Mr. Rankin.

Were there many Americans there?

Mrs. Oswald.

Americans? No. But from South America, from Argentina, we knew many. Many Argentinians live there-- comparatively many.

Mr. Rankin.

Did your husband say much about the time he was in Moscow before he went to Minsk and what he did there?

Mrs. Oswald.

He didn't tell me particularly much about it, but he said that he walked in Moscow a great deal, that he had visited museums, that he liked Moscow better than Minsk, and that he would have liked to live in Moscow.

Mr. Rankin.

Did he say anything about having been on the radio or television at Moscow?

Mrs. Oswald.

He said that he was on the radio.

Mr. Rankin.

Did he tell you anything about any ceremonies for him when he asked for Soviet citizenship?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

When he was not granted Soviet citizenship, did he say anything about the Soviet Government or his reaction towards their failure to give him citizenship?

Mrs. Oswald.

When I read the diary, I concluded from the diary that Lee wanted to become a citizen of the Soviet Union and that he had been refused, but after we were married we talked on that subject and he said it was good that he had refused to accept citizenship. Therefore, I had always thought that Lee had been offered citizenship--but that he didn't want it.

Mr. Rankin.

What diary are you referring to that you read?

Mrs. Oswald.

The diary about which we talked here previously--in the preceding session.

Mr. Rankin.

The one that was completed in Russia that you referred to?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

And when did you first read that?

Mrs. Oswald.

I had never read it, because I didn't understand English. But when I was questioned by the FBI, they read me excerpts from that diary.

Mr. Rankin.

And that was after the assassination?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

When you and Lee Oswald decided to get married, was there a period of time you had to wait before it could be official?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you file an application and then have a period to wait?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

How long was that period of waiting?

Mrs. Oswald.

Ten days.

Mr. Rankin.

After it was known in Minsk that you were to marry this American, did any officials come to you and talk to you about the marriage?

Mrs. Oswald.

No.

Mr. Rankin.

Mrs. Oswald, we have Exhibits 66 through 91 that we are going to ask your counsel to show to you, and after you have looked at them and are satisfied that you can identify them, then we will ask you to comment on them.

Mrs. Oswald.

This is from Lee when I was in the hospital.

Mr. Rankin.

What exhibit is that?

Mr. Thorne.

These are all part of Exhibit 66. They are various miscellaneous pieces of writing involved in this particular exhibit.

Mrs. Oswald.

It was not in June that I was in the hospital. He didn't know that I was in the hospital.

Mr. Rankin.

By "he" do you mean your husband Lee Oswald?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

And when did he not know that you were in the hospital?

Mrs. Oswald.

Because I was going to work when I began to feel ill, and I was taken to the hospital.

Mr. Rankin.

And what time was that?

Mrs. Oswald.

In the morning, about 10 a.m.

Mr. Rankin.

I mean about what day or month or year?

Mrs. Oswald.

September 1961.

Mr. Rankin.

Is that before you went to Kharkov?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.