Mr. Hall. Yes; I was present—both of us were present during the entire interview from 1:50 p.m. until 5 o’clock p.m., except for about a minute—I stepped out to get a drink of water at the time Mr. Clements commenced his interview—just outside—and returned immediately.
Mr. Hubert. I notice on page 12, which I think would have been as you described it, part of your interview, you have there what purports to be a direct quote in the sense that the language is contained in that middle paragraph in quotation marks?
Mr. Hall. Yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. Does that mean that you actually wrote those words down, or is that a paraphrase too?
Mr. Hall. I wrote his exact words down there.
Mr. Hubert. In other words, the fact that you put them in quotation marks in the report means you actually wrote the words down, and that is why you put quotation marks?
Mr. Hall. That’s right; that’s why I put the quotation marks.
Mr. Hubert. In other words, it was a paraphrase, in a sense of what he is telling you?
Mr. Hall. It is in the third person and the others were in the first person language; yes, sir.
Mr. Hubert. When you put language in quotes that way, actually take it down, did you or did you here read it back to him?