Mr. Oswald.

Briefly I did, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, when did you do that?

Mr. Oswald.

Some time around the latter part of January 1964, at which time----

Mr. Jenner.

Excuse me. That is several weeks after you made this entry in your diary, and after the event occurred?

Mr. Oswald.

Two or three weeks after I made this entry in my diary January 13, yes, sir, that is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

What were the circumstances that led you to discuss the matter with her?

Mr. Oswald.

My wife had read my diary, and she had come to this entry on January 13, 1964, and she asked me to fill in the blanks and state who it was, at which time I did.

Mr. Dulles.

Did I understand you to say earlier that your wife also prepared a diary?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir, she did not. She had read my diary, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Until you retained Mr. McKenzie, had you retained counsel?

Mr. Oswald.

I had consulted counsel.

Mr. Jenner.

And what counsel?

Mr. Oswald.

Mr. Weldon Knight, of Denton, Tex.

Mr. Jenner.

Had you exhibited to Mr. Knight the diary we have been discussing?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; he was not aware of the diary we are discussing.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it from your testimony you did not discuss this particular event with Mr. Knight.

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you ever exhibit your diary to Mr. Thorne?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I did not.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you ever discuss the existence of the diary with Mr. Thorne?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I did not,

Mr. Jenner.

Prior to the time you delivered the diary to Mr. McKenzie, had you disclosed to anybody other than Mrs. Oswald, your wife Vada, the existence of the diary?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; I did.

Mr. Mckenzie.

To whom?

Mr. Oswald.

Mrs. Marina Oswald, approximately the first week of February 1964, or January 1964 I advised her that I--

Mr. Mckenzie.

You say approximately the first week of January or February. You mean approximately the first week of February or the last week of January?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir--thank you--that I was writing down various happenings that had occurred since November 22, 1964.

Mr. Jenner.

And you were in the process of preparing a memorandum, really, rather than a diary, of past events?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

All right.
Did you do any more than just tell her that you were preparing such a statement or memorandum?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I did not.

Mr. Jenner.

You did not have occasion, then, at that time to discuss further with her the Richard M. Nixon matter?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I did not.

Mr. Jenner.

Since we have referred to this document, Mr. Chairman, could I pursue it, at least as to how it came into existence?

Mr. Dulles.

Do you propose to introduce it in evidence?

Mr. Jenner.

Yes, I do.
I propose now to qualify the diary which you so kindly produced yesterday, Mr. McKenzie.

Mr. Mckenzie.

Certainly.

Mr. Jenner.

Mr. Oswald, yesterday morning your counsel, Mr. McKenzie, delivered to me as an agent of the Commission a ringed notebook, which you have before you, do you not?

Mr. Oswald.

That is correct.