Mr. McCloy. Were they inspecting the windows as they went by?
Mr. Curry. It seemed that Sorrels, he was looking around a whole lot and so was Lawson. I know comments were being made along the route as to first one thing and then another.
Mr. Dulles. If you had had the other Car with police officers in it to which you referred and which I gathered you recommended what would have been the function and duties of the officers in that particular car?
Mr. Curry. It would have been, of course, to guard the President, but in the event that anything happened they would have immediately dropped out of their car with rifles and submachine guns. That was what we had planned.
Mr. Rankin. Now, as a part of the plans for the motorcade, was there anything said about the inspection of buildings along the route?
Mr. Curry. The comment was made that in a city like this how in the world could you inspect or put somebody in every window of every building.
Mr. Rankin. Who said that?
Mr. Curry. This was in a discussion with the Secret Service. I don't recall exactly who said this.
Mr. Rankin. Was it the Secret Service people or your people?
Mr. Curry. I don't know whether it was us or Secret Service. But this was discussed. I think it was Secret Service who told us how they always dreaded having to go through a downtown area where there were these skyscraper buildings.