(S (S (BASENP (NNP Mr) (NNP Vaile)) (VP (VP (VBD told) (BASENP (DT the) (NN commission))) (SBAR (IN that) (S (PP (IN on) (BASENP (NN occasion))) (S (BASENP (PRP he)) (VP (VP (VP (VBZ receives) (BASENP (NN information))) (PP (IN from) (BASENP (NNS cables)))) (PP (IN via) (NP (BASENP (NNS briefings)) (PP (IN from) (NP (BASENP (PRPD his) (NNS advisors)) (CC and) (BASENP (JJ departmental) (NNS officers)))))))))))) (PERIOD .))