(Testimony of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Resumed)
Mr. Rankin.
The license number, the name, and the telephone number are all in your husband's----
Mrs. Oswald.
The date when he visited him, FBI agent, telephone, name, license number, and probably the address.
Mr. Rankin.
Are all in your husband's handwriting?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know when they were entered in that notebook, Exhibit 18?
Mrs. Oswald.
After the first visit.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you note the notation "November 1" on that page?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
You think that is about the date of the first visit, then?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Now, did you report to your husband the fact of this visit, November 1, with the FBI agent?
Mrs. Oswald.
I didn't report it to him at once, but as soon as he came for a weekend, I told him about it.
By the way, on that day he was due to arrive.
Mr. Rankin.
That is on November 1?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes. Lee comes off work at 5:30--comes from work at 5:30. They left at 5 o'clock, and we told them if they wanted to they could wait and Lee would be here soon. But they didn't want to wait.
Mr. Rankin.
And by "they" who do you mean? Do you recall the name of the other man beside Agent Hosty?
Mrs. Oswald.
There was only one man during the first visit. I don't remember his name. This was probably the date because there is his name and the date.
Mr. Rankin.
Now, what did you tell your husband about this visit by the FBI agent and the interview?
Mrs. Oswald.
I told him that they had come, that they were interested in where he was working and where he lived, and he was, again, upset.
He said that he would telephone them--I don't know whether he called or not--or that he would visit them.
Mr. Rankin.
Is that all you told him at that time about the interview?
Mrs. Oswald.
No. I told him about the content of the interview, but now I don't remember.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you remember anything else that happened in the interview that you could tell the Commission at this time?
Mrs. Oswald.
I told you that I had told them that I didn't want them to visit us, because we wanted to live peacefully, and that this was disturbing to us.
Mr. Rankin.
Was there anything else?
Mrs. Oswald.
There was more, but I don't remember now.
Mr. Rankin.
Now, during this period of time
Mrs. Oswald.
Excuse me. He said that he knew that Lee had been engaged in passing out leaflets for the Committee for Cuba. and he asked whether Lee was doing that here.
Mr. Rankin.
Did you answer that question?
Mrs. Oswald.
Yes.
Mr. Rankin.
What did you say?
Mrs. Oswald.
I said that Lee does not engage in such activities here. This was not like an interview. It was simply a conversation. We talked about even some trifles that had no relationship to politics.
Mr. Rankin.
Do you know whether or not your husband had any interviews or conversations with the FBI during this period?
Mrs. Oswald.
I know of two visits to the home of Ruth Paine, and I saw them each time. But I don't know of any interviews with Lee. Lee had told me that supposedly he had visited their office or their building. But I didn't believe him. I thought that he was a brave rabbit.
Mr. Rankin.
Did your husband continue to call you daily from Dallas after he got his job?
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