Mrs. Paine.

You will have time tonight?

Mr. Jenner.

I thought Mr. Redlich might look at the letter. I didn't want to delay the Commission. You do have it at hand?

Mrs. Paine.

It is not here. It is at the hotel.

Mr. Jenner.

I would like to return to something else for the moment, then, first.

What reasons did Marina give, if she gave any, as to why her husband wished to return to Russia? What did she say on that subject?

Mrs. Paine.

She didn't say.

Mr. Jenner.

Nothing at all?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

No explanation?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

On that occasion?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

I meant by that last question to imply that there night have been another occasion subsequently in which the subject was discussed again in which she did state what Mr. Oswald's reasons were, if any?

Mrs. Paine.

She never stated any reasons.

Mr. Jenner.

Never?

Mrs. Paine.

She implied that it was because he didn't want her.

Mr. Jenner.

He didn't what?

Mrs. Paine.

Want her.

Mr. Jenner.

What is the date of this letter, April 7?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Mccloy.

We will take a brief recess.
(Brief recess.)

Mr. Jenner.

Now, would you turn to your calendar, please. What is the next day, date, in your calendar, in which you have an entry?

Mrs. Paine.

Regarding the Oswalds?

Mr. Jenner.

Regarding the Oswalds.

Mrs. Paine.

It is April 2, Tuesday.

Mr. Jenner.

What is the entry?

Mrs. Paine.

"Marina and Lee dinner."

Mr. Jenner.

All right. Now, I take it that by this time, that is, up to April 2 you had had several visits with Marina and you had reached the point at which you invited them to your home for dinner?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes. Now, Michael had never met either. By this time I had talked to him. I had indeed invited them to stay indefinitely.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes.

Mrs. Paine.

And so I wanted him to meet them and invited them both to come to dinner.

Mr. Jenner.

Excuse me, Mrs. Paine, if 1 seem presumptuous.

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

But you have stated several times, and now you state you inquired of your husband as to whether you could invite Marina to stay with you. Didn't you think that was a little presumptuous on your part to invite a man's wife to come to live with you?

Mrs. Paine.

Well, toward Lee it was presumptuous.

Mr. Jenner.

Beg pardon?

Mrs. Paine.

Presumptuous in relation to Lee.

Mr. Jenner.

In relation to Lee?

Mrs. Paine.

Indeed it is. Well, I will have to refer again to the letter of April 7 where I said I didn't want to hurt Lee by such an invitation, but that if they were unhappy, if their marital situation was similar to mine, and this is not specifically in the letter, but if he just did not want to live with her, that I would have offered this as an alternative, really to both of them. I didn't want to get into a position of competition with Lee for his wife. I thought about that, and thought he might be very offended.

Mr. Jenner.

It is possible he might very well be.

Mrs. Paine.

Yes, it is possible he even might have been violent, but I didn't think anything about that.