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NE RR A eR, Re ee Tie ta RS mir NN meme le trata Aly ata eR th AE RE I ERT Nie eRe ee ee ee ee wt vo ee cee de nts ee ae erent en, nen ee wal weet . ° CB. noon Session 2:00 me (Mr. Dinis resumed the questioning and Senator Kemedy said he . had not been successful in his attempt to reach Burke Marshall, that he then returned to Edgartown and went to the ¥ecal police de- 4, partment; arriving “sometime béfore 10 a.m." and made a statement.) Q: ‘Now, I have in my hand what purports to be the statement tha® you made to Chief Arena at that time, and in this statement you Say-~ well, would you read it first, Senator? A: Yes. ee That is correct. (The text of the statement follows.) (On July 18, 1969, at approximately 11:15 ps. on Chappa- .quiddick, Marthl Vineyard, Mass. I was driving my car on Main Street, Chappaquiddick, on my way to get the ferry back to Ed- gartown. I was unfamiliar with the road and tursed right onto the Dyke Road instead of bearing hard left on Main Street. After proceeding for approximately one-half mile on Dyke Road, I descended a hill and came upon a narrow gridge. The car went off the side of the bridge. There was me passer-"— with me, Miss Mary Jo Kopechne, a former secretay of my bre- ther Robert Kennedy. The car turned over and sank into the water and landed with the roof resting on the bottom. I attempted toegen the door and window of the car but have no recollection co how I got out of the car.. I came to the surface and then repeatedly dor down to the car in an attempt to see if the passenger was st2l] in the cer. I was unsuccessful in the attempt. . I was exhausted and in a state of shock. I recall walking back to where my friends were eating. There wasa car parked “ §in front of the cottage, and I climbed into the beck seat. I then asked for someone to bring me back to Edgartown. 23/ Ior-- member walking around for a period of time and then going baca to my hotel room. . When I fully realized what had happened this morning, I in- mediately notified the police.) Q: Now, Senator, prior to the effort you made te contact Burke Marshall by phone, did you make any other phone calis? A: I made one cali after 8 o'clock in the mornisy from the pub- lic phone outside of the restaurant at the Shiretow: Inn. ~ Q: One call? - A:- That is all. [fT] Q: And to whom did you make this call? A: Mr. Stephen Smith, the party that I felt world know the number. t Q: With regard to the statement that you made at the police sta- qe eee NA RR RR 23/ This request was elaborated on in his inquest testimony, buy isn't it a- / pity the Cnief did not ask him wnom he asked, how ne resred to do so under the circumstances, how he managed to cet back to his hoi anc wheter any rescue atiemmt was made at tmi tine?