Mr. Fain.

That he may have been rewarded by the Russians and asked to do something or certain things about him? Well, an FBI agent is naturally suspicious, of course, of anything like that. Of course, he denied it. He denied that they demanded anything of him.

Mr. Mccloy.

And you never had any indication that he was a secret agent of any other country?

Mr. Fain.

No, no.

Mr. Mccloy.

Including the United States?

Mr. Fain.

You mean that he might have gone over there and seek out information for us?

Mr. Mccloy.

Yes.

Mr. Fain.

No, sir; no, sir; nothing like that.

Representative Ford.

At the time you had this interview with Oswald, did you have the information, for example, that appears on the first page of Commission No. 823 under the heading "Details"?

Mr. Fain.

This information there was furnished by the Office of Naval Intelligence. I didn't check the records on that. That came in by communication. Does that answer the question, Mr. Ford?

Representative Ford.

What I was inquiring about was did you have this information available to you at the time you interviewed him on July 13 or 14----

Mr. Stern.

June 26.

Representative Ford.

June 26?

Mr. Fain.

June 26; yes, sir. I am sure I did, because that is on March 20. I read they had sent it.

Representative Ford.

In other words, you undoubtedly had----

Mr. Fain.

I had access to anything in our files there pertaining to this case.

Representative Ford.

You had information. For example, you were familiar with the statement in a report that, and I quote, "Subject allegedly told the embassy he had advised unnamed Soviet officials that as a former Marine radar operator he would make available to them information about his Marine Corps specialty when he became a Soviet citizen."

Mr. Fain.

Yes, sir; that was an allegation that was made over there. As I recall that was obtained in a check at the embassy, United States Embassy.
(At this point in the proceedings, Mr. Dulles enters the hearing room.)

Representative Ford.

Did you make any inquiry as to whether or not that was an accurate statement alleged to have been made by him to an embassy official?

Mr. Fain.

Mr. Garter and I asked him, all about those things. Of course, he denied it.

Representative Ford.

Did he make any specific denial of that, as you recall?

Mr. Fain.

Yes; we asked him if he had been asked about anything concerning his specialty while in the Marine Corps and I think he said no, that he had not.

Representative Ford.

What confuses me is, one, that he denied this to you, but then he apparently at some prior time had told the Embassy that he had advised unnamed Soviet officials that as a former Marine radar operator he would make available to them information about his Marine Corps specialty when he became a Soviet citizen.

Mr. Fain.

Yes, sir; we were aware of that, that statement. He denied it, and he also denied that he had ever denounced his United States citizenship, and he denied to Mr. Garter and me that he had ever applied for Soviet citizenship specifically.

Mr. Stern.

Was it your practice, Mr. Fain, to review the files on a subject before you interviewed him?

Mr. Fain.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Stern.

Can you recall whether you did that in this case?

Mr. Fain.

I certainly did, yes, sir; there were so many details and so many allegations you had to study it long hours to get the thing further in mind.

Mr. Stern.

But you think you did that before you interviewed Oswald?

Mr. Fain.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Stern.

In view of the purpose of the investigation, the interest that you had, what was your overall evaluation of Oswald as a result of this interview?

Mr. Fain.

Well, that was--of course, that would be calling for my opinion,