Record Number Agency File Number 002191 Originator-HSCA From: To: Date: August 29, 1977 Pages: 22 Date of Release: not on document Subjects: Sibert, James W. Kennedy, John, Autopsy Evidence, Medical Bethesda Naval Medical Center Contents: Three separate documents make up this file. Document #1 is a memorandum of an interview with James W. Sibert by Jim Kelly and Andy Purdy on August 25, 1977 -- includes Sibert's drawing of wounds. Document #2 is a letter dated October 24, 1978 from Sibert to Purdy regarding corrections to an affidavit that Purdy sent to Sibert to sign. Document #3 is the affidavit Purdy sent to Sibert to sign and the corrected and signed version that Sibert returned. All three documents follow in full. MEMORANDUM To: Ken Klein From: Jim Kelly and Andy Purdy Date: August 29, 1977 Re: Interview with James W. Sibert, August 25, 1977, Sheraton Motor Inn, Fort Myer, [sic] Florida. Mr. Sibert was interviewed because of his presence at the autopsy of President Kennedy. Mr. Sibert lives at 4937 Normandy Court, Cape Coral, Flordia [sic], 33904; telephone: (813) 542-7195. Mr. Sibert was assigned to the Baltimore FBI office at the time of the assassination; therefore, Bethesda Naval Hospital was within his jurisdiction. Specifically, Mr. Sibert said the jurisdiction of the FBI was involved because there were civilian personal [sic] on a military base; he says this automatically puts agents on station. Mr. Sibert and Mr. O'Neill, his alternate, arrived at the Naval Hospital before receiving formal word from the bureau. (Ed Tully was the agent in charge who gave them instructions.) Specifically, they were instructed to: I) get in the motorcade, 2) witness the autopsy and stay with the body, 3) preserve the chain of custody and take any bullets to the FBI Laboratory [sic] When the motorcade from the airport arrived at the Naval Hospital Bobby Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy were let off at the administration building. Mr. O'Neill [end of page one] - 2 - (Frances X) and he helped carry the casket to the morgue with some Secret Service agents. One of the first things he recalls hearing was someone mention "...checking with the wife regarding a partial autopsy and getting clearances." He said the talk was whether or not the body should be opened up to see if the bullet had gone down in the leg region. One of the first things Sibert did upon getting to the autopsy was to get the names of all the people present. He said either he or O'Neill was present in the autopsy room at all times, except when everyone was cleared out during the X-rays. Sibert believes it was either Humes, Burkley, or a Secret Service man who wanted to check with Mrs. Kennedy. Sibert said that during the autopsy he and O'Neill "...took notes." He said that they would listen for the measurements to be called out and "...we would write them down." Sibert and O'Neill took possession of the little bottle containing the metal fragments that had been removed from the body. He believes that there were "...probably two fragments." Sibert believes that both fragments came from the head, possibly from the frontal sinus region. Sibert said that when the damaged casket arrived the president was put on the table and everyone was [end of page two] - 3 - cleared out so that "...X-rays and photographs could be taken. ...returned before they began cutting." Sibert said he left once during the autopsy to call the lab, because "...they were having trouble with locating bullets." Sibert said he called Chuck Killion at the FBI Lab and was told about the bullet found in Parkland. Sibert said he doesn't believe anyone called Parkland Hospital that night to find out what happened there. Sibert recalls the Doctors [sic] looking for a bullet in the body and becoming frustrated when they did so. He said they probed the wound with a finger and Fr. [sic] Finck probed it with a metal probe. Sibert said the Drs [sic] "...concluded it only went to far and they couldn't find it." Sibert recalls some discussion regarding the X-Ray [sic] of the Femur. [sic] There was talk about "...consultation with Mrs. Kennedy before going ahead with it." Sibert believes there were a couple of liaison people to Mrs. Kennedy present. Regarding the head wound, Sibert said it was in the "...Upper [sic] back of the head." Sibert recalls that much of the piece of the missing bone section came in somewhat later. Sibert recalls the X-Rays [sic] of the head being shown in the room. He said the X-Ray [sic] had many "...flecks like the Milky Way...part of the bullet had fragmentized [end of page three] - 4 - or disintegrated." Sibert said a lot of the metal fragments were tiny and all that were removed from the body were put in a little jar with a black top. Sibert said that before they left the morgue they signed a receipt for the metal fragments. Sibert was questioned further about his call to Killion and what prompted it. Sibert said the Doctors [sic] were at a loss as to where the bullet went. He said nothing was ever mentioned about the interior neck wound being a