(Testimony of Dennis Hyman Ofstein)
Mr. Jenner.
It was after the assassination?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Did any FBI agent to your knowledge ever speak to you about Oswald anytime prior to November 22, 1963?
Mr. Ofstein.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
And, other than your talk with the recruiting sergeant, Sergeant Kriegler, had you drawn the matter to the attention of any Government agent or agency?
Mr. Ofstein.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Do any of these names refresh your recollection as to the newspapers or magazines .that he had--"Soviet White Russian"?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Do you recall that as being what?
Mr. Ofstein.
A local newspaper from the White Russian portion of the Soviet Union?
Mr. Jenner.
And "The Crocodile"?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes, sir; that was a--it would be hard to say whether that would be a newspaper or a magazine. It seemed like it was thick and stapled as a-magazine, but in the form of a newspaper.
Mr. Jenner.
And, then "The Agitator"?
Mr. Ofstein.
That was a magazine.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, did he speak of these or did he have one or more of these off and on during his employment, or was there just one occasion that you saw them?
Mr. Ofstein.
I believe the only time he had them down there was one incident when I picked them up and the other time later on when he brought these to me with the address of Victor Kamkin.
Mr. Jenner.
After the specific instance about which you have testified, there was a subsequent instance in which he brought you for possible ordering purposes, some additional either periodicals or newspapers?
Mr. Ofstein.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
Among which were the names of which I have related to you?
Mr. Ofstein.
Right. Now, he did mention that "The Agitator" was a political magazine and that I probably wouldn't want to order.
Mr. Jenner.
He did say that it might well be something you wouldn't want to order?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Had you heard of "The Agitator" up to this point?
Mr. Ofstein.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
At no time while you were at Monterey did "The Agitator" come to your attention?
Mr. Ofstein.
No, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Do they use Russian language newspapers and periodicals, that is, printed in Russia?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
In the Monterey language school?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Did he surrender these pairs and these periodicals to you?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes; he gave them to me and I told him--I thanked him for them and told him I would bring them back within a couple of days and I was going to glance through them and he said that would be all right, that I could keep them.
Mr. Jenner.
That you could keep them and you didn't have to return them?
Mr. Ofstein.
Right.
Mr. Jenner.
You surrendered them to the FBI, did you?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
On those it seems to me you said earlier there was some handwriting on one or more of these newspapers or periodicals?
Mr. Ofstein.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner.
Whose handwriting?
Mr. Ofstein.
Lee Oswald's.
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