(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
When did he start to do that?
Mrs. Oswald.
At the time that he was busy with that pro-Cuban activity. He was sympathetic to Castro while in Russia, and I have also a good opinion of Castro to the extent that I know. I don't know anything bad about him.
Mr. Rankin.
What did he say about Castro to you?
Mrs. Oswald.
He said that he is a very smart statesman, very useful for his government, and very active.
Mr. Rankin.
What did you say to him?
Mrs. Oswald.
I said, "Maybe." It doesn't make any difference to me.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you know he was writing to the Fair Play for Cuba organization in New York during this latter period in New Orleans?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he show you that correspondence?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
How did you learn that?
Mrs. Oswald.
He told me about it. Or, more correctly, I saw that he was writing to them.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you write the Russian Embassy in regard to your visa from New Orleans.
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you recall what address you gave in New Orleans when you wrote?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, I don't remember. Sometimes I would write a letter, but Lee would insert the address and would mail the letters. That is why I don't remember.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you get your mail in New Orleans at your apartment or at a post office box?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, we had a post office box, and that is where we received our mail.
Mr. Rankin.
Did your husband have any organization in his Fair Play for Cuba at New Orleans?
Mrs. Oswald.
No, he had no organization. He was alone. He was quite alone.
Mr. Rankin.
When did you learn about his arrest there?
Mrs. Oswald.
The next day, when he was away from home overnight and returned, he told me he had been arrested.
Mr. Rankin.
What did he say about it?
Mrs. Oswald.
He was smiling, but in my opinion he was upset. I think that after that occurrence he became less active, ,he cooled off a little.
Mr. Rankin.
Less active in the Fair Play for Cuba?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. He continued it, but more for a person's sake. I think that his heart was no longer in it.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he tell you that the FBI had seen him at the jail in New Orleans?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did he complain about his arrest and say it was unfair, anything of that kind.
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you know he paid a fine?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you have anything to do with trying to get him out of jail?
Mrs. Oswald.
No.
He was only there for 24 hours. He paid his fine and left. He said that the policeman who talked to him was very kind, and was a very good person.
Mr. Rankin.
While you were in New Orleans, did you get to know the Murrets?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. They are his relatives. I think that Lee engaged in this activity primarily for purposes of self-advertising. He wanted to be arrested. I think he wanted to get into the newspapers, so that he would be known.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you think he wanted to be advertised and known as being in support of Cuba before he went to Cuba?
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