Mr. Hubert. Did he give you any instructions?

Captain Talbert. He said if I would call the sheriff and Mr. Newsom, tell them that he would be in his office between 8 and 9, and he would contact them.

Mr. Hubert. Did you do that?

Captain Talbert. Yes, sir.

Mr. Hubert. All right. After that, what did you occupy yourself with?

Captain Talbert. The usual duty of getting my platoon on duty and balancing the detail.

Mr. Hubert. Did you do anything looking toward the ultimate transfer of Oswald?

Captain Talbert. Not at that time; no, sir.

Mr. Hubert. When did you begin to do anything with reference to the transfer?

Captain Talbert. Approximately 9 a.m. Traffic was building up rather heavy on the downtown streets. Primarily on Commerce, people going by the intersection of Commerce and Houston and the—viewing the Book Depository Building, and we had a few people gathering on Commerce Street side of the city hall.