Mr. Griffin. I see. Do you still have copies of the photographs?
Mr. Beers. I do not have copies of the photographs. The negatives are in custody of the managing editor, Mr. Jack Krueger, managing editor of the Dallas News.
Mr. Griffin. Do you know what the newspaper policy is going to be with respect to retention of those negatives?
Mr. Beers. We planned to keep them in our permanent file. Not with the ordinary run of the mill day-to-day negatives, but they are filed in and will be filed for how long, I do not know, in the managing editor’s office.
Mr. Griffin. I take it from what you have said then, there is perhaps a general file of negatives or photos that were taken on the day of this assassination and the 2 days thereafter, which are going to be kept in a separate spot in your building?
Mr. Beers. To the best of my knowledge; yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin. Do you know, for our information, and I don’t know whether we are interested in this or not, do you know if the newspaper has any policy with respect to making those available, if it should turn out the Commission would like to see them?
Mr. Beers. We have made available everything that we have been requested to so far; yes, sir.
Mr. Griffin. Fine. Is my understanding correct, that what you have in that file is negatives and not developed photographs, or do you have both?
Mr. Beers. Primarily negatives. It is possible there are some photographs that are filed either in our biographical file in the managing editor’s department, which we consider to be second prints.