possible bullet exit wound. Sibert said the doctors were discussing the amount of fragmentation of the bullet and the fact that they couldn't find a large piece. They were wondering if it was a kind of bullet which "fragmentizes" completely. That is why Sibert left the room to call the lab, to find out about that type of bullet. Sibert believes the wound in the front neck was characterized as a tracheotomy incision by someone. Regarding the receipt to the "missile" Sibert said he "...does not recall how the receipt described the fragments." Sibert said the receipt certainly was not for "...a whole missile." He said it was for "...some fragments." He said the receipt was prepared by someone else and typed up by a naval corpsman (probably Chester Boyers, see memo regarding phone conversation with him). [sic] Sibert said "...I would have written the receipt listing the items as metal fragments." He also said that [end of page four] - 5 - '...to me a single "missile" means quite a bit of substance-more of a whole bullet." In reference to the fact that one of his reports says the copy of the receipt for the missile is attached, Sibert said the Baltimore office may retain the original. After his phone call Sibert returned to the morgue and told the doctors about the bullet. He says he didn't "...recall Kellerman saying anything about it." He said that he and O'Neill were close enough to get anything that the doctors said about measurements. He also said that if he "...couldn't understand the measurements spoken by Humes he had him restate them." He also said he didn't recall the neck [sic] opened up for examination. One thing that struck him was when the President's body was turned on its side he noticed the famous scar on the President's back which he said occurred during the P.T. boat incident. Mr. Sibert had the impression that the doctors were getting clearances "...step by step from the Kennedy family..." before proceeding with the steps of the autopsy. Sibert remembered that in his call to Killion he had asked about some discussion the doctors were having about a possible deflection of the bullet through the body caused by striking bone. He said he thought this might have accounted for the extensive fragmentization. [end of page five] - 6 - He also said that the phone call came after the probing. Sibert said that it was his impression that Finck and Humes agreed that there was no exit wound on the bullet through the back and said he had no recollection of how far in the probe went. Regarding the photographs and X-Rays [sic], Sibert said they were "...collected by the Secret Service...neither O'Neill nor I handled them." Sibert said that neither he or O'Neill ever touched the photographs. Regarding the listing of those materials in his report he said "...Humes told us the number of X-Rays [sic] and photographs...we had no independent verification ...we didn't count them." He went on to say that they merely took notes during the autopsy and checked those notes when they made up the draft of their report. He said that he and O'Neill had typical agent notebooks which they wrote in. He recalls getting measurements of the back wound and the skull bone but has no recollection of writing down the location of the entrance wound in the President's head. Sibert said he was present when the bone piece was brought in which had been found in the limousine. He said it was X-Rayed [sic] and the doctors had determined it had evidence of metal particles. [end of page six] -7- Sibert examined the autopsy descriptive sheet found in the Warren Report and said it was done by Dr. Boswell. He said the "...drawing was pretty accurate as to what we described." He said the general location of the wounds "...looked accurate." Sibert also said that CE385 [sic] and CE386 [sic] looked accurate as well. On reflection Sibert said he believes Humes is the one who measured the back wound and Sibert himself wrote it down. He said he never retained any notes (the notes he used to draft report were destroyed following usual Bureau procedures). Sibert mentioned that he has a sister who lived in Quitman, Georgia till [sic] approximately 1967 or 1968; her name is Mrs. Claude Harris. For some time during the interview Sibert was trying to remember a conversation he had at some time with agent [sic] Greer of the Secret Service and right near the end remembered eating with Greer, possibly on lay [sic] autopsy, and remembering Greer say "...if I'de [sic] just been driving a little faster." He said he was driving so slow because the President insisted on it. [end of page seven] [page eight -- unnumbered] DRAWINGS BY AGENT SIBERT OF RIGHT LATERAL AND REAR UPPER HEAD AND TORSO. BOTTOM OF PAGE BEARS HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES OF SIBERT ("8/25/77 FORT MEYERS, FLA.") AND ("WITNESSED BY") SIGNATURES OF DONALD A. PURDY, JR. AND JAMES KELLY. RIGHT LATERAL VIEW NO HEAD WOUND IS INDICATED. TRACHEOTOMY INCISION IS APPRECIABLY ABOVE BACK WOUND. THIS PAGE OF DRAWINGS HAS BEEN MADE ON LINED PAPER AND THE INCISION IS A FULL LINE ABOVE