Mr. Belmont. And the police apparently wanted to retain them, so that we did not conduct the examination of the bullets until subsequent to the assassination itself.
Mr. McCloy. Until recently.
Mr. Belmont. No; we had no connection with it, with that investigation.
Mr. McCloy. In your investigation of the President's assassination, did you have occasion, after the event, to make an investigation of Ruby's background or Ruby's relationship to Oswald?
Mr. Belmont. Yes, sir; we went into that very thoroughly.
Mr. McCloy. Have we got all your reports on that?
Mr. Belmont. Yes, sir.
Mr. McCloy. Have you come to any conclusions or opinions in regard to Ruby and his connection with Oswald, if any?
Mr. Belmont. The reports, of course, speak for themselves. But in summation, we did not come up with anything of a solid nature, that is anything that would stand up to indicate that there was any association between Ruby and Oswald. We had numerous allegations which we ran out extensively and carefully, but there is nothing, no information, that would stand up to show there was an association between them.
Mr. McCloy. Maybe this is in the record, but do you—by reason of your very close association with this investigation, I venture to ask this question—do you, from your knowledge of the investigation find—was there any evidence in regard to Ruby's propensity for violence before this shooting took place in the police headquarters in Dallas?