Mr. Jenner.

there appears to be a reference to a telegram which you had previously sent him.

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Had you sent him such a telegram?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; I had.

Mr. Jenner.

What impelled you or induced you to do that? What event, stimulation?

Mr. Oswald.

After we were notified that Lee was in Russia.

Mr. Jenner.

Who notified you?

Mr. Oswald.

Star Telegram reporter in Fort Worth, Tex. Later on that same day there was quite a few newspaper reporters out to my house. I first objected to speaking to them until they stated that perhaps if we cooperated with them they would perhaps be the only source of information--that they could relay to us when they received anything about what Lee was doing, and so forth, and I agreed to talk to them.
After this interview with three or four newspaper reporters they had left the house, and another man, I do not recall his name, from the Star Telegram in Fort Worth, came to the house, and I spoke with him, and I believe at this time he suggested that it would not he wise because I was asking what did he think as to how I might contact Lee, and he suggested a letter-pardon me, a telegram, to Secretary of State Christian Herter, and a telegram to Lee.
I called the Western Union and sent telegrams, and at this time----

Mr. Jenner.

Excuse me, sir, telegrams, you sent one to Mr. Herter and one to your brother?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; sent two. At this time I advised the reporter of the contents of the telegram. I did not receive confirmation of these telegrams from Western Union.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it from that you do not have copies?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir.
However, they are printed in their entirety in the next edition of the Star Telegram, which I believe would be November 1st edition.

Mr. Jenner.

November 1, 1959?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you please state to the best of your present recollection what your instruction by way of message was to the Western Union?

Mr. Oswald.

In the telegram to Secretary of State Christian Herter, I requested his assistance in contacting Lee Oswald through any means available.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you indicate for what purpose, sir?

Mr. Oswald.

I don't believe I did, sir.
And the telegram to Lee Harvey Oswald, I asked him to contact me through any means available. I did use the word "mistake."

Mr. Jenner.

Would you please give me your best recollection of the message, as you recall it, that you dispatched or ordered dispatched?

Mr. Oswald.

My best recollection of that is I sent the telegram to Lee Harvey Oswald care of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, requesting Lee to contact me through any means available, and the one word "mistake. Keep your nose clean," signed "Robert L. Oswald, 7313 Davenport."

Mr. Jenner.

The word "mistake" was by itself?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; that is correct. The phrase of "keep your nose clean," is something we have said to each other since knee high, so he would know that I did send the telegram.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you receive a response to that telegram?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I did not receive a response to either one of the telegrams.

Mr. Jenner.

Neither from the State Department, Mr. Herter, nor an assistant on that telegram, nor from your brother Lee on his telegram?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Other than the letter of November 8, 1959, now identified as Commission Exhibit No. 294?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

It is the first word you had from him in which he acknowledges or made plain that he had received the telegram?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; that is correct.