Mr. Rankin.

Mrs. Oswald has raised the question about whether this was complete. And this was all that was given us, as Exhibit 24, but we are going to check back on it to determine whether there was anything that may have been overlooked by the Bureau when they gave it to us.
Mrs. Oswald, your husband apparently made another diary that he wrote on some paper of the Holland America Line. Are you familiar with that?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

I will hand you Exhibit 25 and ask you if you recall having seen that.

Mrs. Oswald.

I know this paper, but I didn't know what was contained in it. I didn't know this was a diary.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know what it was?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

Possibly I misdescribed it, Mrs. Oswald. It may be more accurately described as a story of his experiences in the Soviet Union.

Mrs. Oswald.

I don't know even when he wrote this, whether this was aboard the ship or after we came to the United States. I only know the paper itself and the handwriting.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether it is your husband's handwriting?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

I offer in evidence Exhibit 25. The Chairman. It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 25, and received in evidence.)

Mr. Rankin.

Do you recall how much money you and your husband had in savings when you left Moscow for the United States?

Mrs. Oswald.

I don't know, because Lee did not tell me how much money he had, because he knew that if he would tell me I would spend everything. But I think that we might have had somewhere about 300 rubles, or somewhat more, 350 perhaps.

Mr. Rankin.

How did you travel from Moscow to the United States?

Mrs. Oswald.

I told you from Moscow by train, through Poland, Germany, and Holland, and from Holland by boat to New York. From New York to Dallas by air.

Mr. Rankin.

I think you told us by another ship from Holland. I wonder if it wasn't the SS Maasdam. Does that refresh your memory?

Mrs. Oswald.

Perhaps. I probably am mixed up in the names because it is a strange name.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you recall that you exchanged United States money for Polish money during this trip?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes, in Warsaw, on the black market.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you buy food there?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes. Some good Polish beer and a lot of candy.
By the way, we got an awful lot for one dollar, they were so happy to get it. More than the official rate.

Mr. Rankin.

Did your husband drink then?

Mrs. Oswald.

No. He doesn't drink beer, he doesn't drink anything, he doesn't like beer. I drank the beer. I don't like wine, by the way.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you recall that you or your husband were contacted at any time in the Soviet Union by Soviet intelligence people?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

During the time your husband was in the Soviet Union, did you observe any indication of mental disorder?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

How did he appear to get along with people that he knew in the Soviet Union?

Mrs. Oswald.

Very well. At least, he had friends there. He didn't have any here.

Mr. Rankin.

How much time did you spend in Amsterdam on the way to the United States?

Mrs. Oswald.

Two or three days, it seems to me.

Mr. Rankin.

What did you do there?