Mrs. Paine.

Much what I have said. That I apologized that my poor Russian didn't see this immediately and I inquired after her what she was doing, and: asked to hear from her.

Mr. Jenner.

You say, that sentence when you finally did read it rather shocked you. Would you rather--would you elaborate on that. statement to the Commission? Why did that shock you?

Mrs. Paine.

It seemed more final than anything else that had preceded. 'She had told me in March that he had asked her to go back that she had written to the embassy but she didn't reply to the embassy when the embassy inquired why. It looked as though she was able to just say no by not doing anything about it. But this, on the other hand, looked as if she was resigned to the necessity to go back.

Mr. Jenner.

Were you aware at this time, Mrs. Paine, that Lee had applied to the State Department for a passport and had obtained one?

Mrs. Paine.

No; I was not aware of that.

Mr. Jenner.

When did you first become aware of that, if you ever did?

Mrs. Paine.

It was considerably after the assassination, and I read it in a paper. I still don't remember what time or day it was.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, did you write Marina on or about the 11th of July?

Mrs. Paine.

I have a rough draft of that date.

Mr. Jenner.

I hand you a document of two pages which has been identified as Commission Exhibit No. 410.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 410 for identification.)
Would you please tell us what that document is?

Mrs. Paine.

This is the rough draft, to which I just referred, written to Marina.

Mr. Jenner.

And you thereupon prepared the final draft and sent it?

Mrs. Paine.

That is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

This represents, does it not, your best recollection of the contents of the letter, the letter in its final form as you transmitted it to Marina?

Mrs. Paine.

I think this is probably a very accurate representation of the letter in its final form. It was the first time I put on paper an invitation to her to come and stay with me for anything more than a few weeks around the birth of the baby.

Mr. Jenner.

Have you supplied the Commission with a translation of your letter?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes; I have.

Mr. Jenner.

And that appears at the bottom of page 7 of your notes which you have supplied to me?

Mrs. Paine.

That is correct.

Mr. Jenner.

I direct your attention, if I may, and the attention of the Commission as interpreted by Mrs. Paine, the first sentence reads, "Dear Marina, if Lee doesn't wish to live with you any more and prefers that you go to the Soviet Union, think about the possibility of living with me."

You just said--is that the portion of your letter which you say this is the first invitation you made to Marina to come to live with you generally?

Mrs. Paine.

This was the first written invitation.

Mr. Jenner.

I see.

Mrs. Paine.

I had made an informal invitation face to face when she was staying the first week in May, but felt as I made it that she didn't take this seriously.

Mr. Jenner.

Now, you go on in your letter and you make reference, for example, to--let's take the second paragraph of your letter appearing at the top of page 8 of your notes, "You know I have long received from my parents, live dependent a long time. I would be happy to be an aunt to you and I can. We have sufficient money. Michael will be glad. This I know. He just gave me $500 for the vacation or something necessary. With this money it is possible to pay the doctor and hospital in October when the baby is born, believe God. All will be well for you and the children. I confess that I think that the opportunity for me to know you came from God. Perhaps it is not so but I think and believe so."