THE BACK WOUND. POSTERIOR VIEW BACK WOUND TO RIGHT OF MID-LINE, ROUGHLY AT THE LEVEL OF THE SECOND THORACIC VERTEBRA. HEAD WOUND IS A HORIZONTAL OVAL DIRECTLY IN THE MID-LINE OF THE HEAD, THE LOWEST PORTION BEING SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE TOP OF THE EARS. THIS WOUND IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE OUTER EAR. [page nine -- unnumbered] DRAWING IS ON A REPRODUCTION OF THE FIGURES FROM THE SAME TYPE OF FACE SHEET USED IN CE-397; SHOWING FULL FIGURE, ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR. ANTERIOR VIEW NO WOUNDS ARE DRAWN IN. POSTERIOR VIEW THE WOUNDS APPEAR EXACTLY AS INDICATED ON DRAWING ON POSTERIOR VIEW ON PROCEEDING PAGE. BOTTOM OF PAGE BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF SIBERT ("8/25/77 FORT MEYERS, FLORIDA") AND ("WITNESSED BY") SIGNATURES OF DONALD A. PURDY, JR. AND JAMES KELLY. [end of page ten and end of document] 4937 Normandy Court Cape Coral, Florida 33904 October 24, 1978 Mr. Donald A. Purdy, Jr. Staff Counsel Select Committee on Assassinations U.S. House of Representatives, W.D.C. [sic] Dear Mr. Purdy: In accordance with our telephone conversation on October 23, 1978, I am enclosing the affidavit which you prepared and which was enclosed in your letter dated October 18, 1978. I am also enclosing a signed and sworn affidavit which I prepared and feel to be more detailed and accurate based on my interview conducted on August 25, 1977 at Ft. Meyers, Florida. I trust that such affidavit meets with the approval of staff counsel and the Select Committee. As stated in my most recent phone call, I will be in the Washington, D.C. area from approximately November 6 through November 18, and can be reached at telephone number 935-5294 (College Park, Maryland), should you desire to contact me. Sincerely yours, /s/ Jim Sibert James W. Sibert Enclosures (2) JWS;es [end of document] [affidavit Sibert would not sign] AFFIDAVIT I, James W. Sibert, a resident of Cape Coral, Florida, being duly sworn make oath as follows: I was interviewed on August 25, 1977 at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Ft. Meyer, [sic] Florida by James Kelly and Donald A. Purdy, Jr. of the staff of the Select Committee on Assassinations. During the interview I set forth the substance of the information which follows. At this time I reaffirm that this information is accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge. This statement is made freely, voluntarily, and without threats, promises, assurances, or remuneration from any sources. I was assigned to the Baltimore FBI office at the time of the assassination; therefore, Bethesda Naval Hospital was within my jurisdiction. Specifically, the jurisdiction of the FBI was involved because there were civilian personnel on a military base; this automatically puts agents on station. Mr. O'Neill and I arrived at the Naval Hospital before receiving formal word from the bureau. [sic] Ed Tully was the agent in charge who gave us instructions. Specifically, we were instructed to: 1) get in the motorcade, 2) witness the autopsy and stay with the body, 3) preserve the chain of custody and take any bullets to the FBI Laboratory. When the motorcade from the airport arrived at the Naval Hospital Bobby Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy were let off at the administration building. Mr. O'Neill and I helped carry the [end of page one] - 2 - casket to the morgue with some Secret Service agents. One of the first things I recall hearing was someone mention "...checking with the wife regarding a partial autopsy and getting clearances." The talk concerned whether or not the body should be opened up to see if the bullet had gone in the leg region. It was wither Humes. Burkley, or a Secret Service man who wanted to check with Mrs. Kennedy. One of the first things I did upon getting to the autopsy was to get the name of all the people present. Either O'Neill or I was [sic] present in the autopsy room at all times, except when everyone was cleared out during the X-Rays. [sic] During the autopsy O'Neill and I took notes. We would listen for the measurements to be called out and we would write them down. O'Neill and I took possession of the little bottle containing the metal fragments that had been removed from the body. I believe there were probably two fragments. I believe that both fragments came from the head, possibly from the frontal sinus region. When the damaged casket arrived the President was put on the table and everyone was cleared out so that X-Rays [sic] and photographs could be taken; we returned before they began cutting. I left once during the autopsy to call the lab, because the doctors were having trouble locating bullets. I called Chuck Killion at the FBI Lab and was told that a bullet had been found in Parkland Hospital. I don't believe anyone called Parkland Hospital that night to find out what had happened there. [end of page two] - 3 - I recall the doctors looking for a bullet in the body and becoming frustrated during their search. They probed the wound with a