Mr. Rankin.

Now, did you have any cause to believe at that time that De Mohrenschildt knew anything about the Walker incident?

Mrs. Oswald.

De Mohrenschildt didn't know anything about it. Simply he thought that this was something that Lee was likely to do. He simply made a joke and the joke happened to hit the target.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you conclude that from what you knew about the situation or from something that De Mohrenschildt said at some time?

Mrs. Oswald.

No, I know this, myself. I know that Lee could not have told him. And, otherwise, how would he have known?

Mr. Rankin.

From your knowledge, were they close enough so that your husband would have made De Mohrenschildt a confidant about anything like that?

Mrs. Oswald.

No matter how close Lee might be to anyone, he would not have confided such things.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you recall the money that your husband borrowed from the Embassy in Moscow to come to this country? Do you know where he got the money to repay that amount?

Mrs. Oswald.

He worked and we paid out the debt. For six or seven months we were paying off this debt.

Mr. Rankin.

Some of the payments were rather large during that period. Do you remember that?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes. And no one will believe it--it may appear strange. But we lived very modestly. Perhaps for you it is hard to imagine how we existed.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you handle the finances----

Mrs. Oswald.

Of Course we were economizing.
No, Lee always handled the money, but I bought groceries. He gave me money and I bought groceries, or more correctly, together.

Mr. Rankin.

You would usually go to the grocery store together to buy what you needed?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

And then did he give you any funds separately from that, for you to spend alone?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes, he would give it to me, but I would not take it.

Mr. Rankin.

How much were those amounts?

Mrs. Oswald.

Excuse me, I want to add something.
You asked me yesterday to make a list of how much we spent during a month--I forgot. Excuse me I will do it today. For example, when we paid $60 to $65 rent per month, we would spend only about $15 per week for groceries. As you see, I didn't die and I am not sick.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you buy clothing for yourself?

Mrs. Oswald.

Not everything. At first some of our Russian friends would occasionally give us some clothes. But Lee would also buy clothes for me. But in America this is no problem.

Mr. Rankin.

What do you mean by that?

Mrs. Oswald.

In my opinion life is not very expensive here. Everyone buys according to his financial status, and no one walks around undressed. You can buy for $20 and at a sale you might buy for $2, clothes for an entire season.

Mr. Rankin.

What about clothing for your child? Did you handle the buying of that?

Mrs. Oswald.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

Returning to the----

Mrs. Oswald.

Excuse me. Some of the things for children were given to us by friends who had children.
But I didn't like them and I bought some.

Mr. Rankin.

Returning to the date of November 11, 1963, did you recall that that was a holiday?

Mrs. Oswald.

November 11?

Mr. Rankin.

Yes.

Mrs. Oswald.

I don't remember that it was a holiday. We did not celebrate it. But something, I remember, was closed. Perhaps there were elections.

Mr. Rankin.

That is Veterans Day in this country, and it was a Monday--refreshing your memory in that regard.

Do you recall whether or not your husband went to work that day?

Mrs. Oswald.

No. I remember that he remained at the Paine's.