(Testimony of Vincent T. Lee)
Mr. Lee.
Yes, I have a recollection of this. I don't think the clipping--as a matter of fact, I seem to remember that this clipping was not attached to a piece of paper, though. I think this may have been attached since I submitted it. That is the only difference I can see.
Mr. Rankin.
Apparently since you furnished the letter, Exhibit 6, and the copy of the charge against Lee Harvey Oswald and the clipping, the clipping has been stapled to a piece of paper?
Mr. Lee.
Yes. The reason I say that is simply because I never paper-clip things; I always rubber cement them.
(Document marked Lee Exhibit No. 7.)
Mr. Rankin.
I hand you Exhibit 7, which consists of two pages of a letter dated August 17, and an envelope attached by a clip, and ask you if that exhibit in that form was one you received from Lee Harvey Oswald and furnished to the Bureau as you described?
Mr. Lee.
I believe so; yes.
Mr. Rankin.
Throughout this period of time you had no oral or personal telephone conversations with Lee Harvey Oswald, did you?
Mr. Lee.
To the best of my knowledge, to the very best of my knowledge, I can't ever remember speaking to this person. The only communications I can recall or having heard of him was through these series of letters, and I have subsequently seen photographs, and as a matter of fact I was another one of the millions of TV witnesses, and I don't recall ever having seen the man or having heard his voice. The only thing I ever had at all, that I can ever remember, are purely these communications. He is a complete stranger to me outside of this, and even within the framework of this he wasn't very much more than a stranger.
(Documents marked Lee Exhibits Nos. 8A through 8C.)
Mr. Rankin.
I hand you Exhibits 8A, B and C, respectively, which appear to be change of address cards.
Mr. Lee.
Yes, these are post office cards. I have, a recollection of receiving these. Of course we always got scads of these too, but this was a very normal thing. Usually people send these in with changes of address, people who subscribe to our publications and things. Do you want me to initial those?
Mr. Rankin.
Would you initial those?
(Witness complies.)
(Document marked Lee Exhibit No. 9.)
Mr. Rankin.
I hand you Exhibit 9 and ask you if you recall having seen that before?
Mr. Lee.
It seems like there should be a letter to go with it. I believe that each of the things that I turned in, where it was available, there was an envelope with the letter. I don't recall that I turned in any isolated envelope that wasn't with a letter.
Mr. Faulkner.
This has a postmark, New Orleans, 4 Aug. 1963.
Mr. Rankin.
I might ask you, Mr. Lee, if that envelope, Exhibit 9, might be connected with the Exhibit 5.
Mr. Lee.
Well, now, it's possible. The letter is dated August 1, and the thing is postmarked PM, August 4. I assume it looks very much like it would fit in there, the envelope and paper match up, and there is no difference in the ink, the pen used, from what I can see. I do remember specifically that when I turned over the material to the Federal agents I did--I don't recall at any time having a loose envelope, it was with one of the letters.
Mr. Rankin.
It is apparently closer to any of the letters timewise.
Mr. Lee.
It is very likely that it goes with this letter, and from my own experience there is a date discrepancy of a couple of days there, but I have carried a letter around in my pocket for a couple of days, too, and I can very well assume that somebody else would do the same..
Mr. Rankin.
On the back of Exhibit 7 there is a penciled number. Does that have anything to do with your organization?
Mr. Lee.
I haven't the faintest idea what this thing is, sir. There is one on here too. I have never seen this before. It is certainly not my hand on these things, and I very much--in fact I am pretty positive that this material has been added to these letters since I turned these things into the Federal agents.
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