[TESTIMONY OF JOHN G. GRAEF]
The testimony of John G. Graef was taken at 9:20 a.m., on March 30, 1964, in the office of the U.S. attorney, 301 Post Office Building, Bryan and Ervay Streets, Dallas, Tex., by Mr. Albert E. Jenner, Jr., assistant counsel of the President's Commission. Robert T. Davis, assistant attorney general of Texas, was present.
Mr. Jenner. Would you rise and be sworn, please, Mr. Graef?
Mr. Graef. Certainly.
Mr. Jenner. Do you solemnly swear in your testimony to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Mr. Graef. I do.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Graef, I am Albert E. Jenner, Jr., and I am a member of the legal staff of the Commission appointed to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy, our President, and I think Mr. Rankin of the Commission sent you, or you have received from Mr. Rankin, a letter together with copies of the Senate Joint Resolution 137, creating the Commission, authorizing its creation, and President Johnson's Executive Order 11130, appointing the Commission and fixing its power and also a copy of the procedural regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to the taking of testimony.
Mr. Graef. That's correct.
Mr. Jenner. And you appear here voluntarily?