Mr. Rankin.

Is he somewhat disabled?

Mr. Johnson.

Yes. Well, he is not working at all now, and I--he was in town a few days ago seeing doctors, and I told him about this request. I asked him specifically whether he knew anything about---anything further about this letter, and so forth. He did not recall a thing.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you ask him whether he had any other contacts with Lee Harvey Oswald except the one that is referred to in that letter?

Mr. Johnson.

He did not recall it. I asked him that. I also made a search of his back files and found nothing.

Mr. Rankin.

Did you make any inquiry as to whether he knew anything else about Lee Harvey Oswald?

Mr. Johnson.

I inquired, I asked him that--this was all on the telephone and he said, no. And he went to this thing out in the country some place, just to sort of recover from this illness.

Mr. Rankin.

And there is a Mr. Tormey that is referred to in that letter. Do you know him too?

Mr. Abt.

Mr. Tormey is here, and he is prepared to testify.

Mr. Johnson.

Yes; I do.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know what position he occupied about that time?

Mr. Johnson.

About that time he was the executive secretary of the Hall-Davis Defense Committee.
(Document marked Johnson Exhibit No. 5A)

Mr. Rankin.

Mr. Johnson, I hand you Exhibit 5A, which I was informed was one of the works of Lee Harvey Oswald that you turned over to the FBI at the same time. Do you recall having seen that?

Mr. Johnson.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether or not that was one of the pieces of Lee Harvey Oswald's purported works that he had sent to Mr. Weinstock?

Mr. Johnson.

Whether he had sent it to Mr. Weinstock or whether he had sent it to Mr. Bert, I don't know. I got it at the same time as I got the letter from Mr. Bert.

Mr. Rankin.

But you do believe that it was sent to one or the other?

Mr. Johnson.

It was sent to one or the other. It could have been either one.

Mr. Rankin.

And do you understand that it was purportedly something that Lee Harvey Oswald claimed to have made up himself?

Mr. Johnson.

Yes.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether or not Mr. Weinstock wrote any letter back to Lee Harvey Oswald about that or other material that he had sent in?

Mr. Johnson.

Not of my own knowledge, other than there is a reference to it in that letter.

Mr. Rankin.

Yes; and you have already testified that you asked Mr. Weinstock about it, and he did not recall any answer; is that correct?

Mr. Johnson.

That is correct.

Mr. Rankin.

I notice with Exhibit 5, the envelope shows considerable difficulty in reaching the addressee.

Mr. Johnson.

That is correct.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know how it happened to get to Mr. Bert?

Mr. Johnson.

Well, the address is wrong in that on the envelope it is 26 West 23d Street, and the proof address would have been 23 West 26th Street. That is the first mistake. Therefore it was apparently turned back, and then the post office made the correction.
(Witness initials Exhibit No. 5A.) (Document marked Johnson Exhibit No. 7.)

Mr. Rankin.

I hand you Exhibit 7, which is a letter from Lee Harvey Oswald, with the envelope. Do you recall having received and turning that over to the FBI?

Mr. Johnson.

Yes; I do.

Mr. Rankin.

At the time you referred to?

Mr. Johnson.

Yes; I do.

Mr. Rankin.

Do you know whether you received it near the date that shows on the envelope?

Mr. Johnson.

I know when I received it