Mr. Shaneyfelt. That is correct.
Mr. Redlich. That piece of curbing has been designated as Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 34.
(The article referred to was marked Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 34.)
Mr. Redlich. Were you present at the time this curbing was removed?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes; it was removed under my supervision.
Mr. Redlich. Can you then describe the subsequent investigation that was conducted in connection with this curbing?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. Yes; the section of curbing, Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 34, was cut out from the curbing along the south side of Main Street in the assassination area. The mark on the curb having been located 23 feet, 4 inches from the abutment of the triple underpass. It was cut out under my supervision, and I personally returned it to the FBI laboratory. In the FBI laboratory it was examined for the presence of any foreign material.
Mr. Redlich. For the record, the results of this investigation have been summarized in a communication from Director Hoover to Mr. Rankin, dated August 12, 1964, and designated now as the Shaneyfelt Exhibit No. 27; is that correct, Mr. Shaneyfelt?
The absence of copper precludes the possibility that the mark on the curbing in the laboratory resulted in the finding of foreign metal smears adhering to the curbing section within the area of the mark. These metal smears were spectrographically determined to be essentially lead with a trace of antimony. No copper was found.
The lead could have originated from the lead core of a mutilated metal-jacketed bullet such as the type of bullet loaded into the 6.5-millimeter Mannlicher Carcano cartridges, or from some other source having the same composition.