Mr. Rankin. Mr. Secretary, will you state your name and residence, please?
Secretary Dillon. C. Douglas Dillon of Far Hills, N.J., presently residing in Washington, 2534 Belmont Road, NW.
Mr. Rankin. Do you have an official position with the Government?
Secretary Dillon. Yes, I do. I am the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Rankin. In that capacity do you have responsibility for the Secret Service of the United States?
Secretary Dillon. Yes, the Secret Service is part of the Treasury Department.
Mr. Rankin. Have you had that position responsibility for some time?
Secretary Dillon. Since January 21, 1961.
Mr. Rankin. Can you tell us briefly the nature of your supervision of the Secret Service, prior to the assassination?
Secretary Dillon. Yes. Prior to the assassination, when I first took office as Secretary of the Treasury, I naturally tried to find out, in as much detail as seemed practical, how the various offices of the Department functioned. One of the important ones was the Secret Service. So I had a number of interviews with Chief Baughman who was the Chief of the Secret Service at that time.