Mr. McKenzie. And I concur in that remark.
Mr. Jenner. Exhibit No. 322 is a letter of two pages dated March 17, 1963.
Mr. McKenzie. Dated March 16, 1963. It is postmarked the 17th, but dated March 16, 1963.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Chairman, I offer in evidence as Commission Exhibits, Exhibits 295 through 322, both inclusive, the documents that have been marked with the exhibit numbers so indicated, including the sub-exhibit numbers on the photographs which have been heretofore identified.
Mr. Dulles. They may be received.
(The documents referred to were marked Commission Exhibits 295 through 322, inclusive, and received in evidence.)
Mr. McKenzie. Mr. Jenner, if I may, I would like to say something for the purpose of the record.
Robert Oswald has brought these exhibits voluntarily. They are at the Commission's convenience at any time. We do not know whether or not they have been censored in Russia, but we are confident that they were, because some of the letters refer to the censor in Russia.
Mr. Jenner. That will appear, Mr. Chairman, from the photostats of the exhibits as offered in evidence.
Mr. Dulles. Thank you very much, Mr. McKenzie.
Mr. McKenzie. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Now, Mr. McKenzie, among the original postcards and letters which you produced for us is a postcard dated January 13——
Mr. McKenzie. January 10th.
Mr. Jenner. January 10, 1963. And may I have that, please?
Mr. McKenzie. Yes, sir; you may.
Mr. Jenner. That will be marked as Commission Exhibit No. 324.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 324 for identification.)
Mr. Jenner. Does the witness have the original before him?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Examining Commission Exhibit No. 324, which purports to be a postcard, it is in fact a postcard, is it not?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. Jenner. And do you recognize the handwriting on the face and reverse side of that postcard?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, I do.
Mr. Jenner. Whose handwriting is it?
Mr. Oswald. Lee Harvey Oswald's.
Mr. Jenner. Did you receive that postcard in due course or about the cancellation date appearing on the face of the card?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I did.
Mr. Jenner. And that cancellation date is January 13, 1963, is it not?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; that is not correct. It is January 10, 1963.
Mr. Jenner. This photostat makes a 10 look like a 13.
This postcard was written to you, sent to you by your brother, Lee Harvey Oswald, thanking you for a Christmas gift, was it not?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. Jenner. And is the postcard in the same condition now as it was when you received it?
Mr. Oswald. Exactly, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Chairman, I offer in evidence as Commission Exhibit No. 324 the document which we have so marked.
Mr. Dulles. It may be received.
(The document heretofore marked for identification as Commission Exhibit No. 324 was received in evidence.)
Mr. Jenner. We will return, Mr. Oswald, to the period about which inquiries were made of you by Representative Ford and Representative Boggs yesterday. That is, you had testified, as you will recall, of efforts on the part of your mother to reach your brother by telephone in Russia when news reached America of his alleged defection. I am merely seeking to orient you at the moment.
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir. Thank you.
Mr. Jenner. In due course, you received a letter communication from him, did you not?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I did.
Mr. Jenner. Including the letter of November 8, 1959, about which I questioned you yesterday.
Now, I wish to proceed to the next letter, which is the letter of November 26, 1959, a rather long letter.
As a matter of fact, it consists of eight pages.
Would you get that letter before you, please?
Mr. Oswald. All right, sir.
I have the letter before me now, sir.
Mr. Jenner. Now, you will note from the letter that it purports to be, and from its contents it is indicated that your brother Lee is responding to correspondence that he had in turn received from you.
I ask you this question first.
As to all of these letters which you have now identified this morning, or substantially all of them, had you been in correspondence with your brother in the sense that you also wrote him?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir, that is correct.
Mr. Jenner. Did you by any chance happen to retain a copy of, or copies of any of the letters you sent him?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir, I did not.
Mr. Jenner. So that at the moment we would have to call solely on your recollection as to what you might have written during this period of time while he was in Russia?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct.
Mr. Dulles. You made no copies of the letters yourself when you sent them—you just sent an original? There was no copy?
Mr. Oswald. That is correct, no copies were made.
Mr. Jenner. I suggested that you might, during the evening, read the letter of November 26th so as to refresh your recollection as to whether you had written him posing questions to which he responded. Have you had that opportunity?
Mr. Oswald. No, sir; I have not had that opportunity to read this letter.
Mr. Jenner. I would prefer to pass this letter, then, Mr. Chairman, until the witness does have an opportunity to read it. Would you try and do so at your first opportunity?
Mr. Oswald. All right, sir.
Mr. McKenzie. It won't take but a minute here to do it.
Mr. Jenner. All right.
(Discussion off the record.)
Mr. Dulles. We will recess for lunch at this time.
(Whereupon, at 12:15 p.m., the President's Commission recessed.)
Afternoon Session
TESTIMONY OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE OSWALD RESUMED
The President's Commission reconvened at 1:15 p.m.
Mr. Dulles. You may proceed, Mr. Jenner.
Mr. Jenner. Mr. Oswald, I have asked you—may I inquire of you whether during the noon hour recess you have read Commission Exhibit 295, which is a letter of November 26, 1959, from your brother to you?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I have.
Mr. Jenner. And have you also read the letter that preceded that one, to wit, the letter of November 8, 1959, which is to you from your brother, which is Commission Exhibit No. 294?
Mr. Oswald. Yes, sir; I have.
Mr. Jenner. Now, Mr. Chairman, the letter of November 8, which is the earlier of these two letters—this was written by Lee Harvey Oswald shortly after