Mr. Day. Yes, sir; it was taken by Detective J. B. Hicks in Captain Fritz' office on November 22, 1963.
Mr. Belin. Did you take more than one right palmprint on that day, if you know?
Mr. Day. Yes, sir; we took two, actually we took three. Two of them were taken in Captain Fritz' office, and one set which I witnessed taking myself in the identification bureau.
Mr. Belin. Any particular reason why you took more than one?
Mr. Day. In most cases, when making comparisons, we will take at least two to insure we have a good clear print of the entire palm.
Mr. Belin. Now, based——
Mr. Day. One might be smeared where the other would not.
Mr. Belin. Based on your experience, I will ask you now for a definitive statement as to whether or not you can positively identify the print shown on Commission Exhibit 637 as being from the right palm of Lee Harvey Oswald as shown on Commission Exhibit 629?
Mr. Day. Maybe I shouldn't absolutely make a positive statement without further checking that. I think it is his, but I would have to sit down and take two glasses to make an additional comparison before I would say absolutely, excluding all possibility, it is. I think it is, but I would have to do some more work on that.
Mr. Belin. Could you do that here in Washington before you go back, sir, or would this necessitate going back to Dallas?