In particular as to you, Mr. Litchfield, the nature of the inquiry today is to determine what facts you know or may know about the death of Oswald, or any other facts you may know about the general inquiry, or, about the possible connection, if any, of Jack Ruby with the death of Oswald or the death of President Kennedy.
I think you have appeared here by virtue of a letter—written request made to you?
Mr. Litchfield. No.
Mr. Hubert. You didn’t receive a letter to come?
Mr. Litchfield. Sorrels called me long distance.
Mr. Hubert. Well, I must advise you then that under the rules established by the Warren Commission, to govern the procedure of handling witnesses and so forth, every witness is entitled to a 3-day written notice that we wish to take his deposition, but those rules also provide that if a witness wishes to, he may waive that 3-day notice and just go ahead and testify now. So, I ask you now whether you are willing to waive the 3-day notice and proceed to testify now?
Mr. Litchfield. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. Will you stand and I will administer the oath.
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. Litchfield. I do.