finger and Dr. Finck probed it with a metal probe. The doctors concluded it only went so far and they couldn't find it. I recall some discussion regarding the X-Ray [sic] of the femur. There was talk about consultation with Mrs. Kennedy before going ahead with it. I believe there were a couple of liaison people to Mrs. Kennedy present. The head wound was in the upper back of the head. A large portion of the piece of the missing bone section came in somewhat later. I recall the X-Rays [sic] of the head being shown in the room. The head X-Ray [sic] had many flecks like the Milky Way; part of the bullet had fragmentized or disintegrated. A lot of the metal fragments were tiny and those there were removed from the body were put in a little jar with a black top. Before they [sic] left the morgue we signed a receipt for the metal fragments. Regarding the receipt for the "missile" I do not recall how the receipt described the fragments. The receipt certainly was not was not for a whole missile, rather for "...some fragments." [sic] The receipt was prepared by someone else and typed up by a naval corpsman. If I had prepared the receipt I would have listed the items as metal fragments. A single "missile" to me means quite a bit of substance, more of a whole bullet. In reference to the fact that one of my reports says a copy of the receipt for the missile is attached, it is possible the Baltimore office may retain the original. [end of page three] - 4 - Regarding my call to Killion and what prompted it, it should be noted that the Doctors [sic] were at loss as to where the bullet went. Nothing was ever mentioned about the anterior (front) neck wound being a possible bullet exit wound. The doctors were discussing the amount of fragmentation of the bullet and the fact that they couldn't find a large piece. They were wondering if it was a kind of bullet which fragments completely. That is why I left the room to call the lab, to find out about that type of bullet. I believe the wound in the front neck was characterized as a tracheotomy incision by someone. After my phone call I returned to the morgue and told the doctors about the bullet found at Parkland. I didn't recall Kellerman saying anything about it. O'Neill and I were close enough to get anything that the doctors said about measurements. If I couldn't understand the measurements spoken by Humes I had him restate them. I don't recall the neck having been opened up for examination. One thing that struck me was when the President's body was turned on its side I noticed the famous scar on the President's back which occurred during the P.T. boat incident. I had the impression that the doctors were getting clearances step by step from the Kennedy family before proceeding with the steps of the autopsy. In my call to Killion, I asked about a discussion the doctors were having about a possible deflection of the bullet [end of page four] - 5 - through the body caused by striking bone. I thought this might have accounted for the extensive fragmentization. The phone call came after the probing. It was my impression that Finck and Humes agreed that there was no exit wound on the bullet through the back. The photographs and X-Rays [sic] were collected by the Secret Service; neither O'Neill nor I handled them. Neither O'Neill nor I ever touched the photographs. Regarding the listing of those materials in my report, Humes told us the number of X-Rays [sic] and photographs; we had no independent verification, we didn't count them. We merely took notes during the autopsy and checked those notes when we made up the draft of our report. O'Neill and I had typical agent notebooks which we wrote in. I recall getting measurements of the back wound and the skull bone but have no recollection of writing down the location of the entrance wound in the President's head. I was present when the bone piece was brought in which had been found in the limousine. It was X-Rayed [sic] and the doctors had determined it had evidence of metal particles. I examined the autopsy descriptive sheet found in the Warren Report; it was prepared by Dr. Boswell. The drawing is pretty accurate as to what we described. The general location of the wounds looks accurate. CE385 [sic] and CE 386 [sic] which I examined during the interview on August 22, 1977 looked accurate as well. On reflection I believe Humes is the one who measured the back wound and I personally wrote it down. I said he never retained any [end of page five] - 6 - notes; the notes I used to draft report were destroyed following usual Bureau procedures. I understand that this affidavit may be introduced and received into evidence by the Select Committee on Assassinations of the United States House of Representatives, and may lead them to make various findings of fact, and the statutes applicable to Congressional investigation, including but not limited to those concerning false statements, obstruction, or misleading, would subject me to criminal penalties for not telling the whole and complete truth in this affidavit. ______________________________ James W. Sibert : ss Signed and sworn to before me this _______ day of ______________, 1978. _____________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: [end of page seven and end of document] [Sibert's signed redrafted affidavit] AFFIDAVIT I, James W. Sibert, a resident of Cape Coral, Florida, being duly sworn make oath as follows: I was interviewed on August 25, 1977 at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Ft. Meyers, Florida by James Kelly and Donald A. Purdy, Jr. of the staff of the Select Committee on Assassinations. During the interview I set forth the substance of the information which follows. At this time I reaffirm that this information is accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge. This statement is made freely, voluntarily, and without threats, promises, assurances, or remuneration from any sources. I was assigned to the Baltimore FBI office at the time of the assassination, which has jurisdiction over both Andrews Air Force Base Located at Camp Springs, Maryland, and the Naval Medical Center located at Bethesda, Maryland. Specifically, the FBI assumes jurisdiction over violations of certain State laws which are committed on U. S. Government property by civilians. Upon receiving information that Air Force I [sic] was en route to Andrews with the body of the deceased President, I joined FBI Agent Francis X. O'Neill, Jr. at Andrews. Since it was assumed that many dignitaries, members of the news media, and other civilians would be present on arrival of Air Force I [sic], we would be present should any jurisdictional problems arise. We would also be on location should we receive any assignments from our FBI Office at Baltimore or FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Air Force I [sic] was receiving landing instructions at Andrews when O'Neill and I were informed that Ed Tully, Agent in Charge of the Baltimore Division, had called the Hyattsville Resident Agency to relay to us instructions he had [end of page one] - 2 - received from Bureau Headquarters in Washington. Tully had instructed us to: 1) get in the motorcade, 2) witness the autopsy and stay with the body, 3) preserve the chain of custody and take any bullets to the FBI Laboratory. When the motorcade from the airport arrived at the Naval Hospital, Bobby Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy were let off at the Administration Building. Mr. O'Neill and I helped carry the damaged casket into the autopsy room with some Secret Service agents. Since there were numerous people, both civilian and military, in the autopsy room, I told O'Neill that we would obtain the names of all individuals present. This was done and at all times, neither O'Neill or I was [sic] present in the autopsy room with the exception of when the photographs and X-Rays [sic], were taken, at which time everyone other than radiologists and photographers were asked to leave the room. Most of the time O'Neill and I were both present during the autopsy. Before initial incisions were made, I recall someone mentioned ". . . checking with the wife regarding a partial autopsy and getting clearances." I believe it was wither Humes, Burkley or a Secret Service Agent who wanted to check with Mrs. Kennedy. X-Rays [sic] and photographs were taken before any incisions were made. I recall three major wounds, namely: a large head wound in the upper back of the head with a section of the scull [sic] bone missing, a second anterior neck wound characterized by someone as a tracheotomy incision, and a third wound in the upper back. I recall that thing that struck me was when the President's body was turned on its side, I noticed the scar in the lower back region from the injury which occurred during the P.T. boat incident. I recall the doctors looking for a bullet in the body in connection with the back wound and becoming frustrated during their search. They probed the wound with a finger and Dr. Finck probed it with a metal probe. They concluded [end of page two] - 3 - that the wound went in only so far and they couldn't find the bullet. It was my impression that both Finck and Humes agreed that there was no exit wound of the bullet through the back. The doctors also discussed a possible deflection of the bullet in the body caused by striking bone. Consideration was also given to a type of bullet which fragments completely. In connection with a possible deflection of the bullet entering the back, some discussion ensued regarding X-Rays [sic] of the lower body and the femur areas. There was talk about consultation with Mrs. Kennedy before going ahead with contemplated X-Rays [sic] and incisions. I believe that there were a couple of liaison people to Mrs. Kennedy present. I had the impression that the doctors were getting clearances for certain phases of the autopsy from the Kennedy family. Following discussion among the doctors relating to the back injury, I left the autopsy room to call the FBI Laboratory and spoke with Agent Chuch [sic] Killion. I asked if he could furnish any information regarding a type of bullet that