Mr. Oliver.

It is largely composed of reprints of editorials and other material from conservative sources in the United States. There is some original material written by either Mr. or Mrs. Courtney.

Mr. Jenner.

When you said you heard from the editor, is that gentleman Mr. Courtney?

Mr. Oliver.

That is Mr. Courtney.

Mr. Jenner.

And when you say you heard from him was that a conversation or did he send you a copy of his piece or a copy of the article?

Mr. Oliver.

A conversation.

Mr. Jenner.

A conversation. Have you seen any article or item he has written or published in which he makes that statement in substance?

Mr. Oliver.

Not that I recall. If so, I saw it after the conversation and I did not .remember it separately.

Mr. Jenner.

For your information, and Mr. Unger's, Mr. Bringuier has been

examined at very considerable length,

Mr. Oliver.

Mr. whom?

Mr. Jenner.

Mr. Bringuier.

Mr. Oliver.

Yes. Did he confirm what he told me?

Mr. Jenner.

Doctor, I will give you the pleasure of reading his testimony.

Mr. Oliver.

Very good.

Mr. Jenner.

A part of your statement, which I have already quoted, is that Oswald engaged in these activities "through the connivance of the Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy."
Upon what source did you rely or base this statement that I have just quoted?

Mr. Oliver.

Primarily the failure to enforce a law of Congress which, incidentally, has been held constitutional, requiring members of the Communist Party to register and, also what seemed to me to be a very conspicuous absence of any other legal measures against the Communist Party or its auxiliaries.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you have the record show, Mr. Reporter, that the witness is consulting with Mr. Unger. Do you wish to add anything now?

Mr. Oliver.

No. I take it that the references are to sources that I had at my disposal at the time I wrote this article.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Oliver.

That is right.

Mr. Jenner.

It may be that you have repeated the statement subsequently, and if you have any subsequent sources I wish to have them since the Commission continues to function until it renders its report. That is, you may have discovered something in the meantime that is of a more primary source than you have indicated, which would, of course, be important to the Commission. If you have discovered such a source since then would you please mention it.

Mr. Oliver.

I believe some confirmation of this statement will come out later in the testimony.

Mr. Jenner.

I see. At some subsequent point of your article?

Mr. Oliver.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

You go on to say, "In April of 1963 he was sent to Dallas where he tried to murder General Walker."
What is the source of your statement that he was sent to Dallas and by whom?

Mr. OLIVER That statement is based upon the consideration that it is extremely improbable that a Communist agent would do anything of importance except under orders from his superiors. The extremely rigid discipline to which Communists are subjected in the neophyte stage is, I think, very lucidly set forth by Frank Meyer in his "Molding of Communists," I believe.

Mr. Jenner.

That is a book, is it, or an article?

Mr. Oliver.

A book by Mr. Meyer published several years ago.

Mr. Jenner.

And in turn also, this reasoning of yours is based on the assumption that Oswald was a Communist?

Mr. Oliver.

Yes

Mr. Jenner.

You have mentioned neophyte. Would you for my edification if none other, explain to me what is a neophyte Communist, as distinguished from some other kind of Communist ?