Mr. Jenner.

And the reason I asked you about these is that you talk about going from the old to the new plant, and I wanted to locate them.

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

The incident in New Orleans in which your brother was distributing literature of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee--did that come to your attention at that time?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; that did not.

Mr. Jenner.

And when was the first time that you became you ever heard of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, or anything about it?

Mr. Oswald.

I believe this to be, sir, to the best of my remembrance, on Friday night, November 22, 1963, at the FBI office in Dallas, Tex.

Mr. Dulles.

You are referring there, I assume, to Lee Harvey Oswald's connection with the committee, aren't you? Or are you referring to the fact whether he knew there was a committee.

Mr. Jenner.

Both.
I will separate those. Did you know there was such a committee at any time up to that occasion--had you heard of its existence?

Mr. Oswald.

Perhaps I had read about it in the paper and not recalling any significant value to myself I perhaps had forgotten about it.

Mr. Jenner.

Then I will ask you the other part.
Had you heard of any connection on the part of your brother with or any activity on his part with respect to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, prior to November 22, 1963.

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I had not.

Mr. Dulles.

You knew nothing of his short arrest in New Orleans?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; I did not.

Mr. Dulles.

You didn't even know he was arrested?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir. I did not even know he had traveled from Dallas, Tex., to New Orleans, until that night of November 22, 1963.

Mr. Jenner.

Page 2 of your memorandum--you recited there that an announcer--I assume a radio station announcer-- called you. Did you find that?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; I do find the ares that you are referring to. The announcer did not call me, sir. It was the radio announcer on the radio.

Mr. Jenner.

I see.
And what did the announcer say?

Mr. Oswald.

To the best of my remembrance, sir, the announcer stated that a man identified as Lee Oswald had been arrested in connection with a policeman's death and possibly the death of the President of the United States on or about that approximate time.

Mr. Jenner.

And was that the first intimation of any kind or character, or the first notice or knowledge to you, of the possible involvement of your brother, Lee Harvey Oswald, either in the murder of Policeman Tippit or in the assassination of President Kennedy.

Mr. Oswald.

That is right.

Mr. Jenner.

And where were you when that announcement was made?

Mr. Oswald.

I was in the office of the new Denton plant when this announcement was made, or at least I first became aware of the announcement on the radio at that time.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, would you give us your immediate mental reaction when you heard that?

Mr. Oswald.

I believe, sir, my reaction to that would be somewhat stunned.

Mr. Jenner.

Stunned in the sense of disbelieving? You just could not absorb it?

Mr. Oswald.

No, sir; not to that extent. If I may say this. My own personal mental attitude, through my entire life, seems to react to trouble to the extent that I do not perhaps go to pieces, so to speak, that I react apparently calmly in the face of adversity.

Mr. Jenner.

I take it with that disposition that you have that anything in life is possible no matter how extraordinary it may seem at the moment--you retain a grip on yourself?

Mr. Oswald.

Yes, sir; or at least attempt to.

Mr. Jenner.

You were disbelieving, but it might have been--at least your