would almost completely fragmentize. Agent Killion then asked if we knew about a bullet which had been found on a stretcher at Parkland Hospital and had been received at the Laboratory from a Secret Service Agent. After this phone call, I returned to the autopsy room and told Dr. Humes about this bullet. I don't recall any of the doctors that night at Bethesda calling Parkland Hospital at Dallas relative to what medical attention was performed on the President while there. In reference to the head wound I was present when the piece of the missing bone from the skull was brought in during the course of the autopsy. This piece had reportedly been found in the limousine in which the President was riding. This piece of bone was X-Rayed [sic] and doctors determined it had evidence of metal [end of page three] - 4 - particles. When the body was first observed on the autopsy table, it was thought by the doctors that surgery had possibly been performed in the head area and such was reflected in my notes at the time. However, this was determined not to be correct following detailed inspection and when the piece of bone found in the limousine was brought to the autopsy room during the latter stages of the autopsy. After being developed, the X-rays [sic] of the head were being examined in the autopsy room and the X-Rays [sic] showed many flecks like the Milky Way. Part of the bullet had fragmentized or disintegrated and most of the metal fragments were very tiny. As for the anterior neck wound which was described as a tracheotomy incision, I don't recall the neck wound being opened up for examination and nothing was mentioned about it being a possible bullet exit wound. During the autopsy O'Neill and I took notes, recording such in typical agent size notebooks. We were always close to the doctors and as measurements were made by Dr. Humes or other doctors we would write them down. If I didn't understand the measurements, I requested Humes to repeat them. When interviewed on August 25, 1977 by staff member James Kelly and Donald A. Purdy, Jr. of the Select Committee on Assassinations, I was shown and examined the autopsy descriptive sheet found in the Warren Report which was prepared by Dr. Boswell. The general location of the wounds appear to be accurate. CE 385 and CE 386, which I also examined, looked accurate as well. On reflection, I believe Humes was the one who measured the location of the back wound and I personally wrote it down. I also wrote down his measurement of the delivered piece of scull [sic] bone, but I have no recollection of hearing or writing down measurements relating to the entrance wound in the President's head. [end of page four] - 5 - At the termination of the autopsy O'Neill and I took possession of small glass jar with a black metal top. This jar was received from Dr. Humes and contained two metal fragments that he had removed from the head. Both Agent O'Neill and I marked the top of the jar for identification. Prior to leaving for the FBI Laboratory, we signed a receipt for the metal fragments. The Secret Service retained the undeveloped photographs and X-Rays [sic] and neither O'Neill nor I handled them. Regarding the listing of those materials in my report, Humes told us the number of X-Rays [sic] and photographs; we had no independent verification, we didn't count them. Regarding the receipt for the "missile", [sic] I do not recall exactly how the receipt described the fragments but it was certainly not for a whole missile, rather it was for "some fragments." A single "missile" to me means considerable substance, more of a whole bullet. If I had prepared the receipt, I would have listed the items as metal fragments. In reference to the fact that one of my reports states that a copy of the receipt for the missile is attached, it is possible that the Baltimore FBI Office may have custody of the original receipt. I never retained any of my notes. The notes made during the autopsy were used to dictate the report and in accordance with Bureau procedures were destroyed after reading the typed report and ascertaining that it was correct. [end of page five] - 6 - I understand that this affidavit may be introduced and received into evidence by the Select Committee on Assassinations of the United States House of Representatives, and may lead them to make various findings of fact, and the statutes applicable to Congressional investigation, including but not limited to those concerning false statements, obstruction, or misleading, would subject me to criminal penalties for not telling the whole and complete truth in this affidavit which consists of six (6) pages. /s/ JAMES W. SIBERT ______________________________ James W. Sibert : ss Signed and sworn to before me this 24th day of October, 1978. /s/ KATHLEEN M. WEAVER _____________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: [The following has been added with a rubber stamp:] NOTARY PUBLIC OF STATE OF FLORIDA AT LARGE MY COMMISSION EXPIRES FEB. 13, 1982 BONDED THRU [sic] GENERAL INS. UNDERWRITERS [end of page seven and end of document]