(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
The Chairman.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 129, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne.
Exhibit 130 seems to be an original instrument in Russian.
Mrs. Oswald.
This is a copy of a birth certificate which a notary issues.
Mr. Thorne.
Whose certificate?
Mrs. Oswald.
Mine.
Mr. Rankin.
I offer in evidence Exhibit 130.
The Chairman.
It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 130, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne.
Exhibit 131 is a one-sheet document in Russian.
Mrs. Oswald.
The same thing.
Mr. Rankin.
Why did you have these other copies?
Mrs. Oswald.
These documents were needed for regularizing all the documents in connection with the trip abroad.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know why the date was rewritten from July 14 to July 19 on them?
Mrs. Oswald.
In which?
Mr. Rankin.
In the original.
Mrs. Oswald.
I didn't see that.
It says July 17, 1941. The certificate is issued July 19, 1961.
Mr. Krimer.
The transcript shows 17th of July 1941. May I explain it, sir?
Mr. Rankin.
You explain it, Mr. Krimer, and then ask her if you are explaining it correctly.
Mr. Krimer.
I have explained it correctly, and she says it is correct.
This states she was born on July 17, but that an entry was made in the register about that on August 14, 1961. This accounts for the change in the digit. And this was issued on July 19, 1941.
Mr. Rankin.
I offer that in evidence.
The Chairman.
That will be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 131, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne.
132 is a two-sheet, eight-page letter with an envelope. This is written in Russian.
Mrs. Oswald.
The envelope is from Sobolev, and the letter is from Golovachev. I simply kept them together.
Mr. Rankin.
There is a reference in the last full paragraph of that letter, Mrs. Oswald, where it said, "By the way, Marina, try to explain to Paul that the basic idea of Pagodzin's play 'A man with a rifle' is contained in words"--and then goes on. Do you know what was meant by that? It says "Now we do not have to fear a man with a rifle." Who is Paul?
Mrs. Oswald.
This is only that the word "rifle" scares you, but it is quite harmless. This is Peter Gregory, Paul. He is also studying Russian. And he had to make a report at the institute about Pagodzin's play "Man with a Rifle". This play is about the revolution in Russia, and there is a film. I helped him with it.
Mr. Rankin.
You are satisfied that has nothing to do with the assassination?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
I offer in evidence Exhibit 132.
The Chairman.
It may be admitted.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 132, and received in evidence.)
Mr. Thorne.
Exhibit 133 contains two photographs.
These are pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald with a rifle and pistol.
Mrs. Oswald.
For me at first they appeared to be one and the same, at first glance. But they are different poses.
Mr. Rankin.
You took both of those pictures, did you, in Exhibit 133?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
And are those the pictures you took when you were out hanging up diapers, and your husband asked you to take the pictures of him?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
With the pistol and the rifle?
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