Representative Ford.

What kind of covering letter did you send with this to the Dallas office, if any?

Mr. Fain.

There would be none because this is closed. In other words, there didn't seem to be any evidence that he had a potential for violence or anything like that, and we just closed the case, and this went over there very likely without any transmittal.

Mr. Dulles.

Where is there an indication here that the case was closed?

Mr. Fain.

"C." This letter "C" under the synopsis is a symbol we use just to save typing time, it stands for closed.

Representative Ford.

Who makes that determination?

Mr. Fain.

As to whether the case would be closed or not?

Representative Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Fain.

It was my determination and my recommendation it be closed. Of course, the report goes to the supervisor's desk in the Dallas office, and if he concurs he lets it go on through, and if he declines he would send it back for additional investigation or other action, whatever he deemed appropriate.

Mr. Dulles.

Was there a written recommendation that this case be closed other than this?

Mr. Fain.

No; other than this, no.

Mr. Dulles.

That "C" is all?

Mr. Fain.

Yes.

Representative Ford.

Is that "C" put On by you?

Mr. Fain.

Yes, sir; in my dictation.

Representative Ford.

In your dictation?

Mr. Fain.

Yes, sir; to show the case closed.

Mr. Dulles.

Do you get any approval or disapproval of that, or, if it is not disapproved, you consider it conclusive?

Mr. Fain.

Well, if it is going to be disapproved, I would hear probably the third day, or if he wanted to get on the telephone and call me to do something additional that he thought ought to be done, then I would be told to do some additional work on it.

Representative Ford.

What is the significance of the third day? Is this the usual time or what?

Mr. Fain.

No; I was just thinking about the mail time. You get a communication out, for instance, if I mailed this report it would get there the next day, and they would review it and then they would mail it out and I would get it the third day.

Representative Ford.

Just the communication time.

Mr. Fain.

That is right; that is right.

Mr. Dulles.

Did you get any comment back at all on this report from headquarters?

Mr. Fain.

No; I did not.

Mr. Stern.

Would you elaborate, Mr. Fain, about your conclusions on this case and your evaluation of Oswald the man as of the time of your second interview. What led you to your recommendation?

Mr. Fain.

An evaluation as to what?

Mr. Stern.

From the viewpoint of the investigation you were conducting. You told us how you felt about him on the first interview, and you felt a further interview would be necessary.

Mr. Fain.

Well, I felt in the second interview he was more relaxed, and I felt he answered the questions more readily and with less evasion.
However, he still didn't seem to want to go into the reasons. why he went over there in the first place, and why he wouldn't do it. Evidently he had his own reasons for giving those answers. I don't know whether he just wanted to be---- maybe he was just inherently insolent, and that is just typical of his personality is all I could figure out.

Mr. Stern.

Will you tell us again the purpose of your investigation, what you were after.

Mr. Fain.

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether or not he had been contacted by the Soviet intelligence agencies, whether he had been given an assignment or not, whether they had made any deal with him, and whether, as a demand, for permitting his wife to accompany him--you see,