular biweekly conference. Now we held a conference in our office every other Friday morning. It so happened that this was the Friday morning which we would hold this conference, at which time the agent in charge would bring various items to our attention. Among the items he brought to our attention was the fact that President Kennedy would be in Dallas on that date.
Mr. Dulles. Who was the special agent in charge?
Mr. Hosty. Gordon Shanklin. Gordon L. Shanklin.