Mr. Pryor, my name is Leon Hubert. I am a member of the advisory staff of the general counsel on the President’s Commission. Under the provisions of Executive Order 11130, dated November 29, 1963, and the joint resolution of Congress No. 137, and the rules of procedure adopted by the President’s Commission in conformance with the Executive order and the joint resolution, I have been authorized to take a sworn deposition from you.
I state to you that the general nature of the Commission’s inquiry is to ascertain, evaluate, and report upon the facts relative to the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent violent death of Lee Harvey Oswald.
In particular as to you, Mr. Pryor, the nature of the inquiry today 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 movements and so forth.
I think you appeared here tonight by virtue of a letter written to you by Mr. J. Lee Rankin, general counsel of the President’s Commission, asking you to come here, and I think that letter is dated the 22d of June, is it not? When did you receive it?
Mr. Pryor. Day before yesterday, which would be the 24th.
Mr. Hubert. Under the rules adopted by the Commission, every witness is entitled to a 3-day written notice prior to the taking of his deposition, and the rules also provide that a witness may waive that notice if he sees fit to do so, and in the event it should turn out that you have not had the 3-day notice, are you willing to waive it and let your deposition be taken now?
Mr. Pryor. That’s perfectly all right, sir.
Mr. Hubert. You are willing to have your deposition taken?
Mr. Pryor. Yes.
Mr. Hubert. Will you stand and I will administer the oath?