I had received a call from the FBI or someone in the FBI, I don't recall whether it was Shanklin or who, and they were requesting that a representative of their Bureau be allowed to be present when Oswald was interviewed.
Mr. Hubert. Did you agree to that?
Mr. Curry. I called Fritz in his office and told him we had this request, and Fritz said, "Okay; we'll let them in."
At that time I understood there was a representative from Secret Service already in the room and the representative from the FBI went in—one or two FBI representatives.
It was some time before I ever went to the homicide office myself.
Mr. Hubert. Did you receive any message around that time or a little later relayed to you as it were, through FBI agents, that Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI, wanted you to know of his concern about Oswald's security?
Mr. Curry. Specifically, I don't remember anyone coming to me and telling me that.
Mr. Hubert. Now, let's see—I think the last statement you made was that it was sometime before you actually went to Fritz' office yourself. Is there anything that happened of significance or that you want to put in the record with reference to what happened between the time you got there around a little after 4 and the time you did get in to see Oswald?
Mr. Curry. No, sir; I wasn't particularly interested in seeing him or interfering with the investigation in any way. I stayed up in the administrative offices most of the time. I had a number of calls from various people, I don't recall just who all I talked to. I conferred with some of my staff during that time and I was kept informed of the progress of the investigation.
Mr. Hubert. How were you kept informed?