Nov. 25, 1963 | Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr Statement

Nov. 25, 1963 - The FBI warned Dallas police three times during the last weekend that it had information an attempt would be made on Lee Harvey Oswald’s life. This was reported in Washington today. It presumably will be one of the many matters to be examined by a state court of inquiry announced in Washington today by Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr. Carr read a statement at a press conference but declined to submit to formal questioning. He said he was leaving for Texas immediately to finalize plans for the inquiry. In Dallas, Carr’s announcement apparently cuased law officers to change their attitude about an investigation, which District Attorney Henry Wade had called expensive and pointless. Police Chief Jesse Curry issued a statement which said the entire file would be made public unless Federal authorities asked that some part of it be withheld. Dallas Mayor Earle Cabell had called for the evidence to be made public record even before nightclub owner Jack Ruby killed Oswald. The inquiry, Carr disclosed, will cover the assassination in Dallas Friday of President Kennedy as well as the attempted assassination of Governor John Connally at the same time. Also to be studied is the slaying Sunday in the Dallas City Hall of Oswald, accused shooter of Kennedy and Connally. Carr said he was calling the inquiry because these “shocking”events occurred in Texas. “All facts surrounding these matters should be made public,” he stated. The Attorney General pledged “a thorough, complete and impartial investigation,” with the results publicized and a full report furnished to the Justice Department. Carr said he and his “top staff” would work in cooperation with “one or more outstanding and eminent jurists” in conducting the inquiry.

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