Mr. Redlich.

I believe Congressman Ford, you said you wanted to ask your questions prior to your leaving.

Representative Ford.

Do you wish to have that letter entered as an exhibit at this point before I ask several questions?

Mr. Redlich.

The witness has produced before this Commission a letter which I now mark Commission Exhibit No. 331 on the Dallas Civil Liberties Union stationery, addressed to Mr. John Thorne, James Martin, Mr. Sorrels, Secret Service, Mrs. Lee H. Oswald, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
I ask that it be introduced in evidence.

Mr. Dulles.

Any objection?

Mr. Leech.

No.

Mr. Dulles.

It will be introduced.
(The letter referred to was marked for identification as Commission Exhibit No. 331 and received in evidence.)

The Chairman.

Have you seen it?

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Mr. Redlich.

Mr. Chief Justice, we have introduced that because just prior to the recess we were discussing it and Congressman Ford indicated he had to leave I believe and I wanted to ask some questions.

The Chairman.

Go ahead.

Mr. Dulles.

Could I ask one question on this letter for clarification? It is my understanding it is your belief that Mrs. Oswald received a copy of this letter in Russian?

Mr. Martin.

Well, she received a letter on this letterhead written in Russian. Now whether it was an exact copy, I don't know.

Mr. Dulles.

About the length of this letter as far as you could tell?

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Mr. Dulles.

At about the same time?

Mr. Martin.

Yes, it was the same day.

Mr. Dulles.

That was the letter she crumpled up and put in the wastepaper basket?

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Mr. Dulles.

But you retrieved it from the wastepaper basket, did you not say?

Mr. Martin.

Yes, sir, and asked her to answer it.

Mr. Dulles.

Where is that copy that you retrieved from the wastepaper basket?

Mr. Martin.

I don't know.

Mr. Dulles.

Maybe reassigned to the wastepaper basket?

Mr. Martin.

It may have been, yes.

Representative Ford.

I believe that was the letter that Mr. Redlich indicated he would get a copy from the Dallas Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Mr. Martin.

Her answer is what he wanted to get.

Mr. Redlich.

I think Congressman Ford is right. We might be able to get both a copy of the letter and their answer.

Mr. Dulles.

Their statement in this letter is the English of the Russian translation which they sent to her. I think it would be adequate, wouldn't it?

Mr. Redlich.

Yes.

Mr. Dulles.

It seems to me it would be adequate for our purposes.

Mr. Redlich.

We will contact the Dallas Division on that.

Representative Ford.

Marina testified here, and she has said elsewhere, that based on the facts as she now knows them, she believes that Lee was guilty of the assassination of President Kennedy.

Mr. Martin.

Yes.

Representative Ford.

Was that her attitude when you first met her?

Mr. Martin.

Well, when I first met her, we didn't converse very well at all. There was lack of communication because of the language barrier, and I didn't discuss it with her probably until the latter part of December, although she was speaking fairly good English by the 15th of December.