In particular as to you, Mr. Kaufman, the nature of the inquiry is to determine what facts you know about the death of Oswald and any other pertinent facts you may know about the general inquiry and about Jack Ruby and his operations and associations and so forth.
I think you have appeared here today by virtue of a letter written to you by Mr. J. Lee Rankin, general counsel of the staff of the President’s Commission, asking you to come, isn’t that correct?
Mr. Kaufman. That is correct.
Mr. Hubert. The rules of the Commission provide that every witness is entitled to a 3-day written notice prior to the taking of their deposition, to commence from the date of the letter of request. It’s probable that the letter request was dated the 22d and therefore the 3 days have passed, and on the other hand, you may not have received it until later, and therefore I want to say to you that the rules also provide that a witness may waive the 3-day notice in the event the 3-day notice has not actually been given, and so I ask you if you are willing to waive, in the event that technically the 3-day notice has not elapsed.
Mr. Kaufman. Mr. Hubert, I don’t know when the notice was received. I do know that I did talk to Mrs. Stroud of the U.S. attorney’s office, who helped rearrange the appointment which originally was scheduled at 1 o’clock. If there was not sufficient notice, we would certainly agree to waive it.
I would like to point out probably another error in your notice and that was in the name. It was addressed to Stanley F. Kaufman. The correct name is Stanley M. Kaufman, and as far as that notice is concerned with respect to the name being incorrect on the notice, we would likewise waive that.
Mr. Hubert. What does the “M” stand for?
Mr. Kaufman. Mike.
Mr. Hubert. Would you stand and raise your right hand and I will administer the oath?
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?